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Tex. Estates Code § 361.052 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 361 / Section 361.052
§ 361.052. REMOVAL WITH NOTICE.
Status: in_force

(a) The court may remove a personal representative as provided by Subsection (a-1) if:

(1) sufficient grounds appear to support a belief that the representative has misapplied, embezzled, or removed from the state, or is about to misapply, embezzle, or remove from the state, all or part of the property entrusted to the representative's care;

(2) the representative fails to return any account required by law to be made;

(3) the representative fails to obey a proper order of the court that has jurisdiction with respect to the performance of the representative's duties;

(4) the representative is proved to have been guilty of gross misconduct, or mismanagement in the performance of the representative's duties;

(5) the representative:

(A) becomes incapacitated;

(B) is sentenced to the penitentiary; or

(C) from any other cause, becomes incapable of properly performing the duties of the representative's trust; or

(6) the representative, as executor or administrator, fails to make a final settlement by the third anniversary of the date letters testamentary or of administration are granted, unless that period is extended by the court on a showing of sufficient cause supported by oath.

(a-1) The court may remove a personal representative for a reason described by Subsection (a) on:

(1) the court's own motion, after the personal representative has been notified by a qualified delivery method to answer at a time and place set in the notice; or

(2) the complaint of an interested person, after the personal representative has been cited by personal service to answer at a time and place set in the notice.

(b) If a personal representative, as executor or administrator, fails to timely file the affidavit or certificate required by Section 308.004, the court, on the court's own motion, may remove the personal representative after providing 30 days' written notice to the personal representative to answer at a time and place set in the notice, by a qualified delivery method to:

(1) the representative's last known address; and

(2) the last known address of the representative's attorney of record.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 21.414 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 21 / Section 21.414
§ 21.414. DISSENT TO OR ABSTENTION FROM ACTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A director of a corporation who is present at a meeting of the board of directors at which action has been taken is presumed to have assented to the action taken unless:

(1) the director's dissent or abstention has been entered in the minutes of the meeting;

(2) the director has filed a written dissent or abstention with respect to the action with the person acting as the secretary of the meeting before the meeting is adjourned; or

(3) the director has sent to the secretary of the corporation, within a reasonable time after the meeting has been adjourned, a written dissent or abstention by:

(A) certified or registered mail, return receipt requested; or

(B) other means specified in the corporation's governing documents.

(b) A director who voted in favor of an action may not dissent or abstain with respect to the action.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 22.152 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 22 / Section 22.152
§ 22.152. IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

The members of a corporation are not personally liable for a debt, liability, or obligation of the corporation.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 201.12 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 201 / Section 201.12
§ 201.12. APPROPRIATIONS FOR REFUNDS.
Status: in_force

Necessary funds from the collection of the tax on imported liquor before the revenue from that tax has been allocated may be appropriated for the payment of refunds of tax on imported liquor.
Tex. Water Code § 58.727 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.727
§ 58.727. ELECTIONS TO APPROVE CONSOLIDATION.
Status: in_force

(a) After the directors of each district have agreed on the terms and conditions of consolidation, they shall order an election in each district to determine whether the districts should be consolidated.

(b) The directors of each district shall order the election to be held on the same day in each district and shall give notice of the election for at least 20 days in the manner provided by law for other elections.

(c) The districts may be consolidated only if the electors in each district vote in favor of the consolidation.
Tex. Utilities Code § 55.138 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 55 / Section 55.138
§ 55.138. CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person owns or operates an automated dial announcing device that the person knows is operating in violation of this subchapter.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
Tex. Transportation Code § 550.0601 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 550 / Section 550.0601
§ 550.0601. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "department" means the Texas Department of Transportation.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 191.006 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 191 / Section 191.006
§ 191.006. RECORDS OF PERSONS IN HOSPITALS AND INSTITUTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies to each public or private hospital, almshouse, or other institution to which persons are committed by process of law or voluntarily enter for treatment of disease or for confinement.

(b) When a person is admitted to the institution, the superintendent, manager, or other person in charge of the institution shall record, in the manner directed by the state registrar, the admitted person's personal and statistical data required by certificate forms under this title. If the person is admitted for the treatment of disease, the physician in charge shall specify for the record the nature of the disease and where, in the physician's opinion, the disease was contracted.

(c) The personal information required under Subsection (b) shall be obtained:

(1) from the person admitted to the institution, if practicable; or

(2) from the person's relatives or friends or from other persons acquainted with the facts, in as complete a manner as possible, if the information cannot be obtained from the person admitted to the institution.
Tex. Local Government Code § 116.022 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 116 / Section 116.022
§ 116.022. NOTICE.
Status: in_force

(a) Once each week for at least 20 days before the date to submit an application under Section 116.023(a), the county judge shall place over the judge's name in a newspaper of general circulation in the county a notice that the commissioners court intends to receive applications from which to select a depository bank. A notice shall also be posted at the courthouse door of the county.

(b) If a newspaper is not published in the county, the newspaper notice shall be placed in a newspaper published in the nearest county.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9501.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9501 / Section 9501.001
§ 9501.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Commission" means a seawall commission established under Section 9501.002.

(2) "Commissioners court" means the Commissioners Court of Matagorda County.
Tex. Local Government Code § 325.068 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 325 / Section 325.068
§ 325.068. INVESTMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Funds of the district may be invested and reinvested by the board or its authorized representative in direct or indirect obligations of the United States, the state, or any county, municipality, school district, or other political subdivision of the state.

(b) Funds of the district may be placed in certificates of deposit of state or national banks or state or federal savings and loan associations within the state provided that they are secured in the manner provided for the security of the funds of counties of the state.

(c) The board, by resolution, may provide that an authorized representative of the district may invest and reinvest the funds of the district and provide for money to be withdrawn from the appropriate accounts of the district for investments on terms the board considers advisable.
Tex. Government Code § 406.013 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 406 / Section 406.013
§ 406.013. SEAL.
Status: in_force

(a) A notary public shall provide a seal of office that clearly shows, when embossed, stamped, or printed on a document, the words "Notary Public, State of Texas" around a star of five points, the notary public's name, the notary public's identifying number, and the date the notary public's commission expires. The notary public shall authenticate all official acts with the seal of office.

(b) The seal may be a circular form not more than two inches in diameter or a rectangular form not more than one inch in width and 2-1/2 inches in length. The seal must have a serrated or milled edge border.

(c) The seal must be affixed by a seal press or stamp that embosses or prints a seal that legibly reproduces the required elements of the seal under photographic methods. An indelible ink pad must be used for affixing by a stamp the impression of a seal on an instrument to authenticate the notary public's official act.

(d) Subsection (c) does not apply to an electronically transmitted authenticated document, except that an electronically transmitted authenticated document must legibly reproduce the required elements of the seal.

(e) A notary public may not:

(1) provide a copy of the notary public's seal to another person; or

(2) affix or attach the notary public's seal to any document except to authenticate the notary public's official act.
Tex. Finance Code § 64.103 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 64 / Section 64.103
§ 64.103. TRANSACTIONS RELATING TO ASSOCIATION'S REAL PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

On authorization by the association's board of directors, an association may sell, convey, exchange for other real property, lease, improve, repair, or mortgage real property.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8033.0202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8033 / Section 8033.0202
§ 8033.0202. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) On or after September 1, 2019, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8033.0103; or

(2) September 1, 2023.

(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 8033.0103 and the terms of the temporary directors have expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that expire on the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8033.0103; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the date of the appointment or reappointment.

(d) If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.
Tex. Government Code § 72.151 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 72 / Section 72.151
§ 72.151. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Authorized user" means a person to whom the office has given permission and the means to submit records to or modify or remove records in the registry. The term does not include members of the public who may only access through the registry's Internet website certain information regarding protective orders entered into the registry.

(2) "Peace officer" has the meaning assigned by Article 2A.001, Code of Criminal Procedure.

(3) "Protective order" means:

(A) an order issued by a court in this state under Chapter 83 or 85, Family Code, to prevent family violence, as defined by Section 71.004, Family Code;

(B) an order issued by a court in this state under Subchapter A, Chapter 7B, Code of Criminal Procedure, to prevent sexual assault or abuse, stalking, trafficking, or other harm to the applicant; or

(C) a magistrate's order for emergency protection issued under Article 17.292, Code of Criminal Procedure, with respect to a person who is arrested for an offense involving family violence.

(4) "Protective order registry" or "registry" means the protective order registry established under Section 72.153.

(5) "Race or ethnicity" means a particular descent, including Caucasian, African, Hispanic, Asian, or Native American descent.
Tex. Government Code § 2257.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2257 / Section 2257.002
§ 2257.002. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Bank holding company" has the meaning assigned by Section 31.002(a), Finance Code.

(2) "Control" has the meaning assigned by Section 31.002(a), Finance Code.

(3) "Deposit of public funds" means public funds of a public entity that:

(A) the comptroller does not manage under Chapter 404; and

(B) are held as a demand or time deposit by a depository institution expressly authorized by law to accept a public entity's demand or time deposit.

(4) "Eligible security" means:

(A) a surety bond;

(B) an investment security;

(C) an ownership or beneficial interest in an investment security, other than an option contract to purchase or sell an investment security;

(D) a fixed-rate collateralized mortgage obligation that has an expected weighted average life of 10 years or less and does not constitute a high-risk mortgage security;

(E) a floating-rate collateralized mortgage obligation that does not constitute a high-risk mortgage security; or

(F) a letter of credit issued by a federal home loan bank.

(5) "Investment security" means:

(A) an obligation that in the opinion of the attorney general of the United States is a general obligation of the United States and backed by its full faith and credit;

(B) a general or special obligation issued by a public agency that is payable from taxes, revenues, or a combination of taxes and revenues; or

(C) a security in which a public entity may invest under Subchapter A, Chapter 2256.

(6) "Permitted institution" means:

(A) a Federal Reserve Bank;

(B) a clearing corporation, as defined by Section 8.102, Business & Commerce Code;

(C) a bank eligible to be a custodian under Section 2257.041; or

(D) a state or nationally chartered bank that is controlled by a bank holding company that controls a bank eligible to be a custodian under Section 2257.041.

(7) "Public agency" means a state or a political or governmental entity, agency, instrumentality, or subdivision of a state, including a municipality, an institution of higher education, as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code, a junior college, a district created under Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution, and a public hospital.

(8) "Public entity" means a public agency in this state, but does not include an institution of higher education, as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code.

(9) "State agency" means a public entity that:

(A) has authority that is not limited to a geographic portion of the state; and

(B) was created by the constitution or a statute.

(10) "Trust receipt" means evidence of receipt, identification, and recording, including:

(A) a physical controlled trust receipt; or

(B) a written or electronically transmitted advice of transaction.
Tex. Transportation Code § 461.006 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 461 / Section 461.006
§ 461.006. DUTIES OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PROVIDERS.
Status: in_force

Each public transportation provider shall cooperate with the department in eliminating waste and ensuring efficiency and maximum coverage in the provision of public transportation services.
Tex. Utilities Code § 39.161 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 39 / Section 39.161
§ 39.161. CHARGES FOR CERTAIN MARKET PARTICIPANTS.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other law, no default or uplift charge or repayment may be allocated to or collected from a market participant that:

(1) otherwise would be subject to an uplift charge solely as a result of acting as a central counterparty clearinghouse in wholesale market transactions in the ERCOT power region; and

(2) is regulated as a derivatives clearing organization, as defined by the Commodity Exchange Act (7 U.S.C. Section 1a).
Tex. Education Code § 21.407 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 21 / Section 21.407
§ 21.407.
Status: in_force

Sec. 21.407. REQUIRING OR COERCING TEACHERS TO JOIN GROUPS, CLUBS, COMMITTEES, OR ORGANIZATIONS: POLITICAL AFFAIRS. (a) A school district board of trustees or school district employee may not directly or indirectly require or coerce any teacher to join any group, club, committee, organization, or association.

(b) A school district board of trustees or school district employee may not directly or indirectly coerce any teacher to refrain from participating in political affairs in the teacher's community, state, or nation.
Tex. Local Government Code § 344.253 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 344 / Section 344.253
§ 344.253. PETITION.
Status: in_force

(a) A petition for a referendum to continue a district must contain:

(1) the heading: "Petition for a Local Option Referendum to Continue the ____________ (name of the municipality that created the district) Fire Control, Prevention, and Emergency Medical Services District and to Continue the Fire Control, Prevention, and Emergency Medical Services District Sales and Use Tax";

(2) a statement of the issue to be voted on in the same words used in the application;

(3) immediately above the signatures of the petitioners, the statement: "It is the purpose and intent of the petitioners whose signatures appear below that the fire control, prevention, and emergency medical services district be continued and that the fire control, prevention, and emergency medical services district sales and use tax in ___________ (name of the municipality that created the district) be continued";

(4) lines and spaces for the names, signatures, residence addresses, and voter registration certificate numbers of the petitioners; and

(5) the date of issuance, the serial number, and the seal of the clerk of the municipality on each page.

(b) A petition for a referendum to dissolve a district must contain:

(1) the heading: "Petition for a Local Option Referendum to Dissolve the __________ (name of the municipality that created the district) Fire Control, Prevention, and Emergency Medical Services District and to Abolish the Fire Control, Prevention, and Emergency Medical Services District Sales and Use Tax";

(2) a statement of the issue to be voted on in the same words used in the application;

(3) immediately above the signatures of the petitioners, the statement: "It is the purpose and intent of the petitioners whose signatures appear below that the fire control, prevention, and emergency medical services district be dissolved and that the fire control, prevention, and emergency medical services district sales and use tax in ___________ (name of the municipality that created the district) be abolished";

(4) lines and spaces for the names, signatures, residence addresses, and voter registration certificate numbers of the petitioners; and

(5) the date of issuance, the serial number, and the seal of the clerk of the municipality on each page.
Tex. Government Code § 2310.307 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2310 / Section 2310.307
§ 2310.307. ALLOCATION OF JOBS ELIGIBLE FOR TAX REFUND.
Status: in_force

When the bank designates a business as a defense readjustment project, the bank shall allocate to the project the maximum number of new permanent jobs or retained jobs eligible to be included in a computation of a tax refund for the project. The number may not exceed 500 or a number equal to 110 percent of the number of anticipated new permanent jobs or retained jobs specified in the application for designation of the business as a defense readjustment project under Section 2310.305, whichever is less.
Tex. Local Government Code § 131.004 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 131 / Section 131.004
§ 131.004. BOND.
Status: in_force

(a) To secure the performance of a special depository contract, the special depository shall execute a bond, or bonds in the case of installments, with the same character of sureties required for regular depository bonds.

(b) The local government authority authorized by law to approve a bond of a regularly selected depository must approve a bond of a special depository.
Tex. Education Code § 25.037 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 25 / Section 25.037
§ 25.037. TRANSFER OF STATE FUNDS.
Status: in_force

On the timely filing with the agency of notice of a child's transfer and certification by the agency of the transfer, the state available school fund apportionment transfers with the child. For purposes of computing state allotments to school districts under the Foundation School Program, the attendance of the child before the date of transfer is counted by the transfer sending district and the attendance of the child after the date of transfer is counted by the transfer receiving district.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 21.041 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 21 / Section 21.041
§ 21.041. FIELD NOTES OF A SURVEY OF PUBLIC LAND.
Status: in_force

The field notes of a survey of public land shall state:

(1) the county in which the land is located;

(2) the authority under which the survey is made and a true description of the survey;

(3) the land by proper field notes with the necessary calls and connections for identification, observing the Spanish measurement by varas;

(4) a diagram of the survey;

(5) the State Plane Coordinates based on the Texas Coordinate System of 1927, the Texas Coordinate System of 1983, or an alternative coordinate system adopted under Section 21.0711 values for the beginning point on the survey with appropriate reference to zone, mapping angle, grid distances, acreage and the N.G.S. Station to which the survey is tied;

(6) the names of the field survey personnel;

(7) the date the survey was made; and

(8) the signature of the surveyor.
Tex. Finance Code § 199.003 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 199 / Section 199.003
§ 199.003. SUCCESSION OF TRUST POWERS.
Status: in_force

(a) If, at the time of a merger, reorganization, conversion, sale of substantially all of its assets under Chapter 182 or 187 or other applicable law, or sale of substantially all of its trust accounts and related activities at a separate branch or trust office, a reorganizing or selling state trust company is acting as trustee, guardian, executor, or administrator, or in another fiduciary capacity, a successor or purchasing trust institution with sufficient fiduciary authority may continue the office, trust, or fiduciary relationship:

(1) without the necessity of judicial action or action by the creator of the office, trust, or fiduciary relationship; and

(2) without regard to whether the successor or purchasing trust institution meets qualification requirements specified in an instrument creating the office, trust, or fiduciary relationship other than a requirement related to geographic locale of account administration, including requirements as to jurisdiction of incorporation, location of principal office, or type of financial institution.

(b) The successor or purchasing trust institution may perform all the duties and exercise all the powers connected with or incidental to the fiduciary relationship in the same manner as if the successor or purchasing trust institution had been originally designated as the fiduciary.
Tex. Government Code § 840.404 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 840 / Section 840.404
§ 840.404. BUDGET AND ACTUARIAL INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

The retirement system shall keep, in convenient form, data necessary for actuarial valuation of the funds of the retirement system and for checking the system's expenses.