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Tex. Government Code § 155.154 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 155 / Section 155.154
§ 155.154. DATABASE DISCLAIMER.
Status: in_force

To the extent feasible, the following disclaimer shall be displayed when the database is accessed: "This database is for the limited purpose of determining whether an individual has a guardian and obtaining a guardian's contact information. The scope of a guardian's authority is determined by court order, and a guardian should not be presumed to have the authority to act for or on behalf of a ward until the extent of the guardian's authority is verified by the court with jurisdiction over the guardianship."
Tex. Government Code § 434.007 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 434 / Section 434.007
§ 434.007. DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall:

(1) compile federal, state, and local laws enacted to benefit members of the armed forces, veterans, and their families and dependents;

(2) collect information relating to services and facilities available to veterans;

(3) cooperate with veterans service agencies in the state;

(4) inform members and veterans of the armed forces, their families and dependents, and military and civilian authorities about the existence or availability of:

(A) educational training and retraining facilities;

(B) health, medical, rehabilitation, and housing services and facilities;

(C) employment and reemployment services;

(D) provisions of federal, state, and local law affording rights, privileges, and benefits to members and veterans of the armed forces and their families and dependents; and

(E) other similar, related, or appropriate matters;

(5) assist veterans and their families and dependents in presenting, proving, and establishing claims, privileges, rights, and benefits they may have under federal, state, or local law;

(6) cooperate with all government and private agencies securing services or benefits to veterans and their families and dependents;

(7) investigate, and if possible correct, abuses or exploitation of veterans or their families or dependents, and recommend necessary legislation for full correction;

(8) coordinate the services and activities of state departments and divisions having services and resources affecting veterans or their families or dependents;

(9) provide training and certification of veterans county service officers and assistant veterans county service officers in accordance with Section 434.038;

(10) through surveys or other reasonable and accurate methods of estimation, collect and maintain for each county in the state the number of servicemembers and veterans residing in the county and annually update and publish the information on the commission's website;

(11) with the assistance and cooperation of the comptroller, inform and assist veterans and their families and dependents with respect to discovering and initiating claims for unclaimed property held by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs;

(12) annually evaluate and set priorities for each program administered by the commission to meet the changing needs of veterans in this state;

(13) annually set concrete goals for staff and measure the staff's performance; and

(14) establish success measures and corresponding targets for each program administered by the commission and report the program's progress in meeting the measures and targets in:

(A) any annual internal report for that program; and

(B) the commission's strategic plan under Section 2056.002.

(b) In setting priorities under Subsection (a)(12), the commission shall consider:

(1) the existing strategic plan under Section 2056.002 and the needs assessment under Section 434.017(c-1);

(2) complaint data;

(3) performance outcomes;

(4) veteran survey results;

(5) staff input; and

(6) any other available information.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 132.044 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 132 / Section 132.044
§ 132.044. LABELING REQUIREMENTS FOR EGG CONTAINERS.
Status: in_force

(a) A container in which eggs for human consumption are offered for retail or wholesale must be legibly labeled with a statement showing:

(1) the size and grade of the eggs in the container;

(2) the address, including the city and state, and the license number of the person who graded and sized the eggs; and

(3) if the eggs were sized and graded at an address other than that provided under Subdivision (2) of this subsection:

(A) the address at which the eggs were sized and graded; or

(B) a department approved code.

(b) Statements on the egg container must be in accordance with the rules of the department.

(c) A container required to be labeled under Subsection (a) of this section may not be deceptively labeled, advertised, or invoiced.

(d) If the department determines that an emergency exists that prevents or hinders labeling as provided by this section, the department may allow eggs to be labeled in another manner that includes the address and license number of a licensee and the size and grade of the eggs.

(e) The department may provide for the repacking, downgrading, or both repacking and downgrading of eggs by a retailer.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8144.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8144 / Section 8144.152
§ 8144.152. AD VALOREM TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 8144.151, the district may impose an annual ad valorem tax on taxable property in the district for the provision of services or for the maintenance and operation of the district, including the construction, acquisition, maintenance, and operation of improvements.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2651.013 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2651 / Section 2651.013
§ 2651.013. DIVISION OF PREMIUM HELD IN TRUST; RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) The funds held by a title insurance agent that are owed to a title insurance company, another title insurance agent, or a direct operation arising from a division of premium, whether as determined under rules adopted by the commissioner or by agreement among the parties, are considered to be held in trust for the title insurance company, other title insurance agent, or direct operation.

(b) This section does not require, and the commissioner may not require by rule, that funds described by Subsection (a) be held in a separate account subject to an external audit. This section does not affect the department's or association's authority to examine or audit a title agent or direct operation.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 168.004 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 168 / Section 168.004
§ 168.004. QUARANTINE AND DISPOSAL.
Status: in_force

(a) If the laboratory determines that any part of a flock is infected, it shall certify that information to the commission, and the commission shall verify the infection and immediately quarantine part or all of the flock. The commission may authorize the laboratory to quarantine an infected flock on behalf of the commission. The commission shall give notice of the quarantine in the same manner as provided by law for the quarantine of other livestock and fowl. The commission shall also order a cessation in the sale, movement, or exhibition of quarantined poultry or eggs and may seek an injunction to enforce an order concerning infected flocks.

(b) A quarantined flock shall be disposed of in a manner prescribed by the commission. If disposal involves movement to a state or federally inspected poultry processing establishment, the commission shall issue a certificate to accompany the flock. When the flock is disposed of and other measures necessary to the control and eradication of pullorum disease and fowl typhoid are taken, the commission shall remove the quarantine.

(c) The owner of a quarantined flock is entitled to a retesting of the flock before its disposal.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1131.403 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1131 / Section 1131.403
§ 1131.403. PAYMENT OF PREMIUMS.
Status: in_force

The premium for the policy must be paid:

(1) wholly by the principal; or

(2) partly from funds contributed by the principal and partly from funds contributed by the insured agents.
Tex. Transportation Code § 67.066 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 67 / Section 67.066
§ 67.066. FACTORS FOR BOARD CONSIDERATION.
Status: in_force

In acting on a pilotage rate change application, the board shall consider:

(1) characteristics of vessels to be piloted;

(2) the average number of hours spent by a pilot in performing pilot services;

(3) costs to pilots to provide the required pilot services;

(4) the effect, including economic factors affecting the shipping industry in the area, that the granting, refusal, or modification of the application would have on Galveston County ports and the persons residing in the board's jurisdiction;

(5) an adequate and reasonable compensation for the pilots and a fair return on the equipment and vessels that the pilots employ in connection with pilot duties; and

(6) the relationship between the pilotage rates in Galveston County ports and the rates applicable in other ports of this state and in competitive ports in other states.
Tex. Government Code § 1504.257 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1504 / Section 1504.257
§ 1504.257. SHORTAGE OF MIXED BEVERAGE TAX RECEIPTS.
Status: in_force

If at the time of a remittance of mixed beverage tax receipts by the comptroller under Section 183.051, Tax Code, the amount collected by the comptroller from permittees in a municipality that has pledged a portion of its mixed beverage tax receipts under Section 1504.256 is less than the total amount required to be collected from those permittees by Chapter 183, Tax Code, then the amount to be pledged under Section 1504.256 is an amount equal to the total amount actually collected from permittees in the municipality multiplied by a fraction, the numerator of which is the amount of mixed beverage tax receipts pledged under Section 1504.256 for the quarterly period and the denominator of which is the total amount required to be collected from permittees in the municipality during that period.
Tex. Insurance Code § 401.021 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 401 / Section 401.021
§ 401.021. PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY.
Status: in_force

(a) If an insurer or health maintenance organization fails to comply with this subchapter, the commissioner shall order that the insurer's or health maintenance organization's annual audit be performed by a qualified independent certified public accountant.

(b) The commissioner shall assess against the insurer or health maintenance organization the cost of auditing the insurer's or health maintenance organization's financial statement under this section.

(c) The insurer or health maintenance organization shall pay to the commissioner the amount of the assessment not later than the 30th day after the date the commissioner issues the notice of assessment to the insurer or health maintenance organization.

(d) Money collected under this section shall be deposited to the credit of the Texas Department of Insurance operating account for use by the commissioner and the department to pay the expenses incurred under this subchapter.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 11.058 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 11 / Section 11.058
§ 11.058. SUPPLEMENTAL PROVISION FOR LIMITED PARTNERSHIP.
Status: in_force

(a) A voluntary decision to wind up a domestic limited partnership requires the written consent of all partners in the limited partnership unless otherwise provided by the partnership agreement. The voluntary decision to wind up may be revoked in accordance with Sections 11.151 and 153.501(d).

(b) An event of withdrawal of a general partner of a domestic limited partnership is an event requiring winding up under Section 11.051(4) unless otherwise provided by the partnership agreement. The event requiring winding up specified in this subsection may be canceled in accordance with Sections 11.152(a) and 153.501(b).

(c) An event requiring winding up of a limited partnership under Section 11.051(4) includes when there are no limited partners in the limited partnership. The event requiring winding up specified in this subsection may be canceled in accordance with Sections 11.152(a) and 153.501(e).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8165.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8165 / Section 8165.002
§ 8165.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a conservation and reclamation district in Montgomery County created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2153.057 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2153 / Section 2153.057
§ 2153.057. INTERAGENCY COOPERATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller shall use all agencies of the law available to the comptroller to enforce this chapter.

(b) A state agency shall:

(1) cooperate with the comptroller in connection with an investigation under this chapter; and

(2) provide the comptroller access to records and reports that are relevant to an investigation under this chapter and that are made confidential by other law.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 200.351 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 200 / Section 200.351
§ 200.351. INVESTMENTS.
Status: in_force

A trust manager or officer of a real estate investment trust has complete discretion with respect to the investment of the trust estate unless the investment is contrary to or inconsistent with:

(1) this chapter;

(2) a provision of the Internal Revenue Code relating to or governing real estate investment trusts; or

(3) regulations adopted under a provision of the Internal Revenue Code relating to or governing real estate investment trusts.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11010.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11010 / Section 11010.106
§ 11010.106. CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority may contract with any person to carry out a power authorized by this chapter.

(b) A person who enters into a contract with the authority may pledge to the payment of the contract any source of revenue that may be available to the person, including ad valorem taxes, if the person has the authority to impose those taxes.

(c) Payments made under a contract with the authority constitute an operating expense of the person served under the contract, unless otherwise prohibited by a previously outstanding obligation of the person. To the extent a person pledges funds to the payment of the contract that are to be derived from the person's own water system, the payments constitute an operating expense of that system.
Tex. Insurance Code § 882.153 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 882 / Section 882.153
§ 882.153. ANNUAL MEETING.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), after a mutual life insurance company is issued a certificate of authority under Section 882.101, the company shall hold an annual meeting of the policyholders on the fourth Tuesday in April at the home office of the company or another location properly announced to each policyholder.

(b) The bylaws of a mutual life insurance company may establish an annual meeting date different than the date under Subsection (a). A meeting date established under this subsection must be before April 30 of each year.

(c) At each annual meeting, the policyholders:

(1) shall elect the company's board of directors to serve until the next annual meeting, except as provided by Section 882.154; and

(2) may adopt, amend, or repeal the bylaws of the company.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 715.007 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 715 / Section 715.007
§ 715.007. HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 90th day after the date the petition is filed, the court shall hold a hearing on the petition.

(b) Notice of the hearing shall be given by the nonprofit corporation to the parties listed in Section 715.003 not later than the 30th day before the date of the hearing.

(c) The notice shall be given in the manner prescribed by Section 715.006 for service of citation.

(d) At the hearing, each of the parties listed in Section 715.003 shall be given an opportunity to be heard by the court and to answer the petition of the nonprofit corporation.
Tex. Education Code § 39.235 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 39 / Section 39.235
§ 39.235. INNOVATION GRANT INITIATIVE FOR MIDDLE, JUNIOR HIGH, AND HIGH SCHOOL CAMPUSES.
Status: in_force

(a) From funds appropriated for that purpose, the commissioner may establish a grant program under which grants are awarded to middle, junior high, and high school campuses and school districts to support:

(1) the implementation of innovative improvement programs that are based on the best available research regarding middle, junior high, or high school reform, dropout prevention, and preparing students for postsecondary coursework or employment; and

(2) enhancing education practices that have been demonstrated by significant evidence of effectiveness.

(b) Before awarding a grant under this section, the commissioner may require a campus or school district to:

(1) obtain local matching funds; or

(2) meet other conditions, including developing a personal graduation plan under Section 28.0212 or 28.02121, as applicable, for each student enrolled at the campus or in a district middle, junior high, or high school.

(c) The commissioner may:

(1) accept gifts, grants, or donations from a private foundation to implement a grant program under this section; and

(2) coordinate gifts, grants, or donations with other available funding to implement a grant program under this section.

(d) The commissioner may use funds appropriated under this section to support technical assistance services for school districts and open-enrollment charter schools to implement an improvement program under this section.
Tex. Property Code § 67.011 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 67 / Section 67.011
§ 67.011. VENUE; JURISDICTION.
Status: in_force

(a) An action to enforce the interest owner's oil and gas lien may be brought in a district court or other court of competent jurisdiction in the county in which:

(1) the oil and gas well from which the oil or gas is produced is located;

(2) the unpaid for oil or gas is located; or

(3) the proceeds for the oil or gas are located.

(b) An interest owner may join multiple proceedings to enforce oil and gas liens involving more than one oil and gas well in one county in the same action.

(c) In cases involving oil or gas from the same oil and gas well or wells:

(1) any persons claiming oil and gas liens in the oil or gas may join in the same action; or

(2) a district court may consolidate separate actions related to the oil or gas.
Tex. Utilities Code § 54.205 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 54 / Section 54.205
§ 54.205. MUNICIPALITY'S RIGHT TO CONTROL ACCESS.
Status: in_force

This title does not restrict a municipality's historical right to control and receive reasonable compensation for access to the municipality's public streets, alleys, or rights-of-way or to other public property.
Tex. Government Code § 608.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 608 / Section 608.002
§ 608.002. AUTHORIZATION FOR PAYROLL DEDUCTION.
Status: in_force

(a) An officer or employee of this state or of a political subdivision may voluntarily authorize the individual's department administrator or disbursing officer, as appropriate, to deduct from the individual's compensation an amount to be used to purchase savings bonds.

(b) An authorization must:

(1) be in writing or recorded by electronic means; and

(2) state:

(A) the period for which the authorization is to be in effect;

(B) the amount to be deducted; and

(C) the denomination of the savings bonds to be purchased.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3836.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3836 / Section 3836.152
§ 3836.152. MONEY USED FOR IMPROVEMENTS OR SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The district may acquire, construct, finance, operate, or maintain any improvement or service authorized under this chapter or Chapter 375, Local Government Code, using any money available to the district.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 91.660 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 91 / Section 91.660
§ 91.660. PERSONS RELEASED FROM LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who is not a responsible person under Section 91.113 at the time the person applies to perform a voluntary cleanup:

(1) does not become a responsible person solely because the person signs the application; and

(2) is released, on certification under Section 91.659, from all liability to the state for cleanup of areas of the site covered by the certification, except for releases and consequences that the person causes.

(b) A person who is not a responsible person under Section 91.113 at the time the commission issues a certificate of completion under Section 91.659 is released, on issuance of the certificate, from all liability to the state for cleanup of areas of the site covered by the certificate, except for releases and consequences that the person causes.

(c) The release from liability provided by this section does not apply to a person who:

(1) caused or contributed to the contamination at the site covered by the certificate;

(2) acquires a certificate of completion by fraud, misrepresentation, or knowing failure to disclose material information;

(3) knows at the time the person acquires an interest in the site for which the certificate of completion was issued that the certificate was acquired in a manner provided by Subdivision (2); or

(4) changes land use from the use specified in the certificate of completion if the new use may result in increased risks to human health or the environment.
Tex. Tax Code § 112.208 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 112 / Section 112.208
§ 112.208. RES JUDICATA.
Status: in_force

The rule of res judicata applies in a suit under this subchapter only if the issues and the tax liability periods in controversy are the same as were decided in a previous final judgment entered in a Texas court of record in a suit between the same parties.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1302.1011 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1302 / Section 1302.1011
§ 1302.1011. RULES.
Status: in_force

The commission shall adopt rules:

(1) providing for the licensing, certification, and registration of persons under this chapter, including requirements for the issuance and renewal of a contractor license, a technician certification, and a technician registration;

(2) establishing fees necessary for the administration of this chapter, including fees for issuance and renewal of a contractor license, a technician certification, and a technician registration; and

(3) implementing the requirements of this chapter as applicable to persons, entities, and activities regulated under this chapter.
Tex. Occupations Code § 604.104 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 604 / Section 604.104
§ 604.104. REQUIREMENT FOR CERTIFICATE.
Status: in_force

An applicant for a certificate must submit to the advisory board written evidence, verified by oath, that the applicant has completed:

(1) an approved four-year high school course of study or the equivalent as determined by the appropriate educational agency; and

(2) a respiratory care education program approved by the advisory board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3818.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3818 / Section 3818.103
§ 3818.103. USE OF CONDUITS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may:

(1) finance, acquire, construct, improve, operate, maintain, or charge a fee for the use of its own conduits for fiber-optic cable, electronic transmission lines, or other types of transmission lines and supporting facilities; or

(2) finance, acquire, construct, improve, operate, or maintain conference centers and supporting facilities.

(b) This section does not authorize the district to require a person to use a conduit authorized by this section.