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Tex. Government Code § 129.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 129 / Section 129.004
§ 129.004. DUTIES OF PUBLIC SAFETY EMPLOYEES TREATMENT COURT PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) A public safety employees treatment court program established under this chapter must:

(1) ensure that a defendant eligible for participation in the program is provided legal counsel before volunteering to proceed through the program and while participating in the program;

(2) allow a participant to withdraw from the program at any time before a trial on the merits has been initiated;

(3) provide a participant with a court-ordered individualized treatment plan indicating the services that will be provided to the participant; and

(4) ensure that the jurisdiction of the public safety employees treatment court continues for a period of not less than six months but does not continue beyond the period of community supervision for the offense charged.

(b) A public safety employees treatment court program established under this chapter shall make, establish, and publish local procedures to ensure maximum participation of eligible defendants in the county or counties in which those defendants reside.

(c) A public safety employees treatment court program may allow a participant to comply with the participant's court-ordered individualized treatment plan or to fulfill certain other court obligations through the use of videoconferencing software or other Internet-based communications.

(d) This chapter does not prevent the initiation of procedures under Chapter 46B, Code of Criminal Procedure.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 771.074 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 771 / Section 771.074
§ 771.074. EXEMPTION.
Status: in_force

A fee or surcharge authorized by this subchapter, Chapter 772, or a home-rule municipality may not be imposed on or collected from the state or the federal government.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 7C.004 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 7C / Section 7C.004
§ 7C.004. ACCEPTING CERTAIN FEDERAL GRANTS PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

An entity described by Article 7C.002(a) may not accept federal grant funds for the implementation, service, or enforcement of a federal statute, order, rule, or regulation purporting to implement or enforce an extreme risk protective order against a person in this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8504.209 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8504 / Section 8504.209
§ 8504.209. BOARD DETERMINATION CONCLUSIVE.
Status: in_force

A determination by the board that a program is intended and expected to carry out the program's stated purposes is conclusive with respect to whether the purposes of this subchapter are satisfied.
Tex. Insurance Code § 225.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 225 / Section 225.002
§ 225.002. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies to a surplus lines agent who collects gross premiums for surplus lines insurance for any risk in which this state is the home state of the insured.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 162.003 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 162 / Section 162.003
§ 162.003. TESTING.
Status: in_force

The commission by rule shall prescribe the manner, method, and system of testing cattle for tuberculosis under a cooperative program.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 203.0085 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 203 / Section 203.0085
§ 203.0085. RISK-BASED INSPECTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall adopt a policy prioritizing inspections conducted by the department under:

(1) Chapter 51, Family Code;

(2) Section 221.008 of this code; and

(3) Subtitle C, Title 12, of this code.

(b) The policy under Subsection (a) must require the department to:

(1) prioritize the inspection of entities based on the relative risk level of each entity; and

(2) use the risk assessment tools established under Section 203.0084 to determine how frequently and intensively the department conducts risk-based inspections.

(c) The policy under Subsection (a) may provide for the department to use alternative inspection methods for entities determined to be low risk, including the following methods:

(1) desk audits of key documentation;

(2) abbreviated inspection procedures;

(3) videoconference technology; and

(4) other methods that are an alternative to conducting an in-person inspection.

(d) On request by the department, a juvenile probation department or a private facility under the department's jurisdiction shall provide information on a routine basis, as determined by the department, to assist the department in implementing a risk-based inspection schedule.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1601.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1601 / Section 1601.003
§ 1601.003. GENERAL DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Administering carrier" means a carrier or organization that is:

(A) qualified to engage in business in this state; and

(B) designated by a system to administer services, benefits, insurance coverages, or requirements in accordance with this chapter.

(2) "Basic coverage" means coverage, including health benefit coverage, that meets the basic coverage standards required under Section 1601.053(a)(1).

(3) "Cafeteria plan" means a plan defined and authorized by Section 125, Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

(4) "Group life, accident, or health benefit plan" means a group agreement, policy, contract, or arrangement provided by an administering carrier, including:

(A) a group insurance policy or contract;

(B) a life, accident, medical, dental, or hospital service agreement;

(C) a membership or subscription contract; or

(D) any other similar group arrangement.

(5) "Optional coverage" means group coverage other than the basic coverage.

(6) "Service" means personal service to a system for which an employee is credited in accordance with rules adopted by the system.

(7) "System" means The University of Texas System or The Texas A&M University System.

(8) "The Texas A&M University System" means the entities governed under Chapters 85 through 88, Education Code, including the Texas Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory.

(9) "The University of Texas System" means the entities listed or described by Section 65.02, Education Code.

(10) "Uniform program" means an employees uniform insurance benefits program provided under this chapter.
Tex. Education Code § 151.003 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 151 / Section 151.003
§ 151.003. INSTITUTE MEMBERSHIP.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Subsection (b), the institute is composed of the following institutions:

(1) The University of Texas at El Paso;

(2) Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at El Paso;

(3) El Paso Community College District;

(4) R. E. Thomason General Hospital;

(5) El Paso City/County Health District;

(6) Department of State Health Services; and

(7) Medical Center of the Americas Foundation.

(b) The governing board of the institute may adopt procedures for:

(1) changing, adding, or removing entities as members of the institute; and

(2) creating developmental or advisory boards for the institute.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 4A.503 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 4A / Section 4A.503
§ 4A.503. INJUNCTION OR RESTRAINING ORDER WITH RESPECT TO FUNDS TRANSFER.
Status: in_force

For proper cause and in compliance with applicable law, a court may restrain (i) a person from issuing a payment order to initiate a funds transfer, (ii) an originator's bank from executing the payment order of the originator, or (iii) the beneficiary's bank from releasing funds to the beneficiary or the beneficiary from withdrawing the funds. A court may not otherwise restrain a person from issuing a payment order, paying or receiving payment of a payment order, or otherwise acting with respect to a funds transfer.
Tex. Finance Code § 348.012 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 348 / Section 348.012
§ 348.012. APPLICABILITY OF INSURANCE PREMIUM FINANCING PROVISIONS.
Status: in_force

Chapter 651, Insurance Code, does not apply to a retail installment transaction.
Tex. Family Code § 153.314 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 153 / Section 153.314
§ 153.314. HOLIDAY POSSESSION UNAFFECTED BY DISTANCE PARENTS RESIDE APART.
Status: in_force

The following provisions govern possession of the child for certain specific holidays and supersede conflicting weekend or Thursday periods of possession without regard to the distance the parents reside apart. The possessory conservator and the managing conservator shall have rights of possession of the child as follows:

(1) the possessory conservator shall have possession of the child in even-numbered years beginning at 6 p.m. on the day the child is dismissed from school for the Christmas school vacation and ending at noon on December 28, and the managing conservator shall have possession for the same period in odd-numbered years;

(2) the possessory conservator shall have possession of the child in odd-numbered years beginning at noon on December 28 and ending at 6 p.m. on the day before school resumes after that vacation, and the managing conservator shall have possession for the same period in even-numbered years;

(3) the possessory conservator shall have possession of the child in odd-numbered years, beginning at 6 p.m. on the day the child is dismissed from school before Thanksgiving and ending at 6 p.m. on the following Sunday, and the managing conservator shall have possession for the same period in even-numbered years;

(4) the parent not otherwise entitled under this standard possession order to present possession of a child on the child's birthday shall have possession of the child beginning at 6 p.m. and ending at 8 p.m. on that day, provided that the parent picks up the child from the residence of the conservator entitled to possession and returns the child to that same place;

(5) if a conservator, the father shall have possession of the child beginning at 6 p.m. on the Friday preceding Father's Day and ending on Father's Day at 6 p.m., provided that, if he is not otherwise entitled under this standard possession order to present possession of the child, he picks up the child from the residence of the conservator entitled to possession and returns the child to that same place; and

(6) if a conservator, the mother shall have possession of the child beginning at 6 p.m. on the Friday preceding Mother's Day and ending on Mother's Day at 6 p.m., provided that, if she is not otherwise entitled under this standard possession order to present possession of the child, she picks up the child from the residence of the conservator entitled to possession and returns the child to that same place.
Tex. Government Code § 22.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 22 / Section 22.002
§ 22.002. WRIT POWER.
Status: repealed

(a) The supreme court or a justice of the supreme court may issue writs of procedendo and certiorari and all writs of quo warranto and mandamus agreeable to the principles of law regulating those writs, against a statutory county court judge, a statutory probate court judge, a district judge, a court of appeals or a justice of a court of appeals, or any officer of state government except the governor, the court of criminal appeals, or a judge of the court of criminal appeals.

(b) The supreme court or, in vacation, a justice of the supreme court may issue a writ of mandamus to compel a statutory county court judge, a statutory probate court judge, or a district judge to proceed to trial and judgment in a case.

(c) Only the supreme court has the authority to issue a writ of mandamus or injunction, or any other mandatory or compulsory writ or process, against any of the officers of the executive departments of the government of this state to order or compel the performance of a judicial, ministerial, or discretionary act or duty that, by state law, the officer or officers are authorized to perform.

(d) Repealed by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 148, Sec. 2.03, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.

(e) The supreme court or a justice of the supreme court, either in termtime or vacation, may issue a writ of habeas corpus when a person is restrained in his liberty by virtue of an order, process, or commitment issued by a court or judge on account of the violation of an order, judgment, or decree previously made, rendered, or entered by the court or judge in a civil case. Pending the hearing of an application for a writ of habeas corpus, the supreme court or a justice of the supreme court may admit to bail a person to whom the writ of habeas corpus may be so granted.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 6.02 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 6 / Section 6.02
§ 6.02. COORDINATION OF EXPIRATION DATES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may authorize a licensee or permittee to change the expiration date of a license or permit held by the licensee or permittee to any date that is agreeable to the commission, consistent with a reasonable annual distribution of renewal application review work of the commission, and to the licensee or permittee.

(b) The fee for an application for a change in expiration date is $25 per license or permit affected.

(c) The commission may not abate or refund a license or permit fee because of a change in the expiration date made under this section but may authorize a license or permit period of less than one year for the period during which the expiration date is changed. The commission may not authorize a license or permit period of greater than two years.
Tex. Transportation Code § 623.004 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 623 / Section 623.004
§ 623.004. DENIAL OF PERMIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may deny an application for a permit under this subtitle submitted by an applicant who:

(1) is the subject of an out-of-service order issued by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration; or

(2) the Department of Public Safety has determined has:

(A) an unsatisfactory safety rating under 49 C.F.R. Part 385; or

(B) multiple violations of Chapter 644, a rule adopted under that chapter, or Subtitle C.

(b) A denial of an application for a permit under this section is not required to be preceded by notice and an opportunity for hearing.

(c) An applicant may appeal a denial under this section by filing an appeal with the department not later than the 26th day after the date the department issues notice of the denial to the applicant.
Tex. Insurance Code § 841.101 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 841 / Section 841.101
§ 841.101. CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

A domestic insurance company may not engage in the business of insurance in this state, except for the lending of money, without first obtaining from the commissioner a certificate of authority that:

(1) shows that the company has fully complied with the laws of this state; and

(2) authorizes the company to engage in the business of insurance in this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3906.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3906 / Section 3906.005
§ 3906.005. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter, as that territory may have been modified under Section 3906.113 or other law.

(b) A mistake in the field notes of the district contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not in any way affect:

(1) the district's organization, existence, or validity;

(2) the district's right to contract, including the right to issue any type of bond or other obligation for a purpose for which the district is created;

(3) the district's right to impose or collect an assessment, tax, or any other revenue; or

(4) the legality or operation of the board.
Tex. Occupations Code § 153.0015 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 153 / Section 153.0015
§ 153.0015. GUIDELINES FOR INPUT IN RULEMAKING.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall adopt guidelines to establish procedures for receiving input during the rulemaking process from individuals and groups that have an interest in matters under the board's jurisdiction, including input from the Texas Physician Assistant Board and the Texas State Board of Acupuncture Examiners. The guidelines must provide an opportunity for those individuals and groups to provide input before the board provides notice of the proposed rule under Section 2001.023, Government Code.

(b) The guidelines adopted under this section shall also include procedures for the board to receive comments on rules recommended by the physician assistant board or acupuncture board for adoption by the board.

(c) A rule adopted by the board may not be challenged on the grounds that the board did not comply with this section. If the board was unable to solicit a significant amount of input from the public or affected persons early in the rulemaking process, the board shall state in writing the reasons why the board was unable to do so.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1093.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1093 / Section 1093.202
§ 1093.202. TAX TO PAY GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) At the time general obligation bonds are issued under Section 1093.201, the board shall impose an ad valorem tax at a rate sufficient to create an interest and sinking fund to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds as the bonds mature.

(b) The tax required by this section together with any other ad valorem tax the district imposes may not in any year exceed the tax rate approved by the voters at the election authorizing the imposition of the tax.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1301.259 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1301 / Section 1301.259
§ 1301.259. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.
Status: in_force

(a) The board and the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation shall enter into a memorandum of understanding to improve services and coordinate the functions of each agency.

(b) The memorandum of understanding must:

(1) require each agency to share:

(A) information technology to support the regulation and enforcement of occupational licenses; and

(B) information on regulatory practices for licensed occupations, including policy issues that affect the regulation of licensed occupations, standardization of complaint and enforcement techniques, and model licensing techniques;

(2) authorize enforcement officers from each agency to check licenses, registrations, or endorsements held by persons practicing occupations regulated by the other agency and report noncompliance to that agency; and

(3) state the circumstances when a joint investigation between the board and the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation is appropriate.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 300C.0029 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 300C / Section 300C.0029
§ 300C.0029. ADMINISTRATION OF PROPERTY, DEBTS, AND ASSETS AFTER DISSOLUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) After dissolution of a district under Section 300C.0028, the board shall continue to control and administer any property, debts, and assets of the district until all of the district's property and assets have been disposed of and all of the district's debts have been paid or settled.

(b) As soon as practicable after the dissolution of the district, the board shall transfer to each institutional health care provider in the district the provider's proportionate share of any remaining money in any local provider participation fund created by the district.

(c) If, after administering the district's property and assets, the board determines that the property and assets are insufficient to pay the debts of the district, the district shall transfer the remaining debts to the local governments that created the district in proportion to the money contributed to the district by each local government, including a paying hospital in the local government.

(d) If, after complying with Subsections (b) and (c) and administering the district's property and assets, the board determines that unused money remains, the board shall transfer the unused money to the local governments that created the district in proportion to the money contributed to the district by each local government, including a paying hospital in the local government.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 247.003 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 247 / Section 247.003
§ 247.003. APPLICATION OF OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c), Chapter 242 does not apply to an assisted living facility licensed under this chapter.

(b) Subchapter D, Chapter 242, applies to an assisted living facility, and the department shall administer and enforce that subchapter for an assisted living facility in the same manner it is administered and enforced for a nursing home.

(c) Except as provided by this subsection, Subchapter R, Chapter 242, applies to an assisted living facility, and the department shall administer that subchapter for an assisted living facility in the same manner it is administered and enforced for a nursing home, but shall enforce that subchapter in accordance with the sanctions authorized by this chapter. Sections 242.851 and 242.852 do not apply to an assisted living facility or to conduct within an assisted living facility.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1251.008 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1251 / Section 1251.008
§ 1251.008. RULES.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may adopt rules necessary to administer this chapter. A rule adopted under this section is subject to notice and hearing as provided by Section 1201.007 for a rule adopted under Chapter 1201.
Tex. Insurance Code § 602.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 602 / Section 602.003
§ 602.003. CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter does not preempt or supersede state law in effect on July 1, 2002, that relates to the privacy of medical records, health information, or insurance information.

(b) This chapter may not be construed to modify, limit, or supersede the operation of the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. Section 1681 et seq.).

(c) This chapter may not be used as a basis for drawing an inference that information is or is not transaction or experience information under Section 603 of the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. Section 1681a).
Tex. Transportation Code § 370.073 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 370 / Section 370.073
§ 370.073. FEASIBILITY STUDY BY MUNICIPALITY, COUNTY, OTHER GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY, OR PRIVATE GROUP.
Status: in_force

(a) One or more municipalities, counties, or other governmental entities, a combination of municipalities, counties, and other governmental entities, or a private group or combination of individuals in this state may pay all or part of the expenses of studying the cost and feasibility of a transportation project, the design and engineering of a transportation project, and any other expenses relating to:

(1) the preparation and issuance of bonds for the acquisition or construction of a proposed transportation project by an authority;

(2) the improvement, extension, or expansion of an existing transportation project of the authority; or

(3) the use of private participation under applicable law in connection with the acquisition, construction, improvement, expansion, extension, maintenance, repair, or operation of a transportation project by an authority.

(b) Money spent under Subsection (a) for a proposed transportation project is reimbursable without interest and with the consent of the authority to the person paying the expenses described in Subsection (a) out of the proceeds from revenue bonds issued for or other proceeds that may be used for the acquisition, construction, improvement, extension, expansion, maintenance, repair, or operation of the transportation project.