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Tex. Election Code § 253.040 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 253 / Section 253.040
§ 253.040. SEPARATE ACCOUNTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Section 253.0351(c), each candidate or officeholder shall keep the person's campaign and officeholder contributions in one or more accounts that are separate from any other account maintained by the person.

(b) A person who violates this section commits an offense. An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 166.006 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 166 / Section 166.006
§ 166.006. EFFECT OF ADVANCE DIRECTIVE ON INSURANCE POLICY AND PREMIUMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The fact that a person has executed or issued an advance directive does not:

(1) restrict, inhibit, or impair in any manner the sale, procurement, or issuance of a life insurance policy to that person; or

(2) modify the terms of an existing life insurance policy.

(b) Notwithstanding the terms of any life insurance policy, the fact that life-sustaining treatment is withheld or withdrawn from an insured qualified patient under this chapter does not legally impair or invalidate that person's life insurance policy and may not be a factor for the purpose of determining, under the life insurance policy, whether benefits are payable or the cause of death.

(c) The fact that a person has executed or issued or failed to execute or issue an advance directive may not be considered in any way in establishing insurance premiums.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4019.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4019 / Section 4019.0102
§ 4019.0102. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The Colmena Ranch Municipal Management District No. 1 is a special district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Family Code § 264.170 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 264 / Section 264.170
§ 264.170. LIMITED LIABILITY FOR SINGLE SOURCE CONTINUUM CONTRACTOR OR NONPROFIT ENTITY CONTRACTED TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY-BASED CARE OR CHILD WELFARE SERVICES AND RELATED PERSONNEL.
Status: in_force

(a) A nonprofit entity that contracts with the department to provide services as a single source continuum contractor under this subchapter or a nonprofit entity that contracts with the department or with a single source continuum contractor to provide community-based care or child welfare services is considered to be a charitable organization for the purposes of Chapter 84, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, with respect to the provision of those services, and that chapter applies to the entity and any person who is:

(1) an employee or volunteer of the entity; or

(2) a caregiver providing services on behalf of the entity.

(b) The limitations on liability provided by this section apply:

(1) only to an act or omission by the entity or person, as applicable, that occurs:

(A) while the entity or person is acting within the course and scope of the entity's contract with the department or with a single source continuum contractor; or

(B) while the person is acting within the course and scope of the person's duties for the entity; and

(2) only if insurance coverage in the minimum amounts required by Chapter 84, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, is in force and effect at the time a cause of action for personal injury, death, or property damage accrues.
Tex. Property Code § 163.002 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 163 / Section 163.002
§ 163.002. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The legislature finds that:

(1) institutions organized and operated exclusively for a charitable purpose perform essential and needed services in the state;

(2) uncertainty exists regarding the prudence standards for the management and investment of charitable funds and for endowment spending by institutions described by Subdivision (1); and

(3) the institutions, their officers, directors, and trustees, and the citizens of this state will benefit from removal of the uncertainty regarding applicable prudence standards and by permitting endowment funds to be invested for the long-term goals of achieving growth and maintaining purchasing power without adversely affecting the availability of funds for current expenditure.

(b) The purpose of this chapter is to provide guidance and authority through modern articulations of prudence standards for the management and investment of charitable funds and for endowment spending by institutions organized and operated exclusively for a charitable purpose in order to provide uniformity and remove uncertainty regarding those standards.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 533.0075 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 533 / Section 533.0075
§ 533.0075. EXCHANGE OF EMPLOYMENT RECORDS.
Status: in_force

The department, in relation to services provided under this title, or a local mental health authority or community center, may exchange with one another the employment records of an employee or former employee who applies for employment at the department, authority, or community center.
Tex. Government Code § 1433.005 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1433 / Section 1433.005
§ 1433.005. ULTIMATE LESSEE.
Status: in_force

For purposes of this chapter, an ultimate lessee is the person, firm, corporation, or company that leases an industrial project or medical project from the lessee of the project.
Tex. Transportation Code § 370.303 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 370 / Section 370.303
§ 370.303. AGREEMENTS BETWEEN AUTHORITY AND GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A governmental entity may, consistent with the Texas Constitution, issue bonds, notes, or other obligations or enter into and make payments under agreements with an authority in connection with the financing, acquisition, construction, or operation of a transportation project by an authority, whether inside or outside the geographic boundaries of the governmental entity, including agreements to pay the principal of, and interest on, bonds, notes, or other obligations issued by the authority and make payments under any related credit agreements. The entity may impose and collect taxes to pay the interest on the bonds and to provide a sinking fund for the redemption of the bonds.

(b) In addition to the powers provided by Subsection (a), a governmental entity may, to the extent constitutionally permitted, agree with an authority to:

(1) issue bonds, notes, or other obligations;

(2) create:

(A) a taxing district;

(B) a transportation reinvestment zone under Subchapter E, Chapter 222; or

(C) an entity to promote economic development;

(3) collect and remit to an authority taxes, fees, or assessments collected for purposes of developing transportation projects;

(4) fund public improvements to promote economic development; or

(5) enter into and make payments under an agreement to acquire, construct, maintain, or operate any portion of a transportation project of the authority.

(b-1) An agreement under Subsection (a) or (b) may include a means for a governmental entity to pledge or otherwise provide funds for a transportation project that benefits the governmental entity to be developed by the authority.

(c) To make payments under an agreement under Subsection (b), to pay the interest on bonds issued under Subsection (b), or to provide a sinking fund for the bonds or the agreement, a governmental entity may:

(1) pledge revenue from any available source, including annual appropriations;

(2) impose and collect taxes; or

(3) pledge revenue and impose and collect taxes.

(d) The term of an agreement under this section may not exceed 40 years.

(e) An election required to authorize action under this subchapter must be held in conformity with Chapter 1251, Government Code, or other law applicable to the governmental entity.

(f) The governing body of any governmental entity issuing bonds, notes, or other obligations or entering into agreements under this section may exercise the authority granted to the governing body of an issuer with regard to issuance of obligations under Chapter 1371, Government Code, except that the prohibition in that chapter on the repayment of an obligation with ad valorem taxes does not apply to an issuer exercising the authority granted by this section.

(g) An agreement under this section may contain repayment or reimbursement obligations of an authority.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1012.063 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1012 / Section 1012.063
§ 1012.063. RECRUITMENT OF MEDICAL PERSONNEL.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may spend district money to recruit physicians, nurses, and other trained medical personnel.

(b) The board may pay the tuition or other expenses of a full-time medical student or other student in a health occupation who:

(1) is enrolled in and is in good standing at an accredited medical school, college, or university; and

(2) contractually agrees to become a district employee or independent contractor in return for that assistance.
Tex. Education Code § 19.0042 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 19 / Section 19.0042
§ 19.0042. INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED BY DISTRICT BEFORE CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM ENROLLMENT.
Status: in_force

Before a person described by Section 19.005 enrolls in a district career and technical education program, the district must inform the person in writing of:

(1) any rule or policy of a state agency that would impose a restriction or prohibition on the person in obtaining a certificate or license in connection with the career and technical education program;

(2) the total number of district students released during the preceding 10 years who have completed a district career and technical education program that allows for an opportunity to apply for a certificate or license from a state agency and, of those students:

(A) the number who have applied for a certificate or license from a state agency;

(B) the number who have been issued a certificate or license by a state agency; and

(C) the number who have been denied a certificate or license by a state agency; and

(3) the procedures for:

(A) requesting a criminal history evaluation letter under Section 53.102, Occupations Code;

(B) providing evidence of fitness to perform the duties and discharge the responsibilities of a licensed occupation for purposes of Section 53.023, Occupations Code; and

(C) appealing a state agency's denial of a certificate or license, including deadlines and due process requirements:

(i) to the State Office of Administrative Hearings under Subchapter C, Chapter 2001, Government Code; and

(ii) through any other available avenue.
Tex. Estates Code § 1251.009 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1251 / Section 1251.009
§ 1251.009. APPEARANCE BY PROPOSED TEMPORARY GUARDIAN IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.
Status: in_force

If the applicant for a temporary guardianship is not the proposed temporary guardian, a temporary guardianship may not be granted before a hearing on the application required by Section 1251.006(b) unless the proposed temporary guardian appears in court.
Tex. Utilities Code § 56.028 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 56 / Section 56.028
§ 56.028. UNIVERSAL SERVICE FUND REIMBURSEMENT FOR CERTAIN INTRALATA SERVICE.
Status: in_force

On request of an incumbent local exchange company that is not an electing company under Chapters 58 and 59, the commission shall provide reimbursement through the universal service fund for reduced rates for intraLATA interexchange high capacity (1.544 Mbps) service for entities described in Section 58.253(a). The amount of reimbursement shall be the difference between the company's tariffed rate for that service as of January 1, 1998, and the lowest rate offered for that service by any local exchange company electing incentive regulation under Chapter 58.
Tex. Water Code § 13.017 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 13 / Section 13.017
§ 13.017. OFFICE OF PUBLIC UTILITY COUNSEL; POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "counsellor" and "office" have the meanings assigned by Section 11.003, Utilities Code.

(b) The independent Office of Public Utility Counsel represents the interests of residential and small commercial consumers under this chapter. The office:

(1) shall assess the effect of utility rate changes and other regulatory actions on residential consumers in this state;

(2) shall advocate in the office's own name a position determined by the counsellor to be most advantageous to a substantial number of residential consumers;

(3) may appear or intervene, as a party or otherwise, as a matter of right on behalf of:

(A) residential consumers, as a class, in any proceeding before the utility commission, including an alternative dispute resolution proceeding; and

(B) small commercial consumers, as a class, in any proceeding in which the counsellor determines that small commercial consumers are in need of representation, including an alternative dispute resolution proceeding;

(4) may initiate or intervene as a matter of right or otherwise appear in a judicial proceeding:

(A) that involves an action taken by an administrative agency in a proceeding, including an alternative dispute resolution proceeding, in which the counsellor is authorized to appear; or

(B) in which the counsellor determines that residential consumers or small commercial consumers are in need of representation;

(5) is entitled to the same access as a party, other than utility commission staff, to records gathered by the utility commission under Section 13.133;

(6) is entitled to discovery of any nonprivileged matter that is relevant to the subject matter of a proceeding or petition before the utility commission;

(7) may represent an individual residential or small commercial consumer with respect to the consumer's disputed complaint concerning retail utility services that is unresolved before the utility commission;

(8) may recommend legislation to the legislature that the office determines would positively affect the interests of residential and small commercial consumers; and

(9) may conduct consumer outreach and education programs for residential and small commercial consumers.

(c) This section does not:

(1) affect a duty the office is required to perform under other law; or

(2) limit the authority of the utility commission to represent residential or small commercial consumers.

(d) The appearance of the counsellor in a proceeding does not preclude the appearance of other parties on behalf of residential or small commercial consumers. The counsellor may not be grouped with any other party.
Tex. Family Code § 152.108 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 152 / Section 152.108
§ 152.108. NOTICE TO PERSONS OUTSIDE STATE.
Status: in_force

(a) Notice required for the exercise of jurisdiction when a person is outside this state may be given in a manner prescribed by the law of this state for service of process or by the law of the state in which the service is made. Notice must be given in a manner reasonably calculated to give actual notice but may be by publication if other means are not effective.

(b) Proof of service may be made in the manner prescribed by the law of this state or by the law of the state in which the service is made.

(c) Notice is not required for the exercise of jurisdiction with respect to a person who submits to the jurisdiction of the court.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1122.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1122 / Section 1122.203
§ 1122.203. GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue general obligation bonds only if the bonds are authorized by a majority of the voters voting in an election held for that purpose.

(b) The board may order a bond election. The order calling the election must specify:

(1) the nature and date of the election;

(2) the hours during which the polls will be open;

(3) the location of polling places;

(4) the amounts of the bonds to be authorized; and

(5) the maximum maturity of the bonds.

(c) Notice of a bond election must be given as provided by Chapter 1251, Government Code.

(d) The board shall declare the results of the election.
Tex. Government Code § 3100.062 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 3100 / Section 3100.062
§ 3100.062. DISPLAY ON SPEAKER'S PLATFORM.
Status: in_force

(a) If the state flag is displayed flat on a speaker's platform, the flag should be displayed above and behind the speaker.

(b) If the state flag and the flag of the United States are displayed on a speaker's platform, the state flag should be, from the perspective of an observer, to the right of the United States flag.

(c) The use of the state flag to drape the front of a platform is governed by Section 3100.070(c).
Tex. Local Government Code § 318.0102 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 318 / Section 318.0102
§ 318.0102. LEADERSHIP AND TRAINING.
Status: in_force

(a) The Texas Historical Commission shall make orientation materials and training available to all county historical commissions.

(b) The commission should strive to be represented at informational or educational meetings sponsored by the Texas Historical Commission at least twice each year.

(c) The commission, with assistance from the Texas Historical Commission, shall carry out board and volunteer training.
Tex. Election Code § 174.026 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 174 / Section 174.026
§ 174.026. CONVENTION BUSINESS.
Status: in_force

After the convention is organized, the convention shall select its delegates to the subsequent convention and conduct any other convention business.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7955.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7955 / Section 7955.202
§ 7955.202. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 1032.111 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1032 / Section 1032.111
§ 1032.111. OPERATING AND MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

The board may enter into an operating or management contract relating to a district facility.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8057.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8057 / Section 8057.0302
§ 8057.0302. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Property Code § 161.026 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 161 / Section 161.026
§ 161.026. DISPOSITION OF SECURITY HELD BY NOMINEE.
Status: in_force

A bank holding a security in the name of a nominee under this subchapter may make any disposition of the security that is authorized or ordered by a court having jurisdiction of the estate or trust.
Tex. Government Code § 436.154 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 436 / Section 436.154
§ 436.154. LOAN PROCESS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall adopt rules, in consultation with the Texas Public Finance Authority, that contain the criteria for evaluating the credit of a loan applicant and the financial feasibility of a project. The commission, in consultation with the Texas Public Finance Authority, shall also adopt a loan application form. The application form may include:

(1) the name of the defense community and its principal officers;

(2) the total cost of the project;

(3) the amount of state financial assistance requested;

(4) the plan for repaying the loan; and

(5) any other information the commission requires to perform its duties and to protect the public interest.

(b) The commission may not accept an application for a loan from the Texas military value revolving loan account unless the application is submitted in affidavit form by the officials of the defense community. The commission shall prescribe the affidavit form.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 574.003 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 574 / Section 574.003
§ 574.003. APPOINTMENT OF ATTORNEY.
Status: in_force

(a) The judge shall appoint an attorney to represent a proposed patient within 24 hours after the time an application for court-ordered mental health services is filed if the proposed patient does not have an attorney. At that time, the judge shall also appoint a language or sign interpreter if necessary to ensure effective communication with the attorney in the proposed patient's primary language.

(b) The court shall inform the attorney in writing of the attorney's duties under Section 574.004.

(c) The proposed patient's attorney shall be furnished with all records and papers in the case and is entitled to have access to all hospital and physicians' records.
Tex. Property Code § 92.024 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 92 / Section 92.024
§ 92.024. LANDLORD'S DUTY TO PROVIDE COPY OF LEASE.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the third business day after the date the lease is signed by each party to the lease, a landlord shall provide at least one complete copy of the lease to at least one tenant who is a party to the lease.

(b) If more than one tenant is a party to the lease, not later than the third business day after the date a landlord receives a written request for a copy of a lease from a tenant who has not received a copy of the lease under Subsection (a), the landlord shall provide one complete copy of the lease to the requesting tenant.

(c) A landlord's failure to provide a complete copy of the lease as described by Subsection (a) or (b) does not invalidate the lease or, subject to Subsection (d), prevent the landlord from prosecuting or defending a legal action or proceeding to enforce the lease.

(d) A landlord may not continue to prosecute and a court shall abate an action to enforce the lease, other than an action for nonpayment of rent, only until the landlord provides to a tenant a complete copy of the lease if the tenant submits to the court evidence in a plea in abatement or otherwise that the landlord failed to comply with Subsection (a) or (b).

(e) A landlord may comply with this section by providing to a tenant a complete copy of the lease:

(1) in a paper format;

(2) in an electronic format if requested by the tenant; or

(3) by e-mail if the parties have communicated by e-mail regarding the lease.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1109.251 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1109 / Section 1109.251
§ 1109.251. IMPOSITION OF AD VALOREM TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court shall impose a tax for the benefit of the district on all property in the district subject to district taxation.

(b) The commissioners court shall impose the tax to:

(1) pay the interest on and create a sinking fund for general obligation bonds assumed or issued by the district for hospital purposes as provided by this chapter;

(2) provide for the operation and maintenance of the hospital or hospital system; and

(3) when requested by the board and approved by the commissioners court, make improvements and additions to the hospital system, and acquire necessary sites for the hospital system by purchase, lease, or condemnation.

(c) The district may not impose a tax to pay the principal of or interest on revenue bonds.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1364.052 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1364 / Section 1364.052
§ 1364.052. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies to an insurer that delivers or issues for delivery a group health insurance policy or contract in this state, including a group hospital service corporation operating under Chapter 842.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 102.008 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 102 / Section 102.008
§ 102.008. FEES FOR SERVICES OF PROSECUTORS.
Status: repealed

(a) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1352 (S.B. 346), Section 1.19(4), eff. January 1, 2020.

(b) No fee for the trying of a case may be charged against a defendant prosecuted in a justice court for violation of a penal statute or of the Uniform Act Regulating Traffic on Highways.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1352 (S.B. 346), Section 1.19(4), eff. January 1, 2020.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1352 (S.B. 346), Section 1.19(4), eff. January 1, 2020.