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Tex. Insurance Code § 6001.157 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 6001 / Section 6001.157
§ 6001.157. LICENSE EXAMINATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The state fire marshal shall:

(1) establish the scope and type of an examination required by this chapter; and

(2) examine each applicant for a license under this chapter.

(b) The state fire marshal may administer the examination or may enter into an agreement with a testing service.

(c) If a testing service is used, the state fire marshal may contract with the testing service regarding requirements for the examination, including:

(1) examination development;

(2) scheduling;

(3) site arrangements;

(4) grading;

(5) reporting;

(6) analysis; or

(7) other administrative duties.

(d) The state fire marshal may require the testing service to:

(1) correspond directly with a license applicant regarding the administration of the examination;

(2) collect a reasonable fee from an applicant for administering the examination; or

(3) administer the examination at a specific location or time.

(e) The state fire marshal shall adopt rules as necessary to implement examination requirements under this chapter.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 13.003 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 13 / Section 13.003
§ 13.003. FREE TRANSCRIPT OF STATEMENT OF FACTS ON APPEAL.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Subsection (c), a court reporter shall provide without cost a statement of facts and a clerk of a court shall prepare a transcript for appealing a judgment from the court only if:

(1) an affidavit of inability to pay the cost of the appeal has been filed under the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure; and

(2) the trial judge finds:

(A) the appeal is not frivolous; and

(B) the statement of facts and the clerk's transcript is needed to decide the issue presented by the appeal.

(b) In determining whether an appeal is frivolous, a judge may consider whether the appellant has presented a substantial question for appellate review.

(c) The trial judge may order a clerk of a court to prepare a transcript, or any part of the transcript, necessary for making the determination required by Subsection (a)(2).
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 5A.007 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 5A / Section 5A.007
§ 5A.007. PEACE OFFICER ACCESS TO AND ACCEPTANCE OF PROTECTIVE ORDERS.
Status: in_force

(a) To ensure that a peace officer responding to a disturbance call is aware of the existence and terms of any protective order, each municipal police department and sheriff shall establish procedures within the department or sheriff's office to provide peace officers adequate information or access to information regarding the names of:

(1) persons protected by a protective order; and

(2) persons to whom protective orders are directed.

(b) Each peace officer shall accept a certified copy of an original or modified protective order as proof of the validity of the order, and the order is presumed valid unless:

(1) the order contains a termination date that has passed;

(2) more than one year has elapsed after the date the order was issued; or

(3) the peace officer has been notified by the clerk of the court vacating the order that the order has been vacated.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1508.252 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1508 / Section 1508.252
§ 1508.252. OPERATION OF FUND; CLAIM ELIGIBILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A health benefit plan issuer is eligible to receive reimbursement in an amount that is equal to 80 percent of the dollar amount of claims paid between $5,000 and $75,000 in a calendar year for an enrollee in a qualifying health benefit plan.

(b) A health benefit plan issuer is eligible for reimbursement from the fund only for the calendar year in which claims are paid.

(c) Once the dollar amount of claims paid on behalf of a covered individual reaches or exceeds $75,000 in a given calendar year, a health benefit plan issuer may not receive reimbursement for any other claims paid on behalf of the individual in that calendar year.
Tex. Family Code § 201.011 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 201 / Section 201.011
§ 201.011. REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) The associate judge's report may contain the associate judge's findings, conclusions, or recommendations and may be in the form of a proposed order. The associate judge's report must be in writing in the form directed by the referring court.

(b) After a hearing, the associate judge shall provide the parties participating in the hearing notice of the substance of the associate judge's report, including any proposed order.

(c) Notice may be given to the parties:

(1) in open court, by an oral statement or a copy of the associate judge's written report, including any proposed order;

(2) by certified mail, return receipt requested; or

(3) by facsimile transmission.

(d) There is a rebuttable presumption that notice is received on the date stated on:

(1) the signed return receipt, if notice was provided by certified mail; or

(2) the confirmation page produced by the facsimile machine, if notice was provided by facsimile transmission.

(e) After a hearing conducted by an associate judge, the associate judge shall send the associate judge's signed and dated report, including any proposed order, and all other papers relating to the case to the referring court.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8493.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8493 / Section 8493.202
§ 8493.202. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4102.004 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4102 / Section 4102.004
§ 4102.004. RULES.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may adopt reasonable and necessary rules to implement this chapter, including rules regarding:

(1) the qualifications of license holders, in addition to those prescribed by this chapter, that are necessary to promote and protect the public interest;

(2) the regulation of the conduct of license holders;

(3) the prescription of fees required by Section 4102.066; and

(4) the regulation of advertisements under Section 4102.113 and the definition of "advertisement" as the term is used in that section.
Tex. Transportation Code § 342.003 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 342 / Section 342.003
§ 342.003. MELVIN O.
Status: in_force

LITTLETON FERRY LANDING. (a) In recognition of Melvin O. Littleton's outstanding supervision of the Port Aransas ferry for 30 years, the ferry landing owned by the department in Port Aransas is designated as the Melvin O. Littleton Ferry Landing.

(b) The department shall design and construct a memorial marker at the ferry landing in Port Aransas indicating the designation as the Melvin O. Littleton Ferry Landing and any other appropriate information.

(c) The department shall repair and replace the marker required by this section and maintain the grounds for the marker.

(d) The department may accept a grant or donation to assist in financing the construction and maintenance of a marker.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.072 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 11 / Section 11.072
§ 11.072. ENFORCEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) If a person has violated, is violating, or is threatening to violate a regulation adopted under this subchapter, the director may have a civil suit brought in a district court for injunctive relief, for assessment and recovery of a civil penalty of not less than $100 for each act of violation, or for both injunctive relief and a civil penalty.

(b) A suit under this subchapter shall be brought in the name of the department through the attorney general.

(c) Reasonable attorney's fees shall also be recoverable, with reimbursement to the operating fund or account from which the expenditure occurred.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9011.256 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9011 / Section 9011.256
§ 9011.256. TAX AND RATE REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) If the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall impose a tax sufficient to pay the bonds and the interest on the bonds as the bonds and interest become due. The board may adopt the rate of the tax after considering the money received from pledged revenue available for payment of principal and interest to the extent and in the manner permitted by the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds.

(b) If the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from revenue, the board shall set and revise the rates of compensation for the use of the systems and services rendered by the district.

(c) For bonds payable wholly from revenue, the rates of compensation must be sufficient to:

(1) pay the expense of operating and maintaining the facilities of the district;

(2) pay the bonds as they mature and the interest as it accrues; and

(3) maintain the reserve and other funds as provided by the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds or the trust indenture.

(d) For bonds payable partly from revenue, the rates of compensation must be sufficient to assure compliance with the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds or with the trust indenture.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1045.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1045 / Section 1045.152
§ 1045.152. NOTICE; HEARING; ADOPTION OF BUDGET.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall hold a public hearing on the proposed annual budget.

(b) The board shall publish notice of the hearing in a newspaper with general circulation in the district not later than the 10th day before the date of the hearing.

(c) Any district resident is entitled to be present and participate at the hearing.

(d) At the conclusion of the hearing, the board shall adopt a budget by acting on the budget proposed by the district administrator. The board may make any changes in the proposed budget that the board considers proper to provide adequate care and treatment at a district hospital or ancillary health care facility.

(e) The budget is effective only after adoption by the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8510.0318 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8510 / Section 8510.0318
§ 8510.0318. LIMITATION ON POWERS OF AUTHORITY REGARDING GROUNDWATER.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not authorize the authority to:

(1) acquire or regulate groundwater or groundwater rights by the exercise of the power of eminent domain; or

(2) regulate the use of groundwater resources.
Tex. Finance Code § 186.301 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 186 / Section 186.301
§ 186.301. FILING CLAIM.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a claim by a person, other than a shareholder, participant, or participant-transferee acting in that capacity, who has a claim against a state trust company in liquidation, including a claimant with a secured claim or a claimant under a fiduciary relationship that has been ordered by the receiver to file a claim pursuant to Section 186.223.

(b) To receive payment of a claim, the person must present proof of the claim to the receiver:

(1) at a place specified by the receiver; and

(2) within the period specified by the receiver under Section 186.205.

(c) Receipt of the required proof of claim by the receiver is a condition precedent to the payment of the claim.

(d) A claim that is not filed within the period specified by the receiver may not participate in a distribution of the assets by the receiver, except that, subject to court approval, the receiver may accept a claim filed not later than the 180th day after the date notice of the claimant's right to file a proof of claim is mailed to the claimant.

(e) A claim accepted under this section and approved is subordinate to an approved claim of a general creditor.

(f) Interest does not accrue on a claim after the date the state trust company is closed for liquidation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4019.0105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4019 / Section 4019.0105
§ 4019.0105. 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 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 bonds for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds;

(3) right to impose or collect an assessment; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 22.16 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 22 / Section 22.16
§ 22.16. REMITTITUR AFTER FORFEITURE.
Status: in_force

(a) After forfeiture of a bond and before entry of a final judgment, the court shall, on written motion, remit to the surety the amount of the bond, after deducting the costs of court and any reasonable and necessary costs to the county for the return of the principal, and the interest accrued on the bond amount as provided by Subsection (c) if the principal is released on new bail in the case or the case for which bond was given is dismissed.

(b) For other good cause shown and before the entry of a final judgment against the bond, the court in its discretion may remit to the surety all or part of the amount of the bond after deducting the costs of court and any reasonable and necessary costs to the county for the return of the principal, and the interest accrued on the bond amount as provided by Subsection (c).

(c) For the purposes of this article, interest accrues on the bond amount from the date of forfeiture in the same manner and at the same rate as provided for the accrual of prejudgment interest in civil cases.
Tex. Local Government Code § 363.256 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 363 / Section 363.256
§ 363.256. REVIEW BY CLERK.
Status: in_force

(a) The clerk of the political subdivision shall, on the request of any person, check each name on a petition to determine whether the signer is a registered voter of the district. A person requesting verification by the clerk shall pay the clerk a sum equal to 20 cents for each name before the verification begins.

(b) The clerk may not count a signature if the clerk has a reason to believe that:

(1) it is not the actual signature of the purported signer;

(2) the voter registration certificate number is not correct;

(3) it is a duplication either of a name or of handwriting used in any other signature on the petition;

(4) the residence address of the signer is not correct; or

(5) the name of the voter is not signed exactly as it appears on the official copy of the current list of registered voters for the voting year in which the petition is issued.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2171.005 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2171 / Section 2171.005
§ 2171.005. IDENTIFICATION OF INSURED REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

An insurer filing a policy form under Section 2171.003 or rates and related information under Section 2171.004 shall clearly identify the group of businesses or the association to be insured.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3960.110 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3960 / Section 3960.110
§ 3960.110. ANNEXATION OF LAND.
Status: in_force

The district may annex land as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7816.0305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7816 / Section 7816.0305
§ 7816.0305. PROHIBITED FUNCTIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may not:

(1) engage in any park, water service, wastewater service, police, or firefighting function; or

(2) spend any district money or issue bonds for any function described by Subdivision (1).
Tex. Labor Code § 408.1415 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 408 / Section 408.1415
§ 408.1415. WORK SEARCH COMPLIANCE STANDARDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner by rule shall adopt compliance standards for supplemental income benefit recipients that require each recipient to demonstrate an active effort to obtain employment. To be eligible to receive supplemental income benefits under this chapter, a recipient must provide evidence satisfactory to the division of:

(1) active participation in a vocational rehabilitation program conducted by the Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services or a private vocational rehabilitation provider;

(2) active participation in work search efforts conducted through the Texas Workforce Commission; or

(3) active work search efforts documented by job applications submitted by the recipient.

(b) In adopting rules under this section, the commissioner shall:

(1) establish the level of activity that a recipient should have with the Texas Workforce Commission and the Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services;

(2) define the number of job applications required to be submitted by a recipient to satisfy the work search requirements; and

(3) consider factors affecting the availability of employment, including recognition of access to employment in rural areas, economic conditions, and other appropriate employment availability factors.

(c) The commissioner may consult with the Texas Workforce Commission, the Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services, and other appropriate entities in adopting rules under this section.
Tex. Government Code § 2166.305 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2166 / Section 2166.305
§ 2166.305. REVIEW OF UNIFORM GENERAL CONDITIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall require a review of the uniform general conditions of state building construction contracts whenever the commission considers review worthwhile, but not less frequently than once every five years.

(b) A committee appointed by the commission shall perform the review. The committee consists of:

(1) the director of facilities construction and space management appointed under Section 2152.104, who serves as the presiding officer of the committee;

(2) six individuals appointed by the commission, one each from the lists of nominees submitted respectively by the:

(A) president of the Texas Society of Architects;

(B) president of the Texas Society of Professional Engineers;

(C) presiding officer of the Executive Council of the Texas Associated General Contractors Chapters;

(D) executive secretary of the Mechanical Contractors Associations of Texas, Incorporated;

(E) executive secretary of the Texas Building and Construction Trades Council; and

(F) president of the Associated Builders and Contractors of Texas;

(3) one individual appointed by the commission representing an institution of higher education, as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code;

(4) one individual appointed by the commission representing a state agency that has a substantial ongoing construction program;

(5) one individual appointed by the commission representing the attorney general's office;

(6) one individual appointed by the commission representing the interests of historically underutilized businesses;

(7) two individuals appointed by the commission, each representing a different minority contractors association;

(8) one individual appointed by the commission representing the Texas Association of School Boards; and

(9) one individual appointed by the commission representing the Texas Association of School Administrators.

(c) Members of the committee serve without compensation but may be reimbursed for actual and necessary expenses.
Tex. Government Code § 2054.375 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.375
§ 2054.375. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Eligible entity" means an entity listed in Section 2054.0525.

(2) "Statewide technology center" means a statewide technology center established or operated under this subchapter.
Tex. Transportation Code § 372.108 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 372 / Section 372.108
§ 372.108. APPEAL.
Status: in_force

(a) A registered owner may appeal the justice of the peace's decision by filing a petition not later than the 30th day after the date on which the decision is rendered:

(1) in the county court at law of the county in which the justice of the peace precinct is located; or

(2) if there is no county court at law in that county, in the county court.

(b) The registered owner must send a file-stamped copy of the petition, certified by the clerk of the court, to the toll project entity by certified mail not later than the 30th day after the date the appeal petition is filed.

(c) The court shall notify the toll project entity of the hearing not later than the 31st day before the date the court sets for the hearing.

(d) A trial on appeal is a trial de novo on the issues under Section 372.107(d).

(e) Neither the filing of the appeal petition nor service of notice of the appeal stays the toll project entity's exercise of the habitual violator remedies unless the person who files the appeal posts a bond with the toll project entity issued by a sufficient surety in the total amount of unpaid tolls and fees owed by the registered owner to the toll project entity.
Tex. Government Code § 792.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 792 / Section 792.002
§ 792.002. AGREEMENTS WITH MEXICO.
Status: in_force

A state agency or a political subdivision may, to the extent permitted under federal law, enter into an agreement under this chapter with:

(1) the United Mexican States or a political subdivision of the United Mexican States;

(2) an agency of the United States; or

(3) an agency or entity that is created under a treaty or executive agreement between the United States and the United Mexican States.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8349.0202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8349 / Section 8349.0202
§ 8349.0202. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The temporary board consists of:

(1) James M. Pratt;

(2) Eric P. Mayfield;

(3) Spencer Harkness;

(4) Courtney Blackburn; and

(5) Bryson Grover.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8349.0103; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter.

(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 8349.0103 and the terms of the temporary directors have expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that expire on the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8349.0103; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the date of the appointment or reappointment.

(d) If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.