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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 777.012 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 777 / Section 777.012
§ 777.012. NUMBER AND LOCATION IDENTIFICATION SERVICE.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Service provider" means an entity providing local exchange access lines to a service user and includes a business service user that provides residential facilities and owns or leases a public or private telephone switch used to provide telephone service to facility residents.

(2) "Service user" means a person that is provided local exchange access lines, or their equivalent.

(b) A service provider shall furnish to a poison control center for each call to an emergency line of the center the telephone number of the subscribers and the address associated with the number.

(c) Information furnished to a poison control center under this section is confidential and is not available for public inspection. Information contained in an address database used to provide the number or location identification information under this section is confidential and is not available for public inspection. The service provider or a third party that maintains an address database is not liable to any person for the release of information furnished by the service provider or third party in providing number or location identification information under this section, unless the act or omission proximately causing the claim, damage, or loss constitutes gross negligence, recklessness, or intentional misconduct.
Tex. Government Code § 1207.084 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1207 / Section 1207.084
§ 1207.084. CONFLICT OR INCONSISTENCY WITH OTHER LAWS.
Status: in_force

When bonds are being issued to be exchanged under this subchapter, to the extent of a conflict or inconsistency between this subchapter and another law, this subchapter controls.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1063.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1063 / Section 1063.002
§ 1063.002. AUTHORITY FOR OPERATION.
Status: in_force

The Montgomery County Hospital District operates and is administered and financed in accordance with Section 9, Article IX, Texas Constitution, and has the rights, powers, and duties provided by this chapter.
Tex. Local Government Code § 241.002 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 241 / Section 241.002
§ 241.002. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.
Status: in_force

The legislature finds that:

(1) an airport hazard endangers the lives and property of users of the airport and of occupants of land in the vicinity of the airport;

(2) an airport hazard that is an obstruction reduces the size of the area available for the landing, taking off, and maneuvering of aircraft, tending to destroy or impair the utility of the airport and the public investment in the airport;

(3) the creation of an airport hazard is a public nuisance and an injury to the community served by the airport affected by the hazard;

(4) it is necessary in the interest of the public health, public safety, and general welfare to prevent the creation of an airport hazard;

(5) the creation of an airport hazard should be prevented, to the extent legally possible, by the exercise of the police power without compensation; and

(6) the prevention of the creation of an airport hazard and the elimination, the removal, the alteration, the mitigation, or the marking and lighting of an airport hazard are public purposes for which a political subdivision may raise and spend public funds and acquire land or interests in land.
Tex. Finance Code § 157.021 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 157 / Section 157.021
§ 157.021. INSPECTION; INVESTIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may conduct an inspection of a person licensed as a residential mortgage loan originator as the commissioner determines necessary to determine whether the person is complying with this chapter, Chapter 180, and applicable rules. An inspection under this subsection may include inspection of the books, records, documents, operations, and facilities of the person. The commissioner may request the assistance and cooperation of the sponsoring mortgage banker in providing needed documents and records. The commissioner may not make a request of the sponsoring mortgage banker for documents and records unrelated to the person being investigated or inspected. The commissioner may share evidence of criminal activity gathered during an inspection or investigation with any state or federal law enforcement agency.

(b) On the signed written complaint of a person, the commissioner shall investigate the actions and records of a person licensed as a residential mortgage loan originator if the complaint, or the complaint and documentary or other evidence presented in connection with the complaint, provides a reasonable cause. Before commencing an investigation, the commissioner must notify the licensed residential mortgage loan originator in writing of the complaint and that the commissioner intends to investigate the matter.

(c) For reasonable cause, the commissioner at any time may investigate a person licensed as a residential mortgage loan originator to determine whether the person is complying with this chapter, Chapter 180, and applicable rules.

(d) The commissioner may conduct an undercover or covert investigation only if the commissioner, after due consideration of the circumstances, determines that the investigation is necessary to prevent immediate harm and to carry out the purposes of this chapter.

(e) The finance commission by rule shall provide guidelines to govern an inspection or investigation, including rules to:

(1) determine the information and records of the licensed residential mortgage loan originator to which the commissioner may demand access during an inspection or an investigation; and

(2) establish what constitutes reasonable cause for an investigation.

(f) Information obtained by the commissioner during an inspection or an investigation is confidential unless disclosure of the information is permitted or required by other law.

(g) The commissioner may share information gathered during an investigation or inspection with any state or federal agency only if the commissioner determines there is a valid reason for the sharing.

(h) The commissioner may require reimbursement of expenses for each examiner for an on-site examination or inspection of a licensed residential mortgage loan originator if records are located out of state and are not made available for examination or inspection by the examiner in this state. The finance commission by rule shall set the maximum amount for the reimbursement of expenses authorized under this subsection.
Tex. Transportation Code § 131.902 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 131 / Section 131.902
§ 131.902. FREIGHT INTERURBAN RAILWAYS.
Status: in_force

(a) An entity incorporated as an electric, gas or gasoline, denatured alcohol, or naphtha interurban or motor railway that engages in transporting freight is subject to the control of the department.

(b) A corporation described by Subsection (a) is not exempt from payment of assessments that may be imposed against it for street improvements.

(c) An interurban railway described by Subsection (a):

(1) may exercise the same power of eminent domain as given by law to railroads;

(2) may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire right-of-way on which to construct its railway lines and sites for depots and power plants;

(3) has the same rights, powers, and privileges as granted by law to an interurban electric railway company; and

(4) may acquire, hold, and operate other public utilities in and adjacent to a municipality in or through which the company operates.

(d) An interurban railway company described by Subsection (a) may not condemn property on which is located a cemetery unless it is affirmatively shown, and found by the court trying the condemnation suit, that:

(1) it is necessary to take the property; and

(2) no other route is possible or practicable.
Tex. Water Code § 36.0151 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 36 / Section 36.0151
§ 36.0151. CREATION OF DISTRICT FOR PRIORITY GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT AREA.
Status: in_force

(a) If the commission is required to create a district under Section 35.012(b), it shall, without an evidentiary hearing, issue an order creating the district and shall provide in its order that temporary directors be appointed under Section 36.0161 and that an election be called by the temporary directors to authorize the district to assess taxes and to elect permanent directors.

(b) The commission shall notify the county commissioners court of each county with territory in the district of the district's creation as soon as practicable after issuing the order creating the district.

(c) The commission may amend the territory in an order issued under Section 35.008 or this section to adjust for areas that, in the time between when the order was issued under Section 35.008 and the order is issued under this section, have:

(1) been added to an existing district or created as a separate district; or

(2) not been added to an existing district or created as a separate district.

(d) In making a modification under Subsection (c), the commission may recommend:

(1) creation of a new district in the area; or

(2) that the area be added to a different district.

(e) Except as provided by Section 35.013(h), a change in the order under Subsection (c) does not affect a deadline under Section 35.012 or 35.013.

(f) Before September 1, 2021, the commission may not create a groundwater conservation district under this section in a county:

(1) in which the annual amount of surface water used is more than 50 times the annual amount of groundwater produced;

(2) that is located in a priority groundwater management area; and

(3) that has a population greater than 2.3 million.

(g) To the extent of a conflict between Subsection (f) and Section 35.012, Subsection (f) prevails.

(h) The commission may charge an annual fee not to exceed $500 to a county described by Subsection (f) for the purpose of studying compliance with that subsection in that county and the overall groundwater consumption in that county.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1003.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1003 / Section 1003.003
§ 1003.003. POLITICAL SUBDIVISION.
Status: in_force

The district is a political subdivision of this state.
Tex. Government Code § 62.005 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 62 / Section 62.005
§ 62.005. OBSERVATION OF DRAWING OF NAMES.
Status: in_force

(a) On written application of a party in a case that is pending on the docket of a justice, county, or district court for which a jury is required, the party or his authorized representative may be present and observe the drawing of the names of prospective jurors from the jury wheel and the placement of the names on the jury lists for the time period in which the party's case is set for trial.

(b) The identity of the persons whose names are drawn from the jury wheel and placed on the jury lists may not be revealed to the observer.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1102.303 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1102 / Section 1102.303
§ 1102.303. ACTING IN CONFLICTING CAPACITIES.
Status: in_force

An inspector may not act in a transaction in the dual capacity of inspector and:

(1) undisclosed principal; or

(2) broker or salesperson.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 437B.155 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 437B / Section 437B.155
§ 437B.155. REIMBURSEMENT OF INSPECTION FEE.
Status: in_force

On request of a mobile food vendor, the department shall reimburse the vendor the portion of the fee charged for each health inspection required under this subchapter that was not conducted by the department or local authority under a collaborative agreement during the time the vendor's license was valid. The department shall reimburse the vendor not later than the 30th day after the date the department receives the vendor's request.
Tex. Utilities Code § 104.059 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 104 / Section 104.059
§ 104.059. PENSION AND OTHER POSTEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS.
Status: in_force

(a) In establishing a gas utility's rates, the regulatory authority shall allow recovery of the gas utility's costs of pensions and other postemployment benefits, as determined by actuarial or other similar studies in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, in amounts the regulatory authority finds reasonable and necessary.

(b) If a gas utility establishes one or more reserve accounts for the purpose of tracking changes in the costs of pensions and other postemployment benefits, the gas utility shall periodically record in a reserve account any difference between:

(1) the annual amount of pension and other postemployment benefits approved and included in the gas utility's then current rates or, if that annual amount cannot be determined from the regulatory authority's order, the amount recorded for pension and other postemployment benefits under generally accepted accounting principles during the first year that rates from the gas utility's last general rate proceeding were in effect; and

(2) the annual amount of costs of pensions and other postemployment benefits as determined by actuarial or other similar studies that would otherwise be recorded by the gas utility were this provision not applicable.

(c) The gas utility must:

(1) establish separate reserve accounts for pensions and for other postemployment benefits; and

(2) apply the same methodology to allocate pension and other postemployment benefits between capital and expense as in the gas utility's last rate case.

(d) A surplus in a reserve account exists if the amount of pension and other postemployment benefits under Subsection (b)(1) is greater than the amount determined under Subsection (b)(2). A shortage in a reserve account exists if the amount of pension and other postemployment benefits under Subsection (b)(1) is less than the amount determined under Subsection (b)(2).

(e) If the gas utility establishes reserve accounts for the costs of pensions and other postemployment benefits, the regulatory authority at a subsequent general rate proceeding shall:

(1) review the amounts recorded to each reserve account to determine whether the amounts are reasonable and necessary;

(2) determine in accordance with Subsection (d) whether each reserve account has a surplus or shortage; and

(3) subtract any surplus from or add any shortage to the gas utility's rate base, with the surplus or shortage amortized over a reasonable time.
Tex. Insurance Code § 462.152 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 462 / Section 462.152
§ 462.152. MAXIMUM TOTAL ASSESSMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The total assessment of a member insurer in a year may not exceed an amount equal to two percent of the insurer's net direct written premiums for the calendar year preceding the assessment.

(b) If the maximum assessment and the association's other assets are insufficient in a year to make all necessary payments, the money available shall be prorated and the association shall pay the unpaid portion as soon as money becomes available.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 13.459 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 13 / Section 13.459
§ 13.459. SERVICE COMPANY LICENSE REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall issue a license to each qualified applicant who applies for a service company license.

(b) An applicant for the issuance or renewal of a license under this section must:

(1) submit to the department a certificate of insurance evidencing that the applicant has an insurance policy that meets the requirements of Section 13.460 effective for the period for which the license is to be issued or renewed; and

(2) meet any other requirements provided by department rule.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1951.105 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1951 / Section 1951.105
§ 1951.105. RULES GOVERNING COMMITTEE; COMMITTEE MEETINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall adopt rules for the operation of the committee, including rules governing:

(1) the purpose, role, responsibility, and goals of the committee;

(2) the quorum requirements for the committee;

(3) the qualifications required for members of the committee, which may include experience and geographic representation requirements;

(4) the appointment process for the committee;

(5) the members' terms;

(6) the training requirements;

(7) a process to regularly evaluate the effectiveness of the committee; and

(8) a requirement that the committee comply with Chapter 551, Government Code.

(b) The committee shall:

(1) at the first meeting of each year, elect from the committee's members a presiding officer and an assistant presiding officer to serve a term of one year;

(2) meet quarterly;

(3) operate under Robert's Rules of Order; and

(4) record the minutes of each meeting.

(c) The rules adopted under Subsection (a) must provide that the presiding officer of the committee:

(1) is responsible for setting an agenda for each committee meeting; and

(2) may add an item to an agenda on request by the department or commissioner.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 361.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 361 / Section 361.002
§ 361.002. POLICY; FINDINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) It is this state's policy and the purpose of this chapter to safeguard the health, welfare, and physical property of the people and to protect the environment by controlling the management of solid waste, including accounting for hazardous waste that is generated.

(b) The storage, processing, and disposal of hazardous waste at municipal solid waste facilities pose a risk to public health and the environment, and in order to protect the environment and to provide measures for adequate protection of public health, it is in the public interest to require hazardous waste to be stored, processed, and disposed of only at permitted hazardous industrial solid waste facilities.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 300A.0029 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 300A / Section 300A.0029
§ 300A.0029. ADMINISTRATION OF PROPERTY, DEBTS, AND ASSETS AFTER DISSOLUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) After dissolution of a district under Section 300A.0028, the board shall continue to control and administer any property, debts, and assets of the district until all funds have been disposed of and all district debts have been paid or settled.

(b) As soon as practicable after the dissolution of the district, the board shall transfer to each institutional health care provider in the district the provider's proportionate share of any remaining funds in any local provider participation fund created by the district under Section 300A.0102.

(c) If, after administering any property and assets, the board determines that the district's property and assets are insufficient to pay the debts of the district, the district shall transfer the remaining debts to the local governments that created the district in proportion to the funds contributed to the district by each local government, including a paying hospital in the local government.

(d) If, after complying with Subsections (b) and (c) and administering the property and assets, the board determines that unused funds remain, the board shall transfer the unused funds to the local governments that created the district in proportion to the funds contributed to the district by each local government, including a paying hospital in the local government.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 18A.453 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 18A / Section 18A.453
§ 18A.453. SEALING AND CUSTODY OF RECORDINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) Immediately on the expiration of the period of an interception order and all extensions, if any, the recordings under Article 18A.451 shall be:

(1) made available to the judge issuing the order; and

(2) sealed under the judge's directions.

(b) Custody of the recordings shall be wherever the judge orders.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8823.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8823 / Section 8823.053
§ 8823.053. ELECTION DATE.
Status: in_force

After the creation of the district is confirmed, the district shall hold an election to elect the appropriate number of directors on the uniform election date prescribed by Section 41.001, Election Code, in November of each even-numbered year.
Tex. Insurance Code § 481.005 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 481 / Section 481.005
§ 481.005. SITUS OF DEPOSIT FOR TAX PURPOSES.
Status: in_force

For purposes of state, county, or municipal taxation, the situs of deposited securities is the municipality and county in which the principal business office of the insurer making the deposit is fixed by the insurer's charter.
Tex. Water Code § 56.024 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 56 / Section 56.024
§ 56.024. HEARING ON PRELIMINARY REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) At the first regular or special meeting of the commissioners court after the engineer files his preliminary report with the clerk, the commissioners court shall schedule the report for hearing at a regular or special meeting, which must be held during the period beginning on the 20th day and ending with the 30th day after the day the commissioners court schedules the hearing.

(b) The clerk shall post notice of the hearing on the preliminary report in the manner provided in Section 56.017 of this code.

(c) At the hearing, any resident or nonresident freehold taxpayer whose land may be affected by the improvements, may appear and object to any of the improvements because they are not located at the proper places or they are not sufficient in number or capacity to properly drain the territory.
Tex. Government Code § 854.308 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 854 / Section 854.308
§ 854.308. RETURN OF DISABILITY RETIREE TO ACTIVE SERVICE OR EMPLOYMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) If a retiree who is less than 60 years old and who is receiving a disability retirement annuity resumes employment with a participating municipality or otherwise becomes gainfully employed, the person automatically resumes membership in the retirement system, and the board of trustees shall terminate the person's annuity payments.

(b) If a person resumes membership under this section, the retirement system shall restore to effect any prior service credit, special prior service credit, antecedent service credit, or updated service credit used in determining the amount of the person's annuity at the time of disability retirement. If the person subsequently retires, the retirement system shall allow the person credit for all current service for which required contributions have been made and not withdrawn.
Tex. Government Code § 660.028 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 660 / Section 660.028
§ 660.028. AUDITS.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller shall audit a voucher either before or after the comptroller issues a warrant or initiates an electronic funds transfer in response to the voucher. The audit must be conducted in accordance with Sections 403.011(12), 403.071, and 403.079.

(b) If the comptroller audits a state agency's voucher after the comptroller issues a warrant or initiates an electronic funds transfer in response to the voucher, the comptroller may require the agency to maintain in its files the description, information, and documentation relating to the travel expense paid or reimbursed by the voucher until the comptroller audits the voucher.

(c) If a state agency pays or reimburses a travel expense without first submitting a voucher to the comptroller, the comptroller may audit the payment or reimbursement for compliance with this chapter and the travel provisions of the General Appropriations Act. The comptroller may report the results of the audit to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, the state auditor, and the Legislative Budget Board. The state agency shall cooperate with the comptroller and make available the description, information, and documentation required by the comptroller at the time and in the manner required by the comptroller.

(d) The comptroller may require a state agency to maintain in its files the description, information, and documentation regarding a travel expense payment or reimbursement for the period required by the comptroller.

(e) The comptroller may require or authorize the description, information, and documentation relating to a travel expense payment or reimbursement to be maintained in paper form or electronically.