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Tex. Insurance Code § 1551.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1551 / Section 1551.003
§ 1551.003. GENERAL DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Administering firm" means a firm designated by the board of trustees to administer coverages, services, benefits, or requirements in accordance with this chapter and the rules adopted by the board of trustees under this chapter.

(2) "Annuitant" means an individual eligible to participate in the group benefits program under Section 1551.102.

(3) "Basic coverage" means the group coverage plans determined by the board of trustees in which each eligible full-time employee and annuitant participates automatically unless participation is specifically waived.

(4) "Board of trustees" means the board of trustees established under Chapter 815, Government Code, to administer the Employees Retirement System of Texas.

(5) "Cafeteria plan" means a plan defined and authorized by Section 125, Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

(6) "Employee" means an individual eligible to participate in the group benefits program under Section 1551.101.

(7) "Employer" means this state and its agencies.

(8) "Executive director" means the executive director of the Employees Retirement System of Texas.

(9) "Full-time employee" means an employee designated as a full-time employee under Section 1551.319(c) or (d) or an employee designated by the employer as working 30 or more hours a week.

(9-a) "Good cause" means that a person's failure to act was not because of a lack of due diligence the exercise of which would have caused a reasonable person to take prompt and timely action. A failure to act based on ignorance of the law or facts reasonably discoverable through the exercise of due diligence does not constitute good cause.

(10) "Group benefits program" means the state employees group benefits program provided by this chapter.

(10-a) "Participant" means an eligible individual who participates in the group benefits program.

(11) "Part-time employee" means an employee designated by the employer as working less than 30 hours a week. For purposes of this chapter, an individual described by Section 1551.101(e)(2) is considered a part-time employee.

(12) "Serious mental illness" has the meaning assigned by Section 1355.001.

(13) "Service" means personal service to the state creditable in accordance with rules adopted by the board of trustees.

(14) "State agency" means a commission, board, department, division, institution of higher education, or other agency of this state created by the constitution or statutes of this state. The term also includes the Texas Municipal Retirement System and the Texas County and District Retirement System.

(15) "Usual and customary rate" means the relevant allowable amount as described by the applicable master benefit plan document or policy.
Tex. Utilities Code § 41.163 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 41 / Section 41.163
§ 41.163. SEVERABILITY.
Status: repealed

Effective on the date the first securitized bonds are issued under this subchapter, if any provision in this title or portion of this title is held to be invalid or is invalidated, superseded, replaced, repealed, or expires for any reason, that occurrence does not affect the validity or continuation of this subchapter or any other provision of this title that is relevant to the issuance, administration, payment, retirement, or refunding of securitized bonds or to any actions of the electric cooperative, its successors, an assignee, a collection agent, or a financing party, which shall remain in full force and effect.
Tex. Insurance Code § 425.068 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 425 / Section 425.068
§ 425.068.
Status: in_force

Sec. 425.068. RESERVE COMPUTATION: GROSS PREMIUM CHARGED LESS THAN VALUATION NET PREMIUM. (a) If in a contract year the gross premium charged by a life insurance company on a policy or contract is less than the valuation net premium for the policy or contract computed by the method used in computing the reserve on the policy or contract but using the minimum valuation mortality standards and interest rate, the minimum reserve required for the policy or contract is the greater of:

(1) the reserve computed according to the mortality table, interest rate, and method actually used for the policy or contract; or

(2) the reserve computed by the method actually used for the policy or contract but using the minimum valuation mortality standards and interest rate and replacing the valuation net premium with the actual gross premium in each contract year for which the valuation net premium exceeds the actual gross premium.

(b) The minimum valuation mortality standards and interest rate under Subsection (a) are the standards and rate provided by Sections 425.058, 425.061, 425.062, and 425.063.

(c) This subsection applies only to a life insurance policy issued on or after January 1, 1985, for which the gross premium for the first policy year exceeds the gross premium for the second policy year, for which a comparable additional benefit is not provided in the first year for the excess premium, and that provides an endowment benefit, a cash surrender value, or a combination of an endowment benefit and cash surrender value, in an amount greater than the excess premium. For a policy to which this subsection applies, Subsections (a) and (b) shall be applied as if the method actually used in computing the reserve for the policy were the method described in Section 425.064, ignoring Section 425.064(c). The minimum reserve at each policy anniversary is the greater of:

(1) the minimum reserve computed in accordance with Section 425.064, including Section 425.064(c); or

(2) the minimum reserve computed in accordance with this section.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 144.022 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 144 / Section 144.022
§ 144.022. RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) Each rendering establishment, related station, or dead animal hauler shall have a dead animal log that meets the requirements prescribed by department rule. The name of the rendering establishment, related station, or dead animal hauler must be on the front of the log.

(b) A rendering establishment, related station, or dead animal hauler that receives a dead animal shall enter the following information in the log:

(1) the date and time of the pickup of the dead animal;

(2) the name of the driver of the collection vehicle;

(3) a description of the dead animal;

(4) the location of the dead animal, including the county; and

(5) the owner of the dead animal, if known.

(c) The rendering establishment, related station, or dead animal hauler shall also keep a record in the log, or in an appendix to the log, of the general route followed in making the collection.

(d) The log is subject to inspection at all reasonable times by the department or a person with written authorization from the department.

(e) This section does not apply to a renderable raw material hauler.
Tex. Government Code § 612.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 612 / Section 612.004
§ 612.004. LIABILITY INSURANCE FOR CERTAIN BOARD MEMBERS, OFFICIALS, AND EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT STAFF.
Status: in_force

(a) A state agency governed by a board may purchase or acquire liability insurance to protect members of the board and the agency's executive management staff.

(b) A state agency governed by an appointed or elected official may purchase or acquire liability insurance to protect the official and the agency's executive management staff.

(c) Insurance purchased or acquired by a state agency under this section may:

(1) protect against any type of liability to third persons that may be incurred while conducting agency business; and

(2) provide for all costs of defending against that liability, including court costs and attorney's fees.

(d) This section does not authorize the purchase or acquisition of insurance to protect against liability other than liability described by Subsection (c).

(e) A state agency may use any available funds to purchase or acquire insurance under this section. A specific statement by the legislature that a particular appropriation of funds may be used to purchase or acquire insurance is not a prerequisite to using funds to purchase or acquire insurance under this section.

(f) In this section:

(1) "Board" includes a board, commission, council, committee, or other group of individuals.

(2) "State agency" means:

(A) a department, board, commission, committee, council, agency, office, or other entity in the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of state government, the jurisdiction of which is not limited to a geographical portion of the state;

(B) an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code; and

(C) a court of appeals as described by Section 22.201.

(g) For purposes of Section 659.012, the cost of insurance purchased or acquired by a court of appeals under this section is not included in determining the salary of a justice serving on the court.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1102.056 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1102 / Section 1102.056
§ 1102.056. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall elect from among its members a president and secretary.

(b) The board may elect or appoint other officers as the board determines necessary.

(c) The board shall prescribe the powers and duties of an officer position created under Subsection (b) in addition to the positions of president and secretary.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 113.131 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 113 / Section 113.131
§ 113.131. TRANSPORT TRUCKS AND TRAILERS.
Status: in_force

(a) Each transport truck, trailer, or other motor vehicle equipped with an LPG cargo container and each truck used principally for transporting LPG in portable containers shall be registered with the commission.

(b) A licensee who has purchased, leased, or obtained other rights to use any unit described in Subsection (a) of this section shall register that unit in the name or names under which the licensee conducts business before the transportation of LPG by means of that unit.

(c) An ultimate consumer of LPG who has purchased, leased, or obtained other rights to use any unit described in Subsection (a) of this section shall register that unit in the person's name before the transportation of LPG by means of that unit on public roads or highways.

(d) The commission, by rule, shall establish reasonable, nonrefundable annual registration and transfer fees for each LP-gas cargo trailer, semitrailer, bobtail, and cylinder-delivery unit registered or transferred as follows:

(1) the annual registration fee established by the commission shall not be less than $100 nor more than $300.

(2) the annual transfer fee established by the commission shall not be less than $25 nor more than $100.

(e) Any unit registered pursuant to this section shall be covered by motor vehicle bodily injury and property damage liability insurance as prescribed by Section 113.097 of this code.

(f) Any delivery or transport driver shall meet the applicable examination and seminar requirements set out in Section 113.087 of this code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8495.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8495 / Section 8495.151
§ 8495.151. 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 8495.153.

(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. Special District Local Laws Code § 8855.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8855 / Section 8855.103
§ 8855.103. APPLICABILITY OF DISTRICT REGULATIONS.
Status: in_force

Groundwater regulation under this chapter applies to all persons except as exempted from permitting under Section 36.117, Water Code, or this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3941.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3941 / Section 3941.151
§ 3941.151. DISBURSEMENTS AND TRANSFERS OF MONEY.
Status: in_force

The board by resolution shall establish the number of directors' signatures and the procedure required for a disbursement or transfer of district money.
Tex. Local Government Code § 361.004 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 361 / Section 361.004
§ 361.004. GRANTS AND LOANS.
Status: in_force

To finance the facilities of the criminal justice center, the municipality or county jointly or severally may accept grants, gratuities, advances, and loans from the United States, this state, an agency of this state, a private or public corporation, or any other person.
Tex. Estates Code § 1104.351 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1104 / Section 1104.351
§ 1104.351. INCAPACITY OR INEXPERIENCE.
Status: in_force

A person may not be appointed guardian if the person is:

(1) a minor or other incapacitated person; or

(2) a person who, because of inexperience, lack of education, or other good reason, is incapable of properly and prudently managing and controlling the person or estate of the ward.
Tex. Tax Code § 11.136 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 11 / Section 11.136
§ 11.136. RESIDENCE HOMESTEADS OF SURVIVING SPOUSES OF CERTAIN QUALIFYING VETERANS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Qualifying condition or disease" means a condition or disease for which the Sergeant First Class Heath Robinson Honoring our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act of 2022 (Pub. L. No. 117-168) or a regulation adopted under that Act establishes a presumption of service connection.

(2) "Qualifying veteran" means a veteran of the armed services of the United States who died as a result of a qualifying condition or disease, regardless of the veteran's disability rating at the time of the veteran's death.

(3) "Residence homestead" has the meaning assigned by Section 11.13.

(4) "Surviving spouse" means the individual who was married to a qualifying veteran at the time of the veteran's death.

(b) The surviving spouse of a qualifying veteran is entitled to an exemption from taxation of the total appraised value of the surviving spouse's residence homestead if the surviving spouse has not remarried since the death of the veteran.

(c) The exemption provided by this section applies regardless of the date of the veteran's death if the surviving spouse otherwise meets the qualifications of this section.

(d) A surviving spouse who receives an exemption under Subsection (b) for a residence homestead is entitled to receive an exemption from taxation of a property that the surviving spouse subsequently qualifies as the surviving spouse's residence homestead in an amount equal to the dollar amount of the exemption from taxation of the first property for which the surviving spouse received the exemption under Subsection (b) in the last year in which the surviving spouse received that exemption if the surviving spouse has not remarried since the death of the veteran. The surviving spouse is entitled to receive from the chief appraiser of the appraisal district in which the first property for which the surviving spouse claimed the exemption was located a written certificate providing the information necessary to determine the amount of the exemption to which the surviving spouse is entitled on the subsequently qualified homestead.
Tex. Local Government Code § 152.071 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 152 / Section 152.071
§ 152.071. CLASSIFICATION OF POSITIONS; SALARY SCHEDULE.
Status: in_force

(a) In a county with a population of more than 75,000, the county government shall classify all positions in its sheriff's department and shall specify the duties and prescribe the salary for each classification.

(a-1) A county government in a county that has a population of more than 7,500, is located on an international boundary, and contains no incorporated territory of a municipality may classify all positions in its sheriff's department and may specify the duties and prescribe the salary for each classification.

(b) A member of the sheriff's department who is required to perform the duties of a particular classification is entitled to be paid the salary prescribed for that position during the time the member performs those duties.
Tex. Insurance Code § 201.005 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 201 / Section 201.005
§ 201.005. TRANSFER OF SECURITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A transfer by the department of any security that is held in any way by the department is not valid unless the transfer is countersigned by the comptroller.

(b) The comptroller shall:

(1) countersign any security transfer presented by the department;

(2) keep a record of all transfers that includes:

(A) the name of the transferee, unless the security is transferred in blank; and

(B) a description of the security;

(3) when countersigning a security transfer, advise the company concerned by mail of the details of the transaction; and

(4) state, in the comptroller's annual report to the legislature, the countersigned transfers and the amount of the transfers.

(c) To verify the correctness of records:

(1) the department is entitled to free access to the comptroller's records kept under Subsection (b); and

(2) the comptroller is entitled to free access to the books and other department documents relating to securities held by the department.
Tex. Government Code § 2170.052 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2170 / Section 2170.052
§ 2170.052. BALANCING TECHNOLOGICAL ADVANCEMENTS AND EXISTING FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

In the planning, design, implementation, and operation of the consolidated telecommunications system, the department shall maintain an appropriate balance between the adoption of technological advancements and the efficient use of existing facilities and services to avoid misapplication of state money and degradation or loss of the integrity of existing systems and facilities.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 48.301 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 48 / Section 48.301
§ 48.301. INVESTIGATION OF REPORTS IN OTHER STATE FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) If the department receives a report of suspected abuse, neglect, or exploitation of an elderly person or a person with a disability receiving services in a facility operated, licensed, certified, or registered by a state agency, the department shall refer the report to that agency.

(a-1) This subchapter does not apply to a report of suspected abuse, neglect, or exploitation of an individual receiving services from a provider as described by Subchapter F.

(b) A state agency that receives a report under this section shall make a thorough investigation promptly after receiving a report that an elderly person or person with a disability has been or may be abused, neglected, or exploited in a facility operated, licensed, certified, or registered by the agency. The primary purpose of the investigation is the protection of the elderly person or person with a disability.

(c) Each state agency that may receive reports under this section, or the person responsible for adopting rules for that state agency, shall adopt rules relating to the investigation and resolution of reports received under this section.

(d) The state agency shall prepare and keep on file a complete written report of each investigation conducted by the state agency under this section.

(e) A state agency that receives a complaint relating to an investigation conducted under this section shall refer the complaint to its governing board, if applicable, or other person or entity designated to receive such complaints for review and appropriate action.

(f) The executive commissioner by rule shall adopt minimum standards for the investigation of suspected abuse, neglect, or exploitation of an elderly person or person with a disability under this section.

(g) A rule or policy adopted by or for a state agency under Subsection (c) must be consistent with the minimum standards adopted by the executive commissioner.
Tex. Election Code § 83.052 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 83 / Section 83.052
§ 83.052. COMPENSATION OF OTHER CLERKS AND THEIR DEPUTIES.
Status: in_force

An early voting clerk who is not a county clerk or city secretary and the deputy early voting clerks appointed to assist the clerk are entitled to compensation in an amount fixed by the authority ordering the election.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 201.71 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 201 / Section 201.71
§ 201.71. STAMPS.
Status: in_force

Unless the liquor is exempt from tax or payment has been or is to be made by a permittee in accordance with the provisions of Subchapter A or B of this chapter, the tax levied under Subchapter A or B shall be paid by affixing a stamp or stamps on each bottle or container of liquor. The stamp shall be affixed in strict accordance with the commission's rules and regulations.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2053.154 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2053 / Section 2053.154
§ 2053.154. LOSS STATEMENT AND PAYROLL REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of this section, "insurance company" means a stock company, mutual insurance company, reciprocal or interinsurance exchange, or Lloyd's plan authorized to engage in the business of workers' compensation insurance in this state. The term includes the Texas Mutual Insurance Company.

(b) The department may require an insurance company to submit a sworn statement or report showing:

(1) the payroll reported to the insurance company;

(2) incurred losses by classification; and

(3) other information the department determines may be necessary to implement the department's duties.

(c) The department shall prescribe the necessary forms for a statement or report required by Subsection (b) with consideration of the methods and forms used for similar purposes in other states so that uniformity of statistics will not be affected.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9502.0308 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9502 / Section 9502.0308
§ 9502.0308. REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Chapter 2269, Government Code, applies to the district's public work contracts, as defined by Section 2269.001, Government Code. Section 2269.003(d), Government Code, does not apply to the district.

(b) The district shall comply with Subchapter A, Chapter 2254, Government Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 544.004 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 544 / Section 544.004
§ 544.004. ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A health maintenance organization or legal entity engaged in the business of insurance that is found to be in violation of or to have failed to comply with this subchapter is subject to the sanctions provided by Chapter 82 or administrative penalties authorized under Chapter 84.

(b) In addition to the procedures provided by Subsection (a), the commissioner may use the cease and desist procedures authorized by Chapter 83.

(c) It is not a defense to an action of the commissioner under this section that the contract giving rise to the alleged violation was entered into before August 28, 1995.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 13.458 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 13 / Section 13.458
§ 13.458. SERVICE TECHNICIAN LICENSE REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall issue a license to each qualified applicant who applies for a service technician license.

(b) The department by rule may require an applicant for the issuance or renewal of a service technician license to meet one or more of the following requirements:

(1) provide to the department proof that the applicant has completed an academic, trade, or professional course of instruction approved by the department;

(2) pass a written test; or

(3) pass a practical skills test.