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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 317.007 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 317 / Section 317.007
§ 317.007. RIGHTS AND REMEDIES.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter may not be construed to:

(1) interfere with the rights of an agent operating under a valid advance directive in accordance with Chapter 166; or

(2) alter, amend, revoke, or supersede any existing right or remedy granted under any other provision of law.

(b) This chapter does not create a private right of action against:

(1) a hospital, a hospital employee, or a person in a contractual relationship with a hospital; or

(2) a designated caregiver.

(c) A hospital, a hospital employee, or a person in a contractual relationship with a hospital may not be held liable in any way for services rendered or not rendered by a patient's designated caregiver to the patient.

(d) A designated caregiver may not be reimbursed by a government or commercial payer for aftercare assistance provided under this chapter.

(e) Nothing in this chapter may be construed:

(1) to alter the obligation of an insurance company, health service corporation, hospital service corporation, medical service corporation, health maintenance organization, or other entity issuing health benefit plans to provide coverage required under a health benefit plan;

(2) to affect, impede, or otherwise disrupt or reduce the reimbursement obligations of an insurance company, health service corporation, hospital service corporation, medical service corporation, health maintenance organization, or other entity issuing health benefit plans; or

(3) to affect the time at which a patient may be discharged or transferred from a hospital to another facility.
Tex. Government Code § 4007.102 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 4007 / Section 4007.102
§ 4007.102.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4007.102. CEASE AND DESIST ORDER: INVESTMENT ADVISER OR INVESTMENT ADVISER REPRESENTATIVE. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of this title to the contrary, the commissioner may hold a hearing as provided by this section if at any time it appears to the commissioner that:

(1) an investment adviser or investment adviser representative is engaging or is likely to engage in fraud or a fraudulent practice with respect to rendering services as an investment adviser or investment adviser representative; or

(2) a person is acting as an investment adviser or investment adviser representative in violation of this title.

(b) A hearing under this section must be held not later than the 30th day after the date the person described by Subsection (a):

(1) receives actual notice; or

(2) is provided notice by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to the person's last known address.

(c) After the hearing, the commissioner shall issue or decline to issue a cease and desist order. An order issued under this subsection must:

(1) require the investment adviser or investment adviser representative to immediately cease and desist from the fraudulent conduct; or

(2) prohibit an unregistered or other unauthorized person who is not exempt from the registration or notice filing requirements of this title from acting as an investment adviser or investment adviser representative in violation of this title.
Tex. Government Code § 411.12505 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.12505
§ 411.12505.
Status: in_force

Sec. 411.12505. ACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION: QUALIFIED SCHOOL CONTRACTORS. (a) In this section, "qualified school contractor" means an entity that:

(1) contracts or subcontracts to provide services to a school district, charter school, or shared services arrangement; and

(2) is determined eligible by the department to obtain criminal history record information under the National Child Protection Act of 1993 (34 U.S.C. Section 40101 et seq.) for an employee, applicant for employment, or volunteer of the qualified school contractor.

(b) A qualified school contractor is entitled to obtain from the department or any other criminal justice agency in this state criminal history record information maintained by the department or that criminal justice agency that relates to a person described by Subsection (a)(2).

(c) Criminal history record information obtained by a qualified school contractor under Subsection (b) in the original form or any subsequent form:

(1) may not be released to any person except:

(A) to the person who is the subject of the information;

(B) with the consent of the person who is the subject of the information;

(C) by court order; or

(D) except as provided by Subsection (d); and

(2) is not subject to disclosure as provided by Chapter 552.

(d) A qualified school contractor may provide a fitness determination based on criminal history record information obtained under this section to a school district, charter school, or shared services arrangement.

(e) A qualified school contractor shall destroy criminal history record information that is obtained under this section after the information is used for its authorized purpose.

(f) The department in coordination with the commissioner of education may adopt rules necessary to implement this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8367.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8367 / Section 8367.202
§ 8367.202. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Tex. Transportation Code § 541.202 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 541 / Section 541.202
§ 541.202. RAIL TRANSPORTATION.
Status: in_force

In this subtitle:

(1) "Railroad" means a carrier that operates cars, other than streetcars, on stationary rails to transport persons or property.

(2) "Railroad train" means a steam engine or electric or other motor with or without an attached car operated on rails, other than a streetcar.

(3) "Streetcar" means a car, other than a railroad train, used to transport persons or property and operated on rails located primarily within a municipality.
Tex. Finance Code § 66.309 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 66 / Section 66.309
§ 66.309. PAYMENT OF FINAL DIVIDEND.
Status: in_force

(a) The liquidating agent may not pay a final dividend before the first day of the 19th month after the date notice is first published under Section 66.304.

(b) The liquidating agent shall declare and pay a final dividend after:

(1) the period provided by Subsection (a) expires; and

(2) the liquidating agent liquidates each asset of the association capable of being liquidated or receives sufficient money from the liquidation to:

(A) pay the costs of the liquidation;

(B) pay all claims that have been presented and established; and

(C) leave money available to pay all nonclaiming depositors and creditors of the association.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 31.307 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 31 / Section 31.307
§ 31.307. DEDICATION OF ROADS.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may dedicate roads located on the real property used as the site for the superconducting super collider research facility to the county in which the roads are located if the commissioner believes that the dedication will enhance the value of remaining state real property.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 85.257 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 85 / Section 85.257
§ 85.257. COUNSELING; COUNSELING PROTOCOLS.
Status: in_force

(a) A service provider shall provide pretesting counseling to an individual who is considering using a home collection kit for HIV infection testing. This counseling may be provided orally by telephone or through written information included with the home collection kit.

(b) At the time the test results are reported to the individual tested, the service provider shall provide counseling and appropriate referrals for care and treatment.

(c) Counseling provided by a service provider, including written information provided under Subsection (a) and referrals, must conform with counseling protocols adopted by the executive commissioner. Except as provided by Section 85.256, the counseling protocols must be consistent with the requirements of Section 81.109 and the protocols adopted under Section 85.081.

(d) Counseling provided by a service provider under this section must be provided in English and in Spanish. The department may require a service provider to provide counseling in another language if the department finds that the service provider is marketing home collection kits in a community in which a significant portion of the population speaks a language other than English or Spanish.

(e) A service provider, in providing counseling, may not:

(1) solicit the purchase of additional services or products; or

(2) refer the individual being counseled to an entity:

(A) that is owned or controlled by the service provider;

(B) that owns or controls the service provider;

(C) that is owned or controlled by an entity that owns or controls the service provider; or

(D) that has another ongoing financial relationship with the service provider.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3950.058 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3950 / Section 3950.058
§ 3950.058. BOARD MEETINGS.
Status: in_force

The board shall hold meetings at a place accessible to the public.
Tex. Government Code § 2165.456 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2165 / Section 2165.456
§ 2165.456. UNCLAIMED WEAPONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A weapon that is unclaimed at the end of a business day may be removed from the self-service weapon locker or other temporary secure storage and placed in another secure location.

(b) If practicable, the state agency shall notify the person who placed the weapon in a self-service weapon locker or other temporary secure storage that the weapon is in the custody of the state agency and is subject to forfeiture if not reclaimed before the 30th day after the date the weapon was placed in a self-service weapon locker or other temporary secure storage. If the person provided a telephone number when the weapon was placed in a self-service weapon locker or other temporary secure storage, the state agency shall notify the person by using that telephone number.

(c) At each location where a weapon may be placed in a self-service weapon locker or other temporary secure storage, the state agency shall post a sign that describes the process for reclaiming a weapon left in a self-service weapon locker or other temporary secure storage for more than one business day.

(d) The state agency may require identification or other evidence of ownership before returning the unclaimed weapon. On return of the weapon, the state agency may charge a fee of not more than $10 per day and not to exceed a total of $150 for the extended storage of the weapon.

(e) If the weapon is not reclaimed before the 30th day after the date the weapon was placed in a self-service weapon locker or other temporary secure storage, the weapon is forfeited.

(f) If the forfeited weapon may not be legally possessed in this state, the state agency shall turn the weapon over to local law enforcement as evidence or for destruction.

(g) If a person may legally possess the weapon in this state:

(1) the forfeited weapon may be sold at public sale by an auctioneer licensed under Chapter 1802, Occupations Code; or

(2) the law enforcement agency holding the weapon may release the weapon to another person if:

(A) the person:

(i) claims a right to or interest in the weapon and provides an affidavit confirming that the person wholly or partly owns the weapon or otherwise has a right to or interest in the weapon; or

(ii) is an alternate person designated by the person under Section 2165.453(d) or 2165.454(c)(4); and

(B) for a weapon that is a firearm, the law enforcement agency conducts a check of state and national criminal history record information and verifies that the person may lawfully possess a firearm under 18 U.S.C. Section 922(g).

(h) Only a firearms dealer licensed under 18 U.S.C. Section 923 may purchase a firearm at public sale under this section.

(i) Proceeds from the sale of a weapon under this section shall be transferred, after the deduction of auction costs, to the general revenue fund.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 40.0025 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 40 / Section 40.0025
§ 40.0025. AGENCY FUNCTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "function" includes a power, duty, program, or activity and an administrative support services function associated with the power, duty, program, or activity, unless consolidated under former Section 531.02012, Government Code.

(b) In accordance with former Subchapter A-1, Chapter 531, Government Code, and notwithstanding any other law, the department performs only functions, including the statewide intake of reports and other information, related to the following services:

(1) child protective services, including services that are required by federal law to be provided by this state's child welfare agency;

(2) adult protective services, other than investigations of the alleged abuse, neglect, or exploitation of an elderly person or person with a disability:

(A) in a facility operated, or in a facility or by a person licensed, certified, or registered, by a state agency; or

(B) by a provider that has contracted to provide home and community-based services; and

(3) family support services functions, including:

(A) family support services as defined under Section 137.002; and

(B) programs that:

(i) provide parent education;

(ii) promote healthier parent-child relationships; or

(iii) prevent family violence.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1060.252 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1060 / Section 1060.252
§ 1060.252. TAX RATE.
Status: in_force

The board may impose the tax at a rate not to exceed 75 cents on each $100 valuation of all taxable property in the district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 757.004 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 757 / Section 757.004
§ 757.004. GATES.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by Section 757.005, a gate in a fence or wall enclosing a pool yard as required by Section 757.003 must:

(1) have a self-closing and self-latching device;

(2) have hardware enabling it to be locked, at the option of whoever controls the gate, by a padlock or a built-in lock operated by key, card, or combination; and

(3) open outward away from the pool yard.

(b) Except as otherwise provided by Subsection (c) and Section 757.005, a gate latch must be installed so that it is at least 60 inches above the ground, except that it may be installed lower if:

(1) the latch is installed on the pool yard side of the gate only and is at least three inches below the top of the gate; and

(2) the gate or enclosure has no opening greater than one-half inch in any direction within 18 inches from the latch, including the space between the gate and the gate post to which the gate latches.

(c) A gate latch may be located 42 inches or higher above the ground if the gate cannot be opened except by key, card, or combination on both sides of the gate.
Tex. Property Code § 26.008 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 26 / Section 26.008
§ 26.008. EXERCISE OF OWNERSHIP FOR FIRST YEAR FOLLOWING DEATH OF INDIVIDUAL.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), for the first year following the death of the individual a property right may be exercised, if authorized by law or an appointing court, by the following persons who may be appointed by a court for the benefit of the estate of the deceased individual:

(1) an independent executor;

(2) an executor;

(3) an independent administrator;

(4) a temporary or permanent administrator; or

(5) a temporary or permanent guardian.

(b) For the first year following the death of the individual, an owner of a property right may exercise that right only if the owner registers a valid claim as provided by Section 26.006.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8153.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8153 / Section 8153.003
§ 8153.003. CONFIRMATION ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

If the creation of the district is not confirmed at a confirmation election held under Section 8153.024 before September 1, 2007:

(1) the district is dissolved September 1, 2007, except that:

(A) any debts incurred shall be paid;

(B) any assets that remain after the payment of debts shall be transferred to Brazoria County; and

(C) the organization of the district shall be maintained until all debts are paid and remaining assets are transferred; and

(2) this chapter expires September 1, 2010.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1080.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1080 / Section 1080.108
§ 1080.108. GIFTS AND ENDOWMENTS.
Status: in_force

The board may accept for the district a gift or endowment to be held in trust and administered by the board under the directions, limitations, or other provisions prescribed in writing by the donor that are not inconsistent with the proper management of the district.
Tex. Occupations Code § 603.401 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 603 / Section 603.401
§ 603.401. GROUNDS FOR DISCIPLINARY ACTION.
Status: in_force

If a license holder violates this chapter or a rule or code of ethics adopted under this chapter, the medical board may:

(1) revoke, restrict, or suspend the license;

(2) place on probation the person if the person's license has been suspended;

(3) reprimand the license holder; or

(4) refuse to renew the license.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3807.158 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3807 / Section 3807.158
§ 3807.158. OBLIGATIONS; APPROVAL BY CITY OF HOUSTON.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable in whole or in part from ad valorem taxes, assessments, impact fees, revenue, grants, or other money of the district, or any combination of those sources of money, to pay for any authorized purpose of the district.

(b) In exercising the district's borrowing power, the district may issue a bond or other obligation in the form of a bond, note, certificate of participation or other instrument evidencing a proportionate interest in payments to be made by the district, or other type of obligation.

(c) Except as provided by Subsection (d), the district must obtain the approval of the City of Houston:

(1) for the issuance of a bond for each improvement project;

(2) of the plans and specifications of the improvement project to be financed by the bond; and

(3) of the plans and specifications of a district improvement project related to:

(A) the use of land owned by the City of Houston;

(B) an easement granted by the City of Houston; or

(C) a right-of-way of a street, road, or highway.

(d) If the district obtains the approval of the City of Houston of a capital improvements budget for a specified period not to exceed five years, the district may finance the capital improvements and issue bonds specified in the budget without further approval from the City of Houston.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3890.109 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3890 / Section 3890.109
§ 3890.109. ANNEXATION OR EXCLUSION OF LAND.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may annex land as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code.

(b) In addition to the authority to annex provided by Subsection (a), the board by resolution may annex territory if:

(1) the city's governing body by ordinance or resolution consents to the annexation;

(2) the board holds a hearing to consider the annexation; and

(3) the board determines that the annexation is practicable and in the best interest of the district.

(c) An election is required for an annexation under Subsection (b) or Section 49.302, Water Code, only if before the annexation the district held an election at which the voters approved the imposition of an ad valorem tax or the issuance of bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes.

(d) The district may exclude land as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code. Section 375.044(b), Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 201.022 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 201 / Section 201.022
§ 201.022. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to other powers and duties provided by this chapter, the state board shall:

(1) offer appropriate assistance to the directors of conservation districts in carrying out programs and powers under this chapter;

(2) coordinate the programs of the conservation districts to the extent possible through advice and consultation;

(3) secure the cooperation and assistance of the federal government, federal agencies, and state agencies;

(4) disseminate information throughout this state concerning the activities and programs of the conservation districts;

(5) encourage the formation of a conservation district in each area in which the organization of a conservation district is desirable; and

(6) prepare information of public interest describing the functions of the board and make the information available to the general public and to appropriate state agencies.

(b) The state board may cooperate with the governing boards of wind erosion conservation districts in putting into operation in those districts the provisions of this chapter that do not conflict with Chapter 202 of this code.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 2B.0251 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 2B / Section 2B.0251
§ 2B.0251. INTERVENTION REQUIRED FOR EXCESSIVE FORCE; REPORT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) A peace officer has a duty to intervene to stop or prevent another peace officer from using force against a person suspected of committing an offense if:

(1) the amount of force exceeds that which is reasonable under the circumstances; and

(2) the officer knows or should know that the other officer's use of force:

(A) violates state or federal law;

(B) puts a person at risk of bodily injury, as defined by Section 1.07, Penal Code, and is not immediately necessary to avoid imminent bodily injury to a peace officer or other person; and

(C) is not required to apprehend the person suspected of committing an offense.

(b) A peace officer who witnesses the use of excessive force by another peace officer shall promptly make a detailed report of the incident and deliver the report to the supervisor of the peace officer making the report.
Tex. Family Code § 157.551 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 157 / Section 157.551
§ 157.551. CIVIL PENALTY FOR INTERFERENCE WITH CHILD CUSTODY ORDER.
Status: in_force

A municipality or county in this state may adopt an ordinance or order that imposes a civil penalty of not more than $500 for engaging in conduct described by Section 25.03, Penal Code.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 56B.204 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 56B / Section 56B.204
§ 56B.204. ASSIGNMENT OF BENEFITS FOR LOSS ACCRUING IN FUTURE.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c), an assignment of or agreement to assign a right to benefits for loss accruing in the future is unenforceable.

(b) An assignment of a right to benefits for loss of earnings is enforceable to secure payment of alimony, maintenance, or child support.

(c) An assignment of a right to benefits is enforceable to the extent that the benefits are for the cost of a product, service, or accommodation:

(1) made necessary by the injury or death on which the claim is based; and

(2) provided or to be provided by the assignee.