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Tex. Local Government Code § 572.058 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 572 / Section 572.058
§ 572.058. POWERS.
Status: in_force

(a) A public utility agency may not engage in any utility business other than the collection, transportation, treatment, or disposal of sewage or the conservation, storage, transportation, treatment, or distribution of water for a participating public entity that owns jointly with the agency a facility in this state.

(b) A public utility agency may:

(1) perform any act necessary to the full exercise of the agency's powers, including acts necessary to acquire, finance, own, operate, or manage a facility of the agency;

(2) enter into a contract, lease, or agreement, including an interlocal contract as authorized by Chapter 791, Government Code, with or accept a grant or loan from any of the following entities for the management and operation of an agency facility or the acquisition, construction, financing, maintenance, operation, provision, or receipt of a facility, service, or product:

(A) a department or agency of the United States;

(B) a department, agency, or municipality or other political subdivision of this state; or

(C) a public or private corporation or person;

(3) sell, lease, convey, or otherwise dispose of all or a portion of any right, interest, or property the agency considers to be unnecessary for the efficient operation or maintenance of its facilities; and

(4) adopt rules to govern the operation of the agency and its employees, facilities, and service.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8345.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8345 / Section 8345.051
§ 8345.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Except as provided by Section 8345.052, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3862.253 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3862 / Section 3862.253
§ 3862.253. CONCURRENCE ON ADDITIONAL POWERS.
Status: in_force

If the legislature grants the district a power that is in addition to the powers approved by the initial resolution of the governing body of the city consenting to the creation of the district, the district may not exercise that power unless the governing body of the city consents to that change by resolution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8856.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8856 / Section 8856.106
§ 8856.106. ENFORCEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may enforce this chapter in the manner provided by Chapter 36, Water Code. In lieu of a remedy available to the district under Section 36.102, Water Code, or in addition to those remedies, the district may impose a fee in addition to a fee assessed under Section 8856.152 on a person producing groundwater in violation of a rule of the district, including the failure or refusal to comply with any order or rule of the district to reduce or cease groundwater usage. The purpose of a fee authorized under this subsection is to serve as a disincentive to producing groundwater except as authorized by the district.

(b) A fee imposed under Subsection (a) may not exceed an amount equal to 10 times the amount of a fee assessed under Section 8856.152.
Tex. Local Government Code § 271.158 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 271 / Section 271.158
§ 271.158. NO GRANT OF IMMUNITY TO SUIT.
Status: in_force

Nothing in this subchapter shall constitute a grant of immunity to suit to a local governmental entity.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11006.258 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11006 / Section 11006.258
§ 11006.258. TRUST INDENTURE.
Status: in_force

(a) Authority bonds, including refunding bonds, that are not payable wholly from ad valorem taxes may be additionally secured by a trust indenture. The trustee may be a bank with trust powers located inside or outside this state.

(b) A trust indenture, regardless of the existence of a deed of trust or mortgage lien on property, may:

(1) provide for the security of the bonds and the preservation of the trust estate as prescribed by the board;

(2) provide for amendment or modification of the trust indenture;

(3) provide for the issuance of bonds to replace lost or mutilated bonds;

(4) condition the right to spend authority money or sell authority property on the approval of a licensed engineer selected as provided by the trust indenture; and

(5) provide for the investment of authority money.
Tex. Local Government Code § 151.004 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 151 / Section 151.004
§ 151.004. COMMISSIONERS COURT MAY NOT INFLUENCE APPOINTMENT.
Status: in_force

The commissioners court or a member of the court may not attempt to influence the appointment of any person to an employee position authorized by the court under this subchapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 552.104 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 552 / Section 552.104
§ 552.104. RETALIATION PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

The department or a state hospital may not retaliate against a department employee, a state hospital employee, or any other person who in good faith cooperates with the inspector general under this subchapter.
Tex. Government Code § 2268.052 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2268 / Section 2268.052
§ 2268.052. COMPOSITION AND TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission consists of the following 11 members:

(1) the chair of the House Appropriations Committee or the chair's designee;

(2) three representatives appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives;

(3) the chair of the Senate Finance Committee or the chair's designee;

(4) three senators appointed by the lieutenant governor; and

(5) three representatives of the executive branch, appointed by the governor.

(b) The legislative members serve on the commission until the expiration of their terms of office or until their successors qualify.

(c) The members appointed by the governor serve at the will of the governor.
Tex. Government Code § 2155.007 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2155 / Section 2155.007
§ 2155.007. PROCUREMENT COORDINATION COMMITTEE.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "department" means the Department of Information Resources.

(b) The department and the comptroller shall establish a committee composed of essential personnel of the department and the comptroller to:

(1) identify:

(A) areas of overlap in the procurement functions of the department and the comptroller and methods to avoid duplication of services;

(B) mutually beneficial contracting and procurement methodologies, data collection and management techniques, and customer relations management;

(C) opportunities for collaboration on procurement functions that would benefit the state or other customers; and

(D) opportunities for consolidation of administrative or other functions to improve customer service and reduce operating costs; and

(2) develop:

(A) a standardized method for the department and the comptroller to:

(i) collect and analyze spending data relating to procurement contracts; and

(ii) benchmark and quantitatively measure cost savings and increased administrative efficiency resulting from collaboration and cooperative purchasing; and

(B) strategies that encourage coordination between the department and the comptroller relating to procurement functions.

(c) The committee may appoint advisory members as appropriate to assist the committee.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 252.011 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 252 / Section 252.011
§ 252.011. PROHIBITION OF REMUNERATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A facility may not receive monetary or other remuneration from a person or agency that furnishes services or materials to the facility or residents for a fee.

(b) The department may revoke the license of a facility that violates Subsection (a).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9045.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9045 / Section 9045.055
§ 9045.055. BOARD PRESIDENT'S POWER TO EXECUTE CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

The board president may execute all contracts, including construction contracts, entered into by the board on behalf of the district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 826.101 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 826 / Section 826.101
§ 826.101. PLAN INFORMATION FILED WITH COMMISSIONER; COMMISSIONER POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

Not later than the 90th day after the date on which a converting company's board of directors adopts a conversion plan, the company shall file with the commissioner:

(1) a copy of the documents relating to the conversion plan, including the valuation required by Section 826.054(a);

(2) the form of notice required by Section 826.104;

(3) the form of proxy to be solicited from eligible members under Section 826.107(a);

(4) the form of notice required by Section 826.151 to persons whose policies are issued after adoption of the conversion plan but before the effective date of the conversion plan;

(5) the proposed amended or restated articles of incorporation of the resulting company;

(6) a statement regarding acquisition of control, if applicable, as required by Chapter 823; and

(7) any other information requested by the commissioner.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1115.0514 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1115 / Section 1115.0514
§ 1115.0514. DISCLOSURE OBLIGATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Before the recommendation or sale of an annuity, an agent shall provide a disclosure to the consumer on a form prescribed by the commissioner by rule.

(b) The prescribed form must be substantially similar to the National Association of Insurance Commissioners Insurance Agent Disclosure for Annuities form. The form must include:

(1) a description of the scope and terms of the agent's relationship with the consumer and role in the transaction;

(2) an affirmative statement on whether the agent is licensed and authorized to sell:

(A) fixed annuities;

(B) fixed indexed annuities;

(C) variable annuities;

(D) life insurance;

(E) mutual funds;

(F) stocks and bonds; or

(G) certificates of deposit;

(3) a statement describing the insurers for whom the agent is authorized, contracted or appointed, or otherwise able to sell insurance products, described as follows:

(A) one insurer;

(B) two or more insurers; or

(C) two or more insurers though primarily contracted with one insurer;

(4) a description of the sources and types of cash compensation and noncash compensation to be received by the agent, including whether the agent is to be compensated for the sale of a recommended annuity by commission as part of premium or other remuneration received from the insurer, intermediary, or other agent or by fee as a result of a contract for advice or consulting services; and

(5) a notice of the consumer's right to request additional information regarding cash compensation under Subsection (c).

(c) On request of the consumer or the consumer's designated representative, an agent shall disclose:

(1) a reasonable estimate of the amount of cash compensation to be received by the agent, which may be stated as a range of amounts or percentages; and

(2) whether the cash compensation is a one-time or multiple occurrence amount, and if a multiple occurrence amount, the frequency and amount of occurrence, which may be stated as a range of amounts or percentages.

(d) Prior to or at the time of the recommendation or sale of an annuity, the agent must have a reasonable basis to believe the consumer has been informed of the features of the annuity, including:

(1) the potential surrender period and surrender charge;

(2) the potential tax penalty if the consumer sells exchanges, surrenders, or annuitizes the annuity;

(3) mortality and expense fees;

(4) investment advisory fees;

(5) annual fees;

(6) potential charges for and features of riders or other options of the annuity;

(7) limitations on interest returns;

(8) potential changes in non-guaranteed elements of the annuity;

(9) insurance and investment components; and

(10) market risk.
Tex. Property Code § 82.164 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 82 / Section 82.164
§ 82.164. LOANS AS ELIGIBLE INVESTMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A loan on a condominium unit and the undivided interest in the common elements is an eligible investment for a bank, savings and loan association, trust company, life insurance company, or other lending institution that is authorized to make real property loans, and for an administrator, guardian, executor, trustee, individual, partnership, corporation, or other fiduciary that is authorized to make real property loans. In determining eligibility, the existence of a prior lien for taxes, assessments, or other similar charges not yet delinquent may not be considered in determining whether a mortgage or deed of trust on the security is a first lien. This section does not change any provision of law that would otherwise be applicable that limits mortgage investments based on a special fraction or percentage of the value of the mortgaged property.

(b) An association's lien for assessments does not make a condominium unit ineligible for loans for which the unit would otherwise qualify.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4001.104 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4001 / Section 4001.104
§ 4001.104.
Status: in_force

Sec. 4001.104. ISSUANCE OF LICENSE: INTENT TO ACTIVELY ENGAGE IN BUSINESS OF INSURANCE FOR GENERAL PUBLIC. (a) The department may not issue a license as an agent to write any line of insurance unless the department determines that:

(1) the applicant is or intends to be actively engaged in the soliciting or writing of insurance for the general public and is to be actively engaged in the business of insurance; and

(2) the application is not made to evade the laws against rebating and discrimination, either for the applicant or for another person.

(b) This subchapter does not prohibit an applicant from insuring property that the applicant owns or in which the applicant has an interest. It is the intent of this subchapter to prohibit coercion of insurance and to preserve to each individual the right to choose that individual's own agent or insurer and to prohibit the licensing of an applicant to engage in the business of insurance principally to handle business that the applicant controls only through ownership, mortgage, sale, family relationship, or employment. An applicant for an original license must have a bona fide intention to engage in business in which, in any calendar year, at least 25 percent of the total volume of premiums is derived from persons other than the applicant and from property other than that on which the applicant controls the placing of insurance through ownership, mortgage, sale, family relationship, or employment.

(c) The department may not deny a license application solely on the ground that the applicant will act only part-time as an agent.
Tex. Local Government Code § 215.007 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 215 / Section 215.007
§ 215.007. SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF HOTEL CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Hotel" has the meaning assigned by Section 156.001, Tax Code.

(2) "Human trafficking activity" means conduct that constitutes an offense under Section 20A.02 or 20A.03, Penal Code.

(b) The governing body of a municipality may suspend or revoke a certificate of occupancy for a hotel located in the municipality if:

(1) a law enforcement officer provides an affidavit of probable cause swearing that criminal human trafficking activity is occurring in the hotel;

(2) a court with criminal jurisdiction in the county in which the hotel is located issues an order stating the court's finding of probable cause that human trafficking activity is occurring at the hotel; and

(3) the municipality follows the procedures described by Subsection (d) before suspending or revoking the certificate of occupancy.

(c) This section does not limit a hotel owner's or operator's right to a public hearing and to present evidence at a proceeding regarding the suspension or revocation of a certificate of occupancy.

(d) A municipality that seeks to suspend or revoke a certificate of occupancy for a hotel under this section shall follow procedures that are consistent with the suspension or revocation of a certificate of occupancy for any other type of business or use of land within the municipality.

(e) This section may not be construed to create a private cause of action.
Tex. Transportation Code § 451.753 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 451 / Section 451.753
§ 451.753. GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO AGREEMENTS, RECOGNITION, AND STRIKES.
Status: in_force

(a) An authority may not be denied local control over the wages, salaries, rates of pay, hours of work, or other terms and conditions of employment to the extent the public employer and the association recognized as the sole and exclusive bargaining agent under Section 451.754 agree as provided by this subchapter. Applicable statutes and applicable local rules and regulations apply to an issue not governed by the agreement.

(b) An agreement under this subchapter must be written.

(c) This subchapter does not require a public employer or a recognized association to meet and confer on any issue or reach an agreement.

(d) A public employer and the recognized association may meet and confer only if the association does not advocate an illegal strike by public employees.

(e) A peace officer of an authority may not engage in a strike or organized work stoppage against this state or a political subdivision of this state. A peace officer who participates in a strike forfeits any civil service rights, reemployment rights, and other rights, benefits, or privileges the peace officer may have as a result of the person's employment or prior employment with the authority. This subsection does not affect the right of a person to cease work if the person is not acting in concert with others in an organized work stoppage.

(f) The public employer's chief executive officer or the chief executive officer's designee shall select a group of persons to represent the public employer as its sole and exclusive bargaining agent for issues related to the employment of peace officers by the authority.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3875.075 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3875 / Section 3875.075
§ 3875.075. VACANCY.
Status: in_force

A vacancy in the office of director shall be filled by appointment of a qualified individual by a majority vote of the remaining directors. The board may remove a director for misconduct or failure to carry out the director's duties by unanimous vote of all of the remaining directors.
Tex. Utilities Code § 39.1592 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 39 / Section 39.1592
§ 39.1592. GENERATION RELIABILITY REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to an electric generation facility in the ERCOT power region for which a standard generator interconnection agreement is signed on or after January 1, 2027, that has been in operation for at least one year, and that is not a self-generator.

(b) Not later than December 1 of each year, an owner or operator of an electric generation facility, other than a battery energy storage resource, shall demonstrate to the commission the ability of the owner or operator's portfolio to operate or be available to operate when called on for dispatch at or above the seasonal average generation capability during the times of highest reliability risk, as determined by the commission, due to low operation reserves, as determined by the commission. The owner or operator must be allowed to meet the performance requirements described by this subsection by supplementing or contracting with on-site or off-site resources, including battery energy storage resources. The commission shall determine the average generation capability based on expected resource availability and seasonal-rated capacity on a standalone basis.

(c) The commission shall require the independent organization certified under Section 39.151 for the ERCOT power region to:

(1) enforce the requirements of Subsection (b) by imposing financial penalties, as determined by the commission, for failing to comply with the performance requirements described by that subsection; and

(2) provide financial incentives, as determined by the commission, for exceeding the performance requirements described by that subsection.

(d) The independent organization certified under Section 39.151 for the ERCOT power region may not impose penalties under Subsection (c):

(1) for resource unavailability due to planned maintenance outages or transmission outages;

(2) on resources that are already subject to performance obligations during the highest reliability risk hours under the day-ahead market rules or other ancillary or reliability services established by the commission or the independent organization; or

(3) during hours outside a baseline established by the commission that includes morning and evening ramping periods.
Tex. Transportation Code § 394.063 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 394 / Section 394.063
§ 394.063. ON-PREMISE SIGNS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court of a county with a population of more than 3.3 million or of a county that borders a county with that population may regulate, in the unincorporated area of the county, the location, height, size, and anchoring of on-premise signs.

(b) A county regulation adopted under this section may not permit an on-premise sign to be erected if the sign could not have been erected under a previous municipal regulation that applied to the place where the sign is to be erected.

(c) A regulation of an on-premise sign imposed by this chapter, adopted by the commission under this chapter, or adopted by a municipality does not apply in the unincorporated area of a county that adopts a regulation of an on-premise sign under this section.

(d) In lieu of exercising a regulatory power under this section, the commissioners court of the county, by order, may allow the commission to regulate on-premise signs in the unincorporated area of the county in accordance with a municipal or county regulation regarding on-premise signs in the unincorporated area. On adoption of the order, municipal authority to regulate on-premise signs in the unincorporated area is withdrawn.

(e) A regulation adopted under this section applies only to an on-premise sign erected on or after August 31, 1987.

(f) A commissioners court of a county regulating on-premise signs under this section may recover from an applicant for a permit authorized by this section the cost of issuing the permit provided the following are met:

(1) the auditor for the county shall review the program every two years to ensure that the fees being charged do not exceed the cost of the program; and

(2) the county refunds to the permit holders any revenue determined by the auditor to exceed the cost of the program.
Tex. Transportation Code § 201.673 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 201 / Section 201.673
§ 201.673. REPORT.
Status: in_force

Annually, the department shall submit to the legislature a report that explains the actions taken by the department in carrying out this subchapter and identifies any costs or cost savings to the state and private entities associated with voluntary joint trenching opportunities.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7996A.0301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7996A / Section 7996A.0301
§ 7996A.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. Water Code § 51.791 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.791
§ 51.791. TAXES IN EXCESS OF DISTRICT'S OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) If taxes have been collected by the dissolved district in excess of the amount required to liquidate the obligations of the district, the excess shall be paid ratably to the county treasurer or treasurers of the county or counties in which the district was located.

(b) The commissioners courts shall credit the money received from the dissolved district to the interest and sinking fund for any outstanding county bonds. If the county has no outstanding bonds, the money may be applied as the commissioners court lawfully directs.