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Tex. Insurance Code § 1370.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1370 / Section 1370.003
§ 1370.003. COVERAGE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) A health benefit plan that provides coverage for diagnostic medical procedures must provide to each woman 18 years of age or older enrolled in the plan coverage for expenses for an annual medically recognized diagnostic examination for the early detection of ovarian cancer and cervical cancer.

(b) Coverage required under this section includes at a minimum:

(1) a CA 125 blood test;

(2) a conventional Pap smear screening or a screening using liquid-based cytology methods, as approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration, alone or in combination with a test approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for the detection of the human papillomavirus; and

(3) any other test or screening approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for the detection of ovarian cancer.

(c) A screening test required under this section must be performed in accordance with the guidelines adopted by:

(1) the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists; or

(2) another similar national organization of medical professionals recognized by the commissioner.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7974.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7974 / Section 7974.003
§ 7974.003. 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. Health and Safety Code § 361.160 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 361 / Section 361.160
§ 361.160. LICENSE AMENDMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A county may, for good cause, after hearing with notice to the license holder and to the commission, amend a license it issues for reasons concerning:

(1) public health;

(2) air or water pollution;

(3) land use; or

(4) a violation of this chapter or of other applicable laws or rules controlling the processing, storage, or disposal of solid waste.

(b) For similar reasons, the commission may for good cause amend a license issued by a county, after hearing with notice to:

(1) the license holder; and

(2) the county that issued the license.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3868.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3868 / Section 3868.051
§ 3868.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of three directors composed of:

(1) one director appointed by the governing body of the town who meets the qualifications prescribed by Section 3868.052(a);

(2) the town manager; and

(3) the finance director of the town.

(b) An appointed director serves a term of four years.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1305.355 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1305 / Section 1305.355
§ 1305.355. INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF ADVERSE DETERMINATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The utilization review agent shall:

(1) permit the employee or person acting on behalf of the employee and the employee's requesting provider whose reconsideration of an adverse determination is denied to seek review of that determination within the period prescribed by Subsection (b) by an independent review organization assigned in accordance with Chapter 4202 and commissioner rules; and

(2) provide to the appropriate independent review organization, not later than the third business day after the date the utilization review agent receives notification of the assignment of the request to an independent review organization:

(A) any medical records of the employee that are relevant to the review;

(B) any documents used by the utilization review agent in making the determination;

(C) the response letter described by Section 1305.354(a)(4);

(D) any documentation and written information submitted in support of the request for reconsideration; and

(E) a list of the providers who provided care to the employee and who may have medical records relevant to the review.

(b) A request for independent review under Subsection (a) must be timely filed by the requestor as follows:

(1) for a request for preauthorization or concurrent review by an independent review organization, not later than the 45th day after the date of denial of a reconsideration for health care requiring preauthorization or concurrent review; or

(2) for a request for retrospective medical necessity review, not later than the 45th day after the denial of reconsideration.

(c) The insurance carrier shall pay for the independent review provided under this subchapter.

(d) The department shall assign the review request to an independent review organization. An independent review organization that uses doctors to perform reviews of health care services under this chapter may only use doctors licensed to practice in this state.

(e) A party to a medical dispute that remains unresolved after a review under this section is entitled to a hearing and judicial review of the decision in accordance with Section 1305.356. The division of workers' compensation and the department are not considered to be parties to the medical dispute.

(f) A determination of an independent review organization related to a request for preauthorization or concurrent review is binding during the pendency of a dispute and the carrier and network shall comply with the determination.

(g) If a contested case hearing or judicial review is not sought under Section 1305.356, the carrier and network shall comply with the independent review organization's determination.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8234.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8234 / Section 8234.101
§ 8234.101. 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. Insurance Code § 541.155 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 541 / Section 541.155
§ 541.155. ABATEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A person against whom an action under this subchapter is pending who does not receive the notice as required by Section 541.154 may file a plea in abatement not later than the 30th day after the date the person files an original answer in the court in which the action is pending.

(b) The court shall abate the action if, after a hearing, the court finds that the person is entitled to an abatement because the claimant did not provide the notice as required by Section 541.154.

(c) An action is automatically abated without a court order beginning on the 11th day after the date a plea in abatement is filed if the plea:

(1) is verified and alleges that the person against whom the action is pending did not receive the notice as required by Section 541.154; and

(2) is not controverted by an affidavit filed by the claimant before the 11th day after the date the plea in abatement is filed.

(d) An abatement under this section continues until the 60th day after the date notice is provided in compliance with Section 541.154.

(e) This section does not apply if Section 541.154(c) applies.
Tex. Local Government Code § 321.024 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 321 / Section 321.024
§ 321.024. CERTIFICATE OF APPOINTMENT.
Status: in_force

A certificate of appointment executed by the county judge and attested by the county clerk shall be filed with the county clerk. The certificate is conclusive evidence of the proper appointment of the commissioner.
Tex. Local Government Code § 392.102 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 392 / Section 392.102
§ 392.102. OPTIONAL REMEDIES OF AN OBLIGEE.
Status: in_force

(a) By resolution, trust indenture, mortgage, lease, or other contract, an authority may confer on an obligee holding or representing a specified amount in bonds or holding a lease the right on default to:

(1) the possession of a housing project or part of a housing project;

(2) the appointment of a receiver of a housing project or part of a housing project and of the rents and profits of the project; or

(3) require the authority and the commissioners of the authority to account as if the authority and commissioners were the trustees of an express trust.

(b) The resolution or other instrument conferring a right under Subsection (a) must define the term "default." The obligee may enforce the right in a proceeding in a court of competent jurisdiction.

(c) A receiver appointed in a proceeding brought under this section may take possession of, operate, maintain, and collect and receive the fees, rents, revenues, or other charges of the project or part of the project. The receiver shall keep the money in one or more separate accounts and apply the money in accordance with the obligations of the authority as the court directs.
Tex. Election Code § 254.1212 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 254 / Section 254.1212
§ 254.1212. ADDITIONAL CONTENTS OF REPORTS OF COMMITTEE SUPPORTING OR OPPOSING CANDIDATE FOR STATEWIDE EXECUTIVE OFFICEHOLDERS OR LEGISLATIVE OFFICEHOLDERS OR ASSISTING STATEWIDE EXECUTIVE OFFICEHOLDERS OR LEGISLATIVE OFFICEHOLDERS.
Status: in_force

In addition to the contents required by Sections 254.031 and 254.121, each report by a specific-purpose committee for supporting or opposing a candidate for or assisting a holder of a statewide office in the executive branch or a legislative office must include the contents prescribed by Section 254.0612.
Tex. Transportation Code § 1001.025 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.025
§ 1001.025. RECOMMENDATIONS TO LEGISLATURE.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall consider ways in which the department's operations may be improved and may periodically report to the legislature concerning potential statutory changes that would improve the operation of the department.

(b) On behalf of the board, the chair shall report to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the presiding officers of relevant legislative committees on legislative recommendations adopted by the board and relating to the operation of the department.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 38.03 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 38 / Section 38.03
§ 38.03. PRESUMPTION OF INNOCENCE.
Status: in_force

All persons are presumed to be innocent and no person may be convicted of an offense unless each element of the offense is proved beyond a reasonable doubt. The fact that he has been arrested, confined, or indicted for, or otherwise charged with, the offense gives rise to no inference of guilt at his trial.
Tex. Occupations Code § 901.404 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 901 / Section 901.404
§ 901.404. NOTICE OF LICENSE EXPIRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 30th day before the expiration date of a person's license, the board shall send written or electronic notice of the impending license expiration to the person at the person's last known address or e-mail address according to the board's records.

(b) The board shall determine the amount of the renewal fee and shall provide written or electronic notice of that amount to the person within the time provided by Subsection (a).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8508.0206 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8508 / Section 8508.0206
§ 8508.0206. DEPOSITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall designate one or more banks inside or outside the authority to serve as a depository for the authority's money.

(b) Authority money shall be deposited in a depository bank, except that the following may be handled as provided in a trust indenture or resolution:

(1) bond proceeds or proceeds of other obligations;

(2) money pledged to pay the obligations described by Subdivision (1);

(3) money placed in special funds; and

(4) money remitted to a bank of payment for the payment of the principal of and interest on obligations.

(c) To the extent that money in a depository bank or a trustee bank is not invested or insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the money must be secured in the manner provided by law for the security of county money.

(d) The board shall prescribe the term of service for a depository.

(e) Before designating a depository bank, the board shall:

(1) publish notice one time in one or more newspapers of general circulation in the authority that are specified by the board; or

(2) mail a copy of the notice to each bank inside the authority.

(f) The notice must:

(1) state the time and place at which the board will meet to designate a depository bank or banks; and

(2) invite the banks to submit an application to be designated a depository.

(g) At the time stated in the notice, the board shall:

(1) consider the application and the management and condition of each bank that applies; and

(2) designate as a depository the bank or banks:

(A) that offer the most favorable terms for handling the money; and

(B) that the board finds have proper management and are in condition to handle the money.

(h) Membership on the board of an officer or director of a bank does not disqualify the bank from being designated as a depository.

(i) If the board does not receive an application before the time stated in the notice, the board shall designate one or more banks inside or outside the authority as a depository on terms the board considers advantageous to the authority.
Tex. Property Code § 92.053 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 92 / Section 92.053
§ 92.053. BURDEN OF PROOF.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by this section, the tenant has the burden of proof in a judicial action to enforce a right resulting from the landlord's failure to repair or remedy a condition under Section 92.052.

(b) If the landlord does not provide a written explanation for delay in performing a duty to repair or remedy on or before the fifth day after receiving from the tenant a written demand for an explanation, the landlord has the burden of proving that he made a diligent effort to repair and that a reasonable time for repair did not elapse.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8014.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8014 / Section 8014.006
§ 8014.006. 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. Occupations Code § 551.006 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 551 / Section 551.006
§ 551.006. EXCLUSIVE AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other law, a pharmacist has the exclusive authority to determine whether or not to dispense a drug.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8430.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8430 / Section 8430.054
§ 8430.054. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located.

(b) If a road project is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road project must meet all applicable construction standards, subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which the road project is located.

(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Tex. Property Code § 80.002 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 80 / Section 80.002
§ 80.002. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Museum" means an institution located in this state and operated by a nonprofit corporation or public agency, primarily educational, scientific, or aesthetic in purpose, that owns, borrows, or cares for and studies, archives, or exhibits property.

(2) "Lender" means a person whose name appears on the records of a museum as the person entitled to property held or owed by the museum.

(3) "Loan," "loaned," and "on loan" include all deposits of property with a museum that are not accompanied by a transfer of title to the property.

(4) "Property" or "cultural property" means all tangible objects, animate and inanimate, under a museum's care that have intrinsic, scientific, historic, artistic, or cultural value.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1109.113 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1109 / Section 1109.113
§ 1109.113. PAYMENT FOR TREATMENT; PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) When a patient who resides in the district is admitted to a district facility, the district administrator shall have an inquiry made into the financial circumstances of:

(1) the patient; and

(2) the patient's relatives legally responsible for the patient's support.

(b) The district without charge shall provide to a patient who resides in the district the care and treatment for which the patient or those relatives cannot pay.

(c) If the district administrator determines that the patient or those relatives cannot pay for all or part of the patient's care and treatment in the hospital, the amount of the costs that cannot be paid becomes a charge against the district.

(d) If the district administrator determines that the patient or those relatives can pay for all or part of the care and treatment provided by the district, the district administrator shall report that determination to the board, and the board shall issue an order directing the patient or those relatives to pay the district a specified amount each week for the patient's support. The amount ordered must be proportionate to the person's financial ability and may not exceed the actual per capita cost of maintenance.

(e) The district administrator may collect the amount from the patient's estate, or from any relative legally responsible for the patient's support, in the manner provided by law for the collection of expenses of the last illness of a deceased person.

(f) If there is a dispute as to the ability to pay, or doubt in the mind of the district administrator concerning the ability to pay, the county court shall hold a hearing and, after calling witnesses, shall:

(1) resolve the dispute or doubt; and

(2) issue any appropriate order.

(g) Either party to the dispute may appeal the order to the district court.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1551.204 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1551 / Section 1551.204
§ 1551.204. AUTHORITY TO DEFINE VOLUNTARY COVERAGES.
Status: in_force

Subject to Section 1551.304, the board of trustees may define voluntary coverages.
Tex. Utilities Code § 121.451 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 121 / Section 121.451
§ 121.451. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Affected party" means the owner or occupant of real property located in the radius of exposure, as computed in accordance with a methodology approved by the railroad commission, of the proposed route of a sour gas pipeline facility.

(2) "Construction" includes any activity conducted during the initial construction of a pipeline, including the removal of earth, vegetation, or obstructions along the proposed pipeline right-of-way. The term does not include:

(A) surveying or acquiring the right-of-way; or

(B) clearing the right-of-way with the consent of the owner.

(3) "Low-pressure gathering system" means a pipeline that operates at a working pressure of less than 50 pounds per square inch.

(4) "Sour gas pipeline facility" means a pipeline facility that contains a concentration of 100 parts per million or more of hydrogen sulfide.
Tex. Government Code § 540.0853 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 540 / Section 540.0853
§ 540.0853. BENEFITS FOR CHILDREN IN MEDICALLY DEPENDENT CHILDREN (MDCP) WAIVER PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

The commission shall:

(1) provide Medicaid benefits through the STAR Kids managed care program to children receiving benefits under the medically dependent children (MDCP) waiver program; and

(2) ensure that the STAR Kids managed care program provides all of the benefits provided under the medically dependent children (MDCP) waiver program to the extent necessary to implement this section.
Tex. Water Code § 13.18715 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 13 / Section 13.18715
§ 13.18715.
Status: in_force

Sec. 13.18715. CLASS C UTILITIES: STATEMENT OF INTENT TO CHANGE RATES; HEARING; DETERMINATION OF RATE LEVEL. (a) This section applies only to a Class C utility.

(b) A utility may not make changes in its rates except by complying with the procedures to change rates described by Section 13.1871.

(c) Notwithstanding Section 13.1871(n), the utility may send the notice required by that subsection by mail or e-mail or may deliver a copy of the notice to the ratepayers.
Tex. Local Government Code § 501.059 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 501 / Section 501.059
§ 501.059. CORPORATE SEAL.
Status: in_force

A corporation may have a corporate seal and with respect to a project may impress, affix, or otherwise reproduce the seal or a facsimile of the seal on an instrument required to be executed by the corporation's appropriate officers.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 74.0031 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 74 / Section 74.0031
§ 74.0031. COTTON STALK DESTRUCTION.
Status: repealed

(a) Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 848 (S.B. 703), Sec. 56(6), eff. September 1, 2021.

(b) The Texas Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation shall:

(1) conduct a study of the effects of incomplete cotton stalk destruction and volunteer cotton control on boll weevil eradication activities; and

(2) submit annual recommendations to the department and the board of the foundation for a cotton stalk destruction deadline for each pest management zone.

(c) The Texas Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation may consult with its technical advisory committee in fulfilling its duties under Subsection (b).

(d) The department shall set a cotton stalk destruction deadline for each pest management zone, with consideration given to the recommendations of the foundation.
Tex. Family Code § 102.013 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 102 / Section 102.013
§ 102.013. DOCKETING REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) In a suit for modification or a motion for enforcement, the clerk shall file the petition or motion and all related papers under the same docket number as the prior proceeding without additional letters, digits, or special designations.

(b) If a suit requests the adoption of a child, the clerk shall file the suit and all other papers relating to the suit in a new file having a new docket number.

(c) In a suit to determine parentage under this title in which the court has rendered an order relating to an earlier born child of the same parents, the clerk shall file the suit and all other papers relating to the suit under the same docket number as the prior parentage action. For all other purposes, including the assessment of fees and other costs, the suit is a separate suit.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 191.029 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 191 / Section 191.029
§ 191.029. CERTIFICATES OR REPORT SENT TO STATE REGISTRAR.
Status: in_force

On the 10th day of each month, the local registrar shall send to the state registrar:

(1) the original certificates that the local registrar registered during the preceding month; or

(2) a report of no births or deaths on a card provided for that purpose if no births or deaths occurred during the preceding month.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3828.251 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3828 / Section 3828.251
§ 3828.251. DISSOLUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) and the terms of a joint development and operating agreement, the board:

(1) may dissolve the district; and

(2) shall dissolve the district on receipt of a written petition requesting dissolution signed by the owners of 75 percent of the acreage of real property in the district.

(b) The board may not dissolve the district until the district's outstanding indebtedness or contractual obligations have been repaid or discharged.

(c) After the board dissolves the district, the board shall transfer ownership of all district property and assets to Henderson County.