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Tex. Insurance Code § 1575.009 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1575 / Section 1575.009
§ 1575.009. BALANCE BILLING PROHIBITION NOTICE.
Status: in_force

(a) The administrator of a managed care plan provided under the group program shall provide written notice in accordance with this section in an explanation of benefits provided to the enrollee and the physician or health care provider in connection with a health care or medical service or supply provided by an out-of-network provider. The notice must include:

(1) a statement of the billing prohibition under Section 1575.171, 1575.172, or 1575.173, as applicable;

(2) the total amount the physician or provider may bill the enrollee under the enrollee's managed care plan and an itemization of copayments, coinsurance, deductibles, and other amounts included in that total; and

(3) for an explanation of benefits provided to the physician or provider, information required by commissioner rule advising the physician or provider of the availability of mediation or arbitration, as applicable, under Chapter 1467.

(b) The administrator shall provide the explanation of benefits with the notice required by this section to a physician or health care provider not later than the date the administrator makes a payment under Section 1575.171, 1575.172, or 1575.173, as applicable.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1008.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1008 / Section 1008.053
§ 1008.053. BALLOT APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person must file an application with the board secretary to have the person's name printed on the ballot as a candidate for director.

(b) The application must be filed at least 45 days before the date of the election.
Tex. Transportation Code § 70.011 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 70 / Section 70.011
§ 70.011. COMPOSITION OF BOARD.
Status: in_force

The board of pilot commissioners for the Port of Corpus Christi is composed of the seven port commissioners for the Port of Corpus Christi Authority.
Tex. Government Code § 25.1851 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 25 / Section 25.1851
§ 25.1851. PANOLA COUNTY.
Status: in_force

Panola County has one statutory county court, the County Court at Law of Panola County.
Tex. Transportation Code § 548.601 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 548 / Section 548.601
§ 548.601. OFFENSE GENERALLY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person, including an inspector or an inspection station, commits an offense if the person:

(1) submits information to the department's inspection database or issues a vehicle inspection report with knowledge that the submission or issuance is in violation of this chapter or rules adopted under this chapter;

(2) falsely or fraudulently represents to the owner or operator of a vehicle that equipment inspected or required to be inspected must be repaired, adjusted, or replaced for the vehicle to pass an inspection;

(3) misrepresents:

(A) material information in an application in violation of Section 548.402 or 548.403; or

(B) information filed with the department under this chapter or as required by department rule;

(4) submits information to the department's inspection database or issues a vehicle inspection report:

(A) without authorization to issue the report or submit the information; or

(B) without inspecting the vehicle;

(5) submits information to the department's inspection database indicating that a vehicle has passed the applicable inspections or issues a passing vehicle inspection report for a vehicle with knowledge that the vehicle has not been repaired, adjusted, or corrected after an inspection has shown a repair, adjustment, or correction to be necessary;

(6) knowingly submits information to the department's inspection database or issues a vehicle inspection report:

(A) for a vehicle without conducting an inspection of each item required to be inspected; or

(B) for a vehicle that is missing an item required to be inspected or that has an item required to be inspected that is not in compliance with state law or department rules;

(7) refuses to allow a vehicle's owner to have a qualified person of the owner's choice make a required repair, adjustment, or correction;

(8) charges for an inspection an amount greater than the authorized fee;

(9) discloses or sells information collected in relation to the vehicle inspection program under this chapter about a unique customer or a unique vehicle owner to a person other than the department or the person who is the subject of the information, including a customer or vehicle owner's name, address, or phone number; or

(10) performs an act prohibited by or fails to perform an act required by this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter.

(b) Unless otherwise specified in this chapter, an offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.

(c) A designated representative of the department may issue a notice of an offense or a notice to appear to a person, including an inspector or inspection station, who violates this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter.
Tex. Occupations Code § 901.309 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 901 / Section 901.309
§ 901.309. REEXAMINATION.
Status: in_force

A person who fails all or part of an examination may apply for a subsequent examination, subject to the board's satisfaction that the person meets the requirements of this chapter relating to the person's background investigation and education.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6905.255 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6905 / Section 6905.255
§ 6905.255. BONDS SECURED BY REVENUE; ADDITIONAL BONDS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) The district may issue bonds secured by both taxes and revenue of the district described by Subsection (a).
Tex. Government Code § 441.167 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 441 / Section 441.167
§ 441.167. ASSISTANCE AND INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

The director and librarian may designate employees of the commission to provide assistance and information to local governments on records management issues under Subtitle C, Title 6, Local Government Code, or rules adopted under it.
Tex. Election Code § 63.0013 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 63 / Section 63.0013
§ 63.0013. FALSE STATEMENT ON DECLARATION OF REASONABLE IMPEDIMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person intentionally makes a false statement or provides false information on a declaration executed under Section 63.001(i).

(b) An offense under this section is a state jail felony.
Tex. Government Code § 2172.006 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2172 / Section 2172.006
§ 2172.006. MANUFACTURE AND SALE OF CERTAIN COMMEMORATIVE ITEMS.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the comptroller may negotiate and contract with a privately owned business entity for the design and manufacture of:

(1) an official state lapel pin for purchase by members and former members of the house of representatives;

(2) an official state lapel pin for purchase by members and former members of the senate;

(3) an official state ring for purchase by members and former members of the house of representatives; and

(4) an official state ring for purchase by members and former members of the senate.

(b) The comptroller must submit any design of an official state lapel pin or ring to the State Preservation Board for its approval.

(c) Only a member or former member of the legislature may purchase an official state lapel pin or ring manufactured under this section. The member or former member must use the member's or former member's personal funds for the purchase.

(d) The comptroller by rule shall establish the purchase price for a lapel pin or ring. After payment of amounts required under the contract and recovery of its costs of administering this section, the comptroller shall deposit any remaining funds received from the sale of items under this section to the credit of the Texas preservation trust fund.
Tex. Government Code § 824.801 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 824 / Section 824.801
§ 824.801. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "plan" means the deferred retirement option plan provided by this subchapter.
Tex. Government Code § 855.104 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 855 / Section 855.104
§ 855.104. ACCEPTING GIFT, GRANT, OR BEQUEST.
Status: in_force

The board of trustees shall accept a gift, grant, or bequest of money or securities:

(1) for the purpose designated by the grantor if the purpose provides an endowment or retirement benefits to some or all participating employees or annuitants of the retirement system; or

(2) if no purpose is designated, for deposit in the endowment fund.
Tex. Tax Code § 171.558 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 171 / Section 171.558
§ 171.558. RECAPTURE.
Status: in_force

(a) If a qualified development is subject to the recapture of a portion of the federal tax credit awarded or allocated to the development, then each taxable entity or entity subject to state premium tax liability as defined by Section 233.0001, Insurance Code, that has claimed or is entitled to claim a portion of the credit under this subchapter is also subject to the recapture of a portion of the credit under this subchapter.

(b) The amount of credit under this subchapter that is subject to recapture under this section is the same percentage of the amount originally awarded or allocated as the percentage of the amount of the federal tax credit originally awarded or allocated that is subject to recapture under federal law. The recapture of a credit under this section is not subject to a statute of limitations provided by Chapter 111.

(c) The owners of a qualified development that is awarded or allocated a credit under this subchapter or a representative of those owners shall identify each taxable entity and each entity subject to state premium tax liability as defined by Section 233.0001, Insurance Code, that is subject to recapture of the credit under this section.

(d) Not later than the 30th day after the date any owner of a qualified development receives notice that a federal tax credit awarded or allocated to the development is subject to recapture, the owners of the development or a representative of those owners shall report to the comptroller:

(1) the amount of federal tax credit originally awarded or allocated to the development;

(2) the amount of federal tax credit that is subject to recapture and the percentage of the amount originally awarded or allocated which that amount represents; and

(3) each entity identified under Subsection (c).
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 62.01 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 62 / Section 62.01
§ 62.01. AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The holder of a brewer's license may:

(1) brew malt beverages and distribute and sell the malt beverages in this state to the holders of general and branch distributor's licenses and to qualified persons outside the state;

(2) dispense malt beverages for consumption on the premises;

(3) bottle and can malt beverages and pack malt beverages into containers for resale in this state, regardless of whether the malt beverages are brewed in this state or in another state and imported into Texas;

(4) conduct samplings of malt beverages, including tastings, at a retailer's premises; and

(5) enter into an alternating brewery proprietorship or contract brewing arrangement as provided by Section 62.14.

(b) An agent or employee of the holder of a brewer's license may open, touch, or pour malt beverages, make a presentation, or answer questions at a sampling event.
Tex. Transportation Code § 112.152 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 112 / Section 112.152
§ 112.152. LIABILITY GENERALLY FOR INJURY TO OR DEATH OF EMPLOYEE.
Status: in_force

(a) A corporation, receiver, or other person operating a railroad in this state is liable for damages to a person who, while employed by the railroad operator, is injured as a result of:

(1) the negligence of an officer, agent, or employee of the railroad operator; or

(2) any defect or insufficiency due to the railroad operator's negligence in its cars, engines, appliances, machinery, track, roadbed, works, boats, wharves, or other equipment.

(b) If an employee dies as a result of the negligence, defect, or insufficiency described by Subsection (a), the railroad operator is liable to the employee's personal representative for the benefit of the employee's surviving spouse and children and the employee's parents or, if the employee is not survived by a spouse, child, or parent, to the employee's next of kin who is dependent on the employee.

(c) Damages recovered under Subsection (b) are not liable for the debts of the deceased and shall be divided among the persons entitled to the benefit of the action who are living, in shares the fact finder considers proper.

(d) An action under Subsection (b) may be brought without administration by all parties entitled to damages under that subsection, or by any one or more of those parties, for the benefit of all of those parties. If all parties entitled to recover are not before the court, the action may proceed for the benefit of the parties who are before the court.
Tex. Family Code § 33.011 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 33 / Section 33.011
§ 33.011. INFORMATION RELATING TO JUDICIAL BYPASS.
Status: in_force

The Texas Department of Health shall produce and distribute informational materials that explain the rights of a minor under this chapter. The materials must explain the procedures established by Sections 33.003 and 33.004 and must be made available in English and in Spanish. The material provided by the department shall also provide information relating to alternatives to abortion and health risks associated with abortion.
Tex. Insurance Code § 228.351 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 228 / Section 228.351
§ 228.351. RECAPTURE AND FORFEITURE OF PREMIUM TAX CREDIT FOLLOWING DECERTIFICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Decertification of a certified capital company may, in accordance with this section, cause:

(1) the recapture of premium tax credits previously claimed by the company's certified investors; and

(2) the forfeiture of future premium tax credits to be claimed by the investors.

(b) Decertification of a certified capital company on or before the third anniversary of the company's allocation date causes the recapture of any premium tax credits previously claimed and the forfeiture of any future premium tax credits to be claimed by a certified investor with respect to the company.

(c) For a certified capital company that meets the requirements for continued certification under Section 228.151(a) and subsequently fails to meet the requirements for continued certification under Subsection (b) of that section:

(1) any premium tax credit that has been or will be taken by a certified investor on or before the third anniversary of the allocation date is not subject to recapture or forfeiture; and

(2) any premium tax credit that has been or will be taken by a certified investor after the third anniversary of the company's allocation date is subject to recapture or forfeiture.

(d) For a certified capital company that has met the requirements for continued certification under Section 228.151 and is subsequently decertified:

(1) any premium tax credit that has been or will be taken by a certified investor on or before the fifth anniversary of the allocation date is not subject to recapture or forfeiture; and

(2) any premium tax credit to be taken after the fifth anniversary of the allocation date is subject to forfeiture only if the company is decertified on or before the fifth anniversary of the company's allocation date.

(e) For a certified capital company that has invested an amount cumulatively equal to 100 percent of the company's certified capital in qualified investments, any premium tax credit claimed or to be claimed by a certified investor is not subject to recapture or forfeiture under this section.
Tex. Transportation Code § 91.036 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 91 / Section 91.036
§ 91.036. EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS.
Status: in_force

Subject to Section 91.071(b), the department may receive, accept, and expend funds from this state, a federal agency, or other public or private source for:

(1) rail planning;

(2) studies to determine the viability of a rail facility for rail transportation service;

(3) studies to determine the necessity for the department's acquisition or construction of a rail facility; and

(4) the acquisition, construction, maintenance, or operation of a rail facility under this chapter, including the assessment and remediation of environmental contamination existing in or on a rail facility.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.0611 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.0611
§ 152.0611. CULBERSON COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The Culberson-Hudspeth Counties Juvenile Board is composed of the county judges and the district judges in Culberson and Hudspeth counties.

(b) The juvenile board shall elect one of its members as chairman at the beginning of each calendar year.

(c) The commissioners courts shall pay the members of the juvenile board an annual salary set by the commissioners court at not less than $1,200, payable in equal monthly installments out of the general fund or any other available fund of the counties.

(d) If approved by the juvenile board, the commissioners courts shall reimburse each juvenile court judge for the judge's actual and necessary expenses incurred in attending seminars and other educational or instructional meetings relating to juvenile matters.

(e) The chief juvenile officer may set the salaries and allowances of juvenile probation personnel with the approval of the board.

(f) Unless the counties agree on a different method of allocating costs, each county shall pay the costs of the juvenile board in accordance with the ratio that the population of the county bears to the total population of the two counties.

(g) Section 152.0005(b) does not apply to the Culberson-Hudspeth Counties Juvenile Board.
Tex. Transportation Code § 252.314 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 252 / Section 252.314
§ 252.314. DONATIONS.
Status: in_force

A commissioners court may accept donations of labor, money, or other property to aid in the building or maintaining of roads in the county.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 91.704 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 91 / Section 91.704
§ 91.704. CANCELLATION OF CERTIFICATE.
Status: in_force

The commission may cancel any certificate of compliance issued under the provisions of this subchapter if it appears that the owner or operator of a well covered by the provisions of the certificate, in the operation of the well or the production of oil or gas from the well, has violated or is violating this title, Section 26.131, Water Code, or Subchapter C, Chapter 27, Water Code, a rule adopted or order issued under that title, section, or subchapter, as applicable, or a license, permit, or certificate issued to the owner or operator under that title, section, or subchapter, as applicable. Before canceling a certificate of compliance, the commission shall give notice to the owner or operator by personal service or by registered or certified mail of the facts or conduct alleged to warrant the cancellation and shall give the owner or operator an opportunity to show compliance with all requirements of law for retention of the certificate as required by Section 2001.054, Government Code.
Tex. Education Code § 61.9606 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.9606
§ 61.9606. REPAYMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Section 61.9609(a), the board shall provide repayment assistance under this subchapter in the following amounts:

(1) 60 percent of each payment due on an attorney's eligible loans during the first 12-month period after the attorney enters into the agreement under Section 61.9605;

(2) 80 percent of each payment due on an attorney's eligible loans during the second 12-month period after the attorney enters into the agreement; and

(3) 100 percent of each payment due on an attorney's eligible loans during the third 12-month period after the attorney enters into the agreement.

(b) The board shall deliver any repayment assistance made under this subchapter in a lump sum payable to the lender and the attorney and in accordance with any applicable federal law.

(c) Loan repayment assistance received under this subchapter may be applied to the principal amount of the loan and to interest that accrues.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8138.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8138 / Section 8138.104
§ 8138.104. CONTRACT WITH POLITICAL SUBDIVISION FOR WATER OR SEWER SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may enter into a contract to allow a political subdivision to provide retail water or sewer service in the district. The contract may contain terms the board considers desirable, fair, and advantageous to the district.

(b) The contract may provide that the district will construct or acquire and convey to the political subdivision a water supply or treatment system, a water distribution system, or a sanitary sewage collection or treatment system as necessary to provide water or sewer service in the district.

(c) The district may use bond proceeds or other available district money to pay for its obligations and for services and facilities provided under the contract.

(d) If the contract requires the district to make payments from taxes other than operation and maintenance taxes, the contract is subject to Section 49.108, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8510.0317 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8510 / Section 8510.0317
§ 8510.0317. LIMITATION ON PURCHASE OF GROUNDWATER RIGHTS.
Status: in_force

The authority may purchase groundwater rights in a county inside the authority's territory only if:

(1) there is a groundwater conservation district that has jurisdiction over water wells located in the county; or

(2) in a county that is not in the jurisdiction of a groundwater conservation district, the commissioners court of the county approves the purchase of groundwater rights by the authority in the county.
Tex. Local Government Code § 172.002 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 172 / Section 172.002
§ 172.002. PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

The purpose of this chapter is to:

(1) provide uniformity in benefits including accident, health, dental, and long-term disability coverage to employees of political subdivisions;

(2) enable the political subdivisions to attract and retain competent and able employees by providing them with accident and health benefits coverages at least equal to those commonly provided in private industry;

(3) foster, promote, and encourage employment by and service to political subdivisions as a career profession for persons of high standards of competence and ability;

(4) recognize and protect the political subdivisions' investment in each permanent employee by promoting and preserving economic security and good health among those employees;

(5) foster and develop high standards of employer-employee relationships between each political subdivision and its employees;

(6) recognize the service to political subdivisions by elected officials and employees of affiliated service contractors by extending to them the same accident and health benefits coverages as are provided for political subdivision employees; and

(7) recognize the long and faithful service and dedication of employees of political subdivisions and to encourage them to remain in service of their respective political subdivisions until eligible for retirement by providing health benefits to those employees.