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Tex. Labor Code § 301.005 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 301 / Section 301.005
§ 301.005. TERMS; VACANCY.
Status: in_force

(a) Members of the commission are appointed for staggered six-year terms, with one member's term expiring on February 1 of each odd-numbered year.

(b) A member appointed to fill a vacancy shall hold office for the remainder of that term.
Tex. Local Government Code § 281.014 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 281 / Section 281.014
§ 281.014. NOTICE.
Status: in_force

(a) When a petition is filed with the county judge, the judge shall set a date, time, and place for a hearing on the petition by the judge.

(b) The date of the hearing must be within 20 days after the date the petition is filed.

(c) The county judge shall issue a notice of the date, time, and place of the hearing that informs all persons of their right to appear and contest the form and allegations of the petition and the desirability of or need for the creation of the proposed authority. Before the 10th day before the date of the hearing, the notice must be published at least one time in a newspaper having general circulation in the county.
Tex. Tax Code § 321.307 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 321 / Section 321.307
§ 321.307.
Status: in_force

Sec. 321.307. DELINQUENT TAXES: LIMITATIONS. The limitations for the bringing of a suit for the collection of a tax imposed or a penalty due under this chapter after the tax and penalty are delinquent or after a determination against the taxpayer are the same as limitations provided by Chapter 151.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8004A.0303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8004A / Section 8004A.0303
§ 8004A.0303. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1047.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1047 / Section 1047.053
§ 1047.053. OATH; BOND; RECORD OF BOND AND OATH.
Status: in_force

(a) Before undertaking any official duties, each director must take an oath to faithfully discharge the duties of office without favor or partiality.

(b) Each director shall give a good and sufficient bond for $1,000 that is:

(1) payable to the district; and

(2) conditioned on the faithful performance of the director's duties.

(c) Each director's oath shall be filed with the district secretary.
Tex. Transportation Code § 370.190 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 370 / Section 370.190
§ 370.190. PROPERTY OF CERTAIN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITIES.
Status: in_force

An authority may not condemn or purchase real property of a transportation authority operating under Chapter 451, 452, or 460 unless the authority has entered into a written agreement with the transportation authority specifying the terms and conditions under which the condemnation or the purchase of the real property will take place.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 171.046 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 171 / Section 171.046
§ 171.046. EXCEPTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The prohibitions and requirements under Sections 171.043, 171.044, and 171.045(b) do not apply to an abortion performed if, in the physician's reasonable medical judgment, the abortion is necessary due to a medical emergency and necessitates, as applicable:

(1) the immediate abortion of her pregnancy without the delay necessary to determine the probable post-fertilization age of the unborn child;

(2) the abortion of her pregnancy even though the post-fertilization age of the unborn child is 20 or more weeks; or

(3) the use of a method of abortion other than a method described by Section 171.045(b).

(b) A physician may not take an action authorized under Subsection (a) if the medical emergency arises from a claim or diagnosis that the woman will engage in conduct that may result in her death or in substantial and irreversible physical impairment of a major bodily function.

(c) The prohibitions and requirements under Sections 171.043, 171.044, and 171.045(b) do not apply to an abortion performed on an unborn child who has a severe fetal abnormality.
Tex. Family Code § 158.319 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 158 / Section 158.319
§ 158.319. ISSUANCE AND DELIVERY OF JUDICIAL WRIT OF WITHHOLDING TO SUBSEQUENT EMPLOYER.
Status: in_force

(a) After the issuance of a judicial writ of withholding by the clerk, a party authorized to file a notice of application for judicial writ of withholding under this subchapter may issue the judicial writ of withholding to a subsequent employer of the obligor by delivering to the employer by certified mail a copy of the writ.

(b) The judicial writ of withholding must include the name, address, and signature of the party and clearly indicate that the writ is being issued to a subsequent employer.

(c) The party shall file a copy of the judicial writ of withholding with the clerk not later than the third working day following delivery of the writ to the subsequent employer. The party shall pay the clerk a fee of $15 at the time the copy of the writ is filed.

(d) The party shall file the postal return receipt from the delivery to the subsequent employer not later than the third working day after the party receives the receipt.
Tex. Finance Code § 92.054 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 92 / Section 92.054
§ 92.054. MINIMUM INITIAL CAPITAL.
Status: in_force

(a) The finance commission by rule shall set the minimum initial capital of a savings bank in an amount not less than the greater of:

(1) the amount required to obtain insurance of deposit accounts by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; or

(2) the amount required of a national bank.

(b) The initial capital must be paid in cash before the savings bank may begin business.
Tex. Local Government Code § 505.106 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 505 / Section 505.106
§ 505.106. LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The following are not liable for damages arising from the performance of a governmental function of a Type B corporation or the authorizing municipality:

(1) the corporation;

(2) a director of the corporation;

(3) the municipality;

(4) a member of the governing body of the municipality; or

(5) an employee of the corporation or municipality.

(b) For purposes of Chapter 101, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, a Type B corporation is a governmental unit and the corporation's actions are governmental functions.
Tex. Tax Code § 155.152 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 155 / Section 155.152
§ 155.152. PAYMENT TO TREASURY.
Status: in_force

The comptroller shall deposit all taxes collected under this chapter, after payment of costs, in the treasury to be allocated as provided by Subchapter H.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9021.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9021 / Section 9021.002
§ 9021.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a water control and improvement district in Wise County created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, and Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 90.003 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 90 / Section 90.003
§ 90.003. REPRESENTATIVE.
Status: in_force

(a) The governor is the official representative of the State of Texas on the Interstate Oil Compact Commission, provided for in the Interstate Compact to Conserve Oil and Gas. He shall exercise and perform for the state all the powers and duties as a member of the Interstate Oil Compact Commission.

(b) The governor may appoint an assistant representative who shall act in his stead as the official representative of the State of Texas as a member of the commission.

(c) The representative shall take the oath of office prescribed by the constitution, which shall be filed with the Secretary of State.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 65.057 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 65 / Section 65.057
§ 65.057. REGISTRATION OF PERSONS REGULARLY VISITING LOCATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person subject to this chapter who on at least three occasions during any month spends more than 48 consecutive hours in a municipality or county in this state, other than the municipality or county in which the person is registered under this chapter, before the last day of that month shall report that fact to:

(1) the local law enforcement authority of the municipality in which the person is a visitor; or

(2) if the person is a visitor in a location that is not a municipality, the local law enforcement authority of the county in which the person is a visitor.

(b) A person described by Subsection (a) shall provide the local law enforcement authority with:

(1) all information the person is required to provide under Article 65.051(c);

(2) the address of any location in the municipality or county, as appropriate, at which the person was lodged during the month; and

(3) a statement as to whether the person intends to return to the municipality or county during the succeeding month.
Tex. Government Code § 171.0252 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 171 / Section 171.0252
§ 171.0252. LICENSE RENEWAL.
Status: in_force

The commission by rule shall establish the requirements for renewing a license issued under this chapter, including the payment of applicable fees.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8466.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8466 / Section 8466.002
§ 8466.002. NATURE AND PURPOSES OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(b) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of:

(1) a municipal utility district as provided by general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and

(2) Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation, or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 49A.059 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 49A / Section 49A.059
§ 49A.059.
Status: in_force

Art. 49A.059. OFFENSE: HINDERING AN INQUEST. (a) A person commits an offense if the person intentionally or knowingly hinders the entrance of a justice of the peace to a premises where a death occurred or a body was found.

(b) An offense under this article is a Class B misdemeanor.
Tex. Family Code § 162.0086 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 162 / Section 162.0086
§ 162.0086. INFORMATION REGARDING SIBLING ACCESS.
Status: in_force

(a) The Department of Family and Protective Services shall provide information to each person seeking to adopt a child placed for adoption by the department regarding the right of a child's sibling to file a suit for access to the child under Sections 102.0045 and 153.551.

(b) The department may provide the information required under Subsection (a) on any form or application provided to prospective adoptive parents.
Tex. Family Code § 153.003 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 153 / Section 153.003
§ 153.003. NO DISCRIMINATION BASED ON SEX OR MARITAL STATUS.
Status: in_force

The court shall consider the qualifications of the parties without regard to their marital status or to the sex of the party or the child in determining:

(1) which party to appoint as sole managing conservator;

(2) whether to appoint a party as joint managing conservator; and

(3) the terms and conditions of conservatorship and possession of and access to the child.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3984.0107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3984 / Section 3984.0107
§ 3984.0107. APPLICABILITY OF MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS LAW.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, applies to the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8017A.0103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8017A / Section 8017A.0103
§ 8017A.0103. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTOR 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. Health and Safety Code § 166.157 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 166 / Section 166.157
§ 166.157. DISCLOSURE OF MEDICAL INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

Subject to any limitations in the medical power of attorney, an agent may, for the purpose of making a health care decision:

(1) request, review, and receive any information, oral or written, regarding the principal's physical or mental health, including medical and hospital records;

(2) execute a release or other document required to obtain the information; and

(3) consent to the disclosure of the information.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7946A.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7946A / Section 7946A.0101
§ 7946A.0101. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Wildwood Municipal Utility District.
Tex. Government Code § 615.022 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 615 / Section 615.022
§ 615.022. PAYMENT TO SURVIVORS.
Status: in_force

(a) If there is an eligible surviving spouse, the state shall pay the benefits described by Subsection (d) to the eligible surviving spouse.

(b) If there is no eligible surviving spouse, the state shall pay the benefits described by Subsection (d) in equal shares to surviving children.

(c) If there is no eligible surviving spouse or child, the state shall pay the benefits described by Subsection (d) in equal shares to surviving parents.

(d) An eligible survivor, or eligible survivors in equal shares, are entitled to receive a lump sum payment in the amount provided by this subsection. The lump sum payment amount payable to an eligible survivor during the 12 months beginning September 1, 2019, is $500,000. Effective September 1 of each following year, the board of trustees of the Employees Retirement System of Texas by rule shall adjust the amount of the lump sum payment required under this subsection by an amount equal to 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 for the preceding year. The amount paid to an eligible survivor or survivors as adjusted under this subsection is calculated based on the date of the decedent's death and not on the date the eligible survivor or survivors file a claim under this chapter.
Tex. Occupations Code § 604.026 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 604 / Section 604.026
§ 604.026. GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL.
Status: in_force

(a) It is a ground for removal from the advisory board that a member:

(1) does not have at the time of taking office the qualifications required by Sections 604.022 and 604.023;

(2) does not maintain during service on the advisory board the qualifications required by Sections 604.022 and 604.023;

(3) is ineligible for membership under Section 604.023;

(4) cannot, because of illness or disability, discharge the member's duties for a substantial part of the member's term; or

(5) is absent from more than half of the regularly scheduled advisory board meetings that the member is eligible to attend during a calendar year without an excuse approved by a majority vote of the advisory board.

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

(c) If the executive director of the medical board has knowledge that a potential ground for removal exists, the executive director shall notify the presiding officer of the advisory board of the potential ground. The presiding officer shall then notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists. If the potential ground for removal involves the presiding officer, the executive director shall notify the next highest ranking officer of the advisory board, who shall then notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists.
Tex. Election Code § 124.005 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 124 / Section 124.005
§ 124.005. SPECIMEN BALLOT.
Status: in_force

(a) The secretary of state may prescribe standards regarding the form, content, preparation, availability, and use of specimen ballots in elections using voting systems. The standards are not required to be consistent with those prescribed by this code for elections using regular paper ballots.

(b) The secretary of state may provide, with respect to elections in which voting systems are used:

(1) alternatives to the use of specimen ballots; or

(2) that specimen ballots are not required.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8203.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8203 / Section 8203.001
§ 8203.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Director" means a board member.

(3) "District" means the Somerset Municipal Utility District No. 1.
Tex. Water Code § 30.024 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 30 / Section 30.024
§ 30.024. OPERATING AGREEMENTS.
Status: in_force

A district may make operating agreements with any person for such terms and on such conditions as may be considered desirable for the operation of any waste collection, transportation, treatment, or disposal facilities or systems of any person by the district.
Tex. Utilities Code § 58.026 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 58 / Section 58.026
§ 58.026. CONSUMER COMPLAINTS REGARDING TARIFFS.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter does not restrict:

(1) a consumer's right to complain to the commission about the application of an ambiguous tariff; or

(2) the commission's right to determine:

(A) the proper application of that tariff; or

(B) the proper rate if that tariff does not apply.

(b) This section does not permit the commission to:

(1) lower a tariff rate except as specifically provided by this title;

(2) change the commission's interpretation of a tariff; or

(3) extend the application of a tariff to a new class of customers.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8316.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8316 / Section 8316.004
§ 8316.004. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 8316.003 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 15.092 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 15 / Section 15.092
§ 15.092. CONTRACT.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, a suit on a written contract that promises performance at a particular place may be brought in the county and precinct in which the contract was to be performed.

(b) A suit on an oral or written contract for labor actually performed may be brought in the county and precinct in which the labor was performed.

(c) A suit by a creditor on a contract for goods, services, or loans intended primarily for personal, family, household, or agricultural use may be brought only in the county and precinct in which the contract was signed or in which the defendant resides.

(d) A contract described by Subsection (c) may not waive the venue provided by that subsection.
Tex. Property Code § 92.168 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 92 / Section 92.168
§ 92.168. TENANT'S REMEDY ON NOTICE FROM MANAGEMENT COMPANY.
Status: in_force

The tenant may unilaterally terminate the lease or exercise other remedies under Sections 92.164 and 92.165 after receiving written notice from a management company that the owner of the dwelling has not provided or will not provide funds to repair, install, change, replace, or rekey a security device as required by this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8019.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8019 / Section 8019.0102
§ 8019.0102. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8101.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8101 / Section 8101.151
§ 8101.151. POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The authority has:

(1) all the powers of a governmental agency; and

(2) the rights, powers, privileges, and functions that:

(A) may be contemplated and implied by Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; or

(B) are conferred by the general laws of the state relating to water control and improvement districts, including Chapters 49 and 51, Water Code, unless those rights, powers, privileges, or functions conflict with this chapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2551.261 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2551 / Section 2551.261
§ 2551.261. RESERVE FOR UNPAID LOSSES AND LOSS EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

(a) A title insurance company shall establish and maintain, in addition to any other reserves, a reserve against:

(1) unpaid losses; and

(2) loss expense for costs of defense of an insured and other costs expected to be paid to other parties in the defense, settlement, or processing of a claim under the terms of a title insurance policy.

(b) A title insurance company shall compute the amount of the reserve required by this section by carefully estimating any loss and loss expense likely to be incurred on a proper disposition of each claim presented, under notice from or on behalf of the insured, of a title defect in or lien or adverse claim against a title insured by the company.

(c) The total expenses of the title insurance company are equal to the estimate under Subsection (b) for payment of loss and costs of defense of the insured and other costs expected to be paid to other parties in the defense, settlement, or processing of the claim under the terms of the title insurance policy. The title insurance company shall revise the estimate at least annually and may additionally revise the estimate as circumstances warrant.

(d) The amounts set aside in the reserve in any year shall be deducted in determining the net profits for that year of any title insurance company.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8284.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8284 / Section 8284.151
§ 8284.151. TAX METHOD.
Status: in_force

(a) The district shall use the ad valorem plan of taxation.

(b) The board is not required to call or hold a hearing on the adoption of a plan of taxation.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1551.059 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1551 / Section 1551.059
§ 1551.059. CERTIFICATE OF COVERAGE.
Status: in_force

The board of trustees shall provide for issuance to each employee or annuitant participating in the group benefits program a certificate of coverage that states:

(1) the benefits to which the participant is entitled;

(2) to whom the benefits are payable;

(3) to whom a claim must be submitted; and

(4) the provisions of the plan document, in summary form, that principally affect the participant.
Tex. Occupations Code § 164.206 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 164 / Section 164.206
§ 164.206. REFUND.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Subsection (b), the board may order a license holder to pay a refund to a consumer as provided in an agreement resulting from an informal settlement conference instead of or in addition to imposing an administrative penalty under Chapter 165.

(b) The amount of a refund ordered as provided in an agreement resulting from an informal settlement conference may not exceed the amount the consumer paid to the license holder for a service regulated by this subtitle. The board may not require payment of other damages or estimate harm in a refund order.