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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1114.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1114 / Section 1114.002
§ 1114.002. AUTHORITY FOR OPERATION.
Status: in_force

The Willacy County Hospital District operates in accordance with Section 9, Article IX, Texas Constitution, and has the rights, powers, and duties provided by this chapter.
Tex. Education Code § 28.055 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 28 / Section 28.055
§ 28.055. USE OF SCHOOL AWARDS; APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A school shall give priority to academic enhancement purposes in using an award received under the program. The award may not be used for any purpose related to athletics.

(b) To obtain an award under the program, a school must submit to the board a written application in a form, manner, and time prescribed by the commissioner.
Tex. Government Code § 601.009 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 601 / Section 601.009
§ 601.009. ELECTED OFFICER MUST BE REGISTERED VOTER.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not qualify for a public elective office unless the person is a registered voter.

(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to an office for which the federal or state constitution prescribes exclusive qualification requirements.

(c) Subsection (a) does not apply to a member of the governing body of a district created under Section 52(b)(1) or (2), Article III, or Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Utilities Code § 11.009 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 11 / Section 11.009
§ 11.009. CONSTRUCTION WITH FEDERAL AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

This title shall be construed to apply so as not to conflict with any authority of the United States.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 22.209 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 22 / Section 22.209
§ 22.209. CLASSIFICATION OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

Directors may be divided into classes. The terms of office of the several classes are not required to be uniform.
Tex. Occupations Code § 801.057 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 801 / Section 801.057
§ 801.057. TRAINING.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who is appointed to and qualifies for office as a member of the board may not vote, deliberate, or be counted as a member in attendance at a meeting of the board until the person completes a training program that complies with this section.

(b) The training program must provide the person with information regarding:

(1) the law governing board operations;

(2) the programs, functions, rules, and budget of the board;

(3) the scope of and limitations on the rulemaking authority of the board;

(4) the types of board rules, interpretations, and enforcement actions that may implicate federal antitrust law by limiting competition or impacting prices charged by persons engaged in a profession or business the board regulates, including rules, interpretations, and enforcement actions that:

(A) regulate the scope of practice of persons in a profession or business the board regulates;

(B) restrict advertising by persons in a profession or business the board regulates;

(C) affect the price of goods or services provided by persons in a profession or business the board regulates; or

(D) restrict participation in a profession or business the board regulates;

(5) the results of the most recent formal audit of the board;

(6) the requirements of:

(A) laws relating to open meetings, public information, administrative procedure, and disclosing conflicts of interest; and

(B) other laws applicable to members of the board in performing their duties; and

(7) any applicable ethics policies adopted by the board or the Texas Ethics Commission.

(c) A person appointed to the board is entitled to reimbursement, as provided by the General Appropriations Act, for the travel expenses incurred in attending the training program regardless of whether the attendance at the program occurs before or after the person qualifies for office.

(d) The executive director of the board shall create a training manual that includes the information required by Subsection (b). The executive director shall distribute a copy of the training manual annually to each board member. On receipt of the training manual, each board member shall sign and submit to the executive director a statement acknowledging receipt of the training manual.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 772.320 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 772 / Section 772.320
§ 772.320. DISSOLUTION PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) If a district is dissolved, 9-1-1 service must be discontinued on the date of the dissolution. The commissioners court of the county in which the district was located or, if the district contains more than one county, the commissioners courts of those counties acting jointly, shall assume the assets of the district and pay the district's debts. If the district's assets are insufficient to retire all existing debts of the district on the date of dissolution, the commissioners court or courts acting jointly shall continue to impose the 9-1-1 service fee, and each service supplier shall continue to collect the fee for the commissioners court or courts. Proceeds from the imposition of the fee after dissolution of the district may be used only to retire the outstanding debts of the district.

(b) The commissioners court or courts shall retire the district's debts to the extent practicable according to the terms of the instruments creating the debts and the terms of the orders and resolutions authorizing creation of the debts.

(c) The commissioners court or courts by order may adopt the rules necessary to administer this section.
Tex. Finance Code § 36.111 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 36 / Section 36.111
§ 36.111. CLOSURE BY BANKING COMMISSIONER FOR INVOLUNTARY DISSOLUTION AND LIQUIDATION.
Status: in_force

The banking commissioner may close a state bank for involuntary dissolution and liquidation under this chapter if the banking commissioner determines that:

(1) the voluntary liquidation is:

(A) being conducted in an improper or illegal manner; or

(B) not in the best interests of the bank's depositors and creditors; or

(2) the bank is insolvent or imminently insolvent.
Tex. Government Code § 30.01016 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 30 / Section 30.01016
§ 30.01016. COURT REPORTER.
Status: repealed

(a) The clerk of the court shall appoint the court reporter under Section 30.00010.

(b) to (d) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 139(26), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Tex. Government Code § 552.235 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 552 / Section 552.235
§ 552.235. PUBLIC INFORMATION REQUEST FORM.
Status: in_force

(a) The attorney general shall create a public information request form that provides a requestor the option of excluding from a request information that the governmental body determines is:

(1) confidential; or

(2) subject to an exception to disclosure that the governmental body would assert if the information were subject to the request.

(b) A governmental body that allows requestors to use the form described by Subsection (a) and maintains an Internet website shall post the form on its website.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 2.327 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 2 / Section 2.327
§ 2.327. SPECIAL INCIDENTS OF SALE ON APPROVAL AND SALE OR RETURN.
Status: in_force

(a) Under a sale on approval unless otherwise agreed

(1) although the goods are identified to the contract the risk of loss and the title do not pass to the buyer until acceptance; and

(2) use of the goods consistent with the purpose of trial is not acceptance but failure seasonably to notify the seller of election to return the goods is acceptance, and if the goods conform to the contract acceptance of any part is acceptance of the whole; and

(3) after due notification of election to return, the return is at the seller's risk and expense but a merchant buyer must follow any reasonable instructions.

(b) Under a sale or return unless otherwise agreed

(1) the option to return extends to the whole or any commercial unit of the goods while in substantially their original condition, but must be exercised seasonably; and

(2) the return is at the buyer's risk and expense.
Tex. Finance Code § 125.511 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 125 / Section 125.511
§ 125.511. AUCTION OF CONTENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) If the rental, cost, and damages determined under Section 125.510(d) are not paid before the second anniversary of the date on which the box is opened, the credit union may:

(1) sell all or part of the contents at a public auction in the manner and on the notice prescribed for the sale of real property under deed of trust under Section 51.002, Property Code; and

(2) apply the sale proceeds to the rental, cost, and damages.

(b) The credit union shall send to the comptroller as provided by Chapter 74, Property Code:

(1) the unauctioned contents of a box; and

(2) any excess proceeds from the auction.
Tex. Government Code § 2109.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2109 / Section 2109.002
§ 2109.002. USE OF VOLUNTEERS FOR HUMAN SERVICES.
Status: in_force

A governmental entity that provides human services shall use volunteers, if feasible, to assist in providing human services of a high quality.
Tex. Government Code § 24.507 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.507
§ 24.507.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.507. 362ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (DENTON COUNTY). The 362nd Judicial District is composed of Denton County.
Tex. Government Code § 497.0211 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 497 / Section 497.0211
§ 497.0211.
Status: in_force

Sec. 497.0211. EXCEPTION: INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. This subchapter does not apply to an institution of higher education, as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2502.006 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2502 / Section 2502.006
§ 2502.006. CERTAIN EXTRA HAZARDOUS COVERAGES PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) A title insurance company may not insure against loss or damage sustained by reason of any claim that under federal bankruptcy, state insolvency, or similar creditor's rights laws the transaction vesting title in the insured as shown in the policy or creating the lien of the insured mortgage is:

(1) a preference or preferential transfer under 11 U.S.C. Section 547;

(2) a fraudulent transfer under 11 U.S.C. Section 548;

(3) a transfer that is fraudulent as to present and future creditors under Section 24.005, Business & Commerce Code, or a similar law of another state; or

(4) a transfer that is fraudulent as to present creditors under Section 24.006, Business & Commerce Code, or a similar law of another state.

(b) The commissioner may by rule designate coverages that violate this section. It is not a defense against a claim that a title insurance company has violated this section that the commissioner has not adopted a rule under this subsection.

(c) Title insurance issued in or on a form prescribed by the commissioner shall be considered to comply with this section.

(d) Nothing in this section prohibits title insurance with respect to liens, encumbrances, or other defects to title to land that:

(1) appear in the public records before the date on which the contract of title insurance is made;

(2) occur or result from transactions before the transaction vesting title in the insured or creating the lien of the insured mortgage; or

(3) result from failure to timely perfect or record any instrument before the date on which the contract of title insurance is made.

(e) A title insurance company may not engage in the business of title insurance in this state if the title insurance company provides insurance of the type prohibited by Subsection (a) anywhere in the United States, except to the extent that the laws of another state require the title insurance company to provide that type of insurance.
Tex. Government Code § 4003.009 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 4003 / Section 4003.009
§ 4003.009. RENEWAL OF PERMIT.
Status: in_force

(a) An issuer or registered dealer may file a renewal application with the commissioner if the securities authorized to be sold under a permit qualifying securities for sale that is issued under this subchapter are not sold before the permit expires.

(b) The renewal application must:

(1) state:

(A) the total number of shares sold in this state;

(B) the total number of shares sold outside this state; and

(C) the total number of shares outstanding;

(2) contain a detailed balance sheet;

(3) contain an operating statement; and

(4) provide any other information the commissioner may require.

(c) The commissioner shall examine a renewal application and issue a renewal permit or deny the application using the standards stated in Section 4003.006 applicable to an original application.

(d) If issued, a renewal permit:

(1) is valid for one year; and

(2) must be in the form the commissioner prescribes.
Tex. Education Code § 56.483 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 56 / Section 56.483
§ 56.483. AWARD OF SCHOLARSHIP.
Status: in_force

(a) The coordinating board shall award scholarships to eligible students under this subchapter.

(b) An institution of higher education shall provide to a student who receives a scholarship under the program for a semester or other academic term:

(1) a credit in the amount of the scholarship, to be applied toward the payment of any amount of educational costs charged by the institution for that semester or term; and

(2) a check, electronic transfer, or other disbursement of any remaining scholarship amount.

(c) An amount paid under Subsection (b)(2) may be applied only to any usual and customary cost incurred by the student to attend the institution of higher education.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3979.0502 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3979 / Section 3979.0502
§ 3979.0502. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized by a majority of the district voters voting at an election under Section 3979.0501, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in the manner provided by Section 49.107, Water Code, for any district purpose, including to:

(1) maintain and operate the district;

(2) construct or acquire improvements; or

(3) provide a service.

(b) The board shall determine the operation and maintenance tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.

(c) Section 49.107(h), Water Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Finance Code § 305.103 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 305 / Section 305.103
§ 305.103. CORRECTION OF VIOLATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A creditor is not liable to an obligor for a violation of this subtitle if:

(1) not later than the 60th day after the date the creditor actually discovered the violation, the creditor corrects the violation as to that obligor by taking any necessary action and making any necessary adjustment, including the payment of interest on a refund, if any, at the applicable rate provided for in the contract of the parties; and

(2) the creditor gives written notice to the obligor of the violation before the obligor gives written notice of the violation or files an action alleging the violation.

(b) For the purposes of Subsection (a), a violation is actually discovered at the time of the discovery of the violation in fact and not at the time when an ordinarily prudent person, through reasonable diligence, could or should have discovered or known of the violation. Actual discovery of a violation in one transaction may constitute actual discovery of the same violation in other transactions if the violation is of such a nature that it would necessarily be repeated and would be clearly apparent in the other transactions without the necessity of examining all the other transactions.

(c) For purposes of Subsection (a), written notice is given when the notice is delivered to the person or to the person's authorized agent or attorney of record personally, by telecopier, or by United States mail to the address shown on the most recent documents in the transaction. Deposit of the notice as registered or certified mail in a postage paid, properly addressed wrapper in a post office or official depository under the care and custody of the United States Postal Service is prima facie evidence of the delivery of the notice to the person to whom the notice is addressed.
Tex. Government Code § 413.008 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 413 / Section 413.008
§ 413.008. GENERAL DUTY OF POLICY COUNCIL.
Status: in_force

The policy council shall develop means to promote a more effective and cohesive state criminal justice system.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8154.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8154 / Section 8154.106
§ 8154.106. NOTICE OF ELECTION.
Status: in_force

The board president or secretary may give notice of an election.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1101.001 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1101 / Section 1101.001
§ 1101.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as The Real Estate License Act.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 445.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 445 / Section 445.001
§ 445.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Food" has the meaning assigned by Section 431.002.

(2) "Kratom" means any part of the leaf of the plant Mitragyna speciosa.

(3) "Kratom processor" means a person who:

(A) manufactures, prepares, distributes, or maintains kratom products for sale;

(B) advertises, represents, or holds oneself out as a manufacturer, preparer, or seller of kratom products;

(C) is responsible for ensuring the purity and proper labeling of kratom products; or

(D) packages or labels kratom products.

(4) "Kratom product" means a food, including an extract, capsule, or pill, containing any form of kratom.

(5) "Kratom retailer" means a kratom processor who sells kratom products to consumers or who advertises, represents, or holds oneself out as a person who sells kratom products to consumers.
Tex. Government Code § 51.851 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 51 / Section 51.851
§ 51.851. ELECTRONIC FILING FEE.
Status: repealed

(a) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1352 (S.B. 346), Section 1.19(11), eff. January 1, 2020.

(b) In addition to other fees authorized or required by law, the clerk of the supreme court or a court of appeals shall collect a $30 fee on the filing of any civil action or proceeding requiring a filing fee, including an appeal, and on the filing of any counterclaim, cross-action, intervention, interpleader, or third-party action requiring a filing fee to be used as provided by Section 51.852.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 472 (S.B. 41), Sec. 5.01(c)(12), eff. January 1, 2022.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1352 (S.B. 346), Section 1.19(11), eff. January 1, 2020.

(e) A court may waive payment of a fee due under this section for an individual the court determines is indigent.

(f) Fees due under this section shall be collected in the same manner as other fees, fines, or costs in the case.

(g) Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 472 (S.B. 41), Sec. 5.01(c)(12), eff. January 1, 2022.

(h) The clerk of the supreme court or of a court of appeals shall remit the fees collected under this section to the comptroller.

(i) The comptroller shall deposit the fees received under this section to the credit of the statewide electronic filing system fund established under Section 51.852.

(j) Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 472 (S.B. 41), Sec. 5.01(c)(12), eff. January 1, 2022.

(k) Money spent from fees collected under this section is subject to audit by the state auditor.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4055.101 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4055 / Section 4055.101
§ 4055.101. GENERAL DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Credit insurance" includes:

(A) credit life insurance;

(B) credit accident and health insurance;

(C) credit property insurance;

(D) credit involuntary unemployment insurance; and

(E) insurance that covers the difference between the actual cash value of a motor vehicle used as security for a loan or lease and the outstanding balance of that loan or lease if loss or damage renders the vehicle an actual or constructive total loss while the debt for which the vehicle serves as security exceeds the actual cash value of the vehicle.

(2) "Credit insurance agent" means a person licensed under this chapter to sell credit insurance as specifically provided by this subchapter.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2308.054 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2308 / Section 2308.054
§ 2308.054. COMPENSATION; REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

Advisory board members may not receive compensation but are entitled to reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in performing the functions of the advisory board, subject to the General Appropriations Act.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7936.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7936 / Section 7936.152
§ 7936.152. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 7936.151, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 3862.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3862 / Section 3862.108
§ 3862.108. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may engage in activities that accomplish the economic development purposes of the district.

(b) The district may establish and provide for the administration of one or more programs to promote state or local economic development and to stimulate business and commercial activity in the district, including programs to:

(1) make loans and grants of public money; and

(2) provide district personnel and services.

(c) The district may create economic development programs and exercise the economic development powers that:

(1) Chapter 380, Local Government Code, provides to a municipality; and

(2) Subchapter A, Chapter 1509, Government Code, provides to a municipality.
Tex. Government Code § 501.143 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 501 / Section 501.143
§ 501.143. DIVISION OF RESPONSIBILITIES.
Status: in_force

The committee shall develop and implement policies that clearly separate the policy-making responsibilities of the committee and the management responsibilities of the managed health care administrator and staff of the committee.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8071.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8071 / Section 8071.0402
§ 8071.0402. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 8071.0401, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 3871.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3871 / Section 3871.001
§ 3871.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.

(2) "City" means the City of Dallas.

(3) "District" means the Trinity River West Municipal Management District.

(4) "Improvement project" means a project authorized by Section 3871.102:

(A) inside the boundaries of the district; and

(B) in areas outside but adjacent to the boundaries of the district if the project is for the purpose of extending public infrastructure improvements beyond the district's boundaries to a logical terminus.
Tex. Government Code § 54.1360 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54 / Section 54.1360
§ 54.1360. SHERIFF.
Status: in_force

On request of a criminal law hearing officer appointed under this subchapter, the sheriff, in person or by deputy, shall assist the criminal law hearing officer.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1052.110 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1052 / Section 1052.110
§ 1052.110. CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

A construction contract that involves the expenditure of more than the amount provided by Section 271.024, Local Government Code, may be made only after competitive bidding in the manner provided by Subchapter B, Chapter 271, Local Government Code.