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Tex. Human Resources Code § 36.113 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 36 / Section 36.113
§ 36.113. CERTAIN ACTIONS BARRED.
Status: repealed

(a) A person may not bring an action under this subchapter that is based on allegations or transactions that are the subject of a civil suit or an administrative penalty proceeding in which the state is already a party.

(b) The court shall dismiss an action or claim under this subchapter, unless opposed by the attorney general, if substantially the same allegations or transactions as alleged in the action or claim were publicly disclosed in a Texas or federal criminal or civil hearing in which the state or an agent of the state is a party, in a Texas legislative or administrative report, or other Texas hearing, audit, or investigation, or from the news media, unless the person bringing the action is an original source of the information. In this subsection, "original source" means an individual who:

(1) prior to a public disclosure under this subsection, has voluntarily disclosed to the state the information on which allegations or transactions in a claim are based; or

(2) has knowledge that is independent of and materially adds to the publicly disclosed allegation or transactions and who has voluntarily provided the information to the state before filing an action under this subchapter.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 572, Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2013.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9018.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9018 / Section 9018.151
§ 9018.151. WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT POWERS.
Status: in_force

The district has the rights, powers, privileges, and duties provided by general law applicable to a water control and improvement district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, including Chapters 49 and 51, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7972.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7972 / Section 7972.103
§ 7972.103. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 166.034 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 166 / Section 166.034
§ 166.034. ISSUANCE OF NONWRITTEN DIRECTIVE BY COMPETENT ADULT QUALIFIED PATIENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A competent qualified patient who is an adult may issue a directive by a nonwritten means of communication.

(b) A declarant must issue the nonwritten directive in the presence of the attending physician and two witnesses who qualify under Section 166.003, at least one of whom must be a witness who qualifies under Section 166.003(2).

(c) The physician shall make the fact of the existence of the directive a part of the declarant's medical record, and the names of the witnesses shall be entered in the medical record.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3934.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3934 / Section 3934.005
§ 3934.005. 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 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 bonds for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds;

(3) right to impose or collect an assessment or tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8342.110 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8342 / Section 8342.110
§ 8342.110. DEDICATION OF AIRPORT PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

The district may dedicate, by fee or easement, property owned by the district for any purposes necessary or convenient for the operation, use, or expansion of a municipal airport.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 64.09 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 64 / Section 64.09
§ 64.09. MALT BEVERAGES FOR EXPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section "malt beverages for export" means malt beverages a distributor holds for export to another state in which the distributor has been assigned a territory for the distribution and sale of the malt beverages. The term includes malt beverages that are illegal to sell in this state because of alcohol content, containers, packages, or labels.

(b) The holder of a general distributor's license who receives malt beverages for export from the holder of a brewer's or nonresident brewer's license may:

(1) store the malt beverages for export at the distributor's premises;

(2) transport the malt beverages for export outside the state in the distributor's own vehicles; or

(3) deliver the malt beverages for export to a common carrier for export and delivery outside the state.

(c) The holder of a general distributor's license is not liable for any state tax on the malt beverages for export.

(d) Section 101.67 does not apply to malt beverages for export.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 181.206 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 181 / Section 181.206
§ 181.206. AUDITS OF COVERED ENTITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission, in coordination with the attorney general and the Texas Department of Insurance:

(1) may request that the United States secretary of health and human services conduct an audit of a covered entity, as that term is defined by 45 C.F.R. Section 160.103, in this state to determine compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and Privacy Standards; and

(2) shall periodically monitor and review the results of audits of covered entities in this state conducted by the United States secretary of health and human services.

(b) If the commission has evidence that a covered entity has committed violations of this chapter that are egregious and constitute a pattern or practice, the commission may:

(1) require the covered entity to submit to the commission the results of a risk analysis conducted by the covered entity if required by 45 C.F.R. Section 164.308(a)(1)(ii)(A); or

(2) if the covered entity is licensed by a licensing agency of this state, request that the licensing agency conduct an audit of the covered entity's system to determine compliance with the provisions of this chapter.

(c) The commission annually shall submit to the appropriate standing committees of the senate and the house of representatives a report regarding the number of federal audits of covered entities in this state and the number of audits required under Subsection (b).
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 23.105 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 23 / Section 23.105
§ 23.105. TRUSTEES AND DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

A grand body and a subordinate of the grand body may elect trustees and directors or may appoint trustees or directors from among their officers.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2651.052 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2651 / Section 2651.052
§ 2651.052. LICENSE APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Before a direct operation license is issued to a title insurance company, the company must file an application for a direct operation license on forms provided by the department.

(b) The application must be:

(1) accompanied by a nonrefundable license fee; and

(2) signed and sworn to by the title insurance company.

(c) The completed application must state that:

(1) the title insurance company is a Texas corporation or a foreign corporation holding a certificate of authority to insure titles to real property in this state and meets the requirements of this title; and

(2) the abstract plant to be licensed:

(A) complies with department requirements relating to abstract plants; and

(B) has been approved by the department.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 31.064 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 31 / Section 31.064
§ 31.064. SETTING AND COLLECTING FEES.
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall set and collect, for the use of the state, reasonable fees in amounts for filing fees, preparation of certificates of fact, certified copies, maps, reproduction of maps and sketches, Spanish translations, patents and deeds of acquittance, and for other miscellaneous services, including but not limited to shipping in a mailing tube and typed transcriptions or taped copies of tapes or other sound recordings, and any other provided services and products.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 712.043 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 712 / Section 712.043
§ 712.043. ADDITIONAL FUND REPORT.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may require, as often as the commissioner determines necessary, the trustee of a corporation's fund to make under oath a detailed report of the condition of the fund. The report must include:

(1) a detailed description of the assets of the fund;

(2) a description of securities held by the fund;

(3) if a security held by the fund is a lien, a description of the property against which the lien is taken;

(4) each security's acquisition cost;

(5) each security's market value at the time of acquisition;

(6) each security's current market value;

(7) each security's status with reference to default;

(8) a statement that a security is not encumbered by debt; and

(9) any other information the commissioner determines is pertinent.
Tex. Election Code § 128.001 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 128 / Section 128.001
§ 128.001. COMPUTERIZED VOTING SYSTEM STANDARDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The secretary of state shall prescribe procedures to allow for the use of a computerized voting system. The procedures must provide for the use of a computerized voting system with:

(1) multiple voting terminals for the input of vote selections on the ballot presented by a main computer; and

(2) a main computer to coordinate ballot presentation, vote selection, ballot image storage, and result tabulation.

(b) Notwithstanding Chapter 66, a system under this section may allow for the storage of processed ballot materials in an electronic form on the main computer.

(c) The secretary of state may modify existing procedures as necessary to allow the use of a system authorized by this chapter.
Tex. Penal Code § 9.06 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 9 / Section 9.06
§ 9.06. CIVIL REMEDIES UNAFFECTED.
Status: in_force

The fact that conduct is justified under this chapter does not abolish or impair any remedy for the conduct that is available in a civil suit.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7981A.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7981A / Section 7981A.0302
§ 7981A.0302. 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. Election Code § 85.034 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 85 / Section 85.034
§ 85.034. VOTER UNABLE TO ENTER POLLING PLACE.
Status: in_force

Early voting by personal appearance by a voter who is voting outside the early voting polling place shall be conducted pursuant to Section 64.009.
Tex. Property Code § 141.023 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 141 / Section 141.023
§ 141.023. EFFECT ON EXISTING CUSTODIANSHIPS.
Status: in_force

(a) Any transfer of custodial property under this chapter made before September 1, 1995, is validated notwithstanding that there was no specific authority in this chapter for the coverage of custodial property of that kind or for a transfer from that source at the time the transfer was made.

(b) Sections 141.002 and 141.021, with respect to the age of a minor for whom custodial property is held under this chapter, do not apply to custodial property held in a custodianship that terminated because the minor attained the age of 18 after August 26, 1973, and before September 1, 1995.
Tex. Government Code § 549.0260 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 549 / Section 549.0260
§ 549.0260. APPEAL OF PRIOR AUTHORIZATION DENIAL UNDER MEDICAID VENDOR DRUG PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

A recipient of drug benefits under the Medicaid vendor drug program may appeal through the Medicaid fair hearing process a denial of prior authorization under this subchapter for a covered drug or covered dosage.
Tex. Family Code § 263.0045 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 263 / Section 263.0045
§ 263.0045. EDUCATION IN HOME SETTING FOR FOSTER CHILDREN.
Status: in_force

On request of a person providing substitute care for a child who is in the managing conservatorship of the department, the department shall allow the person to provide the child with an education in a home setting unless:

(1) the right of the department to allow the education of the child in a home setting has been specifically limited by court order;

(2) a court at a hearing conducted under this chapter finds, on good cause shown through evidence presented by the department in accordance with the applicable provisions in the department's child protective services handbook (CPS August 2013), that education in the home setting is not in the best interest of the child; or

(3) the department determines that federal law requires another school setting.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1074.112 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1074 / Section 1074.112
§ 1074.112. CONTRACTS WITH GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES FOR CARE AND TREATMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may contract with a county or municipality located outside the district's boundaries for the care and treatment of a sick or injured person of that county or municipality.

(b) The district may contract with this state or a federal agency to reimburse the district for treatment of a sick or injured person.
Tex. Local Government Code § 344.105 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 344 / Section 344.105
§ 344.105. VOTING REQUIREMENT.
Status: in_force

A concurrence of a majority of the members of the board is necessary in matters relating to the business of a district. A two-thirds majority vote of the board is required to reject any application for funding available under this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3843.204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3843 / Section 3843.204
§ 3843.204. PETITION REQUIRED FOR ASSESSMENT AND FOR FINANCING SERVICES AND IMPROVEMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may not impose an assessment or finance a service or improvement project under this chapter unless a written petition requesting the improvement or service has been filed with the board.

(b) The petition must be signed by:

(1) the owners of a majority of the assessed value of real property in the district or in the area of the district that will be subject to the assessment as determined by the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for Harris County; or

(2) at least 25 persons who own real property in the district or the area of the district that will be subject to the assessment, if more than 25 persons own real property in the district or area that will be subject to the assessment as determined by the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for Harris County.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3933.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3933 / Section 3933.151
§ 3933.151. IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The district may provide, design, construct, acquire, improve, relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an improvement project or service, including tourism and visitor facilities, using any money available to the district, or contract with a governmental or private entity and reimburse that entity for the provision, design, construction, acquisition, improvement, relocation, operation, maintenance, or financing of an improvement project, service, or cost, for the provision of credit enhancement, or for any cost of operating or maintaining the district or the issuance of district obligations authorized under this chapter, Chapter 372, 375, or 383, Local Government Code, or Chapter 49 or 54, Water Code.
Tex. Estates Code § 1158.351 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1158 / Section 1158.351
§ 1158.351. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies only to real estate owned by an estate as a result of the foreclosure of a vendor's lien or mortgage belonging to the estate:

(1) by a judicial sale;

(2) by a foreclosure suit;

(3) through a sale under a deed of trust; or

(4) by acceptance of a deed in cancellation of a lien or mortgage owned by the estate.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8309.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8309 / Section 8309.107
§ 8309.107. MUNICIPAL CONSENT.
Status: in_force

Municipal consent to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district granted under Section 8309.004 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 § 3886.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3886 / Section 3886.106
§ 3886.106. RULES; ENFORCEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may adopt rules:

(1) to administer or operate the district;

(2) for the use, enjoyment, availability, protection, security, and maintenance of the district's property and facilities; or

(3) to provide for public safety and security in the district.

(b) The district may enforce its rules by injunctive relief.

(c) To the extent a district rule conflicts with a town rule, order, or regulation, the town rule, order, or regulation controls.
Tex. Water Code § 61.078 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 61 / Section 61.078
§ 61.078. DISTRICT TREASURER.
Status: in_force

The county treasurer of the county of jurisdiction shall be treasurer of the district.
Tex. Government Code § 466.020 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 466 / Section 466.020
§ 466.020. SECURITY.
Status: repealed

(a) The executive director shall maintain an office of security within the department. The office of security shall assist the executive director in addressing any security-related matter arising under this chapter or Chapter 2001, Occupations Code. The office may coordinate as necessary with the financial crimes intelligence center established under Chapter 2312, Occupations Code, for assistance with investigations, to receive guidance on security-related matters, and to provide information relevant to the office's operations.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1160 (S.B. 3070), Sec. 76(5), eff. June 20, 2025.

(c) A security officer or investigator employed by the office of security or a peace officer who is working in conjunction with the department or the Department of Public Safety in the enforcement of this chapter, without a search warrant, may search and seize a lottery vending machine, lottery computer terminal, or other lottery equipment that is located on premises for which a person holds a sales agent license issued under this chapter.

(d) The Department of Public Safety, at the department's request, shall perform a full criminal background investigation of a prospective investigator of the office of security. The department shall reimburse the Department of Public Safety for the actual costs of an investigation.

(e) At least once every two years, the executive director shall employ an independent firm that is experienced in security, including computer security and systems security, to conduct a comprehensive study of all aspects of lottery security, including:

(1) lottery personnel security;

(2) sales agent security;

(3) lottery operator and vendor security;

(4) security against ticket counterfeiting and alteration and other means of fraudulent winning;

(5) security of lottery drawings;

(6) lottery computer, data communications, database, and systems security;

(7) lottery premises and warehouse security;

(8) security of distribution of tickets;

(9) security of validation and payment procedures;

(10) security involving unclaimed prizes;

(11) security aspects of each lottery game;

(12) security against the deliberate placement of winning tickets in lottery games that involve preprinted winning tickets by persons involved in the production, storage, transportation, or distribution of tickets; and

(13) other security aspects of lottery operations.

(f) The executive director shall provide the commission with a complete report of the security study conducted under Subsection (e). The commission shall provide the governor and the legislature, before the convening of each regular legislative session, with a summary of the security study that shows the overall evaluation of the lottery's security.
Tex. Government Code § 1433.064 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1433 / Section 1433.064
§ 1433.064. MATURITY.
Status: in_force

A bond issued under this chapter must mature not later than 40 years after its date.
Tex. Election Code § 85.009 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 85 / Section 85.009
§ 85.009. ELECTION OFFICERS FOR GENERAL ELECTION FOR STATE AND COUNTY OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The county clerk shall select election officers for the main early voting polling place and any branch polling place from a list provided under Subsection (b), in a manner that provides equal representation to the extent possible for each political party holding a primary election in the county.

(b) Before July of each year, the county chair of each political party holding a primary election in the county shall submit in writing to the county clerk a list of names of persons in order of preference for each early voting polling place who are eligible for selection as an election officer. The county chair may supplement the list of names of persons until the 30th day before early voting begins in case an appointed election officer becomes unable to serve. The county clerk shall appoint the first person meeting the applicable eligibility requirements from the list submitted in compliance with this subsection by the party with the highest number of votes in the county as the presiding judge of that polling place and the first person meeting the applicable eligibility requirements from the list submitted in compliance with this subsection by the party with the second highest number of votes in the county as the alternate presiding judge of that polling place. The county clerk shall appoint additional election officers for each polling place in the manner described by Subsection (a). The county clerk may reject the list if the persons whose names are submitted on the list are determined not to meet the applicable eligibility requirements.

(c) The county clerk, after making a reasonable effort to consult with the party chair of the appropriate political party or parties, may select election officers for each early voting polling place in which a list is not submitted in a manner that attempts to ensure equal representation to the extent possible for the parties holding a primary election in the county.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1601.055 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1601 / Section 1601.055
§ 1601.055. IDENTIFICATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS IN BIDS.
Status: in_force

A system shall include in its respective bid documents for the various coverages a provision calling for each bidder to identify the system's administrative costs as a distinguishable figure and to enumerate the services the bidder will render in exchange for the administrative costs.