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Tex. Business Organizations Code § 152.704 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 152 / Section 152.704
§ 152.704. BINDING EFFECT OF PARTNER'S ACTION AFTER EVENT REQUIRING WINDING UP.
Status: in_force

After the occurrence of an event requiring winding up of the partnership business, a partnership is bound by a partner's act that:

(1) is appropriate for winding up; or

(2) would bind the partnership under Sections 152.301 and 152.302 before the occurrence of the event requiring winding up, if the other party to the transaction does not have notice that an event requiring winding up has occurred.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9502.0309 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9502 / Section 9502.0309
§ 9502.0309. CONFLICT WITH ORDER OR ACTION OF ANOTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISION.
Status: in_force

An order or action of the Harris County Flood Control District, a river authority, a port authority, a navigation district, or a drainage district relating to the operation or maintenance of a district project supersedes an order or action of the district to the extent of any conflict.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 298H.004 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 298H / Section 298H.004
§ 298H.004. EXPIRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Section 298H.153(d), the authority of the district to administer and operate a program under this chapter expires December 31, 2027.

(b) This chapter expires December 31, 2027.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 614.003 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 614 / Section 614.003
§ 614.003. TEXAS CORRECTIONAL OFFICE ON OFFENDERS WITH MEDICAL OR MENTAL IMPAIRMENTS; DIRECTOR.
Status: in_force

The Texas Correctional Office on Offenders with Medical or Mental Impairments shall perform duties imposed on or assigned to the office by this chapter, other law, the board, and the executive director of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. The executive director of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shall hire a director of the office. The director serves at the pleasure of the executive director. The director shall hire the employees for the office.
Tex. Government Code § 501.112 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 501 / Section 501.112
§ 501.112. MIXING CLASSIFICATIONS PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the institutional division may not house inmates with different custody classifications in the same cellblock or dormitory unless the structure of the cellblock or dormitory allows the physical separation of the different classifications of inmates.

(b) If an appropriate justification is provided by the unit classification committee or the state classification committee, the board may permit the institutional division to house inmates with different custody classifications in the same cellblock or dormitory, but only until sufficient beds become available in the division to allow the division to house the inmates in the manner required by Subsection (a) and in no event for more than 30 days.
Tex. Government Code § 482.604 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 482 / Section 482.604
§ 482.604. CONSORTIUM COMPOSITION.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Subsections (b) and (c), the consortium is composed of:

(1) each participating institution of higher education; and

(2) any other entity that the executive committee considers necessary.

(b) An institution of higher education is considered a participating member of the consortium if the institution submits to the executive committee the name of a local campus liaison to represent the institution on the consortium.

(c) Selection of an entity for membership in the consortium under Subsection (a)(2) must be based on an application process established by the executive committee.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 33.124 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 33 / Section 33.124
§ 33.124. PERMITS PROHIBITED FOR CERTAIN STRUCTURES.
Status: in_force

The board may not grant a permit which authorizes the continued use of a structure located within 1,000 feet of privately owned littoral residential property, without written consent of the littoral owner.
Tex. Education Code § 51.666 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.666
§ 51.666. FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

A participating institution of higher education may lease facilities from or to the community/junior college for administrative and instructional purposes. Community/junior college facilities may not be transferred to the other participating institution of higher education and may not be included in the space inventory of the other participating institution of higher education for formula funding purposes.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 58.004 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 58 / Section 58.004
§ 58.004. DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICE.
Status: in_force

A violation of this chapter by a disaster remediation contractor is a false, misleading, or deceptive act or practice as defined by Section 17.46(b), and any remedy under Subchapter E, Chapter 17, is available for a violation of this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9050.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9050 / Section 9050.202
§ 9050.202. FAILED BOND ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A general law, including Sections 51.781-51.791, Water Code, that provides for calling a hearing on the dissolution of a district after a failed district bond election does not apply to the district.

(b) After the expiration of six months from the date of a failed bond election, the board may call a subsequent bond election.

(c) The district continues to exist and retain its full power to function and operate regardless of the outcome of a bond election.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 91.264 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 91 / Section 91.264
§ 91.264. JUDICIAL REVIEW OF ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) Judicial review of a commission order imposing an administrative penalty is:

(1) instituted by filing a petition as provided by Subchapter G, Chapter 2001, Government Code; and

(2) under the substantial evidence rule.

(b) If the person paid the amount of the penalty and that amount is reduced or is not assessed by the court, the court shall order that the appropriate amount plus accrued interest be remitted to the person. The rate of interest is the rate charged on loans to depository institutions by the New York Federal Reserve Bank and shall be paid for the period beginning on the date the penalty is paid and ending on the date the penalty is remitted. If the person gave a supersedeas bond, the court shall order the release of the bond:

(1) without further action by the person if the penalty is not assessed by the court; or

(2) on payment of the penalty in the amount determined by the court.

(c) A penalty collected under this section shall be deposited to the credit of the general revenue fund.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3965.0205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3965 / Section 3965.0205
§ 3965.0205. DIRECTOR'S OATH OR AFFIRMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A director shall file the director's oath or affirmation of office with the district, and the district shall retain the oath or affirmation in the district records.

(b) A director shall file a copy of the director's oath or affirmation with the secretary of the city.
Tex. Finance Code § 125.002 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 125 / Section 125.002
§ 125.002. SHARE ACCOUNT.
Status: in_force

(a) Shares and membership shares shall be subscribed to and paid for in the manner prescribed by the bylaws. A credit union may limit the number of shares that may be owned by a member, but any such limitation must be applied equally to all members.

(b) A credit union may require credit union members to subscribe to and make payments on membership shares. Membership shares may not be pledged as security on any loan.

(c) The board of directors may establish different classes of share accounts classified in relation to different rights, restrictions, par value, and dividend rates.

(d) A joint account may hold more than one membership share, supporting membership for more than one member of the credit union.
Tex. Utilities Code § 52.203 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 52 / Section 52.203
§ 52.203. MARKET POWER TEST.
Status: in_force

(a) To determine whether an incumbent local exchange company or holder of a certificate of operating authority who is a dominant carrier is no longer dominant for a service in a geographic market, the commission must find that:

(1) there is an effective competitive alternative; and

(2) the incumbent local exchange company or certificate holder does not have market power sufficient to control, in a manner that is adverse to the public interest, the price of the service in the geographic area.

(b) To determine whether the incumbent local exchange company or certificate holder is dominant for a service in the geographic area, the commission shall consider:

(1) the number and size of telecommunications utilities or other persons who provide the same, equivalent, or substitutable service in the relevant market;

(2) the extent to which the service is available in the relevant market;

(3) the ability of customers in the relevant market to obtain the same, equivalent, or substitutable service at comparable rates and on comparable terms;

(4) the ability of a telecommunications utility or other person to make the same, equivalent, or substitutable service readily available in the relevant market at comparable rates and on comparable terms;

(5) the proportion of the relevant market that is being provided the service by a telecommunications utility other than the incumbent local exchange company or holder of a certificate of operating authority who is a dominant carrier; and

(6) other relevant information the commission considers necessary.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3811.158 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3811 / Section 3811.158
§ 3811.158. OBLIGATIONS; APPROVAL BY CITY OF HOUSTON.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable in whole or in part from ad valorem taxes, assessments, impact fees, revenue, grants, or other money of the district, or any combination of those sources of money, to pay for any authorized purpose of the district.

(b) In exercising the district's borrowing power, the district may issue a bond or other obligation in the form of a bond, note, certificate of participation or other instrument evidencing a proportionate interest in payments to be made by the district, or other type of obligation.

(c) Except as provided by Subsection (d), the district must obtain the approval of the City of Houston:

(1) for the issuance of a bond for each improvement project;

(2) of the plans and specifications of the improvement project to be financed by the bond; and

(3) of the plans and specifications of a district improvement project related to:

(A) the use of land owned by the City of Houston;

(B) an easement granted by the City of Houston; or

(C) a right-of-way of a street, road, or highway.

(d) If the district obtains the approval of the City of Houston of a capital improvements budget for a specified period not to exceed five years, the district may finance the capital improvements and issue bonds specified in the budget without further approval from the City of Houston.
Tex. Government Code § 2155.006 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2155 / Section 2155.006
§ 2155.006. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN BIDS AND CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Disaster" has the meaning assigned by Section 418.004.

(2) "Hurricane Katrina" means the hurricane of that name that struck the gulf coast region of the United States in August 2005.

(b) A state agency may not accept a bid or award a contract, including a contract for which purchasing authority is delegated to a state agency, that includes proposed financial participation by a person who, during the five-year period preceding the date of the bid or award, has been:

(1) convicted of violating a federal law in connection with a contract awarded by the federal government for relief, recovery, or reconstruction efforts as a result of Hurricane Rita, as defined by Section 39.459, Utilities Code, Hurricane Katrina, or any other disaster occurring after September 24, 2005; or

(2) assessed a penalty in a federal civil or administrative enforcement action in connection with a contract awarded by the federal government for relief, recovery, or reconstruction efforts as a result of Hurricane Rita, as defined by Section 39.459, Utilities Code, Hurricane Katrina, or any other disaster occurring after September 24, 2005.

(c) A bid or award subject to the requirements of this section must include the following statement:

"Under Section 2155.006, Government Code, the vendor certifies that the individual or business entity named in this bid or contract is not ineligible to receive the specified contract and acknowledges that this contract may be terminated and payment withheld if this certification is inaccurate."

(d) If a state agency determines that an individual or business entity holding a state contract was ineligible to have the bid accepted or contract awarded under Subsection (b), the state agency may immediately terminate the contract without further obligation to the vendor.

(e) This section does not create a cause of action to contest a bid or award of a state contract.
Tex. Education Code § 62.1335 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 62 / Section 62.1335
§ 62.1335. ELIGIBILITY TO RECEIVE DISTRIBUTIONS FROM FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) A general academic teaching institution becomes eligible to receive an initial distribution of money appropriated under this subchapter for a state fiscal year if the institution:

(1) is entitled to participate in the funding provided by Section 18, Article VII, Texas Constitution;

(2) spent on average at least $20 million in federal and private research funds per state fiscal year during the preceding three state fiscal years; and

(3) awarded on average at least 45 research doctoral degrees per academic year during the preceding three academic years.

(b) A general academic teaching institution that becomes eligible to receive a distribution of money under this subchapter remains eligible to receive a distribution in each subsequent state fiscal year.
Tex. Occupations Code § 110.457 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 110 / Section 110.457
§ 110.457.
Status: in_force

Sec. 110.457. OPTIONS FOLLOWING DECISION: PAY OR APPEAL. (a) Within 30 days after the date the council's order becomes final, the person shall:

(1) pay the administrative penalty; or

(2) file a petition for judicial review contesting the occurrence of the violation, the amount of the penalty, or both.

(b) Within the 30-day period prescribed by Subsection (a), a person who files a petition for judicial review may:

(1) stay enforcement of the penalty by:

(A) paying the penalty to the court for placement in an escrow account; or

(B) giving the court a supersedeas bond approved by the court that:

(i) is for the amount of the penalty; and

(ii) is effective until all judicial review of the council's order is final; or

(2) request the court to stay enforcement of the penalty by:

(A) filing with the court a sworn affidavit of the person stating that the person is financially unable to pay the penalty and is financially unable to give the supersedeas bond; and

(B) giving a copy of the affidavit to the executive director by certified mail.

(c) If the executive director receives a copy of an affidavit under Subsection (b)(2), the executive director may file with the court, within five days after the date the copy is received, a contest to the affidavit.

(d) The court shall hold a hearing on the facts alleged in the affidavit as soon as practicable and shall stay the enforcement of the penalty on finding that the alleged facts are true. The person who files an affidavit has the burden of proving that the person is financially unable to pay the penalty and to give a supersedeas bond.
Tex. Insurance Code § 463.104 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 463 / Section 463.104
§ 463.104. ASSOCIATION RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The association shall maintain a record of each negotiation or meeting in which the association or the association's representative discusses the association's activities in carrying out the powers and duties under Section 463.101, 463.103, 463.109, or 463.111(c) or Subchapter F.

(b) A record under Subsection (a) may be made public only on:

(1) termination of a liquidation, rehabilitation, or conservation proceeding involving the impaired or insolvent insurer;

(2) termination of the impairment or insolvency of the insurer; or

(3) order of a court.

(c) This section does not limit the association's duty to report on the association's activities as required by Section 463.110.
Tex. Government Code § 2270.0006 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2270 / Section 2270.0006
§ 2270.0006. INDEMNIFICATION OF INVESTING ENTITIES, EMPLOYEES, AND OTHERS.
Status: in_force

In a cause of action based on an action, inaction, decision, divestment, investment, company communication, report, or other determination made or taken in connection with this chapter, the state shall, without regard to whether the person performed services for compensation, indemnify and hold harmless for actual damages, court costs, and attorney's fees adjudged against, and defend:

(1) an employee, a member of the governing body, or any other officer of an investing entity;

(2) a contractor of an investing entity;

(3) a former employee, a former member of the governing body, or any other former officer of an investing entity who was an employee or officer when the act or omission on which the damages are based occurred;

(4) a former contractor of an investing entity who was a contractor when the act or omission on which the damages are based occurred; and

(5) an investing entity.
Tex. Transportation Code § 225.105 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 225 / Section 225.105
§ 225.105. SPECIALIST DANE BALCON MEMORIAL BRIDGE.
Status: in_force

(a) The State Highway 151 bridge at Westover Hills in Bexar County is designated as the Specialist Dane Balcon Memorial Bridge.

(b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall:

(1) design and construct markers indicating the designation as the Specialist Dane Balcon Memorial Bridge and any other appropriate information; and

(2) erect a marker at each end of the highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3899.252 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3899 / Section 3899.252
§ 3899.252. PROCEDURE FOR ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes of the area defined or property designated under Section 3899.251, the board shall call and hold an election in the defined area or within the boundaries of the designated property only.

(b) The board may submit the proposition to the voters on the same ballot to be used in another election.
Tex. Occupations Code § 104.003 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 104 / Section 104.003
§ 104.003. REQUIRED IDENTIFICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person subject to this section who uses the person's name on a written or printed professional identification, including a sign, pamphlet, stationery, or letterhead, or who uses the person's signature as a professional identification shall designate as required by this section the healing art the person is licensed to practice.

(b) A person who is licensed by the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners and holds a doctor of medicine degree shall use:

(1) physician or surgeon, M.D.;

(2) doctor, M.D.; or

(3) doctor of medicine, M.D.

(c) A person who is licensed by the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners and holds a doctor of osteopathy degree shall use:

(1) physician or surgeon, D.O.;

(2) osteopathic physician or surgeon;

(3) doctor, D.O.;

(4) doctor of osteopathy;

(5) doctor of osteopathic medicine;

(6) osteopath; or

(7) D.O.

(d) A person who is licensed by the State Board of Dental Examiners shall use:

(1) dentist;

(2) doctor, D.D.S.;

(3) doctor of dental surgery;

(4) D.D.S.; or

(5) doctor of dental medicine, D.M.D.

(e) A person who is licensed by the Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners shall use:

(1) chiropractor;

(2) doctor, D.C.;

(3) doctor of chiropractic; or

(4) D.C.

(f) A person who is licensed by the Texas Optometry Board shall use:

(1) optometrist;

(2) doctor, optometrist;

(3) doctor of optometry; or

(4) O.D.

(g) A person who is licensed by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation to practice podiatry shall use:

(1) chiropodist;

(2) doctor, D.S.C.;

(3) doctor of surgical chiropody;

(4) D.S.C.;

(5) podiatrist;

(6) doctor, D.P.M.;

(7) doctor of podiatric medicine; or

(8) D.P.M.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1066.113 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1066 / Section 1066.113
§ 1066.113. PAYMENT FOR TREATMENT; PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) When a patient who resides in the district is admitted to a district facility, the district administrator may have an inquiry made into the financial circumstances of:

(1) the patient; or

(2) a relative of the patient who is legally responsible for the patient's support.

(b) The district without charge shall provide to a patient who resides in the district the care and treatment that the patient or a relative of the patient who is legally responsible for the patient's support cannot pay.

(c) On determining that the patient or a relative legally responsible for the patient's support can pay for all or part of the care and treatment provided by the district, the district administrator shall report that determination to the board, and the board shall issue an order directing the patient or the relative to pay the district a specified amount each week. The amount must be based on the individual's ability to pay.

(d) The district administrator may collect money owed to the district from the patient's estate or from that of a relative who was legally responsible for the patient's support in the manner provided by law for collection of expenses of the last illness of a deceased person.

(e) If there is a dispute relating to an individual's ability to pay or if the district administrator has any doubt concerning an individual's ability to pay, the board shall:

(1) call witnesses;

(2) hear and resolve the question; and

(3) issue a final order.

(f) A final order of the board may be appealed to a district court in Lavaca County. The substantial evidence rule applies to the appeal.
Tex. Utilities Code § 33.004 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 33 / Section 33.004
§ 33.004. AREA EXEMPT FROM COMMISSION REGULATION.
Status: in_force

(a) If a municipality does not surrender its jurisdiction, local utility service in the municipality is exempt from regulation by the commission under this subtitle to the extent that this subtitle applies to local service.

(b) The municipality may exercise in the exempt area the same regulatory powers under the same standards and rules as the commission or under other consistent standards and rules.
Tex. Water Code § 55.751 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 55 / Section 55.751
§ 55.751. ELECTIONS TO APPROVE CONSOLIDATION.
Status: in_force

(a) After the directors of each district have agreed upon the terms and conditions of consolidation, they shall order an election in each district to determine whether the districts should be consolidated.

(b) The directors of each district shall order an election to be held on the same day in each district and shall give notice of the election for at least 20 days in the manner provided by law for other elections.

(c) The districts may be consolidated only if the electors in each district vote in favor of the consolidation.