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Tex. Occupations Code § 351.254 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 351 / Section 351.254
§ 351.254. EXAMINATION APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant is eligible to take the licensing examination if the applicant provides to the executive director, on a form provided by the board, information the board considers necessary to enforce this chapter, including satisfactory evidence that the applicant:

(1) has attained the age of majority;

(2) has a preliminary education equivalent to one that would permit the applicant to enroll in The University of Texas; and

(3) has attended and graduated from a reputable college of optometry that meets board requirements.

(b) For purposes of Subsection (a)(4), a college of optometry is reputable if the college has:

(1) entrance requirements that are as high as those adopted by the better class of universities and schools of optometry; and

(2) a course of instruction that is:

(A) as demanding as that adopted by the better class of universities and schools of optometry;

(B) equivalent to not less than six terms of eight months each; and

(C) approved by the board.

(c) An applicant who meets the other requirements of this section may take the examination without having graduated as required by Subsection (a) if the dean of a college of optometry that meets the requirements of the board notifies the board in writing that the applicant is enrolled in good standing in the college and is in the final semester before graduation.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.922 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.922
§ 2306.922. LICENSE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

A person may not establish, maintain, or operate a migrant labor housing facility without obtaining a license from the department.
Tex. Education Code § 37.212 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 37 / Section 37.212
§ 37.212. INTERAGENCY COOPERATION.
Status: in_force

The center shall promote cooperation between state agencies, institutions of higher education, and any local juvenile delinquency prevention councils to address discipline and safety issues in the state.
Tex. Education Code § 32.105 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 32 / Section 32.105
§ 32.105. EXPENDITURE OF PUBLIC FUNDS.
Status: in_force

A school district or open-enrollment charter school may spend public funds to:

(1) purchase, refurbish, or repair any data processing equipment transferred to a student under this subchapter; and

(2) store, transport, or transfer data processing equipment under this subchapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1952.056 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1952 / Section 1952.056
§ 1952.056.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1952.056. REQUIRED PROVISION: COVERAGE FOR CERTAIN SPOUSES. A personal automobile insurance policy or any similar policy form adopted or approved by the commissioner under Article 5.06 or filed under Subchapter B, Chapter 2301, that covers liability arising out of ownership, maintenance, or use of a motor vehicle of a spouse who is otherwise insured by the policy must contain a provision to continue coverage for the spouse during a period of separation in contemplation of divorce.
Tex. Transportation Code § 366.176 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 366 / Section 366.176
§ 366.176. EXEMPTION FROM TAXATION OR ASSESSMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) An authority is exempt from taxation of or assessments on:

(1) a turnpike project or system;

(2) property the authority acquires or uses under this chapter; or

(3) income from property described by Subdivision (1) or (2).

(b) An authority is exempt from payment of development fees, utility connection fees, assessments, and service fees imposed or assessed by a county, municipality, road and utility district, river authority, any other state or local governmental entity, or any property owners' or homeowners' association.
Tex. Insurance Code § 83.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 83 / Section 83.003
§ 83.003. RULES.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may adopt reasonable rules to implement this chapter, including rules that provide, to the extent possible, uniformity of procedures between this state and other states, the United States, or the National Association of Insurance Commissioners.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8887.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8887 / Section 8887.108
§ 8887.108. COLLECTION AND PRESERVATION OF INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

The district may collect and preserve information regarding the use of groundwater and the practicability of recharge of a groundwater reservoir or a subdivision of a groundwater reservoir in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8515.0204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8515 / Section 8515.0204
§ 8515.0204. VACANCY.
Status: in_force

The governor shall fill a vacancy on the board by appointing a person for the unexpired term.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.561 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.561
§ 2306.561. LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The directors, officers, and employees of the corporation are not personally liable for bonds or other obligations issued or contracts, guaranties, or insurance executed by the corporation, or for any other action taken in accordance with the powers and duties authorized by this subchapter or in the good faith belief that that action was taken in accordance with the powers and duties authorized by this subchapter.

(b) The directors and officers of the corporation are immune from civil liability to the same extent that a volunteer who serves as an officer, director, or trustee of a charitable organization is immune from civil liability under Chapter 84, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.

(c) The civil liability of an employee of the corporation is limited to the same extent that the civil liability of an employee of a charitable organization is limited under Chapter 84, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.

(d) The limitations on liability contained in this section do not limit or impair the limitations on liability otherwise available to the corporation's directors, officers, and employees.
Tex. Finance Code § 371.161 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 371 / Section 371.161
§ 371.161.
Status: in_force

Sec. 371.161. EARLY REDEMPTION: REDUCTION OF PAWN SERVICE CHARGE. If a pledgor redeems the pledged goods before the maturity date of the pawn transaction, any part of the pawn service charge that exceeds $15 shall be reduced by an amount equal to one-thirtieth of the total pawn service charge for each day between the date on which redemption occurs and the original maturity date.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1551.402 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1551 / Section 1551.402
§ 1551.402. STATE EMPLOYEES CAFETERIA PLAN TRUST FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) The state employees cafeteria plan trust fund is in the state treasury.

(b) The board of trustees shall administer the fund.

(c) The following shall be credited to the fund:

(1) salary reduction payments for benefits included in a cafeteria plan other than group coverage plans under the group benefits program; and

(2) appropriations by the state for the administration of a cafeteria plan.

(d) The trust fund is available without fiscal year limitation:

(1) for all payments for any benefits included in a cafeteria plan other than group coverage plans under the group benefits program; and

(2) for payment of expenses of administering a cafeteria plan.

(e) The board of trustees may establish accounts for money in the fund as the board considers necessary, including accounts for the administration of a cafeteria plan. The board of trustees may transfer assets from one account to another:

(1) to pay benefits if:

(A) the transfer is necessary for financial management purposes; and

(B) adequate arrangements are made to reimburse the account from which the transfer was made; and

(2) to pay administrative expenses.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8241.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8241 / Section 8241.051
§ 8241.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2051.202 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2051 / Section 2051.202
§ 2051.202. CONTRACT SIGNING.
Status: in_force

An athlete may sign an athlete agent contract at any time as permitted by the national association for the promotion and regulation of intercollegiate athletics of which the athlete's institution of higher education is a member.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8083.0306 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8083 / Section 8083.0306
§ 8083.0306. DIVISION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

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

(1) has never issued any bonds; 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) A 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 enacting 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 before or after the date the board holds an election under Section 8083.0103 to confirm the district's creation.

(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; and

(4) provide for the division of assets and liabilities between 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 commission and record the order in the real property records of each county in which the district is located.

(h) A new district created by the division of the district shall hold a confirmation and directors' election as required by Section 8083.0103.

(i) If the creation of the new district is confirmed, the new district shall provide the election date and results to the commission.

(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.

(k) Municipal consent to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district granted under Section 8083.0104 acts as municipal consent to the creation of any new district created by the division of the district and to the inclusion of land in the new district.
Tex. Local Government Code § 379C.015 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 379C / Section 379C.015
§ 379C.015. LAND USED FOR WORLD EXPOSITION.
Status: in_force

(a) A municipality may transfer to a land bank land that was part of the site of a world exposition recognized by the Bureau International des Expositions, subject to any deed restrictions the municipality adopts, after public notice and hearing, before January 1, 2014.

(b) Section 253.001(b) does not apply to the sale of land described by Subsection (a) if the remainder of the world exposition site includes dedicated public squares or parks that have a total area of 18 acres or more, which may include an area for which the municipality commits to demolishing any non-park improvements within 48 months after the date of the dedication.

(c) A petition for judicial review of a sale under Subsection (b) must be filed on or before the 60th day after the date the ordinance or resolution authorizing the sale is adopted. A petition filed after that date is barred.

(d) The restrictions and requirements applicable to the sale of land by a land bank under this chapter or any other law do not apply to land sold by a land bank under this section.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 23.011 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 23 / Section 23.011
§ 23.011. ACTION BY LICENSING AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) On receipt of a final order suspending a license, the licensing authority shall immediately determine if the authority has issued a license to the person named on the order and, if a license has been issued:

(1) record the suspension of the license in the licensing authority's records;

(2) report the suspension as appropriate; and

(3) demand surrender of the suspended license if required by law for other cases in which a license is suspended.

(b) A licensing authority shall implement the terms of a final order suspending a license without additional review or hearing. The authority may provide notice as appropriate to the license holder or to others concerned with the license.

(c) A licensing authority may not modify, remand, reverse, vacate, or stay an order suspending a license issued under this chapter and may not review, vacate, or reconsider the terms of a final order suspending a license.

(d) A person who is the subject of a final order suspending a license is not entitled to a refund for any fee or deposit paid to the licensing authority.

(e) A person who continues to engage in the licensed activity after the implementation of the order suspending a license by the licensing authority is liable for the same civil and criminal penalties provided for engaging in the licensed activity without a license or while a license is suspended that apply to any other license holder of that licensing authority.

(f) A licensing authority is exempt from liability to a license holder for any act authorized under this chapter performed by the authority.

(g) Except as provided by this chapter, an order suspending a license or dismissing a petition for the suspension of a license does not affect the power of a licensing authority to grant, deny, suspend, revoke, terminate, or renew a license.

(h) The denial or suspension of a driver's license under this chapter is governed by this chapter and not by Subtitle B, Title 7, Transportation Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8341.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8341 / Section 8341.108
§ 8341.108. RAIL FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

The district may construct, acquire, improve, maintain, and operate rail facilities and improvements in aid of those facilities.
Tex. Election Code § 204.003 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 204 / Section 204.003
§ 204.003. VACANCY FILLED AT GENERAL ELECTION.
Status: in_force

If a vacancy occurs on or after January 1 of an even-numbered year and on or before the 62nd day before general primary election day, the remainder of the unexpired term shall be filled at the next general election for state and county officers.
Tex. Insurance Code § 493.1037 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 493 / Section 493.1037
§ 493.1037. CERTIFICATION BY NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF INSURANCE COMMISSIONERS.
Status: in_force

If an applicant for certification has been certified as a reinsurer in a National Association of Insurance Commissioners accredited jurisdiction:

(1) the commissioner may make a determination to defer to the accredited jurisdiction's certification and the financial strength rating assigned by that jurisdiction; and

(2) if the commissioner makes the determination authorized by Subdivision (1), the applicant shall be considered to be a certified reinsurer in this state.
Tex. Insurance Code § 3504.0007 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 3504 / Section 3504.0007
§ 3504.0007. RULEMAKING.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may adopt rules necessary to implement this chapter. Section 2001.0045, Government Code, does not apply to rules adopted under this section.

(b) The comptroller, in consultation with the commissioner, may adopt rules to implement this chapter.
Tex. Occupations Code § 259.002 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 259 / Section 259.002
§ 259.002. NOTIFICATION OF QUALIFICATIONS.
Status: in_force

Each dental office shall post at or near the entrance of the office the name of, each degree received by, and each school attended by each dentist practicing in the office.
Tex. Labor Code § 62.205 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 62 / Section 62.205
§ 62.205. ATTORNEY'S FEES; COSTS.
Status: in_force

In addition to a judgment awarded to the plaintiff, the court shall allow reasonable attorney's fees and costs of the action to be paid by the defendant.
Tex. Government Code § 525.0256 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 525 / Section 525.0256
§ 525.0256. AUTOMATION STANDARDS FOR DATA SHARING.
Status: in_force

The executive commissioner, with the Department of Information Resources, shall develop automation standards for computer systems to enable health and human services agencies, including agencies operating at a local level, to share pertinent data.
Tex. Insurance Code § 424.057 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 424 / Section 424.057
§ 424.057. INVESTMENT RECORDS.
Status: in_force

An insurer shall maintain investment records covering each transaction. The insurer must be able to demonstrate at all times to the department that the insurer's investments are within the limitations imposed by the statutes listed in Section 424.056(a).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3803.007 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3803 / Section 3803.007
§ 3803.007. FORECLOSURE OF PREEXISTING TAX LIEN ON PROPERTY OWNED BY DISTRICT PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

Regardless of the manner in which or the price for which the district obtains title to real property, a political subdivision or taxing authority may not foreclose a tax lien or otherwise pursue unpaid taxes on the property against the district or any successor in title to the district that is a political subdivision of this state if the lien or taxes accrued before the district's ownership of the property.
Tex. Education Code § 61.9721 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.9721
§ 61.9721. REPAYMENT ASSISTANCE AUTHORIZED.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may provide, in accordance with this subchapter and board rules, assistance in the repayment of education loans for attorneys who apply and qualify for the assistance.

(b) The provision of financial assistance in the repayment of education loans under this subchapter promotes a public purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4021.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4021 / Section 4021.0101
§ 4021.0101. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.

(2) "County" means Liberty County.

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Bayou Belle Municipal Management District No. 1.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 32.05 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 32 / Section 32.05
§ 32.05. LOCKER SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

The locker system of storage is a system whereby the club rents a locker to a member in which he may store alcoholic beverages for consumption by himself and his guests. All alcoholic beverages stored at a club under the locker system must be purchased and owned by the member individually.
Tex. Government Code § 442.104 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 442 / Section 442.104
§ 442.104. LEASE OF GRAZING RIGHTS; SALE OF PRODUCTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may lease grazing rights on any historic site described by Subchapter C and may lease from other parties grazing rights necessary for proper livestock management. The commission may harvest and sell, or sell in place, any timber, hay, livestock, or other product grown on any historic site described by Subchapter C that the commission finds to be in excess of natural resource management, educational, or interpretive objectives. Timber may be harvested only for forest pest management, salvage, or habitat restoration and consistent with good forestry practices and the advice of the Texas Forest Service.

(b) The commission may agree to accept materials, supplies, or services instead of money as part or full payment for a sale or lease under this subchapter. The commission may not assign to the materials, supplies, or services accepted as payment under this subsection a value that exceeds their actual market value.
Tex. Insurance Code § 884.204 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 884 / Section 884.204
§ 884.204. COMPANY'S REPURCHASE OF STOCK.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Section 884.202, a stipulated premium company may purchase in the name of the company outstanding shares of the company's capital stock as provided by the Texas Business Corporation Act.

(b) A purchase of stock under this section is not considered an investment and does not violate the provisions of this code relating to eligible investments for a stipulated premium company.

(c) A stipulated premium company that purchases stock under this section shall file with the department not later than the 10th day after the date of the purchase a statement that contains the name of each shareholder from whom the shares were purchased and the sum of money paid for those shares.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8022A.0105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8022A / Section 8022A.0105
§ 8022A.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. Family Code § 51.116 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.116
§ 51.116. RIGHT TO REEMPLOYMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) An employer may not terminate the employment of a permanent employee because the employee is required under Section 51.115 to attend a hearing.

(b) An employee whose employment is terminated in violation of this section is entitled to return to the same employment that the employee held when notified of the hearing if the employee, as soon as practical after the hearing, gives the employer actual notice that the employee intends to return.

(c) A person who is injured because of a violation of this section is entitled to reinstatement to the person's former position and to damages, but the damages may not exceed an amount equal to six months' compensation at the rate at which the person was compensated when required to attend the hearing.

(d) The injured person is also entitled to reasonable attorney's fees in an amount approved by the court.

(e) It is a defense to an action brought under this section that the employer's circumstances changed while the employee attended the hearing so that reemployment was impossible or unreasonable. To establish a defense under this subsection, an employer must prove that the termination of employment was because of circumstances other than the employee's attendance at the hearing.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1077.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1077 / Section 1077.101
§ 1077.101. DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district has full responsibility for operating all hospital facilities for providing medical and hospital care of the indigent persons in the district.

(b) The district shall provide medical and hospital care for the district's needy inhabitants.
Tex. Education Code § 61.9621 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.9621
§ 61.9621. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "professional nursing program" means an educational program offered by a public or private institution of higher education for preparing students for initial licensure as registered nurses.