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Tex. Penal Code § 36.08 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 36 / Section 36.08
§ 36.08. GIFT TO PUBLIC SERVANT BY PERSON SUBJECT TO HIS JURISDICTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A public servant in an agency performing regulatory functions or conducting inspections or investigations commits an offense if he solicits, accepts, or agrees to accept any benefit from a person the public servant knows to be subject to regulation, inspection, or investigation by the public servant or his agency.

(b) A public servant in an agency having custody of prisoners commits an offense if he solicits, accepts, or agrees to accept any benefit from a person the public servant knows to be in his custody or the custody of his agency.

(c) A public servant in an agency carrying on civil or criminal litigation on behalf of government commits an offense if he solicits, accepts, or agrees to accept any benefit from a person against whom the public servant knows litigation is pending or contemplated by the public servant or his agency.

(d) A public servant who exercises discretion in connection with contracts, purchases, payments, claims, or other pecuniary transactions of government commits an offense if he solicits, accepts, or agrees to accept any benefit from a person the public servant knows is interested in or likely to become interested in any contract, purchase, payment, claim, or transaction involving the exercise of his discretion.

(e) A public servant who has judicial or administrative authority, who is employed by or in a tribunal having judicial or administrative authority, or who participates in the enforcement of the tribunal's decision, commits an offense if he solicits, accepts, or agrees to accept any benefit from a person the public servant knows is interested in or likely to become interested in any matter before the public servant or tribunal.

(f) A member of the legislature, the governor, the lieutenant governor, or a person employed by a member of the legislature, the governor, the lieutenant governor, or an agency of the legislature commits an offense if he solicits, accepts, or agrees to accept any benefit from any person.

(g) A public servant who is a hearing examiner employed by an agency performing regulatory functions and who conducts hearings in contested cases commits an offense if the public servant solicits, accepts, or agrees to accept any benefit from any person who is appearing before the agency in a contested case, who is doing business with the agency, or who the public servant knows is interested in any matter before the public servant. The exception provided by Sec. 36.10(b) does not apply to a benefit under this subsection.

(h) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.

(i) A public servant who receives an unsolicited benefit that the public servant is prohibited from accepting under this section may donate the benefit to a governmental entity that has the authority to accept the gift or may donate the benefit to a recognized tax-exempt charitable organization formed for educational, religious, or scientific purposes.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1061.254 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1061 / Section 1061.254
§ 1061.254. ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION BY COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies unless the board by majority vote elects to have taxes assessed and collected under Section 1061.255 or 1061.256.

(b) The tax assessor-collector of Midland County shall assess and collect taxes imposed by the district.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 42.23 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 42 / Section 42.23
§ 42.23. NOTIFICATION OF COURT OF FAMILY VIOLENCE CONVICTION.
Status: in_force

(a) In this article, "family violence" has the meaning assigned by Section 71.004, Family Code.

(b) If the attorney representing the state in a criminal case involving family violence learns that the defendant is subject to the jurisdiction of another court relating to an order that provides for the appointment of a conservator or that sets the terms and conditions of conservatorship or for possession of or access to a child, the attorney representing the state shall notify the court in which the defendant is being tried of the existence of the order and the identity of the court of continuing jurisdiction.

(c) On the conviction or entry of an order deferring adjudication of a defendant for an offense involving family violence, the convicting court or the court entering the order shall notify the court of continuing jurisdiction of the conviction or deferred adjudication.
Tex. Election Code § 67.016 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 67 / Section 67.016
§ 67.016. CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) After the completion of a canvass, the presiding officer of the local canvassing authority shall prepare a certificate of election for each candidate who is elected to an office for which the official result is determined by that authority's canvass.

(b) The governor shall prepare a certificate of election for each candidate who is elected to an office for which the official result is determined by the canvass conducted by the governor.

(c) A certificate of election must contain:

(1) the candidate's name;

(2) the office to which the candidate is elected;

(3) a statement of election to an unexpired term, if applicable;

(4) the date of the election;

(5) the signature of the officer preparing the certificate; and

(6) any seal used by the officer preparing the certificate to authenticate documents that the officer executes or certifies.

(d) After the canvass of a presidential election, the secretary of state shall prepare a certificate of election for each presidential elector candidate who is elected.

(e) The authority preparing a certificate of election shall promptly deliver it to the person for whom it is prepared, subject to Section 212.0331.

(f) A certificate of election may not be issued to a person who has been declared ineligible to be elected to the office.

(g) This section does not apply to the offices of governor and lieutenant governor.
Tex. Transportation Code § 643.254 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 643 / Section 643.254
§ 643.254. INSPECTION OF DOCUMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) To investigate an alleged violation of this chapter or a rule or order adopted under this chapter, an officer or employee of the department who has been certified for the purpose by the director may enter a motor carrier's premises to inspect, copy, or verify the correctness of a document, including an operation log or insurance certificate.

(b) The officer or employee may conduct the inspection:

(1) at a reasonable time;

(2) after stating the purpose of the inspection; and

(3) by presenting to the motor carrier:

(A) appropriate credentials; and

(B) a written statement from the department to the motor carrier indicating the officer's or employee's authority to inspect.

(c) A motor carrier domiciled outside this state must:

(1) designate a location in the state for inspection of records concerning the alleged violation; or

(2) request that an officer or employee of the department conduct the inspection at an office of the motor carrier located outside this state.

(d) A motor carrier requesting an out-of-state inspection will be responsible for payment of actual expenses incurred by the department in conducting the inspection.
Tex. Insurance Code § 911.064 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 911 / Section 911.064
§ 911.064. POLICYHOLDER MEETINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) A farm mutual insurance company shall hold a policyholder meeting to elect directors and transact business at the time and place and in the manner prescribed by the company's bylaws.

(b) A special meeting of a company's policyholders may be called by:

(1) the president, the general manager, or one-third of the company's directors; or

(2) the commissioner.
Tex. Local Government Code § 117.021 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 117 / Section 117.021
§ 117.021. APPLICATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court of a county shall select by the process provided by this subchapter or by Subchapter C, Chapter 262, a federally insured bank or banks in the county to be the depository for a special account held by the county clerk and the district clerks. The county shall enter a contract with the selected federally insured bank or banks for a two-year or four-year term. The original term can be renewed once for an additional two-year term. The contract may, on request by the clerk and approval of the commissioners court, include a provision that the funds in a special account earn interest. A request from the clerk that an account earn interest must be made, in writing, to the commissioners court not later than the 30th day before the date the county gives notice under Section 117.022 and shall be entered in the minutes of the court.

(b) If the contract is for a four-year term, the contract shall allow the county to establish, on the basis of negotiations with the bank, new interest rates and financial terms of the contract that will take effect during the final two years of the four-year contract.

(c) On the renewal of a contract, the county may negotiate new interest rates and terms with the bank for the next two years in the same way and under the same conditions as provided by Subsection (b).

(d) A bank must file its application on or before a date set by the commissioners court. The application must be accompanied by a certified check or cashier's check for at least one-half of one percent of the average daily balance of the registry funds held by the county clerk and the district clerk during the preceding calendar year, as determined by the county clerk and the district clerk on or before the 10th day before the date the application is required to be filed. A certified check or cashier's check that complies with this section is a good-faith guarantee on the part of the applicant that if its application is accepted it will execute the bond required under this subchapter. If the bank selected as depository does not provide the bond, the county shall retain the amount of the check as liquidated damages and the county shall select another depository as provided by this subchapter.

(e) If for any reason a county depository is not selected under Subsection (a), the commissioners court, at any subsequent time after 20 days' notice, may select, by the process described by Section 117.023 or by negotiated bid, one or more depositories in the same manner as at the regular term.

(f) If the commissioners court selects a depository by the process provided by Subchapter C, Chapter 262, the depository may be selected by:

(1) competitive bidding; or

(2) another method under that subchapter that the county is qualified to use.
Tex. Local Government Code § 361.023 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 361 / Section 361.023
§ 361.023. CONTRACTUAL AUTHORITY CONTINGENT ON LEGISLATION OF OTHER STATE.
Status: in_force

A county or municipality in this state may make the contract only if the other state enacts legislation that relates to the establishment of a justice center under a contract and that:

(1) assigns responsibility for the operation of the detention facilities in the center in the manner required by Section 361.026;

(2) provides for the application and enforcement of the law of both states in the manner provided by Section 361.028;

(3) contains provisions authorizing the arrest, prosecution, transfer, and control of persons as prescribed by Sections 361.029(a)(2), (d), (e), and (f)(2);

(4) authorizes peace officers to take the actions authorized by Sections 361.029(j) and (k); and

(5) provides that:

(A) a person in custody in the center under the law of this state may not be prosecuted for an offense against the law of the other state without extradition and may not be personally served with process in the center for a proceeding in the other state;

(B) a person summoned to appear in the center under the law of this state may not be personally served with process in any part of the center for a proceeding in the other state; and

(C) a person summoned to appear in the center under the law of this state may not be arrested in any part of the center for an offense against the law of the other state.
Tex. Government Code § 30.01781 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 30 / Section 30.01781
§ 30.01781. APPLICATION; DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

(a) This subchapter applies to the Town of Westlake located in Tarrant and Denton counties.

(b) In this subchapter, "appellate courts" means the county courts at law of Tarrant County that have criminal appellate jurisdiction.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 341.037 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 341 / Section 341.037
§ 341.037. PROTECTION OF BODIES OF WATER FROM SEWAGE.
Status: in_force

The commission shall enforce state laws and take other necessary action to protect a spring, well, pond, lake, reservoir, or other stream in this state from any condition or pollution that results from sewage and that may endanger the public health.
Tex. Government Code § 442.023 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 442 / Section 442.023
§ 442.023. NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING AND ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall develop and implement a policy to encourage the use of:

(1) negotiated rulemaking procedures under Chapter 2008 for the adoption of commission rules; and

(2) appropriate alternative dispute resolution procedures under Chapter 2009 to assist in the resolution of internal and external disputes under the commission's jurisdiction.

(b) The commission's procedures relating to alternative dispute resolution must conform, to the extent possible, to any model guidelines issued by the State Office of Administrative Hearings for the use of alternative dispute resolution by state agencies.

(c) The commission shall designate a trained person to:

(1) coordinate the implementation of the policy adopted under Subsection (a);

(2) serve as a resource for any training needed to implement the procedures for negotiated rulemaking or alternative dispute resolution; and

(3) collect data concerning the effectiveness of those procedures, as implemented by the commission.
Tex. Water Code § 68.303 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 68 / Section 68.303
§ 68.303. NOTICE OF HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 30th day before the date of the hearing, the district shall provide notice of the hearing by certified mail, return receipt requested, to each facility owner:

(1) at the current address of each facility according to the appraisal record maintained by the appraisal district for that facility under Section 25.02, Tax Code; or

(2) if the appraisal records do not accurately reflect that address or do not show the physical location of a particular facility, at the facility's physical location as reflected by any other information available.

(b) The notice must include:

(1) the time and place of the hearing;

(2) the general nature of the proposed security project or security service;

(3) the estimated cost of the security project or security service; and

(4) the proposed method of assessment.
Tex. Government Code § 855.410 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 855 / Section 855.410
§ 855.410. INTEREST ON LATE CONTRIBUTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A participating municipality that fails to remit before the 16th day of the month all contributions required by this subchapter to be made and remitted to the retirement system by that date shall pay to the retirement system, in addition to the contributions, interest on the past-due amounts at an annual rate that is the total of the system's investment return assumption for the preceding calendar year, plus two percent. The retirement system shall notify participating municipalities of the rate of interest that will be due on late payments.

(b) Payment is considered timely made if transmitted by first-class United States mail, postage prepaid, and postmarked not later than the 15th day of the month in which the payment is due.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3895.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3895 / Section 3895.203
§ 3895.203. ASSUMPTION OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may not be dissolved by the city unless the city assumes the obligations of the district, including any bonds or other indebtedness payable from assessments or other district revenue.

(b) If the city dissolves the district, the board shall transfer ownership of all district property to the city.
Tex. Property Code § 92.354 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 92 / Section 92.354
§ 92.354. LIABILITY OF LANDLORD.
Status: in_force

A landlord who in bad faith fails to refund an application fee or deposit in violation of this subchapter is liable for an amount equal to the sum of $100, three times the amount wrongfully retained, and the applicant's reasonable attorney's fees.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 121.009 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 121 / Section 121.009
§ 121.009. CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

The provisions of this chapter must be construed in a manner compatible with other state laws relating to persons with disabilities.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8317.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8317 / Section 8317.055
§ 8317.055. LIMITATION ON USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain outside the district to acquire a site or easement for a road project authorized by Section 8317.053.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8430.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8430 / Section 8430.003
§ 8430.003. 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 9049.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9049 / Section 9049.004
§ 9049.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is composed of the territory described by Section 2, Chapter 246, Acts of the 58th Legislature, Regular Session, 1963, as amended by Sections 1 and 3, Chapter 611, Acts of the 60th Legislature, Regular Session, 1967, as that territory may have been modified under:

(1) Subchapter O, Chapter 51, Water Code;

(2) Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code; or

(3) other law.

(b) The boundaries and field notes of the district form a closure. A mistake in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect:

(1) the district's organization, existence, or validity;

(2) the district's right to issue bonds or to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds;

(3) the district's right to impose a tax; or

(4) the legality or operation of the district or the board.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 361.980 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 361 / Section 361.980
§ 361.980. RECYCLING LEADERSHIP PROGRAM COLLECTION REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than January 31 of every other year beginning with the television manufacturer's second year of registration, a television manufacturer of covered television equipment sold in this state that is participating in a recycling leadership program under Section 361.979 shall, individually or as a member of the recycling leadership program, submit to the commission a collection report regarding the television manufacturer's collection, reuse, and recycling of covered television equipment.

(b) The collection report must include:

(1) an inventory of covered television equipment collection, reuse, and recycling opportunities that are currently available to consumers through the individual television manufacturer or the recycling leadership program in this state;

(2) documentation of collection opportunities available to consumers in counties with populations of less than 50,000, including an analysis of the number of collection sites available to consumers in those counties compared to the number of opportunities available to consumers in those counties to purchase new covered television equipment;

(3) the amount by weight of the covered television equipment that the individual television manufacturer or the recycling leadership program collected in the two preceding years; and

(4) documentation that the collection, reuse, and recycling of the collected covered television equipment complies with Section 361.990.

(c) The inventory of covered television equipment collection, reuse, and recycling opportunities required by Subsection (b)(1) may be submitted in the form of a map noting the location of the opportunities.

(d) The collection report may include a listing of other existing collection and recycling infrastructure for covered television equipment not associated with the recycling leadership program, including electronic recyclers and repair shops, recyclers of other appropriate commodities, reuse organizations, not-for-profit corporations, retailers, and other suitable operations, including local government collection events, if available.
Tex. Insurance Code § 559.058 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 559 / Section 559.058
§ 559.058. POLICY RE-RATING BASED ON UPDATED CREDIT SCORE.
Status: in_force

(a) An insurer that uses credit scoring in the underwriting or rating of insurance subject to this chapter shall:

(1) use a consumer's credit report issued not more than 90 days before the date the policy is first issued or renewed if the insurer uses the report information to take an action that results in an adverse effect with respect to the insured;

(2) review and update the credit report of an insured not less than every 36 months; and

(3) reassess the insured's policy rating and adjust premiums based on the updated credit score.

(b) On renewal of an insurance policy, the insurer:

(1) shall, on request of an insured or the insured's agent, re-underwrite and re-rate the policy based upon a current credit report or insurance score, not exceeding once each 12-month period; and

(2) may obtain an insured's credit score in accordance with the insurer's underwriting guidelines, regardless of whether the renewal occurs before the expiration of the 36-month period described by Subsection (a)(2).

(c) An insurer is not required to update an insured's credit score and policy rating under this section if:

(1) the insured is in the most favorably priced tier of the insurer within a group of affiliated insurers;

(2) credit scoring is not used in the underwriting or rating of the insurance policy; or

(3) the insured's insurance product or type of coverage does not rely on credit scoring as a factor.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4013.0202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4013 / Section 4013.0202
§ 4013.0202. COMPENSATION; EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may compensate each director in an amount not to exceed $150 for each board meeting. The total amount of compensation for each director in one year may not exceed $7,200.

(b) A director is entitled to reimbursement for necessary and reasonable expenses incurred in carrying out the duties and responsibilities of the board.

(c) Sections 375.069 and 375.070, Local Government Code, do not apply to the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3950.057 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3950 / Section 3950.057
§ 3950.057. NO EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Status: in_force

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