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Tex. Occupations Code § 1001.254 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.254
§ 1001.254. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF COMPLAINTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall develop and maintain a complaint tracking system to monitor the processing of complaints filed with the board.

(b) The board shall include with the board's annual financial report under Section 2101.011, Government Code, a statistical analysis of the complaints filed with the board during the preceding year, including:

(1) the number of complaints filed;

(2) a categorization of complaints filed according to the basis of the complaint and the number of complaints in each category;

(3) the number of complaints filed by board staff;

(4) the number of complaints filed by persons other than board staff;

(5) the average length of time required to resolve a complaint;

(6) the number of complaints resolved and the manner in which they were resolved, including:

(A) the number of complaints dismissed and the reasons for dismissal; and

(B) the number of complaints resulting in disciplinary action, the disciplinary action taken, and whether the disciplinary action taken was imposed by stipulation, agreed settlement, consent order, default, or order following a contested case hearing; and

(7) the number of complaints filed that are unresolved, the number of those complaints filed by board staff, the number of those complaints filed by persons other than board staff, and the average length of time that the unresolved complaints have been on file.
Tex. Occupations Code § 262.003 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 262 / Section 262.003
§ 262.003. EXEMPTIONS.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to:

(1) a licensed dentist practicing dentistry in this state, except as provided by Subchapter D;

(2) a physician authorized to practice medicine in this state; or

(3) an employee of a licensed dentist who makes dental x-rays in the office of and under the supervision of a dentist practicing dentistry in this state.
Tex. Government Code § 548.0201 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 548 / Section 548.0201
§ 548.0201. REIMBURSEMENT FOR TELEMEDICINE MEDICAL, TELEDENTISTRY DENTAL, AND TELEHEALTH SERVICES PROVIDED TO CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "child with special health care needs" has the meaning assigned by Section 35.0022, Health and Safety Code.

(b) The executive commissioner by rule shall establish policies that permit reimbursement under Medicaid and the child health plan program for services provided through telemedicine medical services, teledentistry dental services, and telehealth services to children with special health care needs.

(c) The policies required under this section must:

(1) be designed to:

(A) prevent unnecessary travel and encourage efficient use of telemedicine medical services, teledentistry dental services, and telehealth services for children with special health care needs in all suitable circumstances; and

(B) ensure in a cost-effective manner the availability to a child with special health care needs of services appropriately performed using telemedicine medical services, teledentistry dental services, and telehealth services that are comparable to the same types of services available to that child without using telemedicine medical services, teledentistry dental services, and telehealth services; and

(2) provide for reimbursement of multiple providers of different services who participate in a single session of telemedicine medical services, teledentistry dental services, telehealth services, or any combination of those services for a child with special health care needs, if the commission determines that reimbursing each provider for the session is cost-effective in comparison to the costs that would be involved in obtaining the services from providers without using telemedicine medical services, teledentistry dental services, and telehealth services, including the costs of transportation and lodging and other direct costs.
Tex. Local Government Code § 8.002 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 8 / Section 8.002
§ 8.002. PETITION TO INCORPORATE.
Status: in_force

The residents of a community may initiate an attempt to incorporate under this subchapter by filing with the county judge a written petition signed by at least 10 percent of the qualified voters of the community. The petition must request the county judge to order an election to determine whether the community will incorporate as a Type C general-law municipality.
Tex. Insurance Code § 888.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 888 / Section 888.002
§ 888.002. LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION.
Status: in_force

Sections 888.051, 888.052, 888.102(b), 888.151, 888.152, 888.153, 888.154, 888.155, 888.156, 888.157, 888.202, 888.203, and 888.204 shall be liberally construed.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8409.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8409 / Section 8409.002
§ 8409.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a conservation and reclamation district in Calhoun County created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Local Government Code § 397A.062 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 397A / Section 397A.062
§ 397A.062. JUDICIAL REVIEW OF COMMISSION OR GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY DECISION.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, a landowner aggrieved by a report submitted by the regional military sustainability commission or by a permit application decision of the participating governmental entity under this subchapter may appeal all or part of the report or permit application decision to a district court. The court may reverse or modify, wholly or partly, the report submitted by the commission or the permit application decision that is appealed.
Tex. Finance Code § 123.108 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 123 / Section 123.108
§ 123.108. DONATIONS.
Status: in_force

A credit union may donate to a nonprofit, civic, charitable, or community organization as authorized by the board.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 137.055 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 137 / Section 137.055
§ 137.055. COMMISSION OPERATING FUND ACCOUNT.
Status: in_force

(a) The operating fund is an account in the general revenue fund.

(b) Administrative and other costs allowed in Section 137.053 shall be taken from the operating fund. The commission may transfer funds contained in the operating fund to the trust fund at any time.

(c) The legislature may appropriate the money in the operating fund to carry out the provisions of this subchapter.

(d) The operating fund is exempt from the application of Section 403.095, Government Code.
Tex. Government Code § 72.123 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 72 / Section 72.123
§ 72.123. NOTIFICATION OF STATE COMMISSION ON JUDICIAL CONDUCT.
Status: in_force

The director may notify the State Commission on Judicial Conduct in writing if the office has reason to believe that a judge's actions or failure to act with respect to a report received from a guardianship compliance specialist indicating a concern described by Section 72.122(a)(1)(D) constitutes judicial misconduct.
Tex. Tax Code § 155.154 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 155 / Section 155.154
§ 155.154. DONATIONS.
Status: in_force

The comptroller may accept gifts, grants, and donations for the administration and enforcement of this chapter.
Tex. Estates Code § 1351.002 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1351 / Section 1351.002
§ 1351.002. APPLICATION; VENUE.
Status: in_force

(a) A parent, managing conservator, or attorney ad litem or guardian ad litem appointed under Section 1351.001(b) shall apply to the court under oath for the sale of property under this subchapter.

(b) An application must contain:

(1) the minor's name;

(2) a legal description of the real property or a description that identifies the personal property, as applicable;

(3) the minor's interest in the property;

(4) the purchaser's name;

(5) a statement that the sale of the minor's interest in the property is for cash; and

(6) a statement that all money received from the sale of the minor's interest in the property shall be used for the minor's use and benefit.

(c) Venue for the application is the same as venue for an application for the appointment of a guardian for a minor.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7945A.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7945A / Section 7945A.0101
§ 7945A.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 Mustang Ridge Municipal Utility District.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3900.116 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3900 / Section 3900.116
§ 3900.116. NO TOLL ROADS.
Status: in_force

The district may not construct, acquire, maintain, or operate a toll road.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 8.111 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 8 / Section 8.111
§ 8.111. CLEARING CORPORATION RULES.
Status: in_force

A rule adopted by a clearing corporation governing rights and obligations among the clearing corporation and its participants in the clearing corporation is effective even if the rule conflicts with this chapter and affects another party who does not consent to the rule.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 552.057 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 552 / Section 552.057
§ 552.057. CERTAIN SEXUALLY EXPLICIT CONTENT AND CHILD PORNOGRAPHY.
Status: in_force

A person may not:

(1) develop or distribute an artificial intelligence system with the sole intent of producing, assisting or aiding in producing, or distributing:

(A) visual material in violation of Section 43.26, Penal Code; or

(B) deep fake videos or images in violation of Section 21.165, Penal Code; or

(2) intentionally develop or distribute an artificial intelligence system that engages in text-based conversations that simulate or describe sexual conduct, as that term is defined by Section 43.25, Penal Code, while impersonating or imitating a child younger than 18 years of age.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 171.041 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 171 / Section 171.041
§ 171.041. APPOINTMENT OF ARBITRATORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The method of appointment of arbitrators is as specified in the agreement to arbitrate.

(b) The court, on application of a party stating the nature of the issues to be arbitrated and the qualifications of the proposed arbitrators, shall appoint one or more qualified arbitrators if:

(1) the agreement to arbitrate does not specify a method of appointment;

(2) the agreed method fails or cannot be followed; or

(3) an appointed arbitrator fails or is unable to act and a successor has not been appointed.

(c) An arbitrator appointed under Subsection (b) has the powers of an arbitrator named in the agreement to arbitrate.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9082.0504 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9082 / Section 9082.0504
§ 9082.0504. BONDS FOR RECREATIONAL FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may develop recreational facilities and issue bonds for recreational facilities as provided by Chapter 49, Water Code, regardless of whether the district's territory overlaps with the territory of a political subdivision that is authorized to develop recreational facilities and issue bonds for recreational facilities under Chapter 49, Water Code.

(b) The authority of the district to develop recreational facilities and issue bonds for recreational facilities under this section does not limit the authority of another political subdivision whose territory the territory of the district may overlap, wholly or partly, to develop recreational facilities and issue bonds for recreational facilities under Chapter 49, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8000.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8000 / Section 8000.004
§ 8000.004. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 8000.003 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Government Code § 542.0105 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 542 / Section 542.0105
§ 542.0105. STAKEHOLDER INPUT.
Status: in_force

As part of developing and implementing the pilot program, the commission, in collaboration with the advisory committee and pilot program work group, shall develop a process to receive and evaluate:

(1) input from:

(A) statewide stakeholders; and

(B) stakeholders from a STAR+PLUS Medicaid managed care service area in which the pilot program will be implemented; and

(2) other evaluations and data.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 49.24 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 49 / Section 49.24
§ 49.24. NOTIFICATION AND REPORT OF DEATH OF RESIDENT OF INSTITUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A superintendent or general manager of an institution who is required by Article 49.04 to report to a justice of the peace the death of an individual under the care, custody, or control of or residing in the institution shall:

(1) notify the office of the attorney general of the individual's death within 24 hours of the death; and

(2) prepare and submit to the office of the attorney general a report containing all facts relevant to the individual's death within 72 hours of the death.

(b) The superintendent or general manager of the institution shall make a good faith effort to obtain all facts relevant to an individual's death and to include those facts in the report submitted under Subsection (a)(2).

(c) The office of the attorney general may investigate each death reported to the office by an institution that receives payments through the medical assistance program under Chapter 32, Human Resources Code.

(d) Except as provided by Subsection (e), the office of the attorney general shall make a report submitted under Subsection (a)(2) available to any interested person who submits a written request for access to the report.

(e) The office of the attorney general may deny a person access to a report or a portion of a report filed under Subsection (a)(2) if the office determines that the report or a portion of the report is:

(1) privileged from discovery; or

(2) exempt from required public disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code.

(f) This article does not relieve a superintendent or general manager of an institution of the duty of making any other notification or report of an individual's death as required by law.
Tex. Education Code § 37.1088 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 37 / Section 37.1088
§ 37.1088. AGENCY REPORT ON SCHOOL SAFETY.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than December 31 of each year, the agency shall prepare and submit to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and each standing committee of each house of the legislature with primary jurisdiction over primary and secondary education, finance, and appropriations a report that includes the deidentified results of the vulnerability assessments and intruder detection audits conducted under Sections 37.1083 and 37.1084 during the preceding year.

(b) The report under Subsection (a) must include recommendations and possible corrective actions for specific deficiencies in campus security identified at multiple school districts and open-enrollment charter schools.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 51.006 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 51 / Section 51.006
§ 51.006. AREA OF OPERATION.
Status: in_force

A society shall confine its activities and business operation to the community in which it is located. Its activities and business operation may not extend beyond the territory surrounding the town, village, or city designated as the society's place of business.
Tex. Property Code § 24.005106 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 24 / Section 24.005106
§ 24.005106. SUMMARY DISPOSITION AND TRIAL.
Status: in_force

(a) A landlord that files a sworn petition alleging a forcible entry and detainer under Section 24.00505 may include with the petition a sworn motion for summary disposition without trial. The motion must set out all supporting facts, and documents on which the motion relies must be attached. If the motion shows that there are no genuinely disputed facts that would prevent a judgment in favor of the landlord, the court may enter judgment in favor of the landlord without a trial unless:

(1) not later than the fourth day after the date the tenant is served with the landlord's sworn petition, the tenant files a response setting out supporting facts, and providing any applicable documents, on which the response relies; and

(2) the justice court determines that service on the tenant was proper and, based on the landlord's sworn petition and the tenant's response, if any, there are genuinely disputed facts that would prevent a judgment in favor of the landlord.

(b) The justice court:

(1) may enter judgment for the landlord regardless of the tenant's response if the response does not show there is a genuinely disputed fact that would prevent judgment in favor of the landlord; and

(2) may consider a response filed by the tenant later than the fourth day after the date the tenant was served with the landlord's sworn petition and motion if the response shows there is a genuinely disputed fact that would prevent judgment in favor of the landlord and the tenant has filed the response before judgment has been entered.

(c) If the justice court determines that there are genuinely disputed facts that would prevent a judgment in favor of the landlord, the justice court shall set a trial date that is not earlier than the 10th day and not later than the 21st day after the date the petition is filed by the landlord. The justice court may immediately set the case for trial upon the tenant's request for a trial in response to a motion for summary disposition.

(d) A judgment on summary disposition under this section has the same effect as any other judgment in an eviction suit.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 119B.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 119B / Section 119B.001
§ 119B.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "advisory committee" means the Texas Nutrition Advisory Committee.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 21.551 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 21 / Section 21.551
§ 21.551. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Derivative proceeding" means a civil suit in the right of a domestic corporation or, to the extent provided by Section 21.562, in the right of a foreign corporation.

(2) "Shareholder" includes:

(A) a shareholder as defined by Section 1.002;

(B) a beneficial owner whose shares are held in a voting trust or by a nominee on the beneficial owner's behalf; or

(C) two or more shareholders acting in concert under an informal or formal agreement or understanding with respect to a derivative proceeding.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 167.082 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 167 / Section 167.082
§ 167.082. NOTICE AND HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall give written notice of a designation under this subchapter to the stockyard company or to the owner, operator, or other person in control of the stockyard.

(b) A person to whom a notice is directed may request a hearing for the purpose of protesting the designation in the manner provided by Section 167.053 for requesting a hearing on an order to treat. The commission shall grant the hearing and give notice of its decision in the manner provided by that section.

(c) A person whose protest is overruled shall complete the work required to provide tick-free facilities not later than the 60th day following the day on which the person receives notice of the commission's decision.
Tex. Utilities Code § 39.109 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 39 / Section 39.109
§ 39.109. NEW OWNER OR SUCCESSOR.
Status: in_force

(a) To ensure the continued safe and reliable operation of electric generating facilities, the commission shall require a generating facility that is transferred to a new owner or successor in interest between June 1, 1999, and January 1, 2002, to continue to be operated and maintained by the same operating personnel for not less than two years, except that the personnel may be dismissed for cause.

(b) This section shall apply only if the facility is actually operated during the two-year period after the sale.

(c) This section shall not require that the purchaser cause the facility to be operated in whole or in part, nor shall it preclude a temporary closure of the facility during the two-year period.

(d) This section shall not create any obligation extending after the two-year period following the sale.
Tex. Tax Code § 23.13 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 23 / Section 23.13
§ 23.13. TAXABLE LEASEHOLDS.
Status: in_force

A taxable leasehold or other possessory interest in real property that is exempt from taxation to the owner of the estate or interest encumbered by the possessory interest is appraised at the market value of the leasehold or other possessory interest. However, the appraised value may not be less than the total rental paid for the interest for the current tax year.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 1003.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 1003 / Section 1003.001
§ 1003.001. ESTABLISHMENT OF ADULT STEM CELL BANK.
Status: in_force

(a) If the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission determines that it will be cost-effective and increase the efficiency or quality of health care, health and human services, and health benefits programs in this state, the executive commissioner by rule shall establish eligibility criteria for the creation and operation of an autologous adult stem cell bank.

(b) In adopting the rules under Subsection (a), the executive commissioner shall consider:

(1) the ability of the applicant to establish, operate, and maintain an autologous adult stem cell bank and to provide related services; and

(2) the demonstrated experience of the applicant in operating similar facilities in this state.

(c) This section does not affect the application of or apply to Chapter 162.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1251.104 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1251 / Section 1251.104
§ 1251.104. ENTIRE CONTRACT.
Status: in_force

A group accident and health insurance policy must provide that the policy and any application attached to the policy constitute the entire contract between the parties.
Tex. Family Code § 161.210 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 161 / Section 161.210
§ 161.210. SEALING OF FILE.
Status: in_force

The court, on the motion of a party or on the court's own motion, may order the sealing of the file, the minutes of the court, or both, in a suit for termination.