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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3932.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3932 / Section 3932.201
§ 3932.201. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES AND BONDS.
Status: in_force

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

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 3932.203.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Subchapter L, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) Section 375.243, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.

(d) All or any part of any facilities or improvements that may be acquired by a district by the issuance of its bonds may be submitted as a single proposition or as several propositions to be voted on at the election.
Tex. Occupations Code § 167.009 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 167 / Section 167.009
§ 167.009. REFERRAL BY BOARD OR PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT BOARD AS PREREQUISITE FOR ISSUING OR MAINTAINING A LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The board or the physician assistant board, through an agreed order or after a contested proceeding, may make a referral to the program and require participation in the program by a specified physician or physician assistant as a prerequisite for issuing or maintaining a license under Chapter 155 or 204.

(b) The board or the physician assistant board may discipline a physician or physician assistant required to participate in the program under Subsection (a) who does not participate in the program.

(c) Each program participant is individually responsible for payment of the participant's own medical costs, including any required evaluations, primary treatment, and continuing care.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1251.201 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1251 / Section 1251.201
§ 1251.201. CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE; NOTICE OF SEPARATE AVAILABLE COVERAGE.
Status: in_force

(a) An insurer issuing a group policy under this chapter shall provide to the policyholder for delivery to each employee or member of the insured group:

(1) a certificate of insurance that:

(A) summarizes the essential features of the insurance coverage of the employee or member, including the annual deductibles, annual and lifetime policy limits, and maximum out-of-pocket expenses under the policy; and

(B) states the person to whom benefits are payable; and

(2) a notice that informs the employee or member of the availability of and premiums for a rider or separate insurance policy that would provide coverage in addition to the coverage provided under the policy.

(b) If dependents are included in the coverage, an insurer is not required to provide more than one certificate or notice for each family unit.

(c) By agreement between the insurer and the policyholder, a certificate may be delivered electronically.
Tex. Government Code § 24.222 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.222
§ 24.222.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.222. 120TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (EL PASO COUNTY). (a) The 120th Judicial District is composed of El Paso County.

(b) The terms of the 120th District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July.

(c) The El Paso County sheriff or the sheriff's deputy shall attend the court when required by law or by the judge.

(d) Section 24.136, relating to the 34th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 120th District Court.
Tex. Education Code § 29.188 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 29 / Section 29.188
§ 29.188. RECOGNITION OF SUCCESSFUL CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

The governor is encouraged to present a proclamation or certificate to each member of the business and industry community that the Texas Workforce Commission, in cooperation with the agency, determines has successfully assisted in the provision of a career and technology education program under this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7958A.0304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7958A / Section 7958A.0304
§ 7958A.0304. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located.

(b) If a road project is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road project must meet all applicable construction standards, subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which the road project is located.

(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 577.012 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 577 / Section 577.012
§ 577.012. DESTRUCTION OF RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) A private mental hospital licensed under this chapter may authorize the disposal of any medical record on or after the 10th anniversary of the date on which the patient who is the subject of the record was last treated in the hospital.

(b) If a patient was younger than 18 years of age when last treated, the hospital may authorize the disposal of records relating to the patient on or after the later of the patient's 20th birthday or the 10th anniversary of the date on which the patient was last treated.

(c) The hospital may not destroy medical records that relate to any matter that is involved in litigation if the hospital knows that the litigation has not been finally resolved.
Tex. Transportation Code § 394.029 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 394 / Section 394.029
§ 394.029. EXCEPTIONS FOR CERTAIN NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The combined license and permit fees under this subchapter may not exceed $10 for an off-premise sign erected and maintained by a nonprofit organization in a municipality or a municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction if the sign relates to or promotes only the municipality or a political subdivision whose jurisdiction is wholly or partly concurrent with the municipality.

(b) The nonprofit organization is not required to file a bond as provided by Section 394.0202(a)(3).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8508.0060 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8508 / Section 8508.0060
§ 8508.0060. COMMITTEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may appoint or establish committees from the board's directors as necessary or desirable to assist in conducting the authority's business.

(b) Subject to the applicable rules of law on delegation of powers, the board may assign or delegate or provide for the assignment or delegation of any powers, duties, and functions to its committees as the board may provide by rule or resolution.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.451 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.451
§ 2306.451. STATE PLEDGE REGARDING BONDHOLDER RIGHTS AND REMEDIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The state pledges to and agrees with the holders of bonds issued under this chapter that it will not limit or alter the rights vested in the department under this chapter to fulfill the terms of an agreement made with a bondholder or impair the rights and remedies of a bondholder until the following obligations are fully discharged:

(1) the bonds;

(2) interest on the bonds;

(3) interest on any unpaid installment of interest; and

(4) all costs and expenses related to an action or proceeding by or on behalf of the holders.

(b) The department may include the state's pledge and agreement under Subsection (a) in an agreement with the holders of the department's bonds.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7971.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7971 / Section 7971.101
§ 7971.101. 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. Property Code § 113.152 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 113 / Section 113.152
§ 113.152. CONTENTS OF ACCOUNTING.
Status: in_force

A written statement of accounts shall show:

(1) all trust property that has come to the trustee's knowledge or into the trustee's possession and that has not been previously listed or inventoried as property of the trust;

(2) a complete account of receipts, disbursements, and other transactions regarding the trust property for the period covered by the account, including their source and nature, with receipts of principal and income shown separately;

(3) a listing of all property being administered, with an adequate description of each asset;

(4) the cash balance on hand and the name and location of the depository where the balance is kept; and

(5) all known liabilities owed by the trust.
Tex. Transportation Code § 222.006 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 222 / Section 222.006
§ 222.006. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW CERTIFICATION PROCESS.
Status: in_force

The department by rule shall establish a process to certify department district environmental specialists to work on all documents related to state and federal environmental review processes. The certification process must:

(1) be available to department employees; and

(2) require continuing education for recertification.
Tex. Finance Code § 342.411 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 342 / Section 342.411
§ 342.411. INSURANCE OR OTHER GAIN NOT INTEREST.
Status: in_force

Any gain or advantage to the lender or the lender's employee, officer, director, agent, general agent, affiliate, or associate from insurance or from another agreement or contract permitted under this subchapter or the provision or sale of insurance or another agreement or contract permitted under this subchapter is not additional interest or an additional charge in connection with a loan made under this chapter except as specifically provided by this chapter.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 109.01 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 109 / Section 109.01
§ 109.01. SALE OF SALVAGED OR INSURED LOSS.
Status: in_force

If a person who does not hold a permit or license to sell alcoholic beverages acquires possession of alcoholic beverages as an insurer or insurance salvor in the salvage or liquidation of an insured damage or loss sustained in this state by a qualified licensee or permittee, he may sell the beverages in one lot or parcel as provided in this subchapter without being required to obtain a license or permit.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1305.157 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1305 / Section 1305.157
§ 1305.157. RESIDENTIAL WIREMAN.
Status: in_force

An applicant for a license as a residential wireman must:

(1) either:

(A) have at least 4,000 hours of on-the-job training under the supervision of a master electrician or residential wireman; or

(B) successfully complete a career and technology education program described by Section 1305.1575; and

(2) pass a residential wireman examination administered under this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3876.207 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3876 / Section 3876.207
§ 3876.207. 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.
Tex. Education Code § 29.352 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 29 / Section 29.352
§ 29.352. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller shall establish and administer a program to provide funding for approved education-related expenses of children participating in the program and has the authority to:

(1) execute contracts, agreements, and other instruments for goods and services;

(2) engage the services of private consultants, actuaries, trustees, records administrators, managers, and legal counsel for administrative and technical assistance; and

(3) perform any duty assigned to a certified educational assistance organization under this subchapter.

(b) The program confers a state benefit to program participants in addition to a free public education.
Tex. Local Government Code § 272.003 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 272 / Section 272.003
§ 272.003. RENTAL OF OFFICE SPACE BY COUNTY OR MUNICIPALITY FOR UNEMPLOYMENT RELIEF ADMINISTRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court of a county or the governing body of a municipality may lease, rent, or provide office space to aid and cooperate with state and federal agencies engaged in the administration of relief to the unemployed or needy people of the state. The commissioners court or governing body may pay the regular monthly utility bills for the office space, including bills for electricity, gas, and water.

(b) If a majority of the commissioners court considers the office space essential to the proper administration of the state or federal agency, the court may pay for the space and the regular monthly utility bills out of the general fund of the county by warrants as in the payment of other obligations of the county.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9023.206 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9023 / Section 9023.206
§ 9023.206. ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Only voters who reside in the municipal territory to be disannexed under this subchapter may vote in the disannexation election.

(b) The municipal territory is not disannexed from the district if a majority of the total votes cast in the election is in favor of the proposition stated in Section 9023.205(1).

(c) If the total vote in favor of the propositions stated in Sections 9023.205(2) and (3) is a majority of the votes cast in the election, the majority of the votes cast in the election is for disannexation from the district. As between the two propositions, the proposition that receives the greater number of votes prevails.

(d) If disannexation fails, an election under this subchapter to disannex the same municipal territory may not be held for one year.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8431.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8431 / Section 8431.203
§ 8431.203. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8277.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8277 / Section 8277.004
§ 8277.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is composed of the territory described by Section 4, Chapter 437, Acts of the 62nd Legislature, Regular Session, 1971, as that territory may have been modified under:

(1) Subchapter H, Chapter 54, Water Code;

(2) Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code; or

(3) other law.

(b) The boundaries and field notes of the district form a closure. A mistake in copying the field notes in the legislative process or another mistake in the field notes does not affect:

(1) the district's organization, existence, or validity;

(2) the district's right to issue any type of bond for a purpose for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on the bond;

(3) the district's right to impose a tax; or

(4) the legality or operation of the district or its governing body.
Tex. Finance Code § 307.054 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 307 / Section 307.054
§ 307.054. CANCELLATION OF COLLATERAL PROTECTION INSURANCE.
Status: in_force

A debtor may at any time cause the cancellation of collateral protection insurance by providing proper evidence to the creditor that the debtor has obtained insurance as required by the credit agreement. If a debtor provides the creditor with proper evidence that the debtor had insurance on the collateral as required by the credit agreement on or before the date the collateral protection insurance is effective and that the debtor continues to have insurance on the collateral as required by the credit agreement, the creditor shall cancel the insurance that it purchased and may not charge the debtor any costs, interest, or other charges in connection with the insurance.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7216.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7216 / Section 7216.003
§ 7216.003. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is created to serve a public use and benefit.

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

(c) The district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Insurance Code § 881.103 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 881 / Section 881.103
§ 881.103. LOCATION OF ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES OR POLICIES.
Status: in_force

A statewide mutual assessment company may issue certificates or policies only in the home office of the company.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7950.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7950 / Section 7950.002
§ 7950.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Education Code § 21.059 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 21 / Section 21.059
§ 21.059. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN DEADLINES FOR ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY PERSONNEL.
Status: in_force

A person who holds a certificate or permit under this subchapter who is a member of the state military forces or a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States and who is ordered to active duty by proper authority is entitled to an additional amount of time, equal to the total number of years or parts of years that the educator serves on active duty, to complete:

(1) any continuing education requirements; and

(2) any requirements relating to renewal or extension of the person's certificate or permit.
Tex. Estates Code § 752.106 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 752 / Section 752.106
§ 752.106. BANKING AND OTHER FINANCIAL INSTITUTION TRANSACTIONS.
Status: in_force

The language conferring authority with respect to banking and other financial institution transactions in a statutory durable power of attorney empowers the attorney in fact or agent to:

(1) continue, modify, or terminate an account or other banking arrangement made by or on behalf of the principal;

(2) establish, modify, or terminate an account or other banking arrangement with a bank, trust company, savings and loan association, credit union, thrift company, brokerage firm, or other financial institution selected by the attorney in fact or agent;

(3) rent a safe deposit box or space in a vault;

(4) contract to procure other services available from a financial institution as the attorney in fact or agent considers desirable;

(5) withdraw by check, order, or otherwise money or property of the principal deposited with or left in the custody of a financial institution;

(6) receive bank statements, vouchers, notices, or similar documents from a financial institution and act with respect to those documents;

(7) enter a safe deposit box or vault and withdraw from or add to its contents;

(8) borrow money at an interest rate agreeable to the attorney in fact or agent and pledge as security the principal's property as necessary to borrow, pay, renew, or extend the time of payment of a debt of the principal;

(9) make, assign, draw, endorse, discount, guarantee, and negotiate promissory notes, bills of exchange, checks, drafts, or other negotiable or nonnegotiable paper of the principal, or payable to the principal or the principal's order to receive the cash or other proceeds of those transactions, to accept a draft drawn by a person on the principal, and to pay the principal when due;

(10) receive for the principal and act on a sight draft, warehouse receipt, or other negotiable or nonnegotiable instrument;

(11) apply for and receive letters of credit, credit cards, and traveler's checks from a financial institution and give an indemnity or other agreement in connection with letters of credit; and

(12) consent to an extension of the time of payment with respect to commercial paper or a financial transaction with a financial institution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8179.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8179 / Section 8179.104
§ 8179.104. COST OF RELOCATING OR ALTERING PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "sole expense" means the actual cost of relocating, raising, lowering, rerouting, or changing the grade of or altering the construction of a facility described by 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's exercise of the power of eminent domain, the power of relocation, or any other power conferred by this chapter makes necessary the relocation, raising, rerouting, changing the grade, or alteration of the construction of a highway, a railroad, an electric transmission line, a telegraph or telephone property or facility, or a pipeline, the necessary action shall be accomplished at the sole expense of the district.
Tex. Water Code § 51.182 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.182
§ 51.182. AUTHORITY TO LEASE FACILITIES TO WATER CUSTOMERS.
Status: in_force

(a) A district may lease to any person, firm, or corporation which is a bona fide water customer of the district any of its river pump stations, conveyance canals, off-channel reservoirs, reservoir pump stations, water mains, water treatment plants, or other facilities used in connection with them. The lease may include any of the district's land which is appropriate to the utilization of the leased facilities, including but not limited to land acquired by eminent domain.

(b) The board and the lessee shall agree on the form of the lease and its terms, conditions, provisions, and stipulations; however, the duration of the lease shall not be longer than the duration of the water contract between the district and the lessee under the primary term of the water contract and any renewal or extension of it.

(c) After a lease to a water customer is authorized by the board, the lease shall be executed by the president or vice president of the board and attested by the secretary. The lease is valid and effective without any other requirement or prerequisite by the district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 229.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 229 / Section 229.001
§ 229.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Agent" includes:

(A) a surplus lines agent, as defined by Section 981.002;

(B) a person licensed as a surplus lines agent by another state; and

(C) any other person who performs the acts of an agent, whether through an oral, written, electronic, or other form of communication, by soliciting, negotiating, procuring, or collecting a premium on an insurance contract.

(2) "Insurer" has the meaning assigned by Section 101.002 and includes:

(A) an insurer that does not hold a certificate of authority in this state;

(B) an eligible surplus lines insurer; and

(C) an insurer that holds a certificate of authority in this state but performs acts outside the scope of its authority under the certificate.

(3) "Premium" includes:

(A) any consideration for insurance, including:

(i) a premium;

(ii) a membership fee;

(iii) an assessment; and

(iv) dues; or

(B) any other meaning of the term adopted in a cooperative agreement.

(4) "Processing entity" means a processing center or clearinghouse established under a cooperative agreement.

(5) "Stamping office" means the Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas or similar stamping offices in other states.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 11.204 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 11 / Section 11.204
§ 11.204. EFFECTIVENESS OF REINSTATEMENT OF NONFILING ENTITY.
Status: in_force

The reinstatement of a terminated nonfiling entity takes effect on the approval required by Section 11.202(b).