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Tex. Insurance Code § 223A.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 223A / Section 223A.003
§ 223A.003. TAX IMPOSED; RATE.
Status: in_force

(a) An annual tax is imposed on each captive insurance company that receives gross premiums subject to taxation under this chapter. The rate of the tax is one-half percent of the company's taxable premium receipts for a calendar year.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), in determining a captive insurance company's taxable premium receipts, the captive insurance company shall include the total gross amounts of premiums, membership fees, assessments, dues, revenues, and other considerations for insurance written by the captive insurance company in a calendar year from any kind of insurance written by the company on each kind of property or risk without regard to the location of the property or risk.

(c) The following premium receipts are not included in determining a captive insurance company's taxable premium receipts:

(1) premium receipts received from another authorized insurer for reinsurance;

(2) returned premiums and dividends paid to policyholders; and

(3) premiums excluded by another law of this state.

(d) In determining a captive insurance company's taxable premium receipts, a company is not entitled to a deduction for premiums paid for reinsurance.

(e) The annual minimum aggregate tax to be paid by a captive insurance company under this chapter is $7,500 and the annual maximum aggregate tax to be paid by a company under this chapter is $200,000. Gross premiums subject to taxation under this chapter are not subject to taxes, surcharges, or other regulatory assessments or fees under this code other than insurance maintenance taxes as provided by Section 964.068.
Tex. Government Code § 802.103 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 802 / Section 802.103
§ 802.103. ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT.
Status: repealed

(a) The governing body of a public retirement system shall publish an annual financial report showing the financial condition of the system as of the last day of the fiscal year covered in the report. The report must include:

(1) the financial statements and schedules examined in the most recent audit performed as required by Section 802.102;

(2) a statement of opinion by the certified public accountant as to whether or not the financial statements and schedules are presented fairly and in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(3) a listing, by asset class, of all direct and indirect commissions and fees paid by the retirement system during the system's previous fiscal year for the sale, purchase, or management of system assets; and

(4) the names of investment managers engaged by the retirement system.

(b) The governing body of a public retirement system shall, before the 211th day after the last day of the fiscal year under which the system operates, file with the State Pension Review Board a copy of each annual financial report it makes as required by law.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1152 (S.B. 200), Sec. 17, eff. September 1, 2013, and Ch. 1316 (S.B. 220), Sec. 4.01(1), eff. June 14, 2013.

(d) A general audit of a governmental entity, as defined by Section 802.1012, does not satisfy the requirement of this section.

(e) The board may adopt rules necessary to implement this section.
Tex. Insurance Code § 6001.055 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 6001 / Section 6001.055
§ 6001.055. FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall set the fee for:

(1) an initial firm registration certificate in an amount not to exceed $450;

(2) the renewal of a firm registration certificate in an amount not to exceed $300 annually;

(3) an initial branch office registration certificate in an amount not to exceed $100;

(4) the renewal of a branch office registration certificate in an amount not to exceed $100 annually;

(5) an initial registration certificate to perform hydrostatic testing of fire extinguishers manufactured in accordance with the specifications and procedures of the United States Department of Transportation in an amount not to exceed $250;

(6) the renewal of a registration certificate to perform hydrostatic testing of fire extinguishers manufactured in accordance with the specifications and procedures of the United States Department of Transportation in an amount not to exceed $150 annually;

(7) an initial employee license fee in an amount not to exceed $70;

(8) the annual renewal of an employee license in an amount not to exceed $50; and

(9) an apprentice permit in an amount not to exceed $30.

(b) Unless the examination or reexamination for an employee license is administered by a testing service, the commissioner shall set a nonrefundable fee for:

(1) the initial examination in an amount not to exceed $30; and

(2) each reexamination in an amount not to exceed $20.

(c) The commissioner shall set a fee in an amount not to exceed $20 for:

(1) a duplicate registration certificate, license, or apprentice permit issued under this chapter; or

(2) any request requiring changes to a registration certificate, license, or permit.

(d) On a change of ownership of a registered firm, the department shall issue a new registration certificate with a new number for a fee set by the commissioner in an amount not to exceed $450. On a change of ownership of a branch office, the commissioner shall charge a fee in an amount not to exceed $100.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7996.0403 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7996 / Section 7996.0403
§ 7996.0403. CONTRACT TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) In accordance with Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) A contract approved by the district voters may contain a provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by the board without further voter approval.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 16.16 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 16 / Section 16.16
§ 16.16. IF INSUFFICIENT BAIL HAS BEEN TAKEN.
Status: in_force

Where it is made to appear by affidavit to a judge of the Court of Criminal Appeals, a justice of a court of appeals, or to a judge of the district or county court, that the bail taken in any case is insufficient in amount, or that the sureties are not good for the amount, or that the bond is for any reason defective or insufficient, such judge shall issue a warrant of arrest, and require of the defendant sufficient bond and security, according to the nature of the case.
Tex. Property Code § 93.011 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 93 / Section 93.011
§ 93.011. LIABILITY OF LANDLORD.
Status: in_force

(a) A landlord who in bad faith retains a security deposit in violation of this chapter is liable for an amount equal to the sum of $100, three times the portion of the deposit wrongfully withheld, and the tenant's reasonable attorney's fees incurred in a suit to recover the deposit after the period prescribed for returning the deposit expires.

(b) A landlord who in bad faith does not provide a written description and itemized list of damages and charges in violation of this chapter:

(1) forfeits the right to withhold any portion of the security deposit or to bring suit against the tenant for damages to the premises; and

(2) is liable for the tenant's reasonable attorney's fees in a suit to recover the deposit.

(c) In a suit brought by a tenant under this chapter, the landlord has the burden of proving that the retention of any portion of the security deposit was reasonable.

(d) A landlord who fails to return a security deposit or to provide a written description and itemized list of deductions on or before the 60th day after the date the tenant surrenders possession is presumed to have acted in bad faith.
Tex. Finance Code § 92.502 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 92 / Section 92.502
§ 92.502. DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board, under the commissioner's supervision and in accordance with the approved liquidation plan, shall liquidate the affairs of the savings bank and reduce its assets to cash for the purpose of paying, satisfying, and discharging all existing liabilities and obligations of the savings bank, including the full withdrawal value of all deposit accounts.

(b) The board shall distribute any remaining balance to the members or shareholders of record on the date the savings bank adopted the resolution to liquidate, according to their liquidation rights.

(c) The board shall pay from the savings bank's assets all expenses incurred by the commissioner or any of the commissioner's representatives during the course of liquidation.
Tex. Government Code § 75.524 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 75 / Section 75.524
§ 75.524. COMPENSATION AND FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

A court administrator is entitled to reasonable compensation, facilities, and equipment as determined by the judges of the courts served, with the approval of the commissioners court. The commissioners court shall fund the court administrator system from general funds of the county.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1103.523 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1103 / Section 1103.523
§ 1103.523. COST RECOVERY.
Status: in_force

The administrative law judge may award reasonable costs to the board on a request for and proof of the costs if the respondent fails to appear for the hearing under Section 1103.510, including any costs:

(1) charged by the State Office of Administrative Hearings; and

(2) related to the preparation for the hearing, including costs of discovery, depositions, subpoenas, service of process, witness expenses, travel expenses, and investigation expenses.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9029.157 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9029 / Section 9029.157
§ 9029.157. DEPOSITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall designate one or more banks inside or outside the authority to serve as a depository for authority money.

(b) All authority money shall be deposited in a depository bank, except that sufficient money shall be remitted to the appropriate bank of payment to pay the principal of and interest on the authority's outstanding bonds on or before the maturity date of the principal and interest.

(c) To the extent that money in a depository bank is not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the money must be secured in the manner provided by law for the security of county funds.
Tex. Water Code § 58.454 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.454
§ 58.454. EFFECT OF PRIOR REGISTRATION.
Status: in_force

If bonds are approved by the attorney general and registered by the comptroller before a validation suit is filed, the filing of the suit cancels the prior registration.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6916.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6916 / Section 6916.004
§ 6916.004. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, the following laws apply to the district:

(1) Chapters 49, 51, and 53, Water Code;

(2) Chapters 372 and 375, Local Government Code; and

(3) Chapter 257, Transportation Code, and other general laws applicable to road districts created under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, to the extent those provisions can apply to the district.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 52.096 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 52 / Section 52.096
§ 52.096. EXCLUSION FROM DAMAGES IN CONDEMNATION.
Status: in_force

In determining the damages resulting from condemnation, the commissioners or any other tribunal shall not consider the value of oil or gas located beneath the rights-of-way of the condemned property.
Tex. Labor Code § 52.061 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 52 / Section 52.061
§ 52.061. RESTRICTION ON PROHIBITING EMPLOYEE ACCESS TO OR STORAGE OF FIREARM OR AMMUNITION.
Status: in_force

A public or private employer may not prohibit an employee who holds a license to carry a handgun under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, who otherwise lawfully possesses a firearm, or who lawfully possesses ammunition from transporting or storing a firearm or ammunition the employee is authorized by law to possess in a locked, privately owned motor vehicle in a parking lot, parking garage, or other parking area the employer provides for employees.
Tex. Education Code § 132.102 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 132 / Section 132.102
§ 132.102. JUDICIAL APPEAL.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission's decision to deny a certificate of approval may be appealed to a district court in Travis County.

(b) Unless stayed by the court on a showing of good cause, the commission's decision may not be superseded during the appeal.

(c) On the filing of the lawsuit, citation shall be served on the commission. The commission shall prepare a complete record of all proceedings had before the commission or hearing examiner and shall certify a copy of the proceedings to the court. Trial before the court shall be on the basis of the record made before the commission or hearing examiner, and the court shall make its decision based on the record. The commission's decision shall be affirmed by the court if the court finds substantial evidence in the record to justify the decision, unless the court finds the order to be:

(1) arbitrary and capricious;

(2) in violation of the constitution or laws of this state; or

(3) in violation of rules promulgated by the commission pursuant to this chapter.

(d) The decision of the trial court is subject to appeal in the same manner as any other civil lawsuit under the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.
Tex. Local Government Code § 212.202 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 212 / Section 212.202
§ 212.202. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies only to a municipality with a population of more than 800,000.
Tex. Estates Code § 113.252 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 113 / Section 113.252
§ 113.252. RIGHTS OF CREDITORS.
Status: in_force

(a) A multiple-party account is not effective against:

(1) an estate of a deceased party to transfer to a survivor:

(A) amounts equal to the amounts of estate taxes and expenses charged under Subchapter A, Chapter 124, to the deceased party, P.O.D. payee, or beneficiary of the account; or

(B) if other assets of the estate are insufficient, amounts needed to pay debts, other taxes, and expenses of administration, including statutory allowances to the surviving spouse and minor children; or

(2) the claim of a secured creditor who has a lien on the account.

(b) A party, P.O.D. payee, or beneficiary who receives payment from a multiple-party account or causes a payment to be made to another person from a multiple-party account after the death of a deceased party is liable to account to the deceased party's personal representative for amounts the deceased party owned beneficially immediately before the party's death to the extent necessary to discharge the claims, expenses, and charges described by Subsection (a). The party, P.O.D. payee, or beneficiary is not liable in an amount greater than the amount the party, P.O.D. payee, or beneficiary received or caused to be paid to another person from the multiple-party account after the deceased party's death.

(c) Any proceeding by the personal representative of a deceased party to assert liability under Subsection (b):

(1) may be commenced only if the personal representative receives a written demand by a surviving spouse, a creditor, or a person acting on behalf of a minor child of the deceased party; and

(2) must be commenced on or before the second anniversary of the death of the deceased party.

(d) Amounts recovered by the personal representative under this section must be administered as part of the decedent's estate.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9018.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9018 / Section 9018.052
§ 9018.052. AUTHORITY TO ANNEX OR EXCLUDE TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

Defined areas of territory not included in the territory described by Section 1, Chapter 286, Acts of the 54th Legislature, Regular Session, 1955, may be added to the district, and territory included in the district may be excluded from the district as provided by this subchapter.
Tex. Election Code § 85.035 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 85 / Section 85.035
§ 85.035. ASSISTING VOTER.
Status: in_force

A person voting an early voting ballot by personal appearance who is assisted in preparing the ballot by election officers under Subchapter B, Chapter 64, may be assisted by a single officer.
Tex. Labor Code § 101.201 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 101 / Section 101.201
§ 101.201. SECONDARY PICKETING PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not establish, call, participate in, or aid picketing at or near the premises of an employer with whom a labor dispute does not exist.

(b) In this section:

(1) "Employee" includes any person working for another for hire in this state, but does not include an independent contractor.

(2) "Employer" means any person who engages the services of an employee.

(3) "Labor dispute" means a controversy concerning wages, hours, or conditions of employment between an employer and employees. A controversy is not a labor dispute if the employees do not have a real and substantial economic interest in the work performed for the employer.

(4) "Picket" includes a person:

(A) stationed by or acting in behalf of an organization to:

(i) induce anyone not to enter the premises being picketed;

(ii) apprise the public by signs or other means of the existence of a labor dispute at or near the premises being picketed; or

(iii) observe the premises being picketed to ascertain who enters or patronizes the premises; or

(B) who follows employees or patrons of the premises being picketed to or from those premises to observe them or to attempt to dissuade them from entering or patronizing the premises.
Tex. Local Government Code § 112.053 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 112 / Section 112.053
§ 112.053. ESTRAY ACCOUNT.
Status: in_force

(a) If a notice of an estray is filed with the county clerk, the clerk shall keep an estray account on the debit side of the county finance ledger. The estray account must show the date of the notice, the name of the person who reported the estray, and a brief description of the animal. The clerk shall leave the amount of the charge blank until the sheriff files an account of the sale of the estray.

(b) When the account of the sale is filed, the county clerk shall enter the net amount due to the county from the sale in the blank in the estray account. When the county treasurer's receipt is presented to the clerk, indicating the amount paid into the county treasury because of the sale, the clerk shall enter that amount on the credit side of the estray account, showing the date, the name of the person paying, the amount paid, and a brief description of the animal. The clerk shall then charge that amount on the debit side of the county treasurer's account.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8429.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8429 / Section 8429.002
§ 8429.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8295.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8295 / Section 8295.003
§ 8295.003. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is created to serve a public use and benefit.

(b) All land and other property included in the boundaries of the district will benefit from the works and projects accomplished by the district under the powers conferred by Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(c) The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Occupations Code § 901.055 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 901 / Section 901.055
§ 901.055. OFFICERS; EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Status: in_force

(a) The governor shall designate a member of the board as presiding officer. The presiding officer serves in that capacity at the will of the governor.

(b) The board shall annually elect from its members an assistant presiding officer, secretary, treasurer, and other officers the board considers necessary to serve with the presiding officer on the executive committee.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3867.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3867 / Section 3867.103
§ 3867.103. DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION POWERS.
Status: in_force

The district, using money available to the district, may exercise the powers given to a development corporation under Chapter 505, Local Government Code, including the power to own, operate, acquire, construct, lease, improve, or maintain a project under that chapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 545.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 545 / Section 545.001
§ 545.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "AIDS" has the meaning assigned by Section 81.101, Health and Safety Code.

(2) "Applicant" means an individual who applies to an issuer for coverage.

(3) "HIV" has the meaning assigned by Section 81.101, Health and Safety Code.

(4) "Issuer" means a person who delivers, issues for delivery, or renews coverage in this state, including a group policy, contract, or certificate of health insurance or evidence of coverage delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed in this state by an insurer, including a group hospital service corporation operating under Chapter 842, or by a health maintenance organization operating under Chapter 843.

(5) "Test result" means a statement:

(A) that an identifiable individual is positive, negative, at risk, or has or does not have a certain level of antigen or antibody; or

(B) that indicates that an identifiable individual has or has not been tested for AIDS or HIV infection, antibodies to HIV, or infection with any other probable causative agent of AIDS.
Tex. Government Code § 478.0153 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 478 / Section 478.0153
§ 478.0153. OTHER LOCAL MONEY.
Status: in_force

(a) In lieu of the municipal and county tax revenues remitted or retained under Section 478.0152, an endorsing municipality or endorsing county may remit to the office for deposit to the fund other local money in an amount equal to the total amount of municipal and county tax revenue determined under Sections 478.0102(a)(2)-(5).

(b) An endorsing municipality or endorsing county must remit the other local money not later than the 90th day after the last day of an event eligible for funding under the program.

(c) For purposes of Section 478.0155, the amount deposited under this section is considered remitted local revenue.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8317.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8317 / Section 8317.102
§ 8317.102. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the district shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct 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. Human Resources Code § 103.002 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 103 / Section 103.002
§ 103.002. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Day Activity and Health Services Act.
Tex. Estates Code § 1163.052 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1163 / Section 1163.052
§ 1163.052. CORRECTION AND APPROVAL OF ANNUAL ACCOUNT.
Status: in_force

(a) If an annual account is found to be incorrect, the account shall be corrected.

(b) The court by order shall approve an annual account that is corrected to the satisfaction of the court and shall act with respect to unpaid claims in accordance with Sections 1163.053 and 1163.054.