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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8458.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8458 / Section 8458.153
§ 8458.153. CONTRACT TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) In accordance with Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) A contract approved by the district voters may contain a provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by the board without further voter approval.
Tex. Occupations Code § 110.051 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 110 / Section 110.051
§ 110.051. COUNCIL; MEMBERSHIP.
Status: in_force

(a) The council is within the department.

(b) The council consists of seven part-time members, appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate as follows:

(1) three representatives of the public; and

(2) four members each of whom meets the requirements for a license as a sex offender treatment provider under this chapter.

(c) Appointments to the council shall be made without regard to the race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin of the appointee.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 242.0663 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 242 / Section 242.0663
§ 242.0663. VIOLATION OF LAW RELATING TO ADVANCE DIRECTIVES.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall assess an administrative penalty under this subchapter against an institution that violates Section 166.004.

(b) Notwithstanding Sections 242.066(b) and (c), a penalty assessed in accordance with this section shall be $500 and a separate penalty may not be assessed for a separate day of a continuing violation.

(c) Section 242.0665 does not apply to a penalty assessed in accordance with this section.
Tex. Local Government Code § 351.0035 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 351 / Section 351.0035
§ 351.0035. TEMPORARY HOUSING.
Status: in_force

(a) On request of the sheriff and the commissioners court of a county, the Commission on Jail Standards shall authorize a county to house a prisoner in a tent or other facility that is not a county jail.

(b) The Commission on Jail Standards shall adopt rules that govern the temporary housing of prisoners, including a specific requirement for:

(1) the classification and separation of prisoners;

(2) the supervision of prisoners;

(3) safety, sanitation, and health;

(4) the structure and maintenance of the facility;

(5) the provision of bunks or sleeping areas for prisoners or other furnishings for the facility;

(6) the space and capacity in the facility; and

(7) the enforcement of a rule the commission adopts under this subsection.

(c) A rule adopted under Subsection (b) must be consistent with the jail standards imposed by or adopted under other provisions of this subchapter unless the Commission on Jail Standards determines compliance is not practicable or reasonable.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 552.152 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 552 / Section 552.152
§ 552.152. PLAN REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) In developing the plan, the commission shall:

(1) consult with local public institutions of higher education;

(2) establish procedures and policies to ensure that a local public institution of higher education that contracts with the commission to operate Austin State Hospital operates the hospital at a quality level at least equal to the quality level achieved by the commission; and

(3) establish procedures and policies to monitor the care of affected state hospital patients.

(b) The procedures and policies required to be established under Subsection (a) must ensure that the commission is able to obtain and maintain information on activities carried out under the contract without violating privacy or confidentiality rules. The procedures and policies must account for the commission obtaining and maintaining information on:

(1) client outcomes;

(2) individual and average lengths of stay, including computation of lengths of stay according to the number of days a patient is in the facility during each calendar year, regardless of discharge and readmission;

(3) the number of incidents in which patients were restrained or secluded;

(4) the number of incidents of serious assaults in the hospital setting; and

(5) the number of occurrences in the hospital setting involving contacts with law enforcement personnel.
Tex. Insurance Code § 845.051 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 845 / Section 845.051
§ 845.051. STATEWIDE RURAL HEALTH CARE SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall designate a single organization as the statewide rural health care system. The system is authorized to sponsor, arrange for the provision of, or provide health care services to enrollees in programs in rural areas. The programs are not subject to:

(1) a law requiring the coverage or the offer of coverage for services by a particular health care provider under:

(A) Chapter 62, Health and Safety Code;

(B) Chapter 32, Human Resources Code;

(C) a state-, county-, or local government-sponsored indigent care initiative; or

(D) a federal Medicare Plus Choice program; or

(2) Subchapters A-I, Chapter 1251, Subchapter A, Chapter 1364, Subchapter A, Chapter 1366, or Section 1551.064 under a state-, county-, or local government-sponsored uninsured or indigent care initiative.
Tex. Water Code § 15.951 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 15 / Section 15.951
§ 15.951. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Account" means the colonia self-help account.

(2) "Colonia" means a geographic area that:

(A) is an economically distressed area as defined by Section 17.921;

(B) is located in a county any part of which is within 50 miles of an international border; and

(C) consists of at least 11 dwellings, or of at least a lower number of dwellings as specified by the board for which the board determines that a self-help project will be cost-effective, that are located in close proximity to each other in an area that may be described as a community or neighborhood.

(2-a) "Nonprofit organization" means an organization qualifying for an exemption from federal income taxes under Section 501(c)(3), Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

(2-b) "Political subdivision" has the meaning assigned by Section 17.921.

(3) "Program" means the colonia self-help program established under this subchapter.

(4) "Retail public utility" has the meaning assigned by Section 13.002.

(5) "Self-help project" means a project in which the people who will benefit from the project actively participate.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11020.0210 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11020 / Section 11020.0210
§ 11020.0210. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.
Status: in_force

(a) A director appointed by a sponsor that has regulatory authority over an issue before the board shall:

(1) before a vote or decision on the issue, file an affidavit stating the nature and extent of the regulatory authority; and

(2) abstain from any further participation on the issue.

(b) A director required to file an affidavit related to an issue before the board under Subsection (a) may not:

(1) attend a closed meeting related to the issue; and

(2) vote on a matter related to the issue unless a majority of the directors are required to file an affidavit under Subsection (a) related to that issue.
Tex. Tax Code § 151.329 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 151 / Section 151.329
§ 151.329. CERTAIN SHIPS AND SHIP EQUIPMENT.
Status: in_force

The following items are exempted from the taxes imposed by this chapter:

(1) materials, equipment, and machinery that enter into and become component parts of a ship or vessel that is of eight or more tons displacement and is:

(A) used exclusively and directly in a commercial enterprise, including commercial fishing; or

(B) used commercially as a vessel for pleasure fishing by individuals as paying passengers on the vessel;

(2) a ship or vessel of eight or more tons displacement, that is used exclusively and directly in a commercial enterprise and is sold by the vessel's builder;

(3) materials and labor used in repairing, renovating, or converting a ship or vessel that is of eight or more tons displacement and that is used exclusively and directly in a commercial enterprise;

(4) materials and supplies purchased by the owner or operator of a ship or vessel operating exclusively in foreign or interstate coastal commerce if the materials and supplies:

(A) are loaded on the ship or vessel and used in the maintenance and operation of the ship or vessel; or

(B) enter into and become component parts of the ship or vessel; and

(5) materials and supplies purchased by a person providing stevedoring services for a ship or vessel operating exclusively in foreign or interstate coastal commerce if the materials and supplies are loaded aboard the ship or vessel and are not removed before the departure of the ship or vessel.
Tex. Finance Code § 342.556 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 342 / Section 342.556
§ 342.556. APPOINTMENT OF AGENT.
Status: repealed

(a) An authorized lender shall maintain on file with the commissioner the name and address of the lender's registered agent for service.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 159 (S.B. 1371), Sec. 34(2), eff. September 1, 2023.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1601.2042 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1601 / Section 1601.2042
§ 1601.2042. COMPENSATION INSUFFICIENT TO COVER DEDUCTION.
Status: in_force

If a participant's monthly compensation from which the participant's contribution is deducted is insufficient to pay the participant's contribution for coverage, the system may adopt rules under which the system considers the coverage to have terminated after the last full month for which the contribution was paid in full, as determined by the system.
Tex. Insurance Code § 38.455 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 38 / Section 38.455
§ 38.455. FUNDING OF ANALYSIS PROGRAM; FEE.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the comptroller shall assess an annual fee on each health benefit plan issuer subject to Chapter 843 or 1301 in the amount necessary to implement this subchapter.

(b) The comptroller may not assess a fee under this section:

(1) for a health benefit plan issued under Chapter 1551, 1575, 1579, or 1601; or

(2) on a health benefit plan issuer operating solely as a Medicaid managed care organization.

(c) The comptroller shall:

(1) determine the amount of the fee assessed under this section, which must be:

(A) based on the estimate developed by the center under Subsection (f); and

(B) prorated based on the number of covered lives attributed to each health benefit plan issuer subject to an assessment under this section, as determined by the department under Subsection (g); and

(2) adjust the amount of the fee assessed under this section for each state fiscal biennium to address any:

(A) based on an estimate developed by the center under Subsection (f), increase in costs to implement this subchapter; or

(B) deficits incurred during the preceding year as a result of implementing this subchapter.

(d) Not later than August 1 of each year, a health benefit plan issuer shall pay the fee assessed under this section to the comptroller. The legislature may appropriate money received under this section only to the center to be used by the center to administer the center's duties under this subchapter.

(e) The comptroller may adopt rules to administer this section.

(f) Not later than March 1 of each year, the center shall develop and submit to the comptroller an estimate of the amount necessary to fund the actual necessary expenses of implementing this subchapter for each fiscal biennium.

(g) Not later than March 1 of each year, the department shall submit to the comptroller a report on the number of covered lives attributed to each health benefit plan issuer subject to an assessment under this section for the preceding calendar year.

(h) Notwithstanding Subsection (d), a health benefit plan issuer shall pay a fee assessed by the comptroller under this section during the 2025 calendar year as soon as practicable after the date the comptroller assesses the fee. This subsection expires January 1, 2027.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 43.04 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 43 / Section 43.04
§ 43.04. ELIGIBILITY FOR PERMIT.
Status: in_force

The commission may issue a local cartage permit to a warehouse or transfer company or to a holder of a package store, wine only package store, wine and beer retailer's, or local distributor's permit.The commission may issue a local cartage permit to a warehouse or transfer company.
Tex. Finance Code § 203.002 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 203 / Section 203.002
§ 203.002. CONDITIONS FOR ENTRY BY DE NOVO BRANCHING.
Status: in_force

(a) An out-of-state bank may establish a de novo branch in this state if:

(1) the out-of-state bank confirms in writing to the commissioner that as long as it maintains a branch in this state, it will comply with all applicable laws of this state;

(2) the applicant provides satisfactory evidence to the commissioner of compliance with the applicable requirements of Section 201.102; and

(3) the commissioner, acting on or before the 30th day after the date the commissioner receives notice of an application under Subsection (b), certifies to the responsible federal bank supervisory agency that the requirements of this subchapter have been met.

(b) An out-of-state bank desiring to establish and maintain a de novo branch shall provide written notice of the proposed transaction to the commissioner not later than the date on which the bank applies to the responsible federal bank supervisory agency for approval to establish the branch. The filing of the notice must be accompanied by the filing fee, if any, prescribed by the commissioner.

(c) A de novo branch may be established in this state through the acquisition of a branch of an existing Texas bank if the acquiring out-of-state bank complies with this section.

(d) A depository institution may not establish or maintain a branch in this state on the premises or property of an affiliate if the affiliate engages in commercial activities, except as provided by Section 92.063(d).
Tex. Government Code § 2308.254 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2308 / Section 2308.254
§ 2308.254. LIMITATION ON EXERCISE OF BOARD POWERS.
Status: in_force

(a) A power or duty granted a board under this chapter may not be exercised in a workforce development area until:

(1) the chief elected officials in that area agree on the establishment of a board as provided by Section 2308.253(c); and

(2) the board is certified by the governor.

(b) A private industry council in an area in which a board is not created or in which the chief elective officers are unable to agree on the establishment of a board may not exercise any of the powers granted a board by this chapter, except for a power granted under the federal Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. Section 1501 et seq.).
Tex. Occupations Code § 351.406 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 351 / Section 351.406
§ 351.406. EXPIRED CONTACT LENS PRESCRIPTION.
Status: in_force

A person may not fill an expired contact lens prescription.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1022.160 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1022 / Section 1022.160
§ 1022.160. SPENDING AND INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by Section 1022.107(c) and by Subchapter E, the district may not incur an obligation payable from district revenue other than the revenue on hand or to be on hand in the current and following district fiscal years.

(b) The board may invest operating, depreciation, or building reserves only in funds or securities specified by Chapter 2256, Government Code.
Tex. Transportation Code § 502.475 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 502 / Section 502.475
§ 502.475. WRONG, FICTITIOUS, ALTERED, OR OBSCURED INSIGNIA.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person attaches to or displays on a motor vehicle a registration insignia that:

(1) is assigned to a different motor vehicle;

(2) is assigned to the vehicle under any other motor vehicle law other than by the department;

(3) is assigned for a registration period other than the registration period in effect; or

(4) is fictitious.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (d), an offense under Subsection (a) is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $200, unless it is shown at the trial of the offense that the owner knowingly altered or made illegible the letters, numbers, and other identification marks, in which case the offense is a Class B misdemeanor.

(c) A court may dismiss a charge brought under Subsection (a)(3) if the defendant:

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

(2) pays a reimbursement fee not to exceed $10.

(d) An offense under Subsection (a)(4) is a Class B misdemeanor.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2308.255 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2308 / Section 2308.255
§ 2308.255. TOWING COMPANY'S AUTHORITY TO TOW AND STORE UNAUTHORIZED VEHICLE.
Status: in_force

(a) A towing company may, without the consent of an owner or operator of an unauthorized vehicle, tow the vehicle to and store the vehicle at a vehicle storage facility at the expense of the owner or operator of the vehicle if:

(1) the towing company has received written verification from the parking facility owner that:

(A) the signs required by Section 2308.252(a)(1) are posted; or

(B) the owner or operator received notice under Section 2308.252(a)(2) or the parking facility owner gave notice complying with Section 2308.252(a)(3); or

(2) on request the parking facility owner provides to the owner or operator of the vehicle information on the name of the towing company and vehicle storage facility that will be used to tow and store the vehicle and the vehicle is:

(A) left in violation of Section 2308.251;

(B) in or obstructing a portion of a paved driveway; or

(C) on a public roadway used for entering or exiting the facility and the tow is approved by a peace officer.

(b) A towing company may not tow an unauthorized vehicle except under:

(1) this chapter;

(2) a municipal ordinance that complies with Section 2308.208; or

(3) the direction of:

(A) a peace officer; or

(B) the owner or operator of the vehicle.

(c) Only a towing company that is insured against liability for property damage incurred in towing a vehicle may tow and store an unauthorized vehicle under this section.

(d) A towing company may tow and store a vehicle under Subsection (a) only if the parking facility owner:

(1) requests that the towing company tow and store the specific vehicle; or

(2) has a standing written agreement with the towing company to enforce parking restrictions in the parking facility.

(e) When a tow truck is used for a nonconsent tow authorized by a peace officer under Section 545.3051, Transportation Code, the operator of the tow truck and the towing company are agents of the law enforcement agency and are subject to Section 545.3051(e), Transportation Code.
Tex. Election Code § 123.007 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 123 / Section 123.007
§ 123.007. ADOPTION OF MORE THAN ONE VOTING SYSTEM FOR SAME ELECTION.
Status: in_force

If more than one kind of voting system is adopted for use at the polling places in the same election, the adopting authority shall determine the polling place or places at which each system is to be used, subject to Section 123.009.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1811.156 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1811 / Section 1811.156
§ 1811.156. CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE ISSUED IN VIOLATION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

A certificate of insurance that is executed, issued, or required and that is in violation of this chapter is void and has no effect.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1070.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1070 / Section 1070.005
§ 1070.005. CORRECTION OF INVALID PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

If a court holds that any procedure under this chapter violates the constitution of this state or of the United States, the district by resolution may provide an alternative procedure that conforms with the constitution.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 225.003 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 225 / Section 225.003
§ 225.003. GOVERNOR'S DUTIES RELATING TO HEALTH PLANNING.
Status: in_force

(a) The governor, as chief executive and planning officer of this state, may perform the duties and functions assigned to the governor by federal law.

(b) The governor may transfer personnel, equipment, records, obligations, appropriations, functions, and duties of the governor's office to another agency.
Tex. Government Code § 419.006 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 419 / Section 419.006
§ 419.006. CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "Texas trade association" means a cooperative and voluntarily joined statewide association of business or professional competitors in this state designed to assist its members and its industry or profession in dealing with mutual business or professional problems and in promoting their common interest.

(b) A person may not be a member of the commission and may not be a commission employee employed in a "bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity," as that phrase is used for purposes of establishing an exemption to the overtime provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 201 et seq.), if:

(1) the person is an officer, employee, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of fire protection; or

(2) the person's spouse is an officer, manager, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of fire protection.

(c) A person may not be a member of the commission or act as the general counsel to the commission or the agency if the person is required to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305 because of the person's activities for compensation on behalf of a profession related to the operation of the commission.
Tex. Education Code § 74.354 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 74 / Section 74.354
§ 74.354. AFFILIATION AGREEMENTS; JOINT APPOINTMENTS.
Status: in_force

The board may execute and carry out with any entity or institution affiliation or coordinating agreements that are reasonably necessary or desirable for the conduct and operation of a professional school of the first class, not in conflict with Section 74.352 of this code; and the board may make joint appointments in other institutions under its governance. The salary of any person who receives a joint appointment shall be apportioned to the appointing institution on the basis of services rendered.
Tex. Education Code § 53A.38 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 53A / Section 53A.38
§ 53A.38. RESERVES FOR OPERATING AND OTHER EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

Money for the payment of not more than two years' interest on the bonds and an amount estimated by the board to be required for operating expenses during the first year of operation may be set aside for those purposes out of the proceeds from the sale of the bonds.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5012.0055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 5012 / Section 5012.0055
§ 5012.0055. COMMISSIONERS' OATH AND BOND.
Status: in_force

(a) Each commissioner shall:

(1) take an oath of office that contains the applicable provisions provided by law for members of the commissioners court; and

(2) execute a bond for $10,000 payable to the authority, conditioned on the faithful performance of the commissioner's duties as a commissioner.

(b) A commissioner's bond must be approved by the commission.