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Tex. Insurance Code § 36.103 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 36 / Section 36.103
§ 36.103. REVIEW OF ACTION ON ROUTINE MATTER.
Status: in_force

(a) A person directly or indirectly affected by an action of the commissioner or the department on a routine matter taken under the summary procedure adopted under Section 36.102 is entitled to a review of the action under Chapter 2001, Government Code.

(b) The person must apply to the commissioner not later than the 60th day after the date of the action to be entitled to the review.

(c) The timely filing of the application for review immediately stays the action pending a hearing on the merits.

(d) The commissioner may adopt rules relating to an application for review under this section and consideration of the application.
Tex. Occupations Code § 110.053 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 110 / Section 110.053
§ 110.053. MEMBERSHIP AND EMPLOYEE RESTRICTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "Texas trade association" means a nonprofit, cooperative, and voluntarily joined association of business or professional competitors in this state designed to assist its members and its industry or profession in dealing with mutual business or professional problems and in promoting their common interest.

(b) An officer, employee, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of sex offender treatment may not be a member of the council and may not be an employee of the council who is exempt from the state's position classification plan or is compensated at or above the amount prescribed by the General Appropriations Act for step 1, salary group A17, of the position classification salary schedule.

(c) A person who is the spouse of an officer, manager, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of sex offender treatment may not be a member of the council and may not be an employee of the council who is exempt from the state's position classification plan or is compensated at or above the amount prescribed by the General Appropriations Act for step 1, salary group A17, of the position classification salary schedule.

(d) A person may not serve as a member of the council or act as the general counsel to the council if the person is required to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305, Government Code, because of the person's activities for compensation on behalf of a profession related to the operation of the council.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7953A.0307 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7953A / Section 7953A.0307
§ 7953A.0307. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.
Tex. Insurance Code § 887.551 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 887 / Section 887.551
§ 887.551. HAZARDOUS FINANCIAL CONDITION, SUPERVISION, CONSERVATORSHIP, AND LIQUIDATION.
Status: in_force

The following provisions apply to an association engaged in the business of insurance in this state:

(1) Subchapter A, Chapter 404;

(2) Chapter 441; and

(3) Chapter 443.
Tex. Government Code § 1477.310 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1477 / Section 1477.310
§ 1477.310. SIGNATURES.
Status: in_force

A bond issued under this subchapter must be:

(1) signed by the county judge; and

(2) countersigned by the county clerk.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2006.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2006 / Section 2006.003
§ 2006.003. PROPERTY INSPECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) If determined necessary by the commissioner, the rules adopted under this subchapter may require an inspection of the property to be insured.

(b) The applicant shall pay the costs of a required inspection.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 301.057 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 301 / Section 301.057
§ 301.057. CONTRACTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation may cooperate with public or private agencies to promote the purposes of this chapter.

(b) The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation may enter into cooperative agreements with the United States or any of its agencies, with counties and municipalities of this state, or with any private or public agencies for conducting weather modification or cloud-seeding operations.

(c) The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation may represent the state, counties, municipalities, and public and private agencies in contracting with private concerns for the performance of weather modification or cloud-seeding operations.
Tex. Transportation Code § 724.034 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 724 / Section 724.034
§ 724.034. CONTENTS OF NOTICE OF SUSPENSION OR DENIAL OF LICENSE.
Status: in_force

A notice of suspension or denial of a license must state:

(1) the reason and statutory grounds for the action;

(2) the effective date of the suspension or denial;

(3) the right of the person to a hearing;

(4) how to request a hearing; and

(5) the period in which a request for a hearing must be received by the department.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3940.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3940 / Section 3940.151
§ 3940.151. DISBURSEMENTS AND TRANSFERS OF MONEY.
Status: in_force

The board by resolution shall establish the number of directors' signatures and the procedure required for a disbursement or transfer of district money.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 152.301 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 152 / Section 152.301
§ 152.301. PARTNER AS AGENT.
Status: in_force

Each partner is an agent of the partnership for the purpose of its business.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 33.653 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 33 / Section 33.653
§ 33.653. CREATION OF COASTAL PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) The coastal protection and improvement fund is created as a trust fund outside the state treasury to be held by the Texas Treasury Safekeeping Trust Company and administered by the commissioner as trustee on behalf of the coastal counties.

(b) The fund consists of:

(1) gifts and grants; and

(2) appropriations of money to the fund by the legislature.

(c) The commissioner shall allocate five percent of the amount deposited in the fund to the land office to be used only to pay the cost of administering any coastal protection and improvement efforts undertaken under this subchapter and to support a coastal monitoring program by The University of Texas Bureau of Economic Geology and the sea turtle and shore monitoring programs of Texas A&M University at Galveston.

(d) The commissioner shall allocate 95 percent of the amount deposited in the fund for use by the coastal counties as provided by this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7985A.0105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7985A / Section 7985A.0105
§ 7985A.0105. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

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

(b) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of:

(1) a municipal utility district as provided by general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and

(2) Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation, or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Insurance Code § 651.161 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 651 / Section 651.161
§ 651.161. CANCELLATION OF INSURANCE CONTRACT.
Status: in_force

(a) An insurance premium finance company may not cancel an insurance contract listed in a premium finance agreement except as provided by this section for an insured's failure to make a payment at the time and in the amount provided in the agreement.

(b) The insurance premium finance company must mail to the insured a written notice that the company will cancel the insurance contract because of the insured's default in payment unless the default is cured at or before the time stated in the notice. The stated time may not be earlier than the 10th day after the date the notice is mailed.

(c) The insurance premium finance company must also mail a copy of the notice to the insurance agent or broker identified in the premium finance agreement.

(d) After the time stated in the notice required by Subsection (b), the insurance premium finance company may cancel each applicable insurance contract by mailing a notice of cancellation to the insurer. Each insurance contract shall be canceled as if the insured had canceled the contract, except that the return of a canceled contract is not required.

(e) The insurance premium finance company must also mail a notice of cancellation to:

(1) the insured at the insured's last known address; and

(2) the insurance agent or broker identified in the premium finance agreement.

(f) A statutory, regulatory, or contractual restriction that provides that an insurance contract may not be canceled unless notice is given to a governmental agency, mortgagee, or other third party applies to a cancellation under this section. The insurer shall:

(1) give the prescribed notice on behalf of the insurer or the insured to each governmental agency, mortgagee, or other third party on or before the second business day after the date the insurer receives the notice of cancellation from the insurance premium finance company; and

(2) determine the effective date of cancellation, taking into consideration the number of days' notice required to complete the cancellation.
Tex. Government Code § 121.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 121 / Section 121.004
§ 121.004. JURISDICTION AND AUTHORITY OF JUDGE OR MAGISTRATE IN REGIONAL SPECIALTY COURT PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) A judge or magistrate appointed to preside over a regional specialty court program may hear any misdemeanor or felony case properly transferred to the program by an originating trial court participating in the program, regardless of whether the originating trial court and specialty court program are in the same county. The appointed judge or magistrate may exercise only the authority granted under this subtitle.

(b) The judge or magistrate of a regional specialty court program may for a case properly transferred to the program:

(1) enter orders, judgments, and decrees for the case;

(2) sign orders of detention, order community service, or impose other reasonable and necessary sanctions;

(3) send recommendations for dismissal and expunction to the originating trial court for a defendant who successfully completes the program; and

(4) return the case and documentation required by this subtitle to the originating trial court for final disposition on a defendant's successful completion of or removal from the program.

(c) A visiting judge assigned to preside over a regional specialty court program has the same authority as the judge or magistrate appointed to preside over the program.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 164.021 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 164 / Section 164.021
§ 164.021. TREATMENT REQUIRED ON ORDER OF COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission by written order may direct a person who owns, controls, or cares for cattle or sheep that are scabies-infected or are exposed to scabies, to treat any or all of those animals for the purpose of destroying, eradicating, curing, or removing a scabies infection or a source of exposure to scabies.

(b) An order of the commission under this section must be signed by the commission or the presiding officer of the commission and must contain the following:

(1) the date of issuance;

(2) the name of the person to whom the order is made;

(3) the approximate location of the premises on which the animals are located;

(4) the county in which the premises are located;

(5) a statement in clear and intelligible language that the sheep or cattle that the person owns, controls, or cares for are infected with or exposed to scabies;

(6) an order directing the person to treat the animals, under the supervision of an inspector and in the manner prescribed by the commission; and

(7) a designation of the date, time, and place that the treatment is to occur.

(c) An order under this section must be delivered to the person owning or controlling the cattle or sheep not later than the 14th day before the date and time for the treatment designated in the order.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1802.003 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1802 / Section 1802.003
§ 1802.003. PREEMPTION.
Status: in_force

A political subdivision of this state may not levy on or collect from an auctioneer a license tax or fee as a regulatory or revenue measure or require the licensing of an auctioneer, if the auctioneer holds a license under this chapter and is in compliance with this chapter.
Tex. Family Code § 262.011 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 262 / Section 262.011
§ 262.011. PLACEMENT IN SECURE AGENCY FOSTER HOME.
Status: in_force

A court in an emergency, initial, or full adversary hearing conducted under this chapter may order that the child who is the subject of the hearing be placed in a secure agency foster home verified in accordance with Section 42.0531, Human Resources Code, if the court finds that:

(1) the placement is in the best interest of the child; and

(2) the child's physical health or safety is in danger because the child has been recruited, harbored, transported, provided, or obtained for forced labor or commercial sexual activity, including any child subjected to an act specified in Section 20A.02 or 20A.03, Penal Code.
Tex. Tax Code § 171.0003 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 171 / Section 171.0003
§ 171.0003. DEFINITION OF PASSIVE ENTITY.
Status: in_force

(a) An entity is a passive entity only if:

(1) the entity is a general or limited partnership or a trust, other than a business trust;

(2) during the period on which margin is based, the entity's federal gross income consists of at least 90 percent of the following income:

(A) dividends, interest, foreign currency exchange gain, periodic and nonperiodic payments with respect to notional principal contracts, option premiums, cash settlement or termination payments with respect to a financial instrument, and income from a limited liability company;

(B) distributive shares of partnership income to the extent that those distributive shares of income are greater than zero;

(C) capital gains from the sale of real property, gains from the sale of commodities traded on a commodities exchange, and gains from the sale of securities; and

(D) royalties, bonuses, or delay rental income from mineral properties and income from other nonoperating mineral interests; and

(3) the entity does not receive more than 10 percent of its federal gross income from conducting an active trade or business.

(a-1) In making the computation under Subsection (a)(3), income described by Subsection (a)(2) may not be treated as income from conducting an active trade or business.

(b) The income described by Subsection (a)(2) does not include:

(1) rent; or

(2) income received by a nonoperator from mineral properties under a joint operating agreement if the nonoperator is a member of an affiliated group and another member of that group is the operator under the same joint operating agreement.
Tex. Local Government Code § 344.002 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 344 / Section 344.002
§ 344.002. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the board of directors of a district.

(2) "Director" means a member of a board.

(3) "District" means a fire control, prevention, and emergency medical services district created under this chapter.
Tex. Education Code § 111.93 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 111 / Section 111.93
§ 111.93. AUTHORITY OF COORDINATING BOARD.
Status: in_force

The institution is a general academic teaching institution, and as such it is subject to the authority of the Coordinating Board, Texas College and University System.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3897.163 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3897 / Section 3897.163
§ 3897.163. ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

If the governing body of the municipality where the improvement project is located consents, an improvement project may include the acquisition of property or an interest in property in connection with an improvement project, including a project authorized by Subchapter A, Chapter 372, Local Government Code.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 14.071 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 14 / Section 14.071
§ 14.071. GENERAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person violates a provision of this chapter for which an offense is not expressly provided.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8008.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8008 / Section 8008.202
§ 8008.202. 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 as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1507.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1507 / Section 1507.002
§ 1507.002. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Health carrier" means any entity authorized under this code or another insurance law of this state that provides health insurance or health benefits in this state. The term includes an insurance company, a group hospital service corporation under Chapter 842, and a stipulated premium company under Chapter 884.

(2) "Standard health benefit plan" means an accident or sickness insurance policy that, in whole or in part, does not offer or provide state-mandated health benefits, but that provides creditable coverage as defined by Section 1205.004(a) or 1501.102(a).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8211.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8211 / Section 8211.005
§ 8211.005. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act creating 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 a purpose for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on the bond;

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

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3937.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3937 / Section 3937.155
§ 3937.155. ASSESSMENTS; LIENS FOR ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution may impose and collect an assessment for any purpose authorized by this chapter in all or any part of the district.

(b) An assessment, a reassessment, or an assessment resulting from an addition to or correction of the assessment roll by the district, penalties and interest on an assessment or reassessment, an expense of collection, and reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the district:

(1) are a first and prior lien against the property assessed;

(2) are superior to any other lien or claim other than a lien or claim for county, school district, or municipal ad valorem taxes; and

(3) are the personal liability of and a charge against the owners of the property even if the owners are not named in the assessment proceedings.

(c) The lien is effective from the date of the board's resolution imposing the assessment until the date the assessment is paid. The board may enforce the lien in the same manner that the board may enforce an ad valorem tax lien against real property.

(d) The board may make a correction to or deletion from the assessment roll that does not increase the amount of assessment of any parcel of land without providing notice and holding a hearing in the manner required for additional assessments.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 674.006 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 674 / Section 674.006
§ 674.006. DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION TO REVIEW TEAM.
Status: in_force

(a) A review team may request information regarding a decedent or the decedent's family as necessary to carry out the review team's purpose and duties, including any information described by Section 674.003(b).

(b) On the request of the review team, a health care provider or other custodian of the requested information shall provide the information to the review team. The information shall be provided without the authorization of the decedent's parent, guardian, or other representative.

(c) A health care provider or other person who provides information to a review team is not subject to a civil action for damages or other relief as a result of having provided the information. This subsection does not apply if the information provided was false and the health care provider or other person knew or had reason to know that the information was false.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1575.1601 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1575 / Section 1575.1601
§ 1575.1601. GROUP BENEFITS FOR DENTAL AND VISION CARE.
Status: in_force

The trustee shall establish or contract for and make available under the group program the following plans for retirees, dependents, surviving spouses, and surviving dependent children:

(1) an optional plan that provides coverage for dental care; and

(2) an optional plan that provides coverage for vision care.
Tex. Government Code § 772.0076 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 772 / Section 772.0076
§ 772.0076. ENFORCEMENT OF IMMIGRATION LAW GRANT PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Criminal justice division" means the criminal justice division established under Section 772.006.

(2) "Immigration detainer request" means a federal government request to a local entity to maintain temporary custody of an alien, including a United States Department of Homeland Security Form I-247 document or a similar or successor form.

(3) "Immigration laws" means the laws of this state or federal law relating to aliens, immigrants, or immigration, including the federal Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. Section 1101 et seq.).

(4) "Local entity" means a municipality or county.

(b) The criminal justice division shall establish and administer a competitive grant program to provide financial assistance to local entities to offset costs related to:

(1) enforcing immigration laws; or

(2) complying with, honoring, or fulfilling immigration detainer requests.

(c) The criminal justice division shall establish:

(1) eligibility criteria for grant applicants;

(2) grant application procedures;

(3) criteria for evaluating grant applications and awarding grants;

(4) guidelines related to grant amounts; and

(5) procedures for monitoring the use of a grant awarded under this section and ensuring compliance with any conditions of the grant.

(d) The criminal justice division may use any revenue available for purposes of this section.