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Tex. Business Organizations Code § 10.101 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 10 / Section 10.101
§ 10.101. CONVERSION OF DOMESTIC ENTITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A domestic entity may convert into a different type of domestic entity or a non-code organization by adopting a plan of conversion.

(b) To effect a conversion, the converting entity must act on and the owners or members of the domestic entity must approve a plan of conversion in the manner prescribed by this code for the approval of conversions by the domestic entity or, if not prescribed by this code, in the same manner as prescribed by this code for the adoption and approval of a plan of merger by the domestic entity when the domestic entity does not survive the merger.

(c) A domestic entity subject to dissenters' rights must provide the notice required by Section 10.355.

(d) A conversion may not take effect if the conversion is prohibited by or inconsistent with the laws of the converted entity's jurisdiction of formation, and the formation, incorporation, or organization of the converted entity under the plan of conversion must be effected in compliance with those laws pursuant to the plan of conversion.

(e) At the time a conversion takes effect, each owner or member of the converting entity, other than those who receive payment of their ownership or membership interest under any applicable provisions of this code relating to dissent and appraisal, has, unless otherwise agreed to by that owner or member, an ownership or membership interest in, and is the owner or member of, the converted entity.

(f) A domestic entity may not convert under this section if an owner or member of the domestic entity, as a result of the conversion, becomes subject to owner liability, without the consent of the owner or member, for a liability or other obligation of the converted entity.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8064.0703 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8064 / Section 8064.0703
§ 8064.0703. DECLARING RESULT AND ISSUING ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) If a majority of the voters voting at the election approve the proposition or propositions, the board shall declare the results and, by order, shall establish the defined area and describe it by metes and bounds or designate the specific property.

(b) A court may not review the board's order except on the ground of fraud, palpable error, or arbitrary and confiscatory abuse of discretion.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 142.004 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 142 / Section 142.004
§ 142.004. LICENSE APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant for a license to provide home health, hospice, habilitation, or personal assistance services must:

(1) file a written application on a form prescribed by the department indicating the type of service the applicant wishes to provide;

(2) cooperate with any surveys required by the department for a license; and

(3) pay the license fee prescribed by this chapter.

(b) In addition to the requirements of Subsection (a), if the applicant is a certified agency when the application for a license to provide certified home health services is filed, the applicant must maintain its Medicare certification. If the applicant is not a certified agency when the application for a license to provide certified home health services is filed, the applicant must establish that it is in the process of receiving its certification from the United States Department of Health and Human Services.

(c) The executive commissioner by rule shall require that, at a minimum, before the department may approve a license application, the applicant must provide to the department:

(1) documentation establishing that, at a minimum, the applicant has sufficient financial resources to provide the services required by this chapter and by the department during the term of the license;

(2) a list of the management personnel for the proposed home and community support services agency, a description of personnel qualifications, and a plan for providing continuing training and education for the personnel during the term of the license;

(3) documentation establishing that the applicant is capable of meeting the minimum standards established by the executive commissioner relating to the quality of care;

(4) a plan that provides for the orderly transfer of care of the applicant's clients if the applicant cannot maintain or deliver home health, hospice, habilitation, or personal assistance services under the license;

(5) identifying information on the home and community support services agency owner, administrator, and chief financial officer to enable the department to conduct criminal background checks on those persons;

(6) identification of any controlling person with respect to the applicant; and

(7) documentation relating to any controlling person identified under Subdivision (6), if requested by the department and relevant to the controlling person's compliance with any applicable licensing standard required or adopted under this chapter.

(d) Information received by the department relating to the competence and financial resources of the applicant or a controlling person with respect to the applicant is confidential and may not be disclosed to the public.

(e) A home and community support services agency owned or operated by a state agency directly providing services is not required to provide the information described in Subsections (c)(1) and (5).

(f) The department shall evaluate and consider all information collected during the application process.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 9.701 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 9 / Section 9.701
§ 9.701. EFFECTIVE DATE OF REVISIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this subchapter, "revision" means the revision of this chapter enacted by the 76th Legislature, Regular Session, 1999.

(b) The revision takes effect July 1, 2001.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3881.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3881 / Section 3881.002
§ 3881.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The Harris County Improvement District No. 13 is a special district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Tax Code § 160.042 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 160 / Section 160.042
§ 160.042. REQUIRED AFFIDAVITS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person obligated to pay a tax imposed by this chapter on a transaction shall file the affidavit as provided by this section with the department, agent of the department, or tax assessor-collector on payment of a tax imposed by this chapter.

(b) If a taxable boat or motor is sold by a person at a retail sale, the seller and purchaser shall make a joint affidavit stating the value in dollars of the total consideration for the boat or motor at the time of sale.

(c) If the ownership of a taxable boat or motor is transferred as a result of a gift, the donor shall make an affidavit stating the nature of the transaction.

(d) If the ownership of a taxable boat or motor is transferred as a result of an even exchange, the parties shall make a joint affidavit stating the nature of the transaction.

(e) The department, agent of the department, or the tax assessor-collector shall examine each affidavit for the purpose of determining the truth and accuracy of the information it contains. If the department, agent of the department, the tax assessor-collector, or the comptroller has reason to question the truth of the information in an affidavit, or if any material fact fails to meet the rules adopted by the comptroller, the department, agent of the department, the tax assessor-collector, or the comptroller may require any party to the affidavit to furnish substantiation of information in the affidavit before accepting an application for a Texas certificate of number or certificate of title.

(f) The department, agent of the department, and the tax assessor-collector shall keep a copy of each affidavit and any substantiating materials until it is called for by the comptroller for auditing.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 488.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 488 / Section 488.002
§ 488.002. NONAPPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter does not apply to the sale of any product dispensed or delivered by a pharmacist according to a prescription issued by a practitioner for a valid medical purpose within the scope of the practitioner's practice as authorized by the practitioner's license issued under Title 3, Occupations Code.

(b) This chapter does not require a business establishment to:

(1) keep specific records of transactions covered by this chapter; or

(2) store dextromethorphan in a specific location in a business establishment or otherwise restrict the availability of dextromethorphan to customers.
Tex. Government Code § 2258.056 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2258 / Section 2258.056
§ 2258.056. PAYMENT BY PUBLIC BODY TO WORKER; ACTION TO RECOVER PAYMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A public body shall use any amounts retained under this chapter to pay the worker the difference between the amount the worker received in wages for labor on the public work at the rate paid by the contractor or subcontractor and the amount the worker would have received at the general prevailing wage rate as provided in the arbitrator's award.

(b) The public body may adopt rules, orders, or ordinances relating to the manner in which a reimbursement is made.

(c) If the amounts retained by a public body under this chapter are not sufficient for the public body to pay the worker the full amount owed, the worker has a right of action against the contractor or subcontractor and the surety of the contractor or subcontractor to recover the amount owed, reasonable attorney's fees, and court costs.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8025.0305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8025 / Section 8025.0305
§ 8025.0305. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is adopted under Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, and that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Transportation Code § 371.103 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 371 / Section 371.103
§ 371.103. PROHIBITION AGAINST LIMITING OR PROHIBITING CONSTRUCTION OF TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A comprehensive development agreement may not contain a provision that limits or prohibits the construction, reconstruction, expansion, rehabilitation, operation, or maintenance of a highway or other transportation project, as that term is defined by Section 370.003, by the toll project entity or other governmental entity, or by a private entity under a contract with the toll project entity or other governmental entity.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), a comprehensive development agreement may contain a provision authorizing the toll project entity to compensate the private participant in the agreement for the loss of toll revenues attributable to the construction by the entity of a limited access highway project located within an area that extends up to four miles from either side of the centerline of the project developed under the agreement, less the private participant's decreased operating and maintenance costs attributable to the highway project, if any.

(c) A comprehensive development agreement may not require the toll project entity to provide compensation for the construction of:

(1) a highway project contained in the state transportation plan or a transportation plan of a metropolitan planning organization in effect on the effective date of the agreement;

(2) work on or improvements to a highway project necessary for improved safety, or for maintenance or operational purposes;

(3) a high occupancy vehicle exclusive lane addition or other work on any highway project that is required by an environmental regulatory agency; or

(4) a transportation project that provides a mode of transportation that is not included in the project that is the subject of the comprehensive development agreement.

(d) The private participant has the burden of proving any loss of toll revenue resulting from the construction of a highway project described by Subsection (b).

(e) A comprehensive development agreement that contains a provision described by Subsection (b) must require the private participant to provide compensation to the toll project entity in the amount of any increase in toll revenues received by the private participant that is attributable to the construction of a highway project described by Subsection (b), less the private participant's increased operation and maintenance costs attributable to the highway project, if any.
Tex. Tax Code § 111.023 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 111 / Section 111.023
§ 111.023. WRITTEN AUTHORIZATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller may require that a report, return, declaration, claim for refund, or other document that is required or permitted to be filed with the comptroller and that is submitted by an attorney, accountant, or other representative of a taxpayer on behalf of the taxpayer be accompanied by express written authorization of the taxpayer in whose name or on whose behalf it is purportedly submitted.

(b) An officer, director, or employee of the taxpayer whose duties include administering the taxpayer's rights and responsibilities with the comptroller may sign the written authorization. The authorization must include the title and telephone number of the officer, director, or employee who signs the authorization for verification by the comptroller.

(c) The comptroller may impose a requirement of Subsection (b) on a taxpayer's assignment of a claim for refund.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6604.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6604 / Section 6604.106
§ 6604.106. CONTRACTS AND COOPERATION WITH STATE AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may cooperate and contract with this state or a political subdivision of this state to carry out a district purpose.
Tex. Transportation Code § 451.509 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 451 / Section 451.509
§ 451.509. REMOVAL BY APPOINTING PERSON OR ENTITY.
Status: in_force

(a) In an authority in which the principal municipality has a population of less than 1.3 million and in which the authority's sales and use tax is imposed at a rate of one percent, a member of the board may be removed from office for any ground described by Section 451.510 by a majority vote of the entity that appointed the member.

(b) In an authority in which the principal municipality has a population of less than 320,000, a member of the board may be removed for any ground described by Section 451.510 by the entity that appointed the member. This subsection does not apply to the removal of a member serving as the presiding officer appointed by the board.

(c) In an authority in which the principal municipality has a population of more than 1.3 million, a member of the board may be removed for any ground described by Section 451.510 by the person or entity that appointed the member. If the person who appointed the member is the mayor of the principal municipality, the removal is by recommendation of the mayor and confirmation by the municipality's governing body. If the member to be removed was appointed by the mayor of the principal municipality, the statement required by Section 451.511(a) shall be given by the mayor, and confirmation of removal by the governing body of the municipality is necessary.

(d) In an authority in which the principal municipality has a population of less than 1.3 million or more than 1.9 million, a general manager who has knowledge that a potential ground for removal applicable to a member of the authority's board exists shall notify the presiding officer of the board of the ground, and the presiding officer shall notify the person that appointed the member against whom the potential ground applies of the ground.
Tex. Government Code § 74.050 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 74 / Section 74.050
§ 74.050. SUPPORT STAFF.
Status: in_force

(a) The presiding judge may employ, directly or through a contract with another governmental entity, a full-time or part-time administrative assistant.

(b) An administrative assistant shall aid the presiding judge in carrying out the judge's duties under this chapter. The administrative assistant shall:

(1) perform the duties that are required by the presiding judge and by the rules of administration;

(2) conduct correspondence for the presiding judge;

(3) under the direction of the presiding judge, make an annual report of the activities of the administrative region and special reports as provided by the rules of administration to the supreme court, which shall be made in the manner directed by the supreme court; and

(4) attend to other matters that are prescribed by the council of judges.

(c) An administrative assistant, with the approval of the presiding judge, may purchase the necessary office equipment, stamps, stationery, and supplies and employ additional personnel as authorized by the presiding judge.

(d) An administrative assistant is entitled to receive the compensation from the state provided by the General Appropriations Act, from county funds, or from any public or private grant.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 106.03 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 106 / Section 106.03
§ 106.03. SALE TO MINORS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if with criminal negligence he sells an alcoholic beverage to a minor.

(b) A person who sells a minor an alcoholic beverage does not commit an offense if the minor falsely represents himself to be 21 years old or older by displaying an apparently valid proof of identification that contains a physical description and photograph consistent with the minor's appearance, purports to establish that the minor is 21 years of age or older, and was issued by a governmental agency. The proof of identification may include a driver's license or identification card issued by the Department of Public Safety, a passport, or a military identification card.

(c) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.

(d) Subsection (b) does not apply to a person who accesses electronically readable information under Section 109.61 that identifies a driver's license or identification certificate as invalid.
Tex. Insurance Code § 941.155 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 941 / Section 941.155
§ 941.155. PROMOTION OF LLOYD'S PLAN.
Status: in_force

(a) An individual, firm, or corporation may not be instrumental in organizing a Lloyd's plan if, in the organization of the Lloyd's plan, compensation is paid to the individual, firm, or corporation or to a representative of the individual, firm, or corporation for procuring underwriters or a guaranty fund for the Lloyd's plan unless the individual, firm, or corporation holds a permit issued by the department that authorizes the charging of a commission in connection with organizing the Lloyd's plan.

(b) Not more than 10 percent of the total amount of an underwriter's subscription to a Lloyd's plan may be paid to any person as a commission for the sale of units of or an interest in the Lloyd's plan or for procuring underwriters for the Lloyd's plan.

(c) This section applies to the continued organization or extension of a Lloyd's plan, if a commission is to be paid in connection with the organization or extension. With respect to a continued organization or extension of a Lloyd's plan, the commissioner may not refuse the permit because of the contemplated size or amount of the guaranty fund of the Lloyd's plan.

(d) After the permit has been granted, securities may not be accepted as contributions to the guaranty fund unless the securities have been approved in advance by the department as complying with this chapter with respect to the investment of the funds of a Lloyd's plan.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 593.010 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 593 / Section 593.010
§ 593.010. APPEAL.
Status: in_force

(a) A party to a hearing may appeal the hearing officer's decision without filing a motion for rehearing with the hearing officer.

(b) Venue for the appeal is in the county court of Travis County or the county in which the proposed client resides.

(c) The appeal is by trial de novo.
Tex. Government Code § 302.012 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 302 / Section 302.012
§ 302.012. RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) Each speaker candidate shall keep records of all information required to be filed under this subchapter.

(b) The records must be kept separate from the records required under the Texas Election Code for the speaker candidate's campaign for any other public office.
Tex. Local Government Code § 376.006 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 376 / Section 376.006
§ 376.006. REPORT REGARDING ASSESSMENT.
Status: in_force

An appropriate municipal official designated in the resolution shall prepare a report containing:

(1) a map showing the boundaries of the area within which contractual assessments are proposed to be offered;

(2) a draft contract specifying the terms that would be agreed to by the municipality and a property owner within the contractual assessment area;

(3) a statement of municipal policies concerning contractual assessments including:

(A) identification of types of energy efficiency public improvements, distributed generation renewable energy sources, or energy efficiency improvements that may be financed through the use of contractual assessments;

(B) identification of a municipal official authorized to enter into contractual assessments on behalf of the municipality;

(C) a maximum aggregate dollar amount of contractual assessments;

(D) a method for ranking requests from property owners for financing through contractual assessments in priority order if requests appear likely to exceed the authorization amount; and

(E) a method for ensuring that property owners requesting financing demonstrate the financial ability to fulfill financial obligations under the contractual assessments;

(4) a plan for raising a capital amount required to pay for work performed in accordance with contractual assessments that:

(A) may include:

(i) amounts to be advanced by the municipality through funds available to it from any source; and

(ii) the sale of bonds or other financing;

(B) shall include a statement of or method for determining the interest rate and period during which contracting property owners would pay any assessment; and

(C) shall provide for:

(i) any reserve fund or funds; and

(ii) the apportionment of all or any portion of the costs incidental to financing, administration, and collection of the contractual assessment program among the consenting property owners and the municipality; and

(5) the results of the consultations with the appropriate appraisal districts concerning incorporating the proposed contractual assessments into the assessments of property taxes.
Tex. Transportation Code § 172.052 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 172 / Section 172.052
§ 172.052. CREATION OF DISTRICT BY MORE THAN ONE COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners courts of two or more counties that are a contiguous area may by concurrent order:

(1) create a district; or

(2) provide for the re-creation of a district by the addition of one or more counties.

(b) The district consists of the territory of each county whose commissioners court adopts the concurrent order.

(c) Each concurrent order must:

(1) contain identical provisions for creation or re-creation;

(2) be adopted at the time of the creation or re-creation;

(3) declare the boundaries of the district as the boundaries of the counties included;

(4) designate the district's name; and

(5) designate the number of directors, which may not be less than four, and the manner of the directors' appointment by a commissioners court.

(d) The commissioners court of each county included in a district by order may provide for the district's dissolution if each commissioners court determines that the dissolution will not impair an obligation of any contract of the district. The dissolution order is effective only on the creation or re-creation of another district in which each county included in the dissolving district is included.