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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 81.190 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 81 / Section 81.190
§ 81.190. HEARING ON REQUEST FOR REEXAMINATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A court that required a patient's reexamination under Section 81.189 may set a date and place for a hearing on the request if, not later than the 10th day after the request is filed:

(1) an affidavit of medical evaluation stating that the patient continues to meet the criteria for extended management has been filed; or

(2) an affidavit has not been filed and the person has not been discharged.

(b) When the hearing is set, the judge shall appoint an attorney to represent the person if the person does not already have an attorney. The judge shall also give notice of the hearing to the person, the person's attorney, the health authority or department, and the facility head.

(c) The judge shall appoint a physician who is not on the staff of the health care facility in which the person is receiving services to examine the person and file an affidavit with the court setting out the person's diagnosis and recommended treatment. The court shall ensure that the person may be examined by a physician of the person's choice and own expense if requested by the person.

(d) The hearing is held before the court and without a jury. The hearing must be held in accordance with the requirements for a hearing on an application for a court order for the management of a person with a communicable disease.

(e) The court shall dismiss the request if the court finds from clear and convincing evidence that the person continues to meet the criteria for extended management.

(f) The judge shall order the head of the facility to discharge the person if the court fails to find from clear and convincing evidence that the person continues to meet the criteria.

(g) If the department or health authority advises the court that the person must remain in isolation or quarantine and that exposure to the judge or the public would jeopardize the health and safety of those persons and the public health, the judge may order that a person entitled to a hearing may not appear in person and may appear only by teleconference or another means that the judge finds appropriate to allow the person to speak, to interact with witnesses, and to confer with the person's attorney.
Tex. Education Code § 39.333 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 39 / Section 39.333
§ 39.333. REGIONAL AND DISTRICT LEVEL REPORT.
Status: in_force

As part of the comprehensive biennial report under Section 39.332, the agency shall submit a regional and district level report covering the preceding two school years and containing:

(1) a summary of school district compliance with the student/teacher ratios and class-size limitations prescribed by Sections 25.111 and 25.112, including:

(A) the number of campuses and classes at each campus granted an exception from Section 25.112; and

(B) for each campus granted an exception from Section 25.112, a statement of whether the campus has been awarded a distinction designation under Subchapter G or has been identified as an unacceptable campus under Chapter 39A;

(2) a summary of the exemptions and waivers granted to campuses and school districts under Section 7.056 or 39.232 and a review of the effectiveness of each campus or district following deregulation;

(3) an evaluation of the performance of the system of regional education service centers based on the indicators adopted under Section 8.101 and client satisfaction with services provided under Subchapter B, Chapter 8; and

(4) the number of classes at each campus that are currently being taught by individuals who are not certified in the content areas of their respective classes.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 21.27 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 21 / Section 21.27
§ 21.27. CAUSES TRANSFERRED TO JUSTICE COURT.
Status: in_force

Causes over which justices of the peace have jurisdiction may be transferred to a justice of the peace at the county seat, or in the discretion of the judge, to a justice of the precinct in which the same can be most conveniently tried, as may appear by memorandum endorsed by the grand jury on the indictment or otherwise. If it appears to the judge that the offense has been committed in any incorporated town or city, the cause shall be transferred to a justice in said town or city, if there be one therein; and any justice to whom such cause may be transferred shall have jurisdiction to try the same.
Tex. Occupations Code § 152.057 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 152 / Section 152.057
§ 152.057. QUALIFICATIONS AND STANDARDS OF CONDUCT INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

The board shall provide, as often as necessary, to its members and employees information regarding their:

(1) qualifications for office or employment under this subtitle; and

(2) responsibilities under applicable laws relating to standards of conduct for state officers or employees.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5009.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 5009 / Section 5009.003
§ 5009.003. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) All land and other property in the district benefit from the creation of the district, the carrying out of the purposes for which the district was created, and the acquisition and construction of navigation facilities and improvements to carry out those purposes.

(b) The district is necessary to carry out Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8064.0504 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8064 / Section 8064.0504
§ 8064.0504. UTILITY PROPERTY EXEMPT FROM IMPACT FEES AND ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

The district may not impose an impact fee or assessment on the property, including the equipment, rights-of-way, facilities, or improvements, of:

(1) an electric utility or a power generation company as defined by Section 31.002, Utilities Code;

(2) a gas utility as defined by Section 101.003 or 121.001, Utilities Code;

(3) a telecommunications provider as defined by Section 51.002, Utilities Code; or

(4) a person who provides to the public cable television or advanced telecommunications services.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3868.253 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3868 / Section 3868.253
§ 3868.253. ASSUMPTION OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) After the town dissolves the district, the town assumes the obligations of the district, including any bonds or other indebtedness payable from assessments or other district revenue.

(b) If the town dissolves the district, the board shall transfer ownership of all district property to the town.
Tex. Utilities Code § 36.061 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 36 / Section 36.061
§ 36.061. ALLOWANCE OF CERTAIN EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

(a) The regulatory authority may not allow as a cost or expense for ratemaking purposes:

(1) an expenditure for legislative advocacy; or

(2) an expenditure described by Section 32.104 that the regulatory authority determines to be not in the public interest.

(b) The regulatory authority may allow as a cost or expense:

(1) reasonable charitable or civic contributions not to exceed the amount approved by the regulatory authority; and

(2) reasonable costs of participating in a proceeding under this title not to exceed the amount approved by the regulatory authority.

(c) An electric utility located in a portion of this state not subject to retail competition may establish a bill payment assistance program for a customer who is a military veteran who a medical doctor certifies has a significantly decreased ability to regulate the individual's body temperature because of severe burns received in combat. A regulatory authority shall allow as a cost or expense a cost or expense of the bill payment assistance program. The electric utility is entitled to:

(1) fully recover all costs and expenses related to the bill payment assistance program;

(2) defer each cost or expense related to the bill payment assistance program not explicitly included in base rates; and

(3) apply carrying charges at the utility's weighted average cost of capital to the extent related to the bill payment assistance program.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 61.35 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 61 / Section 61.35
§ 61.35. LICENSE FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) A separate license fee is required for each place of business that brews, imports, or sells malt beverages.

(b) All license fees shall be deposited as provided in Section 205.02. Each license application must be accompanied by a cashier's check, a teller's check, a check drawn on the account of a corporation applying for a license or on the account of a corporation that is an agent for the person applying for a license, a money order, or payment by credit card, charge card, or other electronic form of payment approved by commission rule for the amount of the state fee, payable to the order of the comptroller.

(c) No licensee may obtain a refund on the surrender or nonuse of a license except as provided by this code.

(d) The commissioner may not refund a license fee except when the licensee is prevented from continuing in business by a local option election or when an application for a license is rejected by the commission or administrator. As much of the proceeds from license fees as is necessary may be appropriated for that purpose.

(e) The commission by rule shall establish a method for transmitting five percent of the license fee to the assessor and collector of taxes of the county in which the applicant's business is located.
Tex. Labor Code § 301.0671 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 301 / Section 301.0671
§ 301.0671. FEDERAL WORK OPPORTUNITY TAX CREDIT AND STATE TAX REFUND FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission is the lead agency in promoting awareness of the federal work opportunity tax credit program and the state tax refund for employers under Subchapter H.

(b) The commission, in coordination with the comptroller's office and the Texas Department of Human Services, shall develop and distribute educational materials designed to increase awareness of the tax credit and tax refund described by Subsection (a) to encourage employers to hire recipients of the financial assistance program for persons with dependent children under Chapter 31, Human Resources Code.
Tex. Government Code § 403.218 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 403 / Section 403.218
§ 403.218. DISMISSAL OF INJUNCTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The attorney general or the state official authorized to enforce the collection of a tax or fee to which an order or injunction under this subchapter applies may file in the court that has granted the order or injunction an affidavit stating that the applicant has failed to comply with or has violated a provision of this subchapter.

(b) On the filing of an affidavit authorized by Subsection (a), the clerk of the court shall give notice to the applicant to appear before the court to show cause why the order or injunction should not be dismissed. The notice shall be served by the sheriff of the county where the applicant resides or by any other peace officer in the state.

(c) The date of the show-cause hearing, which shall be within five days of service of the notice or as soon as the court can hear it, shall be named in the notice.

(d) If the court finds that the applicant failed, at any time before the suit is finally disposed of by the court of last resort, to make and keep a record, file a report, file an additional bond on the demand of the attorney general, or pay additional taxes, fees, and penalties as required by this subchapter, the court shall dismiss the application and dissolve the order or injunction.
Tex. Water Code § 54.033 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 54 / Section 54.033
§ 54.033. CONVERSION OF DISTRICT; FINDINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) After receiving a request for the approval of a conversion under Section 54.030(d), if the commission finds that conversion of the district into one operating under this chapter would serve the best interest of the district and would be a benefit to the land and property included in the district, the commission shall enter an order making this finding and the district shall become a district operating under this chapter and no confirmation election is required.

(b) If the commission finds that the conversion of the district would not serve the best interest of the district and would not be a benefit to the land and property included in the district, it shall enter an order against conversion of the district into one operating under this chapter.

(c) The findings of the commission entered under this section shall be subject to appeal or review within 30 days after entry of the order of the commission granting or denying the conversion.

(d) A copy of the commission order converting a district shall be filed in the deed records of the county or counties in which the district is located.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1072.252 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1072 / Section 1072.252
§ 1072.252. TAX RATE.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may impose an annual tax at a rate not to exceed the limit approved by the voters at the election authorizing the imposition of a tax.

(b) The tax rate on all taxable property in the district for all purposes may not exceed 75 cents on each $100 valuation of the property according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll of the district.

(c) In setting the tax rate, the board shall consider district income from sources other than taxation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8072.0305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8072 / Section 8072.0305
§ 8072.0305. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is adopted under Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, and that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8135.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8135 / Section 8135.151
§ 8135.151. DIVISION OF DISTRICT; REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to the approval of the City of Hutto, at any time before the district issues indebtedness secured by taxes or net revenues, the district, including any annexed territory, may be divided into two or more new districts.

(b) A new district created by division of the district must be at least 100 acres.

(c) The board by resolution may declare an intent to divide the district. The resolution must:

(1) set the terms of the division, including a plan for the payment or performance of any outstanding district obligations; and

(2) contain a metes and bounds description for each new district.
Tex. Water Code § 63.326 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 63 / Section 63.326
§ 63.326. TAX ROLL.
Status: in_force

(a) If the commission finds in favor of levying assessments, it shall direct the assessor and collector of the district to prepare a roll of all the taxable property in the district in the same manner as assessment for ad valorem taxes.

(b) The assessor and collector shall make an assessment in the proportion of cost to be borne by each item of property on the tax rolls, basing the proportion of cost on benefits to be derived from the improvements by the property and the owner of the property.
Tex. Property Code § 24A.0021 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 24A / Section 24A.0021
§ 24A.0021. TEMPORARY EX PARTE WRIT AUTHORIZING ENTRY AND PROPERTY RETRIEVAL.
Status: in_force

(a) A court may issue a writ under Section 24A.002 without providing notice and hearing under Section 24A.002(e)(5) if the court finds at a hearing on the application that:

(1) the conditions of Sections 24A.002(e)(1)-(4) are established;

(2) the current occupant poses a clear and present danger of family violence to the applicant or the applicant's dependent; and

(3) the personal harm to be suffered by the applicant or the applicant's dependent will be immediate and irreparable if the application is not granted.

(b) A court issuing a writ under this section may waive the bond requirements under Sections 24A.002(c) and (d).

(c) The court may recess a hearing under Subsection (a) to notify the current occupant by telephone that the current occupant may attend the hearing or bring to the court the personal property listed in the application. The court shall reconvene the hearing before 5 p.m. that day regardless of whether the current occupant attends the hearing or brings the personal property to the court.

(d) A temporary ex parte writ issued under Subsection (a) must state the period, not to exceed five days, during which the writ is valid.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 71.003 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 71 / Section 71.003
§ 71.003. GOVERNING BODY TO EXERCISE AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

The governing body of the political subdivision which is vested by law with management, control, and supervision of the political subdivision shall exercise the right to lease the land.
Tex. Occupations Code § 506.151 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 506 / Section 506.151
§ 506.151. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall adopt rules consistent with this chapter for the administration and enforcement of this chapter.

(b) The department shall:

(1) administer and enforce this chapter;

(2) evaluate the qualifications of license applicants;

(3) provide for the examination of license applicants;

(4) issue licenses;

(5) in connection with a hearing under this chapter, issue subpoenas, examine witnesses, and administer oaths under the laws of this state; and

(6) investigate persons engaging in practices that violate this chapter.

(c) The commission or executive director may deny, revoke, or suspend a license or may otherwise discipline a license holder in accordance with Section 51.353.
Tex. Government Code § 532.0402 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 532 / Section 532.0402
§ 532.0402. ACCESSIBILITY OF INFORMATION REGARDING PRIOR AUTHORIZATION REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive commissioner by rule shall require each Medicaid managed care organization or other entity responsible for authorizing coverage for health care services under Medicaid to ensure that the organization or entity maintains on the organization's or entity's Internet website in an easily searchable and accessible format:

(1) the applicable timelines for prior authorization requirements, including:

(A) the time within which the organization or entity must make a determination on a prior authorization request;

(B) a description of the notice the organization or entity provides to a provider and recipient on whose behalf the request was submitted regarding the documentation required to complete a determination on a prior authorization request; and

(C) the deadline by which the organization or entity is required to submit the notice described by Paragraph (B); and

(2) an accurate and current catalog of coverage criteria and prior authorization requirements, including:

(A) for a prior authorization requirement first imposed on or after September 1, 2019, the effective date of the requirement;

(B) a list or description of any supporting or other documentation necessary to obtain prior authorization for a specified service; and

(C) the date and results of each review of a prior authorization requirement conducted under Section 540.0304, if applicable.

(b) The executive commissioner by rule shall require each Medicaid managed care organization or other entity responsible for authorizing coverage for health care services under Medicaid to:

(1) adopt and maintain a process for a provider or recipient to contact the organization or entity to clarify prior authorization requirements or to assist the provider in submitting a prior authorization request; and

(2) ensure that the process described by Subdivision (1) is not arduous or overly burdensome to a provider or recipient.
Tex. Education Code § 29.088 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 29 / Section 29.088
§ 29.088. AFTER-SCHOOL AND SUMMER INTENSIVE MATHEMATICS INSTRUCTION PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

(a) A school district may provide an intensive after-school program or an intensive program during the period that school is recessed for the summer to provide mathematics instruction to:

(1) students who are not performing at grade level in mathematics to assist those students in performing at grade level;

(2) students who are not performing successfully in a mathematics course to assist those students in successfully completing the course; or

(3) students other than those described by Subdivision (1) or (2), as determined by the district.

(b) Before providing a program under this section, the board of trustees of a school district must adopt a policy for:

(1) determining student eligibility for participating in the program that:

(A) prescribes the grade level or course a student must be enrolled in to be eligible; and

(B) provides for considering teacher recommendations in determining eligibility;

(2) ensuring that parents of or persons standing in parental relation to eligible students are provided notice of the program;

(3) ensuring that eligible students are encouraged to attend the program;

(4) ensuring that the program is offered at one or more locations in the district that are easily accessible to eligible students; and

(5) measuring student progress on completion of the program.

(c) The commissioner by rule shall:

(1) prescribe a procedure that a school district must follow to apply for and receive funding for a program under this section;

(2) adopt guidelines for determining which districts receive funding if there is not sufficient funding for each district that applies;

(3) require each district providing a program to report student performance results to the commissioner within the period and in the manner prescribed by the rule; and

(4) based on district reports under Subdivision (3) and any required analysis and verification of those reports, disseminate to each district in this state information concerning instructional methods that have proved successful in improving student performance in mathematics.

(d) A program provided under this section shall be paid for with funds appropriated for that purpose.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 131.001 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 131 / Section 131.001
§ 131.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "National collegiate athletic association" means a national collegiate athletic association with one or more member institutions in 40 or more states, including Texas.

(2) "Person" does not include a government or governmental subdivision or agency.

(3) "Regional collegiate athletic association" means a regional collegiate athletic association with one or more of its member institutions in Texas.

(4) "Institution" means a public or private institution of higher education, including any senior college, university, community college, technical institute, or junior college.
Tex. Utilities Code § 36.102 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 36 / Section 36.102
§ 36.102. STATEMENT OF INTENT TO CHANGE RATES.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Section 33.024, an electric utility may not change its rates unless the utility files a statement of its intent with the regulatory authority that has original jurisdiction over those rates at least 35 days before the effective date of the proposed change.

(b) The electric utility shall also mail or deliver a copy of the statement of intent to the appropriate officer of each affected municipality.

(c) The statement of intent must include:

(1) proposed revisions of tariffs; and

(2) a detailed statement of:

(A) each proposed change;

(B) the effect the proposed change is expected to have on the revenues of the utility;

(C) each class and number of utility consumers affected; and

(D) any other information required by the regulatory authority's rules.