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Tex. Human Resources Code § 32.03126 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 32 / Section 32.03126
§ 32.03126. REIMBURSEMENT FOR CHILDHOOD CRANIAL REMOLDING ORTHOSIS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "cranial remolding orthosis" means a custom-fitted or custom-fabricated medical device that is applied to the head to correct a deformity, improve function, or relieve symptoms of a structural cranial disease.

(b) The commission shall ensure medical assistance reimbursement is provided to cover in full the cost of a cranial remolding orthosis for a child who is a medical assistance recipient and has been diagnosed with:

(1) craniosynostosis; or

(2) plagiocephaly or brachycephaly if the child:

(A) is not less than three months of age and not more than 18 months of age;

(B) has had documented failure to respond to conservative therapy for at least two months; and

(C) has one of the following sets of measurements or indications:

(i) asymmetrical appearance confirmed by a right/left discrepancy of greater than six millimeters in a craniofacial anthropometric measurement; or

(ii) brachycephalic or dolichocephalic disproportion in the comparison of head length to head width confirmed by a cephalic index of two standard deviations above or below mean.

(c) The coverage required under this section may not be less favorable than the coverage required for other orthotics under the medical assistance program.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3937.204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3937 / Section 3937.204
§ 3937.204. BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, by public or private sale, bonds, notes, or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, sales and use taxes, or assessments in the manner provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 375, Local Government Code.

(b) If the territory of the district is not located in the corporate boundaries or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the district is not required to comply with Section 375.207, Local Government Code, and may issue a bond or other obligation under Subchapter J, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, with the written consent of directors, as provided by Section 375.071, Local Government Code.

(c) In exercising the district's borrowing power, the district may issue a bond or other obligation in the form of a bond, note, certificate of participation or other instrument evidencing a proportionate interest in payments to be made by the district, or other type of obligation.

(d) In addition to the sources of money described by Subchapter J, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, district bonds may be secured and made payable wholly or partly by a pledge of any part of the money the district receives from improvement revenue or from any other source.
Tex. Government Code § 43.132 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 43 / Section 43.132
§ 43.132.
Status: in_force

Sec. 43.132. 53RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT. (a) The voters of the 53rd Judicial District elect a district attorney. In addition to performing the other duties provided by law for district attorneys, the district attorney represents the state in all criminal cases before all the district courts of Travis County.

(b) The Commissioners Court of Travis County may supplement the salaries paid by the state to the assistant district attorneys and to the district attorney.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1101.305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1101 / Section 1101.305
§ 1101.305. BOARD MANAGEMENT OF ASSETS ON DISSOLUTION; IMPOSITION OF TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If the district does not transfer the land, buildings, improvements, equipment, and other assets to Sutton County under Section 1101.304, the board shall continue to control and administer the property, assets, and debts of the district until all money has been disposed of and all district debts have been paid or settled.

(b) After the board finds that the district is dissolved, the board shall:

(1) determine the debt owed by the district; and

(2) impose on the property included in the district's tax rolls a tax that is in proportion of the debt to the property value.

(c) The board may institute a suit to enforce payment of taxes and to foreclose liens to secure the payment of taxes due the district.
Tex. Finance Code § 180.151 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 180 / Section 180.151
§ 180.151. DISPLAY OF UNIQUE IDENTIFIER.
Status: in_force

The unique identifier of a person originating a residential mortgage loan must be clearly shown on each residential mortgage loan application form, solicitation, or advertisement, including business cards and websites, and any other document required by rule of the rulemaking authority.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8043.0301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8043 / Section 8043.0301
§ 8043.0301. 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 3802.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3802 / Section 3802.005
§ 3802.005. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is composed of the territory described by Section 23.04(b), Chapter 165, Acts of the 75th Legislature, Regular Session, 1997, enacting former Section 376.044, Local Government Code, as that territory may have been modified under:

(1) Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code; or

(2) other law.

(b) The boundaries and field notes of the district contained in Section 23.04(b), Chapter 165, Acts of the 75th Legislature, Regular Session, 1997, enacting former Section 376.044, Local Government Code, form a closure. A mistake in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect in any way:

(1) the district's organization, existence, and validity;

(2) the district's right to issue any type of bond, including a refunding bond, for a purpose for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on the bond;

(3) the district's right to impose and collect an assessment or tax; or

(4) the legality or operation of the district or the board.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 166.155 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 166 / Section 166.155
§ 166.155. REVOCATION; EFFECT OF TERMINATION OF MARRIAGE.
Status: in_force

(a) A medical power of attorney is revoked by:

(1) oral or written notification at any time by the principal to the agent or a licensed or certified health or residential care provider or by any other act evidencing a specific intent to revoke the power, without regard to whether the principal is competent or the principal's mental state; or

(2) execution by the principal of a subsequent medical power of attorney.

(a-1) An agent's authority under a medical power of attorney is revoked if the agent's marriage to the principal is dissolved, annulled, or declared void unless the medical power of attorney provides otherwise.

(b) A principal's licensed or certified health or residential care provider who is informed of or provided with a revocation of a medical power of attorney shall immediately record the revocation in the principal's medical record and give notice of the revocation to the agent and any known health and residential care providers currently responsible for the principal's care.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3836.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3836 / Section 3836.104
§ 3836.104. MEMBERSHIP IN CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may join and pay dues to a nonprofit or charitable organization that performs a service or provides an activity consistent with the furtherance of a district purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3823.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3823 / Section 3823.002
§ 3823.002. GREAT SOUTHWEST IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The Great Southwest Improvement District is a special district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 55.04 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 55 / Section 55.04
§ 55.04. LOCATION OF PREMISES.
Status: in_force

The premises of a permit holder under this chapter must be located in an area that is wet for the sale of malt beverages.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3807.157 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3807 / Section 3807.157
§ 3807.157. PROPERTY EXEMPT FROM TAXES, IMPACT FEES, AND ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may not impose a tax, impact fee, or assessment on a:

(1) single-family detached residential property;

(2) multiunit residential property consisting of fewer than 13 units; or

(3) condominium, if the condominium receives a residence homestead exemption under Section 11.13, Tax Code, for the year in which the tax, impact fee, or assessment is imposed.

(b) The district may not impose an impact fee or assessment on the property, equipment, or facilities of a person that provides to the public cable television, gas, light, power, telephone, sewage, or water service.
Tex. Transportation Code § 431.002 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 431 / Section 431.002
§ 431.002. PURPOSES; LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The purposes of this chapter are:

(1) the promotion and development of public transportation facilities and systems by new and alternative means;

(2) the expansion and improvement of transportation facilities and systems;

(3) the creation of corporations to secure and obtain rights-of-way for urgently needed transportation systems and to assist in the planning and design of those systems;

(4) the reduction of burdens and demands on the limited funds available to the commission and an increase in the effectiveness and efficiency of the commission; and

(5) the promotion and development of transportation facilities and systems that are public, not private, in nature, although these facilities and systems may benefit private interests as well as the public.

(b) This chapter shall be liberally construed to give effect to the purposes of this chapter.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2004.001 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2004 / Section 2004.001
§ 2004.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Professional Sports Team Charitable Foundation Raffle Enabling Act.
Tex. Family Code § 153.00715 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 153 / Section 153.00715
§ 153.00715. DETERMINATION OF VALIDITY AND ENFORCEABILITY OF CONTRACT CONTAINING AGREEMENT TO ARBITRATE.
Status: in_force

(a) If a party to a suit affecting the parent-child relationship opposes an application to compel arbitration or makes an application to stay arbitration and asserts that the contract containing the agreement to arbitrate is not valid or enforceable, notwithstanding any provision of the contract to the contrary, the court shall try the issue promptly and may order arbitration only if the court determines that the contract containing the agreement to arbitrate is valid and enforceable against the party seeking to avoid arbitration.

(b) A determination under this section that a contract is valid and enforceable does not affect the court's authority to stay arbitration or refuse to compel arbitration on any other ground provided by law.

(c) This section does not apply to:

(1) a court order;

(2) an agreed parenting plan described by Section 153.007;

(3) a mediated settlement agreement described by Section 153.0071;

(4) a collaborative law agreement described by Section 153.0072; or

(5) any other agreement between the parties that is approved by a court.
Tex. Government Code § 2113.013 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2113 / Section 2113.013
§ 2113.013. USE OF MOTOR VEHICLE.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), an officer or employee of a state agency may not use a state-owned or state-leased motor vehicle except on official state business.

(b) The administrative head of a state agency may authorize an officer or employee to use a state-owned or state-leased motor vehicle to commute to and from work when the administrative head determines that the use may be necessary to ensure that vital agency functions are performed. The name and job title of each individual authorized under this subsection, and the reasons for the authorization, must be included in the report required by Section 2101.0115.

(c) A state agency may not use appropriated money to compensate an individual who violates Subsection (a).
Tex. Insurance Code § 1271.202 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1271 / Section 1271.202
§ 1271.202. APPEAL.
Status: in_force

If a health maintenance organization denies a request under Section 1271.201, the enrollee may appeal the decision through the health maintenance organization's established complaint and appeals process.
Tex. Government Code § 662.009 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 662 / Section 662.009
§ 662.009. EMPLOYEE WORKING OTHER THAN MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
Status: in_force

(a) A state employee who normally works 40 hours a week on a schedule other than Monday through Friday is entitled to paid holiday time off during the fiscal year equal to eight hours multiplied by the number of national and state holidays in the fiscal year as determined under Section 662.005.

(b) A state employee to whom Subsection (a) applies who works less than the entire fiscal year is entitled to paid holiday time off during the fiscal year equal to eight hours multiplied by the number of national and state holidays that occur during the period worked by the employee under Section 662.005.

(c) The paid holiday time off of a part-time state employee who works on a schedule other than Monday through Friday must be proportionally reduced to account for the fewer hours the employee normally works.
Tex. Utilities Code § 15.107 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 15 / Section 15.107
§ 15.107. EFFECT OF ORDER PENDING HEARING.
Status: in_force

Pending a hearing under this subchapter, an order continues in effect unless the order is stayed by the commission.
Tex. Occupations Code § 201.451 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 201 / Section 201.451
§ 201.451. DELEGATION TO ASSISTANTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by rule shall establish guidelines relating to the tasks and procedures that a chiropractor may delegate to an assistant.

(b) A chiropractor who delegates a task or procedure under this section retains full responsibility for the task or procedure.
Tex. Education Code § 109.159 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 109 / Section 109.159
§ 109.159. AWARD AND FILING OF LEASE.
Status: in_force

If the board determines that a satisfactory bid has been received for the oil, gas, sulphur, or other minerals, it shall make an award to the bidder offering the highest price, and a lease shall be filed in the general land office.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 772.225 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 772 / Section 772.225
§ 772.225. PROVISIONS OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) In the orders or resolutions authorizing the issuance of bonds, including refunding bonds, the board may provide for the flow of funds and the establishment and maintenance of the interest and sinking fund, the reserve fund, and other funds and may make additional covenants with respect to the bonds, the pledged revenues, and the operation and maintenance of any facilities, the revenue of which is pledged.

(b) The orders or resolutions of the board authorizing the issuance of bonds may also prohibit the further issuance of bonds or other obligations payable from the pledged revenue or may reserve the right to issue additional bonds to be secured by a pledge of and payable from the revenue on a parity with or subordinate to the lien and pledge in support of the bonds being issued.

(c) The orders or resolutions of the board issuing bonds may contain other provisions and covenants as the board may determine.

(d) The board may adopt and have executed any other proceedings or instruments necessary and convenient in the issuance of bonds.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 191.0046 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 191 / Section 191.0046
§ 191.0046. FEE EXEMPTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) On the request of a child's parent or guardian, the state registrar shall issue without fee a certificate necessary for admission to school or to secure employment. The certificate shall be limited to a statement of the child's date of birth.

(b) The state registrar shall issue without fee a certified copy of a record not otherwise prohibited by law to a veteran or to the veteran's widow, orphan, or other dependent if the copy is for use in settling a claim against the government.

(c) On court order, the state registrar may issue without fee a certified copy of a birth record in cases related to child labor or the public schools.

(d) The state registrar on request shall issue without a fee a copy of a birth or death record that is not certified to a child fatality review team or the child fatality review team committee established under Subchapter F, Chapter 264, Family Code.

(e) It is the intent of the legislature to not impose a cost for obtaining certified records for the purpose of obtaining an election identification certificate issued pursuant to Chapter 521A, Transportation Code. Notwithstanding any other law, the state registrar, a local registrar, or a county clerk shall not charge a fee to an applicant that is associated with searching for or providing a record, including a certified copy of a birth record, if the applicant states that the applicant is requesting the record for the purpose of obtaining an election identification certificate under Section 521A.001, Transportation Code.

(f) Notwithstanding Subsection (e), a local registrar or a county clerk who issues a birth record that is required for the purpose of obtaining an election identification certificate issued pursuant to Chapter 521A, Transportation Code, and is otherwise entitled by law to retain all or a portion of a fee for that birth record, is entitled to payment of the amount from the department.

(g) The state registrar, a local registrar, or a county clerk, on request of a county or a child welfare board appointed by the commissioners court of a county under Section 264.005, Family Code, shall issue without a fee a certified copy of a birth record to the county or board if the request is related to a suit affecting the parent-child relationship filed by a governmental entity under Subtitle E, Title 5, Family Code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 801.265 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 801 / Section 801.265
§ 801.265.
Status: in_force

Sec. 801.265. LICENSED VETERINARY TECHNICIAN: APPLICATION, QUALIFICATIONS, AND ISSUANCE. (a) The board shall issue a veterinary technician license to a person who is qualified under this section. A person is qualified to be licensed as a licensed veterinary technician if the person:

(1) passes a jurisprudence examination conducted by the board in accordance with Section 801.264;

(2) is at least 18 years old;

(3) has graduated from a program accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association;

(4) has passed the Veterinary Technician National Examination; and

(5) is not disqualified under this chapter or board rule.

(b) An applicant for a veterinary technician license must submit to the board:

(1) an application on the form prescribed by the board;

(2) information to enable the board to conduct a criminal background check if required by the board; and

(3) any other information required by the board.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 62.042 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 62 / Section 62.042
§ 62.042. TERM OF OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) With the exception of the trustees first appointed, a trustee serves for a term of two years from the date of appointment.

(b) At the time of the appointment of the first trustees, the commissioners court shall designate three trustees to serve for one year and four trustees to serve for two years.
Tex. Property Code § 54.001 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 54 / Section 54.001
§ 54.001. LIEN.
Status: in_force

A person who leases land or tenements at will or for a term of years has a preference lien for rent that becomes due and for the money and the value of property that the landlord furnishes or causes to be furnished to the tenant to grow a crop on the leased premises and to gather, store, and prepare the crop for marketing.
Tex. Insurance Code § 602.102 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 602 / Section 602.102
§ 602.102. INJUNCTION.
Status: in_force

The attorney general may bring an action for injunctive relief to restrain a violation of this chapter.
Tex. Property Code § 21.041 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 21 / Section 21.041
§ 21.041. EVIDENCE.
Status: in_force

As the basis for assessing actual damages to a property owner from a condemnation, the special commissioners shall admit evidence on:

(1) the value of the property being condemned;

(2) the injury to the property owner;

(3) the benefit to the property owner's remaining property; and

(4) the use of the property for the purpose of the condemnation.
Tex. Government Code § 31.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 31 / Section 31.002
§ 31.002. COMPENSATION ADDITIONAL.
Status: in_force

The compensation authorized by Section 31.001 is in addition to the compensation provided by law and paid by the state to the justices of the courts of appeals.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1074.204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1074 / Section 1074.204
§ 1074.204. REFUNDING BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may, without an election, issue refunding bonds to refund outstanding indebtedness 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 outstanding indebtedness; or

(2) exchanged wholly or partly for not less than a similar principal amount of the outstanding indebtedness.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5010.0601 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 5010 / Section 5010.0601
§ 5010.0601. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "special purpose area" means the territory described by Section 3 of the Act enacting this subchapter.
Tex. Occupations Code § 262.002 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 262 / Section 262.002
§ 262.002. PRACTICE OF DENTAL HYGIENE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person practices dental hygiene if the person:

(1) removes accumulated matter, tartar, deposits, accretions, or stains, other than mottled enamel stains, from the natural and restored surface of exposed human teeth and restorations in the human mouth;

(2) smoothes roughened root surfaces;

(3) polishes exposed human teeth, restorations in the human mouth, or roughened root surfaces;

(4) topically applies drugs to the surface tissues of the human mouth or the exposed surface of human teeth;

(5) makes dental x-rays;

(6) administers a local anesthetic agent under the authorization and supervision of a dentist in compliance with Section 258.001(5); and

(7) performs any other service, task, or procedure prescribed by board rule.

(b) A person legally practicing dental hygiene does not violate state law regulating the practice of dentistry.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8230.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8230 / Section 8230.004
§ 8230.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is composed of the territory described by Section 2, Chapter 388, Acts of the 63rd Legislature, Regular Session, 1973, as that territory may have been modified under:

(1) Subchapter H, Chapter 54, Water Code;

(2) Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code; or

(3) other law.

(b) The boundaries and field notes of the district form a closure. A mistake in copying the field notes in the legislative process or another mistake in the field notes does not affect:

(1) the district's organization, existence, or validity;

(2) the district's right to issue any type of bond for a purpose for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on the bond;

(3) the district's right to impose a tax; or

(4) the legality or operation of the district or its governing body.