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Tex. Labor Code § 402.00112 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 402 / Section 402.00112
§ 402.00112. INVESTIGATION OF DIVISION.
Status: in_force

The department shall investigate the conduct of the work of the division. For that purpose, the department shall have access at any time to all division books and records and may require an officer or employee of the division to furnish written or oral information.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 823.007 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 823 / Section 823.007
§ 823.007. INJUNCTION.
Status: in_force

A court of competent jurisdiction may, on the petition of any person, prohibit by injunction the substantial violation of this chapter.
Tex. Local Government Code § 263.006 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 263 / Section 263.006
§ 263.006. EXCHANGE OF REAL PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court of a county, by an order entered in its minutes, may authorize the exchange of an interest in real property owned by the county for an interest in real property owned by an individual, private partnership or corporation, or other private entity, to be used for one or more public purposes for which a county otherwise may acquire land. The exchange transaction may include a partial cash payment.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (d), before the commissioners court exchanges an interest in real property under this section, notice that the county will consider offers for an exchange of the interest in real property must be published in English in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the real property is located and in the county that owns the interest if not the same county. The notice must be published once a week for three consecutive weeks before the date of the exchange, with the date of the first publication being before the 20th day before the date of the exchange.

(c) The county shall obtain an appraisal of the fair market value of the interest in real property owned and being exchanged by the county, and the appraisal is conclusive for purposes of this section of the value so determined. An exchange may not be made under this section for a total consideration, including cash and interest in real property, that is less than the fair market value of the interest in real property being exchanged by the county. The commissioners court may reject any and all offers made under this section.

(d) An exchange of an interest in real property originally acquired by the county for street, right-of-way, or easement purposes as consideration for the acquisition of another interest in real property for street, right-of-way, or easement purposes is not subject to the notice requirements of Subsection (b) but is subject to the appraisal required by Subsection (c), whether or not the exchange transaction includes a partial cash payment.

(e) This section does not apply to the exchange of an interest in real property owned by a county for an interest in real property owned by the United States, this state, or a municipality or other political subdivision of this state.
Tex. Insurance Code § 651.204 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 651 / Section 651.204
§ 651.204. REVOCATION OR SUSPENSION OF LICENSE.
Status: in_force

After notice and hearing, the department may revoke or suspend a license if:

(1) the department finds:

(A) that the license holder has violated this chapter or a rule adopted by the commissioner under this chapter; or

(B) the existence of a fact or condition that, if the fact or condition existed at the time of the original application for the license, clearly would have warranted the refusal of the license; or

(2) the department learns from any source that the license holder has failed to return all amounts due from an insurance premium finance company to the person whose insurance policy has been canceled as required by Section 651.162.
Tex. Family Code § 3.203 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 3 / Section 3.203
§ 3.203. ORDER IN WHICH PROPERTY IS SUBJECT TO EXECUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A judge may determine, as deemed just and equitable, the order in which particular separate or community property is subject to execution and sale to satisfy a judgment, if the property subject to liability for a judgment includes any combination of:

(1) a spouse's separate property;

(2) community property subject to a spouse's sole management, control, and disposition;

(3) community property subject to the other spouse's sole management, control, and disposition; and

(4) community property subject to the spouses' joint management, control, and disposition.

(b) In determining the order in which particular property is subject to execution and sale, the judge shall consider the facts surrounding the transaction or occurrence on which the suit is based.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1369.362 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1369 / Section 1369.362
§ 1369.362. LEGISLATIVE DECLARATION.
Status: in_force

It is the intent of the legislature that, except with respect to the benefits excluded under Section 1369.352, the requirements contained in this subchapter apply to all health benefit plan issuers and pharmacy benefit managers unless otherwise prohibited by federal law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8845.062 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8845 / Section 8845.062
§ 8845.062. EMPLOYEES AND CONTRACT PERSONNEL.
Status: in_force

(a) The general manager or the board may:

(1) employ other persons necessary to properly handle the district's business and operation; and

(2) employ or contract with expert and specialized personnel who are necessary to carry out this chapter.

(b) The board shall determine the terms of employment and the compensation to be paid to employees under this section.

(c) The district shall pay for any bond that an employee of or a person under contract with the district is required to furnish under Section 36.057(d), Water Code.

(d) The general manager or the board may dismiss an employee of the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8070.0103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8070 / Section 8070.0103
§ 8070.0103. 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. Local Government Code § 262.0256 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 262 / Section 262.0256
§ 262.0256. PRE-BID CONFERENCE FOR CERTAIN COUNTIES OR A DISTRICT GOVERNED BY THOSE COUNTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court of the county or the governing body of a district or authority created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, if the governing body is the commissioners court of the county in which the district is located, may require a principal, officer, or employee of each prospective bidder to attend a mandatory pre-bid conference conducted for the purpose of discussing contract requirements and answering questions of prospective bidders.

(b) After a conference is conducted under Subsection (a), any additional required notice for the proposed purchase may be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested, only to prospective bidders who attended the conference. Notice under this subsection is not subject to the requirements of Section 262.025.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8270.204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8270 / Section 8270.204
§ 8270.204. PAYMENT OF TAX OR ASSESSMENT NOT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The district is not required to pay a tax or assessment on:

(1) district property; or

(2) a purchase made by the district.
Tex. Water Code § 62.292 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 62 / Section 62.292
§ 62.292. PETITION.
Status: in_force

Before territory is annexed to the district, a petition signed by 50 or a majority of the electors residing in the adjacent territory proposed to be annexed shall be presented to the commission, requesting an election in the adjacent territory to determine whether or not the territory will be annexed and whether or not it will assume its pro rata part of the outstanding bonded debt of the district.
Tex. Labor Code § 301.192 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 301 / Section 301.192
§ 301.192. CORRECTION OF CHILD-CARE FRAUD, WASTE, AND ABUSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall ensure that corrective action is initiated against a child-care provider who commits fraud, including:

(1) temporarily or permanently withholding payments to the provider for child-care services already delivered;

(2) recovering money paid for child care from the child-care provider;

(3) stopping the provision of authorized child care at the provider's facility or location; or

(4) taking any other action consistent with the intent of the governing statutes or rules to investigate, prevent, or stop suspected fraud.

(b) The commission shall ensure that corrective action is initiated against a parent who commits fraud, including:

(1) recovering money paid for child care from the parent;

(2) declaring the parent ineligible for future child care under a commission program;

(3) limiting the enrollment of the parent's child to a regulated child-care provider; or

(4) taking any other action consistent with the intent of the governing statutes or rules to investigate, prevent, or stop suspected fraud.

(c) If the commission proposes to take a corrective action under Subsection (a) or (b), the provider or parent is entitled to appeal the proposed corrective action in accordance with procedures adopted by the commission by rule.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3864.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3864 / Section 3864.201
§ 3864.201. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES AND BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds, notes, and other obligations secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 3864.203.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Subchapter L, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) Section 375.243, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.

(d) All or any part of any facilities or improvements that may be acquired by a district by the issuance of its bonds may be submitted as a single proposition or as several propositions to be voted on at the election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8272.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8272 / Section 8272.102
§ 8272.102. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCES OR RESOLUTIONS.
Status: in_force

Subject to the limitations of Section 54.016, Water Code, the district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution adopted by the city council of the City of Houston, including an ordinance or resolution adopted before September 1, 2001, that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of lands in the district.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 63.145 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 63 / Section 63.145
§ 63.145. REFUSAL OF INSPECTION OR SAMPLING.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person refuses, conspires to refuse, or causes another person to refuse to permit entry, inspection, sampling, or the examination and copying of invoices or transportation records under Subchapter F of this chapter.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor unless it is shown that the person has previously been convicted of an offense under this subchapter, in which event it is a Class B misdemeanor.
Tex. Government Code § 479.0203 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 479 / Section 479.0203
§ 479.0203. PLEDGE OF SURCHARGES TO GUARANTEE OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

An endorsing municipality or endorsing county may guarantee its obligations under a motor sports racing event support contract and this chapter by pledging, in addition to the tax revenue deposited under Section 479.0102, surcharges from user fees charged in connection with the motor sports racing event, including parking or ticket fees.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 74.153 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 74 / Section 74.153
§ 74.153. COST-SHARING PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may contract to obtain boll weevil eradication services for the state with the entity named under Section 74.1011.

(b) The department may spend money under the cost-sharing program only in a zone in which:

(1) a boll weevil eradication project under this chapter is active; or

(2) boll weevil eradication has been declared complete by the United States Department of Agriculture or its designee.
Tex. Occupations Code § 301.454 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 301 / Section 301.454
§ 301.454. NOTICE AND HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) Except in the case of a temporary suspension authorized under Section 301.455 or 301.4551 or an action taken in accordance with an agreement between the board and a license holder, the board may not take any disciplinary action relating to a license unless:

(1) the board has served notice to the license holder of the facts or conduct alleged to warrant the intended action; and

(2) the license holder has been given an opportunity, in writing or through an informal meeting, to show compliance with all requirements of law for the retention of the license.

(b) If an informal meeting is held, a board member, staff member, or board representative who attends the meeting is considered to have participated in the hearing of the case for the purposes of ex parte communications under Section 2001.061, Government Code.

(c) A person is entitled to a hearing conducted by the State Office of Administrative Hearings if the board proposes to:

(1) refuse to admit the person to examination;

(2) refuse to issue a license or temporary permit;

(3) refuse to renew a license; or

(4) suspend or revoke the person's license or permit.

(d) The State Office of Administrative Hearings shall use the schedule of sanctions adopted by the board for any sanction imposed as the result of a hearing conducted by that office.

(e) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a person is not entitled to a hearing on a refusal to renew a license if the person:

(1) fails to submit a renewal application; or

(2) submits an application that:

(A) is incomplete;

(B) shows on its face that the person does not meet the renewal requirements; or

(C) is not accompanied by the correct fee.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8506.110 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8506 / Section 8506.110
§ 8506.110. CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE, AND OPERATION OF FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

The authority may construct, extend, improve, maintain, and reconstruct, cause to be constructed, extended, improved, maintained, and reconstructed, and use and operate facilities of any kind necessary or convenient to the exercise of the authority's powers, rights, privileges, and functions.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1120.064 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1120 / Section 1120.064
§ 1120.064. RETIREMENT BENEFITS.
Status: in_force

The board may provide retirement benefits for district employees by:

(1) establishing or administering a retirement program; or

(2) participating in:

(A) the Texas County and District Retirement System; or

(B) another statewide retirement system in which the district is eligible to participate.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8099.0103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8099 / Section 8099.0103
§ 8099.0103. 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 § 2258.025 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2258 / Section 2258.025
§ 2258.025. PAYMENT GREATER THAN PREVAILING RATE NOT PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not prohibit the payment to a worker employed on a public work an amount greater than the general prevailing rate of per diem wages.
Tex. Government Code § 489.211 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 489 / Section 489.211
§ 489.211. TEXAS PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT FUND.
Status: repealed

(a) The Texas product development fund is a fund in the state treasury.

(b) The product fund is composed of proceeds of bonds issued under this subchapter, financing application fees, loan repayments, guarantee fees, royalty receipts, dividend income, money appropriated by the legislature for authorized purposes of the product fund, amounts received by the state from loans, loan guarantees, and equity investments made under this subchapter, amounts received by the state from federal grants or other sources, and any other amounts received under this subchapter and required by the bank to be deposited in the product fund. The product fund contains a program account, an interest and sinking account, and other accounts that the bank authorizes to be created and maintained. Money in the product fund is available for use by the bank under this subchapter. Investment earnings under the product fund must be transferred to the fund created under Section 489.105. Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, any money in the product fund may be used for debt service, bond redemption, or any costs associated with debt service or bond redemption.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 690 (H.B. 1515), Sec. 16(5), eff. September 1, 2023.
Tex. Utilities Code § 39.155 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 39 / Section 39.155
§ 39.155. COMMISSION ASSESSMENT OF MARKET POWER.
Status: repealed

(a) Each person, municipally owned utility, electric cooperative, and river authority that owns generation facilities and offers electricity for sale in this state shall report to the commission its installed generation capacity, the total amount of capacity available for sale to others, the total amount of capacity under contract to others, the total amount of capacity dedicated to its own use, its annual wholesale power sales in the state, its annual retail power sales in the state, and any other information necessary for the commission to assess market power or the development of a competitive retail market in the state. The commission shall by rule prescribe the nature and detail of the reporting requirements and shall administer those reporting requirements in a manner that ensures the confidentiality of competitively sensitive information.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 410 (H.B. 1500), Sec. 46(a)(3), eff. September 1, 2023.

(c) Before the date of introduction of customer choice in a power region other than ERCOT, each electric utility owning transmission and distribution facilities in that region shall submit an annual report to the commission identifying existing and potential transmission and distribution constraints and system needs in the power region, alternatives for meeting system needs, and recommendations for meeting system needs as directed by the commission.

(d) In a qualifying power region, the report required by Subsection (c) shall be submitted by the independent organization or organizations having authority over the power region or discrete areas thereof.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3849.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3849 / Section 3849.105
§ 3849.105. AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT.
Status: in_force

To protect the public interest, the district may contract with a qualified party, including Harris County or the City of Houston, to provide law enforcement services in the district for a fee.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 444.005 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 444 / Section 444.005
§ 444.005. PROGRAM FUNDING.
Status: in_force

In addition to money appropriated by the legislature, the commission may impose a fee on each prescription drug sold under the program or establish another funding method to administer the program.
Tex. Insurance Code § 427.055 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 427 / Section 427.055
§ 427.055. PAYMENT OF PRINCIPAL OR INTEREST ON CERTAIN LIABILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) An insurer or health maintenance organization may not pay principal or interest on a subordinated liability assumed under Section 427.052 or Subchapter C, Chapter 823, on or after September 1, 1995, unless:

(1) the payment complies with a schedule of payments contained in the agreement approved by the commissioner in accordance with Section 427.052 or Subchapter C, Chapter 823; or

(2) if the payment does not comply with the schedule of payments contained in the agreement or the agreement does not contain a payment schedule, the insurer or health maintenance organization provides written notice to the commissioner not later than the 15th day before the scheduled payment date.

(b) A loan, debenture, revenue bond, or advance agreement issued to an insurer or health maintenance organization before September 1, 1995, and any subsequent payment of principal or interest on the indebtedness are governed by the law in effect on the date of issuance.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1040.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1040 / Section 1040.153
§ 1040.153. FISCAL YEAR.
Status: in_force

The district operates on a fiscal year established by the board.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 483.047 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 483 / Section 483.047
§ 483.047. REFILLING PRESCRIPTION WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as authorized by Subsections (b) and (b-1), a pharmacist commits an offense if the pharmacist refills a prescription unless:

(1) the prescription contains an authorization by the practitioner for the refilling of the prescription, and the pharmacist refills the prescription in the manner provided by the authorization; or

(2) at the time of refilling the prescription, the pharmacist is authorized to do so by the practitioner who issued the prescription.

(b) A pharmacist may exercise his professional judgment in refilling a prescription for a dangerous drug without the authorization of the prescribing practitioner provided:

(1) failure to refill the prescription might result in an interruption of a therapeutic regimen or create patient suffering;

(2) either:

(A) a natural or manmade disaster has occurred which prohibits the pharmacist from being able to contact the practitioner; or

(B) the pharmacist is unable to contact the practitioner after reasonable effort;

(3) the quantity of drug dispensed does not exceed a 72-hour supply;

(4) the pharmacist informs the patient or the patient's agent at the time of dispensing that the refill is being provided without such authorization and that authorization of the practitioner is required for future refills; and

(5) the pharmacist informs the practitioner of the emergency refill at the earliest reasonable time.

(b-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (b), in the event of a natural or manmade disaster, a pharmacist may dispense not more than a 30-day supply of a dangerous drug without the authorization of the prescribing practitioner if:

(1) failure to refill the prescription might result in an interruption of a therapeutic regimen or create patient suffering;

(2) the natural or manmade disaster prohibits the pharmacist from being able to contact the practitioner;

(3) the governor has declared a state of disaster under Chapter 418, Government Code; and

(4) the board, through the executive director, has notified pharmacies in this state that pharmacists may dispense up to a 30-day supply of a dangerous drug.

(b-2) The prescribing practitioner is not liable for an act or omission by a pharmacist in dispensing a dangerous drug under Subsection (b-1).

(c) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor unless it is shown on the trial of the defendant that the defendant has previously been convicted under this chapter, in which event the offense is a Class A misdemeanor.