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Tex. Occupations Code § 651.256 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 651 / Section 651.256
§ 651.256. EXAMINATIONS REQUIRED FOR EMBALMER'S LICENSE.
Status: in_force

The commission shall administer or arrange for the administration of:

(1) a written professionally prepared examination on:

(A) the anatomy of the human body, including:

(i) the cavities of the human body; and

(ii) the arterial and venous system of the human body;

(B) blood and discoloration;

(C) bacteriology and hygiene;

(D) pathology;

(E) chemistry and embalming;

(F) arterial and cavity embalming;

(G) restorative art;

(H) disinfecting;

(I) embalming special cases;

(J) contagious and infectious diseases;

(K) mortuary management;

(L) care, preservation, transportation, and disposition of dead human bodies;

(M) sanitary science; and

(N) other subjects that may be taught in a recognized school or college of mortuary science; and

(2) a written examination developed by the commission or developed for the commission by contract on:

(A) laws applicable to vital statistics pertaining to dead human bodies; and

(B) local and state rules and laws relating to the care and disposition of dead human bodies.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3947.009 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3947 / Section 3947.009
§ 3947.009. CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be construed in conformity with the findings and purposes stated in this chapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1357.006 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1357 / Section 1357.006
§ 1357.006. NOTICE OF COVERAGE.
Status: in_force

(a) An issuer of a health benefit plan that provides coverage under this subchapter shall provide to each enrollee notice of the availability of the coverage.

(b) The notice must be provided in accordance with rules adopted by the commissioner.
Tex. Water Code § 51.785 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.785
§ 51.785. JUDICIAL REVIEW OF BOARD'S ORDER.
Status: in_force

The board's decree to continue or to dissolve the district shall be final and cannot be judicially reviewed except on the ground of fraud, palpable error, or gross abuse of discretion.
Tex. Local Government Code § 116.115 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 116 / Section 116.115
§ 116.115. CLEARINGHOUSE FOR MULTIPLE DEPOSITORIES.
Status: in_force

If the funds of a county are deposited with more than one depository, the commissioners court shall by order name one of the depositories to act as a clearinghouse for the others. All county orders for payment are finally payable at the depository named as the clearinghouse.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 2.002 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 2 / Section 2.002
§ 2.002. PURPOSES OF NONPROFIT ENTITY.
Status: in_force

The purpose or purposes of a domestic nonprofit entity may include one or more of the following purposes:

(1) serving charitable, benevolent, religious, eleemosynary, patriotic, civic, missionary, educational, scientific, social, fraternal, athletic, aesthetic, agricultural, and horticultural purposes;

(2) operating or managing a professional, commercial, or trade association or labor union;

(3) providing animal husbandry; or

(4) operating on a nonprofit cooperative basis for the benefit of its members.
Tex. Water Code § 59.072 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 59 / Section 59.072
§ 59.072. OTHER LAWS.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter prevails over any other law in conflict with or inconsistent with this chapter.

(b) Except as specifically provided by this chapter, Chapter 49 and Sections 54.018, 54.019(a), (b), (c), and (d), 54.020, 54.021, 54.023, 54.024, 54.201, 54.205, 54.207, 54.208, 54.502 through 54.505, 54.507(b) and (c), 54.510 through 54.512, 54.514, 54.515, 54.518, 54.520, 54.521, 54.601 through 54.604, and 54.735 through 54.737 apply under this chapter.

(c) Section 54.019(e) does not apply to a district governed by this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8380.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8380 / Section 8380.103
§ 8380.103. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads described by Section 54.234, Water Code, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.

(b) The district may exercise the powers provided by this section without submitting a petition to or obtaining approval from the commission as required by Section 54.234, Water Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 386.116 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 386 / Section 386.116
§ 386.116. SMALL BUSINESS INCENTIVES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "small business" means a business owned by a person who:

(1) owns and operates not more than five vehicles, one of which is:

(A) an on-road diesel; or

(B) a non-road diesel; and

(2) has owned the vehicle described by Subdivision (1)(A) or (B) for more than two years.

(b) The commission shall develop a method of providing fast and simple access to grants under this subchapter for a small business. The method must:

(1) create a separate small business grant program; or

(2) require the commission to give special consideration to small businesses when implementing another program established under this subchapter.

(c) The commission shall publicize and promote the availability of grants under this subchapter for small businesses to encourage the use of vehicles that produce fewer emissions.

(d) The commission shall include in the biennial plan report required by Section 386.057(b) a report of commission actions and results under this section.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 2.706 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 2 / Section 2.706
§ 2.706. SELLER'S RESALE INCLUDING CONTRACT FOR RESALE.
Status: in_force

(a) Under the conditions stated in Section 2.703 on seller's remedies, the seller may resell the goods concerned or the undelivered balance thereof. Where the resale is made in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner the seller may recover the difference between the resale price and the contract price together with any incidental damages allowed under the provisions of this chapter (Section 2.710), but less expenses saved in consequence of the buyer's breach.

(b) Except as otherwise provided in Subsection (c) or unless otherwise agreed resale may be at public or private sale including sale by way of one or more contracts to sell or of identification to an existing contract of the seller. Sale may be as a unit or in parcels and at any time and place and on any terms but every aspect of the sale including the method, manner, time, place and terms must be commercially reasonable. The resale must be reasonably identified as referring to the broken contract, but it is not necessary that the goods be in existence or that any or all of them have been identified to the contract before the breach.

(c) Where the resale is at private sale the seller must give the buyer reasonable notification of his intention to resell.

(d) Where the resale is at public sale

(1) only identified goods can be sold except where there is a recognized market for a public sale of futures in goods of the kind; and

(2) it must be made at a usual place or market for public sale if one is reasonably available and except in the case of goods which are perishable or threaten to decline in value speedily the seller must give the buyer reasonable notice of the time and place of the resale; and

(3) if the goods are not to be within the view of those attending the sale the notification of sale must state the place where the goods are located and provide for their reasonable inspection by prospective bidders; and

(4) the seller may buy.

(e) A purchaser who buys in good faith at a resale takes the goods free of any rights of the original buyer even though the seller fails to comply with one or more of the requirements of this section.

(f) The seller is not accountable to the buyer for any profit made on any resale. A person in the position of a seller (Section 2.707) or a buyer who has rightfully rejected or justifiably revoked acceptance must account for any excess over the amount of his security interest, as hereinafter defined (Subsection (c) of Section 2.711).
Tex. Local Government Code § 247.005 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 247 / Section 247.005
§ 247.005. WAIVER PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

A regulatory authority may not request or require an applicant to waive a deadline or other procedure under this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 508.048 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 508 / Section 508.048
§ 508.048. SUBPOENAS.
Status: in_force

(a) A parole panel may issue a subpoena requiring the attendance of a witness or the production of any record, book, paper, or document the panel considers necessary for investigation of the case of a person before the panel.

(b) A member of the board may sign a subpoena and administer an oath.

(c) A peace officer, parole officer, or community supervision and corrections department officer may serve the subpoena in the same manner as similar process in a court of record having original jurisdiction of criminal actions is served.

(d) A person who testifies falsely, fails to appear when subpoenaed, or fails or refuses to produce material under the subpoena is subject to the same orders and penalties to which a person taking those actions before a court is subject.

(e) On application of the board, a court of record having original jurisdiction of criminal actions may compel the attendance of a witness, the production of material, or the giving of testimony before the board, by an attachment for contempt or in the same manner as the court may otherwise compel the production of evidence.
Tex. Family Code § 158.317 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 158 / Section 158.317
§ 158.317. FAILURE TO RECEIVE NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR JUDICIAL WRIT OF WITHHOLDING.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 30th day after the date of the first pay period following the date of delivery of the writ of withholding to the obligor's employer, the obligor may file an affidavit with the court that a motion to stay was not timely filed because the notice of application for judicial writ of withholding was not received by the obligor and that grounds exist for a motion to stay.

(b) Concurrently with the filing of the affidavit, the obligor may file a motion to withdraw the writ of withholding and request a hearing on the applicability of the writ.

(c) Income withholding may not be interrupted until after the hearing at which the court renders an order denying or modifying withholding.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1369.607 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1369 / Section 1369.607
§ 1369.607. DELIVERY OF DRUGS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except in a case in which the health benefit plan issuer or pharmacy benefit manager makes a credible allegation of fraud against the pharmacist or pharmacy and provides reasonable notice of the allegation and the basis of the allegation to the pharmacist or pharmacy, a health benefit plan issuer or pharmacy benefit manager may not as a condition of a contract with a pharmacist or pharmacy prohibit the pharmacist or pharmacy from:

(1) mailing or delivering a drug to a patient on the patient's request, to the extent permitted by law; or

(2) charging a shipping and handling fee to a patient requesting a prescription be mailed or delivered if the pharmacist or pharmacy discloses to the patient before the delivery:

(A) the fee that will be charged; and

(B) that the fee may not be reimbursable by the health benefit plan issuer or pharmacy benefit manager.

(b) A pharmacist or pharmacy may not charge a health benefit plan issuer or pharmacy benefit manager for the delivery of a prescription drug as described by this section unless the charge is specifically agreed to by the health benefit plan issuer or pharmacy benefit manager.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1113.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1113 / Section 1113.201
§ 1113.201. GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

The board may issue and sell general obligation bonds in the name and on the faith and credit of the district for any purpose relating to the purchase, construction, acquisition, repair, or renovation of buildings and improvements and equipping buildings and improvements for hospital purposes.
Tex. Occupations Code § 110.102 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 110 / Section 110.102
§ 110.102. STAFF.
Status: in_force

The executive director shall employ staff necessary to administer the council's duties.
Tex. Water Code § 65.206 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 65 / Section 65.206
§ 65.206. EFFECT OF RULES.
Status: in_force

After the required publication, rules adopted by the district under Section 65.205 of this code shall be recognized by the courts as if they were penal ordinances of a city.
Tex. Government Code § 51.205 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 51 / Section 51.205
§ 51.205. ELECTRONIC OR MICROFILM STORAGE.
Status: in_force

(a) In the performance of the duties imposed by Section 51.204, the clerk of a court of appeals may maintain records and documents in an electronic storage format or on microfilm. A record or document stored electronically or on microfilm in accordance with this section is considered an original record or document. If a clerk stores records or documents electronically or on microfilm, the clerk may destroy the originals or copies of the records or documents according to the retention policy described by Subsection (b).

(b) The clerk of a court of appeals shall establish a records retention policy. The retention policy shall provide a plan for the storage and retention of records and documents and shall include a retention period to preserve the records and documents in accordance with Section 51.204 and other applicable state law and rules of the court of appeals, the supreme court, or the court of criminal appeals.

(c) For purposes of this section, "electronic storage" has the meaning assigned by Section 51.105(c).
Tex. Government Code § 783.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 783 / Section 783.004
§ 783.004. OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER.
Status: in_force

The office of the comptroller is the state agency for uniform grant and contract management.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 296A.052 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 296A / Section 296A.052
§ 296A.052. MAJORITY VOTE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The commissioners court of a county may not authorize the county to collect a mandatory payment authorized under this chapter without an affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the commissioners court.
Tex. Education Code § 39A.107 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 39A / Section 39A.107
§ 39A.107. COMMISSIONER APPROVAL OF CAMPUS TURNAROUND PLAN.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may approve a campus turnaround plan only if the commissioner determines that the campus will satisfy all student performance standards required under Section 39.054(e) not later than the second year the campus receives a performance rating following the implementation of the campus turnaround plan.

(a-1) Not later than June 15 of each year, the commissioner shall, in writing, either approve or reject any campus turnaround plan prepared and submitted to the commissioner by a district. If the commissioner rejects a campus turnaround plan, the commissioner must also send the district an outline of the specific concerns regarding the turnaround plan that resulted in the rejection.

(a-2) If the commissioner rejects a campus turnaround plan, the district must create a modified plan with assistance from agency staff and submit the modified plan to the commissioner for approval not later than the 60th day after the date the commissioner rejects the campus turnaround plan. The commissioner shall notify the district in writing of the commissioner's decision regarding the modified plan not later than the 15th day after the date the commissioner receives the modified plan.

(a-3) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the commissioner shall approve a campus turnaround plan that the commissioner determines meets the requirements for an accelerated campus excellence turnaround plan under Section 39A.105(b).

(b) Section 12.0522(b) does not apply to a district charter approved by the commissioner under this subchapter. A district charter approved under this subchapter may be renewed or continue in effect after the campus is no longer subject to an order under Section 39A.101.

(c) If the commissioner does not approve a campus turnaround plan, the commissioner shall order:

(1) appointment of a board of managers to govern the school district as provided by Section 39A.202;

(2) alternative management of the campus;

(3) operation of the campus by an entity with which the school district contracts under Section 11.174; or

(4) closure of the campus.
Tex. Estates Code § 1001.001 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.001
§ 1001.001. POLICY; PURPOSE OF GUARDIANSHIP.
Status: in_force

(a) A court may appoint a guardian with either full or limited authority over an incapacitated person as indicated by the incapacitated person's actual mental or physical limitations and only as necessary to promote and protect the well-being of the incapacitated person.

(b) In creating a guardianship that gives a guardian limited authority over an incapacitated person, the court shall design the guardianship to encourage the development or maintenance of maximum self-reliance and independence in the incapacitated person, including by presuming that the incapacitated person retains capacity to make personal decisions regarding the person's residence.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 182.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 182 / Section 182.001
§ 182.001. PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

This chapter establishes the Texas Health Services Authority as a public-private collaborative to implement the state-level health information technology functions identified by the Texas Health Information Technology Advisory Committee by serving as a catalyst for the development of a seamless electronic health information infrastructure to support the health care system in the state and to improve patient safety and quality of care.
Tex. Government Code § 420A.010 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 420A / Section 420A.010
§ 420A.010. POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The office shall perform appropriate functions related to the sex offender civil commitment program provided under Chapter 841, Health and Safety Code, including functions related to the provision of treatment and supervision to civilly committed sex offenders.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 292A.052 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 292A / Section 292A.052
§ 292A.052. MAJORITY VOTE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The commissioners court of a county may not authorize the county to collect a mandatory payment authorized under this chapter without an affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the commissioners court.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 281.122 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 281 / Section 281.122
§ 281.122. REDUCTION IN AD VALOREM TAX RATE BY GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a district created in a county with a population of more than 1.2 million that was not included in the boundaries of a hospital district before September 1, 2003.

(b) The commissioners court of the county and the governing body of the municipality with the largest population in the county, in determining the ad valorem tax rate of the county or municipality, as appropriate, for the first year in which the district imposes ad valorem taxes on property in the district, shall:

(1) take into account the decrease in the amount the county or municipality will spend for health care purposes in that year because the district is providing health care services previously provided or paid for by the county or municipality; and

(2) reduce the ad valorem tax rate adopted for the county or municipality, as appropriate, in accordance with the amount of the decrease.

(c) The commissioners court of the county and the governing body of the municipality with the largest population in the county shall retain an independent auditor to verify that the ad valorem tax rate of the county or municipality, as appropriate, has been reduced as required by Subsection (b).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1008.110 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1008 / Section 1008.110
§ 1008.110. SERVICE CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

The board may contract with a political subdivision or governmental agency for the district to provide investigatory or other services as to facilities for the medical care, hospital, or welfare needs of district residents.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.075 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.075
§ 2306.075. TAX EXEMPTION.
Status: in_force

The property of the department, its income, and its operations are exempt from all taxes and assessments imposed by this state and all public agencies on property acquired or used by the department under this chapter.
Tex. Water Code § 16.1341 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 16 / Section 16.1341
§ 16.1341. PAYMENT FOR RELEASES AND PASS-THROUGHS FROM STATE RESERVOIRS.
Status: in_force

(a) If the commission orders, for the purpose of maintaining the ecological health of any bay and estuary system, a release or pass-through of appropriated water from an existing reservoir owned in part by the board on September 1, 1985, the board shall pay the amount necessary to pay all maintenance and operating costs associated with the storage and release of the water.

(b) If the order under Subsection (a) of this section results in a dedication that reduces the reservoir's firm yield water supply capability, the board is responsible for repayment of that portion of the construction cost indebtedness associated with that dedication.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 302.059 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 302 / Section 302.059
§ 302.059.
Status: in_force

Sec. 302.059. EXEMPTION: PERSONS WHO MAKE CERTAIN SALES PRESENTATIONS OR MAKE SALES AT ESTABLISHED RETAIL LOCATIONS. This chapter does not apply to:

(1) a person conducting a telephone solicitation who:

(A) does not intend to complete or obtain provisional acceptance of a sale during the telephone solicitation;

(B) does not make a major sales presentation during the telephone solicitation but arranges for a major sales presentation to be made face-to-face at a later meeting between the salesperson and the purchaser; and

(C) does not cause an individual to go to the purchaser to collect payment for the purchase or to deliver an item purchased directly following the telephone solicitation; or

(2) a person who for at least two years, under the same name as that used in connection with the person's telemarketing operations, has operated a retail establishment where consumer goods are displayed and offered for sale continuously, if a majority of the person's business involves buyers obtaining services or products at the retail establishment.