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Tex. Election Code § 61.003 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 61 / Section 61.003
§ 61.003. ELECTIONEERING AND LOITERING NEAR POLLING PLACE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if, during the voting period and within 100 feet of an outside door through which a voter may enter the building in which a polling place is located or within 20 feet of a parking space designated for curbside voting under Section 64.009, the person:

(1) loiters; or

(2) electioneers for or against any candidate, measure, or political party.

(a-1) The entity that owns or controls a public building being used as a polling place may not, at any time during the voting period, prohibit electioneering on the building's premises outside of the area described in Subsection (a), but may enact reasonable regulations concerning the time, place, and manner of electioneering.

(b) In this section:

(1) "Electioneering" includes the posting, use, or distribution of political signs or literature. The term does not include the distribution of a notice of a party convention authorized under Section 172.1114.

(2) "Voting period" means the period beginning when the polls open for voting and ending when the polls close or the last voter has voted, whichever is later.

(c) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1131.857 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1131 / Section 1131.857
§ 1131.857. INDIVIDUAL PREMIUM RATE INCREASE.
Status: in_force

(a) A policy may provide that, during the period of a work stoppage, an individual premium rate may be increased by an amount not to exceed 20 percent of the amount shown in the policy, or a greater percentage as approved by the commissioner, to provide sufficient compensation to the insurer to cover increased:

(1) administrative costs; and

(2) mortality and morbidity.

(b) If a policy provides for a premium rate increase in accordance with this section, the amount of an employee's contribution must be increased by the same percentage.
Tex. Insurance Code § 542.008 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 542 / Section 542.008
§ 542.008. COMPLAINTS AGAINST INSURERS; INVESTIGATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall establish a system for receiving and processing individual complaints alleging a violation of this subchapter by an insurer regardless of whether the insurer is required to file a periodic report under Section 542.006.

(b) The department shall investigate an insurer if the department determines that:

(1) based on the number and type of complaints against an insurer, the insurer does not meet the minimum standard of performance adopted under Section 542.007; or

(2) the number and type of complaints against the insurer are not proportionate to the number and type of complaints against other insurers writing similar lines of insurance.
Tex. Government Code § 2054.708 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.708
§ 2054.708. IMPACT ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A state agency that deploys or uses a heightened scrutiny artificial intelligence system or a vendor that contracts with a state agency for the deployment or use of a heightened scrutiny artificial intelligence system shall conduct a system assessment that outlines:

(1) risks of unlawful harm;

(2) system limitations; and

(3) information governance practices.

(b) The state agency or vendor shall make a copy of the assessment available to the department on request.

(c) An impact assessment conducted under this section is confidential and not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552. The state agency or department may redact or withhold information as confidential under Chapter 552 without requesting a decision from the attorney general under Subchapter G, Chapter 552.

(d) The department shall take actions necessary to ensure the confidentiality of information submitted under this section, including restricting access to submitted information to only authorized personnel and implementing physical, electronic, and procedural protections.
Tex. Utilities Code § 60.084 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 60 / Section 60.084
§ 60.084. RATES FOR INTERIM PORTABILITY MEASURES.
Status: in_force

(a) An incumbent local exchange company with one million or more access lines shall file tariffs, and the commission shall determine reasonable rates to be charged by the company for:

(1) call forwarding;

(2) direct inward dialing; and

(3) any other mechanism the commission determines should be used as an interim telecommunications number portability measure by a new entrant.

(b) An incumbent local exchange company with fewer than one million access lines that serves an area in which a certificate of operating authority or a service provider certificate of operating authority has been granted shall, not later than the 60th day after the date of a bona fide request, file tariffs in accordance with Subsection (a).

(c) Not later than the 60th day after the date a company files tariffs under Subsection (b), the commission shall determine reasonable rates in accordance with Subsection (a).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1050.062 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1050 / Section 1050.062
§ 1050.062. MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS; PUBLIC INSPECTION.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Section 1050.055, all district records, including books, accounts, notices, minutes, and all other matters of the district and the operation of its facilities, shall be:

(1) maintained at the district office; and

(2) open to public inspection at the district office at all reasonable hours.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 244.0125 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 244 / Section 244.0125
§ 244.0125. TRANSFER OF CERTAIN CHILDREN SERVING DETERMINATE SENTENCES FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may petition the juvenile court that entered the order of commitment for a child for the initiation of mental health commitment proceedings if the child is committed to the department under a determinate sentence under Section 54.04(d)(3), 54.04(m), or 54.05(f), Family Code.

(b) A petition made by the department shall be treated as a motion under Section 55.11, Family Code, and the juvenile court shall proceed in accordance with Subchapter B, Chapter 55, Family Code.

(c) The department shall cooperate with the juvenile court in any proceeding under this section.

(d) The juvenile court shall credit to the term of the child's commitment to the department any time the child is committed to an inpatient mental health facility.

(e) A child committed to an inpatient mental health facility as a result of a petition filed under this section may not be released from the facility on a pass or furlough.

(f) If the term of an order committing a child to an inpatient mental health facility is scheduled to expire before the end of the child's sentence and another order committing the child to an inpatient mental health facility is not scheduled to be entered, the inpatient mental health facility shall notify the juvenile court that entered the order of commitment committing the child to the department. The juvenile court may transfer the child to the custody of the department, transfer the child to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, or release the child under supervision, as appropriate.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 161.019 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 161 / Section 161.019
§ 161.019. DEPOSITORY FOR PAPERS, RECORDS, AND ARCHIVES.
Status: in_force

Papers, records, and archives of the board shall be deposited and kept in the land office.
Tex. Education Code § 61.658 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.658
§ 61.658. FUNDING.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to funds appropriated by the legislature, the board may accept gifts, grants, and donations of real or personal property from any individual, group, association, or corporation or the United States, subject to limitations or conditions set by law, for the purposes of this subchapter.

(b) The board may structure the scholarship program and the loan repayment program established under this subchapter to secure funds available under federal matching programs.
Tex. Government Code § 442.253 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 442 / Section 442.253
§ 442.253. EXECUTIVE MANAGER; OTHER EMPLOYEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may employ an executive manager to manage the business operations and direct staff at the San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site.

(b) The executive manager is responsible for managing the business operations of the San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site on behalf of the commission and the San Jacinto Museum and Battlefield Association. The executive manager's duties as they relate to the commission and the association must be specified in an agreement between the commission and the association.

(c) The commission may hire employees the commission determines are necessary to fulfill the commission's duties and responsibilities related to the San Jacinto Battleground State Historic Site. The employees report to the executive manager.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1063.113 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1063 / Section 1063.113
§ 1063.113. OPERATING AND MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

The board may enter into an operating or management contract relating to a district facility.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1104.303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1104 / Section 1104.303
§ 1104.303. BALLOT.
Status: in_force

The ballot for an election under this subchapter must be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition: "The dissolution of the Teague Hospital District."
Tex. Family Code § 59.014 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 59 / Section 59.014
§ 59.014. APPEAL.
Status: in_force

A child may not bring an appeal or a postconviction writ of habeas corpus based on:

(1) the failure or inability of any person to provide a service listed under Sections 59.004-59.010;

(2) the failure of a court or of any person to make a sanction level assignment as provided in Section 59.002 or 59.003;

(3) a departure from the sanction level assignment model provided by this chapter; or

(4) the failure of a juvenile court or probation department to report a departure from the model.
Tex. Water Code § 31.014 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 31 / Section 31.014
§ 31.014. ADDITIONAL PERMIT CONSIDERATIONS.
Status: in_force

When determining the terms and conditions of the permit, the commission shall consider:

(1) known and expected geological and hydrological conditions and relationships;

(2) present and future economic development in the area; and

(3) present and future demand for the use of fresh water in the locality.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9050.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9050 / Section 9050.001
§ 9050.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.

(2) "Director" means a board member.

(3) "District" means the Inverness Forest Improvement District.
Tex. Estates Code § 362.052 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 362 / Section 362.052
§ 362.052. LIABILITY FOR FAILURE TO DELIVER ESTATE PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) On the final settlement of an estate, if the personal representative neglects on demand to deliver a portion of the estate or any money in the representative's possession ordered to be delivered to a person entitled to that property, the person may file with the court clerk a written complaint alleging:

(1) the fact of the neglect;

(2) the date of the person's demand; and

(3) other relevant facts.

(b) On the filing of a complaint under Subsection (a), the court clerk shall issue a citation to be served personally on the personal representative. The citation must:

(1) apprise the representative of the complaint; and

(2) cite the representative to appear before the court and answer, if the representative desires, at a time designated in the citation.

(c) If at the hearing the court finds that the citation was properly served and returned, and that the personal representative is guilty of the neglect charged, the court shall enter an order to that effect.

(d) A personal representative found guilty under Subsection (c) is liable to the person who filed the complaint under Subsection (a) for damages at the rate of 10 percent of the amount of the money or the appraised value of the portion of the estate neglectfully withheld, per month, for each month or fraction of a month that the money or portion of the estate is or has been neglectfully withheld after the date of demand. Damages under this subsection may be recovered in any court of competent jurisdiction.
Tex. Estates Code § 51.051 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 51 / Section 51.051
§ 51.051. PERSONAL SERVICE.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by Subsection (b), if personal service of citation or notice is required, the citation or notice must be served on the attorney of record for the person to be cited or notified. Notwithstanding the requirement of personal service, service may be made on that attorney by any method specified by Section 51.055 for service on an attorney of record.

(b) If the person to be cited or notified does not have an attorney of record in the proceeding, or if an attempt to serve the person's attorney is unsuccessful:

(1) the sheriff or constable shall serve the citation or notice by delivering a copy of the citation or notice to the person to be cited or notified, in person, if the person to whom the citation or notice is directed is in this state; or

(2) any disinterested person competent to make an oath that the citation or notice was served may serve the citation or notice, if the person to be cited or notified is absent from or is not a resident of this state.

(c) The return day of the citation or notice served under Subsection (b) must be at least 10 days after the date of service, excluding the date of service.

(d) If citation or notice attempted to be served as provided by Subsection (b) is returned with the notation that the person sought to be served, whether inside or outside this state, cannot be found, the county clerk shall issue a new citation or notice. Service of the new citation or notice must be made by publication.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 401.224 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 401 / Section 401.224
§ 401.224. PACKAGING OF RADIOACTIVE WASTE.
Status: in_force

The executive commissioner shall adopt rules relating to the packaging of radioactive waste.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1016.057 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1016 / Section 1016.057
§ 1016.057. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

The board shall elect a president, a vice president, and a secretary from among its members.
Tex. Water Code § 36.180 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 36 / Section 36.180
§ 36.180. ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Bonds or notes secured in whole or in part by taxes may not be issued by the district until authorized by a majority vote of the qualified voters of the district at an election called for that purpose.

(b) The board may order an election, and the order calling the election shall state the nature and the date of the election, the hours during which the polls will be open, the location of the polling places, the amount of bonds or notes to be authorized, and the maximum maturity of the bonds or notes.

(c) At an election to authorize bonds or notes payable wholly from ad valorem taxes, the ballots must be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition: "The issuance of (bonds or notes) and the levy of taxes for payment of the (bonds or notes)." At any election to authorize bonds or notes payable from both ad valorem taxes and revenues, the ballots must be printed to provide for voting for or against: "The issuance of (bonds or notes) and the pledge of net revenues and the levy of ad valorem taxes adequate to provide for the payment of the (bonds or notes)."

(d) The board shall canvass the returns and declare the results of the election. If a majority of the votes cast at the election favor the issuance of the bonds or notes, the bonds or notes may be issued by the board, but if a majority of the votes cast at the election do not favor issuance of the bonds or notes, the bonds or notes may not be issued.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7928A.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7928A / Section 7928A.0201
§ 7928A.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five elected directors.

(b) Except as provided by Section 7928A.0202, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1084.304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1084 / Section 1084.304
§ 1084.304. ELECTION RESULTS.
Status: in_force

(a) If a majority of the votes in an election under this subchapter favor dissolution, the board shall find that the district is dissolved.

(b) If a majority of the votes in the election do not favor dissolution, the board shall continue to administer the district and another election on the question of dissolution may not be held before the first anniversary of the date of the most recent election to dissolve the district.
Tex. Government Code § 312.012 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 312 / Section 312.012
§ 312.012. GRAMMAR AND PUNCTUATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A grammatical error does not vitiate a law. If the sentence or clause is meaningless because of the grammatical error, words and clauses may be transposed to give the law meaning.

(b) Punctuation of a law does not control or affect legislative intent in enacting the law.
Tex. Insurance Code § 403.052 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 403 / Section 403.052
§ 403.052. ESTIMATE OF PROFITS OF CERTAIN INSURERS.
Status: in_force

A life, health, fire, marine, or inland marine insurance company organized under the laws of this state may not include the following in the estimate of the company's profits for the purpose of paying dividends under Section 403.001:

(1) the reserve on all unexpired risks computed in the manner provided by this code;

(2) the amount of all unpaid losses, whether adjusted or unadjusted;

(3) each amount due the company on bonds, mortgages, stocks, or book-accounts on which no part of the principal or interest has been paid during the year preceding the estimate of profits and for which:

(A) a suit for foreclosure or collection has not been commenced; or

(B) a judgment obtained in a suit for foreclosure or collection has remained unsatisfied for a period of more than two years and no interest has been paid on the judgment; and

(4) if no interest has been paid on a judgment described by Subdivision (3)(B), any interest that is due or accrued on the judgment and remains unpaid.
Tex. Government Code § 2165.107 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2165 / Section 2165.107
§ 2165.107. PREFERENCES IN ASSIGNING SPACE.
Status: in_force

(a) In filling a request for space, the commission shall give preference to available state-owned space.

(b) In assigning office space in a state building financed from bond proceeds, the commission shall give first priority to a state agency that is not funded from general revenue.
Tex. Education Code § 63.103 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 63 / Section 63.103
§ 63.103. REQUIRED NUTRITION CURRICULUM.
Status: in_force

A health-related institution of higher education listed in Section 63.101(a) is eligible for distribution of money from a fund established under this subchapter only if the institution:

(1) develops nutrition curriculum requirements based on nutritional guidelines recommended by the Texas Nutrition Advisory Committee established under Chapter 119B, Health and Safety Code; and

(2) requires all medical students or students in other majors related to health care service provision who are enrolled at the institution to successfully complete the curriculum requirements developed under Subdivision (1).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1044.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1044 / Section 1044.003
§ 1044.003. POLITICAL SUBDIVISION.
Status: in_force

The district is a political subdivision of this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3985.0507 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3985 / Section 3985.0507
§ 3985.0507. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY AND AGREEMENT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may not issue bonds until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district.

(b) Subsection (a) applies only to the district's first issuance of bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) The board may not impose taxes or assessments, borrow money, or issue obligations until the district and the city have entered into an agreement for the development of the property in the district and financing of improvement projects in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8050.0503 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8050 / Section 8050.0503
§ 8050.0503. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1029.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1029 / Section 1029.054
§ 1029.054. COMPENSATION; EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

A director serves without compensation but may be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in the performance of official duties on approval of the expenses by the entire board.
Tex. Labor Code § 408.151 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 408 / Section 408.151
§ 408.151. MEDICAL EXAMINATIONS FOR SUPPLEMENTAL INCOME BENEFITS.
Status: in_force

(a) On or after the second anniversary of the date the commissioner makes the initial award of supplemental income benefits, an insurance carrier may not require an employee who is receiving supplemental income benefits to submit to a medical examination more than annually if, in the preceding year, the employee's medical condition resulting from the compensable injury has not improved sufficiently to allow the employee to return to work.

(b) If a dispute exists as to whether the employee's medical condition has improved sufficiently to allow the employee to return to work, the commissioner shall direct the employee to be examined by a designated doctor chosen by the division. The designated doctor shall report to the division. The report of the designated doctor has presumptive weight, and the division shall base its determination of whether the employee's medical condition has improved sufficiently to allow the employee to return to work on that report unless the preponderance of the other medical evidence is to the contrary.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7977A.0305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7977A / Section 7977A.0305
§ 7977A.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. Insurance Code § 888.006 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 888 / Section 888.006
§ 888.006. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

A burial association is subject to Chapter 887.