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Tex. Government Code § 815.501 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 815 / Section 815.501
§ 815.501. STATEMENT OF AMOUNT IN INDIVIDUAL ACCOUNTS.
Status: in_force

(a) No later than December 1 of each year, the retirement system shall furnish to each member a statement of the amount credited to the member's individual account as of August 31 of the preceding fiscal year.

(b) In addition to the statement required by Subsection (a), the retirement system shall furnish to a member, on written request, a statement of the amount credited to the member's individual account. The board is not required to furnish more than four of these statements to each member in a fiscal year.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8504.308 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8504 / Section 8504.308
§ 8504.308. TAX EXEMPTION.
Status: in_force

An obligation issued under this chapter is exempt from taxation by this state or by any political subdivision of this state.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1367.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1367 / Section 1367.003
§ 1367.003. CERTAIN LIMITATIONS ON COVERAGE FOR NEWBORN CHILDREN PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

A health benefit plan that provides maternity benefits or accident and health coverage for additional newborn children may not be issued in this state if the plan excludes or limits:

(1) initial coverage of a newborn child before the 61st day after the date of the child's birth;

(2) coverage for congenital defects of a newborn child; or

(3) coverage for administration of the newborn screening tests required by Section 33.011, Health and Safety Code, including for the cost of a newborn screening test kit in the amount provided by the Department of State Health Services on its Internet website under Section 33.019 of that code on the date the test was administered.
Tex. Estates Code § 351.151 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 351 / Section 351.151
§ 351.151. ORDINARY DILIGENCE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) If there is a reasonable prospect of collecting the claims or recovering the property of an estate, the personal representative of the estate shall use ordinary diligence to:

(1) collect all claims and debts due the estate; and

(2) recover possession of all property to which the estate has claim or title.

(b) If a personal representative wilfully neglects to use the ordinary diligence required under Subsection (a), the representative and the sureties on the representative's bond are liable, on the suit of any person interested in the estate, for the use of the estate, for the amount of those claims or the value of that property lost by the neglect.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 171.083 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 171 / Section 171.083
§ 171.083. TIME FOR FILING.
Status: in_force

An applicant for a court order under this chapter may file the application:

(1) before arbitration proceedings begin in support of those proceedings;

(2) during the period the arbitration is pending before the arbitrators; or

(3) subject to this chapter, at or after the conclusion of the arbitration.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 93.008 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 93 / Section 93.008
§ 93.008. REMOVAL OF COUNCIL MEMBER.
Status: in_force

(a) It is a ground for removal from the council if a member:

(1) is not eligible for appointment to the council at the time of appointment as provided by Section 93.007(a);

(2) is not eligible to serve on the council as provided by Section 93.007(a);

(3) violates a prohibition established by Section 93.007(b) or (c);

(4) cannot discharge the member's duties for a substantial part of the term for which the member is appointed because of illness or disability; or

(5) is absent from more than half of the regularly scheduled council meetings that the member is eligible to attend during each calendar year, unless the absence is excused by a majority vote of the council.

(b) The validity of an action of the council is not affected by the fact that it is taken when a ground for removal of a member of the council exists.

(c) If the presiding officer of the council knows that a potential ground for removal exists, the presiding officer shall notify the governor of its existence.

(d) The council shall inform its members as often as necessary of:

(1) the qualifications for office prescribed by this chapter; and

(2) the responsibilities under applicable laws relating to standards of conduct for state officers or employees.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 264.032 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 264 / Section 264.032
§ 264.032. EMERGENCY BORROWING.
Status: in_force

(a) If the board declares that funds are not available to meet lawfully authorized obligations of the authority and that an emergency exists, the board may borrow money at a rate of interest not to exceed the maximum annual percentage rate allowed by law for authority obligations at the time the loan is made.

(b) To secure a loan, the board may pledge:

(1) revenues of the authority that are not pledged to pay bonded indebtedness of the authority;

(2) authority bonds that have been authorized but not sold; or

(3) revenues of the authority if the pledge is subordinate to any pledge securing outstanding bonds of the authority.

(c) A loan for which bonds are pledged must mature not later than the first anniversary of the date on which the loan is made. A loan for which authority revenues are pledged must mature not later than the fifth anniversary of the date on which the loan is made.

(d) The board may not spend money obtained from a loan under this section for any purpose other than the purpose for which the board declared an emergency and, if bonds are pledged to pay the loan, for any purpose other than the purposes for which the pledged bonds were authorized.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 43.0081 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 43 / Section 43.0081
§ 43.0081. PROVISIONAL LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may issue a provisional child-care administrator's license to:

(1) an applicant licensed in another state who applies for a license in this state if the applicant:

(A) is licensed in good standing as a child-care administrator for at least two years in another state, the District of Columbia, a foreign country, or a territory of the United States that has licensing requirements that are substantially equivalent to the requirements of this chapter;

(B) has passed a national or other examination recognized by the commission that demonstrates competence in the field of child-care administration; and

(C) is sponsored by a person licensed by the commission under this chapter with whom the provisional license holder may practice under this section; and

(2) an applicant who:

(A) otherwise qualifies for a license but does not meet the experience requirement in Section 43.004(a)(4); and

(B) complies with any additional requirement established by rule under Subsection (e).

(b) The commission may waive the requirement of Subsection (a)(1)(C) for an applicant if the commission determines that compliance with that paragraph constitutes a hardship to the applicant.

(c) A provisional license under Subsection (a)(1) is valid until the date the commission approves or denies the provisional license holder's application for a license. The commission shall issue a license under this chapter to the provisional license holder described by Subsection (a)(1) if:

(1) the provisional license holder passes the examination required by Section 43.004;

(2) the commission verifies that the provisional license holder has the academic and experience requirements for a license under this chapter; and

(3) the provisional license holder satisfies any other license requirements under this chapter.

(d) For a provisional license holder described by Subsection (a)(1), the commission shall complete the processing of a provisional license holder's application for a license not later than the 180th day after the date the provisional license is issued. The commission may extend the 180-day limit if the results of the license holder's examination have not been received by the commission.

(e) The executive commissioner by rule may establish additional requirements for the issuance of a provisional child-care administrator's license under Subsection (a)(2)(A) as the executive commissioner determines appropriate.
Tex. Utilities Code § 38.002 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 38 / Section 38.002
§ 38.002. AUTHORITY OF REGULATORY AUTHORITY CONCERNING STANDARDS.
Status: in_force

A regulatory authority, on its own motion or on complaint and after reasonable notice and hearing, may:

(1) adopt just and reasonable standards, classifications, rules, or practices an electric utility must follow in furnishing a service;

(2) adopt adequate and reasonable standards for measuring a condition, including quantity, quality, pressure, and initial voltage, relating to the furnishing of a service;

(3) adopt reasonable rules for examining, testing, and measuring a service; and

(4) adopt or approve reasonable rules, specifications, and standards to ensure the accuracy of equipment, including meters and instruments, used to measure a service.
Tex. Education Code § 27.002 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 27 / Section 27.002
§ 27.002. EXEMPTION FROM LOCAL GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding other law:

(1) a learning pod is exempt from any ordinance, rule, regulation, policy, or guideline adopted by a local governmental entity that applies to a school district campus or child-care facility, including any requirements regarding staff-to-child ratios, staff certification, background checks, physical accommodations, or building or fire codes; and

(2) any group, building, or facility associated with or used by a learning pod is exempt from any ordinance, rule, regulation, policy, or guideline adopted by a local governmental entity that would not apply to the group, building, or facility if it was not associated with or used by a learning pod.

(b) An employee, contractor, or agent of a school district or other local governmental entity may not initiate or conduct a site inspection of, investigation of, or visit to a location in which a learning pod meets if the district or entity would not have initiated or conducted the inspection, investigation, or visit if the learning pod did not meet at that location.

(c) A school district may not take action against, deny any benefit to, discriminate in any manner against, or otherwise distinguish any child or child's parent on the basis of the child's participation in a learning pod.

(d) A school district or other local governmental entity may not require:

(1) a learning pod to be registered with the district or entity; or

(2) a person participating in a learning pod to report to the district or entity information regarding the learning pod's existence or operation.

(e) This section may not be construed to alter or affect:

(1) a parent's right to choose a home-school setting for the parent's child; or

(2) the regulation of a child-care facility.
Tex. Local Government Code § 321.101 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 321 / Section 321.101
§ 321.101. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding Section 321.001, this subchapter applies only to:

(1) a county described by Section 321.001; and

(2) a county that borders on the Gulf of Mexico and has within its boundaries a beach that:

(A) is wholly or partly operated by the county as a park; or

(B) is otherwise controlled or maintained by the county.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1106.251 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1106 / Section 1106.251
§ 1106.251. IMPOSITION OF AD VALOREM TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) On final approval of the budget, the board shall impose a tax on all taxable property in the district subject to district taxation.

(b) The board shall impose the tax to:

(1) pay the interest on and create a sinking fund for bonds issued by the district for hospital purposes as provided by this chapter;

(2) provide for the maintenance and operation of the district and hospital system;

(3) make improvements and additions to the hospital system; and

(4) acquire necessary sites for the hospital system by purchase, lease, or condemnation.
Tex. Government Code § 2059.058 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2059 / Section 2059.058
§ 2059.058. AGREEMENT TO PROVIDE NETWORK SECURITY SERVICES TO ENTITIES OTHER THAN STATE AGENCIES.
Status: in_force

In addition to the command's duty to provide network security services to state agencies under this chapter, the command by agreement may provide network security services to:

(1) each house of the legislature and a legislative agency;

(2) a local government;

(3) the supreme court, the court of criminal appeals, or a court of appeals;

(4) a public hospital owned or operated by this state or a political subdivision or municipal corporation of this state, including a hospital district or hospital authority;

(5) the Texas Permanent School Fund Corporation;

(6) an open-enrollment charter school, as defined by Section 5.001, Education Code;

(7) a private school, as defined by Section 5.001, Education Code;

(8) a private or independent institution of higher education, as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code;

(9) a volunteer fire department, as defined by Section 152.001, Tax Code; and

(10) an independent organization certified under Section 39.151, Utilities Code, for the ERCOT power region.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1060.058 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1060 / Section 1060.058
§ 1060.058. DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may employ a district administrator to manage the operations of the hospital system.

(b) The district administrator may employ necessary personnel to perform the services provided by the hospital system.
Tex. Government Code § 54.2817 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54 / Section 54.2817
§ 54.2817. COURT REPORTER.
Status: in_force

At the request of a party in a criminal case, the criminal law magistrate court shall provide a court reporter to record the proceedings before the magistrate.
Tex. Transportation Code § 172.254 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 172 / Section 172.254
§ 172.254. DEPOSITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution shall name one or more banks for the deposit of district funds.

(b) District funds are public funds and may be invested in securities permitted by Chapter 2256, Government Code.

(c) To the extent district funds are not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or its successor, the funds shall be collateralized in the manner provided for county funds.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 134.171 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 134 / Section 134.171
§ 134.171. REQUEST FOR TEMPORARY RELIEF.
Status: in_force

(a) Before the investigation and hearing required by Section 134.169 are completed, the applicant may file with the commission a written request that the commission grant temporary relief from a notice or order issued under Section 134.161 or 134.162, together with a detailed statement giving reasons for granting the relief.

(b) The commission shall promptly issue an order or decision granting or denying the relief. If the applicant requests relief from a cessation order issued under Section 134.161 or 134.162, the order or decision on the request shall be issued not later than the fifth day after the date the request is received.

(c) The commission may grant the relief, under conditions prescribed by the commission, if:

(1) a hearing has been held:

(A) in the locality of the permit area on the request for temporary relief; and

(B) in which all parties have had an opportunity to be heard;

(2) the applicant shows that there is a substantial likelihood that the findings of the commission will favor the applicant; and

(3) the relief will not:

(A) adversely affect the health or safety of the public; or

(B) cause significant, imminent environmental harm to land, air, or water resources.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 26.011 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 26 / Section 26.011
§ 26.011. WAIVER OF ARRAIGNMENT.
Status: in_force

An attorney representing a defendant may present a waiver of arraignment, and the clerk of the court may not require the presence of the defendant as a condition of accepting the waiver.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1095.159 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1095 / Section 1095.159
§ 1095.159. DEPOSITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall select one or more banks inside or outside the district to serve as a depository for district money.

(b) District money, other than money invested as provided by Section 1095.160(b), and money transmitted to a bank for payment of bonds or obligations issued or assumed by the district, shall be deposited as received with the depository bank and shall remain on deposit.

(c) This chapter, including Subsection (b), does not limit the power of the board to place a part of district money on time deposit or to purchase certificates of deposit.

(d) The district may not deposit money with a bank in an amount that exceeds the maximum amount secured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation unless the bank first executes a bond or other security in an amount sufficient to secure from loss the district money that exceeds the amount secured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3926.012 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3926 / Section 3926.012
§ 3926.012. CITY CONSENT TO CREATION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The city's consent to the creation of the district is not subject to the limitations on the conditions or other restrictions the city may place on its consent under Section 42.042, Local Government Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 804.203 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 804 / Section 804.203
§ 804.203. MAILING PROCESS; CERTIFICATE.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall immediately send by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, one copy of process served on the commissioner under Section 804.201 to:

(1) the defendant at the address supplied in the process as provided by Sections 804.201(a)(1) through (4); or

(2) if Section 804.201(a)(5) applies, the home office or principal business office of the authorized company, as indicated in the department records.

(b) The commissioner shall send by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, copies of process served under Section 804.108 to the last known address of the person.

(c) On receiving the return receipt for certified or registered mail, the commissioner shall issue a certificate showing the service and proof of delivery by a return receipt to the plaintiff and clerk of the court or agency where the proceeding is pending.

(d) The commissioner shall provide on request the certificate described by Subsection (c). The commissioner may charge a fee not to exceed $10 for the certificate.
Tex. Transportation Code § 504.651 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 504 / Section 504.651
§ 504.651. MARCH OF DIMES LICENSE PLATES.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall issue specialty license plates that include the words "March of Dimes." The department shall design the license plates in consultation with the March of Dimes Texas Chapter.

(b) After deduction of the department's administrative costs, the remainder of the fee for issuance of the license plates shall be deposited to the credit of the Texas Department of Health for use in the Birth Defects Registry.
Tex. Water Code § 58.431 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.431
§ 58.431.
Status: in_force

Sec. 58.431. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS OF DISTRICTS OPERATING UNDER ARTICLE III, SECTION 52, OF THE TEXAS CONSTITUTION. A district which is operating under Article III, Section 52, of the Texas Constitution, may issue bonds and lend its credit in an amount of not more than one-fourth of the assessed valuation of the real property in the district. However, the total indebtedness of any city or town may never be more than the limits imposed by the Texas Constitution.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1467.051 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1467 / Section 1467.051
§ 1467.051. AVAILABILITY OF MANDATORY MEDIATION.
Status: repealed

(a) An out-of-network provider or a health benefit plan issuer or administrator may request mediation of a settlement of an out-of-network health benefit claim through a portal on the department's Internet website if:

(1) there is an amount billed by the provider and unpaid by the issuer or administrator after copayments, deductibles, and coinsurance for which an enrollee may not be billed; and

(2) the health benefit claim is for:

(A) emergency care;

(B) an out-of-network laboratory service; or

(C) an out-of-network diagnostic imaging service.

(b) If a person requests mediation under this subchapter, the out-of-network provider or the provider's representative, and the health benefit plan issuer or the administrator, as appropriate, shall participate in the mediation.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1342 (S.B. 1264), Sec. 3.03(3), eff. September 1, 2019.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1342 (S.B. 1264), Sec. 3.03(3), eff. September 1, 2019.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7956.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7956 / Section 7956.203
§ 7956.203. 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. Water Code § 58.706 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.706
§ 58.706. APPLICATION OF OWNER OF NEW LAND TO BE SUBSTITUTED.
Status: in_force

The owner of the new land to be added shall submit an application setting forth that the owner of the new land assumes the payment of all taxes to be levied on his land by the district after the date the land is added to the district. The application also shall set forth an agreement by the owner of the new land that the land will be subject to future taxes for bond tax and flat rate and all other assessments levied and assessed by the district as though the land had been incorporated originally in the district. The application also shall contain an agreement by the owner of the new land that the land will be subject to the same liens and provisions as all other land in the district and subject to the statutes governing all other land in the district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1601.153 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1601 / Section 1601.153
§ 1601.153. SYSTEMS MAY JOIN IN PROCURING INSURANCE.
Status: in_force

The systems may join together to procure one or more group contracts with an insurance company authorized to engage in business in this state to insure the employees and retired employees of each participating system.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1002.262 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1002 / Section 1002.262
§ 1002.262. LICENSE DURATION; EXPIRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A license is valid for a period not to exceed three years and expires according to a schedule established by board rule.

(b) On expiration, a license is invalid and may not be renewed except as provided by this chapter.