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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 361.982 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 361 / Section 361.982
§ 361.982. RECYCLER RESPONSIBILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) This section does not apply to a television manufacturer.

(b) A person who is engaged in the business of recycling covered television equipment in this state shall:

(1) register with the commission and certify that the person is in compliance with the standards adopted under Section 361.990;

(2) on or before January 31 of each year renew the registration with the commission and certify the person's continued compliance with the standards adopted under Section 361.990;

(3) recycle all covered television equipment accepted for recycling in accordance with the standards adopted under Section 361.990;

(4) maintain a written log recording the weight of all covered television equipment received by the person and the disposition of that equipment; and

(5) annually report to the commission the total weight of covered television equipment received and recycled by the person in the preceding 12 months.
Tex. Occupations Code § 901.303 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 901 / Section 901.303
§ 901.303. FILING FEE.
Status: in_force

The board by rule may set a filing fee in an amount not to exceed $100 to be paid by an applicant at the time the applicant files an initial application to take the uniform CPA examination.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8817.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8817 / Section 8817.053
§ 8817.053.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8817.053. METHOD OF ELECTING DIRECTORS: JUSTICE OF THE PEACE PRECINCTS. (a) The directors of the district shall be elected according to the precinct method as provided by this section.

(b) One director shall be elected by the voters of the entire district, and one director shall be elected from each justice of the peace precinct by the voters of that precinct.

(c) Except as provided by Subsection (e), to be eligible to be a candidate for or to serve as director at large, a person must be a registered voter in the district. To be a candidate for or to serve as director from a justice of the peace precinct, a person must be a registered voter of that precinct.

(d) A person shall indicate on the application for a place on the ballot:

(1) the precinct that the person seeks to represent; or

(2) that the person seeks to represent the district at large.

(e) When the boundaries of the justice of the peace precincts are redrawn after each federal decennial census to reflect population changes, a director in office on the effective date of the change, or a director elected or appointed before the effective date of the change whose term of office begins on or after the effective date of the change, shall serve in the precinct to which elected or appointed even though the change in boundaries places the person's residence outside the precinct for which the person was elected or appointed.
Tex. Labor Code § 203.251 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 203 / Section 203.251
§ 203.251. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The legislature finds that:

(1) it is an essential governmental function to maintain funds in an amount sufficient to pay unemployment benefits when due;

(2) at the time of the enactment of this subchapter, borrowing from the federal government was the only option available to obtain sufficient funds to pay benefits when the balance in the compensation fund is depleted;

(3) alternative methods of replenishing the unemployment compensation fund may reduce the costs of providing unemployment benefits and employers' cost of doing business in the state; and

(4) funds representing revenues received from the unemployment obligation assessment authorized under this subchapter and any income from the investment of those funds are not state property.

(b) The purpose of this subchapter is to provide appropriate methods through which the state may continue the unemployment compensation program at the lowest possible cost to the state and employers in the state.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1104.162 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1104 / Section 1104.162
§ 1104.162. DISPUTE RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

An appraisal management company shall make a dispute resolution process available to review a written request by an appraiser who:

(1) is dismissed from the company's appraisal panel for a reason stated in Section 1104.161(a)(2);

(2) is not paid as required by Section 1104.157; or

(3) alleges a violation by the company of one or more prohibitions in Section 1104.203.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2308.153 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2308 / Section 2308.153
§ 2308.153. INCIDENT MANAGEMENT TOWING OPERATOR'S LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) An incident management towing operator's license is required to operate a tow truck permitted under Section 2308.103.

(b) An applicant for an incident management towing operator's license must:

(1) hold a valid driver's license issued by a state in the United States; and

(2) be certified by a program approved by the department.

(c) A person holding a license described by this section may work at a vehicle storage facility regulated under Chapter 2303.
Tex. Insurance Code § 882.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 882 / Section 882.003
§ 882.003. ANNUAL STATEMENT.
Status: in_force

A mutual life insurance company shall file an annual statement with the department.
Tex. Utilities Code § 102.104 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 102 / Section 102.104
§ 102.104. JURISDICTION OVER AFFILIATE.
Status: in_force

The railroad commission has jurisdiction over an affiliate that has a transaction with a gas utility under the railroad commission's jurisdiction to the extent of access to an account or a record of the affiliate relating to the transaction, including an account or a record of joint or general expenses, any portion of which may be applicable to the transaction.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9052.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9052 / Section 9052.001
§ 9052.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.

(2) "District" means the Flamingo Isles Municipal Utility District of Galveston County, Texas.
Tex. Utilities Code § 104.353 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 104 / Section 104.353
§ 104.353. ADDITIONAL SAFEGUARDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The customer safeguards provided by this subchapter are in addition to safeguards provided by other law or agency rules.

(b) This subchapter does not prohibit a municipality or the regulatory authority from adopting customer safeguards that exceed the safeguards provided by this chapter.

(c) The regulatory authority by rule shall develop a mechanism by which a municipality may provide the regulatory authority with the contact information of the municipality's authorized representative to whom the notice required by Section 104.352 must be sent. The regulatory authority shall make the contact information available to the public.
Tex. Government Code § 493.036 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 493 / Section 493.036
§ 493.036. LONG-TERM FACILITIES PLAN.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall prepare a 10-year plan that identifies the department's facility and capacity needs.

(b) In developing the plan under Subsection (a), the department:

(1) must consider the various regional needs of the state, including any ancillary or community benefits associated with department facilities; and

(2) may contract with a third party as needed.

(c) Not later than December 1, 2026, and every fourth anniversary of that date, the department shall submit:

(1) the plan to the board for approval; and

(2) the approved plan to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and each standing legislative committee with jurisdiction over appropriations or the department.
Tex. Government Code § 421.062 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 421 / Section 421.062
§ 421.062. LIABILITY UNDER INTERLOCAL CONTRACT.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "interlocal contract" has the meaning assigned by Section 791.003.

(b) A state or local agency that furnishes a service related to a homeland security activity under an interlocal contract is immune from civil liability for any act or omission resulting in death, damage, or injury while acting under the interlocal contract if:

(1) the interlocal contract expressly states that the furnishing state or local agency is not responsible for any civil liability that arises from the furnishing of a service under the contract; and

(2) the state or local agency committed the act or omission while acting in good faith and in the course and scope of its functions to provide a service related to a homeland security activity.

(c) This section may not be interpreted as a waiver of any immunity that might exist in the absence of an interlocal contract or a provision in an interlocal contract as set forth in Subsection (b).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3874.251 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3874 / Section 3874.251
§ 3874.251. DISSOLUTION BY CITY ORDINANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) The city by ordinance may dissolve the district.

(b) The city may not dissolve the district until the district's outstanding indebtedness or contractual obligations that are payable from ad valorem taxes have been repaid or discharged, or the city has affirmatively assumed the obligation to pay the outstanding indebtedness from the city's lawfully available revenue.

(c) The city may not dissolve the district until the agreement under Section 3874.160 has been executed and the district's performance under the agreement has been fulfilled, including any right or obligation the district has to reimburse a developer or owner for the costs of improvement projects.
Tex. Utilities Code § 182.102 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 182 / Section 182.102
§ 182.102. TESTING OF METER.
Status: in_force

(a) On complaint by a consumer to the governing body of a municipality, an agent or employee of the municipality shall examine, read, and test a meter that is installed by the utility furnishing the electricity or gas.

(b) On demand by a consumer to the governing body of a municipality, the governing body shall provide the consumer with a detailed report stating the results of the examination, reading, and test, including:

(1) whether the meter is in good condition;

(2) whether the meter functions properly; and

(3) the amount of electricity or gas used during a period designated by the consumer in the demand, not to exceed one year.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8380.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8380 / Section 8380.003
§ 8380.003. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTORS' ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
Tex. Government Code § 1433.061 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1433 / Section 1433.061
§ 1433.061. ISSUANCE OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) A series of bonds may be issued for each industrial project or medical project. Any projects may be combined in a single series of bonds if the governing body considers the combination to be in the best interest of the issuer, but each project shall be considered separately with respect to this subsection and Subchapter C.

(b) Bonds must be issued and delivered before the third anniversary of the later of the date of the tentative approval of the department or the date of the final judgment of any litigation affecting the validity of the bonds or the provision made for their payment. This subsection does not prohibit the department from conditioning its approval of an industrial project or medical project on the completion of the financing of the project within a shorter period.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1005.115 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1005 / Section 1005.115
§ 1005.115. PAYMENT FOR TREATMENT; PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) When an individual who resides in the district is admitted as a patient to a district facility, the district administrator may have an inquiry made into the financial circumstances of:

(1) the patient; or

(2) a relative of the patient who is legally responsible for the patient's support.

(b) On determining that the patient or a relative legally responsible for the patient's support can pay for all or part of the care and treatment provided by the district, the district administrator acting on the board's behalf shall issue an order directing the patient or the relative to pay the district a specified amount each week or month. The amount must be based on the individual's ability to pay.

(c) The district administrator may collect money owed to the district from the patient's estate or from that of a relative legally responsible for the patient's support. The money must be collected in the manner provided by law for collection of expenses of the last illness of a deceased person.
Tex. Water Code § 36.410 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 36 / Section 36.410
§ 36.410. PROPOSAL FOR DECISION.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (e), the presiding officer shall submit a proposal for decision to the board not later than the 30th day after the date the evidentiary hearing is concluded.

(b) The proposal for decision must include:

(1) a summary of the subject matter of the hearing;

(2) a summary of the evidence or public comments received; and

(3) the presiding officer's recommendations for board action on the subject matter of the hearing.

(c) The presiding officer or general manager shall provide a copy of the proposal for decision to:

(1) the applicant; and

(2) each designated party.

(d) A party may submit to the board written exceptions to the proposal for decision.

(e) If the hearing was conducted by a quorum of the board and if the presiding officer prepared a record of the hearing as provided by Section 36.408(a), the presiding officer shall determine whether to prepare and submit a proposal for decision to the board under this section.

(f) The board shall consider the proposal for decision at a final hearing. Additional evidence may not be presented during a final hearing. The parties may present oral argument at a final hearing to summarize the evidence, present legal argument, or argue an exception to the proposal for decision. A final hearing may be continued as provided by Section 36.409.
Tex. Transportation Code § 601.057 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 601 / Section 601.057
§ 601.057. EVIDENCE THAT DOES NOT FULFILL REQUIREMENTS; SUSPENSION.
Status: in_force

If evidence filed with the department does not continue to fulfill the purpose for which it was required, the department shall suspend the driver's license and all vehicle registrations or nonresident's operating privilege of the person who filed the evidence pending the filing of other evidence of financial responsibility.
Tex. Education Code § 19.012 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 19 / Section 19.012
§ 19.012. POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION.
Status: in_force

The district and the department shall enter into a memorandum of understanding for postsecondary education programs to be administered by the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1008.157 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1008 / Section 1008.157
§ 1008.157. IMPOSITION OF TAX AND RETURN OF SURPLUS TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) After the board finds that the district is dissolved, the board shall:

(1) determine the debt owed by the district; and

(2) impose on the property included in the district's tax rolls a tax that is in proportion of the debt to the property value.

(b) On the payment of all outstanding debts and obligations of the district, the board shall order the secretary to return to each district taxpayer the taxpayer's pro rata share of all unused tax money.

(c) A taxpayer may request that the taxpayer's share of surplus tax money be credited to the taxpayer's county taxes. If a taxpayer requests the credit, the board shall direct the secretary to transmit the money to the county tax assessor-collector.
Tex. Estates Code § 551.002 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 551 / Section 551.002
§ 551.002. PAYMENT OF PORTION THAT IS IN MONEY.
Status: in_force

The executor or administrator shall pay the portion of the share subject to Section 551.001 that is in money to the comptroller.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1662.055 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1662 / Section 1662.055
§ 1662.055. PHYSICAL COPY OF DISCLOSURE.
Status: in_force

(a) A health benefit plan issuer or administrator shall make the disclosure required under this subchapter available in a physical form. A disclosure under this section must be made available in plain language, without a fee, at the request of the enrollee.

(b) In providing a disclosure under this section, a health benefit plan issuer or administrator may limit the number of health care providers with respect to which cost-sharing information for a covered health care service or supply is provided to no fewer than 20 providers per request.

(c) A health benefit plan issuer or administrator providing a disclosure under this section shall:

(1) disclose any applicable provider-per-request limit described by Subsection (b) to the enrollee;

(2) provide the cost-sharing information in a physical form in accordance with the enrollee's request as if the request was made using a self-service tool under Section 1662.054; and

(3) mail the disclosure not later than two business days after the date the enrollee's request is received.
Tex. Family Code § 162.101 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 162 / Section 162.101
§ 162.101. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Appropriate public authorities," with reference to this state, means the commissioner of the Department of Family and Protective Services.

(2) "Appropriate authority in the receiving state," with reference to this state, means the commissioner of the Department of Family and Protective Services.

(3) "Compact" means the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children.

(4) "Executive head," with reference to this state, means the governor.
Tex. Finance Code § 62.004 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 62 / Section 62.004
§ 62.004. APPROVAL OF MANAGING OFFICER.
Status: in_force

(a) An association may not begin business before:

(1) it presents to the commissioner the name and qualifications of its managing officer; and

(2) the commissioner approves the managing officer.

(b) An applicant is not required at a hearing on the application to specify in the public record the name or qualifications of the managing officer of the association.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 100A.003 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 100A / Section 100A.003
§ 100A.003. WARNING REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) A space flight participant must sign an agreement and warning statement before participating in any space flight activity. The agreement must include the following language and any other language required by federal law:

(b) An agreement under Subsection (a) is considered effective and enforceable if it is:

(1) in writing;

(2) in a document separate from any other agreement between the space flight participant and the space flight entity other than a different warning, consent, or assumption of risk statement;

(3) printed in not less than 10-point bold type; and

(4) signed by the space flight participant on behalf of the space flight participant and any heirs, executors, administrators, representatives, attorneys, successors, and assignees of the space flight participant.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3916.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3916 / Section 3916.102
§ 3916.102. IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may provide, design, construct, acquire, improve, relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an improvement project or service using any money available to the district, or contract with a governmental or private entity to provide, design, construct, acquire, improve, relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an improvement project or service authorized under this chapter or under Chapter 375, Local Government Code.

(b) An improvement project described by Subsection (a) may be located inside or outside the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8001.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8001 / Section 8001.101
§ 8001.101. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for a road project authorized by Section 8001.053.

(b) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(c) 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.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 11.056 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 11 / Section 11.056
§ 11.056. DISMISSAL FOR FAILURE TO FURNISH SECURITY.
Status: in_force

The court shall dismiss a litigation as to a moving defendant if a plaintiff ordered to furnish security does not furnish the security within the time set by the order.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7987.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7987 / Section 7987.006
§ 7987.006. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake made in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

(2) right to issue any type of bond for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on a bond;

(3) right to impose a tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Local Government Code § 111.035 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 111 / Section 111.035
§ 111.035. LIMITATION ON EXPENDITURES BEFORE ADOPTION OF BUDGET.
Status: in_force

Until a budget for a fiscal year is adopted by the commissioners court, the county may not make payments during that fiscal year except for emergencies and for obligations legally incurred before the first day of the fiscal year for salaries, utilities, materials, and supplies.
Tex. Government Code § 496.006 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 496 / Section 496.006
§ 496.006. ROAD MAINTENANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) The department and the Texas Department of Transportation may enter into and perform an agreement or contract for the maintenance of a road in or adjacent to a facility of the department.

(b) An agreement or contract entered into under this section and payments made under the agreement or contract must conform with the provisions of Chapter 771.
Tex. Government Code § 550.0107 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 550 / Section 550.0107
§ 550.0107. ACCOUNT MONITORING.
Status: in_force

The commission shall monitor the use of the funds administered by the State Commission on National and Community Service under a contract or through a grant under Section 550.0104 to ensure that the funds are used in a manner consistent with the requirements of this subchapter.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 60.029 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 60 / Section 60.029
§ 60.029. ELECTION TO CONFIRM DISTRICT AND INITIAL PERMANENT DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

The temporary board of directors shall conduct an election in the district to confirm the creation of the district and to confirm the initial permanent directors.