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Tex. Family Code § 201.2041 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 201 / Section 201.2041
§ 201.2041. JUDICIAL ACTION ON ASSOCIATE JUDGE'S PROPOSED ORDER OR JUDGMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) If a request for a de novo hearing before the referring court is not timely filed or the right to a de novo hearing before the referring court is waived, the proposed order or judgment of the associate judge becomes the order or judgment of the referring court by operation of law without ratification by the referring court.

(b) Regardless of whether a de novo hearing is requested before the referring court, a proposed order or judgment rendered by an associate judge that meets the requirements of Section 263.401(d) is considered a final order for purposes of Section 263.401.
Tex. Utilities Code § 60.210 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 60 / Section 60.210
§ 60.210. ACCESS TO SERVICES.
Status: in_force

A telecommunications provider shall provide access to:

(1) 911 and E-911 service;

(2) directory assistance service to allow other telecommunications providers' customers to obtain telephone numbers; and

(3) operator call completion service.
Tex. Water Code § 26.3515 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 26 / Section 26.3515
§ 26.3515. LIMITS ON LIABILITY OF CORPORATE FIDUCIARY.
Status: in_force

(a) A corporate fiduciary or its agent is not liable in an individual capacity as an owner or operator of an underground or aboveground storage tank under this subchapter solely because:

(1) the corporate fiduciary or its agent has legal title to real or personal property for purposes of administering a trust or estate of which the property is a part; or

(2) the corporate fiduciary or its agent does not have legal title to the real or personal property but operates or manages the property under the terms of an estate or trust of which the property is a part.

(b) Subsection (a) of this section does not relieve a trust, estate, or beneficiary of any liability the trust, estate, or beneficiary may have as an owner or operator under this subchapter.
Tex. Utilities Code § 39.302 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 39 / Section 39.302
§ 39.302. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Assignee" means any individual, corporation, or other legally recognized entity to which an interest in transition property is transferred, other than as security, including any assignee of that party.

(2) "Financing order" means an order of the commission adopted under Section 39.201 or 39.262 approving the issuance of transition bonds and the creation of transition charges for the recovery of qualified costs.

(3) "Financing party" means a holder of transition bonds, including trustees, collateral agents, and other persons acting for the benefit of the holder.

(4) "Qualified costs" means 100 percent of an electric utility's regulatory assets and 75 percent of its recoverable costs determined by the commission under Section 39.201 and any remaining amounts determined under Section 39.262 together with the costs of issuing, supporting, and servicing transition bonds and any costs of retiring and refunding the electric utility's existing debt and equity securities in connection with the issuance of transition bonds. The term includes the costs to the commission of acquiring professional services for the purpose of evaluating proposed transactions under Section 39.201 and this subchapter.

(5) "Regulatory assets" means the generation-related portion of the Texas jurisdictional portion of the amount reported by the electric utility in its 1998 annual report on Securities and Exchange Commission Form 10-K as regulatory assets and liabilities, offset by the applicable portion of generation-related investment tax credits permitted under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

(6) "Transition bonds" means bonds, debentures, notes, certificates of participation or of beneficial interest, or other evidences of indebtedness or ownership that are issued by an electric utility, its successors, or an assignee under a financing order, that have a term not longer than 15 years, and that are secured by or payable from transition property. If certificates of participation, beneficial interest, or ownership are issued, references in this subchapter to principal, interest, or premium shall refer to comparable amounts under those certificates.

(7) "Transition charges" means nonbypassable amounts to be charged for the use or availability of electric services, approved by the commission under a financing order to recover qualified costs, that shall be collected by an electric utility, its successors, an assignee, or other collection agents as provided for in the financing order.

(8) "Transition property" means the property described in Section 39.304.
Tex. Auxiliary Water Laws § 7832 — TX Code / Code wl / Chapter 3 / Section 7832
§ 7832.
Status: in_force

Art. 7832. COMBINED DISTRICT: HEARING. The commissioners court of each county shall hear and determine the matters relating to the establishment of said district in their county, in the same manner as provided for a single district, and appeals may be taken therefrom to the district court of any county in which any part of said district is situated, in the manner provided herein for a single district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1065.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1065 / Section 1065.104
§ 1065.104. HOSPITAL SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

The district shall provide for the establishment of a hospital system to provide medical and hospital care to the district's residents by:

(1) purchasing, constructing, acquiring, repairing, or renovating buildings and improvements;

(2) equipping the buildings and improvements; and

(3) administering the buildings and improvements for hospital purposes.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1050.305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1050 / Section 1050.305
§ 1050.305. TRANSFER OR ADMINISTRATION OF ASSETS.
Status: in_force

(a) If a majority of the votes in an election held under this subchapter favor dissolution, the board shall:

(1) transfer the land, buildings, improvements, equipment, and other assets that belong to the district to Knox County or another governmental entity in Knox County; or

(2) administer the property, assets, and debts until all money has been disposed of and all district debts have been paid or settled.

(b) If the board makes the transfer under Subsection (a)(1), the county or entity assumes all debts and obligations of the district at the time of the transfer, and the district is dissolved.

(c) If Subsection (a)(1) does not apply and the board administers the property, assets, and debts of the district under Subsection (a)(2), the district is dissolved when all money has been disposed of and all district debts have been paid or settled.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 95.014 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 95 / Section 95.014
§ 95.014. BOND.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who obtains a license under Section 95.012 of this code may not exercise the license until the person executes a bond in the amount of $5,000 payable to the governor and conditioned on the coloring matter being free from an ingredient that is harmful to the quality of citrus fruit or to health.

(b) A bond shall be cash or a surety bond cosigned by a surety company that is authorized to do business in this state.

(c) The department shall approve the form of bond.

(d) The aggregate liability on a bond may not exceed $5,000.

(e) A person who has a claim against the bond may bring an action against the principal and the surety, jointly and severally. A judgment obtained against either the principal or surety, or both, shall include costs.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3962.0108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3962 / Section 3962.0108
§ 3962.0108. CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with the findings and purposes stated in this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7993A.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7993A / Section 7993A.0104
§ 7993A.0104. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 7993A.0103 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district as required by applicable law.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 56C.004 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 56C / Section 56C.004
§ 56C.004. HEARINGS AND PREHEARING CONFERENCES.
Status: in_force

(a) The attorney general shall determine whether a hearing on an application for compensation under this chapter is necessary.

(b) On determining that a hearing is not necessary, the attorney general may approve the application.

(c) On determining that a hearing is necessary or on request for a hearing by the applicant, the attorney general shall consider the application at a hearing at a time and place of the attorney general's choosing. The attorney general shall notify all interested persons not later than the 10th day before the date of the hearing.

(d) At the hearing the attorney general shall:

(1) review the application for compensation; and

(2) receive other evidence that the attorney general finds necessary or desirable to evaluate the application properly.

(e) The attorney general may appoint hearing officers to conduct hearings or prehearing conferences under this chapter.

(f) A hearing or prehearing conference is open to the public unless the hearing officer or attorney general determines in a particular case that all or part of the hearing or conference should be held in private because a private hearing or conference is in the interest of the applicant.

(g) Subchapters C through H, Chapter 2001, Government Code, do not apply to the attorney general or the attorney general's orders and decisions.
Tex. Family Code § 152.304 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 152 / Section 152.304
§ 152.304. TEMPORARY VISITATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A court of this state which does not have jurisdiction to modify a child custody determination may issue a temporary order enforcing:

(1) a visitation schedule made by a court of another state; or

(2) the visitation provisions of a child custody determination of another state that does not provide for a specific visitation schedule.

(b) If a court of this state makes an order under Subsection (a)(2), the court shall specify in the order a period that it considers adequate to allow the petitioner to obtain an order from a court having jurisdiction under the criteria specified in Subchapter C. The order remains in effect until an order is obtained from the other court or the period expires.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 772.119 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 772 / Section 772.119
§ 772.119. PUBLIC REVIEW.
Status: in_force

(a) Periodically, the board shall solicit public comments and hold a public review hearing on the continuation of the district and the 9-1-1 emergency service fee. The first hearing shall be held three years after the date the order certifying the creation of the district is filed with the county clerk. Subsequent hearings shall be held three years after the date each order required by Subsection (d) is adopted.

(b) The board shall publish notice of the time and place of the hearing once a week for two consecutive weeks in a daily newspaper of general circulation published in the district. The first notice must be published not later than the 16th day before the date set for the hearing.

(c) At the hearing, the board shall also solicit comments on the participation of the district in the applicable regional plan for 9-1-1 service under Chapter 771. After the hearing, the board may choose to participate in the regional plan as provided by that chapter.

(d) After the hearing, the board shall adopt an order on the continuation or dissolution of the district and the 9-1-1 emergency service fee.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 31.180 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 31 / Section 31.180
§ 31.180. RULES.
Status: in_force

The commission shall adopt and enforce rules necessary to implement this subchapter.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2308.501 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2308 / Section 2308.501
§ 2308.501. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may impose an administrative penalty on a person under Subchapter F, Chapter 51, regardless of whether the person holds a registration, permit, or license under this chapter, if the person violates:

(1) this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter; or

(2) a rule or order of the executive director or commission.

(b) An administrative penalty may not be imposed unless the person charged with a violation is provided the opportunity for a hearing.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 142.0061 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 142 / Section 142.0061
§ 142.0061. POSSESSION OF STERILE WATER OR SALINE.
Status: in_force

A home and community support services agency or its employees who are registered nurses or licensed vocational nurses may purchase, store, or transport for the purpose of administering to their home health or hospice patients under physician's orders:

(1) sterile water for injection and irrigation; and

(2) sterile saline for injection and irrigation.
Tex. Government Code § 551.005 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 551 / Section 551.005
§ 551.005. OPEN MEETINGS TRAINING.
Status: in_force

(a) Each elected or appointed public official who is a member of a governmental body subject to this chapter shall complete a course of training of not less than one and not more than two hours regarding the responsibilities of the governmental body and its members under this chapter not later than the 90th day after the date the member:

(1) takes the oath of office, if the member is required to take an oath of office to assume the person's duties as a member of the governmental body; or

(2) otherwise assumes responsibilities as a member of the governmental body, if the member is not required to take an oath of office to assume the person's duties as a member of the governmental body.

(b) The attorney general shall ensure that the training is made available. The office of the attorney general may provide the training and may also approve any acceptable course of training offered by a governmental body or other entity. The attorney general shall ensure that at least one course of training approved or provided by the attorney general is available on videotape or a functionally similar and widely available medium at no cost. The training must include instruction in:

(1) the general background of the legal requirements for open meetings;

(2) the applicability of this chapter to governmental bodies;

(3) procedures and requirements regarding quorums, notice, and recordkeeping under this chapter;

(4) procedures and requirements for holding an open meeting and for holding a closed meeting under this chapter; and

(5) penalties and other consequences for failure to comply with this chapter.

(c) The office of the attorney general or other entity providing the training shall provide a certificate of course completion to persons who complete the training required by this section. A governmental body shall maintain and make available for public inspection the record of its members' completion of the training.

(d) Completing the required training as a member of the governmental body satisfies the requirements of this section with regard to the member's service on a committee or subcommittee of the governmental body and the member's ex officio service on any other governmental body.

(e) The training required by this section may be used to satisfy any corresponding training requirements concerning this chapter or open meetings required by law for the members of a governmental body. The attorney general shall attempt to coordinate the training required by this section with training required by other law to the extent practicable.

(f) The failure of one or more members of a governmental body to complete the training required by this section does not affect the validity of an action taken by the governmental body.

(g) A certificate of course completion is admissible as evidence in a criminal prosecution under this chapter. However, evidence that a defendant completed a course of training offered under this section is not prima facie evidence that the defendant knowingly violated this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7917.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7917 / Section 7917.052
§ 7917.052. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) On or after the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 7917.003; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter.

(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 7917.003 and the terms of the temporary directors have expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that expire on the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 7917.003; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the date of the appointment or reappointment.

(d) If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1112.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1112 / Section 1112.052
§ 1112.052. NOTICE OF ELECTION.
Status: in_force

At least 10 days before the date of a directors' election, notice of the election must be published one time in a newspaper of general circulation in Coke County.
Tex. Water Code § 16.318 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 16 / Section 16.318
§ 16.318. RULES.
Status: in_force

Political subdivisions which qualify for the National Flood Insurance Program, the Texas Department of Insurance, and the board may adopt and promulgate reasonable rules which are necessary for the orderly effectuation of the respective authorizations herein.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5001.058 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 5001 / Section 5001.058
§ 5001.058. EFFECT OF FUND ON OTHER EXPENDITURES.
Status: in_force

The creation of the fund or an expenditure of money from the fund does not affect the payment of any expense that is customarily approved, audited, or paid out of the regular funds of the district.
Tex. Labor Code § 208.004 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 208 / Section 208.004
§ 208.004. NOTIFICATION OF ADVERSE FACTS AFFECTING CLAIM; WAIVER.
Status: in_force

(a) A person to whom notice is mailed under Section 208.002 shall notify the commission promptly of any facts known to the person that may:

(1) adversely affect the claimant's right to benefits; or

(2) affect a charge to the person's account.

(a-1) A notification provided by a person under Subsection (a), including an initial response to a notice mailed to the person under Section 208.002, must include sufficient factual information to allow the commission to make a determination regarding the claimant's entitlement to benefits under this subtitle.

(b) A person who does not mail or otherwise deliver that notification to the commission within 14 days after the date notice of a claim was mailed to the person by the commission waives all rights in connection with the claim, including rights the person may have under Subchapter B, Chapter 204, other than rights relating to a clerical or machine error as to the amount of the person's chargeback or maximum potential chargeback in connection with the claim for benefits.

(c) Notwithstanding Subchapter B, Chapter 204, benefits paid to a claimant that are not in accordance with the final determination or decision under this subtitle shall be charged to the account of a person if:

(1) the person, or the person's agent, without good cause, fails to provide adequate or timely notification under this section; and

(2) the commission determines that the person, or the person's agent, has failed to provide timely or adequate notification under this section on at least two prior occasions.

(d) For purposes of Subsection (c), a notification is not adequate if the notification merely alleges that a claimant is not entitled to benefits without providing sufficient factual information, other than a general statement of the law, to support the allegation.

(e) For purposes of Subsection (c), good cause is established only by showing that a person, or the person's agent, was prevented from complying with this section due to compelling circumstances that were beyond the person's control.

(f) The commission may adopt rules as necessary to implement this section.
Tex. Finance Code § 94.153 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 94 / Section 94.153
§ 94.153. PAYMENT OF ESTIMATED CHARGES BY BORROWER.
Status: in_force

(a) To enable the savings bank to pay charges as they become due, a savings bank may require a borrower to pay monthly in advance, in addition to interest and principal, an amount equal to one-twelfth of the estimated annual taxes, assessments, insurance premiums, and other charges on the real property that secures a loan.

(b) A savings bank may increase or decrease the amount of the loan payment as necessary to meet the charges.

(c) A savings bank may:

(1) carry the payments in trust in an account; or

(2) credit the payments to the indebtedness and advance the money for charges as the charges become due.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 134A.003 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 134A / Section 134A.003
§ 134A.003. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.
Status: in_force

(a) Actual or threatened misappropriation may be enjoined if the order does not prohibit a person from using general knowledge, skill, and experience that person acquired during employment.

(a-1) On application to the court, an injunction shall be terminated when the trade secret has ceased to exist, but the injunction may be continued for an additional reasonable period of time in order to eliminate commercial advantage that otherwise would be derived from the misappropriation.

(b) In exceptional circumstances, an injunction may condition future use upon payment of a reasonable royalty for no longer than the period of time for which use could have been prohibited. Exceptional circumstances include a material and prejudicial change of position before acquiring knowledge or reason to know of misappropriation that renders a prohibitive injunction inequitable.

(c) In appropriate circumstances, affirmative acts to protect a trade secret may be compelled by court order.