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Tex. Insurance Code § 803.005 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 803 / Section 803.005
§ 803.005. CONTROL OF BOOKS, RECORDS, ACCOUNTS, AND OFFICES.
Status: in_force

(a) The books, records, accounts, or offices of a domestic company must be under the company's direct supervision, management, and control.

(b) The ultimate controlling person of an insurance holding company system affiliated with a domestic company, or the immediate or intermediate controlling person of the domestic company, must be domiciled, licensed, or admitted to transact business in a jurisdiction in the United States.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9050.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9050 / Section 9050.003
§ 9050.003. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is created to serve a public use and benefit.

(b) All land and other property included in the boundaries of the district will benefit from the works and projects accomplished by the district under the powers conferred by Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(c) The district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(d) The accomplishment of the purposes stated in this chapter will benefit the people of this state and improve their property and industries.

(e) The district in carrying out the purposes of this chapter will be performing an essential public function under the Texas Constitution.
Tex. Finance Code § 35.107 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 35 / Section 35.107
§ 35.107. AUTHORITY OF CONSERVATOR.
Status: in_force

(a) A conservator appointed under this subchapter shall immediately take charge of the bank and all of its property, books, records, and affairs on behalf and at the direction and control of the banking commissioner.

(b) Subject to any limitation in the order of appointment or other direction of the banking commissioner, the conservator has all the powers of the directors, officers, and shareholders of the bank and shall conduct the business of the bank and take all steps the conservator considers appropriate to remove the conditions causing the conservatorship. During the conservatorship, the board may not direct or participate in the affairs of the bank.

(c) Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter, by rules adopted under this subtitle, or by Section 12.106, the conservator has the rights and privileges and is subject to the duties, restrictions, penalties, conditions, and limitations of the directors, officers, and employees of state banks.
Tex. Government Code § 656.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 656 / Section 656.001
§ 656.001. STATE AGENCY EMPLOYMENT OPENING.
Status: in_force

Any agency, board, bureau, commission, committee, council, court, department, institution, or office in the executive or judicial branch of state government that has an employment opening for which persons from outside the agency will be considered shall list the opening with the Texas Workforce Commission.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 293A.152 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 293A / Section 293A.152
§ 293A.152. ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION OF MANDATORY PAYMENTS.
Status: in_force

The county may collect or contract for the assessment and collection of mandatory payments authorized under this chapter.
Tex. Transportation Code § 521.2421 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 521 / Section 521.2421
§ 521.2421. PETITION.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c), a person may apply for an occupational driver's license by filing a verified petition with the clerk of a justice, county, or district court with jurisdiction that includes the county in which:

(1) the person resides; or

(2) the incident occurred for which the license was suspended, revoked, or canceled.

(b) If a person's license has been automatically suspended, revoked, or canceled due to a conviction of an offense as provided by Subchapter O or P, the person may apply for an occupational driver's license by filing a verified petition only with the clerk of the court in which the person was convicted.

(c) If a person's license is suspended, revoked, or canceled due to a court order submitted to the department by a district, county, or justice court, the person may apply for an occupational driver's license by filing a verified petition with a court described by Subsection (a) or the court that issued the order.

(d) A petition filed under this section must:

(1) set forth in detail the petitioner's essential need, including a description of the hours and location of essential travel;

(2) describe the reason for the petitioner's license suspension, revocation, or cancellation;

(3) provide evidence of the petitioner's financial responsibility in accordance with Chapter 601; and

(4) include a certified abstract of the petitioner's complete driving record.

(f) If a court lacks jurisdiction over a petition filed under this section, the court shall dismiss the application. The court may hold a hearing to determine if the court has jurisdiction over the petition. If the petition is dismissed, the petitioner may submit a written request for the petition to be reinstated within 14 days of the dismissal, stating the reason the court has jurisdiction over the petition.
Tex. Transportation Code § 52.002 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 52 / Section 52.002
§ 52.002. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Adjacent coastal county" means a county bordering the Gulf of Mexico that has an onshore storage facility for a deepwater port for which an application has been filed.

(2) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the General Land Office or the commissioner's designated representative.

(3) "Deepwater port" means a facility defined in Section 3(10), Deepwater Port Act of 1974 (33 U.S.C. Sec. 1502(10)), and includes an onshore storage tank facility and the pipelines located in this state that connect the onshore storage tank facility with an offshore facility of a deepwater port.

(4) "Person" means an individual, association, organization, trust, partnership, or corporation.

(5) "Secretary" means the United States secretary of transportation.

(6) "State or local agency" means a board, commission, department, office, agency, or political subdivision of the state or of a county or municipality, or another public body created by or under state law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3982.0315 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3982 / Section 3982.0315
§ 3982.0315. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.
Tex. Government Code § 479.0153 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 479 / Section 479.0153
§ 479.0153. ALLOWABLE EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

(a) Money in the trust fund may be used to:

(1) pay the principal of and interest on notes issued under Section 479.0202; and

(2) fulfill obligations of an endorsing municipality, an endorsing county, or this state to a site selection organization under a motor sports racing event support contract or event support contract.

(b) The obligations described by Subsection (a)(2) may include the payment of:

(1) the costs relating to the preparations necessary or desirable for conducting the motor sports racing event; and

(2) the costs of conducting the racing event, including costs of a temporary improvement or temporary renovation to an existing facility specific to the racing event.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8249.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8249 / Section 8249.002
§ 8249.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3941.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3941 / Section 3941.152
§ 3941.152. MONEY USED FOR IMPROVEMENTS OR SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The district may acquire, construct, finance, operate, or maintain any improvement or service authorized under this chapter or Chapter 375, Local Government Code, using any money available to the district.
Tex. Finance Code § 182.018 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 182 / Section 182.018
§ 182.018. ACTION AFTER REVOCATION OF EXEMPTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A state trust company must comply with all of the provisions of Sections 182.003(b) and (c) not later than the fifth day after the date the revocation of the exemption takes effect. If, however, the banking commissioner determines at the time of revocation that the state trust company has been engaging in or attempting to engage in acts intended or designed to deceive or defraud the public, the banking commissioner, in the banking commissioner's sole discretion, may waive the compliance period provided by this subsection.

(b) If within the period prescribed by Subsection (a) the state trust company does not comply with all of the provisions of this subtitle, including capitalization requirements determined by the banking commissioner as necessary to assure the safety and soundness of the state trust company, the banking commissioner may:

(1) institute any action or remedy prescribed by this subtitle or any applicable rule; or

(2) refer the state trust company to the attorney general for institution of a quo warranto proceeding to revoke the state trust company's charter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9064.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9064 / Section 9064.0302
§ 9064.0302. WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state applicable to water control and improvement districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, including Chapters 49 and 51, Water Code, and specifically including the powers and duties authorized under Subchapter H, Chapter 51, Water Code.

(b) Notwithstanding any other law, the district may not construct, finance, own, or operate facilities necessary to provide water or sanitary sewer services.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1118.109 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1118 / Section 1118.109
§ 1118.109. GIFTS AND ENDOWMENTS.
Status: in_force

The board may accept for the district a gift or endowment to be held in trust and administered by the board under the directions, limitations, or other provisions prescribed in writing by the donor that are not inconsistent with the proper management of the district.
Tex. Penal Code § 38.05 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 38 / Section 38.05
§ 38.05. HINDERING APPREHENSION OR PROSECUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if, with intent to hinder the arrest, prosecution, conviction, or punishment of another for an offense or, with intent to hinder the arrest, detention, adjudication, or disposition of a child for engaging in delinquent conduct that violates a penal law of the state, or with intent to hinder the arrest of another under the authority of a warrant or capias, he:

(1) harbors or conceals the other;

(2) provides or aids in providing the other with any means of avoiding arrest or effecting escape; or

(3) warns the other of impending discovery or apprehension.

(b) It is a defense to prosecution under Subsection (a)(3) that the warning was given in connection with an effort to bring another into compliance with the law.

(c) Except as provided by Subsection (d), an offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.

(d) An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree if the person who is harbored, concealed, provided with a means of avoiding arrest or effecting escape, or warned of discovery or apprehension is under arrest for, charged with, or convicted of a felony, including an offense under Section 62.102, Code of Criminal Procedure, or is in custody or detention for, is alleged in a petition to have engaged in, or has been adjudicated as having engaged in delinquent conduct that violates a penal law of the grade of felony, including an offense under Section 62.102, Code of Criminal Procedure, and the person charged under this section knew that the person they harbored, concealed, provided with a means of avoiding arrest or effecting escape, or warned of discovery or apprehension is under arrest for, charged with, or convicted of a felony, or is in custody or detention for, is alleged in a petition to have engaged in, or has been adjudicated as having engaged in delinquent conduct that violates a penal law of the grade of felony.
Tex. Education Code § 51.221 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.221
§ 51.221. ACTIVE SHOOTER TRAINING PROVIDERS.
Status: in_force

An institution of higher education, as defined by Section 61.003, may not contract for the provision of active shooter training for peace officers commissioned under this subchapter unless the training provider is certified under Section 1701.2515, Occupations Code, to provide the training.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9601.214 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9601 / Section 9601.214
§ 9601.214. REMEDIES AND COVENANTS.
Status: in_force

The proceedings authorizing the issuance of any bonds authorized under this chapter, including refunding bonds, the execution of a trust indenture securing the bonds, and the execution of a credit agreement, may provide other remedies and covenants the board considers necessary to issue the bonds on terms the board determines to be most favorable to the district.
Tex. Education Code § 66.22 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 66 / Section 66.22
§ 66.22. REFUNDING BONDS AND NOTES.
Status: in_force

Any bonds or notes issued pursuant to the constitutional provisions described in Section 66.21 of this code, or issued pursuant to this subchapter, may be refunded by the governing board which issued the bonds or notes, upon such terms and conditions, including interest rates and maturities, as may be determined by that board, provided that such terms and conditions shall not be inconsistent with the applicable constitutional provisions. Any such bonds or notes may be so refunded by the issuance of refunding bonds or notes, either to be exchanged for the bonds or notes being refunded and cancelled, or to be sold, with the proceeds to be used for the redemption and cancellation of the bonds or notes being refunded.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8126.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8126 / Section 8126.051
§ 8126.051. DIRECTORS; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five directors.

(b) Directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Transportation Code § 1001.003 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.003
§ 1001.003. COMPOSITION OF DEPARTMENT.
Status: in_force

The department is composed of an executive director appointed by the board and other employees required to efficiently implement:

(1) this subtitle;

(2) other applicable vehicle laws of this state; and

(3) other laws that grant jurisdiction to or are applicable to the department.
Tex. Government Code § 323.007 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 323 / Section 323.007
§ 323.007. STATUTORY REVISION PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The council shall plan and execute a permanent statutory revision program for the systematic and continuous study of the statutes of this state and for the formal revision of the statutes on a topical or code basis. The purpose of the program is to clarify and simplify the statutes and to make the statutes more accessible, understandable, and usable.

(b) When revising a statute the council may not alter the sense, meaning, or effect of the statute.

(c) As part of the statutory revision program, the council shall:

(1) prepare a statutory record showing the status and disposition within the classification of the revised statutes of all acts enacted by the legislature;

(2) prepare and submit to the legislature in bill form statutory revisions on a topical or code basis;

(3) include a report with each revision that contains revisor's notes explaining in detail the work done; and

(4) formulate and implement a continuous revision program so that statutes that have been revised and enacted may be updated without the need for subsequent major revisions.

(d) Expired.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 382.503 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 382 / Section 382.503
§ 382.503. STUDY; SELECTION OF LOCATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The land commissioner shall contract with the bureau to conduct a study of state-owned offshore submerged land to identify potential locations for a carbon dioxide repository.

(b) The land commissioner shall recommend suitable sites for carbon dioxide storage to the board based on the findings of the study.

(c) The board shall make the final determination of suitable locations for carbon dioxide storage.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 137.257 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 137 / Section 137.257
§ 137.257. REPORTS TO LEGISLATURE.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than December 1 of each even-numbered year, the commission shall prepare and submit a report on state-funded home visiting programs to the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services and the House Human Services Committee or their successors.

(b) A report submitted under this section must include:

(1) a description of home visiting programs being implemented and the associated models;

(2) data on the number of families being served and their demographic information;

(3) the goals and achieved outcomes of home visiting programs;

(4) data on cost per family served, including third-party return-on-investment analysis, if available; and

(5) data explaining what percentage of funding has been used on evidence-based programs and what percentage of funding has been used on promising practice programs.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1002.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1002 / Section 1002.203
§ 1002.203. BALLOT.
Status: in_force

The ballot for the election shall be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition: "The dissolution of the Angleton-Danbury Hospital District of Brazoria County, Texas."
Tex. Government Code § 1431.014 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1431 / Section 1431.014
§ 1431.014. CERTAIN NOTES FOR RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, an issuer participating in a rural economic development program established by the Texas Agricultural Finance Authority may sell to the authority an anticipation note issued for a purpose described by Section 1431.004(a)(1), provided that the note matures before the 30th anniversary of the date the note is issued.

(b) Anticipation notes issued by a single issuer under this section in an aggregate original principal amount of not more than $500,000 are not subject to the approval requirements of Section 1431.011 or Chapter 1202.

(c) An issuer may issue anticipation notes under this section for the same purpose not more than once in any 12-month period.
Tex. Local Government Code § 116.0565 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 116 / Section 116.0565
§ 116.0565. CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT.
Status: in_force

(a) A certificate of deposit qualifies as security under this subchapter if the certificate is:

(1) held in the custody of a Federal Reserve Bank for safekeeping and made the subject of a valid pledge agreement designating the county as the beneficiary of the pledge agreement;

(2) insured in full by the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation or the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation;

(3) described in detail by a safekeeping receipt issued to the county by the Federal Reserve Bank having custody of the certificates; and

(4) issued with the county as registered owner.

(b) A person to whom presentment of a certificate of deposit pledged to secure county funds is made may not pay or otherwise accept the certificate unless the certificate or the safekeeping receipt required by this section has been endorsed by the county and the depository.
Tex. Transportation Code § 523.007 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 523 / Section 523.007
§ 523.007. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAWS.
Status: in_force

Except as expressly required by provisions of this compact, nothing contained herein shall be construed to affect the right of any state to apply any of its other laws relating to licenses to drive to any person or circumstance nor to invalidate or prevent any driver's license agreement or other cooperative arrangement between a member state and a nonmember state.
Tex. Local Government Code § 342.003 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 342 / Section 342.003
§ 342.003. FIRE REGULATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of the municipality may:

(1) prohibit dangerous chimneys, flues, fireplaces, stovepipes, ovens, and other apparatus used in or about any building, and require the apparatus to be removed or placed in a safe condition;

(2) prohibit the unsafe deposit of ashes;

(3) appoint officers who may enter any building or enclosure to examine and determine whether it is in a dangerous condition and, if the building or enclosure is in a dangerous condition, require that it be put in a safe condition;

(4) require the inhabitant of a building to maintain as many fire buckets and means of access to the roof as prescribed by the governing body, and regulate the use of those items in the event of a fire;

(5) require the owner or occupant of a building to maintain access to the roof and to stairs or ladders that lead to the roof;

(6) prohibit or otherwise regulate factories and other works that pose a danger of promoting or causing fires;

(7) prohibit or otherwise regulate the erection of cotton presses and sheds;

(8) prohibit or otherwise regulate the use of fireworks;

(9) prohibit, direct, or otherwise regulate the keeping and management of buildings within the municipality that are used to store gunpowder or other combustible, explosive, or dangerous materials, and regulate the keeping and conveying of those materials;

(10) regulate the building of parapet or party walls;

(11) authorize the mayor or other municipal officers, including the officers of fire companies, to keep away from the vicinity of any fire all idle, disorderly, or suspicious persons, and to arrest and confine those persons;

(12) compel municipal officers and all other persons to aid in extinguishing fires, preserving property exposed to the danger of fire, and preventing theft; and

(13) adopt other rules for the prevention and extinguishment of fires as the governing body considers necessary.

(b) Subsection (a)(9) does not authorize a municipality to adopt any prohibition or other regulation in violation of Section 229.001.

(c) Subsection (a)(8) does not authorize a municipality to confiscate packaged, unopened fireworks.
Tex. Water Code § 28.105 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 28 / Section 28.105
§ 28.105. APPLICATION FOR GRANT.
Status: in_force

(a) A district may apply for and receive a grant for an eligible project under the program.

(b) An application for a grant under this subchapter must be made on a form provided by the commission and must contain the information required by the commission.
Tex. Insurance Code § 701.106 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 701 / Section 701.106
§ 701.106. SUBPOENA AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may issue a subpoena to compel the attendance and testimony of a witness or, except as provided by Subsection (b), the production of materials relevant to an investigation under this chapter.

(b) A person is not required to produce an item subpoenaed under Subsection (a) if the item can only be identified by writing and executing a special computer program for that purpose.

(c) A person possessing materials located outside this state that are requested by the commissioner may make the materials available to the commissioner or a representative of the commissioner for examination at the place where the materials are located. The commissioner may designate a representative, including an official of the state in which the materials are located, to examine the materials. The commissioner may respond to a similar request from an official of another state or the United States.