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Tex. Insurance Code § 4007.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4007 / Section 4007.001
§ 4007.001. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies only to an insurance company authorized to engage in the business of insurance in this state under:

(1) a provision of:

(A) Chapter 5, 1805, or 2171; or

(B) Subtitle B, C, D, E, F, H, or I, Title 10; or

(2) Chapter 861, 862, 883, 911, 912, 941, 942, 984, or 3503.
Tex. Government Code § 4001.061 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 4001 / Section 4001.061
§ 4001.061. ISSUER.
Status: in_force

"Issuer" means and includes a person or company who has issued, proposes to issue, or issues any security.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2210.2551 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2210 / Section 2210.2551
§ 2210.2551. ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY; RULES.
Status: repealed

(a) The department has exclusive authority over all matters relating to the appointment and oversight of qualified inspectors for purposes of this chapter and to the physical inspection of structures for the purposes of determining whether to issue a certificate of compliance under Section 2210.2515(d), including the submission of documents to the department or association regarding the physical inspection of structures.

(b) The commissioner by rule shall establish criteria to ensure that a person seeking appointment as a qualified inspector under this subchapter possesses the knowledge, understanding, and professional competence to perform windstorm inspections for the issuance of a certificate of compliance under Section 2210.2515(d) and to comply with other requirements of this chapter.

(c) Subsection (b) applies only to a determination concerning the appointment of a qualified inspector under this chapter. The exclusive jurisdiction of the department under this section does not apply to the practice of engineering as defined by Section 1001.003, Occupations Code, or to a license issued, qualification required, determination made, order issued, judgment rendered, or other action of a board operating under Chapter 1001, Occupations Code. In the event of conflict, the authority of that board prevails with regard to the practice of engineering.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1073 , Sec. 9(3), eff. September 1, 2015.

(e) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1073 , Sec. 9(3), eff. September 1, 2015.

(f) The commissioner may not adopt or enforce a rule that requires an engineer to affix the engineer's seal to an inspection form submitted under this subchapter.
Tex. Government Code § 540A.0055 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 540A / Section 540A.0055
§ 540A.0055.
Status: in_force

Sec. 540A.0055. MANAGED TRANSPORTATION ORGANIZATION: VEHICLE FLEETS. (a) To the extent allowed under federal law, a managed transportation organization may own, operate, and maintain a fleet of vehicles or contract with an entity that owns, operates, and maintains a fleet of vehicles. The commission shall seek an appropriate federal waiver or other authorization to implement this subsection as necessary.

(b) The commission shall consider a managed transportation organization's ownership, operation, and maintenance of a fleet of vehicles to be a related-party transaction for purposes of applying experience rebates, administrative costs, and other administrative controls the commission determines.
Tex. Government Code § 609.006 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 609 / Section 609.006
§ 609.006. CONFORMANCE TO OR CONFLICT WITH FEDERAL LAW.
Status: in_force

(a) A deferred compensation plan must conform to federal law to provide that deferred amounts and investment income are not includable, for federal income tax purposes, in the gross income of a participating employee until distributed to the employee, subject to the employee's option to designate or convert all or a portion of deferred amounts as or to Roth contributions under Section 609.1025 or 609.5021, as applicable, the federal income tax treatment of which is governed by Section 402A, Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

(b) Federal law controls to the extent that this chapter materially conflicts with:

(1) Section 401(k), Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Section 401(k));

(2) Section 457, Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Section 457); or

(3) other federal law, including a federal rule governing deferred compensation plans.

(c) For the purposes of Subsection (b), a conflict is material only if, for federal income tax purposes, it is reasonably certain to result in the inclusion of an employee's deferred amounts or investment income in the employee's gross income before the amounts or income are distributed to the employee.

(d) The board of trustees of the Employees Retirement System of Texas may adopt rules necessary to make a deferred compensation plan established under Subchapter C a qualified plan under federal law, including federal rules and regulations.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3945.0316 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3945 / Section 3945.0316
§ 3945.0316. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7914.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7914 / Section 7914.051
§ 7914.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five elected directors.

(b) Except as provided by Section 7914.052, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3984.0605 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3984 / Section 3984.0605
§ 3984.0605. NOTIFICATION OF RATE CHANGE.
Status: in_force

The board shall notify the comptroller of any changes made to the tax rate under this subchapter in the same manner the municipal secretary provides notice to the comptroller under Section 321.405(b), Tax Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 88.008 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 88 / Section 88.008
§ 88.008. ENVIRONMENTAL LEAD INVESTIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) On receiving a report of a child with a confirmed blood lead level warranting an environmental lead investigation, the department or its authorized agent may conduct an environmental lead investigation of:

(1) the home environment in which the child resides, if the department or the department's authorized agent obtains the written consent of an adult occupant;

(2) any child-care facility with which the child has regular contact and that may be contributing to the child's blood lead level, if the department or the department's authorized agent obtains the written consent of the owner, operator, or principal of the facility; and

(3) any child-occupied facility with which the child has regular contact and that may be contributing to the child's blood lead level, if the department or the department's authorized agent obtains the written consent of:

(A) the owner, operator, or principal of the facility; or

(B) an adult occupant of the facility if the facility is subject to a lease agreement.

(b) Notwithstanding the consent requirements under Subsection (a), consent for an investigation is not required to be in writing for an investigation related to a report of a child with a blood lead level of 45 micrograms per deciliter or more if a good faith attempt to contact the persons authorized to provide written consent under Subsection (a) has been unsuccessful.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3945.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3945 / Section 3945.0402
§ 3945.0402. METHOD OF NOTICE FOR HEARING.
Status: in_force

The district may mail the notice required by Section 375.115(c), Local Government Code, by certified or first class United States mail. The board shall determine the method of notice.
Tex. Finance Code § 182.303 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 182 / Section 182.303
§ 182.303. APPROVAL OF BANKING COMMISSIONER.
Status: in_force

(a) If the banking commissioner approves the merger and finds that all required filing fees and investigative costs have been paid, the banking commissioner shall:

(1) endorse the face of the original and each copy of the certificate of merger with the date of approval and the word "Approved";

(2) file the original in the department's records; and

(3) deliver a certified copy of the certificate of merger to each surviving, new, or acquiring entity.

(b) A merger is effective on the date of approval, unless the merger agreement provides and the banking commissioner consents to a different effective date.
Tex. Occupations Code § 562.151 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 562 / Section 562.151
§ 562.151. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Office use" means the provision and administration of a compounded drug to a patient by a practitioner in the practitioner's office or by the practitioner in a health care facility or treatment setting, including a hospital, ambulatory surgical center, or pharmacy in accordance with Chapter 563.

(2) "Prepackaging" means the act of repackaging and relabeling quantities of drug products from a manufacturer's original container into unit dose packaging or a multiple dose container for distribution within a facility licensed as a Class C pharmacy or to other pharmacies under common ownership for distribution within those facilities. The term as defined does not prohibit the prepackaging of drug products for use within other pharmacy classes.

(3) "Reasonable quantity" with reference to drug compounding means an amount of a drug that:

(A) does not exceed the amount a practitioner anticipates may be used in the practitioner's office before the expiration date of the drug;

(B) is reasonable considering the intended use of the compounded drug and the nature of the practitioner's practice; and

(C) for any practitioner and all practitioners as a whole, is not greater than an amount the pharmacy is capable of compounding in compliance with pharmaceutical standards for identity, strength, quality, and purity of the compounded drug that are consistent with United States Pharmacopoeia guidelines and accreditation practices.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1131.702 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1131 / Section 1131.702
§ 1131.702. PAYMENT OF PREMIUMS.
Status: in_force

The premium for the policy must be paid from:

(1) the policyholder's funds;

(2) funds contributed by the insureds; or

(3) both the policyholder's funds and funds contributed by the insureds.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 102.054 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 102 / Section 102.054
§ 102.054. GIFTS AND GRANTS.
Status: in_force

The institute may solicit and accept gifts and grants from any source for the purposes of this chapter.
Tex. Finance Code § 62.152 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 62 / Section 62.152
§ 62.152. MINIMUM NET WORTH REQUIREMENT.
Status: in_force

An association shall meet minimum net worth requirements prescribed by rule of the finance commission.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3838.255 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3838 / Section 3838.255
§ 3838.255. SALES AND USE TAX RATE.
Status: in_force

(a) On adoption of the tax authorized by this subchapter, there is imposed a tax of one-half of one percent on the receipts from the sale at retail of taxable items within the district, and an excise tax on the use, storage, or other consumption within the district of taxable items purchased, leased, or rented from a retailer within the district during the period that the tax is in effect.

(b) The rate of the excise tax is the same as the rate of the sales tax portion of the tax and is applied to the sales price of the taxable item.
Tex. Utilities Code § 163.087 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 163 / Section 163.087
§ 163.087. NONNEGOTIABLE PURCHASE MONEY NOTES.
Status: in_force

(a) The agency may issue nonnegotiable purchase money notes to acquire land or fuel resources.

(b) Nonnegotiable purchase money notes are:

(1) payable in installments;

(2) secured by the property acquired with the notes or other collateral the agency substitutes; and

(3) not a security or agency obligation.

(c) Nonnegotiable purchase money notes may be further secured by a promise to issue bonds or bond anticipation notes to pay the purchase money notes.
Tex. Government Code § 30.00495 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 30 / Section 30.00495
§ 30.00495. CLERK; OTHER PERSONNEL.
Status: in_force

(a) The city manager or city administrator of the city shall appoint a clerk of the municipal court of record who may hire, direct, and remove the personnel authorized in the city's annual budget for the clerk's office. The clerk shall perform the duties in accordance with statutes, the city charter, and city ordinances.

(b) Sections 30.00009(c) and (d) do not apply to this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1012.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1012 / Section 1012.053
§ 1012.053. BOARD VACANCY.
Status: in_force

If a vacancy occurs in the office of director, the remaining directors by majority vote shall appoint a director for the unexpired term.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5006.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 5006 / Section 5006.001
§ 5006.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the board of navigation and canal commissioners of the district.

(2) "Commissioner" means a member of the board.

(3) "District" means the Matagorda County Navigation District No. 1.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1047.061 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1047 / Section 1047.061
§ 1047.061. EMPLOYEES.
Status: in_force

The board:

(1) may employ a general manager or administrator, an attorney, a bookkeeper, and an architect; and

(2) shall employ all other employees necessary for the proper handling and operation of the district.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 201.151 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 201 / Section 201.151
§ 201.151. USE OF COUNTY MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A county may employ or permit to be employed in soil conservation and the prevention of soil waste through erosion, any county machinery, including road machinery or county road equipment. Before employing the machinery or equipment or permitting it to be employed, the commissioners court must determine that the machinery or equipment is not demanded for building or maintaining the roads of the county and must enter that determination in the minutes of the court. The commissioners court shall provide for compensation to be paid for employment of the machinery or equipment and for that compensation to be paid into the county road fund or the road fund of a defined conservation district or authorized subdivision in the county.

(b) In the public service of conserving the soil fertility of the land of the county, the commissioners court may cooperate with the landowners and taxpayers of the county in all judicious efforts for the preservation of the productiveness of the soil from avoidable waste and loss of productiveness of agricultural crops necessary to the public welfare. In doing that, the county may permit the use of available machinery and equipment for those purposes by written contract, under which the county is to receive compensation from the landowner or taxpayer.

(c) The compensation under a contract under Subsection (b) of this section must be paid on a uniform basis considered equitable and proper by the commissioners court. The compensation shall be paid into the road and bridge fund of the county. The commissioners court may provide for the payments from landowners or taxpayers to be paid in equitable amounts and intervals when county taxes are collected.

(d) The commissioners court or a representative of the commissioners court may not go on the land of any landowner to improve, terrace, protect, or ditch the land until requested to do so in writing by the owner of the land. The commissioners court may not be required to do that work unless the court determines that the work is of public benefit and elects to do the work.

(e) In any county with a population of not less than 22,000 or more than 23,000, not less than 60,000 nor more than 80,000, or not less than 290,000 nor more than 360,000, the commissioners court by order entered in its minutes may rent or let directly to a landowner in the county any machinery or equipment, including a tractor or a grader, for use on land situated in the county in the construction of terraces, dikes, and ditches for the purpose of soil conservation or soil erosion prevention or for the purpose of constructing water tanks and reservoirs. The landowner and the commissioners court shall agree on the amount to be paid by the landowner to the county for the use of the machinery or equipment and that amount shall be specified in the order renting or letting the machinery or equipment.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 612.005 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 612 / Section 612.005
§ 612.005. SUPPLEMENTARY AGREEMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The compact administrator may enter into supplementary agreements with appropriate officials of other states under Articles VII and XI of the compact.

(b) If a supplementary agreement requires or contemplates the use of an institution or facility of this state or requires or contemplates the provision of a service by this state, the supplementary agreement does not take effect until approved by the executive commissioner and the head of the department or agency:

(1) under whose jurisdiction the institution or facility is operated; or

(2) that will perform the service.
Tex. Election Code § 101.103 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 101 / Section 101.103
§ 101.103. CONFIDENTIALITY OF E-MAIL ADDRESS.
Status: in_force

An e-mail address used under this subchapter to request balloting materials is confidential and does not constitute public information for purposes of Chapter 552, Government Code. An early voting clerk shall ensure that a voter's e-mail address provided under this subchapter is excluded from public disclosure.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8441.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8441 / Section 8441.202
§ 8441.202. 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. Health and Safety Code § 251.065 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 251 / Section 251.065
§ 251.065. CIVIL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who knowingly violates this chapter or who knowingly fails to comply with a rule adopted under this chapter is liable for a civil penalty of not more than $1,000 for each violation if the department finds that the violation threatens the health and safety of a patient of an end stage renal disease facility.

(b) Each day of a continuing violation constitutes a separate ground for recovery.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2028.101 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2028 / Section 2028.101
§ 2028.101. DEDUCTIONS FROM HORSE PARI-MUTUEL POOLS.
Status: in_force

(a) A horse racetrack association shall deduct an amount from each pari-mutuel pool to be distributed as provided by Sections 2028.102, 2028.103, and 2028.104.

(b) The total maximum deduction under Subsection (a) is:

(1) 18 percent from a regular wagering pool;

(2) 21 percent from a multiple two wagering pool; and

(3) 25 percent from a multiple three wagering pool.
Tex. Transportation Code § 394.003 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 394 / Section 394.003
§ 394.003. EXEMPTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter does not apply to:

(1) a sign that is allowed to be erected and maintained under the highway beautification provisions contained in Chapter 391;

(2) a sign in existence before September 1, 1985;

(3) a sign that has as its purpose the protection of life or property;

(4) a directional or other official sign authorized by law, including a sign that pertains to a natural wonder or a scenic or historic attraction;

(5) a sign that gives information about the location of an underground electric transmission line or a telegraph or telephone property or facility, a pipeline, a public sewer, or a waterline;

(6) a sign erected by an agency or political subdivision of the state; or

(7) a sign erected solely for and relating to a public election if the sign:

(A) is on private property;

(B) is erected not earlier than the 90th day before the date of the election and is removed not later than the 10th day after the election date;

(C) is constructed of lightweight material; and

(D) has a surface area not larger than 50 square feet.

(b) Subsection (a)(2) does not exempt a sign from Section 394.048 to the extent that section applies.

(c) This chapter does not apply to a directional sign for a small business, as defined by Section 2006.011, Government Code, if the sign:

(1) is on private property; and

(2) has a surface area not larger than 50 square feet.

(c) This chapter does not apply to a directional sign for a small business, as defined by Section 2006.001, Government Code, if the sign:

(1) is on private property; and

(2) has a surface area not larger than 50 square feet.

(d) This chapter does not apply to a temporary directional sign or kiosk erected by a political subdivision as part of a program approved by the department and administered by the political subdivision on a highway within the boundaries of the political subdivision.
Tex. Government Code § 75.504 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 75 / Section 75.504
§ 75.504. STAFF.
Status: in_force

(a) The courts may appoint the necessary staff and support personnel for the administrator.

(b) As part of the staff, the courts may appoint witness coordinators who, in addition to other duties designated by the court administrator, shall execute criminal process.

(c) On appointment, the courts shall commission each witness coordinator as a peace officer.
Tex. Government Code § 1505.210 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1505 / Section 1505.210
§ 1505.210. ADDITIONAL BONDS.
Status: in_force

The bond authorization may reserve the right to issue additional bonds on a parity with, or subordinate to, the bond being issued, subject to the conditions prescribed by the bond authorization.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 94.025 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 94 / Section 94.025
§ 94.025. UNFIT CITRUS FRUIT.
Status: in_force

(a) Citrus fruit that is immature, unripe, overripe, frozen, frost damaged, or otherwise unfit for consumption may not be sold or offered for sale.

(b) Grapefruit that is immature or otherwise unfit for consumption may not be prepared for sale or transportation, transported, or received for any purpose prohibited by this section, from December 2 of one year to July 31 of the following year. Early or midseason oranges that are immature or otherwise unfit for consumption may not be prepared for sale or transportation, transported, or received for any purpose prohibited by this section, from November 2 of one year to July 31 of the following year.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8363.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8363 / Section 8363.052
§ 8363.052. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The temporary board consists of:

(1) Jessica Shae Ewy;

(2) Jason Michael Farmer;

(3) Charles Richard Johns;

(4) Warren Jacob Loftis; and

(5) Martin Jacob Newman.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8363.003; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter.

(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 8363.003 and the terms of the temporary directors have expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that expire on the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8363.003; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the date of the appointment or reappointment.

(d) If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.