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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 224.004 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 224 / Section 224.004
§ 224.004. DISCIPLINARY ACTION.
Status: in_force

A health care facility that violates this chapter is subject to an administrative or civil penalty in the same manner, and subject to the same procedures, as if the facility had violated a provision of this code that specifically governs the facility.
Tex. Insurance Code § 961.305 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 961 / Section 961.305
§ 961.305. ATTORNEY INSURANCE REQUIRED.
Status: repealed

(a) Each contracting attorney shall maintain professional liability and errors and omissions insurance as required by the nonprofit legal services corporation with which the attorney contracts.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 643 (S.B. 1623), Sec. 17(8), eff. September 1, 2019.
Tex. Education Code § 51.342 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.342
§ 51.342. REPORT TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
Status: in_force

An institution of higher education that administers an assessment instrument to students under this subchapter shall report to each school district from which assessed students graduated high school all available information regarding student scores and performance on the assessment instrument and student demographics.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9060.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9060 / Section 9060.155
§ 9060.155. DURATION OF CONTRACT FOR WATER PURCHASE OR SALE.
Status: in_force

A district contract for the purchase or sale of water may not exceed 40 years.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1579.301 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1579 / Section 1579.301
§ 1579.301. FUND; ADMINISTRATION.
Status: in_force

The Texas school employees uniform group coverage trust fund is a trust fund with the comptroller.
Tex. Education Code § 54.218 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 54 / Section 54.218
§ 54.218. DISTANCE LEARNING OR OFF-CAMPUS COURSES; OPTIONAL WAIVER.
Status: in_force

The governing board of an institution of higher education may waive a fee it is authorized to charge if the board determines that:

(1) a student is enrolled only in distance learning courses or other off-campus courses of the institution;

(2) the student cannot reasonably be expected to use the activities, services, or facilities on which the fee is based; and

(3) the waiver of the fee will not materially impair the ability of the institution either to service any debt on which the fee is based or to offer or operate the particular activity, service, or facility supported by the fee.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1025.060 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1025 / Section 1025.060
§ 1025.060. DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR; ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR.
Status: repealed

(a) The board shall appoint a qualified person as district administrator.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87, Sec. 21.009(b), eff. September 1, 2009.

(c) The district administrator serves at the will of the board and is entitled to the compensation determined by the board.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87, Sec. 21.009(b), eff. September 1, 2009.
Tex. Insurance Code § 846.054 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 846 / Section 846.054
§ 846.054. ISSUANCE OF INITIAL CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall approve, deny, or disapprove an application for an initial certificate of authority that meets the requirements of Section 846.053 not later than the 60th day after the date on which the application is filed.

(a-1) On the applicant's request, the commissioner shall hold a hearing on a denial. Not later than the 30th day after the date of the applicant's request for a hearing, the commissioner shall request a hearing date.

(b) An initial certificate of authority is a temporary certificate issued for a one-year term.

(c) On receipt of the initial certificate of authority, the multiple employer welfare arrangement shall begin business.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8324.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8324 / Section 8324.103
§ 8324.103. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Estates Code § 305.157 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 305 / Section 305.157
§ 305.157. RECEIPT FOR DEPOSITS OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE.
Status: in_force

(a) A depository that receives a deposit made under Section 305.156 instead of a surety or sureties on a bond shall issue a receipt for the deposit that:

(1) shows the amount of cash deposited or the amount and description of the securities deposited, as applicable; and

(2) states that the depository agrees to disburse or deliver the cash or securities only on receipt of a certified copy of an order of the court in which the proceedings are pending.

(b) A receipt issued by a depository under Subsection (a) shall be attached to the personal representative's bond and be delivered to and filed by the county clerk after approval by the judge.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8513.0404 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8513 / Section 8513.0404
§ 8513.0404. JUDICIAL NOTICE OF RULES.
Status: in_force

A court shall take judicial notice of a rule adopted under this subchapter and published as required by Section 8513.0403.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3802.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3802 / Section 3802.006
§ 3802.006. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, applies to the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9037.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9037 / Section 9037.006
§ 9037.006. 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 water control and improvement district as provided by general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, as limited by this chapter, including the disposal of waste and control of storm water; and

(2) Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, as limited by this chapter, 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. Occupations Code § 2153.406 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2153 / Section 2153.406
§ 2153.406. TAX PERMIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller shall issue a tax permit to an owner who pays the tax.

(b) The comptroller may issue a duplicate tax permit to an owner if the owner's tax permit is lost, stolen, or destroyed. The fee for a duplicate permit is $5.

(c) Except as provided by Subsection (d), a tax permit shall be securely attached to the coin-operated machine for which the permit is issued in a manner that requires continued application of steam and water to remove the permit.

(d) A person may not attach a tax permit to a coin-operated machine that is exhibited or displayed if the machine is not registered with the comptroller under this chapter.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 32.018 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 32 / Section 32.018
§ 32.018. EMPLOYMENT OF GEOLOGIST AND MINERALOGIST.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may employ a geologist and a mineralogist who shall be informed about minerals on land under the board's jurisdiction and activities under pending applications and previous leases and sales. The geologist and mineralogist shall report to the board any information relating to these subjects.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8307.109 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8307 / Section 8307.109
§ 8307.109. DIVISION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may be divided into two or more new districts only if the district:

(1) has no outstanding bonded debt; and

(2) is not imposing ad valorem taxes.

(b) This chapter applies to any new district created by the division of the district, and a new district has all the powers and duties of the district.

(c) Any new district created by the division of the district may not, at the time the new district is created:

(1) contain any land outside the area described by Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter; or

(2) contain less than 100 acres.

(d) The board, on its own motion or on receipt of a petition signed by the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district according to the most recent certified appraisal roll for each county in which the district is located, may adopt an order dividing the district.

(e) The board may adopt an order dividing the district before or after the date the board holds an election under Section 8307.003 to confirm the district's creation.

(f) An order dividing the district shall:

(1) name each new district;

(2) include the metes and bounds description of the territory of each new district;

(3) appoint temporary directors for each new district; and

(4) provide for the division of assets and liabilities between or among the new districts.

(g) On or before the 30th day after the date of adoption of an order dividing the district, the district shall file the order with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and record the order in the real property records of each county in which the district is located.

(h) Any new district created by the division of the district shall hold a confirmation and directors' election as required by Section 8307.003.

(i) Any new district created by the division of the district must hold an election as required by this chapter to obtain voter approval before the district may impose a maintenance tax or issue bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes.

(j) Any new district created by the division of the district may divide into two or more districts as provided by this section.
Tex. Government Code § 1501.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1501 / Section 1501.001
§ 1501.001. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies only to a municipality that owns a sewer system and disposal plant that serves:

(1) other municipalities; and

(2) territory and military establishments outside the municipal boundaries.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 461A.203 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 461A / Section 461A.203
§ 461A.203. FUNDING POLICY MANUAL.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall publish a funding policy manual that explains:

(1) the department's funding priorities and provider selection criteria; and

(2) the methods the department used to develop funding policies.

(b) The department shall update the manual annually.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 433.094 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 433 / Section 433.094
§ 433.094. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may assess an administrative penalty against a person who violates this chapter, a rule adopted under the authority of this chapter, or an order or license issued under this chapter.

(b) In determining the amount of the penalty, the department shall consider:

(1) the person's previous violations;

(2) the seriousness of the violation;

(3) any hazard to the health and safety of the public;

(4) the person's demonstrated good faith; and

(5) such other matters as justice may require.

(c) The penalty may not exceed $25,000 a day for each violation.

(d) Each day a violation continues may be considered a separate violation.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 31A.003 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 31A / Section 31A.003
§ 31A.003. CHANGE OF VENUE ON STATE'S MOTION.
Status: in_force

(a) In a felony or misdemeanor case punishable by confinement, the attorney representing the state may file a written motion requesting a change of venue on the basis that:

(1) a fair and impartial trial cannot be safely and speedily held because of:

(A) existing combinations or influences in favor of the defendant; or

(B) the lawless condition of affairs in the county; or

(2) the life of the prisoner or of any witness would be jeopardized by a trial in the county in which the case is pending.

(b) On receipt of a motion filed under Subsection (a), the judge shall:

(1) hear evidence on the motion; and

(2) if the judge is satisfied that the motion is sufficiently supported and that justice will be served by granting the motion, order a change of venue to any county in the judicial district in which the case is pending or in an adjoining judicial district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1013.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1013 / Section 1013.108
§ 1013.108. DISTRICT PROPERTY, FACILITIES, AND EQUIPMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall determine:

(1) the type, number, and location of facilities required to maintain an adequate hospital system; and

(2) the type of equipment necessary for hospital care.

(b) The board may:

(1) acquire, construct, repair, or renovate property, including facilities or equipment, for the district for use in the hospital system; and

(2) mortgage or pledge the property as security for the payment of the purchase price.

(c) The board may lease hospital facilities for the district.

(d) The board may sell or otherwise dispose of property, including facilities or equipment, for the district.

(e) The district may operate any facility covered by this section or contract with any person to operate the facility.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 167.005 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 167 / Section 167.005
§ 167.005. ERADICATION, FREE, AND INACTIVE QUARANTINE AREAS.
Status: in_force

(a) The tick eradication area is composed of counties and parts of counties designated for tick eradication under Section 167.006 of this code.

(b) The free area and the inactive quarantine area are composed of counties and parts of counties designated by the commission to be part of the applicable area.

(c) The commission may transfer a county or part of a county from the tick eradication area, the free area, or the inactive quarantine area to another type of area as the commission considers advisable or necessary.
Tex. Estates Code § 356.151 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 356 / Section 356.151
§ 356.151. AUTHORITY FOR SALE.
Status: in_force

(a) A personal representative of an estate who has possession of livestock and who considers selling the livestock to be necessary or to the estate's advantage may, in addition to any other method provided by law for the sale of personal property, obtain authority from the court in which the estate is pending to sell the livestock through:

(1) a bonded livestock commission merchant; or

(2) a bonded livestock auction commission merchant.

(b) The court may authorize the sale of livestock in the manner described by Subsection (a) on a written and sworn application by the personal representative or any person interested in the estate.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 485.106 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 485 / Section 485.106
§ 485.106. DECISION BY DEPARTMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Based on the findings of fact, conclusions of law, and proposal for a decision, the department by order may:

(1) find that a violation occurred and impose a penalty; or

(2) find that a violation did not occur.

(b) The notice of the department's order under Subsection (a) that is sent to the person in accordance with Chapter 2001, Government Code, must include a statement of the right of the person to judicial review of the order.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 1.11 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 1 / Section 1.11
§ 1.11. ACQUITTAL A BAR.
Status: in_force

An acquittal of the defendant exempts him from a second trial or a second prosecution for the same offense, however irregular the proceedings may have been; but if the defendant shall have been acquitted upon trial in a court having no jurisdiction of the offense, he may be prosecuted again in a court having jurisdiction.
Tex. Government Code § 548.0151 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 548 / Section 548.0151
§ 548.0151. MEDICAID REIMBURSEMENT REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive commissioner by rule shall require each health and human services agency that administers a part of Medicaid to provide Medicaid reimbursement for teledentistry dental services provided by a dentist licensed to practice dentistry in this state.

(b) The commission shall require reimbursement for a teledentistry dental service at the same rate as the Medicaid program reimburses for the same in-person dental service.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.2181 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.2181
§ 152.2181. SMITH COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The Smith County Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge, the district judges in Smith County, and the judge of each county court at law.

(b) The county judge is the chairman of the board and its chief administrative officer.

(c) The commissioners court may pay the board members annual additional compensation in an amount set by the commissioners court. The additional compensation is for the added duties imposed on the members and shall be paid in equal monthly installments from the general fund of the county.

(d) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006, 152.0007, and 152.0008 do not apply to the juvenile board of Smith County.

(e) The board may accept gifts and grants from any private or public source to use in maintaining and improving the county's juvenile probation services.
Tex. Tax Code § 154.058 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 154 / Section 154.058
§ 154.058. INVENTORY ON TAX INCREASE.
Status: in_force

(a) On the effective date of a tax increase, each distributor, wholesaler, and retailer who has 2,000 or more cigarettes in packages stamped with stamps of an old design, color, or denomination shall immediately inventory the packages and any unused stamps of an old design, color, or denomination and file a report of the inventory with the comptroller.

(b) Not later than the 30th day after the date of the increase, each distributor, wholesaler, and retailer shall pay the amount of the additional tax due because of the tax increase by attaching to the inventory a cashier's check payable to the comptroller, by electronic funds transfer to the comptroller or by any other method of payment authorized by the comptroller.

(c) Each distributor, wholesaler, and retailer shall keep a copy of the inventory and must be able to document the method of payment used.

(d) This section does not affect the date payment is due for stamps of an old design, color, or denomination if payment has not been made for the stamps on or before the effective date of the tax increase.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1019.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1019 / Section 1019.003
§ 1019.003. POLITICAL SUBDIVISION.
Status: in_force

The district is a political subdivision of this state.
Tex. Election Code § 122.093 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 122 / Section 122.093
§ 122.093. EXAMINATION AND REPORT BY EXAMINERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The examiners shall examine the system or equipment to be reexamined at the time and in the manner directed by the secretary of state.

(b) After conducting the examination, each examiner shall prepare a written report on the examination as directed by the secretary and deliver the report to the secretary.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8228.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8228 / Section 8228.001
§ 8228.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Director" means a member of the board.

(3) "District" means the Wood Trace Municipal Utility District No. 1, of Montgomery County, Texas.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 712.0442 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 712 / Section 712.0442
§ 712.0442. PATTERN OF WILFUL DISREGARD.
Status: in_force

(a) If, after a hearing conducted as provided by Chapter 2001, Government Code, the trier of fact finds that a violation of this chapter or a rule of the Finance Commission of Texas establishes a pattern of wilful disregard for the requirements of this chapter or rules of the finance commission, the trier of fact may recommend to the commissioner that the maximum administrative penalty permitted under Section 712.0441 be imposed on the person committing the violation or that the commissioner cancel or not renew the corporation's certificate of authority under this chapter if the person holds such a certificate.

(b) For the purposes of this section, violations corrected as provided by Section 712.0441 may be included in determining whether a pattern of wilful disregard for the requirements of this chapter or rules of the finance commission exists.
Tex. Education Code § 130A.102 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 130A / Section 130A.102
§ 130A.102. CREDENTIALS OF VALUE.
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of Section 130A.101(c)(1), the coordinating board shall designate a credential as a credential of value if the credential:

(1) provides a positive return on investment for a student who received the credential, as measured by earning or being expected to earn cumulative wages at least equal to the cumulative median earnings for high school graduates in this state and earning at least the individual self-sufficient wage, as defined by coordinating board rule, during the period specified by coordinating board rule but not more than 10 years after the date on which the credential is received; and

(2) allows a student who received the credential to recoup the net cost of attendance at a public junior college, including opportunity cost, where:

(A) the net cost of attendance is the net cost of attendance used for purposes of financial aid at the college less any aid received by the student; and

(B) opportunity cost is the difference between cumulative median earnings for high school graduates in this state and cumulative median earnings for students while enrolled in the certificate or degree program leading to the credential for:

(i) a period of two years for an associate degree program;

(ii) a period of four years for a baccalaureate degree program; and

(iii) a period determined by coordinating board rule based on the program's design for a certificate or degree program not described by Subparagraph (i) or (ii).

(b) The coordinating board shall calculate the return on investment for a credential under Subsection (a)(1) using the most current data available to the coordinating board from:

(1) the integrated postsecondary education data system maintained by the National Center for Education Statistics;

(2) wage records obtained from the Texas Workforce Commission;

(3) the American Community Survey by the United States Census Bureau;

(4) the coordinating board's data reporting systems; or

(5) other data sources selected by the coordinating board.

(c) In adopting a definition of individual self-sufficient wage for purposes of Subsection (a)(1), the coordinating board shall ensure the definition is correlated with the statewide median of the self-sufficient wage determined under Section 2308A.012, Government Code.

(d) The coordinating board may designate a credential in education or health care as a credential of value regardless of whether the credential meets the criteria under Subsection (a) if the coordinating board determines the designation is necessary to ensure the workforce needs of this state are met in those fields.

(e) The coordinating board shall adopt rules as necessary to implement this section in alignment with the long-range master plan for higher education in this state developed under Section 61.051(a-1).