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Tex. Local Government Code § 253.012 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 253 / Section 253.012
§ 253.012. CONVEYANCE TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION BY CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "economic development corporation" means a Type A corporation governed by Chapter 504 or a Type B corporation governed by Chapter 505.

(b) This section applies only to a municipality with a population of 20,000 or less.

(c) A municipality may transfer to an economic development corporation, for consideration described by this section, real property or an interest in real property without complying with the notice and bidding requirements of Section 272.001(a) or other law.

(d) Consideration for a transfer authorized by this section is in the form of an agreement between the parties that requires the economic development corporation to use the property in a manner that primarily promotes a public purpose of the municipality. If the economic development corporation at any time fails to use the property in that manner, ownership of the property automatically reverts to the municipality.

(e) The municipality shall transfer the property by an appropriate instrument of transfer. The instrument must include a provision that:

(1) requires the economic development corporation to use the property in a manner that primarily promotes a public purpose of the municipality; and

(2) indicates that ownership of the property automatically reverts to the municipality if the nonprofit organization at any time fails to use the property in that manner.

(f) A municipality may not transfer property to an economic development corporation under this section if the municipality acquired the property through eminent domain.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7901A.0305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7901A / Section 7901A.0305
§ 7901A.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. Health and Safety Code § 533.0095 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 533 / Section 533.0095
§ 533.0095. COLLECTION AND MAINTENANCE OF INFORMATION REGARDING PERSONS FOUND NOT GUILTY BY REASON OF INSANITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive commissioner by rule shall require the department to collect information and maintain current records regarding a person found not guilty of an offense by reason of insanity under Chapter 46C, Code of Criminal Procedure, who is:

(1) ordered by a court to receive inpatient mental health services under Chapter 574 or under Chapter 46C, Code of Criminal Procedure; or

(2) ordered by a court to receive outpatient or community-based treatment and supervision.

(b) Information maintained by the department under this section must include the name and address of any facility to which the person is committed, the length of the person's commitment to the facility, and any post-release outcome.

(c) The department shall file annually with the presiding officer of each house of the legislature a written report containing the name of each person described by Subsection (a), the name and address of any facility to which the person is committed, the length of the person's commitment to the facility, and any post-release outcome.
Tex. Occupations Code § 562.054 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 562 / Section 562.054
§ 562.054. EMERGENCY REFILLS.
Status: in_force

(a) A pharmacist may exercise the pharmacist's professional judgment in refilling a prescription for a prescription drug, other than a controlled substance listed in Schedule II as established by the commissioner of state health services under Chapter 481, Health and Safety Code, without the authorization of the prescribing practitioner if:

(1) failure to refill the prescription might result in an interruption of a therapeutic regimen or create patient suffering;

(2) either:

(A) a natural or manmade disaster has occurred that prohibits the pharmacist from being able to contact the practitioner; or

(B) the pharmacist is unable to contact the practitioner after reasonable effort;

(3) the quantity of prescription drug dispensed does not exceed a 72-hour supply;

(4) the pharmacist informs the patient or the patient's agent at the time of dispensing that the refill is being provided without the practitioner's authorization and that authorization of the practitioner is required for a future refill; and

(5) the pharmacist informs the practitioner of the emergency refill at the earliest reasonable time.

(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), in the event of a natural or manmade disaster, a pharmacist may dispense not more than a 30-day supply of a prescription drug, other than a controlled substance listed in Schedule II as established by the commissioner of state health services under Chapter 481, Health and Safety Code, without the authorization of the prescribing practitioner if:

(1) failure to refill the prescription might result in an interruption of a therapeutic regimen or create patient suffering;

(2) the natural or manmade disaster prohibits the pharmacist from being able to contact the practitioner;

(3) the governor has declared a state of disaster under Chapter 418, Government Code; and

(4) the board, through the executive director, has notified pharmacies in this state that pharmacists may dispense up to a 30-day supply of a prescription drug.

(c) The prescribing practitioner is not liable for an act or omission by a pharmacist in dispensing a prescription drug under Subsection (b).
Tex. Election Code § 192.002 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 192 / Section 192.002
§ 192.002. ELIGIBILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) To be eligible to serve as a presidential elector, a person must:

(1) be a qualified voter of this state; and

(2) not hold the office of United States senator, United States representative, or any other federal office of profit or trust.

(b) To be eligible to serve as a presidential elector for a political party, a person must be affiliated with the party.
Tex. Tax Code § 151.254 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 151 / Section 151.254
§ 151.254. EXEMPTION FROM FILING SECURITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who has filed security under this subchapter is exempted from the security requirements of this subchapter and is entitled, on request, to have the comptroller return, refund, or release the security if in the judgment of the comptroller the person has for two consecutive years continuously complied with the conditions of the security filed under this subchapter.

(b) A person who received a sales tax permit or was registered as a retailer before January 1, 1974, and has not been determined to be delinquent as provided by Section 151.251(b) of this code or been required to file security under this subchapter is exempted from filing security.
Tex. Utilities Code § 252.002 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 252 / Section 252.002
§ 252.002. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter applies to a pole attachment affixed by a cable operator to a pole owned and controlled by an electric cooperative. This chapter does not apply to a pole attachment regulated by the Federal Communications Commission under 47 U.S.C. Section 224.

(b) This chapter does not abrogate or affect a right or obligation of a party to a pole attachment contract entered into by a cable operator and an electric cooperative before September 1, 2013.
Tex. Occupations Code § 168.201 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 168 / Section 168.201
§ 168.201. REGULATION OF PERSON AFFILIATED WITH CLINIC.
Status: in_force

(a) The owner or operator of a pain management clinic, an employee of the clinic, or a person with whom a clinic contracts for services may not:

(1) have been denied, by any jurisdiction, a license under which the person may prescribe, dispense, administer, supply, or sell a controlled substance;

(2) have held a license issued by any jurisdiction, under which the person may prescribe, dispense, administer, supply, or sell a controlled substance, that has been restricted; or

(3) have been subject to disciplinary action by any licensing entity for conduct that was a result of inappropriately prescribing, dispensing, administering, supplying, or selling a controlled substance.

(a-1) For the purposes of this section, inappropriate prescribing includes nontherapeutic prescribing or other conduct as specified by board rule.

(b) A pain management clinic may not be owned wholly or partly by a person who has been convicted of, pled nolo contendere to, or received deferred adjudication for:

(1) an offense that constitutes a felony; or

(2) an offense that constitutes a misdemeanor, the facts of which relate to the distribution of illegal prescription drugs or a controlled substance as defined by Section 551.003(11).

(c) The owner or operator of a pain management clinic shall:

(1) be on-site at the clinic at least 33 percent of the clinic's total number of operating hours; and

(2) review at least 33 percent of the total number of patient files of the clinic, including the patient files of a clinic employee or contractor to whom authority for patient care has been delegated by the clinic.

(d) A person who owns or operates a pain management clinic is engaged in the practice of medicine. This shall include, but is not limited to, all supervision and delegation activities related to the pain management clinic.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 301.157 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 301 / Section 301.157
§ 301.157. PETITION REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The petition for an election under this subchapter must read substantially as follows:

"The following qualified voters of __________ County request the Commissioners Court of __________ County to call an election at which the qualified voters shall be asked to vote on the proposition of whether or not they approve of the issuance of a weather modification permit that includes authorization for hail suppression (description of area)."

(b) Each qualified voter signing the petition must give the voter's full name and address and voter registration number.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2006.052 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2006 / Section 2006.052
§ 2006.052. OPTIONAL PREMIUM DISCOUNT.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Section 2006.053, an insurer that issues a residential property insurance policy may:

(1) discount the premiums that would otherwise be charged for the policy by not less than three percent if the policyholder:

(A) has continuously been a residential property insurance policyholder with the insurer or an affiliate of the insurer; and

(B) has not filed a residential property insurance claim during the three years before the effective date of the policy; and

(2) increase the amount of the discount by one percent for each subsequent year in which the policyholder:

(A) has been a residential property insurance policyholder with the insurer or an affiliate of the insurer; and

(B) has not filed a residential property insurance claim.

(b) This section applies to an insurer that uses a tier classification or discount program that has a premium consequence based in whole or in part on claims experience, regardless of whether any of the policies that continuously covered the policyholder was a different kind of residential property insurance policy from the policy eligible for the premium discount.

(c) A residential property insurance claim under this section does not include a claim:

(1) resulting from a loss caused by natural causes;

(2) that is filed but is not paid or payable under the policy; or

(3) that an insurer is prohibited from using under Section 544.353.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 12.705 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 12 / Section 12.705
§ 12.705. LICENSE, STAMP, PERMIT, AND TAG SALES REPORTS.
Status: in_force

(a) After the end of each calendar month or at any other time designated by the department, a license deputy shall send to the department a report on a form and in the manner prescribed by the department.

(b) A license deputy shall furnish any other information or material required by the license deputy's agreement with the department.

(c) The commission by rule may establish reasonable penalties for delinquent payments or reports from license deputies and may establish payment discounts for timely payments or reports from license deputies.
Tex. Government Code § 808.051 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 808 / Section 808.051
§ 808.051. LISTED COMPANIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller shall prepare and maintain, and provide to each state governmental entity, a list of all companies that boycott Israel. In maintaining the list, the comptroller may review and rely, as appropriate in the comptroller's judgment, on publicly available information regarding companies, including information provided by the state, nonprofit organizations, research firms, international organizations, and governmental entities.

(b) The comptroller shall update the list annually or more often as the comptroller considers necessary, but not more often than quarterly, based on information from, among other sources, those listed in Subsection (a).

(c) Not later than the 30th day after the date the list of companies that boycott Israel is first provided or updated, the comptroller shall file the list with the presiding officer of each house of the legislature and the attorney general and post the list on a publicly available website.
Tex. Transportation Code § 451.410 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 451 / Section 451.410
§ 451.410.
Status: in_force

Sec. 451.410. SALES AND USE TAX INCREASE OR DECREASE: BALLOTS. In an election for the increase or decrease of an authority's sales and use tax, the ballots shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the following proposition: "The (increase or decrease) of the local sales and use tax rate to (percentage)."
Tex. Government Code § 605.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 605 / Section 605.003
§ 605.003. CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person or officer, agent, or employee of the person commits an offense if the person or officer, agent, or employee of the person violates any provision of this chapter.

(b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $50 or more than $1,000 and confinement in jail for not more than six months or both a fine and confinement.

(c) Each day a person violates a provision of this chapter is a separate offense.
Tex. Local Government Code § 261.003 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 261 / Section 261.003
§ 261.003. APPEAL.
Status: in_force

(a) An appeal from a finding and assessment of damages made as prescribed by Chapter 21, Property Code, does not suspend work by the county that relates to the land the county seeks to acquire.

(b) A county is not required to give a bond in an appealed case.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 149.007 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 149 / Section 149.007
§ 149.007. EFFECT ON MUNICIPAL ORDINANCES.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this section, this chapter does not affect any provision of a municipal ordinance regulating the sale or possession of horsemeat or the licensing of horsemeat dealers.

(b) A municipal ordinance that directly conflicts with this chapter has no effect.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 242.326 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 242 / Section 242.326
§ 242.326. OFFENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly or intentionally violates Section 242.310.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
Tex. Finance Code § 394.001 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 394 / Section 394.001
§ 394.001. DUTIES OF COMMISSIONER.
Status: in_force

The consumer credit commissioner shall provide advice and assistance to:

(1) encourage the establishment and operation of voluntary nonprofit debt-counseling services for residents of this state; and

(2) coordinate, encourage, and aid public and private agencies, organizations and groups, and consumer credit institutions in the development and operation of voluntary education programs to promote the prudent and beneficial use of consumer credit by residents of this state.
Tex. Election Code § 20.064 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 20 / Section 20.064
§ 20.064. DECLINATION FORM NOT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The Department of Public Safety is not required to comply with the procedures prescribed by this chapter relating to the form for a declination of voter registration.
Tex. Government Code § 772.00715 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 772 / Section 772.00715
§ 772.00715. EVIDENCE TESTING GRANT PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Accredited crime laboratory" has the meaning assigned by Section 420.003.

(2) "Criminal justice division" means the criminal justice division established under Section 772.006.

(3) "Grant program" means the evidence testing grant program established under this section.

(4) "Law enforcement agency" means:

(A) the police department of a municipality;

(B) the sheriff's office of a county; or

(C) a constable's office of a county.

(b) The criminal justice division shall establish and administer a grant program and shall disburse funds to assist law enforcement agencies or counties in testing evidence collected in relation to a sexual assault or other sex offense.

(c) Grant funds may be used only for the testing by an accredited crime laboratory of evidence that was collected in relation to a sexual assault or other sex offense.

(d) The criminal justice division:

(1) may establish additional eligibility criteria for grant applicants; and

(2) shall establish:

(A) grant application procedures;

(B) guidelines relating to grant amounts; and

(C) criteria for evaluating grant applications.

(e) The criminal justice division shall include in the biennial report required by Section 772.006(a)(9) detailed reporting of the results and performance of the grant program.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1050.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1050 / Section 1050.155
§ 1050.155. DEPOSITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution shall designate a bank as the district's depository. A designated bank serves for two years until a successor is designated.

(b) District money, other than money invested in accordance with Chapter 2256, Government Code, and money transmitted to a bank for payment of bonds or obligations issued by the district, shall be deposited with the district depository.

(c) All district money shall be secured in the manner provided for securing county funds.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 85.204 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 85 / Section 85.204
§ 85.204. MODIFICATION OF PRACTICE.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c), a health care worker who is infected with HIV or who is infected with hepatitis B virus and is HBeAg positive may not perform an exposure-prone procedure.

(b)(1) A health care worker who is infected with HIV or who is infected with hepatitis B virus and is HBeAg positive may perform an exposure-prone procedure only if the health care worker has sought counsel from an expert review panel and been advised under what circumstances, if any, the health care worker may continue to perform the exposure-prone procedure.

(2) An expert review panel should include the health care worker's personal physician and experts with knowledge of infectious diseases, infection control, the epidemiology of HIV and hepatitis B virus, and procedures performed by the health care worker.

(3) All proceedings and communications of the expert review panel are confidential and release of information relating to a health care worker's HIV status shall comply with Chapter 81.

(4) Health professional associations and health facilities should develop guidelines for expert review panels and identify exposure-prone procedures, as defined by this subchapter.

(c) A health care worker who performs an exposure-prone procedure as provided under Subsection (b) shall notify a prospective patient of the health care worker's seropositive status and obtain the patient's consent before the patient undergoes an exposure-prone procedure, unless the patient is unable to consent.

(d) To promote the continued use of the talents, knowledge, and skills of a health care worker whose practice is modified because of the worker's HIV or hepatitis B virus infection status, the worker should:

(1) be provided opportunities to continue patient care activities, if practicable; and

(2) receive career counseling and job retraining.

(e) A health care worker whose practice is modified because of hepatitis B virus infection may request periodic redeterminations by the expert review panel under Subsection (b) of any change in the worker's HBeAg status due to resolution of infection or as a result of treatment.

(f) A health care worker who is infected with HIV or who is infected with hepatitis B virus and is HBeAg positive who performs invasive procedures not identified as exposure-prone should not have his or her practice restricted, provided the infected health care worker adheres to the standards for infection control provided in Section 85.203.
Tex. Election Code § 213.005 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 213 / Section 213.005
§ 213.005. COUNTING TEAMS.
Status: in_force

(a) A recount committee in a recount other than a recount on automatic tabulating equipment shall function as one or more counting teams composed of three members each. The recount coordinator may appoint one member of each team.

(b) Subject to the authority of the recount supervisor or the supervisor's designee, the recount committee chair shall designate the members to serve on each team and the duties to be performed by each member.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1086.058 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1086 / Section 1086.058
§ 1086.058. COMPENSATION; EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

A director or officer serves without compensation but may be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in the performance of official duties. The expenses must be:

(1) reported in the district's records; and

(2) approved by the board.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4008.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4008 / Section 4008.001
§ 4008.001. PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

Certain insurance products are so complex that the general agent licensing and continuing education requirements are insufficient to ensure the level of agent expertise necessary to safeguard consumer interests. Agents should be equipped with the necessary skills and knowledge to assist insureds appropriately in their purchases. Requiring agent training or demonstration of knowledge before an agent may sell particularly complex products mitigates the negative impact caused by agents selling complex products without the training and knowledge necessary to sell those products in a manner that is fair and beneficial to insureds.
Tex. Government Code § 493.0083 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 493 / Section 493.0083
§ 493.0083. PROGRAM EVALUATION CAPABILITY.
Status: in_force

The department shall maintain a program evaluation capability separate from the rehabilitation and reentry division to determine the effectiveness of rehabilitation and reintegration programs and services provided to inmates and other offenders under the jurisdiction of the department.
Tex. Penal Code § 7.01 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 7 / Section 7.01
§ 7.01. PARTIES TO OFFENSES.
Status: in_force

(a) A person is criminally responsible as a party to an offense if the offense is committed by his own conduct, by the conduct of another for which he is criminally responsible, or by both.

(b) Each party to an offense may be charged with commission of the offense.

(c) All traditional distinctions between accomplices and principals are abolished by this section, and each party to an offense may be charged and convicted without alleging that he acted as a principal or accomplice.