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Tex. Election Code § 65.016 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 65 / Section 65.016
§ 65.016. INTERNET POSTING OF ELECTION RESULTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A county that holds or provides election services for an election and maintains an Internet website shall post on its public Internet website for an election of public officials or of a governmental entity authorized by law to impose a tax administered by the county:

(1) the results of each election;

(2) the total number of votes cast;

(3) the total number of votes cast for each candidate or for or against each measure;

(4) the total number of votes cast by personal appearance on election day;

(5) the total number of votes cast by personal appearance or mail during the early voting period; and

(6) the total number of counted and uncounted provisional ballots cast.

(a) A county that holds or provides election services for an election and maintains an Internet website shall post on its public Internet website for an election of public officials or of a governmental entity authorized by law to impose a tax administered by the county:

(1) the results of each election;

(2) the total number of votes cast;

(3) the total number of votes cast for each candidate or for or against each measure;

(4) the total number of votes cast for each candidate or for or against each measure at each polling location;

(5) the total number of votes cast by personal appearance;

(6) the total number of votes cast by personal appearance or mail; and

(7) the total number of counted and uncounted provisional ballots cast.

(b) A city or independent school district that holds an election and maintains an Internet website shall post on its public Internet website for the city or independent school district, as applicable:

(1) the results of each election;

(2) the total number of votes cast;

(3) the total number of votes cast for each candidate or for or against each measure;

(4) the total number of votes cast by personal appearance on election day;

(5) the total number of votes cast by personal appearance or mail during the early voting period; and

(6) the total number of counted and uncounted provisional ballots cast.

(b) A city or independent school district that holds an election and maintains an Internet website shall post on its public Internet website for the city or independent school district, as applicable:

(1) the results of each election;

(2) the total number of votes cast;

(3) the total number of votes cast for each candidate or for or against each measure;

(4) the total number of votes cast for each candidate or for or against each measure at each polling location;

(5) the total number of votes cast by personal appearance;

(6) the total number of votes cast by mail; and

(7) the total number of counted and uncounted provisional ballots cast.

(c) The information described by Subsections (a) and (b) must be:

(1) posted as soon as practicable after the election; and

(2) accessible without having to make more than two selections or view more than two network locations after accessing the Internet website home page of the county, city, or district, as applicable.
Tex. Government Code § 4005.016 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 4005 / Section 4005.016
§ 4005.016. FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.
Status: in_force

The exemption provided by Section 4005.001 applies to:

(1) the sale, by the issuer itself or by a registered dealer, of any security issued or guaranteed by:

(A) a bank organized and subject to regulation under the laws of:

(i) the United States; or

(ii) a state, territory, or insular possession of the United States; or

(B) a savings and loan association organized and subject to regulation under the laws of this state; or

(2) the sale, by the issuer itself, of any security issued by a federal savings and loan association.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3825.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3825 / Section 3825.102
§ 3825.102. AGREEMENTS; GRANTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may make an agreement with or accept a gift, grant, or loan from any person.

(b) The implementation of a project is a governmental function or service for the purposes of Chapter 791, Government Code.
Tex. Finance Code § 343.003 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 343 / Section 343.003
§ 343.003. CONFLICT WITH OTHER PROVISIONS OF TITLE.
Status: in_force

If this chapter conflicts with another provision of this title, this chapter controls.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 21.355 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 21 / Section 21.355
§ 21.355. INVESTMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may place district money in a certificate of deposit of a state or national bank or a state or federal savings and loan association in this state if the money is secured in the manner required for the security of county funds.

(b) The board by resolution may provide that an authorized representative may invest and reinvest district money and provide for money to be withdrawn from the appropriate district accounts for investments on terms the board considers advisable.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 757.007 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 757 / Section 757.007
§ 757.007. WINDOW AND WINDOW SCREENS.
Status: in_force

A wall of a building constructed before January 1, 1994, may not be used as part of a pool yard enclosure unless each window in the wall has a latch and unless each window screen on a window in the wall is affixed by a window screen latch, screws, or similar means. This section does not require the installation of window screens. A wall of a building constructed on or after January 1, 1994, may not be used as part of a pool yard enclosure unless each ground floor window in the wall is permanently closed and unable to be opened.
Tex. Local Government Code § 176.012 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 176 / Section 176.012
§ 176.012. APPLICATION OF PUBLIC INFORMATION LAW.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not require a local governmental entity to disclose any information that is excepted from disclosure by Chapter 552, Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1070.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1070 / Section 1070.152
§ 1070.152. PETITION TO ANNEX TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) A petition requesting that territory be annexed to the district may be presented to the board. The petition must:

(1) describe the tract or tracts of land to be annexed; and

(2) be signed by 100 or a majority of the registered voters who:

(A) reside in the territory to be annexed; and

(B) own property that will be subject to district taxation if the territory is annexed.

(b) This chapter does not prohibit simultaneous action on several petitions for annexation. Each ballot proposition must be submitted for each different territory proposed to be annexed, and an election held in each territory represented by a petition.

(c) If the board receives two or more petitions for annexation that include all or part of the same territory to be annexed to the district, the petition filed first with the board shall be considered and another petition that includes any of the same territory has no effect.

(d) The board may consider all petitions for annexation presented to it and may approve or reject each petition. The board may not partly approve or partly reject any petition.
Tex. Water Code § 57.057 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 57 / Section 57.057
§ 57.057. ELECTION OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

After creation of a district, an election may be held to determine whether or not directors for the district will be elected rather than appointed.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 51.190 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 51 / Section 51.190
§ 51.190. SCOPE OF REVIEW.
Status: in_force

In an appeal of the commissioner's final order determining that a vacancy exists, the district court shall conduct a trial de novo.
Tex. Government Code § 2271.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2271 / Section 2271.001
§ 2271.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Boycott Israel" has the meaning assigned by Section 808.001.

(2) "Company" has the meaning assigned by Section 808.001, except that the term does not include a sole proprietorship.

(3) "Governmental entity" has the meaning assigned by Section 2251.001.
Tex. Education Code § 96.702 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 96 / Section 96.702
§ 96.702. SPINDLETOP MEMORIAL MUSEUM.
Status: in_force

The board may create the Spindletop Memorial Museum at Lamar University and may administer the museum as the board considers appropriate.
Tex. Local Government Code § 232.097 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 232 / Section 232.097
§ 232.097. REASONS FOR DISAPPROVAL OF PLAT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

If the planning commission refuses to approve a plat, the planning commission shall provide to the person requesting approval a notice specifying the reason for the disapproval.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 593.074 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 593 / Section 593.074
§ 593.074. MAXIMUM FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by this section, the department may not charge for a resident total fees from all sources that exceed the cost to the state to support, maintain, and treat the resident.

(b) The executive commissioner may use the projected cost of providing residential services to establish by rule the maximum fee that may be charged to a payer.

(c) The executive commissioner by rule may establish maximum fees on one or a combination of the following:

(1) a statewide per capita;

(2) an individual facility per capita; or

(3) the type of service provided.

(d) Notwithstanding Subsection (b), the executive commissioner by rule may establish a fee in excess of the department's projected cost of providing residential services that may be charged to a payer:

(1) who is not an individual; and

(2) whose method of determining the rate of reimbursement to a provider results in the excess.
Tex. Government Code § 2261.101 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2261 / Section 2261.101
§ 2261.101. REMEDIES AND SANCTIONS SCHEDULES.
Status: in_force

(a) Each state agency shall create and incorporate in each of its contracts for goods or services that are subject to this chapter a remedies schedule, a graduated sanctions schedule, or both, for breach of the contract or substandard performance under the contract.

(b) State agencies shall design fair and feasible standards that will hold contractors accountable for breach of contract or substandard performance under a contract without diminishing the number of able providers who are willing to contract with the state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8343.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8343 / Section 8343.002
§ 8343.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Education Code § 88.602 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 88 / Section 88.602
§ 88.602. ESTABLISHMENT.
Status: in_force

The Center for Ports and Waterways is established as a component of the Texas Transportation Institute, a component of The Texas A&M University System. The operating budget, staffing, and activities of the center shall be approved by the board of regents of The Texas A&M University System.
Tex. Transportation Code § 451.055 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 451 / Section 451.055
§ 451.055. CONTRACTS; GRANTS AND LOANS.
Status: in_force

(a) An authority may contract with any person.

(b) An authority may accept a grant or loan from any person.
Tex. Transportation Code § 452.304 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 452 / Section 452.304
§ 452.304. ADOPTION OF MAJOR SERVICE PLAN CHANGE.
Status: in_force

(a) After a public hearing, the subregional board described by Section 452.301 may approve a change described by Section 452.303(a) in the service plan by a favorable vote of two-thirds of the members present.

(b) If the change in the plan includes the addition of a fixed guideway route, including a route to be added under an agreement under Section 452.060, the governing body of each municipality through which the route would pass must approve the route before the subregional board may add the route to the service plan.

(c) The subregional board shall give notice of a change in the service plan adopted under this section to:

(1) the commissioners court of each county in which the changed or additional right-of-way or facility is to be located if the change is located in an unincorporated area; and

(2) the governing body of each municipality in which the changed or additional right-of-way or facility is to be located.
Tex. Insurance Code § 884.502 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 884 / Section 884.502
§ 884.502. DIRECT REINSURANCE AGREEMENT WITH LEGAL RESERVE COMPANY.
Status: in_force

(a) A stipulated premium company may enter into a total or partial direct reinsurance agreement with a legal reserve life insurance company authorized to engage in the business of insurance in this state.

(b) Before a reinsurance agreement under this section may take effect, it must be:

(1) approved by a majority vote of the board of directors of each company;

(2) submitted to the department; and

(3) approved by the department as complying with Section 884.503 or 884.504, as applicable.
Tex. Water Code § 51.049 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.049
§ 51.049. MASTER DISTRICT; PROCEDURE.
Status: in_force

(a) The Commission shall have exclusive jurisdiction to hear and determine petitions for the creation of a master district.

(b) Each district composing part of a master district shall, for all purposes of an election, constitute a separate voting unit. No existing district may be included in a master district unless the proposal is approved by a majority of the qualified electors of the constituent district voting in the election.
Tex. Government Code § 493.019 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 493 / Section 493.019
§ 493.019. OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL.
Status: in_force

(a) The office of the inspector general is established under the direction of the board as an independent law enforcement agency and is responsible for preventing and investigating:

(1) offenses committed by department employees and inmates; and

(2) offenses committed at a facility operated by or under contract with the department or at any facility in which an individual in the custody of the department is housed or receives medical or mental health treatment, including:

(A) unauthorized or illegal entry into a department facility;

(B) the introduction of contraband into a department facility;

(C) escape from a department facility and parole absconders;

(D) organized criminal activity; and

(E) violations of department policy or procedure.

(b) The board shall employ a commissioned peace officer as the inspector general, who may be terminated by board action.

(c) The inspector general may employ and commission peace officers for the purpose of carrying out the duties described by this section.

(d) Peace officers employed and commissioned under Subsection (c) must:

(1) be licensed as an officer under Chapter 1701, Occupations Code; and

(2) complete advanced courses relating to the duties of peace officers employed and commissioned under Subsection (c) as part of any continuing education requirements for the peace officers.

(e) The office of the inspector general shall work cooperatively with other law enforcement agencies while performing its duties under this section or other law.
Tex. Water Code § 55.044 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 55 / Section 55.044
§ 55.044.
Status: in_force

Sec. 55.044. MULTI-COUNTY DISTRICT: NOTICE OF ELECTION. On receiving a certified copy of the findings of the commission authorizing the election, the commissioners court of each county shall have notices of the election posted, in the manner provided for an election to create a single-county district, for not less than 15 nor more than 30 days before the date of the election.
Tex. Insurance Code § 804.106 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 804 / Section 804.106
§ 804.106. ELIGIBLE SURPLUS LINES INSURER; POLICY REQUIREMENT FOR INSURER AND AGENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Each surplus lines insurer that assumes a surplus lines risk under Chapter 981 is subject to this section.

(b) Any act of engaging in the business of insurance by an eligible surplus lines insurer:

(1) constitutes the irrevocable appointment of the secretary of state by that insurer as agent for service of process arising from the insurer's engaging in the business of insurance in this state, other than service of process for an action or proceeding by the department or state; and

(2) signifies the insurer's agreement that service under this subsection has the same effect as personal service on the insurer or the insurer's successor in interest.

(c) An appointment under Subsection (b)(1) is binding on the eligible surplus lines insurer and the insurer's successor in interest.

(d) A policy issued by an eligible surplus lines insurer or a certificate of insurance issued by the surplus lines agent must contain a provision stating the substance of this section and designating the person to whom the commissioner is to mail process. The plaintiff shall supply this address in any citation served under this section.

(e) This section is in addition to any other method provided by law for service of process on a surplus lines insurer, including the method provided by Subchapter C.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8832.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8832 / Section 8832.101
§ 8832.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district may exercise:

(1) the powers essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and

(2) the rights, powers, duties, privileges, and functions provided by this chapter, Chapter 36, Water Code, and other laws of this state relating to groundwater conservation districts.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1272.208 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1272 / Section 1272.208
§ 1272.208. AUTHORITY OF COMMISSIONER TO ISSUE ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) Regardless of whether a delegated entity complies with a request for corrective action under Section 1272.207, the commissioner may order a health maintenance organization with which the entity has entered into a delegation agreement to take any action the commissioner determines is necessary to ensure that the health maintenance organization is complying with this chapter, Chapter 843, 1271, or 1367, Subchapter A, Chapter 1452, or Subchapter B, Chapter 1507.

(b) Actions the commissioner may order a health maintenance organization to take under this section include:

(1) reassuming the functions delegated to the delegated entity, including claims payments for services previously provided to enrollees;

(2) temporarily or permanently ceasing assignment of new enrollees to the entity;

(3) temporarily or permanently transferring enrollees to alternative delivery systems to receive services; or

(4) terminating the delegation agreement with the entity.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7922.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7922 / Section 7922.005
§ 7922.005. 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. Government Code § 1503.007 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1503 / Section 1503.007
§ 1503.007. SIGNATURES.
Status: in_force

A bond issued under this subchapter must be signed by the mayor of the municipality and countersigned by the secretary or clerk of the municipality.
Tex. Insurance Code § 542.012 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 542 / Section 542.012
§ 542.012. ATTORNEY'S FEES.
Status: in_force

The department is entitled to reasonable attorney's fees if judicial action is necessary to enforce an order of the department under this subchapter.
Tex. Finance Code § 36.306 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 36 / Section 36.306
§ 36.306. SET-OFF.
Status: in_force

(a) Mutual credits and mutual debts shall be set off and only the balance allowed or paid, except that a set-off may not be allowed in favor of a person if:

(1) the obligation of the bank to the person on the date the bank was closed for liquidation did not entitle the person to share as a claimant in the assets of the bank;

(2) the obligation of the bank to the person was purchased by or transferred to the person after the date the bank was closed for liquidation or for the purpose of increasing set-off rights; or

(3) the obligation of the person or the bank is as a trustee or fiduciary.

(b) On request, the receiver shall provide a person with an accounting statement identifying each debt that is due and payable. A person who owes the bank an amount that is due and payable against which the person asserts a set-off of mutual credits that may become due and payable from the bank in the future shall promptly pay to the receiver the amount due and payable. The receiver shall promptly refund, to the extent of the person's prior payment, mutual credits that become due and payable to the person by the bank in liquidation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1044.207 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1044 / Section 1044.207
§ 1044.207. REFUNDING BONDS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) A refunding bond may be:

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

(2) exchanged wholly or partly for not less than a similar principal amount of outstanding indebtedness.
Tex. Occupations Code § 651.253 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 651 / Section 651.253
§ 651.253. GENERAL LICENSE REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) To be eligible for a funeral director's license or an embalmer's license, an applicant must:

(1) be at least 18 years of age;

(2) have graduated from an accredited high school or passed an examination prescribed by the Texas Education Agency;

(3) have graduated from an accredited school or college of mortuary science;

(4) unless the applicant holds a reciprocal license, have completed the requirements of the provisional license program; and

(5) have successfully completed the applicable written examination described by Section 651.255 or 651.256.

(b) An applicant for a funeral director's license or an embalmer's license may not be considered for that license until the applicant:

(1) completes all of the requirements of the provisional license program; and

(2) attains a grade of at least 75 percent on the written examination given by the commission.
Tex. Education Code § 21.253 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 21 / Section 21.253
§ 21.253. REQUEST FOR HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) A teacher must file a written request for a hearing under this subchapter with the commissioner not later than the 15th day after the date the teacher receives written notice of the proposed action. The teacher must provide the district with a copy of the request and must provide the commissioner with a copy of the notice.

(b) The parties may agree in writing to extend by not more than 10 days the deadline for requesting a hearing.