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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7907.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7907 / Section 7907.102
§ 7907.102. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Government Code § 2310.405 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2310 / Section 2310.405
§ 2310.405. LOCAL SALES AND USE TAX REFUNDS.
Status: in_force

(a) To encourage the development of areas designated as readjustment zones, the governing body of a municipality through a program may refund its local sales and use taxes paid by a qualified business on:

(1) the purchase, lease, or rental of equipment or machinery for use in a readjustment zone;

(2) the purchase of material for use in remodeling, rehabilitating, or constructing a structure in a readjustment zone;

(3) labor for remodeling, rehabilitating, or constructing a structure in a readjustment zone; and

(4) electricity and natural gas purchased and consumed in the normal course of business in the readjustment zone.

(b) To promote the public health, safety, or welfare, the governing body of a municipality or county through a program may refund its local sales and use taxes paid by a qualified business or qualified employee.

(c) The governing body of a municipality or county that is the governing body of a readjustment zone may provide for the partial or total refund of its local sales and use taxes paid by a person making a taxable purchase, lease, or rental for development or revitalization in the zone.

(d) A person eligible for a refund of local sales and use taxes under this section shall pay the entire amount of state and local sales and use taxes at the time the taxes would be due if an agreement for the refund did not exist.

(e) An agreement to refund local sales and use taxes under this section must:

(1) be written;

(2) contain an expiration date; and

(3) require that the person eligible for the refund provide to the municipality or county making the refund the documentation necessary to support a refund claim.

(f) The municipality or county shall make the refund directly to the person eligible for the refund in the manner provided by the agreement.
Tex. Insurance Code § 542A.006 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 542A / Section 542A.006
§ 542A.006. ACTION AGAINST AGENT; INSURER ELECTION OF LEGAL RESPONSIBILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (h), in an action to which this chapter applies, an insurer that is a party to the action may elect to accept whatever liability an agent might have to the claimant for the agent's acts or omissions related to the claim by providing written notice to the claimant.

(b) If an insurer makes an election under Subsection (a) before a claimant files an action to which this chapter applies, no cause of action exists against the agent related to the claimant's claim, and, if the claimant files an action against the agent, the court shall dismiss that action with prejudice.

(c) If a claimant files an action to which this chapter applies against an agent and the insurer thereafter makes an election under Subsection (a) with respect to the agent, the court shall dismiss the action against the agent with prejudice.

(d) If an insurer makes an election under Subsection (a) but, after having been served with a notice of intent to take a deposition of the agent who is the subject of the election, fails to make that agent available at a reasonable time and place to give deposition testimony, Sections 542A.007(a), (b), and (c) do not apply to the action with respect to which the insurer made the election unless the court finds that:

(1) it is impracticable for the insurer to make the agent available due to a change in circumstances arising after the insurer made the election under Subsection (a);

(2) the agent whose liability was assumed would not have been a proper party to the action; or

(3) obtaining the agent's deposition testimony is not warranted under the law.

(e) An insurer's election under Subsection (a) is ineffective to obtain the dismissal of an action against an agent if the insurer's election is conditioned in a way that will result in the insurer avoiding liability for any claim-related damage caused to the claimant by the agent's acts or omissions.

(f) An insurer may not revoke, and a court may not nullify, an insurer's election under Subsection (a).

(g) If an insurer makes an election under Subsection (a) and the agent is not a party to the action, evidence of the agent's acts or omissions may be offered at trial and, if supported by sufficient evidence, the trier of fact may be asked to resolve fact issues as if the agent were a defendant, and a judgment against the insurer must include any liability that would have been assessed against the agent. To the extent there is a conflict between this subsection and Chapter 33, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, this subsection prevails.

(h) If an insurer is in receivership at the time the claimant commences an action against the insurer, the insurer may not make an election under Subsection (a), and the court shall disregard any prior election made by the insurer relating to the claimant's claim.

(i) In an action tried by a jury, an insurer's election under Subsection (a) may not be made known to the jury.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1090.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1090 / Section 1090.103
§ 1090.103. MANAGEMENT, CONTROL, AND ADMINISTRATION.
Status: in_force

The board shall manage, control, and administer the hospital system and the district's money and resources.
Tex. Property Code § 113.0211 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 113 / Section 113.0211
§ 113.0211. ADJUSTMENT OF CHARITABLE TRUST.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Charitable entity" has the meaning assigned by Section 123.001(1).

(2) "Charitable trust" means a trust:

(A) the stated purpose of which is to benefit only one or more charitable entities; and

(B) that qualifies as a charitable entity.

(b) The trustee of a charitable trust may acquire, exchange, sell, supervise, manage, or retain any type of investment, subject to restrictions and procedures established by the trustee and in an amount considered appropriate by the trustee, that a prudent investor, exercising reasonable skill, care, and caution, would acquire or retain in light of the purposes, terms, distribution requirements, and other circumstances of the trust. The prudence of a trustee's actions under this subsection is judged with reference to the investment of all of the trust assets rather than with reference to a single trust investment.

(c) The trustee of a charitable trust may make one or more adjustments between the principal and the income portions of a trust to the extent that the trustee considers the adjustments necessary:

(1) to comply with the terms of the trust, if any, that describe the amount that may or must be distributed to a charitable entity beneficiary by referring to the income portion of the trust; and

(2) to administer the trust in order to carry out the purposes of the charitable trust.

(d) The authority to make adjustments under Subsection (c) includes the authority to allocate all or part of a capital gain to trust income.

(e) In making adjustments under Subsection (c), the trustee shall consider:

(1) except to the extent that the terms of the trust clearly manifest an intention that the trustee shall or may favor one or more charitable entity beneficiaries, the needs of a charitable entity beneficiary, based on what is fair and reasonable to all other charitable entity beneficiaries of the trust, if any; and

(2) the need of the trust to maintain the purchasing power of the trust's investments over time.
Tex. Local Government Code § 231.134 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 231 / Section 231.134
§ 231.134. COMPLIANCE WITH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
Status: in_force

Zoning regulations must be adopted in accordance with a comprehensive plan and must be designed to:

(1) lessen congestion in the streets and roads;

(2) secure safety from fire, panic, and other dangers;

(3) promote health and the general welfare;

(4) provide adequate light and air;

(5) prevent the overcrowding of land;

(6) avoid undue concentration of population;

(7) facilitate the adequate provision of transportation, water, sewers, parks, and other public requirements; or

(8) assist in developing the area into parks, playgrounds, and recreational areas for the residents of this state and other states and nations.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7959A.0403 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7959A / Section 7959A.0403
§ 7959A.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. Special District Local Laws Code § 3921.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3921 / Section 3921.005
§ 3921.005. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake 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 bonds for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds;

(3) right to impose or collect an assessment or tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 261.058 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 261 / Section 261.058
§ 261.058. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The office by rule shall establish policies and procedures for the operations of the office of independent ombudsman.

(b) The office and the board shall adopt rules necessary to implement Section 261.060, including rules that establish procedures for the department to review and comment on reports of the office and for the department to expedite or eliminate review of and comment on a report due to an emergency or a serious or flagrant circumstance described by Section 261.055(b).
Tex. Labor Code § 404.005 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 404 / Section 404.005
§ 404.005. ACCESS TO PROGRAMS AND FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The office shall prepare and maintain a written plan that describes how a person who does not speak English can be provided reasonable access to the office's programs.

(b) The office shall comply with federal and state laws for program and facility accessibility.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8008A.0503 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8008A / Section 8008A.0503
§ 8008A.0503. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 115.005 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 115 / Section 115.005
§ 115.005. DISCLOSURES FOR POWER PURCHASE AGREEMENTS.
Status: in_force

A residential or small commercial customer who enters into a power purchase agreement is entitled to receive in writing:

(1) the disclosures required under Sections 115.003(1), (2), (5), and (6);

(2) the term and rate of the power purchase agreement, including any payment escalators or other terms that affect the customer's payments; and

(3) whether the power purchase agreement and any applicable warranty or maintenance agreement is transferable to a subsequent purchaser of the property where the distributed renewable generation resource is installed.
Tex. Transportation Code § 521.082 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 521 / Section 521.082
§ 521.082. CLASS B LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) A Class B driver's license authorizes the holder of the license to operate:

(1) a vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating that is more than 26,000 pounds;

(2) a vehicle with a gross vehicle weight rating of 26,000 pounds or more towing:

(A) a vehicle, other than a farm trailer, with a gross vehicle weight rating that is not more than 10,000 pounds; or

(B) a farm trailer with a gross vehicle weight rating that is not more than 20,000 pounds; and

(3) a bus with a seating capacity of 24 passengers or more.

(b) For the purposes of Subsection (a)(3), seating capacity is computed in accordance with Section 502.253, except that the operator's seat is included in the computation.
Tex. Local Government Code § 318.001 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 318 / Section 318.001
§ 318.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "commission" means the county historical commission.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1088.302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1088 / Section 1088.302
§ 1088.302. NOTICE OF ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall give notice of an election under this subchapter by publishing once a week for two consecutive weeks a substantial copy of the election order in a newspaper with general circulation in the district.

(b) The first publication of the notice must appear not later than the 35th day before the date set for the election.
Tex. Transportation Code § 451.051 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 451 / Section 451.051
§ 451.051. POWERS APPLICABLE TO CONFIRMED AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies only to an authority that has been confirmed.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 50.0151 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 50 / Section 50.0151
§ 50.0151. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Account" means the trafficked persons program account established under Section 50.0153.

(2) "Department" means the Department of Family and Protective Services.

(3) "Grant program" means the trafficked persons grant program established under Section 50.0155.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1082.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1082 / Section 1082.101
§ 1082.101. DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITY.
Status: in_force

The district has full responsibility for:

(1) operating hospital facilities; and

(2) providing medical and hospital care for the district's needy inhabitants.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8099.0401 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8099 / Section 8099.0401
§ 8099.0401. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 8099.0403.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8468.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8468 / Section 8468.101
§ 8468.101. 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. Insurance Code § 541.104 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 541 / Section 541.104
§ 541.104. HEARING PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) Nothing in this chapter requires the observance of formal rules of pleading or evidence at a hearing under this subchapter.

(b) At a hearing under this subchapter, the department, on a showing of good cause, shall permit any person to intervene, appear, and be heard by counsel or in person.
Tex. Utilities Code § 34.0204 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 34 / Section 34.0204
§ 34.0204. TEXAS BACKUP POWER PACKAGES.
Status: in_force

The commission may use money in the Texas energy fund without further appropriation to provide a grant or loan for the operation of a Texas backup power package that:

(1) is engineered to minimize operation costs;

(2) uses interconnection technology and controls that enable immediate islanding from the power grid and stand-alone operation for the host facility;

(3) is capable of operating for at least 48 continuous hours without refueling or connecting to a separate power source;

(4) is designed so that one or more Texas backup power packages can be aggregated on-site to serve not more than 2.5 megawatts of load at the host facility;

(5) provides power sourced from:

(A) a combination of natural gas or propane with photovoltaic panels and battery storage; or

(B) battery storage on an electric school bus; and

(6) is not used by the owner or host facility for the sale of energy or ancillary services.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4001.0503 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4001 / Section 4001.0503
§ 4001.0503. AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY AND TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may borrow money on terms determined by the board.

(b) The district may issue bonds, notes, or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, assessments, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources of money, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Labor Code § 21.552 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 21 / Section 21.552
§ 21.552. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY REPORT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than November 1 of each year, each state agency shall report equal employment opportunity information for the preceding fiscal year to the commission as required by this subchapter. The report must be made in the form prescribed by the commission and include information compiled on a monthly basis.

(b) Each year the commission shall compile equal employment opportunity information reported to the commission by a state agency. The information must include:

(1) the total number of employees of the agency and the total number of new employees hired since the date of the last report made by the agency;

(2) the total number of employees of the agency listed by racial and ethnic group and the percentage of the total number of agency employees for each racial and ethnic group, including a distinction for those categories between the total number of employees and the total number of employees hired since the date of the last report made by the agency;

(3) the total number of male employees and the total number of female employees of the agency, including a distinction for those categories between the total number of employees and the total number of employees hired since the date of the last report made by the agency;

(4) the total number of male employees and the total number of female employees of the agency for each racial and ethnic group, including a distinction for those categories between the total number of employees and the total number of employees hired since the date of the last report made by the agency; and

(5) the total number of employees of the agency listed by job classification and the total number of employees for each sex and racial and ethnic group listed by job classification, including a distinction for those categories between the total number of employees and the total number of employees hired since the date of the last report made by the agency.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 32.108 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 32 / Section 32.108
§ 32.108. OTHER PROHIBITED CONDUCT.
Status: in_force

An owner of a floating cabin may not allow the cabin to:

(1) obstruct navigation;

(2) damage an oyster reef, serpulid reef, or seagrass bed; or

(3) rest on a bottom or shoreline at high tide.
Tex. Insurance Code § 38.406 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 38 / Section 38.406
§ 38.406. DATA PRIVACY AND SECURITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Information that may identify a patient is confidential and subject to applicable state and federal law relating to records privacy and protected health information, including Chapter 181, Health and Safety Code, and is not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code. Except as provided by Subsection (b), any information that may identify a health care provider, health benefit plan, health benefit plan issuer, or other payor is confidential and subject to applicable state and federal law relating to records privacy and protected health information, including Chapter 181, Health and Safety Code, and is not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code.

(b) A qualified research entity with access to data or information that is contained in the database but not accessible through the portal described in Section 38.405:

(1) may use the data or information contained in the database only for purposes consistent with the purposes of this subchapter and must use the data or information in accordance with standards, requirements, policies, and procedures established by the center in consultation with the stakeholder advisory group;

(2) may not sell or share any data or information contained in the database; and

(3) may report or publish data or information that identifies one or more health care providers, health benefit plans, health benefit plan issuers, or other mandatory payors only if the report or publication is made available to the public at no cost.

(c) A qualified research entity with access to information that is contained in the database but not accessible through the portal must execute an agreement with the center relating to the qualified research entity's compliance with the requirements of Subsections (a) and (b), including the confidentiality of information contained in the database but not accessible through the portal.

(d) Notwithstanding any provision of this subchapter, the department and the center may not disclose an individual's protected health information in violation of any state or federal law.

(e) The center shall include in the database only the minimum amount of protected health information identifiers necessary to link public and private data sources and the geographic and services data to undertake studies.

(f) The center shall maintain protected health information identifiers collected under this subchapter but excluded from the database under Subsection (e) in a separate database. The separate database may not be aggregated with any other information and must use a proxy or encrypted record identifier for analysis.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3813.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3813 / Section 3813.203
§ 3813.203. ADMINISTRATION OF DISTRICT PROPERTY FOLLOWING DISSOLUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) After the date the board orders the dissolution of the district, the board shall transfer ownership of all district property to Harris County, except as provided by Subsection (b).

(b) If, on the date on which the board orders the dissolution, more than 50 percent of the district territory is in a municipality, the board shall transfer ownership of the district's property to the municipality.
Tex. Occupations Code § 301.305 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 301 / Section 301.305
§ 301.305. CONTINUING EDUCATION IN NURSING JURISPRUDENCE AND NURSING ETHICS.
Status: in_force

(a) As part of a continuing competency program under Section 301.303, a license holder shall complete at least two hours of continuing education relating to nursing jurisprudence and nursing ethics before the end of every third two-year licensing period.

(b) The board shall adopt rules implementing the requirement under Subsection (a) in accordance with the guidelines for targeted continuing education under Section 301.303(g).

(c) The board may not require a license holder to complete more than four hours of continuing education under this section.