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Tex. Government Code § 2176.202 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2176 / Section 2176.202
§ 2176.202. CHANGE OF ADDRESS SERVICE.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding another law regarding change of address updates, a state agency may use any change of address update service approved by the United States Postal Service for the purpose of receiving a postal discount rate.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 6.05 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 6 / Section 6.05
§ 6.05. DUTY OF PEACE OFFICER AS TO THREATS.
Status: in_force

It is the duty of every peace officer, when he may have been informed in any manner that a threat has been made by one person to do some injury to himself or to the person or property of another, including the person or property of his spouse, to prevent the threatened injury, if within his power; and, in order to do this, he may call in aid any number of citizens in his county. He may take such measures as the person about to be injured might for the prevention of the offense.
Tex. Election Code § 254.096 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 254 / Section 254.096
§ 254.096. OFFICEHOLDER WHO BECOMES CANDIDATE.
Status: in_force

An officeholder who becomes a candidate is subject to Subchapter C during each period covered by a report required to be filed under Subchapter C.
Tex. Property Code § 5.0141 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 5 / Section 5.0141
§ 5.0141. NOTICE REQUIRED BEFORE CONTRACT EXECUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The notice required by Section 5.014 shall be given to the prospective purchaser before the execution of a binding contract of purchase and sale, either separately or as an addendum or paragraph of a purchase contract.

(b) In the event a contract of purchase and sale is entered into without the seller providing the notice, the purchaser is entitled to terminate the contract for any reason, not later than the seventh day after the date the purchaser receives the notice. A purchaser may terminate the contract under this subsection only if the municipality or county filed a copy of the service plan with the county clerk in accordance with Section 372.013, Local Government Code, before the date the contract was entered into.

(c) If, however, the seller furnishes the notice at or before closing the purchase and sale contract and the purchaser elects to close even though the notice was not timely furnished before execution of the contract, it shall be conclusively presumed that the purchaser has waived all rights to terminate the contract under Subsection (b) or recover damages or other remedies or rights under Section 5.0145.

(d) Notwithstanding any provision of this section, Section 5.014, 5.0142, 5.0143, 5.0144, or 5.0145, all sellers, title companies, real estate brokers, and examining attorneys, and any agent, representative, or person acting on their behalf, are not liable for damages under Section 5.0145, or for any other damages to any person, for:

(1) failing to provide the notice to a purchaser before execution of a binding contract of purchase and sale or at or before the closing of the purchase and sale contract when the municipality or county has not filed the service plan as required by Section 372.013, Local Government Code; or

(2) unintentionally providing a notice that is not the correct notice under the circumstances before execution of a binding contract of purchase and sale, or at or before the closing of the purchase and sale contract.
Tex. Local Government Code § 324.042 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 324 / Section 324.042
§ 324.042. OATH AND BOND.
Status: in_force

(a) Within 30 days after the date a board member is appointed, the member must qualify by taking the official oath and by filing a good and sufficient bond with the county clerk.

(b) The bond must be:

(1) payable to the order of the commissioners court;

(2) payable in an amount prescribed by the commissioners court of $5,000 or more; and

(3) conditioned that the board member will faithfully perform the duties of a board member, including the proper handling of all money that comes into the board member's hands in the board member's official capacity.
Tex. Finance Code § 154.3551 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 154 / Section 154.3551
§ 154.3551. LIMIT ON LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A member of the advisory council is not personally liable for damages arising from the member's official act or omission under this subchapter unless the act or omission is corrupt or malicious.

(b) The attorney general shall defend an action brought against a member of the advisory council arising from an official act or omission under this subchapter, including an action instituted after the defendant's service with the advisory council has terminated.

(c) The attorney general is not required to defend a member of the advisory council against an action relating to:

(1) the disposition of a claim filed under this subchapter; or

(2) any issue other than the applicability or effect of the limitation on liability under this section.

(d) The commissioner on behalf of the fund, with the advice and consent of the advisory council, may contract with the attorney general under Chapter 771, Government Code, for legal services not covered by this section.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 401.301 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 401 / Section 401.301
§ 401.301. LICENSE AND REGISTRATION FEES.
Status: repealed

(a) The commission and department may collect a fee for each license and registration the agency issues.

(b) The commission and the executive commissioner each by rule shall set the fee in an amount that may not exceed the actual expenses annually incurred to:

(1) process applications for licenses or registrations;

(2) amend or renew licenses or registrations;

(3) make inspections of license holders and registrants; and

(4) enforce this chapter and rules, orders, licenses, and registrations under this chapter.

(c) The commission and department may collect a fee, in addition to the license and registration fee, of not less than 20 percent of the amount of the license and registration fee nor more than $10,000 from each licensee or registrant who fails to pay the fees authorized by this section.

(d) The commission and executive commissioner shall require that each person who holds a specific license issued by the commission or department pay to the applicable agency an additional five percent of the appropriate fee set under Subsection (b). Fees collected by the department under this subsection shall be deposited to the credit of the perpetual care account. Fees collected by the commission under this subsection shall be deposited to the environmental radiation and perpetual care account. The fees are not refundable. The holder of a specific license authorizing the extraction, processing, or concentration of uranium or thorium from ore is not required to pay the additional fee described by this subsection before the beginning of operations under the license.

(e) Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1159, Sec. 13(3), eff. September 1, 2013.

(f) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the department may not assess a fee on a local law enforcement agency for the licensing and registration of an X-ray machine that is used to screen packages or other objects the agency suspects may contain an explosive or other item that would pose a danger to the public health and safety. Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, a local law enforcement agency is subject to the licensing and registration requirements of this chapter.

(g) The commission may assess and collect additional fees from the applicant to recover the costs the commission incurs for administrative review, technical review, and hearings on the application.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4007.0504 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4007 / Section 4007.0504
§ 4007.0504. BONDS SECURED BY REVENUE OR CONTRACT PAYMENTS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue, without an election, bonds secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes, including contract revenues; or

(2) contract payments, provided that the requirements of Section 49.108, Water Code, have been met.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1369.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1369 / Section 1369.002
§ 1369.002. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies only to a health benefit plan that provides benefits for medical or surgical expenses incurred as a result of a health condition, accident, or sickness, including an individual, group, blanket, or franchise insurance policy or insurance agreement, a group hospital service contract, or an individual or group evidence of coverage or similar coverage document that is offered by:

(1) an insurance company;

(2) a group hospital service corporation operating under Chapter 842;

(3) a fraternal benefit society operating under Chapter 885;

(4) a stipulated premium company operating under Chapter 884;

(5) a reciprocal exchange operating under Chapter 942;

(6) a health maintenance organization operating under Chapter 843;

(7) a multiple employer welfare arrangement that holds a certificate of authority under Chapter 846; or

(8) an approved nonprofit health corporation that holds a certificate of authority under Chapter 844.
Tex. Insurance Code § 443.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 443 / Section 443.003
§ 443.003. COVERED PERSONS.
Status: in_force

The provisions of this chapter apply to all:

(1) insurers who are doing or have done an insurance business in this state and against whom claims arising from that business may exist now or in the future and to all persons subject to examination by the commissioner;

(2) insurers who purport to do an insurance business in this state;

(3) insurers who have insureds resident in this state;

(4) other persons organized or doing insurance business, or in the process of organizing with the intent to do insurance business in this state;

(5) nonprofit health corporations and all fraternal benefit societies subject to Chapters 844 and 885, respectively;

(6) title insurance companies subject to Title 11;

(7) health maintenance organizations subject to Chapter 843; and

(8) surety and trust companies subject to Chapter 7, general casualty companies subject to Chapter 861, statewide mutual assessment companies subject to Chapter 881, mutual insurance companies subject to Chapter 882 or 883, local mutual aid associations subject to Chapter 886, burial associations subject to Chapter 888, farm mutual insurance companies subject to Chapter 911, county mutual insurance companies subject to Chapter 912, Lloyd's plans subject to Chapter 941, reciprocal or interinsurance exchanges subject to Chapter 942, and fidelity, guaranty, and surety companies.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3911.007 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3911 / Section 3911.007
§ 3911.007. ELIGIBILITY FOR INCLUSION IN SPECIAL ZONES.
Status: in_force

(a) All or any part of the area of the district is eligible to be included in:

(1) a tax increment reinvestment zone created by the city under Chapter 311, Tax Code;

(2) a tax abatement reinvestment zone created by the city under Chapter 312, Tax Code; or

(3) an enterprise zone created by the city under Chapter 2303, Government Code.

(b) If the city creates a tax increment reinvestment zone described by Subsection (a), the city and the board of directors of the zone, by contract with the district, may grant money deposited in the tax increment fund to the district to be used by the district for the purposes permitted for money granted to a corporation under Section 380.002(b), Local Government Code, including the right to pledge the money as security for any bonds issued by the district for an improvement project.
Tex. Occupations Code § 206.001 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 206 / Section 206.001
§ 206.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Advisory committee" means the advisory committee created under this chapter.

(2) "Delegating physician" means a physician who is licensed by the medical board either as a doctor of medicine or doctor of osteopathic medicine and who delegates, to a licensed surgical assistant, surgical assisting and oversees and accepts responsibility for that surgical assisting.

(3) "Direct supervision" means supervision by a delegating physician who is physically present and who personally directs delegated acts and remains immediately available to personally respond to any emergency until the patient is released from the operating room or care and has been transferred, as determined by medical board rule, to another physician.

(4) "Executive director" means the executive director of the medical board.

(5) "Medical board" means the Texas Medical Board.

(6) "Surgical assisting" means providing aid under direct supervision in exposure, hemostasis, and other intraoperative technical functions that assist a physician in performing a safe operation with optimal results for the patient, including the delegated authority to provide local infiltration or the topical application of a local anesthetic at the operation site. This term is synonymous with "first assisting."
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3799.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3799 / Section 3799.003
§ 3799.003. PURPOSE; DECLARATION OF INTENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other public purposes stated in this chapter. By creating the district and in authorizing the city, the county, and other political subdivisions to contract with the district, the legislature has established a program to accomplish the public purposes set out in Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution.

(b) The creation of the district is necessary to promote, develop, encourage, and maintain employment, commerce, transportation, housing, tourism, recreation, the arts, entertainment, economic development, safety, and the public welfare in the district.

(c) This chapter and the creation of the district may not be interpreted to relieve the city or county from providing the level of services provided as of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter to the area in the district. The district is created to supplement and not to supplant city or county services provided in the district.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 18B.152 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 18B / Section 18B.152
§ 18B.152. ORDER AUTHORIZING EMERGENCY INSTALLATION AND USE.
Status: in_force

(a) A peace officer who installs or uses a pen register or trap and trace device under Article 18B.151 shall:

(1) promptly report the installation or use of the device to the prosecutor in the county in which the device is installed or used; and

(2) within 48 hours after the installation of the device is complete or the use of the device begins, whichever occurs first, obtain an order under Subchapter C authorizing the installation and use of the device.

(b) A judge may issue an order authorizing the installation and use of a device under this subchapter during the 48-hour period prescribed by Subsection (a)(2). If an order is denied or is not issued within the 48-hour period, the peace officer shall terminate use of and remove the pen register or trap and trace device promptly on the earlier of the denial or the expiration of 48 hours.
Tex. Education Code § 65.33 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 65 / Section 65.33
§ 65.33. EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

(a) The board has the power of eminent domain to acquire for the use of the university system any land that may be necessary and proper for carrying out its purposes in the manner prescribed by Chapter 21, Property Code.

(b) Whenever the board has been made trustees by a will, instrument in writing, or otherwise of a trust for a scientific, educational, philanthropic, or charitable purpose, or other trust for a public purpose, it may act by a quorum of the board or a majority of all members. Unless otherwise directed by the terms of the will or instrument, as trustees the board may exercise for the purpose of the trust the power of eminent domain and may condemn land and other property as provided by Chapter 21, Property Code.

(c) The taking of the property is declared to be for the use of the state. The board is not required to deposit a bond or the amount equal to the award of damages by the commissioners as provided by Section 21.021, Property Code.
Tex. Government Code § 2166.401 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2166 / Section 2166.401
§ 2166.401. EVALUATION OF ENERGY ALTERNATIVES.
Status: in_force

(a) For each project for which a project analysis is prepared under Subchapter D and for which the construction, alteration, or repair involves installing or replacing all or part of an energy system, energy source, or energy-consuming equipment, the commission or the private design professional retained by the commission shall prepare a written evaluation of energy alternatives for the project.

(b) The evaluation must include information about the economic and environmental impact of various energy alternatives, including an evaluation of economic and environmental costs both initially and over the life of the system, source, or equipment.

(c) The evaluation must identify the best energy alternative for the project considering both economic and environmental costs and benefits.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 555.051 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 555 / Section 555.051
§ 555.051. ESTABLISHMENT; PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

The office of independent ombudsman is established for the purpose of investigating, evaluating, and securing the rights of residents and clients of state supported living centers and the ICF-IID component of the Rio Grande State Center. The office is administratively attached to the department. The department shall provide administrative support and resources to the office as necessary for the office to perform its duties.
Tex. Transportation Code § 367.102 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 367 / Section 367.102
§ 367.102. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE REVENUE BONDS.
Status: in_force

The municipality may, in compliance with Subtitles A, C, D, and E, Title 9, Government Code, issue bonds payable from the net revenue derived from the operation of the bridge to:

(1) repair or improve the bridge;

(2) acquire an approach to the bridge; or

(3) construct a building to be used in connection with the bridge.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 311.036 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 311 / Section 311.036
§ 311.036. DATA VERIFICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Before the department may publish the report required by Section 311.035 or provide data to the public in any other manner, the department shall give each hospital a copy of the preliminary report or provide the hospital an opportunity in some other manner to verify the data relating to that hospital.

(b) If a hospital does not submit corrected data before the 31st day after the date on which the hospital receives the preliminary report or other data, the department shall presume that the data is correct.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1121.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1121 / Section 1121.154
§ 1121.154. FISCAL YEAR.
Status: in_force

(a) The district operates according to a fiscal year established by the board.

(b) The fiscal year may not be changed:

(1) during a period in which revenue bonds of the district are outstanding; or

(2) more than once in a 24-month period.
Tex. Transportation Code § 317.155 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 317 / Section 317.155
§ 317.155. REGISTRATION OF REFUNDING BONDS BY COMPTROLLER.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the comptroller shall register refunding bonds on surrender and cancellation of the bonds to be refunded.

(b) The comptroller shall register refunding bonds without the surrender and cancellation of the bonds to be refunded if the ordinance authorizing the issuance of the refunding bonds requires that the bonds be sold and the proceeds from the sale be deposited where the bonds to be refunded are payable.

(c) Refunding bonds to which Subsection (b) applies may be issued in an amount sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds to be refunded to the option or maturity date of the bonds.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1061.306 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1061 / Section 1061.306
§ 1061.306. TAX EFFECTIVE DATE.
Status: in_force

(a) The adoption, change in the rate of, or abolition of a tax under this subchapter takes effect on the first day of the first calendar quarter occurring after the expiration of the first complete calendar quarter occurring after the date on which the comptroller receives notice of the results of an election to adopt, change the rate of, or abolish the tax.

(b) If the comptroller determines that an effective date provided by Subsection (a) will occur before the comptroller can reasonably take the action required to begin collecting the tax or to implement the change in the rate of the tax or the abolition of the tax, the effective date may be extended by the comptroller until the first day of the next calendar quarter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8114.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8114 / Section 8114.102
§ 8114.102. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCES OR RESOLUTIONS.
Status: in_force

Subject to the limitations of Section 54.016, Water Code, the district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution adopted by a municipality in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of which the district is located, including an ordinance or resolution adopted before September 1, 2005, that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of lands within the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3878.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3878 / Section 3878.151
§ 3878.151. PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEM; PETITION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may acquire, lease as lessor or lessee, construct, develop, own, operate, and maintain a public transit system to serve the area within the boundaries of the district.

(b) The board may not act under Subsection (a) unless a written petition requesting the action has been filed with the board.

(c) The petition must be signed by:

(1) the owners of property representing a majority of the total assessed value of the real property in the district that abuts the right-of-way in which the public transit system is proposed to be located; or

(2) the owners of a majority of the area of the real property in the district that abuts the right-of-way in which the public transit system is proposed to be located.

(d) For purposes of Subsection (c), the determination of a majority is based on the property owners along the entire right-of-way of the proposed transit project and may not be calculated on a block-by-block basis.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1301.106 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1301 / Section 1301.106
§ 1301.106. CLAIMS PROCESSING PROCEDURES AND CLAIMS PAYMENT PROCESSES.
Status: in_force

(a) An insurer shall provide a preferred provider with copies of all applicable utilization review policies and claim processing policies or procedures.

(b) An insurer's claims payment processes shall:

(1) use nationally recognized, generally accepted Current Procedural Terminology codes, notes, and guidelines, including all relevant modifiers; and

(2) be consistent with nationally recognized, generally accepted bundling edits and logic.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2308.102 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2308 / Section 2308.102
§ 2308.102. APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant for a permit under this subchapter must submit to the department:

(1) a completed application on a form prescribed by the executive director;

(2) evidence of insurance or financial responsibility required under this subchapter;

(3) the required fees; and

(4) any other information required by the executive director.

(b) The department may conduct an examination of any criminal conviction of an applicant, including by obtaining any criminal history record information permitted by law.