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Tex. Government Code § 2270.0206 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2270 / Section 2270.0206
§ 2270.0206. DIVESTMENT OF ASSETS.
Status: in_force

(a) An investing entity required to sell, redeem, divest, or withdraw all publicly traded securities of a listed company shall comply with the following schedule:

(1) at least 50 percent of those assets shall be removed from the investing entity's assets under management not later than the 270th day after the date the company receives notice under Section 2270.0204 or 2270.0205 or Subsection (b); and

(2) 100 percent of those assets shall be removed from the investing entity's assets under management not later than the 450th day after the date the company receives notice under Section 2270.0204 or 2270.0205 or Subsection (b).

(b) If a company that ceased scrutinized active business operations after receiving notice under Section 2270.0204 resumes scrutinized active business operations, the investing entity shall send a written notice to the company informing it that the entity will sell, redeem, divest, or withdraw all publicly traded securities of the scrutinized company according to the schedule in Subsection (a).

(c) An investing entity may delay the schedule for divestment under Subsection (a) only to the extent that the entity determines, in the entity's good faith judgment, that divestment from listed companies will likely result in a loss in value described by Section 2270.0208(a). If the entity delays the schedule for divestment, the entity shall submit a report to the presiding officer of each house of the legislature and the attorney general stating the reasons and justification for the entity's delay in divestment from listed companies. The report must include documentation supporting its determination that the divestment would result in a loss in value described by Section 2270.0208(a), including objective numerical estimates. The investing entity shall update the report every six months.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7910A.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7910A / Section 7910A.0102
§ 7910A.0102. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Local Government Code § 281.024 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 281 / Section 281.024
§ 281.024. BOND; OATHS OF OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) As soon as practicable after a director is appointed, the director shall execute a bond that is:

(1) in the amount of $5,000;

(2) payable to the authority; and

(3) conditioned that the director will faithfully perform the director's duties.

(b) Each director shall take the oath of office prescribed by the constitution and a written oath that the director will not have an interest, directly or indirectly, in a contract with, or claim against, the authority except for a contract or claim expressly authorized by law or a warrant issued to the director as a fee of office.

(c) After a petition for the creation of an authority is granted, the first members of the board must execute their bonds and take the oaths. After the bonds are executed and the oaths are taken, the board shall meet and organize.

(d) The bond of a director on the first board must be approved by the county judge. The bond of a subsequent director must be approved by the board.

(e) The bond and oaths required by this section must be filed with the authority and the authority shall keep the bond and oaths in its records.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8829.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8829 / Section 8829.003
§ 8829.003. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC USE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is created to serve a public use and benefit.

(b) All land and other property included in the district will benefit from the works and projects accomplished by the district under the powers conferred by Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 361.0895 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 361 / Section 361.0895
§ 361.0895. FACILITIES REQUIRED TO OBTAIN FEDERAL APPROVAL.
Status: in_force

For a commercial hazardous waste disposal well facility originally permitted by the commission after June 7, 1991, and which is required to obtain from the United States Environmental Protection Agency a variance from the federal land disposal restrictions before injecting permitted hazardous wastes:

(1) a permit or other authorization issued to the facility under this chapter is not subject to cancellation, amendment, modification, revocation, or denial of renewal because the permit holder has not commenced construction or operation of the facility; and

(2) the fixed term of each permit or other authorization issued to the facility under this chapter shall commence on the date physical construction of the authorized waste management facility begins.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8262.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8262 / Section 8262.201
§ 8262.201. LOST OR MUTILATED BONDS.
Status: in_force

A trust indenture securing bonds issued under this chapter may provide for the issuance of bonds to replace lost or mutilated bonds.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1301.008 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1301 / Section 1301.008
§ 1301.008. CONFLICT WITH OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

To the extent of any conflict between this chapter and Subchapter C, Chapter 1204, this chapter controls.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 21.17 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 21 / Section 21.17
§ 21.17. FOLLOWING STATUTORY WORDS.
Status: in_force

Words used in a statute to define an offense need not be strictly pursued in the indictment; it is sufficient to use other words conveying the same meaning, or which include the sense of the statutory words.
Tex. Occupations Code § 351.362 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 351 / Section 351.362
§ 351.362. PROFESSIONAL RESPONSIBILITY; NAME OF PRACTICE.
Status: in_force

(a) An optometrist or therapeutic optometrist may practice under a trade name, an assumed name, or the name of a professional corporation or association.

(b) An optometrist or therapeutic optometrist practicing in this state shall display the actual name under which the optometrist or therapeutic optometrist is licensed by the board, so that the name is visible to the public before entry into the optometrist's or therapeutic optometrist's office reception area.

(c) Section 351.361(c) applies to this section.
Tex. Estates Code § 357.003 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 357 / Section 357.003
§ 357.003. ESTATE PROPERTY RENTED ON CREDIT.
Status: in_force

Possession of estate property rented on credit may not be delivered until the renter executes and delivers to the personal representative a note with good personal security for the amount of the rent. If the property is delivered without the representative receiving the required security, the representative and the sureties on the representative's bond are liable for the full amount of the rent. When a rental is payable in installments, in advance of the period to which the installments relate, this section does not apply.
Tex. Water Code § 152.101 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 152 / Section 152.101
§ 152.101. AUTHORITY TO PARTICIPATE IN ENERGY OR WATER CONSERVATION PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) A river authority may undertake, sponsor, initiate, coordinate, or otherwise participate in a program intended to conserve electric energy or water, including a program that:

(1) encourages the more efficient use of electric energy or water;

(2) reduces the total use of electric energy or water; or

(3) reduces maximum total electric generating capacity requirements through load management techniques.

(b) A determination by the board of directors of a river authority that a program described by Subsection (a) is intended and expected to accomplish a purpose described by that subsection is conclusive with respect to whether the program serves the stated purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3906.109 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3906 / Section 3906.109
§ 3906.109. LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES.
Status: in_force

To protect the public interest, the district may contract with a qualified party, including the county or the city, to provide law enforcement services in the district for a fee.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1701.257 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1701 / Section 1701.257
§ 1701.257. FIREARMS TRAINING PROGRAM FOR SUPERVISION OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice by rule shall adopt a memorandum of understanding that establishes each agency's respective responsibilities in developing a basic training program in the use of firearms by community supervision and corrections department officers and parole officers. The program established under the memorandum of understanding must provide instruction in:

(1) legal limitations on the use of firearms and on the powers and authority of the officers;

(2) range firing and procedure;

(3) firearms safety and maintenance; and

(4) other topics determined by each agency to be necessary for the responsible use of firearms by the officers.

(b) The commission shall administer the training program and shall issue a certificate of firearms proficiency to each community supervision and corrections department officer or parole officer the commission determines has successfully completed the program.
Tex. Labor Code § 302.084 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 302 / Section 302.084
§ 302.084. USE BY TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD.
Status: in_force

The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall use the job placement information received under this subchapter and other information to:

(1) evaluate the effectiveness of workforce education;

(2) determine whether a public or private workforce education program is effective in placing persons who successfully complete the program in jobs related to the persons' training; and

(3) determine whether to continue, expand, or terminate a program established under Section 61.051, Education Code.
Tex. Labor Code § 92.022 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 92 / Section 92.022
§ 92.022. REQUIRED RECORDS; CONFIDENTIALITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Each temporary common worker employer shall maintain and make available to a governmental subdivision records that show for each common worker provided by the temporary common worker employer to a user of common workers:

(1) the name and address of the worker;

(2) the hours worked;

(3) the places at which the work was performed;

(4) the wages paid to the worker; and

(5) any deductions made from those wages.

(b) The temporary common worker employer shall maintain the records at least until the second anniversary of the date on which the worker was last employed by the temporary common worker employer.

(c) Information received by the governmental subdivision under this section is privileged and confidential and is for the exclusive use of the governmental subdivision. The information may not be disclosed to any other person except on the entry of a court order requiring disclosure or on the written consent of a person under investigation who is the subject of the records.
Tex. Transportation Code § 463.207 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 463 / Section 463.207
§ 463.207. SECURITY PLEDGED.
Status: in_force

(a) To secure the payment of an authority's bonds, the authority may:

(1) pledge any part of the revenue of the public transportation system;

(2) mortgage any part of the public transportation system, including any part of the system subsequently acquired;

(3) pledge all or part of funds the federal government has committed to the authority as grants in aid; and

(4) provide that a pledge of revenue described by Subdivision (1) is a first or subordinate lien or charge against that revenue.

(b) Under Subsection (a)(2), an authority may, subject to the terms of the bond indenture or the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds, encumber a separate item of the public transportation system and acquire, use, hold, or contract for the property by lease, chattel mortgage, or other conditional sale including an equipment trust transaction.

(c) An authority may not issue bonds secured by ad valorem tax revenue.

(d) An authority is not prohibited by this subchapter from encumbering one or more public transportation systems to purchase, construct, extend, or repair one or more other public transportation systems of the authority.

(e) The authority may pledge funds described by Subsection (a)(3):

(1) as the sole security for the bonds; or

(2) in addition to any other security described by this section.
Tex. Estates Code § 1161.001 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1161 / Section 1161.001
§ 1161.001. GUARDIAN'S DUTY TO KEEP ESTATE INVESTED.
Status: in_force

(a) The guardian of the estate shall invest any funds and assets of a ward's estate available for investment except:

(1) if the court orders otherwise under this chapter; or

(2) as provided by Subsection (b).

(b) The guardian of the estate is not required to invest funds that are immediately necessary for the education, support, and maintenance of the ward or any others the ward supports as provided by this title.
Tex. Government Code § 526.0055 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 526 / Section 526.0055
§ 526.0055. TAILORED BENEFIT PACKAGES FOR NON-MEDICAID POPULATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall identify state or federal non-Medicaid programs that provide health care services to individuals whose health care needs could be met by providing customized benefits through a system of care that is used under a Medicaid tailored benefit package implemented under Section 532.0351.

(b) If the commission determines it is feasible and to the extent permitted by federal and state law, the commission shall:

(1) provide the health care services for individuals described by Subsection (a) through the applicable Medicaid tailored benefit package; and

(2) if appropriate or necessary to provide the services as required by Subdivision (1), develop and implement a system of blended funding methodologies to provide the services in that manner.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1956.012 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1956 / Section 1956.012
§ 1956.012. DEPARTMENT STAFF.
Status: in_force

The department may employ administrative and clerical staff as necessary to carry out this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8458.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8458 / Section 8458.104
§ 8458.104. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located.

(b) If a road project is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which the road project is located.

(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Tex. Occupations Code § 202.261 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 202 / Section 202.261
§ 202.261. LIMITED LICENSE FOR PODIATRY FACULTY MEMBERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may issue a license to practice podiatry without administering the examination under Section 202.254 to a podiatrist who:

(1) at the time of applying for a license has accepted an appointment or is serving as a full-time member of the faculty of an educational institution in this state offering an approved or accredited course of study or training leading to a degree in podiatry;

(2) is licensed to practice podiatry in another state that has licensing requirements substantially equivalent to those established by this state; and

(3) otherwise satisfies the requirements of Section 202.252.

(b) For purposes of Subsection (a)(1), a course of study, training, or education is considered to be approved or accredited if it is approved or accredited by the department as constituting a reputable course of study, training, or education. In deciding whether to approve or accredit a course of study, training, or education, the department shall consider whether the course is approved or accredited by the Council on Podiatric Medical Education of the American Podiatric Medical Association or its successor organization.

(c) Except for the examination requirement, an applicant for a license under this section must comply with all application, license, and license renewal requirements relating to podiatry and is subject to all laws relating to the practice of podiatry.

(d) A license issued under this section permits the practice of podiatry only for purposes of instruction in the educational institution.

(e) A license issued under this section terminates when the faculty appointment of a podiatrist licensed under this section is terminated. This section does not:

(1) prohibit the podiatrist from applying for and obtaining a license; or

(2) affect a license obtained by the podiatrist by complying with Section 202.254 and other applicable laws relating to the practice of podiatry.
Tex. Property Code § 21.017 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 21 / Section 21.017
§ 21.017. ALTERNATIVE PLEADINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) This state, a political subdivision of this state, a person, an association of persons, or a corporation that is a party to a suit covered by Section 21.003 of this code by petition, cross-bill, or plea of intervention may assert a claim to the property or, alternatively, seek to condemn the property.

(b) A plea under this section is not an admission of an adverse party's title to the property in controversy.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1063.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1063 / Section 1063.003
§ 1063.003. ESSENTIAL PUBLIC FUNCTION.
Status: in_force

The district performs an essential public function in carrying out the purposes of this chapter.
Tex. Water Code § 20.014 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 20 / Section 20.014
§ 20.014. ORGANIZATION OF BOARD.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall select from its membership one person to serve as chairman and one person to serve as vice-chairman.

(b) The person selected as chairman shall preside at meetings of the board and perform other duties directed by the board, and the vice-chairman shall preside at meetings of the board in the absence of the chairman.

(c) The board shall select persons to serve as secretary and treasurer for the authority. The persons selected as secretary and treasurer are not required to be directors and the positions of secretary and treasurer may be held by one person. The board also may appoint assistant secretaries.

(d) The secretary is the custodian of the minutes, books, records, and seal of the board, and the secretary and the treasurer shall perform duties as directed by the board.

(e) The chairman, vice-chairman, secretary, and treasurer shall be selected by the board at the first meeting of the board following January 31 of each odd-numbered year.
Tex. Local Government Code § 392.015 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 392 / Section 392.015
§ 392.015. AREA OF OPERATION OF A COUNTY HOUSING AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

The area of operation of a county housing authority is the county in which the authority is created excluding the parts of the county that are within the territorial boundaries of a municipality.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 265.052 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 265 / Section 265.052
§ 265.052. EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

(a) The hospital board may acquire the fee simple title to or any other interest in land and other property by condemnation under Chapter 21, Property Code, to carry out any power, duty, or function under this subchapter.

(b) The board has the same rights as a county or municipality under Section 21.021, Property Code.

(c) The board shall determine the amount and character of the interest in land or other property to be acquired under this section.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 110.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 110 / Section 110.001
§ 110.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "task force" means the task force on patient solicitation created under this chapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 248A.203 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 248A / Section 248A.203
§ 248A.203. EMERGENCY SUSPENSION.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may issue an emergency order to suspend a license issued under this chapter if the department has reasonable cause to believe that the conduct of a license holder creates an immediate danger to a minor served by the center or the public health and safety. An emergency suspension is effective immediately without a hearing on notice to the license holder.

(b) On written request of the license holder, the department shall conduct a hearing not earlier than the 10th day or later than the 30th day after the date the hearing request is received to determine if the emergency suspension is to be continued, modified, or rescinded.

(c) The hearing and any appeal are governed by the department's rules for a contested case hearing and by Chapter 2001, Government Code.
Tex. Finance Code § 180.171 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 180 / Section 180.171
§ 180.171. ENROLLMENT WITH DEPARTMENT OF SAVINGS AND MORTGAGE LENDING.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to an individual who:

(1) in any 12-consecutive-month period originates five or fewer residential mortgage loans exclusively for a single federally chartered depository institution and the loans are closed within that period;

(2) is contractually prohibited from soliciting, processing, negotiating, or placing a residential mortgage loan with a person other than the depository institution described by Subdivision (1); and

(3) is sponsored by a life insurance company, or an affiliate of the company, authorized to engage in business in this state.

(b) Before conducting business in this state with respect to a residential mortgage loan, an individual to whom this section applies must enroll as a financial exclusive agent with the Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending until the time any registration with the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry is required for the individual by federal law or regulation and a suitable category is created for that registration with that nationwide registry.

(c) An enrollment under this section must be renewed annually.

(d) An individual required under this section to enroll as a financial exclusive agent shall pay to the savings and mortgage lending commissioner an annual fee in an amount not to exceed $40 as prescribed by the commissioner.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2310.002 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2310 / Section 2310.002
§ 2310.002. ENFORCEMENT OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, the department shall administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter and shall regulate all motor fuel metering devices sold or offered for sale in this state. The department may purchase apparatus as necessary for the administration of this chapter.

(b) To the extent this chapter conflicts with Chapter 13, Agriculture Code, with regard to motor fuel metering devices, this chapter controls.

(c) The department may contract with one or more license holders under Subchapter D to perform the department's duties under this chapter related to motor fuel metering devices. A reference in this chapter to the commission or department in the context of a contracted service means the contractor.
Tex. Government Code § 82.021 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 82 / Section 82.021
§ 82.021. SUPREME COURT AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

Only the supreme court may issue licenses to practice law in this state as provided by this chapter. The power may not be delegated.