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Tex. Family Code § 4.001 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 4 / Section 4.001
§ 4.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Premarital agreement" means an agreement between prospective spouses made in contemplation of marriage and to be effective on marriage.

(2) "Property" means an interest, present or future, legal or equitable, vested or contingent, in real or personal property, including income and earnings.
Tex. Occupations Code § 171.012 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 171 / Section 171.012
§ 171.012. POWERS AND DUTIES OF INTERSTATE COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

The interstate commission shall have the duty and power to:

(1) oversee and maintain the administration of the compact;

(2) promulgate rules that shall be binding to the extent and in the manner provided for in the compact;

(3) issue, upon the request of a member state or member board, advisory opinions concerning the meaning or interpretation of the compact, its bylaws, rules, and actions;

(4) enforce compliance with compact provisions, the rules promulgated by the interstate commission, and the bylaws, using all necessary and proper means, including, but not limited to, the use of judicial process;

(5) establish and appoint committees, including, but not limited to, an executive committee as required by Section 171.011, which shall have the power to act on behalf of the interstate commission in carrying out its powers and duties;

(6) pay or provide for the payment of the expenses related to the establishment, organization, and ongoing activities of the interstate commission;

(7) establish and maintain one or more offices;

(8) borrow, accept, hire, or contract for services of personnel;

(9) purchase and maintain insurance and bonds;

(10) employ an executive director who shall have such powers to employ, select, or appoint employees, agents, or consultants, and to determine their qualifications, define their duties, and fix their compensation;

(11) establish personnel policies and programs relating to conflicts of interest, rates of compensation, and qualifications of personnel;

(12) accept donations and grants of money, equipment, supplies, materials and services, and receive, utilize, and dispose of them in a manner consistent with the conflict-of-interest policies established by the interstate commission;

(13) lease, purchase, accept contributions or donations of, or otherwise own, hold, improve or use, any property, real, personal, or mixed;

(14) sell, convey, mortgage, pledge, lease, exchange, abandon, or otherwise dispose of any property, real, personal, or mixed;

(15) establish a budget and make expenditures;

(16) adopt a seal and bylaws governing the management and operation of the interstate commission;

(17) report annually to the legislatures and governors of the member states concerning the activities of the interstate commission during the preceding year, including reports of financial audits and any recommendations that may have been adopted by the interstate commission;

(18) coordinate education, training, and public awareness regarding the compact, its implementation, and its operation;

(19) maintain records in accordance with the bylaws;

(20) seek and obtain trademarks, copyrights, and patents; and

(21) perform such functions as may be necessary or appropriate to achieve the purposes of the compact.
Tex. Local Government Code § 229.051 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 229 / Section 229.051
§ 229.051. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "major astronomical observatory" and "outdoor lighting" have the meanings assigned by Section 240.031.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2052.117 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2052 / Section 2052.117
§ 2052.117. AMATEUR COMBATIVE SPORTS ASSOCIATION REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant for registration as an amateur combative sports association must apply on a form acceptable to the executive director.

(b) An application must be accompanied by:

(1) a registration fee in the amount set by the commission;

(2) proof of compliance with requirements established by rule for:

(A) insurance; and

(B) surety bonds, if any;

(3) a copy of the rules of the association establishing standards of conduct for contestants and officials; and

(4) proof that the association is recognized or organized as a nonprofit organization under the laws of this state or has such status under federal law.

(c) Rules of the association must be approved by the department.
Tex. Government Code § 54.763 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54 / Section 54.763
§ 54.763. TRANSFER UNDER CODE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not prevent a district court from transferring misdemeanor indictments to an inferior court as provided by Chapter 21, Code of Criminal Procedure, notwithstanding the grant of misdemeanor jurisdiction to the district courts by this subchapter.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 113.095 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 113 / Section 113.095
§ 113.095.
Status: in_force

Sec. 113.095. LICENSE AND EXAMINATION BY ENDORSEMENT: OUT-OF-STATE LICENSE OR CERTIFICATION. (a) The commission may waive any license requirement for an applicant with a valid license from another state having license requirements substantially equivalent to those of this state.

(b) The commission by rule may waive the requirements of Section 113.087 for an applicant holding a valid examination certificate issued by another state having certification requirements substantially equivalent to those of this state.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 27.008 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 27 / Section 27.008
§ 27.008. APPEAL.
Status: repealed

(a) If a court does not rule on a motion to dismiss under Section 27.003 in the time prescribed by Section 27.005, the motion is considered to have been denied by operation of law and the moving party may appeal.

(b) An appellate court shall expedite an appeal or other writ, whether interlocutory or not, from a trial court order on a motion to dismiss a legal action under Section 27.003 or from a trial court's failure to rule on that motion in the time prescribed by Section 27.005.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1042, Sec. 5, eff. June 14, 2013.
Tex. Government Code § 840A.051 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 840A / Section 840A.051
§ 840A.051. APPLICATION FOR CASH BALANCE BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

(a) A member may apply for a cash balance annuity by filing an application for retirement with the board of trustees.

(b) An application for a cash balance annuity may not be made:

(1) after the date the member wishes to retire; or

(2) more than 90 days before the date the member wishes to retire.
Tex. Government Code § 403.248 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 403 / Section 403.248
§ 403.248. TRAVEL ADVANCES.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller shall adopt rules governing the use of petty cash accounts established under this subchapter for advancing travel expense money to state officers and employees.

(b) The rules must:

(1) prohibit the use of a petty cash account to advance more than projected travel expenses to a state officer or employee;

(2) prohibit a state agency from using a petty cash account to advance travel expense money to a prospective state officer or employee;

(3) require a final accounting after a state officer or employee has incurred travel expenses; and

(4) prohibit a state agency from using a petty cash account for any purpose other than advancing travel expense money to a state officer or employee.

(c) In this section, "final accounting" means a reimbursement from or additional payment to a state officer or employee so that the net amount received by the officer or employee equals the actual travel expenses incurred by the officer or employee.
Tex. Estates Code § 1022.004 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1022 / Section 1022.004
§ 1022.004. JURISDICTION OF CONTESTED GUARDIANSHIP PROCEEDING IN COUNTY WITH NO STATUTORY PROBATE COURT.
Status: in_force

(a) In a county in which there is no statutory probate court, but in which there is a county court at law exercising original probate jurisdiction, when a matter in a guardianship proceeding is contested, the judge of the county court may, on the judge's own motion, or shall, on the motion of any party to the proceeding, transfer the contested matter to the county court at law. In addition, the judge of the county court, on the judge's own motion or on the motion of a party to the proceeding, may transfer the entire proceeding to the county court at law.

(b) A county court at law to which a proceeding is transferred under this section may hear the proceeding as if originally filed in that court. If only a contested matter in the proceeding is transferred, on the resolution of the matter, the matter shall be returned to the county court for further proceedings not inconsistent with the orders of the county court at law.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 9.052 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 9 / Section 9.052
§ 9.052. CIVIL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A foreign filing entity that transacts business in this state and is not registered under this chapter is liable to this state for a civil penalty in an amount equal to all:

(1) fees and taxes that would have been imposed by law on the entity had the entity registered when first required and filed all reports required by law; and

(2) penalties and interest imposed by law for failure to pay those fees and taxes.

(b) The attorney general may bring suit to recover amounts due to this state under this section.
Tex. Government Code § 547A.0010 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 547A / Section 547A.0010
§ 547A.0010. BIENNIAL REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall prepare a report that includes:

(1) the method by which the commission chose entities to award grants to under this chapter;

(2) the amount of each grant awarded to an entity under this chapter;

(3) the number of individuals served by each community collaborative receiving grant funds under this chapter; and

(4) the results of the annual review of outcome measures required by Section 547A.0006.

(b) Not later than September 1 of each even-numbered year, the commission shall submit a report described by Subsection (a) to:

(1) the lieutenant governor;

(2) the speaker of the house of representatives;

(3) the standing committees of the legislature having primary jurisdiction over the department and state finance; and

(4) the Legislative Budget Board.
Tex. Education Code § 55.17491 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 55 / Section 55.17491
§ 55.17491. TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY; TROPICAL STORM ALLISON.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to the other authority granted by this subchapter, the board of regents of Texas Southern University may restore facilities and related infrastructure at Texas Southern University damaged by Tropical Storm Allison, to be financed by the issuance of bonds in accordance with this subchapter in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $3,510,000.

(b) The board may pledge irrevocably to the payment of those bonds all or any part of the revenue funds of Texas Southern University, including student tuition charges. The amount of a pledge made under this subsection may not be reduced or abrogated while the bonds for which the pledge is made, or bonds issued to refund those bonds, are outstanding.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8807.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8807 / Section 8807.003
§ 8807.003. CONFIRMATION ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

If the creation of the district is not confirmed at a confirmation election held under Section 8807.023 before September 1, 2007:

(1) the district is dissolved on September 1, 2007, except that:

(A) any debts incurred shall be paid;

(B) any assets that remain after the payment of debts shall be transferred to each county in proportion to the contribution of money made; and

(C) the organization of the district shall be maintained until all debts are paid and remaining assets are transferred; and

(2) this chapter expires on September 1, 2010.
Tex. Labor Code § 310.004 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 310 / Section 310.004
§ 310.004. RESOURCE SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The network, through its members, shall provide and continually update resource information regarding:

(1) child-care and early childhood education services in this state; and

(2) assistance in becoming a child-care provider, including information about:

(A) the general requirements for applying for and maintaining a license, listing, or registration under Chapter 42, Human Resources Code; and

(B) the availability of financial resources and educational, technical, and other training opportunities, including management skills training and continuing education programs for operators and employees of child-care facilities, regardless of whether the network or another person provides those opportunities.
Tex. Insurance Code § 556.152 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 556 / Section 556.152
§ 556.152. PROMOTIONAL MATERIALS DISCLOSURE.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies to each agent that is a depository institution or that, on the premises of a depository institution or in connection with a product offering of a depository institution, sells or solicits the purchase of insurance recommended or sponsored by the depository institution.

(b) Promotional materials relating to an insurance product distributed to a customer or potential customer must clearly disclose that an insurance product sold through an agent affiliated with a depository institution:

(1) is not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation;

(2) is not issued, guaranteed, or underwritten by the depository institution or the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; and

(3) involves investment risk, if appropriate, including potential loss of principal.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 51.102 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 51 / Section 51.102
§ 51.102. ACTION AGAINST BOND, TRUST ACCOUNT, OR LETTER OF CREDIT.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may bring an action against the bond, trust account, or irrevocable letter of credit obtained or established under Section 51.101 to recover actual damages for:

(1) a violation of this chapter; or

(2) the seller's breach of:

(A) the business opportunity contract; or

(B) an obligation arising from a business opportunity sale.

(b) The aggregate liability of the surety, trustee, or issuer in an action under Subsection (a) may not exceed the amount of the bond, trust account, or irrevocable letter of credit.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4102.054 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4102 / Section 4102.054
§ 4102.054. ISSUANCE OF LICENSE TO NONRESIDENT.
Status: repealed

(a) The commissioner may issue a nonresident license to an applicant for a public insurance adjuster license who is not a permanent resident of this state on determining that the application meets the requirements of this chapter, the nonresident license application fee has been paid, and the applicant is an individual who:

(1) is at least 18 years of age;

(2) except as provided by Section 4102.058, has passed, to the satisfaction of the commissioner, an examination approved by the commissioner and of sufficient scope as prescribed by Section 4102.057;

(3) is self-employed as a public insurance adjuster or associated with or employed by a public insurance adjusting firm or other public insurance adjuster;

(4) is trustworthy and of a moral character that reasonably ensures that the applicant will conduct the business of a public insurance adjuster fairly and in good faith without detriment to the public;

(5) has never been convicted of a felony or, if convicted of a felony, has received a full pardon from that conviction and is otherwise relieved from any disabilities connected with that conviction;

(6) has sufficient experience or training relating to the assessment of:

(A) real and personal property values; and

(B) physical loss of or damage to real or personal property that may be the subject of insurance and claims under insurance;

(7) is sufficiently informed as to the terms and effects of the types of insurance contracts that provide coverage on real and personal property;

(8) possesses knowledge and experience adequate to enable the applicant to engage in the business of a public insurance adjuster fairly and without injury to the public or any member of the public with whom the applicant may have business as a public insurance adjuster;

(9) files proof of financial responsibility in accordance with Section 4102.105; and

(10) complies with any other requirements under applicable state law, including provision of a complete set of fingerprints on request, as provided by Section 4001.103.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 355 (H.B. 4030), Sec. 22(8), eff. September 1, 2021.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 355 (H.B. 4030), Sec. 22(8), eff. September 1, 2021.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7895.0503 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7895 / Section 7895.0503
§ 7895.0503. 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. Insurance Code § 425.209 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 425 / Section 425.209
§ 425.209.
Status: in_force

Sec. 425.209. AUTHORIZED INVESTMENTS FOR ALL FUNDS: DEBENTURES OF PUBLIC UTILITY CORPORATIONS. (a) Subject to this section, an insurer may invest any of the insurer's funds and accumulations in:

(1) a debenture of a solvent public utility corporation that:

(A) has not defaulted in the payment of any debt during the five years preceding the investment; and

(B) has not failed in any one of the five years preceding the investment to have earned, after taxes, including income taxes, and after deducting proper charges for replacements, depreciation, and obsolescence, an amount applicable to interest on the corporation's outstanding indebtedness equal to at least two times the amount of interest due for that year, or, in the case of issuance of new debentures, the earnings applicable to interest are equal to at least two times the amount of annual interest on the corporation's obligations after giving effect to the new financing; or

(2) a debenture of a solvent public utility corporation that has not been in existence for the five years preceding the investment, if:

(A) the corporation has succeeded to the business and assets and has assumed the liabilities of another public utility corporation;

(B) neither the successor corporation or the corporation succeeded has defaulted in the payment of any debt during the five years preceding the investment; and

(C) neither the successor corporation or the corporation succeeded have failed in any one of the five years preceding the investment to have earned, after taxes, including income taxes, and after deducting proper charges for replacements, depreciation, and obsolescence, an amount applicable to interest on the corporation's outstanding indebtedness equal to at least two times the amount of interest due for that year, or in the case of issuance of new debentures, the earnings applicable to interest are equal to at least two times the amount of annual interest on the corporation's obligations after giving effect to the new financing.

(b) The amount of an insurer's investment in debentures under this section may not exceed five percent of the insurer's admitted assets.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 241.352 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 241 / Section 241.352
§ 241.352. LIMITATION ON CIVIL LIABILITY OF CHILDREN'S ISOLATION UNIT.
Status: in_force

A children's isolation unit that has instituted isolation protocols is not liable for any claim, damage, or loss arising from the provision of health care services to children with highly contagious diseases, unless the act or omission proximately causing the claim, damage, or loss constitutes gross negligence or wilful misconduct.
Tex. Government Code § 411.1431 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.1431
§ 411.1431. INCLUSION OF ELIMINATION SAMPLE IN DNA DATABASE PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding Section 411.142(g), a DNA record created from an elimination sample and all information derived from that record may not be uploaded to, stored in, or capable of being searched for in the DNA database.
Tex. Government Code § 418.018 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 418 / Section 418.018
§ 418.018. MOVEMENT OF PEOPLE.
Status: in_force

(a) The governor may recommend the evacuation of all or part of the population from a stricken or threatened area in the state if the governor considers the action necessary for the preservation of life or other disaster mitigation, response, or recovery.

(b) The governor may prescribe routes, modes of transportation, and destinations in connection with an evacuation.

(c) The governor may control ingress and egress to and from a disaster area and the movement of persons and the occupancy of premises in the area.
Tex. Occupations Code § 402.210 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 402 / Section 402.210
§ 402.210. CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION REQUIREMENT FOR LICENSE ISSUANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall require that an applicant for a license submit a complete and legible set of fingerprints, on a form prescribed by the department, to the department or to the Department of Public Safety for the purpose of obtaining criminal history record information from the Department of Public Safety and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

(b) The department may not issue a license to a person who does not comply with the requirement of Subsection (a).

(c) The department shall conduct a criminal history check of each applicant for a license using information:

(1) provided by the individual under this section; and

(2) made available to the department by the Department of Public Safety, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and any other criminal justice agency under Chapter 411, Government Code.

(d) The department may:

(1) enter into an agreement with the Department of Public Safety to administer a criminal history check required under this section; and

(2) authorize the Department of Public Safety to collect from each applicant the costs incurred by the Department of Public Safety in conducting the criminal history check.
Tex. Local Government Code § 214.193 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 214 / Section 214.193
§ 214.193. DURATION OF MUNICIPAL PERMIT.
Status: in_force

(a) If a municipality adopts an ordinance that requires a person to obtain a permit from the municipality before a person may use an alarm system in the municipality, the ordinance must provide that the permit is valid for at least one year.

(b) This requirement does not affect the authority of the municipality to:

(1) revoke, suspend, or otherwise affect the duration of a permit for disciplinary reasons at any time during the period for which the permit is issued; or

(2) make a permit valid for a period of less than one year if necessary to conform the permit to the termination schedule established by the municipality for permits.
Tex. Finance Code § 92.561 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 92 / Section 92.561
§ 92.561. CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person intentionally makes a materially false or misleading statement to the commissioner with respect to the information required by this subchapter.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1076.304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1076 / Section 1076.304
§ 1076.304. ELECTION RESULTS.
Status: in_force

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