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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8383.251 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8383 / Section 8383.251
§ 8383.251. STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP; CONTINUATION OF DISTRICT AFTER ANNEXATION BY MUNICIPALITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may continue to exist as a limited district after full-purpose annexation by a municipality if the district and the annexing municipality state the terms of the limited district's existence in a strategic partnership agreement under Section 43.0751, Local Government Code.

(b) The strategic partnership agreement may provide for a term of any number of years. The limitation in Section 43.0751(g)(2), Local Government Code, on the length of the term does not apply to a limited district created under this section.
Tex. Education Code § 73.104 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 73 / Section 73.104
§ 73.104. MEDICAL STAFF.
Status: in_force

The medical staff of the institution shall be selected and employed by the board on the recommendation of the president, and may be discharged in like manner.
Tex. Government Code § 854.203 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 854 / Section 854.203
§ 854.203. OPTIONAL INCREASE IN RETIREMENT ANNUITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a participating municipality by ordinance, from time to time but not more frequently than once in each 12-month period, may authorize and provide for increased annuities to be paid to retirees and beneficiaries of deceased retirees of the municipality. An annuity increased under this section replaces any annuity or increased annuity previously granted to the same person.

(b) The amount of annuity increase under this section is computed as the sum of the prior and current service annuities on the effective date of retirement of the person on whose service the annuities are based, multiplied by:

(1) the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor, from December of the year immediately preceding the effective date of the person's retirement to the December that is 13 months before the effective date of the ordinance providing the increase; and

(2) 30 percent, 50 percent, or 70 percent, as specified by the governing body in the ordinance, except that if the governing body has specified a different percentage in an ordinance adopted under Section 853.404(c) and in effect on December 31, 1999, the percentage used in computing annuity increases for retirees of that municipality remains in effect until changed or discontinued under Section 853.404.

(c) Except as provided by Subsection (g), the effective date of an ordinance under this section is January 1 of the year that begins after the year in which the governing body adopts and notifies the retirement system of the ordinance.

(d) An increase in an annuity that was reduced because of an option selection is reducible in the same proportion and in the same manner that the original annuity was reduced.

(e) If a computation under Subsection (b) does not result in an increase in the amount of an annuity, the amount of the annuity may not be changed under this section.

(f) The amount by which an increase under this section exceeds all previously granted increases to an annuitant is payable as a prior service annuity, is an obligation of the municipality's account in the benefit accumulation fund, and is subject to reduction under Section 855.308(f).

(g) An ordinance under this section may not take effect until it is approved by the board of trustees as meeting the requirements of this section. The board may not approve an ordinance unless the actuary first determines that all obligations charged against the municipality's account in the benefit accumulation fund, including the obligations proposed in the ordinance, can be funded by the municipality within its maximum contribution rate and within its amortization period as in effect on the effective date of the increases.

(h) A governing body may not authorize and provide for annuity increases under this section unless it simultaneously provides for updated service credits under Subchapter E of Chapter 853.
Tex. Education Code § 102.52 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 102 / Section 102.52
§ 102.52. TRANSFER OF MONEY; DISBURSEMENTS.
Status: in_force

All money so received shall be transferred as soon as available to the West Texas State University Foundation or to any other fund or foundation chosen by agreement between the donors and the administration of the university. The disbursement of all this money is under the supervision of the business manager of the university.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1065.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1065 / Section 1065.202
§ 1065.202. TAX TO PAY GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall impose an ad valorem tax at a rate sufficient to create an interest and sinking fund to pay the principal of and interest on general obligation bonds issued under Section 1065.201 as the bonds mature.

(b) The tax required by this section together with any other ad valorem tax the district imposes may not in any year exceed 75 cents on each $100 valuation of taxable property in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7983.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7983 / Section 7983.152
§ 7983.152. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 7983.151, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Utilities Code § 53.006 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 53 / Section 53.006
§ 53.006. BURDEN OF PROOF.
Status: in_force

(a) In a proceeding involving a proposed rate change, the public utility has the burden of proving that:

(1) the rate change is just and reasonable, if the utility proposes the change; or

(2) an existing rate is just and reasonable, if the proposal is to reduce the rate.

(b) In a proceeding in which the rate of an incumbent local exchange company is in issue, the incumbent local exchange company has the burden of proving that the rate is just and reasonable.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1002.003 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1002 / Section 1002.003
§ 1002.003. APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT.
Status: in_force

The Texas Board of Professional Geoscientists is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the board is abolished and this chapter expires September 1, 2033.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1060.251 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1060 / Section 1060.251
§ 1060.251. IMPOSITION OF AD VALOREM TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall impose a tax on all property in the district subject to district taxation.

(b) The tax may be used only to:

(1) pay the interest on and create a sinking fund for bonds issued under this chapter;

(2) provide for the operation and maintenance of the district and hospital system;

(3) make improvements and additions to the hospital system; or

(4) acquire sites for additions to the hospital system.
Tex. Local Government Code § 505.353 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 505 / Section 505.353
§ 505.353. BALLOT.
Status: in_force

The ballot for an election held under Section 505.352 shall be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition: "Termination of the __________ (name of corporation)."
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1024.0545 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1024 / Section 1024.0545
§ 1024.0545. GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL.
Status: in_force

(a) It is a ground for removal from the board that a director is absent from more than half of the regularly scheduled board meetings that the director is eligible to attend in any 12-month period without an excuse approved by a majority vote of the board.

(b) The validity of an action of the board is not affected by the fact that the action is taken when a ground for removal of a director exists.

(c) A director may be removed for a ground provided by this section using the procedures provided by Subchapter B, Chapter 87, Local Government Code, for removing a county official.
Tex. Auxiliary Water Laws § 7816 — TX Code / Code wl / Chapter 3 / Section 7816
§ 7816. FINDINGS.
Status: in_force

If at said hearing it appears to the court that the organization of such district and the proposed improvement is feasible and practicable, and that it would be a public benefit or public utility, then it shall so find, and shall also find the amount of money necessary for said improvement and for all expenses incident thereto and the expenses necessarily incurred in connection with the creation and establishment of the district, and shall specify the amount of bonds to issue, the length of time the bonds shall run, and the rate of interest said bonds shall bear. If the court finds that such organization and improvement is not feasible or practicable, or that it would not be a public benefit or utility, then it shall dismiss the petition at the cost of the petitioners. In either case, the court shall enter its findings in the records of the court.
Tex. Finance Code § 152.102 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 152 / Section 152.102
§ 152.102. CURRENCY EXCHANGE LICENSE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not engage in the business of currency exchange or advertise, solicit, or hold itself out as providing currency exchange unless the person is licensed under this chapter.

(b) For the purposes of this chapter, a person engages in the business of currency exchange services if the person receives compensation or expects to receive compensation, directly or indirectly, for conducting currency exchange services.

(c) Subsection (a) does not apply to a person who:

(1) is a money transmission licensee;

(2) is an authorized delegate of a money transmission licensee acting within the scope of authority conferred by a written contract with the licensee;

(3) is exempt under Section 152.004 and does not engage in currency exchange services outside the scope of the applicable exemption; or

(4) has been granted an exemption under Subsection (e).

(d) A license issued under Section 152.106 is not transferable or assignable.

(e) On receiving an application and finding that the exemption is in the public interest, the commissioner may exempt a retailer, wholesaler, or service provider that in the ordinary course of business accepts currency of a foreign country or government as payment for goods or services, unless:

(1) the value of the goods or services purchased in a single transaction with the retailer, wholesaler, or service provider exceeds $10,000;

(2) the change given or made as a result of the transaction with the retailer, wholesaler, or service provider exceeds $100;

(3) the person attempts to structure the transaction in a manner that evades the licensing requirements of this chapter or avoids using a money services licensee under this chapter;

(4) the person is engaged in the business of cashing checks, drafts, or other payment instruments for consideration and is not otherwise exempt from licensing under this chapter; or

(5) the person would not be eligible for a license under this chapter.

(f) In accordance with the investigation provisions of this chapter, the commissioner may examine a person to verify the person's exempt status under Subsection (e).

(g) A currency exchange licensee may engage in the business of currency exchange services at one or more locations in this state directly or indirectly owned by the licensee under a single license.
Tex. Government Code § 411.307 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.307
§ 411.307. TERMINATION OF POWER OUTAGE ALERT.
Status: in_force

The director shall terminate any activation of the power outage alert as soon as practicable after the Public Utility Commission of Texas or the Electric Reliability Council of Texas notifies the department that the criteria adopted under Section 411.301(b) for the termination of the alert has been met.
Tex. Property Code § 94.302 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 94 / Section 94.302
§ 94.302. LANDLORD'S REMEDIES.
Status: in_force

If the court finds that a tenant filed or prosecuted a suit under this chapter in bad faith or for purposes of harassment, the court shall award the landlord:

(1) an amount equal to two months' rent and $500; and

(2) reasonable attorney's fees and costs.
Tex. Transportation Code § 221.003 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 221 / Section 221.003
§ 221.003. IMPROVEMENT OF STATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

(a) Improvement of the state highway system with federal aid shall be made under the exclusive and direct control of the department and with appropriations made by the legislature out of the state highway fund.

(b) The department may improve the state highway system without federal aid either with or without county aid. Improvements made without federal aid must comply with Section 223.045.

(c) The department shall make or prepare any survey, plan, specifications, or estimate for an improvement of the state highway system if any part of the improvement will be made with federal aid.

(d) The commissioners court of a county may not directly control the making of an improvement of the state highway system unless the plan and specifications for the improvement have been approved by the director.
Tex. Utilities Code § 36.214 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 36 / Section 36.214
§ 36.214. RECOVERY OF GENERATION INVESTMENT BY NON-ERCOT UTILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to an electric utility that operates solely outside of ERCOT.

(b) An electric utility may file, and the commission may approve, an application for a rider to recover the electric utility's investment in a power generation facility.

(c) An application under Subsection (b) may be filed by the electric utility and approved by the commission before the electric utility places the power generation facility in service.

(d) Any rider approved under Subsection (b) shall take effect on the date the power generation facility begins providing service to the electric utility's customers.

(e) Amounts recovered through a rider approved under Subsection (b) are subject to reconciliation in the first comprehensive base rate proceeding for the electric utility that occurs after approval of the rider. During the reconciliation, the commission shall determine if the amounts recovered through the rider are reasonable and necessary.

(f) If a rider approved under Subsection (b) includes incremental recovery for a power generation facility greater than $200 million on a Texas jurisdictional basis, the electric utility that filed the rider shall initiate a comprehensive base rate proceeding at the commission not later than 18 months after the date the rider takes effect.

(g) The commission shall adopt rules as necessary to implement this section.

(h) This section expires September 1, 2031.
Tex. Government Code § 651.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 651 / Section 651.002
§ 651.002. BENEFITS OF AND RESTRICTIONS ON STATE EMPLOYEES WORKING OUT OF STATE.
Status: in_force

A state employee who is required to work outside of this state is entitled to the same benefits and is subject to the same restrictions provided by law for other state employees, including vacation, leave from employment, and the employment policies and restrictions provided by the General Appropriations Act.
Tex. Insurance Code § 984.201 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 984 / Section 984.201
§ 984.201. AGREEMENT TO COMPLY WITH CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

A Mexican casualty insurance company shall file in English a document executed by the company's officials expressly accepting the terms of this chapter and agreeing that the department may revoke, suspend, or refuse to grant a certificate of authority under this chapter on a determination by the commissioner that the company:

(1) is insolvent or in hazardous financial condition; or

(2) has violated an applicable law of this state or of the company's home jurisdiction.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1801.104 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1801 / Section 1801.104
§ 1801.104. ACCOUNTING.
Status: in_force

(a) As soon as the goods are sold, the commission merchant shall send to the consignor a complete itemized account of the sale.

(b) The itemized account must include the price received and the date of the sale.

(c) If the commission merchant sells cotton, sugar, or other produce by weight, the itemized account must:

(1) include the weight of the cotton, sugar, or other produce in gross and the tare allowed; and

(2) be accompanied by the certificate or memorandum of the weight and condition of the cotton, sugar, or other produce required by law, signed by the weigher who weighed the cotton, sugar, or other produce.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8049.0403 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8049 / Section 8049.0403
§ 8049.0403. CONTRACT TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) In accordance with Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) A contract approved by the district voters may contain a provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by the board without further voter approval.
Tex. Estates Code § 1353.101 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1353 / Section 1353.101
§ 1353.101. GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL OF COMMUNITY ADMINISTRATOR.
Status: in_force

A court may remove a community administrator if:

(1) the community administrator fails to comply with a court order for:

(A) an inventory and appraisement under Section 1353.051; or

(B) an account or subsequent account under Section 1353.052;

(2) sufficient grounds appear to support belief that the community administrator has misapplied or embezzled, or is about to misapply or embezzle, all or part of the property committed to the community administrator's care;

(3) the community administrator is proved to have been guilty of gross misconduct or gross mismanagement in the performance of duties as community administrator; or

(4) the community administrator:

(A) becomes an incapacitated person;

(B) is sentenced to the penitentiary; or

(C) for any other reason becomes legally incapacitated from properly performing the community administrator's fiduciary duties.
Tex. Government Code § 2177.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2177 / Section 2177.003
§ 2177.003. BOARD.
Status: in_force

(a) The initiative is governed by a board composed of five members appointed by the governor.

(b) The governor shall designate the presiding officer of the board.

(c) A board member serves without compensation but may be reimbursed for travel and other actual and reasonable expenses incurred in the performance of the member's duties on the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1037.056 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1037 / Section 1037.056
§ 1037.056. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall elect from among its members a president, vice president, secretary, and other officers as in the judgment of the board are necessary.

(b) The president is the chief executive officer of the district and has the same right to vote as any other director.

(c) If the president is absent or fails and declines to act, the vice president shall perform the president's duties and exercise the president's powers under this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8512.0320 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8512 / Section 8512.0320
§ 8512.0320. STATE SUPERVISION AND APPROVAL.
Status: in_force

The commission shall consider the adequacy of, and approve or refuse to approve, any flood control or conservation improvement plan that:

(1) the authority devises to achieve a plan or purpose for which the authority was created; and

(2) contemplates an improvement that the commission would supervise under general law.
Tex. Insurance Code § 883.151 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 883 / Section 883.151
§ 883.151. AUTHORITY TO WRITE CERTAIN INSURANCE.
Status: in_force

A domestic mutual insurance company may write any kind of insurance that may be lawfully written in this state, other than life insurance.
Tex. Estates Code § 32.005 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 32 / Section 32.005
§ 32.005. EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF PROBATE PROCEEDING IN COUNTY WITH STATUTORY PROBATE COURT.
Status: in_force

(a) In a county in which there is a statutory probate court, the statutory probate court has exclusive jurisdiction of all probate proceedings, regardless of whether contested or uncontested. A cause of action related to the probate proceeding must be brought in a statutory probate court unless the jurisdiction of the statutory probate court is concurrent with the jurisdiction of a district court as provided by Section 32.007 or with the jurisdiction of any other court.

(b) This section shall be construed in conjunction and in harmony with Chapter 401 and Section 402.001 and all other sections of this title relating to independent executors, but may not be construed to expand the court's control over an independent executor.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 11.001 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 11 / Section 11.001
§ 11.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Claim" means a right to payment, damages, or property, whether liquidated or unliquidated, accrued or contingent, matured or unmatured.

(2) "Event requiring a winding up" or "event requiring winding up" means an event specified by Section 11.051.

(3) "Existing claim" with respect to an entity means:

(A) a claim that existed before the entity's termination and is not barred by limitations; or

(B) a claim that exists after the entity's termination and before the third anniversary of the date of the entity's termination and is not barred by limitations, including a claim under a contractual or other obligation incurred after termination.

(4) "Terminated entity" means a domestic entity the existence of which has been:

(A) terminated in a manner authorized or required by this code, unless the entity has been reinstated in the manner provided by this code; or

(B) forfeited pursuant to the Tax Code, unless the forfeiture has been set aside.

(5) "Terminated filing entity" means a terminated entity that is a filing entity.

(6) "Voluntary decision to wind up" means the determination to wind up a domestic entity made by the domestic entity or the owners, members, or governing authority of the domestic entity in the manner specified by:

(A) the title of this code governing the domestic entity; or

(B) if applicable to the domestic entity, Section 11.057(a) or (b) or 11.058(a).

(7) "Voluntary winding up" means winding up as a result of a voluntary decision to wind up.

(8) "Winding up" means the process of winding up the business and affairs of a domestic entity as a result of the occurrence of an event requiring winding up.