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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8813.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8813 / Section 8813.005
§ 8813.005. EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) A district or municipality that, on the effective date of the Act creating this chapter, is located, wholly or partly, within the territory described by Section 2(a) or (b) of the Act creating this chapter may petition for exclusion of all of its territory from the authority's boundaries by a petition signed by a majority of the members of the governing body of the district or municipality.

(b) The board shall:

(1) not later than the 120th day after the effective date of the Act creating this chapter, grant the petition and order the territory excluded if the petition:

(A) includes an accurate legal description of the boundaries of the territory to be excluded; and

(B) is filed with the authority not later than the 60th day after the effective date of the Act creating this chapter; and

(2) if the board grants the petition, file for recording in the office of the county clerk for the applicable county or counties a copy of the order and a description of the authority's boundaries as they exist after the exclusion of the territory.

(c) If a district or municipality is excluded from the authority's boundaries under this section, the authority is not required to:

(1) provide water or any other service to the district or municipality; or

(2) include the district or municipality in any groundwater reduction plan adopted or implemented by the authority.

(d) If, not later than the 60th day after the effective date of the Act creating this chapter, a district or municipality files a petition for exclusion under this section, the authority may not impose fees, user fees, rates, charges, or special assessments on the district or municipality after the petition is filed with the authority unless the district or municipality is annexed by the authority under Section 8813.006.

(e) If a district or municipality excluded from the authority's boundaries under this section petitions the authority to be annexed under Section 8813.006, the authority may annex the district or municipality. The authority may, as a condition of annexation, require terms and conditions the board considers appropriate. The authority may require the district or municipality to pay the authority the fees, user fees, charges, and special assessments, with interest, that, as determined by the authority, the district or municipality would have been charged by the authority if the district or municipality had not been excluded from the authority under this section.
Tex. Transportation Code § 545.203 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 545 / Section 545.203
§ 545.203. DRIVING ON STREETCAR TRACKS.
Status: in_force

(a) An operator on a streetcar track in front of a streetcar shall move the operator's vehicle off the track as soon as possible after a signal from the operator of the streetcar.

(b) An operator may not drive on or cross a streetcar track in an intersection in front of a streetcar crossing the intersection.

(c) An operator who is passing a streetcar may not turn in front of the streetcar so as to interfere with or impede its movement.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2210.353 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2210 / Section 2210.353
§ 2210.353.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2210.353. MANUAL RATE FILINGS: AMENDED ANNUAL FILING. (a) Not later than the 30th day after the date the association receives the commissioner's written disapproval under Section 2210.352(c), the association may file with the commissioner an amended annual filing that conforms to all criteria stated in that written disapproval.

(b) Not later than the 30th day after the date an amended filing made under Subsection (a) is received, the commissioner shall approve or disapprove the amended filing. If the filing is not disapproved on or before the 30th day after the date of receipt, the filing is considered approved. If the commissioner disapproves a filing, the commissioner shall state in writing the reasons for the disapproval and the criteria the association is required to meet to obtain approval.

(c) Before approving or disapproving an amended annual filing under this section, the commissioner shall, in the manner provided by Section 2210.352(b), provide all interested persons a reasonable opportunity to:

(1) review the amended annual filing;

(2) obtain copies of the amended annual filing on payment of any legally required copying cost; and

(3) submit to the commissioner written comments or information related to the amended annual filing.
Tex. Insurance Code § 941.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 941 / Section 941.002
§ 941.002. LLOYD'S PLAN INSURANCE AUTHORIZED; LIFE INSURANCE PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a Lloyd's plan may write any kind of insurance that may be lawfully written in this state, including:

(1) fire insurance, including tornado, hail, crop, and floater insurance;

(2) automobile insurance, including fire, theft, transportation, property damage, collision liability, and tornado insurance;

(3) liability insurance;

(4) marine insurance;

(5) accident and health insurance;

(6) burglary insurance;

(7) plate glass insurance; and

(8) fidelity and surety bonds insurance.

(b) A Lloyd's plan may not write life insurance.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 389.003 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 389 / Section 389.003
§ 389.003. COMPUTING ENERGY EFFICIENCY EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS AND ASSOCIATED CREDITS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall develop a method to use in computing emissions reductions obtained through energy efficiency initiatives, including renewable energy initiatives, and the credits associated with those reductions.

(b) The laboratory shall assist the commission and affected political subdivisions in quantifying, as part of the state implementation plan, credits for emissions reductions attributable to energy efficiency programs, including renewable energy programs.
Tex. Transportation Code § 548.009 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 548 / Section 548.009
§ 548.009. ASSEMBLED VEHICLES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "assembled vehicle" has the meaning assigned by Section 731.001.

(b) A provision of this chapter does not apply to an assembled vehicle if the provision:

(1) conflicts with Chapter 731 or a rule adopted under that chapter; or

(2) is a provision that an assembled vehicle, by its nature, cannot comply with or otherwise meet.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 81.052 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 81 / Section 81.052
§ 81.052. RULES.
Status: in_force

The commission may adopt all necessary rules for governing and regulating persons and their operations under the jurisdiction of the commission as set forth in Section 81.051, including such rules as the commission may consider necessary and appropriate to implement state responsibility under any federal law or rules governing such persons and their operations.
Tex. Family Code § 107.303 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 107 / Section 107.303
§ 107.303. CREATION OF MANAGED ASSIGNED COUNSEL PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court of a county, on written approval of a judge of a statutory county court or a district court having family law jurisdiction in the county, may appoint a governmental entity, nonprofit corporation, or local bar association to operate a managed assigned counsel program for the legal representation of:

(1) a child in a suit in which appointment is mandatory under Section 107.012; or

(2) a parent in a suit in which appointment is mandatory under Section 107.013.

(b) The commissioners courts of two or more counties may enter into a written agreement to jointly appoint and fund a governmental entity, nonprofit corporation, or bar association to operate a program that provides legal representation for children, parents, or both children and parents.

(c) In appointing an entity to operate a program under this subchapter, the commissioners court shall specify or the commissioners courts shall jointly specify:

(1) the types of cases in which the program may appoint counsel under this section, and the courts in which the counsel appointed by the program may be required to appear; and

(2) the term of any agreement establishing a program and how the agreement may be terminated or renewed.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 361.083 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 361 / Section 361.083
§ 361.083. EVIDENCE OF NOTICE OF HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) Before the commission may hear testimony in a contested case, evidence must be placed in the record to show that proper notice of the hearing was given to affected persons.

(b) If mailed notice to an affected person is required, the commission or other party to the hearing shall place evidence in the record that notice was mailed to the affected person's address as shown by the appropriate appraisal district real property appraisal records at the time of the mailing.

(c) The affidavit of the commission employee responsible for the mailing of the notice, attesting that the notice was mailed to the address shown by the appraisal district real property appraisal records at the time of mailing, is prima facie evidence of proper mailing.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.126 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.126
§ 2306.126. EXEMPTION FROM PROPERTY TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may, under its terms, conditions, and rules, pay public agencies in lieu of ad valorem taxes on property that the department acquires through foreclosure or sale under a deed of trust.

(b) The department shall make payments under this section instead of paying taxes whenever practicable with money lawfully available for this purpose, subject to the provisions of any bond resolution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8512.0323 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8512 / Section 8512.0323
§ 8512.0323. EFFECT OF CHAPTER ON WATER RIGHTS AND GROUNDWATER REGULATION.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter does not confer any water rights on the authority or set any priority of rights. The authority must obtain its water rights by application to and permit from the commission as provided by general statute.

(b) This chapter does not authorize the authority to regulate the withdrawal of groundwater.
Tex. Insurance Code § 885.205 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 885 / Section 885.205
§ 885.205. REVOCATION OF FOREIGN FRATERNAL BENEFIT SOCIETY'S CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may revoke a foreign fraternal benefit society's certificate of authority to engage in business in this state if, on the date stated in the notice under Section 885.204, the society:

(1) has not, to the commissioner's satisfaction, removed the commissioner's objections; or

(2) does not present good and sufficient reason why its certificate of authority should not be revoked.

(b) Section 885.203 applies to a decision by the commissioner to revoke a foreign fraternal benefit society's authority to engage in business in this state as if it were a decision to refuse to issue a certificate of authority.
Tex. Government Code § 2166.053 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2166 / Section 2166.053
§ 2166.053. CONTRACT AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

To the extent permitted by appropriations, the commission may take action and contract to obtain sites that it considers necessary for the orderly future development of the state building program.
Tex. Education Code § 39.0821 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 39 / Section 39.0821
§ 39.0821. COMPTROLLER REVIEW OF RESOURCE ALLOCATION PRACTICES.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller shall identify school districts and campuses that use resource allocation practices that contribute to high academic achievement and cost-effective operations. In identifying districts and campuses under this section, the comptroller shall:

(1) evaluate existing academic accountability and financial data by integrating the data;

(2) rank the results of the evaluation under Subdivision (1) to identify the relative performance of districts and campuses; and

(3) identify potential areas for district and campus improvement.

(b) In reviewing resources allocation practices of districts and campuses under this section, the comptroller shall ensure resources are being used for the instruction of students by evaluating:

(1) the operating cost for each student;

(2) the operating cost for each program; and

(3) the staffing cost for each student.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 2A.204 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 2A / Section 2A.204
§ 2A.204.
Status: in_force

Art. 2A.204. SHERIFFS: REPORT ON PRISONERS. On the first day of each month, the sheriff shall give written notice to the district or county attorney, as applicable, of each prisoner in the sheriff's custody, including:

(1) the name of each prisoner; and

(2) the authority under which the sheriff detains the prisoner.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8288.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8288 / Section 8288.052
§ 8288.052. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE.
Status: in_force

To be eligible to be elected or to serve as a director, a person must be a resident, qualified voter of the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8070.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8070 / Section 8070.0302
§ 8070.0302. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Utilities Code § 59.051 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 59 / Section 59.051
§ 59.051. INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) An electing company shall commit to make in this state, during the six years after the election date, the telecommunications infrastructure investment prescribed by this chapter.

(b) The company shall make the commitment to the governor and the commission in writing.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1094.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1094 / Section 1094.006
§ 1094.006. DISTRICT SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE NOT STATE OBLIGATION.
Status: in_force

The support and maintenance of the district may not become a charge against or obligation of this state.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 311.021 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 311 / Section 311.021
§ 311.021. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "emergency services" means services that are usually and customarily available at a hospital and that must be provided immediately to:

(1) sustain a person's life;

(2) prevent serious permanent disfigurement or loss or impairment of the function of a body part or organ; or

(3) provide for the care of a woman in active labor or, if the hospital is not equipped for that service, to provide necessary treatment to allow the woman to travel to a more appropriate facility without undue risk of serious harm.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 251.402 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 251 / Section 251.402
§ 251.402. EXECUTION OF CERTIFICATE OF TERMINATION.
Status: in_force

An officer of a cooperative association or one or more of the persons designated as a liquidating trustee under Section 251.401 shall execute the certificate of termination on behalf of the cooperative association.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3906.255 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3906 / Section 3906.255
§ 3906.255. BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS; MUNICIPAL APPROVAL.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue by public or private sale bonds, notes, or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, tax increment financing, or assessments in the manner provided by Subchapter A, Chapter 372, or Subchapter J, Chapter 375, Local Government Code.

(b) In exercising the district's borrowing power, the district may issue a bond or other obligation in the form of a bond, note, certificate of participation or other instrument evidencing a proportionate interest in payments to be made by the district, or any other type of obligation.

(c) In addition to the sources of money described by Chapter 311, Tax Code, Subchapter A, Chapter 372, and Subchapter J, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, district bonds may be secured and made payable, wholly or partly, by a pledge of any part of the money the district receives from system or improvement revenue or from any other source.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 8.105 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 8 / Section 8.105
§ 8.105. NOTICE OF ADVERSE CLAIM.
Status: in_force

(a) A person has notice of an adverse claim if:

(1) the person knows of the adverse claim;

(2) the person is aware of facts sufficient to indicate that there is a significant probability that the adverse claim exists and deliberately avoids information that would establish the existence of the adverse claim; or

(3) the person has a duty, imposed by statute or regulation, to investigate whether an adverse claim exists, and the investigation so required would establish the existence of the adverse claim.

(b) Having knowledge that a financial asset or interest therein is or has been transferred by a representative imposes no duty of inquiry into the rightfulness of a transaction and is not notice of an adverse claim. However, a person who knows that a representative has transferred a financial asset or interest therein in a transaction that is, or whose proceeds are being used, for the individual benefit of the representative or otherwise in breach of duty has notice of an adverse claim.

(c) An act or event that creates a right to immediate performance of the principal obligation represented by a security certificate or sets a date on or after which the certificate is to be presented or surrendered for redemption or exchange does not itself constitute notice of an adverse claim except in the case of a transfer more than:

(1) one year after a date set for presentment or surrender for redemption or exchange; or

(2) six months after a date set for payment of money against presentation or surrender of the certificate, if money was available for payment on that date.

(d) A purchaser of a certificated security has notice of an adverse claim if the security certificate:

(1) whether in bearer or registered form, has been indorsed "for collection" or "for surrender" or for some other purpose not involving transfer; or

(2) is in bearer form and has on it an unambiguous statement that it is the property of a person other than the transferor, but the mere writing of a name on the certificate is not such a statement.

(e) Filing of a financing statement under Chapter 9 is not notice of an adverse claim to a financial asset.
Tex. Election Code § 221.012 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 221 / Section 221.012
§ 221.012. TRIBUNAL'S ACTION ON CONTEST.
Status: in_force

(a) If the tribunal hearing an election contest can ascertain the true outcome of the election, the tribunal shall declare the outcome.

(b) The tribunal shall declare the election void if it cannot ascertain the true outcome of the election.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1701.003 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1701 / Section 1701.003
§ 1701.003. APPLICATION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as expressly provided by this chapter, this chapter does not:

(1) limit the powers or duties of a municipality or county; or

(2) affect Chapter 143, Local Government Code.

(b) This chapter does not affect a constable or other officer or county jailer elected under the Texas Constitution before September 1, 1985, and does not affect a person who held the office of sheriff before January 1, 1994.

(c) This chapter does not prevent an employing agency from establishing qualifications and standards for hiring or training officers, county jailers, or telecommunicators that exceed the commission's minimum standards.

(d) A provision of this chapter applying to issuance or revocation of a peace officer license applies to issuance or revocation of a public security officer license.
Tex. Water Code § 11.205 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 11 / Section 11.205
§ 11.205. WASTING WATER FROM ARTESIAN WELL.
Status: in_force

Unless the water from an artesian well is used for a purpose and in a manner in which it may be lawfully used on the owner's land, it is waste and unlawful to wilfully cause or knowingly permit the water to run off the owner's land or to percolate through the stratum above which the water is found.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7894.0502 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7894 / Section 7894.0502
§ 7894.0502. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Tex. Government Code § 4001.101 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 4001 / Section 4001.101
§ 4001.101. SUFFICIENCY OF NOTICE.
Status: in_force

In this title unless otherwise specified, a notice required by this title is sufficient if sent by registered or certified mail addressed to a person at:

(1) the address designated in any filing the person submitted to the commissioner; or

(2) the person's last known address.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 14A.007 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 14A / Section 14A.007
§ 14A.007. DUPLICATE RECEIPTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A public warehouse operator may not issue a duplicate receipt or two receipts bearing the same number from the same warehouse during the same calendar year, except as provided by Subsection (b).

(b) If a receipt is lost or destroyed, the public warehouse operator shall issue a new receipt that:

(1) bears the same date and number as the original receipt;

(2) is plainly marked "duplicate" on its face; and

(3) is secured with a deposit:

(A) made by the person requesting the duplicate receipt; and

(B) acceptable to the warehouse operator to protect a person who may hold the original receipt in good faith and for valuable consideration.
Tex. Insurance Code § 841.155 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 841 / Section 841.155
§ 841.155. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) A domestic insurance company's directors shall choose one of the directors to serve as the company's president.

(b) Other officers of the domestic insurance company shall be chosen in accordance with the company's bylaws. An officer is not required to be a shareholder unless such a qualification is required by the company's articles of incorporation or bylaws. An officer other than the president is not required to be a director unless such a qualification is required by the company's bylaws.

(c) The duties and compensation of a domestic insurance company's officers are as stated in the company's bylaws. If the bylaws do not state the duties or compensation of the officers, the directors shall establish the duties or compensation.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 101.64 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 101 / Section 101.64
§ 101.64. INDECENT GRAPHIC MATERIAL.
Status: in_force

No holder of a license or permit may possess or display on the licensed premises a card, calendar, placard, picture, or handbill that is immoral, indecent, lewd, or profane.
Tex. Transportation Code § 680.003 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 680 / Section 680.003
§ 680.003. OFFENSE; PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) An individual who violates Section 680.002 commits an offense.

(b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by:

(1) a fine not to exceed $200;

(2) confinement in county jail for a term not to exceed 30 days; or

(3) both the fine and confinement.

(c) Each sale of a motorcycle in violation of this subchapter is a separate offense.