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Tex. Water Code § 59.002 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 59 / Section 59.002
§ 59.002. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this chapter:

(1) "District" means a district created or operating under this chapter.

(2) "Municipal district" means a district created under general law or a special Act operating under Chapter 51, 53, or 54.

(3) "Bond" means bonds, coupons, notes, or any other evidence of indebtedness.

(b) Other terms not defined by this chapter have the same meaning assigned to those terms by Section 49.001.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7964.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7964 / Section 7964.002
§ 7964.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 32.153 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 32 / Section 32.153
§ 32.153. LEASE RELINQUISHMENT.
Status: in_force

A lessee may relinquish his lease to the state at any time in the manner provided by Section 52.027 of this code.
Tex. Government Code § 432.189 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 432 / Section 432.189
§ 432.189. PROCESS OF MILITARY COURTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A military court may issue any process or mandate necessary to carry into effect its powers. The court may issue subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum and enforce by attachment attendance of witnesses and production of books and records if it is sitting in the state and the witnesses, books, and records sought are also located in the state.

(b) A process or mandate may be issued by a summary court-martial, provost court, or the president of another military court and may be directed to and executed by a marshal of the military court or any peace officer. A process or mandate must be in the form prescribed by regulations issued under this chapter.

(c) All officers to whom process or mandates may be directed shall execute them and make return of their acts under the process or mandates according to the requirements of those documents. Except as otherwise specifically provided by this chapter, an officer may not demand or require payment of a fee or charge for receiving, executing, or returning such a process or mandate or for any service in connection with the process or mandate.

(d) The president of a court-martial and any summary court officer may issue all necessary process, subpoenas, attachments, warrants, or arrest and warrant of commitment, under his hand, in the name of the state, and directed to a sheriff or constable, who shall serve or execute it in the same manner in which similar process issued by a magistrate is served or executed.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1305.056 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1305 / Section 1305.056
§ 1305.056. RESTRAINT OF TRADE; APPLICATION OF CERTAIN LAWS.
Status: in_force

(a) A network that contracts with a provider or providers practicing individually or as a group is not, because of the contract or arrangement, considered to have entered into a conspiracy in restraint of trade in violation of Chapter 15, Business & Commerce Code.

(b) Notwithstanding any other law, a person who contracts under this chapter with one or more providers in the process of conducting activities that are permitted by law but that do not require a certificate of authority or other authorization under this code is not, because of the contract, considered to have entered into a conspiracy in restraint of trade in violation of Chapter 15, Business & Commerce Code.

(c) A network is subject to Chapters 441 and 443 and is considered an insurer or insurance company, as applicable, for purposes of those laws.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8428.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8428 / Section 8428.002
§ 8428.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Government Code § 411.064 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.064
§ 411.064. ASSISTANCE OF TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OR TEXAS FACILITIES COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

(a) On request of the department, the Texas Department of Transportation and the Texas Facilities Commission shall:

(1) assist the department in the marking and designation of parking lots, parking garages, and parking spaces;

(2) maintain the painting of lines and curb markings; and

(3) furnish and erect direction and information signs.

(b) The department may recover the cost of providing the services described in Subsection (a) from the agency or agencies for which the service was provided. To the extent that either the Texas Facilities Commission or the Texas Department of Transportation provides or assists in providing the services described in Subsection (a), that agency shall be reimbursed by the department from its funds or the funds received from another agency under this subsection.
Tex. Occupations Code § 555.008 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 555 / Section 555.008
§ 555.008. NOTICE TO BOARD CONCERNING COMPLAINTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive director shall notify the board of the number of complaints that are unresolved after two years after the date of the filing of the complaint. The executive director shall provide the board with an explanation of the reason that a complaint has not been resolved.

(b) The executive director shall provide the notice and explanation required under Subsection (a) periodically at regularly scheduled board meetings.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 113.098 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 113 / Section 113.098
§ 113.098. INSURANCE CONDITIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) As evidence that required insurance has been secured and is in force, certificates of insurance which are approved by the commission shall be filed with the commission before licensing, license renewal, and during the entire period that the license is in effect. Any document filed with the commission in a timely manner which is not completed in accordance with the instructions indicated on the insurance certificate forms supplied by the commission, but which complies with the substantive requirements of this section and with the rules adopted under this section may be considered by the commission to be evidence that required insurance has been secured and is in force for a temporary period not to exceed 45 days. During this temporary period, a licensee shall file with the commission an amended certificate of insurance which complies with all procedural and substantive requirements of this section and the rules adopted hereunder.

(b) All certificates filed under this section shall be continuous in duration.

(c) Cancellation of a certificate of insurance becomes effective on the occurrence of any of the following events and not before:

(1) commission receipt of written notice stating the insurer's intent to cancel a policy of insurance and the passage of time equivalent to the notice period required by law to be given the insured before the insurance cancellation;

(2) receipt by the commission of an acceptable replacement insurance certificate;

(3) voluntary surrender of a license and the rights and privileges conferred by the license;

(4) commission receipt of a statement made by a licensee stating that the licensee is not actively engaging in any operations which require a particular type of insurance and will not engage in those operations unless and until all certificates of required insurance applicable to those operations are filed with the commission; or

(5) written order of commission.

(d) Cancellation under Subsection (c) of this section shall not become effective until approved by the commission.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1802.104 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1802 / Section 1802.104
§ 1802.104. PRESIDING OFFICER.
Status: in_force

The presiding officer of the commission, with the commission's approval, shall appoint a member of the advisory board to serve as presiding officer of the board. The presiding officer shall serve a term of two years.
Tex. Occupations Code § 603.452 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 603 / Section 603.452
§ 603.452. CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly violates Section 603.251 or 603.354.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7202.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7202 / Section 7202.001
§ 7202.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "district" means the Parker County Special Utility District.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 110.010 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 110 / Section 110.010
§ 110.010. APPLICATION TO CERTAIN CASES.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a municipality has no less authority to adopt or apply laws and regulations concerning zoning, land use planning, traffic management, urban nuisance, or historic preservation than the authority of the municipality that existed under the law as interpreted by the federal courts before April 17, 1990. This chapter does not affect the authority of a municipality to adopt or apply laws and regulations as that authority has been interpreted by any court in cases that do not involve the free exercise of religion.
Tex. Education Code § 130.089 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 130 / Section 130.089
§ 130.089. PROHIBITED EMPLOYMENT OF OR CONTRACTING WITH FORMER TRUSTEE.
Status: in_force

A public junior college may not employ or contract with an individual who was a member of the board of trustees of the junior college before the first anniversary of the date the individual ceased to be a member of the board of trustees.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1101.253 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1101 / Section 1101.253
§ 1101.253. PROHIBITION.
Status: in_force

A life insurance company may not, based solely on whether an individual has been prescribed or has obtained through a standing order an opioid antagonist:

(1) deny coverage to the individual;

(2) limit the amount, extent, or kind of coverage available to the individual; or

(3) charge the individual or a group to which the individual belongs a rate that is different from the rate charged to other individuals or groups, respectively, for the same coverage, unless the charge is based on sound underwriting or actuarial principles reasonably related to actual or anticipated loss experience for a particular risk.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 37.10 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 37 / Section 37.10
§ 37.10. RESTRICTION AS TO SOURCE OF SUPPLY.
Status: in_force

(a) No holder of a nonresident seller's permit may solicit, accept, or fill an order for distilled spirits or wine from a holder of any type of wholesaler's or winery permit unless the nonresident seller is the primary American source of supply for the brand of distilled spirits or wine that is ordered.

(b) In this section, "primary American source of supply" means the distiller, the producer, the owner of the commodity at the time it becomes a marketable product, the bottler, or the exclusive agent of any of those. To be the "primary American source of supply" the nonresident seller must be the first source, that is, the manufacturer or the source closest to the manufacturer, in the channel of commerce from whom the product can be secured by Texas wholesalers and Texas wineries. Except as provided by Subsection (c), a product may have only one primary American source of supply to Texas.

(c) A product may have more than one primary American source of supply to Texas if the product is a wine that is bottled or produced outside of the United States.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 9.326 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 9 / Section 9.326
§ 9.326. PRIORITY OF SECURITY INTERESTS CREATED BY NEW DEBTOR.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Subsection (b), a security interest that is created by a new debtor in collateral in which the new debtor has or acquires rights and perfected by a filed financing statement that would be ineffective to perfect the security interest but for the application of Section 9.508 or of Sections 9.508 and 9.316(i)(1) is subordinate to a security interest in the same collateral that is perfected other than by such a filed financing statement.

(b) The other provisions of this subchapter determine the priority among conflicting security interests in the same collateral perfected by filed financing statements described in Subsection (a). However, if the security agreements to which a new debtor became bound as debtor were not entered into by the same original debtor, the conflicting security interests rank according to priority in time of the new debtor's having become bound.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7997.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7997 / Section 7997.105
§ 7997.105. 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. Utilities Code § 58.263 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 58 / Section 58.263
§ 58.263. INTERNET ACCESS.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to an educational institution or library in an exchange of an electing company serving more than five million access lines in which toll-free access to the Internet is not available.

(b) On request of the educational institution or library, the electing company shall make available a toll-free connection or toll-free dialing arrangement that the institution or library may use to obtain access to the Internet in an exchange in which toll-free access to the Internet is available.

(c) The electing company shall provide the connection or dialing arrangement at no charge to the educational institution or library until Internet access becomes available in the exchange of the requesting educational institution or library.

(d) The electing company is not required to arrange for Internet access or to pay Internet charges for the requesting educational institution or library.
Tex. Government Code § 35.006 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 35 / Section 35.006
§ 35.006. REMOVAL.
Status: in_force

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

(1) does not have at the time of appointment the qualification required by Section 35.005(a);

(2) does not maintain during service on the commission the qualification required by Section 35.005(a);

(3) violates the prohibition established by Section 35.005(b);

(4) is ineligible for membership under Section 35.005(c);

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

(6) is absent from more than half of the regularly scheduled 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 is taken when a ground for removal of a commission member exists.
Tex. Water Code § 46.009 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 46 / Section 46.009
§ 46.009. EMPLOYEES; ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

The commissioners, in conjunction with other members of the commission and as authorized by the legislature, may employ engineering and clerical personnel and may incur necessary office expenses for the appointed commissioner and other expenses incident to the proper performance of their duties and the proper administration of the compact. However, the commissioner shall not incur any financial obligation on behalf of this state until the legislature has authorized and appropriated money for the obligation.
Tex. Education Code § 31.0216 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 31 / Section 31.0216
§ 31.0216. AGENCY PURCHASE OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGY.
Status: in_force

(a) From funds appropriated for the purpose, the agency may contract directly, including by extending a contract, for the purchase of instructional materials and technology for use by school districts.

(b) The provisions of Chapter 2157, Government Code, requiring a state agency to use a contract or contract terms developed or preapproved by the Department of Information Resources do not apply to a contract entered into under this section, but the agency may participate in a program authorized by that chapter.
Tex. Labor Code § 314.001 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 314 / Section 314.001
§ 314.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "qualified applicant" means a person who made less than $40 per hour at the person's last employment before becoming unemployed.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2210.204 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2210 / Section 2210.204
§ 2210.204. CANCELLATION OF CERTAIN COVERAGE.
Status: in_force

(a) Subsections (b) and (c) apply if:

(1) an agent or another person, firm, or corporation finances the payment of all or a portion of the premium for insurance coverage;

(2) there is an outstanding balance for the financing of the premium; and

(3) that balance, or an installment of that balance, is not paid before the expiration of the 10th day after the due date.

(b) The agent or other person, firm, or corporation to whom the balance described by Subsection (a) is due may request cancellation of the insurance coverage by:

(1) returning the policy, with proof that the insured was notified of the return; or

(2) requesting the association to cancel the insurance coverage by a notice mailed to the insured and to any others shown in the policy as having an insurable interest in the property.

(c) On completion of cancellation under Subsection (b), the association shall refund the unearned premium, less any minimum retained premium set forth in the plan of operation, to the person, firm, or corporation to whom the unpaid balance is due.

(d) If an insured requests cancellation of the insurance coverage, the association shall refund the unearned premium only if the cancellation was for one of the following reasons:

(1) the purchase of similar coverage in the voluntary market;

(2) sale of the insured property to an unrelated party;

(3) total loss of the insured property; or

(4) a determination by the association that the insured property is no longer insurable under the association's rules and procedures.

(d-1) The property and casualty agent who received a commission as the result of the issuance of an association policy providing the coverage canceled under Subsection (d) shall refund the agent's commission on any unearned premium in the same manner.

(d-2) An insured must provide proof in the form and manner prescribed by the association of a cancellation reason described by Subsection (d)(1), (2), or (3) to be eligible for a refund under that subsection.

(d-3) If an insured requests cancellation for a reason other than a reason described by Subsection (d) or fails to provide proof under Subsection (d-2), the insured's premium is considered earned and is not refundable.

(e) For cancellation of insurance coverage under this section, the minimum retained premium in the plan of operation must be for a period of not less than the full annual policy term, except for events specified in the plan of operation that reflect a significant change in the exposure or the policyholder concerning the insured property, including:

(1) the purchase of similar coverage in the voluntary market;

(2) sale of the property to an unrelated party;

(3) death of the policyholder; or

(4) total loss of the property.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3867.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3867 / Section 3867.155
§ 3867.155. TAX AND ASSESSMENT ABATEMENTS.
Status: in_force

The district may designate reinvestment zones and may grant abatements of a tax or assessment on property in the zones.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 777.011 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 777 / Section 777.011
§ 777.011. REGIONAL POISON CONTROL SERVICES ACCOUNT.
Status: in_force

The regional poison control services account is an account in the general revenue fund. The account is composed of money deposited to the account under Section 777.010(c). Money in the account may be appropriated only to the Commission on State Emergency Communications:

(1) for administration of and payment for contracts entered into under Section 777.010(b); and

(2) to fund grants awarded under Section 777.009.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4001.0308 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4001 / Section 4001.0308
§ 4001.0308. ADDING OR EXCLUDING LAND.
Status: in_force

The district may add or exclude land in the manner provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code, or by Subchapter H, Chapter 54, Water Code.
Tex. Transportation Code § 452.403 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 452 / Section 452.403
§ 452.403. MAXIMUM TAX RATE IN AUTHORITY AREA.
Status: repealed

(a) An authority may not adopt a sales and use tax rate, including a rate increase, that when combined with the rates of all sales and use taxes imposed by other political subdivisions of the state having territory in the authority exceeds two percent in any location in the authority.

(b) An election by an authority to adopt a sales and use tax or increase the rate of the authority's sales and use tax has no effect if:

(1) the voters of the authority approve the authority's sales and use tax rate or rate increase at an election held on the same day on which a municipality or county having territory within the authority adopts a sales and use tax or an additional sales and use tax; and

(2) the combined rates of all sales and use taxes imposed by the authority and other political subdivisions of this state would exceed two percent in any location in the authority.

(c) If an authority consisting of one subregion governed by a subregional board created under Subchapter O adds territory that is a municipality, any additional sales and use tax under Chapter 321, Tax Code, imposed by that municipality is repealed as provided by Section 321.1025, Tax Code. The effective date of the repeal and for the imposition of the tax authorized to be collected under Section 452.401 in the added territory is the date that, under Section 321.102(b), Tax Code, the repeal of the additional sales and use tax is effective in the territory.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2001.413 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2001 / Section 2001.413
§ 2001.413. PAYMENT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Section 2001.4155, a licensed authorized organization may not offer or provide to a person the opportunity to play bingo without payment.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 172.145 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 172 / Section 172.145
§ 172.145. COSTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as agreed by the parties, an award of costs of an arbitration is at the discretion of the arbitration tribunal.

(b) In making an order for costs:

(1) the arbitration tribunal may include any expenses incurred in connection with the arbitration, including:

(A) the fees and expenses of the arbitrators and expert witnesses;

(B) legal fees and expenses; and

(C) administration fees of the institution supervising the arbitration; and

(2) the tribunal may specify:

(A) the party entitled to costs;

(B) the party required to pay costs;

(C) the amount of costs or method of determining that amount; and

(D) the manner in which the costs are to be paid.
Tex. Tax Code § 111.253 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 111 / Section 111.253
§ 111.253. VENUE FOR ENFORCEMENT OF ASSIGNED CLAIMS.
Status: in_force

Venue for the enforcement of an assigned tax claim or judgment under this subchapter by the assignee is governed by the general law establishing venue and not by the special venue provisions of this title.
Tex. Government Code § 2269.104 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2269 / Section 2269.104
§ 2269.104. EVALUATION OF OFFERORS.
Status: in_force

The governmental entity shall receive, publicly open, and read aloud the names of the offerors and their bids.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7920.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7920 / Section 7920.003
§ 7920.003. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTORS' ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.