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Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 95.002 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 95 / Section 95.002
§ 95.002. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies only to a claim:

(1) against a property owner, contractor, or subcontractor for personal injury, death, or property damage to an owner, a contractor, or a subcontractor or an employee of a contractor or subcontractor; and

(2) that arises from the condition or use of an improvement to real property where the contractor or subcontractor constructs, repairs, renovates, or modifies the improvement.
Tex. Government Code § 824.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 824 / Section 824.001
§ 824.001. TYPES OF BENEFITS.
Status: in_force

The types of benefits payable by the retirement system are:

(1) service retirement benefits;

(2) disability retirement benefits; and

(3) death benefits.
Tex. Government Code § 92.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 92 / Section 92.004
§ 92.004. DUTY TO REMOVE COVERED INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

After receiving a written request under Section 92.002 or 92.003, a person, including a data broker, shall:

(1) not later than the 10th business day after the date the request is received:

(A) remove from the Internet website the covered information identified in the request;

(B) ensure the information is not made available on any other publicly accessible Internet website or subsidiary website the person controls; and

(C) identify any other instances of the information that should be removed; and

(2) assist the requestor in locating the covered information posted on any publicly accessible Internet website or subsidiary website controlled by the person.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1115.115 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1115 / Section 1115.115
§ 1115.115. AUTHORITY TO SUE AND BE SUED.
Status: in_force

The district, through the board, may sue and be sued.
Tex. Government Code § 24.204 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.204
§ 24.204.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.204. 102ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BOWIE AND RED RIVER COUNTIES). (a) The 102nd Judicial District is composed of Bowie and Red River counties.

(b) The terms of the 102nd District Court begin in each county on the first Mondays in January and July.

(c) Section 24.105, relating to the 5th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 102nd District Court in Bowie County.

(d) Section 24.106, relating to the 6th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 102nd District Court in Red River County.
Tex. Local Government Code § 326.063 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 326 / Section 326.063
§ 326.063. SUITS.
Status: in_force

(a) A district may sue and be sued in any court of this state in the name of the district.

(b) All courts of this state shall take judicial notice of the establishment of a district.
Tex. Estates Code § 1106.006 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1106 / Section 1106.006
§ 1106.006. VALIDATION OF CERTAIN LETTERS OF GUARDIANSHIP.
Status: in_force

(a) Letters of guardianship existing on September 1, 1993, that were issued to a nonresident guardian without the procedure or any part of the procedure provided in this chapter, or without a notice or citation required of a resident guardian, are validated as of the letters' dates, to the extent that the absence of the procedure, notice, or citation is concerned. An otherwise valid conveyance, mineral lease, or other act of a nonresident guardian qualified and acting in connection with the letters of guardianship and under supporting orders of a county or probate court of this state is validated.

(b) This section does not apply to letters of guardianship, a conveyance, a lease, or another act of a nonresident guardian under this section if the absence of the procedure, notice, or citation involving the letters, conveyance, lease, or other act of the nonresident guardian is an issue in a lawsuit pending in this state on September 1, 1993.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9005.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9005 / Section 9005.052
§ 9005.052. CONTRACTS TO LEASE AND OPERATE FEDERAL FACILITIES OR PROPERTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may contract with the United States or any officer of the United States to lease or operate a facility or other property owned by the United States, inside or outside the district, to:

(1) supply, transport, and distribute fresh water, including a contract regarding water rights to appropriate and use public waters from the Leon River or Belton Reservoir; and

(2) collect, treat, and dispose of wastewater and sewage, including a contract regarding maintenance, repair, extension, or improvement of the facilities or other property.

(b) The contract provisions must be, as determined by the board, in the district's best interests in providing a water supply and sanitary sewer service for persons who reside in and in the vicinity of the district.

(c) The contract's initial period may not exceed 40 years.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8886.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8886 / Section 8886.102
§ 8886.102. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

One director is elected from each county commissioners precinct in Sutton County. One director is elected at large.
Tex. Finance Code § 62.405 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 62 / Section 62.405
§ 62.405. APPROVAL BY COMMISSIONER OF PLAN.
Status: in_force

(a) If the commissioner approves the plan of merger or consolidation, the commissioner shall issue an order approving the merger or consolidation.

(b) If the surviving association is a foreign association, the commissioner shall issue and deliver to the surviving association a certificate of authority to do business as an association in this state for the period expiring on January 31 of the next calendar year.

(c) A surviving association that is a domestic association shall operate under:

(1) the articles and bylaws of the merging or consolidating domestic association; and

(2) the laws applicable to a domestic association.
Tex. Labor Code § 203.023 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 203 / Section 203.023
§ 203.023. REQUISITIONS FROM FEDERAL TRUST FUND; BENEFIT ACCOUNT.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission periodically shall requisition from the federal trust fund amounts the commission considers necessary for the payment of benefits and refunds for a reasonable period. The commission may not requisition an amount exceeding the balance of this state's account in the federal trust fund.

(b) The benefit account is composed of money requisitioned from this state's account in the federal trust fund.

(c) On receipt of money requisitioned from the federal trust fund, the comptroller shall deposit it in the benefit account.
Tex. Government Code § 540.0275 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 540 / Section 540.0275
§ 540.0275.
Status: in_force

Sec. 540.0275. PHARMACY BENEFIT PLAN: CERTAIN PHARMACY BENEFITS FOR SEX OFFENDERS PROHIBITED. A Medicaid managed care organization's pharmacy benefit plan required by Section 540.0273 in a contract to which this subchapter applies must comply with the prohibition under Section 549.0004.
Tex. Local Government Code § 231.033 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 231 / Section 231.033
§ 231.033. ZONING REGULATIONS GENERALLY.
Status: in_force

The commissioners court of Val Verde County may regulate in areas subject to this subchapter:

(1) the height, number of stories, and size of buildings and other structures;

(2) the percentage of a lot that may be occupied;

(3) the size of yards, courts, and other open spaces;

(4) population density;

(5) the location and use of buildings, other structures, and land for business, industrial, residential, or other purposes; and

(6) the placement of water and sewage facilities, parks, and other public requirements.
Tex. Insurance Code § 425.009 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 425 / Section 425.009
§ 425.009. STUDENT LOANS.
Status: in_force

A foreign or domestic life insurance company may make loans to a student enrolled in an institution of higher education if the principal amount of the loan is insured by:

(1) the federal government under the Higher Education Act of 1965 (Pub. L. No. 89-329), as amended; or

(2) the Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation under Chapter 57, Education Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 401.2456 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 401 / Section 401.2456
§ 401.2456. CONTRACTS FOR NONPARTY COMPACT WASTE DISPOSAL.
Status: in_force

(a) At any time after the commission has granted approval to begin operating the compact waste disposal facility, the compact waste disposal facility license holder may contract rates with nonparty compact waste generators for the disposal of nonparty compact waste at the facility in accordance with the compact waste disposal facility license.

(b) Rates and contract terms negotiated under this section are subject to review and approval by the commission's executive director to ensure they meet all of the requirements of this section.

(c) Rates negotiated under this section must be set both by a price per curie and a price per cubic foot. Fees resulting from the negotiated rates must be greater than, as applicable:

(1) the compact waste disposal fees under Section 401.245 as set by the commission that are in effect at the time the rates are negotiated; or

(2) the interim compact waste disposal fees under Section 401.2455 as set by the commission's executive director that are in effect at the time the rates are negotiated.

(d) A contract under this section must:

(1) be negotiated in good faith;

(2) conform to applicable antitrust statutes and regulations; and

(3) be nondiscriminatory.

(e) Rates set under this section must generate fees sufficient to meet the criteria for party state compact waste under Sections 401.246(a) and (c).
Tex. Occupations Code § 2352.0523 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2352 / Section 2352.0523
§ 2352.0523. DEFAULT.
Status: in_force

(a) A default under an agreement under this chapter by a manufacturer, distributor, or dealer is:

(1) a material failure to meet minimum product stocking requirements as specified by the agreement;

(2) a material failure to make timely payment of any material obligation as specified by the agreement;

(3) a material failure to substantially comply with a federal, state, or local law, rule, regulation, ordinance, or order applicable to the agreement; or

(4) an act of material fraud relating to the performance of a right or obligation under the agreement.

(b) A default by a dealer under an agreement under this chapter is:

(1) a material failure to meet applicable performance standards as specified by the agreement for a defined one model year marketing cycle;

(2) a material failure to meet applicable marketing standards as specified by the agreement;

(3) a material failure to meet applicable standards for a dedicated or self-funded line of credit or a trade-in or self-funded trade-in line of credit as specified by the agreement; or

(4) the marketing of the manufacturer's boats by the dealer outside of the dealer's territory in violation of this chapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 772.302 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 772 / Section 772.302
§ 772.302. PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

It is the purpose of this subchapter to establish the number 9-1-1 as the primary emergency telephone number for use by certain local governments in this state and to encourage units of local government and combinations of those units to develop and improve emergency communication procedures and facilities in a manner that will make possible the quick response to any person calling the telephone number 9-1-1 seeking police, fire, medical, rescue, and other emergency services. To this purpose the legislature finds that:

(1) it is in the public interest to shorten the time required for a citizen to request and receive emergency aid;

(2) there exist thousands of different emergency telephone numbers throughout the state, and telephone exchange boundaries and central office service areas do not necessarily correspond to public safety and political boundaries;

(3) a dominant part of the state's population is located in rapidly expanding metropolitan areas that generally cross the boundary lines of local jurisdictions and often extend into two or more counties; and

(4) provision of a single, primary three-digit emergency number through which emergency services can be quickly and efficiently obtained would provide a significant contribution to law enforcement and other public safety efforts by making it less difficult to notify public safety personnel quickly.
Tex. Education Code § 8.055 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 8 / Section 8.055
§ 8.055. REGIONAL EDUCATION SERVICE CENTER PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) Each regional education service center may purchase or lease property or acquire property through lease-purchase and may incur debts for that purpose. Any transaction under this subsection is subject to the approval of the board of directors.

(b) Any transaction under this subsection involving real property is subject to the approval of the board of directors and the commissioner.

(c) Each regional education service center may dispose of property in the manner and on the terms that the board of directors determines.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7803.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7803 / Section 7803.005
§ 7803.005. DISSOLUTION AND ABOLITION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The City of Irving may dissolve and abolish the district at the municipality's discretion on written notice of the dissolution and abolition to the board, in the same manner and on the same terms and obligations as prescribed by Sections 43.074, 43.075, and 43.081, Local Government Code.
Tex. Government Code § 2155.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2155 / Section 2155.002
§ 2155.002. FOCUS ON LARGE EXPENDITURES.
Status: in_force

To the extent possible, the comptroller shall focus its efforts under this chapter and Chapters 2156, 2157, and 2158 on purchases and contracts that involve relatively large amounts of money.
Tex. Local Government Code § 262.029 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 262 / Section 262.029
§ 262.029. TIME WARRANT ELECTION.
Status: in_force

If before the date tentatively set for the authorization of the issuance of time warrants applying to a contract covered by this subchapter or if before that authorization a petition signed by at least five percent of the registered voters of the county is filed with the county clerk protesting the issuance of the time warrants, the county may not issue the time warrants unless the issuance is approved at an election ordered and conducted in the manner provided for county bond elections under Chapter 1251, Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3845.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3845 / Section 3845.102
§ 3845.102. MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapter 375, Local Government Code, applicable to municipal management districts created under Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Transportation Code § 392.033 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 392 / Section 392.033
§ 392.033. REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL OF ILLEGAL SIGN.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Section 392.034, the department, without prior notice to the owner of the sign, may remove a sign that is placed or maintained in violation of this subchapter.

(b) If the owner's identity and mailing address are displayed on the sign or are otherwise reasonably ascertainable, the department shall notify the owner in writing that the sign:

(1) has been removed; and

(2) may be disposed of unless the owner claims the sign on or before the 10th day after the removal date.

(c) If the owner of the sign does not claim the sign on or before the 10th day after the removal date, the department may dispose of the sign.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2702.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2702 / Section 2702.003
§ 2702.003. EFFECT OF FAILURE TO ISSUE INSURED CLOSING AND SETTLEMENT LETTER.
Status: in_force

The failure of a title insurance company to issue an insured closing and settlement letter does not affect the company's liability under an issued title insurance policy.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 438.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 438 / Section 438.001
§ 438.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Gravity feed type container" means a self-service container in which food is dispensed by operating a mechanism that permits the food to drop into a receptacle.

(2) "Scoop utensil type container" means a self-service container from which food is dispensed by using a utensil provided with the container.

(3) "Unpackaged food" means food that is:

(A) not in individual packaging or wrapping;

(B) offered for sale by a retail food store; and

(C) sold in bulk from a container that permits a customer to dispense the food directly into a receptacle.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4005.052 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4005 / Section 4005.052
§ 4005.052. CERTAIN CONDUCT PROHIBITED AFTER REVOCATION OF LICENSE.
Status: in_force

A person whose insurance license has been revoked in this state or any other state may not:

(1) solicit or otherwise engage in business under Chapter 885 unless the department determines it to be in the public interest, for good cause shown, to permit the person to act in that capacity; or

(2) act as an officer, director, member, manager, or partner, or as a shareholder with a controlling interest, of an entity holding a license issued under this title unless the department determines it to be in the public interest, for good cause shown, to permit the person to act in that capacity.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 481.301 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 481 / Section 481.301
§ 481.301. IMPOSITION OF PENALTY.
Status: in_force

The department may impose an administrative penalty on a person who violates Section 481.067, 481.077, 481.0771, or 481.080 or a rule or order adopted under any of those sections.
Tex. Transportation Code § 111.101 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 111 / Section 111.101
§ 111.101. IMPLEMENTATION OF FEDERAL SAFETY LAWS; FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may perform any act, adopt any rules, and issue any orders as permitted by the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970, originally codified as 45 U.S.C. Sections 421, 431 et seq. and recodified in 1994 as 49 U.S.C. Sections 20101-20117, 20131, 20133-20141, 20143, 21301, 21302, 21304, 21311, 24902, and 24905 and Sections 4(b)(1), (i), and (t) of Pub. L. No. 103-272.

(b) The department by rule shall:

(1) adopt reasonable fees to be assessed annually against railroads operating within the state; and

(2) establish the method by which the fees are calculated and assessed.

(c) The total amount of fees estimated to be collected by rules adopted by the department under this section may not exceed the amount estimated by the department to be necessary to recover the costs of administering the department's rail safety program.

(d) In adopting a fee structure, the department may consider the gross ton miles for railroad operations within this state for each railroad operating in the state to provide for the equitable allocation among railroads of the cost of administering the department's rail safety program.

(e) A fee collected under this section shall be deposited to the credit of the state highway fund and may be used only for the rail safety program.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7995A.0501 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7995A / Section 7995A.0501
§ 7995A.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. Special District Local Laws Code § 8022A.0307 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8022A / Section 8022A.0307
§ 8022A.0307. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.
Tex. Estates Code § 204.101 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 204 / Section 204.101
§ 204.101. RESULTS OF GENETIC TESTING; ADMISSIBILITY.
Status: in_force

A report of the results of genetic testing ordered under Subchapter B:

(1) must comply with the requirements for a report prescribed by Section 160.504, Family Code; and

(2) is admissible in a proceeding to declare heirship under Chapter 202 as evidence of the truth of the facts asserted in the report.
Tex. Local Government Code § 331.003 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 331 / Section 331.003
§ 331.003. EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

A municipality or county may exercise eminent domain under Section 331.001(b) for the acquisition of a historic site, building, or structure only on a showing that it is necessary to prevent the destruction or deterioration of the site, building, or structure.
Tex. Government Code § 511.017 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 511 / Section 511.017
§ 511.017. DUTIES RELATED TO STATE JAIL FELONY FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "state jail felony facility" means a state jail felony facility authorized by Subchapter A, Chapter 507.

(b) The commission shall provide the Texas Department of Criminal Justice with consultation and technical assistance relating to the operation and construction of state jail felony facilities.
Tex. Transportation Code § 91.0361 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 91 / Section 91.0361
§ 91.0361. CERTAIN FREIGHT RAILROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) If sufficient funds from bonds sold to construct the Central Texas turnpike project or from the Texas mobility fund are available, the department may, and is strongly encouraged to, use the funds for engineering, design, grading, and construction necessary to create a grade-separated freight rail line capable of being safely traveled by trains operating at not less than 80 miles per hour in or adjacent to the State Highway 130 corridor.

(b) The department may, and is strongly encouraged to, enter into negotiations with any Class I railroad concerning building and operating a freight railroad in or adjacent to the State Highway 130 corridor. The department may explore with any Class I railroad the possibility of operating the freight railroad line in or adjacent to the State Highway 130 corridor as a revenue-producing partnership that could benefit this state and the current holders of bonds used in the financing of State Highway 130.

(c) This section may not be construed to allow any delay in the current published schedule for the construction and completion of State Highway 130.