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Tex. Estates Code § 1161.105 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1161 / Section 1161.105
§ 1161.105. CONTINUATION OF PREEXISTING POLICIES OR ANNUITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A life, term, or endowment insurance policy or an annuity contract owned by the ward when a proceeding for the appointment of a guardian of the estate is commenced may be continued in full effect if it is shown that:

(1) the company issuing the policy or contract is an authorized life insurance company; or

(2) the policy or contract is administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs.

(b) All future premiums for an insurance policy or annuity contract described by Subsection (a) may be paid out of surplus funds of the ward's estate.

(c) The guardian of the estate must apply to the court for an order to:

(1) continue the policy, the contract, or both according to the existing terms of the policy or contract; or

(2) modify the policy or contract to fit any new developments affecting the ward's welfare.

(d) Before the court grants an application filed under Subsection (c), the guardian must file a report in the court that shows in detail the financial condition of the ward's estate on the date the application is filed.
Tex. Education Code § 74.303 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 74 / Section 74.303
§ 74.303. COURSES AND DEGREES; RULES AND REGULATIONS.
Status: in_force

The board may prescribe courses leading to customary degrees offered in other leading American nursing schools, may award those degrees, and may make rules and regulations for the operation, control, and management of the school as may be necessary for the conduct of a professional school of the first class.
Tex. Transportation Code § 460.056 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 460 / Section 460.056
§ 460.056. APPROVAL OF SERVICE PLAN AND TAX RATE.
Status: in_force

(a) On approval by the interim executive committee of the service plan and tax rate, a copy of the plan and tax rate shall be provided to the commissioners court and the governing body of each municipality with a population of 12,000 or more located in the county.

(b) Notice of the interim executive committee's approval of the service plan and tax rate shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county and mailed to all governing bodies of municipalities with a population of more than 500 located in the county.

(c) Not later than the 60th day after the date the interim executive committee approves the service plan and tax rate, the governing body of a municipality with a population of 12,000 or more may approve by resolution or order the service plan and tax rate.

(d) A municipality with a population of 12,000 or more located in the county that does not give its approval under Subsection (c) may not participate in the service plan or the confirmation election for the authority.

(e) The commissioners court may not order a confirmation election in a municipality with a population of 12,000 or more in which the governing body of the municipality does not approve the service plan and tax rate.

(f) The board of directors of a confirmed authority may by rule create a procedure by which a municipality described by Subsection (d) may become a participating member of an authority.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1041.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1041 / Section 1041.103
§ 1041.103. MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL.
Status: in_force

The board has full management and control of all district business, including the power to:

(1) negotiate and contract with any person;

(2) purchase or lease land; and

(3) construct, equip, operate, and maintain a hospital system.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3916.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3916 / Section 3916.202
§ 3916.202. 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 the county; or

(2) at least 50 persons who own real property in the district subject to assessment, if more than 50 persons own real property in the district according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for the county.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 248.023 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 248 / Section 248.023
§ 248.023. ISSUANCE AND RENEWAL OF LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall issue a license to an applicant if on inspection and investigation it finds that the applicant meets the requirements of this chapter and department rules.

(b) A license shall be renewed at the times and in accordance with department rules.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3503.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3503 / Section 3503.054
§ 3503.054. VACANCIES.
Status: in_force

A vacancy on the board is filled in the same manner as the original appointment.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3893.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3893 / Section 3893.054
§ 3893.054. QUORUM.
Status: in_force

(a) A majority of the voting directors constitutes a quorum of the board.

(b) Nonvoting directors and vacant director positions are not counted for the purposes of establishing a quorum of the board.
Tex. Government Code § 1505.211 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1505 / Section 1505.211
§ 1505.211. TRANSFER OF PLEDGED REVENUE.
Status: in_force

(a) A municipality may, in the bond authorization, transfer pledged revenue from the harbor improvement or facility to the general fund of the municipality.

(b) The transferred revenue:

(1) must be in the amount authorized in the bond authorization; and

(2) to the extent authorized in the bond authorization, may be used for general or special purposes.
Tex. Occupations Code § 603.306 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 603 / Section 603.306
§ 603.306. REFUSAL FOR VIOLATION OF BOARD ORDER.
Status: in_force

The medical board may refuse to renew a license issued under this chapter if the license holder is in violation of a medical board order.
Tex. Water Code § 58.353 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.353
§ 58.353. AMORTIZATION AND EMERGENCY FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall have a competent engineer make an inspection and valuation of the physical property of the district which is subject to decay, obsolescence, injury, or damage by sudden, accidental, or unusual causes, and based on the inspection and valuation, the engineer shall determine as nearly as he can a sufficient amount to be set aside annually to pay for replacement of each item of physical property at the end of its economic life or for the restoration or replacement of any item of physical property if it is lost, injured, or damaged.

(b) The board shall set aside a portion of the maintenance fund as it is collected equal to the amount determined under Subsection (a) of this section and shall place this money in the amortization and emergency fund. No part of this fund may be spent except to replace amortized property or to replace or restore lost, injured, or damaged property.

(c) Any amount in the amortization and emergency fund which is not spent for the purposes for which the fund was created may be invested in bonds or interest-bearing securities of the United States.

(d) The board is not required to create an amortization and emergency fund, but if the board does create the fund, it shall be kept up and maintained.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8272.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8272 / Section 8272.105
§ 8272.105. BONDS FOR RECREATIONAL FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

Section 49.4645(f), Water Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3856.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3856 / Section 3856.001
§ 3856.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.

(2) "District" means the Galveston Grand Beach Management District.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7955.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7955 / Section 7955.105
§ 7955.105. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is adopted under Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, and that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1079.061 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1079 / Section 1079.061
§ 1079.061. RETIREMENT BENEFITS.
Status: in_force

The board may provide retirement benefits for district employees by:

(1) establishing or administering a retirement program; or

(2) participating in:

(A) the Texas County and District Retirement System; or

(B) another statewide retirement system in which the district is eligible to participate.
Tex. Government Code § 24.495 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.495
§ 24.495.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.495. 349TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ANDERSON AND HOUSTON COUNTIES). The 349th Judicial District is composed of Anderson and Houston counties.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 171.104 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 171 / Section 171.104
§ 171.104. CIVIL LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the father of the fetus or a parent of the mother of the fetus, if the mother is younger than 18 years of age at the time of the partial-birth abortion, may bring a civil action to obtain appropriate relief, including:

(1) money damages for physical injury, mental anguish, and emotional distress; and

(2) exemplary damages equal to three times the cost of the partial-birth abortion.

(b) A person may not bring or maintain an action under this section if:

(1) the person consented to the partial-birth abortion; or

(2) the person's criminally injurious conduct resulted in the pregnancy.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 113.0052 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 113 / Section 113.0052
§ 113.0052. COMPOSITION.
Status: in_force

The consortium is composed of:

(1) the following health-related institutions of higher education:

(A) Baylor College of Medicine;

(B) Texas A&M University System Health Science Center;

(C) Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center;

(D) Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at El Paso;

(E) University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth;

(F) The Dell Medical School at The University of Texas at Austin;

(G) The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston;

(H) The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston;

(I) The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio;

(J) The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine;

(K) The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler; and

(L) The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center;

(2) the commission;

(3) the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board;

(4) three nonprofit organizations that focus on mental health care, designated by a majority of the members described by Subdivision (1);

(5) each regional education service center established under Chapter 8, Education Code, that the executive commissioner identifies as a center predominately serving school districts classified as rural by the National Center for Education Statistics of the United States Department of Education; and

(6) any other entity that the executive committee considers necessary.
Tex. Election Code § 162.008 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 162 / Section 162.008
§ 162.008.
Status: in_force

Sec. 162.008. AFFILIATION PROCEDURE: TAKING OATH GENERALLY. (a) A person may affiliate with a political party at any time by taking an oath of affiliation.

(b) On request of a person desiring to affiliate with a political party, a member of the county executive committee for the county in which the person resides or other person authorized by party rule shall administer the following oath: "I swear that I have not voted in a primary election or participated in a convention of another party during this voting year. I hereby affiliate myself with the __________ Party."

(c) After administering the oath, the committee member or authorized person may stamp the party's name in the party affiliation space unless the party name has already been stamped in the space. If the person does not present a registration certificate, the committee member or authorized person on the person's request shall issue the person an affiliation certificate.
Tex. Estates Code § 1158.552 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1158 / Section 1158.552
§ 1158.552. ACTION OF COURT ON REPORT.
Status: in_force

After the expiration of five days from the date a report is filed under Section 1158.551, the court shall:

(1) consider the manner in which the auction described in the report was held or the contract described in the report was entered into;

(2) consider evidence in support of or against the report; and

(3) determine the sufficiency or insufficiency of the guardian's general bond, if any has been required and given.
Tex. Insurance Code § 541.301 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 541 / Section 541.301
§ 541.301. REFUND OF PREMIUMS.
Status: in_force

(a) After notice and hearing as provided in Subchapter C, the department may require a person to make an accounting under Subsection (b):

(1) in connection with a method of competition or act or practice that is the basis of a cease and desist order issued under Section 541.108; or

(2) on application of an aggrieved person, in connection with a determination by the department that the aggrieved person and other persons similarly situated were induced to purchase an insurance policy as a result of the person engaging in a method of competition or act or practice in violation of:

(A) this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter; or

(B) Section 17.46, Business & Commerce Code.

(b) A person required to make an accounting under this section must account for all premiums collected for policies issued by the person during the preceding two years in connection with the acts in violation of this chapter described by Subsection (a)(1) or (2).

(c) The department may require the person described by Subsection (a) to:

(1) give notice to all persons from whom the premiums were collected; and

(2) refund the total of all premiums collected from each person who elects to accept a premium refund in exchange for cancellation of the insurance policy issued.

(d) A person who refunds premiums under this section shall deduct from the amount of premiums refunded the amount of benefits actually paid by the person while the insurance policy was in force.
Tex. Water Code § 58.520 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.520
§ 58.520. PROCEDURE FOR ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The election shall conform to the provisions of this code relating to an election to authorize the issuance of construction bonds.

(b) The board shall submit the appropriate issues to the electors, and the issues may be submitted on the same ballot to be used in another election.

(c) The notice of election shall define the area to be designated and the plan of taxation to be applied.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 164.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 164 / Section 164.001
§ 164.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Treatment Facilities Marketing Practices Act.
Tex. Occupations Code § 301.456 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 301 / Section 301.456
§ 301.456. EVIDENCE.
Status: in_force

A certified copy of the order of the denial, suspension, or revocation or other action under Section 301.452(b)(8) is conclusive evidence of that action.
Tex. Tax Code § 42.03 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 42 / Section 42.03
§ 42.03. RIGHT OF APPEAL BY COUNTY.
Status: in_force

A county may appeal the order of the comptroller issued as provided by Subchapter B, Chapter 24 of this code apportioning among the counties the appraised value of railroad rolling stock.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2308.304 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2308 / Section 2308.304
§ 2308.304. DESIGNATION OF RESTRICTED PARKING SPACES ON OTHERWISE UNRESTRICTED PARKING FACILITY.
Status: in_force

A parking facility owner may designate one or more spaces as restricted parking spaces on a portion of an otherwise unrestricted parking facility. Instead of installing a sign at each entrance to the parking facility as provided by Section 2308.301(a)(2), an owner may place a sign that prohibits unauthorized vehicles from parking in designated spaces and that otherwise complies with Sections 2308.301 and 2308.302:

(1) at the right or left side of each entrance to a designated area or group of parking spaces located on the restricted portion of the parking facility; or

(2) at the end of a restricted parking space so that the sign, the top of which must not be higher than seven feet above the ground, is in front of a vehicle that is parked in the space and the rear of which is at the entrance of the space.
Tex. Tax Code § 323.101 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 323 / Section 323.101
§ 323.101. TAX AUTHORIZED.
Status: in_force

(a) A qualified county may adopt or repeal the county sales and use tax authorized by this chapter at an election in which a majority of the qualified voters of the county approve the adoption or repeal of the tax, as applicable.

(b) A county is qualified to adopt the tax only if no part of the county is located in a rapid transit authority created under Chapter 451, Transportation Code, or a regional transportation authority created under Chapter 452 of that code.

(c) An authority created under Chapter 451 or 452, Transportation Code, is prohibited from imposing the tax provided for by those chapters in a county in which the county sales and use tax provided for by this section is in effect or is scheduled to take effect. For the purposes of this section, an authority is not considered to be located in any county in which fewer than 250 persons are both residents of the authority and the county.

(d) A county may not adopt a sales and use tax under this section if as a result of the adoption of the tax the combined rate of all sales and use taxes imposed by the county and other political subdivisions of this state having territory in the county would exceed two percent at any location in the county.

(e) If the voters of a county approve the adoption of a sales and use tax at an election held on the same election date on which a municipality having territory in the county adopts a sales and use tax or an additional sales and use tax and as a result the combined rate of all sales and use taxes imposed by the county and other political subdivisions of this state having territory in the county would exceed two percent at any location in the county, the election to adopt a county sales and use tax has no effect.

(f) The provisions of this chapter govern the application, collection, and administration of a sales and use tax imposed under Chapter 285 or 775, Health and Safety Code, to the extent not inconsistent with the provisions of those chapters. Provided, however, that Subsection (b) shall not apply to a tax authorized under those chapters.

(g) Expired.
Tex. Education Code § 51.802 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.802
§ 51.802. UNIFORM ADMISSION SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

A general academic teaching institution shall admit first-time freshman students for each semester under the provisions of this subchapter.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 56A.352 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 56A / Section 56A.352
§ 56A.352. REPRESENTATIVE PROVIDED BY PENAL INSTITUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) In this article, "penal institution" has the meaning assigned by Section 1.07, Penal Code.

(b) If a victim alleging to have sustained injuries as the victim of a sexual assault was confined in a penal institution at the time of the alleged assault, the penal institution shall provide, at the victim's request, a representative to be present with the victim:

(1) at any forensic medical examination conducted for the purpose of collecting and preserving evidence related to the investigation or prosecution of the alleged assault; and

(2) during an investigative interview conducted by a peace officer in relation to the investigation of the alleged assault.

(b-1) The representative provided by the penal institution under Subsection (b) must:

(1) be approved by the penal institution; and

(2) be a:

(A) psychologist;

(B) sociologist;

(C) chaplain;

(D) social worker;

(E) case manager; or

(F) volunteer who has completed a sexual assault training program described by Section 420.011(b), Government Code.

(c) A representative may only provide the victim with:

(1) counseling and other support services; and

(2) information regarding the rights of crime victims under Subchapter B.

(d) A representative may not delay or otherwise impede:

(1) the screening or stabilization of an emergency medical condition; or

(2) the interview process.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1086.206 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1086 / Section 1086.206
§ 1086.206. MATURITY OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

District bonds must mature not later than 50 years after the date of issuance.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3873.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3873 / Section 3873.106
§ 3873.106. COMPENSATION AND REIMBURSEMENT.
Status: in_force

A director is not entitled to compensation but is entitled to reimbursement for necessary expenses, including travel expenses, incurred in performing the duties of a director. If the amount of a director's reimbursement for necessary expenses exceeds $250, the board must approve the reimbursement.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8493.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8493 / Section 8493.102
§ 8493.102. 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. Local Government Code § 212.0146 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 212 / Section 212.0146
§ 212.0146.
Status: in_force

Sec. 212.0146. REPLATTING WITHOUT VACATING PRECEDING PLAT: CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES. (a) This section applies only to a replat of a subdivision or a part of a subdivision located in a municipality or the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality with a population of 1.4 million or more.

(b) A replat of a subdivision or part of a subdivision may be recorded and is controlling over the preceding plat without vacation of that plat if:

(1) the replat is signed and acknowledged by each owner and only the owners of the property being replatted;

(2) the municipal authority responsible for approving plats holds a public hearing on the matter at which parties in interest and citizens have an opportunity to be heard;

(3) the replat does not amend, remove, or violate, or have the effect of amending, removing, or violating, any covenants or restrictions that are contained or referenced in a dedicatory instrument recorded in the real property records separately from the preceding plat or replat;

(4) the replat does not attempt to amend, remove, or violate, or have the effect of amending, removing, or violating, any existing public utility easements without the consent of the affected utility companies; and

(5) the municipal authority responsible for approving plats approves the replat after determining that the replat complies with this subchapter and rules adopted under Section 212.002 and this section in effect at the time the application for the replat is filed.

(c) The governing body of a municipality may adopt rules governing replats, including rules that establish criteria under which covenants, restrictions, or plat notations that are contained only in the preceding plat or replat without reference in any dedicatory instrument recorded in the real property records separately from the preceding plat or replat may be amended or removed.