Texas Statutes
Title 9 - Safety
Subtitle B - Emergencies

Section 771.040. Negotiated Rulemaking and Alternative Dispute Resolution - Sec. 771.040. NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING AND ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION. (a) The...

Subchapter C. Administration of State Emergency Communications

Section 771.051. Powers and Duties of Commission - Sec. 771.051. POWERS AND DUTIES OF COMMISSION. (a) The commission...

Section 771.0511. Emergency Services Internet Protocol Network; Emergency Communications Advisory Committee - Sec. 771.0511. EMERGENCY SERVICES INTERNET PROTOCOL NETWORK; EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS ADVISORY...

Section 771.0512. Obligations or Requirements Concerning Voice Over Internet Protocol, Internet Protocol Enabled Service, or Commercial Mobile Service or Wireline Service - Sec. 771.0512. OBLIGATIONS OR REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING VOICE OVER INTERNET PROTOCOL,...

Section 771.052. Agency Cooperation - Sec. 771.052. AGENCY COOPERATION. Each public agency and regional planning...

Section 771.053. Statewide Limitation on Liability of Service Providers and Certain Public Officers - Sec. 771.053. STATEWIDE LIMITATION ON LIABILITY OF SERVICE PROVIDERS AND...

Section 771.054. Effect of Chapter on Emergency Communication Districts - Sec. 771.054. EFFECT OF CHAPTER ON EMERGENCY COMMUNICATION DISTRICTS. Except...

Section 771.055. Strategic Planning - Sec. 771.055. STRATEGIC PLANNING. (a) Each regional planning commission shall...

Section 771.056. Submission of Regional Plan to Commission - Sec. 771.056. SUBMISSION OF REGIONAL PLAN TO COMMISSION. (a) The...

Section 771.058. Optional Participation in Plan - Sec. 771.058. OPTIONAL PARTICIPATION IN PLAN. (a) In a county...

Section 771.059. Target Date for Statewide Next Generation 9-1-1 Service - Sec. 771.059. TARGET DATE FOR STATEWIDE NEXT GENERATION 9-1-1 SERVICE....

Section 771.060. Business Providing Residential Telephone Switches - Sec. 771.060. BUSINESS PROVIDING RESIDENTIAL TELEPHONE SWITCHES. A business service...

Section 771.061. Statewide Confidentiality of Information - Sec. 771.061. STATEWIDE CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION. (a) Information that a...

Section 771.062. Local Adoption of State Rule - Sec. 771.062. LOCAL ADOPTION OF STATE RULE. (a) An emergency...

Section 771.063. Definition of Local Exchange Access Line and Equivalent Local Exchange Access Line - Sec. 771.063. DEFINITION OF LOCAL EXCHANGE ACCESS LINE AND EQUIVALENT...

Subchapter D. Financing State Emergency Communications

Section 771.071. Emergency Service Fee - Sec. 771.071. EMERGENCY SERVICE FEE. (a) Except as otherwise provided...

Section 771.0711. Emergency Service Fee for Wireless Telecommunications Connections - Sec. 771.0711. EMERGENCY SERVICE FEE FOR WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS CONNECTIONS. (a)...

Section 771.0712. Prepaid 9-1-1 Emergency Service Fee - Sec. 771.0712. PREPAID 9-1-1 EMERGENCY SERVICE FEE. (a) To ensure...

Section 771.0713. Next Generation 9-1-1 Service Fund - Sec. 771.0713. NEXT GENERATION 9-1-1 SERVICE FUND. (a) The next...

Section 771.072. Equalization Surcharge - Sec. 771.072. EQUALIZATION SURCHARGE. (a) In addition to the fees...

Section 771.0725. Establishment of Rates for Fees - Sec. 771.0725. ESTABLISHMENT OF RATES FOR FEES. (a) Repealed by...

Section 771.073. Collection of Fees and Surcharges - Sec. 771.073. COLLECTION OF FEES AND SURCHARGES. (a) A customer...

Section 771.0735. Sourcing of Charges for Mobile Telecommunications Services - Sec. 771.0735. SOURCING OF CHARGES FOR MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES. The...

Section 771.074. Exemption - Sec. 771.074. EXEMPTION. A fee or surcharge authorized by this...

Section 771.075. Use of Revenue - Sec. 771.075. USE OF REVENUE. Except as provided by Section...

Section 771.0751. Use of Revenue in Certain Counties - Text of section added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch....

Section 771.076. Audits - Sec. 771.076. AUDITS. (a) The commission or an employee of...

Section 771.077. Collection of Fees and Surcharges - Sec. 771.077. COLLECTION OF FEES AND SURCHARGES. (a) The comptroller...

Section 771.078. Contracts for Services - Sec. 771.078. CONTRACTS FOR SERVICES. (a) The commission shall contract...

Section 771.079. 9-1-1 Services Fee Fund - Sec. 771.079. 9-1-1 SERVICES FEE FUND. (a) The 9-1-1 services...

Subchapter E. Emergency Medical Dispatch

Section 771.102. Establishment of the Emergency Medical Dispatch Resource Centers Program - Sec. 771.102. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL DISPATCH RESOURCE CENTERS...

Section 771.103. Participation in Program - Sec. 771.103. PARTICIPATION IN PROGRAM. (a) The commission shall determine...

Section 771.104. Selection of Program Participants and Regional Emergency Medical Dispatch Resource Centers - Sec. 771.104. SELECTION OF PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS AND REGIONAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL...

Section 771.105. Criteria for Emergency Medical Dispatch Intervention - Sec. 771.105. CRITERIA FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL DISPATCH INTERVENTION. The commission,...

Section 771.106. Funding of Program - Sec. 771.106. FUNDING OF PROGRAM. (a) State funds may be...

Section 771.107. Report to Legislature - Sec. 771.107. REPORT TO LEGISLATURE. The commission shall biennially report...

Section 771.108. Liability - Sec. 771.108. LIABILITY. The operations of the regional emergency medical...

Section 771.109. Work Group - Sec. 771.109. WORK GROUP. (a) The commission may appoint a...

Chapter 771A - Access to Emergency Communications Services in General

Section 771A.001. Direct Access to 9-1-1 Service Required - Sec. 771A.001. DIRECT ACCESS TO 9-1-1 SERVICE REQUIRED. (a) In...

Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 772.001. Definitions - Sec. 772.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Automatic location identification"...

Section 772.002. Information Relating to Collection and Remittance of 9-1-1 Emergency Service Fee - Sec. 772.002. INFORMATION RELATING TO COLLECTION AND REMITTANCE OF 9-1-1...

Section 772.003. Obligations or Requirements Concerning Voice Over Internet Protocol, Internet Protocol Enabled Service, or Commercial Mobile Service or Wireline Service - Sec. 772.003. OBLIGATIONS OR REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING VOICE OVER INTERNET PROTOCOL,...

Subchapter B. Emergency Communication Districts: Counties With Population Over Two Million

Section 772.101. Short Title - Sec. 772.101. SHORT TITLE. This subchapter may be cited as...

Section 772.102. Purpose - Sec. 772.102. PURPOSE. It is the purpose of this subchapter...

Section 772.103. Definitions - Sec. 772.103. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Board" means the...

Section 772.104. Application of Subchapter - Sec. 772.104. APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter applies to a...

Section 772.105. Territory of District - Sec. 772.105. TERRITORY OF DISTRICT. (a) The territory of a...

Section 772.106. Board of Managers - Sec. 772.106. BOARD OF MANAGERS. (a) The district is governed...

Section 772.107. Powers and Duties of Board - Sec. 772.107. POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD. (a) The board...

Section 772.108. Director of District - Sec. 772.108. DIRECTOR OF DISTRICT. (a) The board shall appoint...

Section 772.109. Budget; Annual Report; Audit - Sec. 772.109. BUDGET; ANNUAL REPORT; AUDIT. (a) The director shall...

Section 772.110. Establishment of 9-1-1 Service - Sec. 772.110. ESTABLISHMENT OF 9-1-1 SERVICE. (a) A district shall...

Section 772.111. Primary Emergency Telephone Number - Sec. 772.111. PRIMARY EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER. The digits 9-1-1 are...

Section 772.112. Transmitting Requests for Emergency Aid - Sec. 772.112. TRANSMITTING REQUESTS FOR EMERGENCY AID. (a) A 9-1-1...

Section 772.113. Powers of District - Sec. 772.113. POWERS OF DISTRICT. (a) The district is a...

Section 772.114. 9-1-1 Emergency Service Fee - Sec. 772.114. 9-1-1 EMERGENCY SERVICE FEE. (a) The board may...

Section 772.115. Collection of Fee - Sec. 772.115. COLLECTION OF FEE. (a) Each billed service user...

Section 772.116. District Depository - Sec. 772.116. DISTRICT DEPOSITORY. (a) The board shall select a...

Section 772.117. Allowable Expenses - Sec. 772.117. ALLOWABLE EXPENSES. Allowable operating expenses of a district...

Section 772.118. Number and Location Identification - Sec. 772.118. NUMBER AND LOCATION IDENTIFICATION. (a) As part of...

Section 772.119. Public Review - Sec. 772.119. PUBLIC REVIEW. (a) Periodically, the board shall solicit...

Section 772.120. Dissolution Procedures - Sec. 772.120. DISSOLUTION PROCEDURES. (a) If a district is dissolved,...

Section 772.121. Issuance of Bonds - Sec. 772.121. ISSUANCE OF BONDS. The board may issue and...

Section 772.122. Repayment of Bonds - Sec. 772.122. REPAYMENT OF BONDS. The board may provide for...

Section 772.123. Additional Security for Bonds - Sec. 772.123. ADDITIONAL SECURITY FOR BONDS. (a) The bonds may...

Section 772.124. Form of Bonds - Sec. 772.124. FORM OF BONDS. (a) A district may issue...

Section 772.125. Provisions of Bonds - Sec. 772.125. PROVISIONS OF BONDS. (a) In the orders or...

Section 772.126. Approval and Registration of Bonds - Sec. 772.126. APPROVAL AND REGISTRATION OF BONDS. (a) Bonds issued...

Section 772.127. Refunding Bonds - Sec. 772.127. REFUNDING BONDS. (a) A district may issue bonds...

Section 772.128. Bonds as Investments and Security for Deposits - Sec. 772.128. BONDS AS INVESTMENTS AND SECURITY FOR DEPOSITS. (a)...

Section 772.129. Tax Status of Bonds - Sec. 772.129. TAX STATUS OF BONDS. Because a district created...

Subchapter C. Emergency Communication Districts: Counties With Population Over 1.5 Million

Section 772.201. Short Title - Sec. 772.201. SHORT TITLE. This subchapter may be cited as...

Section 772.202. Purpose - Sec. 772.202. PURPOSE. It is the purpose of this subchapter...

Section 772.203. Definitions - Sec. 772.203. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Board" means the...

Section 772.204. Application of Subchapter - Sec. 772.204. APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter applies to a...

Section 772.205. Additional Territory - Sec. 772.205. ADDITIONAL TERRITORY. (a) If a municipality that is...

Section 772.206. Board of Managers - Sec. 772.206. BOARD OF MANAGERS. (a) A district is governed...

Section 772.207. Powers and Duties of Board - Sec. 772.207. POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD. (a) The board...

Section 772.208. Director of District - Sec. 772.208. DIRECTOR OF DISTRICT. (a) The board shall appoint...

Section 772.209. Budget; Annual Report; Audit - Sec. 772.209. BUDGET; ANNUAL REPORT; AUDIT. (a) The director shall...

Section 772.210. Establishment of 9-1-1 Service - Sec. 772.210. ESTABLISHMENT OF 9-1-1 SERVICE. (a) A district shall...

Section 772.211. Primary Emergency Telephone Number - Sec. 772.211. PRIMARY EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER. The digits 9-1-1 are...

Section 772.212. Transmitting Requests for Emergency Aid - Sec. 772.212. TRANSMITTING REQUESTS FOR EMERGENCY AID. (a) A 9-1-1...

Section 772.213. Powers of District - Sec. 772.213. POWERS OF DISTRICT. (a) The district is a...

Section 772.214. 9-1-1 Emergency Service Fee - Sec. 772.214. 9-1-1 EMERGENCY SERVICE FEE. (a) The board may...

Section 772.215. Collection of Fee - Sec. 772.215. COLLECTION OF FEE. (a) Each billed service user...

Section 772.216. District Depository - Sec. 772.216. DISTRICT DEPOSITORY. (a) The board shall select a...

Section 772.217. Allowable Expenses - Sec. 772.217. ALLOWABLE EXPENSES. Allowable operating expenses of a district...

Section 772.218. Number and Location Identification - Sec. 772.218. NUMBER AND LOCATION IDENTIFICATION. (a) As part of...

Section 772.219. Public Review - Sec. 772.219. PUBLIC REVIEW. (a) Periodically, the board shall solicit...

Section 772.220. Dissolution Procedures - Sec. 772.220. DISSOLUTION PROCEDURES. (a) If a district is dissolved,...

Section 772.221. Issuance of Bonds - Sec. 772.221. ISSUANCE OF BONDS. The board may issue and...

Section 772.222. Repayment of Bonds - Sec. 772.222. REPAYMENT OF BONDS. The board may provide for...

Section 772.223. Additional Security for Bonds - Sec. 772.223. ADDITIONAL SECURITY FOR BONDS. (a) The bonds may...

Section 772.224. Form of Bonds - Sec. 772.224. FORM OF BONDS. (a) A district may issue...

Section 772.225. Provisions of Bonds - Sec. 772.225. PROVISIONS OF BONDS. (a) In the orders or...

Section 772.226. Approval and Registration of Bonds - Sec. 772.226. APPROVAL AND REGISTRATION OF BONDS. (a) Bonds issued...

Section 772.227. Refunding Bonds - Sec. 772.227. REFUNDING BONDS. (a) A district may issue bonds...

Section 772.228. Bonds as Investments and Security for Deposits - Sec. 772.228. BONDS AS INVESTMENTS AND SECURITY FOR DEPOSITS. (a)...

Section 772.229. Tax Status of Bonds - Sec. 772.229. TAX STATUS OF BONDS. Because a district created...

Subchapter D. Emergency Communication Districts: Counties With Population Over 20,000

Section 772.301. Short Title - Sec. 772.301. SHORT TITLE. This subchapter may be cited as...

Section 772.302. Purpose - Sec. 772.302. PURPOSE. It is the purpose of this subchapter...

Section 772.303. Definitions - Sec. 772.303. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Board" means the...

Section 772.304. Application of Subchapter - Sec. 772.304. APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER. (a) This subchapter applies only...

Section 772.305. Additional Territory - Sec. 772.305. ADDITIONAL TERRITORY. (a) If a municipality that is...

Section 772.3051. Removal of Certain Municipal Territory - Sec. 772.3051. REMOVAL OF CERTAIN MUNICIPAL TERRITORY. (a) A municipality...

Section 772.306. Board of Managers - Sec. 772.306. BOARD OF MANAGERS. (a) A district is governed...

Section 772.307. Powers and Duties of Board - Sec. 772.307. POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD. (a) The board...

Section 772.308. Director of District - Sec. 772.308. DIRECTOR OF DISTRICT. (a) The board shall appoint...

Section 772.309. Budget; Annual Report; Audit - Sec. 772.309. BUDGET; ANNUAL REPORT; AUDIT. (a) The director shall...

Section 772.310. Establishment of 9-1-1 Service - Sec. 772.310. ESTABLISHMENT OF 9-1-1 SERVICE. (a) A district shall...

Section 772.311. Primary Emergency Telephone Number - Sec. 772.311. PRIMARY EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER. The digits 9-1-1 are...

Section 772.312. Transmitting Requests for Emergency Aid - Sec. 772.312. TRANSMITTING REQUESTS FOR EMERGENCY AID. (a) A 9-1-1...

Section 772.313. Powers of District - Sec. 772.313. POWERS OF DISTRICT. (a) The district is a...

Section 772.314. 9-1-1 Emergency Service Fee - Sec. 772.314. 9-1-1 EMERGENCY SERVICE FEE. (a) The board may...

Section 772.315. Collection of Fee - Sec. 772.315. COLLECTION OF FEE. (a) Each billed service user...

Section 772.316. District Depository - Sec. 772.316. DISTRICT DEPOSITORY. (a) The board shall select a...

Section 772.317. Allowable Expenses - Sec. 772.317. ALLOWABLE EXPENSES. Allowable operating expenses of a district...

Section 772.318. Number and Location Identification - Sec. 772.318. NUMBER AND LOCATION IDENTIFICATION. (a) As part of...

Section 772.319. Public Review - Sec. 772.319. PUBLIC REVIEW. (a) Periodically, the board shall solicit...

Section 772.320. Dissolution Procedures - Sec. 772.320. DISSOLUTION PROCEDURES. (a) If a district is dissolved,...

Section 772.321. Issuance of Bonds - Sec. 772.321. ISSUANCE OF BONDS. The board may issue and...

Section 772.322. Repayment of Bonds - Sec. 772.322. REPAYMENT OF BONDS. The board may provide for...

Section 772.323. Additional Security for Bonds - Sec. 772.323. ADDITIONAL SECURITY FOR BONDS. (a) The bonds may...

Section 772.324. Form of Bonds - Sec. 772.324. FORM OF BONDS. (a) A district may issue...

Section 772.325. Provisions of Bonds - Sec. 772.325. PROVISIONS OF BONDS. (a) In the orders or...

Section 772.326. Approval and Registration of Bonds - Sec. 772.326. APPROVAL AND REGISTRATION OF BONDS. (a) Bonds issued...

Section 772.327. Refunding Bonds - Sec. 772.327. REFUNDING BONDS. (a) A district may issue bonds...

Section 772.328. Bonds as Investments and Security for Deposits - Sec. 772.328. BONDS AS INVESTMENTS AND SECURITY FOR DEPOSITS. (a)...

Section 772.329. Tax Status of Bonds - Sec. 772.329. TAX STATUS OF BONDS. Because a district created...

Subchapter E. Emergency Communication Service: Counties With Population Over Two Million

Section 772.402. Application of Subchapter - Sec. 772.402. APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter applies only to...

Section 772.403. Implementation of 9-1-1 Service and Fee - Sec. 772.403. IMPLEMENTATION OF 9-1-1 SERVICE AND FEE. (a) A...

Section 772.404. Collection of Fee - Sec. 772.404. COLLECTION OF FEE. (a) A telecommunications carrier providing...

Section 772.405. Audit of Service Provider - Sec. 772.405. AUDIT OF SERVICE PROVIDER. The commissioners court of...

Section 772.406. Number and Location Identification - Sec. 772.406. NUMBER AND LOCATION IDENTIFICATION. A business service user...

Section 772.407. Liability of Service Providers - Sec. 772.407. LIABILITY OF SERVICE PROVIDERS. A service supplier involved...

Subchapter F. Consolidated Districts

Section 772.451. Consolidation Procedure - Sec. 772.451. CONSOLIDATION PROCEDURE. (a) Two or more districts governed...

Section 772.452. Consolidation Planning - Sec. 772.452. CONSOLIDATION PLANNING. (a) If a majority of the...

Section 772.453. Creation of Consolidated District - Sec. 772.453. CREATION OF CONSOLIDATED DISTRICT. (a) When the board...

Section 772.454. Board of Managers - Sec. 772.454. BOARD OF MANAGERS. (a) The consolidated district is...

Section 772.455. Governance of Consolidated District - Sec. 772.455. GOVERNANCE OF CONSOLIDATED DISTRICT. The consolidated district and...

Subchapter G. Regional Emergency Communications Districts: State Planning Region With Population Over 1.5 Million

Section 772.501. Short Title - Sec. 772.501. SHORT TITLE. This subchapter may be cited as...

Section 772.502. Definitions - Sec. 772.502. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Board" means the...

Section 772.503. Application of Subchapter - Sec. 772.503. APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter applies to a...

Section 772.504. Creation of District - Sec. 772.504. CREATION OF DISTRICT. (a) A district is created...

Section 772.505. Political Subdivision; District Powers - Sec. 772.505. POLITICAL SUBDIVISION; DISTRICT POWERS. (a) A district is...

Section 772.506. Territory of District - Sec. 772.506. TERRITORY OF DISTRICT. (a) The territory of a...

Section 772.507. Board - Sec. 772.507. BOARD. (a) A district is governed by a...

Section 772.508. Powers and Duties of Board - Sec. 772.508. POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD. (a) The board...

Section 772.509. Advisory Committee - Sec. 772.509. ADVISORY COMMITTEE. (a) The board shall appoint an...

Section 772.510. Director of District; Staff - Sec. 772.510. DIRECTOR OF DISTRICT; STAFF. (a) The executive director...

Section 772.511. Budget; Annual Report; Audit - Sec. 772.511. BUDGET; ANNUAL REPORT; AUDIT. (a) The director shall...

Section 772.512. Provision of 9-1-1 Service - Sec. 772.512. PROVISION OF 9-1-1 SERVICE. (a) A district shall...

Section 772.513. Liability - Sec. 772.513. LIABILITY. A service supplier involved in providing 9-1-1...

Section 772.514. Primary Emergency Telephone Number - Sec. 772.514. PRIMARY EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER. The digits 9-1-1 are...

Section 772.515. Transmitting Requests for Emergency Aid - Sec. 772.515. TRANSMITTING REQUESTS FOR EMERGENCY AID. (a) A 9-1-1...

Section 772.516. 9-1-1 Emergency Service Fee - Sec. 772.516. 9-1-1 EMERGENCY SERVICE FEE. (a) The board may...

Section 772.517. Collection of Fee - Sec. 772.517. COLLECTION OF FEE. (a) Each billed service user...

Section 772.518. District Depository - Sec. 772.518. DISTRICT DEPOSITORY. (a) The board shall select a...

Section 772.519. Allowable Expenses - Sec. 772.519. ALLOWABLE EXPENSES. A district's allowable operating expenses include...

Section 772.520. Number and Location Identification - Sec. 772.520. NUMBER AND LOCATION IDENTIFICATION. (a) As part of...

Section 772.521. Public Review - Sec. 772.521. PUBLIC REVIEW. (a) Periodically, the board shall solicit...

Section 772.522. Dissolution Procedures - Sec. 772.522. DISSOLUTION PROCEDURES. (a) If a district is dissolved,...

Section 772.523. Issuance of Bonds - Sec. 772.523. ISSUANCE OF BONDS. The board may issue bonds...

Section 772.524. Repayment of Bonds - Sec. 772.524. REPAYMENT OF BONDS. The board may provide for...

Section 772.525. Additional Security for Bonds - Sec. 772.525. ADDITIONAL SECURITY FOR BONDS. (a) District bonds may...

Section 772.526. Form of Bonds - Sec. 772.526. FORM OF BONDS. (a) A district may issue...

Section 772.527. Provisions of Bonds - Sec. 772.527. PROVISIONS OF BONDS. (a) In this section, "resolution"...

Section 772.528. Approval and Registration of Bonds - Sec. 772.528. APPROVAL AND REGISTRATION OF BONDS. (a) Bonds issued...

Section 772.529. Refunding Bonds - Sec. 772.529. REFUNDING BONDS. (a) A district may issue bonds...

Section 772.530. Bonds as Investments and Security for Deposits - Sec. 772.530. BONDS AS INVESTMENTS AND SECURITY FOR DEPOSITS. (a)...

Section 772.531. Exemption From Taxation - Sec. 772.531. EXEMPTION FROM TAXATION. A bond issued by the...

Section 772.532. Transfer of Assets - Sec. 772.532. TRANSFER OF ASSETS. If a regional emergency communications...

Subchapter H. Regional Emergency Communication Districts: State Planning Regions With 9-1-1 Population Served Less Than 1.5 Million

Section 772.601. Short Title - Sec. 772.601. SHORT TITLE. This subchapter may be cited as...

Section 772.602. Definitions - Sec. 772.602. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "9-1-1 region" means...

Section 772.603. Application of Subchapter - Sec. 772.603. APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER. (a) This subchapter applies to...

Section 772.604. Creation of District - Sec. 772.604. CREATION OF DISTRICT. (a) A district is created...

Section 772.605. Political Subdivision; District Powers - Sec. 772.605. POLITICAL SUBDIVISION; DISTRICT POWERS. (a) A district is...

Section 772.606. Territory of District - Sec. 772.606. TERRITORY OF DISTRICT. The territory of a district:...

Section 772.607. Board of Managers - Sec. 772.607. BOARD OF MANAGERS. (a) A district is governed...

Section 772.608. Powers and Duties of Board - Sec. 772.608. POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD. (a) The board...

Section 772.609. Director of District; Staff; Fiscal and Administrative Agent - Sec. 772.609. DIRECTOR OF DISTRICT; STAFF; FISCAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT....

Section 772.610. Audit and Reporting Requirements - Sec. 772.610. AUDIT AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. The district shall prepare...

Section 772.611. Provision of 9-1-1 Service - Sec. 772.611. PROVISION OF 9-1-1 SERVICE. (a) A district shall...

Section 772.612. Liability - Sec. 772.612. LIABILITY. The liability protection provided by Section 771.053...

Section 772.613. Primary Emergency Telephone Number - Sec. 772.613. PRIMARY EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER. The digits 9-1-1 are...

Section 772.614. Transmitting Requests for Emergency Aid - Sec. 772.614. TRANSMITTING REQUESTS FOR EMERGENCY AID. (a) A 9-1-1...

Section 772.615. 9-1-1 Emergency Service Fee - Sec. 772.615. 9-1-1 EMERGENCY SERVICE FEE. (a) The board may...

Section 772.616. Collection of Fee - Sec. 772.616. COLLECTION OF FEE. (a) A service supplier or...

Section 772.617. District Depository - Sec. 772.617. DISTRICT DEPOSITORY. The board shall select a depository...

Section 772.618. Allowable Expenses - Sec. 772.618. ALLOWABLE EXPENSES. A district's allowable operating expenses include...

Section 772.619. Number and Location Identification - Sec. 772.619. NUMBER AND LOCATION IDENTIFICATION. (a) As part of...

Section 772.620. Public Review - Sec. 772.620. PUBLIC REVIEW. (a) Periodically, the board shall solicit...

Section 772.621. Dissolution Procedures - Sec. 772.621. DISSOLUTION PROCEDURES. (a) If a district is dissolved,...

Section 772.622. Transfer of Assets - Sec. 772.622. TRANSFER OF ASSETS. If a district is established...

Chapter 773 - Emergency Medical Services

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 773.001. Short Title - Sec. 773.001. SHORT TITLE. This chapter may be cited as...

Section 773.002. Purpose - Sec. 773.002. PURPOSE. The purpose of this chapter is to...

Section 773.003. Definitions - Sec. 773.003. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Advanced life support"...

Section 773.004. Vehicles and Personnel Excluded From Chapter - Sec. 773.004. VEHICLES AND PERSONNEL EXCLUDED FROM CHAPTER. (a) This...

Section 773.0045. Temporary Exemptions for Emergency Medical Services Personnel Practicing in Rural Area - Sec. 773.0045. TEMPORARY EXEMPTIONS FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PERSONNEL PRACTICING...

Section 773.006. Fund for Emergency Medical Services, Trauma Facilities, and Trauma Care Systems - Sec. 773.006. FUND FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES, TRAUMA FACILITIES, AND...

Section 773.007. Supervision of Emergency Prehospital Care - Sec. 773.007. SUPERVISION OF EMERGENCY PREHOSPITAL CARE. (a) The provision...

Section 773.008. Consent for Emergency Care - Sec. 773.008. CONSENT FOR EMERGENCY CARE. Consent for emergency care...

Section 773.009. Limitation on Civil Liability - Sec. 773.009. LIMITATION ON CIVIL LIABILITY. A person who authorizes,...

Section 773.011. Subscription Programs - Sec. 773.011. SUBSCRIPTION PROGRAMS. (a) An emergency medical services provider...

Section 773.012. Advisory Council - Sec. 773.012. ADVISORY COUNCIL. (a) The governor shall appoint an...

Section 773.013. Peer Assistance Program - Sec. 773.013. PEER ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. The department may establish, approve,...

Section 773.014. Administration of Epinephrine by Emergency Medical Services Personnel - Sec. 773.014. ADMINISTRATION OF EPINEPHRINE BY EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PERSONNEL....

Section 773.0145. Possession and Administration of Epinephrine by Certain Entities - Sec. 773.0145. POSSESSION AND ADMINISTRATION OF EPINEPHRINE BY CERTAIN ENTITIES....

Section 773.015. Identification of Certain Patients Receiving Emergency Prehospital Care - Sec. 773.015. IDENTIFICATION OF CERTAIN PATIENTS RECEIVING EMERGENCY PREHOSPITAL CARE....

Section 773.016. Duties of Emergency Medical Services Personnel; Certain Emergency Prehospital Care Situations - Sec. 773.016. DUTIES OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PERSONNEL; CERTAIN EMERGENCY...

Section 773.017. Use of Certain External Motor Vehicle Markings or Features Prohibited; Criminal Offense - Sec. 773.017. USE OF CERTAIN EXTERNAL MOTOR VEHICLE MARKINGS OR...

Subchapter B. State Plan for Emergency Services

Section 773.021. State Plan - Sec. 773.021. STATE PLAN. (a) The department shall develop a...

Section 773.022. Service Delivery Areas - Sec. 773.022. SERVICE DELIVERY AREAS. The department shall divide the...

Section 773.023. Area Plans - Sec. 773.023. AREA PLANS. (a) The department shall: (1) identify...

Section 773.024. Federal Programs - Sec. 773.024. FEDERAL PROGRAMS. The department is the state agency...

Section 773.025. Accessibility of Training - Sec. 773.025. ACCESSIBILITY OF TRAINING. (a) The department shall identify...

Subchapter C. Licenses, Certification, and Qualifications

Section 773.041. License or Certificate Required - Sec. 773.041. LICENSE OR CERTIFICATE REQUIRED. (a) A person may...

Section 773.0415. Limitation on Information Required for Certificate Renewal - Sec. 773.0415. LIMITATION ON INFORMATION REQUIRED FOR CERTIFICATE RENEWAL. The...

Section 773.042. Basic Life-Support Emergency Medical Services Provider Qualifications - Sec. 773.042. BASIC LIFE-SUPPORT EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PROVIDER QUALIFICATIONS. A...

Section 773.043. Advanced Life-Support Emergency Medical Services Provider Qualifications - Sec. 773.043. ADVANCED LIFE-SUPPORT EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PROVIDER QUALIFICATIONS. A...

Section 773.044. Mobile Intensive-Care Provider Qualifications - Sec. 773.044. MOBILE INTENSIVE-CARE PROVIDER QUALIFICATIONS. A provider qualifies as...

Section 773.045. Specialized Emergency Medical Services Provider Qualifications - Sec. 773.045. SPECIALIZED EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PROVIDER QUALIFICATIONS. (a) A...

Section 773.046. Emergency Care Attendant Qualifications - Sec. 773.046. EMERGENCY CARE ATTENDANT QUALIFICATIONS. (a) An individual qualifies...

Section 773.047. Emergency Medical Technician Qualifications - Sec. 773.047. EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN QUALIFICATIONS. An individual qualifies as...

Section 773.048. Advanced Emergency Medical Technician Qualifications - Sec. 773.048. ADVANCED EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN QUALIFICATIONS. An individual qualifies...

Section 773.049. Emergency Medical Technician--Paramedic Qualifications - Sec. 773.049. EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN--PARAMEDIC QUALIFICATIONS. An individual qualifies as...

Section 773.0495. Licensed Paramedic Qualifications - Sec. 773.0495. LICENSED PARAMEDIC QUALIFICATIONS. An individual qualifies as a...

Section 773.0496. Scope of Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic and Licensed Paramedic Duties - Sec. 773.0496. SCOPE OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN-PARAMEDIC AND LICENSED PARAMEDIC...

Section 773.050. Minimum Standards - Sec. 773.050. MINIMUM STANDARDS. (a) Each basic life-support emergency medical...

Section 773.0505. Rules Regarding Advertising or Competitive Bidding - Sec. 773.0505. RULES REGARDING ADVERTISING OR COMPETITIVE BIDDING. (a) The...

Section 773.051. Municipal Regulation - Sec. 773.051. MUNICIPAL REGULATION. A municipality may establish standards for...

Section 773.052. Variances - Sec. 773.052. VARIANCES. (a) An emergency medical services provider with...

Section 773.054. Applications for Personnel Certification and Training Program Approval - Sec. 773.054. APPLICATIONS FOR PERSONNEL CERTIFICATION AND TRAINING PROGRAM APPROVAL....

Section 773.055. Certification of Emergency Medical Services Personnel - Sec. 773.055. CERTIFICATION OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PERSONNEL. (a) A...

Section 773.0551. Disease Prevention and Preparedness Information on Certification of Emergency Medical Services Personnel - Sec. 773.0551. DISEASE PREVENTION AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION ON CERTIFICATION OF...

Section 773.056. Approval of Training Programs; Certification of Instructors, Examiners, and Coordinators - Sec. 773.056. APPROVAL OF TRAINING PROGRAMS; CERTIFICATION OF INSTRUCTORS, EXAMINERS,...

Section 773.057. Emergency Medical Services Providers License - Sec. 773.057. EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PROVIDERS LICENSE. (a) An emergency...

Section 773.0571. Requirements for Provider License - Sec. 773.0571. REQUIREMENTS FOR PROVIDER LICENSE. The department shall issue...

Section 773.05711. Additional Emergency Medical Services Provider License Requirements - Sec. 773.05711. ADDITIONAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PROVIDER LICENSE REQUIREMENTS. (a)...

Section 773.05712. Administrator of Record - Sec. 773.05712. ADMINISTRATOR OF RECORD. (a) The administrator of record...

Section 773.05713. Report to Legislature - Sec. 773.05713. REPORT TO LEGISLATURE. Not later than December 1...

Section 773.05715. Physical Location Required - Sec. 773.05715. PHYSICAL LOCATION REQUIRED. (a) An emergency medical services...

Section 773.05716. Necessary Equipment - Sec. 773.05716. NECESSARY EQUIPMENT. (a) An emergency medical services provider...

Section 773.0572. Provisional Licenses - Sec. 773.0572. PROVISIONAL LICENSES. The executive commissioner by rule shall...

Section 773.0573. Letter of Approval From Local Governmental Entity - Sec. 773.0573. LETTER OF APPROVAL FROM LOCAL GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY. (a)...

Section 773.058. Volunteers Exempt From Fees - Sec. 773.058. VOLUNTEERS EXEMPT FROM FEES. An individual who is...

Section 773.0581. Providers Exempt From Fees - Sec. 773.0581. PROVIDERS EXEMPT FROM FEES. (a) An emergency medical...

Section 773.059. Late Recertification - Sec. 773.059. LATE RECERTIFICATION. (a) A person who is otherwise...

Section 773.060. Disposition of Funds - Sec. 773.060. DISPOSITION OF FUNDS. (a) The department shall account...

Section 773.0605. Complaints and Investigations - Sec. 773.0605. COMPLAINTS AND INVESTIGATIONS. (a) The department shall track...

Section 773.061. Disciplinary Actions - Sec. 773.061. DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS. (a) For a violation of this...

Section 773.0611. Inspections - Sec. 773.0611. INSPECTIONS. (a) The department or its representative may...

Section 773.0612. Access to Records - Sec. 773.0612. ACCESS TO RECORDS. (a) The department or its...

Section 773.0613. Information Report to Department - Sec. 773.0613. INFORMATION REPORT TO DEPARTMENT. (a) An emergency medical...

Section 773.0614. Authority to Revoke, Suspend, Disqualify For, or Deny Certification of Emergency Medical Services Personnel for Certain Criminal Offenses - Sec. 773.0614. AUTHORITY TO REVOKE, SUSPEND, DISQUALIFY FOR, OR DENY...

Section 773.06141. Suspension, Revocation, or Denial of Emergency Medical Services Provider License - Sec. 773.06141. SUSPENSION, REVOCATION, OR DENIAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES...

Section 773.0615. Factors Considered in Suspension, Revocation, or Denial of Certificate - Sec. 773.0615. FACTORS CONSIDERED IN SUSPENSION, REVOCATION, OR DENIAL OF...

Section 773.0616. Proceedings Governed by Administrative Procedure Act; Guidelines - Sec. 773.0616. PROCEEDINGS GOVERNED BY ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT; GUIDELINES. (a)...

Section 773.0617. Notice and Review of Suspension, Revocation, Disqualification For, or Denial of Certification - Sec. 773.0617. NOTICE AND REVIEW OF SUSPENSION, REVOCATION, DISQUALIFICATION FOR,...

Section 773.062. Emergency Suspension - Sec. 773.062. EMERGENCY SUSPENSION. (a) The commissioner shall issue an...

Section 773.063. Civil Penalty - Sec. 773.063. CIVIL PENALTY. (a) The attorney general, a district...

Section 773.064. Criminal Penalties - Sec. 773.064. CRIMINAL PENALTIES. (a) A person commits an offense...

Section 773.065. Administrative Penalty - Sec. 773.065. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY. (a) The department may assess an...

Section 773.066. Assessment of Administrative Penalty - Sec. 773.066. ASSESSMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY. (a) An administrative penalty...

Section 773.067. Payment of Administrative Penalty - Sec. 773.067. PAYMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY. (a) Not later than...

Section 773.069. Recovery of Administrative Penalty by Attorney General - Sec. 773.069. RECOVERY OF ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY BY ATTORNEY GENERAL. The...

Section 773.070. Denial of Certification or Licensure for Failure to Provide Certain Criminal History Record Information - Sec. 773.070. DENIAL OF CERTIFICATION OR LICENSURE FOR FAILURE TO...

Section 773.071. Fees - Sec. 773.071. FEES. (a) To the extent feasible, the executive...

Subchapter D. Confidential Communications

Section 773.091. Confidential Communications - Sec. 773.091. CONFIDENTIAL COMMUNICATIONS. (a) A communication between certified emergency...

Section 773.092. Exceptions - Sec. 773.092. EXCEPTIONS. (a) Exceptions to the confidentiality or privilege...

Section 773.093. Consent - Sec. 773.093. CONSENT. (a) Consent for the release of confidential...

Section 773.094. Injunction; Damages - Sec. 773.094. INJUNCTION; DAMAGES. A person aggrieved by an unauthorized...

Section 773.095. Records and Proceedings Confidential - Sec. 773.095. RECORDS AND PROCEEDINGS CONFIDENTIAL. (a) The proceedings and...

Section 773.096. Immunity for Committee Members - Sec. 773.096. IMMUNITY FOR COMMITTEE MEMBERS. A member of an...

Subchapter E. Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Care Systems

Section 773.111. Legislative Findings - Sec. 773.111. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS. (a) The legislature finds that death...

Section 773.112. Rules - Sec. 773.112. RULES. (a) The executive commissioner by rule shall...

Section 773.113. Duties of Department - Sec. 773.113. DUTIES OF DEPARTMENT. (a) The department shall: (1)...

Section 773.114. System Requirements - Sec. 773.114. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS. (a) Each emergency medical services and...

Section 773.1141. Information, Guidelines, and Protocols Related to Certain Patient Transfers and Related Services - Sec. 773.1141. INFORMATION, GUIDELINES, AND PROTOCOLS RELATED TO CERTAIN PATIENT...

Section 773.115. Trauma Facilities - Sec. 773.115. TRAUMA FACILITIES. (a) The department may designate trauma...

Section 773.1151. Use of Telemedicine Medical Service by Certain Trauma Facilities - Sec. 773.1151. USE OF TELEMEDICINE MEDICAL SERVICE BY CERTAIN TRAUMA...

Section 773.116. Fees - Sec. 773.116. FEES. (a) The department shall charge a fee...

Section 773.117. Denial, Suspension, or Revocation of Designation - Sec. 773.117. DENIAL, SUSPENSION, OR REVOCATION OF DESIGNATION. (a) The...

Section 773.119. Grant Program - Sec. 773.119. GRANT PROGRAM. (a) The department shall establish a...

Section 773.120. Acceptance of Gifts - Sec. 773.120. ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS. A trauma facility or an...

Section 773.122. Payments From the Accounts - Sec. 773.122. PAYMENTS FROM THE ACCOUNTS. (a) The commissioner, with...

Section 773.123. Control of Expenditures From Accounts - Sec. 773.123. CONTROL OF EXPENDITURES FROM ACCOUNTS. Money distributed from...

Section 773.124. Loss of Funding Eligibility - Sec. 773.124. LOSS OF FUNDING ELIGIBILITY. For a period of...

Subchapter F. Medical Information Provided by Certain Emergency Medical Services Call Takers

Section 773.141. Definitions - Sec. 773.141. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Emergency call" means...

Section 773.142. Application of Subchapter - Sec. 773.142. APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter does not apply...

Section 773.143. Provision of Medical Information - Sec. 773.143. PROVISION OF MEDICAL INFORMATION. An emergency medical services...

Section 773.144. Training Programs - Sec. 773.144. TRAINING PROGRAMS. (a) The department may offer emergency...

Section 773.145. Medical Information - Sec. 773.145. MEDICAL INFORMATION. The executive commissioner by rule shall...

Section 773.146. Limitation on Civil Liability - Sec. 773.146. LIMITATION ON CIVIL LIABILITY. (a) An emergency medical...

Section 773.147. Fees - Sec. 773.147. FEES. (a) The executive commissioner by rule may...

Subchapter G. Pediatric Emergency Medical Services

Section 773.171. Emergency Medical Services for Children Program - Sec. 773.171. EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES FOR CHILDREN PROGRAM. (a) The...

Section 773.173. Rules - Sec. 773.173. RULES. (a) On the recommendation of the advisory...

Subchapter H. Emergency Stroke Services

Section 773.201. Legislative Intent - Sec. 773.201. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. The legislature finds that a strong...

Section 773.202. Definitions - Sec. 773.202. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Advisory council" means...

Section 773.203. Stroke Committee - Sec. 773.203. STROKE COMMITTEE. (a) The advisory council shall appoint...

Section 773.204. Duties of Stroke Committee; Development of Stroke Emergency Transport Plan and Stroke Facility Criteria - Sec. 773.204. DUTIES OF STROKE COMMITTEE; DEVELOPMENT OF STROKE EMERGENCY...

Section 773.205. Rules - Sec. 773.205. RULES. The executive commissioner may adopt rules regarding...

Subchapter I. Emergency Medical Services Assistance Program

Section 773.251. Definitions - Sec. 773.251. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Educational curriculum" means...

Section 773.252. Establishment of Program - Sec. 773.252. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM. (a) The department shall establish...

Section 773.253. Rules - Sec. 773.253. RULES. (a) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules...

Section 773.254. Application by Emergency Medical Services Provider - Sec. 773.254. APPLICATION BY EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PROVIDER. (a) An...

Section 773.255. Educational Curriculum - Sec. 773.255. EDUCATIONAL CURRICULUM. (a) A general academic teaching institution,...

Section 773.256. Administrative Support - Sec. 773.256. ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT. The department may provide administrative support...

Section 773.257. Grants - Sec. 773.257. GRANTS. (a) The commissioner may use money from...

Chapter 774 - Local Provision of Emergency Medical Services

Section 774.001. Mutual Assistance Among Municipalities and Counties in Providing Emergency Medical Services - Sec. 774.001. MUTUAL ASSISTANCE AMONG MUNICIPALITIES AND COUNTIES IN PROVIDING...

Section 774.002. Educational Incentive Pay for Emergency Medical Technicians - Sec. 774.002. EDUCATIONAL INCENTIVE PAY FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS. (a)...

Section 774.003. Emergency Ambulance Service Provided by Counties - Sec. 774.003. EMERGENCY AMBULANCE SERVICE PROVIDED BY COUNTIES. (a) The...

Section 774.004. Municipal Police Officer Response Accompanying Municipal Ambulance Response Outside Municipality - Sec. 774.004. MUNICIPAL POLICE OFFICER RESPONSE ACCOMPANYING MUNICIPAL AMBULANCE RESPONSE...

Chapter 775 - Emergency Services Districts

Subchapter A. General Provisions

Section 775.001. Definitions - Sec. 775.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the...

Section 775.002. Liberal Construction - Sec. 775.002. LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION. This chapter and a proceeding under...

Section 775.003. Authorization - Sec. 775.003. AUTHORIZATION. An emergency services district may be organized...

Subchapter B. Creation of District

Section 775.011. Petition for Creation of District Located Wholly in One County - Sec. 775.011. PETITION FOR CREATION OF DISTRICT LOCATED WHOLLY IN...

Section 775.012. Petition for Creation of District Located in More Than One County - Sec. 775.012. PETITION FOR CREATION OF DISTRICT LOCATED IN MORE...

Section 775.013. Contents of Petition - Sec. 775.013. CONTENTS OF PETITION. (a) The petition prescribed by...

Section 775.014. Creation of District That Includes Municipal Territory - Sec. 775.014. CREATION OF DISTRICT THAT INCLUDES MUNICIPAL TERRITORY. (a)...

Section 775.015. Filing of Petition and Notice of Hearing - Sec. 775.015. FILING OF PETITION AND NOTICE OF HEARING. (a)...

Section 775.016. Hearing - Sec. 775.016. HEARING. (a) At the time and place set...

Section 775.017. Petition Approval - Sec. 775.017. PETITION APPROVAL. (a) If after the hearing the...

Section 775.018. Election - Sec. 775.018. ELECTION. (a) On the granting of a petition,...

Section 775.019. Election Result and Commissioners Court Order - Sec. 775.019. ELECTION RESULT AND COMMISSIONERS COURT ORDER. (a) A...

Section 775.020. Overlapping Districts Located Wholly in Populous County - Sec. 775.020. OVERLAPPING DISTRICTS LOCATED WHOLLY IN POPULOUS COUNTY. (a)...

Section 775.0205. Overlapping Districts - Sec. 775.0205. OVERLAPPING DISTRICTS. (a) If the territory in a...

Section 775.021. Exclusion of Territory Located Within Other Taxing Authority - Sec. 775.021. EXCLUSION OF TERRITORY LOCATED WITHIN OTHER TAXING AUTHORITY....

Section 775.022. Removal of Territory by Municipality - Sec. 775.022. REMOVAL OF TERRITORY BY MUNICIPALITY. (a) If a...

Section 775.0221. Arbitration Regarding Removed Territory - Sec. 775.0221. ARBITRATION REGARDING REMOVED TERRITORY. (a) The municipality and...

Section 775.0235. Removal of Certain Territory on Request of Municipality - Sec. 775.0235. REMOVAL OF CERTAIN TERRITORY ON REQUEST OF MUNICIPALITY....

Section 775.024. Consolidation of Emergency Services Districts - Sec. 775.024. CONSOLIDATION OF EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICTS. (a) Two or...

Section 775.0241. Taxes for Consolidated District - Sec. 775.0241. TAXES FOR CONSOLIDATED DISTRICT. (a) If two districts...

Section 775.025. Exclusion of Certain Territory Subject to Assessments - Sec. 775.025. EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN TERRITORY SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENTS. (a)...

Section 775.026. Conversion of Rural Fire Prevention Districts to Emergency Services Districts - Sec. 775.026. CONVERSION OF RURAL FIRE PREVENTION DISTRICTS TO EMERGENCY...

Subchapter C. Organization, Powers, and Duties

Section 775.031. District Powers - Sec. 775.031. DISTRICT POWERS. (a) A district is a political...

Section 775.0315. Legal Representation - Sec. 775.0315. LEGAL REPRESENTATION. (a) This section applies only to...

Section 775.032. Certain Businesses Not Subject to Ad Valorem Tax or District Powers - Sec. 775.032. CERTAIN BUSINESSES NOT SUBJECT TO AD VALOREM TAX...

Section 775.033. Liability of District - Sec. 775.033. LIABILITY OF DISTRICT. (a) A district is not...

Section 775.034. Appointment of Board in District Located Wholly in One County - Sec. 775.034. APPOINTMENT OF BOARD IN DISTRICT LOCATED WHOLLY IN...

Section 775.0341. Appointment of Board in Certain Districts Located in More Than One County - Sec. 775.0341. APPOINTMENT OF BOARD IN CERTAIN DISTRICTS LOCATED IN...

Section 775.0345. Election of Board in Certain Counties - Sec. 775.0345. ELECTION OF BOARD IN CERTAIN COUNTIES. (a) This...

Section 775.035. Election of Board in District Located in More Than One County - Sec. 775.035. ELECTION OF BOARD IN DISTRICT LOCATED IN MORE...

Section 775.0355. Disqualification of Emergency Services Commissioners in Certain Counties - Sec. 775.0355. DISQUALIFICATION OF EMERGENCY SERVICES COMMISSIONERS IN CERTAIN COUNTIES....

Section 775.036. Powers and Duties of Board - Sec. 775.036. POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD. (a) The board...

Section 775.0362. Limit on Regulation of Fireworks - Sec. 775.0362. LIMIT ON REGULATION OF FIREWORKS. Except as provided...

Section 775.0363. Regulation of Fireworks - Sec. 775.0363. REGULATION OF FIREWORKS. The district may adopt a...

Section 775.0365. Board Training - Sec. 775.0365. BOARD TRAINING. (a) An emergency services commissioner shall...

Section 775.0366. Service Contracts - Sec. 775.0366. SERVICE CONTRACTS. (a) In this section, "local government"...

Section 775.037. Officers of Board - Sec. 775.037. OFFICERS OF BOARD. (a) The emergency services commissioners...

Section 775.038. Compensation; Conflict of Interest - Sec. 775.038. COMPENSATION; CONFLICT OF INTEREST. (a) Repealed by Acts...

Section 775.039. Differential Pay and Benefits for Employees of Emergency Services Districts - Sec. 775.039. DIFFERENTIAL PAY AND BENEFITS FOR EMPLOYEES OF EMERGENCY...

Section 775.040. Fees for Providing Services - Sec. 775.040. FEES FOR PROVIDING SERVICES. A district, or a...

Section 775.041. Fee Payment and Collection - Sec. 775.041. FEE PAYMENT AND COLLECTION. (a) A fee imposed...

Section 775.042. Removal of Board Member by Board - Sec. 775.042. REMOVAL OF BOARD MEMBER BY BOARD. (a) A...

Section 775.0422. Removal of Appointed Board Member by Commissioners Court - Sec. 775.0422. REMOVAL OF APPOINTED BOARD MEMBER BY COMMISSIONERS COURT....

Section 775.0423. Removal of Elected Board Member - Sec. 775.0423. REMOVAL OF ELECTED BOARD MEMBER. (a) This section...

Section 775.043. Exemption From Investment Training - Sec. 775.043. EXEMPTION FROM INVESTMENT TRAINING. (a) Section 2256.008, Government...

Section 775.044. Vacancy on Board of District Located in More Than One County - Sec. 775.044. VACANCY ON BOARD OF DISTRICT LOCATED IN MORE...

Section 775.0445. Vacancy on Board of District Located in Certain Counties - Sec. 775.0445. VACANCY ON BOARD OF DISTRICT LOCATED IN CERTAIN...

Section 775.045. Applicability of Certain Laws - Sec. 775.045. APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN LAWS. (a) Except as provided...

Subchapter D. Change in Boundaries or Dissolution of District

Section 775.051. Expansion of District Territory - Sec. 775.051. EXPANSION OF DISTRICT TERRITORY. (a) Qualified voters who...

Section 775.052. Petition for Dissolution; Notice of Hearing - Sec. 775.052. PETITION FOR DISSOLUTION; NOTICE OF HEARING. (a) Before...

Section 775.053. Hearing - Sec. 775.053. HEARING. (a) At the hearing on the petition...

Section 775.054. Election to Confirm Dissolution - Sec. 775.054. ELECTION TO CONFIRM DISSOLUTION. (a) On the granting...

Section 775.055. Administration of Property, Debts, and Assets After Dissolution - Sec. 775.055. ADMINISTRATION OF PROPERTY, DEBTS, AND ASSETS AFTER DISSOLUTION....

Section 775.056. Transfer of Territory Between Districts - Sec. 775.056. TRANSFER OF TERRITORY BETWEEN DISTRICTS. (a) After a...

Subchapter E. Finances and Bonds

Section 775.071. Limitation on Indebtedness - Sec. 775.071. LIMITATION ON INDEBTEDNESS. (a) Except as provided by...

Section 775.072. Depositories - Sec. 775.072. DEPOSITORIES. (a) The board shall designate one or...

Section 775.073. Expenditures - Sec. 775.073. EXPENDITURES. (a) Except as otherwise provided by this...

Section 775.0735. Disposition of Property - Sec. 775.0735. DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY. (a) The district may dispose...

Section 775.074. Ad Valorem Tax - Sec. 775.074. AD VALOREM TAX. (a) The board shall annually...

Section 775.0745. Election to Increase Tax Rate - Sec. 775.0745. ELECTION TO INCREASE TAX RATE. (a) If the...

Section 775.075. Reduction of Ad Valorem Tax Rate - Sec. 775.075. REDUCTION OF AD VALOREM TAX RATE. (a) The...

Section 775.0751. Sales and Use Tax - Sec. 775.0751. SALES AND USE TAX. (a) A district may...

Section 775.0752. Sales and Use Tax Election Procedures - Sec. 775.0752. SALES AND USE TAX ELECTION PROCEDURES. (a) Except...

Section 775.0753. Sales and Use Tax Effective Date; Boundary Change - Sec. 775.0753. SALES AND USE TAX EFFECTIVE DATE; BOUNDARY CHANGE....

Section 775.0754. Sales and Use Tax Agreement With Municipality After Annexation - Sec. 775.0754. SALES AND USE TAX AGREEMENT WITH MUNICIPALITY AFTER...

Section 775.076. Bonds and Notes Authorized - Sec. 775.076. BONDS AND NOTES AUTHORIZED. (a) The board may...

Section 775.077. Election to Approve Bonds and Notes - Sec. 775.077. ELECTION TO APPROVE BONDS AND NOTES. (a) A...

Section 775.078. Bond Anticipation Notes - Sec. 775.078. BOND ANTICIPATION NOTES. (a) A district may issue...

Section 775.082. Audit of District in Less Populous Counties - Sec. 775.082. AUDIT OF DISTRICT IN LESS POPULOUS COUNTIES. (a)...

Section 775.0821. Alternative to Audit of District in Less Populous Counties - Sec. 775.0821. ALTERNATIVE TO AUDIT OF DISTRICT IN LESS POPULOUS...

Section 775.0825. Audit of District in Certain Populous Counties - Sec. 775.0825. AUDIT OF DISTRICT IN CERTAIN POPULOUS COUNTIES. (a)...

Section 775.083. Annual Report - Sec. 775.083. ANNUAL REPORT. (a) On or before January 1...

Section 775.084. Competitive Bids - Sec. 775.084. COMPETITIVE BIDS. (a) Except as provided by Subsection...

Section 775.085. Loan for Real Property or Emergency Services Equipment - Sec. 775.085. LOAN FOR REAL PROPERTY OR EMERGENCY SERVICES EQUIPMENT....

Subchapter F. Fire Marshal

Section 775.101. Creation - Sec. 775.101. CREATION. (a) A district may create the office...

Section 775.102. Term - Sec. 775.102. TERM. The fire marshal serves a two-year term....

Section 775.103. Bond - Sec. 775.103. BOND. The fire marshal shall post a bond...

Section 775.104. Conflict of Interest - Sec. 775.104. CONFLICT OF INTEREST. The fire marshal may not:...

Section 775.105. Administrative Support - Sec. 775.105. ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT. The district may provide facilities, equipment,...

Section 775.106. Jurisdiction - Sec. 775.106. JURISDICTION. (a) Except as provided by Section 775.107...

Section 775.107. Transfer of Jurisdiction - Sec. 775.107. TRANSFER OF JURISDICTION. (a) This section applies if:...

Section 775.108. General Powers and Duties - Sec. 775.108. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. The fire marshal shall:...

Section 775.109. Investigations - Sec. 775.109. INVESTIGATIONS. (a) The fire marshal shall begin an...

Section 775.110. Inspection - Sec. 775.110. INSPECTION. (a) The fire marshal may, at any...

Section 775.111. Inspection for Fire Hazards - Sec. 775.111. INSPECTION FOR FIRE HAZARDS. (a) In this section,...

Section 775.112. Records - Sec. 775.112. RECORDS. The fire marshal shall keep a record...

Section 775.113. Additional Investigation Powers - Sec. 775.113. ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATION POWERS. (a) If the fire marshal...

Section 775.114. Insurance - Sec. 775.114. INSURANCE. (a) An action taken by the fire...

Section 775.115. Cooperation With Other Fire Marshals - Sec. 775.115. COOPERATION WITH OTHER FIRE MARSHALS. (a) The district...

Section 775.116. Enforcement - Sec. 775.116. ENFORCEMENT. (a) The fire marshal shall file in...

Section 775.117. Service of Process - Sec. 775.117. SERVICE OF PROCESS. A constable or sheriff may...

Section 775.118. Criminal Penalty; Contempt of Fire Investigation - Sec. 775.118. CRIMINAL PENALTY; CONTEMPT OF FIRE INVESTIGATION. (a) A...

Section 775.119. Criminal Penalty; Failure to Comply With Order - Sec. 775.119. CRIMINAL PENALTY; FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH ORDER. (a)...

Subchapter G. Hazardous Materials

Section 775.151. Definitions - Sec. 775.151. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: (1) "Hazardous material" means...

Section 775.152. Hazardous Materials Service - Sec. 775.152. HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SERVICE. A district may provide hazardous...

Section 775.153. Fee for Providing Hazardous Materials Service; Exception - Sec. 775.153. FEE FOR PROVIDING HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SERVICE; EXCEPTION. (a)...

Section 775.154. Exemption for Governmental Entities - Sec. 775.154. EXEMPTION FOR GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES. This subchapter does not...

Subchapter H. Change in Boundaries of District With Planned Community

Section 775.201. Definition - Sec. 775.201. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "planned community" means a...

Section 775.202. Agreement on Boundaries With Property Owners in Planned Community - Sec. 775.202. AGREEMENT ON BOUNDARIES WITH PROPERTY OWNERS IN PLANNED...

Section 775.203. Notice of Hearing - Sec. 775.203. NOTICE OF HEARING. (a) The board secretary shall...

Section 775.204. Adoption of Agreement and Approval of Exclusion - Sec. 775.204. ADOPTION OF AGREEMENT AND APPROVAL OF EXCLUSION. After...

Section 775.205. Effect of Adoption of Agreement and Approval of Exclusion - Sec. 775.205. EFFECT OF ADOPTION OF AGREEMENT AND APPROVAL OF...

Section 775.206. No Effect on Outstanding Obligations - Sec. 775.206. NO EFFECT ON OUTSTANDING OBLIGATIONS. A change in...

Subchapter I. Division of District

Section 775.221. Authority to Divide District - Sec. 775.221. AUTHORITY TO DIVIDE DISTRICT. (a) This subchapter applies...

Section 775.222. Petition for Division; Notice of Hearing - Sec. 775.222. PETITION FOR DIVISION; NOTICE OF HEARING. (a) Before...

Section 775.223. Hearing on Division of District - Sec. 775.223. HEARING ON DIVISION OF DISTRICT. (a) At the...

Section 775.224. Appeal - Sec. 775.224. APPEAL. A resident of the district or an...

Section 775.225. Election to Confirm Division - Sec. 775.225. ELECTION TO CONFIRM DIVISION. (a) On granting a...

Section 775.226. Division Order - Sec. 775.226. DIVISION ORDER. A board order to divide a...

Section 775.227. Administration of Districts After Division - Sec. 775.227. ADMINISTRATION OF DISTRICTS AFTER DIVISION. (a) The existing...

Section 775.228. Taxation for Outstanding Bonded Debt - Sec. 775.228. TAXATION FOR OUTSTANDING BONDED DEBT. The disannexation of...

Section 775.229. Further Division Prohibited - Sec. 775.229. FURTHER DIVISION PROHIBITED. Once a district has been...

Subchapter J. Surplus and Salvage Property

Section 775.251. Sale and Disposition of Surplus or Salvage Property - Sec. 775.251. SALE AND DISPOSITION OF SURPLUS OR SALVAGE PROPERTY....

Subchapter K. Districts in Certain Counties

Section 775.301. Definition - Sec. 775.301. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "commissioners court" means the...

Section 775.302. Applicability - Sec. 775.302. APPLICABILITY. (a) This subchapter applies only to a...

Section 775.303. Delegation or Waiver by Commissioners Court - Sec. 775.303. DELEGATION OR WAIVER BY COMMISSIONERS COURT. (a) The...

Section 775.304. Powers Relating to District Property, Facilities, and Equipment - Sec. 775.304. POWERS RELATING TO DISTRICT PROPERTY, FACILITIES, AND EQUIPMENT....

Section 775.305. Budget - Sec. 775.305. BUDGET. (a) The commissioners court shall establish a...

Section 775.306. Business Participation - Sec. 775.306. BUSINESS PARTICIPATION. The board shall encourage and promote...

Chapter 777 - Regional Poison Control Centers

Section 777.001. Regional Poison Control Centers - Sec. 777.001. REGIONAL POISON CONTROL CENTERS. (a) Six regional centers...

Section 777.002. Telephone Services - Sec. 777.002. TELEPHONE SERVICES. (a) A poison control center established...

Section 777.003. Community Programs and Assistance - Sec. 777.003. COMMUNITY PROGRAMS AND ASSISTANCE. A poison control center...

Section 777.004. Staff - Sec. 777.004. STAFF. (a) A poison control center established under...

Section 777.005. Research Programs - Sec. 777.005. RESEARCH PROGRAMS. (a) A poison control center may...

Section 777.006. Information at Birth - Sec. 777.006. INFORMATION AT BIRTH. The Commission on State Emergency...

Section 777.007. State Liability - Sec. 777.007. STATE LIABILITY. The state shall indemnify a poison...

Section 777.008. Coordinating Committee - Sec. 777.008. COORDINATING COMMITTEE. (a) The coordinating committee on poison...

Section 777.009. Funding - Sec. 777.009. FUNDING. (a) The Commission on State Emergency Communications...

Section 777.010. Out-of-Region Services; Services for Private Entities - Sec. 777.010. OUT-OF-REGION SERVICES; SERVICES FOR PRIVATE ENTITIES. (a) On...

Section 777.011. Regional Poison Control Services Account - Sec. 777.011. REGIONAL POISON CONTROL SERVICES ACCOUNT. The regional poison...

Section 777.012. Number and Location Identification Service - Sec. 777.012. NUMBER AND LOCATION IDENTIFICATION SERVICE. (a) In this...

Section 777.013. Cooperation and Coordination With the Department of State Health Services - Sec. 777.013. COOPERATION AND COORDINATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE...

Chapter 778 - Emergency Management Assistance Compact

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Texas Statutes Title 9 - Safety Subtitle B - Emergencies

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Title 9 - Safety
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