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Tex. Occupations Code § 157.058 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 157 / Section 157.058
§ 157.058. DELEGATION TO CERTIFIED REGISTERED NURSE ANESTHETIST.
Status: in_force

(a) In a licensed hospital or ambulatory surgical center, a physician may delegate to a certified registered nurse anesthetist the ordering of drugs and devices necessary for the nurse anesthetist to administer an anesthetic or an anesthesia-related service ordered by the physician.

(b) The physician's order for anesthesia or anesthesia-related services is not required to specify a drug, dose, or administration technique.

(c) Pursuant to the physician's order and in accordance with facility policies or medical staff bylaws, the nurse anesthetist may select, obtain, and administer those drugs and apply the medical devices appropriate to accomplish the order and maintain the patient within a sound physiological status.

(d) This section shall be liberally construed to permit the full use of safe and effective medication orders to use the skills and services of certified registered nurse anesthetists.
Tex. Education Code § 58A.073 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 58A / Section 58A.073
§ 58A.073. RULES.
Status: in_force

In consultation with each medical school in this state, the board shall adopt rules for the administration of the program established under this subchapter. The rules must include:

(1) administrative provisions relating to the awarding of grants under this subchapter, such as:

(A) eligibility criteria for medical schools, including a requirement that the medical school demonstrate regional and state workforce need;

(B) grant application procedures;

(C) guidelines relating to grant amounts;

(D) procedures for evaluating grant applications; and

(E) procedures for monitoring the use of grants; and

(2) methods for tracking the effectiveness of grants that:

(A) using data reasonably available to the board, consider relevant information regarding the career paths of medical school graduates during the four-year period following their graduation; and

(B) evaluate whether and for how long those graduates practice in a psychiatric specialty field in this state.
Tex. Labor Code § 61.064 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 61 / Section 61.064
§ 61.064. PAYMENT TO EMPLOYEE.
Status: in_force

Not later than the 30th day after the date on which a claim is finally adjudicated or otherwise resolved, the commission shall pay to the claimant wages collected under this subchapter and any interest earned on those wages.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1701.701 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1701 / Section 1701.701
§ 1701.701. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Anaphylaxis" means a sudden, severe, and potentially life-threatening allergic reaction that occurs when a person is exposed to an allergen.

(2) "Epinephrine auto-injector" means a disposable medical drug delivery device that contains a premeasured single dose of epinephrine intended for use to treat anaphylaxis.

(2-a) "Epinephrine delivery system" means a medical delivery device approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration that delivers a dose of epinephrine intended for use to treat anaphylaxis, including:

(A) an epinephrine auto-injector; and

(B) an epinephrine nasal spray.

(3) "Physician" means a person who holds a license to practice medicine in this state.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 42A.451 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 42A / Section 42A.451
§ 42A.451. SEX OFFENDER REGISTRATION; DNA SAMPLE.
Status: in_force

A judge granting community supervision to a defendant required to register as a sex offender under Chapter 62 shall require that the defendant, as a condition of community supervision:

(1) register under that chapter; and

(2) submit a DNA sample to the Department of Public Safety under Subchapter G, Chapter 411, Government Code, for the purpose of creating a DNA record of the defendant, unless the defendant has already submitted the required sample under other state law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11003.255 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11003 / Section 11003.255
§ 11003.255. BONDS SECURED BY REVENUE; ADDITIONAL BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) District bonds issued may be secured by a pledge of all or part of the district's revenue, or by all or part of the revenue of one or more contracts previously or subsequently made or other revenue or income specified by board resolution or a trust indenture securing the bonds. The pledge may reserve the right, under conditions specified by the pledge, to issue additional bonds that will be on a parity with or subordinate to the bonds then being issued.

(b) The district may issue bonds secured by both taxes and revenue of the district described by Subsection (a).
Tex. Finance Code § 351.104 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 351 / Section 351.104
§ 351.104. APPROVAL OR DENIAL OF APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall approve the application and issue to the applicant a license to make property tax loans under this chapter if the commissioner finds that:

(1) the financial responsibility, experience, character, and general fitness of the applicant are sufficient to:

(A) command the confidence of the public; and

(B) warrant the belief that the business will be operated lawfully and fairly, within the purposes of this chapter; and

(2) the applicant has net assets of at least $25,000 available for the operation of the business.

(b) If the commissioner does not find that the eligibility requirements of Subsection (a) are met, the commissioner shall notify the applicant.

(c) If an applicant requests a hearing on the application not later than the 30th day after the date of notification under Subsection (b), the applicant is entitled to a hearing not later than the 60th day after the date of the request.

(d) The commissioner shall approve or deny the application not later than the 60th day after the date of the filing of a completed application with payment of the required fees, or if a hearing is held, after the date of the completion of the hearing on the application. The commissioner and the applicant may agree to a later date in writing.
Tex. Local Government Code § 280.004 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 280 / Section 280.004
§ 280.004. REGIONAL BUSINESS CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

(a) Any combination of counties, municipalities, special districts, or other political subdivisions, by ordinance, resolution, rule, order, or other means, may agree to establish a regional business certification program to be used in connection with the political subdivisions' purchasing procedures.

(b) A consolidated entity administering a program established under this section may adopt rules, regulations, or other provisions that are designed to streamline and centralize the certification process of qualified businesses, including small and emerging businesses, and that allow businesses, as a result of being certified by the program, to participate in the contracting and procurement process of any member entity involved in the regional business certification program.

(c) The purpose of this section is to permit participating political subdivisions the greatest possible flexibility to organize a regional business certification program most suitable to address the region's problems related to business certification.
Tex. Labor Code § 311.001 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 311 / Section 311.001
§ 311.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Agency" means the Texas Education Agency.

(2) "Certified program" means a career and technology secondary and postsecondary education program conducted under an agreement as described by Section 311.003 or a voluntary program certified by the agency in conjunction with the commission as meeting the standards prescribed by Section 311.002, and that:

(A) integrates a secondary school academic curriculum with private sector workplace training and a postsecondary curriculum;

(B) places students in job internships;

(C) is designed to continue into postsecondary education and lead to the participant earning an associate's degree or a bachelor's degree;

(D) will result in teaching new skills and adding value to the wage-earning potential of participants and increasing a participant's long-term employability in this state; and

(E) meets recognized or accepted industry standards.

(3) "Participant" means a person at least 16 years of age who is enrolled in a public or private secondary or postsecondary school, or an equivalent program, and who began to voluntarily participate in a certified voluntary workforce training program as part of secondary school education.

(4) "Sponsor" means any person operating a certified program and in whose name the program is registered.
Tex. Insurance Code § 441.005 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 441 / Section 441.005
§ 441.005. RULES; AUTHORITY FOR ADMINISTRATIVE ACTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may:

(1) adopt reasonable rules as necessary to implement and supplement this chapter and the purposes of this chapter; and

(2) take any administrative action required by the findings of Section 441.001.

(b) The authority granted by this section may be inferred from the context of this chapter.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 42.079 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 42 / Section 42.079
§ 42.079. CEASE AND DESIST ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) If it appears to the department that a person who is not licensed, certified, registered, or listed under this chapter is operating a child-care facility or family home, the department, after notice and opportunity for a hearing, may issue a cease and desist order prohibiting the person from operating the facility or home.

(b) A violation of an order under this section constitutes grounds for imposing an administrative penalty under Section 42.078.
Tex. Government Code § 30.00306 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 30 / Section 30.00306
§ 30.00306. COURT REPORTER.
Status: in_force

(a) The city manager shall appoint an official court reporter under Section 30.00010 for the purpose of preserving a record in cases tried before the municipal courts of record. The reporter holds office at the pleasure of the city manager. The city manager may appoint more than one reporter for each court if necessary to dispose of the business of the court without delay. If a reporter is not demanded, a reporter's record may be prepared from mechanical, audio, or video recordings of the proceedings.

(b) Section 30.00010(d) does not apply to this subchapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 542.205 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 542 / Section 542.205
§ 542.205. ENFORCEMENT; RULES.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may enforce this subchapter and adopt and enforce reasonable rules necessary to accomplish the purposes of this subchapter.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 21.020 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 21 / Section 21.020
§ 21.020. REFUNDING BONDS.
Status: in_force

The commission may provide by resolution for the issuance of refunding bonds. The department may sell these bonds and use the proceeds to retire the outstanding bonds issued under this chapter, including interest accrued on outstanding bonds, or the department may exchange refunding bonds for outstanding bonds, including accrued interest. The issuance of the refunding bonds, their maturity, the rights of the bondholders, and the duties of the department with respect to refunding bonds are governed by the provisions of this chapter relating to the original bonds, to the extent they are applicable and by refunding statutes of general application not in conflict with the provisions of this chapter.
Tex. Transportation Code § 547.752 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 547 / Section 547.752
§ 547.752. ADDITIONAL LIGHTING EQUIPMENT AUTHORIZED FOR VEHICLES OPERATED BY JUSTICES OF THE PEACE IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.
Status: in_force

(a) A vehicle operated by a justice of the peace in the course and scope of the justice's duties as a coroner under Subchapter B, Chapter 49A, Code of Criminal Procedure, may be equipped with either:

(1) mounted signal lamps that comply with the requirements of Section 547.702(c); or

(2) a signal lamp that is temporarily attached to the vehicle roof and flashes red and blue lights visible at a distance of at least 500 feet in normal sunlight.

(b) A justice of the peace may use the lighting equipment described by Subsection (a) only when:

(1) necessary to warn other vehicle operators or pedestrians of the approach of a vehicle operated by a justice of the peace; and

(2) operating the vehicle in the course and scope of the justice's duties relating to an inquest conducted under Subchapter B, Chapter 49A, Code of Criminal Procedure.(a) A vehicle operated by a justice of the peace in the course and scope of the justice's duties as a coroner under Subchapter A, Chapter 49, Code of Criminal Procedure, may be equipped with either:

(1) mounted signal lamps that comply with the requirements of Section 547.702(c); or

(2) a signal lamp that is temporarily attached to the vehicle roof and flashes red and blue lights visible at a distance of at least 500 feet in normal sunlight.

(b) A justice of the peace may use the lighting equipment described by Subsection (a) only when:

(1) necessary to warn other vehicle operators or pedestrians of the approach of a vehicle operated by a justice of the peace; and

(2) operating the vehicle in the course and scope of the justice's duties relating to an inquest conducted under Subchapter A, Chapter 49, Code of Criminal Procedure.
Tex. Government Code § 79.021 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 79 / Section 79.021
§ 79.021. RULES.
Status: in_force

The board shall adopt rules as necessary to implement this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 30.01881 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 30 / Section 30.01881
§ 30.01881. APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies to the City of Bedford.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 161.071 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 161 / Section 161.071
§ 161.071. MINIMUM GUIDELINES FOR HUMAN DONOR MILK BANKS.
Status: in_force

The department shall establish minimum guidelines for the procurement, processing, distribution, or use of human milk by donor milk banks.
Tex. Property Code § 71.001 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 71 / Section 71.001
§ 71.001. ESCHEAT.
Status: in_force

(a) If an individual dies intestate and without heirs, the real and personal property of that individual is subject to escheat.

(b) "Escheat" means the vesting of title to property in the state in an escheat proceeding under Subchapter B.
Tex. Insurance Code § 705.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 705 / Section 705.003
§ 705.003.
Status: in_force

Sec. 705.003. POLICY PROVISION: MISREPRESENTATION IN PROOF OF LOSS OR DEATH. (a) An insurance policy provision that states that a misrepresentation, including a false statement, made in a proof of loss or death makes the policy void or voidable:

(1) has no effect; and

(2) is not a defense in a suit brought on the policy.

(b) Subsection (a) does not apply if it is shown at trial that the misrepresentation:

(1) was fraudulently made;

(2) misrepresented a fact material to the question of the insurer's liability under the policy; and

(3) misled the insurer and caused the insurer to waive or lose a valid defense to the policy.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2208.101 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2208 / Section 2208.101
§ 2208.101. ADMINISTRATION OF POOL; BOARD MEMBERSHIP.
Status: in_force

(a) A board of trustees shall administer the pool.

(b) The board is composed of the members of the governing board of an association that:

(1) on September 2, 1987, had been providing pooled self-insurance in this state for more than five years; and

(2) has as the association's members the public entities that entered into the written agreement under Section 2208.051.

(c) Board members shall represent members of the pool.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1080.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1080 / Section 1080.153
§ 1080.153. FISCAL YEAR.
Status: in_force

The district's fiscal year is from October 1 to September 30.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5201.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 5201 / Section 5201.002
§ 5201.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) Galveston County Road District No. 1 is a defined road district created under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, to:

(1) construct, maintain, or operate macadamized, graveled, or paved roads and turnpikes; or

(2) aid an activity described by Subdivision (1).

(b) The district is a body corporate and a taxing district under the constitution and laws of this state.
Tex. Government Code § 752.009 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 752 / Section 752.009
§ 752.009. FUNDING.
Status: in_force

Except for any unspent appropriations transferred under this Act or any gifts, grants, or donations accepted under this Act, the Office of Immigration and Refugee Affairs may use only federal funds to perform the duties prescribed by this Act.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7952A.0306 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7952A / Section 7952A.0306
§ 7952A.0306. DIVISION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may be divided into two or more new districts only if the district:

(1) has never issued any bonds; and

(2) is not imposing ad valorem taxes.

(b) This chapter applies to any new district created by the division of the district, and a new district has all the powers and duties of the district.

(c) A new district created by the division of the district may not, at the time the new district is created, contain any land outside the area described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.

(d) The board, on its own motion or on receipt of a petition signed by the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district, may adopt an order dividing the district.

(e) The board may adopt an order dividing the district before or after the date the board holds an election under Section 7952A.0103 to confirm the district's creation.

(f) An order dividing the district shall:

(1) name each new district;

(2) include the metes and bounds description of the territory of each new district;

(3) appoint temporary directors for each new district; and

(4) provide for the division of assets and liabilities between the new districts.

(g) On or before the 30th day after the date of adoption of an order dividing the district, the district shall file the order with the commission and record the order in the real property records of each county in which the district is located.

(h) Any new district created by the division of the district shall hold a confirmation and directors' election as required by Section 7952A.0103.

(i) If the creation of the new district is confirmed, the new district shall provide the election date and results to the commission.

(j) Any new district created by the division of the district must hold an election as required by this chapter to obtain voter approval before the district may impose a maintenance tax or issue bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes.

(k) Municipal consent to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district granted under Section 7952A.0104 acts as municipal consent to the creation of any new district created by the division of the district and to the inclusion of land in the new district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3908.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3908 / Section 3908.052
§ 3908.052. APPOINTMENT OF VOTING DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

The mayor and members of the governing body of the city shall appoint voting directors. A person is appointed if a majority of those members and the mayor vote to appoint that person.
Tex. Property Code § 53.254 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 53 / Section 53.254
§ 53.254. CONTRACTUAL REQUIREMENTS FOR LIEN ON HOMESTEAD.
Status: in_force

(a) To fix a lien on a homestead, the person who is to furnish material or perform labor and the owner must execute a written contract setting forth the terms of the agreement.

(b) The contract must be executed before the material is furnished or the labor is performed.

(c) If the owner is married, the contract must be signed by both spouses.

(d) If the contract is made by an original contractor, the contract inures to the benefit of all persons who labor or furnish material for the original contractor.

(e) The contract must be filed with the county clerk of the county in which the homestead is located. The county clerk shall record the contract in records kept for that purpose.

(f) An affidavit for lien filed under this subchapter that relates to a homestead must contain the following notice conspicuously printed, stamped, or typed in a size equal to at least 10-point boldface or the computer equivalent, at the top of the page:

"NOTICE: THIS IS NOT A LIEN. THIS IS ONLY AN AFFIDAVIT CLAIMING A LIEN."

(g) For the lien on a homestead to be valid, the notice required to be given to the owner under Subchapter C must include or have attached the following statement:

"If a subcontractor or supplier who furnishes materials or performs labor for construction of improvements on your property is not paid, your property may be subject to a lien for the unpaid amount if:

(1) after receiving notice of the unpaid claim from the claimant, you fail to withhold payment to your contractor that is sufficient to cover the unpaid claim until the dispute is resolved; or

(2) during construction and for 30 days after completion of your contractor's work, you fail to reserve 10 percent of the contract price or 10 percent of the value of the work performed by your contractor.

"If you have complied with the law regarding the reservation of 10 percent of the contract price or value of work and you have withheld payment to the contractor sufficient to cover any written notice of claim and have paid that amount, if any, to the claimant, any lien claim filed on your property by a subcontractor or supplier, other than a person who contracted directly with you, will not be a valid lien on your property. In addition, except for the required 10 percent reservation, you are not liable to a subcontractor or supplier for any amount paid to your contractor before you received written notice of the claim."
Tex. Finance Code § 345.156 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 345 / Section 345.156
§ 345.156. WHEN CHARGING OF TIME PRICE DIFFERENTIAL PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

A time price differential may not be charged for a billing cycle of a retail charge agreement that provides for a time price differential under this subchapter if:

(1) the payments received for the agreement and amounts credited during the billing cycle that are attributable to amounts included in the balance owed at the end of the preceding billing cycle equal or exceed the balance owed under the agreement at the end of the preceding billing cycle; or

(2) a balance is not owed at the end of the preceding billing cycle.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 101.052 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 101 / Section 101.052
§ 101.052. LEGISLATIVE.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to a claim based on an act or omission of the legislature or a member of the legislature acting in his official capacity or to the legislative functions of a governmental unit.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 78.014 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 78 / Section 78.014
§ 78.014. HEARING REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

After receiving a petition for the creation of a district, the commissioners court shall set a date for a hearing to determine if an election should be held to create a district. The hearing may be held at a regular or special session of the court.