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Tex. Property Code § 51.005 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 51 / Section 51.005
§ 51.005. JUDICIAL OR NONJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE AFTER JUDGMENT AGAINST GUARANTOR--DEFICIENCY.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies if:

(1) the holder of a debt obtains a court judgment against a guarantor of the debt;

(2) real property subject to a deed of trust or other contract lien securing the guaranteed debt is sold at a foreclosure sale under Section 51.002 or under a court judgment foreclosing the lien and ordering the sale;

(3) the price at which the real property is sold is less than the unpaid balance of the indebtedness secured by the real property, resulting in a deficiency; and

(4) a motion or suit to determine the fair market value of the real property as of the date of the foreclosure sale has not been filed under Section 51.003 or 51.004.

(b) The guarantor may bring an action in the district court in the county in which the real property is located for a determination of the fair market value of the real property as of the date of the foreclosure sale. The suit must be brought not later than the 90th day after the date of the foreclosure sale or the date the guarantor receives actual notice of the foreclosure sale, whichever is later. The fair market value shall be determined by the finder of fact after the introduction by the parties of competent evidence of the value. Competent evidence of value may include:

(1) expert opinion testimony;

(2) comparable sales;

(3) anticipated marketing time and holding costs;

(4) cost of sale; and

(5) the necessity and amount of any discount to be applied to the future sales price or the cash flow generated by the property to arrive at a fair market value as of the date of the foreclosure sale.

(c) If the finder of fact determines that the fair market value is greater than the sale price of the real property at the foreclosure sale, the persons obligated on the indebtedness, including guarantors, are entitled to an offset against the deficiency in the amount by which the fair market value, less the amount of any claim, indebtedness, or obligation of any kind that is secured by a lien or encumbrance on the real property that was not extinguished by the foreclosure, exceeds the sale price. If no competent evidence of fair market value is introduced, the sale price at the foreclosure sale shall be used to compute the deficiency.

(d) Any money received by a lender from a private mortgage guaranty insurer shall be credited to the account of the borrower before the lender brings an action at law for any deficiency owed by the borrower. However, the credit required by this subsection does not apply to the exercise by a private mortgage guaranty insurer of its subrogation rights against a borrower or other person liable for any deficiency.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 92.004 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 92 / Section 92.004
§ 92.004. EFFECT ON OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter does not limit the application of or supersede Section 822.013, Health and Safety Code, or Section 801.358, Occupations Code.

(b) This chapter does not create any civil liability or waive any defense, immunity, or jurisdictional bar available under state law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6902.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6902 / Section 6902.104
§ 6902.104. BYLAWS; RULES.
Status: in_force

The board may adopt and enforce bylaws and rules.
Tex. Education Code § 30B.053 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 30B / Section 30B.053
§ 30B.053. RIGHTS OF TEACHERS REGARDING HYBRID AND VIRTUAL COURSES.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (a-1), a school district or open-enrollment charter school may not require a classroom teacher to provide both virtual instruction and in-person instruction for a course offered under this chapter during the same class period. The commissioner may waive the requirements of this subsection for courses included in the enrichment curriculum under Section 28.002.

(a-1) Subsection (a) does not apply to a requirement that a classroom teacher simulcast the teacher's in-person instruction provided that the teacher is not required to interact with students observing the instruction virtually.

(b) A classroom teacher may not provide instruction for a hybrid or virtual course offered under this chapter unless:

(1) the teacher has received appropriate professional development in hybrid or virtual instruction, as determined by the school district or open-enrollment charter school at which the teacher is employed; or

(2) the district or school has determined that the teacher has sufficient previous experience to not require the professional development described by Subdivision (1).

(c) A school district or open-enrollment charter school may not directly or indirectly coerce any classroom teacher hired to provide in-person instruction to agree to an assignment to teach a hybrid or virtual course.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8165.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8165 / Section 8165.101
§ 8165.101. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS.
Status: in_force

The district has the rights, powers, privileges, functions, and duties provided by general law applicable to a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, including those conferred by Chapters 49, 50, and 54, Water Code.
Tex. Transportation Code § 370.162 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 370 / Section 370.162
§ 370.162. POWERS AND PROCEDURES OF AUTHORITY IN ACQUIRING PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) An authority may construct or improve a transportation project on real property, including a right-of-way acquired by the authority or provided to the authority for that purpose by the commission, a political subdivision of this state, or any other governmental entity.

(b) Except as provided by this chapter, an authority has the same powers and may use the same procedures as the commission in acquiring property.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7998.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7998 / Section 7998.052
§ 7998.052. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The temporary board consists of:

(1) Matthew O'Neill;

(2) Tayo Ilori;

(3) Kayvon Tabrizi;

(4) Joan L. Gill; and

(5) Justin Klump.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 7998.003; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter.

(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 7998.003 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 7998.003; 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. Election Code § 232.007 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 232 / Section 232.007
§ 232.007. RUNOFF NOT HELD UNTIL FINAL JUDGMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A runoff election for a contested office may not be held until the judgment in the contest becomes final.

(b) This section does not affect the conduct of a regularly scheduled runoff for another office that was voted on at the same election as the contested office or at an election held jointly with the election in which the contested office was voted on.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1010.120 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1010 / Section 1010.120
§ 1010.120. AUTHORITY TO SUE AND BE SUED; SERVICE OF PROCESS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district, through its directors, may sue and be sued in the district's own name in any court of this state.

(b) Service of process in any suit may be made by serving any two directors.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1025.305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1025 / Section 1025.305
§ 1025.305. TRANSFER OR ADMINISTRATION OF ASSETS.
Status: in_force

(a) If a majority of the votes in an election under this subchapter favor dissolution, the board shall:

(1) transfer to Wichita County or another governmental entity in Wichita County the land, buildings, improvements, equipment, and other assets that belong to the district; or

(2) administer the property, assets, and debts until all money has been disposed of and all district debts have been paid or settled.

(b) If the board makes the transfer under Subsection (a)(1), the county or entity assumes all debts and obligations of the district at the time of the transfer, and the district is dissolved.

(c) If the board does not make the transfer under Subsection (a)(1), the district is dissolved when all district money is disposed of and all district debts are paid or settled.
Tex. Property Code § 26.010 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 26 / Section 26.010
§ 26.010. TERMINATION.
Status: in_force

A property right expires on the first anniversary of the date of death of the individual if:

(1) the individual has not transferred the right; and

(2) a surviving person under Section 26.005 does not exist.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 61.007 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 61 / Section 61.007
§ 61.007. CERTIFIED SEED.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not sell or offer, expose, or transport for sale agricultural or vegetable seed that is represented by labeling or an advertisement to be certified seed unless:

(1) a seed certifying agency has determined that the seed conforms to standards of purity and identity as to kind, species, subspecies, or variety in accordance with the rules of the certifying agency; and

(2) the seed bears an official label issued by a seed certifying agency certifying that the seed is of a specific class, kind, species, subspecies, or variety.

(b) A person may not sell or offer, expose, or transport for sale seed labeled by variety name but not certified by an official seed certifying agency if it is a variety required by federal law to be sold only as a class of certified seed, except that seed from a certified lot may be labeled by variety name if used in a mixture by, or with the approval of, the owner of the variety.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3949.251 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3949 / Section 3949.251
§ 3949.251. MUNICIPAL ANNEXATION; DISSOLUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is a "water or sewer district" under Section 43.071, Local Government Code.

(b) Section 43.075, Local Government Code, applies to the district.

(c) Section 375.264, Local Government Code, does not apply to the dissolution of the district by a municipality.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9091.0403 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9091 / Section 9091.0403
§ 9091.0403. CONTRACT TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) In accordance with Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) A contract approved by the district voters may contain a provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by the board without further voter approval.
Tex. Local Government Code § 231.282 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 231 / Section 231.282
§ 231.282. CERTAIN ZONING REGULATIONS PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

A county zoning ordinance may not prohibit the use of a home for cottage food production operations.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1131.854 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1131 / Section 1131.854
§ 1131.854. CONTRIBUTIONS IF POLICYHOLDER IS NOT TRUSTEE.
Status: in_force

(a) A policy as to which the policyholder is not a trustee or the trustees of a fund established or maintained in whole or in part by the employer must provide that the employee's individual contribution:

(1) is the policy rate applicable:

(A) on the date the work stoppage begins; and

(B) to an individual in the class to which the employee belongs as provided by the policy; or

(2) if the policy does not provide for a rate applicable to an individual, is an amount equal to the amount determined by dividing:

(A) the total monthly premium in effect under the policy on the date the work stoppage begins; by

(B) the total number of insureds under the policy on that date.

(b) The policy may provide that continuation of coverage under this subchapter is contingent on the collection of individual contributions by the union or unions representing the employees.
Tex. Education Code § 49.260 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 49 / Section 49.260
§ 49.260. OPTIONAL TOTAL TAX BASE CONSOLIDATION.
Status: in_force

(a) An agreement executed under Section 49.251 may provide for total tax base consolidation instead of consolidation for maintenance and operation purposes only.

(b) Under an agreement providing for total tax base consolidation:

(1) the component districts may not levy maintenance or bond taxes, except to the extent necessary to retire bonds and other obligations issued before the effective date of the consolidation;

(2) the joint board may issue bonds and levy, pledge, and collect ad valorem taxes sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on those bonds, and issue refunding bonds, as provided by Chapter 45 for independent school districts; and

(3) to the end of the ballot proposition required under Section 49.253(a) shall be added ", and further to create a consolidated tax base for the repayment of all bonded indebtedness issued by the joint board of the taxing district after the effective date of the consolidation and to authorize the joint board to levy, pledge, and collect ad valorem taxes at a rate sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on those bonds."

(c) Under an agreement providing for total tax base consolidation:

(1) the component districts may provide for the consolidated taxing district to assume all of the indebtedness of all component districts; and

(2) to the end of the ballot proposition required by Section 49.253(a) shall be added ", and further to create a consolidated tax base for the repayment of all bonded indebtedness issued by the joint board of the taxing district or previously issued by the component school districts and to authorize the joint board to levy, pledge, and collect ad valorem taxes at a rate sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on those bonds."
Tex. Local Government Code § 111.0415 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 111 / Section 111.0415
§ 111.0415. CHANGES IN BUDGET FOR COUNTY PURPOSES.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not prevent the commissioners court from making changes in the budget for county purposes.
Tex. Water Code § 36.352 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 36 / Section 36.352
§ 36.352. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF CONSOLIDATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The terms and conditions for consolidation shall include:

(1) adoption of a name for the district;

(2) the number and apportionment of directors to serve on the board;

(3) the effective date of the consolidation;

(4) an agreement on finances for the consolidated district, including disposition of funds, property, and other assets of each district;

(5) transfer of all permits issued in the area that is the subject of the consolidation to the consolidated district; and

(6) an agreement on governing the districts during the transition period, including selection of officers.

(b) The terms and conditions for consolidation may include:

(1) assumption by each district of the other district's bonds, notes, voted but unissued bonds, or other obligations;

(2) an agreement to levy taxes to pay for bonds;

(3) any other terms of conditions agreed upon by the board of each district.
Tex. Finance Code § 89.006 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 89 / Section 89.006
§ 89.006. LIABILITY OF COMMISSIONER AND OTHER COMMISSION PERSONNEL; DEFENSE BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner, a member of the finance commission, a deputy commissioner, an examiner, or any other officer or employee of the Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending is not personally liable for damages arising from the person's official act or omission unless the act or omission is corrupt or malicious.

(b) The attorney general shall defend an action brought against a person described by Subsection (a) because of the person's official act or omission without regard to whether the person is an officer or employee of the department at the time the action is instituted.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 140B.109 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 140B / Section 140B.109
§ 140B.109. OTHER RELIEF AVAILABLE TO ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Status: in_force

(a) The attorney general may bring an action against a person who engages in conduct constituting an offense under Section 72.02, 72.03, or 72.04, Penal Code, to obtain:

(1) injunctive relief;

(2) a civil penalty as provided by this section; and

(3) reasonable attorney's fees and reasonably incurred costs of investigation or litigation.

(b) A defendant in an action brought under this section is subject to a civil penalty not to exceed:

(1) $100,000 if the defendant is an individual; or

(2) $1 million if the defendant is not an individual.

(c) The attorney general shall deposit a civil penalty collected under this section to the credit of the general revenue fund. The attorney general shall deposit attorney's fees and costs collected under this section into the attorney general law enforcement account, which may be used to investigate and enforce this chapter.

(d) Any party to an action brought under this section may petition the court for entry of a consent decree or for approval of a settlement agreement. The proposed decree or settlement must specify the alleged violations, the future obligations of the parties, the relief agreed on, and the reasons for entering into the consent decree or settlement agreement.
Tex. Occupations Code § 201.403 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 201 / Section 201.403
§ 201.403. EXCEPTIONS TO CONFIDENTIALITY FOR ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE.
Status: in_force

(a) Section 201.402 does not apply in a court or administrative proceeding:

(1) brought by a patient against a chiropractor, including:

(A) a malpractice proceeding; and

(B) any criminal or license revocation proceeding in which the patient is a complaining witness and disclosure is relevant to the claims or defense of the chiropractor;

(2) in which the patient or a person authorized to act on the patient's behalf submits a written consent to the release of confidential information, as provided by Section 201.405;

(3) brought to substantiate and collect on a claim for chiropractic services rendered to the patient;

(4) brought by the patient or a person on the patient's behalf who is attempting to recover monetary damages for any physical or mental condition, including death of the patient;

(5) brought in connection with a disciplinary investigation of a chiropractor under this chapter, except as provided by Subsection (b);

(6) brought in connection with a criminal investigation of a chiropractor if the board is participating or assisting in the investigation or proceeding by providing certain records obtained from the chiropractor, except as provided by Subsection (c); and

(7) brought in connection with a criminal prosecution in which the patient is a victim, witness, or defendant except as provided by Subsection (d).

(b) The board shall protect the identity of any patient whose chiropractic records are examined in connection with an investigation or proceeding described by Subsection (a)(5), excluding patients described by Subsection (a)(1) and patients who have submitted written consent to the release of their chiropractic records as provided by Section 201.405.

(c) The board shall protect the identity of any patient whose records are provided in connection with an investigation or proceeding described by Subsection (a)(6), excluding patients described by Subsection (a)(1) and patients who have submitted written consent to the release of their chiropractic records as provided by Section 201.405. The board does not authorize the release of any confidential information for the purpose of instigating or substantiating criminal charges against a patient.

(d) In a proceeding described by Subsection (a)(7), records or communications are not discoverable until the court in which the prosecution is pending makes an in camera determination of relevancy. A determination of relevancy by a court under this subsection is not a determination of the admissibility of any record or communication.

(e) Information is discoverable in a court or administrative proceeding in this state if the court or administrative body has jurisdiction over the subject matter of the proceeding.
Tex. Family Code § 6.005 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 6 / Section 6.005
§ 6.005. ABANDONMENT.
Status: in_force

The court may grant a divorce in favor of one spouse if the other spouse:

(1) left the complaining spouse with the intention of abandonment; and

(2) remained away for at least one year.
Tex. Water Code § 54.745 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 54 / Section 54.745
§ 54.745. BOARD'S RESOLUTION TO SUBSTITUTE.
Status: in_force

If the board finds that all the conditions provided for the exclusion of land and inclusion of other land in the district exist and that it is in the best interest of the district to grant such applications, it may adopt and enter in its minutes a resolution and order excluding all or part of the land proposed for exclusion and including all or part of the land proposed for inclusion. Prior to the effective date of the exclusion and inclusion of lands, the district shall have received payment of all fees, charges, assessments, taxes, together with any associated penalties and interest due or overdue in respect to the lands excluded, and if no ad valorem taxes or fees have yet been established by the district for the current year, an amount determined by the district to equal the estimated ad valorem taxes and standby fees to be established by the district for the current year, prorated to the date of exclusion with respect to such excluded lands, shall also be paid.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 170A.003 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 170A / Section 170A.003
§ 170A.003. CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter may not be construed to authorize the imposition of criminal, civil, or administrative liability or penalties on a pregnant female on whom an abortion is performed, induced, or attempted.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9091.0503 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9091 / Section 9091.0503
§ 9091.0503. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 3502.154 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 3502 / Section 3502.154
§ 3502.154. LOSS RESERVE.
Status: in_force

A mortgage guaranty insurer shall determine the loss reserve using the case basis method. The loss reserve must include a reserve for claims incurred but not reported.
Tex. Estates Code § 1351.006 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1351 / Section 1351.006
§ 1351.006. DISAFFIRMATION OF SALE PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

A minor may not disaffirm a sale of property made in accordance with a court order under this subchapter.