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Tex. Government Code § 821.103 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 821 / Section 821.103
§ 821.103. CANCELLATION OF TEACHER CERTIFICATE.
Status: in_force

(a) After receiving notice from the board of trustees of an offense under Section 821.101 and after complying with Chapter 2001 and rules adopted by the State Board for Educator Certification, the State Board for Educator Certification may cancel the teacher certificate of a person if the State Board for Educator Certification determines that the person committed the offense.

(b) The executive director of the State Board for Educator Certification may enter into an agreed sanction.

(c) A criminal prosecution of an offender under Section 821.101 is not a prerequisite to action by the State Board for Educator Certification or its executive director.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 8.01 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 8 / Section 8.01
§ 8.01. STATE EXEMPTION.
Status: in_force

The state is exempt from the payment of the filing fee imposed by Section 51.701, Government Code.
Tex. Water Code § 57.061 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 57 / Section 57.061
§ 57.061. PROCEDURE FOR ELECTION.
Status: in_force

After the petition is presented under Section 57.060, the board shall order an election.
Tex. Insurance Code § 463.052 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 463 / Section 463.052
§ 463.052. REQUIRED PARTICIPATION IN ASSOCIATION.
Status: in_force

(a) As a condition of engaging in the business of insurance in this state, an insurer, including a mutual assessment company, a local mutual aid association, a statewide mutual assessment company, a stipulated premium company, and a health maintenance organization authorized to engage in business in this state, shall participate as a member of the association if the insurer holds a certificate of authority to engage in a kind of insurance business in this state with respect to which this chapter provides coverage as determined under Subchapter E. The requirement to participate applies regardless of whether the insurer's certificate of authority in this state is suspended, revoked, not renewed, or voluntarily withdrawn.

(b) The following do not participate as member insurers:

(1) a fraternal benefit society;

(2) a mandatory state pooling plan;

(3) a reciprocal or interinsurance exchange;

(4) an organization which has a certificate of authority or license limited to the issuance of charitable gift annuities, as defined by this code or rules adopted by the commissioner; and

(5) an entity similar to an entity described by Subdivision (1), (2), (3), or (4).
Tex. Property Code § 162.001 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 162 / Section 162.001
§ 162.001. CONSTRUCTION PAYMENTS AND LOAN RECEIPTS AS TRUST FUNDS.
Status: in_force

(a) Construction payments are trust funds under this chapter if the payments are made to a contractor or subcontractor or to an officer, director, or agent of a contractor or subcontractor, under a construction contract for the improvement of specific real property in this state.

(b) Loan receipts are trust funds under this chapter if the funds are borrowed by a contractor, subcontractor, or owner or by an officer, director, or agent of a contractor, subcontractor, or owner for the purpose of improving specific real property in this state, and the loan is secured in whole or in part by a lien on the property.

(c) A fee payable to a contractor is not considered trust funds if:

(1) the contractor and property owner have entered into a written construction contract for the improvement of specific real property in this state before the commencement of construction of the improvement and the contract provides for the payment by the owner of the costs of construction and a reasonable fee specified in the contract payable to the contractor; and

(2) the fee is earned as provided by the contract and paid to the contractor or disbursed from a construction account described by Section 162.006, if applicable.

(d) Trust funds paid to a creditor under this chapter are not property or an interest in property of a debtor who is a trustee described by Section 162.002.
Tex. Insurance Code - Not Codified § 21.41 — TX Code / Code i1 / Chapter 21 / Section 21.41
§ 21.41. OTHER LAWS FOR CERTAIN COMPANIES.
Status: in_force

No provision of this chapter shall apply to companies carrying on the business of life or casualty insurance on the assessment or annual premium plan, under the provisions of this code.
Tex. Local Government Code § 395.043 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 395 / Section 395.043
§ 395.043. INFORMATION ABOUT LAND USE ASSUMPTIONS AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PLAN AVAILABLE TO PUBLIC.
Status: in_force

At least 60 days before the date of the first publication of the notice of the hearing on the land use assumptions and capital improvements plan, the political subdivision shall make available to the public its land use assumptions, the time period of the projections, and a description of the capital improvement facilities that may be proposed.
Tex. Education Code § 53.38 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 53 / Section 53.38
§ 53.38. RESERVES FOR OPERATING AND OTHER EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

Money for the payment of not more than two years' interest on the bonds and an amount estimated by the board to be required for operating expenses during the first year of operation may be set aside for those purposes out of the proceeds from the sale of the bonds.
Tex. Government Code § 555.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 555 / Section 555.002
§ 555.002. RULES.
Status: in_force

A state agency may adopt fair and reasonable rules, minimum standards, and limitations that are appropriate for implementing this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8821.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8821 / Section 8821.103
§ 8821.103. WELL SPACING RULES; EXEMPTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the district shall exempt from the well spacing requirements adopted by the district any well that is completed on or before the effective date of those requirements.

(b) The district may provide by rule that a well may lose its exemption under this section if the well is modified in a manner that substantially increases the capacity of the well after the effective date of the well spacing requirements adopted by the district.

(c) Except as provided by this section, the district may require any well or class of wells exempt from permitting under Chapter 36, Water Code, to comply with the well spacing requirements adopted by the district. The district shall apply well spacing requirements uniformly to any well or class of wells based on the size or capacity of the well and without regard to the type of use of the groundwater produced by the well.
Tex. Transportation Code § 372.0535 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 372 / Section 372.0535
§ 372.0535. FINANCIAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "system" includes a system established under Section 228.010, 366.034, or 370.034.

(b) Not later than the 180th day after the last day of a toll project entity's fiscal year, the entity shall publish on the entity's Internet website a report on the entity's financial data, including:

(1) the final maturity of all bonds issued by the entity for a toll project or system;

(2) toll revenue for each toll project for the previous fiscal year;

(3) an accounting of total revenue collected and expenses incurred by the entity for the previous fiscal year, such as debt service, maintenance and operation costs, any other miscellaneous expenses, and any surplus revenue; and

(4) a capital improvement plan with proposed or expected capital expenditures over a period determined by the entity.

(c) In addition to the reporting requirements under Subsection (b), a toll project entity may report any money deposited by the entity in a debt service reserve fund as required by a bondholder agreement.

(d) A toll project entity may publish on the entity's Internet website graphs or tables from the entity's certified audited financial report or annual continuing disclosure report to comply with the reporting requirements under Subsection (b).

(e) A toll project entity shall prominently display on the entity's Internet website a link to the report under Subsection (b). The report must be posted separately from the entity's certified audited financial report.

(f) Notwithstanding Subsection (b), for a toll project that is the subject of a comprehensive development agreement entered into by a toll project entity, the entity is only required to publish on the entity's Internet website the name and cost of the toll project and the termination date of the agreement.
Tex. Government Code § 855.307 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 855 / Section 855.307
§ 855.307.
Status: in_force

Sec. 855.307. BENEFIT ACCUMULATION FUND: CURRENT SERVICE. (a) The retirement system shall credit or charge to the account of a participating municipality in the benefit accumulation fund:

(1) all current service contributions made by the municipality to the retirement system;

(2) net investment income or loss allocated to the fund under Section 855.317; and

(3) the withdrawal charge for reinstatement of credited service as provided by Section 853.003.

(b) The retirement system shall pay from the account of a participating municipality in the benefit accumulation fund:

(1) all payments under annuities arising from current service credits; and

(2) refunds to certain municipalities in accordance with Section 855.319.

(c) If credited service previously canceled is reinstated in accordance with Section 853.003, the retirement system shall charge the municipality's account in the benefit accumulation fund with the necessary reserves to fund the credits based on current service that are restored to the member.

(d) The annuities payable as provided by this section are liabilities and obligations of the participating municipality for which the service was performed on which the annuities are based and are payable from the municipality's account in the benefit accumulation fund.
Tex. Insurance Code § 3503.054 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 3503 / Section 3503.054
§ 3503.054. NOTICE OF CLAIM; ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND INVESTIGATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A surety company that issues a construction payment bond shall, not later than the 15th day after the date of receipt of notice of claim under the bond:

(1) acknowledge receipt of the claim;

(2) begin any review or investigation necessary to determine whether the surety company is obligated to satisfy the claim under the bond; and

(3) request from the claimant each document, item of information, accounting, statement, or form that the surety company reasonably believes, at that time, will be required from the claimant.

(b) If a construction payment bond provides an address to which a notice of claim under the bond should be submitted, the notice is effective on the date the notice is received at that address.

(c) This subchapter does not exempt a claimant from complying with any applicable statutory or contractual notice requirement.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1651.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1651 / Section 1651.002
§ 1651.002. EXEMPTIONS.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to:

(1) a certificate that is delivered or issued for delivery in this state under a single employer or labor union group policy that is delivered or issued for delivery outside this state; or

(2) a benefit plan that is not advertised, marketed, or offered as a long-term care benefit plan or nursing home benefit plan.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 116.144 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 116 / Section 116.144
§ 116.144. PENALTY ASSESSMENT PROCEDURE.
Status: in_force

(a) A civil penalty under Section 116.145 of this code may be assessed only after the person charged with the violation has been given an opportunity for a public hearing.

(b) If a public hearing has been held, the commission shall make findings of fact, and it shall issue a written decision as to the occurrence of the violation and the amount of the penalty that is warranted, incorporating, when appropriate, an order requiring that the penalty be paid.

(c) If appropriate, the commission shall consolidate the hearings with other proceedings under this chapter.

(d) If the person charged with the violation fails to avail himself of the opportunity for a public hearing, a civil penalty may be assessed by the commission after it has determined that a violation did occur and the amount of the penalty that is warranted.

(e) The commission shall then issue an order requiring that the penalty be paid.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8511.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8511 / Section 8511.0201
§ 8511.0201. MEMBERSHIP OF BOARD.
Status: in_force

(a) The board consists of 21 directors appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate.

(b) Each director must be a qualified voter and a resident of a county that is wholly or partly inside the authority as described by Section 2.02(a), Chapter 427, Acts of the 44th Legislature, 1st Called Session, 1935.

(c) Four directors must be residents of Nueces County. Two directors must be residents of San Patricio County. Two directors must be residents of Jim Wells County.

(d) Not more than four persons who reside in Nueces County and not more than two persons who reside in any other county that is wholly or partly inside the authority may be appointed to or serve on the board at the same time.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1954.256 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1954 / Section 1954.256
§ 1954.256. APPROVAL OF ASBESTOS TRAINING; RECORD OF ATTENDEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive commissioner shall adopt an asbestos training approval plan to approve the training required for a person to be licensed or registered under this chapter. In adopting the plan, the executive commissioner shall adopt by reference the Model Accreditation Plan developed by the United States Environmental Protection Agency.

(b) The executive commissioner may establish other requirements or change the number, design, or content of the plan adopted under Subsection (a) as the executive commissioner determines desirable, provided that the plan is at least as comprehensive and stringent as the Model Accreditation Plan.

(c) A licensed training sponsor may sponsor an asbestos training course only if the course is approved by the department for that purpose.

(d) A licensed training sponsor shall provide to the department in accordance with department rules a record of the persons who attend an asbestos training course for licensing or registration under this chapter.
Tex. Water Code § 36.112 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 36 / Section 36.112
§ 36.112. DRILLERS' LOGS.
Status: in_force

A district shall require that accurate drillers' logs be kept of water wells and that copies of drillers' logs and electric logs be filed with the district.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 200.263 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 200 / Section 200.263
§ 200.263. NUMBER OF VOTES PER SHARE.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by the certificate of formation of a real estate investment trust or this title or Title 1, each outstanding share, regardless of class, is entitled to one vote on each matter submitted to a vote at a shareholders' meeting.

(b) If the certificate of formation provides for more or less than one vote per share on a matter for all of the outstanding shares or for the shares of a class or series, each reference in this code or in the certificate of formation or bylaws, unless expressly stated otherwise, to a specified portion of the shares with respect to that matter refers to the portion of the votes entitled to be cast with respect to those shares under the certificate of formation.
Tex. Government Code § 509.005 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 509 / Section 509.005
§ 509.005. INSPECTIONS; AUDITS; EVALUATIONS.
Status: in_force

The community justice assistance division shall from time to time inspect and evaluate and the office of the independent auditor may at any reasonable time conduct an audit of the financial, program compliance, or performance records of a department to determine:

(1) compliance with the division's rules and standards;

(2) economical and efficient use of resources;

(3) accomplishment of goals and objectives;

(4) reliability and integrity of information; and

(5) safeguarding of assets.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 21.755 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 21 / Section 21.755
§ 21.755. UNAVAILABILITY OF JUDICIAL PROCEEDING.
Status: in_force

(a) A shareholder may not institute a proceeding before exhausting any nonjudicial remedy contained in a close corporation provision for resolution of an issue that is in dispute unless the shareholder proves that the close corporation, the shareholders as a whole, or the shareholder will suffer irreparable harm before the nonjudicial remedy is exhausted.

(b) A shareholder may not institute a proceeding to seek damages or other monetary relief if the shareholder is entitled to dissent from a proposed action and receive the fair value of the shareholder's shares under this code or a shareholders' agreement.
Tex. Education Code § 54.3532 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 54 / Section 54.3532
§ 54.3532. PARAMEDICS ENROLLED IN CERTAIN COURSES.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing board of an institution of higher education shall exempt from the payment of tuition and laboratory fees any student enrolled in one or more courses offered as part of an emergency medical services curriculum who is employed as a paramedic by a political subdivision of this state.

(b) An exemption provided under this section does not apply to deposits that may be required in the nature of security for the return or proper care of property loaned for the use of students.

(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a student who for a semester or term at an institution of higher education receives an exemption provided under this section may continue to receive the exemption for a subsequent semester or term at any institution only if the student makes satisfactory academic progress toward a degree or certificate at that institution as determined by the institution for purposes of financial aid.

(d) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the exemption provided under this section does not apply to any amount of additional tuition the institution elects to charge a resident undergraduate student under Section 54.014(a) or (f).

(e) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the exemption provided under this section does not apply to any amount of tuition the institution charges a graduate student in excess of the amount of tuition charged to similarly situated graduate students because the student has a number of semester credit hours of doctoral work in excess of the applicable number provided by Section 61.059(l)(1) or (2).

(f) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the governing board of an institution of higher education is not required to provide an exemption under this section for a course offered exclusively through distance education to a number of students enrolled in the course in excess of 20 percent of the maximum student enrollment designated by the institution for that course.

(g) The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall adopt:

(1) rules governing the granting or denial of an exemption provided under this section, including rules:

(A) prescribing the educational attainment or level of certification necessary to qualify for an exemption as a paramedic;

(B) relating to the determination of a student's eligibility for an exemption; and

(C) relating to the exclusion from the exemption under Subsection (f) of a distance education course, including prescribing the maximum number of distance education courses that may be excluded from the exemption under that subsection; and

(2) a uniform listing of degree programs covered by the exemption provided under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1096.251 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1096 / Section 1096.251
§ 1096.251. IMPOSITION OF AD VALOREM TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall impose a tax on all property in the district subject to district taxation.

(b) The tax proceeds may be used only to:

(1) provide for the operation and maintenance of the district and hospital system;

(2) make improvements and additions to the hospital system; or

(3) acquire sites for additions to the hospital system.
Tex. Government Code § 2116.007 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2116 / Section 2116.007
§ 2116.007. TRANSFER OF DEPOSITORY ACCOUNT BALANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) In accordance with rules adopted under this chapter, a depository account holder may transfer any portion of the balance of the holder's depository account by written demand or digital electronic instruction to another person.

(b) The depository shall adjust the depository account balances of the depository accounts to reflect a transfer transaction between depository account holders on presentment of the written demand or other instruction by reducing the payor's depository account balance and increasing the depository account balance of the payee accordingly.

(c) If a depository account holder transfers to a payee who is not a depository account holder any portion of the balance of the depository account holder's depository account, the depository shall, if the payee is otherwise eligible to open a depository account under applicable laws and depository policy, allow the payee to establish a depository account. The depository shall credit a newly established account on behalf of the payee and shall debit the payor's account accordingly.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 27.08 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 27 / Section 27.08
§ 27.08. EXCEPTION TO SUBSTANCE OF INDICTMENT.
Status: in_force

There is no exception to the substance of an indictment or information except:

1. That it does not appear therefrom that an offense against the law was committed by the defendant;

2. That it appears from the face thereof that a prosecution for the offense is barred by a lapse of time, or that the offense was committed after the finding of the indictment;

3. That it contains matter which is a legal defense or bar to the prosecution; and

4. That it shows upon its face that the court trying the case has no jurisdiction thereof.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8511.0709 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8511 / Section 8511.0709
§ 8511.0709. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS IN RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING BONDS OR TRUST INDENTURE.
Status: in_force

(a) The resolution authorizing the bonds or the trust indenture further securing the bonds may specify additional provisions that constitute a contract between the authority and its bondholders.

(b) The board has full discretion in providing for the additional provisions, including the authority to provide for a corporate trustee or receiver to take possession of authority facilities if the authority defaults in fulfilling the covenants made in the resolution or trust indenture.