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Tex. Transportation Code § 225.249 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 225 / Section 225.249
§ 225.249. OFFICER JACOB CANDANOZA MEMORIAL HIGHWAY.
Status: in_force

(a) The portion of State Highway 34 in Kaufman County between its intersection with Kings Creek Drive and its intersection with North Frances Street is designated as the Officer Jacob Candanoza Memorial Highway. The designation is in addition to any other designation.

(b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall:

(1) design and construct markers indicating the designation as the Officer Jacob Candanoza Memorial Highway and any other appropriate information; and

(2) erect a marker at each end of the highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.(a) The portion of State Highway 6 in Brazos County between the southern municipal limits of College Station and the northern municipal limits of Navasota is designated as the Sergeant Mark Butler Memorial Highway. The designation is in addition to any other designation.

(b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall:

(1) design and construct markers indicating the designation as the Sergeant Mark Butler Memorial Highway and any other appropriate information; and

(2) erect a marker at each end of the highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8257.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8257 / Section 8257.0201
§ 8257.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Except as provided by Section 8257.0202, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8375.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8375 / Section 8375.103
§ 8375.103. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads described by Section 54.234, Water Code, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.

(b) The district may exercise the powers provided by this section without submitting a petition to or obtaining approval from the commission as required by Section 54.234, Water Code.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 22.027 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 22 / Section 22.027
§ 22.027. FRAUD PREVENTION.
Status: in_force

(e) The commission, the department, and the comptroller shall coordinate their efforts to cross-train agency staff whose duties include fraud prevention and detection to enable the staff to identify and report possible fraudulent activity in programs, taxes, or funds administered by each of those other agencies.

(f) A local law enforcement agency that seizes an electronic benefits transfer (EBT) card issued by the commission to a recipient of an entitlement program administered by the commission shall immediately notify the commission of the seizure and return the card to the commission. The commission shall send letters to local law enforcement agencies or post materials in the buildings in which those agencies are located to ensure that local law enforcement officials are aware of this requirement.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 12.0272 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 12 / Section 12.0272
§ 12.0272. TEXAS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) The Texas economic development fund is a fund in the state treasury. The fund consists of:

(1) all interest, income, revenue, and other assets associated with economic development programs established using money allocated and paid to the department under the August 15, 2011, allocation agreement between the department and the United States Department of the Treasury, as amended, to implement the State Small Business Credit Initiative Act of 2010 (12 U.S.C. Section 5701 et seq.);

(2) all money, deposits, distributions, dividends, earnings, gain, income, interest, proceeds, profits, program income, rents, returns of capital, returns on investments, royalties, revenue, or yields received or realized by the department as a result of an investment made by or on behalf of the department pursuant to the August 15, 2011, allocation agreement between the department and the United States Department of the Treasury, as amended;

(3) gifts, loans, donations, aid, appropriations, guaranties, allocations, subsidies, grants, or contributions received under Sections 12.022 and 12.027(g);

(4) interest and income earned on the investment of money in the fund; and

(5) other money required by law to be deposited in the fund.

(b) Money in the Texas economic development fund is dedicated to and may be appropriated only to the department for the purposes of administering, continuing, implementing, or maintaining:

(1) an economic development program originally established as part of the department's implementation of the State Small Business Credit Initiative; or

(2) one or more of the department's economic development programs:

(A) established to encourage the export of Texas agricultural products or products manufactured in rural Texas; or

(B) established through an agreement with a federal agency, foreign governmental entity, local governmental entity, nonprofit organization, private entity, public university, or state governmental entity to encourage rural economic development in this state.

(c) The Texas economic development fund is exempt from Section 403.095, Government Code.
Tex. Property Code § 21.064 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 21 / Section 21.064
§ 21.064. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.
Status: in_force

(a) A court hearing a suit covered by Section 21.003 of this code may grant injunctive relief under the rules of equity.

(b) Instead of granting an injunction under this section, a court may require a condemnor to provide security adequate to compensate the property owner for damages that might result from the condemnation.
Tex. Occupations Code § 159.004 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 159 / Section 159.004
§ 159.004. EXCEPTIONS TO CONFIDENTIALITY IN OTHER SITUATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) An exception to the privilege of confidentiality in a situation other than a court or administrative proceeding, allowing disclosure of confidential information by a physician, exists only with respect to the following:

(1) a governmental agency, if the disclosure is required or authorized by law;

(2) medical, mental health, or law enforcement personnel, if the physician determines that there is a probability of:

(A) imminent physical injury to the patient, the physician, or another person; or

(B) immediate mental or emotional injury to the patient;

(3) qualified personnel for research or for a management audit, financial audit, or program evaluation, but the personnel may not directly or indirectly identify a patient in any report of the research, audit, or evaluation or otherwise disclose identity in any manner;

(4) those parts of the medical records reflecting specific services provided if necessary in the collection of fees for medical services provided by a physician, professional association, or other entity qualified to provide or arrange for medical services;

(5) a person who has consent, as provided by Section 159.005;

(6) a person, corporation, or governmental agency involved in the payment or collection of fees for medical services provided by a physician;

(7) another physician or other personnel acting under the direction of the physician who participate in the diagnosis, evaluation, or treatment of the patient;

(8) an official legislative inquiry regarding state hospitals or state schools, if:

(A) information or a record that identifies a patient or client is not released for any purpose unless proper consent to the release is given by the patient; and

(B) only records created by the state hospital or school or its employees are included; or

(9) health care personnel of a penal or other custodial institution in which the patient is detained if the disclosure is for the sole purpose of providing health care to the patient.

(b) No civil, criminal, or administrative cause of action exists against a physician for the disclosure of confidential information in accordance with Subsection (a)(2). A cause of action brought against a physician for the disclosure of the confidential information must be dismissed with prejudice.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8807.059 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8807 / Section 8807.059
§ 8807.059. VOTING REQUIREMENT.
Status: in_force

A majority vote of a quorum is required for board action.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7927A.0503 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7927A / Section 7927A.0503
§ 7927A.0503. 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. Occupations Code § 1702.386 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1702 / Section 1702.386
§ 1702.386. UNAUTHORIZED EMPLOYMENT; OFFENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person contracts with or employs a person who is required to hold a license or commission under this chapter knowing that the person does not hold the required license or commission or who otherwise, at the time of contract or employment, is in violation of this chapter.

(b) An offense under Subsection (a) is a Class A misdemeanor.
Tex. Insurance Code § 559.055 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 559 / Section 559.055
§ 559.055. DISPUTE RESOLUTION; ERROR CORRECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) If it is determined through the dispute resolution process established under Section 611(a)(5), Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. Section 1681i), as amended, that the credit information of a current insured was inaccurate or incomplete or could not be verified and the insurer receives notice of that determination from the consumer reporting agency or from the insured, the insurer shall re-underwrite and re-rate the insured not later than the 30th day after the date the insurer receives the notice.

(b) After re-underwriting or re-rating an insured under Subsection (a), an insurer shall make any adjustments necessary within 30 days, consistent with the insurer's underwriting and rating guidelines. If an insurer determines that the insured has overpaid premium, the insurer shall credit the insured the amount of overpayment. The insurer shall compute the overpayment back to the shorter of:

(1) the last 12 months of coverage; or

(2) the actual policy period.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 192.009 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 192 / Section 192.009
§ 192.009. CERTIFICATE OF ADOPTION, ANNULMENT OF ADOPTION, OR REVOCATION OF ADOPTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A certificate of each adoption, annulment of adoption, and revocation of adoption decreed in this state shall be filed with the state registrar.

(b) When a petition for adoption, annulment of adoption, or revocation of adoption is granted, the petitioner shall supply the clerk of the court the information necessary to prepare the certificate. The clerk shall:

(1) prepare the certificate on a form furnished by the department that provides the information prescribed by the department; and

(2) complete the certificate immediately after the decree becomes final.

(c) Not later than the 10th day of each month, the clerk shall forward to the state registrar the certificates that the clerk completed for decrees that became final in the preceding calendar month.

(d) If the department determines that a certificate filed with the state registrar under this section requires correction, the department shall mail the certificate directly to an attorney of record with respect to the petition of adoption, annulment of adoption, or revocation of adoption. The attorney shall return the corrected certificate to the department. If there is no attorney of record, the department shall mail the certificate to the clerk of the court for correction.
Tex. Government Code § 2063.602 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2063 / Section 2063.602
§ 2063.602. ESTABLISHMENT OF REGIONAL SECURITY OPERATIONS CENTERS.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Subsection (b), the command may establish regional security operations centers, under the command's managed security services framework established by Section 2063.204(c), to assist in providing cybersecurity support and network security to regional offices or locations for state agencies and other eligible entities that elect to participate in and receive services through the center.

(b) The command may establish more than one regional security operations center only if the command determines the first center established by the command successfully provides to state agencies and other eligible entities the services the center has contracted to provide.

(c) The command shall enter into an interagency contract in accordance with Chapter 771 or an interlocal contract in accordance with Chapter 791, as appropriate, with an eligible participating entity that elects to participate in and receive services through a regional security operations center.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8452.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8452 / Section 8452.151
§ 8452.151. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 8452.153.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7913.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7913 / Section 7913.005
§ 7913.005. 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. Business Organizations Code § 4.157 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 4 / Section 4.157
§ 4.157.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4.157. FILING FEES: PROFESSIONAL CORPORATIONS. For a filing by or for a professional corporation, the secretary of state shall impose the same fee as the filing fee for a similar instrument under Section 4.152.
Tex. Government Code § 496.0032 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 496 / Section 496.0032
§ 496.0032. AGRICULTURAL LEASE.
Status: in_force

The board under terms advantageous to the department may lease real property for use by the department for agricultural purposes and lease fixtures and appurtenances to the property.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7953.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7953 / Section 7953.101
§ 7953.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 161.253 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 161 / Section 161.253
§ 161.253. E-CIGARETTE AND TOBACCO AWARENESS PROGRAM; COMMUNITY SERVICE.
Status: in_force

(a) On conviction of an individual for an offense under Section 161.252, the court shall suspend execution of sentence and shall require the defendant to attend an e-cigarette and tobacco awareness program approved by the commissioner. The court may require the parent or guardian of the defendant to attend the e-cigarette and tobacco awareness program with the defendant.

(b) On request, an e-cigarette and tobacco awareness program may be taught in languages other than English.

(c) If the defendant resides in a rural area of this state or another area of this state in which access to an e-cigarette and tobacco awareness program is not readily available, the court shall require the defendant to perform eight to 12 hours of e-cigarette- and tobacco-related community service instead of attending the e-cigarette and tobacco awareness program.

(d) The e-cigarette and tobacco awareness program and the e-cigarette- and tobacco-related community service are remedial and are not punishment.

(e) Not later than the 90th day after the date of a conviction under Section 161.252, the defendant shall present to the court, in the manner required by the court, evidence of satisfactory completion of the e-cigarette and tobacco awareness program or the e-cigarette- and tobacco-related community service.

(f) On receipt of the evidence required under Subsection (e), the court shall:

(1) if the defendant has been previously convicted of an offense under Section 161.252, execute the sentence, and at the discretion of the court, reduce the fine imposed to not less than half the fine previously imposed by the court; or

(2) if the defendant has not been previously convicted of an offense under Section 161.252, discharge the defendant and dismiss the complaint or information against the defendant.

(g) If the court discharges the defendant under Subsection (f)(2), the defendant is released from all penalties and disabilities resulting from the offense except that the defendant is considered to have been convicted of the offense if the defendant is subsequently convicted of an offense under Section 161.252 committed after the dismissal under Subsection (f)(2).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8095.0306 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8095 / Section 8095.0306
§ 8095.0306. DIVISION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may be divided into two or more new districts only if the district:

(1) has no outstanding bonded debt; and

(2) is not imposing ad valorem taxes.

(b) This chapter applies to any new district created by the division of the district, and a new district has all the powers and duties of the district.

(c) Any new district created by the division of the district may not, at the time the new district is created, contain any land outside the area described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.

(d) A new district created by the division of the district may contain land in Denton County only if the commissioners court of Denton County consents to the creation of the new district and the inclusion of the land.

(e) Subject to Subsection (d), the board, on its own motion or on receipt of a petition signed by the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district, may adopt an order dividing the district.

(f) The board may adopt an order dividing the district before or after the date the board holds an election under Section 8095.0103 to confirm the district's creation.

(g) An order dividing the district shall:

(1) name each new district;

(2) include the metes and bounds description of the territory of each new district;

(3) appoint temporary directors for each new district; and

(4) provide for the division of assets and liabilities between the new districts.

(h) On or before the 30th day after the date of adoption of an order dividing the district, the district shall file the order with the commission and record the order in the real property records of each county in which the district is located.

(i) Any new district created by the division of the district shall hold a confirmation and directors' election as required by Section 8095.0103. If the voters of a new district do not confirm the creation of the new district, the assets, obligations, territory, and governance of the new district revert to the original district.

(j) Municipal consent to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district granted under Section 8095.0104 acts as municipal consent to the creation of any new district created by the division of the district and to the inclusion of land in the new district.

(k) Any new district created by the division of the district must hold an election as required by this chapter to obtain voter approval before the district may impose a maintenance tax or issue bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8494.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8494 / Section 8494.152
§ 8494.152. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 8494.151, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Transportation Code § 191.005 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 191 / Section 191.005
§ 191.005. WAIVER OF PROVISION.
Status: in_force

(a) On filing of an application and after notice to the attorney general, the department, for good cause shown, may by order permit a railroad company or other corporation, firm, partnership, or individual or a county or municipality to deviate from a provision of this chapter in accordance with the order.

(b) An action in accordance with an order issued under this section is not considered to violate this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7927.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7927 / Section 7927.003
§ 7927.003. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTORS' ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2201.254 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2201 / Section 2201.254
§ 2201.254. APPLICATION OF STATE LAW.
Status: in_force

(a) A purchasing group meeting the criteria established under the Liability Risk Retention Act of 1986 (15 U.S.C. Section 3901 et seq.) is exempt from any law of this state that:

(1) relates to the creation of groups for the purchase of insurance;

(2) requires countersignatures;

(3) prohibits group purchasing; or

(4) discriminates against a purchasing group or the group's members.

(b) An insurer is exempt from any law of this state that prohibits providing or offering to provide to a purchasing group or the group's members advantages based on the group's or members' loss and expense experience that are not afforded to other persons with respect to rates, policy forms, coverages, or other matters.

(c) A purchasing group is subject to all other applicable laws of this state.