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Tex. Finance Code § 393.601 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 393 / Section 393.601
§ 393.601. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Commissioner" means the consumer credit commissioner.

(2) "Credit access business" means a credit services organization that obtains for a consumer or assists a consumer in obtaining an extension of consumer credit in the form of a deferred presentment transaction or a motor vehicle title loan.

(3) "Deferred presentment transaction" has the meaning assigned by Section 341.001. For purposes of this chapter, this definition does not preclude repayment in more than one installment.

(4) "Finance commission" means the Finance Commission of Texas.

(5) "Motor vehicle title loan" means a loan in which an unencumbered motor vehicle is given as security for the loan. The term does not include a retail installment transaction under Chapter 348 or another loan made to finance the purchase of a motor vehicle.

(6) "Office" means the Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8147.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8147 / Section 8147.102
§ 8147.102. 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. Insurance Code § 4101.152 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4101 / Section 4101.152
§ 4101.152. REFERRAL BY INSURER.
Status: in_force

(a) An insurer may not knowingly refer a claim or loss for adjustment in this state to a person purporting to be or acting as an adjuster unless the person holds a license under this chapter.

(b) Before referring a claim or loss for adjustment, an insurer must ascertain from the commissioner whether the person performing the adjustment holds a license under this chapter. Once the insurer has ascertained that the person holds a license, the insurer may refer the claim or loss to the person and may continue to refer claims or losses to the person until the insurer has knowledge or receives information from the commissioner that the person no longer holds a license.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1023.162 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1023 / Section 1023.162
§ 1023.162. AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY IN EMERGENCY; SECURITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may borrow money at a rate not to exceed the maximum annual percentage rate allowed by law for district obligations at the time the loan is made if the board determines that:

(1) money is not available to meet lawful obligations of the district; and

(2) an emergency exists.

(b) To secure a loan, the board may pledge:

(1) district revenue that is not pledged to pay the district's bonded indebtedness;

(2) tax revenue to be collected by the district in the next 12-month period that is not pledged to pay the principal of or interest on district bonds; or

(3) district bonds that have been authorized but not sold.

(c) A loan for which tax revenue or bonds are pledged must mature not later than the first anniversary of the date the loan is made. A loan for which other district revenue is pledged must mature not later than the fifth anniversary of the date the loan is made.

(d) The board may not spend money obtained from a loan under this section for any purpose other than:

(1) the purpose for which the board declared an emergency; and

(2) if district tax revenue or bonds are pledged to pay the loan, the purpose for which the pledged taxes were imposed or the pledged bonds were authorized.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7986A.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7986A / Section 7986A.0302
§ 7986A.0302. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Government Code § 656.022 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 656 / Section 656.022
§ 656.022. SUBMISSION OF JOB INFORMATION FORMS.
Status: in_force

As soon as possible after a job vacancy occurs or is filled in Travis County in a state agency, the agency shall complete and deliver to the commission the appropriate information form prescribed by the commission and pertaining to the job vacancy or placement.
Tex. Labor Code § 410.166 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 410 / Section 410.166
§ 410.166. STIPULATIONS.
Status: in_force

A written stipulation or agreement of the parties that is filed in the record or an oral stipulation or agreement of the parties that is preserved in the record is final and binding.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9002.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9002 / Section 9002.152
§ 9002.152. UTILITY PROPERTY EXEMPT FROM IMPACT FEES AND ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

The district may not impose an impact fee or assessment on the property, including the equipment, rights-of-way, facilities, or improvements, of:

(1) an electric utility or a power generation company as defined by Section 31.002, Utilities Code;

(2) a gas utility as defined by Section 101.003 or 121.001, Utilities Code;

(3) a telecommunications provider as defined by Section 51.002, Utilities Code; or

(4) a cable operator as defined by 47 U.S.C. Section 522.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4201.457 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4201 / Section 4201.457
§ 4201.457. APPEAL DECISIONS.
Status: in_force

A specialty utilization review agent shall comply with the requirement that a physician or other health care provider who makes the decision in an appeal of an adverse determination must be of the same or a similar specialty as the health care provider who would typically manage the specialty condition, procedure, or treatment under review in the appeal.
Tex. Family Code § 4.106 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 4 / Section 4.106
§ 4.106. RIGHTS OF CREDITORS AND RECORDATION UNDER PARTITION OR EXCHANGE AGREEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A provision of a partition or exchange agreement made under this subchapter is void with respect to the rights of a preexisting creditor whose rights are intended to be defrauded by it.

(b) A partition or exchange agreement made under this subchapter may be recorded in the deed records of the county in which a party resides and in the county in which the real property affected is located. An agreement made under this subchapter is constructive notice to a good faith purchaser for value or a creditor without actual notice only if the instrument is acknowledged and recorded in the county in which the real property is located.
Tex. Election Code § 124.063 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 124 / Section 124.063
§ 124.063. INSTRUCTIONS REQUIRED ON BALLOT.
Status: repealed

(a) An electronic system ballot on which a voter indicates a vote by making a mark on the ballot must contain the following instruction if candidates are to be voted on: "Vote for the candidate of your choice in each race by making a mark in the space provided adjacent to the name of that candidate." If a proposition appears on the ballot, the ballot must contain the following instruction: "Make a mark in the space provided beside the statement indicating the way you desire to vote."

(b) The instructions prescribed by Subsection (a) shall be changed appropriately if the election has only one race, more than one candidate is to be elected in a race, or other circumstances require an alteration of the instructions.

(c) The electronic system ballot must contain instructions for casting a write-in vote. The secretary of state shall prescribe the wording of the instructions.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 404 (H.B. 25), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2020.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3906.157 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3906 / Section 3906.157
§ 3906.157. STORM WATER.
Status: in_force

An improvement project may include protection and improvement of the quality of storm water that flows through the district.
Tex. Water Code § 63.165 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 63 / Section 63.165
§ 63.165. FINDINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) After the hearing is completed, the commission shall enter its order making findings as to whether or not the improvements and construction of the facilities is feasible and practicable and whether or not benefits will result to the public.

(b) If the findings are against the proposed improvements, no further action will be taken, but if the commission finds that the improvements are feasible and practicable and would be a public benefit, the district may issue bonds to pay for the necessary improvements and facilities.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 134.121 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 134 / Section 134.121
§ 134.121. PERFORMANCE BOND REQUIREMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) After a surface coal mining and reclamation permit application has been approved but before the permit is issued, the applicant shall file with the commission, on a form prescribed and furnished by the commission, a performance bond payable to this state and conditioned on the faithful performance of the requirements of this chapter and the permit.

(b) The bond shall cover the area of land in the permit area on which the applicant will begin and conduct surface coal mining and reclamation operations during the initial term of the permit.

(c) The permit holder shall provide an additional bond or bonds to cover a succeeding increment of surface coal mining and reclamation operations conducted in the permit area at the time the increment begins.
Tex. Utilities Code § 104.106 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 104 / Section 104.106
§ 104.106. PREFERENCE TO HEARING.
Status: in_force

The regulatory authority shall:

(1) give preference to the hearing under this subchapter and to deciding questions arising under this subchapter over any other question pending before it; and

(2) decide the questions as quickly as possible.
Tex. Occupations Code § 801.456 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 801 / Section 801.456
§ 801.456. DECISION BY BOARD.
Status: in_force

(a) Based on the findings of fact, conclusions of law, and proposal for a decision under Section 801.455(c), the board by order may determine that:

(1) a violation has occurred and impose a license sanction, administrative penalty, or both; or

(2) a violation did not occur.

(b) The notice of the board's order given to the person under Chapter 2001, Government Code, must include a statement of the person's right to judicial review of the order.
Tex. Local Government Code § 552.061 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 552 / Section 552.061
§ 552.061. APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER TO CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES.
Status: in_force

To exercise authority under this subchapter, a municipality must:

(1) have all or a major part of its territory in a county with a population of more than 25,000; or

(2) be located in a county in which at least 60 percent of the total area is regularly covered by water and in which is located the majority of the total area of a wildlife refuge for species of wildlife on the federal endangered species list.
Tex. Finance Code § 154.355 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 154 / Section 154.355
§ 154.355. ADVISORY COUNCIL.
Status: in_force

(a) An advisory council composed of the following individuals shall supervise the operation and maintenance of the fund:

(1) the commissioner or the commissioner's representative;

(2) two representatives of the prepaid funeral industry appointed by the commission, one of whom represents trust-funded prepaid funeral benefits contract sellers and one of whom represents insurance-funded prepaid funeral benefits contract sellers; and

(3) one consumer representative appointed by the commission.

(b) The prepaid funeral industry and consumer representatives serve two-year terms and may not serve more than four terms.

(c) The commissioner shall render a final decision if there is a tie vote by members of the advisory council.

(d) Notwithstanding Chapter 551, Government Code, or any other law, the advisory council may hold an open or closed meeting by telephone conference call, videoconference, or other similar telecommunication method if:

(1) notice is given for the meeting as for other meetings;

(2) the notice specifies a location for the meeting at which the public may attend;

(3) each part of the meeting that is required to be open to the public is audible to the public at the location specified in the notice of the meeting; and

(4) the meeting is recorded by electronic or other means and the recording of each portion of the meeting that is required to be open to the public is made available to the public.
Tex. Government Code § 54.2706 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54 / Section 54.2706
§ 54.2706. JUDICIAL IMMUNITY.
Status: in_force

A magistrate has the same judicial immunity as a district judge.
Tex. Election Code § 213.031 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 213 / Section 213.031
§ 213.031. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies to recounts in elections for which there is no canvass at the state level.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 91.454 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 91 / Section 91.454
§ 91.454. REMOVAL OF AUTHORIZED PITS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who is authorized to operate a saltwater disposal pit under Section 91.453 of this code shall close the pit within 45 days after being ordered to close the pit by the commission; provided that the commission may grant an extension or extensions for a reasonable period or periods of time on a showing of good cause or upon request for an extension by the surface owner or owners of the land upon which the pit is situated.

(b) A saltwater disposal pit must be closed in compliance with this subchapter and rules, standards, and specifications adopted by the commission.

(c) In closing a saltwater disposal pit, the person authorized to operate the pit shall remove all salt water and wastes and shall backfill and compact in compliance with commission-approved procedures.
Tex. Government Code § 54.2814 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54 / Section 54.2814
§ 54.2814. PAPERS TRANSMITTED TO JUDGE.
Status: in_force

At the conclusion of the proceedings, a magistrate or the criminal law magistrate court associate judge shall transmit to the referring court any papers relating to the case, including the magistrate's findings, conclusions, orders, recommendations, or other action taken.
Tex. Local Government Code § 232.077 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 232 / Section 232.077
§ 232.077. CONNECTION OF UTILITIES IN CERTAIN COUNTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a tract of land for which a plat is required under this subchapter.

(b) An entity described by Subsection (c) may not serve or connect any land with water, sewer, electricity, gas, or other utility service unless the entity has been presented with or otherwise holds a certificate applicable to the land issued under Section 232.076 stating that a plat has been reviewed and approved for the land.

(c) The prohibition established by Subsection (b) applies only to:

(1) a municipality, and officials of the municipality, that provides water, sewer, electricity, gas, or other utility service;

(2) a municipally owned or municipally operated utility that provides any of those services;

(3) a public utility that provides any of those services;

(4) a water supply or sewer service corporation organized and operating under Chapter 67, Water Code, that provides any of those services;

(5) a county that provides any of those services; and

(6) a special district or authority created by or under state law that provides any of those services.

(d) The prohibition established by Subsection (b) applies only to land that an entity described by Subsection (c) first serves or first connects with services:

(1) between September 1, 1989, and June 16, 1995; or

(2) after the effective date of this subchapter.
Tex. Finance Code § 11.002 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 11 / Section 11.002
§ 11.002. PURPOSE OF COMMISSION; STRATEGIC PLAN.
Status: in_force

(a) The finance commission is responsible for overseeing and coordinating the Texas Department of Banking, the Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending, and the Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner and serves as the primary point of accountability for ensuring that state depository and lending institutions function as a system, considering the broad scope of the financial services industry. The finance commission is the policy-making body for those finance agencies and is not a separate state agency. The finance commission shall carry out its functions in a manner that protects consumer interests, maintains a safe and sound banking system, and increases the economic prosperity of the state.

(b) The finance commission shall prepare and periodically update a strategic plan for coordination of the state financial system. Each finance agency shall cooperate in preparation of the plan.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9026.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9026 / Section 9026.001
§ 9026.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Director" means a board member.

(3) "District" means the Cedar Bayou Park Utility District.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7959A.0306 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7959A / Section 7959A.0306
§ 7959A.0306. DIVISION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) 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.

(b) An order dividing a district may create one or more new districts and may provide for the continuation of the district.

(c) An order dividing the district shall:

(1) name any new district;

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

(3) appoint temporary directors for any new district; and

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

(d) The board may adopt an order dividing the district before or after the date the board holds an election to confirm the district's creation.

(e) The district may be divided only if the district:

(1) has never issued any bonds; and

(2) is not imposing ad valorem taxes.

(f) 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.

(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) 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.

(i) A new district created by the division of the district shall hold a confirmation and directors' election.

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

(k) A 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.

(l) The district may continue to rely on confirmation, directors', bond, or tax elections held prior to the division.

(m) Municipal consent to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district 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. Natural Resources Code § 61.175 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 61 / Section 61.175
§ 61.175. RULES, PROCEDURES, AND CONDITIONS.
Status: in_force

The county may establish additional rules, procedures, and conditions necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this subchapter.
Tex. Government Code § 824.806 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 824 / Section 824.806
§ 824.806. BENEFITS FOR SERVICE AFTER PLAN PARTICIPATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Any eligible service credit accrued after termination of participation in the plan and before retirement shall be credited in the retirement system.

(b) At the time a member retires or dies, the retirement system shall compute the value of the additional service credit at the rate provided under Section 824.203, based on the lesser of the three years of service after the member's termination of plan participation, or the member's actual years of service after the termination, in which the member received the highest annual compensation. The retirement system shall add the amount computed under this subsection to the amount determined on the effective date of plan participation, and the sum is payable, subject to actuarial reduction if applicable, as the monthly annuity payment.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1086.115 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1086 / Section 1086.115
§ 1086.115. REIMBURSEMENT FOR SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall require a county, municipality, or public hospital located outside the district to reimburse the district for the district's care and treatment of a sick or injured person of that county, municipality, or public hospital as provided by Chapter 61, Health and Safety Code.

(b) The board shall require the sheriff of Crosby County or the police chief of the City of Crosbyton, Ralls, or Lorenzo, as appropriate, to reimburse the district for the district's care and treatment of a person confined in a jail facility of Crosby County or the City of Crosbyton, Ralls, or Lorenzo, as appropriate, who is not a district resident.

(c) The board may contract with the state or federal government for that government to reimburse the district for treatment of a sick or injured person.
Tex. Government Code § 29.013 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 29 / Section 29.013
§ 29.013. REPORT TO TEXAS JUDICIAL COUNCIL.
Status: in_force

(a) The secretary of the municipality in a municipality with a municipal court, including a municipal court of record, or the employee responsible for maintaining the records of the municipality's governing body shall notify the Texas Judicial Council of the name of:

(1) each person who is elected or appointed as mayor, municipal court judge, or clerk of a municipal court; and

(2) each person who vacates an office described by Subdivision (1).

(b) The secretary or employee shall notify the judicial council not later than the 30th day after the date of the person's election or appointment to office or vacancy from office.