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Tex. Education Code § 54.908 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 54 / Section 54.908
§ 54.908. PARTICIPATION AGREEMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Under the ABLE program, the board may enter into participation agreements with participants on behalf of designated beneficiaries.

(b) A participation agreement may include the following terms:

(1) the requirements and applicable restrictions for:

(A) opening an ABLE account;

(B) making contributions to an ABLE account; and

(C) directly or indirectly, directing the investment of the contributions or balance of the ABLE account;

(2) the eligibility requirements for a participant to enter into a participation agreement and the rights of that participant;

(3) the administrative fee and other fees and charges applicable to an ABLE account;

(4) the terms and conditions under which an ABLE account or participation agreement may be modified, transferred, or terminated;

(5) the method of disposition of abandoned ABLE accounts; and

(6) any other terms and conditions the board considers necessary or appropriate, including those necessary to conform the ABLE account to the requirements of Section 529A, Internal Revenue Code, or other applicable federal law.

(c) The participation agreement may be amended throughout the term of the agreement, including to allow a participant to increase or decrease the level of participation and to change the designated beneficiary or other matters authorized by this section and Section 529A, Internal Revenue Code.

(d) If the board finds a participant has made a material misrepresentation in the application for a participation agreement or in any communication regarding the ABLE program, the board may liquidate the participant's ABLE account. If the board liquidates an ABLE account under this subsection, the participant is entitled to a refund, subject to any charges or fees provided by the participation agreement and the Internal Revenue Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 843.463 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 843 / Section 843.463
§ 843.463. INJUNCTIONS.
Status: in_force

If the commissioner believes that a health maintenance organization or another person is violating or has violated this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter or Section 1367.053, Subchapter A, Chapter 1452, Subchapter B, Chapter 1507, Chapter 222, 251, or 258, as applicable to a health maintenance organization, or Chapter 1271 or 1272 or a rule adopted under one of those provisions, the commissioner may bring an action in a Travis County district court to enjoin the violation and obtain other relief the court considers appropriate.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 61.0183 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 61 / Section 61.0183
§ 61.0183. REMOVAL OF CERTAIN STRUCTURES, IMPROVEMENTS, OBSTRUCTIONS, BARRIERS, AND HAZARDS ON PUBLIC BEACH.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may order the removal of a structure, improvement, obstruction, barrier, or hazard from a public beach if the commissioner finds the structure, improvement, obstruction, barrier, or hazard to be on the public beach as defined by Section 61.013(c) and:

(1) the structure, improvement, obstruction, barrier, or hazard was constructed or placed on the beach in a manner that is inconsistent with the local government's beach access and use plan; or

(2) the structure, improvement, obstruction, or barrier constitutes an imminent hazard to safety, health, or public welfare.

(b) The decision to remove a structure, improvement, obstruction, barrier, or hazard under this section is discretionary with the commissioner. This section does not impose a duty on the state to remove a structure, improvement, obstruction, barrier, or hazard or to remedy or warn of a hazardous condition on the public beach.

(c) The commissioner may contract for the removal and disposal of a structure, improvement, obstruction, barrier, or hazard under this section and may pay the costs of removal from money appropriated by the legislature.
Tex. Occupations Code § 153.003 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 153 / Section 153.003
§ 153.003. RULES REGARDING MAINTENANCE OF PATIENT RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by rule shall establish the period for which patient records must be maintained.

(b) The rules adopted under this section must prohibit a physician from destroying a medical record from the forensic medical examination of a sexual assault victim conducted under Subchapter G, Chapter 56A, Code of Criminal Procedure, until the 20th anniversary of the date the record was created.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11005.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11005 / Section 11005.107
§ 11005.107. OFFICERS AND ASSISTANTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall elect a president, vice president, secretary, and treasurer at the first meeting of the board in March of each year or at any time necessary to fill a vacancy.

(b) The board shall elect the president and vice president from among the directors.

(c) The president shall serve for a term of one year.

(d) The offices of secretary and treasurer:

(1) may be held by one person; and

(2) are not required to be held by a director.

(e) The board may appoint as assistant board secretary one or more persons who are not directors.
Tex. Local Government Code § 502.102 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 502 / Section 502.102
§ 502.102. PROVISION OF TRAINING SEMINAR.
Status: in_force

(a) A training seminar under Section 502.101 must be provided by a statewide organization representing corporations created under this subtitle, except that if the economic development office determines that no statewide organization is able to provide a seminar as required by Section 502.101, the office, in conjunction with the attorney general and the comptroller, shall by rule develop the seminar. The office may enter into an agreement for provision of a seminar developed under those rules with a person the office determines is qualified to provide the seminar.

(b) A person providing a training seminar may:

(1) charge a reasonable fee for attending the seminar; and

(2) compensate an individual who provides instruction at the seminar.
Tex. Labor Code § 405.003 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 405 / Section 405.003
§ 405.003. FUNDING; SURCHARGE AND RECOVERY OF SURCHARGE BY INSURERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The group's duties under this chapter are funded through the assessment of a surcharge collected annually from all insurance carriers, and self-insurance groups that hold certificates of approval under Chapter 407A, except governmental entities.

(b) The department shall set the rate of the surcharge based on the expenditures authorized and the receipts anticipated in legislative appropriations. The surcharge rate for insurance companies may not exceed the limitation in Section 255.002(a), Insurance Code. The surcharge rate is applied to the correctly reported gross workers' compensation insurance premiums. The surcharge rate for certified self-insurers may not exceed the limitation in Section 255.002(a), Insurance Code. The surcharge rate is applied to the total surcharge base of all certified self-insurers, as computed under Section 407.103(b). The surcharge rate for self-insurance groups described by Subsection (a) may not exceed the limitation in Section 255.002(a), Insurance Code. The surcharge rate is applied to the group's gross premium for the group's retention, excluding premium collected by the group for excess insurance.

(c) The surcharge imposed under Subsection (a) is in addition to all taxes or other surcharges imposed on those insurance carriers for workers' compensation purposes.

(d) The surcharge on insurance companies and on self-insurance groups described by Subsection (a) shall be assessed, collected, and paid in the same manner and at the same time as the surcharge established for the support of the department under Chapter 255, Insurance Code. The surcharge on certified self-insurers shall be assessed, collected, and paid in the same manner and at the same time as the self-insurer surcharge collected under Section 407.104.

(e) Amounts received under this section shall be deposited in the general revenue fund in accordance with Section 251.004, Insurance Code, to be used:

(1) for the operation of the group's duties under this chapter; and

(2) to reimburse the general revenue fund in accordance with Section 201.052, Insurance Code.

(f) Section 403.095, Government Code, does not apply in relation to amounts received under this section or to any special account into which the amounts are deposited.

(g) An insurer may recover a surcharge under this section by:

(1) reflecting the surcharge as an expense in a rate filing required under the Insurance Code; or

(2) charging the insurer's policyholders.
Tex. Government Code § 402.103 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 402 / Section 402.103
§ 402.103. PROSECUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, the attorney general has jurisdiction to prosecute and shall represent the state in the prosecution of a criminal offense described by Section 402.101 if:

(1) a law enforcement agency submits a report described by Section 402.102(a) to the local prosecuting attorney and the attorney general;

(2) 180 days have elapsed from the date the report was submitted; and

(3) the local prosecuting attorney has not taken prosecutorial action to prosecute the offense.

(b) If the prosecution of a criminal offense described by Section 402.101 is pending before a court and the attorney general has jurisdiction to prosecute the criminal offense under Subsection (a), the attorney general shall file with the court in which the prosecution is pending a notice of appearance to represent the state and provide to the local prosecuting attorney a copy of the notice.

(c) If the prosecution of a criminal offense described by Section 402.101 is not pending before a court and the attorney general has jurisdiction to prosecute the criminal offense under Subsection (a), the attorney general shall notify the local prosecuting attorney of the attorney general's intent to represent the state in the prosecution of the offense under Subsection (a).

(d) A local prosecuting attorney may file a motion in the court in which the prosecution of a criminal offense described by Section 402.101 is pending objecting to the attorney general's representation of the state in the prosecution of the offense. The court shall hold a hearing on the motion filed under this subsection not later than the 30th day after the date the motion is filed. In response to a motion filed under this subsection, the court shall:

(1) make a finding as to whether the local prosecuting attorney has taken prosecutorial action to prosecute the offense; and

(2) if the court finds the local prosecuting attorney has not taken prosecutorial action to prosecute the offense, issue an order stating the attorney general shall represent the state in the prosecution of the offense.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8239.134 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8239 / Section 8239.134
§ 8239.134. DIVISION PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board, on its own motion or on receipt of a petition signed by the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district, may adopt an order dividing the district.

(b) The board may adopt an order dividing the district before or after the date the board holds an election under Section 8239.003 to confirm the district's creation.

(c) An order dividing the district must:

(1) name each new district;

(2) include the metes and bounds description of the territory of each new district;

(3) appoint temporary directors for each new district; and

(4) provide for the division of assets and liabilities between the new districts.

(d) On or before the 30th day after the date of adoption of an order dividing the district, the district shall file the order with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and record the order in the real property records of each county in which the district is located.
Tex. Estates Code § 1353.001 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1353 / Section 1353.001
§ 1353.001. EFFECT OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

(a) The manner in which community property is administered under this subchapter does not affect:

(1) the duties and obligations between spouses, including the duty to support the other spouse; and

(2) the rights of any creditor of either spouse.

(b) This subchapter does not partition community property between an incapacitated spouse and a spouse who is not incapacitated.
Tex. Finance Code § 66.201 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 66 / Section 66.201
§ 66.201. PLACEMENT OF ASSOCIATION UNDER VOLUNTARY SUPERVISORY CONTROL.
Status: in_force

(a) An association's board may consent to the commissioner's placement of the association under supervisory control.

(b) The commissioner may appoint the supervisor and one or more deputy supervisors.

(c) Supervisory control continues until the conditions for which the supervisory control was imposed are corrected.
Tex. Finance Code § 345.101 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 345 / Section 345.101
§ 345.101. MAKING RETAIL CHARGE AGREEMENT.
Status: in_force

On the request of a retail buyer or prospective buyer, a retail seller or credit card issuer may establish a retail charge agreement.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2025.107 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2025 / Section 2025.107
§ 2025.107. RACETRACK LICENSE NOT TRANSFERABLE; TEMPORARY LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) A racetrack license is not transferable.

(b) If the death of any person causes a violation of the licensing provisions of this subtitle, the commission may issue, in accordance with commission rules, a temporary license for a period not to exceed one year.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8511.0501 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8511 / Section 8511.0501
§ 8511.0501. DISBURSEMENT OF MONEY.
Status: in_force

The authority may disburse its money only by a check, draft, order, or other instrument signed by a person authorized to do so in the board's bylaws or by board resolution.
Tex. Government Code § 423.006 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 423 / Section 423.006
§ 423.006. CIVIL ACTION.
Status: in_force

(a) An owner or tenant of privately owned real property located in this state may bring against a person who, in violation of Section 423.003, captured an image of the property or the owner or tenant while on the property an action to:

(1) enjoin a violation or imminent violation of Section 423.003 or 423.004;

(2) recover a civil penalty of:

(A) $5,000 for all images captured in a single episode in violation of Section 423.003; or

(B) $10,000 for disclosure, display, distribution, or other use of any images captured in a single episode in violation of Section 423.004; or

(3) recover actual damages if the person who captured the image in violation of Section 423.003 discloses, displays, or distributes the image with malice.

(b) For purposes of recovering the civil penalty or actual damages under Subsection (a), all owners of a parcel of real property are considered to be a single owner and all tenants of a parcel of real property are considered to be a single tenant.

(c) In this section, "malice" has the meaning assigned by Section 41.001, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.

(d) In addition to any civil penalties authorized under this section, the court shall award court costs and reasonable attorney's fees to the prevailing party.

(e) Venue for an action under this section is governed by Chapter 15, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.

(f) An action brought under this section must be commenced within two years from the date the image was:

(1) captured in violation of Section 423.003; or

(2) initially disclosed, displayed, distributed, or otherwise used in violation of Section 423.004.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8203.254 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8203 / Section 8203.254
§ 8203.254. CONTINUING POWERS AND OBLIGATIONS OF NEW DISTRICTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Each new district may incur and pay debts and has all powers of the original district created by this chapter.

(b) If the district is divided as provided by this subchapter, the current obligations and any bond authorizations of the district are not impaired. Debts shall be paid by revenue or by taxes or assessments imposed on real property in the district as if the district had not been divided or by contributions from each new district as stated in the terms set by the board under Section 8203.251(e).

(c) Any other district obligation is divided pro rata among the new districts on an acreage basis or on other terms that are satisfactory to the new districts.
Tex. Government Code § 4008.101 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 4008 / Section 4008.101
§ 4008.101. INVESTMENT ADVISER OR INVESTMENT ADVISER REPRESENTATIVE LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) An investment adviser or investment adviser representative who renders services as an investment adviser in violation of Section 4004.052 or 4004.102(a) or an order under Section 4007.102 or 4007.104 is liable to the purchaser, who may sue for damages in the amount of any consideration paid for the services.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), an investment adviser or investment adviser representative who commits fraud or engages in a fraudulent practice in rendering services as an investment adviser is liable to the purchaser, who may sue for damages.

(c) An investment adviser or investment adviser representative who in rendering services as an investment adviser makes an untrue statement of a material fact or omits to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statement made, in light of the circumstances under which the statement is made, not misleading is not liable under Subsection (b) if the adviser or representative proves:

(1) the purchaser knew of the truth or omission; or

(2) the adviser or representative did not know, and in the exercise of reasonable care could not have known, of the untruth or omission.
Tex. Transportation Code § 521.144 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 521 / Section 521.144
§ 521.144. APPLICATION BY NEW STATE RESIDENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A new resident of this state who applies for a driver's license must submit with the application:

(1) evidence that each motor vehicle owned by the person is registered under Chapter 502; or

(2) an affidavit that the applicant does not own a motor vehicle required to be registered under Chapter 502.

(b) The department may not issue a driver's license to a new resident who fails to comply with Subsection (a).

(c) A registration receipt issued by a county assessor-collector in this state is satisfactory evidence that a motor vehicle is registered under Chapter 502.
Tex. Government Code § 1505.217 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1505 / Section 1505.217
§ 1505.217. REGISTRATION OF REFUNDING BONDS BY COMPTROLLER.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller shall register the refunding bonds on the surrender and cancellation of the bonds to be refunded.

(b) In lieu of issuing bonds to be registered on the surrender and cancellation of the bonds to be refunded, the municipality, in the resolution authorizing the issuance of the refunding bonds, may provide for the sale of the refunding bonds and the deposit of the proceeds in the bank where the bonds to be refunded are payable. In that case, the refunding bonds may be issued in an amount sufficient to pay the interest on the bonds to be refunded to their option or maturity date, and the comptroller shall register the refunding bonds without the surrender and cancellation of the bonds to be refunded.
Tex. Family Code § 92.001 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 92 / Section 92.001
§ 92.001. IMMUNITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a person who reports family violence under Section 91.002 or provides information under Section 91.003 is immune from civil liability that might otherwise be incurred or imposed.

(b) A person who reports the person's own conduct or who otherwise reports family violence in bad faith is not protected from liability under this section.
Tex. Government Code § 845.306 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 845 / Section 845.306
§ 845.306. EMPLOYEES SAVING FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) The retirement system shall deposit in a member's individual account in the employees saving fund:

(1) the amount of contributions to the retirement system deducted from the member's compensation;

(2) interest allowed in accordance with this subtitle;

(3) the contribution made by a member in an amount equal to the amount withdrawn to reinstate service credit under Section 843.003;

(4) the amount deposited by a member in accordance with Section 843.0031; and

(5) the amount contributed by a member in accordance with Section 843.601(b) to establish current service credit for military service under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (38 U.S.C. Section 4301 et seq.).

(b) The retirement system shall establish and maintain a separate member individual account for each subdivision with which the member has credited service.

(c) On December 31 of each year, the retirement system shall credit to each member's individual account interest as allowed by this subtitle on the amount of accumulated contributions credited to the member's account on January 1 of that year.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 161.407 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 161 / Section 161.407
§ 161.407. REMEDIES CUMULATIVE.
Status: in_force

The civil penalty, administrative penalty, and injunction authorized by this subchapter are in addition to any other civil, administrative, or criminal action provided by law.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 433.057 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 433 / Section 433.057
§ 433.057. PROHIBITION ON CELL-CULTURED PROTEIN; TEMPORARY PROVISION.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "cell-cultured protein" has the meaning assigned by Section 431.002.

(b) A person may not offer for sale or sell cell-cultured protein for human consumption.

(c) To the extent another state law conflicts with this section, this section controls.

(d) This section expires September 1, 2027.
Tex. Water Code § 51.301 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.301
§ 51.301. STATEMENT ESTIMATING WATER REQUIREMENTS AND PAYMENT OF CHARGE.
Status: in_force

(a) If required by the board, each person who desires to receive irrigation water at any time during the year shall furnish the secretary of the board a written statement of the acreage the person intends to irrigate and the different crops the person intends to plant with the acreage of each crop.

(b) At the time the acreage estimate is furnished to the secretary, each person applying for water shall pay the portion of the water charge or assessment set by the board.

(c) If a person does not furnish the statement of estimated acreage or does not pay the part of the water charge or assessment set by the board before the date for fixing the assessment, the district is not obligated to furnish water to that person during that year.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7967A.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7967A / Section 7967A.0102
§ 7967A.0102. NATURE AND PURPOSES OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district in Fort Bend County created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 52, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8876.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8876 / Section 8876.102
§ 8876.102. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1061.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1061 / Section 1061.006
§ 1061.006. DISTRICT SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE NOT STATE OBLIGATION.
Status: in_force

The support and maintenance of the district may not become a charge against or obligation of this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8852.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8852 / Section 8852.105
§ 8852.105. APPLICABILITY OF DISTRICT REGULATIONS.
Status: in_force

Groundwater regulations adopted by the district under this chapter apply to all persons except as exempted under Section 36.117, Water Code, or this chapter.