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Tex. Finance Code § 186.201 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 186 / Section 186.201
§ 186.201. ACTION TO CLOSE STATE TRUST COMPANY.
Status: in_force

(a) The banking commissioner may by written order close and liquidate a state trust company on finding that:

(1) the interests of its clients and creditors are jeopardized by the state trust company's insolvency or imminent insolvency; and

(2) the best interests of clients and creditors would be served by requiring that the state trust company be closed and its assets liquidated.

(b) A majority of the state trust company's directors, managers, or managing participants may voluntarily close the state trust company and place it with the banking commissioner for liquidation.
Tex. Occupations Code § 454.254 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 454 / Section 454.254
§ 454.254. MANDATORY CONTINUING EDUCATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by rule shall:

(1) assess the continuing education needs of license holders;

(2) establish a minimum number of hours of continuing education required to renew a license; and

(3) develop a process to evaluate and approve continuing education courses.

(b) The board may require license holders to attend continuing education courses specified by the board. The board shall adopt a procedure to assess a license holder's participation in continuing education programs.

(c) The board shall identify the key factors for the competent performance by a license holder of the license holder's professional duties.

(d) In adopting rules under Subsection (a)(3), the board may authorize license holder peer organizations in this state to evaluate and approve continuing education courses in accordance with the board's evaluation and approval process.

(e) The board by rule shall establish a process for selecting a license holder peer organization in this state to evaluate and approve continuing education courses under Subsection (d). The selection process must include a request for proposal and bidding process. If the board authorizes a peer organization to evaluate and approve continuing education courses under Subsection (d), the board shall request bids and proposals from that organization and other organizations at least once every four years.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8036.0305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8036 / Section 8036.0305
§ 8036.0305. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is adopted under Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, and that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Utilities Code § 39.659 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 39 / Section 39.659
§ 39.659. SEVERABILITY.
Status: repealed

Effective on the date the first debt obligations are issued under this subchapter, if any provision in this title or portion of this title is held to be invalid or is invalidated, superseded, replaced, repealed, or expires for any reason, that occurrence does not affect the validity or continuation of this subchapter or any other provision of this title that is relevant to the issuance, administration, payment, retirement, or refunding of debt obligations or to any actions of the independent organization, its successors, an assignee, a collection agent, or a financing party, which shall remain in full force and effect.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 574.068 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 574 / Section 574.068
§ 574.068. REQUEST FOR REEXAMINATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A patient receiving court-ordered extended mental health services, or any interested person on the patient's behalf and with the patient's consent, may file a request with a court for a reexamination and a hearing to determine if the patient continues to meet the criteria for the services.

(b) The request must be filed in the county in which the patient is receiving the services.

(c) The court may, for good cause shown:

(1) require that the patient be reexamined;

(2) schedule a hearing on the request; and

(3) notify the facility administrator of the facility providing mental health services to the patient.

(d) A court is not required to order a reexamination or hearing if the request is filed within six months after an order for extended mental health services is entered or after a similar request is filed.

(e) After receiving the court's notice, the facility administrator shall arrange for the patient to be reexamined.

(f) The facility administrator or the administrator's qualified authorized designee shall immediately discharge the patient if the facility administrator or designee determines that the patient no longer meets the criteria for court-ordered extended mental health services.

(g) If the facility administrator or the administrator's designee determines that the patient continues to meet the criteria for court-ordered extended mental health services, the facility administrator or designee shall file a certificate of medical examination for mental illness with the court within 10 days after the date on which the request for reexamination and hearing is filed.
Tex. Finance Code § 124.003 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 124 / Section 124.003
§ 124.003. LIMITATIONS ON LOANS.
Status: in_force

A credit union may not make a loan to a member or a business interest of the member if the loan would cause the aggregate amount of loans to the member and the member's business interests to exceed:

(1) an amount equal to 10 percent of the credit union's total assets; or

(2) a lesser amount established by commission rule.
Tex. Education Code § 31.006 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 31 / Section 31.006
§ 31.006. ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
Status: in_force

The State Board of Education or the agency may form an advisory committee to comply with the provisions of this chapter. Chapter 2110, Government Code, does not apply to an advisory committee formed under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8006A.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8006A / Section 8006A.0201
§ 8006A.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Except as provided by Section 8006A.0202, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8324.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8324 / Section 8324.051
§ 8324.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Except as provided by Section 8324.052, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3950.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3950 / Section 3950.201
§ 3950.201. PETITION REQUIRED FOR FINANCING SERVICES AND IMPROVEMENTS WITH ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may not finance a service or improvement project with assessments under this chapter unless a written petition requesting that service or improvement has been filed with the board.

(b) The petition must be signed by the owners of at least 60 percent of the assessed value of real property in the district subject to assessment according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for the county.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 534.054 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 534 / Section 534.054
§ 534.054. DESIGNATION OF PROVIDER.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall identify and contract with a local mental health authority for each service area to ensure that services are provided to patient populations determined by the department. A local mental health authority shall ensure that services to address the needs of priority populations are provided as required by the department and shall comply with the rules and standards adopted under Section 534.052.

(c) The department may contract with a local agency or a private provider or organization to act as a designated provider of a service if the department:

(1) cannot negotiate a contract with a local mental health authority to ensure that a specific required service for priority populations is available in that service area; or

(2) determines that a local mental health authority does not have the capacity to ensure the availability of that service.
Tex. Family Code § 264.605 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 264 / Section 264.605
§ 264.605. CONTRACT FORM.
Status: in_force

A person shall apply for a contract under Section 264.602 on a form provided by the commission.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4054.158 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4054 / Section 4054.158
§ 4054.158. REVOCATION; NOTIFICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A license issued under this subchapter to act as an agent for an insurer is revoked if the license holder ceases to act as an agent for the insurer.

(b) Not later than the 15th day after the date on which the license holder ceases to act as an agent for an insurer, the insurer or agent shall send written notification to the department.
Tex. Transportation Code § 228.154 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 228 / Section 228.154
§ 228.154. APPROVAL OF AGREEMENT BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Status: in_force

(a) An agreement for the lease, sale, or conveyance of a toll project or system under this subchapter shall be submitted to the attorney general for approval as part of the records of proceedings relating to the issuance of bonds of the governmental entity.

(b) If the attorney general determines that the agreement is in accordance with law, the attorney general shall approve the agreement and deliver to the commission a copy of the legal opinion of the attorney general stating that approval.
Tex. Transportation Code § 172.108 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 172 / Section 172.108
§ 172.108. RULES FOR PROCEEDINGS.
Status: in_force

The board shall adopt rules for its proceedings.
Tex. Government Code § 2205.043 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2205 / Section 2205.043
§ 2205.043. AIRCRAFT MARKING.
Status: in_force

(a) Each aircraft owned or leased by the state, other than an aircraft used for law enforcement purposes, shall be marked:

(1) with the state seal on each side of the aircraft's vertical stabilizer; and

(2) with the words "The State of Texas" on each side of the aircraft's fuselage.

(b) The department shall adopt rules, consistent with federal regulations and Section 3101.001, governing the color, size, and location of marks of identification required by this section.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 9.204 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 9 / Section 9.204
§ 9.204. RIGHT OF FOREIGN ENTITY TO PARTICIPATE IN BUSINESS OF CERTAIN DOMESTIC ENTITIES.
Status: in_force

A vote cast or consent provided by a foreign entity with respect to its ownership or membership interest in a domestic entity of which the foreign entity is a lawful owner or member, and the foreign entity's participation in the management and control of the business and affairs of the domestic entity to the extent of the participation of other owners or members, are not invalidated if the foreign entity does not register to transact business in this state in accordance with this chapter, subject to all law governing a domestic entity, including the antitrust law of this state.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 63.018 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 63 / Section 63.018
§ 63.018.
Status: in_force

Sec. 63.018. COMBINATION OF COUNTIES FACILITY: ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY; RULES FOR ADMISSION; RATES CHARGED. (a) In the instance of a facility being created by two or more counties, the commissioners courts of the forming counties may acquire, by gift, purchase, condemnation, or other means, real property for the purpose of locating the facility on such property. The method of acquisition and the amount of cost sharing between those counties shall be negotiated among the forming counties and reduced to contract. Such property to be acquired shall be situated within the boundaries of any one of the creating counties.

(b) The board of trustees for a facility created by an organizational component of two or more counties shall establish rules and regulations for the admission of juveniles who are residents of other than the creating counties. The board may establish a rate of charges to be paid by the county of origin of the juvenile being placed into the facility, and those rates may be reduced for juveniles being admitted from a county that was part of the organizational component that created the facility.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8418.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8418 / Section 8418.054
§ 8418.054. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located.

(b) If a road project is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road project must meet all applicable construction standards, subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which the road project is located.

(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Tex. Water Code § 5.356 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 5 / Section 5.356
§ 5.356. APPEAL BY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR PRECLUDED.
Status: in_force

A ruling, order, decision, or other act of the commission may not be appealed by the executive director.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1201.201 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1201 / Section 1201.201
§ 1201.201. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Certificate of attachment" means a written instrument issued solely by and under the authority of the director before September 1, 2001, that provides the information required by former Section 19(l), Texas Manufactured Housing Standards Act (Article 5221f, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), as that subsection existed before that date. Beginning September 1, 2003, a certificate of attachment is considered to be a statement of ownership and may be exchanged for a statement of ownership as provided by Section 1201.214.

(1-a) "Debtor" has the meaning assigned by Section 9.102, Business & Commerce Code.

(2) "Document of title" means a written instrument issued solely by and under the authority of the director before September 1, 2003, that provides the information required by Section 1201.205, as that section existed before that date. Beginning September 1, 2003, a document of title is considered to be a statement of ownership and may be exchanged for a statement of ownership as provided by Section 1201.214.

(3) "First retail sale" means a consumer's initial acquisition of a new manufactured home from a retailer by purchase or exchange. The term includes a bargain, sale, transfer, or delivery of a manufactured home for which the director has not previously issued a statement of ownership, with intent to pass an interest in the home, other than a lien.

(4) "Identification number" means the number permanently attached to or imprinted on a manufactured home or section of the home as prescribed by department rule.

(5) "Inventory":

(A) has the meaning assigned by Section 9.102, Business & Commerce Code; and

(B) does not include manufactured homes used by a retailer as equipment, as defined by Section 9.102(a)(33), Business & Commerce Code.

(6) "Lien" means:

(A) a security interest created by a lease, conditional sales contract, deed of trust, chattel mortgage, trust receipt, reservation of title, or other security agreement if an interest other than an absolute title is sought to be held or given in a manufactured home; or

(B) a lien on a manufactured home created by the constitution or a statute.

(7) "Manufacturer's certificate" means a document that meets the requirements prescribed by Section 1201.204.

(8) "Secured party" has the meaning assigned by Section 9.102, Business & Commerce Code.

(9) "Security agreement" has the meaning assigned by Section 9.102, Business & Commerce Code.

(10) "Security interest" has the meaning assigned by Section 1.201, Business & Commerce Code.

(11) "Subsequent sale" means a bargain, sale, transfer, or delivery of a manufactured home, with intent to pass an interest in the home, other than a lien, from one person to another after the first retail sale and initial issuance of a statement of ownership.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1114.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1114 / Section 1114.003
§ 1114.003. ESSENTIAL PUBLIC FUNCTION.
Status: in_force

The district performs an essential public function in carrying out the purposes of this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8491.0203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8491 / Section 8491.0203
§ 8491.0203. 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.
Tex. Government Code § 854.101 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 854 / Section 854.101
§ 854.101. APPLICATION FOR SERVICE RETIREMENT.
Status: in_force

A member may apply for service retirement by filing a retirement application with the board of trustees not later than the date specified by the member for retirement or, if the member has not previously selected an optional service retirement annuity under Section 854.105, not earlier than the 90th day before that date.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 242.852 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 242 / Section 242.852
§ 242.852. CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who intentionally hampers, obstructs, tampers with, or destroys an electronic monitoring device installed in a resident's room in accordance with this subchapter or a tape or recording made by the device commits an offense. An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.

(b) It is a defense to prosecution under Subsection (a) that the person took the action with the effective consent of the resident on whose behalf the electronic monitoring device was installed or the resident's guardian or legal representative.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8456.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8456 / Section 8456.006
§ 8456.006. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

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

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting 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

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Estates Code § 33.103 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 33 / Section 33.103
§ 33.103. TRANSFER FOR CONVENIENCE.
Status: repealed

(a) The court may order that a probate proceeding be transferred to the proper court in another county in this state if it appears to the court at any time before the proceeding is concluded that the transfer would be in the best interest of:

(1) the estate; or

(2) if there is no administration of the estate, the decedent's heirs or beneficiaries under the decedent's will.

(b) The clerk of the court from which the probate proceeding described by Subsection (a) is transferred shall transmit the file for the proceeding in accordance with the procedures provided by Section 33.105 to the court to which the proceeding is transferred.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 861 (H.B. 3474), Sec. 11.011, and Ch. 256 (H.B. 1612), Sec. 27(a)(2), eff. September 1, 2023.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7909A.0304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7909A / Section 7909A.0304
§ 7909A.0304. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located.

(b) If a road project is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road project must meet all applicable construction standards, subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which the road project is located.

(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2051.403 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2051 / Section 2051.403
§ 2051.403. ENFORCEMENT OF SUBPOENA AND SUMMONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The secretary of state shall refer a person who fails or refuses to comply with a subpoena or summons issued by the secretary under Section 2051.401 to the attorney general for enforcement.

(b) On receipt of a referral under Subsection (a), the attorney general may apply to a district court of Travis County for an order requiring compliance.

(c) On receipt of an application for an order under Subsection (b), a district court:

(1) shall order compliance if the court determines that good cause exists for the issuance of the subpoena or summons; and

(2) may modify those requirements of the subpoena or summons that the court determines are unreasonable.
Tex. Water Code § 61.030 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 61 / Section 61.030
§ 61.030. CONDUCT OF HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court or the board has exclusive jurisdiction to hear and determine all contests and objections to the creation of the proposed district, all matters relating to the creation of the proposed district, and all subsequent proceedings of the proposed district after it is organized.

(b) The commissioners court or the board may adjourn the hearing from day to day, and all judgments or decisions rendered by it shall be final unless otherwise provided in this chapter.

(c) Any person who might be affected by creation of the district may appear at the hearing and support or oppose creation of the proposed district and may offer testimony relating to:

(1) the necessity and feasibility of the proposed district;

(2) the benefits to accrue from formation of the proposed district;

(3) the boundaries of the proposed district; or

(4) any other matter concerning the proposed district.
Tex. Government Code § 436.157 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 436 / Section 436.157
§ 436.157. GIFTS AND GRANTS.
Status: in_force

The commission may solicit and accept gifts and grants from any source for the purposes of this chapter. The commission shall deposit a gift or grant to the credit of the specific account that is established for the purpose for which the gift or grant was made. If a gift or grant is not made for a specific purpose, the commission may deposit the gift or grant to the credit of any of the commission's accounts created under this chapter.