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Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 45A.108 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 45A / Section 45A.108
§ 45A.108. FELONY OFFENSE COMMITTED IN ANOTHER COUNTY.
Status: in_force

If a complaint is made before a justice of the peace that a felony has been committed in a county other than the county in which the complaint is made, the justice shall issue a warrant for the arrest of the defendant, directed as provided in other cases, commanding that the defendant be arrested and taken before a magistrate of the county in which the felony is alleged to have been committed, immediately, for examination as provided in other cases.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2153.302 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2153 / Section 2153.302
§ 2153.302. MANDATORY DENIAL OF GENERAL BUSINESS LICENSE.
Status: in_force

The comptroller may not issue a general business license if the comptroller finds that the applicant has been:

(1) finally convicted of a felony during the five years preceding the date of application; or

(2) placed on community supervision or released on parole for a felony conviction during the two years preceding the date of application.
Tex. Family Code § 58.101 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.101
§ 58.101. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Criminal justice agency" has the meaning assigned by Section 411.082, Government Code.

(2) "Department" means the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas.

(3) "Disposition" means an action that results in the termination, transfer of jurisdiction, or indeterminate suspension of the prosecution of a juvenile offender.

(4) "Incident number" means a unique number assigned to a child during a specific custodial or detention period or for a specific referral to the office or official designated by the juvenile board, if the juvenile offender was not taken into custody before the referral.

(5) "Juvenile justice agency" means an agency that has custody or control over juvenile offenders.

(6) "Juvenile offender" means a child who has been assigned an incident number.

(7) "State identification number" means a unique number assigned by the department to a child in the juvenile justice information system.

(8) "Uniform incident fingerprint card" means a multiple-part form containing a unique incident number with space for information relating to the conduct for which a child has been taken into custody, detained, or referred, the child's fingerprints, and other relevant information.
Tex. Finance Code § 63.002 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 63 / Section 63.002
§ 63.002. ENLARGEMENT OF POWERS.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, an association may:

(1) perform a function or engage in an activity, including making a loan or investment, to the same extent as a federal association;

(2) raise capital in the same manner and form as a federal association;

(3) issue a certificate in the same form as a federal association; or

(4) pay a dividend, earnings, or interest on a certificate in the same manner as a federal association.
Tex. Insurance Code § 887.008 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 887 / Section 887.008
§ 887.008. INTERPRETATION OF CHAPTER BY COMMISSIONER.
Status: in_force

If a provision of this chapter appears obscure when applied to health, accident, or disability provisions in an insurance certificate issued by an association authorized to issue health, accident, or disability certificates, the commissioner shall interpret the provision in accordance with the expressed purpose of this chapter and looking to the full payment of claims and preserving to members the benefit of the association's protection.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 56B.261 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 56B / Section 56B.261
§ 56B.261. PERIODIC REVIEW.
Status: in_force

The attorney general may appoint a panel of physicians to periodically review each application for assistance under this subchapter to ensure the validity of the application and the necessity of continued assistance to the peace officer.
Tex. Occupations Code § 501.503 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 501 / Section 501.503
§ 501.503. CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person engages in the practice of psychology or represents that the person is a psychologist in violation of this chapter.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.

(c) Each day a violation occurs is a separate offense.
Tex. Occupations Code § 155.101 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 155 / Section 155.101
§ 155.101. PROVISIONAL LICENSE TO PRACTICE IN CERTAIN AREAS.
Status: in_force

(a) On application, the board shall grant a provisional license to practice medicine in a location described by Subsection (e) to an applicant for a license under this subtitle who is licensed in good standing as a physician in another state.

(b) The board may not grant a provisional license under this section to an applicant who:

(1) has had a medical license suspended or revoked by another state or a Canadian province; or

(2) holds a medical license issued by another state or a Canadian province that is subject to a restriction, disciplinary order, or probationary order.

(c) The provisional license applicant must:

(1) have passed a national or other examination recognized by the board relating to the practice of medicine within the number of attempts allowed under Section 155.056;

(2) submit information to enable the board to conduct a criminal background check as required by the board; and

(3) be sponsored by a person licensed under this subtitle with whom the provisional license holder may practice under this section.

(d) The board may excuse an applicant for a provisional license from the requirement of Subsection (c)(3) if the board determines that compliance with that subsection constitutes a hardship to the applicant.

(e) A person who holds a provisional license issued under this section may only practice medicine in a location:

(1) designated by the federal government as a health professional shortage area; or

(2) designated by the federal or state government as a medically underserved area.

(f) A provisional license expires on the earlier of:

(1) the date the board issues the provisional license holder a license under this subtitle or denies the provisional license holder's application for a license; or

(2) the 270th day after the date the provisional license was issued.

(g) The board shall issue a license under this subtitle to the holder of a provisional license under this section if:

(1) the provisional license holder passes the examination required by Section 155.051; and

(2) the provisional license holder satisfies all other license requirements under this subtitle.
Tex. Water Code § 68.156 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 68 / Section 68.156
§ 68.156. TERMS; INITIAL DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), directors serve staggered two-year terms.

(b) The initial directors shall stagger their terms, with a majority of the directors serving two years, and a minority of directors serving one year. If the initial board has an even number of directors, the terms are staggered equally. If the initial directors cannot agree on the staggering, the directors shall draw lots to determine the directors who serve one-year terms.

(c) When a director's term expires, the successor director is appointed in the manner provided by this subchapter for that director position.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8190.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8190 / Section 8190.003
§ 8190.003. FINDING OF PUBLIC USE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

The district is created to serve a public use and benefit.
Tex. Government Code § 2063.404 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2063 / Section 2063.404
§ 2063.404. ONGOING INFORMATION TRANSMISSIONS.
Status: in_force

Information received from state agencies by the department under Section 2054.069 shall be transmitted by the department to the command on an ongoing basis.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1454.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1454 / Section 1454.002
§ 1454.002. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies only to a health benefit plan that provides benefits for medical or surgical expenses incurred as a result of a health condition, accident, or sickness, including an individual, group, blanket, or franchise insurance policy or insurance agreement, a group hospital service contract, or an individual or group evidence of coverage or similar coverage document that is offered by:

(1) an insurance company;

(2) a group hospital service corporation operating under Chapter 842;

(3) a fraternal benefit society operating under Chapter 885;

(4) a stipulated premium company operating under Chapter 884;

(5) a reciprocal exchange operating under Chapter 942;

(6) a health maintenance organization operating under Chapter 843;

(7) a multiple employer welfare arrangement that holds a certificate of authority under Chapter 846;

(8) an approved nonprofit health corporation that holds a certificate of authority under Chapter 844; or

(9) a small employer health benefit plan written under Chapter 1501.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8317.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8317 / Section 8317.001
§ 8317.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "district" means the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 194.
Tex. Occupations Code § 504.057 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 504 / Section 504.057
§ 504.057. APPROVAL OF PEER ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall approve one or more peer assistance programs established by the department or a professional association in accordance with Chapter 467, Health and Safety Code, from which persons licensed under this chapter may seek assistance.

(b) The department shall approve a peer assistance program that:

(1) meets the minimum criteria established by the executive commissioner or department under Chapter 467, Health and Safety Code;

(2) meets any additional criteria established by the executive commissioner or department for chemical dependency counselors licensed under this chapter; and

(3) is designed to assist a chemical dependency counselor whose ability to perform a professional service is impaired by abuse of or dependency on drugs or alcohol.

(c) The department shall maintain a list of approved peer assistance programs for licensed chemical dependency counselors on the department's Internet website.
Tex. Transportation Code § 225.253 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 225 / Section 225.253
§ 225.253. ARMY STAFF SERGEANT SAMUEL T.
Status: in_force

CASTLE MEMORIAL HIGHWAY. (a) The portion of State Highway 11 in Morris County between the eastern municipal limits of Daingerfield and the western municipal limits of Hughes Springs is designated as the Army Staff Sergeant Samuel T. Castle Memorial Highway. The designation is in addition to any other designation.

(b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall:

(1) design and construct markers indicating the designation as the Army Staff Sergeant Samuel T. Castle Memorial Highway and any other appropriate information; and

(2) erect a marker at each end of the highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 282.045 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 282 / Section 282.045
§ 282.045. PURCHASING PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

The district is subject to the County Purchasing Act (Subchapter C, Chapter 262, Local Government Code), and the board shall comply with the competitive bidding or proposal procedures prescribed by that Act.
Tex. Transportation Code § 131.102 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 131 / Section 131.102
§ 131.102.
Status: in_force

Sec. 131.102. CHILDREN YOUNGER THAN 13 YEARS OF AGE. (a) The owner or operator of a street railway shall transport a child younger than 13 years of age for half the fare regularly collected for the transportation of an adult.

(b) This section does not apply to the transportation of a child to or from a school or other institution of learning located one mile or more outside the corporate limits of the municipality in which the street car operates.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3870.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3870 / Section 3870.104
§ 3870.104. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulatory ordinances of a municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located.

(b) If a road project is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and orders of a county in which the road project is located.

(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Tex. Family Code § 162.103 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 162 / Section 162.103
§ 162.103. FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR CHILD.
Status: in_force

(a) Financial responsibility for a child placed as provided in the compact is determined, in the first instance, as provided in Article V of the compact. After partial or complete default of performance under the provisions of Article V assigning financial responsibility, the commissioner of the Department of Family and Protective Services may bring suit under Chapter 154 and may file a complaint with the appropriate prosecuting attorney, claiming a violation of Section 25.05, Penal Code.

(b) After default, if the commissioner of the Department of Family and Protective Services determines that financial responsibility is unlikely to be assumed by the sending agency or the child's parents, the commissioner may cause the child to be returned to the sending agency.

(c) After default, the Department of Family and Protective Services shall assume financial responsibility for the child until it is assumed by the child's parents or until the child is safely returned to the sending agency.
Tex. Estates Code § 309.151 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 309 / Section 309.151
§ 309.151. USE OF INVENTORY, APPRAISEMENT, AND LIST OF CLAIMS AS EVIDENCE.
Status: in_force

Each inventory, appraisement, and list of claims that has been made, filed, and approved in accordance with law, the record of the inventory, appraisement, and list of claims, or a copy of an original or the record that has been certified under the seal of the county court affixed by the clerk:

(1) may be given in evidence in any court of this state in any suit by or against the personal representative; and

(2) is not conclusive for or against the representative if it is shown that:

(A) any property or claim of the estate is not shown in the originals, the record, or the copies; or

(B) the value of the property or claim of the estate exceeded the value shown in the appraisement or list of claims.
Tex. Government Code § 24.546 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.546
§ 24.546.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.546. 401ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (COLLIN COUNTY). The 401st Judicial District is composed of Collin County.
Tex. Labor Code § 504.052 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 504 / Section 504.052
§ 504.052. SICK LEAVE BENEFITS.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a political subdivision, by majority vote, may provide that while an employee of the political subdivision is receiving benefits under this chapter, the employee may elect to receive previously accrued sick leave benefits, whether statutory or contractual, in an amount equal to the difference between the benefits under this chapter and the weekly compensation that the employee was receiving before the injury that resulted in the claim.

(b) Sick leave benefits received under Subsection (a) shall be deducted proportionately from the employee's sick leave balance.

(c) This section does not limit the medical benefits to be paid to the employee. A sick leave plan may not require an employee to take sick leave benefits before receiving benefits under this chapter.
Tex. Election Code § 87.0431 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 87 / Section 87.0431
§ 87.0431. NOTICE OF REJECTED BALLOT.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 10th day after election day, the presiding judge of the early voting ballot board shall deliver written notice of the reason for the rejection of a ballot to the voter at the residence address on the ballot application. If the ballot was transmitted to the voter by e-mail under Subchapter C, Chapter 101, the presiding judge shall also provide the notice to the e-mail address to which the ballot was sent.

(b) The early voting clerk shall, not later than the 30th day after election day, deliver notice to the attorney general, including certified copies of the carrier envelope and corresponding ballot application, of any ballot rejected because:

(1) the voter was deceased;

(2) the voter already voted in person in the same election;

(3) the signatures on the carrier envelope and ballot application were not executed by the same person;

(4) the carrier envelope certificate lacked a witness signature;

(5) the carrier envelope certificate was improperly executed by an assistant; or

(6) the early voting ballot board or the signature verification committee determined that another violation of the Election Code occurred.

(c) The attorney general shall prescribe the form and manner of submission under Subsection (b). The secretary of state shall adopt rules as necessary to implement the requirements prescribed under this subsection.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8306.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8306 / Section 8306.152
§ 8306.152. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 8306.151, 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. Occupations Code § 801.509 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 801 / Section 801.509
§ 801.509. ENFORCEMENT POLICY.
Status: in_force

The board shall adopt a formal policy to focus enforcement efforts toward investigating complaints.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 262.030 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 262 / Section 262.030
§ 262.030. MEDICAL RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The preservation, microfilming, destruction, or other disposition of the records of the authority is subject to Subtitle C, Title 6, Local Government Code.

(b) The period that medical records are retained shall be in accordance with rules relating to the retention of medical records adopted by the Texas Department of Health and with other applicable federal and state laws and rules.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1034.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1034 / Section 1034.151
§ 1034.151. BUDGET.
Status: in_force

(a) The district administrator shall prepare a proposed annual budget for the district.

(b) The proposed budget must contain a complete financial statement, including a statement of:

(1) the outstanding obligations of the district;

(2) the amount of cash on hand to the credit of each district fund;

(3) the amount of money received by the district from all sources during the previous year;

(4) the amount of money available to the district from all sources during the ensuing year;

(5) the amount of the balances expected at the end of the year in which the budget is being prepared;

(6) the estimated amount of revenue and balances available to cover the proposed budget; and

(7) the estimated tax rate required.
Tex. Government Code § 54.877 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54 / Section 54.877
§ 54.877. ORDER OF REFERRAL.
Status: in_force

(a) To refer one or more cases to a magistrate, a judge must issue an order of referral specifying the magistrate's duties.

(b) An order of referral may:

(1) limit the powers of the magistrate and direct the magistrate to report only on specific issues, do particular acts, or receive and report on evidence only;

(2) set the time and place for the hearing;

(3) prescribe a closing date for the hearing;

(4) provide a date for filing the magistrate's findings;

(5) designate proceedings for more than one case over which the magistrate shall preside;

(6) direct the magistrate to call the court's docket; and

(7) set forth general powers and limitations of authority of the magistrate applicable to any case referred.
Tex. Utilities Code § 55.014 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 55 / Section 55.014
§ 55.014. PROVISION OF ADVANCED TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "advanced service" means any telecommunications service other than residential or business basic local exchange telephone service, caller identification service, and customer calling features.

(b) This section applies to a company electing under Chapter 58 or a company that holds a certificate of operating authority or service provider certificate of operating authority.

(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, beginning September 1, 2001, a company to which this section applies that provides advanced telecommunications services within the company's urban service areas, shall, on a bona fide retail request for those services, provide in rural areas of this state served by the company advanced telecommunications services that are reasonably comparable to the advanced services provided in urban areas. The company shall offer the advanced telecommunications services:

(1) at prices, terms, and conditions that are reasonably comparable to the prices, terms, and conditions for similar advanced services provided by the company in urban areas; and

(2) within 15 months after the bona fide request for those advanced services.

(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, a company to which this section applies shall, on a bona fide retail request for those services, offer caller identification service and custom calling features in rural areas served by the company. The company shall offer the services:

(1) at prices, terms, and conditions reasonably comparable to the company's prices, terms, and conditions for similar services in urban areas; and

(2) within 15 months after the bona fide request for those services.

(e) This section may not be construed to require a company to:

(1) begin providing services in a rural area in which the company does not provide local exchange telephone service; or

(2) provide a service in a rural area of this state unless the company provides the service in urban areas of this state.

(f) For purposes of this section, a company to which this section applies is considered to provide services in urban areas of this state if the company provides services in a municipality with a population of more than 190,000.

(g) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, the commission has all jurisdiction necessary to enforce this section.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 712.004 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 712 / Section 712.004
§ 712.004. PERPETUAL CARE TRUST FUND REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) Before obtaining a corporate charter, the incorporators of a corporation chartered on or after September 3, 1945, and before September 1, 1993, must establish a fund by permanently depositing in cash with the trustee of the fund:

(1) $15,000, if the corporation has capital stock of $15,000;

(2) $30,000, if the corporation has capital stock of $30,000; or

(3) $50,000, if the corporation has capital stock of $50,000 or more.

(b) Before obtaining a corporate charter, the incorporators of a corporation chartered on or after September 1, 1993, must establish a fund by permanently depositing in cash with the trustee of the fund an amount of not less than $50,000 for each perpetual care cemetery operated in this state.

(c) The fund shall be permanently set aside and deposited in trust with the trustee in accordance with Subchapter B.