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Tex. Local Government Code § 212.0106 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 212 / Section 212.0106
§ 212.0106. BOND REQUIREMENTS AND OTHER FINANCIAL GUARANTEES IN CERTAIN COUNTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a person described by Section 212.0105(a).

(b) If the governing body of a municipality in a county described by Section 212.0105(a)(1)(A) or (B) requires the owner of the tract to execute a bond, the owner must do so before subdividing the tract unless an alternative financial guarantee is provided under Subsection (c). The bond must:

(1) be payable to the presiding officer of the governing body or to the presiding officer's successors in office;

(2) be in an amount determined by the governing body to be adequate to ensure the proper construction or installation of the water and sewer service facilities to service the subdivision but not to exceed the estimated cost of the construction or installation of the facilities;

(3) be executed with sureties as may be approved by the governing body;

(4) be executed by a company authorized to do business as a surety in this state if the governing body requires a surety bond executed by a corporate surety; and

(5) be conditioned that the water and sewer service facilities will be constructed or installed:

(A) in compliance with the model rules adopted under Section 16.343, Water Code; and

(B) within the time stated on the plat or on the document attached to the plat for the subdivision or within any extension of that time.

(c) In lieu of the bond an owner may deposit cash, a letter of credit issued by a federally insured financial institution, or other acceptable financial guarantee.

(d) If a letter of credit is used, it must:

(1) list as the sole beneficiary the presiding officer of the governing body; and

(2) be conditioned that the water and sewer service facilities will be constructed or installed:

(A) in compliance with the model rules adopted under Section 16.343, Water Code; and

(B) within the time stated on the plat or on the document attached to the plat for the subdivision or within any extension of that time.
Tex. Local Government Code § 233.096 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 233 / Section 233.096
§ 233.096. CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who violates this subchapter, an order of the commissioners court, or a rule adopted under this subchapter commits an offense.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
Tex. Finance Code § 152.109 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 152 / Section 152.109
§ 152.109. REFUND OF FEE OR COST PAID BY MONEY SERVICES LICENSEE.
Status: in_force

A fee or cost paid by a money services licensee under this chapter is not refundable.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 48.04 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 48 / Section 48.04
§ 48.04. PERMIT FOR PASSENGER TRAIN.
Status: in_force

(a) A passenger transportation permit may be issued to any corporation organized under the Business Organizations Code or former Title 112, Revised Statutes, or under the Rail Passenger Service Act of 1970, as amended (45 U.S.C.A. Section 501 et seq.), operating a commercial passenger train service in or through the state.

(b) The holder of a passenger transportation permit issued under this section may sell or serve alcoholic beverages in or from any size container on a passenger train even though the train, in the course of its travel, may cross an area in which the sale of alcoholic beverages is prohibited.

(c) The preparation and service of alcoholic beverages by the holder of a passenger transportation permit issued under this section is exempt from a tax imposed by this code and from the tax imposed by Chapter 151, Tax Code.

(d) Section 109.53 does not apply to a passenger transportation permit issued under this section.

(e) This subsection applies only to a passenger train operated by or on behalf of the Texas State Railroad Authority. An alcoholic beverage purchased by a consumer on a passenger train for present consumption may be removed from the train for consumption on property that is part of a public entertainment facility owned or leased by the Texas State Railroad Authority. An alcoholic beverage in an open container purchased by a consumer on property that is part of a public entertainment facility owned or leased by the Texas State Railroad Authority may be consumed on a passenger train.
Tex. Government Code § 2054.134 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.134
§ 2054.134. DEVICE AND INTERNET BROWSER COMPATIBILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "wireless communication device" means a device capable of using a commercial mobile service as defined by 47 U.S.C. Section 332.

(b) The department shall identify the three most commonly used Internet browsers and post a list containing those browsers in a conspicuous location on the department's Internet website. The department shall biennially review and, if necessary, update the list required under this subsection.

(c) Each state agency that maintains a generally accessible Internet website or for which a generally accessible Internet website is maintained shall ensure that the website is compatible with:

(1) a wireless communication device; and

(2) the most recent version of each Internet browser listed by the department as required under Subsection (b).
Tex. Occupations Code § 51.451 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 51 / Section 51.451
§ 51.451. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "licensing entity" means a department, commission, board, office, authority, or other agency or governmental entity of this state that issues an occupational license.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11005.254 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11005 / Section 11005.254
§ 11005.254. ELECTION FOR BONDS PAYABLE FROM AD VALOREM TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) Bonds, other than refunding bonds, payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes may not be issued unless authorized by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) The board may call an election under this section without a petition. The resolution calling the election must specify:

(1) the time and place at which the election will be held;

(2) the purpose for which the bonds will be issued;

(3) the amount of the bonds;

(4) the form of the ballot; and

(5) other matters the board considers necessary or advisable.

(c) Notice of the election must be given by publishing a substantial copy of the resolution calling the election in a newspaper of general circulation in the district. The notice must be published once each week for two consecutive weeks. The first publication must be not later than the 14th day before the date of the election.

(d) The district may issue bonds not payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes without an election.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 91.201 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 91 / Section 91.201
§ 91.201. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Underground hydrocarbon storage facility" or "storage facility" means a subsurface sand, stratum, or geological formation used for the underground storage of hydrocarbons, and includes surface or subsurface rights and appurtenances necessary for the operation of the facility.

(2) "Hydrocarbons" means oil, gas, or products of oil or gas, as those terms are defined by Section 85.001 of this code.

(3) "Waste" means surface or subsurface waste, as defined by Section 85.046 of this code, of hydrocarbons, including, but not limited to, the physical or economic waste or loss of hydrocarbons in the creation, operation, maintenance, or abandonment of an underground hydrocarbon storage facility.

(4) "Commission" means the Railroad Commission of Texas.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8195.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8195 / Section 8195.053
§ 8195.053. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCES OR RESOLUTIONS.
Status: in_force

The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution adopted by the governing body of a municipality that consented to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of lands in the district.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.045 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.045
§ 2306.045. HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) If the person requests a hearing before the State Office of Administrative Hearings or fails to respond in a timely manner to the notice, the director shall set a hearing and give written notice of the hearing to the person.

(b) The State Office of Administrative Hearings shall:

(1) hold the hearing;

(2) make findings of fact and conclusions of law about the occurrence of the violation and the amount of a proposed penalty; and

(3) issue a proposal for decision regarding the penalty and provide notice of the proposal to the board.

(c) Any administrative proceedings relating to the imposition of a penalty under Section 2306.041 is a contested case under Chapter 2001.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8446.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8446 / Section 8446.105
§ 8446.105. 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. Local Government Code § 321.027 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 321 / Section 321.027
§ 321.027. CONFLICT OF INTEREST.
Status: in_force

(a) A park commissioner or employee of the board may not acquire a direct or indirect pecuniary interest in any improvements, concessions, equipment, or business located in a park administered by the board.

(b) A park commissioner or employee of the board may not have a direct or indirect interest in any contract or proposed contract for construction, materials, or services in connection with or related to a park administered by the board.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 31.130 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 31 / Section 31.130
§ 31.130. BOATER EDUCATION COURSE PERMITTED IN LIEU OF FINE.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Section 31.131, this section applies to a person who violates for the first time a provision of this chapter relating to the operation of a vessel.

(b) A justice may defer imposition of a fine and place a defendant on probation for a period not to exceed 60 days if the defendant:

(1) pleads guilty or nolo contendere or is found guilty; and

(2) requests permission from the court to attend a boater education course.

(c) The justice shall require the defendant to successfully complete a boater education course approved by the department during the probation period.

(d) If the defendant presents satisfactory evidence that the defendant has successfully completed the boater education course, the justice shall waive imposition of a fine. If the defendant fails to successfully complete the boater education course, the justice shall impose a fine for the violation.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1452.151 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1452 / Section 1452.151
§ 1452.151. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Applicant podiatrist" means a podiatrist applying for expedited credentialing under this subchapter.

(2) "Enrollee" means an individual who is eligible to receive health care services under a managed care plan.

(3) "Health care provider" means:

(A) an individual who is licensed, certified, or otherwise authorized to provide health care services in this state; or

(B) a hospital, emergency clinic, outpatient clinic, or other facility providing health care services.

(4) "Managed care plan" means a health benefit plan under which health care services are provided to enrollees through contracts with health care providers and that requires enrollees to use participating providers or that provides a different level of coverage for enrollees who use participating providers. The term includes a health benefit plan issued by:

(A) a health maintenance organization;

(B) a preferred provider benefit plan issuer; or

(C) any other entity that issues a health benefit plan, including an insurance company.

(5) "Participating provider" means a health care provider who has contracted with a health benefit plan issuer to provide services to enrollees.

(6) "Professional practice" means a business entity that is owned by one or more podiatrists or physicians.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 64.108 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 64 / Section 64.108
§ 64.108. RECORDATION OF PROCEEDINGS.
Status: in_force

All orders, bonds, reports, accounts, and notices in the receivership proceedings under this subchapter shall be recorded in the minutes of the court.
Tex. Insurance Code § 887.401 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 887 / Section 887.401
§ 887.401. RESERVES ON INDIVIDUAL LIFE INSURANCE CERTIFICATES.
Status: in_force

(a) An association shall reserve an individual life insurance certificate insuring one or more persons at individual premiums for each person as provided by this section.

(b) An association shall maintain reserves on each of its individual life insurance certificates in accordance with the reserve standard adopted by the association and approved by the commissioner. The standard must provide reserves that in the aggregate are at least equal to the reserve amounts computed using the 1956 Chamberlain Reserve Table with interest not to exceed 3-1/2 percent a year. An association may use the 1956 Chamberlain Reserve Table with interest not to exceed 3-1/2 percent a year.
Tex. Local Government Code § 108.053 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 108 / Section 108.053
§ 108.053. PLEDGES TO SECURE BONDS.
Status: in_force

The municipality may further pledge any available funds to secure the bonds, including taxes or other revenue.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 246.003 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 246 / Section 246.003
§ 246.003. PAY AND DISTRIBUTION OF PAY.
Status: in_force

The department shall apportion wages earned by a child working under the industries program in amounts determined at the discretion of the department, in the following priority:

(1) a person to whom the child has been ordered by a court or to whom the child has agreed to pay restitution;

(2) a person to whom the child has been ordered by a court to pay child support;

(3) the compensation to victims of crime fund or the compensation to victims of crime auxiliary fund; and

(4) the child's student account.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8038.0305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8038 / Section 8038.0305
§ 8038.0305. 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. Estates Code § 1054.154 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1054 / Section 1054.154
§ 1054.154. EFFECT OF SUBCHAPTER ON OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

Nothing in this subchapter supersedes any duty or obligation of another to report or investigate abuse or neglect under any statute of this state.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 9.627 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 9 / Section 9.627
§ 9.627. DETERMINATION OF WHETHER CONDUCT WAS COMMERCIALLY REASONABLE.
Status: in_force

(a) The fact that a greater amount could have been obtained by a collection, enforcement, disposition, or acceptance at a different time or in a different method from that selected by the secured party is not of itself sufficient to preclude the secured party from establishing that the collection, enforcement, disposition, or acceptance was made in a commercially reasonable manner.

(b) A disposition of collateral is made in a commercially reasonable manner if the disposition is made:

(1) in the usual manner on any recognized market;

(2) at the price current in any recognized market at the time of the disposition; or

(3) otherwise in conformity with reasonable commercial practices among dealers in the type of property that was the subject of the disposition.

(c) A collection, enforcement, disposition, or acceptance is commercially reasonable if it has been approved:

(1) in a judicial proceeding;

(2) by a bona fide creditors' committee;

(3) by a representative of creditors; or

(4) by an assignee for the benefit of creditors.

(d) Approval under Subsection (c) need not be obtained, and lack of approval does not mean that the collection, enforcement, disposition, or acceptance is not commercially reasonable.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8124.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8124 / Section 8124.102
§ 8124.102. ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) To the extent authorized by Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may construct, acquire, improve, maintain, or operate macadamized, graveled, or paved roads or turnpikes, or improvements in aid of those roads or turnpikes, inside the district.

(b) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulatory ordinances of the municipality or county in whose jurisdiction the district is located.

(c) The district may not undertake a road project unless each municipality or county in whose jurisdiction the district is located consents by ordinance or resolution.
Tex. Insurance Code § 843.208 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 843 / Section 843.208
§ 843.208. CANCELLATION OR NONRENEWAL OF COVERAGE.
Status: in_force

A health maintenance organization may cancel or refuse to renew the coverage of an enrollee only for:

(1) failure to pay the charges for the coverage; or

(2) another reason prescribed by rules adopted by the commissioner.
Tex. Government Code § 854.409 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 854 / Section 854.409
§ 854.409. MEDICAL EXAMINATION OF RETIREES.
Status: in_force

(a) The retirement system may require, by written request, a disability retiree under this subchapter who is younger than 60 years of age to undergo a medical examination and provide current medical and other relevant information reaffirming the status of the retiree as meeting the requirements for certification of occupational disability under Section 854.407(b). The retirement system or medical board may designate a physician to perform the examination. The retiree shall pay the cost of the examination, unless the director, at the director's discretion, waives that requirement and has the retirement system pay the cost of the examination.

(b) If a disability retiree refuses to submit to a medical examination or fails to provide current medical or other information requested under Subsection (a), the retirement system may suspend payments of the disability annuity as provided by this section.

(c) If a disability retiree refuses to submit to a medical examination or fails to provide current medical or other information requested under Subsection (a) by the first anniversary of the date the retirement system requested the medical examination or information, the retirement system may suspend payments of the disability annuity until the earlier of the date the retiree:

(1) attains 60 years of age; or

(2) submits to a medical examination and provides the requested information.

(d) If a disability retiree submits to a medical examination and provides the requested information before the fourth anniversary of the date the retirement system requested the medical examination or information, the retirement system may pay the suspended payments of the disability annuity in a lump sum.

(e) If the medical board finds that a disability retiree under this subchapter has experienced medical improvement to the extent that the disability retiree no longer meets the requirements for certification of occupational disability under Section 854.407(b), the medical board shall certify the medical board's findings and submit the findings to the director. If the director concurs in the medical board's findings under this section, the director may adopt the findings, and the retirement system may suspend payments of the disability annuity and take other action as the retirement system, in the retirement system's discretion, considers equitable and appropriate to address the situation, until the disability retiree attains 60 years of age.

(f) The suspension of a benefit under this section does not suspend payment of a benefit to an alternate payee under a qualified domestic relations order.
Tex. Government Code § 4006.251 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 4006 / Section 4006.251
§ 4006.251. DEPOSIT OF FEES TO GENERAL REVENUE FUND.
Status: in_force

The commissioner or board shall deposit money received from fees under this title to the credit of the general revenue fund.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8511.0303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8511 / Section 8511.0303
§ 8511.0303. USE OF BED AND BANKS OF NUECES RIVER AND ITS TRIBUTARIES.
Status: in_force

Subject to the commission's approval, the authority may use the bed and banks of the Nueces River and its tributary streams for any purpose necessary to accomplish the authority's plans for storing, controlling, conserving, transporting, and distributing storm water, floodwater, and appropriated flow waters for useful purposes.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7968A.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7968A / Section 7968A.0102
§ 7968A.0102. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Water Code § 15.956 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 15 / Section 15.956
§ 15.956. BOARD CONSIDERATIONS IN EVALUATING GRANT APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

In evaluating an application for a grant under the program, the board shall consider:

(1) the number of colonia residents to be served by the self-help project;

(2) the capability of the political subdivision or nonprofit organization to complete the self-help project in a timely manner;

(3) the quality of any projects previously completed by the applicant; and

(4) the commitment demonstrated by the retail public utility to provide water or wastewater services to the colonia on completion of the project.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3901.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3901 / Section 3901.155
§ 3901.155. AGREEMENT WITH RAPID TRANSIT AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "authority" means a rapid transit authority created under Chapter 451, Transportation Code.

(b) The district and an authority may agree to jointly construct, own, operate, and maintain a transit facility or a parking facility under the terms the authority and district desire.

(c) The agreement may provide that the district and the authority exchange or trade land provided that each party to the agreement receives fair market value. The authority is not required to offer any property that it proposes to trade to the district for sale to the public or for sale to any abutting property owner.
Tex. Education Code § 132.306 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 132 / Section 132.306
§ 132.306. RULES.
Status: in_force

The commission shall adopt rules as necessary to implement this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8487.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8487 / Section 8487.203
§ 8487.203. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.