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Tex. Insurance Code § 4001.303 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4001 / Section 4001.303
§ 4001.303. PROFITS AFTER DEATH OF SHAREHOLDER OF CORPORATE AGENCY.
Status: in_force

(a) On the death of a shareholder of a corporate licensed agency, the surviving spouse and children, if any, of the deceased shareholder, or a trust for the surviving spouse and children, may share in the profits of the corporate agency during the lifetime of the surviving spouse or children as provided by a contract entered into by each shareholder and the corporation.

(b) The surviving spouse and children or trust is not required to qualify as an agent to share in the profits of the corporation but may not perform an act of an agent on behalf of the corporation without qualifying as an agent.
Tex. Finance Code § 119.202 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 119 / Section 119.202
§ 119.202. CRIMINAL SLANDER OR LIBEL.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person:

(1) knowingly makes, utters, circulates, or transmits to another person a statement that is untrue and derogatory to the financial condition of a savings bank; or

(2) with intent to injure a savings bank counsels, aids, procures, or induces another person to originate, make, utter, transmit, or circulate a statement or rumor that is untrue and derogatory to the financial condition of the savings bank.

(b) An offense under Subsection (a) is a state jail felony.
Tex. Transportation Code § 623.362 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 623 / Section 623.362
§ 623.362. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "authority" means the regional mobility authority authorized to issue permits under Section 623.363.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1113.109 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1113 / Section 1113.109
§ 1113.109. PAYMENT FOR TREATMENT; PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) When a patient who claims to be indigent is admitted to a district facility, the board shall have an inquiry made into the circumstances of:

(1) the patient; and

(2) the patient's relatives legally liable for the patient's support.

(b) If an agent designated by the district to handle the inquiry determines that the patient or those relatives cannot pay for all or part of the patient's care and treatment in the hospital, the amount that cannot be paid becomes a charge against the district.

(c) If it is determined that the patient or those relatives are liable to pay for all or part of the patient's care and treatment, the patient or those relatives shall be ordered to pay to the district's treasurer a specified amount each week for the patient's support. The amount ordered must be proportionate to their financial ability and may not exceed the actual per capita cost of maintenance.

(d) The district may collect the amount from the patient's estate, or from those relatives legally liable for the patient's support, in the manner provided by law for the collection of expenses of the last illness of a deceased person.

(e) If there is a dispute as to the ability to pay or doubt in the mind of the district's designated agent, the board shall hold a hearing and, after calling witnesses, shall:

(1) resolve the dispute or doubt; and

(2) issue any appropriate order.

(f) The order may be appealed to the district court.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 5.001 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 5 / Section 5.001
§ 5.001. RULE OF DECISION.
Status: in_force

(a) The rule of decision in this state consists of those portions of the common law of England that are not inconsistent with the constitution or the laws of this state, the constitution of this state, and the laws of this state.

(b) In any action governed by the laws of this state concerning rights and obligations under the law, the American Law Institute's Restatements of the Law are not controlling.
Tex. Finance Code § 393.620 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 393 / Section 393.620
§ 393.620. TRANSFER OR ASSIGNMENT OF LICENSE.
Status: in_force

A license may be transferred or assigned only with the approval of the commissioner.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 810.006 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 810 / Section 810.006
§ 810.006. REQUIRED SEARCH QUERY AND USE OF SEARCH ENGINE RESULTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Each participating state agency and designated user shall conduct a search query using the search engine to determine whether an individual who may have access to a client has engaged in reportable conduct and, if the individual has engaged in reportable conduct, whether the individual is ineligible for:

(1) employment, a volunteer position, or a contract with the agency, the user, or a facility or entity licensed, certified, or otherwise regulated by the agency; or

(2) licensure or certification by the agency in a profession or for the operation of a facility or entity that the agency regulates.

(b) A participating state agency's or designated user's determination under Subsection (a) that an individual is ineligible for employment, a volunteer position, a contract, a license, or a certification must be based on standards authorized or required by law, including agency rules.

(c) A participating state agency or designated user must conduct a search query required under Subsection (a) before the agency or user employs, places in a volunteer position, enters into a contract with, or issues a license or certification to an individual. Each participating state agency by rule shall establish procedures for conducting periodic search queries using the search engine to monitor whether an individual the agency or a designated user employs, places in a volunteer position, contracts with, or issues a license or certification to engages in reportable conduct.

(d) Each participating state agency, including the Texas Education Agency in collaboration with the State Board for Educator Certification, by rule may:

(1) authorize an individual who is determined to have engaged in reportable conduct to be employed or placed in a volunteer position by, enter into a contract with, or receive a license or certification from the agency or a designated user in accordance with standards prescribed by agency rules and as otherwise permitted by law; and

(2) prescribe the manner in which information contained in search engine results may be used based on:

(A) the nature of the reportable conduct;

(B) the date the reportable conduct occurred;

(C) the severity of the reportable conduct; and

(D) any other factors the agency determines necessary.

(e) Notwithstanding any provision of this chapter, a private school is not required to conduct search queries using the search engine for the purposes described by this chapter.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 51.174 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 51 / Section 51.174
§ 51.174. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF COMMISSIONER.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may:

(1) delegate responsibility for implementing this subchapter;

(2) perform any other act necessary to administer and implement the purposes of this subchapter, including entering into a contract with a private party to provide the notices required under this subchapter; and

(3) terminate without prejudice a vacancy application if an applicant fails to comply with this subchapter or a rule adopted under this subchapter.

(b) The commissioner may grant an extension of time to comply with a requirement under this subchapter. For each application, the commissioner may grant not more than a total of 30 days in extensions of time to comply with one or more requirements of this subchapter, excluding any extensions of time related to the survey report under this subchapter. The commissioner may grant not more than 90 days in extensions of time to comply with a requirement related to the survey report under this subchapter.

(c) The commissioner shall adopt rules necessary and convenient to administer this subchapter.

(d) The commissioner shall advise the board relating to the market value of the surface, mineral, and leasehold estates of vacant land.
Tex. Labor Code § 21.113 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 21 / Section 21.113
§ 21.113. IMBALANCE PLAN NOT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not require a person subject to this chapter to grant preferential treatment to an individual or a group on the basis of race, color, disability, religion, sex, national origin, or age because of an imbalance between:

(1) the total number or percentage of persons of that individual's or group's race, color, disability, religion, sex, national origin, or age:

(A) employed by an employer;

(B) referred or classified for employment by an employment agency or labor organization;

(C) admitted to membership or classified by a labor organization; or

(D) admitted to or employed in an apprenticeship, on-the-job training, or other training or retraining program; and

(2) the total number or percentage of persons of that race, color, disability, religion, sex, national origin, or age in:

(A) a community, this state, a region, or other area; or

(B) the available work force in a community, this state, a region, or other area.
Tex. Occupations Code § 201.060 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 201 / Section 201.060
§ 201.060. BOARD SEAL.
Status: in_force

The seal of the board consists of a five-point star with the words, "The State of Texas," and the words, "Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners," around the margin.
Tex. Transportation Code § 69.031 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 69 / Section 69.031
§ 69.031. LICENSES OR CERTIFICATE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

A person may not provide pilot services unless the person has a license or certificate issued under this chapter for the Jefferson and Orange County ports in which the pilot services are to be provided.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1038.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1038 / Section 1038.051
§ 1038.051. BOARD ELECTION; TERM.
Status: in_force

(a) The board consists of seven directors elected from the district at large.

(b) The board shall declare the results of the election.

(c) Directors serve staggered two-year terms unless four-year terms are established under Section 285.081, Health and Safety Code.

(d) An election shall be held on the uniform election date in May of each year to elect the appropriate number of directors.
Tex. Tax Code § 152.067 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 152 / Section 152.067
§ 152.067. PETITION FOR REDETERMINATION OF A DEFICIENCY.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller shall:

(1) promulgate rules under which the seller may petition for a redetermination of deficiency; and

(2) grant an oral hearing to any seller who requests a hearing.

(b) The comptroller may increase or decrease the determination of deficiency before it becomes final, but the amount may be increased only if the comptroller asserts a claim for the increase at or before the oral hearing.

(c) If the comptroller asserts a claim for an increase in the determination, the seller is entitled to a 30-day continuance of the hearing in order to obtain other evidence relating to the items on which the increase is based.
Tex. Government Code § 1504.101 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1504 / Section 1504.101
§ 1504.101. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies only to a municipality with a population of more than 125,000.
Tex. Water Code § 6.305 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 6 / Section 6.305
§ 6.305. PAYMENT OF EXPENSES FROM TEXAS WATER FUND ADMINISTRATIVE FUND.
Status: in_force

Pursuant to Section 15.504(f), the board shall pay from the Texas water fund administrative fund established under Section 15.508:

(1) the necessary and reasonable administrative expenses, including staffing expenses, incurred in administering its responsibilities under this subchapter; and

(2) the necessary and reasonable expenses for the procurement of professional and consulting services under Section 6.303.
Tex. Tax Code § 154.404 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 154 / Section 154.404
§ 154.404. COMPTROLLER'S REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) If the comptroller seizes property under Section 154.403, the comptroller shall immediately make a written report showing:

(1) the name of the person making the seizure;

(2) the place where the property was seized;

(3) the person from whom the property was seized; and

(4) an inventory of the property seized.

(b) The comptroller shall prepare the report in duplicate. The person who seized the property shall sign the report. The comptroller shall give the original to the person from whom the property was seized and shall file a duplicate copy open for public inspection in the comptroller's office.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 437.0076 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 437 / Section 437.0076
§ 437.0076. CERTIFIED FOOD MANAGER.
Status: in_force

(a) A county or public health district may require each fixed or mobile location retail establishment in which food is prepared on-site for sale to the public that holds a permit issued by the county or public health district to employ a food manager certified under Subchapter G, Chapter 438.

(b) The executive commissioner may require each fixed or mobile location retail establishment in which food is prepared on-site for sale to the public that is required to be operated under a permit under Section 437.0055 to employ a food manager certified under Subchapter G, Chapter 438.

(c) An establishment that handles only prepackaged food and does not prepare or package food may not be required to have a certified food manager under this section.

(d) The executive commissioner by rule may exempt establishments other than the establishments described by Subsection (c) from the requirement imposed under this section if the executive commissioner determines that the application of the requirement to those establishments is not necessary to protect public health and safety.

(e) A county or public health district may exempt establishments other than the establishments exempt under Subsections (c) and (d) from the requirement imposed by the county or public health district under this section if the county or public health district determines that the application of the requirement to those establishments is not necessary to protect public health and safety.

(f) A child-care facility, as that term is defined by Section 42.002, Human Resources Code, is exempt from the requirements imposed under this section.
Tex. Government Code § 304.008 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 304 / Section 304.008
§ 304.008. ASSUMPTION OF POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) If the governor has declared an emergency due to enemy attack or the immediate threat of enemy attack under Section 62, Article III, Texas Constitution, and the lieutenant governor or speaker of the house, as applicable, determines that a legislator is unavailable to serve when the legislature has convened or will convene, the lieutenant governor or speaker, as applicable, shall certify to the secretary of state that the legislator is unavailable. If the governor has declared an emergency due to enemy attack or the immediate threat of enemy attack under Section 62, Article III, Texas Constitution, and at the time and place the legislature is scheduled to convene the lieutenant governor or speaker is absent from the applicable house, a majority of the members of that house who are present may determine that a member of that house who is not present is unavailable and certify that determination to the secretary of state.

(b) If a legislator is certified to be unavailable under Subsection (a), the secretary of state shall notify the legislator's emergency interim successor highest in order of succession who is available that the emergency interim successor is entitled to exercise the powers and duties of the legislator who is unavailable. The secretary of state shall inform the emergency interim successor of the date, time, and place at which the legislature is meeting or will meet, as soon as that is known. If the emergency interim successor declines to serve or does not appear and begin to serve within a reasonable time as determined by the lieutenant governor or speaker of the house, as applicable, the secretary of state at the request of the lieutenant governor or speaker shall notify the emergency interim successor next in order of succession who is available that the emergency interim successor is entitled to exercise the powers and duties of the legislator who is unavailable.

(c) The emergency interim successor shall exercise the powers and assume the duties of the legislator whom the individual succeeds, except that the successor may not designate emergency interim successors or make revisions to a designation.

(d) The emergency interim successor exercises those powers and assumes those duties until the secretary of state notifies the successor that the incumbent legislator, an emergency interim successor higher in order of succession for the same position, or a legislator elected to the same position and legally qualified can act.

(e) Any dispute as to the qualification of an individual to exercise the powers and assume the duties of a legislator under this chapter shall be determined by the applicable house of the legislature as provided by Section 8, Article III, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Occupations Code § 503.056 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 503 / Section 503.056
§ 503.056. COUNSELING FOR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION OR CHARITY.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to an activity, service, title, or description of a person who is employed as a professional by or who volunteers in the practice of counseling for a public or private nonprofit organization or charity if the person:

(1) is accountable to the person's sponsoring organization; and

(2) does not use the title or hold the person out to be a licensed counselor.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7997.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7997 / Section 7997.101
§ 7997.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7911.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7911 / Section 7911.002
§ 7911.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Estates Code § 751.202 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 751 / Section 751.202
§ 751.202. OTHER FORM OR RECORDING OF DURABLE POWER OF ATTORNEY AS CONDITION OF ACCEPTANCE PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

A person who is asked to accept a durable power of attorney under Section 751.201 may not require that:

(1) an additional or different form of the power of attorney be presented for authority that is granted in the power of attorney presented to the person; or

(2) the power of attorney be recorded in the office of a county clerk unless the recording of the instrument is required by Section 751.151 or another law of this state.
Tex. Family Code § 160.001 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 160 / Section 160.001
§ 160.001. APPLICATION AND CONSTRUCTION.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be applied and construed to promote the uniformity of the law among the states that enact the Uniform Parentage Act.
Tex. Finance Code § 349.204 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 349 / Section 349.204
§ 349.204. GIVING WRITTEN NOTICE.
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of this subchapter, written notice is given to a person by delivering the notice to the person or the person's agent or attorney of record:

(1) in person; or

(2) by United States mail to the address shown on the most recent documents in the transaction.

(b) Deposit of a notice as registered or certified mail in a postage-paid, properly addressed wrapper in a post office or official depository under the care and custody of the United States Postal Service is prima facie evidence of the delivery of the notice to the person to whom it is addressed.
Tex. Transportation Code § 523.004 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 523 / Section 523.004
§ 523.004. REPORTS OF CONVICTIONS.
Status: in_force

The licensing authority of a state shall report each conviction of a person from another state occurring within its jurisdiction to the licensing authority of the home state of the licensee. Such report shall clearly identify the person convicted; describe the violation specifying the section of the statute, code, or ordinance violated; identify the court in which action was taken; indicate whether a plea of guilty or not guilty was entered or the conviction was a result of the forfeiture of bail, bond, or other security; and include any special findings made in connection with the conviction. A conviction or judicial or administrative action of a federal or military court or tribunal may be reported to this state subject to this chapter.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 76.073 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 76 / Section 76.073
§ 76.073. FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) An application for a pesticide dealer license must be accompanied by a registration fee, as fixed by the department.

(b) A person who fails to apply for renewal of a pesticide dealer license on or before the expiration date of the license must pay, in addition to the renewal fee, the late fee provided by Section 12.024 of this code.
Tex. Education Code § 56.3045 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 56 / Section 56.3045
§ 56.3045. TOLLING OF ELIGIBILITY FOR INITIAL AWARD.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a person who:

(1) was eligible to receive an initial TEXAS grant in an academic year for which sufficient money was not available through legislative appropriations to allow the coordinating board to award initial TEXAS grants to at least 10 percent of the persons eligible for initial TEXAS grants in that year, as determined by the coordinating board;

(2) has not previously been awarded a TEXAS grant; and

(3) has not received a baccalaureate degree.

(b) Provided that the person meets the requirements described by Section 56.305(a), a person to whom this section applies is eligible to receive an initial TEXAS grant in any academic year in which funding is sufficient to award initial TEXAS grants to eligible applicants for that year. The person's eligibility for an initial TEXAS grant under this section is not affected by:

(1) the period for which the person has been enrolled at an eligible institution; or

(2) any statutory changes to the eligibility requirements for initial TEXAS grants that are enacted after the person first established eligibility for an initial TEXAS grant as described by Subsection (a)(1).

(c) A person who is eligible for an initial TEXAS grant under this section is entitled to the highest priority as described by Section 56.303(f) if the person was entitled to that priority when the person first established eligibility for an initial TEXAS grant as described by Subsection (a)(1).

(d) A person who receives an initial TEXAS grant under this section:

(1) may receive subsequent TEXAS grants as provided by Section 56.305; and

(2) is not entitled to TEXAS grants for any previously completed academic year.
Tex. Finance Code § 273.206 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 273 / Section 273.206
§ 273.206. CANCELLATION OF MEMBERSHIP.
Status: in_force

The board may cancel the membership of a member association that fails to purchase securities as required by Section 273.301 by the 10th banking day after the purchase date set by the board.
Tex. Education Code § 45.151 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 45 / Section 45.151
§ 45.151. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "District" means any independent school district.

(2) "Stadium" means the structural and associated facilities designed for staging and holding athletic contests and other events.

(3) "Authority" means an athletic stadium authority created under this subchapter.

(4) "Board of directors" means the board of directors of the authority.

(5) "Bond resolution" means the resolution authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds.

(6) "Trust indenture" means the mortgage, deed of trust, or other instrument pledging revenues of or creating a mortgage lien on properties, or both, to secure the revenue bonds issued by the authority.

(7) "Trustee" means the trustee under the trust indenture.