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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 183.005 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 183 / Section 183.005
§ 183.005. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD.
Status: in_force

(a) A health care practitioner may use artificial intelligence for diagnostic purposes, including the use of artificial intelligence for recommendations on a diagnosis or course of treatment based on a patient's medical record, if:

(1) the practitioner is acting within the scope of the practitioner's license, certification, or other authorization to provide health care services in this state, regardless of the use of artificial intelligence;

(2) the particular use of artificial intelligence is not otherwise restricted or prohibited by state or federal law; and

(3) the practitioner reviews all records created with artificial intelligence in a manner that is consistent with medical records standards developed by the Texas Medical Board.

(b) A health care practitioner who uses artificial intelligence for diagnostic purposes as described by Subsection (a) must disclose the practitioner's use of that technology to the practitioner's patients.
Tex. Finance Code § 15.402 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 15 / Section 15.402
§ 15.402. ADOPTION OF RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may adopt reasonable rules necessary to administer this chapter and to accomplish the purposes of Subtitle D, Title 3.

(b) In adopting rules under this section, the commission may regulate and classify credit unions according to criteria that the commission determines are appropriate and necessary to accomplish the purposes of this chapter and Subtitle D, Title 3, including the:

(1) character of field of membership;

(2) amount of assets;

(3) number of members; and

(4) financial condition.

(b-1) In adopting rules under this section, the commission shall consider the need to:

(1) promote a stable credit union environment;

(2) provide credit union members with convenient, safe, and competitive services;

(3) preserve and promote the competitive parity of credit unions with regard to other depository institutions consistent with the safety and soundness of credit unions; and

(4) promote or encourage economic development in this state.

(c) The commission by rule shall establish reasonable and necessary fees for the administration of this chapter and Subtitle D, Title 3.

(d) The presence or absence in this chapter or Subtitle D, Title 3, of a specific reference to rules regarding a particular subject does not enlarge or diminish the rulemaking authority provided by this section.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 42A.305 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 42A / Section 42A.305
§ 42A.305. COMMUNITY OUTREACH.
Status: in_force

(a) This article applies only to a defendant placed on community supervision for an offense involving the possession, manufacture, or delivery of a controlled substance under Chapter 481, Health and Safety Code.

(b) If a judge orders a defendant to whom this article applies to perform community service, the judge may authorize the defendant to perform not more than 30 hours of community outreach under this article instead of performing hours of community service.

(c) Community outreach under this article must consist of working with a secondary school at the direction of the judge to educate students on the dangers and legal consequences of possessing, manufacturing, or delivering a controlled substance.

(d) A secondary school is not required to allow a defendant to perform community outreach at that school.

(e) The judge may not authorize the defendant to perform hours of community outreach under this article instead of performing hours of community service if:

(1) the defendant is physically or mentally incapable of participating in community outreach; or

(2) the defendant is subject to registration as a sex offender under Chapter 62.
Tex. Labor Code § 21.004 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 21 / Section 21.004
§ 21.004. CRIMINAL OFFENSE OF INTERFERENCE; PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person wilfully resists, prevents, impedes, or interferes with the performance of a duty under or the exercise of a power provided by this chapter.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 2A.530 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 2A / Section 2A.530
§ 2A.530. LESSOR'S INCIDENTAL DAMAGES.
Status: in_force

Incidental damages to an aggrieved lessor include any commercially reasonable charges, expenses, or commissions incurred in stopping delivery, in the transportation, care and custody of goods after the lessee's default, in connection with return or disposition of the goods, or otherwise resulting from the default.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 24A.001 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 24A / Section 24A.001
§ 24A.001. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies only to a subpoena, search warrant, or other court order that:

(1) relates to the investigation or prosecution of a criminal offense under:

(A) Section 21.02, 21.11, 22.011, or 22.021, Penal Code;

(B) Chapter 20A, Penal Code;

(C) Section 33.021, Penal Code; or

(D) Chapter 43, Penal Code; and

(2) is served on or issued with respect to an online service provider that provides service in this state.
Tex. Government Code § 2308.3165 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2308 / Section 2308.3165
§ 2308.3165. SCOPE OF CHILD CARE SERVICES.
Status: in_force

In addition to other programs approved by a board or permitted by another law, a child who is otherwise eligible for child care services funded by a board is eligible to receive the services while the child is enrolled in a federal Head Start program or in after-school care provided at a school.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1086.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1086 / Section 1086.202
§ 1086.202. TAX TO PAY GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) At the time general obligation bonds are issued by the district, the board shall impose an ad valorem tax at a rate sufficient to create an interest and sinking fund to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds as the bonds mature.

(b) The tax required by this section together with any other ad valorem tax the district imposes may not in any year exceed the limit approved by the voters at the election authorizing the imposition of the tax.
Tex. Tax Code § 351.1063 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 351 / Section 351.1063
§ 351.1063.
Status: in_force

Sec. 351.1063. ALLOCATION OF REVENUE FOR ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION: CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES WITH CERTAIN PROJECTS. (a) This section applies only to a municipality described by Section 351.102(e) or 351.152, other than an eligible central municipality described by Section 351.001(7)(D).

(b) A municipality that uses revenue derived from the tax imposed under this chapter or funds received under Section 351.102(c), 351.156, or 351.157 for a hotel project under Section 351.102(b) or a qualified project under Section 351.155 may not reduce the percentage of revenue from the tax imposed under this chapter and allocated for a purpose described by Section 351.101(a)(3) to a percentage that is less than the average percentage of that revenue allocated by the municipality for that purpose during the 36-month period preceding the date the municipality begins using the revenue or funds for the hotel project.
Tex. Government Code § 30.00939 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 30 / Section 30.00939
§ 30.00939. COURT REPORTER.
Status: repealed

(a) For the purpose of preserving a record in cases tried before the municipal court, the city manager shall provide an official court reporter who has the qualifications provided by law for official court reporters.

(b), (c) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 139(24), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

(d) Section 30.00010(d) does not apply to this subchapter.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 134.002 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 134 / Section 134.002
§ 134.002. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Person" means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, or other group, however organized.

(2) "Theft" means unlawfully appropriating property or unlawfully obtaining services as described by Section 31.03, 31.04, 31.06, 31.07, 31.11, 31.12, 31.13, or 31.14, Penal Code.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 89.003 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 89 / Section 89.003
§ 89.003. EXCEPTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter does not apply to a person who donates a device:

(1) knowing that use of the device would be harmful to the health or well-being of another person;

(2) with actual conscious indifference to the health or well-being of another person; or

(3) in violation of state or federal law.

(b) This chapter does not apply to a nonprofit health care organization unless the organization has liability insurance in effect that satisfies the requirements of Section 84.007(g).
Tex. Insurance Code § 1107.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1107 / Section 1107.002
§ 1107.002. EXEMPTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter does not apply to:

(1) a reinsurance contract;

(2) a group annuity contract that is purchased under a retirement plan or plan of deferred compensation established or maintained by an employer, including a partnership or sole proprietorship, by an employee organization, or by both, other than a plan that provides individual retirement accounts or individual retirement annuities under Section 408, Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended;

(3) a premium deposit fund;

(4) a variable annuity contract;

(5) an investment annuity contract;

(6) an immediate annuity contract;

(7) a deferred annuity contract under which annuity payments have begun;

(8) a reversionary annuity contract; or

(9) a contingent deferred annuity contract as defined by Section 1116.003.

(b) This chapter does not apply to a contract delivered outside this state through an agent or other representative of the company that issues the contract.
Tex. Education Code § 56.306 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 56 / Section 56.306
§ 56.306. GRANT USE.
Status: in_force

A person receiving a TEXAS grant may use the money to pay any usual and customary cost of attendance at an eligible institution incurred by the student. The institution may disburse all or part of the proceeds of a TEXAS grant directly to an eligible person only if the tuition and required fees incurred by the person at the institution have been paid.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1201.606 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1201 / Section 1201.606
§ 1201.606. CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person or a director, officer, or agent of a corporation commits an offense if the person, director, officer, or agent knowingly and wilfully violates this chapter or a rule adopted or order issued by the department in a manner that threatens consumer health or safety.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor punishable by:

(1) a fine of not more than $4,000;

(2) confinement in county jail for a term of not more than one year; or

(3) both the fine and confinement.
Tex. Government Code § 418.073 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 418 / Section 418.073
§ 418.073. DISASTER CONTINGENCY FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) The disaster contingency fund consists of money appropriated to the fund.

(b) It is the intent of the legislature that in responding to an emergency or disaster, the first recourse of state and local agencies should be to the funds regularly appropriated to those agencies.

(c) The purposes for which money in the disaster contingency fund may be used include making funds available to a state or local agency that will use the funds to provide assistance to producers of agricultural products affected by or recovering from a disaster caused by severe drought, wildfire, flood, storm, or hurricane. In this subsection, "agricultural products" includes:

(1) horticultural, viticultural, forestry, dairy, livestock, poultry, and bee products, including products of exotic livestock as defined by Section 161.001, Agriculture Code; and

(2) any farm or ranch product, including a product produced by aquaculture as defined by Section 134.001, Agriculture Code.

(c) A state or local government entity that participates in disaster preparation or disaster recovery may request and receive funding from the disaster contingency fund to pay for costs incurred by the state or local government entity in preparing for or recovering from a disaster.

(d) The division shall administer the disaster contingency fund and shall develop and implement rules and procedures for providing emergency assistance from the fund. The division shall annually report to the speaker of the house of representatives and the lieutenant governor expenditures from the fund, the overall status of the fund, and any changes to rules and procedures regarding the fund.

(f) A state or local government entity or other eligible entity that receives funding from the disaster contingency fund to pay for costs associated with disaster recovery and that subsequently receives reimbursement from the federal government, an insurer, or another source for those same costs shall reimburse the disaster contingency fund for the reimbursed amounts. In developing rules and procedures under Subsection (d) the governor's division of emergency management shall prescribe accounting and other procedures necessary to efficiently and effectively implement this subsection.

(g) Money in the disaster contingency fund may be used to pay for a disaster risk financing instrument using a parametric index based on affected population to leverage available funds and receive proceeds greater than appropriated amounts to pay for extraordinary expenses.

(h) Money in the disaster contingency fund may be used to provide to a local government entity that is suffering financial hardship as a result of a disaster declared under this chapter funds for the purpose of providing local matching funds for Federal Emergency Management Agency qualifying projects.
Tex. Water Code § 51.453 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.453
§ 51.453. HEARING AND ELECTION ON CERTAIN BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) A district which plans to issue bonds payable from and secured by a pledge of net revenue and a lien on the physical property, either or both, without the levy of taxes, is not required to hold a hearing to exclude land or adopt a plan of taxation.

(b) The proposition for issuance of bonds may be submitted at the election held to confirm the creation of the district or at an election called by the board.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 161.112 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 161 / Section 161.112
§ 161.112. RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) Following notice and public hearing, the commission shall adopt rules relating to the movement of livestock, exotic livestock, and exotic fowl from livestock markets and shall require tests, immunization, or treatment as necessary to protect against the spread of communicable diseases.

(b) Following notice and public hearing, the commission may adopt rules requiring permits for moving exotic livestock and exotic fowl from livestock markets as necessary to protect against the spread of communicable diseases.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 574.014 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 574 / Section 574.014
§ 574.014. COMPILATION OF MENTAL HEALTH COMMITMENT RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The clerk of each court with jurisdiction to order commitment under this chapter shall provide the Office of Court Administration each month with a report of the number of applications for commitment orders for involuntary mental health services filed with the court and the disposition of those cases, including the number of commitment orders for inpatient and outpatient mental health services. The Office of Court Administration shall make the reported information available to the Health and Human Services Commission annually.

(b) Subsection (a) does not require the production of confidential information or information protected under Section 571.015.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3913.204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3913 / Section 3913.204
§ 3913.204. AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY AND TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may borrow money on terms determined by the board. Section 375.205, Local Government Code, does not apply to a loan, line of credit, or other borrowing from a bank or financial institution secured by revenue other than ad valorem taxes.

(b) The district may issue bonds, notes, or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, assessments, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources of money, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Insurance Code § 941.251 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 941 / Section 941.251
§ 941.251. EXAMINATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The provisions of Sections 86.001, 86.002, 401.051, 401.052, 401.054-401.062, 401.151, 401.152, 401.155, and 401.156 that relate to the examination of insurers apply to a Lloyd's plan.

(b) The department may examine the books and affairs of an attorney in fact for a Lloyd's plan. The attorney in fact and each deputy attorney in fact shall facilitate the examination and furnish any information reasonably required by the department.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 81.004 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 81 / Section 81.004
§ 81.004. DAMAGES.
Status: in_force

(a) A plaintiff who prevails in a suit under this section may recover actual damages, including damages for mental anguish even if an injury other than mental anguish is not shown.

(b) In addition to an award under Subsection (a), a plaintiff who prevails in a suit under this section may recover exemplary damages and reasonable attorney fees.
Tex. Finance Code § 36.222 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 36 / Section 36.222
§ 36.222. SAFE DEPOSITS AND OTHER BAILMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A contract between the bank and another person for bailment, of deposit for hire, or for lease of a safe, vault, or box ceases on the date specified for removal of property in the notices that were published and mailed or a later date approved by the receiver or the court. A person who has paid rental or storage charges for a period extending beyond the date designated for removal of property has a claim against the bank estate for a refund of the unearned amount paid.

(b) If the property is not removed by the date the contract ceases, the receiver shall inventory the property. In making the inventory the receiver may open a safe, vault, or box, or any package, parcel, or receptacle, in the custody or possession of the receiver. The property shall be marked to identify, to the extent possible, its owner or the person who left it with the bank. After all property belonging to others that is in the receiver's custody and control has been inventoried, the receiver shall compile a master list that is divided for each office of the bank that received property that remains unclaimed. The receiver shall publish, in a newspaper of general circulation in each community in which the bank had an office that received property that remains unclaimed, the list and the names of the owners of the property as shown in the bank's records. The published notice must specify a procedure for claiming the property unless the court, on application of the receiver, approves an alternate procedure.
Tex. Government Code § 511.0121 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 511 / Section 511.0121
§ 511.0121. FAILURE TO COOPERATE IN PAROLE IN ABSENTIA PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

The Texas Board of Criminal Justice shall notify the commission of the failure of a county to fully cooperate with employees of the institutional division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice in evaluating inmates for release on parole from the county jail. On such notification, the commission shall find the county in noncompliance for the purpose of this chapter and may invoke a remedy as provided by Section 511.012.
Tex. Government Code § 443.0152 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 443 / Section 443.0152
§ 443.0152. CAPITOL GROUNDS MONUMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may not approve the installation of a permanent monument on the grounds under the jurisdiction of the board, and erection or construction of an approved monument may not begin, unless the board or the board's designee finds that the installation of the monument will be complete not later than the fourth anniversary of the date on which approval is granted. Installation by that anniversary date is a condition of the board's approval, and if installation is not complete by that date the board's approval of the monument is considered withdrawn and the monument may not be installed.

(a-1) Except as provided by Sections 443.01525 and 443.01526, after September 1, 2009, no additional monuments may be placed on the historic grounds of the Capitol.

(b) In this section, "monument" means a marker, memorial, statue, or other commemoration of a person, organization, or event, including one authorized or requested pursuant to legislative resolution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8444.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8444 / Section 8444.201
§ 8444.201. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6906.112 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6906 / Section 6906.112
§ 6906.112. ACQUISITION OF LAND; STORAGE CAPACITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may acquire land, or an interest in land, inside or outside the district for any work, plant, or other facility necessary or useful to divert, impound, store, drill for, pump, treat, or transport water for municipal, domestic, industrial, mining, oil flooding, or any other useful purpose.

(b) The district may lease, purchase, or otherwise acquire rights in and to storage and storage capacity in any reservoir constructed or to be constructed by the United States or any other person.
Tex. Insurance Code § 551.054 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 551 / Section 551.054
§ 551.054. WRITTEN NOTICE OF NONRENEWAL REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) An insurer may refuse to renew a liability insurance or commercial property insurance policy if the insurer delivers or mails written notice of the nonrenewal to the first-named insured under the policy at the address shown on the policy.

(b) The notice must be delivered or mailed not later than the 60th day before the date on which the policy expires. If the notice is delivered or mailed later than the 60th day before the date on which the policy expires, the coverage remains in effect until the 61st day after the date on which the notice is delivered or mailed.

(c) Earned premium for any period of coverage that extends beyond the expiration date of the policy shall be computed pro rata based on the previous year's rate.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8476.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8476 / Section 8476.004
§ 8476.004. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 8476.003 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Labor Code § 64.003 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 64 / Section 64.003
§ 64.003. ACTION TO ENFORCE REDEMPTION; PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A holder who under Section 64.002 presents an employer's evidence of indebtedness and demands redemption is entitled, if the person using the employer's evidence of indebtedness refuses redemption, to recover from that person:

(1) the value of the employer's evidence of indebtedness;

(2) a penalty in an amount equal to 25 percent of the amount due; and

(3) costs of court and reasonable attorney's fees.

(b) The holder may bring an action under Subsection (a) in the holder's own name.