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Tex. Insurance Code § 843.410 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 843 / Section 843.410
§ 843.410. ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) To provide funds for the administrative expenses of the commissioner regarding rehabilitation, liquidation, supervision, conservatorship, or seizure of a health maintenance organization in this state that is placed under supervision or in conservatorship under Chapter 441 or against which a delinquency proceeding is commenced under Chapter 443 and that is found by the commissioner to have insufficient funds to pay the total amount of health care claims and the administrative expenses incurred by the commissioner regarding the rehabilitation, liquidation, supervision, conservatorship, or seizure, the commissioner shall assess each health maintenance organization in the proportion that the gross premiums of the health maintenance organization that were written in this state during the preceding calendar year bear to the aggregate gross premiums that were written in this state by all health maintenance organizations, as found after review of annual statements and other reports the commissioner considers necessary.

(b) The commissioner may abate or defer an assessment in whole or in part if, in the opinion of the commissioner, payment of the assessment would endanger the ability of a health maintenance organization to fulfill its contractual obligations. If an assessment is abated or deferred in whole or in part, the amount of the abatement or deferral may be assessed against the remaining health maintenance organizations in a manner consistent with the calculations made by the commissioner under Subsection (a).

(c) The total of all assessments on a health maintenance organization may not exceed one-fourth of one percent of the health maintenance organization's gross premiums in any one calendar year.

(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, funds derived from an assessment made under this section may not be used for more than 180 consecutive days for the expenses of administering the affairs of a health maintenance organization the surplus of which is impaired and that is in supervision or conservatorship. The commissioner may extend the period during which the commissioner makes assessments for the administrative expenses.
Tex. Government Code § 152.108 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 152 / Section 152.108
§ 152.108. PUBLIC INTEREST INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall prepare information of public interest describing the functions of the commission under this subtitle and the procedure by which complaints are filed and resolved under this subtitle.

(b) The commission shall make the information available to the public and appropriate state agencies.
Tex. Insurance Code § 254.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 254 / Section 254.003
§ 254.003. PREMIUMS SUBJECT TO TAXATION.
Status: in_force

An insurer shall pay maintenance taxes under this chapter on the correctly reported gross premiums from writing motor vehicle insurance in this state, including personal and commercial automobile insurance.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3921.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3921 / Section 3921.004
§ 3921.004. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

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

(b) All land and other property included in the district will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by the district under powers conferred by Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other powers granted under this chapter.

(c) The creation of the district is in the public interest and is essential to further the public purposes of:

(1) developing and diversifying the economy of the state;

(2) eliminating unemployment and underemployment; and

(3) developing or expanding transportation and commerce.

(d) The district will:

(1) promote the health, safety, and general welfare of residents, employers, potential employees, employees, visitors, and consumers in the district, and of the public;

(2) provide needed funding for the district to preserve, maintain, and enhance the economic health and vitality of the district territory as a community and business center;

(3) promote the health, safety, welfare, and enjoyment of the public by providing pedestrian ways and by landscaping and developing certain areas in the district, which are necessary for the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic beauty; and

(4) provide for drainage, road, and recreational facilities for the district.

(e) Pedestrian ways along or across a street, whether at grade or above or below the surface, and street lighting, street landscaping, parking, and street art objects are parts of and necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street or road improvement.

(f) The district will not act as the agent or instrumentality of any private interest even though the district will benefit many private interests as well as the public.
Tex. Education Code § 130.0825 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 130 / Section 130.0825
§ 130.0825. WRITE-IN VOTING IN ELECTION FOR MEMBERS OF GOVERNING BODY.
Status: repealed

(a) In a general or special election for members of the governing body of a junior college district, a write-in vote may not be counted for a person unless the person has filed a declaration of write-in candidacy with the secretary of the board of trustees in the manner provided for write-in candidates in the general election for state and county officers.

(b) A declaration of write-in candidacy must be filed not later than the deadline prescribed by Section 146.054, Election Code, for a write-in candidate in a city election.

(c) Subchapter B, Chapter 146, Election Code, applies to write-in voting in an election for members of the governing body except to the extent of a conflict with this section.

(d) The secretary of state shall adopt rules necessary to implement this section.

(e) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1318, Sec. 51(2), eff. September 1, 2011.
Tex. Government Code § 25A.018 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 25A / Section 25A.018
§ 25A.018. FEES.
Status: in_force

The supreme court shall set fees for filings and actions in the business court in amounts sufficient to cover the costs of administering this chapter, taking into account fee waivers necessary for the interest of justice.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8066.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8066 / Section 8066.0104
§ 8066.0104. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 8066.0103 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Occupations Code § 453.104 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 453 / Section 453.104
§ 453.104. FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may recommend to the executive council reasonable and necessary fees for licenses issued or services performed under this chapter that in the aggregate produce sufficient revenue to cover the cost of administering this chapter.

(b) The board may not recommend to the executive council a fee that existed on September 1, 1993, for an amount less than the amount of that fee on that date.
Tex. Insurance Code § 8 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 5002 / Section 8
§ 8.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8. Amendments. The Member States, by unanimous agreement, may amend this Compact from time to time without the prior consent or approval of Congress and any amendment shall be effective unless, within one year, the Congress disapproves that amendment. Any State may join this Compact after the date on which Congress consents to the Compact by adoption into law under its State Constitution.
Tex. Transportation Code § 451.254 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 451 / Section 451.254
§ 451.254.
Status: in_force

Sec. 451.254. PROGRAM FOR PERSONS WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES: CERTAIN AUTHORITIES. (a) The board of an authority confirmed before July 1, 1985, shall promote the availability and use of transportation services of the authority by persons who have physical disabilities by establishing a program that:

(1) is designed to meet the specific transportation problems of those persons; and

(2) establishes the means by which transportation services are to be provided to those persons.

(b) Before establishing a program under this section, the board shall hold public hearings relating to the establishment and operation of the program.

(c) This section does not apply to an authority created before 1980 in which the principal municipality has a population of less than 1.9 million.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3864.205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3864 / Section 3864.205
§ 3864.205. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct annual ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, for each year that all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Tex. Government Code § 543.0053 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 543 / Section 543.0053
§ 543.0053. CLINICAL INITIATIVE EVALUATION PROCESS.
Status: in_force

The commission shall establish and implement an evaluation process for the submission, preliminary review, analysis, and approval of a clinical initiative. The process must:

(1) require that a suggestion for a clinical initiative be submitted to the state Medicaid director;

(2) allow the commission to conduct, with the assistance of an appropriate advisory committee or similar group as determined by the commission, a preliminary review of each suggested clinical initiative to determine whether the initiative warrants further consideration and analysis under Section 543.0054;

(3) require the commission to publish on the Internet website maintained in accordance with Section 543.0003 the criteria the commission uses in the preliminary review under Subdivision (2) to determine whether an initiative warrants analysis under Section 543.0054;

(4) limit the number of suggestions analyzed under Section 543.0054;

(5) require that a suggestion for a clinical initiative selected for analysis under Section 543.0054 be published on the Internet website maintained in accordance with Section 543.0003 not later than the 30th day after the date the state Medicaid director receives the suggestion;

(6) provide for a formal public comment period that lasts at least 30 days during which the public may submit comments and research relating to a suggested clinical initiative;

(7) require commission employees to analyze, in accordance with Section 543.0054, each suggested clinical initiative selected for analysis; and

(8) require the development and publication of a final report in accordance with Section 543.0055 on each clinical initiative selected for analysis under Section 543.0054 not later than the 180th day after the date the state Medicaid director receives the suggestion.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11002.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11002 / Section 11002.153
§ 11002.153. CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS.
Status: in_force

A public improvement transferred under this subchapter must be constructed in compliance with:

(1) the requirements and specifications established by the receiving entity on or before the date that construction of the improvement begins; and

(2) any tariffs for the electric utility or cooperative that is the receiving entity.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1701.059 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1701 / Section 1701.059
§ 1701.059. REPLACEMENT OR AMENDMENT OF DOCUMENT.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may order an insurer to replace a document described by Section 1701.002 with a corrected document or to amend and correct the document by endorsement or rider if:

(1) the commissioner disapproves or withdraws approval of the form of the document under Section 1701.055(a); or

(2) the document is used before the form was approved under this chapter and corrections must be made to the document to bring the document into compliance with this code and rules of the commissioner before the commissioner will approve the form of the document.
Tex. Finance Code § 182.101 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 182 / Section 182.101
§ 182.101. AMENDMENT OR RESTATEMENT OF STATE TRUST COMPANY CERTIFICATE OF FORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A state trust company that has been granted a charter under Section 182.006 or a predecessor statute may amend or restate its certificate of formation for any lawful purpose, including the creation of authorized but unissued shares or participation shares in one or more classes or series.

(b) An amendment authorizing the issuance of shares or participation shares in series must contain:

(1) the designation of each series and a statement of any variations in the preferences, limitations, and relative rights among series to the extent that the preferences, limitations, and relative rights are to be established in the certificate of formation; and

(2) a statement of any authority to be vested in the board to establish series and determine the preferences, limitations, and relative rights of each series.

(c) A limited trust association may not amend its certificate of formation to extend its period of existence for a perpetual period or for any period of years, unless the period of existence is expressly contingent on those events resulting in dissolution of the trust association under Section 183.208.

(d) Amendment or restatement of the certificate of formation of a state trust company and approval of the board and shareholders or participants must be made or obtained in accordance with the Business Organizations Code, except as otherwise provided by this subtitle or rules adopted under this subtitle. The original and one copy of the certificate of amendment or restated certificate of formation must be filed with the banking commissioner for approval. Unless the submission presents novel or unusual questions, the banking commissioner shall approve or reject the amendment or restatement not later than the 31st day after the date the banking commissioner considers the submission informationally complete and accepted for filing. The banking commissioner may require the submission of additional information as considered necessary to an informed decision to approve or reject any amendment or restatement of a certificate of formation under this section.

(e) If the banking commissioner finds that the amendment or restatement conforms to law and any conditions imposed by the banking commissioner, and any required filing fee has been paid, the banking commissioner shall:

(1) endorse the face of the original and copy with the date of approval and the word "Approved";

(2) file the original in the department's records; and

(3) deliver a certified copy of the amendment or restatement to the state trust company.

(f) An amendment or restatement, if approved, takes effect on the date of approval, unless the amendment or restatement provides for a different effective date.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 299.152 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 299 / Section 299.152
§ 299.152. ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION OF MANDATORY PAYMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may designate an official of the district or contract with another person to assess and collect the mandatory payments authorized under this chapter.

(b) The person charged by the district with the assessment and collection of mandatory payments shall charge and deduct from the mandatory payments collected for the district a collection fee in an amount not to exceed the person's usual and customary charges for like services.

(c) If the person charged with the assessment and collection of mandatory payments is an official of the district, any revenue from a collection fee charged under Subsection (b) shall be deposited in the district general fund and, if appropriate, shall be reported as fees of the district.
Tex. Finance Code § 12.001 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 12 / Section 12.001
§ 12.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

The definitions provided by Section 31.002 apply to this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8325.110 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8325 / Section 8325.110
§ 8325.110. DIVISION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may be divided into two or more new districts only if the district:

(1) has no outstanding bonded debt; and

(2) is not imposing ad valorem taxes.

(b) This chapter applies to any new district created by the division of the district, and a new district has all the powers and duties of the district.

(c) Any new district created by the division of the district may not, at the time the new district is created:

(1) contain any land outside the area described by Section 2(b) of the Act creating this chapter; or

(2) contain less than 200 or more than 600 acres of land without the prior consent of any municipality in whose extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located.

(d) The board, on its own motion or on receipt of a petition signed by the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district, may adopt an order dividing the district.

(e) The board may adopt an order dividing the district before or after the date the board holds an election under Section 8325.003 to confirm the district's creation.

(f) An order dividing the district shall:

(1) name each new district;

(2) include the metes and bounds description of the territory of each new district;

(3) appoint temporary directors for each new district; and

(4) provide for the division of assets and liabilities between or among the new districts.

(g) On or before the 30th day after the date of adoption of an order dividing the district, the district shall file the order with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and record the order in the real property records of each county in which the district is located.

(h) Any new district created by the division of the district shall hold a confirmation and directors' election as required by Section 8325.003.

(i) Except as provided by Subsection (c), municipal consent to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district granted under Section 8325.004 acts as municipal consent to the creation of any new district created by the division of the district and to the inclusion of land in the new district.

(j) Any new district created by the division of the district must hold an election as required by this chapter to obtain voter approval before the district may impose a maintenance tax or issue bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7955A.0401 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7955A / Section 7955A.0401
§ 7955A.0401. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

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

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 7955A.0403.

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

(c) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Water Code § 68.102 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 68 / Section 68.102
§ 68.102. PETITION FOR CREATION.
Status: in_force

A district may be created only if the commissioners court of the county in which the district is proposed to be created receives a petition requesting the district's creation. The petition must be signed by:

(1) the owners of a majority of facilities in the proposed district; and

(2) the owners of a majority of the assessed value of facilities in the proposed district according to the most recent certified property tax rolls of the county.
Tex. Utilities Code § 53.053 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 53 / Section 53.053
§ 53.053. COMPONENTS OF INVESTED CAPITAL.
Status: in_force

(a) Public utility rates shall be based on the original cost, less depreciation, of property used by and useful to the utility in providing service.

(b) The original cost of property shall be determined at the time the property is dedicated to public use, whether by the utility that is the present owner or by a predecessor.

(c) In this section, "original cost" means the actual money cost or the actual money value of consideration paid other than money.
Tex. Election Code § 62.0111 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 62 / Section 62.0111
§ 62.0111. NOTICE OF PROHIBITION OF CERTAIN DEVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) At the discretion of the presiding judge, notice of the prohibition of the use of certain devices under Section 61.014 may be posted at one or more locations in the polling place where it can be read by persons waiting to vote.

(b) The secretary of state shall prescribe the wording of a notice posted under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8479.007 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8479 / Section 8479.007
§ 8479.007. ANNEXATION BY MUNICIPALITY.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other law, if all of the territory of the district is annexed by a municipality into the corporate limits of that municipality before the date of the election under Section 8479.003, the district may not be dissolved and shall continue until the district is dissolved under Section 43.074, Local Government Code.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 32.103 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 32 / Section 32.103
§ 32.103. REPLACEMENT OF FLOATING CABIN.
Status: in_force

The permit holder may replace the floating cabin if:

(1) the replacement cabin does not exceed the height, length, or width of the original cabin; and

(2) the department approves the replacement.
Tex. Election Code § 192.101 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 192 / Section 192.101
§ 192.101. DESIGNATION OF STATE'S ELECTORS.
Status: in_force

Each elector position in this state must be nominated in accordance with political party rules or by an independent or write-in presidential candidate, as applicable. Except as otherwise provided in Sections 192.006, 192.103, and 192.104, this state's electors are the winning elector nominees under the laws of this state.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 91.755 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 91 / Section 91.755
§ 91.755. COMMISSION PERMITS AND RIGHTS OF OWNER OF MINERAL ESTATE NOT AFFECTED.
Status: in_force

(a) This subchapter does not affect the status of any rule of law to the effect that the mineral estate in land is dominant over the surface estate.

(b) Failure to give notice as required by this subchapter does not restrict, limit, work as a forfeiture of, or terminate any existing or future permit issued by the commission or right to develop the mineral estate in land.