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Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 17.60 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 17 / Section 17.60
§ 17.60. REPORTS AND EXAMINATIONS.
Status: in_force

Whenever the consumer protection division has reason to believe that a person is engaging in, has engaged in, or is about to engage in any act or practice declared to be unlawful by this subchapter, or when it reasonably believes it to be in the public interest to conduct an investigation to ascertain whether any person is engaging in, has engaged in, or is about to engage in any such act or practice, an authorized member of the division may:

(1) require the person to file on the prescribed forms a statement or report in writing, under oath or otherwise, as to all the facts and circumstances concerning the alleged violation and such other data and information as the consumer protection division deems necessary;

(2) examine under oath any person in connection with this alleged violation;

(3) examine any merchandise or sample of merchandise deemed necessary and proper; and

(4) pursuant to an order of the appropriate court, impound any sample of merchandise that is produced in accordance with this subchapter and retain it in the possession of the division until the completion of all proceedings in connection with which the merchandise is produced.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 164.012 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 164 / Section 164.012
§ 164.012. PENALTIES.
Status: in_force

In addition to the penalties prescribed by this chapter, a violation of a provision of this chapter by an individual or treatment facility that is licensed by a state health care regulatory agency is subject to the same consequences as a violation of the licensing law applicable to the individual or treatment facility or of a rule adopted under that licensing law.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1952.103 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1952 / Section 1952.103
§ 1952.103. UNDERINSURED MOTOR VEHICLE.
Status: in_force

For purposes of the coverage required by this subchapter, "underinsured motor vehicle" means an insured motor vehicle on which there is collectible liability insurance coverage with limits of liability for the owner or operator that were originally lower than, or have been reduced by payment of claims arising from the same accident to, an amount less than the limit of liability stated in the underinsured coverage of the insured's policy.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 42.0442 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 42 / Section 42.0442
§ 42.0442. COORDINATION OF INSPECTIONS; ELIMINATION OF DUPLICATIVE INSPECTIONS.
Status: repealed

(a) The department shall coordinate monitoring inspections of licensed day-care centers, licensed group day-care homes, and registered family homes performed by another state agency to eliminate redundant inspections.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 946 , Sec. 1.04(c), eff. September 1, 2015.

(c) Each state agency that inspects a facility listed in Subsection (a) shall use an inspection checklist established by the department in performing an inspection. A state agency shall make a copy of the completed inspection checklist available to the facility at the facility's request to assist the facility in maintaining records.

(d) The department shall provide to facilities listed in Subsection (a) information regarding inspections, including who may inspect a facility and the purpose of each type of inspection.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2203.253 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2203 / Section 2203.253
§ 2203.253. LIMITATION ON REIMBURSEMENT BY MEMBER FOR DEFICIT RECOUPMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) An association member is not obligated in a single year to reimburse the association for the member's proportionate share of the deficits from the association's operations in that year in an amount that exceeds one percent of the member's policyholder surplus. The aggregate amount not reimbursed in accordance with this subsection shall be reallocated among the other association members. The association shall reallocate that amount in accordance with the method of determining a member's participation under Sections 2203.055(c) and (d), after excluding the total net direct premiums of all members not sharing in the excess deficits.

(b) If the deficits from the association's operations allocated to all association members in a calendar year exceed one percent of all members' respective policyholder surplus, the association shall allocate to each member the amount of the deficits in accordance with the method of determining a member's participation under Sections 2203.055(c) and (d).
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 51.125 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 51 / Section 51.125
§ 51.125. REJECTION OF BID OR OFFER TO LEASE.
Status: in_force

Any bid or offer to lease may be rejected by the commissioner for fraud, collusion, or other good and sufficient cause before the lease is signed.
Tex. Finance Code § 122.2575 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 122 / Section 122.2575
§ 122.2575. CEASE AND DESIST ORDER FOR OTHER PERSONS.
Status: in_force

(a) If it appears to the commissioner that a person who is not authorized to engage in business under this subtitle or the Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. Section 1751 et seq.) is violating this subtitle, a rule adopted under this subtitle, or another state statute or rule relating to the regulation of credit unions, the commissioner may issue without notice and hearing an order to cease and desist from continuing a particular action to enforce compliance with the applicable state statute or rule relating to the regulation of credit unions. The order must contain a reasonably detailed statement of the fact on which the order is made.

(b) If a person against whom an order under this section is made requests a hearing, the commissioner shall set and give notice of a hearing before the commissioner or a hearings officer. The hearing shall be governed by Chapter 2001, Government Code.

(c) An order under this section becomes final unless the person to whom the order is issued requests a hearing not later than the 30th day after the date the order is issued. If a hearing has not been requested not later than the 30th day after the date the order is made, the order is considered final and nonappealable.
Tex. Insurance Code § 885.413 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 885 / Section 885.413
§ 885.413. FEES.
Status: in_force

The department shall deposit fees collected under this chapter to the credit of the Texas Department of Insurance operating account. Sections 201.001 and 201.002 apply to fees collected under this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3804.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3804 / Section 3804.105
§ 3804.105. COMPETITIVE BIDDING.
Status: in_force

The district may enter a contract for more than $50,000 for services, improvements, or the purchase of property, including materials, machinery, equipment, and supplies, only as provided by Subchapter K, Chapter 375, Local Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1073.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1073 / Section 1073.004
§ 1073.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

The boundaries of the district are coextensive with the boundaries of County Commissioners Precincts 2 and 3 of Runnels County as those boundaries existed on January 1, 1969.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8834.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8834 / Section 8834.107
§ 8834.107. STUDIES BY BOARD STAFF.
Status: in_force

At least once each year and at any other time the board considers necessary, the board may have its staff make a complete study of the groundwater in the district and determine:

(1) the water level;

(2) the rates and amounts of groundwater withdrawal; and

(3) other information relating to groundwater withdrawal that may affect subsidence in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8089.0301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8089 / Section 8089.0301
§ 8089.0301. 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 9092.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9092 / Section 9092.0302
§ 9092.0302. GENERAL WATER SUPPLY POWERS.
Status: in_force

The district may:

(1) control, store, preserve, and distribute the district's waters and flood waters and the waters of the district's rivers and streams for all useful purposes by all practicable means, including the construction, maintenance, and operation of all appropriate improvements, plants, works, and facilities, and the acquisition of water rights and all other properties, lands, tenements, easements, and rights necessary to the purpose of the organization of the district;

(2) process and store such waters and distribute those waters for municipal, domestic, irrigation, and industrial purposes, subject to Subchapters A through D, Chapter 11, and Subchapter B, Chapter 12, Water Code; and

(3) purchase or contract for the purchase of water or a water supply from any person.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1701.401 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1701 / Section 1701.401
§ 1701.401. PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Professional achievement" includes an instance in which an individual through personal initiative, fixity of purpose, persistence, or endeavor creates a program or system that has a significant positive impact on the law enforcement profession that exceeds the normal expectations of job performance.

(2) "Public service" includes an instance in which an individual through initiative creates or participates in a program or system that has a significant positive impact on the general population of a community that exceeds the normal expectations of job performance.

(3) "Valor" includes an act of personal heroism or bravery that exceeds the normal expectations of job performance, including placing one's own life in jeopardy to save another person's life, to prevent serious bodily injury to another, or to prevent the consequences of a criminal act.

(b) The commission shall issue certificates that recognize professional achievement. For this purpose the commission shall use the employment records of the employing agency.

(c) The commission shall adopt rules for issuing achievement awards to peace officers, reserve peace officers, jailers, custodial officers, or telecommunicators who are licensed by the commission. The commission's rules shall require recommendations from an elected official of this state or a political subdivision, an administrator of a law enforcement agency, or a person holding a license issued by the commission.

(d) The awards shall be given in the name of this state and presented at the State Capitol during May of each year. At a minimum the award shall consist of a document, an appropriate medal, and a ribbon suitable for wearing on a uniform.

(e) The awards shall be issued in three areas: valor, public service, and professional achievement.

(f) The commission may present awards relating to not more than a total of 20 incidents and accomplishments each year.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8809.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8809 / Section 8809.051
§ 8809.051. COMPOSITION OF BOARD; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board is composed of nine directors.

(b) Directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Tax Code § 42.031 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 42 / Section 42.031
§ 42.031. RIGHT OF APPEAL BY TAXING UNIT.
Status: in_force

(a) A taxing unit is entitled to appeal an order of the appraisal review board determining a challenge by the taxing unit.

(b) A taxing unit may not intervene in or in any other manner be made a party, whether as defendant or otherwise, to an appeal of an order of the appraisal review board determining a taxpayer protest under Subchapter C, Chapter 41, if the appeal was brought by the property owner.
Tex. Insurance Code § 425.226 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 425 / Section 425.226
§ 425.226. INVESTMENT IN STOCK SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENT PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

An insurer may not invest any of the insurer's funds in a stock, the holder or owner of which is or may become liable for any assessment other than taxes.
Tex. Government Code § 411.562 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.562
§ 411.562. WEBSITE AND REPORTS.
Status: in_force

The division shall maintain a publicly accessible Internet website and publish assessments and other reports produced by the division that are not excepted from disclosure under Section 552.021 and not confidential.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1085.306 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1085 / Section 1085.306
§ 1085.306. APPLICABILITY OF TAX CODE.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) and Section 1085.307, Chapter 323, Tax Code, governs:

(1) an election to approve the adoption of the sales and use tax under this subchapter; and

(2) the imposition, computation, administration, governance, use, and repeal of the tax.

(b) The following sections of the Tax Code do not apply to the sales and use tax under this subchapter:

(1) Sections 323.101(d) and (e); and

(2) Section 323.209.

(c) In determining procedures under Chapter 323, Tax Code:

(1) a reference in that chapter to "the county" means the district; and

(2) a reference to the "commissioners court" means the board.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 462.073 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 462 / Section 462.073
§ 462.073. MODIFICATION OF ORDER FOR INPATIENT TREATMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The administrator of a facility to which a patient is committed for inpatient treatment may request the court that entered the commitment order to modify the order to require the patient to participate in outpatient care or services.

(b) The facility administrator's request must explain in detail the reason for the request. The request must be accompanied by a certificate of medical examination for chemical dependency signed by a physician who examined the patient during the preceding seven days.

(c) The patient shall be given notice of the request.

(d) On request of the patient or any other interested person, the court shall hold a hearing on the request. The court shall appoint an attorney to represent the patient at the hearing. The hearing shall be held before the court without a jury and as prescribed by Section 462.067. The patient shall be represented by an attorney and receive proper notice.

(e) If a hearing is not requested, the court may make the decision solely from the request and the supporting certificate.

(f) If the court modifies the order, the court shall identify a person to be responsible for the outpatient care or services.

(g) The person responsible for the care or services shall submit to the court within two weeks after the court enters the order a general program of the treatment to be provided. The program must be incorporated into the court order.

(h) A modified order may not extend beyond the term of the original order.
Tex. Finance Code § 65.104 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 65 / Section 65.104
§ 65.104. PLEDGE OF JOINT ACCOUNT.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless the terms of the savings account provide otherwise, a person on whose signature money may be withdrawn from an account in the names of two or more persons may, by a signed pledge, pledge and transfer to the association or federal association all or part of the account.

(b) A pledge made under Subsection (a) does not sever or terminate the joint and survivorship ownership of the account.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3901.254 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3901 / Section 3901.254
§ 3901.254. TAX AFTER ANNEXATION.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies to the district after a municipality annexes part of the territory in the district and imposes the municipality's sales and use tax in the annexed territory.

(b) If at the time of annexation the district has outstanding debt or other obligations payable wholly or partly from district sales and use tax revenue, Section 321.102(g), Tax Code, applies to the district.

(c) If at the time of annexation the district does not have outstanding debt or other obligations payable wholly or partly from district sales and use tax revenue, the district may:

(1) exclude the annexed territory from the district, if the district has no outstanding debt or other obligations payable from any source; or

(2) reduce the sales and use tax in the annexed territory by resolution or order of the board to a rate that, when added to the sales and use tax rate imposed by the municipality in the annexed territory, is equal to the sales and use tax rate imposed by the district in the district territory that was not annexed by the municipality.
Tex. Local Government Code § 501.252 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 501 / Section 501.252
§ 501.252. STATE STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES FOR LEASE, SALE, OR LOAN AGREEMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The economic development office shall adopt rules:

(1) providing minimum standards for lease, sale, and loan agreements entered into under this subtitle; and

(2) providing guidelines with respect to the business experience, financial resources, and responsibilities of the lessee, purchaser, or borrower under a lease, sale, or loan agreement entered into under this subtitle.

(b) The economic development office may adopt rules governing the terms of a loan made by a corporation to a bank or other lending institution the proceeds of which are reloaned as permanent or temporary financing of a project.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 43.076 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 43 / Section 43.076
§ 43.076. LICENSE FORM.
Status: in_force

A private bird hunting area license must be on a form prescribed by the department.
Tex. Finance Code § 353.116 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 353 / Section 353.116
§ 353.116. CONFIRMATION OF AMENDMENT.
Status: in_force

An amendment to a retail installment contract must be confirmed in a writing signed by the retail buyer. The holder shall:

(1) deliver a copy of the confirmation to the buyer; or

(2) mail a copy of the confirmation to the buyer at the buyer's most recent address shown on the records of the holder.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1579.255 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1579 / Section 1579.255
§ 1579.255. INTEREST ASSESSED ON LATE PAYMENT OF CONTRIBUTIONS BY PARTICIPATING ENTITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A participating entity that does not remit to the trustee all contributions required by this subchapter before the seventh day after the last day of the month shall pay to the Texas school employees uniform group coverage trust fund:

(1) the contributions; and

(2) interest on the unpaid amounts at the annual rate of six percent compounded monthly.

(b) On request, the trustee may grant a waiver of the deadline imposed by this section based on a participating entity's financial or technological resources.
Tex. Insurance Code § 881.702 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 881 / Section 881.702
§ 881.702. ENFORCEMENT BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Status: in_force

(a) The attorney general may enforce the penalty provided under Section 881.701 and Section 887.705 against a corporation or unincorporated association.

(b) Notwithstanding Section 887.209, venue of a prosecution under this section may be in Travis County.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 85.353 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 85 / Section 85.353
§ 85.353. APPOINTMENT OF RECEIVER.
Status: in_force

(a) The violation by a person of any injunction granted under the provisions of this subchapter shall be sufficient grounds for appointment by the court of a receiver to take charge of the person's property and to exercise authority that in the judgment of the court is necessary to bring about compliance with the injunction. The court may appoint the receiver either on its own motion or on motion of the commission in the name of the state.

(b) No receiver may be appointed until after notice is given and a hearing is held.

(c) The authority to appoint a receiver is in addition to and cumulative of the authority to punish for contempt.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1120.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1120 / Section 1120.055
§ 1120.055. BOARD VACANCY.
Status: in_force

If a vacancy occurs in the office of director, the remaining directors shall appoint a director for the remainder of the unexpired term.
Tex. Finance Code § 32.003 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 32 / Section 32.003
§ 32.003. APPLICATION FOR STATE BANK CHARTER; STANDARDS FOR APPROVAL.
Status: in_force

(a) An application for a state bank charter must be made under oath and in the form required by the banking commissioner, who shall inquire fully into the identity and character of each proposed director, officer, and principal shareholder. The application must be accompanied by all charter fees and deposits required by law.

(b) The banking commissioner shall grant a state bank charter only if the commissioner determines that the organizers have established that public convenience and advantage will be promoted by the establishment of the state bank. In determining whether public convenience and advantage will be promoted, the banking commissioner shall consider the convenience of the public to be served and whether:

(1) the organizational and capital structure and amount of initial capitalization is adequate for the business plan;

(2) the anticipated volume and nature of business indicates a reasonable probability of success and profitability based on the market sought to be served;

(3) the officers and directors as a group have sufficient banking experience, ability, standing, competence, trustworthiness, and integrity to justify a belief that the bank will operate in compliance with law and that success of the bank is probable;

(4) each principal shareholder has sufficient experience, ability, standing, competence, trustworthiness, and integrity to justify a belief that the bank will be free from improper or unlawful influence or interference with respect to the bank's operation in compliance with law; and

(5) the organizers are acting in good faith.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4056.059 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4056 / Section 4056.059
§ 4056.059. TRANSITION TO RESIDENT AGENT LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to an individual who is a nonresident agent licensed under Section 4056.052 and who has moved from the other state that licensed the individual to this state.

(b) A nonresident agent may apply to the department for a comparable license for residents of this state. An application must include:

(1) a notification of the agent's change of address and contact information; and

(2) fingerprint forms in the format prescribed by the department, which may be electronic.

(c) If a nonresident agent submits a satisfactory application in accordance with Subsection (b), the department shall issue a comparable resident agent license to the agent and cancel the agent's nonresident agent license.
Tex. Education Code § 51.935 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.935
§ 51.935. DISRUPTIVE ACTIVITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person, alone or in concert with others, intentionally engages in disruptive activity on the campus or property of an institution of higher education.

(b) For purposes of this section, disruptive activity is activity described by Section 37.123(b).

(c) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.

(d) Any person who is convicted the third time of violating this section is ineligible to attend any institution of higher education receiving funds from this state before the second anniversary of the third conviction.

(e) This section may not be construed to infringe on any right of free speech or expression guaranteed by the Constitution of the United States or of this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3979.0703 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3979 / Section 3979.0703
§ 3979.0703. TAX AUTHORIZED; USE OF REVENUE.
Status: in_force

The district may impose a hotel occupancy tax for any purpose described by Section 351.101 or 352.101, Tax Code.