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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8023.0002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8023 / Section 8023.0002
§ 8023.0002. EXCLUSION OF TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may exclude territory from the district after a bond election has been called or bonds have been issued only if:

(1) the exclusion of the territory is not expressly prohibited by the orders or resolutions calling the bond election or authorizing the issuance of the bonds;

(2) the district annexes or adds territory into the district that is sufficient to avoid an impairment of the security for payment of the voted or issued bonds and of any other contract obligations that are wholly or partly payable from or secured by ad valorem taxes or net revenues of the district; and

(3) the exclusion and addition of territory is accomplished in conformity with the notice and hearing requirements relating to the exclusion and addition of territory prescribed by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code.

(b) The district must finally annex or include the additional territory prescribed by Subsection (a)(2) simultaneously with the exclusion of the territory or not earlier than the 30th day before the date the territory is excluded.

(c) Before the effective date of the exclusion, the district must receive from the territory proposed to be excluded payments of all rates, fees, and charges for water, sewer, or other district services provided to the territory, and of all ad valorem taxes, standby fees, and associated penalties and interest relating to the territory, that are due or overdue.

(d) If ad valorem taxes or standby fees have not been established for the year in which the territory is to be excluded, the territory shall pay an amount determined by the district to be equal to the estimated ad valorem taxes or standby fees the district will establish for the year.
Tex. Insurance Code § 823.154 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 823 / Section 823.154
§ 823.154. REQUIREMENTS FOR ACQUISITION OR EXERCISE OF CONTROL OR DIVESTITURE OF DOMESTIC INSURER.
Status: in_force

(a) Before a person who directly or indirectly controls, or after the acquisition would directly or indirectly control, a domestic insurer may in any manner acquire a voting security of a domestic insurer or before a person may otherwise acquire control of a domestic insurer or exercise any control over a domestic insurer, or before a person may initiate a divestiture of control of a domestic insurer:

(1) the acquiring person shall file with the commissioner a statement that satisfies the requirements of Subchapter E;

(2) the acquisition or divestiture of control must be approved by the commissioner in accordance with this subchapter; and

(3) if the person is initiating a divestiture of control, the divesting person shall file with the commissioner a notice of divestiture on a form adopted by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners or adopted by the commissioner by rule.

(b) The acquiring person or divesting person shall send a copy of the statement filed under this section to the domestic insurer.

(c) A statement or notice filed under this section must be filed not later than the 60th day before the proposed effective date of the acquisition or change of control or divestiture and is subject to public inspection at the office of the commissioner.

(d) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a divesting person is not required to provide the commissioner with notice of divestiture required by Subsection (a)(3) if an acquiring person submits the statement required by Subsection (a)(1) and that acquisition is approved by the commissioner.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3846.1585 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3846 / Section 3846.1585
§ 3846.1585. GENERAL AUTHORITY TO IMPOSE TAXES.
Status: in_force

The district may impose for any district purpose any tax authorized by this chapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2054.056 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.056
§ 2054.056. GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL.
Status: in_force

(a) It is a ground for removal from the board if a member:

(1) does not have at the time of appointment or election the qualifications required by Section 2054.052;

(2) does not maintain during service on the board the qualifications required by Section 2054.052;

(3) cannot because of illness or disability discharge the member's duties for a substantial part of the term for which the member is appointed or elected; or

(4) is absent from more than half of the regularly scheduled board meetings that the member is eligible to attend during a calendar year.

(b) The validity of a board action is not affected by the fact that it is taken when a ground for removal of a board member exists.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2054.155 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.155
§ 2054.155. REQUIRED RESERVES.
Status: in_force

The company shall establish and maintain reserves for losses on an actuarially sound basis in accordance with Chapter 426.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 9.304 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 9 / Section 9.304
§ 9.304. LAW GOVERNING PERFECTION AND PRIORITY OF SECURITY INTERESTS IN DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The local law of a bank's jurisdiction governs perfection, the effect of perfection or nonperfection, and the priority of a security interest in a deposit account maintained with that bank.

(b) The following rules determine a bank's jurisdiction for purposes of this subchapter:

(1) If an agreement between the bank and its customer governing the deposit account expressly provides that a particular jurisdiction is the bank's jurisdiction for purposes of this subchapter, this chapter, or this title, that jurisdiction is the bank's jurisdiction.

(2) If Subdivision (1) does not apply and an agreement between the bank and its customer governing the deposit account expressly provides that the agreement is governed by the law of a particular jurisdiction, that jurisdiction is the bank's jurisdiction.

(3) If neither Subdivision (1) nor Subdivision (2) applies and an agreement between the bank and its customer governing the deposit account expressly provides that the deposit account is maintained at an office in a particular jurisdiction, that jurisdiction is the bank's jurisdiction.

(4) If none of the preceding subdivisions applies, the bank's jurisdiction is the jurisdiction in which the office identified in an account statement as the office serving the customer's account is located.

(5) If none of the preceding subdivisions applies, the bank's jurisdiction is the jurisdiction in which the chief executive office of the bank is located.
Tex. Family Code § 162.408 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 162 / Section 162.408
§ 162.408. PROOF OF IDENTITY.
Status: in_force

The rules and minimum standards of the Department of State Health Services for the vital statistics unit must provide for proof of identity in order to facilitate the purposes of this subchapter and to protect the privacy rights of adoptees, adoptive parents, birth parents, biological siblings, and their families.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1305.151 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1305 / Section 1305.151
§ 1305.151. TRANSFER OF RISK.
Status: in_force

A contract under this subchapter may not involve a transfer of risk.
Tex. Property Code § 74.506 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 74 / Section 74.506
§ 74.506. APPEAL.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who has filed a claim that complies with Section 74.501(c) may appeal the decision of the comptroller on the claim before the 61st day after the day on which it was rendered.

(b) If a claim that complies with Section 74.501(c) has not been decided before the 91st day after the day on which it was filed, the claimant may file an appeal if, after the claimant provides notice by certified mail to the comptroller of the intent to file an appeal, the comptroller does not reach a decision on the claim on or before the 60th day after the date the notice is delivered to the comptroller. An appeal under this section must be made within one year of the date the claim was filed.

(c) An appeal under this section must be made by filing suit against the state in a district court in Travis County, Texas. The state's immunity from suit without consent is abolished with respect to suits brought under this section.

(d) A court shall try an action filed under this section de novo and shall apply the rules of practice of the court.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 66.253 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 66 / Section 66.253
§ 66.253. COMPATIBILITY OF DATA.
Status: in_force

(a) Data supplied to the criminal justice information system must:

(1) be compatible with the system; and

(2) contain both incident numbers and state identification numbers.

(b) A discrete submission of information under this chapter must contain, in conjunction with the required information, the person's name and state identification number.
Tex. Insurance Code § 424.208 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 424 / Section 424.208
§ 424.208. OFFSETTING TRANSACTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to this section, an insurer may purchase or sell one or more derivative instruments to wholly or partly offset a derivative instrument previously purchased or sold, without regard to the quantitative limitations of this subchapter.

(b) An offsetting transaction under this section must use the same type of derivative instrument as the derivative instrument being offset.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9058.0106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9058 / Section 9058.0106
§ 9058.0106. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

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

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake made 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 the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on a bond;

(3) right to impose a tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Local Government Code § 351.104 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 351 / Section 351.104
§ 351.104. SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY INAPPLICABLE.
Status: in_force

A private vendor operating under a contract authorized by Section 351.102 is not entitled to claim sovereign immunity in a suit arising from the services performed under the contract by the private vendor. However, this section does not deprive the private vendor or the county of any benefits of any law limiting exposure to liability, setting a limit on damages, or establishing defenses to liability.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1029.205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1029 / Section 1029.205
§ 1029.205. EXECUTION OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board president shall execute the general obligation bonds in the district's name.

(b) The board secretary shall countersign the bonds.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1369.270 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1369 / Section 1369.270
§ 1369.270. LEGISLATIVE DECLARATION.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Section 1369.252, it is the intent of the legislature that the requirements contained in this subchapter regarding the audit of claims to providers who are pharmacists or pharmacies apply to all health benefit plan issuers and pharmacy benefit managers unless otherwise prohibited by federal law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3812.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3812 / Section 3812.004
§ 3812.004. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

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

(b) All land and other property included in the district will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by the district under powers conferred by Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other powers granted under this chapter.

(c) The creation of the district is in the public interest and is essential to:

(1) further the public purposes of developing and diversifying the economy of the state;

(2) eliminate unemployment and underemployment; and

(3) develop or expand transportation and commerce.

(d) The district will:

(1) promote the health, safety, and general welfare of residents, employers, potential employees, employees, visitors, and consumers in the district, and of the public;

(2) provide needed funding to preserve, maintain, and enhance the economic health and vitality of the district as a community and business center; and

(3) promote the health, safety, welfare, and enjoyment of the public by providing pedestrian ways and by landscaping and developing certain areas in the district, which are necessary for the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic beauty.

(e) Pedestrian ways along or across a street, whether at grade or above or below the surface, and street lighting, street landscaping, and street art objects are parts of and necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street or road improvement.

(f) The district will not act as the agent or instrumentality of any private interest even though the district will benefit many private interests as well as the public.
Tex. Government Code § 660.071 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 660 / Section 660.071
§ 660.071. REIMBURSEMENT REQUIREMENT.
Status: in_force

A state employee, a key official, a member of a board, or a member of the legislature is entitled to be reimbursed as provided by this subchapter for use of an aircraft owned or leased by the employee, official, or member.
Tex. Occupations Code § 501.251 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 501 / Section 501.251
§ 501.251. LICENSE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

A person may not engage in or represent that the person is engaged in the practice of psychology unless the person is licensed under this chapter or exempt under Section 501.004.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 486.030 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 486 / Section 486.030
§ 486.030. DECISION BY COURT.
Status: in_force

(a) If the court sustains the finding that a violation occurred, the court may uphold or reduce the amount of the penalty and order the person to pay the full or reduced amount of the penalty.

(b) If the court does not sustain the finding that a violation occurred, the court shall order that a penalty is not owed.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 2A.102 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 2A / Section 2A.102
§ 2A.102. SCOPE.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies to any transaction, regardless of form, that creates a lease of goods. This chapter does not apply to a transaction that creates an interest in or lease of real estate, except to the extent that provision is made for leases of fixtures by Section 2A.309.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8311.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8311 / Section 8311.051
§ 8311.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Except as provided by Section 8311.052, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 50E.001 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 50E / Section 50E.001
§ 50E.001. TEXAS YOUTH LIVESTOCK SHOW GRANT PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The office of the governor shall establish and administer the Texas youth livestock show grant program. The office of the governor shall:

(1) establish grant eligibility requirements, subject to Subsection (c);

(2) establish a grant application process; and

(3) encourage participation from livestock shows of varying sizes, types of entries, and needs.

(b) Grants under this section may be used only to provide financial assistance to youth livestock shows in this state.

(c) A youth livestock show is eligible for a grant under this section if the livestock show is part of a county or state youth livestock validation program and has Texas 4-H and Texas FFA engagement or sanction.
Tex. Transportation Code § 503.040 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 503 / Section 503.040
§ 503.040. SALES OF CERTAIN USED MOTOR VEHICLES CONSTITUTE PRIVATE DISPOSITION.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to the sale of a used motor vehicle that constitutes collateral by a secured party acting under Chapter 9, Business & Commerce Code, and occurs at an auction conducted by an independent motor vehicle dealer:

(1) at which neither the debtor nor the secured party is permitted to bid; and

(2) for which there has been no advertisement or public notice before the sale that specifically describes the collateral to be sold, other than the inclusion of the motor vehicle in a list of the vehicles to be offered at the auction made available to potential bidders at the auction.

(b) The sale of the used motor vehicle constitutes a private disposition for purposes of Chapter 9, Business & Commerce Code.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 63.001 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 63 / Section 63.001
§ 63.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Juvenile" means a person from the age of 10 to 18 years who has been found to have engaged in delinquent conduct by a court of competent jurisdiction.

(2) "Facility" means a residential facility for the placement of juveniles for periods up to one year in length.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3966.0310 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3966 / Section 3966.0310
§ 3966.0310. 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. Labor Code § 91.061 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 91 / Section 91.061
§ 91.061. PROHIBITED ACTS.
Status: in_force

A person may not:

(1) engage in or offer professional employer services without holding a license under this chapter as a professional employer organization;

(2) use the name, title, or designation "professional employer organization," "PEO," "staff leasing company," "employee leasing company," "licensed professional employer organization," "professional employer organization services company," "professional employer organization company," or "administrative employer" or otherwise represent that the entity is licensed under this chapter unless the entity holds a license issued under this chapter;

(3) represent as the person's own the license of another person or represent that a person is licensed if the person does not hold a license;

(4) give materially false or forged evidence to the department in connection with obtaining or renewing a license or in connection with disciplinary proceedings under this chapter; or

(5) use or attempt to use a license that has expired or been revoked.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2203.104 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2203 / Section 2203.104
§ 2203.104. APPLICATION FOR COVERAGE.
Status: in_force

(a) A health care provider or physician included in a category eligible for insurance coverage by the association is entitled to apply to the association for the coverage. An agent authorized under Chapter 4051 may apply on behalf of an applicant.

(b) The association shall issue a medical liability insurance policy to an applicant:

(1) if the association determines that:

(A) the applicant meets the underwriting standards of the association prescribed by the plan of operation; and

(B) there is no unpaid and uncontested premium, policyholder's stabilization reserve fund charge, or assessment due from the applicant for prior insurance, as shown by the insured's failure to pay or to object in writing to the charges on or before the 30th day after the date of the billing; and

(2) on receipt of the premium and the policyholder's stabilization reserve fund charge, or the portion of the premium and charge prescribed by the plan of operation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8035.0301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8035 / Section 8035.0301
§ 8035.0301. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Transportation Code § 520.0072 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 520 / Section 520.0072
§ 520.0072. LIABILITY OF COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR FOR CERTAIN ACTS OF DEPUTIES.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other law, a county tax assessor-collector may not be held liable for an offense or damages arising from the misuse of license plates or other fraudulent activity related to vehicle registration and titling by an individual or business entity deputized by the county tax assessor-collector to perform titling services in accordance with rules adopted under Section 520.0071(a).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8851.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8851 / Section 8851.002
§ 8851.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a groundwater conservation district created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Transportation Code § 728.002 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 728 / Section 728.002
§ 728.002. SALE OF MOTOR VEHICLES ON CONSECUTIVE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not, on consecutive days of Saturday and Sunday:

(1) sell or offer for sale a motor vehicle; or

(2) compel an employee to sell or offer for sale a motor vehicle.

(b) Each day a motor vehicle is offered for sale is a separate violation. Each sale of a motor vehicle is a separate violation.

(c) This section does not prohibit the occasional sale of a motor vehicle by a person not in a business that includes the sale of motor vehicles.

(d) This section does not prohibit the quoting of a price for a motor home or tow truck at a show or exhibition described by Section 2301.358, Occupations Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 121.0245 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 121 / Section 121.0245
§ 121.0245. DUTIES OF PART-TIME HEALTH AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) If a physician appointed to serve as health authority for a county serves in that office part-time, the physician may:

(1) coordinate with the director of the local health department for the county in the performance of the duties imposed by Section 121.024(c)(3); and

(2) notify the department that the physician serves part-time in the office of health authority for the county.

(b) If the department provides information to a physician who serves part-time as health authority for a county, the department shall also provide the information to the director of the local health department for the county.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 78.114 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 78 / Section 78.114
§ 78.114. PROCLAMATION; PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

Subchapter D, Chapter 61, and Sections 61.054 and 61.055 apply to the adoption of proclamations under this subchapter.
Tex. Estates Code § 1353.002 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1353 / Section 1353.002
§ 1353.002. SPOUSE AS COMMUNITY ADMINISTRATOR.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Section 1353.004, when a spouse is judicially declared to be incapacitated, the other spouse, in the capacity of surviving partner of the marital partnership, acquires full power to manage, control, and dispose of the entire community estate, including the part of the community estate that the incapacitated spouse legally has the power to manage in the absence of the incapacity, as community administrator without an administration.

(b) The spouse who is not incapacitated is presumed to be suitable and qualified to serve as community administrator.
Tex. Education Code § 74.504 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 74 / Section 74.504
§ 74.504. GIFTS AND GRANTS.
Status: in_force

The board may accept and administer on terms and conditions satisfactory to it, grants or gifts of property, including real estate and money, that may be tendered to it in aid of research and teaching at the school. The board may accept from the federal government or any foundation, trust fund, corporation, individual, or other legal entity, donations, gifts, and grants, including real estate, buildings, libraries, laboratories, apparatus, equipment, records, or money, for the use and benefit of the school.