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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 242.404 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 242 / Section 242.404
§ 242.404. POLICIES, PROCEDURES, AND PRACTICES FOR QUALITY OF CARE AND QUALITY OF LIFE.
Status: in_force

(a) Each institution shall comply with the standards adopted under this subchapter and shall develop written operating policies to implement those standards.

(b) The policies and procedures must be available to each physician, staff member, resident, and resident's next of kin or guardian and to the public.
Tex. Water Code § 11.084 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 11 / Section 11.084
§ 11.084. SALE OF PERMANENT WATER RIGHT WITHOUT A PERMIT.
Status: in_force

No person may sell or offer to sell a permanent water right unless he has perfected a right to appropriate state water by a certified filing, or unless he has obtained a permit from the commission, authorizing the use of the water for the purposes for which the permanent water right is conveyed.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 368.016 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 368 / Section 368.016
§ 368.016. CONFLICT WITH OTHER REGULATIONS.
Status: in_force

If a requirement or standard established under Section 368.012 conflicts with state law, a rule adopted under state law, or a municipal ordinance or charter, the stricter provision prevails.
Tex. Government Code § 2157.183 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2157 / Section 2157.183
§ 2157.183. PREAPPROVED TERM OR CONDITION PART OF CONTRACT; CHANGE OF TERM OR CONDITION.
Status: in_force

(a) Preapproved terms and conditions must be part of any contract between a state agency and a vendor that has agreed to them.

(b) A preapproved term or condition that is changed remains valid for an existing contract of which it is part but must be renegotiated before it may be part of another or a renewed contract.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1121.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1121 / Section 1121.054
§ 1121.054. COMPENSATION; REIMBURSEMENT.
Status: in_force

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

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

(2) approved by the board.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 283.023 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 283 / Section 283.023
§ 283.023. CERTAIN WATER SPORTS ON LAKE MURVAUL.
Status: in_force

No person may swim, bathe, wade, or water ski in or on Lake Murvaul except within areas designated by the Board of Supervisors of the Panola County Fresh Water Supply District No. 1 as areas for swimming, bathing, wading, or water skiing.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3830.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3830 / Section 3830.104
§ 3830.104. LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES.
Status: in_force

To protect the public interest, the district may contract to provide law enforcement services in the district for a fee.
Tex. Government Code § 854.408 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 854 / Section 854.408
§ 854.408. STANDARD OCCUPATIONAL DISABILITY RETIREMENT ANNUITY.
Status: repealed

(a) The standard occupational disability retirement annuity payable under this subchapter is the sum of the member's prior service annuity and current service annuity. A prior service annuity is subject to reduction under Section 855.308(f). A standard occupational disability retirement annuity is payable throughout the life of the retiree except as otherwise provided by this subchapter.

(b) The occupational disability retirement annuity of a disability retiree may not be suspended under this subchapter after the date the disability retiree attains 60 years of age.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 991 (S.B. 1337), Sec. 28, eff. January 1, 2020.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 991 (S.B. 1337), Sec. 28, eff. January 1, 2020.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 33.135 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 33 / Section 33.135
§ 33.135. NOTICE TO PURCHASER OR GRANTEE OF COASTAL AREA PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who sells, transfers, or conveys an interest other than a groundwater or surface water right or a mineral, leasehold, or security interest in real property adjoining and abutting the tidally influenced waters of the state must include the following notice as a part of a written executory contract for the sale, transfer, or conveyance:

"(1) The real property described in and subject to this contract adjoins and shares a common boundary with the tidally influenced submerged lands of the state. The boundary is subject to change and can be determined accurately only by a survey on the ground made by a licensed state land surveyor in accordance with the original grant from the sovereign. The owner of the property described in this contract may gain or lose portions of the tract because of changes in the boundary.

"(2) The seller, transferor, or grantor has no knowledge of any prior fill as it relates to the property described in and subject to this contract.

"(3) State law prohibits the use, encumbrance, construction, or placing of any structure in, on, or over state-owned submerged lands below the applicable tide line, without proper permission.

"(4) The purchaser or grantee is hereby advised to seek the advice of an attorney or other qualified person as to the legal nature and effect of the facts set forth in this notice on the property described in and subject to this contract. Information regarding the location of the applicable tide line as to the property described in and subject to this contract may be obtained from the surveying division of the General Land Office in Austin."

(b) If property described under Subsection (a) of this section is sold, transferred, or conveyed without an executory contract for conveyance, a written statement containing the notice prescribed by that subsection must be delivered to the grantee for execution and acknowledgement of receipt before the conveyance is recorded.

(c) Failure to include the statement in an executory contract for conveyance shall be grounds for the purchaser to terminate such contract, and upon termination any earnest money shall be returned to the party making the deposit.

(d) Failure to provide this statement prior to closing, either in the executory contract for conveyance or in a separate written statement, shall constitute a deceptive act under Section 17.46, Business & Commerce Code.

(e) This section or the action of any party subject to this section does not diminish or modify the beach access and use rights of the public as acquired by statute or under common law.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 162.009 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 162 / Section 162.009
§ 162.009. PROVISION OF BLOOD SAMPLES FOR TESTING.
Status: in_force

On request, a blood bank shall provide blood samples to hospitals, laboratories, and other blood banks for additional, repetitive, or different testing.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8311.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8311 / Section 8311.001
§ 8311.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Director" means a board member.

(3) "District" means the Van Alstyne Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Grayson County.
Tex. Election Code § 253.171 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 253 / Section 253.171
§ 253.171. CONTRIBUTION FROM OR DIRECT CAMPAIGN EXPENDITURE BY POLITICAL PARTY.
Status: in_force

A political expenditure that is made by the principal political committee of the state executive committee or a county executive committee of a political party for a generic get-out-the-vote campaign or to create and distribute a written list of two or more candidates is not considered a contribution to a judicial candidate who benefits from the get-out-the-vote campaign or is included in the written list and is not subject to the limits of Section 253.155 or 253.157 if the get-out-the-vote campaign or written list:

(1) identifies the party's candidates by name and office sought, office held, or photograph;

(2) does not include any reference to the judicial philosophy or positions on issues of the party's judicial candidates; and

(3) is not broadcast, cablecast, published in a newspaper or magazine, or placed on a billboard.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 17.39 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 17 / Section 17.39
§ 17.39. RECORDS OF BAIL.
Status: in_force

A magistrate or other officer who sets the amount of bail or who takes bail shall record in a well-bound book the name of the person whose appearance the bail secures, the amount of bail, the date bail is set, the magistrate or officer who sets bail, the offense or other cause for which the appearance is secured, the magistrate or other officer who takes bail, the date the person is released, and the name of the bondsman, if any.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2154.007 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2154 / Section 2154.007
§ 2154.007. SELF-INSURANCE FEE.
Status: in_force

(a) The service may assess and collect a reasonable fee from participating volunteer fire departments to provide self-insurance coverage under this chapter. In establishing the amount of the fee, the service shall consider the amount that could be charged to the volunteer fire department for similar insurance coverage provided to that department in accordance with this code.

(b) Fees collected under this section shall be deposited to the credit of the fund.
Tex. Labor Code § 204.045 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 204 / Section 204.045
§ 204.045. REPLENISHMENT RATIO.
Status: in_force

(a) The replenishment ratio for a calendar year is computed by:

(1) dividing the numerator described in Subsection (b) by the denominator described in Subsection (c); and

(2) rounding the result to the nearest hundredth.

(b) The numerator is equal to the amount of benefits paid during the 12 months ending September 30 of the preceding year that are effectively charged to employers' accounts, plus one-half of the amount of benefits paid during that period that are not effectively charged to employers' accounts. In computing the amount of the benefits charged or paid, the commission shall not include the amount of:

(1) a canceled benefit warrant;

(2) that part of a benefit that has been overpaid and been repaid;

(3) benefits paid that are repayable from a reimbursing employer, the federal government, or another governmental entity; or

(4) benefits paid and not effectively charged to an employer's account as a result of an order or proclamation by the governor declaring at least 50 percent of the counties in this state to be in a state of disaster or emergency.

(c) The denominator is the total amount of benefits paid during the 12 months ending September 30 of the preceding year that are effectively charged to employers' accounts.

(d) The commission shall compute the replenishment ratio for each calendar year before the date the first contribution payment with respect to wages for employment paid in that year is due. Once computed for the year, the replenishment ratio may not be adjusted.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8825.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8825 / Section 8825.101
§ 8825.101. GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, the district has the rights, powers, privileges, functions, 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. Code of Criminal Procedure § 49.041 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 49 / Section 49.041
§ 49.041. REOPENING AN INQUEST.
Status: in_force

A justice of the peace may reopen an inquest if, based on information provided by a credible person or facts within the knowledge of the justice of the peace, the justice of the peace determines that reopening the inquest may reveal a different cause or different circumstances of death.
Tex. Finance Code § 16.006 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 16 / Section 16.006
§ 16.006. ABILITY TO CONTRACT.
Status: in_force

(a) To carry out and promote the objectives of this chapter, a financial regulatory agency may enter into contracts and do all other acts incidental to those contracts that are necessary for the administration of the agency's affairs and for the attainment of the agency's purposes, except as limited by Subsection (b).

(b) Any indebtedness, liability, or obligation of the financial regulatory agency incurred under this section may not:

(1) create a debt or other liability of this state or another entity other than the financial regulatory agency; or

(2) create any personal liability on the part of the members of the policy-making body or the body's or agency's employees.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3906.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3906 / Section 3906.105
§ 3906.105. MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICT POWERS.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers provided by Chapter 375, Local Government Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2602.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2602 / Section 2602.002
§ 2602.002. PURPOSES AND FINDINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter is for:

(1) the purposes and findings stated in Sections 441.001, 441.003, 441.005, and 441.006;

(2) the protection of holders of covered claims; and

(3) the protection of consumers served by impaired agents.

(b) This chapter and the powers granted and functions authorized by this chapter shall be exercised to accomplish the purposes of this chapter.
Tex. Education Code § 29.360 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 29 / Section 29.360
§ 29.360. PROGRAM EXPENDITURES.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller shall disburse from the program fund to each certified educational assistance organization the amount specified under Section 29.361(a) for each participating child served by the organization.

(b) To initiate payment to an education service provider or vendor of educational products for an education-related expense approved under Section 29.359, the participating parent must submit a request in a form prescribed by comptroller rule to the certified educational assistance organization that serves the child.

(c) Subject to Subsection (d) and Sections 29.362(f) and 29.364, on receiving a request under Subsection (b), a certified educational assistance organization shall verify that the request is for an expense approved under Section 29.359 and, not later than the 10th business day after the date the organization verifies the request, send payment to the education service provider or vendor of educational products.

(d) A disbursement under this section may not exceed the applicable participating child's account balance.

(e) A certified educational assistance organization shall provide participating parents with electronic access to:

(1) view the participating child's current account balance;

(2) initiate the payment request process under Subsection (b); and

(3) view a summary of past account activity, including payments from the account to education service providers and vendors of educational products.

(f) A payment system established by a certified educational assistance organization may not allow a program participant to:

(1) withdraw cash or remove funds from a participating child's account; or

(2) receive payment or reimbursement directly from the program.

(g) A certified educational assistance organization may not require a program participant to pay a fee to the organization or an affiliate of the organization related to the use of a participating child's account, including a transaction fee.
Tex. Local Government Code § 21.101 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 21 / Section 21.101
§ 21.101. REMOVAL BY RECALL ELECTION AUTHORIZED.
Status: in_force

A member of the governing body of a general-law municipality with a population of less than 3,000 located in a county that borders the United Mexican States and contains a municipality with a population of more than 500,000 may be removed from office through a recall election initiated by petition as provided by this subchapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1305.351 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1305 / Section 1305.351
§ 1305.351. UTILIZATION REVIEW IN NETWORK.
Status: in_force

(a) The requirements of Chapter 4201 apply to utilization review conducted in relation to claims in a workers' compensation health care network. In the event of a conflict between Chapter 4201 and this chapter, this chapter controls.

(b) Any screening criteria used for utilization review related to a workers' compensation health care network must be consistent with the network's treatment guidelines.

(c) The preauthorization requirements of Section 413.014, Labor Code, and commissioner of workers' compensation rules adopted under that section, do not apply to health care provided through a workers' compensation network. If a network or carrier uses a preauthorization process within a network, the requirements of this subchapter and commissioner rules apply. A network or an insurance carrier may not require preauthorization of treatments and services for a medical emergency.

(d) A utilization review agent or an insurance carrier that uses doctors to perform reviews of health care services provided under this chapter, including utilization review, or peer reviews under Section 408.0231(g), Labor Code, may only use doctors licensed to practice in this state.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 108.0132 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 108 / Section 108.0132
§ 108.0132. PROHIBITED CHARGE TO CERTAIN STATE AGENCIES FOR DATA.
Status: in_force

The department may not charge a fee to the commission or any other health and human services agency for the use of any data collected under this chapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 843.256 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 843 / Section 843.256
§ 843.256. INFORMATION PROVIDED TO COMPLAINANT RELATING TO COMPLAINT APPEAL PANEL.
Status: in_force

Not later than the fifth business day before the date a complaint appeal panel is scheduled to meet, unless the complainant agrees otherwise, the health maintenance organization shall provide to the complainant or the complainant's designated representative:

(1) any documentation to be presented to the complaint appeal panel by the health maintenance organization staff;

(2) the specialization of any physicians or providers consulted during the investigation; and

(3) the name and affiliation of each health maintenance organization representative on the complaint appeal panel.
Tex. Local Government Code § 399.016 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 399 / Section 399.016
§ 399.016. BONDS OR NOTES.
Status: in_force

(a) A local government may issue bonds or notes to finance qualified projects through contractual assessments under this chapter.

(b) Bonds or notes issued under this section may not be general obligations of the local government. The bonds or notes must be secured by one or more of the following as provided by the governing body of the local government in the resolution or ordinance approving the bonds or notes:

(1) payments of contractual assessments on benefited property in one or more specified regions designated under this chapter;

(2) reserves established by the local government from grants, bonds, or net proceeds or other lawfully available funds;

(3) municipal bond insurance, lines of credit, public or private guaranties, standby bond purchase agreements, collateral assignments, mortgages, or any other available means of providing credit support or liquidity; and

(4) any other funds lawfully available for purposes consistent with this chapter.

(c) A local government pledge of assessments, funds, or contractual rights in connection with the issuance of bonds or notes by the local government under this chapter is a first lien on the assessments, funds, or contractual rights pledged in favor of the person to whom the pledge is given, without further action by the local government. The lien is valid and binding against any other person, with or without notice.

(d) Bonds or notes issued under this chapter further an essential public and governmental purpose, including:

(1) improvement of the reliability of the state electrical system;

(2) conservation of state water resources consistent with the state water plan;

(3) reduction of energy costs;

(4) economic stimulation and development;

(5) enhancement of property values;

(6) enhancement of employment opportunities; and

(7) reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.
Tex. Insurance Code § 912.802 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 912 / Section 912.802
§ 912.802. CONVERSION; CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A director, officer, agent, employee, attorney at law, or attorney in fact of a county mutual insurance company commits an offense if the person fraudulently takes or converts to the person's own use or secretes with the intent to take or convert to the person's own use, and with knowledge that the person is not entitled to receive it, any property or other thing of value of the company that is in the person's custody, control, or possession as a result of the person's office, directorship, agency, or employment or in any other manner.

(b) A director, officer, agent, employee, attorney at law, or attorney in fact of a county mutual insurance company commits an offense if the person pays or delivers property or another thing of value described by Subsection (a) to another person knowing that the person is not entitled to receive it.

(c) An offense under this section is punishable by imprisonment in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for a term of not more than 10 years or less than 2 years.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 431.114 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 431 / Section 431.114
§ 431.114. NEW DRUGS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person shall not sell, deliver, offer for sale, hold for sale or give away any new drug unless:

(1) an application with respect thereto has been approved and the approval has not been withdrawn under Section 505 of the federal Act; and

(2) a copy of the letter of approval or approvability issued by the United States Food and Drug Administration is on file with the department if the product is manufactured in this state.

(b) A person shall not use in or on human beings or animals a new drug or new animal drug limited to investigational use unless the person has filed with the United States Food and Drug Administration a completed and signed investigational new drug (IND) application in accordance with 21 C.F.R. 312.20-312.38 and the exemption has not been terminated. The drug shall be plainly labeled in compliance with Section 505(i) of the federal Act.

(c) This section shall not apply:

(1) to any drug that is not a new drug as defined in the federal Act;

(2) to any drug that is licensed under the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 201 et seq.); or

(3) to any drug approved by the department by the authority of any prior law.
Tex. Occupations Code § 157.060 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 157 / Section 157.060
§ 157.060. PHYSICIAN LIABILITY FOR DELEGATED ACT.
Status: in_force

Unless the physician has reason to believe the physician assistant or advanced practice registered nurse lacked the competency to perform the act, a physician is not liable for an act of a physician assistant or advanced practice registered nurse solely because the physician signed a standing medical order, a standing delegation order, or another order or protocol, or entered into a prescriptive authority agreement, authorizing the physician assistant or advanced practice registered nurse to administer, provide, prescribe, or order a drug or device.
Tex. Finance Code § 342.103 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 342 / Section 342.103
§ 342.103. INVESTIGATION OF APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

On the filing of an application and, if required, a bond, and on payment of the required fees, the commissioner shall conduct an investigation to determine whether to issue the license.