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Tex. Insurance Code § 6002.153 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 6002 / Section 6002.153
§ 6002.153. REQUIRED INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may not issue a registration certificate under this chapter unless the applicant files with the department evidence of a general liability insurance policy that includes products and completed operations coverage. The policy must be conditioned to pay on behalf of the insured those amounts that the insured becomes legally obligated to pay as damages because of bodily injury and property damage caused by an occurrence involving the insured or the insured's officer, agent, or employee in the conduct of any business that requires a registration certificate or license under this chapter.

(b) Unless the commissioner increases or decreases the limits under rules adopted under Section 6002.051(b), the limits of insurance coverage required by Subsection (a) must be at least:

(1) $100,000 combined single limits for bodily injury and property damage for each occurrence; and

(2) $300,000 aggregate for all occurrences for each policy year.

(c) The evidence of insurance required by this section must be in the form of a certificate of insurance executed by an insurer authorized to engage in the business of insurance in this state and countersigned by an insurance agent licensed in this state. A certificate of insurance for surplus lines coverage procured in compliance with Chapter 981 through a surplus lines agent that is licensed under Subchapter E, Chapter 981, and resident in this state may be filed with the department as evidence of the coverage required by this section.

(d) An insurance certificate executed and filed with the department under this section remains in force until the insurer has terminated future liability by the notice required by the department.

(e) Failure to maintain the liability insurance required by this section constitutes grounds for the denial, suspension, or revocation, after notice and opportunity for hearing, of a registration certificate issued under this chapter.

(f) For an individual or organization licensed to install or service burglar alarms under Chapter 1702, Occupations Code, compliance with the insurance requirements of that chapter constitutes compliance with the insurance requirements of this section if the insurance held by the individual or organization complies with the requirements of this section in amounts and types of coverage.

(g) This section does not affect the rights of the insured to negotiate or contract for limitations of liability with a third party, including a customer of the insured.
Tex. Transportation Code § 251.015 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 251 / Section 251.015
§ 251.015. ASSISTING OTHER GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY.
Status: in_force

The commissioners court of a county may use county road equipment, construction equipment, including trucks, and employees necessary to operate the equipment to assist another governmental entity on a project if:

(1) the cost does not exceed $15,000;

(2) the use of the equipment or employees does not interfere with the county's work schedule; and

(3) the county pays only the costs that the county would pay if the county did not assist the governmental entity.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8501.259 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8501 / Section 8501.259
§ 8501.259.
Status: in_force

Sec. 8501.259. SINKING FUND: EXCESS MONEY. (a) At the time obligations are authorized under this chapter, the board may provide that all money in the sinking fund in excess of the amount required for the payment of the principal of and interest on the outstanding obligations, for a period the board determines, shall be spent once each year under the board's order to purchase obligations for the account of which the sinking fund has been accumulated, if the obligations can be purchased at a price the board considers reasonable.

(b) The board may provide that, if the obligations contain an option permitting retirement before maturity, the excess amount shall be paid out as provided by this chapter for the purchase of the obligations. If the board is unable to purchase sufficient obligations of the issue to absorb all the surplus, the board shall call for redemption of a sufficient amount of the obligations to absorb, so far as practicable, the entire surplus remaining in the sinking fund.

(c) The board may provide that any excess amount in the sinking fund that cannot be applied to the purchase or redemption of obligations shall remain in the sinking fund to be used for payment of principal or interest, when due, or for the subsequent call of obligations for purchase or redemption in the manner provided by this section.
Tex. Occupations Code § 201.161 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 201 / Section 201.161
§ 201.161. APPROPRIATION FROM STATE TREASURY PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

The legislature may not appropriate money, other than fees, from the state treasury for an expenditure made necessary by this chapter.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 21.153 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 21 / Section 21.153
§ 21.153. DESIGNATIONS, PREFERENCES, LIMITATIONS, AND RIGHTS OF A CLASS OR SERIES.
Status: in_force

(a) If more than one class or series of shares is authorized under Section 21.152(d), the certificate of formation must state the designations, preferences, limitations, and relative rights, including voting rights, of each class or series.

(b) The certificate of formation may limit or deny the voting rights of, or provide special voting rights for, the shares of a class or series or the shares of a class or series held by a person or class of persons to the extent the limitation, denial, or provision is not inconsistent with this code.

(c) A designation, preference, limitation, or relative right, including a voting right, of a class or series of shares of a corporation may be made dependent on facts not contained in the certificate of formation, including future acts of the corporation, if the manner in which those facts will operate on the designation, preference, limitation, or right is clearly and expressly stated in the certificate of formation.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 147.045 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 147 / Section 147.045
§ 147.045. NOTICE STAYS PROCEEDINGS.
Status: in_force

All proceedings in the action are stayed for 60 days following the date the defendant received the notice under Section 147.044.
Tex. Government Code § 441.244 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 441 / Section 441.244
§ 441.244. TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The historical records coordinator serves a four-year term.

(b) The two public members appointed by the governor serve staggered terms of three years with the terms of the members expiring on February 1 of different years.

(c) The six members appointed by the director and librarian serve staggered terms of three years with the terms of one-third of the members expiring on February 1 of each year.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8179.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8179 / Section 8179.103
§ 8179.103. EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

The district may exercise the power of eminent domain only:

(1) in a county in which the district is located; and

(2) when necessary to carry out the purposes for which the district was created.
Tex. Government Code § 77.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 77 / Section 77.001
§ 77.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Committee" means the Judicial Committee on Information Technology.

(2) "Court" means any tribunal forming a part of the judiciary.

(3) "Internet" means the largest nonproprietary nonprofit cooperative public computer network, popularly known as the Internet.
Tex. Tax Code § 152.095 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 152 / Section 152.095
§ 152.095. MOTOR VEHICLES USED BY PROVIDER OF HOUSING AND RELATED SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) The taxes imposed by this chapter do not apply to the sale, use, or rental of a motor vehicle that is:

(1) purchased, used, or rented by a provider of housing and related services; and

(2) used primarily to provide housing for individuals at a location owned or controlled by the provider.

(b) In this section, "provider of housing and related services" means an entity that:

(1) is described by Section 151.310(a); and

(2) provides housing and related services to individuals who:

(A) are experiencing homelessness and have a disabling condition; and

(B) have continuously experienced homelessness for at least one year or had at least four episodes of homelessness in the preceding three years.
Tex. Occupations Code § 801.158 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 801 / Section 801.158
§ 801.158. SUBPOENA.
Status: in_force

(a) The board or executive director may request and, if necessary, compel by subpoena:

(1) the attendance of witnesses for examination under oath; and

(2) the production for inspection or copying of books, accounts, records, papers, correspondence, documents, and other evidence relevant to an investigation of an alleged violation of this chapter.

(b) The board, acting through the attorney general, may bring an action to enforce a subpoena issued under Subsection (a) against a person, including a corporation, organization, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, or other legal entity, who fails to comply with the subpoena.

(c) Venue for an action brought under Subsection (b) is in a district court in:

(1) Travis County; or

(2) any county in which the board may hold a hearing.

(d) The court shall order compliance with the subpoena if the court finds that good cause exists to issue the subpoena.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.785 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.785
§ 2306.785. PROGRAM LOANS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may make loans under the program only to:

(1) colonia self-help centers established under Subchapter Z; and

(2) community housing development organizations certified by the department.

(b) A loan made under the program may be used only for the payment of:

(1) costs associated with the purchase of real property;

(2) costs of surveying, platting, and subdividing or resubdividing real property;

(3) fees, insurance costs, or recording costs associated with the development of the subdivision;

(4) costs of providing proper infrastructure necessary to support residential uses;

(5) real estate commissions and marketing fees; and

(6) any other costs as the department by rule determines to be reasonable and prudent to advance the purposes of this subchapter.

(c) A loan made by the department under the program may not bear interest and may not exceed a term of 36 months.

(d) The department may offer a borrower under the program one loan renewal for each subdivision.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1004.057 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1004 / Section 1004.057
§ 1004.057. COMPENSATION; REIMBURSEMENT.
Status: in_force

A director or officer serves without compensation but may be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in the performance of official duties. The expenses must be:

(1) reported in the district's records; and

(2) approved by the board.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2402.052 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2402 / Section 2402.052
§ 2402.052. FEE.
Status: in_force

(a) A transportation network company or delivery network company shall annually pay to the department a fee to maintain a permit under this chapter in an amount determined by department rule to cover the costs of administering this chapter.

(b) The department may not impose a fee for:

(1) drivers or delivery persons authorized to use a transportation network company's or delivery network company's digital network; or

(2) vehicles used to provide digitally prearranged rides or deliveries.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 61.166 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 61 / Section 61.166
§ 61.166. FILING FEE.
Status: in_force

(a) The application shall be accompanied by a filing fee in an amount determined by the county.

(b) The filing fee may be used by the county to pay the expenses of carrying out the provisions of this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7986A.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7986A / Section 7986A.0201
§ 7986A.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five elected directors.

(b) Except as provided by Section 7986A.0202, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Government Code § 532.0502 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 532 / Section 532.0502
§ 532.0502. MEDICAID MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATION SERVICE COORDINATION BENEFITS NOT AFFECTED.
Status: in_force

The provision of program services to a recipient does not preempt or otherwise affect a Medicaid managed care organization's obligation to provide service coordination benefits to the recipient.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 101.02 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 101 / Section 101.02
§ 101.02. ARREST WITHOUT WARRANT.
Status: in_force

A peace officer may arrest without a warrant any person he observes violating any provision of this code or any rule or regulation of the commission. The officer shall take possession of all illicit beverages the person has in his possession or on his premises as provided in Chapter 103 of this code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 425.113 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 425 / Section 425.113
§ 425.113.
Status: in_force

Sec. 425.113. AUTHORIZED INVESTMENTS: DEPOSITS IN CERTAIN FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS. (a) Subject to this section, an insurance company may invest in any type of savings deposit, time deposit, certificate of deposit, NOW account, or money market account in a solvent bank, savings and loan association, or credit union that is organized under the laws of the United States or a state, or in a branch of one of those financial institutions.

(b) An investment under this section must be made in accordance with the laws or regulations applicable to the bank, savings and loan association, or credit union.

(c) The amount of an insurance company's deposits in a single bank, savings and loan association, or credit union may not exceed the greater of:

(1) 20 percent of the company's capital and surplus;

(2) the amount of federal or state deposit insurance coverage that applies to the deposits; or

(3) 10 percent of the amount of capital, surplus, and undivided profits of the financial institution receiving the deposits.
Tex. Water Code § 57.279 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 57 / Section 57.279
§ 57.279. COLLECTION OF DELINQUENT TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) Taxes levied on the benefit basis under this chapter are a first and prior lien on all property against which they are assessed and are payable, mature, and become delinquent as provided in the Property Tax Code for ad valorem taxes.

(b) The Property Tax Code governs the collection of delinquent taxes levied on the benefit basis and the sale of property for the payment of the taxes.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8147.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8147 / Section 8147.004
§ 8147.004. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) All land and other property included in the district will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by the district under powers conferred by Section 52, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(b) The district is created to accomplish:

(1) the same purposes as a municipal utility district as provided by Section 54.012, Water Code; and

(2) to the extent authorized by Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the construction, acquisition, improvement, maintenance, or operation of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads or turnpikes, or improvements in aid of those roads or turnpikes, inside the district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 773.257 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 773 / Section 773.257
§ 773.257. GRANTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may use money from the permanent fund for emergency medical services and trauma care established under Section 403.106, Government Code, to provide grants, in addition to funding available from other sources, to emergency medical services providers applying for assistance under the program or to provide funding to a general academic teaching institution, medical and dental unit, other agency of higher education, or public technical institute offering the educational curriculum under this subchapter.

(b) The commissioner shall ensure that at least 60 percent of the grants provided under this section are provided to emergency medical services providers that serve a rural area.

(c) The executive commissioner by rule shall establish a procedure for the Governor's EMS and Trauma Advisory Council to establish priorities for issuance of grants under this section.

(d) The department shall distribute grants under this section in accordance with the requirements of Subsection (b) and the grant priorities established under Subsection (c).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7975.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7975 / Section 7975.101
§ 7975.101. 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. Natural Resources Code § 40.158 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 40 / Section 40.158
§ 40.158. EXCEPTIONS TO LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this section, the fund is absolutely liable for:

(1) all proven, reasonable response costs approved by the commissioner under Section 40.103 of this code from an unauthorized discharge of oil;

(2) all natural resources damages from an unauthorized discharge of oil; and

(3) with the exception of those damages proportionately attributable to the negligence or wilful misconduct of the claimant, all other proven damages from the fund from an unauthorized discharge of oil.

(b) A person liable for an unauthorized discharge of a hazardous substance may not file a claim or be reimbursed from the fund for the unauthorized discharge of a hazardous substance. A person responsible for an unauthorized discharge of oil may not file a claim or be reimbursed from the fund except:

(1) if the person responsible is entitled to a defense to liability under Section 40.204 of this code, a claim for response costs and damages may be filed; or

(2) if the person responsible is entitled to a limitation of liability under Section 40.202 of this code, a claim for response costs and damages to the extent that they exceed the applicable limitation may be filed.

(c) No claim may be approved or certified during the pendency of any action by the claimant in court to recover response costs or damages that are the subject of the claim.
Tex. Local Government Code § 143.003 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 143 / Section 143.003
§ 143.003. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Civilian oversight board" means a board or office established by a municipality to practice oversight, monitoring, or investigations of fire fighters or police officers, or departments, by members of the public who are not fire fighters or police officers.

(1-a) "Commission" means the Fire Fighters' and Police Officers' Civil Service Commission.

(2) "Department head" means the chief or head of a fire or police department or that person's equivalent, regardless of the name or title used.

(3) "Director" means the director of fire fighters' and police officers' civil service.

(4) "Fire fighter" means a member of a fire department who was appointed in substantial compliance with this chapter or who is entitled to civil service status under Section 143.005 or 143.084. The term:

(A) applies only to an employee of a fire department whose position requires substantial knowledge of fire fighting and who has met the requirements for certification by the Texas Commission on Fire Protection under Chapter 419, Government Code, including an employee who performs:

(i) fire suppression;

(ii) fire prevention;

(iii) fire training;

(iv) fire safety education;

(v) fire maintenance;

(vi) fire communications;

(vii) fire medical emergency technology;

(viii) fire photography;

(ix) fire administration; or

(x) fire arson investigation; and

(B) does not apply to a secretary, clerk, budget analyst, custodial engineer, or other administrative employee.

(5) "Police officer" means a member of a police department or other peace officer who was appointed in substantial compliance with this chapter or who is entitled to civil service status under Section 143.005, 143.084, or 143.103.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3874.056 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3874 / Section 3874.056
§ 3874.056. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

The board shall elect from among the directors a chair, a vice chair, and a secretary. The offices of chair and secretary may not be held by the same person concurrently.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1153.159 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1153 / Section 1153.159
§ 1153.159. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO APPLICATION FOR INSURANCE OR NOTICE OF PROPOSED INSURANCE.
Status: in_force

A copy of an application for insurance or a notice of proposed insurance delivered under Section 1153.158 must:

(1) be signed by the debtor;

(2) specify:

(A) the name and home office address of the insurer;

(B) the name of each debtor;

(C) the full amount of the premium or the total identifiable insurance charge, if any, to be paid by the debtor, separately for credit life insurance and credit accident and health insurance; and

(D) the amount, term, and a brief description of the coverage to be provided;

(3) refer exclusively to insurance coverage;

(4) be separate from the instrument or agreement for the loan or sale or other credit statement of account, unless the information required by this section is prominently set forth in that instrument, agreement, or statement; and

(5) provide that on acceptance by the insurer, the insurance becomes effective as provided by Section 1153.157.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 73.0045 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 73 / Section 73.0045
§ 73.0045. COMMISSIONER'S POWERS AND DUTIES; EFFECT OF CONFLICT WITH OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

To the extent a power or duty given to the commissioner of assistive and rehabilitative services by this chapter or another law conflicts with any of the following provisions of the Government Code, the Government Code provision controls:

(1) Subchapter A, Chapter 524;

(2) Section 524.0101;

(3) Sections 524.0151(a)(2) and (b);

(4) Section 524.0202; and

(5) Section 525.0254.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 33.003 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 33 / Section 33.003
§ 33.003. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Coastal Public Lands Management Act of 1973.
Tex. Education Code § 61.96231 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.96231
§ 61.96231. NURSING FACULTY ENHANCEMENT GRANTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Under the professional nursing shortage reduction program, the board may award nursing faculty enhancement grants to professional nursing programs to assist the programs in the education, recruitment, and retention of a sufficient number of faculty members to enable the programs to enroll a sufficient number of students to meet the state's need for registered nurses.

(b) A grant awarded under this section may be used only for the purposes specified by Subsection (a), including providing salary supplements and enhancements and reducing the number of hours a faculty member must teach.

(c) In awarding a grant under this section, the board may require matching funds from a professional nursing program or may give preference in awarding a grant to a program providing matching funds.

(d) The board may appoint an advisory committee to advise the board on successful strategies, in addition to the grants awarded under this section, for educating, recruiting, and retaining qualified professional nursing program faculty members who hold master's or doctoral degrees.