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Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 15.21 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 15 / Section 15.21
§ 15.21. RELEASE ON PERSONAL BOND IF NOT TIMELY DEMANDED.
Status: in_force

If the proper office of the county where the offense is alleged to have been committed does not demand an arrested person described by Article 15.19 and take charge of the arrested person before the 11th day after the date the person is committed to the jail of the county in which the person is arrested, a magistrate in the county where the person was arrested shall:

(1) release the arrested person on personal bond without sureties or other security; and

(2) forward the personal bond to:

(A) the sheriff of the county where the offense is alleged to have been committed; or

(B) the court that issued the warrant of arrest.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7979.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7979 / Section 7979.152
§ 7979.152. METHOD OF NOTICE FOR HEARING.
Status: in_force

The district shall mail notice of the hearing to each property owner in the district who will be subject to the assessment at the current address to be assessed as reflected on the tax rolls. The district may mail the notice by certified or first class United States mail. The board shall determine the method of notice.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 62.015 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 62 / Section 62.015
§ 62.015. IMPORTATION OF MALT BEVERAGES FOR MANUFACTURE.
Status: in_force

(a) The holder of a brewer's license may:

(1) import for manufacturing purposes malt beverages from the holder of a nonresident brewer's license; and

(2) mix and blend malt beverages imported under Subdivision (1) and bottle and sell the resultant product.

(b) The state tax on malt beverages imported for manufacturing purposes does not accrue until:

(1) the malt beverages have been used for manufacturing purposes; and

(2) the resultant product has been placed in containers for sale.
Tex. Insurance Code § 705.105 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 705 / Section 705.105
§ 705.105. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

Subchapter A does not apply to a life insurance policy:

(1) that contains a provision making the policy incontestable after two years or less; and

(2) on which premiums have been duly paid.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 5.051 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 5 / Section 5.051
§ 5.051. GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL FROM COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

(a) It is a ground for removal from the commission that a member:

(1) does not have at the time of taking office the qualifications required by Section 5.02;

(2) does not maintain during service on the commission the qualifications required by Section 5.02;

(3) is ineligible for membership under Section 5.05;

(4) cannot, because of illness or disability, discharge the member's duties for a substantial part of the member's term; or

(5) is absent from more than half of the regularly scheduled commission meetings that the member is eligible to attend during a calendar year without an excuse approved by a majority vote of the commission.

(b) The validity of an action of the commission is not affected by the fact that it was taken when a ground for removal of a commission member exists.

(c) If the administrator has knowledge that a potential ground for removal exists, the administrator shall notify the presiding officer of the commission of the potential ground. The presiding officer shall then notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists. If the potential ground for removal involves the presiding officer, the administrator shall notify the next highest ranking officer of the commission, who shall then notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 51.181 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 51 / Section 51.181
§ 51.181. NOTICE TO NECESSARY PARTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 30th day after the application commencement date, and at any time after that date that the commissioner considers it necessary to notify an identified necessary party, the commissioner shall provide to each necessary party identified and located as of that date a written notice that:

(1) informs the necessary party that a vacancy application has been filed;

(2) states the application commencement date; and

(3) includes:

(A) a copy of the vacancy application and any attachments; and

(B) a form for requesting subsequent notices regarding the application.

(b) If the attorney ad litem is unable to locate an identified necessary party, the attorney ad litem shall notify the commissioner in writing, and the commissioner shall provide notice required under this section by publication in the same manner prescribed by the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.

(c) Except as provided by Subsection (d), a necessary party is not entitled to notices subsequent to the notice provided under Subsection (a) unless the party requests subsequent notices.

(d) The commissioner shall notify each necessary party of a final order issued under Section 51.188.
Tex. Transportation Code § 201.1075 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 201 / Section 201.1075
§ 201.1075. CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER.
Status: in_force

(a) The chief financial officer shall ensure that the department's financial activities are conducted in a transparent and reliable manner.

(b) The chief financial officer shall certify each month that any state highway construction and maintenance contracts to be awarded by the department during that month will not create state liability that exceeds the department's most recent cash flow forecast.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8513.0210 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8513 / Section 8513.0210
§ 8513.0210. CERTAIN INTERESTS PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) A director may not engage in a transaction with the authority for gain or profit.

(b) An officer of the authority may not have any interest, direct or indirect, in any contract awarded by the authority.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6903.310 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6903 / Section 6903.310
§ 6903.310. APPOINTMENT OF RECEIVER.
Status: in_force

(a) On default or threatened default in the payment of principal of or interest on bonds issued under this subchapter that are payable wholly or partly from revenue, a court may, on petition of the holders of 25 percent of the outstanding bonds of the issue in default or threatened with default, appoint a receiver for the district.

(b) The receiver may collect and receive all district income except taxes, employ and discharge district agents and employees, take charge of money on hand, except money received from taxes, unless commingled, and manage the district's proprietary affairs without consent or hindrance by the board.

(c) The receiver may be authorized to sell or contract for the sale of water or to renew those contracts with the approval of the court that appointed the receiver.

(d) The court may vest the receiver with any other power or duty the court finds necessary to protect the bondholders.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3980.0602 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3980 / Section 3980.0602
§ 3980.0602. PROCEDURE FOR ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Before the district may impose an ad valorem tax applicable only to the defined area or designated property or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes of the defined area or designated property, the board shall hold an election as provided by Section 3980.0501 in the defined area or designated property only.

(b) The board may submit the proposition to the voters on the same ballot to be used in another election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8086.0502 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8086 / Section 8086.0502
§ 8086.0502. 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.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1811.153 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1811 / Section 1811.153
§ 1811.153. RIGHTS CONFERRED BY CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE.
Status: in_force

A certificate of insurance shall not confer to a certificate holder new or additional rights beyond what the referenced policy or any executed endorsement of insurance provides.
Tex. Education Code § 53B.01 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 53B / Section 53B.01
§ 53B.01. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Higher Education Loan Authority Act.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8001.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8001 / Section 8001.053
§ 8001.053. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 21.02 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 21 / Section 21.02
§ 21.02. REQUISITES OF AN INDICTMENT.
Status: in_force

An indictment shall be deemed sufficient if it has the following requisites:

1. It shall commence, "In the name and by authority of The State of Texas".

2. It must appear that the same was presented in the district court of the county where the grand jury is in session.

3. It must appear to be the act of a grand jury of the proper county.

4. It must contain the name of the accused, or state that his name is unknown and give a reasonably accurate description of him.

5. It must show that the place where the offense was committed is within the jurisdiction of the court in which the indictment is presented.

6. The time mentioned must be some date anterior to the presentment of the indictment, and not so remote that the prosecution of the offense is barred by limitation.

7. The offense must be set forth in plain and intelligible words.

8. The indictment must conclude, "Against the peace and dignity of the State".

9. It shall be signed officially by the foreman of the grand jury.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8870.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8870 / Section 8870.002
§ 8870.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a groundwater conservation district in the part of Bexar County overlying the Trinity Aquifer and is created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Government Code § 801.114 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 801 / Section 801.114
§ 801.114. QUALIFICATIONS AND STANDARDS OF CONDUCT.
Status: in_force

The executive director or the executive director's designee shall provide to members of the board and to board employees, as often as necessary, information regarding the requirements for office or employment under this chapter, including information regarding a person's responsibilities under applicable laws relating to standards of conduct for state officers or employees.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3841.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3841 / Section 3841.051
§ 3841.051. BOARD OF DIRECTORS; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five voting directors who serve staggered terms of four years, with two or three directors' terms expiring June 1 of each odd-numbered year.

(b) The board by resolution may change the number of voting directors on the board, but only if the board determines that the change is in the best interest of the district. The board may not consist of fewer than five or more than 15 voting directors.
Tex. Government Code § 44.312 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 44 / Section 44.312
§ 44.312. SMITH COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The criminal district attorney of Smith County shall attend each term and session of the district courts of Smith County and each term and session of the inferior courts of the county held for the transaction of criminal business and shall exclusively represent the state in all criminal matters before those courts. He shall represent Smith County in any court in which the county has pending business.

(b) The criminal district attorney has all the powers, duties, and privileges in Smith County that are conferred by law on county and district attorneys in the various counties and districts.

(c) The criminal district attorney shall collect the fees, commissions, and perquisites that are provided by law for similar services rendered by a district or county attorney.
Tex. Government Code § 24.503 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.503
§ 24.503.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.503. 357TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CAMERON COUNTY). The 357th Judicial District is composed of Cameron County.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4014.0105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4014 / Section 4014.0105
§ 4014.0105. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

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

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

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

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

(3) right to impose or collect an assessment or tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Family Code § 152.208 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 152 / Section 152.208
§ 152.208. JURISDICTION DECLINED BY REASON OF CONDUCT.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 152.204 or other law of this state, if a court of this state has jurisdiction under this chapter because a person seeking to invoke its jurisdiction has engaged in unjustifiable conduct, the court shall decline to exercise its jurisdiction unless:

(1) the parents and all persons acting as parents have acquiesced in the exercise of jurisdiction;

(2) a court of the state otherwise having jurisdiction under Sections 152.201 through 152.203 determines that this state is a more appropriate forum under Section 152.207; or

(3) no court of any other state would have jurisdiction under the criteria specified in Sections 152.201 through 152.203.

(b) If a court of this state declines to exercise its jurisdiction pursuant to Subsection (a), it may fashion an appropriate remedy to ensure the safety of the child and prevent a repetition of the unjustifiable conduct, including staying the proceeding until a child custody proceeding is commenced in a court having jurisdiction under Sections 152.201 through 152.203.

(c) If a court dismisses a petition or stays a proceeding because it declines to exercise its jurisdiction pursuant to Subsection (a), it shall assess against the party seeking to invoke its jurisdiction reasonable and necessary attorney's fees, court costs, and expenses including communication expenses, investigative fees, expenses for witnesses, travel expenses, and child care during the course of the proceedings, unless the party from whom fees are sought establishes that the assessment would be clearly inappropriate. The court may not assess fees, costs, or expenses against this state unless authorized by law other than this chapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 32.153 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 32 / Section 32.153
§ 32.153. CONTINUITY OF CARE FOR CERTAIN WOMEN ENROLLING IN HEALTHY TEXAS WOMEN PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

The commission shall develop and implement strategies to ensure the continuity of care for women who transition from the medical assistance program and enroll in the Healthy Texas Women program. In developing and implementing strategies under this section, the commission may collaborate with health care providers participating in the Healthy Texas Women program and Medicaid managed care organizations that provide health care services to pregnant women.
Tex. Finance Code § 342.159 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 342 / Section 342.159
§ 342.159. REINSTATEMENT OF SUSPENDED LICENSE; ISSUANCE OF NEW LICENSE AFTER REVOCATION.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may reinstate a suspended license or issue a new license on application to a person whose license has been revoked if at the time of the reinstatement or issuance no fact or condition exists that clearly would have justified the commissioner's denial of an original application for the license.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1702.032 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1702 / Section 1702.032
§ 1702.032. COMMISSION LIAISON.
Status: in_force

The commission shall designate a commission member to serve as a liaison to the committee.
Tex. Transportation Code § 201.947 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 201 / Section 201.947
§ 201.947. STRATEGIC PLAN.
Status: in_force

The commission may not issue obligations under this subchapter before the department has developed a strategic plan that outlines how the money will be used and the benefit the state will derive from use of money in the fund.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.6008 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.6008
§ 2306.6008. GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL.
Status: in_force

(a) It is a ground for removal from the Manufactured Housing Board that a member:

(1) does not have at the time of taking office the qualifications required by Section 2306.6004(b);

(2) does not maintain during service on the Manufactured Housing Board the qualifications required by Section 2306.6004(b);

(3) is ineligible for membership under Section 2306.6004(c) or 2306.6005;

(4) cannot, because of illness or disability, discharge the member's duties for a substantial part of the member's term; or

(5) is absent from more than half of the regularly scheduled Manufactured Housing Board meetings that the member is eligible to attend during a calendar year without an excuse approved by a majority vote of the Manufactured Housing Board.

(b) The validity of an action of the Manufactured Housing Board is not affected by the fact that it is taken when a ground for removal of a Manufactured Housing Board member exists.

(c) If the division director has knowledge that a potential ground for removal exists, the division director shall notify the presiding officer of the Manufactured Housing Board of the potential ground. The presiding officer shall then notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists. If the potential ground for removal involves the presiding officer, the division director shall notify the next highest ranking officer of the Manufactured Housing Board, who shall then notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists.
Tex. Water Code § 56.311 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 56 / Section 56.311
§ 56.311. FINAL REPORT OF TRUSTEE.
Status: in_force

(a) When all claims against the district are paid and all costs and expenses incurred in controlling and managing the district are satisfied, the trustee shall file with the commissioners court his account for final settlement.

(b) The trustee's account shall include a complete statement of all money received and paid out, of all property controlled and disposed of by the trustee, and of all other matters relating to management of the district's affairs.

(c) On approval of the account, the commissioners court shall direct the trustee to turn over to persons entitled to it as found by the commissioners court all money and property remaining in the control of the trustee, and on compliance with this order, the trustee shall report to the commissioners court, and the commissioners court shall enter an order discharging the trustee and his bondsman and closing the trust estate.

(d) Before entering an order discharging the trustee and the surety on the trustee's bond and closing the trust estate, the commissioners court shall order all transactions of the trustee audited by an independent certified public accountant. A copy of the audit shall be filed with the commissioners court and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, and a copy shall be provided to the trustee.
Tex. Insurance Code § 961.255 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 961 / Section 961.255
§ 961.255. LIMITATIONS ON BENEFITS.
Status: in_force

A contract for legal services and a benefit certificate issued by a nonprofit legal services corporation may limit:

(1) the types and extent of benefits; and

(2) the circumstances under which legal services are provided.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1116.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1116 / Section 1116.153
§ 1116.153. FISCAL YEAR.
Status: in_force

The district's fiscal year is from October 1 to September 30.
Tex. Family Code § 45.0031 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 45 / Section 45.0031
§ 45.0031. WAIVER OF CITATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A party to a suit under this subchapter may waive the issuance or service of citation after the suit is filed by filing with the clerk of the court in which the suit is filed the waiver of the party acknowledging receipt of a copy of the filed petition.

(b) The party executing the waiver may not sign the waiver using a digitized signature.

(c) The waiver must contain the mailing address of the party executing the waiver.

(d) Notwithstanding Section 132.001, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, the waiver must be sworn before a notary public who is not an attorney in the suit. This subsection does not apply if the party executing the waiver is incarcerated.

(e) The Texas Rules of Civil Procedure do not apply to a waiver executed under this section.

(f) For purposes of this section, "digitized signature" has the meaning assigned by Section 101.0096.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 203.051 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 203 / Section 203.051
§ 203.051. STATE PLAN.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall prepare and adopt a state water supply enhancement plan that includes a comprehensive strategy for managing brush in all areas of the state where brush is contributing to a substantial water conservation problem.

(b) The plan adopted under this section must list the goals the board establishes under Section 201.029 for the water supply enhancement program. These goals must include:

(1) a goal describing the intended use of a water supply enhanced or conserved by the program, such as agricultural purposes or drinking water purposes; and

(2) a goal describing the populations that the water supply enhancement program will target.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2054.006 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.006
§ 2054.006. AUTHORITY OF COMMISSIONER AND DEPARTMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may regulate the company to the same extent that the commissioner may regulate a mutual insurance company.

(b) The company is subject to the jurisdiction of the commissioner and department in the same manner as a private insurance company.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 671A.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 671A / Section 671A.001
§ 671A.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "private autopsy facility" means a facility that is owned or operated by a physician who performs autopsy services for a fee or that employs a physician to perform autopsy services for a fee, including autopsy services performed on the order of a justice of the peace. The term does not include a medical examiner's office.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8465.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8465 / Section 8465.102
§ 8465.102. 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.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3812.008 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3812 / Section 3812.008
§ 3812.008. LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with the findings and purposes stated in this chapter.