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Tex. Government Code § 2306.498 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.498
§ 2306.498. NO GAIN ALLOWED.
Status: in_force

(a) The director or a board member may not have or attempt to have a pecuniary interest in a transaction to which the department is a party for purposes of personal pecuniary gain.

(b) A board member or department employee may not purchase department bonds in the open secondary market for municipal securities.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1083.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1083 / Section 1083.104
§ 1083.104. HOSPITAL SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

The district shall provide for:

(1) the establishment of a hospital or hospital system in the district by:

(A) purchasing, constructing, acquiring, repairing, or renovating buildings and improvements; and

(B) equipping the buildings and improvements; and

(2) the administration of the hospital system for hospital purposes.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1001.352 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.352
§ 1001.352. TAX TO PAY GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body shall impose an ad valorem tax at a rate sufficient to create an interest and sinking fund to pay the principal of and interest on the general obligation bonds as the bonds mature.

(b) The tax required by this section together with any other tax the district imposes in any year may not exceed 75 cents on each $100 valuation of all taxable property in the district.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 61.52 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 61 / Section 61.52
§ 61.52. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY IN CERTAIN COUNTIES.
Status: in_force

Section 11.321 applies to an original or renewal application for a retail dealer's on-premise license, other than a license with a food and beverage certificate, for an establishment located in a county with a population of 1.4 million or more.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1371.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1371 / Section 1371.003
§ 1371.003. REQUIRED COVERAGE FOR PROSTHETIC DEVICES, ORTHOTIC DEVICES, AND RELATED SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) A health benefit plan must provide coverage for prosthetic devices, orthotic devices, and professional services related to the fitting and use of those devices that equals the coverage provided under federal laws for health insurance for the aged and disabled under Sections 1832, 1833, and 1834, Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Sections 1395k, 1395l, and 1395m), and 42 C.F.R. Sections 410.100, 414.202, 414.210, and 414.228, as applicable.

(b) Covered benefits under this chapter are limited to the most appropriate model of prosthetic device or orthotic device that adequately meets the medical needs of the enrollee as determined by the enrollee's treating physician or podiatrist and prosthetist or orthotist, as applicable.

(c) Subject to applicable copayments and deductibles, the repair and replacement of a prosthetic device or orthotic device is a covered benefit under this chapter unless the repair or replacement is necessitated by misuse or loss by the enrollee.

(d) Coverage required under this section:

(1) must be provided in a manner determined to be appropriate in consultation with the treating physician or podiatrist and prosthetist or orthotist, as applicable, and the enrollee;

(2) may be subject to annual deductibles, copayments, and coinsurance that are consistent with annual deductibles, copayments, and coinsurance required for other coverage under the health benefit plan; and

(3) may not be subject to annual dollar limits.

(e) Covered benefits under this chapter may be provided by a pharmacy that has employees who are qualified under the Medicare system and applicable Medicaid regulations to service and bill for orthotic services. This chapter does not preclude a pharmacy from being reimbursed by a health benefit plan for the provision of orthotic services.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7905.0105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7905 / Section 7905.0105
§ 7905.0105. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is created to serve a public purpose and benefit.

(b) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of:

(1) a municipal utility district as provided by general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and

(2) Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation, or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 161.001 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 161 / Section 161.001
§ 161.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Commission" means the Health and Human Services Commission.

(2) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of aging and disability services.

(3) "Council" means the Aging and Disability Services Council.

(4) "Department" means the Department of Aging and Disability Services.

(5) "Executive commissioner" means the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission.
Tex. Transportation Code § 451.412 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 451 / Section 451.412
§ 451.412. EFFECTIVE DATE OF TAX RATE CHANGE.
Status: in_force

A rate increase or decrease in an authority's sales and use tax takes effect on:

(1) the first day of the first calendar quarter that begins after the date the comptroller receives the notice provided under Section 451.411(b); or

(2) the first day of the second calendar quarter that begins after the date the comptroller receives the notice, if within 10 days after the date of receipt of the notice the comptroller gives written notice to the presiding officer of the board that the comptroller requires more time to implement tax collection and reporting procedures.
Tex. Estates Code § 454.004 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 454 / Section 454.004
§ 454.004. DISTRIBUTION OF ESTATE.
Status: in_force

The personal representative of the estate of a person presumed dead may not distribute the estate to the persons entitled to the estate until the third anniversary of the date the court granted the letters under Section 454.002.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4020.0303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4020 / Section 4020.0303
§ 4020.0303. NONPROFIT CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution may authorize the creation of a nonprofit corporation to assist and act for the district in implementing a project or providing a service authorized by this chapter.

(b) The nonprofit corporation:

(1) has each power of and is considered to be a local government corporation created under Subchapter D, Chapter 431, Transportation Code; and

(2) may implement any project and provide any service authorized by this chapter.

(c) The board shall appoint the board of directors of the nonprofit corporation. The board of directors of the nonprofit corporation shall serve in the same manner as the board of directors of a local government corporation created under Subchapter D, Chapter 431, Transportation Code, except that a board member is not required to reside in the district.
Tex. Tax Code § 321.407 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 321 / Section 321.407
§ 321.407.
Status: in_force

Sec. 321.407. ELECTION CONTEST: NOTICE. (a) If an election held under this chapter is contested, the contestant shall send to the comptroller by United States certified or registered mail within 10 days after the filing of the contest a notice of contest containing the style of the suit, the date it was filed, its case number, and the name of the court in which the contest is pending.

(b) A court may not hear an election contest of an election held under this chapter unless the comptroller is notified within the time and in the manner provided by this section.
Tex. Government Code § 24.178 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.178
§ 24.178.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.178. 76TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CAMP, MORRIS, AND TITUS COUNTIES). (a) The 76th Judicial District is composed of Camp, Morris, and Titus counties.

(b) In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, each district court in Morris County has the civil jurisdiction of a county court.

(c) In Camp and Morris counties, the 76th District Court and the county court have concurrent jurisdiction over all original and appellate criminal matters over which the county court has jurisdiction under the constitution and laws of this state. In each county, matters and proceedings in the concurrent jurisdiction of the courts may be filed in or transferred between the 76th District Court and the county court. All writs and processes issued and bonds and recognizances made in transferred cases are returnable to the court to which the case is transferred as if originally issued in that court.

(d) In Camp, Morris, and Titus counties, the 76th District Court has concurrent jurisdiction with the 276th District Court. The judges of the courts may transfer any case to be tried in Camp County, Morris County, or Titus County with the consent of the court to which the case is to be transferred. Each judge may sit in the other court without transferring the case.

(e) The terms of the 76th District Court begin:

(1) in Camp County on the first Mondays in March and April;

(2) in Morris County on the first Mondays in January, May, July, and November and the third Monday in September; and

(3) in Titus County on the first Mondays in February, August, September, October, and December.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1272.153 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1272 / Section 1272.153
§ 1272.153. RESERVE REQUIREMENTS FOR MEDICAL CARE AND HOSPITAL OR INSTITUTIONAL SERVICES.
Status: in_force

A delegated network that assumes under a delegation agreement both medical care and hospital or institutional services shall maintain reserves adequate to cover the liabilities and risks associated with medical care or hospital or institutional services, whichever category of services is allocated the largest portion of the premium by the health maintenance organization.
Tex. Estates Code § 361.002 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 361 / Section 361.002
§ 361.002. IMMEDIATE APPOINTMENT OF SUCCESSOR; DISCHARGE AND RELEASE.
Status: in_force

(a) If the necessity exists, the court may immediately accept the resignation of a personal representative and appoint a successor representative.

(b) The court may not discharge a person whose resignation is accepted under Subsection (a), or release the person or the sureties on the person's bond, until a final order has been issued or judgment has been rendered on the final account required under Section 361.001.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1305.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1305 / Section 1305.003
§ 1305.003. LIMITATIONS ON APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter does not affect the authority of the division of workers' compensation of the department to exercise the powers granted to the division under Title 5, Labor Code, that do not conflict with this chapter.

(b) In the event of a conflict between Title 5, Labor Code, and this chapter as to the provision of medical benefits for injured employees, the establishment and regulation of fees for medical treatments and services, the time frames for payment of medical bills, the operation and regulation of workers' compensation health care networks, the regulation of health care providers who contract with those networks, or the resolution of disputes regarding medical benefits provided through those networks, this chapter prevails.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3864.255 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3864 / Section 3864.255
§ 3864.255. ISSUANCE OF BONDS FOR DEFINED AREAS OR DESIGNATED PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

After the order under Section 3864.253 is adopted, the district may issue bonds to provide for any land, improvements, facilities, plants, equipment, and appliances for the defined area or designated property.
Tex. Government Code § 652.023 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 652 / Section 652.023
§ 652.023. PROHIBITION AGAINST FILLING CERTAIN VACANCIES.
Status: in_force

An incumbent governor may not, during the transition period, appoint an individual to fill a vacancy that occurred before the beginning of the transition period.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 131.148 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 131 / Section 131.148
§ 131.148. EXTENSION OF PERMIT COVERAGE.
Status: in_force

If an application for renewal of a valid permit includes a proposal to extend the mining operation beyond the boundaries authorized in the existing permit, the portion of the application for renewal of a valid permit that addresses any new land areas shall be subject to the full standards, including application fees, applicable to new applications under this chapter.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 76.0205 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 76 / Section 76.0205
§ 76.0205. SUSTAINABILITY OF OYSTER INDUSTRY.
Status: in_force

(a) In order to enhance the viability of commercial oyster fishing and ensure the sustainability of the oyster industry to accommodate the highest number of commercial oyster fishing boats, a person who purchases oysters under Section 47.0091 and holds a shellfish certificate, as defined by Section 436.002, Health and Safety Code, must:

(1) distribute, in an area designated by the department, oyster shells or other cultch material approved by the department in an amount equal to not less than 30 percent of the total volume of oysters purchased by the person in the previous license year; or

(2) pay a fee to the department in an amount calculated under Subsection (c).

(b) The distribution of oyster shells or other cultch material must be directly supervised by an agent or employee of the department.

(c) The department shall calculate the current market cost of the acquisition and deposition of cultch material on a per cubic yard basis. The fee charged under Subsection (a)(2) is the market cost established under this subsection multiplied by 30 percent of the total volume of oysters purchased by the person in the previous license year. The fee charged under this section shall be deposited to the credit of the oyster shell recovery and replacement program account.

(d) A person who possesses oysters that do not meet the requirements of Section 76.112:

(1) shall replace the oysters in the beds from which they were taken as directed by an authorized employee of the department; and

(2) is subject to any penalty and must perform any remedy authorized by law.
Tex. Local Government Code § 254.083 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 254 / Section 254.083
§ 254.083. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE REVENUE REFUNDING OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The governing body of a municipality or a board with the approval of the governing body may issue revenue obligations under this chapter to refund outstanding revenue obligations.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 63.005 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 63 / Section 63.005
§ 63.005. PLACE FOR TRIAL.
Status: in_force

(a) If a garnishee other than a foreign corporation is not a resident of the county in which the original suit is pending or was tried and a party to the suit files an affidavit controverting the garnishee's answer, the issues raised by the answer and controverting affidavit shall be tried in the county in which the garnishee resides. The issues may be tried in a court of that county that has jurisdiction of the amount of the original judgment if the plaintiff files with the court a certified copy of the judgment in the original suit and a certified copy of the proceedings in garnishment, including the plaintiff's application for the writ, the garnishee's answer, and the controverting affidavit.

(b) If a garnishee whose answer is controverted is a foreign corporation, the issues raised by the answer and controverting affidavit shall be tried in the court in which the original suit is pending or was tried.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2310.201 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2310 / Section 2310.201
§ 2310.201. NOTICE OF SALE OF ALCOHOL AND FUEL MIXTURE.
Status: in_force

(a) A dealer may not sell or offer for sale motor fuel from a motor fuel pump supplied by a storage tank into which motor fuel, in a mixture in which at least one percent of the mixture measured by volume is ethanol or methanol, has been delivered within the 60-day period preceding the date of sale or offer of sale unless the dealer prominently displays on the pump from which the mixture is sold a sign that:

(1) is displayed on each side of the motor fuel pump on which the price of the motor fuel mixture sold from the pump is displayed;

(2) states "Contains Ethanol" or "Contains Methanol," as applicable;

(3) appears in contrasting colors with block letters at least one-half inch high and one-fourth inch wide; and

(4) is displayed in a clear, conspicuous, and prominent manner, visible to customers using either side of the pump.

(b) This section does not prohibit the posting of any other alcohol or additive information. Other alcohol or additive information and any relevant posting are subject to regulation by the department.
Tex. Transportation Code § 622.001 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 622 / Section 622.001
§ 622.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Commission" means the Texas Transportation Commission.

(2) "Department" means the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 16.0031 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 16 / Section 16.0031
§ 16.0031. ASBESTOS-RELATED OR SILICA-RELATED INJURIES.
Status: in_force

(a) In an action for personal injury or death resulting from an asbestos-related injury, as defined by Section 90.001, the cause of action accrues for purposes of Section 16.003 on the earlier of the following dates:

(1) the date of the exposed person's death; or

(2) the date that the claimant serves on a defendant a report complying with Section 90.003 or 90.010(f).

(b) In an action for personal injury or death resulting from a silica-related injury, as defined by Section 90.001, the cause of action accrues for purposes of Section 16.003 on the earlier of the following dates:

(1) the date of the exposed person's death; or

(2) the date that the claimant serves on a defendant a report complying with Section 90.004 or 90.010(f).
Tex. Government Code § 540.0653 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 540 / Section 540.0653
§ 540.0653. PENALTIES AND OTHER REMEDIES FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH PROVIDER ACCESS STANDARDS.
Status: in_force

If a Medicaid managed care organization fails to comply with one or more provider access standards the commission establishes under Section 540.0652 and the commission determines the organization has not made substantial efforts to mitigate or remedy the noncompliance, the commission:

(1) may:

(A) elect to not retain or renew the commission's contract with the organization; or

(B) require the organization to pay liquidated damages in accordance with Section 540.0260(3); and

(2) if the organization's noncompliance occurs in a given service delivery area for two consecutive calendar quarters, shall suspend default enrollment to the organization in that service delivery area for at least one calendar quarter.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 23.103 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 23 / Section 23.103
§ 23.103. DURATION.
Status: in_force

A grand body that incorporates under this subchapter may provide in the grand body's certificate of formation for the expiration of its corporate powers at the end of a stated number of years. If the certificate of formation does not provide for the duration of the grand body, the grand body has perpetual existence. The grand body may by its corporate name have perpetual succession of its officers and members.
Tex. Election Code § 123.006 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 123 / Section 123.006
§ 123.006. ADOPTION OF VOTING SYSTEM FOR EARLY VOTING.
Status: in_force

(a) A voting system may be adopted for use in early voting only, regular voting on election day only, or both.

(b) A voting system may be adopted for use in early voting by personal appearance only, early voting by mail only, or both.

(c) Only one kind of voting system may be used for early voting by mail. A voting system and regular paper ballots may not both be used in the same election for early voting by mail.
Tex. Family Code § 263.101 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 263 / Section 263.101
§ 263.101. DEPARTMENT TO FILE SERVICE PLAN.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Section 262.2015, not later than the 45th day after the date the court renders a temporary order appointing the department as temporary managing conservator of a child under Chapter 262, the department shall file a service plan.
Tex. Transportation Code § 64.003 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 64 / Section 64.003
§ 64.003. PILOTAGE LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A vessel that declines pilot services offered outside the bar and enters the port without the aid of a pilot is liable to the first pilot whose services the vessel declined for half pilotage.

(b) A vessel that, after being brought into port by a pilot, leaves port without employing a pilot is liable to the pilot who brought the vessel into port for the payment of half pilotage.

(c) A vessel that declines pilot services offered outside the bar, comes into port without the aid of a pilot, and leaves port without employing a pilot is liable to the pilot who first offered the pilot's services for the payment of half pilotage.

(d) A vessel that is not offered pilot services outside the bar and both enters and leaves the port without a pilot is not liable for the payment of half pilotage.

(e) At a port where vessels receive or discharge cargo at an anchorage outside the bar, a vessel:

(1) is liable for the payment of pilotage to the anchorage at the rate provided by Section 64.002; and

(2) is not liable for the payment of pilotage from the anchorage to the open sea.

(f) A vessel bound from the open sea to an anchorage outside the bar that, while under way, declines an offer of pilot services and afterward receives or discharges cargo at the anchorage is liable to the first pilot whose services the vessel declined for the payment of half pilotage to the anchorage at the rate provided by Section 64.002 but is not liable for pilotage from the anchorage to the open sea.

(g) The consignee of a vessel is responsible for the pilotage of the vessel. The liability of each consignee is joint and several.

(h) A pilot who takes charge of a vessel 20 miles outside the bar and brings the vessel to the bar is entitled to one-fourth pilotage for offshore service, in addition to what the pilot is entitled to recover for bringing the vessel in. If the vessel declines offshore service, the pilot is not entitled to offshore-service compensation.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1131.851 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1131 / Section 1131.851
§ 1131.851. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies only to a group life insurance policy that is delivered or issued for delivery in this state and as to which any part of the premium is paid or is to be paid by an employer under the terms of a collective bargaining agreement.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1901.102 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1901 / Section 1901.102
§ 1901.102. APPEAL.
Status: in_force

A physician or health care provider that is not satisfied with a decision under procedures established under Section 1901.101 may appeal to the commissioner for:

(1) a review of the rate or premium; and

(2) a determination of whether the rate or premium being charged complies with criteria under Sections 1901.051-1901.054 and 1901.057.