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Tex. Government Code § 81.0876 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 81 / Section 81.0876
§ 81.0876. RULE PROPOSAL.
Status: in_force

(a) On initiation of the process for proposing a disciplinary rule, the committee shall:

(1) study the issue to be addressed by the proposed rule;

(2) hold a public hearing on the issue;

(3) draft the proposed rule, which may not address more than one subject; and

(4) make all reasonable efforts to solicit comments from different geographic regions in this state, nonattorney members of the public, and members of the state bar.

(b) A proposed disciplinary rule is withdrawn six months after the date the rule proposal process is initiated under Section 81.0875(b)(1) if the proposed disciplinary rule is not published on or before that date in:

(1) the Texas Register; and

(2) the Texas Bar Journal.

(c) The committee shall give interested parties at least 30 days from the date the proposed disciplinary rule is published as required under Subsection (b) to submit comments on the rule to the committee.

(d) The committee shall hold a public hearing on the proposed disciplinary rule if, during the comment period described by Subsection (c), the hearing is requested by:

(1) at least 25 people;

(2) a state agency or political subdivision of this state; or

(3) an association with at least 25 members.

(e) On conclusion of the comment period described by Subsection (c), the committee may amend the proposed disciplinary rule in response to the comments.

(f) The committee shall vote on whether to recommend a proposed disciplinary rule to the board of directors not later than the 60th day after the final day of the comment period described by Subsection (c). The committee may not recommend a proposed disciplinary rule unless at least five members of the committee favor recommendation.

(g) The committee shall submit a proposed disciplinary rule that is recommended by the committee to the board of directors for review and consideration.
Tex. Government Code § 72.014 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 72 / Section 72.014
§ 72.014. CERTIFICATION DIVISION.
Status: in_force

The office shall establish a certification division to oversee the regulatory programs assigned to the office by law or by the supreme court. Fees collected under Section 51.008 may be appropriated to the office to support the certification division.
Tex. Education Code § 56.359 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 56 / Section 56.359
§ 56.359. GRANTS AND SERVICE AGREEMENTS ENTERED INTO UNDER FORMER LAW; SAVING PROVISION.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a person who was awarded a Teach for Texas grant and entered into a written agreement to perform service as a public school teacher in this state in order to receive the grant under this subchapter before September 1, 2003.

(b) A person to whom this section applies may receive any unpaid installments of the grant as provided by the agreement and in accordance with this subchapter as it existed when the grant was awarded. The agreement continues in effect and this subchapter, as it existed when the person entered into the agreement, is continued in effect for purposes of that agreement until the person satisfies all the conditions of the agreement or repays all amounts due under the agreement if the person does not satisfy the conditions of the agreement.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8278.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8278 / Section 8278.053
§ 8278.053. DIRECTOR'S AND TREASURER'S BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) Each director shall qualify by giving bond in the amount of $5,000 for the faithful performance of the director's duties.

(b) The treasurer shall give bond in the amount required by the board. The treasurer's bond shall be conditioned on the treasurer's faithful accounting for all money that comes into the treasurer's custody as treasurer of the district.
Tex. Government Code § 2308A.0115 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2308A / Section 2308A.0115
§ 2308A.0115. COORDINATION OF GRANT PROGRAMS FOR SECONDARY AND POSTSECONDARY CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

(a) For the establishment, implementation, and expansion of secondary and postsecondary career and technical education programs that are aligned with the state workforce development goals, the agency, coordinating board, and commission shall coordinate the competitive grant programs for those programs, including:

(1) the Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) Grant Program under Chapter 134, Education Code;

(2) the grant program established under the Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P-TECH) program under Section 29.556, Education Code;

(3) the Texas Reskilling and Upskilling through Education (TRUE) Program established under Subchapter T-2, Chapter 61, Education Code; and

(4) federal career and technical education grant programs, including grant programs under the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. Section 2301 et seq.).

(b) In coordinating grant programs under Subsection (a), the agency, coordinating board, and commission shall jointly:

(1) address career and technical education program startup and delivery costs by aligning two or more grant funding streams;

(2) identify and work to reduce duplication in grant programs across the agency, coordinating board, and commission;

(3) identify opportunities to structure grant funding for career and technical education projects that support secondary-to-postsecondary career pathways, including by providing for career and technical education dual credit or the attainment of postsecondary credentials by secondary students;

(4) identify opportunities to structure grant funding for career and technical education projects that are:

(A) aligned with the attainment of credentials of value, as designated by the coordinating board for purposes of Section 130A.101(c)(1), Education Code; and

(B) designed to meet state workforce needs in high-demand fields; and

(5) to the extent possible, prioritize comprehensive funding of facilities, equipment, instructional materials, and faculty and staff for program development and delivery to best meet the state workforce development goals.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 250.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 250 / Section 250.001
§ 250.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Nurse aide registry" means a list maintained by the Department of Aging and Disability Services of nurse aides under the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1987 (Pub. L. No. 100-203).

(1-a) "Consumer" means a resident of or an individual receiving services from a facility covered by this chapter.

(1-b) "Consumer-directed service option" has the meaning assigned by Section 546.0101, Government Code.

(2) "Direct contact with a consumer" means any contact with a consumer.

(3) "Facility" means:

(A) a nursing facility, custodial care home, or other institution licensed by the Department of Aging and Disability Services under Chapter 242;

(B) an assisted living facility licensed by the Department of Aging and Disability Services under Chapter 247;

(C) a home and community support services agency licensed under Chapter 142;

(D) a day activity and health services facility licensed by the Department of Aging and Disability Services under Chapter 103, Human Resources Code;

(E) an ICF-IID licensed under Chapter 252;

(F) an adult foster care provider that contracts with the Department of Aging and Disability Services;

(G) a facility that provides mental health services and that is operated by or contracts with the Department of State Health Services;

(H) a local mental health authority designated under Section 533.035 or a local intellectual and developmental disability authority designated under Section 533.035;

(I) a person exempt from licensing under Section 142.003(a)(19) or (20);

(J) a special care facility licensed by the Department of State Health Services under Chapter 248;

(K) a mental health service unit of a hospital licensed under Chapter 241; or

(L) a prescribed pediatric extended care center licensed by the Department of Aging and Disability Services under Chapter 248A.

(3-a) "Financial management services agency" means an entity that contracts with the commission to serve as a fiscal and employer agent for an individual employer in the consumer-directed service option described by Section 546.0101, Government Code.

(3-b) "Individual employer" means an individual or legally authorized representative who participates in the consumer-directed service option and is responsible for hiring service providers to deliver program services.

(4) "Private agency" means a person engaged in the business of obtaining criminal history checks on behalf of a facility.

(5) "Regulatory agency" means a state agency referred to in Subdivision (3).

(6) "Commission" means the Health and Human Services Commission.

(7) "Executive commissioner" means the executive commissioner of the commission.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 301.014 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 301 / Section 301.014
§ 301.014. ANNUAL REPORT.
Status: in_force

A hospital laundry cooperative association shall file an annual report with the secretary of state showing the assets and conditions of the association's affairs.
Tex. Labor Code § 204.089 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 204 / Section 204.089
§ 204.089. CONFORMITY WITH FEDERAL REGULATIONS.
Status: in_force

The commission shall administer this subchapter in conformity with any regulations prescribed by the United States Secretary of Labor relating to experience-rating transfers.
Tex. Education Code § 32.258 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 32 / Section 32.258
§ 32.258. STUDENT ASSESSMENT DATA; DATA PORTAL.
Status: in_force

(a) The agency shall establish and maintain a student assessment data portal for use by school districts, teachers, parents, students, and public institutions of higher education. The agency shall establish a secure, interoperable system to be implemented through the portal under which:

(1) a student or the student's parent or other person standing in parental relationship can easily access the student's individual assessment data;

(2) an authorized employee of a school district, including a district teacher, can readily access individual assessment data of district students for use in developing strategies for improving student performance; and

(3) an authorized employee of a public institution of higher education can readily access individual assessment data of students applying for admission for use in developing strategies for improving student performance.

(b) The system established under Subsection (a) shall provide a means for a student or the student's parent or other person standing in parental relationship to track the student's progress on assessment instrument requirements for graduation.

(c) The agency shall establish an interoperable system to be implemented through the portal under which general student assessment data is easily accessible to the public.

(d) Student assessment data provided under this section must:

(1) be available on or before the first instructional day of the school year following the year in which the data is collected; and

(2) include student performance data on assessment instruments over multiple years, beginning with the 2007-2008 school year, including any data indicating progress in student achievement.

(e) Each system established under this section must permit comparisons of student performance information at the classroom, campus, district, and state levels.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 81.068 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 81 / Section 81.068
§ 81.068. REFUSING ENTRY OR INSPECTION; CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly refuses or attempts to refuse entry to the department, a health authority, or a peace officer on presentation of a valid search warrant to investigate, inspect, or take samples on premises controlled by the person or by an agent of the person acting on the person's instruction.

(b) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly refuses or attempts to refuse inspection under Section 81.064 or entry or access under Section 81.065.

(c) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
Tex. Local Government Code § 231.072 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 231 / Section 231.072
§ 231.072. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Lake" means an inland body of standing water, including a reservoir formed by impounding the water of a river or creek but not including an impoundment of salt water or brackish water, that:

(A) has a storage capacity of more than one million acre-feet; and

(B) is owned in whole or part by a political subdivision of this state, including a special-purpose district or authority.

(2) "Lake area" means the area within 5,000 feet of where the shoreline of a lake would be if the lake were filled to its storage capacity.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1201.210 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1201 / Section 1201.210
§ 1201.210.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1201.210. POLICY PROVISION: REINSTATEMENT. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), an individual accident and health insurance policy must contain the following provision:

"Reinstatement: If a renewal premium is not paid before the expiration of the period granted for the insured to make the payment, a subsequent acceptance of the premium by the insurer or any agent authorized by the insurer to accept the premium, without requiring in connection with the acceptance an application for reinstatement, reinstates the policy. However, if the insurer or authorized agent requires an application for reinstatement and issues a conditional receipt for the premium tendered, the policy will be reinstated on approval of the application by the insurer or, if the application is not approved, on the 45th day after the date of the conditional receipt unless the insurer before that date has notified the insured in writing of the insurer's disapproval of the application. The reinstated policy covers only loss resulting from an accidental injury sustained after the date of reinstatement and loss due to sickness that begins more than 10 days after the date of reinstatement. In all other respects the insured and insurer have the same rights under the reinstated policy as they had under the policy immediately before the due date of the defaulted premium, subject to any provisions endorsed in the policy or attached to the policy in connection with the reinstatement. Any premium accepted in connection with a reinstatement shall be applied to a period for which premium has not been previously paid, but not to any period more than 60 days before the date of reinstatement."

(b) The insurer may omit the last sentence of the provision required by Subsection (a) in a policy that provides that the insured is entitled to continue the policy in force by the timely payment of premiums until the insured reaches at least 50 years of age or, if the policy was issued after the insured reached 44 years of age, until at least the fifth anniversary of the policy's date of issuance.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7997.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7997 / Section 7997.103
§ 7997.103. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads described by Section 54.234, Water Code, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.

(b) The district may exercise the powers provided by this section without submitting a petition to or obtaining approval from the commission as required by Section 54.234, Water Code.
Tex. Estates Code § 1351.053 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1351 / Section 1351.053
§ 1351.053. APPLICATION; VENUE.
Status: in_force

(a) An application under this subchapter must:

(1) be under oath; and

(2) contain the information required by Section 1351.002(b).

(b) For purposes of Subsection (a)(2), references in Section 1351.002(b) to "minor" are replaced with references to "ward."

(c) Venue for the application is the same as venue for an application for the appointment of a guardian for the ward.
Tex. Transportation Code § 451.401 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 451 / Section 451.401
§ 451.401. GENERAL POWER OF TAXATION.
Status: in_force

An authority may impose any kind of tax except an ad valorem property tax.
Tex. Utilities Code § 161.151 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 161 / Section 161.151
§ 161.151. AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION.
Status: in_force

(a) An electric cooperative may amend its articles of incorporation by a majority vote of the members of the cooperative present in person or represented by proxy at a regular meeting or at a special meeting of its members called for that purpose as provided by the bylaws.

(b) Notice of the meeting to members must state the general nature of each proposed amendment to be presented and voted on at the meeting. Valid action may not be taken at the meeting unless at least five percent of the members of the electric cooperative either attend the meeting in person or are represented at the meeting by proxy.

(c) The power to amend the articles of incorporation includes the power to accomplish any desired change in the articles of incorporation and to include any purpose, power, or provision that is permitted to be included in original articles of incorporation executed at the time the amendment is made.
Tex. Government Code § 2308.053 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2308 / Section 2308.053
§ 2308.053. PRESIDING OFFICER.
Status: in_force

(a) The governor shall designate one of the business or labor representatives on the council as the presiding officer of the council to serve in that capacity at the pleasure of the governor.

(b) The presiding officer of the council shall designate a member of the council as assistant presiding officer to preside in the absence of the presiding officer.
Tex. Government Code § 24.60038 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.60038
§ 24.60038.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.60038. 493RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (COLLIN COUNTY). (a) The 493rd Judicial District is composed of Collin County.

(b) The 493rd District Court shall give preference to civil cases.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9501.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9501 / Section 9501.054
§ 9501.054. OATH.
Status: in_force

(a) Before assuming the duties of office, each member must:

(1) take the constitutional oath of office and swear in writing before the county judge that the member will faithfully and impartially discharge the duties of the office; and

(2) on the request of the commissioners court or the governing body of the municipality, give an account of the member's activities.

(b) The clerk of the county court shall file and maintain the oath of office as part of the records of the commission.
Tex. Election Code § 31.073 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 31 / Section 31.073
§ 31.073. TRANSFER OF RECORDS.
Status: in_force

As soon as practicable after the effective date of a transfer of duties and functions under Section 31.071, the county clerk shall transfer to the county tax assessor-collector all voting equipment and supplies of which the clerk has custody and all records in the clerk's possession that pertain to an uncompleted election. The commissioners court shall determine which records of prior elections are to be transferred to the county tax assessor-collector and which are to remain with the county clerk.
Tex. Government Code § 2261.257 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2261 / Section 2261.257
§ 2261.257. CONTRACT DATABASE.
Status: in_force

(a) Each state agency that becomes a participant in the centralized accounting and payroll systems as authorized by Sections 2101.035 and 2101.036 shall use the system to identify and record each contract entered into by the agency as specified by the rules, policies, or procedures developed by the comptroller.

(b) The comptroller shall provide as necessary information and state agency contract data contained in the centralized accounting and payroll systems to other state agencies with oversight duties, including the Legislative Budget Board, the state auditor's office, and the Department of Information Resources.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 112.019 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 112 / Section 112.019
§ 112.019. STATE PLAN FOR DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The council shall develop and submit the state plan for persons with developmental disabilities. The plan must conform to applicable federal developmental disability laws.

(b) Unless the council is serving as the designated state agency, the council shall consult with the designated state agency before submitting the state plan required by this section solely to:

(1) obtain appropriate assurances with respect to the plan as required by federal law; and

(2) ensure that the plan is consistent with state law.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 85.089 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 85 / Section 85.089
§ 85.089. DISCIPLINARY ACTION.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not prohibit disciplinary proceedings from being conducted by the appropriate licensing authorities for a health care provider's violation of this subchapter.
Tex. Government Code § 2105.055 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2105 / Section 2105.055
§ 2105.055. PUBLIC COMMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) An agency shall summarize, in a fair manner, the types of public comments received by the agency during public hearings regarding a plan.

(b) If an agency's final decision does not reflect the recommendations of particular classes of public comments, the agency shall provide a reasoned response justifying the agency's decision as to each comment.

(c) An agency shall distribute the summary of public comments and the responses to the comments as part of the plan and shall:

(1) have the summary and response published in the Texas Register; and

(2) make the summary and response available to the public.