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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9041.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9041 / Section 9041.105
§ 9041.105. POWERS AND DUTIES RELATED TO FILL PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 57, Water Code, applicable to levee improvement districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(b) The district may:

(1) reclaim land in the district; and

(2) construct works, facilities, and improvements necessary to accomplish that purpose.

(c) The district may finance and contract for the construction of a fill project or for the acquisition of land for a fill project in the district, including drainage and reclamation.

(d) For the district's exercise of a power of or performance of a duty of a levee improvement district as provided by Subsection (c), the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality shall consider the district to be a levee improvement district.

(e) For any fill or levee project located in the district and in the watershed of the San Jacinto River Basin, the district shall obtain approval for the plan from any state or federal agency with jurisdiction to permit a project of the same type and from any municipality with a right to divert state water from a point located between the district and Lake Houston.
Tex. Finance Code § 306.003 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 306 / Section 306.003
§ 306.003. COMPUTATION OF LOAN TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to any other method otherwise permitted under this title, a creditor and an obligor may agree to compute an annual interest rate on a commercial loan on a 365/360 basis or a 366/360 basis, as applicable, determined by applying the ratio of the percentage annual interest rate agreed to by the parties over a year of 360 days, multiplied by the outstanding principal balance, multiplied by the actual number of days the principal balance is outstanding. A creditor and an obligor may also agree to compute the term and rate of a commercial loan based on a 360-day year consisting of 12 30-day months. Each interest rate ceiling under Chapters 302 and 303 expressed as a rate per year may mean a rate per year computed in accordance with this section.

(b) A creditor and an obligor may agree that one or more payments of interest due or that are scheduled to be due with respect to a commercial loan may be paid on a periodic basis when due wholly or partly by adding to the principal balance of the loan the amount of unpaid interest due or scheduled to be due, regardless of whether the interest added to the principal balance is evidenced by an existing or a separate promissory note or other agreement. On and after the date an amount of interest is added to the principal balance under this subsection, that amount no longer constitutes interest, but instead constitutes part of the principal for purposes of calculating the maximum lawful rate or amount of interest on the loan.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 1001.080 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.080
§ 1001.080. HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "individual's legally authorized representative" means:

(1) a parent, managing conservator, or guardian of an individual, if the individual is a minor;

(2) a guardian of an individual, if the individual has been adjudicated incompetent to manage the individual's personal affairs; or

(3) an agent of the individual authorized under a medical power of attorney for health care.

(b) This section applies to health or mental health benefits, services, or assistance provided by the department that the department anticipates will be impacted by a health insurance exchange as defined by Section 1001.081(a), including:

(1) community primary health care services provided under Chapter 31;

(2) women's and children's health services provided under Chapter 32;

(3) services for children with special health care needs provided under Chapter 35;

(4) epilepsy program assistance provided under Chapter 40;

(5) hemophilia program assistance provided under Chapter 41;

(6) kidney health care services provided under Chapter 42;

(7) human immunodeficiency virus infection and sexually transmitted disease prevention programs and services provided under Chapter 85;

(8) immunization programs provided under Chapter 161;

(9) programs and services provided by the Rio Grande State Center under Chapter 252;

(10) mental health services for adults provided under Chapter 534;

(11) mental health services for children provided under Chapter 534;

(12) programs and services provided by community mental health hospitals under Chapter 552;

(13) programs and services provided by state mental health hospitals under Chapter 552; and

(14) any other health or mental health program or service designated by the department.

(c) Subject to Subsection (d), the department may not provide health or mental health benefits, services, or assistance described in Subsection (b) unless the individual applying to receive the benefits, services, or assistance submits to the department on the form prescribed by the department:

(1) a statement by the individual or the individual's legally authorized representative attesting that the individual does not have access to private health care insurance that provides coverage for the benefit, service, or assistance; or

(2) if the individual has access to private health care insurance that provides coverage for the benefit, service, or assistance, the information and authorization necessary for the department to submit a claim for reimbursement from the insurer for the benefit, service, or assistance.

(d) The department may waive the prohibition under Subsection (c) for an individual or for health or mental health benefits, services, or assistance described in Subsection (b) if the department determines that a benefit, service, or assistance is necessary during a crisis or emergency.

(e) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules necessary to implement this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8046.0401 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8046 / Section 8046.0401
§ 8046.0401. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

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

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 8046.0403.

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

(c) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 48.2535 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 48 / Section 48.2535
§ 48.2535. FORWARDING CERTAIN REPORTS OF CRIMINAL CONDUCT TO LAW ENFORCEMENT.
Status: in_force

On receipt by the department of a report of alleged abuse or exploitation under this subchapter that the department believes constitutes an offense under Section 32.55, Penal Code, the department shall immediately notify an appropriate law enforcement agency, regardless of whether the report alleges conduct that constitutes abuse or exploitation for purposes of this subchapter.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1103.156 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1103 / Section 1103.156
§ 1103.156. FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may establish reasonable fees to administer this chapter, including:

(1) an application fee for a certificate or license;

(2) an examination fee;

(3) a renewal fee for a certificate or license;

(4) a registration fee for a nonresident real estate appraiser;

(5) an application fee for an appraiser trainee;

(6) a renewal fee for an appraiser trainee;

(7) a fee for filing a request for a return to active status; and

(8) other appropriate fees.

(b) The board shall collect from each certified or licensed appraiser an annual registry fee in an amount established by the board not to exceed the amount required by the Appraisal Subcommittee. The board shall deposit the registry fees to the credit of the appraiser registry account in the general revenue fund.

(c) The fees collected under Subsection (b) shall be sent to the Appraisal Subcommittee regularly as required by federal law.
Tex. Government Code § 613.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 613 / Section 613.001
§ 613.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Local governmental entity" means a county, municipality, or other political subdivision of this state.

(2) "Military service" means service as a member of:

(A) the Armed Forces of the United States;

(B) the Texas National Guard;

(C) the Texas State Guard; or

(D) a reserve component of the Armed Forces of the United States.

(3) "Public employee" means an employee of the state, a state institution, or a local governmental entity. The term does not include a temporary employee, an elected official, or an individual serving under an appointment that requires confirmation by the senate.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 56.053 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 56 / Section 56.053
§ 56.053. ENFORCEMENT OF CLAUSE PROHIBITED IF EXISTENCE OF SHAM RELATIONSHIP.
Status: in_force

A contingent payor or its surety may not enforce a contingent payment clause if the contingent payor is in a sham relationship with the obligor, as described by the sham relationships in Section 53.026, Property Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8495.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8495 / Section 8495.102
§ 8495.102. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Education Code § 54.5032 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 54 / Section 54.5032
§ 54.5032. STUDENT FEE ADVISORY COMMITTEE; THE TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

(a) A student fee advisory committee is established at each component institution of The Texas A&M University System to advise the board of regents and the administration of the institution on the type, amount, and expenditure of compulsory fees for student services under Section 54.503, for student health and medical services under Section 54.507, for student center facilities under Section 54.521, and for recreational sports under Section 54.539.

(b) Each committee is composed of the following nine members:

(1) five student members who are enrolled for not less than six semester credit hours at the institution and who are representative of all students enrolled at the institution, selected under Subsection (c); and

(2) four members who are representative of the entire institution, appointed by the president of the institution.

(c) If the institution has a student government, the student government shall appoint three students to serve two-year terms on the committee and two students to serve one-year terms on the committee. If the institution does not have a student government, the students enrolled at the institution shall elect three students to serve two-year terms on the committee and two students to serve one-year terms on the committee. A candidate for a position on the committee must designate whether the position is for a one-year or two-year term.

(c-1) Expired.

(d) A student member of the committee who withdraws from the institution must resign from the committee.

(e) A vacancy in an appointive position on the committee shall be filled for the unexpired portion of the term in the same manner as the original appointment. A vacancy in an elective position on the committee shall be filled for the unexpired portion of the term by appointment by the president of the institution.

(f) The committee shall:

(1) study the type, amount, and expenditure of the compulsory fees imposed under Sections 54.503, 54.507, 54.521, and 54.539; and

(2) meet with appropriate administrators of the institution, submit a written report on the study under Subdivision (1), and recommend the type, amount, and expenditure of the compulsory fees to be charged for the next academic year.

(g) Before recommending the student fee budget to the board of regents each year, the president of the institution shall consider the report and recommendations of the committee. If the president's recommendations to the board of regents are substantially different from the committee's recommendations to the president, the president of the institution shall notify the committee not later than the last date on which the committee may request an appearance at the meeting of the board of regents at which the student fee budget will be considered. On request of a member of the committee, the president of the institution shall provide the member with a written report of the president's recommendations to the board of regents.
Tex. Education Code § 21.04423 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 21 / Section 21.04423
§ 21.04423. ALTERNATIVE TEACHER PREPARATION.
Status: in_force

In proposing rules under this subchapter regarding training requirements for a candidate who has previously earned a degree and is seeking certification through an alternative teacher preparation route, the board shall establish:

(1) a preservice alternative teacher preparation route that:

(A) requires the candidate to complete substantial preservice practice in a prekindergarten through grade 12 classroom, which may include time spent serving as a paraprofessional; and

(B) provides training synchronously, unless the educator preparation program applies to and receives approval from the board for an exception allowing the program to provide training asynchronously; and

(2) an alternative teacher preparation route that allows for flexibility in how a candidate may demonstrate proficiency for certification.
Tex. Water Code § 11.137 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 11 / Section 11.137
§ 11.137. SEASONAL PERMITS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may issue seasonal permits in the same manner that it issues regular permits. The provisions of this chapter governing issuance of regular permits apply to issuance of seasonal permits.

(b) The right to take, use, or divert water under seasonal permit is limited to the portion or portions of the calendar year stated in the permit.

(c) In a seasonal permit, the commission shall specify the conditions necessary to fully protect prior appropriations or vested rights on the stream.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1041.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1041 / Section 1041.003
§ 1041.003. POLITICAL SUBDIVISION.
Status: in_force

The district is a political subdivision of this state.
Tex. Utilities Code § 15.031 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 15 / Section 15.031
§ 15.031. PLACE FOR SUIT.
Status: in_force

A suit for an injunction or a penalty under this title may be brought in:

(1) Travis County;

(2) a county in which the violation is alleged to have occurred; or

(3) a county in which a defendant resides.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 161.405 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 161 / Section 161.405
§ 161.405. RECOVERY OF COSTS.
Status: in_force

The party bringing a suit under Section 161.403 or 161.404 may recover reasonable expenses incurred in obtaining injunctive relief, civil penalties, or both, including investigation costs, court costs, reasonable attorney's fees, witness fees, and deposition expenses.
Tex. Finance Code § 342.160 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 342 / Section 342.160
§ 342.160. SURRENDER OF LICENSE.
Status: in_force

A license holder may surrender a license issued under this chapter by complying with the commissioner's written instructions relating to license surrender.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1121.062 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1121 / Section 1121.062
§ 1121.062. RECRUITMENT OF MEDICAL STAFF AND EMPLOYEES.
Status: in_force

The board may spend district money, enter into agreements, and take other necessary actions to recruit physicians and other persons to serve as medical staff members or district employees. The actions may include:

(1) advertising and marketing;

(2) paying travel, recruitment, and relocation expenses;

(3) providing a loan or scholarship to a physician or a person currently enrolled in health care education courses at an institution of higher education who contracts to become a medical staff member or district employee; or

(4) contracting with a full-time medical student or other student in a health occupation who is enrolled in and in good standing at an accredited medical school, college, or university to pay the student's tuition or other expenses for the consideration of the student agreeing to serve as an employee or independent contractor for the district.
Tex. Government Code § 547.0404 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 547 / Section 547.0404
§ 547.0404. COMMUNITY COLLABORATIVE ELIGIBILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A community collaborative may receive a grant under the matching grant program only if the collaborative includes:

(1) the county;

(2) a local mental health authority operating in the county; and

(3) each hospital district located in the county.

(b) A collaborative may include other local entities designated by the collaborative's members.
Tex. Government Code § 526.0301 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 526 / Section 526.0301
§ 526.0301. STRATEGIC PLAN FOR RURAL HOSPITAL SERVICES; REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall develop and implement a strategic plan to ensure that the citizens in this state residing in rural areas have access to hospital services.

(b) The strategic plan must include:

(1) a proposal for using at least one of the following methods to ensure access to hospital services in the rural areas of this state:

(A) an enhanced cost reimbursement methodology for the payment of rural hospitals participating in the Medicaid managed care program in conjunction with a supplemental payment program for rural hospitals to cover costs incurred in providing services to recipients;

(B) a hospital rate enhancement program applicable only to rural hospitals;

(C) a reduction of punitive actions under Medicaid that require reimbursement for Medicaid payments made to a rural hospital provider, a reduction of the frequency of payment reductions under Medicaid made to rural hospitals, and an enhancement of payments made under merit-based programs or similar programs for rural hospitals;

(D) a reduction of state regulatory-related costs related to the commission's review of rural hospitals; or

(E) in accordance with rules the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services adopts, the establishment of a minimum fee schedule that applies to payments made to rural hospitals by Medicaid managed care organizations;

(2) target dates for achieving goals related to the proposal described by Subdivision (1); and

(3) a rural hospital financial needs assessment and financial vulnerability index quantifying the likelihood that a rural hospital, during the next two-year period, will be able to:

(A) maintain the types of patient services the hospital currently offers at the same level of service;

(B) meet the hospital's current financial obligations; and

(C) remain operational.

(c) Not later than December 1 of each even-numbered year, the State Office of Rural Hospital Finance established under Section 526.0304 shall submit a report regarding the development and implementation of the strategic plan to:

(1) the legislature;

(2) the governor; and

(3) the Legislative Budget Board.
Tex. Government Code § 609.111 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 609 / Section 609.111
§ 609.111. DISTRIBUTION.
Status: in_force

A plan administrator shall develop and implement procedures for:

(1) the designation by a participating employee of a beneficiary to receive the employee's deferred amounts and investment income after the employee's death; and

(2) the distribution of a participating employee's deferred amounts and investment income to the employee or the employee's beneficiary, as appropriate, because of the employee's death or termination of employment, a financial hardship, or another reason permissible under federal law.
Tex. Utilities Code § 53.358 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 53 / Section 53.358
§ 53.358. COMMISSION REVIEW OF PROPOSED ACTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall review a proposed action filed under this subchapter if:

(1) the commission receives, not later than the 45th day after the date the first notice is provided under Section 53.356, complaints relating to the proposed action:

(A) signed by at least five percent of the affected local service customers; or

(B) from an affected intrastate access customer, or group of affected intrastate access customers, that in the preceding 12 months accounted for more than 10 percent of the cooperative's total intrastate access revenues;

(2) the cooperative does not comply with the procedural requirements of this subchapter; or

(3) the proposed action is inconsistent with the commission's substantive policies as expressed in its rules.

(b) If the commission conducts a review of the proposed action under this section before the action's effective date, the commission may suspend the proposed action during the review.
Tex. Auxiliary Water Laws § 7817 — TX Code / Code wl / Chapter 3 / Section 7817
§ 7817. MAY RENEW PETITION.
Status: in_force

The order dismissing said petition or any appeal therefrom shall not prevent the presentation at any subsequent time of a similar petition with changed boundaries, but the presentation of a similar petition with identical boundaries shall not be permitted until the expiration of six months after such dismissal.
Tex. Property Code § 70.301 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 70 / Section 70.301
§ 70.301. LIEN.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who stores, fuels, repairs, or performs maintenance work on an aircraft has a lien on the aircraft for:

(1) the amount due under a contract for the storage, fuel, repairs, or maintenance work; or

(2) if no amount is specified by contract, the reasonable and usual compensation for the storage, fuel, repairs, or maintenance work.

(b) This subchapter applies to a contract for storage only if it is:

(1) written; or

(2) oral and provides for a storage period of at least 30 days.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3503.111 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3503 / Section 3503.111
§ 3503.111. NONPROFIT CORPORATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority may authorize by resolution the incorporation of a nonprofit corporation under the Business Organizations Code to exercise the powers granted to the authority. A corporation created under this section must be a nonmember, nonstock corporation.

(b) Each nonprofit corporation created under this section may:

(1) acquire and hold title to real property and improvements to that property; and

(2) collect and remit to the authority income, less expenses, from that real property and from improvements to that property.

(c) The board shall appoint the board of directors of each nonprofit corporation created under this section. A board member is not required to reside in the authority.

(d) A board member or employee of the authority may simultaneously serve as a member of the board of directors of a nonprofit corporation. A person serving as a board member of the authority and of a nonprofit corporation created by the authority may participate in all votes relating to the business of the authority or the corporation, regardless of any statutory prohibition.
Tex. Occupations Code § 252.008 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 252 / Section 252.008
§ 252.008. PER DIEM; REIMBURSEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Each board member is entitled to a per diem set by legislative appropriation for each day the member engages in board business.

(b) A board member may receive reimbursement for travel expenses, including expenses for meals and lodging, incurred in performing an official duty as prescribed by the General Appropriations Act.