FrankGoortani/open-us-law huggingface dataset:
Tex. Government Code § 801.102 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 801 / Section 801.102
§ 801.102. COMPOSITION OF BOARD.
Status: in_force

(a) The board is composed of seven members.

(b) Appointments to the board shall be made without regard to the race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin of the appointees.
Tex. Finance Code § 186.109 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 186 / Section 186.109
§ 186.109. APPLICATION OF LAW TO STATE TRUST COMPANY IN DISSOLUTION.
Status: in_force

A state trust company in the process of voluntary dissolution and liquidation remains subject to this subtitle, including provisions for examination by the banking commissioner, and the state trust company shall furnish reports required by the banking commissioner.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8028A.0503 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8028A / Section 8028A.0503
§ 8028A.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. Penal Code § 9.44 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 9 / Section 9.44
§ 9.44. USE OF DEVICE TO PROTECT PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

The justification afforded by Sections 9.41 and 9.43 applies to the use of a device to protect land or tangible, movable property if:

(1) the device is not designed to cause, or known by the actor to create a substantial risk of causing, death or serious bodily injury; and

(2) use of the device is reasonable under all the circumstances as the actor reasonably believes them to be when he installs the device.
Tex. Transportation Code § 463.068 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 463 / Section 463.068
§ 463.068. ELECTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) In an election ordered by the executive committee:

(1) the executive committee shall give notice of the election by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the authority at least once each week for three consecutive weeks, with the first publication occurring at least 21 days before the date of election; and

(2) a resolution ordering the election and the election notice must show, in addition to the requirements of the Election Code, the hours of the election and polling places in election precincts.

(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to an election under Section 463.309.

(c) A copy of the notice of each election held under this chapter shall be furnished to the Texas Transportation Commission and the comptroller.
Tex. Local Government Code § 143.015 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 143 / Section 143.015
§ 143.015. APPEAL OF COMMISSION DECISION TO DISTRICT COURT.
Status: in_force

(a) If a fire fighter or police officer is dissatisfied with any commission decision, the fire fighter or police officer may file a petition in district court asking that the decision be set aside. The petition must be filed within 10 days after the date the final commission decision:

(1) is sent to the fire fighter or police officer by certified mail; or

(2) is personally received by the fire fighter or police officer or by that person's designee.

(b) An appeal under this section is by trial de novo. The district court may grant the appropriate legal or equitable relief necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter. The relief may include reinstatement or promotion with back pay if an order of suspension, dismissal, or demotion is set aside.

(c) The court may award reasonable attorney's fees to the prevailing party and assess court costs against the nonprevailing party.

(d) If the court finds for the fire fighter or police officer, the court shall order the municipality to pay lost wages to the fire fighter or police officer.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 17.62 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 17 / Section 17.62
§ 17.62. PENALTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) Any person who, with intent to avoid, evade, or prevent compliance, in whole or in part, with Section 17.60 or 17.61 of this subchapter, removes from any place, conceals, withholds, or destroys, mutilates, alters, or by any other means falsifies any documentary material or merchandise or sample of merchandise is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is punishable by a fine of not more than $5,000 or by confinement in the county jail for not more than one year, or both.

(b) If a person fails to comply with a directive of the consumer protection division under Section 17.60 of this subchapter or with a civil investigative demand for documentary material served on him under Section 17.61 of this subchapter, or if satisfactory copying or reproduction of the material cannot be done and the person refuses to surrender the material, the consumer protection division may file in the district court in the county in which the person resides, is found, or transacts business, and serve on the person, a petition for an order of the court for enforcement of Sections 17.60 and 17.61 of this subchapter. If the person transacts business in more than one county, the petition shall be filed in the county in which the person maintains his principal place of business, or in another county agreed on by the parties to the petition.

(c) When a petition is filed in the district court in any county under this section, the court shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine the matter presented and to enter any order required to carry into effect the provisions of Sections 17.60 and 17.61 of this subchapter. Any final order entered is subject to appeal to the Texas Supreme Court. Failure to comply with any final order entered under this section is punishable by contempt.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 22.12 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 22 / Section 22.12
§ 22.12. PROCEEDINGS NOT SET ASIDE FOR DEFECT OF FORM.
Status: in_force

The bond, the judgment declaring the forfeiture, the citation and the return thereupon, shall not be set aside because of any defect of form; but such defect of form may, at any time, be amended under the direction of the court.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8101.157 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8101 / Section 8101.157
§ 8101.157. CONTRACTS WITH MUNICIPALITIES AND OTHERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority may contract with municipalities and others for supplying services to them.

(b) The authority may contract with any municipality for the rental, lease, or operation of the water production, water supply, and water supply facilities of the authority for the consideration agreed to by the authority and the municipality.

(c) The authority may contract with any municipality for the rental, lease, or operation of the water production, water supply, and water supply facilities or sanitary sewer system of the municipality for the consideration agreed to by the authority and the municipality.

(d) A contract under this section:

(1) may be on the terms and for the period to which the parties agree; and

(2) may provide that the contract continues in effect until the bonds specified by the contract and refunding bonds issued in place of those bonds are paid.
Tex. Labor Code § 91.007 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 91 / Section 91.007
§ 91.007. APPLICATION OF LABOR RELATIONS LAWS.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not relieve a client of a right, obligation, or duty under:

(1) Chapter 101;

(2) the federal National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. Section 151 et seq.);

(3) the federal Railway Labor Act (45 U.S.C. Section 151 et seq.); or

(4) any other law governing labor relations.
Tex. Utilities Code § 124.002 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 124 / Section 124.002
§ 124.002. SUBMETERING.
Status: in_force

(a) The railroad commission shall adopt rules under which an owner, operator, or manager of a mobile home park or apartment house may purchase natural gas through a master meter for delivery to a dwelling unit in the mobile home park or apartment house using individual submeters to allocate fairly the cost of the gas consumption of each dwelling unit.

(b) In addition to other appropriate safeguards for a resident of a mobile home park or apartment house, the rules must provide that the owner, operator, or manager of the mobile home park or apartment house:

(1) may not deliver natural gas for sale or resale for profit; and

(2) shall maintain adequate records relating to that submetering and make those records available for inspection by the resident during reasonable business hours.
Tex. Water Code § 54.036 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 54 / Section 54.036
§ 54.036. DIRECTORS TO CONTINUE SERVING.
Status: in_force

The existing board of a district converted to a municipal utility district under the provisions of this chapter shall continue to serve as the board of the converted district.
Tex. Finance Code § 349.005 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 349 / Section 349.005
§ 349.005. LIABILITY FOR VIOLATING INJUNCTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who violates an injunction issued under this subtitle is liable to this state for a civil penalty that does not exceed $1,000 for each violation.

(b) For purposes of this section, a district court that issues an injunction under this subtitle shall retain jurisdiction, and the cause shall be continued.

(c) The attorney general may petition the court for recovery of the civil penalty prescribed by this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3793.0403 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3793 / Section 3793.0403
§ 3793.0403. METHOD OF NOTICE FOR HEARING.
Status: in_force

The district may mail the notice required by Section 375.115(c), Local Government Code, by certified or first class United States mail. The board shall determine the method of notice.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1271.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1271 / Section 1271.002
§ 1271.002. RIGHT TO EVIDENCE OF COVERAGE; ISSUANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) Each enrollee residing in this state is entitled to evidence of coverage under a health care plan.

(b) The health maintenance organization shall issue the evidence of coverage, except as provided by Subsection (c).

(c) If the enrollee obtains coverage under a health care plan through an insurance policy or a contract issued by a group hospital service corporation, whether by option or otherwise, the insurer or the group hospital service corporation shall issue the evidence of coverage.

(d) By agreement between the health maintenance organization, insurer, or group hospital service corporation and the subscriber or person entitled to receive the evidence of coverage, policy, or contract, the evidence of coverage required by this section may be delivered electronically.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 21.718 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 21 / Section 21.718
§ 21.718. STATEMENT OF OPERATION AS CLOSE CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

(a) On or after the formation of a close corporation or adoption of close corporation status, a close corporation that begins to conduct its business and affairs under a shareholders' agreement that has become effective shall promptly execute and file with the secretary of state a statement of operation as a close corporation in accordance with Chapter 4.

(b) The statement required by Subsection (a) must:

(1) contain the name of the close corporation;

(2) state that the close corporation is being operated and its business and affairs are being conducted under the terms of a shareholders' agreement under this subchapter; and

(3) contain the date the operation of the corporation began.

(c) A statement of operation as a close corporation shall be executed by an officer on behalf of the corporation.

(d) On the filing of the statement of operation as a close corporation, the fact that the close corporation is being operated and its business and affairs are being conducted under the terms of a shareholders' agreement becomes a matter of public record.
Tex. Utilities Code § 40.001 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 40 / Section 40.001
§ 40.001. APPLICABLE LAW.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, except Sections 39.155, 39.157(e), and 39.203, this chapter governs the transition to and the establishment of a fully competitive electric power industry for municipally owned utilities. With respect to the regulation of municipally owned utilities, this chapter controls over any other provision of this title, except for sections in which the term "municipally owned utility" is specifically used.

(b) Except as specifically provided in this subsection, Chapter 39 does not apply to a river authority operating a steam generating plant on or before January 1, 1999, or a corporation authorized by Chapter 152, Water Code, or Section 32.053. A river authority operating a steam generating plant on or before January 1, 1999, is subject to Sections 39.051(a)-(c), 39.108, 39.1516, 39.155, 39.157(e), and 39.203.

(c) For purposes of Section 39.051, hydroelectric assets may not be deemed to be generating assets, and the transfer of generating assets to a corporation authorized by Chapter 152, Water Code, satisfies the requirements of Section 39.051.

(d) Accommodation shall be made in the code of conduct established under Section 39.157(e) for the provisions of Chapter 152, Water Code, and the commission may not prohibit a river authority and any related corporation from sharing officers, directors, employees, equipment, and facilities or from providing goods or services to each other at cost without the need for a competitive bid.
Tex. Water Code § 51.189 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.189
§ 51.189. PUMPING WATER TO ANOTHER DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

If the board considers it advisable, it may contract to pump for or supply another district any water in which the other district has a right. The board shall provide the terms of the contract.
Tex. Local Government Code § 234.001 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 234 / Section 234.001
§ 234.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Automotive wrecking and salvage yard" means a business, other than a business classified as a salvage pool operator under Chapter 2302, Occupations Code, that stores three or more wrecked vehicles outdoors for the purpose of:

(A) selling the vehicles whole; or

(B) dismantling or otherwise wrecking the vehicles to remove parts for sale or for use in an automotive repair or rebuilding business.

(2) "Demolition business" means a business that demolishes structures, including houses and other buildings, in order to salvage building materials and that stores those materials before disposing of them.

(3) "Flea market" means an outdoor market for selling secondhand articles or antiques.

(4) "Junkyard" means a business that stores, buys, or sells materials that have been discarded or sold at a nominal price by a previous owner and that keeps all or part of the materials outdoors until disposing of them.

(5) "Outdoor resale business" means a business that sells used merchandise, other than automobiles, logging equipment, or other agricultural equipment, and stores or displays the merchandise outdoors.

(6) "Recycling business" means a business that is primarily engaged in:

(A) converting ferrous or nonferrous metals or other materials into raw material products having prepared grades and having an existing or potential economic value;

(B) using raw material products of that kind in the production of new products; or

(C) obtaining or storing ferrous or nonferrous metals or other materials for a purpose described by Paragraph (A) or (B).
Tex. Insurance Code § 462.159 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 462 / Section 462.159
§ 462.159. ESTIMATE OF ADDITIONAL MONEY NEEDED ON IMPAIRMENT OF INSURER.
Status: in_force

(a) If the commissioner determines that an insurer has become an impaired insurer, the association shall promptly estimate the amount of additional money, by lines of business, needed to supplement the immediately available assets of the impaired insurer to pay covered claims.

(b) The board shall make additional money available as the actual need arises for each impaired insurer.
Tex. Property Code § 221.063 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 221 / Section 221.063
§ 221.063.
Status: in_force

Sec. 221.063. ALTERNATIVE TO ESCROW OR TRUST ACCOUNT: FINANCIAL ASSURANCE. (a) Instead of the deposit of funds in an escrow or trust account as provided by Section 221.061, the commission may accept from the developer a surety bond, irrevocable letter of credit, or other form of financial assurance, including financial assurance posted in another state or jurisdiction.

(b) The amount of the financial assurance provided under this section must be an amount equal to or more than the amount of funds that would otherwise be placed in an escrow or trust account under Section 221.061(a).

(c) The amount of the financial assurance provided under this section for timeshare property under construction as provided by Section 221.061(d) must be the lesser of:

(1) an amount equal to or more than the amount of funds that would otherwise be placed in an escrow or trust account under that subsection; or

(2) the amount necessary to assure completion of the building in which the timeshare interest is located.
Tex. Utilities Code § 12.052 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 12 / Section 12.052
§ 12.052. PRESIDING OFFICER.
Status: in_force

(a) The governor shall designate a commissioner as the presiding officer.

(b) The presiding officer serves in that capacity at the pleasure of the governor.
Tex. Transportation Code § 545.418 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 545 / Section 545.418
§ 545.418. OPENING VEHICLE DOORS.
Status: in_force

A person may not:

(1) open the door of a motor vehicle on the side available to moving traffic, unless the door may be opened in reasonable safety without interfering with the movement of other traffic; or

(2) leave a door on the side of a vehicle next to moving traffic open for longer than is necessary to load or unload a passenger.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1806.001 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1806 / Section 1806.001
§ 1806.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Residential Solar Retailer Regulatory Act.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3966.0308 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3966 / Section 3966.0308
§ 3966.0308. PARKING FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may acquire, lease as lessor or lessee, construct, develop, own, operate, and maintain parking facilities or a system of parking facilities, including lots, garages, parking terminals, or other structures or accommodations for parking motor vehicles off the streets and related appurtenances.

(b) The district's parking facilities serve the public purposes of the district and are owned, used, and held for a public purpose even if leased or operated by a private entity for a term of years.

(c) The district's parking facilities are parts of and necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street or road improvement.

(d) The development and operation of the district's parking facilities may be considered an economic development program.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3883.110 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3883 / Section 3883.110
§ 3883.110. ANNEXATION OR EXCLUSION OF LAND.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may annex land as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code.

(b) The district may exclude land as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code. Section 375.044(b), Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Water Code § 49.3225 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 49 / Section 49.3225
§ 49.3225. ORDER WITHOUT HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may adopt an order under Section 49.324 without conducting a hearing if it receives a petition under this section from:

(1) the owners of the majority in value of the land in the district, as shown by the most recent certified tax roll of the central appraisal district of the county or counties in which the district is located; or

(2) the board of directors of the district.

(b) Not later than the 10th day after the date a petition is submitted under Subsection (a), the petitioners shall:

(1) provide notice of the petition by certified mail:

(A) to all the landowners in the district, as shown by the most recent certified tax roll of the central appraisal district of the county or counties in which the district is located, who did not sign the petition; and

(B) if the petition was submitted by persons described by Subsection (a)(1), to the board of directors; and

(2) certify in writing to the commission that the requirements of Subdivision (1) have been met.

(c) A notice provided under Subsection (b)(1) must state that the landowner may file a written objection to the dissolution of the district not later than the 30th day after the date the notice was received.

(d) If a landowner files a written objection to the dissolution of the district with the commission within the period specified in the notice, the commission shall hold a hearing on the dissolution of the district. The commission shall mail notice of the hearing by first class mail to:

(1) the petitioners, and the board of directors if the board of directors did not submit the petition; and

(2) each landowner who timely filed a written objection to the dissolution.

(e) A district may not be dissolved under this section or any other provision of law if the district:

(1) has any outstanding bonded indebtedness unless the bonded indebtedness is assumed by a third party, or repaid or defeased in accordance with the order or resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds;

(2) has a contractual obligation to pay money unless the obligation is assumed by a third party, fully paid in accordance with the contract, or waived by the obligee; or

(3) owns, operates, or maintains public works, facilities, or improvements, unless the ownership, operation, or maintenance is assumed by a third party.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 152.611 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 152 / Section 152.611
§ 152.611. REDEMPTION OF TRANSFEREE'S PARTNERSHIP INTEREST.
Status: in_force

(a) A partnership must redeem the partnership interest of a transferee for its fair value if:

(1) the interest was transferred when:

(A) the partnership had a period of duration that had not yet expired;

(B) the partnership was for a particular undertaking not yet completed; or

(C) the partnership agreement provided for winding up of the partnership business on a specified event that had not yet occurred;

(2) the partnership's period of duration has expired, the particular undertaking has been completed, or the specified event has occurred; and

(3) the transferee makes a written demand for redemption.

(b) If an agreement for the redemption price of a transferee's interest is not reached before the 121st day after the date a written demand for redemption is made, the partnership must pay to the transferee in cash the amount the partnership estimates to be the redemption price and any accrued interest from the date of demand not later than the 30th day after the expiration of the period.

(c) On request of the transferee, the payment required by Subsection (b) must be accompanied or followed by:

(1) a statement of partnership property and liabilities from the date of the demand for redemption;

(2) the most recent available partnership balance sheet and income statement, if any; and

(3) an explanation of the computation of the estimated payment obligation.

(d) If the payment required by Subsection (b) is accompanied by written notice that the payment is in full satisfaction of the partnership's obligations relating to the redemption of the transferee's interest, the payment, less interest, is the redemption price unless the transferee, not later than the first anniversary of the written notice, commences an action to determine the redemption price.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1074.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1074 / Section 1074.101
§ 1074.101. DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITY.
Status: in_force

The district has full responsibility for operating all hospital facilities and providing medical and hospital care for the district's needy residents.