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Tex. Utilities Code § 41.104 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 41 / Section 41.104
§ 41.104. TAX-EXEMPT STATUS.
Status: in_force

Nothing in this subtitle may impair the tax-exempt status of electric cooperatives, nor shall anything in this subtitle compel any electric cooperative to use its facilities in a manner that violates any contractual provisions, bond covenants, or other restrictions applicable to facilities financed by tax-exempt or federally insured or guaranteed debt.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 242.305 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 242 / Section 242.305
§ 242.305. BOARD OFFICERS; MEETINGS; QUORUM; EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall elect from its members a presiding officer and assistant presiding officer who serve according to rules adopted by the board.

(b) The board shall hold at least two regular meetings each year as provided by rules adopted by the board.

(c) A majority of the members constitutes a quorum.

(d) Each member of the board is entitled to compensation for transportation expenses as provided by the General Appropriations Act.A person may not act as a nursing facility administrator or represent to others that the person is a nursing facility administrator unless the person is licensed under this subchapter.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 610.004 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 610 / Section 610.004
§ 610.004. NOTICE OF VIOLATION OF CHAPTER; OPPORTUNITY TO CURE.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 30th day before bringing an action under Section 610.005, the attorney general must give written notice to the person or entity identifying the specific provisions of this chapter that are or were being violated.

(b) The attorney general may not bring an action against the person or entity if the person or entity:

(1) cures the identified violation within the 30-day period; and

(2) provides the attorney general a written statement affirming that the person or entity has:

(A) cured the alleged violation;

(B) provided supporting documentation to show how the violation was cured; and

(C) made changes to internal policies to prevent the recurrence of any similar violation in the future.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8196.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8196 / Section 8196.053
§ 8196.053. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCES OR RESOLUTIONS.
Status: in_force

The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution adopted by the governing body of a municipality that consented to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of lands in the district.
Tex. Government Code § 466.355 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 466 / Section 466.355
§ 466.355. STATE LOTTERY ACCOUNT.
Status: in_force

(a) The state lottery account is a special account in the general revenue fund. The account consists of all revenue received from the sale of tickets, license and application fees under this chapter, and all money credited to the account from any other fund or source under law. Interest earned by the state lottery account shall be deposited in the unobligated portion of the general revenue fund.

(b) Money in the state lottery account may be used only for the following purposes and shall be distributed as follows:

(1) the payment of prizes to the holders of winning tickets;

(2) the payment of costs incurred in the operation and administration of the lottery, including any fees received by a lottery operator, provided that the costs incurred in a fiscal biennium may not exceed an amount equal to 12 percent of the gross revenue accruing from the sale of tickets in that biennium;

(3) the establishment of a pooled bond fund, lottery prize reserve fund, unclaimed prize fund, and prize payment account; and

(4) the balance, after creation of a reserve sufficient to pay the amounts needed or estimated to be needed under Subdivisions (1) through (3), to be transferred on or before the 15th day of each month as follows:

(A) the portion of the balance attributable to the lottery game operated under Section 466.027 to the fund for veterans' assistance established by Section 434.017; and

(B) the remainder to the foundation school fund.

(c) Each August the comptroller shall:

(1) estimate the amount to be transferred to the foundation school fund on or before September 15; and

(2) notwithstanding Subsection (b)(4), transfer the amount estimated in Subdivision (1) to the foundation school fund before August installment payments are made under Section 48.273, Education Code.
Tex. Government Code § 2165.0012 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2165 / Section 2165.0012
§ 2165.0012. AUTHORITY TO ADOPT RULES.
Status: in_force

The commission may adopt rules to efficiently and effectively administer this chapter.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 30.007 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 30 / Section 30.007
§ 30.007. PRODUCTION OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTION RECORDS.
Status: in_force

Civil discovery of a customer record maintained by a financial institution is governed by Section 59.006, Finance Code.
Tex. Government Code § 1477.253 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1477 / Section 1477.253
§ 1477.253. ELECTION PROPOSITION.
Status: in_force

(a) At an election to approve the issuance of bonds under this subchapter, the commissioners court may submit one or more separate propositions for the issuance of bonds.

(b) Each proposition submitted at a bond election under this subchapter may include one or more of the purposes authorized by Section 1477.252.
Tex. Government Code § 658.012 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 658 / Section 658.012
§ 658.012. AGENCY TELEWORK PLAN.
Status: in_force

(a) A state agency that authorizes telework under Section 658.011 shall develop a plan that addresses the agency's telework policies and procedures. An agency telework plan must:

(1) establish:

(A) criteria for evaluating the ability of an employee to satisfactorily perform the employee's job duties while teleworking;

(B) performance standards that ensure a teleworking employee maintains satisfactory performance;

(C) a system for monitoring the productivity of a teleworking employee that ensures that the employee's work remains satisfactory and that the employee's duties remain suitable for telework; and

(D) appropriate physical and information security controls at teleworking sites;

(2) ensure that a teleworking employee is subject to the same rules and disciplinary actions as any other agency employee; and

(3) prohibit a teleworking employee from conducting in-person business at the employee's personal residence.

(b) A state agency that develops an agency telework plan under this section shall publish the agency's telework plan on the agency's publicly accessible Internet website.
Tex. Government Code § 403.651 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 403 / Section 403.651
§ 403.651. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program" means the federal Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program established by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Pub. L. No. 117-58).

(2) "Fund" means the broadband infrastructure fund established under Section 49-d-16, Article III, Texas Constitution.

(3) "Next generation 9-1-1 service fund" means the fund established under Section 771.0713, Health and Safety Code.
Tex. Utilities Code § 13.043 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 13 / Section 13.043
§ 13.043. PROHIBITION ON EMPLOYMENT OR REPRESENTATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A former counsel may not make any communication to or appearance before the commission or an officer or employee of the commission before the second anniversary of the date the person ceases to serve as counsel if the communication or appearance is made:

(1) on behalf of another person in connection with any matter on which the person seeks official action; or

(2) with the intent to influence a commission decision or action, unless acting on his or her own behalf and without remuneration.

(b) A former counsel may not represent any person or receive compensation for services rendered on behalf of any person regarding a matter before the commission before the second anniversary of the date the person ceases to serve as counsel.

(c) A person commits an offense if the person violates this section. An offense under this subsection is a Class A misdemeanor.

(d) An employee of the office may not:

(1) be employed by a public utility that was in the scope of the employee's official responsibility while the employee was associated with the office; or

(2) represent a person before the commission or a court in a matter:

(A) in which the employee was personally involved while associated with the office; or

(B) that was within the employee's official responsibility while the employee was associated with the office.

(e) The prohibition of Subsection (d)(1) applies until the first anniversary of the date the employee's employment with the office ceases.

(f) The prohibition of Subsection (d)(2) applies while an employee of the office is associated with the office and at any time after.

(g) For purposes of this section, "person" includes an electric cooperative.
Tex. Estates Code § 1301.201 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1301 / Section 1301.201
§ 1301.201. MODIFICATION OR REVOCATION OF TRUST.
Status: in_force

(a) The court may modify or revoke a management trust at any time before the date of the trust's termination.

(b) The following may not revoke a management trust:

(1) the ward for whom the trust is created or the guardian of the ward's estate;

(2) the incapacitated person for whom the trust is created; or

(3) the person who has only a physical disability for whom the trust is created.
Tex. Insurance Code § 887.203 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 887 / Section 887.203
§ 887.203. ISSUANCE OF LIFE INSURANCE POLICY BY CERTAIN ASSOCIATIONS.
Status: reserved

(a) A local mutual aid association or statewide mutual assessment company that has a mortuary fund and expense fund with a combined value of at least $100,000 greater than the liabilities of the combined funds may issue a life insurance policy in the same manner as a company organized under Chapter 841.

(b) An insurance policy issued as provided by Subsection (a):

(1) may not insure an individual life for more than $5,000;

(2) must be reserved as required for a company organized under Chapter 841; and

(3) may be issued only on an endowment or limited pay basis.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3873.160 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3873 / Section 3873.160
§ 3873.160. ACCEPTANCE OF GRANTS AND GRATUITIES.
Status: in_force

To promote, establish, or accomplish a purpose of this chapter, the board may:

(1) accept grants and gratuities in any form from any source, including the United States government, this state, any state or federal agency, any private or public corporation, or any other person;

(2) accept donations of money or other property; and

(3) act as trustee of land, money, or other property.
Tex. Election Code § 171.0231 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 171 / Section 171.0231
§ 171.0231. WRITE-IN CANDIDATE FOR COUNTY CHAIR OR PRECINCT CHAIR.
Status: in_force

(a) Write-in candidates are not permitted for county chair or precinct chair unless a county executive committee authorizes write-in candidates.

(b) If the county executive committee authorizes write-in candidates:

(1) a write-in vote for the office of county chair or precinct chair may not be counted unless the name written in appears on the list of write-in candidates;

(2) to be entitled to a place on the list of write-in candidates, a candidate must make a declaration of write-in candidacy;

(3) a declaration of write-in candidacy must be filed with the authority with whom an application for a place on the ballot is required to be filed for the office;

(4) a declaration of write-in candidacy must be filed not later than 6 p.m. of the fifth day after the date of the filing deadline for the general primary election;

(5) with the appropriate modifications and to the extent practicable, Subchapter B, Chapter 146, applies to write-in voting for the office of county chair or precinct chair; and

(6) the secretary of state shall prescribe any procedures necessary to implement this subsection.
Tex. Government Code § 854.601 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 854 / Section 854.601
§ 854.601. COVERAGE IN SUPPLEMENTAL DEATH BENEFIT PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) An employee of a participating municipality is included within the coverage of the supplemental death benefit program on the first day of the first month in which:

(1) the employing municipality is participating in the supplemental death benefits fund for coverage of all members it employs;

(2) the employee is a member of the retirement system; and

(3) the employee is required to make a contribution to the retirement system.

(b) Once established, coverage of a person in the supplemental death benefit program continues until the last day of a month in which a requirement of Subsection (a) is not met.
Tex. Election Code § 174.063 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 174 / Section 174.063
§ 174.063. TIME AND PLACE OF CONVENTION.
Status: repealed

(a) Conventions shall be held on a day set by the state executive committee by rule. These rules shall allow the committees at each level of convention to set the hour and place for convening their conventions.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1054, Sec. 33, eff. June 14, 2013.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1054, Sec. 33, eff. June 14, 2013.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 102.103 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 102 / Section 102.103
§ 102.103. EXCEPTION.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not apply to citrus fruit being hauled from the farm or grove to market or the place of first processing by the producer of the citrus fruit operating the producer's vehicle or by an employee of the producer operating a vehicle owned by the producer.
Tex. Labor Code § 401.022 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 401 / Section 401.022
§ 401.022. DISCRIMINATION PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) This subtitle may not be applied to discriminate because of race, sex, national origin, or religion.

(b) This section does not prohibit consideration of an anatomical difference in application of the impairment guidelines under Chapter 408 in rating an injury or a disease such as, but not limited to, breast cancer or an inguinal hernia. If an impairment rating assigns different values to the same injury for males and females, the higher value shall be applied.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1027.056 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1027 / Section 1027.056
§ 1027.056. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall elect:

(1) a president and a vice president from among its members; and

(2) a secretary, who need not be a director.

(b) Each officer of the board serves for a term of one year.

(c) The board shall fill a vacancy in a board office for the unexpired term.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 82.103 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 82 / Section 82.103
§ 82.103. UNLAWFUL ACT.
Status: in_force

No person may hunt any bird or animal within the wildlife sanctuary.
Tex. Water Code § 58.394 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.394
§ 58.394. LOAN SECURED BY BONDS.
Status: in_force

The amount of the loan may not be more than 25 percent of the district's unsold bonds and the par value of the bonds may not be more than 10 percent of the amount of the loan.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8121.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8121 / Section 8121.102
§ 8121.102. HEARING NOT REQUIRED FOR EXCLUSION OF TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

The board is not required to call or hold a hearing on the exclusion of land or other property from the district, including a hearing on the petition of a landowner or other property owner in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8479.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8479 / Section 8479.203
§ 8479.203. CONTRACT TAXES.
Status: in_force

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

(b) A contract approved by the district voters may contain a provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by the board without further voter approval.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8504.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8504 / Section 8504.153
§ 8504.153. POWERS RELATING TO WATER.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority may own the water rights and appropriate and divert water of this state under the permits and contracts previously owned by and acquired from the Devers Canal Rice Producers Association, Inc.

(b) Except as provided by Section 8504.154, the authority may distribute, sell, and use water of this state for any purpose approved by the commission.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 161.022 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 161 / Section 161.022
§ 161.022. CHAPTER APPLICATION TO SUCCESSOR BOARDS.
Status: in_force

The provisions of this chapter shall apply to any successor of the board.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 28.135 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 28 / Section 28.135
§ 28.135. DESIGNATION OF LICENSED PREMISES FOR PERMITS COVERING CERTAIN COUNTY-OWNED FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a facility that is:

(1) partially located in a municipality that:

(A) has a population of less than 40,000; and

(B) is located in a county with a population less than 70,000; and

(2) a county-owned civic center that consists of adjacent buildings not all of which are located in the municipality described by Subdivision (1).

(b) Notwithstanding any other law, all buildings comprising a facility described by Subsection (a) may be designated as and considered the licensed premises for purposes of a mixed beverage permit covering the facility.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8404.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8404 / Section 8404.051
§ 8404.051. COMPOSITION OF BOARD.
Status: in_force

The board is composed of five elected directors.
Tex. Insurance Code § 885.412 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 885 / Section 885.412
§ 885.412. ADVERSE PUBLICATION PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) Pending, during, or after an examination or investigation of a fraternal benefit society, the commissioner may not make public a financial statement, report, or finding, or permit a financial statement, report, or finding affecting the status, standing, or rights of the society to become public, until:

(1) the commissioner serves a copy of the statement, report, or finding on the society at its home office; and

(2) the society has been provided a reasonable opportunity to:

(A) answer the statement, report, or finding; and

(B) make a showing in connection with the statement, report, or finding as the society desires.

(b) This section does not apply to a proceeding involving a fraternal benefit society instituted by the commissioner or the state, including an administrative hearing, a proceeding under Chapter 441 or 443, or a court proceeding.
Tex. Insurance Code § 462.308 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 462 / Section 462.308
§ 462.308. RECOVERY FROM CERTAIN PERSONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The association is entitled to recover:

(1) the amount of a covered claim and the cost of defense paid on behalf of a person:

(A) who is an affiliate of the impaired insurer; and

(B) whose liability obligations to other persons are satisfied wholly or partly by payment made under this chapter; and

(2) the amount of a covered claim for workers' compensation insurance benefits and the costs of administration and defense of the claim paid under this chapter from an insured employer or any successor entity to the insured employer under state, federal, or international law whose net worth on December 31 of the year preceding the date the insurer becomes an impaired insurer exceeds $50 million.

(b) The association is not entitled to recover under Subsection (a)(2) against an insured who is exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(a), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, by being described by Section 501(c)(3) of that code.

(c) For purposes of Subsection (a)(2), an insured's net worth is deemed to include the aggregate net worth of the insured and of the insured's parent, subsidiary, and affiliated companies computed on a consolidated basis.

(d) A court shall award the association the association's costs, expenses, and reasonable attorney's fees incurred in seeking recovery under this section.
Tex. Government Code § 811.012 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 811 / Section 811.012
§ 811.012. PROVISION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION TO COMPTROLLER.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than June 1, 2016, and once every five years after that date, the retirement system shall provide to the comptroller, for the purpose of assisting the comptroller in the identification of persons entitled to unclaimed property reported to the comptroller, the name, address, social security number, and date of birth of each member, retiree, and beneficiary from the retirement system's records.

(b) Information provided to the comptroller under this section is confidential and may not be disclosed to the public.

(c) The retirement system shall provide the information in the format prescribed by rule of the comptroller.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6912.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6912 / Section 6912.055
§ 6912.055. BALLOT PROCEDURE FOR CANDIDATES.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who wants the person's name printed on the ballot as a candidate for supervisor must submit a petition to the board's secretary requesting that action.

(b) The petition must be signed by at least 10 residents of the authority who are qualified to vote at the election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1090.254 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1090 / Section 1090.254
§ 1090.254. ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION BY DISTRICT TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may elect to have district taxes assessed and collected by a tax assessor-collector appointed by the board. An election under this subsection must be made by December 1 and governs the manner in which taxes are assessed and collected, until changed by a similar resolution.

(b) The district tax assessor-collector must:

(1) reside in the district; and

(2) own real property subject to district taxation.

(c) The board shall set for the district tax assessor-collector:

(1) the term of employment; and

(2) compensation.
Tex. Transportation Code § 521.047 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 521 / Section 521.047
§ 521.047. DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION TO LICENSE HOLDER.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may disclose information relating to a license holder to that license holder on receipt of a written request that includes the individual's driver's license number or the individual's full name and date of birth, and payment of a $7 fee.

(b) The department may disclose information as recorded in department records that relates to:

(1) the individual's date of birth;

(2) the current license status of the individual;

(3) the individual's most recent address;

(4) the completion of an approved driver education course by the individual;

(5) the fact of, but not the reason for, completion of a driver safety course by the individual; and

(6) each of the individual's reported traffic law violations and motor vehicle collisions, by date and location.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5007.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 5007 / Section 5007.201
§ 5007.201. CONFLICT OF LAWS.
Status: in_force

To the extent of a conflict between this subchapter and any other law, including Subchapter A, this subchapter prevails.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 141.016 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 141 / Section 141.016
§ 141.016. RECOVERY OF PENALTY.
Status: in_force

Civil penalties owed under Sections 141.013-141.015 of this code may be recovered in a civil action brought by the attorney general at the request of the commission.