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Tex. Government Code § 2305.024 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2305 / Section 2305.024
§ 2305.024. INVESTMENT OF MONEY AND DEPOSIT OF INTEREST.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller may invest unobligated money in the account in accordance with Subchapter C, Chapter 404.

(b) The comptroller shall deposit to the credit of the account all interest or other income received from the investment of the money.
Tex. Government Code § 526.0324 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 526 / Section 526.0324
§ 526.0324. INNOVATION GRANT PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall establish an innovation grant program to provide support to rural hospitals, rural hospital districts, and rural hospital authorities that undertake initiatives:

(1) to provide access to health care and improve the quality of health care provided to residents of a rural county;

(2) that are likely to improve the financial stability of the grant recipient; and

(3) that are estimated to become sustainable and be maintained without additional state funding after the award of a grant under this section.

(b) In awarding grants under this section, the office shall prioritize initiatives focused on improving health care facilities or services for:

(1) women who are pregnant or recently gave birth;

(2) individuals under the age of 20;

(3) older adults residing in a rural county; or

(4) individuals who are uninsured.
Tex. Property Code § 101.002 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 101 / Section 101.002
§ 101.002. LIABILITY OF TRUST PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

Although trust property is held by the trustee without identifying the trust or its beneficiaries, the trust property is not liable to satisfy the personal obligations of the trustee.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9074.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9074 / Section 9074.051
§ 9074.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five elected directors.

(b) Except as provided by Section 9074.052, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Insurance Code § 843.308 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 843 / Section 843.308
§ 843.308. NOTIFICATION OF PATIENTS OF DESELECTED PHYSICIAN OR PROVIDER.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), if a physician or provider is deselected for a reason other than the request of the physician or provider, a health maintenance organization may not notify patients of the deselection until the effective date of the deselection or the advisory review panel makes a formal recommendation.

(b) If the contract of a physician or provider is deselected for a reason related to imminent harm, a health maintenance organization may notify patients immediately.
Tex. Occupations Code § 453.002 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 453 / Section 453.002
§ 453.002. APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT.
Status: in_force

The Texas Board of Physical Therapy Examiners is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the board is abolished and this chapter expires September 1, 2033.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3906.206 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3906 / Section 3906.206
§ 3906.206. NONPOTABLE WATER USER CHARGES.
Status: in_force

The district may establish user charges for the use of nonpotable water for irrigation purposes, subject to approval of the governing body of the municipality in which the user is located.
Tex. Finance Code § 65.101 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 65 / Section 65.101
§ 65.101. ACCOUNT HELD BY MINOR.
Status: in_force

(a) An association or a federal savings and loan association doing business in this state may accept a savings account from a minor as the sole and absolute owner of the account.

(b) On the minor's order the association may:

(1) pay withdrawals;

(2) accept pledges to the association; and

(3) act in any other manner with respect to the account.

(c) Subject to Subsection (e), a payment or delivery of rights to a minor, or an acquittance signed by a minor who holds a savings account, is a discharge of the association for that payment or delivery.

(d) If the association requires a minor to furnish an acquittance or pledge or take other action with respect to the minor's savings account, that action is binding on the minor as if the minor had the capacity of an adult.

(e) If a parent or guardian of a minor informs the association in writing that the minor is not to have the authority to control the minor's savings account, the minor may not control the account during the minority without the joinder of the parent or guardian.

(f) If a minor dies, the acquittance of a parent or guardian of the minor discharges the association for amounts that in the aggregate do not exceed $1,000.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3973.0606 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3973 / Section 3973.0606
§ 3973.0606. USE OF REVENUE.
Status: in_force

Revenue from the sales and use tax imposed under this subchapter is for the use and benefit of the district and may be used for any district purpose. The district may pledge all or part of the revenue to the payment of bonds, notes, or other obligations, and that pledge of revenue may be in combination with other revenue, including tax revenue, available to the district.
Tex. Education Code § 29.182 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 29 / Section 29.182
§ 29.182. STATE PLAN FOR CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The agency shall prepare and biennially update a state plan for career and technology education that sets forth objectives for career and technology education for the next biennium and long-term goals for the following five years.

(b) The state plan must include procedures designed to ensure that:

(1) all secondary and postsecondary students have the opportunity to participate in career and technology education programs;

(2) the state complies with requirements for supplemental federal career and technology education funding;

(3) career and technology education is established as a part of the total education system of this state and constitutes an option for student learning that provides a rigorous course of study consistent with the required curriculum under Section 28.002 and under which a student may receive specific education in a career and technology program that:

(A) incorporates competencies leading to academic and technical skill attainment;

(B) leads to:

(i) an industry-recognized license, credential, or certificate; or

(ii) at the postsecondary level, an associate or baccalaureate degree;

(C) includes opportunities for students to earn college credit for coursework; and

(D) includes, as an integral part of the program, participation by students and teachers in activities of career and technical student organizations supported by the agency and the State Board of Education;

(4) a school district provides, to the greatest extent possible, to a student participating in a career and technology education program opportunities to enroll in dual credit courses designed to lead to a degree, license, or certification as part of the program; and

(5) a course of study offered under a Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps program established under 10 U.S.C. Section 2031 is considered a career and technology education program.
Tex. Insurance Code § 829.052 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 829 / Section 829.052
§ 829.052. LIMITATION ON ACQUISITION OF CAPITAL STOCK.
Status: in_force

(a) The conversion plan must provide that a person or group of persons acting in concert, other than the mutual holding company or an intermediate holding company, may not acquire, in a public or private offering or through an exercise of stock subscription rights, more than 10 percent of the capital stock of the resulting company unless the acquisition of the stock or stock subscription rights is approved in advance by the commissioner.

(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to an entity that purchases and retains at all times a majority of the voting shares of the capital stock of the resulting company as part of the conversion plan approved by the commissioner.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8876.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8876 / Section 8876.153
§ 8876.153. LIMITATION ON INDEBTEDNESS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds and notes under Subchapter F, Chapter 36, Water Code, except that the total indebtedness created by that issuance may not exceed $250,000 at any time.
Tex. Water Code § 58.638 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.638
§ 58.638. NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT AND MEETING.
Status: in_force

Immediately after the commissioners of appraisement are appointed, the secretary of the board shall give written notice to each appointee of his appointment and of the time and place of the first meeting of the commissioners.
Tex. Finance Code § 394.205 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 394 / Section 394.205
§ 394.205. RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) A provider shall keep and use books, accounts, and other records that will enable the commissioner to determine if the provider is complying with this subchapter and maintain any other records as required by the commissioner. The commissioner may examine the records at any reasonable time. The records must be kept for at least three years after the date of the last service on a consumer's debt management plan.

(b) Each provider shall file a report with the commissioner at each renewal of the provider's registration. The report must at a minimum disclose in detail and under appropriate headings:

(1) the assets and liabilities of the provider at the beginning and end of the period, if the provider is a nonprofit or tax exempt organization;

(2) the total number of debt management plans the provider has initiated on behalf of consumers in this state during that period; and

(3) records of total and average fees charged to consumers, including all voluntary contributions received from consumers.

(c) The reports must be verified by the oath or affirmation of the owner, manager, president, chief executive officer, or chairman of the board of directors of the provider.

(d) A provider shall file a blank copy of the agreement described in Section 394.209 and blank copies of the written information required in Section 394.208(a) with the commissioner accompanying the initial registration and each renewal of registration.

(e) The commissioner shall make the information provided under this section available to interested parties and to the public.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4051.353 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4051 / Section 4051.353
§ 4051.353. NOTICE REQUIRED BEFORE TERMINATION OR SUSPENSION OF CONTRACT.
Status: in_force

(a) An insurer may not terminate or suspend a contract with an appointed agent that has been in effect for at least two years unless the insurer provides written notice of the termination or suspension to the agent at least six months before the date the termination or suspension takes effect.

(b) A contract that replaces or revises a contract that has been in effect for at least two years is subject to this subchapter if there has not been a material change in the ownership of the agency.
Tex. Finance Code § 342.558 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 342 / Section 342.558
§ 342.558. AUTHORIZED LENDER'S RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) An authorized lender shall maintain a record of each loan made under this chapter as is necessary to enable the commissioner to determine whether the lender is complying with this chapter.

(b) An authorized lender shall keep the record, make it available in this state, or, if the lender makes, transacts, or negotiates loans principally by mail, keep the record or make it available at the lender's principal place of business, until the later of:

(1) the fourth anniversary of the date of the loan; or

(2) the second anniversary of the date on which the final entry is made in the record.

(c) A record described by Subsection (a) must be prepared in accordance with accepted accounting practices.

(d) The commissioner shall accept a lender's system of records if the system discloses the information reasonably required under Subsection (a).

(e) An authorized lender shall keep each obligation signed by a borrower at an office in this state designated by the lender unless the obligation is transferred under an agreement that gives the commissioner access to the obligation.
Tex. Education Code § 61.0661 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.0661
§ 61.0661. OPPORTUNITIES FOR GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall conduct an assessment of the adequacy of opportunities for graduates of medical schools in this state to enter graduate medical education in this state. The assessment must:

(1) compare the number of first-year graduate medical education positions available annually with the number of medical school graduates;

(2) include a statistical analysis of recent trends in and projections of the number of medical school graduates and first-year graduate medical education positions in this state;

(3) develop methods and strategies for achieving a ratio for the number of first-year graduate medical education positions to the number of medical school graduates in this state of at least 1.1 to 1;

(4) evaluate current and projected physician workforce needs of this state, by total number and by specialty, in the development of additional first-year graduate medical education positions; and

(5) examine whether this state should ensure that a first-year graduate medical education position is created in this state for each new medical student position established by a medical and dental unit.

(b) Not later than December 1 of each even-numbered year, the board shall report the results of the assessment to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the standing committees of the senate and house of representatives with primary jurisdiction over higher education.
Tex. Water Code § 5.581 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 5 / Section 5.581
§ 5.581. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "permit" means a permit, approval, registration, or other form of authorization required by law for a person to engage in an action.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8196.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8196 / Section 8196.151
§ 8196.151. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue bonds or other obligations as provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to finance the construction, maintenance, or operation of projects under Sections 8196.051 and 8196.052.

(b) The district may not issue bonds or other obligations secured wholly or partly by ad valorem taxes to finance projects authorized by Section 8196.052 unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the voters of the district voting at an election called for that purpose.

(c) Bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance projects authorized by Section 8196.052 may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Election Code § 254.0312 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 254 / Section 254.0312
§ 254.0312. BEST EFFORTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person required to file a report under this chapter is considered to be in compliance with Section 254.0612, 254.0912, or 254.1212 only if the person or the person's campaign treasurer shows that the person has used best efforts to obtain, maintain, and report the information required by those sections. A person is considered to have used best efforts to obtain, maintain, and report that information if the person or the person's campaign treasurer complies with this section.

(b) Each written solicitation for political contributions from an individual must include:

(1) a clear request for the individual's full name and address, the individual's principal occupation or job title, and the full name of the individual's employer; and

(2) an accurate statement of state law regarding the collection and reporting of individual contributor information, such as:

(A) "State law requires (certain candidates, officeholders, or political committees, as applicable) to use best efforts to collect and report the full name and address, principal occupation or job title, and full name of employer of individuals whose contributions equal or exceed $500 in a reporting period."; or

(B) "To comply with state law, (certain candidates, officeholders, or political committees, as applicable) must use best efforts to obtain, maintain, and report the full name and address, principal occupation or job title, and full name of employer of individuals whose contributions equal or exceed $500 in a reporting period.".

(c) For each political contribution received from an individual that, when aggregated with all other political contributions received from the individual during the reporting period, equals or exceeds $500 and for which the information required by Section 254.0612, 254.0912, or 254.1212 is not provided, the person must make at least one oral or written request for the missing information. A request under this subsection:

(1) must be made not later than the 30th day after the date the contribution is received;

(2) must include a clear and conspicuous statement that complies with Subsection (b);

(3) if made orally, must be documented in writing; and

(4) may not be made in conjunction with a solicitation for an additional political contribution.

(d) A person must report any information required by Section 254.0612, 254.0912, or 254.1212 that is not provided by the individual making the political contribution and that the person has in the person's records of political contributions or previous reports under this chapter.

(e) A person who receives information required by Section 254.0612, 254.0912, or 254.1212 after the filing deadline for the report on which the contribution is reported must include the missing information on the next report the person is required to file under this chapter.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 134.151 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 134 / Section 134.151
§ 134.151. HEARING ON LIEN.
Status: in_force

Not later than the 60th day after the date the lien is filed, an affected landowner may petition the commission for a hearing on the amount of the lien. The hearing and any appeal shall be conducted under Chapter 2001, Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9051.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9051 / Section 9051.051
§ 9051.051. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

The district is composed of the territory described by Section 3, Chapter 245, Acts of the 54th Legislature, Regular Session, 1955, as that territory may have been modified under:

(1) Subchapter O, Chapter 51, Water Code;

(2) Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code; or

(3) other law.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 772.104 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 772 / Section 772.104
§ 772.104. APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies to a county with a population of more than 3.3 million and the adjacent territory described by Section 772.105 in which a district was created under Chapter 97, Acts of the 68th Legislature, Regular Session, 1983, before January 1, 1988.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4205.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4205 / Section 4205.0101
§ 4205.0101. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "County" means Fannin County.

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Fannin County Improvement District No. 1.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8336.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8336 / Section 8336.153
§ 8336.153. 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 § 1105.058 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1105 / Section 1105.058
§ 1105.058. COMPENSATION.
Status: in_force

A director is entitled to compensation at a rate determined by the board. The rate may not exceed $10 for each board meeting.
Tex. Government Code § 24.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.004
§ 24.004. SPECIAL JUDGE BY AGREEMENT OF PARTIES.
Status: in_force

If the parties agree on a special judge for the trial of a particular case, the clerk shall enter in the minutes of the court, as a part of the proceedings in the case, a record showing:

(1) that the judge of the court is disqualified to try the case;

(2) the name of the special judge and that the parties agreed on the selection of that judge for the trial of the case; and

(3) that the oath prescribed by law was administered to the special judge.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 83.013 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 83 / Section 83.013
§ 83.013. AUTHORITY OF DEPARTMENT OR POLITICAL SUBDIVISION.
Status: repealed

(a) The department or a political subdivision may participate in the study and preparation for and creation of a habitat conservation plan.

(b) Subject to this subchapter, the department or a political subdivision may participate in the study and preparation for and creation of a regional habitat conservation plan.

(c) Subject to this subchapter, a political subdivision, including a municipality acting within its corporate limits or its extraterritorial jurisdiction, in order to facilitate the creation of a habitat preserve and the setting aside of land to protect a species protected under a conservation agreement, may:

(1) purchase land, easements, or leases; and

(2) enter into an agreement with a landowner to establish alternative land development standards for a tract of land.

(d) A plan participant may accept a federal permit in conjunction with a regional habitat conservation plan only if the qualified voters of a plan participant have authorized the issuance of bonds or other debt financing in an amount equal to the estimated cost of acquiring all land for habitat preserves within the time required by this subchapter or the plan participant has demonstrated that adequate sources of funding exist to acquire all land for habitat preserves within the time required by this subchapter.

(e) A governmental entity may not implement a regional habitat conservation plan or apply for a federal permit in conjunction with a regional habitat conservation plan if:

(1) the federal act is repealed; or

(2) the endangered species that are subject to conservation and protection under the federal permit cease to be listed as endangered or threatened by the United States Department of the Interior.