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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8014A.0501 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8014A / Section 8014A.0501
§ 8014A.0501. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3906.253 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3906 / Section 3906.253
§ 3906.253. MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION TAX; ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may impose a tax for maintenance and operation purposes, including for:

(1) planning, constructing, acquiring, maintaining, repairing, and operating all improvement projects, including land, plants, works, facilities, improvements, appliances, and equipment of the district; and

(2) paying costs of services, engineering and legal fees, and organization and administrative expenses.

(b) The district may not impose a maintenance and operation tax unless the tax is approved by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(c) A maintenance and operation tax election may be held at the same time and in conjunction with any other district election. The election may be called by a separate election order or as part of any other election order.
Tex. Local Government Code § 113.046 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 113 / Section 113.046
§ 113.046. REGISTER OF ORDERS FOR PAYMENT ISSUED BY JUDGE OR CLERK.
Status: in_force

(a) The county auditor shall maintain a register of the orders for payment issued on the county treasurer by a judge or by the district or county clerk. A register entry for an order must indicate the date of payment by the treasurer.

(b) On a form prepared by the auditor, the clerk or judge shall furnish the auditor with a daily itemized report that specifies the orders for payment issued, the number of orders, the amounts of the orders, the names of the persons to whom the orders are payable, and the purposes of the orders.
Tex. Finance Code § 342.406 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 342 / Section 342.406
§ 342.406. BORROWER'S FAILURE TO PROVIDE REQUIRED INSURANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) If a borrower fails to obtain or maintain insurance coverage required under a loan contract or requests the lender to obtain that coverage, the lender may obtain substitute insurance coverage that is substantially equivalent to or more limited than the coverage originally required.

(b) If a loan is subject to Subchapter E, the lender may obtain insurance to cover only the interest of the lender as a secured party if the borrower does not request that the borrower's interest be covered.

(c) Insurance obtained under this section must comply with Sections 342.407 and 342.408.

(d) The lender may add the amount advanced by the lender for insurance coverage obtained under this section to the unpaid balance of the loan contract and may charge interest on that amount from the time it is added to the unpaid balance until it is paid. The rate of additional interest may not exceed the rate that the loan contract would produce over its full term if each scheduled payment were paid on the due date.
Tex. Government Code § 2204.302 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2204 / Section 2204.302
§ 2204.302. APPLICATION BY UNITED STATES.
Status: in_force

On application to the governor by the United States Commissioner, International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico, describing the area necessary or expedient for the purposes described in Section 2204.301, the governor shall issue a grant for and on behalf of this state to the United States conveying to the United States the area described in the application.
Tex. Labor Code § 408.0282 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 408 / Section 408.0282
§ 408.0282. REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN INFORMAL OR VOLUNTARY NETWORKS.
Status: in_force

(a) Each informal or voluntary network described by Section 408.0281 or 408.0284 shall, not later than the 30th day after the date the network is established, report the following information to the division:

(1) the name of the informal or voluntary network and federal employer identification number;

(2) an executive contact for official correspondence for the informal or voluntary network;

(3) a toll-free telephone number by which a health care provider may contact the informal or voluntary network;

(4) a list of each insurance carrier with whom the informal or voluntary network contracts, including the carrier's federal employer identification number; and

(5) a list of, and contact information for, each entity with which the informal or voluntary network has a contract or other business relationship that benefits or is entered into on behalf of an insurance carrier, including an insurance carrier's authorized agent or a subsidiary or other affiliate of the network.

(b) Each informal or voluntary network shall report any changes to the information provided under Subsection (a) to the division not later than the 30th day after the effective date of the change.

(c) An informal or voluntary network shall submit a report required under this section, including a report of changes required under Subsection (b), to the division through the division's online reporting system available through the division's Internet website.

(d) An informal or voluntary network commits an administrative violation if the informal or voluntary network violates any provision of this section.
Tex. Government Code § 30.00308 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 30 / Section 30.00308
§ 30.00308. CIVIL SERVICE ORDINANCE; VACATION OF COURT.
Status: in_force

(a) The judges, clerk and deputy clerks, and court reporters of the municipal courts are not classified employees under the city civil service ordinance. The governing body of the city may provide by ordinance that all other employees of the courts may be hired and paid as classified employees under the city civil service ordinance. The judges, clerk and deputy clerks, and court reporters are entitled to receive the same vacation, sick leave, and other benefits that are provided for other nonclassified employees under regulations provided by the governing body by ordinance and may be authorized or required by the governing body to participate in the city retirement program.

(b) If after the establishment of a municipal court of record the governing body finds by ordinance that the condition of the dockets of the other courts of the county does not require the existence of the court to dispose properly of the cases arising in the city, the governing body shall declare the offices of the municipal judge, clerk, court reporter, and other employees of the court to be vacated at the end of the term for which the judge was last appointed. Any case then pending shall be transferred to a court with proper jurisdiction of the offense.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 17.91 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 17 / Section 17.91
§ 17.91. EXCEPTIONS.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not apply to:

(1) a sale conducted by a public officer as part of the officer's official duties;

(2) a sale for which an accounting must be made to a court of law;

(3) a sale conducted pursuant to an order of a court; or

(4) a foreclosure sale pursuant to a deed of trust or other lien.
Tex. Government Code § 22.226 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 22 / Section 22.226
§ 22.226. MANDATE.
Status: in_force

When the court from which an appeal is taken is deprived of jurisdiction over the case pending the appeal and the case is determined by a court of appeals or the court of criminal appeals, the mandate of the appellate court that determines the case shall be directed to the court that had jurisdiction over the case, as also provided by Section 22.102.
Tex. Government Code § 1473.138 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1473 / Section 1473.138
§ 1473.138. MATURITY.
Status: in_force

A bond issued under this subchapter must mature within 40 years.
Tex. Government Code § 837.102 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 837 / Section 837.102
§ 837.102. RESUMPTION OF FULL-TIME JUDICIAL SERVICE.
Status: in_force

(a) A retiree who resumes service as a judicial officer other than by assignment described in Section 837.101 may not rejoin or receive credit in the retirement system for the resumed service, except as provided by Section 837.103.

(b) The retirement system shall suspend annuity payments to a retiree who resumes service described by this section. A suspension of payments begins on the date a retiree takes the oath of office and ends on a date when:

(1) the retiree no longer holds the office; and

(2) the retiree, or the retiree's beneficiary if the retiree has died, has applied to the retirement system for resumption of payments.

(c) Time during which annuity payments are suspended as provided by this section does not reduce the number of months payments are to be made under an optional benefit plan providing for a specific amount of benefits for a guaranteed number of months after retirement.

(d) Before a retiree takes the oath of office for a position as a judicial officer other than under appointment or assignment described by Section 837.101, the retiree shall notify the retirement system in writing of the resumption of office and the projected dates of service.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 132.027 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 132 / Section 132.027
§ 132.027. FEE FOR PROCESSOR'S LICENSE.
Status: repealed

(a) The license fee for each plant operated by a processor is provided by department rule.

(b) The fee for an initial processor's license shall be adjusted when records of the applicant's first license year are available.

(c) Repealed by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 419, Sec. 10.09(18), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3879.210 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3879 / Section 3879.210
§ 3879.210. AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY AND TO ISSUE BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may borrow money on terms and conditions as determined by the board. Section 375.205, Local Government Code, does not apply to a loan, line of credit, or other borrowing from a bank or financial institution secured by revenue other than ad valorem taxes.

(b) The district may issue bonds, notes, or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, sales and use taxes, assessments, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources of money, to pay for any authorized district purpose.

(c) The limitation on the outstanding principal amount of bonds, notes, and other obligations provided by Section 49.4645, Water Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Estates Code § 360.002 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 360 / Section 360.002
§ 360.002. APPLICATION FOR PARTIAL DISTRIBUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) At any time after original letters testamentary or of administration are granted and the inventory, appraisement, and list of claims are filed and approved, an executor, administrator, heir, or devisee of a decedent's estate, by written application filed in the court in which the estate is pending, may request a distribution of any portion of the estate.

(b) All interested parties, including known creditors, must be personally cited as in other distributions.

(c) Except as provided by Subsection (d), the court, on proper citation and hearing, may distribute any portion of the estate the court considers advisable.

(d) If a distribution is to be made to one or more heirs or devisees, but not to all heirs or devisees, the court shall require a refunding bond in an amount determined by the court to be filed with the court, unless a written waiver of the bond requirement is filed with the court by all interested parties. On approving the bond, if required, the court shall order the distribution of the relevant portion of the estate.

(e) This section applies to corpus as well as income, notwithstanding any other provision of this title.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3976.0204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3976 / Section 3976.0204
§ 3976.0204. VACANCY.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), if a vacancy occurs on the board, the remaining directors shall appoint a director for the remainder of the unexpired term.

(b) If a vacancy occurs in the office of the director appointed by the city, the city shall appoint a director for the remainder of the unexpired term.
Tex. Government Code § 51.0046 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 51 / Section 51.0046
§ 51.0046. PRIVACY OF CERTAIN RECORDS AND DOCUMENTS; LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The supreme court shall adopt rules establishing procedures for protecting personal information contained in records and documents stored by the clerk of an appellate court in an electronic storage format and for accessing those records and documents. The supreme court by rule shall define "personal information" for purposes of this section.

(b) A person who complies with the rules adopted by the supreme court under this section is not liable for damages arising from the disclosure of personal information that is included in records or documents stored in an electronic storage format.

(c) For purposes of this section, "electronic storage" has the meaning assigned by Section 51.105(c).
Tex. Agriculture Code § 162.002 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 162 / Section 162.002
§ 162.002. COOPERATIVE PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may cooperate with the United States Department of Agriculture and the county commissioners courts in a cooperative program for the eradication of tuberculosis among cattle and the establishment of areas based on prevalence of the disease.

(b) The commissioners court of each county may cooperate with the commission and the United States Department of Agriculture in a cooperative program under this chapter, but shall cooperate if presented with a petition signed by at least 75 percent of the owners of cattle in the county as shown by the county tax rolls.
Tex. Property Code § 52.006 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 52 / Section 52.006
§ 52.006. DURATION OF LIEN.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a judgment lien continues for 10 years following the date of recording and indexing the abstract, except that if the judgment becomes dormant during that period the lien ceases to exist.

(b) Notwithstanding Section 34.001, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, a judgment in favor of the state or a state agency, as that term is defined by Section 403.055, Government Code, does not become dormant. A properly filed abstract of the judgment continues to constitute a lien under Section 52.001 until the earlier of the 20th anniversary of the date the abstract is recorded and indexed or the date the judgment is satisfied or the lien is released. The judgment lien may be renewed for one additional 20-year period by filing, before the expiration of the initial 20-year period, a renewed abstract of judgment in the same manner as the original abstract of judgment is filed. The renewed judgment lien relates back to the date the original abstract of judgment was filed.
Tex. Transportation Code § 722.006 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 722 / Section 722.006
§ 722.006. RENEWAL.
Status: in_force

(a) An automobile club certificate of authority expires annually on August 31. The certificate may be renewed by filing a renewal application in the manner prescribed by the secretary of state and paying the annual fee.

(b) The secretary of state may adopt forms for the renewal application.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 51.010 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 51 / Section 51.010
§ 51.010. RULES.
Status: in_force

The executive commissioner may adopt rules necessary to implement this chapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4151.111 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4151 / Section 4151.111
§ 4151.111. ADJUDICATION OF CLAIMS.
Status: in_force

(a) An administrator shall adjudicate a claim not later than the 60th day after the date on which the administrator receives valid proof of loss in connection with the claim.

(b) The administrator shall pay each claim on a draft authorized by the insurer, plan, or plan sponsor in the written agreement.

(c) In the event of a conflict between this section and a provision of the Labor Code relating to time periods for adjudication and payment of workers' compensation claims, the Labor Code provision prevails.
Tex. Occupations Code § 264.009 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 264 / Section 264.009
§ 264.009. DETERMINATION BY COURT.
Status: in_force

(a) If the court sustains the determination that a violation has occurred after the court reviews the board's order imposing an administrative penalty, the court may uphold or reduce the amount of the penalty and order the person to pay the full or reduced penalty.

(b) If the court does not sustain the determination that a violation occurred, the court shall order that a penalty is not owed.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 103.046 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 103 / Section 103.046
§ 103.046. JOINTLY OWNED PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

None of the provisions in this chapter require the approval of the commission of voluntary agreements for the joint development and operation of jointly owned property.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3856.158 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3856 / Section 3856.158
§ 3856.158. MUNICIPALITY NOT REQUIRED TO PAY DISTRICT OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Section 375.263, Local Government Code, a municipality is not required to pay a bond, note, or other obligation of the district.
Tex. Family Code § 160.621 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 160 / Section 160.621
§ 160.621. ADMISSIBILITY OF RESULTS OF GENETIC TESTING; EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by Subsection (c), a report of a genetic testing expert is admissible as evidence of the truth of the facts asserted in the report. The admissibility of the report is not affected by whether the testing was performed:

(1) voluntarily or under an order of the court or a support enforcement agency; or

(2) before or after the date of commencement of the proceeding.

(b) A party objecting to the results of genetic testing may call one or more genetic testing experts to testify in person or by telephone, videoconference, deposition, or another method approved by the court. Unless otherwise ordered by the court, the party offering the testimony bears the expense for the expert testifying.

(c) If a child has a presumed, acknowledged, or adjudicated father, the results of genetic testing are inadmissible to adjudicate parentage unless performed:

(1) with the consent of both the mother and the presumed, acknowledged, or adjudicated father; or

(2) under an order of the court under Section 160.502.

(d) Copies of bills for genetic testing and for prenatal and postnatal health care for the mother and child that are furnished to the adverse party on or before the 10th day before the date of a hearing are admissible to establish:

(1) the amount of the charges billed; and

(2) that the charges were reasonable, necessary, and customary.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8369.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8369 / Section 8369.108
§ 8369.108. WASTEWATER SERVICE PROVIDERS.
Status: in_force

Only the Brazos River Authority or a provider approved by the Brazos River Authority may provide wastewater service in the district.
Tex. Transportation Code § 431.103 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 431 / Section 431.103
§ 431.103. CONTRACTS WITH POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS.
Status: in_force

A local government corporation may contract with a political subdivision of this state in the manner and to the same extent as any other corporation.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1355.102 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1355 / Section 1355.102
§ 1355.102. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies to a group policy of accident and health insurance delivered or issued for delivery in this state, including a group policy issued by a group hospital service corporation operating under Chapter 842.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 21.352 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 21 / Section 21.352
§ 21.352. SPECIAL MEETINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) A special meeting of the shareholders of a corporation may be called by:

(1) the president, the board of directors, or any other person authorized to call special meetings by the certificate of formation or bylaws of the corporation; or

(2) the holders of the percentage of shares specified in the certificate of formation, not to exceed 50 percent of the shares entitled to vote or, if no percentage is specified, at least 10 percent of all of the shares of the corporation entitled to vote at the proposed special meeting.

(b) Unless stated in or set in accordance with the bylaws, the record date for determining which shareholders of the corporation are entitled to call a special meeting is the date the first shareholder signs the notice of that meeting.

(c) Other than procedural matters, the only business that may be conducted at a special meeting of the shareholders is business that is within the purposes described in the notice required by Section 21.353.
Tex. Education Code § 54.5192 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 54 / Section 54.5192
§ 54.5192. INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS FEE; UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS AT DALLAS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of regents of the University of North Texas System may charge each student enrolled at the University of North Texas at Dallas an intercollegiate athletics fee in an initial amount not to exceed $10 per semester credit hour for each regular semester or summer session. The amount of the fee may be increased only as provided by Subsection (e).

(b) A student enrolled in more than 12 semester credit hours shall pay the fee in an amount equal to the amount charged a student enrolled in 12 semester credit hours during the same semester or session.

(c) Revenue from the fee charged under this section may be used only to develop and maintain an intercollegiate athletics program at the university.

(d) The fee may not be charged unless approved by a majority vote of the students enrolled at the university who participate in a general student election held for that purpose.

(e) The amount of the fee per semester credit hour may be increased from one academic year to the next only if approved by a majority vote of the students participating in a general student election held for that purpose or, if the amount of the increase does not exceed five percent, by a majority vote of the legislative body of the student government of the university.

(f) The ballot proposition for an election to approve a proposed initial fee under Subsection (d) or a proposed fee increase under Subsection (e) must:

(1) clearly state the amount of the proposed fee or fee increase, as applicable; and

(2) describe the reason for the proposed fee or fee increase, as applicable.

(g) A fee charged under this section is in addition to any other fee authorized by law and may not be considered in determining the maximum amount of student services fees that may be charged each student enrolled at the university under Section 54.503.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9038.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9038 / Section 9038.152
§ 9038.152. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 9038.151, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.