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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6614.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6614 / Section 6614.002
§ 6614.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a conservation and reclamation district under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Government Code § 1501.007 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1501 / Section 1501.007
§ 1501.007. OTHER LAW APPLICABLE; ELECTION NOT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) Subtitles A and C and Subchapter B, Chapter 1502, apply to the issuance of bonds under this subchapter except as provided by this subchapter.

(b) An election is not required to authorize the issuance of bonds under this subchapter.
Tex. Government Code § 43.174 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 43 / Section 43.174
§ 43.174.
Status: in_force

Sec. 43.174. 271ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT. The voters of the 271st Judicial District elect a district attorney who represents the state in all cases before that district court.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1701.051 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1701 / Section 1701.051
§ 1701.051. FILING REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Section 1701.005, an insurer may not use a document described by Section 1701.002 in this state unless the form of the document is filed with the department in accordance with this chapter.

(b) Except as provided by Section 1701.052, the insurer must file the form of the document not later than the 60th day before the date the document is used.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8820.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8820 / Section 8820.101
§ 8820.101. GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapter 36, Water Code, applicable to groundwater conservation districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Occupations Code § 351.2045 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 351 / Section 351.2045
§ 351.2045. CONFIDENTIALITY OF COMPLAINTS, ADVERSE REPORTS, INVESTIGATION FILES, AND OTHER INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Each complaint, adverse report, investigation file, and other investigation report and all other investigative information in the possession of or received or gathered by the board or the board's employees or agents relating to a license holder, an application for a license, or a criminal investigation or proceeding is privileged and confidential and is not subject to discovery, subpoena, or any other means of legal compulsion for release to anyone other than the board or an employee or agent of the board involved in any disciplinary action relating to a license holder.

(b) The board shall share information in investigation files, on request, with another state or federal regulatory agency or with a local, state, or federal law enforcement agency regardless of whether the investigation has been completed. The board is not required to disclose under this subsection information that is an attorney-client communication, an attorney work product, or other information protected by a privilege recognized by the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure or the Texas Rules of Evidence.

(c) On the completion of the investigation and before a hearing under Section 351.503, the board shall provide to the license holder, subject to any other privilege or restriction set forth by rule, statute, or legal precedent, access to all information in the board's possession that the board intends to offer into evidence in presenting its case in chief at the contested case hearing on the complaint. The board is not required to provide:

(1) a board investigative report or memorandum;

(2) the identity of a nontestifying complainant; or

(3) attorney-client communications, attorney work product, or other materials covered by a privilege recognized by the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure or the Texas Rules of Evidence.

(c-1) The board's providing of information under Subsection (c) does not constitute a waiver of a privilege or confidentiality under this chapter or any other law.

(d) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the board may:

(1) disclose a complaint to the affected license holder; and

(2) provide to a complainant the license holder's response to the complaint, if providing the response is considered by the board to be necessary to investigate the complaint.

(e) This section does not prohibit the board or another party in a disciplinary action from offering into evidence in a contested case under Chapter 2001, Government Code, a record, document, or other information obtained or created during an investigation.

(f) The board shall protect the identity of a complainant to the extent possible.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3973.0403 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3973 / Section 3973.0403
§ 3973.0403. PETITION REQUIRED FOR FINANCING SERVICES AND IMPROVEMENTS WITH ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may not finance a service or improvement project with assessments under this chapter unless a written petition requesting that service or improvement has been filed with the board.

(b) A petition filed under Subsection (a) must be signed by the owners of a majority of the assessed value of real property in the district subject to assessment according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for the county.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 13.015 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 13 / Section 13.015
§ 13.015. PARK USER FEES; CONCESSIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may charge and collect park user fees for park services. The user fees shall be set by the commission.

(a-1) The commission may waive the park entrance fee for a person who is at least 70 years of age, a student enrolled in the fifth grade, or a child who is 11 years of age. The commission may not waive the fee for use of a park facility, including a hook-up fee for electricity or water.

(a-2) The department may promote visits and enhance revenue at parks, including amounts necessary for salaries, advertising, consumable supplies and materials, promotional products, fees, and related expenses.

(b) The department may operate or grant contracts to operate concessions in state parks or on causeways, beach drives, or other improvements in connection with state park sites. The department may make regulations governing the granting or operating of concessions. The department may establish and operate staff concessions, including salaries, consumable supplies and materials, operating expenses, rental and other equipment, and other capital outlays.

(b-1) The department may purchase products, including food items, for resale or rental at a profit.

(b-2) The department shall operate any resale concession program using standard business practice models to generate revenue and provide quality customer service while adhering to conservation principles.

(b-3) The department may recruit and select private service providers to enter into leased concession contracts with the department to provide necessary and appropriate visitor services.

(c) The department shall deposit any revenue received from the contracts, user fees, or operations authorized by this section in the state treasury to the credit of the state parks account.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 751.003 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 751 / Section 751.003
§ 751.003. PERMIT REQUIREMENT.
Status: in_force

A person may not promote a mass gathering without a permit issued under this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1010.205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1010 / Section 1010.205
§ 1010.205. MATURITY OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

District bonds, including revenue bonds, must mature not later than 40 years after the date of issuance.
Tex. Finance Code § 181.301 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 181 / Section 181.301
§ 181.301. DISCLOSURE BY DEPARTMENT PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as expressly provided otherwise by this subtitle or a rule adopted under this subtitle, the following are confidential and may not be disclosed by the banking commissioner or an employee of the department:

(1) information directly or indirectly obtained by the department in any manner, including through an application or examination, concerning the financial condition or business affairs of a state trust company, a present, former, or prospective shareholder, participant, officer, director, manager, or affiliate of the state trust company, or a third-party service provider of the state trust company or its affiliate, other than the public portions of a report of condition or income statement; and

(2) each related file or record of the department.

(b) Information obtained by the department from a federal or state regulatory agency that is confidential under federal or state law may not be disclosed except as provided by federal or state law.

(c) The banking commissioner or an officer or employee of the department commits an offense if the person:

(1) discloses information or permits access to a file or record of the department; and

(2) knows at the time of disclosure or permission that the disclosure or permission violates this subchapter.

(d) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2153.055 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2153 / Section 2153.055
§ 2153.055. INSURER QUALIFICATIONS.
Status: in_force

To qualify to write group automobile insurance, an insurer:

(1) must be authorized to engage in the business of automobile insurance in this state;

(2) must also be engaged in the business of writing automobile insurance for independent individual risks; and

(3) may not be organized solely to provide group automobile insurance.
Tex. Local Government Code § 159.009 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 159 / Section 159.009
§ 159.009. VENUE.
Status: in_force

An offense under this subchapter, including perjury, may be prosecuted in any county in which it may be prosecuted under the Code of Criminal Procedure.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1029.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1029 / Section 1029.104
§ 1029.104. HOSPITAL SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

The district shall provide for the establishment of a hospital system to provide medical and hospital care to the district's residents.
Tex. Occupations Code § 203.353 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 203 / Section 203.353
§ 203.353. PREVENTION OF OPHTHALMIA NEONATORUM.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Subsection (b), unless the newborn child is immediately transferred to a hospital because of an emergency, a midwife who attends the birth of the child shall comply with Section 81.091, Health and Safety Code.

(b) A midwife in attendance at childbirth who is unable to apply prophylaxis as required by Section 81.091, Health and Safety Code, due to the objection of the parent, managing conservator, or guardian of the newborn child does not commit an offense under that section and is not subject to any criminal, civil, or administrative liability or any professional disciplinary action for failure to administer the prophylaxis. The midwife in attendance at childbirth shall ensure that the objection of the parent, managing conservator, or guardian is entered into the medical record of the child.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3927.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3927 / Section 3927.051
§ 3927.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

The district is governed by a board of five elected directors who serve staggered terms of four years, with two or three directors' terms expiring each even-numbered year.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 164.010 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 164 / Section 164.010
§ 164.010. BOND ENHANCEMENT AGREEMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may at any time and from time to time enter into one or more bond enhancement agreements that the board deems to be necessary or appropriate to place the obligation of the board, as represented by the bonds, in whole or in part, on the interest rate, currency, cash flow, or other basis desired by the board. Bond enhancement agreements may include, on terms and conditions approved by the board, interest rate swap agreements, currency swap agreements, forward payment conversion agreements, agreements providing for payments based on levels of or changes in interest rates or currency exchange rates, agreements to exchange cash flows or a series of payments, or agreements including options, puts, or calls, to hedge payment, currency, rate, spread, or other exposure. A bond enhancement agreement is an agreement for professional services and shall contain the terms and conditions and be for the period that the board approves. The cost to the board of the bond enhancement agreement may be paid from the proceeds of the sale of the bonds to which the bond enhancement agreement relates or from any other source, including the revenues of the board that are available for the purpose of paying the bonds or that may otherwise be available to make those payments.

(b) The resolution of the board authorizing a bond enhancement agreement may authorize one or more designated officers or employees of the board to act on behalf of the board in entering into and delivering the bond enhancement agreement and in determining or setting the counterparty and terms of the bond enhancement agreement specified in the resolution, except that the resolution must set the maximum amount and term for the bond enhancement agreement.

(c) Unless the board elects otherwise in its approval of a bond enhancement agreement, the bond enhancement agreement is not a credit agreement for purposes of Chapter 1371, Government Code, regardless of whether the bonds relating to the bond enhancement agreement were issued in part under that law.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 166.044 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 166 / Section 166.044
§ 166.044. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR WITHHOLDING OR WITHDRAWING LIFE-SUSTAINING PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) A physician or health care facility that causes life-sustaining treatment to be withheld or withdrawn from a qualified patient in accordance with this subchapter is not civilly liable for that action unless the physician or health care facility fails to exercise reasonable care when applying the patient's advance directive.

(b) A health professional, acting under the direction of a physician, who participates in withholding or withdrawing life-sustaining treatment from a qualified patient in accordance with this subchapter is not civilly liable for that action unless the health professional fails to exercise reasonable care when applying the patient's advance directive.

(c) A physician, or a health professional acting under the direction of a physician, who participates in withholding or withdrawing life-sustaining treatment from a qualified patient in accordance with this subchapter is not criminally liable or guilty of unprofessional conduct as a result of that action unless the physician or health professional fails to exercise reasonable care when applying the patient's advance directive.

(d) The standard of care that a physician, health care facility, or health care professional shall exercise under this section is that degree of care that a physician, health care facility, or health care professional, as applicable, of ordinary prudence and skill would have exercised under the same or similar circumstances in the same or a similar community.
Tex. Occupations Code § 566.005 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 566 / Section 566.005
§ 566.005. COLLECTION OF PENALTY.
Status: in_force

If the person does not pay the administrative penalty and the enforcement of the penalty is not stayed, the executive director may refer the matter to the attorney general for collection of the penalty.
Tex. Government Code § 25.0812 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 25 / Section 25.0812
§ 25.0812. FORT BEND COUNTY COURT AT LAW PROVISIONS.
Status: repealed

(a) In addition to the jurisdiction provided by Section 25.0003 and other law, a county court at law in Fort Bend County has concurrent jurisdiction with the district court in family law cases and proceedings.

(b) A county court at law is primarily responsible for and shall give preference to:

(1) cases in which the court's jurisdiction is concurrent with the county court;

(2) eminent domain proceedings and cases;

(3) proceedings under Title 3, Family Code; and

(4) civil cases in which the amount in controversy does not exceed $20,000, excluding interest.

(c) A county court at law may enforce an order of the Family District Court for the 328th Judicial District relating to a family law matter.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(36), eff. January 1, 2012.

(e) Repealed by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 746, Sec. 70, eff. Oct. 1, 1991.

(f) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(36), eff. January 1, 2012.

(g) The salary of a judge of a county court at law shall be paid from the county treasury on order of the commissioners court in the same manner that county employees are paid.

(h) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(36), eff. January 1, 2012.

(i) The district clerk serves as clerk of the county courts at law in cases in which the district courts and county courts at law have concurrent jurisdiction, and which have been instituted in the district courts, and the county clerk serves as clerk of the county courts at law in all other cases.

(j) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(36), eff. January 1, 2012.

(k) If a jury trial is requested in a case of concurrent jurisdiction between the district courts and the county courts at law, and the case was instituted in the district court, the jury shall be composed of 12 members. In all other cases in which a jury trial is requested in the county courts at law, the jury shall be composed of six members except as provided by the constitution, Section 25.0007(c), or other law.

(l) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(36), eff. January 1, 2012.

(m) Sections 25.0005(b) and 25.0011 do not apply to a county court at law in Fort Bend County.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 76.1555 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 76 / Section 76.1555
§ 76.1555. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) If a person violates a provision of this chapter or Chapter 1951, Occupations Code, or a rule or order adopted by the department under this chapter or Chapter 1951, Occupations Code, the department may assess an administrative penalty against the person as provided by Section 12.020, except that the penalty for each violation may not exceed $5,000. Each day a violation continues or occurs may be considered a separate violation for purposes of penalty assessment.

(b) The department shall establish a schedule stating the types of violations possible under this chapter. The department is not required to comply with Subchapter B, Chapter 2001, Government Code, when establishing or revising the schedule. The department shall publish the initial schedule and any subsequent revision in the Texas Register before the schedule or revision is implemented.

(c) If the department elects to assess an administrative penalty, no action for a civil penalty may be based on the same violation or violations.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 828.006 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 828 / Section 828.006
§ 828.006. LETTER CONCERNING ANIMAL'S DEATH.
Status: in_force

(a) If an adopted animal dies on or before the sterilization completion date agreed to under Section 828.002, the new owner shall deliver to the releasing agency a signed letter stating that the animal is dead.

(b) The letter must be delivered not later than the seventh day after the date of the animal's death and must describe the cause of death, if known, and provide the date of death.

(c) The letter required by this section is in lieu of the letter required by Section 828.005.
Tex. Utilities Code § 35.033 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 35 / Section 35.033
§ 35.033. AFFILIATE WHOLESALE PROVIDER.
Status: in_force

An affiliate of an electric utility may be an exempt wholesale generator or power marketer and may sell electric energy to its affiliated electric utility in accordance with laws governing wholesale sales of electric energy.
Tex. Property Code § 23A.004 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 23A / Section 23A.004
§ 23A.004. SERVICE; NOTICE BY POSTING.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter does not limit or affect the method by which service of a petition in a partition action may be made.

(b) If the plaintiff in a partition action seeks citation by publication and the court determines that the property may be heirs' property, the plaintiff, not later than the 10th day after the date the determination is made, shall post, and maintain while the action is pending, a conspicuous sign on the property that is the subject of the action. The sign must state that the action has commenced and identify the name and address of the court and the common designation by which the property is known. The court may require the plaintiff to publish on the sign the name of the plaintiff and the known defendants.
Tex. Transportation Code § 622.0435 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 622 / Section 622.0435
§ 622.0435. VEHICLES TRANSPORTING RAW WOOD PRODUCTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The width, height, and gross weight of a vehicle or combination of vehicles subject to this subchapter that is transporting raw wood products shall conform to Chapters 621 and 623, except that a vehicle or combination of vehicles transporting raw wood products that has an outer bridge of 39 feet or more may have a maximum gross weight of 80,000 pounds.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, Subsection (a) does not authorize the operation of a vehicle or combination of vehicles subject to this subchapter that is transporting raw wood products on a bridge with a load limitation at a weight that exceeds that limitation.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 592.053 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 592 / Section 592.053
§ 592.053. STANDARDS OF CARE.
Status: in_force

Medical and dental care and treatment shall be performed under the appropriate supervision of a licensed physician or dentist and shall be consistent with accepted standards of medical and dental practice in the community.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8365.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8365 / Section 8365.105
§ 8365.105. 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. Insurance Code § 4201.359 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4201 / Section 4201.359
§ 4201.359. NOTICE OF APPEAL.
Status: in_force

(a) The procedures for appealing an adverse determination must require written notice to the appealing party of the determination of the appeal as soon as practicable, but not later than the 30th calendar day, after the date the utilization review agent receives the appeal.

(b) If the appeal is denied, the notice must include a clear and concise statement of:

(1) the clinical basis for the denial;

(2) the specialty of the physician or other health care provider making the denial; and

(3) the appealing party's right to seek review of the denial by an independent review organization under Subchapter I and the procedures for obtaining that review.
Tex. Finance Code § 65.001 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 65 / Section 65.001
§ 65.001. LIMITATIONS ON ACCOUNTS.
Status: in_force

The board of directors of an association may limit the number and value of savings accounts the association may accept.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1084.056 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1084 / Section 1084.056
§ 1084.056. BOARD VACANCY.
Status: in_force

(a) If a vacancy occurs in the office of elected director, the remaining directors by majority vote shall appoint a director for the unexpired term.

(b) If the number of directors is reduced to fewer than four for any reason, the remaining directors shall immediately call a special election to fill the vacancies of the elected positions. If the remaining directors do not call the election, a district court, on application of a district voter or taxpayer, may order the directors to hold the election.