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Tex. Government Code § 413.010 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 413 / Section 413.010
§ 413.010. CONSULTATION WITH LEGISLATIVE OFFICIALS.
Status: in_force

In setting the priorities for the research projects of the policy council, the executive director of the policy council shall consult the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, the presiding officer of each standing committee of the senate and house of representatives having primary jurisdiction over criminal justice issues, and the presiding officer of each standing committee of the senate and house of representatives having primary jurisdiction over matters relating to state finance and appropriations from the state treasury.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1070.113 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1070 / Section 1070.113
§ 1070.113. CONTRACTS WITH GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES FOR TREATMENT.
Status: in_force

The board may contract with this state, another state, a political subdivision of this or another state, or a federal agency for the treatment of a sick or injured person.
Tex. Estates Code § 256.053 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 256 / Section 256.053
§ 256.053. FILING OF WILL WITH APPLICATION FOR PROBATE GENERALLY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant for the probate of a will shall file the will with the application if the will is in the applicant's control.

(b) A will filed under Subsection (a) must remain in the custody of the county clerk unless removed from the clerk's custody:

(1) by a court order under Section 256.202; or

(2) by a court order issued under Subchapter C, Chapter 33, in which case the clerk shall deliver the will directly to the clerk of the court to which the probate proceeding is transferred.
Tex. Local Government Code § 177A.001 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 177A / Section 177A.001
§ 177A.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Emergency medical services personnel" means a person described by Section 773.003, Health and Safety Code, who is a paid employee of a political subdivision.

(2) "Firefighter" means a firefighter who is a permanent, paid employee of the fire department of a political subdivision. The term includes the chief of the department. The term does not include a volunteer firefighter.

(3) "Police officer" means a paid employee who is full-time, holds an officer license issued under Chapter 1701, Occupations Code, and regularly serves in a professional law enforcement capacity in the police department of a political subdivision. The term includes the chief of the department.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8031.0401 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8031 / Section 8031.0401
§ 8031.0401. 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 8031.0403.

(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. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 172.058 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 172 / Section 172.058
§ 172.058. CHALLENGE AFTER APPOINTMENT.
Status: in_force

A party who appointed or participated in the appointment of an arbitrator may challenge that arbitrator only for a reason that the party becomes aware of after the appointment is made.
Tex. Labor Code § 403.007 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 403 / Section 403.007
§ 403.007. FUNDING OF SUBSEQUENT INJURY FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) If a compensable death occurs and no legal beneficiary survives or a claim for death benefits is not timely made, the insurance carrier shall pay to the division for deposit to the credit of the subsequent injury fund an amount equal to 364 weeks of the death benefits otherwise payable.

(b) The insurance carrier may elect or the commissioner may order that death benefits payable to the fund be commuted on written approval of the commissioner. The commutation may be discounted for present payment at the rate established in Section 401.023, compounded annually.

(c) If a claim for death benefits is not filed with the division by a legal beneficiary on or before the first anniversary of the date of the death of the employee, it is presumed, for purposes of this section only, that no legal beneficiary survived the deceased employee. The presumption does not apply against a minor beneficiary or an incompetent beneficiary for whom a guardian has not been appointed.

(d) If the insurance carrier makes payment to the subsequent injury fund and it is later determined by a final award of the commissioner or the final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction that a legal beneficiary is entitled to the death benefits, the commissioner shall order the fund to reimburse the insurance carrier for the amount overpaid to the fund.

(e) If the commissioner determines that the funding under Subsection (a) is not adequate to meet the expected obligations of the subsequent injury fund established under Section 403.006, the fund shall be supplemented by the collection of a surcharge paid by insurance carriers, other than a governmental entity, as provided by Sections 403.002 and 403.003. The rate of assessment must be adequate to provide 120 percent of the projected unfunded liabilities of the fund for the next biennium as certified by an independent actuary or financial advisor.

(f) The commissioner's actuary or financial advisor shall report biannually to the department on the financial condition and projected assets and liabilities of the subsequent injury fund. The commissioner shall make the reports available to members of the legislature and the public. The division may purchase annuities to provide for payments due to claimants under this subtitle if the commissioner determines that the purchase of annuities is financially prudent for the administration of the fund.
Tex. Education Code § 33.259 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 33 / Section 33.259
§ 33.259. STATEWIDE EXPANDED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES PLAN; REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) The council shall develop a comprehensive statewide action plan for the improvement of expanded learning opportunities for public school students in this state, including a timeline for implementation of the plan.

(b) The council shall submit to both houses of the legislature, the governor, and the agency on or before November 1 of each even-numbered year a written report concerning:

(1) the status of the development or implementation of the council's statewide action plan, as applicable;

(2) any action taken to further development or implementation of the plan;

(3) any area that needs improvement in implementing the plan;

(4) any recommended change to the plan; and

(5) programs and services that address expanded learning opportunities outside of the regular school day.
Tex. Finance Code § 11.303 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 11 / Section 11.303
§ 11.303. DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN INFORMATION TO FINANCE COMMISSION PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

Information regarding the financial condition of a state savings association or savings bank obtained through examination or otherwise may not be disclosed to a member of the finance commission, except that the savings and mortgage lending commissioner may disclose to the finance commission a file or record pertinent to a hearing or matter pending before the commission.
Tex. Insurance Code § 803.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 803 / Section 803.002
§ 803.002. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies only to a domestic company that is:

(1) an affiliate of an insurance holding company system and in compliance with Chapter 823;

(2) a nonprofit legal services corporation the claims and daily affairs of which are handled under contract by a foreign insurer that holds a certificate of authority to engage in a similar business in this state; or

(3) a health maintenance organization that is affiliated with another health maintenance organization or a health care provider.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8332.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8332 / Section 8332.052
§ 8332.052. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) On or after the effective date of the Act creating this chapter, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality requesting that the commission appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8332.003; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the effective date of the Act creating this chapter.

(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 8332.003 and the terms of the temporary directors have expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that expire on the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8332.003; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the date of the appointment or reappointment.

(d) If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality requesting that the commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.
Tex. Tax Code § 156.155 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 156 / Section 156.155
§ 156.155. AVAILABILITY OF CERTAIN TAXPAYER INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A state agency may not post on a public Internet website information that identifies the taxable receipts of an individual business that is contained in or derived from a record, report, or other document required to be provided under this chapter.

(b) Information described by Subsection (a) that is collected or maintained by a state agency is public information under Section 552.002, Government Code. A state agency shall provide access to the information in the manner provided by Chapter 552, Government Code, and the exceptions under Subchapter C of that chapter do not apply to the information.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3905.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3905 / Section 3905.005
§ 3905.005. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter, as that territory may have been modified under Section 3905.107 or other law.

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

(1) organization, existence, or validity; or

(2) legality or operation.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 111.004 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 111 / Section 111.004
§ 111.004. RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) A permitted restaurant that purchases wine under this chapter shall maintain a record of each purchase. A permitted restaurant shall maintain the record until the second anniversary of the date the restaurant sells the wine to an ultimate consumer.

(b) The record, at a minimum, must include:

(1) the name, address, and phone number of the wine collection seller who sold the wine to the permitted restaurant;

(2) a description of the wine;

(3) details of the transaction between the wine collection seller and the permitted restaurant, including the brand name and quantity of containers purchased by the permitted restaurant;

(4) the date of the purchase; and

(5) any documents that support the provenance of the wine.

(c) A permitted restaurant shall make a record of a wine purchase made under this chapter available upon request to the ultimate consumer who purchases the wine. The ultimate consumer may request the records either before or after the sale to the consumer. The permitted restaurant may redact from the record the price the restaurant paid for the wine.

(d) The commission shall assess an administrative penalty in the amount of $500 against a permitted restaurant for each violation of this section.
Tex. Local Government Code § 387.008 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 387 / Section 387.008
§ 387.008. TAX CODE APPLICABLE.
Status: in_force

(a) Chapter 323, Tax Code, governs the imposition, computation, administration, collection, and remittance of a tax authorized under this chapter except as inconsistent with this chapter.

(b) Section 323.101(b), Tax Code, does not apply to a tax authorized by this chapter.
Tex. Education Code § 61.0211 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.0211
§ 61.0211. SUNSET PROVISION.
Status: in_force

The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the board is abolished and this chapter expires September 1, 2029.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 382.0515 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 382 / Section 382.0515
§ 382.0515. APPLICATION FOR PERMIT.
Status: in_force

A person applying for a permit shall submit to the commission:

(1) a permit application;

(2) copies of all plans and specifications necessary to determine if the facility or source will comply with applicable federal and state air control statutes, rules, and regulations and the intent of this chapter; and

(3) any other information the commission considers necessary.
Tex. Insurance Code § 223.006 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 223 / Section 223.006
§ 223.006. TAX DUE DATES.
Status: in_force

(a) The total tax imposed by this chapter is due and payable not later than:

(1) March 1 after the end of the calendar year for which the tax is due; or

(2) another date prescribed by the comptroller.

(b) A title insurance company that had a net tax liability for the previous calendar year of more than $1,000 shall make semiannual prepayments of tax on March 1 and August 1. The tax paid on each date must be equal to 50 percent of the total amount of tax the company paid under this chapter for the previous calendar year. If the company did not pay a tax under this chapter during the previous calendar year, the tax paid on each date must be equal to the tax that would be owed on the aggregate of the gross premiums for the two previous calendar quarters.

(c) The comptroller may refund any overpayment of taxes that results from the semiannual prepayment system prescribed by this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1060.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1060 / Section 1060.105
§ 1060.105. RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall adopt rules for the efficient operation of the district, including district facilities.

(b) The board shall:

(1) publish the rules in book form; and

(2) provide copies to interested persons on request at district expense.
Tex. Water Code § 58.012 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.012
§ 58.012. COMPOSITION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) A district may include all or part of one or more counties, including any town, village, or municipal corporation, and may include any other political subdivision of the state or any defined district, providing the land contained therein is agricultural in character.

(b) The areas composing a district do not have to be contiguous but may consist of separate bodies of land separated by land not included in the district; however, each segregated area, before it may be included in the district, must cast a majority vote in favor of the creation of the district.

(c) No district may include territory located in more than one county except by a majority vote of the electors residing within the territory in each county sought to be included in the district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 34.019 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 34 / Section 34.019
§ 34.019. DATA COLLECTION.
Status: in_force

The task force, under the direction of the department, shall annually collect information relating to maternity care and postpartum depression in this state. The information must be based on statistics for the preceding year and include the:

(1) number of births by Medicaid recipients;

(2) number of births by women with health benefit plan coverage;

(3) number of Medicaid recipients screened for postpartum depression;

(4) number of women screened for postpartum depression under health benefit plan coverage;

(5) number of women treated for postpartum depression under health benefit plan coverage;

(6) number of women screened for postpartum depression under the Healthy Texas Women program;

(7) number of women treated for postpartum depression under the Healthy Texas Women program;

(8) number of claims for postpartum depression treatment paid by the Healthy Texas Women program;

(9) number of claims for postpartum depression treatment rejected by the Healthy Texas Women program;

(10) postpartum depression screening and treatment billing codes and the number of claims for each billing code under the Healthy Texas Women program;

(11) average number of days from the date of a postpartum depression screening to the date the patient begins treatment under Medicaid;

(12) average number of days from the date of a postpartum depression screening to the date the patient begins treatment under the Healthy Texas Women program;

(13) number of women who screened positive for postpartum depression under Medicaid and the average number of days following childbirth for the screening to occur;

(14) number of women who screened positive for postpartum depression under health benefit plan coverage and the average number of days following childbirth for the screening to occur; and

(15) number of women who screened positive for postpartum depression under the Healthy Texas Women program and the average number of days following childbirth for the screening to occur.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 388.010 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 388 / Section 388.010
§ 388.010. OUTREACH TO NEAR-NONATTAINMENT AREAS.
Status: in_force

The commission shall conduct outreach to near-nonattainment areas and affected counties on the benefits of implementing energy efficiency initiatives, including the promotion of energy-efficient building programs and urban heat island mitigation techniques, as a way to meet air quality attainment goals under the federal Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. Section 7401 et seq.), as amended.
Tex. Government Code § 30.00676 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 30 / Section 30.00676
§ 30.00676. COURT REPORTER.
Status: in_force

(a) Each municipal judge may appoint an official court reporter under Section 30.00010 to transcribe the trial proceedings, including testimony, voir dire examinations, objections, and final arguments.

(b) Section 30.00010(d) does not apply to this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1121.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1121 / Section 1121.053
§ 1121.053. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall elect from among the directors:

(1) a chair; and

(2) a vice chair to preside in the chair's absence.

(b) The board shall elect a director or the district administrator to serve as secretary.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 27 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 51 / Section 27
§ 27. INTERPRETATION.
Status: in_force

The provisions of this Article shall be interpreted and construed as to effectuate its general purposes to make uniform the law of those States which enact it.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3897.164 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3897 / Section 3897.164
§ 3897.164. SPECIAL OR SUPPLEMENTAL SERVICES.
Status: in_force

An improvement project may include a special or supplemental service for the improvement and promotion of the district or an area adjacent to the district or for the protection of public health and safety in or adjacent to the district, including:

(1) advertising;

(2) promotion;

(3) tourism;

(4) health and sanitation;

(5) public safety;

(6) security;

(7) fire protection or emergency medical services;

(8) business recruitment;

(9) development;

(10) the elimination of traffic congestion; and

(11) recreational, educational, or cultural improvements, enhancements, and services.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6914.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6914 / Section 6914.103
§ 6914.103. COST OF RELOCATING OR ALTERING PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "sole expense" means the actual cost of relocating, raising, lowering, rerouting, changing the grade of, or altering the construction of a facility described by Subsection (b) in providing comparable replacement without enhancement of the facility, after deducting from that cost the net salvage value of the old facility.

(b) If the district's exercise of the power of eminent domain, the power of relocation, or any other power granted under this chapter makes necessary relocating, raising, rerouting, changing the grade of, or altering the construction of a highway, railroad, electric transmission line, telephone or telegraph property or facility, or pipeline, the necessary action shall be accomplished at the sole expense of the district.
Tex. Government Code § 1205.103 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1205 / Section 1205.103
§ 1205.103. AMOUNT OF BOND.
Status: in_force

(a) The court that grants a motion under this subchapter as to a particular opposing party or intervenor shall in the order set the amount of the bond to be posted by that person.

(b) The bond must be in an amount determined by the court to be sufficient to cover any damage or cost, including an anticipated increase in interest rates or in a construction or financing cost, that may occur because of the delay caused by the continued participation of the opposing party or intervenor in the acts if the issuer finally prevails and obtains substantially the judgment requested in its petition.

(c) The court may receive evidence at the hearing or during any adjournment relating to the amount of the potential damage or cost.

(d) The court may allocate the amount of the bond among opposing parties and intervenors according to the extent of their participation.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 252.002 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 252 / Section 252.002
§ 252.002. SUPPLEMENTARY GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF LAW AND EQUITY.
Status: in_force

Principles of law and equity supplement this chapter unless displaced by a particular provision of this chapter.
Tex. Finance Code § 36.305 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 36 / Section 36.305
§ 36.305. UNLIQUIDATED OR UNDETERMINED CLAIM.
Status: in_force

(a) A claim based on an unliquidated or undetermined demand shall be filed within the period provided by Subchapter C for the filing of a claim. The claim may not share in any distribution to claimants until the claim is definitely liquidated, determined, and allowed. After the claim is liquidated, determined, and allowed, the claim shares ratably with the claims of the same class in all subsequent distributions.

(b) For purposes of this section, a demand is considered unliquidated or undetermined if the right of action on the demand accrued while the bank was closed for liquidation and the liability on the demand has not been determined or the amount of the demand has not been liquidated.

(c) If the receiver in all other respects is in a position to close the receivership proceeding, the proposed closing is sufficient grounds for the rejection of any remaining claim based on an unliquidated or undetermined demand. The receiver shall notify the claimant of the intention to close the proceeding. If the demand is not liquidated or determined before the 61st day after the date of the notice, the receiver may reject the claim.