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Tex. Occupations Code § 2001.057 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2001 / Section 2001.057
§ 2001.057. BINGO ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
Status: repealed

(a) The commission shall appoint a bingo advisory committee consisting of nine members. The commission shall appoint members representing a balance of interests including representatives of:

(1) the public;

(2) charities that operate bingo games; and

(3) commercial and charity lessors that participate in the bingo industry.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 636, Sec. 42(2), eff. October 1, 2009.

(c) A committee member serves at the pleasure of the commission.

(d) A committee member is not entitled to receive compensation or reimbursement for serving as a member.

(e) The bingo advisory committee shall:

(1) advise the commission and department on the needs and problems of the state's bingo industry;

(2) provide input on rules involving bingo during their development and before final adoption unless an emergency requires immediate action by the commission;

(3) report regularly to the commission and department on the committee's activities;

(4) regularly brief the commission and department on advancements and challenges in this state's bingo industry; and

(5) perform other duties as determined by the commission or department.

(f) The bingo advisory committee shall meet quarterly or at the commission's or department's request.

(g) The commission shall adopt rules:

(1) to govern the operations of the bingo advisory committee; and

(2) to prohibit the committee's involvement in committee member selection.

(h) The commission may not adopt a rule that prohibits or restricts the bingo advisory committee from discussing any bingo-related topic. This subsection may not be construed to require action by the commission on each item submitted by the committee or otherwise alter the commission's decision-making authority.
Tex. Transportation Code § 173.252 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 173 / Section 173.252
§ 173.252. ANNUAL BUDGET.
Status: in_force

(a) Before beginning the operation of commuter rail facilities, the board shall adopt an annual operating budget specifying the district's anticipated revenue and expenses for the remainder of the fiscal year. The district shall adopt an operating budget for each succeeding fiscal year.

(b) The board must hold a public hearing before adopting each budget except the initial budget. Notice of the hearing must be published at least seven days before the date of the hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in the district.

(c) A budget may be amended at any time if notice of the proposed amendment is given in the notice of meeting.

(d) An expenditure that is not budgeted may not be made.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 113.0001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 113 / Section 113.0001
§ 113.0001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Community mental health provider" means an entity that provides mental health care services at a local level, including a local mental health authority.

(2) "Consortium" means the Texas Child Mental Health Care Consortium.

(3) "Executive committee" means the executive committee of the consortium.

(4) "Rural health clinic" means a rural health clinic, as defined by 42 C.F.R. Section 491.2, that is:

(A) accredited by an accreditation organization, a participant in the federal Medicare program, or both; and

(B) located in a county that does not contain a general hospital or special hospital, as those terms are defined by Section 241.003.

(5) "Rural hospital" has the meaning assigned by Section 548.0351, Government Code.

(6) "Rural hospital organization" has the meaning assigned by Section 526.0321, Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1036.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1036 / Section 1036.106
§ 1036.106. MOBILE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE.
Status: in_force

The district may operate or provide for the operation of a mobile emergency medical service.
Tex. Labor Code § 415.005 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 415 / Section 415.005
§ 415.005. OVERCHARGING BY HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS PROHIBITED; ADMINISTRATIVE VIOLATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A health care provider commits a violation if the person charges an insurance carrier an amount greater than that normally charged for similar treatment to a payor outside the workers' compensation system, except for mandated or negotiated charges.

(b) A violation under this section is an administrative violation. A health care provider may be liable for an administrative penalty regardless of whether a criminal action is initiated under Section 413.043.
Tex. Government Code § 30.01541 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 30 / Section 30.01541
§ 30.01541. APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies to the City of Sansom Park.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8435.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8435 / Section 8435.052
§ 8435.052. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located.

(b) If a road project is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road project must meet all applicable construction standards, subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which the road project is located.

(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 153.303 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 153 / Section 153.303
§ 153.303. FILING FEE.
Status: in_force

The filing fee for the report is as provided by Chapter 4.
Tex. Finance Code § 348.412 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 348 / Section 348.412
§ 348.412. BUYER'S WAIVER.
Status: in_force

(a) A retail installment contract may not:

(1) provide for a waiver of the retail buyer's rights of action against the holder or a person acting on the holder's behalf for an illegal act committed in:

(A) the collection of payments under the contract; or

(B) the repossession of the motor vehicle; or

(2) provide that the retail buyer agrees not to assert against the holder a claim or defense arising out of the sale.

(b) An act or agreement of the retail buyer before or at the time of the making of a retail installment contract or a purchase under the contract does not waive any provision of this chapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 142.0012 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 142 / Section 142.0012
§ 142.0012. CONTROLLING PERSON.
Status: in_force

(a) A person is a controlling person if the person, acting alone or with others, has the ability to directly or indirectly influence, direct, or cause the direction of the management, expenditure of money, or policies of a home and community support services agency or other person.

(b) For purposes of this chapter, "controlling person" includes:

(1) a management company or other business entity that operates or contracts with others for the operation of a home and community support services agency;

(2) a person who is a controlling person of a management company or other business entity that operates a home and community support services agency or that contracts with another person for the operation of a home and community support services agency; and

(3) any other individual who, because of a personal, familial, or other relationship with the owner, manager, or provider of a home and community support services agency, is in a position of actual control or authority with respect to the agency, without regard to whether the individual is formally named as an owner, manager, director, officer, provider, consultant, contractor, or employee of the agency.

(c) A controlling person described by Subsection (b)(3) does not include an employee, lender, secured creditor, or other person who does not exercise formal or actual influence or control over the operation of a home and community support services agency.

(d) The executive commissioner may adopt rules that specify the ownership interests and other relationships that qualify a person as a controlling person.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2203.403 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2203 / Section 2203.403
§ 2203.403. DECISION OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 10th day after the date of the hearing under Section 2203.402(b), the board of directors shall affirm, reverse, or modify the board's previous action or the appealed act.

(b) At the time the person is notified of the final action of the board of directors, the association shall provide to the person written notice of the person's right to appeal under Section 2203.404.
Tex. Government Code § 1207.025 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1207 / Section 1207.025
§ 1207.025. REGISTRATION BEFORE DEPOSIT; REGISTRATION WITHOUT CANCELLATION OF OBLIGATIONS TO BE REFUNDED.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller may register refunding bonds as provided by Chapter 1202 before a deposit required by this subchapter or Subchapter C is made.

(b) If the issuer has complied with each applicable requirement of this chapter, the comptroller shall register refunding bonds issued to make a deposit under this subchapter without the surrender, exchange, or cancellation of the obligations to be refunded.
Tex. Finance Code § 36.005 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 36 / Section 36.005
§ 36.005. SUCCESSION OF TRUST POWERS.
Status: in_force

(a) If a state bank in the process of voluntary or involuntary dissolution and liquidation is acting as trustee, guardian, executor, administrator, or escrow agent, or in another fiduciary or custodial capacity, the banking commissioner may authorize the sale of the bank's administration of fiduciary accounts to a successor entity with fiduciary powers.

(b) The successor entity, without the necessity of action by a court or the creator or a beneficiary of the fiduciary relationship, shall:

(1) continue the office, trust, or fiduciary relationship; and

(2) perform all the duties and exercise all the powers connected with or incidental to the fiduciary relationship as if the successor entity had been originally designated as the fiduciary.

(c) This section applies to all fiduciary relationships, including a trust established for the benefit of a minor by court order under Section 142.005, Property Code. This section does not affect any right of a court or a party to the instrument governing the fiduciary relationship to subsequently designate another trustee as the successor fiduciary.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 2A.055 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 2A / Section 2A.055
§ 2A.055. FINE FOR FAILURE TO EXECUTE PROCESS.
Status: in_force

(a) A sheriff or other officer who wilfully refuses or neglects to execute any summons, subpoena, or attachment for a witness or any other legal process the officer has a duty to execute is liable for a fine for contempt in an amount in the court's discretion of not less than $10 or more than $200.

(b) The payment of a fine under Subsection (a) shall be enforced in the same manner as a fine for contempt in a civil case.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2053.153 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2053 / Section 2053.153
§ 2053.153. EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION AND CONSULTATION WITH OTHERS.
Status: in_force

To further the uniform administration of rating laws relating to workers' compensation insurance, the commissioner and each insurance company may:

(1) exchange information and experience data with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners and with insurance supervisory officials, insurance companies, and advisory organizations in other states; and

(2) consult and cooperate with a person or entity described by Subdivision (1) with respect to ratemaking and the application of rating systems.
Tex. Family Code § 231.207 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 231 / Section 231.207
§ 231.207. METHOD OF BILLING FOR ALLOWABLE FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) To be entitled to reimbursement under this subchapter, the clerk of the court, sheriff, or constable must submit one monthly billing to the Title IV-D agency.

(b) The monthly billing must be in the form and manner prescribed by the Title IV-D agency and be approved by the clerk, sheriff, or constable.
Tex. Transportation Code § 504.403 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 504 / Section 504.403
§ 504.403. STATE AND FEDERAL JUDGES.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall issue specialty license plates for a current or visiting state or federal judge. Except as provided by Subsection (b), the license plates must include the words "State Judge" or "U.S. Judge," as appropriate.

(b) A person entitled to license plates under this section may elect to receive license plates that do not include the words "State Judge" or "U.S. Judge."

(c) In this section, "state judge" means:

(1) a justice of the supreme court;

(2) a judge of the court of criminal appeals;

(3) a judge of a court of appeals of this state;

(4) a district court judge;

(5) a presiding judge of an administrative judicial district; or

(6) a statutory county court judge.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1062.160 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1062 / Section 1062.160
§ 1062.160. SPENDING AND INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by Section 1062.107(e) and by Subchapter E, the district may not incur an obligation payable from district revenue other than the revenue on hand or to be on hand in the current district fiscal year.
Tex. Government Code § 24.391 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.391
§ 24.391.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.391. 212TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (GALVESTON COUNTY). (a) The 212th Judicial District is composed of Galveston County.

(b) Section 24.111, relating to the 10th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 212th District Court.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1373.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1373 / Section 1373.003
§ 1373.003. REQUIRED COVERAGE.
Status: in_force

(a) A health benefit plan that provides or has ever provided coverage for an enrollee's gender transition procedure or treatment shall provide coverage for, including for any applicable diagnostic or billing code:

(1) all possible adverse consequences related to the enrollee's gender transition procedure or treatment, including any short- or long-term side effects of the procedure or treatment;

(2) any baseline and follow-up testing or screening necessary to monitor the mental and physical health of the enrollee on at least an annual basis without regard to the sex or gender identity designation in the enrollee's medical record; and

(3) any procedure, treatment, or therapy necessary to manage, reverse, reconstruct from, or recover from the enrollee's gender transition procedure or treatment.

(b) A health benefit plan that offers coverage for a gender transition procedure or treatment shall also provide the coverage described by Subsection (a) to any enrollee who has undergone a gender transition procedure or treatment regardless of whether the enrollee was enrolled in the plan at the time of the procedure or treatment.
Tex. Local Government Code § 363.184 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 363 / Section 363.184
§ 363.184. BALLOT PROPOSITION.
Status: in_force

The ballot for an election to add territory to a district shall be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition: "The addition of ________ (description of territory to be added) to the ________ (name of the political subdivision that created the district) Crime Control and Prevention District dedicated to crime reduction programs and the adoption of a proposed local sales and use tax in the territory to be added at a rate of ______ (rate specified in the election order)."
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3795.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3795 / Section 3795.002
§ 3795.002. CREATION AND NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a special district created under Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Estates Code § 1054.007 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1054 / Section 1054.007
§ 1054.007. ATTORNEYS AD LITEM.
Status: in_force

(a) Except in a situation in which this title requires the appointment to represent the interests of the person, a court may appoint an attorney ad litem in any guardianship proceeding to represent the interests of:

(1) an incapacitated person or another person who has a legal disability;

(2) a proposed ward;

(3) a nonresident;

(4) an unborn or unascertained person; or

(5) an unknown or missing potential heir.

(b) An attorney ad litem appointed under this section is entitled to reasonable compensation for services provided in the amount set by the court, to be taxed as costs in the proceeding.
Tex. Government Code § 54.971 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54 / Section 54.971
§ 54.971. APPOINTMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The Commissioners Court of Travis County shall set the number of magistrates needed to perform the duties authorized by this subchapter.

(b) The judges of the district courts subject to this subchapter shall, with the consent and approval of the Commissioners Court of Travis County, jointly appoint the magistrates that will assist the district courts. Each magistrate's appointment under this subsection must be made with the unanimous approval of the judges of the district courts subject to this subchapter.

(c) Except as provided by Subsection (e), if the number of magistrates is less than the number of the appointing judges, each magistrate shall serve equally in the courts of those judges.

(d) The judges of the county courts at law subject to this subchapter shall, with the consent and approval of the Commissioners Court of Travis County, jointly appoint the magistrates that will assist the county courts at law. Each magistrate's appointment under this subsection must be made with the unanimous approval of the judges of the county courts at law subject to this subchapter.

(e) In addition to the requirements of Subsection (b) or (d), a magistrate appointed to assist only one court must be approved by the judge of that court.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 1001.052 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.052
§ 1001.052. PERSONNEL.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may employ, compensate, and prescribe the duties of personnel necessary and suitable to administer this chapter.

(b) The executive commissioner shall prepare and by rule adopt personnel standards.

(c) A personnel position may be filled only by an individual selected and appointed on a nonpartisan merit basis.

(d) The commissioner, with the advice of the council, shall develop and the department shall implement policies that clearly define the responsibilities of the staff of the department.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7905.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7905 / Section 7905.0101
§ 7905.0101. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.

(2) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Rocky Top Ranch Municipal Utility District of Denton County.
Tex. Auxiliary Water Laws § 7813 — TX Code / Code wl / Chapter 3 / Section 7813
§ 7813. NOTICE OF HEARING.
Status: in_force

The court shall, when setting a date for the hearing, order the clerk of said court to give notice of the date and place of said hearing by posting, or causing to be posted, not less than twenty days prior to the hearing, a copy of said petition and the order of the court thereon, one at the courthouse door and four others within the limits of the proposed district. Said clerk shall receive one dollar for each such notice and five cents per mile for each mile necessarily traveled in posting such notices.
Tex. Government Code § 476.0153 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 476 / Section 476.0153
§ 476.0153. ALLOWABLE EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

The office may use money in the trust fund only to fulfill joint obligations of this state and the endorsing municipality to a site selection organization under a games support contract or another agreement providing assurances from the office or municipality to a site selection organization.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1012.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1012 / Section 1012.006
§ 1012.006. RESTRICTION ON STATE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
Status: in_force

The legislature may not make a direct appropriation for the construction, maintenance, or improvement of a district facility.
Tex. Government Code § 861.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 861 / Section 861.003
§ 861.003. POWERS AND PRIVILEGES.
Status: in_force

The pension system has the powers, privileges, and immunities of a corporation as well as the powers, privileges, and immunities conferred by this subtitle.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7940A.0304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7940A / Section 7940A.0304
§ 7940A.0304. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located.

(b) If a road project is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road project must meet all applicable construction standards, subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which the road project is located.

(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 183.003 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 183 / Section 183.003
§ 183.003. JUDICIAL ACTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) An action affecting a conservation easement may be brought by:

(1) an owner of an interest in the real property burdened by the easement;

(2) a holder of the easement;

(3) a person having a third-party right of enforcement; or

(4) a person authorized by some other law.

(b) This chapter does not affect the power of a court to modify or terminate a conservation easement in accordance with the principles of law and equity.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3884.058 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3884 / Section 3884.058
§ 3884.058. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.
Status: in_force

(a) A director, including a director who qualifies under Section 3884.053(a)(2), (3), (4), or (5), may participate in all board votes and decisions if the director complies with the requirements of Subsection (b).

(b) A director shall comply with Section 171.004, Local Government Code, including the disclosure and abstention requirements of that section. A director must file a copy of the director's disclosure affidavit required by Section 171.004, Local Government Code, with the city's secretary before participating in a board discussion or vote.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 201.021 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 201 / Section 201.021
§ 201.021. OFFICE.
Status: in_force

The board may select the location of its office.