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Tex. Family Code § 153.6071 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 153 / Section 153.6071
§ 153.6071. PRESUMPTION OF GOOD FAITH; REMOVAL OF PARENTING FACILITATOR.
Status: in_force

(a) It is a rebuttable presumption that a parenting facilitator is acting in good faith if the parenting facilitator's services have been conducted as provided by this subchapter and the standard of care applicable to the professional license held by the parenting facilitator.

(b) Except as otherwise provided by this section, the court may remove the parenting facilitator in the court's discretion.

(c) The court shall remove the parenting facilitator:

(1) on the request and agreement of all parties;

(2) on the request of the parenting facilitator;

(3) on the motion of a party, if good cause is shown; or

(4) if the parenting facilitator ceases to satisfy the minimum qualifications required by Section 153.6101.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1025.205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1025 / Section 1025.205
§ 1025.205. EXECUTION OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board president shall execute the general obligation bonds in the district's name.

(b) The board secretary shall countersign the bonds in the manner provided by Chapter 618, Government Code.
Tex. Government Code § 44.202 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 44 / Section 44.202
§ 44.202. HARRISON COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The criminal district attorney of Harrison County shall attend each term and session of the district courts of Harrison County and each term and session of the inferior courts of the county held for the transaction of criminal business and shall exclusively represent the state in all criminal matters before those courts. He shall represent Harrison County in any court in which the county has pending business.

(b) The criminal district attorney has all the powers, duties, and privileges in Harrison County that are conferred by law on county and district attorneys in the various counties and districts.

(c) The criminal district attorney shall collect the fees, commissions, and perquisites that are provided by law for similar services rendered by a district or county attorney.

(d) The criminal district attorney, if paid at least $16,000 a year, and the assistants to the criminal district attorney, if paid at least $10,000 a year, may not refer legal business to any person engaged in the private practice of law. This subsection does not prohibit an act required in the performance of an official duty as criminal district attorney.
Tex. Government Code § 2260.056 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2260 / Section 2260.056
§ 2260.056. MEDIATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Before the 120th day after the date the claim is filed with the unit of state government and before the expiration of any extension of time under Section 2260.055, the parties may agree to mediate a claim made under this chapter.

(b) The mediation shall be conducted in accordance with rules adopted under Section 2260.052(c).
Tex. Government Code § 844.301 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 844 / Section 844.301
§ 844.301. APPLICATION FOR DISABILITY RETIREMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A member may apply for disability retirement by filing a valid application for retirement with the retirement system.

(b) An applicant must provide medical and other pertinent information for evaluation by the medical board and submit to medical examination as required by the medical board.
Tex. Occupations Code § 566.102 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 566 / Section 566.102
§ 566.102. COLLECTION BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Status: in_force

At the request of the board, the attorney general shall institute an action to collect a civil penalty from a person who has violated this subtitle or any rule adopted under this subtitle.
Tex. Government Code § 1507.151 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1507 / Section 1507.151
§ 1507.151. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a municipality by ordinance may issue bonds secured by and payable from ad valorem taxes to provide for the payment of all or part of the municipality's current expenses for a fiscal year if:

(1) in that fiscal year the municipality has lost or is likely to lose an amount that is:

(A) more than $15 million; and

(B) more than 15 percent of the municipality's budget for the fiscal year, not including the amount necessary for debt service; and

(2) the loss or potential loss is the result of a person who received municipal funds seeking or acceding to protection under Title 11, United States Code.

(b) A determination by the municipality's governing body that a loss has occurred or is likely to occur, or of the amount of a loss or anticipated loss, is conclusive.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3841.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3841 / Section 3841.107
§ 3841.107. NO EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 102.22 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 102 / Section 102.22
§ 102.22. VERIFICATION OF USE OF FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who holds a license issued under Chapter 62 or 63 shall verify to the commission on an annual basis that a brewing facility owned or controlled by the license holder is not used to produce malt beverages primarily for a specific retailer or the retailer's affiliates.

(b) The commission shall adopt a form for the verification required under this section.
Tex. Election Code § 129.0231 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 129 / Section 129.0231
§ 129.0231. TEST OF LOGIC AND ACCURACY FOR ELECTRONIC POLLBOOK SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than 48 hours before voting begins in an election, the general custodian of election records shall conduct a test of logic and accuracy of the electronic pollbook system used in the election.

(b) Notice of the test must be published on the political subdivision's Internet website, if the political subdivision maintains an Internet website, or on the bulletin board used for posting notice of meetings of the political subdivision's governing body if the political subdivision does not maintain an Internet website, at least 48 hours before the test begins.

(c) The general custodian of election records shall adopt procedures for testing that verify that:

(1) the database of voters is correctly loaded onto the system and devices;

(2) peripheral devices used with the system are functioning correctly;

(3) ballot styles have been correctly assigned to voters; and

(4) any ballots issued by the system and any peripheral devices used with the system are correctly read by any voting system used in the election.

(d) The secretary of state shall prescribe procedures and training materials for the conduct of the test under this section.
Tex. Transportation Code § 501.0322 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 501 / Section 501.0322
§ 501.0322. ALTERNATIVE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER INSPECTION.
Status: in_force

The department by rule may establish a process for verifying the identity of an item listed in Section 501.0321(a) as an alternative to an identification number inspection under Section 501.0321. The rules may include the persons authorized to perform the inspection, when an alternative inspection under this section is required, and any fees that may be assessed. Any fee authorized must comply with Sections 501.0321(e) and (f).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3873.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3873 / Section 3873.005
§ 3873.005. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.
Tex. Local Government Code § 179.052 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 179 / Section 179.052
§ 179.052. AUTHORITY OF EMPLOYERS AND SUPERVISORS.
Status: in_force

(a) A municipal or county department or private entity that employs or supervises first responders providing services for a municipality or county to which this chapter applies may adopt a policy authorizing a first responder who is employed or supervised by the municipal or county department or private entity and who holds a license to carry a handgun under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, an unexpired certificate of completion from the department under Section 411.1883(d), Government Code, and the required liability policy under Section 179.053 to:

(1) carry a concealed or holstered handgun while on duty; or

(2) store a handgun on the premises of or in a vehicle owned or leased by the applicable municipality or county, or by the private entity if the handgun is secured with a device approved by the department under Section 411.1883(f), Government Code.

(b) A first responder employed or supervised by a municipal or county department or private entity may not engage in conduct described by Subsection (a)(1) or (2) unless the municipal or county department or private entity has adopted a policy under Subsection (a) that authorizes that conduct.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 19.0031 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 19 / Section 19.0031
§ 19.0031. CITRUS ZONE.
Status: in_force

The following counties are designated as the citrus zone of this state for the purpose of this chapter: Brooks, Cameron, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, Starr, Willacy, and Zapata.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3890.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3890 / Section 3890.001
§ 3890.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "City" means the City of Houston.

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Harris County Improvement District No. 16.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 712.0033 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 712 / Section 712.0033
§ 712.0033. CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY APPLICATION; FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) To obtain a certificate of authority to operate a perpetual care cemetery, an applicant must, not later than the 30th day after the date a corporation files its certificate of formation or application for registration with the secretary of state:

(1) file an application, made under oath, on a form prescribed by the department; and

(2) pay a filing fee in an amount set by the Finance Commission of Texas under Section 712.008.

(b) If the corporation fails to comply with Subsection (a), the commissioner may instruct the secretary of state to remove the corporation from the secretary's active records or cancel the corporation's registration. On an instruction from the commissioner under this subsection, the secretary of state shall remove the corporation from the secretary's active records or cancel the corporation's registration and serve notice of the cancellation on the corporation by registered or certified letter, addressed to the corporation's address.

(c) A fee or cost paid under this chapter in connection with an application or renewal is not refundable.
Tex. Local Government Code § 107.004 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 107 / Section 107.004
§ 107.004. PROCEEDS OF OBLIGATIONS ISSUED.
Status: in_force

The municipality shall deposit the net proceeds of obligations issued under Section 107.003 to the credit of the public pension fund. The amount deposited under this section becomes part of the public pension fund's assets.
Tex. Insurance Code § 882.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 882 / Section 882.002
§ 882.002. EXAMINATION OF COMPANY.
Status: in_force

The following provisions apply to a mutual life insurance company organized under this chapter:

(1) Subchapter A, Chapter 86; and

(2) Sections 401.051, 401.052, 401.054-401.062, 401.151, 401.152, 401.155, and 401.156.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 102.55 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 102 / Section 102.55
§ 102.55. TERRITORIAL ASSIGNMENTS; DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this subchapter and Subchapter D, and as the terms relate to an agreement between a brewer and a distributor describing the sales territory in which a distributor may sell the malt beverages of a brewer:

(1) "Brand" means any word, name, group of letters, symbol, or trademark or a combination of any word, name, group of letters, symbol, or trademark that is adopted and used by a brewer on a label or on packaging to identify a specific malt beverage and to distinguish the malt beverage product from the label or packaging of another malt beverage produced or marketed by any brewer. The term does not include the name of the brewer unless the name of the brewer is included in the name of the brand.

(2) "Brand extension" means a brand that incorporates a brand name or brand logo, or a substantial part of an existing brand name or brand logo, of the same brewer.

(3) "Brewer" means a person who holds a license issued under Chapter 62, 63, or 74.

(b) A brand extension is not a new or different brand.

(c) A brewer shall assign a brand extension to the distributor to whom the brand was originally assigned, if the distributor elects to distribute and sell the brand extension.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9018.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9018 / Section 9018.002
§ 9018.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is:

(1) a conservation and reclamation district in Wharton County under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and

(2) a municipal corporation.
Tex. Government Code § 546.0207 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 546 / Section 546.0207
§ 546.0207. DESIGNATION OF VOLUNTEER ADVOCATE.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall designate an individual, including a member of a community-based organization, to serve as a volunteer advocate for a child residing in an institution to assist in developing a permanency plan for the child if:

(1) the child's parent or guardian requests the assistance of an advocate;

(2) the institution in which the child is placed cannot locate the child's parent or guardian; or

(3) the child resides in an institution the commission operates.

(b) The individual designated to serve as the child's volunteer advocate may be:

(1) an individual the child's parent or guardian selects, except that the individual may not be employed by or under a contract with the institution in which the child resides;

(2) an adult relative of the child; or

(3) a child advocacy group representative.

(c) The commission shall provide to each individual designated to serve as a child's volunteer advocate information regarding permanency planning under this subchapter.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2027.004 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2027 / Section 2027.004
§ 2027.004.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2027.004. AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINES: RULES, LIMITATIONS, AND FEES. (a) The commission shall:

(1) adopt rules providing for the use of automated teller machines in an enclosure; and

(2) limit the use of automated teller machines by allowing a person access only to the person's checking account at a bank or other financial institution.

(b) A racetrack association that allows an automated teller machine in an enclosure as provided by Subsection (a) shall collect a fee of $1 for each transaction authorized under that subsection and forward the fee to the commission.

(c) The commission shall:

(1) adopt rules providing for collection, reporting, and auditing of the transaction fee authorized under Subsection (b); and

(2) deposit the fee collected under Subsection (b) to the credit of the general revenue fund.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2003.101 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2003 / Section 2003.101
§ 2003.101. REGULATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A municipality, by ordinance, may impose regulations for the protection of the health and safety of the passengers or crew of a vessel that:

(1) regularly boards passengers in the municipality; or

(2) is regularly loaded, fueled, repaired, stored, or docked in the municipality.

(b) A municipal ordinance may not prohibit an activity relating to a vessel that is expressly permitted under Chapter 47, Penal Code, or other state law.
Tex. Education Code § 55.1756 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 55 / Section 55.1756
§ 55.1756. TEXAS WOMAN'S UNIVERSITY SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to the other authority granted by this subchapter, the board of regents of the Texas Woman's University System may acquire, purchase, construct, improve, renovate, enlarge, or equip facilities, including roads and related infrastructure, for renovations and additions to the science building on the Denton campus of Texas Woman's University, to be financed through the issuance of bonds in accordance with this subchapter in an aggregate principal amount not to exceed $21,739,712.

(b) The board may pledge irrevocably to the payment of bonds authorized by this section all or any part of the revenue funds of the Texas Woman's University System, including student tuition charges. The amount of a pledge made under this subsection may not be reduced or abrogated while the bonds for which the pledge is made, or bonds issued to refund those bonds, are outstanding.
Tex. Property Code § 51.0001 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 51 / Section 51.0001
§ 51.0001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Book entry system" means a national book entry system for registering a beneficial interest in a security instrument that acts as a nominee for the grantee, beneficiary, owner, or holder of the security instrument and its successors and assigns.

(2) "Debtor's last known address" means:

(A) for a debt secured by the debtor's residence, the debtor's residence address unless the debtor provided the mortgage servicer a written change of address before the date the mortgage servicer mailed a notice required by Section 51.002; or

(B) for a debt other than a debt described by Paragraph (A), the debtor's last known address as shown by the records of the mortgage servicer of the security instrument unless the debtor provided the current mortgage servicer a written change of address before the date the mortgage servicer mailed a notice required by Section 51.002.

(3) "Mortgage servicer" means the last person to whom a mortgagor has been instructed by the current mortgagee to send payments for the debt secured by a security instrument. A mortgagee may be the mortgage servicer.

(4) "Mortgagee" means:

(A) the grantee, beneficiary, owner, or holder of a security instrument;

(B) a book entry system; or

(C) if the security interest has been assigned of record, the last person to whom the security interest has been assigned of record.

(5) "Mortgagor" means the grantor of a security instrument.

(6) "Security instrument" means a deed of trust, mortgage, or other contract lien on an interest in real property.

(7) "Substitute trustee" means an individual, corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, or other legal entity appointed by the current mortgagee or mortgage servicer under the terms of the security instrument to exercise the power of sale.

(8) "Trustee" means an individual, corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, or other legal entity authorized to exercise the power of sale under the terms of a security instrument in accordance with Section 51.0074.
Tex. Estates Code § 355.105 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 355 / Section 355.105
§ 355.105. CLAIMANT'S PETITION FOR ALLOWANCE AND PAYMENT OF CLAIM.
Status: in_force

A claimant whose claim has not been paid may:

(1) petition the court for determination of the claim at any time before the claim is barred by an applicable statute of limitations; and

(2) procure on due proof an order for the claim's allowance and payment from the estate.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 534.152 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 534 / Section 534.152
§ 534.152. LAWS AND RULES.
Status: in_force

A nonprofit corporation created or operated under this subchapter that obtains and holds a valid certificate of authority as a health maintenance organization may exercise the powers and authority and is subject to the conditions and limitations provided by this subchapter, Chapter 843, Insurance Code, the Texas Nonprofit Corporation Law as described by Section 1.008(d), Business Organizations Code, and rules of the Texas Department of Insurance.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8019.0301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8019 / Section 8019.0301
§ 8019.0301. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1045.062 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1045 / Section 1045.062
§ 1045.062. RECRUITMENT OF MEDICAL STAFF AND EMPLOYEES.
Status: in_force

The board may spend district money, enter into agreements, and take other necessary action to recruit physicians and other persons to serve on the district's medical staff or to be employed by the district, including:

(1) advertising and marketing;

(2) paying travel, recruiting, and relocation expenses;

(3) providing a loan or scholarship to a physician or other person who:

(A) is currently enrolled in health care education courses at an institution of higher education; and

(B) contractually agrees to become a district employee or medical staff member; and

(4) providing on a rent-free basis or subsidizing the cost of office space or other facilities for a health care professional, including a physician.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7969A.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7969A / Section 7969A.0101
§ 7969A.0101. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 228.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 103.053 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 103 / Section 103.053
§ 103.053. ANNUITY COMPENSATION GENERALLY; STANDARD ANNUITY PAYMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person entitled to compensation under Section 103.001(a) is entitled to standard annuity payments under this section unless the person elects to receive alternative annuity payments under Section 103.0535.

(a-1) Standard annuity payments are based on a present value sum equal to the amount to which the person is entitled under Sections 103.052(a)(1) and (b).

(b) Standard annuity payments are payable in equal monthly installments for the life of the claimant.

(c) Annuity payments under this chapter must be based on a five percent per annum interest rate and other actuarial factors within the discretion of the comptroller. Annuity payments under this chapter may not be accelerated, deferred, increased, or decreased. A person entitled to annuity payments under this chapter, including a claimant's spouse or designated beneficiary entitled to payments under Section 103.0535, may not sell, mortgage or otherwise encumber, or anticipate the payments, wholly or partly, by assignment or otherwise.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 45A.002 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 45A / Section 45A.002
§ 45A.002. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Complaint" means a sworn allegation charging an accused person with the commission of an offense.

(2) "Cost" includes any fee, including a reimbursement fee, imposed on a defendant by a justice or judge, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1601.253 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1601 / Section 1601.253
§ 1601.253. INVESTMENT OF MONEY IN FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing board of a system may invest the money in the system's cafeteria plan fund.

(b) The earnings, including interest, and the proceeds from the sale of the investments become a part of the fund.