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Tex. Family Code § 61.002 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 61 / Section 61.002
§ 61.002. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies to a proceeding to enter a juvenile court order:

(1) for restitution under Sections 54.041(b) and 54.048;

(2) for community service under Section 54.044(b);

(3) requiring the person to refrain from doing any act injurious to the welfare of the child under Section 54.041(a)(1);

(4) enjoining contact between the person and the child who is the subject of a proceeding under Section 54.041(a)(2);

(5) ordering a person living in the same household with the child to participate in counseling under Section 54.041(a)(3);

(6) requiring a parent or other eligible person to attend a court hearing under Section 51.115;

(7) requiring a parent or other eligible person to act or refrain from acting to aid the child in complying with conditions of release from detention under Section 54.01(r); or

(8) requiring a parent or other eligible person to act or refrain from acting under any law imposing an obligation of action or omission on a parent or other eligible person because of the parent's or person's relation to the child who is the subject of a proceeding under this title.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8300.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8300 / Section 8300.101
§ 8300.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Occupations Code § 259.004 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 259 / Section 259.004
§ 259.004. DUTIES OF DENTIST IN CERTAIN EMPLOYMENT OR CONTRACTUAL ARRANGEMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person providing dental services under an agreement that allows another person to control or influence any aspect of the delivery of dental services, including a business or professional aspect, shall report to the board on request and in accordance with board rules:

(1) information concerning the agreement;

(2) the manner in which patients are billed;

(3) the manner in which the dental service provider is paid and any information provided to patients concerning payment agreements; and

(4) information concerning the service provider agreement provided to shareholders of organizations contracting with a dental service provider.

(b) A person who practices dentistry and has another dentist practicing with or under the person is responsible for all professional acts performed under the name of the person, regardless of whether the dentist has an ownership interest or an employment or contractual relationship. This section does not affect an individual license holder's responsibilities and rights under this subtitle.

(c) A statute relating to the practice of dentistry in this state may not be construed to prohibit a licensed dentist from maintaining more than one office in this state if the dentist:

(1) assumes full legal responsibility and liability for the dental services provided in each office; and

(2) complies with the requirements prescribed by board rules.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3912.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3912 / Section 3912.102
§ 3912.102. AGREEMENTS; GRANTS.
Status: in_force

(a) As provided by Chapter 375, Local Government Code, the district may make an agreement with or accept a gift, grant, or loan from any person.

(b) The implementation of a project is a governmental function or service for the purposes of Chapter 791, Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8369.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8369 / Section 8369.102
§ 8369.102. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7903.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7903 / Section 7903.003
§ 7903.003. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTORS' ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8511.0702 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8511 / Section 8511.0702
§ 8511.0702. POWER TO APPLY FOR MONEY FOR ENGINEERING SURVEYS, INFORMATION COMPILATION AND COLLECTION, AND OTHER PURPOSES.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority may apply to any person, including this state and the United States, for money necessary to:

(1) secure engineering surveys and the compilation and collection of information relating to regional and general conditions entering into and influencing the character and extent of the improvements necessary to accomplish the storage, control, transportation, treatment, conservation, and equitable distribution to the greatest public advantage of the floodwater, normal flow water, and storm water that is stored and controlled; or

(2) accomplish or carry out any purpose of this chapter.

(b) The authority:

(1) shall request an amount it considers sufficient;

(2) may make the necessary agreements with the party providing the money; and

(3) may appropriate the amount of the estimated equitable contribution of the costs of developing essential engineering information.
Tex. Transportation Code § 222.108 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 222 / Section 222.108
§ 222.108. TRANSPORTATION REINVESTMENT ZONES FOR OTHER TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A municipality or county may establish a transportation reinvestment zone for one or more transportation projects. If all or part of a transportation project is subject to oversight by the department, at the option of the governing body of the municipality or county, the department, to the extent permitted by law, shall delegate full responsibility for the development, design, letting of bids, and construction of the project, including project inspection, to the municipality or county. After assuming responsibility for a project under this subsection, a municipality or county shall enter into an agreement with the department that prescribes:

(1) the development process;

(2) the roles and responsibilities of the parties; and

(3) the timelines for any required reviews or approvals.

(b) Any portion of a transportation project developed under Subsection (a) that is on the state highway system or is located in the state highway right-of-way must comply with applicable state and federal requirements and criteria for project development, design, and construction, unless the department grants an exception to the municipality or county.

(c) The development, design, and construction plans and specifications for the portions of a project described by Subsection (b) must be reviewed and approved by the department under the agreement entered into under Subsection (a).

(d) In this section, "transportation project" includes:

(1) transportation projects described by Section 370.003; and

(2) port security, transportation, or facility projects described by Section 55.001(5).
Tex. Local Government Code § 344.057 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 344 / Section 344.057
§ 344.057. ELECTION DATE.
Status: in_force

The election shall be held on the next uniform election date authorized by Section 41.001(a), Election Code, after the date on which the election is ordered that affords sufficient time for election procedures to be carried out.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2172.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2172 / Section 2172.001
§ 2172.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "permitted group" means a group of 10 or more certificate holders who have a preexisting relationship to each other through:

(1) a common trade;

(2) an association;

(3) an affiliation; or

(4) any other relationship that is separate and distinct from any group insurance arrangement of the group.
Tex. Property Code § 5.0622 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 5 / Section 5.0622
§ 5.0622.
Status: in_force

Sec. 5.0622. ADDITIONAL APPLICABILITY: CERTAIN COUNTIES. (a) This section applies only to a county with a population of less than 100,000 that is located in a metropolitan statistical area as defined by the federal Office of Management and Budget:

(1) with a population of more than 1.5 million; and

(2) adjacent to a different metropolitan statistical area as defined by the federal Office of Management and Budget with a population of more than 2.5 million.

(b) The commissioners court of a county may adopt an order requiring an executory contract for the conveyance of land used or to be used as a residence located in the county to be subject to this subchapter. The order must specify a method for determining whether the land is used or to be used as a residence.

(c) The order may not include an executory contract for the conveyance of land:

(1) described by Section 5.062(b), (c), or (d); or

(2) that is to be used primarily for agricultural use, as defined by Section 1-d, Article VIII, Texas Constitution, or for farm, ranch, wildlife management, or timber production use within the meaning of Section 1-d-1, Article VIII, Texas Constitution, and for which no part of the land is to be used as a residence.

(d) If a tract described by Subsection (c)(2) ceases to be used primarily for agricultural use or for farm, ranch, wildlife management, or timber production use, or any part of the land is used as a residence, the executory contract for the conveyance of the land may be included in an order authorized by this section.
Tex. Finance Code § 156.004 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 156 / Section 156.004
§ 156.004. DISCLOSURE TO APPLICANT.
Status: in_force

(a) At the time an applicant submits an application to a residential mortgage loan originator sponsored by and conducting business for a licensed or registered residential mortgage loan company under this chapter, the residential mortgage loan originator shall provide to the applicant a disclosure that specifies:

(1) the nature of the relationship between the applicant and the residential mortgage loan originator;

(2) the duties the residential mortgage loan originator has to the applicant; and

(3) how the residential mortgage loan originator will be compensated.

(b) The finance commission, by rule, shall adopt a standard disclosure form to be used by the residential mortgage loan originator.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 252.001 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 252 / Section 252.001
§ 252.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Agent" includes an officer, employee, or receiver.

(2) "Bill of lading" means a document evidencing the receipt of goods for shipment issued by a person engaged in the business of transporting or forwarding goods. The term includes an air consignment note, air waybill, or other document for air transportation comparable to a bill of lading for marine or rail transportation.

(3) "Goods" means all things treated as movable for purposes of a contract of storage or transportation.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1550.051 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1550 / Section 1550.051
§ 1550.051. DEFINITION OF INSURER.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "insurer" means:

(1) an insurance company, including a company providing stop-loss or excess loss insurance;

(2) a health maintenance organization operating under Section 1367.053, Subchapter A, Chapter 1452, Subchapter B, Chapter 1507, Chapter 222, 251, or 258, as applicable to a health maintenance organization, Chapter 843, Chapter 1271, and Chapter 1272;

(3) an approved nonprofit health corporation that holds a certificate of authority issued under Chapter 844; or

(4) a third-party administrator that holds a certificate of authority under Chapter 4151.
Tex. Education Code § 56.038 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 56 / Section 56.038
§ 56.038. RESTRICTIONS AND RETURN OF TRANSFERRED FUNDS.
Status: in_force

The coordinating board may not use funds transferred to it pursuant to this subchapter from one institution to award grants to students of a different institution. Should matching funds be unavailable for an institution, all funds transferred from that institution to the coordinating board shall be returned to that institution.
Tex. Government Code § 404.0245 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 404 / Section 404.0245
§ 404.0245. CRUDE OIL AND NATURAL GAS FUTURES CONTRACTS.
Status: repealed

(a) In this section, "hedging" means the buying and selling of crude oil and natural gas commodity futures or options on crude oil and natural gas commodity futures as a protection against loss due to price fluctuations. Hedging at all times shall comply with Commodity Futures Trading Commission regulations.

(b) Subject to the limitations of Subsection (c), the comptroller may determine and designate the amount of state funds that shall be invested by the comptroller in hedging transactions in crude oil and natural gas futures contracts and options on crude oil and natural gas futures contracts that are traded on an established exchange regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

(c) The principal amount of state funds invested and outstanding in hedging transactions on any one day may not exceed $500,000 with a maximum risk of loss of $5,000,000 in a biennium. The total principal amount of state funds that may be invested by the comptroller in hedging transactions during any one biennium may not exceed the amount of money credited to the unclaimed money fund for that biennium and attributable to the remittance of mineral proceeds under Chapter 75, Property Code. Any premium incurred in connection with hedging transactions may be paid only from funds appropriated for that purpose.

(d) The comptroller shall invest state funds in crude oil and natural gas futures contracts or options on crude oil and natural gas futures contracts under the restrictions and procedures for making investments that persons of ordinary prudence, discretion, and intelligence, exercising the judgment and care under the circumstances then prevailing, would follow in the management of their own affairs, not in regard to speculation but in regard to the permanent disposition of their funds, considering the probable income as well as the probable safety of their capital. The investments may be made only for hedging purposes.

(e), (f) Repealed by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 426, Sec. 32, eff. June 9, 1995.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 59.052 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 59 / Section 59.052
§ 59.052. STANDARD OF CARE FOR CERTAIN DESIGNS.
Status: in_force

Design services provided under a contract described by Section 59.002(c) or (d) are subject to the same standard of care requirements provided in Section 130.0021, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1058.305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1058 / Section 1058.305
§ 1058.305. TRANSFER OR ADMINISTRATION OF ASSETS.
Status: in_force

(a) If a majority of the votes in the election held under this subchapter favor dissolution, the board shall:

(1) transfer the land, buildings, improvements, equipment, and other assets that belong to the district to Upton County or another governmental entity in Upton County; or

(2) administer the property, assets, and debts until all money has been disposed of and all district debts have been paid or settled.

(b) If the board makes the transfer under Subsection (a)(1), the county or entity assumes all debts and obligations of the district at the time of the transfer, and the district is dissolved.

(c) If Subsection (a)(1) does not apply and the board administers the property, assets, and debts of the district under Subsection (a)(2), the district is dissolved when all money has been disposed of and all district debts have been paid or settled.
Tex. Labor Code § 411.105 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 411 / Section 411.105
§ 411.105. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION; PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The division and its employees may not disclose at a public hearing or otherwise information relating to secret processes, methods of manufacture, or products.

(b) The commissioner or an employee of the division commits an offense if the commissioner or employee wilfully discloses or conspires to disclose information made confidential under this section. An offense under this subsection is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $1,000 and by forfeiture of the person's appointment as commissioner or as an employee of the division.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 31.063 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 31 / Section 31.063
§ 31.063. CLASSES OF MOTORBOATS.
Status: in_force

Motorboats subject to the provisions of this chapter are divided into four classes according to length as follows:

Class A. Less than 16 feet in length.

Class 1. 16 feet or over and less than 26 feet in length.

Class 2. 26 feet or over and less than 40 feet in length.

Class 3. 40 feet in length or over.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 20A.255 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 20A / Section 20A.255
§ 20A.255. WITNESS REFUSAL TO TESTIFY.
Status: in_force

(a) If a witness brought in any manner before a grand jury refuses to testify, the witness's refusal shall be communicated to the attorney representing the state or to the court.

(b) The court may compel a witness described by Subsection (a) to answer a proper question by imposing a fine not to exceed $500 and by committing the witness to jail until the witness is willing to testify.
Tex. Election Code § 112.007 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 112 / Section 112.007
§ 112.007. VERIFYING REGISTRATION STATUS OF APPLICANT FOR BALLOT.
Status: in_force

Before accepting an applicant to vote a limited ballot or, in the case of an application for a limited ballot to be voted by mail, before providing a ballot to the applicant, the early voting clerk shall verify, if possible, that the applicant does not have an effective voter registration in the county of new residence. If the person has applied in the county of new residence for a voter registration that will be effective on or before election day, the limited ballot application shall be rejected.
Tex. Property Code § 216.002 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 216 / Section 216.002
§ 216.002. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The legislature finds that:

(1) the inability of owners to extend or amend property restrictions in older subdivisions in which no zoning regulations apply creates uncertainty in living conditions and discourages investments in those subdivisions;

(2) owners in affected older subdivisions are reluctant or unable to provide proper maintenance, upkeep, and repairs of structures because of the inability to amend the restrictions in response to changing circumstances;

(3) these conditions will cause dilapidation of housing and other structures and cause unhealthful and unsanitary conditions in affected older subdivisions, contrary to the health, safety, and welfare of the public; and

(4) the existence of race-related covenants in restrictions, regardless of their unenforceability, is offensive, repugnant, and harmful to members of racial or ethnic minority groups and public policy requires that those covenants be removed.

(b) The purpose of this chapter is to provide a procedure for extending or amending restrictions for certain older subdivisions, including the removal of any restriction relating to race, religion, or national origin that is void and unenforceable under the United States Constitution or Section 5.026.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 533.034 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 533 / Section 533.034
§ 533.034. AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT FOR COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The department may cooperate, negotiate, and contract with local agencies, hospitals, private organizations and foundations, community centers, physicians, and other persons to plan, develop, and provide community-based mental health services.
Tex. Government Code § 547.0201 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 547 / Section 547.0201
§ 547.0201. STREAMLINING PROCESS FOR AWARDING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH GRANTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall implement a process to better coordinate behavioral health grants the commission administers. The process must:

(1) streamline the administrative processes at the commission; and

(2) decrease the administrative burden on applicants applying for multiple grants.

(b) The process may include developing a standard application for multiple behavioral health grants.
Tex. Occupations Code § 110.454 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 110 / Section 110.454
§ 110.454. PENALTY TO BE PAID OR HEARING REQUESTED.
Status: in_force

(a) Within 20 days after the date the person receives the notice, the person in writing may:

(1) accept the determination and recommended administrative penalty of the executive director; or

(2) make a request for a hearing on the occurrence of the violation, the amount of the penalty, or both.

(b) If the person accepts the determination and recommended penalty of the executive director, or fails to respond in a timely manner to the notice, the council by order shall approve the determination and impose the recommended penalty.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1057.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1057 / Section 1057.006
§ 1057.006. DISTRICT SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE NOT STATE OBLIGATION.
Status: in_force

The support and maintenance of the district's hospital system may not become a charge against or obligation of this state.
Tex. Government Code § 801.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 801 / Section 801.001
§ 801.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the State Pension Review Board.

(1-a) "Governing body of a public retirement system" has the meaning assigned by Section 802.001.

(2) "Public retirement system" means a continuing, organized program of service retirement, disability retirement, or death benefits for officers or employees of the state or a political subdivision, or of an agency or instrumentality of the state or a political subdivision, and includes the optional retirement program governed by Chapter 830, but does not include:

(A) a program, other than the optional retirement program, for which benefits are administered by a life insurance company;

(B) a program providing only workers' compensation benefits;

(C) a program administered by the federal government;

(D) an individual retirement account or individual retirement annuity within the meaning of Section 408, or a retirement bond within the meaning of Section 409, of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Section 409);

(E) a plan described by Section 401(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Section 401);

(F) an individual account plan consisting of an annuity contract described by Section 403(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Section 403); or

(G) an eligible state deferred compensation plan described by Section 457(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Section 457).

(3) "System administrator" means a person designated by the governing body of a public retirement system to supervise the day-to-day affairs of the public retirement system.

(4) "Trustee" means a member of the governing body of a public retirement system.
Tex. Occupations Code § 504.051 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 504 / Section 504.051
§ 504.051. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF EXECUTIVE COMMISSIONER.
Status: in_force

The executive commissioner shall:

(1) adopt rules as necessary for the performance of its duties under this chapter;

(2) establish standards of conduct and ethics for persons licensed under this chapter; and

(3) establish any additional criteria for peer assistance programs for chemical dependency counselors that the executive commissioner determines necessary.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 26.001 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 26 / Section 26.001
§ 26.001. ADOPTION OF RULES BY SUPREME COURT.
Status: in_force

(a) The supreme court shall adopt rules to provide for the fair and efficient resolution of class actions.

(b) The supreme court shall adopt rules under this chapter on or before December 31, 2003.