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Tex. Transportation Code § 452.107 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 452 / Section 452.107
§ 452.107.
Status: in_force

Sec. 452.107. PURCHASES: COMPETITIVE BIDDING. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), an authority may not award a contract for construction, services, or property, other than real property, except through the solicitation of competitive sealed bids or proposals, including the reverse auction procedure, ensuring full and open competition.

(b) The authority shall describe in a solicitation each factor to be used to evaluate a bid or proposal and give the factor's relative importance.

(c) The executive committee may authorize the negotiation of a contract without competitive sealed bids or proposals if:

(1) the aggregate amount involved in the contract is $50,000 or less;

(2) the contract is for construction for which not more than one bid or proposal is received;

(3) the contract is for services or property for which there is only one source or for which it is otherwise impracticable to obtain competition;

(4) the contract is to respond to an emergency for which the public exigency does not permit the delay incident to the competitive process;

(5) the contract is for personal or professional services or services for which competitive bidding is precluded by law; or

(6) the contract, without regard to form and which may include bonds, notes, loan agreements, or other obligations, is for the purpose of borrowing money or is a part of a transaction relating to the borrowing of money, including:

(A) a credit support agreement, such as a line or letter of credit or other debt guaranty;

(B) a bond, note, debt sale or purchase, trustee, paying agent, remarketing agent, indexing agent, or similar agreement;

(C) an agreement with a securities dealer or investment adviser, broker, or underwriter; and

(D) any other contract or agreement considered by the executive committee to be appropriate or necessary in support of the authority's financing activities.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1201.701 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1201 / Section 1201.701
§ 1201.701. CIVIL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

A person, partnership, or corporation that wilfully violates this chapter or an order of the commissioner made under this chapter is liable to the state for a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $5,000 for each violation. The penalty may be recovered through a civil action.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8003A.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8003A / Section 8003A.0201
§ 8003A.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five elected directors.

(b) Except as provided by Section 8003A.0202, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Insurance Code § 701.052 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 701 / Section 701.052
§ 701.052. IMMUNITY FOR FURNISHING INFORMATION RELATING TO A FRAUDULENT INSURANCE ACT.
Status: repealed

(a) A person is not liable in a civil action, including an action for libel or slander, and a civil action may not be brought against the person, for furnishing information relating to a suspected, anticipated, or completed fraudulent insurance act if the information is provided to:

(1) an authorized governmental agency or the department;

(2) a law enforcement officer or an agent or employee of the officer;

(3) the National Association of Insurance Commissioners or an employee of the association;

(4) a state or federal governmental agency established to detect and prevent fraudulent insurance acts or to regulate the business of insurance or an employee of the agency;

(5) a special investigative unit of an insurer, including a person who contracts to provide special investigative unit services to the insurer or an employee of the insurer who is responsible for the investigation of suspected fraudulent insurance acts; or

(6) an organization described by Section 701.051(c), if the person is a member of the organization and:

(A) the person has reported the information as required by Section 701.051(a); or

(B) the organization has reported the information to the insurance fraud unit as required by Section 701.051(c) on behalf of the person and in a manner that fully complies with the person's obligations under Section 701.051(a).

(b) A person may furnish information as described in Subsection (a) orally or in writing, including through publishing, disseminating, or filing a bulletin or report.

(c) Subsection (a) does not apply to a person who acts with malice, fraudulent intent, or bad faith.

(d) A person to whom Subsection (a) applies who prevails in a civil action arising from furnishing information as described in Subsection (a) is entitled to attorney's fees and costs.

(e) This section does not affect any common law or statutory privilege or immunity.

(f) Repealed by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1282, Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2005.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3902.009 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3902 / Section 3902.009
§ 3902.009. LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with the findings and purposes stated in this chapter.
Tex. Local Government Code § 43.065 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 43 / Section 43.065
§ 43.065. PROVISION OF SERVICES TO ANNEXED AREA.
Status: in_force

(a) Before the publication of the notice of the first hearing required under Section 43.063, the governing body of the municipality proposing the annexation shall direct its planning department or other appropriate municipal department to prepare a service plan that provides for the extension of full municipal services to the area to be annexed. The municipality shall provide the services by any of the methods by which it extends the services to any other area of the municipality.

(b) Sections 43.056(b)-(o) apply to the annexation of an area to which this subchapter applies.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9053.204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9053 / Section 9053.204
§ 9053.204. BONDS EXEMPT FROM TAXATION.
Status: in_force

A bond issued under this chapter, the transfer of the bond, and income from the bond, including profits made on the sale of the bond, are exempt from taxation in this state.
Tex. Family Code § 5.002 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 5 / Section 5.002
§ 5.002. SALE OF SEPARATE HOMESTEAD AFTER SPOUSE JUDICIALLY DECLARED INCAPACITATED.
Status: in_force

If the homestead is the separate property of a spouse and the other spouse has been judicially declared incapacitated by a court exercising original jurisdiction over guardianship and other matters under Title 3, Estates Code, the owner may sell, convey, or encumber the homestead without the joinder of the other spouse.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 31.066 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 31 / Section 31.066
§ 31.066. AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT TITLE TO A SITE FOLLOWING COMPLETION OF REMEDIAL ACTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL LAW.
Status: in_force

(a) If it is necessary for the United States government to acquire real property in this state to conduct remedial action at a site listed on the National Priorities List under the federal Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. Section 9601 et seq.), the commissioner may accept transfer on behalf of the state of the title and interest in the real property from the United States government. The commissioner may accept a transfer following completion of remedial action at a site only on the condition that the state will not incur any liability under that federal law solely by acquiring the title and interest in the real estate.

(b) Following state assumption of ownership, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality shall provide for maintenance of the real property, including necessary environmental monitoring, consistent with terms of contracts and cooperative agreements with the federal government entered in accordance with the Water Code and Chapter 361, Health and Safety Code.

(c) Any title and interest in real property acquired by the commissioner under this section shall be held in the name of the state. Title or interest acquired under this section does not become a part of the permanent school fund or any other fund created by the Texas Constitution.

(d) The commissioner may sell any title or interest acquired by the state under this section in accordance with Section 31.158. Proceeds of the sale shall be deposited in the Texas farm and ranch lands conservation fund established under Chapter 84, Parks and Wildlife Code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2025.002 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2025 / Section 2025.002
§ 2025.002. LICENSE AS PRIVILEGE.
Status: in_force

The operation of a racetrack and the participation in racing are privileges, not rights, granted only by the commission by license and subject to reasonable and necessary conditions set by the commission.
Tex. Local Government Code § 505.253 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 505 / Section 505.253
§ 505.253. USE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If the authorizing municipality adopts the tax under Section 505.251, an excise tax is imposed on the use, storage, or other consumption within the municipality of tangible personal property purchased, leased, or rented from a retailer during the period that the tax is effective within the municipality.

(b) The rate of the excise tax is the same as the rate of the sales tax portion of the sales and use tax and is applied to the sale price of the tangible personal property.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 42.255 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 42 / Section 42.255
§ 42.255. HEARING BEFORE RENEWAL OF LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) On request of the commissioners court of a county where a general residential operation is located, the commission shall hold a public hearing to obtain public comments regarding the renewal of the operation's license.

(b) The commission shall adopt procedures that provide the public with a reasonable opportunity to appear before the commission and to speak on any issue related to renewal of the general residential operation's license, including procedures relating to the conduct of the hearing, the order of witnesses, and the conduct of participants at the hearing.
Tex. Government Code § 526.0157 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 526 / Section 526.0157
§ 526.0157. INCREASING ACCESS TO HEALTH BENEFITS COVERAGE.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by the terms of a waiver authorized by Section 526.0152, money in the fund that is available to reduce the number of individuals in this state who do not have health benefits coverage or to reduce the need for uncompensated health care provided by hospitals in this state may be used for purposes relating to increasing access to health benefits coverage for individuals with low income, including:

(1) providing premium payment assistance to those individuals through a premium payment assistance program developed under this section;

(2) making contributions to health savings accounts for those individuals; and

(3) providing other financial assistance to those individuals through alternate mechanisms established by hospitals in this state or political subdivisions of this state that meet certain commission-specified criteria.

(b) The commission and the Texas Department of Insurance shall jointly develop a premium payment assistance program designed to assist individuals described by Subsection (a) in obtaining and maintaining health benefits coverage. The program may provide assistance in the form of payments for all or part of the premiums for that coverage. In developing the program, the executive commissioner shall adopt rules establishing:

(1) eligibility criteria for the program;

(2) the amount of premium payment assistance that will be provided under the program;

(3) the process by which that assistance will be paid; and

(4) the mechanism for measuring and reporting the number of individuals who obtained health insurance or other health benefits coverage as a result of the program.

(c) The commission shall implement the premium payment assistance program developed under Subsection (b), subject to availability of money in the fund for that purpose.
Tex. Finance Code § 62.160 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 62 / Section 62.160
§ 62.160. USE OF EXPENSE FUND CONTRIBUTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The expense of organizing the association, the association's operating expenses, and the dividends declared and paid or credited to the association's savings account holders may be paid out of the expense fund until the association's earnings are sufficient to pay those amounts.

(b) The amounts contributed to the expense fund are not a liability of the association except as provided by this subchapter.

(c) The association shall pay to the contributor dividends on the amount contributed. An amount contributed to the expense fund is considered a savings account of the association.

(d) Contributions to the expense fund may be repaid the contributors pro rata from the net earnings of the association after provision for required loss reserve allocations and payment or credit of dividends declared on savings accounts.

(e) If the association is liquidated before contributions to the expense fund are repaid, contributions to the expense fund that remain unspent after the payment of expenses of liquidation, creditors, and the withdrawal value of savings accounts shall be repaid the contributors pro rata.

(f) The association's books must reflect the expense fund.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 773.0571 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 773 / Section 773.0571
§ 773.0571. REQUIREMENTS FOR PROVIDER LICENSE.
Status: in_force

The department shall issue to an emergency medical services provider applicant a license that is valid for two years if the department is satisfied that:

(1) the applicant has adequate staff to meet the staffing standards prescribed by this chapter and the rules adopted under this chapter;

(2) each emergency medical services vehicle is adequately constructed, equipped, maintained, and operated to render basic or advanced life support services safely and efficiently;

(3) the applicant offers safe and efficient services for emergency prehospital care and transportation of patients;

(4) the applicant:

(A) possesses sufficient professional experience and qualifications to provide emergency medical services; and

(B) has not been excluded from participation in the state Medicaid program;

(5) the applicant holds a letter of approval issued under Section 773.0573 by the governing body of the municipality or the commissioners court of the county in which the applicant is located and is applying to provide emergency medical services, as applicable;

(6) the applicant employs a medical director;

(7) the applicant operates out of a physical location in compliance with Section 773.05715;

(8) the applicant owns or has a long-term lease agreement for all equipment necessary for safe operation of an emergency medical services provider, as provided by Section 773.05716; and

(9) the applicant complies with the rules adopted under this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4026.0303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4026 / Section 4026.0303
§ 4026.0303. NONPROFIT CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution may authorize the creation of a nonprofit corporation to assist and act for the district in implementing a project or providing a service authorized by this chapter.

(b) The nonprofit corporation:

(1) has each power of and is considered to be a local government corporation created under Subchapter D, Chapter 431, Transportation Code; and

(2) may implement any project and provide any service authorized by this chapter.

(c) The board shall appoint the board of directors of the nonprofit corporation. The board of directors of the nonprofit corporation shall serve in the same manner as the board of directors of a local government corporation created under Subchapter D, Chapter 431, Transportation Code, except that a board member is not required to reside in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3979.0307 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3979 / Section 3979.0307
§ 3979.0307. LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES.
Status: in_force

Section 49.216, Water Code, applies to the district.
Tex. Transportation Code § 67.016 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 67 / Section 67.016
§ 67.016. ADMINISTRATION; RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall administer this chapter and may perform any act or function necessary to carry out its powers and duties under this chapter.

(b) The board may adopt rules to carry out this chapter.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 45A.004 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 45A / Section 45A.004
§ 45A.004. RULES OF EVIDENCE.
Status: in_force

The rules of evidence that apply to the trial of a criminal action in a district court apply to a criminal proceeding in a justice or municipal court.
Tex. Election Code § 247.001 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 247 / Section 247.001
§ 247.001. PETITION ALLEGING FRAUD.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies to a civil suit in which a candidate in an election alleges in the petition that an opposing candidate, an agent of the opposing candidate, or a person acting on behalf of the opposing candidate with the candidate's knowledge violated any of the following sections of this code:

(1) Section 13.007;

(2) Section 64.012;

(3) Section 64.036;

(4) Section 84.003;

(5) Section 84.0041;

(6) Section 86.0051;

(7) Section 86.006;

(8) Section 86.010;

(9) Section 276.013; and

(10) Section 276.015.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8060.0301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8060 / Section 8060.0301
§ 8060.0301. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Education Code § 44.003 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 44 / Section 44.003
§ 44.003. RECORDS AND REPORTS.
Status: in_force

The superintendent shall ensure that records are kept and that copies of all budgets, all forms, and all other reports are filed on behalf of the school district at the proper times and in the proper offices as required by this code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7959.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7959 / Section 7959.151
§ 7959.151. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 7959.153.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6601.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6601 / Section 6601.104
§ 6601.104. COST OF RELOCATING PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, " sole expense" means the actual cost of relocating, raising, lowering, rerouting, changing the grade of, or altering the construction of a facility described in Subsection (b) in providing comparable replacement without enhancement of the facility, after deducting from that cost the net salvage value of the old facility.

(b) If the district, in the exercise of the power of eminent domain or relocation or another power granted under this chapter, makes necessary the relocating, raising, rerouting, changing the grade of, or altering the construction of a highway, a railroad, an electric transmission line, telephone or telegraph properties and facilities, or a pipeline, the necessary relocating, raising, rerouting, changing of grade, or alteration of construction shall be accomplished at the sole expense of the district.
Tex. Government Code § 772.058 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 772 / Section 772.058
§ 772.058. GIFTS AND GRANTS.
Status: in_force

The criminal justice division may apply for and accept gifts, grants, and donations from any organization described in Section 501(c)(3) or (4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for the purposes of funding any activity of the unit under this subchapter. The criminal justice division may apply for and accept grants under federal and state programs.
Tex. Insurance Code § 912.058 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 912 / Section 912.058
§ 912.058. VOTING BY POLICYHOLDERS.
Status: in_force

(a) Each policyholder of a county mutual insurance company is entitled to only one vote at a policyholders' meeting.

(b) A policyholder may not vote by proxy unless the company's bylaws specifically authorize voting in that manner.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1702.284 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1702 / Section 1702.284
§ 1702.284. ALARM SYSTEMS RECORDS CONFIDENTIAL.
Status: in_force

(a) Information contained in alarm systems records maintained by a governmental body that concerns the location of an alarm system, the name of the occupant of an alarm system location, or the type of alarm system used is confidential and may be disclosed only to the department, to the alarm company to which the confidential records relate, or as otherwise required by state law or court order.

(b) Information described by Subsection (a) may be used by the governmental body to inform the occupant of:

(1) the governmental body's alarm system response policy and any proposed change to that policy; and

(2) the option of the occupant to contract with a security services provider to respond to the occupant's alarm.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8513.0318 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8513 / Section 8513.0318
§ 8513.0318. AWARD OF CERTAIN CONSTRUCTION AND SERVICE CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall award any construction, maintenance, operation, or repair contract, contract for the purchase of material, equipment, or supplies, or contract for services if the contract will require an estimated expenditure of more than the maximum amount for which competitive bidding is required by Chapter 49, Water Code, to the lowest and best bidder.

(b) The board:

(1) shall:

(A) before awarding a contract under this section, publish notice to bidders once each week for two consecutive weeks; and

(B) adopt bylaws for the publication of notice to bidders and any related procedures; and

(2) may prescribe the amount of estimated expenditures subject to competitive bidding.

(c) In the event of an emergency, the authority may award a contract necessary to protect and preserve the public health and welfare or the authority's property without using bidding procedures.

(d) A director is ineligible to submit a bid for a contract under this section.

(e) Notwithstanding this section, the authority may:

(1) purchase surplus property from the United States by negotiated contract and without advertising for bids; and

(2) use any procurement method under:

(A) Chapter 49, Water Code; or

(B) other applicable general law.

(f) This section does not apply to a purchase contract, a procurement contract, or a contract described by Section 49.278, Water Code.
Tex. Tax Code § 151.504 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 151 / Section 151.504
§ 151.504. DETERMINATION WHEN A BUSINESS IS DISCONTINUED.
Status: in_force

If a business is discontinued, the comptroller may make a determination of tax liability under this subchapter before the date a report or tax payment is due with respect to the discontinued business.