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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4020.0306 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4020 / Section 4020.0306
§ 4020.0306. PARKING FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may acquire, lease as lessor or lessee, construct, develop, own, operate, and maintain parking facilities or a system of parking facilities, including lots, garages, parking terminals, or other structures or accommodations for parking motor vehicles off the streets and related appurtenances.

(b) The district's parking facilities serve the public purposes of the district and are owned, used, and held for a public purpose even if leased or operated by a private entity for a term of years.

(c) The district's parking facilities are parts of and necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street or road improvement.

(d) The development and operation of the district's parking facilities may be considered an economic development program.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1007.113 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1007 / Section 1007.113
§ 1007.113. PAYMENT FOR TREATMENT; PROCEDURE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who resides in the district is entitled to receive necessary medical and hospital care regardless of whether the person has the ability to pay for the care.

(b) The board by rule shall adopt a procedure for determining:

(1) the ability of a patient to pay for the patient's medical and hospital care; and

(2) the amount each patient is required to pay.
Tex. Estates Code § 360.301 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 360 / Section 360.301
§ 360.301. LIABILITY FOR FAILURE TO DELIVER ESTATE PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) If an executor or administrator neglects, when demanded, to deliver a portion of an estate ordered to be delivered to a person entitled to that portion, the person may file with the court clerk a written complaint alleging:

(1) the fact of the neglect;

(2) the date of the person's demand; and

(3) other relevant facts.

(b) On the filing of a complaint under Subsection (a), the court clerk shall issue a citation to be served personally on the executor or administrator. The citation must:

(1) apprise the executor or administrator of the complaint; and

(2) cite the executor or administrator to appear before the court and answer, if the executor or administrator desires, at the time designated in the citation.

(c) If at the hearing the court finds that the citation was properly served and returned and that the executor or administrator is guilty of the neglect alleged, the court shall enter an order to that effect.

(d) An executor or administrator found guilty under Subsection (c) is liable to the complainant for damages at the rate of 10 percent of the amount or the appraised value of the portion of the estate neglectfully withheld, per month, for each month or fraction of a month that the portion is or has been neglectfully withheld after the date of demand. Damages under this subsection may be recovered in any court of competent jurisdiction.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1013.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1013 / Section 1013.052
§ 1013.052. NOTICE OF ELECTION.
Status: in_force

Notice of an election of directors shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in Castro County in accordance with Section 4.003, Election Code.
Tex. Local Government Code § 271.154 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 271 / Section 271.154
§ 271.154. CONTRACTUAL ADJUDICATION PROCEDURES ENFORCEABLE.
Status: in_force

Adjudication procedures, including requirements for serving notices or engaging in alternative dispute resolution proceedings before bringing a suit or an arbitration proceeding, that are stated in the contract subject to this subchapter or that are established by the local governmental entity and expressly incorporated into the contract or incorporated by reference are enforceable except to the extent those procedures conflict with the terms of this subchapter.
Tex. Water Code § 7.141 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 7 / Section 7.141
§ 7.141. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Appropriate regulatory agency" means the commission, the Texas Department of Health, or any other agency authorized to regulate the handling and disposal of medical waste.

(2) "Corporation" and "association" have the meanings assigned by Section 1.07, Penal Code, except that the terms do not include a government.

(3) "Large quantity generator" means a person who generates more than 50 pounds of medical waste each month.

(4) "Medical waste" has the meaning assigned by Section 361.003, Health and Safety Code.

(5) "Serious bodily injury" has the meaning assigned by Section 1.07, Penal Code.

(6) "Small quantity generator" means a person who generates 50 pounds or less of medical waste each month.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8022A.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8022A / Section 8022A.0302
§ 8022A.0302. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1369.260 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1369 / Section 1369.260
§ 1369.260. CLERICAL OR RECORDKEEPING ERROR; FRAUD ALLEGATION.
Status: in_force

(a) An unintentional clerical or recordkeeping error, such as a typographical error, scrivener's error, or computer error, found during an on-site audit or a desk audit:

(1) is not prima facie evidence of fraud or intentional misrepresentation; and

(2) may not be the basis of a recoupment unless the error results in actual financial harm to a patient or enrollee, health benefit plan issuer, or pharmacy benefit manager.

(b) If the health benefit plan issuer or pharmacy benefit manager alleges that the pharmacist or pharmacy committed fraud or intentional misrepresentation described by Subsection (a), the health benefit plan issuer or pharmacy benefit manager must state the allegation in the final audit report required by Section 1369.264.

(c) After an audit is initiated, a pharmacist or pharmacy may resubmit a claim described by Subsection (a) if the deadline for submission of a claim under Section 843.337 or 1301.102 has not expired.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3882.211 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3882 / Section 3882.211
§ 3882.211. 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, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Tex. Utilities Code § 36.215 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 36 / Section 36.215
§ 36.215. RECOVERY OF INVESTMENT IN DISTRIBUTED GENERATION AND RATES FOR BACKUP ELECTRIC SERVICE FOR CERTAIN NON-ERCOT UTILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Customer-sited distributed generation facility" means a dispatchable generation facility that is installed on the electric utility's side of the retail meter and owned and operated by the electric utility:

(A) with a nameplate capacity of not more than 10 megawatts;

(B) that is capable of generating and providing backup electric service to a customer during a power grid outage; and

(C) sited at or adjacent to the customer's premises.

(2) "Host customer" means a customer receiving backup electric service under this section.

(b) This section applies only to an electric utility that operates solely outside of ERCOT in areas of this state included in the Southeastern Electric Reliability Council.

(c) An electric utility may provide backup electric service to a nonresidential retail customer through a customer-sited distributed generation facility.

(d) The commission, on the petition of an electric utility, shall establish just and reasonable rates for backup electric service supplied using a customer-sited distributed generation facility, consistent with this chapter, provided that costs are allocated as follows:

(1) if the facility is capable of directly supplying energy to the distribution system or of disconnecting the host customer from the distribution system when not being used to supply backup electric service to the host customer and thereby reducing system load, the commission shall allocate the cost of owning and operating the facility between the host customer and the electric utility's broader customer base, including an allocation of any margins from energy sales attributable to the facility to the host customer in reasonable proportion to the allocation of nonfuel costs as provided by Subdivision (2); and

(2) the allocation of nonfuel costs to the host customer must be based on the cost to purchase, install, interconnect, own, operate, and maintain the facility that is above the electric utility's levelized avoided cost to install, own, operate, and maintain a single-cycle combustion turbine, on a per kilowatt basis, grossed up for avoided line losses based on the utility's transmission and distribution line loss factors last approved by the commission.

(e) In a rate proceeding in which an electric utility seeks to recover the utility's investment in a customer-sited distributed generation facility that is interconnected to the utility's distribution system:

(1) the full cost of the utility's investment is eligible for recovery; and

(2) the cost of the facility and backup electric service revenues must be allocated among customer classes on the same basis used to allocate the utility's distribution-level investments.
Tex. Transportation Code § 441.072 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 441 / Section 441.072
§ 441.072. BOARD OF DIRECTORS IN CERTAIN DISTRICTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a governmental entity to which a road facility has been conveyed under Section 441.133 is the ex officio board of directors of the district making the transfer if:

(1) all district road facilities are conveyed only to that governmental entity;

(2) all construction, acquisition, and improvement of road facilities provided for in the plan approved by the commission have been completed;

(3) the board of directors consents to the transfer of powers and duties to the governing body of the governmental entity;

(4) the governing body of the governmental entity consents to assuming the administrative powers and duties of the district; and

(5) the commission approves the transfer of the powers and duties.

(b) On the effective date of the transfer of the powers and duties, the board of directors from whom the transfer is made is dissolved. On and after that date the administrative powers and duties transferred are the powers and duties of the governing body of the governmental entity.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7934.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7934 / Section 7934.201
§ 7934.201. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Government Code § 157.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 157 / Section 157.001
§ 157.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Advisory board" means the licensed court interpreter advisory board.

(2) "Licensed court interpreter" means an individual licensed under this chapter by the commission to interpret court proceedings for an individual who can hear but who has no or limited English proficiency.
Tex. Transportation Code § 1001.201 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.201
§ 1001.201. OWNERSHIP, CONTROL, MAINTENANCE, IMPROVEMENT, AND DISPOSITION OF REAL PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Chapters 2165, 2166, and 2167, Government Code, or any other law, the department may own, control, manage, maintain, improve, lease, pledge, encumber, trade, sell, transfer, and otherwise dispose of real property, including improvements.

(b) If requested by the department, the General Land Office shall negotiate and close a sale of real property under this section on behalf of the department using procedures under Section 31.158(c), Natural Resources Code, except that the General Land Office is not required to offer the School Land Board the first option to purchase the real property.

(c) Revenue from the lease, encumbrance, sale, trade, transfer, or other disposition of real property under this section shall be deposited to the credit of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles fund for the use and benefit of the department.

(d) The expenses incurred by the General Land Office in conducting a real estate transaction under this section, including the payment of reasonable brokerage fees, may be deducted from the proceeds of the transaction before the proceeds are deposited to the credit of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles fund.
Tex. Government Code § 75.502 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 75 / Section 75.502
§ 75.502. ESTABLISHMENT OF SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

The courts may establish a court administrator system to improve criminal justice and to expedite the processing of criminal cases.
Tex. Government Code § 2270.0152 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2270 / Section 2270.0152
§ 2270.0152. SCRUTINIZED BUSINESS OPERATIONS WITH DESIGNATED FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATION.
Status: in_force

A company engages in scrutinized business operations with a designated foreign terrorist organization if:

(1) the company has business operations that involve:

(A) a contract with or providing supplies or services to a designated foreign terrorist organization;

(B) a company in which a designated foreign terrorist organization has any direct or indirect equity share;

(C) a consortium or project commissioned by a designated foreign terrorist organization; or

(D) a company involved in a consortium or project commissioned by a designated foreign terrorist organization; or

(2) the company supplies terroristic equipment to a designated foreign terrorist organization.
Tex. Labor Code § 407A.454 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 407A / Section 407A.454
§ 407A.454. IMMUNITY.
Status: in_force

A board member or a member of the staff of the board is not liable in a civil action for an act performed in good faith in the execution of that person's powers or duties.
Tex. Estates Code § 751.134 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 751 / Section 751.134
§ 751.134. EFFECT ON CERTAIN PERSONS OF TERMINATION OF DURABLE POWER OF ATTORNEY OR AGENT'S AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

Termination of an agent's authority or of a durable power of attorney is not effective as to the agent or another person who, without actual knowledge of the termination, acts in good faith under or in reliance on the power of attorney. An act performed as described by this section, unless otherwise invalid or unenforceable, binds the principal and the principal's successors in interest.
Tex. Finance Code § 348.007 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 348 / Section 348.007
§ 348.007. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.
Status: repealed

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, each retail installment transaction extended to a person who is located in this state at the time the transaction is entered into is subject to this chapter.

(a-1) A transaction in which a retail buyer purchases a towable recreation vehicle from a retail seller other than principally for the purpose of resale and agrees with the retail seller to pay part or all of the cash price in one or more deferred installments may be subject to this chapter instead of Chapter 345 at the option of the seller.

(a-2) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 117, Sec. 26(1), eff. September 1, 2011.

(a-2) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 117, Sec. 26(2), eff. September 1, 2011.

(b) This chapter does not affect or apply to a loan made or the business of making loans under other law of this state and does not affect a rule of law applicable to a retail installment sale that is not a retail installment transaction.

(c) The provisions of this chapter defining specific rates and amounts of charges and requiring certain credit disclosures to be made control over any contrary law of this state respecting those subjects.

(d) A retail installment transaction in which a retail buyer purchases a motor vehicle that is a commercial vehicle is not subject to this chapter and is subject to Chapter 353 if the retail installment contract states that Chapter 353 applies.
Tex. Insurance Code § 861.251 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 861 / Section 861.251
§ 861.251. MINIMUM CAPITAL AND SURPLUS.
Status: in_force

(a) A general casualty company must have at least the minimum capital and surplus applicable to casualty, fidelity, guaranty, surety, and trust companies under Sections 822. 054, 822.210, and 822.211. At the time of incorporation, the required capital and surplus must be in cash.

(b) After incorporation and issuance of a certificate of authority, a general casualty company shall invest the minimum capital and surplus as provided by Section 822.204. The company shall invest all other funds of the company in excess of the minimum capital and surplus as provided by:

(1) a provision of Subchapter B, Chapter 424, other than Section 424.052, 424.072, or 424.073; and

(2) Section 862.002.

(c) A general casualty company may not loan any part of the company's capital or paid in surplus to an officer of the company.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1104.052 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1104 / Section 1104.052
§ 1104.052. FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Subsection (b), the board by rule shall establish application, renewal, and other fees in amounts so that the sum of the fees paid by all appraisal management companies seeking registration under this chapter is sufficient for the administration of this chapter.

(b) The board shall collect from each appraisal management company registered under this chapter the national registry fee required by the appraisal subcommittee for each person who is on the appraisal panel of the company and licensed or certified as an appraiser in this state.

(c) Notwithstanding Section 1104.004, the board shall collect from each federally regulated appraisal management company operating in this state:

(1) the national registry fee required by the appraisal subcommittee;

(2) information regarding the determination of the national registry fee as required by the appraisal subcommittee;

(3) a fee in an amount that is sufficient for the administration of this subsection as established by board rule; and

(4) any other information required by state or federal law.

(d) The board shall deposit the national registry fees collected under this section to the credit of the appraiser registry account in the general revenue fund.

(e) The national registry fees collected under this section shall be sent to the appraisal subcommittee regularly as required by federal law.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 112.050 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 112 / Section 112.050
§ 112.050. GRANTS AND OTHER FUNDING.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive committee may apply for and distribute private, state, and federal funds to implement prevention policies set by the executive committee.

(b) The executive committee shall establish criteria for application and review of funding requests and accountability standards for recipients. The executive committee may adjust its criteria as necessary to meet requirements for federal funding.

(c) The executive committee may not submit a legislative appropriation request for general revenue funds for purposes of this subchapter.

(d) In addition to funding under Subsection (a), the office may accept and solicit gifts, donations, and grants of money from public and private sources, including the federal government, local governments, and private entities, to assist in financing the duties and functions of the office. The commission shall support office fund-raising efforts authorized by this subsection. Funds raised under this subsection may only be spent in furtherance of a duty or function of the office or in accordance with rules applicable to the office.
Tex. Local Government Code § 120.006 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 120 / Section 120.006
§ 120.006. COMPLAINT.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who believes that a county has implemented a proposed reduction or reallocation described by Section 120.002(a) or (a-1) without the required voter approval and who resides in the county may file a complaint with the criminal justice division of the office of the governor.

(b) The criminal justice division of the office of the governor shall determine whether a complaint filed under Subsection (a) is potentially valid or frivolous or false.

(c) The criminal justice division of the office of the governor shall provide written notice of a potentially valid complaint filed under Subsection (a) to the county that is the subject of the complaint. The division shall provide the county an opportunity to correct the action that is the subject of the complaint before referring the complaint to the comptroller.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3979.0501 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3979 / Section 3979.0501
§ 3979.0501. TAX ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapter 49, Water Code, or, if applicable, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax.
Tex. Government Code § 543A.0003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 543A / Section 543A.0003
§ 543A.0003. USE OF QUALITY-BASED OUTCOME MEASURE FOR ENROLLEES OR RECIPIENTS WITH HIV INFECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall include aggregate, nonidentifying data collected using the quality-based outcome measure described by Section 543A.0002(b) in the report required by Section 543A.0008. The commission may include the data in any other report required by this chapter.

(b) The commission shall determine the appropriateness of including the quality-based outcome measure described by Section 543A.0002(b) in the quality-based payments and payment systems developed under Sections 543A.0004 and 543A.0051.
Tex. Property Code § 67.006 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 67 / Section 67.006
§ 67.006. RIGHTS OF PURCHASERS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a purchaser takes free of any oil and gas lien otherwise applicable to the oil or gas purchased if the purchaser:

(1) is a buyer in the ordinary course of the first purchaser's business under Chapter 9, Business & Commerce Code; or

(2) has paid all of the consideration due to the first purchaser, including by exchange of oil or gas, net-out, or set-off, under all applicable enforceable contracts in existence at the time of the payment.

(b) The oil and gas lien continues uninterrupted in the proceeds paid to or otherwise due the first purchaser.

(c) Except as provided by this section, an oil and gas lien has priority over the rights of any purchaser.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8274.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8274 / Section 8274.201
§ 8274.201. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS.
Status: in_force

The district may vote and issue any kind of bonds or issue refunding bonds for contiguous or noncontiguous areas for any district purpose.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 1.003 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 1 / Section 1.003
§ 1.003. PREEMPTION.
Status: in_force

Unless expressly authorized by another statute, a municipality or county may not adopt, enforce, or maintain an ordinance, order, or rule regulating conduct in a field of regulation that is occupied by a provision of this code. An ordinance, order, or rule that violates this section is void, unenforceable, and inconsistent with this code.