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Tex. Government Code § 434.039 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 434 / Section 434.039
§ 434.039. COORDINATION WITH COUNTY SERVICE OFFICERS AND COMMISSIONERS COURTS.
Status: in_force

The commission shall develop and adopt procedures to coordinate with county service officers and county commissioners courts to:

(1) identify the shared objectives of the commission, county service officers, and counties with a county service office in serving veterans;

(2) develop a plan for encouraging service officers to become accredited by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs;

(3) develop a procedure for consulting with counties to evaluate the state's overall approach to service delivery by county service officers and commission claims staff as part of the state's veterans assistance network;

(4) define the commission's responsibilities in overseeing claims and appeals prepared by county service officers for instances when the commission has been designated as a veteran's agent under a power of attorney;

(5) develop a process for collecting information regarding claims filed by county service officers for instances when the commission has been designated as a veteran's agent under a power of attorney, for providing technical assistance to county service officers, and for providing evaluative information, on request, to county judges or other local officials who supervise county service officers;

(6) incorporate county service officers into United States Department of Veterans Affairs appeals hearings either to represent veterans or to appear as witnesses, as needed;

(7) explore opportunities for funding county service officer travel to participate in United States Department of Veterans Affairs appeals hearings; and

(8) develop procedures to regularly update county service officers on changes in United States Department of Veterans Affairs policies and procedures, and other information.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5010.0303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 5010 / Section 5010.0303
§ 5010.0303. POWERS REGARDING WHARFAGE, CHARGES, AND RATES FOR DISTRICT FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the power to:

(1) regulate wharfage and charges for all facilities of or pertaining to the Port of Beaumont and the waterways in the district;

(2) assess and collect charges for the use of all district facilities;

(3) approve a pilotage rate charge imposed under Chapter 69, Transportation Code; and

(4) approve a charge, fee, or assessment imposed by a navigation district other than the district within the territory of the district.
Tex. Utilities Code § 36.213 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 36 / Section 36.213
§ 36.213. ADJUSTMENT FOR CYBERSECURITY MONITOR COSTS FOR CERTAIN UTILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) This section does not apply to an electric utility that operates solely outside of ERCOT and has not elected to participate in the cybersecurity monitor program under Section 39.1516.

(b) The commission, on its own motion or on the petition of an electric utility, shall allow the electric utility to recover reasonable and necessary costs incurred in connection with activities under Section 39.1516.
Tex. Insurance Code § 463.251 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 463 / Section 463.251
§ 463.251. IMPAIRED DOMESTIC INSURER.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a member insurer that is an impaired domestic insurer.

(b) With the commissioner's approval, the association may:

(1) guarantee, assume, reissue, or reinsure, or cause to be guaranteed, assumed, reissued, or reinsured, one or more of the insurer's policies or contracts;

(2) provide money, pledges, notes, guarantees, or other means proper to:

(A) implement Subdivision (1); and

(B) ensure payment of the insurer's contractual obligations until action is taken under Subdivision (1); or

(3) loan money to the insurer.

(c) In taking action under Subsection (b), the association may impose any condition that:

(1) does not impair the insurer's contractual obligations; and

(2) is approved by:

(A) the commissioner; and

(B) the insurer, except in a conservation or rehabilitation ordered by a court.
Tex. Family Code § 157.113 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 157 / Section 157.113
§ 157.113. APPLICATION OF BOND PENDING WRIT.
Status: in_force

If the obligor requests to execute a bond or to post security pending a hearing by an appellate court on a writ, the bond or security on forfeiture shall be payable to the obligee.
Tex. Estates Code § 355.111 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 355 / Section 355.111
§ 355.111. PAYMENT OF COURT COSTS RELATING TO CLAIM.
Status: in_force

All costs incurred in the probate court with respect to a claim shall be taxed as follows:

(1) if the claim is allowed and approved, the estate shall pay the costs;

(2) if the claim is allowed but disapproved, the claimant shall pay the costs;

(3) if the claim is rejected but established by suit, the estate shall pay the costs;

(4) if the claim is rejected and not established by suit, the claimant shall pay the costs, except as provided by Section 355.052; and

(5) if the claim is rejected in part and the claimant fails, in a suit to establish the claim, to recover a judgment for a greater amount than was allowed or approved for the claim, the claimant shall pay all costs in the suit.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 46C.251 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 46C / Section 46C.251
§ 46C.251. COMMITMENT FOR EVALUATION AND TREATMENT; REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) The court shall order the acquitted person to be committed for evaluation of the person's present mental condition and for treatment to the facility designated by the commission. The period of commitment under this article may not exceed 30 days.

(b) The court shall order that:

(1) a transcript of all medical testimony received in the criminal proceeding be prepared as soon as possible by the court reporter and the transcript be forwarded to the facility to which the acquitted person is committed; and

(2) the following information be forwarded to the facility and to the commission:

(A) the complete name, race, and gender of the person;

(B) any known identifying number of the person, including social security number, driver's license number, or state identification number;

(C) the person's date of birth; and

(D) the offense of which the person was found not guilty by reason of insanity and a statement of the facts and circumstances surrounding the alleged offense.

(c) The court shall order that a report be filed with the court under Article 46C.252.

(d) To determine the proper disposition of the acquitted person, the court shall hold a hearing on disposition not later than the 30th day after the date of acquittal.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8432.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8432 / Section 8432.203
§ 8432.203. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Education Code § 56.002 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 56 / Section 56.002
§ 56.002. DECLARATION OF POLICY.
Status: in_force

The legislature, giving due consideration to the historical and continuing interest of the people of the State of Texas in encouraging deserving and qualified persons to realize their aspirations for education beyond high school finds and declares that postsecondary education for those who desire such an education and are properly qualified therefor is important to the welfare and security of this state and the nation and, consequently, is an important public purpose. The legislature finds and declares that the state can achieve its full economic and social potential only if every individual has the opportunity to contribute to the full extent of his capabilities and only when financial barriers to his economic, social, and educational goals are removed. It is, therefore, the policy of the legislature and the purpose of this Chapter to establish financial assistance programs to enable qualified students to receive a postsecondary education.
Tex. Transportation Code § 501.154 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 501 / Section 501.154
§ 501.154. ALTERATION OF CERTIFICATE OR RECEIPT.
Status: in_force

A person commits an offense if the person alters a manufacturer's certificate, a title receipt, or a title.
Tex. Local Government Code § 397A.106 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 397A / Section 397A.106
§ 397A.106. REGIONAL COMPATIBLE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS.
Status: in_force

(a) Before exercising the duties described by Section 397A.105, a regional military sustainability commission shall recommend compatible development standards for the territory. The commission must consider, as part of the regional compatible development standards, the Federal Aviation Administration regulations regarding height restrictions surrounding a military installation that services aircraft and helicopters. The commission shall submit the proposed compatible development standards to the participating governmental entities for approval.

(b) Before taking action to approve or reject the compatible development standards proposed by the commission, the participating governmental entities shall:

(1) provide notice of the commission's proposed compatible development standards to property owners in the commission's territory, as determined by the most recent county tax roll; and

(2) publish notice of the commission's proposed compatible development standards in a newspaper of general circulation, if any, in the commission's territory.

(c) The failure of notice to reach each property owner under Subsection (b) does not invalidate compatible development standards adopted under this section.

(d) The compatible development standards are final after approval by a majority vote of each participating governmental entity. Notice of the final compatible development standards must be provided to all appropriate taxing entities for filing in the real property records of the county.

(e) The commission may include in the proposed compatible development standards a recommendation to a participating governmental entity to purchase property in the commission's territory as practical to protect a critical military mission.

(f) The commission may recommend amendments to approved compatible development standards. The participating governmental entities may approve the commission's proposed standards under procedures adopted by the entities.
Tex. Election Code § 13.047 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 13 / Section 13.047
§ 13.047. TRAINING STANDARDS FOR DEPUTY REGISTRARS.
Status: in_force

(a) The secretary of state shall:

(1) adopt standards of training in election law relating to the registration of voters;

(2) develop materials for a standardized curriculum for that training; and

(3) distribute the materials as necessary to each county voter registrar.

(b) The training standards may include the passage of an examination at the end of a training program.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 151.012 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 151 / Section 151.012
§ 151.012. NEW TRIAL.
Status: in_force

If the special judge does not submit the verdict and any applicable written opinion within the time period provided by Section 151.011, the court may grant a new trial if:

(1) a party files a motion requesting the new trial;

(2) notice is given to all parties stating the time and place that a hearing will be held on the motion; and

(3) the hearing is held.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9021.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9021 / Section 9021.151
§ 9021.151. TAX TO REPAY BONDS.
Status: in_force

The district may impose a tax to pay the principal of or interest on bonds or other obligations issued under Section 9021.201.
Tex. Government Code § 552.116 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 552 / Section 552.116
§ 552.116.
Status: in_force

Sec. 552.116. EXCEPTION: AUDIT WORKING PAPERS. (a) An audit working paper of an audit of the state auditor or the auditor of a state agency, an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code, a county, a municipality, a school district, a hospital district, or a joint board operating under Section 22.074, Transportation Code, including any audit relating to the criminal history background check of a public school employee, is excepted from the requirements of Section 552.021. If information in an audit working paper is also maintained in another record, that other record is not excepted from the requirements of Section 552.021 by this section.

(b) In this section:

(1) "Audit" means an audit authorized or required by a statute of this state or the United States, the charter or an ordinance of a municipality, an order of the commissioners court of a county, the bylaws adopted by or other action of the governing board of a hospital district, a resolution or other action of a board of trustees of a school district, including an audit by the district relating to the criminal history background check of a public school employee, or a resolution or other action of a joint board described by Subsection (a) and includes an investigation.

(2) "Audit working paper" includes all information, documentary or otherwise, prepared or maintained in conducting an audit or preparing an audit report, including:

(A) intra-agency and interagency communications; and

(B) drafts of the audit report or portions of those drafts.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7916.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7916 / Section 7916.052
§ 7916.052. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) On or after the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter, 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 temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 7916.003; 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 7916.003 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 7916.003; 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.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 613.003 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 613 / Section 613.003
§ 613.003. PETITION FOR COURT ORDER.
Status: in_force

The guardian of the person of a ward with an intellectual disability may petition a district court having jurisdiction of the guardian for an order authorizing the ward to donate a kidney under Section 613.002.
Tex. Election Code § 65.0581 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 65 / Section 65.0581
§ 65.0581. PUBLIC INSPECTION OF PROVISIONAL VOTING RECORDS.
Status: in_force

Provisional voting records are not available for public inspection until the first business day after the date the early voting ballot board completes the verification and counting of provisional ballots under Section 65.051 and delivers the provisional ballots and other provisional voting records to the general custodian of election records.
Tex. Tax Code § 151.0036 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 151 / Section 151.0036
§ 151.0036.
Status: in_force

Sec. 151.0036. "DEBT COLLECTION SERVICE". (a) "Debt collection service" means activity to collect or adjust a delinquent debt, to collect or adjust a claim, or to repossess property subject to a claim.

(b) "Debt collection service" does not include:

(1) the collection of:

(A) a judgment by an attorney or by a partnership or professional corporation of attorneys if the attorney, partnership, or corporation represented the person in the suit from which the judgment arose; or

(B) court-ordered child support or medical child support; or

(2) a service provided by a person acting as a trustee in connection with the foreclosure sale of real property under a lien created by a mortgage, deed of trust, or security instrument.

(c) "Debt collection service" includes the service performed for which a fee is collected under Section 3.506, Business & Commerce Code. The person collecting the check shall add the amount of the tax to the fee in accordance with Section 151.052 and shall collect the fee from the drawer or endorser of the check.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8836.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8836 / Section 8836.101
§ 8836.101. GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by this chapter, the district has the rights, powers, privileges, functions, and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapter 36, Water Code, applicable to groundwater conservation districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Insurance Code § 843.051 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 843 / Section 843.051
§ 843.051. APPLICABILITY OF INSURANCE AND GROUP HOSPITAL SERVICE CORPORATION LAWS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except to the extent that the commissioner determines that the nature of health maintenance organizations, health care plans, or evidences of coverage renders a provision of the following laws clearly inappropriate, Subchapter A, Chapter 542, Subchapters D and E, Chapter 544, and Chapters 541, 543, and 547 apply to:

(1) health maintenance organizations that offer basic, limited, and single health care coverages;

(2) basic, limited, and single health care plans; and

(3) evidences of coverage under basic, limited, and single health care plans.

(b) A health maintenance organization is subject to:

(1) Chapter 402;

(2) Chapter 827 and is an authorized insurer for purposes of that chapter; and

(3) Subchapter G, Chapter 1251, and Section 1551.064.

(c) Except as otherwise provided by this chapter or other law, insurance laws and group hospital service corporation laws do not apply to a health maintenance organization that holds a certificate of authority under this chapter. This subsection applies to an insurer or a group hospital service corporation only with respect to the health maintenance organization activities of the insurer or corporation.

(d) Activities permitted under other chapters of this code are not subject to this chapter.

(e) Except for Chapter 251, as applicable to a third-party administrator, and Chapters 259, 4151, and 4201, insurance laws and group hospital service corporation laws do not apply to a physician or provider. Notwithstanding this subsection, a physician or provider who conducts a utilization review during the ordinary course of treatment of patients under a joint or delegated review agreement with a health maintenance organization on services provided by the physician or provider is not required to obtain certification under Subchapter C, Chapter 4201.

(f) A health maintenance organization is subject to Chapter 823 as if the health maintenance organization were an insurer under that chapter.

(g) The merger of a health maintenance organization with another health maintenance organization is subject to Chapter 824 as if the health maintenance organizations were insurance corporations under that chapter. The commissioner may adopt rules as necessary to implement this subsection in a way that reflects the nature of health maintenance organizations, health care plans, or evidences of coverage.
Tex. Property Code § 163.007 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 163 / Section 163.007
§ 163.007. RELEASE OR MODIFICATION OF RESTRICTIONS ON MANAGEMENT, INVESTMENT, OR PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) If the donor consents in a record, an institution may release or modify, in whole or in part, a restriction contained in a gift instrument on the management, investment, or purpose of an institutional fund. A release or modification may not allow a fund to be used for a purpose other than a charitable purpose of the institution.

(b) The court, upon application of an institution, may modify a restriction contained in a gift instrument regarding the management or investment of an institutional fund if the restriction has become impracticable or wasteful, if it impairs the management or investment of the fund, or if, because of circumstances not anticipated by the donor, a modification of a restriction will further the purposes of the fund. Chapter 123 applies to a proceeding under this subsection. To the extent practicable, any modification must be made in accordance with the donor's probable intention.

(c) If a particular charitable purpose or a restriction contained in a gift instrument on the use of an institutional fund becomes unlawful, impracticable, impossible to achieve, or wasteful, the court, upon application of an institution, may modify the purpose of the fund or the restriction on the use of the fund in a manner consistent with the charitable purposes expressed in the gift instrument. Chapter 123 applies to a proceeding under this subsection.

(d) If an institution determines that a restriction contained in a gift instrument on the management, investment, or purpose of an institutional fund is unlawful, impracticable, impossible to achieve, or wasteful, the institution, 60 days after receipt of notice by the attorney general, may release or modify the restriction, in whole or part, if:

(1) the institutional fund subject to the restriction has a total value of less than $25,000;

(2) more than 20 years have elapsed since the fund was established; and

(3) the institution uses the property in a manner consistent with the charitable purposes expressed in the gift instrument.

(e) The notification to the attorney general under Subsection (d) must be accompanied by a copy of the gift instrument and a statement of facts sufficient to evidence compliance with Subsections (d)(1), (2), and (3).
Tex. Family Code § 262.110 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 262 / Section 262.110
§ 262.110. TAKING POSSESSION OF CHILD IN EMERGENCY WITH INTENT TO RETURN HOME.
Status: in_force

(a) An authorized representative of the Department of Family and Protective Services, a law enforcement officer, or a juvenile probation officer may take temporary possession of a child without a court order on discovery of a child in a situation of danger to the child's physical health or safety when the sole purpose is to deliver the child without unnecessary delay to the parent, managing conservator, possessory conservator, guardian, caretaker, or custodian who is presently entitled to possession of the child.

(b) Until a parent or other person entitled to possession of the child takes possession of the child, the department may retain possession of the child without a court order for not more than five days. On the expiration of the fifth day, if a parent or other person entitled to possession does not take possession of the child, the department shall take action under this chapter as if the department took possession of the child under Section 262.104.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3868.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3868 / Section 3868.104
§ 3868.104. ROAD DISTRICT POWERS.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers provided by the general laws relating to road districts and road utility districts created under Section 52(b), Article III, Texas Constitution, including Chapter 441, Transportation Code.
Tex. Property Code § 5.208 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 5 / Section 5.208
§ 5.208. VENUE.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other law, an action brought under this subchapter, other than an action brought by the attorney general, must be brought in the county in which the real property is located.