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Tex. Utilities Code § 37.0521 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 37 / Section 37.0521
§ 37.0521. EXCEPTION FOR RETAIL SALES BY CERTAIN QUALIFYING COGENERATORS.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Section 37.001(3), a qualifying cogenerator may sell electric energy at retail to more than one purchaser of the cogenerator's thermal output.

(b) Selling electric energy at retail to more than one purchaser does not, as a result of that sale, subject a qualifying cogenerator to regulation as:

(1) a retail electric provider or power generation company; or

(2) a retail electric utility under Chapter 37.

(c) This section does not apply to sales in an area:

(1) in which customer choice has not been adopted and where a municipally owned utility or an electric cooperative is certificated to provide retail electric utility service; or

(2) that is served by an electric utility that operates solely outside of ERCOT.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8406.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8406 / Section 8406.052
§ 8406.052. BOARD VACANCY.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a vacancy in the office of director shall be filled in the manner provided by Section 49.105, Water Code.

(b) The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality shall appoint directors to fill all of the vacancies on the board whenever the number of qualified directors is fewer than three.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8001.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8001 / Section 8001.051
§ 8001.051. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes described by Section 8001.002.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1579.202 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1579 / Section 1579.202
§ 1579.202. ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Section 1579.204, participation in the program is limited to employees of participating entities who are full-time employees and to part-time employees who are participating members in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.

(b) An employee described by Subsection (a) who applies for coverage during an open enrollment period prescribed by the trustee is automatically covered by the catastrophic care coverage plan unless the employee:

(1) specifically waives coverage under this chapter;

(2) selects a higher tier coverage plan; or

(3) is expelled from the program.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 439.011 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 439 / Section 439.011
§ 439.011. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "DMSO" means sterile and pyrogen-free dimethyl sulfoxide.
Tex. Occupations Code § 455.353 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 455 / Section 455.353
§ 455.353. ENFORCEMENT BY PEACE OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

A peace officer of this state, including a peace officer employed by a political subdivision of the state, may enforce this chapter.
Tex. Water Code § 15.533 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 15 / Section 15.533
§ 15.533. FLOOD INFRASTRUCTURE FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) The flood infrastructure fund is a special fund in the state treasury outside the general revenue fund.

(b) The infrastructure fund may be used by the board, without further legislative appropriation, only as provided by this subchapter.

(c) The infrastructure fund consists of:

(1) appropriations from the legislature for a purpose of the infrastructure fund;

(2) proceeds of general obligation bonds issued for a purpose of the infrastructure fund;

(3) any fees or other sources of revenue that the legislature dedicates for deposit to the infrastructure fund;

(4) repayments of loans made from the infrastructure fund;

(5) interest earned on money credited to the infrastructure fund;

(6) depository interest allocable to the infrastructure fund;

(7) money from gifts, grants, or donations to the infrastructure fund; and

(8) money from revenue bonds or other sources designated by the board for deposit to the infrastructure fund.
Tex. Insurance Code § 551.104 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 551 / Section 551.104
§ 551.104. AUTHORIZED CANCELLATION OF POLICIES.
Status: in_force

(a) An insurer may cancel an insurance policy only as provided by this section.

(b) An insurer may cancel any policy if:

(1) the named insured does not pay any portion of the premium when due;

(2) the insured submits a fraudulent claim; or

(3) the department determines that continuation of the policy would result in a violation of this code or any other law governing the business of insurance in this state.

(c) An insurer may cancel a policy, other than a personal automobile insurance policy, if there is an increase in the hazard covered by the policy that is within the control of the insured and that would produce an increase in the premium rate of the policy.

(d) An insurer may cancel a personal automobile insurance policy if the driver's license or motor vehicle registration of the named insured or any other motor vehicle operator who resides in the same household as the named insured or who customarily operates an automobile covered by the policy is suspended or revoked. An insurer may not cancel a policy under this subsection if the named insured consents to an endorsement terminating coverage under the policy for the person whose license is suspended or revoked.

(e) Cancellation of a policy under Subsection (b), (c), or (d) does not take effect until the 10th day after the date the insurer mails notice of the cancellation to the insured.

(f) An insurer may cancel a personal automobile insurance policy effective on any 12-month anniversary of the original effective date of the policy if the insurer mails to the named insured written notice of the cancellation not later than the 60th day before the effective date of the cancellation.

(g) An insurer may cancel any insurance policy other than a personal automobile or homeowners insurance policy if the policy has been in effect less than 90 days. An insurer may cancel a personal automobile insurance policy if the policy has been in effect less than 60 days. An insurer may cancel a homeowners insurance policy if the policy has been in effect less than 60 days and:

(1) the insurer identifies a condition that:

(A) creates an increased risk of hazard;

(B) was not disclosed in the application for insurance coverage; and

(C) is not the subject of a prior claim; or

(2) before the effective date of the policy, the insurer does not accept a copy of a required inspection report that:

(A) was completed by an inspector who is licensed by the Texas Real Estate Commission or who is otherwise authorized to perform inspections; and

(B) is dated not earlier than the 90th day before the effective date of the policy.

(h) For purposes of Subsection (g), an inspection report is considered accepted if an insurer does not reject the inspection report given to the insurer under Subsection (g)(2) before the 11th day after the date the inspection report is received by the insurer.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8008A.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8008A / Section 8008A.0402
§ 8008A.0402. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 8008A.0401, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 204.03 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 204 / Section 204.03
§ 204.03. AMOUNT OF BOND.
Status: repealed

(a) The commission or administrator shall set the amount of all bonds required under this chapter.

(b) Repealed by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 934, Sec. 110, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.

(c) Bonds of other permittees, except those permittees covered by Subsection (d) of this section, may not be set at an amount less than $1,000 or more than $25,000.

(d) Bonds, letters of credit, or certificates of deposit to insure the payment of the tax on distilled spirits imposed by Section 201.03, the tax on vinous liquor imposed by Section 201.04, or the tax on malt beverages imposed by Section 203.01, shall be set at an amount that will protect the state against the anticipated tax liability of the principal for any six-week period.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9079.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9079 / Section 9079.0101
§ 9079.0101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the rights, powers, privileges, and duties provided by general law applicable to a water control and improvement district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, including Chapters 49 and 51, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3861.205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3861 / Section 3861.205
§ 3861.205. CONTRACT AUTHORITY OF NEW DISTRICTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the new districts may contract with each other for any matter the boards of the new districts consider appropriate.

(b) The new districts may not contract with each other for water and wastewater services.
Tex. Transportation Code § 622.045 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 622 / Section 622.045
§ 622.045. INTERSTATE AND DEFENSE HIGHWAYS.
Status: in_force

(a) This subchapter does not authorize the operation on the national system of interstate and defense highways in this state of a vehicle of a size or weight greater than those permitted under 23 U.S.C. Section 127, as amended.

(b) If the United States authorizes the operation on the national system of interstate and defense highways of a vehicle of a size or weight greater than those permitted under 23 U.S.C. Section 127 on August 29, 1997, the new limit automatically takes effect on the national system of interstate and defense highways in this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3992.0109 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3992 / Section 3992.0109
§ 3992.0109. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The board may not hold an election to authorize the issuance of bonds until the governing body of the city by ordinance or resolution consents to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district. The city's consent must be granted in the manner provided by Section 54.016, Water Code, for including land within the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a city.
Tex. Water Code § 58.122 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.122
§ 58.122. POWERS OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district has the functions, powers, authority, rights, and duties which will permit the accomplishment of the purposes for which it was created, including the investigation and, in case a plan for improvements is adopted, the construction, maintenance, and operation of necessary improvements, plants, works, and facilities, and the acquisition of water rights and all other properties, land, tenements, materials, borrow and waste ground, easements, rights-of-way, and everything considered necessary, incident, or helpful to accomplish by any practicable mechanical means any one or more of the objects authorized for the district, subject only to the restrictions imposed by the Constitutions of Texas or the United States. A district also may acquire property deemed necessary for the extension or enlargement of the plant, works, improvements, or service of the district.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2301.607 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2301 / Section 2301.607
§ 2301.607. EXHAUSTION OF ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES; RIGHT TO SUE.
Status: in_force

(a) A refund or replacement under this subchapter because a motor vehicle is alleged to not conform to an express warranty is not available to the owner of the vehicle unless the owner has exhausted the administrative remedies provided by this subchapter.

(b) A refund or replacement under this subchapter is not available to a party in an action against a seller under Chapter 2 or 17, Business & Commerce Code, but is available in an action against a manufacturer, converter, or distributor brought under Chapter 17, Business & Commerce Code, after the owner has exhausted the administrative remedies provided by this subchapter.

(c) If a final order is not issued before the 151st day after the date a complaint is filed under this subchapter, the department shall provide written notice by certified mail to the complainant and to the manufacturer, converter, or distributor of the expiration of the 150-day period and of the complainant's right to file a civil action. The department shall extend the 150-day period if a delay is requested or caused by the person who filed the complaint.

(d) Notwithstanding a requirement of this section that administrative remedies be exhausted, a person who receives notice under Subsection (c) may file a civil action against any person named in the complaint.

(e) The failure to issue notice under Subsection (c) does not affect a person's right to bring an action under this chapter.

(f) This subchapter does not limit a right or remedy otherwise available to an owner under another law.

(g) A contractual provision that excludes or modifies a remedy provided by this subchapter is prohibited and is void as against public policy unless the exclusion or modification is made under a settlement agreement between the owner and the manufacturer, converter, or distributor.
Tex. Education Code § 12.119 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 12 / Section 12.119
§ 12.119. BYLAWS; ANNUAL REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) A charter holder shall file with the commissioner a copy of its articles of incorporation and bylaws, or comparable documents if the charter holder does not have articles of incorporation or bylaws, within the period and in the manner prescribed by the commissioner.

(b) Each year within the period and in a form prescribed by the commissioner, each open-enrollment charter school shall file with the commissioner the following information:

(1) the name, address, and telephone number of each officer and member of the governing body of the open-enrollment charter school; and

(2) the amount of annual compensation the open-enrollment charter school pays to each officer and member of the governing body.

(c) On request, the commissioner shall provide the information required by this section and Section 12.111(a)(7) to a member of the public. The commissioner may charge a reasonable fee to cover the commissioner's cost in providing the information.
Tex. Tax Code § 26.113 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 26 / Section 26.113
§ 26.113. PRORATING TAXES--ACQUISITION BY NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION.
Status: in_force

(a) If a person acquires taxable property that qualifies for and is granted an exemption covered by Section 11.42(d) for a portion of the year in which the property was acquired, the amount of tax due on the property for that year is computed by multiplying the amount of taxes imposed on the property for the entire year as provided by Section 26.09 by a fraction, the denominator of which is 365 and the numerator of which is the number of days in that year before the date the property qualified for the exemption.

(b) If the exemption terminates during the year of acquisition, the tax due is computed by multiplying the taxes imposed for the entire year as provided by Section 26.09 by a fraction, the denominator of which is 365 and the numerator of which is the number of days the property does not qualify for the exemption.
Tex. Family Code § 2.005 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 2 / Section 2.005
§ 2.005. PROOF OF IDENTITY AND AGE.
Status: in_force

(a) The county clerk shall require proof of the identity and age of each applicant.

(b) The proof must be established by:

(1) a driver's license or identification card issued by this state, another state, or a Canadian province that is current or has expired not more than two years preceding the date the identification is submitted to the county clerk in connection with an application for a license;

(2) a United States passport;

(3) a current passport issued by a foreign country or a consular document issued by a state or national government;

(4) an unexpired Certificate of United States Citizenship, Certificate of Naturalization, United States Citizen Identification Card, Permanent Resident Card, Temporary Resident Card, Employment Authorization Card, or other document issued by the federal Department of Homeland Security or the United States Department of State including an identification photograph;

(5) an unexpired military identification card for active duty, reserve, or retired personnel with an identification photograph;

(6) an original or certified copy of a birth certificate issued by a bureau of vital statistics for a state or a foreign government;

(7) an original or certified copy of a Consular Report of Birth Abroad or Certificate of Birth Abroad issued by the United States Department of State;

(8) an original or certified copy of a court order relating to the applicant's name change or sex change;

(9) school records from a secondary school or institution of higher education;

(10) an insurance policy continuously valid for the two years preceding the date of the application for a license;

(11) a motor vehicle certificate of title;

(12) military records, including documentation of release or discharge from active duty or a draft record;

(13) an unexpired military dependent identification card;

(14) an original or certified copy of the applicant's marriage license or divorce decree;

(15) a voter registration certificate;

(16) a pilot's license issued by the Federal Aviation Administration or another authorized agency of the United States;

(17) a license to carry a handgun under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code;

(18) a temporary identification card issued by the Department of Public Safety; or

(19) an offender identification card issued by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

(c) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly provides false, fraudulent, or otherwise inaccurate proof of an applicant's identity or age under this section. An offense under this subsection is a Class A misdemeanor.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 103.008 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 103 / Section 103.008
§ 103.008. VACANCY.
Status: in_force

(a) The office of a member appointed by an agency becomes vacant when the person terminates employment with the agency or when the agency elects to replace the person as provided by Section 103.005.

(b) If the office of a member who is an agency representative becomes vacant, the commissioner or executive commissioner, as appropriate, of that agency shall appoint an agency representative to serve for the remainder of that member's term.
Tex. Insurance Code § 541.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 541 / Section 541.003
§ 541.003. UNFAIR METHODS OF COMPETITION AND UNFAIR OR DECEPTIVE ACTS OR PRACTICES PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

A person may not engage in this state in a trade practice that is defined in this chapter as or determined under this chapter to be an unfair method of competition or an unfair or deceptive act or practice in the business of insurance.
Tex. Insurance Code § 424.058 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 424 / Section 424.058
§ 424.058.
Status: in_force

Sec. 424.058. AUTHORIZED INVESTMENTS: FORM OF MINIMUM CAPITAL AND SURPLUS. An insurer may invest the insurer's funds in excess of minimum capital and surplus in any manner authorized by Section 822.204 for investment of the insurer's minimum capital and surplus.
Tex. Transportation Code § 225.251 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 225 / Section 225.251
§ 225.251. ERNESTO SOLIZ CANTU MEMORIAL HIGHWAY.
Status: in_force

(a) The portion of U.S. Highway 281 in Brooks County between its intersection with County Road 304 and Huppergate Road is designated as the Ernesto Soliz Cantu Memorial Highway.

(b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall:

(1) design and construct markers indicating the designation as the Ernesto Soliz Cantu Memorial Highway and any other appropriate information; and

(2) erect a marker at each end of the highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.
Tex. Tax Code § 151.258 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 151 / Section 151.258
§ 151.258. SALE OF SECURITY.
Status: in_force

(a) If necessary to recover an amount of tax, penalty, or interest, the comptroller may sell security deposited under this subchapter. A sale shall be public and notice of the sale may be given personally or by mail to the person who deposited the security.

(b) If the notice is given by mail, the comptroller may send it to the last known address appearing in the records of the comptroller.

(c) Subject to the requirement of additional security required by Section 151.260 of this code, the comptroller shall return to the depositor any security remaining after the sale and after recovering the amount of tax, penalty, and interest due from the depositor.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 201.311 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 201 / Section 201.311
§ 201.311. DESIGNATION OF LOCAL DISTRICTS.
Status: in_force

The state board may designate one or more conservation districts to administer this subchapter locally.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8007A.0306 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8007A / Section 8007A.0306
§ 8007A.0306. DIVISION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board, on its own motion or on receipt of a petition signed by the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district, may adopt an order dividing the district.

(b) An order dividing a district may create one or more new districts and may provide for the continuation of the district.

(c) An order dividing the district shall:

(1) name any new district;

(2) include the metes and bounds description of the territory of each of the districts;

(3) appoint temporary directors for any new district; and

(4) provide for the division of assets and liabilities between the districts.

(d) The board may adopt an order dividing the district before or after the date the board holds an election to confirm the district's creation.

(e) The district may be divided only if the district:

(1) has never issued any bonds; and

(2) is not imposing ad valorem taxes.

(f) A new district created by the division of the district may not, at the time the new district is created, contain any land outside the area described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.

(g) On or before the 30th day after the date of adoption of an order dividing the district, the district shall file the order with the commission and record the order in the real property records of each county in which the district is located.

(h) This chapter applies to any new district created by the division of the district, and a new district has all the powers and duties of the district.

(i) A new district created by the division of the district shall hold a confirmation and directors' election.

(j) If the creation of the new district is confirmed, the new district shall provide the election date and results to the commission.

(k) Any new district created by the division of the district must hold an election as required by this chapter to obtain voter approval before the district may impose a maintenance tax or issue bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes.

(l) The district may continue to rely on confirmation, directors', bond, or tax elections held prior to the division.

(m) Municipal consent to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district acts as municipal consent to the creation of any new district created by the division of the district and to the inclusion of land in the new district.
Tex. Government Code § 526.0701 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 526 / Section 526.0701
§ 526.0701. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Domestic victim" means a victim of trafficking who is a permanent legal resident or citizen of the United States.

(2) "Victim of trafficking" has the meaning assigned by 22 U.S.C. Section 7102.