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Tex. Insurance Code § 884.309 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 884 / Section 884.309
§ 884.309. ADJUSTMENT OF PREMIUMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of directors of a stipulated premium company by resolution may, subject to this chapter, increase or otherwise adjust a rate of premium on any insurance policy it issues, reinsures, or assumes when, in the board's discretion, the adjustment is necessary.

(b) In making a comprehensive adjustment of one or more classes of the stipulated premium company's policies, the board of directors may provide that an insured who is required to pay an increased premium may choose to pay a part or none of the amount of the increase and receive a reduction of the corresponding insurance benefits proportionate to the value of the unpaid part of the increase.

(c) This section does not apply to a policy:

(1) issued by a stipulated premium company that on the date the policy is issued possesses an unencumbered surplus in an amount of at least $50,000;

(2) on which the stipulated premium company has relinquished the right to adjust rates; and

(3) under which the premium for life insurance requires the payment of a premium for life insurance that alone is sufficient to maintain reserves at least equal to those computed on the basis of the 1958 Commissioners Standard Ordinary Table of Mortality with interest not to exceed 3-1/2 percent a year.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3856.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3856 / Section 3856.052
§ 3856.052. APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

The board shall nominate a slate of persons to serve on the succeeding board as voting directors. The members of the governing body of the City of Galveston shall appoint as voting directors the slate of persons nominated by the board.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 11.21 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 11 / Section 11.21
§ 11.21. CONSTRUCTIVE CUSTODY.
Status: in_force

The words "confined", "imprisoned", "in custody", "confinement", "imprisonment", refer not only to the actual, corporeal and forcible detention of a person, but likewise to any coercive measures by threats, menaces or the fear of injury, whereby one person exercises a control over the person of another, and detains him within certain limits.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2035.012 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2035 / Section 2035.012
§ 2035.012. ORDER FOR ELECTION; ELECTION DATE.
Status: in_force

(a) If the petition contains the required number of signatures and is in proper order, the commissioners court shall, at the court's next regular session after the certification by the county clerk, order an election to be held at the regular polling place in each county election precinct in the county on the next uniform election date authorized by Section 41.001, Election Code, that occurs at least 20 days after the date of the order.

(b) The commissioners court shall state in the order the issue to be voted on in the election.
Tex. Transportation Code § 545.055 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 545 / Section 545.055
§ 545.055.
Status: in_force

Sec. 545.055. PASSING TO THE LEFT: PASSING ZONES. (a) An operator shall obey the directions of a sign or marking in Subsection (c) or (d) if the sign or marking is in place and clearly visible to an ordinarily observant person.

(b) An operator may not drive on the left side of the roadway in a no-passing zone or on the left side of any pavement striping designed to mark a no-passing zone. This subsection does not prohibit a driver from crossing pavement striping, or the center line in a no-passing zone marked by signs only, to make a left turn into or out of an alley or private road or driveway.

(c) The Texas Transportation Commission, on a state highway under the jurisdiction of the commission, may:

(1) determine those portions of the highway where passing or driving to the left of the roadway would be especially hazardous; and

(2) show the beginning and end of each no-passing zone by appropriate signs or markings on the roadway.

(d) A local authority, on a highway under the jurisdiction of the local authority, may:

(1) determine those portions of the highway where passing or driving to the left of the roadway would be especially hazardous; and

(2) show the beginning and end of each no-passing zone by appropriate signs or markings on the roadway.
Tex. Insurance Code § 882.401 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 882 / Section 882.401
§ 882.401. AMOUNT OF CONTINGENCY RESERVE.
Status: in_force

(a) A mutual life insurance company organized under this chapter may maintain a contingency reserve that exceeds the reserves and liabilities provided by this chapter. The amount of the contingency reserve may not exceed the greater of:

(1) $10,000;

(2) an amount that:

(A) equals 20 percent of the company's policy reserves and policy liabilities plus one percent of the amount of the company's life insurance in force; and

(B) does not exceed $750,000; or

(3) an amount that equals 20 percent of the company's policy reserves and policy liabilities.

(b) In determining the amount of a company's policy reserves and policy liabilities for purposes of this section, the company may only include the following, after deducting the net value of the company's risks reinsured by other solvent assuming insurers:

(1) the company's reserves on outstanding life insurance policies and annuity contracts, contracts issued as supplemental to the policies or contracts or in connection with the policies or contracts or provisions included in policies or contracts that insure against disability or accidental death; and

(2) the company's liabilities for:

(A) optional modes of settlement; or

(B) dividends left on deposit at interest.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3836.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3836 / Section 3836.103
§ 3836.103. AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT FOR PUBLIC SAFETY SERVICES.
Status: in_force

To protect the public interest, the district may contract with a qualified party, including Austin County or any municipality, to provide law enforcement, public safety, fire, or emergency medical services in the district for a fee.
Tex. Government Code § 54.1808 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54 / Section 54.1808
§ 54.1808. ORDER OF REFERRAL.
Status: in_force

(a) To refer one or more cases to a drug court magistrate, a district judge or judge of a statutory county court with criminal jurisdiction must issue an order of referral specifying the magistrate's duties.

(b) An order of referral may:

(1) limit the powers of the magistrate and direct the magistrate to report on specific issues and perform particular acts;

(2) set the time and place for the hearing;

(3) provide a date for filing the magistrate's findings;

(4) designate proceedings for more than one case over which the magistrate shall preside; and

(5) set forth general powers and limitations of authority of the magistrate applicable to any case referred.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2301.608 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2301 / Section 2301.608
§ 2301.608. ASSESSMENT OF COSTS FOR REPLACEMENT OR REFUND.
Status: in_force

(a) An order issued under this subchapter must name the person responsible for paying the cost of any refund or replacement. A manufacturer, converter, or distributor may not cause a franchised dealer to directly or indirectly pay any money not specifically required by the order.

(b) If the final order requires a manufacturer, converter, or distributor to make a refund or replace a motor vehicle under this subchapter, the final order may require the franchised dealer to reimburse the owner, lienholder, manufacturer, converter, or distributor only for an item or option added to the vehicle by the dealer to the extent that the item or option contributed to the defect that served as the basis for the order.

(c) In a case involving a leased vehicle, the final order may terminate the lease and apportion allowances or refunds, including the reasonable allowance for use, between the lessee and lessor of the vehicle.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 534.0001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 534 / Section 534.0001
§ 534.0001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Commissioner" means:

(A) the commissioner of state health services in relation to:

(i) a community mental health center; or

(ii) the mental health services component of a community mental health and intellectual disability center; and

(B) the commissioner of aging and disability services in relation to:

(i) a community intellectual disability center; or

(ii) the intellectual disability services component of a community mental health and intellectual disability center.

(2) "Department" means:

(A) the Department of State Health Services in relation to:

(i) a community mental health center; or

(ii) the mental health services component of a community mental health and intellectual disability center; and

(B) the Department of Aging and Disability Services in relation to:

(i) a community intellectual disability center; or

(ii) the intellectual disability services component of a community mental health and intellectual disability center.
Tex. Utilities Code § 121.203 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 121 / Section 121.203
§ 121.203.
Status: in_force

Sec. 121.203. ENFORCEMENT: INJUNCTION. The attorney general, on behalf of the railroad commission, is entitled to injunctive relief to restrain a violation of a safety standard adopted under this subchapter, including an injunction that restrains the transportation of gas or the operation of a pipeline facility.
Tex. Government Code § 54.6585 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54 / Section 54.6585
§ 54.6585. CLERK.
Status: in_force

(a) The district clerk serves as clerk of the cases referred to a magistrate under this subchapter, except:

(1) the county clerk serves as clerk for a Class A or Class B misdemeanor case filed in a county criminal court and referred to a magistrate; and

(2) the originating justice court clerk serves as clerk for a Class C misdemeanor case filed in a justice court and referred to a magistrate.

(b) The district clerk shall establish a docket and keep the minutes for the cases referred to a magistrate under this subchapter. To facilitate the duties associated with serving as the clerk for the cases referred to a magistrate, the district clerk and deputy district clerks may serve as deputy county clerks and deputy justice clerks at the discretion of the district clerk.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8508.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8508 / Section 8508.0201
§ 8508.0201. DISBURSEMENT OF MONEY.
Status: in_force

The authority may disburse its money only by a check, draft, order, or other instrument signed by the person or persons authorized in the board's rules or by board resolution.
Tex. Government Code § 478.0155 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 478 / Section 478.0155
§ 478.0155. STATE TAX REVENUE.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller, at the direction of the office, shall transfer to the fund a portion of the state tax revenue in an amount equal to the prevailing state sales tax rate multiplied by the amount of the local revenue retained or remitted under this chapter, including:

(1) local sales and use tax revenue;

(2) mixed beverage tax revenue;

(3) hotel occupancy tax revenue; and

(4) surcharge and user fee revenue.

(b) The amount transferred under Subsection (a) may not exceed the incremental increase in tax receipts determined under Section 478.0102(a)(1).
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 81.205 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 81 / Section 81.205
§ 81.205. NOTIFICATION OF RIGHTS.
Status: in_force

A person receiving inpatient health services shall be informed of the rights provided by Section 81.206:

(1) orally, in simple, nontechnical terms;

(2) in writing that, if possible, is in the person's primary language; and

(3) through the use of a means reasonably calculated to communicate with a hearing impaired or visually impaired person, if applicable.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.5549 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.5549
§ 2306.5549. MEETINGS OF THE CORPORATION'S BOARD.
Status: in_force

(a) The corporation's board may hold meetings when called by the presiding officer, the president, or three of the members.

(b) The corporation's board shall keep minutes and complete transcripts of its meetings. The corporation shall post the transcripts on its Internet website and shall otherwise maintain all accounts, minutes, and other records related to the meetings.

(c) All materials provided to the corporation's board that are relevant to a matter proposed for discussion at a meeting of that board must be posted on the corporation's Internet website not later than the third day before the date of the meeting.

(d) Any materials made available to the corporation's board by the corporation at a meeting of that board must be made available in hard-copy format to the members of the public in attendance at the meeting.

(e) The corporation's board shall conduct its meetings in accordance with Chapter 551, except as otherwise required by this chapter.

(f) For each item on the agenda at a meeting of the corporation's board, the corporation's board shall provide for public comment after the presentation made by corporation staff and the motions made by the corporation's board on that topic.

(g) The corporation's board shall adopt rules that give the public a reasonable amount of time for testimony at meetings.
Tex. Insurance Code § 881.051 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 881 / Section 881.051
§ 881.051. AUTHORITY TO ACT AS STATEWIDE MUTUAL ASSESSMENT COMPANY.
Status: repealed

A corporation may engage in business as a statewide mutual assessment company only if the corporation:

(1) was incorporated in this state under a law that was amended, repealed, or reenacted before June 20, 1933;

(2) was engaged in business as a statewide mutual assessment company in this state on December 31, 1932;

(3) does not have capital stock; and

(4) is not for profit.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 671.011 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 671 / Section 671.011
§ 671.011. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

(a) In this subchapter, "autopsy report" includes:

(1) the report of the postmortem examination of the body of a person, including x-rays and photographs taken during the actual postmortem examination; and

(2) the toxicology report, if any, and other reports that involve an examination of the internal organs and structures of the body after dissection.

(b) An autopsy report does not include investigative reports and other documents that the physician performing the autopsy may review to assist in determining the cause of death.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3876.210 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3876 / Section 3876.210
§ 3876.210. AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY AND TO ISSUE BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may borrow money on terms and conditions as determined by the board. Section 375.205, Local Government Code, does not apply to a loan, line of credit, or other borrowing from a bank or financial institution secured by revenue other than ad valorem taxes.

(b) The district may issue bonds, notes, or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, assessments, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources of money, to pay for any authorized district purpose.

(c) The limitation on the outstanding principal amount of bonds, notes, and other obligations provided by Section 49.4645, Water Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Transportation Code § 455.053 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 455 / Section 455.053
§ 455.053. OVERSIGHT.
Status: in_force

The department shall oversee all safety aspects of rail fixed guideway public transportation systems in accordance with 49 U.S.C. Section 5329, including the development, implementation, and application of the public transportation agency safety plan.
Tex. Government Code § 418.102 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 418 / Section 418.102
§ 418.102. COUNTY PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

(a) Each county shall maintain an emergency management program or participate in a local or interjurisdictional emergency management program that, except as otherwise provided by this chapter, has jurisdiction over and serves the entire county or interjurisdictional area.

(a-1) An emergency management program required by Subsection (a) and maintained by a county, or in which a county participates, must provide for catastrophic debris management.

(b) The county program is the first channel through which a municipal corporation or a joint board shall request assistance when its resources are exceeded. Requests that exceed the county capability shall be forwarded to the state as prescribed in the state emergency management plan.
Tex. Government Code § 54.2201 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54 / Section 54.2201
§ 54.2201. AUTHORIZATION; APPOINTMENT; TERMINATION; ELIMINATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The Commissioners Court of Collin County by majority vote may appoint one or more part-time or full-time magistrates to perform the duties authorized by this subchapter.

(b) An order appointing a magistrate must be signed by the county judge of Collin County, and the order must state:

(1) the magistrate's name; and

(2) the date the magistrate's employment begins.

(c) A magistrate may be terminated by a majority vote of the Commissioners Court of Collin County.

(d) An authorized magistrate's position may be eliminated on a majority vote of the Commissioners Court of Collin County.
Tex. Local Government Code § 252.050 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 252 / Section 252.050
§ 252.050. LEASE-PURCHASE OR INSTALLMENT PURCHASE OF REAL PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a lease-purchase or installment purchase of real property financed by the issuance of certificates of participation.

(b) The governing body of a municipality may not make an agreement under which the municipality is a lessee in a lease-purchase of real property or is a purchaser in an installment purchase of real property unless the governing body first obtains an appraisal by a qualified appraiser who is not an employee of the municipality. The purchase price may not exceed the fair market value of the real property, as shown by the appraisal.
Tex. Government Code § 2051.022 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2051 / Section 2051.022
§ 2051.022. STATE AGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER REQUIRED ON STATIONERY.
Status: in_force

(a) A state agency shall print a telephone number for the agency on the letterhead of its official stationery.

(b) In this section, "state agency" means:

(1) a board, commission, department, office, or other agency in the executive branch of state government that was created by the constitution or a statute of the state, including an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code;

(2) the legislature or a legislative agency;

(3) the supreme court, the court of criminal appeals, a court of appeals, or a state judicial agency; or

(4) a river authority.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4205.0303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4205 / Section 4205.0303
§ 4205.0303. LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES.
Status: in_force

To protect the public interest, the district may contract with a qualified party, including the county, to provide law enforcement services in the district for a fee.
Tex. Government Code § 403.453 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 403 / Section 403.453
§ 403.453. STATE AGENCY POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) Upon consideration of the factors identified in Subsection (b), the comptroller may designate one of the following agencies to undertake the functions identified in Section 403.452(a)(1), (2), (3), (5), or (6):

(1) the Department of Agriculture;

(2) the Parks and Wildlife Department;

(3) the Texas Department of Transportation;

(4) the State Soil and Water Conservation Board; or

(5) any agency receiving funds through Article VI (Natural Resources) of the 2012-2013 appropriations bill.

(b) In designating an agency pursuant to Subsection (a), the comptroller shall consider the following factors:

(1) the economic sectors impacted by the species of interest that will be included in the habitat conservation plan or candidate conservation plan;

(2) the identified threats to the species of interest; and

(3) the location of the species of interest.

(c) The comptroller may enter into a memorandum of understanding or an interagency contract with any of the agencies listed in this section to implement this subchapter and to provide for the use of the habitat protection fund.
Tex. Family Code § 158.306 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 158 / Section 158.306
§ 158.306. DELIVERY OF NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR JUDICIAL WRIT OF WITHHOLDING; TIME OF DELIVERY.
Status: in_force

(a) A notice of application for judicial writ of withholding may be delivered to the obligor by:

(1) hand delivery by a person designated by the Title IV-D agency or local domestic relations office;

(2) first-class or certified mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the obligor's last known address or place of employment; or

(3) by service of citation as in civil cases generally.

(b) If the notice is delivered by mailing or hand delivery, the party who filed the notice shall file with the court a certificate stating the name, address, and date on which the mailing or hand delivery was made.

(c) Notice is considered to have been received by the obligor:

(1) if hand delivered, on the date of delivery;

(2) if mailed by certified mail, on the date of receipt;

(3) if mailed by first-class mail, on the 10th day after the date the notice was mailed; or

(4) if delivered by service of citation, on the date of service.
Tex. Insurance Code § 843.3405 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 843 / Section 843.3405
§ 843.3405. INVESTIGATION AND DETERMINATION OF PAYMENT.
Status: in_force

The investigation and determination of payment, including any coordination of other payments, does not extend the period for determining whether a claim is payable under Section 843.338 or 843.339 or for auditing a claim under Section 843.340.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1366.055 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1366 / Section 1366.055
§ 1366.055. COVERAGE FOR INPATIENT CARE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a health benefit plan that provides maternity benefits, including benefits for childbirth, must provide to a woman who has given birth to a child and the newborn child coverage for inpatient care in a health care facility for not less than:

(1) 48 hours after an uncomplicated vaginal delivery; and

(2) 96 hours after an uncomplicated delivery by cesarean section.

(b) A health benefit plan that provides to a woman who has given birth to a child and the newborn child coverage for in-home postdelivery care is not required to provide the coverage required under Subsection (a) unless:

(1) the attending physician determines that inpatient care is medically necessary; or

(2) the woman requests inpatient care.

(c) For purposes of Subsection (a), the attending physician shall determine whether a delivery is complicated.

(d) This section does not require a woman who is eligible for coverage under a health benefit plan to:

(1) give birth to a child in a hospital or other health care facility; or

(2) remain under inpatient care in a hospital or other health care facility for any fixed term following the birth of a child.
Tex. Government Code § 2260.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2260 / Section 2260.004
§ 2260.004. REQUIRED CONTRACT PROVISION.
Status: in_force

(a) Each unit of state government that enters into a contract to which this chapter applies shall include as a term of the contract a provision stating that the dispute resolution process used by the unit of state government under this chapter must be used to attempt to resolve a dispute arising under the contract.

(b) The attorney general shall provide assistance to a unit of state government in developing the contract provision required by this section.