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Tex. Education Code § 65.42 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 65 / Section 65.42
§ 65.42. DELINQUENT ACCOUNTS; VENUE.
Status: in_force

A suit by The University of Texas System on its own behalf or on behalf of a component institution of The University of Texas System to recover a delinquent loan, account, or debt owed to The University of Texas System or a component institution of The University of Texas System must be brought in Travis County.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 61.16 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 61 / Section 61.16
§ 61.16. UNAUTHORIZED USE OF LICENSE.
Status: in_force

A licensee may not consent to or allow the use or display of the licensee's license by a person other than the person to whom the license was issued.
Tex. Occupations Code § 454.104 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 454 / Section 454.104
§ 454.104. FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may recommend to the executive council reasonable and necessary fees for licenses issued or services performed under this chapter that in the aggregate provide sufficient revenue to cover the cost of administering this chapter.

(b) The board may not recommend to the executive council a fee that existed on September 1, 1993, for an amount less than the amount of the fee on that date.
Tex. Transportation Code § 202.056 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 202 / Section 202.056
§ 202.056. CERTAIN OIL AND GAS LEASES PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

The commission may not enter into an oil and gas lease for real property owned by the state that was acquired to construct or maintain a highway, road, street, or alley.
Tex. Property Code § 181.081 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 181 / Section 181.081
§ 181.081. EXTENT OF POWER.
Status: in_force

Unless an instrument creating a power expressly provides to the contrary, a donee may exercise a power in any manner consistent with this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8221.110 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8221 / Section 8221.110
§ 8221.110. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located.

(b) If a road project is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road project must meet all applicable construction standards, subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which the road project is located.

(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1029.251 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1029 / Section 1029.251
§ 1029.251. IMPOSITION OF AD VALOREM TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) On final approval of the annual budget, the board shall impose a tax on all property in the district subject to district taxation.

(b) The board shall impose the tax to:

(1) pay the interest on and create a sinking fund for bonds issued or assumed by the district for hospital purposes;

(2) provide for operation and maintenance of the hospital system;

(3) make improvements and additions to the hospital system; and

(4) acquire necessary sites by purchase, lease, or condemnation.
Tex. Water Code § 55.027 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 55 / Section 55.027
§ 55.027. HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) At the hearing, any person whose land is included in and would be affected by the district may support or oppose creation of the district and may offer testimony to show that the district is or is not necessary, would or would not be of public utility, or would or would not be feasible or practicable.

(b) Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, the commissioners court has exclusive jurisdiction to hear and determine all contests and objections to creation of the district and all other matters pertaining to creation of the district.

(c) The commissioners court may adjourn the hearing from day to day.

(d) The judgment rendered by the commissioners court is final, except as otherwise provided by this chapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 402.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 402 / Section 402.002
§ 402.002. GENERAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) An insurer or health maintenance organization shall file with the department a report, including any necessary exhibit or other attachment, that discloses:

(1) the material acquisition or disposition of assets; or

(2) the material nonrenewal, cancellation, or revision of a ceded reinsurance agreement.

(b) The insurer or health maintenance organization shall file the report required under Subsection (a) not later than the 15th day after the last day of the calendar month in which any transaction for which a report is required occurs.
Tex. Estates Code § 401.005 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 401 / Section 401.005
§ 401.005. BOND; WAIVER OF BOND.
Status: in_force

(a) If an independent administration of a decedent's estate is created under Section 401.002 or 401.003, then, unless the probate court waives bond on application for waiver, the independent executor shall be required to enter into bond payable to and to be approved by the judge and the judge's successors in a sum that is found by the judge to be adequate under all circumstances, or a bond with one surety in a sum that is found by the judge to be adequate under all circumstances, if the surety is an authorized corporate surety.

(a-1) If a decedent's will does not contain language directing that no bond or security be required of a person named as executor, unless the court finds that it would not be in the best interest of the estate, the court may waive the requirement of a bond if all of the distributees of the decedent agree to the waiver of bond in:

(1) the application for probate of the decedent's will; or

(2) one or more separate documents consenting to the application for probate of the decedent's will.

(b) This section does not repeal any other section of this title.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1951.006 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1951 / Section 1951.006
§ 1951.006. APPLICABILITY OF FEES TO GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES.
Status: in_force

A person employed by a governmental entity is not exempt from a fee imposed under this chapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 964.102 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 964 / Section 964.102
§ 964.102. STATUS OF CAPTIVE EXCHANGES.
Status: in_force

A captive exchange is formed as an exchange as provided by this subchapter and, except as provided by this subchapter, shall operate as a captive insurance company as provided by this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3944.163 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3944 / Section 3944.163
§ 3944.163. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES AND BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds, notes, and other obligations secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 3944.160.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Subchapter L, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or sales and use tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) Section 375.243, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.

(d) All or any part of any facilities or improvements that may be acquired by a district through the issuance of district bonds may be included in one single proposition to be voted on at the election or the bonds may be submitted in several propositions.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1034.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1034 / Section 1034.201
§ 1034.201. GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

If authorized by an election, the board may issue and sell general obligation bonds in the name and on the faith and credit of the district to:

(1) purchase, construct, acquire, repair, or renovate buildings or improvements;

(2) equip buildings or improvements for hospital purposes; or

(3) acquire and operate a mobile emergency medical service.
Tex. Occupations Code § 202.153 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 202 / Section 202.153
§ 202.153. FEES.
Status: in_force

The commission by rule shall establish fees in amounts reasonable and necessary to cover the cost of administering this chapter.
Tex. Occupations Code § 353.151 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 353 / Section 353.151
§ 353.151. DIRECTIONS FOR INDEPENDENT DISPENSER; DELEGATION.
Status: in_force

(a) If a physician's directions, instructions, or orders are to be performed or a physician's prescription is to be filled by a person who is independent of the physician's office, the directions, instructions, orders, or prescription must be:

(1) in writing or verified under Section 353.1015;

(2) of a scope and content and communicated to the person in a form and manner that, in the professional judgment of the physician, best serves the health, safety, and welfare of the physician's patient; and

(3) in a form and detail consistent with the person's skill and knowledge.

(b) A person who dispenses contact lenses may measure the eye or cornea and may evaluate the physical fit of lenses for a particular patient of a physician if the physician has delegated in writing those responsibilities regarding that patient to the person in accordance with Subsection (a) and Section 351.005.

(c) If a physician notes on a spectacle prescription "fit for contacts" or similar language and has, as required by Subsections (a) and (b), specifically delegated to a specific person the authority to make the additional measurements and evaluations necessary for a fully written contact lens prescription, the person may dispense contact lenses to the patient even though the prescription is less than a fully written contact lens prescription.
Tex. Local Government Code § 132.003 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 132 / Section 132.003
§ 132.003. REIMBURSEMENT FEE FOR PROCESSING CERTAIN PAYMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court shall set a reimbursement fee in an amount that is reasonably related to the expense incurred by the county or precinct officer in processing the payment by credit card. However, the court may not set the fee authorized by this subsection in an amount that exceeds five percent of the amount of the fee, court cost, or other charge being paid.

(b) The governing body of a municipality shall set the reimbursement fee in an amount that is reasonably related to the expense incurred by the municipal official in processing the payment by credit card. However, the governing body may not set the fee authorized by this subsection in an amount that exceeds five percent of the amount of the fee, fine, court cost, or other charge being paid.

(c) If the commissioners court authorizes collection of a reimbursement fee for processing a payment by electronic means under Section 132.002(d), the reimbursement fee shall be set:

(1) at a flat rate that does not exceed $5 for each payment transaction; or

(2) at a rate that is reasonably related to the expense incurred by the county or precinct officer in processing a payment by electronic means and that does not exceed five percent of the amount of the fee, court cost, or other charge being paid.

(d) In addition to the reimbursement fee set under Subsection (a), the commissioners court of a county may authorize a county or precinct officer to collect on behalf of the county from a person making payment by credit card a reimbursement fee in an amount equal to the amount of any transaction fee charged to the county by a vendor providing services in connection with payments made by credit card. The limitation prescribed by Subsection (a) on the amount of a reimbursement fee under that subsection does not apply to a reimbursement fee collected under this subsection.
Tex. Family Code § 2.001 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 2 / Section 2.001
§ 2.001. MARRIAGE LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) A man and a woman desiring to enter into a ceremonial marriage must obtain a marriage license from the county clerk of any county of this state.

(b) A license may not be issued for the marriage of persons of the same sex.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8004A.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8004A / Section 8004A.0402
§ 8004A.0402. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 8004A.0401, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 5.051 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 5 / Section 5.051
§ 5.051. ASSUMED NAME.
Status: in_force

A domestic entity, a protected series or registered series of a domestic limited liability company, or a foreign entity having authority to transact business in this state may transact business under an assumed name on compliance with Chapter 71, Business & Commerce Code. The requirements of this subchapter do not apply to an assumed name set forth in an assumed name certificate filed under that chapter.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.1921 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.1921
§ 152.1921. PECOS COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The Pecos County Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge and the district judges in Pecos County.

(b) The juvenile court judge is the chairman of the board and its chief administrative officer.

(c) The commissioners court may pay the juvenile board members an annual salary set by the commissioners court at not less than $1,200 nor more than $3,600 as compensation for the added duties imposed on the members. The salary shall be paid in equal monthly installments from the general fund of the county.

(d) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006, 152.0007, and 152.0008 do not apply to the juvenile board of Pecos County.
Tex. Utilities Code § 54.151 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 54 / Section 54.151
§ 54.151. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "certificate" means a service provider certificate of operating authority.
Tex. Government Code § 324.006 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 324 / Section 324.006
§ 324.006. PERSONNEL.
Status: in_force

(a) The director, with the approval of the board, may employ professional and clerical personnel.

(b) The board shall set the salaries of the personnel employed by the director.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 166.051 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 166 / Section 166.051
§ 166.051. LEGAL RIGHT OR RESPONSIBILITY NOT AFFECTED.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not impair or supersede any legal right or responsibility a person may have to effect the withholding or withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment in a lawful manner, provided that if an attending physician or health care facility is unwilling to honor a patient's advance directive or a treatment decision to provide life-sustaining treatment, life-sustaining treatment is required to be provided the patient, but only until a reasonable opportunity has been afforded for transfer of the patient to another physician or health care facility willing to comply with the advance directive or treatment decision.
Tex. Local Government Code § 303.036 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 303 / Section 303.036
§ 303.036. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The officers of a corporation are:

(1) the president, vice president, and secretary; and

(2) other officers, including a treasurer, and assistant officers considered necessary.

(b) An officer is elected or appointed at the time, in the manner, and for the term provided by the articles of incorporation or bylaws, except that an officer's term may not exceed three years. If the articles of incorporation or bylaws do not contain those requirements, the board of directors shall elect or appoint each officer annually.

(c) A person may simultaneously hold more than one office, except that the same person may not simultaneously hold the offices of president and secretary.

(d) An officer may be removed by the persons authorized to elect or appoint the officer if those persons believe the best interests of the corporation will be served by the removal.

(e) A director who is a member of the governing body or an officer or employee of the sponsor is eligible to serve as an officer of the corporation.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1101.7015 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1101 / Section 1101.7015
§ 1101.7015. DELEGATION OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR'S AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

The commission may authorize the executive director to delegate to another commission employee the executive director's authority to act under this subchapter.
Tex. Family Code § 157.265 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 157 / Section 157.265
§ 157.265. ACCRUAL OF INTEREST ON CHILD SUPPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) Interest accrues on the portion of delinquent child support that is greater than the amount of the monthly periodic support obligation at the rate of six percent simple interest per year from the date the support is delinquent until the date the support is paid or the arrearages are confirmed and reduced to money judgment.

(b) Interest accrues on child support arrearages that have been confirmed and reduced to money judgment as provided in this subchapter at the rate of six percent simple interest per year from the date the order is rendered until the date the judgment is paid.

(c) Interest accrues on a money judgment for retroactive or lump-sum child support at the annual rate of six percent simple interest from the date the order is rendered until the judgment is paid.

(d) Subsection (a) applies to a child support payment that becomes due on or after January 1, 2002.

(e) Child support arrearages in existence on January 1, 2002, that were not confirmed and reduced to a money judgment on or before that date accrue interest as follows:

(1) before January 1, 2002, the arrearages are subject to the interest rate that applied to the arrearages before that date; and

(2) on and after January 1, 2002, the cumulative total of arrearages and interest accumulated on those arrearages described by Subdivision (1) is subject to Subsection (a).

(f) Subsections (b) and (c) apply to a money judgment for child support rendered on or after January 1, 2002. A money judgment for child support rendered before that date is governed by the law in effect on the date the judgment was rendered, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11005.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11005 / Section 11005.108
§ 11005.108. DUTIES OF OFFICERS AND ASSISTANTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board president shall preside at board meetings and perform other duties prescribed by the board.

(b) The board secretary is the official custodian of the minutes, books, records, and seal of the board and shall perform other duties and functions prescribed by the board. An assistant board secretary may perform any duty or function of the board secretary.

(c) The board treasurer shall perform duties and functions prescribed by the board.
Tex. Education Code § 58A.002 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 58A / Section 58A.002
§ 58A.002. PERMANENT FUND SUPPORTING GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "trust company" means the Texas Treasury Safekeeping Trust Company.

(b) The permanent fund supporting graduate medical education is a special fund in the treasury outside the general revenue fund. The fund is composed of:

(1) money transferred or appropriated to the fund by the legislature;

(2) gifts and grants contributed to the fund; and

(3) the returns received from investment of money in the fund.

(c) The trust company shall administer the fund. The trust company shall determine the amount available for distribution from the fund, determined in accordance with a distribution policy that is adopted by the comptroller and designed to preserve the purchasing power of the fund's assets and to provide a stable and predictable stream of annual distributions. Expenses of managing the fund's assets shall be paid from the fund. Except as provided by this section, money in the fund may not be used for any purpose. Sections 403.095 and 404.071, Government Code, do not apply to the fund.

(d) In managing the assets of the fund, through procedures and subject to restrictions the trust company considers appropriate, the trust company may acquire, exchange, sell, supervise, manage, or retain any kind of investment that a prudent investor, exercising reasonable care, skill, and caution, would acquire or retain in light of the purposes, terms, distribution requirements, and other circumstances of the fund then prevailing, taking into consideration the investment of all the assets of the fund rather than a single investment.

(e) The amount available for distribution from the fund may be appropriated only:

(1) to the board to fund the programs created under this chapter; or

(2) as otherwise directed by the legislature.

(f) A public or private institution of higher education or other entity that may receive money under a program described by Subsection (e) may solicit and accept gifts and grants to be deposited to the credit of the fund. A gift or grant to the fund must be distributed and appropriated for the purposes of the fund, subject to any limitation or requirement placed on the gift or grant by the donor or granting entity.
Tex. Government Code § 1477.203 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1477 / Section 1477.203
§ 1477.203. LIMIT ON AMOUNT OF INDEBTEDNESS.
Status: in_force

The aggregate principal amount of certificates of indebtedness issued by a county under this subchapter may not exceed $5 million.
Tex. Local Government Code § 305.015 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 305 / Section 305.015
§ 305.015. DELIVERY OF DEED.
Status: in_force

A sale under this subchapter must be effected by delivery of a deed, with a reservation of any vendor's liens on the facilities as may be appropriate in connection with the selected method for payment of the purchase price, from the county with the approval of the commissioners court and acceptance by the municipality in accordance with the sale agreement.
Tex. Government Code § 2002.056 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2002 / Section 2002.056
§ 2002.056. CONFIDENTIALITY OF DATA BASE.
Status: in_force

(a) The data base for the administrative code is exempt from disclosure under Chapter 552.

(b) In this section, "data base" means the machine-readable form of the material prepared for and used in the publication of the administrative code and includes:

(1) indexes;

(2) annotations;

(3) tables of contents;

(4) tables of authority;

(5) cross-references;

(6) compiled rules; and

(7) other unique material.
Tex. Finance Code § 187.101 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 187 / Section 187.101
§ 187.101. TRUST OFFICES IN THIS STATE.
Status: in_force

An out-of-state trust company may engage in a trust business at an office in this state only if it establishes and maintains a trust office in this state as permitted by this subchapter.
Tex. Occupations Code § 204.106 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 204 / Section 204.106
§ 204.106. DIVISION OF RESPONSIBILITIES.
Status: in_force

Subject to the advice and approval of the medical board, the physician assistant board shall develop and implement policies that clearly separate the policy-making responsibilities of the physician assistant board and the management responsibilities of the executive director and the staff of the medical board.