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Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 94.006 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 94 / Section 94.006
§ 94.006. RELATIONSHIP TO INSURANCE.
Status: in_force

An excess wear and use waiver is not insurance.
Tex. Penal Code § 32.43 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 32 / Section 32.43
§ 32.43. COMMERCIAL BRIBERY.
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of this section:

(1) "Beneficiary" means a person for whom a fiduciary is acting.

(2) "Fiduciary" means:

(A) an agent or employee;

(B) a trustee, guardian, custodian, administrator, executor, conservator, receiver, or similar fiduciary;

(C) a lawyer, physician, accountant, appraiser, or other professional advisor; or

(D) an officer, director, partner, manager, or other participant in the direction of the affairs of a corporation or association.

(b) A person who is a fiduciary commits an offense if, without the consent of his beneficiary, he intentionally or knowingly solicits, accepts, or agrees to accept any benefit from another person on agreement or understanding that the benefit will influence the conduct of the fiduciary in relation to the affairs of his beneficiary.

(c) A person commits an offense if he offers, confers, or agrees to confer any benefit the acceptance of which is an offense under Subsection (b).

(d) An offense under this section is a state jail felony.

(e) In lieu of a fine that is authorized by Subsection (d), and in addition to the imprisonment that is authorized by that subsection, if the court finds that an individual who is a fiduciary gained a benefit through the commission of an offense under Subsection (b), the court may sentence the individual to pay a fine in an amount fixed by the court, not to exceed double the value of the benefit gained. This subsection does not affect the application of Section 12.51(c) to an offense under this section committed by a corporation, an association, a limited liability company, or another business entity, as defined by Section 7.21.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 91.014 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 91 / Section 91.014
§ 91.014. FUNDS.
Status: repealed

(a) All sums of money paid to the department under this title or Subchapter E, Chapter 117, shall be deposited in the state treasury.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1, Sec. 4.465(a)(83), eff. April 2, 2015.
Tex. Water Code § 60.111 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 60 / Section 60.111
§ 60.111. DEPOSIT OF PROCEEDS OF OBLIGATIONS; PAYMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The proceeds of the sale of any obligations issued under this subchapter may be deposited in a bank or banks and paid out on terms and conditions agreed on by the purchaser at the sale and the commission.

(b) The laws of this state relating to the deposit of district funds in the depository of the district shall not apply to the deposit of the proceeds of a sale governed by Subsection (a) of this section.

(c) Any part of the proceeds of the sale of obligations issued under this subchapter which remains unspent after the project for which the obligations were authorized has been completed may be paid into the sinking fund for the payment of the obligations and may be used only for the payment of principal of the obligations or for the purpose of purchasing outstanding obligations in the manner provided by this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3837.157 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3837 / Section 3837.157
§ 3837.157. TAX AND BOND ELECTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district shall hold an election in the manner provided by Subchapter L, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, to obtain voter approval before the district imposes a maintenance tax or issues bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(b) The board may include more than one purpose in a single proposition at an election.

(c) Section 375.243, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 324.102 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 324 / Section 324.102
§ 324.102. CIVIL PENALTY; INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who violates this chapter is liable to this state for a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $100,000 for each violation. The attorney general may bring an action to recover the civil penalty imposed by this subsection.

(b) If it appears to the attorney general that a person is engaging in, has engaged in, or is about to engage in conduct that violates this chapter, the attorney general may bring an action in the name of the state against the person to restrain the violation by a temporary restraining order or by a permanent or temporary injunction.

(c) The attorney general is entitled to recover reasonable expenses incurred in obtaining civil penalties or injunctive relief, or both, under this section, including reasonable attorney's fees and court costs.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 290.106 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 290 / Section 290.106
§ 290.106. INSTITUTIONAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDER REPORTING; INSPECTION OF RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) A district shall require an institutional health care provider to submit to the district a copy of any financial and utilization data required by and reported to the Department of State Health Services under Sections 311.032 and 311.033 and any rules adopted by the department to implement those sections.

(b) A district may inspect the records of an institutional health care provider to the extent necessary to ensure that the provider has submitted all required data under this section.
Tex. Finance Code § 371.159 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 371 / Section 371.159
§ 371.159. PAWN SERVICE CHARGE.
Status: in_force

(a) A pawnbroker may not contract for, charge, or receive an amount, other than a pawn service charge, as a charge for credit in connection with a pawn transaction.

(b) A pawn service charge may not exceed the charge disclosed in the pawn ticket or other memorandum delivered to the pledgor.

(c) A pawn service charge may not exceed an amount equal to:

(1) 20 percent of the total amount financed for one month if that amount is less than or equal to the amount computed under Subchapter C, Chapter 341, using the reference amount of $30;

(2) 15 percent of the total amount financed for one month if that amount is more than the amount computed for Subdivision (1) but less than or equal to the amount computed under Subchapter C, Chapter 341, using the reference amount of $200;

(3) 2-1/2 percent of the total amount financed for one month if that amount is more than the amount computed for Subdivision (2) but less than or equal to the amount computed under Subchapter C, Chapter 341, using the reference amount of $300; or

(4) 1 percent of the total amount financed for one month if that amount is more than the amount computed for Subdivision (3).

(d) A rate set by Subsection (c) shall be proportionately adjusted for a finance period of less than one month.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1379.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1379 / Section 1379.002
§ 1379.002. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter applies only to a health benefit plan that provides benefits for medical or surgical expenses incurred as a result of a health condition, accident, or sickness, including an individual, group, blanket, or franchise insurance policy or insurance agreement, a group hospital service contract, or an individual or group evidence of coverage or similar coverage document that is offered by:

(1) an insurance company;

(2) a group hospital service corporation operating under Chapter 842;

(3) a fraternal benefit society operating under Chapter 885;

(4) a stipulated premium company operating under Chapter 884;

(5) an exchange operating under Chapter 942;

(6) a health maintenance organization operating under Chapter 843;

(7) a multiple employer welfare arrangement that holds a certificate of authority under Chapter 846; or

(8) an approved nonprofit health corporation that holds a certificate of authority under Chapter 844.

(b) This chapter applies to group health coverage made available by a school district in accordance with Section 22.004, Education Code.

(c) Notwithstanding any provision in Chapter 1551, 1575, 1579, or 1601 or any other law, this chapter applies to:

(1) a basic coverage plan under Chapter 1551;

(2) a basic plan under Chapter 1575;

(3) a primary care coverage plan under Chapter 1579; and

(4) basic coverage under Chapter 1601.

(d) Notwithstanding Section 1501.251 or any other law, this chapter applies to coverage under a small employer health benefit plan subject to Chapter 1501.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1103.051 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1103 / Section 1103.051
§ 1103.051. TEXAS APPRAISER LICENSING AND CERTIFICATION BOARD.
Status: in_force

The Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board is an independent subdivision of the Texas Real Estate Commission.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 290.056 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 290 / Section 290.056
§ 290.056. COMPENSATION; EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

A member of the commission serves without compensation but may, on the approval of the entire commission, be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in the performance of the member's official duties.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 58.060 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 58 / Section 58.060
§ 58.060. CONFIDENTIALITY OF PARTICIPANT INFORMATION; DESTRUCTION OF INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Information relating to a participant:

(1) is confidential, except as provided by Article 58.061; and

(2) may not be disclosed under Chapter 552, Government Code.

(b) Except as provided by Article 58.052(d), the attorney general may not make a copy of any mail received by the office of the attorney general on behalf of the participant.

(c) The attorney general shall destroy all information relating to a participant on the third anniversary of the date the participant's participation in the program ends.
Tex. Election Code § 31.155 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 31 / Section 31.155
§ 31.155. COMMISSION MEETINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) The joint elections commission shall meet at the call of the chair. However, the vice chair or any three members of the commission may call a meeting if the calling authority considers a meeting to be necessary or desirable and the chair fails to call the meeting after being requested to do so.

(b) The authority calling a meeting shall set the date, hour, and place for the meeting and shall deliver written notice of the time and place to each other joint elections commission member not later than the fourth day before the meeting date.

(c) Each member who is present at a meeting is entitled to vote on any matter that is put to a vote.

(d) Meetings of the joint elections commission are subject to Chapter 551, Government Code. In addition to posting notice as required by Chapter 551, Government Code, the commission shall provide personal written notice of a commission meeting to the joint elections administrator in the time prescribed by Section 551.043, Government Code, for providing public notice.
Tex. Election Code § 14.021 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 14 / Section 14.021
§ 14.021. DISPOSITION OF RETURNED RENEWAL CERTIFICATE.
Status: in_force

On the return to the registrar of an undelivered renewal certificate that was mailed to a voter, the registrar shall file the certificate with the voter's registration application and, not later than January 2 following the mailing of certificates, enter the voter's name on the suspense list.
Tex. Occupations Code § 301.4106 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 301 / Section 301.4106
§ 301.4106. PEER ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

The board by rule shall develop guidelines to:

(1) outline the roles and responsibilities of the board and a peer assistance program established or approved by the board under Chapter 467, Health and Safety Code;

(2) outline the process for a peer assistance program to refer to the board complaints alleging a violation of the practice of nursing;

(3) establish requirements for successfully completing a peer assistance program and for notification of the board of the successful completion by a nurse the board has ordered to attend or referred to the program;

(4) establish a clear procedure based on meaningful performance goals for evaluating the success of a peer assistance program established or approved by the board under Chapter 467, Health and Safety Code;

(5) establish individualized requirements for participants in a peer assistance program, including the duration of participation in a peer assistance program for substance use, based on the individual's diagnosis and needs; and

(6) ensure that participation requirements and treatment plans for peer assistance program participants who are referred to peer assistance for similar reasons are administered consistently.
Tex. Education Code § 61.9811 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.9811
§ 61.9811. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Audiologist" means a person licensed as an audiologist under Chapter 401, Occupations Code.

(2) "Communicative disorders program" means:

(A) a graduate degree program in audiology or speech-language pathology accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology; or

(B) an undergraduate degree program that prepares and qualifies students for admission to a graduate degree program described by Paragraph (A).

(3) "Public school" means a public preschool or primary or secondary school in this state.

(4) "Speech-language pathologist" means a person licensed as a speech-language pathologist under Chapter 401, Occupations Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8038.0301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8038 / Section 8038.0301
§ 8038.0301. 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 § 520.055 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 520 / Section 520.055
§ 520.055.
Status: in_force

Sec. 520.055. APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS: CORPORATION. In addition to the information required in Section 520.054, an applicant for a motor vehicle title service license that intends to engage in business as a corporation shall submit the following information:

(1) the state of incorporation;

(2) the name, address, date of birth, and social security number of each of the principal owners and directors of the corporation;

(3) information about each officer and director as required by the county tax assessor-collector to establish the business reputation and character of the applicant; and

(4) a statement indicating whether an employee, officer, or director has been refused a motor vehicle title service license or a title service runner's license or has been the holder of a license that was revoked or suspended.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3852.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3852 / Section 3852.104
§ 3852.104. RECLAMATION PROJECT.
Status: in_force

The district may own, operate, or maintain a reclamation project.
Tex. Estates Code § 309.102 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 309 / Section 309.102
§ 309.102. ADDITIONAL INVENTORY AND APPRAISEMENT OR LIST OF CLAIMS.
Status: in_force

(a) On the written complaint of any interested person that property or claims of the estate have not been included in the filed inventory, appraisement, and list of claims, the personal representative shall be cited to appear before the court in which the cause is pending and show cause why the representative should not be required to make and file an additional inventory and appraisement or list of claims, or both, as applicable.

(b) After hearing the complaint, if the court is satisfied of the truth of the complaint, the court shall enter an order requiring the personal representative to make and file an additional inventory and appraisement or list of claims, or both, as applicable. The additional inventory and appraisement or list of claims:

(1) must be made and filed in the same manner as the original inventory and appraisement or list of claims within the period prescribed by the court, not to exceed 20 days after the date the order is entered; and

(2) may include only property or claims not previously included in the inventory and appraisement or list of claims.
Tex. Transportation Code § 67.031 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 67 / Section 67.031
§ 67.031. LICENSE OR CERTIFICATE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

A person may not provide pilot services unless the person has a license or certificate issued under this chapter for the Galveston County ports in which the pilot services are to be provided.
Tex. Transportation Code § 225.133 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 225 / Section 225.133
§ 225.133. STAFF SERGEANT JEREMIE S.
Status: in_force

BORDER MEMORIAL HIGHWAY. (a) The portion of State Highway 352 in the municipal limits of Mesquite is designated as the Staff Sergeant Jeremie S. Border Memorial Highway.

(b) Subject to Section 225.021(c), the department shall:

(1) design and construct markers indicating the designation as the Staff Sergeant Jeremie S. Border Memorial Highway and any other appropriate information; and

(2) erect a marker at each end of the highway and at appropriate intermediate sites along the highway.
Tex. Tax Code § 202.156 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 202 / Section 202.156
§ 202.156. TAX BORNE RATABLY.
Status: in_force

The tax shall be borne ratably by all interested parties, including royalty interests. Producers or purchasers of oil, or both, are authorized and required to withhold from any payment due interested parties the proportionate amount of tax due.
Tex. Water Code § 6.105 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 6 / Section 6.105
§ 6.105. PUBLIC TESTIMONY POLICY.
Status: in_force

The board shall develop and implement policies that will provide the public with a reasonable opportunity to appear before the board and to speak on any issue under the jurisdiction of the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1037.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1037 / Section 1037.102
§ 1037.102. RESTRICTION ON POLITICAL SUBDIVISION TAXATION AND DEBT.
Status: in_force

A political subdivision located within the district may not impose a tax or issue bonds or other obligations for hospital purposes for the area of the district or to provide medical care for district inhabitants.
Tex. Education Code § 51B.102 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51B / Section 51B.102
§ 51B.102. CERTAIN INTERNATIONAL ACADEMIC PARTNERSHIPS PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) An institution of higher education may not participate in an academic partnership with a foreign source of a foreign adversary, or an entity controlled by a foreign adversary, that:

(1) constrains the institution's freedom of contract;

(2) allows the institution's curriculum or values to be directed, controlled, or influenced by the foreign adversary; or

(3) promotes an agenda detrimental to the safety or security of this state, the residents of this state, or the United States.

(b) The council shall establish:

(1) best practices to be used by an institution of higher education when entering into an academic partnership with a foreign source of a foreign adversary; and

(2) a process by which an institution of higher education annually shall certify to the council the institution's compliance or noncompliance with the best practices established under Subdivision (1).

(c) Not later than December 1 of each year, the council shall submit to the governor, the lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of representatives a report identifying each institution of higher education that did not certify the institution's compliance with the best practices under Subsection (b) in the 12 months preceding the date of the report.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 12.502 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 12 / Section 12.502
§ 12.502. NOTICE; HEARING.
Status: in_force

The department must give the licensee or permittee an opportunity for a hearing concerning the suspension or revocation of the license or permit. Notice of the hearing must be given and the hearing held as provided by Sections 2001.052 and 2001.054, Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8125.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8125 / Section 8125.201
§ 8125.201. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS; TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue bonds or other obligations as provided by Chapters 49, 53, and 54, Water Code, and to finance:

(1) the construction, maintenance, or operation of projects under Section 8125.102 or 8125.104; or

(2) the district's contractual obligations under Section 8125.106.

(b) The district may not issue bonds or other obligations secured in whole or in part by ad valorem taxation to finance projects authorized by Section 8125.102 unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the voters of the district voting at an election called for that purpose.

(c) Bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance projects authorized by Section 8125.102 may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.

(d) Sections 49.181 and 49.182, Water Code, do not apply to a project undertaken by the district under Section 8125.102 or to bonds issued by the district to finance the project.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1603.106 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1603 / Section 1603.106
§ 1603.106. CERTAIN BUILDING AND FACILITY STANDARDS PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

The commission may not establish building or facility standards for a school that are not related to health and safety, including a requirement that a building or facility of the school have a specific:

(1) square footage of floor space;

(2) number of chairs; or

(3) number of sinks.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1115.102 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1115 / Section 1115.102
§ 1115.102. SANCTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may impose sanctions as provided by Chapter 82 for a violation of this chapter.

(b) The commissioner shall reduce or eliminate a sanction for a violation of this chapter otherwise applicable if:

(1) corrective action for the consumer was taken promptly by the agent or insurer after a violation was discovered; or

(2) the violation was not part of a pattern or practice.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2651.005 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2651 / Section 2651.005
§ 2651.005. DUPLICATE LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall collect in advance a fee from a title insurance agent who requests a duplicate license.

(b) The department shall prescribe the fee in an amount not to exceed $20.
Tex. Government Code § 26.234 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 26 / Section 26.234
§ 26.234. KIMBLE COUNTY.
Status: in_force

In addition to other jurisdiction provided by law, the County Court of Kimble County has original concurrent jurisdiction with the justice courts in all civil and criminal matters in which the justice courts have jurisdiction under general law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8445.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8445 / Section 8445.103
§ 8445.103. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.