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Tex. Insurance Code § 4005.004 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4005 / Section 4005.004
§ 4005.004. DISCLOSURE OF COMPENSATION.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Affiliate" has the meaning described by Section 823.003(a).

(2) "Agent" means a person licensed under Chapter 4051, 4053, 4054, or 4056.

(3) "Compensation from an insurer or other third party" includes payments, commissions, fees, awards, overrides, bonuses, contingent commissions, loans, stock options, gifts, prizes, or any other form of valuable consideration, whether or not payable under a written contract or agreement.

(4) "Compensation from a customer" does not include a fee described by Section 4005.003, an application fee, or an inspection fee.

(5) "Customer" means the person signing the application for insurance or the authorized representative of the insured actually negotiating the placement of an insurance product with the agent. A person is not to be considered a "customer" of an agent for purposes of this section solely because the person is a participant or beneficiary:

(A) of an employee benefit plan; or

(B) of, or otherwise covered by, a group or blanket insurance policy or group annuity contract sold, solicited, or negotiated by an agent or the agent's affiliate.

(6) "Documented acknowledgment" means a customer's dated acknowledgment, obtained before the customer's purchase of an insurance product, as demonstrated by the customer's written or electronic signature or recorded voice, or by other additional methods that the commissioner may authorize by rule.

(b) If an agent, or any affiliate of an agent, receives compensation from a customer for the placement or renewal of an insurance product, other than a service fee described under Section 4005.003, an application fee, or an inspection fee, the agent or the affiliate may not accept or receive any compensation from an insurer or other third party for that placement or renewal unless the agent has, before the customer's purchase of insurance:

(1) obtained the customer's documented acknowledgment that the compensation will be received by the agent or affiliate; and

(2) provided a description of the method and factors used to compute the compensation to be received from the insurer or other third party for that placement.

(c) This section does not apply to:

(1) a licensed agent who acts only as an intermediary between an insurer and the customer's agent, including a managing general agent;

(2) a reinsurance intermediary or surplus lines agent placing reinsurance or surplus lines insurance; or

(3) an agent whose sole compensation for the placement or servicing of an insurance product is derived from commissions, salaries, and other remuneration paid by the insurer.

(d) An agent may satisfy any requirements imposed by this section through an affiliate.

(e) The commissioner may adopt rules as necessary to implement the disclosure and acknowledgment of disclosure requirements under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1087.157 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1087 / Section 1087.157
§ 1087.157. INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS.
Status: in_force

The board may invest operating, depreciation, or building reserves only in funds or securities specified by Chapter 2256, Government Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 556.151 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 556 / Section 556.151
§ 556.151. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not apply to a credit life, credit accident and health, credit property, or credit involuntary unemployment insurance policy that is:

(1) specifically authorized by this code;

(2) approved for sale in this state; and

(3) sold in connection with a credit transaction.
Tex. Insurance Code § 885.262 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 885 / Section 885.262
§ 885.262. INVESTMENT OF FRATERNAL BENEFIT SOCIETY FUNDS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a fraternal benefit society may invest its funds only in securities permitted by state law for the investment of the assets of life insurance companies.

(b) A foreign fraternal benefit society authorized to or seeking to engage in the business of insurance in this state that invests its funds in accordance with the laws of the state in which the society is incorporated is considered to meet the requirements of this chapter for the investment of funds.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 76.017 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 76 / Section 76.017
§ 76.017. LOCATION RENTAL FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The holder of a certificate of location shall pay to the department $6 per acre of location per year to rent the location under the certificate. In lieu of that payment, the commission may set the required payment under this section in a greater amount.

(b) Rental fees are due annually by March 1.

(c) The holder of a certificate shall pay the department a late penalty fee equal to 10 percent of the amount due for any rental, transfer, sale, or renewal fee that is not paid when due.

(d) The failure to pay any rental, transfer, sale, renewal, or late penalty fee within 90 days of the due date terminates the lease.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.6738 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.6738
§ 2306.6738. PROHIBITED PRACTICES.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, a development owner of a development supported with a housing tax credit allocation may not:

(1) lock out or threaten to lock out any person residing in the development except by judicial process unless the exclusion results from:

(A) a necessity to perform bona fide repairs or construction work; or

(B) an emergency; or

(2) seize or threaten to seize the personal property of any person residing in the development except by judicial process unless the resident has abandoned the premises.

(b) Each development owner shall:

(1) include a conspicuous provision in the lease agreement prohibiting the owner from engaging in a practice described by Subsection (a); and

(2) remove in the manner specified by department rule any provisions in the lease agreement that are contrary to Subsection (a).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3800.0303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3800 / Section 3800.0303
§ 3800.0303. LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES.
Status: in_force

To protect the public interest, the district may contract with a qualified party, including the county, to provide law enforcement services in the district for a fee.
Tex. Transportation Code § 62.023 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 62 / Section 62.023
§ 62.023. DISQUALIFICATION.
Status: in_force

A person who is engaged directly or indirectly in a towing, pilot boat, or other business affected by or connected with the performance of the duties of a commissioner of pilots may not be a commissioner of pilots.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1201.218 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1201 / Section 1201.218
§ 1201.218.
Status: reserved

Sec. 1201.218. POLICY PROVISION: CHANGE OF BENEFICIARY. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), an individual accident and health insurance policy must contain the following provision:

"Change of Beneficiary: Unless the insured makes an irrevocable designation of beneficiary, the right to change a beneficiary is reserved for the insured, and the consent of the beneficiary or beneficiaries is not required for the surrender or assignment of this policy, for any change of beneficiary or beneficiaries, or for any other changes in this policy."

(b) An insurer may omit the first clause of the provision required by Subsection (a) relating to an irrevocable designation of beneficiary.
Tex. Local Government Code § 293.025 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 293 / Section 293.025
§ 293.025. COMPTROLLER.
Status: in_force

(a) The county auditor shall appoint a comptroller for the authority, subject to the approval of the board and the commissioners court. The comptroller shall:

(1) work under the direction of the county auditor;

(2) institute budget, purchasing, and fiscal procedures that conform to accepted business and accounting practices; and

(3) make quarterly reports to the commissioners court.

(b) The county auditor shall fix the comptroller's salary, subject to approval of the board and commissioners court, and the authority shall pay the salary.

(c) The comptroller's employment may be terminated by an act of the county auditor and a majority vote of the board and commissioners court.

(d) Before the beginning of each fiscal year the comptroller, under the direction of the board, shall prepare the authority's budget for the following fiscal year and submit it to the commissioners court. Within 15 days after the date the budget is submitted, the commissioners court may approve or revise the budget.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1505.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1505 / Section 1505.002
§ 1505.002.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1505.002. PLANS FOR CERTAIN PERSONS 65 YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER. (a) Two or more health insurers may provide a hospital, surgical, and medical expense insurance plan under a group insurance policy that covers residents of this state who are at least 65 years of age and the spouses of those residents.

(b) The participating health insurers may enter into agreements regarding matters within the scope of this chapter, including:

(1) premium rates;

(2) policy provisions; and

(3) sales, administrative, technical, and accounting procedures.

(c) Each participating health insurer is subject to regulation under the laws of this state and is severally liable on a group insurance policy issued under this chapter.
Tex. Water Code § 62.193 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 62 / Section 62.193
§ 62.193. BOND ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) If the authorized amount of bonds is exhausted, the commissioners court shall order an election on the issuance of additional bonds to be held in the district at the earliest legal time.

(b) The ballots shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition: "The issuance of bonds and the levy of a tax to pay for the bonds."

(c) Notice shall be given, the election conducted, and the returns canvassed in the manner provided for the original bond election in Subchapter B of this chapter.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 119.007 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 119 / Section 119.007
§ 119.007. REPRESENTATION BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "state agency" includes:

(1) a department, commission, board, office, or other agency in the legislative, executive, or judicial branch of state government; and

(2) a university system or institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code.

(b) A state agency may request the attorney general to represent the state agency in a legal proceeding that arises from an escape or migration of carbon dioxide captured or sequestered in connection with a clean coal project.

(c) If the attorney general declines to represent the state agency, the state agency may obtain outside counsel in accordance with Section 402.0212, Government Code, and for purposes of that section, the attorney general's declination to represent the agency constitutes the attorney general's approval of the outside counsel for the matter.
Tex. Penal Code § 9.53 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 9 / Section 9.53
§ 9.53. MAINTAINING SECURITY IN CORRECTIONAL FACILITY.
Status: in_force

An officer or employee of a correctional facility is justified in using force against a person in custody when and to the degree the officer or employee reasonably believes the force is necessary to maintain the security of the correctional facility, the safety or security of other persons in custody or employed by the correctional facility, or his own safety or security.
Tex. Election Code § 214.044 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 214 / Section 214.044
§ 214.044. CHARGE FOR USE OF EQUIPMENT.
Status: in_force

The person having control of the automatic tabulating equipment used in the original count shall make it available for a recount for a reasonable charge at a rate not to exceed the rate charged for its use in the election being recounted. If the equipment is owned or leased by the authority responsible for the expenses of the election, a charge may not be made for its use in the recount.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 85.047 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 85 / Section 85.047
§ 85.047. EXCLUSION FROM DEFINITION OF WASTE.
Status: in_force

The use of gas produced from an oil well within the permitted gas-oil ratio for manufacture of natural gasoline shall not be included in the definition of waste.
Tex. Occupations Code § 204.1563 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 204 / Section 204.1563
§ 204.1563. CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION IN NUTRITION AND METABOLIC HEALTH.
Status: in_force

(a) As part of continuing medical education requirements under Section 204.1562, a license holder shall complete, in accordance with this section and rules adopted under this section, continuing medical education regarding nutrition and metabolic health.

(b) The medical board, on recommendations of the physician assistant board, shall adopt rules to implement this section. The rules must prescribe:

(1) the number of hours of the continuing medical education required by this section; and

(2) the content of the continuing medical education required by this section based on the nutritional guidelines recommended by the Texas Nutrition Advisory Committee under Chapter 119B, Health and Safety Code.(a) A physician assistant licensed under this chapter whose practice includes treating patients in an emergency room setting shall complete at least two hours of continuing medical education relating to:

(1) the provision of trauma-informed care to sexual assault survivors;

(2) appropriate community referrals and prophylactic medications;

(3) the rights of a sexual assault survivor under Chapter 56A, Code of Criminal Procedure, including the opportunity to request the presence of an advocate as defined by Section 420.003, Government Code, and a forensic medical examination;

(4) forensic evidence collection methods; and

(5) applicable state law pertaining to the custody, transfer, and tracking of forensic evidence.

(b) The content of the continuing medical education relating to forensic evidence collection must conform to the evidence collection protocol distributed by the attorney general under Section 420.031, Government Code.

(c) The board may permit the continuing medical education under this section to be counted toward the continuing education requirements under Section 204.1562(a)(2).
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 16.058 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 16 / Section 16.058
§ 16.058. CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) If the application complies with the requirements of this chapter, the secretary of state shall cause a certificate of registration to be issued and delivered to the applicant.

(b) The certificate of registration must:

(1) be signed by the secretary of state;

(2) be issued under the secretary of state's official seal;

(3) indicate the name and business address of the person claiming ownership of the mark;

(4) if the applicant is a corporation, indicate the state under whose laws the applicant was incorporated or organized;

(5) if the applicant is a partnership, indicate the state under whose laws the partnership was organized and the names of the general partners;

(6) include a description of the goods or services on or in connection with which the mark is being used;

(7) state the class of the goods or services;

(8) state the date claimed for the first use of the mark anywhere;

(9) state the date claimed for the first use of the mark in this state;

(10) show a reproduction of the mark;

(11) state the registration date; and

(12) state the term of the registration.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7929.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7929 / Section 7929.152
§ 7929.152. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 7929.151, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 61.05 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 61 / Section 61.05
§ 61.05. NAME OF BUSINESS.
Status: in_force

A person may not conduct a business engaged in the brewing, distribution, importation, or sale of malt beverages as owner or part owner except under the name to which the license covering the person's place of business is issued.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3982.0204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3982 / Section 3982.0204
§ 3982.0204. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The temporary board consists of:

(1) Alison Henderson;

(2) Emily Lewis;

(3) Vanessa Loftus;

(4) Courtney Lundquist; and

(5) Elizabeth Canfield.

(b) The temporary or successor temporary directors shall hold an election to elect five permanent directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.

(c) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Subsection (b); or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter.

(d) If permanent directors have not been elected under Subsection (b) and the terms of the temporary directors have expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (e) to serve terms that expire on the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Subsection (b); or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the date of the appointment or reappointment.

(e) If Subsection (d) applies, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality requesting that the commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.
Tex. Education Code § 48.268 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 48 / Section 48.268
§ 48.268. ADJUSTMENT FOR RESOLUTION OF DISPUTE OR ERROR RESULTING IN TAXATION OF SAME PROPERTY BY MULTIPLE SCHOOL DISTRICTS.
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall adjust the amounts due to a school district under this chapter and Chapter 46 as necessary to account for the resolution of a dispute or error involving the district and another district by an agreement between the districts entered into under Section 31.112(c), Tax Code, or by a final order of the supreme court entered under Section 72.010, Local Government Code.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 113.0058 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 113 / Section 113.0058
§ 113.0058. INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) An insurance policy providing coverage described by Section 113.0057(c)(2) or (4) must expressly provide liability coverage, without prior notice to the insurer, for all shared vehicles during the car sharing period, subject to any conditions or exclusions permitted by this chapter.

(b) An insurer authorized to engage in the business of insurance in this state or an eligible surplus lines insurer may issue an insurance policy described by Section 113.0057(c).

(c) A peer-to-peer car sharing program is not required to itemize or charge the owner or driver the amount payable as premium under a policy described by Section 113.0057(c) that is allocable to coverage provided to the owner or driver if:

(1) for the owner, the coverage is included without an additional or itemized charge in the fee charged by the program for the applicable car share reservation; or

(2) for the driver, the coverage is included without an additional or itemized charge in the cost of the reservation of the shared vehicle.
Tex. Education Code § 52.04 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 52 / Section 52.04
§ 52.04. BOARD STUDENT LOAN FUNDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution may establish one or more board student loan funds as accounts in the state treasury.

(b) A board student loan fund established under this section consists of deposits made by the board as provided by this chapter.

(c) A board student loan fund established under this section may be used for any purpose related to the student loan program.

(d) The board by resolution may create and provide the terms of administration and use of one or more accounts in a board student loan fund established under this section.
Tex. Tax Code § 151.403 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 151 / Section 151.403
§ 151.403. WHO MUST FILE A REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) A person subject to the sales tax shall file a tax report.

(b) A retailer engaged in business in this state as provided by Section 151.107 of this code shall file a tax report with respect to the use tax.

(c) A person who acquires a taxable item, the storage, use, or consumption of which is subject to the use tax, shall file a tax report if the person did not pay the use tax to a retailer.
Tex. Utilities Code § 42.0101 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 42 / Section 42.0101
§ 42.0101. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) The legislature finds that it is in the best interests of this state to continue the long-standing policy of supporting private sector investment in infrastructure by establishing a framework designed to encourage competitive private sector investment in the deployment of public electric vehicle charging stations.

(b) The legislature finds that encouraging investment in the deployment of public electric vehicle charging stations is essential to foster the rapid installation and widespread use of public electric vehicle charging stations on property whose owners or tenants desire to install public electric vehicle charging stations.

(c) The legislature finds that electric utilities, transmission and distribution utilities, competitive entities, and the commission have important roles to fill in supporting the installation and use of infrastructure for electric vehicle charging.

(d) The legislature finds that it is necessary to:

(1) implement competitively neutral policies to encourage competitive private sector investment in public electric vehicle charging station deployment;

(2) develop and implement competitively neutral electricity tariffs that are optimized for public electric vehicle charging stations and based on cost causation principles while ensuring transparency in pricing and recognizing changing market needs; and

(3) encourage competitive private investment, ownership, and operation of public electric vehicle charging stations, including equipment that allows for fast charging.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 773.115 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 773 / Section 773.115
§ 773.115. TRAUMA FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may designate trauma facilities that are a part of an emergency medical services and trauma care system. A trauma facility shall be designated by the level of trauma care and services provided in accordance with the American College of Surgeons guidelines for level I and II trauma facilities and department rules for level III and IV trauma facilities. In adopting rules under this section, the executive commissioner may consider trauma caseloads, geographic boundaries, or minimum population requirements, but the department may not deny designation solely on these criteria. The executive commissioner may not set an arbitrary limit on the number of facilities designated as trauma facilities.

(b) A health care facility may apply to the department for designation as a trauma facility, and the department shall grant the designation if the facility meets the requirements for designation prescribed by department rules.

(c) A health care facility may not use the terms "trauma facility," "trauma hospital," "trauma center," or similar terminology in its signs or advertisements or in the printed materials and information it provides to the public unless the facility has been designated as a trauma facility under this subchapter.