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Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 58.062 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 58 / Section 58.062
§ 58.062. LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The attorney general or an agent or employee of the attorney general is immune from liability for any act or omission by the agent or employee in administering the program if the agent or employee was acting in good faith and in the course and scope of assigned responsibilities and duties.

(b) An agent or employee of the attorney general who does not act in good faith and in the course and scope of assigned responsibilities and duties in disclosing a participant's true residential, business, or school address is subject to prosecution under Chapter 39, Penal Code.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 85.042 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 85 / Section 85.042
§ 85.042. RULES AND ORDERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may promulgate and enforce rules and orders necessary to carry into effect the provisions of Section 85.041 of this code and to prevent that section's violation.

(b) When necessary, the commission shall make and enforce rules either general in their nature or applicable to particular fields for the prevention of actual waste of oil or operations in the field dangerous to life or property.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3934.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3934 / Section 3934.106
§ 3934.106. LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES.
Status: in_force

To protect the public interest, the district may contract with a qualified party, including the county or the city, to provide law enforcement services in the district for a fee.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2206.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2206 / Section 2206.001
§ 2206.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the board of trustees of a pool.

(2) "Fund" means a risk management fund.

(3) "Junior college district" means a junior college district created under the laws of this state.

(4) "Pool" means a risk management pool created under this chapter.

(5) "School district" means a public school district created under the laws of this state.
Tex. Family Code § 160.606 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 160 / Section 160.606
§ 160.606.
Status: in_force

Sec. 160.606. NO TIME LIMITATION: CHILD HAVING NO PRESUMED, ACKNOWLEDGED, OR ADJUDICATED FATHER. A proceeding to adjudicate the parentage of a child having no presumed, acknowledged, or adjudicated father may be commenced at any time, including after the date:

(1) the child becomes an adult; or

(2) an earlier proceeding to adjudicate paternity has been dismissed based on the application of a statute of limitation then in effect.
Tex. Estates Code § 1301.058 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1301 / Section 1301.058
§ 1301.058. BOND REQUIREMENTS FOR TRUSTEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The following serve without giving a bond in accordance with the trust terms required by Sections 1301.101(a)(4) and (a-1):

(1) a trustee of a management trust that is a corporate fiduciary; and

(2) any other trustee of a management trust created for a person who has only a physical disability.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (a), the court shall require a person serving as trustee of a management trust to file with the county clerk a bond that:

(1) is in an amount equal to the value of the trust's principal and projected annual income; and

(2) meets the conditions the court determines are necessary.
Tex. Government Code § 1231.102 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1231 / Section 1231.102
§ 1231.102. ANNUAL REPORT.
Status: in_force

Not later than 90 days after the end of each state fiscal year, the bond finance office shall publish a report listing:

(1) the amount of state securities outstanding;

(2) applicable repayment schedules; and

(3) other information the office considers relevant.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 551.024 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 551 / Section 551.024
§ 551.024. SUPERINTENDENT'S OR DIRECTOR'S DUTY TO ADMIT COMMISSIONER AND EXECUTIVE COMMISSIONER.
Status: in_force

(a) The superintendent or director shall admit into every part of the department facility the commissioner of that department and the executive commissioner.

(b) The superintendent or director shall on request show any book, paper, or account relating to the department facility's business, management, discipline, or government to the commissioner of that department or the executive commissioner.

(c) The superintendent or director shall give to the commissioner of that department or the executive commissioner any requested copy, abstract, or report.
Tex. Utilities Code § 52.054 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 52 / Section 52.054
§ 52.054. RULES AND PROCEDURES FOR INCUMBENT LOCAL EXCHANGE COMPANIES.
Status: in_force

(a) To carry out the public policy stated in Section 52.001, notwithstanding any other provision of this title, the commission may adopt rules and establish procedures applicable to incumbent local exchange companies to:

(1) determine the level of competition in a specific telecommunications market or submarket; and

(2) provide appropriate regulatory treatment to allow an incumbent local exchange company to respond to significant competitive challenges.

(b) This section does not change the burden of proof on an incumbent local exchange company under Sections 53.003, 53.006, 53.051, 53.052, 53.053, 53.054, 53.055, 53.057, 53.058, 53.060, and 53.062.
Tex. Labor Code § 214.006 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 214 / Section 214.006
§ 214.006. OFFENSES REGARDING REPORTS AND RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person wilfully fails or refuses to:

(1) furnish a report required under this subtitle; or

(2) produce or permit the inspection or copying of records as required under this subtitle.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8019.0401 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8019 / Section 8019.0401
§ 8019.0401. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 8019.0403.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) 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.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8252.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8252 / Section 8252.002
§ 8252.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district in Collin County created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Insurance Code § 805.021 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 805 / Section 805.021
§ 805.021. LIABILITY FOR FEE AND TAX PAYMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "fee or tax" includes a license, excise, privilege, premium, or occupation fee or tax.

(b) A director, officer, or trustee of an insurer is not personally liable, in complying with the law, for the payment of or for the determination not to contest the payment of a fee or tax to a state or a political subdivision of a state that the board of directors or trustees considers to be in the corporate interest of the insurer.

(c) Subsection (b) does not apply if, before the payment of the fee or tax, the state court of final appellate jurisdiction or the United States Supreme Court expressly holds that the law imposing the fee or tax is invalid.

(d) This section does not directly or indirectly limit, minimize, or interpret the rights and powers of an insurer or the directors, officers, or trustees of an insurer.
Tex. Government Code § 615.078 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 615 / Section 615.078
§ 615.078. CERTAIN PRACTICES NOT PROHIBITED OR AFFECTED.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not:

(1) prohibit an employing entity from uniformly changing the group health insurance plan or group health coverage plan provided for its employees and employees' dependents;

(2) affect the definition of a dependent or the eligibility requirements for a dependent under a plan;

(3) prohibit an employing entity from increasing the cost of group health coverage to its employees and to eligible survivors covered under this subchapter to reflect any increased cost attributable to compliance with this subchapter; or

(4) affect the right of a political subdivision to self-insure or provide coverage under Chapter 172, Local Government Code.
Tex. Labor Code § 62.0515 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 62 / Section 62.0515
§ 62.0515. APPLICATION OF MINIMUM WAGE TO CERTAIN GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES; CERTAIN AGREEMENTS WITH GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, the minimum wage provided by this chapter supersedes a wage established in an ordinance, order, or charter provision governing wages in private employment, other than wages under a public contract.

(b) This section does not apply to any state or federal job training or workforce development program.

(c) This section does not apply to a minimum wage established by a governmental entity that applies to a contract or agreement, including a non-annexation agreement, entered into by a governmental entity and a private entity. A private entity that enters into a contract or agreement, including a non-annexation agreement, with a governmental entity, under the terms of which the private entity agrees to comply with a minimum wage established by the governmental entity, is subject to the terms of that contract or agreement, and those terms apply to and may be enforced against a general contractor, subcontractor, developer, and other person with which the private entity contracts in order to comply with the provisions of the original contract or agreement.

(d) For purposes of this section, "governmental entity" includes a municipality, a county, a special district or authority, a junior college district, or another political subdivision of this state.
Tex. Transportation Code § 503.032 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 503 / Section 503.032
§ 503.032. ESTABLISHED AND PERMANENT PLACE OF BUSINESS.
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant for a dealer general distinguishing number or wholesale motor vehicle auction general distinguishing number must demonstrate that the location for which the applicant requests the number is an established and permanent place of business. A location is considered to be an established and permanent place of business if the applicant:

(1) owns the real property on which the business is situated or has a written lease for the property that has a term of not less than the term of the general distinguishing number;

(2) maintains on the location:

(A) a permanent furnished office that is equipped as required by the department for the sale of the vehicles of the type specified in the application; and

(B) a conspicuous sign with letters at least six inches high showing the name of the applicant's business; and

(3) has sufficient space on the location to display at least five vehicles of the type specified in the application.

(b) An applicant for a general distinguishing number as a wholesale motor vehicle dealer is not required to maintain display space in accordance with Subsection (a)(3).

(c) The applicant must demonstrate that:

(1) the applicant intends to remain regularly and actively engaged in the business specified in the application for a time equal to at least the term of the general distinguishing number at the location specified in the application; and

(2) the applicant or a bona fide employee of the applicant will be:

(A) at the location to buy, sell, lease, or exchange vehicles; and

(B) available to the public or the department at that location during reasonable and lawful business hours.
Tex. Election Code § 172.083 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 172 / Section 172.083
§ 172.083. REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF BALLOT BY PRIMARY COMMITTEE.
Status: in_force

If a primary committee was established, before having the official ballots for a general primary election printed, the county chair shall submit the format for the official ballot to the primary committee for its review and approval.
Tex. Government Code § 432.056 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 432 / Section 432.056
§ 432.056. SERVICE OF CHARGES.
Status: in_force

(a) The trial counsel to whom court-martial charges are referred for trial shall cause to be served on the accused a copy of the charges on which trial is to be had.

(b) In time of peace a person may not be brought to trial against his objections or be required to participate by himself or counsel in a session called by the military judge under Section 432.064(a) in a general court-martial case within five days after the date of service of charges on him, or in a special court-martial case within three days after the date of service of charges on him.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1153.007 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1153 / Section 1153.007
§ 1153.007. GAIN OR ADVANTAGE FROM INSURANCE NOT PROHIBITED CHARGE.
Status: in_force

(a) The premium or cost of credit life insurance or credit accident and health insurance authorized under this chapter is not considered to be interest, a charge, consideration, or an amount in excess of permitted charges in connection with the underlying credit transaction.

(b) Any benefit, return, or other gain or advantage to the creditor arising out of the sale or provision of the insurance under this chapter is not a violation of any law of this state.
Tex. Finance Code § 393.003 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 393 / Section 393.003
§ 393.003. WAIVER VOID.
Status: in_force

A waiver of a provision of this chapter by a consumer is void.
Tex. Occupations Code § 901.506 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 901 / Section 901.506
§ 901.506. VOLUNTARY SURRENDER OF CERTIFICATE OR FIRM LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to board approval, a person who holds a certificate or firm license issued under this chapter may resign and surrender the certificate or firm license to the board at any time and for any reason.

(b) A person who resigns and surrenders a certificate or firm license may not apply for reinstatement of the certificate or firm license. The person may be issued a new certificate or firm license on completion of all requirements for the issuance of an original certificate or firm license. The board may not issue a certificate to an individual who previously resigned a certificate unless:

(1) after the date of resignation, the individual completes the examination requirement for a new certificate; or

(2) on application, the board waives the examination requirement.

(c) A person who applies for a new certificate or firm license must, if applicable, disclose in the application the fact that the person previously resigned and surrendered a certificate or firm license during the course of a disciplinary investigation or proceeding conducted by the board. The board shall consider that fact in determining whether to issue a new certificate or firm license to the person.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9055.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9055 / Section 9055.053
§ 9055.053. PETITION FOR ANNEXATION; BOARD FINDINGS AND RESOLUTION; HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may annex territory under this subchapter if a petition requesting annexation is signed by 50 registered voters of the territory to be annexed who own taxable property in that territory, or by a majority of the registered voters of that territory who own taxable property in that territory, and is filed with the board. The petition must describe the territory to be annexed by metes and bounds.

(b) If the board determines that the petition complies with Subsection (a), that the annexation would be in the interest of the district, and that the district will be able to supply water to the territory, the board shall:

(1) adopt a resolution declaring its intention to call an election in the territory to submit the proposition of whether the territory is to be annexed to the district; and

(2) set a time and place to hold a board hearing on the question of whether the territory to be annexed will benefit from the improvements, works, and facilities then owned or operated or contemplated to be owned or operated by the district.
Tex. Estates Code § 1157.005 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1157 / Section 1157.005
§ 1157.005. AFFIDAVIT AUTHENTICATING CLAIM OF CORPORATION OR BY CERTAIN OTHER REPRESENTATIVES.
Status: in_force

(a) The cashier, treasurer, or managing official of a corporation shall make the affidavit required to authenticate a claim of the corporation.

(b) In an affidavit made by an officer of a corporation, or by an executor, administrator, guardian, trustee, assignee, agent, or attorney, it is sufficient to state that the affiant has made diligent inquiry and examination and believes the claim is just and that all legal offsets, payments, and credits made known to the affiant have been allowed.
Tex. Government Code § 540.0212 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 540 / Section 540.0212
§ 540.0212. MONITORING COMPLIANCE WITH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH INTEGRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "behavioral health services" has the meaning assigned by Section 540.0703.

(b) In monitoring contracts the commission enters into with Medicaid managed care organizations under this chapter, the commission shall:

(1) ensure the organizations fully integrate behavioral health services into a recipient's primary care coordination;

(2) use performance audits and other oversight tools to improve monitoring of the provision and coordination of behavioral health services; and

(3) establish performance measures that may be used to determine the effectiveness of the behavioral health services integration.

(c) In monitoring a Medicaid managed care organization's compliance with behavioral health services integration requirements under this section, the commission shall give particular attention to an organization that provides behavioral health services through a contract with a third party.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1010.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1010 / Section 1010.004
§ 1010.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

The boundaries of the district are coextensive with the boundaries of Burleson County.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3810.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3810 / Section 3810.105
§ 3810.105. COMPETITIVE BIDDING.
Status: in_force

Section 375.221, Local Government Code, does not apply to a district contract for $25,000 or less.
Tex. Property Code § 82.052 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 82 / Section 82.052
§ 82.052. UNIT BOUNDARIES.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by the declaration or plat:

(1) if walls, floors, or ceilings are designated as boundaries of a unit, then all lath, furring, wallboard, plasterboard, plaster, paneling, tiles, wallpaper, paint, finished flooring, and any other materials constituting part of the finished surfaces are a part of the unit, and all other portions of the walls, floors, or ceilings are a part of the common elements;

(2) if any chute, flue, duct, wire, conduit, bearing wall, bearing column, or any other fixture is partially within and partially outside the designated boundaries of a unit, then the portion serving only that unit is a limited common element allocated solely to that unit, and the portion serving more than one unit or the common elements is a part of the general common elements;

(3) subject to Subdivision (2), the spaces, interior partitions, and other fixtures and improvements within the boundaries of a unit are a part of the unit; and

(4) shutters, awnings, window boxes, doorsteps, stoops, porches, balconies, patios, and exterior doors and windows or other fixtures designed to serve a single unit, but located outside the unit's boundaries, are limited common elements allocated exclusively to that unit.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 772.603 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 772 / Section 772.603
§ 772.603. APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

(a) This subchapter applies to a 9-1-1 region:

(1) in which the total population served by the 9-1-1 system operated through a regional planning commission was less than 1.5 million on September 1, 2015; and

(2) in which the governing bodies of each participating county and municipality in the 9-1-1 region adopt a resolution under Section 772.604 to participate in the district.

(b) This subchapter does not affect:

(1) a public agency or group of public agencies acting jointly that provided 9-1-1 service before September 1, 1987, or that had voted or contracted before that date to provide that service;

(2) a district created under Subchapter B, C, D, F, or G; or

(3) the distribution of funds under Section 771.072.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5007.223 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 5007 / Section 5007.223
§ 5007.223. BUDGET.
Status: in_force

The port commission shall annually adopt a budget for the authority in an open meeting.
Tex. Estates Code § 113.102 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 113 / Section 113.102
§ 113.102. OWNERSHIP OF JOINT ACCOUNT DURING PARTIES' LIFETIMES.
Status: in_force

During the lifetime of all parties to a joint account, the account belongs to the parties in proportion to the net contributions by each party to the sums on deposit unless there is clear and convincing evidence of a different intent.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2203.255 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2203 / Section 2203.255
§ 2203.255. REIMBURSEMENT OF ASSESSMENT OR CONTRIBUTION; PREMIUM TAX CREDIT.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to commissioner approval, the association shall reimburse an assessment or contribution, with interest at a rate approved by the commissioner, to:

(1) the association members; or

(2) the state, to the extent that the members have recouped their assessments using premium tax credits as provided by Subsection (c).

(b) Pending recoupment or reimbursement of an assessment or contribution paid by a member to the association, the unrepaid balance of the assessment or contribution may be reflected in the member's books and records as an admitted asset of the member for all purposes, including exhibition in an annual statement under Section 862.001.

(c) To the extent a member has paid one or more assessments and has not received reimbursement from the association in accordance with Subsection (a), a credit against premium taxes under Chapter 221 is allowed at a rate of 20 percent a year for five successive years following the year in which the deficit was sustained. At the member's option, the tax credit may be taken over an additional number of years.
Tex. Finance Code § 303.001 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 303 / Section 303.001
§ 303.001. USE OF CEILINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subchapter B, a person may contract for, charge, or receive a rate or amount that does not exceed the applicable interest rate ceiling provided by this chapter. The use of a ceiling provided by this chapter for any contract is optional, and a contract may provide for a rate or amount allowed by other applicable law.

(b) A contract that is subject to Chapter 342, 345, 347, 348, or 353, including a contract for an open-end account, may, as an alternative to an interest rate or amount of time price differential allowed under that chapter, provide for a simple or precomputed rate or amount of time price differential that does not exceed the applicable ceiling provided by this chapter or by the equivalent yield authorized by Chapter 342, 345, 347, 348, or 353.

(c) Except as inconsistent with this chapter, a party to a contract that is subject to Chapter 342, 345, 347, 348, or 353, or the party's assignee, has all rights, duties, and obligations under the applicable chapter, including those relating to refund credits on prepayment or acceleration.