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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1097.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1097 / Section 1097.102
§ 1097.102. RESTRICTION ON POLITICAL SUBDIVISION TAXATION AND DEBT.
Status: in_force

A political subdivision located within the district may not impose a tax or issue bonds or other obligations for hospital purposes for medical treatment of indigent persons.
Tex. Insurance Code § 981.006 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 981 / Section 981.006
§ 981.006. SANCTIONS.
Status: in_force

Chapter 82 applies to a surplus lines agent or an eligible surplus lines insurer that violates:

(1) this chapter;

(2) Chapter 225; or

(3) a rule or order adopted under Subchapter B or B-1 or Section 981.005.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8348.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8348 / Section 8348.104
§ 8348.104. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located.

(b) If a road project is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road project must meet all applicable construction standards, subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which the road project is located.

(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Tex. Transportation Code § 201.604 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 201 / Section 201.604
§ 201.604. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission by rule shall provide for the commission's environmental review of the department's transportation projects that are not subject to review under the National Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C. Section 4321 et seq.). The rules must provide for:

(1) public comment on the department's environmental reviews, including the types of projects for which public hearings are required, and a procedure for requesting a public hearing on an environmental review for which a public hearing is not required;

(2) the department's evaluation of direct and indirect effects of its projects;

(3) analysis of project alternatives; and

(4) a written report that briefly explains the department's decision on a project and that specifies the mitigation measures on environmental harm on which the project is conditioned.

(b) An environmental review of a project must be conducted before the location or alignment of the project has been adopted.

(c) The commission shall consider the results of its reviews in executing its duties.

(d) The department shall coordinate with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and the Parks and Wildlife Department in preparing an environmental review. To give those agencies time to respond, the department shall submit the review of a project and the department's mitigation proposals on the project to them for comment before the 30th day preceding the date on which the department issues the written report explaining its decision on that project.

(e) At least once during each five-year period, the commission, after a public hearing, shall review the rules relating to environmental reviews and make appropriate changes.
Tex. Government Code § 62.010 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 62 / Section 62.010
§ 62.010. REFILLING OR REPLACEMENT OF JURY WHEEL.
Status: in_force

(a) If all the jury wheel cards have been drawn from the jury wheel, jury wheel cards shall immediately be returned to the jury wheel.

(b) If the jury wheel and its contents are lost or destroyed, the jury wheel shall immediately be replaced and jury wheel cards shall immediately be placed in the jury wheel as provided by this subchapter.
Tex. Government Code § 2110.006 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2110 / Section 2110.006
§ 2110.006. AGENCY EVALUATION OF COMMITTEE COSTS AND EFFECTIVENESS.
Status: in_force

A state agency that has established an advisory committee shall evaluate annually:

(1) the committee's work;

(2) the committee's usefulness; and

(3) the costs related to the committee's existence, including the cost of agency staff time spent in support of the committee's activities.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3901.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3901 / Section 3901.005
§ 3901.005. PURPOSE; DECLARATION OF INTENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other public purposes stated in this chapter. By creating the district, the legislature has established a program to accomplish the public purposes set out in Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution.

(b) The creation of the district is necessary to promote, develop, encourage, and maintain employment, commerce, transportation, housing, tourism, recreation, the arts, entertainment, economic development, safety, and the public welfare in the district.

(c) This chapter and the creation of the district may not be interpreted to relieve the city, the county, or another governmental entity from providing the level of services provided as of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter to the area in the district. The district is created to supplement and not to supplant governmental services provided in the district.
Tex. Transportation Code § 502.479 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 502 / Section 502.479
§ 502.479. SEASONAL AGRICULTURAL VEHICLE; OFFENSE.
Status: in_force

A person issued a registration under Section 502.432 commits an offense if the person, during the registration period, uses the truck-tractor or commercial motor vehicle for a purpose other than to transport a seasonal agricultural product.
Tex. Property Code § 55.008 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 55 / Section 55.008
§ 55.008. RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) On request by an attorney for a party by, for, or against whom a claim is asserted for damages arising from an injury, a hospital or emergency medical services provider shall as promptly as possible make available for the attorney's examination its records concerning the services provided to the injured individual.

(b) The hospital or emergency medical services provider may issue reasonable rules for granting access to its records under this section, but it may not deny access because a record is incomplete.

(c) The records are admissible, subject to applicable rules of evidence, in a civil suit arising from the injury.
Tex. Occupations Code § 651.508 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 651 / Section 651.508
§ 651.508. ENFORCEMENT OF LAW REGULATING CREMATORIES.
Status: in_force

For purposes of this subchapter, a person regulated under this chapter that violates Chapter 716, Health and Safety Code, violates this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8327.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8327 / Section 8327.106
§ 8327.106. LIMITATION ON USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain outside the district to acquire a site or easement for:

(1) a road project authorized by Section 8327.103; or

(2) a recreational facility as defined by Section 49.462, Water Code.
Tex. Local Government Code § 326.026 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 326 / Section 326.026
§ 326.026. ELECTION ORDER.
Status: in_force

In addition to the elements required to be included by the Election Code, the election order must state:

(1) the ballot proposition stating the measure to be voted on;

(2) the hours that the polls will be open; and

(3) the location of each polling place.
Tex. Tax Code § 151.103 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 151 / Section 151.103
§ 151.103. COLLECTION BY RETAILER; PURCHASER'S RECEIPT.
Status: repealed

(a) Except as provided by Section 151.052(d), a retailer engaged in business in this state who makes a sale of a taxable item for storage, use, or consumption in this state shall collect the use tax that is due from the purchaser and give the purchaser a receipt for the tax payment. When the amount of use tax is added:

(1) it becomes a part of the sales price;

(2) it is a debt of the purchaser to the seller until paid; and

(3) if unpaid, it is recoverable at law in the same manner as the original sales price.

(b) The purchaser's receipt must be issued in the form and manner prescribed by the comptroller.

(c) When several taxable items are sold together and at the same time, the use tax is determined on the sum of the sales prices of the items sold exclusive of any item the storage, use, or other consumption of which is exempted by this chapter.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1266, Sec. 15(2), eff. September 1, 2007.
Tex. Government Code § 444.024 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 444 / Section 444.024
§ 444.024. GRANTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may award grants in accordance with the commission's mission to advance the state economically and culturally by investing in the arts in this state.

(a-1) An applicant for a grant of money from the commission shall specify in the grant application a minimum and maximum amount of money requested.

(b) Before making a grant of money, the commission shall submit the grant application to a panel of commission consultants for its recommendations. The panel shall include in its recommendations its determination of the reasonableness of the proposed amounts of funding.

(c) The commission by rule shall adopt equitable procedures for the distribution of grants to recipients who reflect the geographical, cultural, and ethnic diversity of the state's population.

(d) The commission shall adopt rules to govern the review, approval, and oversight of special initiative grants. The rules must provide for:

(1) commission approval of special initiative grants, including expedited approval of the grants in limited circumstances for cases requiring immediate action;

(2) criteria to be used in reviewing and evaluating special initiative grant applications; and

(3) procedures to be used in determining the amounts of the special initiative grants.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 52.0002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 52 / Section 52.0002
§ 52.0002. DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The task force shall study and advise the department on implementing the recommendations made in the 2018 Sickle Cell Advisory Committee Report published by the Sickle Cell Advisory Committee or any other report the executive commissioner determines is appropriate.

(b) The executive commissioner may assign tasks to the task force to accomplish the purposes of this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1045.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1045 / Section 1045.105
§ 1045.105. PURCHASING AND ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

The board may prescribe:

(1) the method of making purchases and expenditures by and for the district; and

(2) accounting and control procedures for the district.
Tex. Government Code § 543A.0008 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 543A / Section 543A.0008
§ 543A.0008. BIENNIAL REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall submit to the legislature and make available to the public in each even-numbered year a report on:

(1) the quality-based outcome and process measures developed under Sections 543A.0002 and 543A.0003, including measures based on each potentially preventable event; and

(2) the progress of implementing quality-based payment systems under Section 543A.0004 and other payment initiatives under this chapter.

(b) The commission shall, as appropriate, report outcome and process measures under Subsection (a)(1) by:

(1) geographic location, which may require reporting by county, health care service region, or another appropriately defined geographic area;

(2) enrollee or recipient population or eligibility group served;

(3) type of health care provider, such as acute care or long-term care provider;

(4) number of enrollees and recipients who relocated to a community-based setting from a less integrated setting;

(5) quality-based payment system; and

(6) service delivery model.

(c) The report may not identify a specific health care provider.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1001.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.104
§ 1001.104. HOSPITAL SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may own and operate a hospital or hospital system for indigent and needy persons.

(b) The district may provide for the establishment of a hospital or hospital system to provide medical aid and hospital care to indigent and needy persons residing in the district.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 12.1106 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 12 / Section 12.1106
§ 12.1106. SEIZURE AND DISPOSITION OF CONTRABAND; IMMUNITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A game warden or other peace officer who has probable cause to believe property is contraband may seize the property without a warrant.

(b) The warden or officer shall give notice of the seizure, including a description of the seized property and the location and date of seizure, to the county judge or a judge of a county court at law, justice court, or district court of the county where the seizure occurred:

(1) when a person pleads guilty or nolo contendere to, is convicted of, or is placed on deferred adjudication for:

(A) an offense under Section 66.006, Section 66.2011, or Subchapter G, Chapter 43, of this code; or

(B) a second or subsequent offense under Section 61.022, 62.003, 62.004, or 62.005 of this code; or

(2) if no person is arrested for an offense immediately after the warden or officer seizes the property.

(c) The court shall direct the sheriff or a constable to post a copy of the notice in the county courthouse for not less than 10 days. At the expiration of 10 days, the court shall hold a hearing to determine if the seized property is contraband.

(d) The court shall order the seized property:

(1) forfeited to the department if the court determines by a preponderance of the evidence that:

(A) the seized property is contraband and a person pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to, was convicted of, or was placed on deferred adjudication for:

(i) an offense under Section 66.006, Section 66.2011, or Subchapter G, Chapter 43, of this code; or

(ii) a second or subsequent offense under Section 61.022, 62.003, 62.004, or 62.005 of this code; or

(B) the seized property is contraband and no person was arrested for an offense immediately after the warden or officer seized the property; or

(2) released to the owner if:

(A) the person charged with an offense under Section 66.006, Section 66.2011, or Subchapter G, Chapter 43, of this code or a second or subsequent offense under Section 61.022, 62.003, 62.004, or 62.005 of this code is acquitted or the charge is dismissed; or

(B) the court determines that the seized property is not contraband.

(e) If the department receives a forfeiture order from a court as authorized by this section, the department may:

(1) use the seized property in its normal operations;

(2) sell or transfer the property; or

(3) destroy the property.

(f) A warden or officer who seizes property under this section is immune from liability and from suit for a seizure and disposition of property as authorized by this section.

(g) The commission may adopt rules to implement this section.

(h) The department shall deposit money received under this section in the state treasury to the credit of the game, fish, and water safety account.
Tex. Government Code § 418.116 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 418 / Section 418.116
§ 418.116. RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES.
Status: in_force

(a) A person assigned, designated, or ordered to perform duties by the governing body of the local government entity employing the person in response to a request under the system is entitled to receive the same wages, salary, pension, and other compensation and benefits, including injury or death benefits, disability payments, and workers' compensation benefits, for the performance of the duties under the system as though the services were rendered for the entity employing the person.

(b) The local government entity employing the person is responsible for the payment of wages, salary, pension, and other compensation and benefits associated with the performance of duties under the system.
Tex. Government Code § 411.046 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.046
§ 411.046. HATE CRIME REPORTING.
Status: in_force

(a) The bureau of identification and records shall establish and maintain a central repository for the collection and analysis of information relating to crimes that are motivated by prejudice, hatred, or advocacy of violence, including, but not limited to, incidents for which statistics are or were kept under Public Law No. 101-275, as that law existed on July 3, 1996. On establishing the repository, the department shall develop a procedure to monitor, record, classify, and analyze information relating to incidents directed against persons and property that are apparently motivated by the factors listed in this subsection.

(b) Local law enforcement agencies shall report offenses described by Subsection (a) in the form and manner and at regular intervals as prescribed by rules adopted by the department. The department shall summarize and analyze information received under this subsection and file an annual report with the governor and legislature containing the summary and analysis.

(c) The department shall make information, records, and statistics collected under this section available to any local enforcement agency, political subdivision, or state agency to the extent the information is reasonably necessary or useful to the agency or subdivision in carrying out duties imposed by law on the agency or subdivision. This subsection may not be construed to limit access to information, records, or statistics which access if permitted by other law. Dissemination of the names of defendants and victims is subject to all confidentiality requirements otherwise imposed by law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1083.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1083 / Section 1083.101
§ 1083.101. DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITY.
Status: in_force

The district has full responsibility for:

(1) operating all hospital facilities for providing medical and hospital care of indigent persons; and

(2) providing medical and hospital care for the district's needy inhabitants.
Tex. Education Code § 29.458 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 29 / Section 29.458
§ 29.458. RULES.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may adopt rules as necessary to administer this subchapter.
Tex. Transportation Code § 521.3466 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 521 / Section 521.3466
§ 521.3466. AUTOMATIC REVOCATION FOR OFFENSE INVOLVING CERTAIN FRAUDULENT GOVERNMENTAL RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) A license is automatically revoked on final conviction of the license holder of an offense under Section 37.10, Penal Code, if the governmental record was a motor vehicle license plate or registration insignia, within the meaning of Chapter 502, or a vehicle inspection report, within the meaning of Chapter 548.

(b) If the person is a resident of this state without a driver's license to operate a motor vehicle, the director shall issue an order prohibiting the person from being issued a driver's license until the second anniversary of the date of the conviction.

(c) Section 521.347 applies to a conviction under Section 37.10, Penal Code, in the same manner that section applies to a conviction of an offense that requires automatic suspension of a person's driver's license.

(d) The department may not issue a driver's license to the person before the second anniversary of the date of the conviction. The department may issue a driver's license to the person only if the person:

(1) applies to the department for the license;

(2) is otherwise qualified for the license; and

(3) pays, in addition to the fee required by Section 521.421, a fee of $100.

(e) Each fee collected under this section shall be deposited to the credit of the Texas mobility fund.
Tex. Local Government Code § 394.025 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 394 / Section 394.025
§ 394.025. CORPORATE BOOKS AND RECORDS.
Status: in_force

A housing finance corporation shall keep complete books and records of account and shall keep minutes of the proceedings of its board of directors.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 35.005 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 35 / Section 35.005
§ 35.005. ELIGIBILITY FOR SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive commissioner by rule shall:

(1) define medical, financial, and other criteria for eligibility to receive services; and

(2) establish a system for verifying eligibility information submitted by an applicant for or recipient of services.

(b) In defining medical and financial criteria for eligibility under Subsection (a), the executive commissioner may not:

(1) establish an exclusive list of coverable medical conditions; or

(2) consider as a source of support to provide services assets legally owned or available to a child's household.

(c) A child is not eligible to receive rehabilitation services unless:

(1) the child is a resident of this state;

(2) at least one physician or dentist certifies to the department that the physician or dentist has examined the child and finds the child to be a child with special health care needs whose disability meets the medical criteria established by the executive commissioner;

(3) the department determines that the persons who have any legal obligation to provide services for the child are unable to pay for the entire cost of the services;

(4) the child has a family income that is less than or equal to 200 percent of the federal poverty level; and

(5) the child meets all other eligibility criteria established by department rules.

(d) A child is not eligible to receive services, other than rehabilitation services, unless the child:

(1) is a resident of this state; and

(2) meets all other eligibility criteria established by department rules.

(e) Notwithstanding Subsection (c)(4), a child with special health care needs who has a family income that is greater than 200 percent of the federal poverty level and who meets all other eligibility criteria established by this section and by department rules is eligible for services if the department determines that the child's family is or will be responsible for medical expenses that are equal to or greater than the amount by which the family's income exceeds 200 percent of the federal poverty level.
Tex. Utilities Code § 121.154 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 121 / Section 121.154
§ 121.154. REFUND OF EXCESS CHARGES.
Status: in_force

(a) On a complaint against a person or corporation owning or operating a pipeline business subject to this chapter filed by any person authorized by Section 121.152 to file a petition and complaint and sustained in whole or in part by the railroad commission, each customer of the pipeline is entitled to reparation for or reimbursement of a rate or charge made or adopted by the pipeline for a purpose relating to the operation of that business, including a rate or charge for gas, service, or meter rental, or in the event of an inadequate supply of gas or inadequate service in any respect.

(b) The amount recoverable under Subsection (a) is the amount paid after the filing of the complaint in excess of the proper rate or charge of the pipeline as finally determined by the railroad commission.