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Tex. Insurance Code § 443.010 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 443 / Section 443.010
§ 443.010. COOPERATION OF OFFICERS, OWNERS, AND EMPLOYEES.
Status: in_force

(a) Any present or former officer, manager, director, trustee, owner, employee, or agent of any insurer, or any other persons with authority over or in charge of any segment of the insurer's affairs, shall cooperate with the commissioner or receiver in any proceeding under this chapter or any investigation preliminary to the proceeding. For purposes of this section:

(1) "person" includes any person who exercises control directly or indirectly over activities of the insurer through any holding company or other affiliate of the insurer; and

(2) "cooperate" includes:

(A) replying promptly in writing to any inquiry from the commissioner or receiver requesting the reply; and

(B) promptly making available to the commissioner or receiver any books, accounts, documents, or other records or information or property of or pertaining to the insurer and in the person's possession, custody, or control.

(b) A person may not obstruct or interfere with the commissioner or receiver in the conduct of any delinquency proceeding or any preliminary or incidental investigation.

(c) This section may not be construed to abridge otherwise existing legal rights, including the right to resist a petition for liquidation or other delinquency proceedings, or other orders.

(d) Any person described by Subsection (a) who fails to cooperate with the commissioner or receiver, or any person who obstructs or interferes with the commissioner or receiver in the conduct of any delinquency proceeding or any preliminary or incidental investigation, or who violates any order validly issued under this chapter:

(1) commits an offense; and

(2) is subject to the imposition by the commissioner of an administrative penalty not to exceed $10,000 and subject to the revocation or suspension of any licenses issued by the commissioner in accordance with Chapters 82 and 84.

(e) An offense under Subsection (d) is punishable by a fine not exceeding $10,000 or imprisonment for not more than one year, or both fine and imprisonment.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3959.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3959 / Section 3959.0104
§ 3959.0104. LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES.
Status: in_force

To protect the public interest, the district may contract with the city to provide additional law enforcement services in the district for a fee.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3965.0401 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3965 / Section 3965.0401
§ 3965.0401. DIVISION OF DISTRICT; PREREQUISITES.
Status: in_force

The district, including territory added to the district under Section 3965.0306, may be divided into two or more new districts only if the district has no outstanding bonded debt. Territory previously added to the district under Section 3965.0306 may be included in a new district.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 36.26 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 36 / Section 36.26
§ 36.26. FOREMAN OF JURY.
Status: in_force

Each jury shall appoint one of its members foreman.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5004.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 5004 / Section 5004.202
§ 5004.202. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) To provide money for any of the purposes provided by this chapter or other laws relating to navigation districts, the board may:

(1) issue district bonds that are secured solely by a pledge of and payable from the net revenue derived from the operation of all or a designated part of the improvements and facilities of the district then in existence or to be constructed or acquired; or

(2) issue district bonds secured by a pledge of all or part of the proceeds of one or more contracts previously or subsequently made or other revenue or income specified by board resolution.

(b) As long as bonds issued under Subsection (a)(1) are outstanding, the board shall charge and collect fees, tolls, and other charges sufficient to:

(1) pay all maintenance and operation expenses of the improvements and facilities the income of which is pledged;

(2) pay the interest on the bonds as it accrues;

(3) pay the principal of the bonds as they mature; and

(4) make any other payments prescribed in the bond order or resolution.

(c) All district bonds must be authorized by board resolution or order.

(d) Bonds payable solely from net revenue may be issued without an election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8117.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8117 / Section 8117.203
§ 8117.203. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8409.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8409 / Section 8409.101
§ 8409.101. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS.
Status: in_force

The district has the rights, powers, privileges, and functions conferred and imposed by general law applicable to a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 263.049 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 263 / Section 263.049
§ 263.049. DISCHARGE OF PATIENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of managers shall make the final disposition of a case concerning the discharge of a patient from the hospital.

(b) The decision of the board of managers regarding discharge of a patient may not be appealed.
Tex. Government Code § 2304.064 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2304 / Section 2304.064
§ 2304.064. LOCAL GOVERNMENT APPROVAL OF LOAN.
Status: in_force

(a) A local government may approve or disapprove a housing rehabilitation loan application authorized by Section 2304.063. The approval or disapproval must be given in accordance with the rules adopted by the department under Section 2304.062.

(b) The local government shall notify the department of the approval of a loan application and the amount of the approved loan.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 102.104 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 102 / Section 102.104
§ 102.104. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The oversight committee shall elect a presiding officer and assistant presiding officer from among its members every two years. The oversight committee may elect additional officers from among its members.

(b) The presiding officer and assistant presiding officer may not serve in the position to which the officer was elected for two consecutive terms.

(c) The oversight committee shall:

(1) establish and approve duties and responsibilities for officers of the committee; and

(2) develop and implement policies that distinguish the responsibilities of the oversight committee and the committee's officers from the responsibilities of the chief executive officer and the employees of the institute.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7935.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7935 / Section 7935.151
§ 7935.151. 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 7935.153.

(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. Education Code § 155.001 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 155 / Section 155.001
§ 155.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Center" means the severe storm research and planning center.

(2) "Commission" means the regional planning commission, council of governments, or similar regional planning agency created under Chapter 391, Local Government Code, whose membership includes the most populous county that borders on the Gulf of Mexico or on a bay or inlet of the Gulf of Mexico.
Tex. Estates Code § 1151.053 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1151 / Section 1151.053
§ 1151.053. COMMITMENT OF WARD.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) or (c), a guardian may not voluntarily admit a ward to a public or private inpatient psychiatric facility operated by the Department of State Health Services for care and treatment or to a residential facility operated by the Department of Aging and Disability Services for care and treatment. If care and treatment in a psychiatric or residential facility is necessary, the ward or the ward's guardian may:

(1) apply for services under Section 593.027 or 593.028, Health and Safety Code;

(2) apply to a court to commit the person under Subtitle C or D, Title 7, Health and Safety Code, or Chapter 462, Health and Safety Code; or

(3) transport the ward to an inpatient mental health facility for a preliminary examination in accordance with Subchapters A and C, Chapter 573, Health and Safety Code.

(b) A guardian of a person younger than 18 years of age may voluntarily admit the ward to a public or private inpatient psychiatric facility for care and treatment.

(c) A guardian of a person may voluntarily admit an incapacitated person to a residential care facility for emergency care or respite care under Section 593.027 or 593.028, Health and Safety Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3806.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3806 / Section 3806.201
§ 3806.201. DISSOLUTION OF DISTRICT WITH OUTSTANDING DEBT.
Status: in_force

If the district has debt when it is dissolved, the district shall remain in existence solely for the purpose of discharging its bonds or other obligations according to their terms.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 90.053 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 90 / Section 90.053
§ 90.053. NOTICE OF TRUST CLAIM; PRODUCTION OF TRUST CLAIM MATERIAL.
Status: in_force

(a) A claimant in an action to recover damages for or arising from an asbestos- or silica-related injury shall serve on each party notice of, and trust claim material relating to, each trust claim made by or on behalf of the exposed person. The notice must:

(1) identify each trust claim made by or on behalf of the exposed person;

(2) state the amount of any trust claim payment made to compensate for the exposed person's injury; and

(3) state the date each trust claim was made and whether a request for individual or enhanced review or for a deferral, delay, suspension, or tolling of the claim has been submitted to the trust.

(b) The claimant shall serve the notice and trust claim materials required by Subsection (a) not later than:

(1) the 120th day before the date trial in the action is set to commence; or

(2) a date provided by court order if the court entered an order under Section 90.052(b).

(c) The notice and trust claim materials required to be served under Subsection (a) are in addition to any notice or materials required to be served or produced under other law, rule, order, or applicable agreement.

(d) If a claimant makes a trust claim after the date provided by Section 90.052(b) but before the date that trial in the action commences, the claimant shall serve the notice of, and trust claim material relating to, the trust claim as required by Subsection (a) reasonably promptly after making the trust claim, but not later than the earlier of:

(1) the date that trial commences; or

(2) the 15th day after the date the additional trust claim is made.

(e) If a claimant discovers that the notice or trust claim materials provided by the claimant under this section were incomplete or incorrect at the time the notice or trust claim materials were served or that the notice or trust claim materials as served are no longer complete and correct, the claimant shall supplement the notice and the production of trust claim materials. The claimant shall serve the supplemental notice or trust claim materials reasonably promptly after the claimant discovers the necessity for the supplementation, but not later than the 15th day after the date the claimant discovers the necessity for the supplementation.

(f) A claimant shall serve notice of, and trust claim material relating to, a trust claim regardless of whether the claim is for an injury resulting in cancer or an injury not resulting in cancer.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1551.213 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1551 / Section 1551.213
§ 1551.213. BIDS FOR PURCHASED COVERAGE.
Status: in_force

(a) For those coverage plans for which the board of trustees determines to purchase coverage, the board shall notify eligible carriers:

(1) that competitive bidding will be conducted; and

(2) of the date by which an eligible carrier must submit a bid on the contract to the board.

(b) The board of trustees shall submit the group coverages provided by the group benefits program for competitive bidding at least every six years.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1301.205 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1301 / Section 1301.205
§ 1301.205. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY POLICY.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive director or the executive director's designee shall prepare and maintain a written policy statement that implements a program of equal employment opportunity to ensure that all personnel decisions are made without regard to race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin.

(b) The policy statement must include:

(1) personnel policies, including policies relating to recruitment, evaluation, selection, training, and promotion of personnel, that show the intent of the agency to avoid the unlawful employment practices described by Chapter 21, Labor Code; and

(2) an analysis of the extent to which the composition of the agency's personnel is in accordance with state and federal law and a description of reasonable methods to achieve compliance with state and federal law.

(c) The policy statement must:

(1) be updated annually;

(2) be reviewed by the state Commission on Human Rights for compliance with Subsection (b)(1); and

(3) be filed with the governor's office.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6905.162 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6905 / Section 6905.162
§ 6905.162. SOURCES FOR WATER; ACQUISITION OF LAND; STORAGE CAPACITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may acquire or construct, inside or outside the district, a reservoir, well, or any work, plant, transmission line, or other facility necessary or useful to drill for, divert, impound, store, treat, or transport water to the City of Beeville and others for municipal, domestic, agricultural, industrial, mining, oil flooding, or any other useful purpose.

(b) The district may develop or otherwise acquire underground sources of water.

(c) The district may acquire land, or an interest in land, inside or outside the district, for a reservoir, well, or any work, plant, transmission line, or other facility necessary or useful to drill for, divert, impound, store, treat, or transport water to the City of Beeville and others for municipal, domestic, agricultural, industrial, mining, oil flooding, or any other useful purpose.

(d) The district may lease, purchase, or otherwise acquire rights in and to storage and storage capacity in any reservoir constructed or to be constructed by any person or from the United States.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3974.0404 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3974 / Section 3974.0404
§ 3974.0404. CONTRACT AUTHORITY OF NEW DISTRICTS.
Status: in_force

The new districts may contract with each other for any matter the boards of the new districts consider appropriate, including the joint construction or financing of a utility improvement.
Tex. Family Code § 264.184 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 264 / Section 264.184
§ 264.184. PILOT PROGRAM MODEL AND IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE; AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The department, in partnership with the lead entity, shall develop a pilot program model that includes a timeline, with identified funding, for implementing community-based care in the eligible rural region and that addresses:

(1) the following services for families and children:

(A) family-based services to ensure child safety and prevent entry into foster care;

(B) family preservation services, as defined by Section 262.401;

(C) case management;

(D) foster care and kinship care services;

(E) adoption and post-adoption services;

(F) transition services for youth aging out of foster care; and

(G) any additional services necessary to meet the needs of children and families in the region;

(2) the development of and coordination with a diverse network of service providers, including faith-based organizations, local mental health authorities, and others to ensure comprehensive service delivery;

(3) the development and implementation of innovative approaches to improve outcomes for children and families;

(4) any identified geographic disparities in service availability and access in the region's child welfare system;

(5) the creation and oversight of a quality assurance system; and

(6) the implementation of a system to manage financial risks and resources, including state and federal funds.

(b) To implement the pilot program model developed under Subsection (a), a lead entity may:

(1) develop and implement policies and procedures regarding the provision of community-based care within the scope of applicable law and consistent with department policies and procedures, unless waived under Section 264.189;

(2) allocate resources as needed to meet community needs; and

(3) enter into contracts with service providers, including contracts for case management services.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1698.051 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1698 / Section 1698.051
§ 1698.051. REVIEW OF PREMIUM RATES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Individual health benefit plan" means:

(A) an individual accident and health insurance policy to which Chapter 1201 applies; or

(B) individual health maintenance organization coverage.

(2) "Small employer health benefit plan" has the meaning assigned by Section 1501.002.

(b) The commissioner by rule shall establish a process under which the commissioner reviews health benefit plan rates and rate changes for compliance with this chapter and other applicable state and federal law, including 42 U.S.C. Sections 300gg, 300gg-94, and 18032(c) and those sections' implementing regulations, including rules establishing geographic rating areas.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1107.004 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1107 / Section 1107.004
§ 1107.004. OPTIONAL TERMINATION PROVISION.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding the requirements of Section 1107.003, an annuity contract may provide that the company has the option to terminate the contract by making a cash payment of the then present value of that portion of the paid-up annuity benefit if:

(1) no considerations are received under the contract for two years; and

(2) at maturity, payments on the portion of the paid-up annuity benefit on the plan stipulated in the contract attributable to considerations paid before that period would be less than $20 each month.

(b) If an annuity contract contains a provision permitted under Subsection (a):

(1) the present value of a portion of a paid-up annuity benefit paid under that provision must be computed on the basis of the mortality table, if any, and interest rates specified in the contract for determining the paid-up annuity benefit; and

(2) a payment made under that provision relieves the company of any further obligation under the contract.
Tex. Election Code § 173.004 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 173 / Section 173.004
§ 173.004. STATE COMPENSATION OF COUNTY CHAIR AND SECRETARY OF COUNTY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Status: in_force

(a) The total amount paid with state funds in a particular primary election year for the combined compensation of a county chair and the secretary, if any, of the county executive committee presided over by the chair may not be:

(1) less than $300; or

(2) more than the lesser of

(A) $8,000; or

(B) five percent of the total expenses incurred by the political party in holding primary elections in the county that year, exclusive of the combined annual compensation of the county chair and secretary.

(b) The status of a county executive committee's secretary as a committee member does not affect the applicability of this section.
Tex. Government Code § 2165.008 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2165 / Section 2165.008
§ 2165.008. TEMPORARY USE OF STATE BUILDING OR GROUNDS BY TELEVISION OR FILM PRODUCTION COMPANY.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Office" means the Music, Film, Television, and Multimedia Office.

(2) "Production company" means a film production company, television production company, or film and television production company.

(b) A state agency or other state governmental entity shall allow a production company to use any state building or grounds under the agency's or other entity's charge and control to produce a film, national broadcast, episodic television series, or commercial that is approved by the office and the agency or other entity under Subsection (c).

(c) The office shall review each proposal by a production company to use a state building or grounds. The office may approve a proposal, subject to the final approval of the state agency or other state governmental entity that occupies the building or uses the grounds, if:

(1) the office and the state agency or other state governmental entity that occupies the building or uses the grounds determine, after the office consults with each agency or entity, that the use will not significantly interfere with the conduct of state business;

(2) the production company provides a certificate of insurance covering the production:

(A) in an amount required by the office; and

(B) that names the state as an insured; and

(3) the proposal is to produce:

(A) a film, national broadcast, or episodic television series with a total production cost of $250,000 or more; or

(B) a commercial with a total production cost of $100,000 or more.

(d) The office shall supervise each use of a state building or grounds by a production company subject to the control and final authority of the state agency or other state governmental entity that occupies the building or uses the grounds.

(e) The office shall determine the fee to be charged for each day that a state building or grounds are used by a production company. The office may allow each state building or grounds to be used without charge, other than the reimbursement of expenses under Subsection (f), for seven days during each state fiscal year and may determine the allocation of those days. Fees collected under this subsection shall be deposited to the credit of the general revenue fund.

(f) The production company shall reimburse:

(1) a state agency or other state governmental entity for any cost incurred by the agency or other entity as a result of the use of a state building or grounds by the company; and

(2) the state agency or other state governmental entity having charge and control of a state building or grounds for the cost of repairing damage to the building or grounds resulting from use by the company.

(g) A state agency or other state governmental entity shall notify the production company in writing of any cost subject to reimbursement under Subsection (f). The production company shall reimburse the cost not later than the 21st day after the date on which it receives notice from the agency or other entity.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 9.106 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 9 / Section 9.106
§ 9.106. REINSTATEMENT OF REGISTRATION FOLLOWING TAX FORFEITURE.
Status: in_force

A foreign filing entity whose registration has been revoked under the provisions of the Tax Code must follow the procedures in the Tax Code to reinstate its registration.