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Tex. Insurance Code § 443.209 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 443 / Section 443.209
§ 443.209. SETOFFS.
Status: in_force

(a) All mutual debts or mutual credits, whether arising out of one or more contracts between the insurer and another person in connection with any action or proceeding under this chapter, must be set off and only the balance shall be allowed or paid, except as provided by Subsection (b).

(b) A setoff may not be allowed in favor of any person if:

(1) the obligation of the insurer to the person:

(A) would not, at the date of the commencement of the delinquency proceeding, entitle the person to share as a claimant in the assets of the insurer; or

(B) was purchased by or transferred to the person:

(i) after the commencement of the delinquency proceeding; or

(ii) for the purpose of increasing setoff rights;

(2) the obligation of the insurer is owed to an affiliate of the person, or any other entity or association other than the person;

(3) the obligation of the person:

(A) is as a trustee or fiduciary; or

(B) is to pay:

(i) an assessment levied against the members of a mutual insurer, reciprocal or interinsurance exchange, or Lloyd's plan; or

(ii) a balance upon a subscription to the capital stock of a capital stock insurance company; or

(4) the obligations between the person and the insurer arise from reinsurance transactions in which either the person or the insurer has assumed risks and obligations from the other party and then has ceded back to that party substantially the same risks and obligations.

(c) The receiver shall provide an interested person with accounting statements identifying all debts that are due and payable. If a person owes the insurer amounts that are due and payable against which the person asserts a setoff of mutual credits that, in the future, may become due and payable from the insurer, the person shall promptly pay the amounts due and payable to the receiver. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the receiver shall promptly and fully refund, to the extent of a person's prior payments under this section, any mutual credits that become due and payable to the person by the insurer.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4001.359 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4001 / Section 4001.359
§ 4001.359. SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITY.
Status: in_force

An appointing agent, insurer, or health maintenance organization that allows a permit holder to act as an agent under a provisional permit has supervisory responsibility over the permit holder.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8513.0304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8513 / Section 8513.0304
§ 8513.0304. POWERS REGARDING CANALS, WATERWAYS, AND RELATED FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

The authority may:

(1) promote, construct, maintain and operate, make practicable, or aid and encourage the construction, maintenance, and operation of navigable canals or waterways and all navigational systems or facilities auxiliary to navigable canals or waterways using the natural bed and banks of the San Antonio River, where practicable, and then traversing a route the authority may find to be more feasible and practicable to connect the San Antonio River with any new navigable canals to be constructed in the lower reaches of the San Antonio River or to connect the San Antonio River with the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, the San Antonio Bay, or the Gulf of Mexico;

(2) construct a system of artificial waterways and canals, together with all locks and other works, structures, and artificial facilities as may be necessary and convenient for the construction, maintenance, and operation of:

(A) navigable canals or waterways; and

(B) all navigational systems and facilities auxiliary to navigable canals or waterways; and

(3) in the case of construction of navigable canals or waterways and all auxiliary navigational systems or facilities by the federal government or otherwise:

(A) construct, maintain, and operate lateral connecting canals and turning basins to serve local needs; and

(B) provide, construct, acquire, take over, maintain, operate, develop, lease, regulate, or by franchise control wharves, docks, warehouses, grain elevators, bunkering facilities, belt or terminal railroads, floating plants, lighterage, towing facilities, and all other facilities incident to or in aid of the efficient operation and development of canals or waterways and all navigational systems or auxiliary facilities and ports, whether on land or water.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 246.074 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 246 / Section 246.074
§ 246.074. RETURN OF ENTRANCE FEE.
Status: in_force

The escrow agent shall return an entrance fee to the person who paid it if the fee is not released to the provider or placed in the loan reserve fund escrow required under Section 246.077:

(1) not later than 36 months after the date on which any portion of the entrance fee is received by the provider;

(2) within the time period specified by the provider in the disclosure statement delivered with the continuing care contract under which the fee was paid, if the specified time period is longer than the time period under Subdivision (1); or

(3) if any of the following events occur, as soon as practicable after the date the event occurs:

(A) the prospective resident dies before occupying a unit;

(B) construction on a facility not yet in operation is stopped indefinitely before the facility is completed; or

(C) a continuing care contract is rescinded under Section 246.056.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1018.0615 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1018 / Section 1018.0615
§ 1018.0615. EMPLOYMENT OF PHYSICIANS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may employ a physician and retain all or part of the professional income generated by the physician for medical services provided at a hospital or other health care facility owned or operated by the district if the board satisfies the requirements of this section.

(b) The board shall:

(1) appoint a chief medical officer for the district; and

(2) adopt, maintain, and enforce policies to ensure that a physician employed by the district exercises the physician's independent medical judgment in providing care to patients.

(c) The policies adopted under this section must include:

(1) policies relating to:

(A) credentialing;

(B) quality assurance;

(C) utilization review;

(D) peer review; and

(E) medical decision-making; and

(2) the implementation of a complaint mechanism to process and resolve complaints regarding interference or attempted interference with a physician's independent medical judgment.

(d) The policies adopted under this section:

(1) must be approved by the chief medical officer of the district; and

(2) shall prevail over a conflicting policy of the district.

(e) For all matters relating to the practice of medicine, each physician employed by the board shall ultimately report to the chief medical officer of the district.

(f) The chief medical officer will report immediately to the Texas Medical Board any action or event that the chief medical officer reasonably and in good faith believes constitutes a compromise of the independent medical judgment of a physician in caring for a patient.

(g) The board may not delegate to the district administrator the authority to hire a physician.

(h) This section may not be construed as authorizing the board to supervise or control the practice of medicine as prohibited under Subtitle B, Title 3, Occupations Code.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 303.053 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 303 / Section 303.053
§ 303.053. INITIAL REGISTRATION STATEMENT.
Status: in_force

A law enforcement-related charitable organization shall file the organization's initial registration statement before the 10th working day before the date the organization begins telephone solicitation in this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8362.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8362 / Section 8362.002
§ 8362.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 91.009 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 91 / Section 91.009
§ 91.009. COORDINATION OF PRODUCE SAFETY.
Status: in_force

(a) The department is the lead agency for the administration, implementation, and enforcement of, and education and training relating to, the United States Food and Drug Administration Standards for the Growing, Harvesting, Packing, and Holding of Produce for Human Consumption (21 C.F.R. Part 112) or any successor federal produce safety rule or standard.

(a-1) The department shall assist the fresh fruit and vegetable industries with produce safety issues and may provide assistance to federal agencies in their implementation of guidelines relating to sound agricultural practices.

(b) The department shall coordinate and plan training and awareness programs for producers and packers of fresh fruits and vegetables. A program under this subsection must inform and educate producers and packers regarding:

(1) sound agricultural practices;

(2) proper produce handling procedures;

(3) the prevention of accidental or deliberately planned outbreaks of disease; and

(4) the enhancement of overall produce safety.

(c) The department shall coordinate the planning and implementation of programs required by Subsection (b) with:

(1) colleges and universities in this state;

(2) the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service;

(3) Texas A&M AgriLife Research;

(4) the Department of State Health Services;

(5) private industry; and

(6) nongovernmental organizations.

(c-1) The department may enter into a cooperative agreement, interagency agreement, grant agreement, or memorandum of understanding with a federal or state agency for the administration, implementation, or enforcement of this section.

(d) The department may adopt rules to administer, implement, and enforce this section. In the development of rules under this section, the department may consider relevant state, federal, or national standards and may consult with federal or state agencies.
Tex. Government Code § 865.0011 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 865 / Section 865.0011
§ 865.0011. SUNSET REVIEW.
Status: in_force

The state board of the pension system is subject to review under Chapter 325 (Texas Sunset Act) but is not abolished under that chapter. The state board shall be reviewed during the period in which state agencies scheduled to be abolished in 2029, and every 12th year after that year, are reviewed.
Tex. Occupations Code § 604.204 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 604 / Section 604.204
§ 604.204. EFFECT OF DENIAL OF APPLICATION OR REVOCATION OF CERTIFICATE OR TEMPORARY PERMIT.
Status: in_force

A person whose application for a certificate or temporary permit is denied or whose certificate or permit is revoked is ineligible for a certificate or permit under this chapter until the first anniversary of the date of the denial or revocation.
Tex. Transportation Code § 457.106 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 457 / Section 457.106
§ 457.106. USE AND ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY OF OTHERS.
Status: in_force

(a) An authority may not alter or damage any property of this state or a political subdivision of this state or owned by a person rendering public services and may not disrupt services being provided by others or inconvenience in any other manner an owner of property, without first having obtained:

(1) the written consent of the owner; or

(2) the right from the governing body of the municipality to take the action under the municipality's power of eminent domain.

(b) An authority may agree with an owner of property to provide for:

(1) a necessary relocation or alteration of property by the owner or a contractor chosen by the owner; and

(2) the reimbursement by the authority to the owner of the costs incurred by the owner in making the relocation or alteration.

(c) The authority shall pay the cost of any relocation, rerouting, or other alteration in the construction made under this chapter and is liable for any damage to property occurring because of the change.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 192.0021 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 192 / Section 192.0021
§ 192.0021. HEIRLOOM BIRTH CERTIFICATE.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall promote and sell copies of an heirloom birth certificate. The department shall solicit donated designs for the certificate from Texas artists and select the best donated designs for the form of the certificate. An heirloom birth certificate must contain the same information as, and have the same effect of, a certified copy of another birth record. The executive commissioner by rule shall prescribe a fee for the issuance of an heirloom birth certificate in an amount that does not exceed $50. The heirloom birth certificate must be printed on high-quality paper with the appearance of parchment not smaller than 11 inches by 14 inches.

(b) The department shall deposit 50 percent of the proceeds from the sale of heirloom birth certificates to the credit of the childhood immunization account and the other 50 percent to the credit of the undedicated portion of the general revenue fund. The childhood immunization account is an account in the general revenue fund. Money in the account may be used only by the department for:

(1) making grants to fund childhood immunizations and related education programs; and

(2) administering this section.

(c) The department may sell an heirloom birth certificate only for an individual born in this state.
Tex. Occupations Code § 51.301 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 51 / Section 51.301
§ 51.301. IMPOSITION OF PENALTY.
Status: in_force

The executive director or commission may impose an administrative penalty against a person who violates:

(1) a law establishing a regulatory program administered by the department; or

(2) a rule adopted or order issued by the executive director or commission.
Tex. Tax Code § 171.557 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 171 / Section 171.557
§ 171.557. CARRY FORWARD OR BACKWARD.
Status: in_force

(a) If a taxable entity is eligible for a credit that exceeds the limitations under Section 171.556, the taxable entity may carry the unused credit back for not more than three tax years or forward for not more than 10 consecutive reports following the tax year in which the allocation certificate was issued. A credit carryforward from a previous report is considered to be used before the current year installment. A credit carried back to a previous report is considered to be used after any other franchise tax credit is applied to that report.

(b) A credit that is not used may not be refunded.

(c) The allocation of a credit in accordance with Section 171.559 does not extend the period for which a credit may be carried forward and does not increase the total amount of the credit that may be claimed.

(d) An entity may not carry back a credit under this subchapter to a tax year for which the report was originally due before January 1, 2026.
Tex. Government Code § 24.126 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.126
§ 24.126.
Status: repealed

Sec. 24.126. 25TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (COLORADO, GONZALES, GUADALUPE, AND LAVACA COUNTIES). (a) The 25th Judicial District is composed of Colorado, Gonzales, Guadalupe, and Lavaca counties.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 7 (H.B. 16), Sec. 1.27(b)(1), eff. January 1, 2026.

(c) The terms of the 25th District Court begin:

(1) in Colorado County on the first Mondays in February and September;

(2) in Gonzales County on the first Mondays in January and June;

(3) in Guadalupe County on the first Mondays in March and October; and

(4) in Lavaca County on the first Mondays in April and November.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 7 (H.B. 16), Sec. 1.27(b)(1), eff. January 1, 2026.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8488.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8488 / Section 8488.002
§ 8488.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Water Code § 26.2171 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 26 / Section 26.2171
§ 26.2171. VENUE.
Status: in_force

An offense under this subchapter may be prosecuted in a county in which an element of the offense was committed or a county to which or through which the discharge, waste, or pollutant was transported.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 117.052 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 117 / Section 117.052
§ 117.052. APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall appoint nine members to the committee as follows:

(1) two regional health directors, each of whom is serving as a health authority in a municipality or county;

(2) one local health entity representative of a municipality or county with a population of 50,000 or less;

(3) one local health entity representative from a municipality or county with a population greater than 50,000 but less than 250,000;

(4) one local health entity representative from a municipality or county with a population of at least 250,000;

(5) two local health entity representatives, each of whom serves in a municipality or county as the health authority; and

(6) two representatives of schools of public health at institutions of higher education in this state.

(b) In making appointments under Subsections (a)(2), (3), (4), and (5), the commissioner shall select the members from nominations by associations representing local health departments, county governments, and municipal governments.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8504.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8504 / Section 8504.054
§ 8504.054. OATH AND BOND REQUIREMENT FOR DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) A director shall, within 15 days after the date of appointment, qualify by taking the constitutional oath of office and by filing a good and sufficient bond with the secretary of state.

(b) The bond is subject to approval by the secretary of state and must:

(1) be in the amount of $5,000;

(2) be payable to the authority; and

(3) be conditioned on the faithful performance of the duties as a director.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 63.012 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 63 / Section 63.012
§ 63.012. REPORT OF INQUIRY.
Status: in_force

A law enforcement agency to which a request has been made under Article 63.011 of this code shall report to the parent on the results of its inquiry within 14 days after the day that the written request is filed with the law enforcement agency.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8072.0301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8072 / Section 8072.0301
§ 8072.0301. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Water Code § 152.002 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 152 / Section 152.002
§ 152.002. APPLICATION OF OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless this chapter expressly provides otherwise, a law that limits, restricts, or imposes an additional requirement on a matter authorized by this chapter does not apply to an action or proceeding under this chapter.

(b) Chapters 1202 and 1204, Government Code, apply to revenue bonds, notes, or other obligations issued under this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1024.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1024 / Section 1024.103
§ 1024.103. MANAGEMENT, CONTROL, AND ADMINISTRATION.
Status: in_force

The board shall manage, control, and administer the district's hospital system and the district's money and resources.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6902.117 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6902 / Section 6902.117
§ 6902.117. EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

(a) To carry out a power conferred by this chapter, the district may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire the fee simple title to land or any other interest in land and other property and easements, including water rights, land, or any interest in land needed for water fields, water wells, or reservoir and dam and flood easements above the probable high water line around any reservoirs inside or outside the district.

(b) The district must exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by Chapter 21, Property Code.

(c) The board shall determine the amount and the type of the interest in land, other property, and easements to be acquired.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1301.159 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1301 / Section 1301.159
§ 1301.159. TRAINING.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who is appointed to and qualifies for office as a member of the board may not vote, deliberate, or be counted as a member in attendance at a meeting of the board until the person completes a training program that complies with this section.

(b) The training program must provide the person with information regarding:

(1) this chapter;

(2) the programs operated by the agency;

(3) the role and functions of the agency;

(4) the rules of the agency, with an emphasis on the rules that relate to disciplinary and investigatory authority;

(5) the current budget for the agency;

(6) the results of the most recent formal audit of the agency;

(7) the requirements of:

(A) the open meetings law, Chapter 551, Government Code;

(B) the public information law, Chapter 552, Government Code;

(C) the administrative procedure law, Chapter 2001, Government Code; and

(D) other laws relating to public officials, including conflict-of-interest laws; and

(8) any applicable ethics policies adopted by the agency or the Texas Ethics Commission.

(c) A person appointed to the board is entitled to reimbursement, as provided by the General Appropriations Act, for the travel expenses incurred in attending the training program regardless of whether the attendance at the program occurs before or after the person qualifies for office.
Tex. Water Code § 36.1022 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 36 / Section 36.1022
§ 36.1022. RECOVERY OF CIVIL PENALTY BY WATER AND SEWER UTILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A court that has assessed a civil penalty against a water and sewer utility, as defined by Section 13.002, under Section 36.102 for violation of a district rule limiting groundwater production may authorize the utility to recover, in any manner that is equitable and just, all or part of the civil penalty from any customers or class of customers responsible for causing the utility to violate the rule.

(b) The court may allow the recovery of the civil penalty only if the court finds that:

(1) the utility acted in good faith and exercised reasonable diligence in implementing and enforcing the terms of the utility's drought contingency plan required by Section 11.1272; and

(2) the customers from whom the civil penalty will be recovered continued to violate the provisions of the drought contingency plan despite the utility's enforcement measures.

(c) The utility may retain a civil penalty recovered under this section unless the court directs the utility to use the money for a specific purpose in the interests of justice.

(d) A civil penalty recovered under this section is not a rate as defined by Section 13.002 and may not be considered revenue of the utility in a rate proceeding under Chapter 13.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2602.260 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2602 / Section 2602.260
§ 2602.260. ADMISSIBILITY OF PAYMENT.
Status: in_force

In a lawsuit brought by a conservator, supervisor, or receiver of an impaired title insurance company or agent to recover assets of the company or agent, the fact that a claim against the company or agent has been or will be paid under this chapter is not admissible and may not be placed before a jury by evidence, argument, or reference.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4012.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4012 / Section 4012.0201
§ 4012.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five elected directors who serve staggered terms of four years.

(b) Directors are elected in the manner provided by Subchapter D, Chapter 49, Water Code.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 61.218 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 61 / Section 61.218
§ 61.218. NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING.
Status: in_force

Notice of the public hearing shall be published at least once a week for at least two weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county.