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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 121.021 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 121 / Section 121.021
§ 121.021. HEALTH AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

A health authority is a physician appointed under the provisions of this chapter to administer state and local laws relating to public health within the appointing body's jurisdiction.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 44.31 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 44 / Section 44.31
§ 44.31. DEFENDANT DISCHARGED, WHEN.
Status: repealed

By order of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals dated December 18, 1985, effective September 1, 1986, adopting the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, pursuant to Section 4, Chapter 685 (H.B. 13), Acts of the 69th Legislature, Regular Session, 1985, this article was repealed.
Tex. Transportation Code § 315.001 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 315 / Section 315.001
§ 315.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Abutting property" means property abutting a street on which lighting improvements are made or proposed to be made.

(2) "Special benefit" means the amount of enhanced value that a property receives as a result of lighting improvements.

(3) "Street" includes a portion, not less than one block, of a street.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5010.0210 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 5010 / Section 5010.0210
§ 5010.0210. DISTRICT OFFICE.
Status: in_force

A regular office shall be established and maintained for conducting district business either:

(1) in the district; or

(2) at any place in the city of Beaumont.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 192.025 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 192 / Section 192.025
§ 192.025. SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The state registrar shall accept an application under Section 192.024 if the applicant's statement of date and place of birth and parentage is established to the state registrar's satisfaction by the evidence required by this section.

(b) The certification of the state registrar shall be added to a certificate accepted for filing under this section.

(c) If the birth occurred at least four years but less than 15 years before the date of the application:

(1) the statement of date and place of birth must be supported by at least two documents, only one of which may be an affidavit of personal knowledge; and

(2) the statement of parentage must be supported by at least one document, which may be a document qualifying for submission under Subdivision (1).

(d) If the birth occurred 15 or more years before the date of the application:

(1) the statement of date and place of birth must be supported by at least three documents, only one of which may be an affidavit of personal knowledge; and

(2) the statement of parentage must be supported by at least one document, which may be a document qualifying for submission under Subdivision (1).

(e) A document accepted as evidence under this section, other than an affidavit of personal knowledge, must be at least five years old. A copy or abstract of the document may be accepted if certified as true and correct by the custodian of the document.

(f) The state registrar may not reject an application under this subchapter based solely on the inclusion of supporting evidence that contains inconsistent or contradictory information if, based on the contents of the application as a whole, the state registrar determines by a preponderance of the evidence the applicant's identity and place of birth. In making a determination under this subsection, the state registrar shall consider and give weight to:

(1) any supporting evidence that raises a legitimate question as to the applicant's actual place of birth;

(2) the inclusion of a valid driver's license or personal identification certificate; and

(3) the inclusion of a verified affidavit by a person with personal knowledge of the applicant's identity.

(g) Notwithstanding any other law, if a delayed birth certificate of a person who was born before January 1, 1971, is otherwise acceptable for registration and the identity of one parent of the person is established by information not contradictory to information available to the state registrar, the state registrar shall register the certificate with only the established parent's name entered on the certificate.
Tex. Government Code § 1508.112 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1508 / Section 1508.112
§ 1508.112. APPOINTMENT OF TRUSTEE; ATTORNEY'S FEES.
Status: in_force

A contract under which a project is encumbered under this subchapter may provide for:

(1) the selection of a trustee to sell the project on:

(A) a default in the payment of principal or interest; or

(B) a violation of the terms of the encumbrance;

(2) the selection of a successor trustee if the original trustee or a substitute trustee is disqualified or fails to act; and

(3) attorney's fees in an amount not to exceed 10 percent of the unpaid principal.
Tex. Government Code § 30.00164 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 30 / Section 30.00164
§ 30.00164. ALTERNATE APPELLATE PROCEDURE.
Status: in_force

(a) If the El Paso Municipal Court of Appeals created by this subchapter is held unconstitutional or invalid, all appeals under this subchapter shall be considered as taken to the county courts at law of El Paso County. Those appeals shall be docketed as provided by county court at law rules. The county courts at law of El Paso County have jurisdiction over those appeals and this subchapter applies to those appeals. One county court at law of El Paso County shall act as the appellate court. That court shall be designated from time to time as the appellate court by the majority vote of the judges of the county courts at law of El Paso County. All appeals pending in the appellate court on the date that any decision becomes final holding the municipal court of appeals unconstitutional or invalid shall be transferred by the appellate court to the county courts at law of El Paso County, and all decisions of the appellate court that have become final on or before that date are valid.

(b) If appeals are taken to the county courts at law of El Paso County under Subsection (a), a reference to "appellate court" in this subchapter means the county court at law of El Paso County that is designated as the appellate court under this section, except that a provision of this subchapter that is inconsistent with the laws, statutes, and rules applicable to creation and organization of the county courts at law of El Paso County will not apply, and an appeal is not tried de novo in the county court at law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8029.0304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8029 / Section 8029.0304
§ 8029.0304. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located.

(b) If a road project is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road project must meet all applicable construction standards, subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which the road project is located.

(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 262.049 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 262 / Section 262.049
§ 262.049. APPROVAL AND REGISTRATION OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority shall submit to the attorney general bonds issued under this chapter and the record relating to the issuance of those bonds.

(b) If the attorney general finds that the bonds were issued in accordance with this chapter, are valid and binding obligations of the authority, and are secured as recited in the bonds:

(1) the attorney general shall approve the bonds; and

(2) the comptroller shall register the bonds and certify the registration on the bonds.

(c) Following approval and registration, the bonds are incontestable.

(d) The bonds are negotiable and must contain the following provision: "The holder hereof shall never have the right to demand payment thereof out of money raised or to be raised by taxation."
Tex. Insurance Code § 271.006 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 271 / Section 271.006
§ 271.006. PREMIUMS SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENT.
Status: in_force

An insurer shall pay maintenance fees under this chapter on the correctly reported gross premiums from writing title insurance in this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3976.0306 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3976 / Section 3976.0306
§ 3976.0306. ADDING OR REMOVING TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Subsection (b), the board may add or remove territory as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code.

(b) The district may add territory as described by Subsection (a) only if the governing body of the city by ordinance or resolution consents to the addition.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1019.057 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1019 / Section 1019.057
§ 1019.057. SEAL.
Status: in_force

The board may adopt a seal for the district.
Tex. Government Code § 552.148 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 552 / Section 552.148
§ 552.148.
Status: in_force

Sec. 552.148. EXCEPTION: CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN PERSONAL INFORMATION MAINTAINED BY MUNICIPALITY PERTAINING TO A MINOR. (a) In this section, "minor" means a person younger than 18 years of age.

(b) The following information maintained by a municipality for purposes related to the participation by a minor in a recreational program or activity is excepted from the requirements of Section 552.021:

(1) the name, age, home address, home telephone number, or social security number of the minor;

(2) a photograph of the minor; and

(3) the name of the minor's parent or legal guardian.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2210.363 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2210 / Section 2210.363
§ 2210.363. PREMIUM DISCOUNTS; SURCHARGE CREDITS.
Status: in_force

(a) The association may offer a person insured under this chapter an actuarially justified premium discount on a policy issued by the association, or an actuarially justified credit against a surcharge assessed against the person, other than a surcharge assessed under Subchapter M, M-1, or M-2, if:

(1) the construction, alteration, remodeling, enlargement, or repair of, or an addition to, insurable property exceeds applicable building code standards set forth in the plan of operation; or

(2) the person elects to purchase a binding arbitration endorsement under Section 2210.554.

(a) The association may offer a person insured under this chapter an actuarially justified premium discount on a policy issued by the association, or an actuarially justified credit against a surcharge assessed against the person, other than a surcharge assessed under Subchapter M-1 or M-2, if:

(1) the construction, alteration, remodeling, enlargement, or repair of, or an addition to, insurable property exceeds applicable building code standards set forth in the plan of operation; or

(2) the person elects to purchase a binding arbitration endorsement under Section 2210.554.

(b) A premium discount or a credit against a surcharge under Subsection (a)(2) may not exceed 10 percent of the premium for the policy, before the application of the discount.

(c) The commissioner shall adopt rules necessary to implement and enforce this section, including rules defining "actuarially justified" for the purposes of this section.
Tex. Finance Code § 204.205 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 204 / Section 204.205
§ 204.205. PROCEDURE FOR REVOCATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Notice of a revocation proceeding must:

(1) be in the form of a proposed order;

(2) be served on the foreign bank by personal delivery or registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to a director, officer, or employee of the foreign bank at a Texas representative office location, or to the registered agent of the foreign bank;

(3) state the effective date of the proposed order, which may not be before the 21st day after the date the proposed order is mailed or delivered; and

(4) state the grounds for the proposed revocation with reasonable certainty.

(b) Unless the foreign bank requests a hearing in writing on or before the effective date of the proposed order, the order takes effect as proposed and is final and nonappealable.

(c) A hearing requested on a proposed order shall be held not later than the 30th day after the date the written request for hearing is received by the commissioner unless the parties agree to a later hearing date. The department shall participate as the opposing party, and the commissioner shall conduct the hearing and one or more prehearing conferences and opportunities for discovery as the commissioner considers advisable and consistent with applicable statutes and rules. During the pendency of the hearing and unless the commissioner gives prior written approval, the foreign bank may not accept new business from this state.

(d) Information relating to the financial condition and business affairs of the foreign bank, except previously published statements and information, is confidential and may not be considered in the public portion of the hearing or disclosed by the commissioner or an employee of the department except as provided by Subchapter D, Chapter 31.

(e) Based on the record, the commissioner shall issue or refuse to issue the proposed order. An issued order may contain modifications indicated by the record to be necessary or desirable, including modifications to impose penalties available under Chapter 35 in lieu of revocation of registration.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2602.352 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2602 / Section 2602.352
§ 2602.352. NOTICE OF DETERMINATION CONCERNING ACTUAL PAYMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) On determination by the conservator that covered claims should be actually paid, the conservator shall give notice of the determination to holders of covered claims.

(b) The conservator shall mail the notice to each holder of a covered claim at the most recent address shown in the impaired title insurance company's or agent's records, except that if those records do not show the claimant's address the conservator may give notice by publication in a newspaper of general circulation.

(c) The notice must state a date, not earlier than the 91st day after the date of the mailing or publication of the notice, before which the claimant must file a claim with the conservator.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1071.403 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1071 / Section 1071.403
§ 1071.403. RIGHT TO HEARING; ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE.
Status: in_force

(a) If the board proposes to suspend or revoke a person's certificate of registration or license, the person is entitled to a hearing before the board or a hearings officer appointed by the board.

(b) The board shall prescribe procedures by which a decision to suspend or revoke a certificate of registration or license is made by or appealable to the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3884.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3884 / Section 3884.052
§ 3884.052. APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS; BOARD MEETINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) Directors appointed by the governing body of the city must meet at least one of the qualifications prescribed by Section 3884.053.

(b) A person may not be appointed to the board by the governing body of the city if the appointment of that person would result in fewer than:

(1) four of the directors being residents of the city and meeting the qualifications prescribed by Section 3884.053(a)(2), (3), (4), or (5); and

(2) two of the directors meeting the qualifications prescribed by Section 3884.053(a)(1).

(c) The governing body of the city may not appoint a person as a director if the appointment will result in more than four persons serving on the board at any time who are seeking financial assistance or reimbursement from the district for capital improvements in the district.

(d) The governing body of the city may remove a member of the board with or without cause at any time by a majority vote.

(e) The board shall hold meetings at a place accessible to the public. The board shall file a copy of the notice of a meeting with the city's secretary. The city's secretary shall post the notice at Dallas City Hall.

(f) The board may not create an executive committee to exercise the powers of the board.

(g) If an office described in Section 3884.051(a) is renamed, changed, or abolished, the governing body of the city may appoint another city officer or employee who performs duties comparable to those performed by the officer described by that subsection.
Tex. Election Code § 32.0551 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 32 / Section 32.0551
§ 32.0551. INELIGIBILITY OF CAMPAIGN MANAGER.
Status: in_force

(a) A person is ineligible to serve as an election judge or clerk in an election if the person is a campaign manager of a candidate in that election.

(b) In this section:

(1) "Campaign manager" means:

(A) the person who directs, with or without compensation, the day-to-day operations of a candidate's election campaign; or

(B) each person who directs, with or without compensation, a substantial portion of the day-to-day operations of a candidate's election campaign if no single person performs that function.

(2) "Candidate" means a person who has taken affirmative action, as described by the law regulating political funds and campaigns, for the purpose of gaining nomination or election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1034.060 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1034 / Section 1034.060
§ 1034.060. GENERAL DUTIES OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR.
Status: in_force

Subject to the limitations prescribed by the board, the district administrator shall:

(1) supervise the work and activities of the district; and

(2) direct the general affairs of the district.
Tex. Government Code § 661.034 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 661 / Section 661.034
§ 661.034. COMPUTATION OF PAYMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The payment to the estate of the deceased state employee shall be computed by multiplying the employee's hourly rate of compensation at the time of death by the total number of leave hours determined under Section 661.035.

(b) Under this section, rate of compensation:

(1) includes an emolument in lieu of base pay for which the state employee was eligible on the last day of employment; and

(2) does not include longevity or hazardous duty pay.
Tex. Transportation Code § 683.014 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 683 / Section 683.014
§ 683.014. AUCTION OR USE OF ABANDONED ITEMS; WAIVER OF RIGHTS.
Status: in_force

(a) If an abandoned motor vehicle, aircraft, watercraft, or outboard motor is not claimed under Section 683.012:

(1) the owner or lienholder:

(A) waives all rights and interests in the item; and

(B) consents to the sale of the item by public auction or the transfer of the item, if a watercraft, as provided by Subsection (d); and

(2) the law enforcement agency may sell the item at a public auction, transfer the item, if a watercraft, as provided by Subsection (d), or use the item as provided by Section 683.016.

(b) Proper notice of the auction shall be given. A garagekeeper who has a garagekeeper's lien shall be notified of the time and place of the auction.

(c) The purchaser of a motor vehicle, aircraft, watercraft, or outboard motor:

(1) takes title free and clear of all liens and claims of ownership;

(2) shall receive a sales receipt from the law enforcement agency; and

(3) is entitled to register the motor vehicle, aircraft, watercraft, or outboard motor with and receive a certificate of title from the appropriate authority.

(d) On consent of the Parks and Wildlife Department, the law enforcement agency may transfer a watercraft that is not claimed under Section 683.012 to the Parks and Wildlife Department for use as part of an artificial reef under Chapter 89, Parks and Wildlife Code, or for other use by the Parks and Wildlife Department permitted under the Parks and Wildlife Code. On transfer of the watercraft, the Parks and Wildlife Department:

(1) takes title free and clear of all liens and claims of ownership; and

(2) is entitled to register the watercraft and receive a certificate of title.
Tex. Government Code § 82.061 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 82 / Section 82.061
§ 82.061. MISBEHAVIOR OR CONTEMPT.
Status: in_force

(a) An attorney at law may be fined or imprisoned by any court for misbehavior or for contempt of the court.

(b) An attorney may not be suspended or stricken from the rolls for contempt unless the contempt involves fraudulent or dishonorable conduct or malpractice.
Tex. Water Code § 61.071 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 61 / Section 61.071
§ 61.071. APPOINTMENT OF COMMISSIONERS.
Status: in_force

After a district is created, the commissioners court or the board, by majority vote, shall biennially appoint three commissioners to the commission.
Tex. Occupations Code § 453.154 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 453 / Section 453.154
§ 453.154. GENERAL RULES INVOLVING COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION AND DISPOSITION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall adopt rules relating to the investigation of a complaint received by the board. The rules shall:

(1) distinguish between categories of complaints;

(2) ensure that complaints are not dismissed without appropriate consideration;

(3) require that the board be advised of a complaint that is dismissed and that a letter be sent to the person who filed the complaint explaining the action taken on the dismissed complaint;

(4) ensure that the person who filed the complaint has an opportunity to explain the allegations made in the complaint;

(5) prescribe guidelines concerning the categories of complaints that require the use of a private investigator and the procedures for the board to obtain the services of a private investigator; and

(6) require the board to advise the executive council of complaints that have been disposed of.

(b) The board shall:

(1) dispose of each complaint in a timely manner; and

(2) establish a schedule for conducting each phase of the investigation of a complaint that is under the control of the board not later than the 30th day after the date the board receives the complaint.

(c) Each party shall be notified of the projected time requirements for the complaint.

(d) Each party to the complaint must be notified of a change in the schedule not later than the seventh day after the date the change is made.

(e) The staff of the executive council shall notify the board of a complaint that is unresolved after the time prescribed by the board for resolving the complaint so that the board may take necessary action on the complaint.