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Tex. Property Code § 41.0051 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 41 / Section 41.0051
§ 41.0051. DISCLAIMER AND DISCLOSURE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not deliver a written advertisement offering, for a fee, to designate property as a homestead as provided by Section 41.005 unless there is a disclaimer on the advertisement that is conspicuous and printed in 14-point boldface type or 14-point uppercase typewritten letters that makes the following statement or a substantially similar statement:

(b) A person who solicits solely by mail or by telephone a homeowner to pay a fee for the service of applying for a property tax refund from a tax appraisal district or other governmental body on behalf of the homeowner shall, before accepting money from the homeowner or signing a contract with the homeowner for the person's services, disclose to the homeowner the name of the tax appraisal district or other governmental body that owes the homeowner a refund.

(c) A person's failure to provide a disclaimer on an advertisement as required by Subsection (a) or to provide the disclosure required by Subsection (b) is considered a false, misleading, or deceptive act or practice for purposes of Section 17.46(a), Business & Commerce Code, and is subject to action by the consumer protection division of the attorney general's office as provided by Section 17.46(a), Business & Commerce Code.
Tex. Local Government Code § 212.017 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 212 / Section 212.017
§ 212.017. CONFLICT OF INTEREST; PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "subdivided tract" means a tract of land, as a whole, that is subdivided. The term does not mean an individual lot in a subdivided tract of land.

(b) A person has a substantial interest in a subdivided tract if the person:

(1) has an equitable or legal ownership interest in the tract with a fair market value of $2,500 or more;

(2) acts as a developer of the tract;

(3) owns 10 percent or more of the voting stock or shares of or owns either 10 percent or more or $5,000 or more of the fair market value of a business entity that:

(A) has an equitable or legal ownership interest in the tract with a fair market value of $2,500 or more; or

(B) acts as a developer of the tract; or

(4) receives in a calendar year funds from a business entity described by Subdivision (3) that exceed 10 percent of the person's gross income for the previous year.

(c) A person also is considered to have a substantial interest in a subdivided tract if the person is related in the first degree by consanguinity or affinity, as determined under Chapter 573, Government Code, to another person who, under Subsection (b), has a substantial interest in the tract.

(d) If a member of the municipal authority responsible for approving plats has a substantial interest in a subdivided tract, the member shall file, before a vote or decision regarding the approval of a plat for the tract, an affidavit stating the nature and extent of the interest and shall abstain from further participation in the matter. The affidavit must be filed with the municipal secretary or clerk.

(e) A member of the municipal authority responsible for approving plats commits an offense if the member violates Subsection (d). An offense under this subsection is a Class A misdemeanor.

(f) The finding by a court of a violation of this section does not render voidable an action of the municipal authority responsible for approving plats unless the measure would not have passed the municipal authority without the vote of the member who violated this section.
Tex. Education Code § 38.051 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 38 / Section 38.051
§ 38.051. ESTABLISHMENT OF SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH CENTERS.
Status: in_force

(a) A school district in this state may, if the district identifies the need, design a model in accordance with this subchapter for the delivery of cooperative health care programs for students and their families and may compete for grants awarded under this subchapter. The model may provide for the delivery of conventional health services and disease prevention of emerging health threats that are specific to the district.

(b) On the recommendation of an advisory council established under Section 38.058 or on the initiative of the board of trustees or the governing body of an open-enrollment charter school, a school district or open-enrollment charter school may establish a school-based health center at one or more campuses to meet the health care needs of students and their families.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1952.059 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1952 / Section 1952.059
§ 1952.059.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1952.059. REQUIRED PROVISION: COVERAGE FOR CERTAIN VEHICLES ACQUIRED DURING POLICY TERM. (a) This section applies to an insurer authorized to write automobile insurance in this state, including an insurance company, reciprocal or interinsurance exchange, mutual insurance company, capital stock company, county mutual insurance company, Lloyd's plan, or other entity.

(b) A personal automobile insurance policy must contain a provision defining a covered vehicle in accordance with this section for a motor vehicle acquired by the insured during the policy term.

(c) Coverage under this section is required only for a vehicle that is:

(1) a private passenger automobile; or

(2) a pickup, utility vehicle, or van with a gross vehicle weight of 25,000 pounds or less that is not used for the delivery or transportation of goods, materials, or supplies, other than samples, unless:

(A) the delivery of the goods, materials, or supplies is not the primary use for which the vehicle is employed; or

(B) the vehicle is used for farming or ranching.

(d) Coverage under this section is required only for a vehicle that is acquired during the policy term and of which the insurer is notified on or before:

(1) the 20th day after the date on which the insured becomes the owner of the vehicle; or

(2) a later date specified by the policy.

(e) Coverage under this section for a vehicle that replaces a covered vehicle shown in the declarations for the policy must be the same as the coverage for the vehicle being replaced. An insured must notify the insurer of a replacement vehicle during the time prescribed by Subsection (d) only if the insured wishes to:

(1) add coverage for damage to the vehicle; or

(2) continue existing coverage for damage to the vehicle after the period prescribed by Subsection (d) expires.

(f) Coverage under this section for a vehicle that is acquired during the policy term in addition to the covered vehicles shown in the declarations for the policy and of which the insurer is notified as prescribed by Subsection (d) must be the broadest coverage provided under the policy for any covered vehicle shown in the declarations.
Tex. Tax Code § 323.308 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 323 / Section 323.308
§ 323.308. SEIZURE AND SALE OF PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

If the comptroller lawfully seizes property for the payment of the taxes imposed under Chapter 151 and the property owner is delinquent in the payment of taxes under this chapter, the comptroller shall sell sufficient property to pay the delinquent taxes and penalties of both taxes. The proceeds of a sale of seized property shall first be applied to the payment of amounts due the state, any remainder to the amounts due to a municipality to which the taxes are due under Chapter 321, and any remainder to the amounts due to a county to which taxes are due.
Tex. Government Code § 546.0209 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 546 / Section 546.0209
§ 546.0209. REQUIREMENTS OF PARENT OR GUARDIAN ON CHILD'S ADMISSION TO CERTAIN INSTITUTIONS.
Status: in_force

On the admission of a child to an institution described by Section 546.0201(4)(A), (B), or (D), the commission shall require the child's parent or guardian to submit:

(1) an admission form that includes:

(A) the parent's or guardian's:

(i) name, address, and telephone number;

(ii) driver's license number and state of issuance or personal identification card number the Department of Public Safety issued; and

(iii) place of employment and the employer's address and telephone number; and

(B) the name, address, and telephone number of a relative of the child or other individual whom the commission or institution may contact in an emergency, a statement indicating the relation between that individual and the child, and at the parent's or guardian's option:

(i) that individual's driver's license number and state of issuance or personal identification card number the Department of Public Safety issued; and

(ii) the name, address, and telephone number of that individual's employer; and

(2) a signed acknowledgment of responsibility stating that the parent or guardian agrees to:

(A) notify the institution in which the child is placed of any changes to the information submitted under Subdivision (1)(A); and

(B) make reasonable efforts to participate in the child's life and in planning activities for the child.
Tex. Estates Code § 1151.104 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1151 / Section 1151.104
§ 1151.104. AUTHORITY TO COMMENCE SUITS.
Status: in_force

(a) The guardian of the estate of a ward appointed in this state may commence a suit for:

(1) the recovery of personal property, debts, or damages; or

(2) title to or possession of land, any right attached to or arising from that land, or injury or damage done.

(b) A judgment in a suit described by Subsection (a) is conclusive, but may be set aside by any person interested for fraud or collusion on the guardian's part.
Tex. Local Government Code § 51.013 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 51 / Section 51.013
§ 51.013. AUTHORITY RELATING TO LAWSUITS.
Status: in_force

The municipality may sue and be sued, implead and be impleaded, and answer and be answered in any matter in any court or other place.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8515.0301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8515 / Section 8515.0301
§ 8515.0301. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority has the rights, powers, privileges, and duties provided by general law applicable to a water control and improvement district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, including those provided by Chapters 49 and 51, Water Code.

(b) The authority may exercise the powers necessary to accomplish the rights and duties specified in Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, as provided by Chapters 51 and 54, Water Code.

(c) The authority may construct or acquire projects the board determines are needed and incident or related to the performance of the rights and duties described by Subsection (b).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7973A.0305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7973A / Section 7973A.0305
§ 7973A.0305. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is adopted under Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, and that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Transportation Code § 202.081 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 202 / Section 202.081
§ 202.081. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter "reclaimed asphalt pavement" means hot mix asphalt pavement and any accompanying tack coat, seal coat, or chip seal removed as millings or broken pavement pieces from a road during construction, reconstruction, or repavement under the authority of the department.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 327.002 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 327 / Section 327.002
§ 327.002. TICKET WEBSITE DOMAIN NAME RESTRICTED.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a website operator may not intentionally use an Internet domain name, or any subdomain of the Internet domain name, in a ticket website's URL that contains any of the following:

(1) the name of:

(A) a performer;

(B) an organization or association that is associated with a performer, such as a professional sports league;

(C) a venue in this state; or

(D) an exhibition, performance, or other event to be held at a venue in this state;

(2) a trademark not owned by the website operator, including a trademark owned by an authorized agent or partner of the venue or event; or

(3) any name substantially similar to a name described by Subdivision (1), including a misspelling of the name.

(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to a website operator who is authorized by a performer, organization, venue, or event's organizer to use the name or trademark on the performer's, organization's, venue's, or event's behalf for the purpose of selling or reselling tickets.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1021.116 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1021 / Section 1021.116
§ 1021.116. FACILITIES OR SERVICES FOR PERSONS WHO ARE ELDERLY OR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may:

(1) purchase, construct, acquire by lease or contract, repair, renovate, equip, or administer the following types of facilities or services for the care of persons who are elderly or persons with disabilities:

(A) a nursing home or similar long-term care facility;

(B) elderly housing;

(C) assisted living;

(D) home health;

(E) personal care;

(F) special care; or

(G) continuing care; and

(2) purchase, acquire by lease or contract, repair, or equip durable medical equipment to provide services to persons who are elderly or to persons with disabilities.

(b) For a facility or service described by Subsection (a), the board may:

(1) lease or enter into an operating or management agreement relating to all or part of a facility or service that is owned by the district;

(2) close, transfer, sell, or otherwise convey all or part of a facility; and

(3) discontinue all or part of a service.

(c) The board may issue general obligation bonds, revenue bonds, and other notes to acquire, construct, or improve a facility for the care of persons who are elderly or of persons with disabilities or to implement the delivery of a service for the care of persons who are elderly or of persons with disabilities.

(d) For the purposes of this section, a facility or service described by Subsection (a) is a hospital project under Chapter 223, Health and Safety Code, notwithstanding Section 223.002 of that chapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 1.003 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 1 / Section 1.003
§ 1.003. INTERNAL REFERENCES.
Status: in_force

In this code:

(1) a reference to a title, chapter, or section without further identification is a reference to a title, chapter, or section of this code; and

(2) a reference to a subtitle, subchapter, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, or other numbered or lettered unit without further identification is a reference to a unit of the next larger unit of this code in which the reference appears.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3946.257 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3946 / Section 3946.257
§ 3946.257. ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may impose an assessment on property in the district to pay the cost of any authorized district improvement or to pay the costs of establishing and operating the district in the manner provided for:

(1) a district under Subchapters A, E, and F, Chapter 375, Local Government Code; or

(2) a municipality or county under Subchapter A, Chapter 372, Local Government Code.

(b) An assessment may not exceed the equivalent of 43 cents per $100 of valuation on the average residential lot in the district.

(c) An assessment, a reassessment, or an assessment resulting from an addition to or correction of the assessment roll by the district, penalties and interest on an assessment or reassessment, an expense of collection, and reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the district:

(1) are a first and prior lien against the property assessed; and

(2) are superior to any other lien or claim other than a lien or claim for county, school district, or municipal ad valorem taxes.

(d) The lien of an assessment against property runs with the land. The portion of an assessment payment obligation that has not yet come due is not eliminated by the foreclosure of an ad valorem tax lien, and any purchaser of property in a foreclosure of an ad valorem tax lien takes the property subject to the assessment payment obligations that have not yet come due and to the lien and terms of the lien's payment under the applicable assessment ordinance or order.

(e) The board may make a correction to or deletion from the assessment roll that does not increase the amount of assessment of any parcel of land without providing notice and holding a hearing in the manner required for additional assessments.
Tex. Property Code § 112.122 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 112 / Section 112.122
§ 112.122. ENFORCEMENT OF TRUST.
Status: in_force

(a) A trust created under this subchapter must be enforced by one or more persons appointed in the terms of the trust to serve as a trust enforcer.

(b) A trust enforcer shall enforce the purpose and terms of the trust. The trust enforcer is not a beneficiary of the trust, but has the rights of a beneficiary provided under this title and the common law of this state, or as otherwise provided by the terms of the trust.

(c) A trust enforcer shall exercise any authority granted under the terms of the trust or the provisions of this section as a fiduciary owing a duty to the trust and is entitled to reasonable compensation for serving as trust enforcer.

(d) A trust enforcer may consent to, waive, object to, or petition an appropriate court concerning any matter regarding the purpose or administration of the trust.

(e) Except as otherwise provided by the terms of the trust, if more than one person is acting as a trust enforcer, any action in that capacity must be decided by the majority vote of the persons acting as trust enforcers. If there are an even number of trust enforcers and a majority vote cannot be established, the decision of the trustee controls.

(f) The terms of the trust may provide for the succession of a trust enforcer or a process of appointing any successor trust enforcer.

(g) If no person is serving as a trust enforcer for a trust created under this subchapter, a court properly exercising jurisdiction shall appoint one or more persons to serve as the trust enforcer.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3856.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3856 / Section 3856.154
§ 3856.154. ASSESSMENTS; LIENS FOR ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution may impose and collect an assessment for any purpose authorized by this chapter.

(b) The board may not impose an assessment on a parcel of real property with a taxable value of less than $50,000 at the time of the assessment, according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for Galveston County, unless the owner of that parcel agrees in writing to pay the assessment.

(c) An assessment, a reassessment, or an assessment resulting from an addition to or correction of the assessment roll by the district, penalties and interest on an assessment or reassessment, an expense of collection, and reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the district:

(1) are a first and prior lien against the property assessed;

(2) are superior to any other lien or claim other than a lien or claim for county, school district, or municipal ad valorem taxes; and

(3) are the personal liability of and a charge against the owners of the property even if the owners are not named in the assessment proceedings.

(d) The lien is effective from the date of the board's resolution imposing the assessment until the date the assessment is paid. The board may enforce the lien in the same manner that the board may enforce an ad valorem tax lien against real property.

(e) The board may make a correction to or deletion from the assessment roll that does not increase the amount of assessment of any parcel of land without providing notice and holding a hearing in the manner required for additional assessments.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2252.103 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2252 / Section 2252.103
§ 2252.103. EXCHANGE OF RATE INFORMATION WITH OTHER STATES.
Status: in_force

To further the uniform administration of rating laws, the department or an insurer may:

(1) exchange information and experience data with insurance supervisory officials, insurers, and rating organizations in other states; and

(2) consult and cooperate with the individuals or entities described by Subdivision (1) with respect to ratemaking and the application of rating systems.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 671.051 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 671 / Section 671.051
§ 671.051. COMPOSITION OF BOARD.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority is governed by a board of 11 members appointed by the governing body.

(b) Nine members are voting members who must reside in the authority and two members are nonvoting members who must reside in Mexico.

(c) The voting board members must include:

(1) one representative of United States customs brokers;

(2) one representative of freight forwarders;

(3) one representative of the transportation industry;

(4) one international banker; and

(5) one representative of a maquiladora project.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 32.002 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 32 / Section 32.002
§ 32.002. APPLICABILITY TO COASTAL WATER.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies only to floating cabins moored in coastal water.
Tex. Government Code § 30.00655 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 30 / Section 30.00655
§ 30.00655.
Status: in_force

Sec. 30.00655. JOINT COURTS: JURISDICTION. (a) The jurisdiction of a joint municipal court of record created under Section 30.2503 is the combined jurisdiction of the municipal courts of the contracting municipalities.

(b) An appeal from a joint municipal court of record created under Section 30.2503 is to the county criminal court of the county in which the offense occurred. If that county does not have a county criminal court, appeal is to the county court of law of the county.
Tex. Insurance Code - Not Codified § 9 — TX Code / Code i1 / Chapter 5 / Section 9
§ 9.
Status: repealed

Sec. 9. Repealed by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 727, Sec. 18, eff. April 1, 2007.If the commissioner determines at any time that the implementation of this article or any part thereof is contrary to the public interest and has resulted in or may result in imminent peril to the insurance consumers of this state, the commissioner may issue an order stating the harm to the public and shall thereafter rely upon Subchapters A-L of this chapter, or parts thereof, in the regulation of property and casualty insurance.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1032.307 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1032 / Section 1032.307
§ 1032.307. REPORT; DISSOLUTION ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) After the district has paid all its debts and has disposed of all its money and other assets as prescribed by this subchapter, the board shall file a written report with the Commissioners Court of Gonzales County summarizing the board's actions in dissolving the district.

(b) Not later than the 10th day after the date the Commissioners Court of Gonzales County receives the report and determines that the requirements of this subchapter have been fulfilled, the commissioners court shall enter an order dissolving the district and releasing the board from any further duty or obligation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1012.059 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1012 / Section 1012.059
§ 1012.059. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER; ASSISTANT CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall appoint a qualified person to be known as the chief executive officer of the district.

(b) The chief executive officer may appoint an assistant to the chief executive officer.

(c) The chief executive officer is entitled to the compensation determined by the board.

(d) The board may execute an employment contract with the chief executive officer for a term of not more than three years. The employment contract may be renewed or extended annually.