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Tex. Insurance Code § 884.308 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 884 / Section 884.308
§ 884.308. LIMITS ON AMOUNT OF ACCIDENT AND HEALTH INSURANCE POLICIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A stipulated premium company may not assume liability on or indemnify one person for any risk under one or more accident, health, or hospitalization insurance policies, or any combination of those policies in an amount that exceeds $10,000, unless the amount of the issued, outstanding, and stated capital of the company is at least $700,000.

(b) A stipulated premium company that before January 1, 2002, ceases to assume liability on, or indemnify any risk under a policy described by Subsection (a) in the amount specified by Subsection (a), and notifies the commissioner of that action is exempt from the requirements of Subsection (a) until the date the company resumes writing those policies. A company that resumes assuming liability on or indemnifying risks under these policies shall comply with Subsections (a) and (c). For purposes of this subsection, renewal of a policy is not considered to be writing a policy.

(c) A stipulated premium company that is exempt under Subsection (b) shall maintain its issued, outstanding, and stated capital in an amount that is at least:

(1) $100,000, if the last date that the company writes a policy described by Subsection (a) is before January 1, 1993;

(2) $160,000, if the last date that the company writes a policy described by Subsection (a) is during 1993;

(3) $220,000, if the last date that the company writes a policy described by Subsection (a) is during 1994;

(4) $280,000, if the last date that the company writes a policy described by Subsection (a) is during 1995;

(5) $340,000, if the last date that the company writes a policy described by Subsection (a) is during 1996;

(6) $400,000, if the last date that the company writes a policy described by Subsection (a) is during 1997;

(7) $460,000, if the last date that the company writes a policy described by Subsection (a) is during 1998;

(8) $520,000, if the last date that the company writes a policy described by Subsection (a) is during 1999;

(9) $580,000, if the last date that the company writes a policy described by Subsection (a) is during 2000; and

(10) $640,000, if the last date that the company writes a policy described by Subsection (a) is during 2001.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 222.008 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 222 / Section 222.008
§ 222.008. EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS.
Status: in_force

The department may contract for services of experts or consultants, or organizations of experts or consultants, on a part-time or fee-for-service basis. The contracts may not involve the performance of administrative duties.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8221.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8221 / Section 8221.102
§ 8221.102. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Government Code § 2277.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2277 / Section 2277.002
§ 2277.002. PROVISIONS REQUIRED IN CERTAIN AGREEMENTS.
Status: in_force

A governmental entity may not enter into an agreement with a professional sports team that requires a financial commitment by this state or any governmental entity unless the agreement includes:

(1) a written verification that the professional sports team will play the United States national anthem at the beginning of each team sporting event held at the team's home venue or other facility controlled by the team for the event; and

(2) a provision providing that failure to comply with the written verification required by Subdivision (1) for any team sporting event at the team's home venue or other facility:

(A) constitutes a default of the agreement;

(B) immediately subjects the team to any penalty the agreement authorizes for default, which may include requiring the team to repay any money paid to the team by this state or any governmental entity or classifying the team as ineligible to receive further money under the agreement; and

(C) may subject the team to debarment from contracting with this state.
Tex. Government Code § 499.051 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 499 / Section 499.051
§ 499.051. NOTIFICATION OF RELEASE OF GANG MEMBER.
Status: in_force

(a) On the release of an inmate determined by the department to be a member of a security threat group, the department shall notify the sheriff of the county to which the inmate is released and, if the inmate is released to a municipality, the chief of police for that municipality. The notice must state the date on which the inmate was released and state that the inmate has been determined by the department to be a member of a security threat group. The notice must be provided by e-mail or other electronic communication.

(b) If the department is required by Section 508.115 to notify a sheriff before the release of the inmate, the department shall include the information described by Subsection (a) with the notice provided under Section 508.115.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3868.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3868 / Section 3868.003
§ 3868.003. PURPOSE; LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.
Status: in_force

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

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

(c) This chapter and the creation of the district may not be interpreted to relieve the town or county from providing the level of services provided to the area in the district as of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter. The district is created to supplement and not to supplant the town and county services provided in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8856.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8856 / Section 8856.003
§ 8856.003. PUBLIC HEARING IN EACH COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than December 1, 2009, the commissioners court of each county in the district shall hold a public hearing on the topic of including the territory of the county in the district.

(b) After the public hearings and not later than December 31, 2009, the commissioners court of each county shall vote to confirm or reject the county's inclusion in the district. The commissioners court shall adopt a resolution reflecting the result of that vote and provide a copy of the resolution to the temporary directors.
Tex. Transportation Code § 55.002 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 55 / Section 55.002
§ 55.002. PORT DEVELOPMENT FUNDING.
Status: in_force

(a) From money in the fund, the department shall fund:

(1) port development and infrastructure projects; and

(2) maritime port studies.

(b) The commission by rule may establish matching fund requirements for receiving money from the fund.

(c) Port development and infrastructure projects eligible for funding under this chapter include:

(1) construction or improvement of transportation facilities within the jurisdiction of a maritime port;

(2) the dredging or deepening of channels, turning basins, or harbors;

(3) the construction or improvement of wharves, docks, structures, jetties, piers, storage facilities, cruise terminals, or facilities necessary or useful, as determined by the committee, in connection with maritime port transportation or economic development;

(4) the construction or improvement of facilities necessary or useful in providing maritime port security;

(5) the acquisition of container cranes or other mechanized equipment used in the movement of cargo or passengers in commerce and trade;

(6) the acquisition of land to be used for maritime port purposes;

(7) the acquisition, improvement, enlargement, or extension of existing maritime port facilities; and

(8) environmental protection projects that:

(A) are required as a condition of a state, federal, or local environmental permit or other form of approval;

(B) are necessary for the acquisition of spoil disposal sites and improvements to existing and future spoil sites; or

(C) result from the undertaking of eligible projects.

(d) The department, in consultation with the committee, shall review the list of projects recommended by the committee to evaluate the economic benefit of each project. The commission, after receiving recommendations from the committee and from the department, shall approve projects or studies for funding based on its review.

(e) The commission may use money from the Texas Mobility Fund to provide funding for a port connectivity project.

(f) An applicant eligible for funding under this section may not receive more than 20 percent of the total amount of money appropriated to the department in a fiscal biennium to fund the applicant's eligible projects under this section.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 105.004 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 105 / Section 105.004
§ 105.004. PAYMENT OF COSTS.
Status: in_force

The agency shall pay the fees and expenses from funds appropriated for operation of the agency, funds appropriated for the payment of fees and expenses under this chapter, or other funds available for that purpose.
Tex. Government Code § 2269.009 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2269 / Section 2269.009
§ 2269.009.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2269.009. EXEMPTION: COUNTY TOLL AUTHORITIES. This chapter does not apply to a project of a county under Chapter 284, Transportation Code, unless the county adopts an order electing to be governed by this chapter for a project to be developed by the county under Chapter 284.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 181.055 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 181 / Section 181.055
§ 181.055. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to:

(1) an employee benefit plan; or

(2) any covered entity or other person, insofar as the entity or person is acting in connection with an employee benefit plan.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 80.015 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 80 / Section 80.015
§ 80.015. ASSESSMENT REFERENDA.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall propose the assessment needed in each pest management zone to ensure the stability of the citrus industry by suppressing the public nuisance caused by pests.

(b) The commissioner shall propose in a referendum the:

(1) maximum assessment to be paid by citrus producers in the pest management zone; and

(2) time for which the assessment will be made.

(c) With the commissioner's approval, the corporation may make an assessment in a pest management zone at a level less than the assessment approved by the referendum.

(d) The commissioner shall conduct an assessment referendum under the procedures provided by Section 80.016.

(e) If an assessment referendum is approved, the corporation may collect the assessment.

(f) An assessment levied on citrus producers in a pest management zone may be applied only to:

(1) pest control in that zone;

(2) the corporation's operating costs, including payments on debt incurred for a corporation activity, except that the funds of one zone may not be used to pay another zone's bank loans or debts; and

(3) the conducting of other programs consistent with the declaration of policy stated in Section 80.001.

(g) The assessment shall be adequate and necessary to achieve the goals of this chapter. The amount of the assessment shall be determined by criteria established by the commissioner, including:

(1) the extent of infestation;

(2) the amount of acreage planted;

(3) historical efforts to suppress;

(4) the growing season;

(5) epidemiology;

(6) historical weather conditions; and

(7) the costs and financing of the program.

(h) The commissioner shall give notice of and hold a public hearing in the pest management zone regarding the proposed assessment referendum. Before the referendum, the commissioner shall review and approve:

(1) the amount of the assessment;

(2) the basis for the assessment;

(3) the time for payment of the assessment;

(4) the method of allocation of the assessment among citrus producers;

(5) the restructuring and repayment schedule for any preexisting debt; and

(6) the amount of debt to be incurred in the pest management zone.

(i) The commissioner shall on a zone-by-zone basis set the date on which assessments are due and payable.

(j) Each year, the commissioner shall review and approve the corporation's operating budget.

(k) The corporation shall prepare and mail billing statements to each citrus producer subject to the assessment that state the amount due and the due date. The assessments shall be sent to the corporation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7206.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7206 / Section 7206.003
§ 7206.003. CONFIRMATION ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

If the creation of the district is not confirmed at a confirmation and initial directors' election held before September 1, 2016:

(1) the district is dissolved on September 1, 2016, except that the district shall:

(A) pay any debts incurred;

(B) transfer to Comal, Guadalupe, or Hays County, as appropriate, any assets of the district that remain after the payment of debts; and

(C) maintain the organization of the district until all debts are paid and remaining assets are transferred; and

(2) this chapter expires September 1, 2017.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 321.113 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 321 / Section 321.113
§ 321.113. QUALIFIED IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY OF SENDERS.
Status: in_force

A sender may not be held liable for the transmission of an electronic mail message that violates this chapter if the sender:

(1) contracts in good faith with an electronic mail service provider to transmit electronic mail messages for the sender; and

(2) has no reason to believe the electronic mail service provider will transmit any of the sender's electronic mail messages in violation of this chapter.
Tex. Transportation Code § 601.372 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 601 / Section 601.372
§ 601.372. RETURN OF DRIVER'S LICENSE AND VEHICLE REGISTRATION TO DEPARTMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall give written notice of a suspension of a driver's license and vehicle registration to a person who is required to maintain a motor vehicle liability insurance policy or bond under this chapter and whose policy or bond is canceled or terminated or who does not provide other evidence of financial responsibility on the request of the department.

(b) The notice must be provided by:

(1) personal delivery to the person;

(2) deposit in the United States mail addressed to the person at the last address supplied to the department by the person; or

(3) e-mail if the person has provided an e-mail address to the department and has elected to receive notice electronically.

(b-1) Notice provided under Subsection (b) by mail or e-mail is presumed to be received on the 10th day after the date the notice is sent.

(c) The department by rule may require the person to send the person's driver's license and vehicle registrations not later than the 10th day after the date the person receives written notice from the department.

(d) Proof of the notice may be made by the certificate of a department employee stating that:

(1) the notice was prepared in the regular course of business and placed in the United States mail or sent by e-mail as part of the regular organized activity of the department; or

(2) the employee delivered the notice in person.

(e) A certificate under Subsection (d)(2) must specify the name of the person to whom the notice was given and the time, place, and manner of the delivery of the notice.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1805.054 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1805 / Section 1805.054
§ 1805.054. REQUIRED RETENTION OF PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) If a report is required under this chapter, other than a report under Section 1805.053, a secondhand dealer may not dispose of the business machine that is the subject of the report before the 11th day after the date the report is filed unless:

(1) the peace officer to whom the report is submitted, for good cause, authorizes disposition of any property described in a specific report; or

(2) the secondhand dealer obtains the name, address, and description of the buyer of the property and retains this information.

(b) A secondhand dealer who retains certain information under Subsection (a)(2) shall make that information available for inspection by any peace officer.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3845.157 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3845 / Section 3845.157
§ 3845.157. AUTHORITY TO TAX.
Status: in_force

The district may impose taxes only inside the district's boundaries.
Tex. Local Government Code § 112.004 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 112 / Section 112.004
§ 112.004. ACCOUNTS KEPT FOR OFFICERS BY COUNTY CLERK.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a county that does not have the office of county auditor.

(b) The county clerk shall keep in the county finance ledger an account for each officer of the county, district, or state who is authorized or required by law to receive or collect money or other property that is intended for the use of the county or that belongs to the county. At the top of each page in an officer's account, the clerk shall state the name of the officer and the title of the office.

(c) The clerk shall keep any other accounts necessary to carry out the purposes of this subtitle and shall conveniently index the accounts.

(d) The clerk shall enter items daily in the proper accounts.

(e) Every financial report and voucher must be filed with the clerk, who shall effectively preserve the report or voucher and note it briefly in the proper account.

(f) The clerk shall balance each account maintained under this section.
Tex. Occupations Code § 604.060 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 604 / Section 604.060
§ 604.060. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.
Status: in_force

Subject to the advice and approval of the medical board, the advisory board shall develop and implement policies that provide the public with a reasonable opportunity to appear before the advisory board and to speak on any issue under the jurisdiction of the advisory board.
Tex. Government Code § 30.01752 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 30 / Section 30.01752
§ 30.01752. COURT REPORTER.
Status: in_force

The municipal court clerk shall appoint the court reporter. The town manager shall set the compensation of the court reporter.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 102.003 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 102 / Section 102.003
§ 102.003. APPLICATION TO CERTAIN RESERVOIRS.
Status: in_force

The provisions of this chapter do not apply to any reservoir discovered and produced before March 8, 1961.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1035.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1035 / Section 1035.005
§ 1035.005. CORRECTION OF INVALID PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

If a court holds that any procedure under this chapter violates the constitution of this state or of the United States, the district by resolution may provide an alternative procedure that conforms with the constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1097.059 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1097 / Section 1097.059
§ 1097.059. DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR; ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall appoint a qualified person as district administrator.

(b) The board may appoint an assistant administrator.

(c) The district administrator and any assistant administrator serve at the will of the board and are entitled to the compensation determined by the board.

(d) On assuming the duties of district administrator, the administrator shall execute a bond payable to the district in an amount set by the board of not less than $10,000 that:

(1) is conditioned on the administrator performing the administrator's duties; and

(2) contains other conditions the board may require.
Tex. Tax Code § 171.256 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 171 / Section 171.256
§ 171.256. NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.
Status: in_force

(a) If the comptroller proposes to forfeit the corporate privileges of a corporation, the comptroller shall notify the corporation that the forfeiture will occur without a judicial proceeding unless the corporation:

(1) files, within the time established by Section 171.251 of this code, the report to which that section refers; or

(2) pays, within the time established by Section 171.251 of this code, the delinquent tax and penalty to which that section refers.

(b) The notice shall be written or printed and shall be verified by the seal of the comptroller's office.

(c) The comptroller shall mail the notice or send the notice by electronic means, to the corporation at least 45 days before the forfeiture of corporate privileges. The notice shall be:

(1) addressed to the corporation and mailed to the address named in the corporation's charter as its principal place of business or to another known place of business of the corporation if the notice is mailed to the corporation; or

(2) sent to the corporation by electronic means using the contact information provided to the comptroller by the corporation as shown in the records of the comptroller if the notice is sent to the corporation by electronic means.

(d) The comptroller shall keep at the comptroller's office a record of the date on which the notice is mailed or sent by electronic means. For the purposes of this chapter, the notice and the record of the date the notice was mailed or sent by electronic means constitute legal and sufficient notice of the forfeiture.
Tex. Election Code § 174.062 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 174 / Section 174.062
§ 174.062. TYPE OF CONVENTION HELD.
Status: in_force

(a) A party may adopt rules for holding conventions at any level before and including the state convention. If a state executive committee has not adopted other rules, conventions shall be held as follows:

(1) except as provided by Subdivision (3), a county convention shall be held in a county if the county is not situated in more than one state senatorial district;

(2) if a county is situated in more than one state senatorial district, instead of a county convention a senatorial district convention shall be held in each part of the county that is situated in a different senatorial district, unless otherwise provided by party rule; or

(3) if the county executive committee for a political party determines that no suitable location for the county convention is available in the county, the county executive committee may apply to the state executive committee of that political party to issue an order permitting the county convention to be held at a location outside the county.

(b) An order under Subsection (a)(3) must be entered in the minutes of the state executive committee not later than the 30th day before the date the county convention is to be held.
Tex. Government Code § 2001.085 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2001 / Section 2001.085
§ 2001.085. WRITTEN EVIDENCE.
Status: in_force

Subject to the requirements of Sections 2001.081 through 2001.084, any part of the evidence in a contested case may be received in writing if:

(1) a hearing will be expedited; and

(2) the interests of the parties will not be substantially prejudiced.