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TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 141.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 6 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Chapter 141 - Structured Settlement Protection Act|Section 141.003. Required Disclosures to Payee

Sec. 141.003.  REQUIRED DISCLOSURES TO PAYEE.  At least three days before the date on which the payee signs a transfer agreement, the transferee shall provide to the payee a separate disclosure statement, in bold type at least 14 points in size, that states:(1)  the amounts and due dates of the structured settlement payments to be transferred;(2)  the aggregate amount of the payments;(3)  the discounted present value of the payments to be transferred, which shall be identified as the "calculation of current value of the transferred structured settlement payments under federal standards for valuing annuities," and the amount of the Applicable Federal Rate used in calculating the discounted present value;(4)  the gross advance amount;(5)  an itemized listing of all applicable transfer expenses, other than attorney's fees and related disbursements payable in connection with the transferee's application for approval of the transfer, and the transferee's best estimate of the amount of those expenses;(6)  the net advance amount;(7)  the amount of any penalties or liquidated damages payable by the payee in the event of any breach of the transfer agreement by the payee;  and(8)  a statement that the payee has the right to cancel the transfer agreement, without penalty or further obligation, not later than the third business day after the date the agreement is signed by the payee.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 96, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 141.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 6 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Chapter 141 - Structured Settlement Protection Act|Section 141.004. Approval of Transfers of Structured Settlement Payment Rights

Sec. 141.004.  APPROVAL OF TRANSFERS OF STRUCTURED SETTLEMENT PAYMENT RIGHTS.  No direct or indirect transfer of structured settlement payment rights shall be effective and no structured settlement obligor or annuity issuer shall be required to make any payment directly or indirectly to any transferee of structured settlement payment rights unless the transfer has been approved in advance in a final court order based on express findings by the court that:(1)  the transfer is in the best interest of the payee, taking into account the welfare and support of the payee's dependents;(2)  the payee has been advised in writing by the transferee to seek independent professional advice regarding the transfer and has either received the advice or knowingly waived the advice in writing;  and(3)  the transfer does not contravene any applicable statute or an order of any court or other governmental authority.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 96, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 141.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 6 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Chapter 141 - Structured Settlement Protection Act|Section 141.005. Effects of Transfer of Structured Settlement Payment Rights

Sec. 141.005.  EFFECTS OF TRANSFER OF STRUCTURED SETTLEMENT PAYMENT RIGHTS.  Following a transfer of structured settlement payment rights under this chapter:(1)  the structured settlement obligor and the annuity issuer shall, as to all parties except the transferee, be discharged and released from any and all liability for the transferred payments;(2)  the transferee shall be liable to the structured settlement obligor and the annuity issuer:(A)  if the transfer contravenes the terms of the structured settlement, for any taxes incurred by the parties as a consequence of the transfer;  and(B)  for any other liabilities or costs, including reasonable costs and attorney's fees, arising from compliance by the parties with the order of the court or arising as a consequence of the transferee's failure to comply with this chapter;(3)  the transferee shall be liable to the payee:(A)  if the transfer contravenes the terms of the structured settlement, for any taxes incurred by the payee as a consequence of the transfer;  and(B)  for any other liabilities or costs, including reasonable costs and attorney's fees, arising as a consequence of the transferee's failure to comply with this chapter;(4)  neither the structured settlement obligor nor the annuity issuer may be required to divide any periodic payment between the payee and any transferee or assignee or between two or more transferees or assignees;  and(5)  any further transfer of structured settlement payment rights by the payee may be made only after compliance with all of the requirements of this chapter.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 96, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 141.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 6 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Chapter 141 - Structured Settlement Protection Act|Section 141.007. General Provisions; Construction

Sec. 141.007.  GENERAL PROVISIONS;  CONSTRUCTION.  (a)  The provisions of this chapter may not be waived by any payee.(b)  Any transfer agreement entered into by a payee who resides in this state must provide that disputes under the transfer agreement, including any claim that the payee has breached the agreement, shall be determined in and under the laws of this state.  The transfer agreement may not authorize the transferee or any other party to confess judgment or consent to entry of judgment against the payee.(c)  Transfer of structured settlement payment rights may not extend to any payments that are life-contingent unless, prior to the date on which the payee signs the transfer agreement, the transferee has established and agreed to maintain procedures reasonably satisfactory to the structured settlement obligor and the annuity issuer for:(1)  periodically confirming the payee's survival;  and(2)  giving the structured settlement obligor and the annuity issuer prompt written notice in the event of the payee's death.(d)  A payee who proposes to make a transfer of structured settlement payment rights may not incur any penalty, forfeit any application fee or other payment, or otherwise incur any liability to the proposed transferee or any assignee based on any failure of the transfer to satisfy the conditions of this chapter.(e)  Nothing contained in this chapter may be construed to authorize any transfer of structured settlement payment rights in contravention of any law or to imply that any transfer under a transfer agreement entered into before the effective date of this chapter is valid or invalid.(f)  Compliance with the requirements in Section 141.003 and fulfillment of the conditions in Section 141.004 are solely the responsibility of the transferee in any transfer of structured settlement payment rights, and neither the structured settlement obligor nor the annuity issuer bear any responsibility for, or any liability arising from, noncompliance with the requirements or failure to fulfill the conditions.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 96, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 142.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 6 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Chapter 142 - Limitation on Liability for Hiring Certain Employees|Section 142.001. Definitions

Sec. 142.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Employee" means a person other than an independent contractor who, for compensation, performs services for an employer under a written or oral contract for hire, whether express or implied.(2)  "Independent contractor" has the meaning assigned by Section 91.001, Labor Code.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 287 (H.B. 1188), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 142.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 6 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Chapter 142 - Limitation on Liability for Hiring Certain Employees|Section 142.002. Limitation on Liability for Hiring Employee Convicted of Offense

Sec. 142.002.  LIMITATION ON LIABILITY FOR HIRING EMPLOYEE CONVICTED OF OFFENSE.  (a)  A cause of action may not be brought against an employer, general contractor, premises owner, or other third party solely for negligently hiring or failing to adequately supervise an employee, based on evidence that the employee has been convicted of an offense.(b)  This section does not preclude a cause of action for negligent hiring or the failure of an employer, general contractor, premises owner, or other third party to provide adequate supervision of an employee, if:(1)  the employer, general contractor, premises owner, or other third party knew or should have known of the conviction; and(2)  the employee was convicted of:(A)  an offense that was committed while performing duties substantially similar to those reasonably expected to be performed in the employment, or under conditions substantially similar to those reasonably expected to be encountered in the employment, taking into consideration the factors listed in Sections 53.022 and 53.023(a), Occupations Code, without regard to whether the occupation requires a license;(B)  an offense listed in Article 42A.054, Code of Criminal Procedure; or(C)  a sexually violent offense, as defined by Article 62.001, Code of Criminal Procedure.(c)  The protections provided to an employer, general contractor, premises owner, or third party under this section do not apply in a suit concerning the misuse of funds or property of a person other than the employer, general contractor, premises owner, or third party by an employee if, on the date the employee was hired, the employee had been convicted of a crime that includes fraud or the misuse of funds or property as an element of the offense, and it was foreseeable that the position for which the employee was hired would involve discharging a fiduciary responsibility in the management of funds or property.(d)  This section does not create a cause of action or expand an existing cause of action.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 287 (H.B. 1188), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 770 (H.B. 2299), Sec. 2.02, eff. January 1, 2017.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 142A.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 6 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Chapter 142A - Limitation on Liability for Certain Programs|Section 142A.001. Definitions

Sec. 142A.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Employee" means a person who, for compensation, performs services for an employer under a written or oral contract, whether express or implied.(2)  "Employee wellness program" means a program established by an employer that provides an incentive to an employee that promotes wellness or a healthy lifestyle.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 774 (H.B. 2390), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 142A.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 6 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Chapter 142A - Limitation on Liability for Certain Programs|Section 142A.002. Limitation on Liability for Wellness Programs

Sec. 142A.002.  LIMITATION ON LIABILITY FOR WELLNESS PROGRAMS.  (a)  A civil action may not be brought against an employer for establishing, maintaining, or requiring participation in an employee wellness program unless:(1)  the program discriminates on the basis of a prior medical condition, gender, age, or income level; or(2)  the cause of action is based on intentional or reckless conduct.(b)  This section does not create a cause of action or expand an existing cause of action.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 774 (H.B. 2390), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 143.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 6 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Chapter 143 - Harmful Access by Computer|Section 143.001. Cause of Action

Sec. 143.001.  CAUSE OF ACTION.  (a)  A person who is injured or whose property has been injured as a result of a violation under Chapter 33, Penal Code, has a civil cause of action if the conduct constituting the violation was committed knowingly or intentionally.(b)  A person must bring suit for damages under this section before the earlier of the fifth anniversary of the date of the last act in the course of the conduct constituting a violation under Chapter 33, Penal Code, or the second anniversary of the date the claimant first discovered or had reasonable opportunity to discover the violation.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 306, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 143.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 6 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Chapter 143 - Harmful Access by Computer|Section 143.002. Damages

Sec. 143.002.  DAMAGES.  A person who establishes a cause of action under this chapter is entitled to:(1)  actual damages;  and(2)  reasonable attorney's fees and costs.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 306, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 143A.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 6 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Chapter 143A - Discourse on Social Media Platforms|Section 143A.001. Definitions

Sec. 143A.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Censor" means to block, ban, remove, deplatform, demonetize, de-boost, restrict, deny equal access or visibility to, or otherwise discriminate against expression.(2)  "Expression" means any word, music, sound, still or moving image, number, or other perceivable communication.(3)  "Receive," with respect to an expression, means to read, hear, look at, access, or gain access to the expression.(4)  "Social media platform" has the meaning assigned by Section 120.001, Business & Commerce Code.(5)  "Unlawful expression" means an expression that is unlawful under the United States Constitution, federal law, the Texas Constitution, or the laws of this state, including expression that constitutes a tort under the laws of this state or the United States.(6)  "User" means a person who posts, uploads, transmits, shares, or otherwise publishes or receives expression, through a social media platform.  The term includes a person who has a social media platform account that the social media platform has disabled or locked.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 3 (H.B. 20), Sec. 7, eff. December 2, 2021.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 143A.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 6 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Chapter 143A - Discourse on Social Media Platforms|Section 143A.002. Censorship Prohibited

Sec. 143A.002.  CENSORSHIP PROHIBITED.  (a)  A social media platform may not censor a user, a user's expression, or a user's ability to receive the expression of another person based on:(1)  the viewpoint of the user or another person;(2)  the viewpoint represented in the user's expression or another person's expression; or(3)  a user's geographic location in this state or any part of this state.(b)  This section applies regardless of whether the viewpoint is expressed on a social media platform or through any other medium.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 3 (H.B. 20), Sec. 7, eff. December 2, 2021.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 143A.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 6 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Chapter 143A - Discourse on Social Media Platforms|Section 143A.003. Waiver Prohibited

Sec. 143A.003.  WAIVER PROHIBITED.  (a)  A waiver or purported waiver of the protections provided by this chapter is void as unlawful and against public policy, and a court or arbitrator may not enforce or give effect to the waiver, including in an action brought under Section 143A.007, notwithstanding any contract or choice-of-law provision in a contract.(b)  The waiver prohibition described by Subsection (a) is a public-policy limitation on contractual and other waivers of the highest importance and interest to this state, and this state is exercising and enforcing this limitation to the full extent permitted by the United States Constitution and Texas Constitution.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 3 (H.B. 20), Sec. 7, eff. December 2, 2021.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 143A.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 6 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Chapter 143A - Discourse on Social Media Platforms|Section 143A.004. Applicability of Chapter

Sec. 143A.004.  APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.  (a)  This chapter applies only to a user who:(1)  resides in this state;(2)  does business in this state; or(3)  shares or receives expression in this state.(b)  This chapter applies only to expression that is shared or received in this state.(c)  This chapter applies only to a social media platform that functionally has more than 50 million active users in the United States in a calendar month.(d)  This chapter applies to the maximum extent permitted by the United States Constitution and the laws of the United States but no further than the maximum extent permitted by the United States Constitution and the laws of the United States.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 3 (H.B. 20), Sec. 7, eff. December 2, 2021.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 143A.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 6 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Chapter 143A - Discourse on Social Media Platforms|Section 143A.005. Limitation on Effect of Chapter

Sec. 143A.005.  LIMITATION ON EFFECT OF CHAPTER.  This chapter does not subject a social media platform to damages or other legal remedies to the extent the social media platform is protected from those remedies under federal law.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 3 (H.B. 20), Sec. 7, eff. December 2, 2021.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 143A.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 6 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Chapter 143A - Discourse on Social Media Platforms|Section 143A.006. Construction of Chapter

Sec. 143A.006.  CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.  (a)  This chapter does not prohibit a social media platform from censoring expression that:(1)  the social media platform is specifically authorized to censor by federal law;(2)  is the subject of a referral or request from an organization with the purpose of  preventing the sexual exploitation of children and protecting survivors of sexual abuse from ongoing harassment;(3)  directly incites criminal activity or consists of specific threats of violence targeted against a person or group because of their race, color, disability, religion, national origin or ancestry, age, sex, or status as a peace officer or judge; or(4)  is unlawful expression.(b)  This chapter may not be construed to prohibit or restrict a social media platform from authorizing or facilitating a user's ability to censor specific expression on the user's platform or page at the request of that user.(c)  This chapter may not be construed to limit or expand intellectual property law.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 3 (H.B. 20), Sec. 7, eff. December 2, 2021.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 143A.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 6 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Chapter 143A - Discourse on Social Media Platforms|Section 143A.007. User Remedies

Sec. 143A.007.  USER REMEDIES.  (a)  A user may bring an action against a social media platform that violates this chapter with respect to the user.(b)  If the user proves that the social media platform violated this chapter with respect to the user, the user is entitled to recover:(1)  declaratory relief under Chapter 37, including costs and reasonable and necessary attorney's fees under Section 37.009; and(2)  injunctive relief.(c)  If a social media platform fails to promptly comply with a court order in an action brought under this section, the court shall hold the social media platform in contempt and shall use all lawful measures to secure immediate compliance with the order, including daily penalties sufficient to secure immediate compliance.(d)  A user may bring an action under this section regardless of whether another court has enjoined the attorney general from enforcing this chapter or declared any provision of this chapter unconstitutional unless that court decision is binding on the court in which the action is brought.(e)  Nonmutual issue preclusion and nonmutual claim preclusion are not defenses to an action brought under this section.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 3 (H.B. 20), Sec. 7, eff. December 2, 2021.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 143A.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 6 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Chapter 143A - Discourse on Social Media Platforms|Section 143A.008. Action by Attorney General

Sec. 143A.008.  ACTION BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.  (a)  Any person may notify the attorney general of a violation or potential violation of this chapter by a social media platform.(b)  The attorney general may bring an action to enjoin a violation or a potential violation of this chapter.  If the injunction is granted, the attorney general may recover costs and reasonable attorney's fees incurred in bringing the action and reasonable investigative costs incurred in relation to the action.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 3 (H.B. 20), Sec. 7, eff. December 2, 2021.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 144.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 6 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Chapter 144 - Destruction of Certain Records|Section 144.001. Definitions

Sec. 144.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Former mental health patient" means an individual who:(A)  between January 1, 1986, and December 31, 1993, was admitted to a mental health facility that has pled guilty, or whose parent or affiliate corporation has so pled, to unlawfully conspiring to offer and pay remuneration to any person to induce that person to refer individuals for services to a mental health facility;  and(B)  has been released from that mental health facility;  but(C)  was not admitted to the facility on the basis of a court proceeding that included a commitment hearing that was on the record.(2)  "Record" means a medical record:(A)  that a federal statute or regulation does not require to be retained, maintained, or preserved;  or(B)  for which the requirement under a federal statute or regulation to retain, maintain, or preserve the record has expired.(3)  "Court" means a district or statutory probate court.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1295, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Civ Prac & Rem Code § 144.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Civil Practice and Remedies Code|Title 6 - Miscellaneous Provisions|Chapter 144 - Destruction of Certain Records|Section 144.005. Court Records Concerning Order

Sec. 144.005.  COURT RECORDS CONCERNING ORDER.  The court shall seal records concerning an order issued under this chapter and ensure that the court's records are not open for inspection by any person except the former mental patient or on further order of the court after notice to the former mental patient and a finding of good cause.  The institution of a suit or bringing of a claim by or on behalf of the former mental patient or the former patient's assignee or insurer constitutes good cause.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1295, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|