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Tex. Insurance Code § 1201.153 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1201 / Section 1201.153
§ 1201.153.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1201.153. COVERAGE FOR INDIVIDUALS AGE 65 OR OLDER. (a) Notwithstanding Section 1201.152 or Clause (b) of the provision required by Section 1201.208(a), an individual accident and health insurance policy delivered or issued for delivery to an individual who is 65 years of age or older may not include a provision that excludes from coverage a loss that occurs from a preexisting condition more than six months after the effective date of coverage under the policy.

(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the commissioner may authorize a policy provision that excludes coverage for a preexisting condition for a period of not more than one year if the commissioner determines that the provision would serve the public interest.

(c) This section does not require an insurer to provide coverage for a loss from a preexisting condition specifically excluded from coverage by name or specific description in an exclusion endorsement or rider that is effective on the date of the loss.
Tex. Transportation Code § 548.252 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 548 / Section 548.252
§ 548.252. ISSUANCE OF VEHICLE INSPECTION REPORTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department by rule shall require an inspection station to:

(1) issue a vehicle inspection report to the owner or operator of each vehicle inspected by the station; and

(2) issue a passing vehicle inspection report to the owner or operator of each vehicle inspected by the station that passes the inspections required by this chapter.

(b) The department may adopt rules regarding the issuance of vehicle inspection reports, including rules providing for the format and safekeeping of the reports.

(c) The department may adopt rules providing for the inclusion on a vehicle inspection report for a vehicle inspected under this chapter notification regarding whether the vehicle is subject to a safety recall for which the vehicle has not been repaired or the repairs are incomplete. The department may accept gifts, grants, and donations from any source, including private and nonprofit organizations, for the purpose of providing the notification described by this subsection.
Tex. Government Code § 81.0884 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 81 / Section 81.0884
§ 81.0884. ACCESS TO INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

The chief disciplinary counsel, a district grievance committee, the board of directors, the commission, and state bar members shall share with the ombudsman requested information that is necessary to:

(1) determine whether the state bar followed procedural rules related to a particular grievance; or

(2) evaluate the system's efficacy and adequacy.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9092.0301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9092 / Section 9092.0301
§ 9092.0301. GENERAL POWERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district has all the rights, powers, and privileges conferred by general law applicable to a water control and improvement district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, including Chapters 49 and 51, Water Code.

(b) The district may exercise all functions and perform any act necessary or proper to carry out the purpose for which the district is created.
Tex. Labor Code § 503.041 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 503 / Section 503.041
§ 503.041. EXHAUSTION OF ANNUAL AND SICK LEAVE.
Status: in_force

(a) An employee may elect to use accrued sick leave before receiving income benefits. If an employee elects to use sick leave, the employee is not entitled to income benefits under this chapter until the employee has exhausted the employee's accrued sick leave.

(b) An employee may elect to use all or any number of weeks of accrued annual leave after the employee's accrued sick leave is exhausted. If an employee elects to use annual leave, the employee is not entitled to income benefits under this chapter until the elected number of weeks of leave have been exhausted.
Tex. Education Code § 12.027 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 12 / Section 12.027
§ 12.027. BASIS FOR PLACEMENT ON PROBATION OR REVOCATION OF CHARTER.
Status: in_force

(a) The State Board of Education may place on probation or revoke a home-rule school district charter of a school district if the board determines that the district:

(1) committed a material violation of the charter, including by failure to comply with the duty to discharge or refuse to hire certain employees or applicants for employment, as provided by Section 12.0271;

(2) failed to satisfy generally accepted accounting standards of fiscal management; or

(3) failed to comply with this subchapter or other applicable federal or state law or rule.

(b) The action the board takes under Subsection (a) shall be based on the best interest of district students, the severity of the violation, and any previous violation the district has committed.

(c) A district whose home-rule school district charter is revoked or rescinded under this subchapter shall operate under the other provisions of Title 1 and this title that apply to school districts.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 201.025 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 201 / Section 201.025
§ 201.025. SUNSET PROVISION.
Status: in_force

The State Soil and Water Conservation Board is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the state board is abolished September 1, 2035.
Tex. Finance Code § 36.108 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 36 / Section 36.108
§ 36.108. FINAL LIQUIDATION.
Status: in_force

(a) After the bank has taken all of the actions specified by Sections 36.102, 36.105, and 36.107, paid all its debts and obligations, and transferred all property for which a legal claimant has been found after the time for presentation of claims has expired, the bank shall make a list from its books of the names of each depositor, creditor, owner of personal property in the bank's possession or custody, or lessee of any safe, vault, or box, who has not claimed or has not received a deposit, debt, dividend, interest, balance, or other amount or property due to the person. The list must be sworn to or affirmed by a majority of the bank's board.

(b) The bank shall:

(1) file the list and any necessary identifying information with the banking commissioner;

(2) pay any unclaimed money and deliver any unclaimed property to the comptroller as provided by Chapter 74, Property Code; and

(3) certify to the banking commissioner that the unclaimed money has been paid and unclaimed property has been delivered to the comptroller.

(c) After the banking commissioner has reviewed the list and has reconciled the unclaimed cash and property with the amounts of money and property reported and transferred to the comptroller, the banking commissioner shall allow the bank to distribute the bank's remaining assets, if any, among its shareholders as their ownership interests appear.

(d) After distribution of all remaining assets under Subsection (c), the bank shall file with the department:

(1) an affidavit and schedules, sworn to or affirmed by a majority of the bank's board, showing the distribution to each shareholder;

(2) all copies of reports of examination of the bank in its possession; and

(3) its original charter or an affidavit stating that the original charter is lost.

(e) After verifying the submitted information and documents, the banking commissioner shall issue a certificate canceling the charter of the bank.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8067.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8067 / Section 8067.0402
§ 8067.0402. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 8067.0401, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1301.202 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1301 / Section 1301.202
§ 1301.202. CERTAIN PLUMBING EXAMINERS.
Status: in_force

(a) If an examination required for the issuance of a license, registration, or endorsement under this chapter contains a practical component, the board shall employ or contract with one or more plumbing examiners to administer that portion of the examination. A plumbing examiner must:

(1) hold a license as a plumber issued under this chapter;

(2) be knowledgeable of this chapter and municipal ordinances relating to plumbing; and

(3) be qualified by experience and training in plumbing practice.

(b) A plumbing examiner shall:

(1) examine the fitness and qualifications of a person applying to the board for a license as a master plumber, journeyman plumber, tradesman plumber-limited license holder, or plumbing inspector; and

(2) promptly certify the result of the examination to the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1004.204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1004 / Section 1004.204
§ 1004.204. 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 in which revenue bonds of the district are outstanding; or

(2) more than once in a 24-month period.
Tex. Insurance Code § 962.701 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 962 / Section 962.701
§ 962.701. PROHIBITED ACTS; OFFENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not:

(1) provide coverage described by Section 962.101 unless the person holds a certificate of authority to provide that coverage; or

(2) solicit insurance for an insurer authorized to provide insurance coverage under this chapter unless the person holds an insurance agent's license.

(b) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly violates Subsection (a). An offense under this subsection is a Class B misdemeanor.

(c) Venue for prosecution of an offense under this section is in Travis County.
Tex. Government Code § 814.008 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 814 / Section 814.008
§ 814.008. CHANGE OF BENEFICIARY AFTER RETIREMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A retiree receiving an optional service or disability retirement annuity approved by the board of trustees or described by Section 814.108(c)(1), (c)(2), or (c)(5) or receiving an optional cash balance annuity described by Section 820.0535(c)(1), (c)(2), or (c)(5) may change the designated beneficiary as provided by this section for the benefits payable after the retiree's death.

(b) If the beneficiary designated at the time of the retiree's retirement is the spouse or former spouse of the retiree:

(1) the spouse or former spouse must give written, notarized consent to the change; or

(2) a court with jurisdiction over the marriage must have ordered the change.

(c) A beneficiary designated under this section is entitled on the retiree's death to receive monthly payments of the survivor's portion of the retiree's optional retirement annuity for the shorter of:

(1) the remainder of the life expectancy of the beneficiary designated as of the effective date of the retiree's retirement; or

(2) the remainder of the new beneficiary's life.

(d) A retiree may not change a beneficiary under this section after retirement if the retiree has previously changed after retirement a beneficiary for optional retirement annuity payments under this subtitle.
Tex. Family Code § 101.024 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 101 / Section 101.024
§ 101.024. PARENT.
Status: in_force

(a) "Parent" means the mother, a man presumed to be the father, a man legally determined to be the father, a man who has been adjudicated to be the father by a court of competent jurisdiction, a man who has acknowledged his paternity under applicable law, or an adoptive mother or father. Except as provided by Subsection (b), the term does not include a parent as to whom the parent-child relationship has been terminated.

(b) For purposes of establishing, determining the terms of, modifying, or enforcing an order, a reference in this title to a parent includes a person ordered to pay child support under Section 154.001(a-1) or to provide medical support or dental support for a child.
Tex. Auxiliary Water Laws § 7 — TX Code / Code wl / Chapter 11 / Section 7
§ 7. COOPERATION OF STATE BOARD OF INSURANCE.
Status: in_force

Pursuant to the National Flood Insurance Program, the State Board of Insurance shall aid, advise and cooperate with political subdivisions, the Texas Water Development Board and the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development when such aid, advice and cooperation are requested or deemed advisable by the State Board of Insurance.
Tex. Local Government Code § 341.906 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 341 / Section 341.906
§ 341.906. LIMITATIONS ON REGISTERED SEX OFFENDERS IN GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Child safety zone" means premises where children commonly gather. The term includes a school, day-care facility, playground, public or private youth center, public swimming pool, video arcade facility, or other facility that regularly holds events primarily for children. The term does not include a church, as defined by Section 544.251, Insurance Code.

(2) "Playground," "premises," "school," "video arcade facility," and "youth center" have the meanings assigned by Section 481.134, Health and Safety Code.

(3) "Registered sex offender" means an individual who is required to register as a sex offender under Chapter 62, Code of Criminal Procedure.

(b) To provide for the public safety, the governing body of a general-law municipality by ordinance may restrict a registered sex offender from going in, on, or within a specified distance of a child safety zone in the municipality.

(c) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution of an offense under the ordinance that the registered sex offender was in, on, or within a specified distance of a child safety zone for a legitimate purpose, including transportation of a child that the registered sex offender is legally permitted to be with, transportation to and from work, and other work-related purposes.

(d) The ordinance may establish a distance requirement described by Subsection (b) at any distance of not more than 1,000 feet.

(e) The ordinance shall establish procedures for a registered sex offender to apply for an exemption from the ordinance.

(f) The ordinance must exempt a registered sex offender who established residency in a residence located within the specified distance of a child safety zone before the date the ordinance is adopted. The exemption must apply only to:

(1) areas necessary for the registered sex offender to have access to and to live in the residence; and

(2) the period the registered sex offender maintains residency in the residence.
Tex. Insurance Code § 546.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 546 / Section 546.003
§ 546.003. EXCEPTIONS.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to:

(1) a plan that provides coverage:

(A) only for a specified disease;

(B) only for accidental death or dismemberment;

(C) for wages or payments in lieu of wages for a period during which an employee is absent from work because of sickness or injury; or

(D) as a supplement to liability insurance;

(2) a Medicare supplemental policy as defined by Section 1882(g)(1), Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1395ss);

(3) workers' compensation insurance coverage;

(4) medical payment insurance coverage provided under a motor vehicle insurance policy; or

(5) a long-term care policy, including a nursing home fixed indemnity policy, unless the commissioner determines that the policy provides benefit coverage so comprehensive that the policy is a health benefit plan as described by Section 546.002.
Tex. Education Code § 12.051 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 12 / Section 12.051
§ 12.051. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Parent" means the parent who is indicated on the student registration form at that school campus.

(2) "Board" and "board of trustees" mean the board of trustees of a school district or the governing body of a home-rule school district.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 31.005 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 31 / Section 31.005
§ 31.005. EFFECT OF ADJUDICATION IN SMALL CLAIMS OR JUSTICE OF THE PEACE COURT.
Status: in_force

A judgment or a determination of fact or law in a proceeding in small claims court or justice of the peace court is not res judicata and does not constitute a basis for estoppel by judgment in a proceeding in a county court or statutory county court, except that the judgment rendered is binding on the parties thereto as to recovery or denial of recovery.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7928.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7928 / Section 7928.201
§ 7928.201. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11003.259 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11003 / Section 11003.259
§ 11003.259. CHARGES FOR DISTRICT SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) If district bonds payable wholly from revenue are issued, the board shall set and revise the rates of compensation for water sold and services provided by the district. The rates must be sufficient to:

(1) pay the expense of operating and maintaining district facilities;

(2) pay the principal of and interest on the bonds when due; and

(3) maintain the reserve fund and other funds as provided in the resolution authorizing the bonds.

(b) If bonds payable partly from revenue are issued, the board shall set and revise the rate of compensation for water sold and any other services provided by the district. The rate must be sufficient to ensure compliance with the resolution authorizing the bonds or the trust indenture securing the bonds.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8416.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8416 / Section 8416.202
§ 8416.202. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7974A.0401 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7974A / Section 7974A.0401
§ 7974A.0401. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 7974A.0403.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5001.057 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 5001 / Section 5001.057
§ 5001.057. DUTIES OF COUNTY AUDITOR IN RELATION TO FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) The county auditor shall exercise the auditor's usual supervision and control to ensure that the commission complies with Section 5001.053.

(b) The county auditor may not audit expenditures from the fund but is entitled to receive a monthly statement that shows with respect to each expenditure:

(1) the date of the expenditure;

(2) the amount of the expenditure;

(3) the person or entity who received the expenditure; and

(4) the general purpose of the expenditure.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 101.601 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 101 / Section 101.601
§ 101.601. SERIES OF MEMBERS, MANAGERS, MEMBERSHIP INTERESTS, OR ASSETS.
Status: in_force

(a) A company agreement may establish or provide for the establishment of one or more designated series of members, managers, membership interests, or assets that:

(1) has separate rights, powers, or duties with respect to specified property or obligations of the limited liability company or profits and losses associated with specified property or obligations; or

(2) has a separate business purpose or investment objective.

(b) A series established in accordance with Subsection (a) or a protected series or registered series established in accordance with Section 101.602 may carry on any business, purpose, or activity, whether or not for profit, that is not prohibited by Section 2.003.

(c) Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to limit the application of the principle of freedom of contract to a series that is not a protected series or a registered series. Except as otherwise provided by Sections 101.627 through 101.636, a series may not merge or convert.

(d) The provisions of the company agreement that govern a protected series or registered series may be amended by the approval of:

(1) each member associated with the protected series or registered series;

(2) the members of each other protected series and registered series if the amendment adversely affects those members; and

(3) the members of the limited liability company that are not associated with any protected series or registered series if the amendment adversely affects those members.
Tex. Education Code § 61.9724 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.9724
§ 61.9724. MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF REPAYMENT ASSISTANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) For each year that an attorney serves as an attorney with the office of the attorney general, the attorney may receive repayment assistance under this subchapter in an amount not to exceed $6,000.

(b) An attorney may not receive repayment assistance under this subchapter for more than three years.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7996A.0401 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7996A / Section 7996A.0401
§ 7996A.0401. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 7996A.0403.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Water Code § 44.001 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 44 / Section 44.001
§ 44.001. RATIFICATION.
Status: in_force

The Sabine River Compact, the text of which is set out in Section 44.010 of this code, was ratified by the legislature of this state in Chapter 63, Acts of the 53rd Legislature, Regular Session, 1953, after having been signed at Logansport, Louisiana, on January 26, 1953, by Roy T. Sessums, representative for the State of Louisiana, and Henry L. Woodworth and John W. Simmons, representatives for the State of Texas, and approved by Louis W. Prentiss, representative of the United States.
Tex. Local Government Code § 154.001 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 154 / Section 154.001
§ 154.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "precinct officer" means a justice of the peace or a constable.