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Tex. Education Code § 12.123 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 12 / Section 12.123
§ 12.123. TRAINING FOR MEMBERS OF GOVERNING BODY OF SCHOOL AND OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall adopt rules prescribing training for:

(1) members of governing bodies of open-enrollment charter schools; and

(2) officers of open-enrollment charter schools.

(b) The rules adopted under Subsection (a) may:

(1) specify the minimum amount and frequency of the training;

(2) require the training to be provided by:

(A) the agency and regional education service centers;

(B) entities other than the agency and service centers, subject to approval by the commissioner; or

(C) both the agency, service centers, and other entities; and

(3) require training to be provided concerning:

(A) basic school law, including school finance;

(B) health and safety issues;

(C) accountability requirements related to the use of public funds; and

(D) other requirements relating to accountability to the public, such as open meetings requirements under Chapter 551, Government Code, and public information requirements under Chapter 552, Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9027.021 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9027 / Section 9027.021
§ 9027.021. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) On or after September 1, 2007, a person who owns land in the district may submit a petition to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality requesting that the commission appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.

(b) The commission shall appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the first petition received by the commission.

(c) If a temporary director fails to qualify for office, the commission shall appoint a person to fill the vacancy.

(d) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date directors are elected under Section 9027.023; or

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

(e) If directors have not been elected under Section 9027.023 and the terms of the temporary directors have expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (f) to serve terms that expire on the earlier of:

(1) the date directors are elected under Section 9027.023; or

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

(f) If Subsection (e) 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 Texas Commission on Environmental Quality 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.
Tex. Insurance Code § 882.052 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 882 / Section 882.052
§ 882.052. FORMATION OF COMPANY; ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Nine or more persons who are residents of this state may form a mutual life insurance company by executing and acknowledging articles of incorporation for that purpose.

(b) The articles of incorporation of the proposed company must state:

(1) the name and residence of each incorporator;

(2) the name of the company;

(3) the location of the company's principal office at which company business is to be transacted;

(4) the number of directors;

(5) the name and residence of each initial director; and

(6) the amount of the company's unencumbered surplus.
Tex. Election Code § 192.032 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 192 / Section 192.032
§ 192.032. INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE'S ENTITLEMENT TO PLACE ON BALLOT.
Status: in_force

(a) To be entitled to a place on the general election ballot, an independent candidate for president of the United States must make an application for a place on the ballot.

(b) An application must:

(1) comply with Section 141.031, except that:

(A) the application is not required to include a candidate's occupation, length of residence, or statement that the candidate is aware of the nepotism law; and

(B) the application must contain the applicable information required by Section 141.031(a)(4) with respect to both the presidential candidate and the running mate;

(2) state the names and residence addresses of presidential elector candidates in a number equal to the number of presidential electors that federal law allocates to the state; and

(3) be accompanied by:

(A) a petition that satisfies the requirements prescribed by Section 141.062; and

(B) written statements signed by the vice-presidential candidate and each of the presidential elector candidates indicating that each of them consents to be a candidate.

(c) The application must be filed with the secretary of state not later than the second Monday in May of the presidential election year.

(d) The minimum number of signatures that must appear on the petition is one percent of the total vote received in the state by all candidates for president in the most recent presidential general election.

(e) A petition signer's voter registration is not required to be in any particular territory.

(f) The following statement must appear at the top of each page of the petition: "I did not vote this year in a presidential primary election."

(g) A signature on the petition is invalid if the signer:

(1) signs the petition on or before the date of the presidential primary election in the presidential election year; or

(2) voted in a presidential primary election during the presidential election year.

(h) A candidate in a presidential primary election is ineligible to be an independent candidate for president or vice-president of the United States in the succeeding general election.
Tex. Government Code § 2063.605 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2063 / Section 2063.605
§ 2063.605. NETWORK SECURITY GUIDELINES AND STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) The command shall adopt and provide to each regional security operations center appropriate network security guidelines and standard operating procedures to ensure efficient operation of the center with a maximum return on the state's investment.

(b) The command shall revise the standard operating procedures as necessary to confirm network security.

(c) Each eligible participating entity that elects to participate in a regional security operations center shall comply with the network security guidelines and standard operating procedures.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8086.0105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8086 / Section 8086.0105
§ 8086.0105. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is created to serve a public purpose and benefit.

(b) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of:

(1) a municipal utility district as provided by general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and

(2) Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation, or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Transportation Code § 460.058 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 460 / Section 460.058
§ 460.058. CONDUCT OF ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A confirmation election shall be conducted so that the votes are separately tabulated and canvassed in order to show the results for:

(1) each municipality located in the county that passed a resolution or order approving the service plan and tax rate; and

(2) the qualified voters in the balance of the county.

(b) The interim executive committee shall canvass the returns and declare the results of the election.
Tex. Insurance Code § 544.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 544 / Section 544.002
§ 544.002. UNFAIR DISCRIMINATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not refuse to insure or provide coverage to an individual, refuse to continue to insure or provide coverage to an individual, limit the amount, extent, or kind of coverage available for an individual, or charge an individual a rate that is different from the rate charged to other individuals for the same coverage because of the individual's:

(1) race, color, religion, or national origin;

(2) age, gender, marital status, or geographic location; or

(3) disability or partial disability.

(b) Subsection (a)(2) does not prohibit an insurer or health maintenance organization from considering marital status in defining persons eligible for dependent benefits.

(c) Subsection (a) does not prevent requirements to provide title insurance coverage relating to possible community, homestead, or other marital rights in land.

(d) Notwithstanding Section 544.003, an insurer may not:

(1) refuse to continue to insure or provide coverage to an individual or limit the amount, extent, or kind of coverage available to an individual because the individual is widowed or the individual's marital status otherwise reflects the death of a spouse; or

(2) charge an individual who is widowed or whose marital status otherwise reflects the death of a spouse a rate that is different from the rate that would be charged if the individual's marital status was married.

(e) Subsection (d) may not be construed to prohibit a title insurance company or title insurance agent from imposing a reasonable requirement on a widowed insured or widowed individual seeking insurance coverage for the purpose of determining heirship, probate matters, or other similar issues in the same manner as an insured or individual who is not widowed.
Tex. Government Code § 815.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 815 / Section 815.003
§ 815.003. ELECTED TRUSTEES.
Status: in_force

(a) Three members of the board of trustees are nominated and elected by members of the retirement system and retirees under rules adopted by the board.

(b) Two of the elected members of the board must be members of the retirement system and must hold positions that:

(1) are included in the employee class of membership; and

(2) are not with an agency or department with which another trustee holds a position.

(b-1) The third elected member of the board must:

(1) meet the requirements of Subsection (b); or

(2) be a retiree.

(c) Elected trustees hold office for staggered terms of six years, with the term of one trustee expiring on August 31 of each odd-numbered year.

(d) The board shall hold elections for the members and retirees to nominate and elect a trustee before August 31 of each odd-numbered year. The board shall make ballots available to members of the retirement system and retirees and all votes must be cast on those ballots.

(e) A person elected to the board of trustees must subscribe to the constitutional oath and the oath of office provided by Section 815.004 before beginning his or her term.

(f) The board shall fill vacancies of elected positions on the board for the unexpired terms.

(g) A person elected to the board as provided by this section is required to serve on the board.
Tex. Water Code § 51.504 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.504
§ 51.504. CONDUCT OF HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) At the hearing, any person who is a taxpayer in the district may appear and offer testimony to show which plan of taxation will be most conducive to equitable distribution of taxes.

(b) The hearing may be adjourned from day to day until all persons wishing to testify have been heard.
Tex. Estates Code § 252.153 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 252 / Section 252.153
§ 252.153. WILL DEPOSIT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE NOTICE.
Status: in_force

The deposit of a will as provided by Subchapter A does not constitute notice, constructive or otherwise, to any person as to the existence or the contents of the will.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7949A.0202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7949A / Section 7949A.0202
§ 7949A.0202. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) On or after the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter, 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 temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 7949A.0103; 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 7949A.0103 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 7949A.0103; 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.
Tex. Government Code § 316.091 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 316 / Section 316.091
§ 316.091. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "fund" means the economic stabilization fund.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 281.0519 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 281 / Section 281.0519
§ 281.0519. TARRANT COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT; AUTHORITY TO SELL OR LICENSE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The Tarrant County Hospital District or a nonprofit corporation formed by the district may:

(1) sell or license technology or intellectual property that is owned by or licensed to the district or a nonprofit corporation formed by the district;

(2) enter into a contract to provide services related to technology or intellectual property sold or licensed under Subdivision (1);

(3) contract, collaborate, or enter into a joint venture or other agreement with a public or private entity to engage in an activity authorized under Subdivision (1) or (2); or

(4) take any other action necessary to protect or benefit from the exclusivity of technology and intellectual property owned by or licensed to the district or a nonprofit corporation formed by the district, including applying for, acquiring, registering, securing, holding, protecting, and renewing under applicable provisions of state, federal, or international law:

(A) a patent;

(B) a copyright;

(C) a trademark, service mark, collective mark, or certification mark; or

(D) any other form of protection of intellectual property provided by law.

(b) For purposes of Subsection (a)(3):

(1) a public or private entity may be a for-profit or a nonprofit entity; and

(2) a nonprofit corporation formed by the district may hold an ownership interest in a public or private entity described by Subsection (a)(3).

(c) Information prepared or compiled by or for the Tarrant County Hospital District or a nonprofit corporation formed by the district relating to the development of technology or intellectual property to which this section applies is exempt from public disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code.
Tex. Government Code § 402.024 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 402 / Section 402.024
§ 402.024. DEFENSE OF DISTRICT ATTORNEY, COUNTY ATTORNEY, OR GRAND JUROR.
Status: in_force

(a) The attorney general shall defend a state district attorney in an action in a federal court if:

(1) the district attorney is a defendant because of the district attorney's office;

(2) the cause of action accrued while the person filing the action was confined in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice;

(3) the district attorney requests the attorney general's assistance in the defense; and

(4) there is no action pending against the district attorney in which the attorney general is required to represent the state.

(b) The attorney general shall defend a state grand juror who is a defendant in an action in any court if:

(1) the suit involves an act of the person while in the performance of duties as a grand juror; and

(2) the person requests the attorney general's assistance in the defense.

(c) The attorney general may defend a state district attorney or a county attorney in an action in a federal court if:

(1) the district or county attorney is a defendant because of the district or county attorney's position;

(2) the cause of action relates to the enforcement of a state statute; and

(3) the district or county attorney requests the attorney general's assistance in the defense.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7817.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7817 / Section 7817.0201
§ 7817.0201. AUTHORITY TO UNDERTAKE IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS OR SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may undertake an improvement project or service that confers a special benefit on all or a definable part of the district.

(b) As needed to restore, preserve, or enhance the scenic and aesthetic beauty of an area in the district, the district may include in the improvement project or service the acquisition, construction, or financing of:

(1) a drainage facility;

(2) a hiking and cycling trail;

(3) a pedestrian walkway along or across a street, at grade or above or below the surface;

(4) landscaping; and

(5) other development.
Tex. Occupations Code § 54.002 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 54 / Section 54.002
§ 54.002. EXAMINATION SCHEDULED ON RELIGIOUS HOLY DAY.
Status: in_force

(a) Each state agency shall adopt a procedure to permit an examinee who wishes to observe a religious holy day on which the person's religious beliefs prevent the person from taking an examination to take an examination scheduled to be administered by the agency on that religious holy day on an alternate date.

(b) Each state agency shall adopt rules as necessary to implement this section.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2001.152 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2001 / Section 2001.152
§ 2001.152. ELIGIBILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may issue a commercial lessor license only to:

(1) a licensed authorized organization that owns or leases a premises where bingo is or will be conducted or an association of licensed authorized organizations that jointly own or lease premises where bingo is or will be conducted and that the organization or association leases or offers for lease to one or more other authorized organizations for the conduct of bingo;

(2) a person who leases premises to a single licensed authorized organization that subleases or will sublease the premises to one or more other licensed authorized organizations for the conduct of bingo; or

(3) a person who leases premises for the total control and exclusive use of only one licensed authorized organization as that organization's primary business office.

(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a) and subject to Subsection (c), a person who was a licensed commercial lessor on June 10, 1989, whose license has been in effect continuously since that date, and who is otherwise eligible for the license may renew the license.

(c) The commission may place an administrative hold on the license of a licensed commercial lessor described by Subsection (b) for a period the commission determines not to exceed 10 years. If the administrative hold on the license remains on the last day of that period:

(1) the commission shall remove the administrative hold; and

(2) the lessor is not eligible to renew the license as a continuous license holder under Subsection (b).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8077.0403 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8077 / Section 8077.0403
§ 8077.0403. CONTRACT TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) In accordance with Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) A contract approved by the district voters may contain a provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by the board without further voter approval.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1151.004 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1151 / Section 1151.004
§ 1151.004. CERTAIN ASSOCIATIONS EXCEPTED.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to any of the following associations operating under Chapter 886:

(1) a local mutual aid association;

(2) a statewide mutual life, health, and accident association; or

(3) a burial association.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1305.101 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1305 / Section 1305.101
§ 1305.101. PROVIDING OR ARRANGING FOR HEALTH CARE.
Status: in_force

(a) Except for emergencies and out-of-network referrals, a network shall provide or arrange for health care services only through providers or provider groups that are under contract with or are employed by the network.

(b) A network doctor may not serve as a designated doctor or perform a required medical examination, as those terms are used under the Texas Workers' Compensation Act, for an employee receiving medical care through a network with which the doctor contracts or is employed.

(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, prescription medication or services, as defined by Section 401.011(19)(E), Labor Code, may not, directly or through a contract, be delivered through a workers' compensation health care network. Prescription medication and services shall be reimbursed as provided by Section 408.0281, Labor Code, other provisions of the Texas Workers' Compensation Act, and applicable rules of the commissioner of workers' compensation.
Tex. Estates Code § 101.051 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 101 / Section 101.051
§ 101.051. LIABILITY OF ESTATE FOR DEBTS IN GENERAL.
Status: in_force

(a) A decedent's estate vests in accordance with Section 101.001(a) subject to the payment of:

(1) the debts of the decedent, except as exempted by law; and

(2) any court-ordered child support payments that are delinquent on the date of the decedent's death.

(b) A decedent's estate vests in accordance with Section 101.001(b) subject to the payment of, and is still liable for:

(1) the debts of the decedent, except as exempted by law; and

(2) any court-ordered child support payments that are delinquent on the date of the decedent's death.
Tex. Finance Code § 349.003 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 349 / Section 349.003
§ 349.003. LIABILITY FOR FAILURE TO PERFORM OR FOR PERFORMANCE OF PROHIBITED ACT.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by this subtitle, a person who fails to perform a requirement specifically imposed on the person by this subtitle or who commits an act prohibited by this subtitle is liable to the obligor for an amount that does not exceed an amount computed under one, but not both, of the following:

(1) three times the actual economic loss to the obligor that results from the violation; or

(2) if the violation was material and the violation induced the obligor to enter into a transaction that the obligor would not have entered if the violation had not occurred, twice the interest or time price differential contracted for, charged, or received, not to exceed:

(A) $2,000 in a transaction in which the amount financed does not exceed $5,000; or

(B) $4,000 in a transaction in which the amount financed exceeds $5,000.

(b) A person who is liable under Subsection (a) is also liable for reasonable attorney's fees set by the court.

(c) In a judicial proceeding under Subsection (a)(2), the court determines whether the violation is material and the finder of fact determines whether the violation induced the obligor to enter into the transaction.
Tex. Insurance Code § 31.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 31 / Section 31.003
§ 31.003. COMPOSITION OF DEPARTMENT.
Status: in_force

The department is composed of the commissioner and other officers and employees required to efficiently implement:

(1) this code;

(2) other insurance laws of this state; and

(3) other laws granting jurisdiction or applicable to the department or the commissioner.