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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 282.027 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 282 / Section 282.027
§ 282.027. SUPERINTENDENT; DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall appoint a superintendent to serve as the district's chief administrator.

(b) The superintendent serves at the will of the board and is responsible to the board for the efficient administration of hospital affairs.

(c) The superintendent is entitled to compensation as determined by the board.

(d) The superintendent may attend board meetings and meetings of a board committee and may participate in the discussion of matters within the superintendent's functions, but the superintendent may not vote on matters considered by the board.

(e) The superintendent shall:

(1) control administrative functions of the hospital;

(2) carry out the board orders;

(3) ensure that the district complies with state law relating to matters within the superintendent's functions; and

(4) fully advise the board of the district's financial condition and needs.

(f) At least once a year, the superintendent shall:

(1) prepare an estimate of administrative expenses for the succeeding fiscal year;

(2) recommend to the board and estimate the cost of improvements to be made in the succeeding fiscal year;

(3) certify to the board district bills, allowances, and payrolls, including public works contractors' claims; and

(4) recommend to the board salary amounts of district employees under the administrator and a salary scale to be paid for different services required by the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8428.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8428 / Section 8428.152
§ 8428.152. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 8428.151, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Insurance Code § 544.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 544 / Section 544.001
§ 544.001. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies to:

(1) any legal entity engaged in the business of insurance in this state, including:

(A) a capital stock insurance company;

(B) a mutual insurance company;

(C) a title insurance company;

(D) a fraternal benefit society;

(E) a local mutual aid association;

(F) a statewide mutual assessment company;

(G) a county mutual insurance company;

(H) a Lloyd's plan;

(I) a reciprocal or interinsurance exchange;

(J) a stipulated premium company;

(K) a group hospital service corporation;

(L) a farm mutual insurance company;

(M) a risk retention group;

(N) an eligible surplus lines insurer; and

(O) an agent, broker, or adjuster; and

(2) a health maintenance organization.
Tex. Occupations Code § 501.263 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 501 / Section 501.263
§ 501.263. TEMPORARY LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive council may issue a temporary license to an applicant seeking to practice in this state for a limited time and limited purpose if the applicant:

(1) pays the required application fee;

(2) submits an application to the executive council in the form prescribed by the executive council;

(3) is licensed, certified, or registered as a psychologist or psychological associate by another state having requirements substantially equal to those prescribed by this chapter;

(4) is in good standing with the regulatory agency of the jurisdiction in which the person is licensed, certified, or registered;

(5) is supervised by a person licensed under this chapter with whom the temporary license holder may consult during the time the person holds a temporary license; and

(6) has passed an examination recognized by the executive council as equivalent to the examination required for a permanent license under this chapter.

(b) A temporary license is valid only for the period specified by the executive council and for the limited purpose approved by the executive council.

(c) The executive council may adopt rules to issue a temporary license to a person who holds a license or the equivalent from another country.

(d) A temporary license issued under this section is not a vested property right.

(e) A person holding a temporary license issued under this chapter shall display a sign indicating that the license is temporary. The sign must be approved by the executive council and displayed in every room in which the person provides psychological services.
Tex. Labor Code § 410.254 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 410 / Section 410.254
§ 410.254. INTERVENTION.
Status: in_force

On timely motion initiated by the commissioner, the division shall be permitted to intervene in any judicial proceeding under this subchapter or Subchapter G.
Tex. Local Government Code § 371.042 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 371 / Section 371.042
§ 371.042. CREATION OF JOINT PLANNING COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

(a) If the area in which a municipality may exercise zoning authority is adjacent to any area in which one or more other municipalities may exercise zoning authority, the municipality may participate in a joint planning commission with one or more of the other municipalities. To participate in a joint planning commission, a municipality must adopt the provisions of this subchapter.

(b) The governing bodies of each municipality participating in a joint planning commission shall appoint an equal number of representatives to the planning commission.

(c) The planning commission shall meet and determine the area under its jurisdiction, describe the area by metes and bounds in writing and on a map, and file a copy of the description with the county clerk of the county in which the municipalities are located.

(d) A municipality participating in the planning commission may contribute to or spend public funds for the commission to achieve the purposes of the commission.
Tex. Finance Code § 122.260 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 122 / Section 122.260
§ 122.260. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY; INJUNCTION.
Status: in_force

(a) If a credit union or other person designated in a final order under this subchapter does not comply with the order, the commissioner, after giving notice, may assess an administrative penalty against the credit union, the designated person, or both, in an amount of not less than $100 or more than $10,000 each for each day of the violation of the order.

(b) The credit union may not reimburse or indemnify a person for any part of the administrative penalty.

(c) The commissioner may bring suit for injunction or to collect the administrative penalty in a district court of Travis County. In the suit, a certificate by the commissioner showing a failure to pay an administrative penalty is prima facie evidence of:

(1) the imposition of the penalty or the delinquency of the stated penalty amount; and

(2) compliance by the department with the law relating to the computation and imposition of the penalty.

(d) The attorney general is entitled to recover reasonable attorney's fees from the credit union or the designated person, or both, if the attorney general prevails in a judicial action necessary for collection of the administrative penalty.
Tex. Finance Code § 181.103 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 181 / Section 181.103
§ 181.103. EFFECT OF INTERPRETIVE STATEMENT OR OPINION.
Status: in_force

An interpretive statement or opinion issued under this subchapter does not have the force of law and is not a rule for the purposes of Chapter 2001, Government Code, unless adopted as a rule by the finance commission as provided by Chapter 2001, Government Code. An interpretive statement or opinion is an administrative construction of this subtitle entitled to great weight if the construction is reasonable and does not conflict with this subtitle.
Tex. Insurance Code § 801.057 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 801 / Section 801.057
§ 801.057.
Status: in_force

Sec. 801.057. FAILURE TO FILE ANNUAL STATEMENT: GROUND FOR REVOCATION OR SUSPENSION. A certificate of authority of an insurer that fails to file an annual statement required by law is subject to being suspended or revoked by the department.
Tex. Government Code § 51.102 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 51 / Section 51.102
§ 51.102. DEPUTY CLERK.
Status: in_force

(a) The court of criminal appeals, or the clerk of the court of criminal appeals with the court's approval, may appoint a stenographer employed by the court to act as a deputy clerk to perform the clerk's duties during the absence, illness, or other disability of the clerk.

(b) The stenographer appointed deputy clerk shall perform the duties of the clerk in the name of the clerk and shall sign his own name as deputy clerk after signing the clerk's name.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3903.008 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3903 / Section 3903.008
§ 3903.008. LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with the findings and purposes stated in this chapter.
Tex. Water Code § 15.209 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 15 / Section 15.209
§ 15.209. CONTRACTS, AGREEMENTS, AND OTHER DOCUMENTS.
Status: reserved

(a) On approval of an application, the board shall enter into a contract with the issuer for the insurance of the bonds on terms and conditions agreed to by the parties. The terms and conditions must comply with this subchapter and rules adopted by the board.

(b) The insurance contract shall include:

(1) the extent of the insurance coverage;

(2) the terms and conditions of the insurance coverage;

(3) rights in addition to those provided by law reserved by the board against the issuer in the event the board must pay all or part of the insurance coverage; and

(4) any other provision required in order to be in compliance with the board's rules.

(c) The board shall execute any other documents necessary to legally bind the state to insure payment to the bondholders on default or impending default.

(d) For the insurance coverage of bonds to be effective, it must be approved by the attorney general as to the legality of the insurance coverage. Documents relating to the insurance of the bonds shall be submitted to the attorney general for approval at the same time as the bonds and records relating to the issuance of the bonds are submitted for approval. The bonds issued by a political subdivision or water supply corporation and the insurance coverage approved by the board are valid, binding, and incontestable after:

(1) approval by the attorney general;

(2) registration by the comptroller; and

(3) payment by and delivery to the buyer.
Tex. Penal Code § 25.05 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 25 / Section 25.05
§ 25.05. CRIMINAL NONSUPPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) An individual commits an offense if the individual intentionally or knowingly fails to provide support for the individual's child younger than 18 years of age, or for the individual's child who is the subject of a court order requiring the individual to support the child.

(b) For purposes of this section, "child" includes a child born out of wedlock whose paternity has either been acknowledged by the actor or has been established in a civil suit under the Family Code or the law of another state.

(c) Under this section, a conviction may be had on the uncorroborated testimony of a party to the offense.

(d) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this section that the actor could not provide support for the actor's child.

(e) The pendency of a prosecution under this section does not affect the power of a court to enter an order for child support under the Family Code.

(f) An offense under this section is a state jail felony.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1052.306 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1052 / Section 1052.306
§ 1052.306. IMPOSITION OF TAX AND RETURN OF SURPLUS TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) After the board finds that the district is dissolved, the board shall:

(1) determine the debt owed by the district; and

(2) impose on the property included in the district's tax rolls a tax that is in proportion of the debt to the property value.

(b) On the payment of all outstanding debts and obligations of the district, the board shall order the secretary to return to each district taxpayer the taxpayer's pro rata share of all unused tax money.

(c) A taxpayer may request that the taxpayer's share of surplus tax money be credited to the taxpayer's county taxes. If a taxpayer requests the credit, the board shall direct the secretary to transmit the money to the county tax assessor-collector.
Tex. Government Code § 853.501 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 853 / Section 853.501
§ 853.501. MILITARY SERVICE BY MEMBER.
Status: in_force

(a) A member of the retirement system is allowed credited service as provided in this subchapter if at any time the person:

(1) leaves employment with a participating municipality to perform and performs active duty service in the armed forces or the armed forces reserves of the United States or their auxiliaries, provided that:

(A) the person makes application for reemployment with the same municipality within 90 days after the person is released from active duty or discharged from such military service or from hospitalization continuing after discharge for a period of not more than one year; and

(B) the person is reemployed by the same participating municipality; or

(2) is conscripted and leaves employment with a participating municipality to perform and performs war-related service during a state of war or during a conflict between the armed forces of the United States and the armed forces of a foreign country, provided that the person is reemployed by the same municipality within 90 days after the end of such service.

(b) Credit for service under this section may only be used as set forth in Section 853.505.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 42.068 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 42 / Section 42.068
§ 42.068. REQUIRED POSTING OF NO TRESPASSING NOTICE; CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) Each general residential operation operating as a residential treatment center shall post "No Trespassing" notices on the grounds of the general residential operation.

(b) The executive commissioner by rule shall determine and prescribe the requirements regarding the placement, installation, design, size, wording, and maintenance procedures for the "No Trespassing" notices.

(c) The commission shall provide without charge to each general residential operation operating as a residential treatment center the number of "No Trespassing" notices required to comply with this section and rules adopted under this section.

(d) A person who operates a general residential operation operating as a residential treatment center commits an offense if the commission provides "No Trespassing" notices to the facility and the person fails to display the "No Trespassing" notices on the operation's grounds as required by this section before the end of the 30th business day after the date the operation receives the notices. An offense under this subsection is a Class C misdemeanor.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9079.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9079 / Section 9079.0201
§ 9079.0201. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue bonds if authorized by a majority of district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) The district may issue bonds for any purpose permitted to a water control and improvement district.
Tex. Government Code § 501.065 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 501 / Section 501.065
§ 501.065. CONSENT TO MEDICAL, DENTAL, PSYCHOLOGICAL, AND SURGICAL TREATMENT.
Status: in_force

An inmate who is younger than 18 years of age and is confined in a facility operated by or under contract with the department may, in accordance with procedures established by the department, consent to medical, dental, psychological, and surgical treatment for the inmate by a licensed health care practitioner, or a person under the direction of a licensed health care practitioner, unless the treatment would constitute a prohibited practice under Section 164.052(a)(19), Occupations Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 382.0145 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 382 / Section 382.0145
§ 382.0145. CLEAN FUEL INCENTIVE SURCHARGE.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall levy a clean fuel incentive surcharge of 20 cents per MMBtu on fuel oil used between April 15 and October 15 of each year in an industrial or utility boiler that is:

(1) capable of using natural gas; and

(2) located in a consolidated metropolitan statistical area or metropolitan statistical area with a population of 350,000 or more that has not met federal ambient air quality standards for ozone.

(b) The commission may not levy the clean fuel incentive surcharge on:

(1) waste oils, used oils, or hazardous waste-derived fuels burned for purposes of energy recovery or disposal, if the commission or the United States Environmental Protection Agency approves or permits the burning;

(2) fuel oil used during:

(A) any period of full or partial natural gas curtailment;

(B) any period when there is a failure to deliver sufficient quantities of natural gas to satisfy contractual obligations to the purchaser; or

(C) a catastrophic event as defined by Section 382.063;

(3) fuel oil used between April 15 and October 15 in equipment testing or personnel training up to an aggregate of the equivalent of 48 hours full-load operation; or

(4) any firm engaged in fixed price contracts with public works agencies for contracts entered into before August 28, 1989.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1036.405 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1036 / Section 1036.405
§ 1036.405. TRANSFER OR ADMINISTRATION OF ASSETS.
Status: in_force

(a) If a majority of the votes in the election held under this subchapter favor dissolution, the board shall:

(1) transfer the land, buildings, improvements, equipment, and other assets that belong to the district to Hamilton County or another governmental entity in Hamilton County; or

(2) administer the property, assets, and debts until all money has been disposed of and all district debts have been paid or settled.

(b) If the district makes the transfer under Subsection (a)(1), the county or entity assumes all debts and obligations of the district at the time of the transfer, and the district is dissolved.

(c) If Subsection (a)(1) does not apply and the board administers the property, assets, and debts of the district under Subsection (a)(2), the district is dissolved when all money has been disposed of and all district debts have been paid or settled.
Tex. Labor Code § 302.008 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 302 / Section 302.008
§ 302.008. STATEWIDE TECHNOLOGY WORKFORCE CAMPAIGN.
Status: in_force

The commission shall develop an information and marketing campaign designed to encourage residents of the state to enter the technology workforce. The campaign shall target populations that are traditionally economically disadvantaged and underrepresented in the technology workforce.
Tex. Utilities Code § 60.004 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 60 / Section 60.004
§ 60.004. APPLICABILITY TO CERTAIN SMALLER INCUMBENT LOCAL EXCHANGE COMPANIES; RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) Subchapters B, C, and H may be applied to an incumbent local exchange company that serves fewer than 31,000 access lines only on a bona fide request from a certificated telecommunications utility.

(b) In applying the rules adopted under Subchapters B, C, and H to a company described by Subsection (a), the commission may modify the rules in the public interest.

(c) This section takes effect September 1, 1998.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 116.036 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 116 / Section 116.036
§ 116.036. INSURANCE REQUIREMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) All licensees must acquire and maintain appropriate workers' compensation or coverage for its employees under policies of work-related accident, disability, and health insurance, including coverage for death benefits, from an insurance carrier authorized to provide coverage in this state and other insurance coverage required by the commission in the amounts required by the commission.

(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a) of this section, a state agency or institution, county, municipality, school district, or other governmental subdivision may submit evidence of workers' compensation coverage by self-insurance if permitted by the Texas Workers' Compensation Act (Article 8308-1.01 et seq., Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes).

(c) The commission shall adopt rules establishing specific requirements for insurance coverage under this chapter and evidence of such coverage. The types and amounts of insurance coverage required by the commission shall be based on the type and category of licensed activity. The commission by rule may allow a licensee to self-insure under Subsection (a) or (e) and by rule shall establish standards for that self-insurance.

(d) The commission may not issue or renew a license, and a licensee may not perform any licensed activity unless the insurance coverage required by the commission's rules is in effect and evidence of that coverage is filed with the commission as required by commission rule.

(e) Every motor vehicle operated in this state as a conveyance for a CNG or an LNG cargo tank must meet motor vehicle insurance requirements established by the commission.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7957.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7957 / Section 7957.106
§ 7957.106. DIVISION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

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

(1) the district has no outstanding bonded debt;

(2) the district is not imposing ad valorem taxes; and

(3) the requirements of Subsection (i), as applicable, are satisfied.

(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) A new district created by the division of the district may not, at the time the new district is created, contain any land outside the area described by Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter.

(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, 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 7957.003 to confirm the district's creation.

(f) An order dividing the district shall:

(1) name the new district;

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

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

(4) provide for the division of assets and liabilities between the district and each new district.

(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) A new district created by the division of the district shall hold a confirmation and directors' election as required by Section 7957.003.

(i) If the district is located wholly or partly in the corporate limits or the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the district may not divide under this section unless the municipality by resolution or ordinance consents to the division of the district. If the district is not located wholly or partly in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the district may not divide under this section unless the commissioners court of each county in which the district is wholly or partly located first adopts a resolution or order in support of the division of the district.

(j) 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.