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Tex. Occupations Code § 2307.008 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2307 / Section 2307.008
§ 2307.008. SUPPORT SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding this chapter, and except as provided by Subsection (b), an insurer may provide support services to its tied repair facilities if those services:

(1) are priced at a level that is fair and reasonable to both the insurer and the tied repair facility; and

(2) do not directly or indirectly confer a competitive advantage to the tied repair facility.

(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), an agreement by an insurer to provide support services to its tied repair facility may not create the potential for confusion among the policyholders of the insurer, other beneficiaries of an insurance policy issued by the insurer, or other parties.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 61.068 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 61 / Section 61.068
§ 61.068. APPLICATION REQUIREMENT.
Status: in_force

A city or county that seeks state funds under this subchapter to clean the public beaches must submit an application to the land office.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.045 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 11 / Section 11.045
§ 11.045. APPLICATION OF OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

Section 403.095, Government Code, does not apply to revenues accruing to an account established under this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9033.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9033 / Section 9033.153
§ 9033.153. PAYMENT OF TAX OR ASSESSMENT NOT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The district is not required to pay a tax or assessment on:

(1) a district project or any part of the project; or

(2) a district purchase.
Tex. Occupations Code § 155.206 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 155 / Section 155.206
§ 155.206. SUPERVISING PRACTICE AGREEMENT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) A physician graduate shall enter into a supervising practice agreement with a sponsoring physician.

(b) A physician graduate who has not entered into a supervising practice agreement may not practice or attempt to practice medicine.

(c) A physician graduate who enters into a supervising practice agreement may practice under the delegation and supervision of another physician if:

(1) the sponsoring physician authorizes the practice of the physician graduate under the delegation and supervision of the other physician in a written document that identifies the other physician by name; and

(2) the other physician is:

(A) part of the sponsoring physician's physician group or facility; and

(B) certified in the same specialty as the sponsoring physician by a medical specialty member board of:

(i) the American Board of Medical Specialties;

(ii) the American Osteopathic Association Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists;

(iii) the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery; or

(iv) any other medical specialty member organization recognized by the board.

(d) The physician profile under Section 154.006 of a sponsoring physician or physician graduate must indicate in the manner prescribed by board rule that the sponsoring physician or physician graduate has entered into a supervising practice agreement.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8388.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8388 / Section 8388.004
§ 8388.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is composed of the territory described by Section 4(a), Chapter 764, Acts of the 69th Legislature, Regular Session, 1985, as that territory may have been modified under:

(1) Subchapter H, Chapter 54, Water Code;

(2) Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code; or

(3) other law.

(b) The boundaries and field notes of the district form a closure. A mistake in copying the field notes in the legislative process or another mistake in the field notes does not affect:

(1) the district's organization, existence, or validity;

(2) the district's right to issue any type of bond for a purpose for which the district is created;

(3) the payment of the principal of and interest on bonds;

(4) the district's right to impose a tax; or

(5) the legality or operation of the district or its governing body.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1120.058 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1120 / Section 1120.058
§ 1120.058. VOTING REQUIREMENT.
Status: in_force

A concurrence of a majority of the directors voting is necessary in matters relating to district business.
Tex. Estates Code § 1105.103 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1105 / Section 1105.103
§ 1105.103. BOND REQUIRED FROM GUARDIAN OTHERWISE EXEMPT.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to an individual guardian of the estate from whom a bond was not required.

(b) A person who has a debt, claim, or demand against the guardianship, with respect to the justice of which an oath has been made by the person, the person's agent or attorney, or another person interested in the guardianship, in person or as the representative of another person, may file a written complaint under oath in the court in which the guardian was appointed.

(c) After a complaint is filed under Subsection (b), the court shall cite the guardian to appear and show cause why the guardian should not be required to give a bond.

(d) On hearing a complaint filed under Subsection (b), if it appears to the court that the guardian is wasting, mismanaging, or misapplying the guardianship estate and that a creditor may probably lose the creditor's debt, or that a person's interest in the guardianship may be diminished or lost, the court shall enter an order requiring the guardian to give a bond not later than the 10th day after the date of the order.

(e) A bond required under Subsection (d) must be:

(1) in an amount sufficient to protect the guardianship and the guardianship's creditors;

(2) approved by and payable to the judge; and

(3) conditioned that the guardian:

(A) will well and truly administer the guardianship; and

(B) will not waste, mismanage, or misapply the guardianship estate.

(f) If the guardian fails to give the bond required under Subsection (d) and the judge has not extended the period for giving the bond, the judge, without citation, shall remove the guardian and appoint a competent person as guardian, who shall:

(1) administer the guardianship according to the provisions of a will or law;

(2) take the oath or make the declaration required of a guardian under Section 1105.051 before the person enters on the administration of the guardianship; and

(3) give bond in the same manner and in the same amount provided by this title for the issuance of original letters of guardianship.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 55A.352 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 55A / Section 55A.352
§ 55A.352. DUTY OF DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY.
Status: in_force

(a) In this article, "department" means the Department of Public Safety.

(b) The department shall notify any central federal depository of criminal records by any means, including secure electronic mail, electronic transmission, or facsimile transmission, of an order received under Article 55A.351(a) with an explanation of the effect of the order and a request that the depository, as appropriate, either:

(1) destroy or return to the court the records in possession of the depository that are subject to the order, including any information with respect to the order; or

(2) comply with Article 55A.354 pertaining to information contained in records and files of a person entitled to expunction under Article 55A.006.

(c) The department shall provide, by secure electronic mail, electronic transmission, or facsimile transmission, notice of the order to any private entity that is listed in the order or that purchases criminal history record information from the department.

(d) The notice under Subsection (c) must include an explanation of the effect of the order and a request that the private entity destroy any information in the possession of the entity that is subject to the order.

(e) The department may charge to a private entity that purchases criminal history record information from the department a fee in an amount sufficient to recover costs incurred by the department in providing notice under Subsection (c).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9040.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9040 / Section 9040.151
§ 9040.151. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

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

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 9040.153.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 51, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 63.071 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 63 / Section 63.071
§ 63.071. INSPECTION FEE.
Status: in_force

(a) For each state fiscal year, the registrant of a commercial fertilizer shall pay to the service an inspection fee as prescribed by this section.

(b) Except as otherwise provided by this section, the inspection fee for a commercial fertilizer distributed in this state is 30 cents per ton of fertilizer. With the approval of the board, the director may reduce or increase the inspection fee in increments of two cents per ton per fiscal year.

(c) A person distributing in this state a commercial fertilizer product packaged in individual containers of five pounds or less shall pay, for each distinct commercial fertilizer product so distributed, a flat rate inspection fee of $50 for each fiscal year or part of a fiscal year in which the distribution is made.

(d) A registrant paying an inspection fee under Subsection (b) of this section shall pay in advance a minimum annual inspection fee of $100 per fiscal year. All advance inspection fees collected under this section shall be credited towards the first tonnage inspection owed by the registrant accruing in that fiscal year.

(e) If more than one person is involved in the distribution of a commercial fertilizer, the last person who distributes to a dealer or consumer who is a nonregistrant shall pay the fee.

(f) A person is not required to pay an inspection fee on a portion of a customer-formula fertilizer that is produced by the purchaser or acquired by the purchaser from a source other than the person who mixed, milled, or processed the mixture.

(g) The service may by rule provide that a person who manufactures or distributes a commercial fertilizer solely for investigational, experimental, or laboratory use by qualified persons is not required to pay an inspection fee on the fertilizer if the use is in the public interest.

(h) A person is not required to pay an inspection fee on compost as defined by Section 361.421, Health and Safety Code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 258.211 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 258 / Section 258.211
§ 258.211. FUNDING.
Status: in_force

The board may accept gifts and grants from any source to fund the duties of the board and the advisory committee under this subchapter.
Tex. Tax Code § 154.208 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 154 / Section 154.208
§ 154.208. BONDED AGENT'S RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) Each bonded agent shall keep, at each of the agent's places of business in this state, records of all cigarettes received, distributed, and delivered.

(b) The records must include:

(1) invoices for receipts and deliveries;

(2) orders for receipts and deliveries;

(3) shipping records for receipts and deliveries; and

(4) shipping records for distribution or delivery.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 91.002 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 91 / Section 91.002
§ 91.002. HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONER LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

Subject to Section 91.003, a health care practitioner who, without compensation or expectation of compensation, conducts a physical examination or medical screening of a patient for the purpose of determining the physical health and fitness of the patient to participate in a school-sponsored extracurricular or sporting activity is immune from civil liability for any act or omission resulting in the death of or injury to the patient if:

(1) the health care practitioner was acting in good faith and in the course and scope of the health care practitioner's duties;

(2) the health care practitioner commits the act or omission in the course of conducting the physical examination or medical screening of the patient;

(3) the services provided to the patient are within the scope of the license of the health care practitioner; and

(4) before the health care practitioner conducts the physical examination or medical screening, the patient or, if the patient is a minor or is otherwise legally incompetent, the patient's parent, managing conservator, legal guardian, or other person with legal responsibility for the care of the patient signs a written statement that acknowledges:

(A) that the health care practitioner is conducting a physical examination or medical screening that is not administered for or in expectation of compensation; and

(B) the limitations on the recovery of damages from the health care practitioner in connection with the physical examination or medical screening being performed.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3792.0503 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3792 / Section 3792.0503
§ 3792.0503. AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY AND TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may borrow money on terms determined by the board.

(b) The district, by competitive bid or negotiated sale, may issue bonds, notes, or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, assessments, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources of money, to pay for any authorized district purpose.

(c) The limitation on the outstanding principal amount of bonds, notes, or other obligations provided by Section 49.4645, Water Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Transportation Code § 367.008 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 367 / Section 367.008
§ 367.008. PLEDGE OF REVENUE.
Status: in_force

A municipality may pledge to the payment of bonds issued under this subchapter, including the principal of, interest on, and any other amount required or permitted to be paid in connection with the bonds, all or any part of its revenue, income, or receipts from:

(1) a toll or charge authorized by Section 367.011; or

(2) another resource.
Tex. Estates Code § 1157.059 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1157 / Section 1157.059
§ 1157.059. ALLOWANCE AND APPROVAL PROHIBITED WITHOUT AFFIDAVIT.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Section 1157.102, a guardian of the estate may not allow, and the court may not approve, a claim for money against the estate unless the claim is supported by an affidavit that meets the applicable requirements of Sections 1157.004 and 1157.005.
Tex. Finance Code § 66.254 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 66 / Section 66.254
§ 66.254. EFFECT OF CLOSING.
Status: in_force

(a) On closing an association under this subchapter, the commissioner may:

(1) liquidate the association as provided by Subchapter E; or

(2) tender the association's assets and all the association's affairs to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and appoint the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation as receiver or liquidating agent to act in accordance with this chapter or federal law.

(b) The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation on accepting the tender and appointment prescribed by Subsection (a)(2) may:

(1) act without bond or other security as to the appointment; and

(2) without court supervision, exercise any right, power, or privilege provided by the laws of this state to a receiver or liquidating agent, as applicable, and any applicable right, power, or privilege available under federal law.

(c) On acceptance of the appointment prescribed by Subsection (a)(2), possession of and title to all the assets, business, and property of the association pass to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation without the execution of any instrument transferring title or right of use.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3906.112 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3906 / Section 3906.112
§ 3906.112. PARKING FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may acquire, lease as lessor or lessee, construct, develop, own, operate, and maintain parking facilities or a system of parking facilities, including lots, garages, parking terminals, or other structures or accommodations for parking motor vehicles off the streets and related appurtenances.

(b) The district's parking facilities serve the public purposes of the district and are owned, used, and held for a public purpose even if leased or operated by a private entity for a term of years.

(c) The district's parking facilities are parts of and necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street or road improvement.

(d) The development and operation of the district's parking facilities may be considered an economic development program.
Tex. Estates Code § 113.209 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 113 / Section 113.209
§ 113.209. DISCHARGE FROM CLAIMS.
Status: in_force

(a) Payment made in accordance with Section 113.202, 113.203, 113.204, 113.205, or 113.207 discharges the financial institution from all claims for those amounts paid regardless of whether the payment is consistent with the beneficial ownership of the account between parties, P.O.D. payees, or beneficiaries, or their successors.

(b) The protection provided by Subsection (a) does not extend to payments made after a financial institution receives, from any party able to request present payment, written notice to the effect that withdrawals in accordance with the terms of the account should not be permitted. Unless the notice is withdrawn by the person giving the notice, the successor of a deceased party must concur in a demand for withdrawal for the financial institution to be protected under Subsection (a).

(c) No notice, other than the notice described by Subsection (b), or any other information shown to have been available to a financial institution affects the institution's right to the protection provided by Subsection (a).

(d) The protection provided by Subsection (a) does not affect the rights of parties in disputes between the parties or the parties' successors concerning the beneficial ownership of funds in, or withdrawn from, multiple-party accounts.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1271.159 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1271 / Section 1271.159
§ 1271.159. NON-NETWORK EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PROVIDER.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "emergency medical services provider" has the meaning assigned by Section 773.003, Health and Safety Code, except that the term does not include an air ambulance.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), a health maintenance organization shall pay for a covered health care service performed for, or a covered supply or covered transport related to that service provided to, an enrollee by a non-network emergency medical services provider at:

(1) if the political subdivision has submitted the rate to the department under Section 38.006, the rate set, controlled, or regulated by the political subdivision in which:

(A) the service originated; or

(B) the transport originated if transport is provided; or

(2) if the political subdivision has not submitted the rate to the department, the lesser of:

(A) the provider's billed charge; or

(B) 325 percent of the current Medicare rate, including any applicable extenders and modifiers.

(c) A political subdivision may annually adjust a rate submitted under Section 38.006 by not more than the lesser of:

(1) the Medicare Ambulance Inflation Factor; or

(2) 10 percent of the provider's previous calendar year rates.

(d) The health maintenance organization shall make a payment required by this section directly to the provider not later than, as applicable:

(1) the 30th day after the date the health maintenance organization receives an electronic clean claim as defined by Section 843.336 for those services that includes all information necessary for the health maintenance organization to pay the claim; or

(2) the 45th day after the date the health maintenance organization receives a nonelectronic clean claim as defined by Section 843.336 for those services that includes all information necessary for the health maintenance organization to pay the claim.

(e) A non-network emergency medical services provider or a person asserting a claim as an agent or assignee of the provider may not bill an enrollee receiving a health care service or supply or transport described by Subsection (b) in, and the enrollee does not have financial responsibility for, an amount greater than an applicable copayment, coinsurance, and deductible under the enrollee's health care plan that is based on:

(1) the amount initially determined payable by the health maintenance organization; or

(2) if applicable, a modified amount as determined under the health maintenance organization's internal appeal process.

(f) This section may not be construed to require the imposition of a penalty under Section 843.342.

(g) This section expires September 1, 2027.
Tex. Property Code § 59.007 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 59 / Section 59.007
§ 59.007. PURCHASE OF PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

A good faith purchaser of property sold to satisfy a lien under this chapter takes the property free of a claim by a person against whom the lien was valid, regardless of whether the lessor has complied with this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 547.0256 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 547 / Section 547.0256
§ 547.0256. USE OF GRANTS AND MATCHING AMOUNTS.
Status: in_force

A grant awarded under the matching grant program and matching amounts must be used for the sole purpose of supporting community mental health programs that:

(1) provide mental health services and treatment to individuals with a mental illness; and

(2) coordinate mental health services for individuals with a mental illness with other transition support services.
Tex. Government Code § 662.067 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 662 / Section 662.067
§ 662.067. LAW ENFORCEMENT APPRECIATION DAY.
Status: in_force

(a) January 9 is Law Enforcement Appreciation Day.

(b) Law Enforcement Appreciation Day may be regularly observed in public schools and other places. The Texas Education Agency shall develop recommendations for the observation of Law Enforcement Appreciation Day through appropriate activities in the public schools.
Tex. Government Code § 1477.304 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1477 / Section 1477.304
§ 1477.304. PLEDGE OF REVENUE.
Status: in_force

(a) Bonds issued under this subchapter must be secured by a pledge of and be payable from all or a designated part of the revenue from the improvement or facility for which the bonds are issued, as provided in the order authorizing the bonds.

(b) The pledge securing the bonds is inferior to any previous pledge of the revenue for the payment of revenue bonds or revenue refunding bonds that are outstanding.

(c) A county that leases a facility described by Section 1477.302 as lessee may pledge all or part of the revenue from the facility to the lease payments.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 282.006 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 282 / Section 282.006
§ 282.006. ELECTION COSTS; DISPOSITION OF DEPOSIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The county clerk shall retain the amount deposited under Section 282.004(a) until the commissioners court declares the election results.

(b) If at the election the majority of the voters approved the creation of the district, the county clerk shall return that amount to the petitioners or the petitioners' agent or attorney.

(c) If at the election the majority of the voters disapproved the creation of the district, the county clerk shall:

(1) pay from the amount deposited on warrants approved and signed by the county judge, all costs and expenses pertaining to the proposed district, including the costs related to the elections;

(2) return the remaining amount, if any, to the petitioners or the petitioners' agent or attorney.
Tex. Education Code § 107.64 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 107 / Section 107.64
§ 107.64. REQUIRED DORMITORY RESIDENCE.
Status: in_force

The board may adopt regulations it deems reasonable requiring any class or classes of students to reside in system dormitories or other buildings.