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Tex. Water Code § 55.110 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 55 / Section 55.110
§ 55.110. ADDITIONAL BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) If a district is appointed fiscal agent of the United States or is authorized to collect money for and in behalf of the United States in connection with any federal reclamation project, the assessor and collector and each director shall execute an additional bond in an amount set by the secretary of the interior, conditioned on the faithful performance of the duties of his office and the faithful performance by the district of its duties as fiscal or other agent of the United States.

(b) The additional bonds shall be approved, recorded, and filed as provided for other official bonds. The additional bonds may be sued on by the United States or by any person injured by failure of the officer or the district to perform fully, promptly, and completely the required duties.
Tex. Insurance Code § 401.013 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 401 / Section 401.013
§ 401.013. ACCOUNTANT'S LETTER OF QUALIFICATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The audited financial report required under Section 401.004 must be accompanied by a letter provided by the accountant who performed the audit stating:

(1) the accountant's general background and experience;

(2) the experience of each individual assigned to prepare the audit in auditing insurers or health maintenance organizations and whether the individual is an independent certified public accountant; and

(3) that the accountant:

(A) is properly licensed by an appropriate state licensing authority, is a member in good standing of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, and is otherwise qualified under Section 401.011;

(B) is independent from the insurer or health maintenance organization and conforms to the standards of the profession contained in the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Code of Professional Conduct, the statements of that institute, and the rules of professional conduct adopted by the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy, or a similar code;

(C) understands that:

(i) the audited financial report and the accountant's opinion on the report will be filed in compliance with this subchapter; and

(ii) the commissioner will rely on the report and opinion in monitoring and regulating the insurer's or health maintenance organization's financial position; and

(D) consents to the requirements of Section 401.020 and agrees to make the accountant's work papers available for review by the department or the department's designee.

(b) Subsection (a)(2) does not prohibit an accountant from using any staff the accountant considers appropriate if use of that staff is consistent with generally accepted auditing standards.
Tex. Family Code § 263.004 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 263 / Section 263.004
§ 263.004. NOTICE TO COURT REGARDING EDUCATION DECISION-MAKING.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless the rights and duties of the department under Section 153.371(10) to make decisions regarding the child's education have been limited by court order, the department shall file with the court the name and contact information for each person who has been:

(1) designated by the department to make educational decisions on behalf of the child; and

(2) assigned to serve as the child's surrogate parent in accordance with 20 U.S.C. Section 1415(b) and Section 29.001(10), Education Code, for purposes of decision-making regarding special education services, if applicable.

(b) Not later than the fifth day after the date an adversary hearing under Section 262.201 or 262.205 is concluded, the information required by Subsection (a) shall be filed with the court and a copy shall be provided to the school the child attends.

(c) If a person other than a person identified under Subsection (a) is designated to make educational decisions or assigned to serve as a surrogate parent, the department shall include the updated information in a permanency progress report filed under Section 263.303 or 263.502. The updated information must be provided to the school the child attends not later than the fifth day after the date of designation or assignment.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 311.063 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 311 / Section 311.063
§ 311.063. DUTIES AND HOSPITAL POLICIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A hospital that employs physicians under this subchapter shall:

(1) appoint a chief medical officer, who may be a member of the hospital's medical staff;

(2) adopt, maintain, and enforce policies to ensure that a physician employed by the hospital exercises the physician's independent medical judgment in providing care to patients at the hospital; and

(3) designate the chief medical officer as the contact for the Texas Medical Board for all matters relating to complaints regarding interference or attempted interference with a physician's independent medical judgment or any other matter under this section.

(b) The person appointed as chief medical officer shall report the person's appointment to the Texas Medical Board.

(c) The policies adopted under this section must include:

(1) policies relating to:

(A) credentialing;

(B) quality assurance;

(C) utilization review;

(D) peer review; and

(E) medical decision-making; and

(2) the implementation of a complaint mechanism to process and resolve complaints regarding interference or attempted interference with a physician's independent medical judgment.

(d) The policies adopted under this section must be approved by the chief medical officer.

(e) In the event of a conflict between a policy approved by the chief medical officer and any other policy of the hospital, a conflict management process shall be jointly developed and implemented to resolve the conflict.

(f) For all matters relating to the practice of medicine, each physician employed by a hospital under this subchapter shall ultimately report to the chief medical officer.

(g) The chief medical officer shall immediately report to the Texas Medical Board any action or event that the chief medical officer reasonably and in good faith believes constitutes a compromise of the independent medical judgment of a physician in caring for a patient.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 20.036 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 20 / Section 20.036
§ 20.036. NOTIFICATION OF SECURITY FREEZE.
Status: in_force

A consumer reporting agency shall notify a person who requests a consumer report if a security freeze is in effect for the consumer file involved in that report.
Tex. Local Government Code § 159.031 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 159 / Section 159.031
§ 159.031. COUNTY COVERED BY SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies only to a county with a population of 125,000 or more.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1371.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1371 / Section 1371.001
§ 1371.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Enrollee" means an individual entitled to coverage under a health benefit plan.

(2) "Orthotic device" means a custom-fitted or custom-fabricated medical device that is applied to a part of the human body to correct a deformity, improve function, or relieve symptoms of a disease.

(3) "Prosthetic device" means an artificial device designed to replace, wholly or partly, an arm or leg.
Tex. Water Code § 7.199 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 7 / Section 7.199
§ 7.199. FINE TREATED AS JUDGMENT IN CIVIL ACTION.
Status: in_force

If a person other than an individual is found guilty of a violation of this subchapter and a fine is imposed, the fine shall be entered and docketed by the clerk of the court as a judgment against the person, and the fine shall be of the same force and effect and be enforced against the person in the same manner as if the judgment were recovered in a civil action.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4151.256 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4151 / Section 4151.256
§ 4151.256. LARGE DEDUCTIBLE POLICIES.
Status: in_force

An employer who enters into a contract with an insurance carrier under Section 2053.202(b) may not use or contract with an administrator to perform administrative services in connection with workers' compensation benefits unless the administrator has entered into a written agreement with the insurance carrier that:

(1) complies with all the provisions of this chapter; and

(2) provides that the insurance carrier is responsible for:

(A) setting standards used in the handling of claims; and

(B) arranging for the payment of claims.
Tex. Occupations Code § 507.256 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 507 / Section 507.256
§ 507.256. RENEWAL OF EXPIRED LICENSE OF OUT-OF-STATE PRACTITIONER.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive council may renew without reexamination an expired license of a person who was licensed in this state, moved to another state, and is currently licensed and has been in practice in the other state for the two years preceding the date the person applies for renewal.

(b) The person must pay to the executive council a fee in an amount equal to two times the required renewal fee for the license.
Tex. Penal Code § 38.07 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 38 / Section 38.07
§ 38.07. PERMITTING OR FACILITATING ESCAPE.
Status: in_force

(a) An official or employee of a correctional facility commits an offense if he knowingly permits or facilitates the escape of a person in custody.

(b) A person commits an offense if he knowingly causes or facilitates the escape of one who is in custody pursuant to:

(1) an allegation or adjudication of delinquency; or

(2) involuntary commitment for mental illness under Subtitle C, Title 7, Health and Safety Code, or for chemical dependency under Chapter 462, Health and Safety Code.

(c) Except as provided in Subsections (d) and (e), an offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.

(d) An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree if the person in custody:

(1) was under arrest for, charged with, or convicted of a felony; or

(2) was confined in a correctional facility other than a secure correctional facility after conviction of a felony.

(e) An offense under this section is a felony of the second degree if:

(1) the actor or the person in custody used or threatened to use a deadly weapon to effect the escape; or

(2) the person in custody was confined in a secure correctional facility after conviction of a felony.

(f) In this section, "correctional facility" means:

(1) any place described by Section 1.07(a)(14); or

(2) a "secure correctional facility" or "secure detention facility" as those terms are defined by Section 51.02, Family Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3963.0305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3963 / Section 3963.0305
§ 3963.0305. LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES.
Status: in_force

To protect the public interest, with the consent of the governing body of the city by resolution, the district may contract with a qualified party, including the city, to provide law enforcement services in the district for a fee.
Tex. Transportation Code § 203.002 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 203 / Section 203.002
§ 203.002. MODERN STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

To promote public safety, facilitate the movement of traffic, preserve the public's financial investment in highways, promote the national defense, and accomplish the purposes of this chapter, the commission may:

(1) lay out, construct, maintain, and operate a modern state highway system, with emphasis on the construction of controlled access highways;

(2) plan for future highways; and

(3) convert where necessary an existing street, road, or highway into a controlled access highway in accordance with modern standards of speed and safety.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1115.251 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1115 / Section 1115.251
§ 1115.251. IMPOSITION OF AD VALOREM TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall impose a tax on all property in the district subject to district taxation.

(b) The board shall impose the tax to pay:

(1) indebtedness assumed or issued by the district; and

(2) district maintenance and operating expenses.

(c) The board may not impose a tax to pay the principal of or interest on revenue bonds issued under Section 1115.206.
Tex. Estates Code § 402.052 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 402 / Section 402.052
§ 402.052. POWER OF SALE OF ESTATE PROPERTY GENERALLY.
Status: in_force

Unless limited by the terms of a will, an independent executor, in addition to any power of sale of estate property given in the will, and an independent administrator have the same power of sale for the same purposes as a personal representative has in a supervised administration, but without the requirement of court approval. The procedural requirements applicable to a supervised administration do not apply.
Tex. Property Code § 21.022 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 21 / Section 21.022
§ 21.022. AUTHORITY OF COURTS.
Status: in_force

Laws that formerly governed the performance of functions by county clerks and judges in eminent domain proceedings are applicable to the clerks and judges of district courts and county courts at law.
Tex. Property Code § 209.0062 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 209 / Section 209.0062
§ 209.0062. ALTERNATIVE PAYMENT SCHEDULE FOR CERTAIN ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A property owners' association composed of more than 14 lots shall adopt reasonable guidelines to establish an alternative payment schedule by which an owner may make partial payments to the property owners' association for delinquent regular or special assessments or any other amount owed to the association without accruing additional monetary penalties. For purposes of this section, monetary penalties do not include reasonable costs associated with administering the payment plan or interest.

(b) The minimum term for a payment plan offered by a property owners' association is three months.

(c) A property owners' association is not required to allow a payment plan for any amount that extends more than 18 months from the date of the owner's request for a payment plan. The association is not required to enter into a payment plan with an owner who failed to honor the terms of a previous payment plan during the two years following the owner's default under the previous payment plan. The association is not required to make a payment plan available to an owner after the period for cure described by Section 209.0064(b)(3) expires. The association is not required to allow an owner to enter into a payment plan more than once in any 12-month period.

(d) A property owners' association shall file the association's guidelines under this section in the real property records of each county in which the subdivision is located.

(e) A property owners' association's failure to file as required by this section the association's guidelines in the real property records of each county in which the subdivision is located does not prohibit a property owner from receiving an alternative payment schedule by which the owner may make partial payments to the property owners' association for delinquent regular or special assessments or any other amount owed to the association without accruing additional monetary penalties, as defined by Subsection (a).
Tex. Education Code § 61.9773 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.9773
§ 61.9773. AGREEMENT REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) To receive a scholarship under this subchapter, a student must enter into an agreement with the board as provided by this section. The agreement must require the student to:

(1) satisfy one of the following requirements:

(A) complete or submit to the board proof that the student previously completed one year of ROTC training for each year that the student receives the scholarship;

(B) complete or submit to the board proof that the student previously completed another officer commissioning program such as the United States Marine Corps Platoon Leaders Class; or

(C) submit to the board proof of the student's acceptance into the officer commissioning program for the Texas State Guard, as defined by Section 437.001, Government Code;

(2) graduate not later than six years after the date the student first enrolls in a public or private institution of higher education in this state;

(3) after graduation, enter into:

(A) a four-year commitment to be a member of the Texas Army National Guard, Texas Air National Guard, Texas State Guard, United States Coast Guard, or United States Merchant Marine; or

(B) a contract to serve as a commissioned officer in any branch of the armed services of the United States;

(4) meet the physical examination requirements and all other prescreening requirements of the Texas Army National Guard, Texas Air National Guard, Texas State Guard, United States Coast Guard, or United States Merchant Marine or the branch of the armed services with which the student enters into a contract; and

(5) agree to repay the scholarship if the student:

(A) fails to maintain satisfactory academic progress;

(B) withdraws from the scholarship program; or

(C) fails to fulfill a commitment or contract described by Subdivision (3).

(b) The board shall adopt rules to exempt a student from the repayment of a scholarship under an agreement entered into under this section if the student is unable to meet the obligations of the agreement solely as a result of:

(1) physical inability; or

(2) an extraordinary circumstance outside the student's control.

(c) If the board determines that a student who entered into an agreement with the board under this section was erroneously removed from the scholarship program established under this subchapter, the board shall reinstate the student's scholarship if the student is currently enrolled in a public or private institution of higher education in this state.
Tex. Government Code § 441.103 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 441 / Section 441.103
§ 441.103. STATE AGENCY DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A state agency shall designate one or more staff persons as agency publications liaisons and shall notify the Texas State Library of those persons' identities. A publications liaison shall maintain a record of the agency's state publications and shall furnish to the Texas State Library a list of the agency's new state publications as they become available.

(b) A state agency shall furnish copies of its state publications that exist in a physical format to the Texas State Library in the number specified by commission rules. On the creation of or awarding of a contract for the production of a publication in a physical format, a state agency shall arrange for the required number of copies to be deposited with the Texas State Library. The commission may not require more than 75 copies of a state publication in a physical format.

(c) On the release of a state publication in an electronic format and for the purpose of further distribution of the publication, a state agency shall provide the Texas State Library:

(1) on-line access to the publication; or

(2) copies of the publication on an electronic external storage device in the number of copies prescribed by the commission but not to exceed 75.

(d) If a state agency is allowing public on-line access to a state publication, the agency shall also provide the Texas State Library with at least one free on-line connection to the agency's state publications that can be accessed on-line. The connection must:

(1) be provided in the form and manner prescribed by the director and librarian; and

(2) be compatible with applicable standards prescribed by the Department of Information Resources.

(e) Each state publication shall clearly reflect the date that the state publication is produced or initially distributed by a state agency in a conspicuous location at or near the beginning of the publication.

(f) A state agency shall include, for any of its publications available on the Internet, identifying and descriptive information about the publication as specified by commission and Department of Information Resources rules.

(g) If an electronic state publication is not printed or available from the state agency's website, the state agency shall furnish the Texas State Library copies in a manner prescribed by commission rules. The commission may not require more than 75 copies of the publication.
Tex. Local Government Code § 61.006 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 61 / Section 61.006
§ 61.006. APPROVAL AND REGISTRATION OF CONSOLIDATION.
Status: in_force

(a) If a majority of the votes received in the consolidation election in each municipality favor consolidation, the election returns shall be recorded in the records of the respective municipalities.

(b) The consolidation is effective when the election returns are recorded.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 43.071 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 43 / Section 43.071
§ 43.071. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Private bird hunting area" means a tract of land on which the hunting or taking of pen-reared birds is authorized under this subchapter.

(2) "Licensee" means a person who holds a private bird hunting area license.

(3) "Guest" means a person other than a licensee who hunts or takes birds on a private bird hunting area.

(4) "Field trial" means the hunting of banded pen-reared birds in a formal trial of bird dogs that has been licensed or sanctioned by an organization or association of bird dog clubs, with or without the awarding of points.

(5) "Pen-reared birds" means bobwhite quail, pheasant, pigeons, partridge, and mallard ducks propagated or acquired under Chapter 45 of this code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3878.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3878 / Section 3878.006
§ 3878.006. LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with the findings and purposes stated in this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 815.312 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 815 / Section 815.312
§ 815.312. STATE ACCUMULATION ACCOUNT.
Status: in_force

(a) The retirement system shall deposit in the state accumulation account all contributions for retirement made by the state to the retirement system and transfer to the account the amounts required by Section 815.318 or 815.502.

(b) The retirement system also shall deposit in the state accumulation account the interest portion of the following deposits made by members:

(1) deposits required to reinstate service previously canceled;

(2) deposits required to establish service credit not previously established; and

(3) deposits required to establish military service credit.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.120 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.120
§ 2306.120. SELECTION OF DEPOSITORY UNDER COVENANTS OF BONDS OR TRUST INDENTURES.
Status: in_force

(a) If covenants related to the department's bonds or the trust indentures governing the bonds specify one or more depositories or set out a method of selecting depositories different from the method required by this subchapter, the covenants prevail regarding the funds to which they apply and the funds are not required to be deposited with the Texas Treasury Safekeeping Trust Company.

(b) Bonds of the housing finance division issued under trust indentures executed or resolutions adopted on or after September 1, 1991, may not include a covenant that interferes with the deposit of funds in the Texas Treasury Safekeeping Trust Company.
Tex. Government Code § 24.385 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.385
§ 24.385.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.385. 206TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HIDALGO COUNTY). (a) The 206th Judicial District is composed of Hidalgo County.

(b) A party in a criminal case before the court may electronically file any required court document. The court shall implement the statewide electronic court filing system to assist a party in electronic filing.