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Tex. Education Code § 54.709 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 54 / Section 54.709
§ 54.709. ADMINISTRATION OF ACCOUNTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A plan manager shall provide separate accounting for each savings trust account.

(b) An account owner or beneficiary may not direct the investment of any contributions to or earnings on an account.

(c) If the board terminates the contract of a financial institution to act as a plan manager and accounts must be transferred from that financial institution to another financial institution, the board shall select the financial institution to which the balances of the accounts are transferred.

(d) A savings trust agreement must provide that, if after a specified period the savings trust agreement has not been terminated and the beneficiary's rights in the account have not been exercised, the board, after making reasonable efforts to contact the owner and beneficiary of the account or their agents, shall report the unclaimed money in the account to the comptroller.

(e) Money in a savings trust account is exempt from attachment, execution, and seizure for the satisfaction of debt or liability of an account owner or beneficiary.

(f) A savings trust account may not be assigned for the benefit of creditors, used as security or collateral for any loan, or otherwise subject to alienation, sale, transfer, assignment, pledge, encumbrance, or charge.

(g) A distribution from an account to any individual or for the benefit of any individual during a calendar year shall be reported to the Internal Revenue Service and to the account owner or the beneficiary to the extent required by federal law.

(h) A plan manager shall provide an annual statement to each account owner not later than the January 31 after the end of each calendar year and may provide statements more frequently than annually. A statement must identify the contributions made during the reporting period, the total contributions made through the end of the reporting period, the value of the account at the end of the reporting period, withdrawals made during the reporting period, and any other information the board requires.

(i) Notwithstanding Subsection (b), if Section 529, Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, is amended to permit an account owner to direct the investment of a contribution to or an account balance in a qualified state tuition program, the board in each subsequent plan manager contract shall provide that each plan manager must provide a savings trust account owner with the ability to direct the investment of a contribution to the account or the balance in the account among a wide variety of investment options.
Tex. Education Code § 111.100 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 111 / Section 111.100
§ 111.100. ESTABLISHMENT.
Status: in_force

The Texas Center for Superconductivity is established at the University of Houston in Houston, Texas. The center is a component of the University of Houston and is under the governance of the board of regents of the University of Houston System.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8801.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8801 / Section 8801.106
§ 8801.106. GRANTS; CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may make or accept a grant, gratuity, advance, or loan in any form to or from any public source approved by the board, including a governmental entity, and may enter into a contract, agreement, or covenant that the board considers appropriate in connection with a grant, gratuity, advance, or loan.

(b) The district may enter into contracts only in the district's name.

(c) The district may purchase property from another governmental entity by negotiated contract without securing appraisals or advertising for bids.

(d) The district may use the reverse auction procedure, as defined by Section 2155.062, Government Code, for purchasing.
Tex. Insurance Code § 885.202 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 885 / Section 885.202
§ 885.202. ADMISSION OF FOREIGN FRATERNAL BENEFIT SOCIETY.
Status: in_force

(a) To engage in business in this state, a foreign fraternal benefit society described by Section 885.201 must:

(1) have the qualifications required of a domestic fraternal benefit society under this chapter; and

(2) have its assets invested as required by the laws of the state, territory, district, province, or country in which the society is organized.

(b) A foreign fraternal benefit society described by Section 885.201 is entitled to a certificate of authority to engage in business in this state on filing with the department:

(1) a certified copy of the society's charter or articles of association;

(2) a copy of the fraternal benefit society's laws, certified by its secretary or corresponding officer;

(3) a statement of the society's business;

(4) a certificate from the proper official in the society's home state, province, or country showing that the society is legally organized;

(5) a copy of the society's benefit contract;

(6) information showing that the society's assets are invested as required by Subsection (a)(2); and

(7) additional information the commissioner considers necessary to demonstrate the society's business and method of operation.

(c) A statement of business filed by a foreign fraternal benefit society under Subsection (b)(3) must:

(1) be under oath of the society's president and secretary or corresponding officers;

(2) be in the form required by the commissioner; and

(3) be verified by an examination made by the supervising insurance official of the society's home state or another state satisfactory to the commissioner.

(d) A benefit contract filed by a foreign fraternal benefit society under Subsection (b)(5) must show that benefits are provided for by premiums paid by persons holding similar contracts.

(e) The commissioner shall issue a certificate of authority to a foreign fraternal benefit society that complies with Subsection (b).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1088.157 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1088 / Section 1088.157
§ 1088.157. INSPECTION OF AUDIT AND DISTRICT RECORDS.
Status: in_force

The annual audit and other district records shall be open to inspection at the district's principal office.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3906.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3906 / Section 3906.001
§ 3906.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.

(2) "City" means the City of Port Isabel.

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Port Isabel Improvement District No. 1.
Tex. Tax Code § 162.506 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 162 / Section 162.506
§ 162.506. ALLOCATION OF COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS AND LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS TAX.
Status: in_force

On or before the fifth workday after the end of each month, the comptroller, after making deductions for refund purposes and for the administration and enforcement of this chapter, shall allocate the remainder of the taxes collected under Subchapter D-1 as follows:

(1) one-fourth of the taxes shall be deposited to the credit of the available school fund; and

(2) three-fourths of the taxes shall be deposited to the credit of the state highway fund.
Tex. Local Government Code § 232.156 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 232 / Section 232.156
§ 232.156. CIVIL ACTION FOR RECEIVERSHIP.
Status: in_force

(a) After a final determination that a platted lot is abandoned, unoccupied, and undeveloped, the county shall bring a civil action to have the lot placed in a receivership. On a final determination that a platted lot is abandoned, unoccupied, and undeveloped as provided by this subchapter, an owner or lienholder's rights and legal interests are extinguished, subject to the provisions of this subchapter regarding any net proceeds resulting from the disposition of the property, and transferred to the receiver.

(b) The only allegations required to be pleaded in an action for receivership brought under this section are:

(1) the identification of the applicable lot;

(2) the relationship of the defendant to the real property;

(3) the notice of the administrative hearing given to the owner; and

(4) the administrative determination that the lot has been abandoned, unoccupied, and undeveloped.

(c) The court may appoint as receiver any person with a demonstrated record of knowledge of the problems created by abandoned, unoccupied, and undeveloped platted lots. In selecting a receiver, the court may also take into consideration whether the person owns property in the affected area. The court may not appoint the county, a county official or county employee, or a relative of a county official or county employee within the third degree of consanguinity or affinity as a receiver.

(d) In a civil action under this subchapter, the record owners and any lienholders of record of the lot shall be served with personal notice of the proceedings as provided by the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure. Service on the record owners or lienholders constitutes notice to all unrecorded owners or lienholders.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 841.084 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 841 / Section 841.084
§ 841.084. PAYMENT OF COSTS BY COMMITTED PERSON.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Section 841.146(c), a civilly committed person who is not indigent:

(1) is responsible for the cost of:

(A) housing and treatment provided under this chapter;

(B) the tracking service required by Section 841.082; and

(C) repairs to or replacement of the tracking equipment required by Section 841.082, if the person intentionally caused the damage to or loss of the equipment, as determined by the office; and

(2) shall pay to the office:

(A) a monthly amount that the office determines will be necessary to defray the cost of providing the housing, treatment, and service with respect to the person; and

(B) as directed by the office, any amount for which the person is responsible under Subdivision (1)(C).

(a-1) A civilly committed sex offender, whether indigent or not, is responsible for the cost of:

(1) repairs to or replacement of property belonging to this state, a contractor of this state or the agent of the contractor, the civil commitment facility, or another civilly committed sex offender, if the offender intentionally, knowingly, recklessly, or negligently caused damage to or the loss of the property; and

(2) any expenses for medical care provided to the civilly committed sex offender or any other person, if the offender intentionally, knowingly, recklessly, or negligently acted in a manner that caused the injury for which medical care was provided.

(a-2) A civilly committed sex offender shall pay to the office, at the office's direction, any amount for which the offender is responsible under Subsection (a-1), as determined by the office.

(b) Money collected under this section shall be deposited to the credit of the account from which the costs were originally paid.

(c) A committed person, on request, shall provide to the office any financial records or other information regarding the person's income, assets, and expenses to assist the office in determining whether the person is indigent for purposes of this section.
Tex. Finance Code § 273.305 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 273 / Section 273.305
§ 273.305. AUTHORIZED EXPENDITURES.
Status: in_force

(a) The corporation may spend money from the administrative account for the usual business operations of the corporation.

(b) On the commissioner's request, the corporation shall use money in the administrative account or primary account to:

(1) aid a member association under conservatorship; and

(2) rehabilitate a member association placed under conservatorship as authorized by law and minimize the chance the association will be liquidated.

(c) The total amount used to aid a member association under Subsection (b)(1) may not exceed the lesser of:

(1) 10 percent of the balance of the primary account; or

(2) 20 percent of the association's assets.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1100.355 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1100 / Section 1100.355
§ 1100.355. IMPOSITION OF TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) After the board finds that the district is dissolved, the board shall:

(1) determine the debt owed by the district; and

(2) impose on the property included in the district's tax rolls a tax that is in proportion of the debt to the property value.

(b) The board may institute a suit to enforce payment of taxes and to foreclose liens to secure the payment of the taxes.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4014.0108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4014 / Section 4014.0108
§ 4014.0108. CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with the findings and purposes stated in this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 315.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 315 / Section 315.004
§ 315.004. ECONOMIC IMPACT STATEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) At the request of the lieutenant governor or speaker of the house of representatives, a state agency shall prepare an economic impact statement for any pending bill or joint resolution that directly affects that agency. Preparation of the statement shall be coordinated through the Legislative Budget Board director.

(b) The economic impact statement must include:

(1) a brief description of the nature and effect of the proposal; and

(2) a statement of the manner and extent to which the proposal, if implemented, will directly or indirectly during each of the two years following its effective date:

(A) affect employment in the state, including the number of people affected, the geographic area or areas affected, and the existing level of employment and unemployment in those areas;

(B) affect the construction, modification, alteration, or utilization of any structure, equipment, facility, process, or other asset in the state, including the estimated dollar measure of the action and the geographic area or areas affected;

(C) result in changes in costs of goods and services in the state;

(D) result in changes in revenue and expenditures of state and local governments; and

(E) have economic impacts within the state other than those specifically described by this subsection.

(c) An economic impact statement that omits any information required by this chapter must specifically note the omission, state the reason for the omission, and estimate the additional time and effort required to obtain the information.
Tex. Education Code § 28.005 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 28 / Section 28.005
§ 28.005. LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by this section, English shall be the basic language of instruction in public schools.

(b) It is the policy of this state to ensure the mastery of English by all students, except that bilingual instruction may be offered or permitted in situations in which bilingual instruction is necessary to ensure students' reasonable proficiency in the English language and ability to achieve academic success.

(c) A school district may adopt a dual language immersion program for students enrolled in elementary school grades as provided by Section 28.0051.
Tex. Government Code § 854.605 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 854 / Section 854.605
§ 854.605. BENEFICIARY OF SUPPLEMENTAL DEATH BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless a member has directed otherwise on a form prescribed by the board of trustees and filed with the retirement system:

(1) a supplemental death benefit under Section 854.603 is payable to the person entitled to receive the decedent's accumulated contributions; and

(2) a supplemental death benefit under Section 854.604 is payable to a person entitled to receive any remaining payments of the decedent's annuity.

(b) If a person entitled under this section to receive a supplemental death benefit does not survive the member or retiree covered by the supplemental death benefit program, the benefit is payable to the estate of the covered member or retiree.

(c) If a member or retiree who has designated a beneficiary to receive supplemental death benefits under Section 854.603 or 854.604 subsequently designates a different beneficiary to receive other benefits under this subtitle in the event of the death of the member or retiree, the supplemental death benefits shall be paid to the subsequently designated beneficiary unless the member or retiree contemporaneously or subsequently designates another beneficiary to receive the supplemental death benefit.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 91.207 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 91 / Section 91.207
§ 91.207. NOTICE OF NONCOMPLIANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) On receipt of notice from the commission that a person creating, operating, maintaining, or abandoning an underground hydrocarbon storage facility has violated this subchapter or a term, condition, or provision of a permit issued under this subchapter, an operator of the pipeline or other carrier connected to the facility shall disconnect from the facility and shall remain disconnected from the facility until notice of compliance has been received from the commission.

(b) On receipt of notice from the commission of a violation of this subchapter, a rule of the commission issued under this subchapter, or a term, condition, or provision of a permit issued under this subchapter, the owner or operator of an underground hydrocarbon storage facility shall discontinue any removal of hydrocarbons from the facility or any addition of hydrocarbons to the facility and may not begin or renew removal of hydrocarbons from the facility or begin or renew addition of hydrocarbons to the facility until notice of compliance has been received from the commission.
Tex. Transportation Code § 644.203 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 644 / Section 644.203
§ 644.203. SIGNS.
Status: in_force

(a) The Texas Department of Transportation shall provide signs for a designated route under Section 644.202(c) over a road or highway that is not part of the state highway system. Notwithstanding Section 222.001, the Texas Department of Transportation may use money in the state highway fund to pay for the signs.

(b) The political subdivision that maintains the road or highway shall bear the costs for installation and maintenance of the signs.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4055.053 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4055 / Section 4055.053
§ 4055.053. AUTHORITY OF RENTAL CAR COMPANY OR FRANCHISEE.
Status: in_force

(a) A rental car company or franchisee licensed under this chapter may act as an agent for an authorized insurer only:

(1) in connection with the rental of vehicles or vehicle equipment; and

(2) with respect to:

(A) excess liability insurance that provides coverage in excess of the standard liability limits provided by the rental car company in the rental agreement to the rental car company or franchisee and to renters and other authorized drivers of rental vehicles for liability arising from the negligent operation or use of the rental vehicle or vehicle equipment;

(B) accident and health insurance that provides coverage to renters and other rental vehicle occupants for accidental death or dismemberment and for medical expenses resulting from an accident involving the vehicle or vehicle equipment that occurs during the rental period;

(C) personal effects insurance that provides coverage to renters and other rental vehicle occupants for the loss of or damage to personal effects or household belongings that occurs during the rental period; or

(D) any other coverage the commissioner approves as meaningful and appropriate in connection with the rental of vehicles or vehicle equipment.

(b) A rental car company or franchisee licensed under this chapter may not issue insurance under this subchapter in connection with a rental agreement if the rental period under the agreement exceeds 30 consecutive days.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 592.036 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 592 / Section 592.036
§ 592.036. WITHDRAWAL FROM VOLUNTARY SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Section 593.030, a client, the parent if the client is a minor, or a guardian of the person may withdraw the client from intellectual disability services.

(b) This section does not apply to a person who was committed to a residential care facility as provided by Subchapter C, Chapter 593.
Tex. Occupations Code § 351.161 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 351 / Section 351.161
§ 351.161. SEAL; DESIGN OF LICENSE.
Status: in_force

The board shall adopt an official seal and a license of suitable design.
Tex. Government Code § 411.446 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.446
§ 411.446. NOTIFICATION TO DEPARTMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A law enforcement agency that receives notice of an individual who is suspected of killing or causing serious bodily injury to a law enforcement officer and who has not yet been apprehended shall:

(1) confirm the accuracy of the information; and

(2) if the agency believes the missing suspect poses a threat to other law enforcement officers and to the public, provide notice to the department.

(b) A law enforcement agency providing notice to the department under Subsection (a) shall include with that notice a detailed description of the missing suspect and, if applicable, any available portion of the license plate number of a motor vehicle being used by the suspect.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1096.058 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1096 / Section 1096.058
§ 1096.058. EMPLOYEES.
Status: in_force

The board may employ an attorney, a general manager, a bookkeeper, an architect, nurses, and other employees necessary for the efficient operation of the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8494.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8494 / Section 8494.103
§ 8494.103. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Finance Code § 65.012 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 65 / Section 65.012
§ 65.012. PRIORITY OF ACCOUNTS; NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL.
Status: in_force

(a) An association's bylaws may provide that on voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of the association, or in any other situation in which the priority of savings accounts is in controversy, all savings accounts are, to the extent of their withdrawal value, debts of the association having the same priority as the claims of general creditors of the association not having priority, other than a priority resulting from consensual subordination, over claims of other general creditors of the association.

(b) An association's bylaws may require not more than 60 days' notice before the date a withdrawal application may be paid.

(c) An association that requires notice of withdrawal and does not pay a withdrawal application by the end of the notice period is considered to be subject to supervisory control, a conservatorship, or a receivership proceeding under Chapter 66.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9003.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9003 / Section 9003.054
§ 9003.054. ORDER FOR DIRECTORS ELECTION.
Status: in_force

The election order for a directors election shall state the time, place, and purpose of the election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4012.0303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4012 / Section 4012.0303
§ 4012.0303. NONPROFIT CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution may authorize the creation of a nonprofit corporation to assist and act for the district in implementing a project or providing a service authorized by this chapter.

(b) The nonprofit corporation:

(1) has each power of and is considered to be a local government corporation created under Subchapter D, Chapter 431, Transportation Code; and

(2) may implement any project and provide any service authorized by this chapter.

(c) The board shall appoint the board of directors of the nonprofit corporation. The board of directors of the nonprofit corporation shall serve in the same manner as the board of directors of a local government corporation created under Subchapter D, Chapter 431, Transportation Code, except that a board member is not required to reside in the district.