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Tex. Utilities Code § 141.008 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 141 / Section 141.008
§ 141.008. CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A distribution system retailer that receives a written complaint shall promptly and suitably investigate the complaint and advise the complainant of the results of the investigation. A distribution system retailer shall keep for at least three years after the final disposition of each complaint a record that includes each complainant's name and address, the date and nature of the complaint, and the adjustment or disposition of the complaint. A distribution system retailer is not required to keep a record of a complaint that does not require the distribution system retailer to take specific further action. A distribution system retailer shall notify each complainant of the right to file a complaint with the commission if the complainant is not satisfied by the distribution system retailer's resolution of the matter.

(b) On receipt of a written complaint from the commission on behalf of a customer, a distribution system retailer promptly and suitably shall investigate and notify the commission and complainant of the results of the investigation. An initial response must be made not later than the third business day after the date the distribution system retailer receives the complaint electronically delivered to a minimum of two electronic addresses designated by the distribution system retailer. A distribution system retailer shall send a final and complete response to the commission and complainant not later than the 15th day after the date the complaint was received, unless the commission grants additional time before the expiration of the 15-day period.

(c) The commission may impose sanctions on a distribution system retailer if, after an investigation, the commission determines that the distribution system retailer has violated Section 141.003. Sanctions may include:

(1) adopting an order requiring a distribution system retailer to refund the amounts of any overcharges to the distribution system retailer's customers;

(2) drawing down all or a portion of the financial surety for the purpose of refunding the amounts of any overcharges to the distribution system retailer's customers not refunded before the 61st day after the date the commission orders a refund; or

(3) adopting an order setting rates and fees for the distribution system retailer in accordance with Section 141.003.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7921.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7921 / Section 7921.151
§ 7921.151. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 7921.153.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Education Code § 74.154 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 74 / Section 74.154
§ 74.154. TEACHING HOSPITAL.
Status: in_force

A teaching hospital deemed suitable by the board shall be provided by the city or county within one mile of the campus of the medical school. It shall be maintained without cost to the state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8845.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8845 / Section 8845.107
§ 8845.107. ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

The district may acquire land or other property necessary to carry out this chapter by gift, grant, devise, lease, purchase, or condemnation.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 8.05 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 403 / Section 8.05
§ 8.05.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8.05. The provisions of this compact shall be severable and if any phrase, clause, sentence, or provision of this compact is declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be contrary to the constitution of any participating state or of the United States or the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person, or circumstances is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of this compact and the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person, or circumstance shall not be affected thereby to the extent the remainder can in all fairness be given effect. If any provision of this compact shall be held contrary to the constitution of any state participating therein, the compact shall remain in full force and effect as to the state affected as to all severable matters.
Tex. Water Code § 11.313 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 11 / Section 11.313
§ 11.313. FILING CONTESTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Any water right claimant affected by the preliminary determination, including any claimant to water rights within the river basin but outside the stream or segment under adjudication, who disputes the preliminary determination may within the time for filing contests prescribed by the commission in the notice, including any extension of the time, file a written contest with the commission, stating with reasonable certainty the grounds of his contest.

(b) The statement filed to contest a preliminary determination must be verified by an affidavit of the contestant, his agent, or his attorney.

(c) If the contest is directed against the preliminary determination of the water rights of other claimants, a copy shall be served on each of these claimants or his attorney by certified mail, and proof of service shall be filed with the commission.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 42.24 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 42 / Section 42.24
§ 42.24. PROHIBITING CONTACT WITH VICTIM.
Status: in_force

If a defendant's sentence includes a term of confinement or imprisonment, the convicting court may, as part of the sentence, prohibit the defendant from contacting, during the term of the defendant's confinement or imprisonment, the victim of the offense of which the defendant is convicted or a member of the victim's family.
Tex. Finance Code § 92.204 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 92 / Section 92.204
§ 92.204. QUALIFIED THRIFT LENDER TEST.
Status: in_force

(a) A savings bank must:

(1) qualify under and continue to meet the qualified thrift lender test of Section 10(m), Home Owners' Loan Act (12 U.S.C. Section 1467a(m)); or

(2) maintain more than 50 percent of its portfolio assets in qualified thrift assets on a monthly average basis in at least nine out of 12 months.

(b) For purposes of Subsection (a)(2), "qualified thrift assets" means:

(1) qualified thrift investments as defined by 12 U.S.C. Section 1467a(m)(4)(C); and

(2) other assets determined by the commissioner, under rules adopted by the finance commission, to be substantially equivalent to qualified thrift investments described by Subdivision (1) or which further residential lending or community development.

(c) The commissioner may grant temporary or limited exceptions to the requirements of this section as the commissioner considers necessary.
Tex. Water Code § 51.802 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.802
§ 51.802. BOARD'S AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT.
Status: in_force

The board may contract with trustees, engineers, attorneys, and others it considers necessary or desirable to properly liquidate and wind up the affairs of the district. The board also may assume obligations made by others for the benefit of the district, or from which the district benefited, which in its judgment may be fair and equitable.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 11.69 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 11 / Section 11.69
§ 11.69. DISPOSAL OF BEVERAGES IN BULK.
Status: in_force

The commission may provide by rule the manner and time in which a person whose license or permit is suspended or cancelled or a receiver or successor in interest of a deceased, insolvent, or bankrupt permittee or licensee may dispose of in bulk the alcoholic beverages on hand at the termination of the use of the permit or license.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 10 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 11 / Section 10
§ 10. RULES OF EVIDENCE.
Status: in_force

The Texas Rules of Criminal Evidence apply to a hearing held under this article.
Tex. Government Code § 25.1181 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 25 / Section 25.1181
§ 25.1181. HUNT COUNTY.
Status: in_force

Hunt County has two statutory county courts:

(1) the County Court at Law Number One of Hunt County; and

(2) the County Court at Law Number Two of Hunt County.
Tex. Education Code § 55.1726 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 55 / Section 55.1726
§ 55.1726. TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of regents of the Texas Woman's University System may acquire, purchase, construct, improve, renovate, enlarge, or equip property, buildings, structures, facilities, roads, or related infrastructure for a component institution of the system to be financed by the issuance of bonds in accordance with this subchapter in the aggregate principal amount not to exceed $8.5 million.

(b) The board may pledge irrevocably to the payment of those bonds all or any part of the revenue funds of the Texas Woman's University System, including student tuition charges required or authorized by law to be imposed on students enrolled at a component institution of the system. The amount of a pledge made under this subsection may not be reduced or abrogated while the bonds for which the pledge is made, or bonds issued to refund those bonds, are outstanding.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3846.256 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3846 / Section 3846.256
§ 3846.256. RESOLUTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The resolution designating an area as a development zone must:

(1) describe the boundaries of the zone sufficiently to identify with reasonable certainty the territory included;

(2) provide an effective date for the creation of the zone;

(3) provide a date for termination of the zone;

(4) assign a number to the name of the zone, which must be "East Montgomery County Improvement District Economic Development Zone No. ___";

(5) adopt a preliminary financing plan for the zone;

(6) provide the number of directors of the governing body of the zone, which must be at least five; and

(7) appoint the governing body for the zone or authorize the board to serve ex officio as the governing body of the zone.
Tex. Government Code § 57.023 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 57 / Section 57.023
§ 57.023. EXAMINATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall prepare examinations under this subchapter that test an applicant's knowledge, skill, and efficiency in the field in which the applicant seeks certification.

(b) A person who fails an examination may apply for reexamination at the next examination scheduled after the date the person failed the original examination.

(c) Examinations shall be offered in the state at least twice a year at times and places designated by the department.
Tex. Water Code § 11.136 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 11 / Section 11.136
§ 11.136. RECORDING OF PERMIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall transmit the permit by registered mail to the county clerk of the county in which the appropriation is to be made.

(b) When the county clerk receives the permit and is paid the recording fee (as prescribed by Subchapter B, Chapter 118, Local Government Code, he shall file and record the permit in a well-bound book kept for that purpose. He shall index the permit alphabetically in the name of the applicant and of the stream or source of water supply. After he has recorded the permit, the county clerk shall deliver the permit, on demand, to the applicant.

(c) When the permit is filed in the office of the county clerk, it is constructive notice of:

(1) the filing of the application;

(2) the issuance of the permit; and

(3) all the rights arising under the filing of the application and the issuance of the permit.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1601.252 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1601 / Section 1601.252
§ 1601.252. USE OF FUND.
Status: in_force

The cafeteria plan fund of a system is available without fiscal year limitation:

(1) for all payments for any benefits included in a cafeteria plan adopted by the system under this chapter other than group coverage plans under the uniform program; and

(2) for payment of expenses of administering the cafeteria plan.
Tex. Education Code § 102.54 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 102 / Section 102.54
§ 102.54. PERMANENT RESEARCH PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

In order to provide for a permanent research program, the administration of the university may:

(1) establish formalized working relationships with established research programs similar to the relationship already developed between the university and The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center;

(2) integrate the research program being developed in the graduate school of the university with a research program at the research center;

(3) employ project directors who are recognized researchers and who have had experience in applying for and using research grants from governmental agencies and private foundations;

(4) assign a person from the administrative staff of the university as administrator of the research center; and

(5) perform any other acts and make any agreements which will implement and further the research programs of the research center and the university, consistent with the purposes of this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7816.0105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7816 / Section 7816.0105
§ 7816.0105. ALTERATION OF DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

The district may alter the territory of the district as provided by Subchapters J and K, Chapter 56, Water Code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 301.166 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 301 / Section 301.166
§ 301.166. USE OF TECHNOLOGY.
Status: in_force

The board shall implement a policy requiring the board to use appropriate technological solutions to improve the board's ability to perform its functions. The policy must ensure that the public is able to interact with the board on the Internet.
Tex. Government Code § 411.0071 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.0071
§ 411.0071. DIRECT APPOINTMENT TO MANAGEMENT TEAM POSITIONS BY DIRECTOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The director may designate a head of a division or a position that involves working directly with the director as a management team position.

(b) The director may directly appoint a person to a position designated as a management team position under Subsection (a) under criteria determined by the director and approved by the commission. The director's appointment of a person to a management team position or transfer of a person from a management team position to another position for which the person is qualified, as determined by the director, is not subject to Section 411.007.

(c) A person appointed to a management team position under this section, on removal from that position, shall be returned to the position the person held immediately before appointment to the management team position or to a position of equivalent rank. If a person is removed from a management team position as a result of the filing of a formal charge of misconduct, this subsection applies only if the person is exonerated for the misconduct charged.
Tex. Tax Code § 162.355 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 162 / Section 162.355
§ 162.355. FUEL PRESUMED SUBJECT TO TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) All compressed natural gas and liquefied natural gas sold by a dealer and delivered into the fuel supply tank of a motor vehicle is presumed to be subject to tax, and the dealer is liable for the tax under Section 162.351(b) and in accordance with Section 162.012 unless the dealer maintains adequate records to establish that the fuel was exempt from tax under Section 162.356.

(b) All compressed natural gas and liquefied natural gas delivered into the fuel supply tank of a motor vehicle by a fleet user or other dealer not in connection with a sale is presumed to be subject to tax, and the fleet user or other dealer is liable for the tax under Section 162.352(b) and in accordance with Section 162.012 unless the fleet user or other dealer maintains adequate records to establish that the fuel was exempt from tax under Section 162.356.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 1.006 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 1 / Section 1.006
§ 1.006. SYNONYMOUS TERMS.
Status: in_force

To the extent not inconsistent with the provisions of the constitution, other statutes or codes, and governing documents wherein such terms may be found, and as the context requires, in this code, any other statute or code of this state, or any governing documents:

(1) a reference to "articles of incorporation," "articles of organization," "articles of association," "certificate of limited partnership," and "charter" includes a "certificate of formation";

(2) a reference to "authorized capital stock" includes "authorized shares";

(3) a reference to "capital stock" includes "authorized and issued shares," "issued share," and "stated capital";

(4) a reference to a "certificate of registration," "certificate of authority," and "permit to do business" includes "registration";

(5) a reference to "stock" and "shares of stock" includes "shares";

(6) a reference to "stockholder" includes "shareholder";

(7) a reference to "no par stock" includes "shares without par value";

(8) a reference to "paid-up capital" includes "stated capital";

(9) a reference to "articles of merger" includes a "certificate of merger";

(10) a reference to "articles of exchange" includes a "certificate of exchange";

(11) a reference to "articles of conversion" includes a "certificate of conversion";

(12) a reference to "articles of amendment" includes a "certificate of amendment";

(13) a reference to "articles of dissolution" or "certificate of cancellation" includes a "certificate of termination";

(14) a reference to "incorporator" includes an "organizer";

(15) a reference to "certificate of authority to transact business" includes a "registration to transact business";

(16) a reference to "regulations" in connection with a limited liability company includes a "company agreement"; and

(17) a reference to "business corporation" includes a "for-profit corporation."
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7927.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7927 / Section 7927.101
§ 7927.101. 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. Natural Resources Code § 31.450 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 31 / Section 31.450
§ 31.450. FINDINGS; MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.
Status: in_force

(a) The legislature finds that:

(1) the Alamo has played an important role in the history of this state and continues to be a symbol of liberty and freedom for this state;

(2) this state wants to honor the individuals whose lives were lost at the Alamo;

(3) the entire history of the Alamo, from the time the Alamo was established as a mission until the present, should be recognized; and

(4) the Alamo is a world-class destination that provides a place of remembrance and education.

(b) The land office shall enter into a memorandum of understanding with the City of San Antonio to coordinate the planning and development of improvements to the Alamo complex and the area immediately surrounding the complex.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3791.0301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3791 / Section 3791.0301
§ 3791.0301. 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 § 8002.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8002 / Section 8002.053
§ 8002.053. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8841.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8841 / Section 8841.003
§ 8841.003. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC USE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is created to serve a public use and benefit.

(b) All land and other property included in the district will benefit from the works and projects accomplished by the district under the powers conferred by Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Property Code § 80.007 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 80 / Section 80.007
§ 80.007. ACTION TO RECOVER PROPERTY; LIMITATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The two-year limitation on actions to recover personal property prescribed by Section 16.003, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, runs from the date the museum gives the lender notice of its intent to terminate the loan under Section 80.005.

(b) No action may be brought against a museum to recover property on loan to a museum for 15 years or more and to which no person has made claim if the museum has complied with Section 80.004.

(c) A lender is considered to have donated loaned property to a museum if the lender fails to file an action to recover the property on loan to the museum within the period specified by Subsection (a).

(d) A person who purchases property from a museum acquires valid title to the property if the museum represents that it has acquired title to the property under Subsection (b) or (c).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3942.0502 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3942 / Section 3942.0502
§ 3942.0502. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized by a majority of the district voters voting at an election under Section 3942.0501, 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.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8238.135 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8238 / Section 8238.135
§ 8238.135. CONFIRMATION ELECTION FOR NEW DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) A new district created by the division of the district shall hold a confirmation and directors' election as required by Section 8238.003.

(b) If the creation of the new district is confirmed, the new district shall provide the election date and results to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.