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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5002.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 5002 / Section 5002.002
§ 5002.002. NATURE AND PURPOSE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, to make improvements for the navigation of inland and coastal waters, and for the preservation and conservation of inland and coastal waters for navigation and for control and distribution of storm and flood waters of rivers and streams in aid of navigation.
Tex. Transportation Code § 441.198 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 441 / Section 441.198
§ 441.198. BOND ANTICIPATION NOTES.
Status: in_force

(a) A district may issue bond anticipation notes:

(1) for any purpose for which district bonds have been previously voted; or

(2) to refund previously issued bond anticipation notes.

(b) A district may contract with purchasers of bond anticipation notes that the proceeds from the sale of bonds that are issued to refund the bond anticipation notes shall be used only to pay the principal of or interest or redemption price on the bond anticipation notes.

(c) A district may secure the repayment of the principal of and interest and redemption premium on the bond anticipation notes from any source available for that repayment, including a loan agreement, revolving credit agreement, agreement establishing a line of credit, letter of credit, reimbursement agreement, insurance contract, commitment to purchase bond anticipation notes, purchase or sale agreement, or another agreement authorized and approved by the district in connection with the authorization, issuance, security, or repayment of bond anticipation notes.
Tex. Utilities Code § 185.005 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 185 / Section 185.005
§ 185.005. REVIEW OF STANDARDS.
Status: in_force

The commission shall periodically review the standards adopted under this chapter and shall amend those standards as necessary to ensure that the standards are:

(1) appropriate in view of current technology; and

(2) the same as or similar to the standards widely used by other states and by industry.
Tex. Government Code § 1207.061 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1207 / Section 1207.061
§ 1207.061. AUTHORITY TO DEPOSIT DIRECTLY.
Status: in_force

(a) An issuer may, in lieu of making a deposit with the comptroller under Subchapter B, deposit an amount of money sufficient to provide for the payment or redemption of the obligations, including assumed obligations, to be refunded or to be paid or redeemed in whole or in part without issuing refunding bonds, directly with:

(1) a paying agent for any of the obligations to be refunded, paid, or redeemed;

(2) the trustee under a trust indenture, deed of trust, or similar instrument providing security for the obligations to be refunded, paid, or redeemed; or

(3) a trust company or commercial bank other than one described by Subdivision (1) or (2) that:

(A) does not act as a depository for the issuer; and

(B) is named in the proceedings of the issuer authorizing execution of an agreement under Section 1207.062.

(b) An issuer may make a deposit under this section from any source, including the proceeds from the sale of the refunding bonds.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1951.504 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1951 / Section 1951.504
§ 1951.504. SETTLEMENT OF CONTESTED CASES.
Status: in_force

(a) A settlement of a contested case under Chapter 2001, Government Code, must be approved by the commissioner.

(b) The department by rule shall establish guidelines for the settlement of a contested case under Chapter 2001, Government Code.

(c) The commissioner may authorize the department to conduct informal settlement negotiations between the department and a license holder to resolve a complaint, other than a complaint involving a misapplication, by a consumer against the license holder.

(d) An informal settlement reached under Subsection (c):

(1) may not require the license holder to:

(A) refund money to the consumer in an amount greater than the amount provided under the original contract for services by the license holder; or

(B) perform any services that the license holder did not agree to perform in the original contract; and

(2) does not release the license holder from any liability for a misapplication.

(e) The department by rule shall establish guidelines for the informal settlement of consumer complaints as provided by Subsections (c) and (d).
Tex. Insurance Code § 1271.051 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1271 / Section 1271.051
§ 1271.051.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1271.051. EVIDENCE OF COVERAGE: CONTRACT AND CERTIFICATE REQUIREMENTS. (a) An evidence of coverage that is a contract must contain a clear and complete statement of the information required by Sections 1271.052, 1271.053, and 1271.054.

(b) An evidence of coverage that is a certificate must contain a reasonably complete facsimile of the information required by Sections 1271.052, 1271.053, and 1271.054.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 133.044 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 133 / Section 133.044
§ 133.044. PROHIBITION AGAINST OPENING PITS.
Status: in_force

(a) From and after November 1, 1991, no person responsible may open a new pit on a site for the extraction of aggregates in this state wherein the pit perimeter will be less than 25 feet from the outer right-of-way line of any public road or highway ("the setback distance").

(b) From and after November 1, 1991, no person responsible may open a new pit on a site for the extraction of aggregates in this state wherein the pit perimeter is in hazardous proximity to a public road without first filing a quarry safety plan detailing how the applicant intends to comply with the safety provisions of this code in the opening and closing of the pit.

(c) The quarry safety plan must:

(1) set out the information required in Section 133.046 et seq. of this code; and

(2) be filed by the applicant at least 60 days prior to the opening of the pit; and

(3) contain a statement as to the yearly progress of the encroachment of the pit perimeter within the hazardous proximity to a public road, if any, and the type of berm or barrier or other device required by this code that will be erected; and

(4) be in writing, certified and sworn to the applicant; and

(5) contain any other information relating to safety matters as the department by rule or regulation deems essential to the implementation of this code.
Tex. Transportation Code § 623.250 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 623 / Section 623.250
§ 623.250. OPTIONAL PROCEDURE.
Status: in_force

This subchapter provides an optional procedure for the issuance of a permit by Chambers County for the movement of oversize or overweight vehicles carrying cargo on certain state highways located in Chambers County.
Tex. Water Code § 26.451 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 26 / Section 26.451
§ 26.451. DEFINITIONS.
Status: repealed

In this subchapter:

(1), (2) Repealed by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 880, Sec. 25(1), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

(3) "Critical junctures" means, in the case of an installation, repair, or removal, all of the following steps:

(A) preparation of the tank bedding immediately before receiving the tank;

(B) setting of the tank and the piping, including placement of any anchoring devices, backfill to the level of the tank, and strapping, if any;

(C) connection of piping systems to the tank;

(D) all pressure testing of the underground storage tank, including associated piping, performed during the installation;

(E) completion of backfill and filling of the excavation;

(F) any time during the repair in which the piping system is connected or reconnected to the tank;

(G) any time during the repair in which the tank or its associated piping is tested; and

(H) any time during the removal of the tank.

(4) "Installation" means the installation of underground storage tanks and ancillary equipment.

(5) to (10) Repealed by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 880, Sec. 25(1), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

(11) "Removal" means the process of removing and disposing of an underground storage tank that is no longer in service, or the process of abandoning an underground storage tank in place after purging the tank of vapors and filling the vessel of the tank with an inert material.

(12) "Repair" means the modification or correction of an underground storage tank and ancillary equipment. The term does not include:

(A) relining an underground storage tank through the application of epoxy resins or similar materials;

(B) the performance of a tightness test to ascertain the integrity of the tank;

(C) the maintenance and inspection of cathodic protection devices by a corrosion expert or corrosion technician;

(D) emergency actions to halt or prevent leaks or ruptures; or

(E) minor maintenance on ancillary aboveground equipment.

(13), (14) Repealed by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 880, Sec. 25(1), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Tex. Local Government Code § 505.2575 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 505 / Section 505.2575
§ 505.2575. LIMITED SALES AND USE TAX FOR SPECIFIC PROJECT.
Status: in_force

(a) At an election held under Section 505.251, the authorizing municipality may also allow the voters to vote on a ballot proposition to limit the use of the sales and use tax to a specific project.

(b) A Type B corporation created to perform a specific project as provided by this section may retain its corporate existence and perform any other project approved by the voters of the authorizing municipality at an election held for that purpose in the same manner as Section 504.260 provides for an election held under Section 504.251. Before spending money to undertake a project, a Type B corporation shall hold a public hearing as otherwise provided by this chapter.
Tex. Transportation Code § 172.202 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 172 / Section 172.202
§ 172.202. USE AND ALTERATION OF PROPERTY OF ANOTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISION.
Status: in_force

For a purpose described by Section 172.201, as necessary or useful in the construction, reconstruction, repair, maintenance, and operation of rail facilities, and subject to a grant previously secured or with the consent of a municipality, county, or other political subdivision, a district may:

(1) use streets, alleys, roads, highways, and other public ways of the political subdivision; and

(2) relocate, raise, reroute, change the grade of, or alter, at the district's expense, the construction of a publicly owned or privately owned street, alley, highway, road, railroad, electric line or facility, telegraph or telephone property or facility, pipeline or facility, conduit or facility, and other property.
Tex. Utilities Code § 163.066 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 163 / Section 163.066
§ 163.066. ISSUANCE, FORM, AND PROVISIONS OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) Agency bonds that are payable from agency revenues or anticipated bond proceeds and the records relating to their issuance must be submitted to the attorney general for examination before delivery.

(b) The bonds:

(1) must mature serially or otherwise not more than 50 years after the date of issuance;

(2) may be made redeemable before maturity at the time and at the price or prices set by the agency; and

(3) may be sold at public or private sale under the terms and for the price the agency determines to be in the best interest of the agency.

(c) The bonds must be signed by the presiding officer or assistant presiding officer of the agency, be attested by the secretary, and bear the seal of the agency. The signatures may be printed on the bonds if authorized by the agency, and the seal may be impressed or printed on the bonds. The agency may adopt or use for any purpose the signature of an individual who has been an officer of the agency, regardless of whether the individual has ceased to be an officer at the time the bonds are delivered to the purchaser.
Tex. Insurance Code - Not Codified § 1 — TX Code / Code i1 / Chapter 5 / Section 1
§ 1. PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

This article governs the regulation of insurance described by Section 2 of this article. The purposes of this article are to:

(1) promote the public welfare by regulating insurance rates to prohibit excessive, inadequate, or unfairly discriminatory rates;

(2) promote availability of insurance;

(3) promote price competition among insurers to provide rates and premiums that are responsive to competitive market conditions;

(4) prohibit price-fixing agreements and other anticompetitive behavior by insurers;

(5) regulate the insurance forms used for lines of insurance subject to this article to ensure that they are not unjust, unfair, inequitable, misleading, or deceptive; and

(6) provide regulatory procedures for the maintenance of appropriate information reporting systems.Sec. 1. Repealed by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 727, Sec. 18, eff. April 1, 2007.
Tex. Local Government Code § 232.001 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 232 / Section 232.001
§ 232.001. PLAT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) The owner of a tract of land located outside the limits of a municipality must have a plat of the subdivision prepared if the owner divides the tract into two or more parts to lay out:

(1) a subdivision of the tract, including an addition;

(2) lots; or

(3) streets, alleys, squares, parks, or other parts of the tract intended by the owner of the tract to be dedicated to public use.

(a-1) A division of a tract under Subsection (a) includes a division regardless of whether it is made by using a metes and bounds description in a deed of conveyance or in a contract for a deed, by using a contract of sale or other executory contract to convey, or by using any other method.

(b) To be recorded, the plat must:

(1) describe the subdivision by metes and bounds;

(2) locate the subdivision with respect to an original corner of the original survey of which it is a part; and

(3) state the dimensions of the subdivision and of each lot, street, alley, square, park, or other part of the tract intended to be dedicated to public use or for the use of purchasers or owners of lots fronting on or adjacent to the street, alley, square, park, or other part.

(c) The owner or proprietor of the tract or the owner's or proprietor's agent must acknowledge the plat in the manner required for the acknowledgment of deeds.

(d) The plat must be filed and recorded with the county clerk of the county in which the tract is located.

(e) The plat is subject to the filing and recording provisions of Section 12.002, Property Code.

(f) The commissioners court may require a plat application submitted for approval to include a digital map that is compatible with other mapping systems used by the county and that georeferences the subdivision plat and related public infrastructure using the Texas Coordinate Systems adopted under Section 21.071, Natural Resources Code. A digital map required under this subsection may be required only in a format widely used by common geographic information system software. A requirement adopted under this subsection must provide for an exemption from the requirement if the owner of the tract submits with the plat application an acknowledged statement indicating that the digital mapping technology necessary to submit a map that complies with this subsection was not reasonably accessible.

(g) A plat is considered filed on the date the applicant submits the plat, along with a completed plat application and the application fees and other requirements prescribed by or under this subchapter, to:

(1) the commissioners court; or

(2) the county authority responsible for approving plats.

(h) The commissioners court or the county authority responsible for approving plats may not require an analysis, study, document, agreement, or similar requirement to be included in or as part of an application for a plat, development permit, or subdivision of land that is not explicitly required by state law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8343.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8343 / Section 8343.201
§ 8343.201. TAX TO REPAY BONDS.
Status: in_force

The district may impose a tax to pay the principal of or interest on bonds issued under Section 8343.251.
Tex. Government Code § 79.042 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 79 / Section 79.042
§ 79.042. SUCCESSION PLAN FOR CERTAIN PUBLIC DEFENDERS' OFFICES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "governmental entity" has the meaning assigned by Article 26.044, Code of Criminal Procedure.

(b) As a condition of a grant awarded by the commission to a regional public defender's office that primarily handles capital cases, the commission may establish for the public defender's office a succession plan to take effect only if the commissioners court of the county in which the central administrative office of the public defender's office is located ceases for any reason to be a party to the agreement creating or designating the public defender's office.

(c) A succession plan established under Subsection (b) may:

(1) authorize the commission to designate a governmental entity to administer the regional public defender's office;

(2) require the governmental entity designated under Subdivision (1) to establish an oversight board for the regional public defender's office under Article 26.045, Code of Criminal Procedure; and

(3) require the regional public defender's office to comply with any rules adopted by the commission for the administration of the public defender's office.
Tex. Estates Code § 751.054 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 751 / Section 751.054
§ 751.054. KNOWLEDGE OF TERMINATION OF POWER; GOOD-FAITH ACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The revocation by, the death of, or the qualification of a temporary or permanent guardian of the estate of a principal who has executed a durable power of attorney or the removal of an attorney in fact or agent under Chapter 753 does not revoke, suspend, or terminate the agency as to the attorney in fact, agent, or other person who acts in good faith under or in reliance on the power without actual knowledge of the termination or suspension, as applicable, of the power by:

(1) the revocation;

(2) the principal's death;

(3) the qualification of a temporary or permanent guardian of the estate of the principal; or

(4) the attorney in fact's or agent's removal.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 551.009 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 551 / Section 551.009
§ 551.009. HILL COUNTRY LOCAL MENTAL HEALTH AUTHORITY CRISIS STABILIZATION UNIT.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "department" means the Department of State Health Services.

(a-1) The department shall contract with the local mental health authority serving the Hill Country area, including Kerr County, to operate a crisis stabilization unit on the grounds of the Kerrville State Hospital as provided by this section. The unit must be a 16-bed facility separate from the buildings used by the Kerrville State Hospital.

(b) The department shall include provisions in the contract requiring the local mental health authority to ensure that the crisis stabilization unit provides short-term residential treatment, including medical and nursing services, designed to reduce a patient's acute symptoms of mental illness and prevent a patient's admission to an inpatient mental health facility.

(c) The local mental health authority shall contract with Kerrville State Hospital to provide food service, laundry service, and lawn care to the local mental health authority operating a crisis stabilization unit on the grounds of the Kerrville State Hospital as provided by this section.

(d) The crisis stabilization unit may not be used to provide care to:

(1) children; or

(2) adults committed to or court ordered to a department facility as provided by Chapter 46C, Code of Criminal Procedure.

(e) The local mental health authority operating the crisis stabilization unit under contract shall use, for the purpose of operating the 16-bed unit, the money appropriated to the department for operating 16 beds in state hospitals that is allocated to the local mental health authority. The department shall ensure that the local mental health authority retains the remainder of the local authority's state hospital allocation that is not used for operating the 16-bed unit. The department may allocate additional funds appropriated to the department for state hospitals to the crisis stabilization unit.

(f) The department shall reduce the number of beds the department operates in the state hospital system by 16. The department, in collaboration with the local mental health authority, shall ensure that the 16 beds in the crisis stabilization unit are made available to other mental health authorities for use as designated by the department.
Tex. Government Code § 549.0105 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 549 / Section 549.0105
§ 549.0105. REQUIRED DISCLOSURES IN NEGOTIATIONS FOR SUPPLEMENTAL REBATES.
Status: in_force

Before or during supplemental rebate agreement negotiations for a prescription drug being considered for the preferred drug list, the commission shall disclose to pharmaceutical manufacturers any clinical edits or clinical protocols that may be imposed on drugs within a particular drug category that are placed on the preferred drug list during the contract period. Clinical edits may not be imposed for a preferred drug during the contract period unless the disclosure is made.
Tex. Occupations Code § 801.107 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 801 / Section 801.107
§ 801.107. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY POLICY; REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive director or the executive director's designee shall prepare and maintain a written policy statement to ensure implementation of an equal employment opportunity program under which all personnel transactions are made without regard to race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin. The policy statement must include:

(1) personnel policies, including policies relating to recruitment, evaluation, selection, application, training, and promotion of personnel, that are in compliance with Chapter 21, Labor Code;

(2) a comprehensive analysis of the board workforce that meets federal and state guidelines;

(3) procedures by which a determination can be made of the significant underuse in the board workforce of all persons for whom federal or state guidelines encourage a more equitable balance; and

(4) reasonable methods to appropriately address those areas of significant underuse.

(b) A policy statement prepared under Subsection (a) must be:

(1) prepared to cover an annual period;

(2) updated annually;

(3) reviewed by the Commission on Human Rights for compliance with Subsection (a)(1); and

(4) filed with the governor.

(c) The governor shall deliver a biennial report to the legislature based on the information received under Subsection (b). The report may be made separately or as part of other biennial reports to the legislature.
Tex. Utilities Code § 60.121 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 60 / Section 60.121
§ 60.121. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "interconnection" means, for calls that originate and terminate in this state, the termination of local intraexchange traffic of another local exchange company or holder of a service provider certificate of operating authority within the local calling area of the terminating local exchange company or certificate holder.