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Tex. Estates Code § 201.001 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 201 / Section 201.001
§ 201.001. ESTATE OF AN INTESTATE NOT LEAVING SPOUSE.
Status: in_force

(a) If a person who dies intestate does not leave a spouse, the estate to which the person had title descends and passes in parcenary to the person's kindred in the order provided by this section.

(b) The person's estate descends and passes to the person's children and the children's descendants.

(c) If no child or child's descendant survives the person, the person's estate descends and passes in equal portions to the person's father and mother.

(d) If only the person's father or mother survives the person, the person's estate shall:

(1) be divided into two equal portions, with:

(A) one portion passing to the surviving parent; and

(B) one portion passing to the person's siblings and the siblings' descendants; or

(2) be inherited entirely by the surviving parent if there is no sibling of the person or siblings' descendants.

(e) If neither the person's father nor mother survives the person, the person's entire estate passes to the person's siblings and the siblings' descendants.

(f) If none of the kindred described by Subsections (b)-(e) survive the person, the person's estate shall be divided into two moieties, with:

(1) one moiety passing to the person's paternal kindred as provided by Subsection (g); and

(2) one moiety passing to the person's maternal kindred as provided by Subsection (h).

(g) The moiety passing to the person's paternal kindred passes in the following order:

(1) if both paternal grandparents survive the person, equal portions pass to the person's paternal grandfather and grandmother;

(2) if only the person's paternal grandfather or grandmother survives the person, the person's estate shall:

(A) be divided into two equal portions, with:

(i) one portion passing to the surviving grandparent; and

(ii) one portion passing to the descendants of the deceased grandparent; or

(B) pass entirely to the surviving grandparent if no descendant of the deceased grandparent survives the person; and

(3) if neither the person's paternal grandfather nor grandmother survives the person, the moiety passing to the decedent's paternal kindred passes to the descendants of the person's paternal grandfather and grandmother, and so on without end, passing in like manner to the nearest lineal ancestors and their descendants.

(h) The moiety passing to the person's maternal kindred passes in the same order and manner as the other moiety passes to the decedent's paternal kindred under Subsection (g).
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 73.062 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 73 / Section 73.062
§ 73.062. ABATEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A person against whom a suit is pending who does not receive a written request for a correction, clarification, or retraction, as required by Section 73.055, may file a plea in abatement not later than the 30th day after the date the person files an original answer in the court in which the suit is pending.

(b) A suit is automatically abated, in its entirety, without the order of the court, beginning on the 11th day after the date a plea in abatement is filed under Subsection (a) if the plea in abatement:

(1) is verified and alleges that the person against whom the suit is pending did not receive the written request as required by Section 73.055; and

(2) is not controverted in an affidavit filed by the person bringing the claim before the 11th day after the date on which the plea in abatement is filed.

(c) An abatement under Subsection (b) continues until the 60th day after the date that the written request is served or a later date agreed to by the parties. If a controverting affidavit is filed under Subsection (b)(2), a hearing on the plea in abatement will take place as soon as practical considering the court's docket.

(d) All statutory and judicial deadlines under the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure relating to a suit abated under Subsection (b), other than those provided in this section, will be stayed during the pendency of the abatement period under this section.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1154.005 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1154 / Section 1154.005
§ 1154.005. RULES.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may adopt rules to implement or clarify this chapter.
Tex. Labor Code § 406.073 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 406 / Section 406.073
§ 406.073. AGREEMENT ON PRINCIPAL LOCATION; ADMINISTRATIVE VIOLATION.
Status: in_force

(a) An employee whose work requires regular travel between this state and at least one other jurisdiction may agree in writing with the employer on the principal location of the employment.

(b) The employer shall file the agreement with the division on request.

(c) A person commits an administrative violation if the person violates Subsection (b).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3892.109 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3892 / Section 3892.109
§ 3892.109. ROAD POWERS.
Status: in_force

The district may exercise powers given to:

(1) a road district created under Chapter 257, Transportation Code; and

(2) a road utility district created under Chapter 441, Transportation Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 534.1075 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 534 / Section 534.1075
§ 534.1075. RESPITE CARE.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules relating to the provision of respite care and shall develop a system to reimburse providers of in-home respite care.

(b) The rules must:

(1) encourage the use of existing local providers;

(2) encourage family participation in the choice of a qualified provider;

(3) establish procedures necessary to administer this section, including procedures for:

(A) determining the amount and type of in-home respite care to be authorized;

(B) reimbursing providers;

(C) handling appeals from providers;

(D) handling complaints from recipients of in-home respite care;

(E) providing emergency backup for in-home respite care providers; and

(F) advertising for, selecting, and training in-home respite care providers; and

(4) specify the conditions and provisions under which a provider's participation in the program can be canceled.

(c) The executive commissioner shall establish service and performance standards for department facilities and designated providers to use in operating the in-home respite care program. The executive commissioner shall establish the standards from information obtained from the families of clients receiving in-home respite care and from providers of in-home respite care. The executive commissioner may obtain the information at a public hearing or from an advisory group.

(d) The service and performance standards established by the executive commissioner under Subsection (c) must:

(1) prescribe minimum personnel qualifications the executive commissioner determines are necessary to protect health and safety;

(2) establish levels of personnel qualifications that are dependent on the needs of the client; and

(3) permit a health professional with a valid Texas practitioner's license to provide care that is consistent with the professional's training and license without requiring additional training unless the executive commissioner determines that additional training is necessary.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 304.055 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 304 / Section 304.055
§ 304.055. PUBLICATION IN TELEPHONE DIRECTORY.
Status: in_force

A private for-profit publisher of a residential telephone directory that is distributed to the public at minimal or no cost shall include in the directory a prominently displayed Internet website address, toll-free number, and mailing address established by the commission through which a person may request placement of a telephone number on the Texas no-call list or order a copy of the form to make that request.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3912.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3912 / Section 3912.002
§ 3912.002. CREATION AND NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The Padre Isles Management District is a special district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8854.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8854 / Section 8854.001
§ 8854.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.

(2) "Director" means a board member.

(3) "District" means the Refugio Groundwater Conservation District.
Tex. Tax Code § 182.085 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 182 / Section 182.085
§ 182.085. FORMS.
Status: in_force

The comptroller shall prepare forms for use in making the reports required by this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1048.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1048 / Section 1048.054
§ 1048.054. BOND.
Status: in_force

(a) Each director shall execute a good and sufficient bond for $5,000 that is:

(1) payable to the district; and

(2) conditioned on the faithful performance of the director's duties.

(b) The district shall pay for a director's bond.
Tex. Finance Code § 184.001 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 184 / Section 184.001
§ 184.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "state trust company facility" means real property, including an improvement, that a state trust company owns or leases, to the extent the lease or the leasehold improvement is capitalized, for the purpose of:

(1) providing space for state trust company employees to perform their duties and for state trust company employees and customers to park;

(2) conducting trust business, including meeting the reasonable needs and convenience of the public and the state trust company's clients, computer operations, document and other item processing, maintenance, and record retention and storage;

(3) holding, improving, and occupying as an incident to future expansion of the state trust company's facilities; or

(4) conducting another activity authorized by rules adopted under this subtitle.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1093.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1093 / Section 1093.054
§ 1093.054. BOARD VACANCY.
Status: in_force

If a director resigns or dies, the body that appointed the resigning or deceased director shall fill the vacancy for the unexpired term.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3826.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3826 / Section 3826.005
§ 3826.005. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is composed of the territory described by Section 4, Chapter 1297, Acts of the 78th Legislature, Regular Session, 2003, as that territory may have been modified under:

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

(2) other law.

(b) The boundaries and field notes of the district contained in Section 4, Chapter 1297, Acts of the 78th Legislature, Regular Session, 2003, form a closure. A mistake made in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not in any way affect the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

(2) right to issue any type of bond for a purpose for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on a bond;

(3) right to impose or collect an assessment or tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 102.013 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 102 / Section 102.013
§ 102.013. COURT COSTS; CRIME STOPPERS ASSISTANCE ACCOUNT.
Status: in_force

(a) The legislature shall appropriate funds from the crime stoppers assistance account to the Criminal Justice Division of the Governor's Office. The Criminal Justice Division may use 10 percent of the funds for the operation of the free statewide telephone service or other appropriate systems for the reporting of crime under Section 414.012, Government Code, and shall distribute the remainder of the funds only to crime stoppers organizations. The Criminal Justice Division may adopt a budget and rules to implement the distribution of these funds.

(b) All funds distributed by the Criminal Justice Division under Subsection (a) of this article are subject to audit by the state auditor. All funds collected or distributed are subject to audit by the Governor's Division of Planning Coordination.

(c) In this article, "crime stoppers organization" has the meaning assigned by Section 414.001, Government Code.
Tex. Government Code § 26.317 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 26 / Section 26.317
§ 26.317. STONEWALL COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, the County Court of Stonewall County has original concurrent jurisdiction with the justice courts in all civil matters in which the justice courts have jurisdiction under general law.

(b) The terms of the county court continue until the court has disposed of its business. The commissioners court may change the court terms under Section 26.002.
Tex. Finance Code § 95.104 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 95 / Section 95.104
§ 95.104.
Status: in_force

Sec. 95.104. TRUST ACCOUNT: UNDISCLOSED TRUST INSTRUMENT. (a) If a savings bank opens a deposit account for a person claiming to be the trustee for another and the savings bank has no other notice of the existence or terms of a trust other than a written claim against the account:

(1) the person claiming to be the trustee may, on the person's signature, withdraw money from the account; and

(2) if that person dies, the savings bank may pay the withdrawal value of all or part of the account, plus earnings on the account, to the person for whom the account was opened.

(b) A savings bank has no further liability for a payment made under Subsection (a).
Tex. Occupations Code § 301.105 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 301 / Section 301.105
§ 301.105. DIVISION OF RESPONSIBILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall develop and implement policies that clearly define the respective responsibilities of the board and the staff of the board.

(b) The board shall determine the salaries and compensation to be paid to employees and persons retained by the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1084.110 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1084 / Section 1084.110
§ 1084.110. NONPROFIT CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may create and sponsor a nonprofit corporation under the Business Organizations Code and may contribute money to or solicit money for the corporation.

(b) The corporation may use district money, other than money the corporation pays to the district, only to provide health care or other services the district is authorized to provide under this chapter.

(c) The corporation may invest the corporation's money in any manner in which the district may invest the district's money, including investing money as authorized by Chapter 2256, Government Code.

(d) The board shall establish controls to ensure that the corporation uses its money as required by this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3805.255 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3805 / Section 3805.255
§ 3805.255. PAYMENT IN LIEU OF TAXES TO OTHER TAXING UNIT.
Status: in_force

If the district's acquisition of property for a parking facility that is leased to or operated by a private entity results in removing from a taxing unit's tax rolls real property otherwise subject to ad valorem taxation, the district shall pay to the taxing unit in which the property is located, on or before January 1 of each year, as a payment in lieu of taxes, an amount equal to the ad valorem taxes that otherwise would have been levied for the preceding tax year on that real property by the taxing unit, without including the value of any improvements constructed on the property.
Tex. Education Code § 111.106 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 111 / Section 111.106
§ 111.106. STATE FUNDS.
Status: in_force

The center is authorized to receive state-appropriated funds as deemed appropriate by the legislature.
Tex. Insurance Code § 981.157 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 981 / Section 981.157
§ 981.157. IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

A person or entity is not liable for, and a cause of action does not arise out of, an act or omission in performing a power or duty under this subchapter if the person or entity is:

(1) the stamping office or a board member, officer, agent, or employee of the stamping office; or

(2) the department or an employee or representative of the department, including the commissioner.
Tex. Local Government Code § 153.001 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 153 / Section 153.001
§ 153.001. COUNTY TREASURER'S COMMISSION FOR RECEIVING OR PAYING OUT MONEY.
Status: in_force

(a) In a county in which the county treasurer is compensated on a fee basis, the treasurer is entitled to the following commissions for receiving and paying out money for the county:

(1) for money other than school funds, a percentage set by order of the commissioners court not to exceed 2-1/2 percent of the money received and a percentage set by order of the court not to exceed 2-1/2 percent of the money paid out; and

(2) for school funds, one-half percent of the money received and one-half percent of the money paid out.

(b) A commission earned under Subsection (a)(2) is payable from the available school fund of the county.

(c) A county treasurer may not receive a commission under this section for money received from the treasurer's predecessor or money paid to the treasurer's successor. A county treasurer may not receive a commission under Subsection (a)(2) for transferring money.
Tex. Finance Code § 154.260 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 154 / Section 154.260
§ 154.260. USE OF MONEY TO PURCHASE, LEASE, OR INVEST IN ASSET OWNED BY SELLER OR FUNERAL PROVIDER.
Status: in_force

(a) The depository of money under Section 154.253 must obtain the commissioner's prior written approval to use that money to purchase, lease, or invest in an asset owned by the seller or funeral provider or an affiliate of the seller or funeral provider.

(b) The commissioner by order may disapprove a transaction described by Subsection (a) on the ground that it would materially adversely affect the interests of the purchasers of prepaid funeral benefits contracts.

(c) The commissioner shall enter an order approving or disapproving the transaction not later than the 30th day after the date the commissioner receives written notification by the permit holder. The transaction is considered approved if the commissioner does not act within that period.

(d) The order takes effect as proposed unless the permit holder requests a hearing not later than the 10th day after the date of the order.

(e) In this section, "affiliate" means a person or entity directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common control with a permit holder or funeral provider.
Tex. Property Code § 212.002 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 212 / Section 212.002
§ 212.002. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies only to a residential real estate subdivision that:

(1) is located wholly or partly in a municipality with a population of more than two million located in a county with a population of 3.3 million or more; and

(2) is subject to restrictions the terms of which:

(A) provide that the restrictions expire;

(B) permit the restrictions to be extended after the initial restriction period expires if a majority of the owners of lots in the subdivision, by a written instrument that is acknowledged and filed for record, signify consent to the extension of the restrictions for a further period the maximum length of which is specified by the restrictions; and

(C) do not expressly provide for or expressly prohibit successive extensions of the restrictions after the expiration of the initial extension period.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 92A.001 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 92A / Section 92A.001
§ 92A.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Motor vehicle" means a vehicle that is self-propelled or a trailer or semitrailer designed for use with a self-propelled vehicle.

(2) "Vulnerable individual" means:

(A) a child younger than seven years of age; or

(B) an individual who by reason of age or physical or mental disease, defect, or injury is substantially unable to protect the individual's self from harm.
Tex. Education Code § 101.15 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 101 / Section 101.15
§ 101.15. BYLAWS, RULES, REGULATIONS.
Status: in_force

The board shall enact bylaws, rules, and regulations necessary for the successful management and operation of the university.
Tex. Water Code § 56.309 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 56 / Section 56.309
§ 56.309. BONDS AND APPROVED CLAIMS.
Status: in_force

Bonds and approved claims which were outstanding debts of the district before its dissolution are valid and subsisting claims against the district without further approval under this subchapter, but they are subject to contest according to the provisions of this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8107.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8107 / Section 8107.051
§ 8107.051. DIRECTORS; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Estates Code § 1158.251 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1158 / Section 1158.251
§ 1158.251. APPLICATION FOR ORDER OF SALE.
Status: in_force

An application may be made to the court for an order to sell real property of a ward's estate if the sale appears necessary or advisable to:

(1) pay:

(A) expenses of administration, allowances, and claims against the ward or the ward's estate; and

(B) if the guardianship is kept open after the death of the ward, the ward's funeral expenses and expenses of the ward's last illness;

(2) make up the deficiency if the income of a ward's estate, the personal property of the estate, and the proceeds of previous sales are insufficient to pay for the education and maintenance of the ward or to pay debts against the estate;

(3) dispose of property of the ward's estate that consists wholly or partly of an undivided interest in real estate if considered in the best interests of the estate to sell the interest;

(4) dispose of real estate of a ward, any part of which is nonproductive or does not produce sufficient revenue to make a fair return on the value of the real estate, if:

(A) the improvement of the real estate with a view to making the property productive is not considered advantageous or advisable; and

(B) the sale of the real estate and the investment of the money derived from that sale appears to be in the estate's best interests; or

(5) conserve the ward's estate by selling mineral interest or royalties on minerals in place owned by the ward.
Tex. Insurance Code § 545.054 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 545 / Section 545.054
§ 545.054. INQUIRIES REGARDING PREVIOUS TESTS.
Status: in_force

(a) An issuer may inquire whether an applicant has:

(1) tested positive on an HIV-related test; or

(2) been diagnosed with HIV or AIDS.

(b) An issuer may not inquire whether an applicant has been tested for or has received a negative result from a specific test for:

(1) exposure to HIV; or

(2) a sickness or a medical condition derived from infection with HIV.