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Tex. Natural Resources Code § 62.055 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 62 / Section 62.055
§ 62.055. SEAL.
Status: in_force

The board shall adopt a seal which shall be placed on all leases, deeds, and other instruments usually executed under seal and on other instruments required by the board.
Tex. Transportation Code § 204.007 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 204 / Section 204.007
§ 204.007. PRIVATE CONTRIBUTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may accept a contribution from a private source for a purpose under Sections 204.001-204.006.

(b) The department may deposit the contribution in one or more banks and use the contribution at its discretion according to the contributor's wishes.
Tex. Government Code § 420.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 420 / Section 420.004
§ 420.004. ADMINISTRATION OF PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

The attorney general shall administer the Sexual Assault Prevention and Crisis Services Program and may delegate a power or duty given to the attorney general under this chapter to an employee in the attorney general's office.
Tex. Labor Code § 301.191 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 301 / Section 301.191
§ 301.191. PREVENTION AND DETECTION OF CHILD-CARE FRAUD, WASTE, AND ABUSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall develop risk assessment protocols to identify and assess possible instances of fraud, waste, and abuse in child-care programs, including:

(1) the use of unemployment insurance wage records to identify:

(A) potential ineligible parents due to a change in income or underreporting of income;

(B) relative child-care providers who are engaged in other employment; and

(C) parents who do not have the required work history; and

(2) the identification of parents who apply for or receive child-care services in multiple workforce areas simultaneously.

(b) The commission shall ensure that local workforce development boards implement procedures to prevent and detect fraud, waste, and abuse in child-care programs.

(c) The commission may use a motor vehicle record, including a photographic image and signature, to prevent and detect fraud, waste, and abuse in child-care programs.

(d) The commission may use the information under Subsection (c) otherwise for enforcement under this title.
Tex. Government Code § 815.109 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 815 / Section 815.109
§ 815.109. CORRECTION OF ERRORS.
Status: in_force

If an error in the records of the retirement system results in a person receiving more or less money than the person is entitled to receive under this subtitle, the retirement system shall correct the error in accordance with Section 802.1024 and so far as practicable shall adjust future payments so that the actuarial equivalent of the benefit to which the person is entitled is paid.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 50.0021 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 50 / Section 50.0021
§ 50.0021. EXPIRATION OF LICENSES.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c) of this section, a license required or authorized by this chapter is valid only during the yearly period for which the license is issued without regard to the date on which the license is acquired. Each yearly period begins on September 1 or another date set by the commission and extends through August 31 of the next year or another date set by the commission. The commission by rule may set the amount of a license fee for a license issued during a transition period at an amount lower than prescribed in this chapter and provide for a license term for a transition period that is shorter or longer than a year.

(b) A license issued under the authority of this chapter that is issued before September 1 or another date set by the commission and does not expire until August 31 or another date set by the commission of the following year is valid from the date of issuance through August 31 of the following year or another date set by the commission.

(c) A lifetime resident combination hunting and fishing license is valid for the lifetime of the license holder.
Tex. Insurance Code § 463.254 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 463 / Section 463.254
§ 463.254. LIFE OR HEALTH INSURANCE POLICIES OR CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only when the association is taking an action under Section 463.252(b)(2) or 463.253 with respect to a life or health insurance policy or contract.

(b) The association, in accordance with Subsections (c) and (d), as applicable, shall ensure payment of benefits identical to the benefits that would have been payable under the policy or contract of the insurer.

(c) For a group policy or contract, the association shall ensure payment of benefits under Subsection (b) for claims incurred before the later of:

(1) the earlier of the next renewal date under the policy or contract or the 45th day after the date the association becomes obligated with respect to the policy or contract; or

(2) the 30th day after the date the association becomes obligated with respect to the policy or contract.

(d) For an individual policy, the association shall ensure payment of benefits under Subsection (b) for claims incurred before the later of:

(1) the earlier of the next renewal date under the policy, if any, or the first anniversary of the date the association becomes obligated with respect to the policy; or

(2) the 30th day after the date the association becomes obligated with respect to the policy.

(e) The association shall diligently attempt to provide each known insured, enrollee, or group policy or contract holder with notice before the 30th day before the date the benefits are terminated.

(f) As provided by Subsections (g)-(i), the association shall make substitute coverage available on an individual basis to:

(1) each known insured or enrollee under an individual policy, or the owner if other than the insured or enrollee; and

(2) each individual who:

(A) was formerly insured or enrolled under a group policy or contract; and

(B) is not eligible for replacement group coverage.

(g) Substitute coverage is available for an individual policy under Subsection (f) only if the insured, enrollee, or owner was entitled under law or the terminated policy to continue an individual policy in force until a specified age or for a specified period during which the insurer:

(1) was not entitled to unilaterally change a provision of the policy; or

(2) was entitled only to change a premium by class.

(h) Substitute coverage is available for a group policy or contract under Subsection (f) only if the formerly insured or enrolled individual was entitled under law or the terminated policy or contract to convert group coverage to individual coverage.

(i) To provide substitute coverage under Subsection (f), the association may offer to reissue the terminated coverage or issue an alternative policy. The association shall offer the reissued or alternative policy without requiring evidence of insurability, at actuarially justified rates. The reissued or alternative policy may not provide for a waiting period or exclusion that would not have applied under the terminated policy. The association may reinsure a reissued or alternative policy.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 101.459 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 101 / Section 101.459
§ 101.459. ALLEGATIONS AFTER DEMAND REJECTED.
Status: in_force

If a derivative proceeding is instituted after a demand is rejected, the petition must allege with particularity facts that establish that the rejection was not made in accordance with the requirements and standards under Sections 101.454 and 101.458.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 152.904 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 152 / Section 152.904
§ 152.904. REGISTERED AGENT AND REGISTERED OFFICE.
Status: in_force

A foreign limited liability partnership subject to this chapter shall maintain a registered office and registered agent in this state in the same manner and to the same extent as if the partnership were a foreign filing entity. Subchapters E and F, Chapter 5, apply to a foreign limited liability partnership to the same extent those subchapters apply to a foreign filing entity.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 75D.002 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 75D / Section 75D.002
§ 75D.002. LIMITED LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a water park entity is not liable to any person for a water park participant injury if, at the time of the water park participant injury, the warning prescribed by Section 75D.003 was posted in accordance with that section.

(b) This section does not limit liability for an injury:

(1) proximately caused by:

(A) the water park entity's negligence with regard to the safety of the water park, water park activity, or water park participant;

(B) a potentially dangerous condition at the water park, of which the water park entity knew or reasonably should have known; or

(C) the water park entity's failure to train or improper training of an employee of the water park entity actively involved in the water park or a water park activity; or

(2) intentionally caused by the water park entity.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1051.210 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1051 / Section 1051.210
§ 1051.210. TECHNOLOGY POLICY.
Status: in_force

The board shall develop and implement a policy that requires the executive director and board employees to research and propose appropriate technological solutions to improve the board's ability to perform its functions. The technological solutions must:

(1) ensure that the public is able to easily find information about the board through the Internet;

(2) ensure that persons who want to use the board's services are able to:

(A) interact with the board through the Internet; and

(B) access any service that can be provided effectively through the Internet; and

(3) be cost-effective and be developed through the board's planning process.
Tex. Government Code § 614.105 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 614 / Section 614.105
§ 614.105. SEPARATE ACCOUNT FOR MONEY FROM TEXAS COMMISSION ON FIRE PROTECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The service shall maintain a separate account within the volunteer fire department assistance fund.

(b) The account shall contain money:

(1) previously appropriated to the Texas Commission on Fire Protection for the administration of the fire department emergency program and transferred to the service;

(2) received from the repayment of outstanding loans transferred to the service from the Texas Commission on Fire Protection fire department emergency program; and

(3) from any legislative appropriations for the purposes of Subsection (c).

(c) The money in the account may be used only to award grants for scholarships for the education and training of firefighters or for purchasing necessary firefighting equipment and facilities for:

(1) a municipal fire department with any number of paid personnel;

(2) a fire department operated by its members, some of whom are volunteers and some of whom are paid; or

(3) a volunteer fire department.

(d) The service shall administer all outstanding loans transferred from the Texas Commission on Fire Protection fire department emergency program and deposit money obtained as repayment of those loans to the credit of the account created under this section.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 161.023 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 161 / Section 161.023
§ 161.023. NO LIABILITY FOR REPORTS TO MEDICAL COMMITTEE.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies to:

(1) a physician, hospital, medical organization, university health science center, university medical school, or an officer or employee of that person or entity; and

(2) a health maintenance organization or an officer, employee, or agent of the health maintenance organization, including an independent practice association or other physician association contracting with the health maintenance organization.

(b) A person or entity covered by this section is not liable for damages to any person for furnishing information, reports, or records to a medical committee relating to a patient:

(1) examined or treated by the physician; or

(2) treated or confined in:

(A) the hospital;

(B) a clinic or facility staffed or operated by a university health science center or university medical school; or

(C) a hospital, clinic, or facility staffed, operated, or used by a health maintenance organization.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 52.087 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 52 / Section 52.087
§ 52.087. DETERMINATION OF LEASE PRICE AND DELAY RENTALS.
Status: in_force

The board shall determine the price at which riverbeds and channels shall be leased and the amount of delay rentals that shall be charged.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8476.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8476 / Section 8476.103
§ 8476.103. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, and Section 53.029(c), Water Code, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 145.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 145 / Section 145.002
§ 145.002. DEFINITIONS.
Status: repealed

In this chapter:

(1) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 , Sec. 3.030(23), eff. September 1, 2015.

(2) "Fitzpatrick scale" means the following scale for classifying a skin type, based on the skin's reaction to the first 10 to 45 minutes of sun exposure after the winter season:

(3) "Health authority" has the meaning assigned by Section 121.021.

(4) "Operator" means an owner of a tanning facility or an agent of an owner of a tanning facility.

(5) "Person" means an individual, partnership, corporation, or association.

(6) "Phototherapy device" means a piece of equipment that emits ultraviolet radiation and is used by a health care professional in the treatment of disease.

(7) "Tanning device" means a device under Section 431.002 and includes any equipment, including a sunlamp, tanning booth, and tanning bed, that emits electromagnetic radiation with wavelengths in the air between 200 and 400 nanometers and is used for the tanning of human skin. The term also includes any accompanying equipment, including protective eyewear, timers, and handrails.

(8) "Tanning facility" means a business that provides persons access to or use of tanning devices.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1031.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1031 / Section 1031.154
§ 1031.154. ANNUAL AUDIT.
Status: in_force

The board annually shall have an independent audit made of the district's books and records for the fiscal year.
Tex. Government Code § 660.030 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 660 / Section 660.030
§ 660.030. EXAMINATION OF VOUCHERS AND EXPENSE REIMBURSEMENT FORMS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "travel expense" includes tuition and fees for training, seminars, and conferences.

(b) The comptroller periodically shall examine the vouchers and other expense reimbursement forms submitted by a state agency for payment of a travel expense payable under this chapter to determine compliance with Section 660.003(e) and:

(1) whether the travel expenses were incurred in the conduct of official state business;

(2) whether the state-business-related activities conducted during the travel were necessary to perform the state business;

(3) whether the travel was necessary to perform the state business conducted; and

(4) in a case in which vouchers or other expense reimbursement forms have been submitted for more than one individual for the same or similar travel, whether the number of individuals traveling was necessary to perform the state business.

(c) The comptroller shall develop procedures for examining travel vouchers and other expense reimbursement forms.

(d) This section does not apply to a travel expense described by Subchapter H. This subsection does not exempt a travel expense under Subchapter H from an audit required by Section 660.028.
Tex. Election Code § 129.054 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 129 / Section 129.054
§ 129.054. NETWORK CONNECTIONS AND WIRELESS TECHNOLOGY.
Status: in_force

(a) A voting system may not be connected to any external communications network, including the Internet. Beginning September 1, 2026, a voting system may not be capable of being connected to any external or internal communications network, including the Internet.

(b) A voting system may not have the capability of permitting wireless communication unless the system uses line-of-sight infrared technology that shields the transmitter and receiver from external infrared transmissions and the system can only accept transmissions generated by the system. Beginning September 1, 2026, a voting system may not have the capability of permitting wireless communication.

(c) The secretary of state may not waive any requirements of this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8226.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8226 / Section 8226.051
§ 8226.051. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(b) The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Local Government Code § 159.010 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 159 / Section 159.010
§ 159.010. CIVIL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who determines that a person required to file a financial statement under this subchapter has failed to do so may notify in writing:

(1) the county attorney or criminal district attorney; or

(2) the district attorney, if the person required to file the statement is the county attorney.

(b) On receipt of a written notice under Subsection (a), the county attorney, district attorney, or criminal district attorney shall determine from any available evidence whether the person to whom the notice relates has failed to file a statement. On making that determination, the county attorney, district attorney, or criminal district attorney shall immediately mail by certified mail a notice of the determination to the person responsible for filing the statement.

(c) If the person responsible for filing the statement fails to file the statement before the 30th day after the person receives the notice under Subsection (b), the person is civilly liable to the county for an amount not to exceed $1,000.

(d) A penalty paid under this section shall be deposited to the credit of the general fund of the county.

(e) This section is cumulative of any other available sanctions for late filings of statements.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9601.207 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9601 / Section 9601.207
§ 9601.207. TRUST INDENTURE.
Status: in_force

District bonds authorized by this chapter, including refunding bonds, may be additionally secured by a trust indenture. The trustee may be a bank with trust powers that is located inside or outside the state.
Tex. Government Code § 855.205 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 855 / Section 855.205
§ 855.205. ACTUARY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of trustees shall appoint an actuary.

(b) The actuary shall perform duties in connection with advising the board concerning operation of the retirement system's funds.

(c) At least once every five years the actuary shall:

(1) make a general investigation of the mortality and service experience of the members and annuitants of the retirement system; and

(2) on the basis of the results of the investigation, recommend for adoption by the board tables and rates that are required.

(d) On the basis of rates and tables adopted by the board, the actuary shall:

(1) annually compute the normal contribution rate for each participating municipality;

(2) annually compute the prior service contribution rate for each participating municipality;

(3) compute the supplemental death benefits rate and the supplemental disability benefits rate for each participating municipality; and

(4) make an annual valuation of the assets and liabilities of the funds of the retirement system.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7905.0501 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7905 / Section 7905.0501
§ 7905.0501. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 48.051 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 48 / Section 48.051
§ 48.051. REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as prescribed by Subsection (b), a person having cause to believe that an elderly person, a person with a disability, or an individual receiving services from a provider as described by Subchapter F is in the state of abuse, neglect, or exploitation shall report the information required by Subsection (d) immediately to the department.

(b) If a person has cause to believe that an elderly person or a person with a disability, other than an individual receiving services from a provider as described by Subchapter F, has been abused, neglected, or exploited in a facility operated, licensed, certified, or registered by a state agency, the person shall report the information to the state agency that operates, licenses, certifies, or registers the facility for investigation by that agency.

(b-1) This subsection applies only to a provider under the home and community-based services (HCS) waiver program or the Texas home living (TxHmL) waiver program, an intermediate care facility licensed under Chapter 252, Health and Safety Code, a state supported living center as defined by Section 531.002, Health and Safety Code, or a home and community support services agency licensed under Chapter 142, Health and Safety Code. Except as provided by Subsections (a) and (b), a person, including an officer, employee, agent, contractor, or subcontractor of a facility or provider subject to this subsection, having cause to believe that an individual receiving services from the facility or provider is in the state of abuse, neglect, or exploitation shall immediately report to the commission the information required by Subsection (d). Notwithstanding Section 48.0021, in this subsection "commission" means the Health and Human Services Commission.

(c) The duty imposed by Subsections (a), (b), and (b-1) applies without exception to a person whose knowledge concerning possible abuse, neglect, or exploitation is obtained during the scope of the person's employment or whose professional communications are generally confidential, including an attorney, clergy member, medical practitioner, social worker, employee or member of a board that licenses or certifies a professional, and mental health professional.

(d) The report may be made orally or in writing. It shall include:

(1) the name, age, and address of the elderly person or person with a disability;

(2) the name and address of any person responsible for the care of the elderly person or person with a disability;

(3) the nature and extent of the condition of the elderly person or person with a disability;

(4) the basis of the reporter's knowledge; and

(5) any other relevant information.

(e) If a person who makes a report under this section chooses to give self-identifying information, the caseworker who investigates the report shall contact the person if necessary to obtain any additional information required to assist the person who is the subject of the report.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2309.402 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2309 / Section 2309.402
§ 2309.402. LIMITS ON OPERATION OF HEAVY MACHINERY.
Status: in_force

(a) A used automotive parts recycler may not operate heavy machinery in a used automotive parts recycling facility between the hours of 7 p.m. of one day and 7 a.m. of the following day.

(b) This section does not apply to conduct necessary to a sale or purchase by the recycler.