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Tex. Government Code § 487.557 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 487 / Section 487.557
§ 487.557. USE OF TELECOMMUNICATION AND TELEMEDICINE.
Status: in_force

A health professional who participates in a program under this subchapter may not use telecommunication technology, including telemedicine, as the sole or primary method of providing services and may not use telecommunication technology as a substitute for providing health care services in person. A health professional who participates in a program under this subchapter may use telecommunication technology only to supplement or enhance the health care services provided by the health professional.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1060.204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1060 / Section 1060.204
§ 1060.204. MATURITY OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

District bonds must mature not later than 40 years after the date of issuance.
Tex. Water Code § 27.015 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 27 / Section 27.015
§ 27.015. LETTER FROM RAILROAD COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person making application to the commission for a disposal well permit under this chapter shall submit with the application a letter from the railroad commission concluding that drilling or using the disposal well and injecting industrial and municipal waste into the subsurface stratum will not endanger or injure any known oil or gas reservoir.

(b) In a hearing on an application for a disposal well permit under this chapter, the commission may not proceed to hearing on any issues other than preliminary matters such as notice until the letter required from the railroad commission under Subsection (a) of this section is provided to the commission.

(c) The commission shall find that there will be no impairment of oil or gas mineral rights if the railroad commission has issued a letter under Subsection (a) that concludes that drilling and using the disposal well will not endanger or injure any known oil or gas reservoir.
Tex. Family Code § 157.008 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 157 / Section 157.008
§ 157.008. AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE TO MOTION FOR ENFORCEMENT OF CHILD SUPPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) An obligor may plead as an affirmative defense in whole or in part to a motion for enforcement of child support that the obligee voluntarily relinquished to the obligor actual possession and control of a child.

(b) The voluntary relinquishment must have been for a time period in excess of any court-ordered periods of possession of and access to the child and actual support must have been supplied by the obligor.

(c) An obligor may plead as an affirmative defense to an allegation of contempt or of the violation of a condition of community service requiring payment of child support that the obligor:

(1) lacked the ability to provide support in the amount ordered;

(2) lacked property that could be sold, mortgaged, or otherwise pledged to raise the funds needed;

(3) attempted unsuccessfully to borrow the funds needed; and

(4) knew of no source from which the money could have been borrowed or legally obtained.

(d) An obligor who has provided actual support to the child during a time subject to an affirmative defense under this section may request reimbursement for that support as a counterclaim or offset against the claim of the obligee.

(e) An action against the obligee for support supplied to a child is limited to the amount of periodic payments previously ordered by the court.
Tex. Water Code § 27.202 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 27 / Section 27.202
§ 27.202. JURISDICTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission has exclusive jurisdiction over the regulation and permitting of recharge injection wells, including recharge injection wells used for the injection of fluid oil and gas waste.

(b) A recharge injection well may not be used for the injection of fluid oil and gas waste unless the waste has been treated to meet the standards adopted by the commission under this subchapter.
Tex. Government Code § 481.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 481 / Section 481.001
§ 481.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: repealed

In this chapter:

(1) Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 814, Sec. 6.01(3).

(2) "Bond" includes a note, draft, bill, warrant, debenture, certificate, or other evidence of indebtedness.

(3), (4) Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 814, Sec. 6.01(3).

(5) "Bank" means the Texas Economic Development Bank.

(6) "Industry cluster" means a concentration of businesses and industries in a geographic region that are interconnected by the markets they serve, the products they produce, their suppliers, the trade associations to which their employees belong, and the educational institutions from which their employees or prospective employees receive training.

(7) "Office" means the Texas Economic Development and Tourism Office.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1101.005 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1101 / Section 1101.005
§ 1101.005. GRACE PERIOD.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a life insurance policy:

(1) must contain a provision for a grace period of at least one month for the payment of each premium after the first payment during which the policy remains in force; and

(2) may:

(A) provide for an interest charge on a premium paid during a grace period; or

(B) provide that if an insured dies during a grace period the overdue premium will be deducted from any settlement made under the policy.

(b) The commissioner by rule may require a life insurance policy issued under Section 884.402(3) to contain a grace period that is longer than the grace period required by this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1076.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1076 / Section 1076.106
§ 1076.106. DISTRICT PROPERTY, FACILITIES, AND EQUIPMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall determine:

(1) the type, number, and location of buildings required to maintain an adequate hospital system; and

(2) the type of equipment necessary for hospital care.

(b) The board may:

(1) acquire property, including facilities and equipment, for the district for use in the hospital system;

(2) mortgage or pledge the property as security for the payment of the purchase price;

(3) lease hospital facilities for the district; and

(4) sell or otherwise dispose of property, including facilities or equipment, for the district.
Tex. Education Code § 61.0841 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.0841
§ 61.0841. INTENSIVE SHORT COURSE FOR APPOINTED MEMBERS OF GOVERNING BOARDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall develop an intensive short orientation course for members of the governing boards of institutions of higher education who hold appointive positions. The orientation course must be offered as an online interactive course and may also be offered in the form of a written document or in a one-on-one or group setting.

(b) The instruction in the orientation course must include:

(1) best practices relating to excellence, transparency, accountability, and efficiency in the governing structure and organization of general academic teaching institutions and university systems;

(2) best practices relating to the manner in which governing boards and administrators of general academic teaching institutions and university systems develop and implement major policy decisions, including the need for impartiality and adequate internal review in their processes;

(3) matters relating to excellence, transparency, accountability, and efficiency in the governance and administration of general academic teaching institutions and university systems; and

(4) ethics, conflicts of interests, and the proper role of a board member in the governing structure of general academic teaching institutions and university systems.
Tex. Local Government Code § 107.008 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 107 / Section 107.008
§ 107.008. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY; CREDIT AGREEMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "credit agreement" and "obligation" have the meanings assigned by Section 1371.001, Government Code.

(b) The governing body of a municipality that issues obligations under Section 107.003 may exercise any of the rights or powers of the governing body of an issuer under Chapter 1371, Government Code, and may enter into a credit agreement under that chapter. An obligation issued under Section 107.003 is an obligation under Chapter 1371, Government Code, but is not required to be rated as required by that chapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 544.551 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 544 / Section 544.551
§ 544.551. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "consumer inquiry" has the meaning assigned by Section 551.113 for "customer inquiry."
Tex. Family Code § 2.209 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 2 / Section 2.209
§ 2.209. DUPLICATE LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) On request, the county clerk shall issue a certified copy of a recorded marriage license.

(b) If a marriage license issued by a county clerk is lost, destroyed, or rendered useless, the clerk shall issue a duplicate license.

(c) If one or both parties to a marriage license discover an error on the recorded marriage license, both parties to the marriage shall execute a notarized affidavit stating the error. The county clerk shall file and record the affidavit as an amendment to the marriage license, and the affidavit is considered part of the marriage license. The clerk shall include a copy of the affidavit with any future certified copy of the marriage license issued by the clerk.

(d) The executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission by rule shall prescribe the form of the affidavit under Subsection (c).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3833.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3833 / Section 3833.152
§ 3833.152. CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS.
Status: in_force

A public improvement required to be transferred under this subchapter must be constructed in compliance with the requirements and specifications established by the appropriate receiving entity at the time construction of the improvement begins.
Tex. Government Code § 24.606 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.606
§ 24.606. COUNTY JUVENILE BOARD.
Status: in_force

When a family district court is created in a county, the county's juvenile board composition and the additional compensation of the board members is as provided by Article 5139.2, Revised Statutes.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1001.552 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.552
§ 1001.552. CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person:

(1) engages in the practice of engineering without being licensed or exempted from the licensing requirement under this chapter;

(2) violates this chapter with respect to the regulation of engineering;

(3) presents or attempts to use as the person's own the engineering license or seal of another; or

(4) gives false evidence of any kind to the board or a board member in obtaining an engineering license.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 41.0115 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 41 / Section 41.0115
§ 41.0115. DISCOVERY OF EVIDENCE OF NET WORTH FOR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES CLAIM.
Status: in_force

(a) On the motion of a party and after notice and a hearing, a trial court may authorize discovery of evidence of a defendant's net worth if the court finds in a written order that the claimant has demonstrated a substantial likelihood of success on the merits of a claim for exemplary damages. Evidence submitted by a party to the court in support of or in opposition to a motion made under this subsection may be in the form of an affidavit or a response to discovery.

(b) If a trial court authorizes discovery under Subsection (a), the court's order may only authorize use of the least burdensome method available to obtain the net worth evidence.

(c) When reviewing an order authorizing or denying discovery of net worth evidence under this section, the reviewing court may consider only the evidence submitted by the parties to the trial court in support of or in opposition to the motion described by Subsection (a).

(d) If a party requests net worth discovery under this section, the court shall presume that the requesting party has had adequate time for the discovery of facts relating to exemplary damages for purposes of allowing the party from whom net worth discovery is sought to move for summary judgment on the requesting party's claim for exemplary damages under Rule 166a(i), Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.
Tex. Local Government Code § 143.109 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 143 / Section 143.109
§ 143.109. CROSSOVER PROMOTIONS IN POLICE DEPARTMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Communications class" includes each person who performs the technical operation of police radio communications.

(2) "Technical class" includes each person who performs criminal laboratory analysis and interpretations or the technical aspects of criminal identification and photography.

(b) Each person employed by the police department who is a member of the technical or communications class is eligible for a promotion within that class.

(c) A member of the technical, communications, or uniformed and detective class is not eligible for promotion to a position outside that class, and lateral crossover by promotion is prohibited. A person may change classes only by qualifying for and entering the new class at the lowest entry level of that class.

(d) The department head, assistant chiefs, and deputy chiefs, or their equivalent, regardless of name or title, may exercise the full sanctions, powers, and duties of their respective offices in the supervision, management, and control of the members of the technical, communications, and uniformed and detective classes.

(e) Each provision of this chapter relating to eligibility lists, examinations, appointments, and promotions applies to the appointment or promotion of members of the technical, communications, and uniformed and detective classes within the members' respective class.
Tex. Water Code § 7.065 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 7 / Section 7.065
§ 7.065. PENALTY REDUCED OR NOT ASSESSED.
Status: in_force

(a) If the person paid the penalty and if the penalty is reduced or not assessed by the court, the executive director shall remit to the person charged the appropriate amount plus accrued interest if the penalty has been paid or shall execute a release of the bond if a supersedeas bond has been posted.

(b) The accrued interest on amounts remitted by the executive director under this section shall be paid at a rate equal to the rate charged on loans to depository institutions by the New York Federal Reserve Bank and shall be paid for the period beginning on the date the penalty is paid to the executive director under Section 7.061 and ending on the day the penalty is remitted.
Tex. Government Code § 79.017 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 79 / Section 79.017
§ 79.017. VACANCIES.
Status: in_force

A vacancy on the board must be filled for the unexpired term in the same manner as the original appointment.
Tex. Transportation Code § 370.308 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 370 / Section 370.308
§ 370.308. PERFORMANCE AND PAYMENT SECURITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Section 223.006 and the requirements of Subchapter B, Chapter 2253, Government Code, an authority shall require a private entity entering into a comprehensive development agreement under Section 370.305 to provide a performance and payment bond or an alternative form of security in an amount sufficient to:

(1) ensure the proper performance of the agreement; and

(2) protect:

(A) the authority; and

(B) payment bond beneficiaries who have a direct contractual relationship with the private entity or a subcontractor of the private entity to supply labor or material.

(b) A performance and payment bond or alternative form of security shall be in an amount equal to the cost of constructing or maintaining the project.

(c) If an authority determines that it is impracticable for a private entity to provide security in the amount described by Subsection (b), the authority shall set the amount of the bonds or the alternative forms of security.

(d) A payment or performance bond or alternative form of security is not required for the portion of an agreement that includes only design or planning services, the performance of preliminary studies, or the acquisition of real property.

(e) The amount of the payment security must not be less than the amount of the performance security.

(f) In addition to performance and payment bonds, an authority may require the following alternative forms of security:

(1) a cashier's check drawn on a financial entity specified by the authority;

(2) a United States bond or note;

(3) an irrevocable bank letter of credit; or

(4) any other form of security determined suitable by the authority.

(g) An authority by rule shall prescribe requirements for alternative forms of security provided under this section.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 42.04305 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 42 / Section 42.04305
§ 42.04305. VACCINE-PREVENTABLE DISEASE POLICY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Facility employee" means an employee of a child-care facility.

(2) "Vaccine-preventable diseases" means the diseases included in the most current recommendations of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

(b) Each child-care facility, other than a facility that provides care in the home of the director, owner, operator, or caretaker of the facility, shall develop and implement a policy to protect the children in its care from vaccine-preventable diseases.

(c) The policy must:

(1) require each facility employee to receive vaccines for the vaccine-preventable diseases specified by the child-care facility based on the level of risk the employee presents to children by the employee's routine and direct exposure to children;

(2) specify the vaccines a facility employee is required to receive based on the level of risk the employee presents to children by the employee's routine and direct exposure to children;

(3) include procedures for verifying whether a facility employee has complied with the policy;

(4) include procedures for a facility employee to be exempt from the required vaccines for the medical conditions identified as contraindications or precautions by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention;

(5) for a facility employee who is exempt from the required vaccines, include procedures the employee must follow to protect children in the facility's care from exposure to disease, such as the use of protective medical equipment, including gloves and masks, based on the level of risk the employee presents to children by the employee's routine and direct exposure to children;

(6) prohibit discrimination or retaliatory action against a facility employee who is exempt from the required vaccines for the medical conditions identified as contraindications or precautions by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, except that required use of protective medical equipment, including gloves and masks, may not be considered retaliatory action for purposes of this subdivision;

(7) require the child-care facility to maintain a written or electronic record of each facility employee's compliance with or exemption from the policy; and

(8) state the disciplinary actions the child-care facility is authorized to take against a facility employee who fails to comply with the policy.

(d) The policy shall include procedures for a facility employee to be exempt from the required vaccines based on reasons of conscience, including a religious belief.

(e) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules necessary to implement this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3941.110 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3941 / Section 3941.110
§ 3941.110. ANNEXATION OF LAND.
Status: in_force

The district may annex land as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1301.507 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1301 / Section 1301.507
§ 1301.507. CIVIL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

A person who violates this chapter or a rule, permit, or order of the board is subject to a civil penalty of not less than $50 or more than $1,000 for each act of violation and for each day of violation after notice is provided to the person.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 101A.151 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 101A / Section 101A.151
§ 101A.151. PEER REVIEW COMMITTEE.
Status: in_force

(a) The oversight committee shall establish a peer review committee. The chief executive officer, with approval by a simple majority of the oversight committee members, shall appoint as members to the peer review committee:

(1) experts in fields related to dementia, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, or related disorders, including research, health care, dementia, Alzheimer's disease, and Parkinson's disease treatment and prevention, and other study areas; and

(2) trained patient advocates who meet the qualifications adopted under Subsection (c).

(b) The oversight committee shall adopt a written policy on in-state or out-of-state residency requirements for peer review committee members.

(c) The oversight committee shall adopt rules regarding the qualifications required of a trained patient advocate for membership on the peer review committee. The rules must require the trained patient advocate to successfully complete science-based training.

(d) A peer review committee member may receive an honorarium. Subchapter B, Chapter 2254, Government Code, does not apply to an honorarium the member receives under this chapter.

(e) The chief executive officer, in consultation with the oversight committee, shall adopt a policy regarding honoraria and document any change in the amount of honoraria paid to a peer review committee member, including information explaining the basis for that change.

(f) A peer review committee member may not serve on the board of directors or other governing board of an entity receiving a grant from the institute.

(g) Peer review committee members serve for terms as determined by the chief executive officer.
Tex. Education Code § 135.101 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 135 / Section 135.101
§ 135.101. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "public junior college" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003.
Tex. Tax Code § 1.06 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 1 / Section 1.06
§ 1.06. EFFECT OF WEEKEND, HOLIDAY, OR OFFICE CLOSURE.
Status: in_force

An act is timely if:

(1) the last day for the performance of the act is:

(A) a Saturday, Sunday, or legal state or national holiday; or

(B) in the case of a payment of taxes imposed by a taxing unit, a day on which the office of the collector for the taxing unit is closed; and

(2) the act is performed on the next regular business day.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 243.005 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 243 / Section 243.005
§ 243.005. LICENSE APPLICATION AND ISSUANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant for an ambulatory surgical center license must submit an application to the department on a form prescribed by the department.

(b) Each application must be accompanied by a nonrefundable license fee in an amount set by the executive commissioner by rule.

(c) The application must contain evidence that there is at least one physician, dentist, or podiatrist on the staff of the center who is licensed by the appropriate state licensing board.

(d) The department shall issue a license if, after inspection and investigation, it finds that the applicant and the center meet the requirements of this chapter and the standards adopted under this chapter.

(e) The license fee must be paid every two years on renewal of the license.

(f) The department shall issue a renewal license to a center certified under Title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1395 et seq.) when the center:

(1) remits any license fee; and

(2) submits the inspection results or the inspection results report from the certification body.