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Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 3.110 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 3 / Section 3.110
§ 3.110. IDENTIFICATION OF PERSON TO WHOM INSTRUMENT IS PAYABLE.
Status: in_force

(a) The person to whom an instrument is initially payable is determined by the intent of the person, whether or not authorized, signing as, or in the name or behalf of, the issuer of the instrument. The instrument is payable to the person intended by the signer even if that person is identified in the instrument by a name or other identification that is not that of the intended person. If more than one person signs in the name or behalf of the issuer of an instrument and all the signers do not intend the same person as payee, the instrument is payable to any person intended by one or more of the signers.

(b) If the signature of the issuer of an instrument is made by automated means, such as a check-writing machine, the payee of the instrument is determined by the intent of the person who supplied the name or identification of the payee, whether or not authorized to do so.

(c) A person to whom an instrument is payable may be identified in any way, including by name, identifying number, office, or account number. For the purpose of determining the holder of an instrument, the following rules apply:

(1) If an instrument is payable to an account and the account is identified only by number, the instrument is payable to the person to whom the account is payable. If an instrument is payable to an account identified by number and by the name of a person, the instrument is payable to the named person, whether or not that person is the owner of the account identified by number.

(2) If an instrument is payable to:

(A) a trust, an estate, or a person described as trustee or representative of a trust or estate, the instrument is payable to the trustee, the representative, or a successor of either, whether or not the beneficiary or estate is also named;

(B) a person described as agent or similar representative of a named or identified person, the instrument is payable to the represented person, the representative, or a successor of the representative;

(C) a fund or organization that is not a legal entity, the instrument is payable to a representative of the members of the fund or organization; or

(D) an office or to a person described as holding an office, the instrument is payable to the named person, the incumbent of the office, or a successor to the incumbent.

(d) If an instrument is payable to two or more persons alternatively, it is payable to any of them and may be negotiated, discharged, or enforced by any or all of them in possession of the instrument. If an instrument is payable to two or more persons not alternatively, it is payable to all of them and may be negotiated, discharged, or enforced only by all of them. If an instrument payable to two or more persons is ambiguous as to whether it is payable to the persons alternatively, the instrument is payable to the persons alternatively.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8515.0307 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8515 / Section 8515.0307
§ 8515.0307. NOTICE OF ELECTION.
Status: in_force

Notice of an election may be given under the hand of the president or secretary.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1090.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1090 / Section 1090.005
§ 1090.005. CORRECTION OF INVALID PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

If a court holds that any procedure under this chapter violates the constitution of this state or of the United States, the district by resolution may provide an alternative procedure that conforms with the constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7979.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7979 / Section 7979.001
§ 7979.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.

(2) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Anthem Municipal Utility District.
Tex. Insurance Code § 841.411 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 841 / Section 841.411
§ 841.411. FORECLOSURE ON COLLATERAL.
Status: in_force

A limited purpose subsidiary life insurance company shall immediately notify the commissioner of any action by a ceding insurer or any other person to foreclose on, or otherwise take possession of, collateral provided by the limited purpose subsidiary life insurance company to secure an obligation of the company.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2652.053 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2652 / Section 2652.053
§ 2652.053. LICENSE ISSUANCE.
Status: in_force

The department shall issue a license if the department determines, based on the application and the department's investigation, that the requirements of Section 2652.051 are satisfied.
Tex. Penal Code § 7.02 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 7 / Section 7.02
§ 7.02. CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR CONDUCT OF ANOTHER.
Status: in_force

(a) A person is criminally responsible for an offense committed by the conduct of another if:

(1) acting with the kind of culpability required for the offense, he causes or aids an innocent or nonresponsible person to engage in conduct prohibited by the definition of the offense;

(2) acting with intent to promote or assist the commission of the offense, he solicits, encourages, directs, aids, or attempts to aid the other person to commit the offense; or

(3) having a legal duty to prevent commission of the offense and acting with intent to promote or assist its commission, he fails to make a reasonable effort to prevent commission of the offense.

(b) If, in the attempt to carry out a conspiracy to commit one felony, another felony is committed by one of the conspirators, all conspirators are guilty of the felony actually committed, though having no intent to commit it, if the offense was committed in furtherance of the unlawful purpose and was one that should have been anticipated as a result of the carrying out of the conspiracy. In this subsection, "conspiracy" means an agreement between two or more persons to commit a felony.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7922A.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7922A / Section 7922A.0201
§ 7922A.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 7922A.0202, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Government Code § 855.110 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 855 / Section 855.110
§ 855.110. ADOPTING RATES AND TABLES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of trustees shall adopt rates and tables that the board considers necessary for the retirement system after considering the results of the actuary's investigation of the mortality and service experience of the system's members and annuitants. In adopting rates and tables, the board of trustees shall adopt a discount rate that is not less than five percent in developing an annuity purchase rate.

(b) Based on recommendations of the actuary, the board of trustees shall adopt rates and tables necessary to determine the supplemental death benefits contribution rates for each municipality participating in the supplemental death benefits fund.

(c) The board of trustees, after consultation with the actuary, by rule or by funding policy adopted by the board of trustees, may:

(1) set open or closed amortization periods not to exceed 30 years;

(2) change the period for amortizing a municipality's unfunded actuarial accrued liabilities from an open period to a closed period or from a closed period to an open period;

(3) decrease or increase the amortization period, provided the amortization period may not exceed 30 years; and

(4) set different amortization periods for unfunded actuarial accrued liabilities arising from different types of events giving rise to liabilities and ladder the amortization of the liabilities.

(d) In this section:

(1) "Annuity purchase rate" means the present value factor used to convert reserves to a monthly annuity based on the post-retirement discount rate assumption and the life expectancy of the retiree or beneficiary or both the retiree and the beneficiary at retirement under the selected form of payment.

(2) "Discount rate" means the interest rate used in determining the present value of future cash flows.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.1451 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.1451
§ 152.1451. LAMAR COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The Lamar County Juvenile Board is composed of:

(1) the county judge;

(2) the statutory county court at law judge;

(3) the district judges in Lamar County; and

(4) one member of the commissioners court selected by and from among the members of the commissioners court.

(b) The juvenile board shall elect one of its members as chairman at its first regular meeting of each fiscal year. The board shall hold regular meetings each year on dates set by the board and special meetings at the call of the chairman.

(c) Service on a juvenile board by a judge is an additional duty of office. The commissioners court may pay the board chairman and other board members additional annual compensation for the additional duties imposed on the chairman and the other board members. The compensation shall be paid in equal monthly installments from the general fund or any other available fund of the county.

(d) The juvenile board shall recommend to the commissioners court proposed salaries for juvenile probation officers and other juvenile probation employees. The commissioners court shall set the salaries of juvenile probation officers and other juvenile probation employees after considering the recommendation of the juvenile board and any other relevant factors, including the source of funds, the duties and workload of the employees, and the effect on other county employees. The commissioners court shall comply with all applicable laws when setting the salaries of juvenile probation officers and other juvenile probation employees.

(e) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006, 152.0007, and 152.0008 do not apply to the juvenile board of Lamar County.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 22.011 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 22 / Section 22.011
§ 22.011. PRIVILEGE FROM ARREST.
Status: in_force

(a) A witness is privileged from arrest while attending, going to, and returning from court.

(b) The privilege provided by this section extends for a period computed by allowing one day of travel for each 150 miles of the distance from the courthouse to the witness's residence.

(c) This section does not apply to an arrest for a felony, treason, or breach of the peace.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8117.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8117 / Section 8117.004
§ 8117.004. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

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

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

(1) the organization, existence, or validity of the district;

(2) the right of the district to impose taxes;

(3) the validity of the district's bonds, notes, or indebtedness; or

(4) the legality or operation of the district or the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8288.206 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8288 / Section 8288.206
§ 8288.206. TRUST INDENTURE.
Status: in_force

District bonds authorized by this chapter, including refunding bonds, may be additionally secured by a trust indenture. The trustee may be a bank with trust powers that is located inside or outside the state.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 285.026 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 285 / Section 285.026
§ 285.026. APPROVAL AND REGISTRATION OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The county must submit to the attorney general bonds issued under this subchapter and the record relating to the issuance of those bonds.

(b) If the attorney general finds that the bonds were issued in accordance with this subchapter, are valid and binding obligations of the county, and are secured as recited in the bonds:

(1) the attorney general shall approve the bonds; and

(2) the comptroller shall register the bonds and certify the registration of the bonds.

(c) The bonds are incontestable after the comptroller certifies the registration of the bonds.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 11.001 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 11 / Section 11.001
§ 11.001. DEPARTMENT; COMMISSIONER.
Status: in_force

The Department of Agriculture is under the direction of the commissioner of agriculture, who is responsible for exercising the powers and performing the duties assigned to the department by this code or other law.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 166.090 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 166 / Section 166.090
§ 166.090. DNR IDENTIFICATION DEVICE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who has a valid out-of-hospital DNR order under this subchapter may wear a DNR identification device around the neck or on the wrist as prescribed by department rule adopted under Section 166.101.

(b) The presence of a DNR identification device on the body of a person is conclusive evidence that the person has executed or issued a valid out-of-hospital DNR order or has a valid out-of-hospital DNR order executed or issued on the person's behalf. Responding health care professionals shall honor the DNR identification device as if a valid out-of-hospital DNR order form executed or issued by the person were found in the possession of the person.
Tex. Occupations Code § 501.252 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 501 / Section 501.252
§ 501.252. PSYCHOLOGIST LICENSE APPLICATION.
Status: repealed

(a) To be licensed under this chapter, a person must apply to the executive council for a license. The executive council shall issue a license to an applicant who:

(1) is qualified for the license under Section 501.2525; and

(2) pays the fee set by the executive council.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 768 (H.B. 1501), Sec. 2.113(13), eff. September 1, 2019.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 768 (H.B. 1501), Sec. 2.113(13), eff. September 1, 2019.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 768 (H.B. 1501), Sec. 2.113(13), eff. September 1, 2019.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7962.0304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7962 / Section 7962.0304
§ 7962.0304. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located.

(b) If a road project is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road project must meet all applicable construction standards, subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which the road project is located.

(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Tex. Government Code § 437.151 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 437 / Section 437.151
§ 437.151. REAL PROPERTY ADVISORY COUNCIL.
Status: in_force

(a) The real property advisory council is composed of the following eight members:

(1) two deputy adjutants general;

(2) the director of state administration; and

(3) five public members who are not actively serving in the Texas National Guard and who have experience in architecture, construction management, engineering, property management, facilities maintenance management, real estate services, or real property law.

(b) The public members of the advisory council are appointed to staggered three-year terms by the adjutant general.

(c) The adjutant general shall adopt regulations specifying the requirements, term limits, and expectations for the advisory council.

(d) The adjutant general shall designate one of the public members of the advisory council as the presiding officer of the advisory council to serve in that capacity at the pleasure of the adjutant general.

(e) The director of the facilities management office is responsible for administration and coordination of council meetings and preparation of materials with input from the council membership.

(f) The council shall meet at least two times each fiscal year to advise the department on:

(1) the facility master plan;

(2) the long-range construction plan;

(3) the selection of architecture and engineering firms;

(4) requests for bonding authority for state military facilities;

(5) the disposal or sale of department property;

(6) surface leases of department property;

(7) natural resources management plans; and

(8) environmental studies and agreements.

(g) Each public member of the advisory council is entitled to a per diem as provided by the General Appropriations Act for each day that the member engages in the business of the council.

(h) Each member of the advisory council is entitled to reimbursement for meals, lodging, transportation, and incidental expenses:

(1) under the rules for reimbursement that apply to the member's office or employment, if the member is a state officer or employee; or

(2) as provided by the General Appropriations Act if the member is not a state officer or employee.

(i) The advisory council is not subject to Chapter 2110.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 108.04 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 108 / Section 108.04
§ 108.04.
Status: in_force

Sec. 108.04. ACTS OF PROMOTIONAL OR COURTESY NATURE: ADMINISTRATIVE DISCRETION. The commission may promulgate rules which shall set definite limitations consistent with the general provisions of this code, relaxing the restrictions of Sections 102.07, 102.14, 102.15, and 108.06, with respect to:

(1) the sale or gift of novelties advertising the product of a brewer or distributor;

(2) the making of gifts to civic, religious, or charitable organizations;

(3) the cleaning and maintenance of coil connections for dispensing draught malt beverages;

(4) the lending of equipment for special occasions; and

(5) acts of a purely courtesy nature.
Tex. Water Code § 15.1071 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 15 / Section 15.1071
§ 15.1071. SALE OF POLITICAL SUBDIVISION BONDS TO TEXAS WATER RESOURCES FINANCE AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the board may sell to the Texas Water Resources Finance Authority any political subdivision bonds purchased with money in the water loan assistance fund and may apply the proceeds of a sale in the manner provided by this section.

(b) The board shall sell the political subdivision bonds at the price and under the terms that it determines to be reasonable.

(c) The board may sell political subdivision bonds to the Texas Water Resources Finance Authority without making a previous offer to the political subdivisions and without advertising, soliciting, or receiving bids for the sale.

(d) The board may enter into a contract with the Texas Water Resources Finance Authority to sell to the authority political subdivision bonds that are not owned by the board. For bonds sold under this subsection, the contract may provide that the board will receive from the authority the sales price for the political subdivision bonds in exchange for the board's agreement to transfer to the authority political subdivision bonds subsequently acquired by the board and to pay to the authority from the investment income received on the water assistance fund or the water loan assistance fund any amounts considered appropriate including without limitation an amount equal to the proportionate share of that investment income attributable to the money used to purchase the political subdivision bonds.

(e) Proceeds from the sale of bonds under this section shall be deposited in the water assistance fund and used for the purposes and in the manner provided by law.

(f) As part of a sales agreement with the Texas Water Resources Finance Authority, the board by contract may agree to perform the functions required to ensure that the political subdivisions pay the debt service on political subdivision bonds sold and observe the conditions and requirements stated in those bonds.

(g) The board may exercise any powers necessary to carry out the authority granted by this section including the authority to contract with any person to accomplish the purposes of this section.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 15.087 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 15 / Section 15.087
§ 15.087.
Status: in_force

Sec. 15.087. OPTION: SUIT IN DEFENDANT'S COUNTY OF RESIDENCE. A suit to which a permissive venue section of this subchapter applies may be brought and maintained either in the county provided for by that section or in the county in which the defendant resides.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7954A.0303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7954A / Section 7954A.0303
§ 7954A.0303. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 21.165 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 21 / Section 21.165
§ 21.165. SUBSCRIPTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A corporation may accept a subscription by notifying the subscriber in writing.

(b) A subscription to purchase shares in a corporation in the process of being formed is irrevocable for six months if the subscription is in writing and signed by the subscriber, unless the subscription provides for a longer or shorter period or all of the other subscribers agree to the revocation of the subscription.

(c) A written subscription entered into after the corporation is formed is a contract between the subscriber and the corporation.
Tex. Government Code § 2165.206 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2165 / Section 2165.206
§ 2165.206. LEASE OF SPACE FOR CHILD CARE FACILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Providing a site for a child care facility in a state-owned building has first priority over all other uses of a building, except for the purposes essential to the official functions of the agencies housed in the building.

(b) If the commission allocates space for the purpose of providing child care services for state employees, the commission shall designate the use of the space most appropriate for child care.

(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, the commission shall lease at a rate set by the commission suitable space in state-owned buildings to child care providers selected as provided by Chapter 663.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 248A.051 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 248A / Section 248A.051
§ 248A.051. LICENSE REQUIRED; PREMISES RESTRICTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not own or operate a prescribed pediatric extended care center in this state unless the person holds an initial, renewal, or temporary license issued under this chapter. An applicant for a prescribed pediatric extended care center license may not provide services under that license until the department issues the license.

(b) A separate initial, renewal, or temporary license is required for each center located on separate premises, regardless of whether the centers are under the ownership or operation of the same person.

(c) A person may not operate a center on the same premises as:

(1) a child-care facility licensed under Chapter 42, Human Resources Code; or

(2) any other facility licensed by the department or the Department of State Health Services.