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Tex. Insurance Code § 882.352 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 882 / Section 882.352
§ 882.352. ACCOUNTING AND PROCEDURE FOR ALLOCATION OF DIVISIBLE SURPLUS; REPORT TO COMMISSIONER.
Status: in_force

(a) On December 31 of each year, or as soon after as practicable, each mutual life insurance company shall determine the amount of surplus earned by the company during that year.

(b) Not later than the end of the second year in which a policy issued by the company is in effect, the company shall provide to the policyholder:

(1) an annual accounting of the company's divisible surplus; and

(2) if all premiums due on the policy have been paid for at least two years, a fair allocation of the company's divisible surplus that remains after deducting:

(A) any amount approved by the commissioner for retirement of any unpaid loans made under Section 882.253;

(B) the company's contingency reserve; and

(C) any earned surplus the company allocated to unencumbered surplus as provided by this chapter.

(c) The company shall immediately submit to the commissioner a detailed report of an allocation of divisible surplus made under this section. The president or secretary of the company shall sign the report under oath.
Tex. Occupations Code § 556.0551 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 556 / Section 556.0551
§ 556.0551. INSPECTION OF LICENSED NONRESIDENT PHARMACY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may inspect a nonresident pharmacy licensed by the board that compounds sterile preparations as necessary to ensure compliance with the safety standards and other requirements of this subtitle and board rules.

(b) A nonresident pharmacy shall reimburse the board for all expenses, including travel, incurred by the board in inspecting the pharmacy as provided by Subsection (a).
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 34.074 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 34 / Section 34.074
§ 34.074. OFFICER'S SURETY.
Status: in_force

(a) An officer's surety may only be liable for the penal sum of the surety bond minus any amounts already paid out under the bond. In no event may an officer's surety be liable for more than the penal sum of the officer's surety bond.

(b) If the officer and the officer's surety are both defendants in an action brought under this chapter, the surety may deposit in the court's registry the amount unpaid under the surety bond and the court shall determine the proper disposition of this sum or order the return of the deposit to the surety in the court's final judgment.

(c) A surety is not a necessary party to an action brought under this chapter or under Section 7.001. Instead, a prevailing party under these provisions may bring a separate action against a surety failing to pay the amount remaining under the bond on a final judgment. This action must be brought on or before 180 days after the date all appeals are exhausted in the underlying action.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 32.104 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 32 / Section 32.104
§ 32.104. APPRAISAL FEE.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall charge applicants for the purchase of excess acreage and unsurveyed public school land an appraisal fee for appraising the acreage and land to determine the price at which it is to be sold by the state.

(b) The appraisal fee shall be in an amount set by the board, and any part of the fee which in the opinion of the board is unused shall be refunded to the applicant.

(c) The appraisal fee shall be paid to the commissioner who shall deposit all fees that are not refunded in the State Treasury in the fund provided under Section 32.110 of this code.

(d) The money deposited in the fund to the extent necessary is appropriated to the land office to pay salaries, travel expenses, and other expenses of personnel necessary to accomplish the appraisals or other work of the board.

(e) The provisions of this section are cumulative of other laws which are not in conflict, but if a conflict exists, this section is controlling.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 134.008 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 134 / Section 134.008
§ 134.008. APPLICABILITY TO GOVERNMENTAL UNITS.
Status: in_force

An agency, unit, or instrumentality of federal, state, or local government, including a publicly owned utility or publicly owned corporation of federal, state, or local government, that proposes to engage in surface coal mining operations that are subject to this chapter shall comply with this chapter.
Tex. Local Government Code § 106.002 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 106 / Section 106.002
§ 106.002. DEPOSITS TO FUND.
Status: in_force

The following money shall be deposited in the fund:

(1) court costs collected under Article 102.014, Code of Criminal Procedure; and

(2) optional motor vehicle registration fees remitted to the municipality by the county under Section 502.403, Transportation Code.
Tex. Government Code § 2254.021 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2254 / Section 2254.021
§ 2254.021. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Consulting service" means the service of studying or advising a state agency under a contract that does not involve the traditional relationship of employer and employee.

(2) "Major consulting services contract" means a consulting services contract for which it is reasonably foreseeable that the value of the contract will exceed $15,000, or $25,000 for an institution of higher education other than a public junior college.

(3) "Consultant" means a person that provides or proposes to provide a consulting service. The term includes a political subdivision but does not include the federal government, a state agency, or a state governmental entity.

(4) "Political subdivision" means:

(A) a county;

(B) an incorporated or unincorporated municipality;

(C) a public junior college;

(D) a public school district or other educational or rehabilitative district;

(E) a metropolitan or regional transit authority;

(F) an airport authority;

(G) a river authority or compact;

(H) a regional planning commission, a council of governments, or a similar regional planning agency created under Chapter 391, Local Government Code;

(I) the Edwards Aquifer Authority or a district governed by Title 4, Water Code;

(J) a soil and water conservation district;

(K) a county or municipal improvement district;

(L) a county road or road utility district;

(M) a county housing authority;

(N) an emergency services or communications district;

(O) a fire prevention district;

(P) a public health or hospital authority or district;

(Q) a mosquito control district;

(R) a special waste district;

(S) a rural rail transportation district; or

(T) any other local government or special district of this state.

(5) "State agency" has the meaning assigned by Section 2151.002.

(6) "State governmental entity" means a state department, commission, board, office, institution, facility, or other agency the jurisdiction of which is not limited to a geographical portion of the state. The term includes a university system and an institution of higher education, other than a public junior college, as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code. The term does not include a political subdivision.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 361.504 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 361 / Section 361.504
§ 361.504. APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), this subchapter applies to the following persons:

(1) all large-quantity generators of hazardous waste;

(2) all generators other than large-quantity generators and conditionally exempt small-quantity generators; and

(3) persons subject to Section 313, Title III, Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. Section 11023) whose releases exceed the levels established under Section 361.503(b).

(b) The commission by rule shall establish one or more schedules for the application of the requirements of this subchapter to designated classes of persons described by Subsection (a). The schedule shall provide for the inclusion of all persons described by Subsection (a) on a date to be determined by the commission, and until that date this subchapter applies only to those persons designated by rule of the commission.

(c) This subchapter does not apply to a facility regulated by the Railroad Commission of Texas under Section 91.101 or 141.012, Natural Resources Code.
Tex. Labor Code § 302.047 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 302 / Section 302.047
§ 302.047. FLEXIBILITY RATING SYSTEM FOR COMMISSION DIRECTIVES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall develop and implement a flexibility rating system for directives sent by the commission to local workforce development boards. A rating assigned to a directive under the system shall indicate the degree of flexibility that a local workforce development board has in implementing the directive. The commission shall provide an explanation of the ratings assigned under the system to each local workforce development board.

(b) The commission shall adopt rules as necessary to implement this section.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 361.0665 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 361 / Section 361.0665
§ 361.0665. NOTICE OF INTENT TO OBTAIN MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE PERMIT.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who applies for a municipal solid waste permit shall publish notice of intent to obtain a permit under this chapter at least once in a newspaper of the largest general circulation that is published in the county in which the facility is located or proposed to be located.

(b) Notice must include:

(1) a description of the location or proposed location of the facility;

(2) a statement that a person who may be affected by the facility or proposed facility is entitled to request a hearing from the commission;

(3) the manner in which the commission may be contacted for further information; and

(4) any other information that the commission by rule requires.

(c) If a newspaper is not published in the county, the notice must be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the facility is located or proposed to be located and in a newspaper of circulation in the immediate vicinity in which the facility is located or proposed to be located as defined by commission rule.

(d) In addition, the commission shall publish notice in the Texas Register.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 622.061 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 622 / Section 622.061
§ 622.061. CABLE SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to a company that owns or operates a cable system, as defined by 47 U.S.C. Section 522, as amended.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1093.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1093 / Section 1093.105
§ 1093.105. RULES.
Status: in_force

The board may adopt rules governing the operation of the hospital, the hospital system, and the district's staff and employees.
Tex. Water Code § 30.063 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 30 / Section 30.063
§ 30.063. SECURITY FOR DEPOSITS.
Status: in_force

The bonds are eligible to secure deposits of any public funds of the state or any political subdivision of the state and are lawful and sufficient security for the deposits to the extent of their value when accompanied by unmatured coupons attached to the bonds.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8142.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8142 / Section 8142.001
§ 8142.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the board of directors of the district.

(2) "City" means the City of Rosenberg, Texas.

(3) "County" means Fort Bend County.

(4) "Director" means a member of the board.

(5) "District" means the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 167.
Tex. Property Code § 216.013 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 216 / Section 216.013
§ 216.013. PROCEDURES CUMULATIVE.
Status: in_force

The procedure provided by this chapter for the extension or amendment of restrictions is cumulative of and not in lieu of any other method by which restrictions of a subdivision to which this chapter applies may be extended or amended.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9022.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9022 / Section 9022.001
§ 9022.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the board of directors of the district.

(2) "Director" means a member of the board.

(3) "District" means Kendall County Water Control and Improvement District No. 2.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2501.102 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2501 / Section 2501.102
§ 2501.102. IMPOSITION OF FEE PROHIBITED BEFORE EMPLOYMENT OFFER ACCEPTED.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any refund policy, an owner, operator, counselor, agent, or employee of a personnel service may not impose a fee on an applicant until the applicant accepts an offer of employment resulting from an employment referral made by the personnel service.
Tex. Water Code § 36.358 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 36 / Section 36.358
§ 36.358. VOTED BUT UNISSUED BONDS.
Status: in_force

If either district has voted but unissued bonds payable in whole or in part from taxation assumed by the consolidated district, the consolidated district may issue the voted but unissued bonds in the name of the consolidated district and levy a uniform tax on all taxable property in the consolidated district to pay for the bonds.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 16.028 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 16 / Section 16.028
§ 16.028.
Status: in_force

Sec. 16.028. ADVERSE POSSESSION WITH RECORDED INSTRUMENT: 25-YEAR LIMITATIONS PERIOD. (a) A person, regardless of whether the person is or has been under a legal disability, may not maintain an action for the recovery of real property held for 25 years before the commencement of the action in peaceable and adverse possession by another who holds the property in good faith and under a deed or other instrument purporting to convey the property that is recorded in the deed records of the county where any part of the real property is located.

(b) Adverse possession of any part of the real property held under a recorded deed or other recorded instrument that purports to convey the property extends to and includes all of the property described in the instrument, even though the instrument is void on its face or in fact.

(c) A person who holds real property and claims title under this section has a good and marketable title to the property regardless of a disability arising at any time in the adverse claimant or a person claiming under the adverse claimant.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 301.160 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 301 / Section 301.160
§ 301.160. FORM OF BALLOT.
Status: in_force

The ballots for an election under this subchapter must be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition:

"The issuance of a permit providing for weather modification, including authorization for hail suppression and control in (description of area)."
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3877.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3877 / Section 3877.006
§ 3877.006. ELIGIBILITY FOR INCLUSION IN SPECIAL ZONES.
Status: in_force

All or any part of the area of the district is eligible to be included in:

(1) a tax increment reinvestment zone created under Chapter 311, Tax Code;

(2) a tax abatement reinvestment zone created under Chapter 312, Tax Code; or

(3) an enterprise zone created under Chapter 2303, Government Code.
Tex. Utilities Code § 39.3535 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 39 / Section 39.3535
§ 39.3535. MILITARY BASES AGGREGATORS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "military bases aggregator" means a person joining two or more military bases that are located in areas of the state offering customer choice under this chapter into a single purchasing unit to negotiate electricity purchases from retail electric providers.

(b) It is the policy of this state to encourage military bases located in areas of the state offering customer choice under this chapter to aggregate their facilities into a single purchasing unit as a method to reduce costs of electricity consumed by those bases. The commission shall provide assistance to a military bases aggregator regarding the evaluation of offers from retail electric providers on the request of the military bases aggregator.

(c) An aggregator registered under another section of this subchapter may provide aggregation services to military bases.

(d) A person, including a state agency, may register as a military bases aggregator to provide aggregation services exclusively to military bases located in areas of the state offering customer choice under this chapter.

(e) A person registered as a military bases aggregator under Subsection (d) is not required to comply with customer protection provisions, disclosure requirements, or marketing guidelines prescribed by this title or established by the commission while providing aggregation services exclusively to military bases.

(f) The commission shall expedite consideration of an application submitted by an applicant for registration under Subsection (d).
Tex. Education Code § 75.204 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 75 / Section 75.204
§ 75.204. OPERATION AND MANAGEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The administration of the institute is under the direction of the chancellor of The University of Texas System and the board through the presidents of the health science center and the university.

(b) The costs of the operation and management of the institute may be paid from money appropriated for that purpose and from other money from any public or private source. The institute shall retain all indirect costs received or recovered under a grant or contract.

(c) The board may make joint appointments of faculty or other personnel to the institute and to either or both the health science center and the university. The salary of a person receiving a joint appointment shall be apportioned on the basis of services rendered.

(d) The institute shall be located in facilities determined appropriate by the board.
Tex. Family Code § 3.409 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 3 / Section 3.409
§ 3.409. NONREIMBURSABLE CLAIMS.
Status: in_force

The court may not recognize a marital estate's claim for reimbursement for:

(1) the payment of child support, alimony, or spousal maintenance;

(2) the living expenses of a spouse or child of a spouse;

(3) contributions of property of a nominal value;

(4) the payment of a liability of a nominal amount; or

(5) a student loan owed by a spouse.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7996.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7996 / Section 7996.0104
§ 7996.0104. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 7996.0103 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Property Code § 221.053 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 221 / Section 221.053
§ 221.053. EXCHANGE COMPANY LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

Except for written information or audio-visual materials provided to a developer by an exchange company, an exchange company does not incur liability as a result of:

(1) a representation made by a developer that relates to any exchange program or exchange company; or

(2) the use, delivery, or publication by a developer of information that relates to an exchange program or exchange company.
Tex. Labor Code § 206.003 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 206 / Section 206.003
§ 206.003. ELECTION OF COVERAGE REGARDING SERVICES NOT CONSTITUTING EMPLOYMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) An employing unit may elect for not less than two calendar years that all services that do not constitute employment and that are performed by individuals in its employ in one or more distinct establishments or places of business are to be considered employment for all purposes of this subtitle.

(b) An election under Subsection (a) must be in writing and be filed with the commission.

(c) On written approval by the commission of an election under Subsection (a), the services constitute employment during the period elected, beginning on the date stated in the approval.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 302.151 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 302 / Section 302.151
§ 302.151. DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN NAMES, ADDRESSES, TELEPHONE NUMBERS, AND ORGANIZATIONAL INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

A registration statement must contain:

(1) the seller's name and, if different from the seller's name, the name under which the seller is transacting or intends to transact business;

(2) the name of each parent and affiliated organization of the seller that:

(A) will transact business with a purchaser relating to sales solicited by the seller; or

(B) accepts responsibility for statements made by, or acts of, the seller relating to sales solicited by the seller;

(3) the seller's:

(A) form of business; and

(B) place of organization;

(4) for a seller who is a corporation, a copy of the seller's certificate of formation and bylaws;

(5) for a seller who is a partnership, a copy of the partnership agreement;

(6) for a seller who is operating under an assumed business name, the location where the assumed name has been registered;

(7) for any parent or affiliated organization disclosed under Subdivision (2), the applicable information that is required of a seller under Subdivisions (3) through (6);

(8) the complete street address of each location of the seller, designating the principal location from which the seller will be transacting business;

(9) if the principal business location of the seller is not in this state, a designation of the seller's main location in this state;

(10) a listing of each telephone number to be used by the seller and the address where each telephone using the number is located;

(11) the name and title of each of the seller's officers, directors, trustees, general and limited partners, and owners, as applicable, and the name of each of those persons who has management responsibilities in connection with the seller's business activities;

(12) for each person whose name is disclosed under Subdivision (11) and for each seller who is a sole proprietor:

(A) the complete address of the person's principal residence;

(B) the person's date of birth; and

(C) the number of and state that issued the person's driver's license;

(13) the name and principal residence address of each person the seller leaves in charge at each location from which the seller transacts business in this state and the business location at which each of those persons is or will be in charge;

(14) the name and principal residence address of each salesperson who solicits on the seller's behalf or a copy of the "Employer's Quarterly Report" for employee wages the seller files with the Texas Workforce Commission and the name the salesperson uses while soliciting;

(15) the name and address of the seller's agent in this state, other than the secretary of state, who is authorized to receive service of process; and

(16) the name and address of each financial institution with which the seller makes banking or similar monetary transactions and the identification number of each of the seller's accounts in each institution.
Tex. Property Code § 301.002 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 301 / Section 301.002
§ 301.002. PURPOSES.
Status: in_force

The purposes of this chapter are to:

(1) provide for fair housing practices in this state;

(2) create a procedure for investigating and settling complaints of discriminatory housing practices; and

(3) provide rights and remedies substantially equivalent to those granted under federal law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3877.207 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3877 / Section 3877.207
§ 3877.207. RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

Section 375.161, Local Government Code, does not apply to a tax imposed by the district or a requirement for payment for a service provided by the district, including water and sewer services.