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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7913A.0301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7913A / Section 7913A.0301
§ 7913A.0301. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8346.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8346 / Section 8346.001
§ 8346.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Director" means a board member.

(3) "District" means the Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 15.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 49A.109 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 49A / Section 49A.109
§ 49A.109. DEATHS REQUIRING INQUEST BY MEDICAL EXAMINER.
Status: in_force

(a) A medical examiner, or a medical examiner's authorized deputy, shall conduct an inquest if:

(1) a person dies within 24 hours after the person is admitted to an institution or in prison or jail;

(2) a person:

(A) dies an unnatural death from a cause other than a legal execution; or

(B) dies in the absence of a good witness;

(3) the body or a body part of a person is found and either:

(A) the person is identified but the cause or circumstances of death are unknown; or

(B) the person is unidentified, regardless of whether the cause or circumstances of death are known;

(4) the circumstances of the death of a person indicate that the person may have died by unlawful means;

(5) a person dies by suicide or the circumstances of the person's death indicate that the person may have died by suicide;

(6) a person dies without having been attended by a physician, and the local health officer or registrar required to report the cause of death under Section 193.005, Health and Safety Code, does not know the cause of death;

(7) a person dies while attended by a physician who is unable to certify with certainty the cause of death as required by Section 193.004, Health and Safety Code; and

(8) the person is a child younger than six years of age and an inquest is required by Chapter 264, Family Code.

(b) When a medical examiner or an employee of the medical examiner receives notice under Article 49A.110(c) of a death of a person designated as a prospective organ donor for transplantation, the medical examiner or the medical examiner's deputy shall conduct an inquest on the person.

(c) The medical examiner, or the medical examiner's authorized deputy, shall conduct an inquest required by Subsection (a) in the county in which the medical examiner was appointed. The inquest may be conducted with or without a jury.
Tex. Family Code § 4.204 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 4 / Section 4.204
§ 4.204. MANAGEMENT OF CONVERTED PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

Except as specified in the agreement to convert the property and as provided by Subchapter B, Chapter 3, and other law, property converted to community property under this subchapter is subject to:

(1) the sole management, control, and disposition of the spouse in whose name the property is held;

(2) the sole management, control, and disposition of the spouse who transferred the property if the property is not subject to evidence of ownership;

(3) the joint management, control, and disposition of the spouses if the property is held in the name of both spouses; or

(4) the joint management, control, and disposition of the spouses if the property is not subject to evidence of ownership and was owned by both spouses before the property was converted to community property.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7202.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7202 / Section 7202.101
§ 7202.101. GENERAL POWERS.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter, the district has all of the rights, powers, privileges, authority, functions, and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 65, Water Code, applicable to special utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Transportation Code § 1001.012 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.012
§ 1001.012. IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, the executive director, a board member, or an employee is not personally liable for damages resulting from an official act or omission unless the act or omission constitutes intentional or malicious malfeasance.

(b) To the extent a person described by Subsection (a) is personally liable for damages for which the state provides indemnity under Chapter 104, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, this section does not affect the state's liability for the indemnity.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 9.1071 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 9 / Section 9.1071
§ 9.1071. CONTROL OF VIRTUAL CURRENCY.
Status: in_force

A secured party has control of virtual currency as provided by Section 12.004.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1304.157 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1304 / Section 1304.157
§ 1304.157. RESIDENTIAL SERVICE CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not sell, offer to sell, arrange or solicit the sale of, or receive an application for a residential service contract unless the person is:

(1) employed by a provider or administrator of a residential service contract who is licensed under this chapter; or

(2) licensed as a real estate sales agent, real estate broker, mobile home dealer, or insurance agent in this state.

(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a person compensated by a provider or administrator, but who is not employed by that provider or administrator, may sell, offer to sell, arrange or solicit the sale of, or receive an application for a residential service contract if the contract contains the following statement in at least 10-point boldface type: "NOTICE: THIS COMPANY PAYS PERSONS NOT EMPLOYED BY THE PROVIDER FOR THE SALE, ADVERTISING, INSPECTION, OR PROCESSING OF A RESIDENTIAL SERVICE CONTRACT UNDER CHAPTER 1304, OCCUPATIONS CODE." For purposes of Subsection (a) and this subsection, a person is employed by a provider or administrator if, in connection with the person selling, offering to sell, arranging or soliciting the sale of, or receiving applications for residential service contracts, the provider or administrator:

(1) directs and controls the person's performance; and

(2) is responsible for representations made by the person when acting within the scope of the person's employment.

(c) Notwithstanding Section 1304.151(a)(1), a provider of a residential service contract may use a reimbursement insurance policy issued by a captive insurance company as defined by Section 964.001, Insurance Code, to insure the provider's residential service contracts if the provider maintains a funded reserve equal to not less than an amount computed by subtracting the amount of any claims paid from the product of 25 percent and the gross consideration the provider received from consumers from the sale of all the provider's service contracts issued and outstanding in this state. The department shall prescribe a calculation form to be used by a provider to calculate the minimum amount required to be maintained in the provider's reserve account under this subsection. A reimbursement insurance policy issued to a residential service contract provider in accordance with this subsection:

(1) is not subject to Section 1304.152; and

(2) is considered to satisfy the requirements of Sections 1304.1025 and 1304.151(a)(1) for purposes of this chapter.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 74.152 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 74 / Section 74.152
§ 74.152. CREATION OF COST-SHARING PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

As part of the program to eradicate the boll weevil and the pink bollworm under this chapter, a cost-sharing program is created to be administered under this chapter and rules adopted by the commissioner.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1601.211 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1601 / Section 1601.211
§ 1601.211. LIABILITY FOR BACK CONTRIBUTIONS FOR DROPPED COVERAGE.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies to a participant in the uniform program for whom appropriate contributions were not made during the entire plan year because of nonpayment of premiums.

(b) As a condition of enrollment in the same coverage for a subsequent plan year, the participant must make a contribution equal to the contributions not made for the plan year for which appropriate contributions were not made during the entire plan year, unless the nonpayment of premiums was related to a qualified change in status, as determined by the system. The payment shall be made in the form and manner determined by the system.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 102A.006 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 102A / Section 102A.006
§ 102A.006. VENUE.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, including Chapter 15, a claimant may bring an action under this chapter in:

(1) the county in which all or a substantial part of the events giving rise to the cause of action occurred; or

(2) if the defendant is a municipality, a county in which the municipality is located.

(b) If the action is brought in a venue authorized by this section, the action may not be transferred to a different venue without the written consent of all parties.
Tex. Insurance Code § 846.051 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 846 / Section 846.051
§ 846.051. CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

A person may not establish or maintain an employee welfare benefit plan that is a multiple employer welfare arrangement in this state unless the arrangement obtains and maintains a certificate of authority issued under this chapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 541.207 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 541 / Section 541.207
§ 541.207. REMEDIES NOT EXCLUSIVE.
Status: in_force

The remedies provided by this subchapter are:

(1) not exclusive; and

(2) in addition to any other remedy or procedure provided by another law or at common law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7942A.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7942A / Section 7942A.0402
§ 7942A.0402. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 7942A.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. Election Code § 82.001 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 82 / Section 82.001
§ 82.001. ABSENCE FROM COUNTY OF RESIDENCE.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Subsection (b), a qualified voter is eligible for early voting by mail if the voter expects to be absent from the county of the voter's residence on election day and during the regular hours for conducting early voting at the main early voting polling place for that part of the period for early voting by personal appearance remaining after the voter's early voting ballot application is submitted to the early voting clerk.

(b) If a voter's early voting ballot application is submitted on or after the first day of the period for early voting by personal appearance, the voter is ineligible for early voting by mail unless the voter is absent from the county when the application is submitted and satisfies the requirements prescribed by Subsection (a).
Tex. Utilities Code § 52.002 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 52 / Section 52.002
§ 52.002. AUTHORITY TO REGULATE.
Status: in_force

(a) To carry out the public policy stated by Section 52.001 and to regulate rates, operations, and services so that the rates are just, fair, and reasonable and the services are adequate and efficient, the commission has exclusive original jurisdiction over the business and property of a telecommunications utility in this state subject to the limitations imposed by this title.

(b) The commission's regulatory authority as to a telecommunications utility other than a public utility is only as prescribed by this title.

(c) The commission may not require a telecommunications utility that is not a public utility, including a deregulated or transitioning company, to comply with a requirement or standard that is more burdensome than a requirement or standard the commission imposes on a public utility.

(d) Notwithstanding any other law, a department, agency, or political subdivision of this state may not by rule, order, or other means directly or indirectly regulate rates charged for, service or contract terms for, conditions for, or requirements for entry into the market for Voice over Internet Protocol services or other Internet Protocol enabled services. This subsection does not:

(1) affect requirements pertaining to use of a right-of-way or payment of right-of-way fees applicable to Voice over Internet Protocol services under Chapter 283, Local Government Code;

(2) affect any person's obligation to provide video or cable service, as defined under applicable state or federal law, the applicability of Chapter 66, or a requirement to make a payment under Chapter 66;

(3) require or prohibit assessment of enhanced 9-1-1, relay access service, or universal service fund fees on Voice over Internet Protocol service;

(4) affect any entity's obligations under Sections 251 and 252, Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. Sections 251 and 252), or a right granted to an entity by those sections;

(5) affect any applicable wholesale tariff;

(6) grant, modify, or affect the authority of the commission to implement, carry out, or enforce the rights or obligations provided by Sections 251 and 252, Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. Sections 251 and 252), or of an applicable wholesale tariff through arbitration proceedings or other available mechanisms and procedures;

(7) require or prohibit payment of switched network access rates or other intercarrier compensation rates, as applicable;

(8) limit any commission authority over the subjects listed in Subdivisions (1)-(7) or grant the commission any authority over those subjects; or

(9) affect the assessment, administration, collection, or enforcement of any tax or fee over which the comptroller has authority.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1575.160 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1575 / Section 1575.160
§ 1575.160.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1575.160. GROUP LIFE OR ACCIDENTAL DEATH AND DISMEMBERMENT INSURANCE: PAYMENT OF CLAIM. The amount of group life insurance or group accidental death and dismemberment insurance covering a retiree, dependent, surviving spouse, or surviving dependent child on the date of death shall be paid, on the establishment of a valid claim, only to:

(1) the beneficiary designated by the person in a signed and witnessed document received before death in the office of the trustee; or

(2) a person in the order prescribed by Section 824.103(b), Government Code, if a beneficiary is not properly designated or a beneficiary does not exist.
Tex. Government Code § 30.00496 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 30 / Section 30.00496
§ 30.00496. 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(12), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 298H.052 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 298H / Section 298H.052
§ 298H.052. RULES AND PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

The board may adopt rules relating to the administration of the program, including collection of the mandatory payments, expenditures, audits, and other administrative aspects of the program.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 3.601 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 3 / Section 3.601
§ 3.601. DISCHARGE AND EFFECT OF DISCHARGE.
Status: in_force

(a) The obligation of a party to pay the instrument is discharged as stated in this chapter or by an act or agreement with the party that would discharge an obligation to pay money under a simple contract.

(b) Discharge of the obligation of a party is not effective against a person acquiring rights of a holder in due course of the instrument without notice of the discharge.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1001.102 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.102
§ 1001.102. MEMBER ELIGIBILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not be a public member of the board if the person or the person's spouse:

(1) is registered, certified, or licensed by a regulatory agency in the field of engineering or land surveying;

(2) is employed by or participates in the management of a business entity or other organization regulated by or receiving money from the board;

(3) owns or controls, directly or indirectly, more than a 10 percent interest in a business entity or other organization regulated by or receiving money from the board; or

(4) uses or receives a substantial amount of tangible goods, services, or money from the board other than compensation or reimbursement authorized by law for board membership, attendance, or expenses.

(b) An engineer member of the board must:

(1) be a citizen of the United States and a resident of this state for at least 10 years before the date of appointment; and

(2) have been engaged in the practice of engineering for at least 10 years before the date of appointment.

(c) For purposes of Subsection (b)(2), a person who has graduated from an approved engineering school may be considered to have engaged in the practice of engineering for two years.

(d) A land surveyor member of the board:

(1) must be:

(A) a licensed state land surveyor actively engaged in the practice of state land surveying for not less than the five years preceding appointment; or

(B) a registered professional land surveyor actively engaged in the practice of professional surveying in this state for not less than the five years preceding appointment; and

(2) may not be licensed as an engineer.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 32.026101 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 32 / Section 32.026101
§ 32.026101. DETERMINATION OF ELIGIBILITY BY HEALTH CARE EXCHANGES PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may not accept Medicaid eligibility determinations from an exchange established under 42 U.S.C. Section 18041(c).

(b) The commission may accept eligibility assessments from an exchange, but the commission must determine the eligibility of an individual for Medicaid.
Tex. Occupations Code § 351.202 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 351 / Section 351.202
§ 351.202. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall develop and implement policies that provide the public with a reasonable opportunity to appear before the board and to speak on any issue under the board's jurisdiction.

(b) The board shall prepare and maintain a written plan that describes how a person who does not speak English may be provided reasonable access to the board's programs.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 202.006 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 202 / Section 202.006
§ 202.006. TRAINING FOR BOARD MEMBERS.
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 department operations;

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

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

(4) the results of the most recent formal audit of the department;

(5) 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 a state policymaking body in performing their duties; and

(6) any applicable ethics policies adopted by the department 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 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 member of the board. Each member of the board shall sign and submit to the executive director a statement acknowledging that the member received and has reviewed the training manual.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8502.008 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8502 / Section 8502.008
§ 8502.008. BOND PROVISIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Bonds may be:

(1) sold for cash, at public or private sale, and at the price the board determines;

(2) issued on the terms the board determines in exchange for property of any kind, real, personal, or mixed, or any interest in property, that the board determines necessary or convenient for any corporate purpose; or

(3) issued to refund bonds issued at any time under authority of this chapter.

(b) Bonds must be authorized by resolution of the board.

(c) A resolution authorizing bonds may contain provisions that are part of the contract between the authority and the purchasers and subsequent holders of the bonds:

(1) reserving the right to redeem the bonds at the time, in the amount, and at the price provided;

(2) providing for the setting aside of sinking funds or reserve funds and the regulation and disposition of those funds;

(3) pledging, to secure the payment of the principal of and interest on the bonds and the sinking fund or reserve fund payments agreed to be made with respect to the bonds, all or any part of the gross or net revenues subsequently received by the authority with respect to the property, real, personal, or mixed, to be acquired or constructed with the bonds or with proceeds of the bonds, or all or any part of the gross or net revenues subsequently received by the authority from any source;

(4) prescribing the purposes to which the bonds or any bonds later issued, or the proceeds of the bonds, may be applied;

(5) agreeing to set and collect rates and charges sufficient to produce revenues that are adequate to pay the items specified in any resolution or resolutions authorizing any bonds, and prescribing the use and disposition of all revenues;

(6) prescribing limitations on the issuance of additional bonds and on all agreements that may be made with the purchasers and successive holders of the bonds;

(7) relating to the construction, extension, improvement, operation, maintenance, depreciation, replacement, and repair of the properties of the authority and the carrying of insurance on all or any part of the property covering loss or damage or loss of use and occupancy resulting from specified risks;

(8) establishing the procedure, if any, by which, if the authority so desires, the terms of any contract with the bondholders may be amended or abrogated, the amount of bonds the holders of which must consent to such amendment or abrogation, and the manner in which the consent is evidenced;

(9) providing for the execution and delivery by the authority to a bank or trust company authorized by law to accept trusts, or to the United States or any office or agency of the United States, of indentures or agreements authorized to be made with or for the benefit of the bondholders and any other provisions contained in the indentures or agreements; and

(10) making other provisions, not inconsistent with this chapter, that the board approves.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8342.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8342 / Section 8342.202
§ 8342.202. 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.