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Tex. Transportation Code § 391.064 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 391 / Section 391.064
§ 391.064. SURETY BOND.
Status: in_force

(a) The surety bond required of an applicant for a license under Section 391.062 must be:

(1) in the amount of $2,500 for each county in the state in which the person erects or maintains a commercial sign; and

(2) payable to the commission for reimbursement for removal costs of a commercial sign that the license holder unlawfully erects or maintains.

(b) A person may not be required to provide more than $10,000 in surety bonds.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9089.0503 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9089 / Section 9089.0503
§ 9089.0503. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1021.208 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1021 / Section 1021.208
§ 1021.208. BONDS EXEMPT FROM TAXATION.
Status: in_force

The following are exempt from taxation by this state or a political subdivision of this state:

(1) bonds issued by the district;

(2) the transfer and issuance of the bonds; and

(3) profits made in the sale of the bonds.
Tex. Insurance Code § 544.604 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 544 / Section 544.604
§ 544.604. ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A health maintenance organization or legal entity engaged in the business of insurance that is found to be in violation of or to have failed to comply with this subchapter is subject to the sanctions provided by Chapter 82 or administrative penalties authorized under Chapter 84.

(b) In addition to the procedures provided by Subsection (a), the commissioner may use the cease and desist procedures authorized by Chapter 83.
Tex. Transportation Code § 70.068 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 70 / Section 70.068
§ 70.068. REPORTING AND STENOGRAPHIC COSTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may assess the actual costs the board considers fair and just for reporting and stenographic services necessarily incurred in connection with a hearing against one or more of the applicants and objecting parties.

(b) The board may require that an applicant or objecting party deposit an amount against those costs as a condition of presenting an application or objection.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 162.040 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 162 / Section 162.040
§ 162.040. VALIDITY OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) After the bonds are approved by the attorney general and registered with the comptroller of public accounts, they shall be held as valid and binding general obligations of the state in every action, suit, or proceeding in which their validity is or may be brought into question.

(b) In each action brought to enforce collection of the bonds or rights incident to the bonds, the certificate of approval by the attorney general or certified copy of that certificate shall be admitted and received in evidence as to the validity of the bonds.

(c) Only forgery or fraud may be offered as a challenge to the validity of the bonds.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3922.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3922 / Section 3922.004
§ 3922.004. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is created to serve a public use and benefit.

(b) 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 Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other powers granted under this chapter.

(c) The creation of the district is in the public interest and is essential to further the public purposes of:

(1) developing and diversifying the economy of the state;

(2) eliminating unemployment and underemployment; and

(3) developing or expanding transportation and commerce.

(d) The district will:

(1) promote the health, safety, and general welfare of residents, employers, potential employees, employees, visitors, and consumers in the district, and of the public;

(2) provide needed funding for the district to preserve, maintain, and enhance the economic health and vitality of the district territory as a community and business center;

(3) promote the health, safety, welfare, and enjoyment of the public by providing pedestrian ways and by landscaping and developing certain areas in the district, which are necessary for the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic beauty; and

(4) provide for water, wastewater, drainage, road, and recreational facilities for the district.

(e) Pedestrian ways along or across a street, whether at grade or above or below the surface, and street lighting, street landscaping, parking, and street art objects are parts of and necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street or road improvement.

(f) The district will not act as the agent or instrumentality of any private interest even though the district will benefit many private interests as well as the public.
Tex. Education Code § 29.9021 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 29 / Section 29.9021
§ 29.9021. WATER SAFETY EDUCATION.
Status: in_force

The agency by rule shall incorporate a curriculum module on recreational water safety into driver education instruction using the video on recreational water safety produced under Section 12.012, Parks and Wildlife Code, when the agency is notified that the video is available.
Tex. Insurance Code § 544.252 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 544 / Section 544.252
§ 544.252. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies to an insurer that is admitted to engage in the business of insurance and authorized to write an insurance policy providing coverage for losses resulting from fire in this state, including a county mutual insurance company, a Lloyd's plan, a reciprocal or interinsurance exchange, or a farm mutual insurance company.
Tex. Estates Code § 22.024 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 22 / Section 22.024
§ 22.024. MORTGAGE; LIEN.
Status: in_force

"Mortgage" and "lien" include:

(1) a deed of trust;

(2) a vendor's lien, a mechanic's, materialman's, or laborer's lien, an attachment or garnishment lien, and a federal or state tax lien;

(3) a chattel mortgage;

(4) a judgment; and

(5) a pledge by hypothecation.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 101.064 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 101 / Section 101.064
§ 101.064. LAND ACQUIRED UNDER FORECLOSURE OF LIEN OR BY CONVEYANCE IN SATISFACTION OF CERTAIN TAX DEBT.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter does not apply to a claim:

(1) against a political subdivision of this state that acquires land:

(A) as a result of the foreclosure of a lien held by the political subdivision, including land that was bid off to the political subdivision under Section 34.01, Tax Code; or

(B) under Section 31.061, Tax Code;

(2) that arises after the date the land was acquired and before the date the land is sold, conveyed, or exchanged by the political subdivision; and

(3) that arises from:

(A) the condition of the land;

(B) a premises defect on the land; or

(C) an action committed by any person, other than an agent or employee of the political subdivision, on the land.

(b) In this section, "land" includes any building or improvement located on land acquired by a political subdivision.
Tex. Government Code § 2054.2591 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.2591
§ 2054.2591. FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall set fees that a state agency, including the department, or a local government may charge for a transaction that uses the project. The department shall set fees at amounts sufficient to recover the direct and indirect costs of the project.

(b) A fee set by the department for using the project is in addition to any other statutory fees. The revenue collected from the fees must be used to support the project, including the recovery of project costs.(a) The authority shall set fees that a state agency, including the authority, or a local government may charge for a transaction that uses the project. The authority shall set fees at amounts sufficient to recover the direct and indirect costs of the project and provide a reasonable rate of return to the authority.

(b) The authority shall charge a state agency or local government a fee for all services provided to that entity.

(c) A fee set by the authority for using the project is in addition to any other statutory fees. The revenue collected from the fees must be used to support the project, including the recovery of project costs.

(d) No fee may be charged to a person authorized to file electronically under Section 195.003, Local Government Code, for filing, recording, access to, or electronic copies of a real property record subject to the provisions of Chapter 195, Local Government Code, except as provided in Section 195.006 or 195.007, Local Government Code.
Tex. Transportation Code § 22.020 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 22 / Section 22.020
§ 22.020. OPERATION OF AIRPORT BY ANOTHER.
Status: in_force

(a) A local government, by contract, lease, or other arrangement, on a consideration fixed by the local government and for a term not to exceed 50 years, may authorize a qualified person to operate, as the agent of the local government or otherwise, an airport owned or controlled by the local government.

(b) A local government may not authorize a person to:

(1) operate the airport except as a public airport; or

(2) enter into a contract, lease, or other agreement in connection with the operation of the airport that the local government may not have made under Section 22.021.

(c) An arrangement made under this section must be made subject to the terms of a grant, loan, or agreement under Section 22.055.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7945A.0303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7945A / Section 7945A.0303
§ 7945A.0303. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 13.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 13 / Section 13.002
§ 13.002. ADMISSION OF OTHER PATIENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may admit to any hospital under its supervision a patient who:

(1) is eligible to receive patient services under a department program; and

(2) will benefit from hospitalization.

(b) Admission to a hospital as authorized under this section is subject to the availability of:

(1) appropriate space after the needs of eligible tuberculosis and chronic respiratory disease patients have been met; and

(2) trained medical personnel for the necessary medical care and treatment.

(c) The executive commissioner may adopt rules and the department may enter into contracts as necessary to implement this section.

(d) This section does not require the executive commissioner or department to:

(1) admit a patient to a particular hospital;

(2) guarantee the availability of space at any hospital; or

(3) provide treatment for a particular medical need at any hospital.
Tex. Insurance Code § 233.0054 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 233 / Section 233.0054
§ 233.0054. RULES; PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

The comptroller and the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, in consultation with each other, shall adopt rules and procedures to implement, administer, and enforce this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8042.0305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8042 / Section 8042.0305
§ 8042.0305. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is adopted under Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, and that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1811.155 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1811 / Section 1811.155
§ 1811.155. NOTICE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may have a legal right to notice of cancellation, nonrenewal, or material change or any similar notice concerning a policy of insurance only if:

(1) the person is named within the policy or an endorsement to the policy; and

(2) the policy or endorsement or a law, including a rule, of this state requires notice to be provided.

(b) A certificate of insurance may not alter the terms and conditions of the notice required by a policy of insurance or the law of this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3904.301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3904 / Section 3904.301
§ 3904.301. MUNICIPAL ANNEXATION; DISSOLUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is a "water or sewer district" under Section 43.071, Local Government Code.

(b) Section 43.075, Local Government Code, applies to the district.

(c) Section 375.264, Local Government Code, does not apply to the dissolution of the district by a municipality.
Tex. Family Code § 8.051 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 8 / Section 8.051
§ 8.051. ELIGIBILITY FOR MAINTENANCE.
Status: in_force

In a suit for dissolution of a marriage or in a proceeding for maintenance in a court with personal jurisdiction over both former spouses following the dissolution of their marriage by a court that lacked personal jurisdiction over an absent spouse, the court may order maintenance for either spouse only if the spouse seeking maintenance will lack sufficient property, including the spouse's separate property, on dissolution of the marriage to provide for the spouse's minimum reasonable needs and:

(1) the spouse from whom maintenance is requested was convicted of or received deferred adjudication for a criminal offense that also constitutes an act of family violence, as defined by Section 71.004, committed during the marriage against the other spouse or the other spouse's child and the offense occurred:

(A) within two years before the date on which a suit for dissolution of the marriage is filed; or

(B) while the suit is pending; or

(2) the spouse seeking maintenance:

(A) is unable to earn sufficient income to provide for the spouse's minimum reasonable needs because of an incapacitating physical or mental disability;

(B) has been married to the other spouse for 10 years or longer and lacks the ability to earn sufficient income to provide for the spouse's minimum reasonable needs; or

(C) is the custodian of a child of the marriage of any age who requires substantial care and personal supervision because of a physical or mental disability that prevents the spouse from earning sufficient income to provide for the spouse's minimum reasonable needs.
Tex. Government Code § 2054.0345 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.0345
§ 2054.0345. DETERMINATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall adopt a process to determine the amount of the administrative fee the department charges to administer any of its programs, including fees charged for programs under Sections 2054.380 and 2170.057.

(b) The process must require that the amount of a fee directly relate to the amount necessary for the department to recover the cost of its operations, as determined by the department's annual budget process.

(c) The department shall develop clear procedures directing staff for each department program and the department's financial staff to work together to determine the amount of administrative fees. The procedures must require review and approval of all administrative fees by the board, the executive director, and the department's chief financial officer.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 44.015 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 44 / Section 44.015
§ 44.015. RIGHT OF DEPARTMENT.
Status: in_force

The department or an authorized employee of the department may take, possess, hold, transport, or propagate any game animal of this state for public purposes.
Tex. Insurance Code § 884.207 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 884 / Section 884.207
§ 884.207. NEW BUSINESS PROHIBITED WHEN CAPITAL REQUIREMENTS NOT SATISFIED.
Status: in_force

(a) A stipulated premium company may not write new business in this state unless the company possesses the minimum capital required under this chapter.

(b) A stipulated premium company subject to Section 884.205(a) that does not correct the impairment on or before the date provided by that subsection may not write new business in this state after that date until the impairment is corrected.
Tex. Finance Code § 273.205 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 273 / Section 273.205
§ 273.205. CONSIDERATION FOR ASSISTANCE.
Status: in_force

In consideration for assistance provided to a member association under this chapter, the corporation shall receive:

(1) an equity interest in the association; or

(2) other compensation acceptable to the board from the association or another corporate entity that is a party to the transaction in which the assistance is rendered.
Tex. Transportation Code § 253.012 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 253 / Section 253.012
§ 253.012. ROADS IN MUNICIPALITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) If a road in a subdivision or an access road to a subdivision is located in a municipality, the county may improve the road only if the governing body of the municipality and the commissioners court:

(1) agree that the county may improve the road; and

(2) in the agreement indicate whether the improved road will become a county road or a municipal road.

(b) Before a county may improve a road located in a municipality under this section:

(1) the county must meet the other requirements of this subchapter; and

(2) the commissioners court of the county must find that the improvement of the road serves a county purpose.

(c) Section 253.011 does not apply to a road improved under this section.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 23.067 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 23 / Section 23.067
§ 23.067. PROHIBITED LOAN.
Status: in_force

(a) A member may not make a loan to a corporation if, immediately after the loan would be made, the total amount of the obligations of the corporation would exceed 50 times the capital of the corporation.

(b) For purposes of this section, the capital of the corporation includes the amount of the outstanding shares of the corporation, whether common or preferred, and the earned or paid-in surplus of the corporation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3924.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3924 / Section 3924.104
§ 3924.104. DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION POWERS.
Status: in_force

The district, using money available to the district, may exercise the powers given to a development corporation under Chapter 505, Local Government Code, including the power to own, operate, acquire, construct, lease, improve, or maintain a project under that chapter.
Tex. Water Code § 7.164 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 7 / Section 7.164
§ 7.164.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.164. VIOLATIONS RELATING TO MEDICAL WASTE: LARGE GENERATOR. (a) A person commits an offense if the person is a large quantity generator and the person, acting intentionally or knowingly with respect to the person's conduct:

(1) generates, collects, stores, processes, exports, or disposes of, or causes or allows to be generated, collected, stored, processed, exported, or disposed of, any medical waste without all permits required by the appropriate regulatory agency or in knowing violation of a material condition or requirement of a permit or of an applicable interim status rule or standard; or

(2) generates, collects, stores, treats, transports, or disposes of, or causes or allows to be generated, collected, stored, treated, transported, or disposed of, or otherwise handles any medical waste, and knowingly destroys, alters, conceals, or does not file a record, report, manifest, or other document required to be maintained or filed under rules adopted by the appropriate regulatory agency.

(b) An offense under this section is punishable for an individual under Section 7.187(1)(B) or Section 7.187(2)(G) or both. If it is shown on the trial of an individual that the individual has been previously convicted of an offense under this section, the offense is punishable for an individual under Section 7.187(1)(C) or Section 7.187(2)(I) or both.

(c) An offense under this section is punishable for a person other than an individual under Section 7.187(1)(B). If it is shown on the trial of a person other than an individual that the person has been previously convicted of an offense under this section, the offense is punishable by Section 7.187(1)(C).
Tex. Agriculture Code § 76.110 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 76 / Section 76.110
§ 76.110. COMMERCIAL AND NONCOMMERCIAL APPLICATOR EXAMINATION; RECIPROCAL AGREEMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Each person applying for a license as a commercial applicator or a noncommercial applicator must pass an examination demonstrating that the person:

(1) is properly qualified to perform functions associated with pesticide application to a degree directly related to the nature of the activity and the associated responsibility; and

(2) has knowledge of the use and effects of restricted-use and state-limited-use pesticides or regulated herbicides in the license use categories and subcategories in which the person is to be licensed.

(b) Not later than the 30th day after the date on which a licensing examination is administered under this section, the appropriate regulatory agency shall notify each examinee of the results of the examination. However, if an examination is graded or reviewed by a national testing service, the appropriate regulatory agency shall notify examinees of the results of the examination not later than the 14th day after the date on which the appropriate regulatory agency receives the results from the testing service. If the notice of examination results graded or reviewed by a national testing service will be delayed for longer than 90 days after the examination date, the appropriate regulatory agency shall notify the examinee of the reason for the delay before the 90th day. The appropriate regulatory agency may require a testing service to notify examinees of the results of an examination.

(c) If requested in writing by the person who fails a licensing examination administered under this section, the appropriate regulatory agency shall furnish the person with an analysis of the person's performance on the examination.

(d) The appropriate regulatory agency may waive any prerequisite to obtaining a license for an applicant after reviewing the applicant's credentials and determining that the applicant holds a valid license from another state that has license requirements substantially equivalent to those of this state.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 96.003 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 96 / Section 96.003
§ 96.003. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

A health professional, a health facility, or an administrator, officer, or employee of a health facility subject to this chapter is not civilly or criminally liable for divulging information required to be released under this chapter, except in a case of gross negligence or wilful misconduct.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 21.108 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 21 / Section 21.108
§ 21.108.
Status: in_force

Sec. 21.108. INTEREST AND SINKING FUND: FINAL TRANSFER. After all bonds have been paid, the balance of the interest and sinking fund shall be transferred to the state parks account.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8369.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8369 / Section 8369.106
§ 8369.106. REGIONAL WASTE DISPOSAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties applicable to a district under Chapter 30, Water Code.