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Tex. Insurance Code § 4101.101 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4101 / Section 4101.101
§ 4101.101. EMERGENCY LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) If a catastrophe or an emergency arises out of a disaster, act of God, riot, civil commotion, conflagration, or other similar occurrence, the commissioner shall, on application, issue an emergency license to a person if the application is certified to the commissioner not later than the fifth day after the date on which the person begins work as an adjuster by:

(1) a person who holds a license under this chapter; or

(2) an insurer that maintains an office in this state and holds a certificate of authority to engage in the business of insurance in this state.

(b) The person or insurer that certifies an application under Subsection (a) is responsible for the loss or claims practices of the emergency license holder whom the person or insurer certifies.

(c) The commissioner may, after notice and hearing, revoke an emergency license on grounds specified by Section 4101.201.

(d) An emergency license is effective for a period not to exceed 90 days. The commissioner may extend the term of the emergency license for an additional period of 90 days.

(e) The commissioner shall establish a fee for an emergency license in an amount not to exceed $20. A person issued an emergency license shall remit the fee to the department not later than the 30th day after the date on which the department issues the license.

(f) The commissioner may issue an emergency license to an applicant who meets the requirements of Subsection (a) regardless of whether the applicant is:

(1) a resident of this state; or

(2) an otherwise licensed adjuster.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8344.156 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8344 / Section 8344.156
§ 8344.156. MUNICIPAL CONSENT.
Status: in_force

Municipal consent to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district granted under Section 8344.004 acts as municipal consent to the creation of any new district created by the division of the district and to the inclusion of land in the new district.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 43.902 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 43 / Section 43.902
§ 43.902. FEE.
Status: in_force

The fee for a reptile and amphibian stamp is $10. The department may issue other editions of the stamp that are not valid for capturing by nonlethal means a species covered by this subchapter for a fee set by the commission.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7959A.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7959A / Section 7959A.0102
§ 7959A.0102. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8142.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8142 / Section 8142.003
§ 8142.003. CONFIRMATION ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The board shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8374.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8374 / Section 8374.202
§ 8374.202. 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. Insurance Code § 1357.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1357 / Section 1357.001
§ 1357.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Breast reconstruction" means reconstruction of a breast incident to mastectomy to restore or achieve breast symmetry. The term includes surgical reconstruction of a breast on which mastectomy has been performed and surgical reconstruction of a breast on which mastectomy has not been performed.

(2) "Enrollee" means an individual entitled to coverage under a health benefit plan.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 223.013 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 223 / Section 223.013
§ 223.013. CONTRACTS RELATING TO HOSPITAL PROJECT.
Status: in_force

(a) An issuer may execute a contract, including a lease, with a nonprofit organization with respect to a hospital project. A contract may authorize the nonprofit organization to use, operate, or acquire the hospital project on the terms, including payment provisions, the issuer's governing body determines to be advisable.

(b) A contract may include the sale of a hospital project to a nonprofit organization, including a nonprofit organization using the hospital project. The terms of the sale may include installment payments. The sale must be fully consummated when all bonds of the issuer issued to provide the hospital project are paid or provision is made for their final payment if, during the time the bonds or interest on the bonds remains unpaid, there is no failure to make any payments owing under any lease or contract at the time and in the manner as the payments come due.

(c) A contract under this chapter may be for the term agreed to by the parties and may provide that the contract continues until the bonds specified in the contract, or refunding or substitution bonds issued in place of those bonds, are fully paid or provision is made for their final payment.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1025.210 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1025 / Section 1025.210
§ 1025.210. USE OF BOND PROCEEDS.
Status: in_force

The district may use the proceeds of bonds issued under this subchapter to pay:

(1) any expense the board determines is reasonable and necessary to issue, sell, and deliver the bonds;

(2) interest payments on the bonds during a period of acquisition or construction of a project or facility to be provided through the bonds, not to exceed five years;

(3) costs related to the operation and maintenance of a project or facility to be provided through the bonds:

(A) during an estimated period of acquisition or construction, not to exceed five years; and

(B) for one year after the project or facility is acquired or constructed;

(4) costs related to the financing of the bond funds, including debt service reserve and contingency funds;

(5) costs related to the bond issuance;

(6) costs related to the acquisition of land or interests in land for a project or facility to be provided through the bonds; and

(7) costs of construction of a project or facility to be provided through the bonds, including the payment of related professional services and expenses.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7985A.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7985A / Section 7985A.0104
§ 7985A.0104. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 7985A.0103 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district as required by applicable law.
Tex. Tax Code § 155.109 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 155 / Section 155.109
§ 155.109. EXPORT WAREHOUSE'S RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) Each export warehouse shall keep, at each of the warehouse's places of business in this state, records of all tobacco products received, distributed, and delivered.

(b) The records must include:

(1) invoices for receipts and deliveries;

(2) orders for receipts and deliveries;

(3) shipping records for receipts and deliveries; and

(4) shipping records for distribution and delivery.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 754.0141 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 754 / Section 754.0141
§ 754.0141. STANDARDS FOR EQUIPMENT IN SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLINGS; REQUIRED INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Elevators, chairlifts, or platform lifts installed in a single-family dwelling on or after January 1, 2004, must comply with the ASME Code A17.1 or A18.1, as applicable, and must be inspected by a registered elevator inspector after the installation is complete. The inspector shall provide the dwelling owner a copy of the inspection report.

(b) The commission shall adopt rules containing minimum safety standards that must be used by registered elevator inspectors when inspecting elevators, chairlifts, and platform lifts installed in single-family dwellings.

(c) A municipality may withhold a certificate of occupancy for a dwelling or for the installation of the elevator or chairlift until the owner provides a copy of the inspection report to the municipality.

(d) A contractor is not required to report to the department any information concerning equipment in a single-family dwelling or the contractor's work on the equipment.

(e) On completing installation of equipment in a single-family dwelling, a contractor shall provide the dwelling owner with relevant information, in writing, about use, safety, and maintenance of the equipment, including the advisability of having the equipment periodically and timely inspected by a registered elevator inspector.

(f) An inspection by a registered elevator inspector of equipment in a single-family dwelling may be performed only at the request and with the consent of the owner. The owner of a single-family dwelling is not subject to Section 754.0231, 754.0232, 754.0233, 754.0234, or 754.0235.
Tex. Election Code § 64.007 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 64 / Section 64.007
§ 64.007. SPOILED BALLOT.
Status: in_force

(a) If a voter mismarks, damages, or otherwise spoils the ballot in the process of voting, the voter is entitled to receive a new ballot by returning the spoiled ballot to an election officer.

(b) A voter is not entitled to receive more than three ballots.

(c) An election officer shall maintain a register of spoiled ballots at the polling place. An election officer shall enter on the register the name of each voter who returns a spoiled ballot and the spoiled ballot's number. The secretary of state shall create and promulgate a form to be used for this purpose.

(d) After making the appropriate entry on the register, the election officer shall deposit the spoiled ballot in ballot box no. 4.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7928.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7928 / Section 7928.152
§ 7928.152. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 7928.151, 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. Government Code § 41.006 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 41 / Section 41.006
§ 41.006. REPORT TO ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Status: in_force

At the times and in the form that the attorney general directs, the district and county attorneys shall report to the attorney general the information from their districts and counties that the attorney general desires relating to criminal matters and the interests of the state.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 79.004 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 79 / Section 79.004
§ 79.004. LIABILITY FOR TRAINING EXERCISES.
Status: in_force

Except in a case of reckless conduct or intentional, wilful, or wanton misconduct, a person who is immune from civil liability for an act or omission that occurs in giving care, assistance, or advice with respect to the management of an incident to which this chapter applies is immune from civil liability for an act or omission that occurs during the execution of a training exercise intended to prepare the person to give that care, assistance, or advice.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3918.0303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3918 / Section 3918.0303
§ 3918.0303. IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district, using any money available to the district for the purpose, may provide, design, construct, acquire, improve, relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an improvement project or service authorized under this chapter or Chapter 375, Local Government Code.

(b) The district may contract with a governmental or private entity to carry out an action under Subsection (a).

(c) The implementation of a district project or service is a governmental function or service for the purposes of Chapter 791, Government Code.

(d) A district improvement project or service must comply with:

(1) any city zoning and subdivision requirements; and

(2) city codes and ordinances.

(e) The district may not provide, conduct, or authorize an improvement project on any street, highway, right-of-way, or easement owned or controlled by the city unless the governing body of the city by resolution consents to the improvement.
Tex. Labor Code § 21.103 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 21 / Section 21.103
§ 21.103. COMPULSORY RETIREMENT PERMITTED FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYEES.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not prohibit the compulsory retirement of an employee who is:

(1) at least 65 years of age;

(2) employed in a bona fide executive or high policy-making position for the two years preceding retirement; and

(3) entitled to an immediate, nonforfeitable annual retirement benefit from a pension, profit-sharing, savings, or deferred compensation plan or a combination of plans of the employee's employer that equals, in the aggregate, at least $27,000.
Tex. Water Code § 17.075 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 17 / Section 17.075
§ 17.075. ADMINISTRATIVE FUND.
Status: in_force

The Texas Water Development Board Administrative Fund, referred to as the "administrative fund," is a special fund in the State Treasury. From sources specified in this chapter, money shall be credited to this fund in amounts sufficient to pay the administrative expenses of the board as authorized by legislative appropriation.
Tex. Education Code § 66.42 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 66 / Section 66.42
§ 66.42. DUTY OF LAND COMMISSIONER.
Status: in_force

The commissioner of the general land office shall:

(1) furnish to the board of regents complete and accurate maps and all other data necessary to show the location and condition of every tract of the university lands;

(2) furnish to the board any additional information it may require; and

(3) render to the board any possible assistance it may request in the discharge of its duties under this chapter.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 43.006 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 43 / Section 43.006
§ 43.006. ELECTION RETURNS.
Status: in_force

The election officers shall certify to the commissioners court the number of votes cast for each proposition. If the majority of votes are cast in favor of establishing a county experiment station, the commissioners court shall declare the result and establish the experiment station in accordance with this subchapter.
Tex. Local Government Code § 351.012 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 351 / Section 351.012
§ 351.012. FURNISHINGS OF DAY ROOMS.
Status: in_force

(a) A day room designed in a county jail for three or more prisoners must have:

(1) for every eight prisoners to be confined in the room, one toilet and one combination sink and drinking fountain; and

(2) for every 12 prisoners to be confined in the room, one shower.

(b) A day room must be suitably furnished.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 152.051 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 152 / Section 152.051
§ 152.051. PARTNERSHIP DEFINED.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "association" does not have the meaning of the term "association" under Section 1.002.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c) and Section 152.053(a), an association of two or more persons to carry on a business for profit as owners creates a partnership, regardless of whether:

(1) the persons intend to create a partnership; or

(2) the association is called a "partnership," "joint venture," or other name.

(c) An association or organization is not a partnership if it was created under a statute other than:

(1) this title and the provisions of Title 1 applicable to partnerships and limited partnerships;

(2) a predecessor to a statute referred to in Subdivision (1); or

(3) a comparable statute of another jurisdiction.

(d) The provisions of this chapter govern limited partnerships only to the extent provided by Sections 153.003 and 153.152 and Subchapter H, Chapter 153.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7897.0306 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7897 / Section 7897.0306
§ 7897.0306. DIVISION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies to any new district created by the division of the district under Section 49.316, Water Code, and a new district has all the powers and duties of the district.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 17.16 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 17 / Section 17.16
§ 17.16. DISCHARGE OF LIABILITY; SURRENDER OR INCARCERATION OF PRINCIPAL BEFORE FORFEITURE; VERIFICATION OF INCARCERATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A surety may before forfeiture relieve the surety of the surety's undertaking by:

(1) surrendering the accused into the custody of the sheriff of the county where the prosecution is pending; or

(2) delivering to the sheriff of the county in which the prosecution is pending and to the office of the prosecuting attorney an affidavit stating that the accused is incarcerated in:

(A) federal custody, subject to Subsection (a-1);

(B) the custody of any state; or

(C) any county of this state.

(a-1) For purposes of Subsection (a)(2), the surety may not be relieved of the surety's undertaking if the accused is in federal custody to determine whether the accused is lawfully present in the United States.

(b) On receipt of an affidavit described by Subsection (a)(2), the sheriff of the county in which the prosecution is pending shall verify whether the accused is incarcerated as stated in the affidavit. If the sheriff verifies the statement in the affidavit, the sheriff shall notify the magistrate before which the prosecution is pending of the verification.

(c) On a verification described by this article, the sheriff shall place a detainer against the accused with the appropriate officials in the jurisdiction in which the accused is incarcerated. On receipt of notice of a verification described by this article, the magistrate before which the prosecution is pending shall direct the clerk of the court to issue a capias for the arrest of the accused, except as provided by Subsection (d).

(d) A capias for the arrest of the accused is not required if:

(1) a warrant has been issued for the accused's arrest and remains outstanding; or

(2) the issuance of a capias would otherwise be unnecessary for the purpose of taking the accused into custody.

(e) For the purposes of Subsection (a)(2) of this article, the bond is discharged and the surety is absolved of liability on the bond on the verification of the incarceration of the accused.

(f) An affidavit described by Subsection (a)(2) and the documentation of any verification obtained under Subsection (b) must be:

(1) filed in the court record of the underlying criminal case in the court in which the prosecution is pending or, if the court record does not exist, in a general file maintained by the clerk of the court; and

(2) delivered to the office of the prosecuting attorney.

(g) A surety is liable for all reasonable and necessary expenses incurred in returning the accused into the custody of the sheriff of the county in which the prosecution is pending.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 101.022 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 101 / Section 101.022
§ 101.022.
Status: in_force

Sec. 101.022. DUTY OWED: PREMISE AND SPECIAL DEFECTS. (a) Except as provided in Subsection (c), if a claim arises from a premise defect, the governmental unit owes to the claimant only the duty that a private person owes to a licensee on private property, unless the claimant pays for the use of the premises.

(b) The limitation of duty in this section does not apply to the duty to warn of special defects such as excavations or obstructions on highways, roads, or streets or to the duty to warn of the absence, condition, or malfunction of traffic signs, signals, or warning devices as is required by Section 101.060.

(c) If a claim arises from a premise defect on a toll highway, road, or street, the governmental unit owes to the claimant only the duty that a private person owes to a licensee on private property.
Tex. Government Code § 2158.0011 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2158 / Section 2158.0011
§ 2158.0011. COMPTROLLER POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The comptroller has under this chapter the powers and duties described by Section 2151.004(d).
Tex. Property Code § 141.016 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 141 / Section 141.016
§ 141.016. CUSTODIAN'S EXPENSES, COMPENSATION, AND BOND.
Status: in_force

(a) A custodian is entitled to reimbursement from custodial property for reasonable expenses incurred in the performance of the custodian's duties.

(b) Except for one who is a transferor under Section 141.005, a custodian has a noncumulative election during each calendar year to charge reasonable compensation for services performed by the custodian during that year.

(c) Except as provided by Section 141.019(f), a custodian is not required to give a bond.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3976.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3976 / Section 3976.0402
§ 3976.0402. MONEY USED FOR IMPROVEMENTS OR SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The district may acquire, construct, or finance an improvement project or service authorized by this chapter or Chapter 375, Local Government Code, using any money available to the district.
Tex. Government Code § 481.012 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 481 / Section 481.012
§ 481.012. PUBLIC INTEREST INFORMATION AND COMPLAINTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The office shall prepare information of public interest describing the functions of the office and the office's procedures by which complaints are filed with and resolved by the office. The office shall make the information available to the public and appropriate state agencies. The office shall provide to the person filing the complaint and to each person who is a subject of the complaint a copy of the office's policies and procedures relating to complaint investigation and resolution.

(b) The office shall keep an information file about each complaint filed with the office that the office has authority to resolve. The file must include:

(1) the name of the person who filed the complaint;

(2) the date the complaint is received by the office;

(3) the subject matter of the complaint;

(4) the name of each person contacted in relation to the complaint;

(5) a summary of the results of the review or investigation of the complaint; and

(6) an explanation of the reason the file was closed, if the office closed the file without taking action other than to investigate the complaint.

(c) If a written complaint is filed with the office that the office has authority to resolve, the office, at least quarterly and until final disposition of the complaint, shall notify the parties to the complaint of the status of the complaint unless the notice would jeopardize an undercover investigation.

(d) The office shall prepare and maintain a written plan that describes how a person who does not speak English can be provided reasonable access to the office's programs. The office shall also comply with federal and state laws for program and facility accessibility.

(e) The executive director by rule shall establish methods by which consumers and service recipients are notified of the name, mailing address, and telephone number of the office for the purpose of directing complaints to the office.
Tex. Occupations Code § 205.1045 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 205 / Section 205.1045
§ 205.1045. RULES ON CONSEQUENCES OF CRIMINAL CONVICTION.
Status: in_force

The acupuncture board shall adopt rules and guidelines as necessary to comply with Chapter 53, except to the extent the requirements of this chapter are stricter than the requirements of Chapter 53.