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Tex. Insurance Code § 883.162 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 883 / Section 883.162
§ 883.162. LOANS TO COMPANY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person, including a director, officer, or member of a mutual insurance company, may loan to the company money necessary:

(1) for the company to engage in the company's business; or

(2) to enable the company to comply with a legal requirement.

(b) The mutual insurance company may repay a loan and agreed interest, at an annual rate not to exceed 20 percent, only from the surplus remaining after the company provides for the company's reserves, other liabilities, and required surplus.

(c) A loan under this section or interest on a loan is not otherwise a liability or claim against the company or any of its assets.

(d) A mutual insurance company may not pay a commission or promotion expense in connection with a loan made to the company.

(e) A mutual insurance company shall report in its annual statement the amount of each loan made to the company.
Tex. Government Code § 659.109 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 659 / Section 659.109
§ 659.109. ALLOCATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE FEES.
Status: in_force

The state shall allocate and pay to each state agency that incurs costs in administering this subchapter the agency's proportional amount of the administrative fees collected by the state under this subchapter.
Tex. Local Government Code § 334.351 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 334 / Section 334.351
§ 334.351. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "athletic event" means a postseason intercollegiate athletic football bowl game that is held annually.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3863.252 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3863 / Section 3863.252
§ 3863.252. PROCEDURE FOR ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes of the area defined or property designated under Section 3863.251, the board must call and hold an election as provided by Section 3863.212 only in the defined area or in the boundaries of the designated property.

(b) The board may submit the proposition to the voters on the same ballot to be used in another election.
Tex. Local Government Code § 119.006 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 119 / Section 119.006
§ 119.006. RISK MANAGEMENT FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) On taking office, the initial regular board shall create the county government risk management fund.

(b) The board shall credit to the fund:

(1) fees, contributions, and premiums collected by the pool;

(2) investments of money in the fund;

(3) interest earned on investments made by the pool; and

(4) any other income received by the pool from any sources.

(c) The board shall manage and invest the money in the fund in the manner provided by the plan. The money in the fund shall be used to pay liability claims and judgments against participating counties up to the limits of the coverage provided by the pool. Money in the fund also may be used to pay the administrative and management costs of the pool and the fund up to the limits provided by the plan.
Tex. Occupations Code § 502.254 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 502 / Section 502.254
§ 502.254. LICENSE EXAMINATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Each applicant for a license under this chapter must pass an examination described by Section 502.252(b)(3).

(b) An applicant for a license as a licensed marriage and family therapist associate under Section 502.252(b) must:

(1) file an application on a form prescribed by the executive council not later than the 90th day before the date of the examination; and

(2) pay the examination fee.

(c) The examination consists of a written examination.

(d) The executive council shall have any written portion of an examination validated by an independent testing professional.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 32.022 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 32 / Section 32.022
§ 32.022. INSPECTION OF MINUTES AND DOCKET.
Status: in_force

(a) On payment of the fees prescribed by law for examination of other land office records, the minutes and docket shall be subject to inspection by any citizen of the state who desires to make the examination.

(b) An examination made under this section shall be made in the presence of the secretary of the board or a clerk designated by law.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1104.2121 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1104 / Section 1104.2121
§ 1104.2121. ATTORNEY GENERAL REPRESENTATION.
Status: in_force

The attorney general may not represent the board in a contested case before the State Office of Administrative Hearings.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1035.256 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1035 / Section 1035.256
§ 1035.256. REVENUE BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may issue and sell revenue bonds in the name and on the faith and credit of the district to purchase, construct, acquire, repair, renovate, or equip buildings or improvements for district purposes.

(b) The bonds must be payable from and secured by a pledge of all or part of the revenue derived from the operation of the district's hospital system.

(c) The bonds may be additionally secured by a mortgage or deed of trust lien on all or part of district property.

(d) The bonds must be issued in the manner provided by Sections 264.042, 264.043, 264.046, 264.047, 264.048, and 264.049, Health and Safety Code, for the issuance of revenue bonds by a county hospital authority.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 36.08 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 36 / Section 36.08
§ 36.08. RESTRICTION AS TO SOURCE OF SUPPLY.
Status: in_force

A nonresident seller's agent may not represent a person with respect to an alcoholic beverage unless the person represented is the primary American source of supply of the beverage as defined in Section 37.10.
Tex. Government Code § 24.6008 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.6008
§ 24.6008.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.6008. 464TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HIDALGO COUNTY). The 464th Judicial District is composed of Hidalgo County.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3816.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3816 / Section 3816.201
§ 3816.201. DISSOLUTION OF DISTRICT WITH OUTSTANDING DEBT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may dissolve the district regardless of whether the district has debt. Section 375.264, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.

(b) If the district has debt when it is dissolved, the district shall remain in existence solely for the purpose of discharging its debts. The dissolution is effective when all debts have been discharged.
Tex. Government Code § 845.107 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 845 / Section 845.107
§ 845.107. AUDITS AND REVIEWS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Audit" means an audit authorized or required by a statute of this state or of the United States or initiated or commissioned by the board of trustees. The term includes a financial audit, compliance audit, economy and efficiency audit, effectiveness audit, performance audit, risk audit, and investigation.

(2) "Audit working paper" includes all information, documentary or otherwise, prepared or maintained in conducting an audit or preparing an audit report, including:

(A) internal or external communications relating to the audit that are made or received in the course of the audit; and

(B) drafts of an audit report or portions of those drafts.

(b) Annually, or more often, the board of trustees shall have the accounts of the retirement system audited by a certified public accountant.

(c) In addition to the financial audit required by Subsection (b), the board of trustees may initiate or commission an audit or investigation of activities, functions, or operations of the retirement system as the board determines appropriate.

(d) Audit working papers prepared, maintained, or assembled by the retirement system or an agent of the system are not a record of the board of trustees for purposes of Section 845.112, and are confidential and excepted from the disclosure requirements of Chapter 552.

(e) Unless made confidential under other law, an audit report, when accepted by the board of trustees in its final form, is a record of the board and public information.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 533.035 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 533 / Section 533.035
§ 533.035. LOCAL MENTAL HEALTH AUTHORITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive commissioner shall designate a local mental health authority in one or more local service areas. The executive commissioner may delegate to the local authority the authority and responsibility of the executive commissioner, the commission, or a department of the commission related to planning, policy development, coordination, including coordination with criminal justice entities, resource allocation, and resource development for and oversight of mental health services in the most appropriate and available setting to meet individual needs in that service area. The executive commissioner may designate a single entity as both the local mental health authority under this chapter and the local intellectual and developmental disability authority under Chapter 533A for a service area.

(b) The department by contract or other method of allocation, including a case-rate or capitated arrangement, may disburse to a local mental health authority department federal and department state funds to be spent in the local service area for:

(1) community mental health and intellectual disability services; and

(2) chemical dependency services for persons who are dually diagnosed as having both chemical dependency and mental illness or an intellectual disability.

(c) A local mental health authority, with the approval of the department, shall use the funds received under Subsection (b) to ensure mental health and chemical dependency services are provided in the local service area. The local authority shall consider public input, ultimate cost-benefit, and client care issues to ensure consumer choice and the best use of public money in:

(1) assembling a network of service providers;

(2) making recommendations relating to the most appropriate and available treatment alternatives for individuals in need of mental health services; and

(3) procuring services for a local service area, including a request for proposal or open-enrollment procurement method.

(d) A local mental health authority shall demonstrate to the department that the services that the authority provides directly or through subcontractors and that involve state funds comply with relevant state standards.

(e) Subject to Section 533.0358, in assembling a network of service providers, a local mental health authority may serve as a provider of services only as a provider of last resort and only if the local authority demonstrates to the department in the local authority's local network development plan that:

(1) the local authority has made every reasonable attempt to solicit the development of an available and appropriate provider base that is sufficient to meet the needs of consumers in its service area; and

(2) there is not a willing provider of the relevant services in the local authority's service area or in the county where the provision of the services is needed.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7967A.0204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7967A / Section 7967A.0204
§ 7967A.0204. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is adopted under Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, and that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8124.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8124 / Section 8124.002
§ 8124.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district in Harris County created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 25.003 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 25 / Section 25.003
§ 25.003. USE OF FUNDS.
Status: in_force

A recipient of a grant under this chapter may use the grant only for the purchase of the following nutritious foods:

(1) fresh, frozen, or canned meats that are lean or low in fat content;

(2) dry or canned beans;

(3) nonfat or vegetarian items;

(4) low-fat nut and seed butters;

(5) dry-roasted or raw nuts and seeds;

(6) eggs;

(7) olive oil;

(8) canola oil;

(9) fresh, frozen, or canned fruits with no added sugar;

(10) fresh, frozen, or canned vegetables;

(11) juices that contain 100 percent fruit juice;

(12) foods that contain 100 percent whole grains;

(13) fresh, dry, canned, or ultra-high-temperature pasteurized milk that has a fat content of no greater than one percent;

(14) light yogurt; and

(15) low-fat cheese.
Tex. Estates Code § 751.101 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 751 / Section 751.101
§ 751.101. FIDUCIARY DUTIES.
Status: in_force

A person who accepts appointment as an agent under a durable power of attorney as provided by Section 751.022 is a fiduciary as to the principal only when acting as an agent under the power of attorney and has a duty to inform and to account for actions taken under the power of attorney.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 46B.109 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 46B / Section 46B.109
§ 46B.109. REQUEST BY HEAD OF FACILITY OR OUTPATIENT TREATMENT PROVIDER.
Status: in_force

(a) The head of a facility or outpatient treatment provider to which a defendant has been committed as a result of a finding of incompetency to stand trial may request the court to determine that the defendant has been restored to competency.

(b) The head of the facility or outpatient treatment provider shall provide with the request a written statement that in their opinion the defendant is competent to stand trial.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1043.251 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1043 / Section 1043.251
§ 1043.251. IMPOSITION OF AD VALOREM TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) On final approval of the annual budget, the board shall impose a tax on all property in the district subject to district taxation.

(b) The tax may be used for all hospital district purposes mentioned in this chapter and in Section 11, Article IX, Texas Constitution, including to:

(1) pay the indebtedness issued or assumed by the district; and

(2) maintain and operate the district.

(c) The district may not impose a tax to pay the principal of or interest on revenue bonds.
Tex. Tax Code § 1.071 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 1 / Section 1.071
§ 1.071. DELIVERY OF REFUND.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a collector or taxing unit required by this title to deliver a refund to a person shall send the refund to the person's mailing address as listed on the appraisal roll.

(b) If a person to whom a refund is owed files a written request on a form prescribed by the comptroller with a collector or taxing unit before the date the refund is issued requesting that the refund be sent to a particular address, the collector or taxing unit shall send the refund to the address stated on the form.

(c) The comptroller shall prescribe a form a person may use to make a request under Subsection (b). The comptroller shall include on the form a notice of the penalties prescribed by Section 37.10, Penal Code, for making or filing an application containing a false statement.

(d) A person who files a request with a collector or taxing unit under Subsection (b) may revoke the request by filing a written revocation with the collector or taxing unit.
Tex. Local Government Code § 54.042 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 54 / Section 54.042
§ 54.042. MUNICIPAL COURT PROCEEDING NOT AFFECTED.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not affect the ability of a municipality to proceed under the jurisdiction of the municipal court.
Tex. Tax Code § 171.9211 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 171 / Section 171.9211
§ 171.9211. RULES.
Status: in_force

The comptroller may adopt rules and forms necessary to implement this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8239.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8239 / Section 8239.201
§ 8239.201. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.

(b) The district may not issue bonds to finance projects authorized by Section 8239.102 unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the voters of the district voting at an election called for that purpose.

(c) Bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance projects authorized by Section 8239.102 may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Election Code § 171.024 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 171 / Section 171.024
§ 171.024. FILLING VACANCY.
Status: in_force

(a) The county executive committee shall fill by appointment any vacancy on the committee. The state executive committee may by rule adopt procedures for filling vacancies.

(b) A majority of the committee's membership must participate in filling a vacancy in the office of county chair. To be elected, a person must receive a favorable vote of a majority of the members voting.

(c) Each party shall adopt rules to determine a percentage of committee membership that constitutes a quorum for purposes of filling a vacancy in the office of precinct chair. To be elected, a person must receive a favorable vote of a majority of the members voting.

(d) A vacancy may not be filled before the beginning of the term of office in which the vacancy occurs.

(e) After a vacancy is filled, the county chair shall submit the replacement member's name to the secretary of state for posting on the secretary of state's Internet website.

(f) The secretary of state shall create a system for the county chair to submit the information to the secretary of state for posting on the secretary of state's Internet website under Subsection (e).

(g) The state executive committee may by rule require a specific deadline for filling vacancies on a county executive committee before that committee fills a vacancy in nomination for public office, but may not set the deadline for a date later than the date that the vacancy in nomination for public office occurred. The deadline does not apply to the filling of a vacancy if the executive committee contains no members.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3916.204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3916 / Section 3916.204
§ 3916.204. ASSESSMENTS; LIENS FOR ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution may impose and collect an assessment for any purpose authorized by this chapter in all or any part of the district without regard to whether that area is already subject to or overlaps with an area of the district that is subject to a prior assessment imposed by the board.

(b) An assessment, a reassessment, or an assessment resulting from an addition to or correction of the assessment roll by the district, penalties and interest on an assessment or reassessment, an expense of collection, and reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the district are:

(1) a first and prior lien against the property assessed;

(2) superior to any other lien or claim other than a lien or claim for county, school district, or municipal ad valorem taxes; and

(3) the personal liability of and a charge against the owners of the property even if the owners are not named in the assessment proceedings.

(c) The lien is effective from the date of the board's resolution imposing the assessment until the date the assessment is paid. The board may enforce the lien in the same manner that the board may enforce an ad valorem tax lien against real property.

(d) The board may make a correction to or deletion from the assessment roll that does not increase the amount of assessment of any parcel of land without providing notice and holding a hearing in the manner required for additional assessments.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 51.306 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 51 / Section 51.306
§ 51.306. CONSIDERATION.
Status: in_force

The consideration paid to the state for the grant of the easement under Section 51.304 of this code shall be determined by the commissioner to compensate the state for any damage to the land or to the use of the land caused by the easement, but if the commissioner determines that the benefits resulting from the grant of the easement are more than the damage, the commissioner may waive the consideration for the easement.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8359.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8359 / Section 8359.203
§ 8359.203. 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. Family Code § 8.204 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 8 / Section 8.204
§ 8.204. EMPLOYER MAY DEDUCT FEE FROM EARNINGS.
Status: in_force

An employer may deduct an administrative fee of not more than $5 each month from the obligor's disposable earnings in addition to the amount withheld as spousal maintenance.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 696.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 696 / Section 696.002
§ 696.002. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies to any person who possesses unclaimed cremated remains, including a funeral establishment or funeral director licensed under Chapter 651, Occupations Code, a coroner, or a crematory.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8003.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8003 / Section 8003.203
§ 8003.203. 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. Government Code § 2170.056 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2170 / Section 2170.056
§ 2170.056. COSTS TO STATE OF PARALLEL TOLLS.
Status: in_force

All contracts with telecommunications carriers shall provide that the department or any participating agency may obtain any information relating to the costs to the state of parallel tolls.
Tex. Occupations Code § 154.054 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 154 / Section 154.054
§ 154.054. COMPLAINT INFORMATION TO HEALTH CARE ENTITY.
Status: in_force

On written request, the board shall provide information to a health care entity regarding:

(1) a complaint filed against a license holder that was resolved after investigation by:

(A) a disciplinary order of the board; or

(B) an agreed settlement; and

(2) the basis of and current status of any complaint under active investigation that has been assigned by the executive director to a person authorized by the board to pursue legal action.
Tex. Local Government Code § 51.018 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 51 / Section 51.018
§ 51.018. OWNERSHIP AND SALE OF PROPERTY AFTER CHANGE TO TYPE A GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITY.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a Type A general-law municipality described by Section 51.017(a).

(b) The property belonging to the municipality before it changed to a Type A general-law municipality continues to belong to the municipality after the change.

(c) If, before changing to a Type A general-law municipality, the municipality was incorporated under a law of the Republic of Texas, the governing body of the municipality may sell the property and appropriate the proceeds of the sale for the acquisition, construction, maintenance, or operation of a water, sewer, gas, or electric light or power system in or outside the municipality or for any other public improvement in the municipality.