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Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 8.113 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 8 / Section 8.113
§ 8.113. STATUTE OF FRAUDS INAPPLICABLE.
Status: in_force

A contract or modification of a contract for the sale or purchase of a security is enforceable whether or not there is a writing signed or record authenticated by a party against whom enforcement is sought, even if the contract or modification is not capable of performance within one year of its making.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 41.006 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 41 / Section 41.006
§ 41.006. RECOVERY OF COSTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may recover the cost of services provided under this chapter from a person who does not reimburse the department as required by Section 41.005 or from any third party who has a legal obligation to pay other benefits and to whom notice of the department's interest has been given.

(b) At the request of the commissioner, the attorney general may bring suit in the appropriate court of Travis County on behalf of the department.

(c) In a judgment in favor of the department, the court may award attorney's fees, court costs, and interest accruing from the date on which the department provides the service to the date on which the department is reimbursed.
Tex. Local Government Code § 54.036 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 54 / Section 54.036
§ 54.036. FUNCTIONS.
Status: in_force

A commission panel may:

(1) order the repair, within a fixed period, of buildings found to be in violation of an ordinance;

(2) declare a building substandard in accordance with the powers granted by this subchapter;

(3) order, in an appropriate case, the immediate removal of persons or property found on private property, enter on private property to secure the removal if it is determined that conditions exist on the property that constitute a violation of an ordinance, and order action to be taken as necessary to remedy, alleviate, or remove any substandard building found to exist;

(4) issue orders or directives to any peace officer of the state, including a sheriff or constable or the chief of police of the municipality, to enforce and carry out the lawful orders or directives of the commission panel;

(5) determine the amount and duration of the civil penalty the municipality may recover as provided by Section 54.017.
Tex. Occupations Code § 401.108 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 401 / Section 401.108
§ 401.108. MEETINGS.
Status: in_force

The advisory board shall meet at the call of the presiding officer of the commission or the executive director.
Tex. Insurance Code § 841.051 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 841 / Section 841.051
§ 841.051. FORMATION OF COMPANY.
Status: in_force

(a) Three or more residents of this state may form:

(1) a life insurance company;

(2) an accident insurance company;

(3) a life and accident insurance company;

(4) a health and accident insurance company; or

(5) a life, health, and accident insurance company.

(b) To form a domestic insurance company:

(1) each incorporator must sign and acknowledge the articles of incorporation of the company; and

(2) the incorporators must file the articles of incorporation with the department.
Tex. Transportation Code § 545.205 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 545 / Section 545.205
§ 545.205. CROSSING FIRE HOSE.
Status: in_force

An operator of a streetcar may not, without the consent of the fire department official in command, drive over an unprotected hose of a fire department when the hose is on a streetcar track and intended for use at a fire or alarm of fire.
Tex. Government Code § 815.313 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 815 / Section 815.313
§ 815.313. RETIREMENT ANNUITY RESERVE ACCOUNT.
Status: in_force

(a) The retirement system shall transfer to the retirement annuity reserve account money as required by Section 815.318, 815.319, or 815.321.

(b) The retirement system shall use the money in the account to pay annuities as provided by this subtitle.
Tex. Government Code § 54A.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54A / Section 54A.002
§ 54A.002. APPOINTMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A judge of a court subject to this subchapter may appoint a full-time or part-time associate judge to perform the duties authorized by this subchapter if the commissioners court of the county in which the court has jurisdiction has authorized the creation of an associate judge position.

(b) If a court has jurisdiction in more than one county, an associate judge appointed by that court may serve only in a county in which the commissioners court has authorized the appointment.

(c) If more than one court in a county is subject to this subchapter, the commissioners court may authorize the appointment of an associate judge for each court or may authorize one or more associate judges to share service with two or more courts.

(d) If an associate judge serves more than one court, the associate judge's appointment must be made as established by local rule, but in no event by less than a vote of two-thirds of the judges under whom the associate judge serves.
Tex. Government Code § 2151.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2151 / Section 2151.003
§ 2151.003. REFERENCE.
Status: in_force

A statutory reference to the General Services Commission, the State Board of Control, the State Purchasing and General Services Commission, or the Texas Building and Procurement Commission means:

(1) the Texas Facilities Commission if the statutory reference concerns:

(A) charge and control of state buildings, grounds, or property;

(B) maintenance or repair of state buildings, grounds, or property;

(C) construction of a state building;

(D) purchase or lease of state buildings, grounds, or property by or for the state;

(E) child care services for state employees under Chapter 663; or

(F) surplus and salvage property; and

(2) the comptroller in all other circumstances, except as otherwise provided by law.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 32.0285 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 32 / Section 32.0285
§ 32.0285. CALCULATION OF MEDICAL EDUCATION ADD-ON FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF TEACHING HOSPITALS THAT PROVIDE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND PHYSICAL HEALTH SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The commission shall, on request from a teaching hospital that provides behavioral health and physical health services, update on a biannual basis the education adjustment factor used to calculate the medical education add-on using the most current Medicare education adjustment factor data available under 42 C.F.R. Section 412.105 at the time the commission makes the update.
Tex. Water Code § 13.4131 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 13 / Section 13.4131
§ 13.4131. SUPERVISION OF CERTAIN UTILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The utility commission, after providing to the utility notice and an opportunity for a hearing, may place a utility under supervision for gross or continuing mismanagement, gross or continuing noncompliance with this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter, or noncompliance with an order issued under this chapter.

(b) While supervising a utility, the utility commission may require the utility to abide by conditions and requirements prescribed by the utility commission, including:

(1) management requirements;

(2) additional reporting requirements;

(3) restrictions on hiring, salary or benefit increases, capital investment, borrowing, stock issuance or dividend declarations, and liquidation of assets; and

(4) a requirement that the utility place the utility's funds into an account in a financial institution approved by the utility commission and use of those funds shall be restricted to reasonable and necessary utility expenses.

(c) While supervising a utility, the utility commission may require that the utility obtain approval from the utility commission before taking any action that may be restricted under Subsection (b). Any action or transaction which occurs without approval may be voided by the utility commission.
Tex. Government Code § 1508.205 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1508 / Section 1508.205
§ 1508.205. AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO AGREEMENT REGARDING PUBLIC FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a municipality may enter into an agreement relating to the operation, maintenance, development, expansion, equipment, or supplying of a public facility described by Section 1508.202.

(b) An agreement authorized by Subsection (a) may be entered into only:

(1) on the issuance of certificates of indebtedness under this subchapter; or

(2) in anticipation of:

(A) the issuance of certificates of indebtedness under this subchapter; or

(B) the receipt of revenue from a public facility instead of the issuance of certificates of indebtedness.

(c) The agreement may be of a type, on the terms, and entered into under procedures that the governing body determines best, necessary, and proper.

(d) The proceeds from the certificates of indebtedness, or the revenue received instead of issuing certificates, may be used to satisfy an agreement under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8369.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8369 / Section 8369.003
§ 8369.003. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTORS' ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
Tex. Government Code § 445.013 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 445 / Section 445.013
§ 445.013. SUPPORT ORGANIZATIONS.
Status: in_force

The museum may establish and maintain one or more organizations of persons interested in supporting the programs and activities of the museum. Such an organization may be incorporated as a Texas nonprofit corporation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8204.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8204 / Section 8204.003
§ 8204.003. FINDING OF PUBLIC USE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

The district is created to serve a public use and benefit.
Tex. Education Code § 11.167 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 11 / Section 11.167
§ 11.167. OPERATION OUTSIDE DISTRICT BOUNDARIES.
Status: in_force

The board of trustees of a school district may operate a school or program, including an extracurricular program, or hold a class outside the boundaries of the district.
Tex. Education Code § 46.033 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 46 / Section 46.033
§ 46.033. ELIGIBLE BONDS.
Status: in_force

Bonds, including bonds issued under Section 45.006, are eligible to be paid with state and local funds under this subchapter if:

(1) the district made payments on the bonds during the final school year of the preceding state fiscal biennium or taxes levied to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds were included in the district's audited debt service collections for that school year; and

(2) the district does not receive state assistance under Subchapter A for payment of the principal and interest on the bonds.
Tex. Finance Code § 187.305 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 187 / Section 187.305
§ 187.305. ENFORCEMENT; APPEALS.
Status: in_force

(a) If the banking commissioner determines that an out-of-state trust company has violated this subtitle or other applicable law of this state, the banking commissioner may take all enforcement actions the banking commissioner would be empowered to take if the out-of-state trust company were a state trust company, except that the banking commissioner shall promptly give notice to the home state regulator of each enforcement action to be taken against an out-of-state trust company and, to the extent practicable, shall consult and cooperate with the home state regulator in pursuing and resolving the enforcement action. An out-of-state trust company may appeal a final order or other decision of the banking commissioner under this subtitle as provided by Sections 181.202 and 181.204.

(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the banking commissioner may enforce this subtitle against a trust institution by appropriate action in the courts, including an action for injunctive relief, if the banking commissioner concludes the action is necessary or desirable.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 363.024 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 363 / Section 363.024
§ 363.024. DISBURSEMENT OF FEDERAL FUNDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may accept and disburse funds received from the federal government for purposes relating to solid waste management and resource recovery in the manner provided by this chapter and by agreement between the federal government and the commission.

(b) State funds provided to public agencies or planning regions under this chapter may be combined with local or regional funds to match federal funds on approved programs for municipal solid waste management.
Tex. Finance Code § 36.213 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 36 / Section 36.213
§ 36.213. INJUNCTION IN AID OF LIQUIDATION.
Status: in_force

(a) On application by the receiver, the court with or without notice may issue an injunction:

(1) restraining a bank officer, director, shareholder, trustee, agent, servant, employee, attorney, attorney-in-fact, correspondent, or other person from transacting the bank's business or wasting or disposing of its property; or

(2) requiring the delivery of the bank's property or assets to the receiver subject to the further order of the court.

(b) At any time during a proceeding under this subchapter, the court may issue another injunction or order considered necessary or desirable to prevent:

(1) interference with the receiver or the proceeding;

(2) waste of the assets of the bank;

(3) the beginning or prosecution of an action;

(4) the obtaining of a preference, judgment, attachment, garnishment, or other lien; or

(5) the making of a levy against the bank or its assets.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 303.058 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 303 / Section 303.058
§ 303.058. BOOKS AND RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) A law enforcement-related charitable organization required to file a registration statement shall maintain books and records of the organization's activities in this state. The books and records must be maintained:

(1) in a form that enables the organization to accurately provide the information required by this chapter; and

(2) until at least the third anniversary of the end of the period to which the registration statement relates.

(b) On written request of authorized personnel of the attorney general, the organization shall make the books and records available for inspection and copying by authorized personnel:

(1) at the organization's principal place of business not later than the 10th working day after the date of the request; or

(2) at another agreed place and time.

(c) The authority provided by this section is in addition to the attorney general's other statutory or common law audit or investigative authority.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8094.0202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8094 / Section 8094.0202
§ 8094.0202. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The temporary board consists of:

(1) Mitch Schwartz;

(2) Tim Agee;

(3) Dwain Halm;

(4) Moses Kim; and

(5) Steve Tucker.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8094.0103; 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 8094.0103 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 8094.0103; 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. Insurance Code § 887.303 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 887 / Section 887.303
§ 887.303. APPROVAL REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN RATE INCREASES.
Status: in_force

An association may not implement a rate increase on insurance certificates in force before the commissioner approves the rate increase as complying with this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 54.2302 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54 / Section 54.2302
§ 54.2302. QUALIFICATIONS; OATH OF OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) To be eligible for appointment as a magistrate, a person must:

(1) be a citizen of the United States;

(2) have resided in Kerr County for at least the two years preceding the person's appointment; and

(3) be at least 30 years of age.

(b) A magistrate appointed under Section 54.2301 must take the constitutional oath of office required of appointed officers of this state.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 76.202 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 76 / Section 76.202
§ 76.202. PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) of this section, an offense under Section 76.201 of this code is a Class C misdemeanor, unless the person has been previously convicted of an offense under that section, in which event the offense is a Class B misdemeanor.

(b) An offense under Section 76.201(e) of this code is a Class A misdemeanor, unless the person has been previously convicted of an offense under that subsection, in which event the offense is a felony of the third degree.
Tex. Education Code § 130.457 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 130 / Section 130.457
§ 130.457. REPORT.
Status: in_force

Not later than December 1, 2026, the coordinating board shall submit to the legislature a progress report on the effectiveness of the program and any recommendations for legislative or other action. This section expires September 1, 2027.
Tex. Government Code § 2054.007 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.007
§ 2054.007.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2054.007. EXCEPTION: STATE LOTTERY OPERATIONS. (a) The lottery program of the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation is not subject to the planning and procurement requirements of this chapter.

(b) The electronic funds transfer system for the operation of the state lottery is not included in the information resources deployment review or the biennial operating plan of the comptroller. Operations of the comptroller that relate to the state lottery are not subject to the planning and procurement requirements of this chapter.
Tex. Education Code § 39A.157 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 39A / Section 39A.157
§ 39A.157. RETURN OF MANAGEMENT TO SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

Subject to Section 39A.111, at the end of a management contract term or on the cancellation of a management contract under Section 39A.156, the board of trustees of the school district shall resume management of the campus.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7924A.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7924A / Section 7924A.0201
§ 7924A.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 7924A.0202, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Government Code § 434.0061 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 434 / Section 434.0061
§ 434.0061. TRAINING.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who is appointed to and qualifies for office as a member of the commission may not vote, deliberate, or be counted as a member in attendance at a meeting of the commission until the person completes a training program that complies with this section.

(b) The training program must provide the person with information regarding:

(1) the law governing commission operations;

(2) the programs, functions, rules, and budget of the commission;

(3) the results of the most recent formal audit of the commission;

(4) the requirements of:

(A) laws relating to open meetings, public information, administrative procedure, and disclosure of conflicts of interest; and

(B) other laws applicable to members of a state policymaking body in performing their duties;

(5) any applicable ethics policies adopted by the commission or the Texas Ethics Commission; and

(6) the scope of and limitations on the rulemaking authority of the commission.

(c) A person appointed to the commission is entitled to reimbursement, as provided by the General Appropriations Act, for the travel expenses incurred in attending the training program regardless of whether the attendance at the program occurs before or after the person qualifies for office.

(d) The executive director of the commission shall create a training manual that includes the information required by Subsection (b). The executive director shall distribute a copy of the training manual annually to each member of the commission. Each member of the commission shall sign and submit to the executive director a statement acknowledging that the member received and has reviewed the training manual.
Tex. Water Code § 54.504 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 54 / Section 54.504
§ 54.504. ADDITIONAL SECURITY FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The bonds, within the discretion of the board, may be additionally secured by a deed of trust or mortgage lien on part or all of the physical properties of the district, and franchises, easements, water rights, and appropriation permits, leases, and contracts and all rights appurtenant to such properties, vesting in the trustee power to sell the properties for payment of the indebtedness, power to operate the properties, and all other powers and authority necessary for the further security of the bonds.

(b) The trust indenture, regardless of the existence of the deed of trust or mortgage lien on the properties, may contain provisions prescribed by the board for the security of the bonds and the preservation of the trust estate, and may make provisions for amendment or modification, and may condition the right to spend district money or sell district property on approval of a registered professional engineer selected as provided in the trust indenture and may make provisions for investment of funds of the district.

(c) Any purchaser under a sale under the deed of trust or mortgage lien, where one is given, shall be absolute owner of the properties, facilities, and rights purchased and shall have the right to maintain and operate them.
Tex. Government Code § 403.210 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 403 / Section 403.210
§ 403.210. DISPOSITION OF PROTEST PAYMENTS BELONGING TO STATE.
Status: in_force

If a suit authorized by this subchapter is not brought in the manner or within the time required or if the suit is properly filed and results in a final determination that a tax or fee payment or a portion of a tax or fee payment made under protest, including the amount of interest credited on the payment, belongs to the state, the state retains the proper amount of the tax or fee payment and the proportionate share of the interest earned.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7816.0306 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7816 / Section 7816.0306
§ 7816.0306. STANDARDS FOR ROAD, STREET, OR UTILITY CONSTRUCTION.
Status: in_force

Any road, street, or utility construction by the district within the corporate limits of a municipality must comply with the standards for construction adopted by the municipality.
Tex. Government Code § 72.202 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 72 / Section 72.202
§ 72.202. TEXAS FORENSIC ANALYST APPRENTICESHIP PILOT PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The office shall establish the Texas forensic analyst apprenticeship pilot program to increase the forensic science workforce capacity in this state. The office shall collaborate with the commission as necessary to administer the pilot program.

(b) To implement the pilot program, the office shall enter into contracts with:

(1) general academic teaching institutions or medical and dental units, as those terms are defined by Section 61.003, Education Code, that provide relevant training programs in forensic disciplines; and

(2) each publicly funded accredited crime laboratory that is awarded an apprentice position by the commission under Section 72.203.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8372.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8372 / Section 8372.051
§ 8372.051. COMPOSITION OF BOARD.
Status: in_force

The board is composed of five elected directors.