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Tex. Local Government Code § 303.074 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 303 / Section 303.074
§ 303.074. USE OF PROCEEDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The proceeds of the bonds of a corporation may be used to:

(1) finance, refinance, or provide one or more public facilities;

(2) maintain reserve funds determined by the sponsor and the corporation to be necessary and appropriate; or

(3) pay any costs relating to the issuance or incurrence of bonds by the corporation and the purchase of sponsor obligations by the corporation, including:

(A) the cost of:

(i) financing charges and interest on the bonds;

(ii) financing, legal, accounting, financial advisory, and appraisal fees, expenses, and disbursements;

(iii) an insurance policy;

(iv) printing, engraving, and reproduction services;

(v) the initial and acceptance fees of a trustee, paying agent, bond registrar, or authenticating agent; and

(vi) a credit agreement; and

(B) reasonable amounts to reimburse the corporation for time spent by its agents or employees with respect to the issuance, incurrence, or purchase.

(b) The purchase by the corporation of a sponsor obligation does not extinguish the debt represented by the sponsor obligation.

(c) Pending a use described by Subsection (a), the proceeds may be invested in accordance with Section 303.041.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8138.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8138 / Section 8138.152
§ 8138.152. TAX TO REPAY BONDS.
Status: in_force

The district may impose a tax to pay the principal of and interest on bonds issued under Section 8138.201.
Tex. Transportation Code § 460.257 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 460 / Section 460.257
§ 460.257. VACANCY.
Status: in_force

A vacancy on the board of directors is filled in the same manner as the original appointment to the board under this subchapter.
Tex. Family Code § 82.021 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 82 / Section 82.021
§ 82.021. ANSWER.
Status: in_force

A respondent to an application for a protective order who is served with notice of an application for a protective order may file an answer at any time before the hearing. A respondent is not required to file an answer to the application.
Tex. Transportation Code § 54.054 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 54 / Section 54.054
§ 54.054. COMPETITIVE BIDDING.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, the board may award a contract involving the expenditure of funds in excess of the amount applicable to an expenditure of funds by a municipality under Section 252.021(a), Local Government Code, only by competitive bidding.

(b) Competitive bidding is not required:

(1) for a contract or expenditure exempt from competitive bidding under Section 252.022, Local Government Code, or another applicable law;

(2) for a contract for:

(A) personal or professional services;

(B) a real estate transaction;

(C) operation of a port improvement or facility under a specific agreement for a limited term; or

(D) insurance; or

(3) if the board determines that the delay posed by the competitive bidding procedure would prevent or substantially impair the operation of a port.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8144.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8144 / Section 8144.151
§ 8144.151. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Section 8144.201(c), the district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by revenue or contract payments from any lawful source other than ad valorem taxation.

(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 a maintenance tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.
Tex. Property Code § 76.102 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 76 / Section 76.102
§ 76.102. VERIFICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The person preparing a property report shall place at the end of each copy of the report a verification made under oath and executed by the chief fiscal officer of the holder, as designated by the holder.

(b) The verification must include the following sentence: "This report contains a full and complete list of all property held by the undersigned that, from the knowledge and records of the undersigned, is abandoned under the laws of the State of Texas."
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 552.053 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 552 / Section 552.053
§ 552.053. SOCIAL SCORING.
Status: in_force

A governmental entity may not use or deploy an artificial intelligence system that evaluates or classifies a natural person or group of natural persons based on social behavior or personal characteristics, whether known, inferred, or predicted, with the intent to calculate or assign a social score or similar categorical estimation or valuation of the person or group of persons that results or may result in:

(1) detrimental or unfavorable treatment of a person or group of persons in a social context unrelated to the context in which the behavior or characteristics were observed or noted;

(2) detrimental or unfavorable treatment of a person or group of persons that is unjustified or disproportionate to the nature or gravity of the observed or noted behavior or characteristics; or

(3) the infringement of any right guaranteed under the United States Constitution, the Texas Constitution, or state or federal law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8361.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8361 / Section 8361.153
§ 8361.153. CONTRACT TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) In accordance with Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) A contract approved by the district voters may contain a provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by the board without further voter approval.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3932.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3932 / Section 3932.052
§ 3932.052. APPOINTMENT OF VOTING DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

The mayor and members of the governing body of the city shall appoint voting directors from persons recommended by the board. A person is appointed if a majority of the members of the governing body, including the mayor, vote to appoint that person.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.262 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.262
§ 2306.262. UNIFORM SYSTEMS OF ACCOUNTS AND RECORDS.
Status: in_force

The department may require uniform systems of accounts and records for housing sponsors.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2001.010 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2001 / Section 2001.010
§ 2001.010. PUBLIC GUIDE RELATING TO COMMERCIAL PROPERTY RATING.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "rating agency" means a public or private legal entity that is authorized to conduct commercial property rating in this state.

(b) The commissioner shall make available to the public a generalized guide that:

(1) summarizes the procedures used by the department or other rating agency to rate nonresidential commercial buildings in this state; and

(2) specifies how different construction elements and techniques used in a building project affect the insurance rating of the completed building.

(c) The commissioner may charge a reasonable fee to cover the administrative costs of producing and distributing the guide.

(d) The commissioner shall review the information in the guide in January of each odd-numbered year and shall revise the guide as necessary to incorporate any changes that have occurred in the preceding biennium that affect the information.
Tex. Government Code § 864.012 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 864 / Section 864.012
§ 864.012. CERTAIN BENEFICIARIES.
Status: in_force

(a) If a member names more than one beneficiary for a lump-sum death benefit, the pension system shall divide the benefit equally among the named beneficiaries or, if the member has designated a proportional division, each beneficiary is entitled to the proportion designated.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (a), lump-sum death benefits are subject to the laws of descent and distribution if the decedent has not provided for testamentary disposition.
Tex. Transportation Code § 451.406 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 451 / Section 451.406
§ 451.406.
Status: in_force

Sec. 451.406. INITIAL SALES TAX: EFFECTIVE DATE. The adoption of an authority's sales and use tax takes effect on the first day of the second calendar quarter beginning after the date the comptroller receives a copy of the order required to be filed under Section 451.661.
Tex. Local Government Code § 325.020 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 325 / Section 325.020
§ 325.020. MINUTES AND RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall keep a complete written account of all its meetings and other proceedings and shall preserve its minutes, contracts, records, plans, notices, accounts, receipts, and records of all kinds in a secure manner at the district's office.

(b) Minutes, contracts, records, plans, notices, accounts, receipts, and other records are the property of the district and are subject to public inspection.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1023.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1023 / Section 1023.006
§ 1023.006. RESTRICTION ON STATE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
Status: in_force

The legislature may not make a direct appropriation for the construction, maintenance, or improvement of a district facility.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8393.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8393 / Section 8393.052
§ 8393.052. 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 8496.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8496 / Section 8496.006
§ 8496.006. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2.03 of the Act enacting this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2.03 of the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake made in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

(2) right to issue any type of bond for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on a bond;

(3) right to impose a tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1046.066 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1046 / Section 1046.066
§ 1046.066. SEAL.
Status: in_force

The board shall adopt a seal for the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8461.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8461 / Section 8461.052
§ 8461.052. 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 1122.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1122 / Section 1122.053
§ 1122.053. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall elect from among the directors:

(1) a chairman; and

(2) a vice-chairman to preside in the chairman's absence.

(b) The board shall elect a director or the district administrator to serve as secretary.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 63.102 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 63 / Section 63.102
§ 63.102. WOLVES.
Status: repealed

(a) No person may possess, transport, receive, or release a live wolf in this state.

(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to the transportation of a wolf by a state or county official while performing an official duty or to the possession or transportation of a wolf by the owner or agent of a licensed circus, zoo, or menagerie for exhibition or scientific purposes.

(c) Repealed by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 3, Sec. 110, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
Tex. Education Code § 56.4075 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 56 / Section 56.4075
§ 56.4075. HEALTH CARE PROFESSION STUDENT GRANT.
Status: in_force

(a) The coordinating board may award a grant in an amount not more than three times the amount that may be awarded under Section 56.407 to a student who:

(1) is enrolled in a program that fulfills the educational requirements for licensure or certification by the state in a health care profession that the coordinating board, in consultation with the Texas Workforce Commission and the Department of State Health Services, has identified as having a critical shortage in the number of license holders needed in this state;

(2) has completed at least one-half of the work toward a degree or certificate that fulfills the educational requirement for licensure or certification; and

(3) meets all the requirements to receive a grant award under Section 56.407.

(b) In awarding a grant under Subsection (a), the coordinating board may:

(1) give priority to students from a group underrepresented in the programs preparing students for licensure or certification by the state; and

(2) award different amounts based on the amount of course work a student has completed toward earning the degree required for licensure or certification.
Tex. Education Code § 26.0025 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 26 / Section 26.0025
§ 26.0025. RIGHT TO SELECT EDUCATIONAL SETTING.
Status: in_force

A parent is entitled to choose the educational setting for the parent's child, including public school, private school, or home school.(a) The agency shall create and maintain a handbook that explains all rights of a parent regarding the education of the parent's child, including a student's rights that the parent may enforce on the student's behalf.

(b) The handbook must be:

(1) written in plain language;

(2) updated on an annual basis to reflect any relevant changes in applicable law or agency guidance; and

(3) made publicly available in a searchable format on the agency's Internet website.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 151.002 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 151 / Section 151.002
§ 151.002. KNOWLEDGE OF FACT.
Status: in_force

For purposes of this title, a person has knowledge of a fact only if the person has actual knowledge of the fact.
Tex. Government Code § 443.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 443 / Section 443.004
§ 443.004. CHAIRMAN; MEETINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) The governor is chairman of the board.

(b) The board shall meet at least twice each year and at other times at the call of the governor and as provided by board rules.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7992A.0202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7992A / Section 7992A.0202
§ 7992A.0202. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The temporary board consists of:

(1) Heather Sides;

(2) Rosie Schneider;

(3) Deborah Johnson;

(4) Samantha Harn; and

(5) Anthony Miranda.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 7992A.0103; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter.

(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 7992A.0103 and the terms of the temporary directors have expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that expire on the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 7992A.0103; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the date of the appointment or reappointment.

(d) If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.
Tex. Water Code § 6.011 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 6 / Section 6.011
§ 6.011. BOARD AS AGENCY OF STATE.
Status: in_force

The board is the state agency primarily responsible for water planning and for administering water financing for the state.
Tex. Local Government Code § 563.102 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 563 / Section 563.102
§ 563.102. ADDITIONAL BOND SECURITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Bonds issued under this chapter may be secured additionally by an encumbrance on part or all of the physical property of the wastewater collection and treatment system or water supply and distribution system and each right relating to that property, vesting in the trustee the power to:

(1) operate the property;

(2) sell the property to pay the debt; or

(3) take any other action to secure the bonds.

(b) Regardless of an encumbrance on the property, a trust indenture on the property may:

(1) contain any provision that the commissioners court prescribes for the security of the bonds and the preservation of the trust estate;

(2) provide for amendment or modification of the trust indenture; and

(3) provide for investment of money from the wastewater collection and treatment system or water supply and distribution system.

(c) A purchaser under a sale under the encumbrance on the physical property:

(1) is the absolute owner of the property and the rights purchased; and

(2) may maintain and operate the property.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2602.008 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2602 / Section 2602.008
§ 2602.008. IMMUNITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Liability does not exist and a cause of action does not arise against any of the following persons for a good faith action or omission of the person in exercising the person's powers and performing the person's duties under this chapter:

(1) the commissioner or the commissioner's representative;

(2) the association or the association's agent, representative, or employee;

(3) a title insurance company or the company's agent or employee;

(4) a board member; and

(5) a special deputy receiver or the special deputy receiver's agent or employee.

(b) The attorney general shall defend any action to which Subsection (a) applies that is brought against a person listed in that subsection, including an action instituted after the defendant's service with the association, commissioner, or department has terminated. This subsection does not require the attorney general to defend a person or entity with respect to an issue other than the applicability or effect of the immunity created by Subsection (a). The attorney general is not required to defend a person listed in Subsection (a)(2), (3), (4), or (5) against an action regarding the disposition of a claim filed with the association under this chapter or any issue other than the applicability or effect of the immunity created by Subsection (a). The association may contract with the attorney general under Chapter 771, Government Code, for legal services not covered by this subsection.

(c) A title insurance company that reinsures or assumes the policies of an impaired title insurance company is not liable, and a cause of action does not arise against that company:

(1) for an action or omission by the impaired title insurance company or an officer, director, employee, attorney, or agent of the impaired title insurance company;

(2) by subrogation; or

(3) under any type of indemnity agreement.
Tex. Insurance Code § 887.353 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 887 / Section 887.353
§ 887.353.
Status: in_force

Sec. 887.353. DIVISION OF FUNDS: CERTAIN LIFE INSURANCE CERTIFICATES. (a) This section applies to a life insurance certificate insuring the life of one or more individuals issued:

(1) after December 31, 1965; or

(2) before December 31, 1965, and on which the assessment rate has been increased based on an age other than age on the date the certificate was issued.

(b) To the extent consistent with this subchapter, an association shall divide collected assessments into at least two funds.

(c) An association shall deposit in a mortuary fund a portion of the association's assessments at least equal to the renewal net premium computed at the age of issue or some other advanced age in accordance with the reserve standard adopted by the association. The association may pay from the mortuary fund only:

(1) fund claims under insurance certificates;

(2) dividends to certificate holders as provided by Section 887.064; and

(3) any other expenditures permitted by law.

(d) An association shall deposit in an expense fund the remaining portion of the assessments not deposited under Subsection (c). The association may pay expenses from the expense fund.

(e) This section does not apply to an association operating on an assessment-as-needed basis.
Tex. Occupations Code § 451.152 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 451 / Section 451.152
§ 451.152. LICENSE APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

An applicant for an athletic trainer license must submit to the department:

(1) an application in the manner and on a form prescribed by the executive director; and

(2) the required examination fee.
Tex. Finance Code § 347.155 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 347 / Section 347.155
§ 347.155. PREPAYMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A consumer may prepay in full the unpaid balance of a credit transaction at any time before maturity.

(b) On prepayment, after deduction of an acquisition charge that does not exceed $50, the consumer is entitled to a refund credit of the time price differential or interest. The amount of the credit is computed on an actuarial basis in accordance with regulations of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency adopted under the Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act of 1980 (12 U.S.C. Section 1735f-7a et seq.) for the prepayment of a mortgage loan that is secured by a first lien on a residential manufactured home.

(c) In making the computation under Subsection (b), the creditor may assume that payments on the credit transaction have been made as originally scheduled, ignoring any difference created by a late or early payment.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 260A.015 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 260A / Section 260A.015
§ 260A.015. RETALIATION AGAINST VOLUNTEERS, RESIDENTS, OR FAMILY MEMBERS OR GUARDIANS OF RESIDENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A facility may not retaliate or discriminate against a volunteer, resident, or family member or guardian of a resident because the volunteer, resident, resident's family member or guardian, or any other person:

(1) makes a complaint or files a grievance concerning the facility;

(2) reports a violation of law, including a violation of Chapter 242 or 247 or a rule adopted under Chapter 242 or 247; or

(3) initiates or cooperates in an investigation or proceeding of a governmental entity relating to care, services, or conditions at the facility.

(b) A volunteer, resident, or family member or guardian of a resident who is retaliated or discriminated against in violation of Subsection (a) is entitled to sue for:

(1) injunctive relief;

(2) the greater of $1,000 or actual damages, including damages for mental anguish even if an injury other than mental anguish is not shown;

(3) exemplary damages;

(4) court costs; and

(5) reasonable attorney's fees.

(c) A volunteer, resident, or family member or guardian of a resident who seeks relief under this section must report the alleged violation not later than the 180th day after the date on which the alleged violation of this section occurred or was discovered by the volunteer, resident, or family member or guardian of the resident through reasonable diligence.

(d) A suit under this section may be brought in the district court of the county in which the facility is located or in a district court of Travis County.
Tex. Local Government Code § 174.054 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 174 / Section 174.054
§ 174.054. EFFECT OF SUCCESSFUL REPEAL ELECTION.
Status: in_force

If a majority of the votes cast in an election under Section 174.053 favor repeal of the adoption of this chapter, the collective bargaining provisions of this chapter are void as to the political subdivision.