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Tex. Insurance Code § 1575.004 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1575 / Section 1575.004
§ 1575.004. DEFINITION OF RETIREE.
Status: in_force

(a) In this chapter, "retiree" means:

(1) an individual not eligible for coverage under a plan provided under Chapter 1551 or 1601 who:

(A) has taken a service retirement under the Teacher Retirement System of Texas after September 1, 2005, with at least 10 years of service credit in the system, which may include up to five years of military service credit, but which may not include any other service credit purchased for equivalent or special service credit, and either:

(i) the sum of the retiree's age and years of service credit in the retirement system equals or exceeds 80 at the time of retirement, regardless of whether the retiree had a reduction in the retirement annuity for early age; or

(ii) the retiree has 30 or more years of service credit in the retirement system at the time of retirement;

(B) has taken a service retirement under the Teacher Retirement System of Texas after September 1, 2004, but on or before August 31, 2005, and on September 1, 2005, either:

(i) meets the requirements for eligibility for the group program for coverage as a retiree as those requirements existed on August 31, 2004;

(ii) meets the requirements of Paragraph (A); or

(iii) is enrolled in the group program and was enrolled in the group program on August 31, 2005; or

(C) has taken a service retirement under the Teacher Retirement System of Texas on or before August 31, 2004, and who is enrolled in the group program on August 31, 2005;

(2) an individual who:

(A) has taken a disability retirement under the Teacher Retirement System of Texas; and

(B) is entitled to receive monthly benefits from the Teacher Retirement System of Texas; or

(3) an individual who:

(A) has taken a disability retirement under the Teacher Retirement System of Texas;

(B) has at least 10 years of service credit in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas on the date of disability retirement, as determined under Section 824.304, Government Code; and

(C) is not entitled to receive monthly benefits from the Teacher Retirement System of Texas because those benefits have been suspended in accordance with Section 824.310, Government Code.

(b) In this section, "public school" has the meaning assigned by Section 821.001, Government Code.

(c) For purposes of this section, to meet the requirements for eligibility that existed on August 31, 2004, for a service retiree, an individual must not have been eligible to be covered by a plan provided under Chapter 1551 or 1601 and must have taken a service retirement under the Teacher Retirement System of Texas with either:

(1) at least 10 years of service credit in the retirement system for actual service in public schools in this state; or

(2) at least five years of service credit for actual service in the public schools in this state and five years of out-of-state service credit in the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3980.0601 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3980 / Section 3980.0601
§ 3980.0601. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH DEFINED AREAS OR DESIGNATED PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

The district may define areas or designate certain property of the district to pay for improvements, facilities, or services that primarily benefit that area or property and do not generally and directly benefit the district as a whole.
Tex. Government Code § 479.0103 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 479 / Section 479.0103
§ 479.0103. STATE TAX REVENUE.
Status: in_force

The comptroller, at the direction of the office, shall transfer to the trust fund a portion of the state tax revenue determined under Section 479.0052(a)(1) in an amount equal to 6.25 multiplied by the amount of the municipal and county sales and use tax revenue and mixed beverage tax revenue retained and the hotel occupancy tax revenue remitted by an endorsing municipality or endorsing county under Section 479.0102.
Tex. Insurance Code § 842.208 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 842 / Section 842.208
§ 842.208. BOOKS AND RECORDS.
Status: in_force

Each group hospital service corporation shall keep complete books and records.
Tex. Education Code § 13.003 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 13 / Section 13.003
§ 13.003. PETITION AND ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, this section governs:

(1) the validity of a petition submitted to request an election under this chapter; and

(2) the conduct of the resulting election.

(b) To be valid, a petition must:

(1) be submitted to the county judge serving the county in which the appropriate school district is located;

(2) be signed by at least 10 percent of the registered voters of the appropriate district; and

(3) state the purpose for which it is being submitted.

(c) Immediately following receipt of a valid petition, the county judge shall order the election to be held on an authorized election date, as prescribed by Chapter 41, Election Code, occurring not later than the 60th day after the date of receipt. If an authorized date within that period does not allow sufficient time to comply with other legal requirements or if there is no authorized date within that period, the election shall be ordered for the next authorized date.

(d) The election order must include the date of the election, the hours during which the polls will be open, the location of the polling places, and the proposition to be voted on.

(e) Not earlier than the 30th day or later than the 10th day before the date of the election, the county judge shall give notice of the election by having a copy of the election order published at least once in a newspaper published at least once each week in the appropriate school district. If such a newspaper is not published in the district, the notice shall be published in at least one newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the district is located. The county judge shall give additional notice of the election by having a copy of the election order posted in a public place in each election precinct not later than the 21st day before the date of the election.

(f) The election precincts and polling places usually used in the elections of the appropriate school district shall be used in an election held under this chapter, except that if another election is occurring on the same date for all or part of the same geographic area, precincts and polling places shall be selected to allow each voter to cast ballots at the same polling place for each of the elections. To the extent practical, the election shall be conducted in accordance with the Election Code.

(g) The expenses of the election shall be paid by the appropriate school district or districts.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8150.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8150 / Section 8150.202
§ 8150.202. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code, for any district purpose, including to:

(1) operate and maintain the district;

(2) construct or acquire improvements; and

(3) provide a service.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.

(c) Section 49.107(h), Water Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Local Government Code § 501.056 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 501 / Section 501.056
§ 501.056. CONTENTS OF CERTIFICATE OF FORMATION.
Status: in_force

The certificate of formation of a corporation must state:

(1) the name of the corporation;

(2) that the corporation is a nonprofit corporation;

(3) the duration of the corporation, which may be perpetual;

(4) the specific purpose for which the corporation is organized and may issue bonds on behalf of the unit;

(5) that the corporation has no members and is a nonstock corporation;

(6) any provision consistent with law for the regulation of the corporation's internal affairs, including any provision required or permitted by this subtitle to be stated in the bylaws;

(7) the street address of the corporation's initial registered office and the name of the corporation's initial registered agent at that address;

(8) the number of directors of the initial board of directors and the name and address of each initial director;

(9) the name and street address of each organizer; and

(10) that the unit has:

(A) by resolution specifically authorized the corporation to act on the unit's behalf to further the public purpose stated in the resolution and the certificate of formation; and

(B) approved the certificate of formation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8270.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8270 / Section 8270.001
§ 8270.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "District" means the CNP Utility District.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3916.351 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3916 / Section 3916.351
§ 3916.351. DISSOLUTION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding Section 375.263(b), Local Government Code, on dissolution of the district, the board shall determine whether the district's assets will escheat to the state or are transferred to a political subdivision of the state.
Tex. Transportation Code § 370.332 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 370 / Section 370.332
§ 370.332. INVOLUNTARY DISSOLUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission by order may require an authority to dissolve if the commission determines that the authority has not substantially complied with the requirements of a commission rule or an agreement between the department and the authority.

(b) The commission may not require dissolution unless:

(1) the conditions described in Sections 370.331(c)(1) and (2) have been met; and

(2) the holders of any indebtedness have evidenced their agreement to the dissolution.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 35.13 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 35 / Section 35.13
§ 35.13. PASSING JUROR FOR CHALLENGE.
Status: in_force

A juror in a capital case in which the state has made it known it will seek the death penalty, held to be qualified, shall be passed for acceptance or challenge first to the state and then to the defendant. Challenges to jurors are either peremptory or for cause.
Tex. Government Code § 419.005 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 419 / Section 419.005
§ 419.005. REMOVAL OF COMMISSION MEMBERS.
Status: in_force

(a) It is a ground for removal from the commission that a member:

(1) does not have at the time of taking office the qualifications required by Section 419.004;

(2) does not maintain during service on the commission the qualifications required by Section 419.004;

(3) is ineligible for membership under Section 419.006;

(4) cannot, because of illness or disability, discharge the member's duties for a substantial part of the member's term; or

(5) is absent from more than half of the regularly scheduled commission meetings that the member is eligible to attend during a calendar year without an excuse approved by majority vote of the commission.

(b) The validity of an action of the commission is not affected by the fact that it is taken when a ground for removal of a commission member exists.

(c) If the executive director has knowledge that a potential ground for removal exists, the executive director shall notify the presiding officer of the commission of the potential ground. The presiding officer shall then notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists. If the potential ground for removal involves the presiding officer, the executive director shall notify the next highest ranking officer of the commission, who shall then notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8487.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8487 / Section 8487.103
§ 8487.103. 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.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 241.007 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 241 / Section 241.007
§ 241.007. COMPLIANCE WITH CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS REGARDING SONOGRAM BEFORE ABORTION.
Status: in_force

A hospital shall comply with Subchapter B, Chapter 171.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 49A.069 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 49A / Section 49A.069
§ 49A.069. INQUEST HEARING; CONTEMPT.
Status: in_force

(a) A justice of the peace conducting an inquest may hold an inquest hearing if the justice determines that the circumstances warrant the hearing. The justice shall hold an inquest hearing if requested by a district attorney or a criminal district attorney of the county in which the body was found.

(b) An inquest hearing may be held with or without a jury unless the district attorney or criminal district attorney requests a jury for the hearing.

(c) A jury in an inquest hearing is composed of six persons. Jurors must be summoned in the same manner as jurors are summoned for county court.

(d) A justice of the peace may hold a public or private inquest hearing. If a person is arrested and charged with causing the death of another, the person and the person's counsel are entitled to be present at the inquest hearing, examine witnesses, and introduce evidence.

(e) A justice of the peace may:

(1) issue a subpoena to enforce the attendance of a witness at an inquest hearing;

(2) issue an attachment for a witness who is subpoenaed and fails to appear at the time and place cited on the subpoena; and

(3) require bail of a witness to secure the appearance of the witness at an inquest hearing or before a grand jury, examining court, or other court investigating a death.

(f) The justice of the peace shall:

(1) swear witnesses appearing at an inquest hearing;

(2) direct that all sworn testimony be reduced to writing; and

(3) sign the transcription.

(g) Only the following persons may question a witness at an inquest hearing:

(1) the justice of the peace;

(2) a person charged in the death under investigation and the person's counsel; and

(3) the attorney representing the state.

(h) A justice of the peace may hold in contempt of court a person who disrupts the proceedings of an inquest hearing. A peace officer may remove from court a person who is held in contempt of court under this subsection. The penalty for contempt of court under this subsection is a fine in an amount not to exceed $100.
Tex. Transportation Code § 171.203 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 171 / Section 171.203
§ 171.203. COMPETITIVE RELATIONSHIPS.
Status: in_force

The district may not undertake a project that changes the existing competitive relationships between and among railroads.
Tex. Local Government Code § 116.151 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 116 / Section 116.151
§ 116.151. LIABILITIES OF SURETIES ON SEPARATE BONDS.
Status: in_force

If a county depository provides separate bonds to secure county funds, each surety under a bond is liable only for that part of a loss resulting from the failure of the depository that bears to the total loss the same ratio as the amount of the bond bears to the total amount of all bonds and securities held by the county for the protection of the funds covered by the bond.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1551.314 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1551 / Section 1551.314
§ 1551.314. CERTAIN STATE CONTRIBUTIONS PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

A state contribution may not be:

(1) made for coverages under this chapter selected by an individual who receives a state contribution for coverages under a group benefits program provided by another state health plan or by an institution of higher education, as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code; or

(2) made for or used to pay a tobacco user premium differential assessed under Section 1551.3075.
Tex. Local Government Code § 271.153 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 271 / Section 271.153
§ 271.153. LIMITATIONS ON ADJUDICATION AWARDS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the total amount of money awarded in an adjudication brought against a local governmental entity for breach of a contract subject to this subchapter is limited to the following:

(1) the balance due and owed by the local governmental entity under the contract as it may have been amended, including any amount owed as compensation for the increased cost to perform the work as a direct result of owner-caused delays or acceleration;

(2) the amount owed for change orders or additional work the contractor is directed to perform by a local governmental entity in connection with the contract;

(3) reasonable and necessary attorney's fees that are equitable and just; and

(4) interest as allowed by law, including interest as calculated under Chapter 2251, Government Code.

(b) Damages awarded in an adjudication brought against a local governmental entity arising under a contract subject to this subchapter may not include:

(1) consequential damages, except as expressly allowed under Subsection (a)(1);

(2) exemplary damages; or

(3) damages for unabsorbed home office overhead.

(c) Actual damages, specific performance, or injunctive relief may be granted in an adjudication brought against a local governmental entity for breach of a contract described by Section 271.151(2)(B).
Tex. Government Code § 614.051 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 614 / Section 614.051
§ 614.051. PURCHASE OF FIREARM BY HONORABLY RETIRED PEACE OFFICER.
Status: in_force

(a) An individual may purchase a firearm from a governmental entity if:

(1) the individual was a peace officer commissioned by the entity;

(2) the individual was honorably retired from the individual's commission by the entity;

(3) the firearm had been previously issued to the individual by the entity; and

(4) the firearm is not a prohibited weapon under Section 46.05, Penal Code.

(b) An individual may purchase only one firearm from a governmental entity under this section.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2205.152 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2205 / Section 2205.152
§ 2205.152. TERMS; VACANCY.
Status: in_force

(a) Board members serve two-year terms. The terms expire as provided by the plan of operation.

(b) A vacancy on the board shall be filled as provided by the plan of operation.
Tex. Water Code § 55.527 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 55 / Section 55.527
§ 55.527. LIMITATION ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) If a petition is filed under Section 55.526 of this code, the limitation of the power to incur debt will not take effect unless it is approved at a general or special election held in the district. The election will be held in the manner provided for holding other general and special elections in the district.

(b) The ballots for the election shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the following proposition: "Limiting during the term of ______ years, the maximum debt of the district to 25 percent of the assessed value of the real property."
Tex. Family Code § 154.126 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 154 / Section 154.126
§ 154.126. APPLICATION OF GUIDELINES TO ADDITIONAL NET RESOURCES.
Status: in_force

(a) If the obligor's net resources exceed the amount provided by Section 154.125(a), the court shall presumptively apply the percentage guidelines to the portion of the obligor's net resources that does not exceed that amount. Without further reference to the percentage recommended by these guidelines, the court may order additional amounts of child support as appropriate, depending on the income of the parties and the proven needs of the child.

(b) The proper calculation of a child support order that exceeds the presumptive amount established for the portion of the obligor's net resources provided by Section 154.125(a) requires that the entire amount of the presumptive award be subtracted from the proven total needs of the child. After the presumptive award is subtracted, the court shall allocate between the parties the responsibility to meet the additional needs of the child according to the circumstances of the parties. However, in no event may the obligor be required to pay more child support than the greater of the presumptive amount or the amount equal to 100 percent of the proven needs of the child.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1103.401 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1103 / Section 1103.401
§ 1103.401. USE OF INSIGNIA OR IDENTIFICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not use any title, designation, initials, or other insignia or identification that would mislead the public as to the person's credentials, qualifications, or competency to perform a certified appraisal service unless the person is certified under this chapter.

(b) A person may not use any title, designation, initials, or other insignia or identification that would mislead the public as to the person's credentials, qualifications, or competency to perform licensed appraisal services unless the person is licensed under this chapter.
Tex. Finance Code § 14.108 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 14 / Section 14.108
§ 14.108. INTERPRETATIONS OF LAW.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may issue an interpretation of this chapter or Subtitle A or B, Title 4, after approval of the interpretation by the finance commission.

(b) The provisions of Chapter 2001, Government Code, that relate to the adoption of an administrative rule do not apply to the issuance of an interpretation under this section.

(c) The commissioner shall publish in the Texas Register, in a form prescribed by the finance commission, a request for an interpretation not later than the 10th day after the date on which the commissioner receives the request.

(d) An interpretation approved by the finance commission shall be published in the Texas Register, in a form prescribed by the finance commission, not later than the 10th day after the date on which the finance commission has approved the interpretation.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 13.258 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 13 / Section 13.258
§ 13.258. DUTIES OF THE DEPARTMENT.
Status: in_force

The department shall supervise public weighers and shall adopt rules necessary to enforce this subchapter. On application by an interested party, the department shall review the weight or measure of a commodity certified by a public weigher and may require the commodity to be reweighed or remeasured.