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Tex. Government Code § 25.0024 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 25 / Section 25.0024
§ 25.0024. COURT COORDINATORS, ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANTS, AND AUDITORS FOR STATUTORY PROBATE COURTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A judge of a statutory probate court shall hire with the approval of the commissioners court through the county budget process a court coordinator, an administrative assistant, and an auditor for the court.

(b) Court personnel employed under this section are entitled to receive a salary set by the commissioners court. The county shall pay the salary in the same manner that other county employees are paid.

(c) Court personnel employed under this section are entitled to receive the same employment benefits, in addition to salary, that other county employees receive.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1369.6021 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1369 / Section 1369.6021
§ 1369.6021. ONLINE ACCESS TO PHARMACY BENEFIT NETWORK CONTRACT.
Status: in_force

A health benefit plan issuer or pharmacy benefit manager shall make available to any pharmacist or pharmacy in the issuer's or manager's pharmacy benefit network access to a secure, online portal through which the pharmacist or pharmacy may access all pharmacy benefit network contracts between the health benefit plan issuer or pharmacy benefit manager and the pharmacist or pharmacy, including any contract addendums.
Tex. Insurance Code § 552.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 552 / Section 552.001
§ 552.001. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter does not apply to the provision of a health care service to a:

(1) Medicaid or Medicare patient or a patient who is covered by a federal, state, or local government-sponsored indigent health care program;

(2) financially or medically indigent person who qualifies for indigent health care services based on:

(A) a sliding fee scale; or

(B) a written charity care policy established by a health care provider; or

(3) person who is not covered by a health insurance policy or other health benefit plan that provides benefits for the services and qualifies for services for the uninsured based on a written policy established by a health care provider.

(b) This chapter does not permit the establishment of health care provider policies or contracts that violate any other state or federal law.

(c) This chapter does not prohibit a health care provider from entering into a contract to provide services covered by a health insurance policy or other health benefit plan with:

(1) the issuer of the health insurance policy or other health benefit plan; or

(2) a preferred provider organization that contracts with the issuer of the health insurance policy or other health benefit plan.
Tex. Government Code § 2115.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2115 / Section 2115.001
§ 2115.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Overpayment" includes a duplicate payment made to a vendor for a single invoice and a payment made to a vendor:

(A) when an available discount from the vendor was not applied;

(B) for a late payment penalty that was improperly applied by the vendor;

(C) for shipping costs that were computed incorrectly or incorrectly included in an invoice;

(D) for state sales tax; or

(E) for a good or service the vendor did not provide.

(2) "State agency" means a department, commission, board, office, or other agency, including a university system or an institution of higher education other than a public junior college, that:

(A) is in the executive branch of state government;

(B) is created by statute; and

(C) does not have statutory geographical boundaries limited to a part of the state.
Tex. Education Code § 39A.112 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 39A / Section 39A.112
§ 39A.112. PARENT PETITION FOR ACTION.
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of this section, "parent" has the meaning assigned by Section 12.051, and the signature of only one parent of a student is required.

(b) If the commissioner is presented, in the time and manner specified by commissioner rule, with a written petition signed by the parents of a majority of the students enrolled at a campus to which Section 39A.111 applies, specifying an action authorized under that section that the parents request the commissioner to order, the commissioner shall, except as otherwise authorized by this section, order the specific action requested.

(c) If the board of trustees of the school district in which the campus is located presents to the commissioner, in the time and manner specified by commissioner rule, a written request that the commissioner order specific action authorized under Section 39A.111 other than the specific action requested in the parents' petition and a written explanation of the basis for the board's request, the commissioner may order the action requested by the board of trustees.
Tex. Government Code § 1504.007 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1504 / Section 1504.007
§ 1504.007. ADOPTION AND EXECUTION OF DOCUMENTS.
Status: in_force

The municipality may adopt and have executed any other proceeding or instrument necessary or convenient to the issuance of bonds under this subchapter.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 19A.252 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 19A / Section 19A.252
§ 19A.252. DISQUALIFICATION OR UNAVAILABILITY OF GRAND JUROR.
Status: in_force

(a) On learning that a grand juror has become disqualified or unavailable during the term of the grand jury, the attorney representing the state shall prepare an order for the court:

(1) identifying the disqualified or unavailable grand juror;

(2) stating the basis for the disqualification or unavailability;

(3) dismissing the disqualified or unavailable grand juror from the grand jury; and

(4) naming one of the alternate grand jurors as a member of the grand jury.

(b) The procedure established by this article may be used on disqualification or unavailability of a second or subsequent grand juror during the term of the grand jury.

(c) For purposes of this article, a grand juror is unavailable if the grand juror is unable to participate fully in the duties of the grand jury because of:

(1) the death of the grand juror;

(2) a physical or mental illness of the grand juror; or

(3) any other reason the court determines constitutes good cause for dismissing the grand juror.
Tex. Insurance Code § 3503.051 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 3503 / Section 3503.051
§ 3503.051. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Claimant" means a person directly entitled to payment under a construction payment bond.

(2) "Construction payment bond" means a surety agreement or obligation issued to guarantee or assure payment by a principal obligor for work performed or materials supplied or specially fabricated for a public or private construction project.

(3) "Notice of claim" means a written notification by a claimant who makes a claim for payment from the surety company. The term does not include a routine statutory notice required by Section 53.056 or 53.057, Property Code, or Section 2253.047, Government Code.

(4) "Surety company" means an authorized surety or guaranty company that executes and delivers a construction payment bond as a surety for a principal obligor.
Tex. Government Code § 1205.025 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1205 / Section 1205.025
§ 1205.025. TIME FOR BRINGING ACTION; PENDENCY OF OTHER PROCEEDINGS.
Status: in_force

An issuer may bring an action under this chapter:

(1) concurrently with or after the use of another procedure to obtain a declaratory judgment, approval, or validation;

(2) before or after the public securities are authorized, issued, or delivered;

(3) before or after the attorney general approves the public securities; and

(4) regardless of whether another proceeding is pending in any court relating to a matter to be adjudicated in the suit.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 141.002 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 141 / Section 141.002
§ 141.002. COMMERCIAL FEED.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, a material is a commercial feed subject to this chapter if it is a simple, mixed, compounded, ground, unground, organic, or inorganic material used as a feed for an animal, including a vitamin, mineral, antibiotic, antioxidant, medicine, drug, chemical, or other material used as an ingredient or component of a mixture of materials used as a feed for an animal.

(b) Except as specifically provided by this chapter, a customer-formula feed is a commercial feed subject to this chapter.

(c) The following are not commercial feeds subject to this chapter:

(1) unground hay not containing toxins or chemical adulterants;

(2) whole grain or whole seed not containing toxins or chemical adulterants;

(3) unadulterated cotton plant by-products or any unadulterated hulls;

(4) a feed product produced and sold by a farmer;

(5) a feed mixed and used by a person who contracts with the owner of animals to care for and feed the animals;

(6) an individual mineral substance not mixed with another material;

(7) a material furnished by a purchaser for use in a customer-formula feed that was produced by the purchaser or acquired by the purchaser from a source other than the person whose services are engaged in the milling, mixing, or processing of a customer-formula feed; or

(8) a feed or feed ingredient handled by a broker.

(d) Regardless of whether a claim is made as to the prophylactic, therapeutic, or other purpose of the material, a mineral, vitamin, antibiotic, antioxidant, medicine, drug, or other material may be added to a commercial feed only if and in the manner authorized by the rules of the service. If a guarantee or claim is made for the material, the material is subject to inspection and analysis in accordance with the rules of the service.

(e) Whole seed and whole grain offered for retail sale for wildlife feed are commercial feeds subject to this chapter.
Tex. Transportation Code § 542.0081 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 542 / Section 542.0081
§ 542.0081.
Status: in_force

Sec. 542.0081. TRAFFIC REGULATIONS: SPECIAL DISTRICT IN CERTAIN COUNTIES. (a) This section applies only to a road owned or maintained by a special district that is located in the unincorporated area of a county with a population of less than one million.

(b) The residents of all or any portion of a special district may file a petition with the commissioners court of the county in which the roads are located requesting that county enforcement of traffic rules on county roads be extended to the roads of the district. The petition must:

(1) specify the roads over which county enforcement is sought;

(2) specify the traffic rules for which county enforcement is sought; and

(3) be signed by 50 percent of the property owners residing in the area that is served by the roads of the district over which county enforcement is sought.

(c) If the commissioners court finds that granting the request is in the interest of the county generally, the commissioners court shall by order extend the enforcement of traffic rules by the county to the roads of the district specified in the petition. The order may grant enforcement of some or all traffic rules requested in the petition.

(d) As a condition of extending a traffic rule under Subsection (c), the commissioners court may require the special district to pay for all or a part of the costs of extending enforcement to the roads of the district. The commissioners court shall consult with the sheriff to determine the cost of extending enforcement.

(e) On issuance of an order under this section, the roads specified in the order are considered to be county roads for the purposes of the application and enforcement of the specified traffic rules. The commissioners court may place official traffic control devices on the right-of-way of the roads of the district if those devices relate to the specified traffic rules.
Tex. Finance Code § 342.414 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 342 / Section 342.414
§ 342.414. DECLINATION OF EQUAL INSURANCE COVERAGE PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

A lender may not decline at any time existing insurance coverage providing substantially equal benefits that comply with this subchapter.
Tex. Local Government Code § 382.154 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 382 / Section 382.154
§ 382.154. USE OF REVENUE FROM TAXES.
Status: in_force

A tax authorized by a county to be imposed under this chapter may be used to accomplish any improvement project or road project, or to provide any service authorized by this chapter or Chapter 372, 380, 381, or 383.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 58.039 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 58 / Section 58.039
§ 58.039. REVIEW BOARD.
Status: in_force

(a) The bond review board is composed of:

(1) the governor;

(2) the lieutenant governor;

(3) the speaker of the house of representatives; and

(4) the comptroller of public accounts.

(b) The governor is chairman of the review board.

(c) Bonds may not be issued under this chapter, and proceeds of bonds under this chapter may not be used to finance a program unless the issuance or program, as applicable, has been reviewed and approved by the review board.

(d) The review board may adopt rules governing application for review, the review process, and reporting requirements.

(e) A member of the review board may not be held liable for damages resulting from the performance of the members' functions under this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8005A.0103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8005A / Section 8005A.0103
§ 8005A.0103. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTOR ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7925.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7925 / Section 7925.006
§ 7925.006. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake made in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

(2) right to issue any type of bond for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on a bond;

(3) right to impose a tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8255.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8255 / Section 8255.001
§ 8255.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Director" means a board member.

(3) "District" means the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 416.
Tex. Labor Code § 207.050 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 207 / Section 207.050
§ 207.050. RECEIPT OF PENSION OR ANNUITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), an individual is disqualified for benefits for a benefit period for which the individual is receiving or has received a governmental or other pension, retirement or retired pay, an annuity, or any other similar periodic payment based on the previous work of the individual and reasonably attributable to the benefit period.

(b) If a periodic payment described by Subsection (a) is received by an individual under the federal Social Security Act, the commission shall consider the individual's contribution and may not reduce the weekly benefit amount.

(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), if the remuneration received by an individual is less than the benefits that the individual would otherwise be eligible to receive, the individual is entitled to receive benefits for the benefit period that are reduced by the amount of the remuneration, adjusted as provided by Section 207.006.

(d) This section is enacted because Section 3304(a)(15) of the Federal Unemployment Tax Act (26 U.S.C. Section 3304(a)(15)) requires that this provision be enacted in state law as of January 1, 1978, as a condition for full tax credit against the tax imposed by that Act. If Section 3304(a)(15) of the Federal Unemployment Tax Act (26 U.S.C. Section 3304(a)(15)) is amended to modify these federal requirements, the modified requirements are applicable under this section to the extent required for full tax credit rather than this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8294.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8294 / Section 8294.101
§ 8294.101. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS.
Status: in_force

The district may exercise the rights, powers, privileges, and functions provided by general law applicable to a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 577.007 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 577 / Section 577.007
§ 577.007. CHANGE IN BED CAPACITY.
Status: in_force

A mental hospital or mental health facility may increase the bed capacity authorized by the license at any time with the department's approval and may decrease the capacity at any time by notifying the department.
Tex. Government Code § 24.114 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.114
§ 24.114.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.114. 13TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (NAVARRO COUNTY). (a) The 13th Judicial District is composed of Navarro County.

(b) In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, each district court in Navarro County has the civil jurisdiction of a county court.

(c) The terms of the 13th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January, April, July, and October.

(d) The judge of the 13th District Court shall impanel grand juries at the April and October terms and at any other terms as ordered by the judge.
Tex. Estates Code § 1054.051 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1054 / Section 1054.051
§ 1054.051. APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN AD LITEM IN GUARDIANSHIP PROCEEDING.
Status: in_force

The judge may appoint a guardian ad litem to represent the interests of an incapacitated person in a guardianship proceeding.
Tex. Insurance Code § 401.014 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 401 / Section 401.014
§ 401.014. REGISTRATION OF ACCOUNTANT.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than December 31 of the calendar year to be covered by an audited financial report required by this subchapter, an insurer or health maintenance organization must register in writing with the commissioner the name and address of the accountant retained to prepare the report.

(b) The insurer or health maintenance organization must include with the registration a statement signed by the accountant:

(1) indicating that the accountant is aware of the requirements of this subchapter and of the rules of the insurance department of the insurer's or health maintenance organization's state of domicile that relate to accounting and financial matters; and

(2) affirming that the accountant will express the accountant's opinion on the financial statements in terms of the statements' conformity to the statutory accounting practices prescribed or otherwise permitted by the insurance department described by Subdivision (1) and specifying any exceptions the accountant believes are appropriate.

(c) The commissioner may not accept an audited financial report prepared by an accountant who is not registered under this section.

(d) The commissioner may not accept the registration of a person who does not qualify under Section 401.011 or does not comply with the other requirements of this subchapter.
Tex. Government Code § 2063.009 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2063 / Section 2063.009
§ 2063.009. RULES.
Status: in_force

The chief may adopt rules necessary for carrying out the purposes of this chapter.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.046 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 11 / Section 11.046
§ 11.046. OFF-HIGHWAY VEHICLE TRAIL AND RECREATIONAL AREA ACCOUNT.
Status: in_force

(a) The off-highway vehicle trail and recreational area account is a separate account in the general revenue fund.

(b) The department shall deposit to the credit of the off-highway vehicle trail and recreational area account all revenue, less allowable costs, from the following sources:

(1) decal fees collected under Chapter 29;

(2) fines assessed against persons operating off-highway vehicles in violation of Chapter 29 or any other law relating to the operation of off-highway vehicles;

(3) all funding outside the general revenue fund received by the department under Section 29.007; and

(4) all interest that accrues to the account.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3967.0606 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3967 / Section 3967.0606
§ 3967.0606. USE OF REVENUE.
Status: in_force

Revenue from the sales and use tax imposed under this subchapter is for the use and benefit of the district and may be used for any district purpose. The district may pledge all or part of the revenue to the payment of bonds, notes, or other obligations, and that pledge of revenue may be in combination with other revenue, including tax revenue, available to the district.
Tex. Government Code § 25.2481 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 25 / Section 25.2481
§ 25.2481. WILLIAMSON COUNTY.
Status: in_force

Williamson County has the following statutory county courts:

(1) County Court at Law No. 1 of Williamson County;

(2) County Court at Law No. 2 of Williamson County;

(3) County Court at Law No. 3 of Williamson County;

(4) County Court at Law No. 4 of Williamson County; and

(5) County Court at Law No. 5 of Williamson County.
Tex. Transportation Code § 203.066 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 203 / Section 203.066
§ 203.066. DECLARATION OF TAKING FOR TOLL PROJECT.
Status: in_force

(a) This section and Section 203.067 apply only to a taking for a toll project.

(b) The department may file a declaration of taking with the clerk of the court:

(1) in which the department files a condemnation petition under Chapter 21, Property Code; or

(2) to which the case is assigned.

(c) The department may file the declaration of taking concurrently with or subsequent to the petition but may not file the declaration after the special commissioners have made an award in the condemnation proceeding.

(d) The department may not file a declaration of taking before the completion of:

(1) all environmental documentation, including a final environmental impact statement or a record of decision, that is required by federal or state law;

(2) all public hearings and meetings, including those held in connection with the environmental process and under Sections 201.604 and 203.021, that are required by federal or state law;

(3) all notifications required by Section 203.022; and

(4) if the property contains a business, farm, or ranch, a written notification to the property owner that the occupants:

(A) will not be required to move before the 90th day after the date of the notice; and

(B) will receive, not later than the 30th day before the date by which the property must be vacated, a written notice specifying the date by which the property must be vacated.

(e) The declaration of taking must include:

(1) a specific reference to the legislative authority for the condemnation;

(2) a description and plot plan of the real property to be condemned, including the following information if applicable:

(A) the municipality in which the property is located;

(B) the street address of the property; and

(C) the lot and block number of the property;

(3) a statement of the property interest to be condemned;

(4) the name and address of each property owner that the department can obtain after reasonable investigation and a description of the owner's interest in the property; and

(5) a statement that immediate possession of all or part of the property to be condemned is necessary for the timely construction of a toll project.

(f) A deposit to the registry of the court of an amount equal to the appraised value, as determined by the department, of the property to be condemned must accompany the declaration of taking.

(g) The date on which the declaration is filed is the date of taking for the purpose of assessing damages to which a property owner is entitled.

(h) The filing of a declaration of taking does not affect the special commissioners' hearing or any other proceeding under Chapter 21, Property Code.