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Tex. Natural Resources Code § 191.131 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 191 / Section 191.131
§ 191.131. CONTRACT OR PERMIT REQUIREMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) No person, firm, or corporation may conduct a salvage or recovery operation without first obtaining a contract.

(b) No person, firm, or corporation may conduct an operation on any landmark without first obtaining a permit and having the permit in his or its possession at the site of the operation, or conduct the operation in violation of the provisions of the permit.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 61.022 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 61 / Section 61.022
§ 61.022. AFFIDAVIT.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (a-1), to apply for a writ of attachment, a plaintiff or the plaintiff's agent or attorney must file with the court an affidavit that states:

(1) general grounds for issuance under Sections 61.001(1), (2), and (3);

(2) the amount of the demand; and

(3) specific grounds for issuance under Section 61.002.

(a-1) To apply for a writ of attachment under Section 61.0021, a plaintiff or the plaintiff's agent or attorney must file with the court an affidavit that states:

(1) general grounds for issuance under Sections 61.001(2) and (3);

(2) specific grounds for issuance under Section 61.0021(a); and

(3) the amount of the demand based on the estimated cost of counseling and medical needs of the plaintiff.

(b) The affidavit shall be filed with the papers of the case.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2502.004 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2502 / Section 2502.004
§ 2502.004. GUARANTEE OF MORTGAGE PAYMENT PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) A title insurance company may not guarantee the payment of a mortgage on real property.

(b) A title insurance company that violates this section forfeits its authority to engage in business in this state and shall immediately surrender its certificate of authority.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 287.130 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 287 / Section 287.130
§ 287.130. DEPOSITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall name at least one bank to serve as depository for district funds.

(b) District funds, other than those invested as provided by Section 287.129(b) and those transmitted to a bank of payment for bonds or obligations issued or assumed by the district, shall be deposited as received with the depository bank and must remain on deposit. This subsection does not limit the power of the board to place a portion of district funds on time deposit or to purchase certificates of deposit.

(c) Before the district deposits funds in a bank in an amount that exceeds the maximum amount secured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the bank must execute a bond or other security in an amount sufficient to secure from loss the district funds that exceed the amount secured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8362.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8362 / Section 8362.006
§ 8362.006. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter form a closure. A mistake made in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

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

(3) right to impose a tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 4.10 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 4 / Section 4.10
§ 4.10. TO FORFEIT BAIL BONDS.
Status: in_force

County courts and county courts at law shall have jurisdiction in the forfeiture and final judgment of all bail bonds and personal bonds taken in criminal cases of which said courts have jurisdiction.
Tex. Local Government Code § 372.0015 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 372 / Section 372.0015
§ 372.0015. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Extraterritorial jurisdiction" means extraterritorial jurisdiction as determined under Chapter 42.

(2) "Hotel" has the meaning assigned by Section 156.001, Tax Code. The term includes a property that begins operating as a hotel after the establishment of a public improvement district that includes the property.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 57.258 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 57 / Section 57.258
§ 57.258. ALTERNATE REIMBURSEMENT TERMS ENFORCEABLE.
Status: in_force

(a) Sections 57.253, 57.254, and 57.255 do not apply if the terms of a written dealer agreement between the parties require the supplier to compensate the dealer for warranty labor costs either as:

(1) a discount in the price of the equipment to the dealer, subject to Subsection (b); or

(2) a lump-sum payment made to the dealer not later than the 90th day after the date the supplier's new equipment is sold to the dealer, subject to Subsection (b).

(b) The discount or lump-sum payment under Subsection (a) must be or result in an amount that is not less than five percent of the suggested retail price of the equipment.

(c) The alternate reimbursement terms of a dealer agreement that comply with Subsections (a) and (b) are enforceable.

(d) This section does not affect the supplier's obligation to reimburse the dealer for parts in accordance with Section 57.255.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 128.051 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 128 / Section 128.051
§ 128.051. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Claim" means any relief sought in a civil action, including all forms of monetary recovery or injunctive relief.

(2) "Claimant" has the meaning assigned by Section 41.001.

(3) "Expert" means a person who is:

(A) giving opinion testimony about the appropriate standard of care for a sport shooting range, an owner or operator of a sport shooting range, or the owner of real property on which a sport shooting range is operated, or the causal relationship between the injury, harm, or damages claimed and the alleged departure from the applicable standard of care; and

(B) qualified to render opinions on the standards and causal relationship described by Paragraph (A) under the Texas Rules of Evidence.

(4) "Expert report" means a written report by an expert that provides a fair summary of the expert's opinions as of the date of the report regarding applicable standards of care for operation of a sport shooting range, the manner in which a defendant failed to meet the standards, and the causal relationship between that failure and the injury, harm, or damages claimed.

(5) "Sport shooting range" has the meaning assigned by Section 250.001, Local Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7971.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7971 / Section 7971.103
§ 7971.103. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8176.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8176 / Section 8176.001
§ 8176.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "district" means the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 182.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1084.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1084 / Section 1084.203
§ 1084.203. ELECTION FOR GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue general obligation bonds only if the bonds are authorized by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) The board may order the election on its own motion.

(c) The election shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 1251, Government Code.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 16.063 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 16 / Section 16.063
§ 16.063. CHANGE OF REGISTRANT'S NAME.
Status: in_force

If a registrant's name is changed during the unexpired term of a mark's registration, a new certificate of registration may be issued for the remainder of the unexpired term in the new name of the registrant on the filing of a certificate under Section 16.062.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8049.0305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8049 / Section 8049.0305
§ 8049.0305. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is adopted under Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, and that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Family Code § 2.013 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 2 / Section 2.013
§ 2.013. PREMARITAL EDUCATION COURSES.
Status: in_force

(a) Each person applying for a marriage license is encouraged to attend a premarital education course of at least eight hours during the year preceding the date of the application for the license.

(b) A premarital education course must include instruction in:

(1) conflict management;

(2) communication skills; and

(3) the key components of a successful marriage.

(c) A course under this section should be offered by instructors trained in a skills-based and research-based marriage preparation curricula. The following individuals and organizations may provide courses:

(1) marriage educators;

(2) clergy or their designees;

(3) licensed mental health professionals;

(4) faith-based organizations; and

(5) community-based organizations.

(d) The curricula of a premarital education course must meet the requirements of this section and provide the skills-based and research-based curricula of:

(1) the United States Department of Health and Human Services healthy marriage initiative;

(2) the National Healthy Marriage Resource Center;

(3) criteria developed by the Health and Human Services Commission; or

(4) other similar resources.

(e) The Health and Human Services Commission shall maintain an Internet website on which individuals and organizations described by Subsection (c) may electronically register with the commission to indicate the skills-based and research-based curriculum in which the registrant is trained.

(f) A person who provides a premarital education course shall provide a signed and dated completion certificate to each individual who completes the course. The certificate must include the name of the course, the name of the course provider, and the completion date.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1050.208 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1050 / Section 1050.208
§ 1050.208. ADDITIONAL MEANS OF SECURING REPAYMENT OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

In addition to the authority to issue general obligation bonds and revenue bonds under this subchapter, the board may provide for the security and payment of district bonds from a pledge of a combination of ad valorem taxes as authorized by Section 1050.202 and revenue and other sources authorized by Section 1050.206.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 22.009 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 22 / Section 22.009
§ 22.009. ADVISORY COMMITTEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive commissioner shall appoint advisory committees to assist the executive commissioner, commission, and department in performing their duties.

(b) The executive commissioner shall appoint each advisory committee to provide for a balanced representation of the general public, providers, consumers, and other persons, state agencies, or groups with knowledge of and interest in the committee's field of work.

(c) The executive commissioner shall specify each advisory committee's purpose, powers, and duties and shall require each committee to report to the executive commissioner in a manner specified by the executive commissioner concerning the committee's activities and the results of its work.

(d) The executive commissioner shall establish procedures for receiving reports concerning activities and accomplishments of advisory committees established to advise the executive commissioner, commission, or department. The executive commissioner may appoint additional members to those committees and establish additional duties of those committees as the executive commissioner determines to be necessary.

(e) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules to implement this section. Those rules must provide that during the development of rules relating to an area in which an advisory committee exists the committee must be allowed to assist in the development of and to comment on the rules before the rules are finally adopted.

(f) A member of an advisory committee receives no compensation but is entitled to reimbursement for transportation expenses and the per diem allowance for state employees in accordance with the General Appropriations Act.

(g) Subsections (c) through (f) apply to each advisory committee created under this section.
Tex. Utilities Code § 102.001 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 102 / Section 102.001
§ 102.001. RAILROAD COMMISSION JURISDICTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The railroad commission has exclusive original jurisdiction over the rates and services of a gas utility:

(1) that distributes natural gas or synthetic natural gas in:

(A) areas outside a municipality; and

(B) areas inside a municipality that surrenders its jurisdiction to the railroad commission under Section 103.003; and

(2) that transmits, transports, delivers, or sells natural gas or synthetic natural gas to a gas utility that distributes the gas to the public.

(b) The railroad commission has exclusive appellate jurisdiction to review an order or ordinance of a municipality exercising exclusive original jurisdiction as provided by this subtitle.
Tex. Property Code § 94.205 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 94 / Section 94.205
§ 94.205. TERMINATION AND EVICTION FOR VIOLATION OF LEASE.
Status: in_force

A landlord may terminate the lease agreement and evict a tenant for a violation of a lease provision, including a manufactured home community rule incorporated in the lease.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 104.003 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 104 / Section 104.003
§ 104.003. LIMITS ON AMOUNT OF RECOVERABLE DAMAGES.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c) or a specific appropriation, state liability for indemnification under this chapter may not exceed:

(1) $100,000 to a single person indemnified and, if more than one person is indemnified, $300,000 for a single occurrence in the case of personal injury, death, or deprivation of a right, privilege, or immunity; and

(2) $10,000 for each single occurrence of damage to property.

(b) The state is not liable under this chapter to the extent that damages are recoverable under and are in excess of the deductible limits of:

(1) a contract of insurance; or

(2) a plan of self-insurance authorized by statute.

(c) The limits on state liability provided by Subsection (a) do not apply if the state liability is based on Section 104.002(b).

(d) For the purposes of this section, a claim arises out of a single occurrence, if the claim arises from a common nucleus of operative facts, regardless of the number of claimants or the number of separate acts or omissions.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1115.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1115 / Section 1115.107
§ 1115.107. DISTRICT PROPERTY, FACILITIES, AND EQUIPMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall determine the type, number, and location of buildings required to maintain an adequate hospital system.

(b) The board may lease all or part of the district's buildings and facilities on terms considered to be in the best interest of the district's inhabitants.

(c) The district may acquire equipment for use in the district's hospital system and mortgage or pledge the property as security for the payment of the purchase price.

(d) The district may sell or otherwise dispose of any property, including equipment, on terms the board finds are in the best interest of the district's inhabitants.
Tex. Utilities Code § 55.009 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 55 / Section 55.009
§ 55.009. INTRALATA CALLS.
Status: in_force

(a) If federal law prohibits a local exchange company in this state from providing interLATA telecommunications services, the local exchange companies in this state designated or de facto authorized to receive a "0-plus" or "1-plus" dialed intraLATA call are exclusively designated or authorized to receive such a call.

(b) A telecommunications utility operating under a certificate of operating authority or a service provider certificate of operating authority is de facto authorized to receive a "0-plus" or "1-plus" dialed intraLATA call on the date the utility receives its certificate, to the extent the utility is not restricted by Section 54.159.

(c) If federal law allows all local exchange companies to provide interLATA telecommunications services, the commission shall ensure that:

(1) a customer may designate a provider of the customer's choice to carry the customer's "0-plus" and "1-plus" dialed intraLATA calls; and

(2) equal access in the public network is implemented to allow the provider to carry those calls.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8831.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8831 / Section 8831.055
§ 8831.055. BOARD VACANCY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall appoint a replacement to fill a vacancy in the office of director.

(b) The appointed replacement serves until the next directors' election.

(c) At that election, a person is elected to fill the position. If the position is not scheduled to be filled at the election, the person elected to fill the position serves only for the remainder of the unexpired term.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 791.023 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 791 / Section 791.023
§ 791.023. ADDITIONAL FIRE ESCAPES FOR CERTAIN WAREHOUSES AND MILLS.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies to a warehouse, storehouse, or mill building.

(b) Each facility subject to this section and Section 791.002 that has a lot area greater than 8,000 square feet shall provide, in addition to the fire escape required by Section 791.002, one additional fire escape for:

(1) each 8,000 square feet of area in excess of the initial 8,000 square feet; and

(2) the area in excess of the largest multiple of 8,000 square feet contained in the facility's lot area if that excess is more than 3,500 square feet.
Tex. Insurance Code § 552.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 552 / Section 552.002
§ 552.002. FRAUDULENT INSURANCE ACT.
Status: in_force

An offense under Section 552.003 is a fraudulent insurance act under Chapter 701.
Tex. Finance Code § 345.206 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 345 / Section 345.206
§ 345.206. BUYER'S FAILURE TO PROVIDE EVIDENCE OF INSURANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) If the retail buyer fails to present to the holder reasonable evidence that the buyer has obtained or maintained a coverage required by the retail installment contract or retail charge agreement, the holder may:

(1) obtain substitute insurance coverage that is substantially equivalent to or more limited than the coverage required; and

(2) add the amount of the premium advanced for the substitute coverage to the unpaid balance of the contract or agreement.

(b) Substitute insurance coverage under Subsection (a)(1):

(1) may be limited to coverage only of the interest of the holder or the interest of the holder and the buyer; and

(2) must be written at lawful rates and in accordance with the Insurance Code by a company authorized to do business in this state.

(c) If substitute insurance is obtained by the holder under Subsection (a), the amendment adding the premium or rescheduling the contract is not required to be signed by the retail buyer. The holder shall deliver to the buyer or send to the buyer's most recent address shown in the records of the holder specific written notice that the holder has obtained substitute insurance.
Tex. Local Government Code § 214.2105 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 214 / Section 214.2105
§ 214.2105. EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN ALARM SYSTEMS BY OWNER.
Status: in_force

(a) A property owner or an agent of the property owner authorized to make decisions regarding the use of the property may elect to exclude the municipality from receiving an alarm signal by an alarm system located on the owner's property. A municipality may adopt an ordinance that specifies the requirements a property owner must satisfy for an election to be made under this section.

(b) If an election is made under Subsection (a), the municipality:

(1) may not impose a fee to obtain a permit to use the alarm system;

(2) may impose a fee on the property owner, not to exceed $250, for each law enforcement response to a signal from the alarm system requested by an alarm systems monitor; and

(3) may not impose or collect any other fine, penalty, or fee, other than a collection fee, related to the alarm system.
Tex. Insurance Code § 31.043 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 31 / Section 31.043
§ 31.043. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY POLICY; REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall prepare and maintain a written policy statement to ensure implementation of a program of equal employment opportunity under which all personnel transactions are made without regard to race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin. The policy statement must include:

(1) personnel policies, including policies relating to recruitment, evaluation, selection, appointment, training, and promotion of personnel that are in compliance with Chapter 21, Labor Code;

(2) a comprehensive analysis of the department workforce that meets federal and state guidelines;

(3) procedures by which a determination can be made of significant underuse in the department workforce of all persons for whom federal or state guidelines encourage a more equitable balance; and

(4) reasonable methods to appropriately address those areas of significant underuse.

(b) A policy statement prepared under this section must:

(1) cover an annual period;

(2) be updated annually;

(3) be reviewed by the Commission on Human Rights for compliance with Subsection (a); and

(4) be filed with the governor.

(c) The governor shall deliver a biennial report to the legislature based on the information received under Subsection (b). The report may be made separately or as a part of other biennial reports made to the legislature.
Tex. Government Code § 1201.024 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1201 / Section 1201.024
§ 1201.024. FORM OF PUBLIC SECURITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A public security may be:

(1) issued in a specified form or forms;

(2) issued with one or more interest coupons;

(3) registrable as to principal and interest or only as to principal; and

(4) changed in form in a specific manner.

(b) A public security issued with one or more interest coupons may have:

(1) a specified form of a coupon; and

(2) a form of a coupon that may be changed in a specified manner.

(c) An issuer may provide that a public security:

(1) has a coupon and is not registrable;

(2) has a coupon and is registrable only as to principal;

(3) is fully registrable; or

(4) initially has a coupon but may become a fully registrable security under Section 1203.041.

(d) An issuer may provide that public securities of the same issue or series are:

(1) of one or more types described by Subsection (c); and

(2) exchangeable in whole or in part for one or more of those types.