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Tex. Natural Resources Code § 118.002 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 118 / Section 118.002
§ 118.002. PIPELINES FOR WHICH PLAN MAY BE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the rules adopted under this chapter may apply to interstate pipelines, intrastate pipelines, portions of pipeline systems the regulation of which the federal government has temporarily delegated to the Railroad Commission of Texas, or gathering lines, and to pipelines for the transportation of any substance or material under the jurisdiction of the commission, as specified by the commission.

(b) Exempted from the application of this chapter are gathering lines outside:

(1) the limits of an incorporated or unincorporated city or village;

(2) any designated residential or commercial area such as residential subdivisions, businesses, shopping centers, or community development.
Tex. Finance Code § 98.101 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 98 / Section 98.101
§ 98.101. POWERS OF FOREIGN SAVINGS BANK; ELIGIBILITY OF ACCOUNTS FOR INVESTMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A foreign savings bank operating under a certificate of authority issued under Subchapter I, Chapter 92, has the rights and privileges of a savings bank created under this subtitle. The savings bank's deposit accounts are eligible for investment to the same extent as those of a domestic savings bank.

(b) A foreign savings bank may not be considered a savings bank organized under the laws of this state.

(c) A foreign savings bank operating in this state under this chapter may not exercise a power, perform a function, or offer a service that a domestic savings bank may not exercise, perform, or offer.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8011.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8011 / Section 8011.001
§ 8011.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "district" means the Far North Fort Worth Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Tarrant and Wise Counties.
Tex. Local Government Code § 344.202 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 344 / Section 344.202
§ 344.202. AUDITS AND DISTRICT RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall have an annual audit made of the financial condition of the district by an independent auditor.

(b) The annual audit and other district records shall be open to inspection during regular business hours at the principal office of the district.
Tex. Water Code § 54.035 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 54 / Section 54.035
§ 54.035. RESERVATION OF CERTAIN POWERS FOR CONVERTED DISTRICTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Any district after converting into a municipal utility district may continue to exercise all necessary specific powers under any specific conditions provided by the chapter of this code under which the district was operating before conversion and may retain its original name.

(b) Any district converted into a municipal utility district shall continue to have the power to issue bonds voted before the conversion but yet unissued and levy and collect maintenance taxes, bond taxes, or other taxes which were voted before the conversion.

(c) At the time of making the order of conversion, the commission shall specify in the order the specific provisions of this code under which the district had been operating which are to be preserved and made applicable to the operations of the district after conversion into a district operating under this chapter and whether a new name will be assigned to the district or the old name retained.

(d) A reservation of a former power under Subsection (a) of this section may be made only if this chapter does not make specific provision concerning a matter necessary to the effectual operation of the converted district.

(e) In all cases in which this chapter does make specific provision, this chapter shall, after conversion, control the operations and procedure of the converted district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1114.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1114 / Section 1114.002
§ 1114.002. GENERAL DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Agent" means an individual who holds a license under Chapter 4054 and who sells, solicits, or negotiates life insurance or annuities in this state.

(2) "Direct-response solicitation" means a solicitation made:

(A) by a sponsoring or endorsing entity or individually; and

(B) solely through mails, telephone, the Internet, or other mass communication media.

(3) "Existing insurer" means the insurer, the policy or contract of which is or will be changed or affected by a replacement.

(4) "Existing policy or contract" means an individual life insurance policy or annuity contract that is in force, including a policy under a binding or conditional receipt or a policy or contract that is within an unconditional refund period.

(5) "Financed purchase" means the purchase of a new policy that involves the actual or intended use of funds to pay all or part of any premium due on the new policy obtained by:

(A) the withdrawal or surrender of an existing policy; or

(B) borrowing from values of an existing policy.

(6) "Illustration" means a presentation or depiction that includes nonguaranteed elements of a life insurance policy over a period of years.

(7) "Registered contract" means a variable annuity contract or variable life insurance policy subject to the prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. Section 77a et seq.).

(8) "Replacement" means a transaction under which a new policy or contract is to be purchased, and for which it is known or should be known to the proposing agent or proposing insurer that, by reason of the transaction, an existing policy or contract has been or is to be:

(A) lapsed, forfeited, surrendered or partially surrendered, assigned to a replacing insurer, or otherwise terminated;

(B) converted to reduced paid-up insurance, continued as extended term insurance, or otherwise reduced in value by the use of nonforfeiture benefits or other policy values;

(C) amended so as to effect a reduction in benefits or in the term for which coverage would otherwise remain in force or for which benefits would be paid;

(D) reissued with any reduction in cash value; or

(E) used in a financed purchase.

(9) "Replacing insurer" means the insurer that issues or proposes to issue a new policy or contract that:

(A) replaces an existing policy or contract; or

(B) is a financed purchase.

(10) "Sales material" means a sales illustration and any other written, printed, or electronically presented information:

(A) created or completed or provided by the insurer or agent; and

(B) used in the presentation to the policy or contract owner relating to the policy or contract purchased.
Tex. Election Code § 52.004 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 52 / Section 52.004
§ 52.004. FAILURE TO PLACE CANDIDATE'S NAME ON BALLOT.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person is responsible for having the official ballot prepared for an election and knowingly fails to place on the ballot the name of a candidate who is entitled to have the candidate's name placed on the ballot.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2051.256 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2051 / Section 2051.256
§ 2051.256. WRITTEN REQUEST FOR COMPLIANCE COORDINATORS.
Status: in_force

On receipt of a written request from a registered athlete agent, the secretary of state shall provide a copy of the names of the compliance coordinators designated under Section 2051.253.
Tex. Estates Code § 451.004 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 451 / Section 451.004
§ 451.004. PROCEEDING TO REVOKE ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) At any time, but not later than the first anniversary of the date of entry of an order of no administration under Section 451.002(b), any interested person may file an application to revoke the order.

(b) An application to revoke the order must allege that:

(1) other estate property has been discovered, property belonging to the estate was not included in the application for no administration, or the property described in the application for no administration was incorrectly valued; and

(2) if that property were added, included, or correctly valued, as applicable, the total value of the property would exceed the amount necessary to justify the court in ordering no administration.

(c) The court shall revoke the order on proof of any of the grounds described by Subsection (b).

(d) If the value of any property is contested, the court may appoint two appraisers to appraise the property in accordance with the procedure prescribed for inventories and appraisements under Chapter 309. The appraisement of the appointed appraisers shall be received in evidence but is not conclusive.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 66.104 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 66 / Section 66.104
§ 66.104. DUTIES OF LICENSING AGENCIES TO PROVIDE INFORMATION REGARDING LICENSE HOLDERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The Texas Medical Board, the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, only with respect to a person licensed under Chapter 202, Occupations Code, the State Board of Dental Examiners, the Texas State Board of Pharmacy, the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council, only with respect to a person licensed under Chapter 501, Occupations Code, and the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners shall provide to the Department of Public Safety through electronic means, magnetic tape, or disk, as specified by the department, a list of each person licensed by the respective agency, including the person's name and date of birth and any other personal descriptive information required by the department. Each agency shall update the information and submit the updated information quarterly to the department.

(b) The Department of Public Safety shall:

(1) perform at least quarterly a computer match of the licensing list against the convictions maintained in the computerized criminal history system; and

(2) report to the appropriate licensing agency for verification and administrative action, as considered appropriate by the licensing agency, the name of any person found to have a record of conviction, other than a defendant whose prosecution is deferred during a period of community supervision without an adjudication of guilt or a plea of guilty.

(c) The Department of Public Safety may charge a licensing agency a fee not to exceed the actual direct cost incurred by the department in performing a computer match and reporting to the agency under Subsection (b).

(d) The transmission of information by electronic means under Subsection (a) does not affect whether the information is subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8824.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8824 / Section 8824.102
§ 8824.102. PROHIBITION ON REQUIRING METERING OF EXEMPT WELLS.
Status: in_force

The district may not require meters on wells exempt from permitting or regulation under Section 36.117, Water Code.
Tex. Election Code § 13.143 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 13 / Section 13.143
§ 13.143. EFFECTIVE DATE OF REGISTRATION; PERIOD OF EFFECTIVENESS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (e), if an applicant's registration application is approved, the registration becomes effective on the 30th day after the date the application is submitted to the registrar or on the date the applicant becomes 18 years of age, whichever is later.

(b) A registration is effective for purposes of early voting if it will be effective on election day.

(c) A registration is effective until canceled under this code.

(d) For purposes of determining the effective date of a registration, an application submitted by:

(1) mail is considered to be submitted to the registrar on the date it is placed with postage prepaid and properly addressed in the United States mail; or

(2) telephonic facsimile machine is considered to be submitted to the registrar on the date the transmission is received by the registrar, subject to Subsection (d-2).

(d-1) The date indicated by the post office cancellation mark is considered to be the date the application was placed in the mail unless proven otherwise.

(d-2) For a registration application submitted by telephonic facsimile machine to be effective, a copy of the original registration application containing the voter's original signature must be submitted by personal delivery or mail and be received by the registrar not later than the fourth business day after the transmission by telephonic facsimile machine is received.

(e) If the 30th day before the date of an election is a Saturday, Sunday, or legal state or national holiday, an application is considered to be timely if it is submitted to the registrar on or before the next regular business day.
Tex. Government Code § 414.006 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 414 / Section 414.006
§ 414.006. RULES.
Status: in_force

The council may adopt rules to carry out its functions under this chapter. The rules adopted by the council shall not conflict with rules relating to grants adopted by the criminal justice division of the governor's office.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11005.261 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11005 / Section 11005.261
§ 11005.261. APPOINTMENT OF RECEIVER.
Status: in_force

(a) On default or threatened default in the payment of the principal of or interest on district bonds that are payable wholly or partly from revenue, a court may, on petition of the holders of outstanding bonds, appoint a receiver for the district.

(b) The receiver may collect and receive all district income, except taxes, employ and discharge district agents and employees, take charge of money on hand, except money received from taxes, unless commingled, and manage the proprietary affairs of the district without consent or hindrance by the board.

(c) The receiver may be authorized to sell or contract for the sale of water or to renew those contracts with the approval of the court that appointed the receiver.

(d) The court may vest the receiver with any other power or duty the court finds necessary to protect the bondholders.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7928A.0301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7928A / Section 7928A.0301
§ 7928A.0301. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1022.204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1022 / Section 1022.204
§ 1022.204. MATURITY OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

District general obligation bonds must mature not later than 40 years after the date of issuance.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3874.252 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3874 / Section 3874.252
§ 3874.252. COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS AND OTHER REVENUE.
Status: in_force

(a) If the dissolved district has bonds or other obligations outstanding secured by and payable from assessments or other revenue, other than ad valorem taxes, the city shall succeed to the rights and obligations of the district regarding enforcement and collection of the assessments or other revenue.

(b) The city shall have and exercise all district powers to enforce and collect the assessments or other revenue to pay:

(1) the bonds or other obligations when due and payable according to their terms; or

(2) special revenue or assessment bonds or other obligations issued by the city to refund the outstanding bonds or obligations.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8826.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8826 / Section 8826.001
§ 8826.001. 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 Brazoria County Groundwater Conservation District.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 555.159 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 555 / Section 555.159
§ 555.159. USE OF TAPE OR RECORDING BY AGENCY OR COURT.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to applicable rules of evidence and procedure and the requirements of this section, a tape or recording created through the use of covert or authorized electronic monitoring described by this subchapter may be admitted into evidence in a civil or criminal court action or administrative proceeding.

(b) A court or administrative agency may not admit into evidence a tape or recording created through the use of covert or authorized electronic monitoring or take or authorize action based on the tape or recording unless:

(1) if the tape or recording is a video tape or recording, the tape or recording shows the time and date that the events acquired on the tape or recording occurred;

(2) the contents of the tape or recording have not been edited or artificially enhanced; and

(3) if the contents of the tape or recording have been transferred from the original format to another technological format, the transfer was done by a qualified professional and the contents of the tape or recording were not altered.

(c) A person who sends more than one tape or recording to the department shall identify for the department each tape or recording on which the person believes that an incident of abuse or exploitation or evidence of neglect may be found. The executive commissioner by rule may encourage persons who send a tape or recording to the department to identify the place on the tape or recording where an incident of abuse or evidence of neglect may be found.
Tex. Estates Code § 1159.003 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1159 / Section 1159.003
§ 1159.003. ESTATE PROPERTY RENTED ON CREDIT.
Status: in_force

(a) Possession of estate property rented on credit may not be delivered until the renter executes and delivers to the guardian of the estate a note with good personal security for the amount of the rent. If the property is delivered without the guardian receiving the required security, the guardian and the sureties on the guardian's bond are liable for the full amount of the rent.

(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to a rental that is paid in installments in advance of the period to which the installments relate.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1071.360 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1071 / Section 1071.360
§ 1071.360. DISCOVERY OF UNDISCLOSED LAND.
Status: in_force

A licensed state land surveyor who discovers an undisclosed tract of public land shall:

(1) make that fact known to any person who has the tract enclosed; and

(2) forward a report of the existence of the tract and the tract's acreage to the commissioner.
Tex. Estates Code § 22.016 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 22 / Section 22.016
§ 22.016. INCAPACITATED PERSON.
Status: in_force

A person is "incapacitated" if the person:

(1) is a minor;

(2) is an adult who, because of a physical or mental condition, is substantially unable to:

(A) provide food, clothing, or shelter for himself or herself;

(B) care for the person's own physical health; or

(C) manage the person's own financial affairs; or

(3) must have a guardian appointed for the person to receive funds due the person from a governmental source.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1097.062 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1097 / Section 1097.062
§ 1097.062. RETIREMENT PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

The board may contract with this state or the federal government to establish or continue a retirement program for the benefit of the district's employees.
Tex. Transportation Code § 252.306 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 252 / Section 252.306
§ 252.306. SALARY OF COUNTY ROAD ENGINEER.
Status: in_force

A county road engineer shall receive an annual salary to be paid in equal monthly installments out of the county road and bridge fund.
Tex. Government Code § 551.142 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 551 / Section 551.142
§ 551.142. MANDAMUS; INJUNCTION.
Status: in_force

(a) An interested person, including a member of the news media, may bring an action by mandamus or injunction to stop, prevent, or reverse a violation or threatened violation of this chapter by members of a governmental body.

(b) The court may assess costs of litigation and reasonable attorney fees incurred by a plaintiff or defendant who substantially prevails in an action under Subsection (a). In exercising its discretion, the court shall consider whether the action was brought in good faith and whether the conduct of the governmental body had a reasonable basis in law.

(c) The attorney general may bring an action by mandamus or injunction to stop, prevent, or reverse a violation or threatened violation of Section 551.045(a-1) by members of a governmental body.

(d) A suit filed by the attorney general under Subsection (c) must be filed in a district court of Travis County.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 92.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 92 / Section 92.002
§ 92.002. REPORTABLE INJURY; RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) Spinal cord injuries, traumatic brain injuries, and submersion injuries are reportable to the department. The executive commissioner by rule shall define those terms for reporting purposes.

(b) The executive commissioner may adopt rules that require other injuries to be reported under this subchapter.

(c) The executive commissioner shall maintain and revise, as necessary, the list of reportable injuries.

(d) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules necessary to administer this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9032.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9032 / Section 9032.102
§ 9032.102. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE.
Status: in_force

A director must be:

(1) at least 18 years of age;

(2) a resident of the state and district; and

(3) an owner of taxable property in the district.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2026.005 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2026 / Section 2026.005
§ 2026.005. CHANGE OF RACING LOCATION.
Status: in_force

On request of a racetrack association, the commission shall amend a racetrack license to change the location of the racetrack if the commission determines that:

(1) the conduct of race meetings at the proposed new location will be in the public interest;

(2) there was not a competing applicant for the original license; and

(3) the racetrack association's desire to change location is not the result of a subterfuge in the original licensing proceeding.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8269.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8269 / Section 8269.004
§ 8269.004. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) All land and other property included in the district will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by the district.

(b) The district is created to accomplish:

(1) the purposes of a municipal utility district as provided by general law; and

(2) to the extent authorized by Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the construction, acquisition, improvement, maintenance, or operation of arterial or main feeder roads or improvements in aid of those roads.
Tex. Local Government Code § 386.061 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 386 / Section 386.061
§ 386.061. BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) A development zone is governed by a board of nine directors who serve two-year terms, appointed as follows:

(1) the governing body of the municipality, if any, that includes the greatest part of the zone's territory shall appoint four directors;

(2) other municipalities, if any, any part of which are included in the zone's territory, jointly shall appoint one director;

(3) the commissioners court of the county in which the zone is located shall appoint:

(A) nine directors, if the zone contains no municipality; or

(B) four directors, if the zone contains one or more municipalities; and

(4) if a development zone contains territory in only one municipality, the municipality and the county in which the zone is located jointly shall appoint one director.

(b) The initial terms of directors may be staggered.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8460.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8460 / Section 8460.102
§ 8460.102. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board of directors of the district shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.