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Tex. Finance Code § 156.555 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 156 / Section 156.555
§ 156.555. PAYMENT OF CLAIMS FOR FRAUDULENT UNLICENSED ACTIVITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A residential mortgage loan applicant may make a claim on and receive payment from the mortgage grant fund for the recovery of the applicant's actual, out-of-pocket damages incurred because of fraud committed by an individual who acted as a residential mortgage loan originator but who did not hold the required license issued under Chapter 157 at the time the individual committed the fraudulent act.

(b) The eligibility and procedural requirements for a claim made under Section 156.504 and the statute of limitations under Section 156.503 apply to a residential mortgage loan applicant who makes a claim under this section.

(c) Payments made from the mortgage grant fund to a residential mortgage loan applicant under this section are subject to the limits provided by Section 156.505.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1087.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1087 / Section 1087.101
§ 1087.101. DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITY.
Status: in_force

The district has full responsibility for providing medical and hospital care for the district's needy and indigent residents.
Tex. Local Government Code § 552.091 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 552 / Section 552.091
§ 552.091. APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER TO CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES.
Status: in_force

To exercise authority under this subchapter, a municipality must have:

(1) a population of less than 15,000;

(2) levied the maximum rate of tax allowed by law; and

(3) adopted Subchapters A through C, Chapter 312, Transportation Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5201.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 5201 / Section 5201.051
§ 5201.051. GENERAL AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue bonds to:

(1) construct, maintain, and operate macadamized, graveled, or paved roads and turnpikes; and

(2) aid an activity described by Subdivision (1).

(b) The Commissioners Court of Galveston County may issue bonds for the district in the same manner as provided by general law for road district bonds.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3946.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3946 / Section 3946.103
§ 3946.103. NAME CHANGE; NOTICE.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution may change the district's name.

(b) The board shall give written notice of a name change to the city.
Tex. Election Code § 274.023 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 274 / Section 274.023
§ 274.023. TEXT OF NOTICE.
Status: in_force

(a) The secretary of state shall prepare the text of the notice of each proposed constitutional amendment in the form specified by the contract.

(b) The secretary of state shall deliver the text to each contractor by the deadline specified in the contract.

(c) If the contractor is a statewide association, the association shall deliver to each eligible newspaper the materials and instructions necessary for a correct and uniform publication of the notice.
Tex. Occupations Code § 651.052 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 651 / Section 651.052
§ 651.052. ELIGIBILITY OF PUBLIC MEMBERS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not be a public member of the commission if the person or the person's spouse:

(1) is registered, certified, or licensed by a regulatory agency in the funeral service industry;

(2) is employed by or participates in the management of a business entity or other organization regulated by or receiving money from the commission;

(3) owns or controls, directly or indirectly, more than a 10 percent interest in a business entity or other organization regulated by or receiving money from the commission; or

(4) uses or receives a substantial amount of tangible goods, services, or money from the commission, other than compensation or reimbursement authorized by law for commission membership, attendance, or expenses.

(b) A public member of the commission may not, except as a consumer:

(1) have a financial interest in a funeral establishment; or

(2) be related to a person within the second degree by affinity or third degree by consanguinity, as determined under Subchapter B, Chapter 573, Government Code, who has a financial interest in a funeral establishment.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3953.110 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3953 / Section 3953.110
§ 3953.110. 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. Parks and Wildlife Code § 12.501 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 12 / Section 12.501
§ 12.501. REVOCATION OR SUSPENSION OF LICENSE OR PERMIT.
Status: in_force

(a) In this subchapter, "permittee" or "licensee" includes each member of a partnership or association, an agent acting on behalf of a partnership or association, each officer of a corporation, and the owner of a majority of a corporation's corporate stock.

(b) The director may suspend or revoke an original or renewal permit or license issued under this code if it is found, after notice and hearing, that:

(1) the permittee or licensee has been finally convicted of a violation of this code or proclamation or regulation adopted under this code relating to the permit or license to be suspended or revoked;

(2) the permittee or licensee violated a provision of this code or proclamation or regulation adopted under this code relating to the permit or license to be suspended or revoked;

(3) the permittee or licensee made a false or misleading statement in connection with the permittee's or licensee's original or renewal application, either in the formal application itself or in any other written instrument relating to the application submitted to the commission or its officers or employees;

(4) the permittee or licensee is indebted to the state for taxes, fees, or payment of penalties imposed by this code or by a commission rule relating to a permit or license to be suspended or revoked; or

(5) the permittee or licensee is liable to the state under Section 12.301.
Tex. Finance Code § 13.0015 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 13 / Section 13.0015
§ 13.0015. NAME CHANGES.
Status: in_force

(a) The Savings and Loan Department is renamed the Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending and the savings and loan commissioner is renamed the savings and mortgage lending commissioner.

(b) A reference in a statute or rule to the Savings and Loan Department means the Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending.

(c) A reference in a statute or rule to the savings and loan commissioner means the savings and mortgage lending commissioner.
Tex. Election Code § 122.002 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 122 / Section 122.002
§ 122.002. INSPECTION OF VOTING SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT BY SECRETARY OF STATE.
Status: in_force

The secretary of state may inspect at any time, including the day of an election, a voting system or the voting system equipment used in an election to determine whether the system or equipment complies with applicable standards or deviates from the system or equipment approved by the secretary.
Tex. Labor Code § 61.082 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 61 / Section 61.082
§ 61.082. ENFORCEMENT OF LIEN.
Status: in_force

(a) Subchapters A and B, Chapter 113, Tax Code, govern the enforcement of a lien established under this subchapter.

(b) In administering and enforcing the lien, the commission has the duties imposed and the powers conferred on the comptroller for the enforcement of other liens under Subchapters A and B, Chapter 113, Tax Code.
Tex. Education Code § 38.2091 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 38 / Section 38.2091
§ 38.2091. REPORT ON ADMINISTERING MEDICATION FOR RESPIRATORY DISTRESS.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 10th business day after the date a school personnel member or school volunteer administers medication for respiratory distress to a person experiencing respiratory distress in accordance with a policy adopted under Section 38.208(a-1), the school shall report the information required under Subsection (b) to:

(1) the school district, the charter holder if the school is an open-enrollment charter school, or the governing body of the school if the school is a private school;

(2) the physician or other person who prescribed the medication for respiratory distress; and

(3) the commissioner of state health services.

(b) The report required under this section must include:

(1) the age of the person who received the administration of the medication for respiratory distress;

(2) whether the person who received the administration of the medication for respiratory distress was a student, a school personnel member or school volunteer, or a visitor;

(3) the dosage of the medication for respiratory distress administered;

(4) the title of the person who administered the medication for respiratory distress; and

(5) any other information required by the commissioner of education.
Tex. Government Code § 2269.101 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2269 / Section 2269.101
§ 2269.101.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2269.101. CONTRACTS FOR FACILITIES: COMPETITIVE BIDDING. (a) In this chapter, "competitive bidding" is a procurement method by which a governmental entity contracts with a contractor for the construction, alteration, rehabilitation, or repair of a facility by awarding the contract to the lowest responsible bidder.

(b) Except as otherwise provided by this chapter or other law, a governmental entity may contract for the construction, alteration, rehabilitation, or repair of a facility only after the entity advertises for bids for the contract in a manner prescribed by law, receives competitive bids, and awards the contract to the lowest responsible bidder.
Tex. Local Government Code § 114.022 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 114 / Section 114.022
§ 114.022. COUNTY ANNUAL FINANCIAL EXHIBIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The county auditor or, in a county that does not have a county auditor, the county treasurer immediately after the first regular term of the commissioners court in the year shall publish an exhibit that shows the aggregate amount paid from each fund for the four preceding quarters and the balance to the debit or credit of each fund. The exhibit must also list:

(1) the amount of the county indebtedness;

(2) the respective dates of accrual of that indebtedness;

(3) to whom the debt is owed;

(4) the reason for the debt; and

(5) the amount to the debit or credit of each officer or other person with whom an account is kept in the county finance records.

(b) The county official designated by Subsection (a) shall publish the exhibit once in a weekly newspaper that is published in the county. The commissioners court shall order the payment of the publication costs from the general fund of the county. If no paper is published in the county, the county official shall post a copy of the exhibit in each commissioner's precinct. One must be posted at the courthouse door, and one must be posted at public places in each of the other three commissioners' precincts.

(c) A county publishing monthly financial reports under Section 114.023 that publishes its comprehensive annual financial report on its Internet website is not required to publish an exhibit under this section.
Tex. Education Code § 7.004 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 7 / Section 7.004
§ 7.004. SUNSET PROVISION.
Status: in_force

(a) The Texas Education Agency is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the agency is abolished September 1, 2029.

(b) As part of the Sunset Advisory Commission's review of the agency under Subsection (a), the commission in coordination with the agency shall select for review three regional education service centers that serve diverse geographic areas of the state and diverse population sizes. The commission's review of the agency must include an evaluation of the agency's oversight of the centers.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6917.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6917 / Section 6917.051
§ 6917.051. 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, concreted, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Occupations Code § 901.1565 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 901 / Section 901.1565
§ 901.1565. RULES ON CONSEQUENCES OF CRIMINAL CONVICTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall adopt rules necessary to comply with Chapter 53.

(b) In its rules under this section, the board shall list the specific misdemeanor offenses for which a conviction would constitute grounds for the board to take action under Section 53.021. With regard to a misdemeanor conviction in another state, the board shall develop a process for determining whether the conviction is for an offense listed in the rules required by this subsection.
Tex. Government Code § 2001.053 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2001 / Section 2001.053
§ 2001.053. RIGHT TO COUNSEL.
Status: in_force

(a) Each party to a contested case is entitled to the assistance of counsel before a state agency.

(b) A party may expressly waive the right to assistance of counsel.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9041.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9041 / Section 9041.051
§ 9041.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five elected directors.

(b) Except as provided by Section 9041.052, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8464.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8464 / Section 8464.052
§ 8464.052. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) On or after the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8464.003; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter.

(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 8464.003 and the terms of the temporary directors have expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that expire on the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8464.003; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the date of the appointment or reappointment.

(d) If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9017.057 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9017 / Section 9017.057
§ 9017.057. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS IN DEFINED AREA.
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, including roads located outside the boundaries of the defined area, to serve the defined area as determined by the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8271.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8271 / Section 8271.105
§ 8271.105. CONTRACT FOR PURCHASE OF WATER, SEWER, OR DRAINAGE SERVICES; ELECTION NOT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) The district and a political subdivision may enter into a contract for water, sewer, or drainage services or any combination of those services without the necessity of an election by any contracting party to approve the contract.

(b) The district may pay for an obligation incurred by such a contract by issuing bonds that, if otherwise necessary, have been approved by the voters in the manner provided by this chapter.

(c) The district may deliver the district's bonds to the United States or an agency or instrumentality of the United States, or to this state or an agency or instrumentality of this state, that entered into a contract with the district.
Tex. Government Code § 823.005 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 823 / Section 823.005
§ 823.005. ACCEPTANCE OF ROLLOVERS AND TRANSFERS FROM OTHER PLANS.
Status: in_force

Subject to rules adopted by the board of trustees, the retirement system shall accept an eligible rollover distribution or a direct transfer of funds from another qualified plan in payment of all or a portion of any deposit a member is permitted to make with the system for credit for service. The rules adopted by the board shall condition the acceptance of a rollover or transfer from another plan on the receipt from the other plan of information necessary to enable the retirement system to determine the eligibility of any transferred funds for tax-free rollover treatment or other treatment under federal income tax law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3908.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3908 / Section 3908.051
§ 3908.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of 11 voting directors who serve staggered terms of four years, with 5 or 6 directors' terms expiring June 1 of each odd-numbered year.

(b) The city by resolution may change the number of voting directors on the board if the governing body of the city determines that the change is in the best interest of the district. The board may not consist of fewer than 7 or more than 15 voting directors.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3884.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3884 / Section 3884.152
§ 3884.152. BORROWING MONEY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may borrow money for a district purpose by issuing or executing bonds, notes, credit agreements, or other obligations of any kind found by the board to be necessary or appropriate for any district purpose. The bond, note, credit agreement, or other obligation may be secured by and payable from ad valorem taxes, assessments, a combination of ad valorem taxes and assessments, or other district revenue. The governing body of the city must approve the issuance of bonds, notes, credit agreements, or other obligations of the district, in general terms before the preparation of preliminary official statements or loan closing documents, as provided by the development and operating agreement approved by the city in accordance with Section 3884.160, or by separate action.

(b) The governing body of the city must approve the final terms of the bond issuance, note, or credit facility, including the principal amount, note amount, interest rate or rates, redemption provisions, and other terms and conditions relating to the issuance.

(c) The district shall file annual audited financial statements with the city's secretary.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 286.144 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 286 / Section 286.144
§ 286.144. REVENUE BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may issue revenue bonds to:

(1) purchase, construct, acquire, repair, equip, or renovate buildings or improvements for hospital purposes;

(2) acquire sites to be used for hospital purposes; or

(3) acquire and operate a mobile emergency medical service to assist the district in carrying out its hospital purposes.

(b) The bonds must be payable from and secured by a pledge of all or part of the revenues derived from the operation of the district's hospital system. The bonds may be additionally secured by a mortgage or deed of trust lien on all or part of district property.

(c) The bonds must be issued in the manner provided by Sections 264.042, 264.043, 264.046, 264.047, 264.048, and 264.049 for issuance of revenue bonds by county hospital authorities.
Tex. Government Code § 511.00902 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 511 / Section 511.00902
§ 511.00902. REINSPECTION.
Status: in_force

The commission shall adopt rules and procedures for reinspecting a jail following a determination by the commission that the jail is not in compliance with minimum standards. The rules and procedures must require the commission to:

(1) reinspect all jails not in compliance;

(2) establish a percentage of reinspections for which the commission shall assess the jail's compliance with all minimum standards, regardless of whether the jail was in compliance with a particular standard during the previous inspection; and

(3) randomly select the jails subject to a reinspection described by Subdivision (2).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8338.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8338 / Section 8338.102
§ 8338.102. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the district shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 601.102 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 601 / Section 601.102
§ 601.102. INJUNCTIVE OR DECLARATORY RELIEF; CIVIL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The attorney general, after conferring with the commissioner, may institute an action for injunctive or declaratory relief to restrain a violation of this chapter.

(b) In addition to instituting an action for injunctive relief under Subsection (a), the attorney general, after conferring with the commissioner, may institute an action for civil penalties against a covered entity or nonaffiliated third party for a violation of this chapter. A civil penalty assessed under this section may not exceed $3,000 for each violation.

(c) If the court in which an action under Subsection (b) is pending finds that violations of this chapter have occurred with a frequency that constitutes a pattern or practice, the court may assess a civil penalty not to exceed $250,000.

(d) If the attorney general substantially prevails in an action for injunctive relief or a civil penalty under this section, the attorney general may recover reasonable attorney's fees, costs, and expenses incurred obtaining the relief or penalty, including court costs and witness fees.
Tex. Government Code § 1477.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1477 / Section 1477.001
§ 1477.001. AUTHORITY TO ACQUIRE PROPERTY FOR LEASE TO PUBLIC OR PRIVATE ENTITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court of a county may acquire real property and may construct or acquire a building or other facility for the purpose of leasing the real property, building, or other facility to:

(1) a political subdivision or state agency for public use; or

(2) an individual, private corporation, or other private entity for use in manufacturing or another commercial activity.

(b) The commissioners court may not acquire real property under Subsection (a) by eminent domain.
Tex. Education Code § 88.208 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 88 / Section 88.208
§ 88.208. INSPECTIONS.
Status: in_force

The board shall visit the stations once a year and shall make criticisms to the director and his assistants that it deems expedient and necessary.