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Tex. Property Code § 53.162 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 53 / Section 53.162
§ 53.162. REVIVAL OF REMOVED LIEN.
Status: in_force

(a) If an order removing the lien is not stayed as provided by Section 53.161 and the claimant later obtains a final judgment in the suit establishing the validity and ordering the foreclosure of the lien, the claimant may file a certified copy of the final judgment with the county clerk.

(b) The filed judgment revives the lien, and the claimant may foreclose the lien.

(c) A lien revived under this section is void as to a creditor or subsequent purchaser for valuable consideration who obtained an interest in the property:

(1) after the order removing the lien and the certificate from the clerk of the court was filed with the county clerk; and

(2) before the final judgment reviving the lien was filed with the county clerk.
Tex. Water Code § 15.116 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 15 / Section 15.116
§ 15.116. SALE OF BONDS BY THE BOARD.
Status: in_force

The board may sell or dispose of bonds or other obligations purchased with money in the water loan assistance fund.
Tex. Education Code § 106.12 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 106 / Section 106.12
§ 106.12. TERMS OF OFFICE.
Status: in_force

Members of the board hold office for staggered terms of six years, with the terms of three directors expiring on February 1 of odd-numbered years.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 32.044 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 32 / Section 32.044
§ 32.044. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Each voluntary perinatal health care system must have:

(1) a coordinating board responsible for ensuring, providing, or coordinating planning access to services, data collection, and provider education;

(2) access to appropriate emergency medical services;

(3) risk assessment, transport, and transfer protocols for perinatal patients;

(4) one or more health care facilities categorized according to perinatal care capabilities using standards adopted by department rule; and

(5) documentation of broad-based participation in planning by providers of perinatal services and community representatives throughout the defined geographic region.

(b) This subchapter does not prohibit a health care facility from providing services that it is authorized to provide under a license issued to the facility by the department.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7951A.0105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7951A / Section 7951A.0105
§ 7951A.0105. 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, improvement, operation, or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Tax Code § 6.21 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 6 / Section 6.21
§ 6.21. COUNTY ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The assessor-collector for a county is determined as provided by Article VIII, Sections 14, 16, and 16a, of the Texas Constitution.

(b) If a county with a population of less than 10,000 authorizes a separate county assessor-collector as provided by Article VIII, Section 16a, of the Texas Constitution, the commissioners court may appoint a county assessor-collector to serve until an assessor-collector is elected at the next general election and has qualified.
Tex. Utilities Code § 183.002 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 183 / Section 183.002
§ 183.002. INTEREST ON DEPOSIT.
Status: in_force

A utility that requires the user of a service to pay a money deposit as a condition to furnishing the service shall pay interest on the deposit from the time the deposit is made.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 252.013 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 252 / Section 252.013
§ 252.013. SUMMONS AND COMPLAINT; SERVICE.
Status: in_force

(a) In an action or proceeding against a nonprofit association, a summons and complaint must be served on an agent authorized by appointment to receive service of process, an officer, a managing or general agent, or a person authorized to participate in the management of its affairs, in accordance with the Civil Practice and Remedies Code.

(b) Not later than the 10th day after the date of a request by the attorney general to an officer or board member of a nonprofit association or to the nonprofit association, the nonprofit association shall provide to the attorney general the names, current addresses, and telephone numbers of:

(1) each agent authorized to receive service of process on behalf of the nonprofit association; and

(2) each officer, managing or general agent, and other person authorized to participate in the management of the affairs of the nonprofit association.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7964.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7964 / Section 7964.107
§ 7964.107. DIVISION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may be divided into two or more new districts only if:

(1) the district has no outstanding bonded debt; and

(2) the district is not imposing ad valorem taxes.

(b) 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.

(c) Any 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 creating this chapter.

(d) 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.

(e) The board may adopt an order dividing the district before or after the date the board holds an election under Section 7964.003 to confirm the creation of the district.

(f) An order dividing the district shall:

(1) name each new district;

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

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

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

(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) Any new district created by the division of the district shall hold a confirmation and directors' election as required by Section 7964.003.

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

(j) 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.

(k) Municipal consent to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district granted under Section 7964.004 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. Natural Resources Code § 118.005 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 118 / Section 118.005
§ 118.005. CONSEQUENCES OF PLAN APPROVAL.
Status: in_force

The approval of a plan by the Railroad Commission of Texas does not constitute a certification or representation that the pipeline is in compliance with or exempt from applicable safety standards.
Tex. Transportation Code § 256.105 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 256 / Section 256.105
§ 256.105. MATCHING FUNDS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), to be eligible to receive a grant under the program, matching funds must be provided, from any source, in an amount equal to at least 20 percent of the amount of the grant.

(b) A county that the department determines to be economically disadvantaged must provide matching funds in an amount equal to at least 10 percent of the amount of the grant.
Tex. Insurance Code § 841.205 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 841 / Section 841.205
§ 841.205. COMMISSIONER MAY REQUIRE LARGER CAPITAL AND SURPLUS AMOUNTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner by rule or guideline may require a domestic insurance company that writes or assumes a life insurance or annuity contract or assumes liability on or indemnifies one person for any risk under an accident and health insurance policy, or a combination of these policies, in an amount that exceeds $10,000, to maintain capital and surplus in amounts that exceed the minimum amounts required by this chapter because of:

(1) the nature and kind of risks the company underwrites or reinsures;

(2) the premium volume of risks the company underwrites or reinsures;

(3) the composition, quality, duration, or liquidity of the company's investment portfolio;

(4) fluctuations in the market value of securities the company holds; or

(5) the adequacy of the company's reserves.

(b) A rule adopted under Subsection (a) must be designed to ensure the financial solvency of an insurance company for the protection of policyholders but may not require that the total admitted assets of a company exceed 106 percent of its total liabilities.

(c) A fraternal benefit society operating under Chapter 885 and a mutual life insurance company operating under Chapter 882 are subject to a rule adopted under this section.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1501.111 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1501 / Section 1501.111
§ 1501.111. WRITTEN STATEMENT OF DENIAL, CANCELLATION, OR REFUSAL TO RENEW REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

Denial by a small or large employer health benefit plan issuer of an application from a small or large employer for coverage from the issuer or cancellation of or refusal to renew coverage by a small or large employer health benefit plan issuer must:

(1) be in writing; and

(2) state the reason or reasons for the denial, cancellation, or refusal to renew.
Tex. Estates Code § 1253.151 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1253 / Section 1253.151
§ 1253.151. DETERMINATION OF ACQUISITION OF JURISDICTION IN THIS STATE DUE TO UNJUSTIFIABLE CONDUCT.
Status: in_force

If at any time a court of this state determines that it acquired jurisdiction of a proceeding for the appointment of a guardian of the person or estate, or both, of a ward or proposed ward because of unjustifiable conduct, the court may:

(1) decline to exercise jurisdiction;

(2) exercise jurisdiction for the limited purpose of fashioning an appropriate remedy to ensure the health, safety, and welfare of the ward or proposed ward or the protection of the ward's or proposed ward's property or prevent a repetition of the unjustifiable conduct, including staying the proceeding until a petition for the appointment of a guardian or issuance of a protective order is filed in a court of another state having jurisdiction; or

(3) continue to exercise jurisdiction after considering:

(A) the extent to which the ward or proposed ward and all persons required to be notified of the proceedings have acquiesced in the exercise of the court's jurisdiction;

(B) whether the court of this state is a more appropriate forum than the court of any other state after considering the factors described by Section 1253.102(b); and

(C) whether the court of any other state would have jurisdiction under the factual circumstances of the matter.
Tex. Transportation Code § 545.402 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 545 / Section 545.402
§ 545.402. MOVING A PARKED VEHICLE.
Status: in_force

An operator may not begin movement of a stopped, standing, or parked vehicle unless the movement can be made safely.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1301.153 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1301 / Section 1301.153
§ 1301.153. MEMBERSHIP AND EMPLOYEE RESTRICTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "Texas trade association" means a cooperative and voluntarily joined statewide association of business or professional competitors in this state designed to assist its members and its industry or profession in dealing with mutual business or professional problems and in promoting their common interest.

(b) A person may not be a member of the board and may not be a board employee employed in a "bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity," as that phrase is used for purposes of establishing an exemption to the overtime provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 201 et seq.), and its subsequent amendments, if:

(1) the person is an officer, employee, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of building construction; or

(2) the person's spouse is an officer, manager, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of building construction.

(c) A person may not be a member of the board or act as the general counsel to the board or the agency if the person is required to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305, Government Code, because of the person's activities for compensation on behalf of a profession related to the operation of the agency.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 36.004 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 36 / Section 36.004
§ 36.004. SCREENING PROGRAM FOR SPECIAL SENSES AND COMMUNICATION DISORDERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive commissioner by rule shall require screening of individuals who attend public or private preschools or schools to detect vision and hearing disorders and any other special senses or communication disorders specified by the executive commissioner. In developing the rules, the executive commissioner may consider the number of individuals to be screened and the availability of:

(1) personnel qualified to administer the required screening;

(2) appropriate screening equipment; and

(3) state and local funds for screening activities.

(b) The rules must include procedures necessary to administer screening activities.

(b-1) The rules must allow an individual who attends a public or private school to be screened:

(1) using photoscreening to detect vision disorders; and

(2) using an electronic eye chart as a substitute for a printed eye chart to assess visual acuity.

(c) The executive commissioner shall adopt a schedule for implementing the screening requirements and shall give priority to the age groups that may derive the greatest educational and social benefits from early identification of special senses and communication disorders.

(d) The rules must provide for acceptance of results of screening conducted by a licensed professional, regardless of whether that professional is under contract with the department, if:

(1) the professional's legally defined scope of practice includes the area for which the screening is conducted; and

(2) the professional uses acceptable procedures for the screening.

(e) The department may coordinate the special senses and communication disorders screening activities of school districts, private schools, state agencies, volunteer organizations, and other entities so that the efforts of each entity are complementary and not fragmented and duplicative. The department may provide technical assistance to those entities in developing screening programs and may provide educational and other material to assist local screening activities.

(f) The department may provide screening personnel, equipment, and services only if the screening requirements cannot otherwise be met.

(g) The department shall monitor the quality of screening activities provided under this chapter.

(h) This section does not prohibit a volunteer from participating in the department's screening programs.

(i) A hearing screening performed under this section is in addition to any hearing screening test performed under Chapter 47.
Tex. Tax Code § 151.255 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 151 / Section 151.255
§ 151.255. NOTICE.
Status: in_force

(a) If the comptroller determines that the holder of a permit or a registered retailer is required to file security under Section 151.251(b) of this code, the comptroller shall notify the person in writing that security is required to be filed and state the amount of security set by the comptroller.

(b) Notice under this subsection shall be mailed to the permit holder or registered retailer at the address shown in the comptroller's records.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8108.255 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8108 / Section 8108.255
§ 8108.255. CONTRACT AUTHORITY OF NEW DISTRICTS.
Status: in_force

The new districts may contract with each other for:

(1) water and wastewater services; or

(2) any other matter the boards of the new districts consider appropriate.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8383.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8383 / Section 8383.003
§ 8383.003. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTORS' ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect permanent directors as provided by Section 8383.051 of this code and Section 49.102, Water Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 562.055 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 562 / Section 562.055
§ 562.055. NETWORK PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) It is an unfair method of competition or an unfair or deceptive act or practice in the business of discount health care programs for a discount health care program operator or an affiliate or agent of a discount health care program operator to require a pharmacy or pharmacist to:

(1) participate in a specified provider network as a condition of processing a claim for prescription drugs under the discount health care program; or

(2) participate in, or process claims under, a discount health care program as a condition of participation in a provider network.

(b) A discount health care program operator is not legally liable for any act or omission of an agent of the operator in violation of Subsection (a).
Tex. Transportation Code § 68.041 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 68 / Section 68.041
§ 68.041. BRANCH PILOT'S LICENSE RENEWAL.
Status: in_force

(a) The governor shall renew a branch pilot's expiring license if the board recommends renewal.

(b) If a pilot applies in writing and qualifies, the board shall recommend renewal unless the board determines there is probable cause not to renew the license.

(c) Probable cause not to renew a license exists if the board finds that the license holder:

(1) does not possess a qualification required by this chapter for pilots; or

(2) has a disability that will affect the license holder's ability to serve as a pilot.

(d) If the board determines that it has probable cause not to renew a license, the board shall notify the license holder of that determination not later than the 60th day before the date the license expires. On request, the board shall provide a hearing after proper notice to consider whether the board has cause not to recommend renewal of the license.

(e) If the board finds at the conclusion of the hearing that the board lacks probable cause for nonrenewal of the license, the board shall recommend that the governor renew the license.

(f) The board shall issue a written order recommending that the governor not renew a license and the governor may not renew the license if:

(1) the pilot does not contest the board's decision not to renew the license; or

(2) the board after a hearing finds that it has probable cause not to renew the license.

(g) The denial of renewal of a pilot's license does not prohibit the pilot from applying for a new license and being reappointed.
Tex. Water Code § 63.173 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 63 / Section 63.173
§ 63.173. CONTRACTOR'S BOND.
Status: in_force

The contractor shall execute an adequate bond payable to the commission in the amount of the contract price, conditioned that he will faithfully perform the obligations, agreements, and covenants of the contract and that if he defaults he will pay the district all damages sustained by reason of the default. The bond shall be approved by the commission.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 21.211 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 21 / Section 21.211
§ 21.211. VALID RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER.
Status: in_force

(a) Without limiting the general powers granted by Sections 21.210 and 21.213 to impose and enforce reasonable restrictions, a restriction placed on the transfer or registration of transfer of a security of a corporation is valid if the restriction reasonably:

(1) obligates the holder of the restricted security to offer a person, including the corporation or other holders of securities of the corporation, an opportunity to acquire the restricted security within a reasonable time before the transfer;

(2) obligates the corporation, to the extent provided by this code, or another person to purchase securities that are the subject of an agreement relating to the purchase and sale of the restricted security;

(3) requires the corporation or the holders of a class of the corporation's securities to consent to a proposed transfer of the restricted security or to approve the proposed transferee of the restricted security for the purpose of preventing a violation of law;

(4) prohibits the transfer of the restricted security to a designated person or group of persons and the designation is not manifestly unreasonable;

(5) maintains the status of the corporation as an electing small business corporation under Subchapter S of the Internal Revenue Code;

(6) maintains a tax advantage to the corporation;

(7) maintains the status of the corporation as a close corporation under Subchapter O;

(8) obligates the holder of the restricted securities to sell or transfer an amount of restricted securities to a person or group of persons, including the corporation or other holders of securities of the corporation; or

(9) causes or results in the automatic sale or transfer of an amount of restricted securities to a person or group of persons, including the corporation or other holders of securities of the corporation.

(b) A restriction placed on the transfer or registration of transfer of a security of a corporation, on the amount of the corporation's securities, or on the amount of the corporation's securities that may be owned by a person or group of persons is conclusively presumed to be for a reasonable purpose if the restriction:

(1) maintains a local, state, federal, or foreign tax advantage to the corporation or its shareholders, including:

(A) maintaining the corporation's status as an electing small business corporation under Subchapter S of the Internal Revenue Code;

(B) maintaining or preserving any tax attribute, including net operating losses; or

(C) qualifying or maintaining the qualification of the corporation as a real estate investment trust under the Internal Revenue Code or regulations adopted under the Internal Revenue Code; or

(2) maintains a statutory or regulatory advantage or complies with a statutory or regulatory requirement under applicable local, state, federal, or foreign law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8504.062 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8504 / Section 8504.062
§ 8504.062. COMPLAINTS; DUTY TO RESPOND.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority shall maintain a system to promptly and efficiently act on complaints filed with the authority. The authority shall maintain information about parties to the complaint, the subject matter of the complaint, a summary of the results of the review or investigation of the complaint, and its disposition.

(b) The authority shall make information available describing its procedures for complaint investigation and resolution.

(c) The authority shall periodically notify the complaint parties of the status of the complaint until final disposition, unless the notice would jeopardize an investigation.