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Tex. Insurance Code § 6002.054 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 6002 / Section 6002.054
§ 6002.054. FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall set the fee for:

(1) an initial registration certificate in an amount not to exceed $500;

(2) the renewal of a registration certificate for each year in an amount not to exceed $500;

(3) the renewal of a registration certificate for an individual or organization engaged in the business of planning, certifying, leasing, selling, servicing, installing, monitoring, or maintaining exclusively single station devices in an amount not to exceed $250 annually;

(4) an initial branch office registration certificate in an amount not to exceed $150;

(5) the renewal of a branch office registration certificate for each year in an amount not to exceed $150;

(6) an initial or renewal training school approval in an amount not to exceed $500 annually;

(7) an initial or renewal of a training school instructor approval in an amount not to exceed $50 annually;

(8) an initial license in an amount not to exceed $120, except as provided by Subdivision (10);

(9) the renewal of a license for each year in an amount not to exceed $100, except as provided by Subdivision (10); and

(10) an initial license fee, in an amount not to exceed $50, and an annual renewal fee, in an amount not to exceed $50, for a residential fire alarm technician license.

(b) Unless the examination or reexamination for a license is administered by a testing service, the commissioner shall set a nonrefundable fee for:

(1) the initial examination in an amount not to exceed $30; and

(2) each reexamination in an amount not to exceed $20.

(c) The commissioner shall set a fee in an amount not to exceed $20 for:

(1) a duplicate registration certificate or license issued under this chapter; and

(2) any request requiring changes to a registration certificate or license.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 2B.0058 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 2B / Section 2B.0058
§ 2B.0058. CIVIL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) If the chief administrator of a local law enforcement agency intentionally fails to submit the incident-based data required by Article 2B.0055, the agency is liable to the state for a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $5,000 for each violation. The attorney general may sue to collect a civil penalty under this subsection.

(b) From money appropriated to the agency for the administration of the agency, the executive director of a state law enforcement agency that intentionally fails to submit the incident-based data required by Article 2B.0055 shall remit to the comptroller the amount of $1,000 for each violation.

(c) Money collected under this article shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the general revenue fund.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1059.112 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1059 / Section 1059.112
§ 1059.112. OPERATING AND MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

The board may enter into an operating or management contract relating to a hospital facility for the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8427.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8427 / Section 8427.052
§ 8427.052. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) On or after the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter, 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 8427.003; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter.

(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 8427.003 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 8427.003; 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. Estates Code § 202.001 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 202 / Section 202.001
§ 202.001. GENERAL AUTHORIZATION FOR AND NATURE OF PROCEEDING TO DECLARE HEIRSHIP.
Status: in_force

In the manner provided by this chapter, a court may determine through a proceeding to declare heirship:

(1) the persons who are a decedent's heirs and only heirs; and

(2) the heirs' respective shares and interests under the laws of this state in the decedent's estate or, if applicable, in the trust.
Tex. Finance Code § 154.159 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 154 / Section 154.159
§ 154.159. ADMINISTRATION OF MONEY RECEIVED.
Status: in_force

Money received for prepaid funeral benefits shall be administered as prescribed by Section 154.155 and Subchapters E and F, as applicable.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 772.319 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 772 / Section 772.319
§ 772.319. PUBLIC REVIEW.
Status: in_force

(a) Periodically, the board shall solicit public comments and hold a public review hearing on the continuation of the district and the 9-1-1 emergency service fee. The first hearing shall be held three years after the date the order certifying the creation of the district is filed with the county clerks. Subsequent hearings shall be held three years after the date each order required by Subsection (d) is adopted.

(b) The board shall publish notice of the time and place of the hearing once a week for two consecutive weeks in a daily newspaper of general circulation published in the district. The first notice must be published not later than the 16th day before the date set for the hearing.

(c) At the hearing, the board shall also solicit comments on the participation of the district in the applicable regional plan for 9-1-1 service under Chapter 771. After the hearing, the board may choose to participate in the regional plan as provided by that chapter.

(d) After the hearing, the board shall adopt an order on the continuation or dissolution of the district and the 9-1-1 emergency service fee.
Tex. Tax Code § 151.021 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 151 / Section 151.021
§ 151.021. EMPLOYEES.
Status: in_force

The comptroller may employ accountants, auditors, investigators, assistants, and clerks for the administration of this chapter and may delegate to employees the authority to conduct hearings, prescribe rules, and perform other duties required by this chapter.
Tex. Education Code § 56.522 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 56 / Section 56.522
§ 56.522. PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

The purpose of the Texas Competency-Based Education Grant Program is to provide financial assistance to enable eligible students to enroll in competency-based baccalaureate degree programs at eligible institutions.
Tex. Utilities Code § 58.056 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 58 / Section 58.056
§ 58.056. RATE ADJUSTMENT FOR CHANGES IN FCC SEPARATIONS.
Status: in_force

The commission, on motion of the electing company or on its own motion, shall proportionally adjust rates for services to reflect changes in Federal Communications Commission separations that affect intrastate net income by at least 10 percent.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8063.0502 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8063 / Section 8063.0502
§ 8063.0502. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Tex. Government Code § 854.411 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 854 / Section 854.411
§ 854.411. RULES FOR OPTIONAL DISABILITY RETIREMENT ANNUITIES.
Status: in_force

The board of trustees may adopt rules necessary or desirable to implement this subchapter.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 51.341 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 51 / Section 51.341
§ 51.341. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "timbered land" means land that is valued chiefly for the timber located on it.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1376.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1376 / Section 1376.003
§ 1376.003. MINIMUM COVERAGE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) A health benefit plan that provides coverage for screening medical procedures must provide the minimum coverage required by this section to each covered individual:

(1) who is:

(A) a male older than 45 years of age and younger than 76 years of age; or

(B) a female older than 55 years of age and younger than 76 years of age; and

(2) who:

(A) is diabetic; or

(B) has a risk of developing coronary heart disease, based on a score derived using the Framingham Heart Study coronary prediction algorithm, that is intermediate or higher.

(b) The minimum coverage required to be provided under this section is coverage of up to $200 for one of the following noninvasive screening tests for atherosclerosis and abnormal artery structure and function every five years, performed by a laboratory that is certified by a national organization recognized by the commissioner by rule for the purposes of this section:

(1) computed tomography (CT) scanning measuring coronary artery calcification; or

(2) ultrasonography measuring carotid intima-media thickness and plaque.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 101.060 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 101 / Section 101.060
§ 101.060. TRAFFIC AND ROAD CONTROL DEVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter does not apply to a claim arising from:

(1) the failure of a governmental unit initially to place a traffic or road sign, signal, or warning device if the failure is a result of discretionary action of the governmental unit;

(2) the absence, condition, or malfunction of a traffic or road sign, signal, or warning device unless the absence, condition, or malfunction is not corrected by the responsible governmental unit within a reasonable time after notice; or

(3) the removal or destruction of a traffic or road sign, signal, or warning device by a third person unless the governmental unit fails to correct the removal or destruction within a reasonable time after actual notice.

(b) The signs, signals, and warning devices referred to in this section are those used in connection with hazards normally connected with the use of the roadway.

(c) This section does not apply to the duty to warn of special defects such as excavations or roadway obstructions.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 31.0128 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 31 / Section 31.0128
§ 31.0128. COORDINATED INTERAGENCY PLAN.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission and the Texas Workforce Commission shall jointly develop a memorandum of understanding establishing guidelines for a coordinated interagency case management plan to:

(1) identify each recipient of financial assistance who has, in comparison to other recipients, higher levels of barriers to employment; and

(2) provide coordinated services that address those barriers to assist the recipient in finding and retaining employment.

(b) The commission and the Texas Workforce Commission shall:

(1) jointly develop a memorandum of understanding that establishes a coordinated interagency case management plan consistent with the guidelines established under Subsection (a); and

(2) using existing resources, implement in accordance with agency rules the plan to the maximum extent possible through local offices of the agency in local workforce development areas in which a local workforce development board is not established.

(c) The executive commissioner and the Texas Workforce Commission by rule shall adopt the memoranda of understanding required by this section and all revisions to the memoranda.

(d) In a local workforce development area in which a local workforce development board is established, the Texas Workforce Commission shall require in the contract between the Texas Workforce Commission and the board that the board, in cooperation with local Health and Human Services Commission offices, develop and implement a coordinated interagency case management plan consistent with the guidelines established under Subsection (a).

(e) On the formulation of recommendations and strategies by the Health and Human Services Commission under Section 31.0129(b), the commission and the Texas Workforce Commission shall, as necessary, revise and update a memorandum of understanding and coordinated interagency case management plan under this section to include the recommendations and strategies.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7950.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7950 / Section 7950.004
§ 7950.004. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 7950.003 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 361.279 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 361 / Section 361.279
§ 361.279. CONTRACTS WITH STATE.
Status: in_force

A state agency contracting for services or products shall consider whether the person proposing to contract with the state has been adjudicated during the preceding three-year period to have committed substantive, nonclerical violations resulting in an actual release of hazardous waste that presented an imminent and substantial danger to the public health and safety or the environment.
Tex. Government Code § 661.924 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 661 / Section 661.924
§ 661.924. MEDICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH CARE LEAVE FOR CERTAIN VETERANS.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies to a state employee who is:

(1) a veteran, as defined by Section 434.023(a); and

(2) eligible for health benefits under a program administered by the Veterans Health Administration of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs.

(b) A state employee described by Subsection (a) may be granted leave without a deduction in salary or loss of vacation time, sick leave, earned overtime credit, or state compensatory time to obtain medical or mental health care administered by the Veterans Health Administration of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, including physical rehabilitation.

(c) Except as provided by Subsection (d), leave granted under Subsection (b) may not exceed 15 days each fiscal year.

(d) The administrative head of a state agency may annually grant additional days of leave described by Subsection (b) as the administrative head determines appropriate for the employee.
Tex. Penal Code § 15.032 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 15 / Section 15.032
§ 15.032. CHILD GROOMING.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if, with the intent that an offense under Chapter 43 or an offense involving sexual activity, the occurrence of which would subject the actor to criminal liability under Chapter 20A, 21, or 22, be committed, the person knowingly persuades, induces, entices, or coerces, or attempts to persuade, induce, entice, or coerce, a child younger than 18 years of age to engage in specific conduct that, under the circumstances surrounding the actor's conduct as the actor believes them to be, would:

(1) constitute an offense under Chapter 43 or an offense involving sexual activity the occurrence of which would subject the actor to criminal liability under Chapter 20A, 21, or 22; or

(2) make the child a party to the commission of an offense described by Subdivision (1).

(b) An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree, except that the offense is a felony of the second degree if the actor has previously been convicted of an offense under:

(1) Chapter 20A, if the offense involved conduct described by Section 20A.02(a)(7) or (8);

(2) Section 21.02;

(3) Section 21.03;

(4) Section 21.11;

(5) Section 22.011, if the victim of the offense was a child under 18 years of age; or

(6) Section 22.021, if the victim of the offense was a child under 18 years of age.

(c) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this section that the actor is under the age of 18 and:

(1) the actor engaged in conduct described by Subsection (a) with respect to another child under the age of 18:

(A) who is not more than three years older or younger than the actor and with whom the actor had a dating relationship at the time of the offense; or

(B) who was the spouse of the actor at the time of the offense; and

(2) the conduct occurred only between the actor and the other child described by Subdivision (1).

(d) If conduct constituting an offense under this section also constitutes an offense under another section of this code, the actor may be prosecuted under either section but not both sections.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1064.208 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1064 / Section 1064.208
§ 1064.208. FINANCIAL REPORT.
Status: in_force

As soon as practicable after the close of each fiscal year, the district administrator shall prepare for the board:

(1) a complete sworn statement of all district money; and

(2) a complete account of the disbursements of that money.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8883.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8883 / Section 8883.101
§ 8883.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the rights, powers, privileges, functions, and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapter 36, Water Code, applicable to groundwater conservation districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Labor Code § 415.024 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 415 / Section 415.024
§ 415.024. BREACH OF SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT; ADMINISTRATIVE VIOLATION.
Status: in_force

A material and substantial breach of a settlement agreement that establishes a compliance plan is an administrative violation. In determining the amount of the penalty, the commissioner shall consider the total volume of claims handled by the insurance carrier.
Tex. Government Code § 26.027 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 26 / Section 26.027
§ 26.027. NO ADMINISTRATIVE POWERS.
Status: in_force

A visiting judge appointed under this subchapter does not have the powers of the county judge as a member and presiding officer of the commissioners court or the powers of the county judge relating to the general administration of county business.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 466.044 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 466 / Section 466.044
§ 466.044. CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person operates a narcotic drug treatment program without a permit issued by the department.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
Tex. Water Code § 16.133 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 16 / Section 16.133
§ 16.133. PERMITS REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Section 16.1331 of this code, the board shall obtain permits from the commission for the storage, transportation, and application to beneficial use of water in reservoirs and associated works constructed by the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8358.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8358 / Section 8358.201
§ 8358.201. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Government Code § 3151.053 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 3151 / Section 3151.053
§ 3151.053. CONFLICT WITH OTHER REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

If a requirement of this chapter conflicts with a requirement enacted by a municipality or with any other requirement under state law, the stricter requirement prevails.
Tex. Election Code § 213.053 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 213 / Section 213.053
§ 213.053. NOTICE OF RECOUNT TO SUPERVISOR.
Status: in_force

The recount coordinator shall give each recount supervisor involved in a recount notice of:

(1) the precincts in the supervisor's jurisdiction included in the recount and any other pertinent information concerning the recount; and

(2) the name, address, and telephone number of each person to be notified of the recount under Section 213.009.
Tex. Water Code § 5.556 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 5 / Section 5.556
§ 5.556. REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION OR CONTESTED CASE HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may request that the commission reconsider the executive director's decision or hold a contested case hearing. A request must be filed with the commission during the period provided by commission rule.

(b) The commission shall act on a request during the period provided by commission rule.

(c) The commission may not grant a request for a contested case hearing unless the commission determines that the request was filed by an affected person as defined by Section 5.115.

(d) The commission may not refer an issue to the State Office of Administrative Hearings for a hearing unless the commission determines that the issue:

(1) involves a disputed question of fact;

(2) was raised during the public comment period; and

(3) is relevant and material to the decision on the application.

(e) If the commission grants a request for a contested case hearing it shall:

(1) limit the number and scope of the issues to be referred to the State Office of Administrative Hearings for a hearing; and

(2) consistent with the nature and number of the issues to be considered at the hearing, specify the maximum expected duration of the hearing.

(f) This section does not preclude the commission from holding a hearing if it determines that the public interest warrants doing so.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 141.076 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 141 / Section 141.076
§ 141.076. BIDS.
Status: in_force

(a) Sales of leases shall be made by sealed bids.

(b) The board is entitled to reject any and all bids, but if it accepts a bid, the bid must be determined by the board to be in the best interest of the State of Texas.
Tex. Transportation Code § 623.236 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 623 / Section 623.236
§ 623.236. TIME OF MOVEMENT.
Status: in_force

A permit issued under this subchapter shall specify the time in which movement authorized by the permit is allowed.