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Tex. Occupations Code § 51.054 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 51 / Section 51.054
§ 51.054. TRAINING.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who is appointed to and qualifies for office as a member of the commission may not vote, deliberate, or be counted as a member in attendance at a meeting of the commission until the person completes a training program that complies with this section.

(b) The training program must provide the person with information regarding:

(1) the law governing department operations;

(2) the programs, functions, rules, and budget of the department;

(3) the scope of and limitations on the rulemaking authority of the commission;

(4) the results of the most recent formal audit of the department;

(5) the requirements of:

(A) laws relating to open meetings, public information, administrative procedure, and disclosing conflicts of interest; and

(B) other laws applicable to members of a state policy-making body in performing their duties; and

(6) any applicable ethics policies adopted by the department or the Texas Ethics Commission.

(c) A person appointed to the commission is entitled to reimbursement, as provided by the General Appropriations Act, for the travel expenses incurred in attending the training program regardless of whether the attendance at the program occurs before or after the person qualifies for office.

(d) The executive director of the department shall create a training manual that includes the information required by Subsection (b). The executive director shall distribute a copy of the training manual annually to each member of the commission. Each member of the commission shall sign and submit to the executive director a statement acknowledging that the member received and has reviewed the training manual.
Tex. Water Code § 13.454 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 13 / Section 13.454
§ 13.454. HEARING TO AFFIRM, MODIFY, OR SET ASIDE ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) If the utility commission or the utility commission's executive director issues an emergency order under this subchapter without a hearing, a hearing must be held to affirm, modify, or set aside the emergency order unless the person affected by the order waives the right to a hearing. If the person does not waive the right to a hearing, the utility commission or the utility commission's executive director shall set a time and place for a hearing to be held before the utility commission or the State Office of Administrative Hearings, which must be as soon as practicable after the order is issued.

(b) At a hearing required under Subsection (a), or within a reasonable time after the hearing, the utility commission shall affirm, modify, or set aside the emergency order.

(c) A hearing to affirm, modify, or set aside an emergency order must be conducted in accordance with Chapter 2001, Government Code, and utility commission rules. Utility commission rules relating to a hearing to affirm, modify, or set aside an emergency order must provide for presentation of evidence by the applicant, if any, under oath, presentation of rebuttal evidence under oath, and cross-examination of witnesses under oath.
Tex. Occupations Code § 454.005 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 454 / Section 454.005
§ 454.005. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter does not apply to a holder of a license issued by another state agency who is performing health care services within the scope of the applicable licensing act.

(b) The licensing provisions of this chapter do not apply to:

(1) an occupational therapy aide assisting a license holder under this chapter;

(2) a person engaged in a course of study leading to a degree or certificate in occupational therapy at an accredited or approved educational program if:

(A) the activities and services constitute a part of a supervised course of study; and

(B) the person is designated by a title that clearly indicates the person's status as a student or trainee;

(3) a person fulfilling the supervised field work experience requirements of Section 454.203, if those activities and services constitute a part of the experience necessary to meet the requirement of that section;

(4) an occupational therapist performing a special project in patient care while working toward an advanced degree from an accredited college or university;

(5) an occupational therapist or occupational therapy assistant who does not live in this state and who:

(A) is licensed by another state or who meets the requirements for certification established by the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy as an occupational therapist registered (OTR) or a certified occupational therapy assistant (COTA); and

(B) comes into this state for not more than four consecutive months to:

(i) provide or attend an educational activity;

(ii) assist in a case of medical emergency; or

(iii) engage in a special occupational therapy project; or

(6) a qualified and properly trained person acting under a physician's supervision under Section 157.001.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8824.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8824 / Section 8824.053
§ 8824.053. ELECTION DATE.
Status: in_force

The district shall hold an election to elect the appropriate number of directors on the uniform election date prescribed by Section 41.001, Election Code, in November of each even-numbered year.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 241.008 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 241 / Section 241.008
§ 241.008.
Status: in_force

Sec. 241.008. INDUCED DELIVERIES OR CESAREAN SECTIONS BEFORE 39TH WEEK. A hospital that provides obstetrical services shall collaborate with physicians providing services at the hospital to develop quality initiatives to reduce the number of elective or nonmedically indicated induced deliveries or cesarean sections performed at the hospital on a woman before the 39th week of gestation.
Tex. Insurance Code § 981.071 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 981 / Section 981.071
§ 981.071. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "domestic surplus lines insurer" means an insurance company designated as a domestic surplus lines insurer under Section 981.072.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 372.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 372 / Section 372.001
§ 372.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Commercial prerinse spray valve" means a handheld device that is designed and marketed for use with commercial dishwashing and ware washing equipment and that is used to spray water on dishes, flatware, and other food service items to remove food residue before the items are cleaned in a dishwasher or ware washer or by hand.

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

(3) "Executive director" means the executive director of the commission.

(4) "Plumbing fixture" means a device that receives water, waste, or both and discharges the water, waste, or both into a drainage system. The term includes a kitchen sink, utility sink, lavatory, bidet, bathtub, shower, urinal, toilet, or drinking water fountain.

(5) "Plumbing fixture fitting" means a device that controls and directs the flow of water. The term includes a sink faucet, lavatory faucet, shower head, or bath filler.

(6) "Pressurized flushing device" means a device that contains a valve that:

(A) is attached to a pressurized water supply pipe that is of sufficient size to deliver water at the necessary rate of flow to ensure flushing when the valve is open; and

(B) opens on actuation to allow water to flow into the fixture at a rate and in a quantity necessary for the proper operation of the fixture and gradually closes to avoid water hammer.

(7) "Toilet" means a water closet.

(8) "Water closet" means a plumbing fixture that has a water-containing receptor that receives liquid and solid body waste and, on actuation, conveys the waste through an exposed integral trap seal into a drainage system.
Tex. Estates Code § 452.007 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 452 / Section 452.007
§ 452.007. HEARING TO CONTEST APPOINTMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A hearing shall be held and a determination made not later than the 10th day after the date an heir or other interested person requests a hearing to contest the appointment of a temporary administrator. If a request is not made on or before the 15th day after the date the letters of temporary administration are issued, the appointment of a temporary administrator continues for the period specified in the order, unless the appointment is made permanent under Section 452.008.

(b) While a contest of the appointment of a temporary administrator is pending, the temporary appointee shall continue to act as administrator of the estate to the extent of the powers given by the appointment.

(c) A court that sets aside a temporary administrator's appointment may require the temporary administrator to prepare and file, under oath, a complete exhibit of the condition of the estate and detail any disposition of the estate property made by the temporary administrator.
Tex. Estates Code § 1203.106 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1203 / Section 1203.106
§ 1203.106. APPOINTMENT WHEN WILL DISCOVERED AFTER GRANT OF LETTERS.
Status: in_force

If, after letters of guardianship have been issued, it is discovered that the decedent left a lawful will, the letters shall be revoked and proper letters shall be issued to a person entitled to the letters.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 16.073 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 16 / Section 16.073
§ 16.073. APPLICABILITY OF LIMITATIONS PERIODS TO ARBITRATION.
Status: in_force

A claim that is sought to be arbitrated is subject to the same limitations period that would apply to the claim if the claim had been brought in court. Commencing an action asserting a claim by filing suit in a court of competent jurisdiction will toll the applicable limitations period for arbitration of the same claim.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9024.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9024 / Section 9024.002
§ 9024.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a water control and improvement district in Galveston County created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1047.207 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1047 / Section 1047.207
§ 1047.207. BOND PROCEEDS.
Status: in_force

The directors shall promptly pay over the proceeds from the sale of district bonds to the depository to the credit of the district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 883.160 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 883 / Section 883.160
§ 883.160. RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES OF CERTAIN COMPANIES RETAINED.
Status: repealed

A mutual insurance company engaged in business under Chapters 5, 9, 12, 13, 14, and 15, Title 78, Revised Statutes, before their repeal by Section 18, Chapter 40, Acts of the 41st Legislature, 1st Called Session, 1929, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 60, Acts of the 41st Legislature, 2nd Called Session, 1929, retains the rights and privileges under the repealed law to the extent provided by those sections.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8811.021 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8811 / Section 8811.021
§ 8811.021. DIRECTORS; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), directors serve staggered four-year terms.

(c) The initial directors shall draw lots to determine which three directors shall serve four-year terms that expire at the end of the calendar year four years after the effective date of the Act creating this chapter, and which two directors shall serve two-year terms that expire at the end of the calendar year two years after the effective date of the Act creating this chapter.
Tex. Water Code § 60.337 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 60 / Section 60.337
§ 60.337. APPROVAL OF CONVERTED OR SUBSTITUTED BONDS.
Status: in_force

When bonds are approved by the attorney general and registered by the comptroller as prescribed in Section 60.345 of this code, it shall not be necessary to obtain the approval of the attorney general or registration by the comptroller of converted or substituted bonds.
Tex. Penal Code § 19.02 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 19 / Section 19.02
§ 19.02. MURDER.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Adequate cause" means cause that would commonly produce a degree of anger, rage, resentment, or terror in a person of ordinary temper, sufficient to render the mind incapable of cool reflection.

(2) "Sudden passion" means passion directly caused by and arising out of provocation by the individual killed or another acting with the person killed which passion arises at the time of the offense and is not solely the result of former provocation.

(b) A person commits an offense if the person:

(1) intentionally or knowingly causes the death of an individual;

(2) intends to cause serious bodily injury and commits an act clearly dangerous to human life that causes the death of an individual;

(3) commits or attempts to commit a felony, other than manslaughter, and in the course of and in furtherance of the commission or attempt, or in immediate flight from the commission or attempt, the person commits or attempts to commit an act clearly dangerous to human life that causes the death of an individual; or

(4) knowingly manufactures or delivers a controlled substance included in Penalty Group 1-B under Section 481.1022, Health and Safety Code, in violation of Section 481.1123, Health and Safety Code, and an individual dies as a result of injecting, ingesting, inhaling, or introducing into the individual's body any amount of the controlled substance manufactured or delivered by the actor, regardless of whether the controlled substance was used by itself or with another substance, including a drug, adulterant, or dilutant.

(c) Except as provided by Subsection (d), an offense under this section is a felony of the first degree.

(d) At the punishment stage of a trial, the defendant may raise the issue as to whether he caused the death under the immediate influence of sudden passion arising from an adequate cause. If the defendant proves the issue in the affirmative by a preponderance of the evidence, the offense is a felony of the second degree.

(e) It is a defense to prosecution under Subsection (b)(4) that the actor's conduct in manufacturing or delivering the controlled substance was authorized under Chapter 481, Health and Safety Code, or other state or federal law.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4201.203 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4201 / Section 4201.203
§ 4201.203. MENTAL HEALTH THERAPY.
Status: in_force

(a) A utilization review agent may not require, as a condition of treatment approval or for any other reason, the observation of a psychotherapy session or the submission or review of a mental health therapist's process or progress notes.

(b) Notwithstanding this section, a utilization review agent may require submission of a patient's medical record summary.
Tex. Water Code § 13.343 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 13 / Section 13.343
§ 13.343. WHOLESALE WATER CONTRACTS BETWEEN CERTAIN AFFILIATES.
Status: in_force

(a) The owner of a utility that supplies retail water service may not contract to purchase from an affiliated supplier wholesale water service for any of that owner's systems unless:

(1) the wholesale service is provided for not more than 90 days to remedy an emergency condition, as defined by utility commission or commission rule; or

(2) the utility commission determines that the utility cannot obtain wholesale water service from another source at a lower cost than from the affiliate.

(b) The utility may not purchase groundwater from any provider if:

(1) the source of the groundwater is located in a priority groundwater management area; and

(2) a wholesale supply of surface water is available.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4001.0309 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4001 / Section 4001.0309
§ 4001.0309. DISBURSEMENTS AND TRANSFERS OF MONEY.
Status: in_force

The board by resolution shall establish the number of directors' signatures and the procedure required for a disbursement or transfer of district money.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 164.003 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 164 / Section 164.003
§ 164.003. INSPECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) For the purpose of eradicating scabies, the commission may employ a chief inspector, district supervising inspectors, and local inspectors.

(b) The chief inspector shall supervise the inspectors engaged in scabies eradication.

(c) The state shall pay the salaries of the chief inspector and the district supervising inspectors. The counties shall pay the salaries and necessary traveling expenses of local inspectors.
Tex. Transportation Code § 521.127 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 521 / Section 521.127
§ 521.127. USE OF DIACRITICAL MARKS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "diacritical mark" means a mark used in Latin script to change the sound of a letter to which it is added or used to distinguish the meaning of the word in which the letter appears. The term includes accents, tildes, graves, umlauts, and cedillas.

(b) The department shall ensure that an original or renewal driver's license or personal identification certificate issued under this chapter properly records any diacritical mark used in a person's name.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1369.103 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1369 / Section 1369.103
§ 1369.103. EXCEPTION.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not apply to:

(1) a health benefit plan that provides coverage only:

(A) for a specified disease or for another limited benefit other than for cancer;

(B) for accidental death or dismemberment;

(C) for wages or payments in lieu of wages for a period during which an employee is absent from work because of sickness or injury;

(D) as a supplement to a liability insurance policy;

(E) for credit insurance;

(F) for dental or vision care; or

(G) for indemnity for hospital confinement;

(2) a Medicare supplemental policy as defined by Section 1882(g)(1), Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1395ss), as amended;

(3) a workers' compensation insurance policy;

(4) medical payment insurance coverage provided under a motor vehicle insurance policy; or

(5) a long-term care insurance policy, including a nursing home fixed indemnity policy, unless the commissioner determines that the policy provides benefit coverage so comprehensive that the policy is a health benefit plan as described by Section 1369.102.
Tex. Property Code § 57.002 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 57 / Section 57.002
§ 57.002. PRIORITY.
Status: in_force

A lien under this chapter takes priority over all other liens on the same property.
Tex. Government Code § 544.0302 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 544 / Section 544.0302
§ 544.0302. NOTICE.
Status: in_force

(a) The office of inspector general shall notify a provider of a payment hold imposed under Section 544.0301(a) in accordance with 42 C.F.R. Section 455.23(b) and, except as provided by that regulation, not later than the fifth day after the date the office imposes the payment hold.

(b) In addition to the requirements of 42 C.F.R. Section 455.23(b), the payment hold notice must also include:

(1) the specific basis for the hold, including:

(A) the claims supporting the allegation at that point in the investigation;

(B) a representative sample of any documents that form the basis for the hold; and

(C) a detailed summary of the office of inspector general's evidence relating to the allegation;

(2) a description of administrative and judicial due process rights and remedies, including:

(A) the provider's option to seek informal resolution;

(B) the provider's right to seek a formal administrative appeal hearing; or

(C) the provider's ability to seek both an informal resolution and a formal administrative appeal hearing; and

(3) a detailed timeline for the provider to pursue the rights and remedies described in Subdivision (2).
Tex. Finance Code § 353.301 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 353 / Section 353.301
§ 353.301. AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE.
Status: in_force

A person may acquire a retail installment contract or an outstanding balance under a contract from another person on the terms, including the price, to which they agree. Notwithstanding any other law of this state, a person acquiring or assigning a retail installment contract, or any balance under a contract, does not have a duty to disclose to any other person the terms on which a contract or balance under a contract is acquired or assigned, including the consideration for the acquisition or assignment and any discount or difference between the rates, charges, or balance under the contract and the consideration rates, charges, or balance acquired or assigned, as applicable.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 773.013 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 773 / Section 773.013
§ 773.013. PEER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

The department may establish, approve, and fund a peer assistance program in accordance with Section 467.003 and department rules.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2051.005 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2051 / Section 2051.005
§ 2051.005. CERTAIN PROFESSIONAL SERVICES EXEMPT.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to a person who directly or indirectly recruits or solicits an athlete to enter into a contract with the person in which, for compensation, the person performs financial services for the athlete if:

(1) the person is licensed or registered by the state as:

(A) a dealer, agent, investment adviser, or investment adviser representative;

(B) a real estate broker or salesperson;

(C) an insurance agent; or

(D) another professional;

(2) the financial services performed by the person are of a type that are customarily performed by a person licensed in that profession; and

(3) the person does not:

(A) recruit or solicit the athlete to enter into an agent contract or a professional services contract on behalf of the person, an affiliate, a related entity, or a third party; or

(B) procure, offer, promise, or attempt to obtain for the athlete employment with a professional sports team.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9037.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9037 / Section 9037.101
§ 9037.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties, as limited by this chapter, necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Water Code § 63.157 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 63 / Section 63.157
§ 63.157. AUTHORITY OVER IMPROVEMENTS.
Status: in_force

A district may acquire, purchase, take over, construct, maintain, operate, develop, and regulate wharves, docks, warehouses, grain elevators, bunkering facilities, belt railroads, floating plants, literage, lands, towing facilities, and all other facilities or aids incident to or necessary to the operation or development of ports or waterways inside the district extending to the Gulf of Mexico.
Tex. Estates Code § 22.012 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 22 / Section 22.012
§ 22.012. ESTATE.
Status: in_force

"Estate" means a decedent's property, as that property:

(1) exists originally and as the property changes in form by sale, reinvestment, or otherwise;

(2) is augmented by any accretions and other additions to the property, including any property to be distributed to the decedent's representative by the trustee of a trust that terminates on the decedent's death, and substitutions for the property; and

(3) is diminished by any decreases in or distributions from the property.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1958.1011 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1958 / Section 1958.1011
§ 1958.1011. TERM OF LICENSE.
Status: in_force

A license issued under this chapter is valid for two years.