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Tex. Business Organizations Code § 11.306 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 11 / Section 11.306
§ 11.306. STAY OF JUDGMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) If, in an action brought under this subchapter, a filing entity has proved by a preponderance of the evidence and obtained a finding that the problems for which the filing entity has been found guilty were not wilful or the result of a failure to take reasonable precautions, the entity may make a sworn application to the court for a stay of entry of the judgment to allow the filing entity a reasonable opportunity to cure the problems for which it has been found guilty. An application made under this subsection must be made not later than the fifth day after the date the court makes its findings under Section 11.305.

(b) After a filing entity has made an application under Subsection (a), a court shall stay the entry of the judgment if the court is reasonably satisfied after considering the application and evidence offered with respect to the application that the filing entity:

(1) is able and intends in good faith to cure the problems for which it has been found guilty; and

(2) has not applied for the stay without just cause.

(c) A court shall stay an entry of judgment under Subsection (b) for the period the court determines is reasonably necessary to afford the filing entity the opportunity to cure its problems if the entity acts with reasonable diligence. The court may not stay the entry of the judgment for longer than 60 days after the date the court's findings are made.

(d) The court shall dismiss an action against a filing entity that, during the period the action is stayed by the court under this section, cures the problems for which winding up and termination is sought and pays all costs accrued in the action.

(e) If a court finds that a filing entity has not cured the problems for which winding up and termination is sought within the period prescribed by Subsection (c), the court shall enter final judgment requiring a winding up of the filing entity's business.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3896.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3896 / Section 3896.052
§ 3896.052. APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The mayor and governing body of the city shall appoint voting directors. A person is appointed if a majority of the members of the governing body, including the mayor, vote to appoint that person. A member of the governing body of the city may not be appointed to the board.

(b) Section 375.063, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.

(c) The appointed directors serve staggered terms of four years, with two or three directors' terms expiring June 1 of each odd-numbered year.

(d) A person may not be appointed to the board if the appointment of that person would result in fewer than three of the directors residing in the city.

(e) The governing body of the city shall appoint a director to fill a vacancy that occurs on the board.

(f) A director is a public official entitled to governmental immunity for the director's official actions.
Tex. Finance Code § 204.115 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 204 / Section 204.115
§ 204.115. VOLUNTARY CLOSURE OF BRANCH OR AGENCY.
Status: in_force

(a) A foreign bank licensed to establish and maintain a Texas state branch or agency may not close the office without filing an application with, and obtaining the prior approval of, the commissioner. An application by a foreign bank under this section must be in the form and include the information the commissioner requires.

(b) The commissioner shall approve the application if the commissioner finds that the closing of the office will not be substantially detrimental to the foreign bank's depositors and creditors in this state. An application may be approved subject to conditions imposed by the commissioner for the continued protection of the foreign bank's depositors and creditors in this state, including a condition that the foreign bank pledge assets in the manner specified by Section 204.113 for a specified period of time.

(c) When an application by a foreign bank under this section has been approved and all conditions precedent to the closing have been fulfilled, the foreign bank may close the office and an officer, manager, or agent of the foreign bank shall deliver to the commissioner:

(1) all copies of examination reports or other property of the department;

(2) a statement under oath by an authorized officer, manager, or agent of the foreign bank that all deposit and other liabilities of the Texas state branch or agency to depositors and creditors in this state have been properly discharged by payment or pledge or otherwise assumed or retained by a financial institution;

(3) the license issued by the commissioner;

(4) an appropriate board resolution closing the Texas state branch or agency; and

(5) a statement of the location where the records of the Texas state branch or agency will be kept after the closing.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1088.206 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1088 / Section 1088.206
§ 1088.206. REVENUE BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may issue revenue bonds to:

(1) purchase, construct, acquire, repair, equip, or renovate buildings or improvements for district purposes; or

(2) acquire sites for those buildings or improvements.

(b) The bonds must be payable from and secured by a pledge of all or part of district revenue derived from the operation of the district's hospital system.

(c) The bonds may be additionally secured by a mortgage or deed of trust lien on all or part of district property.

(d) The bonds must be issued in the manner and in accordance with the procedures and requirements prescribed by Sections 264.042, 264.043, 264.044, 264.046, 264.047, 264.048, and 264.049, Health and Safety Code, for issuance of revenue bonds by a county hospital authority.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7987A.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7987A / Section 7987A.0402
§ 7987A.0402. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 7987A.0401, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3899.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3899 / Section 3899.052
§ 3899.052. APPOINTMENT OF VOTING DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality shall appoint voting directors from persons recommended by the board.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 203.156 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 203 / Section 203.156
§ 203.156. APPLICATION FOR COST SHARING.
Status: in_force

A person, including a political subdivision of this state, that desires to participate with the state in the water supply enhancement program and to obtain cost-sharing participation by the state shall file an application for a cost-sharing contract with the district board in the district in which the land on which the contract is to be performed is located. The application must be in the form provided by board rules.
Tex. Water Code § 152.151 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 152 / Section 152.151
§ 152.151. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "economic development program":

(1) includes a program designed to:

(A) encourage economic diversification;

(B) contribute to the health and development of a community to improve the attractiveness of the community to public and private enterprises; or

(C) improve the quality or quantity of services essential for the development of viable communities and economic growth, including services related to education, transportation, public safety, recreation, health care, training, community planning, or employment; and

(2) does not include the promotion of retail wheeling of electric power and energy.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1023.111 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1023 / Section 1023.111
§ 1023.111. OPERATING AND MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

The board may enter into an operating or management contract relating to a hospital facility for the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1087.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1087 / Section 1087.102
§ 1087.102. RESTRICTION ON COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY TAXATION.
Status: in_force

A county or a municipality in the district may not impose any tax for hospital purposes.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 16.026 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 16 / Section 16.026
§ 16.026.
Status: in_force

Sec. 16.026. ADVERSE POSSESSION: 10-YEAR LIMITATIONS PERIOD. (a) A person must bring suit not later than 10 years after the day the cause of action accrues to recover real property held in peaceable and adverse possession by another who cultivates, uses, or enjoys the property.

(b) Without a title instrument, peaceable and adverse possession is limited in this section to 160 acres, including improvements, unless the number of acres actually enclosed exceeds 160. If the number of enclosed acres exceeds 160 acres, peaceable and adverse possession extends to the real property actually enclosed.

(c) Peaceable possession of real property held under a duly registered deed or other memorandum of title that fixes the boundaries of the possessor's claim extends to the boundaries specified in the instrument.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4205.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4205 / Section 4205.0402
§ 4205.0402. ASSESSMENTS; LIENS FOR ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution may impose and collect an assessment for any purpose authorized by this chapter in all or any part of the district.

(b) An assessment, a reassessment, or an assessment resulting from an addition to or correction of the assessment roll by the district, penalties and interest on an assessment or reassessment, an expense of collection, and reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the district:

(1) are a first and prior lien against the property assessed;

(2) are superior to any other lien or claim other than a lien or claim for county, school district, or municipal ad valorem taxes; and

(3) are the personal liability of and a charge against the owners of the property even if the owners are not named in the assessment proceedings.

(c) The lien is effective from the date of the board's resolution imposing the assessment until the date the assessment is paid. The board may enforce the lien in the same manner that the board may enforce an ad valorem tax lien against real property.

(d) The board may make a correction to or deletion from the assessment roll that does not increase the amount of assessment of any parcel of land without providing notice and holding a hearing in the manner required for additional assessments.
Tex. Utilities Code § 39.108 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 39 / Section 39.108
§ 39.108. CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

This chapter may not:

(1) interfere with or abrogate the rights or obligations of any party, including a retail or wholesale customer, to a contract with an investor-owned electric utility, river authority, municipally owned utility, or electric cooperative;

(2) interfere with or abrogate the rights or obligations of a party under a contract or agreement concerning certificated utility service areas; or

(3) result in a change in wholesale power costs to wholesale customers in Texas purchasing electricity under wholesale power contracts the pricing provisions of which are based on formulary rates, fuel adjustments, or average system costs.
Tex. Local Government Code § 336.030 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 336 / Section 336.030
§ 336.030. REPAYMENT OF ORGANIZATIONAL EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may:

(1) pay all costs and expenses necessarily incurred in the creation and organization of the district; and

(2) reimburse any person for money advanced for the costs and expenses described by Subdivision (1).

(b) Payments under this section may be made from money obtained from taxes or other district revenue.
Tex. Finance Code § 341.404 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 341 / Section 341.404
§ 341.404. PROHIBITED ACTS RELATING TO A LOAN.
Status: in_force

A person may not perform an act, including advertising, or offer a service that would cause another to believe that the person is offering to make, arrange, or negotiate a loan that is subject to this subtitle, Subtitle C, or Chapter 394 unless the person is authorized to perform the act or offer the service as:

(1) a credit service organization under Chapter 393;

(2) a pawnbroker under Chapter 371; or

(3) an authorized lender.
Tex. Government Code § 481.608 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 481 / Section 481.608
§ 481.608. RULES.
Status: in_force

The office shall adopt rules necessary to implement this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3960.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3960 / Section 3960.001
§ 3960.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "City" means the City of Beaumont.

(3) "County" means Jefferson County.

(4) "Director" means a board member.

(5) "District" means the Beaumont Municipal Management District No. 1.
Tex. Election Code § 20.004 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 20 / Section 20.004
§ 20.004. AGENCY COORDINATOR.
Status: in_force

(a) A voter registration agency shall designate one or more persons to coordinate the agency's voter registration program. The agency shall notify the secretary of state of the name of each coordinator.

(b) The registration coordinator shall conduct training for agency employees in voter registration procedures with the assistance of the secretary of state.

(c) The agency shall submit to the secretary of state a plan to implement voter registration procedures under this chapter.
Tex. Family Code § 101.006 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 101 / Section 101.006
§ 101.006. CHILD SUPPORT SERVICES.
Status: in_force

"Child support services" means administrative or court actions to:

(1) establish paternity;

(2) establish, modify, or enforce child support, medical support, or dental support obligations;

(3) locate absent parents; or

(4) cooperate with other states in these actions and any other action authorized or required under Part D of Title IV of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 651 et seq.) or Chapter 231.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1467.054 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1467 / Section 1467.054
§ 1467.054. REQUEST AND PRELIMINARY PROCEDURES FOR MANDATORY MEDIATION.
Status: repealed

(a) Not later than the 180th day after the date an out-of-network provider receives an initial payment for a health care or medical service or supply, an out-of-network provider or a health benefit plan issuer or administrator may request mandatory mediation under this subchapter.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1342 (S.B. 1264), Sec. 3.03(6), eff. September 1, 2019.

(b-1) The person who requests the mediation shall provide written notice on the date the mediation is requested in the form and manner provided by commissioner rule to:

(1) the department; and

(2) each other party.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1342 (S.B. 1264), Sec. 3.03(6), eff. September 1, 2019.

(d) In an effort to settle the claim before mediation, all parties must participate in an informal settlement teleconference not later than the 30th day after the date on which a person submits a request for mediation under this subchapter.

(e) A dispute to be mediated under this chapter that does not settle as a result of a teleconference conducted under Subsection (d) must be conducted in the county in which the health care or medical services were rendered.

(f) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1342 (S.B. 1264), Sec. 3.03(6), eff. September 1, 2019.

(g) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1342 (S.B. 1264), Sec. 3.03(6), eff. September 1, 2019.
Tex. Insurance Code § 942.051 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 942 / Section 942.051
§ 942.051. APPOINTMENT OF ATTORNEY IN FACT; APPROVAL BY DEPARTMENT OF POWER OF ATTORNEY OR OTHER AUTHORIZATION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) A reciprocal or interinsurance contract may be executed by an attorney in fact appointed by the subscribers of an exchange.

(b) A corporation may be organized in this state to act as attorney in fact for an exchange. The general laws regarding incorporation supplement this chapter to the extent consistent with this chapter. A corporation organized in this state to act as attorney in fact for an exchange may be organized under the Texas Business Corporation Act, notwithstanding any conflicting provision of that Act.

(c) The form of the power of attorney or other document granting authority to the attorney in fact and under which the insurance is to be exchanged is subject to approval by the department. This subsection may not be construed to permit the department to require the filing or use of uniform forms of those documents except as otherwise provided by this chapter.
Tex. Election Code § 181.065 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 181 / Section 181.065
§ 181.065. PARTICIPANT TO BE REGISTERED VOTER.
Status: in_force

To be eligible to participate in a precinct convention held under this chapter, a person must be a registered voter of the precinct or a precinct resident who is eligible to vote a limited ballot.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 437A.004 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 437A / Section 437A.004
§ 437A.004. COUNTY RESPONSE TO PERMIT APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

A county shall approve or deny a mobile food service establishment's application for a permit to operate in the county not later than the third business day after the date the county receives the application and all information necessary for the county to consider the application.
Tex. Labor Code § 101.202 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 101 / Section 101.202
§ 101.202. OFFENSE; PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person violates any provision of this subchapter.

(b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by:

(1) a fine of not more than $500;

(2) confinement in the county jail for not more than six months; or

(3) both the fine and confinement.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8506.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8506 / Section 8506.108
§ 8506.108. SALE, LEASE, MORTGAGE, OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF AUTHORITY PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority may not:

(1) mortgage or otherwise encumber authority property of any kind, or any interest in authority property; or

(2) acquire any property or interest in property subject to a mortgage or conditional sale.

(b) Subsection (a) does not prevent pledging authority revenue as authorized by this chapter.

(c) This chapter does not authorize the sale, lease, or other disposition of authority property of any kind, or an interest in authority property, by the authority, by a receiver of any authority property, through a court proceeding, or otherwise.

(d) Notwithstanding Subsection (c), the authority may sell for cash authority property of any kind, or an interest in authority property, if:

(1) the board, by the affirmative vote of six members of the board, determines that the property or interest is not necessary or convenient to the business of the authority and approves the terms of the sale; and

(2) the aggregate value of the properties or interests sold in any year does not exceed $50,000.

(e) It is the intent of the legislature that, except by sale as expressly authorized by this section, authority property or an interest in authority property never come into the ownership or control, directly or indirectly, of any person other than a public authority created under the laws of this state.

(f) Authority property is exempt from forced sale. The sale of authority property under a judgment rendered in a suit is prohibited.
Tex. Water Code § 17.892 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 17 / Section 17.892
§ 17.892. ENFORCEMENT BY MANDAMUS.
Status: in_force

Payment of the bonds and performance of official duties prescribed by Article III, Section 50-d, of the Texas Constitution and this subchapter may be enforced in a court of competent jurisdiction by mandamus or other appropriate proceedings.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1111.254 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1111 / Section 1111.254
§ 1111.254. ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION BY DISTRICT TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by majority vote may elect to have district taxes assessed and collected by a tax assessor-collector appointed by the board. An election under this subsection must be made before December 1 and governs the manner in which taxes are assessed and collected, until changed by the board.

(b) The district tax assessor-collector must:

(1) reside in the district; and

(2) own real property subject to district taxation.

(c) The board shall prescribe the district tax assessor-collector's term of employment and compensation.
Tex. Transportation Code § 504.683 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 504 / Section 504.683
§ 504.683. CENTRAL CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL LICENSE PLATES.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall issue specialty license plates that include the words "With Loyal Hearts" on the bottom of each plate and the logo of Central Catholic High School on the left side of each plate. The department shall design the plates in consultation with a representative of Central Catholic High School in San Antonio.

(b) After deduction of the department's administrative costs, the remainder of the fee for issuance of the license plates shall be deposited to the credit of the general revenue fund.
Tex. Local Government Code § 174.203 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 174 / Section 174.203
§ 174.203. LOCKOUT BY MUNICIPALITY; INJUNCTION; PENALTY.
Status: in_force

If a municipality or its designated agent or a department or agency head engages in a lockout of fire fighters or police officers, a court shall:

(1) prohibit the lockout;

(2) impose a fine not to exceed $2,000 on any individual violator; or

(3) both prohibit the lockout and impose the fine.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8134.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8134 / Section 8134.103
§ 8134.103. DISTRICT DIVISION BY CONSENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may approve and order the division of the district without an election if the board has received written consent to the proposed division from all title holders of the land in the proposed new district or districts as indicated by the tax rolls of the central appraisal district.

(b) If the board orders the division without an election, the district is divided as of the date of the order.
Tex. Labor Code § 102.031 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 102 / Section 102.031
§ 102.031. EMPLOYEE TERMINATION RESTRICTED.
Status: in_force

During the period that the arbitration is pending, an employer or receiver or an agent of the employer may not discharge an employee who is a party to the arbitration except for:

(1) the employee's inefficiency, violation of law, or neglect of duty; or

(2) the employer's need for a work force reduction.
Tex. Insurance Code § 464.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 464 / Section 464.003
§ 464.003. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Delinquency proceeding" has the meaning assigned by Section 443.004.

(2) "Fund" means the unauthorized insurance guaranty fund.

(3) "Fund account" means the account established for the deposit of money held by the fund.

(4) "Policy claim" means an obligation incurred under a contract or policy of insurance issued by an unauthorized insurer as described by Chapter 101. The term does not include claims under reinsurance contracts or claims of other creditors.

(5) "Receiver" means the receiver of an unauthorized insurer in a delinquency proceeding, including the commissioner when acting in that capacity, or a special deputy receiver.

(6) "Unauthorized insurer" has the meaning assigned by Section 443.004.