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Tex. Local Government Code § 191.002 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 191 / Section 191.002
§ 191.002. RECORDS TO BE KEPT IN WELL-BOUND BOOKS OR ON MICROFILM OR OTHER MEDIA.
Status: in_force

When the county clerk records an instrument, the clerk shall do so in a suitable well-bound book. However, this requirement does not apply to an instrument recorded and maintained on microfilm or other medium as provided by Chapters 204 and 205 and rules adopted under those chapters.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8366.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8366 / Section 8366.105
§ 8366.105. 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. Government Code § 606.070 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 606 / Section 606.070
§ 606.070. RULES AND REPORTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The retirement system may, as it finds necessary to the efficient administration of this subchapter, adopt rules and require state agencies to file reports.

(b) The retirement system shall certify to the comptroller any state agency that has not filed a required report within the specified time.

(c) The comptroller shall withhold salary or expense reimbursement warrants to the head or an employee of a state agency that the retirement system certifies under Subsection (b). On notification from the retirement system that the report has been filed, the comptroller shall release the warrants.

(d) If a state agency whose employees are not paid from funds in the state treasury is notified that a required report is delinquent, the disbursing officer may not pay a salary or an expense reimbursement. A disbursing officer is liable both personally and on the officer's official bond if the officer pays a salary or an expense reimbursement after notification of a delinquent report by the retirement system.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3934.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3934 / Section 3934.152
§ 3934.152. MONEY USED FOR IMPROVEMENTS OR SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The district may acquire, construct, finance, operate, or maintain any improvement or service authorized under this chapter or Chapter 375, Local Government Code, using any money available to the district.
Tex. Estates Code § 306.005 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 306 / Section 306.005
§ 306.005. FORM AND CONTENT OF LETTERS.
Status: in_force

Letters testamentary or of administration shall be in the form of a certificate of the clerk of the court granting the letters, attested by the court's seal, that states:

(1) the executor or administrator, as applicable, has qualified as executor or administrator in the manner required by law;

(2) the date of the qualification; and

(3) the name of the decedent.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1079.205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1079 / Section 1079.205
§ 1079.205. REFUNDING BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may issue refunding bonds to refund an outstanding indebtedness issued or assumed by the district.

(b) Refunding bonds may be:

(1) sold, with the proceeds of the refunding bonds applied to the payment of the outstanding indebtedness; or

(2) exchanged wholly or partly for not less than a similar principal amount of outstanding indebtedness.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 622.059 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 622 / Section 622.059
§ 622.059. CERTAIN FOOD PRODUCTS.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to a sweepstakes promoting one or more food products regulated by the United States Food and Drug Administration or the United States Department of Agriculture.
Tex. Finance Code § 14.2016 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 14 / Section 14.2016
§ 14.2016. INFORMATION SHARING WITH DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES.
Status: in_force

To ensure consistent enforcement of law and minimization of regulatory burdens, the commissioner may share information, including criminal history or confidential information, relating to a license holder, registrant, applicant, or other person investigated or examined under the commissioner's authority with a department, agency, or instrumentality of this state, another state, or the United States if the commissioner considers the disclosure of the information to be necessary or proper to the enforcement of the laws of this state or the United States and in the best interest of the public. Information otherwise confidential remains confidential after the information is shared under this section.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 35.28 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 35 / Section 35.28
§ 35.28. WHEN NO CLERK.
Status: in_force

In each instance in Article 35.27 in which the clerk of the court is authorized or directed to perform any act, the judge of such court shall perform the same if there is no clerk of the court.
Tex. Government Code § 26.204 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 26 / Section 26.204
§ 26.204. HASKELL COUNTY.
Status: in_force

In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, the County Court of Haskell County has original concurrent jurisdiction with the justice courts in all civil matters in which the justice courts have jurisdiction under general law.
Tex. Labor Code § 408.061 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 408 / Section 408.061
§ 408.061. MAXIMUM WEEKLY BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

(a) A weekly temporary income benefit may not exceed 100 percent of the state average weekly wage under Section 408.047 rounded to the nearest whole dollar.

(b) A weekly impairment income benefit may not exceed 70 percent of the state average weekly wage rounded to the nearest whole dollar.

(c) A weekly supplemental income benefit may not exceed 70 percent of the state average weekly wage rounded to the nearest whole dollar.

(d) A weekly death benefit may not exceed 100 percent of the state average weekly wage rounded to the nearest whole dollar.

(e) A weekly lifetime income benefit may not exceed 100 percent of the state average weekly wage rounded to the nearest whole dollar.

(f) The division shall compute the maximum weekly income benefits for each state fiscal year not later than October 1 of each year.

(g) The maximum weekly income benefit in effect on the date of injury is applicable for the entire time that the benefit is payable.
Tex. Local Government Code § 375.262 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 375 / Section 375.262
§ 375.262. DISSOLUTION BY PETITION BY OWNERS.
Status: in_force

Except as limited by Section 375.264, the board shall dissolve the district on written petition filed with the board by the owners of at least two-thirds of the assessed value of the property subject to assessment or taxation by the district based on the most recent certified county property tax rolls.
Tex. Insurance Code § 825.104 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 825 / Section 825.104
§ 825.104. CONVERSION COMPLETE ON CANCELLATION OF STOCK; APPLICATION OF CERTAIN LAWS.
Status: in_force

(a) When the converting company acquires all of its capital stock and the purchase price for that stock, including any annuity bond issued for the purchase of the stock, is paid in full, the stock shall be canceled.

(b) On cancellation of the stock, the converting company becomes a mutual insurance company without capital stock and is subject to the laws of this state governing mutual insurance companies.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3902.303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3902 / Section 3902.303
§ 3902.303. COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS AND OTHER REVENUE.
Status: in_force

(a) If the dissolved district has bonds or other obligations outstanding secured by and payable from assessments or other revenue, the city succeeds to the rights and obligations of the district regarding enforcement and collection of the assessments or other revenue.

(b) The city shall have and exercise all district powers to enforce and collect the assessments or other revenue to pay:

(1) the bonds or other obligations when due and payable according to their terms; or

(2) special revenue or assessment bonds or other obligations issued by the city to refund the outstanding bonds or obligations of the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8057.0301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8057 / Section 8057.0301
§ 8057.0301. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Water Code § 58.223 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.223
§ 58.223. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

An individual landowner, or the landowner's registered representative, is eligible to vote only if the individual:

(1) is 18 years of age or older;

(2) is a United States citizen;

(3) has not been determined mentally incompetent by a final judgment of a court;

(4) has not been finally convicted of a felony or, if so convicted, has:

(A) fully discharged the individual's sentence, including any term of incarceration, parole, or supervision, or completed a period of probation ordered by any court; or

(B) been pardoned or otherwise released from the resulting disability to vote; and

(5) is included on the list of qualified voters prepared under Section 58.224(d).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8012.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8012 / Section 8012.202
§ 8012.202. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 152.001 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 152 / Section 152.001
§ 152.001. TRAINING PROGRAM FOR HORSE OWNERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The Texas Agricultural Extension Service shall develop an ongoing training program for horse owners to promote the prevention of horse theft. The program must include information on visible, permanent identification of horses and other security measures to prevent horse theft.

(b) A county office of the Texas Agricultural Extension Service periodically shall notify horse owners of the training program through public service announcements or other means.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8434.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8434 / Section 8434.102
§ 8434.102. 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. Local Government Code § 325.034 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 325 / Section 325.034
§ 325.034. SUITS; PAYMENT OF JUDGMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may, through its board, sue and be sued in any court of this state in the name of the district. Service of process in a suit may be had by serving the general manager.

(b) The courts of this state shall take judicial notice of the creation of the district.

(c) A court of this state that renders a money judgment against the district may require the board to pay the judgment from money in the district depository that is not dedicated to the payment of any indebtedness of the authority.
Tex. Utilities Code § 60.045 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 60 / Section 60.045
§ 60.045. RESALE OR SHARING ARRANGEMENTS UNAFFECTED.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not change a resale or sharing arrangement permitted in an incumbent local exchange company tariff that:

(1) existed on September 1, 1995; or

(2) was filed on or before May 1, 1995, by an incumbent local exchange company that serves more than five million access lines in this state.
Tex. Transportation Code § 504.3135 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 504 / Section 504.3135
§ 504.3135. OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM.
Status: in_force

The department shall issue specialty license plates for persons who served in the United States armed forces and participated in Operation Iraqi Freedom. License plates issued under this section must include the words "Operation Iraqi Freedom."
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1042.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1042 / Section 1042.054
§ 1042.054. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

The board shall elect from among its members a president, a secretary, and a treasurer at the first meeting after directors are appointed under Section 1042.051.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 166.038 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 166 / Section 166.038
§ 166.038. PROCEDURE WHEN DECLARANT IS INCOMPETENT OR INCAPABLE OF COMMUNICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies when an adult qualified patient has executed or issued a directive and is incompetent or otherwise mentally or physically incapable of communication.

(b) If the adult qualified patient has designated a person to make a treatment decision as authorized by Section 166.032(c), the attending physician and the designated person may make a treatment decision in accordance with the declarant's directions.

(c) If the adult qualified patient has not designated a person to make a treatment decision, the attending physician shall comply with the directive unless the physician believes that the directive does not reflect the patient's present desire.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8006.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8006 / Section 8006.0201
§ 8006.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Except as provided by Section 8006.0202, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Property Code § 221.004 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 221 / Section 221.004
§ 221.004. CONFLICTS OF LAW.
Status: in_force

(a) The provisions of this chapter prevail over a conflicting or inconsistent provision of law applicable to timeshare owners' associations.

(b) Provisions of this code relating to property owners' associations do not apply to an association subject to this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3904.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3904 / Section 3904.102
§ 3904.102. IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The district may provide, design, construct, acquire, improve, relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an improvement project or service using money available to the district, or contract with a governmental or private entity to provide, design, construct, acquire, improve, relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an improvement or service authorized under this chapter or Chapter 375, Local Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7976A.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7976A / Section 7976A.0102
§ 7976A.0102. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1357.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1357 / Section 1357.002
§ 1357.002. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies only to a health benefit plan that provides benefits for medical or surgical expenses incurred as a result of a health condition, accident, or sickness, including an individual, group, blanket, or franchise insurance policy or insurance agreement, a group hospital service contract, or an individual or group evidence of coverage or similar coverage document that is offered by:

(1) an insurance company;

(2) a group hospital service corporation operating under Chapter 842;

(3) a fraternal benefit society operating under Chapter 885;

(4) a stipulated premium company operating under Chapter 884;

(5) a reciprocal exchange operating under Chapter 942;

(6) a health maintenance organization operating under Chapter 843;

(7) a multiple employer welfare arrangement that holds a certificate of authority under Chapter 846; or

(8) an approved nonprofit health corporation that holds a certificate of authority under Chapter 844.
Tex. Water Code § 61.115 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 61 / Section 61.115
§ 61.115. ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

The commission may acquire by gift, grant, purchase, or condemnation any necessary rights-of-way and property for necessary improvements contemplated by the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8000.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8000 / Section 8000.101
§ 8000.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Utilities Code § 14.051 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 14 / Section 14.051
§ 14.051. PROCEDURAL POWERS.
Status: in_force

The commission may:

(1) call and hold a hearing;

(2) administer an oath;

(3) receive evidence at a hearing;

(4) issue a subpoena to compel the attendance of a witness or the production of a document; and

(5) make findings of fact and decisions to administer this title or a rule, order, or other action of the commission.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9011.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9011 / Section 9011.201
§ 9011.201. DEPOSITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall designate one or more banks to serve as depository for the district's money.

(b) District money shall be deposited with a designated depository bank, except that:

(1) money pledged to pay bonds may be deposited with the trustee bank named in the trust indenture; and

(2) money shall be remitted to the bank of payment for the payment of principal of and interest on bonds.

(c) To the extent that money in a depository bank or the trustee bank is not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the money must be secured in the manner provided by law for the security of county funds.

(d) Membership on the board of an officer or director of a bank does not disqualify the bank from being designated as a depository.
Tex. Government Code § 2303.502 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2303 / Section 2303.502
§ 2303.502. REVIEW OF STATE AGENCY RULES; REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) A state agency rule adopted after September 1, 1987, may provide, when applicable, encouragements and incentives to increase:

(1) the renovation, improvement, or new construction of housing in enterprise zones; and

(2) the economic viability and profitability of business and commerce in enterprise zones.

(b) Annually each state agency shall:

(1) review the rules it administers that:

(A) may adversely affect:

(i) the renovation, improvement, or new construction of housing in enterprise zones; or

(ii) the economic viability and profitability of business and commerce in enterprise zones; or

(B) may otherwise affect the implementation of this chapter; and

(2) report the results of the review to the bank.

(c) The bank shall disseminate the reports to the governing bodies of the entities that nominated the enterprise projects and others as necessary to advance the purposes of this chapter.

(d) To contribute to the implementation of this chapter, an agency may waive, modify, provide exemptions to, or otherwise minimize the adverse effects of the rules it administers on the renovation, improvement, or new construction of housing in enterprise zones or on the economic viability and profitability of business and commerce in enterprise zones.
Tex. Government Code § 1202.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1202 / Section 1202.004
§ 1202.004. FEE FOR EXAMINATION BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Status: in_force

(a) When an issuer submits a record of proceedings to the attorney general for examination and approval as provided by law, the issuer shall pay a nonrefundable examination fee to the attorney general in accordance with this section.

(b) If the issuer is issuing multiple series of a single public security issue, the issuer shall pay the fee prescribed by this section for each series.

(c) Except as provided by Subsection (d), the nonrefundable examination fee required by this section is equal to the lesser of:

(1) one-tenth of one percent of the principal amount of the public security to which the record of proceedings relates; or

(2) $9,500.

(d) The minimum examination fee required by this section is $750.

(e) The attorney general may adopt rules necessary to administer this section.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 111.0161 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 111 / Section 111.0161
§ 111.0161. ADVICE OF ADVISORY COMMITTEES.
Status: in_force

(a) Each advisory committee established by law or rule to advise the department under this chapter or Subchapter F, Chapter 117, shall report to and advise the commissioner and executive commissioner on the committee's activities and the results of the committee's work. For the purpose of performing its advisory functions, each committee shall work with the commissioner, the department's staff, and the executive commissioner.

(b) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules to implement this section.
Tex. Education Code § 1001.554 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.554
§ 1001.554. GENERAL CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person violates this chapter.

(b) An offense under this section is punishable by:

(1) a fine of not less than $100 or more than $20,000;

(2) confinement in the county jail for a term not to exceed six months; or

(3) both the fine and confinement.
Tex. Occupations Code § 110.254 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 110 / Section 110.254
§ 110.254. RECORD OF COMPLAINTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The council shall keep an information file about each written complaint filed with the council that the council has authority to resolve. The information file must include:

(1) the name of the person who filed the complaint;

(2) the date the complaint is received;

(3) the subject matter of the complaint;

(4) the name of each person contacted in relation to the complaint;

(5) a summary of the results of the review or investigation of the complaint; and

(6) for a complaint for which the council took no action, an explanation of the reason the complaint was closed without action.

(b) The council shall provide to a person filing a complaint and to each person who is the subject of the complaint a copy of the council's policies and procedures relating to complaint investigation and resolution.

(c) The council, at least quarterly and until final disposition of a complaint, shall notify the person filing the complaint and each person who is the subject of the complaint of the status of the complaint unless the notice would jeopardize an undercover investigation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8836.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8836 / Section 8836.151
§ 8836.151. DISTRICT REVENUE.
Status: in_force

To pay the district's maintenance and operating costs and to pay any bonds or notes issued by the district, the district may:

(1) impose an ad valorem tax at a rate not to exceed two cents on each $100 valuation of taxable property in the district, subject to voter approval;

(2) assess fees for services or for water withdrawn from non-exempt wells; or

(3) solicit and accept grants from any private or public source.
Tex. Estates Code § 301.001 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 301 / Section 301.001
§ 301.001. ADMINISTRATION BEFORE DEATH VOID.
Status: in_force

The administration of an estate of a living person is void.
Tex. Government Code § 2401.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2401 / Section 2401.003
§ 2401.003. RELIEF AVAILABLE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may assert a violation of Section 2401.002 as a claim or defense in a judicial or administrative proceeding and obtain:

(1) injunctive relief;

(2) declaratory relief; and

(3) court costs and reasonable attorney's fees.

(b) Notwithstanding any other law, a person may commence an action under this section and relief may be granted regardless of whether the person has sought or exhausted available administrative remedies.