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Tex. Government Code § 802.203 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 802 / Section 802.203
§ 802.203. FIDUCIARY RESPONSIBILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) In making and supervising investments of the reserve fund of a public retirement system, an investment manager or the governing body shall discharge its duties solely in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries:

(1) for the exclusive purposes of:

(A) providing benefits to participants and their beneficiaries; and

(B) defraying reasonable expenses of administering the system;

(2) with the care, skill, prudence, and diligence under the prevailing circumstances that a prudent person acting in a like capacity and familiar with matters of the type would use in the conduct of an enterprise with a like character and like aims;

(3) by diversifying the investments of the system to minimize the risk of large losses, unless under the circumstances it is clearly prudent not to do so; and

(4) in accordance with the documents and instruments governing the system to the extent that the documents and instruments are consistent with this subchapter.

(b) In choosing and contracting for professional investment management services and in continuing the use of an investment manager, the governing body must act prudently and in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of the public retirement system.

(c) A trustee is not liable for the acts or omissions of an investment manager appointed under Section 802.204, nor is a trustee obligated to invest or otherwise manage any asset of the system subject to management by the investment manager.

(d) An investment manager appointed under Section 802.204 shall acknowledge in writing the manager's fiduciary responsibilities to the fund the manager is appointed to serve.

(e) The investment standards provided by Subsection (a) and the policies, requirements, and restrictions adopted under Section 802.204(c) are the only standards, policies, or requirements for, or restrictions on, the investment of funds of a public retirement system by an investment manager or by a governing body during a 90-day interim between professional investment management services. Any other standard, policy, requirement, or restriction provided by law is suspended and not applicable during a time, and for 90 days after a time, in which an investment manager is responsible for investment of a reserve fund. If an investment manager has not begun managing investments of a reserve fund before the 91st day after the date of termination of the services of a previous investment manager, the standards, policies, requirements, and restrictions otherwise provided by law are applicable until the date professional investment management services are resumed.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2003.106 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2003 / Section 2003.106
§ 2003.106. ENFORCEMENT.
Status: in_force

The commissioner by rule may provide for the use of any disciplinary procedure authorized by this code to:

(1) maintain the integrity of the voluntary inspection program; or

(2) ensure compliance with this subchapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 101.106 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 101 / Section 101.106
§ 101.106. CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person, including an insurer, who intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly violates Section 101.102 commits an offense.

(b) An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree.

(c) It is a defense to prosecution under this section that Section 101.051 or 101.052, as applicable, by its terms does not apply to the person charged.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8137.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8137 / Section 8137.005
§ 8137.005. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter form a closure. A mistake made in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

(2) right to issue any type of bond for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on a bond;

(3) right to impose or collect an assessment or tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1113.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1113 / Section 1113.105
§ 1113.105. PURCHASING AND ACCOUNTING.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may prescribe the method and manner of making purchases and expenditures by and for the district.

(b) The board shall prescribe:

(1) all accounting and control procedures; and

(2) the method of purchasing necessary supplies, materials, and equipment.
Tex. Government Code § 2165.357 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2165 / Section 2165.357
§ 2165.357. PROHIBITED EMPLOYMENT OF COMMISSION EMPLOYEE.
Status: in_force

(a) A commission employee may not be employed or hired by another person to perform duties that relate to the employee's specific duties in developing and implementing a qualifying project, including review, evaluation, development, and negotiation of a qualifying project proposal.

(b) The commission shall obtain from each commission employee sufficient information for the commission to determine whether:

(1) the employee is employed by another person; and

(2) a potential conflict of interest exists between the employee's commission duties and the employee's duties with the other employer.

(c) Each commission employee whose commission duties relate to a qualifying project, including long-range planning, real estate management, space management, and leasing services, shall attest that the employee is aware of and agrees to the commission's ethics and conflict-of-interest policies.

(d) To the extent the employment is authorized by commission policy, this section does not prohibit additional employment for a commission employee whose commission duties are not related to a qualifying project.
Tex. Education Code § 53A.33 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 53A / Section 53A.33
§ 53A.33. LIMITED POWER TO ACQUIRE, OWN, AND OPERATE EDUCATIONAL AND HOUSING FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) An authority or a nonprofit instrumentality created under Section 53A.35(b) may acquire, own, hold title to, lease, or operate an educational facility or housing facility or any facility incidental, subordinate, or related to or appropriate in connection with an educational facility or housing facility, but only if:

(1) the facility is or will be located within the corporate limits of the city that created the authority or nonprofit instrumentality;

(2) the governing body of an institution of higher education officially requests the authority or nonprofit instrumentality to acquire and own the facility for the benefit of the institution of higher education;

(3) the institution of higher education officially agrees to accept, and has authority to receive legal title to, the facility not later than the date on which any bonds or other obligations issued to acquire the facility are paid in full; and

(4) the ownership of the facility by the authority or the nonprofit instrumentality is approved by official action of the governing body of:

(A) the city that created the authority or nonprofit instrumentality;

(B) the school district in which the facility is or will be located; and

(C) the county in which the facility is or will be located.

(b) An authority or instrumentality that exercises the powers granted by Subsection (a) may contract for the operation of the facility by public or private entities or persons on the terms and conditions set forth in a contract relating to the operation of the facility.

(c) The changes in law made by the amendment of this section by the 78th Legislature, Regular Session, 2003, do not affect the acquisition, ownership, construction, or improvement of a facility, or the acquisition and ownership of land that were approved by official action of the authority or nonprofit corporate instrumentality before March 15, 2003, and the law in effect immediately before the effective date of the amendment of this section by the 78th Legislature, Regular Session, 2003, is continued in effect for that purpose.
Tex. Property Code § 162.007 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 162 / Section 162.007
§ 162.007. MANAGEMENT OF CONSTRUCTION ACCOUNTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A contractor required to maintain a construction account under this subchapter shall maintain an account record for the construction account that provides information relating to:

(1) the source and amount of the funds in the account and the date the funds were deposited;

(2) the date and amount of each disbursement from the account and the person to whom the funds were disbursed; and

(3) the current balance of the account.

(b) The contractor shall maintain an account record for each construction project that specifies the direct costs and indirect costs charged to the owner.

(c) The contractor shall retain all invoices and other supporting documentation received relating to funds that were disbursed from the construction account.

(d) The contractor shall ensure that all deposit and disbursement documentation includes the construction account number or information that provides a direct connection between the documentation and the account.

(e) The contractor may not destroy information required to be maintained under this section before the first anniversary of the date the improvement that is the subject of the contract is completed.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 33.122 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 33 / Section 33.122
§ 33.122. EXCEPTION TO PERMIT REQUIREMENT.
Status: in_force

No permit may be required for structures, excavations, or other similar structures as long as they are located wholly on the private littoral upland, even though the activities may result in the area being inundated by public water.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1013.304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1013 / Section 1013.304
§ 1013.304. ELECTION RESULTS.
Status: in_force

(a) If a majority of the votes in an election under this subchapter favor dissolution, the board shall find that the district is dissolved.

(b) If a majority of the votes in the election do not favor dissolution, the board shall continue to administer the district and another election on the question of dissolution may not be held before the first anniversary of the date of the most recent election to dissolve the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7997A.0403 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7997A / Section 7997A.0403
§ 7997A.0403. CONTRACT TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) In accordance with Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) A contract approved by the district voters may contain a provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by the board without further voter approval.
Tex. Education Code § 51.001 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.001
§ 51.001. INSTITUTIONS TO WHICH APPLICABLE.
Status: in_force

The provisions of this subchapter apply to each institution of higher education, as that term is defined by Section 61.003 of this code, including each public junior college to the extent possible.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 394.003 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 394 / Section 394.003
§ 394.003. QUALIFYING VEHICLES.
Status: in_force

(a) A vehicle is a qualifying vehicle that may be considered for a grant under the program if during the eligibility period established by the commission the entity:

(1) purchased, leased, or otherwise commercially financed the vehicle as an on-road heavy-duty or medium-duty motor vehicle that:

(A) is a new natural gas vehicle or, subject to Subsection (c), a used natural gas vehicle;

(B) is certified to the appropriate current federal emissions standards as determined by the commission; and

(C) replaces an on-road heavy-duty or medium-duty motor vehicle of the same weight classification and use; or

(2) repowered the on-road motor vehicle to a natural gas vehicle powered by a natural gas engine that is certified to the appropriate current federal emissions standards as determined by the commission.

(b) A heavy-duty or medium-duty motor vehicle is not a qualifying vehicle if the vehicle or the natural gas engine powering the vehicle:

(1) has been awarded a grant under this chapter for a previous reporting period; or

(2) has received a similar grant or tax credit in another jurisdiction if that grant or tax credit program is relied on for credit in the state implementation plan.

(c) A used natural gas vehicle that is proposed to replace an on-road heavy-duty or medium-duty motor vehicle must be of model year 2017 or later, provided that the model year may not be more than six years older than the current model year at the time of the submission of the grant application.
Tex. Government Code § 2304.071 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2304 / Section 2304.071
§ 2304.071. INSTALLMENT PAYMENTS.
Status: in_force

A housing rehabilitation loan must be repaid in installments.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 248.027 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 248 / Section 248.027
§ 248.027. CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS.
Status: in_force

(a) If there are no local regulations in effect or enforced in the area in which a special care facility is located, the facility's construction must conform to the minimum standards established by the executive commissioner.

(b) Construction of a facility is subject to construction plan approval by the department.
Tex. Insurance Code § 547.051 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 547 / Section 547.051
§ 547.051. ACTS PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to an insurer's misrepresentation of:

(1) the insurer's financial condition;

(2) the terms of an existing or future contract;

(3) the benefits or advantages promised by an existing or future contract; or

(4) the dividends or share of surplus to be received on an existing or future contract.

(b) An unauthorized alien or foreign insurer may not:

(1) make, issue, circulate, or cause to be made, issued, or circulated to a resident of this state a misrepresentation in an advertisement, estimate, illustration, circular, pamphlet, or letter that violates Chapter 541; or

(2) cause to be made to a resident of this state in a newspaper, magazine, or other publication, or over a radio or television station, a misrepresentation in an announcement or statement that violates Chapter 541.
Tex. Insurance Code § 961.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 961 / Section 961.001
§ 961.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Applicant" means a person applying for a contract for legal services to be performed through a nonprofit legal services corporation.

(2) "Benefit certificate" means a document issued to a participant that states the benefits and other required matters under a group contract for legal services or an individual contract for legal services issued to a participant.

(3) "Contracting attorney" means an attorney who has entered into a contract under Section 961.301.

(4) "Nonprofit legal services corporation" means a corporation created for the sole purpose of establishing, maintaining, and operating a nonprofit legal services plan under which the corporation contracts for and obtains legal services for participants through contracting attorneys in consideration of each participant's payment of a definite amount to fund the payment of the contracting attorneys' fees.

(5) "Participant" means a person entitled to performance of legal services under contract with a nonprofit legal services corporation.
Tex. Government Code § 437.159 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 437 / Section 437.159
§ 437.159. PROPERTY FINANCED BY BONDS.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, property used by this state for military purposes that was acquired, constructed, remodeled, or repaired using money from bonds and that has not yet been transferred under Section 437.158 is owned by the Texas Public Finance Authority and a reference to the department in this chapter in relation to that ownership means the Texas Public Finance Authority until the property is transferred.
Tex. Local Government Code § 552.914 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 552 / Section 552.914
§ 552.914. UTILITY CONTRACTS FOR CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "utility system" means an electric, water, sewer, solid waste disposal, drainage utility, or natural gas system, or any combination of those systems.

(b) This section applies only to a municipality described by Section 1502.070(a)(2)(C), Government Code.

(c) Notwithstanding any limitation provided by a home rule charter, the governing body, board of trustees, or other entity vested with the management and control of the municipality's utility system may contract for the purchase of electricity under terms the governing body, board of trustees, or other entity considers appropriate.
Tex. Education Code § 21.465 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 21 / Section 21.465
§ 21.465. AUTISM TRAINING.
Status: in_force

(a) A school district may provide a salary incentive or similar compensation to a teacher who completes training provided by a regional education service center relating to autism.

(b) A school district that decides to provide an incentive or compensation under Subsection (a) shall adopt a policy to implement this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8071.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8071 / Section 8071.0104
§ 8071.0104. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 8071.0103 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Education Code § 39.408 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 39 / Section 39.408
§ 39.408. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR CERTAIN GRANT PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

A school district or campus is eligible to participate in programs under Sections 29.095 and 29.096 if the district or campus exhibited during each of the three preceding school years characteristics that strongly correlate with high dropout rates.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8150.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8150 / Section 8150.051
§ 8150.051. DIRECTORS; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five directors.

(b) Except as provided by Section 8150.053, directors serve staggered four-year terms.

(c) Section 49.052, Water Code, does not apply to the directors.
Tex. Labor Code § 207.071 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 207 / Section 207.071
§ 207.071. WAIVER, RELEASE, OR COMMUTATION AGREEMENT INVALID.
Status: in_force

(a) Except for an employer's waiver under Chapter 204 and Section 205.011, an agreement by an individual to waive, release, or commute the individual's right to benefits or any other rights under this subtitle is not valid.

(b) An agreement by an individual employed by an employer to pay all or a portion of a contribution or reimbursement required to be paid by the employer under this subtitle is not valid.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11003.254 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11003 / Section 11003.254
§ 11003.254. ELECTION FOR BONDS PAYABLE FROM AD VALOREM TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) Bonds, other than refunding bonds, payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes may not be issued unless authorized by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) The board may call an election under this section without a petition. The resolution calling the election must specify:

(1) the time and place at which the election will be held;

(2) the purpose for which the bonds will be issued;

(3) the amount of the bonds;

(4) the form of the ballot; and

(5) other matters the board considers necessary or advisable.

(c) Notice of the election must be given by publishing a substantial copy of the resolution calling the election in a newspaper of general circulation in the district. The notice must be published once each week for two consecutive weeks. The first publication must be not later than the 14th day before the date of the election.

(d) The district may issue bonds not payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes without an election.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1301.3541 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1301 / Section 1301.3541
§ 1301.3541. APPRENTICE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

The board by rule may adopt registration requirements for plumber's apprentices, including training and education requirements.
Tex. Election Code § 279.001 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 279 / Section 279.001
§ 279.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "County election officer" means an individual employed by a county as an elections administrator, voter registrar, county clerk, or other officer with responsibilities relating to the administration of elections.

(2) "Election data" means information that is created or managed in the operation of an election system.

(3) "Election system" means a voting system and the technology used to support the conduct of an election, including the election data processed or produced in the course of conducting an election, such as voter registration information, ballot information, collected and tabulated votes, election management processes and procedures, and other election-related documents and election data.
Tex. Education Code § 130.005 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 130 / Section 130.005
§ 130.005. CHANGE OF NAME TO COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The legislature hereby declares that the purpose of this section is to recognize that junior colleges are in fact comprehensive community colleges which serve their communities not only through university-parallel programs but also by means of occupational programs and other programs of community interest and need.

(b) The board of trustees of any junior college district may by resolution duly adopted change the name of such district by substituting the word "community" for the word "junior" in such name. A copy of such resolution duly certified by the secretary of the board of trustees shall be filed with the Coordinating Board, Texas College and University System. Such change in name shall become effective upon the filing of such resolution with the said coordinating board. Thereafter all references to such district in all official actions, communications and records shall be by use of such new name.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1001.275 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.275
§ 1001.275. NOTICE OF LICENSE EXPIRATION.
Status: in_force

Not later than the 30th day before the date a person's license is scheduled to expire, the board shall send written notice of the impending expiration to the person at the person's last known address according to the records of the board.
Tex. Family Code § 264.906 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 264 / Section 264.906
§ 264.906. PLACEMENT PREFERENCE DURING CONSERVATORSHIP.
Status: in_force

If, while a parental child safety placement agreement is in effect, the department files suit under Chapter 262 seeking to be named managing conservator of the child, the department shall give priority to placing the child with the parental child safety placement caregiver as long as the placement is safe and available.
Tex. Government Code § 1503.103 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1503 / Section 1503.103
§ 1503.103. PLEDGE OF REVENUE.
Status: in_force

(a) Bonds issued under this subchapter must be secured by a pledge of all or a designated part of the revenue from the operation of the airport for which the bonds are issued, including rents for any hangar or building, as prescribed in the ordinance authorizing the bonds.

(b) To the extent that the revenue from the airport is pledged for the payment of outstanding revenue bonds, the pledge securing the bonds is inferior to the previous pledge.