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Tex. Water Code § 6.116 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 6 / Section 6.116
§ 6.116. PUBLIC INFORMATION AND REPORTING.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall develop and maintain on its Internet website a publicly available tool by which a person may obtain information regarding:

(1) state progress toward meeting future water supply needs, including the extent to which water management strategies and projects implemented after the adoption of the preceding state water plan have affected that progress;

(2) water supply projects included in the most recently approved state water plan that received commitments of financial assistance from the board in the preceding year;

(3) the board's commitments of financial assistance for water supply projects, by program;

(4) the net amount of water projected to be developed, conserved, or reclaimed through projects that receive financial assistance from the board;

(5) the board's progress toward providing financial assistance to utilities that have water losses that meet or exceed the threshold established by rule under Section 16.0121;

(6) the transfer of money from the Texas water fund to other eligible board-administered funds in the preceding year;

(7) the total estimated statewide costs of water, wastewater, and flood infrastructure needs and the estimated amount of state financial assistance required to address those needs; and

(8) the state's progress in closing the gap between total statewide water infrastructure needs and the state financial assistance required to meet those needs.

(b) The board shall update the information required to be maintained under Subsection (a) as appropriate.
Tex. Family Code § 154.193 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 154 / Section 154.193
§ 154.193. MEDICAL SUPPORT ORDER OR DENTAL SUPPORT ORDER NOT QUALIFIED.
Status: in_force

(a) If a plan administrator or other person acting in an equivalent position determines that a medical support order or dental support order issued under this subchapter does not qualify for enforcement under federal law, the tribunal may, on its own motion or the motion of a party, render an order that qualifies for enforcement under federal law.

(b) The procedure for filing a motion for enforcement of a final order applies to a motion under this section. Service of citation is not required, and a person is not entitled to a jury in a proceeding under this section.

(c) The employer or plan administrator is not a necessary party to a proceeding under this section.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 77.025 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 77 / Section 77.025
§ 77.025. PERIOD OF LIMITATION.
Status: in_force

Except as provided in Article 12.05, Code of Criminal Procedure, 1965, as amended, an indictment or information for a violation of this chapter may be presented within one year after the date of the commission of the offense and not afterward.
Tex. Government Code § 45.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 45 / Section 45.001
§ 45.001. BOND.
Status: in_force

(a) Each county attorney shall execute a bond payable to the governor in the amount of $2,500, with at least two good and sufficient sureties to be approved by the commissioners court of the county.

(b) The bond must be conditioned on the county attorney faithfully paying over in the manner prescribed by law all money that he collects or receives for any county or the state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3847.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3847 / Section 3847.054
§ 3847.054. QUORUM.
Status: in_force

(a) Section 375.071, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.

(b) One-half of the board constitutes a quorum.

(c) Except as provided by Section 3847.152, a concurrence of a majority of a quorum is required for any official district action.

(d) Nonvoting directors are not counted for the purposes of establishing a board quorum.
Tex. Education Code § 29.931 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 29 / Section 29.931
§ 29.931. BROADBAND TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS.
Status: in_force

From appropriated state funds or other funds, including federal funds, available for this section, the agency shall provide technical assistance to school districts and open-enrollment charter schools to ensure Internet access for students who have limited or no access to the Internet.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8297.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8297 / Section 8297.103
§ 8297.103. LIMITATION ON USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

The district may exercise the power of eminent domain outside the district only to acquire an easement necessary for a pipeline that serves the district.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 101A.251 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 101A / Section 101A.251
§ 101A.251. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Commission" means the Health and Human Services Commission.

(1-a) "Local ombudsman entity" means a distinct unit or entity, consisting of representatives, designated by the state long-term care ombudsman to carry out the ombudsman program in a service area of the state.

(2) "Long-term care facility" means a facility that is licensed or regulated or that is required to be licensed or regulated by the commission under Chapter 242 or 247, Health and Safety Code.

(3) "Office" means the office of the state long-term care ombudsman, consisting of the state long-term care ombudsman and representatives who are employed by the commission.

(3-a) "Ombudsman program" means the program through which the functions and duties of the office are carried out, consisting of the office and all representatives.

(4) "Representative" means an employee or volunteer specifically designated by the office as a representative of the office.

(4-a) "Resident" means a resident of a long-term care facility.

(5) "State long-term care ombudsman" means the chief administrator of the office.
Tex. Property Code § 12.0013 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 12 / Section 12.0013
§ 12.0013. RECORDATION OF PAPER OR TANGIBLE COPY OF ELECTRONIC RECORD.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Document" means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.

(2) "Electronic," "electronic record," and "electronic signature" have the meanings assigned by Section 322.002, Business & Commerce Code.

(b) A county clerk shall record a paper or tangible copy of an electronic record that is otherwise eligible under state law to be recorded in the real property records if the paper or tangible copy of the electronic record:

(1) contains an image of an electronic signature or signatures that are acknowledged, sworn to with a jurat, or proved according to law; and

(2) has been declared by a notary public or other officer who may take an acknowledgment or proof under Section 121.001, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, to be a true and correct copy of the electronic record as provided by Subsection (d).

(c) A document that is a paper or tangible copy of an electronic record and is printed and declared to be a true and correct copy as provided by Subsection (d) satisfies any requirement of law that, as a condition for recording, the document:

(1) be an original or be in writing;

(2) be signed or contain an original signature, if the document contains an image of an electronic signature of the person required to sign the document; and

(3) be notarized, acknowledged, verified, witnessed, made under oath, sworn to with a jurat, or proved according to law, if the document contains an image of an electronic signature of the person authorized to perform that act and all other information required to be included.

(d) A notary public or other officer who may take an acknowledgment or proof under Section 121.001, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, may declare that a paper or tangible copy of an electronic record is a true and correct copy of an electronic record by:

(1) executing and attaching an official seal to a tangible paper declaration under penalty of perjury; and

(2) affixing or attaching the declaration to the printed paper or tangible copy of an electronic record.

(e) The form of declaration required under Subsection (d) must be substantially as follows:

The attached document, ________________(insert title), dated ____________ and containing __ pages, is a true and correct copy of an electronic record printed by me or under my supervision. At the time of printing, no security features present on the electronic record indicated any changes or errors in an electronic signature or other information in the electronic record after the electronic record's creation or execution. This declaration is made under penalty of perjury.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3875.077 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3875 / Section 3875.077
§ 3875.077. OFFICERS; COMPENSATION; QUORUM.
Status: in_force

(a) The directors shall elect a chair, a vice chair, a secretary, and any other officers as the board considers necessary.

(b) A position on the board may not be construed to be a civil office of emolument for any purpose, including those purposes described in Section 40, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(c) A director is not entitled to compensation for service on the board but is entitled to be reimbursed for necessary expenses incurred in carrying out the duties and responsibilities of a director.

(d) Three directors constitute a quorum for the consideration of matters pertaining to the district, and a concurrence of a majority of a quorum of directors shall be required for any official action of the district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1806.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1806 / Section 1806.002
§ 1806.002. CONSTRUCTION OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS; SERVICES RELATED TO LOSS CONTROL.
Status: in_force

(a) Nothing in Section 1806.053, 1806.054, 1806.059, 1806.104, 1806.1041, 1806.153, 1806.1541, or 1806.156 may be construed as:

(1) permitting an unfair method of competition or a false, misleading, or deceptive act or practice under Section 17.46, Business & Commerce Code; or

(2) prohibiting an insurer or an insurer's agent from offering or giving to an insured or applicant, for free or at a discounted price in a manner that is not unfairly discriminatory to insureds or applicants of the same class and of essentially the same hazard, services or other offerings not specified in the insurance policy that relate to loss control of the risks covered under the policy, subject to Subsection (b).

(b) The cost to the insurer or the insurer's agent offering the product or service to any given customer must be reasonable in comparison to that customer's premiums or insurance coverage for the policy class.

(c) Other than for purposes related to loss control of risks covered under the policy, the insurer or insurer's agent offering the product or service may not provide to another person any data or other information obtained about the customer from or in connection with the product or service.

(d) The commissioner may adopt rules as necessary to implement this section.
Tex. Government Code § 549.0205 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 549 / Section 549.0205
§ 549.0205. CONSIDERATIONS FOR INCLUDING DRUG ON PREFERRED DRUG LISTS.
Status: in_force

(a) In making a decision regarding the placement of a drug on each of the preferred drug lists adopted under this subchapter, the commission shall consider:

(1) the board's recommendations under Section 549.0309;

(2) the drug's clinical efficacy;

(3) the price of competing drugs after deducting any federal and state rebate amounts; and

(4) program benefit offerings solely or in conjunction with rebates and other pricing information.

(b) The commission shall consider including on a preferred drug list:

(1) multiple methods of delivery within each drug class, including liquid, capsule, and tablet, including an orally disintegrating tablet; and

(2) all strengths and dosage forms of a drug.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 40.001 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 40 / Section 40.001
§ 40.001. ENDOWMENT OF CERTAIN NONPROFIT INSTITUTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to damages awarded against:

(1) a nonprofit institution or facility:

(A) licensed under Chapter 242, 246, or 247, Health and Safety Code, or Chapter 42, Human Resources Code; and

(B) that, before the date on which the action in which the damages are awarded is filed, is affiliated with:

(i) a nonprofit religious organization that is exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(c)(3), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and that is a nonprofit religious organization described by 34 T.A.C. Section 3.322(b)(3), as that provision existed on January 1, 2003, or a convention or association of those organizations; or

(ii) a local Jewish Federation; or

(2) a program operated by an institution or facility described by Subdivision (1).

(b) A claimant may not collect damages awarded against an institution, facility, or program described by Subsection (a) from an endowment fund, restricted fund, or similar fund or account, or the income derived from the corpus of the fund or account, if:

(1) the fund or account is exempt from federal taxation;

(2) the corpus, income, or a distribution from the fund or account is used to assist in funding care provided by a nursing institution licensed under Chapter 242, Health and Safety Code, and affiliated with an organization described by Subsection (a)(1)(B);

(3) the corpus of the fund or account is derived from donations or grants from third parties or public sources; and

(4) the use of the fund or account is temporarily or permanently restricted:

(A) by the donor or grantor at the time the donation or grant is made by:

(i) the express language, action, or agreement of the donor or grantor; or

(ii) the manner in which the donation or grant was solicited by the donee or grantee; or

(B) by the board governing the fund or account at the time the donation or grant is accepted.
Tex. Government Code § 329.010 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 329 / Section 329.010
§ 329.010. SUPPORT SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The Texas Legislative Council shall provide accounting, clerical, and other support services necessary for the commission to carry out its duties.
Tex. Property Code § 24B.004 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 24B / Section 24B.004
§ 24B.004. LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A sheriff or constable is not liable to an unauthorized occupant or any other person for loss or destruction of or damage to property resulting from the removal of a person or property under this chapter.

(b) Subject to Section 24B.005, a property owner or the owner's agent is not liable to any person for loss or destruction of or damage to personal property resulting from the removal of the personal property from the owner's property under this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7973.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7973 / Section 7973.101
§ 7973.101. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to the district's authority to issue bonds for other purposes, the district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for a road project authorized by Section 7973.053.

(b) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(c) At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 363.045 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 363 / Section 363.045
§ 363.045. MEETINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) The advisory council shall adopt and may amend procedures for the conduct of advisory council business.

(b) The advisory council shall hold at least one meeting every three months.
Tex. Occupations Code § 801.252 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 801 / Section 801.252
§ 801.252. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSE TO PRACTICE VETERINARY MEDICINE.
Status: in_force

The board shall issue a license to practice veterinary medicine to a person who is qualified to be licensed to practice veterinary medicine under this chapter. A person is qualified to be licensed to practice veterinary medicine if:

(1) the person has attained the age of majority;

(2) the person is a graduate of a board-approved school or college of veterinary medicine;

(3) the person successfully completes the licensing examination for veterinarians conducted by the board; and

(4) the board does not refuse to issue a license to the person under Section 801.401.
Tex. Local Government Code § 375.281 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 375 / Section 375.281
§ 375.281. CONTRACTS WITH DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, a state agency, municipality, county, other political subdivision, corporation, individual, or other entity may contract with a district without further authorization to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 501.136 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 501 / Section 501.136
§ 501.136. APPOINTMENT; TERMS OF OFFICE; VACANCY.
Status: in_force

(a) The two committee members appointed under Section 501.133(a)(4) serve concurrent four-year terms expiring on February 1 following the fourth anniversary of the date of appointment. On the expiration of the terms, the governor shall appoint one member from each of the next two medical schools that, based on an alphabetical listing of the names of the medical schools, follow the medical schools that employ the vacating members. A medical school may not be represented at any given time by more than one member appointed under Section 501.133(a)(4).

(b) The two committee members appointed under Section 501.133(a)(5) serve concurrent four-year terms expiring on February 1 following the fourth anniversary of the date of appointment.

(c) Public members appointed under Section 501.133(a)(6) serve staggered four-year terms, with the term of one of those members expiring on February 1 of each odd-numbered year.

(d) Other committee members serve at the will of the appointing official or until termination of the member's employment with the entity the member represents.

(e) If a vacancy occurs, the appropriate appointing authority shall appoint a person, in the same manner as the original appointment, to serve for the remainder of the unexpired term. If a vacancy occurs in a position appointed under Section 501.133(a)(4), the governor shall appoint a physician employed by the same medical school as that of the vacating member.
Tex. Tax Code § 23.78 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 23 / Section 23.78
§ 23.78. MINIMUM TAXABLE VALUE OF TIMBER LAND.
Status: in_force

The taxable value of qualified timber land appraised as provided by this subchapter may not be less than the appraised value of that land for the taxing unit in the 1978 tax year, except that the taxable value used for any tax year may not exceed the market value of the land as determined by other generally accepted appraisal methods. If the appraised value of timber land determined as provided by this subchapter is less than a taxing unit's appraised value of that land in 1978, the assessor for the unit shall substitute the 1978 appraised value for that land on the unit's appraisal roll.
Tex. Education Code § 54.7671 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 54 / Section 54.7671
§ 54.7671.
Status: in_force

Sec. 54.7671. TRANSFERS AMONG 529 PLANS. (a) The board by rule shall provide for a purchaser to transfer money between an account under this subchapter and an account under another plan established by this state or by another state or other authorized entity in accordance with Section 529, Internal Revenue Code of 1986, to the extent and in the manner authorized by that section.

(b) For purposes of a transfer of money from an account under this subchapter, the value of the account at the time of transfer is the lesser of:

(1) an amount equal to the cost, at the time of the transfer, of the tuition and required fees that would be covered by redemption of the number and type of tuition units to be transferred from the account if the beneficiary were redeeming the units at a general academic teaching institution or two-year institution of higher education as follows:

(A) for a Type I unit, at the general academic teaching institution that had the highest tuition and required fee cost;

(B) for a Type II unit, at a general academic teaching institution that had tuition and required fee cost at the weighted average; and

(C) for a Type III unit, at a two-year institution of higher education that had tuition and required fee cost at the weighted average; or

(2) an amount equal to the total purchase price of the tuition units to be transferred from the account, plus the portion of the total return on assets of the fund attributable to that amount.
Tex. Insurance Code § 843.281 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 843 / Section 843.281
§ 843.281. RETALIATORY ACTION PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) A health maintenance organization may not engage in retaliatory action, including refusal to renew or cancellation of coverage, against a group contract holder or enrollee because the group or enrollee or a person acting on behalf of the group or enrollee has filed a complaint against the health maintenance organization or appealed a decision of the health maintenance organization.

(b) A health maintenance organization may not engage in retaliatory action, including refusal to renew or termination of a contract, against a physician or provider because the physician or provider has, on behalf of an enrollee, reasonably filed a complaint against the health maintenance organization or appealed a decision of the health maintenance organization.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1101.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1101 / Section 1101.104
§ 1101.104. RULES.
Status: in_force

The board may adopt rules governing:

(1) the operation of the hospital and hospital system; and

(2) the duties, functions, and responsibilities of district staff and employees.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 34.02 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 34 / Section 34.02
§ 34.02. ADDITIONAL NAMES DRAWN.
Status: in_force

In any criminal case in which the court deems that the veniremen theretofore drawn will be insufficient for the trial of the case, or in any criminal case in which the venire has been exhausted by challenge or otherwise, the court shall order additional veniremen in such numbers as the court may deem advisable, to be summoned as follows:

(a) In a jury wheel county, the names of those to be summoned shall be drawn from the jury wheel.

(b) In counties not using the jury wheel, the veniremen shall be summoned by the sheriff.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2051.155 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2051 / Section 2051.155
§ 2051.155. SANCTION OF AGENT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall impose a sanction in accordance with Chapter 82 against an agent who commits an administrative violation under Section 2051.152 or 2051.154.
Tex. Occupations Code § 152.056 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 152 / Section 152.056
§ 152.056. DIVISION OF RESPONSIBILITIES.
Status: in_force

The board shall develop and implement policies that clearly separate the policy-making responsibilities of the board and the management responsibilities of the executive director and the staff of the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9029.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9029 / Section 9029.051
§ 9029.051. COMPOSITION OF BOARD.
Status: in_force

The board consists of five elected directors.