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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1079.114 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1079 / Section 1079.114
§ 1079.114. PAYMENT FOR TREATMENT; PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) When a person who resides in the district is admitted as a patient to a district facility, the district administrator may have an inquiry made into the financial circumstances of:

(1) the patient; and

(2) a relative of the patient who is legally responsible for the patient's support.

(b) To the extent that the patient or a relative of the patient who is legally responsible for the patient's support cannot pay for care and treatment provided by the district, the district shall supply the care and treatment without charging the patient or the patient's relative.

(c) On determining that the patient or a relative legally responsible for the patient's support can pay for all or part of the care and treatment provided by the district, the district administrator shall report that determination to the board and the board shall issue an order directing the patient or the relative to pay the district a specified amount each week. The amount must be based on the individual's ability to pay.

(d) The district administrator may collect the money owed to the district from the patient's estate or from that of a relative legally responsible for the patient's support in the manner provided by law for collection of expenses in the last illness of a deceased person.

(e) If there is a dispute relating to a person's ability to pay or if the district administrator has any doubt concerning a person's ability to pay, the board shall:

(1) call witnesses;

(2) hear and resolve the question; and

(3) issue a final order.

(f) The final order of the board may be appealed to a district court in Jack County. The substantial evidence rule applies to the appeal.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 102.0511 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 102 / Section 102.0511
§ 102.0511. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER; OTHER OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The oversight committee shall hire a chief executive officer. The chief executive officer shall perform the duties required by this chapter or designated by the oversight committee.

(b) The chief executive officer must have a demonstrated ability to lead and develop academic, commercial, and governmental partnerships and coalitions.

(c) The chief executive officer shall hire:

(1) one chief scientific officer;

(2) one chief operating officer;

(3) one chief product development officer; and

(4) one chief prevention officer.

(d) The officers described by Subsections (c)(1)-(4) shall report directly to the chief executive officer and assist the chief executive officer in collaborative outreach to further cancer research and prevention.
Tex. Insurance Code § 829.004 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 829 / Section 829.004
§ 829.004. MUTUAL HOLDING COMPANY; LAWS APPLICABLE.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by this chapter, a mutual holding company is considered an insurer subject to this chapter and Chapter 883.

(b) The commissioner has jurisdiction over a mutual holding company organized under this chapter to ensure that member interests are protected.

(c) The mutual holding company is automatically a party to a delinquency proceeding under Subtitle C, Title 4, involving an insurance company that, as a result of a reorganization under this chapter, is a direct or indirect subsidiary of the mutual holding company. In any proceeding described by this subsection involving the resulting company, the assets of the mutual holding company are considered assets of the resulting company for purposes of satisfying the claims of the resulting company's policyholders.

(d) A mutual holding company that results from a reorganization of an exchange must be organized under Sections 883.051, 883.052, 883.054, and 883.056. The articles of incorporation of the mutual holding company, and any amendments to those articles, are subject to approval of the commissioner in the same manner as those of a mutual insurance company.

(e) The mutual holding company may not dissolve or liquidate without the approval of the commissioner.

(f) A mutual holding company formed under a conversion plan is not subject to:

(1) Article 2.11B, Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act (Article 1396-2.11B, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes);

(2) Section B, Article 2.23, Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act (Article 1396-2.23, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes);

(3) Section C, Article 2.23A, Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act (Article 1396-2.23A, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes); or

(4) Sections 22.158, 22.351, and 22.353(b), Business Organizations Code.
Tex. Transportation Code § 521.148 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 521 / Section 521.148
§ 521.148. APPLICATION FOR CLASS M LICENSE OR AUTHORIZATION TO OPERATE MOTORCYCLE.
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant for an original Class M license or Class A, B, or C driver's license that includes an authorization to operate a motorcycle must furnish to the department evidence satisfactory to the department that the applicant has successfully completed a motorcycle operator training course approved by the department under Chapter 662. The department shall issue a Class M license that is restricted to the operation of a three-wheeled motorcycle if the motorcycle operator training course completed by the applicant is specific to the operation of a three-wheeled motorcycle.

(b) The department may not issue an original Class M license or Class A, B, or C driver's license that includes an authorization to operate a motorcycle to an applicant who fails to comply with Subsection (a).

(c) When the department issues a license to which this section applies, the department shall provide the person to whom the license is issued with written information about the Glenda Dawson Donate Life-Texas Registry operated under Chapter 692A, Health and Safety Code.

(d) This section does not apply to a person who holds a valid driver's license issued by another state that includes an authorization to operate a motorcycle.
Tex. Local Government Code § 271.055 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 271 / Section 271.055
§ 271.055. NOTICE TO BIDDERS.
Status: in_force

(a) An issuer must give notice of the time, date, and place at which the issuer will publicly open the bids on a contract for which competitive bidding is required by this subchapter and read the bids aloud. The notice must be given in accordance with Subsection (b) or in accordance with:

(1) Chapter 252, if the issuer is a municipality;

(2) the municipal charter of the issuer, if the issuer is a home-rule municipality; or

(3) the County Purchasing Act (Subchapter C, Chapter 262), if the issuer is a county.

(b) If an issuer gives notice under this subsection, the notice must:

(1) be published once a week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper, as defined by Subchapter C, Chapter 2051, Government Code, that is of general circulation in the area of the issuer, with the date of the first publication to be before the 14th day before the date set for the public opening of the bids and the reading of the bids aloud; and

(2) state that plans and specifications for the work to be done or specifications for the machinery, supplies, equipment, or materials to be purchased are on file with a designated official of the issuer and may be examined without charge.

(c) If the contract is to be let on a unit price basis, in addition to the other information required to be in the notice, the notice must specify, based on the best available information, the approximate quantities of the items needed by the issuer that are to be bid on.

(d) An issuer may not authorize certificates unless the notice also states that:

(1) the successful bidder must accept the certificates in payment for all or part of the contract price; or

(2) the governing body has made provisions for the contractor to sell and assign the certificates and that each bidder is required, at the time of the receipt of the bids, to elect whether the bidder will:

(A) accept the certificates in payment of all or part of the contract price; or

(B) assign the certificates in accordance with the arrangements made by the governing body.

(e) In a county with a population of 3.3 million or more, the county and any district or authority created under Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution of which the governing body is the commissioners court may require that a minimum of 25 percent of the work be performed by the bidder and, notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, may establish financial criteria for the surety companies that provide payment and performance bonds.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1065.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1065 / Section 1065.004
§ 1065.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

The boundaries of the district are identical with the boundaries of Motley County, Texas.
Tex. Finance Code § 398.053 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 398 / Section 398.053
§ 398.053. PROVIDER AND BROKER REGISTRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not engage in business as a provider or a commercial sales-based financing broker for compensation in this state unless, before conducting business, the person registers with the Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner. The registration is effective on receipt by the commissioner of a completed registration form as provided by Subsection (d) and the required registration fee and remains effective until renewal or termination by the Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner.

(b) On or before January 31 of each year after filing an initial registration, a provider or broker shall file a renewal registration form with the required renewal registration fee.

(c) The provider or broker shall pay a registration fee on filing an initial registration and a renewal registration fee on filing a renewal registration.

(d) The registration or renewal registration form must include:

(1) the name of the provider or broker;

(2) the name under which the provider or broker transacts business, if different from the name of the provider or broker;

(3) the address of the provider's or broker's principal office, which may be outside this state;

(4) the name and address in this state of a designated agent for service of process; and

(5) any judgment, memorandum of understanding, cease and desist order, or conviction against the provider or broker, or any person that otherwise controls the provider or broker or a director or officer of the provider or broker, related to a violation of law, act of fraud, breach of trust, or money laundering.

(e) The Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner shall:

(1) by rule set the registration fee and registration renewal fee in amounts sufficient to cover the registration costs; and

(2) adopt a form to be used for a registration or renewal registration under this section.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 91.083 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 91 / Section 91.083
§ 91.083. ANCILLARY SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The Texas State Library and Archives Commission shall allow the central media depository to be used for the repair of special media and equipment required by individuals who are unable to use ordinary print and for research and demonstration, training, and the production of materials in special media by volunteer organizations.
Tex. Occupations Code § 507.103 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 507 / Section 507.103
§ 507.103. CAREER LADDER PROGRAM; PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive director or the executive director's designee shall develop an intra-agency career ladder program. The program must require intra-agency posting of all nonentry level positions concurrently with any public posting.

(b) The executive director or the executive director's designee shall develop a system of annual performance evaluations based on measurable job tasks. All merit pay for executive council employees must be based on the system established under this subsection.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 264.045 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 264 / Section 264.045
§ 264.045. REFERENDUM.
Status: in_force

(a) A petition requesting an election on the proposition for the issuance of the revenue bonds may be presented to the secretary or president of the board before the date set for the adoption of the bond resolution. The petition must be signed by at least 10 percent of the qualified voters residing in the county who own taxable property in the authority.

(b) The election shall be ordered and held as provided by Chapter 1251, Government Code. The board, president, and secretary shall perform the functions assigned under that chapter respectively to the commissioners court, county judge, and county clerk.

(c) If a majority of voters who vote at the election approve the issuance of the bonds, the board may issue the bonds. If a petition is not filed, the board may issue the bonds without an election. However, the board may order the election on its own motion if a petition is not filed.
Tex. Labor Code § 103.003 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 103 / Section 103.003
§ 103.003. AUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE; APPLICATION TO CERTAIN EMPLOYEES.
Status: in_force

(a) An employer may disclose information about a current or former employee's job performance to a prospective employer of the current or former employee on the request of the prospective employer or the employee.

(b) An employer may not disclose information about a licensed nurse or licensed vocational nurse that relates to conduct that is protected under Section 301.352 or 303.005, Occupations Code. The employer must provide an affected nurse an opportunity to submit a statement of reasonable length to the employer to establish the application of Section 301.352 or 303.005, Occupations Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8216.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8216 / Section 8216.004
§ 8216.004. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

All land and other property in the district will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by the district.
Tex. Estates Code § 403.051 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 403 / Section 403.051
§ 403.051. DUTY OF INDEPENDENT EXECUTOR.
Status: in_force

(a) An independent executor, in the administration of an estate, independently of and without application to, or any action in or by the court:

(1) shall give the notices required under Sections 308.051 and 308.053;

(2) may give the notice to an unsecured creditor with a claim for money permitted under Section 308.054 and bar a claim under Section 403.055; and

(3) may approve or reject any claim, or take no action on a claim, and shall classify and pay claims approved or established by suit against the estate in the same order of priority, classification, and proration prescribed in this title.

(b) To be effective, the notice prescribed under Subsection (a)(2) must include, in addition to the other information required by Section 308.054, a statement that a claim may be effectively presented by only one of the methods prescribed by this subchapter.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.801 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.801
§ 2306.801. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "federally subsidized" means receiving financial assistance through a federal program administered by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development or the Secretary of Agriculture under which housing assistance is provided on the basis of income, including a program under:

(1) Section 221(d), National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. Section 1715l(d));

(2) Section 236, National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. Section 1715z-1);

(3) Section 202, Housing Act of 1959 (12 U.S.C. Section 1701q);

(4) Section 101, Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 (12 U.S.C. Section 1701s);

(5) Section 514, 515, or 516, Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. Section 1484, 1485, or 1486); or

(6) Section 8, United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. Section 1437f).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1053.255 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1053 / Section 1053.255
§ 1053.255. REFUNDING BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) Refunding bonds may be issued without an election and in the manner provided by this subchapter to refund outstanding bonds issued or assumed by the district.

(b) A refunding bond may be:

(1) sold, with the proceeds of the refunding bond applied to the payment of the outstanding bonds; or

(2) exchanged wholly or partly for not less than a similar amount of outstanding bonds and the matured but unpaid interest on the bonds.
Tex. Water Code § 5.106 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 5 / Section 5.106
§ 5.106. BUDGET APPROVAL.
Status: in_force

The commission shall examine and approve all budget recommendations for the commission that are to be transmitted to the legislature.
Tex. Labor Code § 301.155 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 301 / Section 301.155
§ 301.155. INVESTIGATOR TRAINING PROGRAM; PROCEDURES MANUAL.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who is employed under this chapter by the division as an investigator may not conduct an investigation until the person completes a comprehensive training and education program for investigators that complies with this section.

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

(1) the requirements relating to employment adopted under the Americans with Disabilities Act (42 U.S.C. Section 12101 et seq.) and its subsequent amendments, with a special emphasis on requirements regarding reasonable accommodations;

(2) various types of disabilities and accommodations appropriate in an employment setting for each type of disability; and

(3) fair employment and housing practices.

(c) Each investigator shall annually complete a continuing education program designed to provide investigators with the most recent information available regarding the issues described by Subsection (b), including legislative and judicial changes in the law.

(d) The director shall develop and biennially update an investigation procedures manual. The manual must include investigation procedures and information and may include information regarding the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development.
Tex. Finance Code § 396.352 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 396 / Section 396.352
§ 396.352. SERVICE OF PROCESS OUTSIDE STATE.
Status: in_force

(a) A private child support enforcement agency that is located in another state or that engages in the business of child support enforcement in this state in violation of this chapter is considered to have submitted to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state with respect to an action brought under this chapter.

(b) A foreign agency engaging in business in this state in violation of this chapter is considered to have appointed the department as the agency's agent for service of process in any action, suit, or proceeding arising from a violation of this chapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 551.008 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 551 / Section 551.008
§ 551.008. REGIONAL LAUNDRY CENTERS.
Status: in_force

A regional laundry center operated by the commission to provide laundry services to department facilities may contract with federal agencies, other state agencies, or local political subdivisions to provide or receive laundry services.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.1211 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.1211
§ 152.1211. HUDSPETH COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The Culberson-Hudspeth Counties Juvenile Board is composed of the county judges and the district judges in Culberson and Hudspeth counties.

(b) Section 152.0611 applies to the Culberson-Hudspeth Counties Juvenile Board.
Tex. Government Code § 2254.101 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2254 / Section 2254.101
§ 2254.101. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Contingent fee" means that part of a fee for legal services, under a contingent fee contract, the amount or payment of which is contingent on the outcome of the matter for which the services were obtained.

(2) "Contingent fee contract" means a contract for legal services under which the amount or the payment of the fee for the services is contingent in whole or in part on the outcome of the matter for which the services were obtained. The term includes an amendment to a contract for legal services described by this subdivision if the amendment:

(A) changes the scope of representation; or

(B) may result in:

(i) the filing of an action; or

(ii) the amending of a petition in an existing action.

(2-a) "Political subdivision" means an entity described by Section 2254.002(1)(B), (C), or (D).

(3) "State governmental entity":

(A) means the state or a board, commission, department, office, or other agency in the executive branch of state government created under the constitution or a statute of the state, including an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code;

(B) includes the state when a state officer is bringing a parens patriae proceeding in the name of the state; and

(C) does not include a state agency or state officer acting as a receiver, special deputy receiver, liquidator, or liquidating agent in connection with the administration of the assets of an insolvent entity under Article 21.28, Insurance Code, or Chapter 36, 66, 96, or 126, Finance Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8845.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8845 / Section 8845.002
§ 8845.002. NATURE AND PURPOSE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, to provide for the conservation, preservation, protection, recharge, and prevention of waste and pollution of the district's groundwater and surface water, consistent with:

(1) the objectives of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and Chapter 36, Water Code; and

(2) the powers and duties under Subchapters H and I, Chapter 49, Water Code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 159.010 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 159 / Section 159.010
§ 159.010. NOTICE OF BENEFITS UNDER STATE CHILD HEALTH PLAN.
Status: in_force

A physician who provides Medicaid health care services to a pregnant woman shall inform the woman of the health benefits for which the woman or the woman's child may be eligible under the state child health plan under Chapter 62, Health and Safety Code.
Tex. Water Code § 51.427 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.427
§ 51.427. DUTIES OF ATTORNEY GENERAL IN VALIDATION SUIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The attorney general shall examine all the proceedings and shall require any further evidence and make any further examination which he considers advisable.

(b) The attorney general then shall file an answer to the suit, submitting the issue of whether the proceedings are valid and the bonds are legal and binding obligations of the district or whether the contract with the United States is legal and binding on the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8452.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8452 / Section 8452.101
§ 8452.101. 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 § 39.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 39 / Section 39.003
§ 39.003. PUBLIC REPRESENTATION ON ADVISORY BODY.
Status: in_force

(a) At least one-half of the membership of each advisory body appointed by the commissioner, other than an advisory body whose membership is determined by this code or by another law relating to the business of insurance in this state, must represent the general public.

(b) A public representative may not be:

(1) an officer, director, or employee of an insurance company, insurance agency, agent, broker, solicitor, adjuster, or any other business entity regulated by the department;

(2) a person required to register with the Texas Ethics Commission under Chapter 305, Government Code; or

(3) a person related within the second degree by affinity or consanguinity to a person described by Subdivision (1) or (2).