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Tex. Occupations Code § 266.002 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 266 / Section 266.002
§ 266.002. EXEMPTIONS.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to:

(1) a student enrolled in a program of a school of dentistry;

(2) a licensed dentist engaged in the practice of dentistry in this state who performs a dental laboratory service for compensation or an employee of the dentist or of the professional corporation or partnership in which the dentist is an officer, partner, or employee if the service is performed:

(A) for a patient of the dentist or of the professional corporation or partnership in which the dentist is an officer, partner, or employee; and

(B) on the premises in which the dentist practices dentistry; or

(3) a manufacturer of materials or component parts, used in the fabrication of a dental prosthetic appliance and for sale or use by a dental laboratory, that are not directly fitted to a dental model or cast of the human teeth, gums, jaws, or alveolar process.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 712.0357 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 712 / Section 712.0357
§ 712.0357. NATURE OF TOTAL RETURN DISTRIBUTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A distribution from a total return fund is considered a distribution of all income of the fund that reasonably apportions the total return of the fund, and may not be considered a fundamental departure from applicable state law.

(b) Unless the trust instrument provides otherwise, the trustee of a total return fund shall treat a distribution as first being made from the following sources in order of priority:

(1) from net accounting income;

(2) from ordinary accounting income not allocable to net accounting income;

(3) from net realized short-term capital gains;

(4) from net realized long-term capital gains; and

(5) from the principal of the fund.
Tex. Government Code § 1508.163 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1508 / Section 1508.163
§ 1508.163. PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

Each purpose authorized by Section 1508.152 is a public purpose and a proper municipal function.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1002.258 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1002 / Section 1002.258
§ 1002.258. TEMPORARY LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may issue a temporary license to a person who:

(1) is not a resident of this state and does not have an established place of business in this state but who seeks to engage in the public practice of geoscience in this state for a temporary period; or

(2) applies for a reciprocal license and seeks to engage in the public practice of geoscience pending a determination on the application for the reciprocal license.

(b) An applicant for a temporary license must:

(1) apply to the board for a temporary license, provide proof of licensure or registration in another state or a foreign country and pay the required fees;

(2) agree to comply with the signature requirements of Section 1002.263(b) and to affix the person's seal from the jurisdiction in which the person is licensed or registered on all work completed while practicing under the temporary license; and

(3) file the required information and reports and comply with other requirements established by the board concerning the person's temporary practice.

(c) A temporary license issued under Subsection (a)(1) expires on the 90th day after the date of issuance. A temporary license issued under Subsection (a)(2) expires on the date the reciprocal license is issued or denied.
Tex. Occupations Code § 901.301 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 901 / Section 901.301
§ 901.301. ADMINISTRATION; BOARD RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall conduct or contract with another person to conduct uniform CPA examinations administered under this chapter.

(b) The board by rule may establish the:

(1) manner in which a person may apply for the examination;

(2) time, date, and place for the examination;

(3) manner in which the examination is conducted; and

(4) manner in which a person's examination score is reported to the person.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7997A.0305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7997A / Section 7997A.0305
§ 7997A.0305. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is adopted under Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, and that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Occupations Code § 164.053 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 164 / Section 164.053
§ 164.053. UNPROFESSIONAL OR DISHONORABLE CONDUCT.
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of Section 164.052(a)(5), unprofessional or dishonorable conduct likely to deceive or defraud the public includes conduct in which a physician:

(1) commits an act that violates any state or federal law if the act is connected with the physician's practice of medicine;

(2) fails to keep complete and accurate records of purchases and disposals of:

(A) drugs listed in Chapter 481, Health and Safety Code; or

(B) controlled substances scheduled in the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 (21 U.S.C. Section 801 et seq.);

(3) writes prescriptions for or dispenses to a person who:

(A) is known to be an abuser of narcotic drugs, controlled substances, or dangerous drugs; or

(B) the physician should have known was an abuser of narcotic drugs, controlled substances, or dangerous drugs;

(4) writes false or fictitious prescriptions for:

(A) dangerous drugs as defined by Chapter 483, Health and Safety Code; or

(B) controlled substances scheduled in Chapter 481, Health and Safety Code, or the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 (21 U.S.C. Section 801 et seq.);

(5) prescribes or administers a drug or treatment that is nontherapeutic in nature or nontherapeutic in the manner the drug or treatment is administered or prescribed;

(6) prescribes, administers, or dispenses in a manner inconsistent with public health and welfare:

(A) dangerous drugs as defined by Chapter 483, Health and Safety Code; or

(B) controlled substances scheduled in Chapter 481, Health and Safety Code, or the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 (21 U.S.C. Section 801 et seq.);

(7) violates Section 311.0025, Health and Safety Code;

(8) fails to supervise adequately the activities of those acting under the supervision of the physician; or

(9) delegates professional medical responsibility or acts to a person if the delegating physician knows or has reason to know that the person is not qualified by training, experience, or licensure to perform the responsibility or acts.

(b) A complaint, indictment, or conviction of a violation of law is not necessary for the enforcement of Subsection (a)(1). Proof of the commission of the act while in the practice of medicine or under the guise of the practice of medicine is sufficient for the board's action.

(c) Subsection (a)(3) does not apply to a person the physician is treating for:

(1) the person's use of narcotics after the physician notifies the board in writing of the name and address of the person being treated; or

(2) intractable pain under the Intractable Pain Treatment Act (Article 4495c, Revised Statutes).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4007.0103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4007 / Section 4007.0103
§ 4007.0103. PURPOSE; DECLARATION OF INTENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other public purposes stated in this chapter.

(b) By creating the district and in authorizing the county, the city, and other political subdivisions to contract with the district, the legislature has established a program to accomplish the public purposes set out in Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution.

(c) The creation of the district is necessary to promote, develop, encourage, and maintain employment, commerce, transportation, housing, tourism, recreation, the arts, entertainment, economic development, safety, and the public welfare in the district.

(d) This chapter and the creation of the district may not be interpreted to relieve the county or the city from providing the level of services provided as of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter to the area in the district. The district is created to supplement and not to supplant county or city services provided in the district.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 9.104 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 9 / Section 9.104
§ 9.104. PROCEDURES FOR REINSTATEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A foreign filing entity, to have its registration reinstated, must complete the requirements of this section not later than the third anniversary of the date the revocation of the entity's registration took effect.

(b) The foreign filing entity shall file a certificate of reinstatement in accordance with Chapter 4.

(c) The certificate of reinstatement must contain:

(1) the name of the foreign filing entity;

(2) the filing number assigned by the filing officer to the entity;

(3) the effective date of the revocation of the entity's registration; and

(4) the name of the entity's registered agent and the address of the entity's registered office.

(d) A tax clearance letter from the comptroller stating that the foreign filing entity has satisfied all franchise tax liabilities and its registration may be reinstated must be filed with the certificate of reinstatement if the foreign filing entity is a taxable entity under Chapter 171, Tax Code, other than a foreign nonprofit corporation.

(e) The registration of a foreign filing entity may not be reinstated under this section if the termination occurred as a result of:

(1) an order of a court; or

(2) forfeiture under the Tax Code.
Tex. Government Code § 2175.188 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2175 / Section 2175.188
§ 2175.188. PURCHASER'S FEE.
Status: in_force

(a) For property that is sold under Section 2175.186 or 2175.187, the commission shall collect a fee from the purchaser.

(b) The commission shall set the fee at an amount that is:

(1) sufficient to recover costs associated with the sale; and

(2) at least two percent but not more than 12 percent of sale proceeds.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 432.011 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 432 / Section 432.011
§ 432.011. MINIMUM STANDARDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules prescribing minimum standards or related requirements for:

(1) the operation of salvage establishments and salvage warehouses; and

(2) qualifications for licenses issued under this chapter.

(b) The rules shall prescribe standards for food, drugs, devices, and cosmetics in separate subchapters.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9062.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9062 / Section 9062.202
§ 9062.202. DEPOSITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution shall designate one or more banks inside or outside the district to serve as the district's depository. A designated bank serves for two years and until a successor is designated.

(b) All district money shall be secured in the manner provided for securing county funds.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4102.151 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4102 / Section 4102.151
§ 4102.151. SOLICITATION PROHIBITED DURING NATURAL DISASTER.
Status: in_force

A license holder may not solicit or attempt to solicit a client for employment during the progress of a loss-producing natural disaster occurrence.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8483.0503 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8483 / Section 8483.0503
§ 8483.0503. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7909A.0306 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7909A / Section 7909A.0306
§ 7909A.0306. DIVISION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may be divided into two or more new districts only if the district:

(1) has no outstanding bonded debt; and

(2) is not imposing ad valorem taxes.

(b) This chapter applies to any new district created by division of the district, and a new district has all the powers and duties of the district.

(c) A new district created by the division of the district may not, at the time the new district is created, contain any land outside the area described by Section 2(b) of the Act enacting this chapter.

(d) The board, on its own motion or on receipt of a petition signed by the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district, may adopt an order dividing the district.

(e) The board may adopt an order dividing the district before or after the date the board holds an election under Section 7909A.0103 to confirm the district's creation.

(f) An order dividing the district shall:

(1) name each new district;

(2) include the metes and bounds description of the territory of each new district;

(3) appoint temporary directors for each new district; and

(4) provide for the division of assets and liabilities between the new districts.

(g) On or before the 30th day after the date of adoption of an order dividing the district, the district shall file the order with the commission and record the order in the real property records of each county in which the district is located.

(h) Any new district created by the division of the district shall hold a confirmation and directors' election as required by Section 7909A.0103. If the voters of a new district do not confirm the creation of the new district, the assets, obligations, territory, and governance of the new district revert to the original district.

(i) Municipal consent to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district granted under Section 7909A.0104 acts as municipal consent to the creation of any new district created by the division of the district and to the inclusion of land in the new district.

(j) Any new district created by the division of the district must hold an election as required by this chapter to obtain voter approval before the district may impose a maintenance tax or issue bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes.
Tex. Insurance Code § 843.353 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 843 / Section 843.353
§ 843.353. WAIVER PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Sections 843.336(f) and 843.337(c), the provisions of this subchapter may not be waived, voided, or nullified by contract.
Tex. Utilities Code § 186.002 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 186 / Section 186.002
§ 186.002. POLICY.
Status: in_force

(a) Continuous service by a public utility is essential to the life, health, and safety of the public. A person's wilful interruption of that service is a public calamity that cannot be endured.

(b) A public utility is dedicated to public service. The primary duty of a public utility, including its management and employees, is to maintain continuous and adequate service at all times to protect the safety and health of the public against the danger inherent in the interruption of service.

(c) Each court and administrative agency of this state shall:

(1) recognize the policy stated in this section; and

(2) interpret and apply this subchapter in accordance with that policy.
Tex. Transportation Code § 623.253 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 623 / Section 623.253
§ 623.253. MAINTENANCE CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

The county shall make payments to the Texas Department of Transportation to provide funds for the maintenance of state highways subject to this subchapter.
Tex. Transportation Code § 463.108 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 463 / Section 463.108
§ 463.108. SECURITY.
Status: in_force

The executive committee may establish a security force and provide for the employment of security personnel.
Tex. Transportation Code § 284.004 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 284 / Section 284.004
§ 284.004. USE OF COUNTY PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, a county may use any county property for a project under this chapter, regardless of when or how the property is acquired.

(b) In addition to authority granted by other law, a county may use state highway right-of-way and may access state highway right-of-way in accordance with Sections 228.011, 373.101, and 373.102.
Tex. Government Code § 4004.201 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 4004 / Section 4004.201
§ 4004.201. DENIAL OF REGISTRATION.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may deny an application for registration under this chapter in accordance with Section 4007.105.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1070.056 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1070 / Section 1070.056
§ 1070.056. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall elect:

(1) a president and a vice president from among its members; and

(2) a secretary, who need not be a director.

(b) Each officer of the board serves for a term of one year.

(c) The board shall fill a vacancy in a board office for the unexpired term.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1806.006 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1806 / Section 1806.006
§ 1806.006. PREEMPTION.
Status: in_force

To the extent of any conflict between this chapter and any of the following laws, this chapter prevails over:

(1) a municipal ordinance regulating the same conduct as this chapter; or

(2) Chapter 115 or 601, Business & Commerce Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 241.403 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 241 / Section 241.403
§ 241.403. MINIMUM STANDARDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules establishing minimum standards for the operation of a hospital at home program by a hospital.

(b) The standards established under Subsection (a) must be at least as stringent as the standards established by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services under the acute hospital care at home waiver program.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1952.102 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1952 / Section 1952.102
§ 1952.102. ELIGIBILITY TO REGISTER AS CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.
Status: in_force

To be eligible to receive a certificate of registration as a code enforcement officer, an individual must:

(1) submit an application in the manner and on the form prescribed by the executive director;

(2) have at least one year of full-time experience in the field of code enforcement;

(3) pass the examination required by the department;

(4) pay the application fee; and

(5) meet any other requirements prescribed by this chapter or by commission rule.
Tex. Education Code § 7.0611 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 7 / Section 7.0611
§ 7.0611. FACILITY USAGE REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "instructional facility" has the meaning assigned by Section 46.001.

(b) The agency by rule shall require each school district to annually report the following information in the form and manner prescribed by the agency:

(1) the square footage of each school district facility and the acreage of land on which each facility sits;

(2) the total student capacity for each instructional facility on a district campus;

(3) for each campus in the school district:

(A) the enrollment capacity of the campus and of each grade level offered at the campus; and

(B) the number of students currently enrolled at the campus and in each grade level offered at the campus;

(4) whether a school district facility is used by one or more campuses and the campus identifier of each campus that uses the facility;

(5) what each school district facility is used for, including:

(A) an instructional facility;

(B) a career and technology center;

(C) an administrative building;

(D) a food service facility;

(E) a transportation facility; and

(F) vacant land; and

(6) whether each school district facility is leased or owned.

(c) From the information submitted under Subsection (b), the agency shall produce and make available to the public on the agency's Internet website an annual report on school district land and facilities. The agency may combine the report required under this section with any other required report to avoid multiplicity of reports.

(d) If the agency determines information provided under Subsection (b) would create a security risk, such information is considered confidential for purposes of Chapter 552, Government Code, and may not be disclosed in the annual report under Subsection (c).

(e) The commissioner may adopt rules as necessary to implement this section. In adopting rules for determining the student capacity of a school district or district campus, the commissioner may consider the staffing, student-teacher ratio, and facility capacity of the district or campus.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 315.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 315 / Section 315.001
§ 315.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "local governmental entity" includes:

(1) a hospital district created under general or special law;

(2) a municipal hospital authority;

(3) a county hospital authority;

(4) a municipality; or

(5) a county.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8863.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8863 / Section 8863.054
§ 8863.054. BOARD VACANCY.
Status: in_force

If there is a vacancy on the board, the governing body of the entity that appointed the director who vacated the office shall appoint a director to serve the remainder of the term.
Tex. Property Code § 141.002 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 141 / Section 141.002
§ 141.002. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Adult" means an individual who is at least 21 years of age.

(2) "Benefit plan" means a retirement plan, including an interest described by Sections 111.004(19)-(23).

(3) "Broker" means a person lawfully engaged in the business of effecting transactions in securities or commodities for the person's own account or for the account of another.

(4) "Court" means a court with original probate jurisdiction.

(5) "Custodial property" means:

(A) any interest in property transferred to a custodian under this chapter; and

(B) the income from and proceeds of that interest in property.

(6) "Custodian" means a person designated as a custodian under Section 141.010 or a successor or substitute custodian designated under Section 141.019.

(7) "Financial institution" means a bank, trust company, savings institution, or credit union chartered and supervised under state or federal law.

(8) "Guardian" means a person appointed or qualified by a court to act as general, limited, or temporary guardian of a minor's property or a person legally authorized to perform substantially the same functions.

(9) "Legal representative" means an executor, independent executor, administrator or independent administrator of a decedent's estate, an obligor under a benefit plan or other governing instrument, a successor legal representative, or a person legally authorized to perform substantially the same functions.

(10) "Member of the minor's family" means the minor's parent, stepparent, spouse, grandparent, brother, sister, uncle, or aunt, whether of whole or half blood or by adoption.

(11) "Minor" means an individual who is younger than 21 years of age.

(12) "Transfer" means a transaction that creates custodial property under Section 141.010.

(12-a) "Qualified minor's trust" means a trust to which a gift is considered a present interest under Section 2503(c), Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

(13) "Transferor" means a person who makes a transfer under this chapter.

(14) "Trust company" means a financial institution, corporation, or other legal entity authorized to exercise general trust powers.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1575.152 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1575 / Section 1575.152
§ 1575.152. HEALTH BENEFIT PLAN MUST COVER PREEXISTING CONDITIONS.
Status: in_force

A health benefit plan offered under the group program, other than a Medicare Advantage plan or a Medicare prescription drug plan, must cover preexisting conditions.