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Tex. Transportation Code § 720.002 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 720 / Section 720.002
§ 720.002. PROHIBITION ON TRAFFIC-OFFENSE QUOTAS.
Status: repealed

(a) A political subdivision or an agency of this state may not establish or maintain, formally or informally, a plan to evaluate, promote, compensate, or discipline:

(1) a peace officer according to the officer's issuance of a predetermined or specified number of any type or combination of types of traffic citations; or

(2) a justice of the peace or a judge of a county court, statutory county court, municipal court, or municipal court of record according to the amount of money the justice or judge collects from persons convicted of a traffic offense.

(b) A political subdivision or an agency of this state may not require or suggest to a peace officer, a justice of the peace, or a judge of a county court, statutory county court, municipal court, or municipal court of record:

(1) that the peace officer is required or expected to issue a predetermined or specified number of any type or combination of types of traffic citations within a specified period; or

(2) that the justice or judge is required or expected to collect a predetermined amount of money from persons convicted of a traffic offense within a specified period.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 737, Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.

(d) This section does not prohibit a municipality from obtaining budgetary information from a municipal court or a municipal court of record, including an estimate of the amount of money the court anticipates will be collected in a budget year.

(e) A violation of this section by an elected official is misconduct and a ground for removal from office. A violation of this section by a person who is not an elected official is a ground for removal from the person's position.

(f) In this section:

(1) "Conviction" means the rendition of an order by a court imposing a punishment of incarceration or a fine.

(2) "Traffic offense" means an offense under:

(A) Chapter 521; or

(B) Subtitle C.
Tex. Local Government Code § 393.010 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 393 / Section 393.010
§ 393.010. NOTICE OF PROPOSED ACTION; PETITION; ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) An action authorized by this chapter may not be consummated until the governing body of the public body gives notice of its intention to enter into a cooperation agreement with a housing authority. A copy of the notice must be published at least twice in the officially designated newspaper, if any, of the public body. The notice must state that at the expiration of 60 days the governing body will consider the question of whether to enter into a cooperation agreement.

(b) If, during the 60-day period, a petition signed by at least 2,000 of the qualified voters of the public body or by at least five percent of the qualified voters of the public body is presented to the governing body requesting that an election be held on the question, and if the petition is determined to have been signed by the requisite number of qualified voters, the governing body shall order an election to be held in the public body on the question. Two weeks' notice of the election must be given in the manner required by law for elections on the question of issuing tax-supported bonds. If a majority of the votes received in the election favor the cooperation agreement, the governing body shall execute the agreement.

(c) The governing body may also order such an election on its own motion. If a majority of the votes received in the election favor the cooperation agreement, the governing body may execute the agreement.

(d) If the governing body fails or refuses to give notice of its intention to enter a cooperation agreement with a housing authority or fails or refuses to submit the question to an election as provided by Subsection (c), then, on filing of a petition demanding an election and signed by at least 2,000 of the qualified voters of the public body or by at least five percent of the qualified voters of the public body, the governing body shall order an election to be held in the public body for the purpose of submitting a proposition for the approval of the cooperation agreement. If a majority of the votes received in the election favor the cooperation agreement, the governing body may execute the cooperation agreement.

(e) The laws relating to elections for the issuance of municipal or county bonds as prescribed by Chapter 1251, Government Code, apply to an election covered by this section unless those laws are inconsistent with this section or are superseded by the Election Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1021.056 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1021 / Section 1021.056
§ 1021.056. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall elect:

(1) a president and a vice president from among its members; and

(2) a secretary, who need not be a director.

(b) Each officer of the board serves for a term of one year.

(c) The board shall fill a vacancy in a board office for the unexpired term.
Tex. Family Code § 107.114 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 107 / Section 107.114
§ 107.114. INTRODUCTION AND PROVISION OF CHILD CUSTODY EVALUATION REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) Disclosure to the court or the jury of the contents of a child custody evaluation report prepared under Section 107.113 is subject to the rules of evidence.

(a-1) Unless the child custody evaluator is appointed under Section 107.106, the court may not admit into evidence a child custody evaluation report prepared under Section 107.113 if:

(1) the child who is the subject of the report has an intellectual disability or developmental disability; and

(2) on the date the evaluation that is the subject of the report was made, the child custody evaluator had not satisfied the training requirement under Section 107.104(f).

(b) Unless the court has rendered an order restricting disclosure, a private child custody evaluator shall provide to the attorneys of the parties to a suit, any party who does not have an attorney, and any other person appointed by the court under this chapter in a suit a copy of the child custody evaluation report before the earlier of:

(1) the third day after the date the child custody evaluation report is completed; or

(2) the 30th day before the date of commencement of the trial.

(c) A child custody evaluator who conducts a child custody evaluation as an employee of or under contract with a domestic relations office shall provide to the attorneys of the parties to a suit and any person appointed in the suit under this chapter a copy of the child custody evaluation report before the earlier of:

(1) the seventh day after the date the child custody evaluation report is completed; or

(2) the fifth day before the date the trial commences.

(d) A child custody evaluator who conducts a child custody evaluation as an employee of or under contract with a domestic relations office shall provide a copy of the report to a party to the suit as provided by the local rules and policies of the office or by a court order.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1054.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1054 / Section 1054.201
§ 1054.201. GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

The board may issue and sell general obligation bonds in the name and on the faith and credit of the district to:

(1) purchase, construct, acquire, repair, or renovate buildings or improvements;

(2) equip buildings or improvements for hospital purposes; or

(3) acquire and operate a mobile emergency medical service.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 16.006 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 16 / Section 16.006
§ 16.006. FUEL ETHANOL, RENEWABLE METHANE, BIODIESEL, AND RENEWABLE DIESEL GRANTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The office, after consultation with the department, shall make grants to producers as an incentive for the development of the fuel ethanol, renewable methane, biodiesel, and renewable diesel industry and agricultural production in this state.

(b) A producer is entitled to receive from the account 20 cents for each gallon of fuel ethanol or MMBtu of renewable methane and 10 cents for each gallon of biodiesel produced in each registered plant operated by the producer until the 10th anniversary of the date production from the plant begins.

(b) A producer is entitled to receive from the account 20 cents for each gallon of fuel ethanol, biodiesel, or renewable diesel produced in each registered plant operated by the producer until the 10th anniversary of the date production from the plant begins. The incentive under this subsection is payable only on that part of each gallon of fuel produced from renewable resources.

(c) For each fiscal year a producer may not receive grants for more than 18 million gallons of fuel ethanol, biodiesel, or renewable diesel or MMBtu of renewable methane produced at any one registered plant.

(d) The office by rule shall provide for the distribution of grant funds under this chapter to producers. The office shall make grants not less often than quarterly.

(e) If the office determines that the amount of money credited to the account is not sufficient to distribute the full amount of grant funds to eligible producers as provided by this chapter for a fiscal year, the office shall proportionately reduce the amount of each grant for each gallon of fuel ethanol, biodiesel, or renewable diesel or each MMBtu of renewable methane produced as necessary to continue the incentive program during the remainder of the fiscal year.
Tex. Government Code § 2175.193 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2175 / Section 2175.193
§ 2175.193. CONTRACTS FOR DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

The commission shall contract for the disposal of property under Subchapter E in a manner that maximizes value to the state.
Tex. Government Code § 489.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 489 / Section 489.001
§ 489.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Bank" means the Texas Economic Development Bank established under Section 489.101.

(2) "Fund" means the Texas economic development bank fund.

(3) "Office" means the Texas Economic Development and Tourism Office.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1077.252 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1077 / Section 1077.252
§ 1077.252. TAX RATE.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may impose the tax at a rate not to exceed 75 cents on each $100 valuation of all taxable property in the district.

(b) Not more than 65 cents of the rate authorized by Subsection (a) may be imposed in any year to pay the interest on and create a sinking fund for bonds issued or assumed by the district for hospital purposes.
Tex. Transportation Code § 372.109 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 372 / Section 372.109
§ 372.109. PERIOD DETERMINATION IS EFFECTIVE.
Status: in_force

(a) A final determination that a person is a habitual violator remains in effect until:

(1) the total amount due for the person's tolls and administrative fees is paid; or

(2) the toll project entity, in its sole discretion, determines that the amount has been otherwise addressed.

(b) When a determination terminates, the toll project entity shall, not later than the seventh day after the date of the termination, send notice of the termination:

(1) to the person who is the subject of the determination at an address under Section 372.106(b); and

(2) if the toll project entity provided notice to a county assessor-collector or the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles under Section 502.011, to that county assessor-collector or that department, as appropriate.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8811.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8811 / Section 8811.005
§ 8811.005. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, Chapter 36, Water Code, applies to the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1115.157 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1115 / Section 1115.157
§ 1115.157. INSPECTION OF ANNUAL AUDIT AND DISTRICT RECORDS.
Status: in_force

The annual audit and other district records shall be open to inspection at the district's principal office.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 17.044 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 17 / Section 17.044
§ 17.044. SUBSTITUTED SERVICE ON SECRETARY OF STATE.
Status: in_force

(a) The secretary of state is an agent for service of process or complaint on a nonresident who:

(1) is required by statute to designate or maintain a resident agent or engages in business in this state, but has not designated or maintained a resident agent for service of process;

(2) has one or more resident agents for service of process, but two unsuccessful attempts have been made on different business days to serve each agent; or

(3) is not required to designate an agent for service in this state, but becomes a nonresident after a cause of action arises in this state but before the cause is matured by suit in a court of competent jurisdiction.

(b) The secretary of state is an agent for service of process on a nonresident who engages in business in this state, but does not maintain a regular place of business in this state or a designated agent for service of process, in any proceeding that arises out of the business done in this state and to which the nonresident is a party.

(c) After the death of a nonresident for whom the secretary of state is an agent for service of process under this section, the secretary of state is an agent for service of process on a nonresident administrator, executor, or personal representative of the nonresident. If an administrator, executor, or personal representative for the estate of the deceased nonresident is not appointed, the secretary of state is an agent for service of process on an heir, as determined by the law of the foreign jurisdiction, of the deceased nonresident.

(d) If a nonresident for whom the secretary of state is an agent for service of process under this section is judged incompetent by a court of competent jurisdiction, the secretary of state is an agent for service of process on a guardian or personal representative of the nonresident.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1089.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1089 / Section 1089.155
§ 1089.155. FISCAL YEAR.
Status: in_force

(a) The district operates according to a fiscal year established by the board.

(b) The fiscal year may not be changed:

(1) during a period that revenue bonds of the district are outstanding; or

(2) more than once in a 24-month period.
Tex. Election Code § 31.156 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 31 / Section 31.156
§ 31.156. ELIGIBILITY.
Status: in_force

To be eligible for appointment as joint elections administrator, a person must be a qualified voter of this state.
Tex. Labor Code § 301.065 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 301 / Section 301.065
§ 301.065. ANNUAL REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) As soon as practicable after the close of each fiscal year, the commission shall submit to the governor and the legislature a report on the administration and operation of the commission's activities under this title during the preceding fiscal year, including each recommendation of the commission for amendments to this title.

(b) The annual report must include:

(1) a balance sheet of the money in the compensation fund;

(2) the commission's long-term and short-term objectives; and

(3) any other information requested by the legislature or the Legislative Budget Board.

(c) At the time the commission submits the annual report under this section, the commission shall submit to the governor and the legislature a separate supplemental annual report consisting of any information required by other law to be included in the supplemental annual report.
Tex. Government Code § 2256.0206 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2256 / Section 2256.0206
§ 2256.0206.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2256.0206. AUTHORIZED INVESTMENTS: HEDGING TRANSACTIONS. (a) In this section:

(1) "Eligible entity" means a political subdivision that has:

(A) a principal amount of at least $250 million in:

(i) outstanding long-term indebtedness;

(ii) long-term indebtedness proposed to be issued; or

(iii) a combination of outstanding long-term indebtedness and long-term indebtedness proposed to be issued; and

(B) outstanding long-term indebtedness that is rated in one of the four highest rating categories for long-term debt instruments by a nationally recognized rating agency for municipal securities, without regard to the effect of any credit agreement or other form of credit enhancement entered into in connection with the obligation.

(2) "Eligible project" has the meaning assigned by Section 1371.001.

(3) "Hedging" means acting to protect against economic loss due to price fluctuation of a commodity or related investment by entering into an offsetting position or using a financial agreement or producer price agreement in a correlated security, index, or other commodity.

(b) This section prevails to the extent of any conflict between this section and:

(1) another law; or

(2) an eligible entity's municipal charter, if applicable.

(c) The governing body of an eligible entity shall establish the entity's policy regarding hedging transactions.

(d) An eligible entity may enter into hedging transactions, including hedging contracts, and related security, credit, and insurance agreements in connection with commodities used by an eligible entity in the entity's general operations, with the acquisition or construction of a capital project, or with an eligible project. A hedging transaction must comply with the regulations of the federal Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the federal Securities and Exchange Commission.

(e) An eligible entity may pledge as security for and to the payment of a hedging contract or a security, credit, or insurance agreement any general or special revenues or funds the entity is authorized by law to pledge to the payment of any other obligation.

(f) Section 1371.059(c) applies to the execution by an eligible entity of a hedging contract and any related security, credit, or insurance agreement.

(g) An eligible entity may credit any amount the entity receives under a hedging contract against expenses associated with a commodity purchase.

(h) An eligible entity's cost of or payment under a hedging contract or agreement may be considered:

(1) an operation and maintenance expense of the eligible entity;

(2) an acquisition expense of the eligible entity;

(3) a project cost of an eligible project; or

(4) a construction expense of the eligible entity.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1301.164 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1301 / Section 1301.164
§ 1301.164. OUT-OF-NETWORK FACILITY-BASED PROVIDERS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "facility-based provider" means a physician or health care provider who provides medical care or health care services to patients of a health care facility.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (d), an insurer shall pay for a covered medical care or health care service performed for or a covered supply related to that service provided to an insured by an out-of-network provider who is a facility-based provider at the usual and customary rate or at an agreed rate if the provider performed the service at a health care facility that is a preferred provider. The insurer shall make a payment required by this subsection directly to the provider not later than, as applicable:

(1) the 30th day after the date the insurer receives an electronic clean claim as defined by Section 1301.101 for those services that includes all information necessary for the insurer to pay the claim; or

(2) the 45th day after the date the insurer receives a nonelectronic clean claim as defined by Section 1301.101 for those services that includes all information necessary for the insurer to pay the claim.

(c) Except as provided by Subsection (d), an out-of-network provider who is a facility-based provider or a person asserting a claim as an agent or assignee of the provider may not bill an insured receiving a medical care or health care service or supply described by Subsection (b) in, and the insured does not have financial responsibility for, an amount greater than an applicable copayment, coinsurance, and deductible under the insured's preferred provider benefit plan that:

(1) is based on:

(A) the amount initially determined payable by the insurer; or

(B) if applicable, a modified amount as determined under the insurer's internal appeal process; and

(2) is not based on any additional amount determined to be owed to the provider under Chapter 1467.

(d) This section does not apply to a nonemergency health care or medical service:

(1) that an insured elects to receive in writing in advance of the service with respect to each out-of-network provider providing the service; and

(2) for which an out-of-network provider, before providing the service, provides a complete written disclosure to the insured that:

(A) explains that the provider does not have a contract with the insured's preferred provider benefit plan;

(B) discloses projected amounts for which the insured may be responsible; and

(C) discloses the circumstances under which the insured would be responsible for those amounts.

(e) This section may not be construed to require the imposition of a penalty under Section 1301.137.
Tex. Utilities Code § 36.104 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 36 / Section 36.104
§ 36.104. EARLY EFFECTIVE DATE OF RATE CHANGE.
Status: in_force

(a) For good cause shown, the regulatory authority may allow a rate change, other than a major change, to take effect:

(1) before the end of the 35-day period prescribed by Section 36.102; and

(2) under conditions the regulatory authority prescribes, subject to suspension as provided by this subchapter.

(b) The electric utility shall immediately revise its tariffs to include the change.
Tex. Government Code § 44.229 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 44 / Section 44.229
§ 44.229. KAUFMAN COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The criminal district attorney of Kaufman County must be at least 25 years old and have been a practicing attorney in this state for five years.

(b) The criminal district attorney shall attend each term and session of the district courts in Kaufman County and each term and session of the inferior courts of the county held for the transaction of criminal business and shall exclusively represent the state in all criminal matters before those courts.

(c) The criminal district attorney shall perform the duties conferred by law on county and district attorneys in the various counties and districts.

(d) The criminal district attorney shall collect the fees, commissions, and perquisites that are provided by law for similar services rendered by a district or county attorney.
Tex. Transportation Code § 223.2475 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 223 / Section 223.2475
§ 223.2475. CHANGES TO DESIGN-BUILD TEAM.
Status: in_force

(a) A design-build contractor selected for a contract may not make changes to companies or entities identified as part of the design-build team in a response to a request for proposals unless an identified company or entity:

(1) is no longer in business, is unable to fulfill its legal, financial, or business obligations, or can no longer meet the terms of the teaming agreement proposed for the project with the design-build contractor;

(2) voluntarily removes itself from the team;

(3) fails to provide a sufficient number of qualified personnel to fulfill the duties identified during the proposal stage; or

(4) fails to negotiate in good faith in a timely manner in accordance with provisions established in the teaming agreement proposed for the project.

(b) If the design-build contractor makes design-build team changes in violation of Subsection (a), any cost savings resulting from the changes accrue to the department and not to the design-build contractor.
Tex. Transportation Code § 522.027 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 522 / Section 522.027
§ 522.027. MINIMUM AGE.
Status: in_force

The department may not issue a commercial driver's license or a commercial learner's permit to a person who is younger than 18 years of age.