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Tex. Education Code § 37.087 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 37 / Section 37.087
§ 37.087. IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Retired peace officer" has the meaning assigned by Section 1701.3161, Occupations Code.

(2) "Security personnel" includes:

(A) a school district peace officer;

(B) a school marshal;

(C) a school resource officer; and

(D) a retired peace officer who:

(i) has been hired by a school district, open-enrollment charter school, or private school to provide security services; or

(ii) volunteers to provide security services to the school district, open-enrollment charter school, or private school.

(b) A school district, open-enrollment charter school, or private school is immune from liability for any damages resulting from any reasonable action taken by security personnel to maintain the safety of the school campus, including action relating to possession or use of a firearm.

(c) A school district, open-enrollment charter school, or private school is immune from liability as provided by Subsection (b) for any damages resulting from any reasonable action taken by a school district, open-enrollment charter school, or private school employee who has written permission from the board of trustees of the school district or the governing body of the open-enrollment charter school or the private school to carry a firearm on campus.

(d) Any security personnel employed by a school district, open-enrollment charter school, or private school is immune from liability for any damages resulting from any reasonable action taken by the security personnel to maintain the safety of the school campus, including action relating to possession or use of a firearm.

(e) The statutory immunity provided by this section is in addition to and does not preempt the common law doctrine of official and governmental immunity. To the extent that another statute provides greater immunity to a school district, open-enrollment charter school, or private school than this section, that statute prevails.
Tex. Transportation Code § 453.106 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 453 / Section 453.106
§ 453.106. CONTRACTS; ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY BY AGREEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A transit department may contract with any person and may accept a grant or loan from any person.

(b) A transit department may acquire rolling stock or other property under a contract or trust agreement, including a conditional sales contract, lease, and equipment trust certificate.
Tex. Estates Code § 124.051 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 124 / Section 124.051
§ 124.051. VALUATION OF PROPERTY DISTRIBUTED IN KIND IN SATISFACTION OF PECUNIARY GIFT.
Status: in_force

Unless the governing instrument provides otherwise, if a will or trust contains a pecuniary devise or transfer that may be satisfied by distributing assets in kind and the executor, administrator, or trustee determines to fund the devise or transfer by distributing assets in kind, the property shall be valued, for the purpose of funding the devise or transfer, at the value of the property on the date or dates of distribution.
Tex. Local Government Code § 143.313 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 143 / Section 143.313
§ 143.313. POLYGRAPH EXAMINATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) This section does not apply to a municipality to which Section 143.124 applies.

(b) A fire fighter employed by the municipality may not be required to submit to a polygraph examination as part of an internal investigation regarding the conduct of the fire fighter unless:

(1) the complainant submits to and passes a polygraph examination; or

(2) the fire fighter is ordered to take an examination under Subsection (f).

(c) Subsection (b) does not apply if the complainant is physically or mentally incapable of being polygraphed.

(d) For the purposes of this section, a fire fighter passes a polygraph examination if, in the opinion of the polygraph examiner, no deception is indicated in the examination regarding matters critical to the subject matter under investigation.

(e) The results of a polygraph examination that relate to the complaint under investigation are not admissible in a proceeding before the commission or a hearing examiner.

(f) The head of the fire department may order a fire fighter to submit to a polygraph examination if the fire department head:

(1) considers the circumstances to be extraordinary; or

(2) believes that the integrity of a fire fighter or the fire department is in question.
Tex. Property Code § 114.008 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 114 / Section 114.008
§ 114.008. REMEDIES FOR BREACH OF TRUST.
Status: in_force

(a) To remedy a breach of trust that has occurred or might occur, the court may:

(1) compel the trustee to perform the trustee's duty or duties;

(2) enjoin the trustee from committing a breach of trust;

(3) compel the trustee to redress a breach of trust, including compelling the trustee to pay money or to restore property;

(4) order a trustee to account;

(5) appoint a receiver to take possession of the trust property and administer the trust;

(6) suspend the trustee;

(7) remove the trustee as provided under Section 113.082;

(8) reduce or deny compensation to the trustee;

(9) subject to Subsection (b), void an act of the trustee, impose a lien or a constructive trust on trust property, or trace trust property of which the trustee wrongfully disposed and recover the property or the proceeds from the property; or

(10) order any other appropriate relief.

(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a)(9), a person other than a beneficiary who, without knowledge that a trustee is exceeding or improperly exercising the trustee's powers, in good faith assists a trustee or in good faith and for value deals with a trustee is protected from liability as if the trustee had or properly exercised the power exercised by the trustee.
Tex. Transportation Code § 314.026 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 314 / Section 314.026
§ 314.026. ERRORS.
Status: in_force

The governing body, the condemnation commission, and the judge before whom a condemnation proceeding is pending shall take all appropriate actions to correct any error or invalidity in the proceeding. An error or omission in a proceeding does not invalidate the proceeding, but a proceeding may be corrected, repeated, or adjourned until the correction is made or omission supplied.
Tex. Government Code § 2054.026 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.026
§ 2054.026. LIMITATION ON LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

A member of the board is not liable in a civil action for an act performed in good faith in the performance of the member's duties.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 13.457 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 13 / Section 13.457
§ 13.457. APPLICATION FOR LICENSE.
Status: in_force

An applicant for a license under this subchapter must submit to the department:

(1) an application form prescribed by the department;

(2) any other documents required by the department; and

(3) a fee in an amount set by the department.
Tex. Tax Code § 33.05 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 33 / Section 33.05
§ 33.05. LIMITATION ON COLLECTION OF TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) Personal property may not be seized and a suit may not be filed:

(1) to collect a tax on personal property that has been delinquent more than four years; or

(2) to collect a tax on real property that has been delinquent more than 20 years.

(b) A tax delinquent for more than the limitation period prescribed by this section and any penalty and interest on the tax is presumed paid unless a suit to collect the tax is pending.

(c) If there is no pending litigation concerning the delinquent tax at the time of the cancellation and removal, the collector for a taxing unit shall cancel and remove from the delinquent tax roll:

(1) a tax on real property that has been delinquent for more than 20 years;

(2) a tax on personal property that has been delinquent for more than 10 years; and

(3) a tax on real property that has been delinquent for more than 10 years if the property has been owned for at least the preceding eight years by a home-rule municipality in a county with a population of more than 3.3 million.
Tex. Local Government Code § 383.082 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 383 / Section 383.082
§ 383.082. MANNER OF REPAYMENT OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

The board may provide for the payment of principal of and interest and redemption price on bonds:

(1) from taxes;

(2) by pledging all or any part of the designated revenues, license fees, or other compensation from a project or any part of a project, including revenues and receipts derived by the district from the lease or sale of the project;

(3) by pledging all or any part of any grant, donation, revenue, or income received or to be received from any public or private source; or

(4) from a combination of such sources.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 132.028 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 132 / Section 132.028
§ 132.028. FEE FOR BROKER'S LICENSE.
Status: in_force

The department shall charge a license fee, as provided by department rule, for a broker.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.6704 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.6704
§ 2306.6704. PREAPPLICATION PROCESS.
Status: in_force

(a) To prevent unnecessary filing costs, the department by rule shall establish a voluntary preapplication process to enable a preliminary assessment of an application proposed for filing under this subchapter.

(b) The department shall award in the application evaluation process described by Section 2306.6710 an appropriate number of points as an incentive for participation in the preapplication process established under this section.

(b-1) The preapplication process must require the applicant to provide the department with evidence that the applicant has notified the following entities with respect to the filing of the application:

(1) any neighborhood organizations on record with the state or county in which the development is to be located and whose boundaries contain the proposed development site;

(2) the superintendent and the presiding officer of the board of trustees of the school district containing the development;

(3) the presiding officer of the governing body of any municipality containing the development and all elected members of that body;

(4) the presiding officer of the governing body of the county containing the development and all elected members of that body; and

(5) the state senator and state representative of the district containing the development.

(c) The department shall reject and return to the applicant any application assessed by the department under this section that fails to satisfy the threshold criteria required by the board in the qualified allocation plan.

(d) If feasible under Section 2306.67041, an application under this section must be submitted electronically.
Tex. Transportation Code § 724.048 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 724 / Section 724.048
§ 724.048. RELATIONSHIP OF ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDING TO CRIMINAL PROCEEDING.
Status: in_force

(a) The determination of the department or administrative law judge:

(1) is a civil matter;

(2) is independent of and is not an estoppel as to any matter in issue in an adjudication of a criminal charge arising from the occurrence that is the basis for the suspension or denial; and

(3) does not preclude litigation of the same or similar facts in a criminal prosecution.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the disposition of a criminal charge does not affect a license suspension or denial under this chapter and is not an estoppel as to any matter in issue in a suspension or denial proceeding under this chapter.

(c) If a criminal charge arising from the same arrest as a suspension under this chapter results in an acquittal, the suspension under this chapter may not be imposed. If a suspension under this chapter has already been imposed, the department shall rescind the suspension and remove references to the suspension from the computerized driving record of the individual.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 401.066 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 401 / Section 401.066
§ 401.066. SURVEILLANCE PLANS.
Status: in_force

The department shall prepare and update emergency and environmental surveillance plans for fixed nuclear facilities in this state.
Tex. Insurance Code § 463.257 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 463 / Section 463.257
§ 463.257. IMPOSITION OF LIEN OR MORATORIUM.
Status: in_force

To carry out the association's duties under this chapter and with the court's approval, the association may:

(1) impose a permanent policy or contract lien in connection with any guarantee, assumption, or reinsurance agreement if the association determines that:

(A) the amounts that may be assessed under this chapter are insufficient to ensure full and prompt performance of the association's duties under this chapter; or

(B) adverse economic or financial conditions affecting member insurers make imposition of the lien in the public interest; or

(2) in addition to any contractual provision for deferral of cash or policy loan value, impose a temporary moratorium or lien on payment of cash values and policy loans or the exercise of any other right to withdraw money held in connection with a policy or contract.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1100.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1100 / Section 1100.102
§ 1100.102. RESTRICTION ON POLITICAL SUBDIVISION TAXATION AND DEBT.
Status: in_force

A political subdivision located within the district may not impose a tax or issue bonds or other obligations for hospital purposes or to provide medical care for district inhabitants.
Tex. Election Code § 173.086 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 173 / Section 173.086
§ 173.086. CHALLENGE OF DISBURSEMENT OF STATE FUNDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority who submitted a statement of estimated primary election expenses under this subchapter may challenge in a district court in Travis County the amount of state funds approved by the secretary of state for disbursement.

(b) A petition stating the ground of the challenge must be filed with the court not later than the 20th day after the earlier of:

(1) the date of receipt of the secretary of state's notice of disapproval or approval in a reduced amount of a primary election expense involved in the challenge; or

(2) the date of receipt of the comptroller's warrant for payment of a primary election expense involved in the challenge.

(c) If the court determines the challenged amount is less than the amount to which the petitioner is entitled by law, the court shall order payment in the proper amount.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8392.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8392 / Section 8392.052
§ 8392.052. BOARD VACANCY.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a vacancy in the office of director shall be filled in the manner provided by Section 49.105, Water Code.

(b) The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality shall appoint directors to fill all of the vacancies on the board whenever the number of qualified directors is fewer than three.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 376.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 376 / Section 376.002
§ 376.002. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies only to a recycling facility that accepts, processes, and repurposes components to recover valuable materials from:

(1) a wind turbine generator, including turbine blades, nacelles, nacelle covers, towers, drivetrains, generators, magnets, power electronics, and cables;

(2) a solar energy device, as defined by Section 185.001, Utilities Code, including solar modules, junction boxes, transformers, inverters, racks or trackers, and cables; or

(3) a battery energy storage system, including battery cells, racks, containers, inverters, battery management systems, cooling and fire suppression systems, and cables.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7904.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7904 / Section 7904.102
§ 7904.102. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 201.047 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 201 / Section 201.047
§ 201.047. APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE OF ORGANIZATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The two appointed directors shall present to the secretary of state an application for a certificate of organization for the conservation district containing the information prescribed by Subsection (b) of this section and a statement from the state board containing the information prescribed by Subsection (c) of this section. The application and the statement are not required to contain any detail other than a recital of the information required by this section.

(b) The application for the certificate must contain:

(1) a statement that:

(A) a petition for the creation of the conservation district was filed with the state board in accordance with this chapter;

(B) the proceedings specified in this chapter were taken relative to that petition;

(C) the application is being filed in order to complete the organization of the conservation district as a governmental subdivision and a public body corporate and politic under this chapter; and

(D) the state board has appointed the applicants as directors;

(2) the name and official residence of each of the appointed directors;

(3) a certified copy of the appointment of the directors evidencing their right to office;

(4) the term of office of each of the appointed directors;

(5) the name that is proposed for the conservation district; and

(6) the location of the principal office of the appointed directors.

(c) The statement of the state board must set forth the boundaries of the conservation district and certify that:

(1) a petition was filed, notice issued, and a hearing held as required by this chapter;

(2) the board did determine that there is need, in the interest of the public health, safety, and welfare, for a conservation district to function in the proposed territory;

(3) the board did define the boundaries of the conservation district;

(4) notice was given and an election held on the question of the creation of the conservation district;

(5) the result of the election showed a two-thirds majority of the votes cast in the election to be in favor of the creation of the conservation district; and

(6) the board did determine that the operation of the conservation district is administratively practicable and feasible.

(d) The directors shall subscribe and swear to the application before an officer authorized by law to take and certify oaths. That officer shall certify on the application that the officer personally knows the directors, that the officer knows them to be the directors as affirmed in the application, and that each director has subscribed to the application in the officer's presence.
Tex. Estates Code § 53.052 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 53 / Section 53.052
§ 53.052. SECURITY FOR CERTAIN COSTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The clerk may require a person who files an application, complaint, or opposition relating to an estate, other than the personal representative of the estate, to provide security for the probable costs of the proceeding before filing the application, complaint, or opposition.

(b) At any time before the trial of an application, complaint, or opposition described by Subsection (a), anyone interested in the estate or an officer of the court may, by written motion, obtain from the court an order requiring the person who filed the application, complaint, or opposition to provide security for the probable costs of the proceeding. The rules governing civil suits in the county court with respect to giving security for the probable costs of a proceeding control in cases described by Subsection (a) and this subsection.

(c) An executor or administrator appointed by a court of this state may not be required to provide security for costs in an action brought by the executor or administrator in the executor's or administrator's fiduciary capacity.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1112.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1112 / Section 1112.051
§ 1112.051. BOARD ELECTION; TERM.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five directors elected from the district at large.

(b) Unless four-year terms are established under Section 285.081, Health and Safety Code, directors serve staggered two-year terms, with the terms of two or three directors expiring each year, as appropriate.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 484.005 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 484 / Section 484.005
§ 484.005. NO DEFENSE.
Status: in_force

In a prosecution or civil action under this chapter, the fact that the abusable synthetic substance was in packaging labeled with "Not for Human Consumption," or other wording indicating the substance is not intended to be ingested, is not a defense.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3793.0601 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3793 / Section 3793.0601
§ 3793.0601. DISSOLUTION BY CITY ORDINANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of the city may dissolve the district by ordinance.

(b) The governing body may not dissolve the district until:

(1) water, sanitary, sewer, and drainage improvements and roads have been constructed to serve at least 90 percent of the developable territory of the district; and

(2) the district has reimbursed each party that has an agreement with the district for all costs advanced to or on behalf of the district.

(c) Until the district is dissolved, the district is responsible for all bonds and other obligations of the district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1653.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1653 / Section 1653.002
§ 1653.002. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Subsection (b), a high deductible health plan is subject to any law mandating a minimum health insurance benefit or reimbursement.

(b) Notwithstanding any other law, a provision of this code may not be construed to prevent an insurer, health maintenance organization, or other entity issuing a health insurance policy or certificate of coverage from applying deductible or copayment requirements to benefits, including state-mandated health benefits, in order to qualify the health insurance policy or certificate of coverage as a high deductible health plan.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1015.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1015 / Section 1015.004
§ 1015.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

The boundaries of the district are coextensive with the boundaries of the Fairfield Independent School District as those boundaries existed on August 3, 1987.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1017.062 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1017 / Section 1017.062
§ 1017.062. ASSISTANT DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR; ATTORNEY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may appoint qualified persons as:

(1) the assistant district administrator; and

(2) the attorney for the district.

(b) The assistant district administrator and the attorney for the district serve at the will of the board and are entitled to the compensation determined by the board.
Tex. Labor Code § 404.008 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 404 / Section 404.008
§ 404.008. COMPLAINTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The office shall maintain a system to promptly and efficiently act on complaints filed with the office. The office 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 its disposition.

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

(c) The office shall periodically notify the complaint parties of the status of the complaint until final disposition.