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Tex. Education Code § 56.491 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 56 / Section 56.491
§ 56.491. PUBLICATION OF PROGRAM INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The coordinating board shall publish and disseminate general information and rules for the program as provided by Subsection (b) and as otherwise considered appropriate by the board.

(b) The coordinating board shall provide application instructions to:

(1) each school district and each institution of higher education; and

(2) an individual student on request.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9015.109 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9015 / Section 9015.109
§ 9015.109. MANAGER.
Status: in_force

The board shall employ a manager.
Tex. Labor Code § 407.062 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 407 / Section 407.062
§ 407.062. FINANCIAL STRENGTH AND LIQUIDITY REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

In assessing the financial strength and liquidity of an applicant, the commissioner shall consider:

(1) the applicant's organizational structure and management background;

(2) the applicant's profit and loss history;

(3) the applicant's compensation loss history;

(4) the source and reliability of the financial information submitted by the applicant;

(5) the number of employees affected by self-insurance;

(6) the applicant's access to excess insurance markets;

(7) financial ratios, indexes, or other financial measures that the commissioner finds appropriate; and

(8) any other information considered appropriate by the commissioner.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 101.051 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 101 / Section 101.051
§ 101.051. AUTHORITY OF COMMISSIONER OF GENERAL LAND OFFICE.
Status: reserved

Subject to the approval specified in Section 101.052 of this code, the Commissioner of the General Land Office, on behalf of the State of Texas or of any fund belonging to the state, may execute contracts committing to the agreements declared lawful by the provisions of this chapter (1) the royalty interests in oil or gas or both reserved to the state, or any fund of the state, by law, in any patent, in any contract of sale, or under the terms of any oil and gas lease lawfully issued by an official, board, agent, agency, or authority of the state or (2) the free royalty interests, whether leased or unleased, reserved to the state pursuant to Section 51.201 or 51.054 of this code.
Tex. Education Code § 133.003 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 133 / Section 133.003
§ 133.003. DUTIES OF APPRENTICESHIP COMMITTEE.
Status: in_force

The apprenticeship committee for each apprenticeship training program shall:

(1) establish standards and goals for preparatory instruction, supplementary instruction, and related instruction for apprentices in the program;

(2) establish rules governing the on-the-job training and other instruction for apprentices in the program;

(3) plan and organize instructional materials designed to provide technical and theoretical knowledge and basic skills required by apprentices in the program;

(4) recommend qualified instructions for the program;

(5) monitor and evaluate the performance and progress of each apprentice in the program and the program as a whole;

(6) interview applicants and select those most qualified for entrance into the program;

(7) provide for the keeping of records of the on-the-job training and progress of each apprentice;

(8) encourage instructors to maintain recommended qualifications; and

(9) perform any other duties which, in the opinion of the apprenticeship committee, promote the goals of individual apprentices and of the program as a whole.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 14.086 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 14 / Section 14.086
§ 14.086. CIVIL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who violates this chapter is liable for a civil penalty of not less than $500 or more than $10,000 for each violation. Each day a violation occurs or continues may be considered a separate violation for purposes of a civil penalty assessment.

(b) On request of the department, the attorney general or the county attorney or the district attorney of the county in which the violation is alleged to have occurred shall file suit to collect the penalty. The attorney general, a county attorney, or a district attorney may file suit under this section without a request from the department.

(c) A county attorney, a district attorney, or the attorney general shall sue in the name of the state for the collection of a penalty provided by this section.

(d) A civil penalty collected under this section shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the general revenue fund. All civil penalties recovered in suits initially instituted by a local government or governments under this section shall be divided equally between the state and the local government or governments, with 50 percent of the recovery to be paid to the general revenue fund and the other 50 percent to be paid equally to the local government or governments initially instituting the suit.

(e) A civil penalty may not be collected for any violation that constituted the basis for a department proceeding to assess an administrative penalty, regardless of whether the department was successful in obtaining a judgment for the administrative penalty.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 9.613 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 9 / Section 9.613
§ 9.613.
Status: in_force

Sec. 9.613. CONTENTS AND FORM OF NOTIFICATION BEFORE DISPOSITION OF COLLATERAL: GENERAL. Except in a consumer-goods transaction, the following rules apply:

(1) The contents of a notification of disposition are sufficient if the notification:

(A) describes the debtor and the secured party;

(B) describes the collateral that is the subject of the intended disposition;

(C) states the method of intended disposition;

(D) states that the debtor is entitled to an accounting of the unpaid indebtedness and states the charge, if any, for an accounting; and

(E) states the time and place of a public disposition or the time after which any other disposition is to be made.

(2) Whether the contents of a notification that lacks any of the information specified in Subdivision (1) are nevertheless sufficient is a question of fact.

(3) The contents of a notification providing substantially the information specified in Subdivision (1) are sufficient, even if the notification includes:

(A) information not specified by that subdivision; or

(B) minor errors that are not seriously misleading.

(4) A particular phrasing of the notification is not required.

(5) The following form of notification and the form appearing in Section 9.614(3), when completed, each provide sufficient information:
Tex. Government Code § 1202.006 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1202 / Section 1202.006
§ 1202.006. VALIDITY AND INCONTESTABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A public security and any contract the proceeds of which are pledged to the payment of the public security are valid and incontestable in a court or other forum and are binding obligations for all purposes according to their terms:

(1) after the public security is approved by the attorney general and registered by the comptroller; and

(2) on issuance of the public security.

(b) In any action brought to enforce the collection of county or municipal bonds that are payable from ad valorem taxes and that have been approved by the attorney general and registered by the comptroller, the certificate of the attorney general shall be admitted as evidence of the validity of the bonds and the interest coupons pertaining to the bonds.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3799.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3799 / Section 3799.002
§ 3799.002. CREATION AND NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a special district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Occupations Code § 702.157 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 702 / Section 702.157
§ 702.157. LIMIT ON LIABILITY OF SURETY OR OBLIGOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The limit of a surety's or obligor's liability stated in the security filed or posted under this subchapter may not be cumulative from year to year or period to period, regardless of the number of:

(1) years that the security continues in force; or

(2) premiums paid or payable.

(b) The liability of a surety or obligor is exclusively conditioned on a final administrative order issued by the secretary of state.

(c) Security filed or posted under this subchapter is subject to a claim only as provided by this subchapter.
Tex. Government Code § 1202.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1202 / Section 1202.003
§ 1202.003. REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF PUBLIC SECURITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) Before the issuance of a public security, the issuer shall submit the public security and the record of proceedings to the attorney general.

(b) If the attorney general finds that the public security has been authorized to be issued in conformity with law, the attorney general shall:

(1) approve the public security; and

(2) deliver to the comptroller:

(A) a copy of the attorney general's legal opinion stating that approval; and

(B) the record of proceedings.

(b-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (b), if Section 1372.037(b) applies with respect to the issuance of qualified residential rental project bonds in a program year, the attorney general must certify the issuer's compliance with that subsection before approving the issuance of those bonds. A certification made under this subsection may be based solely on a written verification provided by the issuer on request of the attorney general.

(c) Unless exempted by Section 1202.007, the issuance of a public security except in compliance with this chapter is prohibited.
Tex. Election Code § 203.009 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 203 / Section 203.009
§ 203.009. CERTIFICATION OF CANDIDATES FOR PLACEMENT ON BALLOT.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the secretary of state shall certify in writing for placement on the special election ballot the name of each candidate who files with the secretary an application that complies with Section 203.005(b).

(b) As soon as practicable after the deadline for filing applications, the secretary of state shall deliver the certification to the authority responsible for having the official special election ballot prepared in each county in which the special election is to be held.

(c) A candidate's name may not be certified if, before delivering the certification, the secretary of state learns that the name is to be omitted from the ballot under Section 145.094.

(d) This section does not apply to the certification of candidates for a runoff election.
Tex. Property Code § 161.051 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 161 / Section 161.051
§ 161.051. APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), this subchapter applies to a fiduciary holding a security in its fiduciary capacity and to a bank, trust company, or private banker holding a security as a fiduciary, custodian, custodian for a fiduciary, or managing agent, regardless of:

(1) the date of the agreement, instrument, or court order by which the fiduciary, custodian, or managing agent is appointed; and

(2) ownership by the fiduciary, custodian, or managing agent of capital stock of the clearing corporation.

(b) This subchapter does not apply to a security held by a fiduciary, bank, trust company, or private banker on behalf of a domestic insurance company, unless the prior express approval of the State Board of Insurance is obtained. The board may grant approval to all domestic insurance companies generally, or to specific insurance companies on a case-by-case basis.

(c) For the purposes of this subchapter, "fiduciary" includes a state or national bank acting in a fiduciary capacity.
Tex. Insurance Code § 886.107 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 886 / Section 886.107
§ 886.107. ANNUAL STATEMENT; FILING FEE.
Status: in_force

(a) For the filing of each annual statement, the department shall charge the appropriate fee. The fee must be:

(1) payable to the department; and

(2) deposited in the Texas Department of Insurance operating account.

(b) Sections 201.001 and 201.002 apply to the fee.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3979.0303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3979 / Section 3979.0303
§ 3979.0303. RECREATIONAL FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

The district may develop or finance recreational facilities as authorized by Chapter 375, Local Government Code, Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution, Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and any other law that applies to the district.
Tex. Water Code § 51.527 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.527
§ 51.527. ISSUANCE OF BONDS AND LEVY OF TAX FOR DEFINED AREA OR DESIGNATED PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) After the order is recorded, the district may issue its bonds to provide the specific plant, works, and facilities included in the plans adopted for the area or to serve the property and shall provide the plant, works, and facilities.

(b) In the appropriate case, the board shall levy, assess, and collect taxes on the property located in the defined area or on the designated property in conformity with the adopted tax plan.

(c) After bonds issued for the defined area or designated property are fully paid or defeased, the board may declare the defined area dissolved or may repeal the designation of the designated property. After that declaration or repeal, the board shall cease imposing any special taxes authorized under the adopted tax plan on the property located in the defined area or on the designated property.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 773.023 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 773 / Section 773.023
§ 773.023. AREA PLANS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall:

(1) identify all public or private agencies and institutions that are used or may be used for emergency medical services in each delivery area; and

(2) enlist the cooperation of all concerned agencies and institutions in developing a well-coordinated plan for delivering emergency medical services in each delivery area.

(b) A delivery area plan must include an interagency communications network that facilitates prompt and coordinated response to medical emergencies by the Department of Public Safety, local police departments, ambulance personnel, medical facilities, and other concerned agencies and institutions.

(c) A delivery area plan may include the use of helicopters that may be available from the Department of Public Safety, the National Guard, or the United States Armed Forces.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1952.305 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1952 / Section 1952.305
§ 1952.305. NOTICE OF RIGHTS REGARDING REPAIR OF MOTOR VEHICLE.
Status: in_force

(a) At the time a motor vehicle is presented to an insurer, an insurance adjuster, or other person in connection with a claim for damage repair, the insurer, insurance adjuster, or other person shall provide to the beneficiary or third-party claimant notice of the provisions of this subchapter.

(b) The commissioner shall adopt a rule establishing the method or methods insurers must use to comply with the notice provisions of this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8360.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8360 / Section 8360.003
§ 8360.003. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a fresh water supply district and municipal utility district created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Finance Code § 62.552 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 62 / Section 62.552
§ 62.552. EFFECT OF SUBCHAPTER ON OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not:

(1) excuse or diminish the notice requirements prescribed by this subtitle; or

(2) prevent the commissioner from investigating, commenting on, or seeking to enjoin or set aside a transfer of voting securities that the commissioner considers to be contrary to the public interest, regardless of whether the transfer is governed by this subchapter.
Tex. Finance Code § 342.302 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 342 / Section 342.302
§ 342.302.
Status: in_force

Sec. 342.302. ADDITIONAL INTEREST FOR DEFAULT: REGULAR TRANSACTION OR TRANSACTION INCLUDING SIMPLE INTEREST. (a) A secondary mortgage loan that includes precomputed interest and that is a regular transaction may provide for additional interest for default if any part of an installment remains unpaid after the 10th day after the date on which the installment is due, including Sundays and holidays.

(b) A secondary mortgage loan contract that uses the scheduled installment earnings method and that is a regular transaction may provide for additional interest for default if any part of an installment remains unpaid after the 10th day after the date on which the installment is due, including Sundays and holidays.

(c) The additional interest for default under this section may not exceed five cents for each $1 of a scheduled installment.

(d) Interest under this section may not be collected more than once on the same installment.

(e) A secondary mortgage loan that includes simple interest may provide for additional interest for default if any part of an installment remains unpaid after the 10th day after the date on which the installment is due, including Sundays and holidays.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3820.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3820 / Section 3820.102
§ 3820.102. NONPROFIT CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution may authorize the creation of a nonprofit corporation to assist and act for the district in implementing a project or providing a service authorized by this chapter.

(b) The nonprofit corporation:

(1) has each power of and is considered for purposes of this chapter to be a local government corporation created under Chapter 431, Transportation Code; and

(2) may implement any project and provide any service authorized by this chapter.

(c) The board shall appoint the board of directors of the nonprofit corporation. The board of directors of the nonprofit corporation shall serve in the same manner as the board of directors of a local government corporation created under Chapter 431, Transportation Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8501.264 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8501 / Section 8501.264
§ 8501.264. SALE UNDER MORTGAGE OR ENCUMBRANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) Under a sale ordered under a mortgage or encumbrance described by Section 8501.263, a purchaser of the improvements, facilities, and other property at the sale, and the purchaser's successors or assigns, are vested with a permit and franchise to maintain and operate the improvements, facilities, and other property with powers and privileges like those held by the authority in the operation of the improvements, facilities, and other property.

(b) Instead of operating the improvements, facilities, and other property as provided by Subsection (a), the purchaser and the purchaser's successors or assigns may remove all or part of the improvements, facilities, and other property for diversion to other purposes.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1364.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1364 / Section 1364.003
§ 1364.003. PROHIBITION.
Status: in_force

A group health benefit plan may not exclude or deny coverage for:

(1) human immunodeficiency virus (HIV);

(2) acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS); or

(3) an HIV-related illness.
Tex. Education Code § 61.9646 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.9646
§ 61.9646. FUNDS.
Status: in_force

(a) In consultation with the nursing advisory committee, the board shall allocate funds appropriated for purposes of this subchapter and any other funds received as described by Subsection (b) as the board considers appropriate to further the purposes of this subchapter.

(b) In addition to money appropriated by the legislature, the board may solicit, accept, and spend gifts, grants, and donations from any public or private source for the purposes of the grant programs established under this subchapter.
Tex. Government Code § 1506.006 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1506 / Section 1506.006
§ 1506.006. MATURITY.
Status: in_force

A bond issued under this subchapter must:

(1) be payable serially; and

(2) mature not later than 40 years after its date.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1101.502 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1101 / Section 1101.502
§ 1101.502. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFICATE.
Status: in_force

(a) To be eligible to receive a certificate of registration or a renewal certificate under this subchapter, a person must:

(1) be, at the time of application:

(A) at least 18 years of age; and

(B) a citizen of the United States or a lawfully admitted alien; and

(2) successfully complete the required courses of study prescribed by this subchapter, including qualifying or continuing education requirements.

(b) To be eligible to receive a certificate of registration or a renewal certificate under this subchapter, a business entity must designate as its agent one of its managing officers who is registered under this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8062.0503 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8062 / Section 8062.0503
§ 8062.0503. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11020.0103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11020 / Section 11020.0103
§ 11020.0103. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

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

(b) All land and other property included in the territory of the alliance will benefit from the works and projects to be accomplished by the alliance under powers conferred by Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and powers granted under this chapter.
Tex. Local Government Code § 383.047 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 383 / Section 383.047
§ 383.047. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

After each appointment of directors by the commissioners court, and after the directors have qualified by taking the proper oath, the directors shall organize by electing a president, a vice president, a secretary, and any other officer the board considers necessary.
Tex. Insurance Code § 827.006 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 827 / Section 827.006
§ 827.006. RESUMPTION OF WRITING INSURANCE AFTER COMPLETE WITHDRAWAL.
Status: in_force

An insurer that withdraws from writing all lines of insurance in this state may not, without the approval of the commissioner, resume writing insurance in this state before the fifth anniversary of the date of withdrawal.
Tex. Estates Code § 358.102 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 358 / Section 358.102
§ 358.102. ACTION OF COURT IF PUBLIC ADVERTISING NOT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) At any time after the fifth day and before the 11th day after the filing date of an application to lease at private sale and without an order setting the hearing time and place, the court shall:

(1) hear the application;

(2) inquire into the manner in which the proposed lease has been or will be made; and

(3) hear evidence for or against the application.

(b) If satisfied that the lease has been or will be made for a fair and sufficient consideration and on fair terms and has been or will be properly made in conformity with law, the court shall enter an order authorizing the execution of the lease without the necessity of advertising, notice, or citation. The order must comply in all other respects with the requirements essential to the validity of mineral leases as set out in Subchapter B, as if advertising or notice were required.

(c) The issuance of an order confirming a lease or leases made at private sale is not required, but such a lease is not valid until any increased or additional bond required by the court has been approved by the court and filed with the court clerk.
Tex. Election Code § 254.032 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 254 / Section 254.032
§ 254.032. NONREPORTABLE PERSONAL TRAVEL EXPENSE.
Status: in_force

A political contribution consisting of personal travel expense incurred by an individual is not required to be reported under this chapter if the individual receives no reimbursement for the expense.