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Tex. Insurance Code § 559.103 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 559 / Section 559.103
§ 559.103. EXTRAORDINARY EVENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, an insurer shall, on written request from an applicant for insurance coverage or an insured, provide reasonable exceptions to the insurer's rates, rating classifications, or underwriting rules for a consumer whose credit information has been directly influenced by:

(1) a catastrophic illness or injury;

(2) the death of a spouse, child, or parent;

(3) temporary loss of employment;

(4) divorce; or

(5) identity theft.

(b) In a situation described by Subsection (a), an insurer:

(1) may consider only credit information not affected by the event; or

(2) shall assign a neutral credit score.

(c) An insurer may require reasonable written and independently verifiable documentation of the event and the effect of the event on the person's credit before granting an exception. An insurer is not required to consider repeated events or events the insurer reconsidered previously as an extraordinary event.

(d) An insurer may also consider granting an exception to an applicant for insurance coverage or an insured for an extraordinary event not listed in Subsection (a).

(e) An insurer is not out of compliance with any law or rule relating to underwriting, rating, or rate filing as a result of granting an exception under this section.
Tex. Estates Code § 1201.054 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1201 / Section 1201.054
§ 1201.054. FORM OF DETERMINATION.
Status: in_force

A determination under this subchapter must be in writing and filed with the clerk.
Tex. Government Code § 301.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 301 / Section 301.001
§ 301.001. TIME AND PLACE OF MEETING.
Status: in_force

The legislature shall convene at the seat of government in regular session at 12 noon on the second Tuesday in January of each odd-numbered year.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3963.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3963 / Section 3963.0101
§ 3963.0101. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "City" means the City of Dallas.

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the SoGood Cedars Municipal Management District.

(5) "Exempt property" means property owned by a governmental entity, including the city.
Tex. Water Code § 49.0631 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 49 / Section 49.0631
§ 49.0631. DISTRICT INFORMATION ON WATER BILL.
Status: in_force

A district providing potable water or sewer service shall as a part of the district's billing process include on a district's bill to a customer the following statement: "For more information about the district, including information about the district's board and board meetings, please go to the Comptroller's Special Purpose District Public Information Database or (district's Internet website if the district maintains an Internet website, or, if the district does not maintain an Internet website, the Internet website or websites the district uses to comply with Section 2051.202, Government Code, and Section 26.18, Tax Code)." The statement may be altered to provide the current Internet website address of the database created under Section 403.0241, Government Code, the district, or the Internet website or websites the district uses to comply with Section 2051.202, Government Code, and Section 26.18, Tax Code.
Tex. Water Code § 7.003 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 7 / Section 7.003
§ 7.003. ENFORCEMENT REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall report at least once each month on enforcement actions taken by the commission or others and the resolution of those actions.

(b) The report shall be an item for commission discussion at a meeting of the commission for which public notice is given.

(c) If an enforcement action involves a suit filed for injunctive relief or civil penalties, or both, the report shall state the actual or projected time for resolution of the suit. A copy of the report and of the minutes of the meeting reflecting commission action relating to the report shall be filed with the governor and the attorney general.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2308.459 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2308 / Section 2308.459
§ 2308.459. APPEAL.
Status: in_force

An appeal from a hearing under this chapter is governed by the rules of procedure applicable to civil cases in justice court, except that no appeal bond may be required by the court.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 32.0551 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 32 / Section 32.0551
§ 32.0551. OPTIMIZATION OF CASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS.
Status: in_force

The commission shall:

(1) create and coordinate staffing and other administrative efficiencies for case management initiatives across the commission and health and human services agencies; and

(2) optimize federal funding revenue sources and maximize the use of state funding resources for case management initiatives across the commission and health and human services agencies.
Tex. Family Code § 231.1015 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 231 / Section 231.1015
§ 231.1015. ADMINISTRATIVE ADJUSTMENT OF SUPPORT OBLIGATIONS DURING OBLIGOR'S INCARCERATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Subsection (b), on verification by the Title IV-D agency that a judgment or order has been rendered for the confinement of a child support obligor in a local, state, or federal jail or prison for a period of at least 180 consecutive days, the Title IV-D agency shall review and may administratively adjust the obligor's child support, medical support, and dental support order to amounts that are based on the application of the child support guidelines under Chapter 154 to the obligor's net resources during incarceration.

(b) This section does not apply if the Title IV-D agency determines that the obligor is confined:

(1) due to the obligor's failure to comply with a child support order; or

(2) for an offense constituting an act of family violence, as defined by Section 71.004, committed against the obligee or a child covered by the child support order.

(c) If the Title IV-D agency administratively adjusts a support obligation under Subsection (a), the agency must:

(1) provide notice of the administrative adjustment to the parties to the support order; and

(2) file a copy of the notice with the court of continuing, exclusive jurisdiction.

(d) The notice provided under Subsection (c) must:

(1) state:

(A) the amount of the obligor's adjusted support obligation during incarceration;

(B) the effective date of the administrative adjustment of the support obligation; and

(C) the style and cause number of the case in which the support order was rendered;

(2) be in the form prescribed by the Title IV-D agency; and

(3) be sent to the party's last known residence address, mailing address, or e-mail address provided to the Title IV-D agency, except that if no updated addresses have been provided to the Title IV-D agency, the notice may be sent to the party's residence address, mailing address, or e-mail address listed in the most recent order on file with the clerk of the court.

(d-1) A court shall consider due process requirements for notice and service of process to be met with regard to a party affected by an administrative adjustment of a support obligation under this section if notice is provided to the party in compliance with Subsection (d)(3).

(e) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the Title IV-D agency may seek modification of the support order under Subchapter E, Chapter 156, in lieu of administratively adjusting the support obligation under this section.

(f) The administrative adjustment of a support obligation under this section may not take effect before the 30th day after the date a copy of the notice is filed with the court of continuing, exclusive jurisdiction under Subsection (c)(2).

(g) The administrative adjustment of a support obligation under this section does not affect a support obligation due before the effective date of the administrative adjustment.

(h) The Title IV-D agency may adopt rules to implement this section.
Tex. Insurance Code § 462.167 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 462 / Section 462.167
§ 462.167. COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may collect an assessment on behalf of the association through a suit brought for that purpose.

(b) Venue for a suit under this section is in Travis County.

(c) Either party to the suit may appeal to an appellate court. The appeal is at once returnable to the appellate court. The appeal has precedence in the appellate court over all causes of a different character pending before the court.

(d) The commissioner is not required to give an appeal bond in any cause of action arising under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3876.254 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3876 / Section 3876.254
§ 3876.254. TAXES FOR IMPROVEMENTS AND FACILITIES IN DEFINED AREAS OR DESIGNATED PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

On voter approval and adoption of the order described by Section 3876.253, the district may apply separately, differently, equitably, and specifically its taxing power and lien authority to the defined area or designated property to provide money to construct, administer, maintain, and operate services, improvements, and facilities that primarily benefit the defined area or designated property.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 13.122 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 13 / Section 13.122
§ 13.122. PENALTIES.
Status: in_force

An offense under each of Sections 13.117 through 13.121 is a Class C misdemeanor.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2210.073 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2210 / Section 2210.073
§ 2210.073.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2210.073. PAYMENT FROM CLASS 2 PUBLIC SECURITIES. (a) Losses not paid under Sections 2210.0715, 2210.072, and 2210.0725 shall be paid as provided by this section from the proceeds from Class 2 public securities authorized to be issued in accordance with Subchapter M on or after the date of any occurrence or series of occurrences that results in insured losses. Public securities issued under this section must be paid within a period not to exceed 10 years and may be paid sooner if the board of directors elects to do so and the commissioner approves.

(b) Public securities described by Subsection (a):

(1) shall be issued as necessary in a principal amount not to exceed $250 million per catastrophe year, in the aggregate, whether for a single occurrence or a series of occurrences; and

(2) subject to the maximum described by Subdivision (1), may be issued, in one or more issuances or tranches, during the calendar year in which the occurrence or series of occurrences occurs or, if the public securities cannot reasonably be issued in that year, during the following calendar year.

(c) If the losses are paid with public securities described by this section, the public securities shall be paid in the manner prescribed by Subchapter M.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1662.058 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1662 / Section 1662.058
§ 1662.058. COMPLIANCE WITH SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

(a) A health benefit plan issuer or administrator that, acting in good faith and with reasonable diligence, makes an error or omission in a disclosure required under this subchapter does not fail to comply with this subchapter solely because of the error or omission if the issuer or administrator corrects the error or omission as soon as practicable.

(b) A health benefit plan issuer or administrator, acting in good faith and with reasonable diligence, does not fail to comply with this subchapter solely because the issuer's or administrator's Internet website is temporarily inaccessible if the issuer or administrator makes the information available as soon as practicable.

(c) To the extent compliance with this subchapter requires a health benefit plan issuer or administrator to obtain information from another person, the issuer or administrator does not fail to comply with the subchapter because the issuer or administrator relies in good faith on information from the other person unless the issuer or administrator knows or reasonably should have known that the information is incomplete or inaccurate.
Tex. Occupations Code § 152.051 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 152 / Section 152.051
§ 152.051. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall appoint an executive director. The executive director serves as the chief executive and administrative officer of the board.

(b) The executive director serves at the pleasure of the board.
Tex. Government Code § 651.010 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 651 / Section 651.010
§ 651.010. ENTREPRENEUR-IN-RESIDENCE.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "state agency" means a board, commission, department, office, or other agency in the executive branch of state government created under the constitution or a statute of this state, including an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code.

(b) From available funds, a state agency may hire an entrepreneur-in-residence or contract with an individual, chamber of commerce, or nonprofit entity to:

(1) improve outreach by state government to the private sector, including historically underutilized businesses;

(2) strengthen coordination and interaction between state government and the private sector;

(3) facilitate the understanding and use of technological advances to make state government more transparent and interactive; and

(4) implement the best private sector practices to make state government programs simpler, easier to access, more efficient, and more responsive to users.

(c) An individual hired or contracted with under this section must be successful in the individual's field.
Tex. Transportation Code § 314.052 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 314 / Section 314.052
§ 314.052. DEFICIENCY ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) If, after an assessment is made under this chapter, the amount assessed and apportioned is insufficient to defray all the costs of an improvement:

(1) the governing body may assess the deficiency against property specially benefited and the owners of the property and apportion the deficiency among them, after notice and hearing as provided by this chapter and after complying with each provision of this chapter applicable to original assessments; or

(2) a deficiency assessment may be made after notice and hearing before the commission in the manner provided by Section 314.047.

(b) A municipality may issue assignable certificates evidencing the deficiency assessment.
Tex. Local Government Code § 271.059 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 271 / Section 271.059
§ 271.059. CONTRACTOR'S BONDS.
Status: in_force

If a contract is for the construction of public works and is required by this subchapter to be submitted to competitive bidding, the successful bidder must execute a good and sufficient payment bond and performance bond. The bonds must each be:

(1) in the full amount of the contract price; and

(2) executed, in accordance with Chapter 2253, Government Code, with a surety company authorized to do business in this state.
Tex. Education Code § 62.093 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 62 / Section 62.093
§ 62.093. FUNDING.
Status: in_force

The Texas comprehensive research fund consists of money appropriated by the legislature to eligible institutions for the purposes of this subchapter.
Tex. Finance Code § 123.211 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 123 / Section 123.211
§ 123.211. CERTIFICATES OF INDEBTEDNESS.
Status: in_force

The commission by rule may authorize a credit union to issue certificates of indebtedness that are subordinated to all other claims of credit union creditors.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 773.0505 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 773 / Section 773.0505
§ 773.0505. RULES REGARDING ADVERTISING OR COMPETITIVE BIDDING.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive commissioner may not adopt rules restricting advertising or competitive bidding by a license or certificate holder except to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices.

(b) In rules to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices, the executive commissioner may not include a rule that:

(1) restricts the use of any medium for advertising;

(2) restricts the use of a license or certificate holder's personal appearance or voice in an advertisement;

(3) relates to the size or duration of an advertisement by the license or certificate holder; or

(4) restricts the license or certificate holder's advertisement under a trade name.
Tex. Insurance Code § 821.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 821 / Section 821.003
§ 821.003. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

An insurer must maintain at all times not less than 100 policyholders or certificate holders nor less than $200,000 of insurance that the insurer has written or acquired through reinsurance contracts.
Tex. Government Code § 25.2654 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 25 / Section 25.2654
§ 25.2654. PERSONNEL.
Status: in_force

(a) The county clerk of a particular county serves as clerk in that county.

(b) The prosecuting attorney representing the state in a statutory probate court in a particular county serves as prosecutor in that county.

(c) The sheriff and the other court officials in a county shall serve in the manner required by law for their offices and are entitled to the compensation, fees, and allowances prescribed by law for their offices.
Tex. Education Code § 61.068 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.068
§ 61.068. GIFTS, GRANTS, DONATIONS.
Status: in_force

The board may accept gifts, grants, or donations of personal property from any individual, group, association, or corporation, or the United States, subject to such limitations or conditions as may be provided by law. Gifts, grants, or donations of money shall be deposited in the state treasury and expended in accordance with the specific purpose for which given, under such conditions as may be imposed by the donor and as provided by law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8508.0113 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8508 / Section 8508.0113
§ 8508.0113. ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, MAINTENANCE, AND OPERATION OF FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

The authority may acquire, construct, extend, improve, maintain, reconstruct, use, and operate facilities inside or outside the authority that are necessary or convenient for the exercise of its powers, rights, duties, and functions or the accomplishment of its purposes.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 51.173 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 51 / Section 51.173
§ 51.173. DISPOSITION OF VACANT LAND.
Status: in_force

(a) Vacant and unsurveyed public school land shall be located, sold, and leased under this subchapter, except:

(1) submerged lands within tidewater limits;

(2) all islands, flats, and emergent lands within tidewater limits;

(3) natural lakes; and

(4) riverbeds, including channels and islands in riverbeds, above tidewater limits.

(b) This subchapter does not alter or diminish the public domain status of the surface estate of riverbeds and channels and islands in riverbeds that are located above tidewater limits.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7901A.0501 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7901A / Section 7901A.0501
§ 7901A.0501. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Education Code § 1001.2514 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.2514
§ 1001.2514. LICENSE HOLDERS AND APPLICANTS CONVICTED OF CERTAIN OFFENSES.
Status: in_force

(a) A driver education provider shall discharge or refuse to hire as an instructor an employee or applicant for employment if the department obtains information through a criminal history record information review that:

(1) the employee or applicant has been convicted of:

(A) a felony offense under Title 5, Penal Code;

(B) an offense on conviction of which a defendant is required to register as a sex offender under Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure; or

(C) an offense under the laws of another state or federal law that is equivalent to an offense under Paragraph (A) or (B); and

(2) at the time the offense occurred, the victim of the offense described by Subdivision (1) was under 18 years of age or was enrolled in a public school.

(b) The executive director shall suspend or revoke a license described by Section 1001.2511(a) held by a person under this subchapter and shall refuse to issue or renew a license described by Section 1001.2511(a) to a person under this subchapter if the person has been convicted of an offense described by Subsection (a) of this section.

(c) Subsections (a) and (b) do not apply to an offense under Title 5, Penal Code, if:

(1) more than 30 years have elapsed since the offense was committed; and

(2) the person convicted has satisfied all terms of the court order entered on conviction.

(d) A driver education provider may discharge an employee who serves as an instructor if the provider obtains information of the employee's conviction of a felony or of a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude that the employee did not disclose to the provider or the department. An employee discharged under this subsection is considered to have been discharged for misconduct for purposes of Section 207.044, Labor Code.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 17.15 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 17 / Section 17.15
§ 17.15. RULES FOR SETTING AMOUNT OF BAIL.
Status: in_force

(a) The amount of bail and any conditions of bail to be required in any case in which the defendant has been arrested are to be regulated by the court, judge, magistrate, or officer taking the bail in accordance with Articles 17.20, 17.21, and 17.22 and are governed by the Constitution and the following rules:

1. Bail and any conditions of bail shall be sufficient to give reasonable assurance that the undertaking will be complied with.

2. The power to require bail is not to be used to make bail an instrument of oppression.

3. The nature of the offense and the circumstances under which the offense was committed are to be considered, including whether the offense:

(A) is an offense involving violence as defined by Article 17.03; or

(B) involves violence directed against a peace officer.

4. The ability to make bail shall be considered, and proof may be taken on this point.

5. The future safety of a victim of the alleged offense, law enforcement, and the community shall be considered.

6. The criminal history record information for the defendant, including information obtained through the statewide telecommunications system maintained by the Department of Public Safety and through the public safety report system developed under Article 17.021, shall be considered, including any acts of family violence, other pending criminal charges, and any instances in which the defendant failed to appear in court following release on bail.

7. The citizenship status of the defendant shall be considered.

(c) In this article, "family violence" has the meaning assigned by Section 71.004, Family Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3954.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3954 / Section 3954.053
§ 3954.053. COMPENSATION.
Status: in_force

A director is entitled to receive fees of office and reimbursement for actual expenses in the manner provided by Section 49.060, Water Code. Sections 375.069 and 375.070, Local Government Code, do not apply to the board.
Tex. Transportation Code § 457.104 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 457 / Section 457.104
§ 457.104. AGREEMENT WITH UTILITIES AND CARRIERS.
Status: in_force

An authority may agree with a public or private utility, communication system, common carrier, or transportation system for:

(1) the joint use of the property of the agreeing entities in the authority; or

(2) the establishment of through routes, joint fares, or transfers of passengers.