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Tex. Occupations Code § 351.304 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 351 / Section 351.304
§ 351.304. PROCEDURE FOR RENEWAL.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the date provided under Section 351.302, an optometrist or therapeutic optometrist shall pay to the board a renewal fee for the renewal of a license to practice optometry or therapeutic optometry. A person may renew an unexpired license by paying the required renewal fee to the board before the license expiration date.

(b) A person whose license has been expired for 90 days or less may renew the license by paying to the board a renewal fee that is equal to one and one-half times the renewal fee set by the board under Section 351.152. If a person's license has been expired for more than 90 days but less than one year, the person may renew the license by paying to the board a renewal fee that is equal to two times the renewal fee set by the board under Section 351.152.

(c) Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter, a person whose license has been expired for one year or more may not renew the license. The person may obtain a new license by submitting to reexamination and complying with the requirements and procedures for obtaining an original license.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 534.040 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 534 / Section 534.040
§ 534.040. RESTORING MANAGEMENT TO CENTER.
Status: in_force

(a) Each month, each appropriate commissioner shall evaluate the performance of a community center managed by a manager or team appointed under Section 534.038 to determine the feasibility of restoring the center's management and operation to a local board of trustees.

(b) The authority of the manager or management team continues until each appropriate commissioner determines that the relevant factors listed under Section 534.038(a) no longer apply.

(c) Following a determination under Subsection (b), each appropriate commissioner shall terminate the authority of the manager or management team and restore authority to manage and operate the center to the center's authorized officers and employees.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 40.112 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 40 / Section 40.112
§ 40.112. ISSUANCE.
Status: in_force

On compliance with Sections 40.109 through 40.111, the commissioner shall issue the applicant a discharge prevention and response certificate covering the terminal facility.
Tex. Local Government Code § 562.017 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 562 / Section 562.017
§ 562.017. REGULATION OF WATER AND SEWER UTILITY IN POPULOUS COUNTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "water or sewer utility system" means a water or sewer utility system that serves:

(1) an economically distressed area as defined by Section 15.001, Water Code; or

(2) an area listed on:

(A) the state registry by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality under Subchapter F, Chapter 361, Health and Safety Code; or

(B) the National Priorities List by the federal Environmental Protection Agency under the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, 42 U.S.C. Sections 9601-9675, as amended by the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986.

(b) A county with a population of 3.3 million or more may by order:

(1) prohibit a person from installing an on-site sewage disposal system, as defined by Section 366.002, Health and Safety Code, or installing a water well, if the lot or parcel of land on which the on-site sewage disposal system or water well is to be installed has access to service from a water or sewer system; and

(2) prohibit a person from installing another water or sewer utility system to serve a lot or parcel of land within the area if the lot or parcel of land has access to service from a water or sewer utility system.

(c) A county that adopts an order under Subsection (b) may adopt the order only if the area that has access to service from a water or sewer utility system:

(1) is not served by another legally operating water or sewer utility system at the time the order is adopted; and

(2) was developed before September 1, 1987.

(d) A person who violates an order adopted under this section is liable to the county for a civil penalty of not more than $1,000 for each violation. Each day a violation continues is a separate violation for purposes of assessing the civil penalty.

(e) A county may bring suit in a district court to restrain a violation or threatened violation of an order adopted under this section, recover a civil penalty, or both. The county is not required to give bond as a condition to issuing injunctive relief.

(f) Except as provided in Subsection (g), a county that is involved in selecting a water or sewer utility system and that adopts an order under Subsection (b) may adopt the order only if the county complies with Chapter 262 in selecting the water or sewer utility system.

(g) Section 262.024 does not apply to this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8834.113 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8834 / Section 8834.113
§ 8834.113. CONSIDERATIONS FOR RULES AND ORDERS.
Status: in_force

When adopting a rule or issuing an order, the board shall consider:

(1) the availability of surface water or alternative water supplies;

(2) the economic effects on persons and the community;

(3) the degree and effect of subsidence on the surface of the land; and

(4) the differing topographical and geophysical characteristics of the land.
Tex. Finance Code § 31.307 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 31 / Section 31.307
§ 31.307. EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may provide employment information concerning the known or suspected involvement of a present or former employee, officer, or director of a financial institution in a violation of a state or federal law, rule, or regulation that has been reported to appropriate state or federal authorities to:

(1) the financial institution; or

(2) a person providing employment information to the financial institution.

(b) A person may not be held liable for providing information under Subsection (a) unless the information provided is false and the person provided the information with disregard for the truth.
Tex. Estates Code § 456.0045 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 456 / Section 456.0045
§ 456.0045. PRIVATE CAUSE OF ACTION.
Status: in_force

(a) If an eligible institution violates Section 456.003, a person aggrieved by the violation may bring an action against the eligible institution to:

(1) obtain declaratory or injunctive relief to enforce the section; and

(2) recover damages to the same extent the person would be entitled to damages had the eligible institution acted in the same manner with respect to the deceased lawyer before the lawyer's death.

(b) A person who prevails in an action under this section may recover court costs and reasonable attorney's fees.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3944.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3944 / Section 3944.004
§ 3944.004. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 3944.003 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 82.723 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 82 / Section 82.723
§ 82.723. PENALTY.
Status: in_force

A person who violates Section 82.722 of this code commits an offense that is a Class C Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.
Tex. Government Code § 411.380 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.380
§ 411.380. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

The department or a local law enforcement agency is not liable for failure to activate the alert system.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8345.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8345 / Section 8345.004
§ 8345.004. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 8345.003 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1004.256 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1004 / Section 1004.256
§ 1004.256. EXECUTION OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board president shall execute district bonds in the district's name.

(b) The board secretary shall countersign the bonds in the manner provided by Chapter 618, Government Code.
Tex. Education Code § 38.052 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 38 / Section 38.052
§ 38.052. CONTRACT FOR SERVICES.
Status: in_force

A district may contract with a person to provide services at a school-based health center.
Tex. Government Code § 501.135 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 501 / Section 501.135
§ 501.135. MEMBERSHIP AND EMPLOYEE RESTRICTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "Texas trade association" means a cooperative and voluntarily joined association of business or professional competitors in this state designed to assist its members and its industry or profession in dealing with mutual business or professional problems and in promoting their common interest.

(b) A person may not be an appointed member of the committee and may not be a committee employee employed in a "bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity," as that phrase is used for purposes of establishing an exemption to the overtime provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 201 et seq.) and its subsequent amendments if:

(1) the person is an officer, employee, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of health care or health care services; or

(2) the person's spouse is an officer, manager, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of health care or health care services.

(c) A person may not be a member of the committee or act as the general counsel to the committee if the person is required to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305 because of the person's activities for compensation on behalf of a profession related to the operation of the committee.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 161.117 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 161 / Section 161.117
§ 161.117. SIGNATURES AND SEALS.
Status: in_force

(a) The resolution authorizing the issuance of an installment or series of bonds may prescribe the extent to which facsimile signatures and facsimile seals may be used in lieu of manual signatures and manually impressed seals in executing the bonds and attached coupons.

(b) Interest coupons may be signed with the facsimile signatures of the chairman and secretary of the board.

(c) If an officer whose manual or facsimile signature appears on a bond, or whose facsimile signature appears on a coupon, ceases to be an officer before the bonds are delivered, the signature shall still be valid and sufficient for all purposes the same as if the officer had remained in office until the delivery of the bonds.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 771.059 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 771 / Section 771.059
§ 771.059.
Status: in_force

Sec. 771.059. TARGET DATE FOR STATEWIDE NEXT GENERATION 9-1-1 SERVICE. Before September 1, 2025, all parts of the state must be covered by next generation 9-1-1 service.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1029.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1029 / Section 1029.102
§ 1029.102. RESTRICTION ON POLITICAL SUBDIVISION TAXATION AND DEBT.
Status: in_force

(a) A political subdivision within the district, other than the district, may not impose a tax or issue bonds or other obligations for hospital purposes or to provide medical care for district inhabitants.

(b) A governmental entity other than the district may not impose a tax or issue bonds or other obligations on property in the district for hospital purposes or to provide medical care for needy district inhabitants.
Tex. Finance Code § 62.153 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 62 / Section 62.153
§ 62.153. INSURANCE OF SAVINGS ACCOUNTS.
Status: in_force

(a) An association may obtain insurance for its savings accounts from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

(b) Only if the account is insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation may a person advertise, represent, or offer to accept a savings account in this state as:

(1) an insured or guaranteed account; or

(2) the savings account of an insured or guaranteed institution.
Tex. Transportation Code § 501.171 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 501 / Section 501.171
§ 501.171. APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies only if the department implements a titling system under Section 501.173.
Tex. Finance Code § 59.104 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 59 / Section 59.104
§ 59.104. DELIVERY OF NOTICE.
Status: in_force

A notice required by this subchapter to be given to a lessee of a safe deposit box must be in writing and personally delivered or sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to each lessee at the most recent address of the person according to the records of the safe deposit company.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 291A.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 291A / Section 291A.002
§ 291A.002. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies only to:

(1) a county that:

(A) is not served by a hospital district or a public hospital;

(B) has a population of more than 75,000; and

(C) borders or includes a portion of the Sam Rayburn Reservoir; and

(2) a county that has a population of more than 200,000 and less than 233,500.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2210.008 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2210 / Section 2210.008
§ 2210.008. DEPARTMENT ORDERS; GENERAL RULEMAKING AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may issue any orders that the commissioner considers necessary to implement this chapter.

(b) The commissioner may adopt rules in the manner prescribed by Subchapter A, Chapter 36, as reasonable and necessary to implement this chapter.

(c) In rules adopted under this chapter, the commissioner shall define the meaning of "alter" and "alteration" for purposes of this chapter, specifically as used in Subchapters E and F.

(d) The association may propose a rule for adoption by the commissioner. Except as provided by this section, the association's proposal is governed by Subchapter B, Chapter 2001, Government Code. The association is an interested person under that subchapter for purposes of a proceeding initiated under this section.

(e) Notwithstanding Section 2001.021(c), Government Code, not later than the 30th day after the date the commissioner receives a proposed rule from the association, the commissioner shall initiate a rulemaking proceeding under Subchapter B, Chapter 2001, Government Code.

(f) The association may request a public hearing under Section 2001.029, Government Code, in connection with a rule proposed under this section.
Tex. Transportation Code § 546.051 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 546 / Section 546.051
§ 546.051. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Emergency care facility" means a health care facility, including a freestanding emergency medical care facility, hospital, temporary emergency clinic, and trauma facility, that provides emergency medical care.

(2) "Freestanding emergency medical care facility" means a facility licensed under Chapter 254, Health and Safety Code.

(3) "Medical supply distributor" means a person authorized to transport prescription drugs and other medical supplies to emergency care facilities or pharmacies.

(4) "Nursing home" means a facility licensed under Chapter 242, Health and Safety Code.

(5) "Pharmacy" has the meaning assigned by Section 551.003, Occupations Code.

(6) "Trauma facility" has the meaning assigned by Section 773.003, Health and Safety Code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 565.103 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 565 / Section 565.103
§ 565.103. CONDITION FOR REINSTATEMENT OR REMOVAL OF RESTRICTION.
Status: in_force

The board may require a person to pass one or more examinations to reenter the practice of pharmacy.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8858.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8858 / Section 8858.002
§ 8858.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a groundwater conservation district in Kimble County created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Government Code § 2101.012 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2101 / Section 2101.012
§ 2101.012. UNIFORM ACCOUNTING AND REPORTING PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller shall prescribe uniform accounting and financial reporting procedures that each state agency shall use in the preparation of the information requested under Section 2101.011. The procedures may include procedures that prescribe a uniform format for and a uniform method of reporting the financial information included in the annual financial report.

(b) The procedures must include the requirements for compliance with the federal Single Audit Act of 1984 and Office of Management and Budget Circular A-133 and any subsequent changes or amendments that will fulfill the audit requirements for a statewide single audit.

(c) The accounts of the institutions shall be maintained and audited in accordance with the approved reporting system.

(d) The comptroller may adopt rules to implement this section.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 55A.254 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 55A / Section 55A.254
§ 55A.254. HEARING; NOTICE.
Status: in_force

(a) The court shall set a hearing on an ex parte petition for expunction not earlier than the 30th day following the date the petition is filed and shall give a copy of the petition and notice of hearing to each official, agency, or other entity listed in the petition, other than central federal depositories of criminal records, by:

(1) certified mail, return receipt requested; or

(2) secure electronic mail, electronic transmission, or facsimile transmission.

(a-1) The clerk of the court is not required to transmit a copy of either the petition or notice of hearing to the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System.

(b) An entity described by Subsection (a) may be represented by the attorney responsible for providing the entity with legal representation in other matters.

(c) Any returned receipts received by the clerk from notices of the hearing shall be maintained in the file on the proceedings under Article 55A.356(b).

(d) A state or local agency with an e-mail address that is identified under Article 55A.253(a) must accept a copy of the petition or notice of hearing that is provided in an electronic format by the clerk of the court.

(e) The clerk of the court may not charge a fee to electronically transmit a copy of the petition or notice of hearing to an official, agency, or other entity for which an e-mail address or other means of electronic transmission is provided in the petition.

(f) The clerk of the court shall charge a fee of $25 for each official, agency, or other entity that is listed in the petition and that is unable to receive an electronic transmission under Subsection (e).

(g) On receipt of a copy of a petition or notice of hearing under this article, the Department of Public Safety shall notify the appropriate central federal depositories of criminal records listed in the petition.
Tex. Utilities Code § 52.052 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 52 / Section 52.052
§ 52.052. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not apply to basic local telecommunications service, including local measured service.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8159.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8159 / Section 8159.001
§ 8159.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

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

(3) "District" means the New Sweden Municipal Utility District No. 1 as created by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality by order dated July 20, 2006.
Tex. Education Code § 21.608 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 21 / Section 21.608
§ 21.608. STIPEND.
Status: in_force

The agency shall pay to each participant in the program a stipend equal to the lesser of:

(1) $5,000; or

(2) an amount equal to the total costs of the type described by Paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (8), and (9), 20 U.S.C. Section 1087ll, and its subsequent amendments, incurred by the person while obtaining certification in this state as a teacher or educational aide and employment as a teacher or educational aide at a public elementary or secondary school in this state.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 166.098 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 166 / Section 166.098
§ 166.098. PREGNANT PERSONS.
Status: in_force

A person may not withhold cardiopulmonary resuscitation or certain other life-sustaining treatment designated by department rule under this subchapter from a person known by the responding health care professionals to be pregnant.
Tex. Insurance Code § 841.303 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 841 / Section 841.303
§ 841.303. ENTIRE CONTRACT.
Status: in_force

Each policy of insurance issued or delivered in this state by any life insurance company engaged in business in this state constitutes the entire contract between the parties, except that if the application is made a part of the contract, the policy and the application constitute the entire contract.
Tex. Family Code § 301.105 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 301 / Section 301.105
§ 301.105. COURT-ORDERED REPORTS.
Status: in_force

If the discoverable factual observations, tests, supporting data, calculations, photographs, or opinions of an expert are not recorded and reduced to tangible form, the court may order that information be reduced to tangible form and produced in addition to the deposition.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3986.0203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3986 / Section 3986.0203
§ 3986.0203. INITIAL DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The initial board consists of the following directors:

(b) Of the initial directors, the terms of directors appointed for positions one through three expire June 1, 2021, and the terms of directors appointed for positions four and five expire June 1, 2023. The initial directors in positions one through four are replaced by directors elected under Section 3986.0201(b), and the initial director in position five is replaced by a director appointed under Section 3986.0201(c).
Tex. Local Government Code § 352.117 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 352 / Section 352.117
§ 352.117. COUNTY AUTHORITY TO REQUIRE PERMIT.
Status: in_force

(a) A county may require the owner or the owners association of a gated community or multi-unit housing project to obtain a permit from the county fire marshal or other authority with fire-fighting jurisdiction in the county to ensure compliance with this subchapter.

(b) A permit may be issued under this subchapter only if the requirements of this subchapter and standards adopted under this subchapter are met.

(c) To pay for the cost of administering the permits, the county may collect a one-time fee not to exceed $50 from each person to whom a permit is issued under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1017.252 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1017 / Section 1017.252
§ 1017.252. 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. Local Government Code § 361.081 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 361 / Section 361.081
§ 361.081. SUPERVISORY OR DISCIPLINARY AUTHORITY OF INMATES.
Status: in_force

(a) An inmate in a municipal or county jail may not act in a supervisory or administrative capacity over another inmate.

(b) An inmate in a municipal or county jail may not administer discipline over another inmate.