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Tex. Transportation Code § 460.052 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 460 / Section 460.052
§ 460.052. HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court shall hold a public hearing on creation of an authority not later than the 60th day after the date the commissioners court:

(1) receives a petition described by Section 460.051(a)(2); or

(2) adopts a resolution or order to initiate the process to create an authority.

(b) Notice of the time and place of the public hearing on the creation of the authority shall be published, beginning at least 30 days before the date of the hearing, once a week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county.

(c) Each municipality in the county with a population of 12,000 or more shall be notified of the public hearing by notice mailed to the governing body of the municipality.

(d) Any person may appear at a hearing and offer evidence on:

(1) the creation of the authority;

(2) operation of the county transportation system;

(3) public interest served in the creation of the authority; or

(4) other facts relating to the creation of the authority.

(e) A hearing may be continued until completed.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7805.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7805 / Section 7805.002
§ 7805.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is established under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and Chapter 7803.

(b) The district is a separate and independent conservation and reclamation district and a political subdivision of this state.

(c) The district is a separately defined area of Irving Flood Control District Section I.
Tex. Tax Code § 162.404 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 162 / Section 162.404
§ 162.404.
Status: in_force

Sec. 162.404. CRIMINAL OFFENSES: SPECIAL PROVISIONS AND EXCEPTIONS. (a) A person does not commit an offense under Section 162.403 unless the person intentionally or knowingly engaged in conduct as the definition of the offense requires, except that no culpable mental state is required for an offense under Section 162.403(5).

(b) Each day that a refusal prohibited under Section 162.403(8), (9), or (10) continues is a separate offense.

(c) The prohibition under Section 162.403(27) does not apply to the tax-free sale or distribution of diesel fuel authorized by Section 162.204(a)(1), (2), or (3).

(d) The prohibition under Section 162.403(28) does not apply to the tax-free sale or distribution of gasoline under Section 162.104(a)(1), (2), or (3).
Tex. Family Code § 261.401 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 261 / Section 261.401
§ 261.401. AGENCY INVESTIGATION.
Status: repealed

(a) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1136 (H.B. 249), Sec. 14, and Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 319 (S.B. 11), Sec. 32, eff. September 1, 2017.

(b) Except as provided by Section 261.404 of this code and former Section 531.02013(1)(D), Government Code, a state agency that operates, licenses, certifies, registers, or lists a facility in which children are located or provides oversight of a program that serves children shall make a prompt, thorough investigation of a report that a child has been or may be abused, neglected, or exploited in the facility or program. The primary purpose of the investigation shall be the protection of the child.

(c) A state agency shall adopt rules relating to the investigation and resolution of reports received as provided by this subchapter. The executive commissioner shall review and approve the rules of agencies other than the Texas Department of Criminal Justice or the Texas Juvenile Justice Department to ensure that those agencies implement appropriate standards for the conduct of investigations and that uniformity exists among agencies in the investigation and resolution of reports.

(d) The Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired and the Texas School for the Deaf shall adopt policies relating to the investigation and resolution of reports received as provided by this subchapter. The executive commissioner shall review and approve the policies to ensure that the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired and the Texas School for the Deaf adopt those policies in a manner consistent with the minimum standards adopted by the executive commissioner under Section 261.407.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1116.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1116 / Section 1116.001
§ 1116.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "annuity" means a fixed, variable, or modified guaranteed annuity that is individually solicited, whether classified as an individual annuity or group annuity.
Tex. Insurance Code § 964.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 964 / Section 964.001
§ 964.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this chapter:

(1) "Affiliated company" or "affiliate" has the meaning assigned by Section 823.003 and includes a parent entity that controls a captive insurance company.

(1-a) "Attorney in fact" means a firm or corporation that, under a power of attorney or other appropriate authorization of the attorney in fact, acts for subscribers of a captive exchange by issuing reciprocal or interinsurance contracts.

(1-b) "Captive exchange" means a reciprocal or interinsurance exchange formed under this chapter. The term includes the attorney in fact through which a reciprocal or interinsurance contract, as defined by Section 942.001, is exchanged.

(2) "Captive insurance company" means a company that holds a certificate of authority under this chapter to insure the operational risks of the company's affiliates or risks of a controlled unaffiliated business. The term includes a captive exchange.

(3) "Captive management company" means an entity providing administrative services to a captive insurance company.

(4) "Control" means the power to direct, or cause the direction of, the management and policies of an entity, other than the power that results from an official position with or corporate office held in the entity. The power may be possessed directly or indirectly by any means, including through the ownership of voting securities or by contract, other than a commercial contract for goods or nonmanagement services.

(5) "Controlled unaffiliated business" means a person:

(A) that is not an affiliate;

(B) that has an existing contractual relationship with an affiliate under which the affiliate bears a potential financial loss; and

(C) the risks of which are managed by a captive insurance company under Section 964.066.

(6) "Operational risk" means any potential financial loss of an affiliate, except for a loss arising from an insurance policy issued by a captive or insurance affiliate.

(7) "Redomestication" means the transfer to or from this state of the insurance domicile of an authorized captive insurer.

(8) "Subscriber" means an affiliated company or controlled unaffiliated business that enters into a reciprocal contract of insurance with an attorney in fact as a subscriber of a captive exchange.

(b) Notwithstanding Section 30.003, in this chapter, "person" has the meaning assigned by Section 311.005, Government Code.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 77.0361 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 77 / Section 77.0361
§ 77.0361. LICENSE EXPIRATIONS AND TRANSFERS.
Status: in_force

(a) All licenses issued under the authority of Chapter 77 of this code are valid only during the yearly period for which they are issued without regard to the date on which the licenses are acquired. Each yearly period begins on September 1 or another date set by the commission and extends through August 31 of the next year or another date set by the commission. The commission by rule may set the amount of a license fee for a license issued during a transition period at an amount lower than prescribed in this chapter and provide for a license term for a transition period that is shorter or longer than a year.

(b) All licenses issued under the authority of this chapter may not be transferred to another person or vessel except as provided by Subsection (c) or by Section 77.113. A license issued under the authority of Section 77.043 in the name of a business remains valid for the business location specified on the license if a change of ownership or business name occurs. A license issued under the authority of Section 77.035 may be transferred to another vessel or to the new owner of the same vessel.

(c) The commission, by regulation, may prescribe requirements necessary for license transfers and may prescribe, by regulation, forms to be used and fees to be charged for transfers of licenses in this chapter, for duplicate license plates, or for duplicate or replacement licenses.
Tex. Occupations Code § 504.156 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 504 / Section 504.156
§ 504.156. LICENSE EXAMINATION.
Status: in_force

(a) At least twice each year, the department may prepare and administer or contract with an organization approved by the International Certification Reciprocity Consortium to prepare and administer an examination to determine the qualifications of an applicant for a license under this chapter. The examination shall be conducted as determined by the department and in a manner that is fair and impartial to and takes into consideration each school or system of chemical dependency counseling.

(b) An examiner may know an applicant only by number until after the examination has been graded and the licenses have been granted or denied.

(c) The scope and content of the examination must be sufficient to ensure professional competence in keeping with the highest standards of the chemical dependency counseling profession.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8125.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8125 / Section 8125.101
§ 8125.101. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT AND FRESH WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c), the district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49, 53, and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts and fresh water supply districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(b) Sections 53.029(b), 53.030-53.034, and 53.040-53.043, Water Code, do not apply to the district.

(c) If a provision of Chapter 53, Water Code, is in conflict or inconsistent with this chapter or Chapter 54, Water Code, this chapter and Chapter 54, Water Code, prevail.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 39.07 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 39 / Section 39.07
§ 39.07. CERTIFICATE.
Status: in_force

Where depositions are taken under commission in criminal actions, the officer or officers taking the same shall certify that the person deposing is the identical person named in the commission; or, if they cannot certify to the identity of the witness, there shall be an affidavit of some person attached to the deposition proving the identity of such witness, and the officer or officers shall certify that the person making the affidavit is known to them.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1575.171 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1575 / Section 1575.171
§ 1575.171. EMERGENCY CARE PAYMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "emergency care" has the meaning assigned by Section 1301.155.

(b) The administrator of a managed care plan provided under the group program shall pay for covered emergency care performed by or a covered supply related to that care provided by an out-of-network provider at the usual and customary rate or at an agreed rate. The administrator shall make a payment required by this subsection directly to the provider not later than, as applicable:

(1) the 30th day after the date the administrator receives an electronic claim for those services that includes all information necessary for the administrator to pay the claim; or

(2) the 45th day after the date the administrator receives a nonelectronic claim for those services that includes all information necessary for the administrator to pay the claim.

(c) For emergency care subject to this section or a supply related to that care, an out-of-network provider or a person asserting a claim as an agent or assignee of the provider may not bill an enrollee in, and the enrollee does not have financial responsibility for, an amount greater than an applicable copayment, coinsurance, and deductible under the enrollee's managed care plan that:

(1) is based on:

(A) the amount initially determined payable by the administrator; or

(B) if applicable, a modified amount as determined under the administrator's internal appeal process; and

(2) is not based on any additional amount determined to be owed to the provider under Chapter 1467.
Tex. Government Code § 551.124 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 551 / Section 551.124
§ 551.124. BOARD OF PARDONS AND PAROLES.
Status: in_force

At the call of the presiding officer of the Board of Pardons and Paroles, the board may hold a hearing on clemency matters by telephone conference call.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2210.6365 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2210 / Section 2210.6365
§ 2210.6365. RIGHTS WITH RESPECT TO FINANCING ARRANGEMENT.
Status: in_force

If amounts due under a financing arrangement entered into under Section 2210.632 are outstanding, the rights and interests of the association, a successor to the association, any member of the association, or any member of the Texas FAIR Plan Association, including the right to impose, collect, and receive a premium surcharge authorized under this subchapter, are only contract rights until those revenues are first pledged for the repayment of the association's financing arrangement obligations as provided by this subchapter and Subchapter M-2.
Tex. Utilities Code § 14.207 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 14 / Section 14.207
§ 14.207. PRODUCTION OF OUT-OF-STATE RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) A regulatory authority may require, by order or subpoena served on a public utility, the production, at the time and place in this state that the regulatory authority designates, of any books, accounts, papers, or records kept by that public utility outside this state or, if ordered by the commission, verified copies of the books, accounts, papers, or records.

(b) A public utility that fails or refuses to comply with an order or subpoena under this section violates this title.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8007A.0301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8007A / Section 8007A.0301
§ 8007A.0301. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Government Code § 411.121 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.121
§ 411.121.
Status: repealed

Sec. 411.121. ACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION: ADJUTANT GENERAL. (a) In this section:

(1) "Adjutant general" has the meaning assigned by Section 437.001.

(2) "State military forces" has the meaning assigned by Section 437.001.

(b) The adjutant general is entitled to obtain from the department criminal history record information maintained by the department that relates to a person who is:

(1) a member of the Texas military forces;

(2) an employee of the Texas Military Department;

(3) an applicant for enlistment in the Texas military forces; or

(4) an applicant for employment with the Texas Military Department.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 156 (H.B. 1860), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.

(d) Criminal history record information obtained by the adjutant general under Subsection (b) may not be released to any person or agency except on court order or with the consent of the person who is the subject of the criminal history record information.

(e) The adjutant general shall destroy criminal history record information obtained under Subsection (b) after the purpose for which the information was obtained is accomplished.
Tex. Water Code § 26.173 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 26 / Section 26.173
§ 26.173. POWER TO ENTER PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A local government has the same power as the commission has under Section 26.014 of this code to enter public and private property within its territorial jurisdiction to make inspections and investigations of conditions relating to water quality. The local government in exercising this power is subject to the same provisions and restrictions as the commission.

(b) When requested by the executive director, the result of any inspection or investigation made by the local government shall be transmitted to the commission for its consideration.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 721.002 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 721 / Section 721.002
§ 721.002. CERTAIN USES OF NAME OR PICTURE OF MEMBER OF ARMED FORCES PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person uses, in an advertisement for a commercial purpose, the name of an individual who is an active duty or former member of the United States armed forces, who is a member or former member of a reserve component of the United States armed forces, or who is a member or former member of the state military forces, as defined by Section 437.001, Government Code, or a picture of the individual in uniform in which the individual is clearly identifiable, without obtaining the consent of:

(1) the individual, if the individual is living; or

(2) the individual's surviving spouse or personal representative or a majority of the individual's adult heirs, if the individual is deceased.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7995A.0403 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7995A / Section 7995A.0403
§ 7995A.0403. CONTRACT TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) In accordance with Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) A contract approved by the district voters may contain a provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by the board without further voter approval.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7892.0501 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7892 / Section 7892.0501
§ 7892.0501. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7931.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7931 / Section 7931.101
§ 7931.101. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for a road project authorized by Section 7931.053.

(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. Government Code § 540.0705 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 540 / Section 540.0705
§ 540.0705. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES PROVIDED THROUGH THIRD PARTY OR SUBSIDIARY.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "behavioral health services" has the meaning assigned by Section 540.0703.

(b) For a Medicaid managed care organization that provides behavioral health services through a contract with a third party or an arrangement with a subsidiary of the organization, the commission shall:

(1) require the effective sharing and integration of care coordination, service authorization, and utilization management data between the organization and the third party or subsidiary;

(2) encourage the colocation of physical health and behavioral health care coordination staff, to the extent feasible;

(3) require warm call transfers between physical health and behavioral health care coordination staff;

(4) require the organization and the third party or subsidiary to implement joint rounds for physical health and behavioral health services network providers or some other effective means for sharing clinical information; and

(5) ensure that the organization makes available a seamless provider portal for both physical health and behavioral health services network providers, to the extent allowed by federal law.
Tex. Government Code § 2054.0346 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.0346
§ 2054.0346. REPORTING OF ADMINISTRATIVE FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall report to the Legislative Budget Board all administrative fees that the department sets under Section 2054.0345 each fiscal year. The report must include:

(1) the underlying analysis and methodology used to determine the fee amounts; and

(2) the cost allocation charged to customers.

(b) The department shall post on the department's Internet website information about each administrative fee the department charges, including a description of how the fee is determined. The department must update this information when a contract amendment or other action results in a major change to the costs incurred or the price paid by the department or a customer of the department.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1079.115 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1079 / Section 1079.115
§ 1079.115. REIMBURSEMENT FOR SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall require a county, municipality, or public hospital located outside the district to reimburse the district for the district's care and treatment of a sick or injured person of that county, municipality, or public hospital as provided by Chapter 61, Health and Safety Code.

(b) The board shall require the sheriff of Jack County or the police chief of the City of Jacksboro to reimburse the district for the district's care and treatment of a person who is confined in a jail facility of Jack County or the City of Jacksboro and is not a district resident.

(c) On behalf of the district, the board may contract with the state or federal government for that government to reimburse the district for treatment of a sick or injured person.
Tex. Election Code § 144.006 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 144 / Section 144.006
§ 144.006. FILING DEADLINE FOR DECLARED WRITE-IN CANDIDATE.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by law, a declaration of write-in candidacy must be filed not later than 5 p.m. of the fifth day after the date an application for a place on the ballot is required to be filed in an election in which:

(1) the filing deadline for an application for a place on the ballot is the 62nd day before election day; and

(2) write-in votes may be counted only for names appearing on a list of declared write-in candidates.

(b) For an election to be held on a uniform election date, the day of the filing deadline is the 74th day before election day.

(c) A write-in candidate may not withdraw from the election after the 71st day before election day.
Tex. Estates Code § 305.105 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 305 / Section 305.105
§ 305.105.
Status: in_force

Sec. 305.105. BOND OF MARRIED PERSON UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE. Any bond required to be executed by a person who is under 18 years of age, is or has been married, and accepts and qualifies as an executor or administrator is as valid and binding for all purposes as if the person were of legal age.