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Tex. Utilities Code § 65.005 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 65 / Section 65.005
§ 65.005. CUSTOMER PROTECTION.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not affect a customer's right to complain to the commission regarding a telecommunications provider.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7985A.0301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7985A / Section 7985A.0301
§ 7985A.0301. 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. Labor Code § 21.304 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 21 / Section 21.304
§ 21.304. CONFIDENTIALITY OF RECORDS.
Status: in_force

An officer or employee of the commission may not disclose to the public information obtained by the commission under Section 21.204 except in compliance with Section 21.305 and as necessary to the conduct of a proceeding under this chapter.
Tex. Education Code § 61.885 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.885
§ 61.885. GRANTS, GIFTS, AND DONATIONS.
Status: in_force

The board may solicit, accept, and spend grants, gifts, and donations from any public or private source for the purposes of this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1063.117 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1063 / Section 1063.117
§ 1063.117. PAYMENT FOR TREATMENT; PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) When a patient who resides in the district is admitted to a district facility, the chief administrative officer may have an inquiry made into the circumstances of:

(1) the patient; and

(2) the patient's relatives who are legally liable for the patient's support.

(b) If the chief administrative officer determines that the patient or those relatives cannot pay all or part of the costs of the care and treatment in the district facility, the amount of the costs that cannot be paid becomes a charge against the district.

(c) If the chief administrative officer determines that the patient or those relatives can pay for all or part of the costs of the patient's care and treatment, the patient or those relatives shall be ordered to pay the district a specified amount each week for the patient's care and support. The amount ordered must be proportionate to the person's financial ability.

(d) The chief administrative officer may collect the amount from the estate of the patient, or from any relative who is legally liable for the patient's support, in the manner provided by law for the collection of expenses of the last illness of a deceased person.

(e) If there is a dispute as to the ability to pay, or doubt in the mind of the chief administrative officer, the board shall hold a hearing and, after calling witnesses, shall:

(1) resolve the dispute or doubt; and

(2) issue any appropriate orders.

(f) A final order of the board may be appealed to the district court. The substantial evidence rule applies to the appeal.
Tex. Transportation Code § 521.427 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 521 / Section 521.427
§ 521.427. DISPOSITION OF FEES.
Status: repealed

(a) Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c), each fee collected under this subchapter shall be deposited to the credit of the Texas mobility fund.

(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to the portion of a fee collected under Section 521.421(b) or Section 521.421(f) that is required by Section 662.011 to be deposited to the credit of the motorcycle education fund account.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., 3rd C.S., ch. 8, Sec. 6.02.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 2A.522 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 2A / Section 2A.522
§ 2A.522. LESSEE'S RIGHT TO GOODS ON LESSOR'S INSOLVENCY.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Subsection (b) and even though the goods have not been shipped, a lessee who has paid a part or all of the rent and security for goods identified to a lease contract (Section 2A.217) on making and keeping good a tender of any unpaid portion of the rent and security due under the lease contract may recover the goods identified from the lessor if the lessor becomes insolvent within 10 days after receipt of the first installment of rent and security.

(b) A lessee acquires the right to recover goods identified to a lease contract only if they conform to the lease contract.
Tex. Government Code § 2303.5055 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2303 / Section 2303.5055
§ 2303.5055. REFUND, REBATE, OR PAYMENT OF TAX PROCEEDS TO QUALIFIED HOTEL PROJECT.
Status: in_force

(a) For a period that may not exceed 10 years, a governmental body, including a municipality, county, or political subdivision, may agree to rebate, refund, or pay eligible taxable proceeds to the owner of a qualified hotel project at which the eligible taxable proceeds were generated.

(b) A municipality with a population of 1,500,000 or more may agree to guarantee from hotel occupancy taxes the bonds or other obligations of a municipally sponsored local government corporation created under the Texas Transportation Corporation Act, Chapter 431, Transportation Code, that were issued or incurred to pay the cost of construction, remodeling, or rehabilitation of a qualified hotel project.

(c) An agreement under this section must be in writing, contain an expiration date, and require the beneficiary to provide documentation necessary to support a claim.

(d) A governmental body that makes an agreement under this section shall make the rebate, refund, or payment directly to the beneficiary.

(e) In this section, "eligible taxable proceeds" means taxable proceeds generated, paid, or collected by a qualified hotel project or a business at a qualified hotel project, including hotel occupancy taxes, ad valorem taxes, sales and use taxes, and mixed beverage taxes.

(f) Notwithstanding any other law, the comptroller shall deposit eligible taxable proceeds that were collected by or forwarded to the comptroller, and to which the qualified hotel project is entitled according to an agreement under this section, in trust in a separate suspense account of the project. A suspense account is outside the state treasury, and the comptroller may make a rebate, refund, or payment authorized by this section without the necessity of an appropriation. The comptroller shall rebate, refund, or pay to each qualified hotel project eligible taxable proceeds to which the project is entitled under this section at least quarterly.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8082.0502 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8082 / Section 8082.0502
§ 8082.0502. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1652.103 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1652 / Section 1652.103
§ 1652.103. REVIEW OF PREMIUM INCREASES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner by rule shall provide a process for reviewing and approving or disapproving a proposed premium increase relating to a Medicare supplement benefit plan.

(b) The rules must comply with federal law, including Section 1882, Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1395ss).
Tex. Transportation Code § 451.454 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 451 / Section 451.454
§ 451.454.
Status: in_force

Sec. 451.454. PERFORMANCE AUDITS: CERTAIN AUTHORITIES. (a) The board of an authority in which the principal municipality has a population of more than 1.9 million or less than 1.3 million shall contract at least once every four years for a performance audit of the authority to be conducted by a firm that has experience in reviewing the performance of transit agencies.

(b) The purposes of the audit are to provide:

(1) evaluative information necessary for the performance of oversight functions by state and local officers; and

(2) information to the authority to assist in making changes for the improvement of the efficiency and effectiveness of authority operations.

(c) Each audit must include an examination of:

(1) one or more of the following:

(A) the administration and management of the authority;

(B) transit operations; or

(C) transit authority system maintenance;

(2) the authority's compliance with applicable state law, including this chapter; and

(3) the following performance indicators:

(A) operating cost per passenger, per revenue mile, and per revenue hour;

(B) sales and use tax receipts per passenger;

(C) fare recovery rate;

(D) average vehicle occupancy;

(E) on-time performance;

(F) number of collisions per 100,000 miles; and

(G) number of miles between mechanical road calls.

(d) A subject described under Subsection (c)(1) must be examined at least once in every third audit.
Tex. Local Government Code § 174.165 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 174 / Section 174.165
§ 174.165. OTHER IMPASSE RESOLUTION FOR FIRE FIGHTERS UNDER MUNICIPAL CHARTER OR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), this section applies only to:

(1) except as provided by Subdivision (2), if a municipality has a charter that provides for the resolution of an impasse in a collective bargaining process governed by this chapter involving a public employer of the municipality and an association that is a bargaining agent for employees of the public employer, that public employer and bargaining agent; or

(2) if a collective bargaining agreement under this chapter is in effect and provides for the resolution of an impasse in a collective bargaining process governed by this chapter involving a public employer of a political subdivision and an association that is the bargaining agent for the fire fighters of the public employer, that public employer and bargaining agent.

(b) This section does not apply to a municipality or association to which Subchapter E-1 applies.

(c) A public employer and an association that is a bargaining agent for fire fighters shall submit to the impasse resolution mechanism contained in the charter or agreement described by Subsection (a), as applicable, if the parties:

(1) reach an impasse in collective bargaining; or

(2) are unable to settle after the 61st day after the date the appropriate lawmaking body fails to approve a contract reached through collective bargaining.

(d) A provision of this subchapter relating to arbitration does not apply to the impasse resolution mechanism described by Subsection (c), unless the charter or agreement described by Subsection (a), as applicable, specifically provides otherwise. To the extent of any conflict, the charter or agreement, as applicable, prevails over any provision of this subchapter.
Tex. Local Government Code § 1.005 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 1 / Section 1.005
§ 1.005. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this code:

(1) "General-law municipality" means a municipality designated by Chapter 5 as a Type A general-law municipality, Type B general-law municipality, or Type C general-law municipality.

(2) "Home-rule municipality" means a municipality designated by Chapter 5 as a home-rule municipality.

(3) "Municipality" means a general-law municipality, home-rule municipality, or special-law municipality.

(4) "Special-law municipality" means a municipality designated by Chapter 5 as a special-law municipality.
Tex. Tax Code § 6.17 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 6 / Section 6.17
§ 6.17. INTERNET WEBSITE REQUIRED FOR POPULOUS DISTRICTS.
Status: in_force

An appraisal district established in a county with a population of 120,000 or more shall maintain an Internet website.
Tex. Property Code § 77.205 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 77 / Section 77.205
§ 77.205. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

The liability of the state is limited to the extent of the property delivered under this chapter and remaining in the possession of the comptroller at the time a suit is filed.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1366.005 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1366 / Section 1366.005
§ 1366.005. CONDITIONS APPLICABLE TO COVERAGE.
Status: in_force

The coverage offered under Section 1366.003 is required only if:

(1) the patient for the in vitro fertilization procedure is an individual covered under the group health benefit plan;

(2) the fertilization or attempted fertilization of the patient's oocytes is made only with the sperm of the patient's spouse;

(3) the patient and the patient's spouse have a history of infertility of at least five continuous years' duration or the infertility is associated with:

(A) endometriosis;

(B) exposure in utero to diethylstilbestrol (DES);

(C) blockage of or surgical removal of one or both fallopian tubes; or

(D) oligospermia;

(4) the patient has been unable to attain a successful pregnancy through any less costly applicable infertility treatments for which coverage is available under the group health benefit plan; and

(5) the in vitro fertilization procedures are performed at a medical facility that conforms to the minimal standards for programs of in vitro fertilization adopted by the American Society for Reproductive Medicine.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2001.507 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2001 / Section 2001.507
§ 2001.507. COLLECTION AND DEPOSIT OF PRIZE FEE.
Status: repealed

(a) The commission shall deposit the revenue collected from the fee on prizes imposed by Section 2001.502 to the credit of the general revenue fund.

(a-1) The revenue collected by the commission from the fee on prizes imposed by Section 2001.502 is considered miscellaneous revenue for purposes of appropriations made to the commission under the General Appropriations Act for the administration of this chapter.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1051 (H.B. 914), Sec. 10(6), eff. January 1, 2020.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1051 (H.B. 914), Sec. 10(6), eff. January 1, 2020.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1051 (H.B. 914), Sec. 10(6), eff. January 1, 2020.

(e) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1051 (H.B. 914), Sec. 10(6), eff. January 1, 2020.

(f) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1051 (H.B. 914), Sec. 10(6), eff. January 1, 2020.

(g) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1051 (H.B. 914), Sec. 10(6), eff. January 1, 2020.

(h) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1051 (H.B. 914), Sec. 10(6), eff. January 1, 2020.

(i) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1051 (H.B. 914), Sec. 10(6), eff. January 1, 2020.
Tex. Tax Code § 312.202 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 312 / Section 312.202
§ 312.202. CRITERIA FOR REINVESTMENT ZONE.
Status: in_force

(a) To be designated as a reinvestment zone under this subchapter, an area must:

(1) substantially arrest or impair the sound growth of the municipality creating the zone, retard the provision of housing accommodations, or constitute an economic or social liability and be a menace to the public health, safety, morals, or welfare in its present condition and use because of the presence of:

(A) a substantial number of substandard, slum, deteriorated, or deteriorating structures;

(B) the predominance of defective or inadequate sidewalks or streets;

(C) faulty size, adequacy, accessibility, or usefulness of lots;

(D) unsanitary or unsafe conditions;

(E) the deterioration of site or other improvements;

(F) tax or special assessment delinquency exceeding the fair value of the land;

(G) defective or unusual conditions of title;

(H) conditions that endanger life or property by fire or other cause; or

(I) any combination of these factors;

(2) be predominantly open and, because of obsolete platting, deterioration of structures or site improvements, or other factors, substantially impair or arrest the sound growth of the municipality;

(3) be in a federally assisted new community located in a home-rule municipality or in an area immediately adjacent to a federally assisted new community located in a home-rule municipality;

(4) be located entirely in an area that meets the requirements for federal assistance under Section 119 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. Section 5318);

(5) encompass signs, billboards, or other outdoor advertising structures designated by the governing body of the municipality for relocation, reconstruction, or removal for the purpose of enhancing the physical environment of the municipality, which the legislature declares to be a public purpose; or

(6) be reasonably likely as a result of the designation to contribute to the retention or expansion of primary employment or to attract major investment in the zone that would be a benefit to the property and that would contribute to the economic development of the municipality.

(b) For purposes of this section, a federally assisted new community is a federally assisted area:

(1) that has received or will receive assistance in the form of loan guarantees under Title X of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. Section 1749aa et seq.); and

(2) a portion of which has received grants under Section 107 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. Section 5307) made pursuant to the authority created by that section for grants in behalf of new communities assisted under Title VII of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1970 or Title IV of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968 or in behalf of new community projects assisted under Title X of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. Section 1749aa et seq.).
Tex. Education Code § 48.204 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 48 / Section 48.204
§ 48.204. COMPUTATION OF AID FOR DISTRICT ON MILITARY RESERVATION OR AT STATE SCHOOL.
Status: in_force

State assistance under this subchapter for a school district located on a federal military installation or at Moody State School is computed using the average tax rate and property value per student of school districts in the county, as determined by the commissioner.
Tex. Finance Code § 180.056 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 180 / Section 180.056
§ 180.056. PRELICENSING EDUCATIONAL COURSES.
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant for a residential mortgage loan originator license must complete education courses that include at least the minimum number of hours and type of courses required by the S.A.F.E. Mortgage Licensing Act and the minimum number of hours of training related to lending standards for the nontraditional mortgage product marketplace required by that Act and any additional requirements established by the regulatory official and adopted by rule of the rulemaking authority.

(b) Education courses required under this section must be reviewed and approved by the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry in accordance with the S.A.F.E. Mortgage Licensing Act.

(c) Nothing in this section precludes any education course approved in accordance with the S.A.F.E. Mortgage Licensing Act from being provided by:

(1) an applicant's employer;

(2) an entity affiliated with the applicant by an agency contract; or

(3) a subsidiary or affiliate of the employer or entity.

(d) Education courses required under this section may be offered in a classroom, online, or by any other means approved by the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry.

(e) An individual who has successfully completed prelicensing education requirements approved by the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry for another state shall be given credit toward completion of the prelicensing education requirements of this section.

(f) An applicant who has previously held a residential mortgage loan originator license that meets the requirements of this chapter and other appropriate regulatory law, before being issued a new original license, must demonstrate to the appropriate regulatory official that the applicant has completed all continuing education requirements for the calendar year in which the license was last held by the applicant.

(g) If the appropriate federal regulators and the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry establish additional educational requirements for licensed residential mortgage loan originators, the rulemaking authority shall adopt necessary rules to implement the changes to the educational requirements of this section.

(h) An individual who fails to maintain a residential mortgage loan originator license for the period of time established by rule of the rulemaking authority must retake the prelicensing education requirements prescribed by the S.A.F.E. Mortgage Licensing Act.
Tex. Occupations Code § 203.256 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 203 / Section 203.256
§ 203.256. TRAINING IN NEWBORN SCREENING AND BASIC LIFE SUPPORT CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION.
Status: in_force

A person who practices midwifery in this state must provide the department with satisfactory evidence that the person:

(1) is trained to perform the newborn screening tests under Section 203.354 or has made arrangements for the performance of those tests; and

(2) holds:

(A) a current certificate issued by the American Heart Association in basic life support cardiopulmonary resuscitation; or

(B) another form of certification acceptable to the department that demonstrates proficiency in basic life support cardiopulmonary resuscitation for adults and children.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8055.0401 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8055 / Section 8055.0401
§ 8055.0401. 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 8055.0403.

(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 § 1007.1055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1007 / Section 1007.1055
§ 1007.1055. MOBILE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The district may provide mobile emergency medical services within the district's boundaries.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8064.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8064 / Section 8064.0101
§ 8064.0101. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.

(2) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Northeast Burnet County Water District No. 1.
Tex. Transportation Code § 524.031 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 524 / Section 524.031
§ 524.031. HEARING REQUEST.
Status: in_force

If, not later than the 15th day after the date on which the person receives notice of suspension under Section 524.011 or is presumed to have received notice under Section 524.013, the department receives at its headquarters in Austin, in writing, including a facsimile transmission, or by another manner prescribed by the department, a request that a hearing be held, a hearing shall be held as provided by this subchapter.
Tex. Estates Code § 152.051 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 152 / Section 152.051
§ 152.051. ISSUANCE OF ORDER REGARDING FUNERAL AND BURIAL EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

If on review of an application filed under Section 152.001 the court determines that emergency intervention is necessary to obtain funds needed for the payment or reimbursement of a decedent's funeral and burial expenses, the court may order funds of the decedent that are being held by an individual, an employer, or a financial institution to be paid directly to a funeral home or the applicant, as applicable, only for:

(1) reasonable and necessary attorney's fees for the attorney who obtained the order;

(2) court costs for obtaining the order; and

(3) funeral and burial expenses not to exceed $5,000 as ordered by the court to provide the decedent with or to provide reimbursement for a reasonable, dignified, and appropriate funeral and burial.