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Tex. Business Organizations Code § 4.053 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 4 / Section 4.053
§ 4.053. CONDITIONS FOR DELAYED EFFECTIVENESS.
Status: in_force

(a) The date, or the date and time, at which a filing instrument takes effect is delayed if the instrument clearly and expressly states, in addition to any other required statement or information:

(1) the specified date, or the specified date and time, at which the instrument takes effect; or

(2) if the instrument takes effect on or after the occurrence of a future event or fact that may occur:

(A) the event or fact that will cause the instrument to take effect;

(B) when the filing instrument is to take effect if the instrument is to take effect after the occurrence of a specified future event or fact; and

(C) the date of the 90th day after the date the instrument is signed.

(b) If the effectiveness of a filing instrument is to be delayed as permitted by Section 4.052:

(1) the effective date may not be later than the 90th day after the date the instrument is signed; and

(2) the specified time at which the instrument is to take effect may not be specified as "12:00 a.m." or "12:00 p.m."
Tex. Transportation Code § 203.052 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 203 / Section 203.052
§ 203.052. COMMISSION DETERMINATION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may acquire an interest in real property, a property right, or a material under Section 203.051 only if the commission determines that the acquisition is necessary or convenient to a state highway to be constructed, reconstructed, maintained, widened, straightened, or extended.

(b) Property necessary or convenient to a state highway for purposes of Subsection (a) includes an interest in real property, a property right, or a material that the commission determines is necessary or convenient to:

(1) protect a state highway;

(2) drain a state highway;

(3) divert a stream, river, or other watercourse from the right-of-way of a state highway;

(4) store materials or equipment for use or used in the construction or maintenance of a state highway;

(5) construct or operate a warehouse or other facility used in connection with the construction, maintenance, or operation of a state highway;

(6) lay out, construct, or maintain a roadside park;

(7) lay out, construct, or maintain a parking lot that will contribute to maximum use of a state highway with the least possible congestion;

(8) mitigate an adverse environmental effect that directly results from construction or maintenance of a state highway;

(9) subject to Subsection (c), provide a location for an ancillary facility that is anticipated to generate revenue for use in the design, development, financing, construction, maintenance, or operation of a toll project, including a gas station, garage, store, hotel, restaurant, or other commercial facility;

(10) construct or operate a toll booth, toll plaza, service center, or other facility used in connection with the construction, maintenance, or operation of a toll project; or

(11) accomplish any other purpose related to the location, construction, improvement, maintenance, beautification, preservation, or operation of a state highway.

(c) The commission may not acquire property for an ancillary facility through the exercise of eminent domain, unless the acquisition of the property is for one of multiple ancillary facilities included in a comprehensive development plan approved by the county commissioners court of each county in which the property is located.
Tex. Occupations Code § 502.054 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 502 / Section 502.054
§ 502.054. TERMS; VACANCY.
Status: in_force

(a) Members of the board serve staggered six-year terms. The terms of three members expire on February 1 of each odd-numbered year.

(b) If a vacancy occurs during a member's term, the governor shall appoint a replacement to fill the unexpired term.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1101.054 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1101 / Section 1101.054
§ 1101.054. RETROACTIVE ISSUANCE OR EFFECT; EXCHANGE OR CONVERSION.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a life insurance policy may not contain a provision under which the policy is issued or takes effect on a date more than six months before the date of the original policy application if the provision causes the insured to rate at an age that is younger than the age of the insured on the date of the application. For the purposes of this subsection, the age of the insured on the date of the application is the age of the insured on the birthday of the insured that is nearest to the date of the application.

(b) An issuer of a life or endowment insurance policy or annuity contract may, with the consent of the policyholder or contract holder, exchange the policy or contract for, or convert the policy or contract into, a policy of another plan of insurance or an endowment or annuity contract as of a date not earlier than the effective date of the original policy or contract.

(c) If an exchange or conversion is made under Subsection (b) and the newly written policy or contract is issued as of a date earlier than the date of the application for exchange or conversion, the amount of life or endowment insurance or annuity provided under the newly written policy or contract may not exceed the greater of:

(1) the amount that the premium paid for the original policy or contract would have purchased on the plan of the newly written policy or contract for an individual the age of the insured on the effective date of the original policy or contract; or

(2) the amount of the original policy or contract.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 17.824 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 17 / Section 17.824
§ 17.824. EXCEPTION.
Status: in_force

It is an exception to the application of Subsection (b) of Section 17.822 or Section 17.823 of this code that a person describes or labels food as "kosher-style," and, if the description is written, the words "kosher" and "style" are of the same size type or script.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 112.048 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 112 / Section 112.048
§ 112.048. PREVENTION PROGRAMS FOR TARGETED DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive committee shall establish guidelines for:

(1) selecting targeted disabilities;

(2) assessing prevention services needs; and

(3) reviewing plans, budgets, and operations for programs under this section.

(b) The executive committee shall plan and implement prevention programs for specifically targeted developmental disabilities.

(c) A program under this section:

(1) must include a plan designed to reduce the incidence of a specifically targeted disability;

(2) must include a budget for implementing a plan;

(3) must be funded through:

(A) contracts for services from participating agencies;

(B) grants and gifts from private persons and consumer and advocacy organizations; and

(C) foundation support; and

(4) must be approved by the executive committee.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 21.107 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 21 / Section 21.107
§ 21.107. LIABILITY OF SHAREHOLDER.
Status: in_force

The existence of or a performance under a shareholders' agreement authorized by this subchapter is not a ground for imposing personal liability on a shareholder for an act or obligation of the corporation by disregarding the separate existence of the corporation or otherwise, even if the agreement or a performance under the agreement:

(1) treats the corporation as if the corporation were a partnership or in a manner that otherwise is appropriate only among partners;

(2) results in the corporation being considered a partnership for purposes of taxation; or

(3) results in failure to observe the corporate formalities otherwise applicable to the matters governed by the agreement.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 161.237 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 161 / Section 161.237
§ 161.237. EXEMPTION FROM CERTAIN REAL ESTATE TRANSACTION LAWS.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless the statute specifically states that the statute applies to the board, the following statutes do not apply to the board:

(1) a statute that would require the board to provide a notice or disclosure to a buyer of real property; and

(2) a statute relating to the sale, purchase, or financing of real property by an executory contract, including a contract for deed or other similar sale.

(b) This section does not affect the application of a statute described by Subsection (a)(2) to a party involved in a transaction with the board.
Tex. Local Government Code § 192.007 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 192 / Section 192.007
§ 192.007. RECORDS OF RELEASES AND OTHER ACTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) To release, transfer, assign, or take another action relating to an instrument that is filed, registered, or recorded in the office of the county clerk, a person must file, register, or record another instrument relating to the action in the same manner as the original instrument was required to be filed, registered, or recorded.

(b) An entry, including a marginal entry, may not be made on a previously made record or index to indicate the new action.
Tex. Estates Code § 351.101 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 351 / Section 351.101
§ 351.101. DUTY OF CARE.
Status: in_force

An executor or administrator of an estate shall take care of estate property as a prudent person would take of that person's own property, and if any buildings belong to the estate, the executor or administrator shall keep those buildings in good repair, except for extraordinary casualties, unless directed by a court order not to do so.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 611.006 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 611 / Section 611.006
§ 611.006. AUTHORIZED DISCLOSURE OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION IN JUDICIAL OR ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDING.
Status: in_force

(a) A professional may disclose confidential information in:

(1) a judicial or administrative proceeding brought by the patient or the patient's legally authorized representative against a professional, including malpractice proceedings;

(2) a license revocation proceeding in which the patient is a complaining witness and in which disclosure is relevant to the claim or defense of a professional;

(3) a judicial or administrative proceeding in which the patient waives the patient's right in writing to the privilege of confidentiality of information or when a representative of the patient acting on the patient's behalf submits a written waiver to the confidentiality privilege;

(4) a judicial or administrative proceeding to substantiate and collect on a claim for mental or emotional health services rendered to the patient;

(5) a judicial proceeding if the judge finds that the patient, after having been informed that communications would not be privileged, has made communications to a professional in the course of a court-ordered examination relating to the patient's mental or emotional condition or disorder, except that those communications may be disclosed only with respect to issues involving the patient's mental or emotional health;

(6) a judicial proceeding affecting the parent-child relationship;

(7) any criminal proceeding, as otherwise provided by law;

(8) a judicial or administrative proceeding regarding the abuse or neglect, or the cause of abuse or neglect, of a resident of an institution, as that term is defined by Chapter 242;

(9) a judicial proceeding relating to a will if the patient's physical or mental condition is relevant to the execution of the will;

(10) an involuntary commitment proceeding for court-ordered treatment or for a probable cause hearing under:

(A) Chapter 462;

(B) Chapter 574; or

(C) Chapter 593; or

(11) a judicial or administrative proceeding where the court or agency has issued an order or subpoena.

(b) On granting an order under Subsection (a)(5), the court, in determining the extent to which disclosure of all or any part of a communication is necessary, shall impose appropriate safeguards against unauthorized disclosure.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 161.229 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 161 / Section 161.229
§ 161.229. DEEDS.
Status: in_force

(a) When the entire indebtedness due the state under the contract of sale is paid, the chairman of the board shall execute a deed under seal to the original purchaser of the land or to the last assignee whose assignment has been approved by the board.

(b) None of the provisions of this chapter shall be construed to prohibit the board from accepting full payment for a portion of a tract and issuing a deed to the land according to the rules of the board.

(c) Deeds issued by the board and executed by the chairman under seal are ratified, confirmed, and validated whether they convey all or only a part of the land contracted to be sold to the veteran.

(d) If a deed is executed to a person other than the legal owner or to a deceased grantee, the deed and the rights conveyed still inure to the benefit of the legal owner.
Tex. Auxiliary Water Laws § 7852 — TX Code / Code wl / Chapter 3 / Section 7852
§ 7852. FEDERAL CO-OPERATION.
Status: in_force

The directors shall have full power to co-operate and act with the United States or any officer or department thereof, in any manner pertaining or relating to the construction and maintenance of any improvement, whether by survey, work or expenditure of money made or to be made, either by the directors or by Federal authority, or both. Such directors shall have authority to agree and consent to the United States entering upon and taking the management and control of said work of construction, repair or reconstruction and maintenance, in so far as it may be necessary or permissible under the laws of the United States and the regulations and orders of any department thereof.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1022.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1022 / Section 1022.004
§ 1022.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

The boundaries of the district are coextensive with the boundaries of County Commissioners Precincts 2 and 4 of Coke County, Texas, as those boundaries existed on April 16, 1969.
Tex. Local Government Code § 5.004 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 5 / Section 5.004
§ 5.004. HOME-RULE MUNICIPALITY.
Status: in_force

A municipality is a home-rule municipality if it operates under a municipal charter that has been adopted or amended as authorized by Article XI, Section 5, of the Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8413.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8413 / Section 8413.002
§ 8413.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district in Fort Bend and Waller Counties created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 52(b)(3), Article III, or Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 93.021 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 93 / Section 93.021
§ 93.021. CONTAINER STANDARDS.
Status: in_force

(a) Citrus fruit shall be packed in closed containers that are approved by the department.

(b) The standard orange box is 12 by 12 by 12 inches, and the standard one-half orange box is 12 by 12 by 6 inches, both sizes being measured on the inside.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1026.254 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1026 / Section 1026.254
§ 1026.254. ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION BY DISTRICT TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may elect to have district taxes assessed and collected by a tax assessor-collector appointed by the board. An election under this subsection must be made by December 1 and governs the manner in which taxes are assessed and collected, until changed by a similar resolution.

(b) The district tax assessor-collector must:

(1) reside in the district; and

(2) own real property subject to district taxation.

(c) The board shall set for the district tax assessor-collector:

(1) the term of employment; and

(2) compensation.
Tex. Finance Code § 62.156 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 62 / Section 62.156
§ 62.156. PREFERRED STOCK.
Status: in_force

(a) An association may not issue preferred stock before the preferred stock is fully paid for in cash.

(b) An association may not make a loan against the shares of its outstanding preferred stock.

(c) An association may retire or redeem preferred stock in the manner provided by:

(1) the articles of incorporation; or

(2) a resolution of the board establishing the rights and preferences relating to the stock.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 74.507 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 74 / Section 74.507
§ 74.507. AWARD OF ATTORNEY'S FEES.
Status: in_force

For purposes of computing the award of attorney's fees when the claimant is awarded a recovery that will be paid in periodic payments, the court shall:

(1) place a total value on the payments based on the claimant's projected life expectancy; and

(2) reduce the amount in Subdivision (1) to present value.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 32.0256 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 32 / Section 32.0256
§ 32.0256. CONTINUATION OF MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FOR CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS.
Status: in_force

(a) A recipient described by Section 32.025(a) who experiences a temporary increase in income of a duration of one month or less that would result in the recipient being ineligible for medical assistance continues to be eligible for that assistance if the individual:

(1) either:

(A) receives services through a program for individuals with an intellectual or developmental disability authorized under Section 1915(c), Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1396n(c)); or

(B) resides in an ICF-IID facility; and

(2) continues to meet the functional and diagnostic criteria for the receipt of services under a program described by Subdivision (1)(A) or for residency in an ICF-IID facility.

(b) To continue to be eligible for medical assistance, a recipient described by Subsection (a) must submit an application for medical assistance in accordance with Section 32.025(b) not later than the 90th day after the date on which the recipient is determined ineligible.
Tex. Education Code § 51.455 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.455
§ 51.455. TEXTBOOK BUNDLES.
Status: in_force

A textbook publisher that offers a textbook bundle for sale directly to students enrolled at an institution of higher education or, for resale purposes, to a college bookstore or other bookstore that generally serves the students of the institution shall also offer for sale to the students or bookstore, as applicable, each individual item of instructional material as a separate, unbundled item that is separately priced.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 2.116 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 2 / Section 2.116
§ 2.116. WAIVER OF TRIAL BY JURY.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "internal entity claim" has the meaning assigned by Section 2.115.

(b) The governing documents of a domestic entity may contain a waiver of the right to a jury trial concerning any internal entity claim.

(c) In a lawsuit asserting an internal entity claim, a waiver of the right to a jury trial contained in the governing documents of a domestic entity is enforceable, regardless of whether the applicable governing document is signed by the members, owners, officers, or governing persons.

(d) A person asserting an internal entity claim is considered to have been informed of the waiver of the right to a jury trial contained in the governing documents and to have knowingly waived the right in the action if the person:

(1) voted for or affirmatively ratified the governing document containing the waiver; or

(2) acquired an equity security of the domestic entity or any predecessor to the entity at, or continued to hold an equity security of a domestic entity that has one or more classes of equity securities listed on a national securities exchange after, a time at which the waiver was included in the governing documents.

(e) Nothing in this section prevents an entity from showing that a person asserting an internal entity claim knowingly and informedly waived the right to a jury trial by any evidence satisfactory to the court having jurisdiction, including by the person's consent or acquiescence to the waiver contained in the governing documents.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1070.157 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1070 / Section 1070.157
§ 1070.157. EFFECT OF ANNEXATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Territory annexed to the district is part of the district for all purposes.

(b) The annexation of territory to the district does not change the manner in which the board or district officers are selected.
Tex. Government Code § 24.631 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.631
§ 24.631.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.631. 323RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TARRANT COUNTY). The 323rd Judicial District is composed of Tarrant County.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 771.104 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 771 / Section 771.104
§ 771.104. SELECTION OF PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS AND REGIONAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL DISPATCH RESOURCE CENTERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission, with the assistance of the advisory council, may select public safety answering points to participate in the program or to serve as regional emergency medical dispatch resource centers. A public safety answering point may participate in the program and serve as a regional emergency medical dispatch resource center. A public safety answering point selected for the program or to serve as a resource center must:

(1) have a fully functional quality assurance program that measures each emergency medical dispatcher's compliance with the medical protocol;

(2) have dispatch personnel who meet the requirements for emergency medical dispatcher certification or the equivalent as determined by the Department of State Health Services;

(3) use emergency medical dispatch protocols approved by a physician medical director knowledgeable in emergency medical dispatch;

(4) have sufficient experience in providing pre-arrival instructions; and

(5) have sufficient resources to handle the additional workload and responsibilities of the program.

(b) In selecting an existing public safety answering point to act as a resource center, the commission shall consider a public safety answering point's ability to keep records and produce reports to measure the effectiveness of the program. The commission shall share information regarding a public safety answering point's abilities with the advisory council.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1024.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1024 / Section 1024.106
§ 1024.106. MOBILE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE.
Status: in_force

The district may operate or provide for the operation of a mobile emergency medical service.
Tex. Election Code § 104.006 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 104 / Section 104.006
§ 104.006. ENTRY ON EARLY VOTING ROSTER.
Status: in_force

The early voting roster must include the name of each person voting under this chapter with a notation indicating that the person voted under this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 1508.104 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1508 / Section 1508.104
§ 1508.104. PLEDGE OF INCOME.
Status: in_force

A municipality may pledge the income from a project described by Section 1508.102 to the payment of an obligation issued under this subchapter.
Tex. Government Code § 852.102 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 852 / Section 852.102
§ 852.102. EXCEPTION TO GENERAL MEMBERSHIP REQUIREMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) If on the effective date of participation of the employing department, a person had with a municipality an employment contract that is violated by the membership requirement of Section 852.101(a)(1), the person is not required, but may elect, to become a member of the retirement system.

(b) If a person who is qualified to make an election under this section has been notified that the municipality has elected to participate in the retirement system, or if the person makes contributions to the retirement system, the person is considered to have elected membership in the retirement system unless before the date the municipality's participation becomes effective the person files with the board of trustees written notice of an election not to become a member.

(c) A person who elects under this section not to become a member may never become a member of the retirement system.