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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8052.0202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8052 / Section 8052.0202
§ 8052.0202. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) On or after the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8052.0103; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter.

(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 8052.0103 and the terms of the temporary directors have expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that expire on the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8052.0103; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the date of the appointment or reappointment.

(d) If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4013.0301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4013 / Section 4013.0301
§ 4013.0301. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Government Code § 659.126 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 659 / Section 659.126
§ 659.126. LOSS OF ELIGIBILITY TO RECEIVE BENEFIT REPLACEMENT PAY.
Status: in_force

(a) An eligible state employee who leaves state employment after August 31, 1995, for at least 30 consecutive days, on returning to state employment or on assuming a state office, is ineligible to receive benefit replacement pay.

(b) An eligible state-paid judge who leaves office after August 31, 1995, for at least 30 consecutive days, on return to state office or on accepting a state employment, is ineligible to receive benefit replacement pay.

(c) For purposes of Subsection (a), a state employee is not considered to have left state employment:

(1) while the state employee is on an unpaid leave of absence as provided by Section 661.909; or

(2) during a period of time the employee is not working for the state because the employee's employment with the state customarily does not include that period of time, such as a teacher whose employment does not invariably include the summer months.

(d) An eligible state employee who retired from state employment on or after June 1, 2005, and who receives an annuity based wholly or partly on service as a state officer or state employee in a public retirement system, as defined by Section 802.001, that was credited to the state employee is ineligible to receive benefit replacement pay.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8184.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8184 / Section 8184.101
§ 8184.101. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS.
Status: in_force

The district has the rights, powers, privileges, and functions provided by general law applicable to a municipal utility district, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code.
Tex. Local Government Code § 240.085 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 240 / Section 240.085
§ 240.085. FILING REQUIREMENTS REGARDING CONSTRUCTION.
Status: in_force

A person proposing to construct a communication facility structure in the unincorporated area of a county subject to this subchapter shall file with the county official designated by the commissioners court:

(1) a statement informing the county that the construction is proposed and providing the date on or after which the construction is proposed to begin;

(2) copies of any necessary permits from the Federal Communications Commission or Federal Aviation Administration;

(3) a plat or map of the specific proposed location of the communication facility structure; and

(4) the correct phone number and address of the entity primarily responsible for the construction.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6909.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6909 / Section 6909.002
§ 6909.002. TORT LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is a governmental unit under Chapter 101, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, and the operations of the district are essential government functions and are not proprietary functions for any purpose, including the application of that chapter.

(b) The district, a supervisor, or a district employee is not liable for damages arising out of the performance of a governmental function of the district, except as provided by Chapter 101, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.
Tex. Family Code § 9.302 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 9 / Section 9.302
§ 9.302. PRE-DECREE DESIGNATION OF EX-SPOUSE AS BENEFICIARY IN RETIREMENT BENEFITS AND OTHER FINANCIAL PLANS.
Status: in_force

(a) If a decree of divorce or annulment is rendered after a spouse, acting in the capacity of a participant, annuitant, or account holder, has designated the other spouse as a beneficiary under an individual retirement account, employee stock option plan, stock option, or other form of savings, bonus, profit-sharing, or other employer plan or financial plan of an employee or a participant in force at the time of rendition, the designating provision in the plan in favor of the other former spouse is not effective unless:

(1) the decree designates the other former spouse as the beneficiary;

(2) the designating former spouse redesignates the other former spouse as the beneficiary after rendition of the decree; or

(3) the other former spouse is designated to receive the proceeds or benefits in trust for, on behalf of, or for the benefit of a child or dependent of either former spouse.

(b) If a designation is not effective under Subsection (a), the benefits or proceeds are payable to the named alternative beneficiary or, if there is not a named alternative beneficiary, to the designating former spouse.

(c) A business entity, employer, pension trust, insurer, financial institution, or other person obligated to pay retirement benefits or proceeds of a financial plan covered by this section who pays the benefits or proceeds to the beneficiary under a designation of the other former spouse that is not effective under Subsection (a) is liable for payment of the benefits or proceeds to the person provided by Subsection (b) only if:

(1) before payment of the benefits or proceeds to the designated beneficiary, the payor receives written notice at the home office or principal office of the payor from an interested person that the designation of the beneficiary or fiduciary is not effective under Subsection (a); and

(2) the payor has not interpleaded the benefits or proceeds into the registry of a court of competent jurisdiction in accordance with the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.

(d) This section does not affect the right of a former spouse to assert an ownership interest in an undivided pension, retirement, annuity, or other financial plan described by this section as provided by this subchapter.

(e) This section does not apply to the disposition of a beneficial interest in a retirement benefit or other financial plan of a public retirement system as defined by Section 802.001, Government Code.
Tex. Education Code § 43.070 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 43 / Section 43.070
§ 43.070. REPORT ON ANTICIPATED TRANSFER TO AVAILABLE SCHOOL FUND.
Status: in_force

Not later than November 1 of each even-numbered year, the corporation shall submit to the legislature, comptroller, State Board of Education, and Legislative Budget Board a report that in detail specifically states the date a transfer will be made and the amount the corporation will transfer during the subsequent state fiscal biennium from the permanent school fund to the available school fund under Section 43.066.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1067.156 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1067 / Section 1067.156
§ 1067.156. DEPOSITORY.
Status: in_force

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

(b) District money shall be immediately deposited on receipt with a depository bank to pay the principal of and interest on the district's outstanding bonds on or before the maturity date of the principal and interest.

(c) To the extent that money in a depository bank is not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the money must be secured in the manner provided by law for the security of county funds.

(d) Membership on the district's board of an officer or director of a bank does not disqualify the bank from being selected as a depository bank.
Tex. Transportation Code § 253.008 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 253 / Section 253.008
§ 253.008. ASSESSMENT OF COSTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court may provide the time, terms, and conditions of payment and default of an assessment.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (d), the commissioners court may not require the payment of interest on an assessment.

(c) An assessed property owner is personally liable for the amount of the assessment.

(d) Beginning on the second anniversary of the date of an assessment, the Commissioners Court of Aransas County by order may require the payment of interest on the assessment at the rate determined under Section 304.003, Finance Code.
Tex. Property Code § 76.601 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 76 / Section 76.601
§ 76.601. FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) The treasurer of the holder shall maintain a fund known as the unclaimed money fund.

(b) The treasurer of the holder shall deposit to the credit of the fund:

(1) all funds, including marketable securities, delivered to the treasurer of the holder under this chapter or any other statute requiring the delivery of unclaimed property to the treasurer of the holder;

(2) all proceeds from the sale of any property, including marketable securities, under this chapter; and

(3) any income derived from investments of the fund.

(c) The treasurer of the holder shall keep a separate record and accounting for delivered unclaimed property, other than money, before its sale.

(d) The treasurer of the holder shall from time to time invest the amount in the unclaimed money fund in investments approved by law for the investment of funds by the holder.

(e) The treasurer of the holder may from time to time sell securities in the fund, including stocks, bonds, and mutual funds, and use the proceeds to buy, exchange, invest, or reinvest in marketable securities. When making the investments, the treasurer of the holder shall exercise the judgment and care of a prudent person.

(f) The treasurer of the holder shall keep a separate record and accounting for securities delivered, sold, purchased, or exchanged and the proceeds and earnings from the securities.
Tex. Government Code § 659.081 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 659 / Section 659.081
§ 659.081. PAYMENT ONCE A MONTH.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by this subchapter or the General Appropriations Act, annual salaries for state officers and employees shall be paid once a month.
Tex. Education Code § 62.131 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 62 / Section 62.131
§ 62.131. PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

The national research support fund is established to provide funding to promote increased research capacity at certain institutions of higher education eligible to participate in the available university fund.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 147.0002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 147 / Section 147.0002
§ 147.0002. INAPPLICABILITY TO CERTAIN PRODUCTS.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to a product described by Section 161.0815.
Tex. Transportation Code § 452.353 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 452 / Section 452.353
§ 452.353. BOND TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) An authority's bonds are fully negotiable. An authority may make the bonds redeemable before maturity at the price and subject to the terms and conditions that are provided in the authority's resolution authorizing the bonds.

(b) A revenue bond indenture may limit a power of the authority provided by Section 452.052, 452.054, 452.055(a), (b), or (c), 452.056(a) or (b), 452.057, 452.058, 452.059, 452.060, 452.061(a), (b), (d), or 452.062, as long as the bonds issued under the indenture are outstanding.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3903.207 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3903 / Section 3903.207
§ 3903.207. DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.
Status: in_force

The district may enter into a development agreement that requires the district to reimburse a developer for the costs associated with constructing and maintaining an improvement project. The district may use revenue from taxes and assessments to reimburse a developer under this section.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2208.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2208 / Section 2208.002
§ 2208.002. POOL NOT ENGAGED IN BUSINESS OF INSURANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the pool is not engaged in the business of insurance under this code or other laws of this state, and the department has no jurisdiction over the pool.

(b) The pool is subject to Chapter 541.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1021.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1021 / Section 1021.104
§ 1021.104. HOSPITAL SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

(a) The district shall provide for the establishment of a hospital or hospital system in the district by:

(1) leasing, purchasing, constructing, acquiring, repairing, or renovating buildings and improvements;

(2) equipping the buildings and improvements; and

(3) administering the buildings and improvements for hospital purposes.

(b) The hospital system, as determined by the board, may include:

(1) facilities for domiciliary care of the sick, injured, or geriatric;

(2) outpatient clinics and related facilities;

(3) dispensaries;

(4) convalescent home facilities;

(5) necessary nurses centers;

(6) research centers or laboratories;

(7) nursing homes or similar facilities for the care of the elderly;

(8) blood banks; and

(9) any other facilities the board considers necessary for hospital care.

(c) The district may operate or provide for the operation of a mobile emergency medical or air ambulance service as part of the hospital system.
Tex. Water Code § 56.299 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 56 / Section 56.299
§ 56.299. RETIREMENT OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

If there are outstanding bonds at the time the district is dissolved, the commissioners court may immediately enter into negotiations with the bondholders to retire the bonds before maturity, and if under their terms or by agreement between the commissioners court and the bondholders, the bonds can be retired at an earlier date than appears on their face and if the commissioners court considers retirement to be feasible and practicable, an agreement may be made by the commissioners court providing for paying and retiring the bonds.
Tex. Transportation Code § 251.002 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 251 / Section 251.002
§ 251.002. PUBLIC ROADS.
Status: in_force

A public road or highway that has been laid out and established according to law and that has not been discontinued is a public road.
Tex. Government Code § 403.603 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 403 / Section 403.603
§ 403.603. EXPIRATION.
Status: in_force

This subchapter expires December 31, 2033.
Tex. Labor Code § 412.0123 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 412 / Section 412.0123
§ 412.0123. DEPOSIT OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION SUBROGATION RECOVERIES.
Status: in_force

(a) All money recovered by the director from a third party through subrogation shall be deposited into the state workers' compensation account in general revenue.

(b) Funds deposited under this section may be used for the payment of workers' compensation benefits to state employees.(a) The office shall establish an allocation program for the payment of workers' compensation claims and risk management services that are incurred by a state agency subject to Chapter 501.

(a) The office shall establish a risk reward for the payment of workers' compensation claims and risk management services that are incurred by a state agency subject to Chapter 501.

(b) The office shall establish a formula for allocating the state's workers' compensation costs among covered agencies based on the claims experience of each agency, the current and projected size of each agency's workforce, each agency's payroll, the related costs incurred in administering claims, and other factors that the office determines to be relevant. The agency may provide modifiers to the formula to promote the effective implementation of risk management programs by state agencies.

(c) The board has final authority to determine the assessments to be paid by the covered agencies.
Tex. Government Code § 431.072 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 431 / Section 431.072
§ 431.072. COUNTY EMERGENCY BOARD.
Status: in_force

The county emergency board of each county consists of the county judge, sheriff, and tax assessor-collector. If one of those officers is unable to act, the governor shall designate another public official to serve on the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7996A.0202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7996A / Section 7996A.0202
§ 7996A.0202. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) On or after the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 7996A.0103; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter.

(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 7996A.0103 and the terms of the temporary directors have expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that expire on the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 7996A.0103; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the date of the appointment or reappointment.

(d) If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 52.0004 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 52 / Section 52.0004
§ 52.0004. ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT.
Status: in_force

The executive commissioner shall provide administrative support services at the request of the task force.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2054.055 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.055
§ 2054.055. VACANCIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The governor shall fill a vacancy in the appointed board members by appointment with the advice and consent of the senate.

(b) A vacancy in the elected board members shall be filled as provided by the company's bylaws.

(c) If a vacancy occurs before the date the vacating member's term expires, the successor member shall be appointed or elected for a term that expires on the same date as the vacating member's term.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 502.020 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 502 / Section 502.020
§ 502.020. WORKPLACE SAFETY FOR INMATES.
Status: in_force

A person imprisoned in a facility operated by or for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice is not an employee for the purposes of this chapter. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice shall provide a person imprisoned in a facility operated by or for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice the protections from exposure to hazardous chemicals in the workplace as provided for in this chapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2201.258 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2201 / Section 2201.258
§ 2201.258. PURCHASING GROUP PARTICIPATION IN INSOLVENCY GUARANTY FUND PROHIBITED; EXCEPTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A claim against a purchasing group or a group member may not be paid from any insurance insolvency guaranty fund or similar mechanism in this state.

(b) A purchasing group, a group member, or any claimant against the group or group member may not receive any benefit from an insurance insolvency guaranty fund or similar mechanism in this state for a claim arising under an insurance policy procured through the group unless the policy is underwritten by an insurer authorized to engage in business in this state that, at the time of the policy's issuance:

(1) has capital and surplus of at least $25 million; or

(2) is a member of a company group that has combined capital and surplus of at least $25 million.
Tex. Utilities Code § 41.003 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 41 / Section 41.003
§ 41.003. SECURITIZATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Electric cooperatives may adopt and use securitization provisions having the effect of the provisions provided by Subchapter G, Chapter 39, to recover through rates stranded costs at a recovery level deemed appropriate by the board of directors up to 100 percent, under rules and procedures that shall be established by the commission.

(b) The rules and procedures for securitization established under Subsection (a) shall include rules and procedures for the recovery of stranded costs under the terms of a rate order adopted by the board of directors of the electric cooperative, which rate order shall have the effect of a financing order.

(c) The rules and procedures established by the commission under Subsection (b) shall include rules and procedures for the issuance of transition bonds issued in a securitized financing transaction. The issuance of any transition bonds issued in a securitized financing transaction by an electric cooperative is expressly authorized and shall be governed by the laws governing the issuance of bonds or other obligations by the electric cooperative. Findings made by the board of directors of an electric cooperative in a rate order issued under the rules and procedures described by this subsection shall be conclusive, and any transition charges incorporated in the rate order to recover the principal, interest, and all reasonable expenses associated with any securitized financing transaction shall constitute property rights, as described in Subchapter G, Chapter 39, and shall otherwise conform in all material respects to the transition charges provided by Subchapter G, Chapter 39.
Tex. Property Code § 24A.006 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 24A / Section 24A.006
§ 24A.006. HEARING; REVIEW.
Status: in_force

(a) The occupant of a residence that is the subject of a writ issued under Section 24A.002 or 24A.0021, not later than the 10th day after the date of the authorized entry, may file a complaint in the court that issued the writ alleging that the applicant has appropriated property belonging to the occupant or the occupant's dependent.

(b) The court shall promptly hold a hearing on a complaint submitted under this section and rule on the disposition of the disputed property.

(c) This section does not limit the occupant's remedies under any other law for recovery of the property of the occupant or the occupant's dependent.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8262.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8262 / Section 8262.052
§ 8262.052. DIRECTOR'S BOND.
Status: in_force

Each director shall qualify by giving bond in the amount of $5,000 for the faithful performance of the director's duties.