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Tex. Insurance Code § 443.251 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 443 / Section 443.251
§ 443.251. FILING OF CLAIMS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by this subsection, proof of all claims must be filed with the liquidator in the form required by Section 443.252 on or before the last day for filing specified in the notice required under Section 443.155, which date may not be later than 18 months after entry of the order of liquidation, unless the receivership court, for good cause shown, extends the time, except that proofs of claims for cash surrender values or other investment values in life insurance and annuities and for any other policies insuring the lives of persons need not be filed unless the liquidator expressly so requires. The receivership court, only upon application of the liquidator, may allow alternative procedures and requirements for the filing of proofs of claim or for allowing or proving claims. Upon application, if the receivership court dispenses with the requirements of filing a proof of claim by a person or a class or group of persons, a proof of claim for the person, class, or group is deemed to have been filed for all purposes, except that the receivership court's waiver of proof of claim requirements does not impact guaranty association proof of claim filing requirements or coverage determinations to the extent the guaranty fund statute or filing requirements are inconsistent with the receivership court's waiver of proof.

(b) The liquidator shall permit a claimant that makes a late filing to share ratably in distributions, whether past or future, as if the claim were not filed late, to the extent that the payment will not prejudice the orderly administration of the liquidation, under the following circumstances:

(1) the eligibility to file a proof of claim was not known to the claimant, and the claimant filed a proof of claim not later than the 90th day after the date of first learning of the eligibility;

(2) a transfer to a creditor was avoided under Section 443.202, 443.203, 443.204, or 443.206, or was voluntarily surrendered under Section 443.208, and the filing satisfies the conditions of Section 443.208; or

(3) the valuation under Section 443.260, of security held by a secured creditor shows a deficiency, and the claim for the deficiency is filed not later than the 30th day after the valuation.

(c) The liquidator may petition the receivership court to set a date before which all late claims under Subsection (b) must be filed.

(d) The liquidator shall permit guaranty associations to file claims late and to receive a ratable share of distributions, whether past or future, as if the claims were not late.
Tex. Labor Code § 406.003 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 406 / Section 406.003
§ 406.003. METHODS OF OBTAINING COVERAGE.
Status: in_force

An employer may obtain workers' compensation insurance coverage through a licensed insurance company or through self-insurance as provided by this subtitle.
Tex. Local Government Code § 215.072 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 215 / Section 215.072
§ 215.072. DAIRIES; SLAUGHTERHOUSES.
Status: in_force

The municipality may inspect dairies, slaughterhouses, or slaughter pens, in or outside the municipal limits, from which milk or meat is furnished to the residents of the municipality.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1114.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1114 / Section 1114.054
§ 1114.054. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) To qualify for election to the board, a person must be:

(1) a resident of the district; and

(2) a qualified voter.

(b) In addition to the qualifications required by Subsection (a), a person who is elected from a commissioners precinct or who is appointed to fill a vacancy for a commissioners precinct must be a resident of that commissioners precinct.

(c) A person is not eligible to serve as a director if the person is:

(1) the district administrator;

(2) a district employee;

(3) a member of the hospital staff; or

(4) an employee of a member of the hospital staff.
Tex. Government Code § 54.810 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54 / Section 54.810
§ 54.810. POWERS.
Status: in_force

(a) An order of referral may limit the use or power of a master.

(b) Unless limited by published local rule, by written order, or by an order of referral, a master may perform all acts and take all measures necessary and proper to perform the tasks assigned in a referral.

(c) A master may administer oaths.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3850.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3850 / Section 3850.104
§ 3850.104. AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT.
Status: in_force

To protect the public interest, the district may contract with a law enforcement services provider, including Harris County or the City of Houston, to provide law enforcement services in the district for a fee.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1052.155 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1052 / Section 1052.155
§ 1052.155. EMERITUS STATUS; LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by rule shall establish a procedure by which a landscape architect may place the landscape architect's certificate of registration on emeritus status. The landscape architect must apply for emeritus status, on a form prescribed by the board, before the landscape architect's certificate of registration expires.

(b) A landscape architect is eligible for emeritus status if the landscape architect:

(1) has been a landscape architect for 20 years or more; and

(2) is 65 years of age or older.

(c) A landscape architect whose certificate of registration is on emeritus status:

(1) may engage in the practice of landscape architecture to the extent that a person who does not hold a certificate of registration as a landscape architect may under Section 1052.003(a);

(2) may use the title "Emeritus Landscape Architect" or "Landscape Architect Emeritus";

(3) must pay a renewal fee on a date and in a manner prescribed by board rule; and

(4) is exempt from continuing education requirements under this chapter.

(d) The board shall change a landscape architect's certificate of registration from emeritus status to active status if the landscape architect:

(1) requests in writing that the board change the landscape architect's certificate of registration from emeritus status to active status;

(2) pays an administrative fee; and

(3) complies with education or other requirements established by board rule.

(e) The renewal fee charged under Subsection (c) may not exceed an amount reasonable and necessary to recover the costs to administer this section.
Tex. Local Government Code § 262.033 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 262 / Section 262.033
§ 262.033. INJUNCTION.
Status: in_force

Any property tax paying citizen of the county may enjoin performance under a contract made by a county in violation of this subchapter.
Tex. Government Code § 392.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 392 / Section 392.001
§ 392.001. FINDINGS AND INTENT.
Status: in_force

The legislature finds that language used in reference to persons with disabilities shapes and reflects society's attitudes toward persons with disabilities. Certain terms and phrases are demeaning and create an invisible barrier to inclusion as equal community members. It is the intent of the legislature to establish preferred terms and phrases for new and revised laws by requiring the use of language that places the person before the disability.
Tex. Local Government Code § 191.010 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 191 / Section 191.010
§ 191.010. AUTHORITY TO REQUIRE PHOTO IDENTIFICATION TO FILE CERTAIN DOCUMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "photo identification" means one of the following forms of photo identification:

(1) a driver's license, election identification certificate, or personal identification card issued to the person by any state or territory of the United States that has not expired or that expired no earlier than 60 days before the date of presentation;

(2) a United States military identification card that contains the person's photograph that has not expired or that expired no earlier than 60 days before the date of presentation;

(3) a United States citizenship certificate issued to the person that contains the person's photograph;

(4) a United States Permanent Resident Card that has not expired or that expired no earlier than 60 days before the date of presentation;

(5) an identification card issued by a municipality intended to serve as a general identification card for the holder that has not expired or that expired no earlier than 60 days before the date of presentation;

(6) a federally recognized tribal enrollment card or other form of tribal identification that has not expired or that expired no earlier than 60 days before the date of presentation;

(7) a United States passport or a passport issued by a foreign government recognized by the United States issued to the person that has not expired or that expired no earlier than 60 days before the date of presentation; or

(8) a license to carry a concealed handgun issued to the person by the Department of Public Safety that has not expired or that expired no earlier than 60 days before the date of presentation.

(b) A county clerk shall require a person presenting a document in person for filing in the real property records of the county to present a photo identification to the clerk. The clerk shall copy the photo identification or record information from the photo identification. The clerk may not charge a person a fee to copy or record the information from a photo identification.

(c) Information copied or recorded from the photo identification is confidential.

(d) A document filed with a county clerk is not invalid solely because the county clerk did not copy a photo identification or record the information from the photo identification.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 115.041 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 115 / Section 115.041
§ 115.041. ENFORCEMENT; ARRESTS.
Status: in_force

(a) To enforce this chapter, an agent of the commission or a peace officer of this state who has probable cause and reasonable grounds to believe that a motor vehicle is transporting unlawful oil or an unlawful petroleum product may stop the vehicle to take samples of the cargo and to inspect the shipping papers.

(b) If, on examination of the motor vehicle, the agent or officer finds that the vehicle is transporting unlawful oil or an unlawful petroleum product or is transporting oil or a petroleum product without a required tender, the agent or officer, with or without a warrant, shall arrest the operator of the vehicle and file a complaint against the operator under this chapter.

(c) In a criminal action under this chapter, the agent or officer is not entitled to a fee for executing a warrant of arrest or capias or for making an arrest with or without a warrant.
Tex. Local Government Code § 363.054 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 363 / Section 363.054
§ 363.054. ELECTION ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) After a majority of the temporary directors of a proposed district have approved a budget plan and a crime control plan in accordance with Section 363.061, a majority of the temporary directors may order that a creation election be held.

(b) An order calling an election under Subsection (a) must state:

(1) the nature of the election, including the proposition that is to appear on the ballot;

(2) the date of the election;

(3) the hours during which the polls will be open;

(4) the location of the polling places;

(5) in summary form, the approved budget plan and crime control plan of the proposed district; and

(6) the proposed rate of the sales and use tax for the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7970.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7970 / Section 7970.201
§ 7970.201. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1040.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1040 / Section 1040.101
§ 1040.101. DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITY.
Status: in_force

The district has full responsibility for providing medical and hospital care for the district's needy and indigent residents.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7803.251 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7803 / Section 7803.251
§ 7803.251. AUTHORITY TO ANNEX DEFINED AREA.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to annexing land under Section 7803.102, the board may annex land to the district as a separately defined area on the petition of the owner or owners of a majority of the land contained in an area defined by metes and bounds outside the district.

(b) The petition must be filed with the board.
Tex. Government Code § 2116.072 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2116 / Section 2116.072
§ 2116.072. PURCHASE OF BUILDING SUBJECT TO EXISTING LEASES.
Status: in_force

The comptroller may:

(1) acquire a building that is subject to a lease by a private tenant and may continue or renew a lease for the building if the comptroller determines that doing so is advantageous to this state; and

(2) renegotiate the terms of a lease described by Subdivision (1) to obtain terms that are more favorable to this state.
Tex. Labor Code § 21.111 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 21 / Section 21.111
§ 21.111. PERSON EMPLOYED OUT OF STATE.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to an employer with respect to the employment of a person outside this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8232.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8232 / Section 8232.103
§ 8232.103. ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may finance, construct, or acquire a road project as provided by this section.

(b) The district shall employ or contract with a licensed engineer to certify whether a proposed road project meets the criteria for a thoroughfare, arterial, or collector road of:

(1) a county in whose jurisdiction the proposed road project is located; or

(2) a municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the proposed road project is located.

(c) The district may finance, construct, or acquire a road that is located in the district and that has been certified by the licensed engineer as a thoroughfare, arterial, or collector road, or any improvements in aid of the certified road.

(d) A road project must meet all applicable standards, regulations, ordinances, or orders of:

(1) each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located; and

(2) each county in which the road project is located if the road project is not located in the corporate limits of a municipality.

(e) The district may, with the consent of the municipality or county, convey a completed road project to:

(1) a municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located; or

(2) a county in which the road project is located.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 116.001 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 116 / Section 116.001
§ 116.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "governmental unit" has the meaning assigned by Section 101.001.
Tex. Government Code § 551.049 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 551 / Section 551.049
§ 551.049.
Status: in_force

Sec. 551.049. COUNTY GOVERNMENTAL BODY: PLACE OF POSTING NOTICE. A county governmental body shall post notice of each meeting on:

(1) a bulletin board at a place convenient to the public in the county courthouse; or

(2) an electronic display as provided by Section 82.051, Local Government Code.
Tex. Local Government Code § 151.001 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 151 / Section 151.001
§ 151.001. OFFICER APPLIES TO COMMISSIONERS COURT FOR AUTHORITY TO APPOINT EMPLOYEES.
Status: in_force

(a) A district, county, or precinct officer who requires the services of deputies, assistants, or clerks in the performance of the officer's duties shall apply to the commissioners court of the county in which the officer serves for the authority to appoint the employees. If the county has a population of more than 190,000, the officer shall apply for the authority to appoint any other kinds of employees.

(b) The application must be sworn and must state:

(1) the number of employees required;

(2) the title of the positions to be filled; and

(3) the amounts to be paid the employees.

(c) If the application is made in a county with a population of more than 190,000, it must also describe the duties to be performed by the employees.

(d) The application must be accompanied by a statement of the probable receipts from fees, commissions, and compensation to be collected by the office during the fiscal year and the probable disbursements, including salaries and expenses, of the office.

(e) This section does not apply to a district attorney or criminal district attorney in a county with a population of more than 190,000.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 131.151 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 131 / Section 131.151
§ 131.151. REVISION OF PERMIT.
Status: in_force

During the term of a surface mining permit, the permittee may submit an application, together with a revised reclamation plan, to the commission for a revision of the permit.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7932.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7932 / Section 7932.202
§ 7932.202. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3868.116 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3868 / Section 3868.116
§ 3868.116. NO TOLL ROADS.
Status: in_force

The district may not construct, acquire, maintain, or operate a toll road.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3912.059 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3912 / Section 3912.059
§ 3912.059. NO EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Status: in_force

The board may not create an executive committee to exercise the powers of the board.
Tex. Government Code § 76.008 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 76 / Section 76.008
§ 76.008. FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF COUNTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The county or counties served by a department shall provide physical facilities, equipment, and utilities for a department. The division shall monitor the support a county provides under this section and determine whether a county provides support that meets the standards for minimum support established by the division. If the division determines that a county's support is insufficient, the division may impose on the department a sanction authorized by Section 509.012.

(b) If a department serves two or more counties, those counties may enter into an agreement for the distribution of the expenses of facilities, equipment, and utilities.
Tex. Education Code § 25.0815 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 25 / Section 25.0815
§ 25.0815. OPERATION AND INSTRUCTIONAL TIME WAIVERS FOR SCHOOL SAFETY TRAINING.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall provide a waiver allowing for fewer minutes of operation and instructional time than required under Section 25.081(a) for a school district that requires each educator employed by the district to attend an approved school safety training course.

(b) A waiver under this section:

(1) must allow sufficient time for the school district's educators to attend the school safety training course; and

(2) may not:

(A) result in an inadequate number of minutes of instructional time for students; or

(B) reduce the number of minutes of operation and instructional time by more than 420 minutes.

(c) To be approved under this section, a school safety training course must apply to the Texas School Safety Center. The Texas School Safety Center may approve a training course if the course satisfies the training requirements as determined by the center.

(d) The commissioner may adopt rules to implement this section.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 376.003 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 376 / Section 376.003
§ 376.003. REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) The owner of a recycling facility shall submit a report to the commission not later than January 15 of each year that includes:

(1) an inventory of all components of a wind turbine generator, solar energy device, or battery energy storage system accepted by the facility for recycling that have not yet been recycled, including any components the facility has taken title to or assumed control of regardless of whether the components are located at the facility;

(2) an estimated timeline for recycling or disposing of the components described by Subdivision (1); and

(3) a cost estimate for recycling or disposing of the components described by Subdivision (1) prepared by an independent, third-party professional engineer licensed in this state.

(b) The owner of the recycling facility shall:

(1) submit with the facility's first report submitted under Subsection (a) evidence of financial assurance in an amount equal to 100 percent of the cost estimated under Subsection (a)(3); and

(2) submit with each subsequent report any additional financial assurance necessary to ensure that the amount of financial assurance the owner has on file with the commission for the facility is at least equal to 100 percent of the cost estimated under Subsection (a)(3) in the subsequent report.

(c) Acceptable forms of financial assurance for purposes of this section include:

(1) a parent company guaranty with a minimum investment grade credit rating for the parent company issued by a major domestic credit rating agency;

(2) a letter of credit; or

(3) a bond.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3862.157 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3862 / Section 3862.157
§ 3862.157. TAX AND ASSESSMENT ABATEMENTS.
Status: in_force

The district may designate reinvestment zones and may grant abatements of a tax or assessment on property in the zones.
Tex. Local Government Code § 214.004 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 214 / Section 214.004
§ 214.004. SEIZURE AND SALE OF PROPERTY TO RECOVER EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

A Type A general-law municipality or home-rule municipality may foreclose a lien on property under this subchapter:

(1) in a proceeding relating to the property brought under Subchapter E, Chapter 33, Tax Code; or

(2) in a judicial proceeding, if:

(A) a building or other structure on the property has been demolished;

(B) a lien for the cost of the demolition of the building or other structure on the property has been created and that cost has not been paid more than 180 days after the date the lien was filed; and

(C) ad valorem taxes are delinquent on all or part of the property.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8163.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8163 / Section 8163.201
§ 8163.201. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.

(b) The district may not issue bonds to finance projects authorized by Section 8163.103 unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the voters of the district voting at an election called for that purpose.

(c) Bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance projects authorized by Section 8163.103 may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 283.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 283 / Section 283.001
§ 283.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This Act may be cited as the Optional Hospital District Law of 1957.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8294.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8294 / Section 8294.002
§ 8294.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is a conservation and reclamation district in Smith County created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(b) The district is a political subdivision of the state.