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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 821.101 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 821 / Section 821.101
§ 821.101. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Adequate shelter" means a sturdy structure:

(A) that provides the dog protection from inclement weather; and

(B) with dimensions that allow the dog while in the shelter to stand erect, sit, turn around, and lie down in a normal position.

(2) "Collar" means a band of material specifically designed to be placed around the neck of a dog.

(3) "Harness" means a set of straps constructed of nylon, leather, or similar material, specifically designed to restrain or control a dog.

(4) "Inclement weather" includes rain, hail, sleet, snow, high winds, extreme low temperatures, or extreme high temperatures.

(5) "Owner" means a person who owns or has custody or control of a dog.

(6) "Properly fitted" means, with respect to a collar or harness, a collar or harness that:

(A) is appropriately sized for the dog based on the dog's measurements and body weight;

(B) does not choke the dog or impede the dog's normal breathing or swallowing; and

(C) does not cause pain or injury to the dog.

(7) "Restraint" means a chain, rope, tether, leash, cable, or other device that attaches a dog to a stationary object or trolley system.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3864.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3864 / Section 3864.002
§ 3864.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The Jefferson County Management District No. 1 is a special district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 43.19 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 43 / Section 43.19
§ 43.19. PLACE OF EXECUTION.
Status: in_force

The execution shall take place at a location designated by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice in a room arranged for that purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8092.0303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8092 / Section 8092.0303
§ 8092.0303. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 102.258 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 102 / Section 102.258
§ 102.258. PREFERENCE FOR TEXAS SUPPLIERS.
Status: in_force

The oversight committee shall establish standards to ensure that grant recipients purchase goods and services from suppliers in this state to the extent reasonably possible, in a good faith effort to achieve a goal of more than 50 percent of such purchases from suppliers in this state.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 5.200 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 5 / Section 5.200
§ 5.200. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Registered agent filing" means:

(A) the certificate of formation or similar organizational document of a domestic represented entity;

(B) the application for registration of a foreign represented entity;

(C) an appointment of agent by an unincorporated nonprofit association under Section 252.011;

(D) an appointment of agent by a Texas financial institution under Section 201.103, Finance Code;

(E) an appointment of agent by a defense base development authority under Section 379B.004(b), Local Government Code;

(F) a statement by a represented entity to change the entity's registered agent, registered office, or both;

(G) a certificate of merger or certificate of conversion;

(H) a certificate of amendment to the certificate of formation or similar organizational document or the registration of a represented entity;

(I) a restated certificate of formation or similar organizational document of a represented entity;

(J) any other instrument that is required or permitted by law to be filed by a represented entity that effects a change or correction to the instruments listed in Paragraphs (A)-(I); and

(K) a certificate of reinstatement filed under Chapter 9 or 11.

(2) "Represented domestic entity" means:

(A) a filing entity;

(B) an unincorporated nonprofit association for which an appointment of agent has been filed;

(C) a Texas financial institution for which an appointment of agent has been filed;

(D) a defense base development authority for which an appointment of agent has been filed; or

(E) any corporation, association, or other organization incorporated or organized under any special statute of this state, that is governed wholly or partly by this code, or to which the general corporate laws are applicable.

(3) "Represented entity" means a represented domestic entity or represented foreign entity.

(4) "Represented foreign entity" means:

(A) a foreign filing entity for which a registration has been filed;

(B) a foreign limited liability partnership for which a registration has been filed;

(C) a foreign financial institution for which a registration has been filed; or

(D) any corporation, association, or other organization incorporated or organized under the laws of a jurisdiction other than this state that is granted authority to conduct its affairs in this state under any special statute of this state, that is governed wholly or partly by this code, or to which the general corporate laws are applicable.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2251.104 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2251 / Section 2251.104
§ 2251.104. COMMISSIONER DISAPPROVAL OF RATE IN EFFECT; HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may disapprove a rate that is in effect only after a hearing. The commissioner shall provide the filer at least 20 days' written notice.

(b) The commissioner must issue an order disapproving a rate under Subsection (a) not later than the 15th day after the close of the hearing. The order must:

(1) specify in what respects the rate fails to meet the requirements of this chapter; and

(2) state the date on which further use of the rate is prohibited, which may not be earlier than the 45th day after the close of the hearing under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3920.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3920 / Section 3920.105
§ 3920.105. AGREEMENTS; GRANTS.
Status: in_force

(a) As provided by Chapter 375, Local Government Code, the district may make an agreement with or accept a gift, grant, or loan from any person.

(b) The implementation of a project is a governmental function or service for the purposes of Chapter 791, Government Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2703.203 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2703 / Section 2703.203
§ 2703.203. PERIODIC HEARING.
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall hold a public hearing not earlier than July 1 after the fifth anniversary of the closing of a hearing held under this chapter to consider adoption of premium rates and other matters relating to regulating the business of title insurance that an interested person, association, title insurance company, title insurance agent, or entity under Section 2703.204 requests to be considered or that the commissioner determines necessary to consider.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9016.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9016 / Section 9016.106
§ 9016.106. LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Neither the county nor the municipality is liable for any claims arising from the operation of the district's water system or other actions or inactions of the district, including labor, safety, or signage, or contamination or other environmental issues.

(b) Any action taken by the municipality is a governmental function.
Tex. Government Code § 552.151 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 552 / Section 552.151
§ 552.151.
Status: in_force

Sec. 552.151. EXCEPTION: CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION REGARDING SELECT AGENTS. (a) The following information that pertains to a biological agent or toxin identified or listed as a select agent under federal law, including under the Public Health Security and Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response Act of 2002 (Pub. L. No. 107-188) and regulations adopted under that Act, is excepted from the requirements of Section 552.021:

(1) the specific location of a select agent within an approved facility;

(2) personal identifying information of an individual whose name appears in documentation relating to the chain of custody of select agents, including a materials transfer agreement; and

(3) the identity of an individual authorized to possess, use, or access a select agent.

(b) This section does not except from disclosure the identity of the select agents present at a facility.

(c) This section does not except from disclosure the identity of an individual faculty member or employee whose name appears or will appear on published research.

(d) This section does not except from disclosure otherwise public information relating to contracts of a governmental body.

(e) If a resident of another state is present in Texas and is authorized to possess, use, or access a select agent in conducting research or other work at a Texas facility, information relating to the identity of that individual is subject to disclosure under this chapter only to the extent the information would be subject to disclosure under the laws of the state of which the person is a resident.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 432.022 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 432 / Section 432.022
§ 432.022. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY ASSESSMENT PROCEDURE.
Status: repealed

(a) An administrative penalty may be assessed only after a person charged with a violation is given an opportunity for a hearing.

(b) If a hearing is held, an administrative law judge of the State Office of Administrative Hearings shall make findings of fact and shall issue a written proposal for decision regarding the occurrence of the violation and the amount of the penalty.

(c) If the person charged with the violation does not request a hearing, the department may assess a penalty after determining that a violation has occurred and the amount of the penalty.

(d) After making a determination under this section that a penalty is to be assessed, the department shall issue an order requiring that the person pay the penalty.

(e) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1, Sec. 3.1639(76), eff. April 2, 2015.
Tex. Family Code § 91.003 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 91 / Section 91.003
§ 91.003. INFORMATION PROVIDED BY MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS.
Status: in_force

A medical professional who treats a person for injuries that the medical professional has reason to believe were caused by family violence shall:

(1) immediately provide the person with information regarding the nearest family violence shelter center;

(2) document in the person's medical file:

(A) the fact that the person has received the information provided under Subdivision (1); and

(B) the reasons for the medical professional's belief that the person's injuries were caused by family violence; and

(3) give the person the written notice adopted by the Health and Human Services Commission under Section 51A.003, Human Resources Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3980.0202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3980 / Section 3980.0202
§ 3980.0202. QUORUM.
Status: in_force

(a) Three members of the board constitute a quorum regardless of whether the board has five or six members.

(b) A majority vote of a quorum of the board is required for official action.

(c) For purposes of determining the requirements for a quorum of the board, the following are not counted:

(1) a board position vacant for any reason, including death, resignation, or disqualification; or

(2) a director who is abstaining from participation in a vote because of a conflict of interest.
Tex. Education Code § 61.9641 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.9641
§ 61.9641. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Clinical site" means an acute care or rehabilitation facility, a primary care setting, a long-term care facility, a nursing home, a residential care setting, or any other site identified by the board as providing clinical learning experiences for nursing students.

(2) "Nursing advisory committee" means the nursing advisory committee established under Section 104A.007, Health and Safety Code.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 64.031 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 64 / Section 64.031
§ 64.031. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

Subject to the control of the court, a receiver may:

(1) take charge and keep possession of the property;

(2) receive rents;

(3) collect and compromise demands;

(4) make transfers; and

(5) perform other acts in regard to the property as authorized by the court.
Tex. Local Government Code § 161.104 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 161 / Section 161.104
§ 161.104. COMMISSION MEMBER EDUCATION AND TRAINING.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 30th day after the date a person is appointed to the commission, the person must complete training on the following matters:

(1) the legislation that created the commission;

(2) the role and functions of the commission; and

(3) the requirements of:

(A) the open meetings law, Chapter 551, Government Code;

(B) the public information law, Chapter 552, Government Code; and

(C) other laws relating to public officials, including conflict-of-interest laws.

(b) A member of the commission must complete subsequent training programs on the following matters:

(1) the ethics code adopted by the commission; and

(2) the procedural rules adopted by the commission.

(c) 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 after the 30th day after the date the person is appointed to the commission unless the person has completed a training program as required by Subsection (a).
Tex. Finance Code § 89.007 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 89 / Section 89.007
§ 89.007. ASSOCIATION AUTHORIZED TO CONDUCT SAVINGS AND LOAN BUSINESS UNDER PRIOR LAW NOW SUBJECT TO SUBTITLE.
Status: in_force

(a) An association or corporation that was authorized to conduct a building and loan association, savings and loan association, building society, or other similar business before January 1, 1964, and that has substantially the same purpose as a savings and loan association is subject to this subtitle. The name, rights, powers, privileges, and immunities of each of those associations or corporations are governed, construed, extended, and limited by this subtitle to the same extent and effect as if the association or corporation had been incorporated under this subtitle.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (d) and notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the entity's certificate of incorporation, bylaws, constitution, or rules, each association or corporation described by Subsection (a) has the rights, powers, privileges, and immunities conferred by this subtitle and is subject to the duties, liabilities, and restrictions imposed by this subtitle.

(c) Except as provided by Subsection (d), the articles of association, certificate of incorporation, or charter and the bylaws, constitutions, or other rules of each of those associations or corporations are:

(1) considered modified and amended to conform to this subtitle, regardless of whether the commissioner has issued or approved a conformed copy of the document; and

(2) void to the extent that the document is inconsistent with this subtitle.

(d) The obligations existing on January 1, 1964, of each association or corporation described by Subsection (a), including an obligation between the entity and one or more of its members and between the entity and any other person, are not impaired by this subtitle. Any valid contract existing on January 1, 1964, either between the members of the entity or between the entity and any other person, is not impaired by this subtitle. An association is not required to change its name.

(e) An association or corporation described by Subsection (a) may enforce in its name any contractual obligation of the association or corporation incurred before January 1, 1964. A demand, claim, or right of action against the association or corporation may be enforced against the association or corporation as fully and completely as it might have been enforced before January 1, 1964.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 441.0053 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 441 / Section 441.0053
§ 441.0053. PRESCRIPTION DRUG COST INCREASE REPORT AND INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) This subsection applies only to a prescription drug with a wholesale acquisition cost of at least $100 for a 30-day supply before the effective date of an increase described by this subsection. Not later than the 30th day after the effective date of an increase of 40 percent or more over the preceding three calendar years or 15 percent or more in the preceding calendar year in the wholesale acquisition cost of a prescription drug to which this subsection applies, a pharmaceutical drug manufacturer shall submit a report to the executive commissioner. The report must include the following information:

(1) the name of the prescription drug;

(2) whether the prescription drug is a brand name or generic;

(3) the effective date of the change in wholesale acquisition cost; and

(4) a statement regarding the factor or factors that caused the increase in the wholesale acquisition cost and an explanation of the role of each factor's impact on the cost.

(b) If during a calendar year a prescription drug with a wholesale acquisition cost of at least $100 for a 30-day supply increases in price by 40 percent or more over the preceding three calendar years or 15 percent or more in the preceding calendar year in the wholesale acquisition cost of the prescription drug, the pharmaceutical drug manufacturer must include in the annual report submitted under Section 441.0051 the following information:

(1) aggregate, company-level research and development costs for the most recent year for which final audit data is available;

(2) the name of each of the manufacturer's prescription drugs approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration in the previous three calendar years; and

(3) the name of each of the manufacturer's prescription drugs that lost patent exclusivity in the United States in the previous three calendar years.

(c) The quality and types of information and data that a pharmaceutical drug manufacturer submits to the department under Subsections (a) and (b) must be consistent with the quality and types of information and data that the manufacturer includes in the manufacturer's annual consolidated report on Securities and Exchange Commission Form 10-K or any other public disclosure.
Tex. Election Code § 20.005 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 20 / Section 20.005
§ 20.005. DEGREE OF ASSISTANCE.
Status: in_force

A voter registration agency shall provide the same degree of assistance, including any necessary bilingual assistance, to a person in completing a voter registration form as is provided to a person in completing the agency's forms, unless the assistance is refused.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2210.102 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2210 / Section 2210.102
§ 2210.102. COMPOSITION.
Status: repealed

(a) The board of directors is composed of nine members appointed by the commissioner in accordance with this section.

(b) Three members must be:

(1) representatives of the insurance industry who actively write or sell windstorm and hail insurance in the first tier coastal counties; and

(2) residents of this state.

(c) Three members must, as of the date of the appointment, reside in the first tier coastal counties. Each of the following regions must be represented by a member residing in the region and appointed under this subsection:

(1) the region consisting of Cameron, Kenedy, Kleberg, and Willacy Counties;

(2) the region consisting of Aransas, Calhoun, Nueces, Refugio, and San Patricio Counties; and

(3) the region consisting of Brazoria, Chambers, Galveston, Jefferson, and Matagorda Counties and any part of Harris County designated as a catastrophe area under Section 2210.005.

(c-1) At least one of the members appointed under Subsection (c) must be a property and casualty agent who is licensed under this code, is actively offering or selling Texas windstorm and hail insurance policies under this chapter, and is not a captive agent.

(d) Three members must reside in an area of this state that is located outside a catastrophe area.

(e) All members must have demonstrated experience in insurance, general business, or actuarial principles and the member's area of expertise, if any, sufficient to make the success of the association probable.

(f) Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 530 (H.B. 3311), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.

(g) Members appointed to the board of directors under Subsections (c) and (d), other than the member appointed under Subsection (c-1), must represent the general public in the regions described by those subsections. A person may not be appointed to represent the general public under Subsection (c) or (d) if the person or the person's spouse:

(1) is employed by or participates in the management of a business entity or other organization:

(A) operating in the property and casualty insurance industry in this state;

(B) receiving money from the association, other than insurance claim payments; or

(C) receiving money from association policyholders with respect to the policyholders' claims;

(2) owns or controls, directly or indirectly, more than a 10 percent interest in a business entity or other organization:

(A) operating in the property and casualty insurance industry in this state;

(B) receiving money from the association, other than insurance claim payments; or

(C) receiving money from association policyholders with respect to the policyholders' claims; or

(3) uses or receives a substantial amount of tangible goods, services, or money from the association, other than:

(A) insurance claim payments; or

(B) compensation or reimbursement authorized by law for the board members' membership, attendance, or expenses.

(h) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 615 , Sec. 31(1), eff. September 1, 2015.