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Tex. Family Code § 41.001 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 41 / Section 41.001
§ 41.001. LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

A parent or other person who has the duty of control and reasonable discipline of a child is liable for any property damage proximately caused by:

(1) the negligent conduct of the child if the conduct is reasonably attributable to the negligent failure of the parent or other person to exercise that duty; or

(2) the wilful and malicious conduct of a child who is at least 10 years of age but under 18 years of age.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8332.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8332 / Section 8332.002
§ 8332.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Insurance Code § 222.006 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 222 / Section 222.006
§ 222.006. CHANGE IN DUE DATES.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller by rule may change the dates for reporting and paying taxes under this chapter to improve operating efficiencies within the agency.

(b) A change by the comptroller in a reporting or payment date must retain the system of semiannual prepayments prescribed by Section 222.004.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3915.205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3915 / Section 3915.205
§ 3915.205. 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 annual ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, for each year that 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. Insurance Code § 982.106 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 982 / Section 982.106
§ 982.106. CAPITAL STOCK AND SURPLUS REQUIREMENTS FOR OTHER INSURANCE COMPANIES.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a foreign or alien insurance company other than a life insurance company, accident insurance company, life and accident insurance company, health and accident insurance company, or life, health, and accident insurance company.

(b) A foreign or alien insurance company is subject to Sections 822.203, 822.205, 822.210, and 822.212. The department may not authorize a foreign or alien insurance company to engage in the business of insurance in this state unless the company has and maintains the minimum capital and surplus amounts as required by this code for companies organized under this code and engaging in the same kinds of business.

(c) The department may not deny authorization for a foreign or alien insurance company to engage in the business of insurance in this state because all of the company's capital stock has not been fully subscribed and paid for, if:

(1) at least the minimum dollar amount of capital stock of the company required by the laws of this state, which may be less than all of the company's authorized capital stock, has been subscribed and paid for; and

(2) the company:

(A) has at least the minimum dollar amount of surplus required by the laws of this state for the kinds of business the company seeks to write; and

(B) has fully complied with the laws of the company's domiciliary state or country relating to authorization and issuance of capital stock.
Tex. Local Government Code § 363.001 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 363 / Section 363.001
§ 363.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Crime Control and Prevention District Act.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 32.03 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 32 / Section 32.03
§ 32.03. QUALIFICATIONS FOR PERMIT.
Status: in_force

(a) A private club registration permit may only be issued to a club which meets the requirements of this section.

(b) The club must be an association of persons, whether unincorporated or incorporated under the laws of this state, for the promotion of some common object.

(c) Members of the club must be passed on and elected by a committee or board made up of members of the club, and no employee of the club shall be eligible to serve on the membership committee or board.

(d) No application for membership may be approved until the application has been filed with the chairman of the membership committee or board and approved by the chairman. The committee or board may authorize the chairman or a designated agent to issue preliminary memberships without the approval of the committee or board for a period not exceeding seven days on the request of an applicant for membership. A preliminary member has all of the privileges of membership in the club. If the committee or board does not approve the application before the expiration of the preliminary membership, the club shall pay to the state a fee of $3. The club shall remit the fees and record and report preliminary memberships as the commission or the administrator prescribes.

(e) At least 50 members of the club must reside in the county in which the premises of the club are located, or at least 100 members must reside in an area comprised of the county in which the premises of the club is located and an adjacent county or counties.

(f) The club must own, lease, or rent a building, or space in a building of such extent and character as in the judgment of the commission is suitable and adequate for the club's members and their guests.

(g) The club must provide regular food service adequate for its members and their guests.

(h) The club's total annual membership fees, dues, or other income, excluding proceeds from the disposition of alcoholic beverages but including service charges, must be sufficient to defray the annual rental of its leased or rented premises or, if the premises are owned by the club, sufficient to meet the taxes, insurance, and repairs and the interest on any mortgage on the premises.

(i) The club's affairs and management must be conducted by a board of directors, executive committee, or similar body chosen by the members at their annual meeting.

(j) No member or any officer, agent, or employee of the club may be paid or receive any money as salary or other compensation, directly or indirectly, from the disposition of alcoholic beverages to members of the club and their guests, other than charges for the service of the beverages.

(k) A private club registration permit may not be issued to or maintained by a club for a premises located in a dry area if the club operates a sexually oriented business, as defined by Section 243.002, Local Government Code, on the premises.
Tex. Education Code § 61.954 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.954
§ 61.954. ELIGIBLE LOANS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may provide repayment assistance for the repayment of any education loan received by the attorney through any lender for education at a school of law authorized by the board to award a degree that satisfies the law study requirements for licensure as an attorney in this state.

(b) The board may not provide repayment assistance for an education loan that is in default at the time of the attorney's application.
Tex. Election Code § 243.013 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 243 / Section 243.013
§ 243.013. COSTS OF CONTEST.
Status: in_force

The governor may assess the costs of the contest against any one or more of the parties.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 483.024 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 483 / Section 483.024
§ 483.024. RECORDS OF ACQUISITION OR DISPOSAL.
Status: in_force

The following persons shall maintain a record of each acquisition and each disposal of a dangerous drug for two years after the date of the acquisition or disposal:

(1) a pharmacy;

(2) a practitioner;

(3) a person who obtains a dangerous drug for lawful research, teaching, or testing purposes, but not for resale;

(4) a hospital that obtains a dangerous drug for lawful administration by a practitioner; and

(5) a manufacturer or wholesaler licensed by the Department of State Health Services under Chapter 431 (Texas Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act).
Tex. Government Code § 24.355 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.355
§ 24.355.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.355. 158TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DENTON COUNTY). The 158th Judicial District is composed of Denton County.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 462.063 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 462 / Section 462.063
§ 462.063. PREHEARING PROCEDURE.
Status: in_force

(a) When the application is filed, the court shall set a date for a hearing on the merits of the application to be held within 14 days after the date on which the application is filed. The hearing may not be held during the first three days after the application is filed if the proposed patient or the proposed patient's attorney objects. The court may grant one or more continuances of the hearing on motion by a party and for good cause shown or on agreement of the parties. However, the hearing shall be held not later than the 30th day after the date on which the original application is filed.

(b) Immediately after the date for the hearing is set, the clerk shall give written notice of the hearing and a copy of the application to the proposed patient and the proposed patient's attorney in the manner the court directs.

(c) The court shall appoint an attorney to represent the proposed patient if the proposed patient does not retain an attorney of the proposed patient's choice.

(d) The court shall appoint an attorney for a proposed patient who is a minor, regardless of the ability of the proposed patient or the proposed patient's family to afford an attorney.

(e) The court shall allow a court-appointed attorney a reasonable fee for services. The fee shall be collected as costs of the court.
Tex. Estates Code § 361.053 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 361 / Section 361.053
§ 361.053. REMOVAL ORDER.
Status: in_force

An order removing a personal representative must:

(1) state the cause of the removal;

(2) require that, if the removed representative has been personally served with citation, any letters testamentary or of administration issued to the removed representative be surrendered, and that, regardless of whether the letters have been delivered, all the letters be canceled of record; and

(3) require the removed representative to deliver any estate property in the representative's possession to the persons entitled to the property or to the person who has been appointed and has qualified as successor representative.
Tex. Insurance Code § 846.202 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 846 / Section 846.202
§ 846.202. PREEXISTING CONDITION PROVISION.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "creditable coverage" has the meaning assigned by Section 1205.004.

(b) A preexisting condition provision in a multiple employer welfare arrangement's plan document may apply only to coverage for a disease or condition for which medical advice, diagnosis, care, or treatment was recommended or received during the six months before the earlier of:

(1) the effective date of coverage; or

(2) the first day of the waiting period.

(c) A preexisting condition provision in a multiple employer welfare arrangement's plan document may not apply to expenses incurred on or after the expiration of the 12 months following the initial effective date of coverage of the participating employee, dependent, or late-participating employee or dependent.

(d) A preexisting condition provision in a multiple employer welfare arrangement's plan document may not apply to an individual who was continuously covered for an aggregate period of 12 months under creditable coverage that was in effect until a date not more than 63 days before the effective date of coverage under the health benefit plan, excluding any waiting period.

(e) In determining whether a preexisting condition provision applies to an individual covered by a multiple employer welfare arrangement's plan document, the arrangement shall credit the time the individual was covered under previous creditable coverage if the previous coverage was in effect at any time during the 12 months preceding the effective date of coverage under the arrangement. If the previous coverage was issued under a health benefit plan, any waiting period that applied before that coverage became effective must also be credited against the preexisting condition provision period.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8129.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8129 / Section 8129.104
§ 8129.104. LIMITATION ON USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

The district may exercise the power of eminent domain outside the district only to acquire an easement necessary for a pipeline that serves the district.
Tex. Education Code § 19.0052 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 19 / Section 19.0052
§ 19.0052. ADULT EDUCATION PILOT PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The Windham School District shall establish a pilot program under which one or more nonprofit entities provide an adult education program under Subchapter G, Chapter 12, to enable persons described by Subsection (b) to successfully complete a high school program that can lead to a diploma.

(b) A person confined or imprisoned in the department who is at least 26 years of age and not more than 50 years of age is eligible to enroll in an adult education program operated under the pilot program if the person:

(1) has failed to complete the curriculum requirements for high school graduation;

(2) has failed to perform satisfactorily on an assessment instrument required for high school graduation; or

(3) has failed to earn a high school equivalency certificate.

(c) The district shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with at least one nonprofit entity described by Section 12.256, Education Code, to provide an adult education program under the pilot program. The district shall require the nonprofit entity to identify each region of this state in which the entity is able to operate an adult education program under the pilot program.

(d) The district, in consultation with each nonprofit entity with which the district enters into a memorandum of understanding under this section, shall identify at least three schools operated by the district that are suitable to serve as sites for the pilot program.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8276.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8276 / Section 8276.004
§ 8276.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is composed of the territory described by Section 4, Chapter 642, Acts of the 62nd Legislature, Regular Session, 1971, as that territory may have been modified under:

(1) Subchapter H, Chapter 54, Water Code;

(2) Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code; or

(3) other law.

(b) The boundaries and field notes of the district form a closure. A mistake in copying the field notes in the legislative process or another mistake in the field notes does not affect:

(1) the district's organization, existence, or validity;

(2) the district's right to issue any type of bond for a purpose for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on the bond;

(3) the district's right to impose a tax; or

(4) the legality or operation of the district or its governing body.
Tex. Government Code § 154.051 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 154 / Section 154.051
§ 154.051. ORGANIZATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The Court Reporters Certification Advisory Board is established as an advisory board to the commission. The advisory board is composed of at least nine members appointed by the supreme court as follows:

(1) one active district judge presiding over a court that employs an official court reporter;

(2) one active attorney licensed in this state who has been a practicing member of the State Bar for more than the five years immediately preceding the attorney's appointment to the advisory board;

(3) two certified shorthand reporters actively engaged in the practice of official court reporting in this state for more than the five years immediately preceding their appointment to the advisory board;

(4) two certified shorthand reporters actively engaged in the practice of shorthand reporting on a freelance basis for more than the five years immediately preceding their appointment to the advisory board;

(5) one certified shorthand reporter actively engaged in practice as a captioner in this state for more than the five years immediately preceding the captioner's appointment to the advisory board; and

(6) two certified shorthand reporters who:

(A) own a shorthand reporting firm in this state; and

(B) have owned and operated a shorthand reporting firm in this state for more than the five years immediately preceding their appointment to the advisory board.

(b) Appointments to the advisory board shall be made without regard to the race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin of the appointees.

(c) The advisory board member appointed under Subsection (a)(1) serves as presiding officer of the advisory board.

(d) A majority of the advisory board constitutes a quorum.

(e) Advisory board members serve staggered six-year terms of office as ordered by the supreme court.

(f) If a vacancy occurs on the advisory board, the supreme court shall appoint a similarly qualified person to serve the remainder of the term.

(f-1) Not later than the 90th day before the expiration of an advisory board member's term, the commission:

(1) shall post on the commission's Internet website notice of the availability of the membership position;

(2) shall accept resumes from and conduct interviews of any qualified individuals interested in appointment to the position; and

(3) may recommend to the supreme court one or more of the qualified individuals for appointment to the advisory board.

(g) Advisory board members serve without compensation but are entitled to reimbursement for travel expenses and other actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of official advisory board duties, as provided by the General Appropriations Act.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 119.054 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 119 / Section 119.054
§ 119.054. ADMINISTRATIVE ATTACHMENT TO THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

(a) The network is administratively attached to The University of Texas System.

(b) The University of Texas System shall administer and coordinate the network and provide administrative support to the network as necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1035.109 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1035 / Section 1035.109
§ 1035.109. PAYMENT FOR TREATMENT; PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) Each year, the board may set criteria for determining residency, eligibility for service, and the type of services available.

(b) When a patient who resides in the district is admitted to a district facility, the district administrator may have an inquiry made into the financial circumstances of:

(1) the patient; and

(2) a relative of the patient who is legally responsible for the patient's support.

(c) The district without charge shall provide to a patient who resides in the district the care and treatment that the patient or a relative of the patient who is legally responsible for the patient's support cannot pay.

(d) On determining that the patient or a relative legally responsible for the patient's support can pay for all or part of the care and treatment provided by the district, the district administrator shall report that determination to the board, and the board shall issue an order directing the patient or the relative to pay the district a specified amount each week. The amount must be based on the individual's ability to pay.

(e) The district administrator may collect money owed to the district from the patient's estate or from that of a relative legally responsible for the patient's support in the manner provided by law for collection of expenses of the last illness of a deceased person.

(f) If there is a dispute relating to an individual's ability to pay, the board shall:

(1) call witnesses;

(2) hear and resolve the question; and

(3) issue a final order.

(g) The final order of the board may be appealed to a district court in the county in which the district is located. The substantial evidence rule applies to the appeal.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8149.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8149 / Section 8149.104
§ 8149.104. MUNICIPAL OR COUNTY CONSENT AND STANDARDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may not undertake a road project unless each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located consents by ordinance or resolution. If the district is located outside the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the district may not undertake a road project unless each county in which the district is located consents by ordinance or resolution.

(b) A road project must meet or exceed all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulatory ordinances of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located. If the district is located outside the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, a road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulatory ordinances of each county in which the district is located.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 94.001 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 94 / Section 94.001
§ 94.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Excess wear and use waiver" means a provision of or addendum to a lease agreement under which the lessor agrees to not hold a lessee liable for all or part of the excess wear and use to a motor vehicle.

(2) "Lease agreement" means an agreement, including any addendum to the agreement, entered into in this state under which a lessee pays a fee or other consideration to a lessor for the right to possession and use of a motor vehicle for a term of more than 180 days, regardless of whether the agreement provides the lessee an option to purchase or otherwise become the owner of the motor vehicle upon the expiration of the term of the agreement.

(3) "Lessee" means an individual who acquires the right to possession and use of a motor vehicle under a lease agreement primarily for personal, family, or household purposes.

(4) "Lessor" means a person who, in the ordinary course of business, regularly leases, offers to lease, or arranges for the lease of a motor vehicle under a lease agreement. Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the term includes an assignee of the lessor.

(5) "Motor vehicle" has the meaning assigned by Section 541.201, Transportation Code.