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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4501.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4501 / Section 4501.106
§ 4501.106. SURPLUS PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

The authority, with the consent of the Parks and Wildlife Department, may dispose of surplus property, including by exchanging the surplus property with another person for other property, to improve the quality and usefulness of property used by the authority.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7892.0502 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7892 / Section 7892.0502
§ 7892.0502. 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 § 2308.304 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2308 / Section 2308.304
§ 2308.304. LOCAL PLAN.
Status: in_force

(a) A board shall adopt a single plan that includes the components specified in this section.

(b) The plan must include a strategic component that:

(1) assesses the labor market needs of the local workforce development area;

(2) identifies existing workforce development programs;

(3) evaluates the effectiveness of existing programs and services; and

(4) sets broad goals and objectives for all workforce development programs in the local area consistent with statewide goals, objectives, and performance standards.

(c) The plan must include an operational component that specifies how all of the resources available to the local workforce development area from the Texas Workforce Commission will be used to achieve the goals and objectives of the plan for the area. At a minimum, this component must establish:

(1) the goals, objectives, and performance measures to be used in overseeing and evaluating the operation of all workforce training and services;

(2) the segments of the population targeted for various services;

(3) the mix of services to be provided and how those services are to be provided; and

(4) the structure of the local service delivery system.

(c-1) In establishing goals, objectives, and performance measures for segments of the population under Subsection (c), the plan must establish specific goals, objectives, and performance measures for individuals who are at least 14 years of age but younger than 25 years of age.

(d) Program resources included in the operational component are:

(1) job training programs funded under the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. Section 1501 et seq.);

(2) postsecondary vocational and technical job training programs that are not part of approved courses or programs that lead to licensing, certification, or an associate degree under Chapters 61, 130, and 135, or Subchapter E, Chapter 88, Education Code;

(3) adult education programs under Subchapter H, Chapter 29, Education Code;

(4) employment services programs;

(5) literacy funds available to the state under the National Literacy Act of 1991 (20 U.S.C. Section 1201 et seq.);

(6) the job opportunities and basic skills program under Part F, Subchapter IV, Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 682); and

(7) the food stamp employment and training program authorized under 7 U.S.C. Section 2015(d).
Tex. Government Code § 501.067 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 501 / Section 501.067
§ 501.067. AVAILABILITY OF CERTAIN MEDICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "over-the-counter medication" means medication that may legally be sold and purchased without a prescription.

(b) The department shall make over-the-counter medication available for purchase by inmates in each inmate commissary operated by or under contract with the department.

(c) The department may not deny an inmate access to over-the-counter medications as a result of the inmate's inability to pay for the medication. The department shall pay for the cost of over-the-counter medication for inmates who are unable to pay for the medication out of the profits of inmate commissaries operated by or under contract with the department.

(d) The department may adopt policies concerning the sale and purchase of over-the-counter medication under this section as necessary to ensure the safety and security of inmates in the custody of, and employees of, the department, including policies concerning the quantities and types of over-the-counter medication that may be sold and purchased under this section.
Tex. Government Code § 2303.515 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2303 / Section 2303.515
§ 2303.515. LIABILITY OF CONTRACTOR OR ARCHITECT.
Status: in_force

A contractor or architect who constructs or rehabilitates a building in an enterprise zone is liable for any structural defect in the building only for the period ending on the 10th anniversary of the date on which beneficial occupancy of the building begins after the construction or rehabilitation, notwithstanding a statute of limitations to the contrary.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 132.007 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 132 / Section 132.007
§ 132.007. MEMBERSHIP IN EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

(a) The Employees Retirement System of Texas may enter into agreements with the Interstate Mining Commission for participation in the retirement system and other benefit programs for state employees administered by the agency or agencies.

(b) An agreement made under this section shall provide, as nearly as possible, for rights, contributions, obligations, and benefits comparable to those accorded employees of this state participating in or benefiting from the program involved.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4151.0051 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4151 / Section 4151.0051
§ 4151.0051. REFERRAL TO ADJUSTER BY ADMINISTRATOR.
Status: in_force

(a) An administrator may not knowingly refer a claim or loss for adjustment in this state to an individual purporting to be or acting as an adjuster unless the individual holds a license under Chapter 4101.

(b) Before first referring a claim or loss for adjustment, an administrator must ascertain from the commissioner whether the individual selected to perform the adjustment holds a license under Chapter 4101. After receipt of information from the department that the individual does hold an adjuster license, the administrator may refer claims or losses to the individual for adjustment until the administrator has actual knowledge or receives information from the department that the individual no longer holds an adjuster license under Chapter 4101. The department shall keep an updated list of individuals who hold adjuster licenses.
Tex. Local Government Code § 215.023 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 215 / Section 215.023
§ 215.023. BUTCHERS.
Status: in_force

The governing body of the municipality may adopt any rules relating to butchers that the governing body considers necessary and proper.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 21.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 21 / Section 21.052
§ 21.052. ANNEXATION OF COUNTY; PETITION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may annex an adjacent county in the manner provided by this section and Sections 21.053 and 21.055.

(b) To initiate annexation proceedings, the commissioners court of the adjacent county must petition the board requesting the board to call an election for the annexation of the petitioner's county. The petition must be in writing and be endorsed by a majority of the members of the commissioners court.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7502.206 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7502 / Section 7502.206
§ 7502.206. VALIDATION OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

The board may file suit to validate bonds in the manner provided by Section 58.453, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8142.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8142 / Section 8142.106
§ 8142.106. LIMITATION ON USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

The district may exercise the power of eminent domain outside the district only to acquire an easement necessary for underground water, sewage, or drainage facilities that serve the district.
Tex. Government Code § 499.025 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 499 / Section 499.025
§ 499.025. AWARD OF ADMINISTRATIVE GOOD CONDUCT TIME; ADVANCEMENT OF PAROLE ELIGIBILITY DATE.
Status: in_force

(a) If the inmate population of the department reaches 99 percent or more of capacity, the executive director shall immediately notify the board in writing of that fact. Until the inmate population is reduced to less than 99 percent of capacity, the executive director shall make a weekly written report to the board stating the extent to which the inmate population is less than, equal to, or in excess of capacity.

(b) If the inmate population of the department reaches 100 percent of capacity or, if the board has authorized an increase in the permissible percentage of capacity under Section 499.109, the inmate population reaches that increased permissible percentage, the executive director shall immediately notify the board and the attorney general in writing of that fact. The attorney general shall certify to the board in writing as to whether the department has reached 100 percent of capacity or, if applicable, the increased permissible percentage. If the attorney general certifies that 100 percent of capacity has been reached or, if applicable, that the increased permissible percentage has been reached, the board shall immediately certify that an emergency overcrowding situation exists and direct the Board of Pardons and Paroles to proceed in the manner described by Subsection (c). If the Commission on Jail Standards determines that in any county jail in this state there exists an inmate awaiting transfer to the department following conviction of a felony or revocation of probation, parole, or release on mandatory supervision and for whom all paperwork and processing required for transfer have been completed for not less than 45 days, the board may direct the Board of Pardons and Paroles to proceed in the manner described by Subsection (c).

(c) If the Board of Pardons and Paroles receives a directive from the board under Subsection (b), the Board of Pardons and Paroles acting in parole panels, shall immediately begin to review and consider for early release to intensive supervision parole each eligible inmate who would not at the time of review otherwise be eligible for parole. The board may impose additional criteria for determining which inmates are eligible for release under this subsection. A parole panel may not release an inmate under this subsection if the panel determines that the release of the inmate will increase the likelihood of harm to the public, according to objective parole criteria.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3938.253 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3938 / Section 3938.253
§ 3938.253. ASSUMPTION OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) If a municipality dissolves the district, the municipality assumes, subject to the appropriation and availability of funds, the obligations of the district, including any bonds or other debt payable from assessments or other district revenue.

(b) If a municipality dissolves the district, the board shall transfer ownership of all district property to the municipality.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 321.108 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 321 / Section 321.108
§ 321.108. INTERVENTION IN CIVIL ACTION BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Status: in_force

The attorney general may intervene in an action brought under Section 321.104 by:

(1) filing a notice of intervention with the court in which the action is pending; and

(2) serving each party to the action with a copy of the notice of intervention.
Tex. Labor Code § 203.025 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 203 / Section 203.025
§ 203.025. USE OF REQUISITIONED MONEY.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall direct the administration of the compensation fund exclusively for the purposes of this subtitle.

(b) Money requisitioned from this state's account in the federal trust fund may be used only for the payment of benefits or for refunds as provided by Sections 203.023, 203.026, 203.027, and 203.203 and by Subchapter B, Chapter 210, and Subchapter E, Chapter 213 except that money credited to this state's account as provided by Section 903, Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1103), may be requisitioned and used by the commission only to the extent and under the conditions prescribed by that section.

(c) Notwithstanding Subsections (a) and (b) or any other provision of this subtitle or other law, the commission, under an agreement with or waiver by the United States secretary of labor, may use money requisitioned from this state's account in the federal trust fund to conduct demonstration projects for the reemployment of unemployed individuals in the manner prescribed by that agreement or waiver and consistent with any applicable requirements under federal law. The commission shall provide to the legislative standing committees with primary jurisdiction over the commission any evaluation reports required by the United States Department of Labor for a reemployment demonstration project.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 103.010 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 103 / Section 103.010
§ 103.010. STAFF AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) Each agency represented on the council shall provide the council with periodic staff support of specialists as needed and may provide staff support to an advisory committee.

(b) The department shall provide administrative support to the council by providing research services and preparing any reports required under this chapter.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 12.0011 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 12 / Section 12.0011
§ 12.0011. AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.
Status: in_force

To carry out its duties under this code, the department may enter into cooperative agreements with:

(1) private entities; and

(2) local, state, federal, and foreign governmental entities.
Tex. Insurance Code § 547.053 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 547 / Section 547.053
§ 547.053. ENFORCEMENT ACTION.
Status: in_force

The department shall take action under Chapter 541 against an insurer notified under Section 547.052 if:

(1) after the 30th day following the date of notice, the insurer has not stopped making, issuing, or circulating or causing to be made, issued, or circulated in this state the false misrepresentations; and

(2) the department has reason to believe that:

(A) the insurer is issuing or delivering insurance contracts to residents of this state or is collecting premiums on those contracts; and

(B) a department proceeding regarding the misrepresentations is in the public interest.
Tex. Insurance Code § 425.108 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 425 / Section 425.108
§ 425.108. AUTHORIZED INVESTMENTS AND TRANSACTIONS IN GENERAL.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to the limitations and restrictions imposed by this subchapter, and, unless otherwise specified, based on the insurance company's capital, surplus, and admitted assets as reported in the company's most recently filed statutory financial statement, the investments and transactions described by this subchapter and Subchapter F, Chapter 823, are authorized investments and transactions for a company subject to this subchapter.

(b) An insurance company may not make an investment or enter into a transaction that is not authorized by this subchapter or Subchapter F, Chapter 823.
Tex. Estates Code § 1252.052 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1252 / Section 1252.052
§ 1252.052. APPOINTMENT; ISSUANCE OF LETTERS OF GUARDIANSHIP.
Status: in_force

(a) If a nonresident applicant meets the requirements of Section 1252.051, without the necessity of notice or citation, the court shall enter an order appointing the nonresident as guardian or coguardian of a nonresident ward's estate located in this state.

(b) After the nonresident applicant qualifies in the manner required of resident guardians and files with the court a power of attorney appointing a resident agent to accept service of process in all actions or proceedings with respect to the estate, the clerk shall issue the letters of guardianship to the nonresident guardian.
Tex. Insurance Code § 602.053 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 602 / Section 602.053
§ 602.053. EXCEPTIONS.
Status: in_force

A covered entity may disclose nonpublic personal health information to the extent that the disclosure is necessary to perform the following insurance or health maintenance organization functions on behalf of the covered entity:

(1) the investigation or reporting of actual or potential fraud, misrepresentation, or criminal activity;

(2) underwriting;

(3) the placement or issuance of an insurance policy or evidence of coverage;

(4) loss control services;

(5) ratemaking or guaranty fund functions;

(6) reinsurance or excess loss insurance;

(7) risk management;

(8) case management;

(9) disease management;

(10) quality assurance;

(11) quality improvement;

(12) performance evaluation;

(13) health care provider credentialing verification;

(14) utilization review;

(15) peer review activities;

(16) actuarial, scientific, medical, or public policy research;

(17) grievance procedures;

(18) the internal administration of compliance, managerial, and information systems;

(19) policyholder or enrollee services;

(20) auditing;

(21) reporting;

(22) database security;

(23) the administration of consumer disputes and inquiries;

(24) external accreditation standards;

(25) the replacement of a group benefit plan or workers' compensation policy or program;

(26) activities in connection with a sale, merger, transfer, or exchange of all or part of a business or operating unit;

(27) any activity that permits disclosure without authorization under the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. Section 1320d et seq.), as amended;

(28) disclosure that is required, or that is a lawful or appropriate method to enforce the covered entity's rights or the rights of other persons engaged, in carrying out a transaction or providing a product or service that the consumer requests or authorizes;

(29) claims administration, adjustment, and management;

(30) any activity that is:

(A) otherwise permitted by law;

(B) required by a governmental reporting authority; or

(C) required to comply with legal process; and

(31) any other insurance or health maintenance organization functions the commissioner approves that are:

(A) necessary for appropriate performance of insurance or health maintenance organization functions; and

(B) fair and reasonable to the interests of consumers.
Tex. Estates Code § 1162.004 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1162 / Section 1162.004
§ 1162.004. AUTHORITY TO MAKE PERIODIC GIFTS.
Status: in_force

(a) In an order entered under Section 1162.001, the court may authorize the guardian to make, without subsequent application to or order of the court, gifts as provided by that section on an annual or other periodic basis if the court finds it to be in the best interest of the ward and the ward's estate.

(b) The court, on the court's own motion or on the motion of a person interested in the welfare of the ward, may modify or set aside an order entered under Subsection (a) if the court finds that the ward's financial condition has changed in such a manner that authorizing the guardian to make gifts of the estate on a continuing basis is no longer in the best interest of the ward and the ward's estate.
Tex. Education Code § 21.209 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 21 / Section 21.209
§ 21.209. APPEAL.
Status: in_force

A teacher who is aggrieved by a decision of a board of trustees on the nonrenewal of the teacher's term contract may appeal to the commissioner for a review of the decision of the board of trustees in accordance with the provisions of Subchapter G. The commissioner may not substitute the commissioner's judgment for that of the board of trustees unless the board's decision was arbitrary, capricious, unlawful, or not supported by substantial evidence.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1105.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1105 / Section 1105.108
§ 1105.108. EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire a fee simple or other interest in any type of property located in district territory if the interest is necessary or convenient to a power, right, or privilege conferred by this chapter.

(b) The district must exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by Chapter 21, Property Code.
Tex. Transportation Code § 222.0745 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 222 / Section 222.0745
§ 222.0745. INCURRENCE OF DEBT BY PUBLIC ENTITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A public entity in this state, including a municipality, county, district, authority, agency, department, board, or commission, that is authorized by law to construct, maintain, or finance a qualified project may borrow money from the bank, including by direct loan, based on the credit of the public entity.

(b) Money borrowed under this section must be segregated from other funds under the control of the public entity and may only be used for purposes related to a qualified project.

(c) The authority granted by this section does not affect the ability of a public entity to incur debt using other statutorily authorized methods.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 101A.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 101A / Section 101A.001
§ 101A.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Institute" means the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas.

(2) "Oversight committee" means the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas Oversight Committee.

(3) "Peer review committee" means the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas Peer Review Committee.

(4) “Program integration committee” means the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas Program Integration Committee.
Tex. Water Code § 63.253 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 63 / Section 63.253
§ 63.253. APPROVAL OF BONDS BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Status: in_force

(a) Before bonds are offered for sale, the district shall present to the attorney general a certified copy of all the minutes of commission proceedings relating to the issuance of the bonds, including:

(1) a copy of the notices of hearing and election, together with a certified return of each notice;

(2) a certified copy of the commission's order levying a tax to pay principal of and interest on the bonds;

(3) a statement of the total bonded indebtedness of the district, including the series of bonds and the assessed value of property for the purpose of taxation as shown by the last official assessment of the district; and

(4) any other information which the attorney general requires.

(b) The attorney general shall carefully examine the bonds in connection with the constitution, laws relating to the execution of the bonds, and the facts.

(c) If the attorney general finds that the bonds were issued in conformity with the constitution and laws and that they are valid and binding obligations of the district, he shall certify the bonds.
Tex. Estates Code § 453.007 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 453 / Section 453.007
§ 453.007. DELIVERY OF COMMUNITY ESTATE ON FINAL PARTITION.
Status: in_force

On final partition of the community estate, the surviving spouse shall deliver to the deceased spouse's heirs or devisees their interest in the estate, and the increase in and profits of the interest, after deducting from the interest:

(1) the proportion of the debts chargeable to the interest;

(2) unavoidable losses;

(3) necessary and reasonable expenses; and

(4) a reasonable commission for the management of the interest.