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Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 41.001 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 41 / Section 41.001
§ 41.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Claimant" means a party, including a plaintiff, counterclaimant, cross-claimant, or third-party plaintiff, seeking recovery of damages. In a cause of action in which a party seeks recovery of damages related to injury to another person, damage to the property of another person, death of another person, or other harm to another person, "claimant" includes both that other person and the party seeking recovery of damages.

(2) "Clear and convincing" means the measure or degree of proof that will produce in the mind of the trier of fact a firm belief or conviction as to the truth of the allegations sought to be established.

(3) "Defendant" means a party, including a counterdefendant, cross-defendant, or third-party defendant, from whom a claimant seeks relief.

(4) "Economic damages" means compensatory damages intended to compensate a claimant for actual economic or pecuniary loss; the term does not include exemplary damages or noneconomic damages.

(5) "Exemplary damages" means any damages awarded as a penalty or by way of punishment but not for compensatory purposes. Exemplary damages are neither economic nor noneconomic damages. 'Exemplary damages' includes punitive damages.

(6) "Fraud" means fraud other than constructive fraud.

(7) "Malice" means a specific intent by the defendant to cause substantial injury or harm to the claimant.

(7-a) "Net worth" means the total assets of a person minus the total liabilities of the person on a date determined appropriate by the trial court.

(8) "Compensatory damages" means economic and noneconomic damages. The term does not include exemplary damages.

(9) "Future damages" means damages that are incurred after the date of the judgment. Future damages do not include exemplary damages.

(10) "Future loss of earnings" means a pecuniary loss incurred after the date of the judgment, including:

(A) loss of income, wages, or earning capacity; and

(B) loss of inheritance.

(11) "Gross negligence" means an act or omission:

(A) which when viewed objectively from the standpoint of the actor at the time of its occurrence involves an extreme degree of risk, considering the probability and magnitude of the potential harm to others; and

(B) of which the actor has actual, subjective awareness of the risk involved, but nevertheless proceeds with conscious indifference to the rights, safety, or welfare of others.

(12) "Noneconomic damages" means damages awarded for the purpose of compensating a claimant for physical pain and suffering, mental or emotional pain or anguish, loss of consortium, disfigurement, physical impairment, loss of companionship and society, inconvenience, loss of enjoyment of life, injury to reputation, and all other nonpecuniary losses of any kind other than exemplary damages.

(13) "Periodic payments" means the payment of money or its equivalent to the recipient of future damages at defined intervals.
Tex. Transportation Code § 621.006 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 621 / Section 621.006
§ 621.006. RESTRICTED OPERATION ON CERTAIN HOLIDAYS.
Status: in_force

The commission by rule may impose restrictions on the weight and size of vehicles to be operated on state highways on the following holidays only:

(1) New Year's Day;

(2) Memorial Day;

(3) Independence Day;

(4) Labor Day;

(5) Thanksgiving Day; and

(6) Christmas Day.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8406.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8406 / Section 8406.101
§ 8406.101. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS.
Status: in_force

The district has the rights, powers, privileges, and functions conferred by general law applicable to a municipal utility district, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7940A.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7940A / Section 7940A.0201
§ 7940A.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five elected directors.

(b) Except as provided by Section 7940A.0202, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Education Code § 29.915 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 29 / Section 29.915
§ 29.915. FINANCIAL LITERACY PILOT PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "program" means the financial literacy pilot program.

(b) To the extent funding is available under Subsection (e), the agency by rule shall establish and implement a financial literacy pilot program to provide students in participating school districts with the knowledge and skills necessary as self-supporting adults to make critical decisions relating to personal financial matters.

(c) The agency shall collaborate with the Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner and the State Securities Board to develop the curriculum and instructional materials for the program. The curriculum and instructional materials must include information about:

(1) avoiding and eliminating credit card debt;

(2) understanding the rights and responsibilities of renting or buying a home;

(3) managing money to make the transition from renting a home to home ownership;

(4) starting a small business;

(5) being a prudent investor in the stock market and using other investment options;

(6) beginning a savings program;

(7) bankruptcy;

(8) the types of bank accounts available to consumers and the benefits of maintaining a bank account;

(9) balancing a check book;

(10) the types of loans available to consumers and becoming a low-risk borrower; and

(11) the use of insurance as a means of protecting against financial risk.

(d) The agency shall develop an application and selection process for selecting school districts to participate in the program. The agency may select not more than 100 school districts to participate in the program.

(e) The agency may solicit and accept a gift, grant, or donation from any source, including a foundation, private entity, governmental entity, or institution of higher education, for the implementation of the program. The program may be implemented only if sufficient funds are available under this subsection for that purpose.
Tex. Family Code § 158.502 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 158 / Section 158.502
§ 158.502. WHEN ADMINISTRATIVE WRIT OF WITHHOLDING MAY BE ISSUED.
Status: in_force

(a) An administrative writ of withholding under this subchapter may be issued by the Title IV-D agency at any time until all current support, including medical support and dental support, child support arrearages, and Title IV-D service fees authorized under Section 231.103 for which the obligor is responsible have been paid. The writ issued under this subsection may be based on an obligation in more than one support order.

(b) The Title IV-D agency may issue an administrative writ of withholding that directs that an amount be withheld for an arrearage or adjusts the amount to be withheld for an arrearage. An administrative writ issued under this subsection may be contested as provided by Section 158.506.

(c) The Title IV-D agency may issue an administrative writ of withholding as a reissuance of an existing withholding order on file with the court of continuing jurisdiction or a tribunal of another state. The administrative writ under this subsection is not subject to the contest provisions of Sections 158.505(a)(2) and 158.506.

(d) The Title IV-D agency may issue an administrative writ of withholding to direct child support payments to the state disbursement unit of another state.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 129B.005 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 129B / Section 129B.005
§ 129B.005. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter does not apply to a bona fide news or public interest broadcast, website video, report, or event and may not be construed to affect the rights of a news-gathering organization.

(b) An Internet service provider, or its affiliates or subsidiaries, a search engine, or a cloud service provider may not be held to have violated this chapter solely for providing access or connection to or from a website or other information or content on the Internet or on a facility, system, or network not under that provider's control, including transmission, downloading, intermediate storage, access software, or other services to the extent the provider or search engine is not responsible for the creation of the content that constitutes sexual material harmful to minors or artificial sexual material harmful to minors.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1502.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1502 / Section 1502.002
§ 1502.002. RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may adopt rules to implement this chapter, including rules necessary to:

(1) increase the availability of coverage to children younger than 19 years of age;

(2) establish an open enrollment period; and

(3) establish qualifying events as exceptions to the open enrollment period, including loss of coverage when a child becomes ineligible for coverage under the state child health plan.

(b) The commissioner may adopt rules on an emergency basis using the procedures established under Section 2001.034, Government Code.

(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (b), the commissioner is not required to make a finding under Section 2001.034(a), Government Code, before adopting rules on an emergency basis.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7907.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7907 / Section 7907.006
§ 7907.006. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

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

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

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

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

(3) right to impose a tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Government Code § 1506.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1506 / Section 1506.003
§ 1506.003. PLEDGE OF REVENUE.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "net revenue" means gross revenue minus all operation and maintenance expenses.

(b) Bonds issued under this subchapter may be secured only by a pledge of and be payable from the net revenue from the building or other improvement for which the bonds are issued and the parking lot on which the building or improvement is located.
Tex. Education Code § 56.162 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 56 / Section 56.162
§ 56.162. ESTABLISHMENT; ADMINISTRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall establish and administer the minority doctoral incentive program to:

(1) provide loans to minority students who pursue doctorates or pursue master's degrees and commit to pursue a doctorate; and

(2) increase minority representation among the faculty and administration of institutions.

(b) The board shall adopt and distribute to the governing board of each institution copies of all rules adopted under this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1110.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1110 / Section 1110.102
§ 1110.102. 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 or to provide medical care.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 66.351 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 66 / Section 66.351
§ 66.351. BIENNIAL PLANS.
Status: in_force

The Department of Public Safety and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, with advice from the Department of Information Resources, shall develop biennial plans to:

(1) improve the reporting and accuracy of the criminal justice information system; and

(2) develop and maintain monitoring systems capable of identifying missing information.
Tex. Government Code § 659.033 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 659 / Section 659.033
§ 659.033. STATUTORY PER DIEM SUSPENDED.
Status: in_force

(a) A law setting the amount of per diem for members of a state board is suspended to the extent of conflict with this subchapter.

(b) The law setting the amount of per diem for a member of a state board is not suspended if the General Appropriations Act does not set the amount of per diem to which the member is entitled.

(c) A law setting a limit on the number of days for which a state board member is entitled to a per diem is not suspended by this subchapter.
Tex. Transportation Code § 453.051 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 453 / Section 453.051
§ 453.051. CREATION OF TRANSIT DEPARTMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a municipality, by ordinance or resolution, may create a transit department if:

(1) the municipality operates a mass transportation system;

(2) the municipality has a population of 50,000 or more; and

(3) the governing body determines that the creation of a transit department and operation of a transit department system would be in the public interest and of benefit to persons residing in the municipality.

(b) The jurisdiction of a transit department is coextensive with the territory of the municipality that creates the transit department.

(c) The jurisdiction of a transit department created by a municipality with a population of more than 500,000 that borders the United Mexican States does not include any territory within the boundaries of a federal military installation that is located in that municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3903.056 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3903 / Section 3903.056
§ 3903.056. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

The board shall elect from among the directors a chair, a vice chair, and a secretary. The offices of chair and secretary may not be held by the same person.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1131.251 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1131 / Section 1131.251
§ 1131.251. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies only to a group life insurance policy issued to a group described by Section 1131.053.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 20A.151 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 20A / Section 20A.151
§ 20A.151. ADVICE FROM ATTORNEY REPRESENTING STATE.
Status: in_force

The grand jury may send for the attorney representing the state and ask the attorney's advice on any matter of law or on any question regarding the discharge of the grand jury's duties.
Tex. Government Code § 1505.208 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1505 / Section 1505.208
§ 1505.208. BONDS NOT PAYABLE FROM TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) A bond issued under this subchapter:

(1) is not a debt of the municipality; and

(2) may be a charge only against the property, facilities, and contracts authorized by the bond authorization.

(b) Each bond issued under this subchapter must state on its face the following provision: "The holder of this obligation is not entitled to demand payment of this obligation from any money raised by taxation."
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8153A.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8153A / Section 8153A.0201
§ 8153A.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five elected directors.

(b) Except as provided by Section 8153A.0202, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Election Code § 68.010 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 68 / Section 68.010
§ 68.010. DISPOSITION OF FUNDS.
Status: in_force

Funds collected under this chapter may be appropriated only to the secretary of state for the administration of this chapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1208.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1208 / Section 1208.002
§ 1208.002. DISCLOSURE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

After an oral or written request by an insured or enrollee of a health benefit plan, the plan issuer shall provide to the insured or enrollee the name or employee identifier of the issuer's employee who is available to respond to questions or other communication from the insured or enrollee relating to coverage and benefits provided under the plan to the insured or enrollee. The issuer shall also provide:

(1) the employee's mailing address;

(2) the municipality and state of the employee's business location; and

(3) the employee's job title.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3825.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3825 / Section 3825.052
§ 3825.052. QUALIFICATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person must meet the qualifications of Section 375.063, Local Government Code, to serve as a district director.

(b) Section 49.052, Water Code, does not apply to district directors.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 73.009 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 73 / Section 73.009
§ 73.009. PENALTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person violates a provision of Section 73.005 or 73.006 of this code.

(b) An offense under Section 73.005 of this code is a Class A misdemeanor.

(c) An offense under Section 73.006 of this code is a Class C misdemeanor.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 12.036 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 12 / Section 12.036
§ 12.036. LICENSING OUT-OF-STATE APPLICANTS.
Status: in_force

The department may waive any prerequisite to obtaining a license or registration for an applicant after reviewing the applicant's credentials and determining that the applicant holds a valid license from another state that has license or registration requirements substantially equivalent to those of this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8204.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8204 / Section 8204.001
§ 8204.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.

(2) "Director" means a board member.

(3) "District" means the Somerset Municipal Utility District No. 2.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1275.004 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1275 / Section 1275.004
§ 1275.004. OUT-OF-NETWORK CLAIM DISPUTE RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

Chapter 1467 applies to a health benefit plan to which this chapter applies, and the administrator of a health benefit plan to which this chapter applies is an administrator for purposes of that chapter.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1603.102 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1603 / Section 1603.102
§ 1603.102. SANITATION RULES.
Status: in_force

The commission shall establish sanitation rules to prevent the spread of an infectious or contagious disease.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3954.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3954 / Section 3954.155
§ 3954.155. RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY NOT EXEMPT.
Status: in_force

Sections 375.161 and 375.164, Local Government Code, do not apply to the district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 566.051 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 566 / Section 566.051
§ 566.051. LIMITATIONS ON BILLING; NOTICE.
Status: in_force

(a) A nonparticipating supplier may not charge an enrollee more than 115 percent of the Medicare-approved amount for durable medical equipment, orthotic devices or supplies, or prosthetic devices or supplies covered under Medicare for which the supplier has not accepted written assignment unless:

(1) before the enrollee is billed, the enrollee agrees in writing to pay the additional amount; and

(2) before receiving the durable medical equipment, orthotic device or supply, or prosthetic device or supply, the enrollee:

(A) enters into a rental payment plan; or

(B) pays the additional amount in full.

(b) A written agreement between a nonparticipating supplier and enrollee under this section must provide notice to the enrollee that:

(1) Medicare will reimburse 80 percent of the Medicare-approved amount for durable medical equipment, orthotic devices or supplies, or prosthetic devices or supplies covered under Medicare; and

(2) a Medicare supplement benefit plan issuer is not required to reimburse the nonparticipating supplier or enrollee for the amount by which the charge exceeds 115 percent of the Medicare-approved amount.
Tex. Family Code § 33.005 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 33 / Section 33.005
§ 33.005. AFFIDAVIT OF PHYSICIAN.
Status: in_force

(a) A physician may execute for inclusion in the minor's medical record an affidavit stating that, after reasonable inquiry, it is the belief of the physician that:

(1) the minor has made an application or filed a notice of an appeal with a court under this chapter;

(2) the deadline for court action imposed by this chapter has passed; and

(3) the physician has been notified that the court has not denied the application or appeal.

(b) A physician who in good faith has executed an affidavit under Subsection (a) may rely on the affidavit and may perform the abortion as if the court had issued an order granting the application or appeal.
Tex. Government Code § 1473.195 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1473 / Section 1473.195
§ 1473.195. NOTICE OF ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to the notice required by Section 4.003(c), Election Code, notice of an election under this subchapter shall be given by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the county.

(b) The notice must contain a substantial copy of the election order.

(c) The notice must be published on the same day in each of two consecutive weeks. The first publication must be at least 14 days before the election.
Tex. Government Code § 540.0602 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 540 / Section 540.0602
§ 540.0602. REPORT ON OUT-OF-NETWORK PROVIDER SERVICES.
Status: in_force

To ensure appropriate access to an adequate provider network, each Medicaid managed care organization providing health care services to recipients in a health care service region shall submit to the commission, in the format and manner the commission prescribes, a report detailing the number, type, and scope of services out-of-network providers provide to recipients enrolled in a Medicaid managed care plan the organization provides.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 534.035 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 534 / Section 534.035
§ 534.035. REVIEW, AUDIT, AND APPEAL PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive commissioner by rule shall establish review, audit, and appeal procedures for community centers. The procedures must ensure that reviews and audits are conducted in sufficient quantity and type to provide reasonable assurance that a community center has adequate and appropriate fiscal controls.

(b) In a community center plan approved under Section 534.001, the center must agree to comply with the review and audit procedures established under this section.

(c) If, by a date prescribed by each appropriate commissioner, the community center fails to respond to a deficiency identified in a review or audit to the satisfaction of that commissioner, that department may sanction the center in accordance with department rules.
Tex. Education Code § 29.404 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 29 / Section 29.404
§ 29.404. OTHER FUNDING.
Status: in_force

(a) To the extent consistent with the General Appropriations Act, a public junior college under this subchapter is eligible to receive dropout prevention and intervention program funds appropriated to the agency.

(b) A public junior college under this subchapter may receive gifts, grants, and donations to use for the purposes of this subchapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 83.053 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 83 / Section 83.053
§ 83.053. REQUEST FOR HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) A person affected by an order is entitled to request a hearing to contest the order.

(b) The affected person must request the hearing not later than the 60th day after the date on which the person is served with an order required by Section 83.052.

(c) A request to contest an order must:

(1) be in writing;

(2) be directed to the commissioner; and

(3) state the grounds for the request to set aside or modify the order.
Tex. Insurance Code § 223.009 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 223 / Section 223.009
§ 223.009. CREDIT FOR FEES PAID.
Status: in_force

(a) A title insurance company is entitled to a credit on the amount of tax due under this chapter for all examination and evaluation fees paid to the state during the calendar year for which the tax is due. The limitations provided by Sections 803.007(1) and (2)(B) for a domestic insurance company apply to a foreign insurance company.

(b) The credit provided by this section is in addition to any other credit authorized by statute.

(c) Expired.