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Tex. Insurance Code § 2172.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2172 / Section 2172.003
§ 2172.003. GROUP INSURANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) An insurer may provide a personal lines property and casualty insurance policy to a permitted group, on a group basis, provided that:

(1) the issuance of the policy results in economies of scale in administrative, marketing, or brokerage costs;

(2) the benefits provided under the policy are reasonable to the premiums charged; and

(3) the policy does not contain a shared aggregate limit.

(b) An insurance policy that provides group coverage under this chapter may not include a provision under which the payment of a certificate holder's claims is limited by the claims or losses incurred by another certificate holder.

(c) An insurer may not renew an insurance policy that provides group coverage under this chapter to a group that includes fewer than 10 certificate holders as part of the group at the time of renewal.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 27.03 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 27 / Section 27.03
§ 27.03. MOTION TO SET ASIDE INDICTMENT.
Status: in_force

In addition to any other grounds authorized by law, a motion to set aside an indictment or information may be based on the following:

1. That it appears by the records of the court that the indictment was not found by at least nine grand jurors, or that the information was not based upon a valid complaint;

2. That some person not authorized by law was present when the grand jury was deliberating upon the accusation against the defendant, or was voting upon the same; and

3. That the grand jury was illegally impaneled; provided, however, in order to raise such question on motion to set aside the indictment, the defendant must show that he did not have an opportunity to challenge the array at the time the grand jury was impaneled.
Tex. Government Code § 854.106 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 854 / Section 854.106
§ 854.106. NO SURVIVING SPOUSE, EXECUTOR, OR ADMINISTRATOR.
Status: in_force

(a) If a surviving spouse, or the executor or administrator of a member's estate, would be entitled to make an election under Section 854.105 because of the death of the member, the heirs of the deceased member may make that election if:

(1) no surviving spouse exists;

(2) no petition for the appointment of a personal representative of the member is pending or has been granted;

(3) 30 days have elapsed since the death of the member;

(4) the value of the entire assets of the member's estate, excluding homestead and exempt property, does not exceed $50,000;

(5) there are not more than three heirs; and

(6) on file with the retirement system is a certified copy of a small estates affidavit that has been approved and filed in accordance with Chapter 205, Estates Code, or an original affidavit as described by Subsection (b).

(b) If no affidavit has been filed with the clerk of the court having jurisdiction and venue as provided by Chapter 205, Estates Code, the retirement system may accept instead an affidavit sworn to by two disinterested witnesses, by the heirs who have legal capacity, and, if the facts warrant, by the natural guardian or next of kin of any minor or incompetent who is also an heir. The affidavit shall include the names and addresses of the heirs and witnesses, establish the facts listed in Subsection (a), include a list of the assets and liabilities of the estate, show the facts that constitute the basis for the right of the heirs to receive the estate, and show the fractional interests of the heirs in the estate as a result of those facts.

(c) If the retirement system, acting through the director or a person designated by the director, approves the affidavit, the heirs can make the election if each heir agrees to the election.

(d) In this section, "heirs" has the meaning assigned by Chapter 22, Estates Code, except that the term excludes any persons who have filed with the retirement system a proper disclaimer or renunciation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1117.058 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1117 / Section 1117.058
§ 1117.058. VOTING REQUIREMENT.
Status: in_force

A concurrence of four directors is sufficient in any matter relating to district business.
Tex. Tax Code § 113.101 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 113 / Section 113.101
§ 113.101. APPLICABILITY OF LIEN BEFORE FILING.
Status: in_force

(a) No lien created by this title is effective against a person listed in Subsection (b) of this section who acquires a lien, title, or other right or interest in property before the filing, recording, and indexing of the lien:

(1) on real property, in the county where the property is located; or

(2) on personal property, in the county where the taxpayer resided at the time the tax became due and payable or in the county where the taxpayer filed the report.

(b) This section applies to a bona fide purchaser, mortgagee, holder of a deed of trust, judgment creditor, or any other person who acquired the lien, title, or right or interest in the property for bona fide consideration.
Tex. Water Code § 5.602 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 5 / Section 5.602
§ 5.602. RECOGNITION OF NATIONAL SIGNIFICANCE OF ESTUARIES OF TEXAS COAST.
Status: in_force

The state recognizes the state and national significance of estuaries on the Texas coast and that the cooperative efforts created by the National Estuary Program serve a public and state purpose. By virtue of that state purpose, an approved implementation program established under the National Estuary Program is eligible to receive state funds through a grant program administered by the commission.
Tex. Penal Code § 33A.03 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 33A / Section 33A.03
§ 33A.03. MANUFACTURE, POSSESSION, OR DELIVERY OF UNLAWFUL TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEVICE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person manufactures, possesses, delivers, offers to deliver, or advertises:

(1) a counterfeit telecommunications device; or

(2) a telecommunications device that is intended to be used to:

(A) commit an offense under Section 33A.04; or

(B) conceal the existence or place of origin or destination of a telecommunications service.

(b) A person commits an offense if the person delivers, offers to deliver, or advertises plans, instructions, or materials for manufacture of:

(1) a counterfeit telecommunications device; or

(2) a telecommunications device that is intended to be used to commit an offense under Subsection (a).

(c) An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree.

(d) It is a defense to prosecution under this section that the person was an officer, agent, or employee of a telecommunications service provider who engaged in the conduct for the purpose of gathering information for a law enforcement investigation related to an offense under this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3943.0603 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3943 / Section 3943.0603
§ 3943.0603. BALLOT WORDING.
Status: in_force

(a) In an election to adopt a sales and use tax, the ballot shall be prepared to permit voting for or against the proposition: "The adoption of a local sales and use tax by the Channelview Improvement District at the rate of (proposed tax rate)."

(b) In an election to change the rate of the sales and use tax, the ballot shall be prepared to permit voting for or against the proposition: "The (increase or decrease, as applicable) in the rate of the local sales and use tax imposed by the Channelview Improvement District from (tax rate on election date) percent to (proposed tax rate) percent."

(c) In an election to abolish the sales and use tax, the ballot shall be prepared to permit voting for or against the proposition: "The abolition of the local sales and use tax imposed by the Channelview Improvement District."
Tex. Education Code § 48.0035 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 48 / Section 48.0035
§ 48.0035. USE OF FUNDING FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES.
Status: in_force

A school district may use funding to which the district is entitled under this chapter to:

(1) provide district graduates, during the first two years after high school graduation, advising support toward the successful completion of a certificate or degree program at a public institution of higher education or a postsecondary vocational training program; and

(2) educate a student who has graduated from high school but is enrolled in the district in a program through which the student may earn dual credit, including the Pathways in Technology Early College High School (P-TECH) program under Subchapter N, Chapter 29, and the Rural Pathway Excellence Partnership (R-PEP) program under Section 29.912.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2305.005 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2305 / Section 2305.005
§ 2305.005. RECORD OF REPLACED CYLINDER BLOCK.
Status: in_force

The owner of the garage or repair shop that installs a replacement cylinder block and stamps the original engine number on the block as required by Section 2305.051 shall record in a substantially bound book:

(1) the name and address of the vehicle's owner; and

(2) the engine number and registration number of the vehicle.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8061.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8061 / Section 8061.0302
§ 8061.0302. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1070.209 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1070 / Section 1070.209
§ 1070.209. DEPOSITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall select one or more banks inside or outside the district to serve as a depository for district money.

(b) District money, other than money invested as provided by Section 1070.210(b), and money transmitted to a bank for payment of bonds or obligations issued or assumed by the district, shall be deposited as received with the depository bank and shall remain on deposit.

(c) This chapter, including Subsection (b), does not limit the power of the board to:

(1) place a part of district money on time deposit;

(2) purchase certificates of deposit; or

(3) make other investments authorized by Chapter 2256, Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1087.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1087 / Section 1087.003
§ 1087.003. POLITICAL SUBDIVISION.
Status: in_force

The district is a political subdivision of this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9010.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9010 / Section 9010.053
§ 9010.053. LIMITATION ON EMINENT DOMAIN AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain outside the district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 501.108 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 501 / Section 501.108
§ 501.108. STAY OF ENFORCEMENT OF PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) Within the 30-day period prescribed by Section 501.107, a person who files a petition for judicial review may:

(1) stay enforcement of the penalty by:

(A) paying the penalty to the court for placement in an escrow account; or

(B) giving the court a supersedeas bond approved by the court that:

(i) is for the amount of the penalty; and

(ii) is effective until all judicial review of the department's order is final; or

(2) request the court to stay enforcement of the penalty by:

(A) filing with the court a sworn affidavit of the person stating that the person is financially unable to pay the penalty and is financially unable to give the supersedeas bond; and

(B) giving a copy of the affidavit to the department by certified mail.

(b) If the department receives a copy of an affidavit under Subsection (a)(2), the department may file with the court, within five days after the date the copy is received, a contest to the affidavit. The court shall hold a hearing on the facts alleged in the affidavit as soon as practicable and shall stay the enforcement of the penalty on finding that the alleged facts are true. The person who files an affidavit has the burden of proving that the person is financially unable to pay the penalty or to give a supersedeas bond.
Tex. Local Government Code § 109.004 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 109 / Section 109.004
§ 109.004. EXCEPTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A municipality is not considered to be a defunding municipality under Section 109.003 if:

(1) for a fiscal year in which the municipality adopts a budget that is less than the budget for the preceding fiscal year, the percentage reduction to the appropriation to the municipality's police department does not exceed the percentage reduction to the total budget; or

(2) before the adoption of a budget, the municipality applies for and is granted approval from the division for a reduction to the appropriation to the municipality's police department to account for:

(A) capital expenditures related to law enforcement during the preceding fiscal year;

(B) the municipality's response to a state of disaster declared under Section 418.014, Government Code; or

(C) another reason approved by the division.

(b) For purposes of making a determination of whether a municipality is a defunding municipality under this chapter, a municipality's appropriation to the municipality's police department does not include:

(1) any grant money received by the municipality during any fiscal year; or

(2) any sales and use tax revenue received by the municipality for the purpose of financing a crime control and prevention district under Chapter 363.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2001.356 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2001 / Section 2001.356
§ 2001.356. NOTICE OF TEMPORARY SUSPENSION.
Status: in_force

(a) A proceeding to temporarily suspend a license issued under this chapter is initiated by the director of bingo operations by serving notice to the license holder informing the holder of:

(1) the alleged violations that constitute grounds for temporary suspension;

(2) the rules adopted by the commission regarding the prehearing temporary suspension process; and

(3) the license holder's right to a hearing before the commission.

(b) The notice must be:

(1) personally served on an officer, operator, or agent of the license holder; or

(2) sent by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, to the license holder's mailing address as it appears on the commission's records.

(c) If a notice of temporary suspension is served on a license holder, the director of bingo operations shall simultaneously serve notice of a hearing, to be held not later than the 14th day after the date the notice is served, at which the license holder must show cause why the license should not be temporarily suspended on the 14th day after the date the notice is served. If the license holder does not show cause, the license is suspended.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 33.114 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 33 / Section 33.114
§ 33.114. POLICIES, PROVISIONS, AND CONDITIONS OF EASEMENTS.
Status: in_force

In addition to the policies, provisions, and conditions generally applicable in this chapter, each grant of an easement is subject to the policies, provisions, and conditions of Sections 33.115 and 33.117 of this code.
Tex. Estates Code § 1101.102 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1101 / Section 1101.102
§ 1101.102.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1101.102. DETERMINATION OF INCAPACITY OF CERTAIN ADULTS: RECURRING ACTS OR OCCURRENCES. A determination of incapacity of an adult proposed ward, other than a person who must have a guardian appointed to receive funds due the person from any governmental source, must be evidenced by recurring acts or occurrences in the preceding six months and not by isolated instances of negligence or bad judgment.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4021.0309 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4021 / Section 4021.0309
§ 4021.0309. ADDING OR EXCLUDING LAND.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Section 4021.0310, the district may add or exclude land in the manner provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code, or by Subchapter H, Chapter 54, Water Code.
Tex. Education Code § 39A.001 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 39A / Section 39A.001
§ 39A.001. GROUNDS FOR COMMISSIONER ACTION.
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall take any of the actions authorized by this subchapter to the extent the commissioner determines necessary if:

(1) a school district does not satisfy:

(A) the accreditation criteria under Section 39.052;

(B) the academic performance standards under Section 39.053 or 39.054; or

(C) any financial accountability standard as determined by commissioner rule; or

(2) the commissioner considers the action to be appropriate on the basis of a special investigation under Section 39.003.
Tex. Government Code § 571.121 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 571 / Section 571.121
§ 571.121. GENERAL POWERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may:

(1) hold hearings, on its own motion adopted by an affirmative vote of at least six commission members or on a sworn complaint, and render decisions on complaints or reports of violations as provided by this chapter; and

(2) agree to the settlement of issues.

(b) The commission may not consider a complaint or vote to investigate a matter outside the commission's jurisdiction.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9046.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9046 / Section 9046.102
§ 9046.102. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board 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.
Tex. Utilities Code § 36.206 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 36 / Section 36.206
§ 36.206. MARK-UPS.
Status: in_force

(a) A cost recovery factor established for the recovery of purchased power costs may include:

(1) the cost the electric utility incurs in purchasing capacity and energy;

(2) a mark-up added to the cost or another mechanism the commission determines will reasonably compensate the utility for any financial risk associated with purchased power obligations; and

(3) the value added by the utility in making the purchased power available to customers.

(b) The mark-ups and cost recovery factors, if allowed, may be those necessary to encourage the electric utility to include economical purchased power as part of the utility's energy and capacity resource supply plan.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3870.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3870 / Section 3870.201
§ 3870.201. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8860.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8860 / Section 8860.101
§ 8860.101. GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, the district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapter 36, Water Code, applicable to groundwater conservation districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Transportation Code § 504.001 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 504 / Section 504.001
§ 504.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the board of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles.

(2) "Department" means the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles.

(3) "Purchaser" and "seller" have the meanings assigned by Section 501.002.

(b) A word or phrase that is not defined by this chapter but is defined by Section 502.001 has the meaning in this chapter that is assigned by that section.
Tex. Election Code § 501.106 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 501 / Section 501.106
§ 501.106. TIME FOR VOTE TALLY.
Status: in_force

The votes for a local option election shall be counted and the report of the election submitted to the commissioners court within 24 hours after the time the polls close.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 62.408 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 62 / Section 62.408
§ 62.408. NONAPPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not apply to a person without a reportable conviction or adjudication who is required to register as a condition of parole, release to mandatory supervision, or community supervision.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1105.010 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1105 / Section 1105.010
§ 1105.010. POST-PARTICIPATION LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) If the agency no longer has status under this chapter as a self-directed semi-independent agency for any reason, the agency shall be liable for any expenses or debts incurred by the agency during the time the agency was a self-directed semi-independent agency. The agency's liability under this section includes liability for any lease entered into by the agency. This state is not liable for any expense or debt covered by this subsection, and money from the general revenue fund may not be used to repay the expense or debt.

(b) If the agency no longer has status under this chapter as a self-directed semi-independent agency for any reason, ownership of any property or other asset acquired by the agency during the time the agency was a self-directed semi-independent agency, including unexpended fees in a deposit account in the Texas Treasury Safekeeping Trust Company, shall be transferred to this state.
Tex. Election Code § 31.038 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 31 / Section 31.038
§ 31.038. FILLING VACANCY.
Status: in_force

(a) A vacancy in the position of county elections administrator is filled by appointment of the county election commission.

(b) An appointment to fill an anticipated vacancy arising from a resignation to take effect at a future date may be made at any time after the resignation is accepted.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 328.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 328 / Section 328.001
§ 328.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Department" means the Department of State Health Services.

(2) "Executive commissioner" means the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission.

(3) "Hospital" means a hospital licensed under Chapter 241 or a teaching hospital, as defined by Section 58A.001, Education Code.

(4) "Initiative" means the perinatal bereavement care initiative established under Section 328.003.

(5) "Perinatal bereavement care" means the provision of supportive care for a prenatal diagnosis of a life-limiting fetal condition.

(6) "Perinatal bereavement device" means a device with technology capable of delaying for bereavement purposes the deterioration of human tissue for up to 72 hours following an intrauterine fetal demise, neonatal death, or stillbirth.

(7) "Recognition program" means the hospital recognition program established under Section 328.004.
Tex. Government Code § 791.027 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 791 / Section 791.027
§ 791.027. EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) A local government may provide emergency assistance to another local government, whether or not the local governments have previously agreed or contracted to provide that kind of assistance, if:

(1) in the opinion of the presiding officer of the governing body of the local government desiring emergency assistance, a state of civil emergency exists in the local government that requires assistance from another local government and the presiding officer requests the assistance; and

(2) before the emergency assistance is provided, the governing body of the local government that is to provide the assistance authorizes that local government to provide the assistance by resolution or other official action.

(b) This section does not apply to emergency assistance provided by law enforcement officers under Chapter 362, Local Government Code.