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Tex. Insurance Code § 228.152 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 228 / Section 228.152
§ 228.152. INVESTMENT IN EARLY STAGE BUSINESS REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "early stage business" means a qualified business that:

(1) is involved, at the time of a certified capital company's first investment, in activities related to the development of initial product or service offerings, such as prototype development or establishment of initial production or service processes;

(2) was initially organized less than two years before the date of the certified capital company's first investment; or

(3) during the fiscal year immediately preceding the year of the certified capital company's first investment had, on a consolidated basis with the business's affiliates, gross revenues of not more than $2 million as determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.

(b) A certified capital company must place at least 50 percent of the amount of qualified investments required by Section 228.151(b) in early stage businesses.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1043.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1043 / Section 1043.102
§ 1043.102. RESTRICTION ON COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY TAXATION.
Status: in_force

Hopkins County or a municipality in Hopkins County may not impose a tax for hospital purposes.
Tex. Government Code § 852.006 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 852 / Section 852.006
§ 852.006. TERMINATION OF PARTICIPATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by this section, a municipality may not terminate participation in the retirement system if the municipality has employees who are members of the system, but the municipality may elect to discontinue the participation in the system of persons employed or reemployed after the date of an election to discontinue.

(b) If before November 1 of any year a municipality gives written notice of its intention to the retirement system, the municipality may terminate coverage under, and discontinue participation in, the supplemental death benefits fund. A termination under this subsection is effective on January 1 of the year following the year in which notice is given.

(c) If a municipality participating in the retirement system has no employees who are members of the system and has no present or potential liabilities as a result of the participation of former employees, the municipality, on receiving a refund under Section 855.319, ceases participation in the system.
Tex. Insurance Code § 33.006 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 33 / Section 33.006
§ 33.006. FORMER SERVICE.
Status: in_force

A person may not serve as the commissioner if the person served as a member of the State Board of Insurance.
Tex. Government Code § 825.202 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 825 / Section 825.202
§ 825.202. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of trustees, by a majority vote of all members, shall appoint an executive director.

(b) The executive director may not be a member of the board of trustees.

(c) To be eligible to serve as the executive director, a person must:

(1) be a citizen of the United States; and

(2) have executive ability and experience to carry out the duties of the office.

(d) The executive director shall recommend to the board actuarial and other services necessary to administer the retirement system.

(e) Annually, the executive director shall prepare an itemized expense budget for the following fiscal year and shall submit the budget to the board for review and adoption.
Tex. Government Code § 327.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 327 / Section 327.004
§ 327.004. SCOPE OF AUDIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The state auditor, in cooperation with the Legislative Budget Board, shall establish the scope of each efficiency audit conducted under this chapter.

(b) At a minimum, an efficiency audit must:

(1) examine state resources, including financial resources, staff, personal property, real property, and technology, to determine whether those resources:

(A) are used effectively and efficiently to achieve the desired outcome for a state agency's program beneficiaries; and

(B) are used for purposes other than the intended goals of the audited programs;

(2) identify and make recommendations for cost savings and reallocation of resources to improve the effectiveness of audited programs; and

(3) identify opportunities for improving services through consolidation of functions, outsourcing, and elimination of duplicative efforts.
Tex. Occupations Code § 301.251 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 301 / Section 301.251
§ 301.251. LICENSE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not practice or offer to practice professional nursing or vocational nursing in this state unless the person is licensed as provided by this chapter.

(b) Unless the person holds a license under this chapter, a person may not use, in connection with the person's name:

(1) the title "Registered Nurse," "Professional Nurse," "Licensed Vocational Nurse," "Vocational Nurse," "Licensed Practical Nurse," "Practical Nurse," or "Graduate Nurse";

(2) the abbreviation "R.N.," "L.V.N.," "V.N.," "L.P.N.," or "P.N."; or

(3) any other designation tending to imply that the person is a licensed registered nurse or vocational nurse.

(c) This section does not apply to a person entitled to practice nursing in this state under Chapter 304.

(d) Unless the person holds a license under this chapter, a person may not use, in connection with the person's name:

(1) the title "nurse"; or

(2) any other designation tending to imply that the person is licensed to provide nursing care.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 52.06 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 52 / Section 52.06
§ 52.06. CONTEMPT.
Status: in_force

Contempt of court in a Court of Inquiry may be punished by a fine not exceeding One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) and any witness refusing to testify may be attached and imprisoned until he does testify.
Tex. Estates Code § 306.004 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 306 / Section 306.004
§ 306.004. ISSUANCE OF ORIGINAL LETTERS.
Status: in_force

When an executor or administrator has qualified in the manner required by law, the clerk of the court granting the letters testamentary or of administration shall promptly issue and deliver the letters to the executor or administrator. If more than one person qualifies as executor or administrator, the clerk shall issue the letters to each person who qualifies.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1080.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1080 / Section 1080.003
§ 1080.003. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is composed of the territory described by Section 2(a), Chapter 644, Acts of the 59th Legislature, Regular Session, 1965. Notwithstanding the metes and bounds description provided by that section, the district does not include any land in Karnes County.

(b) The district's boundaries described by Section 2(a), Chapter 644, Acts of the 59th Legislature, Regular Session, 1965, form a closure. An error in copying the description of the boundaries does not affect the validity of the district.
Tex. Finance Code § 59.101 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 59 / Section 59.101
§ 59.101. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "safe deposit company" means a person who maintains and rents safe deposit boxes.
Tex. Tax Code § 351.1067 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 351 / Section 351.1067
§ 351.1067. ALLOCATION OF REVENUE; CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a municipality that has a population of at least 190,000, no part of which is located in a county with a population of at least 150,000.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a municipality to which this section applies may use revenue from the municipal hotel occupancy tax to conduct an audit of a person in the municipality required to collect the tax authorized by this chapter, provided that the municipality use the revenue to audit not more than one-third of the total number of those persons in any fiscal year.
Tex. Occupations Code § 301.464 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 301 / Section 301.464
§ 301.464. INFORMAL PROCEEDINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by rule shall adopt procedures governing:

(1) informal disposition of a contested case under Section 2001.056, Government Code; and

(2) an informal proceeding held in compliance with Section 2001.054, Government Code.

(b) Rules adopted under this section must:

(1) provide the complainant and the license holder an opportunity to be heard;

(2) require the presence of a representative of the board's legal staff or of the attorney general to advise the board or the board's employees; and

(3) if the complaint includes an allegation that an advanced practice registered nurse has violated the standard of care, require that notice of the informal proceeding includes a copy of the report prepared by the expert reviewer under Section 301.4575, with any identifying information other than the role and population focus of the expert reviewer redacted.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9040.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9040 / Section 9040.102
§ 9040.102. WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 51, Water Code, applicable to water control and improvement districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(b) The powers and duties authorized under Subsection (a) shall specifically include the powers authorized under Subchapter H, Chapter 51, Water Code.
Tex. Education Code § 130.186 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 130 / Section 130.186
§ 130.186. LEE COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.
Status: in_force

The service area of the Lee College District includes the territory within:

(1) the Goose Creek Consolidated Independent School District; and

(2) the Crosby, Dayton, Liberty, Barbers Hill, Anahuac, Huffman, Devers, East Chambers, Hardin, and Hull-Daisetta independent school districts.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1152.108 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1152 / Section 1152.108
§ 1152.108. GRACE, REINSTATEMENT, AND NONFORFEITURE PROVISIONS REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) An individual variable life insurance or individual variable annuity contract delivered or issued for delivery in this state must contain grace, reinstatement, and nonforfeiture provisions appropriate to the contract.

(b) A group variable contract delivered or issued for delivery in this state must contain a grace period provision appropriate to the contract.
Tex. Government Code § 30.00138 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 30 / Section 30.00138
§ 30.00138. TERM OF COURT.
Status: in_force

The appellate court may sit for the transaction of business at any time during the year, and each term begins and ends with the calendar year. The appellate court may use the city council chambers or other appropriate location as its courtroom for argument of cases and other court matters.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8000A.0305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8000A / Section 8000A.0305
§ 8000A.0305. 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. Business Organizations Code § 153.255 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 153 / Section 153.255
§ 153.255. LIABILITY OF ASSIGNOR.
Status: in_force

Regardless of whether an assignee of a partnership interest becomes a limited partner, the assignor is not released from the assignor's liability to the limited partnership under Subchapter E and Sections 153.105, 153.112, and 153.162.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 78.045 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 78 / Section 78.045
§ 78.045. EQUIPMENT CLEANING PROCEDURE.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may prescribe rules requiring the cleaning of and the disposal of materials cleaned from farm implements and machinery brought into the district or moved from one part of the district to another part.

(b) The board shall give notice of rules prescribed under this section by:

(1) posting a copy of the notice of the adoption of the rules at four public places in each county located in the district not later than the 11th day before the effective date of the rules; and

(2) filing a copy of the adoption of the rules with the county clerk of each county located in the district.

(c) A person commits an offense if the person fails to obey a rule prescribed under Subsection (a) of this section. An offense under this subsection is a Class C misdemeanor.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3973.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3973 / Section 3973.0102
§ 3973.0102. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a special district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Finance Code § 392.303 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 392 / Section 392.303
§ 392.303. UNFAIR OR UNCONSCIONABLE MEANS.
Status: in_force

(a) In debt collection, a debt collector may not use unfair or unconscionable means that employ the following practices:

(1) seeking or obtaining a written statement or acknowledgment in any form that specifies that a consumer's obligation is one incurred for necessaries of life if the obligation was not incurred for those necessaries;

(2) collecting or attempting to collect interest or a charge, fee, or expense incidental to the obligation unless the interest or incidental charge, fee, or expense is expressly authorized by the agreement creating the obligation or legally chargeable to the consumer; or

(3) collecting or attempting to collect an obligation under a check, draft, debit payment, or credit card payment, if:

(A) the check or draft was dishonored or the debit payment or credit card payment was refused because the check or draft was not drawn or the payment was not made by a person authorized to use the applicable account;

(B) the debt collector has received written notice from a person authorized to use the account that the check, draft, or payment was unauthorized; and

(C) the person authorized to use the account has filed a report concerning the unauthorized check, draft, or payment with a law enforcement agency, as defined by Article 59.01, Code of Criminal Procedure, and has provided the debt collector with a copy of the report.

(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a)(2), a creditor may charge a reasonable reinstatement fee as consideration for renewal of a real property loan or contract of sale, after default, if the additional fee is included in a written contract executed at the time of renewal.

(c) Subsection (a)(3) does not prohibit a debt collector from collecting or attempting to collect an obligation under a check, draft, debit payment, or credit card payment if the debt collector has credible evidence, including a document, video recording, or witness statement, that the report filed with a law enforcement agency, as required by Subsection (a)(3)(C), is fraudulent and that the check, draft, or payment was authorized.
Tex. Education Code § 43.057 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 43 / Section 43.057
§ 43.057. LIABILITY INSURANCE FOR BOARD MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The corporation may purchase or otherwise acquire insurance to protect members of the board of directors and employees of the corporation, subject to Subsection (c).

(b) Insurance purchased or acquired by the corporation under this section may:

(1) protect against any type of liability to third persons that might be incurred while conducting corporation business; and

(2) provide for all costs of defending a cause of action for such liability, including court costs and attorney's fees.

(c) This section does not authorize the purchase or acquisition of insurance to protect against liability not described in Subsection (b).
Tex. Insurance Code § 843.151 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 843 / Section 843.151
§ 843.151. RULES.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may adopt reasonable rules as necessary and proper to:

(1) implement this chapter and Section 1367.053, Subchapter A, Chapter 1452, Subchapter B, Chapter 1507, Chapters 222, 251, and 258, as applicable to a health maintenance organization, and Chapters 1271 and 1272, including rules to:

(A) prescribe authorized investments for a health maintenance organization for all investments not otherwise addressed in this chapter;

(B) ensure that enrollees have adequate access to health care services; and

(C) establish minimum physician-to-patient ratios, mileage requirements for primary and specialty care, maximum travel time, and maximum waiting time for obtaining an appointment; and

(2) meet the requirements of federal law and regulations.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2401.252 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2401 / Section 2401.252
§ 2401.252. CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A transportation service provider commits an offense if the transportation service provider knowingly violates this chapter.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
Tex. Education Code § 86.15 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 86 / Section 86.15
§ 86.15. SUMMER SESSIONS; ELEMENTARY AGRICULTURE FOR TEACHERS.
Status: in_force

The board shall require the teaching of elementary agriculture for teachers in the summer sessions.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 13.0041 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 13 / Section 13.0041
§ 13.0041. USE OF CERTAIN BOND REVENUE.
Status: in_force

The department shall, if practicable, apportion at least fifteen percent of any money received by the department from the proceeds of the sale of bonds issued under Section 50-f, Article III, Texas Constitution, to specific park maintenance or improvement projects for which matching private or local money for the specific state parks and wildlife projects has been made available to the department.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1066.059 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1066 / Section 1066.059
§ 1066.059. GENERAL DUTIES OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR.
Status: in_force

Subject to the limitations prescribed by the board, the district administrator shall:

(1) supervise the work and activities of the district; and

(2) direct the general affairs of the district.
Tex. Education Code § 61.0522 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.0522
§ 61.0522. GENERAL EDUCATION CURRICULUM ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Advisory committee" means the general education curriculum advisory committee established under this section.

(2) "General education curriculum" has the meaning assigned by Section 51.315.

(b) The board shall establish an advisory committee to review the general education curriculum requirements of institutions of higher education.

(c) The board shall call for nominations from presidents or chief executive officers, chancellors, and chief academic officers at all institutions of higher education for representatives to serve on the advisory committee. The board shall select a number of representatives determined by the board from those nominated with nominees drawn equally from two-year and four-year institutions.

(d) The advisory committee shall consider methods for determining general education curriculum component courses and for condensing the number of general education curriculum courses required at institutions of higher education.

(e) Not later than November 1, 2026, the advisory committee shall produce a report regarding the advisory committee's findings and recommendations under this section and provide the report to the board.

(f) Not later than December 31, 2026, the board shall review the advisory committee's report and submit to the legislature the board's recommendations for legislative or other action necessary to implement the findings of the report.

(g) The advisory committee is abolished and this section expires September 1, 2027.
Tex. Water Code § 68.305 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 68 / Section 68.305
§ 68.305. FACILITIES TO BE ASSESSED.
Status: in_force

(a) In accordance with the findings, the board may impose an assessment against all the facilities in the district or any portion of the facilities in the district, and may impose an assessment against fewer facilities than those proposed for assessment in the hearing notice.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the facilities to be assessed may not include a facility that is not in the district at the time of the hearing unless there is an additional hearing preceded by the required notice.

(c) The owner of a facility described by Subsection (b) may waive the right to notice and an assessment hearing and may agree to the imposition and payment of assessments at an agreed rate for the facility.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8378.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8378 / Section 8378.202
§ 8378.202. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Tex. Family Code § 261.005 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 261 / Section 261.005
§ 261.005. REFERENCE TO EXECUTIVE COMMISSIONER OR COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

Unless otherwise provided by a provision of this chapter, in this chapter:

(1) a reference to the executive commissioner or the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission means the commissioner of the department; and

(2) a reference to the Health and Human Services Commission means the department.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 244.015 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 244 / Section 244.015
§ 244.015. EVALUATION OF CERTAIN CHILDREN SERVING DETERMINATE SENTENCES.
Status: in_force

(a) When a child who is sentenced to commitment under Section 54.04(d)(3), 54.04(m), or 54.05(f), Family Code, becomes 18 years of age, the department shall evaluate whether the child is in need of additional services that can be completed in the six-month period after the child's 18th birthday to prepare the child for release from the custody of the department or transfer to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

(b) This section does not apply to a child who is released from the custody of the department or who is transferred to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice before the child's 18th birthday.
Tex. Local Government Code § 305.013 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 305 / Section 305.013
§ 305.013. TERMS OF AGREEMENT.
Status: in_force

The sale agreement shall be on the terms, including the price, on which the county and municipality agree. However, the price may not be less than the amount of the outstanding bonds of the county issued for the purpose of constructing and equipping the coliseum or stadium.
Tex. Education Code § 59.03 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 59 / Section 59.03
§ 59.03. RULES.
Status: in_force

Each board may adopt rules for the establishment and administration of the fund and the negotiation, settlement, and payment of claims as necessary to carry out the purpose of this subchapter. Each board may establish by rule reasonable limits on the amount of claims to be paid from the fund or to be provided in purchased insurance.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 42.254 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 42 / Section 42.254
§ 42.254. DUTIES RELATING TO EDUCATION OF CHILDREN IN GENERAL RESIDENTIAL OPERATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall collaborate with the Texas Education Agency to determine best practices for educational services in a general residential operation, including the most effective educational plans and best practices for implementing those plans.

(b) The department shall make available on the department's Internet website information and training regarding trauma-informed practices to assist school districts with training district employees by increasing staff awareness of trauma-informed care.