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Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 172.056 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 172 / Section 172.056
§ 172.056. DISCLOSURE OF GROUNDS FOR CHALLENGE.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, a person who is contacted in connection with the person's possible appointment or designation as an arbitrator or conciliator or who is appointed or designated shall, not later than the 21st day after the date of the contact, appointment, or designation, disclose to each party any information that might cause the person's impartiality or independence to be questioned, including information that:

(1) the person:

(A) has a personal bias or prejudice concerning a party;

(B) has personal knowledge of a disputed evidentiary fact concerning the proceeding;

(C) served as an attorney in the matter in controversy;

(D) is or has been associated with another who has participated in the matter during the association;

(E) has been a material witness concerning the matter;

(F) served as an arbitrator or conciliator in another proceeding involving a party to the proceeding; or

(G) has a close personal or professional relationship with a person who:

(i) is or has been a party to the proceeding or an officer, director, or trustee of a party;

(ii) is acting or has acted as an attorney or representative in the proceeding;

(iii) is or expects to be nominated as an arbitrator or conciliator in the proceeding;

(iv) is known to have an interest that could be substantially affected by the outcome of the proceeding; or

(v) is likely to be a material witness in the proceeding;

(2) the person, individually or as a fiduciary, or the person's spouse or minor child residing in the person's household has:

(A) a financial interest in:

(i) the subject matter in controversy; or

(ii) a party to the proceeding; or

(B) any other interest that could be substantially affected by the outcome of the proceeding; or

(3) the person, the person's spouse, a person within the third degree of relationship to either of them, or the spouse of that person:

(A) is or has been a party to the proceeding or an officer, director, or trustee of a party;

(B) is acting or has acted as an attorney in the proceeding;

(C) is known to have an interest that could be substantially affected by the outcome of the proceeding; or

(D) is likely to be a material witness in the proceeding.

(b) Except as provided by this subsection, the parties may agree to waive the disclosure under Subsection (a). A party may not waive the disclosure for a person serving as:

(1) the sole arbitrator or conciliator; or

(2) the chief or prevailing arbitrator or conciliator.

(c) After appointment and throughout the arbitration or conciliation, an arbitrator or conciliator shall promptly disclose to each party any circumstance described by Subsection (a) that was not previously disclosed.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3901.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3901 / Section 3901.101
§ 3901.101. 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. Occupations Code § 1701.058 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1701 / Section 1701.058
§ 1701.058. MEETINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall meet at least once during each biennium to receive public comment on training and standards for officers and county jailers. Within a reasonable time after the meeting, the commission shall report to the governor and legislature findings and recommendations resulting from the meeting.

(b) The commission may meet at other times and places in this state that the commission considers proper. The presiding officer may call a meeting on the officer's own motion and shall call a meeting on the written request of five members.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2210.0715 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2210 / Section 2210.0715
§ 2210.0715. PAYMENT FROM RESERVES AND TRUST FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) The association shall pay losses resulting from an occurrence or series of occurrences in a catastrophe year in excess of premium and other revenue of the association for that catastrophe year from reserves of the association available before or accrued during that catastrophe year and amounts in the catastrophe reserve trust fund available before or accrued during that catastrophe year.

(b) Proceeds of public securities issued, a financing arrangement entered into, or assessments made before January 1, 2026, or as a result of any occurrence or series of occurrences in a catastrophe year that occurs before January 1, 2026, and results in insured losses before that date may not be included in reserves available for a subsequent catastrophe year for purposes of this section or Section 2210.082 unless approved by the commissioner.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3862.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3862 / Section 3862.153
§ 3862.153. PETITION REQUIRED FOR FINANCING SERVICES AND IMPROVEMENTS WITH ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may not finance a service or improvement project with assessments under this chapter unless a written petition requesting that service or improvement has been filed with the board.

(b) The petition must be signed by:

(1) the owners of a majority of the assessed value of real property in the district subject to assessment according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for Webb County; or

(2) at least 25 persons who own real property in the district subject to assessment, if more than 25 persons own real property in the district subject to assessment as determined by the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for Webb County.
Tex. Insurance Code § 887.359 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 887 / Section 887.359
§ 887.359. PAYMENT OF REINSURANCE PREMIUM.
Status: in_force

An association may pay from a mortuary fund the premiums for any reinsurance under Section 887.210.
Tex. Local Government Code § 505.259 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 505 / Section 505.259
§ 505.259. ELECTION REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES.
Status: in_force

For a tax under this subchapter at a rate that does not exceed one-half of one percent, the election requirement under Section 505.251 is satisfied and another election is not required if the voters of the authorizing municipality approved the imposition of an additional one-half cent sales and use tax at an election held before March 28, 1991, under an ordinance calling the election that:

(1) was published in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality at least 14 days before the date of the election; and

(2) expressly stated that the election was being held in anticipation of the enactment of enabling and implementing legislation without further elections.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 241.303 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 241 / Section 241.303
§ 241.303. LICENSING FEE.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive commissioner by rule shall establish and the commission shall collect a fee for issuing and renewing a license under this subchapter that is in an amount reasonable and necessary to cover the costs of administering and enforcing this subchapter.

(b) All fees collected under this section shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the commission to administer and enforce this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 21.056 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 21 / Section 21.056
§ 21.056. CONTINUED BOND OBLIGATION FOR EXCLUDED COUNTY.
Status: in_force

The exclusion of a county under Section 21.054(c) does not relieve the district of its obligation to perform and observe the covenants and obligations or the conditions prescribed by the order or resolution authorizing the issuance of the district's bonds.
Tex. Local Government Code § 240.909 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 240 / Section 240.909
§ 240.909. REGULATION OF TREE CUTTING IN CERTAIN COUNTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a county with a population of 50,000 or less that borders the Gulf of Mexico and in which is located at least one state park and one national wildlife refuge.

(b) The commissioners court of a county subject to this section may prohibit or restrict the clear-cutting of live oak trees in the unincorporated area of the county.

(c) A person commits an offense if the person violates an order adopted under this section and the order defines the violation as an offense. An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $500. An offense under this section is prosecuted in the same manner as an offense defined under state law.

(d) The county attorney or an attorney representing the county may file an action in district court to enjoin a violation or threatened violation of an order adopted under this section. The court may grant appropriate relief.

(e) This subchapter, or an order or zoning regulation adopted under this subchapter, does not apply to the facilities or operations of an electric utility as defined by Section 31.002, Utilities Code, or a gas utility as defined by Section 101.003 or 121.001, Utilities Code.
Tex. Government Code § 485.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 485 / Section 485.001
§ 485.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "office" means the Music, Film, Television, and Multimedia Office.
Tex. Government Code § 2167.009 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2167 / Section 2167.009
§ 2167.009. CONSIDERATION TO MILITARY INSTALLATION.
Status: in_force

In leasing space for the use of a state agency, the commission or the private brokerage or real estate firm assisting the commission shall give consideration to a federally owned or operated military installation or facility.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4017.0501 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4017 / Section 4017.0501
§ 4017.0501. TAX ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapter 49, Water Code, or, if applicable, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax.

(b) Section 375.243, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 252.017 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 252 / Section 252.017
§ 252.017. CHAPTER CONTROLLING.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the only provisions of this code that apply to or govern a nonprofit association are the provisions of this chapter.

(b) Chapters 1, 2, 4, 10, and 11 and, if a nonprofit association designates an agent for service of process, Subchapter E, Chapter 5, apply to a nonprofit association.
Tex. Property Code § 214.001 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 214 / Section 214.001
§ 214.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Current developer" means an owner of one or more tracts or lots in a mixed-use real estate development, or the owner's affiliate, who:

(A) is the current declarant in the declaration governing the development; and

(B) currently holds the developer rights for the development.

(2) "Declaration" means an instrument filed in the real property records of a county that includes restrictive covenants governing a real estate development.

(3) "Dedicatory instrument" has the meaning assigned by Section 202.001.

(4) "Mixed-use real estate development" means a real estate development that:

(A) contains at least 200 acres and not more than 250 acres of deed-restricted property composed of at least 10 separate tracts or parcels of property;

(B) includes:

(i) commercial properties, including hotel and retail properties, that constitute at least 70 percent of the total land area of the development; and

(ii) office properties that constitute at least 50 percent of the total land area of the development;

(C) may include other real estate uses;

(D) is governed by a property owners' association; and

(E) is subject to a dedicatory instrument that:

(i) requires mandatory membership in the property owners' association;

(ii) authorizes the property owners' association to collect a regular assessment on all or a majority of the property in the development;

(iii) requires the approval of owners of more than:

(a) 90 percent of the ground area constituting the development to change a provision of the dedicatory instrument governing the permitted use of a property; or

(b) 60 percent of the ground area constituting the development to change a provision of the dedicatory instrument that is not related to the permitted use of a property; and

(iv) provides that voting for an amendment is based on the number of acres owned by each owner.

(5) "Property owners' association" has the meaning assigned by Section 202.001.
Tex. Local Government Code § 23.024 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 23 / Section 23.024
§ 23.024. QUALIFICATIONS OF GOVERNING BODY AND MARSHAL; BOND FOR MARSHAL.
Status: in_force

(a) To be eligible for the office of mayor, alderman, or marshal of the municipality, a person must be a qualified voter in the municipality and must have resided within the municipal limits for at least the six months preceding election day.

(b) The governing body shall prescribe the bond and security that the marshal must execute. The bond must be executed within five days after the date the marshal is elected or appointed, must be approved by the mayor before the marshal begins to perform the duties of the office, and must be payable to the municipality. If the marshal does not execute the bond within the required period, the governing body may appoint another person to the office.
Tex. Local Government Code § 211.014 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 211 / Section 211.014
§ 211.014. PANEL OF BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a municipality with a population of 500,000 or more.

(b) A board of adjustment shall consist of one or more panels of at least five members each to be appointed for terms of two years. If more than one panel of the board is appointed, the board consists of the regular members of all of the panels. The board may adopt rules for the assignment of appeals to a panel.

(c) If the board consists of more than one panel, only one panel may hear, handle, or render a decision in a particular case. A decision of a panel of the board on a case constitutes the decision of the board.

(d) Meetings of a panel of the board are held at the call of the presiding officer of the panel and at other times as determined by the panel or the board.

(e) A panel of a board of adjustment:

(1) has the powers and duties that a board of adjustment has under Sections 211.008, 211.009, 211.010, and 211.011; and

(2) is to be treated as a board of adjustment for purposes of the requirement imposed by Section 211.008(d).
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 260A.004 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 260A / Section 260A.004
§ 260A.004. ANONYMOUS REPORTS OF ABUSE, NEGLECT, OR EXPLOITATION.
Status: in_force

(a) An anonymous report of abuse, neglect, or exploitation, although not encouraged, shall be received and acted on in the same manner as an acknowledged report.

(b) An anonymous report about a specific individual that accuses the individual of abuse, neglect, or exploitation need not be investigated.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1701.106 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1701 / Section 1701.106
§ 1701.106. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY POLICY; REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive director or the executive director's designee shall prepare and maintain a written policy statement to ensure implementation of an equal employment opportunity program under which all personnel transactions are made without regard to race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin. The policy statement must include:

(1) personnel policies, including policies related to recruitment, evaluation, selection, appointment, training, and promotion of personnel that are in compliance with requirements of Chapter 21, Labor Code;

(2) a comprehensive analysis of the commission workforce that meets federal and state laws, rules, and regulations and instructions promulgated directly from those laws, rules, and regulations;

(3) procedures by which a determination can be made of underuse in the commission workforce of all persons for whom federal or state laws, rules, and regulations and instructions promulgated directly from those laws, rules, and regulations encourage a more equitable balance; and

(4) reasonable methods to appropriately address those areas of underuse.

(b) A policy statement prepared under Subsection (a) must:

(1) cover an annual period;

(2) be updated annually;

(3) be reviewed by the Commission on Human Rights for compliance with Subsection (a)(1); and

(4) be filed with the governor.

(c) The governor shall deliver a biennial report to the legislature based on the information received under Subsection (b). The report may be made separately or as a part of other biennial reports to the legislature.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 63.056 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 63 / Section 63.056
§ 63.056. COLLECTION OF SAMPLES FROM UNIDENTIFIED HUMAN REMAINS.
Status: in_force

(a) A physician acting on the request of a justice of the peace under Subchapter A, Chapter 49, a county coroner, a county medical examiner, or other law enforcement entity, as appropriate, shall collect samples from unidentified human remains. The justice of the peace, coroner, medical examiner, or other law enforcement entity shall submit those samples to the center for forensic DNA analysis and inclusion of the results in the DNA database.

(a) A physician acting on the request of a justice of the peace under Subchapter B, Chapter 49A, a county coroner, a county medical examiner, or other law enforcement entity, as appropriate, shall collect samples from unidentified human remains. The justice of the peace, coroner, medical examiner, or other law enforcement entity shall submit those samples to the center for forensic DNA analysis and inclusion of the results in the DNA database.

(b) After the center has performed the forensic DNA analysis, the center shall return the remaining sample to the entity that submitted the sample under Subsection (a).
Tex. Occupations Code § 204.153 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 204 / Section 204.153
§ 204.153. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) To be eligible for a license under this chapter, an applicant must:

(1) successfully complete an educational program for physician assistants or surgeon assistants accredited by the Committee on Allied Health Education and Accreditation or by that committee's predecessor or successor entities;

(2) pass the Physician Assistant National Certifying Examination administered by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants;

(3) hold a certificate issued by the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants;

(4) meet any other requirement established by physician assistant board rule; and

(5) pass a jurisprudence examination approved by the physician assistant board as provided by Subsection (a-1).

(a-1) The jurisprudence examination shall be conducted on the licensing requirements and other laws, rules, or regulations applicable to the physician assistant profession in this state. The physician assistant board shall establish rules for the jurisprudence examination under Subsection (a)(6) regarding:

(1) the development of the examination;

(2) applicable fees;

(3) administration of the examination;

(4) reexamination procedures;

(5) grading procedures; and

(6) notice of results.

(b) In addition to the requirements of Subsection (a), an applicant is not eligible for a license, unless the physician assistant board takes the fact into consideration in determining whether to issue the license, if the applicant:

(1) has been issued a license, certificate, or registration as a physician assistant in this state or from a licensing authority in another state that is revoked or suspended; or

(2) is subject to probation or other disciplinary action for cause resulting from the applicant's acts as a physician assistant.
Tex. Government Code § 1476.006 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1476 / Section 1476.006
§ 1476.006. MATURITY.
Status: in_force

A certificate of indebtedness issued under this chapter must mature not later than 35 years after its date.
Tex. Occupations Code § 507.156 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 507 / Section 507.156
§ 507.156. RULES ON CONSEQUENCES OF CRIMINAL CONVICTION.
Status: in_force

The executive council shall adopt rules and guidelines as necessary to comply with Chapter 53.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8511.0707 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8511 / Section 8511.0707
§ 8511.0707. TRUST INDENTURE.
Status: in_force

Authority bonds may be further secured by a trust indenture with a corporate trustee.
Tex. Water Code § 59.023 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 59 / Section 59.023
§ 59.023. ISSUANCE OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds for the purpose of purchasing, constructing, acquiring, owning, operating, repairing, improving, or extending any district works, improvements, facilities, plants, equipment, and appliances needed to accomplish the purposes of the district, including works, improvements, facilities, plants, equipment, and appliances needed to provide a waterworks system, sanitary sewer system, storm sewer system, solid waste disposal system, and parks and recreational facilities. Prior to issuing bonds or other obligations, a confirmation election must be held in accordance with Chapter 49, and a majority of voters must approve the establishment of the district.
Tex. Labor Code § 203.261 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 203 / Section 203.261
§ 203.261. EXEMPTION FROM TAXATION.
Status: in_force

A bond issued under this subchapter, any transaction relating to the bond, and profits made from the sale of the bond are exempt from taxation by this state or by a municipality or other political subdivision of this state.
Tex. Utilities Code § 56.030 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 56 / Section 56.030
§ 56.030. AFFIDAVITS OF COMPLIANCE.
Status: in_force

On or before September 1 of each year, a telecommunications provider that receives disbursements from the universal service fund shall file with the commission an affidavit certifying that the telecommunications provider is in compliance with the requirements for receiving money from the universal service fund and requirements regarding the use of money from each universal service fund program for which the telecommunications provider receives disbursements.
Tex. Local Government Code § 273.003 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 273 / Section 273.003
§ 273.003. NECESSARY ALTERATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) If, in acting under this chapter, it is necessary for a municipality or other governmental entity to exercise the power of eminent domain, a police power, or any other power in order to make an alteration, including relocating, raising, lowering, rerouting, changing the grade, or altering the construction of a railroad, electric transmission, telegraph or telephone line, conduit, pole, property or facility, or pipeline outside the corporate limits of municipalities, the alteration shall be made at the sole expense of the municipality or other governmental entity.

(b) In this section, "sole expense" means the actual cost of an alteration made under Subsection (a) and of the provision of a comparable replacement without enhancement of the facility, after deducting the net salvage value derived from the old facility.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2211.152 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2211 / Section 2211.152
§ 2211.152. DESIGNATION OF AREA AS UNDERSERVED.
Status: in_force

The commissioner by rule shall designate the areas determined to be underserved. In determining which areas to designate as underserved, the commissioner shall consider the factors specified in Section 2004.002.