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Tex. Occupations Code § 455.201 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 455 / Section 455.201
§ 455.201. REFERRAL FROM PHYSICIAN.
Status: in_force

A person issued a license may receive referrals from a physician to administer massage therapy.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 486.031 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 486 / Section 486.031
§ 486.031. REMITTANCE OF PENALTY AND INTEREST.
Status: in_force

(a) If the person paid the penalty and if the amount of the penalty is reduced or the penalty is not upheld by the court, the court shall order, when the court's judgment becomes final, that the appropriate amount plus accrued interest be remitted to the person before the 31st day after the date that the judgment of the court becomes final.

(b) The interest accrues at the rate charged on loans to depository institutions by the New York Federal Reserve Bank.

(c) The interest shall be paid for the period beginning on the date the penalty is paid and ending on the date the penalty is remitted.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8492.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8492 / Section 8492.052
§ 8492.052. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The temporary board consists of:

(1) Angela Fulcher;

(2) Julie Dolby Casner;

(3) Laurie Gosda;

(4) Sandra Wood; and

(5) Cheri D. Hisaw.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8492.003; 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 8492.003 and the terms of the temporary directors have expired, successor temporary 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 8492.003; 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 may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.
Tex. Finance Code § 32.303 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 32 / Section 32.303
§ 32.303. RIGHTS OF DISSENTERS FROM MERGER.
Status: in_force

A shareholder may dissent from the merger to the extent, and by following the procedure provided, by the Business Organizations Code or any rules adopted under this subtitle.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1207.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1207 / Section 1207.003
§ 1207.003. EFFECTIVE DATE OF ENROLLMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless enrollment occurs during an established enrollment period, enrollment in a group health benefit plan under Section 1207.002 takes effect on:

(1) the eligibility enrollment date specified in the written notice from the Health and Human Services Commission under Section 1207.002(a); or

(2) the first day of the first calendar month that begins at least 30 days after the date written notice or a written request is received by the plan issuer under Section 1207.002(a) or (b), as applicable.

(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the individual must comply with a waiting period required under the state child health plan under Chapter 62, Health and Safety Code, or under the health insurance premium assistance program under Section 62.059, Health and Safety Code, as applicable.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8019A.0103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8019A / Section 8019A.0103
§ 8019A.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. Government Code § 1477.307 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1477 / Section 1477.307
§ 1477.307. CONTENTS OF ORDER AUTHORIZING BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The order of the commissioners court authorizing the issuance of bonds under this subchapter may provide for the flow of funds and the establishment and maintenance of an interest and sinking fund, a reserve fund, or other fund.

(b) The order may:

(1) prohibit the issuance of additional bonds or other obligations payable from the pledged revenue; or

(2) reserve the right of the commissioners court, subject to any condition in the order, to issue additional bonds payable from the pledged revenue that are on a parity with or subordinate to the lien and pledge on the revenue that supports the bonds issued under the order.

(c) The commissioners court may include in the order any other provision or covenant, including a covenant with respect to the bonds, the use or pledge of revenue, or the operation, lease, or maintenance of the improvement or facility.
Tex. Tax Code § 171.053 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 171 / Section 171.053
§ 171.053. EXEMPTION--RAILWAY TERMINAL CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

A corporation organized as a railway terminal corporation and having no annual net income from its business is exempted from the franchise tax.
Tex. Transportation Code § 551.405 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 551 / Section 551.405
§ 551.405. CROSSING INTERSECTIONS.
Status: in_force

A golf cart may cross a highway at an intersection, including an intersection with a highway that has a posted speed limit of more than 35 miles per hour.
Tex. Water Code § 13.148 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 13 / Section 13.148
§ 13.148. WATER SHORTAGE REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) A retail public utility and each entity from which the utility is obtaining wholesale water service for the utility's retail system shall notify the commission when the utility or entity is reasonably certain that the water supply will be available for less than 180 days.

(b) The commission shall adopt rules to implement this section and prescribe the form and content of notice required under this section.
Tex. Government Code § 54.758 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54 / Section 54.758
§ 54.758. MAGISTRATES MAY BE APPOINTED.
Status: in_force

(a) Any magistrate in El Paso County may be appointed as a judge of the criminal law magistrate court or as a family law master, or both, and continue as a judge or justice of another court.

(b) A magistrate may not be appointed under Subsection (a) unless the magistrate agrees to the appointment.

(c) A magistrate appointed under Subsection (a) is not entitled to receive additional compensation unless the commissioners court provides additional compensation.
Tex. Government Code § 2101.052 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2101 / Section 2101.052
§ 2101.052. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

The requirements of this subchapter apply only to:

(1) the permanent school fund;

(2) the permanent university fund;

(3) the Teacher Retirement System of Texas trust fund; and

(4) each trust account administered by the Employees Retirement System of Texas.
Tex. Education Code § 76.04 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 76 / Section 76.04
§ 76.04. SUITS.
Status: in_force

Venue for a suit against the institution is in Smith or Travis County. This section may not be construed as granting legislative consent for a suit against the board or the institution except as authorized by law.
Tex. Transportation Code § 284.064 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 284 / Section 284.064
§ 284.064. CONTRACT TO OPERATE.
Status: in_force

(a) A county may contract with another person for the person to operate all or part of a project under this chapter to the extent prescribed by the bond instrument.

(b) A contract made under this section must be for a specified period that does not extend beyond the date of maturity of the last maturing bond.

(c) A contract made under this section may not interfere with the right of a bondholder to require proper operation and maintenance of the facilities and the payments for the benefit of the bond as prescribed in the bond instrument.

(d) If a county enters into an agreement with a person that includes the collection by the person of tolls for the use of a project, the person shall submit to the county for approval:

(1) the methodology for:

(A) the setting of tolls; and

(B) increasing the amount of the tolls;

(2) a plan outlining methods the person will use to collect the tolls, including:

(A) any charge to be imposed as a penalty for late payment of a toll; and

(B) any charge to be imposed to recover the cost of collecting a delinquent toll; and

(3) any proposed change in an approved methodology for the setting of a toll or a plan for collecting the toll.

(e) An agreement with a person that includes the collection by the person of tolls for the use of a project may not be for a term longer than 50 years.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 431.402 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 431 / Section 431.402
§ 431.402. LICENSE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not engage in wholesale distribution of prescription drugs in this state unless the person holds a wholesale drug distribution license under this subchapter for each place of business.

(b) A license issued under this subchapter expires on the second anniversary of the date of issuance.
Tex. Occupations Code § 562.1086 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 562 / Section 562.1086
§ 562.1086. LIMITATION ON LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A pharmacy that returns unused drugs and a manufacturer that accepts the unused drugs under Section 562.1085 and the employees of the pharmacy or manufacturer are not liable for harm caused by the accepting, dispensing, or administering of drugs returned in strict compliance with Section 562.1085 unless the harm is caused by:

(1) wilful or wanton acts of negligence;

(2) conscious indifference or reckless disregard for the safety of others; or

(3) intentional conduct.

(b) This section does not limit, or in any way affect or diminish, the liability of a drug seller or manufacturer under Chapter 82, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.

(c) This section does not apply if harm results from the failure to fully and completely comply with the requirements of Section 562.1085.

(d) This section does not apply to a pharmacy or manufacturer that fails to comply with the insurance provisions of Chapter 84, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.
Tex. Local Government Code § 143.081 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 143 / Section 143.081
§ 143.081. DETERMINATION OF PHYSICAL AND MENTAL FITNESS.
Status: in_force

(a) This section does not apply to a municipality with a population of 1.5 million or more.

(b) If a question arises as to whether a fire fighter or police officer is sufficiently physically or mentally fit to continue the person's duties, the fire fighter or police officer shall submit to the commission a report from the person's personal physician, psychiatrist, or psychologist, as appropriate.

(c) If the commission, the department head, or the fire fighter or police officer questions the report, the commission shall appoint a physician, psychiatrist, or psychologist, as appropriate, to examine the fire fighter or police officer and to submit a report to the commission, the department head, and the person.

(d) If the report of the appointed physician, psychiatrist, or psychologist, as appropriate, disagrees with the report of the fire fighter's or police officer's personal physician, psychiatrist, or psychologist, as appropriate, the commission shall appoint a three-member board composed of a physician, a psychiatrist, and a psychologist, or any combination, as appropriate, to examine the fire fighter or police officer. The board's findings as to the person's fitness for duty shall determine the issue.

(e) The fire fighter or police officer shall pay the cost of the services of the person's personal physician, psychiatrist, or psychologist, as appropriate. The municipality shall pay all other costs.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1902.055 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1902 / Section 1902.055
§ 1902.055. TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS.
Status: in_force

If the functions necessary to the proper implementation of duties under this chapter are transferred to another entity, the powers and duties under this chapter are transferred to that entity.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 23.110 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 23 / Section 23.110
§ 23.110. WINDING UP AND TERMINATION OF SUBORDINATE BODY.
Status: in_force

(a) On the winding up and termination of a subordinate body attached to a grand body, all property and rights existing in the subordinate body pass to and vest in the grand body to which it was attached, subject to the payment of any debt owed by the subordinate body.

(b) Notwithstanding a grand body's liability for the debt of a subordinate body under Subsection (a), the grand body is not liable for an amount greater than the actual cash value of the subordinate body's effects or authority.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2402.051 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2402 / Section 2402.051
§ 2402.051. PERMIT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not operate a transportation network company or delivery network company in this state without obtaining and maintaining a permit issued under this chapter.

(b) The department shall issue a permit to each applicant that meets the requirements of this chapter and pays the fee required by Section 2402.052.
Tex. Government Code § 552.143 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 552 / Section 552.143
§ 552.143. CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN INVESTMENT INFORMATION.
Status: repealed

(a) All information prepared or provided by a private investment fund and held by a governmental body that is not listed in Section 552.0225(b) is confidential and excepted from the requirements of Section 552.021.

(b) Unless the information has been publicly released, pre-investment and post-investment diligence information, including reviews and analyses, prepared or maintained by a governmental body or a private investment fund is confidential and excepted from the requirements of Section 552.021, except to the extent it is subject to disclosure under Subsection (c).

(c) All information regarding a governmental body's direct purchase, holding, or disposal of restricted securities that is not listed in Section 552.0225(b)(2)-(9), (11), or (13)-(16) is confidential and excepted from the requirements of Section 552.021. This subsection does not apply to a governmental body's purchase, holding, or disposal of restricted securities for the purpose of reinvestment nor does it apply to a private investment fund's investment in restricted securities. This subsection applies to information regarding a direct purchase, holding, or disposal of restricted securities by the Texas growth fund, created under Section 70, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, that is not listed in Section 552.0225(b).

(d) For the purposes of this chapter:

(1) "Private investment fund" means an entity, other than a governmental body, that issues restricted securities to a governmental body to evidence the investment of public funds for the purpose of reinvestment.

(2) "Reinvestment" means investment in a person that makes or will make other investments.

(3) "Restricted securities" has the meaning assigned by 17 C.F.R. Section 230.144(a)(3).

(e) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 4, Sec. 17.05(1), eff. September 28, 2011.

(f) This section does not apply to the Texas Mutual Insurance Company or a successor to the company.
Tex. Education Code § 51.807 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.807
§ 51.807. RULEMAKING.
Status: in_force

(a) The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board may adopt rules relating to the operation of admissions programs under this subchapter, including rules relating to the identification of eligible students.

(b) The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, after consulting with the Texas Education Agency, by rule shall establish standards for determining for purposes of this subchapter:

(1) whether a private high school is accredited by a generally recognized accrediting organization; and

(2) whether a person completed a high school curriculum that is equivalent in content and rigor to the curriculum requirements established under Section 28.025 for the foundation high school program or the distinguished level of achievement under the foundation high school program.
Tex. Education Code § 30B.106 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 30B / Section 30B.106
§ 30B.106. FUNDING.
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of calculating the average daily attendance of students attending a full-time hybrid campus or full-time virtual campus, the commissioner shall use the number of full-time equivalent students enrolled in the full-time hybrid or full-time virtual campus multiplied by the average attendance rate of the school district or open-enrollment charter school that offers the full-time hybrid or full-time virtual campus not including any student enrolled full-time in a full-time hybrid or full-time virtual campus. In the event that a reliable attendance rate cannot be determined under this section, the commissioner shall use the statewide average attendance rate.

(b) The commissioner shall provide proportionate funding to the applicable school district or open-enrollment charter school for a student that alternates attendance between a traditional, in-person campus setting and the full-time hybrid or full-time virtual campus of any single district or school in the same school year.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3894.161 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3894 / Section 3894.161
§ 3894.161. PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT REQUIRED TO IMPOSE TAXES OR BORROW MONEY, INCLUDING BONDS.
Status: in_force

Before the district may issue bonds, impose taxes, or borrow money, the district and the city must negotiate and execute a mutually approved and accepted interlocal project development agreement regarding the development plans and rules for:

(1) the development and operation of the district; and

(2) the financing of improvement projects.
Tex. Education Code § 102.16 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 102 / Section 102.16
§ 102.16. MEETINGS.
Status: in_force

The chairman of the board may convene the board to consider any business connected with the university whenever he deems it expedient.
Tex. Family Code § 262.409 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 262 / Section 262.409
§ 262.409. AMENDED FAMILY PRESERVATION SERVICES PLAN.
Status: in_force

(a) A family preservation services plan may be amended at any time. The department or single source continuum contractor and the parents of a child who is a candidate for foster care shall jointly develop any amendment to the plan. The department or contractor must inform the parents of their rights related to the amended family preservation services plan process.

(b) The parents and the person preparing the amended family preservation services plan shall sign the amended plan, and the department or single source continuum contractor shall submit the amended plan to the court for review.

(c) If the parents are unwilling to participate in the development of the amended family preservation services plan, the department or single source continuum contractor may submit the amended plan to the court without the parents' signatures.

(d) The amended family preservation services plan takes effect on the date the court certifies that the amended plan complies with the court's order for family preservation services and is narrowly tailored to address the factors that make the child a candidate for foster care. The court may hold a hearing to review the amended plan for compliance.

(e) The amended family preservation services plan is in effect until:

(1) the 180th day after the date the court's order for family preservation services is signed, unless renewed by an order of the court; or

(2) the date the amended plan is modified or revoked by the court.
Tex. Government Code § 329.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 329 / Section 329.003
§ 329.003. COMPOSITION OF COMMISSION; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission is composed of:

(1) nine members appointed by the governor;

(2) two members appointed by the lieutenant governor, who are members or officers of the senate;

(3) two members appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives, who are members or officers of the house of representatives;

(4) the chair of the standing committee of the senate with primary jurisdiction over uniform state laws;

(5) the chair of the standing committee of the house of representatives with primary jurisdiction over uniform state laws;

(6) the executive director of the Texas Legislative Council or a person designated by the executive director; and

(7) in addition to the persons described by Subdivisions (1) through (6), residents of this state who have long service in the cause of uniformity in state legislation as shown by:

(A) at least 20 years of service representing the state as an associate member of the national conference;

(B) election as a life member of the national conference; or

(C) at least 15 years of service as a member of the commission and at least five years of combined service as a judge or justice of a trial or appellate court of this state.

(b) Appointments to the commission shall be made without regard to the race, creed, sex, religion, or national origin of the appointees.

(c) Members appointed by the governor under Subsection (a)(1) serve staggered six-year terms, with the terms of three members expiring September 30 of each even-numbered year.

(d) Members appointed by the lieutenant governor under Subsection (a)(2) serve at the pleasure of the lieutenant governor.

(e) Members appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives under Subsection (a)(3) serve at the pleasure of the speaker.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8083.0202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8083 / Section 8083.0202
§ 8083.0202. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) On or after the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8083.0103; 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 8083.0103 and the terms of the temporary directors have expired, successor temporary 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 8083.0103; 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 may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8025.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8025 / Section 8025.0402
§ 8025.0402. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 8025.0401, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.