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Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 325.004 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 325 / Section 325.004
§ 325.004. CREATION AND USE OF WEB PAGE OR DOMAIN NAME FOR FRAUDULENT PURPOSE PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

A person may not, with the intent to engage in conduct involving the fraudulent use or possession of identifying information of another person:

(1) create a web page or Internet domain name that is represented as a legitimate online business without the authorization of the registered owner of that business; and

(2) use that web page or a link to that web page, that domain name, or another site on the Internet to induce, request, or solicit another person to provide identifying information for a purpose that the other person believes is legitimate.
Tex. Transportation Code § 225.218 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 225 / Section 225.218
§ 225.218. RANGER STANLEY K.
Status: in_force

GUFFEY MEMORIAL HIGHWAY. (a) The portion of U.S. Highway 87 in the municipal limits of Brady is designated as the Ranger Stanley K. Guffey Memorial Highway. The designation is in addition to any other designation.

(b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall:

(1) design and construct markers indicating the designation as the Ranger Stanley K. Guffey Memorial Highway and any other appropriate information; and

(2) erect a marker at each end of the highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.
Tex. Government Code § 1505.115 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1505 / Section 1505.115
§ 1505.115. COMMISSIONERS OF NAVIGATION DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) A municipality may not construct, maintain, or operate a toll bridge or tunnel over, across, or under an entrance channel to a deepwater port operated by a navigation district without a permit issued by the commissioners of the district. Plans and specifications for the bridge or tunnel must be jointly approved by the commissioners and the governing body of the municipality.

(b) If a toll bridge or tunnel over, across, or under the entrance channel to the port is constructed, maintained, or operated under this subchapter, the commissioners of the navigation district:

(1) may prescribe reasonable rules for the operation of the bridge or tunnel in aid of navigation;

(2) shall exercise direct control over the maintenance and operation of the mechanical facilities of the bridge or tunnel that provide clearance of the channel for vessels to enter or leave the port; and

(3) may employ and direct all agencies in the management and operation of those facilities.

(c) The municipality shall bear the cost of maintaining and operating the facilities described by Subsection (b)(2).

(d) A municipality may not construct, maintain, or operate a toll bridge over or across, or a tunnel under, an entrance channel to a deepwater port operated by a navigation district except as provided by this section.
Tex. Transportation Code § 601.167 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 601 / Section 601.167
§ 601.167. RETURN OF CASH SECURITY.
Status: in_force

Cash security or any balance of the security shall be returned to the depositor or the depositor's personal representative when:

(1) evidence satisfactory to the department is filed with the department that there has been:

(A) a release of liability;

(B) a final adjudication that the person on whose behalf the deposit is made is not liable; or

(C) an agreement as described by Section 601.154(d)(3);

(2) reasonable evidence is provided to the department after the second anniversary of the date of the collision that no action arising out of the collision is pending and no judgment rendered in such an action is unpaid; or

(3) in the case of a deposit of security under Section 601.162(b), reasonable evidence is provided to the department after the second anniversary of the date of the deposit that no action arising out of the collision is pending and no unpaid judgment rendered in such an action is unpaid.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7923.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7923 / Section 7923.0101
§ 7923.0101. 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 Solana Ranch Municipal Utility District No. 1.
Tex. Transportation Code § 545.351 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 545 / Section 545.351
§ 545.351. MAXIMUM SPEED REQUIREMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) An operator may not drive at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under the circumstances then existing.

(b) An operator:

(1) may not drive a vehicle at a speed greater than is reasonable and prudent under the conditions and having regard for actual and potential hazards then existing; and

(2) shall control the speed of the vehicle as necessary to avoid colliding with another person or vehicle that is on or entering the highway in compliance with law and the duty of each person to use due care.

(c) An operator shall, consistent with Subsections (a) and (b), drive at an appropriate reduced speed if:

(1) the operator is approaching and crossing an intersection or railroad grade crossing;

(2) the operator is approaching and going around a curve;

(3) the operator is approaching a hill crest;

(4) the operator is traveling on a narrow or winding roadway; and

(5) a special hazard exists with regard to traffic, including pedestrians, or weather or highway conditions.
Tex. Transportation Code § 67.014 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 67 / Section 67.014
§ 67.014. TERM OF OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) Board members serve staggered four-year terms of office.

(b) A member holds office until the member's successor is appointed and qualified.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1101.304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1101 / Section 1101.304
§ 1101.304. TRANSFER OR ADMINISTRATION OF ASSETS.
Status: in_force

(a) If a majority of the votes in an election under this subchapter favor dissolution, the board shall:

(1) transfer to Sutton County the land, buildings, improvements, equipment, and other assets that belong to the district; or

(2) administer the property, assets, and debts in accordance with Sections 1101.305, 1101.306, and 1101.307.

(b) If the board makes the transfer under Subsection (a)(1), Sutton County assumes all debts and obligations of the district at the time of the transfer, and the district is dissolved.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1041.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1041 / Section 1041.053
§ 1041.053. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall elect a president, vice president, and secretary-treasurer from among its members.

(b) Each officer of the board serves until the next directors' election.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 92.051 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 92 / Section 92.051
§ 92.051. FORM OF AGREEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A rental-purchase agreement must be written in:

(1) plain English; and

(2) any other language used by the merchant in an advertisement related to the agreement.

(b) A numerical amount included in a rental-purchase agreement must be stated in figures.

(c) A disclosure required by this chapter must be printed or typed in each rental-purchase agreement in a size equal to at least 10-point boldfaced type.

(d) The attorney general shall provide a form agreement that may be used to satisfy the requirements of a rental-purchase agreement under this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7953A.0501 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7953A / Section 7953A.0501
§ 7953A.0501. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3887.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3887 / Section 3887.108
§ 3887.108. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
Status: in_force

The district may create economic development and other programs pursuant to Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution, including the imposition and collection of ad valorem taxes for such purposes if approved by the voters of the district at an election, including the economic development powers that:

(1) Chapter 380, Local Government Code, provides to a municipality with a population of more than 100,000; and

(2) Chapter 1509, Government Code, provides to any municipality.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1054.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1054 / Section 1054.155
§ 1054.155. FISCAL YEAR.
Status: in_force

The district operates on a fiscal year that begins on October 1 and ends on September 30.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7972.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7972 / Section 7972.106
§ 7972.106. DIVISION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may be divided into two or more new districts only if the district:

(1) has no outstanding bonded debt; and

(2) is not imposing ad valorem taxes.

(b) This chapter applies to any new district created by the division of the district, and a new district has all the powers and duties of the district.

(c) Any new district created by the division of the district may not, at the time the new district is created, contain any land outside the area described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.

(d) The board, on its own motion or on receipt of a petition signed by the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district, may adopt an order dividing the district.

(e) The board may adopt an order dividing the district before or after the date the board holds an election under Section 7972.003 to confirm the creation of the district.

(f) An order dividing the district shall:

(1) name each new district;

(2) include the metes and bounds description of the territory of each new district;

(3) appoint temporary directors for each new district; and

(4) provide for the division of assets and liabilities between or among the new districts.

(g) On or before the 30th day after the date of adoption of an order dividing the district, the district shall file the order with the commission and record the order in the real property records of each county in which the district is located.

(h) Any new district created by the division of the district shall hold a confirmation and directors' election as required by Section 7972.003.

(i) Any new district created by the division of the district must hold an election as required by this chapter to obtain voter approval before the district may impose a maintenance tax or issue bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes.

(j) Municipal consent to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district granted under Section 7972.004 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. Insurance Code § 1652.059 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1652 / Section 1652.059
§ 1652.059.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1652.059. COVERAGE FOR CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS YOUNGER THAN 65. (a) In this section, "entity" means an entity that delivers or issues for delivery a Medicare supplement benefit plan in this state.

(b) An entity that offers coverage under a Medicare supplement benefit plan to individuals 65 years of age or older must offer the same coverage to individuals younger than 65 years of age who are eligible for and enrolled in Medicare by reason of end stage renal disease or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

(c) Except as otherwise provided by rules adopted under Section 1652.051, any benefit, protection, policy, or procedure applicable to coverage under a plan for an individual 65 years of age or older must apply to coverage offered under Subsection (b).

(d) A standardized Plan A, Plan B, or Plan D Medicare supplement benefit plan offered under Subsection (b) must be offered at the same premium rate charged for the plan to an individual 65 years of age. A premium rate for a Medicare supplement benefit plan offered under Subsection (b), other than Plan A, Plan B, or Plan D, may not exceed 200 percent of the premium rate charged for the same plan to an individual 65 years of age.(a) In this section, terms defined by Section 566.001 have the meanings assigned by that section.

(b) A Medicare supplement benefit plan issuer is not required to reimburse an enrollee or nonparticipating supplier for the amount by which a charge for durable medical equipment, orthotic devices or supplies, or prosthetic devices or supplies exceeds 115 percent of the Medicare-allowed amount for the equipment, device, or supply.

(c) This section does not prohibit a Medicare supplement benefit plan issuer and a nonparticipating supplier from negotiating a level and type of reimbursement for durable medical equipment or orthotic or prosthetic devices or supplies.
Tex. Property Code § 112.007 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 112 / Section 112.007
§ 112.007. CAPACITY OF SETTLOR.
Status: in_force

A person has the same capacity to create a trust by declaration, inter vivos or testamentary transfer, or appointment that the person has to transfer, will, or appoint free of trust.
Tex. Government Code § 411.019 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.019
§ 411.019. TOLL-FREE NUMBER.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall provide a 24-hour toll-free telephone number for use by the public in reporting traffic offenses, including driving while intoxicated, suspected criminal activity, and traffic collisions and other emergencies.

(b) On receiving a report of an offense, the department shall contact the law enforcement agency of the jurisdiction where the reported suspected driver or incident was observed or shall dispatch department officers.
Tex. Water Code § 29.042 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 29 / Section 29.042
§ 29.042. EXCEPTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may haul oil and gas waste for use in connection with drilling or servicing an oil or gas well without obtaining a hauler's permit under this chapter.

(b) The commission by rule may except from the permitting requirements of this chapter specific categories of oil and gas waste other than salt water.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8203.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8203 / Section 8203.002
§ 8203.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district in San Jacinto County created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 52, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3910.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3910 / Section 3910.002
§ 3910.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The Harris County Improvement District No. 23 is a special district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Education Code § 29.313 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 29 / Section 29.313
§ 29.313. EVALUATION OF DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) Each school district must provide continuous evaluation of the effectiveness of the district's services for students who are deaf or hard of hearing. The evaluations shall follow program excellence indicators established by the agency.

(b) Each school district shall submit the evaluations under this section to the agency on a schedule set by the agency.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8258.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8258 / Section 8258.103
§ 8258.103. ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) To the extent authorized by Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may construct, acquire, improve, maintain, or operate macadamized, graveled, or paved roads or turnpikes, or improvements in aid of those roads or turnpikes, inside the district.

(b) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1302.202 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1302 / Section 1302.202
§ 1302.202. APPOINTED MEMBERS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except for the public member and the building contractor member, each appointed advisory board member must be experienced in the design, installation, construction, maintenance, service, repair, or modification of equipment used for environmental air conditioning, commercial refrigeration, or process cooling or heating. Other than the public member, of the appointed members:

(1) one must be an official of a municipality with a population of more than 250,000;

(2) one must be an official of a municipality with a population of not more than 250,000;

(3) five must be full-time licensed air conditioning and refrigeration contractors, as follows:

(A) one member who holds a Class A license and practices in a municipality with a population of more than 250,000;

(B) one member who holds a Class B license and practices in a municipality with a population of more than 250,000;

(C) one member who holds a Class A license and practices in a municipality with a population of more than 25,000 but not more than 250,000;

(D) one member who holds a Class B license and practices in a municipality with a population of not more than 25,000; and

(E) one member who holds a license of any classification under this chapter, is principally engaged in air conditioning and refrigeration contracting, and practices in a municipality; and

(4) one must be a building contractor who is principally engaged in home construction and is a member of a statewide building trade association.

(b) At least one advisory board member appointed under Subsection (a)(3) must be an air conditioning and refrigeration contractor who employs organized labor.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 103.0081 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 103 / Section 103.0081
§ 103.0081. UNCOLLECTIBLE FINES AND FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) Any officer authorized by this chapter to collect a fine, reimbursement or other fee, or item of cost may request the trial court in which a criminal action or proceeding was held to make a finding that a fine, reimbursement or other fee, or item of cost imposed in the action or proceeding is uncollectible if the officer believes:

(1) the defendant is deceased;

(2) the defendant is serving a sentence for imprisonment for life or life without parole; or

(3) the fine, reimbursement or other fee, or item of cost has been unpaid for at least 15 years.

(b) On a finding by a court that any condition described by Subsection (a) is true, the court may order the officer to designate the fine, reimbursement or other fee, or item of cost as uncollectible in the fee record. The officer shall attach a copy of the court's order to the fee record.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8867.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8867 / Section 8867.103
§ 8867.103. FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may assess fees under Section 36.122(e) or 36.205(c), Water Code, in an annual amount not to exceed:

(1) $1 per acre-foot of water used for agricultural use;

(2) 17 cents per thousand gallons of water used for any other purpose; or

(3) notwithstanding any limitations on the amount of an export fee or surcharge authorized under Section 36.122(e), Water Code, 150 percent of the maximum commercial water rate charged by the City of Wichita Falls for groundwater exported from the district.

(b) Section 36.205(e), Water Code, does not apply to the district.

(c) The district may use funds obtained from an export fee imposed under Subsection (a)(3) only to enhance:

(1) aquifer monitoring, modeling, and data collection; and

(2) research to advance the scientific understanding of the district's groundwater resources.
Tex. Education Code § 31.031 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 31 / Section 31.031
§ 31.031. COLLEGE PREPARATORY INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS.
Status: in_force

(a) A school district may purchase with the district's instructional materials and technology allotment or otherwise acquire instructional materials for use in college preparatory courses under Section 28.014.

(b) The commissioner shall adopt rules regarding the purchase of instructional materials under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3966.0202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3966 / Section 3966.0202
§ 3966.0202. EX OFFICIO DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The city manager, city auditor, and city attorney serve as nonvoting ex officio directors.

(b) The city manager, city auditor, or city attorney may appoint a designee to serve as an ex officio director in place of that person.

(c) An ex officio director is entitled to speak on any matter before the board.

(d) An ex officio director is not counted as a director for purposes of establishing a quorum.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 161.221 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 161 / Section 161.221
§ 161.221. INITIATION OF SALE.
Status: in_force

The sale of land by the board may be properly initiated by contract of sale and purchase, and the contract shall be recorded in the deed records in the county in which the land is located.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8331.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8331 / Section 8331.003
§ 8331.003. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTORS' ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
Tex. Education Code § 109.254 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 109 / Section 109.254
§ 109.254. UNIVERSITY MUSEUM.
Status: in_force

The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board shall include in the funding formula applicable to the university funding for the operation and maintenance of the museum acquired by the university in accordance with former Section 103.11.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 464.051 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 464 / Section 464.051
§ 464.051. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Chemical dependency" has the meaning assigned by Section 464.001.

(2) "Department" has the meaning assigned by Section 464.001.

(2-a) "Executive commissioner" has the meaning assigned by Section 464.001.

(3) "Religious organization" means a church, synagogue, mosque, or other religious institution:

(A) the purpose of which is the propagation of religious beliefs; and

(B) that is exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Section 501(a)) by being listed as an exempt organization under Section 501(c) of that code (26 U.S.C. Section 501(c)).

(4) "Treatment" has the meaning assigned by Section 464.001.

(5) "Treatment facility" has the meaning assigned by Section 464.001.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1020.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1020 / Section 1020.203
§ 1020.203. AMENDMENTS TO BUDGET.
Status: in_force

The budget may be amended as required by circumstances. The board must approve all amendments.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1575.456 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1575 / Section 1575.456
§ 1575.456. CONFIDENTIALITY OF RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) Section 825.507, Government Code, concerning confidentiality and disclosure of records applies to records in the custody of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas or in the custody of an administrator, carrier, agent, attorney, consultant, or governmental body acting in cooperation with or on behalf of the system relating to a retiree, active employee, annuitant, or beneficiary under the group program.

(b) The Teacher Retirement System of Texas may disclose to a health or benefit provider information in the records of an individual that the system determines is necessary to administer the group program.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7896.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7896 / Section 7896.0402
§ 7896.0402. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 7896.0401, 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.