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Tex. Insurance Code § 2251.153 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2251 / Section 2251.153
§ 2251.153. COMMISSIONER ACTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 30th day after the date a rate is filed with the department under this subchapter, the commissioner shall:

(1) approve the rate if the commissioner determines that the rate complies with the requirements of this chapter; or

(2) disapprove the rate if the commissioner determines that the rate does not comply with the requirements of this chapter.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), if a rate has not been approved or disapproved by the commissioner before the expiration of the 30-day period described by Subsection (a), the rate is considered approved and the insurer may use the rate unless the rate proposed in the filing represents an increase of 12.5 percent or more from the insurer's previously filed rate.

(c) For good cause, the commissioner may, on the expiration of the 30-day period described by Subsection (a), extend the period for approval or disapproval of a rate for one additional 30-day period. The commissioner and the insurer may not by agreement extend the 30-day period described by Subsection (a).
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 1.24 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 1 / Section 1.24
§ 1.24. PUBLIC TRIAL.
Status: in_force

The proceedings and trials in all courts shall be public.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7900.0503 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7900 / Section 7900.0503
§ 7900.0503. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 941.252 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 941 / Section 941.252
§ 941.252. ANNUAL REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) An attorney in fact shall annually file with the department a verified report on a form prepared by the department of:

(1) the business conducted by the attorney in fact on behalf of the Lloyd's plan during the preceding year;

(2) the condition of the affairs of the Lloyd's plan; and

(3) any other information required by the department.

(b) The report must cover all of the business conducted by the attorney in fact on behalf of the Lloyd's plan, without regard to the place where the business was conducted.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3883.212 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3883 / Section 3883.212
§ 3883.212. COMPETITIVE BIDDING.
Status: in_force

Subchapter I, Chapter 49, Water Code, applies to the district. Sections 375.221 and 375.223, Local Government Code, do not apply to the district.
Tex. Finance Code § 37.002 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 37 / Section 37.002
§ 37.002. EMERGENCY CLOSING OF OFFICE OR OPERATION BY BANK.
Status: in_force

(a) If the officers of a bank located in this state determine that an emergency that affects or may affect the bank's offices or a particular bank operation exists or is impending, the officers may determine:

(1) not to open the bank's offices or conduct the particular bank operation; or

(2) if the bank's offices have opened or the particular bank operation has begun, to close the bank's offices or suspend and close the particular bank operation during the emergency, regardless of whether the banking commissioner has issued a proclamation of emergency.

(b) Subject to Subsection (c), the office or operation closed may remain closed until the officers determine that the emergency has ended and for additional time reasonably required to reopen.

(c) An office or operation may not remain closed for more than three consecutive days, excluding days on which the bank is customarily closed, without the banking commissioner's approval.

(d) A bank closing an office or operation under this section shall give notice of its action to the banking commissioner as promptly as possible and by any means available.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 111.221 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 111 / Section 111.221
§ 111.221. COMPLAINTS; JURISDICTION TO HEAR COMPLAINTS.
Status: in_force

Any person or the attorney general on behalf of the state may institute proceedings before the commission or apply for a hearing before the commission on any question relating to the enforcement of Subchapters C, D, and F of this chapter and Sections 111.004, 111.025, 111.131 through 111.133, 111.136, 111.137, and 111.140 of this code, and the commission has jurisdiction to hear and determine these questions after giving proper notice as provided by law.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 141.004 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 141 / Section 141.004
§ 141.004. APPROVAL OF TRANSFERS OF STRUCTURED SETTLEMENT PAYMENT RIGHTS.
Status: in_force

No direct or indirect transfer of structured settlement payment rights shall be effective and no structured settlement obligor or annuity issuer shall be required to make any payment directly or indirectly to any transferee of structured settlement payment rights unless the transfer has been approved in advance in a final court order based on express findings by the court that:

(1) the transfer is in the best interest of the payee, taking into account the welfare and support of the payee's dependents;

(2) the payee has been advised in writing by the transferee to seek independent professional advice regarding the transfer and has either received the advice or knowingly waived the advice in writing; and

(3) the transfer does not contravene any applicable statute or an order of any court or other governmental authority.
Tex. Finance Code § 371.007 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 371 / Section 371.007
§ 371.007. STAGGERED RENEWAL OF LICENSES.
Status: in_force

(a) The Finance Commission of Texas by rule may adopt a system under which licenses issued under this chapter expire on various dates during the year.

(b) For a year in which an expiration date is changed, a license fee payable on the date of issuance shall be prorated according to the number of months during which the license is valid.

(c) On renewal of a license on the new expiration date, the total license fee is payable.
Tex. Government Code § 29.015 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 29 / Section 29.015
§ 29.015. LOCATION FOR COURT PROCEEDINGS AND TERMS AND SESSIONS OF COURT FOLLOWING CERTAIN DISASTERS.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, if a disaster, as defined by Section 418.004, precludes a municipal court from conducting its proceedings at the location assigned for the proceedings, the presiding judge of the administrative judicial region, with the approval of the judge of the affected municipal court, may designate for the proceedings an alternate location:

(1) in the corporate limits of the municipality; or

(2) outside the corporate limits of the municipality at the location the presiding judge determines is closest in proximity to the municipality that allows the court to safely and practicably conduct its proceedings, provided the presiding judge of the administrative judicial region for the designated location approves if that presiding judge is not the presiding judge making the designation.

(b) Notwithstanding any other law, if a disaster, as defined by Section 418.004, precludes a municipal court from holding its terms, the presiding judge of the administrative judicial region, with the approval of the judge of the affected municipal court, may designate the terms and sessions of court.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3825.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3825 / Section 3825.002
§ 3825.002. HARRIS COUNTY ROAD IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO.
Status: in_force

1. Harris County Road Improvement District No. 1 is a special district created under Section 52, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1082.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1082 / Section 1082.107
§ 1082.107. EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire a fee simple or other interest in property located in district territory if the interest is necessary to exercise a right or authority conferred by this chapter.

(b) The district must exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by Chapter 21, Property Code, except the district is not required to deposit in the trial court money or a bond as provided by Section 21.021(a), Property Code.

(c) In a condemnation proceeding brought by the district, the district is not required to:

(1) pay in advance or provide a bond or other security for costs in the trial court;

(2) provide a bond for the issuance of a temporary restraining order or a temporary injunction; or

(3) provide a bond for costs or a supersedeas bond on an appeal or petition for review.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 555.157 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 555 / Section 555.157
§ 555.157.
Status: in_force

Sec. 555.157. AUTHORIZED ELECTRONIC MONITORING: GENERAL PROVISIONS. (a) A center shall permit a resident or the resident's guardian or legal representative to monitor the resident's room through the use of electronic monitoring devices.

(b) The center shall require a resident who conducts authorized electronic monitoring or the resident's guardian or legal representative to post and maintain a conspicuous notice at the entrance to the resident's room. The notice must state that the room is being monitored by an electronic monitoring device.

(c) Authorized electronic monitoring conducted under this subchapter is not compulsory and may be conducted only at the request of the resident or the resident's guardian or legal representative.

(d) A center may not refuse to admit an individual to residency in the center and may not remove a resident from the center because of a request to conduct authorized electronic monitoring. A center may not remove a resident from the center because covert electronic monitoring is being conducted by or on behalf of a resident.

(e) A center shall make reasonable physical accommodation for authorized electronic monitoring, including:

(1) providing a reasonably secure place to mount the video surveillance camera or other electronic monitoring device; and

(2) providing access to power sources for the video surveillance camera or other electronic monitoring device.

(f) The resident or the resident's guardian or legal representative must pay for all costs associated with conducting electronic monitoring, other than the costs of electricity. The resident or the resident's guardian or legal representative is responsible for:

(1) all costs associated with installation of equipment; and

(2) maintaining the equipment.

(g) A center may require an electronic monitoring device to be installed in a manner that is safe for residents, employees, or visitors who may be moving about the room. The executive commissioner by rule may adopt guidelines regarding the safe placement of an electronic monitoring device.

(h) If authorized electronic monitoring is conducted, the center may require the resident or the resident's guardian or legal representative to conduct the electronic monitoring in plain view.

(i) A center may but is not required to place a resident in a different room to accommodate a request to conduct authorized electronic monitoring.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1030.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1030 / Section 1030.108
§ 1030.108. COST OF RELOCATING OR ALTERING PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

In exercising the power of eminent domain, if the board requires relocating, raising, lowering, rerouting, changing the grade of, or altering the construction of any railroad, highway, pipeline, or electric transmission and electric distribution, telegraph, or telephone line, conduit, pole, or facility, the district must bear the actual cost of relocating, raising, lowering, rerouting, changing the grade, or altering the construction to provide comparable replacement, without enhancement of facilities, after deducting the net salvage value derived from the old facility.
Tex. Finance Code § 36.227 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 36 / Section 36.227
§ 36.227. ASSETS DISCOVERED AFTER CLOSE OF RECEIVERSHIP.
Status: in_force

(a) The banking commissioner shall report to the court discovery of an asset having value that:

(1) the banking commissioner discovers after the receivership was closed by final order of the court; and

(2) was abandoned as worthless or unknown during the receivership.

(b) The court may reopen the receivership proceeding for continued liquidation if the value of the asset justifies the reopening.

(c) If the banking commissioner suspects that the information may have been intentionally or fraudulently concealed, the banking commissioner shall notify appropriate civil and criminal authorities to determine any applicable penalties.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 461A.003 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 461A / Section 461A.003
§ 461A.003. IMPLEMENTATION BY DEPARTMENT.
Status: in_force

The department shall implement this chapter for the purpose of preventing broken homes and the loss of lives.
Tex. Labor Code § 410.151 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 410 / Section 410.151
§ 410.151. CONTESTED CASE HEARING; SCOPE.
Status: in_force

(a) If arbitration is not elected under Section 410.104, a party to a claim for which a benefit review conference is held or a party eligible to proceed directly to a contested case hearing as provided by Section 410.024 is entitled to a contested case hearing.

(b) An issue that was not raised at a benefit review conference or that was resolved at a benefit review conference may not be considered unless:

(1) the parties consent; or

(2) if the issue was not raised, the commissioner determines that good cause existed for not raising the issue at the conference.
Tex. Tax Code § 112.205 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 112 / Section 112.205
§ 112.205. ATTORNEY GENERAL TO REPRESENT COMPTROLLER.
Status: in_force

The attorney general shall represent the comptroller in a suit under this subchapter.
Tex. Local Government Code § 54.040 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 54 / Section 54.040
§ 54.040. LIEN; ABSTRACT.
Status: in_force

(a) An order issued under Section 54.036, including any civil penalties assessed under Section 54.036(5), is enforceable in the same manner as provided in Sections 214.001(k), (m), (n), and (o). An abstract of judgment shall be ordered against all parties found to be the owners of the subject property or in possession of that property.

(b) A lienholder does not have standing to bring a proceeding under Section 54.039 on the ground that the lienholder was not notified of the proceedings before the commission panel or was unaware of the condition of the property, unless the lienholder had first appeared before the commission panel and entered an appearance in opposition to the proceedings.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.00163 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.00163
§ 152.00163. CHILD WITH MENTAL ILLNESS OR INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A juvenile board or local juvenile probation department shall accept a child with a mental illness or an intellectual disability who is committed to the custody of the board or department.

(b) Unless a child is committed to the custody of a juvenile board or local juvenile probation department under a determinate sentence under Section 54.04011(c)(2), Family Code, the juvenile board or local juvenile probation department shall discharge a child with a mental illness or an intellectual disability from its custody if:

(1) the child has completed the minimum length of stay for the child's committing offense; and

(2) the juvenile board or local juvenile probation department determines that the child is unable to progress in the rehabilitation programs provided by the juvenile board or local juvenile probation department because of the child's mental illness or intellectual disability.

(c) If a child who is discharged from the custody of a juvenile board or local juvenile probation department under Subsection (b) as a result of mental illness is not receiving court-ordered mental health services, the child's discharge is effective on the earlier of:

(1) the date the court enters an order regarding an application for mental health services filed under Section 152.00164(b); or

(2) the 30th day after the date the application is filed.

(d) If a child who is discharged from the custody of a juvenile board or local juvenile probation department under Subsection (b) as a result of mental illness is receiving court-ordered mental health services, the child's discharge is effective immediately. If the child is receiving mental health services outside the child's home county, the juvenile board or local juvenile probation department shall notify the mental health authority located in that county of the discharge not later than the 30th day after the date that the child's discharge is effective.

(e) If a child who is discharged from the custody of a juvenile board or local juvenile probation department under Subsection (b) as a result of an intellectual disability is not receiving intellectual disability services, the child's discharge is effective on the 30th day after the date that the referral is made under Section 152.00164(c).

(f) If a child who is discharged from the custody of a juvenile board or local juvenile probation department under Subsection (b) as a result of an intellectual disability is receiving intellectual disability services, the child's discharge is effective immediately.

(g) If a child with a mental illness or an intellectual disability is discharged from the custody of a juvenile board or local juvenile probation department under Subsection (b), the child is eligible to receive continuity of care services from the Texas Correctional Office on Offenders with Medical or Mental Impairments under Chapter 614, Health and Safety Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8363.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8363 / Section 8363.106
§ 8363.106. ACQUISITION OF PERMIT RIGHTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Using any available district money, including bond proceeds, the district may pay all expenses related to the acquisition of a certificate of public convenience and necessity from another retail public utility and any other permit rights necessary to provide the city authority to provide retail water or sewer service in the district. The acquisition, by purchase or otherwise, may be made by the district on behalf of and for transfer to the city or by the city directly.

(b) In relation to a retail public utility that provides water or sewer service to all or part of the area of the district under a certificate of public convenience and necessity, the district may exercise the powers given to a municipality provided by Section 13.255, Water Code, as if the district were a municipality that had annexed the area of the district. The Public Utility Commission of Texas shall grant single certification as to the city as provided by Section 13.255(c), Water Code, in the event that the district applies for the certification on the city's behalf in the manner provided by Section 13.255(b), Water Code.

(c) The city may contract with the district to carry out the purposes of this section without further authorization.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 753.007 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 753 / Section 753.007
§ 753.007. CITATION IN ACTION FOR DECLARATORY JUDGMENT.
Status: in_force

In an action for declaratory judgment on the validity or applicability of a rule adopted by the board under this chapter, citation shall be served on the state fire marshal.
Tex. Election Code § 174.068 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 174 / Section 174.068
§ 174.068. VOTING AT CONVENTION.
Status: in_force

The state executive committee may adopt rules concerning voting procedures for any party convention. If the state executive committee fails to adopt rules:

(1) the delegates selected by a particular precinct convention who attend the county or senatorial district convention are entitled to cast a number of votes equal to as many delegates as that precinct convention was entitled to select; and

(2) a person may not vote a proxy at a county or senatorial district convention.
Tex. Family Code § 155.207 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 155 / Section 155.207
§ 155.207. TRANSFER OF COURT FILES.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 10th working day after the date an order of transfer is signed, the clerk of the court transferring a proceeding shall send, using the electronic filing system established under Section 72.031, Government Code, to the proper court to which transfer is being made:

(1) a transfer certificate and index of transferred documents;

(2) a copy of each final order;

(3) a copy of the order of transfer signed by the transferring court;

(4) a copy of the pleadings in the pending proceeding and any other document specifically requested by a party;

(5) a copy of the transfer certificate and index of transferred documents from each previous transfer; and

(6) a bill of any costs that have accrued in the transferring court.

(a-1) The clerk of the transferring court shall use the standardized transfer certificate and index of transferred documents form created by the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System under Section 72.037, Government Code, when transferring a proceeding under this section.

(b) The clerk of the transferring court shall keep a copy of the documents transferred under Subsection (a).

(c) The clerk of the transferee court shall:

(1) accept documents transferred under Subsection (a);

(2) docket the suit; and

(3) notify, using the electronic filing system established under Section 72.031, Government Code, all parties, the clerk of the transferring court, and, if appropriate, the transferring court's local registry that the suit has been docketed.

(c-1) The clerk of the transferee court shall physically or electronically mark or stamp the transfer certificate and index of transferred documents to evidence the date and time of acceptance under Subsection (c), but may not physically or electronically mark or stamp any other document transferred under Subsection (a).

(d) The clerk of the transferring court shall send a certified copy of the order directing payments to the transferee court:

(1) to any party affected by the order, and, if appropriate, to the local registry of the transferee court using the electronic filing system established under Section 72.031, Government Code; and

(2) to an employer affected by the order electronically or by first class mail.

(e) The clerks of both the transferee and transferring courts may each produce under Chapter 51, Government Code, certified or uncertified copies of documents transferred under Subsection (a) and must include a copy of the transfer certificate and index of transferred documents with each document produced.

(f) Sections 80.001 and 80.002, Government Code, do not apply to the transfer of documents under this section.
Tex. Finance Code § 342.503 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 342 / Section 342.503
§ 342.503. SECURITY FOR LOAN.
Status: in_force

(a) A lender may not take as security for a loan made under this chapter an assignment of wages.

(b) A lender may not take as security for a loan made under Subchapter E or F a lien on real property other than a lien created by law on the recording of an abstract of judgment.

(c) A lender may take as security for a loan made under Subchapter E or F an assignment of:

(1) a warrant drawn against a state fund; or

(2) a claim against a state fund or a state agency.
Tex. Penal Code § 9.22 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 9 / Section 9.22
§ 9.22. NECESSITY.
Status: in_force

Conduct is justified if:

(1) the actor reasonably believes the conduct is immediately necessary to avoid imminent harm;

(2) the desirability and urgency of avoiding the harm clearly outweigh, according to ordinary standards of reasonableness, the harm sought to be prevented by the law proscribing the conduct; and

(3) a legislative purpose to exclude the justification claimed for the conduct does not otherwise plainly appear.