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Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 8.106 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 8 / Section 8.106
§ 8.106. CONTROL.
Status: in_force

(a) A purchaser has control of a certificated security in bearer form if the certificated security is delivered to the purchaser.

(b) A purchaser has control of a certificated security in registered form if the certificated security is delivered to the purchaser and:

(1) the certificate is indorsed to the purchaser or in blank by an effective indorsement; or

(2) the certificate is registered in the name of the purchaser, on original issue or registration of transfer by the issuer.

(c) A purchaser has control of an uncertificated security if:

(1) the uncertificated security is delivered to the purchaser; or

(2) the issuer has agreed that it will comply with instructions originated by the purchaser without further consent by the registered owner.

(d) A purchaser has control of a security entitlement if:

(1) the purchaser becomes the entitlement holder;

(2) the securities intermediary has agreed that it will comply with entitlement orders originated by the purchaser without further consent by the entitlement holder; or

(3) another person has control of the security entitlement on behalf of the purchaser or, having previously acquired control of the security entitlement, acknowledges that it has control on behalf of the purchaser.

(e) If an interest in a security entitlement is granted by the entitlement holder to the entitlement holder's own securities intermediary, the securities intermediary has control.

(f) A purchaser who has satisfied the requirements of Subsection (c) or (d) has control, even if the registered owner in the case of Subsection (c) or the entitlement holder in the case of Subsection (d) retains the right to make substitutions for the uncertificated security or security entitlement, to originate instructions or entitlement orders to the issuer or securities intermediary, or otherwise to deal with the uncertificated security or security entitlement.

(g) An issuer or a securities intermediary may not enter into an agreement of the kind described in Subsection (c)(2) or (d)(2) without the consent of the registered owner or entitlement holder, but an issuer or a securities intermediary is not required to enter into such an agreement even though the registered owner or entitlement holder so directs. An issuer or securities intermediary that has entered into such an agreement is not required to confirm the existence of the agreement to another party unless requested to do so by the registered owner or entitlement holder.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 31.007 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 31 / Section 31.007
§ 31.007. APPLICATION FOR SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules relating to application procedures for admission to the program.

(b) An applicant must complete or cause to be completed an application form prescribed by the department.

(c) The application form must be accompanied by:

(1) a statement by the applicant, or by the person with a legal obligation to provide for the applicant's support, that the applicant or person is financially unable to pay for all or part of the cost of the necessary services; and

(2) any other assurances from the applicant or any documentary evidence required by department rules that is necessary to support the applicant's eligibility.

(d) Except as permitted by department rules, the department may not provide services or authorize payment for services delivered to an individual before the eligibility date assigned to the individual by the department.

(e) The department shall determine or cause to be determined the eligibility date in accordance with department rules. The date may not be later than the date on which the individual submits a properly completed application form and all supporting documents required by this chapter or department rules.
Tex. Education Code § 61.312 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.312
§ 61.312. HONORARY DEGREES; OFFENSES.
Status: in_force

(a) No person may award or offer to award an honorary degree on behalf of a private postsecondary educational institution subject to the provisions of this subchapter unless the institution has been issued a certificate of authority to award such a degree. The honorary degree shall plainly state on its face that it is honorary.

(b) A person commits an offense if the person:

(1) grants or offers to grant an honorary degree in violation of this section; or

(2) solicits another person to seek or accept an honorary degree the actor knows is offered in violation of this section.

(c) An offense under Subsection (b) is a Class A misdemeanor.

(d) In addition to any other venue authorized by law, venue for the prosecution of an offense under Subsection (b) is in the county in which an element of the offense occurs or in Travis County.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7929A.0105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7929A / Section 7929A.0105
§ 7929A.0105. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

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

(b) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of:

(1) a municipal utility district as provided by general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and

(2) Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation, or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 21.09 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 21 / Section 21.09
§ 21.09. DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

If known, personal property alleged in an indictment shall be identified by name, kind, number, and ownership. When such is unknown, that fact shall be stated, and a general classification, describing and identifying the property as near as may be, shall suffice. If the property be real estate, its general locality in the county, and the name of the owner, occupant or claimant thereof, shall be a sufficient description of the same.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8152.0401 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8152 / Section 8152.0401
§ 8152.0401. 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 8152.0403.

(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. Special District Local Laws Code § 8859.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8859 / Section 8859.053
§ 8859.053. APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board consists of seven directors as follows:

(1) one director appointed by the commissioners court of Fannin County at the discretion of the commissioners court;

(2) one director appointed by the commissioners court of Fannin County selected from a list of nominees submitted to the commissioners court by the governing bodies of the municipalities in Fannin County;

(3) one director appointed by the commissioners court of Fannin County selected from a list of nominees submitted to the commissioners court by the water services districts and water supply corporations that provide retail water service to customers in Fannin County, subject to the limitation provided by Subsection (f);

(4) two directors appointed by the governing body of the municipality in Grayson County that has the largest annual production of groundwater by volume for the four years preceding the appointment;

(5) one director appointed jointly by the governing bodies of the municipalities in Grayson County other than the municipality described by Subdivision (4); and

(6) one director appointed jointly by the governing boards of all water services districts and water supply corporations that provide retail water service to customers in Grayson County, subject to the limitation provided by Subsection (f).

(b) Directors must be appointed not later than the second Monday in August of each odd-numbered year.

(c) Not later than the 60th day before the second Monday in August of each odd-numbered year, the district shall mail written notice to each entity authorized to make an appointment under Subsection (a).

(d) The board by rule shall adopt a procedure for the written submission of appointments to the district.

(e) An entity that Subsection (a)(2) or (3) authorizes to nominate persons for director shall submit a list of nominees not later than the 30th day before the date the appointment is to be made under this section. If an entity designated by Subsection (a)(2) or (3) does not submit the list before that date, the commissioners court of Fannin County may appoint a director to the position for which the list was not received at the discretion of the commissioners court.

(f) A water services district or water supply corporation in Grayson and Fannin Counties may not participate in the appointment of a director unless that district or corporation used groundwater produced from wells located within the district to provide retail water service in the district during the calendar year of the appointment or the calendar year preceding the appointment. The board may require evidence of eligibility to participate.
Tex. Transportation Code § 724.064 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 724 / Section 724.064
§ 724.064. ADMISSIBILITY IN CRIMINAL PROCEEDING OF SPECIMEN ANALYSIS.
Status: in_force

On the trial of a criminal proceeding arising out of an offense under Chapter 49, Penal Code, involving the operation of a motor vehicle or a watercraft, or an offense under Section 106.041, Alcoholic Beverage Code, evidence of the alcohol concentration or presence of a controlled substance, drug, dangerous drug, or other substance as shown by analysis of a specimen of the person's blood, breath, or urine or any other bodily substance taken at the request or order of a peace officer is admissible.
Tex. Government Code § 4001.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 4001 / Section 4001.002
§ 4001.002. PURPOSES; CONSTRUCTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The general purposes of this title are to:

(1) protect investors and, consistent with that purpose, encourage capital formation, job formation, and free and competitive securities markets;

(2) maximize coordination with federal and other states' laws and administration, particularly with respect to procedure, reports, forms, and exemptions; and

(3) minimize regulatory burdens on issuers and other persons subject to this title, especially small businesses.

(b) This title may be construed and implemented to effectuate the title's general purposes.
Tex. Insurance Code § 982.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 982 / Section 982.002
§ 982.002. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies to any insurance company that is organized under the laws of another state or country and that wants to engage in or is engaging in the business of insurance in this state.
Tex. Transportation Code § 224.003 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 224 / Section 224.003
§ 224.003. ACQUISITION BY COMMISSIONERS COURT.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court of a county may acquire by purchase or eminent domain any real property, including a right-of-way, or material, including timber, earth, stone, or gravel, that the commission determines is necessary or convenient to a state highway to be constructed, reconstructed, maintained, widened, straightened, or extended. Real property acquired for streambed diversion may not exceed 100 feet in width.

(b) The commission shall furnish to the commissioners court the plats or field notes of the real property and the description of any required materials. After receiving the plats, notes, or description, the commissioners court may make the acquisition in accordance with those documents.

(c) The acquisition is on behalf of the state with title to the State of Texas.

(d) The commissioners court may exercise the power of eminent domain within the limits of a municipality only with the prior consent of the municipality's governing body.

(e) The county may pay for the acquisition from the county road and bridge fund, a special road fund, or any other available county fund.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8147.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8147 / Section 8147.003
§ 8147.003. CONFIRMATION ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The board shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
Tex. Estates Code § 452.002 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 452 / Section 452.002
§ 452.002. APPLICATION FOR APPOINTMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may file with the court clerk a written application for the appointment of a temporary administrator of a decedent's estate under this subchapter.

(b) The application must:

(1) be verified;

(2) include the information required by:

(A) Sections 256.052, 256.053, and 256.054, if the decedent died testate; or

(B) Section 301.052, if the decedent died intestate; and

(3) include an affidavit that:

(A) states the name, address, and interest of the applicant;

(B) states the facts showing an immediate necessity for the appointment of a temporary administrator;

(C) lists the requested powers and duties of the temporary administrator;

(D) states that the applicant is entitled to letters of temporary administration and is not disqualified by law from serving as a temporary administrator; and

(E) describes the property that the applicant believes to be in the decedent's estate.
Tex. Local Government Code § 62.043 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 62 / Section 62.043
§ 62.043. BOND.
Status: in_force

(a) A judge appointing a receiver shall set the receiver's bond at an amount that is at least twice the probable amount of the indebtedness or the value of the property of the municipality.

(b) The bond must be conditioned that the receiver will faithfully perform the duties of receiver and that the receiver will pay and deliver all money and property acquired as receiver to the parties entitled to the money or property.

(c) The bond must be approved by the judge who appoints the receiver.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 62.0065 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 62 / Section 62.0065
§ 62.0065. HUNTING DEER WITH DOGS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (d), a person may not recklessly use a dog to hunt or pursue a deer in this state.

(b) Subject to Subsection (a), the commission by rule may prescribe the type of firearm that may be possessed during an open deer season by a person who is in actual or constructive possession of a dog while in the field on another person's land or property in Angelina, Hardin, Harris, Harrison, Houston, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Montgomery, Nacogdoches, Newton, Orange, Panola, Polk, Rusk, Sabine, San Augustine, San Jacinto, Shelby, Trinity, Tyler, or Walker County.

(c) It is not a defense to prosecution under Subsection (a) or to prosecution for violation of a rule adopted under Subsection (b) that the defendant was not the owner or in immediate possession of the dog or that the offense or violation was committed without the effective consent of the dog's owner.

(d) The commission by rule may authorize the use of dogs to trail wounded deer.
Tex. Government Code § 43.157 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 43 / Section 43.157
§ 43.157.
Status: in_force

Sec. 43.157. 142ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT. (a) The voters of the 142nd Judicial District elect a district attorney.

(b) The district attorney represents the state in criminal cases in all district and inferior courts other than municipal courts having jurisdiction in Midland County.

(c) The district attorney has all of the powers, duties, and privileges conferred by law on district and prosecuting attorneys relating to:

(1) the prosecution of felony and misdemeanor criminal cases;

(2) matters directly relating to criminal cases, including asset and bond forfeitures; and

(3) delinquent children, children in need of supervision, and protective orders under Chapter 71, Family Code.
Tex. Transportation Code § 683.055 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 683 / Section 683.055
§ 683.055. RULES AND FORMS.
Status: in_force

The department may adopt rules and prescribe forms to implement Sections 683.051-683.054.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 111.0511 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 111 / Section 111.0511
§ 111.0511. SERVICE DELIVERY BY TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

The Texas Workforce Commission has primary responsibility for providing vocational rehabilitation services and other services and programs under Subtitle C, Title 4, Labor Code, notwithstanding Section 111.051 and subject to receipt of any required federal approval to administer those services and programs. A power or duty under this chapter, including rulemaking authority, of the department, the commissioner, or the executive commissioner that is applicable to those services or programs is a power or duty of the Texas Workforce Commission with respect to those services or programs. All other state agencies engaged in vocational rehabilitation services or related services or programs shall coordinate those activities with the Texas Workforce Commission.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8495.007 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8495 / Section 8495.007
§ 8495.007. ANNEXATION BY MUNICIPALITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, if all of the territory of the district is annexed by a municipality into the corporate limits of that municipality before the date of the election under Section 8495.003, the district may not be dissolved and shall continue until the district is dissolved under Section 43.074, Local Government Code.

(b) Section 54.016(f), Water Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 101.06 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 101 / Section 101.06
§ 101.06. TESTIMONY OF ACCOMPLICE.
Status: in_force

A conviction for a violation of this code cannot be had upon the testimony of an accomplice unless corroborated by other evidence tending to connect the defendant with the offense committed; and the corroboration is not sufficient if it merely shows the commission of the offense.
Tex. Insurance Code § 558.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 558 / Section 558.002
§ 558.002. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER; REFUND OF UNEARNED PREMIUM.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter applies to an insurer that issues an insurance policy that requires the insurer to maintain an unearned premium reserve for the portion of the written policy premium applicable to the unexpired or unused part of the policy period for which the premium has been paid.

(b) An insurer shall promptly refund the appropriate portion of any unearned premium to the policyholder if the policy:

(1) has a remaining unearned premium reserve; and

(2) is canceled or terminated by the insured or the insurer before the end of its term.

(c) A guaranty association shall promptly refund any unearned premium as described by Subchapter E, Chapter 462, or Sections 463.003(9) and 463.259.

(d) An insurer shall refund the appropriate portion of any unearned premium to the policyholder not later than the 15th business day after the effective date of cancellation or termination of a policy of personal automobile or residential property insurance, as those terms are defined by Section 2301.051.

(e) Notwithstanding Subsection (d), a guaranty association shall refund any unearned premium as described by Subchapter E, Chapter 462, not later than the 30th business day after the date the guaranty association receives any necessary and accurate financial information, including supporting accounting information, required to determine unearned premium under a policy of personal automobile or residential property insurance, as those terms are defined by Section 2301.051.

(f) For purposes of this section, "business day" means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday recognized by this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3843.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3843 / Section 3843.006
§ 3843.006. TORT LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

The district is a governmental unit under Chapter 101, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, and the operations of the district are essential government functions and are not proprietary functions for any purpose, including the application of Chapter 101, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.
Tex. Transportation Code § 201.980 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 201 / Section 201.980
§ 201.980. TEXAS FLAGS AT INTERNATIONAL PORTS-OF-ENTRY.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall erect and maintain a Texas flag to designate the state boundary at an appropriate location at or near each interstate, United States, or state highway originating at an official port-of-entry along an international border.

(b) A Texas flag flown under this section shall be visible from the international port-of-entry and must be equal in size or larger than the flag of any foreign nation flown at the port-of-entry operating on the other side of the international border.

(c) The department may contract with any governmental or private entity for the care and maintenance of any Texas flag flown under this section.
Tex. Government Code § 815.105 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 815 / Section 815.105
§ 815.105. ADOPTING TABLES.
Status: in_force

At least once every four years, the board of trustees shall adopt mortality, service, and other tables the board considers necessary for the retirement system after considering the results of the actuary's investigation of the mortality, service, and compensation experience of the system's members and beneficiaries under Section 815.206.
Tex. Government Code § 1505.110 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1505 / Section 1505.110
§ 1505.110. OPERATING EXPENSES AS FIRST LIEN.
Status: in_force

(a) The reasonable costs of administering and operating and the reasonable expense of maintaining the project are a first lien against the revenue and income from the operation of the project, superior to the lien of any indenture or deed of trust on the project.

(b) From the revenue and income of the project, the municipality shall, monthly or more frequently if necessary:

(1) first deposit to the credit of the operation and maintenance account an amount sufficient to pay the costs and expense described in Subsection (a); and

(2) deposit to the credit of the interest and sinking fund account an amount sufficient to pay when due the principal of and interest on the obligation.

(c) Revenue or income from a project may not be used except as provided by this section while an obligation related to the project remains outstanding.