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TX Ins Code § 7001.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 21 - Discount Health Care Programs|Chapter 7001 - Registration of Discount Health Care Program Operators|Section 7001.009. Enforcement

Sec. 7001.009.  ENFORCEMENT.  (a)  The department may deny a registration application or take any action authorized under Chapters 82, 83, and 84 if the department determines that the applicant or registered discount health care program operator, individually or through an officer, director, or shareholder:(1)  has wilfully violated a provision of this code or an order or rule of the commissioner;(2)  has intentionally made a material misstatement in the registration application;(3)  has obtained or attempted to obtain a registration by fraud or misrepresentation;(4)  has misappropriated, converted to the applicant's or registration holder's own use, or illegally withheld money belonging to a member of a discount health care program;(5)  has engaged in fraudulent or dishonest acts or practices; or(6)  has been convicted of a felony.(b)  Chapter 2001, Government Code, applies to an action taken under this section.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1331 (H.B. 4341), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Ins Code § 7002.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 21 - Discount Health Care Programs|Chapter 7002 - Supplemental Provisions Relating to Discount Health Care Operators|Section 7002.001. Definition

Sec. 7002.001.  DEFINITION.  For purposes of Chapters 562 and 7001, Insurance Code, consideration provided to a discount health care program or a discount health care program operator includes patient information or patient prescription drug history provided by members, if the entity engages in the transfer or sale of such patient information, patient prescription drug history, or drug manufacturer rebates.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1245 (S.B. 2423), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Ins Code § 7002.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 21 - Discount Health Care Programs|Chapter 7002 - Supplemental Provisions Relating to Discount Health Care Operators|Section 7002.002. Required Disclosure

Sec. 7002.002.  REQUIRED DISCLOSURE.  If a discount health care program operator engages in the transfer or sale of a member's patient information or patient prescription drug history, the program operator shall, before enrollment, provide each prospective member disclosure materials describing the program operator's practices regarding such transfer or sale.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1245 (S.B. 2423), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Ins Code § 7002.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 21 - Discount Health Care Programs|Chapter 7002 - Supplemental Provisions Relating to Discount Health Care Operators|Section 7002.003. Violation; Penalties

Sec. 7002.003.  VIOLATION; PENALTIES.  A violation of this chapter may be enforced in the same manner as a violation of Chapter 562 or 7001.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1245 (S.B. 2423), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Ins Code § 7002.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code|Title 21 - Discount Health Care Programs|Chapter 7002 - Supplemental Provisions Relating to Discount Health Care Operators|Section 7002.004. Exemption

Sec. 7002.004.  EXEMPTION.  This chapter does not apply to a health care sharing ministry operated under Chapter 1681.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 455 (S.B. 874), Sec. 6, eff. June 14, 2013.|
art 1.04D (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code - Not Codified|Title 1 - The Insurance Code of 1951|Chapter 1 - The Board, Its Powers and Duties|Article 1.04D. Duties of Comptroller

(a)  Expired.(b) The duties transferred to the comptroller relative to taxes, fees, and assessments imposed under this code or another insurance law of this state relate to the collection, reporting, enforcement, and administration of all such amounts currently provided for under this code or another insurance law of this state, and also of any taxes, fees, or assessments that have been repealed or are otherwise inactive but for which amounts may still be owing or refunds may be due on or after the effective date of this article.(c)  Expired.(d)  Expired.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 685, Sec. 3.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Subsec. (a) amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 101, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1999;  Subsecs. (a), (c), (d) repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 26(b)(1), eff. April 1, 2005.|
art 1.09-1 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Insurance Code - Not Codified|Title 1 - The Insurance Code of 1951|Chapter 1 - The Board, Its Powers and Duties|Article 1.09-1. Represented by the Attorney General

(a)  The department, the State Board of Insurance, and the Commissioner shall be represented and advised by the Attorney General in all legal matters before them or in which they shall be interested or concerned.  The department, the Board, and the Commissioner may not employ or obtain any other legal services without the written approval of the Attorney General.  (b)  Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 730, Sec. 1L.001(b), eff. April 1, 2009.|Added by Acts 1957, 55th Leg., p. 1454, ch. 499, Sec. 3.|Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 1, Sec. 1.03, eff. Sept. 2, 1987;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 242, Sec. 1.02, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.  Subsec. (b) amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 685, Sec. 1.06, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 730 (H.B. 2636), Sec. 1L.001(b), eff. April 1, 2009.
TX Lab Code § 1.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 1.001. Purpose of Code

Sec. 1.001.  PURPOSE OF CODE.  (a)  This code is enacted as a part of the state's continuing statutory revision program, begun by the Texas Legislative Council in 1963 as directed by the legislature in the law codified as Section 323.007, Government Code.  The program contemplates a topic-by-topic revision of the state's general and permanent statute law without substantive change.(b)  Consistent with the objectives of the statutory revision program, the purpose of this code is to make the law encompassed by this code more accessible and understandable, by:(1)  rearranging the statutes into a more logical order;(2)  employing a format and numbering system designed to facilitate citation of the law and to accommodate future expansion of the law;(3)  eliminating repealed, duplicative, unconstitutional, expired, executed, and other ineffective provisions;  and(4)  restating the law in modern American English to the greatest extent possible.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 1.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 1.002. Construction of Code

Sec. 1.002.  CONSTRUCTION OF CODE.  Chapter 311, Government Code (Code Construction Act), applies to the construction of each provision in this code except as otherwise expressly provided by this code.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 1.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 1.003. Internal References

Sec. 1.003.  INTERNAL REFERENCES.  In this code:(1)  a reference to a title, chapter, or section without further identification is a reference to a title, chapter, or section of this code;  and(2)  a reference to a subtitle, subchapter, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, or other numbered or lettered unit without further identification is a reference to a unit of the next larger unit of this code in which the reference appears.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 1.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 1.004. Reference in Law to Statute Revised by Code

Sec. 1.004.  REFERENCE IN LAW TO STATUTE REVISED BY CODE.  A reference in a law to a statute or a part of a statute revised by this code is considered to be a reference to the part of this code that revises that statute or part of the statute.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Lab Code § 103.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 3 - Employer-Employee Relations|Chapter 103 - Disclosure by Employer of Information Regarding Certain Employees or Former Employees|Section 103.001. Purpose; Legislative Finding

Sec. 103.001.  PURPOSE;  LEGISLATIVE FINDING.  The legislature finds that the disclosure by an employer of truthful information regarding a current or former employee protects employment relationships and benefits the public welfare.  It is the intent of the legislature that an employer who makes a disclosure based on information obtained by the employer that any employer would reasonably believe to be true should be immune from civil liability for that disclosure.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 240, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Lab Code § 103.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 3 - Employer-Employee Relations|Chapter 103 - Disclosure by Employer of Information Regarding Certain Employees or Former Employees|Section 103.002. Definitions

Sec. 103.002.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Employee" means a person who performs services for an employer, whether or not for compensation.(2)  "Employer" means a person who has one or more employees or other individuals who perform services under a contract of hire or service, whether expressed or implied, or oral or written.(3)  "Job performance" means the manner in which an employee performs a position of employment and includes an analysis of the employee's attendance at work, attitudes, effort, knowledge, behaviors, and skills.(4)  "Prospective employee" means any person who has made an application, either oral or written, or has sent a resume or other correspondence indicating an interest in employment.(5)  "Prospective employer" means an employer to whom a prospective employee has made an application, either oral or written, or sent a resume or other correspondence expressing an interest in employment.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 240, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Lab Code § 103.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 3 - Employer-Employee Relations|Chapter 103 - Disclosure by Employer of Information Regarding Certain Employees or Former Employees|Section 103.003. Authorized Disclosure; Application to Certain Employees

Sec. 103.003.  AUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE;  APPLICATION TO CERTAIN EMPLOYEES.  (a)  An employer may disclose information about a current or former employee's job performance to a prospective employer of the current or former employee on the request of the prospective employer or the employee.(b)  An employer may not disclose information about a licensed nurse or licensed vocational nurse that relates to conduct that is protected under Section 301.352 or 303.005, Occupations Code. The employer must provide an affected nurse an opportunity to submit a statement of reasonable length to the employer to establish the application of Section 301.352 or 303.005, Occupations Code.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 240, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.818, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Lab Code § 103.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 3 - Employer-Employee Relations|Chapter 103 - Disclosure by Employer of Information Regarding Certain Employees or Former Employees|Section 103.004. Immunity From Civil Liability; Employer Representatives

Sec. 103.004.  IMMUNITY FROM CIVIL LIABILITY;  EMPLOYER REPRESENTATIVES.  (a)  An employer who discloses information about a current or former employee under Section 103.003 is immune from civil liability for that disclosure or any damages proximately caused by that disclosure unless it is proven by clear and convincing evidence that the information disclosed was known by that employer to be false at the time the disclosure was made or that the disclosure was made with malice or in reckless disregard for the truth or falsity of the information disclosed.  For purposes of this subsection, "known" means actual knowledge based on information relating to the employee, including any information maintained in a file by the employer on that employee.(b)  This chapter applies to a managerial employee or other representative of the employer who is authorized to provide and who provides information in accordance with this chapter in the same manner that it applies to an employer.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 240, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Lab Code § 103.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 3 - Employer-Employee Relations|Chapter 103 - Disclosure by Employer of Information Regarding Certain Employees or Former Employees|Section 103.005. Employment Reference

Sec. 103.005.  EMPLOYMENT REFERENCE.  This chapter does not require an employer to provide an employment reference to or about a current or former employee.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 240, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Lab Code § 104.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 3 - Employer-Employee Relations|Chapter 104 - Information Regarding Earned Income Tax Credit|Section 104.001. Definitions

Sec. 104.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Employee" means an individual who is employed by an employer for compensation.(2)  "Employer" means a person who employs one or more employees.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1300 (H.B. 2360), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Lab Code § 104.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 3 - Employer-Employee Relations|Chapter 104 - Information Regarding Earned Income Tax Credit|Section 104.002. Required Information

Sec. 104.002.  REQUIRED INFORMATION.  (a)  Not later than March 1 of each year, each employer shall provide to the employer's employees information regarding general eligibility requirements for the federal earned income tax credit.(b)  An employer may not satisfy the requirements of Subsection (a) solely by posting information in the place of employment.  The employer shall provide the required information to the employee:(1)  in person;(2)  electronically at the employee's last known e-mail address;(3)  through a flyer included, in writing or electronically, as a payroll stuffer; or(4)  by mailing the information to the employee at the employee's last known address by United States first class mail.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1300 (H.B. 2360), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Lab Code § 104.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 3 - Employer-Employee Relations|Chapter 104 - Information Regarding Earned Income Tax Credit|Section 104.003. Provision of Additional Information to Employees

Sec. 104.003.  PROVISION OF ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO EMPLOYEES.In addition to the information required by Section 104.002, an employer may provide to the employer's employees:(1)  Internal Revenue Service publications relating to the federal earned income tax credit or information prepared by the comptroller under Section 403.025, Government Code, relating to that credit; or(2)  federal income tax forms necessary to claim the federal earned income tax credit.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1300 (H.B. 2360), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Lab Code § 104.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 3 - Employer-Employee Relations|Chapter 104 - Information Regarding Earned Income Tax Credit|Section 104.004. Commission Duties; Rules

Sec. 104.004.  COMMISSION DUTIES; RULES.  (a)  The commission periodically shall notify employers regarding the requirement adopted under Section 104.002.  The commission shall provide the notice as part of any other periodic notice sent to employers and shall also post the notice on the commission's Internet website.(b)  If the commission adopts rules under Section 301.067 regarding employer requirements under this chapter, each employer shall provide the information required by Section 104.002 in the manner prescribed by those rules.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1300 (H.B. 2360), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Lab Code § 105.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 3 - Employer-Employee Relations|Chapter 105 - Employment Termination for Falsification of Military Record in Obtaining Employment or Employment Benefits|Section 105.001. Definitions

Sec. 105.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Employee" means an individual who is employed by an employer for compensation.(2)  "Employer" means a person who employs one or more employees.(3)  "Military record" has the meaning assigned by Section 32.54, Penal Code.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (S.B. 664), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Lab Code § 105.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 3 - Employer-Employee Relations|Chapter 105 - Employment Termination for Falsification of Military Record in Obtaining Employment or Employment Benefits|Section 105.002. Employment Termination; Employment Contract Void and Unenforceable

Sec. 105.002.  EMPLOYMENT TERMINATION; EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT VOID AND UNENFORCEABLE.  (a)  An employer may discharge an employee, regardless of whether the employee is employed under an employment contract with the employer, if the employer determines, based on a reasonable factual basis, that the employee, in obtaining the employee's employment or any benefit relating to the employee's employment, falsified or otherwise misrepresented any information regarding the employee's military record in a manner that would constitute an offense under Section 32.54, Penal Code.(b)  An employment contract entered into by an employer with an employee discharged by the employer under this section is void and unenforceable as against public policy.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (S.B. 664), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Lab Code § 105.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 3 - Employer-Employee Relations|Chapter 105 - Employment Termination for Falsification of Military Record in Obtaining Employment or Employment Benefits|Section 105.003. Suit to Appeal Termination

Sec. 105.003.  SUIT TO APPEAL TERMINATION.  An employee who was employed by an employer under an employment contract on the date of the employee's termination and who believes the employee was wrongfully terminated under Section 105.002 may bring suit against the employer in a district court in the county in which the termination occurred for appropriate relief, including rehiring or reinstatement to the employee's previous job, payment of back wages, and reestablishment of employee benefits to which the employee otherwise would have been eligible if the employee had not been terminated.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 468 (S.B. 664), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 1.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 1.001. Purpose of Code

Sec. 1.001.  PURPOSE OF CODE.  (a)  This code is enacted as a part of the state's continuing statutory revision program, begun by the Texas Legislative Council in 1963 as directed by the legislature in the law codified as Chapter 323 of the Government Code.  The program contemplates a topic-by-topic revision of the state's general and permanent statute law without substantive change.(b)  Consistent with the objectives of the statutory revision program, the purpose of this code is to make the law encompassed by this code more accessible and understandable, by:(1)  rearranging the statutes into a more logical order;(2)  employing a format and numbering system designed to facilitate citation of the law and to accommodate future expansion of the law;(3)  eliminating repealed, duplicative, unconstitutional, expired, executed, and other ineffective provisions;  and(4)  restating the law in modern American English to the greatest extent possible.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 1.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 1.002. Construction of Code

Sec. 1.002.  CONSTRUCTION OF CODE.  The Code Construction Act (Chapter 311 of the Government Code) applies to the construction of each provision in this code except as otherwise expressly provided by this code.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 1.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 1.003. Internal References

Sec. 1.003.  INTERNAL REFERENCES.  In this code:(1)  a reference to a title, chapter, or section without further identification is a reference to a title, chapter, or section of this code;  and(2)  a reference to a subtitle, subchapter, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, or other numbered or lettered unit without further identification is a reference to a unit of the next larger unit of this code in which the reference appears.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 1.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 1.004. Reference in Law to Statute Revised by Code

Sec. 1.004.  REFERENCE IN LAW TO STATUTE REVISED BY CODE.  A reference in a law to a statute or a part of a statute revised by this code is considered to be a reference to the part of this code that revises that statute or part of the statute.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 1.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 1.005. Definitions

Sec. 1.005.  DEFINITIONS.  In this code:(1)  "General-law municipality" means a municipality designated by Chapter 5 as a Type A general-law municipality, Type B general-law municipality, or Type C general-law municipality.(2)  "Home-rule municipality" means a municipality designated by Chapter 5 as a home-rule municipality.(3)  "Municipality" means a general-law municipality, home-rule municipality, or special-law municipality.(4)  "Special-law municipality" means a municipality designated by Chapter 5 as a special-law municipality.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Nat Res Code § 1.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 1.001. Purpose of Code

Sec. 1.001.  PURPOSE OF CODE.  (a)  This code is enacted as a part of the state's continuing statutory revision program, begun by the Texas Legislative Council in 1963 as directed by the legislature in Chapter 448, Acts of the 58th Legislature, Regular Session, 1963 (Article 5429b-1, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes).  The program contemplates a topic-by-topic revision of the state's general and permanent statute law without substantive change.(b)  Consistent with the objectives of the statutory revision program, the purpose of this code is to make the general and permanent natural resources law more accessible and understandable by:(1)  rearranging the statutes into a more logical order;(2)  employing a format and numbering system designed to facilitate citation of the law and to accommodate future expansion of the law;(3)  eliminating repealed, duplicative, unconstitutional, expired, executed, and other ineffective provisions;  and(4)  restating the law in modern American English to the greatest extent possible.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2347, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.|
TX Nat Res Code § 1.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 1.002. Construction of Code

Sec. 1.002.  CONSTRUCTION OF CODE.  The Code Construction Act (Chapter 311, Government Code) applies to the construction of each provision in this code, except as otherwise expressly provided by this code.|Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2347, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.  Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 479, Sec. 71, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|