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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7995A.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7995A / Section 7995A.0201
§ 7995A.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five elected directors.

(b) Except as provided by Section 7995A.0202, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Water Code § 5.601 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 5 / Section 5.601
§ 5.601. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Approved implementation program" means an implementation plan identified as part of an approved comprehensive conservation and management plan.

(2) "Approved comprehensive conservation and management plan" means an estuary management plan that is prepared through the efforts of citizens, organizations, industries, local governments, and state and national agencies working together as part of the National Estuary Program to develop long-term comprehensive conservation and management plans (CCMPs) and that has been approved by the governor of Texas and the administrator of the United States Environmental Protection Agency to protect the environment and the economies of the state and of the regions with estuaries. The term includes the plans for Galveston Bay and the Coastal Bend estuaries.

(3) "Implementing agency" means the entity identified for day-to-day administration of an estuary program. An implementing agency may be a state agency or other local or regional entity, as identified in an approved estuary management plan.

(4) "National Estuary Program" means the cooperative estuary management program authorized by and developed under Section 320 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. Section 1330), as amended.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4152.104 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4152 / Section 4152.104
§ 4152.104. EXAMINATION EXPENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) A reinsurance intermediary who is examined under this subchapter shall pay an amount for the expense of the examination that the commissioner certifies as just and reasonable.

(b) Expenses relating to an examination conducted under this subchapter may be charged to the person examined in accordance with Sections 401.151, 401.152, 401.155, and 401.156.
Tex. Water Code § 28.032 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 28 / Section 28.032
§ 28.032. COPIES OF PERMIT; FILING REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall furnish the railroad commission with a copy of each shaft permit the commission issues.

(b) Before beginning shaft construction, a person receiving a shaft permit shall file a copy of the permit with the commissioners court of the county in which the shaft is to be located.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.2231 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.2231
§ 152.2231. STONEWALL COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) Stonewall County is included in the 39th Judicial District Juvenile Board.

(b) Section 152.1101 applies to the 39th Judicial District Juvenile Board.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 60.001 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 60 / Section 60.001
§ 60.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Agricultural Development District Act.
Tex. Education Code § 39.038 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 39 / Section 39.038
§ 39.038. RESTRICTION ON APPOINTMENTS TO ADVISORY COMMITTEES.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may not appoint a person to a committee or panel that advises the commissioner or agency regarding state accountability systems under this title or the content or administration of an assessment instrument if the person is retained or employed by an assessment instrument vendor.
Tex. Insurance Code § 884.453 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 884 / Section 884.453
§ 884.453. DEFICIENCY RESERVE.
Status: in_force

(a) On the effective date of a direct reinsurance agreement under Subchapter L, the stipulated premium company shall compute:

(1) the amount of the reserves required under this chapter on the policies assumed under the agreement; and

(2) the amount of the net assets transferred to the stipulated premium company under the agreement.

(b) If the amount of the net assets transferred is not equal to the amount of the required reserve, the difference shall be designated and carried as a deficiency reserve. The deficiency reserve does not create insolvency of the stipulated premium company if the company, beginning with the first calendar year that begins after the effective date of the direct reinsurance agreement, reduces the computed deficiency amount, including interest at the assumed rate, by at least 10 percent during each year as computed on December 31 of that year. The reduction must result in the deficiency reserve being eliminated on December 31 of the year for which the 11th annual statement is filed after the company enters into the direct reinsurance agreement. The required reduction in the deficiency reserve may not exceed the cumulative aggregate amount of 10 percent a year.

(c) If in any year a stipulated premium company has not reduced its deficiency reserve as required by Subsection (b), the company's board of directors by appropriate action shall increase premium rates by advancing the age of each insured at the date the insured's policy is issued or otherwise equitably adjust premium rates to correct that failure. The board shall take that action not later than the 30th day after the date the reserves are computed.

(d) If the board does not comply with Subsection (c), the stipulated premium company is considered to be insolvent for purposes of this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 552.1331 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 552 / Section 552.1331
§ 552.1331.
Status: in_force

Sec. 552.1331. EXCEPTION: CERTAIN GOVERNMENT-OPERATED UTILITY CUSTOMER INFORMATION. (a) In this section:

(1) "Advanced metering system" means a utility metering system that collects data at regular intervals through the use of an automated wireless or radio network.

(2) "Government-operated utility" has the meaning assigned by Section 182.051, Utilities Code.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c) of this section and Section 182.052, Utilities Code, information maintained by a government-operated utility is excepted from the requirements of Section 552.021 if it is information that:

(1) is collected as part of an advanced metering system for usage, services, and billing, including amounts billed or collected for utility usage; or

(2) reveals whether:

(A) an account is delinquent or eligible for disconnection; or

(B) services have been discontinued by the government-operated utility.

(c) A government-operated utility must disclose information described by Subsection (b)(1) to a customer of the utility or a representative of the customer if the information directly relates to utility services provided to the customer and is not confidential under law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1038.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1038 / Section 1038.054
§ 1038.054. BOND; RECORD OF BOND AND OATH OR AFFIRMATION OF OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) Each director may be required to execute a good and sufficient bond for $5,000 that is:

(1) approved by the Commissioners Court of Hardeman County;

(2) payable to the district; and

(3) conditioned on the faithful performance of the director's duties.

(b) The district may provide for a director's bond with district money.

(c) Each director's bond and constitutional oath or affirmation of office shall be kept in the district's permanent records.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 71.004 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 71 / Section 71.004
§ 71.004. BENEFITTING FROM AND BRINGING ACTION.
Status: in_force

(a) An action to recover damages as provided by this subchapter is for the exclusive benefit of the surviving spouse, children, and parents of the deceased.

(b) The surviving spouse, children, and parents of the deceased may bring the action or one or more of those individuals may bring the action for the benefit of all.

(c) If none of the individuals entitled to bring an action have begun the action within three calendar months after the death of the injured individual, his executor or administrator shall bring and prosecute the action unless requested not to by all those individuals.
Tex. Finance Code § 92.354 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 92 / Section 92.354
§ 92.354. ALTERNATIVE OR ADDITIONAL PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

If the surviving financial institution is an entity other than a savings bank, the commissioner may accept, in addition to or instead of the requirements of this subchapter, the procedures and decision of the appropriate banking agency with jurisdiction over the surviving financial institution.
Tex. Government Code § 801.208 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 801 / Section 801.208
§ 801.208. EDUCATION AND TRAINING.
Status: in_force

As authorized by Section 801.113(e), the board may develop and conduct training sessions and other educational activities for trustees and administrators of public retirement systems. In exercising the board's authority under this section, the board may:

(1) conduct live training seminars on an Internet website at intervals the board considers necessary to keep trustees and administrators reasonably informed;

(2) maintain archives of previous seminars reasonably accessible to trustees and administrators on the Internet website; and

(3) use technologies and innovations the board considers appropriate to educate the greatest practicable number of trustees and administrators.
Tex. Transportation Code § 524.015 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 524 / Section 524.015
§ 524.015. EFFECT OF DISPOSITION OF CRIMINAL CHARGE ON DRIVER'S LICENSE SUSPENSION.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the disposition of a criminal charge does not affect a driver's license suspension under this chapter and does not bar any matter in issue in a driver's license suspension proceeding under this chapter.

(b) A suspension may not be imposed under this chapter on a person who is acquitted of a criminal charge under Section 49.04, 49.045, 49.06, 49.061, 49.07, or 49.08, Penal Code, or Section 106.041, Alcoholic Beverage Code, arising from the occurrence that was the basis for the suspension. If a suspension was imposed before the acquittal, the department shall rescind the suspension and shall remove any reference to the suspension from the person's computerized driving record.
Tex. Occupations Code § 115.007 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 115 / Section 115.007
§ 115.007. NO EFFECT ON CREDENTIALING AND PRIVILEGING.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Credentialing" means obtaining, verifying, and assessing the qualifications of a health practitioner to provide treatment, care, or services in or for a health facility.

(2) "Privileging" means the authorizing by an appropriate authority, such as a governing body, of a health practitioner to provide specific treatment, care, or services at a health facility subject to limits based on factors that include license, education, training, experience, competence, health status, and specialized skill.

(b) This chapter does not affect credentialing or privileging standards of a health facility and does not preclude a health facility from waiving or modifying those standards while an emergency declaration is in effect.
Tex. Government Code § 2206.052 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2206 / Section 2206.052
§ 2206.052. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

The procedures in this subchapter apply only to the use of eminent domain under the laws of this state by a governmental entity.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 62.401 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 62 / Section 62.401
§ 62.401. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "council" means the Council on Sex Offender Treatment.
Tex. Local Government Code § 306.052 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 306 / Section 306.052
§ 306.052. BOND APPROVAL AND REGISTRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The bonds may not be delivered until:

(1) a transcript of the proceedings authorizing their issuance has been submitted to the attorney general and approved by the attorney general as to legality; and

(2) the bonds have been registered by the comptroller of public accounts.

(b) If approved by the attorney general, the bonds are incontestable except for fraud.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.063 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 11 / Section 11.063
§ 11.063. USES OF ACCOUNT.
Status: in_force

To the extent allowed by federal law, money in the lifetime license endowment fund and interest earned on the lifetime license endowment account may be used only for the purpose of managing the fish and wildlife resources of this state, as follows:

(1) acquiring public hunting and fishing areas;

(2) developing, managing, and repairing public hunting and fishing areas; and

(3) making capital expenditures related to fisheries and wildlife resources, including:

(A) land acquisition;

(B) construction; and

(C) the purchase of:

(i) transportation items;

(ii) equipment; and

(iii) information technology resources.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2151.001 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2151 / Section 2151.001
§ 2151.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Amusement Ride Safety Inspection and Insurance Act.
Tex. Estates Code § 355.109 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 355 / Section 355.109
§ 355.109. ABATEMENT OF BEQUESTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsections (b), (c), and (d), a decedent's property is liable for debts and expenses of administration other than estate taxes, and bequests abate in the following order:

(1) property not disposed of by will, but passing by intestacy;

(2) personal property of the residuary estate;

(3) real property of the residuary estate;

(4) general bequests of personal property;

(5) general devises of real property;

(6) specific bequests of personal property; and

(7) specific devises of real property.

(b) This section does not affect the requirements for payment of a claim of a secured creditor who elects to have the claim continued as a preferred debt and lien against specific property under Subchapter D.

(c) A decedent's intent expressed in a will controls over the abatement of bequests provided by this section.

(d) This section does not apply to the payment of estate taxes under Subchapter A, Chapter 124.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 45A.260 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 45A / Section 45A.260
§ 45A.260. APPEARANCE BY TELEPHONE OR VIDEOCONFERENCE.
Status: in_force

If the justice or judge determines that requiring a defendant to appear before the justice or judge in person for a hearing under Article 45A.258 or 45A.259 would impose an undue hardship on the defendant, the justice or judge may allow the defendant to appear by telephone or videoconference.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8354.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8354 / Section 8354.102
§ 8354.102. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 771.108 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 771 / Section 771.108
§ 771.108. LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

The operations of the regional emergency medical dispatch resource center are considered to be the provision of 9-1-1 services for purposes of Section 771.053. Employees of and volunteers at the center have the same protection from liability as a member of the governing body of a public agency under Section 771.053.
Tex. Occupations Code § 301.003 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 301 / Section 301.003
§ 301.003. APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT.
Status: in_force

The Texas Board of Nursing is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the board is abolished September 1, 2033.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2104.107 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2104 / Section 2104.107
§ 2104.107. APPEAL.
Status: in_force

(a) A person affected by an action of the commissioners court in granting, denying, or revoking a permit issued under this chapter may appeal the action by filing a petition in a district court in the county in which the commissioners court presides.

(b) The district court shall review the action of the commissioners court under the substantial evidence rule.

(c) An appeal under this section does not suspend an action of the commissioners court unless the district court orders a suspension.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7220.0202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7220 / Section 7220.0202
§ 7220.0202. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS FROM SINGLE-MEMBER DISTRICTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by rule may provide for the election of some or all of the directors from single-member districts.

(b) If the board provides for the election of some or all of the directors from single-member districts, to be eligible to be listed on the ballot as a candidate for or to serve as a director from a single-member district, a person must be a resident of that district.
Tex. Transportation Code § 451.137 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 451 / Section 451.137
§ 451.137. COMPETITIVE BIDS FOR AND PURCHASE OF TRANSIT SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (f), after providing notice of a proposal, a board must submit to competitive bids a contract for and must purchase transit services that:

(1) include:

(A) administration of motor bus or sedan transit services;

(B) motor bus or sedan driving, maintenance, or repair;

(C) transit services for persons who have disabilities, including through a program established under Section 451.254; or

(D) rail transit services; and

(2) are not provided wholly by an employee of the authority who is directly paid by the authority and works under the daily supervision of the authority's general manager.

(b) For the purposes of Subsection (a)(2), services are not provided wholly by an employee of the authority if the person is an employee of an entity incorporated as a state nonprofit by the board of the authority and with which the authority contracts for transit or employee services.

(c) Notice under Subsection (a) must be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the area in which the authority is located at least once each week for eight consecutive weeks before the date set for receiving the bids. The first notice must be published at least 60 days before the date set for receiving bids.

(d) A contract let under this section must include:

(1) performance control measures;

(2) incentives for performance;

(3) penalties for noncompliance; and

(4) a contract termination date.

(e) The board shall adopt rules on:

(1) the taking of bids;

(2) the awarding of contracts; and

(3) the waiver of the competitive bidding requirement if there is:

(A) an emergency; or

(B) only one source for the service or purchase.

(f) Subsection (a) does not apply to a contract or purchase:

(1) in an amount of $25,000 or less;

(2) for personal or professional services; or

(3) for the acquisition of an existing transit system.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 153.253 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 153 / Section 153.253
§ 153.253. RIGHTS OF ASSIGNEE.
Status: in_force

(a) An assignee of a partnership interest, including the partnership interest of a general partner, may become a limited partner if and to the extent that:

(1) the partnership agreement provides; or

(2) all partners consent.

(b) An assignee who becomes a limited partner, to the extent of the rights and powers assigned, has the rights and powers and is subject to the restrictions and liabilities of a limited partner under a partnership agreement and this code.
Tex. Property Code § 92.335 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 92 / Section 92.335
§ 92.335. EVICTION SUITS.
Status: in_force

In an eviction suit, retaliation by the landlord under Section 92.331 is a defense and a rent deduction lawfully made by the tenant under this chapter is a defense for nonpayment of the rent to the extent allowed by this chapter. Other judicial actions under this chapter may not be joined with an eviction suit or asserted as a defense or crossclaim in an eviction suit.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 89.042 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 89 / Section 89.042
§ 89.042. COMMISSION ORDER TO PLUG.
Status: repealed

(a) If the commission finds that the well was not properly plugged, it shall order the operator to plug the well according to the rules of the commission in effect at the time the order is issued.

(b) If the operator cannot be found or is no longer in existence or has no assets with which to properly plug the well, the commission shall order the nonoperators to plug the well according to the rules of the commission in effect at the time the order is issued.

(c) Repealed by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 5409, ch. 1002, Sec. 3, eff. Aug. 29, 1983.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3916.113 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3916 / Section 3916.113
§ 3916.113. STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT.
Status: in_force

The district may negotiate and enter into a written strategic partnership agreement with the city under Section 43.0751, Local Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8100.0401 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8100 / Section 8100.0401
§ 8100.0401. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 8100.0403.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Insurance Code § 6002.253 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 6002 / Section 6002.253
§ 6002.253. TRAINING AND SUPERVISION OF CERTAIN EXEMPT EMPLOYEES.
Status: in_force

Each registered firm that employs an individual who is exempt from the licensing requirements of this chapter under Section 6002.155(10) shall appropriately train and supervise the individual to ensure that:

(1) each installation complies with the adopted provisions of National Fire Protection Association Standard No. 72 or other adopted standards;

(2) each smoke or heat detector installed or sold carries a label or listing of approval by a testing laboratory approved by the department; and

(3) the individual is knowledgeable in fire protection and the proper use and placement of detectors.
Tex. Education Code § 22.001 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 22 / Section 22.001
§ 22.001. SALARY DEDUCTIONS FOR PROFESSIONAL OR OTHER DUES.
Status: in_force

(a) A school district employee is entitled to have an amount deducted from the employee's salary for membership fees or dues to a professional organization or an entity providing services to classroom teachers under Section 21.417. The employee must:

(1) file with the district a signed written request identifying the organization or entity; and

(2) inform the district of the total amount of the fees and dues for each year or have the organization or entity notify the district of the amount.

(b) The district shall deduct the total amount of the fees or dues for a year in equal amounts per pay period. The district shall notify the employee not later than the 45th day after the district receives a request under Subsection (a) of the number of pay periods annually from which the district will deduct the fees or dues. The deductions shall be made until the employee requests in writing that the deductions be discontinued.

(c) The school district may charge an administrative fee for making the deduction. A fee imposed for making a salary deduction under this section may not exceed either the actual administrative cost of making the deduction or the lowest fee the district charges for similar salary deductions, whichever is less.