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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7984A.0306 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7984A / Section 7984A.0306
§ 7984A.0306. DIVISION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board, on its own motion or on receipt of a petition signed by the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district, may adopt an order dividing the district.

(b) An order dividing a district may create one or more new districts and may provide for the continuation of the district.

(c) An order dividing the district shall:

(1) name any new district;

(2) include the metes and bounds description of the territory of each of the districts;

(3) appoint temporary directors for any new district; and

(4) provide for the division of assets and liabilities between the districts.

(d) The board may adopt an order dividing the district before or after the date the board holds an election to confirm the district's creation.

(e) The district may be divided only if the district:

(1) has never issued any bonds; and

(2) is not imposing ad valorem taxes.

(f) A new district created by the division of the district may not, at the time the new district is created, contain any land outside the area described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.

(g) On or before the 30th day after the date of adoption of an order dividing the district, the district shall file the order with the commission and record the order in the real property records of each county in which the district is located.

(h) This chapter applies to any new district created by the division of the district, and a new district has all the powers and duties of the district.

(i) A new district created by the division of the district shall hold a confirmation and directors' election.

(j) If the creation of the new district is confirmed, the new district shall provide the election date and results to the commission.

(k) A new district created by the division of the district must hold an election as required by this chapter to obtain voter approval before the district may impose a maintenance tax or issue bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes.

(l) The district may continue to rely on confirmation, directors', bond, or tax elections held prior to the division.

(m) Municipal consent to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district acts as municipal consent to the creation of any new district created by the division of the district and to the inclusion of land in the new district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 755.023 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 755 / Section 755.023
§ 755.023. APPOINTMENT OF INSPECTORS AND OTHER PERSONNEL.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive director shall appoint a chief inspector of boilers to administer the boiler program. The chief inspector must:

(1) be a resident of this state and a citizen of the United States;

(2) have at least five years' experience in the construction, installation, inspection, operation, maintenance, or repair of boilers; and

(3) pass a written examination that demonstrates the necessary ability to judge the safety of boilers.

(b) The chief inspector may not have a commercial interest in the manufacture, ownership, insurance, or agency of boilers or boiler appurtenances.

(c) As needed, the executive director shall appoint persons with qualifications similar to those of the chief inspector to serve as deputy inspectors.

(d) The executive director may employ clerical assistants as necessary to carry out this chapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 441.0101 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 441 / Section 441.0101
§ 441.0101. RIGHT TO CORRECT.
Status: in_force

(a) If the department determines that a pharmaceutical drug manufacturer failed to submit a report or fee required under, or failed to submit the report or fee in the manner prescribed by, Subchapter B and the rules adopted under this chapter, the department shall provide written notice of the failure to the manufacturer.

(b) On receipt of notice described by Subsection (a), a pharmaceutical drug manufacturer shall submit, as applicable:

(1) a report that:

(A) complies with Subchapter B and rules adopted under this chapter; and

(B) addresses the issues raised in the notice; or

(2) the fee required by Section 441.0055.

(c) The department may not assess an administrative penalty under Section 441.0102 against a pharmaceutical drug manufacturer that submits to the department the required report or fee, as applicable, on or before the 45th day after the date the manufacturer receives notice under Subsection (a).
Tex. Insurance Code § 424.051 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 424 / Section 424.051
§ 424.051. GENERAL INVESTMENT AUTHORITY SPECIFIED BY LAW.
Status: in_force

An insurer may not invest the insurer's funds in excess of minimum capital and surplus, except that an insurer may invest as otherwise authorized by this code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1018.160 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1018 / Section 1018.160
§ 1018.160. SPENDING AND INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by Sections 1018.107(c) and 1018.161 and Subchapter E, the district may not incur an obligation payable from district revenue other than the revenue on hand or to be on hand in the current and following district fiscal years.

(b) The board may invest operating, depreciation, or building reserves only in funds or securities specified by Chapter 2256, Government Code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2001.4155 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2001 / Section 2001.4155
§ 2001.4155. GIFT CERTIFICATES.
Status: in_force

(a) Nothing in this chapter prohibits a licensed authorized organization from selling or redeeming a gift certificate that entitles the bearer of the certificate to play a bingo game, including instant bingo.

(b) A licensed authorized organization that sells or redeems a gift certificate must keep adequate records relating to the gift certificate as provided by commission rule.
Tex. Insurance Code § 885.053 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 885 / Section 885.053
§ 885.053. LODGE SYSTEM DEFINED.
Status: in_force

A fraternal benefit society is considered to be operating on the lodge system if the society:

(1) has a supreme governing body; and

(2) has lodges:

(A) into which members are admitted in accordance with the fraternal benefit society's laws, rituals, and rules; and

(B) that are required by the fraternal benefit society's laws to hold periodic meetings.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 85.013 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 85 / Section 85.013
§ 85.013. PERSONS ENFORCING RULES AND ORDERS.
Status: in_force

A person entrusted with the enforcement of the rules and orders of the commission shall be a regular employee of the state and paid by the state. No person other than a regular employee of the state may be charged with or relied on for the performance of these duties.
Tex. Election Code § 66.051 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 66 / Section 66.051
§ 66.051. DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTION RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The presiding judge shall deliver envelope no. 1 in person to the presiding officer of the local canvassing authority. If the presiding officer of the local canvassing authority is unavailable, the envelope shall be delivered to the general custodian of election records who shall then deliver it to the local canvassing authority before the time set for convening the local canvass.

(b) The presiding judge shall deliver envelope no. 2, ballot box no. 3, and ballot box no. 4 and its key in person to the general custodian of election records.

(c) The presiding judge shall retain envelope no. 3.

(d) The presiding judge shall deliver envelope no. 4 in person to the voter registrar. If the voter registrar is unavailable, the envelope shall be delivered to the general custodian of election records, who shall deliver it to the voter registrar on the next regular business day.
Tex. Tax Code § 181.052 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 181 / Section 181.052
§ 181.052. RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person on whom the tax is imposed by this chapter shall keep a record of the business conducted by the person and of other information that the comptroller requires to be kept.

(b) The record is an open record to the comptroller and the attorney general.

(c) The comptroller shall adopt rules to enforce this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3814.056 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3814 / Section 3814.056
§ 3814.056. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by this section:

(1) a director may participate in all board votes and decisions; and

(2) Chapter 171, Local Government Code, governs conflicts of interest for directors.

(b) Section 171.004, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district. A director who has a substantial interest in a business or charitable entity that will receive a pecuniary benefit from a board action shall file an affidavit with the board secretary declaring the interest. Another affidavit is not required if the director's interest changes.

(c) After the affidavit is filed, the director may participate in a discussion or vote on that action if:

(1) a majority of the directors have a similar interest in the same entity; or

(2) all other similar business or charitable entities in the district will receive a similar pecuniary benefit.

(d) A director who is also an officer or employee of a public entity may not participate in a discussion of or vote on a matter regarding a contract with that same public entity.

(e) For purposes of this section, a director has a substantial interest in a charitable entity in the same manner that a person would have a substantial interest in a business entity under Section 171.002, Local Government Code.
Tex. Local Government Code § 352.012 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 352 / Section 352.012
§ 352.012. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) To qualify for office, the county fire marshal must take the oath prescribed by the constitution of this state and post a bond as required by the commissioners court conditioned that the marshal will faithfully and strictly perform the duties of the office.

(b) The county fire marshal may not be directly or indirectly interested in the sale of fire-fighting equipment and may not be engaged in any type of fire insurance business.
Tex. Government Code § 302.031 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 302 / Section 302.031
§ 302.031. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "economic benefit" means anything reasonably regarded as economic gain or advantage, including a campaign contribution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8288.213 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8288 / Section 8288.213
§ 8288.213. LIMITATION ON RIGHTS OF BONDHOLDERS.
Status: in_force

The resolution authorizing the bonds or the trust indenture securing the bonds may limit or qualify the rights of the holders of less than all of the outstanding bonds payable from the same source to institute or prosecute litigation affecting the district's property or income.
Tex. Finance Code § 64.041 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 64 / Section 64.041
§ 64.041. PENALTY FOR PREPAYMENT OR LATE PAYMENT.
Status: in_force

An association may charge a penalty for a prepayment of or late payment on a loan.
Tex. Election Code § 141.001 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 141 / Section 141.001
§ 141.001. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLIC OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) To be eligible to be a candidate for, or elected or appointed to, a public elective office in this state, a person must:

(1) be a United States citizen;

(2) be 18 years of age or older on the first day of the term to be filled at the election or on the date of appointment, as applicable;

(3) have not been determined by a final judgment of a court exercising probate jurisdiction to be:

(A) totally mentally incapacitated; or

(B) partially mentally incapacitated without the right to vote;

(4) have not been finally convicted of a felony from which the person has not been pardoned or otherwise released from the resulting disabilities;

(5) have resided continuously in the state for 12 months and in the territory from which the office is elected for six months immediately preceding the following date:

(A) for a candidate whose name is to appear on a general primary election ballot, the date of the regular filing deadline for a candidate's application for a place on the ballot;

(B) for an independent candidate, the date of the regular filing deadline for a candidate's application for a place on the ballot;

(C) for a write-in candidate, the date of the election at which the candidate's name is written in;

(D) for a party nominee who is nominated by any method other than by primary election, the date the nomination is made; and

(E) for an appointee to an office, the date the appointment is made;

(6) on the date described by Subdivision (5), be registered to vote in the territory from which the office is elected; and

(7) satisfy any other eligibility requirements prescribed by law for the office.

(a-1) For purposes of satisfying the continuous residency requirement of Subsection (a)(5), a person who claims an intent to return to a residence after a temporary absence may establish that intent only if the person:

(1) has made a reasonable and substantive attempt to effectuate that intent; and

(2) has a legal right and the practical ability to return to the residence.

(a-2) Subsection (a-1) does not apply to a person displaced from the person's residence due to a declared local, state, or national disaster.

(a-3) The authority with whom an application for a place on a general primary election ballot is filed under Section 172.022 shall, to the extent permitted by law, use Subsections (a) and (a-1) in determining whether a candidate meets the residency requirements for a public elective office.

(b) A statute outside this code supersedes Subsection (a) to the extent of any conflict.

(c) Subsection (a) does not apply to an office for which the federal or state constitution or a statute outside this code prescribes exclusive eligibility requirements.

(d) Subsection (a)(6) does not apply to a member of the governing body of a district created under Section 52(b)(1) or (2), Article III, or Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Government Code § 30.00675 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 30 / Section 30.00675
§ 30.00675. CLERK; OTHER PERSONNEL.
Status: repealed

(a) , (b) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 139(17), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

(c) Section 30.00009(c) does not apply to this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7999A.0106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7999A / Section 7999A.0106
§ 7999A.0106. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake made in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

(2) right to issue any type of bond for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on a bond;

(3) right to impose a tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Local Government Code § 375.093 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 375 / Section 375.093
§ 375.093. USE AND ALTERATION OF PUBLIC WAYS.
Status: in_force

(a) With the consent of the municipality, the district is entitled to use the streets, alleys, roads, highways, and other public ways and to relocate, raise, reroute, change the grade of, and alter the construction of any street, alley, highway, road, railroad, electric lines and facilities, telegraph and telephone properties and facilities, pipelines and facilities, conduits and facilities, and other property, whether publicly or privately owned, as necessary or useful in the construction, reconstruction, repair, maintenance, and operation of the system or to have those things done at the district's sole expense.

(b) The district may not proceed with any action to change, alter, or damage the property or facilities of the state, its municipal corporations, agencies, or political subdivisions or of owners rendering public services, or that will disrupt those services being provided by others, or to otherwise inconvenience the owners of that property or those facilities without having first obtained the written consent of those owners. If the owners of the property or facilities desire to handle the relocation, raising, change in the grade of, or alteration in the construction of the property or facilities with their own personnel or have the work done by contractors of their own choosing, the district may enter agreements with the owners providing for the necessary relocations, changes, or alterations of the property or facilities by the owners or contractors and the reimbursement by the district to those owners of the costs incurred by the owners in making those relocations, changes, or alterations or having them accomplished by contractors.

(c) If a district, in exercising any of the powers conferred by this chapter, requires the relocation, adjustment, raising, lowering, rerouting, or changing the grade of or altering the construction of any street, alley, highway, overpass, underpass, or road, any railroad track, bridge, or other facilities or property, any electric lines, conduits, or other facilities or property, any telephone or telegraph lines, conduits, or other facilities or property, any gas transmission or distribution pipes, pipelines, mains, or other facilities or property, any water, geothermal water conveyance, sanitary sewer or storm sewer pipes, pipelines, mains, or other facilities, or property, any cable television lines, cables, conduits, or other facilities or property, or any other pipelines and any facilities or properties relating to those pipelines, those relocations, adjustments, raising, lowering, rerouting, or changing of grade, or altering of construction must be accomplished at the sole cost and expense of the district, and damages that are suffered by the owners of the property or facilities shall be borne by the district.
Tex. Government Code § 1372.005 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1372 / Section 1372.005
§ 1372.005. DELIVERY OF REQUIRED SUBMISSIONS TO BOARD; ISSUANCE OF RECEIPTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A submission required by this chapter must be delivered to the board at its Austin office during normal business hours.

(b) The board shall:

(1) note on the face of the document delivered the date and time of delivery; and

(2) provide the submitting issuer with a receipt that:

(A) describes the document delivered; and

(B) states the date and time of delivery.
Tex. Election Code § 146.051 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 146 / Section 146.051
§ 146.051. CANDIDATE'S NAME REQUIRED TO APPEAR ON LIST.
Status: in_force

In an election for city officers, a write-in vote may not be counted unless the name written in appears on the list of write-in candidates.
Tex. Labor Code § 302.0064 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 302 / Section 302.0064
§ 302.0064. CHILD-CARE RESOURCES FOR EMPLOYERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall maintain in a prominent location on its Internet website a link to a web page consisting of comprehensive and current information to help employers assist employees who are parents with accessing child care, including information on:

(1) child-care assistance;

(2) best practices for assisting employees who are parents;

(3) any available state and federal tax credits;

(4) dependent care savings accounts;

(5) any available free tools or templates;

(6) policies and benefits an employer may adopt to assist employees in accessing child care; and

(7) other resources related to child care that the commission considers relevant.

(b) The web page described by Subsection (a) must include an explanation that:

(1) the commission does not and may not provide legal advice; and

(2) an employer is not required to implement any employment policy or benefit included on the web page unless required by other law.(a) For purposes of this section, "child-care worker" means an individual employed by and working in a child-care facility licensed under Chapter 42, Human Resources Code, for a minimum of 25 hours per week. The term does not include the owner or director of a child-care facility unless the owner's or director's child is served in a program other than a program directly supervised by the owner or director.

(b) The commission shall require that any waiting list for child-care services must establish a priority position for the delivery of those services to children of child-care workers who are eligible for the services.

(c) A child-care worker whose child receives a priority position on a waitlist as provided by Subsection (b) is subject to redetermination of the individual's eligibility for services in accordance with commission rule each year.
Tex. Government Code § 81.105 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 81 / Section 81.105
§ 81.105. LOCAL COMMITTEES.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not prohibit the establishment of local unauthorized practice of law committees to assist the unauthorized practice of law committee in carrying out its purposes.
Tex. Local Government Code § 153.002 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 153 / Section 153.002
§ 153.002. FEE FOR KEEPING LEDGER AND MAKING STATEMENTS.
Status: in_force

In a county that does not have the office of county auditor and in which the county treasurer is compensated on a fee basis, the treasurer is entitled to annual compensation for keeping the county finance ledger and for making the statements required by Section 114.021. The compensation is in an amount that equals $5 for each $1,000 tax assessed and due to the county, but the amount may not be less than $100 or more than $250. Compensation under this section is paid on the order of the commissioners court.
Tex. Government Code § 442.308 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 442 / Section 442.308
§ 442.308. RULES.
Status: in_force

The commission shall adopt rules as necessary to implement this subchapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4201.657 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4201 / Section 4201.657
§ 4201.657. EFFECT OF APPEAL OR INDEPENDENT REVIEW DETERMINATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A health maintenance organization or insurer is bound by an appeal or independent review determination that does not affirm the determination made by the health maintenance organization or insurer to rescind a preauthorization exemption.

(b) A health maintenance organization or insurer may not retroactively deny a health care service on the basis of a rescission of an exemption, even if the health maintenance organization's or insurer's determination to rescind the preauthorization exemption is affirmed by an independent review organization.

(c) If a determination of a preauthorization exemption made by the health maintenance organization or insurer is overturned on review by an independent review organization, the health maintenance organization or insurer:

(1) may not attempt to rescind the exemption before the end of the next evaluation period that occurs; and

(2) may only rescind the exemption after if the health maintenance organization or insurer complies with Sections 4201.655 and 4201.656.
Tex. Insurance Code § 887.253 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 887 / Section 887.253
§ 887.253. LIFE INSURANCE CERTIFICATE FORMS.
Status: in_force

(a) A life insurance certificate issued by an association must include:

(1) on the front page of the certificate, a definitive statement of the amount of the death benefit to be paid; and

(2) a plain statement of the circumstances or conditions under which the benefit is to be paid.

(b) A life insurance certificate must provide that if the age of the insured is misstated, the amount of insurance is the amount that the premium paid would have purchased if the age had been stated correctly, based on rates in effect when the insured dies.