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Tex. Family Code § 55.43 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 55 / Section 55.43
§ 55.43. RESTORATION HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) The prosecuting attorney may file with the juvenile court a motion for a restoration hearing concerning a child if:

(1) the child is found unfit to proceed as a result of mental illness or an intellectual disability; and

(2) the child:

(A) is not:

(i) ordered by a court to receive inpatient mental health or intellectual disability services;

(ii) ordered by a court to receive services at a residential care facility; or

(iii) ordered by a court to receive treatment or services on an outpatient basis; or

(B) is discharged or currently on furlough from a mental health facility or discharged from an alternative setting before the child reaches 18 years of age.

(b) At the restoration hearing, the court shall determine the issue of whether the child is fit to proceed.

(c) The restoration hearing shall be conducted without a jury.

(d) The issue of fitness to proceed must be proved by a preponderance of the evidence.

(e) If, after a hearing, the court finds that the child is fit to proceed, the court shall continue the juvenile court proceedings.

(f) If, after a hearing, the court finds that the child is unfit to proceed, the court shall dismiss the motion for restoration.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8251.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8251 / Section 8251.103
§ 8251.103. ROAD CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

The district may contract for a road project in the manner provided by Subchapter I, Chapter 49, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8479.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8479 / Section 8479.052
§ 8479.052. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) On or after September 1, 2013, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8479.003; or

(2) September 1, 2017.

(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 8479.003 and the terms of the temporary directors have expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that expire on the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8479.003; or

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

(d) If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1201.055 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1201 / Section 1201.055
§ 1201.055. EXCEPTIONS AND REDUCTIONS OF INDEMNITY.
Status: in_force

(a) An individual accident and health insurance policy must state each exception to or reduction of indemnity for the policy.

(b) Except as provided by Subchapter E, each exception to or reduction of indemnity for the policy must be printed, at the insurer's option:

(1) with the benefit provision to which the exception or reduction applies; or

(2) under an appropriate caption such as:

(A) "Exceptions"; or

(B) "Exceptions and Reductions."

(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (b), if an exception or reduction specifically applies only to a particular benefit of an individual accident and health insurance policy, the statement of the exception or reduction must be included with the benefit provision to which the exception or reduction applies.
Tex. Tax Code § 111.252 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 111 / Section 111.252
§ 111.252. NOTICE TO TAXPAYER.
Status: in_force

(a) No assignment under Section 111.251 of this code may be made until after the expiration of 30 days after notice of the assignments is given to the taxpayer from whom the tax is due or against whom the judgment is taken.

(b) Notice of the assignment must be sent by certified mail to the taxpayer at his last known address as shown in the comptroller's records.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1040.059 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1040 / Section 1040.059
§ 1040.059. SEAL.
Status: in_force

The board may adopt a seal for the district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1252.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1252 / Section 1252.003
§ 1252.003. COVERAGE ISSUED ON GROUP-TYPE BASIS.
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of this chapter, health benefit plan coverage is provided on a group-type basis if:

(1) the plan provides coverage under an insurance policy or subscriber contract to a class of employees or a class of members of a labor union or members of an association and the class is determined by conditions relating to their employment or to their membership in the union or association;

(2) coverage under the plan is not available to the general public and can be obtained and maintained only because of the covered individual's employment status or membership in a labor union or an association;

(3) premiums or subscription charges for the plan are paid to the carrier on an aggregate or bulk-payment basis; and

(4) the plan is sponsored by:

(A) the employer of the class of employees covered by the plan; or

(B) the labor union or an association to which the class of members covered by the plan belongs.

(b) Health benefit plan coverage is not provided on a group-type basis if it is a salary-budget plan using individual insurance policies or subscriber contracts that do not meet the conditions for group-type coverage specified by Subsection (a).
Tex. Occupations Code § 2027.055 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2027 / Section 2027.055
§ 2027.055. CONTRACT REQUIRED FOR SIMULCAST RACES.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by this subchapter, a horse racetrack may offer wagering on interstate greyhound race simulcast signals only as provided by a contract with the nearest greyhound racetrack. If an agreement between the racetracks cannot be reached by October 1 of the year preceding the calendar year in which the simulcasting is to occur, the horse racetrack may purchase and offer wagering on greyhound race simulcast signals and shall pay to the nearest greyhound racetrack the amounts specified under Section 2028.202(c)(1).

(b) Except as provided by this subchapter, a greyhound racetrack may offer wagering on interstate horse race simulcast signals only as provided by a contract with the nearest Class 1 horse racetrack. If an agreement between the racetracks cannot be reached by October 1 of the year preceding the calendar year in which the simulcasting is to occur, the greyhound racetrack may purchase and offer wagering on interstate horse race simulcast signals and shall pay to the nearest Class 1 horse racetrack the amounts specified in Section 2028.202(b)(1).

(c) Wagering on a simulcast greyhound race at a horse racetrack that conducted its inaugural meet within 12 months of September 1, 1997, or at an operational horse racetrack within 60 miles of that racetrack may be conducted only in accordance with an agreement between the racetracks.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 241.205 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 241 / Section 241.205
§ 241.205. DISCLOSURE STATEMENT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

A facility described by Section 241.201 shall comply with Section 254.156.
Tex. Water Code § 66.102 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 66 / Section 66.102
§ 66.102. QUALIFICATION OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

To serve as a director, a person must be at least 18 years old, a qualified voter, and a resident of the district.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 103.09 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 103 / Section 103.09
§ 103.09. SALE OF LIQUOR.
Status: in_force

(a) Any liquor, its container, or its packaging which is seized under the terms of this chapter shall be disposed of in accordance with this section.

(b) On notification that liquor has been seized, the commission shall promptly notify a holder of a wholesaler's permit or a general class B wholesaler's permit who handles the brand of liquor seized and who operates in the county in which it was seized. If the liquor was seized in a dry area, the commission shall notify the wholesaler who handles the brand seized who operates nearest the area. The commission and the wholesaler shall jointly determine whether the liquor is in a salable condition.

(c) If the liquor is determined not to be in a salable condition, the commission shall immediately destroy it. If it is determined to be in a salable condition, it shall first be offered for sale to the wholesaler notified at the wholesaler's cost price F.O.B. its place of business, plus any storage or warehousing charges necessarily incurred as a result of the seizure.

(d) If the wholesaler does not exercise the right to purchase salable liquor, containers, or packages at the price specified in this section within 10 days, the commission shall sell the liquor, container, or packages at public or private sale, as provided in this chapter.
Tex. Education Code § 51.309 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.309
§ 51.309. PAIN TREATMENT MEDICAL EDUCATION COURSE WORK.
Status: in_force

(a) Each medical school shall determine the extent to which pain treatment medical education course work is meeting the instructional elements described in Subsection (b) and is offered to all students enrolled in medical schools.

(b) Pain treatment medical education course work should include instruction in:

(1) pain assessment in adults, children, and special populations, including elderly and impaired individuals;

(2) pain anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology, and pharmacology of opioid and nonopioid analgesic drugs, including pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics;

(3) the advantages and disadvantages of various methods of drug administration, side effects, treatment outcome, and the outcome of behavioral and other psychological therapy for pain;

(4) the psychological, social, economic, and emotional impact of malignant and nonmalignant acute and chronic pain on patients;

(5) indications for and outcomes of anesthetic and neurosurgical pain-relieving techniques, including nerve blocks and neuroaugmentative and neuroablative techniques; and

(6) the outcome of treatment of pain emanating from a damaged nervous system and neuropathic pain.
Tex. Government Code § 2254.153 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2254 / Section 2254.153
§ 2254.153. CONTRACTS FOR LEGAL SERVICES AUTHORIZED.
Status: in_force

Subject to Section 402.0212, a state agency may contract for outside legal services.
Tex. Government Code § 1232.057 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1232 / Section 1232.057
§ 1232.057. PUBLIC TESTIMONY AT BOARD MEETINGS.
Status: in_force

The board shall develop and implement policies that provide the public with a reasonable opportunity to appear before the board and to speak on any issue under the jurisdiction of the authority.
Tex. Government Code § 1508.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1508 / Section 1508.002
§ 1508.002. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS, NOTES, AND WARRANTS.
Status: in_force

A municipality may issue bonds, notes, or warrants to provide the money to construct or purchase a facility or land described by Section 1508.001.
Tex. Water Code § 51.533 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.533
§ 51.533. ORDER FIXING RATE OF TAXATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall issue an order fixing the rate of taxation and levying a tax. The order shall be signed by the president and secretary of the district, and the district seal shall be attached.

(b) The board shall enter the order in their minutes and file a copy of the order with the secretary of the city, town, or municipal corporation.

(c) The secretary of the city, town, or municipal corporation shall record the order in a book kept in his office for that purpose and shall make and deliver a copy of the order to the assessor and collector of the city, town, or municipal corporation.
Tex. Insurance Code § 443.206 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 443 / Section 443.206
§ 443.206. RECEIVER AS LIEN CREDITOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The receiver may avoid any transfer of or lien upon the property of, or obligation incurred by, an insurer that the insurer or a policyholder, creditor, member, or stockholder of the insurer may have avoided without regard to any knowledge of the receiver, the commissioner, the insurer, or any policyholder, creditor, member, or stockholder of the insurer regardless of whether such a policyholder, creditor, member, or stockholder exists.

(b) The receiver is deemed a creditor without knowledge for purposes of pursuing claims under the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act, the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act, or similar provisions of state or federal law.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.202 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.202
§ 2306.202. USE OF HOUSING TRUST FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) The department, through the housing finance division, shall use the housing trust fund to provide loans, grants, or other comparable forms of assistance to local units of government, public housing authorities, nonprofit organizations, and income-eligible individuals, families, and households to finance, acquire, rehabilitate, and develop decent, safe, and sanitary housing. In each biennium the first $2.6 million available through the housing trust fund for loans, grants, or other comparable forms of assistance shall be set aside and made available exclusively for local units of government, public housing authorities, and nonprofit organizations. Any additional funds may also be made available to for-profit organizations provided that at least 45 percent of available funds, as determined on September 1 of each state fiscal year, in excess of the first $2.6 million shall be made available to nonprofit organizations for the purpose of acquiring, rehabilitating, and developing decent, safe, and sanitary housing. The remaining portion shall be distributed to nonprofit organizations, for-profit organizations, and other eligible entities. Notwithstanding any other section of this chapter, but subject to the limitations in Section 2306.251(c), the department may also use the fund to acquire property to endow the fund.

(b) Use of the fund is limited to providing:

(1) assistance for individuals and families of low and very low income;

(2) technical assistance and capacity building to nonprofit organizations engaged in developing housing for individuals and families of low and very low income; and

(3) security for repayment of revenue bonds issued to finance housing for individuals and families of low and very low income.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8041.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8041 / Section 8041.0201
§ 8041.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Except as provided by Section 8041.0202, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7975.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7975 / Section 7975.051
§ 7975.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Except as provided by Section 7975.052, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 102.012 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 102 / Section 102.012
§ 102.012. OWNERS AUTHORIZED TO APPLY FOR POOLING.
Status: in_force

The following interested owners may apply to the commission for the pooling of mineral interests:

(1) the owner of any interest in oil and gas in an existing proration unit or with respect to a proposed unit;

(2) the owner of any working interest; or

(3) any owner of an unleased tract other than a royalty owner.
Tex. Government Code § 523.0251 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 523 / Section 523.0251
§ 523.0251. PUBLIC INTEREST INFORMATION AND INPUT GENERALLY.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall develop and implement policies that provide the public a reasonable opportunity to appear before the commission and speak on any issue under the commission's jurisdiction.

(b) The commission shall develop and implement routine and ongoing mechanisms, in accessible formats, to:

(1) receive consumer input;

(2) involve consumers in the planning, delivery, and evaluation of programs and services under the commission's jurisdiction; and

(3) communicate to the public regarding the input the commission receives under this section and actions taken in response to that input.

(c) The commission shall prepare information of public interest describing the commission's functions. The commission shall make the information available to the public and appropriate state agencies.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8888.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8888 / Section 8888.004
§ 8888.004. DISTRICTS IN AUTHORITY'S BOUNDARIES.
Status: in_force

A district in the authority's boundaries retains the district's separate identity, powers, and duties. The district is subject to the authority's powers and duties, including those powers and duties necessary to develop, implement, and enforce a groundwater reduction plan.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 131.162 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 131 / Section 131.162
§ 131.162. WRITTEN OBJECTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Within 30 days after the last publication of notice under Section 131.159 of this code, a person affected or a federal, state, or local governmental agency or authority is entitled to file with the commission written objections to the application for a surface mining permit or to the application for the renewal, revision, or transfer of a surface mining permit.

(b) The written objections shall be made part of the record and one copy of the written objections shall be furnished to the operator.
Tex. Education Code § 130.062 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 130 / Section 130.062
§ 130.062.
Status: in_force

Sec. 130.062. ENLARGED DISTRICT: CREATION; RESOLUTION; ORDER. (a) If the creation of the junior college district and the extension of the boundaries of the independent school district both occurred prior to March 17, 1950, the added territory of the independent school district may be brought into the junior college district in the manner prescribed by this section.

(b) A petition requesting that such territory be added to the junior college district signed by a majority of the registered voters of the territory may be presented to the governing board of the junior college district.

(c) The board shall determine whether the petition is signed by the required majority and if such determination is affirmative and if the board shall also determine that the facilities of the junior college district may be extended to cover adequately the scholastics of the added territory, the board shall pass an order admitting such territory. The order shall describe by metes and bounds the junior college district as extended; and a copy of the order shall be filed with the county superintendent. Thereafter, the territory shall be a part of the junior college district for all intents and purposes.
Tex. Government Code § 651.009 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 651 / Section 651.009
§ 651.009. DIVERSITY ON GOVERNING BODY.
Status: in_force

(a) In each case in which the governing body of a state board, commission, or other state agency that has statewide jurisdiction is appointed by the governor or another appointing authority, the governor or appointing authority shall ensure that, to the extent possible, the membership of the governing body reflects the racial, ethnic, and geographic diversity of this state.

(b) In the case of a governing body the membership of which is appointed by two or more appointing authorities, the appointing authorities shall coordinate their appointments, to the extent possible, as necessary to comply with Subsection (a).
Tex. Water Code § 15.909 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 15 / Section 15.909
§ 15.909. RULES.
Status: in_force

The board shall adopt necessary rules to administer this subchapter, including rules establishing procedures for application for and award of loans or grants.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 841.201 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 841 / Section 841.201
§ 841.201. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Capacity" means a committed person's ability to:

(A) understand the nature and consequences of a proposed treatment, including the benefits, risks, and alternatives to the proposed treatment; and

(B) make a decision whether to undergo the proposed treatment.

(2) "Medication-related emergency" means a situation in which it is immediately necessary to administer medication to a committed person to prevent:

(A) imminent probable death or substantial bodily harm to the committed person because the committed person:

(i) overtly or continually is threatening or attempting to commit suicide or serious bodily harm; or

(ii) is behaving in a manner that indicates that the committed person is unable to satisfy the committed person's need for nourishment, essential medical care, or self-protection; or

(B) imminent physical or emotional harm to another because of threats, attempted acts, or acts the committed person overtly or continually makes or commits.

(3) "Psychoactive medication" has the meaning assigned by Section 574.101.
Tex. Finance Code § 339.003 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 339 / Section 339.003
§ 339.003. SALE OF OPEN-END ACCOUNT WITHOUT MERCHANT DISCOUNT.
Status: in_force

A seller or lessor may sell an open-end account credit agreement described by Section 339.002(a) or any balance under that agreement to a purchaser who purchases a substantial part of the seller's or lessor's open-end account credit agreements or balances under those agreements in accordance with Subchapter G, Chapter 345. A charge, fee, or discount on that sale:

(1) is not a merchant discount;

(2) does not disqualify the open-end account credit agreement or a balance under that agreement from being subject to Chapter 303 or from coverage under this section; and

(3) does not subject the account to the limitations provided by Section 303.006(c).
Tex. Insurance Code § 4102.208 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4102 / Section 4102.208
§ 4102.208. EMERGENCY CEASE AND DESIST ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) If the commissioner believes that a person is engaging in acts or practices in violation of Section 4102.051, the commissioner ex parte may issue an emergency cease and desist order, in accordance with Subchapter B, Chapter 83, requiring the person to immediately cease and desist from engaging further in the acts or practices.

(b) In addition to any other remedy available under this code, if the commissioner believes that a person is committing a violation by failing to maintain the financial responsibility requirements of Section 4102.105, the commissioner ex parte may issue an emergency cease and desist order and suspend the person's license, in accordance with Subchapter B, Chapter 83, requiring the person to immediately cease and desist from engaging in the activities of a public insurance adjuster.

(c) A license suspended under Subsection (b) may be reinstated on the approval of an application for reinstatement filed with the commissioner, in the form prescribed by the commissioner, with proof that the financial responsibility requirements of Section 4102.105 have been met. The commissioner may deny the application for reinstatement:

(1) for any reason that would justify a refusal to issue, or a suspension or revocation of, a license; or

(2) for the performance by the applicant of any practice for which a license under this chapter is required while the applicant is under suspension for failure to keep the financial responsibility requirements in force.