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Tex. Insurance Code § 1251.358 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1251 / Section 1251.358
§ 1251.358. ASSOCIATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A blanket accident and health insurance policy may be issued to an association, including a labor union, to cover any group of members or participants defined by reference to specified hazards incident to an activity or operation sponsored or supervised by the association.

(b) To be eligible to obtain a blanket accident and health insurance policy, an association must:

(1) have a constitution and bylaws; and

(2) have been organized and be maintained in good faith for purposes other than that of obtaining insurance.

(c) The association is the policyholder under a policy to which this section applies.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8383.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8383 / Section 8383.005
§ 8383.005. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is created to serve a public purpose and benefit.

(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, or improvement of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads described by Section 54.234, Water Code, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 1.104 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 1 / Section 1.104
§ 1.104. LAW APPLICABLE TO LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

The law of the jurisdiction that governs an entity as determined under Sections 1.101-1.103 applies to the liability of an owner, a member, or a managerial official of the entity in the capacity as an owner, a member, or a managerial official for an obligation, including a debt or other liability, of the entity for which the owner, member, or managerial official is not otherwise liable by contract or under provisions of law other than this code.
Tex. Family Code § 88.003 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 88 / Section 88.003
§ 88.003. JUDICIAL ENFORCEMENT OF ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) A tribunal of this state shall enforce the terms of a foreign protective order, including a term that provides relief that a tribunal of this state would not have power to provide but for this section. The tribunal shall enforce the order regardless of whether the order was obtained by independent action or in another proceeding, if the order is an order issued in response to a complaint, petition, or motion filed by or on behalf of an individual seeking protection. In a proceeding to enforce a foreign protective order, the tribunal shall follow the procedures of this state for the enforcement of protective orders.

(b) A tribunal of this state shall enforce the provisions of the foreign protective order that govern the possession of and access to a child if the provisions were issued in accordance with the jurisdictional requirements governing the issuance of possession and access orders in the issuing state.

(c) A tribunal of this state may enforce a provision of the foreign protective order relating to child support if the order was issued in accordance with the jurisdictional requirements of Chapter 159 and the federal Full Faith and Credit for Child Support Orders Act, 28 U.S.C. Section 1738B, as amended.

(d) A foreign protective order is valid if the order:

(1) names the protected individual and the respondent;

(2) is currently in effect;

(3) was rendered by a tribunal that had jurisdiction over the parties and the subject matter under the law of the issuing state; and

(4) was rendered after the respondent was given reasonable notice and an opportunity to be heard consistent with the right to due process, either:

(A) before the tribunal issued the order; or

(B) in the case of an ex parte order, within a reasonable time after the order was rendered.

(e) A protected individual seeking enforcement of a foreign protective order establishes a prima facie case for its validity by presenting an order that is valid on its face.

(f) It is an affirmative defense in an action seeking enforcement of a foreign protective order that the order does not meet the requirements for a valid order under Subsection (d).

(g) A tribunal of this state may enforce the provisions of a mutual foreign protective order that favor a respondent only if:

(1) the respondent filed a written pleading seeking a protective order from the tribunal of the issuing state; and

(2) the tribunal of the issuing state made specific findings in favor of the respondent.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 161.067 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 161 / Section 161.067
§ 161.067. FORFEITURE OF CHARTER AND RIGHTS.
Status: in_force

(a) If a corporation fails or refuses to comply with the orders of the board under Sections 161.064 through 161.066 of this code, the corporation shall forfeit its right to do business in this state, and its permit or charter shall be canceled or forfeited by the attorney general.

(b) The failure or refusal by a person is presumed to be prima facie evidence of fraud on the board and veteran in violation of this chapter, and the person shall lose and forfeit all rights and benefits under this chapter.
Tex. Labor Code § 402.076 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 402 / Section 402.076
§ 402.076. GENERAL DUTIES; FUNDING.
Status: in_force

(a) The division shall perform the workforce education and safety functions of the workers' compensation system of this state.

(b) The operations of the division under this section are funded through the surcharge assessed under Section 403.002.
Tex. Utilities Code § 161.122 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 161 / Section 161.122
§ 161.122. PROVISION OF RURAL ELECTRIFICATION.
Status: in_force

An electric cooperative may engage in rural electrification by:

(1) furnishing electric energy to any person for delivery to a dwelling, structure, apparatus, or point of delivery that is:

(A) located in a rural area; and

(B) not receiving central station service, even if the person is receiving central station service at other points of delivery;

(2) furnishing electric energy to a person desiring that service in a municipality or unincorporated city or town, rural or nonrural, served by the cooperative and in which central station service was not available at the time the cooperative began furnishing electric energy to the residents of the municipality or unincorporated city or town;

(3) assisting in the wiring of the premises of persons in rural areas or the acquisition, supply, or installation of electrical or plumbing equipment in those premises; or

(4) furnishing electric energy, wiring facilities, or electrical or plumbing equipment or service to another electric cooperative or to the members of another electric cooperative.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3792.0305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3792 / Section 3792.0305
§ 3792.0305. CONVEYANCE AND APPROVAL OF ROAD PROJECT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may convey a road project authorized by Section 3792.0304 to:

(1) a municipality or county that will operate and maintain the road if the municipality or county has approved the plans and specifications of the road project; or

(2) the state if the state will operate and maintain the road and the Texas Transportation Commission has approved the plans and specifications of the road project.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the district shall operate and maintain a road project authorized by Section 3792.0304 that the district implements and does not convey to a municipality, a county, or this state under Subsection (a).

(c) The district may agree in writing with a municipality, a county, or this state to assign operation and maintenance duties to the district, the municipality, the county, or this state in a manner other than the manner described in Subsections (a) and (b).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7216.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7216 / Section 7216.102
§ 7216.102. LIMITATION OF CERTAIN POWERS.
Status: in_force

(a) Before June 20, 2009, the district:

(1) shall limit the exercise of its powers related to the provision of public water utility service to territory that is located within the boundaries of the district or as authorized by Certificate of Convenience and Necessity No. 10081; and

(2) may not provide wastewater service, solid waste service, firefighting service, or stormwater, flood control, and drainage services and may not convert to or otherwise become a municipal utility district, absent the express written consent of any municipality with extraterritorial jurisdiction that overlaps the district's boundaries.

(b) On or after June 20, 2009, to exercise a power restricted by this section, the district must file an application with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, if allowed by the law in existence at that time, to exercise that additional power. In addition to filing an application seeking expansion of the district's powers, the district must apply for a sewer certificate of convenience and necessity for the district to provide retail wastewater service. The district shall provide notice and a copy of an application for expansion of powers to each municipality whose jurisdiction, including extraterritorial jurisdiction, overlaps the district's boundaries, in addition to complying with any other applicable notice requirements.

(c) If a municipality that is entitled to the notice required by Subsection (b) files a request for a contested case hearing within 60 days after receipt of the notice, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality shall directly refer the application to the State Office of Administrative Hearings for a contested case hearing.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1034.208 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1034 / Section 1034.208
§ 1034.208. BONDS EXEMPT FROM TAXATION.
Status: in_force

The following are exempt from taxation by this state or by a political subdivision of this state:

(1) bonds issued by the district;

(2) any transaction relating to the bonds; and

(3) profits made in the sale of the bonds.
Tex. Water Code § 51.526 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.526
§ 51.526. ELECTION IN SEPARATE ELECTION PRECINCT.
Status: in_force

(a) If the improvements to be provided in a defined area are considered peculiarly for the benefit of that area and not required to conserve the public or general welfare in the district as a whole, and if the proposed improvements in that area will require the imposition of a tax only on the property in the area, the defined area is constituted a separate election precinct in which a separate election shall be held to determine if the improvements will be provided and a separate tax levied.

(b) The election shall be held in the manner provided for issuance of bonds under this subchapter.

(c) If a majority of the electors in the defined area approve the propositions, the district shall provide money when necessary and shall provide the improvements and levy the tax.

(d) At an election in the defined area, each qualified elector of the district who owns property in the defined area may elect to vote in the area and not in the precinct of his residence.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 162.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 162 / Section 162.001
§ 162.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Blood bank" means a facility that obtains blood from voluntary donors, as that term is defined by the United States Food and Drug Administration, the AABB (formerly known as the American Association of Blood Banks), and the American Red Cross Blood Services and that is registered or licensed by the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research of the United States Food and Drug Administration and accredited by the AABB or the American Red Cross Blood Services, or is qualified for membership in the American Association of Tissue Banks. The term includes a blood center, regional collection center, tissue bank, and transfusion service.

(2) "AIDS" means acquired immune deficiency syndrome as defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the United States Public Health Service.

(3) "HIV" means human immunodeficiency virus.

(4) "Adult stem cell" means an undifferentiated cell that is:

(A) found in differentiated tissue; and

(B) able to renew itself and differentiate to yield all or nearly all of the specialized cell types of the tissue from which the cell originated.
Tex. Family Code § 57.008 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 57 / Section 57.008
§ 57.008. COURT ORDER FOR PROTECTION FROM JUVENILES.
Status: in_force

(a) A court may issue an order for protection from juveniles directed against a child to protect a victim of the child's conduct who, because of the victim's participation in the juvenile justice system, risks further harm by the child.

(b) In the order, the court may prohibit the child from doing specified acts or require the child to do specified acts necessary or appropriate to prevent or reduce the likelihood of further harm to the victim by the child.
Tex. Property Code § 92.160 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 92 / Section 92.160
§ 92.160. TYPE, BRAND, AND MANNER OF INSTALLATION.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise required by this subchapter, a landlord may select the type, brand, and manner of installation, including placement, of a security device installed under this subchapter. This section does not apply to a security device installed, repaired, changed, replaced, or rekeyed by a tenant under Section 92.164(a)(1) or 92.165(1).
Tex. Insurance Code § 1203.106 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1203 / Section 1203.106
§ 1203.106. CERTAIN COORDINATION OF BENEFITS PROVISIONS VOID.
Status: in_force

A provision of a health benefit plan or vision benefit plan that violates this subchapter is void.
Tex. Government Code § 2102.013 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2102 / Section 2102.013
§ 2102.013. ANNUAL RISK ASSESSMENT; REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) A state agency described by Section 2102.004(b) shall conduct each year a formal risk assessment consisting of an executive management review of agency functions, activities, and processes.

(b) The risk assessment must:

(1) evaluate the probability of occurrence and the likely effect of financial, managerial, and compliance risks and of risks related to the use of information technology; and

(2) rank risks according to the probability of occurrence and likely effect of the risks evaluated.

(c) The state agency shall submit the written risk assessment to the state auditor in the form and at the time prescribed by the state auditor.
Tex. Transportation Code § 21.062 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 21 / Section 21.062
§ 21.062. LEASE OF LAND OR IMPROVEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may lease land given to the department or an improvement on the land to any person if the department finds after investigation that:

(1) the lease is desirable or essential:

(A) to develop aeronautics for the common good and safety of the residents of this state; or

(B) to provide for catastrophe, disaster, or state or national emergency;

(2) the lessee is financially responsible; and

(3) the amount of periodic rental payments is at least equal to the amount that the department has spent for improvements on the land, amortized over the term of the lease.

(b) The department shall produce and maintain in the department's office a written statement of the findings required by Subsection (a).

(c) The department shall submit a lease entered into by the department to the attorney general for approval as to form before the lease becomes effective.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 134.027 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 134 / Section 134.027
§ 134.027. MONITORING OF OPERATIONS THAT AFFECT AQUIFERS.
Status: in_force

For surface coal mining and reclamation operations that remove or disturb strata that serve as aquifers that significantly ensure the hydrologic balance of water use on or off the mining site, the commission shall specify:

(1) monitoring sites to record:

(A) the quantity and quality of surface drainage above and below the mine site and in the potential zone of influence;

(B) the level and amount and to take samples of groundwater and aquifers potentially affected by the mining and directly below the lowermost, deepest coal seam to be mined; and

(C) precipitation; and

(2) records of well logs and borehole data to be maintained.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 2.508 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 2 / Section 2.508
§ 2.508. CURE BY SELLER OF IMPROPER TENDER OR DELIVERY; REPLACEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Where any tender or delivery by the seller is rejected because non-conforming and the time for performance has not yet expired, the seller may seasonably notify the buyer of his intention to cure and may then within the contract time make a conforming delivery.

(b) Where the buyer rejects a non-conforming tender which the seller had reasonable grounds to believe would be acceptable with or without money allowance the seller may if he seasonably notifies the buyer have a further reasonable time to substitute a conforming tender.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3886.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3886 / Section 3886.203
§ 3886.203. BOND ISSUANCE PLAN REQUIRED BEFORE ISSUING BONDS.
Status: in_force

The district may not issue bonds until the governing body of the town approves a bond issuance plan authorizing and prescribing the limitations on the issuance of the bonds.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8401.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8401 / Section 8401.004
§ 8401.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is composed of the territory described by Section 7.03, Chapter 791, Acts of the 74th Legislature, Regular Session, 1995, as that territory may have been modified under:

(1) Subchapter H, Chapter 54, Water Code;

(2) Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code; or

(3) other law.

(b) The boundaries and field notes of the district form a closure. A mistake in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect:

(1) the district's organization, existence, or validity;

(2) the district's right to impose a tax; or

(3) the legality or operation of the district or its governing body.
Tex. Family Code § 263.0061 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 263 / Section 263.0061
§ 263.0061. NOTICE TO PARENTS OF RIGHT TO COUNSEL.
Status: in_force

(a) At the status hearing under Subchapter C and at each permanency hearing under Subchapter D held after the date the court renders a temporary order appointing the department as temporary managing conservator of a child, the court shall inform each parent not represented by an attorney of:

(1) the right to be represented by an attorney; and

(2) if a parent is indigent and appears in opposition to the suit, the right to a court-appointed attorney.

(b) If a parent claims indigence and requests the appointment of an attorney in a proceeding described by Subsection (a), the court shall require the parent to complete and file with the court an affidavit of indigence. The court may hear evidence to determine whether the parent is indigent. If the court determines the parent is indigent, the court shall appoint an attorney to represent the parent.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1087.252 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1087 / Section 1087.252
§ 1087.252. TAX RATE.
Status: in_force

The board may impose the tax at a rate not to exceed 75 cents on each $100 valuation of all taxable property in the district.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 2001.005 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 2001 / Section 2001.005
§ 2001.005. LIMITATION ON LIABILITY OF MOLDER.
Status: in_force

A molder may not be held criminally or civilly liable for destroying a die, mold, or form if the molder complies with Sections 2001.002 and 2001.003.
Tex. Government Code § 466.3052 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 466 / Section 466.3052
§ 466.3052. PURCHASE AND SALE OF TICKETS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person intentionally or knowingly sells a ticket and the person accepts anything other than the following as payment for the ticket:

(1) United States currency;

(2) a negotiable instrument in the form of a check that meets the requirements of Section 3.104, Business & Commerce Code;

(3) a debit made through a financial institution debit card;

(4) a coupon or voucher issued by the department for purposes of purchasing a lottery ticket; or

(5) a mail order subscription on a mail order subscription form authorized by the department.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
Tex. Election Code § 67.002 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 67 / Section 67.002
§ 67.002. CANVASS OF PRECINCT RETURNS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by law, the precinct election returns for each election shall be canvassed by the following authority:

(1) for an election ordered by the governor or by a county authority, the commissioners court of each county in which the election is held; and

(2) for an election ordered by an authority of a political subdivision other than a county, the political subdivision's governing body.

(b) The canvass of precinct returns shall be conducted in accordance with this chapter except as otherwise provided by this code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3852.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3852 / Section 3852.153
§ 3852.153. MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may impose an annual ad valorem tax on taxable property in the district to maintain and operate the district and the improvements and projects constructed or acquired by the district or to provide a service only if:

(1) two-thirds of the directors vote in favor of imposing the tax; and

(2) the tax is authorized at an election held in accordance with Section 3852.156.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate.
Tex. Transportation Code § 256.010 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 256 / Section 256.010
§ 256.010. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER TO COUNTY OPERATING UNDER SPECIAL ROAD TAX LAW.
Status: in_force

A county operating under a special road tax law may take any action authorized by this chapter.
Tex. Finance Code § 353.406 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 353 / Section 353.406
§ 353.406. LIABILITY RELATING TO OUTSTANDING BALANCE INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

A holder who violates Section 353.405 is liable to the retail buyer or the buyer's designee in an amount computed by adding:

(1) three times the difference between the amount tendered and the amount sought by the holder at the time of tender;

(2) interest;

(3) reasonable attorney's fees; and

(4) costs.
Tex. Election Code § 85.033 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 85 / Section 85.033
§ 85.033. SECURITY OF VOTING MACHINE.
Status: in_force

At the close of early voting each day, the early voting clerk shall secure each voting machine used for early voting in the manner prescribed by the secretary of state so that its unauthorized operation is prevented. The clerk shall unsecure the machine before the beginning of early voting the following day.At the close of early voting each day, the early voting clerk shall secure each voting machine used for early voting in the manner prescribed by the secretary of state so that its unauthorized operation is prevented. The clerk shall unsecure the machine before the beginning of voting the following day.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 32.1072 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 32 / Section 32.1072
§ 32.1072. MINIMUM ROYALTY, BONUS, AND RENTAL.
Status: in_force

The board may not accept a bid on an oil and gas lease that offers:

(1) a royalty of less than one-eighth of the gross production of oil and gas; or

(2) a cash bonus of less than $10 an acre.