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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8359.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8359 / Section 8359.006
§ 8359.006. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter form a closure. A mistake made in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

(2) right to issue any type of bond for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on a bond;

(3) right to impose a tax or assessment; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Estates Code § 34.002 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 34 / Section 34.002
§ 34.002. ACTIONS TO COLLECT DELINQUENT PROPERTY TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a decedent's estate that:

(1) is being administered in a pending probate proceeding;

(2) owns or claims an interest in property against which a taxing unit has imposed ad valorem taxes that are delinquent; and

(3) is not being administered as an independent administration under Chapter 401 and Section 402.001.

(b) Notwithstanding any provision of this code to the contrary, if the probate proceedings are pending in a foreign jurisdiction or in a county other than the county in which the taxes were imposed, a suit to foreclose the lien securing payment of the taxes or to enforce personal liability for the taxes must be brought under Section 33.41, Tax Code, in a court of competent jurisdiction in the county in which the taxes were imposed.

(c) If the probate proceedings have been pending for four years or less in the county in which the taxes were imposed, the taxing unit may present a claim for the delinquent taxes against the estate to the personal representative of the estate in the probate proceedings.

(d) If the taxing unit presents a claim against the estate under Subsection (c):

(1) the claim of the taxing unit is subject to each applicable provision in Subchapter A, Chapter 124, Subchapter B, Chapter 308, Subchapter F, Chapter 351, and Chapters 355 and 356 that relates to a claim or the enforcement of a claim in a probate proceeding; and

(2) the taxing unit may not bring a suit in any other court to foreclose the lien securing payment of the taxes or to enforce personal liability for the delinquent taxes before the first day after the fourth anniversary of the date the application for the probate proceeding was filed.

(e) To foreclose the lien securing payment of the delinquent taxes, the taxing unit must bring a suit under Section 33.41, Tax Code, in a court of competent jurisdiction for the county in which the taxes were imposed if:

(1) the probate proceedings have been pending in that county for more than four years; and

(2) the taxing unit did not present a delinquent tax claim under Subsection (c) against the estate in the probate proceeding.

(f) In a suit brought under Subsection (e), the taxing unit:

(1) shall make the personal representative of the decedent's estate a party to the suit; and

(2) may not seek to enforce personal liability for the taxes against the estate of the decedent.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 261.009 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 261 / Section 261.009
§ 261.009. CERTIFICATE OF FILING; FEE.
Status: in_force

(a) On request of any person, the secretary of state shall issue a certificate that:

(1) indicates whether on the date and hour stated in the request, there is on file any presently effective utility security instrument naming a particular utility; and

(2) if there is, states:

(A) the date and hour the utility security instrument was filed; and

(B) the names and addresses of each secured party.

(b) The amount of the fee for a certificate under this section is the same as the amount of the fee provided by Section 9.525(d).
Tex. Agriculture Code § 141.102 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 141 / Section 141.102
§ 141.102. PROCEDURE FOR SAMPLING AND ANALYSIS.
Status: in_force

The service by rule shall prescribe the procedures for sampling and analysis of commercial feed. The procedures must, to the extent practicable, be in accordance with the official methods of the Association of Official Analytical Chemists or other methods that the service determines authentic by research and investigation.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 200.108 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 200 / Section 200.108
§ 200.108. VALUE OF CONSIDERATION.
Status: in_force

In the absence of fraud in the transaction, the judgment of the trust managers is conclusive in determining the value of the consideration received for the shares.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 7.508 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 7 / Section 7.508
§ 7.508. WARRANTIES OF COLLECTING BANK AS TO DOCUMENTS OF TITLE.
Status: in_force

A collecting bank or other intermediary known to be entrusted with documents of title on behalf of another or with collection of a draft or other claim against delivery of documents warrants by the delivery of the documents only its own good faith and authority even if the collecting bank or other intermediary has purchased or made advances against the claim or draft to be collected.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 11.253 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 11 / Section 11.253
§ 11.253. REINSTATEMENT BY SECRETARY OF STATE AFTER INVOLUNTARY TERMINATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The secretary of state shall reinstate a filing entity that has been involuntarily terminated under this subchapter if the entity files a certificate of reinstatement in accordance with Chapter 4 and:

(1) the entity has corrected the circumstances that led to the involuntary termination and any other circumstances that may exist of the types described by Section 11.251(b), including the payment of fees, interest, or penalties; or

(2) the secretary of state finds that the circumstances that led to the involuntary termination did not exist at the time of termination.

(b) A certificate of reinstatement filed under Subsection (a) must contain:

(1) the name of the filing entity;

(2) the filing number assigned by the filing officer to the entity;

(3) the effective date of the involuntary termination;

(4) a statement that the circumstances giving rise to the involuntary termination have been corrected; and

(5) the name of the entity's registered agent and the address of the entity's registered office.

(c) A certificate of reinstatement must be accompanied by:

(1) each amendment to the entity's certificate of formation that is required by intervening events, including circumstances requiring an amendment to the filing entity's name as described in Section 11.203; and

(2) a tax clearance letter from the comptroller stating that the filing entity has satisfied all franchise tax liabilities and may be reinstated, if the filing entity is a taxable entity under Chapter 171, Tax Code, other than a nonprofit corporation.

(d) If a filing entity is reinstated before the third anniversary of the date of its involuntary termination, the entity is considered to have continued in existence without interruption from the date of termination. The reinstatement shall have no effect on any issue of personal liability of the governing persons, officers, or agents of the filing entity during the period between termination and reinstatement.

(e) The reinstatement of a terminated limited liability company automatically reinstates any protected series or registered series that terminated because of the termination of the company.
Tex. Occupations Code § 801.266 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 801 / Section 801.266
§ 801.266. LICENSED VETERINARY TECHNICIAN LICENSE REQUIRED; DISPLAY OF LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not use the title "Licensed Veterinary Technician" or "LVT" or advertise or offer services in a manner to lead other people to believe that the person is licensed as a licensed veterinary technician unless the person holds a license under Section 801.265.

(b) If employed by a veterinary hospital, a licensed veterinary technician shall display at that facility the person's license issued by the board or a legible photocopy of the license.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 20.12 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 20 / Section 20.12
§ 20.12. DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICE.
Status: in_force

A violation of this chapter is a false, misleading, or deceptive act or practice under Subchapter E, Chapter 17.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1701.305 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1701 / Section 1701.305
§ 1701.305. EXAMINATION RESULTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall notify each examinee of the examination results not later than the 30th day after the date the examination is administered. If an examination is graded or reviewed by a national testing service, the commission shall notify each examinee of the examination results not later than the 14th day after the date the commission receives the results from the testing service.

(b) If notice of the results of an examination graded or reviewed by a national testing service will be delayed for longer than 90 days after the examination date, the commission shall notify each examinee of the reason for the delay before the 90th day.

(c) If requested in writing by a person who fails an examination, the commission shall provide to the person an analysis of the person's performance on the examination.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3840.159 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3840 / Section 3840.159
§ 3840.159. TAXES FOR BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

At the time bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes are issued:

(1) the board shall impose a continuing direct annual ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, for each year that all or part of the bonds are outstanding; and

(2) the district annually shall impose a continuing direct ad valorem tax on all taxable property in the district in an amount sufficient to:

(A) pay the interest on the bonds or other obligations as the interest becomes due;

(B) create a sinking fund for the payment of the principal of the bonds or other obligations when due or the redemption price at any earlier required redemption date; and

(C) pay the expenses of imposing the taxes.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1683.006 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1683 / Section 1683.006
§ 1683.006. RISK TRANSFER OR COVERAGE.
Status: in_force

A postsecondary educational institution that offers higher education health benefits under this chapter may contract with a company authorized to engage in the business of insurance in this state that is not under common control with the postsecondary educational institution to:

(1) transfer to that company all or a portion of the organization's risks arising from higher education health benefits offered under this chapter; or

(2) obtain insurance coverage from the company guarantying the postsecondary educational institution's obligations arising from higher education health benefits offered under this chapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 271.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 271 / Section 271.003
§ 271.003. DUPLICATION OF ASSESSMENT PROHIBITED WITH RESPECT TO TITLE INSURANCE AGENTS.
Status: in_force

The maintenance fee is included in the division of premiums and may not be separately charged to a title insurance agent.
Tex. Election Code § 211.005 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 211 / Section 211.005
§ 211.005. METHOD OF GIVING NOTICE; RECORD OF NOTICE.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority responsible for giving a notice required by this title shall use the most expeditious means available for giving the notice. If the authority cannot give personal notice when required, the authority shall give notice by another method.

(b) The authority giving notice shall make a written record of the time at which each notice is given to a person and the method by which the notice is given. The record shall be preserved with the recount document to which the notice pertains.
Tex. Finance Code § 15.4031 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 15 / Section 15.4031
§ 15.4031. CREDIT UNION COMMISSIONER HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may convene a hearing to receive evidence and argument regarding any matter under this chapter or Subtitle D, Title 3, before the commissioner for decision or review. The hearing must be conducted under Chapter 2001, Government Code. A matter made confidential by law must be considered by the commissioner in a closed hearing.

(b) A hearing officer may conduct any hearing on behalf of the commissioner.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 101.053 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 101 / Section 101.053
§ 101.053. AMENDMENT OF COMPANY AGREEMENT.
Status: in_force

The company agreement of a limited liability company may be amended only if each member of the company consents to the amendment.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3827.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3827 / Section 3827.003
§ 3827.003. PURPOSE; DECLARATION OF INTENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, Section 1-g, Article VIII, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other public purposes stated in this chapter.

(b) The creation of the district is necessary to promote, develop, encourage, and maintain employment, commerce, transportation, housing, tourism, recreation, the arts, entertainment, economic development, safety, and the public welfare in the area of the district.
Tex. Property Code § 114.061 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 114 / Section 114.061
§ 114.061. COMPENSATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless the terms of the trust provide otherwise and except as provided in Subsection (b) of this section, the trustee is entitled to reasonable compensation from the trust for acting as trustee.

(b) If the trustee commits a breach of trust, the court may in its discretion deny him all or part of his compensation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3910.205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3910 / Section 3910.205
§ 3910.205. 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 annual ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, for each year that 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 1022.056 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1022 / Section 1022.056
§ 1022.056. BOARD VACANCY.
Status: in_force

If a vacancy occurs in the office of director, the remaining directors shall appoint a director for the unexpired term.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1119.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1119 / Section 1119.151
§ 1119.151. ADDITIONAL MEANS OF SECURING REPAYMENT OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

In addition to the authority to issue general obligation bonds and revenue bonds under Subchapter G, Chapter 286, Health and Safety Code, the board may provide for the security and repayment of district bonds from a pledge of a combination of taxes as authorized by Section 286.142, Health and Safety Code, and revenue and other sources as authorized by Section 286.144, Health and Safety Code.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 51.178 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 51 / Section 51.178
§ 51.178. DEPOSIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may recover from the applicant state funds expended in evaluating and investigating the application, providing notice, preparing a survey, appointing an attorney ad litem, and conducting hearings under this subchapter.

(b) The commissioner shall require the applicant to submit a deposit in an amount sufficient to pay the reasonable costs under Subsection (a) not later than the 30th day after the application commencement date.

(c) If the amount deposited is insufficient, the commissioner shall require a reasonably necessary supplemental deposit. If a supplemental deposit is required, the applicant must make the deposit not later than the 30th day after the date the commissioner requests the supplemental deposit.

(d) An applicant may not challenge or appeal the amount of the required deposits, and the applicant's refusal or failure to make the required deposits in the period prescribed by this section terminates the application without prejudice.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 18.032 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 18 / Section 18.032
§ 18.032. TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICE PRESUMED TO BE LAWFUL.
Status: in_force

(a) In a civil case, proof of the existence of a traffic control device on or alongside a public thoroughfare by a party is prima facie proof of all facts necessary to prove the proper and lawful installation of the device at that place, including proof of competent authority and an ordinance by a municipality or order by the commissioners court of a county.

(b) Proof of the existence of a one-way street sign is prima facie proof that the public thoroughfare on or alongside which the sign is placed was designated by proper and competent authority to be a one-way thoroughfare allowing traffic to go only in the direction indicated by the sign.

(c) In this section, "traffic control device" includes a control light, stop sign, and one-way street sign.

(d) Any party may rebut the prima facie proof established under this section.
Tex. Family Code § 2.401 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 2 / Section 2.401
§ 2.401. PROOF OF INFORMAL MARRIAGE.
Status: in_force

(a) In a judicial, administrative, or other proceeding, the marriage of a man and woman may be proved by evidence that:

(1) a declaration of their marriage has been signed as provided by this subchapter; or

(2) the man and woman agreed to be married and after the agreement they lived together in this state as husband and wife and there represented to others that they were married.

(b) If a proceeding in which a marriage is to be proved as provided by Subsection (a)(2) is not commenced before the second anniversary of the date on which the parties separated and ceased living together, it is rebuttably presumed that the parties did not enter into an agreement to be married.

(c) A person under 18 years of age may not:

(1) be a party to an informal marriage; or

(2) execute a declaration of informal marriage under Section 2.402.

(d) A person may not be a party to an informal marriage or execute a declaration of an informal marriage if the person is presently married to a person who is not the other party to the informal marriage or declaration of an informal marriage, as applicable.
Tex. Government Code § 54.106 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54 / Section 54.106
§ 54.106. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH SUMMONS OR ORDER.
Status: in_force

If an attorney, party, witness, or any other person fails to comply with a summons or order, the master may certify that failure in writing to the referring court for appropriate action.
Tex. Water Code § 15.957 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 15 / Section 15.957
§ 15.957. ACTION ON GRANT APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 60th day after the date the board receives a complete application for a grant under the program, the board by written resolution shall:

(1) approve the application; or

(2) disapprove the application.

(b) On approval of an application, the board shall authorize the executive administrator of the board to execute a contract with the applicant for a grant to reimburse eligible expenses. The contract may provide a budget, schedule, terms for payment of funds, and any other terms the board or its executive administrator considers appropriate.
Tex. Local Government Code § 22.035 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 22 / Section 22.035
§ 22.035. REGULAR TERM OF OFFICE.
Status: in_force

The mayor and aldermen of the municipality are elected for a term of two years unless a longer term is established under Article XI, Section 11, of the Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3875.040 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3875 / Section 3875.040
§ 3875.040. PROHIBITION ON IMPACT FEES AND ASSESSMENTS ON CERTAIN PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) Because the district is created in an area that is devoted primarily to commercial and business activity, the district may not impose an impact fee or assessment on a single family residential property or a residential duplex, triplex, quadriplex, or condominium.

(b) The district may not impose an impact fee or assessment on the property, equipment, or facilities of a utility.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 88.006 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 88 / Section 88.006
§ 88.006. REPORTS OF HOSPITALIZATION; DEATH.
Status: in_force

(a) A physician who attends a child during the child's hospitalization shall immediately notify the department if the physician knows or suspects that the child has lead poisoning or a blood lead level that exceeds the reference level and the physician believes the lead poisoning or blood lead level resulted from the child's exposure to a dangerous level of lead that may be a threat to the public health.

(b) A physician who attends a child during the child's last illness shall immediately notify the department if the physician:

(1) knows or suspects that the child died of lead poisoning; and

(2) believes the lead poisoning resulted from the child's exposure to a dangerous level of lead that may be a threat to the public health.

(c) An attending physician, health authority, or regional director, with the consent of the child's survivors, may request an autopsy if the physician, health authority, or regional director needs further information concerning the cause of death in order to protect the public health. The health authority or regional director may order the autopsy to determine the cause of death if the child's survivors do not consent to the autopsy. The autopsy results shall be reported to the department.

(d) A justice of the peace acting as coroner or a medical examiner in the course of an inquest under Chapter 49, Code of Criminal Procedure, who finds that a child's cause of death was lead poisoning that resulted from exposure to a dangerous level of lead that the justice of the peace or medical examiner believes may be a threat to the public health shall immediately notify the health authority or the regional director in the jurisdiction in which the finding is made.

(d) A justice of the peace acting as coroner or a medical examiner in the course of an inquest under Chapter 49A, Code of Criminal Procedure, who finds that a child's cause of death was lead poisoning that resulted from exposure to a dangerous level of lead that the justice of the peace or medical examiner believes may be a threat to the public health shall immediately notify the health authority or the regional director in the jurisdiction in which the finding is made.
Tex. Local Government Code § 335.104 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 335 / Section 335.104
§ 335.104. CREATION OF CODE OF CONDUCT; DISTRIBUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by rule shall adopt and maintain a code of conduct that establishes the general duties of directors and employees of the district and specific rules for directors, employees, and vendors. The code of conduct must include:

(1) information regarding a person's duties relating to the standards of conduct for a government officer or employee;

(2) a summary of and citation to the laws applicable to the conduct of a district officer, employee, or vendor, including a copy of the text of this subchapter;

(3) disclosure requirements for directors, employees, and vendors; and

(4) a summary of penalties provided by this subchapter and other law.

(b) The presiding officer of the board shall provide to directors, employees, and vendors, as often as necessary, the code of conduct created under this section.