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Tex. Business Organizations Code § 22.505 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 22 / Section 22.505
§ 22.505. APPROVAL OF RATIFIED DEFECTIVE CORPORATE ACT BY MEMBERS WITH VOTING RIGHTS REQUIRED; EXCEPTION.
Status: in_force

If the corporation has members with voting rights, each defective corporate act ratified under Section 22.503(a) must be submitted to such members of the corporation for approval as provided by Sections 22.506 and 22.507, unless no other provision of the corporate statute, no provision of the corporation's governing documents, and no provision of any plan or agreement to which the corporation is a party would have required approval by such members of:

(1) the defective corporate act to be ratified at the time of that defective corporate act; or

(2) the type of defective corporate act to be ratified at the time the board of directors adopts the resolutions ratifying that defective corporate act under Section 22.503.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 254.157 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 254 / Section 254.157
§ 254.157. CERTAIN ADVERTISING PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) A facility may not advertise or hold itself out as a network provider, including by stating that the facility "takes" or "accepts" any insurer, health maintenance organization, health benefit plan, or health benefit plan network, unless the facility is a network provider of a health benefit plan issuer.

(b) A facility may not post the name or logo of a health benefit plan issuer in any signage or marketing materials if the facility is an out-of-network provider for all of the issuer's health benefit plans.

(c) A violation of this section is a false, misleading, or deceptive act or practice under Subchapter E, Chapter 17, Business & Commerce Code, and is actionable under that subchapter.
Tex. Finance Code § 62.001 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 62 / Section 62.001
§ 62.001. APPLICATION TO INCORPORATE.
Status: in_force

(a) Five or more residents of this state may apply to incorporate an association by submitting to the commissioner an application and the filing fee.

(b) An application must contain:

(1) two copies of the association's articles of incorporation identifying:

(A) the name of the association;

(B) the location of the principal office; and

(C) the names and addresses of the initial directors;

(2) two copies of the association's bylaws;

(3) data sufficiently detailed and comprehensive to enable the commissioner to make a determination under Section 62.007, including statements, exhibits, and maps;

(4) other information relating to the association and its operation that the finance commission by rule requires; and

(5) financial information about each applicant, incorporator, director, or shareholder that the finance commission by rule requires.

(c) Financial information described by Subsection (b)(5) is confidential and not subject to public disclosure unless the commissioner finds that public disclosure is necessary.

(d) The articles of incorporation and statements of fact shall be signed and sworn to.
Tex. Utilities Code § 162.081 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 162 / Section 162.081
§ 162.081. DIRECTOR, OFFICER, OR MEMBER ACTING AS NOTARY.
Status: in_force

A person who is an officer, director, or member of a telephone cooperative and who is authorized to take acknowledgments under state law is not disqualified because of the person's association with the cooperative from taking an acknowledgment of an instrument executed in favor of the cooperative or to which the cooperative is a party.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8879.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8879 / Section 8879.005
§ 8879.005. LOCATION OF DISTRICT ELECTIONS.
Status: in_force

A district election may be held at any location in Crockett County.
Tex. Government Code § 490B.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 490B / Section 490B.002
§ 490B.002. PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

The ongoing economic stability and growth of Texas and the improved quality of life for all Texans are dependent in part on coordination with neighboring states. Texas and the Mexican border states of Chihuahua, Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, and Tamaulipas face common challenges in the areas of infrastructure, health care, access to and availability of water, economic development and trade, and environmental protection. The commission will encourage a collaborative approach between Texas and neighboring Mexican states in specific areas so as to better address challenges and plan for the future.
Tex. Property Code § 81.0011 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 81 / Section 81.0011
§ 81.0011. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter applies only to a condominium regime created before January 1, 1994. A condominium regime created on or after January 1, 1994, is governed by Chapter 82.

(b) A condominium regime created before January 1, 1994, to which this chapter applies is also governed by Chapter 82 as provided by Section 82.002.
Tex. Education Code § 54.003 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 54 / Section 54.003
§ 54.003. TUITION AND CHARGES TO BE AUTHORIZED BY LAW.
Status: in_force

No institution of higher education may collect from students attending the institution any tuition, fee, or charge of any kind except as permitted by law, and no student may be refused admission to or discharged from any institution for the nonpayment of any tuition, fee, or charge except as permitted by law.
Tex. Local Government Code § 202.009 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 202 / Section 202.009
§ 202.009.
Status: in_force

Sec. 202.009. PENALTY: POSSESSION OF RECORD BY PRIVATE ENTITY. (a) A private college or university, a private museum or library, a private organization of any other type, or an individual commits an offense if the entity knowingly or intentionally acquires or possesses a local government record. An offense under this subsection is a Class A misdemeanor.

(b) It is a defense to prosecution under this section that a private college, university, museum, or library, by agreement with the commission under Subchapter J, Chapter 441, Government Code, provides physical housing for a local government record the title to which has been vested in the commission.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3890.208 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3890 / Section 3890.208
§ 3890.208. AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY AND TO ISSUE BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may borrow money on terms and conditions as determined by the board. Section 375.205, Local Government Code, does not apply to a loan, line of credit, or other borrowing from a bank or financial institution secured by revenue other than ad valorem taxes.

(b) The district may issue by competitive bid or negotiated sale bonds, notes, or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, assessments, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources of money, to pay for any authorized district purpose.

(c) The limitation on the outstanding principal amount of bonds, notes, and other obligations set forth in Section 49.4645, Water Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 11.254 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 11 / Section 11.254
§ 11.254. REINSTATEMENT OF CERTIFICATE OF FORMATION FOLLOWING TAX FORFEITURE.
Status: in_force

(a) A filing entity whose certificate of formation has been forfeited under the provisions of the Tax Code must follow the procedures in the Tax Code to reinstate its certificate of formation. A filing entity whose certificate of formation is reinstated under the provisions of the Tax Code is considered to have continued in existence without interruption from the date of forfeiture.

(b) The reinstatement of a filing entity's certificate of formation after its forfeiture has no effect on any issue of the personal liability of the governing persons, officers, or agents of the filing entity during the period between forfeiture and reinstatement of the certificate of formation.

(c) The reinstatement of a limited liability company's certificate of formation after its forfeiture automatically reinstates any protected series or registered series that terminated because of the forfeiture.
Tex. Labor Code § 401.025 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 401 / Section 401.025
§ 401.025. REFERENCES TO COMMISSION AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
Status: in_force

(a) A reference in this code or other law to the Texas Workers' Compensation Commission or the executive director of that commission means the division or the commissioner as consistent with the respective duties of the commissioner and the division under this code and other workers' compensation laws of this state.

(b) A reference in this code or other law to the executive director of the Texas Workers' Compensation Commission means the commissioner.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7906.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7906 / Section 7906.151
§ 7906.151. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

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

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 7906.153.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Government Code § 549.0051 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 549 / Section 549.0051
§ 549.0051. PERIODIC REVIEW OF VENDOR DRUG PROGRAM PURCHASES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall periodically review all purchases made under the vendor drug program to determine the cost-effectiveness of including a component for prescription drug benefits in any capitation rate paid by this state under a Medicaid managed care program or the child health plan program.

(b) In making the determination required by Subsection (a), the commission shall consider the value of any prescription drug rebates this state receives.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3936.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3936 / Section 3936.005
§ 3936.005. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 3 of the Act enacting this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 3 of the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

(2) right to issue any type of bond for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on a bond;

(3) right to impose or collect an assessment or tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1302.103 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1302 / Section 1302.103
§ 1302.103. RULES REGARDING USE AND DISPLAY OF LICENSE.
Status: in_force

The commission, with the advice of the advisory board, shall adopt rules relating to the use, display, and advertisement of a license.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8306.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8306 / Section 8306.106
§ 8306.106. CONTRACT WITH CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may not exercise the powers and duties of a municipal utility district under this chapter unless the district enters into a written contract with any municipality in whose extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is wholly or partly located that:

(1) provides for the continuation of the extraterritorial status of the district or the district's annexation by the municipality;

(2) ensures that any development in the district occurs in a manner that furthers the health, safety, and welfare of the residents of the district; and

(3) includes other terms and consideration that the municipality determines to be reasonable and appropriate.

(b) A contract under this section may be renewed or extended for successive periods not to exceed 15 years.

(c) If the district does not enter into a contract under this section before the later of September 1, 2009, or the 30th day after the effective date of the Act creating this chapter, the board, at the board's sole discretion, may adopt an order dissolving the district if the district has no assets or obligations. If an order dissolving the district is adopted under this subsection, an original or certified copy of the order must be filed with the commission and in the real property records of any county in which the district is located.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8513.0324 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8513 / Section 8513.0324
§ 8513.0324. CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE, AND OPERATION OF FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

The authority may construct, extend, improve, maintain, and reconstruct, cause to be constructed, extended, improved, maintained, and reconstructed, and use and operate facilities of any kind necessary or convenient to the exercise of the authority's powers, rights, privileges, and functions.
Tex. Government Code § 615.123 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 615 / Section 615.123
§ 615.123. BENEFITS ADDITIONAL.
Status: in_force

The benefits provided by this subchapter are in addition to any other benefits provided by this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 772.012 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 772 / Section 772.012
§ 772.012. COMPLIANCE WITH CYBERSECURITY AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TRAINING REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "local government" has the meaning assigned by Section 2054.003.

(b) To apply for a grant under this chapter, a local government must submit with the grant application a written certification of the local government's compliance with the cybersecurity training and the artificial intelligence training required by Section 2063.103.

(c) On a determination by the criminal justice division established under Section 772.006 that a local government awarded a grant under this chapter has not complied with the cybersecurity training or the artificial intelligence training required by Section 2063.103, the local government shall pay to this state an amount equal to the amount of the grant award. A local government that is the subject of a determination described by this subsection is ineligible for another grant under this chapter until the second anniversary of the date the local government is determined ineligible.
Tex. Finance Code § 347.506 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 347 / Section 347.506
§ 347.506. WHEN ACT OR OMISSION NOT VIOLATION.
Status: in_force

(a) An act or omission does not violate this chapter if the act or omission conforms to an interpretation of any provision of this chapter that is in effect at the time of the act or omission and that:

(1) was made by the commissioner under Section 14.108; or

(2) is a final decision of an appellate court of this state or the United States.

(b) If the interpretation or decision is modified, rescinded, or invalidated by a subsequent interpretation or final decision, the subsequent interpretation or final decision does not apply to a credit transaction made before the effective date of the subsequent interpretation or final decision.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1201.2071 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1201 / Section 1201.2071
§ 1201.2071. EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN EMERGENCY HOUSING.
Status: in_force

(a) Sections 1201.204, 1201.205, 1201.206, and 1201.207 do not apply to the purchase of a manufactured home that is purchased by a federal governmental agency and used to provide temporary housing in response to a natural disaster or other declared emergency.

(b) The department shall adopt rules for the application for and automatic issuance of a statement of ownership of a manufactured home described by Subsection (a).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7959.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7959 / Section 7959.004
§ 7959.004. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 7959.003 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2210.704 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2210 / Section 2210.704
§ 2210.704. CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION; USE OF POLICYHOLDER'S AGENT.
Status: in_force

(a) An insurer may use information concerning a specific policy or insured provided by the association under Section 2210.702(a) only for the purposes of this subchapter and may not use or disclose the information for any other purpose.

(b) If an insurer elects to renew a policy for an association policyholder identified from information provided to the insurer under Section 2210.702, the insurer must offer the policy through the insurance agent of record for the association policyholder under the prevailing terms, conditions, and commissions of the agent.

(c) An insurer that offers to renew a policy under Section 2210.703 shall allow the policyholder's agent to enter into a limited service agreement with the insurer for the agent to continue to provide services to the policyholder.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 21.906 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 21 / Section 21.906
§ 21.906. NOTICE REQUIREMENTS FOR RATIFIED DEFECTIVE CORPORATE ACT SUBMITTED FOR SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL.
Status: in_force

(a) If the ratification of a defective corporate act is required to be submitted to the shareholders for approval under Section 21.905, notice of the time, place, if any, and purpose of the meeting shall be given at least 20 days before the date of the meeting to:

(1) each holder of record, as of the record date of the meeting, of valid shares and putative shares, regardless of whether the shares are voting or nonvoting, at the address of the holder as it appears or most recently appeared, as appropriate, on the corporation's records; and

(2) each holder of record of valid shares and putative shares, regardless of whether the shares are voting or nonvoting, other than to a holder whose identity or address cannot be ascertained from the corporation's records:

(A) as of the time of the defective corporate act; or

(B) in the case of any defective corporate act that involved the establishment of a putative record date, as of that putative record date.

(b) The notice must contain:

(1) copies of the resolutions adopted by the board of directors under Section 21.903 or the information required by Sections 21.903(a)(1)-(5); and

(2) a statement that, on shareholder approval of the ratification of the defective corporate act or putative shares made in accordance with this subchapter, the holder's rights to challenge the defective corporate act or putative shares are limited to an action claiming that a court of appropriate jurisdiction, in its discretion, should declare:

(A) that the ratification not take effect or that it take effect only on certain conditions, if that action is filed with the court not later than the 120th day after the applicable validation effective time; or

(B) that the ratification was not accomplished in accordance with this subchapter.
Tex. Estates Code § 113.003 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 113 / Section 113.003
§ 113.003. DEFINITION OF NET CONTRIBUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) In this chapter, "net contribution" of a party to a joint account at any given time is the sum of all deposits made to that account by or for the party, less all withdrawals made by or for the party that have not been paid to or applied to the use of any other party, plus a pro rata share of any interest or dividends included in the current balance of the account. The term also includes any deposit life insurance proceeds added to the account by reason of the death of the party whose net contribution is in question.

(b) A financial institution may not be required to inquire, for purposes of establishing net contributions, about:

(1) the source of funds received for deposit to a multiple-party account; or

(2) the proposed application of an amount withdrawn from a multiple-party account.
Tex. Transportation Code § 71.105 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 71 / Section 71.105
§ 71.105. ISSUANCE OF BRANCH PILOT LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) On the filing of the bond and the taking of the oath required by Section 71.104, a commissioner of pilots of the applicable pilot board shall certify to the governor that the branch pilot has qualified.

(b) On receiving the certificate, the governor shall issue to the branch pilot, in the name of the state and under the state seal, a commission to serve as a branch pilot in the jurisdiction of the applicable pilot board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3875.071 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3875 / Section 3875.071
§ 3875.071. BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by this subchapter, the district is governed by a board of five directors elected by the voters of the district at large. Except as provided by Sections 3875.073(b) and 3875.074, directors serve staggered terms of four years and until their successors have been elected and have qualified.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 87.042 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 87 / Section 87.042
§ 87.042. DEPARTMENTAL INVESTIGATORY POWERS.
Status: in_force

To conduct an investigation under this chapter, the commissioner or the commissioner's designee has the same authority to enter, inspect, investigate, and take samples and to do so in the same manner as is provided for communicable diseases under Sections 81.061, 81.063, 81.064, and 81.065.
Tex. Government Code § 2261.259 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2261 / Section 2261.259
§ 2261.259. ELECTRONIC COMPLIANCE SUBMISSIONS.
Status: in_force

A state agency that uses the centralized accounting and payroll system authorized under Sections 2101.035 and 2101.036 or an alternative computer software system for compliance requirements related to the procurement of goods or services may electronically submit to the comptroller using that computer software system a written justification, verification, notification, or acknowledgement required under this chapter or Subchapter B, Chapter 2155.
Tex. Education Code § 130.0845 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 130 / Section 130.0845
§ 130.0845. REMOVAL OF TRUSTEE FOR NONATTENDANCE OF BOARD MEETINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) It is a ground for removal of a member of the board of trustees of a junior college district that the member is absent from more than half of the regularly scheduled board meetings that the member is eligible to attend during a calendar year, not counting an absence for which the member is excused by a majority vote of the board.

(b) The validity of an action of the board of trustees is not affected by the fact that the action is taken when a ground for removal of a member of the board exists.

(c) A member of a board of trustees may be removed for a ground provided by this section, using the procedures provided by Subchapter B, Chapter 87, Local Government Code, for removing a county official.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.1251 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.1251
§ 152.1251. JACK COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The juvenile board in Jack and Wise counties is composed of the county judges, the district judges in Jack and Wise counties, and the judge of each statutory county court in the counties that is designated as a juvenile court.

(b) The juvenile board shall elect one of its members as chairman at the beginning of each year.

(c) The commissioners courts shall pay the members of the juvenile board an annual salary in an amount set by the commissioners courts, payable in equal monthly installments out of the general funds or any other available funds of the counties.

(d) Unless the counties agree on a different method of allocating costs, each county shall pay the costs of the juvenile board in accordance with the ratio that the population of the county bears to the total population of the two counties.

(e) Section 152.0005(b) does not apply to the juvenile board in Jack and Wise counties.