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Tex. Family Code § 32.003 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 32 / Section 32.003
§ 32.003. CONSENT TO TREATMENT BY CHILD.
Status: in_force

(a) A child may consent to medical, dental, psychological, and surgical treatment for the child by a licensed physician or dentist if the child:

(1) is on active duty with the armed services of the United States of America;

(2) is:

(A) 16 years of age or older and resides separate and apart from the child's parents, managing conservator, or guardian, with or without the consent of the parents, managing conservator, or guardian and regardless of the duration of the residence; and

(B) managing the child's own financial affairs, regardless of the source of the income;

(3) consents to the diagnosis and treatment of an infectious, contagious, or communicable disease that is required by law or a rule to be reported by the licensed physician or dentist to a local health officer or the Texas Department of Health, including all diseases within the scope of Section 81.041, Health and Safety Code;

(4) is unmarried and pregnant and consents to hospital, medical, or surgical treatment, other than abortion, related to the pregnancy;

(5) consents to examination and treatment for drug or chemical addiction, drug or chemical dependency, or any other condition directly related to drug or chemical use;

(6) is unmarried, is the parent of a child, and has actual custody of his or her child and consents to medical, dental, psychological, or surgical treatment for the child; or

(7) is serving a term of confinement in a facility operated by or under contract with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, unless the treatment would constitute a prohibited practice under Section 164.052(a)(19), Occupations Code.

(b) Consent by a child to medical, dental, psychological, and surgical treatment under this section is not subject to disaffirmance because of minority.

(c) Consent of the parents, managing conservator, or guardian of a child is not necessary in order to authorize hospital, medical, surgical, or dental care under this section.

(d) A licensed physician, dentist, or psychologist may, with or without the consent of a child who is a patient, advise the parents, managing conservator, or guardian of the child of the treatment given to or needed by the child.

(e) A physician, dentist, psychologist, hospital, or medical facility is not liable for the examination and treatment of a child under this section except for the provider's or the facility's own acts of negligence.

(f) A physician, dentist, psychologist, hospital, or medical facility may rely on the written statement of the child containing the grounds on which the child has capacity to consent to the child's medical treatment.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3846.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3846 / Section 3846.153
§ 3846.153. BALLOT WORDING.
Status: in_force

(a) In an election to adopt the tax, the ballot shall be prepared to permit voting for or against the proposition: "The adoption of a local sales and use tax in the East Montgomery County Improvement District at the rate of (proposed tax rate)."

(b) In an election to change the rate of the sales and use tax, the ballot shall be prepared to permit voting for or against the proposition: "The (increase or decrease, as applicable) in the rate of the local sales and use tax imposed in the East Montgomery County Improvement District from (tax rate on election date) percent to (proposed tax rate) percent."

(c) In an election to abolish the sales and use tax, the ballot shall be prepared to permit voting for or against the proposition: "The abolition of the local sales and use tax in the East Montgomery County Improvement District."
Tex. Local Government Code § 580.003 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 580 / Section 580.003
§ 580.003. EXEMPTIONS OF CERTAIN PROPERTY FROM INFRASTRUCTURE FEES.
Status: in_force

No county, municipality, or utility district may collect from a state agency or a public or private institution of higher education any fee charged for the development or maintenance of programs or facilities for the control of excess water or storm water.(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), no county, municipality, or utility district may collect from a state agency or public institution of higher education any fee charged for the development or maintenance of programs of facilities for the control of excess water or storm water.

(b) A municipality with a population of 25,000 or less and through which the Bosque River runs may collect from a state agency or public institution of higher education a fee charged for the development or maintenance of programs of facilities for the control of excess water or storm water.
Tex. Insurance Code § 843.054 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 843 / Section 843.054
§ 843.054. LAWS REQUIRING CERTIFICATE OF NEED FOR HEALTH CARE FACILITY OR SERVICE.
Status: in_force

(a) A health maintenance organization is not exempt from any statute that provides for the regulation and certification of need of health care facility construction, expansion, or other modification, or the institution of a health care service through the issuance of a certificate of need, if at the time of establishment of operation or during the course of operation of the health maintenance organization it becomes subject to the provisions of that statute.

(b) If the proposed plan of operation of a health maintenance organization includes providing a health care facility or service that makes the health maintenance organization subject to a statute described by Subsection (a), the commissioner may not issue a certificate of authority until the commissioner has received a certified copy of the certificate of need granted to the health maintenance organization by the appropriate agency.
Tex. Government Code § 497.024 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 497 / Section 497.024
§ 497.024.
Status: in_force

Sec. 497.024. AGENCIES AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS: DUTIES TO PURCHASE. (a) If the office produces an article or product under this subchapter, an agency of the state or a political subdivision may purchase the article or product only from the office.

(b) If the comptroller determines that an article or product produced by the office under this subchapter does not meet the requirements of an agency of the state or a political subdivision, or that the office has determined that the office is unable to fill a requisition for an article or product, the agency or subdivision may purchase the article or product from another source.

(c) An agency of the state or a political subdivision may not evade the intent of this subchapter by requesting an article or product that varies slightly from standards for articles or products established under Section 497.027, if the office produces a similar article or product that is in compliance with established standards and is reasonably suited to the actual needs of the agency or subdivision.

(d) This section applies to the department in the same manner as it applies to other agencies of the state.

(e) The office at least once each year shall determine whether there are articles or products needed by the department that are not produced by but could be produced by the office at a reduced cost or savings to the department.
Tex. Government Code § 498.0042 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 498 / Section 498.0042
§ 498.0042. FORFEITURE FOR CONTACTING VICTIMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall adopt policies that prohibit an inmate in the institutional division from contacting by letter, telephone, or any other means, either directly or indirectly, a victim of the offense for which the inmate is serving a sentence or a member of the victim's family, if:

(1) the victim was younger than 17 years of age at the time of the commission of the offense; and

(2) the department has not, before the inmate makes contact:

(A) received written consent to the contact from:

(i) a parent of the victim or the member of the victim's family, other than the inmate;

(ii) a legal guardian of the victim or the member of the victim's family; or

(iii) the victim or the member of the victim's family, if the victim is 17 years of age or older at the time of giving the consent; and

(B) provided the inmate with a copy of the consent.

(b) If, during the actual term of imprisonment of an inmate in the institutional division, the inmate violates a policy adopted under Subsection (a) or an order entered under Article 42.24, Code of Criminal Procedure, the department shall forfeit all or any part of the inmate's accrued good conduct time. The department may not restore good conduct time forfeited under this subsection.

(c) In this section, "family" has the meaning assigned by Section 71.003, Family Code.
Tex. Election Code § 145.037 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 145 / Section 145.037
§ 145.037. CERTIFICATION OF REPLACEMENT NOMINEE FOR PLACEMENT ON BALLOT.
Status: in_force

(a) For the name of a replacement nominee to be placed on the general election ballot, the chair of the executive committee making the replacement nomination must certify in writing the nominee's name for placement on the ballot as provided by this section.

(b) The certification must be signed and acknowledged by the chair.

(c) In addition to the name of the replacement nominee, the certification must include:

(1) the replacement nominee's residence address and mailing address, if different from the residence address;

(2) the name of the original nominee;

(3) the office sought, including any place number or other distinguishing number;

(4) the cause of the vacancy;

(5) an identification of the executive committee making the replacement nomination; and

(6) the date of the replacement nomination.

(d) The chair must deliver the certification to:

(1) the secretary of state, for a statewide or district office; or

(2) the authority responsible for having the official ballot prepared, for a county or precinct office.

(e) The certification must be delivered not later than 5 p.m. of the 71st day before election day.

(f) A certification of a replacement nominee that is delivered by mail is considered to be delivered at the time of its receipt by the appropriate authority.

(g) A replacement nominee's name may not be certified if, before delivering the certification, the certifying authority learns that the replacement nominee's name is to be omitted from the ballot under Section 145.035.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8342.109 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8342 / Section 8342.109
§ 8342.109. LIMITATION ON DISSOLUTION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) Before the issuance of bonds, the district or any new district created by the division of the district may not be dissolved unless the dissolution is approved by:

(1) the board;

(2) the majority owner of the assessed value of the real property in the district or the new district, as applicable; and

(3) the governing body of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district or the new district is located.

(b) The district or any new district may not be dissolved if it has outstanding bonded debt unless:

(1) all the property in the district or the new district is annexed by a municipality;

(2) the dissolution is approved by the governing body of the municipality; and

(3) the bonded debt and developer reimbursement obligations of the district or the new district are assumed by the municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district or the new district is located or by another entity approved by the municipality.

(c) A dissolution subject to Subsection (b) is effective when all outstanding bonded debt and developer reimbursement obligations have been discharged.
Tex. Government Code § 436.058 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 436 / Section 436.058
§ 436.058. PUBLIC ACCESS.
Status: in_force

The commission shall develop and implement policies that provide the public with a reasonable opportunity to appear before the commission and to speak on any issue under the jurisdiction of the commission.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8508.0116 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8508 / Section 8508.0116
§ 8508.0116. SALE, LEASE, EXCHANGE, OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

The authority may:

(1) sell any property or interest in property owned by the authority by installments or otherwise, including a sale in any manner prescribed or authorized by:

(A) Section 552.014, Local Government Code;

(B) Chapter 30, Water Code; or

(C) Chapter 383, Health and Safety Code; or

(2) lease, exchange, or otherwise dispose of any property or interest in property.
Tex. Government Code § 24.188 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.188
§ 24.188.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.188. 86TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (KAUFMAN COUNTY). (a) The 86th Judicial District is composed of Kaufman County.

(b) The terms of the 86th District Court begin on the first Mondays in February and July.
Tex. Insurance Code § 883.054 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 883 / Section 883.054
§ 883.054. LOCATION OF PRINCIPAL OR HOME OFFICE.
Status: in_force

The principal or home office of a mutual insurance company must be located in this state.
Tex. Government Code § 526.0327 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 526 / Section 526.0327
§ 526.0327. LIMITATION ON CONTROL OF FUNDS BY HOSPITAL SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of this section:

(1) "Control" includes the ability to make decisions regarding the time and manner in which to spend grant money awarded under this subchapter.

(2) "Hospital system" means a system of two or more hospitals under the common governance of a single corporate parent.

(b) To ensure that grant money awarded under this subchapter is used for the benefit of residents of rural counties, money awarded to a hospital that is part of a hospital system:

(1) may not be retained or otherwise controlled by:

(A) the corporate parent of the hospital system; or

(B) the hospital system; and

(2) must be under the control of an individual who is present on the premises of the hospital, or an administrative office of the hospital that is located within five miles of the hospital, at least two days per week.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 102.0186 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 102 / Section 102.0186
§ 102.0186. FINE FOR CERTAIN CHILD SEXUAL ASSAULT AND RELATED CONVICTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person convicted of an offense under Section 21.02, 21.11, 22.011(a)(2), 22.021(a)(1)(B), 43.25, 43.251, or 43.26, Penal Code, shall pay a fine of $100 on conviction of the offense.

(b) A fine imposed under this article is imposed without regard to whether the defendant is placed on community supervision after being convicted of the offense or receives deferred adjudication for the offense.

(c) The clerks of the respective courts shall collect the fines and pay the fines to the county treasurer or to any other official who discharges the duties commonly delegated to the county treasurer for deposit in a fund to be known as the county child abuse prevention fund. A fund designated by this subsection may be used only to fund child abuse prevention programs in the county where the court is located.

(d) The county child abuse prevention fund shall be administered by or under the direction of the commissioners court.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2210.362 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2210 / Section 2210.362
§ 2210.362. IMPLIED CONSENT BY APPLICANT FOR INSURANCE COVERAGE.
Status: in_force

For purposes of this chapter, an applicant for insurance coverage is considered to have consented to the appropriate rates and classifications authorized by this chapter regardless of any other rates or classifications.
Tex. Labor Code § 410.161 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 410 / Section 410.161
§ 410.161. FAILURE TO DISCLOSE INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

A party who fails to disclose information known to the party or documents that are in the party's possession, custody, or control at the time disclosure is required by Sections 410.158-410.160 may not introduce the evidence at any subsequent proceeding before the division or in court on the claim unless good cause is shown for not having disclosed the information or documents under those sections.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11004.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11004 / Section 11004.004
§ 11004.004. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 11004.003 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Government Code § 26.340 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 26 / Section 26.340
§ 26.340. WEBB COUNTY.
Status: in_force

The County Court of Webb County has the general jurisdiction of a probate court and juvenile jurisdiction as provided by Section 26.042(b) but has no other civil or criminal jurisdiction.
Tex. Transportation Code § 502.402 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 502 / Section 502.402
§ 502.402. OPTIONAL COUNTY FEE FOR TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to:

(1) a county that:

(A) borders the United Mexican States; and

(B) has a population of more than 250,000;

(2) a county that has a population of more than 1.5 million that is coterminous with a regional mobility authority; and

(3) a county that has a population of more than 190,000 and not more than 1.5 million that is coterminous with a regional mobility authority.

(b) The commissioners court of a county by order may impose an additional fee for a vehicle registered in the county. Except as provided by Subsection (b-1), the fee may not exceed $10. In a county described by Subsection (a)(3), the fee must be approved by a majority of the qualified voters of the county voting on the issue at a referendum election, which the commissioners court may order and hold for that purpose.

(b-1) The commissioners court of a county described by Subsection (a) with a population of less than 700,000 may increase the additional fee to an amount that does not exceed $20 if approved by a majority of the qualified voters of the county voting on the issue at a referendum election, which the commissioners court may order and hold for that purpose.

(c) A vehicle that may be registered under this chapter without payment of a registration fee may be registered under this section without payment of the additional fee.

(d) A fee imposed under this section may take effect and be removed in accordance with the requirements of Section 502.401.

(e) The additional fee shall be collected for a vehicle when other fees imposed under this chapter are collected. The fee revenue collected shall be sent to a regional mobility authority located in the county to fund long-term transportation projects in the county that are consistent with the purposes specified by Section 7-a, Article VIII, Texas Constitution.

(f) The department shall adopt rules necessary to administer registration for a vehicle being registered in a county imposing a fee under this section.
Tex. Transportation Code § 204.010 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 204 / Section 204.010
§ 204.010. TRAVEL MAGAZINE.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall publish the official travel magazine of this state, "Texas Highways."

(b) The department shall set subscription rates and other charges for the magazine at a level that generates receipts approximately sufficient to cover the cost of producing and distributing the magazine.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 101.203 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 101 / Section 101.203
§ 101.203. SHARING OF DISTRIBUTIONS.
Status: in_force

Distributions of cash and other assets of a limited liability company shall be made to each member of the company according to the agreed value of the member's contribution to the company as stated in the company's records required under Sections 3.151 and 101.501.
Tex. Government Code § 802.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 802 / Section 802.001
§ 802.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the State Pension Review Board.

(1-a) "Defined contribution plan" means a plan provided by the governing body of a public retirement system that provides for an individual account for each participant and for benefits based solely on the amount contributed to the participant's account, and any income, expenses, gains and losses, and any forfeitures of accounts of other participants that may be allocated to the participant's account.

(2) "Governing body of a public retirement system" means the board of trustees, pension board, or other public retirement system governing body that has the fiduciary responsibility for assets of the system and has the duties of overseeing the investment and expenditure of funds of the system and the administration of benefits of the system.

(3) "Public retirement system" means a continuing, organized program of service retirement, disability retirement, or death benefits for officers or employees of the state or a political subdivision, or of an agency or instrumentality of the state or a political subdivision, other than:

(A) a program providing only workers' compensation benefits;

(B) a program administered by the federal government;

(C) an individual retirement account or individual retirement annuity within the meaning of Section 408, or a retirement bond within the meaning of Section 409, of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Sections 408, 409);

(D) a plan described by Section 401(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Section 401);

(E) an individual account plan consisting of an annuity contract described by Section 403(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Section 403);

(F) an eligible state deferred compensation plan described by Section 457(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Section 457); or

(G)(i) in Sections 802.104 and 802.105 of this chapter, a program for which benefits are administered by a life insurance company; and

(ii) in the rest of this chapter, a program for which the only funding agency is a life insurance company.

(4) "System administrator" means a person designated by the governing body of a public retirement system to supervise the day-to-day affairs of the public retirement system.
Tex. Education Code § 142.007 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 142 / Section 142.007
§ 142.007. CONFIDENTIALITY.
Status: in_force

Information submitted as part of a pre-proposal or proposal or related to the evaluation and selection of research projects to be funded by the research program or technology program is confidential unless made public by coordinating board rule.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 1003.052 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 1003 / Section 1003.052
§ 1003.052. RULES.
Status: in_force

The executive commissioner shall adopt rules designating the medical conditions that constitute a severe chronic disease or terminal illness for purposes of this subchapter.