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Tex. Transportation Code § 452.062 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 452 / Section 452.062
§ 452.062. INSURANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) An authority may insure, through purchased insurance policies or self-insurance programs, or both, the legal liability of the authority and of its contractors and subcontractors arising from the acquisition, construction, or operation of the programs and facilities of the authority for:

(1) personal or property damage; and

(2) officers' and employees' liability.

(b) An authority may use contracts, rating plans, and risk management programs designed to encourage collision prevention.

(c) In developing an insurance or self-insurance program, an authority may consider the peculiar hazards, indemnity standards, and past and prospective loss and expense experience of the authority and of its contractors and subcontractors.
Tex. Education Code § 12.057 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 12 / Section 12.057
§ 12.057. STATUS.
Status: in_force

(a) With respect to the operation of a campus or program granted a charter under this subchapter, the governing body of the campus or program provided for under the charter is considered a governmental body for purposes of Chapters 551 and 552, Government Code.

(b) An employee of an independent school district who is employed on a campus or program granted a charter under this subchapter and who qualifies for membership in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas shall be covered under the system in the same manner and to the same extent as a qualified employee of the independent school district who is employed on a regularly operating campus or in a regularly operating program.

(b-1) An employee of a charter holder, as defined by Section 12.1012, who is employed on a campus or in a program granted a charter under this subchapter and who qualifies for membership in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas shall be covered under the system in the same manner and to the same extent as a qualified employee of an independent school district who is employed on a regularly operating campus or in a regularly operating program.

(c) A campus or program granted a charter under Section 12.052, 12.0521(a)(1), or 12.053 is immune from liability to the same extent as a school district, and its employees and volunteers are immune from liability to the same extent as school district employees and volunteers. A member of the governing body of the campus or program is immune from liability and suit to the same extent as a school district trustee.
Tex. Estates Code § 305.205 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 305 / Section 305.205
§ 305.205. SUBORDINATION OF LIEN ON REAL PROPERTY OWNED BY PERSONAL SURETIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A personal surety required to create a lien on specific real property under Section 305.204 who wishes to lease the real property for mineral development may file a written application in the court in which the proceedings are pending requesting subordination of the lien to the proposed lease.

(b) The judge may enter an order granting the application.

(c) A certified copy of the order, filed and recorded in the deed records of the proper county, is sufficient to subordinate the lien to the rights of a lessee under the proposed lease.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 74.006 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 74 / Section 74.006
§ 74.006. MEETINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall meet at least three times each year.

(b) The commission may meet in person or using a virtual platform that allows for a recording and live broadcast that is accessible to the public.

(c) The commission is a governmental body for purposes of Chapter 551, Government Code.

(d) Not later than the 30th day after the date a meeting is held under this section, the Quad-Agency chair shall:

(1) prepare and submit to the office of the governor a report that includes a list of existing or proposed regulations, rules, policies, or other participating agency actions under review by the commission; and

(2) make the report prepared under Subdivision (1) available to the public on the Texas Workforce Commission's Internet website until the second anniversary of the date the meeting is held under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3945.0301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3945 / Section 3945.0301
§ 3945.0301. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Transportation Code § 69.021 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 69 / Section 69.021
§ 69.021. CONTESTED CASE NOTICE.
Status: in_force

The board shall give notice in each contested case to the persons and in the manner provided by Section 69.020(b) that includes the same information as the notice given to the parties in each contested case.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 161.029 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 161 / Section 161.029
§ 161.029. PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive secretary or his designee shall develop a system of annual performance evaluations based on measurable job tasks. All merit pay for board employees must be based on the system established under this section.

(b) The evaluations required by this section apply to the employees of the board and the employees of the land office that support the board.
Tex. Local Government Code § 26.041 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 26 / Section 26.041
§ 26.041. CREATION OF MUNICIPAL OFFICES.
Status: in_force

The municipality may:

(1) create offices;

(2) determine the method for selecting officers; and

(3) prescribe the qualifications, duties, and tenure of office for officers.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8397.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8397 / Section 8397.004
§ 8397.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is composed of the territory described by Section 3.03, Chapter 791, Acts of the 74th Legislature, Regular Session, 1995, as that territory may have been modified under:

(1) Subchapter H, Chapter 54, Water Code;

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

(3) other law.

(b) The boundaries and field notes of the district form a closure. A mistake in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect:

(1) the district's organization, existence, or validity;

(2) the district's right to impose a tax; or

(3) the legality or operation of the district or its governing body.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 9.206 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 9 / Section 9.206
§ 9.206. SECURITY INTEREST ARISING IN PURCHASE OR DELIVERY OF FINANCIAL ASSET.
Status: in_force

(a) A security interest in favor of a securities intermediary attaches to a person's security entitlement if:

(1) the person buys a financial asset through the securities intermediary in a transaction in which the person is obligated to pay the purchase price to the securities intermediary at the time of the purchase; and

(2) the securities intermediary credits the financial asset to the buyer's securities account before the buyer pays the securities intermediary.

(b) The security interest described in Subsection (a) secures the person's obligation to pay for the financial asset.

(c) A security interest in favor of a person that delivers a certificated security or other financial asset represented by a writing attaches to the security or other financial asset if:

(1) the security or other financial asset:

(A) in the ordinary course of business is transferred by delivery with any necessary indorsement or assignment; and

(B) is delivered under an agreement between persons in the business of dealing with such securities or financial assets; and

(2) the agreement calls for delivery against payment.

(d) The security interest described in Subsection (c) secures the obligation to make payment for the delivery.
Tex. Utilities Code § 35.064 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 35 / Section 35.064
§ 35.064. CERTIFICATION STANDARDS.
Status: in_force

The commission shall certify an agreement submitted under Section 35.062 if the agreement:

(1) provides for payments over the contract term that are equal to or less than the electric utility's avoided costs, as established by the commission and in effect at the time the agreement was signed; and

(2) provides the electric utility the opportunity to acquire the cogeneration or small-power production installation before the installation is offered to another purchaser or provides other sufficient assurance that the electric utility will be provided with a comparable supply of electricity, if the qualifying facility ceases to operate the installation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1039.117 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1039 / Section 1039.117
§ 1039.117. AUTHORITY TO SUE AND BE SUED.
Status: in_force

The district, through the board, may sue and be sued.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8000.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8000 / Section 8000.201
§ 8000.201. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Water Code § 51.532 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.532
§ 51.532. TAXES IN DISTRICTS CONSISTING OF A CITY, TOWN OR MUNICIPAL CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

If a city, town, or municipal corporation is constituted a district operating under this chapter, taxes levied in the district may be assessed and collected in the manner provided in Sections 51.533-51.538 of this code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 433.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 433 / Section 433.001
§ 433.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Texas Meat and Poultry Inspection Act.
Tex. Local Government Code § 336.155 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 336 / Section 336.155
§ 336.155. AGREEMENTS WITH OTHER POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A district may contract with a municipality, county, or other political subdivision for the district to provide public library services outside the district.

(b) A district may enter into one or more agreements with any municipality included in the area of the district for the acquisition or operation of the municipality's library facilities.

(c) A district and a political subdivision may enter into an agreement for any district purpose.
Tex. Government Code § 418.1861 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 418 / Section 418.1861
§ 418.1861. DISEASE PREVENTION INFORMATION SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

(a) The Department of State Health Services, using existing resources, shall develop and implement a disease prevention information system for dissemination of immunization information during a declared state of disaster or local state of disaster.

(b) During a declared state of disaster or local state of disaster, the Department of State Health Services shall ensure that educational materials regarding immunizations are available to local health authorities in this state for distribution to:

(1) public and private schools;

(2) child-care facilities as defined by Section 42.002, Human Resources Code;

(3) community centers offering youth services and programs;

(4) community centers offering services and programs to vulnerable populations, including communities of color, low-income individuals, and elderly individuals;

(5) local health care providers; and

(6) veterans homes as defined by Section 164.002, Natural Resources Code.

(c) The educational materials must include:

(1) the most recent immunization schedules by age as recommended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; and

(2) locations, if any, of local health care providers that offer immunizations.
Tex. Property Code § 216.006 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 216 / Section 216.006
§ 216.006. EXTENSION OF RESTRICTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Restrictions may be extended as provided by Section 216.007 or, if a dedicatory instrument provides a procedure for an initial extension of the original restrictions, that procedure may be used for successive extensions of the original restrictions unless the dedicatory instrument expressly prohibits the procedure from being used for successive extensions. If the dedicatory instrument prohibits the procedure from being used to provide for automatic extension of restrictions, the procedure may not be used under this subsection to provide for automatic extension of the restrictions.

(b) A provision in a dedicatory instrument that prohibits the extension of an existing restriction during a certain period does not apply to a successive extension under a procedure for initial extension of original restrictions under Subsection (a).

(c) An extension of restrictions under this chapter may:

(1) be for a period equal to the original term of the restrictions or a shorter period; and

(2) subject to Subsection (a), provide for additional automatic extensions of the term of the restrictions for a period of not more than 10 years for each extension.

(d) A dedicatory instrument that provides for the extension of restrictions and does not provide for amendment of restrictions may be amended under this chapter, including by amending the provision providing for the extension of the restrictions.
Tex. Government Code § 434.209 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 434 / Section 434.209
§ 434.209. HONOR AND RECOGNITION.
Status: in_force

The program shall promote events and activities that recognize and honor the women veterans of this state and women who serve in the military.
Tex. Government Code § 30.00023 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 30 / Section 30.00023
§ 30.00023. COURT RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as modified by this subchapter, the Code of Criminal Procedure and the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure govern the trial of cases before the municipal courts of record. The courts may make and enforce all rules of practice and procedure necessary to expedite the trial of cases before the courts that are not inconsistent with law.

(b) The appellate courts may make and enforce all rules of practice and procedure that are not inconsistent with law and that are necessary to expedite the dispatch of appeals from the municipal courts of record.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1073.355 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1073 / Section 1073.355
§ 1073.355. TRANSFER OR ADMINISTRATION OF ASSETS.
Status: in_force

(a) If a majority of the votes in both elections under Sections 1073.354(a)(1) and (2) favor dissolution of the district and creation of the Runnels County Hospital District, and a cumulative majority of the votes in all three elections held on the question of creating the Runnels County Hospital District favor creation of the district, the board shall transfer the land, buildings, improvements, equipment, and other assets belonging to the district to the Runnels County Hospital District.

(b) On the date the district makes the transfer under Subsection (a), the Runnels County Hospital District assumes all debts and obligations of the district at the time of the transfer. The district is dissolved at the time of the transfer and the board is released from any further duty or obligation.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1355.054 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1355 / Section 1355.054
§ 1355.054. CONDITIONS FOR COVERAGE.
Status: in_force

(a) Benefits of coverage provided under this subchapter may be used only in a situation in which:

(1) the covered individual has a serious mental illness that requires confinement of the individual in a hospital unless treatment is available through a residential treatment center for children and adolescents or a crisis stabilization unit; and

(2) the covered individual's mental illness:

(A) substantially impairs the individual's thought, perception of reality, emotional process, or judgment; or

(B) as manifested by the individual's recent disturbed behavior, grossly impairs the individual's behavior.

(b) The service for which benefits are to be paid from coverage provided under this subchapter must be:

(1) based on an individual treatment plan for the covered individual; and

(2) provided by a service provider licensed or operated by the appropriate state agency to provide those services.

(c) Benefits under coverage provided under this subchapter are subject to the same benefit maximums, durational limitations, deductibles, and coinsurance factors that apply to inpatient psychiatric treatment under the coverage.
Tex. Transportation Code § 71.108 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 71 / Section 71.108
§ 71.108. SUSPENSION OR DISMISSAL OF PILOT.
Status: in_force

The pilot board of a navigation district in Cameron County may suspend or dismiss a pilot only:

(1) for misconduct, inefficiency, or intoxication on duty; and

(2) after a hearing on the accusation is held before the pilot board at which there is opportunity for testimony and defense.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5013.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 5013 / Section 5013.051
§ 5013.051. GOVERNING BODY.
Status: in_force

(a) The navigation and canal commission of the authority is called the port commission and is composed of five port commissioners.

(b) The port commissioners shall be elected by the voters of the district at large to positions numbered one through five.

(c) Port commissioners serve staggered four-year terms, with port commissioners elected in odd-numbered years.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1131.755 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1131 / Section 1131.755
§ 1131.755. INDIVIDUAL APPLICATION REQUIRED.
Status: repealed

(a) An insurer must take an individual application for each policy of wholesale, franchise, or employee life insurance.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 496, Sec. 2(5), eff. June 17, 2005.
Tex. Government Code § 835.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 835 / Section 835.001
§ 835.001. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION.
Status: in_force

The board of trustees of the Employees Retirement System of Texas is responsible for the general administration and operation of the retirement system.
Tex. Insurance Code § 463.114 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 463 / Section 463.114
§ 463.114. SUMMARY DOCUMENT; DISCLAIMER.
Status: in_force

(a) The association shall prepare a summary document describing the general purposes and limitations of this chapter and amend the document as necessary to comply with this chapter. The document must clearly and conspicuously contain on the document's face a disclaimer that:

(1) states the name and address of the association and department;

(2) warns the policy or contract holder that:

(A) the association may not cover the policy; or

(B) coverage, if available, is subject to substantial limitations and exclusions and requires continuous residence in this state;

(3) states that an insurer and the insurer's agent are prohibited by law from using the association's existence to sell, solicit, or induce the purchase of any kind of insurance;

(4) warns the policy or contract holder not to rely on association coverage in selecting an insurer; and

(5) provides other information the commissioner prescribes.

(b) The association shall submit the document to the commissioner for approval.

(c) At the expiration of the 60th day after approval of the document, a member insurer may not deliver a policy or contract with respect to which this chapter provides coverage as determined under Subchapter E to a policy, contract, or certificate holder or enrollee before a copy of the summary document is delivered to the policy, contract, or certificate holder or enrollee. The document must also be available on request of a policy, contract, or certificate holder or enrollee.

(d) The distribution, delivery, content, or interpretation of a summary document does not guarantee that a policy or contract or a policy, contract, or certificate holder or enrollee is provided coverage by this chapter if a member insurer becomes impaired or insolvent. Failure to receive the document does not give an insured or policy, contract, or certificate holder or enrollee any rights greater than those provided by this chapter.

(e) An insurer or agent may not deliver a policy or contract described by Section 463.202 that is excluded from the coverage provided by this chapter by Section 463.203 unless the insurer or agent, either before or in conjunction with delivery, gives the policy, contract, or certificate holder or enrollee a separate written notice clearly and conspicuously disclosing that the policy or contract is not covered by the association.

(f) The commissioner shall specify by rule the form and content of the disclaimer required by Subsection (a) and the notice required by Subsection (e).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8136.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8136 / Section 8136.052
§ 8136.052. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

On the uniform election date in May of each even-numbered year, the appropriate number of directors of each district shall be elected.
Tex. Property Code § 116.205 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 116 / Section 116.205
§ 116.205. INCOME TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) A tax required to be paid by a trustee based on receipts allocated to income must be paid from income.

(b) A tax required to be paid by a trustee based on receipts allocated to principal must be paid from principal, even if the tax is called an income tax by the taxing authority.

(c) A tax required to be paid by a trustee on the trust's share of an entity's taxable income must be paid:

(1) from income to the extent that receipts from the entity are allocated only to income;

(2) from principal to the extent that receipts from the entity are allocated only to principal;

(3) proportionately from principal and income to the extent that receipts from the entity are allocated to both principal and income; and

(4) from principal to the extent that the tax exceeds the total receipts from the entity.

(d) After applying the other provisions of this section, the trustee shall adjust income or principal receipts to the extent that the trust's taxes are reduced because the trust receives a deduction for payments made to a beneficiary.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 81.101 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 81 / Section 81.101
§ 81.101. SALTWATER AREAS.
Status: in_force

The commission may construct and maintain saltwater hatcheries and propagation farms for fish, oysters, and game on islands owned by the state in coastal water. Funds available to the department for the enforcement of game, fish, and oyster laws may be used for costs and expenses authorized under this section.