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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8356.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8356 / Section 8356.108
§ 8356.108. LIMITATION ON USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain outside the district to acquire a site or easement for:

(1) a road project authorized by Section 8356.103; or

(2) a recreational facility as defined by Section 49.462, Water Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1103.104 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1103 / Section 1103.104
§ 1103.104. INTEREST ON PROCEEDS.
Status: in_force

(a) Interest on the proceeds of a life insurance policy accrues from the date the company that issues the policy receives due proof of loss until the date the company accepts the claim and offers to pay.

(b) Interest that accrues under this section shall be paid at the same time that the proceeds of the policy are paid under this subchapter.

(c) The interest rate under this section is the rate provided in the policy or, if a rate is not provided in the policy, the rate at which interest accrues on proceeds that are left on deposit with the company that issues the policy.
Tex. Local Government Code § 501.402 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 501 / Section 501.402
§ 501.402. TERMINATION OF CORPORATION ON COMPLETION OF PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

The board of directors of a corporation, with the approval by written resolution of the corporation's authorizing unit, shall terminate the corporation's existence as provided by this subtitle if the board by resolution determines that:

(1) the purposes for which the corporation was formed have been substantially fulfilled; and

(2) all bonds issued by the corporation have been fully paid.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1114.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1114 / Section 1114.004
§ 1114.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

The boundaries of the district are coextensive with the boundaries of Willacy County, Texas.
Tex. Insurance Code § 225.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 225 / Section 225.003
§ 225.003. APPLICABILITY OF GENERAL PROVISIONS OF OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

The provisions of Chapter 981, including provisions relating to the applicability and enforcement of that chapter, rulemaking authority under that chapter, and definitions of terms applicable in that chapter, apply to this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 1432.008 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1432 / Section 1432.008
§ 1432.008. MATURITY.
Status: in_force

A bond issued under this chapter must mature not later than 40 years after its date.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 303.055 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 303 / Section 303.055
§ 303.055. FILING FEE.
Status: in_force

(a) An initial registration statement must be accompanied by a filing fee not to exceed $50.

(b) A renewal registration statement must be accompanied by a filing fee of $50.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9051.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9051 / Section 9051.002
§ 9051.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a conservation and reclamation district in Jefferson County created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, for the purposes of:

(1) controlling, conserving, protecting, preserving, distributing, and using surface water;

(2) producing, distributing, and using groundwater; and

(3) regulating, controlling, and disposing of sewerage, waste, and other refuse to prevent the contamination of the public waters.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1016.061 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1016 / Section 1016.061
§ 1016.061. GENERAL DUTIES OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR.
Status: in_force

Subject to the limitations prescribed by the board, the district administrator shall:

(1) supervise the work and activities of the district; and

(2) direct the affairs of the district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1105.152 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1105 / Section 1105.152
§ 1105.152.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1105.152. COMPUTATION OF ADJUSTED PREMIUMS FOR CERTAIN ORDINARY POLICIES ISSUED BEFORE JANUARY 1, 1989. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), this section applies only to an ordinary policy to which Subchapter B does not apply and that is issued on or after January 1, 1974 and before January 1, 1989.

(b) This section also applies to an ordinary policy issued by a company after a date specified in a written notice:

(1) that was filed by the company with the State Board of Insurance after August 23, 1963, but before January 1, 1974; and

(2) under which the company filing the notice elected to comply before January 1, 1974, with the law codified by this section.

(c) An adjusted premium or present value determined under this chapter as to a policy to which this section applies must be computed on the basis of the Commissioners 1958 Standard Ordinary Mortality Table.

(d) A computation as to a policy to which this section applies must be made using the rate of interest specified by the policy for computing cash surrender values and paid-up nonforfeiture benefits, except that the rate of interest may not exceed:

(1) 3-1/2 percent a year for a policy issued before June 14, 1973;

(2) 4 percent a year for a policy issued on or after June 14, 1973, and before August 29, 1977;

(3) 5-1/2 percent a year for a policy issued on or after August 29, 1977, other than a single premium whole life or endowment insurance policy; or

(4) 6-1/2 percent a year for a single premium whole life or endowment insurance policy issued on or after August 29, 1977.

(e) For a category of ordinary insurance issued to insure a female risk:

(1) an adjusted premium or present value for a policy issued before August 29, 1977, may be computed according to an age not more than three years younger than the actual age of the insured; and

(2) an adjusted premium or present value for a policy issued on or after August 29, 1977, may be computed according to an age not more than six years younger than the actual age of the insured.

(f) In the computation of the present value of paid-up term insurance with accompanying pure endowment, if any, offered as a nonforfeiture benefit, the rates of mortality assumed may not exceed the rates shown in the Commissioners 1958 Extended Term Insurance Table.

(g) Subject to approval by the department, a company may specify a mortality table other than the table required by this section for use in computing an adjusted premium or present value for insurance issued on a substandard basis.
Tex. Water Code § 55.402 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 55 / Section 55.402
§ 55.402. BOND ELECTION.
Status: in_force

The district may issue negotiable revenue bonds with a total par value of not more than $100,000 without the necessity of holding an election, but it may not issue bonds with a total par value of more than $100,000 unless the bond issue is approved at an election held under the law governing bond elections.
Tex. Estates Code § 1002.009 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1002 / Section 1002.009
§ 1002.009. COURT INVESTIGATOR.
Status: in_force

"Court investigator" means a person appointed by the judge of a statutory probate court under Section 25.0025, Government Code, or a judge under Section 1054.156.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2022.102 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2022 / Section 2022.102
§ 2022.102. INFORMATION RELATING TO COMPLAINT PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission by rule shall establish methods by which racetrack patrons are notified of the name, mailing address, and telephone number of the commission for the purpose of directing complaints to the commission. The commission may provide the notification:

(1) on every race performance program provided by each racetrack association; or

(2) on signs prominently displayed in the common public areas on the premises of each racetrack.

(b) The commission shall keep information about each complaint filed with the commission. The information must include:

(1) the date the complaint is received;

(2) the name of the complainant;

(3) the subject matter of the complaint;

(4) a record of all persons contacted in relation to the complaint;

(5) a summary of the results of the review or investigation of the complaint; and

(6) for complaints for which the commission took no action, an explanation of the reason the complaint was closed without action.

(c) The commission shall keep a file about each written complaint filed with the commission that the commission has authority to resolve. The commission shall provide to the person filing the complaint and to the persons who are subjects of the complaint the commission's policies and procedures pertaining to complaint investigation and resolution.

(d) The commission, at least quarterly and until final disposition of a complaint, shall notify the person filing the complaint and the persons who are subjects of the complaint of the status of the complaint unless the notice would jeopardize an undercover investigation.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 34.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 34 / Section 34.001
§ 34.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: repealed

In this chapter:

(1) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1, Sec. 3.1639(17), eff. April 2, 2015.

(2) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1, Sec. 3.1639(17), eff. April 2, 2015.

(3) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1, Sec. 3.1639(17), eff. April 2, 2015.

(4) "Health care provider" means an individual or facility licensed, certified, or otherwise authorized to administer health care, for profit or otherwise, in the ordinary course of business or professional practice, including a physician or a hospital or birthing center.

(5) "Institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003, Education Code.

(6) "Intrapartum care" has the meaning assigned by Section 32.002.

(7) "Life-threatening condition" means a condition from which the likelihood of death is probable unless the course of the condition is interrupted.

(8) "Maternal morbidity" means a pregnancy-related health condition occurring during pregnancy, labor, or delivery or within one year of delivery or end of pregnancy.

(9) "Patient" means the woman who while pregnant or within one year of delivery or end of pregnancy suffers death or severe maternal morbidity.

(10) "Perinatal care" has the meaning assigned by Section 32.002.

(11) "Physician" means a person licensed to practice medicine in this state under Subtitle B, Title 3, Occupations Code.

(12) "Pregnancy-related death" means the death of a woman while pregnant or within one year of delivery or end of pregnancy, regardless of the duration and site of the pregnancy, from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management, but not from accidental or incidental causes.

(12-a) "Review committee" means the Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee.

(13) "Severe maternal morbidity" means maternal morbidity that constitutes a life-threatening condition.

(14) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 601 (S.B. 750), Sec. 22, eff. June 10, 2019.
Tex. Transportation Code § 460.253 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 460 / Section 460.253
§ 460.253. COMPOSITION.
Status: in_force

The board is composed of:

(1) one member appointed by the governing body of each founding municipality;

(2) two members appointed by the commissioners court who reside in:

(A) an unincorporated area of the county; or

(B) a municipality in the authority that is not authorized to appoint a member to the board under Subdivision (1) or Section 460.254;

(3) each member appointed under Section 460.254, if applicable; and

(4) each nonvoting member appointed under Section 460.255.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 681.164 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 681 / Section 681.164
§ 681.164. CITY OF HOUSTON, PORT OF HOUSTON AUTHORITY, OR HOUSTON FOREIGN-TRADE ZONE CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

The City of Houston, the Port of Houston Authority, and the Houston Foreign-Trade Zone, Incorporated, a private corporation organized under the laws of this state, may each:

(1) apply for and accept a grant of authority to establish, operate, and maintain:

(A) a foreign trade zone at the Houston port of entry; and

(B) any subzones of that zone; and

(2) if the grant of authority is approved, take any action necessary to establish, operate, and maintain the foreign trade zone.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8257.0404 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8257 / Section 8257.0404
§ 8257.0404. TAXES FOR SERVICES, IMPROVEMENTS, AND FACILITIES IN DEFINED AREAS OR DESIGNATED PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

On voter approval and adoption of the order described by Section 8257.0403, the district may apply separately, differently, equitably, and specifically its taxing power and lien authority to the defined area or designated property to provide money to construct, administer, maintain, and operate services, improvements, and facilities that primarily benefit the defined area or designated property.
Tex. Education Code § 56.123 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 56 / Section 56.123
§ 56.123. CREATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A special fund to be known as the student loan revenue bond fund is created in the state treasury.

(b) The fund consists of proceeds from the sale of revenue bonds and gifts or grants made to the board for purposes of the fund.
Tex. Government Code § 651.006 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 651 / Section 651.006
§ 651.006. REDUCTIONS IN FORCE.
Status: in_force

A state governmental entity undergoing a reorganization mandated by statute may institute a reduction in force as a direct result of the reorganization, notwithstanding a rule, personnel handbook, or policy of the entity to the contrary.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3981.0601 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3981 / Section 3981.0601
§ 3981.0601. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH DEFINED AREAS OR DESIGNATED PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

The district may define areas or designate certain property of the district to pay for improvements, facilities, or services that primarily benefit that area or property and do not generally and directly benefit the district as a whole.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 21.23 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 21 / Section 21.23
§ 21.23. RULES AS TO INDICTMENT APPLY TO INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

The rules with respect to allegations in an indictment and the certainty required apply also to an information.
Tex. Government Code § 437.113 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 437 / Section 437.113
§ 437.113. ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall develop and implement a policy to encourage the use of appropriate alternative dispute resolution procedures under Chapter 2009 to assist in the resolution of internal and external disputes within the department's jurisdiction.

(b) The department's procedures relating to alternative dispute resolution must conform, to the extent possible, to any model guidelines issued by the State Office of Administrative Hearings for the use of alternative dispute resolution by state agencies.

(c) The department shall designate a trained person to:

(1) coordinate the implementation of the policy adopted under Subsection (a);

(2) serve as a resource for any training needed to implement the procedures for negotiated rulemaking or alternative dispute resolution; and

(3) collect data concerning the effectiveness of those procedures, as implemented by the department.
Tex. Occupations Code § 651.454 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 651 / Section 651.454
§ 651.454. OTHER UNETHICAL CONDUCT IN SOLICITING CUSTOMERS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person violates this chapter if the person, in arranging for funeral services or merchandise, fails to:

(1) provide a prospective customer at the beginning of the arrangement process with a copy of the brochure required by Section 651.404;

(2) provide to a prospective customer inquiring in person about any funeral service or merchandise a retail price list for the prospective customer to keep;

(3) explain to a prospective customer that a contractual agreement for funeral services or merchandise may not be entered into before a retail price list is provided to the prospective customer; or

(4) provide general price information by telephone within a reasonable time.

(b) A person violates this chapter if the person restricts, hinders, or attempts to restrict or hinder:

(1) advertising or disclosure of prices and other information regarding the availability of funeral services and funeral merchandise that is not unfair or deceptive to consumers; or

(2) an agreement for funeral services between a consumer and a funeral director or embalmer.

(c) A person associated with a funeral establishment violates this chapter if the person solicits business or offers an inducement to secure or attempt to secure business for the funeral establishment unless the solicitation is made under a permit issued under Chapter 154, Finance Code.
Tex. Water Code § 26.559 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 26 / Section 26.559
§ 26.559. RECLAMATION AND RESTORATION FUND ACCOUNT.
Status: in_force

(a) Penalties and other money received by the commission as a result of an enforcement action taken under this subchapter, and any gift or grant the commission receives for the purposes of this subchapter, shall be deposited into the reclamation and restoration fund account in the general revenue fund. Money in the account may be appropriated only to the commission for the reclamation and restoration of the beds, bottoms, and banks of water bodies affected by the unlawful discharges subject to this subchapter.

(b) At least 60 days before spending money from the reclamation and restoration fund account, the commission shall publish notice of its proposed plan and conduct a hearing for the purpose of soliciting public comment, oral or written. The commission shall fully consider all written and oral submissions on the proposed plan.

(c) At least 30 days before the date of the public hearing, the notice must be published in the Texas Register and in a newspaper of general circulation in the county where the violation resulting in the payment of the penalties or other money occurred.

(d) Interest and other income earned on money in the account shall be credited to the account. The account is exempt from the application of Section 403.095, Government Code.
Tex. Tax Code § 111.003 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 111 / Section 111.003
§ 111.003. COMPTROLLER'S INVESTIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) On the governor's request, the comptroller shall:

(1) investigate the books and accounts of assessing and collecting officers of the state and other officers or persons receiving, disbursing, or possessing public funds;

(2) perform other duties and make investigations in relation to public funds as requested by the governor; and

(3) investigate any state institution and its policies, management, and operation, including the fiscal affairs and the conduct and efficiency of any state employee of the institution.

(b) The comptroller shall report to the governor the results of an investigation requested under Subsection (a) of this section. The report must be written and include:

(1) a description of each violation of the revenue laws;

(2) a description of the failure, if any, to enforce revenue laws;

(3) the name of each person reasonably believed to have committed a violation or to have been guilty of nonfeasance; and

(4) if a state institution is investigated, a description of the expenditures of the institution and of all sums of money due the state, the ascertainment and collection of which does not devolve upon other officers of the state under existing law.

(c) A person connected with the public service shall submit all books, records, and accounts to the comptroller without delay on the request of the comptroller when conducting an investigation under Subsection (a) of this section.

(d) On the receipt of a report that indicates a violation of revenue laws or neglect of duty, the governor shall notify the attorney general, who shall institute criminal and civil proceedings in the name of the state against persons accused of a violation or neglect of duty.

(e) The comptroller may at any time examine and investigate the expenditure of appropriated money for a state institution or for any other purpose or for improvements made by the state on state property or money received and disbursed by any board authorized to receive and disburse state money. The comptroller shall investigate any state institution when required by information coming to his own knowledge.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8431.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8431 / Section 8431.104
§ 8431.104. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located.

(b) If a road project is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road project must meet all applicable construction standards, subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which the road project is located.

(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Tex. Government Code § 2270.0153 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2270 / Section 2270.0153
§ 2270.0153. LIST OF DESIGNATED FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller shall prepare and maintain a list of designated foreign terrorist organizations.

(b) The comptroller shall maintain the list by updating the list as necessary to reflect changes in the list of foreign organizations designated as foreign terrorist organizations by the United States secretary of state as authorized by 8 U.S.C. Section 1189.

(c) Not later than the 30th day after the date the comptroller first prepares or updates the list of designated foreign terrorist organizations as required by this section, the comptroller shall:

(1) file the list with the presiding officer of each house of the legislature and the attorney general; and

(2) post the list on the comptroller's Internet website.