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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 462.081 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 462 / Section 462.081
§ 462.081. COMMITMENT BY COURTS IN CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS; ALTERNATIVE SENTENCING.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Section 462.080(b), the judge of a court with jurisdiction of misdemeanor cases may remand the defendant to a treatment facility approved by the commission to accept court commitments for care and treatment for at least 30 days but not more than 90 days, instead of incarceration or fine, if:

(1) the court or a jury has found the defendant guilty of an offense classified as a Class A or B misdemeanor;

(2) the court finds that the offense resulted from or was related to the defendant's chemical dependency;

(3) a treatment facility approved by the commission is available to treat the defendant; and

(4) the treatment facility agrees in writing to admit the defendant under this section.

(b) A defendant who, in the opinion of the court, is a person with mental illness is not eligible for sentencing under this section.

(c) The court's sentencing order is a final conviction, and the order may be appealed in the same manner as appeals are made from other judgments of that court.

(d) Except as provided by Section 462.080(b), a juvenile court may remand a child to a treatment facility for care and treatment for at least 30 days but not more than 90 days after the date on which the child is remanded if:

(1) the court finds that the child has engaged in delinquent conduct or conduct indicating a need for supervision and that the conduct resulted from or was related to the child's chemical dependency;

(2) a treatment facility approved by the commission to accept court commitments is available to treat the child; and

(3) the facility agrees in writing to receive the child under this section.
Tex. Insurance Code § 425.132 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 425 / Section 425.132
§ 425.132.
Status: in_force

Sec. 425.132. RISK CONTROL TRANSACTIONS: OFFSETTING TRANSACTIONS. (a) Subject to this section, an insurance company may purchase or sell one or more derivative instruments to wholly or partly offset a derivative instrument previously purchased or sold, without regard to the quantitative limitations of Sections 425.124-425.131.

(b) An offsetting transaction under this section must use the same type of derivative instrument as the derivative instrument being offset.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3912.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3912 / Section 3912.053
§ 3912.053. APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

The governing body of the city shall appoint directors from persons recommended by the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9039.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9039 / Section 9039.004
§ 9039.004. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 9039.003 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district.

(b) A confirmation election held in violation of this section is void.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 1.025 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 1 / Section 1.025
§ 1.025. SEVERABILITY.
Status: in_force

If any provision of this code or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of the code that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this code are severable.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 78.110 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 78 / Section 78.110
§ 78.110. LICENSE SUSPENSION AND REVOCATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive director, after notice to a license holder and the opportunity for a hearing, may suspend or revoke a license if the license holder or any other operator of a licensed vessel is shown to have been convicted of one or more flagrant offenses defined by a proclamation of the commission during a period described by the proclamation of the commission.

(b) A license suspension does not affect the license holder's eligibility to renew the license after the suspension expires.

(c) The same flagrant offense may not be counted for more than one suspension under this section.
Tex. Education Code § 61.9777 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.9777
§ 61.9777. SCHOLARSHIP COORDINATOR.
Status: in_force

The board shall designate an employee of the board to serve as a scholarship coordinator for scholarships awarded under this subchapter. The scholarship coordinator shall:

(1) serve as a liaison and point of contact for students appointed to receive a scholarship under this subchapter; and

(2) coordinate with financial aid offices at public and private institutions of higher education in this state and with relevant military personnel on behalf of scholarship recipients to ensure students fully understand the requirements of this subchapter.
Tex. Transportation Code § 601.023 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 601 / Section 601.023
§ 601.023. PAYMENT OF STATUTORY FEES.
Status: in_force

The department may pay:

(1) a statutory fee required by the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles for a certified abstract or in connection with suspension of a vehicle registration; or

(2) a statutory fee payable to the comptroller for issuance of a certificate of deposit required by Section 601.122.
Tex. Government Code § 477.0104 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 477 / Section 477.0104
§ 477.0104. LIMITATION ON TRANSFERS AND DEPOSITS TO TRUST FUND.
Status: in_force

The total amount of municipal, county, and state tax revenue transferred or deposited to the trust fund may not exceed $100 million.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 7B.0021 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 7B / Section 7B.0021
§ 7B.0021. STANDARD TEMPORARY EX PARTE ORDER FORM.
Status: in_force

(a) The court shall use the standardized temporary ex parte order form created by the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System under Section 72.039, Government Code, to issue a temporary ex parte order under Article 7B.002.

(b) A court's failure to use the standardized temporary ex parte order form as required under Subsection (a) does not affect the validity or enforceability of the temporary ex parte order issued.
Tex. Government Code § 472.109 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 472 / Section 472.109
§ 472.109. SUITS.
Status: in_force

The office of the attorney general shall represent an agency in any litigation. The attorney general may assess and collect from the agency reasonable attorney's fees associated with any litigation under this section.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 77.115 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 77 / Section 77.115
§ 77.115. TRANSFER FEE.
Status: in_force

The commission may set a fee for the transfer of a commercial bay or bait shrimp boat license. The amount of the transfer fee may not exceed the amount of the license fee for the license being transferred.
Tex. Utilities Code § 53.305 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 53 / Section 53.305
§ 53.305. NOTICE TO AFFECTED CUSTOMERS.
Status: in_force

(a) A company shall provide notice of a proposed change to affected customers in the manner prescribed by the commission.

(b) Notice must:

(1) be provided not later than the 10th day before the effective date of the proposed change; and

(2) include:

(A) a description of the services affected by the proposed change;

(B) the effective date of the proposed change;

(C) an explanation of the customer's right to petition the commission for a review under Section 53.306, including the number of persons required to petition before a commission review will occur;

(D) an explanation of the customer's right to information concerning how to obtain a copy of the proposed tariff from the company;

(E) the amount by which the company's total regulated intrastate gross annual revenues will increase or decrease as a result of the proposed change; and

(F) a list of rates that are affected by the proposed rate change.
Tex. Government Code § 662.059 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 662 / Section 662.059
§ 662.059. INFLUENZA AWARENESS DAY.
Status: in_force

(a) October 1 is Influenza Awareness Day to raise awareness of the health risks associated with influenza and encourage Texans to take proactive measures to reduce exposure to those risks.

(b) Influenza Awareness Day shall be regularly observed by appropriate programs and activities.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1251.103 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1251 / Section 1251.103
§ 1251.103. INCONTESTABILITY OF POLICY.
Status: in_force

(a) A group accident and health insurance policy must provide that:

(1) the validity of the policy may not be contested after the policy has been in force for two years after its date of issue; and

(2) in the absence of fraud, a statement made by any individual covered by the policy relating to the individual's insurability may not be used in contesting the validity of the insurance with respect to which the statement was made:

(A) after the insurance has been in force before the contest for two years during the individual's lifetime; and

(B) unless the statement is contained in a written instrument signed by the individual making the statement.

(b) Subsection (a)(1) does not apply to a contest based on nonpayment of premiums.

(c) The provisions required by this section do not preclude the assertion at any time of a defense based on:

(1) a provision in the policy that relates to eligibility for coverage;

(2) a provision in a group accident and health insurance policy or disability insurance policy that relates to overinsurance;

(3) a provision in a disability policy that relates to the relation of earnings to insurance; or

(4) another similar provision in a group accident and health insurance policy or disability insurance policy that limits the amounts of recovery from all sources to not more than 100 percent of the total actual losses or expenses incurred.
Tex. Occupations Code § 202.251 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 202 / Section 202.251
§ 202.251. LICENSE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

A person may not practice podiatry or hold the person out as a podiatrist unless the person is licensed under this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1007.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1007 / Section 1007.153
§ 1007.153. FISCAL YEAR.
Status: in_force

The district's fiscal year is from October 1 to September 30.
Tex. Local Government Code § 43.1211 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 43 / Section 43.1211
§ 43.1211. USE OF CONSENT PROCEDURES TO ANNEX FOR LIMITED PURPOSES.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Section 43.0751, beginning December 1, 2017, a municipality described by Section 43.121(a) may annex an area for the limited purposes of applying its planning, zoning, health, and safety ordinances in the area using the procedures under Subchapter C-3, C-4, or C-5, as applicable.
Tex. Tax Code § 171.061 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 171 / Section 171.061
§ 171.061. EXEMPTION--NONPROFIT CORPORATION ORGANIZED FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES.
Status: in_force

A nonprofit corporation organized solely for educational purposes is exempted from the franchise tax.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1201.214 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1201 / Section 1201.214
§ 1201.214.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1201.214. POLICY PROVISION: TIME OF PAYMENT OF CLAIMS. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), an individual accident and health insurance policy must contain the following provision:

"Time of Payment of Claims: Indemnities payable under this policy for any loss, other than a loss for which this policy provides any periodic payment, will be paid immediately on receipt of due written proof of the loss. Subject to due written proof of loss, all accrued indemnities for a loss for which this policy provides periodic payment will be paid __________ (insert period for payment) and any balance remaining unpaid on termination of liability will be paid immediately on receipt of due written proof of loss."

(b) The period for payment to be inserted in the clause required by Subsection (a) may not be less frequent than monthly.

(c) The provision required by this section is not required to be contained in a policy issued by a corporation operating under Chapter 842.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8026A.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8026A / Section 8026A.0201
§ 8026A.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 8026A.0202, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8801.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8801 / Section 8801.201
§ 8801.201. APPEAL OF SURFACE WATER RATES.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who is required to convert to surface water under this chapter and who purchases that water supply wholesale from a political subdivision as defined by Section 12.013(b), Water Code, may appeal to the Public Utility Commission of Texas the rates the political subdivision charges to the person. Chapter 12, Water Code, and rules adopted under that chapter apply to an appeal under this section.

(b) The Public Utility Commission of Texas shall hear the appeal not later than the 180th day after the date the appeal is filed.

(c) The Public Utility Commission of Texas shall issue a final decision on the appeal not later than the 60th day after the date the hearing ends.
Tex. Water Code § 31.011 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 31 / Section 31.011
§ 31.011. PENDING LITIGATION.
Status: in_force

The commission may refuse to accept a permit application or hold a permit application hearing if any aspect of the siting, construction, use, or decommissioning of the subsurface excavation is the subject of litigation.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 23.051 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 23 / Section 23.051
§ 23.051. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Corporation" means a business development corporation organized under this subchapter.

(2) "Financial institution" means a banking corporation or trust company, savings and loan association, governmental agency, insurance company, or related corporation, partnership, foundation, or other institution engaged primarily in lending or investing funds.

(3) "Loan limit" means the maximum amount permitted to be outstanding at one time on loans made by a member to a corporation.

(4) "Member" means a financial institution authorized to do business in this state that undertakes to lend money to a corporation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9028.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9028 / Section 9028.004
§ 9028.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

The district is composed of the territory described by Section 2, Chapter 33, Acts of the 56th Legislature, Regular Session, 1959, as that territory may have been modified under:

(1) Subchapter O, Chapter 51, Water Code;

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

(3) other law.
Tex. Insurance Code § 912.309 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 912 / Section 912.309
§ 912.309. POLICYHOLDER LOANS TO COMPANY.
Status: in_force

(a) A policyholder may loan to a county mutual insurance company money as necessary:

(1) for the company to engage in the company's business; or

(2) to enable the company to comply with a requirement of this chapter, including the unencumbered surplus requirement under Section 912.308.

(b) Subject to the approval of the commissioner, the county mutual insurance company may repay a loan and agreed interest, at an annual rate not to exceed 10 percent, only from the surplus remaining after the company provides for the company's reserves, other liabilities, and required surplus.

(c) A loan under this section or interest on a loan is not otherwise a liability or claim against the company or any of its assets.

(d) A county mutual insurance company may not pay a commission, promotion expense, or other bonus in connection with a loan made to the company.

(e) A county mutual insurance company shall report in its annual statement the amount of each loan made to the company.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 364.037 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 364 / Section 364.037
§ 364.037. AGREEMENTS WITH OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS FOR COLLECTION OF PAST DUE UTILITY OR SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL SERVICES FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) A county or public agency that offers solid waste disposal services under this subchapter may enter an agreement for the collection of unpaid utility or solid waste disposal services fees with:

(1) another county or public agency that provides solid waste disposal services under this subchapter;

(2) a municipality that operates a utility system, as defined by Section 552.001, Local Government Code; or

(3) another political subdivision acting on behalf of a municipality, county, or public agency to assist in the collection of unpaid utility charges or solid waste disposal fees.

(b) The agreement may provide that a county or public agency:

(1) may refuse to provide solid waste disposal services to a person if the person is past due on utility charges or solid waste disposal services fees owed to another party to the agreement; or

(2) may collect an amount equal to the past due utility charges or solid waste disposal services fees owed to another party to the agreement plus a service charge and provide the solid waste disposal services the person requests.

(c) The agreement shall provide for:

(1) the confidentiality of a person's utility or solid waste disposal account information and the prevention of disclosure to a person or other entity that is not a party to the agreement; and

(2) the apportionment of any past due charges, fees, and service charges authorized by Subsection (b)(2) between the collecting entity and the entity to which the fees are owed.
Tex. Government Code § 813.302 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 813 / Section 813.302
§ 813.302. MILITARY SERVICE NOT PREVIOUSLY ESTABLISHED.
Status: in_force

(a) An eligible member may establish service credit in the retirement system for military service performed that is creditable as provided by Section 813.301.

(b) A member eligible to establish military service credit is one who:

(1) does not receive and is not eligible to receive federal retirement payments based on 20 years or more of active federal military duty;

(2) has been released from military duty under conditions not dishonorable; and

(3) has credit in the retirement system for membership service performed after the member's date of release from active military duty.

(c) A member may establish credit under this section by depositing with the retirement system in a lump sum a contribution computed as provided by Section 813.404 or 813.505, plus, if the member does not establish the credit before the first anniversary of the date of first eligibility, interest computed on the basis of the state fiscal year at an annual rate of 10 percent from the date of first eligibility to the date of deposit.

(d) The state shall contribute for service established under this section an amount in the same ratio to the member's contribution for the service as the state's contribution bears to the contribution for current service required of a member of the employee class at the time the service is established under this section. The state's contribution shall be paid from the fund from which the member receives compensation at the time the service is established or, if the member does not hold a position at the time the service is established, from the fund from which the member received compensation when the member most recently held a position.

(e) The board of trustees may require members applying for credit under this section to submit any information the board finds necessary to enable it to determine eligibility for or amount of service or amounts of required contributions.
Tex. Water Code § 60.4125 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 60 / Section 60.4125
§ 60.4125. ALTERNATIVE METHODS FOR CERTAIN PURCHASES OR CONTRACTS.
Status: repealed

(a) Notwithstanding the other provisions of this subchapter or any other law, a district or port authority may make a purchase or enter into a contract valued at more than the amount authorized in Section 60.403(a) for routine purchases or contracts by any method available to a school district, including all procedures and limitations, under Subchapter B, Chapter 44, Education Code, that, in the opinion of the port commission, provides the best value to the district or port authority.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 307, Sec. 2.

(c) Subsection (a) does not apply to contracts when the district or port authority is constructing a project for another political subdivision of the state.

(d) If a purchase or contract made under Subsection (a) is subject to a small business development program adopted by the port commission of the port authority or district, the purchase solicitation must indicate that fact and must also indicate where a copy of the program requirements may be obtained.
Tex. Finance Code § 396.251 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 396 / Section 396.251
§ 396.251. THREATS OR COERCION.
Status: in_force

(a) In enforcing a child support obligation, a private child support enforcement agency may not use threats, coercion, or attempts to coerce that employ any of the following practices:

(1) using or threatening to use violence or other criminal means to cause harm to an obligor or property of the obligor;

(2) accusing falsely or threatening to accuse falsely an obligor of a violation of state or federal child support laws;

(3) taking or threatening to take an enforcement action against an obligor that is not authorized by law; or

(4) intentionally representing to a person that the agency is a governmental agency authorized to enforce a child support obligation.

(b) Subsection (a) does not prevent a private child support enforcement agency from:

(1) informing an obligor that the obligor may be subject to penalties prescribed by law for failure to pay a child support obligation; or

(2) taking, or threatening to take, an action authorized by law for the enforcement of a child support obligation by the agency.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1110.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1110 / Section 1110.101
§ 1110.101. DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITY.
Status: in_force

The district has full responsibility for providing hospital care for the district's indigent residents.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 102.101 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 102 / Section 102.101
§ 102.101. IDENTIFICATION SIGNS.
Status: in_force

(a) A motor vehicle, including a truck or tractor, that hauls citrus fruit in bulk or in open containers for commercial purposes on the highways of this state must be identified by signs showing:

(1) the name of the person who owns the vehicle; or

(2) the name of the person who leases or operates the vehicle.

(b) If a person licensed under Subchapter A of this chapter is the owner or operator of the vehicle, each identification sign must also show "Licensed Citrus Fruit Dealer" under the name of the person.

(c) The lettering on each identification sign must be at least three inches in height.

(d) An identification sign must appear on both sides of the vehicle or on both the front and the rear and must be affixed permanently or in another manner in which it may not easily be removed. If both a tractor and a trailer or two units are used in hauling the citrus fruit, both the tractor and the trailer or both units must be labeled with identification signs in the manner required by this subsection.