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Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 41.011 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 41 / Section 41.011
§ 41.011. EVIDENCE RELATING TO AMOUNT OF EXEMPLARY DAMAGES.
Status: in_force

(a) In determining the amount of exemplary damages, the trier of fact shall consider evidence, if any, relating to:

(1) the nature of the wrong;

(2) the character of the conduct involved;

(3) the degree of culpability of the wrongdoer;

(4) the situation and sensibilities of the parties concerned;

(5) the extent to which such conduct offends a public sense of justice and propriety; and

(6) the net worth of the defendant.

(b) Evidence that is relevant only to the amount of exemplary damages that may be awarded is not admissible during the first phase of a bifurcated trial.
Tex. Local Government Code § 386.202 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 386 / Section 386.202
§ 386.202. COMPETITIVE BIDDING; CONTRACT AWARD.
Status: in_force

Subchapter K, Chapter 375, applies to a development zone created under this chapter as if the zone were a municipal management district.
Tex. Local Government Code § 392.063 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 392 / Section 392.063
§ 392.063. PROJECTS FOR FARMERS OF LOW INCOME.
Status: in_force

(a) A county, regional, or merged housing authority may borrow money, accept grants, and exercise its powers to provide housing for farmers of low income.

(b) As the authority considers necessary to assure the achievement of the objectives of this chapter, in connection with a project for farmers of low income an authority may enter into a lease or purchase agreement, accept a conveyance, and rent or sell housing that is part of the project to or for farmers of low income. The lease, agreement, or conveyance may include covenants that the authority considers appropriate regarding the housing and the land described in the instrument. If the authority considers it necessary and on the stipulation of the parties, the covenants run with the land.

(c) The owner of a farm operated, or worked on, by farmers of low income in need of safe and sanitary housing may file an application with a county, regional, or merged housing authority requesting that the authority provide safe and sanitary housing for the farmers. The housing authority shall consider the applications in connection with the formulation of projects or programs to provide housing for farmers of low income.

(d) A county or regional housing authority is not subject to the limitations in Subsections (c) and (d) of Section 392.055 in respect to housing projects for farmers of low income.

(e) This section does not limit other powers of a housing authority.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8017.0401 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8017 / Section 8017.0401
§ 8017.0401. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 8017.0403.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1034.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1034 / Section 1034.203
§ 1034.203. GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue general obligation bonds only if the bonds are authorized by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) The board may order a bond election.

(c) The order calling the election must specify:

(1) the nature and date of the election;

(2) the hours during which the polls will be open;

(3) the location of the polling places;

(4) the amount of the bonds to be authorized; and

(5) the maximum maturity of the bonds.

(d) Notice of a bond election shall be given as provided by Section 1251.003, Government Code.

(e) The board shall declare the results of the election.
Tex. Insurance Code - Not Codified § 5.31 — TX Code / Code i1 / Chapter 5 / Section 5.31
§ 5.31. CHANGE OR LIMIT OF RATE.
Status: in_force

(a) Said Board shall have full power and authority to alter, amend, modify or change any rate fixed and determined by it on thirty (30) days' notice, or to prescribe that any such rate or rates shall be in effect for a limited time, and said Board shall also have full power and authority to prescribe reasonable rules whereby in cases where no rate of premium shall have been fixed and determined by the Board, for certain risks or classes of risks, policies may be written thereon at rates to be determined by the company. Such company or companies shall immediately report to said Board such risk so written, and the rates collected therefor, and such rates shall always be subject to review by the Board.

(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a) of this article, on and after the effective date of S.B. 14, Acts of the 78th Legislature, Regular Session, 2003, rates for homeowners and residential fire and residential allied lines insurance coverage under this subchapter are determined as provided by Subchapter Q of this chapter, and rates for other lines of insurance subject to this subchapter are determined as provided by Article 5.13-2 of this code, except that on and after December 1, 2004, rates for all lines of insurance subject to this subchapter are determined as provided by Article 5.13-2 of this code.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 78.020 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 78 / Section 78.020
§ 78.020. RETURNS; EFFECT OF ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Immediately after the election, the election officers shall forward the results to the commissioners court. The commissioners court shall canvass the vote and enter an order declaring the result of the election.

(b) If the proposed district is located entirely in one county, the commissioners court shall issue an order declaring the creation of the district if the majority of votes cast in the county are for the proposition. If the proposed district is located in more than one county, the commissioners court shall issue an order declaring the creation of the district composed only of land in those counties in which a majority of votes are cast for the proposition.

(c) The commissioners court shall send a copy of the order to the county clerk of each county in which a portion of the district is located, and the county clerk shall file the order as a public record.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1901.101 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1901 / Section 1901.101
§ 1901.101. RECONSIDERATION OF RATES AND PREMIUMS.
Status: in_force

(a) Each insurer to which this chapter applies shall adopt a procedure for reconsideration of a rate or premium charged a physician or health care provider for professional liability insurance coverage.

(b) The procedure must include:

(1) an opportunity for a hearing before officers or employees who have responsibility for determining rates and premiums to be charged for professional liability insurance; and

(2) a requirement that the insurer reconsider the rate or premium and provide the physician or health care provider a written explanation of the rate or premium being charged.
Tex. Family Code § 263.005 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 263 / Section 263.005
§ 263.005. ENFORCEMENT OF FAMILY SERVICE PLAN.
Status: in_force

The department shall designate existing department personnel to ensure that the parties to a family service plan comply with the plan.
Tex. Water Code § 30.105 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 30 / Section 30.105
§ 30.105. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
Status: in_force

River authorities may make applications and enter into contracts for financial assistance in comprehensive planning which are appropriate under Section 3(c) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended under 33 U.S.C. Section 1926 et seq., under 40 U.S.C. Section 461 et seq., and under any other relevant statutes.
Tex. Water Code § 55.601 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 55 / Section 55.601
§ 55.601. ADDITIONAL DUTIES OF THE ASSESSOR AND COLLECTOR.
Status: in_force

The board may prescribe other duties for the assessor and collector which duties shall be performed in the manner prescribed in the board's rules and regulations.
Tex. Property Code § 211.001 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 211 / Section 211.001
§ 211.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Dedicatory instrument" means each governing instrument covering the establishment, maintenance, and operation of a residential subdivision or any similar planned development. The term includes a declaration or similar instrument subjecting real property to restrictive covenants, bylaws, or similar instruments governing the administration or operation of a property owners' association, to properly adopted rules and regulations of the property owners' association, or to all lawful amendments to the covenants, bylaws, instruments, rules, or regulations.

(2) "Lienholder," "owner," "real property records," and "restrictions" have the meanings assigned by Section 201.003.

(3) "Property owners' association" means an incorporated or unincorporated association owned by or whose members consist primarily of the owners of the property covered by the dedicatory instrument and through which the owners, or the board of directors or similar governing body, manage or regulate the residential subdivision or similar planned development.

(4) "Residential real estate subdivision" or "subdivision" means all land encompassed within one or more maps or plats of land that is divided into two or more parts if:

(A) the maps or plats cover land all or part of which is not located within a municipality and:

(i) for a county with a population of less than 65,000, is not located within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality;

(ii) for a county with a population of at least 65,000 and less than 135,000, is located wholly within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality; or

(iii) for a county that borders Lake Buchanan and has a population of at least 21,000 and less than 22,000, is located wholly within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality;

(B) the land encompassed within the maps or plats is or was burdened by restrictions limiting all or at least a majority of the land area covered by the map or plat, excluding streets and public areas, to residential use only; and

(C) all instruments creating the restrictions are recorded in the deed or real property records of a county.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 12.001 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 12 / Section 12.001
§ 12.001. ADOPTION OF COMPACT.
Status: in_force

This state enacts the Red River Boundary Compact into law and enters into the compact with the State of Oklahoma if that state legally joins in the compact in substantially the form provided by Section 12.002.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1001.272 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.272
§ 1001.272. CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION REQUIREMENT FOR LICENSE ISSUANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to an applicant for a license or registration as an engineer, licensed state land surveyor, or registered professional land surveyor.

(b) The board shall require that an applicant for a license submit a complete and legible set of fingerprints, on a form prescribed by the board, to the board or to the Department of Public Safety for the purpose of obtaining criminal history record information from the Department of Public Safety and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

(c) The board may not issue a license to a person who does not comply with the requirement of Subsection (b).

(d) The board shall conduct a criminal history check of each applicant for a license using information:

(1) provided by the individual under this section; and

(2) made available to the board by the Department of Public Safety, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and any other criminal justice agency under Chapter 411, Government Code.

(e) The board may:

(1) enter into an agreement with the Department of Public Safety to administer a criminal history check required under this section; and

(2) authorize the Department of Public Safety to collect from each applicant the costs incurred by the Department of Public Safety in conducting the criminal history check.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1010.112 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1010 / Section 1010.112
§ 1010.112. CONTRACTS FOR CARE AND TRAINING.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may contract with this state, including agencies of this state, or the United States for:

(1) the rendition of hospital or medical care; and

(2) the training of doctors, nurses, and other health care disciplines.

(b) The board may contract with any lessee of the district's hospitals or any other person to provide hospital care to needy district inhabitants for payments and terms and under conditions that the board considers to be in the district's best interests.
Tex. Election Code § 33.006 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 33 / Section 33.006
§ 33.006. CERTIFICATE OF APPOINTMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) For an appointment of a watcher to be effective, the appointing authority must issue a certificate of appointment to the appointee.

(b) A certificate of appointment must:

(1) be in writing and signed by the appointing authority or, for an appointment for a write-in candidate under Section 33.004, by each of the voters making the appointment;

(2) indicate the capacity in which the appointing authority is acting;

(3) state the name, residence address, and voter registration number of the appointee and be signed by the appointee;

(4) identify the election and the precinct polling place or other location at which the appointee is to serve;

(5) in an election on a measure, identify the measure if more than one is to be voted on and state which side of the measure the appointee represents; and

(6) contain an affidavit executed by the appointee stating that the appointee:

(A) will not have possession of a device capable of recording images or sound or that the appointee will disable or deactivate the device while serving as a watcher; and

(B) has not been finally convicted of a felony of the first or second degree or a felony offense in connection with conduct directly attributable to an election.

(c) In addition to complying with Subsection (b), a certificate issued to a watcher appointed for a write-in candidate under Section 33.004 must:

(1) include the residence address and voter registration number of eligible signers in the required number;

(2) include the signed statement of the candidate, or a person who would be authorized to make appointments on the candidate's behalf if the candidate's name appeared on the ballot, that the appointment is made with the signer's consent; and

(3) state the residence or office address of the signer under Subdivision (2) and the capacity in which the signer signs, if the statement is not signed by the candidate.
Tex. Tax Code § 25.06 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 25 / Section 25.06
§ 25.06. PROPERTY ENCUMBERED BY POSSESSORY OR SECURITY INTEREST.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Section 25.07, property encumbered by a leasehold or other possessory interest or by a mortgage, deed of trust, or other interest securing payment or performance of an obligation shall be listed in the name of the owner of the property so encumbered.

(b) Except as otherwise directed in writing under Section 1.111(f), real property that is subject to an installment contract of sale shall be listed in the name of the seller if the installment contract is not filed of record in the real property records of the county.

(c) This section does not apply to:

(1) any portion of a facility owned by the Texas Department of Transportation that is a rail facility or system or is a highway in the state highway system and that is licensed or leased to a private entity by that department under Chapter 91 or 223, Transportation Code; or

(2) a leasehold or other possessory interest granted by the Texas Department of Transportation in a facility owned by that department that is a rail facility or system or is a highway in the state highway system.
Tex. Government Code § 403.704 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 403 / Section 403.704
§ 403.704. NONCOMPLIANCE; CIVIL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) If a taxing unit does not provide information to the comptroller as required by this subchapter, the comptroller shall send written notice to the taxing unit:

(1) describing the information the taxing unit is required to provide to the comptroller; and

(2) informing the taxing unit that the taxing unit is liable for a civil penalty in the amount provided by this section if the taxing unit does not provide the required information on or before the 30th day after the date the comptroller sends the written notice.

(b) If a taxing unit does not provide the required information as prescribed by Subsection (a), the taxing unit is liable to the state for a civil penalty of $1,000.

(c) The attorney general may bring an action to recover the civil penalty imposed under this section.

(d) It is a defense to an action brought under this section that a taxing unit provided the required information or documents to the extent the information or documents are not exempt from disclosure or confidential under Chapter 552.Bitcoin or other cryptocurrency purchased using money in the reserve must have an average market capitalization of at least $500 billion over the most recent 24-month period.
Tex. Insurance Code § 501.203 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 501 / Section 501.203
§ 501.203. ASSESSMENT ON PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURERS.
Status: in_force

Each property and casualty insurer authorized to engage in business in this state shall pay an annual assessment of 5.7 cents for each property and casualty insurance policy in force in this state at the end of the year.
Tex. Utilities Code § 186.041 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 186 / Section 186.041
§ 186.041. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Emergency" means a situation in which property or human life is in jeopardy and the prompt summoning of aid is essential.

(2) "Party line" means a subscriber's telephone circuit, consisting of two or more main telephone stations connected with the circuit, each station with a distinctive ring or telephone number.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.226 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 11 / Section 11.226
§ 11.226. OTHER DONATION AUTHORITY NOT LIMITED.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not limit the department's authority to accept donations that are otherwise authorized.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8101.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8101 / Section 8101.051
§ 8101.051. BOUNDARIES.
Status: in_force

The authority is in Henderson County and, unless modified as provided by Section 8101.052, by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code, or by Subchapter O, Chapter 51, Water Code, the boundaries of the authority are coextensive with the corporate limits of the city of Athens, Henderson County, Texas, as those corporate limits existed on September 1, 2003.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1954.111 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1954 / Section 1954.111
§ 1954.111. TERMS OF LICENSE OR REGISTRATION; NONASSIGNABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The terms of a license or registration are subject to amendment or modification by a rule adopted or order issued under this chapter.

(b) A license or registration may not be assigned to another person.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6903.160 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6903 / Section 6903.160
§ 6903.160. CONTRACTS TO SUPPLY WATER.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may contract with municipalities and others to supply water to those entities.

(b) The district may contract with a municipality for the rental or leasing of or for the operation of the water production, water supply, and water supply facilities of the municipality on the consideration agreed to by the district and the municipality.

(c) The contract may be on terms and for the time agreed to by the parties.

(d) The contract may provide that it will continue in effect until bonds specified in it and refunding bonds issued in lieu of the bonds are paid.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1369.604 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1369 / Section 1369.604
§ 1369.604. REIMBURSEMENT OF AFFILIATED AND NONAFFILIATED PHARMACISTS AND PHARMACIES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Affiliated pharmacist or pharmacy" means a pharmacist or pharmacy that directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, controls or is controlled by, or is under common control with, a pharmacy benefit manager.

(2) "Nonaffiliated pharmacist or pharmacy" means a pharmacist or pharmacy that does not directly, or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, control and is not controlled by or under common control with a pharmacy benefit manager.

(b) A pharmacy benefit manager may not pay an affiliated pharmacist or pharmacy a reimbursement amount that is more than the amount the pharmacy benefit manager pays a nonaffiliated pharmacist or pharmacy for the same pharmacist service.
Tex. Finance Code § 89.001 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 89 / Section 89.001
§ 89.001.
Status: in_force

Sec. 89.001. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER 4, BUSINESS & COMMERCE CODE. Chapter 4, Business & Commerce Code, applies to an association with respect to an item paid, collected, settled, negotiated, or otherwise handled by the association for a customer.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1051.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1051 / Section 1051.101
§ 1051.101. DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITY.
Status: in_force

The district has full responsibility for operating all hospital facilities for providing medical and hospital care for the district's needy inhabitants.
Tex. Insurance Code § 463.005 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 463 / Section 463.005
§ 463.005. IMMUNITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The following persons are not liable, and a cause of action does not arise against any of the following persons, for a good faith act or omission in exercising powers and performing duties under this chapter:

(1) the commissioner or the commissioner's representative;

(2) the association or the association's agent or employee;

(3) a member insurer or the insurer's agent or employee;

(4) a board member;

(5) the receiver; and

(6) a special deputy receiver or the special deputy receiver's agent or employee.

(b) Immunity under Subsection (a) extends to participation in an organization of one or more state associations that have similar purposes and to a similar organization and the organization's agent or employee.

(c) The attorney general shall defend any action to which this section applies that is brought against the commissioner or the commissioner's representative, the association or the association's agent or employee, a member insurer or the insurer's agent or employee, a board member, or a special deputy receiver or the special deputy receiver's agent or employee, including an action brought after the defendant's service with the association, commissioner, or department has terminated. This subsection does not require the attorney general to defend a person with respect to an issue other than the applicability or effect of the immunity created by this section. The attorney general is not required to defend the association or the association's agent or employee, a member insurer or the insurer's agent or employee, a board member, or a special deputy receiver or the special deputy receiver's agent or employee against an action regarding the disposition of a claim filed with the association under this chapter or any issue other than the applicability or effect of the immunity created by this section. The association may contract with the attorney general under Chapter 771, Government Code, for legal services not covered by this subsection.