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Tex. Insurance Code § 885.351 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 885 / Section 885.351
§ 885.351. AGENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A fraternal benefit society may appoint an agent licensed by the department under Subchapter B, Chapter 4054, to sell benefits listed under Section 885.301(a) to society members.

(b) Except as provided by Section 885.352, a person may not solicit or procure benefit contracts for a fraternal benefit society unless the person is licensed as a general life, accident, and health agent or a life agent under Subchapter B, Chapter 4054.

(c) The licensing and regulation of agents for fraternal benefit societies is subject to Title 13 and other laws regulating those agents.
Tex. Government Code § 29.011 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 29 / Section 29.011
§ 29.011. VACANCY.
Status: in_force

The governing body of the municipality shall by appointment fill a vacancy in the office of municipal judge or clerk for the remainder of the unexpired term of office only.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 22.022 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 22 / Section 22.022
§ 22.022. RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

To the extent permitted by law the commission and the department shall only provide services under this title to legal residents of the United States or the State of Texas.
Tex. Water Code § 63.179 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 63 / Section 63.179
§ 63.179. ADJACENT LAND.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may own land adjacent or accessible to the navigable water developed by the district and may lease the land to any person and charge reasonable tolls, fees, or other charges.

(b) Proceeds from the tolls, fees, or other charges may be used for maintenance and operation of the business of the district, to make the district self-supporting and financially solvent, and to return the construction cost of the improvements within a reasonable period.

(c) The land may be located in whole or in part inside or outside the boundaries of any incorporated city, town, or village in this state, but land which is not included inside the boundaries of a city, town, or village at the time it is acquired by the district may not be annexed or included inside the boundaries of the city, town, or village without the written consent of the district evidenced by a resolution adopted by the commission.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8136.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8136 / Section 8136.103
§ 8136.103. ADDING LAND BY PETITION OF LANDOWNER.
Status: in_force

Each district may only add land to the district in the manner provided by Section 49.301, Water Code, if a landowner petitions for the addition of land that is:

(1) adjacent to the boundaries of the district; or

(2) separated from the district by public land or right-of-way.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1802.004 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1802 / Section 1802.004
§ 1802.004. ADVERTISEMENT OF AUCTION.
Status: in_force

The commission, by rule, may adopt standards for the advertisement of an auction by an auctioneer or associate auctioneer licensed under this chapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1601.059 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1601 / Section 1601.059
§ 1601.059. CERTIFICATE OF COVERAGE.
Status: in_force

A system shall ensure that each employee and retired employee participating under this chapter is issued a certificate of coverage that states:

(1) the benefits to which the participant is entitled;

(2) to whom the benefits are payable;

(3) to whom a claim must be submitted; and

(4) the provisions of the plan document, in summary form, that principally affect the participant.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4051.355 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4051 / Section 4051.355
§ 4051.355. RENEWAL OF INSURANCE CONTRACTS AFTER NOTICE OF TERMINATION OR SUSPENSION.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), an insurer that terminates or suspends an agent's contract with an appointed agent shall renew all contracts for property and casualty insurance for the agent during the six months after the effective date of the termination or suspension of the contract.

(b) The insurer may decline to renew an insurance contract if any risk does not meet the insurer's current underwriting standards. The insurer must provide at least 60 days' notice to the agent of the insurer's intent not to renew the contract.

(c) An insurer that renews an insurance contract under this section shall pay to the agent commissions for the renewal according to the commission schedule that was in effect for the agent before the insurer's decision to terminate or suspend the agent's contract.

(d) An insurer that renews an insurance contract under this section may not require the agent to convert from agency billing to company billing during the termination period unless the agent agrees in writing to the conversion.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8444.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8444 / Section 8444.005
§ 8444.005. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is created to serve a public purpose and benefit.

(b) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of a municipal utility district as provided by general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3930.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3930 / Section 3930.103
§ 3930.103. NONPROFIT CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution may authorize the creation of a nonprofit corporation to assist and act for the district in implementing a project or providing a service authorized by this chapter.

(b) The nonprofit corporation:

(1) has each power of and is considered to be a local government corporation created under Subchapter D, Chapter 431, Transportation Code; and

(2) may implement any project and provide any service authorized by this chapter.

(c) The board shall appoint the board of directors of the nonprofit corporation. The board of directors of the nonprofit corporation shall serve in the same manner as the board of directors of a local government corporation created under Subchapter D, Chapter 431, Transportation Code, except that a board member is not required to reside in the district.
Tex. Transportation Code § 316.010 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 316 / Section 316.010
§ 316.010. POLITICAL SUBDIVISION NOT REQUIRED TO OBTAIN PERMIT.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not require a political subdivision of this state to obtain a permit to establish or maintain an improvement or facility authorized by other law.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 777.008 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 777 / Section 777.008
§ 777.008. COORDINATING COMMITTEE.
Status: in_force

(a) The coordinating committee on poison control shall coordinate the activities of the regional poison control centers designated under Section 777.001(a) and advise the Commission on State Emergency Communications.

(b) The committee is composed of:

(1) one public member appointed by the Commission on State Emergency Communications;

(2) six members who represent the six regional poison control centers, one appointed by the chief executive officer of each center;

(3) one member appointed by the commissioner of state health services; and

(4) one member who is a health care professional designated as the poison control program coordinator appointed by the Commission on State Emergency Communications.
Tex. Water Code § 17.896 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 17 / Section 17.896
§ 17.896. REPAYMENT PROCEEDS.
Status: in_force

The board shall designate a transfer of repayment of principal and interest on a loan made under this subchapter to the fund, the interest and sinking fund, or any account in the funds.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 43.041 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 43 / Section 43.041
§ 43.041. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Hunting cooperative" means a cooperative enterprise in which participating landowners pool their acreage and lease it for hunting purposes under the authority of a hunting lease license and in which the leasing profits are distributed to the landowners according to the landowners' participation.

(2) "Hunting lease" means the aggregate amount of land owned by one individual, partnership, firm, or corporation or the aggregate amount of land in a hunting cooperative in a county and leased for hunting purposes. If an individual, partnership, firm, or corporation owns a single tract of land, or if a hunting cooperative has land, located partially in one county and partially in another county, the individual, partnership, firm, or corporation or the hunting cooperative may not be required to have a separate hunting lease license for that portion of the land located in the second county, unless the individual, partnership, firm, or corporation, or a landowner participating in the hunting cooperative, owns other land leased for hunting purposes in the second county. If an individual, partnership, firm, or corporation owns a single tract of land, or if a hunting cooperative has land, located partially in one county and partially in another county and the individual, partnership, firm, or corporation or the hunting cooperative is not required to have two licenses, the aggregate acreage of the tract shall be used for determining the amount of the license fee required by this subchapter.

(3) "Licensee" means:

(A) a person who owns the land, or manages a hunting cooperative that has land, on which a hunting lease is located; or

(B) an individual listed on the license application as the landowner's agent who holds a hunting lease license.

(4) "Guest" means a person, other than a licensee, who hunts or takes an animal or bird on a hunting lease.
Tex. Insurance Code § 882.551 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 882 / Section 882.551
§ 882.551. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies only to a merger or consolidation in which at least one of the parties to the transaction is a mutual life insurance company.
Tex. Property Code § 13.005 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 13 / Section 13.005
§ 13.005. EFFECT OF RECORDING JUDGMENT OF JUSTICE COURT.
Status: in_force

A certified transcript of a justice court judgment recorded under Section 12.015 of this code has the same effect as a recorded deed. A court shall admit as evidence the transcript or a copy of the transcript, if the copy is certified with the signature and seal of the clerk of the county in which the transcript is recorded, in the same manner and with the same effect as the original judgment and execution.
Tex. Transportation Code § 547.003 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 547 / Section 547.003
§ 547.003. EQUIPMENT NOT AFFECTED.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not prohibit and the department by rule may not prohibit the use of:

(1) equipment required by an agency of the United States; or

(2) a part or accessory not inconsistent with this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7895.0202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7895 / Section 7895.0202
§ 7895.0202. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) On or after September 1, 2019, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 7895.0103; or

(2) September 1, 2023.

(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 7895.0103 and the terms of the temporary directors have expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that expire on the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 7895.0103; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the date of the appointment or reappointment.

(d) If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 252.0375 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 252 / Section 252.0375
§ 252.0375. EARLY COMPLIANCE REVIEW.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive commissioner by rule shall adopt a procedure under which a person proposing to construct or modify a facility may submit building plans to the department for review for compliance with the department's architectural requirements before beginning construction or modification. In adopting the procedure, the executive commissioner shall set reasonable deadlines by which the department must complete review of submitted plans.

(b) The department shall, within 30 days, review plans submitted under this section for compliance with the department's architectural requirements and inform the person in writing of the results of the review. If the plans comply with the department's architectural requirements, the department may not subsequently change the architectural requirements applicable to the project unless:

(1) the change is required by federal law; or

(2) the person fails to complete the project within a reasonable time.

(c) The department may charge a reasonable fee for conducting a review under this section.

(d) A fee collected under this section shall be deposited in the general revenue fund.

(e) The review procedure provided by this section does not include review of building plans for compliance with the Texas Accessibility Standards as administered and enforced.
Tex. Education Code § 39.005 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 39 / Section 39.005
§ 39.005. HEARING FOLLOWING INVESTIGATION.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies to a school district that is the subject of a special investigation conducted under Section 39.003 that resulted in a final report in which the agency recommends the appointment of a board of managers, alternative management of a campus, or closure of the district or a district campus.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), not later than 15 days after the date on which the board of trustees of the school district receives the final report of a special investigation under Section 39.004(g), a board of trustees of a school district to which this section applies may request a hearing if the board of trustees disagrees with the final report or a sanction or intervention recommended by the agency in the report.

(c) A school district and the agency may agree in writing to extend the time period for requesting a hearing under Subsection (b) by not more than an additional 30 days.

(d) If a board of trustees of a school district requests a hearing under Subsection (b), the hearing shall be conducted by the State Office of Administrative Hearings unless the district and the agency agree in writing to the appointment of another qualified person to conduct the hearing.

(e) Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter, a hearing conducted under this section is a contested case under Chapter 2001, Government Code.

(f) A hearing conducted under this section shall be held at the administrative offices of the school district that requested the hearing or at another location within the geographic boundaries of the district agreed to by the district and the agency, unless the district and the agency agree in writing to a different location.

(g) To protect the privacy of a witness who is a child, the hearing examiner or the person conducting the hearing may:

(1) close the hearing to receive the testimony of the witness; or

(2) order that the testimony or a statement of the witness be presented using the procedures prescribed by Article 38.071, Code of Criminal Procedure.

(h) Not later than 90 days after the date on which the school district requests a hearing under Subsection (b), the hearing examiner or the person conducting the hearing shall issue and submit to the commissioner findings of fact and conclusions of law. The hearing examiner or the person conducting the hearing may not issue a recommendation for relief.

(i) A hearing conducted under this section may not be held on a Saturday, Sunday, or state or federal holiday, unless agreed to by the school district that requested the hearing and the agency.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 386.152 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 386 / Section 386.152
§ 386.152. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

The provisions of this subchapter relating to a lessee do not apply to a person who rents or leases a light-duty motor vehicle for a term of 30 days or less.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8076.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8076 / Section 8076.0201
§ 8076.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Except as provided by Section 8076.0202, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 265.045 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 265 / Section 265.045
§ 265.045. NOTICE; PETITION FOR ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Before the directors authorize the issuance of bonds other than refunding bonds, the directors shall prepare and publish a notice of:

(1) its intention to adopt a resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds;

(2) the date it intends to adopt the resolution; and

(3) the maximum amount and maximum maturity of the bonds.

(b) The notice must be published once a week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the county and the municipality. The first notice must be published not later than the 15th day before the date set for adopting the bond resolution.

(c) A petition requesting an election on the proposition for the issuance of the bonds may be presented to the hospital board secretary before the date set for adoption of the bond resolution. The petition must be signed by at least 10 percent of the qualified voters residing in the county and in any part of the municipality that is not in the county.

(d) The directors shall order an election requested under Subsection (c) in the county and any part of the municipality that is not in the county. The election shall be held substantially as provided by Chapter 1251, Government Code. The board may issue the bonds if the issuance is approved at the election.

(e) The bond resolution may be adopted on the date set for the adoption, or not later than the 30th day after that date, if no petition is filed, and the bonds may be issued and delivered without an election or the creation of an encumbrance.

(f) The directors may order an election on the issuance of the bonds on their own motion if they consider it advisable.
Tex. Government Code § 469.058 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 469 / Section 469.058
§ 469.058. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY.
Status: repealed

(a) The commission or executive director may impose an administrative penalty under Subchapter F, Chapter 51, Occupations Code, on a building owner for a violation of this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter.

(b) Each day that a violation is not corrected is a separate violation.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 953 (S.B. 1802), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2023.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 21.013 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 21 / Section 21.013
§ 21.013. SURVEYS NOT ON A NAVIGABLE STREAM.
Status: in_force

Surveys that are not made on navigable streams shall be in a square as far as lines previously surveyed will permit.
Tex. Government Code § 30.01329 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 30 / Section 30.01329
§ 30.01329. COURT REPORTER.
Status: repealed

(a) The clerk of the court shall appoint the court reporter under Section 30.00010.

(b) to (e) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 139(34), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Tex. Water Code § 51.019 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.019
§ 51.019.
Status: in_force

Sec. 51.019. SINGLE-COUNTY DISTRICT: NAME. (a) A district located in one county may be named the ____________ County Water Control and Improvement District, Number ____. (Insert the name of the county and proper consecutive number.)

(b) A district may be known and designated by any term descriptive of the location of the district and descriptive of the principal powers to be exercised by the district; however, the word "district" shall be included in the designation and a consecutive number shall be assigned to it if other districts of the same name have been created in the county.
Tex. Transportation Code § 201.6011 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 201 / Section 201.6011
§ 201.6011. INTERNATIONAL TRADE CORRIDOR PLAN.
Status: in_force

(a) To the extent possible, the department shall coordinate with appropriate entities to develop an integrated international trade corridor plan. The plan must:

(1) include strategies and projects to aid the exchange of international trade using the system of multiple transportation modes in this state;

(2) assign priorities based on the amount of international trade, measured by weight and value, using the transportation systems of this state, including:

(A) border ports of entry;

(B) commercial ports;

(C) inland ports;

(D) highways;

(E) pipelines;

(F) railroads; and

(G) deepwater gulf ports; and

(3) address implementation of the recommendations of the Border Trade Advisory Committee under Section 201.114.

(b) The department shall update the plan biennially and report on the implementation of this section to the presiding officer of each house of the legislature no later than December 1 of each even-numbered year.