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Tex. Insurance Code § 493.152 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 493 / Section 493.152
§ 493.152. COMPOSITION OF TRUST.
Status: in_force

(a) If the assuming insurer is a single insurer, the trust must:

(1) consist of a trusteed account representing the assuming insurer's liabilities attributable to business written in the United States; and

(2) include a trusteed surplus of at least $20 million, except after the assuming insurer has permanently discontinued underwriting new business secured by the trust for not less than three calendar years, the insurance commissioner or other chief insurance regulatory official with principal regulatory oversight over the trust may authorize a reduction in the required trusteed surplus, but only after a finding, based on an assessment of the risk, that the new required surplus level is adequate for the protection of United States ceding insurers, policyholders, and claimants in light of reasonably foreseeable adverse loss development.

(a-1) The risk assessment described by Subsection (a)(2) may involve an actuarial review, including an independent analysis of reserves and cash flows, and must consider all material risk factors, including when applicable, the lines of business involved, the stability of the incurred loss estimates, and the effect of the surplus requirements on the assuming insurer's liquidity or solvency. The minimum required trusteed surplus may not be reduced to an amount less than 30 percent of the assuming insurer's liabilities attributable to reinsurance ceded by United States ceding insurers.

(b) If the assuming insurer is a group of insurers that includes an unincorporated individual insurer:

(1) the trust must:

(A) consist of a trusteed account representing the group's liabilities attributable to business written in the United States; and

(B) include a trusteed surplus of at least $100 million; and

(2) the group shall make available to the department an annual certification by the group's domiciliary regulator and its independent public accountants of each underwriter's solvency.

(c) If the assuming insurer is a group of incorporated insurers under common administration that has continuously engaged in the business of insurance for at least three years, is under the supervision of the Department of Trade and Industry of the United Kingdom, and has an aggregate policyholders' surplus of $10 billion:

(1) the trust must:

(A) consist of a trusteed account representing the group's several liabilities attributable to business written in the United States under reinsurance contracts issued in the name of the group; and

(B) include a trusteed surplus of not less than $100 million held jointly for the benefit of United States insurers that have ceded business to any member of the group; and

(2) each member of the group shall make available to the department an annual certification by the member's domiciliary regulator and its independent public accountants of each member's solvency.
Tex. Transportation Code § 521.351 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 521 / Section 521.351
§ 521.351.
Status: in_force

Sec. 521.351. PURCHASE OF ALCOHOL FOR MINOR OR FURNISHING ALCOHOL TO MINOR: AUTOMATIC SUSPENSION; LICENSE DENIAL. (a) A person's driver's license is automatically suspended on final conviction of an offense under Section 106.06, Alcoholic Beverage Code.

(b) The department may not issue a driver's license to a person convicted of an offense under Section 106.06, Alcoholic Beverage Code, who, on the date of the conviction, did not hold a driver's license.

(c) The period of suspension under this section is the 180 days after the date of a final conviction, and the period of license denial is the 180 days after the date the person applies to the department for reinstatement or issuance of a driver's license, unless the person has previously been denied a license under this section or had a license suspended, in which event the period of suspension is one year after the date of a final conviction, and the period of license denial is one year after the date the person applies to the department for reinstatement or issuance of a driver's license.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8442.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8442 / Section 8442.052
§ 8442.052. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 11.495 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 11 / Section 11.495
§ 11.495. CONFORMANCE OF PREMISES WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT.
Status: in_force

(a) A permittee or licensee shall certify that any area to be designated as the premises where alcoholic beverages may be sold or served has been reviewed for compliance with Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

(b) Any permittee or licensee designating a premise for which this certification cannot be made shall be provided with information on compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act by the commission. The commission shall utilize materials produced by the United States Department of Justice, United States Department of Justice grantees, grantees of other federal agencies such as the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, any agency of the State of Texas, trade associations of permittees or licensees, and other sources of a similar nature.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8236.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8236 / Section 8236.001
§ 8236.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Director" means a board member.

(3) "District" means the Waller County Municipal Utility District No. 2.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1112.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1112 / Section 1112.154
§ 1112.154. FINANCIAL REPORT.
Status: in_force

As soon as practicable after the close of each fiscal year, the district administrator shall prepare for the board:

(1) a complete sworn statement of all district money; and

(2) a complete account of the disbursements of that money.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 46.002 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 46 / Section 46.002
§ 46.002. EXEMPTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A license issued under this chapter is not required of a person:

(1) who is a resident and whose birth date is before January 1, 1931;

(2) who is a nonresident, if the person's birth date is before September 1, 1930, and the person's state of residence grants a similar age exemption to Texas residents;

(3) with a mental illness or developmental or intellectual disability who is engaged in recreational fishing as part of medically approved therapy under the immediate supervision of personnel approved or employed by a hospital, residence, or school for persons with mental illnesses or developmental or intellectual disabilities;

(4) with a mental illness or developmental or intellectual disability who is engaged in recreational fishing under the immediate supervision of a person who:

(A) holds a license issued under this chapter; and

(B) if not a member of the family of the person with a mental illness or developmental or intellectual disability, has the permission of the family head or legal guardian of the person with a mental illness or developmental or intellectual disability to take the person with a mental illness or developmental or intellectual disability fishing;

(5) who is participating in an event that is sponsored or co-sponsored by the department with the approval of the director; or

(6) who is a resident and who is a veteran of the United States armed forces, if the person is acting under Section 11.208 and complying with rules adopted under that section.

(b) The person with a mental illness or developmental or intellectual disability who is recreationally fishing under Subsection (a)(3) shall carry an authorization identifying the entity supplying the service. This authorization may be in the form of a tag that contains the name of the sponsoring entity.

(c) A person with a mental illness or developmental or intellectual disability who is engaged in recreational fishing under Subsection (a)(4) must carry a note from a doctor stating that the person has been diagnosed with a mental illness or developmental or intellectual disability.
Tex. Government Code § 825.214 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 825 / Section 825.214
§ 825.214. FINANCIAL AUDITOR.
Status: in_force

A person employed to perform a financial audit of the retirement system must be selected by and report to the board of trustees.
Tex. Government Code § 54.103 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54 / Section 54.103
§ 54.103. POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The Commissioners Court of Bell County shall establish the powers and duties of a master appointed under this subchapter.

(b) An order of referral may limit the use or power of a master.

(c) Unless limited by published local rule, by written order, or by an order of referral, a master may perform all acts and take all measures necessary and proper to perform the tasks assigned in a referral.

(d) A master may administer oaths.
Tex. Government Code § 22.022 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 22 / Section 22.022
§ 22.022. JUDICIAL INSTRUCTION RELATED TO FOREIGN LAW AND FOREIGN JUDGMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The supreme court shall provide for a course of instruction that relates to issues regarding foreign law, foreign judgments, and arbitration awards in relation to foreign law that arise in actions under the Family Code involving the marriage relationship and the parent-child relationship for judges involved in those actions.

(b) The course of instruction must include information about:

(1) the limits on comity and the freedom to contract for arbitration that protect against violations of constitutional rights and public policy in the application of foreign law and the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgments and arbitration awards in actions brought under the Family Code; and

(2) the rules of evidence and procedure adopted under Section 22.0041.

(c) The supreme court shall adopt rules necessary to accomplish the purposes of this section.
Tex. Labor Code § 201.061 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 201 / Section 201.061
§ 201.061. SERVICE ELIGIBLE UNDER ACT OF CONGRESS.
Status: in_force

In this subtitle, "employment" does not include service for which unemployment compensation is payable under an unemployment compensation system established by an Act of Congress.
Tex. Local Government Code § 107.0036 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 107 / Section 107.0036
§ 107.0036. VOTER APPROVAL REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN PENSION FUND OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a public pension fund subject to:

(1) Article 6243e.2(1), Revised Statutes;

(2) Chapter 88 (H.B. 1573), Acts of the 77th Legislature, Regular Session, 2001 (Article 6243h, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes); and

(3) Article 6243g-4, Revised Statutes.

(b) A municipality may issue an obligation under Section 107.003 to fund all or any part of the unfunded liability of a public pension fund subject to this section only if the issuance is approved by a majority of the qualified voters of the municipality voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1082.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1082 / Section 1082.154
§ 1082.154. RESTRICTION ON EXPENDITURES.
Status: in_force

Money may be spent only for an expense included in the budget or an amendment to the budget.
Tex. Local Government Code § 363.1015 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 363 / Section 363.1015
§ 363.1015.
Status: in_force

Sec. 363.1015. ALTERNATE FORMS OF APPOINTMENT: BOARD OF DIRECTORS. (a) The governing body of a municipality or county by resolution may appoint the governing body's membership as the board of directors of the district.

(b) In a district for which the board is not appointed under Subsection (a), the governing body of the municipality or county may create a board by having each member of the governing body appoint one director to the board, subject to confirmation by the governing body.

(c) A director appointed under Subsection (b) serves:

(1) at the pleasure of the governing body of the municipality or county; and

(2) for a term concurrent with the term of the appointing member.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 127.006 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 127 / Section 127.006
§ 127.006. INSURANCE CONTRACT; WORKERS' COMPENSATION.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not affect:

(1) the validity of an insurance contract; or

(2) a benefit conferred by the workers' compensation statutes of this state.
Tex. Government Code § 2155.505 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2155 / Section 2155.505
§ 2155.505. HISTORICALLY UNDERUTILIZED AND SMALL BUSINESSES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Historically underutilized business" has the meaning assigned by Section 2161.001.

(2) "Small business" means a small business concern as defined by regulations of the United States Small Business Administration in 13 C.F.R. Section 121.201 or a veterans service agency.

(3) "Veterans service agency" means a community-based organization that:

(A) is exempt from taxation under Section 501(a), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as an organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of that code;

(B) has as its principal purpose to provide housing, substance abuse treatment, case management services, and employment training to low-income veterans, disabled veterans, and homeless veterans and their families; and

(C) employs veterans to provide at least 75 percent of the hours of direct labor by individuals required to produce goods or provide services required under a contract entered into under this section.

(b) The comptroller shall strongly encourage each vendor with a contract listed on a schedule developed under this subchapter and who is not a historically underutilized business or small business to use historically underutilized or small businesses to sell or provide a service under the contract. If a vendor does not make a good faith effort to use historically underutilized and small businesses under the contract, the comptroller may exclude the vendor from being listed on a schedule developed under this subchapter.

(c) A historically underutilized business or small business may sell or provide a service under another vendor's contract listed on a schedule developed under this subchapter if:

(1) the contract is on a schedule developed under Section 2155.502;

(2) the vendor for the contract authorizes in writing the historically underutilized business or small business to sell or provide a service under that contract; and

(3) the historically underutilized business or small business provides that written authorization to the comptroller.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 152.708 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 152 / Section 152.708
§ 152.708. CONTRIBUTIONS TO DISCHARGE OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Sections 152.304(b) and 152.801, to the extent not taken into account in settling the accounts among partners under Section 152.707:

(1) each partner shall contribute, in the proportion in which the partner shares partnership losses, the amount necessary to satisfy partnership obligations, excluding liabilities that creditors have agreed may be satisfied only with partnership property without recourse to individual partners;

(2) if a partner fails to contribute, the other partners shall contribute the additional amount necessary to satisfy the partnership obligations in the proportions in which the partners share partnership losses; and

(3) a partner or partner's legal representative may enforce or recover from the other partners, or from the estate of a deceased partner, contributions the partner or estate makes to the extent the amount contributed exceeds that partner's or the estate's share of the partnership obligations.

(b) The estate of a deceased partner is liable for the partner's obligation to contribute to the partnership.

(c) The following persons may enforce the obligation of a partner or the estate of a deceased partner to contribute to a partnership:

(1) the partnership;

(2) an assignee for the benefit of creditors of a partnership or a partner; or

(3) a person appointed by a court to represent creditors of a partnership or a partner.
Tex. Local Government Code § 281.045 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 281 / Section 281.045
§ 281.045. DURATION OF CERTAIN LEASES.
Status: in_force

If an authority leases to or from any person all or part of any facilities constructed or acquired, or to be constructed or acquired, by the authority, the lease may not be for a term longer than 40 years.
Tex. Transportation Code § 521.301 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 521 / Section 521.301
§ 521.301. ISSUE AT HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) The issue that must be proved at the hearing by a preponderance of the evidence is whether the grounds for suspension or revocation stated in the notice are true.

(b) If the presiding officer finds in the affirmative on that issue, the suspension or revocation is sustained.

(c) If the presiding officer sustains a suspension, the department shall suspend the person's license for the period specified by the presiding officer, which may not be less than 30 days or more than one year.

(d) If the presiding officer does not find in the affirmative on that issue, the department may not suspend or revoke the person's license.

(e) The decision of the presiding officer is final when issued and signed.
Tex. Local Government Code § 22.071 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 22 / Section 22.071
§ 22.071. OTHER MUNICIPAL OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to the members of the governing body of the municipality, the other officers of the municipality are the secretary, treasurer, assessor and collector, municipal attorney, marshal, municipal engineer, and any other officers or agents authorized by the governing body.

(b) The governing body by ordinance shall provide for the election or appointment of the officers provided by this section.

(c) The governing body may confer on other municipal officers the powers and duties of an officer provided for by this section.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 21.913 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 21 / Section 21.913
§ 21.913. RATIFICATION PROCEDURES OR COURT PROCEEDINGS CONCERNING VALIDATION NOT EXCLUSIVE.
Status: in_force

(a) Ratification of an act or transaction under this subchapter or validation of an act or transaction as provided by Sections 21.914 through 21.917 is not the exclusive means of ratifying or validating any act or transaction taken by or on behalf of the corporation, including any defective corporate act or any issuance of putative shares or other shares, or of adopting or endorsing any act or transaction taken by or in the name of the corporation before the corporation exists.

(b) The absence or failure of ratification of an act or transaction in accordance with this subchapter or of validation of an act or transaction as provided by Sections 21.914 through 21.917 does not, of itself, affect the validity or effectiveness of any act or transaction or the issuance of any shares properly ratified under common law or otherwise, nor does it create a presumption that any such act or transaction is or was a defective corporate act or that those shares are ineffective, void, or voidable.
Tex. Labor Code § 402.083 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 402 / Section 402.083
§ 402.083. CONFIDENTIALITY OF INJURY INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Information in or derived from a claim file regarding an employee is confidential and may not be disclosed by the division except as provided by this subtitle or other law.

(b) Information concerning an employee who has been finally adjudicated of wrongfully obtaining payment under Section 415.008 is not confidential.
Tex. Transportation Code § 501.153 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 501 / Section 501.153
§ 501.153. APPLICATION FOR TITLE FOR STOLEN OR CONCEALED VEHICLE.
Status: in_force

A person commits an offense if the person applies for a title for a motor vehicle that the person knows is stolen or concealed in violation of Section 32.33, Penal Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 361.118 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 361 / Section 361.118
§ 361.118. REMEDIAL ACTION REGARDING INDUSTRIAL SOLID WASTE DISPOSED OF IN MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE LANDFILL FACILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a municipal solid waste landfill facility:

(1) for which the commission has issued a permit; and

(2) a portion of which:

(A) has been used for the disposal of more than 15,000 barrels of industrial solid waste;

(B) is closed; and

(C) is the subject of a notice regarding the former use of the property recorded in the real property records of the county in which the facility is located.

(b) If the commission determines that there is a release or that a release is imminent into the environment of industrial solid waste disposed of in the portion of the facility that has been closed, the commission shall require the owner of the facility to remediate as necessary and to the extent practicable to prevent or minimize the release of the waste so that the waste does not migrate or have the potential to migrate.

(c) If the commission requires the owner of the facility to remediate under Subsection (b), the owner shall develop a remedial action plan and must obtain a major amendment to the permit for the facility approving the plan.

(d) This section does not limit the applicability of Section 26.121, Water Code.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 82.0102 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 82 / Section 82.0102
§ 82.0102. ENFORCEMENT OF CERTAIN FEDERAL LAWS REGULATING OIL AND GAS OPERATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) An agency of this state or a person employed by an agency of this state may not contract with or in any other manner provide assistance to a federal agency or official with respect to the enforcement of a federal statute, order, rule, or regulation purporting to regulate oil and gas operations if the statute, order, rule, or regulation imposes a prohibition, restriction, or other regulation that does not exist under the laws of this state.

(b) The attorney general shall defend any agency of this state that the federal government attempts to sue for an action or omission consistent with the requirements of this section.

(c) This section does not prohibit a state agency from:

(1) implementing a federal law by executing authority delegated to the state agency by a federal agency; or

(2) entering into a memorandum of understanding with a federal agency to implement a federal law, if otherwise authorized by state law.