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Tex. Government Code § 2157.125 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2157 / Section 2157.125
§ 2157.125. CONTRACT AWARD; FACTORS CONSIDERED.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller or other state agency shall make a written award of a purchase or lease to the offeror whose proposal under this subchapter offers the best value for the state, considering price, past vendor performance, vendor experience or demonstrated capability, and the evaluation factors in the request for proposals.

(b) The comptroller or other state agency shall refuse all offers if no offer submitted is acceptable.

(c) In determining which proposal under this subchapter offers the best value for the state, the comptroller or other state agency shall, when applicable and subject to Sections 2155.074 and 2155.075, consider factors including:

(1) the installation cost;

(2) the overall life of the system or equipment;

(3) the cost of acquisition, operation, and maintenance of hardware included with, associated with, or required for the system or equipment during the state's ownership or lease;

(4) the cost of acquisition, operation, and maintenance of software included with, associated with, or required for the system or equipment during the state's ownership or lease;

(5) the estimated cost of other supplies needed because of the acquisition;

(6) the estimated cost of employee training needed because of the acquisition;

(7) the estimated cost of necessary additional permanent employees because of the acquisition; and

(8) the estimated increase in employee productivity because of the acquisition.

(d) The comptroller or other state agency shall state in writing in the contract file the reasons for making an award.
Tex. Finance Code § 182.012 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 182 / Section 182.012
§ 182.012. APPLICATION FOR EXEMPTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A state trust company requesting an exemption under Section 182.011 shall file an application with the banking commissioner that includes:

(1) a nonrefundable application fee set by the finance commission;

(2) a detailed sworn statement showing the state trust company's assets and liabilities as of the end of the calendar month preceding the filing of the application;

(3) a sworn statement of the reason for requesting the exemption;

(4) a sworn statement that the state trust company:

(A) has or will have only family clients and transacts or will transact business solely on behalf of family clients and their related interests;

(B) is or will be wholly owned, directly or indirectly, legally or beneficially, by one or more family members;

(C) does not or will not hold itself out to the general public as a corporate fiduciary for hire; and

(D) will not transact business with the general public without the prior written permission of the banking commissioner;

(5) the current street mailing address and telephone number of the physical location in this state at which the state trust company will maintain its books and records, with a sworn statement that the address given is true and correct and is not a United States Postal Service post office box or a private mail box, postal box, or mail drop; and

(6) a list of the specific provisions of this subtitle for which the request for an exemption is made.

(b) The banking commissioner may not approve an exemption unless the application is completed as required by Subsection (a).

(c) In this section, "family client" and "family member" have the meanings assigned by Section 182.011.
Tex. Government Code § 1477.117 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1477 / Section 1477.117
§ 1477.117. EXEMPTION FROM ASSESSMENT OR TAXATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A county is not required to pay any assessment on a natural gas system or any part of a natural gas system acquired or constructed under this subchapter.

(b) A bond issued under this subchapter, a transfer of the bond, and the income from the bond, including any profit made from the sale of the bond, are exempt from taxation by this state or a political subdivision of this state.
Tex. Local Government Code § 22.075 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 22 / Section 22.075
§ 22.075. BOND AND DUTIES OF TREASURER.
Status: in_force

(a) The treasurer of the municipality shall execute a bond. The bond must:

(1) be in favor of the municipality;

(2) be in the form and amount required by the governing body of the municipality;

(3) have security approved as sufficient by the governing body; and

(4) be conditioned that the treasurer will faithfully discharge the duties of the office.

(b) The treasurer shall receive and securely keep all money belonging to the municipality. The treasurer shall make all payments on the order of the mayor, attested by the secretary of the municipality under the seal of the municipality. The treasurer may not pay an order unless the face of the order shows that the governing body directed the issuance of the order and shows the purpose for which it is issued.

(c) The treasurer shall render to the governing body a full statement of the receipts and payments. The statement must be rendered at the governing body's first regular meeting in every quarter and at other times as required by the governing body.

(d) The treasurer shall perform other acts and duties as the governing body requires.
Tex. Water Code § 16.142 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 16 / Section 16.142
§ 16.142. RECOVERY OF ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may charge an administrative fee to a political subdivision with which the board agrees to participate in a project under this subchapter.

(b) The board by rule shall set the fee at an amount it considers necessary to recover the costs incurred or to be incurred by the board in administering the project over its life, including the costs of processing an application, monitoring construction, and auditing and monitoring the project. The state auditor may review fees charged by the board to determine whether the fees are set consistent with this subsection, based on a risk assessment performed by the state auditor and subject to the legislative audit committee's approval of including the review in the audit plan under Section 321.013, Government Code.

(c) The board may require the payment of the fee in one or more payments.

(d) Fees shall be deposited as directed by the board for use in administering the program.
Tex. Insurance Code § 443.212 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 443 / Section 443.212
§ 443.212. RECOVERY OF PREMIUMS OWED.
Status: in_force

(a) An insured shall pay, either directly to the receiver or to any agent that has paid or is obligated to pay the receiver on behalf of the insured, any unpaid earned premium or retrospectively rated premium due the insurer based on the termination of coverage under Section 443.152. Premium on surety business is deemed earned at inception if a policy term cannot be determined. All other premium is deemed earned and is prorated equally over the determined policy term, regardless of any provision in the bond, guaranty, contract or other agreement.

(b) Any person, other than the insured, shall turn over to the receiver any unpaid premium due and owing as shown on the records of the insurer, including any amount representing commissions, for the full policy term due the insurer at the time of the entry of the receivership order, whether earned or unearned, based on the termination of coverage under Section 443.152. The unpaid premium due the receiver from any person other than the insured excludes any premium not collected from the insured and not earned based on the termination of coverage under Section 443.152.

(c) Any person, other than the insured, responsible for the remittance of a premium, shall turn over to the receiver any unearned commission of the person based on the termination of coverage under Section 443.152. Credits, setoffs, or both may not be allowed to an agent, broker, premium finance company, or any other person for any amounts advanced to the insurer by the person on behalf of, but in the absence of a payment by, the insured, or for any other amount paid by the person to any other person after the entry of the order of receivership.

(d) Persons that collect premium or finance premium under a premium finance contract that is due the insurer in receivership are deemed to hold that premium in trust as fiduciaries for the benefit of the insurer and to have availed themselves of the laws of this state, regardless of any provision to the contrary in any agency contract or other agreement.

(e) Any premium finance company is obligated to pay any amounts due the insurer from premium finance contracts, whether the premium is earned or unearned. The receiver has the right to collect any unpaid financed premium directly from the premium finance company or directly from the insured that is a party to the premium finance contract.

(f) Upon satisfactory evidence of a violation of this section by a person other than an insured, the commissioner may pursue one or more of the following courses of action:

(1) suspend, revoke, or refuse to renew the licenses of the offending party or parties; and

(2) impose:

(A) an administrative penalty under Chapter 84 of not more than $1,000 for each act in violation of this section by the party or parties; and

(B) any other sanction or penalty authorized by Chapter 82.
Tex. Occupations Code § 110.002 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 110 / Section 110.002
§ 110.002. APPLICATION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter does not apply to a person licensed to practice in this state who provides adjunct therapy.

(b) This chapter does not apply to the prescribing of a drug, remedy, or clinical supply by a physician licensed under Subtitle B.
Tex. Water Code § 61.074 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 61 / Section 61.074
§ 61.074. TERM OF OFFICE, REMOVAL, AND SUCCESSION.
Status: in_force

(a) Each commissioner shall hold office for four years and until his successor has qualified, unless sooner removed by a majority vote of the commissioners court or the board for malfeasance or nonfeasance in office.

(b) All vacancies in the office of commissioner shall be filled for the unexpired term in the manner provided for the original appointment to the office.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 20A.252 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 20A / Section 20A.252
§ 20A.252. OUT-OF-COUNTY WITNESS.
Status: in_force

(a) The foreperson or the attorney representing the state may cause a subpoena or attachment for a witness to be issued to any county in the state by submitting a written application to the district court stating the name and residence of the witness and that the witness's testimony is believed to be material.

(b) A subpoena or attachment issued under this article:

(1) is returnable to the grand jury in session or to the next grand jury for the county in which the subpoena or attachment was issued, as determined by the applicant; and

(2) shall be served and returned in the manner prescribed by Chapter 24.

(c) A subpoena issued under this article may require the witness to appear and produce records and documents.

(d) A witness subpoenaed under this article shall be compensated as provided by this code.

(e) An attachment issued under this article must command the sheriff or any constable of the county in which the witness resides to serve the witness and to bring the witness before the grand jury at a time and place specified in the attachment.

(f) The attorney representing the state may cause an attachment to be issued under this article in term time or vacation.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 22.001 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 22 / Section 22.001
§ 22.001. WITNESS FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Section 22.003, a witness is entitled to 10 dollars for each day the witness attends court. This fee includes the entitlement for travel and the witness is not entitled to any reimbursement for mileage traveled.

(b) The party who summons the witness shall pay that witness's fee for one day, as provided by this section, at the time the subpoena is served on the witness.

(c) The witness fee must be taxed in the bill of costs as other costs.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1704.157 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1704 / Section 1704.157
§ 1704.157. PRELIMINARY DETERMINATIONS.
Status: in_force

Before a hearing on an application, a board or a board's authorized representative shall determine whether the applicant:

(1) possesses the financial resources to comply with Section 1704.160; and

(2) satisfies the other requirements of this chapter.
Tex. Water Code § 54.602 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 54 / Section 54.602
§ 54.602. ESTABLISHMENT OF TAX RATE IN EACH YEAR.
Status: repealed

(a) Repealed by Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 2330, ch. 841, Sec. 6(a)(3), eff. Jan. 1, 1982.

(b) In determining the actual rate to be levied in each year, the board shall consider among other things:

(1) the amount which should be levied for maintenance and operation purposes, if a maintenance tax has been authorized;

(2) the amount which should be levied for the payment of principal, interest, and redemption price of each series of bonds or notes payable in whole or in part from taxes;

(3) the amount which should be levied for the purpose of paying all other contractual obligations of the district payable in whole or in part from taxes; and

(4) the percentage of anticipated tax collections and the cost of collecting the taxes.

(c) In determining the amount of taxes which should be levied each year, the board may consider whether proceeds from the sale of bonds have been placed in escrow to pay interest during construction and whether the board reasonably expects to have revenue or receipts available from other sources which are legally available to pay principal of or interest or redemption price on the bonds. The board shall levy a tax in the first full year after issuance of its first series of bonds.
Tex. Occupations Code § 602.205 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 602 / Section 602.205
§ 602.205. TEMPORARY LICENSE.
Status: in_force

The medical board may issue a temporary license to an applicant who has satisfied the educational requirements for a license but who has not yet completed the experience and examination requirements of Section 602.207. A temporary license is valid for one year from the date of issuance.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8512.0304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8512 / Section 8512.0304
§ 8512.0304. ACQUISITION OF WATER, WATER SUPPLY FACILITIES, AND CONSERVATION STORAGE CAPACITY.
Status: in_force

The authority may acquire water, water supply facilities, and conservation storage capacity inside or outside the authority from any person.
Tex. Family Code § 107.159 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 107 / Section 107.159
§ 107.159. REQUIREMENTS FOR PRE-PLACEMENT PORTION OF ADOPTION EVALUATION AND REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless otherwise agreed to by the court, the pre-placement part of an adoption evaluation must comply with the minimum requirements for the pre-placement part of an adoption evaluation under rules adopted by the commissioner of the department.

(b) Unless a child who is the subject of the suit begins to reside in a prospective adoptive home before the suit is commenced, an adoption evaluator shall file with the court a report containing the evaluator's findings and conclusions made after completion of the pre-placement portion of the adoption evaluation.

(c) In a suit filed after the date a child who is the subject of the suit begins to reside in a prospective adoptive home, the report required under this section and the post-placement adoption evaluation report required under Section 107.160 may be combined in a single report.

(d) The report required under this section must be filed with the court before the court may sign the final order for termination of the parent-child relationship. The report shall be included in the record of the suit.

(e) A copy of the report prepared under this section must be made available to the prospective adoptive parents before the court renders a final order of adoption.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3937.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3937 / Section 3937.103
§ 3937.103. LOCATION OF IMPROVEMENT PROJECT.
Status: in_force

An improvement project described by Section 3937.102 may be located:

(1) in the district; or

(2) in an area outside but adjacent to the district if the project is for the purpose of extending a public infrastructure improvement beyond the district's boundaries to a logical terminus.
Tex. Water Code § 68.204 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 68 / Section 68.204
§ 68.204. NAME CHANGE.
Status: in_force

A board by resolution may change a district's name.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 63.004 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 63 / Section 63.004
§ 63.004. BENEFITS COVERAGE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

To the extent possible, the program required by Section 63.003 must provide benefits comparable to the benefits provided under the child health plan program under Chapter 62.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3929.111 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3929 / Section 3929.111
§ 3929.111. NO TOLL ROADS.
Status: in_force

The district may not construct, acquire, maintain, or operate a toll road.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 593.047 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 593 / Section 593.047
§ 593.047. SETTING ON APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

On the filing of an application the court shall immediately set the earliest practicable date for a hearing to determine the appropriateness of the proposed commitment.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 21.11 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 21 / Section 21.11
§ 21.11. CERTAINTY; WHAT SUFFICIENT.
Status: in_force

An indictment shall be deemed sufficient which charges the commission of the offense in ordinary and concise language in such a manner as to enable a person of common understanding to know what is meant, and with that degree of certainty that will give the defendant notice of the particular offense with which he is charged, and enable the court, on conviction, to pronounce the proper judgment; and in no case are the words "force and arms" or "contrary to the form of the statute" necessary.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2309.103 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2309 / Section 2309.103
§ 2309.103. RULES REGARDING LICENSING AND STANDARDS OF CONDUCT.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall adopt rules for licensing applicants, including rules for denial of an application if the applicant, a partner, principal, officer, or general manager of the applicant, or another license or permit holder with a connection to the applicant, has:

(1) before the application date, been convicted of, pleaded guilty or nolo contendere to, or been placed on deferred adjudication for:

(A) a felony; or

(B) a misdemeanor punishable by confinement in jail or by a fine exceeding $500;

(2) violated an order of the commission or executive director, including an order for sanctions or administrative penalties; or

(3) knowingly submitted false information on the application.

(b) The commission by rule shall adopt standards of conduct for license holders under this chapter.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 44.0125 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 44 / Section 44.0125
§ 44.0125. PROHIBITED ACTS.
Status: in_force

It is an offense if:

(1) a licensed game breeder takes, traps, or captures or attempts to take or capture game animals from the wild;

(2) a licensed game breeder allows the hunting or killing of a game animal held in captivity under the provisions of this chapter; or

(3) a person fails to furnish to a game warden commissioned by the department information as to the source from which game animals held in captivity were derived.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1001.501 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.501
§ 1001.501. IMPOSITION OF ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY.
Status: in_force

The board may impose an administrative penalty on a person who violates this chapter or Chapter 1071 or a rule adopted or order issued under this chapter or Chapter 1071.
Tex. Insurance Code § 826.202 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 826 / Section 826.202
§ 826.202. COMMISSIONER POWERS AND DUTIES; APPROVAL.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall review the proposed plan of reorganization as an alternate conversion plan under Section 826.061. The commissioner may require as a condition of approval modifications of the proposed plan of reorganization that the commissioner determines necessary to protect the members' interests.

(b) The commissioner may retain a qualified expert as provided by Section 826.102(e).

(c) The commissioner has jurisdiction over a mutual holding company organized under this subchapter to ensure that member interests are protected.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8003.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8003 / Section 8003.153
§ 8003.153. CONTRACT TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) In accordance with Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) A contract approved by the district voters may contain a provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by the board without further voter approval.
Tex. Water Code § 49.3075 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 49 / Section 49.3075
§ 49.3075. EXCLUSION FOR FAILURE TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT SERVICES; NO OUTSTANDING BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall call a hearing on the exclusion of land from a district on a written petition filed with the secretary of the board by a landowner whose land has been included in and taxable by the district for more than 20 years if any bonds issued by the district payable in whole or in part from taxes of the district are no longer outstanding and the petition:

(1) includes a signed petition evidencing the consent of the owners of a majority of the acreage proposed to be excluded, as reflected by the most recent certified tax roll of the district;

(2) includes a claim that the district has not met the landowner's proposals and requests for facilities and services sufficient to service the land at full development; and

(3) describes the property to be excluded.

(b) The board shall hold the hearing at the earliest practicable time after receipt of the petition.

(c) Unless the district presents evidence at the hearing that conclusively demonstrates that the requirements and grounds for exclusion described by Subsection (a) have not been met, the board shall enter an order excluding the land from the district and shall redefine in the order the boundaries of the district to embrace all land not excluded.

(d) A copy of an order excluding land and redefining the boundaries of the district shall be filed in the deed records of each county in which the district is located.

(e) This section does not apply to irrigation districts governed by Chapter 58.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7921.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7921 / Section 7921.101
§ 7921.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 111.003 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 111 / Section 111.003
§ 111.003. LIMITATION ON SETTLEMENT WITHOUT LEGISLATIVE CONSENT OR APPROVAL.
Status: in_force

(a) The attorney general or other attorney representing this state may not enter into a settlement of a claim or action against this state without the consent or approval of the legislature in accordance with this chapter if the settlement:

(1) requires this state to pay total monetary damages in an amount that exceeds $10,000,000 in a state fiscal biennium; or

(2) commits this state to a course of action that in reasonable probability will entail a continuing increased expenditure of state funds over subsequent state fiscal bienniums.

(b) A settlement described by Subsection (a) entered into without the prior consent or approval of the legislature is void unless the settlement is expressly conditioned on obtaining subsequent approval by the legislature in accordance with this chapter.