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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 361.0832 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 361 / Section 361.0832
§ 361.0832. PROPOSAL FOR DECISION; CERTIFIED ISSUES; REVERSAL BY COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

(a) After hearing evidence and receiving legal arguments, a hearings examiner shall make findings of fact, conclusions of law, and any ultimate findings required by statute, all of which shall be separately stated. The hearings examiner shall make a proposal for decision to the commission and shall serve the proposal for decision on all parties. The commission shall consider and act on the proposal for decision.

(b) If a contested case involves an ultimate finding of compliance with or satisfaction of a statutory standard the determination of which is committed to the discretion or judgment of the commission by law, a hearings examiner, on joint motion of all parties or sua sponte, may certify those policy issues to the commission. A certification request must contain a statement of the policy issue to be determined and a statement of all relevant facts sufficient to show fully the nature of the controversy. The commission may receive written or oral statements from parties to the hearing or the hearings examiner on the policy issue certified. The commission must answer policy issues not later than the 60th day after the date of certification or, in its discretion, may decline to answer. If the commission fails to answer a policy issue within that period, the commission shall be deemed to have declined to answer. The hearings examiner shall proceed with the contested case and make a proposal for decision as required by Subsection (a).

(c) The commission may overturn an underlying finding of fact that serves as the basis for a decision in a contested case only if the commission finds that the finding was not supported by the great weight of the evidence.

(d) The commission may overturn a conclusion of law in a contested case only on the grounds that the conclusion was clearly erroneous in light of precedent and applicable rules.

(e) If a decision in a contested case involves an ultimate finding of compliance with or satisfaction of a statutory standard the determination of which is committed to the discretion or judgment of the commission by law, the commission may reject a proposal for decision as to the ultimate finding for reasons of policy only.

(f) The commission shall issue written rulings, orders, or decisions in all contested cases and shall fully explain in a ruling, order, or decision the reasoning and grounds for overturning each finding of fact or conclusion of law or for rejecting any proposal for decision on an ultimate finding.

(g) To the extent of a conflict between this section and Section 2001.058(e), Government Code, this section controls.
Tex. Election Code § 213.001 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 213 / Section 213.001
§ 213.001. GENERAL SUPERVISION OF RECOUNT.
Status: in_force

(a) The presiding officer of each local canvassing authority having jurisdiction of election precincts included in a recount shall manage and supervise the recount for the precincts in that authority's jurisdiction.

(b) In a recount of an election canvassed jointly with another election, the presiding officer of the authority designated by law as the canvassing authority for the election, rather than the presiding officer of the joint canvassing authority, shall manage and supervise the recount.

(c) The custodian of voted ballots in the election, or the custodian's designee, is entitled to be present at each phase of the recounting process.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8007A.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8007A / Section 8007A.0102
§ 8007A.0102. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1101.158 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1101 / Section 1101.158
§ 1101.158. FINANCIAL REPORT.
Status: in_force

As soon as practicable after the close of the fiscal year, the district administrator shall prepare for the board:

(1) a sworn statement of the amount of district money; and

(2) an account of the disbursements of that money.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 83.003 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 83 / Section 83.003
§ 83.003. WILDLIFE-RESTORATION PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

The department shall establish and conduct cooperative wildlife-restoration projects under an Act of Congress entitled "An Act to provide that the United States shall aid the States in wildlife-restoration projects, and for other purposes" (Public Law No. 415, 75th Congress). The department shall comply with the act and rules and regulations promulgated under the act by the United States secretary of the interior.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1952.102 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1952 / Section 1952.102
§ 1952.102. UNINSURED MOTOR VEHICLE.
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of the coverage required by this subchapter, "uninsured motor vehicle," subject to the terms of the coverage, is considered to include an insured motor vehicle as to which the insurer providing liability insurance is unable because of insolvency to make payment with respect to the legal liability of the insured within the limits specified in the insurance.

(b) The commissioner may, in the policy forms filed under Subchapter B, Chapter 2301, allow "uninsured motor vehicle" to be defined or, in policy forms adopted under Article 5.06, define "uninsured motor vehicle," to exclude certain motor vehicles whose operators are in fact uninsured.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2021.009 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2021 / Section 2021.009
§ 2021.009. PROHIBITED USE OF STATE APPROPRIATED FUNDS.
Status: in_force

This subtitle prohibits the use of state appropriated funds for capital improvements to racetracks or for interest payments on such facilities except for racetracks that were publicly owned on September 1, 1986.
Tex. Government Code § 404.013 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 404 / Section 404.013
§ 404.013. RULES.
Status: in_force

The comptroller may adopt and enforce rules governing the establishment and conduct of state depositories and the investment of state funds in the depositories that the public interest requires and that are not inconsistent with the law governing the depositories.
Tex. Occupations Code § 603.054 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 603 / Section 603.054
§ 603.054. GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL.
Status: repealed

(a) It is a ground for removal from the advisory committee that a member:

(1) does not have at the time of taking office the qualifications required by Section 603.051;

(2) does not maintain during service on the advisory committee the qualifications required by Section 603.051;

(3) is ineligible for membership under Section 603.0511 or 603.052; or

(4) cannot, because of illness or disability, discharge the member's duties for a substantial part of the member's term.

(b) The validity of an action of the advisory committee is not affected by the fact that it is taken when a ground for removal of a member of the advisory committee exists.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 , Sec. 2.197(17), eff. September 1, 2015.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 172.059 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 172 / Section 172.059
§ 172.059. CHALLENGE PROCEDURE.
Status: in_force

(a) The parties may agree on a procedure for challenging an arbitrator. A decision reached under that procedure is final.

(b) If there is not an agreement under Subsection (a), a party challenging an arbitrator shall send a written statement of the reason for the challenge to the arbitration tribunal. The party shall send the statement not later than the 15th day after the later date the party becomes aware of:

(1) the constitution of the tribunal; or

(2) a circumstance referred to in Section 172.057 or 172.058.

(c) Unless the arbitrator challenged under Subsection (b) withdraws from office or the other party agrees to the challenge, the arbitration tribunal shall decide the challenge.
Tex. Insurance Code § 752.0001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 752 / Section 752.0001
§ 752.0001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "administrator" has the meaning assigned by Section 1467.001.
Tex. Government Code § 431.073 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 431 / Section 431.073
§ 431.073. DRAFT.
Status: in_force

(a) The governor, by order to the county emergency board, shall apportion the number of members of the reserve militia called into service among the counties by draft according to each county's population or by other means the governor directs. The county emergency board shall establish fair and equitable procedures for selection of persons to fill the draft according to regulations adopted by the governor. On completion of the selection, the board shall deliver a list of the persons selected to the governor and notify each person selected of the time and place to appear and report.

(b) A member of the reserve militia while in active service is a member of the state military forces under Section 432.001(16), and is subject to the punitive provisions of Chapter 432. A member who does not appear at the time and place designated by the county emergency board shall be punished as a court-martial directs.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1058.109 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1058 / Section 1058.109
§ 1058.109. AUTHORITY TO SUE AND BE SUED.
Status: in_force

As a governmental agency, the district may sue and be sued in the district's own name in any court of this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1093.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1093 / Section 1093.106
§ 1093.106. PURCHASING AND ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

The board may prescribe:

(1) the method and manner of making purchases and expenditures by and for the district; and

(2) all accounting and control procedures.
Tex. Insurance Code § 463.157 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 463 / Section 463.157
§ 463.157. REFUNDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may refund to member insurers the amount by which the association's assets, including any net realized gains and income from investments, exceed the amount the board determines is necessary to carry out the association's obligations regarding that amount during the next year.

(b) A refund must be made:

(1) by an equitable method established in the plan of operation; and

(2) in proportion to the contribution of each member insurer.

(c) The board may retain a reasonable amount to provide for the association's continuing expenses and for future losses if refunds are impractical.
Tex. Transportation Code § 367.101 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 367 / Section 367.101
§ 367.101. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies only to a municipality that owns that portion of an international toll bridge over the Rio Grande that is located in the United States.
Tex. Education Code § 111.35 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 111 / Section 111.35
§ 111.35. BYLAWS; RULES; REGULATIONS.
Status: in_force

The board shall enact bylaws, rules, and regulations necessary for the successful management and government of the university.
Tex. Occupations Code § 507.159 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 507 / Section 507.159
§ 507.159. NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING AND ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION POLICY.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive council shall develop a policy to encourage the use of:

(1) negotiated rulemaking procedures under Chapter 2008, Government Code, for the adoption of executive council rules; and

(2) appropriate alternative dispute resolution procedures under Chapter 2009, Government Code, to assist in the resolution of internal and external disputes under the executive council's jurisdiction.

(b) The executive council's procedures relating to alternative dispute resolution must conform, to the extent possible, to any model guidelines issued by the State Office of Administrative Hearings for the use of alternative dispute resolution by state agencies.

(c) The executive council shall:

(1) coordinate the implementation of the policy adopted under Subsection (a);

(2) provide training as needed to implement the procedures for negotiated rulemaking and alternative dispute resolution; and

(3) collect data concerning the effectiveness of those procedures.
Tex. Finance Code § 182.402 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 182 / Section 182.402
§ 182.402. AUTHORITY TO ACT AS DISBURSING AGENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The purchasing state trust company may hold the purchase price and any additional funds delivered to it by the selling institution in trust for the selling institution and may act as agent of the selling institution in disbursing those funds in trust by paying the creditors of the selling institution.

(b) If the purchasing state trust company acts under written contract of agency approved by the banking commissioner that specifically names each creditor and the amount to be paid each, and if the agency is limited to the purely ministerial act of paying creditors the amounts due them as determined by the selling institution and reflected in the contract of agency and does not involve discretionary duties or authority other than the identification of the creditors named, the purchasing trust company:

(1) may rely on the contract of agency and the instructions included in it; and

(2) is not responsible for:

(A) any error made by the selling institution in determining its liabilities and creditors to whom the liabilities are due or the amounts due the creditors; or

(B) any preference that results from the payments made under the contract of agency and the instructions included in it.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7919A.0503 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7919A / Section 7919A.0503
§ 7919A.0503. 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. Transportation Code § 371.102 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 371 / Section 371.102
§ 371.102. TERMINATION OF CERTAIN COMPREHENSIVE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS.
Status: in_force

If a toll project entity elects to terminate a comprehensive development agreement under which a private participant receives the right to operate and collect revenue from a project, the entity may:

(1) if authorized to issue bonds for that purpose, issue bonds to:

(A) make any applicable termination payments to the private participant; or

(B) purchase the interest of the private participant in the comprehensive development agreement or related property; or

(2) provide for the payment of obligations of the private participant incurred pursuant to the comprehensive development agreement.
Tex. Estates Code § 1151.103 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1151 / Section 1151.103
§ 1151.103. EXERCISE OF AUTHORITY WITHOUT COURT ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) The guardian of the estate of a ward may, without application to or order of the court:

(1) release a lien on payment at maturity of the debt secured by the lien;

(2) vote stocks by limited or general proxy;

(3) pay calls and assessments;

(4) insure the estate against liability in appropriate cases;

(5) insure estate property against fire, theft, and other hazards; and

(6) pay taxes, court costs, and bond premiums.

(b) A guardian of the estate may apply and obtain a court order if the guardian doubts the propriety of the exercise of any power listed in Subsection (a).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4005.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4005 / Section 4005.0104
§ 4005.0104. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) 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.

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

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

(1) developing and diversifying the economy of the state;

(2) eliminating unemployment and underemployment; and

(3) developing or expanding transportation and commerce.

(d) The district will:

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

(2) provide needed funding for the district to preserve, maintain, and enhance the economic health and vitality of the district territory as a community and business center;

(3) promote the health, safety, welfare, and enjoyment of the public by providing pedestrian ways and by landscaping and developing certain areas in the district, which are necessary for the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic beauty; and

(4) provide for water, wastewater, drainage, road, and recreational facilities for the district.

(e) Pedestrian ways along or across a street, whether at grade or above or below the surface, and street lighting, street landscaping, parking, and street art objects are parts of and necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street or road improvement.

(f) 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 § 7901.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7901 / Section 7901.0102
§ 7901.0102. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Local Government Code § 336.029 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 336 / Section 336.029
§ 336.029. INITIAL BOARD AND PRESIDING OFFICER.
Status: in_force

(a) Appointments to the initial board are made as provided by Subchapter C, except that the initial trustees shall agree to stagger their terms, with four members' terms expiring in two years and three members' terms expiring in one year. If the trustees cannot agree on the initial staggering, the trustees shall draw lots to determine the staggering.

(b) The lead governmental entity shall appoint the board's initial presiding officer to serve a two-year term in that capacity. The requirement of Section 336.056 that the board of trustees elect the presiding officer does not apply to the presiding officer appointed under this subsection.
Tex. Utilities Code § 121.001 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 121 / Section 121.001
§ 121.001. DEFINITION OF GAS UTILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) In this chapter, "gas utility" means a person who owns, manages, operates, leases, or controls in this state property or equipment or a pipeline, plant, facility, franchise, license, or permit for a business that:

(1) transports, conveys, distributes, or delivers natural gas:

(A) for public use or service for compensation;

(B) for sale to municipalities or persons engaged in distributing or selling natural gas to the public, in a situation described by Subdivision (3);

(C) for sale or delivery to a person operating under a franchise or contract with a political subdivision of this state; or

(D) for sale or delivery to the public for domestic or other use;

(2) owns, operates, or manages a pipeline:

(A) that is for transporting or carrying natural gas, whether for public hire or not; and

(B) for which the right-of-way has been or is hereafter acquired by exercising the right of eminent domain; or

(3) produces or purchases natural gas and transports or causes the transportation of natural gas by a pipeline to or near the limits of a municipality in which the gas is received and distributed or sold to the public by another gas utility or by the municipality in a situation in which the business is the only or practically the only agency of supply of natural gas to the gas utility or municipality.

(b) In this subchapter, "person" means an individual, company, limited liability company, or private corporation and includes a lessee, trustee, or receiver of an individual, company, limited liability company, or private corporation.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2054.510 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.510
§ 2054.510. CANCELLATION OF COVERAGE BY COMPANY; IMPOSITION OF ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) If a policyholder described by Section 2054.509(d) does not elect to cancel coverage as provided by that section:

(1) the company may cancel the coverage; or

(2) the commissioner of workers' compensation may impose an administrative penalty on the policyholder.

(b) The amount of an administrative penalty under Subsection (a)(2) may not exceed $5,000. Each day of noncompliance constitutes a separate violation.

(c) In imposing an administrative penalty, the commissioner of workers' compensation may consider any matter that justice may require and shall consider:

(1) the seriousness of the violation, including the nature, circumstances, consequences, extent, and gravity of the prohibited act;

(2) the history and extent of previous administrative violations;

(3) the demonstrated good faith of the violator, including actions taken to rectify the consequences of the prohibited act;

(4) any economic benefit resulting from the prohibited act; and

(5) the penalty necessary to deter future violations.

(d) A penalty collected under this section:

(1) must be deposited in the general revenue fund; and

(2) may be appropriated to the division to offset the costs of implementing and administering this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7922A.0503 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7922A / Section 7922A.0503
§ 7922A.0503. 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. Code of Criminal Procedure § 5C.002 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 5C / Section 5C.002
§ 5C.002. JUDGMENT OR ORDER TO BE FILED WITH COUNTY CLERK.
Status: in_force

Not later than the 10th day after the date the court enters a judgment of conviction or order of deferred adjudication for an offense under Section 31.23 or 32.60, Penal Code, the prosecutor or court clerk, as determined by local court rule, shall file with the county clerk:

(1) a certified copy of the judgment or order for recording in the real property records of the county where the real property that is the subject of the offense is located;

(2) a statement explaining the filing; and

(3) if the judgment or order does not comply with Article 5C.001, a certified copy of the indictment.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1804.104 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1804 / Section 1804.104
§ 1804.104. SOLICITOR REPORTS.
Status: in_force

(a) At the end of each calendar quarter, a solicitor who raises more than $5,000 for a veterans organization during that period shall file with the secretary of state a report that includes:

(1) the name, address, and telephone number of the solicitor;

(2) the gross amount raised by the solicitor for the veterans organization;

(3) the amount paid to the veterans organization; and

(4) the name and address of the person representing the veterans organization to which the amount was paid.

(b) A $50 filing fee must accompany each report.
Tex. Insurance Code § 541.252 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 541 / Section 541.252
§ 541.252. RECOVERY.
Status: in_force

A plaintiff who prevails in a class action under this subchapter may recover:

(1) court costs and attorney's fees reasonable in relation to the amount of work expended in addition to actual damages;

(2) an order enjoining the act or failure to act; and

(3) any other relief the court determines is proper.