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Tex. Insurance Code § 1467.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1467 / Section 1467.001
§ 1467.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: repealed

In this chapter:

(1) "Administrator" means:

(A) an administering firm for a health benefit plan providing coverage under Chapter 1551, 1575, or 1579; and

(B) if applicable, the claims administrator for the health benefit plan.

(1-a) "Arbitration" means a process in which an impartial arbiter issues a binding determination in a dispute between a health benefit plan issuer or administrator and an out-of-network provider or the provider's representative to settle a health benefit claim.

(2) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1342 (S.B. 1264), Sec. 3.03(2), eff. September 1, 2019.

(2-a) "Diagnostic imaging provider" means a health care provider who performs a diagnostic imaging service on a patient for a fee or interprets imaging produced by a diagnostic imaging service.

(2-b) "Diagnostic imaging service" means magnetic resonance imaging, computed tomography, positron emission tomography, or any hybrid technology that combines any of those imaging modalities.

(2-c) "Emergency care" has the meaning assigned by Section 1301.155.

(2-d) "Emergency care provider" means a physician, health care practitioner, facility, or other health care provider who provides and bills an enrollee, administrator, or health benefit plan for emergency care.

(3) "Enrollee" means an individual who is eligible to receive benefits through a health benefit plan subject to this chapter.

(3-a) "Facility" has the meaning assigned by Section 324.001, Health and Safety Code.

(4) "Facility-based provider" means a physician, health care practitioner, or other health care provider who provides health care or medical services to patients of a facility.

(4-a) "Health care practitioner" means an individual who is licensed to provide health care services.

(4-b) "Laboratory service provider" means an accredited facility in which a specimen taken from a human body is interpreted and pathological diagnoses are made or a physician who makes an interpretation of or diagnosis based on a specimen or information provided by a laboratory based on a specimen.

(5) "Mediation" means a process in which an impartial mediator facilitates and promotes agreement between the health benefit plan issuer or the administrator and an out-of-network provider or the provider's representative to settle a health benefit claim of an enrollee.

(6) "Mediator" means an impartial person who is appointed to conduct a mediation under this chapter.

(6-a) "Out-of-network provider" means a diagnostic imaging provider, emergency care provider, facility-based provider, or laboratory service provider that is not a participating provider for a health benefit plan.

(7) "Party" means a health benefit plan issuer offering a health benefit plan, an administrator, or an out-of-network provider or the provider's representative who participates in a mediation or arbitration conducted under this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8293.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8293 / Section 8293.003
§ 8293.003. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is created to serve a public use and benefit.

(b) All land and other property included in the boundaries of the district will benefit from the works and projects accomplished by the district under the powers conferred by Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(c) The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6905.165 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6905 / Section 6905.165
§ 6905.165. SURPLUS PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

Subject to the terms of a resolution or deed of trust authorizing or securing bonds issued by the district, the district may sell, lease, rent, trade, or otherwise dispose of property that the board considers is not needed for a district purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8844.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8844 / Section 8844.001
§ 8844.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Director" means a board member.

(3) "District" means the Hill Country Underground Water Conservation District.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8489.251 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8489 / Section 8489.251
§ 8489.251. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "improvement district" means the Comal County Water Improvement District No. 3.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8232.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8232 / Section 8232.002
§ 8232.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is a municipal utility district created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(b) The district, to the extent authorized by Section 8232.103 and Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, has road powers.
Tex. Insurance Code § 463.404 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 463 / Section 463.404
§ 463.404. STAY OF PROCEEDINGS; CERTAIN DECISIONS NOT BINDING.
Status: in_force

(a) To permit the receiver or association to properly defend a pending cause of action, a proceeding in which an impaired insurer is a party or is obligated to defend a party in a court in this state, other than a proceeding directly related to the receivership or brought by the receiver, is stayed for:

(1) a six-month period beginning on the later of the date the insurer is designated as impaired or the date an ancillary proceeding is brought in this state; and

(2) any subsequent period as determined by the court.

(b) If a covered claim arises from a judgment, order, verdict, finding, or other decision based on the default of an impaired insurer or the insurer's failure to defend an insured, the association on the association's behalf or on behalf of the insured may apply to the court or administrator that made the decision to have the decision set aside and is entitled to defend the claim on the merits.
Tex. Water Code § 5.136 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 5 / Section 5.136
§ 5.136. COMMUNITY OUTREACH.
Status: in_force

The commission shall provide outreach and education to the public on participating in the permitting process under the air, waste, and water programs within the commission's jurisdiction.
Tex. Transportation Code § 441.024 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 441 / Section 441.024
§ 441.024. GRANTING OR DENYING PETITION.
Status: in_force

As soon as practicable after conclusion of the hearing, the commission shall adopt an order:

(1) granting the creation of the district and approving the plan; or

(2) denying the petition and disapproving the plan.
Tex. Education Code § 29.0164 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 29 / Section 29.0164
§ 29.0164. LIMITATION PERIOD FOR FILING COMPLAINT AND REQUESTING SPECIAL EDUCATION DUE PROCESS HEARING.
Status: in_force

The commissioner or agency may not adopt or enforce a rule that establishes a shorter period for filing a due process complaint alleging a violation of state or federal special education laws and requesting an impartial due process hearing than the maximum timeline designated under 20 U.S.C. Sections 1415(b)(6) and (f)(3).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1075.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1075 / Section 1075.051
§ 1075.051. BOARD ELECTION; TERM.
Status: in_force

(a) The board consists of seven elected directors.

(b) Directors serve staggered two-year terms unless four-year terms are established under Section 285.081, Health and Safety Code.

(c) The election order must state the time, place, and purpose of the election.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 18A.251 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 18A / Section 18A.251
§ 18A.251. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "correctional facility" means:

(1) a place described by Section 1.07(a)(14), Penal Code; or

(2) a "secure correctional facility" or "secure detention facility" as defined by Section 51.02, Family Code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1051.453 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1051 / Section 1051.453
§ 1051.453. REPORT AND NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) If, after investigating the facts surrounding an alleged ground for imposing an administrative penalty, the executive director determines that a ground exists for imposing an administrative penalty, the executive director may issue a report stating:

(1) the facts on which the determination is based; and

(2) the executive director's recommendation on the imposition of an administrative penalty, including a recommendation on the amount of the penalty.

(b) The executive director shall base the recommended amount of the penalty on the seriousness of the ground for imposing the penalty after considering the factors listed in Section 1051.452.

(c) Not later than the 14th day after the date the report is issued, the executive director shall give written notice of the report to the person on whom the penalty may be imposed. The notice must:

(1) include a brief summary of the charges;

(2) state the amount of the recommended penalty; and

(3) inform the person of the person's right to a hearing on the occurrence of a ground for imposing the penalty, the amount of the penalty, or both.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1152.107 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1152 / Section 1152.107
§ 1152.107. COMPENSATION; REIMBURSEMENT.
Status: in_force

A board member is not entitled to receive compensation for serving as a member. A board member is entitled to reimbursement for reasonable expenses incurred in performing duties as a member, subject to applicable limitations in the General Appropriations Act.
Tex. Government Code § 481.411 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 481 / Section 481.411
§ 481.411. ANNUAL REPORT.
Status: in_force

A participating financial institution shall submit an annual report to the bank. The report must, at a minimum:

(1) provide information regarding outstanding loans, loan losses, and any other information related to participation in a program established under this subchapter the bank considers appropriate;

(2) state the total amount of loans for which the bank has made a contribution from the fund under this subchapter;

(3) include a copy of the institution's most recent financial statement; and

(4) include information regarding the type and size of businesses and nonprofit organizations with loans under this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1113.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1113 / Section 1113.052
§ 1113.052. NOTICE OF ELECTION AND RUNOFF ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) At least 10 days before the date of a directors' election, notice of the election must be published one time in a newspaper of general circulation in Wilbarger County.

(b) At least seven days before the date of a runoff election of directors, notice of the runoff election must be published one time in a newspaper of general circulation in Wilbarger County.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 21.217 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 21 / Section 21.217
§ 21.217. LIABILITY OF ASSIGNEE OR TRANSFEREE.
Status: in_force

An assignee or transferee of certificated shares, uncertificated shares, or a subscription for shares in good faith and without knowledge that full consideration for the shares or subscription has not been paid may not be held personally liable to the corporation or a creditor of the corporation for an unpaid portion of the consideration.
Tex. Transportation Code § 501.071 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 501 / Section 501.071
§ 501.071. SALE OF VEHICLE; TRANSFER OF TITLE.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Sections 503.036 and 503.039, a motor vehicle may not be the subject of a subsequent sale unless the owner designated on the title submits a transfer of ownership of the title.

(b) The transfer of the title must be in a manner prescribed by the department that:

(1) certifies the purchaser is the owner of the vehicle; and

(2) certifies there are no liens on the vehicle or provides a release of each lien on the vehicle.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1601.207 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1601 / Section 1601.207
§ 1601.207. SYSTEM CONTRIBUTIONS.
Status: in_force

A system shall contribute monthly to the cost of each participant's coverage provided under this chapter an amount:

(1) if the participants are compensated from amounts appropriated in the General Appropriations Act, equal to or greater than the amount appropriated for that purpose in the Act; or

(2) if the participants are compensated from amounts appropriated by the governing board of the system in its official operating budget, an amount equal to the amount appropriated for a participant under the General Appropriations Act.
Tex. Government Code § 2113.106 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2113 / Section 2113.106
§ 2113.106. STATE FACILITIES FOR MEETINGS, CONFERENCES, AND EXAMINATIONS.
Status: in_force

A state agency shall use state-owned or state-occupied facilities for meetings, conferences, and administration of group examinations and may not use appropriated money to lease private facilities for these purposes unless state facilities are not available when needed, are not adequate to accommodate the meeting, conference, or examination, or are not an economically favorable alternative to other facilities.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 81.187 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 81 / Section 81.187
§ 81.187. RENEWAL OF ORDER FOR EXTENDED MANAGEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A municipal, county, or district attorney, as appropriate, at the request of the health authority, shall file an application to renew an order for extended management. At the request of the department, the attorney general shall file an application to renew an order for extended management.

(b) The application must explain in detail why the person requests renewal. An application to renew an order committing the person to extended inpatient services must also explain in detail why a less restrictive setting is not appropriate.

(c) The application must be accompanied by an affidavit of medical evaluation dated and signed by the health authority or department according to an examination conducted within the preceding 30 days.

(d) The court shall appoint an attorney to represent the person when an application is filed.

(e) The person or the person's attorney may request a hearing on the application. The court may set a hearing on its own motion. An application for which a hearing is requested or set is considered an original application for a court order for the extended management of a person with a communicable disease.

(f) A court may not renew an order unless the court finds that the patient meets the criteria for extended management required by this chapter. The court must make the findings prescribed by this subsection to renew an order, regardless of whether a hearing is requested or set. A renewed order authorizes treatment for not more than 12 months.

(g) The court may admit into evidence the affidavit of medical evaluation if a hearing is not requested or set. The affidavit constitutes competent medical testimony and the court may make its findings solely from the affidavit and the detailed request for renewal.

(h) The court, after renewing an order for extended inpatient health services, may modify the order to provide for outpatient health services in accordance with this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11004.112 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11004 / Section 11004.112
§ 11004.112. LIBRARIES.
Status: in_force

The district may exercise the powers of a library district under Chapter 326, Local Government Code.
Tex. Labor Code § 207.101 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 207 / Section 207.101
§ 207.101. WITHHOLDING FROM BENEFITS FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) An eligible individual may elect to have federal income tax withheld from benefits. The commission shall withhold federal income taxes from the benefits of an individual who elects the withholding as provided by the Federal Unemployment Tax Act (26 U.S.C. Section 3301 et seq.) and Section 303, Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 503).

(b) The commission may not withhold federal income tax from benefits as provided by this section until January 1, 1997.
Tex. Finance Code § 303.011 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 303 / Section 303.011
§ 303.011. PUBLICATION OF RATE CEILINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) The consumer credit commissioner shall send the rate ceilings computed under this subchapter to the secretary of state for publication in the Texas Register.

(b) The monthly, quarterly, or annualized ceiling shall be published before the 11th day after the date on which the ceiling is computed.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1001.351 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.351
§ 1001.351. GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

The governing body may issue and sell general obligation bonds in the name and on the faith and credit of the district to purchase, construct, acquire, equip, or enlarge the hospital or hospital system.
Tex. Transportation Code § 222.109 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 222 / Section 222.109
§ 222.109. REDUCTION PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) A municipality or county may not be penalized with a reduction in traditional transportation funding because of the designation and use of a transportation reinvestment zone under this chapter. Any funding from the department committed to a project before the date that a transportation reinvestment zone is designated may not be reduced because the transportation reinvestment zone is designated in connection with that project.

(b) The department may not reduce any allocation of traditional transportation funding to any of its districts because a district contains a municipality or county that contains a transportation reinvestment zone designated under this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7994A.0103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7994A / Section 7994A.0103
§ 7994A.0103. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is created to serve a public purpose and benefit.

(b) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of:

(1) a municipal utility district as provided by general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and

(2) Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation, or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 712.0444 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 712 / Section 712.0444
§ 712.0444. EMERGENCY ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may issue an emergency order that takes effect immediately if the commissioner finds that immediate and irreparable harm is threatened to the public or a plot owner, marker purchaser, or other person whose interests are protected by this chapter.

(a-1) An emergency order must:

(1) state the grounds on which the order is granted;

(2) advise the person against whom the order is directed that the order takes effect immediately;

(3) to the extent applicable, require the person to:

(A) immediately cease and desist from the conduct or violation that is the basis of the order; or

(B) take the affirmative action stated in the order as necessary to correct a condition resulting from the conduct or violation that is the basis of the order or as otherwise appropriate;

(4) be delivered by personal delivery or sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the person at the person's last known address; and

(5) notify the person against whom the order is directed that the person may request a hearing on the order by filing a written request for a hearing with the commissioner not later than the 18th day after the date the order is delivered or mailed, whichever is earlier.

(b) The emergency order takes effect as soon as the person against whom the order is directed has actual or constructive knowledge of the issuance of the order. An emergency order remains in effect unless stayed by the commissioner.

(c) The person named in the emergency order may request in writing, not later than the 18th day after the date the order is delivered or mailed, whichever is earlier, a hearing to show that the emergency order should be stayed. On receipt of the request, the commissioner shall set a time for the hearing not later than the 21st day after the date the commissioner received the request, unless extended at the request of the person named in the order.

(d) The hearing is an administrative hearing relating to the validity of findings that support immediate effect of the order.

(e) Unless the commissioner receives a written request for a hearing in accordance with Subsection (c), the order is final on the 19th day after the date the order is delivered or mailed, whichever is earlier, and may not be appealed.
Tex. Government Code § 24.236 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.236
§ 24.236.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.236. 134TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DALLAS COUNTY). (a) The 134th Judicial District is composed of Dallas County.

(b) The terms of the 134th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July.

(c) Section 24.115, relating to the 14th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 134th District Court.
Tex. Education Code § 56.104 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 56 / Section 56.104
§ 56.104. ELIGIBLE VETERINARY STUDENT OR GRADUATE.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a person is eligible to participate in the program only if the person:

(1) is enrolled as a student of the college or applies to participate in the program on or before the fourth anniversary of the date the person graduates from the college;

(2) will receive or has received from a student loan at least 50 percent of the funds for tuition and fees for one or more academic years while enrolled in the college; and

(3) meets any additional qualifications adopted by the committee.

(b) A person enrolled as a student in an accredited college of veterinary medicine located outside of this state may apply under Subsection (a) to participate in the program if the student graduated from a high school located in this state or a general academic teaching institution located in this state.
Tex. Tax Code § 312.008 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 312 / Section 312.008
§ 312.008. INTERNET LINK TO AGREEMENT.
Status: in_force

A taxing unit that maintains an Internet website and that executes a tax abatement agreement under this chapter shall provide on the website a direct link to the location of the agreement information published on the comptroller's Internet website under Section 403.0246, Government Code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 256.002 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 256 / Section 256.002
§ 256.002. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS OF DENTAL APPLICANT.
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant for a license to practice dentistry must:

(1) be at least 21 years of age; and

(2) present proof of:

(A) graduation from a dental school accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association; or

(B) graduation from a dental school that is not accredited by the commission and successful completion of training in an American Dental Association approved specialty in an education program accredited by the commission that consists of at least two years of training as specified by the Council on Dental Education.

(b) The board shall grant a dental license to an applicant who:

(1) meets the qualifications of this section;

(2) pays an application fee set by the board; and

(3) satisfactorily passes the examination required by the board.