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Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 108.004 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 108 / Section 108.004
§ 108.004. COMPUTER DATE FAILURE.
Status: in_force

Except in an action arising under the constitution or laws of the United States, a public servant is not personally liable for property damages caused by a computer date failure as described by Section 147.003.
Tex. Transportation Code § 201.9025 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 201 / Section 201.9025
§ 201.9025. TEXAS BICYCLE TOURISM TRAILS.
Status: in_force

(a) The Texas Department of Transportation Bicycle Advisory Committee shall advise and make recommendations to the commission on the development of bicycle tourism trails in this state. Recommendations on bicycle tourism trails developed under this section:

(1) shall be made in consultation with the Parks and Wildlife Commission and the Texas Economic Development and Tourism Office;

(2) shall reflect the geography, scenery, history, and cultural diversity of this state;

(3) shall maximize federal and private sources of funding for the designation, construction, improvement, maintenance, and signage of the trails and the promotion of bicycle tourism; and

(4) may include multiuse trails to accommodate equestrians, pedestrians, and other nonmotorized trail users when practicable.

(b) The department may contract with a statewide bicycle nonprofit organization for assistance in identifying, developing, promoting, or coordinating agreements and participation among political subdivisions of this state to advance bicycle tourism trails.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 593.082 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 593 / Section 593.082
§ 593.082. FILING OF CLAIMS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Person responsible for a resident" means the resident, a person liable for the support of the resident, or both.

(2) "Resident" means a person admitted to a residential care facility operated by the department for persons with an intellectual disability.

(b) A county or district attorney shall, on the written request of the department, represent the state in filing a claim in probate court or a petition in a court of competent jurisdiction to require a person responsible for a resident to appear in court and show cause why the state should not have judgment against the person for the resident's support and maintenance in a residential care facility operated by the department.

(c) On a sufficient showing, the court may enter judgment against the person responsible for the resident for the costs of the resident's support and maintenance.

(d) Sufficient evidence to authorize the court to enter judgment is a verified account, sworn to by the director of the residential care facility in which the person with an intellectual disability resided or has resided, as to the amount due.

(e) The judgment may be enforced as in other cases.

(f) The county or district attorney representing the state is entitled to a commission of 10 percent of the amount collected.

(g) The attorney general shall represent the state if the county and district attorney refuse or are unable to act on the department's request.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1013.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1013 / Section 1013.153
§ 1013.153. FISCAL YEAR.
Status: in_force

The district operates on a fiscal year established by the board.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 246.004 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 246 / Section 246.004
§ 246.004. RIGHTS OF RESIDENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A resident receiving care in a portion of a facility licensed to provide nursing home care or assisted living services is entitled to all statutory rights provided to a resident of a nursing home or an assisted living facility, as applicable.

(b) A continuing care contract or reservation agreement may not prohibit residents from assembling.

(c) A facility shall provide to a resident, prospective resident, or designated agent of a resident or prospective resident, on request, an electronic or hard copy of the most recent revised disclosure statement filed by the provider under Section 246.054.
Tex. Tax Code § 171.310 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 171 / Section 171.310
§ 171.310. JUDICIAL PROCEEDING NOT REQUIRED FOR FORFEITURE BY SECRETARY OF STATE.
Status: in_force

The forfeiture by the secretary of state of a corporation's charter or certificate of authority under this chapter is effected without a judicial proceeding.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1024.113 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1024 / Section 1024.113
§ 1024.113. CONTRACTS WITH GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES FOR SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The board may contract with a political subdivision of this state or with a state or federal agency for the district to:

(1) furnish a mobile emergency medical service; or

(2) provide for the investigatory or welfare needs of district inhabitants.
Tex. Transportation Code § 311.005 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 311 / Section 311.005
§ 311.005. MOVEMENT OF STRUCTURE ON STREET IN HOME-RULE MUNICIPALITY.
Status: in_force

A home-rule municipality may regulate the movement of a structure over or on a street of the municipality.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 133.901 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 133 / Section 133.901
§ 133.901. DISTANCE BETWEEN PIT AND PROPERTY LINE.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), at the time quarrying is completed, the distance from the edge of the consolidated material of a pit that does not have lateral support to the property line of the nearest property that is not owned or leased by the operator may not be less than 50 feet.

(b) This section does not apply:

(1) to a pit if the operator and the adjacent property owner agree that the pit may be located closer to the property line;

(2) to an excavation constructed by a political subdivision to provide drainage or stormwater retention; or

(3) to a county with a population of 3.3 million or more.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 11.085 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 11 / Section 11.085
§ 11.085. PROCEDURE FOR APPLYING FOR PATENT FOR INTEREST IN LAND RELEASED BY STATE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person claiming title to land may apply for a patent under Section 11.084 by filing with the commissioner an application on a form prescribed by the commissioner. The claimant must attach to the application all documentation necessary to support the claimant's request for a patent.

(b) The land office shall review the claimant's application to determine whether the claimant substantially meets the criteria for issuance of a patent under Section 11.084.

(c) If the land office determines that the application is complete for consideration by the board, the commissioner shall convene the board to determine whether a patent is to be issued under Section 11.084.

(d) The commissioner may adopt rules as necessary to administer Section 11.084 and this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8143.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8143 / Section 8143.101
§ 8143.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Transportation Code § 683.078 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 683 / Section 683.078
§ 683.078. JUNKED VEHICLE DISPOSAL.
Status: in_force

(a) A junked vehicle, including a part of a junked vehicle, may be removed to a scrapyard, a motor vehicle demolisher, or a suitable site operated by a municipality or county.

(b) A municipality or county may operate a disposal site if its governing body determines that commercial disposition of junked vehicles is not available or is inadequate. A municipality or county may:

(1) finally dispose of a junked vehicle or vehicle part; or

(2) transfer it to another disposal site if the disposal is scrap or salvage only.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3943.0305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3943 / Section 3943.0305
§ 3943.0305. LEASE, ACQUISITION, OR CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDING OR FACILITY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

The district may, as if the district were a home-rule municipality with a population of more than 100,000:

(1) issue bonds and lease, acquire, or construct a building or facility as provided by Subchapter A, Chapter 1509, Government Code; and

(2) establish and administer a program as provided by Section 380.002, Local Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1048.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1048 / Section 1048.201
§ 1048.201. GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

The board may issue and sell general obligation bonds in the name and on the faith and credit of the district for any purpose relating to:

(1) the purchase, construction, acquisition, repair, or renovation of buildings or improvements; and

(2) equipping buildings or improvements for hospital system purposes.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7956A.0403 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7956A / Section 7956A.0403
§ 7956A.0403. CONTRACT TAXES.
Status: in_force

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

(b) A contract approved by the district voters may contain a provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by the board without further voter approval.
Tex. Labor Code § 204.063 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 204 / Section 204.063
§ 204.063. DEFICIT ASSESSMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) If the amount of money in the compensation fund on a tax rate computation date is less than the floor of the compensation fund, a deficit tax rate is added for the next calendar year to the general tax rate for each employer entitled to an experience rate for that year.

(b) The deficit tax rate for a calendar year is the lesser of:

(1) the rate computed by multiplying the deficit ratio, as computed under Section 204.064, by the sum of the employer's general tax rate, the replenishment tax rate, and the deficit tax rate for the previous calendar year; or

(2) two percent.
Tex. Election Code § 105.004 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 105 / Section 105.004
§ 105.004. E-MAIL BALLOT PROGRAM.
Status: repealed

(a) The secretary of state shall implement a program to allow a person who is casting an early voting ballot by mail to return the ballot by e-mail if the person is a member of the armed forces of the United States who is on active duty overseas and eligible for hostile fire pay. The secretary of state shall prescribe procedures to provide for a process implemented under this section to require:

(1) the voter to print the ballot, print and sign a voter signature form, and then scan the documents before submitting them by e-mail; and

(2) secure processing of ballots, including requiring the use of a voter's military e-mail address and common access card, or other measures the secretary of state considers appropriate.

(b) The secretary of state shall select to participate in the program any county that:

(1) desires to participate in the program; and

(2) is determined by the secretary of state to have the appropriate technological capabilities.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 201 (S.B. 752), Sec. 2, eff. May 27, 2017.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 201 (S.B. 752), Sec. 2, eff. May 27, 2017.

(e) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 201 (S.B. 752), Sec. 2, eff. May 27, 2017.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11022.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11022 / Section 11022.0101
§ 11022.0101. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Director" means a member of the board.

(3) "District" means the Starr County Drainage and Groundwater Conservation District.
Tex. Transportation Code § 501.024 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 501 / Section 501.024
§ 501.024. TITLE RECEIPT.
Status: in_force

(a) A county assessor-collector who receives an application for a title shall issue a title receipt to the applicant containing the information concerning the motor vehicle required for issuance of a title under Section 501.021 or Subchapter I after:

(1) the requirements of this chapter are met, including the payment of the fees required under Section 501.138; and

(2) the information is entered into the department's titling system.

(b) If a lien is not disclosed on the application for a title, the assessor-collector shall issue a title receipt to the applicant.

(c) If a lien is disclosed on the application for a title, the assessor-collector shall issue a duplicate title receipt to the lienholder.

(d) A title receipt with registration or permit authorizes the operation of the motor vehicle on a public highway in this state until the title is issued.
Tex. Transportation Code § 202.055 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 202 / Section 202.055
§ 202.055. LEASE OF REST AREAS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may lease a rest area to a person engaging in sales, services, or other commercial activities that serve the needs of the traveling public.

(b) The department shall require the person to maintain the rest area in a proper manner and repair promptly any damage to the rest area caused by the person or a customer of the person, or pay to the state all expenses incurred by the department in repairing the damage.

(c) The department shall adopt rules to implement this section.

(d) Section 94.002, Human Resources Code, does not apply to a lease authorized under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1035.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1035 / Section 1035.054
§ 1035.054. BOND; RECORD OF BOND AND OATH OR AFFIRMATION OF OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) Each director shall qualify by executing a good and sufficient bond for $5,000 that is:

(1) approved by the board;

(2) payable to the district; and

(3) conditioned on the faithful performance of the director's duties.

(b) Each director's bond and constitutional oath or affirmation of office shall be kept in the district's permanent records.
Tex. Government Code § 783.009 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 783 / Section 783.009
§ 783.009. MATCHING FUND WAIVER FOR ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COUNTY OR CENSUS TRACT.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "economically disadvantaged county" means a county that has a per capita taxable property tax value that is less than one-half the average per capita taxable property value of counties in the state or, in comparison to other counties in the state, has:

(1) below average per capita taxable property value;

(2) below average per capita income; and

(3) above average unemployment.

(b) In this section, "economically disadvantaged census tract" means a census tract delineated by the U.S. Bureau of the Census in the most recent decennial census in which the median family income is reported by the U.S. Bureau of the Census to be less than 80 percent of the area median family income.

(c) Except as provided by Subsection (d), a state agency may, for an economically disadvantaged county or economically disadvantaged census tract, adjust any matching funds requirement that is otherwise a condition for a county to receive a grant or other form of financial assistance from the agency.

(d) This section does not apply to the Texas Transportation Commission or to waivers or adjustments of matching funds requirements granted by the Texas Department of Transportation or governed by Section 222.053(a), Transportation Code.

(e) Each agency shall include information about its use of waivers or adjustments to matching funds requirements in its annual report. The information shall include the disposition of each instance where a waiver or adjustment is requested or considered.

(f) Each agency that adjusts a matching funds requirement under this section shall prepare and submit an annual report describing each adjustment made by the agency during the preceding state fiscal year and the effects of each adjustment on the agency's programs. The agency shall state the amount of each adjustment, the program under which the adjustment was made, and the name of each county or the location of each census tract, as appropriate, that benefited from the adjustment. The agency shall send a copy of the annual report to the governor, lieutenant governor, speaker of the house of representatives, Legislative Budget Board, and to each member of the legislature who requests a copy. The agency may include the annual report in the annual financial report submitted under Section 2101.011.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 166.010 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 166 / Section 166.010
§ 166.010. APPLICABILITY OF FEDERAL LAW RELATING TO CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT.
Status: in_force

This chapter is subject to applicable federal law and regulations relating to child abuse and neglect to the extent applicable to the state based on its receipt of federal funds.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1367.154 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1367 / Section 1367.154
§ 1367.154. RULES.
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall adopt rules necessary to administer this subchapter.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.1411 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.1411
§ 152.1411. KING COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) King County is included in the 50th Judicial District Juvenile Board.

(b) Section 152.0181 applies to the 50th Judicial District Juvenile Board.
Tex. Finance Code § 398.005 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 398 / Section 398.005
§ 398.005. ADMINISTRATION OF CHAPTER; RULEMAKING.
Status: in_force

(a) The Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner shall administer, implement, and enforce this chapter.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (d), the Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner may:

(1) bring enforcement actions for:

(A) violations of rules adopted under Subsection (c);

(B) failures to make disclosures required by Section 398.051; or

(C) failures to register as required by Section 398.053;

(2) terminate or suspend registrations; and

(3) assess civil penalties.

(c) The Finance Commission of Texas shall adopt rules applicable to providers and commercial sales-based financing brokers that identify unlawful, unfair, deceptive, or abusive acts or practices related to a transaction subject to this chapter. Rules adopted under this subsection must identify and prohibit specific acts or practices by providers or brokers that:

(1) the commission considers unfair because:

(A) the act or practice causes or is likely to cause substantial injury to a recipient that the recipient cannot reasonably avoid; and

(B) the injury outweighs the benefits to recipients or to market competition;

(2) are material acts or practices that will or likely will mislead a recipient who, given the circumstances, has a reasonable interpretation of the act or practice;

(3) materially interfere with a recipient's ability to understand a term or condition of a commercial sales-based financing transaction; or

(4) take unreasonable advantage of:

(A) a recipient's lack of understanding of the material risks, costs, or conditions of the commercial sales-based financing transaction; or

(B) a recipient's inability to protect the recipient's interest in selecting or using a commercial sales-based financing product.

(d) The Finance Commission of Texas may not adopt a maximum annual percentage rate, finance charge, or fee for commercial sales-based financing transactions.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1501.257 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1501 / Section 1501.257
§ 1501.257. COST CONTAINMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A small employer health benefit plan issuer may use cost containment and managed care features in a small employer health benefit plan, including:

(1) utilization review of health care services, including review of the medical necessity of hospital and physician services;

(2) case management, including discharge planning and review of stays in hospitals or other health care facilities;

(3) selective contracting with hospitals, physicians, and other health care providers;

(4) reasonable benefit differentials applicable to health care providers that participate or do not participate in restricted network arrangements;

(5) precertification or preauthorization for certain covered services; and

(6) coordination of benefits.

(b) A provision of a small employer health benefit plan that provides for coordination of benefits must comply with this chapter and guidelines established by the commissioner.

(c) Utilization review performed for any cost containment, case management, or managed care arrangement must comply with Chapter 4201.
Tex. Insurance Code - Not Codified § 4.01 — TX Code / Code i1 / Chapter 4 / Section 4.01
§ 4.01. TAX OTHER THAN PREMIUM TAX.
Status: in_force

All insurance companies incorporated under the laws of this state shall hereafter be required to render for county and municipal taxation all of their real estate and all furniture, fixtures, automobiles, equipment, and data processing systems, as other such real estate and tangible personal property is rendered in the city and county where such property is located.

All other personal property owned by such insurance companies, except fire insurance companies and casualty insurance companies, shall be valued as other such property is valued for assessment by the taxing authority in the following manner:

From the total valuation of the entire assets of each insurance company shall be deducted:

(a) All the debts of every kind and character owed by such insurance company;

(b) All intangible personal property owned by such insurance company;

(c) All reserves, being the amount of the debts of such insurance company by reason of its outstanding policies in gross.

From the remainder shall be deducted the assessed value of all real estate and the assessed value of all furniture, fixtures, automobiles, equipment, and data-processing systems, rendered for taxation, and the remainder, if any there be, shall be taxable as personal property by the city and county where the principal business office of any such company is fixed by its charter.

All other personal property of fire insurance companies and casualty insurance companies incorporated under the laws of this state shall be valued as other such property is valued for assessment by the taxing authority in the following manner:

From the total valuation of the entire assets of each insurance company shall be deducted:

(a) All the debts of every kind and character owed by such insurance company;

(b) All intangible personal property owned by such insurance company;

(c) All reserves, which reserves shall be computed in such manner as may be prescribed by the rules and regulations of the State Board of Insurance, for unearned premiums and for all bona fide outstanding losses.

From the remainder shall be deducted the assessed value of all real estate and the assessed value of all furniture, fixtures, automobiles, equipment, and data-processing systems, rendered for taxation, and the remainder, if any there be, shall be taxable as personal property by the city and county where the principal business office of any company is fixed by its charter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1096.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1096 / Section 1096.106
§ 1096.106. PURCHASING AND ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

The board may prescribe the method of making purchases and expenditures and the manner of accounting and control used by the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8349.0301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8349 / Section 8349.0301
§ 8349.0301. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.