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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 192.027 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 192 / Section 192.027
§ 192.027. REGISTRATION BY JUDICIAL ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) If a delayed birth certificate is not accepted for registration by the state registrar, the person may file a petition in the statutory probate court or district court in the county in which the birth occurred, or in the statutory probate court or district court in the county in which the person resides, for an order establishing a record of the person's date of birth, place of birth, and parentage.

(b) The petition must include:

(1) the petitioner's:

(A) full name;

(B) place of residence;

(C) date of birth;

(D) city or town, if applicable, and county of birth;

(E) race or ethnicity; and

(F) gender;

(2) the full name and county of birth of the petitioner's father;

(3) the full name, including any maiden name, and county of birth of the petitioner's mother;

(4) whether the petitioner has been the subject of a final felony conviction;

(5) whether the petitioner is subject to the registration requirements of Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure; and

(6) a legible and complete set of the petitioner's fingerprints on a fingerprint card format acceptable to the Department of Public Safety and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

(c) The petition must be accompanied by:

(1) a statement of the state registrar issued under Section 192.026(b)(1); and

(2) the documentary evidence submitted to the state registrar in support of the application.

(d) If, after a hearing, the court finds from the evidence submitted to the registrar and any other relevant evidence presented by the person that the person was born in this state, the court shall:

(1) make findings as to the person's date and place of birth and parentage;

(2) make other findings required by the case; and

(3) enter an order on a form prescribed and furnished by the department to establish a record of birth.

(e) An order under this section must include:

(1) the birth data to be registered;

(2) a description of the evidence presented; and

(3) the date of the court's action.

(f) Not later than the seventh day after the date on which the order is entered, the clerk of the court shall forward the order to the state registrar. The state registrar shall register the order, which is the record of birth.
Tex. Government Code § 438.210 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 438 / Section 438.210
§ 438.210. EXPIRATION.
Status: in_force

The advisory committee is abolished and this chapter expires September 1, 2029.
Tex. Insurance Code § 521.151 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 521 / Section 521.151
§ 521.151. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies to any legal entity engaged in the business of insurance in this state, including:

(1) a capital stock insurance company;

(2) a mutual insurance company;

(3) a title insurance company;

(4) a fraternal benefit society;

(5) a local mutual aid association;

(6) a statewide mutual assessment company;

(7) a county mutual insurance company;

(8) a Lloyd's plan;

(9) a reciprocal or interinsurance exchange;

(10) a stipulated premium company;

(11) a group hospital service corporation;

(12) a farm mutual insurance company;

(13) a risk retention group;

(14) an eligible surplus lines insurer; and

(15) an agent, broker, or adjuster.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 60.027 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 60 / Section 60.027
§ 60.027. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS; VACANCY IN OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) If the commissioners court grants the petition, it shall appoint as temporary directors of the district five persons who are qualified under this chapter to serve as directors.

(b) A vacancy in the office of temporary directors shall be filled by appointment by the commissioners court.
Tex. Transportation Code § 545.427 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 545 / Section 545.427
§ 545.427. OPERATION OF VEHICLE WITH INSUFFICIENT UNDERCARRIAGE CLEARANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) An operator may not drive on or cross a railroad grade crossing unless the vehicle being operated has sufficient undercarriage clearance.

(b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $50 or more than $200.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8806.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8806 / Section 8806.051
§ 8806.051. COMPOSITION OF BOARD; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Government Code § 418.0547 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 418 / Section 418.0547
§ 418.0547. ACCESS TO LOCAL VOLUNTEER NETWORKS; VOLUNTEER MOBILE MEDICAL UNITS.
Status: in_force

(a) The division, in consultation with the Department of State Health Services, shall increase awareness of and encourage local government emergency response teams to utilize services provided by local volunteer networks, including the Medical Reserve Corps, that are available in the area to respond during a disaster or emergency.

(b) The division shall develop a plan to create and manage state-controlled volunteer mobile medical units in each public health region to assist counties that lack access to a volunteer network described by Subsection (a).

(c) The Department of State Health Services shall collaborate with local medical organizations that represent licensed physicians who practice in a county or public health region to:

(1) ensure the physicians are informed about local government emergency response teams and those teams are aware of physician resources in the county or region, as applicable;

(2) compile and maintain a list of physicians in the county or region and the contact information for the physicians;

(3) provide up-to-date information about resources for physicians regarding disaster planning, including continuing medical education;

(4) promote the Texas Disaster Volunteer Registry and the Emergency System for Advance Registration of Volunteer Health Professionals;

(5) consider incentives to assist with recruiting physician volunteers; and

(6) encourage physicians and health professionals to advocate for disaster planning measures in health care facilities.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 152.019 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.019
§ 152.019. NOTICE TO FOREST OWNER.
Status: in_force

If the landowner has notified the service of a forest owner under Section 152.064, the service shall furnish the same information to the forest owner that it is required by this chapter to give to the landowner.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 574.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 574 / Section 574.002
§ 574.002. FORM OF APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) An application for court-ordered mental health services must be styled using the proposed patient's initials and not the proposed patient's full name.

(b) The application must state whether the application is for temporary or extended mental health services. An application for extended inpatient mental health services must state that the person has received court-ordered inpatient mental health services under this subtitle or under Subchapter D or E, Chapter 46B, Code of Criminal Procedure, for at least 60 consecutive days during the preceding 12 months. An application for extended outpatient mental health services must state that the person has received:

(1) court-ordered inpatient mental health services under this subtitle or under Subchapter D or E, Chapter 46B, Code of Criminal Procedure, for a total of at least 60 days during the preceding 12 months; or

(2) court-ordered outpatient mental health services under this subtitle or under Subchapter D or E, Chapter 46B, Code of Criminal Procedure, during the preceding 60 days.

(c) Any application must contain the following information according to the applicant's information and belief:

(1) the proposed patient's name and address;

(2) the proposed patient's county of residence in this state;

(3) a statement that the proposed patient is a person with mental illness and meets the criteria in Section 574.034, 574.0345, 574.035, or 574.0355 for court-ordered mental health services; and

(4) whether the proposed patient is charged with a criminal offense.
Tex. Transportation Code § 312.065 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 312 / Section 312.065
§ 312.065. TIME LIMIT ON ASSESSMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A proceeding to assess property under this subchapter may not be started later than three years after the date on which the improvement abutting the property that is to be assessed is completed.

(b) If an original assessment on property has been in litigation, the time that the assessment was in litigation may not be computed in the time limit for assessment under Subsection (a).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1050.061 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1050 / Section 1050.061
§ 1050.061. EMPLOYEES.
Status: in_force

The board may employ a general manager, attorneys, bookkeepers, architects, or any other employees considered necessary for the efficient operation of the district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4053.107 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4053 / Section 4053.107
§ 4053.107. FINANCIAL EXAMINATION.
Status: in_force

(a) As the commissioner considers necessary, a managing general agent shall submit to an examination of the agent's financial condition and the agent's compliance with the laws of this state affecting the conduct of the agent's business.

(b) The examination may be conducted by:

(1) the commissioner;

(2) one or more commissioned examiners; or

(3) a certified public accountant or other person or firm qualified to perform those examinations.

(c) The managing general agent shall pay the examination expenses in an amount the commissioner certifies as just and reasonable.

(d) A person with whom another state contracts to perform any examination initiated by the other state of a managing general agent licensed under this chapter shall register with and provide the following information to the department's chief examiner:

(1) the person's name;

(2) if the person is not an individual, the identity of each examiner or other person who will perform any part of the examination;

(3) the name of the state that contracted with the person;

(4) the identity of the managing general agent to be examined;

(5) a description of each issue that the person has been contracted to examine;

(6) an estimate of the examination costs to be charged to the managing general agent to be examined;

(7) a copy of any contract between the person and the state regulatory body that initiated the examination and the letter authorizing the examination; and

(8) a list of the previous examinations conducted on the same managing general agent on behalf of any state within the last three years.

(d-1) On accepting a person's registration under Subsection (d), the department shall send written confirmation of the acceptance to:

(1) the person;

(2) the managing general agent to be examined; and

(3) the state regulatory body that initiated the examination.

(e) It is a violation of this code for a person to accept compensation from multiple states for the same examination, if doing so results in duplicative costs to the managing general agent being examined. It is not a violation of this code for:

(1) an examiner to conduct an examination of a managing general agent for the benefit of multiple states in a coordinated examination; and

(2) the examiner to accept compensation from the states participating in the coordinated examination to reduce the examination costs to the managing general agent being examined.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 33.015 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 33 / Section 33.015
§ 33.015. CONTRIBUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) If a defendant who is jointly and severally liable under Section 33.013 pays a percentage of the damages for which the defendant is jointly and severally liable greater than his percentage of responsibility, that defendant has a right of contribution for the overpayment against each other liable defendant to the extent that the other liable defendant has not paid the percentage of the damages found by the trier of fact equal to that other defendant's percentage of responsibility.

(b) As among themselves, each of the defendants who is jointly and severally liable under Section 33.013 is liable for the damages recoverable by the claimant under Section 33.012 in proportion to his respective percentage of responsibility. If a defendant who is jointly and severally liable pays a larger proportion of those damages than is required by his percentage of responsibility, that defendant has a right of contribution for the overpayment against each other defendant with whom he is jointly and severally liable under Section 33.013 to the extent that the other defendant has not paid the proportion of those damages required by that other defendant's percentage of responsibility.

(c) If for any reason a liable defendant does not pay or contribute the portion of the damages required by his percentage of responsibility, the amount of the damages not paid or contributed by that defendant shall be paid or contributed by the remaining defendants who are jointly and severally liable for those damages. The additional amount to be paid or contributed by each of the defendants who is jointly and severally liable for those damages shall be in proportion to his respective percentage of responsibility.

(d) No defendant has a right of contribution against any settling person.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 271.010 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 271 / Section 271.010
§ 271.010.
Status: in_force

Sec. 271.010. EXCEPTION: DECEDENT'S ESTATE. Sections 271.004-271.007 do not apply to the determination of the law that governs:

(1) whether an instrument is a will;

(2) the rights of persons under a will; or

(3) the rights of persons in the absence of a will.
Tex. Government Code § 470.007 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 470 / Section 470.007
§ 470.007. RECOMMENDATIONS.
Status: in_force

The council shall submit a report of the council's recommendations to the governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of representatives not later than October 1 of each even-numbered year.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1096.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1096 / Section 1096.054
§ 1096.054. BOARD VACANCY.
Status: in_force

If a vacancy occurs in the office of director, the remaining directors shall appoint a director for the unexpired term.
Tex. Transportation Code § 521.061 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 521 / Section 521.061
§ 521.061. INTERNAL VERIFICATION SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

(a) The department by rule shall establish a system for identifying unique addresses that are submitted in license or certificate applications under this chapter or Chapter 522 in a frequency or number that, in the department's determination, casts doubt on whether the addresses are the actual addresses where the applicants reside.

(b) The department may contract with a third-party personal data verification service to assist the department in implementing this section.

(c) The department shall investigate the validity of addresses identified under Subsection (a).

(d) The department may disclose the results of an investigation under Subsection (c) to a criminal justice agency for the purposes of enforcing Section 521.4565 or other provisions of this chapter or Chapter 522.

(e) In this section, "criminal justice agency" has the meaning assigned by Article 66.001, Code of Criminal Procedure.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 143.023 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 143 / Section 143.023
§ 143.023. DISCHARGE OF FIREARM.
Status: repealed

(a) Except as provided in Subsections (b) and (c) of this section, no person may shoot, fire, or discharge any firearm in, on, along, or across Lake Lavon in Collin County.

(b) This section does not apply to peace officers, game wardens, or other representatives of the department in the lawful discharge of their duties.

(c) This section does not apply to a person hunting with a shotgun during an open season or when it is lawful to hunt in or on Lake Lavon.

(d) Repealed by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 4, Sec. 16, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 301.252 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 301 / Section 301.252
§ 301.252. GROUNDS FOR REVOCATION OR SUSPENSION OF PERMIT.
Status: in_force

After notice and hearing, the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation may revoke or suspend a permit issued under this chapter on any of the following grounds:

(1) violating any term or condition of the permit, and revocation or suspension is necessary to maintain the quality of water or the quality of air in the state, or to otherwise protect human health and the environment consistent with the objectives of the law within the jurisdiction of the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation;

(2) having a record of environmental violations in the preceding five years at the permitted site;

(3) causing a discharge, release, or emission contravening a pollution control standard set by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation or contravening the intent of a law within the jurisdiction of the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation;

(4) misrepresenting or failing to disclose fully all relevant facts in obtaining the permit or misrepresenting to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation any relevant fact at any time;

(5) being indebted to the state for fees, payment of penalties, or taxes imposed by the law within the department's jurisdiction;

(6) failing to ensure that the management of the permitted facility conforms or will conform to the law within the jurisdiction of the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation;

(7) abandoning the permit or operations under the permit;

(8) the finding by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation that a change in conditions requires elimination of the discharge authorized by the permit; or

(9) failing to continue to possess qualifications necessary for the issuance of the permit.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1070.259 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1070 / Section 1070.259
§ 1070.259. BONDS EXEMPT FROM TAXATION.
Status: in_force

The following are exempt from taxation by this state or a political subdivision of this state:

(1) bonds issued by the district;

(2) the transfer and issuance of the bonds; and

(3) profits made in the sale of the bonds.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 438.005 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 438 / Section 438.005
§ 438.005. SALE OF UNPACKAGED FOOD; CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly or intentionally sells unpackaged food in a manner that does not comply with Section 438.003 or a rule adopted under Section 438.004.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
Tex. Government Code § 825.112 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 825 / Section 825.112
§ 825.112. INSURANCE.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other law, the board of trustees may self-insure or purchase any insurance, including fiduciary and liability coverage for trust assets or for the trustees, employees, and agents of the board of trustees, in amounts the board of trustees considers reasonable and prudent.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3984.0316 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3984 / Section 3984.0316
§ 3984.0316. AUDIT EXEMPTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may elect to complete an annual financial report in lieu of an annual audit under Section 375.096(a)(6), Local Government Code, if:

(1) the district had no bonds or other long-term (more than one year) liabilities outstanding during the fiscal period;

(2) the district did not have gross receipts from operations, loans, taxes, assessments, or contributions in excess of $250,000 during the fiscal period; and

(3) the district's cash and temporary investments were not in excess of $250,000 during the fiscal period.

(b) Each annual financial report prepared in accordance with this section must be open to public inspection and accompanied by an affidavit signed by a duly authorized representative of the district attesting to the accuracy and authenticity of the financial report.

(c) The annual financial report and affidavit shall be substantially similar in form to the annual financial report and affidavit forms prescribed by the executive director of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality under Section 49.198, Water Code.
Tex. Finance Code § 349.503 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 349 / Section 349.503
§ 349.503. CERTAIN PROCEEDINGS IN CONNECTION WITH SALE-LEASEBACK TRANSACTION.
Status: in_force

(a) If a buyer in a sale-leaseback transaction requires the seller to provide a check as security for the transaction, the buyer may not file or threaten to file a charge, complaint, or criminal prosecution under Section 31.03, 31.04, or 32.41, Penal Code, based on nonpayment of the check.

(b) A buyer who violates Subsection (a) commits an offense. An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8252.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8252 / Section 8252.152
§ 8252.152. 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 person who provides to the public cable television or advanced telecommunications services.