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Tex. Local Government Code § 116.120 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 116 / Section 116.120
§ 116.120. COLLECTION OF CERTAIN OVERDUE COUNTY ORDERS FOR PAYMENT OR CHECKS.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to an order for payment or check issued by a county treasurer in settlement of a claim against a county that has not been presented for payment.

(b) A person attempting to recover funds from the county for a check or order for payment issued by the county treasurer may not charge the person to whom the check or order was issued and on whose behalf the attempted recovery is made, or that person's successors or assigns, a fee in an amount equal to more than 10 percent of the face value of the check or order.

(c) A county treasurer may collect a reasonable research fee to determine if a claim submitted under this section is valid. The treasurer may include the costs of inquiries to depository banks, research of accounting records, and other similar actions in setting the fee. A county treasurer may require the fee to be paid before a claim may be processed or researched under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9020.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9020 / Section 9020.004
§ 9020.004. AUTHORITY TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

The authority is composed of the territory described by Section 2, Chapter 29, Acts of the 55th Legislature, 1st Called Session, 1957, as that territory may have been modified under:

(1) Subchapter O, Chapter 51, Water Code;

(2) Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code; or

(3) other law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7917A.0301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7917A / Section 7917A.0301
§ 7917A.0301. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6917.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6917 / Section 6917.002
§ 6917.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a fresh water supply district created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 52, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7987A.0306 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7987A / Section 7987A.0306
§ 7987A.0306. DIVISION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) 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.

(b) An order dividing a district may create one or more new districts and may provide for the continuation of the district.

(c) An order dividing the district shall:

(1) name any new district;

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

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

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

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

(e) The district may be divided only if the district:

(1) has never issued any bonds; and

(2) is not imposing ad valorem taxes.

(f) 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 enacting this chapter.

(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 commission and record the order in the real property records of each county in which the district is located.

(h) 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.

(i) A new district created by the division of the district shall hold a confirmation and directors' election.

(j) If the creation of the new district is confirmed, the new district shall provide the election date and results to the commission.

(k) A 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.

(l) The district may continue to rely on confirmation, directors', bond, or tax elections held prior to the division.

(m) Municipal consent to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district acts as municipal consent to the creation of any new district created by the division of the district and to the inclusion of land in the new district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1301.166 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1301 / Section 1301.166
§ 1301.166. OUT-OF-NETWORK EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PROVIDER.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "emergency medical services provider" has the meaning assigned by Section 773.003, Health and Safety Code, except that the term does not include an air ambulance.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), an insurer shall pay for a covered medical care or health care service performed for, or a covered supply or covered transport related to that service provided to, an insured by an out-of-network provider who is an emergency medical services provider at:

(1) if the political subdivision has submitted the rate to the department under Section 38.006, the rate set, controlled, or regulated by the political subdivision in which:

(A) the service originated; or

(B) the transport originated if transport is provided; or

(2) if the political subdivision has not submitted the rate to the department, the lesser of:

(A) the provider's billed charge; or

(B) 325 percent of the current Medicare rate, including any applicable extenders and modifiers.

(c) A political subdivision may annually adjust a rate submitted under Section 38.006 by not more than the lesser of:

(1) the Medicare Ambulance Inflation Factor; or

(2) 10 percent of the provider's previous calendar year rates.

(d) The insurer shall make a payment required by this section directly to the provider not later than, as applicable:

(1) the 30th day after the date the insurer receives an electronic clean claim as defined by Section 1301.101 for those services that includes all information necessary for the insurer to pay the claim; or

(2) the 45th day after the date the insurer receives a nonelectronic clean claim as defined by Section 1301.101 for those services that includes all information necessary for the insurer to pay the claim.

(e) An out-of-network provider who is an emergency medical services provider or a person asserting a claim as an agent or assignee of the provider may not bill an insured receiving a medical care or health care service or supply or transport described by Subsection (b) in, and the insured does not have financial responsibility for, an amount greater than an applicable copayment, coinsurance, and deductible under the insured's preferred provider benefit plan that is based on:

(1) the amount initially determined payable by the insurer; or

(2) if applicable, the modified amount as determined under the insurer's internal appeal process.

(f) This section may not be construed to require the imposition of a penalty under Section 1301.137.

(g) This section expires September 1, 2027.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1081.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1081 / Section 1081.152
§ 1081.152. NOTICE; HEARING; ADOPTION OF BUDGET.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall hold a public hearing on the proposed annual budget.

(b) The board shall publish notice of the hearing in accordance with Chapter 551, Government Code.

(c) Any district resident is entitled to be present and be heard at the hearing.

(d) At the conclusion of the hearing, the board shall adopt a budget by acting on the budget proposed by the chief executive officer. The board may make any changes in the proposed budget that the board judges to be in the interest of the taxpayers and that the law warrants.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7894.0307 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7894 / Section 7894.0307
§ 7894.0307. LIMITATION ON USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain outside the district boundaries to acquire a site or easement for:

(1) a recreational facility, as defined by Section 49.462, Water Code; or

(2) a road project authorized by Section 7894.0303.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1096.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1096 / Section 1096.151
§ 1096.151. BUDGET.
Status: in_force

The board shall prepare a budget that includes:

(1) proposed expenditures and disbursements;

(2) estimated receipts and collections for the next fiscal year; and

(3) the amount of taxes required to be imposed during the next fiscal year to meet the proposed budget.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 89.102 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 89 / Section 89.102
§ 89.102. REPORT OF RELEASE.
Status: in_force

A corrections facility shall report to the department the release of an offender who is receiving treatment for tuberculosis. The department shall arrange for continuity of care for the offender.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1052.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1052 / Section 1052.105
§ 1052.105. RULES.
Status: in_force

The board may adopt rules governing the operation of the hospital, the hospital system, and the district's staff and employees.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3856.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3856 / Section 3856.051
§ 3856.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of nine voting directors appointed under Section 3856.052 and nonvoting directors as provided by Section 3856.053.

(b) Voting directors serve staggered terms of four years, with four or five directors' terms expiring June 1 of each odd-numbered year.

(c) The board by resolution may increase or decrease the number of directors on the board if the board finds that it is in the best interest of the district. The board may not consist of fewer than seven or more than 13 directors.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 86.182 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 86 / Section 86.182
§ 86.182. USE OF SOUR GAS.
Status: in_force

In addition to the purposes for which sweet gas produced from a gas well may be used, sour gas may be used for efficient chemical manufacturing purposes including the manufacture of carbon black provided:

(1) it is utilized in a plant producing a recovery of not less than one pound of carbon black to each 1,000 cubic feet of gas; and

(2) the gasoline content is removed and saved from the sour gas before the gas is used for carbon black.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1024.252 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1024 / Section 1024.252
§ 1024.252. TAX RATE.
Status: in_force

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

(b) The tax rate for all purposes may not exceed 75 cents on each $100 valuation of all taxable property in the district.

(c) In setting the tax rate, the board shall consider the income of the district from sources other than taxation.
Tex. Education Code § 80.03 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 80 / Section 80.03
§ 80.03. ESTABLISHMENT; SCOPE.
Status: in_force

(a) Stephen F. Austin State University, a member of The University of Texas System, is a general academic teaching institution in Nacogdoches, Texas, under the governance, management, and control of the board of regents of The University of Texas System.

(b) As necessary to achieve the maximum operating efficiency of the university, the board shall provide for the organization, administration, and location of the university and of the colleges, schools, and other institutions and entities of the university.

(c) The authority of the board under this section to achieve the maximum operating efficiency of the university and to provide for the organization, administration, and location of the university and of the colleges, schools, and other institutions and entities of the university prevails over other law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7959.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7959 / Section 7959.203
§ 7959.203. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3793.0205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3793 / Section 3793.0205
§ 3793.0205. DIRECTOR'S OATH OR AFFIRMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A director shall file the director's oath or affirmation of office with the district, and the district shall retain the oath or affirmation in the district records.

(b) A director shall file a copy of the director's oath or affirmation with the secretary of the city.
Tex. Transportation Code § 504.665 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 504 / Section 504.665
§ 504.665. ALAMO LICENSE PLATES.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall issue specialty license plates that include the image of the Alamo and the word "Remember" at the bottom of each plate.

(b) After deduction of the department's administrative costs, the remainder of the fee for issuance of the license plates shall be deposited to the credit of an account created by the comptroller in the manner provided by Section 504.6012(b). Money deposited to that account may be used only by the General Land Office as follows:

(1) 75 percent of the money shall be used for the preservation of the Alamo; and

(2) 25 percent of the money shall be used to enhance the Alamo visitor experience or to fund education programs about the Alamo.

(b) After deduction of the department's administrative costs, the remainder of the fee for issuance of the license plates shall be deposited to the credit of an account created by the comptroller in the manner provided by Section 504.6012(b). Money deposited to that account may be used only by the Alamo Commission as follows:

(1) 75 percent of the money shall be used for the preservation of the Alamo; and

(2) 25 percent of the money shall be used to enhance the Alamo visitor experience or to fund education programs about the Alamo.
Tex. Transportation Code § 391.213 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 391 / Section 391.213
§ 391.213. VIOLATION OF RULE; OFFENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person violates a rule adopted under this subchapter.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 123.003 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 123 / Section 123.003
§ 123.003. RESPONSIBILITY IN TORT.
Status: in_force

Unless otherwise provided by a contract or other written agreement, a person who generates drill cuttings and transfers the drill cuttings in an arm's length transaction to an unaffiliated third-party permit holder under a contract that requires that the drill cuttings be used in connection with road building or another beneficial use or disposed of is not liable in tort for a consequence of the subsequent use or disposal of the drill cuttings by the permit holder or by another person if:

(1) the person who generates the drill cuttings has the legal and contractual right to transfer the drill cuttings to the permit holder;

(2) the method and location of the use or disposal are not prohibited by law, contract, or other written agreement; and

(3) the consequence was caused solely by the permit holder.
Tex. Government Code § 2256.0205 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2256 / Section 2256.0205
§ 2256.0205. AUTHORIZED INVESTMENTS; DECOMMISSIONING TRUST.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Decommissioning trust" means a trust created to provide the Nuclear Regulatory Commission assurance that funds will be available for decommissioning purposes as required under 10 C.F.R. Part 50 or other similar regulation.

(2) "Funds" includes any money held in a decommissioning trust regardless of whether the money is considered to be public funds under this subchapter.

(b) In addition to other investments authorized under this subchapter, a municipality that owns a municipal electric utility that is engaged in the distribution and sale of electric energy or natural gas to the public may invest funds held in a decommissioning trust in any investment authorized by Subtitle B, Title 9, Property Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 841.405 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 841 / Section 841.405
§ 841.405. APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

To obtain a charter for a limited purpose subsidiary life insurance company, the incorporators of the company shall pay to the department a charter fee in an amount determined under Chapter 202 and file with the department:

(1) an application for charter on the form prescribed by, and containing the information prescribed by, the commissioner;

(2) the company's articles of incorporation;

(3) an affidavit made by the company's president, vice president, treasurer, or chief financial officer stating that:

(A) the minimum capital and surplus requirements of this subchapter are satisfied;

(B) the capital and surplus are the bona fide property of the company;

(C) the information in the articles of incorporation is true and correct;

(D) the proposed organization and operation of the limited purpose subsidiary life insurance company comply with all applicable provisions of this subchapter;

(E) the limited purpose subsidiary life insurance company's investment policy reflects and takes into account the liquidity of assets and the reasonable preservation, administration, and management of those assets with respect to the risks associated with the reinsurance contract; and

(F) any reinsurance contract and any arrangement for securing the limited purpose subsidiary life insurance company's obligations under the reinsurance contract, including any agreements or other documentation to implement the arrangement;

(4) a business plan that includes pro forma financial statement projections that demonstrate how the limited purpose subsidiary life insurance company will comply with Section 841.412;

(5) a copy of any proposed guaranty that demonstrates how compliance with Sections 841.412 and 841.417 will be achieved;

(6) an opinion of a qualified independent actuary acceptable to the commissioner that the methodology and assumptions used to set and discount reserves make good and sufficient provision for the risk assumed by the limited purpose subsidiary life insurance company, including significant stress tests on key assumptions; and

(7) any other statement or document required by the commissioner to evaluate the limited purpose subsidiary life insurance company's application for a certificate of authority.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.1521 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.1521
§ 152.1521. LIBERTY COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The Liberty County Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge and at least two citizens of Liberty County appointed by the county judge with the approval of the commissioners court. The juvenile probation officer may be appointed as a public member. The public members serve two-year terms.

(b) The commissioners court may pay the juvenile board members additional annual 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 or any other appropriate fund of the county. The compensation paid to the public members is in addition to any other salary received by a public member. If the juvenile probation officer serves as a public member, the officer may not receive additional compensation for serving on the board.

(c) The commissioners court shall certify all claims for expenses of the juvenile probation officer and the officer's assistants as necessary in the performance of the officer's duties. The commissioners court shall provide the necessary funds to pay the salaries and expenses of the juvenile probation officer and the officer's assistants.

(d) The county judge shall serve as the judge of the juvenile court.

(e) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006, 152.0007, and 152.0008 do not apply to the juvenile board of Liberty County.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8006A.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8006A / Section 8006A.0102
§ 8006A.0102. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Transportation Code § 223.2013 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 223 / Section 223.2013
§ 223.2013. NO EFFECT ON DEPARTMENT OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

Any authority for the department to enter into a comprehensive development agreement relating to improvements to Grand Parkway (State Highway 99) does not affect the obligation of the department to comply with the applicable requirements of an agreement entered into under Section 228.0111 in connection with the Grand Parkway project, including complying with the terms and conditions for the development, construction, and operation of the Grand Parkway that are prescribed in such an agreement.
Tex. Education Code § 62.132 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 62 / Section 62.132
§ 62.132. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Coordinating board" means the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

(2) "Eligible institution" means a general academic teaching institution that:

(A) is entitled to participate in the funding provided by Section 18, Article VII, Texas Constitution;

(B) spent on average at least the following amount in federal and private research funds per state fiscal year during the preceding three state fiscal years:

(i) for the state fiscal year beginning September 1, 2023, $20 million; or

(ii) for a state fiscal year beginning on or after September 1, 2024, the amount determined under this paragraph for the preceding state fiscal year adjusted by the increase, if any, in the general price level during the preceding state fiscal year, as determined by the coordinating board on the basis of changes in the consumer price index published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor or a successor agency; and

(C) awarded on average at least 45 research doctoral degrees per academic year during the preceding three academic years.

(3) "Fund" means the national research support fund.

(4) "General academic teaching institution" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003.