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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1074.058 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1074 / Section 1074.058
§ 1074.058. DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR; ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall appoint a qualified person as district administrator.

(b) The board may appoint an assistant administrator.

(c) The district administrator and any assistant administrator serve at the will of the board and receive the compensation determined by the board.

(d) On assuming the duties of district administrator, the administrator shall execute a bond payable to the district in an amount set by the board of not less than $5,000 that:

(1) is conditioned on the administrator performing the administrator's duties; and

(2) contains any other condition the board requires.

(e) The board may pay for the bond with district money.
Tex. Water Code § 5.401 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 5 / Section 5.401
§ 5.401. CONSOLIDATED PERMIT PROCESSING.
Status: in_force

(a) If a plant, facility, or site is required to have more than one permit issued by the commission and the applications for all permits required by the commission are filed within a 30-day period, the commission, on request of the applicant, shall conduct coordinated application reviews and one consolidated permit hearing on all permits requested to be consolidated by the applicant and may issue one consolidated permit. On request of the applicant, the commission shall issue one consolidated permit.

(b) The executive director shall designate one permit program as the lead program for coordination, and that program is the point of contact regarding the consolidated permit.

(c) The executive director may require separate processing of consolidated applications or may return to the applicant parts of an application if the executive director determines that the applicant has submitted an incomplete application or if the applicant does not respond as requested to notices of deficiency.

(d) A federal operating permit governed by the requirements of Sections 382.054-382.0543, Health and Safety Code, may not be consolidated with other permits under this subchapter.
Tex. Occupations Code § 503.057 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 503 / Section 503.057
§ 503.057. COUNSELING UNDER OTHER CERTIFICATION.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to an activity, service, title, or description of a person certified by the Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification or the Commission on Certification of Work Adjustment and Vocational Evaluation Specialists who:

(1) is performing counseling consistent with state law, the person's training, and any code of ethics of the person's profession; and

(2) does not use the title or hold the person out to be a licensed counselor.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1082.160 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1082 / Section 1082.160
§ 1082.160. SPENDING AND INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Sections 1082.110, 1082.201, 1082.204, and 1082.205, the district may not incur a debt payable from district revenue other than the revenue on hand or to be on hand in the current and immediately following district fiscal years.

(b) The board may invest operating, depreciation, or building reserves only in funds or securities specified by Chapter 2256, Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1043.111 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1043 / Section 1043.111
§ 1043.111. JOINT OWNERSHIP ARRANGEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may enter into a joint ownership arrangement for the district with one or more public or private entities for:

(1) the provision of management or operating services; and

(2) the ownership of all or part of real property, facilities, equipment, or supplies.

(b) Before the board enters into the arrangement, the board must determine that the arrangement is:

(1) in the district's best interest; and

(2) for a public purpose of the district.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2001.601 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2001 / Section 2001.601
§ 2001.601. IMPOSITION OF PENALTY.
Status: in_force

The commission may impose an administrative penalty against a person who violates this chapter or a rule or order adopted by the commission under this chapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 562.105 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 562 / Section 562.105
§ 562.105. CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A program operator shall contract, directly or indirectly, with a provider offering discounted health care services or products under the discount health care program. The written contract must contain all of the following provisions:

(1) a description of the discounts to be provided to a member;

(2) a provision prohibiting the provider from charging a member more than the discounted rate agreed to in the written agreement with the provider; and

(3) a provision requiring the provider to promptly notify the program operator if the provider no longer participates in the program or loses the authority to provide services or products.

(b) The program operator may not charge or receive from a provider any fee or other compensation for entering into the agreement.

(c) If the program operator contracts with a network of providers, the program operator shall obtain written assurance from the network that:

(1) the network has a written agreement with each network provider that includes a discounted rate that is applicable to a program operator's discount health care program and contains all of the terms described in Subsection (a); and

(2) the network is authorized to obligate the network providers to provide services to members of the discount health care program.

(d) The program operator shall require the network to:

(1) maintain and provide the program operator on a monthly basis an up-to-date list of providers in the network; and

(2) promptly remove a provider from its network if the provider no longer participates or loses the authority to provide services or products.

(e) The program operator shall maintain a copy of each written agreement the program operator has with a provider or a network for at least two years following termination of the agreement.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3982.0106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3982 / Section 3982.0106
§ 3982.0106. ELIGIBILITY FOR INCLUSION IN SPECIAL ZONES.
Status: in_force

All or any part of the area of the district is eligible to be included in:

(1) a tax increment reinvestment zone created under Chapter 311, Tax Code;

(2) a tax abatement reinvestment zone created under Chapter 312, Tax Code;

(3) an enterprise zone created under Chapter 2303, Government Code; or

(4) an industrial district created under Chapter 42, Local Government Code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 402.251 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 402 / Section 402.251
§ 402.251. TEMPORARY TRAINING PERMIT QUALIFICATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall issue a temporary training permit to a person who:

(1) possesses the qualifications required under Section 402.203(a);

(2) submits a written application on a form prescribed by the department furnishing documentation that the applicant satisfies the requirements of Subdivision (1); and

(3) pays any required fee.

(b) The commission by rule may provide for the issuance of a new temporary training permit under this section after a person's temporary training permit expires.
Tex. Finance Code § 122.253 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 122 / Section 122.253
§ 122.253. LOAN TO NONMEMBER.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person:

(1) is a director, honorary director, advisory director, committee member, officer, or employee of a credit union; and

(2) knowingly permits a loan to be made to a nonmember or participates in a loan to a nonmember.

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

(c) A person who commits an offense described by Subsection (a) is primarily liable to the credit union for the amount illegally loaned. The illegality of the loan is not a defense in an action by the credit union to recover on the loan.

(d) Extending credit to a nonmember as a comaker with a member or extending credit to a nonmember for the sale of property owned by the credit union or for the sale of assets acquired in liquidation or repossession is authorized and is not a loan to a nonmember. Acquiring a promissory note or other asset by a share and deposit guaranty corporation or credit union authorized under Section 15.410, on which a nonmember is liable, is not a loan to a nonmember.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 52.101 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 52 / Section 52.101
§ 52.101. BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) A board of directors shall manage a marketing association.

(b) The board shall be composed of five or more directors who are elected by the members of the association.

(c) Except as provided by Subsection (d) of this section, a person must be a member of the association to be eligible to serve as a director.

(d) As prescribed by the bylaws of the association that is holding the meeting, a marketing association that is a member of the association may designate any of its members to vote on behalf of the member association or to serve as a director of the association holding the meeting.
Tex. Education Code § 56.486 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 56 / Section 56.486
§ 56.486. AMOUNT OF SCHOLARSHIP.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the amount of a scholarship for each semester or other academic term in which an eligible student is enrolled at an institution of higher education is an amount sufficient to cover, but not exceed, the amount of tuition charged to the student for that semester or term.

(b) The amount of a scholarship for each semester or other academic term may not exceed the amount of the student's unmet financial need for that semester or term after any other gift aid has been awarded.

(c) The coordinating board shall issue to each eligible student a certificate indicating the amount of the scholarship awarded to the student.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 433.028 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 433 / Section 433.028
§ 433.028. REFUSAL TO INSPECT.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may withdraw or refuse to provide inspection service under this subchapter from an establishment for the period the department determines necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter if the department determines after opportunity for hearing that the applicant for or recipient of the service is unfit to engage in a business requiring inspection under this subchapter because the applicant or recipient, or a person responsibly connected with the applicant or recipient, has been convicted in a federal or state court of a felony or more than one violation of another law based on:

(1) acquiring, handling, or distributing unwholesome, mislabeled, or deceptively packaged food; or

(2) fraud in connection with a transaction in food.

(b) The department's determination and order under this section is final unless, not later than the 30th day after the effective date of the order, the affected applicant or recipient files an application for judicial review in the appropriate court as provided by Section 433.082. Judicial review of the order is on the record from which the determination and order was made.

(c) This section does not affect the provisions of this subchapter relating to withdrawal of inspection services from establishments failing to maintain sanitary conditions or to destroy condemned carcasses, parts of carcasses, meat, or meat food products.

(d) For the purposes of this section, a person is responsibly connected with the business if the person is a partner, officer, director, holder or owner of 10 percent or more of the business's voting stock, or managerial or executive employee.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 247.044 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 247 / Section 247.044
§ 247.044. INJUNCTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may petition a district court for a temporary restraining order to restrain a continuing violation of the standards or licensing requirements provided under this chapter if the department finds that:

(1) the violation creates an immediate threat to the health and safety of the assisted living facility residents; or

(2) the facility is operating without a license.

(b) A district court, on petition of the department and on a finding by the court that a person is violating the standards or licensing requirements provided under this chapter, may by injunction:

(1) prohibit a person from continuing a violation of the standards or licensing requirements provided under this chapter;

(2) restrain the establishment or operation of an assisted living facility without a license issued under this chapter; or

(3) grant any other injunctive relief warranted by the facts.

(c) The department may petition a district court for a temporary restraining order to inspect a facility allegedly required to be licensed and operating without a license when admission to the facility cannot be obtained. If it is shown that admission to the facility cannot be obtained, the court shall order the facility to allow the department admission to the facility.

(d) The attorney general or local prosecuting attorney may institute and conduct a suit authorized by this section at the request of the department.

(e) Venue for a suit brought under this section is in the county in which the assisted living facility is located or in Travis County.
Tex. Government Code § 447.012 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 447 / Section 447.012
§ 447.012. APPLIANCE STANDARDS.
Status: in_force

The state energy conservation office shall determine the feasibility and cost-benefit to consumers of setting appliance standards for appliances that are not currently regulated for energy efficiency in this state, if the office determines that the new standards would reduce the emission of air contaminants. The office may not consider the feasibility and cost-benefit to consumers of setting appliance standards for air conditioning systems under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9090.0306 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9090 / Section 9090.0306
§ 9090.0306. LIMITATION ON USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain outside the district boundaries to acquire a site or easement for:

(1) a recreational facility, as defined by Section 49.462, Water Code; or

(2) a road project authorized by Section 9090.0303.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8067.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8067 / Section 8067.0102
§ 8067.0102. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Transportation Code § 252.208 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 252 / Section 252.208
§ 252.208. SUPERVISION OF ROAD SUPERINTENDENT BY COMMISSIONERS COURT.
Status: in_force

Work performed under a road superintendent is subject to the general supervision of the commissioners court.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1038.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1038 / Section 1038.004
§ 1038.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

The boundaries of the district are coextensive with the boundaries of County Commissioners Precincts Nos. 1, 2, and 4 of Hardeman County, Texas, as those boundaries existed on May 17, 1979.
Tex. Finance Code § 345.203 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 345 / Section 345.203
§ 345.203. MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF INSURANCE COVERAGE.
Status: in_force

(a) At any time the total amount of the policies of credit life insurance in force on one retail buyer on one retail installment contract or retail charge agreement may not exceed:

(1) the total amount repayable under the contract or agreement; and

(2) the greater of the scheduled or actual amount of unpaid indebtedness if the indebtedness is repayable in substantially equal installments.

(b) At any time the total amount of the policies of credit health and accident insurance or credit involuntary unemployment insurance in force on one retail buyer on one retail installment contract or retail charge agreement may not exceed the total amount repayable under the contract or agreement, and the amount of each periodic indemnity payment may not exceed the scheduled periodic payment on the indebtedness.
Tex. Government Code § 508.047 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 508 / Section 508.047
§ 508.047. MEETINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) The members of the board shall meet at least once in each quarter of the calendar year at a site determined by the presiding officer.

(b) The members of the board are not required to meet as a body to perform the members' duties in clemency matters.

(c) A majority of each parole panel constitutes a quorum for the transaction of the panel's business. A panel's decision must be by majority vote.

(d) The members of a parole panel are not required to meet as a body to perform the members' duties, except to conduct a hearing under Section 508.281.
Tex. Insurance Code § 701.101 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 701 / Section 701.101
§ 701.101. INSURANCE FRAUD UNIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The purpose of the department's insurance fraud unit is to enforce laws relating to fraudulent insurance acts.

(b) The insurance fraud unit may receive, review, and investigate in a timely manner insurer antifraud reports submitted under Chapter 704.

(c) The insurance fraud unit shall report annually to the commissioner in writing regarding:

(1) the number of cases completed by the insurance fraud unit; and

(2) recommendations for regulatory and statutory responses to the types of fraudulent activities encountered by the insurance fraud unit.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8501.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8501 / Section 8501.104
§ 8501.104. OATH AND BOND REQUIREMENT FOR DIRECTOR.
Status: in_force

(a) A director shall, within 15 days after the date of appointment, qualify by taking the constitutional oath of office and by filing a good and sufficient bond with the secretary of state.

(b) The bond is subject to approval by the secretary of state and must:

(1) be in the amount of $1,000;

(2) be payable to the authority; and

(3) be conditioned on the faithful performance of the duties as a director.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 401.5011 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 401 / Section 401.5011
§ 401.5011. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The executive director shall administer and enforce this subchapter.
Tex. Education Code § 29.316 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 29 / Section 29.316
§ 29.316. LANGUAGE ACQUISITION.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "language acquisition" includes expressive and receptive language acquisition and literacy development in English, American Sign Language, or both, or, if applicable, in another language primarily used by a child's parent or guardian, and is separate from any modality used to communicate in the applicable language or languages.

(b) Each school district shall ensure that the language acquisition of each child eight years of age or younger who is deaf or hard of hearing is regularly assessed using a tool or assessment approved by the commissioner.

(c) On a schedule determined by the commissioner, each school district shall report to the commissioner through the Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS) or another method set by commissioner rule the assessment data collected under Subsection (b).

(d) The commissioner shall adopt rules establishing the assessment data required to be reported under Subsection (c).

(e) The commissioner shall annually post on the agency's Internet website a report on the language acquisition of children eight years of age or younger who are deaf or hard of hearing using the assessment data reported under Subsection (c).

(f) The commissioner shall use the assessment data reported under Subsection (c) in determining whether to award a grant under Section 29.018 or in seeking federal money available for projects aimed at improving outcomes for students with disabilities.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 114.0053 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 114 / Section 114.0053
§ 114.0053. SIGN REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The operator of a commercial lodging establishment shall display at the commercial lodging establishment a sign, in the form prescribed by the attorney general, that:

(1) includes a statement that employees of the commercial lodging establishment are required to receive annual human trafficking training and may not be disciplined, retaliated against, or otherwise discriminated against for making a good faith report of a suspected act of human trafficking;

(2) includes information on how to recognize and report human trafficking, including a list of indicators of human trafficking;

(3) includes a phone number designated by the attorney general for reporting a suspected act of human trafficking or a violation of this chapter;

(4) includes the contact information for reporting suspicious activity to the Department of Public Safety;

(5) is at least 11 inches by 17 inches in size and written in at least a 16-point font;

(6) is posted separately in English, Spanish, and any other primary language spoken by 10 percent or more of the establishment's employees; and

(7) is posted in a location that is easily visible to all employees.
Tex. Government Code § 2105.204 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2105 / Section 2105.204
§ 2105.204. HEARING ON REDUCTION OF FUNDING.
Status: in_force

(a) After receiving notice that block grant funds are to be reduced as provided by Section 2105.203, a provider may request an administrative hearing under Chapter 2001 if the provider alleges that a reduction of funding:

(1) violates the rules adopted under Section 2105.202(a);

(2) is discriminatory; or

(3) is without reasonable basis in law or fact.

(b) Not later than the 30th day after the date the request is received, the agency shall conduct a hearing to determine whether the funding should be reduced. The agency and the provider may agree to postpone the hearing.

(c) An agency shall hold at least one session of the hearing in the locality served by the provider and shall hear local public comment on the matter at that time if requested to do so by:

(1) a local elected official; or

(2) an organization with 25 or more members.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9050.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9050 / Section 9050.203
§ 9050.203. BONDS EXEMPT FROM TAXATION.
Status: in_force

A bond issued under this chapter, the transfer of the bond, and income from the bond, including profits made on the sale of the bond, are exempt from taxation in this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3992.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3992 / Section 3992.0102
§ 3992.0102. CREATION AND NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a special district created under Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8379.0502 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8379 / Section 8379.0502
§ 8379.0502. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 845.103 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 845 / Section 845.103
§ 845.103. REMOVAL OF CERTAIN BOARD MEMBERS.
Status: in_force

The participating hospital providers may remove, by a two-thirds vote, any member of the board elected by the participating hospital providers under Section 845.101(b).