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Tex. Insurance Code § 424.059 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 424 / Section 424.059
§ 424.059.
Status: in_force

Sec. 424.059. AUTHORIZED INVESTMENTS: GOVERNMENT OBLIGATIONS. An insurer may invest the insurer's funds in excess of minimum capital and surplus in a bond or other evidence of indebtedness of any state or of Canada or a province of Canada that:

(1) is issued by the authority of law; and

(2) at the time of purchase:

(A) bears interest; and

(B) is not in default as to principal or interest.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7907A.0401 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7907A / Section 7907A.0401
§ 7907A.0401. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 7907A.0403.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Local Government Code § 351.135 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 351 / Section 351.135
§ 351.135. GENERAL POWERS.
Status: in_force

To carry out this subchapter, the district may:

(1) apply for, accept, receive, and administer gifts, grants, loans, and other funds available from any source;

(2) enter into contracts with the federal government and its agencies, this state and its agencies, local governmental entities including the county, and private entities;

(3) conduct, request, and participate in studies, investigations, and research relating to providing a jail facility; and

(4) advise, consult, and cooperate with the federal government and its agencies, the state and its agencies, local governmental entities including the county, and private entities.
Tex. Labor Code § 408.062 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 408 / Section 408.062
§ 408.062. MINIMUM WEEKLY INCOME BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The minimum weekly income benefit is 15 percent of the state average weekly wage as determined under Section 408.047, rounded to the nearest whole dollar.

(b) The division shall compute the minimum weekly income benefit for each state fiscal year not later than October 1 of each year.

(c) The minimum weekly income benefit in effect on the date of injury is applicable for the entire time that income benefits are payable.
Tex. Local Government Code § 387.012 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 387 / Section 387.012
§ 387.012. EFFECTIVE DATE OF TAX.
Status: in_force

The adoption of the tax, the increase or reduction of the tax rate, or the repeal of the tax takes effect on the first day of the first calendar quarter occurring after the expiration of the first complete quarter occurring after the date the comptroller receives a copy of the order of the district's governing body adopting, increasing, reducing, or repealing the tax.
Tex. Government Code § 2054.203 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.203
§ 2054.203. TELECOMMUNICATIONS PLANNING AND POLICY.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall comprehensively collect and manage telecommunications network configuration information about existing and planned telecommunications networks throughout state government.

(b) The department may require state agencies to submit to the department the agencies' network configuration information, but the department must use existing reports to gather the information if possible and minimize the reporting burden on agencies to the extent possible.

(c) The department shall establish plans and policies for a system of telecommunications services.

(d) The department shall develop a statewide telecommunications operating plan for all state agencies. The plan shall implement a statewide network and include technical specifications.

(e) The department shall adopt appropriate policies and standards that govern the cost-effective and efficient management, operation, and use of state telecommunications services and shall distribute those policies and standards to all state agencies.

(f) Each state agency shall comply with the rules, policies, standards, and guidelines the department adopts under this section.

(g) Strategic planning for all state telecommunications services shall be performed in accordance with the guiding principles of the state strategic plan for information resources management.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7991A.0301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7991A / Section 7991A.0301
§ 7991A.0301. 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. Insurance Code § 1371.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1371 / Section 1371.002
§ 1371.002. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter applies only to a health benefit plan, including a small employer health benefit plan written under Chapter 1501 or coverage provided by a health group cooperative under Subchapter B of that chapter, that provides benefits for medical or surgical expenses incurred as a result of a health condition, accident, or sickness, including an individual, group, blanket, or franchise insurance policy or insurance agreement, a group hospital service contract, or an individual or group evidence of coverage or similar coverage document that is offered by:

(1) an insurance company;

(2) a group hospital service corporation operating under Chapter 842;

(3) a fraternal benefit society operating under Chapter 885;

(4) a stipulated premium company operating under Chapter 884;

(5) a reciprocal exchange operating under Chapter 942;

(6) a Lloyd's plan operating under Chapter 941;

(7) a health maintenance organization operating under Chapter 843;

(8) a multiple employer welfare arrangement that holds a certificate of authority under Chapter 846; or

(9) an approved nonprofit health corporation that holds a certificate of authority under Chapter 844.

(b) Notwithstanding any provision in Chapter 1551, 1575, 1579, or 1601 or any other law, this chapter applies to:

(1) a basic coverage plan under Chapter 1551;

(2) a basic plan under Chapter 1575;

(3) a primary care coverage plan under Chapter 1579; and

(4) basic coverage under Chapter 1601.
Tex. Insurance Code § 255.004 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 255 / Section 255.004
§ 255.004. SURCHARGE DUE DATES.
Status: in_force

(a) The insurer shall pay the surcharge annually or semiannually.

(b) The comptroller may require semiannual payment only from an insurer whose surcharge liability under this chapter for the previous surcharge year was at least $2,000.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8865.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8865 / Section 8865.101
§ 8865.101. GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, the district has the rights, powers, privileges, functions, and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapter 36, Water Code, applicable to groundwater conservation districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Education Code § 56.127 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 56 / Section 56.127
§ 56.127. REFUNDING BONDS.
Status: in_force

The board may by resolution authorize the issuance of refunding bonds. The board may issue refunding bonds in the manner and for the purposes provided by law.
Tex. Transportation Code § 21.005 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 21 / Section 21.005
§ 21.005. SUIT AGAINST DEPARTMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) An interested party who is adversely affected by an act, decision, rate, charge, order, or rule adopted by the department and who fails to get relief from the department may file a petition against the department in a district court of Travis County, Texas.

(b) The petition must set forth the air carrier's or party's particular objections to the act, decision, rate, charge, order, or rule.

(c) The court shall give priority to an action described by Subsection (a) over all other causes on the docket of a different nature.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 481.111 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 481 / Section 481.111
§ 481.111. EXEMPTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The provisions of this chapter relating to the possession and distribution of peyote do not apply to the use of peyote by a member of the Native American Church in bona fide religious ceremonies of the church or to a person who supplies the substance to the church. An exemption granted to a member of the Native American Church under this section does not apply to a member with less than 25 percent Indian blood.

(b) The provisions of this chapter relating to the possession of denatured sodium pentobarbital do not apply to possession by personnel of a humane society or an animal control agency for the purpose of destroying injured, sick, homeless, or unwanted animals if the humane society or animal control agency is registered with the Federal Drug Enforcement Administration. The provisions of this chapter relating to the distribution of denatured sodium pentobarbital do not apply to a person registered as required by Subchapter C, who is distributing the substance for that purpose to a humane society or an animal control agency registered with the Federal Drug Enforcement Administration.

(c) A person does not violate Section 481.113, 481.116, 481.1161, 481.121, or 481.125 if the person possesses or delivers tetrahydrocannabinols or their derivatives, or drug paraphernalia to be used to introduce tetrahydrocannabinols or their derivatives into the human body, for use in a federally approved therapeutic research program.

(d) The provisions of this chapter relating to the possession and distribution of anabolic steroids do not apply to the use of anabolic steroids that are administered to livestock or poultry.

(e) Sections 481.120, 481.121, 481.122, and 481.125 do not apply to a person who engages in the acquisition, possession, production, cultivation, delivery, or disposal of a raw material used in or by-product created by the production or cultivation of low-THC cannabis if the person:

(1) for an offense involving possession only of marihuana or drug paraphernalia, is a patient for whom low-THC cannabis is prescribed under Chapter 169, Occupations Code, or the patient's legal guardian, and the person possesses low-THC cannabis obtained under a valid prescription from a dispensing organization; or

(2) is a director, manager, or employee of a dispensing organization and the person, solely in performing the person's regular duties at the organization, acquires, possesses, produces, cultivates, dispenses, or disposes of:

(A) in reasonable quantities, any low-THC cannabis or raw materials used in or by-products created by the production or cultivation of low-THC cannabis; or

(B) any drug paraphernalia used in the acquisition, possession, production, cultivation, delivery, or disposal of low-THC cannabis.

(f) For purposes of Subsection (e):

(1) "Dispensing organization" has the meaning assigned by Section 487.001.

(2) "Low-THC cannabis" has the meaning assigned by Section 169.001, Occupations Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8285.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8285 / Section 8285.101
§ 8285.101. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS.
Status: in_force

The district has the rights, powers, privileges, and functions conferred by general law applicable to a municipal utility district, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.1095 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.1095
§ 2306.1095. COMPENSATION AND REIMBURSEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A member of the council who is appointed by the governor may not receive compensation for service on the council. The member may receive reimbursement from the department for actual and necessary expenses incurred in performing council functions as provided by Section 2110.004.

(b) A member of the council who is not appointed by the governor may not receive compensation for service on the council or reimbursement for expenses incurred in performing council functions.
Tex. Tax Code § 151.060 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 151 / Section 151.060
§ 151.060. PROPERTY CONSUMED IN REPAIR OF MOTOR VEHICLE.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a person who repairs a motor vehicle is the seller of all tangible personal property consumed in providing that service except electricity and gas, and shall collect the tax due under this chapter from the customer.

(b) A person who repairs a motor vehicle is the consumer of all tangible personal property consumed in providing that service if the contract between the person and the customer contains a lump-sum price covering both the performance of the service and the furnishing of the consumed tangible personal property.

(c) In this section, tangible personal property is considered consumed if it can no longer be used for its intended purposes in the normal course of business or is not retained or reusable by the person providing the repair service.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1951.005 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1951 / Section 1951.005
§ 1951.005. LOCAL REGULATION OF PESTICIDE SALE OR USE.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by this section, a municipality or other political subdivision of this state may not adopt an ordinance or rule regarding pesticide sale or use.

(b) This section does not limit the authority of a municipality or county to:

(1) encourage locally approved and provided educational material concerning a pesticide;

(2) zone for the sale or storage of pesticide products;

(3) adopt fire or building regulations, including regulations governing the storage of pesticide products or governing fumigation and thermal insecticidal fogging operations, as preventative measures to protect the public and emergency services personnel from an accident or emergency involving pesticide products;

(4) provide or designate sites for the disposal of pesticide products;

(5) route hazardous materials; or

(6) regulate discharge to sanitary sewer systems.

(c) A municipality or other political subdivision may take any action otherwise prohibited by this section to:

(1) comply with any federal or state requirements;

(2) avoid a federal or state penalty or fine; or

(3) attain or maintain compliance with federal or state environmental standards, including state water quality standards.

(d) This section does not affect Subchapter G, Chapter 76, Agriculture Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7992A.0301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7992A / Section 7992A.0301
§ 7992A.0301. 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. Water Code § 5.273 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 5 / Section 5.273
§ 5.273. DUTIES OF THE PUBLIC INTEREST COUNSEL.
Status: in_force

(a) The counsel shall represent the public interest and be a party to all proceedings before the commission.

(b) The counsel may recommend needed legislative and regulatory changes.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 1.003 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 1 / Section 1.003
§ 1.003. DISINTERESTED PERSON.
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of this code, a person is disinterested with respect to the approval of a contract, transaction, or other matter, or to the consideration of the disposition of a claim or challenge relating to a contract, transaction, or particular conduct, if the person or the person's associate:

(1) is not a party to the contract or transaction or materially involved in the conduct that is the subject of the claim or challenge; and

(2) does not have a material financial interest in the outcome of the contract or transaction or the disposition of the claim or challenge.

(b) For purposes of Subsection (a), a person is not materially involved in a contract or transaction that is the subject of a claim or challenge and does not have a material financial interest in the outcome of a contract or transaction or the disposition of a claim or challenge solely because:

(1) the person was nominated or elected as a governing person by a person who is:

(A) interested in the contract or transaction; or

(B) alleged to have engaged in the conduct that is the subject of the claim or challenge;

(2) the person receives normal fees or customary compensation, reimbursement for expenses, or benefits as a governing person of the entity;

(3) the person has a direct or indirect equity interest in the entity;

(4) the entity has, or its subsidiaries have, an interest in the contract or transaction or was affected by the alleged conduct;

(5) the person or an associate of the person receives ordinary and reasonable compensation for reviewing, making recommendations regarding, or deciding on the disposition of the claim or challenge; or

(6) in the case of a review by the person of the alleged conduct that is the subject of the claim or challenge:

(A) the person is named as a defendant in the derivative proceeding regarding the matter or as a person who engaged in the alleged conduct; or

(B) the person, acting as a governing person, approved, voted for, or acquiesced in the act being challenged if the act did not result in a material personal or financial benefit to the person and the challenging party fails to allege particular facts that, if true, raise a significant prospect that the governing person would be held liable to the entity or its owners or members as a result of the conduct.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 262.050 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 262 / Section 262.050
§ 262.050. LEGAL INVESTMENTS; SECURITY FOR DEPOSITS.
Status: in_force

(a) Bonds issued under this chapter are legal and authorized investments for:

(1) a bank;

(2) a savings bank;

(3) a trust company;

(4) a savings and loan association;

(5) an insurance company; or

(6) the interest and sinking fund or other public fund of an authority.

(b) The bonds are eligible and lawful security, to the extent of the value of the bonds, for the deposits of public funds of the state or an authority if accompanied by all appurtenant unmatured interest coupons.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8306.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8306 / Section 8306.103
§ 8306.103. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1103.161 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1103 / Section 1103.161
§ 1103.161. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.
Status: in_force

The board shall develop and implement policies that provide the public with a reasonable opportunity to appear before the board and to speak on any agenda item at a regular board meeting.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1100.113 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1100 / Section 1100.113
§ 1100.113. CONTRACTS WITH GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES FOR INVESTIGATORY OR OTHER SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The board may contract with another political subdivision or governmental agency for the district to provide investigatory or other services for the medical, hospital, or welfare needs of district inhabitants.
Tex. Election Code § 171.003 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 171 / Section 171.003
§ 171.003. FILLING VACANCY.
Status: in_force

(a) The state executive committee shall fill by appointment any vacancy on the committee, including a vacancy in the office of chair or vice chair.

(b) A majority of the committee's membership constitutes a quorum for the purpose of filling a vacancy. To be elected, a person must receive a favorable vote of a majority of the members voting.

(c) To be eligible to serve as a replacement to fill a vacancy in a membership representing a senatorial or congressional district, a person must reside in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7904.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7904 / Section 7904.103
§ 7904.103. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1039.109 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1039 / Section 1039.109
§ 1039.109. COST OF RELOCATING OR ALTERING PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

In exercising the power of eminent domain, if the board requires relocating, raising, lowering, rerouting, changing the grade, or altering the construction of any railroad, electric transmission, telegraph or telephone line, conduit, pole, or facility, or pipeline, the district must bear the actual cost of relocating, raising, lowering, rerouting, changing the grade, or altering the construction to provide comparable replacement without enhancement of facilities, after deducting the net salvage value derived from the old facility.
Tex. Labor Code § 406.122 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 406 / Section 406.122
§ 406.122. STATUS AS EMPLOYEE.
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of workers' compensation insurance coverage, a person who performs work or provides a service for a general contractor or motor carrier who is an employer under this subtitle is an employee of that general contractor or motor carrier, unless the person is:

(1) operating as an independent contractor; or

(2) hired to perform the work or provide the service as an employee of a person operating as an independent contractor.

(b) A subcontractor and the subcontractor's employees are not employees of the general contractor for purposes of this subtitle if the subcontractor:

(1) is operating as an independent contractor; and

(2) has entered into a written agreement with the general contractor that evidences a relationship in which the subcontractor assumes the responsibilities of an employer for the performance of work.

(c) An owner operator and the owner operator's employees are not employees of a motor carrier for the purposes of this subtitle if the owner operator has entered into a written agreement with the motor carrier that evidences a relationship in which the owner operator assumes the responsibilities of an employer for the performance of work.
Tex. Tax Code § 163.003 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 163 / Section 163.003
§ 163.003. USE OF AIRCRAFT.
Status: in_force

For purposes of the tax imposed under Subchapter D, Chapter 151, an aircraft that is brought into this state for the sole purpose of being completed, repaired, remodeled, or restored is not brought into the state for storage, use, or other consumption in this state.
Tex. Local Government Code § 281.048 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 281 / Section 281.048
§ 281.048. CONSTRUCTION BIDS; CONTRACTS; BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) To bid on proposed construction work, a person must submit to the board a written sealed bid and a certified or cashier's check drawn on a responsible bank in the state or a bidder's bond for at least two percent of the total amount of the bid.

(b) The board shall open all the bids at the same time. The board may reject any or all bids.

(c) If the chosen bidder fails or refuses to enter into a proper contract with the authority or to furnish the bond required by Subsection (e), the bidder forfeits the amount of the check or bond that accompanied the bid.

(d) A contract for construction work must be in writing and signed by the board and the contractor. The authority shall keep the contract in its records and make the contract available for public inspection.

(e) A person to whom a contract is let must execute good and sufficient performance and payment bonds in accordance with Chapter 2253, Government Code.