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TX Lab Code § 505.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 5 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle C - Workers' Compensation Insurance Coverage for Certain Government Employees|Chapter 505 - Workers' Compensation Insurance Coverage for Employees of Texas Department of Transportation|Subchapter C. Administration|Section 505.053. Certified Copies of Division Documents

Sec. 505.053.  CERTIFIED COPIES OF DIVISION DOCUMENTS.  (a)  The division of workers' compensation shall furnish a certified copy of an order, award, decision, or paper on file with the division to a person entitled to the copy on written request and payment of the fee for the copy.  The fee shall be the same as that charged for similar services by the secretary of state's office.(b)  The department may obtain certified copies under this section without charge.(c)  A fee or salary may not be paid to an employee of the division of workers' compensation for making the copies that exceeds the fee charged for the copies.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 265 (H.B. 7), Sec. 3.324, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 265 (H.B. 7), Sec. 3.325, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Lab Code § 505.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 5 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle C - Workers' Compensation Insurance Coverage for Certain Government Employees|Chapter 505 - Workers' Compensation Insurance Coverage for Employees of Texas Department of Transportation|Subchapter C. Administration|Section 505.054. Preemployment Physical; Examining Physicians

Sec. 505.054.  PREEMPLOYMENT PHYSICAL; EXAMINING PHYSICIANS.  (a)  The department may require that an individual may not be certified as an employee of the department under this chapter until the individual:(1)  submits to a physical examination as provided by this section; and(2)  is certified by the examining physician to be physically fit to perform the duties and services to which the individual is to be assigned.(b)  Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 395 (S.B. 1323), Sec. 3, eff. June 7, 2021.(c)  The department may designate a convenient number of regularly licensed practicing physicians to make physical examinations of individuals to determine if the individuals are physically fit for employment with the department.(d)  A physician designated under Subsection (c) who conducts an examination shall file with the department a complete transcript of the examination on a form furnished by the department.  The department shall maintain all reports under this subsection as part of the department's permanent records.  A report under this subsection is admissible in evidence before the division of workers' compensation and in an appeal from a final award or ruling of the commissioner of workers' compensation in which the individual named in the examination is a claimant for compensation under this chapter.  A report under this subsection that is admitted is prima facie evidence of the facts stated in the report.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 265 (H.B. 7), Sec. 3.326, eff. September 1, 2005.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 395 (S.B. 1323), Sec. 1, eff. June 7, 2021.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 395 (S.B. 1323), Sec. 2, eff. June 7, 2021.Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 395 (S.B. 1323), Sec. 3, eff. June 7, 2021.|
TX Lab Code § 505.055 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 5 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle C - Workers' Compensation Insurance Coverage for Certain Government Employees|Chapter 505 - Workers' Compensation Insurance Coverage for Employees of Texas Department of Transportation|Subchapter C. Administration|Section 505.055. Reports of Injuries

Sec. 505.055.  REPORTS OF INJURIES.  (a)  A report of an injury filed with the division of workers' compensation under Section 409.005, in addition to the information required by commissioner of workers' compensation rules, must contain:(1)  the name, age, sex, and occupation of the injured employee;(2)  the character of work in which the employee was engaged at the time of the injury;(3)  the place, date, and hour of the injury; and(4)  the nature and cause of the injury.(b)  In addition to subsequent reports of an injury filed with the division of workers' compensation under Section 409.005(e), the department shall file a subsequent report on a form obtained for that purpose:(1)  on the termination of incapacity of the injured employee; or(2)  if the incapacity extends beyond 60 days.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 265 (H.B. 7), Sec. 3.327, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Lab Code § 505.056 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 5 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle C - Workers' Compensation Insurance Coverage for Certain Government Employees|Chapter 505 - Workers' Compensation Insurance Coverage for Employees of Texas Department of Transportation|Subchapter C. Administration|Section 505.056. Required Examination of Injured Employee; Refusal to Submit to Examination

Sec. 505.056.  REQUIRED EXAMINATION OF INJURED EMPLOYEE;  REFUSAL TO SUBMIT TO EXAMINATION.  (a)  The division of workers' compensation may require an employee who claims to have been injured to submit to an examination by the division or a person acting under the division's authority at a reasonable time and place in this state.(b)  An employee is not entitled to compensation during or for a period in which the employee refuses to submit to an examination under Subsection (a) or Section 408.004.(c)  The department may have an injured employee examined at a reasonable time and at a place suitable to the employee's condition and convenient and accessible to the employee by a physician selected by the department.  The department shall pay for an examination under this subsection and for the employee's reasonable expenses incident to the examination.(d)  On the request of an employee or the department, the employee or the department is entitled to have a physician selected by the employee or the department present to participate in an examination under Subsection (a) or Section 408.004.  The employee is entitled to have a physician selected by the employee present to participate in an examination under Subsection (c).  The department shall pay the fee set by the commissioner of workers' compensation of a physician selected by the employee under this subsection.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 265 (H.B. 7), Sec. 3.328, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Lab Code § 505.057 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 5 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle C - Workers' Compensation Insurance Coverage for Certain Government Employees|Chapter 505 - Workers' Compensation Insurance Coverage for Employees of Texas Department of Transportation|Subchapter C. Administration|Section 505.057. Refusal to Submit to Medical Treatment

Sec. 505.057.  REFUSAL TO SUBMIT TO MEDICAL TREATMENT.  (a)  The commissioner of workers' compensation may order or direct the department to reduce or suspend the compensation of an injured employee if the employee:(1)  persists in insanitary or injurious practices that tend to imperil or retard the employee's recovery; or(2)  refuses to submit to medical, surgical, or other remedial treatment recognized by the state that is reasonably essential to promote the employee's recovery.(b)  Compensation may not be reduced or suspended under this section without reasonable notice to the employee and an opportunity to be heard.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 265 (H.B. 7), Sec. 3.329, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Lab Code § 505.058 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 5 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle C - Workers' Compensation Insurance Coverage for Certain Government Employees|Chapter 505 - Workers' Compensation Insurance Coverage for Employees of Texas Department of Transportation|Subchapter C. Administration|Section 505.058. Postponement of Hearing

Sec. 505.058.  POSTPONEMENT OF HEARING.  If an injured employee is receiving benefits under this chapter and the department is providing hospitalization or medical treatment to the employee, the division of workers' compensation may postpone the hearing of the employee's claim.  An appeal may not be taken from an order of the commissioner of workers' compensation under this section.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 265 (H.B. 7), Sec. 3.330, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Lab Code § 505.059 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 5 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle C - Workers' Compensation Insurance Coverage for Certain Government Employees|Chapter 505 - Workers' Compensation Insurance Coverage for Employees of Texas Department of Transportation|Subchapter C. Administration|Section 505.059. Notice of Appeal; Notice of Trial Court Judgment; Offense

Sec. 505.059.  NOTICE OF APPEAL;  NOTICE OF TRIAL COURT JUDGMENT;  OFFENSE.  (a)  In each case appealed from the division of workers' compensation to a county or district court:(1)  the clerk of the court shall mail to the division:(A)  not later than the 20th day after the date the case is filed, a notice containing the style, number, and date of filing of the case; and(B)  not later than the 20th day after the date the judgment is rendered, a certified copy of the judgment; and(2)  the attorney preparing the judgment shall file the original and a copy of the judgment with the clerk.(b)  An attorney's failure to comply with Subsection (a)(2) does not excuse the failure of a county or district clerk to comply with Subsection (a)(1)(B).(c)  The duties of a county or district clerk under Subsection (a)(1) are part of the clerk's ex officio duties, and the clerk is not entitled to a fee for the services.(d)  A county or district clerk who violates this section commits an offense.  An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $250.|Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 265 (H.B. 7), Sec. 3.331, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Lab Code § 505.060 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Labor Code|Title 5 - Workers' Compensation|Subtitle C - Workers' Compensation Insurance Coverage for Certain Government Employees|Chapter 505 - Workers' Compensation Insurance Coverage for Employees of Texas Department of Transportation|Subchapter C. Administration|Section 505.060. Effect of Sick Leave; Annual Leave

Sec. 505.060.  EFFECT OF SICK LEAVE;  ANNUAL LEAVE.  (a)  An employee may elect to use accrued sick leave before receiving income benefits.  If an employee elects to use sick leave, the employee is not entitled to income benefits under this chapter until the employee has exhausted the employee's accrued sick leave.(b)  An employee may elect to use all or any number of weeks of accrued annual leave after the employee's accrued sick leave is exhausted.  If an employee elects to use annual leave, the employee is not entitled to income benefits under this chapter until the elected number of weeks of leave have been exhausted.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 706, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1017, Sec. 2.01, eff. Sept. 1, 2002;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1456, Sec. 14.03, eff. June 17, 2001.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 5.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government|Subtitle A - Types of Municipalities|Chapter 5 - Types of Municipalities in General|Subchapter A. Types of Municipalities|Section 5.001. Type a General-Law Municipality

Sec. 5.001.  TYPE A GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY.  A municipality is a Type A general-law municipality if it:(1)  has incorporated as a Type A general-law municipality under Subchapter A of Chapter 6 and has not acted to change to another type of municipality;(2)  has changed to a Type A general-law municipality under Subchapter B of Chapter 6  and has not acted to change to another type of municipality;  or(3)  operated, immediately preceding September 1, 1987, under Chapters 1-10, Title 28, Revised Statutes, and has not acted to change to another type of municipality.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 5.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government|Subtitle A - Types of Municipalities|Chapter 5 - Types of Municipalities in General|Subchapter A. Types of Municipalities|Section 5.002. Type B General-Law Municipality

Sec. 5.002.  TYPE B GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY.  A municipality is a Type B general-law municipality if it:(1)  has incorporated as a Type B general-law municipality under Chapter 7 and has not acted to change to another type of municipality;  or(2)  operated, immediately preceding September 1, 1987, under Chapter 11, Title 28, Revised Statutes, and has not acted to change to another type of municipality.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 5.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government|Subtitle A - Types of Municipalities|Chapter 5 - Types of Municipalities in General|Subchapter A. Types of Municipalities|Section 5.003. Type C General-Law Municipality

Sec. 5.003.  TYPE C GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY.  A municipality is a Type C general-law municipality if it:(1)  has incorporated as a Type C general-law municipality under Subchapter A of Chapter 8 and has not acted to change to another type of municipality;(2)  has changed to a Type C general-law municipality under Subchapter B of Chapter 8  and has not acted to change to another type of municipality;  or(3)  operated, immediately preceding September 1, 1987, under Chapter 12, Title 28, Revised Statutes, and has not acted to change to another type of municipality.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|Sec. 5.004.  HOME-RULE MUNICIPALITY.  A municipality is a home-rule municipality if it operates under a municipal charter that has been adopted or amended as authorized by Article XI, Section 5, of the Texas Constitution.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 5.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government|Subtitle A - Types of Municipalities|Chapter 5 - Types of Municipalities in General|Subchapter A. Types of Municipalities|Section 5.005. Special-Law Municipality

Sec. 5.005.  SPECIAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY.  (a)  A municipality is a special-law municipality if it operates under a municipal charter granted by a local law enacted by the Congress of the Republic of Texas or by the legislature.(b)  A special-law municipality that has amended its municipal charter as authorized by Article XI, Section 5, of the Texas Constitution is also a home-rule municipality.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 5.901 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government|Subtitle A - Types of Municipalities|Chapter 5 - Types of Municipalities in General|Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions Affecting Types of Municipalities|Section 5.901. Territorial Requirements for Incorporation as General-Law Municipality

Sec. 5.901.  TERRITORIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR INCORPORATION AS GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY.  A community may not incorporate as a general-law municipality unless it meets the following territorial requirements:(1)  a community with fewer than 2,000 inhabitants must have not more than two square miles of surface area;(2)  a community with 2,001 to 4,999 inhabitants must have not more than four square miles of surface area;  and(3)  a community with 5,001 to 9,999 inhabitants must have not more than nine square miles of surface area.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 5.902 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government|Subtitle A - Types of Municipalities|Chapter 5 - Types of Municipalities in General|Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions Affecting Types of Municipalities|Section 5.902. Change in Designation From Town to City

Sec. 5.902.  CHANGE IN DESIGNATION FROM TOWN TO CITY.  (a)  The governing body of a Type A general-law municipality that was designated as a "town" may change by ordinance its designation to a "city."(b)  A change in designation does not affect the municipality's corporate existence or powers.(c)  Bonds that are voted by a municipality and are unissued before the municipality changes its designation may be issued in the new name of the municipality as designated in the ordinance changing the designation.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 5.903 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government|Subtitle A - Types of Municipalities|Chapter 5 - Types of Municipalities in General|Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions Affecting Types of Municipalities|Section 5.903. Charter Amendments by Special-Law Municipality Incorporated Before June 30, 1881

Sec. 5.903.  CHARTER AMENDMENTS BY SPECIAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY INCORPORATED BEFORE JUNE 30, 1881.  (a)  A special-law municipality that was incorporated as a town or village before June 30, 1881, by the Congress of the Republic of Texas or by the legislature may amend its charter in any regard that does not conflict with the law of this state if the amendment is approved by a resolution of the governing body of the town or village and by at least a two-thirds vote at an election held to ratify the amendment.(b)  An amendment to a charter under Subsection (a) is not effective until:(1)  the governing body of the town or village adopts a resolution stating the amendment;  and(2)  a certified copy of the amendment is approved by the attorney general and recorded with the secretary of state.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 5.904 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government|Subtitle A - Types of Municipalities|Chapter 5 - Types of Municipalities in General|Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous Provisions Affecting Types of Municipalities|Section 5.904. Municipality Not Governed by Corporate Law

Sec. 5.904.  MUNICIPALITY NOT GOVERNED BY CORPORATE LAW.  (a)  A municipality may not be considered a corporation under a state statute governing corporations unless the statute extends its application to a municipality by express use of the term "municipal corporation," "municipality," "city," "town," or "village."(b)  It is the intent of the legislature that the limitation provided by this section apply regardless of whether the municipality is acting in a governmental or proprietary function.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 2(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 6.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government|Subtitle A - Types of Municipalities|Chapter 6 - Type a General-Law Municipality|Subchapter A. Incorporation as Type a General-Law Municipality|Section 6.001. Authority to Incorporate as Type a General-Law Municipality

Sec. 6.001.  AUTHORITY TO INCORPORATE AS TYPE A GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY.  A community may incorporate under this subchapter as a Type A general-law municipality if it:(1)  constitutes an unincorporated city or town;(2)  contains 600 or more inhabitants;  and(3)  meets the territorial requirements prescribed by Section 5.901.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 6.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government|Subtitle A - Types of Municipalities|Chapter 6 - Type a General-Law Municipality|Subchapter A. Incorporation as Type a General-Law Municipality|Section 6.002. Incorporation Procedure

Sec. 6.002.  INCORPORATION PROCEDURE.  The procedure for incorporating as a Type A general-law municipality is the same as that prescribed for incorporating as a Type B general-law municipality.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 13.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 6.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government|Subtitle A - Types of Municipalities|Chapter 6 - Type a General-Law Municipality|Subchapter A. Incorporation as Type a General-Law Municipality|Section 6.003. Effective Date of Incorporation

Sec. 6.003.  EFFECTIVE DATE OF INCORPORATION.  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.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 6.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government|Subtitle A - Types of Municipalities|Chapter 6 - Type a General-Law Municipality|Subchapter B. Change From Another Municipal Type to Type a General-Law Municipality|Section 6.011. Authority to Change to Type a General-Law Municipality

Sec. 6.011.  AUTHORITY TO CHANGE TO TYPE A GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY.  (a)  A municipality incorporated in any manner other than as a Type A general-law municipality may change to a Type A general-law municipality if the municipality:(1)  has 600 or more inhabitants;(2)  contains one or more manufacturing establishments within its corporate limits;  or(3)  is incorporated under any law of the Republic of Texas.(b)  A municipality that makes the change shall operate under the law applying to a Type A general-law municipality instead of operating under any charter or law that previously governed the municipality.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 6.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government|Subtitle A - Types of Municipalities|Chapter 6 - Type a General-Law Municipality|Subchapter B. Change From Another Municipal Type to Type a General-Law Municipality|Section 6.012. Procedure for Change

Sec. 6.012.  PROCEDURE FOR CHANGE.  If a municipality wishes to change to a Type A general-law municipality:(1)  at least two-thirds of the governing body of the municipality at a regular meeting must vote to make the change and the vote must be recorded in the journal of the governing body's proceedings;(2)  a copy of the record of the proceedings must be signed by the mayor;(3)  a copy of the record of the proceedings must be attested by the municipality's clerk or secretary under the corporate seal;  and(4)  a copy of the record of the proceedings must be filed and recorded in the office of the county clerk of the county in which the municipality is located.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|
TX Loc Govt Code § 6.013 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Local Government Code|Title 2 - Organization of Municipal Government|Subtitle A - Types of Municipalities|Chapter 6 - Type a General-Law Municipality|Subchapter B. Change From Another Municipal Type to Type a General-Law Municipality|Section 6.013. Repeal of Local Law After Change

Sec. 6.013.  REPEAL OF LOCAL LAW AFTER CHANGE.  Any local law that incorporated a municipality that changes to a Type A general-law municipality under this subchapter is repealed on the date on which the copy of the record of the proceedings is filed.|Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.|