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Tex. Government Code § 615.045 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 615 / Section 615.045
§ 615.045. RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) Records of individuals listed by Section 615.003 or described by Section 615.024 and of survivors eligible for benefits under this chapter that are in the custody of the Employees Retirement System of Texas, an administering firm as defined by Section 1551.003, Insurance Code, a carrier as defined by Section 1551.007, Insurance Code, or another governmental agency acting with or on behalf of the retirement system are confidential and not subject to public disclosure, and the retirement system, administering firm, carrier, or governmental agency is not required to accept or comply with a request for a record or information about a record or to seek an opinion from the attorney general, because the records are exempt from the provisions of Chapter 552, except as otherwise provided by this section.

(b) Records may be released to an eligible survivor or to an authorized attorney, family member, or representative acting on behalf of the eligible survivor. The Employees Retirement System of Texas may release the records to an administering firm, carrier, agent, or attorney acting on behalf of the retirement system, to another governmental entity having a legitimate need for the information to perform the purposes of the retirement system, or to a party in response to a subpoena issued under applicable law.

(b-1) A record released or received by the retirement system under this section may be transmitted electronically, including through the use of an electronic signature or certification in a form acceptable to the retirement system. An unintentional disclosure to, or unauthorized access by, a third party related to the transmission or receipt of information under this section is not a violation by the retirement system of any law, including a law or rule relating to the protection of confidential information.

(c) The records of individuals listed by Section 615.003 or described by Section 615.024 and of eligible survivors remain confidential after release to a person as authorized by this section. The records of individuals listed by Section 615.003 or described by Section 615.024 and of eligible survivors may become part of the public record of an administrative or judicial proceeding related to an appeal filed under this chapter, unless the records are closed to public access by a protective order issued under applicable law.

(d) The retirement system has sole discretion in determining whether a record is subject to this section. For purposes of this section, a record includes any identifying information about any person, living or deceased, who is or was:

(1) an individual listed in Section 615.003 or described by Section 615.024; or

(2) a survivor, heir, or beneficiary of an individual listed in Section 615.003 or described by Section 615.024.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 251.71 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 251 / Section 251.71
§ 251.71. WET AND DRY AREAS.
Status: in_force

(a) An area is a "dry area" as to an alcoholic beverage of a particular type and alcohol content if the sale of that beverage is unlawful in the area. An area is a "wet area" as to an alcoholic beverage of a particular type and alcoholic content if the sale of that beverage is lawful in the area.

(b) Those areas that are wet or dry when this code takes effect retain that status until the status of the area is changed as provided in this code.

(c) All trial courts of this state shall take judicial notice of the wet or dry status of an area in a criminal prosecution.

(d) In an information, complaint, or indictment, an allegation that an area is a dry area as to a particular type of alcoholic beverage is sufficient, but a different status of the area may be urged and proved as a defense.

(e) For purposes of this code:

(1) a reference to a local option election means an election held under Chapter 501, Election Code; and

(2) a local option election held under Chapter 501, Election Code, is considered to have been held under this code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1001.115 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.115
§ 1001.115. AUTHORITY TO SUE AND BE SUED.
Status: in_force

The district, through the board, may sue and be sued in the name of the district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 248A.153 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 248A / Section 248A.153
§ 248A.153. LICENSE DISPLAY.
Status: in_force

Each center licensed under this chapter shall display the center's license in a conspicuous location readily visible to a person entering the center.
Tex. Government Code § 1471.029 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1471 / Section 1471.029
§ 1471.029. ELECTION FOR REPURCHASE AND CANCELLATION OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) On receipt of a petition signed by at least 50 registered voters of the political subdivision issuing the bonds, the commissioners court shall order an election to determine whether road bonds in an amount equal to the unexpended and unpledged proceeds remaining from the sale of bonds issued under this chapter shall be repurchased, canceled, and revoked.

(b) The commissioners court shall hold an election ordered under Subsection (a) in the same manner as the election at which the bonds were originally authorized.

(c) The commissioners court may advertise for and repurchase the outstanding bonds from the holders if two-thirds of the voters voting in the election approve the repurchase, cancellation, and revocation.

(d) After repurchasing the bonds, the commissioners court shall:

(1) cancel and burn the bonds; and

(2) forward to the comptroller a certified copy of the minutes of the commissioners court showing the repurchase, cancellation, and destruction of the bonds.

(e) On receipt of a copy under Subsection (d)(2), the comptroller shall promptly cancel the registration of the bonds.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 161.031 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 161 / Section 161.031
§ 161.031. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive secretary or his or her designee shall prepare and maintain a written plan to assure implementation of a program of equal employment opportunity whereby all personnel transactions are made without regard to race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin. The plan shall include:

(1) a comprehensive analysis which meets federal and state guidelines of all the agency's work force by race, sex, ethnic origin, class of position, and salary or wages;

(2) plans for recruitment, evaluation, selection, appointment, training, promotion, and other personnel policies;

(3) procedures by which a determination can be made of significant underutilization in the agency work force of all persons for whom federal and state guidelines encourage a more equitable balance and steps reasonably designed to overcome any identified underutilization; and

(4) objectives and goals, with appropriate timetables for the achievement of the objectives and goals, assignments of responsibility for their achievement, and an appropriate program for reviewing and maintaining these goals and objectives once achieved.

(b) The plan shall be filed with the governor's office within 60 days of the effective date of this Act, cover an annual period, and be updated at least annually. The governor's office shall develop a biennial report to the legislature based on the information submitted. Such report may be made separately or as a part of other biennial reports made to the legislature.

(c) The personnel transactions referred to in Subsection (a) of this section apply to the employees of the board and the employees of the land office that support the board.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 62.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 62 / Section 62.002
§ 62.002. DEFINITIONS.
Status: repealed

In this chapter:

(1) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1, Sec. 3.1639(22), eff. April 2, 2015.

(2) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1, Sec. 3.1639(22), eff. April 2, 2015.

(3) "Health plan provider" means an insurance company, health maintenance organization, or other entity that provides health benefits coverage under the child health plan program. The term includes a primary care case management provider network.

(4) "Household income" means the sum of the individual incomes of each individual in an applicant's or enrollee's household, minus the standard income disregard prescribed by federal law.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 76.1181 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 76 / Section 76.1181
§ 76.1181. SUSPENSION OF LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of this section, "final conviction" includes a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to or the imposition of deferred adjudication for an offense.

(b) On final conviction for an offense punishable under Section 76.118(e-3) or (e-4), the commercial oyster boat license of the boat used in the commission of the violation is suspended for 30 days.

(c) On final conviction for an offense punishable under Section 76.118(e-3) or (e-4), the commercial oyster boat captain's license of the captain of the boat used in the commission of the violation is suspended for 30 days. During the period of suspension, the holder of the suspended license may not purchase a general commercial fisherman's license or a commercial oyster fisherman's license.

(d) On final conviction for an offense punishable under Section 76.118(e-3) or (e-4), the general commercial fisherman's license of a member of the crew of a boat on which the violation was committed is suspended for 30 days. During the suspension period, the holder of the suspended license may not purchase a commercial oyster boat captain's license or a commercial oyster fisherman's license.

(d-1) On final conviction for an offense punishable under Section 76.118(e-3) or (e-4), the commercial oyster fisherman's license of the person who takes or attempts to take oysters without the use of a boat is suspended for 30 days.

(e) On final conviction for the third offense within five years of the commission of an offense punishable under Section 76.118, for a violation of a provision or regulation relating to oyster size in which the conviction was for possession of a cargo of oysters in which 30 percent or more of the oysters measured less than three inches in length along an imaginary straight line through the long axis of the shell, any license issued by the department to a person that purchases oysters is suspended for 30 days. During the suspension period, the holder of the suspended license may not purchase a license issued by the department allowing the taking or purchase of oysters.

(f) A suspension period described by this section must be served during the public oyster season in which the violation occurred, unless less than 30 days remain in the public oyster season, in which case the suspension must be served at the beginning of the next public oyster season.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 131.139 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 131 / Section 131.139
§ 131.139. SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION TO AGENCIES FOR COMMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission immediately shall submit copies of the permit application to the Parks and Wildlife Department, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, General Land Office, Texas Historical Commission, State Soil and Water Conservation Board, Bureau of Economic Geology, Texas Department of Health, and other state agencies whose jurisdiction the commission feels the particular mining operation may affect.

(b) Each of these agencies shall review the permit application and submit any comments the agency cares to make within 30 days of receipt of the application.

(c) An agency's comments shall include an enumeration of permits or licenses required under the agency's jurisdiction.

(d) The comments of each agency shall be made a part of the record and a copy shall be furnished to the applicant.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1901.151 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1901 / Section 1901.151
§ 1901.151. LICENSE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

A person may not act or offer to act as a driller unless the person holds a license issued by the executive director under this chapter and rules adopted under this chapter.
Tex. Transportation Code § 452.358 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 452 / Section 452.358
§ 452.358. USE OF REVENUE.
Status: in_force

Revenue in excess of amounts pledged under Section 452.357(a)(1) or (2) shall be used to:

(1) pay the expenses of operation and maintenance of a public transportation system, including salaries, labor, materials, and repairs necessary to provide efficient service and every other proper item of expense; and

(2) fund operating reserves.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2210.075 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2210 / Section 2210.075
§ 2210.075. REINSURANCE BY MEMBERS.
Status: in_force

(a) Before any occurrence or series of occurrences, an insurer may elect to purchase reinsurance to cover an assessment for which the insurer would otherwise be liable under this subchapter.

(b) An insurer must notify the board of directors, in the manner prescribed by the association whether the insurer will be purchasing reinsurance. If the insurer does not elect to purchase reinsurance under this section, the insurer remains liable for any assessment imposed under this subchapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1601.010 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1601 / Section 1601.010
§ 1601.010. CERTAIN COMBINING OF CARRIERS NOT RESTRAINT OF TRADE.
Status: in_force

Carriers combining to bid, underwrite, or both bid and underwrite, a group life, accident, or health benefit plan for the uniform program are not in violation of Chapter 15, Business & Commerce Code.
Tex. Water Code § 55.620 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 55 / Section 55.620
§ 55.620. GENERAL POWERS AND REGULATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) No district may become a party to, purchase, hold under, assign, seek to enforce, or receive benefits from a contract between a landowner and a private canal company which was entered into before the district was created. Rights and privileges owned or possessed by the district are those arising or inherent in the district under this chapter.

(b) The district may not:

(1) acquire or enforce any lien against the land which was fixed by a contract entered into before the district was created;

(2) prosecute or have prosecuted any suit to recover water taxes or assessments which accrued before the district was created;

(3) foreclose any lien on land for unpaid water taxes or assessments which accrued before the district was created;

(4) avail itself of any rights under a private contract relating to the land which contract was entered into before the district was created; and

(5) be held liable for the private contract.

(c) The two-year statute of limitation and the provisions of this section may be pleaded as a bar to an action to recover water rents or other assessments which accrued on land in the district before the district was created.
Tex. Government Code § 411.1385 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.1385
§ 411.1385.
Status: in_force

Sec. 411.1385. ACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION: SAVINGS AND MORTGAGE LENDING COMMISSIONER. (a) The savings and mortgage lending commissioner is entitled to obtain from the department criminal history record information maintained by the department that relates to a person who is:

(1) an applicant for or holder of a license, charter, or other authority granted or issued by the savings and mortgage lending commissioner under:

(A) Subtitle B or C, Title 3, Finance Code; or

(B) Chapter 156, 157, 158, or 180, Finance Code;

(2) an employee of or volunteer with the Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending;

(3) an applicant for employment or an internship with the Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending; or

(4) a contractor or subcontractor of the Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the savings and mortgage lending commissioner may not release or disclose criminal history record information obtained under this section unless:

(1) the information is obtained from a fingerprint-based search; and

(2) the information is released or disclosed:

(A) on court order;

(B) to the person who is the subject of the criminal history record information; or

(C) with the consent of the person who is the subject of the criminal history record information.

(c) Criminal history record information obtained by the savings and mortgage lending commissioner under Subsection (a) with respect to the issuance of a license under Chapter 156, Finance Code, may be released or disclosed only as provided by Section 156.206, Finance Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1106.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1106 / Section 1106.054
§ 1106.054. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE.
Status: in_force

A person may not be appointed or elected a director unless the person:

(1) is a resident of the district;

(2) owns land in the district subject to taxation; and

(3) is at least 18 years of age at the time of the election or appointment.
Tex. Transportation Code § 601.374 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 601 / Section 601.374
§ 601.374. TRANSFER OF VEHICLE REGISTRATION PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) An owner whose vehicle registration has been suspended under this chapter may not:

(1) transfer the registration unless the transfer is authorized under Subsection (b); or

(2) register in another name the motor vehicle to which the registration applies.

(b) The department may authorize the transfer of vehicle registration if the department is satisfied that the transfer is proposed in good faith and not to defeat the purposes of this chapter.

(c) This section does not affect the rights of a conditional vendor or lessor of, or person with a security interest in, a motor vehicle owned by a person who is subject to this section if the vendor, lessor, or secured party is not the registered owner of the vehicle.
Tex. Water Code § 26.015 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 26 / Section 26.015
§ 26.015. POWER TO EXAMINE RECORDS.
Status: in_force

The members of the commission and employees and agents of the commission may examine and copy during regular business hours any records or memoranda pertaining to the operation of any sewer system, disposal system, or treatment facility or pertaining to any discharge of waste or pollutants into any water in the state, or any other records required to be maintained.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1072.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1072 / Section 1072.052
§ 1072.052. NOTICE.
Status: in_force

Notice of the directors' election shall be published at least once in a newspaper with general circulation in the district in accordance with Section 4.003(a), Election Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1131.104 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1131 / Section 1131.104
§ 1131.104. INCONTESTABILITY OF POLICY.
Status: in_force

A group life insurance policy must provide that:

(1) the validity of the policy may not be contested, except for nonpayment of premiums, after the policy has been in force for two years after its date of issue; and

(2) a statement made by any insured under the policy relating to the insured's insurability may not be used in contesting the validity of the insurance with respect to which the statement was made after the insurance has been in force before the contest for a period of two years from its date of issue during the insured's lifetime and unless the statement is contained in a written instrument signed by the insured making the statement.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2301.555 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2301 / Section 2301.555
§ 2301.555. LIMITATIONS ON VEHICLE LEASE FACILITATOR.
Status: in_force

(a) A vehicle lease facilitator may not:

(1) sell or offer to sell a new motor vehicle;

(2) accept a fee from a dealer;

(3) sign a motor vehicle manufacturer's statement of origin to a vehicle, accept an assignment of a manufacturer's statement of origin to a vehicle, or otherwise assume any element of title to a new motor vehicle;

(4) procure or solicit a prospective vehicle lessee for or on behalf of any person other than a vehicle lessor; or

(5) act in the capacity of or engage in the business of a vehicle lease facilitator without having an appointment from a vehicle lessor as provided by Section 2301.552.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (a)(2), a vehicle lease facilitator may accept a fee for procuring a vehicle lessee or prospective vehicle lessee for or on behalf of a lessor.

(c) This section does not:

(1) limit the ability of a vehicle lease facilitator to accept an appointment from more than one vehicle lessor; or

(2) prohibit a vehicle lease facilitator from representing a vehicle lessor or lessee in acquiring a motor vehicle to lease the vehicle to another person.
Tex. Government Code § 497.091 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 497 / Section 497.091
§ 497.091. CONTRACTS FOR INMATE LABOR.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Agency" has the meaning assigned that term by Section 771.002.

(2) "Local government" has the meaning assigned that term by Section 791.003.

(b) The department shall seek contracts with agencies and local governments to provide inmate labor to those agencies and governments, with the department giving priority to seeking contracts for the use of inmate labor for service projects that benefit the public.

(c) The department may not enter into a contract with an agency under this section unless the contract complies with Chapter 771 and may not enter into a contract with a local government under this section unless the contract complies with Chapter 791. A contract entered into under this section may provide that the department be reimbursed for expenses incurred by the division in providing inmate labor to the agency or local government.

(d) The department shall make reasonable efforts to contract with nonprofit organizations that provide services to the general public and enhance social welfare and the general well-being of the community to provide inmate labor to those organizations. In entering contracts under this subsection, the department should give preference to nonprofit organizations that will use the inmate labor in a manner that increases the inmates' vocational skills.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 76.1041 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 76 / Section 76.1041
§ 76.1041. LICENSE DISPLAY AND DESIGN.
Status: in_force

(a) A commercial oyster boat license issued under this subchapter must be prominently displayed on the bow, outside the wheelhouse, or at another point outside the boat designated by the department, and on each side of the boat, evidencing payment of the license.

(b) A commercial oyster boat license issued under this subchapter must be a metal or plastic sign or emblem of sufficient size to allow enforcement of this chapter and have a different color or design for each license period.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1062.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1062 / Section 1062.101
§ 1062.101. DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITY.
Status: in_force

The district has full responsibility for operating all hospital facilities for providing medical and hospital care for the district's needy inhabitants.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9011.257 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9011 / Section 9011.257
§ 9011.257. ADDITIONAL SECURITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Bonds, including refunding bonds, authorized by this subchapter may be additionally secured by a deed of trust lien on physical property of the district, franchises, easements, water rights and appropriation permits, leases, contracts, and all rights appurtenant to the property, vesting in the trustee the power to:

(1) sell the property; and

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

(b) A purchaser under a sale under the deed of trust:

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

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