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Tex. Government Code § 2152.052 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2152 / Section 2152.052
§ 2152.052. APPOINTMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Appointments to the commission shall be made without regard to the race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin of the appointees.

(b) In making appointments under this section, the governor and lieutenant governor shall attempt to appoint women and members of different minority groups, including African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Native Americans, and Asian Americans.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 15.017 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 15 / Section 15.017
§ 15.017. LIBEL, SLANDER, OR INVASION OF PRIVACY.
Status: in_force

A suit for damages for libel, slander, or invasion of privacy shall be brought and can only be maintained in the county in which the plaintiff resided at the time of the accrual of the cause of action, or in the county in which the defendant resided at the time of filing suit, or in the county of the residence of defendants, or any of them, or the domicile of any corporate defendant, at the election of the plaintiff.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1032.210 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1032 / Section 1032.210
§ 1032.210. USE OF BOND PROCEEDS.
Status: in_force

The district may use the proceeds of bonds issued under this subchapter to pay:

(1) any expense the board determines is reasonable and necessary to issue, sell, and deliver the bonds;

(2) interest payments on the bonds during a period of acquisition or construction of a project or facility to be provided through the bonds, not to exceed five years;

(3) costs related to the operation and maintenance of a project or facility to be provided through the bonds:

(A) during an estimated period of acquisition or construction, not to exceed five years; and

(B) for one year after the project or facility is acquired or constructed;

(4) costs related to the financing of the bond funds, including debt service reserve and contingency funds;

(5) costs related to the bond issuance;

(6) costs related to the acquisition of land or interests in land for a project or facility to be provided through the bonds; and

(7) costs of construction of a project or facility to be provided through the bonds, including the payment of related professional services and expenses.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2210.061 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2210 / Section 2210.061
§ 2210.061.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2210.061. CONTRACTORS AND MANAGERIAL EMPLOYEES: COMPENSATION AND BONUSES. The association shall post on the association's Internet website any compensation, monetary or otherwise, and any bonus that, when aggregated, exceed $100,000 in a calendar year and that are paid or given by the association to:

(1) a vendor or independent contractor with whom the association has a contract; or

(2) an association employee.
Tex. Finance Code § 62.154 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 62 / Section 62.154
§ 62.154. LIMITATION ON ISSUANCE OF SECURITIES.
Status: in_force

An association may issue a form of stock, share, account, or investment certificate only as authorized by this subtitle.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 117.002 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 117 / Section 117.002
§ 117.002. PROHIBITED ACCESS TO CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE.
Status: in_force

(a) A business entity may not enter into an agreement relating to critical infrastructure in this state with a company:

(1) if, under the agreement, the company would be granted direct or remote access to or control of critical infrastructure in this state, excluding access specifically allowed by the business entity for product warranty and support purposes; and

(2) if the business entity knows that the company is:

(A) owned by or the majority of stock or other ownership interest of the company is held or controlled by:

(i) individuals who are citizens of China, Iran, North Korea, Russia, or a designated country; or

(ii) a company or other entity, including a governmental entity, that is owned or controlled by citizens of or is directly controlled by the government of China, Iran, North Korea, Russia, or a designated country; or

(B) headquartered in China, Iran, North Korea, Russia, or a designated country.

(b) The prohibition described by Subsection (a) applies regardless of whether:

(1) the company's or its parent company's securities are publicly traded; or

(2) the company or its parent company is listed on a public stock exchange as:

(A) a Chinese, Iranian, North Korean, or Russian company; or

(B) a company of a designated country.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2054.251 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.251
§ 2054.251. RATEMAKING AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by this section, the board may propose rates to be charged by the company for insurance.

(b) The board shall engage the services of an independent actuary who is a member in good standing with the Casualty Actuarial Society or the American Academy of Actuaries to develop and recommend actuarially sound rates.

(c) The company is subject to the requirements of Subchapter A, Chapter 2053, and shall include the recommendations of the independent actuary as part of the company's filing under that subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1084.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1084 / Section 1084.002
§ 1084.002. AUTHORITY FOR OPERATION.
Status: in_force

The Palo Pinto County Hospital District operates in accordance with Section 9, Article IX, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Insurance Code § 887.402 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 887 / Section 887.402
§ 887.402. RESERVES ON FAMILY GROUP LIFE INSURANCE CERTIFICATES.
Status: in_force

(a) An association shall reserve a family group life insurance certificate on which the association charges a group premium that is not reduced on the death of an insured as provided by this section.

(b) An association shall maintain reserves on each of its family group life insurance certificates using one of the following methods:

(1) the reserves must be equal to the reserves that would be required under Section 887.401 on individual life insurance certificates on the lives of the two oldest living members of the family group, with the amount of insurance for those two members determined assuming that the elder of the two will die first;

(2) the reserves must be equal to the reserves required under Section 887.401 on individual life insurance certificates on the lives of the living members of the family group, with the amount of insurance for each member of the family group determined assuming that each member will die first; or

(3) any other table or method of computing reserves approved in advance by the commissioner.

(c) An association may select the method to be used to compute the reserves under Subsection (b).
Tex. Agriculture Code § 147.027 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 147 / Section 147.027
§ 147.027. COMMISSION MERCHANT'S COPY OF BOND.
Status: in_force

As soon as practicable after the recording of a bond, a commission merchant shall request, and the county clerk shall provide, a certified copy of the bond. The commission merchant shall post that copy in a conspicuous place in the main office of the commission merchant's principal place of business.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8025.0202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8025 / Section 8025.0202
§ 8025.0202. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The temporary board consists of:

(1) Steven Stein;

(2) Keith Darden;

(3) Ruby Clotiere;

(4) Monica Hale; and

(5) Curtis K. Dyer.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8025.0103; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter.

(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 8025.0103 and the terms of the temporary directors have expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that expire on the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8025.0103; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the date of the appointment or reappointment.

(d) If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 244.007 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 244 / Section 244.007
§ 244.007. FEES.
Status: in_force

The executive commissioner by rule shall set fees imposed by this chapter in amounts reasonable and necessary to defray the cost of administering this chapter and as prescribed by Section 12.0111.
Tex. Local Government Code § 235.023 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 235 / Section 235.023
§ 235.023. PROHIBITED REGULATIONS.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not authorize the commissioners court to:

(1) regulate the transfer, ownership, possession, transportation, licensing, or registration of firearms or air guns; or

(2) require an owner of a firearm to obtain liability insurance coverage for damages resulting from negligent or wilful acts involving the use of the firearm.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 16.06 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 16 / Section 16.06
§ 16.06. PARTICIPATION IN CERTAIN OFF-PREMISES WINE EVALUATION ACTIVITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) For the purpose of participating in an organized wine tasting, wine evaluation, wine competition, or literary review, the holder of a winery permit may deliver wine produced and manufactured by the holder to locations that are not licensed under this code for the purpose of submitting the wine to an evaluation at an organized wine tasting competition attended primarily by unlicensed persons or by a wine reviewer whose reviews are published if:

(1) no charge of any kind is made for the wine, delivery, or attendance at the event; and

(2) the commission consents in writing to the delivery.

(b) In connection with events authorized by Subsection (a) of this section, the holder of the winery permit may dispense wine to individuals attending the event and discuss with them the manufacture and characteristics of the wine.
Tex. Election Code § 146.0231 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 146 / Section 146.0231
§ 146.0231. FILING FEE.
Status: in_force

(a) The filing fee for a write-in candidate is the amount prescribed by Section 172.024 for a candidate for nomination for the same office in a general primary election.

(b) A filing fee received by the secretary of state shall be deposited in the state treasury to the credit of the general revenue fund.

(c) A filing fee received by the county judge shall be deposited in the county treasury to the credit of the county general fund.
Tex. Election Code § 101.005 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 101 / Section 101.005
§ 101.005. NOTING FPCA REGISTRATION AND E-MAIL ON EARLY VOTING ROSTER.
Status: in_force

The entry on the early voting roster pertaining to a voter under this chapter who is an FPCA registrant must include a notation indicating that the voter is an FPCA registrant. The early voting clerk shall note on the early voting by mail roster each e-mail of a ballot under Subchapter C.
Tex. Local Government Code § 140.005 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 140 / Section 140.005
§ 140.005. ANNUAL FINANCIAL STATEMENT OF SCHOOL, ROAD, OR OTHER DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The governing body of a school district, open-enrollment charter school, junior college district, or a district or authority organized under Article III, Section 52, or Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution, shall prepare an annual financial statement showing for each fund subject to the authority of the governing body during the fiscal year:

(1) the total receipts of the fund, itemized by source of revenue, including taxes, assessments, service charges, grants of state money, gifts, or other general sources from which funds are derived;

(2) the total disbursements of the fund, itemized by the nature of the expenditure; and

(3) the balance in the fund at the close of the fiscal year.
Tex. Education Code § 56.033 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 56 / Section 56.033
§ 56.033. SOURCE OF PROGRAM FUNDING.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing board of each institution of higher education, including the Texas State Technical College System, shall cause to be set aside:

(1) not less than 15 percent nor more than 20 percent out of each resident student's tuition charge under Section 54.051 as provided by the General Appropriations Act for the applicable academic year;

(2) three percent out of each nonresident student's tuition charge under Section 54.051;

(3) not less than six percent nor more than 20 percent out of each resident student's hourly tuition charge exclusive of out-of-district charges, and $1.50 out of each nonresident student's hourly tuition charge, for academic courses at a public community or junior college; and

(4) not less than six percent nor more than 20 percent of hourly tuition charges exclusive of out-of-district charges for vocational-technical courses at a public community or junior college.

(b) Of the funds set aside under this section by an institution, not less than 90 percent shall be used for Texas Public Educational Grants and not more than 10 percent shall be used for emergency loans under Subchapter D of this chapter.

(c) Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, funds set aside for Texas Public Educational Grants under this section from tuition paid by resident students may be used only for grants awarded to resident students, and funds set aside for those grants under this section from tuition paid by nonresident students may be used only for grants awarded to nonresident students and students who are citizens of countries other than the United States. After the end of the sixth class week of each semester, an institution may transfer any excess funds set aside from tuition paid by resident or nonresident students to the funds set aside for grants awarded to the other class of students. Priority for awarding grants from any excess funds set aside from tuition paid by resident students shall be given to resident students.

(d) Interest earned from the funds set aside for Texas Public Educational Grants may be spent only for grants to students as provided by this subchapter.

(e) To supplement money set aside under Subsection (a), the governing board of an institution of higher education may use money received by the institution from the fee for issuance of collegiate license plates under Section 504.615, Transportation Code, for awarding Texas Public Educational Grants. The board may use the money to award grants to both resident and nonresident students, except that the board shall give priority to grants for resident students. Notwithstanding Subsection (b), the board may not use the money for emergency loans under Subchapter D.
Tex. Insurance Code § 559.053 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 559 / Section 559.053
§ 559.053. DISCLOSURE TO CONSUMER REGARDING USE OF CREDIT SCORING.
Status: in_force

(a) An insurer that uses credit scoring in the underwriting or rating of insurance subject to this chapter shall disclose to each applicant for insurance coverage that the applicant's credit report may be used in the underwriting or rating of the applicant's policy. The disclosure must be provided at the time of application by the insurer or agent and may be given orally, in writing, or electronically.

(b) If a policy is issued to the applicant for insurance coverage, an insurer or agent is not required to make the disclosure required under Subsection (a) on any subsequent renewal of the coverage.

(c) An insurer or its agent shall disclose to its customers, on a form adopted by the commissioner, whether credit information will be obtained on an applicant for insurance coverage or insured or on any other member or members of the applicant's or insured's household and used as part of the insurance credit scoring process.

(d) If credit information is obtained or used on an applicant for insurance coverage or insured, or on any member of the applicant's or insured's household, the insurer shall disclose to the applicant or insured the name of each person on whom credit information was obtained or used and how each person's credit information was used to underwrite or rate the policy.
Tex. Property Code § 82.0675 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 82 / Section 82.0675
§ 82.0675. RESTRICTION RELATING TO CLUB MEMBERSHIP.
Status: in_force

(a) A provision of a declaration or recorded contract that requires owners of units in a condominium to maintain a membership in a specified private club is not valid after the 10th anniversary of the date the provision is recorded or renewed unless renewed after the ninth anniversary of that date in the manner provided by the declaration or recorded contract for amending the declaration or recorded contract and the text of the renewed provision is filed in the real property records of each county in which the condominium is located.

(b) A provision described by this section may not be enacted or renewed as a bylaw by the unit owners' association.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3984.0109 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3984 / Section 3984.0109
§ 3984.0109. CONFLICTS OF LAW.
Status: in_force

This chapter prevails over any provision of general law, including a provision of Chapter 375, Local Government Code, or Chapter 49, Water Code, that is in conflict or inconsistent with this chapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1502.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1502 / Section 1502.001
§ 1502.001. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies only to the issuer of a health benefit plan that:

(1) provides benefits for medical or surgical expenses incurred as a result of a health condition, accident, or sickness, including:

(A) an individual, group, blanket, or franchise insurance policy or insurance agreement, a group hospital service contract, or an individual or group evidence of coverage that is offered by:

(i) an insurance company;

(ii) a group hospital service corporation operating under Chapter 842;

(iii) a fraternal benefit society operating under Chapter 885;

(iv) a stipulated premium company operating under Chapter 884; or

(v) a health maintenance organization operating under Chapter 843; and

(B) to the extent permitted by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. Section 1001 et seq.), a health benefit plan that is offered by:

(i) a multiple employer welfare arrangement as defined by Section 3 of that Act or another analogous benefit arrangement; or

(ii) an entity not authorized under this code or another insurance law of this state that contracts directly for health care services on a risk-sharing basis, including a capitation basis; or

(2) is offered by an approved nonprofit health corporation that holds a certificate of authority under Chapter 844.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 49.015 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 49 / Section 49.015
§ 49.015. RARE OR ENDANGERED SPECIES.
Status: in_force

The department shall insure that the taking and possessing for falconry purposes of raptors classified as rare or endangered by this state, the regulations of the department, or the United States Bureau of Sports, Fisheries, and Wildlife are restricted to competent and experienced individuals and to numbers consistent with good management practices and the current population status of the individual species or subspecies involved.
Tex. Government Code § 2175.181 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2175 / Section 2175.181
§ 2175.181. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) This subchapter applies to a state agency delegated the authority to dispose of surplus or salvage property under Section 2175.065.

(b) This subchapter does not apply to property that is to be donated under Section 2175.241.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3803.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3803 / Section 3803.151
§ 3803.151. PETITION REQUIRED FOR FINANCING SERVICES AND IMPROVEMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may not finance a service or an improvement project under this chapter unless a written petition requesting the service or improvement is filed with the board.

(b) The petition must be signed by:

(1) the owners of a majority of the assessed value of real property in the district according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for Harris County; or

(2) at least 50 owners of land in the district, if more than 50 persons own land in the district according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for Harris County.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8262.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8262 / Section 8262.202
§ 8262.202. USE OF BOND PROCEEDS DURING CONSTRUCTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may appropriate or set aside out of the proceeds from the sale of any bonds issued under this chapter an amount for the payment of interest, administrative, and operating expenses expected to accrue during a period of construction, as may be provided in the bond orders or resolutions.

(b) For purposes of this section, the period of construction may not exceed three years.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 43.808 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 43 / Section 43.808
§ 43.808. PENALTY.
Status: in_force

A person who violates Section 43.802 is guilty of a Class C Parks and Wildlife Code misdemeanor.
Tex. Local Government Code § 351.001 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 351 / Section 351.001
§ 351.001. DUTY TO PROVIDE JAILS; LOCATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court of a county shall provide safe and suitable jails for the county.

(b) The jails must be located at the county seat unless the county has only one jail, in which case the jail may be located anywhere in the county at the discretion of the commissioners court.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3834.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3834 / Section 3834.101
§ 3834.101. ADDITIONAL POWERS OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district may exercise the powers given to:

(1) a corporation under Chapter 505, Local Government Code; and

(2) a housing finance corporation under Chapter 394, Local Government Code, to provide housing or residential development projects in the district.
Tex. Education Code § 29.065 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 29 / Section 29.065
§ 29.065. ASSISTANCE BY AGENCY.
Status: in_force

The agency shall develop tools to assist school districts and open-enrollment charter schools in implementing bilingual education and special language programs under this chapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 146.0125 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 146 / Section 146.0125
§ 146.0125. BODY PIERCING PROHIBITED WITHOUT PARENTAL CONSENT; EXCEPTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not perform body piercing on an individual younger than 18 years of age without the consent of a parent, managing conservator, or guardian of the individual.

(b) The consent must indicate the part of the person's body that may be pierced.

(c) The consent required by Subsections (a) and (b) may be satisfied by the individual's parent or guardian:

(1) being physically present at the body piercing studio at the time the body piercing is performed;

(2) executing an affidavit stating that the person is the parent or guardian of the individual on whom the body piercing is to be performed;

(3) presenting evidence of the person's identity to the person who will perform the body piercing; and

(4) presenting evidence of the person's status as parent or guardian of the individual who will receive the body piercing.

(d) A person younger than 18 years of age commits an offense if the person falsely states that the person is 18 years of age or older or presents any document that indicates that the person is 18 years of age or older to a person engaged in the operation of a body piercing studio. An offense under this subsection is a Class B misdemeanor.