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Tex. Natural Resources Code § 151.002 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 151 / Section 151.002
§ 151.002. INFORMATION IN BILL OF SALE.
Status: in_force

(a) The bill of sale, which may be filed of record in the appropriate real property records, shall at a minimum include:

(1) the name of the:

(A) owner of the land from which the trees, timber, logs, pulpwood, or in-woods chips were or are to be obtained;

(B) seller, if the seller is not the owner of the land; and

(C) purchaser;

(2) the name of the county containing the tract of land from which the trees, timber, logs, pulpwood, or in-woods chips were or are to be obtained and:

(A) a legal survey, abstract, and tract number of that tract of land; or

(B) information from which the identity of that tract of land may be ascertained, including the property address or GPS coordinates;

(3) a general description of the trees, timber, logs, pulpwood, or in-woods chips conveyed in the bill of sale; and

(4) representations and a warranty from the seller that the seller is the lawful owner of all the trees, timber, logs, pulpwood, or in-woods chips conveyed in the bill of sale and that the trees, timber, logs, pulpwood, or in-woods chips are free and clear of all liens, security agreements, encumbrances, claims, demands, and charges.

(b) The purchaser of trees, timber, logs, pulpwood, or in-woods chips conveyed in the bill of sale may, and is entitled to, rely on the information required to be provided by the seller to be incorporated into the bill of sale, as well as on the representations and warranty of the seller.
Tex. Local Government Code § 303.028 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 303 / Section 303.028
§ 303.028. CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The original and two copies of the articles of amendment and a certified copy of the resolution of the sponsor's governing body authorizing the articles shall be delivered to the secretary of state.

(b) If the secretary of state finds that the articles of amendment comply with this chapter and are authorized by the sponsor's governing body, the secretary of state, on payment of the fees required by this chapter, shall:

(1) write "filed" on the original and on each copy of the articles of amendment and the month, day, and year of the filing;

(2) file the original in the office of the secretary of state; and

(3) issue two certificates of amendment with a copy of the articles of amendment attached to each.

(c) The secretary of state shall deliver to the corporation or its representative and to the sponsor's governing body a certificate of amendment with a copy of the articles of amendment attached.

(d) The amendment to the articles of incorporation takes effect on issuance of the certificate of amendment.

(e) An amendment does not affect an existing cause of action in favor of or against the corporation, a pending suit to which the corporation is a party, or an existing right of a person. Change of the corporate name by amendment does not abate a suit brought by or against the corporation under its former name.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 91.018 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 91 / Section 91.018
§ 91.018. COMPLAINTS.
Status: repealed

(a) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1, Sec. 4.465(a)(87), eff. April 2, 2015.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1, Sec. 4.465(a)(87), eff. April 2, 2015.

(c) Except as required by federal regulations for resolving complaints received from people who are receiving service from the department, under this chapter or Subchapter E, Chapter 117, the department shall maintain a file in the manner prescribed by Section 117.072(a) on each written complaint filed with the department.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1, Sec. 4.465(a)(87), eff. April 2, 2015.

(e) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1, Sec. 4.465(a)(87), eff. April 2, 2015.

(f) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1, Sec. 4.465(a)(87), eff. April 2, 2015.

(g) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1, Sec. 4.465(a)(87), eff. April 2, 2015.
Tex. Transportation Code § 431.182 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 431 / Section 431.182
§ 431.182. DISSOLUTION BY BOARD ON COMPLETION OF PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

The board, with the approval by written resolution of the commission, shall dissolve the corporation as provided by this subchapter if the board by resolution determines that:

(1) the purposes for which the corporation was formed have been substantially fulfilled; and

(2) all obligations of the corporation have been fully paid.
Tex. Transportation Code § 67.039 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 67 / Section 67.039
§ 67.039. OATH; BOND.
Status: in_force

(a) A person appointed as a pilot must take the official oath before entering service as a pilot. The oath shall be endorsed on the bond required by Subsection (b).

(b) Each pilot must execute a $25,000 bond payable to the governor and conditioned on compliance with the laws, rules, and orders relating to pilots and on the faithful performance of the pilot's duties.

(c) Each bond must be approved by the board.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 127.007 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 127 / Section 127.007
§ 127.007. OWNER OF SURFACE ESTATE.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not deprive an owner of the surface estate of the right to secure indemnity from a lessee, an operator, a contractor, or other person conducting operations for the exploration or production of minerals of the owner's land.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9092.0204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9092 / Section 9092.0204
§ 9092.0204. VACANCIES.
Status: in_force

If a vacancy occurs in the membership of the board, the remaining directors shall appoint a person to fill the vacancy until the next directors' election. If the vacant position is not regularly scheduled to be filled at that election, the director elected at that election to fill the vacancy shall serve only for the unexpired term.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8815.113 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8815 / Section 8815.113
§ 8815.113. COOPERATION WITH AND ASSISTANCE OF OTHER GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) In implementing this chapter, the board may cooperate with and request the assistance of the Texas Water Development Board, the commission, the United States Geological Survey, the subsidence district, other local governments, and other agencies of the United States and this state.

(b) The subsidence district may enter into an interlocal contract with the authority to carry out the authority's purposes and may carry out the governmental functions and services specified in the interlocal contract.

(c) The board shall endeavor to coordinate with the City of Houston to develop a plan for a system to distribute surface water in an economical and efficient manner to the authority.

(d) In an attempt to minimize costs associated with preparing a groundwater reduction plan, the board shall consider the usefulness of water supply studies and plans prepared by or on behalf of the North Harris County Regional Water Authority, the West Harris County Regional Water Authority, the City of Houston, or other governmental entities to the extent those studies or plans are available and applicable to the authority.
Tex. Tax Code § 154.121 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 154 / Section 154.121
§ 154.121. REVENUE.
Status: repealed

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), revenue from the sale of permits to distributors, wholesalers, bonded agents, and interstate warehouses is allocated in the same manner as other revenue allocated by Subchapter J.

(b) Revenue from the sale of retailer's permits shall be deposited as provided by Section 161.0903, Health and Safety Code, and may be appropriated only as provided by that section.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 994 (S.B. 248), Sec. 35(b)(3), eff. September 1, 2021.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 994 (S.B. 248), Sec. 35(b)(3), eff. September 1, 2021.

(e) Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 994 (S.B. 248), Sec. 35(b)(3), eff. September 1, 2021.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 91.453 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 91 / Section 91.453
§ 91.453. COMMISSION AUTHORIZED.
Status: in_force

(a) On written application, the commission or its designated employee may administratively authorize a person to use a saltwater disposal pit on a temporary emergency basis.

(b) On written application, the commission or its designated employee may administratively authorize a person to use an impervious surface pit in conjunction with a geothermal operation, an underground hydrocarbon storage operation, or an approved saltwater disposal operation.

(c) In cases where it may be conclusively shown that use of a saltwater disposal pit can cause no pollution of surrounding productive agricultural land and no pollution of ground or surface water supplies, either because of the absence of such waters, or due to physical isolation of such waters by naturally occurring impervious barriers, the commission or its designated employee may administratively authorize a person to use a saltwater disposal pit.

(d) An authorization under this section must be in writing and must state the conditions under which any pit may be operated.
Tex. Transportation Code § 191.002 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 191 / Section 191.002
§ 191.002. DISTANCE OF STRUCTURES AND MATERIALS FROM TRACKS.
Status: in_force

(a) A loading platform, house, fence, or other structure built, and lumber, wood, or other material placed, along a railroad in this state, either on or near the right-of-way of a main line or on or near a spur, switch, or siding of the railroad, shall be built or placed so that the nearest edge of the platform, the wall of the building, or the material is at least 8-1/2 feet from the center of the main line, spur, switch, or siding.

(b) The edge of a roof projection from a loading platform along a railroad main track, siding track, spur, or switch shall be at least 8-1/2 feet horizontally from the center of the track.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5004.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 5004 / Section 5004.102
§ 5004.102. POWERS REGARDING CANALS, PORTS, WATERWAYS, AND FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

The district may:

(1) promote, construct, maintain, operate, make practicable, aid, and encourage the construction, maintenance, and operation of navigable canals or waterways and all navigational systems or facilities auxiliary to navigable canals or waterways, using the natural bed and banks of the Cypress River and its tributaries and of Caddo Lake where practicable;

(2) acquire, improve, extend, take over, construct, maintain, repair, operate, develop, and regulate ports, levees, wharves, docks, locks, warehouses, grain elevators, dumping facilities, aids to navigation, or aids consistent with or necessary to the operation or development of ports or waterways within the district; and

(3) construct, extend, improve, repair, maintain, reconstruct, own, use, and operate any facility of any kind necessary or convenient to the exercise of the powers, rights, privileges, and functions granted by this chapter.
Tex. Water Code § 57.214 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 57 / Section 57.214
§ 57.214. ISSUANCE OF REFUNDING BONDS WITHOUT AN ELECTION.
Status: in_force

A district which is converted under Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution, may issue refunding bonds without the approval of the electors under the provisions of Section 56.210 of this code.
Tex. Water Code § 55.204 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 55 / Section 55.204
§ 55.204. WAIVER OF DISTRICT TORT IMMUNITY.
Status: in_force

If the board finds that it is in the best interest of the district and that it is necessary to enable the district to enter into a contract to employ Mexican laborers, it may enter into a written contract to waive in advance the district's immunity from liability in damages for personal injuries and sickness which is proximately caused by torts of the district or negligence of agents or employees of the district and which is suffered by Mexican laborers employed by the district under the terms of the Migrant Labor Agreement of 1951 between the United States and Mexico or any subsequent agreement of a similar nature.
Tex. Water Code § 32.003 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 32 / Section 32.003
§ 32.003. POLICY AND PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

It is the policy of this state and the purpose of this chapter to:

(1) maintain the quality of fresh water in the state to the extent consistent with the public health and welfare and the operation of existing industries;

(2) promote the beneficial reuse of commercial, industrial, and municipal waste for the economic development of the state, thereby reducing the demand on the state's supply of fresh water;

(3) prevent underground injection that may pollute fresh water; and

(4) require the use of all reasonable methods to implement this policy.
Tex. Insurance Code § 805.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 805 / Section 805.002
§ 805.002. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

(a) This subchapter applies to any insurer, including a:

(1) capital stock company;

(2) reciprocal or interinsurance exchange;

(3) Lloyd's plan;

(4) fraternal benefit society;

(5) mutual company, including a mutual assessment company;

(6) local mutual aid association;

(7) burial association;

(8) county mutual insurance company;

(9) farm mutual insurance company;

(10) fidelity, guaranty, or surety company;

(11) mutual life insurance company;

(12) mutual insurance company other than a mutual life insurance company;

(13) stipulated premium company;

(14) title insurance company; and

(15) any other insurance company engaged in the business of insurance in or organized under the laws of this state or otherwise regulated under this code.

(b) A provision of this code limiting regulation under this code does not limit the application of this subchapter.

(c) This subchapter controls if there is ambiguity or a conflict between this subchapter and another provision of this code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2001.607 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2001 / Section 2001.607
§ 2001.607.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2001.607. OPTIONS FOLLOWING DECISION: PAY OR APPEAL. (a) Not later than the 30th day after the date on which the order becomes final, the person shall:

(1) pay the administrative penalty;

(2) pay the penalty and file a petition for judicial review contesting the finding that a violation occurred, the amount of the penalty, or both; or

(3) without paying the penalty, file a petition for judicial review contesting the finding that a violation occurred, the amount of the penalty, or both.

(b) Within the 30-day period, a person who acts under Subsection (a)(3) may:

(1) stay enforcement of the penalty by:

(A) paying the penalty to the court for placement in an escrow account; or

(B) giving to the court a supersedeas bond approved by the court for the amount of the penalty that is effective until all judicial review of the order is final; or

(2) request the court to stay enforcement of the penalty by:

(A) filing with the court a sworn affidavit of the person stating that the person is financially unable to pay the penalty and is financially unable to give the supersedeas bond; and

(B) giving a copy of the affidavit to the director by certified mail.

(c) On receipt of a copy of the affidavit as provided by Subsection (b)(2), the director may file with the court, not later than the fifth day after the date the copy is received, a contest to the affidavit. The court shall hold a hearing on the facts alleged in the affidavit as soon as practicable and shall stay the enforcement of the penalty on finding that the alleged facts are true. The person who files an affidavit has the burden of proving that the person is financially unable to pay the penalty and to give a supersedeas bond.
Tex. Government Code § 824.503 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 824 / Section 824.503
§ 824.503. RETURN OF EXCESS CONTRIBUTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) If a retiree dies while receiving a standard or reduced service retirement annuity as provided by Section 824.202 or an optional service retirement annuity as provided by Section 824.204(c)(1), (c)(2), or (c)(5) and, in the case of a retiree receiving an optional service retirement annuity, if the retiree's designated beneficiary of the annuity has predeceased the retiree, the retirement system shall pay a lump-sum death benefit in an amount, if any, by which the amount of the deceased retiree's accumulated contributions at the time of retirement exceeds the amount of annuity payments made before the retiree's death.

(b) A benefit under Subsection (a) is payable to any existing designated beneficiary or, if none exists, in the manner provided by Section 824.103.

(c) If a retiree's designated beneficiary dies while receiving an optional annuity under Section 824.204(c)(1), (c)(2), or (c)(5), the retirement system shall pay a lump-sum death benefit in an amount, if any, by which the amount of the retiree's accumulated contributions at the time of retirement exceeds the amount of annuity payments made to the retiree and the designated beneficiary before the beneficiary's death.

(d) A benefit under Subsection (c) is payable to the person or persons designated as the beneficiary of the beneficiary and, if such person has not been designated or does not survive, then to the persons entitled to distribution of the deceased beneficiary's estate.

(e) An eligible person may receive benefits under both this section and Section 824.501.

(f) The designated beneficiary of a disability retiree is eligible to receive the benefits described by this section if the retiree:

(1) retires on or after September 1, 1992; and

(2) dies while receiving disability retirement benefits under Section 824.304.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6905.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6905 / Section 6905.101
§ 6905.101. COMPOSITION OF BOARD; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five elected directors. Directors occupy numbered places on the board.

(b) A director is eligible for reelection to the board.

(c) Directors serve staggered terms.
Tex. Government Code § 1231.103 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1231 / Section 1231.103
§ 1231.103. PROVISION OF INFORMATION RELATING TO OTHER BONDS.
Status: in_force

The bond finance office may provide information for inclusion in a prospectus related to any bond issued under authority of state law or municipal ordinance.
Tex. Education Code § 114.002 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 114 / Section 114.002
§ 114.002. POWERS OF THE BOARD.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing board may:

(1) provide for the training and teaching of students seeking to become:

(A) chiropractors; or

(B) other technicians who provide services related to the practice of chiropractic medicine;

(2) prescribe courses leading to degrees customarily offered in other leading United States chiropractic schools;

(3) award the degrees described by Subdivision (2);

(4) enter into an affiliation or coordinating agreement with an entity if reasonably necessary or desirable for the operation of a first-class school of chiropractic medicine;

(5) make joint appointments with another institution of higher education; and

(6) adopt rules for the operation, control, and management of the institution as necessary for the operation of a first-class school of chiropractic medicine, including rules governing the number of students that may be admitted to any program at the institution.

(b) The salary of a person who received a joint appointment under Subsection (a)(5) must be apportioned among the institutions to which the individual is appointed on the basis of the services rendered.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2201.051 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2201 / Section 2201.051
§ 2201.051. GENERAL QUALIFICATIONS OF RISK RETENTION GROUP.
Status: in_force

A risk retention group must be a corporation or other limited liability association that:

(1) is organized primarily to assume and spread, and engages primarily in assuming and spreading, all or any portion of the liability exposure of the group's members; and

(2) otherwise meets the qualifications of this subchapter.
Tex. Government Code § 803.0021 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 803 / Section 803.0021
§ 803.0021. APPLICATION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies only to:

(1) a retirement system for general municipal employees in a municipality with a population of not less than 950,000 nor more than 1,050,000;

(2) the Employees Retirement System of Texas, the Teacher Retirement System of Texas, the Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan One, the Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two, the Texas County and District Retirement System, and the Texas Municipal Retirement System; and

(3) a retirement system that makes an election under Section 803.101(f).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1073.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1073 / Section 1073.153
§ 1073.153. AMENDMENTS TO BUDGET.
Status: in_force

The budget may be amended as required by circumstances. The board must approve all amendments.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3984.0301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3984 / Section 3984.0301
§ 3984.0301. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 66.014 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 66 / Section 66.014
§ 66.014. IDENTIFICATION OF VEHICLE TRANSPORTING AQUATIC PRODUCTS.
Status: in_force

(a) No person may transport any aquatic product for commercial purposes unless the person clearly identifies the motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer as a vehicle that carries aquatic products. The commission shall prescribe by proclamation the identification requirements for a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer transporting aquatic products, and the commission may prescribe that the identification shall list the state of origin of the aquatic products. In this subsection, "motor vehicle," "trailer," and "semitrailer" have the meanings assigned by Section 541.201, Transportation Code.

(b) A person who violates this section commits an offense. An offense under this section is a Class C Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.

(c) "Aquatic product" means any uncooked, fresh or frozen aquatic animal life.
Tex. Government Code § 2054.0332 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.0332
§ 2054.0332. DATA MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall appoint a data management advisory committee.

(b) The advisory committee is composed of each data management officer designated by a state agency under Section 2054.137 and the department's chief data officer.

(c) The advisory committee shall:

(1) advise the board and department on establishing statewide data ethics, principles, goals, strategies, standards, and architecture;

(2) provide guidance and recommendations on governing and managing state agency data and data management systems, including recommendations to assist data management officers in fulfilling the duties assigned under Section 2054.137; and

(3) establish performance objectives for state agencies from this state's data-driven policy goals.

(d) Sections 2110.002 and 2110.008 do not apply to the advisory committee.