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Tex. Natural Resources Code § 71.051 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 71 / Section 71.051
§ 71.051. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "City or town" means a city or town organized or chartered under the general laws of the state or under a special act or charter.

(2) "Political subdivision" means a body corporate which has a recognized and defined area.
Tex. Government Code § 54.748 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54 / Section 54.748
§ 54.748. OATH OF OFFICE.
Status: in_force

The judges of the criminal law magistrate court must take the constitutional oath of office prescribed for appointed officers.
Tex. Government Code § 157.103 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 157 / Section 157.103
§ 157.103. EXAMINATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The director shall prepare examinations under this chapter that test an applicant's knowledge, skill, and efficiency in interpreting under this chapter. The same examinations must be used for issuing a license that includes a basic designation or master designation as described by Section 157.101(d).

(b) An individual who fails an examination may apply for reexamination at a scheduled examination held at least six months after the date the individual failed the original examination.

(c) Examinations shall be offered in the state at least twice a year at times and places designated by the director.
Tex. Education Code § 61.095 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.095
§ 61.095. RESTRICTIONS.
Status: in_force

The rights, powers, and authority granted in this subchapter shall not be subject to restriction, limitation, obligation, or requirement provided in Section 61.058 of this code or Articles 665 through 678m, inclusive, of Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes, notwithstanding any other provision in this subchapter.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 171.093 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 171 / Section 171.093
§ 171.093. HEARING; NOTICE.
Status: in_force

The court shall hear each initial and subsequent application under this subchapter in the manner and with the notice required by law or court rule for making and hearing a motion filed in a pending civil action in a district court or the business court, as applicable.
Tex. Finance Code § 394.203 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 394 / Section 394.203
§ 394.203. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter, this subchapter applies to a provider regardless of whether the provider charges a fee or receives consideration for a service.

(b) The business of providing debt management services is conducted in this state if the debt management services provider solicits or contracts with consumers located in this state.

(c) This subchapter does not apply to:

(1) an attorney licensed to practice in this state, unless the attorney holds the attorney's self out to the public as a provider or is employed, affiliated with, or otherwise working on behalf of a provider;

(2) a title insurance or abstract company employee or agent, or other person legally authorized to engage in escrow business in the state, only while engaged in the escrow business;

(3) a judicial officer or person acting under a court order;

(4) a person who has legal authority under federal or state law to act as a representative payee for a consumer, only to the extent the person is paying bills or other debts on behalf of that consumer;

(5) a person who pays bills or other debts owed by a consumer and on behalf of a consumer, if the money used to make the payments belongs exclusively to the consumer and the person does not initiate any contact with individual creditors of the consumer to compromise a debt, arrange a new payment schedule, or otherwise change the terms of the debt; or

(6) a financial institution, as defined by Section 201.101.

(d) The following are not debt management services for purposes of this subchapter:

(1) an extension of credit, including consolidation or refinance of a loan; and

(2) bankruptcy services provided by an attorney licensed to practice in this state.

(e) This subchapter applies to a person who seeks to evade its applicability by any device, subterfuge, or pretense.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4019.0305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4019 / Section 4019.0305
§ 4019.0305. MEMBERSHIP IN CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may join and pay dues to a charitable or nonprofit organization that performs a service or provides an activity consistent with the furtherance of a district purpose.
Tex. Government Code § 30.00814 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 30 / Section 30.00814
§ 30.00814. JUDGE.
Status: repealed

(a) to (c) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 139(21), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

(d) In addition to performing duties under Sections 30.00007(b)(1) and (4), the administrative municipal judge shall promulgate work rules for the administration of the municipal courts.

(e), (f) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 139(21), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

(g) Sections 30.00007(b)(2), (3), and (5) do not apply to this subchapter.
Tex. Election Code § 213.015 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 213 / Section 213.015
§ 213.015. BYSTANDERS EXCLUDED.
Status: in_force

(a) Only persons that are specifically permitted by law to attend a recount may be inside the room in which the recount is conducted, or in any hallway or corridor in the building in which the recount is conducted within 30 feet of the entrance to the room, while the recount is in progress.

(b) A recount committee chair has the same authority as that of a presiding judge at a polling place to preserve order during the recount.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7977.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7977 / Section 7977.005
§ 7977.005. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is created to serve a public purpose and benefit.

(b) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of:

(1) a municipal utility district as provided by general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and

(2) Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation, or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Government Code § 497.062 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 497 / Section 497.062
§ 497.062. LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS AND COST ACCOUNTING CENTERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may certify private sector prison industries programs that meet or exceed the requirements of federal law and the rules of the board. Except as provided by Subsection (b), the board may not allow more than 750 participants in the program at any one time or authorize the operation of more than 11 cost accounting centers at any one time.

(b) The board may allow more than 750 participants in the program at one time on a temporary basis if:

(1) an employer that operates a private sector prison industries program requests in writing that the board temporarily allow more than 750 participants in the program; and

(2) the board determines that there is good cause to temporarily allow more than 750 participants in the program.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 283.028 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 283 / Section 283.028
§ 283.028. SEAL.
Status: in_force

The commissioners court's seal is the district seal. The seal shall be used to authenticate the board's acts.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1508.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1508 / Section 1508.001
§ 1508.001. PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The purposes of the Healthy Texas Program are to:

(1) provide access to quality small employer health benefit plans at an affordable price;

(2) encourage small employers to offer health benefit plan coverage to employees and the dependents of employees; and

(3) maximize reliance on proven managed care strategies and procedures.

(b) The Healthy Texas Program is not intended to diminish the availability of traditional small employer health benefit plan coverage under Chapter 1501.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 203.006 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 203 / Section 203.006
§ 203.006. MEDICAID BENEFITS.
Status: in_force

The department shall:

(1) identify areas in which federal Medicaid program benefits could be used in a manner that is cost-effective for juveniles in the juvenile justice system;

(2) develop a program to encourage application for and receipt of Medicaid benefits;

(3) provide technical assistance to counties relating to eligibility for Medicaid benefits; and

(4) monitor the extent to which counties make use of Medicaid benefits.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 104.007 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 104 / Section 104.007
§ 104.007. FUNDS FOR DEFENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) Only funds appropriated from the General Revenue Fund to the attorney general may be used to conduct the defense of an action that the attorney general is required to defend under this chapter.

(b) Conducting the defense of an action covered by this chapter includes investigating, taking depositions, making discovery, preparing for trial, preparing exhibits or other evidence, and participating in actual trial.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 8.509 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 8 / Section 8.509
§ 8.509. SPECIFICATION OF DUTIES OF SECURITIES INTERMEDIARY BY OTHER STATUTE OR REGULATION; MANNER OF PERFORMANCE OF DUTIES OF SECURITIES INTERMEDIARY AND EXERCISE OF RIGHTS OF ENTITLEMENT HOLDER.
Status: in_force

(a) If the substance of a duty imposed on a securities intermediary by Sections 8.504-8.508 is the subject of another statute, regulation, or rule, compliance with that statute, regulation, or rule satisfies the duty.

(b) To the extent that specific standards for the performance of the duties of a securities intermediary or the exercise of the rights of an entitlement holder are not specified by another statute, regulation, or rule or by agreement between the securities intermediary and the entitlement holder, the securities intermediary shall perform its duties and the entitlement holder shall exercise its rights in a commercially reasonable manner.

(c) The obligation of a securities intermediary to perform the duties imposed by Sections 8.504-8.508 is subject to:

(1) rights of the securities intermediary arising out of a security interest under a security agreement with the entitlement holder or otherwise; and

(2) rights of the securities intermediary under another law, regulation, rule, or agreement to withhold performance of its duties as a result of unfulfilled obligations of the entitlement holder to the securities intermediary.

(d) Sections 8.504-8.508 do not require a securities intermediary to take any action that is prohibited by another statute, regulation, or rule.
Tex. Government Code § 57.027 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 57 / Section 57.027
§ 57.027. CRIMINAL OFFENSE; ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person violates this subchapter or a rule adopted under this subchapter. An offense under this subsection is a Class A misdemeanor.

(b) A person who violates this subchapter or a rule adopted under this subchapter is subject to an administrative penalty assessed by the department.
Tex. Tax Code § 111.061 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 111 / Section 111.061
§ 111.061. PENALTY ON DELINQUENT TAX OR TAX REPORTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided, a penalty of five percent of the tax due shall be imposed on a person who fails to pay a tax imposed or file a report required by Title 2 or 3 of this code when due, and, if the person fails to file the report or pay the tax within 30 days after the day on which the tax or report is due, an additional five percent penalty shall be imposed.

(b) Except where another penalty for fraud or intent to evade the tax is specifically provided, an additional penalty of 50 percent of the tax due shall be imposed if it is determined that:

(1) the failure to pay the tax or file a report when due was a result of fraud or an intent to evade the tax; or

(2) the taxpayer alters, destroys, or conceals any record, document, or thing, or presents to the comptroller any altered or fraudulent record, document, or thing, or otherwise engages in fraudulent conduct, for the apparent purpose of affecting the course or outcome of an audit, investigation, redetermination, or other proceeding before the comptroller.

(c) The penalties provided by Subsection (b) are intended to be remedial in nature and are provided for the protection of state revenue and to reimburse the state for expenses incurred as a result of fraud, including expenses incurred in conducting an investigation.
Tex. Insurance Code § 281.004 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 281 / Section 281.004
§ 281.004. RETALIATORY TAXES OR OTHER CHARGES, PROHIBITIONS, AND RESTRICTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller shall impose and collect a tax or other charge or a prohibition or restriction on a foreign insurer authorized to engage in business in this state if:

(1) the foreign insurer's state of organization by law imposes a tax or other charge or a prohibition or restriction on a similar domestic insurer that is or may be authorized to engage in business in that other state; and

(2) the sum of the taxes or other charges, prohibitions, and restrictions imposed by that other state is more than the sum of the taxes or other charges, prohibitions, and restrictions that this state directly imposes on the foreign insurer.

(b) The comptroller shall impose and collect the tax or other charge, prohibition, or restriction under Subsection (a) in the same manner and for the same purpose as the foreign insurer's state of organization.

(c) The sum of the taxes or other charges that this state imposes on a foreign insurer under this subchapter may not exceed the sum of the taxes or other charges imposed by the foreign insurer's state of organization on a similar domestic insurer that is or may be authorized to engage in business in that other state.
Tex. Local Government Code § 383.053 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 383 / Section 383.053
§ 383.053. MEETINGS AND NOTICE.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may establish regular meetings to conduct district business and may hold special meetings at other times as the business of the district requires.

(b) Notice of the time, place, and purpose of a meeting of the board shall be given by posting the notice at a place convenient to the public in the district. A copy of the notice shall be furnished to a clerk of the county, who shall post it on a bulletin board in the county courthouse used for that purpose.

(c) Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, Chapter 551, Government Code, applies to the meetings of the board. Any interested person may attend any meeting of the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1060.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1060 / Section 1060.153
§ 1060.153. FISCAL YEAR.
Status: in_force

The district's fiscal year is from October 1 to September 30.
Tex. Insurance Code § 828.052 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 828 / Section 828.052
§ 828.052. RESOLUTION OF INTENTION TO REINSURE.
Status: in_force

The intention to reinsure must be evidenced by a resolution adopted by the board of directors of the purchasing company on or before the purchase of the shares or the execution of a contract to purchase the shares.
Tex. Transportation Code § 286.050 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 286 / Section 286.050
§ 286.050. ENFORCEMENT OF ASSESSMENT OR LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A lien against assessed property and the personal liability of the owner may be enforced by suit in district court. An amount equal to the interest on the assessment and an amount equal to collection expenses, including attorney's fees, are included in the lien and may be recovered.

(b) In a suit brought to enforce an assessment, it is a defense that:

(1) notice of the hearing was not delivered or published in the form or manner required by Section 286.047; or

(2) the amount of the assessment exceeds the estimate given in the notice provided under Section 286.047.
Tex. Government Code § 2054.711 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.711
§ 2054.711. STANDARDIZED NOTICE.
Status: in_force

(a) Each state agency and local government deploying or using an artificial intelligence system that is public-facing or that is a controlling factor in a consequential decision shall include a standardized notice on all related applications, Internet websites, and public computer systems.

(b) The department shall develop a form that agencies must use for the notice required under Subsection (a). The form must include:

(1) general information about the system and data sources the system uses; and

(2) measures taken to maintain compliance with information privacy laws and ethics standards.

(c) For the purposes of this section, any health care service by an academic medical center, state owned hospital, public hospital or hospital district organized under Article IX of the Texas Constitution or under Texas Health and Safety Code may satisfy their disclosure requirements by including a generalized statement in the patient consent forms that an artificial intelligence system may be used in the course of their treatment.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1121.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1121 / Section 1121.105
§ 1121.105. PROVISION OF CERTAIN HEALTH SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may operate or provide for the operation of a mobile emergency medical service.

(b) The district may operate or provide for home health services, long-term care, skilled nursing care, intermediate nursing care, or hospice care.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7975A.0303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7975A / Section 7975A.0303
§ 7975A.0303. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 363.095 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 363 / Section 363.095
§ 363.095. USE OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) Studies, applied research, investigations, and other purposes accomplished with and technical assistance provided through use of money in the technical assistance fund must comply with:

(1) the state solid waste management plan;

(2) the commission's municipal solid waste management rules; and

(3) other commission policy requirements.

(b) Technical assistance, applied research, investigations, studies, and other purposes for which funds may be provided may include:

(1) an evaluation of the long-term statewide needs of public agencies in financing municipal solid waste systems and consideration of the nature and extent of financial support that the state should provide for those systems;

(2) an evaluation of state of the art waste reduction systems and waste-to-energy systems that include steam generation and electrical production;

(3) establishment and evaluation of a pilot source separation and recycling project;

(4) feasibility studies of appropriate technology that may be applicable to several local governments for the improvement of solid waste management systems;

(5) cost and economic comparisons of alternative solid waste management systems;

(6) an evaluation of available markets for energy and recovered materials;

(7) an evaluation of the availability of recovered materials and energy resources for new market opportunities; and

(8) a citizen involvement program to educate citizens in solid waste management issues and the improvement of solid waste management practices.

(c) The commission may hire personnel to be paid from the technical assistance fund and may use the technical assistance fund for obtaining consultant services and for entering into interagency agreements with other state agencies, public agencies, or planning regions.
Tex. Government Code § 442.009 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 442 / Section 442.009
§ 442.009. CONSUMER INFORMATION AND COMPLAINTS.
Status: repealed

(a) The commission shall maintain a system to promptly and efficiently act on complaints filed with the commission. The commission shall maintain information about parties to the complaint, the subject matter of the complaint, a summary of the results of the review or investigation of the complaint, and its disposition.

(b) The commission shall make information available describing its procedures for complaint investigation and resolution.

(c) The commission shall periodically notify the complaint parties of the status of the complaint until final disposition.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1159, Sec. 46, eff. June 15, 2007.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 533A.03551 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 533A / Section 533A.03551
§ 533A.03551. FLEXIBLE, LOW-COST HOUSING OPTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) To the extent permitted under federal law and regulations, the executive commissioner shall adopt or amend rules as necessary to allow for the development of additional housing supports for individuals with disabilities, including individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, in urban and rural areas, including:

(1) a selection of community-based housing options that comprise a continuum of integration, varying from most to least restrictive, that permits individuals to select the most integrated and least restrictive setting appropriate to the individual's needs and preferences;

(2) provider-owned and non-provider-owned residential settings;

(3) assistance with living more independently; and

(4) rental properties with on-site supports.

(b) The department, in cooperation with the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, the Department of Agriculture, the Texas State Affordable Housing Corporation, and the Intellectual and Developmental Disability System Redesign Advisory Committee established under Section 542.0052, Government Code, shall coordinate with federal, state, and local public housing entities as necessary to expand opportunities for accessible, affordable, and integrated housing to meet the complex needs of individuals with disabilities, including individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

(c) The department shall develop a process to receive input from statewide stakeholders to ensure the most comprehensive review of opportunities and options for housing services described by this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8019A.0403 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8019A / Section 8019A.0403
§ 8019A.0403. CONTRACT TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) In accordance with Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) A contract approved by the district voters may contain a provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by the board without further voter approval.