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Tex. Insurance Code § 424.107 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 424 / Section 424.107
§ 424.107. AUTHORIZED INVESTMENTS FOR AUTHORIZED INVESTMENT POOL; LIMITATION.
Status: in_force

(a) An authorized investment pool may contain only investments that a participating insurer is authorized to acquire by provisions of this code other than this subchapter.

(b) The insurer's total of proportionate ownership interests in a single authorized investment held by an authorized investment pool and the insurer's direct investments in that authorized investment may not exceed the limit prescribed by the applicable authorizing provision.

(c) In addition to the limitation described by Subsection (b), an insurer is subject to the limitations described by Section 424.108.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 263.027 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 263 / Section 263.027
§ 263.027. APPROVAL OF CONSTRUCTION OR REPAIR.
Status: in_force

If requested by the commissioners court of a county, the executive commissioner must approve plans for the construction, alteration, or repair of a hospital or facility under this chapter before the construction, alteration, or repair may begin.
Tex. Education Code § 37.218 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 37 / Section 37.218
§ 37.218. PROGRAMS ON DANGERS OF STUDENTS SHARING VISUAL MATERIAL DEPICTING MINOR ENGAGED IN SEXUAL CONDUCT.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Bullying" has the meaning assigned by Section 37.0832.

(2) "Cyberbullying" has the meaning assigned by Section 37.0832.

(3) "Harassment" has the meaning assigned by Section 37.001.

(4) "Sexual conduct" has the meaning assigned by Section 43.25, Penal Code.

(b) The center, in consultation with the office of the attorney general, shall develop programs for use by school districts that address:

(1) the possible legal consequences, including criminal penalties, of sharing visual material depicting a minor engaged in sexual conduct;

(2) other possible consequences of sharing visual material depicting a minor engaged in sexual conduct, including:

(A) negative effects on relationships;

(B) loss of educational and employment opportunities; and

(C) possible removal, if applicable, from certain school programs or extracurricular activities;

(3) the unique characteristics of the Internet and other communications networks that could affect visual material depicting a minor engaged in sexual conduct, including:

(A) search and replication capabilities; and

(B) a potentially worldwide audience;

(4) the prevention of, identification of, responses to, and reporting of incidents of bullying; and

(5) the connection between bullying, cyberbullying, harassment, and a minor sharing visual material depicting a minor engaged in sexual conduct.

(c) Each school district shall annually provide or make available information on the programs developed under Subsection (b) to parents and students in a grade level the district considers appropriate. Each district shall provide or make available the information by any means the district considers appropriate.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8186.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8186 / Section 8186.002
§ 8186.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a conservation and reclamation district in Montgomery County, created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8017.0202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8017 / Section 8017.0202
§ 8017.0202. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The temporary board consists of:

(1) Lisa Smith;

(2) Alma Blanco;

(3) Charlotte Ann Pollett;

(4) Carter Posey; and

(5) Scott Toner.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8017.0103; 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 8017.0103 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 8017.0103; 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. Occupations Code § 2301.257 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2301 / Section 2301.257
§ 2301.257. APPLICATION FOR DEALER'S LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) An application for a dealer's license must be on a form prescribed by the department. The application must include:

(1) the information required by Chapter 503, Transportation Code; and

(2) information the board determines by rule is necessary to determine the applicant's qualifications to adequately serve the public.

(b) If a material change occurs in the information included in an application for a dealer's license, the dealer shall notify the department of the change within a reasonable time. The department shall prescribe a form for the disclosure of the change.

(c) A franchised dealer must apply for a separate license under this section for each separate and distinct dealership showroom as determined by the department. Before changing a location, a dealer must obtain a new license for that location.

(d) The act of filing an application under this section or a form prescribed under this section does not establish the applicant as a franchised dealer.
Tex. Local Government Code § 504.054 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 504 / Section 504.054
§ 504.054. LOCATION OF BOARD MEETINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the board of directors of a Type A corporation shall conduct each board meeting within the boundaries of the authorizing municipality.

(b) If the authorizing municipality is located in a county with a population of less than 30,000, the board of directors of a Type A corporation may conduct a board meeting within the boundaries of the county.
Tex. Local Government Code § 62.041 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 62 / Section 62.041
§ 62.041. APPLICATION FOR AND APPOINTMENT OF RECEIVER.
Status: in_force

(a) Any creditor of a validly incorporated municipality that abolishes its corporate existence may apply to a district judge in the district in which the municipality is located to appoint a receiver for the municipality.

(b) After an application is filed and proper notice of the application is posted, the judge hearing the application in term time or vacation may appoint a suitable person as receiver.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3928.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3928 / Section 3928.202
§ 3928.202. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held in accordance with Section 3928.201, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code, for any district purpose, including to:

(1) maintain and operate the district;

(2) construct or acquire improvements; or

(3) provide a service.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.

(c) Section 49.107(h), Water Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 260A.017 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 260A / Section 260A.017
§ 260A.017. DUTIES OF LAW ENFORCEMENT; JOINT INVESTIGATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall investigate a report of abuse, neglect, exploitation, or other complaint described by Section 260A.007(c)(1) jointly with:

(1) the municipal law enforcement agency, if the facility is located within the territorial boundaries of a municipality; or

(2) the sheriff's department of the county in which the facility is located, if the facility is not located within the territorial boundaries of a municipality.

(b) The law enforcement agency described by Subsection (a) shall acknowledge the report of abuse, neglect, exploitation, or other complaint and begin the joint investigation required by this section within 24 hours after receipt of the report or complaint. The law enforcement agency shall cooperate with the department and report to the department the results of the investigation.

(c) The requirement that the law enforcement agency and the department conduct a joint investigation under this section does not require that a representative of each agency be physically present during all phases of the investigation or that each agency participate equally in each activity conducted in the course of the investigation.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 507.006 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 507 / Section 507.006
§ 507.006. FACILITY CHEMICAL LIST.
Status: in_force

(a) For the purpose of community right-to-know, a facility operator covered by this chapter shall compile and maintain a tier two form that contains information on hazardous chemicals present in the facility in quantities that meet or exceed thresholds determined by the EPA in 40 CFR Part 370, or at any other reporting thresholds as determined by commission rule for certain highly toxic or extremely hazardous substances.

(b) Multiple facilities may be reported on the same tier two form, with appropriate facility identifiers, if the hazardous chemicals or hazardous chemical categories present at the multiple facilities are in the same ranges. In multiple facility reporting, the reporting thresholds must be applied to each facility rather than to the total quantities present at all facilities.

(c) Each tier two form shall be filed annually with the commission, along with the appropriate fee, according to the procedures specified by commission rules.

(d) The tier two form shall be used to comply with the updating requirements in EPCRA, Section 311, but a fee may not be associated with filing the report.

(e) Except as provided by Section 507.0061(c), a facility operator shall file the tier two form with the commission not later than the 90th day after the date on which the operator begins operation or has a reportable addition, at the appropriate threshold, of a previously unreported hazardous chemical or extremely hazardous substance.

(e-1) Except as provided by Section 507.0061(c), a facility operator shall file an updated tier two form with the commission:

(1) not later than the 90th day after the date on which the operator has a change in the chemical weight range, as listed in 40 C.F.R. Part 370, of a previously reported hazardous chemical or extremely hazardous substance; and

(2) as otherwise required by commission rule.

(e-2) A facility operator shall furnish a copy of each tier two form and updated tier two form filed with the commission under this section to the fire chief of the fire department having jurisdiction over the facility and to the appropriate local emergency planning committee.

(f) A facility operator shall file a safety data sheet with the commission on the commission's request.

(g) The commission shall maintain records of the tier two forms and other documents filed under this chapter or EPCRA for at least 30 years.

(h) Except as provided by Section 507.012, documents filed under this chapter are subject to Chapter 552, Government Code.
Tex. Transportation Code § 68.017 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 68 / Section 68.017
§ 68.017. DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The board shall:

(1) recommend to the governor the number of pilots necessary to provide adequate pilot services for each Brazoria County port;

(2) accept applications for pilot licenses and certificates and determine whether each applicant meets the qualifications for a pilot;

(3) provide the names of all qualified applicants for certificates to the Brazos Pilots Association;

(4) submit to the governor the names of persons who have qualified under this chapter to be commissioned as branch pilots;

(5) establish pilotage rates;

(6) approve the locations for pilot stations;

(7) establish times during which pilot services will be available;

(8) hear and determine complaints relating to the conduct of pilots;

(9) recommend to the governor each pilot whose license or certificate should not be renewed or should be revoked;

(10) adopt rules and issue orders to pilots or vessels when necessary to secure efficient pilot services;

(11) institute investigations or hearings or both to consider casualties, accidents, or other actions that violate this chapter;

(12) provide penalties to be imposed on a person who is not a pilot for a Brazoria County port who pilots a vessel into or out of the port; and

(13) approve a training program for deputy branch pilots.
Tex. Occupations Code § 603.001 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 603 / Section 603.001
§ 603.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Licensed Perfusionists Act.
Tex. Utilities Code § 39.502 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 39 / Section 39.502
§ 39.502. COST-OF-SERVICE REGULATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Until the date on which an electric utility subject to this subchapter is authorized by the commission under Section 39.503(f) to implement retail customer choice, the rates of the utility are subject to regulation under Chapter 36.

(b) Until the date on which an electric utility subject to this subchapter implements customer choice, the provisions of this chapter, other than this subchapter and Sections 39.1516 and 39.905, do not apply to that utility.
Tex. Water Code § 26.562 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 26 / Section 26.562
§ 26.562. EXPIRATION.
Status: in_force

This subchapter expires September 1, 2027.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3840.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3840 / Section 3840.202
§ 3840.202. APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN TAX CODE PROVISIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter, Subtitles A and B, Title 2, Tax Code, and Chapter 151, Tax Code, apply to taxes imposed under this subchapter and to the administration and enforcement of those taxes in the same manner that those laws apply to state taxes.

(b) Chapter 321, Tax Code, relating to municipal sales and use taxes, applies to the application, collection, change, and administration of a sales and use tax imposed under this subchapter to the extent consistent with this chapter, as if references in Chapter 321, Tax Code, to a municipality referred to the district and references to a governing body referred to the board.

(c) Sections 321.106, 321.401, 321.402, 321.403, 321.404, 321.406, 321.409, 321.506, 321.507, and 321.508, Tax Code, do not apply to a tax imposed under this subchapter.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1302.001 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1302 / Section 1302.001
§ 1302.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Contractor License Law.
Tex. Insurance Code § 882.652 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 882 / Section 882.652
§ 882.652. VOLUNTARY CONVERSION.
Status: in_force

The department may not require a mutual assessment company or association to convert to a mutual life insurance company under this subchapter.
Tex. Local Government Code § 62.163 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 62 / Section 62.163
§ 62.163. ACTION FOR DEBT.
Status: in_force

(a) The holder of an indebtedness against a municipality to which Section 62.161 applies may bring a suit to establish the indebtedness in any court in this state with jurisdiction in the county in which the municipality is located. The court may render judgment in the suit against the municipality as fully as if the municipality had not been abolished or its organization declared void. The status of the municipality remains the same insofar as it affects the holders of its indebtedness until the indebtedness is paid.

(b) The municipality may be served with process in the suit by serving the citation on a person who was or who acted as the mayor, the secretary, or the treasurer of the municipality at the time of the municipality's abolition.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8026A.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8026A / Section 8026A.0302
§ 8026A.0302. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 9.301 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 9 / Section 9.301
§ 9.301. LAW GOVERNING PERFECTION AND PRIORITY OF SECURITY INTERESTS.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided in Sections 9.303 through 9.306, the following rules determine the law governing perfection, the effect of perfection or nonperfection, and the priority of a security interest in collateral:

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, while a debtor is located in a jurisdiction, the local law of that jurisdiction governs perfection, the effect of perfection or nonperfection, and the priority of a security interest in collateral.

(2) While collateral is located in a jurisdiction, the local law of that jurisdiction governs perfection, the effect of perfection or nonperfection, and the priority of a possessory security interest in that collateral.

(3) Except as otherwise provided in Subdivision (4), while tangible negotiable documents, goods, instruments, money, or tangible chattel paper is located in a jurisdiction, the local law of that jurisdiction governs:

(A) perfection of a security interest in the goods by filing a fixture filing;

(B) perfection of a security interest in timber to be cut; and

(C) the effect of perfection or nonperfection and the priority of a nonpossessory security interest in the collateral.

(4) The local law of the jurisdiction in which the wellhead or minehead is located governs perfection, the effect of perfection or nonperfection, and the priority of a security interest in as-extracted collateral.
Tex. Education Code § 44.002 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 44 / Section 44.002
§ 44.002. PREPARATION OF BUDGET.
Status: in_force

(a) On or before a date set by the State Board of Education, the superintendent shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, a proposed budget covering all estimated revenue and proposed expenditures of the district for the following fiscal year.

(b) The budget must be prepared according to generally accepted accounting principles, rules adopted by the State Board of Education, and adopted policies of the board of trustees.
Tex. Insurance Code § 982.253 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 982 / Section 982.253
§ 982.253. IMPAIRMENT OF TRUSTEED SURPLUS.
Status: in_force

(a) If the commissioner determines from a statement filed under Section 982.252 or any report that an alien insurance company's trusteed surplus is less than the greater of the minimum capital required of, or the minimum surplus required to be maintained by, a domestic insurance company authorized to engage in the same kinds of insurance, the commissioner shall:

(1) determine the amount of the impairment; and

(2) order the company, through its United States manager or attorney, to eliminate the impairment within the period designated by the commissioner.

(b) The period for eliminating an impairment under Subsection (a) must end not later than the 90th day after the date the order is served.

(c) The commissioner may also by order revoke or suspend an alien insurance company's certificate of authority or prohibit the company from issuing new policies in the United States while an impairment under Subsection (a) exists.
Tex. Property Code § 59.054 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 59 / Section 59.054
§ 59.054. OTHER RIGHTS AND REMEDIES NOT AFFECTED.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Section 59.053, this subchapter does not affect any right or remedy of the lessor at law or in equity.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 772.611 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 772 / Section 772.611
§ 772.611.
Status: in_force

Sec. 772.611. PROVISION OF 9-1-1 SERVICE. (a) A district shall provide 9-1-1 service to each participating county or municipality through one or a combination of the following methods and features or equivalent state-of-the-art technology:

(1) the transfer method;

(2) the relay method;

(3) the dispatch method;

(4) automatic number identification;

(5) automatic location identification; or

(6) selective routing.

(b) The district shall design, implement, and operate a 9-1-1 system for each participating county and municipality in the district.

(c) For each individual telephone subscriber in the district, 9-1-1 service is mandatory and is not an optional service under any definition of terms relating to telephone service.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1021.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1021 / Section 1021.053
§ 1021.053. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not be elected or appointed as a director unless the person is:

(1) a district resident;

(2) a freeholder; and

(3) a qualified voter.

(b) A person is not eligible to serve as a director if the person is:

(1) the district administrator;

(2) a district employee; or

(3) a hospital staff member.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3994.0107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3994 / Section 3994.0107
§ 3994.0107. APPLICABILITY OF MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS LAW.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, applies to the district.
Tex. Government Code § 24.621 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.621
§ 24.621.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.621. 313TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). The 313th Judicial District is composed of Harris County.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 94A.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 94A / Section 94A.001
§ 94A.001. STATE PLAN FOR STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE.
Status: in_force

(a) The department, using existing resources and programs to the extent possible, shall develop a state plan for prevention and treatment of diseases caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae. The plan must include strategies for prevention and treatment of diseases caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae in specific demographic groups that are disproportionately affected by the diseases, including persons who are elderly, children under two years of age, persons living in long-term care facilities, persons with a chronic heart or lung disease, smokers, and persons with asplenia.

(b) In developing the plan, the department shall seek the advice of:

(1) the public, including members of the public who have been infected with Streptococcus pneumoniae;

(2) each state agency that provides services to persons infected with Streptococcus pneumoniae or that is assigned duties related to diseases caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae, including any appropriate health and human services agency described by Section 521.0001, Government Code, the Employees Retirement System of Texas, and the Teacher Retirement System of Texas;

(3) any advisory body that addresses issues related to diseases caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae;

(4) public advocates concerned with issues related to diseases caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae;

(5) providers of services to persons with diseases caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae;

(6) a statewide professional association of physicians; and

(7) a statewide professional association of nurses.

(c) The department shall review and modify as necessary the state plan developed under this section at least once every five years and may update the state plan biennially.