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Tex. Occupations Code § 301.1615 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 301 / Section 301.1615
§ 301.1615. OBTAINING CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION; HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to the information to which the board is entitled under Section 411.125, Government Code, the board may request and receive criminal history record information from the Federal Bureau of Investigation as provided by Section 411.087, Government Code.

(b) Criminal history record information received by the board may be used only by the board and is privileged. The information may not be disclosed to any person other than:

(1) as required under a court order; or

(2) to a nursing board that is a member of the nurse licensure compact under Chapter 304.

(c) If, on the basis of criminal history record information obtained by the board, the board proposes to deny an application for a license, refuse to renew a license, or suspend or revoke a license or temporary permit, the applicant or license holder is entitled to a hearing under Section 301.454.
Tex. Finance Code § 342.410 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 342 / Section 342.410
§ 342.410. PAYMENT FOR INSURANCE FROM LOAN PROCEEDS.
Status: in_force

A lender, including an officer, agent, or employee of the lender, who accepts insurance under this subchapter as protection for a loan:

(1) may deduct the premium or identifiable charge for the insurance from the proceeds of the loan; and

(2) shall pay the deducted amounts to the insurance company writing the insurance.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2028.206 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2028 / Section 2028.206
§ 2028.206. HOST FEE.
Status: in_force

A racetrack association conducting a live race that is being simulcast may charge the receiving racetrack a host fee in addition to the amounts described in this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1063.062 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1063 / Section 1063.062
§ 1063.062. CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER; ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall appoint a qualified person as the district's chief administrative officer. That officer shall be known as the district president or by another title selected by the board.

(b) The board may appoint one or more assistant administrators. An assistant administrator shall be known as the district vice president or by another title selected by the board.

(c) The chief administrative officer and any assistant administrator serve at the will of the board and are entitled to the compensation determined by the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8424.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8424 / Section 8424.105
§ 8424.105. 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 § 8277.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8277 / Section 8277.002
§ 8277.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a conservation and reclamation district in Harris County created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Government Code § 4003.051 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 4003 / Section 4003.051
§ 4003.051. ELIGIBILITY FOR REGISTRATION BY NOTIFICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Securities may be registered by notification under this subchapter if the securities are issued by an issuer that:

(1) has been in continuous operation for at least three years; and

(2) has shown, during at least the three years preceding the date of registration under this subchapter, average annual net earnings after deducting all prior charges, including income taxes but not including charges on securities to be retired out of the proceeds of sale, as follows:

(A) for interest-bearing securities, not less than one and one-half times the annual interest charges on those securities and on all other outstanding interest-bearing securities of equal rank;

(B) for securities with a specified dividend rate, not less than one and one-half times the annual dividend requirements on those securities and on all other outstanding securities of equal rank; and

(C) for securities with no specified dividend rate, not less than five percent on all outstanding securities of equal rank, together with the amount of those securities then offered for sale, based on the maximum price at which the securities are to be offered for sale.

(b) For purposes of calculating average annual net earnings under Subsection (a)(2)(C), an issuer's ownership of more than 50 percent of the outstanding voting stock of a corporation:

(1) is construed as the issuer's proportionate ownership of that corporation; and

(2) permits the inclusion of that corporation's earnings applicable to the payment of dividends on the stock owned in the earnings of the issuer of the securities being registered by notification.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8814.066 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8814 / Section 8814.066
§ 8814.066. RECORDS.
Status: in_force

The board shall keep a complete written account of board meetings and other proceedings and shall preserve the board's minutes, contracts, records, plans, notices, accounts, receipts, and records in a secure manner at the district's office.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1004.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1004 / Section 1004.202
§ 1004.202. NOTICE; HEARING; ADOPTION OF BUDGET.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall hold a public hearing on the proposed budget.

(b) The board shall publish notice of the hearing in a newspaper with general circulation in the district not later than the 10th day before the date of the hearing.

(c) Any district resident is entitled to be present and participate at the hearing.

(d) At the conclusion of the hearing, the board shall adopt a budget by acting on the budget proposed by the district administrator. The board may make a change in the proposed budget that the board determines to be in the interests of the taxpayers.

(e) The budget is effective only after adoption by the board.
Tex. Local Government Code § 375.061 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 375 / Section 375.061
§ 375.061. NUMBER OF DIRECTORS; TERMS.
Status: in_force

A district is governed by a board of at least five but not more than 30 directors who serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Government Code § 1477.101 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1477 / Section 1477.101
§ 1477.101. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies only to a county in which:

(1) the commissioners court adopts this subchapter by an order approved by a majority vote of the court's members; and

(2) the county seat is an unincorporated community or city with a population of more than 5,000, according to the most recent federal census, on the date on which the order is adopted.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3906.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3906 / Section 3906.108
§ 3906.108. AGREEMENTS; GRANTS.
Status: in_force

(a) As provided by Chapter 375, Local Government Code, the district may make an agreement with or accept a gift, grant, or loan from any person.

(b) The implementation of a project is a governmental function or service for the purposes of Chapter 791, Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1042.253 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1042 / Section 1042.253
§ 1042.253. TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR.
Status: in_force

The tax assessor-collector for Hood County shall collect taxes for the district.
Tex. Occupations Code § 301.417 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 301 / Section 301.417
§ 301.417. CONFIDENTIALITY REQUIREMENTS; DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION.
Status: repealed

(a) A report required or authorized under this subchapter and the identity of the person making the report are confidential and may not be disclosed except as provided by this section and Section 301.414.

(b) The board may disclose the information to the same extent that the board may disclose information relating to a complaint under Section 301.466.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 113, Sec. 18, eff. May 20, 2005.

(d) In addition to the other authorizations of this section, the information may be disclosed in:

(1) a civil action in which a reporting person is named as a defendant as a result of making the report; or

(2) the prosecution of a cause of action based on a claim that the reporting person was subject to retaliatory action as a result of making the report.
Tex. Transportation Code § 202.051 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 202 / Section 202.051
§ 202.051. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Highway asset" means an interest in real property that is held or controlled by the department for a highway or department purpose.

(2) "Rest area" means an area of public land designated by the department as a rest area, comfort station, picnic area, or roadside park.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 505.001 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 505 / Section 505.001
§ 505.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Credit card" means a card or device issued under an agreement by which the issuer gives to a cardholder the right to obtain credit from the issuer or another person.

(2) "Credit card issuer" means a lender, including a financial institution, or a merchant that receives applications and issues credit cards to individuals.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 57.052 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 57 / Section 57.052
§ 57.052. CHANGE IN OWNERSHIP OR FINANCIAL STRUCTURE.
Status: in_force

A supplier may not prevent, by contract or otherwise, a dealer from changing its capital structure or the means by or through which the dealer finances its operations, if:

(1) the dealer gives prior notice of the change to the supplier; and

(2) the dealer at all times meets any reasonable capital standards required by the supplier pursuant to a right granted in the dealer agreement and imposed on similarly situated dealers.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 364.036 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 364 / Section 364.036
§ 364.036. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE DISPOSAL SERVICES TO MORE THAN ONE PERSON.
Status: in_force

A contract or group of contracts under this chapter may provide that:

(1) a county may render concurrently to more than one person services relating to the construction or operation of all or part of a solid waste disposal system; and

(2) the cost of the services will be allocated among the several persons as determined by the contract or group of contracts.
Tex. Family Code § 234.008 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 234 / Section 234.008
§ 234.008. DEPOSIT, DISTRIBUTION, AND ISSUANCE OF PAYMENTS.
Status: repealed

(a) Not later than the second business day after the date the state disbursement unit receives a child support payment, the state disbursement unit shall distribute the payment to the Title IV-D agency or the obligee.

(b) The state disbursement unit shall deposit daily all child support payments in a trust fund with the state comptroller. Subject to the agreement of the comptroller, the state disbursement unit may issue checks from the trust fund.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 972, Sec. 65(5), eff. September 1, 2007.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 972, Sec. 65(5), eff. September 1, 2007.

(e) Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 972, Sec. 65(5), eff. September 1, 2007.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1091.205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1091 / Section 1091.205
§ 1091.205. REFUNDING BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may issue refunding bonds to refund outstanding indebtedness issued or assumed by the district.

(b) Refunding bonds may be:

(1) sold, with the proceeds of the refunding bonds applied to the payment of the outstanding indebtedness; or

(2) exchanged wholly or partly for not less than a similar principal amount of outstanding indebtedness.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 132.004 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 132 / Section 132.004
§ 132.004. ADOPTION OF STANDARDS.
Status: in_force

Standards for the inspection and regulation of shell eggs, including quality, grade, and size of shell eggs, shall:

(1) be at least equal to those adopted by the United States Department of Agriculture and the federal Food and Drug Administration; and

(2) require that, after initial packing, shell eggs be stored at a temperature of 45 degrees Fahrenheit or less, provided, however, that any different temperature standard adopted by the United States Department of Agriculture and the federal Food and Drug Administration shall prevail.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 552.020 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 552 / Section 552.020
§ 552.020. APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Subchapter C, Chapter 73, Education Code, this subchapter does not apply to The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.
Tex. Water Code § 55.509 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 55 / Section 55.509
§ 55.509. JUDGMENT RENDERED.
Status: in_force

(a) If the judgment of the court in a validation suit is against the district, the district may accept the judgment and may correct the error pointed out in the proceedings in the manner directed by the court.

(b) After the corrections are made, the judgment of the court shall be rendered showing that the corrections have been made and that the bonds or the contract is a binding obligation on the district.

(c) The final judgment, when it is entered, is res judicata in any case arising in connection with the bonds or their interest or in connection with the collection of money required under the contract with the United States and in all matters relating to the validity of the organization of the district, the district's bonds, or the contract with the United States.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 552.015 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 552 / Section 552.015
§ 552.015. INVESTIGATION TO DETERMINE MEANS OF SUPPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may demand and conduct an investigation in a county court to determine whether a patient possesses or is entitled to property or whether a person other than the patient is liable for the payment of the costs of the patient's support, maintenance, and treatment.

(b) The department may have citation issued and witnesses summoned to be heard on the investigation.
Tex. Finance Code § 154.2021 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 154 / Section 154.2021
§ 154.2021. REQUIREMENTS FOR INSURANCE POLICIES.
Status: in_force

(a) An insurance policy used to fund prepaid funeral benefits under this chapter must:

(1) be written on a form approved by the Texas Department of Insurance;

(2) be issued by an insurance company authorized by the Texas Department of Insurance to engage in the business of insurance in this state; and

(3) contain the following statement on the cover page or otherwise within the policy or a rider to the policy: "This policy is issued to fund a prepaid funeral benefits contract subject to Chapter 154 of the Texas Finance Code. Cancellation of the prepaid funeral benefits contract does not automatically cancel this policy."

(b) The aggregate initial face value of one or more insurance policies issued to fund a prepaid funeral benefits contract may not exceed the total contract price by more than five percent unless the purchaser:

(1) receives a conspicuous written disclosure of the purpose and amount of the excess coverage and how the insurance benefit will be applied at contract maturity; and

(2) consents in writing to the purchase of the excess coverage.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 285.008 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 285 / Section 285.008
§ 285.008. BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) In a revenue anticipation agreement, the commissioners court may promise to execute and deliver, concurrently with the making of advances under the agreement, interest-bearing bonds evidencing the county's and hospital district's obligation to repay the advances as provided by the agreement and this subchapter.

(b) The bonds may be delivered on terms consistent with the terms specified for a revenue anticipation agreement by this subchapter.

(c) The provisions of this subchapter that relate to advances apply to bonds issued under this section.

(d) Bonds issued under this subchapter are:

(1) incontestable in a court or other forum;

(2) valid and binding obligations;

(3) investment securities under the Uniform Commercial Code (Title 1, Business & Commerce Code);

(4) legal and authorized security for public funds of the state and its political subdivisions; and

(5) legal and authorized investments by a bank, savings bank, savings and loan association, or insurance company.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8028A.0202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8028A / Section 8028A.0202
§ 8028A.0202. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The temporary board consists of:

(1) Alma Gabriela Quiroga;

(2) Mario A. Palomo; and

(3) Joel Quiroga.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8028A.0103; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter.

(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 8028A.0103 and the terms of the temporary directors have expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that expire on the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8028A.0103; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the date of the appointment or reappointment.

(d) If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2033.002 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2033 / Section 2033.002
§ 2033.002. UNLAWFUL RACING.
Status: in_force

A person commits an offense if:

(1) the person participates in, permits, or conducts a horse or greyhound race at a racetrack;

(2) the person wagers on the partial or final outcome of the horse or greyhound race or knows or reasonably should know that another person is betting on the partial or final outcome of the race; and

(3) the race is not part of a performance or race meeting conducted under this subtitle or commission rule.
Tex. Education Code § 37.203 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 37 / Section 37.203
§ 37.203. BOARD.
Status: in_force

(a) The center is advised by a board of directors composed of:

(1) the attorney general, or the attorney general's designee;

(2) the commissioner, or the commissioner's designee;

(3) the executive director of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department, or the executive director's designee;

(4) the commissioner of the Department of State Health Services, or the commissioner's designee;

(5) the commissioner of higher education, or the commissioner's designee; and

(6) the following members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate:

(A) a juvenile court judge;

(B) a member of a school district's board of trustees;

(C) an administrator of a public primary school;

(D) an administrator of a public secondary school;

(E) a member of the state parent-teacher association;

(F) a teacher from a public primary or secondary school;

(G) a public school superintendent who is a member of the Texas Association of School Administrators;

(H) a school district police officer or a peace officer whose primary duty consists of working in a public school;

(I) a professional architect who is registered in this state and a member of the Texas Society of Architects;

(J) an administrator of a public junior college; and

(K) two members of the public.

(b) Members of the board appointed under Subsection (a)(6) serve staggered two-year terms, with the terms of the members described by Subsections (a)(6)(A)-(F) expiring on February 1 of each odd-numbered year and the terms of the members described by Subsections (a)(6)(G)-(K) expiring on February 1 of each even-numbered year. A member may serve more than one term.

(c) The board may form committees as necessary.
Tex. Insurance Code § 824.152 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 824 / Section 824.152
§ 824.152. LIMITATIONS ON PURCHASE OF OUTSTANDING SHARES BY LIFE INSURANCE CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A purchase or contract to purchase under Section 824.151 is subject to this section.

(b) The intention to merge or consolidate must be evidenced by a resolution adopted by the board of directors of the purchasing corporation on or before the purchase of the shares or the execution of a contract to purchase the shares.

(c) The purchasing corporation shall obtain or seek to obtain at least the number of shares of the other insurance corporation necessary to vote an approval of the merger or consolidation under the laws of the state in which the other insurance corporation is organized, by one or more of the following means:

(1) initially purchasing or contracting to purchase the shares; or

(2) offering to purchase, making a tender offer for, requesting or inviting tenders of, or otherwise seeking to acquire the shares in the open market or otherwise.

(d) A purchase, offer to purchase, tender offer, request to purchase, or invitation to purchase shares in excess of the limits imposed under Subchapter D, Chapter 425, may not be made until it is filed with and approved by the commissioner in accordance with Chapter 823.

(e) Following the earlier of the date of the contract to purchase the shares or the date of the commissioner's approval of the purchase, offer to purchase, tender offer, or request or an invitation to purchase the shares, the corporation the shares of which are being purchased may not purchase or contract to purchase any of its own shares as treasury shares, issue or contract to issue any of its authorized but unissued shares, or make any investments in or loans to the purchasing corporation or any of its affiliates unless the investment or loan is otherwise authorized and approved in advance by the commissioner under Chapter 823.

(f) The merger or consolidation must take effect on or before December 31 of the second year after the earlier of the year in which the initial purchase of the shares is made or the year in which the initial contract to purchase is executed unless the commissioner for good cause shown extends that period.

(g) If the merger or consolidation does not take effect within the period finally determined and extended by the commissioner, the purchasing corporation must sell or otherwise dispose of the purchased shares that exceed the investment limitations imposed under Subchapter D, Chapter 425, within six months of the final effective date.

(h) Amounts actually paid by the purchasing corporation for the purchase of shares acquired or obtained under this subchapter may not include the minimum capital, minimum surplus, and policy reserves required by law for the purchasing corporation.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 246.043 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 246 / Section 246.043
§ 246.043. COVER PAGE OF DISCLOSURE STATEMENT.
Status: in_force

The cover page of a disclosure statement must state:

(1) the date of the statement in a prominent location and in type that is boldfaced, capitalized, underlined, or otherwise set out from the surrounding written material so as to be conspicuous;

(2) that if the provider has not been issued a certificate of authority under Subchapter B, this chapter requires the delivery of a disclosure statement to a prospective resident before the payment of any deposit to reserve a living unit;

(3) that this chapter requires the delivery of a disclosure statement to a contracting party before the execution of a continuing care contract or the payment of an entrance fee or nonrefundable deposit; and

(4) that the disclosure statement has not been approved by a governmental agency or representative to ensure the accuracy of its information.