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Tex. Transportation Code § 1001.044 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.044
§ 1001.044. QUALIFICATIONS AND STANDARDS OF CONDUCT.
Status: in_force

The executive director shall provide to department employees, as often as necessary, information regarding their:

(1) qualification for office or employment under this subtitle; and

(2) responsibilities under applicable laws relating to standards of conduct for state employees.
Tex. Occupations Code § 504.153 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 504 / Section 504.153
§ 504.153. ALTERNATIVE QUALIFICATIONS AND EVIDENCE OF LICENSE REQUIREMENT SATISFACTION.
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant is exempt from the requirements of Sections 504.152(3)(A) and (C) if the applicant holds a baccalaureate degree or a more advanced degree in:

(1) chemical dependency counseling; or

(2) psychology, sociology, or any other related program approved by the department.

(b) On presentation of documentation by an applicant who holds a degree described by Subsection (a), the department may waive any portion of the requirement established by Section 504.152(3)(B) that the department determines has been satisfied as evidenced by the documentation.
Tex. Local Government Code § 5.003 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 5 / Section 5.003
§ 5.003. TYPE C GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY.
Status: in_force

A municipality is a Type C general-law municipality if it:

(1) has incorporated as a Type C general-law municipality under Subchapter A of Chapter 8 and has not acted to change to another type of municipality;

(2) has changed to a Type C general-law municipality under Subchapter B of Chapter 8 and has not acted to change to another type of municipality; or

(3) operated, immediately preceding September 1, 1987, under Chapter 12, Title 28, Revised Statutes, and has not acted to change to another type of municipality.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 15.007 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 15 / Section 15.007
§ 15.007. PROGRAM FUNDS.
Status: in_force

The Department of State Health Services may accept gifts and grants from the federal government, the state, and private sources as well as legislative appropriations for the program authorized by this chapter. The use of gifts and grants other than legislative appropriations is subject, after their appropriation, only to limitations contained in the gift or grant.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1109.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1109 / Section 1109.051
§ 1109.051. BOARD APPOINTMENT; TERM.
Status: in_force

(a) The board consists of:

(1) six managers appointed by the commissioners court; and

(2) the county judge of Tyler County as an ex officio manager.

(b) Appointed managers serve two-year terms. The terms may overlap.
Tex. Utilities Code § 54.104 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 54 / Section 54.104
§ 54.104. TIME OF SERVICE REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission by rule may prescribe the period within which a certificate holder must be able to serve customers.

(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a certificate holder must serve a customer not later than the 30th day after the date the customer requests service.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1028.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1028 / Section 1028.155
§ 1028.155. FISCAL YEAR.
Status: in_force

(a) The district operates on a fiscal year established by the board.

(b) The fiscal year may not be changed:

(1) during a period that revenue bonds of the district are outstanding; or

(2) more than once in a 24-month period.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8365.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8365 / Section 8365.101
§ 8365.101. 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. Human Resources Code § 242.069 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 242 / Section 242.069
§ 242.069. CLIENT SERVICE CONTRACT STANDARDS.
Status: in_force

In each contract for the purchase of residential program-related client services, the department shall include:

(1) clearly defined contract goals, outputs, and measurable outcomes that relate directly to program objectives;

(2) clearly defined sanctions or penalties for failure to comply with or perform contract terms or conditions; and

(3) clearly specified accounting, reporting, and auditing requirements applicable to money received under the contract.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8063.0306 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8063 / Section 8063.0306
§ 8063.0306. DIVISION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may be divided into two or more new districts only if the district:

(1) has no outstanding bonded debt; and

(2) is not imposing ad valorem taxes.

(b) This chapter applies to any new district created by the division of the district, and a new district has all the powers and duties of the district.

(c) Any new district created by the division of the district may not, at the time the new district is created, contain any land outside the area described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.

(d) The board, on its own motion or on receipt of a petition signed by the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district, may adopt an order dividing the district.

(e) The board may adopt an order dividing the district before or after the date the board holds an election under Section 8063.0103 to confirm the creation of the district.

(f) An order dividing the district shall:

(1) name each new district;

(2) include the metes and bounds description of the territory of each new district;

(3) appoint temporary directors for each new district; and

(4) provide for the division of assets and liabilities between or among the new districts.

(g) On or before the 30th day after the date of adoption of an order dividing the district, the district shall file the order with the commission and record the order in the real property records of each county in which the district is located.

(h) Any new district created by the division of the district shall hold a confirmation and directors' election as required by Section 8063.0103.

(i) If the creation of the new district is confirmed, the new district shall provide the election date and results to the commission.

(j) Any new district created by the division of the district must hold an election as required by this chapter to obtain voter approval before the district may impose a maintenance tax or issue bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes.

(k) Municipal consent to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district granted under Section 8063.0104 acts as municipal consent to the creation of any new district created by the division of the district and to the inclusion of land in the new district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7903A.0305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7903A / Section 7903A.0305
§ 7903A.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. Insurance Code § 825.101 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 825 / Section 825.101
§ 825.101. ISSUANCE OF ANNUITY BONDS IN PAYMENT OF STOCK.
Status: in_force

(a) A stock acquisition plan may provide that all or part of the purchase price of any part or all of the shares of stock of a converting company that are acquired by the company under the plan may be paid by the company through the issuance of annuity bonds payable in annual amounts and for the term provided by the plan.

(b) Each annuity bond issued under Subsection (a) must expressly provide, on the face of the bond, that the bond is payable only out of the surplus of the converting company remaining after all liabilities, including reserves, are provided for and is not otherwise a liability or claim against the converting company or any of its assets, as provided by Section 882.253.

(c) Not more than three-fourths of the net earnings of the converting company during any calendar year may be used or applied to the payment of the annuity bonds.

(d) On the approval of the commissioner, the company issuing the annuity bonds or any life insurance company may invest its funds in the annuity bonds. The investment in the annuity bonds may not at any time exceed 10 percent of the company's total admitted assets.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1101.701 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1101 / Section 1101.701
§ 1101.701. IMPOSITION OF ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may impose an administrative penalty on a person who violates this chapter or a rule adopted or order issued by the commission under this chapter.

(b) The commission shall periodically review the commission's enforcement procedures and ensure that administrative penalty and disciplinary proceedings are combined into a single enforcement procedure.

(c) The commission may combine a proceeding to impose an administrative penalty with another disciplinary proceeding, including a proceeding to suspend or revoke a license.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 121.103 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 121 / Section 121.103
§ 121.103. GENERAL DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to the availability of funds, the department, in consultation with the consortium and local health units, local health departments, and public health districts, shall:

(1) develop curricula to provide training to public health workers;

(2) conduct research on improving health status outcomes and methods of monitoring those outcomes;

(3) develop performance standards for local health units, local health departments, and public health districts;

(4) develop competency certification standards for public health workers; and

(5) study the technology infrastructure available to local health units, local health departments, and public health districts and improve the use of this infrastructure to permit:

(A) statewide communication relating to disease surveillance and reporting of public health information; and

(B) immediate access to public health information and collaboration among public health professionals.

(b) The training curricula described by Subsection (a)(1) may include training for local health authorities.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 283.003 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 283 / Section 283.003
§ 283.003. DISTRICT AUTHORIZATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A county authorized to establish a hospital district under Article IX, Section 4, of the Texas Constitution may create a hospital district and provide for the establishment of a countywide hospital or hospital system to furnish medical aid and hospital care to indigent and needy persons residing in the district.

(b) If the county authorized to establish a hospital district under Article IX, Section 4, of the Texas Constitution owns and operates a hospital or hospital system for indigent or needy persons, separately or jointly with a municipality, the countywide hospital district may take over the hospital or hospital system to furnish medical aid and hospital care to indigent and needy persons residing in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8134.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8134 / Section 8134.052
§ 8134.052. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

On the uniform election date in May of each even-numbered year, the appropriate number of directors shall be elected.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 2.718 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 2 / Section 2.718
§ 2.718. LIQUIDATION OR LIMITATION OF DAMAGES; DEPOSITS.
Status: in_force

(a) Damages for breach by either party may be liquidated in the agreement but only at an amount which is reasonable in the light of the anticipated or actual harm caused by the breach, the difficulties of proof of loss, and the inconvenience or non-feasibility of otherwise obtaining an adequate remedy. A term fixing unreasonably large liquidated damages is void as a penalty.

(b) Where the seller justifiably withholds delivery of goods because of the buyer's breach, the buyer is entitled to restitution of any amount by which the sum of his payments exceeds

(1) the amount to which the seller is entitled by virtue of terms liquidating the seller's damages in accordance with Subsection (a), or

(2) in the absence of such terms, twenty percent of the value of the total performance for which the buyer is obligated under the contract or $500, whichever is smaller.

(c) The buyer's right to restitution under Subsection (b) is subject to offset to the extent that the seller establishes

(1) a right to recover damages under the provisions of this chapter other than Subsection (a), and

(2) the amount or value of any benefits received by the buyer directly or indirectly by reason of the contract.

(d) Where a seller has received payment in goods their reasonable value or the proceeds of their resale shall be treated as payments for the purposes of Subsection (b); but if the seller has notice of the buyer's breach before reselling goods received in part performance, his resale is subject to the conditions laid down in this chapter on resale by an aggrieved seller (Section 2.706).
Tex. Local Government Code § 193.010 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 193 / Section 193.010
§ 193.010. REVISION OF INDEXES OF RECORDS ON MICROFILM.
Status: in_force

(a) The indexes must be periodically revised throughout the year to obtain a complete alphabetical index to each of the classes of official public records for each calendar year.

(b) The clerk may not make a marginal entry to a previously completed index.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1702.331 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1702 / Section 1702.331
§ 1702.331. PERSONAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE SYSTEMS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "personal emergency response system" means an alarm system that is:

(1) installed in the residence of a person;

(2) monitored by an alarm systems company;

(3) designed only to permit the person to signal the occurrence of a medical or personal emergency on the part of the person so that the company may dispatch appropriate aid; and

(4) not part of a combination of alarm systems that includes a burglar alarm or fire alarm.

(b) This chapter does not apply to:

(1) an alarm systems company that sells, installs, services, monitors, or responds to only personal emergency response systems;

(2) an alarm systems installer who installs, maintains, or repairs only personal emergency response systems; and

(3) an owner of an alarm systems company described by Subdivision (1).
Tex. Election Code § 1.011 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 1 / Section 1.011
§ 1.011. SIGNING DOCUMENT BY WITNESS.
Status: in_force

(a) When this code requires a person to sign an application, report, or other document or paper, except as otherwise provided by this code, the document or paper may be signed for the person by a witness, as provided by this section, if the person required to sign cannot do so because of a physical disability or illiteracy.

(b) The person who cannot sign must affix the person's mark to the document or paper, which the witness must attest. If the person cannot make the mark, the witness must state that fact on the document or paper.

(c) The witness must state on the document or paper the name, in printed form, of the person who cannot sign.

(d) The witness must affix the witness's own signature to the document or paper and state the witness's own name, in printed form, near the signature. The witness must also state the witness's residence address unless the witness is an election officer, in which case the witness must state the witness's official title.

(e) The procedure prescribed by this section must be conducted in the presence of the person who cannot sign.
Tex. Education Code § 34.011 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 34 / Section 34.011
§ 34.011. APPEALS.
Status: in_force

A policy decision of a board of county school trustees or board of trustees of a school district affecting transportation is final and may not be appealed.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5018.0059 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 5018 / Section 5018.0059
§ 5018.0059. DISTRICT OFFICE.
Status: in_force

A regular office shall be established and maintained for conducting district business in the district's territory.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 50.0101 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 50 / Section 50.0101
§ 50.0101. ESTABLISHMENT OF GRANT PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The office of the governor, in collaboration with the Child Sex Trafficking Prevention Unit established under Section 772.0062, Government Code, shall establish and administer a grant program to train local law enforcement officers to recognize signs of sex trafficking.

(b) The office of the governor may establish eligibility criteria for a grant applicant.

(c) A grant awarded under this section must include provisions under which the office of the governor is provided sufficient control to ensure the public purpose of sex trafficking prevention is accomplished and the state receives the return benefit.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1505.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1505 / Section 1505.001
§ 1505.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "health insurer" means an insurance company authorized to provide a hospital, surgical, and medical expense insurance plan in this state, including:

(1) a stock insurance company;

(2) a reciprocal or interinsurance exchange;

(3) a Lloyd's plan;

(4) a fraternal benefit society;

(5) a stipulated premium company; and

(6) a mutual insurance company, including a statewide mutual assessment company or a local mutual aid association.
Tex. Estates Code § 1054.056 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1054 / Section 1054.056
§ 1054.056. IMMUNITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Subsection (b), a guardian ad litem appointed under this subchapter or Section 1102.001 or 1202.054 to represent the interests of an incapacitated person in a guardianship proceeding involving the creation, modification, or termination of a guardianship is not liable for civil damages arising from a recommendation made or an opinion given in the capacity of guardian ad litem.

(b) This section does not apply to a recommendation or opinion that is:

(1) wilfully wrongful;

(2) given:

(A) with conscious indifference to or reckless disregard for the safety of another;

(B) with malice; or

(C) in bad faith; or

(3) grossly negligent.
Tex. Insurance Code § 964.066 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 964 / Section 964.066
§ 964.066. STANDARDS FOR RISK MANAGEMENT OF CONTROLLED UNAFFILIATED BUSINESS.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may adopt rules establishing standards to ensure that an affiliated company is able to exercise control of the risk management function of any controlled unaffiliated business to be insured by the captive insurance company. Until rules under this section are adopted, the commissioner may approve the coverage of these risks by a captive insurance company.
Tex. Insurance Code § 202.102 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 202 / Section 202.102
§ 202.102. DEPOSIT AND USE OF CERTAIN OTHER FEES.
Status: in_force

Amounts collected by the comptroller under Section 202.052:

(1) shall be deposited to the credit of the general revenue fund; and

(2) are available for appropriation to the department as provided by the General Appropriations Act to pay salaries and other expenses arising from investigations of violations of the insurance laws of this state and the examination or licensing of insurers.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 287.077 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 287 / Section 287.077
§ 287.077. CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may enter into construction contracts for the district.

(b) The board may enter into construction contracts that involve spending more than $10,000 only after competitive bidding as provided by Subchapter B, Chapter 271, Local Government Code.

(c) Chapter 2253, Government Code, as it relates to performance and payment bonds, applies to construction contracts let by the district.
Tex. Local Government Code § 161.154 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 161 / Section 161.154
§ 161.154. CATEGORIZATION OF VIOLATIONS.
Status: in_force

An allegation of a violation listed as a Category One violation shall be treated as a Category Two violation if the commission at any time determines that:

(1) the allegation arises out of the same set of facts as those that give rise to an allegation of a Category Two violation, and the interests of justice or efficiency require resolution of the allegations together; or

(2) the facts and law related to a particular allegation or a defense to the allegation present a level of complexity that prevents resolution through the preliminary review procedures for Category One violations prescribed by Section 161.159(a).
Tex. Insurance Code § 422.053 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 422 / Section 422.053
§ 422.053. CLAIMANT LIEN ON CERTAIN ASSETS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person, corporation, association, governmental entity, or any other legal entity that accepts as security for an insurer's debt or other obligation a pledge or encumbrance of an asset of the insurer that is not made in accordance with this chapter is considered to have accepted the asset subject to a superior, preferential, and automatically perfected lien in favor of a claimant of the insurer.

(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to:

(1) an asset of an insurer in conservatorship or receivership if the commissioner in the conservatorship proceeding, or the court in which the receivership is pending, approves the pledge or encumbrance of the asset; or

(2) a pledge or encumbrance of an asset permitted in a transaction approved by the commissioner under Section 1152.055.
Tex. Government Code § 30.01274 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 30 / Section 30.01274
§ 30.01274.
Status: in_force

Sec. 30.01274. JOINT COURT: JUDGES. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a joint municipal court of record created under Section 30.01273 is presided over by a municipal judge or alternate municipal judge who is appointed by a majority vote of each of the governing bodies of the contracting municipalities for a two-year term.

(b) The judge of a joint municipal court of record may be removed from office by the governing bodies of the contracting municipalities at any time for incompetency, misconduct, malfeasance, or inability to perform the tasks of the office.
Tex. Government Code § 30.00084 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 30 / Section 30.00084
§ 30.00084. JUDGE.
Status: repealed

(a) to (g) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 139(2), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

(h) In addition to exercising powers under Section 30.00006, a municipal judge, with the approval of all parties, may order a defendant and the victim or complainant in a case before the municipal court to engage in mediation or alternative dispute resolution. The city shall provide mediation services and pay all costs of those services.

(i) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 139(2), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

(j) Sections 30.00007(b)(1), (2), (3), and (5) do not apply to this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1067.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1067 / Section 1067.154
§ 1067.154. FISCAL YEAR.
Status: in_force

(a) The district operates according to a fiscal year established by the board.

(b) The fiscal year may not be changed:

(1) during a period that revenue bonds of the district are outstanding; or

(2) more than once in a 24-month period.
Tex. Utilities Code § 161.060 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 161 / Section 161.060
§ 161.060. MEMBERS NOT LIABLE FOR DEBTS OF ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE.
Status: in_force

A member is not liable for a debt of an electric cooperative except for:

(1) a debt contracted between the member and the cooperative; or

(2) an amount not to exceed the unpaid amount of the member's membership fee.