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Tex. Government Code § 33.051 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 33 / Section 33.051
§ 33.051. SOLICITATION OR ACCEPTANCE OF REFERRAL FEES OR GIFTS BY JUDGE; CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A judge commits an offense if the judge solicits or accepts a gift or a referral fee in exchange for referring any kind of legal business to an attorney or law firm. This subsection does not prohibit a judge from:

(1) soliciting funds for appropriate campaign or officeholder expenses as permitted by Canon 4D, Code of Judicial Conduct, and state law; or

(2) accepting a gift in accordance with the provisions of Canon 4D, Code of Judicial Conduct.

(b) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under Subsection (a) that:

(1) the judge solicited the gift or referral fee before taking the oath of office but accepted the gift or fee after taking the oath of office; or

(2) the judge solicited or accepted the gift or referral fee after taking the oath of office in exchange for referring to an attorney or law firm legal business that the judge was engaged in but was unable to complete before taking the oath of office.

(c) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.

(d) If, after an investigation, the commission determines that a judge engaged in conduct described by Subsection (a) to which Subsection (b) does not apply, the commission may issue a sanction against the judge or institute formal proceedings, regardless of whether the judge is being prosecuted or has been convicted of an offense under this section.

(e) An attorney or judge who has information that a judge engaged in conduct described by Subsection (a) to which Subsection (b) does not apply shall file a complaint with the commission not later than the 30th day after the date the attorney or judge obtained the information. A judge who fails to comply with this subsection is subject to sanctions by the commission. An attorney who fails to comply with this subsection is subject to discipline by the Commission for Lawyer Discipline under Subchapter E, Chapter 81.

(f) For purposes of this section:

(1) "Judge" does not include a constitutional county court judge, a statutory county court judge who is authorized by law to engage in the private practice of law, a justice of the peace, or a municipal court judge, if that judge or justice of the peace solicits or accepts a gift or a referral fee in exchange for referring legal business that involves a matter over which that judge or justice of the peace will not preside in the court of that judge or justice of the peace.

(2) "Referral fee" includes forwarding fees, acknowledgment fees, and any form of payment, benefit, or compensation related to the referral or placement of a potential client for legal services.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8363.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8363 / Section 8363.103
§ 8363.103. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Finance Code § 182.501 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 182 / Section 182.501
§ 182.501. MERGER OR CONVERSION OF STATE TRUST COMPANY INTO ANOTHER TRUST INSTITUTION EXERCISING FIDUCIARY POWERS.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Chapter 187, a state trust company may act as necessary and to the extent permitted by the laws of the United States, this state, another state, or another country to merge or convert into another form of trust institution.

(b) The merger or conversion must be made and approval of the state trust company's board, shareholders, or participants must be obtained in accordance with the Business Organizations Code as if the state trust company were a filing entity and all other parties to the transaction, if any, were foreign entities, except as may be otherwise provided by rule. For purposes of this subsection, a conversion is considered a merger into the successor trust institution.

(c) The state trust company does not cease to be a state trust company subject to the supervision of the banking commissioner unless:

(1) the banking commissioner has been given written notice of the intention to merge or convert before the 31st day before the date of the proposed transaction;

(2) the state trust company has filed with the banking commissioner:

(A) a copy of the application filed with the successor regulatory authority, including a copy of each contract evidencing or implementing the merger or conversion, or other documents sufficient to show compliance with applicable law; and

(B) a certified copy of all minutes of board meetings and shareholder or participant meetings at which action was taken regarding the merger or conversion;

(3) the banking commissioner determines that:

(A) all accounts and liabilities of the state trust company are fully discharged, assumed, or otherwise retained by the successor trust institution;

(B) any conditions imposed by the banking commissioner for the protection of clients and creditors have been met or otherwise resolved; and

(C) any required filing fees have been paid; and

(4) the state trust company has received a certificate of authority to do business as the successor trust institution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3957.253 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3957 / Section 3957.253
§ 3957.253. DECLARING RESULT AND ISSUING ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) If a majority of the voters voting at the election approve the proposition or propositions, the board shall declare the results and, by order, shall establish the defined area and describe it by metes and bounds or designate the specific property.

(b) A court may not review the board's order except on the ground of fraud, palpable error, or arbitrary and confiscatory abuse of discretion.
Tex. Education Code § 51.913 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.913
§ 51.913. EXECUTIVE SEARCH COMMITTEES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Executive search committee" means a committee formed by an act of a board of regents of an institution of higher education, which has as its primary purpose the evaluation and assessment of candidates and nominees for the position of president or chief executive officer of a system administration, institution of higher education, or other agency of higher education.

(2) "Institution of higher education" and "other agency of higher education" have the meanings assigned by Section 61.003.

(b) The board of regents shall announce the name, background, and qualifications of any individual it selects and employs by use of such a committee. Additionally, public notice of the name or names of the finalist or finalists being considered by the search committee must be made public record at least 21 days prior to the meeting at which final action or vote is to be taken on the employment of the individual.

(c) The membership of an executive search committee for a president or chief executive officer of an institution of higher education must include at least two members of the institution's governing board with at least one of those members serving as the chair.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7954A.0301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7954A / Section 7954A.0301
§ 7954A.0301. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3872.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3872 / Section 3872.003
§ 3872.003. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTORS' ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 101.357 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 101 / Section 101.357
§ 101.357. MANNER OF VOTING.
Status: in_force

(a) A member of a limited liability company may vote:

(1) in person; or

(2) by a proxy executed in writing by the member.

(b) A manager or committee member of a limited liability company may vote:

(1) in person; or

(2) if authorized by the company agreement, by a proxy executed in writing by the manager or committee member, as appropriate.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1104.205 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1104 / Section 1104.205
§ 1104.205. REVIEW AND INVESTIGATION.
Status: in_force

(a) On receipt of a complaint or on its own motion, the board shall review and investigate an alleged act or omission that the board believes is a ground for disciplinary action.

(b) An investigator designated by the presiding officer of the board or the executive director shall investigate each allegation in a complaint to determine whether probable cause exists for a hearing on the complaint.

(c) If the board determines that a complaint does not present facts that are grounds for disciplinary action, the board or the executive director shall dismiss the complaint and may not take further action.

(d) An investigation of an alleged violation by a person registered under this chapter may not be terminated solely on the basis that the person fails to renew the registration.
Tex. Government Code § 30.007801 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 30 / Section 30.007801
§ 30.007801. PROSECUTION BY CITY ATTORNEY.
Status: in_force

All prosecutions in a municipal court of record must be conducted by the city attorney or an assistant or deputy city attorney.
Tex. Transportation Code § 61.010 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 61 / Section 61.010
§ 61.010. COOPERATION.
Status: in_force

A pilot providing pilot services shall, to the extent possible, cooperate with the master of the vessel.
Tex. Education Code § 54.6262 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 54 / Section 54.6262
§ 54.6262. APPLICATION OF UNUSED CREDIT HOURS TO GRADUATE TUITION.
Status: in_force

(a) If the beneficiary of a prepaid tuition contract registers in a graduate or professional degree program before the termination of the contract and the beneficiary has not received payment under the contract for tuition and required fees for all of the semester credit hours to which the beneficiary is entitled, the beneficiary may apply the value of the remaining semester credit hours under the contract to the payment of the beneficiary's tuition and required fees in the graduate or professional degree program.

(b) For purposes of this section, the value of a semester credit hour under a prepaid tuition contract is equal to the average amount of undergraduate tuition and required fees for a semester credit hour that would have been paid under the contract if the beneficiary registered in an undergraduate program for the same term or semester for which the beneficiary applies the payment to the beneficiary's tuition and required fees in a graduate or professional degree program under this section.

(c) This section does not affect the date on which a prepaid tuition contract terminates under this subchapter and does not give the beneficiary the right to any payment under the contract after termination of the contract.
Tex. Water Code § 5.512 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 5 / Section 5.512
§ 5.512. EMERGENCY ORDER CONCERNING ACTIVITY OF SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT.
Status: in_force

The commission may issue an emergency order concerning an activity of solid waste management under the commission's jurisdiction, even if that activity is not covered by a permit, if the commission finds that an emergency requiring immediate action to protect the public health and safety exists.
Tex. Local Government Code § 364.003 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 364 / Section 364.003
§ 364.003. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.
Status: in_force

(a) The attorney general may bring an action in a district court in Travis County or in a county in which the principal office of the entity is located to enjoin a violation of Section 364.002.

(b) The attorney general may recover reasonable expenses incurred in obtaining relief under this section, including court costs, reasonable attorney's fees, investigative costs, witness fees, and deposition costs.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1064.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1064 / Section 1064.053
§ 1064.053. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not be appointed as a director unless the person is:

(1) a district resident; and

(2) a qualified voter.

(b) Except as provided by Section 1064.052(a)(2), a person is not eligible to serve as a director if the person is:

(1) a district administrator;

(2) a district employee; or

(3) a member of the medical staff.
Tex. Transportation Code § 312.047 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 312 / Section 312.047
§ 312.047. ASSESSMENT CERTIFICATE.
Status: in_force

(a) A municipality that makes an assessment under Section 312.022 may:

(1) issue in its name an assignable certificate that declares the liability of the owner and the assessed property; and

(2) determine the terms and conditions of the certificate.

(b) A recital in a certificate that states that the procedure for making the improvement was in compliance with law and that all prerequisites to creating the assessment lien on the property and to creating the personal liability of the property owner were performed is prima facie evidence that the procedure and prerequisites were performed as stated in the certificate.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 63.002 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 63 / Section 63.002
§ 63.002. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of the General Land Office.

(2) "Barrier island" means an island bordering on the Gulf of Mexico and entirely surrounded by water.

(3) "Peninsula" means an arm of land bordering on the Gulf of Mexico surrounded on three sides by water.

(4) "Recreational vehicle" means a dune buggy, marsh buggy, minibike, trail bike, jeep, off-highway vehicle, as defined by Section 551A.001, Transportation Code, or any other mechanized vehicle that is being used for recreational purposes, but does not include a vehicle that is not being used for recreational purposes.

(5) "Mainland shoreline" means all shoreline fronting on the open Gulf of Mexico that is not located on a barrier island or a peninsula.

(6) "Restoration" means the repair or replacement of dunes or dune vegetation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1031.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1031 / Section 1031.107
§ 1031.107. COMPETITIVE BIDDING.
Status: in_force

The district may not enter into a contract that requires the district to spend at least $15,000 and creates or imposes any type of obligation or liability on the district, unless the district first submits the contract to competitive bids.
Tex. Government Code § 1373.005 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1373 / Section 1373.005
§ 1373.005. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other law, as authorized and approved by the governing body of an issuer, obligations may be issued, sold, incurred, and delivered to:

(1) finance or refinance an eligible project;

(2) refund obligations, other indebtedness, or contractual obligations of the issuer issued or incurred in connection with an eligible project; and

(3) pay the costs of issuance or delivery of the obligations.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8873.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8873 / Section 8873.005
§ 8873.005. ADDITION OF ADJACENT COUNTY TO DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) An adjacent county may petition to join the district by resolution of the county commissioners court.

(b) If, after a hearing on the resolution, the board finds that the addition of the county would benefit the district and the county to be added, the board by resolution may approve the addition of the county to the district.

(c) The addition of a county under this section is not final until approved by the voters in the county to be added at an election held for that purpose.

(d) The ballot for the election shall be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition: "The addition of (county's name) to the Deep East Texas Groundwater Conservation District."

(e) If a majority of the votes are cast in favor of the addition of the county to the district, the county is added to the district, and the district boundaries are adjusted accordingly. If less than a majority of the votes are cast in favor of the addition of the county to the district, the county is not added to the district.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 21.559 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 21 / Section 21.559
§ 21.559. ALLEGATIONS AFTER DEMAND REJECTED.
Status: in_force

If a derivative proceeding is instituted after a demand is rejected, the petition must allege with particularity facts that establish that the rejection was not made in accordance with the requirements and standards under Sections 21.554 and 21.558.
Tex. Tax Code § 162.107 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 162 / Section 162.107
§ 162.107. PERMISSIVE SUPPLIER REQUIREMENTS ON OUT-OF-STATE REMOVALS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may elect to obtain a permissive supplier license to collect the tax imposed under this subchapter for gasoline that is removed at a terminal in another state and has this state as the destination state.

(b) With respect to gasoline that is removed by the licensed permissive supplier at a terminal located in another state and that has this state as the destination state, a licensed permissive supplier shall:

(1) collect the tax due to this state on the gasoline;

(2) waive any defense that this state lacks jurisdiction to require the supplier to collect the tax due to this state on the gasoline under this subchapter;

(3) report and pay the tax due on the gasoline in the same manner as if the removal had occurred at a terminal located in this state;

(4) keep records of the removal of the gasoline and submit to audits concerning the gasoline as if the removal had occurred at a terminal located in this state; and

(5) report sales by the permissive supplier to a person who is not licensed in this state.

(c) A permissive supplier must acknowledge in the person's license application that this state imposes the requirements listed in Subsection (b) under this state's general police power and that the permissive supplier submits to the jurisdiction of this state only for purposes related to the administration of this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3884.252 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3884 / Section 3884.252
§ 3884.252. COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS AND OTHER REVENUE.
Status: in_force

(a) If the dissolved district has bonds or other obligations outstanding secured by and payable from assessments or other revenue, other than ad valorem taxes, the city shall succeed to the rights and obligations of the district regarding enforcement and collection of the assessments or other revenue.

(b) The city shall have and exercise all district powers to enforce and collect the assessments or other revenue to pay:

(1) the bonds or other obligations when due and payable according to their terms; or

(2) special revenue or assessment bonds or other obligations issued by the city to refund the outstanding bonds or obligations.
Tex. Insurance Code § 493.1035 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 493 / Section 493.1035
§ 493.1035. QUALIFIED JURISDICTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall develop and publish a list of qualified jurisdictions in one of which an assuming insurer must be licensed and domiciled in order to be considered for certification by the commissioner under Section 493.1033 as a certified reinsurer. In developing the list, the commissioner shall consider the list of qualified jurisdictions published through the National Association of Insurance Commissioners committee process.

(b) In order to determine whether a jurisdiction of an assuming insurer located outside of the United States is eligible to be recognized as a qualified jurisdiction under Subsection (a), the commissioner shall evaluate the appropriateness and effectiveness of the reinsurance supervisory system of the jurisdiction, both initially and on an ongoing basis, and consider the rights, benefits, and extent of reciprocal recognition afforded by the jurisdiction to reinsurers licensed and domiciled in the United States.

(c) In order to be qualified a jurisdiction must agree in writing to share information and cooperate with the commissioner with respect to all certified reinsurers doing business in the jurisdiction.

(d) A jurisdiction may not be recognized as a qualified jurisdiction if the commissioner has determined that the jurisdiction does not adequately and promptly enforce final United States judgments and arbitration awards. Additional factors may be considered in the discretion of the commissioner.

(e) If the commissioner approves under this section a jurisdiction as qualified that does not appear on the list of qualified jurisdictions published through the National Association of Insurance Commissioners committee process, the commissioner shall provide documentation in accordance with rules adopted by the commissioner. The rules must include a requirement for a thoroughly documented justification of the approval.

(f) The commissioner shall include as a qualified jurisdiction under this section a United States jurisdiction that meets the requirements for accreditation under the National Association of Insurance Commissioners financial regulation standards and accreditation program.

(g) If a certified reinsurer's domiciliary jurisdiction ceases to be a qualified jurisdiction, the commissioner may suspend the reinsurer's certification indefinitely, instead of revoking the certification.
Tex. Finance Code § 34.102 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 34 / Section 34.102
§ 34.102. TRANSACTION IN BANK SHARES.
Status: in_force

(a) A state bank may not acquire a lien by pledge or otherwise on its own shares, or otherwise purchase or acquire title to its own shares, except:

(1) as necessary to avoid or minimize a loss on a loan or investment previously made in good faith; or

(2) as provided by Subsection (b).

(b) With the prior written approval of the banking commissioner or as permitted by rules adopted under this subtitle, a state bank may acquire title to its own shares and hold those shares as treasury stock. Treasury stock acquired under this subsection is not considered an equity investment.

(c) If a state bank acquires a lien on or title to its own shares under this section, the lien may not by its original terms extend for more than two years. Except with the prior written approval of the banking commissioner, the bank may not hold title to its own shares for more than one year.

(d) A state bank may make loans on the collateral security of securities issued by an affiliate, if the loan is subject to and in compliance with the provisions of Sections 23A and 23B, Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. Sections 371c and 371c-1), as amended, applicable to nonmember insured state banks by virtue of Section 18(j)(1), Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. Section 1828(j)(1)), as amended.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8301.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8301 / Section 8301.0402
§ 8301.0402. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 8301.0401, 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.