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Tex. Estates Code § 304.002 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 304 / Section 304.002
§ 304.002. RENOUNCING RIGHT TO SERVE AS PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE.
Status: in_force

A decedent's surviving spouse, or, if there is no surviving spouse, the heirs or any one of the heirs of the decedent to the exclusion of any person not equally entitled to letters testamentary or of administration, may renounce the right to the letters in favor of another qualified person in open court or by a power of attorney authenticated and filed with the county clerk of the county where the application for the letters is filed. After the right to the letters has been renounced, the court may grant the letters to the other qualified person.
Tex. Election Code § 181.034 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 181 / Section 181.034
§ 181.034. DISPOSITION OF APPLICATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A political party shall provide by rule for transmitting information regarding applications for nomination to the chair of the appropriate convention.

(b) If an application is delivered to a convention, it shall be returned to the authority with whom it was filed not later than the 10th day after the date of the convention.

(c) The authority with whom an application is filed shall preserve each application for two years after the date of the appropriate convention.
Tex. Education Code § 29.366 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 29 / Section 29.366
§ 29.366. REFERRAL TO DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
Status: in_force

If the comptroller obtains evidence of fraudulent use of an account or money distributed under the program or any other violation of law by a certified educational assistance organization, education service provider or vendor of educational products, or program participant, the comptroller shall notify the appropriate local county or district attorney with jurisdiction over, as applicable:

(1) the principal place of business of the organization or provider or vendor; or

(2) the residence of the program participant.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3897.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3897 / Section 3897.107
§ 3897.107. MEMBERSHIP IN CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may join and pay dues to a charitable or nonprofit organization that performs a service or provides an activity consistent with the furtherance of a district purpose.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1107.108 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1107 / Section 1107.108
§ 1107.108. RULES.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may adopt rules to implement the provisions of this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1072.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1072 / Section 1072.106
§ 1072.106. DISTRICT PROPERTY, FACILITIES, AND EQUIPMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall determine:

(1) the type, number, and location of buildings required to maintain an adequate hospital system; and

(2) the type of equipment necessary for hospital care.

(b) The board may:

(1) acquire property, facilities, and equipment for the district for use in the hospital system;

(2) mortgage or pledge the property, facilities, or equipment as security for payment of the purchase price;

(3) sell or otherwise dispose of property, facilities, or equipment for the district; or

(4) lease hospital facilities for the district.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 60.122 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 60 / Section 60.122
§ 60.122. LIMITS ON ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A district may impose an assessment only on real property or on an agricultural product produced on real property included in a petition for assessment.

(b) The owner of an improvement constructed in the district may waive the right to notice and an assessment hearing and may agree to the imposition of the assessment on the improvement or land and payment of the assessment at an agreed rate.

(c) The district may not impose an assessment on property owned by a utility. For purposes of this subsection, "utility" means a person that provides to the public gas, electricity, telephone, wastewater, or water service.

(d) A district assessment on real property runs with the land and successor landowners are bound to pay district assessments as they are imposed on the land within the district, providing that notice to purchasers was provided to a successor landowner under Section 60.063.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7910.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7910 / Section 7910.201
§ 7910.201. 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. Agriculture Code § 301.152 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 301 / Section 301.152
§ 301.152. OPERATIONAL AREA.
Status: in_force

(a) No part of an operational area may be more than eight miles from the limits of the target area.

(b) The operational area must be described by metes and bounds or other specific bounded description and set out in the application for a permit.

(c) If the application for a permit does not describe the operational area, the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation may designate an area located inside and up to eight miles from the limits of the target area described in the application as the operational area of the permit for the purposes of this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 824.105 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 824 / Section 824.105
§ 824.105. BENEFICIARY CAUSING DEATH OF MEMBER OR ANNUITANT.
Status: in_force

(a) A benefit payable on the death of a member or annuitant may not be paid to a person who has been convicted of causing that death or who is otherwise ineligible under Subsection (f) but instead is payable to a person who would be entitled to the benefit had the convicted or otherwise ineligible person predeceased the decedent.

(b) A person who becomes eligible under this section to select death or survivor benefits may select benefits as if the person were the designated beneficiary.

(c) The retirement system shall reduce any annuity computed in part on the age of the convicted or otherwise ineligible person to a lump sum equal to the present value of the remainder of the annuity. The reduced amount is payable to a person entitled as provided by this section to receive the benefit.

(d) The retirement system is not required to pay benefits under this section unless it receives actual notice of the conviction or other ground of ineligibility of a beneficiary. However, the retirement system may delay payment of a benefit payable on the death of a member or annuitant pending the results of a criminal investigation and of legal proceedings relating to the cause of death.

(e) For the purposes of this section, a person has been convicted of causing the death of a member or annuitant if the person:

(1) pleads guilty or nolo contendere to, or is found guilty by a court of, causing the death of the member or annuitant, regardless of whether sentence is imposed or probated; and

(2) has no appeal of the conviction pending and the time provided for appeal has expired.

(f) A person is ineligible to receive a benefit payable on the death of a member or annuitant if the person is:

(1) found not guilty by reason of insanity under Chapter 46C, Code of Criminal Procedure, of causing the death of the member or annuitant; or

(2) the subject of an indictment, information, complaint, or other charging instrument alleging that the person caused the death of the member or annuitant and the person is determined to be incompetent to stand trial under Chapter 46B, Code of Criminal Procedure.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3893.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3893 / Section 3893.152
§ 3893.152. PARKING FACILITIES AUTHORIZED; OPERATION BY PRIVATE ENTITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may acquire, lease as lessor or lessee, construct, develop, own, operate, and maintain parking facilities, including:

(1) lots, garages, parking terminals, or other structures or accommodations for the parking of motor vehicles; and

(2) equipment, entrances, exits, fencing, and other accessories necessary for safety and convenience in the parking of vehicles.

(b) A parking facility of the district must be either leased to or operated on behalf of the district by a private entity or an entity other than the district. The district's parking facilities are a program authorized by the legislature under Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution, and accomplish a public purpose under that section even if leased or operated by a private entity for a term of years.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9059.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9059 / Section 9059.003
§ 9059.003. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, including the conservation and utilization of water.

(b) All land included in the district will benefit from that inclusion.
Tex. Local Government Code § 117.083 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 117 / Section 117.083
§ 117.083. LOSS OF REGISTRY FUNDS.
Status: in_force

If registry funds held by a county clerk or a district clerk and deposited by the county with a depository selected under Subchapter B are lost for any reason, including a loss due to the insolvency of the depository, the county is liable to the rightful owner of the funds for the full amount of the funds due the owner.
Tex. Government Code § 444.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 444 / Section 444.001
§ 444.001. COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

The Texas Commission on the Arts is an agency of the state.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 5.063 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 5 / Section 5.063
§ 5.063. NAME OF LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP.
Status: in_force

(a) The name of a domestic or foreign limited liability partnership must contain:

(1) the phrase "limited liability partnership"; or

(2) an abbreviation of the phrase.

(b) A domestic or foreign limited liability partnership is not subject to Section 5.053.

(c) A domestic or foreign limited liability partnership that is also a limited partnership must comply with Section 5.055 and not this section.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2153.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2153 / Section 2153.002
§ 2153.002. APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS.
Status: in_force

Sections 4001.051 and 4001.053 do not apply to a group participating in a group marketing plan under this chapter.
Tex. Utilities Code § 34.0110 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 34 / Section 34.0110
§ 34.0110. RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission by rule may establish procedures for:

(1) the application for and award of a grant or loan under this chapter; and

(2) the administration of the fund.

(b) The commission shall give full consideration to comments and recommendations of the advisory committee.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1001.059 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.059
§ 1001.059. LEGAL COUNSEL.
Status: in_force

(a) The attorneys who represent the City of Amarillo in civil matters may represent the board in all legal matters.

(b) The district shall contribute sufficient money to the City of Amarillo's account designated for the attorneys of the city to pay all additional salaries and expenses incurred by the attorneys in performing the duties required by the district.

(c) The board may employ legal counsel selected by the board if the board considers the employment advisable.
Tex. Education Code § 130.090 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 130 / Section 130.090
§ 130.090. REMEDIAL PROGRAMS FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing board of a junior college district may contract with the governing board of an independent school district in the junior college district's service area for the junior college to provide remedial programs for students enrolled in secondary schools in the independent school district in preparation for graduation from secondary school and entrance into college.

(a-1) The governing board of a junior college district located wholly or partly in a county with a population of more than three million may contract to provide remedial programs under Subsection (a) with the governing board of any independent school district located wholly or partly in a county with a population of more than three million.

(b) The governing board of a junior college district may exempt from tuition a student enrolled in a remedial program provided under Subsection (a).

(c) The grant of an exemption from tuition under Subsection (b) does not affect the right of a junior college to an allocation of state appropriations under this chapter and Chapter 130A attributable to the contact hours of the junior college with the student receiving the exemption.

(d) For instances when state funding is provided to both a school district and a public junior college for a student enrolled in courses offered by a junior college under Subsection (a), the commissioner of education and the commissioner of higher education shall jointly develop a mechanism to identify and eliminate duplication of state funding.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3854.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3854 / Section 3854.152
§ 3854.152. ELECTIONS.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Section 3854.202, the district shall hold elections as provided by Subchapter L, Chapter 375, Local Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1055.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1055 / Section 1055.053
§ 1055.053. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE.
Status: in_force

A person may not be elected or appointed as a director unless the person is a district resident.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 201.046 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 201 / Section 201.046
§ 201.046. ESTABLISHMENT OF DISTRICT SUBDIVISIONS; APPOINTMENT OF INITIAL DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

After determining that the operation of the conservation district is administratively practicable and feasible, the state board shall divide the conservation district into five numbered subdivisions that are as nearly equal in area as practicable. The board shall appoint one director each from the subdivisions numbered two and four. Those directors shall perform the duties required by this subchapter and shall serve on the initial governing board of the conservation district until the regular election for those subdivisions.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3869.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3869 / Section 3869.108
§ 3869.108. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may create an economic development program authorized by Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution, and may impose an ad valorem tax in support of the program if the tax is approved by the district's voters.

(b) The district may exercise the economic development powers that:

(1) Chapter 380, Local Government Code, provides to a municipality with a population of more than 100,000; and

(2) Chapter 1509, Government Code, provides to a municipality.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 401.245 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 401 / Section 401.245
§ 401.245. PARTY STATE COMPACT WASTE DISPOSAL FEES.
Status: repealed

(a) A compact waste disposal facility license holder who receives party state compact waste for disposal pursuant to the compact shall have collected a waste disposal fee to be paid by each person who delivers party state compact waste to the compact waste disposal facility for disposal.

(b) The commission by rule shall adopt and periodically revise party state compact waste disposal fees under this section according to a schedule that is based on the projected annual volume of low-level radioactive waste received, the relative hazard presented by each type of low-level radioactive waste that is generated by the users of radioactive materials, and the costs identified in Section 401.246.

(c) In determining relative hazard, the commission shall consider the radioactive, physical, and chemical properties of each type of low-level radioactive waste.

(d) Rules adopted under this section may include provisions establishing:

(1) classification of customers and services; and

(2) applicability of fees.

(e) Fees adopted under this section must be consistent with the criteria listed under Section 401.246.

(f) A rule or order adopted by the commission under this section may not conflict with a ruling of a federal regulatory body.

(g) For the purposes of a contested case involving the adoption of fees under this section, only a party state generator of low-level radioactive waste may be considered a person affected.

(h) Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1159, Sec. 13(1), eff. September 1, 2013.
Tex. Insurance Code § 228.201 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 228 / Section 228.201
§ 228.201. DEFINITION OF QUALIFIED BUSINESS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this chapter, "qualified business" means a business that complies with this section at the time of a certified capital company's first investment in the business.

(b) A qualified business must:

(1) be headquartered in this state and intend to remain in this state after receipt of the certified capital company's investment; and

(2) have the business's principal business operations located in this state and intend to maintain business operations in this state after receipt of the certified capital company's investment.

(c) A qualified business must agree to use the qualified investment primarily to:

(1) support business operations in this state, other than advertising, promotion, and sales operations which may be conducted outside of this state; or

(2) in the case of a start-up company, establish and support business operations in this state, other than advertising, promotion, and sales operations which may be conducted outside of this state.

(d) A qualified business may not have more than 100 employees and must:

(1) employ at least 80 percent of the business's employees in this state; or

(2) pay 80 percent of the business's payroll to employees in this state.

(e) A qualified business must be primarily engaged in:

(1) manufacturing, processing, or assembling products;

(2) conducting research and development; or

(3) providing services.

(f) A qualified business may not be primarily engaged in:

(1) retail sales;

(2) real estate development;

(3) the business of insurance, banking, or lending; or

(4) the provision of professional services provided by accountants, attorneys, or physicians.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 152.052 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 152 / Section 152.052
§ 152.052. RULES FOR DETERMINING IF PARTNERSHIP IS CREATED.
Status: in_force

(a) Factors indicating that persons have created a partnership include the persons':

(1) receipt or right to receive a share of profits of the business;

(2) expression of an intent to be partners in the business;

(3) participation or right to participate in control of the business;

(4) agreement to share or sharing:

(A) losses of the business; or

(B) liability for claims by third parties against the business; and

(5) agreement to contribute or contributing money or property to the business.

(b) One of the following circumstances, by itself, does not indicate that a person is a partner in the business:

(1) the receipt or right to receive a share of profits as payment:

(A) of a debt, including repayment by installments;

(B) of wages or other compensation to an employee or independent contractor;

(C) of rent;

(D) to a former partner, surviving spouse or representative of a deceased or disabled partner, or transferee of a partnership interest;

(E) of interest or other charge on a loan, regardless of whether the amount varies with the profits of the business, including a direct or indirect present or future ownership interest in collateral or rights to income, proceeds, or increase in value derived from collateral; or

(F) of consideration for the sale of a business or other property, including payment by installments;

(2) co-ownership of property, regardless of whether the co-ownership:

(A) is a joint tenancy, tenancy in common, tenancy by the entirety, joint property, community property, or part ownership; or

(B) is combined with sharing of profits from the property;

(3) the right to share or sharing gross returns or revenues, regardless of whether the persons sharing the gross returns or revenues have a common or joint interest in the property from which the returns or revenues are derived; or

(4) ownership of mineral property under a joint operating agreement.

(c) An agreement by the owners of a business to share losses is not necessary to create a partnership.
Tex. Labor Code § 212.105 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 212 / Section 212.105
§ 212.105. REMOVAL OR TRANSFER OF CLAIM PENDING BEFORE APPEAL TRIBUNAL.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may remove to itself or transfer to another appeal tribunal the proceedings on a claim pending before an appeal tribunal.

(b) A quorum of the commission shall hear a proceeding removed to the commission under Subsection (a).

(c) The commission promptly shall mail to the parties before it a copy of its findings and decision.
Tex. Education Code § 86.23 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 86 / Section 86.23
§ 86.23. NAME OF SYSTEM AND COMPONENT INSTITUTIONS AND AGENCIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution may change the name of the system or of any institution, agency, or service under the control and management of the board.

(b) This section does not apply to:

(1) Tarleton State University; or

(2) Prairie View A&M University.
Tex. Family Code § 51.06 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.06
§ 51.06. VENUE.
Status: in_force

(a) A proceeding under this title shall be commenced in

(1) the county in which the alleged delinquent conduct or conduct indicating a need for supervision occurred; or

(2) the county in which the child resides at the time the petition is filed, but only if:

(A) the child was under probation supervision in that county at the time of the commission of the delinquent conduct or conduct indicating a need for supervision;

(B) it cannot be determined in which county the delinquent conduct or conduct indicating a need for supervision occurred; or

(C) the county in which the child resides agrees to accept the case for prosecution, in writing, prior to the case being sent to the county of residence for prosecution.

(b) An application for a writ of habeas corpus brought by or on behalf of a person who has been committed to an institution under the jurisdiction of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department and which attacks the validity of the judgment of commitment shall be brought in the county in which the court that entered the judgment of commitment is located.
Tex. Water Code § 63.081 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 63 / Section 63.081
§ 63.081. APPOINTMENT OF COMMISSIONERS.
Status: in_force

After a district is created, the commissioners court shall appoint three navigation and canal commissioners, whose duties are provided in this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8277.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8277 / Section 8277.003
§ 8277.003. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

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

(b) All land and other property included in the boundaries of the district will benefit from the works and projects accomplished by the district under the powers conferred by Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(c) The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.