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Tex. Insurance Code § 2651.007 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2651 / Section 2651.007
§ 2651.007. LICENSE RENEWAL.
Status: in_force

(a) A title insurance agent may renew a license by:

(1) filing a completed license renewal application form with the department; and

(2) paying the nonrefundable license renewal fee to the department.

(b) The department shall prescribe the license renewal application form.

(c) The department shall prescribe the license renewal fee in an amount not to exceed $50.

(d) Not later than the 20th business day after the date the department receives a renewal application, the department shall notify the applicant in writing of any deficiencies in the application that render the renewal application incomplete.

(e) Not later than the fifth business day after the date the renewal application is complete, the department shall notify the applicant in writing of the date that the renewal application is complete.

(f) A renewal application is automatically approved on the 30th business day after the date the renewal application is complete, unless on or before that date the department notifies the applicant in writing of the factual grounds on which the department proposes to deny the license under Section 2651.301.

(g) The department may provide a notice required under this section by e-mail.
Tex. Water Code § 49.184 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 49 / Section 49.184
§ 49.184. APPROVAL OF BONDS BY ATTORNEY GENERAL; REGISTRATION OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) Before bonds issued by a district are delivered to the purchasers, a certified copy of all proceedings relating to organization of the district for first bond issues and issuance of the bonds and other relevant information shall be sent to the attorney general.

(b) The attorney general shall carefully examine the bonds, with regard to the record and the constitution and laws of this state governing the issuance of bonds, and the attorney general shall officially approve and certify the bonds if he or she finds that they conform to the record and the constitution and laws of this state and are valid and binding obligations of the district.

(c) After the attorney general approves and certifies the bonds, the comptroller shall register them in a book kept for that purpose and shall record the certificate of the attorney general.

(d) After the approval and registration of the bonds by the comptroller, they shall be incontestable in any court or other forum, for any reason, and shall be valid and binding obligations in accordance with their terms for all purposes.

(e) A contract or lease in which the proceeds of the contract or lease are pledged to the payment of a bond may be submitted to the attorney general along with the bond records, and, if submitted, the approval by the attorney general of the bonds shall constitute an approval of the contract or lease and the contract or lease shall be incontestable. A contract or lease, other than a contract or lease in which the proceeds of the contract or lease are pledged to the payment of a bond, may be submitted to the attorney general along with the bond records, and, if reviewed and approved by the attorney general, the approval of the bonds shall constitute an approval of the contract or lease and the contract or lease shall be incontestable.

(f) In any proceeding concerning the validity of the creation of a district or the annexation of property by a district, a certificate of ownership as certified by the central appraisal district of the county or counties in which the property is located creates a presumption of ownership, and additional proof of ownership is not required unless there is substantial evidence in the official deed records of the county in which the property is located to rebut the presumption. On request by a district, the central appraisal district of the county or counties in which the district is located shall furnish certificates of ownership and may charge reasonable fees to recover the actual costs incurred in preparing the certificates.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 772.122 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 772 / Section 772.122
§ 772.122. REPAYMENT OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

The board may provide for the payment of principal of and interest on the bonds by pledging all or any part of the district's revenues from the 9-1-1 emergency service fee or from other sources.
Tex. Family Code § 151.002 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 151 / Section 151.002
§ 151.002. RIGHTS OF A LIVING CHILD AFTER AN ABORTION OR PREMATURE BIRTH; CIVIL PENALTY; CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) A living human child born alive after an abortion or premature birth is entitled to the same rights, powers, and privileges as are granted by the laws of this state to any other child born alive after the normal gestation period.

(b) In this code, "born alive" means the complete expulsion or extraction from its mother of a product of conception, irrespective of the duration of pregnancy, which, after such separation, breathes or shows any other evidence of life such as beating of the heart, pulsation of the umbilical cord, or definite movement of voluntary muscles, whether or not the umbilical cord has been cut or the placenta is attached. Each product of the birth is considered born alive.

(c) For purposes of this section, a physician-patient relationship is established between a child born alive after an abortion and the physician who performed or attempted to perform the abortion. The physician must exercise the same degree of professional skill, care, and diligence to preserve the life and health of the child as a reasonably diligent and conscientious physician would render to any other child born alive at the same gestational age. In this subsection, "professional skill, care, and diligence" includes a requirement that the physician who performed or attempted the abortion ensure that the child born alive be immediately transferred to a hospital.

(d) A woman on whom an abortion, as defined by Section 245.002, Health and Safety Code, is performed or attempted to be performed may not be held liable under this section.

(e) A physician who violates Subsection (c) by failing to provide the appropriate medical treatment to a child born alive after an abortion or an attempted abortion is liable to the state for a civil penalty of not less than $100,000. The attorney general may bring a suit to collect the penalty. In addition to the civil penalty, the attorney general may recover reasonable attorney's fees. The civil penalty described in this subsection is in addition to any other recovery authorized under other law.

(f) A person who has knowledge of a failure to comply with this section shall report to the attorney general. The identity and any personally identifiable information of the person reporting the failure to comply with this section is confidential under Chapter 552, Government Code.

(g) A physician or health care practitioner who violates Subsection (c) by failing to provide the appropriate medical treatment to a child born alive after an abortion or an attempted abortion commits an offense. An offense under this subsection is a felony of the third degree.
Tex. Local Government Code § 322.023 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 322 / Section 322.023
§ 322.023. OATH; BOND.
Status: in_force

(a) Within 15 days after the date a park commissioner is appointed, the commissioner must qualify by taking the official oath and by filing a good and sufficient bond with the county clerk of the county the commissioner represents.

(b) The bond must be:

(1) payable to the order of the county judge of the county that the commissioner represents;

(2) approved by the commissioners court of that county;

(3) in an amount prescribed by that commissioners court of $5,000 or more; and

(4) conditioned that the commissioner will faithfully perform the duties of park commissioner, including the proper handling of all money that comes into the hands of the park commissioner in the commissioner's capacity as park commissioner.

(c) The board shall pay the cost of the bond.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.1891 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.1891
§ 152.1891. PANOLA COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The Panola County Juvenile Board is composed of the county judge and the district judges in Panola County.

(b) The juvenile court judge is the chairman of the board and its chief administrative officer.

(c) The commissioners court may pay the juvenile board members additional annual compensation set by the commissioners court at not more than $1,800 for the added duties imposed on the members. The additional compensation shall be paid in equal monthly installments from the general fund of the county.

(d) The commissioners court shall certify all claims for expenses of the juvenile probation officer as necessary in the performance of the officer's duties. The commissioners court shall provide the necessary funds to pay the salaries and expenses of the juvenile probation officer.

(e) Sections 152.0002, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006, 152.0007, and 152.0008 do not apply to the juvenile board of Panola County.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1115.204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1115 / Section 1115.204
§ 1115.204. MATURITY OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

District general obligation bonds must mature not later than 40 years after their date of issuance.
Tex. Local Government Code § 119.011 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 119 / Section 119.011
§ 119.011. CERTAIN COVERAGE AUTHORIZED; VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENTS.
Status: in_force

The pool may provide coverage against liability for the acts or omissions of:

(1) a volunteer fire department that contracts with a county participating in the pool for the provision of fire protection or fire-fighting equipment under Subchapter A, Chapter 352;

(2) a volunteer for a fire department described by Subdivision (1), to the extent the acts or omissions arise in the course and scope of the volunteer's activities as a volunteer for the fire department; and

(3) a person described by Section 352.004(b).
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 17.92 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 17 / Section 17.92
§ 17.92. PENALTY.
Status: in_force

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

(1) conducts a sale in violation of Section 17.82 of this code;

(2) conducts a going out of business sale without a valid permit issued under Section 17.84 of this code;

(3) sells an item at a going out of business sale in violation of Section 17.85 of this code;

(4) fails to file an inventory required by Section 17.86 or 17.87 of this code; or

(5) sells an item at retail in violation of Section 17.88 of this code.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.

(c) Each day of violation constitutes a separate offense.
Tex. Local Government Code § 331.009 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 331 / Section 331.009
§ 331.009. ROAD CLOSINGS.
Status: in_force

A roadway on land acquired by a municipality for park purposes outside the municipal limits, or a roadway that abuts on both sides land that the municipality or county may dedicate to the management and control of the other under Section 331.008, may be closed by order of the commissioners court of the county in which the roadway is located. All rights that the state may have in the roadway as a result of a previous dedication are canceled and surrendered to the county or municipality, as appropriate.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3870.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3870 / Section 3870.202
§ 3870.202. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Tex. Government Code § 437.061 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 437 / Section 437.061
§ 437.061. REMOVAL PROVISIONS FOR ADJUTANT GENERAL.
Status: in_force

(a) It is a ground for removal that the adjutant general:

(1) does not have at the time of appointment the qualifications for service required by this chapter;

(2) does not maintain the qualifications for service required by this chapter;

(3) does not obtain approval of the General Officer Federal Recognition Board or its successors;

(4) is found to have violated ethical standards of conduct of the federal government, this state, or the department; or

(5) cannot discharge the duties required by the position because of illness or disability.

(b) The validity of an action of the adjutant general is not affected by the fact that it is taken when a ground for removal exists.

(c) If a potential ground for removal exists, the deputy adjutant general with the longest tenure in that position in the department shall notify the governor that a potential ground for removal exists.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 102.004 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 102 / Section 102.004
§ 102.004. INJUNCTION OR OTHER RELIEF.
Status: in_force

(a) The attorney general or appropriate district or county attorney, in the name of the state, may bring an action for an injunction or other process against a person who violates or threatens to violate Section 102.002, 102.003, or 102.0031.

(b) The action may be brought in a district court in:

(1) Travis County; or

(2) a county in which any part of the violation or threatened violation occurs.

(c) The court may grant any prohibitory or mandatory relief warranted by the facts, including a temporary restraining order, temporary injunction, or permanent injunction.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3831.253 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3831 / Section 3831.253
§ 3831.253. FILING AND VERIFICATION OF PETITION.
Status: in_force

(a) The applicants requesting a petition under Section 3831.251 may file a request with the City of Temple for the petition to be verified. The applicants must file the request not later than the 120th day after the date the petition is issued by the City of Temple.

(b) If the applicants file a request for verification of the petition, the City of Temple shall examine the names of the signers of petitions and determine whether the signers of the petition were registered voters of the city at the time the petition was issued.

(c) The City of Temple shall certify to the city council the number of registered voters signing the petition not later than the 15th day after the date the request for verification was filed.

(d) A signature may not be counted under this section if there is good reason to believe that:

(1) the signature is not the actual signature of the purported signer;

(2) the voter registration certificate number is not correct;

(3) the signature duplicates a name or the handwriting used in any other signature on the petition; or

(4) the signer's residence address cannot be verified.
Tex. Education Code § 85.01 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 85 / Section 85.01
§ 85.01. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "System" or "university system" means The Texas A&M University System.

(2) "Board" means the board of regents of The Texas A&M University System.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 32.255 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 32 / Section 32.255
§ 32.255. DEED REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) A trade of land dedicated to the permanent school fund may be made only by a deed signed jointly by the commissioner and the governor.

(b) The governor's failure to sign the deed is a veto of the proposed trade.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 242.605 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 242 / Section 242.605
§ 242.605. MEDICATION REFERENCE SOURCES.
Status: in_force

An institution shall maintain updated medication reference texts or sources. If the institution has a resident younger than 18 years of age, these texts or sources must include information on pediatric medications, dosages, sites, routes, techniques of administration of medications, desired effects, and possible side effects.
Tex. Labor Code § 409.007 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 409 / Section 409.007
§ 409.007. DEATH BENEFIT CLAIMS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person must file a claim for death benefits with the division or insurance carrier not later than the first anniversary of the date of the employee's death.

(b) Failure to file in the time required by Subsection (a) bars the claim unless:

(1) the person is a minor or incompetent; or

(2) good cause exists for the failure to file a claim under this section.

(c) A separate claim must be filed for each legal beneficiary unless the claim expressly includes or is made on behalf of another person.

(d) If a person files a claim for death benefits with an insurance carrier, at the time the carrier receives the claim the carrier shall, in the form and manner prescribed by the division:

(1) create and maintain a record documenting receipt of the claim; and

(2) provide written notice to the division that the person filed the claim.
Tex. Local Government Code § 262.0275 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 262 / Section 262.0275
§ 262.0275. SAFETY RECORD OF BIDDER CONSIDERED.
Status: in_force

In determining who is a responsible bidder, the commissioners court may take into account the safety record of the bidder, of the firm, corporation, partnership, or institution represented by the bidder, or of anyone acting for such a firm, corporation, partnership, or institution if:

(1) the commissioners court has adopted a written definition and criteria for accurately determining the safety record of a bidder;

(2) the governing body has given notice to prospective bidders in the bid specifications that the safety record of a bidder may be considered in determining the responsibility of the bidder; and

(3) the determinations are not arbitrary and capricious.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 79.003 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 79 / Section 79.003
§ 79.003. DISASTER ASSISTANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) Except in a case of reckless conduct or intentional, wilful, or wanton misconduct, a person is immune from civil liability for an act or omission that occurs in giving care, assistance, or advice with respect to the management of an incident:

(1) that is a man-made or natural disaster that endangers or threatens to endanger individuals, property, or the environment, including a major disaster declared by the president of the United States or a disaster declared under Section 418.014, Government Code; and

(2) in which the care, assistance, or advice is provided at the request of:

(A) an authorized representative of a local, state, or federal agency, including a fire department, a police department, an emergency management agency, and a disaster response agency; or

(B) a charitable organization, as that term is defined by Section 84.003, that provides services to mitigate the effects of a disaster described by Subdivision (1).

(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to a person giving care, assistance, or advice for or in expectation of compensation from or on behalf of the recipient of the care, assistance, or advice in excess of reimbursement for expenses incurred.

(c) Notwithstanding Chapter 101 or any other law, an entity and the authorized representative of the entity are not liable under the laws of this state for the act or omission of a person providing care, assistance, or advice on request under Subsection (a)(2)(A).

(d) Notwithstanding Chapter 84 or any other law, a charitable organization is not liable under the laws of this state for the act or omission of a person providing care, assistance, or advice on request under Subsection (a)(2)(B).

(e) The immunities provided by this section are in addition to any other immunity or limitations of liability provided by law, including Subchapter D, Chapter 74, this chapter, or Chapter 78 or 78A of this code or Section 418.006, Government Code.
Tex. Finance Code § 126.052 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 126 / Section 126.052
§ 126.052. ACCESS TO INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

An officer, director, agent, or employee of a credit union shall give an examiner free access to any information relating to the credit union's business, including access to books, papers, securities, and other records.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3898.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3898 / Section 3898.003
§ 3898.003. PURPOSE; LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other public purposes stated in this chapter. By creating the district and in authorizing the city and other political subdivisions to contract with the district, the legislature has established a program to accomplish the public purposes set out in Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution.

(b) The creation of the district is necessary to promote, develop, encourage, and maintain employment, commerce, transportation, housing, tourism, recreation, the arts, entertainment, economic development, safety, and the public welfare in the district.

(c) The district is created to supplement and not to supplant city services provided in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3805.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3805 / Section 3805.102
§ 3805.102. NONPROFIT CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution may authorize the creation of a nonprofit corporation to assist and act for the district in implementing a project or providing a service authorized by this chapter.

(b) The nonprofit corporation:

(1) has each power of and is considered for purposes of this chapter to be a local government corporation created under Chapter 431, Transportation Code; and

(2) may implement any project and provide any service authorized by this chapter.

(c) The board shall appoint the board of directors of the nonprofit corporation. The board of directors of the nonprofit corporation shall serve in the same manner as, for the same term as, and on the same conditions as the board of directors of a local government corporation created under Chapter 431, Transportation Code.
Tex. Local Government Code § 334.114 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 334 / Section 334.114
§ 334.114. COLLECTION PROCEDURES ON PURCHASE OF MOTOR VEHICLE RENTAL BUSINESS.
Status: in_force

(a) If the owner of a motor vehicle rental business that makes rentals subject to the tax imposed by this subchapter sells the business, the successor to the seller or the seller's assignee shall withhold an amount of the purchase price sufficient to pay the amount of tax due until the seller provides a receipt by a person designated by the municipality or county to provide the receipt showing that the amount has been paid or a certificate showing that no tax is due.

(b) The purchaser of a motor vehicle rental business who fails to withhold an amount of the purchase price as required by this section is liable for the amount required to be withheld to the extent of the value of the purchase price.

(c) The purchaser of a motor vehicle rental business may request that the person designated by the municipality or county to provide a receipt under Subsection (a) issue a certificate stating that no tax is due or issue a statement of the amount required to be paid before a certificate may be issued. The person designated by the municipality or county shall issue the certificate or statement not later than the 60th day after the date the person receives the request.

(d) If the person designated by the municipality or county to provide a receipt under Subsection (a) fails to issue the certificate or statement within the period provided by Subsection (c), the purchaser is released from the obligation to withhold the purchase price or pay the amount due.
Tex. Local Government Code § 212.043 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 212 / Section 212.043
§ 212.043. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Development" means the new construction or the enlargement of any exterior dimension of any building, structure, or improvement.

(2) "Extraterritorial jurisdiction" means a municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction as determined under Chapter 42.