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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 673.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 673 / Section 673.002
§ 673.002. AUTOPSY.
Status: in_force

(a) The death in this state of a child 12 months old or younger shall be immediately reported to the justice of the peace, medical examiner, or other proper official as prescribed by law if the child dies suddenly or is found dead and if the cause of death is unknown.

(b) The justice of the peace or medical examiner shall inform the child's legal guardian or parents that an autopsy shall be performed on the child. The state shall reimburse a county $500 for the cost of the autopsy if the primary cause of death of the child is sudden infant death syndrome. The executive commissioner shall adopt rules that:

(1) define sudden infant death syndrome; and

(2) describe the method for obtaining reimbursement for the cost of an autopsy.

(c) Reimbursement required by Subsection (b) is subject to the availability of funds.

(d) After the autopsy is completed, the child's parents or legal guardian shall be notified of the autopsy results.

(e) This section does not affect the duties of the justice of the peace or medical examiner prescribed by other laws.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 90.0031 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 90 / Section 90.0031
§ 90.0031. ANNUAL REPORT.
Status: in_force

Before October 1 of each year, the office of the Interstate Oil Compact Commissioner for Texas shall prepare and file with the presiding officer of each house of the legislature a complete and detailed written report describing the activities of the office relating to this state's participation in the Interstate Compact to Conserve Oil and Gas and accounting for all funds received and disbursed by the office during the preceding fiscal year. The report must be included as a part of the annual financial report of the governor's office.
Tex. Property Code § 94.254 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 94 / Section 94.254
§ 94.254. TENANT REMEDIES.
Status: in_force

In addition to other remedies provided by law, if a landlord retaliates against a tenant under this subchapter, the tenant may recover from the landlord a civil penalty of one month's rent plus $500, actual damages, court costs, and reasonable attorney's fees in an action for recovery of property damages, moving costs, actual expenses, civil penalties, or declaratory or injunctive relief, less any delinquent rents or other sums for which the tenant is liable to the landlord. If the tenant's rent payment to the landlord is subsidized in whole or in part by a governmental entity, the civil penalty granted under this section shall reflect the fair market rent of the leased premises plus $500.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3805.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3805 / Section 3805.104
§ 3805.104. CONTRACT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AND SECURITY SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The district may contract with:

(1) Harris County or the City of Houston for the county or city to provide law enforcement and security services for a fee; and

(2) a private entity for the private entity to provide supplemental security services.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 533A.083 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 533A / Section 533A.083
§ 533A.083. CRITERIA FOR EXPANSION, CLOSURE, OR CONSOLIDATION OF FACILITY.
Status: in_force

The department shall establish objective criteria for determining when a new facility may be needed and when a state supported living center may be expanded, closed, or consolidated.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 693.005 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 693 / Section 693.005
§ 693.005. IMMUNITY FROM DAMAGES IN CIVIL ACTION.
Status: in_force

In a civil action brought by a person listed in Section 692A.009 who did not object before the removal of tissue or a body part specified by Section 693.002, a medical examiner, justice of the peace, county judge, medical facility, physician acting on permission of a medical examiner, justice of the peace, or county judge, or person assisting a physician is not liable for damages on a theory of civil recovery based on a contention that the plaintiff's consent was required before the body part or tissue could be removed.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8515.0306 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8515 / Section 8515.0306
§ 8515.0306. POWERS RELATING TO WASTE FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

As a necessary aid to the conservation, control, preservation, and distribution of the water of the Upper Guadalupe River and its tributaries for beneficial use, the authority may:

(1) construct, own, and operate sewage collection, transmission, and disposal services;

(2) charge for a service described by Subdivision (1); and

(3) enter into contracts with municipalities and others in connection with a service described by Subdivision (1).
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 773.043 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 773 / Section 773.043
§ 773.043. ADVANCED LIFE-SUPPORT EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PROVIDER QUALIFICATIONS.
Status: in_force

A provider qualifies as an advanced life-support emergency medical services provider if it:

(1) meets the requirements of a basic life-support emergency medical services provider; and

(2) has personnel and sufficient equipment and supplies for providing intravenous therapy and endotracheal or esophageal intubation.
Tex. Transportation Code § 502.190 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 502 / Section 502.190
§ 502.190. SCHEDULE OF REGISTRATION FEES.
Status: in_force

The department shall post a complete schedule of registration fees on the Internet.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3831.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3831 / Section 3831.201
§ 3831.201. IMPOSITION OF AD VALOREM TAX.
Status: in_force

If authorized at an election held under Section 3831.255, the district by order:

(1) may impose an annual ad valorem tax on taxable property in the district to pay for projects or district operating expenses; and

(2) shall impose an ad valorem tax to pay for obligations that are payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes.
Tex. Occupations Code § 110.158 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 110 / Section 110.158
§ 110.158. RULEMAKING.
Status: in_force

(a) The council may adopt rules consistent with this chapter. In adopting rules, the council shall:

(1) consider the rules and procedures of the department; and

(2) adopt procedural rules consistent with similar existing rules and procedures of the department.

(b) A sex offender treatment provider licensed under this chapter is subject to the rules of the council, in relation to the person's provision of sex offender treatment, rather than the rules of the licensing entity by which the provider is licensed or otherwise regulated. A sex offender treatment provider who acts in conformance with the rules, policies, and procedures of the council is not subject to any administrative sanction against the provider by the licensing entity by which the provider is licensed or otherwise regulated.
Tex. Government Code § 403.077 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 403 / Section 403.077
§ 403.077. IMPROPER COLLECTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller may refund the amount of money collected or received by a state agency through mistake of fact or law and deposited in the state treasury, including money not due the state and money collected or received in excess of the amount required to be collected or received. The agency must make written request to the comptroller for the refund, showing the reason for and amount of the refund. At any time the comptroller may require further written evidence for the refund and may withhold payment until the comptroller is satisfied that the refund is justified.

(b) A warrant for the payment of the refund must be signed by the comptroller and shall be drawn against the fund or account into which the money was deposited. The refund shall be made from funds appropriated for that purpose.

(c) This section does not affect Subchapter C, Chapter 111, Tax Code, or any statute requiring payment of unrefundable fees.

(d) Unless another law provides a period within which a particular refund claim must be made, a refund claim may not be made under this section after four years from the latest date on which the amount collected or received by the state was due, if the amount was required to be paid on or before a particular date. If the amount was not required to be paid on or before a particular date, a refund claim may not be made after four years from the date the amount was collected or received. A person who fails to make a refund claim within the period provided by law waives any right to a refund of the amount paid.

(e) This section does not apply to a refund of a tax.
Tex. Transportation Code § 643.156 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 643 / Section 643.156
§ 643.156. REGULATION OF ADVERTISING.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may not by rule restrict competitive bidding or advertising by a motor carrier except to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices.

(b) A rule to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices may not:

(1) restrict the use of:

(A) any medium for an advertisement;

(B) a motor carrier's advertisement under a trade name; or

(C) a motor carrier's personal appearance or voice in an advertisement, if the motor carrier is an individual; or

(2) relate to the size or duration of an advertisement by a motor carrier.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1112.111 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1112 / Section 1112.111
§ 1112.111. AUTHORITY TO SUE AND BE SUED.
Status: in_force

The district, through the board, may sue and be sued.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8501.255 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8501 / Section 8501.255
§ 8501.255. MATURITY.
Status: in_force

An obligation issued under this chapter must mature not more than 50 years after its date in the manner provided by the board.
Tex. Government Code § 549.0102 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 549 / Section 549.0102
§ 549.0102. REQUIREMENT TO NEGOTIATE FOR SUPPLEMENTAL REBATES FOR CERTAIN PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Subsection (b), the commission shall negotiate with manufacturers and labelers, including generic manufacturers and labelers, to obtain supplemental rebates for prescription drugs provided under:

(1) the Medicaid vendor drug program in excess of the Medicaid rebates required by 42 U.S.C. Section 1396r-8;

(2) the child health plan program; and

(3) any other state program the commission or a health and human services agency administers, including a community mental health center or state mental health hospital.

(b) The commission may by contract authorize a private entity to negotiate with manufacturers and labelers on the commission's behalf.
Tex. Government Code § 76.018 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 76 / Section 76.018
§ 76.018. APPLICATION OF LAW RELATING TO FREE EXERCISE OF RELIGION.
Status: in_force

For purposes of Chapter 110, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, an ordinance, rule, order, decision, or practice that applies to a person in the custody of a correctional facility operated by or under a contract with a community supervision and corrections department is presumed to be in furtherance of a compelling governmental interest and the least restrictive means of furthering that interest. The presumption may be rebutted.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8030.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8030 / Section 8030.0102
§ 8030.0102. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8419.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8419 / Section 8419.002
§ 8419.002. NATURE AND PURPOSES OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

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

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

(2) Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation, or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8280.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8280 / Section 8280.002
§ 8280.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a conservation and reclamation district in Wharton County created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8241.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8241 / Section 8241.104
§ 8241.104. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any resolution, adopted by the governing body of a municipality under Section 54.016, Water Code, that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 242.266 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 242 / Section 242.266
§ 242.266. CLERICAL ERROR.
Status: in_force

For the purpose of correcting a clerical error, an arbitrator retains jurisdiction of the award for 20 days after the date of the award.
Tex. Occupations Code § 153.002 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 153 / Section 153.002
§ 153.002. RULES RESTRICTING ADVERTISING OR COMPETITIVE BIDDING.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may not adopt rules restricting advertising or competitive bidding by a person regulated by the board except to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices by the person.

(b) The board may not include in its rules to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices by a person regulated by the board a rule that:

(1) restricts the use of any advertising medium;

(2) restricts the person's personal appearance or the use of the person's voice in an advertisement;

(3) relates to the size or duration of an advertisement by the person; or

(4) restricts the person's advertisement under a trade name.
Tex. Family Code § 231.107 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 231 / Section 231.107
§ 231.107. CERTIFICATE OF ASSIGNMENT OR OF TERMINATION OF ASSIGNMENT.
Status: in_force

If an abstract of judgment or a child support lien on support amounts assigned to the Title IV-D agency under this chapter has previously been filed of record, the agency shall file for recordation, with the county clerk of each county in which such abstract or lien has been filed, a certificate that a notice of change of payee or a notice of termination of assignment has been issued by the agency.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3911.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3911 / Section 3911.103
§ 3911.103. ROAD DISTRICT POWERS; EXCEPTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the district has the powers provided by the general laws relating to road districts and road utility districts created under Section 52(b), Article III, Texas Constitution, including Chapter 441, Transportation Code.

(b) The district may exercise any power granted by this chapter and by Chapter 441, Transportation Code, without regard to any provision or requirement of, or procedure or maintenance tax rate limitation prescribed by, Chapter 441, Transportation Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1098.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1098 / Section 1098.201
§ 1098.201. GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

The board may issue and sell general obligation bonds authorized by an election in the name and on the faith and credit of the district to:

(1) purchase, construct, acquire, repair, or renovate buildings or improvements;

(2) equip buildings or improvements for hospital purposes; or

(3) acquire and operate a mobile emergency medical or air ambulance service.
Tex. Transportation Code § 724.003 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 724 / Section 724.003
§ 724.003. RULEMAKING.
Status: in_force

The department and the State Office of Administrative Hearings shall adopt rules to administer this chapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 711.034 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 711 / Section 711.034
§ 711.034. DEDICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A cemetery organization that acquires property for interment purposes shall:

(1) in the case of land, survey and subdivide the property into gardens or sections, with descriptive names or numbers, and make a map or plat of the property showing the plots contained within the perimeter boundary and showing a specific unique number for each plot; or

(2) in the case of a mausoleum or a crematory and columbarium, make a map or plat of the property delineating sections or other divisions with descriptive names and numbers and showing a specific unique number for each crypt, lawn crypt, or niche.

(b) The cemetery organization shall file the map or plat with the county clerk of each county in which the property or any part of the property is located.

(c) The cemetery organization shall file with the map or plat a written certificate or declaration of dedication of the property delineated by the map or plat, dedicating the property exclusively to cemetery purposes. The certificate or declaration must be:

(1) in a form prescribed by the directors or officers of the cemetery organization;

(2) signed by the president or vice-president and the secretary of the cemetery organization, or by another person authorized by the directors; and

(3) acknowledged.

(d) Filing a map or plat and a certificate or declaration under this section dedicates the property for cemetery purposes and is constructive notice of that dedication.

(e) The certificate or declaration may contain a provision permitting the directors by order to resurvey and change the shape and size of the property for which the associated map or plat is filed if that change does not disturb any interred remains. Except as provided by Subsection (e-1), if a change is made, the cemetery organization shall:

(1) file an amended map or plat not later than the last day of the next calendar quarter; and

(2) indicate any change in a specific unique number assigned to a plot, crypt, lawn crypt, or columbarium niche.

(e-1) A cemetery organization that holds a certificate of authority to operate a perpetual care cemetery under Chapter 712 is not required to file an amended map or plat if:

(1) the only change to the property is:

(A) the placement of a cremains receptacle that contains not more than four niches on a plot; or

(B) the alteration of an existing cremains receptacle on a plot; and

(2) the cemetery organization maintains records, as required by rules adopted by the Finance Commission of Texas, that specify the location of the cremains receptacle.

(f) The county clerk shall number and file the map or plat and record the certificate or declaration in the county deed records.

(g) A cemetery association is civilly liable to the state in an amount not to exceed $1,000 for each map or plat that fails to comply with Subsection (a), (b), (c), or (e).
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 440.015 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 440 / Section 440.015
§ 440.015. ESTABLISHMENTS OUTSIDE STATE.
Status: in_force

A frozen dessert, imitation frozen dessert, product sold in semblance of a frozen dessert, or a mix for one of those products from a manufacturer located outside this state may be sold or distributed in this state if the manufacturer complies with this chapter or complies with other regulatory requirements that are substantially equivalent to those of this state. To determine the extent of the manufacturer's compliance, the department may accept reports from responsible authorities in the jurisdiction in which the manufacturer is located.
Tex. Local Government Code § 6.003 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 6 / Section 6.003
§ 6.003. EFFECTIVE DATE OF INCORPORATION.
Status: in_force

The incorporation of the community as a municipality is effective on the date the county judge makes the entry, under Section 7.007, in the records of the commissioners court.
Tex. Government Code § 609.112 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 609 / Section 609.112
§ 609.112. FEE.
Status: in_force

(a) A political subdivision or group of political subdivisions that creates a deferred compensation plan may assess a fee for the administration of the plan against each participating employee.

(b) The political subdivision or group of political subdivisions shall determine the method for computing and assessing the fee.
Tex. Family Code § 151.001 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 151 / Section 151.001
§ 151.001. RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF PARENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A parent of a child has the following rights and duties:

(1) the right to have physical possession, to direct the moral and religious training, and to designate the residence of the child;

(2) the duty of care, control, protection, and reasonable discipline of the child;

(3) the duty to support the child, including providing the child with clothing, food, shelter, medical and dental care, and education;

(4) the duty, except when a guardian of the child's estate has been appointed, to manage the estate of the child, including the right as an agent of the child to act in relation to the child's estate if the child's action is required by a state, the United States, or a foreign government;

(5) except as provided by Section 264.0111, the right to the services and earnings of the child;

(6) the right to consent to the child's marriage, enlistment in the armed forces of the United States, medical and dental care, and psychiatric, psychological, and surgical treatment;

(7) the right to represent the child in legal action and to make other decisions of substantial legal significance concerning the child;

(8) the right to receive and give receipt for payments for the support of the child and to hold or disburse funds for the benefit of the child;

(9) the right to inherit from and through the child;

(10) the right to make decisions concerning the child's education;

(11) the right to designate the school the child will attend and to enroll the child in the school, subject to any eligibility or admissions requirements; and

(12) any other right or duty existing between a parent and child by virtue of law.

(b) The duty of a parent to support his or her child exists while the child is an unemancipated minor and continues as long as the child is fully enrolled in a secondary school in a program leading toward a high school diploma and complies with attendance requirements described by Section 154.002(a)(2).

(c) A parent who fails to discharge the duty of support is liable to a person who provides necessaries to those to whom support is owed.

(d) The rights and duties of a parent are subject to:

(1) a court order affecting the rights and duties;

(2) an affidavit of relinquishment of parental rights; and

(3) an affidavit by the parent designating another person or agency to act as managing conservator.

(e) Only the following persons may use corporal punishment for the reasonable discipline of a child:

(1) a parent or grandparent of the child;

(2) a stepparent of the child who has the duty of control and reasonable discipline of the child; and

(3) an individual who is a guardian of the child and who has the duty of control and reasonable discipline of the child.