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Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 27.16 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 27 / Section 27.16
§ 27.16. PLEA OF NOT GUILTY, HOW MADE.
Status: in_force

(a) The plea of not guilty may be made orally by the defendant or by his counsel in open court. If the defendant refuses to plead, the plea of not guilty shall be entered for him by the court.

(b) A defendant charged with a misdemeanor for which the maximum possible punishment is by fine only may, in lieu of the method provided in Subsection (a) of this article, mail to the court a plea of not guilty.
Tex. Education Code § 55.11 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 55 / Section 55.11
§ 55.11. GENERAL AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

Each board is authorized to acquire, purchase, construct, improve, enlarge, equip, operate, and/or maintain any property, buildings, structures, activities, services, operations, or other facilities, for and on behalf of its institution or institutions, or any branch or branches thereof.
Tex. Estates Code § 1052.002 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1052 / Section 1052.002
§ 1052.002. CLAIM DOCKET.
Status: in_force

(a) The county clerk shall maintain a record book titled "Claim Docket" and shall record in the book each claim that is presented against a guardianship for the court's approval.

(b) The county clerk shall assign one or more pages of the record book to each guardianship.

(c) The claim docket must be ruled in 16 columns at proper intervals from top to bottom, with a short note of the contents at the top of each column. The county clerk shall record for each claim, in the order the claims are filed, the following information in the respective columns, beginning with the first or marginal column:

(1) the name of the claimant;

(2) the amount of the claim;

(3) the date of the claim;

(4) the date the claim is filed;

(5) the date the claim is due;

(6) the date the claim begins bearing interest;

(7) the interest rate;

(8) the date the claim is allowed by the guardian, if applicable;

(9) the amount allowed by the guardian, if applicable;

(10) the date the claim is rejected, if applicable;

(11) the date the claim is approved, if applicable;

(12) the amount approved for the claim, if applicable;

(13) the date the claim is disapproved, if applicable;

(14) the class to which the claim belongs;

(15) the date the claim is established by a judgment of a court, if applicable; and

(16) the amount of the judgment established under Subdivision (15), if applicable.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3856.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3856 / Section 3856.153
§ 3856.153. AD VALOREM TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held in accordance with Section 3856.152, the district may impose an annual ad valorem tax on taxable property in the district to:

(1) maintain and operate the district;

(2) construct or acquire improvements; or

(3) provide a service.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate.
Tex. Water Code § 57.322 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 57 / Section 57.322
§ 57.322. REQUIREMENTS FOR DISSOLVING A DISTRICT BY PETITION.
Status: in_force

(a) To dissolve a district, a petition signed by the owners of a majority of the acreage in the district requesting the commissioners court to dissolve the district and stating the reasons for dissolution must be presented.

(b) At the time the petition is filed, a $50 deposit shall be made to pay for the expenses of a hearing on the petition.

(c) The petition shall be set for a hearing, notice shall be given, the hearing held, and the expense deducted from the deposit in the manner provided in this chapter for creation of the district.

(d) The commissioners court has the same powers over dissolution of a district that it has over creation of a district.

(e) If at the hearing the commissioners court finds that the district should be dissolved, it shall render a judgment reciting its findings and enter an order on its records declaring the district dissolved.

(f) The commissioners court shall appoint the chairman of the board or some other suitable person as trustee to close the affairs of the district without delay, and shall determine the length of the term and the amount of compensation for the trustee.

(g) If the commissioners court finds that the district should not be dissolved, it shall dismiss the petition at the cost of the petitioners and enter its findings on record.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 551.005 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 551 / Section 551.005
§ 551.005. DISBURSEMENT OF PATIENT OR CLIENT FUNDS.
Status: in_force

Funds in the benefit fund or belonging to a facility patient or client may be disbursed only on the signatures of both the facility's superintendent or director and the person performing the function of business manager at that facility.
Tex. Government Code § 25A.021 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 25A / Section 25A.021
§ 25A.021.
Status: in_force

Sec. 25A.021. ACTIONS COMMENCED BEFORE SEPTEMBER 1, 2024. (a) Notwithstanding Section 8, Chapter 380 (H.B. 19), Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, a civil action commenced before September 1, 2024, that is within the jurisdiction of the business court may be transferred to and heard by the business court on an agreed motion of a party and permission of the business court under rules adopted by the supreme court for the purpose. When adopting rules under this section, the supreme court shall:

(1) prioritize complex civil actions of longer duration that have proven difficult for a district court to resolve because of the other demands on the district court's caseload;

(2) consider the capacity of the business court to accept the transfer of the action without impairing the business court's efficiency and effectiveness in resolving actions commenced on or after September 1, 2024; and

(3) ensure the facilitation of the fair and efficient administration of justice.

(b) This section expires September 1, 2035.
Tex. Education Code § 132.0015 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 132 / Section 132.0015
§ 132.0015. REFERENCE TO PROPRIETARY SCHOOL.
Status: in_force

A reference in this code or another law to a proprietary school means a career school or college.
Tex. Local Government Code § 212.305 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 212 / Section 212.305
§ 212.305. JUDICIAL REVIEW.
Status: in_force

(a) Any owner or lienholder of record of a parcel of land aggrieved by a resolution issued under Section 212.303 may file in a district court in the county in which the parcel of land is located a verified petition alleging that the decision is illegal, wholly or partly, and stating with specificity the grounds of the alleged illegality. The petition must be filed by an owner, owner's agent, or lienholder of the parcel of land within 60 calendar days of the resolution. If a petition is not filed within 60 calendar days of the resolution, the resolution shall become final.

(b) On the filing of a petition under Subsection (a), the court may issue a writ of certiorari directed to the municipality to review the resolution of the municipality and shall prescribe in the writ the time within which a return on the writ must be made and served on the relator or the relator's attorney.

(c) The municipality is not required to return the original papers acted on by it, but it is sufficient for the municipality to return certified or sworn copies of the papers or parts of the papers as may be called for by the writ.

(d) Appeal of the municipality's determination under this subchapter shall be conducted under the substantial evidence rule.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4001.353 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4001 / Section 4001.353
§ 4001.353. APPLICATION FOR AND ISSUANCE OF PROVISIONAL PERMIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may issue a provisional permit under this subchapter on receipt of:

(1) a written application for a provisional permit;

(2) a properly completed license application, nonrefundable fee, and each other item required for a license under this chapter and Subchapter B or E, Chapter 4051, or Subchapter B, D, E, or G, Chapter 4054, as applicable;

(3) the nonrefundable fee in an amount authorized by Subsection (c); and

(4) a certificate signed by the appointing agent, insurer, or health maintenance organization stating that:

(A) the applicant completed the training, if any, and passed the examination required for the issuance of the license for which the application is submitted;

(B) the appointing agent, insurer, or health maintenance organization completed a background check on the applicant that shows that the applicant has not been convicted of:

(i) a felony; or

(ii) an act that requires the applicant to receive written consent under 18 U.S.C. Section 1033 to engage in the business of insurance;

(C) the applicant has not responded affirmatively to any question on the license application that indicates the applicant has a criminal conviction or has been involved in an administrative action that may disqualify the applicant from receiving a license; and

(D) the appointing agent, insurer, or health maintenance organization will supervise the work of the applicant.

(b) An applicant is not qualified to receive a provisional permit if the applicant has not taken and passed the examination required for the issuance of the permanent license for which the applicant applied under Section 4001.102.

(c) The nonrefundable fee described by Subsection (a) shall be set by the department in an amount that:

(1) is reasonable and necessary to implement this subchapter; and

(2) may not exceed the amount of the fee required for an application for a permanent license.
Tex. Utilities Code § 162.205 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 162 / Section 162.205
§ 162.205. EFFECT OF CONSOLIDATION OR MERGER.
Status: in_force

(a) In a consolidation the existence of each telephone cooperative ceases and the articles of consolidation are considered to be the articles of incorporation of the new cooperative. In a merger the separate existence of each merging telephone cooperative ceases and the articles of incorporation of the surviving cooperative are considered to be amended to the extent, if any, that amendment is provided for in the articles of merger.

(b) All the rights, privileges, immunities, property, and applications for membership of each of the consolidating or merging cooperatives are transferred to and vested in the new or surviving cooperative, except that this chapter does not relieve a cooperative of the obligation to comply with the applicable provisions of Title 2.

(c) The new or surviving cooperative is liable for all the liabilities and obligations of the consolidating or merging cooperatives. A claim existing or action or proceeding pending by or against a consolidating or merging cooperative may be prosecuted as if the consolidation or merger had not taken place, and the new or surviving cooperative may be substituted in the place of the consolidating or merging cooperative. The consolidation or merger does not impair the rights of creditors of or liens on the property of a consolidating or merging cooperative.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 91.045 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 91 / Section 91.045
§ 91.045. PEACH PACKS.
Status: in_force

(a) The standard peach packs for a six-basket crate are:

(1) 72's, which are packed by placing 1 and 2 alternately in 4 rows, 2 layers high, 6 to the layer on end, blossom end up;

(2) 96's, which are packed by placing 2 and 2 alternately in 4 rows, 2 layers high, 8 to the layer on end, blossom end up;

(3) 138's, which are packed by placing 2 and 1 alternately in 5 rows, 3 layers high, 8 and 7 alternately to the layer, flat;

(4) 162's, which are packed by placing 2 and 1 alternately in 6 rows, 3 layers high, 9 to the layer, flat;

(5) 180's, which are packed by placing 2 and 2 alternately in 5 rows, 3 layers high, 10 to the layer, flat;

(6) 216's, which are packed by placing 2 and 2 alternately in 6 rows, 3 layers high, 12 to the layer, flat;

(7) 270's, which are packed by placing 3 and 3 alternately in 5 rows, 3 layers high, 15 to the layer, flat; and

(8) 324's, which are packed by placing 3 and 3 alternately in 6 rows, 3 layers high, 18 to the layer, flat.

(b) Layers in a package shall be tightly filled. The top layer shall extend approximately one inch above the rim or edge of the bushel basket, crate basket, or box.

(c) As nearly as possible, peaches in a package must be uniformly ripe.
Tex. Transportation Code § 315.068 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 315 / Section 315.068
§ 315.068. WAIVER OF OBJECTION.
Status: in_force

An objection to an irregularity in a proceeding regarding proposed lighting improvements under this chapter or to the validity of an assessment or adjudication of personal liability against abutting property or an owner of abutting property is waived unless presented at the time and in the manner prescribed by Section 315.066.
Tex. Water Code § 30.055 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 30 / Section 30.055
§ 30.055. INTERIM BONDS.
Status: in_force

Pending the issuance of definitive bonds, a district may issue negotiable interim bonds or obligations eligible for exchange or substitution by use of definitive bonds.
Tex. Finance Code § 35.105 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 35 / Section 35.105
§ 35.105. CONFIDENTIALITY OF RECORDS.
Status: in_force

An order issued under this subchapter and a copy of a notice, correspondence, transcript, pleading, or other document in the records of the department relating to the order are confidential and may be released only as provided by Subchapter D, Chapter 31, except that the banking commissioner may release to the public an order or information regarding the existence of an order if the banking commissioner concludes that the release would enhance effective enforcement of the order.
Tex. Finance Code § 36.207 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 36 / Section 36.207
§ 36.207. RECEIVER'S TITLE AND PRIORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The receiver has the title to all the bank's property, contracts, and rights of action, wherever located, beginning on the date the bank is closed for liquidation.

(b) The rights of the receiver have priority over a contractual lien or statutory landlord's lien under Chapter 54, Property Code, judgment lien, attachment lien, or voluntary lien that arises after the date of the closing of the bank for liquidation.

(c) The filing or recording of a receivership order in a record office of this state gives the same notice that would be given by a deed, bill of sale, or other evidence of title filed or recorded by the bank in liquidation. The recording clerk shall index a recorded receivership order in the records to which the order relates.
Tex. Occupations Code § 160.011 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 160 / Section 160.011
§ 160.011. NOT STATE ACTION.
Status: in_force

The reporting or assistance provided for in this subchapter does not constitute state action on the reporting or assisting medical peer review committee or its parent organization.
Tex. Tax Code § 25.011 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 25 / Section 25.011
§ 25.011. SPECIAL APPRAISAL RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The chief appraiser for each appraisal district shall prepare and maintain a record of property specially appraised under Chapter 23 of this code and subject, in the future, to additional taxation for change in use or status.

(b) The record for each type of specially appraised property must be maintained in a separate document for each 12-month period beginning June 1. The document must include the name of at least one owner of the property, the acreage of the property, and other information sufficient to identify the property as required by the comptroller. All entries in each document must be kept in alphabetical order according to the last name of each owner whose name is part of the record.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8257.0601 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8257 / Section 8257.0601
§ 8257.0601. 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. Labor Code § 209.041 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 209 / Section 209.041
§ 209.041. ELIGIBILITY FOR EXTENDED BENEFITS.
Status: in_force

An individual is eligible to receive extended benefits for a benefit period of unemployment in the individual's eligibility period if, with respect to the benefit period, the individual:

(1) has exhausted all regular benefits;

(2) satisfies the requirements of this subtitle for the receipt of regular benefits that are applicable to an individual claiming extended benefits, including not being disqualified for the receipt of benefits; and

(3) has within the individual's base period received benefit wage credits for employment by employers in an amount not less than:

(A) 40 times the individual's weekly benefit amount; or

(B) 1-1/2 times the individual's high-quarter benefit wage credits.
Tex. Insurance Code § 884.407 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 884 / Section 884.407
§ 884.407. RELATIONSHIP OF SUBCHAPTER TO OTHER PROVISIONS OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

(a) Section 884.305 and Subchapter J do not apply to a policy issued under this subchapter.

(b) The provisions of Sections 884.309 and 884.351 relating to the adjustment of premiums do not apply to a life insurance policy issued under this subchapter.

(c) The department may not consider losses sustained by a stipulated premium company on a policy issued under this subchapter when applying Section 884.206 or 884.308 to the company's life insurance policies not issued under this subchapter.
Tex. Election Code § 83.033 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 83 / Section 83.033
§ 83.033. DEPUTY FOR OTHER CLERKS.
Status: in_force

(a) In an election in which a person other than a county clerk or a city secretary is the early voting clerk, the authority appointing the clerk, by written order, may appoint one or more deputy early voting clerks.

(b) To be eligible for appointment as a deputy early voting clerk under this section, a person must meet the requirements for eligibility for appointment as the early voting clerk.
Tex. Occupations Code § 453.103 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 453 / Section 453.103
§ 453.103. RULES REGARDING ADVERTISING OR COMPETITIVE BIDDING.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may not adopt rules restricting advertising or competitive bidding by a person regulated by the board except to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices by the person.

(b) The board may not include in rules to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices a rule that:

(1) restricts the person's use of any medium for advertising;

(2) restricts the person's personal appearance or use of the person's voice in an advertisement;

(3) relates to the size or duration of an advertisement by the person; or

(4) restricts the person's advertisement under a trade name.
Tex. Insurance Code § 802.056 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 802 / Section 802.056
§ 802.056. STATUS OF REPORTS AND OTHER INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

A report or any other information resulting from the collection, review, analysis, and distribution of information developed from the filing of annual statement convention blanks and provided to the department by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners is considered part of the process of examination of insurance companies under this code, including Chapters 86 and 401.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 111.024 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 111 / Section 111.024
§ 111.024. LIMIT ON AMOUNT OF OIL CARRIED.
Status: in_force

No common carrier may be required at any time to receive for shipment from any person more than 3,000 barrels of petroleum in any one day.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 432.009 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 432 / Section 432.009
§ 432.009. FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive commissioner by rule shall adopt, and the department shall collect, fees for each license application or renewal application submitted under this chapter and for inspections performed to enforce this chapter and the department rules adopted under this chapter.

(b) The executive commissioner by rule shall set the fees in amounts that are reasonable and necessary and allow the department to recover the biennial expenditures of state funds by the department to:

(1) review and act on licenses;

(2) amend and renew licenses;

(3) inspect establishments operated by license holders; and

(4) implement and enforce this chapter and rules and orders adopted and licenses issued under this chapter.

(c) A nonprofit organization is exempt from the payment of a fee imposed under this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8408.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8408 / Section 8408.001
§ 8408.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.

(2) "Director" means a member of the board.

(3) "District" means the Thunderbird Utility District.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7996.0202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7996 / Section 7996.0202
§ 7996.0202. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The temporary board consists of:

(1) Andrew Chang;

(2) Lauren Sposato;

(3) Brian Taton;

(4) David Pereira; and

(5) Jason Jacob.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 7996.0103; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter.

(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 7996.0103 and the terms of the temporary directors have expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that expire on the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 7996.0103; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the date of the appointment or reappointment.

(d) If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 32.0311 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 32 / Section 32.0311
§ 32.0311. DRUG REIMBURSEMENT UNDER CERTAIN PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

The commission shall require a recipient of medical assistance to exhaust drug benefits available under the medical assistance program before reimbursing the recipient, pharmacist, or other health care provider for drugs purchased by or on behalf of the recipient under the Kidney Health Care Program or the Children with Special Health Care Needs Services Program.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6906.205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6906 / Section 6906.205
§ 6906.205. ADDITIONAL SECURITY.
Status: in_force

(a) District bonds may be additionally secured, at the discretion of the board, by a deed of trust or mortgage lien on all or part of the district's physical property, facilities, easements, franchises, water rights and appropriation permits, leases, contracts, and all rights appurtenant to the property, vesting in the trustee power to:

(1) sell the property for the payment of the debt;

(2) operate the property; and

(3) take other action to further secure the bonds.

(b) A purchaser under a sale under the deed of trust lien, if one is given:

(1) is the absolute owner of the property, facilities, and rights purchased; and

(2) is entitled to maintain and operate the property, facilities, and rights.