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Tex. Occupations Code § 2021.006 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2021 / Section 2021.006
§ 2021.006. RELEASE OF CIVIL LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

A commission member, a commission employee, a steward or judge, a racetrack association, a horsemen's organization, or any other person regulated under this subtitle is not liable for a cause of action that arises out of that person's performance or exercise of discretion in the implementation or enforcement of this subtitle or a rule adopted under this subtitle if the person has acted in good faith.
Tex. Local Government Code § 157.004 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 157 / Section 157.004
§ 157.004.
Status: in_force

Sec. 157.004. DISABILITY COMPENSATION IN COUNTIES OF 290,000 TO 500,000. (a) The commissioners court of a county with a population of 290,000 to 500,000 shall provide for the payment of a county employee who is made totally unfit to continue employment because of a physical injury occurring in the actual and active discharge of a duty. The payment may not cover more than six months of disability. The payment must be in the following amounts:

(1) full salary for each month, or part of a month, of total disability during the first three months of the disability; and

(2) one-half salary for each month, or part of a month, of total disability during the second three months of the disability.

(b) The commissioners court, before making an award for disability under this section, shall conduct a hearing to determine the merits of the claim and may subpoena and examine witnesses to assist in the determination. The commissioners court may grant or refuse an award.

(c) The employee making a claim under this section may appeal a decision of the commissioners court within 10 days after the date of the decision. Appeal is by trial de novo before the court that has jurisdiction of the amount involved.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8006A.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8006A / Section 8006A.0101
§ 8006A.0101. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Harris-Waller Counties Municipal Utility District No. 8.
Tex. Insurance Code § 461.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 461 / Section 461.003
§ 461.003. FORM OF STATEMENT; PROHIBITION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner by rule shall promulgate the statement that an insurer must use to comply with this chapter.

(b) An insurer may not include in an insurance policy, contract, certificate, evidence of coverage, or application a statement that does not conform to the appropriate statement prescribed by the commissioner.
Tex. Local Government Code § 351.123 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 351 / Section 351.123
§ 351.123. PETITION.
Status: in_force

(a) To create a district, a petition requesting creation of the district must be filed with the county clerk's office of each county in the proposed district.

(b) Each petition must be signed by at least 10 percent of the registered voters in the county in which the petition is filed.

(c) Each petition must be certified as valid by the county clerk of the county in which the petition is filed. On certification, the county clerk shall forward the petition to the commissioners court of that county.

(d) A petition for creation of a district must include:

(1) the name of the proposed district;

(2) an accurate description of the area where the proposed district is to be located;

(3) a statement of the purpose for which the district is to be created; and

(4) a request that the district be created.
Tex. Election Code § 174.069 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 174 / Section 174.069
§ 174.069. RECORD OF DELEGATES.
Status: in_force

(a) The chair of a county or senatorial district convention shall prepare and sign a list of the names and residence addresses of the delegates and any alternate delegates to the state convention selected by the convention.

(b) The convention chair shall deliver the list to the state chair not later than the fifth day after the date the convention adjourns.

(c) An electronic submission to the county chair through a system created by party rule constitutes a complete delivery under Subsection (b).
Tex. Government Code § 434.303 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 434 / Section 434.303
§ 434.303. SUPPORT FROM INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.
Status: in_force

Each institution of higher education shall cooperate with the commission to provide information, as permitted by law, related to student veterans at the institution, provide access to veteran resource centers or other student meeting areas, and otherwise support the work of veterans education counselors.
Tex. Water Code § 51.750 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.750
§ 51.750. GOVERNING RESULTING DISTRICTS.
Status: in_force

(a) After the original district is divided into two or more districts, the resulting districts shall be separate districts and shall be governed as separate districts.

(b) During a period of 90 days after the date of the election to approve division, the board of the original district shall continue to act in behalf of the original district to wind up the affairs of the original district.

(c) The directors of the original district shall continue to act as directors of one of the resulting districts until the next general election and shall name persons to serve as temporary directors of each of the other resulting districts until an election is held on the next uniform election date for elections set forth in Section 41.001, Election Code, for the election of permanent directors. Upon the election of such directors, the three directors receiving the greatest number of votes shall serve until May of the first even-numbered year after the expiration of four years from the date of the election and two directors shall serve until May of the first even-numbered year after the expiration of two years from the date of the election.

(d) The temporary directors of each of the resulting districts must qualify as directors of the district pursuant to Section 51.072 within the period of 90 days after the election approving the division of the original district and shall assume their offices at the expiration of the 90-day period.

(e) The board of each of the resulting districts shall approve the bond of each director.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8430.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8430 / Section 8430.051
§ 8430.051. 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. Transportation Code § 504.303 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 504 / Section 504.303
§ 504.303. MEMBERS OR FORMER MEMBERS OF UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall issue specialty license plates for active or former members of the United States armed forces. The license plates must designate the appropriate branch of the United States armed forces.

(b) The department shall include the word "Retired" for license plates issued to retired members of the United States armed forces.

(c) Satisfactory proof of eligibility for a license plate issued under this section to a retired member of the United States armed forces may be demonstrated by:

(1) a letter from any branch of the military under the jurisdiction of the United States Department of Defense or the United States Department of Homeland Security stating that a retired member has 20 or more years of satisfactory federal service; or

(2) an identification card issued by any branch of the military under the jurisdiction of the United States Department of Defense or the United States Department of Homeland Security indicating that the member is retired.
Tex. Government Code § 574.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 574 / Section 574.004
§ 574.004. ASSISTANCE BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not prevent the attorney general from providing assistance to district attorneys, criminal district attorneys, and county attorneys on request by allowing assistant attorneys general to serve as duly appointed and deputized assistant prosecutors, nor does this chapter prohibit an assistant attorney general from performing duties as an attorney representing the state under a temporary appointment described by Article 2A.104, Code of Criminal Procedure.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 113.004 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 113 / Section 113.004
§ 113.004. NO WAIVER OF OTHER DEFENSES.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not waive a defense or a limitation on damages available to a party to a contract other than sovereign immunity to suit.
Tex. Insurance Code § 228.157 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 228 / Section 228.157
§ 228.157. DISTRIBUTIONS BY CERTIFIED CAPITAL COMPANY.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "qualified distribution" means any distribution or payment from certified capital by a certified capital company in connection with:

(1) the reasonable costs and expenses of forming, syndicating, managing, and operating the company, provided that the distribution or payment is not made directly or indirectly to a certified investor, including:

(A) reasonable and necessary fees paid for professional services, including legal and accounting services, related to the company's formation and operation; and

(B) an annual management fee in an amount that does not exceed 2.5 percent of the company's certified capital; and

(2) a projected increase in federal or state taxes, including penalties and interest related to state and federal income taxes, of the company's equity owners resulting from the earnings or other tax liability of the company to the extent that the increase is related to the ownership, management, or operation of the company.

(b) A certified capital company may make a qualified distribution at any time. To make a distribution or payment other than a qualified distribution, a company must have made qualified investments in an amount cumulatively equal to 100 percent of the company's certified capital.

(c) If a business in which a qualified investment is made relocates the business's principal business operations to another state during the term of the certified capital company's investment in the business, the cumulative amount of qualified investments made by the certified capital company for purposes of satisfying the requirements of Subsection (b) only is reduced by the amount of the certified capital company's qualified investments in the business that has relocated.

(d) Subsection (c) does not apply if the business demonstrates that the business has returned the business's principal business operations to this state not later than the 90th day after the date of the relocation.
Tex. Local Government Code § 373A.158 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 373A / Section 373A.158
§ 373A.158. ANNUAL REPORT.
Status: repealed

(a) If a county elects to participate in a homestead preservation reinvestment zone, the county is the only taxing unit entitled to receive the annual report prepared under Section 311.016(a), Tax Code.

(b) The report must include:

(1) the amount and source of revenue in the tax increment fund established for the zone;

(2) the amount and purpose of expenditures from the fund and the income levels of the persons who benefited from the expenditures;

(3) the number of parcels of property purchased, housing units rehabilitated, and housing units constructed and the income levels of the persons residing in the housing units;

(4) the tax increment base and current captured appraised value retained by the zone;

(5) the total amount of tax increments received; and

(6) any additional information necessary to demonstrate good faith compliance with the provisions of this subchapter.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1175, Sec. 17(2), eff. September 1, 2007.

(d) The municipality shall make the report available to the public on the municipality's official website.
Tex. Local Government Code § 336.058 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 336 / Section 336.058
§ 336.058. CONFLICT OF INTEREST IN CONTRACT.
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of this section, a trustee who is an employee of, or a trustee related within the second degree by affinity or consanguinity as determined under Subchapter B, Chapter 573, Government Code, to a person who is financially interested in a contract is considered to be financially interested in the contract.

(b) A trustee who is financially interested in a contract may not vote on the acceptance of the contract or participate in the discussion on the contract.

(c) A trustee who is financially interested in a contract with the district shall disclose that fact to the other trustees. The disclosure shall be entered into the minutes of the meeting.

(d) The failure of a trustee to disclose the trustee's financial interest in a contract and to have the disclosure entered in the minutes invalidates the contract.
Tex. Occupations Code § 351.601 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 351 / Section 351.601
§ 351.601. MONITORING LICENSE HOLDER.
Status: in_force

The board by rule shall develop a system for monitoring a license holder's compliance with the requirements of this chapter. Rules adopted under this section must include procedures to:

(1) monitor for compliance a license holder who is ordered by the board to perform certain acts; and

(2) identify and monitor each license holder who represents a risk to the public.
Tex. Government Code § 840.201 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 840 / Section 840.201
§ 840.201. LEGAL ADVISER.
Status: in_force

The attorney general of the state is the legal adviser of the board of trustees. The attorney general shall represent the board in all litigation.
Tex. Insurance Code § 888.004 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 888 / Section 888.004
§ 888.004. RULES TO IMPLEMENT PURPOSES OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may adopt reasonable rules to implement the purposes of this chapter.
Tex. Utilities Code § 14.151 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 14 / Section 14.151
§ 14.151. RECORDS OF PUBLIC UTILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Each public utility shall keep and provide to the regulatory authority, in the manner and form prescribed by the commission, uniform accounts of all business transacted by the utility.

(b) The commission may prescribe the form of books, accounts, records, and memoranda to be kept by a public utility, including:

(1) the books, accounts, records, and memoranda of:

(A) the provision of and capacity for service; and

(B) the receipt and expenditure of money; and

(2) any other form, record, and memorandum that the commission considers necessary to carry out this title.

(c) For a public utility subject to regulation by a federal regulatory agency, compliance with the system of accounts prescribed for the particular class of utilities by the federal agency may be considered sufficient compliance with the system prescribed by the commission. The commission may prescribe the form of books, accounts, records, and memoranda covering information in addition to that required by the federal agency. The system of accounts and the form of books, accounts, records, and memoranda prescribed by the commission for a public utility or class of utilities may not be inconsistent with the systems and forms established by a federal agency for that public utility or class of utilities.

(d) Each public utility shall:

(1) keep and provide its books, accounts, records, and memoranda accurately in the manner and form prescribed by the commission; and

(2) comply with the directions of the regulatory authority relating to the books, accounts, records, and memoranda.

(e) In this section, "public utility" includes a municipally owned utility.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 76.076 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 76 / Section 76.076
§ 76.076. DENIAL, REVOCATION, MODIFICATION, OR SUSPENSION OF LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may deny an application for a dealer's license if the applicant fails to comply with this chapter. The department may revoke, modify, or suspend a license, assess an administrative penalty, place on probation a person whose license has been suspended, or reprimand a licensee for a violation of this chapter or a rule adopted by the department under this chapter.

(b) If a license suspension is probated, the department may require the person to:

(1) report regularly to the department on matters that are the basis of the probation; or

(2) limit business to the areas prescribed by the department.

(c) If the department proposes to deny a person's application for a pesticide dealer license or to revoke, modify, or suspend a person's license, the person is entitled to a hearing conducted under Section 12.032. The decision of the department is appealable in the same manner as provided for contested cases under Chapter 2001, Government Code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1101.155 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1101 / Section 1101.155
§ 1101.155. RULES RELATING TO CONTRACT FORMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may adopt rules in the public's best interest that require license holders to use contract forms prepared by the Texas Real Estate Broker-Lawyer Committee and adopted by the commission.

(b) The commission may not prohibit a license holder from using for the sale, exchange, option, or lease of an interest in real property a contract form that is:

(1) prepared by the property owner; or

(2) prepared by an attorney and required by the property owner.

(c) A listing contract form adopted by the commission that relates to the contractual obligations between a seller of real estate and a license holder acting as an agent for the seller must include:

(1) a provision informing the parties to the contract that real estate commissions are negotiable; and

(2) a provision explaining the availability of Texas coastal natural hazards information important to coastal residents, if that information is appropriate.
Tex. Finance Code § 63.008 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 63 / Section 63.008
§ 63.008. CLOSING PLACE OF BUSINESS.
Status: in_force

An association or a federal savings and loan association operating in this state may close its place of business at any time its board determines.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1651.054 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1651 / Section 1651.054
§ 1651.054. NOTICE OF RIGHT TO REFUND.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "applicant" means:

(1) in the case of an individual long-term care benefit plan, the individual who seeks to contract for insurance or other health benefits; and

(2) in the case of a group long-term care benefit plan, the proposed certificate holder.

(b) A long-term care benefit plan must have a notice prominently printed on the first page of or attached to the benefit plan document.

(c) The notice must state in substance that, if the applicant is not satisfied for any reason after examining the benefit plan document, the applicant is entitled to:

(1) return the document not later than the 30th day after the date of its delivery; and

(2) have any premium refunded.

(d) The long-term care benefit plan issuer shall pay in a timely manner the refund directly to the individual or entity that paid the premium.
Tex. Local Government Code § 327.204 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 327 / Section 327.204
§ 327.204. FISCAL YEAR.
Status: in_force

(a) A zoo board by rule shall establish the zoo board's fiscal year.

(b) The zoo board may not change the fiscal year more than once in a two-year period.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3873.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3873 / Section 3873.004
§ 3873.004. 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 improvements and services to be provided by the district under powers conferred by Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other powers granted under this chapter.

(c) The creation of the district is in the public interest and is essential to:

(1) further the public purposes of developing and diversifying the economy of the state; and

(2) preserve and conserve the natural resources of the state.

(d) The district will:

(1) promote the health, safety, and general welfare of residents, employers, employees, potential employees, visitors, and consumers in the district, and of the public;

(2) promote the health, safety, welfare, and enjoyment of the public by landscaping, developing, maintaining, financing, operating, and making capital improvements to parks in the district, which are necessary for the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic beauty;

(3) conserve the natural resources of the district; and

(4) cooperate with the city in the furtherance of common purposes of the city and the district.

(e) The district will not act as the agent or instrumentality of any private interest even though the district will benefit many private interests as well as the public.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8218.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8218 / Section 8218.001
§ 8218.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Director" means a board member.

(3) "District" means the Willow Creek Farms Municipal Utility District.
Tex. Finance Code § 185.009 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 185 / Section 185.009
§ 185.009. ENFORCEMENT BY COMMISSIONER.
Status: in_force

(a) If the banking commissioner reasonably believes that a state trust company or other person has violated any of the following, the banking commissioner may take any action authorized under Subsection (a-1):

(1) this subtitle or rules enacted under this subtitle and, as a result of that violation, exposed or could have exposed the state trust company or its clients, creditors, shareholders, or participants to harm;

(2) other applicable law of this state and, as a result of that violation, exposed or could have exposed the state trust company or its clients, creditors, shareholders, or participants to harm; or

(3) a final order issued by the banking commissioner.

(a-1) The banking commissioner may:

(1) initiate administrative penalty proceedings against the state trust company or other person, as applicable, in accordance with Sections 185.010 and 185.011;

(2) refer the matter to the attorney general for enforcement by injunction or other available remedy; or

(3) pursue any other action the banking commissioner considers appropriate under applicable law.

(b) If the attorney general prevails in an action brought under Subsection (a-1)(2), the attorney general is entitled to recover reasonable attorney's fees from a state trust company or person committing the violation.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 58.011 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 58 / Section 58.011
§ 58.011. CREATION OF AUTHORITY; PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The Texas Agricultural Finance Authority is created within the Department of Agriculture as a public authority.

(b) The authority is created to provide financial assistance for the expansion, development, and diversification of production, processing, marketing, and export of Texas agricultural products. The exercise by the authority of the powers and duties conferred by this chapter is an essential public purpose of the state in promoting the general welfare of the state and all of its citizens.