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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3947.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3947 / Section 3947.054
§ 3947.054. INITIAL DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The initial board consists of:

Pos. No. Name of Director

1 Kenneth Medlock

2 Michael Williams

3 Susan Larson

4 Alan Michlin

5 Michael Warner

(b) Initial directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 3947.007; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter.

(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 3947.007 and the terms of the initial directors have expired, successor initial directors shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that expire on the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 3947.007; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the date of the appointment or reappointment.

(d) If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district according to the most recent certified tax appraisal rolls for the county may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as successor initial directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as successor initial directors the five persons named in the petition.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3936.057 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3936 / Section 3936.057
§ 3936.057. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

The board shall elect from among the directors a chair, a vice chair, and a secretary. The offices of chair and secretary may not be held by the same person.
Tex. Local Government Code § 22.007 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 22 / Section 22.007
§ 22.007. VACANCY CREATED ON FAILURE TO QUALIFY.
Status: in_force

If a municipal officer-elect fails to qualify for office within 30 days after the date of the officer's election, the office is considered vacant.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 241.186 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 241 / Section 241.186
§ 241.186. HOSPITAL NOT DESIGNATED.
Status: in_force

A hospital that does not meet the minimum requirements for any level of care designation for neonatal or maternal services:

(1) may not receive a level of care designation for those services; and

(2) is not eligible to receive reimbursement through the Medicaid program for neonatal or maternal services, as applicable, except emergency services required to be provided or reimbursed under state or federal law.
Tex. Local Government Code § 334.2515 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 334 / Section 334.2515
§ 334.2515. APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Sections 334.2516 and 334.2518, this subchapter does not apply to the financing of a venue project that is:

(1) an area described by Section 334.001(4)(C);

(2) an area or facility that is part of a municipal parks and recreation system as described by Section 334.001(4)(D);

(3) a project described by Section 334.001(4)(E), except for a project described by Section 334.001(4)(A); or

(4) a facility described by Section 334.001(4)(G).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3809.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3809 / Section 3809.107
§ 3809.107. ANNEXATION.
Status: in_force

In addition to the authority to annex territory under Subchapter C, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, the district has the authority to annex territory located in a reinvestment zone created by the City of Houston under Chapter 311, Tax Code, if the city's governing body consents to the annexation.
Tex. Government Code § 2051.048 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2051 / Section 2051.048
§ 2051.048. NOTICE OF OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISION.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a political subdivision other than a county or a conservation and reclamation district under Section 2051.047.

(b) A notice of a political subdivision shall be published in a newspaper that is published in the political subdivision and that will publish the notice at or below the legal rate.

(c) If no newspaper published in the political subdivision will publish the notice at or below the legal rate, the political subdivision shall publish the notice in a newspaper that:

(1) is published in the county in which the political subdivision is located; and

(2) will charge the legal rate or a lower rate.

(d) If no newspaper published in the county in which the political subdivision is located will publish the notice at or below the legal rate, the political subdivision shall post the notice at the door of the county courthouse of the county in which the political subdivision is located.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 222.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 222 / Section 222.001
§ 222.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This subchapter may be cited as the Texas Hospital Survey and Construction Act.
Tex. Government Code § 25.2381 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 25 / Section 25.2381
§ 25.2381. WALKER COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) Walker County has one statutory county court, the County Court at Law of Walker County.

(b) The County Court at Law of Walker County sits in Huntsville.
Tex. Occupations Code § 164.0595 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 164 / Section 164.0595
§ 164.0595. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OR RESTRICTION OF LICENSE FOR CERTAIN ARRESTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A disciplinary panel appointed under Section 164.059 may suspend or restrict the license of a person arrested for an offense under:

(1) Chapter 19, Penal Code (criminal homicide);

(2) Chapter 20A, Penal Code (trafficking of persons); or

(3) Chapter 21 or 22, Penal Code (sexual or assaultive offenses), if the offense is:

(A) sexual, lewd, or indecent in nature;

(B) not a misdemeanor punishable by fine only; and

(C) committed against:

(i) a patient of the license holder;

(ii) a child;

(iii) an elderly individual; or

(iv) an individual with a disability.

(b) Before suspending or restricting a license under this section, the disciplinary panel must determine that the person arrested for an offense listed in Subsection (a) is the same person who holds a license issued by the board.

(c) A suspension or restriction under this section remains in effect until the final disposition of the case.

(d) Sections 164.059(c), (d), (e), (f), and (g) apply to a suspension or restriction under this section.

(e) The board shall adopt rules to implement this section, including rules regarding evidence that serves as proof of final disposition of a case.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 253.008 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 253 / Section 253.008
§ 253.008. VERIFICATION OF EMPLOYABILITY; ANNUAL SEARCH.
Status: in_force

(a) Before a facility or individual employer as defined in this chapter or an agency as defined in Section 48.401, Human Resources Code, may hire an employee, the individual employer or a financial management services agency on behalf of the individual employer, the facility, or agency shall search the employee misconduct registry under this chapter and the nurse aide registry maintained under Chapter 250 as required by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 (Pub. L. No. 100-203) to determine whether the applicant for employment is designated in either registry as having abused, neglected, or exploited an individual using the consumer-directed service option or a consumer.

(b) A facility, individual employer or financial management services agency on behalf of an individual employer, or agency may not employ a person who is listed in either registry as having abused, neglected, or exploited an individual using the consumer-directed service option or a consumer.

(c) In addition to the initial verification of employability, a facility, agency, individual employer, or financial management services agency on behalf of an individual employer shall:

(1) annually search the employee misconduct registry and the nurse aide registry maintained under Chapter 250 to determine whether any employee of the individual employer, facility, or applicable agency is designated in either registry as having abused, neglected, or exploited an individual using the consumer-directed service option or a consumer; and

(2) maintain in the facility's or individual employer's books and records a copy of the results of the search conducted under Subdivision (1).
Tex. Education Code § 105.305 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 105 / Section 105.305
§ 105.305. ELIGIBILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the academy shall admit only high school juniors and seniors.

(b) The academy may provide for an early admission year to allow the admission of a student who is not yet a high school junior if the abilities of the student warrant early entry.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3001.118 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3001 / Section 3001.118
§ 3001.118. DONATIONS; GRANTS.
Status: in_force

The district may accept a donation or grant from any person.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 66.022 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 66 / Section 66.022
§ 66.022. PURCHASE FOR EVIDENCE.
Status: in_force

A person authorized by the department who, for the purpose of establishing testimony, purchases or sells any aquatic life the purchase or sale of which is prohibited or regulated by this code is immune from prosecution for the purchases or sales. A conviction for the unlawful purchase or sale of any aquatic animal may be sustained on the uncorroborated testimony of the person authorized by the department to purchase or sell aquatic life.
Tex. Government Code § 4005.058 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 4005 / Section 4005.058
§ 4005.058. SUSPENSION OF EXEMPT STATUS OF TRADING SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner, by the same procedures described by Section 4005.105, may at any time suspend the exempt status of any trading system exempted by the legislature on or after January 1, 1989, if at the time of the hearing the trading system does not meet the applicable standards for approval of exchanges provided by this title.

(b) The suspension of a trading system under Subsection (a) has the same effect as the withdrawal of approval of a stock exchange under Section 4005.105.

(c) The suspension under Subsection (a) remains in effect until the commissioner by order determines that the trading system:

(1) has corrected each deficiency on which the suspension was based; and

(2) maintains standards and procedures that provide reasonable protection to the public.
Tex. Government Code § 481.684 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 481 / Section 481.684
§ 481.684. DIRECTOR; STAFF.
Status: in_force

The office shall hire a director. The director shall hire and direct staff to assist the initiative in performing the initiative's duties under this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11004.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11004 / Section 11004.108
§ 11004.108. WASTEWATER SERVICE PROVIDERS.
Status: in_force

Only the Brazos River Authority or a provider approved by the Brazos River Authority may provide wastewater service in the district.
Tex. Education Code § 105.151 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 105 / Section 105.151
§ 105.151. MANDATORY VENUE; SERVICE OF PROCESS.
Status: in_force

(a) Venue for a suit filed against the system, the board, the University of North Texas, or officers or employees of the University of North Texas is in Denton County.

(b) Venue for a suit filed solely against the health science center or officers or employees of the health science center is in Tarrant County.

(c) Venue for a suit filed solely against the University of North Texas at Dallas or against officers or employees of the University of North Texas at Dallas is in Dallas County.

(c-1) Venue for a suit filed solely against the University of North Texas at Dallas College of Law or against officers or employees of the University of North Texas at Dallas College of Law is in Dallas County.

(d) In case of a conflict between Subsection (a), (b), (c), or (c-1) and any other law, Subsection (a), (b), (c), or (c-1) controls.

(e) Service of citation or other required process must be made on the attorney general and on an individual named by board rule as a representative of the board.

(f) This section does not waive any defense or any immunity to suit or liability that may be asserted by an entity or other person described by Subsection (a), (b), or (c).
Tex. Insurance Code § 883.155 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 883 / Section 883.155
§ 883.155. ISSUANCE OF POLICY FOR CASH PREMIUM ONLY.
Status: in_force

(a) A domestic mutual insurance company may not issue an insurance policy for a cash premium only unless:

(1) the company possesses surplus above all liabilities in an amount at least equal to the minimum capital and surplus required of a stock insurance company engaging in the same kinds of insurance;

(2) the company files with the department:

(A) an application for the issuance of this type of policy; and

(B) a certified copy of the resolution of the company's board of directors authorizing the issuance; and

(3) the commissioner approves the documents filed under Subdivision (2).

(b) A mutual insurance company that issues a policy for a cash premium only may waive all contingent premiums in any outstanding policies.

(c) A foreign mutual insurance company authorized to engage in the business of insurance in this state may issue an insurance policy for a cash premium only and may waive contingent premiums on any of its outstanding policies in the same manner and subject to the same requirements as a mutual insurance company under this section that is engaged in the same kinds of insurance.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1131.106 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1131 / Section 1131.106
§ 1131.106. EVIDENCE OF INSURABILITY.
Status: in_force

A group life insurance policy must state the conditions, if any, under which the insurer reserves the right to require an individual eligible for insurance to furnish evidence of individual insurability satisfactory to the insurer as a condition of obtaining part or all of the coverage.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8149.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8149 / Section 8149.106
§ 8149.106. LIMITATION ON USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

The district may exercise the power of eminent domain outside the district only to acquire an easement necessary for underground water, sewage, or drainage facilities that serve the district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 437.0194 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 437 / Section 437.0194
§ 437.0194. CERTAIN SALES BY COTTAGE FOOD PRODUCTION OPERATIONS PROHIBITED OR RESTRICTED.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (a-1), a cottage food production operation may not sell food at wholesale.

(a-1) A cottage food production operation may sell to a cottage food vendor at wholesale food other than a food described by Sections 437.002(2-b)(A)(i)-(vi) or a time and temperature control for safety food.

(b) A cottage food production operation may sell a food other than a food described by Sections 437.002(2-b)(A)(i)-(vi) in this state through the Internet only if:

(1) the consumer purchases the food through the Internet from the operation and the operator or operator's employee or household member personally delivers the food to the consumer; and

(2) subject to Subsection (c), before the operator accepts payment for the food, the operator provides all labeling information required by Section 437.0193(e) and department rules to the consumer by posting a legible statement on the operation's Internet website.

(c) The operator of a cottage food production operation that sells a food in this state in the manner described by Subsection (b):

(1) is not required to include the address of the operation in the labeling information required under Subsection (b)(2) before the operator accepts payment for the food; and

(2) shall provide the address or unique identification number of the operation on the label of the food in the manner required by Section 437.0193(b) or (b-1) after the operator accepts payment for the food.
Tex. Government Code § 402.023 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 402 / Section 402.023
§ 402.023. CORPORATE CHARTERS.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless provided otherwise by law, the attorney general shall seek a judicial forfeiture of a private corporation's charter if sufficient cause exists. If satisfactory evidence is presented to the attorney general that a corporation receiving state aid has forfeited its charter or rights under its charter, the attorney general shall immediately seek a judicial forfeiture of the charter.

(b) The attorney general shall inquire into the charter rights of each private corporation and act in the name of the state as proper and necessary to prevent the corporation from exercising a power or demanding or collecting a tax, toll, freight, or wharfage not authorized by law.
Tex. Insurance Code § 545.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 545 / Section 545.002
§ 545.002. EXCLUSIVE APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

This chapter and rules adopted under this chapter exclusively govern the practices of an issuer in testing applicants to determine or help determine if an applicant has:

(1) AIDS or HIV infection;

(2) antibodies to HIV; or

(3) an infection with any other probable causative agent of AIDS.
Tex. Local Government Code § 24.053 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 24 / Section 24.053
§ 24.053. ABOLITION OF MUNICIPAL OFFICE; DISCHARGE OF OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE.
Status: in_force

At any time, the governing body of the municipality may abolish an office that it creates and may discharge an officer, clerk, or employee that it appoints.
Tex. Government Code § 24.244 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.244
§ 24.244.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.244. 143RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (LOVING, REEVES, AND WARD COUNTIES). (a) The 143rd Judicial District is composed of Loving, Reeves, and Ward counties.

(b) The terms of the 143rd District Court begin:

(1) in Loving County on the first Mondays in April and August and the third Monday in December;

(2) in Reeves County on the first Monday in January and the third Mondays in May, August, and October; and

(3) in Ward County on the third Monday in February, the first Monday in June, the third Monday in September, and the first Monday in December.

(c) The terms provided by Subsection (b) begin at 10 a.m. on the first day of the term.
Tex. Government Code § 661.918 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 661 / Section 661.918
§ 661.918. INJURY LEAVE FOR CERTAIN PEACE OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies to a peace officer under Article 2A.001, Code of Criminal Procedure, who is commissioned as a law enforcement officer or agent, including a ranger, by:

(1) the Public Safety Commission and the director of the Department of Public Safety;

(2) the Parks and Wildlife Commission;

(3) the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission;

(4) the attorney general;

(5) the insurance fraud unit of the Texas Department of Insurance;

(6) the comptroller; or

(7) the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement

(7) the state fire marshal

(7) the Health and Human Services Commission's office of inspector general

(7) the office of inspector general of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department.

(b) A peace officer to whom this section applies is entitled to injury leave, without a deduction in salary, without being required to use compensatory time off accrued under Chapter 659, and without being required to use any other type of leave allowable under this chapter, for an injury sustained due to the nature of the officer's duties and that occurs during the course of the officer's performance of duty, except an officer is not entitled to injury leave under this subsection if:

(1) the officer's own gross negligence contributed to the officer's injury; or

(2) the injury was related to the performance of routine office duties.

(c) To be eligible for injury leave under this section, a person must submit to the person's employer evidence of a medical examination and a recommendation for a specific period of leave from a physician licensed to practice in this state.

(d) The maximum amount of leave available under this section for all injuries occurring at one time is one year.

(e) A person may simultaneously be on injury leave under this section and receive workers' compensation medical benefits under Title 5, Labor Code, but is not eligible for disability retirement benefits under Chapter 814 during the leave period. A person is entitled to workers' compensation indemnity benefits which accrue pursuant to Title 5, Labor Code, after the discontinuation or exhaustion of injury leave under this section.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 109.51 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 109 / Section 109.51
§ 109.51. SACRAMENTAL WINE.
Status: in_force

Nothing in this code limits the right of a minister, priest, rabbi, or religious organization from obtaining sacramental wine for sacramental purposes only, directly from any lawful source inside or outside the state. No fee or tax may be directly or indirectly charged for the exercise of this right. The commission by rule and regulation may regulate the importation of sacramental wine and prevent unlawful use of the right granted by this section.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 691.010 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 691 / Section 691.010
§ 691.010. PUBLIC INFORMATION AND PARTICIPATION; COMPLAINTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall prepare information of public interest describing the functions of the commission under this chapter and the commission's procedures by which complaints are filed with and resolved by the commission. The commission shall make the information available to the public and appropriate state agencies.

(b) The commission by rule shall establish methods by which service recipients can be notified of the name, mailing address, and telephone number of the commission for the purpose of directing complaints to the commission. The commission may provide for that notification by including the information on each written contract relating to bodies willed or donated to an entity regulated by the commission or authorized by the commission to receive bodies.

(c) The commission shall keep an information file about each complaint filed with the commission relating to its functions under this chapter. If a written complaint is filed with the commission relating to a person or an entity regulated by the commission under this chapter, the commission shall periodically notify the parties to the complaint of the status of the complaint until final disposition unless notice would jeopardize an undercover investigation.

(d) The commission shall develop and implement policies that provide the public with a reasonable opportunity to appear before the commission and to speak on any issue under the jurisdiction of the commission.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4201.302 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4201 / Section 4201.302
§ 4201.302. GENERAL TIME FOR NOTICE.
Status: in_force

A utilization review agent must mail or otherwise transmit the notice required by this subchapter not later than the second working day after the date of the request for utilization review and the agent receives all information necessary to complete the review.
Tex. Property Code § 53.025 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 53 / Section 53.025
§ 53.025. LIMITATION ON ORDINARY RETAINAGE LIEN.
Status: in_force

A lien for retainage is valid only for the amount specified to be retained in the contract, including any amendments to the contract, between the claimant and the original contractor or between the claimant and a subcontractor.
Tex. Transportation Code § 191.004 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 191 / Section 191.004
§ 191.004. RULES.
Status: in_force

The department shall adopt rules in accordance with this chapter.