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Tex. Local Government Code § 26.046 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 26 / Section 26.046
§ 26.046.
Status: in_force

Sec. 26.046. SIZE OF GOVERNING BODY: CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES. (a) This section applies only to a municipality with a population of 1.1 million or more that elects each member of its governing body other than the mayor from fewer than 14 single-member districts.

(b) Notwithstanding a charter provision to the contrary, the municipality may provide by ordinance for the number of districts used to elect members to the municipality's governing body. The ordinance may not provide for more than 14 districts.

(c) This section does not affect a mayor who, under a charter provision, is elected in a municipality at large.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7954.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7954 / Section 7954.202
§ 7954.202. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 6002.160 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 6002 / Section 6002.160
§ 6002.160. RECIPROCAL LICENSE.
Status: in_force

The department may waive any license requirement for an applicant who holds a license issued by another state that has license requirements substantially equivalent to the license requirements of this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7981A.0305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7981A / Section 7981A.0305
§ 7981A.0305. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is adopted under Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, and that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Government Code § 808.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 808 / Section 808.004
§ 808.004. NO PRIVATE CAUSE OF ACTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person, including a member, retiree, or beneficiary of a retirement system to which this chapter applies, an association, a research firm, a company, or any other person may not sue or pursue a private cause of action against the state, a state governmental entity, a current or former employee, a member of the governing body, or any other officer of a state governmental entity, or a contractor of a state governmental entity, for any claim or cause of action, including breach of fiduciary duty, or for violation of any constitutional, statutory, or regulatory requirement in connection with any action, inaction, decision, divestment, investment, company communication, report, or other determination made or taken in connection with this chapter.

(b) A person who files suit against the state, a state governmental entity, an employee, a member of the governing body, or any other officer of a state governmental entity, or a contractor of a state governmental entity, is liable for paying the costs and attorney's fees of a person sued in violation of this section.
Tex. Local Government Code § 321.073 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 321 / Section 321.073
§ 321.073. PROCEEDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The proceeds of the bonds shall be used under the restrictions provided in the order. The holders of the bonds and any trustee provided for in respect to the bonds have a lien on the proceeds until so applied, but neither the depository of those funds nor the trustee is obligated to see to the proper application of the funds except as expressly provided in the order or the indenture securing the bonds.

(b) From the bond proceeds there may be set aside:

(1) an amount for payment of interest on the bonds estimated to accrue during the construction period and any additional period prescribed in the order; and

(2) an amount for the interest and sinking fund or another reserve fund provided for in the order.

(c) Proceeds remaining after the amounts are set aside under Subsection (b) shall be used for the payment of all expenses necessarily incurred in the issuance and sale of the bonds and then for the purposes specified in the bond order and in this chapter.

(d) Any surplus remaining after accomplishment of the bond purposes shall be used for retiring the bonds to the extent that they can be purchased at prevailing market prices, with any remainder being deposited to the credit of the fund established in the order for debt service.
Tex. Education Code § 54.502 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 54 / Section 54.502
§ 54.502. GENERAL DEPOSITS.
Status: in_force

(a) An institution of higher education may collect a reasonable deposit in an amount not to exceed $100 from each student to insure the institution against any losses, damages, and breakage for which the student is responsible and to cover any other amounts owed by the student to the institution. The institution shall return to the student the deposit, less any such amounts owed to the institution by the student. The deposit must be returned within a reasonable period after the date of the student's withdrawal or graduation from the institution, not to exceed 180 days, that provides the institution with sufficient time to identify all amounts owed and to determine that the student does not intend to enroll at the institution in the semester or summer session immediately following the student's withdrawal or graduation or, if the student withdraws or graduates in the spring semester, in the next fall semester.

(b) The medical, dental, and allied health units of The University of Texas System, the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth, the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, and The Texas A&M University College of Medicine may collect a breakage or loss deposit no greater than $30.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 247.042 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 247 / Section 247.042
§ 247.042. EMERGENCY SUSPENSION OR CLOSING ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) If the department finds an assisted living facility operating in violation of the standards prescribed by this chapter and the violations create an immediate threat to the health and safety of a resident in the facility, the department may suspend the license or order immediate closing of all or part of the facility.

(b) The order suspending a license under Subsection (a) is effective immediately on written notice to the license holder or on the date specified in the order.

(c) The order suspending the license and ordering closure of all or part of an assisted living facility is valid for 10 days after its effective date.

(d) The department shall provide for the relocation of residents of an assisted living facility that is closed. The relocation may not be to a facility with a more restrictive environment unless all other reasonable alternatives are exhausted. Relocation procedures shall be adopted as part of the memorandum of understanding adopted under Section 247.061.

(e) The department and the State Office of Administrative Hearings shall expedite any hearing or decision involving an emergency suspension or closing order issued under this section.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 51.001 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 51 / Section 51.001
§ 51.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Business Opportunity Act.
Tex. Government Code § 552.111 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 552 / Section 552.111
§ 552.111.
Status: in_force

Sec. 552.111. EXCEPTION: AGENCY MEMORANDA. An interagency or intraagency memorandum or letter that would not be available by law to a party in litigation with the agency is excepted from the requirements of Section 552.021.
Tex. Water Code § 49.199 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 49 / Section 49.199
§ 49.199. POLICIES AND AUDITS OF DISTRICTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to the law governing the district, the board shall adopt the following in writing:

(1) a code of ethics for district directors, officers, employees, and persons who are engaged in handling investments for the district;

(2) a policy relating to travel expenditures;

(3) a policy relating to district investments that ensures that:

(A) purchases and sales of investments are initiated by authorized individuals, conform to investment objectives and regulations, and are properly documented and approved; and

(B) periodic review is made of district investments to evaluate investment performance and security;

(4) policies and procedures for selection, monitoring, or review and evaluation of professional services;

(5) a uniform method of accounting and reporting for industrial development bonds and pollution control bonds that complies with requirements of the commission; and

(6) policies that ensure a better use of management information including:

(A) budgets for use in planning and controlling cost;

(B) an audit committee of the board; and

(C) uniform reporting requirements that use "Audits of State and Local Governmental Units" as a guide on audit working papers and that use "Governmental Accounting and Financial Reporting Standards."

(b) The state auditor may audit the financial transactions of any district if the state auditor determines that the audit is necessary.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 768.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 768 / Section 768.002
§ 768.002. PROTECTIVE GEAR REQUIRED FOR CHILDREN ENGAGING IN CERTAIN RODEO ACTIVITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A child may not engage in, and a parent or legal guardian of the child may not knowingly or recklessly permit the child to engage in, bull riding, including engaging in bull riding outside a rodeo for the purpose of practicing bull riding, unless the child is wearing a bull riding helmet and a protective vest.

(b) To satisfy the requirements of this section, a helmet or protective vest must meet the standards adopted under Section 768.004.

(c) In a cause of action in which damages are sought for injuries or death suffered by a child in connection with bull riding, the failure of the child or of the parent or legal guardian of the child to comply with this chapter does not constitute responsibility causing or contributing to the cause of the child's injuries or death for purposes of Chapter 33, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2651.009 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2651 / Section 2651.009
§ 2651.009. MULTIPLE APPOINTMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A licensed title insurance agent may be appointed to represent additional title insurance companies.

(b) Any additional title insurance company must notify the department of the appointment in the manner prescribed by the department. The agent must include with the notice a nonrefundable fee for each additional appointment. The department shall prescribe the fee in an amount not to exceed $16.

(c) Not later than the 20th business day after the date the department receives a notice under Subsection (b), the department shall notify the title insurance agent and appointing title insurance company in writing of any deficiencies in the notice that render the notice incomplete. A notice under Subsection (b) is considered complete on the date the department receives the notice, unless the department provides notice of the deficiencies under this section.

(c-1) Not later than the fifth business day after the date the notice under Subsection (b) is complete, the department shall notify the title insurance agent and appointing title insurance company in writing of the date that the notice under Subsection (b) is complete.

(c-2) The appointment is effective on the eighth business day following the date the notice of appointment is complete and the department receives the fee, unless the department proposes to reject the appointment. If the department proposes to reject the appointment, the department shall notify the title insurance agent and the appointing title insurance company in writing of the factual grounds on which the department proposes to reject the appointment not later than the seventh business day after the date on which the notice of appointment is complete.

(c-3) The department may provide a notice required under this section by e-mail.

(d) A title insurance company may not permit an agent appointed by the company to write, sign, or deliver title insurance until the agent's appointment is effective.

(e) The appointment remains effective, without the necessity of renewal, until the appointment:

(1) is terminated by the title insurance company as provided by this section; or

(2) is otherwise terminated under this subchapter.

(f) A renewal license issued to an agent authorizes the agent to represent and act for the title insurance companies for which the agent holds appointments until the appointments are terminated, and the agent is considered to be the agent of the appointing companies for purposes of this subchapter.

(g) When a title insurance company terminates the appointment of an agent, the company shall immediately file with the department a statement that contains:

(1) the facts relating to the termination of the appointment; and

(2) the effective date and reason for the termination.

(h) On receipt of the statement, the department shall terminate the appointment of the agent to represent that title insurance company in this state.
Tex. Local Government Code § 43.0661 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 43 / Section 43.0661
§ 43.0661. PROVISION OF CERTAIN SERVICES TO ANNEXED AREA.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a municipality that includes solid waste collection services in the list of services that will be provided in the area proposed for annexation on or before the second anniversary of the effective date of the annexation of the area under a written agreement under Section 43.0672 or a resolution under Section 43.0682 or 43.0692.

(b) A municipality is not required to provide solid waste collection services to a person who continues to use the services of a privately owned solid waste management service provider as provided by Subsection (c).

(c) Before the second anniversary of the effective date of the annexation of an area, a municipality may not:

(1) prohibit the collection of solid waste in the area by a privately owned solid waste management service provider; or

(2) offer solid waste management services in the area unless a privately owned solid waste management service provider is unavailable.
Tex. Water Code § 43.0042 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 43 / Section 43.0042
§ 43.0042. OATH.
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall take the constitutional oath of office and shall also take an oath to faithfully perform his duties as commissioner.
Tex. Finance Code § 14.109 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 14 / Section 14.109
§ 14.109. USE OF THE NATIONWIDE MORTGAGE LICENSING SYSTEM AND REGISTRY.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry" or "nationwide registry" means a licensing system developed and maintained by the Conference of State Bank Supervisors and an affiliated organization to manage mortgage licenses and other financial services licenses or a successor registry.

(b) This section applies only to:

(1) this chapter; and

(2) Chapter 342, 348, 351, 393, or 394.

(c) The commissioner may require that a person submit through the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry in the form and manner prescribed by the commissioner and acceptable to the registry any information or document or payment of a fee required to be submitted to the commissioner under:

(1) a chapter to which this section applies; or

(2) rules adopted under the chapter.

(d) The commissioner may use the nationwide registry as a channeling agent for obtaining information required for licensing or registration purposes under a chapter listed in Subsection (b)(2) or rules adopted under the chapter, including:

(1) criminal history record information from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the United States Department of Justice, or any other agency or entity at the commissioner's discretion;

(2) information related to any administrative, civil, or criminal findings by a governmental jurisdiction; and

(3) information requested by the commissioner under Section 342.101(a)(4), 348.502(a)(3), 351.101(a)(4), 393.604(a)(5), or 394.204(c)(8).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7954A.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7954A / Section 7954A.0201
§ 7954A.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 7954A.0202, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Government Code § 437.2235 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 437 / Section 437.2235
§ 437.2235. PUBLIC DUTY JUSTIFICATION.
Status: in_force

Section 9.21, Penal Code, applies to conduct of a service member of the Texas military forces ordered into service of this state by proper authority that is performed in the service member's official capacity.
Tex. Local Government Code § 114.046 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 114 / Section 114.046
§ 114.046. ANNUAL REPORT TO DISTRICT CLERK BY OFFICER ON FEE BASIS WHO COLLECTS FEES OR COMMISSIONS; REMOVAL.
Status: in_force

(a) If a county officer is compensated on a fee basis, the officer shall file an annual report in triplicate with the district court of the county. The report must be filed on or before the first day of the second month of the fiscal year, must be on a form prescribed by the comptroller, and must show:

(1) the amount of the fees, commissions, and compensation that the officer earned during the preceding fiscal year;

(2) the amount of the fees, commissions, and compensation that the officer collected during that year; and

(3) an itemized statement of the fees, commissions, and compensation that the officer earned but did not collect during that year, with the name of the party owing each item.

(b) Within 30 days after the date on which the officer files the report, the clerk of the district court shall forward a copy of the report to the comptroller and the county auditor. If the county does not have a county auditor, the clerk shall forward a copy of the report to the commissioners court.

(c) A county tax assessor-collector who files the report with the district clerk shall also file a copy of the report with the comptroller of public accounts at the time of settlement with the comptroller.

(d) An officer who fails to file the report in the time prescribed by Subsection (a) is liable for a penalty of $25 for each day after the deadline that the report remains unfiled and is subject to removal from office. The county may recover the penalty in a suit brought for that purpose.

(e) An officer shall make a final settlement before the deadline for filing the report. An officer who serves only part of the fiscal year shall file the report and make a final settlement for the part of the year that the officer served, and the officer is entitled to the part of the officer's compensation proportionate to the part of the year served.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8238.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8238 / Section 8238.051
§ 8238.051. DIRECTORS; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Except as provided by Section 8238.053, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2302.052 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2302 / Section 2302.052
§ 2302.052. DUTY TO SET FEES.
Status: in_force

The board shall set application fees, license fees, renewal fees, and other fees as required to implement this chapter. The board shall set the fees in amounts reasonable and necessary to implement and enforce this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8007A.0503 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8007A / Section 8007A.0503
§ 8007A.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. Local Government Code § 116.057 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 116 / Section 116.057
§ 116.057. CONDITION OF PERSONAL BOND OR CONTRACT FOR SECURITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A personal bond provided or a contract for the pledge of securities under this subchapter must be conditioned that the depository will:

(1) faithfully keep the county funds and faithfully perform all duties and obligations imposed by law on the depository;

(2) pay all checks drawn on a demand deposit account in a depository on presentation by the county treasurer;

(3) pay all checks drawn on a time deposit account on presentation after the expiration of the required period of notice; and

(4) account for the county funds as required by law.

(b) A suit on a personal bond or a contract for securities provided or pledged under this subchapter must be tried in the county for which the depository is selected.
Tex. Labor Code § 413.016 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 413 / Section 413.016
§ 413.016. PAYMENTS IN VIOLATION OF MEDICAL POLICIES AND FEE GUIDELINES.
Status: in_force

(a) The division shall order a refund of charges paid to a health care provider in excess of those allowed by the medical policies or fee guidelines. The division shall also refer the health care provider alleged to have violated this subtitle to the division of compliance and practices.

(b) If the division determines that an insurance carrier has paid medical charges that are inconsistent with the medical policies or fee guidelines adopted by the commissioner, the division shall investigate the potential violation. If the insurance carrier reduced a charge of a health care provider that was within the guidelines, the insurance carrier shall be directed to submit the difference to the provider unless the reduction is in accordance with an agreement between the health care provider and the insurance carrier.
Tex. Insurance Code § 964.063 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 964 / Section 964.063
§ 964.063. DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A captive insurance company shall notify the commissioner in writing when issuing policyholder dividends or distributions to policyholders.

(b) A captive insurance company, with the commissioner's approval, may issue dividends or distributions to the holders of an equity interest in the captive insurance company. The commissioner shall adopt rules to implement this subsection.