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Tex. Insurance Code § 441.253 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 441 / Section 441.253
§ 441.253. POWERS AND DUTIES OF ANCILLARY SUPERVISOR OR CONSERVATOR.
Status: in_force

(a) An ancillary supervisor or ancillary conservator appointed under this subchapter has all the powers provided by Sections 441.153 and 441.155 with respect to the insurer's assets, property, books, and records located in this state.

(b) An ancillary conservator appointed under this subchapter may:

(1) reinsure all or part of the insurer's policies or certificates in this state with a solvent insurer authorized to engage in business in this state; and

(2) transfer to the reinsurer as reserves any assets in the ancillary conservator's possession in an amount sufficient to reinsure the policies or certificates.

(c) A transfer of assets under this section is not considered a preference of a creditor.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2602.111 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2602 / Section 2602.111
§ 2602.111. DELEGATION OF POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The plan of operation may provide that, on approval of the board, a power or duty of the association may be delegated to a corporation or other organization that:

(1) performs or will perform in two or more states functions similar to those of the association or its equivalent; and

(2) provides protection not substantially less favorable and effective than that provided by this chapter.

(b) A power or duty under Section 2602.101(a)(1) or (4), 2602.107, 2602.201, 2602.202, 2602.203, or 2602.205 may not be delegated under this section.

(c) The corporation or other organization shall be:

(1) reimbursed as a servicing facility would be reimbursed; and

(2) paid for its performance of any other functions of the association.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1086.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1086 / Section 1086.203
§ 1086.203. GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue general obligation bonds only if the bonds are authorized by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) The board may order a bond election.

(c) The order calling the election must specify:

(1) the nature and date of the election;

(2) the hours during which the polls will be open;

(3) the location of the polling places;

(4) the amount of the bonds to be authorized; and

(5) the maximum maturity of the bonds.

(d) Notice of a bond election shall be given as provided by Section 1251.003, Government Code.

(e) The board shall declare the results of the election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9060.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9060 / Section 9060.002
§ 9060.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is:

(1) a conservation and reclamation district in Galveston County under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and

(2) a municipal corporation.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 17.24 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 17 / Section 17.24
§ 17.24. GENERAL RULES APPLICABLE.
Status: in_force

All general rules in the Chapter are applicable to bail defendant before an examining court.
Tex. Education Code § 105.403 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 105 / Section 105.403
§ 105.403. TEACHING HOSPITAL; FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A complete teaching hospital for the health science center shall be furnished without cost or expense to the state.

(b) The board shall provide for adequate physical facilities for use by the health science center in its teaching and research programs.
Tex. Government Code § 25.0961 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 25 / Section 25.0961
§ 25.0961. GUADALUPE COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) Guadalupe County has the following statutory county courts:

(1) the County Court at Law of Guadalupe County; and

(2) the County Court at Law No. 2 of Guadalupe County.

(b) A county court at law in Guadalupe County sits in Seguin.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2001.432 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2001 / Section 2001.432
§ 2001.432. FORMING ACCOUNTING UNIT.
Status: in_force

(a) Two or more licensed authorized organizations may form and operate a unit as provided by this subchapter by:

(1) executing a unit accounting agreement; and

(2) stating in the unit accounting agreement whether the unit will use:

(A) a unit manager; or

(B) a designated agent.

(b) More than one unit may be formed at a single location. A licensed authorized organization may not be a member of more than one unit.

(c) This subchapter does not require a licensed authorized organization to join a unit. Except as provided by Subsection (d), whether to join or withdraw from a unit is at the discretion of each licensed authorized organization.

(d) The members of a unit may determine whether to allow another licensed authorized organization to join the unit. The terms of the withdrawal of a member from the unit are governed by the unit accounting agreement.
Tex. Education Code § 45.205 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 45 / Section 45.205
§ 45.205. TERM OF CONTRACT.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the depository bank when selected shall serve for a term of two years and until its successor is selected and has qualified.

(b) A school district and the district's depository bank may agree to extend a depository contract for three additional two-year terms. The contract may be modified for each two-year extension if both parties mutually agree to the terms. An extension under this subsection is not subject to the requirements of Section 45.206.

(c) The contract term and any extension must coincide with the school district's fiscal year.
Tex. Tax Code § 171.1016 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 171 / Section 171.1016
§ 171.1016. E-Z COMPUTATION AND RATE.
Status: repealed

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a taxable entity whose total revenue from its entire business is not more than $20 million may elect to pay the tax imposed under this chapter in the amount computed and at the rate provided by this section rather than in the amount computed and at the tax rate provided by Section 171.002.

(b) The amount of the tax for which a taxable entity that elects to pay the tax as provided by this section is liable is computed by:

(1) determining the taxable entity's total revenue from its entire business, as determined under Section 171.1011;

(2) apportioning the amount computed under Subdivision (1) to this state, as provided by Section 171.106, to determine the taxable entity's apportioned total revenue; and

(3) multiplying the amount computed under Subdivision (2) by the rate of 0.331 percent.

(c) A taxable entity that elects to pay the tax as provided by this section may not take a credit, deduction, or other adjustment that is not specifically authorized by this section.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1232, Sec. 15, eff. January 1, 2014.

(e) A reference in this chapter or other law to the rate of the franchise tax means, as appropriate, the rate under Section 171.002 or, for a taxable entity that elects to pay the tax as provided by this section, the rate under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 21.356 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 21 / Section 21.356
§ 21.356. PAYMENT OF EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may pay:

(1) costs and expenses necessarily incurred in the district's operation;

(2) legal fees; and

(3) other incidental expenses.

(b) The board may reimburse a person for money advanced for a payment described by Subsection (a).

(c) A payment may be made from the proceeds of district bonds, taxes, or fees or from other district revenue.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1054.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1054 / Section 1054.106
§ 1054.106. PURCHASING AND ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

The board may prescribe:

(1) the method and manner of making purchases and expenditures by and for the district in a manner consistent with Subtitle C, Title 8, Local Government Code; and

(2) all accounting and control procedures.
Tex. Election Code § 3.007 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 3 / Section 3.007
§ 3.007. FAILURE TO ORDER GENERAL ELECTION.
Status: in_force

Failure to order a general election does not affect the validity of the election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3803.159 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3803 / Section 3803.159
§ 3803.159. SALES AND USE TAX PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

The district may not impose a sales and use tax.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3868.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3868 / Section 3868.106
§ 3868.106. MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICT POWERS.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers provided by Chapter 375, Local Government Code.
Tex. Family Code § 154.186 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 154 / Section 154.186
§ 154.186. NOTICE TO EMPLOYER CONCERNING MEDICAL SUPPORT OR DENTAL SUPPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) The obligee, obligor, or a child support agency of this state or another state may send to the employer a copy of the order requiring an employee to provide health insurance coverage or dental insurance coverage for a child or may include notice of the medical support order or dental support order in an order or writ of withholding sent to the employer in accordance with Chapter 158.

(b) In an appropriate Title IV-D case, the Title IV-D agency of this state or another state shall send to the employer the national medical support notice required under Part D, Title IV of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 651 et seq.), as amended. The notice may be used in any other suit in which an obligor is ordered to provide health insurance coverage for a child.

(c) The Title IV-D agency by rule shall establish procedures consistent with federal law for use of the national medical support notice and may prescribe forms for the efficient use of the notice. The agency shall provide the notice and forms, on request, to obligees, obligors, domestic relations offices, friends of the court, and attorneys.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7926A.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7926A / Section 7926A.0302
§ 7926A.0302. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Transportation Code § 284.0031 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 284 / Section 284.0031
§ 284.0031. OTHER ROAD, STREET, OR HIGHWAY PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court of a county or a local government corporation, without state approval, supervision, or regulation may:

(1) authorize the use or pledge of surplus revenue to pay or finance the costs of a project for the study, design, construction, maintenance, repair, or operation of roads, streets, highways, or other related facilities that are not part of a project under this chapter; and

(2) prescribe terms for the use of the surplus revenue, including the manner in which revenue from a project becomes surplus revenue and the manner in which the roads, streets, highways, or other related facilities are to be studied, designed, constructed, maintained, repaired, or operated.

(b) To implement this section, a county may enter into an agreement with the commission, the department, a local governmental entity, or another political subdivision of this state.

(c) A county may not take an action under this section that violates or impairs a bond resolution, trust agreement, or indenture that governs the use of the revenue of a project.

(d) Except as provided by this section, a county has the same powers, including the powers to finance and to encumber surplus revenue, and may use the same procedures with respect to the study, financing, design, construction, maintenance, repair, or operation of a road, street, highway, or other related facility under this section as are available to the county with respect to a project under this chapter.

(e) Notwithstanding other provisions of this section:

(1) any work on the state highway system must be approved by the department; and

(2) the department shall supervise and regulate any work on a highway in the state highway system.
Tex. Water Code § 49.3182 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 49 / Section 49.3182
§ 49.3182. CONDITIONS FOR EXCLUSION OF URBAN PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

Urban property that is located in a district may be excluded from the district as provided by this subchapter only after the following have been paid to the district:

(1) all taxes, assessments, and other charges of the district accrued on the property to be excluded, together with all interest and penalties accrued on those taxes, assessments, and charges;

(2) the proportionate part of the outstanding bonded indebtedness or indebtedness in connection with a loan from an agency of the United States for which the property proposed to be excluded is liable, as determined under this subchapter; and

(3) agreement on a reasonable determined amount to be paid by the municipality or other supplier of potable water to compensate the district for loss of revenue occasioned by the exclusion.
Tex. Water Code § 17.855 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 17 / Section 17.855
§ 17.855. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE BY ACQUISITION OF ACQUIRED OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) In an application to the board for financial assistance through the acquisition of acquired obligations, the participant shall include:

(1) the name of the participant and its principal officer or officers;

(2) a citation of the law under which the participant was created, operates, and proposes to issue its obligations to be acquired by the board;

(3) the total cost of the project;

(4) the amount of state financial assistance requested;

(5) the plan for paying the principal of and interest on its obligations to be acquired by the board;

(6) the water conservation plan required by Section 16.4021; and

(7) any other information the board requires in order to perform its duties and to protect the public interest.

(b) The board may not accept an application for financial assistance unless it is submitted in writing and subscribed to in affidavit form by an official representative of the participant. The board shall prescribe the affidavit form in its rules.

(c) The board may require additional factual material from an applicant.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 161.0903 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 161 / Section 161.0903
§ 161.0903. USE OF CERTAIN REVENUE.
Status: in_force

Revenue from fees collected under Section 161.123 and from the sale of permits under Chapter 147 of this code, retailer permits under Chapter 154, Tax Code, and retailer permits under Chapter 155, Tax Code, shall be deposited in the general revenue fund and may be appropriated only as provided by this section. The revenue shall be appropriated, in order of priority, to:

(1) the comptroller for the purpose of administering retailer permitting under Chapter 147 of this code and Chapters 154 and 155, Tax Code; and

(2) the comptroller for the purpose of administering and enforcing this subchapter and Subchapters K and N.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3967.0502 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3967 / Section 3967.0502
§ 3967.0502. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized by a majority of the district voters voting at an election under Section 3967.0501, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in the manner provided by Section 49.107, Water Code, for any district purpose, including to:

(1) maintain and operate the district;

(2) construct or acquire improvements; or

(3) provide a service.

(b) The board shall determine the operation and maintenance tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.

(c) Section 49.107(h), Water Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Labor Code § 404.101 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 404 / Section 404.101
§ 404.101. GENERAL DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The office shall, as provided by this subtitle:

(1) provide assistance to workers' compensation claimants;

(2) advocate on behalf of injured employees as a class regarding rulemaking by the commissioner and commissioner of insurance relating to workers' compensation;

(3) assist injured employees with contacting appropriate licensing boards for complaints against a health care provider; and

(4) assist injured employees with referral to local, state, and federal financial assistance, rehabilitation, and work placement programs, as well as other social services that the office considers appropriate.

(b) The office:

(1) may assess the impact of workers' compensation laws, rules, procedures, and forms on injured employees in this state; and

(2) shall, as provided by this subtitle:

(A) monitor the performance and operation of the workers' compensation system, with a focus on the system's effect on the return to work of injured employees;

(B) assist injured employees, through the ombudsman program, with the resolution of complaints pending at the division or department;

(C) assist injured employees, through the ombudsman program, in the division's administrative dispute resolution system; and

(D) advocate in the office's own name positions determined by the public counsel to be most advantageous to a substantial number of injured employees.

(b-1) The office may seek and accept grant funding to enable the office to perform its duties under this subtitle. This subsection does not authorize the office to seek or accept payment from an injured employee.

(c) The office may not appear or intervene, as a party or otherwise, before the commissioner, commissioner of insurance, division, or department on behalf of an individual injured employee, except through the ombudsman program.
Tex. Penal Code § 6.01 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 6 / Section 6.01
§ 6.01. REQUIREMENT OF VOLUNTARY ACT OR OMISSION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense only if he voluntarily engages in conduct, including an act, an omission, or possession.

(b) Possession is a voluntary act if the possessor knowingly obtains or receives the thing possessed or is aware of his control of the thing for a sufficient time to permit him to terminate his control.

(c) A person who omits to perform an act does not commit an offense unless a law as defined by Section 1.07 provides that the omission is an offense or otherwise provides that he has a duty to perform the act.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 163.063 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 163 / Section 163.063
§ 163.063. ENTRY POWER.
Status: in_force

(a) A representative of the commission, including a member of the commission, is entitled to enter any public or private property for the exercise of authority or performance of a duty under Subchapters A-D of this chapter.

(b) A representative of the commission under Subsection (a) of this section who desires to be accompanied by a peace officer may apply for and be issued a search warrant in the manner provided by Section 161.047 of this code.
Tex. Labor Code § 213.054 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 213 / Section 213.054
§ 213.054. OFFSET AGAINST STATE WARRANT.
Status: in_force

Any contribution, penalty, interest, or court cost owed by an employer under this subtitle is a debt owed by the employer to the state under Section 403.055, Government Code, only for withholding of a warrant for:

(1) the refund of taxes, fees, assessments, or other deposits required under the law of this state; or

(2) compensation for goods and services, other than a warrant for:

(A) payment for services performed as an elected or appointed employee of this state; or

(B) reimbursement of expenses incurred in the performance of employment as an elected or appointed employee of this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7910.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7910 / Section 7910.001
§ 7910.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 540.
Tex. Transportation Code § 451.002 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 451 / Section 451.002
§ 451.002. LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION.
Status: in_force

This chapter is to be construed liberally to carry out its purposes.
Tex. Penal Code § 12.49 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 12 / Section 12.49
§ 12.49. PENALTY IF CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE USED TO COMMIT OFFENSE.
Status: in_force

If the court makes an affirmative finding under Article 42.012, Code of Criminal Procedure, in the punishment phase of the trial of an offense under Chapter 29, Chapter 31, or Title 5, other than a first degree felony or a Class A misdemeanor, the punishment for the offense is increased to the punishment prescribed for the next highest category of offense. If the offense is a Class A misdemeanor, the minimum term of confinement for the offense is increased to 180 days.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1001.310 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.310
§ 1001.310. TEMPORARY OR PROVISIONAL LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by rule may adopt standards and procedures for issuing a temporary or provisional license under this chapter.

(b) The board may issue a provisional license to an applicant currently licensed in another jurisdiction who seeks a license in this state and who:

(1) has been licensed in good standing as an engineer for at least two years in another jurisdiction, including a foreign country, that has licensing requirements substantially equivalent to the requirements of this chapter;

(2) has passed a national or other examination recognized by the board relating to the practice of engineering; and

(3) is sponsored by a person licensed by the board under this chapter with whom the provisional license holder will practice during the time the person holds a provisional license.

(c) The board may waive the requirement of Subsection (b)(3) for an applicant if the board determines that compliance with that subsection would be a hardship to the applicant.

(d) A provisional license is valid until the date the board approves or denies the provisional license holder's application for a license. The board shall issue a license under this chapter to the provisional license holder if:

(1) the provisional license holder is eligible to be licensed under Section 1001.311(b); or

(2) the provisional license holder meets the following requirements:

(A) the provisional license holder passes an examination that tests the provisional license holder's knowledge and understanding of the laws and rules relating to the practice of engineering in this state;

(B) the board verifies that the provisional license holder meets the academic and experience requirements for a license under this chapter; and

(C) the provisional license holder satisfies any other licensing requirements under this chapter.

(e) The board must approve or deny a provisional license holder's application for a license not later than the 180th day after the date the provisional license is issued. The board may extend the 180-day period if the results of an examination have not been received by the board before the end of that period.

(f) The board may establish a fee for provisional licenses in an amount reasonable and necessary to cover the cost of issuing the license.
Tex. Local Government Code § 102.011 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 102 / Section 102.011
§ 102.011. CIRCUMSTANCES UNDER WHICH CHARTER PROVISIONS CONTROL.
Status: in_force

If a municipality has already adopted charter provisions that require the preparation of an annual budget covering all municipal expenditures and if the municipality conducts a public hearing on the budget as provided by Section 102.006 and otherwise complies with the provisions of this chapter relating to property tax increases, the charter provisions control. After the budget has been finally prepared and approved, a copy of the budget and the amendments to the budget shall be filed with the county clerk, as required for other budgets under this chapter.