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Tex. Family Code § 264.160 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 264 / Section 264.160
§ 264.160. LIABILITY INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

A single source continuum contractor and any subcontractor of the single source continuum contractor providing community-based care services shall maintain minimum insurance coverage, as required in the contract with the department, to minimize the risk of insolvency and protect against damages. The executive commissioner may adopt rules to implement this section.
Tex. Insurance Code § 884.505 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 884 / Section 884.505
§ 884.505. EFFECT OF TOTAL DIRECT REINSURANCE AGREEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A stipulated premium company that enters into a total direct reinsurance agreement under Section 884.501 or 884.502 under which it is the ceding company shall promptly surrender its certificate of authority to the department.

(b) The stipulated premium company's shareholders and board of directors shall effect the company's dissolution.
Tex. Water Code § 26.048 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 26 / Section 26.048
§ 26.048. PROHIBITION OF DISCHARGE TO A PLAYA FROM A CONCENTRATED ANIMAL FEEDING OPERATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c) of this section, the commission may adopt rules under this section to prohibit:

(1) the discharge of agricultural waste from a concentrated animal feeding operation into a playa; or

(2) the use of a playa as a wastewater retention facility for agricultural waste.

(b) A concentrated animal feeding operation authorized to discharge agricultural waste into a playa or to use a playa as a wastewater retention facility for agricultural waste under this chapter before the adoption of rules under this section may continue that discharge into the playa or use of the playa for the retention of agricultural waste after the adoption of those rules. The operator of a concentrated animal feeding operation that uses a playa as a wastewater retention facility annually shall collect a water sample from each well providing water for the facility and shall have the sample analyzed for chlorides and nitrates. The operator shall provide copies of the analysis to the commission. If the results of an analysis when compared with analysis of water collected at an earlier date from the same well indicate a significant increase in the levels of chlorides or nitrates, the commission shall require that an investigation be made to determine the source of the contamination. If it is determined that contamination is occurring as a result of use of the playa as a retention facility for the waste from the concentrated feeding operation, the commission shall require action to correct the problem.

(c) The authorization for a concentrated animal feeding operation to use a playa for agricultural waste discharge or retention under Subsection (b) of this section is not affected by the expansion of a concentrated animal feeding operation, a permit amendment, permit renewal, transfer of ownership or operation of a concentrated animal feeding operation, or by a suspension for not more than five years of operations at a concentrated animal feeding operation.

(d) Subsections (b) and (c) of this section do not restrict the application of commission rules that regulate concentrated animal feeding operations for the purpose of protecting water quality and that are not in conflict with those subsections.

(e) As used in this section:

(1) "Concentrated animal feeding operation" means a concentrated, confined livestock or poultry facility that is operated for meat, milk, or egg production or for growing, stabling, or housing livestock or poultry in pens or houses, in which livestock or poultry are fed at the place of confinement and crop or forage growth or feed is not produced in the confinement area.

(2) "Playa" means a flat-floored, clayey bottom of an undrained basin that is located in an arid or semi-arid part of the state, is naturally dry most of the year, and collects runoff from rain but is subject to rapid evaporation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7956A.0202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7956A / Section 7956A.0202
§ 7956A.0202. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) On or after the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 7956A.0103; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter.

(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 7956A.0103 and the terms of the temporary directors have expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that expire on the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 7956A.0103; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the date of the appointment or reappointment.

(d) If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3820.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3820 / Section 3820.155
§ 3820.155. PETITION REQUIRED FOR FINANCING SERVICES AND IMPROVEMENTS.
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) The petition 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 Harris County.
Tex. Labor Code § 101.303 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 101 / Section 101.303
§ 101.303. ASSIGNMENT OF DISTRICT JUDGE.
Status: in_force

Not later than the second day after the receipt of notice of institution of a cause of action under this subchapter, a party to the cause of action may apply to the presiding judge of the administrative judicial region within which the action is brought. The presiding judge shall immediately assign a district judge from within the administrative judicial region who shall hear all proceedings in the cause of action.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4017.0602 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4017 / Section 4017.0602
§ 4017.0602. ELECTION; ADOPTION OF TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may adopt a sales and use tax if authorized by a majority of the voters of the district voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) The board by order may call an election to authorize the adoption of the sales and use tax. The election may be held on any uniform election date and in conjunction with any other district election.

(c) The district shall provide notice of the election and shall hold the election in the manner prescribed by Section 4017.0501.

(d) The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition: "Authorization of a sales and use tax in the Montgomery County Management District No. 3 at a rate not to exceed ____ percent" (insert rate of one or more increments of one-eighth of one percent).
Tex. Human Resources Code § 161.088 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 161 / Section 161.088
§ 161.088. TRAUMA-INFORMED CARE TRAINING.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall develop or adopt trauma-informed care training for employees who work directly with individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities in state supported living centers and intermediate care facilities. The executive commissioner by rule shall require new employees to complete the training before working with individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

(b) The training required under this section may be provided through an Internet website.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3901.306 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3901 / Section 3901.306
§ 3901.306. USE OF REVENUE.
Status: in_force

The district may use revenue from the hotel occupancy tax for a district purpose. The district may pledge any part of the revenue to the payment of bonds, notes, or other obligations and combine the pledged revenue with revenue from other sources.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4055.156 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4055 / Section 4055.156
§ 4055.156. DUTIES OF TRAVEL RETAILERS.
Status: in_force

(a) A travel retailer offering and disseminating travel insurance under this subchapter shall register with an insurer in a registry established under Section 4055.155.

(b) The travel retailer shall make available to travelers brochures or other written materials that:

(1) provide the name, address, and contact information of the authorized insurer and the supervising entity;

(2) explain that the purchase of travel insurance is not required for the purchase from the travel retailer of any other product or service; and

(3) disclose that the travel retailer is authorized to provide general information about travel insurance, including a description of coverage and the price for coverage, but is not qualified or authorized to provide answers to questions about specific policy terms or to evaluate the adequacy of the traveler's existing insurance coverage.

(c) A travel retailer may not:

(1) evaluate or interpret technical words or phrases used in a travel insurance policy or benefits under or terms of the policy;

(2) evaluate or provide advice related to a traveler's existing insurance coverage; or

(3) advertise or otherwise hold out the travel retailer as a license holder or an insurance expert.

(d) A travel retailer that complies with this subchapter may receive compensation for offering and disseminating travel insurance on behalf of a supervising entity on or after the date the retailer registers with the insurer under this subchapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 443.257 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 443 / Section 443.257
§ 443.257. DISPUTED CLAIMS.
Status: in_force

(a) When objections to the liquidator's proposed treatment of a claim are filed and the liquidator does not alter the determination of the claim as a result of the objections, the liquidator shall ask the receivership court for a hearing pursuant to Section 443.007.

(b) The provisions of this section are not applicable to disputes with respect to coverage determinations by a guaranty association as part of the association's statutory obligations.

(c) The final disposition by the receivership court of a disputed claim is deemed a final judgment for purposes of appeal.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 86.002 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 86 / Section 86.002
§ 86.002. PERMIT REQUIRED; PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) No person may disturb or take marl, sand, gravel, shell, or mudshell under the management and protection of the commission or operate in or disturb any oyster bed or fishing water for any purpose other than that necessary or incidental to navigation or dredging under state or federal authority without first having acquired from the commission a permit authorizing the activity.

(b) Each day's operation in violation of this section constitutes a separate offense.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2001.420 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2001 / Section 2001.420
§ 2001.420. PRIZES.
Status: repealed

(a) Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1132 (S.B. 643), Sec. 17(2), eff. September 1, 2023.

(b) A person may not offer or award on a single bingo occasion prizes with an aggregate value of more than $5,000 for all bingo games other than:

(1) pull-tab bingo; or

(2) bingo games that award individual prizes of $50 or less.

(c) A licensed authorized organization or other person may not award or offer to award a door prize with a value of more than $250.

(d) Notwithstanding any other law, a licensed authorized organization may offer and award as a bingo prize under this chapter a ticket for a charitable raffle conducted under Chapter 2002. The bingo prize amount is the cost to purchase the ticket to enter the charitable raffle for purposes of this chapter.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 38.06 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 38 / Section 38.06
§ 38.06. ACTIVITIES TAX FREE.
Status: in_force

The taxes imposed by this code do not apply to activities authorized in Section 38.01.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 141.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 141 / Section 141.002
§ 141.002. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Cabin" means a structure used to provide temporary sleeping quarters for campers.

(1-a) "Camper" means a minor who is attending a youth camp on a day care or boarding basis.

(2) "Day camp" includes any camp that primarily operates during any portion of the day between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m. for a period of four or more consecutive days but may incidentally offer not more than two overnight stays each camp session. The term does not include a facility required to be licensed with the Department of Family and Protective Services.

(2-a) "Floodplain" has the meaning assigned by Section 762.001.

(2-b) "Floodway" means an area identified on the most recent flood hazard map published by the Federal Emergency Management Agency under the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. Section 4001 et seq.) as a regulatory floodway.

(2-c) "Governmental entity" means this state or a state agency or political subdivision of this state.

(3) "Person" means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, or organization.

(4) "Resident youth camp" includes any camp that for a period of four or more days continuously provides residential services, including overnight accommodations for the duration of the camp session.

(5) "Youth camp" means a facility or property, other than a facility required to be licensed by the Department of Family and Protective Services, that:

(A) has the general characteristics of a day camp, resident camp, or travel camp;

(B) is used primarily or partially for recreational, athletic, religious, or educational activities; and

(C) accommodates at least five minors who attend or temporarily reside at the camp for all or part of at least four days.

(6) "Youth camp operator" means a person who owns, operates, controls, or supervises a youth camp, regardless of profit.
Tex. Government Code § 2166.352 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2166 / Section 2166.352
§ 2166.352. CATEGORIES OF INSPECTION.
Status: in_force

The three categories of inspection during construction are:

(1) detailed inspection;

(2) general inspection; and

(3) professional inspection.
Tex. Education Code § 56.082 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 56 / Section 56.082
§ 56.082. ANNUAL REPORT.
Status: in_force

Not later than January 1 of each year, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall submit to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the standing legislative committees with primary jurisdiction over higher education and post on the coordinating board's Internet website a report on the Texas college work-study program and the Texas WORKS internship program under Subchapter E-l. The report must include the total number of students employed through the programs, disaggregated by:

(1) race, ethnicity, and gender;

(2) major and certificate or degree program;

(3) classification as a freshman, sophomore, junior, or senior or the equivalent;

(4) enrollment in a full course load or less than a full course load, as determined by the coordinating board;

(5) the employment position's location on or off campus; and

(6) the employer's status as a for-profit or nonprofit entity.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 42.043 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 42 / Section 42.043
§ 42.043. RULES FOR IMMUNIZATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules for the immunization of children in facilities regulated under this chapter.

(b) The department shall require that each child at an appropriate age be immunized against diphtheria, tetanus, poliomyelitis, mumps, rubella, rubeola, invasive pneumococcal disease, and hepatitis A and against any other communicable disease as recommended by the Department of State Health Services. The immunization must be effective on the date of first entry into the facility. However, a child may be provisionally admitted if the required immunizations have begun and are completed as rapidly as medically feasible.

(c) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules for the provisional admission of children to facilities regulated under this chapter and may modify or delete any of the immunizations listed in Subsection (b) or require additional immunizations as a requirement for admission to a facility.

(d) No immunization may be required for admission to a facility regulated under this chapter if a person applying for a child's admission submits one of the following affidavits:

(1) an affidavit signed by a licensed physician stating that the immunization poses a significant risk to the health and well-being of the child or a member of the child's family or household; or

(2) an affidavit signed by the child's parent or guardian stating that the applicant declines immunization for reasons of conscience, including a religious belief.

(d-1) An affidavit submitted under Section (d)(2) must be on a form described by Section 161.0041, Health and Safety Code, and must be submitted not later than the 90th day after the date the affidavit is notarized.

(e) Each regulated facility shall keep an individual immunization record for each child admitted, and the records shall be open for inspection by the department at all reasonable times.

(f) The Department of State Health Services shall provide the immunizations required by this section to children in areas where there is no local provision of these services.
Tex. Government Code § 3105.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 3105 / Section 3105.004
§ 3105.004. MAINTENANCE OF MONUMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board is responsible for the maintenance of the monument. The board may raise money from private or public entities for the continued maintenance and update of the monument. The board shall:

(1) establish a schedule for the maintenance of the monument; and

(2) select persons to maintain the monument.

(b) The commission shall:

(1) establish and maintain historical and archival records of the inducted officers and jailers that must be accessible to family members and independent researchers; and

(2) adopt rules and establish procedures for adding names to the monument in accordance with Sections 3105.003 and 3105.0035.

(c) The commission may contract with public or private entities to:

(1) facilitate research;

(2) establish and maintain historical and archival records; and

(3) store records in a place accessible to the public.

(d) An entity that collects funds for the maintenance and improvement of the Texas Peace Officers' Memorial Monument shall send that money to the board to be deposited in the Capitol fund account.
Tex. Government Code § 801.1111 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 801 / Section 801.1111
§ 801.1111. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive director or the executive director's designee shall prepare and maintain a written policy statement that implements a program of equal employment opportunity to ensure that all personnel decisions are made without regard to race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin.

(b) The policy statement must include:

(1) personnel policies, including policies relating to recruitment, evaluation, selection, training, and promotion of personnel, that show the intent of the board to avoid the unlawful employment practices described by Chapter 21, Labor Code; and

(2) an analysis of the extent to which the composition of the board's personnel is in accordance with state and federal law and a description of reasonable methods to achieve compliance with state and federal law.

(c) A policy statement must:

(1) be updated annually;

(2) be reviewed by the state Commission on Human Rights for compliance with Subsection (b)(1); and

(3) be filed with the governor's office.

(d) The governor's office shall deliver a biennial report to the legislature based on the information received under Subsection (c). The report may be made separately or as a part of other biennial reports made to the legislature.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9074.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9074 / Section 9074.104
§ 9074.104. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located.

(b) If a road project is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which the road project is located.

(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Tex. Transportation Code § 707.020 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 707 / Section 707.020
§ 707.020. PHOTOGRAPHIC TRAFFIC SIGNAL ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, a local authority may not implement or operate a photographic traffic signal enforcement system with respect to a highway or street under the jurisdiction of the authority.

(b) The attorney general shall enforce this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3882.007 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3882 / Section 3882.007
§ 3882.007. APPLICABILITY OF MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS LAW.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, applies to the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1008.113 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1008 / Section 1008.113
§ 1008.113. GIFTS AND ENDOWMENTS.
Status: in_force

The board may accept for the district a gift or endowment to be held in trust for a purpose and under a written direction, limitation, or provision of the donor that is consistent with the proper management and objectives of the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1087.206 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1087 / Section 1087.206
§ 1087.206. REVENUE BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may issue revenue bonds to:

(1) purchase, construct, acquire, repair, or renovate buildings or improvements;

(2) equip buildings or improvements for hospital purposes; or

(3) acquire real property for hospital purposes.

(b) The bonds must be payable from and secured by a pledge of all or part of the revenue derived from the operation of the district's hospital system.

(c) The bonds may be additionally secured by a mortgage or deed of trust lien on all or part of district property.

(d) The bonds must be issued in the manner provided by Sections 264.042, 264.043, 264.046, 264.047, 264.048, and 264.049, Health and Safety Code, for issuance of revenue bonds by a county hospital authority.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 167.131 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 167 / Section 167.131
§ 167.131. REFUSAL OF INSPECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if, as the owner, part owner, or caretaker of animals, the person fails to gather the animals for inspection at the time and place ordered by the commission under Section 167.008.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor unless it is shown on the trial of the offense that the defendant has been previously convicted under this section, in which event the offense is a Class B misdemeanor.