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Tex. Water Code § 66.313 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 66 / Section 66.313
§ 66.313. FORM OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue its bonds in various series or issues.

(b) Bonds may mature serially or otherwise not more than 50 years from their date and shall bear interest at any rate or rates permitted by the constitution and laws of this state.

(c) The district's bonds and interest coupons, if any, are investment securities under the terms of Chapter 8 of the Business & Commerce Code and may be issued registrable as to principal or as to both principal and interest or may be issued in book entry form and may be made redeemable before maturity at the option of the district or may contain a mandatory redemption provision.

(d) The district's bonds may be issued in the form, denominations, and manner and under the terms, conditions, and details and shall be signed and executed as provided by the board in the resolution or order authorizing their issuance.
Tex. Government Code § 1373.006 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1373 / Section 1373.006
§ 1373.006. SECURITY FOR OBLIGATION.
Status: in_force

(a) An obligation may be secured by:

(1) the proceeds from the sale of other obligations or indebtedness of the issuer, including proceeds from the sale of revenue bonds payable from the revenue to be received from an eligible project or a specified user of an eligible project;

(2) subject to Subsection (d), any revenue that the issuer is authorized by the constitution, a statute, or the charter of a home-rule municipality to pledge or pay any kind of general or special indebtedness by or from those revenues;

(3) water supply contracts or water treatment contracts or other similar contracts or the revenue received from those contracts; or

(4) any combination of the sources described by this subsection.

(b) The governing body of an issuer may secure an obligation and pay the cost of a contract or other agreement executed and delivered in connection with the financing of an eligible project with a pledge of the sources permitted by this chapter.

(c) Notwithstanding any other law, if an issuer secures an obligation with contracts or the revenue from those contracts, the term of the contracts may not be less than the final maturity or term of such obligations pursuant to Section 1373.008.

(d) An obligation may not be secured wholly or partly by a pledge of ad valorem taxes.
Tex. Government Code § 437.056 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 437 / Section 437.056
§ 437.056. MANDATORY TRAINING FOR ADJUTANT GENERAL.
Status: in_force

(a) Before the adjutant general may assume the duties of the office and before the adjutant general may be confirmed by the senate, the adjutant general must complete at least one course of the training program established under this section.

(b) A training program established under this section must provide information to the adjutant general regarding:

(1) this chapter;

(2) the federal and state programs operated by the department;

(3) the federal and state roles and functions of the department;

(4) the regulations of the department, with an emphasis on disciplinary and investigatory authority regulations;

(5) the current budget for the department, with emphasis on state and federal funds;

(6) the results of the most recent formal federal and state audits of the department;

(7) the requirements of:

(A) Chapter 552; and

(B) the federal Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. Section 552);

(8) the requirements of the conflict-of-interest laws and other laws relating to public officials;

(9) any applicable ethics policies adopted by the department or the Texas Ethics Commission; and

(10) the requirements and development of the Master Cooperative Agreements between this state and the federal government.
Tex. Water Code § 55.196 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 55 / Section 55.196
§ 55.196. SELLING WATERPOWER PRIVILEGES.
Status: in_force

The district may enter into a contract to sell waterpower privileges if power can be generated from water flowing from the district's reservoirs and irrigation system. The sale of waterpower privileges may not interfere with the district's obligation to furnish an adequate supply of water for irrigation and for municipal purposes in districts which furnish water for municipal purposes.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8512.0405 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8512 / Section 8512.0405
§ 8512.0405. RATES AND OTHER CHARGES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall impose rates and other charges for the sale or use of water, water connections, power, electric energy, or other services the authority sells, provides, or supplies.

(b) The rates and other charges must be reasonable, nondiscriminatory, and sufficient to provide revenue adequate to:

(1) pay all expenses necessary to the operation, maintenance, and replacement of and the making of additions to the authority's properties and facilities;

(2) pay the principal of, the interest on, and any premium on all bonds issued under this chapter when they become due and payable;

(3) pay all sinking fund or reserve fund payments agreed to be made with respect to any of those bonds and payable out of that revenue when and as they become due and payable;

(4) fulfill the terms of any agreements made with the holders of those bonds or with any person in their behalf; and

(5) discharge all other lawful obligations of the authority when they become due.

(c) The rates and other charges may not exceed the amount that may be necessary to fulfill the obligations imposed on the authority by this chapter.
Tex. Transportation Code § 547.403 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 547 / Section 547.403
§ 547.403. SERVICE BRAKES REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) A vehicle required to have brakes by this subchapter, other than special mobile equipment, shall be equipped with service brakes that:

(1) comply with the performance requirements of this subchapter; and

(2) are adequate to control the movement of the vehicle, including stopping and holding, under all loading conditions and when on any grade on which the vehicle is operated.

(b) A vehicle required to have brakes by this subchapter shall be equipped so that one control device operates the service brakes. This subsection does not prohibit an additional control device that may be used to operate brakes on a towed vehicle. A vehicle that tows another vehicle as a commodity when at least one set of the towed vehicle's wheels is on the roadway is not required to comply with this requirement unless the brakes on the towing and towed vehicles are designed to be operated by a single control on the towing vehicle.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 33.134 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 33 / Section 33.134
§ 33.134. USE AND DEVELOPMENT OF LAND BY LITTORAL OWNER.
Status: in_force

None of the provisions of this chapter shall prevent the littoral owner of property from developing or otherwise using his property in a lawful manner, and this chapter shall not be construed to confer on the board the authority to regulate, control, or restrict the use or development of the property.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1952.204 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1952 / Section 1952.204
§ 1952.204. AGENT LICENSE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

A person representing an insurer in selling short-term liability insurance policies under this subchapter must be licensed under Title 13.
Tex. Insurance Code § 441.254 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 441 / Section 441.254
§ 441.254. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENTS OF SUPERVISION.
Status: in_force

The failure of an insurer described by Section 441.251 to comply during supervision with the requirements of Section 441.104 with respect to any asset or policy located in this state is grounds for the immediate revocation of the insurer's certificate of authority to engage in business in this state and for the immediate appointment of an ancillary conservator to take charge of the insurer's assets located in this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6604.206 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6604 / Section 6604.206
§ 6604.206. ISSUANCE OF CERTAIN TIME WARRANTS PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

The district may not issue time warrants payable from taxes.
Tex. Tax Code § 201.054 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 201 / Section 201.054
§ 201.054. TAX ON LIQUID HYDROCARBONS.
Status: in_force

(a) There is imposed on each producer a tax on the market value of liquid hydrocarbons, other than condensate, recovered from gas produced in the state by a producer.

(b) The rate of the tax imposed by this section is the same as the rate of the tax imposed by Section 201.052 of this code.
Tex. Government Code § 418.251 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 418 / Section 418.251
§ 418.251. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Commission" means the Health and Human Services Commission.

(2) "Department" means the Department of State Health Services.

(3) "Emergency assistance registry" means the registry maintained by the division that provides local emergency planners and emergency responders with additional information on the needs of certain individuals in their communities.

(4) "First responder" means any federal, state, or local personnel who may respond to a disaster, including:

(A) public health and public safety personnel;

(B) commissioned law enforcement personnel;

(C) fire protection personnel, including volunteer firefighters;

(D) emergency medical services personnel, including hospital emergency facility staff;

(E) a member of the National Guard; or

(F) a member of the Texas State Guard.

(5) "Medically fragile individual" means any individual who, during a time of disaster or emergency, would be particularly vulnerable because of a medical condition, including individuals:

(A) with Alzheimer's disease and other related disorders;

(B) receiving dialysis services;

(C) who are diagnosed with a debilitating chronic illness;

(D) who are dependent on oxygen treatment; and

(E) who have medical conditions that require 24-hour supervision from a skilled nurse.
Tex. Government Code § 403.217 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 403 / Section 403.217
§ 403.217. ADDITIONAL PAYMENTS OR BOND.
Status: in_force

(a) If an applicant for an order or injunction granted under this subchapter has not filed a bond as required by Section 403.212(a)(2)(B), the applicant shall pay all taxes, fees, and penalties to which the order or injunction applies as those taxes, fees, and penalties accrue and before they become delinquent.

(b) If the attorney general determines that the amount of a bond filed under this subchapter is insufficient to cover double the amount of taxes, fees, and penalties accruing after the restraining order or injunction is granted, the attorney general shall demand that the applicant file an additional bond.
Tex. Utilities Code § 39.313 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 39 / Section 39.313
§ 39.313. SEVERABILITY.
Status: repealed

Effective on the date the first utility transition bonds are issued under this subchapter, if any provision in this title or portion of this title is held to be invalid or is invalidated, superseded, replaced, repealed, or expires for any reason, that occurrence does not affect the validity or continuation of this subchapter, Section 39.201, 39.251, 39.252, or 39.262, or any part of those provisions, or any other provision of this title that is relevant to the issuance, administration, payment, retirement, or refunding of transition bonds or to any actions of the electric utility, its successors, an assignee, a collection agent, or a financing party, which shall remain in full force and effect.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7972A.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7972A / Section 7972A.0101
§ 7972A.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 Williamson and Bell Counties Municipal Utility District No. 1.
Tex. Family Code § 65.106 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 65 / Section 65.106
§ 65.106. LIABILITY FOR CLAIMS ARISING FROM COMMUNITY SERVICE.
Status: in_force

(a) A municipality or county that establishes a program to assist children and their parents in rendering community service under this subchapter may purchase an insurance policy protecting the municipality or county against a claim brought by a person other than the child or the child's parent for a cause of action that arises from an act of the child or parent while rendering the community service. The municipality or county is not liable for the claim to the extent that damages are recoverable under a contract of insurance or under a plan of self-insurance authorized by statute.

(b) The liability of the municipality or county for a claim that arises from an action of the child or the child's parent while rendering community service may not exceed $100,000 to a single person and $300,000 for a single occurrence in the case of personal injury or death, and $10,000 for a single occurrence of property damage. Liability may not extend to punitive or exemplary damages.

(c) This section does not waive a defense, immunity, or jurisdictional bar available to the municipality or county or its officers or employees, nor shall this section be construed to waive, repeal, or modify any provision of Chapter 101, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.
Tex. Education Code § 51.966 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.966
§ 51.966. INSURANCE COVERAGE.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing board of an institution of higher education may purchase insurance insuring the institution and its employees against any liability, risk, or exposure and covering the losses of any institutional property.

(b) The governing board may pay the cost of any insurance from any funds of the institution.

(c) Section 612.002(b), Government Code, does not apply to an institution of higher education or university system purchasing insurance under this section.

(d) In this section, "governing board," "institution of higher education," and "university system" have the meanings assigned by Section 61.003.
Tex. Government Code § 825.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 825 / Section 825.003
§ 825.003. TRUSTEES APPOINTED BY GOVERNOR FROM NOMINEES OF BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Status: in_force

The governor shall appoint two members of the board of trustees, subject to confirmation by two-thirds of the senate, from lists of nominees submitted by the State Board of Education. These members must be persons who have demonstrated financial expertise, have worked in private business or industry, and have broad investment experience, preferably in investment of pension funds.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 94.022 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 94 / Section 94.022
§ 94.022. ORANGES.
Status: in_force

Oranges that meet the maturity standards for oranges established by rule of the department are mature.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1100.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1100 / Section 1100.107
§ 1100.107. DISTRICT PROPERTY, FACILITIES, AND EQUIPMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall determine the type, number, and location of buildings required to maintain an adequate hospital system.

(b) The board may lease all or part of the district's buildings and other facilities on terms considered to be in the best interest of the district's inhabitants. The term of the lease may not exceed 25 years.

(c) The district may acquire or lease equipment for use in the district's hospital system and mortgage or pledge the property as security for the payment of the purchase price. A contract entered into under this subsection must provide that the entire obligation be retired not later than the fifth anniversary of the date of the contract.

(d) The district may borrow money to purchase equipment or for other purposes authorized by the board. The board may pledge all or part of the district's tax revenue to the payment of the amounts borrowed. Section 1100.211(c) does not apply to amounts borrowed under this subsection.

(e) The district may sell or otherwise dispose of any property, including equipment, on terms the board finds are in the best interest of the district's inhabitants.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1105.051 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1105 / Section 1105.051
§ 1105.051. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

(a) This subchapter applies to a policy issued on or after January 1, 1989.

(b) This subchapter also applies to a policy issued by a company after the date specified in a written notice:

(1) that was filed with the State Board of Insurance after August 31, 1981, but before January 1, 1989; and

(2) under which the company filing the notice elected to comply before January 1, 1989, with the law codified by this subchapter.
Tex. Transportation Code § 623.283 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 623 / Section 623.283
§ 623.283. PERMIT FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The port authority may collect a fee for permits issued under this subchapter. The fees may not exceed $80 per trip.

(b) Fees collected under Subsection (a) shall be used solely for the construction and maintenance of port authority roadways.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 7.305 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 7 / Section 7.305
§ 7.305. DESTINATION BILLS.
Status: in_force

(a) Instead of issuing a bill of lading to the consignor at the place of shipment, a carrier, at the request of the consignor, may procure the bill to be issued at destination or at any other place designated in the request.

(b) Upon request of any person entitled as against a carrier to control the goods while in transit and on surrender of possession or control of any outstanding bill of lading or other receipt covering the goods, the issuer, subject to Section 7.105, may procure a substitute bill to be issued at any place designated in the request.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1272.253 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1272 / Section 1272.253
§ 1272.253. SANCTIONS AND PENALTIES AGAINST HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATION.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may impose sanctions or penalties under Chapters 82, 83, and 84 on a health maintenance organization that does not provide in a timely manner information required by Subchapter C.
Tex. Local Government Code § 212.1362 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 212 / Section 212.1362
§ 212.1362. EXPIRATION OF MORATORIUM; EXTENSION.
Status: in_force

(a) A moratorium adopted under this subchapter expires on the 90th day after the date the moratorium is adopted unless the governing body of the municipality extends the moratorium by:

(1) holding a public hearing on the proposed extension of the moratorium; and

(2) adopting written findings that:

(A) identify the problem requiring the need for extending the moratorium;

(B) describe the reasonable progress made to alleviate the problem;

(C) specify a definite duration for the renewal period of the moratorium; and

(D) include a summary of evidence demonstrating that the problem will be resolved within the extended duration of the moratorium.

(b) A municipality may not adopt a moratorium under this subchapter:

(1) that exceeds an aggregate of 180 days; or

(2) before the second anniversary of the expiration date of a previous moratorium if the subsequent moratorium addresses the same harm, affects the same type of property, or affects the same geographical area identified by the previous moratorium.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8443.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8443 / Section 8443.105
§ 8443.105. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is adopted under Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, and that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3819.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3819 / Section 3819.053
§ 3819.053. NONVOTING DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The following persons shall serve as nonvoting directors:

(1) the directors of the following departments of the City of Houston or a person designated by that director:

(A) parks and recreation;

(B) planning and development;

(C) public works; and

(D) civic center; and

(2) the City of Houston's chief of police.

(b) If a department described by Subsection (a) is consolidated, renamed, or changed, the board may appoint a director of the consolidated, renamed, or changed department as a nonvoting director. If a department described by Subsection (a) is abolished, the board may appoint a representative of another department that performs duties comparable to those performed by the abolished department.

(c) Nonvoting directors are not counted for the purposes of establishing a quorum of the board.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 164.082 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 164 / Section 164.082
§ 164.082. CIVIL SUITS TO RECOVER PENALTY FOR CORPORATE OFFENSE.
Status: in_force

If the person who commits an offense under this subchapter is a corporation, the county attorney of the county in which the offense occurred shall sue that person in a court of competent jurisdiction on behalf of the state for the collection of the fine provided for the offense.
Tex. Estates Code § 55.001 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 55 / Section 55.001
§ 55.001. OPPOSITION IN PROBATE PROCEEDING.
Status: in_force

A person interested in an estate may, at any time before the court decides an issue in a proceeding, file written opposition regarding the issue. The person is entitled to process for witnesses and evidence, and to be heard on the opposition, as in other suits.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8083.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8083 / Section 8083.0101
§ 8083.0101. 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 Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 180.
Tex. Local Government Code § 303.033 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 303 / Section 303.033
§ 303.033. RESIGNATION OF REGISTERED AGENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A registered agent of a corporation may resign by:

(1) mailing or delivering written notice to the corporation; and

(2) filing the original and two copies of the notice in the office of the secretary of state not later than the 10th day after the date the notice is mailed or delivered to the corporation.

(b) The notice must include:

(1) the corporation's last known address;

(2) a statement that written notice was given to the corporation; and

(3) the date the written notice was given to the corporation.

(c) If the secretary of state finds that the notice complies with this chapter, the secretary of state, on payment of all fees required by this chapter, shall:

(1) write "filed" on the original notice and both copies and the month, day, and year of the filing;

(2) file the original notice in the office of the secretary of state;

(3) return one copy of the notice to the resigning registered agent; and

(4) deliver one copy of the notice to the corporation at the address shown in the notice.

(d) The resignation takes effect on the 31st day after the date the notice is received by the secretary of state.
Tex. Education Code § 88.701 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 88 / Section 88.701
§ 88.701. TEXAS VETERINARY MEDICAL DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY.
Status: in_force

The Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory is a state agency under the jurisdiction and supervision of the board.