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Tex. Insurance Code § 463.355 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 463 / Section 463.355
§ 463.355. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH PLAN OF OPERATION.
Status: in_force

On failure of a member insurer to comply with the plan of operation, the commissioner may suspend or revoke, after notice and hearing, the insurer's certificate of authority to engage in the business of insurance in this state.
Tex. Education Code § 61.825 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.825
§ 61.825. BOARD EVALUATIONS.
Status: in_force

The board shall develop criteria to evaluate the transfer practices of each institution of higher education and shall evaluate the transfer practices of each institution based on those criteria.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3979.0702 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3979 / Section 3979.0702
§ 3979.0702. APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN TAX CODE PROVISIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of this subchapter:

(1) a reference in Subchapter A, Chapter 352, Tax Code, to a county is a reference to the district; and

(2) a reference in Subchapter A, Chapter 352, Tax Code, to the commissioners court is a reference to the board.

(b) Except as inconsistent with this subchapter, Subchapter A, Chapter 352, Tax Code, governs a hotel occupancy tax authorized by this subchapter, including the collection of the tax, subject to the limitations prescribed by Sections 352.002(b) and (c), Tax Code.
Tex. Tax Code § 25.17 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 25 / Section 25.17
§ 25.17. PROPERTY OVERLAPPING TAXING UNIT OR APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOUNDARIES.
Status: in_force

(a) If real property is located partially outside and partially inside a taxing unit's boundaries, the portion inside the unit's boundaries shall be listed separately from the remaining portion.

(b) If real property is located partially inside the boundaries of more than one appraisal district, the chief appraisers who are responsible for appraising the property shall to the greatest extent practicable coordinate their appraisals of each portion of the property to ensure to the greatest extent possible that the property as a whole is appraised at its market value.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4501.056 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4501 / Section 4501.056
§ 4501.056. VOTING AUTHORITY OF PRESIDENT.
Status: in_force

The board president is a voting director but may vote only to break a tie. All other voting directors are entitled to one vote on any issue before the board.
Tex. Local Government Code § 293.002 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 293 / Section 293.002
§ 293.002. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Authority" means a county building authority created under this chapter.

(2) "Bond resolution" means a resolution of a board authorizing the issuance of bonds.

(3) "Board" means the board of directors of an authority.

(4) "Project" means the property acquired and building constructed by an authority.

(5) "Trust indenture" means an instrument pledging revenue of property or creating a mortgage lien on property to secure bonds issued under this chapter.
Tex. Tax Code § 26.175 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 26 / Section 26.175
§ 26.175. PROPERTY TAX DATABASE LOCATOR WEBSITE.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "property tax database" means a property tax database required to be created and maintained by a chief appraiser under Section 26.17.

(b) The Department of Information Resources shall develop and maintain an easily accessible Internet website that lists each property tax database and includes a method to assist a property owner to identify the appropriate property tax database for the owner's property.

(c) The Internet website must provide a separate link to the Internet location of each property tax database.

(d) The address of the Internet website must be "Texas.gov/PropertyTaxes."
Tex. Government Code § 616.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 616 / Section 616.001
§ 616.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Emergency Interim Public Office Succession Act.
Tex. Water Code § 60.023 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 60 / Section 60.023
§ 60.023. EMPLOYEE CONTRIBUTION TO DISTRICT ASSISTANCE FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) To contribute to the district assistance fund, an employee must submit an application to the administrator in the prescribed form.

(b) On approval by the administrator, in a fiscal year the employee may contribute to the district assistance fund not less than one day or more than 10 days of the employee's combined accrued sick leave and vacation leave time. The administrator shall credit the fund with a dollar amount equivalent to the hourly salary of the employee multiplied by the number of hours contributed by the employee and shall deduct the same number of hours from the accrued sick leave or vacation leave time, as applicable, to which the employee was entitled before the contribution as if the employee had used the time for personal purposes.

(c) An employee who is terminated or who resigns or retires may make a contribution of not more than 10 days of the combined accrued sick leave or vacation leave time earned by the employee, to take effect immediately before the effective date of the termination, resignation, or retirement.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 33.015 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 33 / Section 33.015
§ 33.015. REPORTS; RECORD KEEPING.
Status: in_force

(a) Each physician, health authority, birthing facility, or other individual who has the information of a confirmed case of a disorder for which a screening test is required that has been detected by a mechanism other than identification through a screening of a specimen by the department's diagnostic laboratory shall report the confirmed case to the department.

(b) The department may collect data to derive incidence and prevalence rates of disorders covered by this chapter from the information on the specimen form submitted to the department for screening determinations.

(c) The department shall maintain a roster of children born in this state who have been diagnosed as having one of the disorders for which the screening tests are required.

(d) The department may cooperate with other states in the development of a national roster of individuals who have been diagnosed as having one of the disorders for which the screening tests are required if:

(1) participation in the national roster encourages systematic follow-up in the participating states;

(2) incidence and prevalence information is made available to participating newborn screening programs in other states; and

(3) each participating newborn screening program subscribes to an agreement to protect the identity and diagnosis of the individuals whose names are included in the national roster.
Tex. Education Code § 30.056 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 30 / Section 30.056
§ 30.056. FUNDING OF THE TEXAS SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF.
Status: in_force

(a) The funding of the Texas School for the Deaf consists of:

(1) money the legislature specifically appropriates for the school;

(2) money the agency allocates to the school under this code;

(3) money paid under a contract or other agreement;

(4) money the school receives through a gift or bequest;

(5) a payment the school receives from a school district under Section 30.003; and

(6) the school's share of the available school fund and payments to compensate for payments no longer made from the available school fund as provided by Section 30.003(f).

(b) Notwithstanding any other law, for purposes of any budget reductions requested by the Legislative Budget Board or the governor, any money received by the Texas School for the Deaf or appropriated to the agency for purposes of operating the school is considered to be part of the foundation school program and is not subject to those budget reductions.
Tex. Utilities Code § 121.304 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 121 / Section 121.304
§ 121.304. POLLUTION OR PUBLIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The railroad commission may assess an administrative penalty against a gas utility that violates this chapter, fails to perform a duty imposed by this chapter, or fails to comply with an order of the railroad commission issued under this chapter and applicable to the gas utility if the violation:

(1) results in pollution of the air or water of this state; or

(2) poses a threat to the public safety.

(b) The penalty for each violation or failure that is not related to pipeline safety may not exceed $10,000 a day. The penalty for each violation or failure that is related to pipeline safety may not exceed $200,000 a day. Each day a violation continues may be considered a separate violation for purposes of penalty assessment, provided that the maximum penalty that may be assessed for any related series of violations related to pipeline safety may not exceed $2 million.

(c) In determining the amount of the penalty, the railroad commission shall consider:

(1) the gas utility's history of previous violations of this chapter;

(2) the seriousness of the violation; and

(3) any hazard to the health or safety of the public.
Tex. Labor Code § 302.017 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 302 / Section 302.017
§ 302.017. PEACE OFFICER EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY INTERNET WEBSITE.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "peace officer" has the meaning assigned by Section 1701.001, Occupations Code.

(b) The commission shall develop, maintain, and promote a statewide employment opportunity Internet website to facilitate:

(1) public awareness of peace officer employment opportunities with state and local law enforcement agencies; and

(2) an exchange of information between individuals seeking employment as peace officers in this state and state and local law enforcement agencies seeking applicants for employment as peace officers.

(c) The Internet website must:

(1) be accessible to members of the public; and

(2) provide to individuals seeking employment as peace officers and state and local law enforcement agencies that have posted employment opportunities on the website an organized means of exchanging information.

(d) The commission shall contract with the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement to develop a license verification interface to verify whether an applicant for employment as a peace officer:

(1) holds a current license issued by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement under Chapter 1701, Occupations Code, and, if so, the level of that license; and

(2) has had the applicant's license revoked or suspended by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement.

(e) The Texas Commission on Law Enforcement shall provide the commission with technical assistance in the development and testing of the license verification interface under Subsection (d).

(f) If the development and operation of the Internet website and the associated license verification interface is not possible due to a lack of available funding, the commission shall:

(1) enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement to integrate a peace officer job matching database for individuals seeking employment as peace officers in this state and state and local law enforcement agencies seeking applicants for employment as peace officers into the commission's existing Labor Exchange System; and

(2) ensure that:

(A) the commission registers an Internet domain name that is unique and that identifies on its face the purpose of the peace officer job matching database; and

(B) the registered domain name and associated link directs users of the Internet to a web page that instructs users on how to use the Labor Exchange System and includes a link to enter that system.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1043.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1043 / Section 1043.002
§ 1043.002. AUTHORITY FOR OPERATION.
Status: in_force

The district operates under the authority of and has the powers and responsibilities provided by Section 11, Article IX, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Government Code § 411.0945 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.0945
§ 411.0945.
Status: in_force

Sec. 411.0945. ACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION: PUBLIC INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION; ON-CAMPUS STUDENT HOUSING. (a) In this section, "institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003, Education Code.

(b) An institution of higher education is entitled to obtain from the department criminal history record information maintained by the department that relates to a student, or to an applicant for admission as a student, who applies to reside in on-campus housing at the institution.

(c) Criminal history record information obtained by an institution of higher education under Subsection (b) may be used by the chief of police of the institution or by the institution's housing office only for the purpose of evaluating current students or applicants for enrollment who apply to reside in on-campus housing at the institution. The institution shall notify a student who is the subject of the criminal history record information of any use of the information to deny the student the opportunity to reside in on-campus housing at the institution.

(d) Criminal history record information received by an institution of higher education under Subsection (b) may not be released or disclosed to any person except on court order or with the consent of the person who is the subject of the criminal history record information.

(e) As soon as practicable after the beginning of the academic period for which the person's housing application was submitted, all criminal history record information obtained about a person under Subsection (b), including any copy of the content of that information held by the institution, shall be destroyed by the chief of police of the institution of higher education or by the institution's housing office, as applicable.
Tex. Utilities Code § 32.001 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 32 / Section 32.001
§ 32.001. COMMISSION JURISDICTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Section 32.002, the commission has exclusive original jurisdiction over the rates, operations, and services of an electric utility in:

(1) areas outside a municipality; and

(2) areas inside a municipality that surrenders its jurisdiction to the commission under Section 33.002.

(b) The commission has exclusive appellate jurisdiction to review an order or ordinance of a municipality exercising exclusive original jurisdiction under this subtitle.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 533A.040 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 533A / Section 533A.040
§ 533A.040. SERVICES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH.
Status: in_force

The department shall ensure the development of programs and the expansion of services at the community level for children with an intellectual disability, or with a dual diagnosis of an intellectual disability and mental illness, and for their families. The department shall:

(1) prepare and review budgets for services for children;

(2) develop departmental policies relating to children's programs and service delivery; and

(3) increase interagency coordination activities to enhance the provision of services for children.
Tex. Finance Code § 303.103 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 303 / Section 303.103
§ 303.103.
Status: in_force

Sec. 303.103. OPEN-END ACCOUNT: CHANGE OF AGREEMENT TERM. (a) An agreement covering an open-end account may provide that the creditor may change the terms of the agreement for current and future balances of that account by giving notice of the change to the obligor.

(b) A notice under this section to change a provision of an account, including the rate, or the index or formula used to compute the rate, must include:

(1) the new provision, the new rate, or the index or formula to be used to compute the rate;

(2) the date on which the change is to take effect;

(3) the period for which the change is to be effective or after which the rate will be adjusted;

(4) a statement of whether the change is to affect current and future balances; and

(5) the obligor's rights under this section and the procedures for the obligor to exercise those rights.

(c) A creditor who increases a rate shall include with a notice required by this section a form that may be returned at the expense of the creditor and on which the obligor may indicate by checking or marking an appropriate box or by a similar arrangement the obligor's decision not to continue the account. The form may be included on a part of the account statement that is to be returned to the creditor or on a separate sheet. In addition to the requirements of Subsection (b), the notice must include:

(1) the address to which the obligor may send notice of the obligor's election not to continue the open-end account; and

(2) the following statement printed in not less than 10-point type or computer equivalent:

(d) An obligor is considered to have agreed to a change under this section if the creditor mails a notice required by this section to the obligor's most recent address shown in the creditor's records and:

(1) the obligor chooses to retain the privilege of using the open-end account;

(2) the obligor or a person authorized by the obligor accepts or uses an extension of credit after the fifth day after the date on which the notice is mailed; or

(3) the obligor does not notify the creditor in writing before the 21st day after the date on which the notice is mailed that the obligor does not wish to continue to use the open-end account.

(e) An obligor who rejects a rate change in accordance with this section is entitled to pay the balance on the open-end account at the rate and over the period in effect immediately before the date of the proposed change and under the same minimum payment terms provided by the agreement. Rejection of a new rate does not accelerate payment of the balance due.

(f) The procedure provided by this section for changing the terms of an agreement is in addition to other means of amending the agreement provided by law.
Tex. Finance Code § 371.072 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 371 / Section 371.072
§ 371.072. NET ASSETS REQUIREMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a pawnbroker shall maintain net assets of at least $150,000 that are used or readily available for use in the business of each pawnshop.

(b) A pawnbroker who held a license under this chapter before September 1, 1999, shall maintain net assets that are used or readily available for use in the business for that existing license of at least the amount required on August 31, 1999. The net assets requirement of this subsection remains in effect without regard to a change in ownership or relocation of the license.

(c) Net assets must be represented by a capital investment unencumbered by a lien or other encumbrance and subject to a claim by a general creditor.

(d) Subject to Subsection (b), a pawnbroker shall maintain for each pawnshop net assets, as that term was defined at the time the license was issued, that are used or readily available for use in the business of the pawnshop of at least the amount required on:

(1) August 31, 1981, if the pawnbroker held a license on that date; or

(2) June 20, 1987, if the pawnbroker held a license on that date but did not hold a license on August 31, 1981.

(d) In this section, "capital investment" means:

(1) common or preferred shares and capital or earned surplus as those terms are defined by the Texas Business Corporation Act if the pawnbroker is a corporation; or

(2) a substantial equivalent of items described by Subdivision (1), as determined by generally accepted accounting principles, if the pawnbroker is not a corporation.

(e) Subject to Subsection (d), net assets must be represented by a capital investment unencumbered by a lien or other encumbrance and subject to a claim by a general creditor.

(e) Subsection (b) applies to a change in ownership that is:

(1) a transaction involving a different owner who had a significant family or business relationship with a prior owner before the transaction;

(2) a transaction in which:

(A) only the number or proportionate ownership of owners of a business changes; and

(B) an individual who was not an owner before the transaction is not an owner after the transaction; or

(3) a change in ownership that occurs by testate or intestate disposition.
Tex. Insurance Code § 885.410 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 885 / Section 885.410
§ 885.410. EXAMINATION OF DOMESTIC FRATERNAL BENEFIT SOCIETIES.
Status: in_force

A domestic fraternal benefit society is subject to:

(1) Subchapter A, Chapter 86;

(2) Subchapter A, Chapter 401; and

(3) Sections 401.051, 401.052, 401.054-401.062, 401.151, 401.152, 401.155, and 401.156.
Tex. Government Code § 508.112 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 508 / Section 508.112
§ 508.112. DUTY OF DIVISION.
Status: in_force

The division is responsible for the investigation and supervision of all releasees.
Tex. Government Code § 824.802 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 824 / Section 824.802
§ 824.802. PARTICIPATION IN PLAN.
Status: in_force

(a) A contributing member who is eligible under Section 824.202 to retire and receive a standard service retirement annuity that is not reduced for retirement at an early age and who has at least 25 years of service credit in the retirement system may, if the member remains an employee, elect to participate in the deferred retirement option plan.

(b) An election to participate in the plan must be on a form prescribed by and filed with the retirement system. An election may be made only once and must state the period that the member wishes to participate in the plan. The period must be a minimum of 12 consecutive months and be in 12-month increments. The maximum period a member may participate in the plan is 60 consecutive months. An election under this section is irrevocable after filing. The filing of an election under this section is not considered for any purpose an application for retirement, and a person is not considered a retiree for any purpose because of the filing.

(c) The effective date of a member's participation in the plan is the first day of the month after the month in which an election is received and approved by the retirement system. The retirement system shall approve the election filed by a member who is eligible to make the election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8468.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8468 / Section 8468.105
§ 8468.105. 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 8271.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8271 / Section 8271.004
§ 8271.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is composed of the territory described by Section 2, Chapter 306, Acts of the 61st Legislature, Regular Session, 1969, as that territory may have been modified under:

(1) Subchapter H, Chapter 54, Water Code;

(2) Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code;

(3) Section 9, Chapter 306, Acts of the 61st Legislature, Regular Session, 1969; or

(4) other law.

(b) The boundaries and field notes of the district form a closure. A mistake in copying the field notes in the legislative process or another mistake in the field notes does not affect:

(1) the district's organization, existence, or validity;

(2) the district's right to issue any type of bonds for a purpose for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds;

(3) the district's right to impose a tax; or

(4) the legality or operation of the district or the board.