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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3911.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3911 / Section 3911.052
§ 3911.052. QUALIFICATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) To be qualified to serve as a director appointed by the governing body of the city, a person must be:

(1) a resident of the district who is also a registered voter of the city;

(2) an owner of property in the district; or

(3) an agent, employee, or tenant of a person described by Subdivision (2).

(b) Section 49.052, Water Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3833.111 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3833 / Section 3833.111
§ 3833.111. CITY CONSENT REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN ROADS AND CITY PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

Before the district begins a project that involves the use of the rights-of-way of streets, roads, or highways or the use of municipal land or any easements granted by the city, the district must obtain the approval of the city's governing body in the form of a resolution approving the plans and specifications of the project, including a substantial alteration to a plan or specification.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3820.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3820 / Section 3820.105
§ 3820.105. COMPETITIVE BIDDING.
Status: in_force

Section 375.221, Local Government Code, applies to the district only for a contract that has a value greater than $15,000.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 3.403 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 3 / Section 3.403
§ 3.403. UNAUTHORIZED SIGNATURE.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless otherwise provided in this chapter or Chapter 4, an unauthorized signature is ineffective except as the signature of the unauthorized signer in favor of a person who in good faith pays the instrument or takes it for value. An unauthorized signature may be ratified for all purposes of this chapter.

(b) If the signature of more than one person is required to constitute the authorized signature of an organization, the signature of the organization is unauthorized if one of the required signatures is lacking.

(c) The civil or criminal liability of a person who makes an unauthorized signature is not affected by any provision of this chapter that makes the unauthorized signature effective for the purposes of this chapter.
Tex. Tax Code § 155.150 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 155 / Section 155.150
§ 155.150. SEIZURE OR SALE NO DEFENSE.
Status: in_force

The seizure, forfeiture, and sale of tobacco products or property under this chapter, with or without court action, is not a defense to criminal prosecution for an offense or from liability for a penalty under this chapter.
Tex. Election Code § 20.007 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 20 / Section 20.007
§ 20.007. PROHIBITED ACTS.
Status: in_force

An employee of a voter registration agency may not:

(1) seek to influence an applicant's political party preference;

(2) display any political party preference or allegiance; or

(3) make any statement or take any action the purpose or effect of which is to:

(A) discourage the applicant from registering to vote; or

(B) lead the applicant to believe that a decision of whether to register has any bearing on the availability of services or benefits.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 88.001 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 88 / Section 88.001
§ 88.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Commission" means the Railroad Commission of Texas.

(2) "Governmental agent" or "governmental agency" means the Railroad Commission of Texas and any other administrative governmental board and governmental agent to which the legislature delegates the duty of supervising the production of oil and gas in the State of Texas.

(3) "Oil property" means a well producing oil, gas, or oil and gas, and any group of such contiguous wells of any number owned, operated, or controlled as a producing unit by the same person in the same locality, and any leasehold estate to the extent that it is owned, operated, and controlled by the same person.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8368.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8368 / Section 8368.006
§ 8368.006. TERRITORY ADDED.
Status: in_force

(a) The territory described by Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter is added to the district's territory as of the effective date of this section.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter form a closure. A mistake made in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

(2) right to issue any type of bond for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on a bond;

(3) right to impose a tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8426.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8426 / Section 8426.001
§ 8426.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 48.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3905.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3905 / Section 3905.003
§ 3905.003. PURPOSE; LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other public purposes stated in this chapter. By creating the district and in authorizing the city, county, and other political subdivisions to contract with the district, the legislature has established a program to accomplish the public purposes set out in Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution.

(b) The creation of the district is necessary to promote, develop, encourage, and maintain employment, commerce, transportation, housing, tourism, recreation, the arts, entertainment, economic development, safety, and the public welfare in the district.

(c) This chapter and the creation of the district may not be interpreted to relieve the city or county from providing the level of services provided as of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter to the area in the district. The district is created to supplement and not to supplant city and county services provided in the district.
Tex. Education Code § 56.161 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 56 / Section 56.161
§ 56.161. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Academic administrator" means a person employed by an institution as a supervisor in an educational department of the institution in a position that is not classified under the state position classification plan.

(2) "Board" means the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

(3) "Faculty member" has the meaning assigned by Section 51.101 of this code.

(4) "Institution" means an institution of higher education, as defined by Section 61.003 of this code, or a private college or university that is located in this state and is accredited by a recognized accrediting agency, as defined by Section 61.003 of this code.

(5) "Minority" means a group that is significantly underrepresented in an academic discipline, as determined by board rule.

(6) "Program" means the minority doctoral incentive program established under this subchapter.
Tex. Family Code § 87.002 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 87 / Section 87.002
§ 87.002. MODIFICATION MAY NOT EXTEND DURATION OF ORDER.
Status: in_force

A protective order may not be modified to extend the period of the order's validity beyond the second anniversary of the date the original order was rendered or beyond the date the order expires under Section 85.025(a-1) or (c), whichever date occurs later.
Tex. Government Code § 540.0273 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 540 / Section 540.0273
§ 540.0273. OUTPATIENT PHARMACY BENEFIT PLAN.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Subsection (b), a contract to which this subchapter applies must require the contracting Medicaid managed care organization to develop, implement, and maintain an outpatient pharmacy benefit plan for the organization's enrolled recipients that:

(1) except as provided by Section 540.0280(2), exclusively employs the vendor drug program formulary and preserves this state's ability to reduce Medicaid fraud, waste, and abuse;

(2) adheres to the applicable preferred drug list the commission adopts under Subchapter E, Chapter 549;

(3) except as provided by Section 540.0280(1), includes the prior authorization procedures and requirements prescribed by or implemented under Sections 549.0257(a) and (c) and 549.0259 for the vendor drug program;

(4) does not require a clinical, nonpreferred, or other prior authorization for any antiretroviral drug, as defined by Section 549.0252, or a step therapy or other protocol, that could restrict or delay the dispensing of the drug except to minimize fraud, waste, or abuse; and

(5) does not require prior authorization for a nonpreferred antipsychotic drug prescribed to an adult recipient if the requirements of Section 549.0253(a) are met.

(b) The requirements imposed by Subsections (a)(1)-(3) do not apply, and may not be enforced, on and after August 31, 2033.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 46B.0735 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 46B / Section 46B.0735
§ 46B.0735. DATE COMPETENCY RESTORATION PERIOD BEGINS.
Status: in_force

The initial restoration period for a defendant under Article 46B.0711, 46B.072, or 46B.073 begins on the later of:

(1) the date the defendant is:

(A) ordered to participate in an outpatient competency restoration program; or

(B) committed to a mental health facility, residential care facility, or jail-based competency restoration program; or

(2) the date competency restoration services actually begin.
Tex. Water Code § 51.039 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.039
§ 51.039. BONDS OF MUNICIPAL DISTRICTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A district operating under Section 51.038 of this code may issue bonds which bear the legend "municipal bond."

(b) Bonds issued in compliance with this section and with Section 51.038 of this code shall be eligible for investment of the funds of:

(1) state banks, trust funds, and savings banks;

(2) insurance companies, for the purpose of holding the bonds as legal reserves against liability under their contracts for insurance or for investment of an accumulated surplus;

(3) counties, cities, towns, and other political bodies, for the purpose of investing the accumulated sinking fund money of those bodies;

(4) the State Board of Education and the regents of The University of Texas System; and

(5) trustees, receivers, administrators, and guardians administering funds under orders of a court.

(c) Municipal bonds issued under this section, when in the lawful possession of any person, shall be lawful reserves, where reserves are required by law.

(d) The bonds are eligible for deposit with the banking and insurance departments of Texas in all cases where deposit, pledge, or security is required by law.

(e) The bonds shall be lawful security for any bank designated as an official depository for a political body under the laws of Texas.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 181.102 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 181 / Section 181.102
§ 181.102. CONSUMER ACCESS TO ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), if a health care provider is using an electronic health records system that is capable of fulfilling the request, the health care provider, not later than the 15th business day after the date the health care provider receives a written request from a person for the person's electronic health record, shall provide the requested record to the person in electronic form unless the person agrees to accept the record in another form.

(b) A health care provider is not required to provide access to a person's protected health information that is excepted from access, or to which access may be denied, under 45 C.F.R. Section 164.524.

(c) For purposes of Subsection (a), the executive commissioner, in consultation with the department, the Texas Medical Board, and the Texas Department of Insurance, by rule may recommend a standard electronic format for the release of requested health records. The standard electronic format recommended under this section must be consistent, if feasible, with federal law regarding the release of electronic health records.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 301.038 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 301 / Section 301.038
§ 301.038. PROVISION OF SERVICES; COSTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A cooperative association may provide services from a system to eligible institutions and may determine the amount to be charged for providing the services.

(b) Notwithstanding Sections 301.032 and 301.037, a cooperative association may provide from a system central heating and cooling services, including steam and heated and chilled water supply, to persons other than eligible institutions and may determine the amount to be charged for providing services.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 8.116 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 8 / Section 8.116
§ 8.116. SECURITIES INTERMEDIARY AS PURCHASER FOR VALUE.
Status: in_force

A securities intermediary that receives a financial asset and establishes a security entitlement to the financial asset in favor of an entitlement holder is a purchaser for value of the financial asset. A securities intermediary that acquires a security entitlement to a financial asset from another securities intermediary acquires the security entitlement for value if the securities intermediary acquiring the security entitlement establishes a security entitlement to the financial asset in favor of an entitlement holder.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 246.075 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 246 / Section 246.075
§ 246.075. ESCROW OF CERTAIN FEES NOT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not require the escrow of a waitlist fee or a similar fee of $1,000 or less, or of any nonrefundable portion of a deposit or entrance fee that:

(1) does not exceed an amount equal to two percent of the entrance fee; and

(2) is clearly designated as nonrefundable in the continuing care contract or reservation agreement.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 401.266 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 401 / Section 401.266
§ 401.266. TRANSFER OF LAND REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission by rule or order may require that before a license covering land used for the disposal of by-product material is terminated, the land, including any affected interests in the land, must be transferred to the federal government or to the state unless:

(1) the federal commission determines before the license terminates that the transfer of title to the land and the by-product material is unnecessary to protect the public health, safety, or welfare or to minimize danger to life or property; or

(2) the land is held in trust by the federal government for an Indian tribe, is owned by an Indian tribe subject to a restriction against alienation imposed by the federal government, is owned by the federal government, or is owned by the state.

(b) By-product material transferred to the state under this section shall be transferred without cost to the state.
Tex. Education Code § 66.83 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 66 / Section 66.83
§ 66.83. LIEN; ABANDONED PERSONAL PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of regents shall have a statutory first lien on oil and gas produced from the area covered by the lease to secure payment of all unpaid royalty and other sums of money that may become due under the lease or this subchapter.

(b) By acceptance of the lease, the lessee grants to the board of regents an express contractual lien on and security interest in all oil and gas in and extracted from the area covered by the lease, all proceeds which may accrue to the lessee from the sale of the oil and gas, whether the proceeds are held by the lessee or another person, and all fixtures on and improvements to the area covered by the lease used in connection with the production or processing of the oil and gas to secure the payment of royalties and other amounts due or to become due under the lease or this subchapter and to secure payment of damages or loss that the state may suffer by reason of the lessee's breach of a covenant or condition of the lease, whether express or implied.

(c) The statutory and contractual liens and security interest described in this section may be foreclosed with or without court proceedings in the manner provided under Chapter 9, Business & Commerce Code. The board of regents may require the lessee to execute and record instruments reasonably necessary to acknowledge, attach, or perfect the liens.

(d) Personal property, including casing, equipment, and fixtures remaining on lands covered by the lease more than one year after the expiration or other termination of the lease shall be considered to be abandoned. The board of regents may take title to abandoned personal property in any manner and keep or use the proceeds for any purpose allowed by law. The lessee shall pay to the board of regents on demand the positive difference between the cost of disposing of abandoned personal property and the proceeds, if any, from the disposition.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 3.201 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 3 / Section 3.201
§ 3.201. NEGOTIATION.
Status: in_force

(a) "Negotiation" means a transfer of possession, whether voluntary or involuntary, of an instrument by a person other than the issuer to a person who thereby becomes its holder.

(b) Except for negotiation by a remitter, if an instrument is payable to an identified person, negotiation requires transfer of possession of the instrument and its indorsement by the holder. If an instrument is payable to bearer, it may be negotiated by transfer of possession alone.
Tex. Tax Code § 151.434 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 151 / Section 151.434
§ 151.434. DEDUCTION FOR CERTAIN TAXPAYERS PARTICIPATING IN OYSTER SHELL RECYCLING PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Food service establishment" has the meaning assigned by Section 437.001, Health and Safety Code.

(2) "Qualified oyster shell recycling program" means an oyster shell recycling program recognized by the comptroller as a qualified oyster shell recycling program.

(b) A taxpayer may deduct from the taxpayer's taxable sales for the year, quarter, or month in which the sale is reported the amount determined under Subsection (c) if the taxpayer owns a food service establishment and participates in a qualified oyster shell recycling program.

(c) A taxpayer may deduct from the taxpayer's taxable sales for a year, quarter, or month for each food service establishment for which a permit has been issued to the taxpayer under this chapter the amount equal to $2 for each 50 pounds of oyster shells collected at the food service establishment and provided by the taxpayer to a project that recycles oyster shells as a result of the taxpayer's participation in a qualified oyster shell recycling program during the year, quarter, or month, as applicable.

(d) The comptroller may require a taxpayer to provide any information the comptroller determines is reasonably necessary to determine the accuracy of the amount deducted by the taxpayer under this section. The comptroller may request the assistance of the Parks and Wildlife Department in determining whether an oyster shell recycling program should be recognized as a qualified oyster shell recycling program and may consult with the department regarding other matters related to the implementation and administration of this section.

(e) The comptroller may adopt rules necessary to implement and administer this section, and may consult with the Parks and Wildlife Department and other relevant institutions and organizations when adopting the rules.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1953.002 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1953 / Section 1953.002
§ 1953.002. EMPLOYMENT OF SANITARIAN.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not require a person, including a municipality or governmental agency, to employ a sanitarian.
Tex. Government Code § 2116.024 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2116 / Section 2116.024
§ 2116.024. OFFICIAL EXCHANGE RATES.
Status: in_force

The comptroller shall establish the references by which the official exchange rate for pricing precious metals transactions in terms of United States dollars or other currency must be established at the time of a depository transaction. The comptroller shall establish procedures and facilities through which the rates are made discoverable at all reasonable times by system participants, both on a real-time basis and retrospectively.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 775.052 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 775 / Section 775.052
§ 775.052. PETITION FOR DISSOLUTION; NOTICE OF HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) Before a district may be dissolved, the district's board must receive a petition signed by at least 10 percent of the registered voters in the district.

(b) If the petition is in proper form, the board shall set a place, date, and time for a hearing to consider the petition.

(c) The board shall give notice of the hearing. The notice must include:

(1) the name of the district;

(2) a description of the district's boundaries;

(3) the proposal that the district be dissolved; and

(4) the place, date, and time of the hearing on the petition.

(d) The notice shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the district once a week for two consecutive weeks. The first publication must occur not later than the 21st day before the date on which the hearing will be held.
Tex. Government Code § 618.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 618 / Section 618.002
§ 618.002. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Authorized officer" means any official of this state, a political subdivision of this state, or a department, agency, or instrumentality of this state or of a political subdivision of this state whose signature is required or permitted to be placed on a public security, eligible contract, instrument of payment, or certificate of assessment.

(2) "Certificate of assessment" means a certificate or instrument evidencing a special assessment that is issued by an agency or political subdivision of this state.

(3) "Eligible contract" means a written evidence of agreement, including a contract, purchase order, and surety bond, and any related document, including an application, certificate, and approval, other than a public security or instrument of payment, that is executed, authenticated, certified, or endorsed for or on behalf of a home-rule municipality with a population of 200,000 or more.

(4) "Facsimile signature" means a reproduction of the manual signature of an authorized officer that is made by any method, including engraving, imprinting, lithographing, and stamping.

(5) "Instrument of payment" means a check, draft, warrant, or order for the payment, delivery, or transfer of money.

(6) "Public security" means an obligation for the payment of money, including a bond, note, and certificate of indebtedness, that is issued by this state, a political subdivision of this state, or a department, agency, or instrumentality of this state or of a political subdivision of this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1122.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1122 / Section 1122.154
§ 1122.154. FISCAL YEAR.
Status: in_force

(a) The district operates according to a fiscal year established by the board.

(b) The fiscal year may not be changed:

(1) during a period in which revenue bonds of the district are outstanding; or

(2) more than once in a 24-month period.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1046.060 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1046 / Section 1046.060
§ 1046.060. VOTING REQUIREMENT.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Sections 1046.119 and 1046.122, a concurrence of five directors is required in any matter relating to district business.