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Tex. Property Code § 117.004 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 117 / Section 117.004
§ 117.004. STANDARD OF CARE; PORTFOLIO STRATEGY; RISK AND RETURN OBJECTIVES.
Status: in_force

(a) A trustee shall invest and manage trust assets as a prudent investor would, by considering the purposes, terms, distribution requirements, and other circumstances of the trust. In satisfying this standard, the trustee shall exercise reasonable care, skill, and caution.

(b) A trustee's investment and management decisions respecting individual assets must be evaluated not in isolation but in the context of the trust portfolio as a whole and as a part of an overall investment strategy having risk and return objectives reasonably suited to the trust.

(c) Among circumstances that a trustee shall consider in investing and managing trust assets are such of the following as are relevant to the trust or its beneficiaries:

(1) general economic conditions;

(2) the possible effect of inflation or deflation;

(3) the expected tax consequences of investment decisions or strategies;

(4) the role that each investment or course of action plays within the overall trust portfolio, which may include financial assets, interests in closely held enterprises, tangible and intangible personal property, and real property;

(5) the expected total return from income and the appreciation of capital;

(6) other resources of the beneficiaries;

(7) needs for liquidity, regularity of income, and preservation or appreciation of capital; and

(8) an asset's special relationship or special value, if any, to the purposes of the trust or to one or more of the beneficiaries.

(d) A trustee shall make a reasonable effort to verify facts relevant to the investment and management of trust assets.

(e) Except as otherwise provided by and subject to this subtitle, a trustee may invest in any kind of property or type of investment consistent with the standards of this chapter.

(f) A trustee who has special skills or expertise, or is named trustee in reliance upon the trustee's representation that the trustee has special skills or expertise, has a duty to use those special skills or expertise.
Tex. Occupations Code § 603.504 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 603 / Section 603.504
§ 603.504. PENALTY TO BE PAID OR HEARING REQUESTED.
Status: in_force

(a) Within 10 days after the date the person receives the notice, the person in writing may:

(1) accept the determination and recommended administrative penalty of the medical board; or

(2) make a request for a hearing on the occurrence of the violation, the amount of the penalty, or both.

(b) If the person accepts the determination and recommended penalty of the medical board, the medical board by order shall approve the determination and impose the recommended penalty.
Tex. Local Government Code § 374.022 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 374 / Section 374.022
§ 374.022. CREATION OF URBAN RENEWAL AGENCY.
Status: in_force

(a) An urban renewal agency created in a municipality is a public body corporate and politic.

(b) An urban renewal agency may not transact business or exercise any powers under this chapter until the governing body of the municipality:

(1) adopts a resolution as provided by Section 374.011; and

(2) elects to exercise urban renewal project power through an urban renewal agency as provided by Section 374.021(a).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1078.207 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1078 / Section 1078.207
§ 1078.207. EXECUTION OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board president shall execute district bonds in the district's name.

(b) The board secretary shall countersign the bonds in the manner provided by Chapter 618, Government Code.
Tex. Transportation Code § 112.058 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 112 / Section 112.058
§ 112.058. INTERSECTION OF RAIL LINE AND ROAD OR STREET.
Status: in_force

Sections 112.051, 112.053, 112.054, 112.055, 112.057, 112.059, and 112.061 do not affect a law that requires a railroad company to provide a proper crossing at each intersection of a road or street.
Tex. Government Code § 30.00854 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 30 / Section 30.00854
§ 30.00854. JUDGE.
Status: repealed

(a) to (c) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 139(22), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

(d) In addition to satisfying the requirements of Section 30.00006(c), a municipal judge shall devote as much time to the office as it requires.

(e) to (j) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 139(22), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

(k) Sections 30.00007(b)(1), (2), (3), and (5) do not apply to this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8016A.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8016A / Section 8016A.0101
§ 8016A.0101. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 263.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 711.054 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 711 / Section 711.054
§ 711.054. ENFORCEMENT BY FINANCE COMMISSION OF TEXAS.
Status: in_force

The Finance Commission of Texas may use remedies available under Chapter 712 to enforce a section listed under Section 711.012(a) relating to perpetual care cemeteries.
Tex. Tax Code § 154.002 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 154 / Section 154.002
§ 154.002. STORAGE.
Status: in_force

(a) The commercial business location where cigarettes are stored or kept cannot be a residence or a unit in a public storage facility.

(b) For the purpose of Subsection (a), the vehicle of a manufacturer's representative is not a residence or public storage facility.
Tex. Property Code § 12.009 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 12 / Section 12.009
§ 12.009. MORTGAGE OR DEED OF TRUST MASTER FORM.
Status: in_force

(a) A master form of a mortgage or deed of trust may be recorded in any county without acknowledgement or proof. The master form must contain on its face the designation: "Master form recorded by (name of person causing the recording)."

(b) The county clerk shall index a master form under the name of the person causing the recording and indicate in the index and records that the document is a master mortgage.

(c) The parties to an instrument may incorporate by reference a provision of a recorded master form with the same effect as if the provision were set out in full in the instrument. The reference must state:

(1) that the master form is recorded in the county in which the instrument is offered for record;

(2) the numbers of the book or volume and first page of the records in which the master form is recorded; and

(3) a definite identification of each provision being incorporated.

(d) If a mortgage or deed of trust incorporates by reference a provision of a master form, the mortgagee shall give the mortgagor a copy of the master form at the time the instrument is executed. A statement in the mortgage or deed of trust or in a separate instrument signed by the mortgagor that the mortgagor received a copy of the master form is conclusive evidence of its receipt. On written request the mortgagee shall give a copy of the master form without charge to the mortgagor, the mortgagor's successors in interest, or the mortgagor's or a successor's agent.

(e) The provisions of the Uniform Commercial Code prevail over this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3793.0307 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3793 / Section 3793.0307
§ 3793.0307. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9028.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9028 / Section 9028.101
§ 9028.101. WATER CONTROL AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT POWERS.
Status: in_force

The district has the rights, powers, privileges, and duties provided by general law applicable to a water control and improvement district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, including Chapters 49 and 51, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1110.062 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1110 / Section 1110.062
§ 1110.062. DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR; ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may appoint a qualified person as district administrator.

(b) The board may appoint an assistant administrator.

(c) The administrator and assistant administrator, if any, serve at the will of the board and shall receive the compensation determined by the board.

(d) On assuming the duties of district administrator, the administrator shall execute a bond payable to the district in an amount set by the board of not less than $5,000 that:

(1) is conditioned on the administrator performing the administrator's duties; and

(2) contains any other condition the board requires.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1357.007 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1357 / Section 1357.007
§ 1357.007. RULES.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may adopt rules to implement this subchapter and to meet the minimum requirements of federal law.
Tex. Occupations Code § 301.151 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 301 / Section 301.151
§ 301.151. GENERAL RULEMAKING AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

The board may adopt and enforce rules consistent with this chapter and necessary to:

(1) perform its duties and conduct proceedings before the board;

(2) regulate the practice of professional nursing and vocational nursing;

(3) establish standards of professional conduct for license holders under this chapter; and

(4) except as provided by Section 22.052, Education Code, determine whether an act constitutes the practice of professional nursing or vocational nursing.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7987.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7987 / Section 7987.104
§ 7987.104. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located.

(b) If a road project is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road project must meet all applicable construction standards, subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which the road project is located.

(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1075.062 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1075 / Section 1075.062
§ 1075.062. RETIREMENT PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

The board may enter into any contract or agreement with this state or the federal government as required to establish or continue a retirement program for the benefit of the district's employees.
Tex. Transportation Code § 521.044 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 521 / Section 521.044
§ 521.044. USE OR DISCLOSURE OF SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Information provided on a driver's license or personal identification certificate application that relates to the applicant's social security number may be used only by the department or disclosed only to:

(1) the child support enforcement division of the attorney general's office;

(2) another state entity responsible for enforcing the payment of child support;

(3) the United States Selective Service System as provided by Section 521.147;

(4) the unclaimed property division of the comptroller's office;

(5) the Health and Human Services Commission;

(6) the secretary of state for the purposes of voter registration or the administration of elections; or

(7) an agency of another state responsible for issuing driver's licenses or identification documents.

(b) The department shall enter an applicant's social security number in the department's electronic database but may not print the number on the applicant's driver's license or personal identification certificate.

(c)(1) On the request of a state entity responsible for investigating or enforcing the payment of child support or the secretary of state, the department shall disclose information regarding an applicant's social security number.

(2) On the request of the Health and Human Services Commission and for the purpose of assisting the commission in determining an applicant's eligibility for any program administered by the commission, the department shall disclose information regarding an applicant's social security number.

(d) Information disclosed under this section may be used by a state entity responsible for enforcing the payment of child support only to implement the duties of the state entity.

(e) The department shall include in the department's legislative appropriations requests and budgets, in quarterly performance reports, and in audits of the department's local offices performance measures on the percentage of complete and correct social security numbers on driver's licenses and personal identification certificates.

(f) This section does not prohibit the department from requiring an applicant for a driver's license to provide the applicant's social security number.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8487.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8487 / Section 8487.004
§ 8487.004. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 8487.003 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Government Code § 511.0105 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 511 / Section 511.0105
§ 511.0105. REPORT REGARDING RESTRAINT OF PREGNANT PRISONER.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than February 1 of each year, each county jail shall submit to the commission a report regarding the jail's use, during the preceding calendar year, of any type of restraints to control or restrict the movement of a prisoner, including a limb or other part of the prisoner, who is confirmed to be pregnant or who gave birth in the preceding 12 weeks.

(b) The report must include the circumstances of each use of restraints, including:

(1) the specific type of restraints used;

(2) what activity the prisoner was engaged in immediately before being restrained;

(3) whether the prisoner was restrained during or after delivery;

(4) whether the prisoner was restrained while being transported to a local hospital; and

(5) the reasons supporting the determination to use the restraints, a description of the process by which the determination was made, and the name and title of the person or persons making the determination.

(c) The commission shall prescribe a form for the report required for this section.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 61.220 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 61 / Section 61.220
§ 61.220. RETURN OF FILING FEE.
Status: in_force

If the commissioners court refuses to issue the permit, the applicant may recover his filing fee from the county treasurer or other official exercising similar authority if there is no county treasurer.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4202.012 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4202 / Section 4202.012
§ 4202.012. REFERRAL.
Status: in_force

The commissioner by rule shall require referral by random assignment of adverse determinations under Subchapter I, Chapter 4201, to independent review organizations. On referral of a determination, the commissioner shall notify:

(1) the utilization review agent;

(2) the payor;

(3) the independent review organization;

(4) the patient, as defined by Section 4201.002, or the patient's representative; and

(5) the provider of record as defined by Section 4201.002.
Tex. Government Code § 808.102 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 808 / Section 808.102
§ 808.102. ENFORCEMENT.
Status: in_force

The attorney general may bring any action necessary to enforce this chapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2054.353 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.353
§ 2054.353. REQUIRED INSURANCE OF CERTAIN COMMONLY OWNED OR CONTROLLED ENTITIES.
Status: in_force

If the company suspects fraud or identifies conditions that may result in acts of fraud, the company may require an applicant for workers' compensation insurance coverage who is identified as a risk for purposes of Section 2054.351(b) to insure all business entities that are commonly owned or controlled by the applicant.
Tex. Water Code § 5.583 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 5 / Section 5.583
§ 5.583. ELECTRONIC PUBLICATION OF NOTICE.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall publish notice of a permit application on the commission’s website and may provide additional electronic notice through other means, including direct e-mail. Notice published under this section is in addition to any other notice requirement.

(b) The commission shall consider and accommodate residents of each area affected by a proposed permit, permit amendment, or permit renewal who may need assistance accessing notice published by electronic means because of a lack of access to Internet services, particularly when there is a heightened public interest or in response to public comment.
Tex. Government Code § 552.1176 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 552 / Section 552.1176
§ 552.1176. CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN INFORMATION MAINTAINED BY STATE BAR.
Status: repealed

(a) Information maintained under Chapter 81 is confidential and may not be disclosed to the public under this chapter if the information:

(1) is a license application; or

(2) relates to the home address, home telephone number, electronic mail address, social security number, date of birth, driver's license number, state identification number, passport number, emergency contact information, or payment information of an individual licensed to practice law in this state.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 73 (S.B. 510), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2023.

(c) All documents filed with a county clerk and all documents filed with a district clerk are exempt from this section.

(d) Subsection (a) does not make confidential or except from required public disclosure the name, state bar identification number, membership class, or eligibility to practice law of an applicant for a license, a license holder, or an individual who previously held a license.

(e) To the extent of any conflict, this section prevails over another law that authorizes or requires the release of information maintained by the State Bar of Texas.
Tex. Occupations Code § 51.2011 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 51 / Section 51.2011
§ 51.2011. POWERS AND DUTIES OF COMMISSION REGARDING STATE LOTTERY AND BINGO REGULATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission has broad authority and shall exercise strict control and close supervision over all activities authorized and conducted in this state under:

(1) Chapter 2001; and

(2) Chapter 466, Government Code.

(b) The commission shall ensure that games are conducted fairly and in compliance with the law.

(c) The commission also has the powers and duties granted under:

(1) Chapter 2001; and

(2) Chapter 466, Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1114.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1114 / Section 1114.107
§ 1114.107. GIFTS AND ENDOWMENTS.
Status: in_force

The board may accept for the district a gift or endowment to be held in trust and administered by the board for the purposes and under the directions, limitations, or provisions prescribed in writing by the donor that are not inconsistent with the proper management and object of the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3979.0607 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3979 / Section 3979.0607
§ 3979.0607. ABOLITION OF TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the board may abolish the tax imposed under this subchapter without an election.

(b) The board may not abolish the tax imposed under this subchapter if the district has outstanding debt secured by the tax, and repayment of the debt would be impaired by the abolition of the tax.

(c) If the board abolishes the tax, the board shall notify the comptroller of that action in the same manner the municipal secretary provides notice to the comptroller under Section 321.405(b), Tax Code.

(d) If the board abolishes the tax or decreases the tax rate to zero, a new election to authorize a sales and use tax must be held under Section 3979.0602 before the district may subsequently impose the tax.

(e) This section does not apply to a decrease in the sales and use tax authorized under Section 3979.0604(c)(2).
Tex. Finance Code § 185.0071 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 185 / Section 185.0071
§ 185.0071. APPLICATION FOR RELEASE FROM FINAL REMOVAL OR PROHIBITION ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) After the expiration of 10 years from the date of issuance, a person who is subject to a prohibition or removal order issued under this subchapter, regardless of the order's stated duration or date of issuance, may apply to the banking commissioner to be released from the order.

(b) The application must be made under oath and in the form required by the banking commissioner. The application must be accompanied by any required fees.

(c) The banking commissioner, in the exercise of discretion, may approve or deny an application filed under this section.

(d) The banking commissioner's decision under Subsection (c) is final and not appealable.
Tex. Transportation Code § 201.301 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 201 / Section 201.301
§ 201.301. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
Status: repealed

(a) The commission shall elect an executive director for the department. The director must be experienced and skilled in transportation planning and development and in organizational management.

(b) The director serves at the will of the commission.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 285, Sec. 31(47).

(d) The director shall:

(1) serve the commission in an advisory capacity, without vote; and

(2) submit to the commission, quarterly, annually, and biennially, detailed reports of the progress of public road construction, detailed reports of public and mass transportation development, and detailed statements of expenditures.

(e) The director is entitled to actual expenses for and related to travel away from Austin in performance of the director's duties under the direction of the commission.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1004.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1004 / Section 1004.005
§ 1004.005. DISTRICT SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE NOT STATE OBLIGATION.
Status: in_force

The state may not be obligated for the support or maintenance of the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7931A.0305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7931A / Section 7931A.0305
§ 7931A.0305. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is adopted under Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, and that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3809.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3809 / Section 3809.106
§ 3809.106. APPROVAL OF CERTAIN IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the district must obtain the approval of the City of Houston's governing body:

(1) for the issuance of a bond for each improvement project;

(2) of the plans and specifications of an improvement project financed by the bond; and

(3) of the plans and specifications of any district improvement project related to the use of land owned by the City of Houston, an easement granted by the City of Houston, or a right-of-way of a street, road, or highway.

(b) If the district obtains the approval of the City of Houston's governing body of a capital improvements budget for a period not to exceed five years, the district may finance the capital improvements and issue bonds specified in the budget without further approval of the City of Houston.