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Tex. Government Code § 659.046 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 659 / Section 659.046
§ 659.046. ACCRUAL OF LIFETIME SERVICE CREDIT.
Status: in_force

(a) An employee accrues lifetime service credit for the period in which the employee:

(1) serves as a full-time, part-time, or temporary state employee or otherwise serves as an employee of the state;

(2) serves as a member of the legislature;

(3) holds a statewide office that is normally filled by vote of the people; or

(4) serves as an academic employee of a state institution of higher education.

(b) An employee who is on leave without pay for an entire calendar month does not accrue lifetime service credit for the month. An employee who is on leave without pay for less than an entire calendar month accrues lifetime service credit for the month if the employee otherwise qualifies to accrue credit under Subsection (a).

(c) An employee who simultaneously holds two or more positions that each accrue lifetime service credit accrues credit for only one of the positions.

(d) An employee who begins working on the first workday of a month in a position that accrues lifetime service credit is considered to have begun working on the first day of the month.

(e) An employee does not accrue lifetime service credit for a period in which the employee serves as an officer or employee of a public junior college.

(f) The amount of an employee's lifetime service credit does not include the period served in a hazardous duty position if the employee is:

(1) entitled to receive hazardous duty pay under Section 659.302; or

(2) receiving the maximum amount of hazardous duty pay that the Texas Juvenile Justice Department may pay to the employee under Section 659.303.
Tex. Transportation Code § 201.905 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 201 / Section 201.905
§ 201.905. TRAFFIC SAFETY SIGNS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may implement a traffic safety program that includes posting signs along the roadside at the 500 sites with the highest number of traffic fatalities. The signs shall be designed by the department and may contain the following information:

(1) the number of fatalities that occurred at that location in the last 10 years;

(2) the importance of driving safely and wearing seat belts;

(3) the importance of not drinking and driving; and

(4) any other information the department determines is necessary to promote safe driving.

(b) A program under this section may also include literature distributed to the public by the department.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3837.008 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3837 / Section 3837.008
§ 3837.008. LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with the findings and purposes stated in this chapter.
Tex. Occupations Code § 206.205 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 206 / Section 206.205
§ 206.205. SPECIAL ELIGIBILITY FOR LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who is otherwise eligible for a license under Section 206.203 is not required to take the examination required by Section 206.203(b)(1) if the person:

(1) passed a surgical assistant examination required for certification under Section 206.203(b)(4) that the medical board determines is substantially equivalent to the examination required by the medical board under this chapter; and

(2) applies for a license under this section before September 1, 2002.

(b) A person who is otherwise eligible for a license under Section 206.203 is not required to meet the educational requirements under Section 206.203(b)(2) if the person applies for a license under this section before September 1, 2002, and:

(1) will complete before the third anniversary of the date the license is issued under this subsection the following academic courses approved by the medical board:

(A) anatomy;

(B) physiology;

(C) basic pharmacology;

(D) aseptic techniques;

(E) operative procedures;

(F) chemistry; and

(G) microbiology; or

(2) has been continuously certified since September 30, 1995, as a surgical assistant by a national certifying body approved by the medical board and has practiced full-time as a surgical assistant under the direct supervision of a physician licensed in this country.

(c) A license issued under Subsection (b)(1) may not be renewed after the third anniversary of the date of issuance unless the license holder completes the academic courses described by Subsection (b)(1).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3982.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3982 / Section 3982.0104
§ 3982.0104. 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, transportation, 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. Government Code § 2306.566 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.566
§ 2306.566. COORDINATION REGARDING STATE LOW INCOME HOUSING PLAN.
Status: in_force

(a) The corporation shall review the needs assessment information provided to the corporation by the department under Section 2306.0722(b).

(b) The corporation shall develop a plan to meet the state's most pressing housing needs identified in the needs assessment information and provide the plan to the department for incorporation into the state low income housing plan.

(c) The corporation's plan must include specific proposals to help serve rural and other underserved areas of the state.
Tex. Government Code § 437.414 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 437 / Section 437.414
§ 437.414. ASSIGNMENT TO EARLY HEARING.
Status: in_force

The court shall set an action brought under this subchapter for hearing at the earliest practicable date to expedite the action.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8075.0401 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8075 / Section 8075.0401
§ 8075.0401. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 8075.0403.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6909.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6909 / Section 6909.003
§ 6909.003. NO LIABILITY FOR JOINT ENTERPRISE.
Status: in_force

The common law doctrine of vicarious liability because of participation in a joint enterprise does not impose liability on the district or a municipality that contracts with the district for a claim brought under Chapter 101, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.
Tex. Family Code § 263.302 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 263 / Section 263.302
§ 263.302. CHILD'S ATTENDANCE AT HEARING.
Status: in_force

The child shall attend each permanency hearing unless the court specifically excuses the child's attendance. A child committed to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department may attend a permanency hearing in person, by telephone, or by videoconference. The court shall consult with the child in a developmentally appropriate manner regarding the child's permanency plan, if the child is four years of age or older and if the court determines it is in the best interest of the child. Failure by the child to attend a hearing does not affect the validity of an order rendered at the hearing.
Tex. Local Government Code § 351.082 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 351 / Section 351.082
§ 351.082. APPOINTMENT OF CHIEF.
Status: in_force

The commissioners court shall appoint the county sheriff or other qualified person as chief of the department. The chief shall administer the department under the supervision of the commissioners court.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7956A.0106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7956A / Section 7956A.0106
§ 7956A.0106. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake made in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

(2) right to issue any type of bond for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on a bond;

(3) right to impose a tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1063.305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1063 / Section 1063.305
§ 1063.305. ELECTION RESULTS.
Status: in_force

(a) If a majority of the votes in an election under this subchapter favor dissolution, the board shall find that the district is dissolved.

(b) If a majority of the votes in the election do not favor dissolution, the board shall continue to administer the district and another election on the question of dissolution may not be held before:

(1) the fourth anniversary of the date of the most recent election to dissolve the district if the board called the election under Section 1063.301(a); or

(2) the third anniversary of the date of the most recent election to dissolve the district if the board called the election under Section 1063.301(b).
Tex. Education Code § 61.9759 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.9759
§ 61.9759. ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.
Status: in_force

A reasonable amount, not to exceed three percent, of any money appropriated for purposes of this subchapter may be used to pay the costs of administering this subchapter.
Tex. Property Code § 71.105 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 71 / Section 71.105
§ 71.105. TRIAL.
Status: in_force

(a) If a person appears and denies the state's right to the property or opposes a material fact of the petition, the court shall try the issue as any other issue of fact.

(b) The court may order a survey as in other cases in which the title or the boundary of the land is in question.
Tex. Family Code § 262.306 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 262 / Section 262.306
§ 262.306. NOTICE.
Status: in_force

Each designated emergency infant care provider shall post in a conspicuous location a notice stating that the provider is a designated emergency infant care provider location and will accept possession of a child in accordance with this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8033.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8033 / Section 8033.0102
§ 8033.0102. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8866.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8866 / Section 8866.004
§ 8866.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

The district's boundaries are coextensive with the boundaries of Leon, Madison, and Freestone Counties unless the district's territory has been modified under:

(1) Subchapter J or K, Chapter 36, Water Code; or

(2) other law.
Tex. Election Code § 255.005 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 255 / Section 255.005
§ 255.005. MISREPRESENTATION OF IDENTITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if, with intent to injure a candidate or influence the result of an election, the person misrepresents the person's identity or, if acting or purporting to act as an agent, misrepresents the identity of the agent's principal, in political advertising or a campaign communication.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8506.111 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8506 / Section 8506.111
§ 8506.111. SEAL.
Status: in_force

The authority may adopt and use a corporate seal.
Tex. Government Code § 525.0157 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 525 / Section 525.0157
§ 525.0157. STATEWIDE NEEDS APPRAISAL PROJECT.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may implement the Statewide Needs Appraisal Project to obtain county-specific demographic data concerning health and human services needs in this state.

(b) Any collected data must be made available for use in planning and budgeting for health and human services programs by state agencies.

(c) The commission shall coordinate the commission's activities with the appropriate health and human services agencies.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8101.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8101 / Section 8101.201
§ 8101.201. TAX METHOD.
Status: in_force

The authority shall use the ad valorem plan of taxation.
Tex. Family Code § 81.009 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 81 / Section 81.009
§ 81.009. APPEAL.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c), a protective order rendered under this subtitle may be appealed.

(b) A protective order rendered against a party in a suit for dissolution of a marriage may not be appealed until the time the final decree of dissolution of the marriage becomes a final, appealable order.

(c) A protective order rendered against a party in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship may not be appealed until the time an order providing for support of the child or possession of or access to the child becomes a final, appealable order.
Tex. Government Code § 30.00891 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 30 / Section 30.00891
§ 30.00891. APPLICATION; DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

(a) This subchapter applies to the City of Garland.

(b) In this subchapter, "appellate courts" means the county criminal courts of Dallas County that have criminal appellate jurisdiction.
Tex. Insurance Code § 31.045 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 31 / Section 31.045
§ 31.045. CAREER LADDER PROGRAM; PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall develop an intra-agency career ladder program. The program must require intra-agency posting of all nonentry level positions concurrently with any public posting.

(b) The commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall develop a system of annual performance evaluations. All merit pay for department employees must be based on the system established under this subsection.
Tex. Government Code § 542.0109 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 542 / Section 542.0109
§ 542.0109. REQUIRED BENEFITS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall ensure that a managed care organization participating in the pilot program provides:

(1) all Medicaid state plan acute care benefits available under the STAR+PLUS Medicaid managed care program;

(2) long-term services and supports under the Medicaid state plan, including:

(A) Community First Choice services;

(B) personal assistance services;

(C) day activity health services; and

(D) habilitation services;

(3) long-term services and supports under the STAR+PLUS home and community-based services (HCBS) waiver program, including:

(A) assisted living services;

(B) personal assistance services;

(C) employment assistance;

(D) supported employment;

(E) adult foster care;

(F) dental care;

(G) nursing care;

(H) respite care;

(I) home-delivered meals;

(J) cognitive rehabilitative therapy;

(K) physical therapy;

(L) occupational therapy;

(M) speech-language pathology;

(N) medical supplies;

(O) minor home modifications; and

(P) adaptive aids;

(4) the following long-term services and supports under a Medicaid waiver program:

(A) enhanced behavioral health services;

(B) behavioral supports;

(C) day habilitation; and

(D) community support transportation;

(5) the following additional long-term services and supports:

(A) housing supports;

(B) behavioral health crisis intervention services; and

(C) high medical needs services;

(6) other nonresidential long-term services and supports that the commission, in collaboration with the advisory committee and pilot program work group, determines are appropriate and consistent with requirements governing the Medicaid waiver programs, person-centered approaches, home and community-based setting requirements, and achievement of the most integrated and least restrictive setting based on an individual's needs and preferences; and

(7) dental services benefits in accordance with Subsection (b).

(b) In developing the pilot program, the commission shall:

(1) evaluate dental services benefits provided through Medicaid waiver programs and dental services benefits provided as a value-added service under the Medicaid managed care delivery model;

(2) determine which dental services benefits are the most cost-effective in reducing emergency room and inpatient hospital admissions resulting from poor oral health; and

(3) based on the determination made under Subdivision (2), provide the most cost-effective dental services benefits to pilot program participants.

(c) Before implementing the pilot program, the commission, in collaboration with the advisory committee and pilot program work group, shall:

(1) for pilot program purposes only, develop recommendations to modify adult foster care and supported employment and employment assistance benefits to increase access to and availability of those services; and

(2) as necessary, define services listed under Subsections (a)(4) and (5) and any other services the commission determines to be appropriate under Subsection (a)(6).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7983.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7983 / Section 7983.101
§ 7983.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.930 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.930
§ 2306.930. SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may suspend or revoke a license for a violation of this subchapter or a rule adopted under this subchapter.

(b) Chapter 2001 and department rules for holding a contested case hearing govern the procedures for the suspension or revocation of a license issued under this subchapter.

(c) A hearing conducted under this section must be held in the county in which the affected migrant labor housing facility is located.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 221.081 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 221 / Section 221.081
§ 221.081. DISSOLUTION AUTHORIZED.
Status: in_force

After a development corporation's bonds and other obligations are paid and discharged, or adequate provision is made for their payment and discharge, the sponsoring entity's governing body by written resolution shall authorize and direct the dissolution of the corporation.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1358.103 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1358 / Section 1358.103
§ 1358.103. LIMIT ON COST-SHARING REQUIREMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "insulin" means a prescription drug that contains insulin and is used to treat diabetes. The term does not include an insulin drug that is administered to a patient intravenously.

(b) A health benefit plan may not impose a cost-sharing provision for insulin that is included in the health benefit plan's formulary if the total amount the enrollee is required to pay exceeds $25 per prescription for a 30-day supply, regardless of the amount or type of insulin needed to fill the enrollee's prescription.
Tex. Local Government Code § 252.024 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 252 / Section 252.024
§ 252.024. SELECTION OF INSURANCE BROKER.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not prevent a municipality from selecting a licensed insurance broker as the sole broker of record to obtain proposals and coverages for excess or surplus insurance that provides necessary coverage and adequate limits of coverage in structuring layered excess coverages in all areas of risk requiring special consideration, including public official liability, police professional liability, and airport liability. The broker may be retained only on a fee basis and may not receive any other remuneration from any other source.
Tex. Local Government Code § 601.033 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 601 / Section 601.033
§ 601.033. PLEDGED CONTRACT.
Status: in_force

(a) A contract between the municipality and an authority may be pledged by the authority to secure its bonds. A pledged contract may not be modified except as provided by the terms of the pledge. The governing body of the municipality may authorize the contract without further authorization.

(b) A payment required by the municipality under the contract may be made even if the payment is not provided for in the budget of the municipality, but the payment shall be included in subsequent budgets of the municipality.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.232 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.232
§ 2306.232. TEXAS HOUSING AGENCY LOAN OR GUARANTEE.
Status: in_force

A loan or guarantee made by the Texas Housing Agency becomes a loan or guarantee of the department.
Tex. Transportation Code § 551A.051 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 551A / Section 551A.051
§ 551A.051. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may operate an off-highway vehicle on a highway only as provided by this chapter.

(b) This subchapter does not apply to the operation of an off-highway vehicle that is owned and registered as authorized by Section 502.140(c) by the state, a county, or a municipality by a person who is an authorized operator of the vehicle.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3879.207 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3879 / Section 3879.207
§ 3879.207. RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

Section 375.161, Local Government Code, does not apply to a tax imposed by the district or a required payment for a service provided by the district, including water and sewer service.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1101.615 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1101 / Section 1101.615
§ 1101.615. NOTICE TO CONSUMERS AND SERVICE RECIPIENTS.
Status: repealed

(a) The commission by rule shall prescribe a notice regarding the availability of payment from the trust account for aggrieved persons and establish methods by which each license and certificate holder shall provide the notice to consumers and service recipients.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1158 , Sec. 92, eff. January 1, 2016.