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Tex. Government Code § 437.222 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 437 / Section 437.222
§ 437.222. LIABILITY OF SERVICE MEMBER.
Status: in_force

(a) A service member of the Texas military forces ordered into service of this state by proper authority is not personally liable in the person's private capacity for any act performed or for any contract or other obligation entered into or undertaken in an official capacity in good faith and without intent to defraud in connection with the administration, management, or conduct of the department in business, programs, or other related affairs, under the limited waiver of governmental immunity provided by the Texas Tort Claims Act (Chapter 101, Civil Practice and Remedies Code).

(b) If a suit is instituted against a service member of the Texas military forces for an act of the service member in the service member's official capacity in the discharge of duty or against a person acting under the authority, order, or lawfully issued warrant of the service member, the court shall require the plaintiff to file security for the payment of court costs that may be awarded to the defendant. The defendant in the case may make a general denial and give the special matter in evidence. If the plaintiff is nonsuited or the verdict or judgment is against the plaintiff, the defendant is entitled to recover three times the court costs.

(c) If a service member of the Texas military forces is sued for injury to a person or property occurring in the performance of or an attempt to perform a duty required by law, the court shall remove venue of the case to a court in another county not subject to disqualification if:

(1) the defendant applies for the removal; and

(2) the application is supported by affidavit of two credible persons stating that they have good reason to believe the defendant cannot have a fair and impartial trial before the court.
Tex. Estates Code § 309.003 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 309 / Section 309.003
§ 309.003. FAILURE OR REFUSAL TO ACT BY APPRAISERS.
Status: in_force

If an appraiser appointed under Section 309.001 fails or refuses to act, the court by one or more similar orders shall remove the appraiser and appoint one or more other appraisers, as the case requires.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8483.0304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8483 / Section 8483.0304
§ 8483.0304. 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 3924.009 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3924 / Section 3924.009
§ 3924.009. 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. Code of Criminal Procedure § 44.44 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 44 / Section 44.44
§ 44.44. RULES IN FORFEITURES.
Status: in_force

In the cases provided for in the two preceding Articles, the proceeding shall be regulated by the same rules that govern civil actions where an appeal is taken or a writ of error sued out.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 252.002 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 252 / Section 252.002
§ 252.002. CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a person commits an offense if the person:

(1) intentionally releases, steals, destroys, or otherwise causes the loss of an animal or crop from an animal or crop facility without the consent of the owner or operator of the animal or crop facility;

(2) damages, vandalizes, or steals any property on or from an animal or crop facility;

(3) breaks and enters into an animal or crop facility with the intent to destroy or alter records, data, materials, equipment, animals, or crops; or

(4) enters or remains on an animal or crop facility with the intent to commit an act prohibited under this section.

(b) An actor's conduct described by Subsection (a) does not constitute an offense under this section if the actor causes a loss to the animal or crop facility in an amount less than $500.

(c) An offense under this section is:

(1) a Class B misdemeanor if the actor causes a loss to the animal or crop facility in an amount of at least $500 but not more than $2,500; or

(2) a Class A misdemeanor if the actor causes a loss to the animal or crop facility in an amount more than $2,500.

(d) Except as provided by Subsection (e), if conduct constituting an offense under this section also constitutes an offense under another provision of law, the person may be prosecuted under either this section or the other provision.

(e) If conduct that constitutes an offense under this section also constitutes a felony under Section 28.03 or 31.03, Penal Code, the actor may be prosecuted only under Section 28.03 or 31.03, Penal Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1052.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1052 / Section 1052.104
§ 1052.104. HOSPITAL SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

(a) The district shall provide for the establishment of a hospital system by:

(1) purchasing, constructing, acquiring, repairing, or renovating buildings and equipment;

(2) equipping the buildings; and

(3) administering the buildings and equipment for hospital purposes.

(b) The hospital system may include:

(1) facilities for domiciliary care of the sick, injured, or geriatric;

(2) facilities for outpatient clinics;

(3) dispensaries;

(4) convalescent home facilities;

(5) necessary nurses' domiciliaries and training centers;

(6) blood banks;

(7) research centers or laboratories; and

(8) ambulances and other facilities or services the board considers necessary for hospital care.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 4A.201 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 4A / Section 4A.201
§ 4A.201. SECURITY PROCEDURE.
Status: in_force

"Security procedure" means a procedure established by an agreement between a customer and a receiving bank for the purpose of (i) verifying that a payment order or communication amending or cancelling a payment order is that of the customer, or (ii) detecting error in the transmission or the content of the payment order or communication. A security procedure may require the use of algorithms or other codes, identifying words or numbers, encryption, callback procedures, or similar security devices. Comparison of a signature on a payment order or communication with an authorized specimen signature of the customer is not by itself a security procedure.
Tex. Local Government Code § 24.023 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 24 / Section 24.023
§ 24.023. REGULAR TERM OF OFFICE; REGULAR ELECTION DATE.
Status: in_force

(a) The mayor and commissioners of the municipality serve for a term of two years unless a longer term is established under Article XI, Section 11, of the Texas Constitution.

(b) The election for mayor and commissioners shall be held on an authorized uniform election date as provided by Chapter 41, Election Code.

(c) The first regular election must be on an authorized uniform election date occurring:

(1) in the case of a community incorporating as a Type C general-law municipality, within one year after the expiration of the month in which the incorporation election is held; or

(2) in the case of a municipality changing to a Type C general-law municipality, within one year after the month in which the election on the change is held.

(d) In a city incorporated under this chapter with a population of over 10,000 residents, the governing body may adopt an ordinance to determine if commissioners may be elected in alternate years or in the same election year. Elections under this subsection shall be held on an authorized uniform election date as provided by Chapter 41, Election Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8164.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8164 / Section 8164.102
§ 8164.102. TAX TO REPAY BONDS.
Status: in_force

The district may impose a tax to pay the principal of and interest on bonds issued under Section 8164.151.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1084.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1084 / Section 1084.105
§ 1084.105. DISTRICT PROPERTY, FACILITIES, AND EQUIPMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may:

(1) purchase or lease property, including facilities or equipment, for the district to use in the hospital system; and

(2) mortgage or pledge the property as security for the payment of the purchase price.

(b) The board may lease district hospital facilities to individuals, corporations, or other legal entities.

(c) The board may sell or otherwise dispose of the district's property, including facilities or equipment.
Tex. Family Code § 110.002 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 110 / Section 110.002
§ 110.002. FILING FEES AND DEPOSITS.
Status: in_force

(a) The clerk of the court may collect a filing fee of $80 in a suit for filing:

(1) a suit or motion for modification;

(2) a motion for enforcement;

(3) a notice of application for judicial writ of withholding;

(4) a petition for license suspension;

(5) a motion to revoke a stay of license suspension; or

(6) a motion for contempt.

(b) No other filing fee may be collected or required for an action described in this section.

(c) The clerk may collect a deposit as in other cases, in the amount set by the clerk for payment of expected costs and other expenses arising in the proceeding.

(d) Fees collected under this section are to be remitted and allocated as provided by Chapters 133 and 135, Local Government Code, as applicable.
Tex. Government Code § 2252.092 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2252 / Section 2252.092
§ 2252.092. IDENTIFICATION OF TRUST PROPERTY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) A governmental entity may not purchase real property held in trust until the trustee submits to the governing body of the governmental entity a copy of the trust agreement identifying the true owner of the property. The trustee shall identify the true owner of the property to a governmental entity.

(b) A governmental entity may not sell real property to a trustee until the governmental entity receives from the trustee a copy of the trust agreement identifying the person who will be the true owner of the property. The trustee shall identify the person who will be the true owner of the property to the governmental entity.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1021.109 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1021 / Section 1021.109
§ 1021.109. GIFTS AND ENDOWMENTS.
Status: in_force

The board may accept for the district a gift or endowment to be held in trust and administered by the board for the purposes and under the directions, limitations, or other provisions prescribed in writing by the donor that are not inconsistent with the proper management and objectives of the district.
Tex. Government Code § 661.021 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 661 / Section 661.021
§ 661.021. PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

The purpose of the state employee family leave program is to:

(1) provide eligible state employees more flexibility in:

(A) bonding with and caring for children during a child's first year following birth, adoption, or foster placement; and

(B) caring for a seriously ill family member or the employee, including pandemic-related illnesses or complications caused by a pandemic; and

(2) allow employees to apply for leave time under the family leave pool.
Tex. Water Code § 53.042 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 53 / Section 53.042
§ 53.042. NEWLY ELECTED SUPERVISORS--TERM OF OFFICE.
Status: in_force

The newly elected supervisors hold office until the new district's next supervisors election.
Tex. Finance Code § 185.209 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 185 / Section 185.209
§ 185.209. VIOLATION OF FINAL CEASE AND DESIST ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) If the banking commissioner reasonably believes that a person has violated a final and enforceable cease and desist order, the banking commissioner may:

(1) initiate administrative penalty proceedings under Section 185.210;

(2) refer the matter to the attorney general for enforcement by injunction and any 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)(2), the attorney general is entitled to reasonable attorney's fees.
Tex. Labor Code § 103.001 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 103 / Section 103.001
§ 103.001. PURPOSE; LEGISLATIVE FINDING.
Status: in_force

The legislature finds that the disclosure by an employer of truthful information regarding a current or former employee protects employment relationships and benefits the public welfare. It is the intent of the legislature that an employer who makes a disclosure based on information obtained by the employer that any employer would reasonably believe to be true should be immune from civil liability for that disclosure.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2602.308 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2602 / Section 2602.308
§ 2602.308. REPORT TO RECEIVER.
Status: in_force

The association shall periodically file with the receiver of an impaired title insurance company a statement of covered claims paid by the association and an estimate of claims anticipated against the association. The statement preserves the rights of the association against the assets of the company.
Tex. Finance Code § 96.105 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 96 / Section 96.105
§ 96.105. TEMPORARY SUPERVISORY ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) If the commissioner has reasonable cause to believe that one or more grounds for intervention under Sections 96.101-96.104 exist or are imminent, the commissioner may issue without notice and hearing one or more of the following types of temporary supervisory orders to correct and eliminate the grounds for supervisory action:

(1) an order to cease and desist from continuing a particular action, an order to take affirmative action, or both;

(2) an order suspending or prohibiting a person who participates in the affairs of the savings bank from further participating in the affairs of the savings bank or another savings bank;

(3) an order requiring divestiture of control of a savings bank obtained under Subchapter L, Chapter 92;

(4) an order requiring a person who participates in the affairs of the savings bank or another savings bank to forfeit and pay an administrative penalty in an amount of not more than $25,000; or

(5) an order placing the affairs of the savings bank under the control of a conservator designated in the order, who may take possession and control of the books, records, assets, liabilities, and business of the savings bank and manage the savings bank under the direction of the commissioner.

(b) An order under this section:

(1) must contain a reasonably detailed statement of the facts on which the order is based; and

(2) takes effect when issued.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 42.0447 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 42 / Section 42.0447
§ 42.0447. FALSE REPORT; CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly or intentionally files a complaint alleging that a child-care facility or registered or listed family home failed to comply with the commission's minimum standards and the person knows the allegation is false or lacks factual foundation.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor unless it is shown on the trial of the offense that the person has previously been convicted under this section, in which case the offense is a state jail felony.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8007A.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8007A / Section 8007A.0201
§ 8007A.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five elected directors.

(b) Except as provided by Section 8007A.0202, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 66.401 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 66 / Section 66.401
§ 66.401. GRANTS FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

The council, the Department of Public Safety, the criminal justice division of the governor's office, and the Department of Information Resources cooperatively shall develop and adopt a grant program, to be implemented by the criminal justice division at a time and in a manner determined by the division, to aid local law enforcement agencies, prosecutors, and court personnel in obtaining equipment and training necessary to operate a telecommunications network capable of:

(1) making inquiries to and receiving responses from the statewide automated fingerprint identification system and from the computerized criminal history system; and

(2) transmitting information to those systems.
Tex. Occupations Code § 951.003 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 951 / Section 951.003
§ 951.003. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter does not apply to:

(1) the employment of counsel by an organization to represent its members free of direct financial charge to those members; or

(2) legal services made available incidental to a contract of insurance in which the insurer has contracted to pay all or a substantial part of a judgment, if any, and the legal services are free of direct financial charge to the insured.

(b) A law pertaining to legal service contracts under Chapter 953 or insurance does not apply to a program under this chapter.
Tex. Utilities Code § 12.005 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 12 / Section 12.005
§ 12.005. APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT.
Status: in_force

The Public Utility Commission of Texas is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter or by Chapter 39, the commission is abolished September 1, 2029.
Tex. Occupations Code § 601.055 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 601 / Section 601.055
§ 601.055. APPROVAL AND REVIEW OF INSTRUCTOR APPROVAL.
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant for approval of an instructor must apply to the advisory board on a form and under rules adopted by the advisory board.

(b) The advisory board shall approve an instructor who meets the minimum standards adopted under Section 601.052. The advisory board may review the approval annually.
Tex. Tax Code § 155.025 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 155 / Section 155.025
§ 155.025. MANUFACTURING EXEMPTION.
Status: in_force

Raw tobacco sold to a permitted manufacturer in this state for the purpose of using the tobacco in manufacturing is not subject to the taxes imposed by this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3927.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3927 / Section 3927.002
§ 3927.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The Fort Bend County Municipal Management District No. 1 is a special district created under Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Government Code § 507.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 507 / Section 507.001
§ 507.001. AUTHORITY TO OPERATE OR CONTRACT FOR STATE JAIL FELONY FACILITIES.
Status: repealed

(a) The department may operate, maintain, and manage state jail felony facilities to confine inmates described by Section 507.002, and the department may finance and construct those facilities. The department, with the approval of the board, may contract with a private vendor, a community supervision and corrections department, or the commissioners court of a county for the construction, operation, maintenance, or management of a state jail felony facility. The community justice assistance division shall assist the department to contract with a community supervision and corrections department for the construction, operation, maintenance, or management of a state jail felony facility. A community supervision and corrections department or the commissioners court of a county that contracts under this section may subcontract with a private vendor for the provision of any or all services described by this subsection. A community supervision and corrections department that contracts under this section may subcontract with the commissioners court of a county for the provision of any or all services described by this subsection. The board may contract with a private vendor or the commissioners court of a county for the financing or construction of a state jail felony facility.

(b) The department shall develop and implement work programs and programs of rehabilitation, education, and recreation in state jail felony facilities. For each state jail felony facility, the community justice assistance division and the department shall consult with the community supervision and corrections departments and the community justice councils served by the facility in developing programs in that facility, and shall develop the programs in a manner that makes appropriate use of facilities and personnel of the community supervision and corrections departments. In developing the programs, the department and the community justice assistance division shall attempt to structure programs so that they are operated on a 90-day cycle, although the department and the division should deviate from a 90-day schedule as necessary to meet the requirements of a particular program.

(c) Services described by Subsection (a) must be provided in compliance with standards established by the board. Programs described by Subsection (b) must be provided in compliance with minimum requirements established under Subsection (b).

(d) A state jail felony facility authorized by this subchapter may be located on private land or on land owned by the federal government, the state, a community supervision and corrections department, or a political subdivision of the state. The board may accept land donated for that purpose.

(e) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1051 , Sec. 13, eff. September 1, 2015.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7968.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7968 / Section 7968.151
§ 7968.151. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

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

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 7968.153.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2651.301 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2651 / Section 2651.301
§ 2651.301. GROUNDS FOR LICENSE DENIAL OR DISCIPLINARY ACTION.
Status: in_force

The department may deny an application for a license or discipline a title insurance agent or direct operation under Sections 4005.102, 4005.103, and 4005.104 if the department determines that the applicant or license holder has:

(1) wilfully violated this title;

(2) intentionally made a material misstatement in the license application;

(3) obtained or attempted to obtain the license by fraud or misrepresentation;

(4) misappropriated or converted to the applicant's or license holder's own use or illegally withheld money belonging to a title insurance company, an insured, or another person;

(5) been guilty of fraudulent or dishonest practices;

(6) materially misrepresented the terms and conditions of a title insurance policy or contract; or

(7) failed to maintain:

(A) a separate and distinct accounting of escrow funds; and

(B) an escrow bank account or accounts separate and apart from all other accounts.