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Tex. Insurance Code § 823.201 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 823 / Section 823.201
§ 823.201. ACQUIRING PERSON.
Status: in_force

(a) A statement required under Section 823.154 must contain the name and address of the acquiring person.

(b) If the acquiring person is an individual, the statement must contain:

(1) the acquiring person's principal occupation or employment;

(2) each material occupation, employment, office, or position held by the acquiring person during the preceding five-year period; and

(3) any criminal conviction of the acquiring person, other than a conviction of a minor traffic violation, during the preceding 10-year period.

(c) If the acquiring person is not an individual, the statement must contain:

(1) a report of the nature of the acquiring person's business operations during the preceding five-year period or, if the acquiring person and any predecessors of the acquiring person have been in existence for less than five years, during that shorter period;

(2) a description, complete in all material respects, of any business the acquiring person intends to begin; and

(3) a list that contains:

(A) the name of each director or executive officer of the acquiring person, or individual who performs or who is to perform, functions appropriate to that position; and

(B) for each individual listed under Paragraph (A), the information required for an individual under Subsection (b).

(d) The acquiring person shall agree to provide the annual enterprise risk report required by Section 823.0595 for as long as the acquiring person maintains control of the insurer.

(e) The acquiring person and all subsidiaries within the acquiring person's control in the insurance holding company system shall provide information to the commissioner on request of the commissioner as the commissioner deems necessary to evaluate enterprise risk to the insurer.
Tex. Local Government Code § 563.051 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 563 / Section 563.051
§ 563.051. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "board" means a county utility system board established under Section 563.052.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 221.019 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 221 / Section 221.019
§ 221.019. RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The original and two copies of the restated articles of incorporation and a certified copy of the resolution of the sponsoring entity's governing body authorizing the articles shall be delivered to the secretary of state.

(b) If the secretary of state finds that the restated articles of incorporation comply with this chapter and have been authorized by the sponsoring entity's governing body, the secretary of state, on payment of all fees required by this chapter, shall:

(1) write "filed" on the original and each copy of the restated articles of incorporation and the month, day, and year of the filing;

(2) file the original in the office of the secretary of state; and

(3) issue two restated certificates of incorporation with a copy of the restated articles of incorporation attached to each.

(c) The secretary of state shall deliver a restated certificate of incorporation, with a copy of the restated articles of incorporation attached, to the development corporation or its representative and to the sponsoring entity's governing body.

(d) On issuance by the secretary of state of the restated certificate of incorporation, the original articles of incorporation and all amendments are superseded and the restated articles of incorporation become the development corporation's articles of incorporation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8804.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8804 / Section 8804.101
§ 8804.101. GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the rights, powers, privileges, functions, and duties provided by general law applicable to groundwater conservation districts, including Chapter 36, Water Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 287.072 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 287 / Section 287.072
§ 287.072. DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITIES.
Status: in_force

On creation of a district, the district assumes the duties required under Section 287.023 and any additional duties specified in the contract with the counties and hospital districts that created the district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 843.282 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 843 / Section 843.282
§ 843.282. SUBMITTING COMPLAINTS TO DEPARTMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Any person, including a person who has attempted to resolve a complaint through a health maintenance organization's complaint system process and is dissatisfied with the resolution, may submit a complaint to the department alleging a violation of:

(1) this chapter;

(2) Section 1367.053;

(3) Subchapter A, Chapter 1452;

(4) Subchapter B, Chapter 1507;

(5) Chapters 222, 251, and 258, as applicable to a health maintenance organization; or

(6) Chapter 1271 or 1272.

(b) The commissioner shall complete an investigation of a complaint against a health maintenance organization to determine whether a violation has occurred not later than the 60th day after the date the department receives the complaint and all information necessary for the commissioner to make a determination.

(c) The commissioner may extend the time necessary to complete an investigation if:

(1) additional information is needed;

(2) an on-site review is necessary;

(3) the health maintenance organization, the physician or provider, or the complainant does not provide all documentation necessary to complete the investigation; or

(4) other circumstances beyond the control of the department occur.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 505.0061 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 505 / Section 505.0061
§ 505.0061. REPORTING FOR FACILITIES STORING AMMONIUM NITRATE USED IN FERTILIZER.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "ammonium nitrate" and "ammonium nitrate storage facility" have the meanings assigned by Section 63.151, Agriculture Code.

(b) As soon as practicable but not later than 72 hours after the commission receives a tier two form reporting the presence of ammonium nitrate at an ammonium nitrate storage facility, the commission shall furnish a copy of the form to the state fire marshal and the Texas Division of Emergency Management. The state fire marshal shall furnish a copy of the form to the chief of the fire department having jurisdiction over the facility. The Texas Division of Emergency Management shall furnish a copy of the form to the appropriate local emergency planning committee.

(c) The operator of an ammonium nitrate storage facility shall file:

(1) a tier two form with the commission not later than 72 hours after the operator:

(A) begins operation; or

(B) has a reportable addition, at the appropriate threshold, of previously unreported ammonium nitrate; and

(2) an updated tier two form not later than 72 hours after the operator has a change in the chemical weight range, as listed in 40 C.F.R. Part 370, of previously reported ammonium nitrate.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1021.115 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1021 / Section 1021.115
§ 1021.115. AUTHORITY TO SUE AND BE SUED.
Status: in_force

(a) The district, through the board, may sue and be sued.

(b) The district is entitled to all causes of action and defenses to which similar authorities are entitled.
Tex. Occupations Code § 259.005 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 259 / Section 259.005
§ 259.005. AUTHORIZED ADVERTISING RESTRICTIONS.
Status: in_force

Board rules adopted under Section 254.002 to regulate advertising may include restrictions that prohibit communications to the public that:

(1) are false, misleading, or deceptive;

(2) state an opinion regarding the quality of dental services;

(3) appeal to an individual's anxiety in an excessive or unfair way;

(4) intimidate or exert undue pressure or undue influence over a prospective patient;

(5) create unjustified expectations concerning the potential result of a dental treatment;

(6) refer to benefits or other attributes of dental procedures or products that involve significant risks without including realistic assessments of the safety and efficacy of those procedures or products;

(7) contain statistical data, representations, or other information that is not susceptible to reasonable verification by the public;

(8) refer to a fee for dental services without disclosing that additional fees may be involved in individual cases, if the possibility of additional fees may be reasonably predicted;

(9) offer a discount for dental services without disclosing the total fee to which the discount will apply; or

(10) fail to make truthful disclosure of the source and authorship of any message published under a dentist's byline.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2054.107 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.107
§ 2054.107. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS WITH OTHER INSURERS PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Section 2054.602, the company may not have:

(1) an affiliate, spin-off, or subsidiary that writes a line of insurance other than workers' compensation insurance; or

(2) interlocking boards of directors with an insurer that writes a line of insurance other than workers' compensation insurance.
Tex. Family Code § 65.109 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 65 / Section 65.109
§ 65.109. MOTION FOR NEW TRIAL.
Status: in_force

The order of a truancy court may be challenged by filing a motion for new trial. Rules 505.3(c) and (e), Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, apply to a motion for new trial.
Tex. Education Code § 52.88 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 52 / Section 52.88
§ 52.88. REPLACEMENT OF BOND.
Status: in_force

The board may provide for the replacement of a bond that is mutilated, lost, or destroyed.
Tex. Education Code § 132.154 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 132 / Section 132.154
§ 132.154. INJUNCTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Whenever the commission has probable cause to believe that any career school or college has committed any acts that would be in violation of this chapter, the commission shall apply for an injunction restraining the commission of such acts.

(b) An action for an injunction under this section shall be brought in Travis County.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1050.302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1050 / Section 1050.302
§ 1050.302. NOTICE OF ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall give notice of an election under this subchapter by publishing once a week for two consecutive weeks a substantial copy of the election order in a newspaper with general circulation in the district.

(b) The first publication of the notice must appear not later than the 35th day before the date set for the election.
Tex. Family Code § 107.161 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 107 / Section 107.161
§ 107.161. INTRODUCTION AND PROVISION OF ADOPTION EVALUATION REPORT AND TESTIMONY RELATING TO ADOPTION EVALUATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Disclosure to the jury of the contents of an adoption evaluation report prepared under Section 107.159 or 107.160 is subject to the rules of evidence.

(b) The court may compel the attendance of witnesses necessary for the proper disposition of a suit, including a representative of an agency that conducts an adoption evaluation, who may be compelled to testify.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 22.08 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 22 / Section 22.08
§ 22.08. SERVICE OUT OF THE STATE.
Status: in_force

Service of a certified copy of the citation upon any absent or non-resident surety may be made outside of the limits of this State by any person competent to make oath of the fact; and the affidavit of such person, stating the facts of such service, shall be a sufficient return.
Tex. Transportation Code § 112.156 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 112 / Section 112.156
§ 112.156. LIABILITY OFFSET.
Status: in_force

In an action against a railroad operator under Section 112.152, the railroad operator may offset the railroad operator's liability by the amount of the railroad operator's contribution or payment to any insurance, relief benefit, or indemnity from which benefits have been paid to the injured employee or another person entitled to the benefits as a result of the injury or death that is the subject of the action.
Tex. Government Code § 466.452 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 466 / Section 466.452
§ 466.452. REVENUE FROM MULTIJURISDICTION LOTTERY.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by this section, revenue received from the sale of tickets in this state for a multijurisdiction lottery game is subject to Subchapter H.

(b) The department may deposit a portion of the revenue received from the sale of multijurisdiction lottery game tickets in this state into a fund shared with other parties to an agreement under this subchapter for the payment of prizes awarded in multijurisdiction lottery games in which the department participates. The department may retain that revenue in the fund for as long as necessary to pay prizes claimed during the period designated for claiming a prize in the multijurisdiction lottery game.
Tex. Local Government Code § 252.0435 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 252 / Section 252.0435
§ 252.0435. SAFETY RECORD OF BIDDER CONSIDERED.
Status: in_force

In determining who is a responsible bidder, the governing body may take into account the safety record of the bidder, of the firm, corporation, partnership, or institution represented by the bidder, or of anyone acting for such a firm, corporation, partnership, or institution if:

(1) the governing body has adopted a written definition and criteria for accurately determining the safety record of a bidder;

(2) the governing body has given notice to prospective bidders in the bid specifications that the safety record of a bidder may be considered in determining the responsibility of the bidder; and

(3) the determinations are not arbitrary and capricious.
Tex. Occupations Code § 201.6015 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 201 / Section 201.6015
§ 201.6015. CEASE AND DESIST ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) If it appears to the board that a person is engaging in an act or practice that constitutes the practice of chiropractic without a license or registration under this chapter, the board, after notice and opportunity for a hearing, may issue a cease and desist order prohibiting the person from engaging in that activity.

(b) A violation of an order under this section constitutes grounds for imposing an administrative penalty under Subchapter L.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 114.013 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 114 / Section 114.013
§ 114.013. COPY OF CARGO MANIFEST LEFT AT LEASE OR FACILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A copy of the cargo manifest must be left at the lease or facility from which the liquid hydrocarbons were removed or delivered to the lease or facility operator, his agent, or his representative.

(b) The requirements of this section may be met by leaving a separate document at the lease or facility from which the liquid hydrocarbons were removed or delivering to the lease or facility operator a separate document that includes information required under Subdivisions (1)-(3) and Subdivisions (4)(A) and (B), Section 114.012, of this code.

(c) If more than one load of liquid hydrocarbons are removed from a single tank or other container of liquid hydrocarbons within a period of 24 consecutive hours, Subdivisions (2) and (3), Section 114.012, of this code may be met for purposes of this section by a separate document that includes:

(1) the total quantity of liquid hydrocarbons removed;

(2) the date and hour the first load was removed; and

(3) the date and hour the last load was removed.

(d) If the operator of a facility requires that a transporter leave at the facility or deliver to the operator a document other than the transporter's cargo manifest, a transporter may meet the requirements of this section by leaving those specified documents at an agreed location or delivering the document to the operator.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 7.402 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 7 / Section 7.402
§ 7.402. DUPLICATE DOCUMENT OF TITLE; OVERISSUE.
Status: in_force

A duplicate or any other document of title purporting to cover goods already represented by an outstanding document of the same issuer does not confer any right in the goods, except as provided in the case of tangible bills of lading in a set of parts, overissue of documents for fungible goods, substitutes for lost, stolen, or destroyed documents, or substitute documents issued pursuant to Section 7.105. The issuer is liable for damages caused by its overissue or failure to identify a duplicate document by a conspicuous notation.
Tex. Occupations Code § 257.005 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 257 / Section 257.005
§ 257.005. CONTINUING EDUCATION FOR DENTIST AND DENTAL HYGIENIST.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall develop a mandatory continuing education program for licensed dentists and dental hygienists. The board by rule shall establish the minimum number of hours of continuing education a license holder is required to complete for each registration period to renew the license for a subsequent registration period.

(b) The board may:

(1) assess the continuing education needs of license holders; and

(2) require license holders to attend continuing education courses specified by the board.

(b-1) The board shall require a licensed dentist whose practice includes direct patient care to complete not less than two hours of board-approved continuing education annually regarding safe and effective pain management related to the prescription of opioids and other controlled substances, including education regarding:

(1) reasonable standards of care;

(2) the identification of drug-seeking behavior in patients; and

(3) effectively communicating with patients regarding the prescription of an opioid or other controlled substance.

(c) The board by rule shall:

(1) identify the key factors required for competent performance of professional duties under this subtitle;

(2) develop a process to evaluate and approve continuing education courses; and

(3) develop a process to assess a license holder's participation and performance in continuing education courses to evaluate the overall effectiveness of the program.
Tex. Transportation Code § 317.054 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 317 / Section 317.054
§ 317.054. ORGANIZATION AND DUTIES OF BOARD.
Status: in_force

(a) An ordinance under Section 317.052 that vests management and control of a facility in a board must:

(1) specify the board members' compensation, which may not exceed five percent of the gross revenue of the facility;

(2) specify the members' terms of office;

(3) specify the members' powers and duties and the manner of exercising those powers and duties;

(4) provide for the election or appointment of the members' successors; and

(5) specify any other matter relating to the members' organization and duties.

(b) On any matter not covered by the ordinance, the board is governed by the laws and rules governing the governing body of the municipality to the extent applicable.
Tex. Insurance Code § 962.102 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 962 / Section 962.102
§ 962.102. OTHER COVERAGES PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

A domestic or foreign insurer operating under this chapter may not write coverage that is not authorized by Section 962.101.
Tex. Government Code § 423.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 423 / Section 423.004
§ 423.004.
Status: in_force

Sec. 423.004. OFFENSE: POSSESSION, DISCLOSURE, DISPLAY, DISTRIBUTION, OR USE OF IMAGE. (a) A person commits an offense if the person:

(1) captures an image in violation of Section 423.003; and

(2) possesses, discloses, displays, distributes, or otherwise uses that image.

(b) An offense under this section for the possession of an image is a Class C misdemeanor. An offense under this section for the disclosure, display, distribution, or other use of an image is a Class B misdemeanor.

(c) Each image a person possesses, discloses, displays, distributes, or otherwise uses in violation of this section is a separate offense.

(d) It is a defense to prosecution under this section for the possession of an image that the person destroyed the image as soon as the person had knowledge that the image was captured in violation of Section 423.003.

(e) It is a defense to prosecution under this section for the disclosure, display, distribution, or other use of an image that the person stopped disclosing, displaying, distributing, or otherwise using the image as soon as the person had knowledge that the image was captured in violation of Section 423.003.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1034.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1034 / Section 1034.005
§ 1034.005. DISTRICT SUPPORT OR MAINTENANCE NOT STATE OBLIGATION.
Status: in_force

This state may not be obligated for the support or maintenance of the district.
Tex. Government Code § 552.114 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 552 / Section 552.114
§ 552.114.
Status: in_force

Sec. 552.114. EXCEPTION: CONFIDENTIALITY OF STUDENT RECORDS. (a) In this section, "student record" means:

(1) information that constitutes education records as that term is defined by the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (20 U.S.C. Section 1232g(a)(4)); or

(2) information in a record of an applicant for admission to an educational institution, including a transfer applicant.

(b) Information is confidential and excepted from the requirements of Section 552.021 if it is information in a student record at an educational institution funded wholly or partly by state revenue. This subsection does not prohibit the disclosure or provision of information included in an education record if the disclosure or provision is authorized by 20 U.S.C. Section 1232g or other federal law.

(c) A record covered by Subsection (b) shall be made available on the request of:

(1) educational institution personnel;

(2) the student involved or the student's parent, legal guardian, or spouse; or

(3) a person conducting a child abuse investigation required by Subchapter D, Chapter 261, Family Code.

(d) Except as provided by Subsection (e), an educational institution may redact information covered under Subsection (b) from information disclosed under Section 552.021 without requesting a decision from the attorney general.

(e) If an applicant for admission to an educational institution described by Subsection (b) or a parent or legal guardian of a minor applicant to an educational institution described by Subsection (b) requests information in the record of the applicant, the educational institution shall disclose any information that:

(1) is related to the applicant's application for admission; and

(2) was provided to the educational institution by the applicant.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.154 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 11 / Section 11.154
§ 11.154. INDIVIDUAL PROJECT PLANS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall develop a business plan for each statewide commercial project. The plan must contain:

(1) an accurate accounting for all project costs, including personnel and overhead costs; and

(2) reasonable projections of project income.

(b) The director shall review the plan for each project at least annually to assess the overall performance and value of the project.

(c) The department may modify a plan as necessary to meet changing conditions.
Tex. Family Code § 231.122 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 231 / Section 231.122
§ 231.122. MONITORING CHILD SUPPORT CASES; ENFORCEMENT.
Status: in_force

The Title IV-D agency shall monitor each Title IV-D case from the date the agency begins providing services on the case. If a child support obligor in a Title IV-D case becomes more than 60 days delinquent in paying child support, the Title IV-D agency shall expedite the commencement of an action to enforce the child support order.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8113.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8113 / Section 8113.052
§ 8113.052. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

On the uniform election date in May of each even-numbered year, the appropriate number of directors shall be elected.