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Tex. Government Code § 466.158 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 466 / Section 466.158
§ 466.158. EXPIRATION OF LICENSE; RENEWAL.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless suspended or revoked, a license expires on the date specified in the license, which may not be later than the second anniversary of its date of issuance.

(b) The commission shall adopt rules for the renewal of licenses. The director shall set the fee for a renewal of a license in an amount at least sufficient to cover the cost of processing the renewal.

(c) A sales agent must file a renewal application and pay the renewal fee before the sales agent's license expires.
Tex. Government Code § 815.5093 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 815 / Section 815.5093
§ 815.5093. REVIEW OF AND REMOVAL FROM ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON INVESTMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of trustees shall at least annually review the eligibility status of members serving on an advisory committee established to provide advice to the board on investments and investment-related issues.

(b) It is a ground for removal from a committee described by Subsection (a) that a person is:

(1) not qualified for appointment to the committee under Section 815.5091 or 815.5092;

(2) unable to discharge the person's duties on the committee because of illness, disability, or other personal circumstances; or

(3) absent from more than half of the scheduled meetings of the committee that the person is eligible to attend during a calendar year.

(c) If the executive director or a member of the advisory committee has knowledge that a potential ground for removal exists, the executive director or committee member shall notify the presiding officer of the board of trustees of the potential ground for removal.

(d) This section does not limit the power of the board of trustees to remove a person from the advisory committee under Section 815.509(a).

(e) The board of trustees may prescribe the process for removal from a committee described by Subsection (a).
Tex. Education Code § 12.059 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 12 / Section 12.059
§ 12.059. CONTENT.
Status: in_force

Each charter granted under this subchapter must:

(1) describe the educational program to be offered, which may be a general or specialized program;

(2) provide that continuation of the charter is contingent on satisfactory student performance under Subchapter B, Chapter 39, satisfactory financial performance under Subchapter D, Chapter 39, and compliance with other applicable accountability provisions under Chapters 39 and 39A;

(3) specify any basis, in addition to a basis specified by this subchapter, on which the charter may be revoked;

(4) prohibit discrimination in admission on the basis of national origin, ethnicity, race, religion, or disability;

(5) describe the governing structure of the campus or program;

(6) specify any procedure or requirement, in addition to those under Chapter 38, that the campus or program will follow to ensure the health and safety of students and employees; and

(7) describe the manner in which an annual audit of financial and programmatic operations of the campus or program is to be conducted, including the manner in which the campus or program will provide information necessary for the school district in which it is located to participate, as required by this code or by commissioner rule, in the Public Education Information Management System (PEIMS).
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 140B.002 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 140B / Section 140B.002
§ 140B.002. SPECIAL DOCKETING PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

The attorney general or local prosecutor may file with the clerk of the district court in which an action is brought under this chapter a certificate stating that the case is of special public importance. The clerk must immediately furnish a copy of the certificate to the administrative judge of the district court of the county in which the action is pending. On receiving the copy of the certificate, the administrative judge shall immediately designate a judge to hear and determine the action. The designated judge shall promptly assign the action for hearing, participate in hearings, make determinations, and cause the action to be expedited.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 24.111 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 24 / Section 24.111
§ 24.111. HEARING REQUIRED BEFORE ISSUANCE OF CERTAIN WRITS OF ATTACHMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) This article applies only to an attachment that is requested to be issued under:

(1) Article 24.011, if an affidavit is required under Article 24.011(b-1); or

(2) Article 24.12, 24.14, or 24.22.

(b) Notwithstanding any other law, a writ of attachment to which this article applies may only be issued by the judge of the court in which the witness is to testify if the judge determines, after a hearing, that the issuance of the attachment is in the best interest of justice.

(c) In making a determination under Subsection (b), the judge shall consider the affidavit of the attorney representing the state or the defendant, as applicable, that was submitted with the request for the issuance of the attachment.

(d) The court shall appoint an attorney to represent the witness at the hearing under Subsection (b), including a hearing conducted outside the presence of the witness.
Tex. Insurance Code § 846.057 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 846 / Section 846.057
§ 846.057. DENIAL OF FINAL CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall deny a final certificate of authority to an applicant that does not comply with this chapter.

(b) If the commissioner denies a final certificate of authority, the commissioner shall issue a written notice of refusal to the applicant. The notice of refusal must state the basis for the denial. The notice of refusal constitutes 30 days' advance notice of the revocation of the initial certificate of authority.

(c) If the applicant submits a written request for a hearing not later than the 30th day after the date of mailing of the notice of refusal, revocation of the initial certificate of authority is temporarily stayed, and the commissioner shall promptly conduct a hearing at which the applicant is given an opportunity to show compliance with this chapter.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 51.018 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 51 / Section 51.018
§ 51.018. APPENDIX IN LIEU OF CLERK'S RECORD.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 10th day after the date that a party files a notice of appeal for a civil suit, the party may notify the trial court and the court of appeals that the party will file an appendix that replaces the clerk's record for the appeal.

(b) The party must file the appendix with the party's appellate brief. Except in an expedited proceeding or by order of the court, the brief and appendix must be filed not later than the 30th day after the later of:

(1) the date that the party provided notice under Subsection (a); or

(2) the date that a reporter's record, if any, is filed with the court of appeals.

(c) An appendix filed under this section must contain a file-stamped copy of each document required by Rule 34.5, Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, for a civil suit and any other item the party intends to reference in the party's brief. The appendix may not contain a document that has not been filed with the trial court except by agreement of the parties to the appeal.

(d) An appendix filed in accordance with this section becomes part of the appellate record. A court clerk may not prepare or file a clerk's record or assess a fee for preparing a clerk's record if a party files an appendix in accordance with this section.
Tex. Government Code § 443.030 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 443 / Section 443.030
§ 443.030. SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may establish, maintain, and participate in the operation of one or more organizations of persons whose purpose is to raise funds for or provide services or other benefits to the board. The organization may be incorporated as a Texas nonprofit corporation.

(b) The board shall contract with a nonprofit corporation formed to assist in the preservation, maintenance, and improvement of the Capitol and the Capitol grounds to develop and implement a plan for the solicitation and acceptance of gifts, grants, devises, and bequests of money, other property, and services to be used to preserve, maintain, and improve the Capitol and the Capitol grounds. The board may contract with a nonprofit corporation described by Subsection (a) or another nonprofit corporation.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 691.012 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 691 / Section 691.012
§ 691.012. FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission by rule may set and collect fees in amounts reasonable and necessary to cover the cost of administering this chapter, including fees for:

(1) receiving and distributing bodies and anatomical specimens;

(2) conducting inspections and other verification activities authorized under Section 691.034; and

(3) registering willed body programs and non-transplant anatomical donation organizations.

(b) A non-transplant anatomical donation organization is exempt from a fee described by Subsection (a)(1).
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 147.0102 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 147 / Section 147.0102
§ 147.0102. SUMMARY SUSPENSION OF PERMIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller may suspend a permit holder's permit without notice or a hearing for the permit holder's failure to comply with this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter if the permit holder's continued operation constitutes an immediate and substantial threat.

(b) If the comptroller summarily suspends a permit holder's permit, proceedings for a preliminary hearing before the comptroller or the comptroller's representative must be initiated simultaneously with the summary suspension. The preliminary hearing shall be set for a date not later than the 10th day after the date of the summary suspension, unless the parties agree to a later date.

(c) At the preliminary hearing, the permit holder must show cause why the permit should not remain suspended pending a final hearing on suspension or revocation.

(d) Chapter 2001, Government Code, does not apply to a summary suspension under this section.

(e) To initiate a proceeding to suspend summarily a permit holder's permit, the comptroller shall serve notice on the permit holder informing the permit holder of the right to a preliminary hearing before the comptroller or the comptroller's representative and of the time and place of the preliminary hearing. The notice must be personally served on the permit holder or an officer, employee, or agent of the permit holder or sent by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, to the permit holder's mailing address as it appears in the comptroller's records. The notice must state the alleged violations that constitute the grounds for summary suspension. The suspension is effective at the time the notice is served. If notice is served in person, the permit holder shall immediately surrender the permit to the comptroller. If notice is served by mail, the permit holder shall immediately return the permit to the comptroller.

(f) Section 147.0101, governing hearings for final suspension or revocation of a permit under this chapter, governs a final administrative hearing.
Tex. Education Code § 135.106 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 135 / Section 135.106
§ 135.106. STATE FUNDING.
Status: in_force

The system is entitled to receive state appropriations on the same formula basis as if the system did not enter into a partnership agreement under this subchapter, and any other participating institution of higher education is entitled to state appropriations on the same formula basis as other similar institutions of higher education.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8199.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8199 / Section 8199.105
§ 8199.105. WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY DESIGN APPROVAL.
Status: in_force

The district must obtain the approval of the Brazos River Authority for the design of any district wastewater treatment facility.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 98.006 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 98 / Section 98.006
§ 98.006. LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION AND APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be liberally construed and applied to promote its underlying purpose to protect persons from human trafficking and provide adequate remedies to victims of human trafficking.
Tex. Education Code § 48.052 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 48 / Section 48.052
§ 48.052. SPARSITY ADJUSTMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Section 48.051, a school district that has fewer than 130 students in average daily attendance shall be provided a basic allotment on the basis of 130 students in average daily attendance if it offers a kindergarten through grade 12 program and has preceding or current year's average daily attendance of at least 90 students or is 30 miles or more by bus route from the nearest high school district. A district offering a kindergarten through grade 8 program whose preceding or current year's average daily attendance was at least 50 students or which is 30 miles or more by bus route from the nearest high school district shall be provided a basic allotment on the basis of 75 students in average daily attendance. An average daily attendance of 60 students shall be the basis of providing the basic allotment if a district offers a kindergarten through grade 6 program and has preceding or current year's average daily attendance of at least 40 students or is 30 miles or more by bus route from the nearest high school district.

(b) Subsection (c) applies only to a school district that:

(1) does not offer each grade level from kindergarten through grade 12 and whose prospective or former students generally attend school in a state that borders this state for the grade levels the district does not offer;

(2) serves both students residing in this state and students residing in a state that borders this state who are subsequently eligible for in-state tuition rates at institutions of higher education in either state regardless of the state in which the students reside; and

(3) shares students with an out-of-state district that does not offer competing instructional services.

(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (a) or Section 48.051, a school district to which this subsection applies, as provided by Subsection (b), that has fewer than 130 students in average daily attendance shall be provided a basic allotment on the basis of 130 students in average daily attendance if it offers a kindergarten through grade four program and has preceding or current year's average daily attendance of at least 75 students or is 30 miles or more by bus route from the nearest high school district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 423.105 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 423 / Section 423.105
§ 423.105. MANDATORY DEPOSIT OF SECURITIES; COMMISSIONER CONTROL.
Status: in_force

(a) An insurer that is required to deposit securities as a condition of engaging in the business of insurance in this state may deposit the securities with a clearing corporation or in the Federal Reserve book-entry system.

(b) Securities under Subsection (a) are under the commissioner's control and may not be withdrawn by the insurer without the commissioner's approval.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1100.211 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1100 / Section 1100.211
§ 1100.211. AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY; SECURITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may borrow money at a rate not to exceed the maximum annual percentage rate allowed by law for district obligations at the time the loan is made if the board declares that:

(1) money is not available to meet authorized district obligations; and

(2) an emergency exists.

(b) To secure a loan, the board may pledge:

(1) district revenue that is not pledged to pay the district's bonded indebtedness;

(2) a district tax to be imposed by the district in the next 12-month period that is not pledged to pay the principal of or interest on district bonds; or

(3) district bonds that have been authorized but not sold.

(c) A loan for which taxes or bonds are pledged must mature not later than the first anniversary of the date the loan is made. A loan for which district revenue is pledged must mature not later than the fifth anniversary of the date the loan is made.

(d) The board may not spend money obtained from a loan under this section for any purpose other than:

(1) the purpose for which the board declared an emergency; and

(2) if district taxes or bonds are pledged to pay the loan, the purposes for which the pledged taxes were imposed or the pledged bonds were authorized.
Tex. Transportation Code § 501.135 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 501 / Section 501.135
§ 501.135. RECORD OF STOLEN OR CONCEALED MOTOR VEHICLE.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall:

(1) make a record of each report to the department that a motor vehicle registered in this state has been stolen or concealed in violation of Section 32.33, Penal Code; and

(2) note the fact of the report in the department's records.

(b) A person who reports a motor vehicle as stolen or concealed under Subsection (a) shall notify the department promptly if the vehicle is recovered, and the department shall change its records accordingly.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.013 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 11 / Section 11.013
§ 11.013. TERMS.
Status: in_force

The members of the commission hold office for staggered terms of six years, with the terms of three members expiring every two years. Each member holds office until his successor is appointed and has qualified. The terms expire on January 31 of odd-numbered years.
Tex. Transportation Code § 371.052 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 371 / Section 371.052
§ 371.052. NOTIFICATION TO LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD.
Status: repealed

(a) Not later than the 10th day after the date of qualifying or shortlisting private entities to submit detailed proposals for a toll project, a toll project entity shall provide the Legislative Budget Board with the names of qualifying or shortlisted proposers and their team members.

(b) At least 30 days before entering into a comprehensive development agreement, a toll project entity shall provide the Legislative Budget Board with:

(1) a copy of the version of the proposed comprehensive development agreement to be executed;

(2) a copy of the proposal submitted by the apparent best value proposer; and

(3) a financial forecast prepared by the toll project entity that includes:

(A) toll revenue the entity projects will be derived from the project during the planned term of the agreement;

(B) estimated construction costs and operating expenses; and

(C) the amount of income the entity projects the private participant in the agreement will realize during the planned term of the agreement.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1196, Sec. 11, eff. June 17, 2011.

(d) Before the comprehensive development agreement is entered into, financial forecasts and traffic and revenue reports prepared by or for a toll project entity for the project are confidential and are not subject to disclosure, inspection, or copying under Chapter 552, Government Code. On or after the date the comprehensive development agreement is entered into, the financial forecasts and traffic revenue reports are public information under Chapter 552, Government Code.
Tex. Local Government Code § 84.0085 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 84 / Section 84.0085
§ 84.0085. CONTINUING EDUCATION.
Status: in_force

(a) During each full term of office, a county auditor must successfully complete at least 40 classroom hours of instruction in courses relating to the duties of the county auditor and accredited by the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy as continuing professional education credits for certified public accountants. On the completion of the courses and the accumulation of the continuing professional education credits, the county auditor must certify that fact to the district judges.

(b) For purposes of removal for incompetency under another law, "incompetency" in the case of a county auditor includes the failure to complete the courses in accordance with this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3818.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3818 / Section 3818.006
§ 3818.006. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, applies to the district.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2001.304 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2001 / Section 2001.304
§ 2001.304. TEMPORARY AUTHORIZATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall issue a temporary authorization for the activity requested if a license for the activity is not issued or denied before the 31st day after the earliest date on which each of the following has occurred:

(1) the filing of an application for the license;

(2) the payment of the proper license fee;

(3) the filing of a copy of a tax exemption statement issued by the Internal Revenue Service under Section 501(c), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, if required; and

(4) the completion of a criminal background investigation.

(b) A temporary authorization is effective for not more than 60 days, subject to automatic revocation, if a denial letter is issued.

(c) The commission may extend the effective period of the temporary authorization on written request filed before the end of the period.

(d) A temporary authorization may not be effective for more than one year from the date of its original issuance.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9023.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9023 / Section 9023.202
§ 9023.202. DISANNEXATION OF MUNICIPAL TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

Municipal territory may be disannexed from the district under this subchapter on petition for an election on disannexation and a vote in favor of the disannexation by the majority of voters voting at an election ordered for that purpose.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 161.034 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 161 / Section 161.034
§ 161.034. COMPLAINTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall maintain a system to promptly and efficiently act on complaints filed with the board. The board shall maintain information about parties to the complaint, the subject matter of the complaint, a summary of the results of the review or investigation of the complaint, and the disposition of the complaint.

(b) The board shall make information available describing its procedures for complaint investigation and resolution.

(c) The board shall periodically notify the complaint parties of the status of the complaint until final disposition.
Tex. Water Code § 30.065 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 30 / Section 30.065
§ 30.065. INVESTMENT OF PROCEEDS.
Status: in_force

Pending their use, proceeds from the sale of bonds may be invested in securities or time deposits as specified in the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds or the trust indenture securing the bonds. The earnings on these investments shall be applied as provided in the resolution or trust indenture.
Tex. Government Code § 660.008 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 660 / Section 660.008
§ 660.008. TRAVEL EXPENSES INCURRED WHILE ON LEAVE.
Status: in_force

A state agency may pay or reimburse a state employee for a travel expense the employee incurs while using personal or compensatory leave if:

(1) the leave is used while the employee is away from the employee's designated headquarters;

(2) the primary purpose of the employee's being away is to conduct official state business; and

(3) the agency determines that returning the employee to the employee's designated headquarters while using the leave would not be cost effective or would be impracticable.
Tex. Occupations Code § 951.053 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 951 / Section 951.053
§ 951.053. APPLICATION FEE.
Status: in_force

The board of directors may set a fee, in an amount reasonable and necessary to enforce this chapter, for an organization applying for approval of a prepaid legal services program.