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Tex. Labor Code § 102.072 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 102 / Section 102.072
§ 102.072. ADDITIONAL DISPUTE OR GRIEVANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) If, at the time a board renders its determination, a similar grievance or dispute exists between the same class of persons for which a board may be created, those persons may submit the dispute or grievance to the board.

(b) The board has the same power to act and determine a dispute or grievance submitted under this section as the board would have if it had been created to determine that dispute or grievance.
Tex. Government Code § 22.209 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 22 / Section 22.209
§ 22.209. EIGHTH COURT OF APPEALS.
Status: in_force

(a) The Court of Appeals for the Eighth Court of Appeals District shall be held in the City of El Paso.

(b) The court may transact its business at the county seat of any county in the district as the court determines is necessary and convenient, except all cases originating in El Paso County shall be heard and transacted in that county.
Tex. Transportation Code § 463.211 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 463 / Section 463.211
§ 463.211. EXCHANGE OF BONDS FOR EXISTING SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

An authority's revenue bonds may be exchanged, instead of cash, for the property of all or part of an existing public transportation system to be acquired by the authority. If the property is owned by a corporation that will dissolve simultaneously with the exchange, the authority may acquire the stock of the corporation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1117.060 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1117 / Section 1117.060
§ 1117.060. GENERAL DUTIES OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to the direct control and responsibility of the board and any limitations prescribed by the board, the district administrator shall:

(1) supervise the work and activities of the district; and

(2) direct the affairs of the district.

(b) The board must confirm the appointment of a person employed by the district administrator.
Tex. Transportation Code § 623.0113 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 623 / Section 623.0113
§ 623.0113. ROUTE RESTRICTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a permit issued under Section 623.011 does not authorize the operation of a vehicle on:

(1) the national system of interstate and defense highways in this state if the weight of the vehicle is greater than authorized by federal law; or

(2) a bridge for which a maximum weight and load limit has been established and posted by the Texas Transportation Commission under Section 621.102 or the commissioners court of a county under Section 621.301, if the gross weight of the vehicle and load or the axles and wheel loads are greater than the limits established and posted under those sections.

(b) The restrictions under Subsection (a)(2) do not apply if a bridge described by Subsection (a)(2) provides the only public vehicular access from an origin or to a destination by a holder of a permit issued under Section 623.011.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1045.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1045 / Section 1045.055
§ 1045.055. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall elect a president and a vice president from among its members.

(b) The board shall appoint a secretary, who need not be a director.

(c) Each officer of the board serves for a term of one year.

(d) The board shall fill a vacancy in a board office for the unexpired term.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 172.175 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 172 / Section 172.175
§ 172.175. INTERIM ORDERS.
Status: in_force

(a) A party to an arbitration agreement may request an interim measure of protection from a district court or the business court before or during an arbitration. The party shall select the court in the manner described by Section 171.096.

(b) A party to an arbitration may request from the court enforcement of an order of an arbitration tribunal granting an interim measure of protection under Section 172.083. The court shall grant enforcement as provided by the law applicable to the type of interim relief requested.

(c) In connection with a pending arbitration, the court may take appropriate action, including:

(1) ordering an attachment issued to assure that the award to which the applicant may be entitled is not rendered ineffectual by the dissipation of party assets; or

(2) granting a preliminary injunction to protect a trade secret or to conserve goods that are the subject matter of the dispute.

(d) In considering a request for interim relief, the court shall give preclusive effect to a finding of fact of the arbitration tribunal in the arbitration, including a finding of fact relating to the probable validity of the claim that is the subject of the order for interim relief that the tribunal has granted, if the interim order is consistent with public policy.

(e) If the arbitration tribunal has not ruled on an objection to its jurisdiction, the court may not grant preclusive effect to the tribunal's finding until the court makes an independent finding as to the jurisdiction of the tribunal. If the court rules that the tribunal did not have jurisdiction under applicable law, the court shall deny the application for interim measures of relief.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1059.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1059 / Section 1059.052
§ 1059.052. NOTICE OF ELECTION.
Status: in_force

Notice of an election of directors shall be published in accordance with Section 4.003, Election Code, in a newspaper with general circulation in the district.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 2.320 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 2 / Section 2.320
§ 2.320.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.320. C.I.F. AND C. & F. TERMS. (a) The term C.I.F. means that the price includes in a lump sum the cost of the goods and the insurance and freight to the named destination. The term C. & F. or C.F. means that the price so includes cost and freight to the named destination.

(b) Unless otherwise agreed and even though used only in connection with the stated price and destination, the term C.I.F. destination or its equivalent requires the seller at his own expense and risk to

(1) put the goods into the possession of a carrier at the port for shipment and obtain a negotiable bill or bills of lading covering the entire transportation to the named destination; and

(2) load the goods and obtain a receipt from the carrier (which may be contained in the bill of lading) showing that the freight has been paid or provided for; and

(3) obtain a policy or certificate of insurance, including any war risk insurance, of a kind and on terms then current at the port of shipment in the usual amount, in the currency of the contract, shown to cover the same goods covered by the bill of lading and providing for payment of loss to the order of the buyer or for the account of whom it may concern; but the seller may add to the price the amount of the premium for any such war risk insurance; and

(4) prepare an invoice of the goods and procure any other documents required to effect shipment or to comply with the contract; and

(5) forward and tender with commercial promptness all the documents in due form and with any indorsement necessary to perfect the buyer's rights.

(c) Unless otherwise agreed the term C. & F. or its equivalent has the same effect and imposes upon the seller the same obligations and risks as a C.I.F. term except the obligation as to insurance.

(d) Under the term C.I.F. or C. & F. unless otherwise agreed the buyer must make payment against tender of the required documents and the seller may not tender nor the buyer demand delivery of the goods in substitution for the documents.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 298C.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 298C / Section 298C.002
§ 298C.002. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies only to the Nueces County Hospital District.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 9.318 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 9 / Section 9.318
§ 9.318. NO INTEREST RETAINED IN RIGHT TO PAYMENT THAT IS SOLD; RIGHTS AND TITLE OF SELLER OF ACCOUNT OR CHATTEL PAPER WITH RESPECT TO CREDITORS AND PURCHASERS.
Status: in_force

(a) A debtor that has sold an account, chattel paper, payment intangible, or promissory note does not retain a legal or equitable interest in the collateral sold.

(b) For purposes of determining the rights of creditors of, and purchasers for value of an account or chattel paper from, a debtor that has sold an account or chattel paper, while the buyer's security interest is unperfected, the debtor is deemed to have rights and title to the account or chattel paper identical to those the debtor sold.
Tex. Labor Code § 205.019 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 205 / Section 205.019
§ 205.019. REIMBURSEMENT FROM NON-TREASURY FUNDS.
Status: repealed

(a) A branch, department, or other instrumentality of this state that reimburses the commission with funds that are held outside the state treasury shall reimburse the commission by writing a check to the commission for deposit into the appropriate unemployment compensation account. A deposit under this section shall be made not later than the 30th day after the date the instrumentality receives the commission's statement of amounts due.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1312, Sec. 99(28), eff. September 1, 2013.

(c) A branch, department, or other instrumentality affected by this section may allocate appropriate funds to a revolving account on its books to receive contributions from funds other than general revenue funds, based on an assessment it determines to be appropriate for the purpose of reimbursing the appropriate unemployment compensation account for benefits paid.

(d) The state auditor may review the reimbursement of funds for compliance by the affected entities with this section, subject to a risk assessment performed by the state auditor and to the legislative audit committee's approval of including the review in the audit plan under Section 321.013, Government Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 462.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 462 / Section 462.002
§ 462.002. PURPOSES.
Status: in_force

The purposes of this chapter are to:

(1) provide a mechanism for the payment of covered claims under certain insurance policies to avoid excessive delay in payment;

(2) avoid financial loss to claimants or policyholders because of an insurer's impairment;

(3) assist in the detection and prevention of insurer insolvencies; and

(4) provide an association to assess the cost of that protection among insurers.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3964.0203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3964 / Section 3964.0203
§ 3964.0203. VACANCY.
Status: in_force

If a vacancy occurs on the board, the remaining directors shall appoint a director for the remainder of the unexpired term.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.0262 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 11 / Section 11.0262
§ 11.0262. CERTAIN GRATUITIES AUTHORIZED.
Status: in_force

(a) An employee of the state parks division of the department may accept a gratuity if:

(1) the employee, as a primary job duty, serves food or beverages in a restaurant, cafeteria, or other food service establishment located within a state park and owned and operated by the department;

(2) the employee, as an auxiliary duty in performance of a regular duty renders a special customer service to an individual or group;

(3) the gratuity is offered by a customer:

(A) of the restaurant, cafeteria, food service establishment, or hospitality unit of the state parks division in appreciation of being served food or beverages by the employee; or

(B) of a hospitality unit of the state parks division, in appreciation of receiving some other customer service from the employee;

(4) the department has designated the employee as an employee authorized to accept a gratuity; and

(5) the employee reports the gratuity in accordance with commission rules.

(b) The commission may adopt rules necessary to implement this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8091.0503 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8091 / Section 8091.0503
§ 8091.0503. 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 § 1017.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1017 / Section 1017.052
§ 1017.052. NOTICE OF ELECTION.
Status: in_force

At least 35 days before the date of an election of directors, notice of the election shall be published one time in a newspaper with general circulation in the district.
Tex. Transportation Code § 66.065 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 66 / Section 66.065
§ 66.065. RATE DECISION.
Status: in_force

Not later than the 10th day after the date of the completion of a hearing on an application for a change in pilotage rates, the board shall issue a written decision that:

(1) grants or denies the application in whole or in part;

(2) states the reasons for the decision; and

(3) states each new pilotage rate.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1045.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1045 / Section 1045.103
§ 1045.103. MANAGEMENT, CONTROL, AND ADMINISTRATION.
Status: in_force

The board shall manage, control, and administer the hospital system, the ancillary health care system, and the district's money and resources.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 76.003 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 76 / Section 76.003
§ 76.003. STATE-LIMITED-USE PESTICIDES.
Status: in_force

(a) After notice and public hearing, the department may adopt lists of state-limited-use pesticides for the entire state or for a designated area within the state.

(b) A pesticide may be included on a list of state-limited-use pesticides if the department determines that, when used as directed or in accordance with widespread and commonly recognized practice, the pesticide requires additional restrictions to prevent unreasonable risk to man or the environment, taking into account the economic, social, and environmental costs and benefits of use of the pesticide. However, the department shall not place a pesticide on the state-limited-use list solely on the basis of actual damage or risk of damage to water quality without first obtaining approval from the commission based on the impact of the pesticide's use on water quality.

(c) The department shall formally request an opinion regarding impact on water quality from the commission during department consideration of any amendments to the current list of state-limited-use pesticides.

(d) At the direction of the commission in conjunction with its responsibilities pursuant to Chapter 26, Water Code, the department shall consider any formal request to add any pesticide to the state-limited-use list under Subsection (b), and the department shall issue regulations regarding the time, place, and conditions of such pesticide's use.

(e) The department may regulate the time and conditions of use of a state-limited-use pesticide and may require that it be purchased or used only:

(1) with permission of the department;

(2) under direct supervision of the department in certain areas under certain conditions; or

(3) in specified quantities and concentrations.

(f) The department may require a person authorized to distribute or use a state-limited-use pesticide to maintain records of the person's distribution or use and may require that the records be kept separate from other business records.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1576.008 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1576 / Section 1576.008
§ 1576.008. COMPETITIVE BIDDING REQUIREMENTS; RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) A contract to provide benefits under this chapter may be awarded only through competitive bidding under rules adopted by the trustee.

(b) The rules may provide criteria for determining whether a carrier is qualified.
Tex. Government Code § 2308.260 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2308 / Section 2308.260
§ 2308.260. TECHNICAL ADVISORY GROUPS.
Status: in_force

A board may create technical advisory groups composed of both council and noncouncil members to provide assistance to the board.
Tex. Insurance Code § 491.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 491 / Section 491.002
§ 491.002. REINSURANCE PERMITTED.
Status: in_force

An insurer or reinsurer authorized to engage in the business of insurance or reinsurance in this state may reinsure all or part of a single risk in another solvent insurer.
Tex. Estates Code § 1301.054 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1301 / Section 1301.054
§ 1301.054. CREATION OF TRUST FOR INCAPACITATED PERSON WITHOUT GUARDIAN.
Status: in_force

(a) On application by an appropriate person as provided by Section 1301.051 and regardless of whether an application for guardianship has been filed on the alleged incapacitated person's behalf, a proper court exercising probate jurisdiction may enter an order that creates a trust for the management of the estate of an alleged incapacitated person who does not have a guardian if the court, after a hearing, finds that:

(1) the person is an incapacitated person; and

(2) the creation of the trust is in the incapacitated person's best interests.

(b) The court shall conduct the hearing to determine incapacity under Subsection (a) using the same procedures and evidentiary standards as are required in a hearing for the appointment of a guardian for a proposed ward.

(c) Except as provided by Subsection (c-1), the court shall appoint an attorney ad litem and, if necessary, may appoint a guardian ad litem, to represent the interests of the alleged incapacitated person in the hearing to determine incapacity under Subsection (a).

(c-1) If the application for the creation of the trust is filed by a person who has only a physical disability, the court may, but is not required to, appoint an attorney ad litem or guardian ad litem to represent the interests of the person in the hearing to determine incapacity under Subsection (a).

(d) The court may maintain a trust created under this section under the same cause number as the guardianship proceeding, if the person for whom the trust is created is a ward or proposed ward.
Tex. Insurance Code § 228.158 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 228 / Section 228.158
§ 228.158. REPAYMENT OF DEBT.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding Section 228.157(b), a certified capital company may make repayments of principal and interest on the company's indebtedness without any restriction, including repaying the company's indebtedness on which certified investors earned premium tax credits.
Tex. Water Code § 26.357 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 26 / Section 26.357
§ 26.357. STANDARDS AND RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) Standards and rules concerning underground storage tanks adopted by the commission under this subchapter must be at least as stringent as the federal requirements under Title VI of the Hazardous and Solid Waste Amendments of 1984 (42 U.S.C. Section 6901 et seq.).

(b) The commission may not impose standards or rules more stringent than the federal requirements unless the commission determines that more stringent standards or rules are necessary to protect human health or the environment.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 81.005 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 81 / Section 81.005
§ 81.005. CANCELLATION OR SUSPENSION OF PERMIT OR LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission or administrator may suspend for not more than 60 days or cancel a permit or license if the commission or administrator finds, after notice and hearing, that the permit or license holder used or allowed others to use the permitted or licensed premises in a manner that constitutes a common nuisance.

(b) If the commission or administrator receives information from an official under Section 81.003, the commission or administrator shall consider the information and, if the commission or administrator finds the information sufficient to indicate that cancellation or suspension under Subsection (a) may be appropriate, provide notice and hold a hearing under that subsection to determine whether to suspend or cancel the permit or license.

(c) Notwithstanding Section 11.64, the commission or administrator may not give a permit or license holder the opportunity to pay a civil penalty rather than have the permit or license suspended.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 24.07 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 24 / Section 24.07
§ 24.07. HOURS OF SALE.
Status: in_force

A holder of a wine only package store permit may remain open and sell malt beverages, wine, and vinous liquors, for off-premises consumption only, on any day and during the same hours as those prescribed for the sale of malt beverages under Section 105.05, except that the permittee may not sell wine or vinous liquor containing more than 17 percent alcohol by volume on a Sunday or after 10 p.m. on any day.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1046.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1046 / Section 1046.154
§ 1046.154. RESTRICTION ON EXPENDITURES.
Status: in_force

Money may be spent only for an expense included in the budget or an amendment to the budget.
Tex. Government Code § 411.1993 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.1993
§ 411.1993. COUNTY JAILERS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "county jailer" has the meaning assigned by Section 1701.001, Occupations Code.

(b) A county jailer who holds a county jailer license issued under Chapter 1701, Occupations Code, may apply for a license under this subchapter.

(c) An applicant under this section who is a county jailer shall submit to the department:

(1) the name and job title of the applicant;

(2) a current copy of the applicant's county jailer license and evidence of employment as a county jailer; and

(3) evidence that the applicant has satisfactorily completed the preparatory training program required under Section 1701.310, Occupations Code, including the demonstration of weapons proficiency required as part of the training program under Section 1701.307 of that code.

(d) The department may issue a license under this subchapter to an applicant under this section if the applicant complies with Subsection (c) and meets all other requirements of this subchapter, except that the applicant is not required to complete the range instruction part of the handgun proficiency course described by Section 411.188 if the department is satisfied, on the basis of the evidence provided under Subsection (c)(3), that the applicant is proficient in the use of handguns.

(e) The department shall waive any fee required for a license issued under this subchapter to an applicant under this section.

(f) A license issued to an applicant under this section expires as provided by Section 411.183.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8238.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8238 / Section 8238.152
§ 8238.152. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 8238.151, 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. Government Code § 30.00385 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 30 / Section 30.00385
§ 30.00385. CLERK.
Status: in_force

(a) The city manager with the consent of the governing body of the city shall appoint a clerk of the municipal courts of record. The clerk shall perform the duties in accordance with statutes, the city charter, and city ordinances.

(b) Section 30.00009(c) does not apply to this subchapter.