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Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 28.10 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 28 / Section 28.10
§ 28.10. AMENDMENT OF INDICTMENT OR INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) After notice to the defendant, a matter of form or substance in an indictment or information may be amended at any time before the date the trial on the merits commences. On the request of the defendant, the court shall allow the defendant not less than 10 days, or a shorter period if requested by the defendant, to respond to the amended indictment or information.

(b) A matter of form or substance in an indictment or information may also be amended after the trial on the merits commences if the defendant does not object.

(c) An indictment or information may not be amended over the defendant's objection as to form or substance if the amended indictment or information charges the defendant with an additional or different offense or if the substantial rights of the defendant are prejudiced.
Tex. Education Code § 51.340 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.340
§ 51.340. FUNDING.
Status: in_force

(a) The legislature shall appropriate money for approved non-degree-credit developmental courses, including basic academic skills education, except that legislative appropriations may not be used for developmental coursework taken by a student in excess of:

(1) for a general academic teaching institution:

(A) 9 semester credit hours; or

(B) 18 semester credit hours, if the developmental coursework is English for speakers of other languages; and

(2) for a public junior college, public technical institute, or public state college:

(A) 18 semester credit hours; or

(B) 27 semester credit hours, if the developmental coursework is English for speakers of other languages.

(b) The board may develop formulas to supplement the funding of developmental academic programs by institutions of higher education, including formulas for supplementing the funding of non-course-based programs. The board may develop a performance funding formula by which institutions of higher education may receive additional funding for each student who completes the success initiative established under this subchapter and then successfully completes college coursework. The legislature may appropriate the money required to provide the additional funding under those formulas.
Tex. Utilities Code § 104.367 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 104 / Section 104.367
§ 104.367. PROPERTY RIGHTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Customer rate relief bonds are the limited obligation solely of the issuing financing entity and are not a debt of a gas utility or a debt or a pledge of the faith and credit of this state or any political subdivision of this state.

(b) Customer rate relief bonds are nonrecourse to the credit or any assets of this state or the authority. A trust fund created in connection with the issuance of customer rate relief bonds is not subject to Subtitle B, Title 9, Property Code.

(c) The rights and interests of an issuing financing entity or the successor under a financing order, including the right to receive customer rate relief charges authorized in the financing order, are only contract rights until pledged in connection with the issuance of the customer rate relief bonds, at which time the rights and interests become customer rate relief property.

(d) Customer rate relief property created under a financing order is vested ab initio in the issuing financing entity. Customer rate relief property constitutes a present property right for purposes of contracts concerning the sale or pledge of property, notwithstanding that the imposition and collection of customer rate relief charges depends on further acts of the gas utility or others that have not yet occurred. The financing order remains in effect, and the customer rate relief property continues to exist, for the same period as the pledge of the state described by Section 104.374.

(e) All revenue and collections resulting from customer rate relief charges constitute proceeds only of a property right arising from the financing order.

(f) An amount owed by an issuing financing entity under an ancillary agreement or a credit agreement is payable from and secured by a pledge and interest in the customer rate relief property to the extent provided in the documents evidencing the ancillary agreement or credit agreement.
Tex. Occupations Code § 107.101 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 107 / Section 107.101
§ 107.101. PATIENT.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "patient" includes a person who:

(1) is currently abusing a dangerous drug or controlled substance;

(2) is not currently abusing such a drug or substance but has a history of such abuse; or

(3) lives in an environment that poses a risk for misuse or diversion to illegitimate use of such a drug or substance.
Tex. Government Code § 485A.105 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 485A / Section 485A.105
§ 485A.105. NOMINATING ORDINANCE OR ORDER.
Status: in_force

An ordinance or order nominating a location as a qualified media production location must:

(1) describe precisely both the media production development zone in which the location is to be included and the proposed location by a legal description or reference to municipal or county boundaries;

(2) state a finding that the location meets the requirements of this chapter and that the media production development zone in which the location is to be included has been recognized as a zone by ordinance or order, as appropriate, by the nominating body;

(3) summarize briefly the local financial incentives, including tax incentives, that, at the election of the nominating body, will apply to a qualified person;

(4) contain a brief description of the project or activity to be conducted by a qualified person at the location;

(5) nominate the location as a qualified media production location; and

(6) contain an economic impact analysis from an economic expert.
Tex. Government Code § 803.103 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 803 / Section 803.103
§ 803.103. LIMITATION OF PARTICIPATION BY RETIREMENT SYSTEMS.
Status: in_force

(a) Participation in the proportionate retirement program by a subdivision participating in the Texas County and District Retirement System or a municipality participating in the Texas Municipal Retirement System does not include:

(1) participation with a retirement system described by Section 803.0021(1) if the subdivision or municipality has elected to so limit its participation and has not revoked the election under Subsection (b); or

(2) participation with a retirement system described by Section 803.0021(3).

(b) A subdivision or municipality that has elected to limit its participation in the proportionate retirement program may revoke the election and remove the limitation on participation. An election under this subsection may be made by vote of the governing body of the subdivision or municipality in the manner required for official actions of the governing body. The governing body shall send notice of an election under this subsection to the board of trustees of the retirement system in which the subdivision or municipality participates.

(c) The effective date of a removal of a limitation on participation in the proportionate retirement program by a subdivision or municipality electing under Subsection (b) is the first day of the month after the month in which the appropriate board of trustees receives notice of the election.
Tex. Election Code § 221.011 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 221 / Section 221.011
§ 221.011. ILLEGAL VOTES SUBTRACTED.
Status: in_force

(a) If the tribunal hearing an election contest can ascertain the candidate or side of a measure for which an illegal vote was cast, the tribunal shall subtract the vote from the official total for the candidate or side of the measure, as applicable.

(b) If the tribunal finds that illegal votes were cast but cannot ascertain how the voters voted, the tribunal shall consider those votes in making its judgment.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8048.0202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8048 / Section 8048.0202
§ 8048.0202. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) On or after September 1, 2019, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8048.0103; or

(2) September 1, 2023.

(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 8048.0103 and the terms of the temporary directors have expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that expire on the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8048.0103; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the date of the appointment or reappointment.

(d) If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.
Tex. Local Government Code § 143.034 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 143 / Section 143.034
§ 143.034. REVIEW AND APPEAL OF PROMOTIONAL EXAMINATION.
Status: in_force

(a) On request, each eligible promotional candidate from the fire or police department is entitled to examine the person's promotional examination and answers, the examination grading, and the source material for the examination. If dissatisfied, the candidate may appeal, within five business days, to the commission for review in accordance with this chapter. In computing this period, a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday is not considered a business day.

(b) The eligible promotional candidate may not remove the examination or copy a question used in the examination.
Tex. Water Code § 55.805 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 55 / Section 55.805
§ 55.805. PAYMENT OF DEBTS ON DISSOLUTION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) All debts of districts dissolved under the provisions for the dissolution of districts in this subchapter shall be prorated against the lands in the district in accordance with the assessed valuation for the preceding year of the lands owned by each separate landowner, according to the tax rolls in the office of the tax collector of the county in which the land is located.

(b) The pro rata assessments shall be paid within five years from the date of dissolution in five equal annual installments or at any time within the five-year period.

(c) Any allowed claim owned by a landowner against whom a pro rata assessment has been made shall be credited on the liquidation of the assessment. All prior payments made by any landowner of the dissolved district shall be credited on the assessment against him and his land.

(d) The issuance of a receipt for the payment of the assessment by the proper official as provided in Chapter 56 of this code shall release the owner of the assessments and his land from the liens. The receipts may be recorded in the real estate records of the county or counties in which the land of the owner is located.

(e) When the assessment has been paid, the landowner is released automatically from the debt, and his land is released from all liens existing as security for the assessment.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1031.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1031 / Section 1031.003
§ 1031.003. POLITICAL SUBDIVISION.
Status: in_force

The district is a political subdivision of this state.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1901.0541 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1901 / Section 1901.0541
§ 1901.0541. USE IN UNDERWRITING OF CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATED TO LAWSUITS; REFUND.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, an insurer may not consider for the purpose of setting premiums or reducing a claims-free discount for a particular insured physician's professional liability insurance a lawsuit filed against the physician if:

(1) before trial, the lawsuit was dismissed by the claimant or nonsuited; and

(2) no payment was made to the claimant under a settlement agreement.

(b) An insurer that, in setting premiums or reducing a claims-free discount for a physician's professional liability insurance, considers a lawsuit filed against the physician shall refund to the physician any increase in premiums paid by the physician that is attributable to that lawsuit or reinstate the claims-free discount if the lawsuit is dismissed by the claimant or nonsuited without payment to the claimant under a settlement agreement. The insurer shall issue the refund or reinstate the discount on or before the 30th day after the date the insurer receives written evidence that the lawsuit was dismissed or nonsuited without payment to the claimant under a settlement agreement.

(c) This section does not prohibit an insurer from considering and using aggregate historical loss and expense experience applicable generally to a classification of physicians' professional liability insurance to set rates for that classification to the extent authorized by Chapter 2251 and Article 5.13-2. Notwithstanding Section 2251.052(c), an insurer may not assign a physician to a particular classification based on a factor described by Subsection (a).
Tex. Estates Code § 205.001 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 205 / Section 205.001
§ 205.001. ENTITLEMENT TO ESTATE WITHOUT APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE.
Status: in_force

The distributees of the estate of a decedent who dies intestate are entitled to the decedent's estate without waiting for the appointment of a personal representative of the estate to the extent the estate assets, excluding homestead and exempt property, exceed the known liabilities of the estate, excluding any liabilities secured by homestead and exempt property, if:

(1) 30 days have elapsed since the date of the decedent's death;

(2) no petition for the appointment of a personal representative is pending or has been granted;

(3) the value of the estate assets on the date of the affidavit described by Subdivision (4), excluding homestead and exempt property, does not exceed $75,000;

(4) an affidavit that meets the requirements of Section 205.002 is filed with the clerk of the court that has jurisdiction and venue of the estate;

(5) the judge approves the affidavit as provided by Section 205.003; and

(6) the distributees comply with Section 205.004.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3849.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3849 / Section 3849.106
§ 3849.106. ANNEXATION OR EXCLUSION OF TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

The district may annex or exclude land from the district in the manner provided by Subchapter C, Chapter 375, Local Government Code.
Tex. Government Code § 544.0254 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 544 / Section 544.0254
§ 544.0254.
Status: in_force

Sec. 544.0254. FINDING OF CERTAIN MEDICAID FRAUD OR ABUSE FOLLOWING PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION: CRIMINAL REFERRAL OR FULL INVESTIGATION. If the findings of a preliminary investigation give the office of inspector general reason to believe that an incident of Medicaid fraud or abuse involving possible criminal conduct has occurred, not later than the 30th day after completing the preliminary investigation, the office, as appropriate:

(1) must refer the case to this state's Medicaid fraud control unit if a provider is suspected of fraud or abuse involving criminal conduct, provided that the criminal referral does not preclude the office from continuing the office's investigation of the provider that may lead to the imposition of appropriate administrative or civil sanctions; or

(2) may conduct a full investigation, subject to Section 544.0253, if there is reason to believe that a recipient has defrauded Medicaid.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8058.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8058 / Section 8058.0302
§ 8058.0302. 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 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. Business & Commerce Code § 621.202 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 621 / Section 621.202
§ 621.202. REQUIRED RECORDS FOR CONTESTS OTHER THAN DRAWINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) For each contest other than a drawing, the offeror shall maintain until the second anniversary of the date the last prize was awarded:

(1) records of the identity and address of each person who is responsible for developing, creating, sponsoring, or implementing any part of the advertising plan or program;

(2) records that show that the winning numbers have been deposited in the mail or otherwise made available to recipients in accordance with the odds statement provided under Section 621.104(a);

(3) a copy of each contest solicitation;

(4) records adequate to determine:

(A) the name and address of each contestant;

(B) the approximate date each contestant was sent the solicitation used in the contest;

(C) the number of major prizes awarded;

(D) the date each major prize was awarded;

(E) the name, brand, type, model number, and manufacturer of each prize offered;

(F) the method of computing the retail value of each prize;

(G) the method of selecting major prize winners;

(H) the name and address of each major prize winner; and

(I) the facts on which each representation or disclosure made in connection with the contest was based and from which the validity of the representation or disclosure can be determined.

(b) Postal receipt records, affidavits of mailing, and a list of winners or recipients of the major prizes satisfy the requirements of Subsection (a)(2).
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 2.206 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 2 / Section 2.206
§ 2.206. OFFER AND ACCEPTANCE IN FORMATION OF CONTRACT.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless otherwise unambiguously indicated by the language or circumstances

(1) an offer to make a contract shall be construed as inviting acceptance in any manner and by any medium reasonable in the circumstances;

(2) an order or other offer to buy goods for prompt or current shipment shall be construed as inviting acceptance either by a prompt promise to ship or by the prompt or current shipment of conforming or non-conforming goods, but such a shipment of non-conforming goods does not constitute an acceptance if the seller seasonably notifies the buyer that the shipment is offered only as an accommodation to the buyer.

(b) Where the beginning of a requested performance is a reasonable mode of acceptance an offeror who is not notified of acceptance within a reasonable time may treat the offer as having lapsed before acceptance.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3834.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3834 / Section 3834.052
§ 3834.052. QUALIFICATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Three voting directors on the board must reside in a residential area adjacent to the district and eight voting directors must represent commercial property owners or tenants in the district.

(b) If the total number of voting directors of the board is increased or reduced, the board must maintain the same percentage of representation of residential and commercial areas on the board.
Tex. Utilities Code § 101.054 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 101 / Section 101.054
§ 101.054. PERSONNEL.
Status: in_force

(a) The counsellor may employ lawyers, economists, engineers, consultants, statisticians, accountants, clerical staff, and other employees as the counsellor determines necessary to carry out this subchapter.

(b) An employee receives compensation as prescribed by the legislature from the assessment imposed by Subchapter A, Chapter 16.
Tex. Local Government Code § 281.079 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 281 / Section 281.079
§ 281.079. PAID BONDS AND COUPONS.
Status: in_force

When a bond, interest coupon, note, or warrant of the authority is paid, it shall be delivered to the authority or destroyed. If a bond, coupon, note, or warrant is destroyed, evidence of the destruction shall be furnished to the board.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 461A.004 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 461A / Section 461A.004
§ 461A.004. COOPERATION WITH DEPARTMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Each department, agency, officer, and employee of the state, when requested by the department, shall cooperate with the department in appropriate activities to implement this chapter.

(b) This section does not give the department control over existing facilities, institutions, or agencies or require the facilities, institutions, or agencies to serve the department in a manner that is inconsistent with the functions, the authority, or the laws and rules governing the activities of the facilities, institutions, or agencies.

(c) This section does not authorize the department to use a private institution or agency without its consent or to pay a private institution or agency for services that a public institution or agency is willing and able to provide.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8010.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8010 / Section 8010.202
§ 8010.202. 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 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 8294.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8294 / Section 8294.051
§ 8294.051. COMPOSITION OF BOARD.
Status: in_force

The district is governed by a board of five directors who serve staggered terms.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8446.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8446 / Section 8446.203
§ 8446.203. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.