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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 595.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 595 / Section 595.002
§ 595.002. RULES.
Status: in_force

The executive commissioner shall adopt rules to carry out this chapter that are necessary or proper to:

(1) prevent circumvention or evasion of the chapter; or

(2) facilitate compliance with the chapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4056.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4056 / Section 4056.003
§ 4056.003. RECIPROCAL LICENSING AGREEMENTS.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may enter into an agreement with the appropriate official of another state as necessary to implement reciprocal licensing of nonresident agents.
Tex. Transportation Code § 370.312 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 370 / Section 370.312
§ 370.312. RULES, PROCEDURES, AND GUIDELINES GOVERNING NEGOTIATING PROCESS.
Status: in_force

(a) An authority shall adopt rules, procedures, and other guidelines governing selection and negotiations to promote fairness, obtain private participants in transportation projects, and promote confidence among those participants. The rules must contain criteria relating to the qualifications of the participants and the award of the contracts.

(b) An authority shall have up-to-date procedures for participation in negotiations on transportation projects.

(c) An authority has exclusive judgment to determine the terms of an agreement.
Tex. Finance Code § 123.106 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 123 / Section 123.106
§ 123.106. CHANGE OF LOCATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A credit union changing the location of its principal place of business or any additional office or service facility shall notify the commissioner in writing of the new location and the scheduled or effective date of the change.

(b) The credit union must submit notice to the commissioner not later than the 30th day before the scheduled or effective date of the change. The commissioner may waive or reduce the timing of the notice requirement under this subsection.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1131.203 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1131 / Section 1131.203
§ 1131.203. PAYMENT OF PREMIUMS.
Status: in_force

The policyholder must pay the premium for the policy:

(1) wholly from the employer's fund or funds contributed by the employer;

(2) partly from funds described by Subdivision (1) and partly from funds contributed by the insured employees; or

(3) wholly from funds contributed by the insured employees.
Tex. Government Code § 2005.005 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2005 / Section 2005.005
§ 2005.005. DUTY OF HEAD OF AGENCY.
Status: in_force

The head of each state agency shall ensure that the agency complies with this subchapter.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 603.051 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 603 / Section 603.051
§ 603.051. REQUIRED DISCLOSURE ON CHECK OR OTHER DRAFT.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who makes an offer that the recipient may accept by endorsing and negotiating a check or other draft shall disclose on the check or other draft that by signing and negotiating the instrument, the depositor agrees to pay for future goods or services as a result of the contract.

(b) The disclosure required by Subsection (a) must be clear, conspicuous, and located on the check or other draft next to the place for endorsement.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1036.401 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1036 / Section 1036.401
§ 1036.401. DISSOLUTION; ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may be dissolved only on approval of a majority of the district voters voting in an election held for that purpose.

(b) The board may order an election on the question of dissolving the district and disposing of the district's assets and obligations.

(c) The board shall order an election if the board receives a petition requesting an election that is signed by at least 15 percent of the registered voters in the district.

(d) The order calling the election must state:

(1) the nature of the election, including the proposition to appear on the ballot;

(2) the date of the election;

(3) the hours during which the polls will be open; and

(4) the location of the polling places.

(e) Section 41.001(a), Election Code, does not apply to an election ordered under this section.
Tex. Occupations Code § 604.172 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 604 / Section 604.172
§ 604.172. CONDUCT OF INVESTIGATION.
Status: in_force

The advisory board shall complete a preliminary investigation of a complaint filed with the advisory board not later than the 45th day after the date of receiving the complaint. The advisory board shall first determine whether the person constitutes a continuing threat to the public welfare. On completion of the preliminary investigation, the advisory board shall determine whether to officially proceed on the complaint. If the advisory board fails to complete the preliminary investigation in the time required by this section, the advisory board's official investigation of the complaint is considered to commence on that date.
Tex. Government Code § 551.144 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 551 / Section 551.144
§ 551.144. CLOSED MEETING; OFFENSE; PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A member of a governmental body commits an offense if a closed meeting is not permitted under this chapter and the member knowingly:

(1) calls or aids in calling or organizing the closed meeting, whether it is a special or called closed meeting;

(2) closes or aids in closing the meeting to the public, if it is a regular meeting; or

(3) participates in the closed meeting, whether it is a regular, special, or called meeting.

(b) An offense under Subsection (a) is a misdemeanor punishable by:

(1) a fine of not less than $100 or more than $500;

(2) confinement in the county jail for not less than one month or more than six months; or

(3) both the fine and confinement.

(c) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under Subsection (a) that the member of the governmental body acted in reasonable reliance on a court order or a written interpretation of this chapter contained in an opinion of a court of record, the attorney general, or the attorney for the governmental body.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8843.056 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8843 / Section 8843.056
§ 8843.056. REVISION OF SINGLE-MEMBER DISTRICTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may revise the single-member districts as necessary or appropriate.

(b) The board shall revise each single-member district after each federal decennial census to reflect population changes.

(c) At the first election after the single-member districts are revised, a new director shall be elected from each district. The directors shall draw lots to determine which two directors serve one-year terms and which three directors serve two-year terms.
Tex. Water Code § 58.444 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.444
§ 58.444. VOTE AT ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Bonds of a district operating under the provisions of Article III, Section 52, of the Texas Constitution, may be issued only with the approval of two-thirds of the electors of the district participating in the election.

(b) In a district organized under the provisions of Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution, bonds may be issued or indebtedness created only with the approval of a majority of the electors of the district participating in the election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8142.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8142 / Section 8142.103
§ 8142.103. ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

The district may construct, acquire, improve, maintain, or operate macadamized, graveled, or paved roads or turnpikes, or improvements in aid of those roads or turnpikes, inside the district.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 122.157 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 122 / Section 122.157
§ 122.157. FALSE LABORATORY REPORT; CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person, with the intent to deceive, forges, falsifies, or alters the results of a laboratory test required or authorized under this chapter.

(b) An offense under Subsection (a) is a third degree felony.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8092.0403 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8092 / Section 8092.0403
§ 8092.0403. 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. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 172.201 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 172 / Section 172.201
§ 172.201. POLICY.
Status: in_force

It is the policy of this state to encourage parties to an international commercial agreement or transaction that qualifies for arbitration or conciliation under this chapter to resolve disputes arising from those agreements or transactions through conciliation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8079.0305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8079 / Section 8079.0305
§ 8079.0305. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is adopted under Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, and that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2213.055 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2213 / Section 2213.055
§ 2213.055. CREATION OF TRUST FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) The trustees shall create a trust fund to pay claims made under the coverage provided by the self-insurance trust under Section 2213.051 or 2213.052, as applicable.

(b) The trustees shall administer and control the trust fund and shall pay claims from and invest the money of the trust fund as provided by the plan.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.0212 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.0212
§ 152.0212. BEXAR COUNTY INSTITUTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The juvenile board of Bexar County shall appoint a person to supervise the county facilities under the jurisdiction of the juvenile board. The supervisor may be the county probation officer. The supervisor shall direct the policies and conduct of each institution.

(b) The juvenile board shall also appoint the head of each facility. The facility head may hire employees that the juvenile board determines are necessary.

(c) The facilities supervisor or employees under the supervisor's control shall supervise each child committed to a county institution until the child becomes of age. The supervisor or employees shall submit periodic reports to the juvenile board as required for the board's approval or action.

(d) The commissioners court shall provide the necessary funds to operate each institution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3864.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3864 / Section 3864.053
§ 3864.053. NONVOTING DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

The board may appoint nonvoting directors to serve at the pleasure of the voting directors.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4151.103 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4151 / Section 4151.103
§ 4151.103. RETENTION OF WRITTEN AGREEMENT; INSPECTION BY COMMISSIONER.
Status: in_force

(a) The administrator and the insurer, plan, or plan sponsor shall retain a copy of the written agreement as part of their official records:

(1) during the term of the agreement; and

(2) until the fifth anniversary of the date on which the agreement expires.

(b) On written request by the commissioner, the administrator shall make the written agreement available for inspection by the commissioner or the commissioner's designee.

(c) Information the commissioner or the commissioner's designee obtains from the written agreement is confidential and may not be made available to the public. An employee of the department may examine the information in exercising powers and performing duties under this chapter.

(d) The commissioner shall adopt rules to address the transfer of records from one administrator to another.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 182.103 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 182 / Section 182.103
§ 182.103. PRIVACY OF INFORMATION.
Status: repealed

(a) Protected health information and individually identifiable health information collected, assembled, or maintained by the corporation is confidential and is not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code.

(b) The corporation shall comply with all state and federal laws and rules relating to the transmission of health information, including Chapter 181, and rules adopted under that chapter, and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (Pub. L. No. 104-191) and rules adopted under that Act.

(c) The corporation shall develop privacy, security, operational, and technical standards to assist health information networks in the state to ensure effective statewide privacy, data security, efficiency, and interoperability across networks. The network's standards shall be guided by reference to the standards of the Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology or the Health Information Technology Standards Panel, or other federally approved certification standards, that exist on May 1, 2007, as to the process of implementation, acquisition, upgrade, or installation of electronic health information technology.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1169 (H.B. 3304), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2019.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3975.0606 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3975 / Section 3975.0606
§ 3975.0606. USE OF REVENUE.
Status: in_force

Revenue from the sales and use tax imposed under this subchapter is for the use and benefit of the district and may be used for any district purpose. The district may pledge all or part of the revenue to the payment of bonds, notes, or other obligations, and that pledge of revenue may be in combination with other revenue, including tax revenue, available to the district.
Tex. Tax Code § 151.419 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 151 / Section 151.419
§ 151.419.
Status: in_force

Sec. 151.419. APPLICATION FOR DIRECT PAYMENT PERMITS: QUALIFICATIONS. (a) A person desiring a direct payment permit must file with the comptroller a written application for the permit.

(b) The application must be accompanied with:

(1) an agreement that is signed by the applicant or a responsible officer of an applicant corporation, that is in a form prescribed by the comptroller, and that provides that the applicant agrees to:

(A) accrue and pay all taxes imposed by Subchapter D of this chapter on the storage and use of all taxable items sold to or leased or rented by the permit holder unless the items are exempted from the taxes imposed by this chapter;

(B) pay the imposed taxes monthly on or before the 20th day of the month following the end of each calendar month; and

(C) waive the discount permitted by Section 151.423 of this code on the payment of all taxes under the direct payment permit only;

(2) a description, in the amount of detail that the comptroller requires, of the accounting method by which the applicant proposes to differentiate between taxable and exempt transactions; and

(3) records establishing that the applicant is a responsible person who annually purchases taxable items that have a value when purchased of $800,000 or more excluding the value of taxable items for which resale certificates were or could have been given.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1064.251 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1064 / Section 1064.251
§ 1064.251. GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, CERTIFICATES OF OBLIGATION, AND OTHER FINANCING.
Status: in_force

The board may issue and sell general obligation bonds, certificates of obligation, or any other type of financing authorized by the laws of this state, including that type of financing authorized by Chapter 271, Local Government Code, in the name and on the faith and credit of the district for any purpose relating to:

(1) the purchase, construction, acquisition, repair, or renovation of buildings or improvements; and

(2) equipping buildings or improvements for hospital purposes.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4002.103 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4002 / Section 4002.103
§ 4002.103. CONTENT OF EXAMINATION QUESTIONS.
Status: in_force

All examination questions must be prepared from the contents of the textbooks, manuals, and other materials designated or prepared by the commissioner under Section 4002.102.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 62.161 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 62 / Section 62.161
§ 62.161. ORDER CALLING ELECTION TO DISSOLVE; NOTICE OF ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court may order an election to dissolve a board.

(b) The commissioners court shall give notice of the election. The notice must include:

(1) the name of the board;

(2) the proposal that the board be dissolved; and

(3) the place, date, and time of the election.

(c) The notice shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county once a week for two consecutive weeks. The first publication must occur not later than the 21st day before the date on which the election will be held.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3971.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3971 / Section 3971.0201
§ 3971.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five elected directors who serve staggered terms of four years.

(b) Directors are elected in the manner provided by Subchapter D, Chapter 49, Water Code.
Tex. Government Code § 393.053 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 393 / Section 393.053
§ 393.053. RECALL.
Status: in_force

(a) The house that appointed a delegate or alternate delegate may recall the delegate or alternate delegate.

(b) A vacancy created by the recall of a delegate or alternate delegate shall be filled in the manner provided by Section 393.052.
Tex. Water Code § 36.012 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 36 / Section 36.012
§ 36.012. COMPOSITION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) A district may include all or part of one or more counties, cities, districts, or other political subdivisions.

(b) A district may not include territory located in more than one county except on a majority vote of the voters residing within the territory in each county sought to be included in the district at an election called for that purpose.

(c) The boundaries of a district must be coterminous with or inside the boundaries of a management area or a priority groundwater management area.

(d) A district may consist of separate bodies of land separated by land not included in the district.

(e) A majority of the voters in a segregated area must approve the creation of the district before that area may be included in the district.

(f) This section does not apply to districts created under Section 36.0151.
Tex. Local Government Code § 507.101 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 507 / Section 507.101
§ 507.101. GENERAL POWERS AND LIMITATIONS OF CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

A spaceport development corporation:

(1) has the powers granted by this chapter and by other chapters of this subtitle; and

(2) is subject to the limitations of a corporation authorized to be created under another provision of this subtitle.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3910.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3910 / Section 3910.004
§ 3910.004. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

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

(b) All land and other property included in the district will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by the district under powers conferred by Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other powers granted under this chapter.

(c) The creation of the district is in the public interest and is essential to further the public purposes of:

(1) developing and diversifying the economy of the state;

(2) eliminating unemployment and underemployment; and

(3) developing or expanding transportation and commerce.

(d) The district will:

(1) promote the health, safety, and general welfare of residents, employers, potential employees, employees, visitors, and consumers in the district, and of the public;

(2) provide needed funding for the district to preserve, maintain, and enhance the economic health and vitality of the district territory as a community and business center;

(3) promote the health, safety, welfare, and enjoyment of the public by providing pedestrian ways and by landscaping and developing certain areas in the district, which are necessary for the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic beauty; and

(4) provide for water, wastewater, drainage, road, and recreational facilities for the district.

(e) Pedestrian ways along or across a street, whether at grade or above or below the surface, and street lighting, street landscaping, parking, and street art objects are parts of and necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street or road improvement.

(f) The district will not act as the agent or instrumentality of any private interest even though the district will benefit many private interests as well as the public.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 31.096 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 31 / Section 31.096
§ 31.096. RECKLESS OPERATION AND EXCESSIVE SPEED.
Status: in_force

No person may operate a vessel or manipulate water skis, an aquaplane, or a similar device on the water of this state in wilful or wanton disregard of the rights or safety of others or without due caution or circumspection, and at a speed or in a manner that endangers, or is likely to endanger, a person or property.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 287.103 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 287 / Section 287.103
§ 287.103. ADMINISTRATION OF PROPERTY, DEBTS, AND ASSETS AFTER DISSOLUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) If the district does not transfer its land, buildings, improvements, equipment, and other assets to a county or hospital district in the district, the board shall continue to control and administer the property, debts, and assets of the district until all funds have been disposed of and all district debts have been paid or settled.

(b) If, after administering the property and assets, the board determines that the district's property and assets are insufficient to pay the debts of the district, the district shall transfer the remaining debts to the counties and hospital districts that created the district in proportion to the funds contributed to the district by each county or hospital district.

(c) If, after administering the property and assets, the board determines that unused funds remain, the board shall transfer the unused funds to the counties and hospital districts that created the district in proportion to the funds contributed to the district by each county or hospital district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1551.256 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1551 / Section 1551.256
§ 1551.256. OPTIONAL TERM LIFE INSURANCE COVERAGE AFTER RETIREMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A participant in the optional group term life insurance coverage plan may maintain optional term life insurance coverage after retirement in addition to basic term life insurance coverage after retirement.

(b) The board of trustees may adopt rules to implement and administer Subsection (a).

(c) Under Subsection (a), the participant may maintain an amount of optional term life insurance coverage on the participant's life on the date of retirement, not to exceed two times the participant's annual salary on the last September 1 before retirement and subject to benefit reduction factors based on age as determined by the board of trustees.

(d) The board of trustees shall determine the premium rate for optional term life insurance coverage for annuitants under Subsection (a). The rate must be comparable to the premium rate for optional term life insurance coverage for employees of the same age.

(e) As an alternative to the optional term life insurance coverage plan, an annuitant may choose a minimum optional term life insurance coverage amount not subject to benefit reduction factors based on age, with a coverage amount and premium rate determined by the board of trustees.