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Tex. Labor Code § 203.026 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 203 / Section 203.026
§ 203.026. ACCOUNTS FROM WHICH BENEFITS AND REFUNDS ARE PAID.
Status: repealed

(a) The comptroller may issue a warrant for a benefit only from the benefit account.

(b) As directed by the commission, the comptroller may issue a warrant for a refund as provided by Subchapter E, Chapter 213, from the benefit account or the clearing account.

(c) An expenditure from the benefit account or a refund from the clearing account is not subject to a law that requires itemization or other formal release by a state officer of money in the officer's custody.

(d) Repealed by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 9.28(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Tex. Property Code § 94.110 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 94 / Section 94.110
§ 94.110. AGENTS FOR DELIVERY OF NOTICE.
Status: in_force

A managing agent, leasing agent, or resident manager is the agent of the landlord for purposes of notice and other communications required or permitted by this subchapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2551.3055 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2551 / Section 2551.3055
§ 2551.3055. REINSURANCE FROM INSURER OTHER THAN TITLE INSURER.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, a title insurance company may obtain reinsurance by a reinsurance treaty or other reinsurance agreement from an assuming insurer with a financial strength rating of B+ or better from the A. M. Best Company, which reinsurance meets the requirements of Subchapter C, Chapter 493, if the title insurance company has provided the department with notice that:

(1) contains representations that the title insurance company was unable after diligent effort to procure sufficient reinsurance from another title insurance company; and

(2) summarizes the terms of the reinsurance treaty or other reinsurance agreement that the title insurance company will obtain.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 42.0376 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 42 / Section 42.0376
§ 42.0376. RESTITUTION FOR REAL PROPERTY THEFT.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) and subject to Subsection (c), the court shall order a defendant convicted of or placed on deferred adjudication community supervision for an offense under Section 31.23, Penal Code, to pay restitution, as applicable:

(1) for an offense under Section 31.23(b)(1), to the owner of the real property or nonpossessory interest in real property that is the subject of the offense in an amount equal to the value of the real property or nonpossessory interest;

(2) for an offense under Section 31.23(b)(2), to the owner of the benefit that is the subject of the offense in an amount equal to the value of the benefit;

(3) to a title company or insurer that paid a claim based on the conduct constituting the offense, in an amount equal to the value of the payment made by the title company or insurer; or

(4) to the owner of the real property or nonpossessory interest in real property or the owner of the benefit in an amount equal to, as applicable:

(A) the value of losses incurred as a reasonably foreseeable result of the conduct constituting the offense, including loss of or damage to:

(i) personal property, including machinery or vehicles located on or in the real property that is the subject of the offense;

(ii) trees, landscaping, flora, and growing or harvested agricultural commodities placed or maintained on the real property by the owner, regardless of the state of growth; or

(iii) a structure attached to the real property that is not included in the market value of the property for the tax year in which the offense was committed, as indicated on the appraisal roll for the appraisal district in which the real property is located; or

(B) reasonable attorney's fees and court costs related to an action brought to quiet title to or dispute the conveyance or possession of the real property that is the subject of the offense.

(b) The court may not order a defendant convicted of or placed on deferred adjudication community supervision for an offense under Section 31.23(b)(1), Penal Code, to pay restitution under Subsection (a)(1) if, before a judgment of conviction or order of deferred adjudication is entered in the case, the defendant:

(1) is listed in the county real property records as the owner of the real property or nonpossessory interest in real property that is the subject of the offense;

(2) executes a quitclaim deed or other instrument conveying the title or interest to the owner of the property or interest;

(3) files for recording in the county real property records the quitclaim deed or other instrument; and

(4) provides to the court a certified copy of the recorded quitclaim deed or other instrument.

(c) The court shall reduce the amount of restitution that a defendant is ordered to pay under Subsection (a)(1) by an amount equal to the value of a payment made by a title company or insurer for a claim based on the conduct constituting the offense to the person to whom the court orders the defendant to pay restitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8361.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8361 / Section 8361.107
§ 8361.107. DIVISION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may be divided into two or more new districts only if the district:

(1) has no outstanding bonded debt; and

(2) is not imposing ad valorem taxes.

(b) This chapter applies to any new district created by the division of the district, and a new district has all the powers and duties of the district.

(c) Any new district created by the division of the district may not, at the time the new district is created, contain any land outside the area described by Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter.

(d) The board, on its own motion or on receipt of a petition signed by the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district, may adopt an order dividing the district.

(e) The board may adopt an order dividing the district before or after the date the board holds an election under Section 8361.003 to confirm the district's creation.

(f) An order dividing the district:

(1) shall:

(A) name each new district;

(B) include the metes and bounds of each new district;

(C) appoint temporary directors for each new district, or provide that the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in each new district may submit a petition to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality requesting that the commission appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition; and

(D) provide for the division of assets and liabilities between or among the new districts; and

(2) is subject to a confirmation election in each new district.

(g) On or before the 30th day after the date of adoption of an order dividing the district, the district shall file the order with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and record the order in the real property records of each county in which the district is located.

(h) Any new district created by the division of the district shall hold a confirmation and directors' election as required by Section 8361.003. The results of that election must be filed as required by Sections 49.102(e) and (f), Water Code. If the voters of a new district do not confirm the creation of the new district, the assets, liabilities, territory, and governance of the new district revert to the original district.

(i) Municipal consent to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district granted under Section 8361.004 acts as municipal consent to the creation of any new district created by the division of the district and to the inclusion of land in the new district.

(j) Any new district created by the division of the district must hold an election as required by this chapter to obtain voter approval before the district may impose a maintenance tax or issue bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 51.006 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 51 / Section 51.006
§ 51.006. REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than November 1 of each even-numbered year, the commission shall publish a report that summarizes reports from family violence centers under contract with the commission and that analyzes the effectiveness of the contracts authorized by this chapter. The reports must include information on the expenditure of funds authorized under this chapter, the services provided, the number of persons for whom a service was provided, and any other information relating to the provision of family violence services. Copies of the report shall be submitted to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, the Legislative Budget Board, and the standing committees of the senate and house of representatives having primary jurisdiction over the commission.

(b) The report required under Subsection (a) may be published electronically on the commission's Internet website. The commission shall notify each agency entitled to receive a copy of the report that the report is available on the commission's Internet website on or before the date the report is due.
Tex. Water Code § 55.053 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 55 / Section 55.053
§ 55.053.
Status: in_force

Sec. 55.053. CONVERSION OF ARTICLE III, SECTION 52 DISTRICT TO ARTICLE XVI, SECTION 59 DISTRICT. (a) A water improvement district created subject to the limitations of Article III, Section 52, of the Texas Constitution, may be converted into a water improvement district operating under the authority of Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution, as provided by this section.

(b) On the petition of 20 percent of the owners of land in the district, the board of directors shall order an election to determine whether the district shall be converted to a district operating under Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution. The election shall be conducted under the rules applicable to general elections in the district. The ballots shall be printed to provide for voting for or against: "Conservation and Reclamation."

(c) The board shall canvass the returns, make an order declaring the result of the election, and have the order recorded in the deed records of the county or counties in which the district is located. If the result of the election is affirmative, the district begins operating under Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution, without change of name or impairment of its obligations, when the order is recorded.
Tex. Estates Code § 751.051 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 751 / Section 751.051
§ 751.051. EFFECT OF ACTS PERFORMED BY AGENT.
Status: in_force

An act performed by an agent under a durable power of attorney has the same effect and inures to the benefit of and binds the principal and the principal's successors in interest as if the principal had performed the act.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1037.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1037 / Section 1037.153
§ 1037.153. AMENDMENTS TO BUDGET.
Status: in_force

The annual budget may be amended as required by circumstances. The board must approve all amendments.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 12.410 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 12 / Section 12.410
§ 12.410. AUTHORIZED PUNISHMENTS FOR CORPORATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) If a corporation or association is adjudged guilty of an offense under this code that provides a penalty consisting of a fine only, a court may sentence the corporation or association to pay a fine in an amount fixed by the court, not to exceed the fine provided by the offense.

(b) If a corporation or association is adjudged guilty of an offense that provides a penalty including imprisonment or that provides no specific penalty, a court may sentence the corporation or association to pay a fine in an amount fixed by the court, not to exceed:

(1) $20,000 if the offense is a Parks and Wildlife Code felony; or

(2) $10,000 if the offense is a Class A or Class B Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.

(c) In lieu of the fines authorized by Subsections (a) and (b) of this section, if a court finds that the corporation or association gained money or property or caused personal injury, property damage, or other loss through the commission of a Parks and Wildlife Code felony or Class A or Class B Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor, the court may sentence the corporation or association to pay a fine in an amount fixed by the court, not to exceed double the amount gained or caused by the corporation to be lost, whichever is greater.

(d) In addition to any sentence that may be imposed by this section, a corporation that has been adjudged guilty of an offense may be ordered by the court to give notice of the conviction to any person the court deems appropriate.
Tex. Tax Code § 182.027 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 182 / Section 182.027
§ 182.027. NO EXEMPTION.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Chapter 161, Utilities Code, this subchapter applies to a retail electric provider as defined in Section 31.002(17), Utilities Code, that is owned, operated, or controlled by an electric cooperative.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 121.009 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 121 / Section 121.009
§ 121.009. PROOF OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT BY WITNESS.
Status: in_force

(a) To prove a written instrument for recording, at least one of the witnesses who signed the instrument must personally appear before an officer who is authorized by this chapter to take acknowledgments or proofs and must swear:

(1) either that he saw the grantor or person who executed the instrument sign it or that that person acknowledged in the presence of the witness that he executed the instrument for the purposes and consideration expressed in it; and

(2) that he signed the instrument at the request of the grantor or person who executed the instrument.

(b) The officer must make a certificate of the testimony of the witness and must sign and officially seal the certificate.

(c) The officer may take the testimony of a witness only if the officer personally knows or has satisfactory evidence on the oath of a credible witness that the individual testifying is the person who signed the instrument as a witness. If evidence is used to identify the witness who signed the instrument, the officer must note the use of the evidence in the certificate of acknowledgment.
Tex. Penal Code § 49.10 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 49 / Section 49.10
§ 49.10. NO DEFENSE.
Status: in_force

In a prosecution under Section 49.031, 49.04, 49.045, 49.05, 49.06, 49.061, 49.065, 49.07, or 49.08, the fact that the defendant is or has been entitled to use the alcohol, controlled substance, drug, dangerous drug, or other substance is not a defense.
Tex. Election Code § 202.006 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 202 / Section 202.006
§ 202.006. NOMINATION BY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Status: in_force

(a) A political party's state, district, county, or precinct executive committee, as appropriate for the particular office, may nominate a candidate for the unexpired term if:

(1) in the case of a party holding a primary election, the vacancy occurs after the fifth day before the date of the regular deadline for candidates to file applications for a place on the ballot for the general primary election; or

(2) in the case of a party nominating by convention, the vacancy occurs after the fourth day before the date the convention having the power to make a nomination for the office convenes.

(b) The nominating procedure for an unexpired term under this section is the same as that provided by Subchapter B, Chapter 145, for filling a vacancy in a party's nomination, to the extent that it can be made applicable.
Tex. Family Code § 65.055 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 65 / Section 65.055
§ 65.055. LIMITATIONS PERIOD.
Status: in_force

A petition may not be filed after the 45th day after the date of the last absence giving rise to the act of truant conduct.
Tex. Government Code § 1477.403 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1477 / Section 1477.403
§ 1477.403. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The commissioners court of the county may issue time warrants or other obligations of the county in evidence of money borrowed under Section 1477.402.
Tex. Election Code § 215.004 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 215 / Section 215.004
§ 215.004. DISPOSITION OF DEPOSIT FOR COSTS.
Status: in_force

(a) If none of the costs of a recount are assessed against a person, the entire deposit shall be returned to the person.

(b) If any of the costs of a recount are assessed against a person, any of the deposit in excess of the amount of the assessment shall be refunded to the person.

(c) If the amount of costs assessed against a person exceeds the amount of the person's deposit, the person is liable to the authority responsible for paying the expenses of the election for the amount of the excess.
Tex. Government Code § 2007.042 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2007 / Section 2007.042
§ 2007.042. PUBLIC NOTICE.
Status: in_force

(a) A political subdivision that proposes to engage in a governmental action described in Section 2007.003(a)(1) through (3) that may result in a taking shall provide at least 30 days' notice of its intent to engage in the proposed action by providing a reasonably specific description of the proposed action in a notice published in a newspaper of general circulation published in the county in which affected private real property is located. If a newspaper of general circulation is not published in that county, the political subdivision shall publish a notice in a newspaper of general circulation located in a county adjacent to the county in which affected private real property is located. The political subdivision shall, at a minimum, include in the notice a reasonably specific summary of the takings impact assessment that was prepared as required by this subchapter and the name of the official of the political subdivision from whom a copy of the full assessment may be obtained.

(b) A state agency that proposes to engage in a governmental action described in Section 2007.003(a)(1) or (2) that may result in a taking shall:

(1) provide notice in the manner prescribed by Section 2001.023; and

(2) file with the secretary of state for publication in the Texas Register in the manner prescribed by Chapter 2002 a reasonably specific summary of the takings impact assessment that was prepared by the agency as required by this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8300.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8300 / Section 8300.152
§ 8300.152. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held in accordance with Section 8300.151, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with the provisions of Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Election Code § 33.031 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 33 / Section 33.031
§ 33.031. GENERAL ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) To be eligible to serve as a watcher, a person must be a qualified voter:

(1) of the county in which the person is to serve, in an election ordered by the governor or a county authority or in a primary election;

(2) of the part of the county in which the election is held, in an election ordered by the governor or a county authority that does not cover the entire county of the person's residence; and

(3) of the political subdivision, in an election ordered by an authority of a political subdivision other than a county.

(b) In addition to the requirements of Subsection (a), to be eligible to serve as a watcher, a person must complete training under Section 33.008.
Tex. Government Code § 487.303 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 487 / Section 487.303
§ 487.303. GRANT, LOAN, AND LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may use money appropriated to the department under Section 403.1065 to make a grant or low-interest loan to, or guarantee a loan for, a public or nonprofit hospital located in a rural county.

(b) A grant, loan, or loan guarantee recipient may use the money only to make capital improvements to existing health facilities located in a rural county, to construct new health facilities in a rural county, or to purchase capital equipment, including information systems hardware and software, for a health facility located in a rural county.
Tex. Education Code § 54.775 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 54 / Section 54.775
§ 54.775. CONFIDENTIALITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Records in the custody of the board relating to the participation of specific purchasers and beneficiaries in the program are confidential.

(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the board may release information described by that subsection to a general academic teaching institution, two-year institution of higher education, private or independent institution of higher education, medical and dental unit, career school, accredited out-of-state institution of higher education, or registered apprenticeship program at which a beneficiary may enroll or is enrolled. The institution, unit, school, or program shall keep the information confidential.

(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, the board may release information to the Internal Revenue Service and to any state tax agencies as required by applicable tax law.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 183.008 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 183 / Section 183.008
§ 183.008. AMENDING CERTAIN BIOLOGICAL SEX INFORMATION IN ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) A covered entity may amend on an electronic health record an individual's biological sex as recorded in the space described by Section 183.007(a)(1)(A) only if:

(1) the amendment is to correct a clerical error; or

(2) the individual is diagnosed with a sexual development disorder and the amendment changes the individual's listed biological sex to the opposite biological sex.

(b) If an individual's biological sex is amended under Subsection (a)(2), the covered entity shall include in the individual's electronic health record information on the individual's sexual development disorder in the space described by Section 183.007(a)(1)(B).
Tex. Government Code § 845.113 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 845 / Section 845.113
§ 845.113. OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of trustees shall maintain the offices of the retirement system in Austin and may, but is not required to:

(1) cause the system to own real estate on or in which those offices are located;

(2) contract for and construct a building or buildings to house those offices, along with related structures such as parking garages;

(3) lease office space from others;

(4) lease space in its offices, or in a building that previously has been its offices, to other persons or entities;

(5) maintain, modify, or construct improvements on any real estate, whether for the retirement system or a tenant; or

(6) sell real estate that previously has been the retirement system's offices.

(b) The board shall keep the books and records of the retirement system in those offices.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8839.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8839 / Section 8839.053
§ 8839.053. BOARD VACANCY.
Status: in_force

If there is a vacancy on the board, the appropriate commissioners court shall appoint a director to serve the remainder of the term.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8026A.0106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8026A.v2 / Section 8026A.0106
§ 8026A.0106. ASSESSMENT.
Status: in_force

The board by resolution may impose and collect an assessment for any purpose authorized by law in all or any part of the district. Section 375.161, Local Government Code, does not apply to an assessment imposed by the district.