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Tex. Insurance Code § 826.005 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 826 / Section 826.005
§ 826.005. CORPORATE EXISTENCE.
Status: in_force

(a) On the effective date of a conversion under this chapter:

(1) the corporate existence of the converting company continues in the resulting company;

(2) all assets, rights, franchises, and interests of the converting company in and to property and any accompanying thing in action are vested in the resulting company without a deed or transfer; and

(3) the resulting company assumes all the obligations and liabilities of the converting company.

(b) Except as otherwise specified by the conversion plan, the directors and officers of the converting company serving on the effective date of the conversion serve as directors and officers of the resulting company until new directors and officers are elected under the articles of incorporation and bylaws of the resulting company.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3867.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3867 / Section 3867.201
§ 3867.201. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES AND BONDS.
Status: in_force

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

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 3867.203.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Subchapter L, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) Section 375.243, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.

(d) All or any part of any facilities or improvements that may be acquired by a district by the issuance of its bonds may be submitted as a single proposition or as several propositions to be voted on at the election.
Tex. Occupations Code § 201.2065 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 201 / Section 201.2065
§ 201.2065. REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN COMPLAINTS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Anonymous complaint" means a complaint that lacks sufficient information to identify the source or the name of the person who filed the complaint.

(2) "Insurance agent" means a person licensed under Chapter 4054, Insurance Code.

(3) "Insurer" means an insurance company or other entity authorized to engage in the business of insurance under Subtitle C, Title 6, Insurance Code.

(4) "Third-party administrator" means a person required to have a certificate of authority under Chapter 4151, Insurance Code.

(b) The board may not accept anonymous complaints.

(c) Notwithstanding any confidentiality requirements under Chapter 552, Government Code, or this chapter, a complaint filed with the board by an insurance agent, insurer, pharmaceutical company, or third-party administrator against a license holder must include the name and address of the insurance agent, insurer, pharmaceutical company, or third-party administrator filing the complaint.

(d) Not later than the 15th day after the date the complaint is filed with the board, the board shall notify the license holder who is the subject of the complaint of the name and address of the insurance agent, insurer, pharmaceutical company, or third-party administrator who filed the complaint, unless the notice would jeopardize an investigation.
Tex. Finance Code § 342.105 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 342 / Section 342.105
§ 342.105. DISPOSITION OF FEES ON DENIAL OF APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

If the commissioner denies the application, the commissioner shall retain the investigation fee and shall return to the applicant the license fee submitted with the application.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3795.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3795 / Section 3795.151
§ 3795.151. DISBURSEMENTS AND TRANSFERS OF MONEY.
Status: in_force

The board by resolution shall establish the number of signatures and the procedure required for a disbursement or transfer of the district's money.
Tex. Government Code § 4004.252 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 4004 / Section 4004.252
§ 4004.252. RENEWAL OF REGISTRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may renew an unexpired registration by filing a renewal application in the form the commissioner prescribes and by paying the required renewal fee to the board before the registration's expiration date.

(b) New registrations for the year succeeding the expiration of registrations shall be issued on the filing of a written application and payment of the fee as provided by this subchapter. If an applicant registers after December 1 of any year, the applicant may immediately apply for a renewal of the applicant's registration for the ensuing year.

(c) The filing of additional statements or the provision of additional information is not required for renewal unless specifically requested by the commissioner.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7983.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7983 / Section 7983.051
§ 7983.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five elected directors.

(b) Except as provided by Section 7983.052, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7935A.0501 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7935A / Section 7935A.0501
§ 7935A.0501. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 93.001 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 93 / Section 93.001
§ 93.001. POLICY.
Status: in_force

It is in the interest of the public welfare of this state to provide growers, shippers, carriers, receivers, and consumers with evidence of the quality and condition of the citrus fruit they grow, ship, or purchase. The purpose of this chapter is to authorize and prescribe the procedures by which growers and shippers of citrus fruit may secure prompt and efficient inspection and classification of their product at reasonable cost.
Tex. Local Government Code § 159.053 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 159 / Section 159.053
§ 159.053. FILING DATES; TIMELINESS OF FILING.
Status: in_force

(a) A county judicial officer shall file the financial statement required by this subchapter within the time prescribed by Section 572.026, Government Code. A candidate for office as a county judicial officer shall file the financial statement required by this subchapter within the time prescribed by Section 572.027, Government Code.

(b) Except as provided in Subsection (c), the timeliness of the filing is governed by Section 572.029, Government Code.

(c) A person is considered to have timely filed a financial statement under this subchapter if:

(1) the statement is personally delivered not later than 5 p.m. of the last day for filing the statement; or

(2) the county clerk with whom the statement is required to be filed has adopted rules and procedures to provide for the electronic filing of the statement and the statement is electronically filed in accordance with those rules and procedures not later than midnight of the last day for filing the statement.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1369.080 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1369 / Section 1369.080
§ 1369.080. FORMULARY INFORMATION PROVIDED BY TOLL-FREE TELEPHONE NUMBER.
Status: in_force

In addition to providing the information described by Section 1369.079(d)(1) in the manner required by Section 1369.079, a health benefit plan issuer may make the information available to enrollees, prospective enrollees, and others through a toll-free telephone number that operates at least during normal business hours.
Tex. Government Code § 1203.042 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1203 / Section 1203.042
§ 1203.042. APPROVAL AND REGISTRATION OF CONVERTED OR EXCHANGED PUBLIC SECURITY.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies to a public security only if:

(1) the public security authorization relating to the security provides that the security is fully registrable or is of the type that has one or more coupons and that the security may be exchanged; or

(2) the security has been converted under Section 1203.041.

(b) If the public security was initially approved by the attorney general and registered by the comptroller, on exchange or conversion of the security:

(1) a public security that results from the exchange or conversion is considered to have been approved by the attorney general and registered by the comptroller;

(2) the attorney general is not required to approve the resulting security; and

(3) the comptroller is not required to register the resulting security.

(c) If a public security is exchanged, the registrar shall have an appropriate inscription placed on the public security received in exchange verifying that the security received in exchange is in place of the security presented for exchange. The inscription must be manually signed.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 10.201 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 10 / Section 10.201
§ 10.201. ABANDONMENT OF PLAN OF MERGER, EXCHANGE, OR CONVERSION.
Status: in_force

After a merger, interest exchange, or conversion is approved as provided by this code, and at any time before the merger, interest exchange, or conversion takes effect, the plan of merger, interest exchange, or conversion may be abandoned, subject to any contractual rights, by any of the domestic entities that are a party to the merger, interest exchange, or conversion, without action by the owners or members, under the procedures provided by the plan of merger, exchange, or conversion or, if no abandonment procedures are provided, in the manner determined by the governing authority.
Tex. Government Code § 442.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 442 / Section 442.001
§ 442.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Historic courthouse" means a county courthouse that is at least 50 years old. The term includes a structure that:

(A) previously functioned as the official county courthouse of the county in which it is located; and

(B) is owned by a municipality.

(2) "Historic courthouse project" means a project to preserve or restore a historic courthouse.

(3) "Historic structure" means a structure that:

(A) is included on the National Register of Historic Places;

(B) is designated as a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark;

(C) is designated as a State Archeological Landmark;

(D) is determined by the Texas Historical Commission to qualify as eligible property under criteria for inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places or for designation as a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark or as a State Archeological Landmark;

(E) is certified by the Texas Historical Commission to other state agencies as worthy of preservation; or

(F) is designated by an ordinance of a municipality with a population of more than 1.5 million as historic.
Tex. Finance Code § 180.062 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 180 / Section 180.062
§ 180.062. CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, a requirement under federal or state law regarding the privacy or confidentiality of information or material provided to the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry, and a privilege arising under federal or state law, or under the rules of a federal or state court, continue to apply to the information or material after the disclosure of the information or material to the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry. The information and material may be shared with federal and state regulatory officials with mortgage industry oversight authority without the loss of any privilege or confidentiality protections afforded by federal or state laws.

(b) Information or material subject to a privilege or confidential under Subsection (a) may not be subject to:

(1) disclosure under any federal or state law governing the disclosure to the public of information held by an officer or an agency of the federal government or this state; or

(2) subpoena, discovery, or admission into evidence in a private civil action or administrative proceeding.

(c) A person who is the subject of information or material in the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry may waive, wholly or partly, any privilege held by the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry with respect to the information or material.

(d) A regulatory official may enter into an agreement or sharing arrangement with another governmental agency, the Conference of State Bank Supervisors, the American Association of Residential Mortgage Regulators, or other associations representing appropriate governmental agencies as established by rule of the rulemaking authority or order issued by the regulatory official. A protection provided by Subsection (a) also applies to information and material shared under an agreement or sharing arrangement entered into under this subsection.

(e) To the extent of a conflict between Subsection (a) and Chapter 552, Government Code, or another state law relating to the disclosure of confidential information or information or material described by Subsection (a), Subsection (a) controls to the extent Chapter 552, Government Code, or the other law provides less confidentiality or a weaker privilege than is provided by Subsection (a).

(f) This section does not apply to information or material relating to the employment history of, and publicly adjudicated disciplinary and enforcement actions against, a residential mortgage loan originator that is included in the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry for access by the public.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3939.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3939 / Section 3939.0101
§ 3939.0101. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "City" means the City of Amarillo.

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Prairie View Municipal Management District No. 1.

(5) "Rail facilities" includes all real and personal property owned or held by the district for railroad purposes, including land, interests in land, structures, easements, rail lines, stations, platforms, rolling stock, garages, equipment, and other facilities necessary or convenient for the operation of those facilities.
Tex. Utilities Code § 56.213 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 56 / Section 56.213
§ 56.213. PREFERRED PROVIDER.
Status: in_force

(a) A provider who is designated to serve petitioning premises located within an uncertificated area under this subchapter is the preferred provider for any permanent residential or business premises in reasonable proximity to those petitioning premises for later petitions filed under Section 56.212.

(b) A preferred designated provider is entitled to an opportunity for a hearing under Section 56.205 on a petition filed under Section 56.203.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3906.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3906 / Section 3906.106
§ 3906.106. DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION POWERS.
Status: in_force

The district, using money available to the district, may exercise the powers given to a development corporation under Chapter 505, Local Government Code, including the power to own, operate, acquire, construct, lease, improve, or maintain a project under that chapter.
Tex. Water Code § 62.196 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 62 / Section 62.196
§ 62.196. DUTIES OF ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Status: in_force

(a) Before the bonds are offered for sale, the district shall send to the attorney general:

(1) a copy of the bonds to be issued;

(2) a certified copy of the order of the commissioners court levying the tax;

(3) a copy of the order of the commissioners court levying the tax to pay interest and provide a sinking fund;

(4) a statement of the total bonded indebtedness of the district, including the series of bonds proposed and the assessed value of property for the purpose of taxation, as shown by the last official assessment by the district or, if the district has made no prior assessment, the last official assessment by the county; and

(5) other information which the attorney general may require.

(b) The attorney general shall carefully examine the bonds in connection with the facts, the constitution, and the laws on the execution of the bonds.

(c) If as the result of the examination the attorney general finds that the bonds were issued in conformity with the constitution and laws and that they are valid and binding obligations on the district, he shall officially certify the bonds.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 22.003 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 22 / Section 22.003
§ 22.003. FEES FOR WITNESSES SUMMONED BY A STATE AGENCY.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Commercial lodging establishment" means a motel, hotel, inn, apartment, or similar entity that offers lodging to the public in exchange for compensation.

(2) "Commercial transportation company" means an entity that offers transportation of people or goods to the public in exchange for compensation.

(b) A witness summoned by a state agency is entitled to receive from the agency:

(1) one dollar for each day the witness attends court;

(2) mileage at the rate provided by law for state employees if the witness uses the witness's personally owned or leased motor vehicle to attend court;

(3) reimbursement of the witness's transportation expenses if the witness does not use the witness's personally owned or leased motor vehicle to attend court; and

(4) reimbursement of the witness's meal and lodging expenses while attending court if the court is at least 25 miles from the witness's place of residence.

(c) A state agency may directly pay a commercial transportation company for the transportation expenses and a commercial lodging establishment for the lodging expenses of a witness if this section otherwise requires the agency to reimburse the witness for those expenses.

(d) A state agency may not pay a commercial transportation company or a commercial lodging establishment or reimburse a witness for transportation, meal, or lodging expenses under this section at a rate that exceeds the maximum rates provided by law for state employees.

(e) After receiving the witness's affidavit, the court clerk shall issue a certificate showing the fees incurred under this section.

(f) The witness fees must be taxed in the bill of costs as other costs.
Tex. Government Code § 24.954 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.954
§ 24.954. QUARTERS FOR COURTS.
Status: in_force

The commissioners court of a county that is newly included in a judicial district by reapportionment under this subchapter shall provide suitable quarters, facilities, and personnel for the district court of the judicial district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1110.115 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1110 / Section 1110.115
§ 1110.115. AUTHORITY TO SUE AND BE SUED.
Status: in_force

(a) The district, through the board, may sue and be sued.

(b) The district is entitled to all causes of action and defenses to which similar authorities performing only governmental functions are entitled.
Tex. Utilities Code § 54.251 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 54 / Section 54.251
§ 54.251. PROVISION OF SERVICE.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by this section, Section 54.252, Section 54.253, and Section 54.254, a telecommunications utility that holds a certificate of convenience and necessity or a certificate of operating authority shall:

(1) offer all basic local telecommunications services to each customer in the utility's certificated area; and

(2) provide continuous and adequate service in that area.

(b) Except as specifically determined otherwise by the commission under this subchapter or Subchapter G of this chapter, and except as provided by Subchapters C and D, Chapter 65, the holder of a certificate of convenience and necessity for an area has the obligations of a provider of last resort regardless of whether another provider has a certificate of operating authority or service provider certificate of operating authority for that area.

(c) A certificate holder may meet the holder's provider of last resort obligations using any available technology. Notwithstanding any provision of Chapter 56, the commission may adjust disbursements from the universal service fund to companies using technologies other than traditional wireline or landline technologies to meet provider of last resort obligations. As determined by the commission, the certificate holder shall meet minimum quality of service standards, including standards for 911 service, comparable to those established for traditional wireline or landline technologies and shall offer services at a price comparable to the monthly service charge for comparable services in that exchange or the provider's nearest exchange.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1603.2109 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1603 / Section 1603.2109
§ 1603.2109. SERVICE AT UNLICENSED LOCATION.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "licensed facility" means:

(1) an establishment licensed under Subchapter E-2; or

(2) a school licensed under Subchapter E-3.

(b) A person holding a license under this subchapter may perform a service within the scope of the license at a location other than a licensed facility for a client:

(1) who, because of illness or physical or mental incapacitation, is unable to receive the service at a licensed facility; or

(2) in preparation for and at the location of a special event, including a wedding.

(c) An appointment for a service performed under this section must be made through a licensed facility.
Tex. Estates Code § 351.001 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 351 / Section 351.001
§ 351.001. APPLICABILITY OF COMMON LAW.
Status: in_force

The rights, powers, and duties of executors and administrators are governed by common law principles to the extent that those principles do not conflict with the statutes of this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1092.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1092 / Section 1092.153
§ 1092.153. FISCAL YEAR.
Status: in_force

The district's fiscal year is from January 1 to December 31.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 751.0055 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 751 / Section 751.0055
§ 751.0055. DELEGATION OF DUTIES OF COUNTY JUDGE.
Status: in_force

(a) The county judge of a county may file an order with the commissioners court of the county delegating to another county officer the duty to hear applications for a permit under this chapter. The order may provide for allowing the county officer to revoke a permit under Section 751.008.

(b) An order of a county officer acting under the delegated authority of the county judge in regard to a permit has the same effect as an order of the county judge.

(c) During the period in which the order is in effect, the county judge may withdraw the authority delegated in relation to an application and the county judge may hear the application.

(d) The county judge may at any time revoke an order delegating duties under this section.