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Tex. Business Organizations Code § 200.058 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 200 / Section 200.058
§ 200.058. BYLAWS.
Status: in_force

(a) The trust managers of a real estate investment trust shall adopt initial bylaws.

(b) The bylaws may contain provisions for the regulation and management of the affairs of the real estate investment trust that are consistent with law and the real estate investment trust's certificate of formation.

(c) The trust managers of a real estate investment trust may amend or repeal bylaws or adopt new bylaws unless:

(1) the real estate investment trust's certificate of formation or this chapter wholly or partly reserves the power exclusively to the real estate investment trust's shareholders; or

(2) in amending, repealing, or adopting a bylaw, the shareholders expressly provide that the trust managers may not amend, repeal, or readopt that bylaw.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7953A.0105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7953A / Section 7953A.0105
§ 7953A.0105. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

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

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

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

(2) Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation, or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3901.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3901 / Section 3901.105
§ 3901.105. CONVEYANCE AND APPROVAL OF ROAD PROJECT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may convey a road project authorized by Section 3901.104 to:

(1) a municipality or county that will operate and maintain the road if the municipality or county has approved the plans and specifications of the road project; or

(2) the state if the state will operate and maintain the road and the Texas Transportation Commission has approved the plans and specifications of the road project.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the district shall operate and maintain a road project authorized by Section 3901.104 that the district implements and does not convey to a municipality, a county, or this state under Subsection (a).

(c) The district may agree in writing with a municipality, a county, or this state to assign operation and maintenance duties to the district, the municipality, the county, or this state in a manner other than the manner described in Subsections (a) and (b).
Tex. Election Code § 19.005 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 19 / Section 19.005
§ 19.005. STATE FUNDS NOT FEES OF OFFICE.
Status: in_force

State funds disbursed under this chapter are not and may not be treated as fees of office.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1076.207 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1076 / Section 1076.207
§ 1076.207. MATURITY OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

District bonds must mature not later than 40 years after the date of issuance.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7892.0306 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7892 / Section 7892.0306
§ 7892.0306. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is adopted under Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, and that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Estates Code § 1157.006 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1157 / Section 1157.006
§ 1157.006. LOST OR DESTROYED EVIDENCE CONCERNING CLAIM.
Status: in_force

If evidence of a claim is lost or destroyed, the claimant or the claimant's representative may make an affidavit to the fact of the loss or destruction. The affidavit must state:

(1) the amount, date, and nature of the claim;

(2) the due date of the claim;

(3) that the claim is just;

(4) that all legal offsets, payments, and credits known to the affiant have been allowed; and

(5) that the claimant is still the owner of the claim.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 31.025 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 31 / Section 31.025
§ 31.025. RENEWAL OF CERTIFICATES OF NUMBER.
Status: in_force

(a) An application for the renewal of each certificate of number shall be prepared by the department and mailed to the owner of the vessel, or sent electronically to the owner if the owner has agreed to receive department communications electronically, during the period of the last 90 days before the expiration date of the certificate. The same number shall be issued on renewal.

(b) The completed application for renewal may be returned to the department, to any county tax assessor-collector, or if permitted by the department, to an agent of the department.

(c) A completed application not received during the 90-day period shall be treated in the same manner as an original application.

(d) The department, an authorized agent, or a county tax assessor-collector may not issue a renewal certificate of number unless the tax due on the vessel under Chapter 160, Tax Code, is paid.
Tex. Government Code § 92.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 92 / Section 92.003
§ 92.003. PROHIBITED DISPLAY OF COVERED INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a person, including a data broker, may not publicly post or display on a publicly accessible Internet website covered information of an at-risk individual or an immediate family member of the individual if the at-risk individual, or the office, acting on the individual's behalf, submits a written request to that person not to disclose or acquire the covered information subject to the request.

(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to:

(1) covered information of an at-risk individual or an immediate family member of the individual displayed on a publicly accessible Internet website as part of a news story, commentary, editorial, or other speech on a matter of public concern to which the information is relevant;

(2) covered information voluntarily posted on the Internet by the individual or immediate family member to whom the information refers; or

(3) covered information disseminated by a governmental entity or an employee or agent of a governmental entity.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 242.257 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 242 / Section 242.257
§ 242.257. SCHEDULING OF ARBITRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The arbitrator conducting the arbitration shall schedule arbitration to be held not later than the 90th day after the date the arbitrator is selected and shall notify the department and the institution of the scheduled date.

(b) The arbitrator may grant a continuance of the arbitration at the request of the department or institution. The arbitrator may not unreasonably deny a request for a continuance.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8301.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8301 / Section 8301.0201
§ 8301.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Except as provided by Section 8301.0202, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5002.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 5002 / Section 5002.051
§ 5002.051. PORT COMMISSION; TERM; ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by an elected board consisting of six commissioners.

(b) Commissioners serve staggered six-year terms.

(c) An election shall be held in the district every two years to elect two commissioners.
Tex. Election Code § 253.132 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 253 / Section 253.132
§ 253.132. LIABILITY TO POLITICAL COMMITTEES.
Status: in_force

(a) A corporation or labor organization that knowingly makes a campaign contribution to a political committee or a direct campaign expenditure in violation of Subchapter D is liable for damages as provided by this section to each political committee of opposing interest in the election in connection with which the contribution or expenditure is made.

(b) In this section, "damages" means:

(1) twice the value of the unlawful contribution or expenditure; and

(2) reasonable attorney's fees incurred in the suit.

(c) Reasonable attorney's fees incurred in the suit may be awarded to the defendant if judgment is rendered in the defendant's favor.
Tex. Government Code § 811.006 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 811 / Section 811.006
§ 811.006. ACTION INCREASING AMORTIZATION PERIOD.
Status: in_force

(a) A rate of member or state contributions to or a rate of interest required for the establishment of credit in the retirement system may not be reduced or eliminated, a type of service may not be made creditable in the retirement system, a limit on the maximum permissible amount of a type of creditable service may not be removed or raised, a new monetary benefit payable by the retirement system may not be established, and the determination of the amount of a monetary benefit from the system may not be increased, if, as a result of the particular action, the time, as determined by an actuarial valuation, required to amortize the unfunded actuarial liabilities of the retirement system would be increased to a period that exceeds 30 years by one or more years.

(b) If the amortization period for the unfunded actuarial liabilities of the retirement system exceeds 30 years by one or more years at the time an action described by Subsection (a) is proposed, the proposal may not be adopted if, as a result of the adoption, the amortization period would be increased, as determined by an actuarial valuation.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 341.0316 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 341 / Section 341.0316
§ 341.0316. DESALINATION OF MARINE SEAWATER FOR DRINKING WATER.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a desalination facility that is intended to treat marine seawater for the purpose of producing water for the public drinking water supply. This section does not apply to a desalination facility used to produce nonpotable water.

(b) The commission shall adopt rules to:

(1) allow water treated by a desalination facility to be used as public drinking water; and

(2) ensure that water treated by a desalination facility meets the requirements of Section 341.031 and rules adopted under that section.

(c) A person may not begin construction of a desalination facility that treats marine seawater for the purpose of removing primary or secondary drinking water contaminants unless the commission approves the construction of the facility.
Tex. Insurance Code § 493.107 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 493 / Section 493.107
§ 493.107. REQUEST FOR INFORMATION FROM ASSUMING INSURER.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may request that an assuming insurer not meeting the requirements of Section 493.102 file:

(1) financial statements certified and audited by an independent certified public accountant;

(2) a certified copy of the certificate or letter of authority from the domiciliary jurisdiction; and

(3) information on the principals and management of the assuming insurer.

(b) If an assuming insurer does not comply with a request under this section, the commissioner may issue a directive prohibiting all authorized insurers from taking credit for business ceded to the assuming insurer after the effective date of the directive.

(c) An unauthorized insurer that is included in the most recent quarterly listing published by the International Insurers Department of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners is considered to have complied with a request under this section.
Tex. Transportation Code § 251.010 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 251 / Section 251.010
§ 251.010. GATES ON THIRD-CLASS AND NEIGHBORHOOD ROADS; OFFENSES.
Status: in_force

(a) A person, including a neighborhood association, who owns or controls real property on which a third-class road or a neighborhood road established under Section 251.053 is located for which the right-of-way was obtained without cost to the county may erect a gate across the road when necessary. The person shall place a permanent hitching post and stile block on each side of the gate within 60 feet of the gate. The gate must be:

(1) at least 10 feet wide;

(2) free of obstructions above the gate;

(3) constructed so that opening and shutting the gate will not cause unnecessary delay to persons, including emergency personnel, using the road; and

(4) constructed with a fastening to hold the gate open until a person using the gate passes through it.

(b) The property owner shall keep the gate and the approaches to the gate in good order.

(c) A person who erects a gate across a road specified by Subsection (a) and who wilfully or negligently fails to comply with a requirement of this section commits an offense. An offense under this subsection is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $5 or more than $20. Each week that the person fails to comply with this section constitutes a separate offense.

(d) A person who wilfully or negligently leaves open a gate on a road specified by Subsection (a) commits an offense. An offense under this subsection is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $5 or more than $20.

(e) A person may not erect a gate under this section unless the gate is approved by the commissioners court of the county.
Tex. Local Government Code § 572.0581 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 572 / Section 572.0581
§ 572.0581. NO POWER OF EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Section 572.0585, a public utility agency does not have the power of eminent domain.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8805.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8805 / Section 8805.106
§ 8805.106. ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

The district may acquire land or other property necessary to carry out this chapter by:

(1) gift;

(2) grant;

(3) devise;

(4) lease;

(5) purchase; or

(6) condemnation.
Tex. Government Code § 532.0203 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 532 / Section 532.0203
§ 532.0203. PUBLIC ACCESS TO CERTAIN DATA.
Status: in_force

(a) To the extent permitted by federal law, the commission, in collaboration with the appropriate advisory committees related to Medicaid, shall make available to the public on the commission's Internet website in an easy-to-read format data relating to the quality of health care recipients received and the health outcomes of those recipients. Data the commission makes available to the public must be made available in a manner that does not identify or allow for the identification of individual recipients.

(b) In performing duties under this section, the commission may collaborate with an institution of higher education or another state agency with experience in analyzing and producing public use data.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1101.459 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1101 / Section 1101.459
§ 1101.459. DENIAL OF LICENSE RENEWAL.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may deny the renewal of a license under this chapter if the applicant is in violation of a commission order.

(b) The denial of a license renewal is subject to the same provisions as are applicable under Section 1101.364 to the denial of a license.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8168.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8168 / Section 8168.003
§ 8168.003. 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 boundaries of the district will benefit from the works and projects accomplished by the district under the powers conferred by Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(c) The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Government Code § 659.259 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 659 / Section 659.259
§ 659.259. SALARY LIMITED TO MAXIMUM GROUP RATE.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to positions classified under the state's position classification plan.

(b) A salary adjustment authorized by this subchapter may not result in an employee's receiving an annual salary that exceeds the maximum rate of the salary group to which the employee's position is allocated.

(c) Employees who are paid above the maximum of their job class' designated salary group on August 1, 1999, will be allowed to maintain their salaries. However, in no case may they be allowed to receive additional salary increases, including across-the-board increases and merit increases, including one-time merit payments, until the salary maximum for their designated salary group encompasses their salary. These employees must be paid in the salary range if they are promoted, demoted, or reclassified.
Tex. Transportation Code § 730.0121 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 730 / Section 730.0121
§ 730.0121. DELETION OF INFORMATION REQUIRED IF NOT AUTHORIZED RECIPIENT.
Status: in_force

An agency by rule shall require a requestor to delete from the requestor's records personal information received from the agency under this chapter if the requestor becomes aware that the requestor is not an authorized recipient of that information.
Tex. Government Code § 43.158 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 43 / Section 43.158
§ 43.158.
Status: in_force

Sec. 43.158. 143RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT. The voters of the 143rd Judicial District elect a district attorney.
Tex. Government Code § 825.517 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 825 / Section 825.517
§ 825.517. EXCESS BENEFIT ARRANGEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A separate, nonqualified, unfunded excess benefit arrangement is created outside the trust fund of the retirement system. This excess benefit arrangement shall be administered as a governmental excess benefit arrangement under Section 415(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Section 415(m)). The purpose of the excess benefit arrangement is to pay to annuitants of the retirement system benefits otherwise payable by the retirement system that exceed the limitations on benefits imposed by Section 415(b)(1)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Section 415(b)(1)(A)).

(b) The board of trustees is responsible for the administration of this arrangement. Except as otherwise provided by this section, the board has the same rights, duties, and responsibilities concerning the excess benefit arrangement as it has to the trust fund.

(c) Benefits under this section are exempt from execution to the same extent as provided by Section 821.005. Contributions to this arrangement are not held in trust and may not be commingled with other funds of the retirement system.

(d) An annuitant is entitled to a monthly benefit under this section in an amount equal to the amount by which the benefit otherwise payable by the retirement system has been reduced by the limitation on benefits imposed by Section 415(b)(1)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Section 415(b)(1)(A)). The benefit payable by this arrangement is payable at the times and in the form that the benefit payable under the trust fund is paid.

(e) The benefit payable under this section shall be paid from state contributions that otherwise would be made to the trust fund under Section 825.404. In lieu of deposit in the state contribution account, an amount determined by the retirement system to be necessary to pay benefits under this section shall be paid monthly to the credit of a dedicated account in the general revenue fund maintained only for the excess benefit arrangement. The account may include amounts needed to pay reasonable and necessary expenses of administering this arrangement. The monthly amount to be paid to the credit of the account shall be transferred to the account at least 15 days before the date of a monthly disbursement under this section.

(f) The board of trustees may adopt rules governing the excess benefit arrangement that are necessary for the efficient administration of the arrangement in compliance with Section 415(m) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Section 415(m)).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8072.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8072 / Section 8072.0302
§ 8072.0302. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Tax Code § 182.021 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 182 / Section 182.021
§ 182.021. DEFINITIONS.
Status: repealed

In this subchapter:

(1) "Utility company" means a person:

(A) who owns or operates a gas or water works, or water plant used for sale and distribution within an incorporated city or town in this state; or

(B) who owns or operates an electric light or electric power works, or light plant used for sale and distribution within an incorporated city or town in this state, or who is a retail electric provider, as that term is defined in Section 31.002, Utilities Code, that makes sales within an incorporated city or town in this state; provided, however, that a person who owns an electric light or electric power or gas plant used for distribution but who does not make retail sales to the ultimate consumer within an incorporated city or town in this state is not included in this definition.

(2) "Business" means the providing of gas, electric light, electric power, or water.

(3), (4) Repealed by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 5, Sec. 17.06, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
Tex. Education Code § 105.502 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 105 / Section 105.502
§ 105.502. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS SYSTEM COLLEGE OF LAW.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may establish and operate a school of law in the city of Dallas as a professional school of the University of North Texas System.

(b) In administering the law school, the board may prescribe courses leading to customary degrees offered at other leading American schools of law and may award those degrees.

(c) Until the University of North Texas at Dallas has been administered as a general academic teaching institution for five years, the board shall administer the law school as a professional school of the system. After that period, the law school shall become a professional school of the University of North Texas at Dallas. Until the law school becomes a professional school of the University of North Texas at Dallas, the law school:

(1) is considered an institution of higher education under Section 61.003 for all purposes under other law; and

(2) is entitled to formula funding as if the law school were a professional school of a general academic teaching institution.

(d) Before the board establishes a law school under this section, but not later than June 1, 2010, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall prepare a feasibility study to determine the actions the system must take to obtain accreditation of the law school. The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall deliver a copy of the study to the chair of each legislative standing committee or subcommittee with jurisdiction over higher education.

(e) The board may solicit and accept gifts, grants, and donations from any public or private source for the purposes of this section.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 163.087 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 163 / Section 163.087
§ 163.087. IMPROPER SALE OR USE OF VACCINE OR ANTIGEN.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person sells or administers a brucellosis antigen or vaccine in violation of Section 163.064 of this code.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.