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Tex. Property Code § 23A.011 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 23A / Section 23A.011
§ 23A.011. REPORT OF OPEN-MARKET SALE.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless required to do so earlier by other law governing the partition of real property, a broker appointed under Section 23A.010(b) to offer heirs' property for open-market sale shall file a report with the court not later than the seventh day after the date an offer is received to purchase the property for at least the value determined under Section 23A.006 or 23A.010.

(b) The report required by Subsection (a) must contain the following information:

(1) a description of the property to be sold to each buyer;

(2) the name of each buyer;

(3) the proposed purchase price;

(4) the terms and conditions of the proposed sale, including the terms of any owner financing;

(5) the amounts to be paid to lienholders;

(6) a statement of contractual or other arrangements or conditions of the broker's commission; and

(7) other material facts relevant to the sale.
Tex. Finance Code § 182.203 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 182 / Section 182.203
§ 182.203. ADDITIONAL OFFICES.
Status: in_force

(a) A state trust company may establish and maintain additional offices. To establish an additional office, the state trust company must file a written notice with the banking commissioner setting forth the name of the state trust company, the street address of the proposed additional office, a description of the activities proposed to be conducted at the additional office, and a copy of the resolution adopted by the board authorizing the additional office.

(b) A state trust company may not commence business at the additional office before the 31st day after the date the banking commissioner receives the notice, unless the banking commissioner specifies an earlier or later date. The banking commissioner may specify a later date on a determination that the written notice raises issues that require additional information or additional time for analysis. If a later date is specified, the state trust company may establish the additional office only on prior written approval by the banking commissioner. The banking commissioner may deny permission to establish an additional office of the state trust company if the banking commissioner has a significant supervisory or regulatory concern regarding the proposed additional office, the applicant, or an affiliate.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 57.08 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 57 / Section 57.08
§ 57.08. RESPONSIBILITY OF HOLDER OF CONSUMER DELIVERY PERMIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The actions of a delivery driver acting on behalf of a holder of a consumer delivery permit are not attributable to a holder of a consumer delivery permit if the permit holder has not directly or indirectly encouraged the delivery driver to violate the law and the delivery driver:

(1) has a valid certification from the training program adopted under Section 57.09(a)(1); or

(2) completed the delivery using an alcohol delivery compliance software application that meets the requirements established under Section 57.09(a)(2).

(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), if it is found, after notice and hearing, that the permittee, an agent or employee of the permittee, or a person acting on behalf of the permittee delivered with criminal negligence an alcoholic beverage to a minor or an intoxicated person, the commission or administrator may:

(1) suspend the permit for not more than 90 days for the first violation;

(2) suspend the permit for not more than six months for the second violation; and

(3) suspend the permit for not more than 12 months for a third violation within a period of 36 consecutive months.

(c) It is a rebuttable presumption that a sale or delivery of an alcoholic beverage to a minor or an intoxicated person was not made with criminal negligence if the delivery driver:

(1) at the time of the delivery held a valid certification from the training program adopted under Section 57.09(a)(1); and

(2) completed the delivery as a result of a technical malfunction of an alcohol delivery compliance software application that otherwise meets the requirements established under Section 57.09(a)(2).
Tex. Insurance Code § 441.157 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 441 / Section 441.157
§ 441.157. IMMUNITY.
Status: in_force

A conservator and the conservator's agents and employees are not liable, and a cause of action does not arise against the conservator or an agent or employee, for an action taken or not taken by the conservator, agent, or employee in connection with the adjustment, negotiation, or settlement of a claim.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8185.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8185 / Section 8185.004
§ 8185.004. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) All land and other property in the district will benefit from the works and projects to be accomplished by the district under powers conferred by Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(b) The district is created to serve a public use and benefit.
Tex. Water Code § 1.002 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 1 / Section 1.002
§ 1.002. CONSTRUCTION OF CODE.
Status: in_force

(a) The Code Construction Act (Chapter 311, Government Code) applies to the construction of each provision in this code, except as otherwise expressly provided by this code.

(b) In this code:

(1) a reference to a title, chapter, or section without further identification is a reference to a title, chapter, or section of this code; and

(2) a reference to a subtitle, subchapter, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, or other numbered or lettered unit without further identification is a reference to a unit of the next larger unit of this code in which the reference appears.

(c) A reference in a law to a statute or part of a statute revised by this code is considered to be a reference to the part of this code that revises that statute or part of the statute.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 242.0385 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 242 / Section 242.0385
§ 242.0385. EARLY COMPLIANCE REVIEW.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive commissioner by rule shall adopt a procedure under which a person proposing to construct or modify an institution may submit building plans to the department for review for compliance with the department's architectural requirements before beginning construction or modification. In adopting the procedure, the executive commissioner shall set reasonable deadlines by which the department must complete review of submitted plans.

(b) The department shall, within 30 days, review plans submitted under this section for compliance with the department's architectural requirements and inform the person in writing of the results of the review. If the plans comply with the department's architectural requirements, the department may not subsequently change the architectural requirements applicable to the project unless:

(1) the change is required by federal law; or

(2) the person fails to complete the project within a reasonable time.

(c) The department may charge a reasonable fee for conducting a review under this section.

(d) A fee collected under this section shall be deposited in the general revenue fund.

(e) The review procedure provided by this section does not include review of building plans for compliance with the Texas Accessibility Standards as administered and enforced.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8138.252 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8138 / Section 8138.252
§ 8138.252. ELECTION FOR DIVISION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) After the board has complied with Section 8138.251(d), the board shall hold an election in the district to determine whether the district should be divided as proposed.

(b) The board shall give notice of the election not later than the 35th day before the date of the election. The notice must state:

(1) the date and location of the election; and

(2) the proposition to be voted on.

(c) If a majority of the votes are cast in favor of the division:

(1) the district shall be divided; and

(2) not later than the 30th day after the date of the election, the district shall provide written notice of the division to:

(A) the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality;

(B) the attorney general;

(C) the commissioners court of each county in which a new district is located; and

(D) any municipality having extraterritorial jurisdiction over territory in each new district.

(d) If a majority of the votes are not cast in favor of the division, the district may not be divided.
Tex. Estates Code § 1105.110 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1105 / Section 1105.110
§ 1105.110. FILING OF BOND.
Status: in_force

A bond required under this title shall be filed with the clerk after the court approves the bond.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3901.305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3901 / Section 3901.305
§ 3901.305. INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

The district may examine and receive information related to the imposition of hotel occupancy taxes to the same extent as if the district were a county.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 365.003 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 365 / Section 365.003
§ 365.003. LITTER ON BEACHES CONTROLLED BY NATURAL RESOURCES CODE.
Status: in_force

The regulation of litter on public beaches is controlled by Subchapters C and D, Chapter 61, Natural Resources Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 223.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 223 / Section 223.001
§ 223.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Hospital Project Financing Act.
Tex. Tax Code § 321.309 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 321 / Section 321.309
§ 321.309. SUIT FOR TAX COLLECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A municipality acting through its attorney may join as a plaintiff in any suit brought by the attorney general to seek a judgment for delinquent taxes and penalties due to the municipality under this chapter.

(b) A municipality may bring suit for the collection of taxes owed to the municipality under this chapter if:

(1) the taxes are certified by the comptroller in the notice required by Section 321.302(d);

(2) a written notice of the tax delinquency and the municipality's intention to bring suit is given by certified mail to the taxpayer, the attorney general, and the comptroller at least 60 days before the suit is filed; and

(3) neither the comptroller nor the attorney general disapproves of the suit.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1806.102 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1806 / Section 1806.102
§ 1806.102. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

(a) This subchapter applies to an insurer, including a corporation, reciprocal or interinsurance exchange, mutual insurance company, association, Lloyd's plan, or other organization, writing casualty insurance or writing fidelity, surety, or guaranty bonds, on risks or operations in this state.

(b) This subchapter applies to:

(1) a farm mutual insurance company with respect to each line of insurance that a farm mutual insurance company is authorized to write under Section 911.151; and

(2) a county mutual insurance company with respect to each line of insurance that a county mutual insurance company is authorized to write under Section 912.151.

(c) Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter, this subchapter does not apply to the writing of:

(1) automobile insurance;

(2) life, health, or accident insurance;

(3) professional liability insurance;

(4) reinsurance;

(5) aircraft insurance;

(6) fraternal benefit insurance;

(7) fire insurance;

(8) workers' compensation insurance;

(9) marine insurance, including noncommercial inland marine insurance and ocean marine insurance;

(10) title insurance;

(11) explosion insurance, except insurance against loss from personal injury or property damage resulting accidentally from:

(A) a steam boiler;

(B) a heater or pressure vessel;

(C) an electrical device;

(D) an engine; or

(E) all machinery and appliances used in connection with or in the operation of a boiler, heater, vessel, electrical device, or engine described by Paragraphs (A)-(D); or

(12) insurance coverage for any of the following conditions or risks:

(A) weather or climatic conditions, including lightning, tornado, windstorm, hail, cyclone, rain, or frost and freeze;

(B) earthquake or volcanic eruption;

(C) smoke or smudge;

(D) excess or deficiency of moisture;

(E) flood;

(F) the rising water of an ocean or an ocean's tributary;

(G) bombardment, invasion, insurrection, riot, civil war or commotion, military or usurped power, or any order of a civil authority made to prevent the spread of a conflagration, epidemic or catastrophe;

(H) vandalism or malicious mischief;

(I) strike or lockout;

(J) water or other fluid or substance resulting from:

(i) the breakage or leakage of a sprinkler, pump, or other apparatus erected for extinguishing fire, or a water pipe or other conduit or container; or

(ii) casual water entering a building through a leak or opening in the building or by seepage through building walls; or

(K) accidental damage to a sprinkler, pump, fire apparatus, pipe, or other conduit or container described by Paragraph (J)(i).
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 11.356 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 11 / Section 11.356
§ 11.356. LIMITED SURVIVAL AFTER TERMINATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding the termination of a domestic filing entity under this code or the Tax Code, the terminated filing entity continues in existence until the third anniversary of the effective date of the entity's termination only for purposes of:

(1) prosecuting or defending in the terminated filing entity's name an action or proceeding brought by or against the terminated entity;

(2) permitting the survival of an existing claim by or against the terminated filing entity;

(3) holding title to and liquidating property that remained with the terminated filing entity at the time of termination or property that is collected by the terminated filing entity after termination;

(4) applying or distributing property, or its proceeds, as provided by Section 11.053; and

(5) settling affairs not completed before termination.

(b) A terminated filing entity may not continue its existence for the purpose of continuing the business or affairs for which the terminated filing entity was formed unless the terminated filing entity is reinstated under this code or the Tax Code.

(c) If an action on an existing claim by or against a terminated filing entity has been brought before the expiration of the three-year period after the date of the entity's termination and the claim was not extinguished under Section 11.359, the terminated filing entity continues to survive for purposes of:

(1) the action until all judgments, orders, and decrees have been fully executed; and

(2) the application or distribution of any property of the terminated filing entity as provided by Section 11.053 until the property has been applied or distributed.
Tex. Insurance Code § 559.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 559 / Section 559.003
§ 559.003. INFORMATION PROVIDED TO PUBLIC.
Status: in_force

The department shall:

(1) update insurer profiles maintained on the department's Internet website to provide information to consumers stating whether or not an insurer uses credit scoring; and

(2) post the report required under former Section 15, Article 21.49-2U, on the department's Internet website.
Tex. Election Code § 254.152 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 254 / Section 254.152
§ 254.152. TIME FOR REPORTING CERTAIN EXPENDITURES.
Status: in_force

If a general-purpose committee makes a political expenditure in the form of a political contribution to another general-purpose committee or to an out-of-state political committee and the contributing committee does not intend that the contribution be used in connection with a particular election, the contributing committee shall include the expenditure in the first report required to be filed under this subchapter after the expenditure is made.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1012.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1012 / Section 1012.054
§ 1012.054. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

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

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

(c) The president has the same right to vote as any other director.

(d) If the president is absent or fails and declines to act, the vice president shall perform the president's duties and exercise the president's powers under this chapter.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 4A.402 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 4A / Section 4A.402
§ 4A.402. OBLIGATION OF SENDER TO PAY RECEIVING BANK.
Status: in_force

(a) This section is subject to Sections 4A.205 and 4A.207.

(b) With respect to a payment order issued to the beneficiary's bank, acceptance of the order by the bank obliges the sender to pay the bank the amount of the order, but payment is not due until the payment date of the order.

(c) This subsection is subject to Subsection (e) and to Section 4A.303. With respect to a payment order issued to a receiving bank other than the beneficiary's bank, acceptance of the order by the receiving bank obliges the sender to pay the bank the amount of the sender's order. Payment by the sender is not due until the execution date of the sender's order. The obligation of that sender to pay its payment order is excused if the funds transfer is not completed by acceptance by the beneficiary's bank of a payment order instructing payment to the beneficiary of that sender's payment order.

(d) If the sender of a payment order pays the order and was not obliged to pay all or part of the amount paid, the bank receiving payment is obliged to refund payment to the extent the sender was not obliged to pay. Except as provided by Sections 4A.204 and 4A.304, interest is payable on the refundable amount from the date of payment.

(e) If a funds transfer is not completed as provided by Subsection (c) and an intermediary bank is obliged to refund payment as provided by Subsection (d) but is unable to do so because not permitted by applicable law or because the bank suspends payments, a sender in the funds transfer that executed a payment order in compliance with an instruction, as provided by Section 4A.302(a)(1), to route the funds transfer through that intermediary bank is entitled to receive or retain payment from the sender of the payment order that it accepted. The first sender in the funds transfer that issued an instruction requiring routing through that intermediary bank is subrogated to the right of the bank that paid the intermediary bank to a refund as stated in Subsection (d).

(f) The right of the sender of a payment order to be excused from the obligation to pay the order as stated in Subsection (c) or to receive a refund under Subsection (d) may not be varied by agreement.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 592.019 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 592 / Section 592.019
§ 592.019. ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING.
Status: in_force

A person who files an application for a determination of an intellectual disability has the right to request and promptly receive an administrative hearing under Subchapter A, Chapter 593, to contest the findings of the determination of an intellectual disability.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 5.116 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 5 / Section 5.116
§ 5.116. CHOICE OF LAW AND FORUM.
Status: in_force

(a) The liability of an issuer, nominated person, or adviser for action or omission is governed by the law of the jurisdiction chosen by an agreement in the form of a record signed or otherwise authenticated by the affected parties in the manner provided in Section 5.104 or by a provision in the person's letter of credit, confirmation, or other undertaking. The jurisdiction whose law is chosen need not bear any relation to the transaction.

(b) Unless Subsection (a) applies, the liability of an issuer, nominated person, or adviser for action or omission is governed by the law of the jurisdiction in which the person is located. The person is considered to be located at the address indicated in the person's undertaking. If more than one address is indicated, the person is considered to be located at the address from which the person's undertaking was issued. For the purpose of jurisdiction, choice of law, and recognition of interbranch letters of credit, but not enforcement of a judgment, all branches of a bank are considered separate juridical entities, and a bank is considered to be located at the place where its relevant branch is considered to be located under this subsection.

(c) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the liability of an issuer, nominated person, or adviser is governed by any rules of custom or practice, such as the Uniform Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits, to which the letter of credit, confirmation, or other undertaking is expressly made subject. If (i) this chapter would govern the liability of an issuer, nominated person, or adviser under Subsection (a) or (b), (ii) the relevant undertaking incorporates rules of custom or practice, and (iii) there is conflict between this chapter and those rules as applied to that undertaking, those rules govern except to the extent of any conflict with the nonvariable provisions specified in Section 5.103(c).

(d) If there is conflict between this chapter and Chapter 3, 4, 4A, or 9, this chapter governs.

(e) The forum for settling disputes arising out of an undertaking within this chapter may be chosen in the manner and with the binding effect that governing law may be chosen in accordance with Subsection (a).
Tex. Government Code § 54A.201 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54A / Section 54A.201
§ 54A.201. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "statutory probate court" has the meaning assigned by Chapter 22, Estates Code.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 74.108 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 74 / Section 74.108
§ 74.108. POWERS OF BOARD AND COMMISSIONER.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may:

(1) conduct programs consistent with the declaration of policy stated in Section 74.101;

(2) accept, as necessary to implement this chapter, gifts and grants;

(3) borrow money, with the approval of the commissioner, as necessary to execute this chapter;

(4) take other action and exercise other authority as necessary to execute any act authorized by this subchapter or the Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act (Article 1396-1.01 et seq., Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes); and

(5) form an advisory committee composed of individuals from this state, other states, or other countries and change membership on the committee, as necessary. Any advisory committee created under this subdivision for the purpose of establishing treatment methods shall include among its members persons with knowledge of the effects of different treatments on the health of agricultural workers, the local population, and the ecosystem, including but not limited to the effects of a particular method of treatment on beneficial organisms and wildlife, the potential for secondary infestations from nontarget pests, and the potential for pest resistance to particular methods of treatment.

(b) On petition of 30 percent of the cotton growers eligible to vote within the proposed area, the commissioner may, or at the commissioner's discretion, the commissioner may, by rule add an area to an eradication zone or transfer an area or county from one statutory zone to another zone if:

(1) cotton production has begun or could begin in the area;

(2) the area is adjacent to an eradication zone or is in an area with biological characteristics similar to the eradication zone; and

(3) the addition is approved in a referendum held in the area.

(c) The board must adopt a procurement policy, subject to approval by the commissioner, outlining the procedures to be used in purchasing.

(d) The commissioner at any time may inspect the books and other financial records of the foundation.