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Tex. Insurance Code § 2210.1051 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2210 / Section 2210.1051
§ 2210.1051. MEETINGS OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Chapter 551, Government Code, or any other law, members of the board of directors may meet by telephone conference call, videoconference, or other similar telecommunication method. The board may use telephone conference call, videoconference, or other similar telecommunication method for purposes of establishing a quorum or voting or for any other meeting purpose in accordance with this subsection and Subsection (b). This subsection applies without regard to the subject matter discussed or considered by the members of the board at the meeting.

(b) A meeting held by telephone conference call, videoconference, or other similar telecommunication method:

(1) is subject to the notice requirements applicable to other meetings of the board of directors;

(2) may not be held unless notice of the meeting specifies the location of the meeting and a recording of the meeting is posted on the association's website;

(3) must be audible to the public at the location specified in the notice under Subdivision (2); and

(4) must provide two-way audio communication between all members of the board attending the meeting during the entire meeting, and if the two-way audio communication link with members attending the meeting is disrupted so that a quorum of the board is no longer participating in the meeting, the meeting may not continue until the two-way audio communication link is reestablished.
Tex. Education Code § 21.067 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 21 / Section 21.067
§ 21.067. EDUCATOR PREPARATION MATERIALS AND TRAINING.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall develop and make available:

(1) instructional materials for use in educator preparation programs under this subchapter; and

(2) training for faculty responsible for preparing educator candidates.

(b) The materials and training developed under Subsection (a) must:

(1) be research-based;

(2) support the development of proficiency in the knowledge and skills specified by rules proposed under Section 21.044(a)(1); and

(3) allow for an educator candidate to demonstrate the candidate's proficiency, including proficiency in the knowledge and skills described by Subdivision (2).
Tex. Transportation Code § 225.157 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 225 / Section 225.157
§ 225.157. WILLIAM B.
Status: in_force

TRAVIS HERITAGE TRAIL. (a) The portion of Ranch-to-Market Road 150 in Hays County between its intersection with Ranch-to-Market Road 12 and its intersection with Ranch-to-Market Road 3237 is designated as the William B. Travis Heritage Trail.

(b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall:

(1) design and construct markers indicating the designation as the William B. Travis Heritage Trail and any other appropriate information; and

(2) erect a marker at each end of the highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.
Tex. Government Code § 477.0152 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 477 / Section 477.0152
§ 477.0152. DISBURSEMENT FROM TRUST FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) The office may make a disbursement from the trust fund only if the office certifies that the disbursement is for a purpose for which this state and each endorsing municipality and endorsing county are jointly obligated under a games support contract or another agreement providing assurances from the office or an endorsing municipality or endorsing county to a site selection organization.

(b) On a certification described by Subsection (a), the office shall satisfy the obligation proportionately from the state and municipal or county revenue in the trust fund.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 100A.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 100A / Section 100A.002
§ 100A.002. UTERINE FIBROID EDUCATION.
Status: in_force

The department, in consultation with the Texas Medical Association, shall identify and post on the department's Internet website existing resources and educational materials on uterine fibroids to increase public awareness of uterine fibroids, including information on and awareness of the:

(1) women of a race or ethnicity that has a statistically elevated risk of developing uterine fibroids; and

(2) range of available treatment options for uterine fibroids that include non-hysterectomy treatments and procedures.
Tex. Insurance Code § 556.101 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 556 / Section 556.101
§ 556.101. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN REFERRALS OR SOLICITATIONS TO PURCHASE INSURANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) An individual who is an employee or agent of a depository institution or a subsidiary or affiliate of a depository institution may not directly or indirectly make a referral related to insurance to, or solicit the purchase of any insurance by, a customer knowing that the customer has applied for a loan or other extension of credit from a financial institution, before:

(1) the customer receives a written commitment relating to that loan or extension of credit; or

(2) if a written commitment has not been or will not be issued in connection with the loan or extension of credit, the customer receives notification of approval of that loan or extension of credit by the financial institution and the financial institution creates a written record of the approval.

(b) This section does not prohibit a depository institution from:

(1) informing a customer that insurance is required in connection with a loan;

(2) contacting a person in the course of a direct or mass mailing to a group of persons in a manner that is not related to the person's loan application or credit decision; or

(3) selling credit life, credit disability, credit property, or involuntary unemployment insurance that is:

(A) specifically authorized by this code;

(B) approved for sale in this state; and

(C) sold in connection with a credit transaction.

(c) This section does not apply to an insurance policy described by Section 556.151.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 1.002 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 1 / Section 1.002
§ 1.002. CONSTRUCTION OF CODE.
Status: in_force

The Code Construction Act (Chapter 311, Government Code) applies to the construction of each provision in this code, except as otherwise expressly provided by this code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3876.208 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3876 / Section 3876.208
§ 3876.208. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held in accordance with Section 3876.212, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code, for any district purpose, including to:

(1) maintain and operate the district;

(2) construct or acquire improvements; or

(3) provide a service.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.

(c) Section 49.107(h), Water Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 33.055 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 33 / Section 33.055
§ 33.055. PROGRAM MANAGEMENT INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission, in conjunction with state, regional, and local eligibility determination offices, shall identify eligibility determination program performance indicators with respect to which data should periodically be collected. The commission shall implement a process for collecting data on the identified performance indicators.

(b) The commission shall provide periodic management reports generated by the automated eligibility system to eligibility determination offices. The reports must include information regarding the number of pending supplemental nutrition assistance applications and the number of those applications that have not been processed within applicable timeliness standards.

(c) The commission shall use data collected under Subsection (a) and the reports described by Subsection (b) to develop and assess strategies for:

(1) streamlining the supplemental nutrition assistance eligibility determination process;

(2) improving timeliness of eligibility determinations; and

(3) accommodating increases in applications received.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8840.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8840 / Section 8840.054
§ 8840.054. QUALIFICATIONS FOR ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) To be qualified for election as a director, a person must:

(1) be a resident of the district or proposed district;

(2) own land subject to taxation in the district or proposed district; and

(3) be at least 21 years of age.

(b) To be qualified for election as a director from a district precinct, a person must own land subject to taxation in the district precinct from which the person is elected.
Tex. Education Code § 135.27 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 135 / Section 135.27
§ 135.27. SYSTEM CENTRAL ADMINISTRATION OFFICE; EXECUTIVE OFFICER.
Status: in_force

(a) The central administration office of the system shall provide oversight and coordination of the activities of each component of the system.

(b) The board shall appoint an executive officer of the system and determine the executive officer's term of office, salary, and duties.

(c) The executive officer shall recommend a plan for the organization of the system and the appointment of an executive officer for each campus of the system.

(d) The executive officer of the system is responsible to the board for the general management and success of the system, and the board shall cooperate with the executive officer to carry out that responsibility.

(e) In addition to other powers and duties provided by this code or other law, the central administration office of the system shall recommend necessary policies and rules to the governing board of the system to ensure conformity with all laws and rules and to provide uniformity in data collection and financial reporting procedures.
Tex. Property Code § 53.123 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 53 / Section 53.123
§ 53.123. PRIORITY OF MECHANIC'S LIEN OVER OTHER LIENS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by this section, a mechanic's lien attaches to the house, building, improvements, or railroad property in preference to any prior lien, encumbrance, or mortgage on the land on which it is located, and the person enforcing the lien may have the house, building, improvement, or any piece of the railroad property sold separately.

(b) The mechanic's lien does not affect any lien, encumbrance, or mortgage on the land or improvement at the time of the inception of the mechanic's lien, and the holder of the lien, encumbrance, or mortgage need not be made a party to a suit to foreclose the mechanic's lien.
Tex. Government Code § 74.048 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 74 / Section 74.048
§ 74.048. COUNCIL OF JUDGES.
Status: repealed

(a) Once each year, the presiding judge shall call a regular meeting of the district and statutory county court judges in the administrative region at a time and place designated by the presiding judge. In addition, the presiding judge may call a special meeting of the judges at any time he considers necessary.

(b) The purposes of the meetings or council of judges are consultation and counseling concerning the state of the civil and criminal business in the courts of the administrative region and arranging for the disposition of the business pending on the court dockets.

(c) The council of judges shall adopt:

(1) regional rules of administration within policies and guidelines set by the supreme court;

(2) rules to regulate and facilitate the order of trials and the recordkeeping in the counties in the region in which judges are sent from one region to another to aid the disposition of cases; and

(3) other rules necessary to the practical operation of this chapter.

(d) Repealed by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 674, Sec. 2.12, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 120.052 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 120 / Section 120.052
§ 120.052. ACCEPTABLE USE POLICY.
Status: in_force

(a) A social media platform shall publish an acceptable use policy in a location that is easily accessible to a user.

(b) A social media platform's acceptable use policy must:

(1) reasonably inform users about the types of content allowed on the social media platform;

(2) explain the steps the social media platform will take to ensure content complies with the policy;

(3) explain the means by which users can notify the social media platform of content that potentially violates the acceptable use policy, illegal content, or illegal activity, which includes:

(A) an e-mail address or relevant complaint intake mechanism to handle user complaints; and

(B) a complaint system described by Subchapter C; and

(4) include publication of a biannual transparency report outlining actions taken to enforce the policy.
Tex. Local Government Code § 382.003 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 382 / Section 382.003
§ 382.003. NATURE OF DISTRICT; PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) A district is created under Section 52, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(b) By enacting this chapter, the legislature has created a program for economic development as provided in Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution. A county may engage in economic development projects as provided by this chapter, and, on a determination of the commissioners court of the county to create a district, may delegate the authority to oversee and manage the economic development project to an appointed board of directors. In appointing a board, the commissioners court delegates its authority to serve a public use and benefit.
Tex. Transportation Code § 600.001 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 600 / Section 600.001
§ 600.001. REMOVING MATERIAL FROM HIGHWAY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who drops or permits to be dropped or thrown on a highway destructive or injurious material shall immediately remove the material or cause it to be removed.

(b) A person who removes a wrecked or damaged vehicle from a highway shall remove glass or another injurious substance dropped on the highway from the vehicle.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 574.026 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 574 / Section 574.026
§ 574.026. ORDER FOR CONTINUED DETENTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The magistrate or associate judge shall order that a proposed patient remain in protective custody if the magistrate or associate judge determines after the hearing that an adequate factual basis exists for probable cause to believe that the proposed patient presents a substantial risk of serious harm to himself or others to the extent that he cannot remain at liberty pending the hearing on court-ordered mental health services.

(b) The magistrate or associate judge shall arrange for the proposed patient to be returned to the mental health facility or other suitable place, along with copies of the certificate of medical examination, any affidavits or other material submitted as evidence in the hearing, and the notification prepared as prescribed by Subsection (d).

(c) A copy of the notification of probable cause hearing and the supporting evidence shall be filed with the court that entered the original order of protective custody.

(d) The notification of probable cause hearing shall read as follows:

On this the __________ day of __________, 20__, the undersigned hearing officer heard evidence concerning the need for protective custody of __________ (hereinafter referred to as proposed patient). The proposed patient was given the opportunity to challenge the allegations that the proposed patient presents a substantial risk of serious harm to self or others.

(attorney)

(date of notice)

(other evidence considered)
Tex. Finance Code § 92.302 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 92 / Section 92.302
§ 92.302. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; EXECUTION AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF APPLICATION AND BYLAWS.
Status: in_force

(a) At the meeting under Section 92.301(a), the members or shareholders shall elect directors of the savings bank.

(b) The directors, or the president and secretary, shall execute two copies of an application for certificate of incorporation as provided by Subchapter B.

(c) Each director, or the president and secretary, shall sign and acknowledge the application for certificate of incorporation as a subscriber and shall sign and acknowledge the bylaws as an incorporator.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8353.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8353 / Section 8353.107
§ 8353.107. DIVISION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may be divided into two or more new districts only if the district:

(1) has no outstanding bonded debt; and

(2) is not imposing ad valorem taxes.

(b) This chapter applies to any new district created by the division of the district, and a new district has all the powers and duties of the district.

(c) Any new district created by the division of the district may not, at the time the new district is created, contain any land outside the area described by Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter.

(d) The board, on its own motion or on receipt of a petition signed by the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district, may adopt an order dividing the district.

(e) The board may adopt an order dividing the district only after the date on which the creation of the district is confirmed at an election under Section 8353.003.

(f) An order dividing the district shall:

(1) name each new district;

(2) include the metes and bounds description of the territory of each new district;

(3) appoint temporary directors for each new district or provide that the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in each new district may submit a petition to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality requesting that the commission appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition; and

(4) provide for the division of assets and liabilities between or among the new districts.

(g) On or before the 30th day after the date of adoption of an order dividing the district, the district shall file the order with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and record the order in the real property records of each county in which the district is located.

(h) Any new district created by the division of the district shall hold a confirmation and directors' election as required by Section 8353.003(a). A new district that is not confirmed is subject to dissolution under general law.

(i) Municipal consent to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district granted under Section 8353.004 acts as municipal consent to the creation of any new district created by division of the district and to the inclusion of land in the new district.

(j) Any new district created by the division of the district must hold an election as required by this chapter to obtain voter approval before the district may impose a maintenance tax or issue bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5007.217 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 5007 / Section 5007.217
§ 5007.217. WHISTLEBLOWER POLICY.
Status: in_force

The port commission shall adopt a whistleblower policy consistent with Chapter 554, Government Code.
Tex. Education Code § 21.409 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 21 / Section 21.409
§ 21.409. LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR TEMPORARY DISABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Each full-time educator employed by a school district shall be given a leave of absence for temporary disability at any time the educator's condition interferes with the performance of regular duties. The contract or employment of the educator may not be terminated by the school district while the educator is on a leave of absence for temporary disability. "Temporary disability" in this section includes the condition of pregnancy.

(b) A request for a leave of absence for temporary disability must be made to the superintendent of the school district. The request must be accompanied by a physician's statement confirming inability to work and must state the date requested by the educator for the leave to begin and the probable date of return as certified by the physician.

(c) The board of trustees of a school district may adopt a policy providing for placing an educator on leave of absence for temporary disability if, in the board's judgment and in consultation with a physician who has performed a thorough medical examination of the educator, the educator's condition interferes with the performance of regular duties. A policy adopted under this subsection must reserve to the educator the right to present to the board testimony or other information relevant to the educator's fitness to continue the performance of regular duties.

(d) The educator must notify the superintendent of the desire to return to active duty not later than the 30th day before the expected date of return. The notice must be accompanied by a physician's statement indicating the educator's physical fitness for the resumption of regular duties.

(e) An educator returning to active duty after a leave of absence for temporary disability is entitled to an assignment at the school where the educator formerly taught, subject to the availability of an appropriate teaching position. In any event, the educator must be placed on active duty not later than the beginning of the next term.

(f) The length of a leave of absence for temporary disability shall be granted by the superintendent as required by the individual educator. The board of trustees of a school district may establish a maximum length for a leave of absence for temporary disability, but the maximum length may not be less than 180 days.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 201.075 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 201 / Section 201.075
§ 201.075. TERMS OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided for the initial directors, directors serve for staggered terms of four years with the term of one or two members expiring each year.

(b) The term of office of a director begins on the day after the director's election.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 248.053 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 248 / Section 248.053
§ 248.053. INJUNCTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may request that the attorney general petition a district court to restrain a license holder or other person from continuing to violate this chapter or any rule adopted by the executive commissioner under this chapter. Venue for a suit for injunctive relief is in Travis County.

(b) On application for injunctive relief and a finding that a license holder or other person has violated this chapter or department rules, the district court shall grant the injunctive relief that the facts warrant.
Tex. Estates Code § 356.556 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 356 / Section 356.556
§ 356.556. APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) If the court is satisfied that the proposed sale of real property reported under Section 356.551 is for a fair price, properly made, and in conformity with law, and the court has approved any increased or additional bond that the court found necessary to protect the estate, the court shall enter an order:

(1) approving the sale;

(2) showing conformity with this chapter;

(3) detailing the terms of the sale; and

(4) authorizing the personal representative to convey the property on the purchaser's compliance with the terms of the sale.

(b) If the court is not satisfied that the proposed sale of real property is for a fair price, properly made, and in conformity with law, the court shall enter an order setting aside the bid or contract and ordering a new sale to be made, if necessary.

(c) The court's action in approving or disapproving a report under Section 356.551 has the effect of a final judgment. Any person interested in the estate or in the sale is entitled to have an order entered under this section reviewed as in other final judgments in probate proceedings.