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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3940.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3940 / Section 3940.108
§ 3940.108. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may engage in activities that accomplish the economic development purposes of the district.

(b) The district may establish and provide for the administration of one or more programs to promote state or local economic development and to stimulate business and commercial activity in the district, including programs to:

(1) make loans and grants of public money; and

(2) provide district personnel and services.

(c) The district may create economic development programs and exercise the economic development powers provided to municipalities by:

(1) Chapter 380, Local Government Code; and

(2) Subchapter A, Chapter 1509, Government Code.
Tex. Government Code § 544.0352 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 544 / Section 544.0352
§ 544.0352. SPECIAL INVESTIGATIVE UNIT OR CONTRACTED ENTITY TO INVESTIGATE FRAUD AND ABUSE.
Status: in_force

(a) A managed care organization to which this subchapter applies shall:

(1) establish and maintain a special investigative unit within the organization to investigate fraudulent claims and other types of program abuse by recipients or enrollees, as applicable, and service providers; or

(2) contract with another entity to investigate fraudulent claims and other types of program abuse by recipients or enrollees, as applicable, and service providers.

(b) A managed care organization that contracts for the investigation of fraudulent claims and other types of program abuse by recipients or enrollees, as applicable, and service providers under Subsection (a)(2) shall file with the office of inspector general:

(1) a copy of the written contract;

(2) the names, addresses, telephone numbers, and fax numbers of the principals of the entity with which the organization contracts; and

(3) a description of the qualifications of the principals of the entity with which the organization contracts.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 91.1132 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 91 / Section 91.1132
§ 91.1132. PRIORITIZATION OF HIGH-RISK WELLS.
Status: in_force

The commission by rule shall develop a system for:

(1) identifying abandoned wells that pose a high risk of contaminating surface water or groundwater;

(2) periodically testing high-risk wells by conducting a fluid level test or, if necessary, a pressure test; and

(3) giving priority to plugging high-risk wells with compromised casings.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 777.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 777 / Section 777.002
§ 777.002. TELEPHONE SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) A poison control center established by this chapter shall provide a 24-hour toll-free telephone referral and information service for the public and health care professionals according to the requirements of the American Association of Poison Control Centers.

(b) Each public safety answering point, as that term is defined by Section 771.001, shall have direct telephone access to at least one poison control center. Regional poison information services may be available directly from the center for the region or from another poison control center but shall be available through all 9-1-1 services in the region, as the term "9-1-1 service" is defined by Section 771.001. The 9-1-1 service calls pertaining to poisonings may be routed to a poison control answering site, if possible, if the routing does not adversely affect the immediate availability of poisoning management services.

(c) A poison control center shall ensure that poison control activities within the designated region meet the criteria established by the American Association of Poison Control Centers. A center may meet the criteria directly or may affiliate with other poison control centers or poison treatment facilities, if possible. A center shall ensure that treatment facilities and services are available within the region and shall identify and make available to the public and to appropriate health professionals information concerning analytical toxicology, emergency and critical care, and extracorporeal capabilities within the region.
Tex. Local Government Code § 231.180 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 231 / Section 231.180
§ 231.180. APPEAL TO BOARD.
Status: in_force

(a) Any of the following persons may appeal to the board of adjustment a decision made by an administrative official:

(1) a person aggrieved by the decision; or

(2) any officer, department, board, or bureau of the county or of a municipality affected by the decision.

(b) The appellant must file with the board and the official from whom the appeal is taken a notice of appeal specifying the grounds for the appeal. The appeal must be filed within a reasonable time as determined by board rule. On receiving the notice, the official from whom the appeal is taken shall immediately transmit to the board all the papers constituting the record of the action that is appealed.

(c) An appeal stays all proceedings in furtherance of the action that is appealed unless the official from whom the appeal is taken certifies in writing to the board facts supporting the official's opinion that a stay would cause imminent peril to life or property. In that case, the proceedings may be stayed only by a restraining order granted by the board or a court of record on application, after notice to the official, if due cause is shown.

(d) The board shall set a reasonable time for the appeal hearing and shall give public notice of the hearing and due notice to the parties in interest. A party may appear at the appeal hearing in person or by agent or attorney. The board shall decide the appeal within a reasonable time.
Tex. Finance Code § 160.002 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 160 / Section 160.002
§ 160.002. ADMINISTRATION.
Status: in_force

The department shall administer this chapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 490.055 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 490 / Section 490.055
§ 490.055. STATE MAY NOT INTERFERE WITH ACCESS TO INVESTIGATIONAL DRUG, BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT, OR DEVICE.
Status: in_force

An official, employee, or agent of this state may not block or attempt to block an eligible patient's access to an investigational drug, biological product, or device under this chapter unless the drug, biological product, or device is considered adulterated or misbranded under Chapter 431. For purposes of this section, a governmental entity may not consider the drug, biological product, or device to be adulterated or misbranded based solely on the United States Food and Drug Administration not yet finally approving the drug, biological product, or device.
Tex. Transportation Code § 681.007 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 681 / Section 681.007
§ 681.007.
Status: in_force

Sec. 681.007. PARKING PRIVILEGES: VEHICLES DISPLAYING INTERNATIONAL SYMBOL OF ACCESS. A vehicle may be parked and is exempt from the payment of a fee or penalty in the same manner as a vehicle that has displayed on the vehicle special license plates issued under Section 504.201 or a disabled parking placard as provided by Section 681.006 if there is displayed on the vehicle a license plate or placard that:

(1) bears the international symbol of access; and

(2) is issued by a state or by a state or province of a foreign country to the owner or operator of the vehicle for the transportation of a person with a disability.
Tex. Water Code § 26.180 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 26 / Section 26.180
§ 26.180. NONPOINT SOURCE WATER POLLUTION CONTROL PROGRAMS OF CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies to a municipality to which Section 42.903, Local Government Code, applies.

(b) The municipality shall exercise the powers granted under state law to a municipality to adopt ordinances to control and abate nonpoint source water pollution or to protect threatened or endangered species.

(c) The municipality by ordinance shall adopt a nonpoint source water pollution control and abatement program for the municipality and its extraterritorial jurisdiction before the municipality adopts a resolution or ordinance creating an extraterritorial jurisdiction under Section 42.903, Local Government Code. The municipality shall submit the ordinance creating the program to the commission. Notwithstanding any other law requiring the adoption of an ordinance creating an extraterritorial jurisdiction and approval by the commission, the ordinance creating the program becomes effective and is enforceable by the municipality on the 90th day after the date the municipality submits the ordinance unless the ordinance is disapproved by the commission during the 90-day period.

(d) If the commission disapproves a program submitted under Subsection (c) of this section, the commission shall make recommendations to the municipality. The municipality shall adopt and incorporate the commission's recommendations in the program.

(e) The nonpoint source water pollution controls of the municipality that had extraterritorial jurisdiction over an area before the area was included in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of another municipality under Section 42.903, Local Government Code, are effective during the 90-day period that the program is pending before the commission or until an amended program satisfactory to the commission is adopted. The municipality, including the area in its extraterritorial jurisdiction under Section 42.903, Local Government Code, shall enforce the controls during the 90-day period.

(f) If a nonpoint source water pollution control and abatement program is adopted by a river authority that has boundaries that encompass the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the municipality, the standards under the program adopted by the municipality must meet or exceed the standards under the program adopted by the river authority.

(g) The municipality may not grant a waiver to its nonpoint source water pollution control and abatement program unless granting the waiver would demonstrably improve water quality.
Tex. Government Code § 861.009 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 861 / Section 861.009
§ 861.009. VENUE.
Status: in_force

An action in state court by or against the pension system shall be brought in Travis County.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3981.0706 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3981 / Section 3981.0706
§ 3981.0706. TAX OR BOND ELECTION.
Status: in_force

Before a new district created by the division of the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax under Section 3981.0502 or issue bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the new district must hold an election as required by this chapter to obtain voter approval.
Tex. Finance Code § 371.302 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 371 / Section 371.302
§ 371.302. ORDER TO END VIOLATION; INJUNCTION; DAMAGES.
Status: in_force

(a) If the commissioner has reasonable cause to believe that a person is violating this chapter, the commissioner, in addition to and without prejudice to other authority provided by this chapter, may enter an order requiring the person to stop or to refrain from the violation.

(b) At the commissioner's request, the attorney general or an attorney authorized to represent this state in district court shall sue in any district court with venue or in a district court of Travis County to enjoin a person from violating or continuing a violation of this chapter or from acting to further a violation. The court may enter an order or judgment awarding a preliminary or permanent injunction. The court may issue an additional order or judgment for actual damages suffered by a person as a result of the violation.
Tex. Education Code § 56.077 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 56 / Section 56.077
§ 56.077. ADOPTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) The coordinating board may adopt reasonable rules, consistent with the purposes and policies of this subchapter, to enforce the requirements, conditions, and limitations expressed by this subchapter.

(b) The coordinating board shall adopt rules necessary to ensure compliance with the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title VI (Pub. L. No. 88-352), concerning nondiscrimination in admissions or employment.

(c) The coordinating board shall distribute to each eligible institution copies of all rules adopted under this subchapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 772.453 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 772 / Section 772.453
§ 772.453. CREATION OF CONSOLIDATED DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) When the board of managers of each district has adopted the same consolidation plan, the combined boards of managers shall declare the consolidated district created.

(b) If the board of managers of a district does not agree to a consolidation plan, the remaining districts may consolidate on the terms of a mutually agreeable consolidation plan.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 534.013 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 534 / Section 534.013
§ 534.013. COOPERATION OF DEPARTMENTS.
Status: in_force

Each appropriate department shall provide assistance, advice, and consultation to local agencies, boards of trustees, and executive directors in the planning, development, and operation of a community center.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2022.004 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2022 / Section 2022.004
§ 2022.004. RESTRICTIONS ON COMMISSION APPOINTMENT, MEMBERSHIP, AND EMPLOYMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "Texas trade association" means a cooperative and voluntarily joined statewide association of business or professional competitors in this state designed to assist its members and its industry or profession in dealing with mutual business or professional problems and in promoting their common interest.

(b) A person may not be a commission member and may not be a commission employee employed in a "bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity," as that phrase is used for purposes of establishing an exemption to the overtime provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 201 et seq.), if:

(1) the person is an officer, employee, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of horse or greyhound racing or breeding; or

(2) the person's spouse is an officer, manager, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of horse or greyhound racing or breeding.

(c) A person may not be a commission member or act as the general counsel to the commission if the person is required to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305, Government Code, because of the person's activities for compensation on behalf of a profession related to the operation of the commission.

(d) An appointed member is not eligible to serve on the commission unless that member has been a resident of this state for at least 10 consecutive years immediately before appointment.

(e) A person is not eligible for appointment as a commission member if:

(1) the person or the person's spouse:

(A) is licensed by the commission, except as a commissioner;

(B) is employed by the commission or participates in the management of a business entity or other organization regulated by the commission or receiving funds from or through the commission;

(C) owns or controls, directly or indirectly, more than a 10 percent interest in a business entity or other organization regulated by the commission or receiving funds from or through the commission; or

(D) uses or receives a substantial amount of tangible goods, services, or funds from or through the commission, other than compensation or reimbursement authorized by law for commission membership, attendance, or expenses; or

(2) the person:

(A) owns any financial interest in a racetrack or its operation or is related within the second degree by affinity or the third degree by consanguinity, as determined under Subchapter B, Chapter 573, Government Code, to a person who owns any financial interest in a racetrack or its operation; or

(B) has been convicted of a felony or of any crime involving moral turpitude.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 437B.060 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 437B / Section 437B.060
§ 437B.060. DEPARTMENT DATABASE.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall establish and maintain a statewide database for use by the department and local authorities that includes the:

(1) names of mobile food vendors licensed under this chapter;

(2) results of health inspections of mobile food vendors' food vending vehicles, including inspection reports;

(3) public complaints made against mobile food vendors resulting in disciplinary or corrective action; and

(4) itineraries of mobile food vendors submitted under Subsection (b).

(b) A mobile food vendor may periodically submit to the department an itinerary of the locations of the mobile food vendor's food vending vehicles.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 86.009 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 86 / Section 86.009
§ 86.009. TERMINATION AND REVOCATION.
Status: in_force

The failure or refusal by the holder of a permit to comply with any term or condition of the permit operates as an immediate termination and revocation of all rights conferred or claimed under the permit.
Tex. Finance Code § 341.601 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 341 / Section 341.601
§ 341.601. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "fund" means the state-licensed residential mortgage loan originator recovery fund.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8888.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8888 / Section 8888.154
§ 8888.154. FEES, RATES, AND CHARGES.
Status: in_force

As necessary to enable the authority to fulfill the authority's purposes and regulatory obligations provided by this chapter, the authority may establish:

(1) fees, rates, and charges; and

(2) classifications of fee and rate payers.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8438.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8438 / Section 8438.006
§ 8438.006. 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. Insurance Code § 1551.155 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1551 / Section 1551.155
§ 1551.155. COVERAGE OPTIONS FOR SURVIVING SPOUSE.
Status: in_force

(a) A surviving spouse of an individual who is eligible to participate in the group benefits program under Section 1551.101 or 1551.102 and who is entitled to monthly benefits paid by a retirement system named in this chapter may, following the death of the individual, elect to retain:

(1) the spouse's authorized coverages; and

(2) authorized coverages for any dependent of the spouse.

(b) The coverage is at the group rate for other participants if:

(1) the coverage was previously secured by the deceased participant for the surviving spouse or dependent; and

(2) the surviving spouse directs the applicable retirement system to deduct required contributions from the monthly benefits paid to the spouse by the retirement system.

(c) A person who is the surviving spouse of an individual described by Subsection (a) may secure group health coverage without evidence of the person's insurability if the individual was eligible to participate in the group benefits program under Section 1551.101 or 1551.102 but was not participating at the time of the individual's death.

(d) A surviving spouse seeking group coverage under Subsection (c):

(1) must apply for the coverage not later than the 30th day after the date on which the individual who was eligible to participate in the group benefits program dies; and

(2) shall pay for the coverage at the group rate as provided by Subsection (b).
Tex. Transportation Code § 393.005 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 393 / Section 393.005
§ 393.005. PLACEMENT OF UNAUTHORIZED SIGN; PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person places a sign in violation of this chapter.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 61.381 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 61 / Section 61.381
§ 61.381. NOTICE BY SIGN.
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant for a license issued under this code for a location not previously licensed for the on-premises consumption of alcoholic beverages must, not later than the 60th day before the date the license is issued, prominently post an outdoor sign at the location stating that alcoholic beverages are intended to be served on the premises, the type of license, and the name and business address of the applicant.

(b) The sign must be at least 24 by 36 inches in size and must be written in lettering at least two inches in size. The administrator may require the sign to be both in English and a language other than English if it is likely that a substantial number of the residents in the area speak a language other than English as their familiar language. The commission shall provide such sign and may charge a fee therefor.

(c) This section does not apply to an applicant for a license issued under Chapter 64, 66, or 71.
Tex. Government Code § 423.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 423 / Section 423.003
§ 423.003.
Status: in_force

Sec. 423.003. OFFENSE: ILLEGAL USE OF UNMANNED AIRCRAFT TO CAPTURE IMAGE. (a) A person commits an offense if the person uses an unmanned aircraft to capture an image of an individual or privately owned real property in this state with the intent to conduct surveillance on the individual or property captured in the image.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.

(c) It is a defense to prosecution under this section that the person destroyed the image:

(1) as soon as the person had knowledge that the image was captured in violation of this section; and

(2) without disclosing, displaying, or distributing the image to a third party.

(d) In this section, "intent" has the meaning assigned by Section 6.03, Penal Code.
Tex. Local Government Code § 89.006 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 89 / Section 89.006
§ 89.006. SATISFACTION OF JUDGMENT.
Status: in_force

The commissioners court shall settle and pay a judgment against the county in the same manner and pro rata as other similar claims are settled and paid by the court. Execution may not be issued on a judgment against a county.
Tex. Finance Code § 393.608 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 393 / Section 393.608
§ 393.608. DISPOSITION OF FEES ON DENIAL OF APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

If the commissioner denies the application, the commissioner shall retain the investigation fee and shall return to the applicant the license fee submitted with the application.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 2004.001 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 2004 / Section 2004.001
§ 2004.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Generic and insignificant part" means an item that has manufacturing or consumer product applications other than inclusion in an incandescent light bulb.

(2) "Incandescent light bulb" means a standard incandescent or halogen light bulb that:

(A) is intended for general service applications;

(B) has a lumen range of not less than 310 lumens and not more than 2,600 lumens; and

(C) is capable of being operated at a voltage range at least partially within 110 and 130 volts.