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Tex. Government Code § 2261.251 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2261 / Section 2261.251
§ 2261.251. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Section 2261.001, this subchapter applies to the Texas Department of Transportation and to an institution of higher education acquiring goods or services under Section 51.9335 or 73.115, Education Code.

(b) This subchapter does not apply to a contract of the Employees Retirement System of Texas except for a contract with a nongovernmental entity for claims administration of a group health benefit plan under Subtitle H, Title 8, Insurance Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 882.559 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 882 / Section 882.559
§ 882.559. FILING OF AFFIDAVIT OF PLAN APPROVAL; ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE OF MERGER OR CONSOLIDATION.
Status: in_force

(a) On the approval of a proposed plan under Section 882.556, 882.557, or 882.558, the president or a vice president and the secretary or an assistant secretary of each company that is a party to the plan shall execute and file with the department an affidavit stating that the plan has been approved by the policyholders or shareholders of the company as required by this subchapter.

(b) If the department finds that the affidavit complies with law, the department shall:

(1) endorse the affidavit with:

(A) the word "filed"; and

(B) the date of filing;

(2) if the plan is a plan of merger, issue a certificate of merger to the surviving company or the company's representative; and

(3) if the plan is a plan of consolidation, issue a certificate of consolidation to the new company on the issuance of a charter and a certificate of authority to the new company after:

(A) submission of proper articles of incorporation to the department;

(B) approval by the department in accordance with procedures required for the issuance of a new charter; and

(C) submission of proof that the new company has policyholder surplus at least equal to that of the mutual life insurance company that is a party to the consolidation and has the largest surplus.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 382.0175 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 382 / Section 382.0175
§ 382.0175. AMOUNT OF FOREIGN EMISSIONS IN NONATTAINMENT AREAS; REVISION OF STATE IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Foreign emissions" means emissions of air contaminants emanating from outside the United States.

(2) "Federal air quality monitor" means a monitor that is used to report data to the United States Environmental Protection Agency to demonstrate compliance with the national ambient air quality standards.

(b) The commission shall estimate the contribution of foreign emissions at each federal air quality monitor located in each nonattainment area in this state with respect to each air contaminant for which the area is designated as being in nonattainment for any national ambient air quality standards for ozone or particulate matter. The commission may contract with a third party to conduct the estimate required by this subsection.

(c) Not later than September 1, 2027, the executive director shall, using the estimate conducted under Subsection (b), report to the commission a recommendation on whether to revise the state implementation plan to account for the contribution of foreign emissions in each nonattainment area in this state in any manner permissible under federal law. In preparing the report to the commission, the executive director shall consider any areas in this state designated as nonattainment for ozone or particulate matter as of September 1, 2026.

(d) This section expires September 1, 2029.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1101.611 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1101 / Section 1101.611
§ 1101.611. APPLICATION OF JUDGMENT RECOVERY.
Status: in_force

An aggrieved person who receives a recovery on a judgment against a single defendant before receiving a payment from the trust account must apply the recovery first to actual damages.
Tex. Estates Code § 1054.203 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1054 / Section 1054.203
§ 1054.203. ELIGIBILITY FOR APPOINTMENT ON EXPIRATION OF CERTIFICATE.
Status: in_force

An attorney whose certificate issued under this subchapter has expired must obtain a new certificate to be eligible for appointment by a court to represent a person at a guardianship proceeding, including as an attorney ad litem.
Tex. Local Government Code § 156.005 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 156 / Section 156.005
§ 156.005. NO ADDITIONAL RIGHTS CREATED.
Status: in_force

The use of an electronic funds transfer means of payment does not create any rights that would not have been created if an individual warrant had been used as a means of payment.
Tex. Insurance Code § 882.152 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 882 / Section 882.152
§ 882.152. ADOPTION OF INITIAL BYLAWS.
Status: in_force

(a) At the first meeting of the initial board of directors of a mutual life insurance company after the department issues a certificate of authority to the company, the board shall adopt the initial bylaws of the company.

(b) The bylaws adopted under Subsection (a) shall govern the company until the first annual meeting of the board of directors.
Tex. Transportation Code § 451.452 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 451 / Section 451.452
§ 451.452.
Status: in_force

Sec. 451.452. REVIEW OF AUDIT: CERTAIN AUTHORITIES. (a) The board shall deliver a copy of each audit prepared under Section 451.451 to:

(1) the governor;

(2) the lieutenant governor;

(3) the speaker of the house of representatives;

(4) the state auditor;

(5) the county judge of each county having territory in the authority; and

(6) the presiding officer of the governing body of each municipality having territory in the authority.

(b) The state auditor may elect to file any comments about the audit with the legislative audit committee and the board, subject to a risk assessment performed by the state auditor and to the legislative audit committee's approval of including the preparation of the comments in the audit plan under Section 321.013, Government Code.

(c) The state auditor may:

(1) examine any work papers from the audit; or

(2) audit the financial transactions of the authority if the state auditor determines an audit is necessary.

(d) This section applies only to an authority in which the principal municipality has a population of more than 1.9 million or less than 1.3 million, except that Subsections (a)(5) and (6) do not apply to an authority in which the principal municipality has a population of more than 1.9 million.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3876.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3876 / Section 3876.004
§ 3876.004. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is created to serve a public use and benefit.

(b) All land and other property included in the district will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by the district under powers conferred by Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other powers granted under this chapter.

(c) The creation of the district is in the public interest and is essential to:

(1) further the public purposes of developing and diversifying the economy of the state;

(2) eliminate unemployment and underemployment; and

(3) develop or expand transportation and commerce.

(d) The district will:

(1) promote the health, safety, and general welfare of residents, employers, potential employees, employees, visitors, and consumers in the district, and of the public;

(2) provide needed funding for the district to preserve, maintain, and enhance the economic health and vitality of the district territory as a community and business center;

(3) promote the health, safety, welfare, and enjoyment of the public by providing pedestrian ways and by landscaping and developing certain areas in the district, which are necessary for the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic beauty; and

(4) provide for water, wastewater, drainage, roads, and recreational facilities for the district.

(e) Pedestrian ways along or across a street, whether at grade or above or below the surface, and street lighting, street landscaping, parking, and street art objects are parts of and necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street or road improvement.

(f) The district will not act as the agent or instrumentality of any private interest even though the district will benefit many private interests as well as the public.
Tex. Election Code § 172.1112 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 172 / Section 172.1112
§ 172.1112. NOTICE OF ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The county clerk shall post a notice of the election and a notice of consolidated precincts, if applicable, in the manner prescribed by Section 4.003(b) for general and special elections. The notice of the election shall be posted on the county's Internet website, if the county maintains a website. If the county does not maintain a website, the notice shall be posted on the bulletin board used for posting notice of meetings of the commissioners court.

(b) The requirements prescribed by Section 4.004 for the contents of the notice of a general or special election apply to the notice of election required by Subsection (a).
Tex. Labor Code § 215.021 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 215 / Section 215.021
§ 215.021. APPROVAL REQUIRED FOR EMPLOYER PLAN.
Status: in_force

(a) Before an employer may participate in the shared work program, the commission must approve the employer's shared work plan. The plan must be submitted in writing to the commission.

(b) If an employee who participates in a shared work plan is covered by a collective bargaining agreement, the collective bargaining agent must approve the plan in writing.
Tex. Government Code § 411.127 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.127
§ 411.127.
Status: in_force

Sec. 411.127. ACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION: APPLICANTS FOR EMPLOYMENT AND CONTRACTORS. (a) The Title IV-D agency is entitled to obtain from the Department of Public Safety, the Federal Bureau of Investigation identification division, or another law enforcement agency criminal history record information maintained by the department or agency that relates to a person who is an applicant for a position of employment with the Title IV-D agency, or an applicant to serve as a consultant, intern, or volunteer, that involves the performance of duties under Chapter 231, Family Code. The Title IV-D agency may not request the information unless a supervisory employee of the agency has recommended that the applicant be hired or serve as an intern or volunteer.

(b) The Title IV-D agency is entitled to obtain from the Department of Public Safety, Federal Bureau of Investigation identification division, or another law enforcement agency criminal history record information maintained by the department or agency that relates to a person who proposes to enter into a contract with or that has a contract with the Title IV-D agency to supply goods or services to the Title IV-D agency. The authorization under this subsection to obtain criminal history record information about a person includes information relating to an employee or subcontractor of the person or an employee of the person's subcontractor.

(c) Criminal history record information obtained by the Title IV-D agency under Subsection (a) or (b) may not be released or disclosed to any person except on court order or with the consent of the person who is the subject of the criminal history record information.

(d) The Title IV-D agency shall destroy criminal history record information that relates to a person after the information is used for its authorized purpose.

(e) In this section, "Title IV-D agency" has the meaning assigned by Section 101.033, Family Code.
Tex. Government Code § 2269.052 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2269 / Section 2269.052
§ 2269.052. NOTICE REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A governmental entity shall advertise or publish notice of requests for bids, proposals, or qualifications in a manner prescribed by law.

(b) For a contract entered into by a governmental entity under a method provided by this chapter, the governmental entity shall publish notice of the time and place the bid or proposal or request for qualifications will be received and opened in a manner prescribed by law.

(c) For a contract entered into by a municipality, river authority, conservation and reclamation district created pursuant to Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and located in a county with a population of more than 250,000, or defense base development authority under any of the methods provided by this chapter, the municipality, river authority, conservation and reclamation district created pursuant to Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and located in a county with a population of more than 250,000, or defense base development authority shall publish notice of the time and place the bids or proposals, or the responses to a request for qualifications, will be received and opened. The notice must be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the defense base development authority's or municipality's central administrative office is located or the county in which the greatest amount of the river authority's or such conservation and reclamation district's territory is located once each week for at least two weeks before the deadline for receiving bids, proposals, or responses. If there is not a newspaper of general circulation in that county, the notice shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county nearest the county seat of the county in which the defense base development authority's or municipality's central administrative office is located or the county in which the greatest amount of the river authority's or such conservation and reclamation district's territory is located. In a two-step procurement process, the time and place the second step bids, proposals, or responses will be received are not required to be published separately.

(d) For a contract entered into by a county under any of the methods provided by this chapter, the county shall publish notice of the time and place the bids or proposals, or the responses to a request for qualifications, will be received and opened. The notice must be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county once each week for at least two weeks before the deadline for receiving bids, proposals, or responses. If there is not a newspaper of general circulation in the county, the notice shall be:

(1) posted at the courthouse door of the county; and

(2) published in a newspaper of general circulation in the nearest county.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1005.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1005 / Section 1005.105
§ 1005.105. PURCHASING AND ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

The board may prescribe:

(1) the method of the making of purchases and expenditures by and for the district; and

(2) accounting and control procedures for the district.
Tex. Tax Code § 152.086 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 152 / Section 152.086
§ 152.086. MOTOR VEHICLES DRIVEN BY HANDICAPPED PERSONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The taxes imposed by this chapter do not apply to the sale or use of a motor vehicle that:

(1) has been or will be modified before the second anniversary of the date of purchase for operation by, or for the transportation of, an orthopedically handicapped person; and

(2) is driven by or used for the transportation of an orthopedically handicapped person.

(b) The comptroller shall promulgate rules to ensure that motor vehicles exempted from taxation by this section are used primarily by orthopedically handicapped persons. The comptroller may require any individual seeking exemption under this section to present information establishing qualification for the exemption.

(b-1) The seller of a motor vehicle may not collect the tax from the purchaser of the motor vehicle if the purchaser:

(1) signs at the time of the purchase an exemption certificate that:

(A) is on a form designated by the comptroller; and

(B) contains all information the comptroller considers reasonable to establish qualification for the exemption at the time of sale; and

(2) presents any other documentation or information the comptroller requires by rule.

(b-2) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section or other law, the seller of a motor vehicle may rely on a properly executed and signed exemption certificate under Subsection (b-1) and does not have a duty to investigate the propriety of an exemption certificate that is valid on the certificate's face. A seller who relies on an exemption certificate as provided by this subsection is not liable for the payment of motor vehicle sales taxes that would otherwise be due as a result of a motor vehicle sale.

(c) If the comptroller finds that the motor vehicle is not used primarily for the purposes specified in this Act or that the exemption should not have been granted, the comptroller shall assess the tax in an amount that would have been due had the exemption not been given under this section.
Tex. Utilities Code § 35.006 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 35 / Section 35.006
§ 35.006. RULES RELATED TO WHOLESALE TRANSMISSION SERVICE, RATES, AND ACCESS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall adopt rules relating to wholesale transmission service, rates, and access. The rules:

(1) must be consistent with the standards in this subchapter;

(2) may not be contrary to federal law, including any applicable decision, rule, or policy statement of a federal regulatory agency having jurisdiction;

(3) must require transmission services that are not less than the transmission services the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission may require in similar circumstances;

(4) must require that an electric utility provide all ancillary services associated with the utility's discounted wholesale sales at the same prices and under the same terms as the services are provided to a third person; and

(5) must require that an electric utility provide all ancillary services associated with the utility's discounted wholesale sales to a third person on request.

(b) The commission shall adopt rules relating to the registration and reporting requirements of a qualifying facility, exempt wholesale generator, and power marketer.
Tex. Government Code § 302.0191 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 302 / Section 302.0191
§ 302.0191. CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES FROM POLITICAL CONTRIBUTIONS.
Status: in_force

A person, including a speaker candidate, may not make a contribution to a speaker candidate's campaign or an expenditure to aid or defeat a speaker candidate from:

(1) political contributions accepted under Title 15, Election Code;

(2) interest earned on political contributions accepted under Title 15, Election Code; or

(3) an asset purchased with political contributions accepted under Title 15, Election Code.
Tex. Local Government Code § 292.026 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 292 / Section 292.026
§ 292.026.
Status: in_force

Sec. 292.026. TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR FACILITIES IN CERTAIN COUNTIES WITH POPULATIONS OVER 70,000. (a) This section applies only to a county with a population of more than 70,000.

(b) The commissioners court of a county may allow the tax assessor-collector to maintain a branch office in a municipality with a population of more than 1,000, other than the county seat.
Tex. Water Code § 63.110 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 63 / Section 63.110
§ 63.110. DISTRICT OFFICE.
Status: in_force

A regular office shall be maintained for the conduct of the business of the district at a place in the district designated by the commission.
Tex. Election Code § 274.025 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 274 / Section 274.025
§ 274.025. ACTION ON REPORT BY SECRETARY OF STATE.
Status: in_force

(a) On receipt of a report filed under Section 274.024, the secretary of state shall review the report to determine if:

(1) the affidavit is properly executed; and

(2) the publication of the notice was made in accordance with law.

(b) If the affidavit is properly executed and the publication was made in accordance with law, the secretary of state shall approve the report. Otherwise, the secretary may not approve the report.

(c) If a contractor's report is not approved, the contractor is not entitled to payment by the state for the publication. The secretary of state for good cause may permit a contractor to amend a report as necessary for approval.

(d) If a report is approved, the secretary of state shall deliver one of the affidavits of publication to the comptroller of public accounts and retain the other for two years after the date the report is approved. The secretary shall enter the amount to be paid to the contractor on the affidavit delivered to the comptroller.
Tex. Education Code § 39.0302 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 39 / Section 39.0302
§ 39.0302. ISSUANCE OF SUBPOENAS.
Status: in_force

(a) During an agency investigation or audit of a school district under Section 39.0301(e) or (f), a special investigation under Section 39.003(a)(8) or (14), a compliance review under Section 22A.051(m), 22A.052(l), or 22A.156, or an investigation by the State Board for Educator Certification of an educator for an alleged violation of an assessment instrument security procedure established under Section 39.0301(a), the commissioner may issue a subpoena to compel the attendance of a relevant witness or the production, for inspection or copying, of relevant evidence that is located in this state.

(b) A subpoena may be served personally or by certified mail.

(c) If a person fails to comply with a subpoena, the commissioner, acting through the attorney general, may file suit to enforce the subpoena in a district court in this state. On finding that good cause exists for issuing the subpoena, the court shall order the person to comply with the subpoena. The court may punish a person who fails to obey the court order.

(d) All information and materials subpoenaed or compiled in connection with an investigation or audit described by Subsection (a):

(1) are confidential and not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code; and

(2) are not subject to disclosure, discovery, subpoena, or other means of legal compulsion for release to any person other than:

(A) the commissioner or the State Board for Educator Certification, as applicable;

(B) agency employees or agents involved in the investigation, as applicable; and

(C) the office of the attorney general, the state auditor's office, and law enforcement agencies.
Tex. Occupations Code § 562.004 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 562 / Section 562.004
§ 562.004. PRESCRIPTION TRANSMITTED ORALLY BY PRACTITIONER.
Status: in_force

A pharmacist to whom a prescription is transmitted orally shall:

(1) note on the file copy of the prescription the dispensing instructions of the practitioner or the practitioner's agent; and

(2) retain the prescription for the period specified by law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9041.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9041 / Section 9041.004
§ 9041.004. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 9041.003 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1091.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1091 / Section 1091.202
§ 1091.202. TAX TO PAY GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) At the time general obligation bonds are issued by the district under Section 1091.201, the board shall impose an ad valorem tax at a rate sufficient to create an interest and sinking fund to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds as the bonds mature.

(b) The tax required by this section together with any other ad valorem tax the district imposes may not in any year exceed the limit approved by the voters at the election authorizing the imposition of the tax.