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Tex. Tax Code § 41A.07 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 41A / Section 41A.07
§ 41A.07. APPOINTMENT OF ARBITRATOR.
Status: repealed

(a) On receipt of the request and deposit under Section 41A.05, the comptroller shall:

(1) appoint an eligible arbitrator who is listed in the comptroller's registry; and

(2) send notice to the appointed arbitrator requesting the individual to conduct the hearing on the arbitration.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 744 (S.B. 1286), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2017.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 744 (S.B. 1286), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2017.

(d) If the arbitrator appointed is unable or unwilling to conduct the arbitration for any reason, the arbitrator shall promptly notify the comptroller that the arbitrator does not accept the appointment and state the reason. The comptroller shall appoint a substitute arbitrator promptly after receipt of the notice.

(e) To be eligible for appointment as an arbitrator under this section, the arbitrator must reside in this state.

(f) A person is not eligible for appointment as an arbitrator under this section if at any time during the preceding two years, the person has:

(1) represented a person for compensation in a proceeding under this title in the appraisal district in which the property that is the subject of the appeal is located;

(2) served as an officer or employee of that appraisal district; or

(3) served as a member of the appraisal review board for that appraisal district.

(g) The comptroller may not appoint an arbitrator under this section if the comptroller determines that there is good cause not to appoint the arbitrator, including information or evidence indicating repeated bias or misconduct by the person while acting as an arbitrator.

(h) A property owner may request that, in appointing an initial arbitrator under this section, the comptroller appoint an arbitrator who resides in the county in which the property that is the subject of the appeal is located or an arbitrator who resides outside that county. In appointing an initial arbitrator under Subsection (a), the comptroller shall comply with the request of the property owner unless the property owner requests that the comptroller appoint an arbitrator who resides in the county in which the property that is the subject of the appeal is located and there is not an available arbitrator who resides in that county. In appointing a substitute arbitrator under Subsection (d), the comptroller shall consider but is not required to comply with the request of the property owner. This subsection does not authorize a property owner to request the appointment of a specific individual as an arbitrator.
Tex. Property Code § 25.001 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 25 / Section 25.001
§ 25.001. JURISDICTION.
Status: in_force

A trial of the right of property is an action that applies only to personal property. A trial of the right of property must be tried in a court with jurisdiction of the amount in controversy.
Tex. Insurance Code § 823.451 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 823 / Section 823.451
§ 823.451. RECEIVERSHIP.
Status: in_force

If it appears to the commissioner that a person's violation of this chapter so impairs the financial condition of a domestic insurer as to threaten the insurer's insolvency or make the further transaction of the insurer's business hazardous to the insurer's policyholders or creditors or the public, the commissioner may proceed under Chapters 441 and 443 to take possession of the insurer's property and conduct the business of the insurer.
Tex. Government Code § 2155.453 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2155 / Section 2155.453
§ 2155.453. CERTAIN CONTRACTS FOR HOMELAND SECURITY OR LAW ENFORCEMENT TECHNOLOGY.
Status: in_force

A state governmental entity that issues a request for proposals for technological products or services for homeland security or law enforcement purposes must allow a business entity to substitute the qualifications of its executive officers or managers for the qualifications required of the business entity in the request for proposals.
Tex. Local Government Code § 142.054 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 142 / Section 142.054
§ 142.054. CERTIFICATION ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a certification election ordered under Section 142.053(a)(3) to determine whether a police officers association represents a majority of the covered police officers shall be conducted according to procedures agreeable to the parties.

(b) If the parties are unable to agree on procedures for the certification election, either party may request the American Arbitration Association to conduct the election and to certify the results of the election.

(c) Certification of the results of an election under this section resolves the question concerning representation.

(d) The association is liable for the expenses of the certification election, except that if two or more associations seeking recognition as the sole and exclusive bargaining agent submit a petition signed by at least 30 percent of the police officers eligible to sign the petition for recognition, all the associations named in any petition shall share equally the costs of the election.
Tex. Government Code § 419.028 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 419 / Section 419.028
§ 419.028. TRAINING PROGRAMS AND INSTRUCTORS.
Status: in_force

The commission may:

(1) authorize reimbursement for a local governmental agency for expenses in attending training programs as authorized by the legislature;

(2) through issuance or revocation of a certificate, approve or revoke the approval of an institution or facility for a school operated by or for this state or a local government specifically for training fire protection personnel or recruits;

(3) certify persons as qualified fire protection personnel instructors under conditions that the commission prescribes;

(4) contract with persons or public or private agencies, as the commission considers necessary, for studies and reports that the commission requires to cooperate with local governmental agencies in training programs and to otherwise perform its functions;

(5) revoke the certification of fire protection personnel instructors; and

(6) provide staff or educational materials on request to training programs or fire departments.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 45A.103 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 45A / Section 45A.103
§ 45A.103. SERVICE OF PROCESS FOR MUNICIPAL COURT.
Status: in_force

(a) All process issued by a municipal court:

(1) may be served by a peace officer or marshal of the municipality in which the court is located; and

(2) shall be served by a peace officer or marshal described by Subdivision (1) if directed by the court.

(b) Process must be served under Subsection (a) in accordance with the law governing a sheriff's or constable's service of process issued by a justice court, as applicable.

(c) A peace officer or marshal of a municipality may serve process issued by a municipal court in that municipality anywhere in the county or counties in which the municipality is located.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 243.005 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 243 / Section 243.005
§ 243.005. INFORMATION PROVIDED BY COMMITTING COURT.
Status: in_force

In addition to the information provided under Section 243.004, a court that commits a child to the department shall provide the department with a copy of the following documents:

(1) the petition and the adjudication and disposition orders for the child, including the child's thumbprint;

(2) if the commitment is a result of revocation of probation, a copy of the conditions of probation and the revocation order;

(3) the social history report for the child;

(4) any psychological or psychiatric reports concerning the child;

(5) the contact information sheet for the child's parents or guardian;

(6) any law enforcement incident reports concerning the offense for which the child is committed;

(7) any sex offender registration information concerning the child;

(8) any juvenile probation department progress reports concerning the child;

(9) any assessment documents concerning the child;

(10) the computerized referral and case history for the child, including case disposition;

(11) the child's birth certificate;

(12) the child's social security number or social security card, if available;

(13) the name, address, and telephone number of the court administrator in the committing county;

(14) Title IV-E eligibility screening information for the child, if available;

(15) the address in the committing county for forwarding funds collected to which the committing county is entitled;

(16) any of the child's school or immunization records that the committing county possesses;

(17) any victim information concerning the case for which the child is committed;

(18) any of the child's pertinent medical records that the committing court possesses;

(19) the Texas Juvenile Justice Department standard assessment tool results for the child;

(20) the Department of Public Safety CR-43J form or tracking incident number concerning the child; and

(21) documentation that the committing court has required the child to provide a DNA sample to the Department of Public Safety.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2602.109 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2602 / Section 2602.109
§ 2602.109. USE OF EXCESS MONEY IN ACCOUNTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The association shall reserve in the title account the amount of money the association determines reasonably necessary for efficient future administration under this chapter. The association shall return the excess money pro rata to the holders of participation receipts on which an outstanding balance exists after deducting any credits against premium taxes taken under Section 2602.210. The amount deducted for those credits shall be deposited with the comptroller for credit to the general revenue fund. The association shall transfer to the guaranty fee account any excess money remaining in the title account after the distribution and reservation of money for administration.

(b) If the association determines that money in the administrative account exceeds the amount reasonably necessary for efficient future operation under this chapter, the association shall transfer the excess money to the guaranty fee account.
Tex. Property Code § 114.0821 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 114 / Section 114.0821
§ 114.0821. LIABILITY OF TRUST PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

Although trust property is held by the trustee without identifying the trust or its beneficiaries, the trust property is not liable to satisfy the personal obligations of the trustee.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3963.0309 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3963 / Section 3963.0309
§ 3963.0309. ADDING OR EXCLUDING LAND.
Status: in_force

With the consent of the governing body of the city by resolution, the district may add or exclude land in the manner provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code, or by Subchapter H, Chapter 54, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8104.204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8104 / Section 8104.204
§ 8104.204. CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority may:

(1) contract with a public or private corporation, a political subdivision of this state, including the City of Baytown, or any other person, on terms the board considers desirable, fair, and advantageous, for the performance of the authority's rights and powers under this chapter; and

(2) contract with another person to transport that person's water.

(b) Before the authority enters into a contract under this section, other than a contract between the authority and the City of Baytown, the Baytown City Council must approve the contract.

(c) The period of a contract under Subsection (a)(1) may not exceed 40 years. The contract may provide that it continues in effect until bonds issued by the authority to finance the cost of facilities authorized by this chapter and refunding bonds issued in place of those bonds are paid.

(d) Section 552.014, Local Government Code, applies to any contract between the authority and a municipality, including the City of Baytown.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1451.208 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1451 / Section 1451.208
§ 1451.208. PRIOR AUTHORIZATION OF DENTAL CARE SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of this section, "prior authorization" means a written and verifiable determination that one or more specific dental care services are covered under the patient's employee benefit plan or health insurance policy and are payable and reimbursable in a specific stated amount, subject to applicable coinsurance and deductible amounts. The term:

(1) includes preauthorization or similar authorization; and

(2) does not include a predetermination as defined by Section 1451.207(c).

(b) For services for which a prior authorization is required, on request of a patient or treating dentist, an employee benefit plan or health insurance policy provider or issuer shall provide to the dentist a written prior authorization of benefits for a dental care service for the patient. The prior authorization must include a specific benefit payment or reimbursement amount. Except as provided by Subsection (c), the plan or policy provider or issuer may not pay or reimburse the dentist in an amount that is less than the amount stated in the prior authorization.

(c) An employee benefit plan or health insurance policy provider or issuer that preauthorizes a dental care service under Subsection (b) may deny a claim for the dental care service or reduce payment or reimbursement to the dentist for the service only if:

(1) the denial or reduction is in accordance with the patient's employee benefit plan or health insurance policy benefit limitations, including an annual maximum or frequency of treatment limitation, and the patient met the benefit limitation after the date the prior authorization was issued;

(2) the documentation for the claim fails to reasonably support the claim as preauthorized;

(3) the preauthorized dental care service was not medically necessary based on the prevailing standard of care on the date of the service, or is subject to denial under the conditions for coverage under the patient's plan or policy in effect at the time the service was preauthorized, because of a change in the patient's condition or because the patient received additional dental care services after the date the prior authorization was issued;

(4) a payor other than the employee benefit plan or health insurance policy provider or issuer is responsible for payment of the claim;

(5) the dentist received full payment for the preauthorized dental care service on which the claim is based;

(6) the claim is fraudulent;

(7) the prior authorization was based wholly or partly on a material error in information provided to the employee benefit plan or health insurance policy provider or issuer by any person not related to the provider or issuer; or

(8) the patient was otherwise ineligible for the dental care service under the patient's plan or policy, and the plan or policy provider or issuer did not know and could not reasonably have known that the patient was ineligible for the dental care service on the date the plan or policy provider or issuer preauthorized the dental care service.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3892.208 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3892 / Section 3892.208
§ 3892.208. USE OF ELECTRICAL OR OPTICAL LINES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may impose an assessment to pay the cost of:

(1) burying or removing electrical power lines, telephone lines, cable or fiber-optic lines, or any other type of electrical or optical line;

(2) removing poles and any elevated lines using the poles; and

(3) reconnecting the lines described by Subdivision (2) to the buildings or other improvements to which the lines were connected.

(b) The district may acquire, operate, or charge fees for the use of the district conduits for:

(1) another person's:

(A) telecommunications network;

(B) fiber-optic cable; or

(C) electronic transmission line; or

(2) any other type of transmission line or supporting facility.

(c) The district may not require a person to use a district conduit.
Tex. Property Code § 73.102 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 73 / Section 73.102
§ 73.102. CHECKS.
Status: in_force

A check is presumed to be abandoned on the latest of:

(1) the third anniversary of the date the check was payable;

(2) the third anniversary of the date the issuer or payor of the check last received documented communication from the payee of the check; or

(3) the third anniversary of the date the check was issued if, according to the knowledge and records of the issuer or payor of the check, during that period, a claim to the check has not been asserted or an act of ownership by the payee has not been exercised.
Tex. Transportation Code § 370.410 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 370 / Section 370.410
§ 370.410. PERFORMANCE AND PAYMENT BOND.
Status: in_force

(a) An authority shall require a design-build contractor to provide:

(1) a performance and payment bond;

(2) an alternative form of security; or

(3) a combination of the forms of security described by Subdivisions (1) and (2).

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), a performance and payment bond, alternative form of security, or combination of the forms of security shall be in an amount equal to the cost of constructing or maintaining the project.

(c) If the 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 security.

(d) A performance and payment bond is not required for the portion of a design-build contract under this section that includes design services only.

(e) An authority may require one or more of 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 drawn from a federal or Texas chartered bank; or

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

(f) Chapter 2253, Government Code, does not apply to a bond or alternative form of security required under this section.
Tex. Education Code § 21.305 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 21 / Section 21.305
§ 21.305. COSTS ON APPEAL TO COMMISSIONER.
Status: in_force

(a) If a teacher appeals the decision of the board of trustees or board subcommittee, the school district shall bear the cost of preparing the original transcripts of:

(1) the hearing before the hearing examiner; and

(2) the oral argument before the board of trustees or board subcommittee.

(b) Each party shall bear the cost of any copy of the transcript requested by that party.
Tex. Government Code § 2261.203 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2261 / Section 2261.203
§ 2261.203. COMPARABLE COSTS.
Status: in_force

Each state agency that makes procurements to which this chapter applies shall monitor performance under a contract to verify that comparable costs are being charged for comparable goods and services.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 161.081 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 161 / Section 161.081
§ 161.081. IMPORTATION OF ANIMALS.
Status: repealed

(a) The commission by rule may regulate the movement, including movement by a railroad company or other common carrier, of livestock, exotic livestock, domestic animals, domestic fowl, or exotic fowl into this state from another state, territory, or country.

(b) The commission by rule may provide the method for inspecting and testing animals before and after entry into this state.

(c) The commission by rule may provide for the issuance and form of health certificates and entry permits. The rules may include standards for determining which veterinarians of this state, other states, and departments of the federal government are authorized to issue the certificates or permits.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 205, Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.
Tex. Insurance Code § 843.309 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 843 / Section 843.309
§ 843.309.
Status: in_force

Sec. 843.309. CONTRACTS WITH PHYSICIANS OR PROVIDERS: NOTICE TO CERTAIN ENROLLEES OF TERMINATION OF PHYSICIAN OR PROVIDER PARTICIPATION IN PLAN. A contract between a health maintenance organization and a physician or provider must provide that reasonable advance notice shall be given to an enrollee of the impending termination from the plan of a physician or provider who is currently treating the enrollee.
Tex. Insurance Code § 36.205 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 36 / Section 36.205
§ 36.205. APPEAL.
Status: in_force

(a) A party to the action under Section 36.202 may appeal to an appellate court that has jurisdiction, and the appeal is at once returnable to that court.

(b) An appeal under this section has precedence in the appellate court over any cause of a different character pending in the court.

(c) The commissioner is not required to give an appeal bond in an appeal arising under this subchapter.
Tex. Government Code § 54.1232 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54 / Section 54.1232
§ 54.1232. QUALIFICATIONS; OATH OF OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) To be eligible for appointment as a magistrate, a person must:

(1) be a citizen of the United States;

(2) have resided in Comal County for at least the two years preceding the person's appointment; and

(3) be at least 30 years of age.

(b) A magistrate appointed under Section 54.1231 must take the constitutional oath of office required of appointed officers of this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8341.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8341 / Section 8341.103
§ 8341.103. WATER AND WASTEWATER FACILITIES AND SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district shall make available any district water or wastewater facility to each person that holds a certificate of convenience and necessity to which any land in the district is subject.

(b) The district may not provide retail water or wastewater services.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3936.206 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3936 / Section 3936.206
§ 3936.206. TAXES FOR BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

At the time bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes are issued:

(1) the board shall impose a continuing direct annual ad valorem tax for each year that all or part of the bonds are outstanding; and

(2) the district annually shall impose an ad valorem tax on all taxable property in the district in an amount sufficient to:

(A) pay the interest on the bonds or other obligations as the interest becomes due; and

(B) create a sinking fund for the payment of the principal of the bonds or other obligations when due or the redemption price at any earlier required redemption date.
Tex. Water Code § 54.024 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 54 / Section 54.024
§ 54.024. SUPERVISION BY COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

The rights, powers, privileges, authority, and functions conferred on a district by granting of a petition for creation shall be subject to the continuing right of supervision of the state to be exercised by and through the commission.