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Tex. Finance Code § 345.209 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 345 / Section 345.209
§ 345.209. DELIVERY OF INSURANCE DOCUMENT TO BUYER.
Status: in_force

A holder who obtains insurance shall, not later than the 45th day after the date of the delivery of goods or the furnishing of services under a retail installment contract or retail charge agreement, deliver, mail, or cause to be mailed to the retail buyer at the buyer's address specified in the contract or agreement a policy or certificate of insurance that clearly sets forth:

(1) the amount of the premium;

(2) the kind of insurance provided;

(3) the coverage of the insurance; and

(4) all terms, including options, limitations, restrictions, and conditions, of the policy.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1023.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1023 / Section 1023.102
§ 1023.102. RESTRICTION ON COUNTY TAXATION AND DEBT.
Status: in_force

Eastland County may not impose a tax or issue bonds or other obligations to provide hospital or medical care for district residents.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 50.005 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 50 / Section 50.005
§ 50.005. HOLDER SHALL COMPLY WITH OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

A holder of a combination hunting and fishing license shall comply with and is subject to the penalties in Chapters 42 and 46 of this code, unless those requirements or penalties conflict with this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 2204.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2204 / Section 2204.001
§ 2204.001. ACQUISITION OF LAND BY STATE.
Status: in_force

(a) The governor may purchase land or the right to use land that is required by this state for any type of public use.

(b) If the governor fails to agree with the owner of the land on the price for the land or the use of the land, the land may be condemned for public use in the name of this state. On the direction of the governor, condemnation proceedings shall be instituted against the owner of the land by the attorney general or the district or county attorney acting under the direction of the attorney general.

(c) If the governor determines that the amount of damages awarded in the condemnation proceedings under Subsection (b) is excessive, the state may not pay the damages. In that event, the state shall pay the costs of the proceedings and may not take further action.
Tex. Property Code § 70.307 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 70 / Section 70.307
§ 70.307.
Status: in_force

Sec. 70.307. CRIMINAL OFFENSE: IMPROPERLY OBTAINING POSSESSION OF AIRCRAFT SUBJECT TO LIEN. (a) A person commits an offense if the person, through surreptitious removal or by trick, fraud, or device perpetrated on the holder of the lien, obtains possession of all or part of an aircraft that is subject to a lien under this subchapter.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.

(c) If conduct that constitutes an offense under this section also constitutes an offense under any other law, the actor may be prosecuted under this section or the other law.
Tex. Government Code § 1231.064 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1231 / Section 1231.064
§ 1231.064. BIENNIAL REPORT ON STATE LENDING AND CREDIT SUPPORT PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Credit support program" means a program under which this state guarantees or provides credit enhancements for the debt of any public or private entity, including providing support for interest or principal payments, in a manner that obligates this state to pay any part of the principal or interest on that debt if the entity defaults.

(2) "Lending program" means a program through which state money is loaned, or otherwise provided with the expectation of repayment, to a public or private entity.

(b) Not later than December 31 of each even-numbered year, the board shall submit to the legislature and post on the board's Internet website a report on all lending programs and credit support programs in this state. The report must include:

(1) the total amount of state money lent through lending programs;

(2) the total amount of debt supported by credit support programs; and

(3) for each lending program or credit support program:

(A) the total amount of state money lent through or debt supported by the program, as applicable;

(B) a citation to the law authorizing the program; and

(C) a reasonable estimate of the costs of default associated with the program, computed in accordance with private-sector accounting standards for credit or other losses.

(c) A state agency or political subdivision of this state shall provide to the board in the manner provided by board rule any information necessary for the board to prepare the report required by this section.
Tex. Estates Code § 1051.251 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1051 / Section 1051.251
§ 1051.251. WAIVER OF NOTICE OF HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) A competent person who is interested in a hearing in a guardianship proceeding may waive notice of the hearing in writing either in person or through an attorney.

(b) A consul or other representative of a foreign government whose appearance has been entered as provided by law on behalf of a person residing in a foreign country may waive notice on the person's behalf.

(c) A person who submits to the jurisdiction of the court in a hearing is considered to have waived notice of the hearing.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 363.118 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 363 / Section 363.118
§ 363.118. INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A public agency that enters into a contract under Section 363.116 may sponsor the creation of an industrial development corporation as provided by the Development Corporation Act (Subtitle C1, Title 12, Local Government Code).

(b) If the system is located in the public agency's boundaries, the corporation may issue its bonds, notes, or other evidences of indebtedness to finance the costs of a solid waste management system, including a resource recovery system, contemplated under the contract.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2053.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2053 / Section 2053.002
§ 2053.002. RATE STANDARDS.
Status: in_force

(a) In setting rates, an insurance company shall consider:

(1) past and prospective loss cost experience;

(2) operation expenses;

(3) investment income;

(4) a reasonable margin for profit and contingencies;

(5) the effect on premiums of individual risk variations based on loss or expense considerations; and

(6) any other relevant factor.

(b) A rate or premium established under this subchapter may not be excessive, inadequate, or unfairly discriminatory.

(c) An insurance company may:

(1) group risks by classification to establish rates and minimum premiums; and

(2) modify classification rates to produce rates for individual risks in accordance with rating plans that establish standards for measuring variations in those risks on the basis of any factor listed in Subsection (a).

(d) In setting rates that apply only to policyholders in this state, an insurance company shall use available premium, loss, claim, and exposure information from this state to the full extent that the information is actuarially credible. The insurance company may use experience from outside this state as necessary to supplement information from this state that is not actuarially credible.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 201.103 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 201 / Section 201.103
§ 201.103. COOPERATION AND AGREEMENTS WITH OTHER ENTITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A conservation district may cooperate or enter into an agreement with any other entity, including a state or federal agency or an owner or occupier of land within the conservation district, in the carrying on of erosion control and prevention operations in the conservation district as the directors consider necessary to advance the purposes of this chapter. Within the limits of appropriations made available to the conservation district by law, the conservation district may furnish financial or other aid in accordance with the cooperative program or agreement.

(b) The directors of two or more conservation districts may cooperate with one another in the exercise of any power conferred by this chapter.

(c) The directors of a conservation district may invite the legislative body of a municipality or county located within or near the conservation district to designate a representative to advise and consult with the directors on all questions of program and policy that may affect the property, water supply, or other interests of the municipality or county.

(d) A state agency that has jurisdiction over or administers state-owned land in a conservation district, or a county or other subdivision of this state that has jurisdiction over or administers other publicly owned land in a conservation district, shall cooperate to the fullest extent with the directors of the conservation district in the effectuation of programs and operations undertaken by the conservation district under this chapter. The state agency, county, or subdivision shall provide the directors free access to enter and perform work on that land, and a land-use regulation adopted under Subchapter F of this chapter has the force and effect of law over that land and shall be observed by the entity administering the land.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 42.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 42 / Section 42.001
§ 42.001. SHORT TITLE; PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter may be cited as the Texas Kidney Health Care Act.

(b) The state finds that one of the most serious and tragic problems facing the public health and welfare is the death each year from end stage renal disease of hundreds of persons in this state, when the present state of medical art and technology could return many of those individuals to a socially productive life. Patients may die for lack of personal financial resources to pay for the expensive equipment and care necessary for survival. The state therefore recognizes a responsibility to allow its citizens to remain healthy without being pauperized and a responsibility to use the resources and organization of the state to gather and disseminate information on the prevention and treatment of end stage renal disease.

(c) A comprehensive program to combat end stage renal disease must be implemented through the combined and correlated efforts of individuals, state and local governments, persons in the field of medicine, universities, and nonprofit organizations. The program provided by this chapter is designed to direct the use of resources and to coordinate the efforts of the state in this vital matter of public health.
Tex. Government Code § 25.0061 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 25 / Section 25.0061
§ 25.0061. ARANSAS COUNTY.
Status: in_force

Aransas County has one statutory county court, the County Court at Law of Aransas County.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 18A.404 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 18A / Section 18A.404
§ 18A.404. DESTRUCTION OF APPLICATION OR ORDER.
Status: in_force

An application made or order issued under this chapter may be destroyed only on or after the 10th anniversary of the date the application or order was sealed and only if the judge of competent jurisdiction for the administrative judicial region in which the application was made or the order was issued orders the destruction.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1019.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1019 / Section 1019.203
§ 1019.203. GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue general obligation bonds only if the bonds are authorized by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) The board may order the election on its own motion.

(c) The order calling the election must specify:

(1) the location of the polling places;

(2) the presiding election officers;

(3) the purpose of the bond issuance;

(4) the amount of the bonds to be authorized; and

(5) the maximum interest rate provided by law.

(d) Notice of a bond election shall be given by publishing a substantial copy of the order calling the election in a newspaper of general circulation in the district once each week for two consecutive weeks before the date of the election. The first publication must occur at least 20 days before the date of the election.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4055.251 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4055 / Section 4055.251
§ 4055.251. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Customer" means a person who purchases a portable electronic device or a related service.

(2) "Portable electronic devices" means personal, self-contained, easily carried by an individual, battery-operated electronic communication, viewing, listening, recording, gaming, computing or global positioning devices, including cell or satellite phones, pagers, personal global positioning satellite units, portable computers, portable audio listening, video viewing or recording devices, digital cameras, video camcorders, portable gaming systems, docking stations, automatic answering devices, and other similar devices and their accessories.

(3) "Vendor" means a person or entity engaged in the business of leasing, selling, or providing portable electronic devices or related services to customers.
Tex. Local Government Code § 143.082 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 143 / Section 143.082
§ 143.082. EFFICIENCY REPORTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may develop proper procedures and rules for semiannual efficiency reports and grades for each fire fighter or police officer.

(b) If the commission collects efficiency reports on fire fighters or police officers, the commission shall provide each person with a copy of that person's report.

(c) Within 10 calendar days after the date a fire fighter or police officer receives the copy of the person's efficiency report, the person may make a statement in writing concerning the efficiency report. The statement shall be placed in the person's personnel file with the efficiency report.
Tex. Family Code § 83.0025 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 83 / Section 83.0025
§ 83.0025. ENFORCEMENT OF TEMPORARY EX PARTE ORDER.
Status: in_force

A temporary ex parte order rendered under this chapter is enforceable to the same extent and in the same manner as a final protective order rendered under Chapter 85.
Tex. Insurance Code § 941.355 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 941 / Section 941.355
§ 941.355. CONVERSION OF MEMBER OF HOLDING COMPANY SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

If the Lloyd's plan is a member of a holding company system identified in registration information that the Lloyd's plan filed with the department in accordance with Chapter 823, the rights and interests of the underwriters in the capital stock insurance company may be assigned at the time of conversion to any affiliated person in that holding company system. An assignment under this subsection is not:

(1) a change in control for the purposes of Section 822.212; or

(2) an acquisition of control for the purposes of Chapter 823.
Tex. Insurance Code § 601.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 601 / Section 601.002
§ 601.002. COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL LAW REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) A covered entity shall comply with 15 U.S.C. Sections 6802 and 6803, as amended, in the same manner as a financial institution is required to comply under those sections.

(b) An entity that is a nonaffiliated third party in relation to a covered entity shall comply with 15 U.S.C. Section 6802(c), as amended.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8380.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8380 / Section 8380.107
§ 8380.107. PARKS, RECREATIONAL FACILITIES, PRESERVATION OF FISH AND WILDLIFE.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may develop and manage parks, recreational facilities, and natural science laboratories and may promote the preservation of fish and other wildlife in the district.

(b) The district may negotiate contracts with any person, including a county, municipality, municipal corporation, firm, corporation, nonprofit organization, or state or federal agency, to operate or maintain the park, recreational facility, or natural science laboratory.

(c) The preservation of fish and other wildlife shall be in accordance with the rules of the Parks and Wildlife Commission.

(d) The board may charge and collect reasonable entrance, gate, or use fees to manage and operate a park or recreational facility developed wholly or partly by the district.
Tex. Education Code § 61.9658 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.9658
§ 61.9658. RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall adopt rules to administer this subchapter, including a rule that sets a maximum amount of repayment assistance that may be received by a dental hygienist in one year. The board may consult with the Oral Health Services Advisory Committee to assist the board in establishing priorities among eligible dental hygienists for repayment assistance, taking into account the degree of an area's shortage of dental hygiene services, geographic locations, whether the dental hygienist is or will be providing service in an underserved area with respect to dental hygiene services, and other criteria the board considers appropriate.

(b) The coordinating board shall distribute to each dental hygiene school in this state and to appropriate state agencies and professional associations copies of the rules adopted under this section and other pertinent information relating to this subchapter.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 101.205 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 101 / Section 101.205
§ 101.205. DISTRIBUTION ON WITHDRAWAL.
Status: in_force

A member of a limited liability company who validly exercises the member's right to withdraw from the company granted under the company agreement is entitled to receive, within a reasonable time after the date of withdrawal, the fair value of the member's interest in the company as determined as of the date of withdrawal.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1107.056 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1107 / Section 1107.056
§ 1107.056. ADDITIONAL INTEREST RATE ADJUSTMENTS.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may adopt rules to provide for further adjustments to Section 1107.055 for annuity contracts that provide substantive participation in an equity index benefit or other benefits as appropriate.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 298D.152 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 298D / Section 298D.152
§ 298D.152. ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION OF MANDATORY PAYMENTS.
Status: in_force

The district may collect or contract for the assessment and collection of mandatory payments authorized under this chapter.
Tex. Local Government Code § 232.005 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 232 / Section 232.005
§ 232.005. ENFORCEMENT IN GENERAL; PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) At the request of the commissioners court, the county attorney or other prosecuting attorney for the county may file an action in a court of competent jurisdiction to:

(1) enjoin the violation or threatened violation of a requirement established by, or adopted by the commissioners court under a preceding section of this chapter; or

(2) recover damages in an amount adequate for the county to undertake any construction or other activity necessary to bring about compliance with a requirement established by, or adopted by the commissioners court under a preceding section of this chapter.

(b) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly or intentionally violates a requirement established by, or adopted by the commissioners court under a preceding section of this chapter. An offense under this subsection is a Class B misdemeanor. This subsection does not apply to a violation for which a criminal penalty is prescribed by Section 232.0048.

(c) A requirement that was established by or adopted under Chapter 436, Acts of the 55th Legislature, Regular Session, 1957 (Article 6626a, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), or Chapter 151, Acts of the 52nd Legislature, Regular Session, 1951 (Article 2372k, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), before September 1, 1983, and that, after that date, continues to apply to a subdivision of land is enforceable under Subsection (a). A knowing or intentional violation of the requirement is an offense under Subsection (b).
Tex. Agriculture Code § 63.072 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 63 / Section 63.072
§ 63.072. TONNAGE REPORT AND INSPECTION FEE PAYMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The person responsible for paying a fertilizer inspection fee shall file with the service a sworn report either stating that no tonnage of commercial fertilizer was distributed during the preceding reporting period or setting forth the tonnage of all the commercial fertilizer that the person manufactured or distributed in this state during the preceding reporting period. The person shall file the report:

(1) quarterly if the total amount of inspection fees in a year is $100 or more; or

(2) annually if the total amount of inspection fees in a year is less than $100.

(b) Each tonnage report must be accompanied by payment of the inspection fee due based on the tonnage reported for that quarter or year, as applicable.

(c) A tonnage report and inspection fee payment is due:

(1) on or before the 31st day following the last day of November, February, May, and August, for persons reporting quarterly; and

(2) on or before the 31st day following the last day of August, for persons reporting annually.

(d) The service may prescribe and furnish forms as necessary under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8146.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8146 / Section 8146.001
§ 8146.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "City" means the City of Texas City, Texas.

(3) "Director" means a member of the board.

(4) "District" means the Galveston County Municipal Utility District No. 64.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.1073 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.1073
§ 2306.1073. ADMINISTRATION OF PROGRAM; RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall administer the program.

(b) The board shall adopt rules governing:

(1) the administration of the program;

(2) the making of loans under the program;

(3) the criteria for approving participating mortgage lenders;

(4) the use of insurance on the loans and the homes financed under the program, as considered appropriate by the board to provide additional security for the loans;

(5) the verification of occupancy of the home by the homebuyer as the homebuyer's principal residence; and

(6) the terms of any contract made with any mortgage lender for processing, originating, servicing, or administering the loans.
Tex. Government Code § 411.0251 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.0251
§ 411.0251. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Offense" means a prohibited act for which state law imposes a criminal or civil penalty.

(2) "Prosecuting attorney" means a district attorney, criminal district attorney, or county attorney.

(3) "State agency" means a department, commission, board, office, council, authority, or other agency in the executive branch of state government that is created by the constitution or a statute of this state, including a university system or institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code.

(4) "State employee" means an individual, other than a state officer, who is employed by:

(A) a state agency;

(B) the Supreme Court of Texas, the Court of Criminal Appeals of Texas, a court of appeals, or the Texas Judicial Council; or

(C) either house of the legislature or a legislative agency, council, or committee, including the Legislative Budget Board, the Texas Legislative Council, the State Auditor's Office, and the Legislative Reference Library.

(5) "State officer" means an elected officer, an appointed officer, a salaried appointed officer, an appointed officer of a major state agency, or the executive head of a state agency.
Tex. Finance Code § 96.110 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 96 / Section 96.110
§ 96.110. STAY OF SUPERVISORY ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) A temporary supervisory order may not be stayed pending a hearing unless the commissioner orders a stay.

(b) A final supervisory order may not be stayed pending judicial review unless the reviewing court orders a stay for good cause.