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Tex. Education Code § 33.0834 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 33 / Section 33.0834
§ 33.0834. INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETIC COMPETITION BASED ON BIOLOGICAL SEX.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), an interscholastic athletic team sponsored or authorized by a school district or open-enrollment charter school may not allow a student to compete in an interscholastic athletic competition sponsored or authorized by the district or school that is designated for the biological sex opposite to the student's biological sex as correctly stated on:

(1) the student's official birth certificate, as described by Subsection (c); or

(2) if the student's official birth certificate described by Subdivision (1) is unobtainable, another government record.

(b) An interscholastic athletic team described by Subsection (a) may allow a female student to compete in an interscholastic athletic competition that is designated for male students if a corresponding interscholastic athletic competition designated for female students is not offered or available.

(c) For purposes of this section, a statement of a student's biological sex on the student's official birth certificate is considered to have correctly stated the student's biological sex only if the statement was:

(1) entered at or near the time of the student's birth; or

(2) modified to correct any type of scrivener or clerical error in the student's biological sex.

(d) The University Interscholastic League shall adopt rules to implement this section, provided that the rules must be approved by the commissioner in accordance with Section 33.083(b). The rules must ensure compliance with state and federal law regarding the confidentiality of student medical information, including Chapter 181, Health and Safety Code, and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. Section 1320d et seq.).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1036.209 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1036 / Section 1036.209
§ 1036.209. BONDS EXEMPT FROM TAXATION.
Status: in_force

The following are exempt from taxation by this state or a political subdivision of this state:

(1) bonds issued by the district;

(2) any transaction relating to the bonds; and

(3) profits made in the sale of the bonds.
Tex. Insurance Code § 563.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 563 / Section 563.002
§ 563.002. REPORTING TO CLAIMS DATABASE.
Status: in_force

An insurer or an insurer's agent may not report to a claims database information regarding an inquiry by an insured regarding coverage provided under a personal automobile insurance policy or a residential property insurance policy unless and until the insured files a claim under the policy.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2104.105 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2104 / Section 2104.105
§ 2104.105. EFFECT OF PERMIT.
Status: in_force

A permit issued under this chapter authorizes the promoter to hold an outdoor music festival at a specified location at specified times.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 17.06 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 17 / Section 17.06
§ 17.06. CORPORATION AS SURETY.
Status: in_force

Wherever in this Chapter, any person is required or authorized to give or execute any bail bond, such bail bond may be given or executed by such principal and any corporation authorized by law to act as surety, subject to all the provisions of this Chapter regulating and governing the giving of bail bonds by personal surety insofar as the same is applicable.
Tex. Government Code § 2003.056 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2003 / Section 2003.056
§ 2003.056. ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION POLICY.
Status: in_force

The chief administrative law judge shall develop and implement a policy to encourage the use of alternative dispute resolution procedures where appropriate to assist in the internal and external resolution of disputes within the office's jurisdiction.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1109.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1109 / Section 1109.101
§ 1109.101. DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITY.
Status: in_force

The district has full responsibility for providing medical and hospital care for the district's needy and indigent residents.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2602.301 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2602 / Section 2602.301
§ 2602.301. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF ASSOCIATION IN CONNECTION WITH PAYMENT OF COVERED CLAIMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The association shall:

(1) investigate a claim brought against the association, the commissioner, or a special deputy receiver appointed under Chapter 443 if the claim involves or may involve the association's rights and obligations under this chapter; and

(2) adjust, compromise, settle, and pay a covered claim to the extent of the association's obligation, and deny all other claims.

(b) The association may review a settlement, release, or judgment to which an impaired title insurance company or agent or its insured was a party to determine the extent to which the settlement, release, or judgment is contested.
Tex. Transportation Code § 394.0202 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 394 / Section 394.0202
§ 394.0202. ISSUANCE AND PERIOD OF LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall issue a license to a person who:

(1) files with the commission a completed application form within the time specified by the commission;

(2) pays the appropriate license fee; and

(3) files with the commission a surety bond.

(b) A license may be issued for one year or longer.

(c) At least 30 days before the date on which a person's license expires, the commission shall notify the person of the impending expiration. The notice must be in writing and sent to the person's last known address according to the records of the commission.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6611.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6611 / Section 6611.003
§ 6611.003. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

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

(b) All land and other property included in the district will benefit from the creation of the district and the improvements the district will purchase, construct, or otherwise acquire.

(c) The district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3501.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3501 / Section 3501.103
§ 3501.103. UTILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) As may be necessary and appropriate to accomplish the purposes for which the authority was established, the authority may exercise those powers granted to general law districts by Chapter 49, Water Code, and granted to municipal utility districts by Chapter 54, Water Code, may provide all other utility services that may be provided by an electric, gas, or water utility on an immediate basis without the need for state regulatory approval, and without restriction, may delegate those powers and the provision of those services to a neighboring municipality, a municipally owned utility, a cooperative corporation, or other utility provider.

(b) The authority shall continue to be served by the provider, as of September 1, 1999, of electricity and related services to the authority until the authority delegates the provision of electric services under Subsection (a).

(c) A delegation under Subsection (a) of a power related to electric service and the provision of electric services may be made only to an electric utility provider that agrees to upgrade the electrical system infrastructure so that the authority can accomplish its purpose. The authority shall determine the criteria to be used for determining the level of infrastructure improvements necessary to encourage the expansion of economic development and commercial activity. The authority may delegate the provision of electric services without state regulatory approval.

(d) The authority may contract to convey the property related to the supply and distribution of electrical power in the authority's territory to an electric utility provider that requires the conveyance as a condition of making an upgrade prescribed by Subsection (c).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3816.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3816 / Section 3816.001
§ 3816.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Board" means the board of directors of the district.

(2) "District" means the Frisco Square Management District.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1030.355 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1030 / Section 1030.355
§ 1030.355. BALLOT.
Status: in_force

The ballot for the elections shall be printed to permit voting for or against the following, as applicable:

(1) "Adding (description of territory to be added) to the Frio Hospital District."

(2) "(Description of territory to be added) assuming its proportionate share of the outstanding debts and taxes of the Frio Hospital District, if it is added to the district."
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 503.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 503 / Section 503.001
§ 503.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: repealed

In this chapter:

(1) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1, Sec. 3.1639(99), eff. April 2, 2015.

(2) "Committee" means the Toxic Substances Coordinating Committee.

(3) "Department" means the Department of State Health Services.

(4) "Harmful physical agent" means a physical phenomenon, other than a toxic substance, that has or may have carcinogenic, mutagenic, teratogenic, or other harmful effects on humans, and includes:

(A) ionizing radiation, X-rays, gamma rays, ultraviolet light, or other electromagnetic radiation; and

(B) acoustical, thermal, or mechanical vibration.

(5) "Health risk assessment" means the use of objective data to characterize the potential adverse health effects that exposure to a toxic substance or a harmful physical agent may have on a person.

(6) "Toxic substance" means a substance that has or may have toxic, carcinogenic, mutagenic, teratogenic, or other harmful effects on humans, and includes a product that contains a toxic substance that poses or may pose a substantial hazard to human health.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7901A.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7901A / Section 7901A.0402
§ 7901A.0402. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 7901A.0401, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3962.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3962 / Section 3962.0201
§ 3962.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

The district is governed by a board of seven voting directors who serve staggered terms of four years with three or four directors' terms expiring June 1 of each odd-numbered year.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4001.161 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4001 / Section 4001.161
§ 4001.161. DUTY TO ENSURE THAT APPLICANTS TAKE LICENSING EXAMINATION.
Status: in_force

An agent, insurer, or health maintenance organization shall ensure that, during any two consecutive calendar quarters, at least 70 percent of the agent's, insurer's, or health maintenance organization's applicants for temporary licenses take the required licensing examination. At least 50 percent of the applicants taking the examination must pass the examination during that period.
Tex. Government Code § 23.201 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 23 / Section 23.201
§ 23.201. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "state bar" means the State Bar of Texas.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1452.105 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1452 / Section 1452.105
§ 1452.105. DIRECTORY ENTRIES.
Status: in_force

Pending the approval of an application submitted under Section 1452.104, the managed care plan may exclude the applicant physician from the managed care plan's directory of participating physicians, the managed care plan's website listing of participating physicians, or any other listing of participating physicians.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 11.017 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 11 / Section 11.017
§ 11.017. CHAMIZAL AREA.
Status: in_force

(a) The State of Texas accepts as part of its territory and assumes civil and criminal jurisdiction over the tract of land lying adjacent to the State of Texas which was acquired by the United States of America from the United Mexican States under the Convention for the Solution of the Problem of the Chamizal, signed August 29, 1963, and ceded to Texas by Act of Congress.

(b) The territory shall be a part of El Paso County.

(c) None of the provisions of this section affect the ownership of the land.
Tex. Finance Code § 126.402 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 126 / Section 126.402
§ 126.402. CANCELLATION OF CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION.
Status: in_force

The commissioner, on receipt and approval of the certificate executed under Section 126.401, shall cancel the credit union's certificate of incorporation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3872.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3872 / Section 3872.152
§ 3872.152. MONEY USED FOR IMPROVEMENTS OR SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The district may acquire, construct, finance, operate, maintain, or provide any works, facilities, improvements, or services authorized under this chapter, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, or Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, using any money available to the district.
Tex. Local Government Code § 43.1056 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 43 / Section 43.1056
§ 43.1056. ANNEXATION OF CONTIGUOUS OR CONNECTING RIGHTS-OF-WAY.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, a municipality that is annexing an area under Subchapter C-3, C-4, C-5, or D may also annex with the area the right-of-way of a street, highway, alley, or other public way or of a railway line, spur, or roadbed, that is:

(1) contiguous and runs parallel to the municipality's boundaries; and

(2) contiguous to the area being annexed under Subchapter C-3, C-4, C-5, or D.

(b) A municipality may annex a right-of-way under this section only if:

(1) the municipality provides written notice of the annexation to the owner of the right-of-way, through the owner's registered agent, if applicable, not later than the 61st day before the date of the proposed annexation; and

(2) the owner of the right-of-way does not submit a written objection to the municipality before the date of the proposed annexation.

(c) If the owner of a right-of-way proposed to be annexed under this section is a governmental entity, the entity may specify the location at which a municipality must deliver notice under Subsection (b).

(d) Section 43.054 does not apply to the annexation of a right-of-way under this section.
Tex. Occupations Code § 263.003 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 263 / Section 263.003
§ 263.003. HEARING.
Status: in_force

A person is entitled to a hearing under Chapter 2001, Government Code, if the board proposes to:

(1) refuse to issue a license to the person;

(2) reprimand or impose a fine on the person;

(3) place the person on probation after the person's license has been suspended; or

(4) suspend or revoke the license of the person.
Tex. Estates Code § 1157.202 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1157 / Section 1157.202
§ 1157.202. PURCHASE OF CLAIM BY GUARDIAN PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) A guardian may not purchase, for the guardian's own use or for any other purpose, a claim against the guardianship the guardian represents.

(b) On written complaint by a person interested in the guardianship estate and on satisfactory proof of a violation of Subsection (a), the court after citation and hearing shall enter an order canceling the claim described by Subsection (a). No part of the canceled claim may be paid out of the guardianship.

(c) The court may remove a guardian for a violation of this section.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2210.602 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2210 / Section 2210.602
§ 2210.602. DEFINITIONS.
Status: repealed

In this subchapter:

(1) "Authority" means the Texas Public Finance Authority.

(1-a) "Board" means the board of directors of the Texas Public Finance Authority.

(1-b) "Catastrophic event" means an occurrence or a series of occurrences that occurs in a catastrophe area during a calendar year and that results in insured losses and operating expenses of the association in excess of premium and other revenue of the association.

(2) "Class 1 public securities" means public securities authorized to be issued by Section 2210.072, including a commercial paper program authorized before the occurrence of a catastrophic event.

(2-a) "Class 1 public security trust fund" means the dedicated trust fund established by the board and held by the Texas Treasury Safekeeping Trust Company into which premium surcharges collected under Section 2210.612 for the purpose of paying Class 1 public securities are deposited.

(3) "Class 2 public securities" means public securities authorized to be issued on or after the occurrence of a catastrophic event by Section 2210.073.

(3-a) "Class 2 public security trust fund" means the dedicated trust fund established by the board and held by the Texas Treasury Safekeeping Trust Company into which premium surcharges collected under Section 2210.613 for the purpose of paying Class 2 public securities are deposited.

(4) "Class 3 public securities" means public securities authorized to be issued on or after the occurrence of a catastrophic event by Section 2210.0741.

(4-a) "Class 3 public security trust fund" means the dedicated trust fund established by the board and held by the Texas Treasury Safekeeping Trust Company into which premium surcharges collected under Section 2210.6131 for the purpose of paying Class 3 public securities are deposited.

(5) "Credit agreement" has the meaning assigned by Chapter 1371, Government Code.

(5-a) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 615 , Sec. 31(2), eff. September 1, 2015.

(6) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 615 , Sec. 31(2), eff. September 1, 2015.

(6-b) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 615 , Sec. 31(2), eff. September 1, 2015.

(6-c) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 615 , Sec. 31(2), eff. September 1, 2015.

(7) "Public security" means a debt instrument or other public security issued by the Texas Public Finance Authority.

(8) "Public security administrative expenses" means expenses incurred to administer public securities issued under this subchapter, including fees for credit enhancement, paying agents, trustees, and attorneys, and for other professional services.

(9) "Public security obligations" means the principal of a public security and any premium and interest on a public security issued under this subchapter, together with any amount owed under a related credit agreement.

(10) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 615 , Sec. 31(2), eff. September 1, 2015.

(11) "Public security resolution" means the resolution or order authorizing public securities to be issued under this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3832.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3832 / Section 3832.154
§ 3832.154. ASSESSMENTS; LIENS FOR ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution may impose an assessment for any purpose authorized by this chapter.

(b) An assessment, a reassessment, or an assessment resulting from an addition to or correction of the assessment roll by the district, penalties and interest on an assessment or reassessment, an expense of collection, and reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the district:

(1) are a first and prior lien against the property assessed;

(2) are superior to any other lien or claim other than a lien or claim for county, school district, or municipal ad valorem taxes; and

(3) are the personal liability of and a charge against the owners of the property even if the owners are not named in the assessment proceeding.

(c) The lien is effective from the date of the board's resolution imposing the assessment until the date the assessment is paid. The board may enforce the lien in the same manner that the board may enforce an ad valorem tax lien against real property.
Tex. Local Government Code § 372.021 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 372 / Section 372.021
§ 372.021. SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) A municipality or county that intends to create a public improvement district may by ordinance or order establish a special improvement district fund in the municipal or county treasury.

(b) The municipality or county annually may levy a tax to support the fund.

(c) The fund may be used to:

(1) pay the costs of planning, administration, and an improvement authorized by this subchapter;

(2) prepare preliminary plans, studies, and engineering reports to determine the feasibility of an improvement; and

(3) if ordered by the governing body of the municipality or county, pay the initial cost of the improvement until temporary notes, time warrants, or improvement bonds have been issued and sold.

(d) The fund is not required to be budgeted for expenditure during any year, but the amount of the fund must be stated in the municipality's or county's annual budget. The amount of the fund must be based on an annual service plan that describes the public improvements for the fiscal year.

(e) A grant-in-aid or contribution made to the municipality or county for the planning and preparation of plans for an improvement authorized under this subchapter may be credited to the special improvement district fund.
Tex. Transportation Code § 623.305 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 623 / Section 623.305
§ 623.305. PERMIT FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The port authority may collect a fee for permits issued under this subchapter. The fees may not exceed $80 per trip.

(b) Fees collected under Subsection (a) shall be used solely to provide funds for the payments provided for under Section 623.304 and for the port authority's administrative costs, which may not exceed 15 percent of the fees collected. The fees shall be deposited in the state highway fund. Fees deposited in the state highway fund under this section are exempt from the application of Section 403.095, Government Code.
Tex. Government Code § 2104.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2104 / Section 2104.001
§ 2104.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Conservator" means a person appointed by the governor to act as the conservator of a state agency or public junior college in accordance with this chapter.

(2) "Gross fiscal mismanagement" includes:

(A) failure to keep adequate fiscal records;

(B) failure to maintain proper control over assets;

(C) failure to discharge fiscal obligations in a timely manner; and

(D) misuse of state funds.

(3) "State agency" means a department, commission, board, office, or other agency, including a university system or an institution of higher education other than a public junior college, that:

(A) is in the executive branch of state government;

(B) is created by statute; and

(C) does not have statutory geographical boundaries limited to a part of the state.

(4) "State fiscal management policies" means laws or rules relating to:

(A) fiscal recordkeeping and reporting;

(B) use or control of state property;

(C) timely discharge of fiscal obligations; or

(D) use of state funds.
Tex. Property Code § 54.007 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 54 / Section 54.007
§ 54.007. JUDGMENT ON REPLEVIN BOND.
Status: in_force

If a final judgment is rendered against a defendant who has replevied property seized under a distress warrant, the sureties on the defendant's replevy bond are also liable under the judgment, according to the terms of the bond.
Tex. Occupations Code § 455.002 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 455 / Section 455.002
§ 455.002. MASSAGE THERAPY AS HEALTH CARE SERVICE.
Status: in_force

(a) Massage therapy constitutes a health care service if the massage therapy is for therapeutic purposes. Massage therapy does not constitute the practice of chiropractic.

(b) In this chapter, therapy or therapeutic procedures do not include:

(1) the diagnosis or treatment of illness or disease; or

(2) a service or procedure for which a license to practice medicine, chiropractic, physical therapy, or podiatry is required by law.