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Tex. Water Code § 5.178 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 5 / Section 5.178
§ 5.178. BIENNIAL REPORTS.
Status: repealed

(a) On or before December 1 of each even-numbered year, the commission shall file with the governor and the members of the legislature a written report that includes a statement of the activities of the commission during the preceding fiscal biennium.

(b) The report due by December 1 of an even-numbered year shall include, in addition:

(1) the commission's recommendations for necessary and desirable legislation; and

(2) the following reports:

(A) the assessments and reports required by Section 361.0219(c), Health and Safety Code;

(B) the reports required by Section 26.0135(d) and Section 5.02, Chapter 133, Acts of the 69th Legislature, Regular Session, 1985; and

(C) a summary of the analyses and assessments required by Section 5.1773.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., 3rd C.S., ch. 3, Sec. 7.04(b).

(d) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1083, Sec. 25(164), eff. June 17, 2011.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1085.0585 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1085 / Section 1085.0585
§ 1085.0585. EMPLOYMENT OF PHYSICIANS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may employ physicians as the board considers necessary for the efficient operation of the district.

(b) The board shall adopt and maintain policies to ensure that a physician employed under this section exercises independent medical judgment when providing care to patients at a district facility. The policies adopted under this subsection must include policies relating to:

(1) credentialing;

(2) quality assurance;

(3) utilization review;

(4) peer review;

(5) medical decision-making; and

(6) due process.

(c) A physician employed by the district under this section is subject to the same standards and procedures regarding credentialing, peer review, quality of care, and privileges as a physician not employed by the district.

(d) The district shall give equal consideration regarding the issuance of credentials and privileges to physicians employed by the district and physicians not employed by the district.

(e) A physician employed by the district shall retain independent medical judgment in providing care to patients at a facility operated by the district and may not be penalized for reasonably advocating for patient care.

(f) The board shall appoint a chief medical officer for the district who must be a physician. For all matters relating to the practice of medicine, each physician employed by the district shall ultimately report to the chief medical officer of the district. The chief medical officer shall notify the Texas Medical Board that the district is employing physicians under this section and that the chief medical officer is the district's designated contact with the Texas Medical Board. The chief medical officer shall immediately report to the Texas Medical Board any action or event that the chief medical officer reasonably and in good faith believes constitutes a compromise of the independent medical judgment of a physician in caring for a patient.

(g) This section may not be construed as altering, voiding, or prohibiting any relationship between a district and a physician, including a contract or arrangement with an approved nonprofit health corporation that is certified under Section 162.001(b), Occupations Code, and that holds a certificate of authority issued under Chapter 844, Insurance Code.

(h) A contract to employ a physician under this section may not include a covenant not to compete on termination of the contract.

(i) This section may not be construed to authorize the board to supervise or control the practice of medicine, as prohibited by Subtitle B, Title 3, Occupations Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7936.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7936 / Section 7936.202
§ 7936.202. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Tex. Estates Code § 112.001 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 112 / Section 112.001
§ 112.001. DEFINITION OF COMMUNITY PROPERTY SURVIVORSHIP AGREEMENT.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "community property survivorship agreement" means an agreement between spouses creating a right of survivorship in community property.
Tex. Water Code § 5.238 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 5 / Section 5.238
§ 5.238. ADMINISTRATIVE ACCOUNT.
Status: in_force

The commission administrative account is an account in the general revenue fund. The account consists of reimbursements to the commission for services provided by the commission and other sources specified by law and authorized by legislative appropriation.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 143.015 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 143 / Section 143.015
§ 143.015. CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) An employer commits an offense if the employer:

(1) violates Section 143.002;

(2) refuses to allow the board or its representative to enter the employer's place of business to conduct an investigation authorized by this chapter;

(3) refuses to permit the board or its representative to inspect or copy the employer's records or other documents related to the enforcement of this chapter;

(4) makes an oral statement that the employer is required by the commissioner to make and the statement made is false; or

(5) otherwise violates this chapter or any provision of the employer's permit.

(b) A person commits an offense if the person violates a rule adopted by the board.

(c) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $25 or more than $200, imprisonment for not less than 30 days or more than 60 days, or both.
Tex. Insurance Code § 425.161 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 425 / Section 425.161
§ 425.161. ACTING AS REAL ESTATE BROKER OR SALESPERSON PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

A domestic insurance company or another insurance company specifically made subject to this subchapter may not engage in the business of a broker or salesperson as defined by Chapter 1101, Occupations Code, except that the company may hold, improve, maintain, manage, rent, lease, sell, exchange, or convey any of the real property interests owned as investments under Sections 425.109-425.132 and 425.151-425.153.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3815.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3815 / Section 3815.152
§ 3815.152. DISBURSEMENTS AND TRANSFERS OF MONEY.
Status: in_force

The board by resolution shall establish the number of directors' signatures and the procedure required for a disbursement or transfer of the district's money.
Tex. Finance Code § 89.102 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 89 / Section 89.102
§ 89.102. GENERAL ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may require an association that knowingly violates this subtitle or a rule adopted under this subtitle to pay to the Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending an administrative penalty not to exceed $1,000 for each day that the violation occurs after notice of the violation is given by the commissioner.

(b) On the commissioner's certification that an association has not paid a penalty assessed under this section, the attorney general may file suit to collect the penalty.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3967.0311 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3967 / Section 3967.0311
§ 3967.0311. REGIONAL PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT.
Status: in_force

The district may negotiate and enter into a written regional participation agreement with a municipality under Section 43.0754, Local Government Code.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 161.301 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 161 / Section 161.301
§ 161.301. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "fund" means the Chris Kyker Endowment for Seniors Fund established under this subchapter.
Tex. Utilities Code § 163.090 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 163 / Section 163.090
§ 163.090. DISSOLUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The participating public entities of an agency may by concurrent ordinance dissolve the agency.

(b) Concurrent ordinances dissolving an agency must:

(1) contain identical provisions;

(2) state that the agency will be dissolved upon the winding up of agency affairs;

(3) direct the board or boards of the agency to wind up the business and affairs of the agency and to inform the participating public entities by resolution when the winding up of the business and affairs of the agency is complete; and

(4) state the date on which the dissolution takes effect, provided that the date provides sufficient time for the board or boards of the agency to wind up agency affairs.

(c) The participating public entities may not dissolve an agency if the dissolution will impair the rights or remedies of holders of obligations issued by the agency.

(d) The dissolved agency continues to exist to:

(1) satisfy existing liabilities or obligations;

(2) collect, distribute, or liquidate its assets; and

(3) take any other action required to adjust and wind up its business and affairs.

(e) The assets of the dissolved agency that remain after all liabilities or obligations of the agency have been satisfied shall be distributed to the public entities that created the agency. The public entities shall establish the method of distribution by agreement.

(f) An agreement between a public entity and an agency entered into before September 1, 2015, regarding the distribution of the agency's assets after dissolution is enforceable according to the terms of the agreement, regardless of a provision to the contrary in this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1076.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1076 / Section 1076.002
§ 1076.002. AUTHORITY FOR CREATION.
Status: in_force

The Starr County Hospital District of Starr County, Texas, is created under the authority of Section 9, Article IX, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Water Code § 32.102 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 32 / Section 32.102
§ 32.102. COPIES OF PERMIT FILING REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall send to the department a copy of each permit issued under this chapter.

(b) Before beginning injection operations, a person receiving a permit for a subsurface area drip dispersal system shall file a copy of the permit with the applicable local health authorities of the area in which the system is located.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 382.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 382 / Section 382.002
§ 382.002. POLICY AND PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The policy of this state and the purpose of this chapter are to safeguard the state's air resources from pollution by controlling or abating air pollution and emissions of air contaminants, consistent with the protection of public health, general welfare, and physical property, including the esthetic enjoyment of air resources by the public and the maintenance of adequate visibility.

(b) It is intended that this chapter be vigorously enforced and that violations of this chapter or any rule or order of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality result in expeditious initiation of enforcement actions as provided by this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3799.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3799 / Section 3799.107
§ 3799.107. APPROVAL BY CITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the district must obtain the approval of the city for:

(1) the issuance of bonds;

(2) the plans and specifications of an improvement project financed by bonds; and

(3) the plans and specifications of an improvement project related to the use of land owned by the city, an easement granted by the city, or a right-of-way of a street, road, or highway.

(b) The district may not issue bonds until the governing body of the city adopts a resolution or ordinance authorizing the issuance of the bonds.

(c) If the district obtains the approval of the city's governing body of a capital improvements budget for a period not to exceed 10 years, the district may finance the capital improvements and issue bonds specified in the budget without further approval from the city.

(d) The governing body of the city:

(1) is not required to adopt a resolution or ordinance to approve plans and specifications described by Subsection (a); and

(2) may establish an administrative process to approve plans and specifications described by Subsection (a) without the involvement of the governing body.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3893.257 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3893 / Section 3893.257
§ 3893.257. FILING OF ORDER WITH COUNTY CLERK AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
Status: in_force

The board shall keep in the records of the consolidated district, recorded in the office of the county clerk in each of the counties in the consolidated district, a consolidation order issued by the board. The board shall file the consolidation order with the executive director of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
Tex. Government Code § 1232.066 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1232 / Section 1232.066
§ 1232.066. BOARD AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board's authority under this chapter is limited to the financing of:

(1) the acquisition or construction of a building;

(2) the purchase or lease of equipment;

(3) stranded costs of a municipal power agency; or

(4) customer rate relief bonds approved by the Railroad Commission of Texas in accordance with Subchapter I, Chapter 104, Utilities Code.

(b) The board's authority does not affect the authority of the commission or any other state agency.

(c) Buildings and equipment financed by the authority under this chapter do not become part of other property to which they may be attached or into which they may be incorporated, without regard to whether the other property is real or personal.
Tex. Government Code § 842.054 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 842 / Section 842.054
§ 842.054. CLASS A.
Status: in_force

In a case of involuntary termination under Section 842.053, the retirement system shall make a proportionate transfer to the individual account of each member of the subdivision eligible to retire based on the ratio that the member's current service credit bears to the total current service credit of the class. The transfer to a member's individual account may not exceed 100 percent of the member's current service credit.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1704.159 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1704 / Section 1704.159
§ 1704.159. DECISION ON APPLICATION; BOARD ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) After the hearing under Section 1704.158, the board shall enter an order conditionally approving the application unless the board determines that a ground exists to deny the application. If the board determines that a ground exists to deny the application, the board shall enter an order denying the application.

(b) An order issued under Subsection (a) conditionally approving an application becomes final on the date the applicant complies with the security requirements of Section 1704.160.

(c) A board shall give written notice to an applicant of the board's decision on the application.
Tex. Government Code § 495.028 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 495 / Section 495.028
§ 495.028. IMPLEMENTATION OF REENTRY AND REINTEGRATION PLAN.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may contract and coordinate with private vendors, units of local government, or other entities to implement the comprehensive reentry and reintegration plan developed under Section 501.092, including contracting to:

(1) coordinate the supervision and services provided to offenders in correctional facilities with any supervision or services provided to offenders who have been released or discharged from the correctional facility;

(2) provide offenders awaiting release or discharge with documents that are necessary after release or discharge, including identification papers, medical prescriptions, job training certificates, and referrals to services; and

(3) provide housing and structured programs, including group homes for recovering substance abusers, through which offenders are provided services immediately following release or discharge.

(b) To ensure accountability, any contract entered into under this section must contain specific performance measures that the department shall use to evaluate compliance with the terms of the contract.
Tex. Tax Code § 151.3051 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 151 / Section 151.3051
§ 151.3051. SALES THROUGH CERTAIN VENDING MACHINES.
Status: in_force

(a) The sale of tangible personal property through a vending machine is exempt from the taxes imposed by this chapter if:

(1) the sale is made by a nonprofit organization that is exempt from federal income taxation under Section 501(a), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, by being listed as an exempt organization in Section 501(c)(3) of that code;

(2) the machine is owned by the nonprofit organization; and

(3) the machine is stocked and maintained by individuals with special needs as part of an independent life skills and education program operated by the nonprofit organization.

(b) A nonprofit organization that makes a sale exempt from taxation under this section must maintain records demonstrating that the sale is eligible for the exemption.
Tex. Property Code § 115.011 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 115 / Section 115.011
§ 115.011. PARTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) Any interested person may bring an action under Section 115.001 of this Act.

(b) Contingent beneficiaries designated as a class are not necessary parties to an action under Section 115.001. The only necessary parties to such an action are:

(1) a beneficiary of the trust on whose act or obligation the action is predicated;

(2) a beneficiary of the trust designated by name, other than a beneficiary whose interest has been distributed, extinguished, terminated, or paid;

(3) a person who is actually receiving distributions from the trust estate at the time the action is filed; and

(4) the trustee, if a trustee is serving at the time the action is filed.

(c) The attorney general shall be given notice of any proceeding involving a charitable trust as provided by Chapter 123 of this code.

(d) A beneficiary of a trust may intervene and contest the right of the plaintiff to recover in an action against the trustee as representative of the trust for a tort committed in the course of the trustee's administration or on a contract executed by the trustee.
Tex. Government Code § 509.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 509 / Section 509.003
§ 509.003. STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) The division shall propose and the board shall adopt reasonable rules establishing:

(1) minimum standards for programs, community corrections facilities and other facilities, equipment, and other aspects of the operation of departments;

(2) a list and description of core services that should be provided by each department;

(3) methods for measuring the success of community supervision and corrections programs, including methods for measuring rates of diversion, program completion, and recidivism;

(4) a format for strategic plans; and

(5) minimum standards for the operation of substance abuse facilities and programs funded through the division.

(b) In establishing standards relating to the operation of departments, the division shall consider guidelines developed and presented by the advisory committee on community supervision and corrections department management to the judicial advisory council established under Section 493.003(b).

(c) A substance abuse facility or program operating under the standards is not required to be licensed or otherwise approved by any other state or local agency.

(d) The division shall develop a screening and evaluation procedure for use in accordance with Section 76.017. The division shall determine if a single screening and evaluation procedure may be used in each program. If the division determines that a single procedure is not feasible, the division shall identify and approve procedures that may be used.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1024.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1024 / Section 1024.005
§ 1024.005. DISTRICT SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE NOT STATE OBLIGATION.
Status: in_force

The state may not become obligated for the support or maintenance of the district.
Tex. Government Code § 411.526 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.526
§ 411.526. NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND PENALTY.
Status: in_force

If, after investigation of a possible violation and the facts surrounding the possible violation, the department determines that a violation occurred, the department shall issue to the respondent a notice of alleged violation stating:

(1) a brief summary of the alleged violation;

(2) the amount of the recommended administrative penalty; and

(3) that the respondent has the right to a hearing to contest the alleged violation, the amount of the penalty, or both.
Tex. Family Code § 233.002 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 233 / Section 233.002
§ 233.002. AGREEMENTS ENCOURAGED.
Status: in_force

To the extent permitted by this chapter, the Title IV-D agency shall encourage agreement of the parties.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 45A.402 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 45A / Section 45A.402
§ 45A.402. DISMISSAL OF COMPLAINT ON COMMITMENT OF PERSON WITH CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY.
Status: in_force

(a) On a plea of guilty or nolo contendere by a defendant or on a finding of guilt in a misdemeanor case punishable by fine only, a justice or municipal court may defer further proceedings for a 90-day period without entering an adjudication of guilt if:

(1) the court finds that the offense resulted from or was related to the defendant's chemical dependency; and

(2) an application for court-ordered treatment of the defendant is filed in accordance with Chapter 462, Health and Safety Code.

(b) At the end of the deferral period, the justice or municipal court shall dismiss the complaint if satisfactory evidence is presented that the defendant was committed for and completed court-ordered treatment in accordance with Chapter 462, Health and Safety Code. If a complaint is dismissed under this subsection, there is not a final conviction and the complaint may not be used against the person for any purpose. The docket must clearly note that the court dismissed the complaint and that there is not a final conviction. Records relating to a complaint dismissed under this subsection may be expunged under Subchapter A, B, or C, Chapter 55A.

(c) If at the conclusion of the deferral period satisfactory evidence described by Subsection (b) is not presented, the justice or municipal court may impose the fine assessed or a lesser fine. The imposition of the fine constitutes a final conviction of the defendant.
Tex. Water Code § 58.156 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.156
§ 58.156. CONVEYING PROPERTY TO THE UNITED STATES.
Status: in_force

A district may convey any property to the United States necessary for the construction, operation, or maintenance of federal reclamation works used or to be used for the benefit of the district.
Tex. Education Code § 71.01 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 71 / Section 71.01
§ 71.01. THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO.
Status: in_force

The University of Texas at San Antonio is a coeducational institution of higher education in Bexar County. The site of the university shall be on land selected by the board of regents and provided or donated for that purpose.
Tex. Government Code § 434.156 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 434 / Section 434.156
§ 434.156. MEETINGS.
Status: in_force

The council shall meet at least annually and at the call of the presiding officer.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 88.012 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 88 / Section 88.012
§ 88.012. INJUNCTION AGAINST GOVERNMENTAL VIOLATOR.
Status: in_force

A state or local governmental agency that violates or threatens to violate a provision of this chapter is subject to a civil suit for injunctive relief. The suit shall be brought in the name of the State of Texas.