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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 161.0073 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 161 / Section 161.0073
§ 161.0073. REGISTRY CONFIDENTIALITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Sections 161.00705 and 161.00735, information that individually identifies an individual that is received by the department for the immunization registry is confidential and may be used by the department for registry purposes only.

(b) Unless specifically authorized under this subchapter, the department may not release registry information to any individual or entity without the consent of the individual or the individual's legally authorized representative.

(c) A person required to report information to the department for registry purposes or authorized to receive information from the registry may not disclose the individually identifiable information of an individual to any other person without the written or electronic consent of the individual or the individual's legally authorized representative, except as provided by Sections 161.007, 161.00705, 161.00706, and 161.008 of this code, Chapter 159, Occupations Code, or Section 602.053, Insurance Code.

(d) Registry information is not:

(1) subject to discovery, subpoena, or other means of legal compulsion for release to any person or entity except as provided by this subchapter; or

(2) admissible in any civil, administrative, or criminal proceeding.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 27.09 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 27 / Section 27.09
§ 27.09. EXCEPTION TO FORM OF INDICTMENT.
Status: in_force

Exceptions to the form of an indictment or information may be taken for the following causes only:

1. That it does not appear to have been presented in the proper court as required by law;

2. The want of any requisite prescribed by Articles 21.02 and 21.21.

3. That it was not returned by a lawfully chosen or empaneled grand jury.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 200.159 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 200 / Section 200.159
§ 200.159. LIABILITY FOR DESIGNATING OWNER OF SHARES.
Status: in_force

A real estate investment trust or an officer, trust manager, employee, or agent of the real estate investment trust may not be held liable for considering a person to be the owner of a share for a purpose described by Section 200.151, regardless of whether the person possesses a certificate for those shares.
Tex. Local Government Code § 333.002 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 333 / Section 333.002
§ 333.002. JOINT MUSEUM.
Status: in_force

The governing bodies of a county with a population of 20,000 or less and a municipality that has a population of 10,000 or more and that is located within the county may jointly erect, equip, maintain, and operate a museum.
Tex. Transportation Code § 502.473 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 502 / Section 502.473
§ 502.473. OPERATION OF VEHICLE WITHOUT REGISTRATION INSIGNIA.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person operates on a public highway during a registration period a motor vehicle that does not properly display the registration insignia issued by the department that establishes that the license plates have been validated for the period.

(b) A person commits an offense if the person operates on a public highway during a registration period a road tractor, motorcycle, trailer, or semitrailer that does not display a registration insignia issued by the department that establishes that the vehicle is registered for the period.

(c) This section does not apply to a dealer operating a vehicle as provided by law.

(d) A court may dismiss a charge brought under Subsection (a) if the defendant pays a reimbursement fee not to exceed $10 and:

(1) remedies the defect before the defendant's first court appearance; or

(2) shows that the motor vehicle was issued a registration insignia by the department that was attached to the motor vehicle, establishing that the vehicle was registered for the period during which the offense was committed.
Tex. Occupations Code § 351.363 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 351 / Section 351.363
§ 351.363. MERCANTILE ESTABLISHMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) To safeguard the visual welfare of the public and the doctor-patient relationship, assign professional responsibility, establish standards of professional surroundings, more nearly secure to the patient the optometrist's or therapeutic optometrist's undivided loyalty and service, and carry out the prohibitions of this chapter against placing an optometric or therapeutic optometric license in the service or at the disposal of an unlicensed person, this section applies to an optometrist or therapeutic optometrist who leases space from and practices optometry or therapeutic optometry on the premises of a mercantile establishment.

(b) The optometric practice must be owned by an optometrist or therapeutic optometrist. Every phase of the practice and the leased space of the optometric practice must be controlled exclusively by an optometrist or therapeutic optometrist.

(c) The prescription files and business records of the optometric practice are the sole property of the optometrist or therapeutic optometrist and may not be involved with a mercantile establishment or unlicensed person.

(d) The lessor of the optometric practice space may inspect business records that are essential to the successful initiation or continuation of a lease of space based on a percentage of gross receipts.

(e) The leased space of the optometric practice must be definite and apart from space used by other occupants of the premises. Solid, opaque partitions or walls from floor to ceiling must separate the optometric practice space from space used by other occupants. Railings, curtains, or other similar arrangements do not satisfy the requirements of this subsection.

(f) The leased space must have a patient's entrance opening on a public thoroughfare, such as a public street, hall, lobby, or corridor. An aisle of a mercantile establishment does not satisfy the requirement of this subsection. An entrance is not considered a patient's entrance unless actually used as an entrance by the optometrist's or therapeutic optometrist's patients.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9013.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9013 / Section 9013.052
§ 9013.052. HEARINGS FOR EXCLUSION OF TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

A hearing may not be held to determine whether to exclude property included in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8461.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8461 / Section 8461.053
§ 8461.053. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Government Code § 2063.005 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2063 / Section 2063.005
§ 2063.005. COST RECOVERY.
Status: in_force

The command may recover the cost of providing direct technical assistance, training services, and other services to covered entities when reasonable and practical.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 74.101 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 74 / Section 74.101
§ 74.101. THEORY OF RECOVERY.
Status: in_force

In a suit against a physician or health care provider involving a health care liability claim that is based on the failure of the physician or health care provider to disclose or adequately disclose the risks and hazards involved in the medical care or surgical procedure rendered by the physician or health care provider, the only theory on which recovery may be obtained is that of negligence in failing to disclose the risks or hazards that could have influenced a reasonable person in making a decision to give or withhold consent.
Tex. Government Code § 540.0303 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 540 / Section 540.0303
§ 540.0303. PRIOR AUTHORIZATION PROCEDURES FOR NONHOSPITALIZED RECIPIENT.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a prior authorization request submitted with respect to a recipient who is not hospitalized at the time of the request.

(b) In addition to the requirements of Subchapter F, a contract between a Medicaid managed care organization and the commission to which that subchapter applies must require that the organization review and issue a determination on a prior authorization request to which this section applies according to the following time frames:

(1) within three business days after the organization receives the request; or

(2) within the time frame and following the process the commission establishes if the organization receives a prior authorization request that does not include sufficient or adequate documentation.

(c) In consultation with the state Medicaid managed care advisory committee, the commission shall establish a process for use by a Medicaid managed care organization that receives a prior authorization request to which this section applies that does not include sufficient or adequate documentation. The process must provide a time frame within which a provider may submit the necessary documentation. The time frame must be longer than the time frame specified by Subsection (b)(1).
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 31.0411 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 31 / Section 31.0411
§ 31.0411. TERM OF LICENSE; TRANSFER.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a license issued under Section 31.041:

(1) is valid for two years from the date of issuance; and

(2) may not be transferred to another person.

(b) A license issued under Section 31.041 in the name of a business remains valid for the business location specified on the license if a change of ownership or business name occurs.

(c) A license issued under Section 31.041 may be transferred to a new address if:

(1) a business moves to another location; and

(2) a change of ownership has not occurred.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8086.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8086 / Section 8086.0102
§ 8086.0102. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 382.651 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 382 / Section 382.651
§ 382.651. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Aggregate production operation" has the meaning assigned by Section 28A.001, Water Code.

(2) "Bureau" means the Bureau of Economic Geology of The University of Texas at Austin.

(3) "Portland cement kiln" means a system, including any solid, gaseous, or liquid fuel combustion equipment, used to calcine and fuse raw materials, including limestone and clay, to produce portland cement clinker.

(4) "Semiconductor wafer manufacturing facility" has the meaning assigned by Section 382.601.
Tex. Estates Code § 1251.013 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1251 / Section 1251.013
§ 1251.013. COURT COSTS.
Status: in_force

If the court appoints a temporary guardian after the hearing required by Section 1251.006(b), all court costs, including attorney's fees, may be assessed as provided by Sections 1155.054 and 1155.151.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1029.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1029 / Section 1029.002
§ 1029.002. AUTHORITY FOR OPERATION.
Status: in_force

The district operates and is financed in accordance with Section 9, Article IX, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 167.028 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 167 / Section 167.028
§ 167.028. STATEMENT OF POSSESSION AND DESTINATION.
Status: in_force

On request of an inspector, the owner, part owner, or caretaker, or a person accompanying and connected with a shipment, of animals that are being moved in this state or have been moved in this state within 60 days preceding the request, shall make a written statement of:

(1) the name of the owner or the person controlling the land from which the shipment originated and the county in which that land is located;

(2) the county and the particular place in that county to which the shipment is or was destined;

(3) the name and address of the person from whom the animals were obtained, if the animals were obtained in the 30 days preceding the request, or, if the animals were not obtained during the 30 days preceding the request, a statement of that fact; and

(4) the territory through which the shipment passed since leaving the point of origin and through which the shipment is intended to pass before reaching the point of destination.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1903.255 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1903 / Section 1903.255
§ 1903.255. RECIPROCAL LICENSING.
Status: in_force

The commission may waive any prerequisite for obtaining a license for an applicant who is registered or licensed as an irrigator or installer by another jurisdiction with which this state has a reciprocity agreement. The commission may make an agreement, subject to the approval of the governor, with another state to allow for licensing by reciprocity.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 181.060 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 181 / Section 181.060
§ 181.060. INFORMATION REGARDING COMMUNICABLE DISEASES IN CERTAIN FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Communicable disease" has the meaning assigned by Section 81.003.

(2) "Facility" means:

(A) a nursing facility licensed under Chapter 242;

(B) a continuing care facility licensed under Chapter 246; and

(C) an assisted living facility licensed under Chapter 247.

(3) "Resident" means an individual, including a patient, who resides in a facility.

(b) In this chapter, protected health information does not include information that identifies:

(1) the name or location of a facility in which residents have been diagnosed with a communicable disease; or

(2) the number of residents who have been diagnosed with a communicable disease in a facility.

(c) Unless made confidential under other law, the information described by Subsection (b) is not confidential and is subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1001.206 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.206
§ 1001.206. CUMULATIVE EFFECT.
Status: in_force

This subchapter and Subchapter F are cumulative of any other law establishing the manner in which Randall County, or any portion of Randall County, may participate in, be annexed to, or otherwise be served by the district.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1001.001 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.001
§ 1001.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as The Texas Engineering Practice Act.
Tex. Local Government Code § 117.114 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 117 / Section 117.114
§ 117.114. NOTICE.
Status: in_force

Once each week for at least three consecutive weeks before the date the contract will be awarded, the county judge shall place over the judge's name in a newspaper published in the county a notice that the commissioners court intends to make the contract. A notice shall also be posted at the courthouse door of the county.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 42.018 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 42 / Section 42.018
§ 42.018. TAG TO BE ATTACHED TO DEER.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (d) or commission rule, no person may possess the carcass of a deer before the carcass has been finally processed at a final destination unless there is attached to the carcass a properly executed deer tag from a hunting license provided by the department and issued to the person who killed the deer.

(b) A tag is properly executed only when the month and the date of the kill are cut out and the tag is filled out to show the place the deer to which the tag is attached was killed and to show other information required on the tag by the commission.

(c) If the deer's head is severed from the carcass, the properly executed tag must remain with the carcass.

(d) A wildlife resource document completed by the person who killed the deer must accompany the head or other part of the deer not accompanied by a tag if at any time before the carcass is finally processed the head or other part of the deer no longer accompanies the carcass. If a portion of the carcass is divided among persons and separated and the person who killed the deer retains a portion of the carcass, that person shall retain the tag with the portion of the carcass retained by that person. A wildlife resource document shall be retained with the head of a deer that is not kept with the carcass until the head is delivered to the owner after taxidermy or, if not treated by a taxidermist, until delivered to a final destination.

(e) Final processing for a deer carcass may occur only at a final destination.

(f) This section does not prohibit a person before delivering a deer carcass to a final destination from removing and preparing a part of the deer if the removal and preparation occur immediately before the part is cooked or consumed.

(g) A landowner or the landowner's agent operating under a wildlife management plan approved by the department is, if authorized by the commission, exempt from the tag requirements of this section.
Tex. Election Code § 192.009 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 192 / Section 192.009
§ 192.009. REPLACEMENT NOMINEE.
Status: in_force

An elector shall consider a replacement candidate certified under Subchapter C to be the presidential or vice-presidential candidate for whom the elector is the corresponding presidential elector candidate.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1101.062 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1101 / Section 1101.062
§ 1101.062. NURSING SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS.
Status: in_force

The board may spend district money to provide scholarships to district residents to attend nursing school.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1956.021 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1956 / Section 1956.021
§ 1956.021. REGISTRATION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

A person may not act as a metal recycling entity or represent to the public that the person is a metal recycling entity unless the person is registered under this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 495.005 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 495 / Section 495.005
§ 495.005. CIVIL LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

A private vendor operating under a contract authorized by this subchapter may not claim sovereign immunity in a suit arising from the services performed under the contract by the private vendor or county. This section does not deprive the private vendor or the state of the benefit of any law limiting exposure to liability, setting a limit on damages, or establishing a defense to liability.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9033.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9033 / Section 9033.001
§ 9033.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.

(2) "Director" means a board member.

(3) "District" means the Commodore Cove Improvement District.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8005.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8005 / Section 8005.002
§ 8005.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 61.012 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 61 / Section 61.012
§ 61.012. CANCELLATION OR REVOCATION OF AGRICULTURAL SEED PERMIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may cancel an agricultural seed permit issued under Section 61.011(c) of this code if the permittee fails to observe the rules adopted, to file a report required, or to pay a fee required under that section.

(b) The department shall revoke the permit of any person who fails either to maintain records in this state or to pay for an out-of-state audit under Section 61.011(e) of this code.
Tex. Water Code § 16.3145 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 16 / Section 16.3145
§ 16.3145. NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM ORDERS OR ORDINANCES.
Status: in_force

The governing body of each city and county shall adopt ordinances or orders, as appropriate, necessary for the city or county to be eligible to participate in the National Flood Insurance Program.
Tex. Family Code § 81.0075 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 81 / Section 81.0075
§ 81.0075. REPRESENTATION BY PROSECUTING ATTORNEY IN CERTAIN OTHER ACTIONS.
Status: in_force

Subject to the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct, a prosecuting attorney is not precluded from representing a party in a proceeding under this subtitle and the Department of Family and Protective Services in another action involving the party, regardless of whether the proceeding under this subtitle occurs before, concurrently with, or after the other action involving the party.
Tex. Government Code § 601.008 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 601 / Section 601.008
§ 601.008. UNAUTHORIZED OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) An officer or court of this state or of a municipality may not make, order, allow, or audit payment of a person's claim for compensation, fees, perquisites, or services as an officer of the state or of the municipality unless the person:

(1) has been:

(A) lawfully elected as the officer and determined to be elected to the office by the canvass conducted of the election for the office;

(B) appointed as the officer by the lawful appointing authority; or

(C) adjudged to be the officer by a state court of competent jurisdiction; and

(2) has qualified as the officer under law.

(b) A person who has not been elected or appointed to an office or has not qualified for office, as prescribed by Subsection (a), is not entitled to:

(1) receive payment for services as the officer; or

(2) exercise the powers or jurisdiction of the office.

(c) The official acts of a person who claims a right to exercise the power or jurisdiction of an office contrary to this section are void.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9049.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9049 / Section 9049.052
§ 9049.052. APPOINTMENT OF SECRETARY AND TREASURER.
Status: in_force

The board shall appoint a secretary and a treasurer, who are not required to be directors. The board may combine the offices of secretary and treasurer.
Tex. Government Code § 499.103 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 499 / Section 499.103
§ 499.103. NOTICE TO INMATES.
Status: in_force

(a) The director of the institutional division shall prominently display in areas accessible to inmates housed in a unit for which the staff has recommended an increase in capacity copies of the recommendation and findings accompanying the recommendation.

(b) The board shall establish a process by which inmates may comment on the recommendations and ensure that a written summary of inmate comments is available to each individual or entity that makes a determination under this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8498.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8498 / Section 8498.004
§ 8498.004. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 8498.003 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 486.026 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 486 / Section 486.026
§ 486.026. DECISION.
Status: in_force

(a) Based on the findings of fact, conclusions of law, and proposal for a decision, the department by order may:

(1) find that a violation occurred and impose a penalty; or

(2) find that a violation did not occur.

(b) The notice of the department's order under Subsection (a) that is sent to the person in the manner provided by Chapter 2001, Government Code, must include a statement of the right of the person to judicial review of the order.