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Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 43.151 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 43 / Section 43.151
§ 43.151. THREATS TO PUBLIC SAFETY OR DAMAGE BY WILDLIFE; NOTICE OF WHITE-TAILED DEER POPULATION CONTROL IN CERTAIN AREAS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who has evidence clearly showing that wildlife protected by this code is causing serious damage to commercial agricultural, horticultural, or aquicultural interests, or is a threat to public safety, and who desires to kill the protected wildlife shall give written notice of the facts to the department.

(b) A political subdivision, a state agency, a federal agency, an institution of higher education, or a property owners' association as defined by Section 202.001, Property Code, that desires to control by lethal means a white-tailed deer population shall submit to the department written notice of evidence demonstrating:

(1) the use of lethal means is necessary to prevent the deer from damaging the habitat of one or more species listed by the United States Department of the Interior or an agency of this state as endangered or threatened; or

(2) the entity is experiencing an overpopulation of deer on property the entity owns or manages and recreational hunting is not feasible for controlling the deer population.
Tex. Insurance Code § 83.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 83 / Section 83.001
§ 83.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Authorized person" means an individual or entity described by Section 83.002.

(2) "Emergency" means a sudden, urgent occurrence that requires immediate action.

(3) "Unauthorized person" means an individual or a corporation, association, partnership, or other artificial person who directly or indirectly does an act of insurance business that is:

(A) described by Section 101.051 or 101.052; and

(B) not done in accordance with specific authorization of law.

(4) "Unfair act" means an unfair method of competition, an unfair or deceptive act or practice, or an unfair claim settlement practice as defined under Chapter 541 or 542 or a rule adopted under either chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8807.058 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8807 / Section 8807.058
§ 8807.058. COMPENSATION; REIMBURSEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A director is not entitled to receive compensation for serving as a director.

(b) A director may receive reimbursement for actual, reasonable expenses incurred in the discharge of official duties.
Tex. Government Code § 551.125 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 551 / Section 551.125
§ 551.125. OTHER GOVERNMENTAL BODY.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter, this chapter does not prohibit a governmental body from holding an open or closed meeting by telephone conference call.

(b) A meeting held by telephone conference call may be held only if:

(1) an emergency or public necessity exists within the meaning of Section 551.045 of this chapter; and

(2) the convening at one location of a quorum of the governmental body is difficult or impossible; or

(3) the meeting is held by an advisory board.

(c) The telephone conference call meeting is subject to the notice requirements applicable to other meetings.

(d) The notice of the telephone conference call meeting must specify as the location of the meeting the location where meetings of the governmental body are usually held.

(e) Each part of the telephone conference call meeting that is required to be open to the public shall be audible to the public at the location specified in the notice of the meeting as the location of the meeting and shall be recorded. The recording shall be made available to the public.

(f) The location designated in the notice as the location of the meeting shall provide two-way communication during the entire telephone conference call meeting and the identification of each party to the telephone conference shall be clearly stated prior to speaking.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2151.056 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2151 / Section 2151.056
§ 2151.056. IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The association, a member of the governing committee, or an employee of the association is not personally liable for:

(1) an act performed in good faith within the scope of the person's authority as determined under this chapter or the plan of operation; or

(2) damages occasioned by the person's official act or omission except an act or omission that is corrupt or malicious.

(b) The association shall provide counsel to defend an action brought against a member of the governing committee or an employee because of the person's official act or omission regardless of whether the person has terminated service with the association when the action is instituted.

(c) This section is cumulative of and does not affect or modify a common law or statutory privilege or immunity.
Tex. Local Government Code § 504.104 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 504 / Section 504.104
§ 504.104. ASSUMPTION OR PAYMENT OF PREEXISTING DEBT PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

A Type A corporation may not:

(1) assume a debt that existed before the date the authorizing municipality authorized the creation of the corporation; or

(2) make an expenditure to pay the principal of or interest on a debt that existed before the date prescribed by Subdivision (1).
Tex. Local Government Code § 324.024 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 324 / Section 324.024
§ 324.024. CREATION ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The election shall be held on the date of the first regularly scheduled countywide election that follows the date of the order of the election and for which there is sufficient time to comply with other requirements of law.

(b) The returns on the election shall be certified and canvassed and the results declared, in the same manner as provided for other county elections. If a majority of the votes received on the issue favor creation of the district, the commissioners court shall declare the district created and shall enter the results in its minutes at its next regularly scheduled meeting.
Tex. Finance Code § 353.512 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 353 / Section 353.512
§ 353.512. TRANSFER OR ASSIGNMENT OF LICENSE.
Status: in_force

A license may be transferred or assigned only with the approval of the commissioner.
Tex. Government Code § 405.013 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 405 / Section 405.013
§ 405.013. COURT REPORTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The secretary of state shall receive the printed and bound volumes of the Supreme Court Reports and the Reports of the Court of Criminal Appeals from the supreme court reporter.

(b) The secretary of state may sell single copies of these reports for a price equal to the contract price for printing, excluding postage or express charges, and, after receiving the price for a volume, may send advance sheets of the volume as publishing progresses.

(c) The secretary of state shall deliver money received from sales under this section to the comptroller and shall make a full statement of the sales in the secretary of state's biennial report.

(d) The secretary of state shall deliver one copy of these reports to:

(1) the governor;

(2) the attorney general;

(3) each appellate and district judge;

(4) each county judge, for the use of the county;

(5) each law professor of The University of Texas; and

(6) the librarian of The University of Texas.

(e) The secretary of state shall deliver to each United States district judge for Texas one copy of these reports for each branch of the judge's court.

(f) The secretary of state may not send more than one copy of a report to a person under Subsection (d) or (e) unless it is proved, as evidenced by certificate of the person requesting the additional copy, that the first copy of the report has been destroyed by fire or rendered valueless by long use.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2203.355 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2203 / Section 2203.355
§ 2203.355. LIMITATION ON AMOUNT OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

The Texas Public Finance Authority may issue on behalf of the association bonds in a total amount not to exceed $75 million.
Tex. Government Code § 2054.051 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.051
§ 2054.051. GENERAL DUTIES OF DEPARTMENT.
Status: repealed

(a) The department shall provide the leadership in and coordination of information resources management within state government.

(b) The department shall monitor national and international standards relating to information resources technologies, develop and publish policies, procedures, and standards relating to information resources management by state agencies, and ensure compliance with those policies, procedures, and standards.

(c) The department shall provide and coordinate an information resources management training program for the departments of state government.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 393, Sec. 2.07(1), eff. September 1, 2009.

(e) The department shall provide for all interagency use of information resources technologies by state agencies. The department may provide for interagency use of information resources technologies either directly or by certifying another state agency to provide specified uses of information resources technologies to other state agencies.

(f) The department shall identify opportunities for state agencies to coordinate with each other in the adoption and implementation of information resources technology projects.

(g) The department shall establish plans and policies for the system of telecommunications services managed and operated by the department.

(h) The department shall:

(1) coordinate with the quality assurance team to develop contracting standards for information resources technologies acquisition and purchased services; and

(2) work with state agencies to ensure deployment of standardized contracts.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8451.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8451 / Section 8451.101
§ 8451.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Insurance Code § 151.051 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 151 / Section 151.051
§ 151.051. DURATION OF GENERAL LIABILITY COVERAGE.
Status: in_force

A consolidated insurance program that provides general liability insurance coverage must provide completed operations insurance coverage for a policy period of not less than three years.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 42.005 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 42 / Section 42.005
§ 42.005. SUPREME COURT TO MAKE RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) The supreme court shall promulgate rules implementing this chapter. The rules must be limited to settlement offers made under this chapter. The rules must be in effect on January 1, 2004.

(b) The rules promulgated by the supreme court must provide:

(1) the date by which a defendant or defendants must file the declaration required by Section 42.002(c);

(2) the date before which a party may not make a settlement offer;

(3) the date after which a party may not make a settlement offer; and

(4) procedures for:

(A) making an initial settlement offer;

(B) making successive settlement offers;

(C) withdrawing a settlement offer;

(D) accepting a settlement offer;

(E) rejecting a settlement offer; and

(F) modifying the deadline for making, withdrawing, accepting, or rejecting a settlement offer.

(c) The rules promulgated by the supreme court must address actions in which there are multiple parties and must provide that if the offering party joins another party or designates a responsible third party after making the settlement offer, the party to whom the settlement offer was made may declare the offer void.

(d) The rules promulgated by the supreme court may:

(1) designate other actions to which the settlement procedure of this chapter does not apply; and

(2) address other matters considered necessary by the supreme court to the implementation of this chapter.
Tex. Property Code § 5.013 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 5 / Section 5.013
§ 5.013. SELLER'S DISCLOSURE OF LOCATION OF CONDITIONS UNDER SURFACE OF UNIMPROVED REAL PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A seller of unimproved real property to be used for residential purposes shall provide to the purchaser of the property a written notice disclosing the location of a transportation pipeline, including a pipeline for the transportation of natural gas, natural gas liquids, synthetic gas, liquefied petroleum gas, petroleum or a petroleum product, or a hazardous substance.

(b) The notice must state the information to the best of the seller's belief and knowledge as of the date the notice is completed and signed by the seller. If the information required to be disclosed is not known to the seller, the seller shall indicate that fact in the notice.

(c) The notice must be delivered by the seller on or before the effective date of an executory contract binding the purchaser to purchase the property. If a contract is entered without the seller providing the notice as required by this section, the purchaser may terminate the contract for any reason not later than the seventh day after the effective date of the contract.

(d) This section applies to any seller of unimproved real property, including a seller who is the developer of the property and who sells the property to others for resale.

(e) In this section, "hazardous substance" and "hazardous waste" have the meanings assigned by Section 361.003, Health and Safety Code.

(f) A seller is not required to give the notice if:

(1) the seller is obligated under an earnest money contract to furnish a title insurance commitment to the buyer prior to closing; and

(2) the buyer is entitled to terminate the contract if the buyer's objections to title as permitted by the contract are not cured by the seller prior to closing.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 21.409 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 21 / Section 21.409
§ 21.409. TAX EXEMPTION.
Status: in_force

District bonds, transactions relating to the bonds, and profits made in the sale of the bonds are exempt from state taxation or taxation by a municipality, county, special district, or other political subdivision of the state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8863.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8863 / Section 8863.101
§ 8863.101. GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by this subchapter and Subchapter D, the district has the rights, powers, privileges, functions, and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapter 36, Water Code, applicable to groundwater conservation districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Education Code § 22.007 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 22 / Section 22.007
§ 22.007. INCENTIVES FOR EARLY RETIREMENT.
Status: in_force

A district may not offer or provide a financial or other incentive to an employee of the district to encourage the employee to retire from the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1116.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1116 / Section 1116.107
§ 1116.107. EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire a fee simple or other interest in real, personal, or mixed property located in district territory if the interest is necessary or convenient to exercise a power or duty conferred on the district by this chapter.

(b) The district must exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by Chapter 21, Property Code, except that the district is not required to deposit in the trial court money or a bond as otherwise required by Section 21.021(a), Property Code.

(c) In a condemnation proceeding, the district is not required to:

(1) pay in advance or provide a bond or other security for costs in the trial court; or

(2) provide a bond for costs or a supersedeas bond on an appeal or petition for review.
Tex. Occupations Code § 110.157 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 110 / Section 110.157
§ 110.157. CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

The council shall design and conduct continuing education programs for sex offender treatment providers.
Tex. Government Code § 810.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 810 / Section 810.002
§ 810.002. ALTERNATIVE BENEFIT PLAN FOR CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "alternative benefit plan" means a continuing, organized benefit plan, including a plan qualified under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, of service retirement, disability retirement, or death benefits for officers or employees of a municipality.

(b) This section applies only to a municipality subject to Article 6243a-1, Revised Statutes.

(c) Notwithstanding any other law and subject to Subsection (f), the governing body of a municipality subject to this section may by ordinance:

(1) establish an alternative benefit plan and determine the benefits, funding source and amount, and administration of the alternative benefit plan; and

(2) require an employee first hired by the municipality on or after the date the alternative benefit plan is implemented to participate in the alternative benefit plan instead of participating in the pension system provided under Article 6243a-1, Revised Statutes.

(d) Each active participant of an alternative benefit plan established under this section shall contribute to the plan an amount, if any, determined by the municipality. The municipality shall contribute for each active participant in an alternative benefit plan established under Subsection (c) an amount determined by the municipality.

(e) A municipality that establishes an alternative benefit plan under this section shall file all reports with the State Pension Review Board required by Chapter 802.

(f) The governing body of a municipality may only establish an alternative benefit plan under this section if:

(1) the qualified actuary of the pension system established under Article 6243a-1, Revised Statutes, determines that after establishment and implementation of the alternative benefit plan, the pension system would continue to comply with funding and amortization period requirements applicable to the pension system under Subchapter C, Chapter 802; and

(2) the State Pension Review Board conducts a review of and validates the determination made under Subdivision (1).
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 7.08 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 7 / Section 7.08
§ 7.08. FAILURE TO GIVE BOND.
Status: in_force

If the defendant fail to give bond, he shall be committed to jail for one year from the date of the first order requiring such bond.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7928.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7928 / Section 7928.005
§ 7928.005. 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 8374.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8374 / Section 8374.001
§ 8374.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.

(2) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Pilot Knob Municipal Utility District No. 5.

(5) "Municipality" means a municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8031.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8031 / Section 8031.0104
§ 8031.0104. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 8031.0103 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Family Code § 101.011 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 101 / Section 101.011
§ 101.011. EARNINGS.
Status: in_force

"Earnings" means a payment to or due an individual, regardless of source and how denominated. The term includes a periodic or lump-sum payment for:

(1) wages, salary, compensation received as an independent contractor, overtime pay, severance pay, commission, bonus, and interest income;

(2) payments made under a pension, an annuity, workers' compensation, and a disability or retirement program;

(3) unemployment benefits;

(4) compensation from a transportation network company as defined by Section 2402.001, Occupations Code; and

(5) compensation from a person that operates a technology platform used to make deliveries to customers.
Tex. Local Government Code § 563.154 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 563 / Section 563.154
§ 563.154. AUTHORITY TO DEPOSIT WITH PAYING AGENT.
Status: in_force

(a) In an order or resolution authorizing the issuance of refunding bonds, the commissioners court may provide that proceeds from the sale of the bonds are to be deposited with the person at whose location the bonds to be refunded are payable.

(b) If the authorization includes a provision authorized by Subsection (a), the commissioners court may issue the refunding bonds before the cancellation of the bonds to be refunded. The commissioners court shall deposit with the person at whose location the bonds to be refunded are payable an amount sufficient to pay the principal of those bonds and interest on those bonds accruing to the maturity date or to the option date if the bonds have been called for payment before maturity according to their terms.

(c) The comptroller shall register refunding bonds issued under this section without the surrender and cancellation of the bonds to be refunded.
Tex. Government Code § 24.60093 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.60093
§ 24.60093.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.60093. 468TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (COLLIN COUNTY). (a) The 468th Judicial District is composed of Collin County.

(b) The 468th District Court shall give preference to family law matters.