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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1006.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1006 / Section 1006.201
§ 1006.201. GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may issue and sell general obligation bonds in the name and on the faith and credit of the district to purchase, construct, acquire, repair, or renovate buildings or improvements and to equip buildings and improvements for a hospital and the hospital system.

(b) The board shall issue the bonds in compliance with the applicable provisions of Subtitles A and C, Title 9, Government Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 912.056 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 912 / Section 912.056
§ 912.056. CREATION OF LOCAL CHAPTERS AND DISTRICTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A county mutual insurance company's bylaws may provide for:

(1) the organization of local chapters to transact the company's business; and

(2) the creation of districts in and for which directors may be elected.

(b) The bylaws may also provide that delegates from the company's local chapters are the company's supreme governing body.

(c) The company may consider the hazards against which the company insures and the company's classes of risks and territory of operation in organizing the local chapters and creating the districts.

(d) A company organized and operating under this chapter that, as of September 1, 2001, and continuously thereafter, appointed managing general agents, created districts, or organized local chapters to manage a portion of the company's business independent of all other business of the company may continue to operate in that manner and may appoint and contract with one or more managing general agents in accordance with this code only if the company:

(1) cedes 85 percent or more of the company's direct and assumed risks to one or more reinsurers; and

(2) has a private passenger automobile insurance business:

(A) with a market share of not greater than five percent; or

(B) that is predominantly nonstandard.

(e) A company described by Subsection (d) shall file, for each managing general agent, district, or local chapter program, the rating information required by the commissioner by rule. Each managing general agent, district, or local chapter program shall be treated as a separate insurer for the purposes of Chapters 544, 2251, 2253, and 2254.

(f) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, a company operating under Subsection (d) that cedes 85 percent or more of the company's direct and assumed risks to one or more nonaffiliated reinsurers shall maintain unencumbered surplus, or guaranty fund and unencumbered surplus, equal to the greater of $2 million or five percent of the company's recoverable for reinsurance after taking full credit against the recoverable as otherwise permitted for:

(1) premium payable to ceding insurers, net of any ceding commission due the company;

(2) collateral held as required by Section 493.104, letters of credit, and security trusts that secure the collection of the reinsurance; and

(3) reinsurance through reinsurers whose financial strength is rated "A" or better by the A. M. Best Company, Incorporated, or another nationally recognized statistical rating organization acceptable to the commissioner.

(g) The commissioner by rule shall adopt a transition period for insurance companies subject to Subsection (f) to meet the requirements of that subsection and for the pro rata elimination of any deficiencies in the amounts required under that subsection. The transition period adopted under this subsection must be for a period of not less than five years.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2152.007 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2152 / Section 2152.007
§ 2152.007. POLICY FORMS AND CERTIFICATES.
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall adopt policy forms and certificates for use in underserved areas designated by the commissioner under this chapter.
Tex. Education Code § 37.122 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 37 / Section 37.122
§ 37.122. POSSESSION OF INTOXICANTS ON PUBLIC SCHOOL GROUNDS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person possesses an intoxicating beverage for consumption, sale, or distribution while:

(1) on the grounds or in a building of a public school; or

(2) entering or inside any enclosure, field, or stadium where an athletic event sponsored or participated in by a public school of this state is being held.

(a-1) It is a defense to prosecution under this section that the person possessed the intoxicating beverage:

(1) at a performing arts facility; and

(2) during an event held outside of regular school hours and not sponsored or sanctioned by a school district.

(b) An officer of this state who sees a person violating this section shall immediately seize the intoxicating beverage and, within a reasonable time, deliver it to the county or district attorney to be held as evidence until the trial of the accused possessor.

(c) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
Tex. Education Code § 61.909 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.909
§ 61.909. TOTAL AMOUNT OF REPAYMENT ASSISTANCE.
Status: in_force

The total amount of repayment assistance distributed by the board under this subchapter may not exceed the total amount of gifts and grants accepted by the board for repayment assistance, dental school tuition set aside under Section 61.910, legislative appropriations for repayment assistance, and other funds available to the board for purposes of this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1074.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1074 / Section 1074.001
§ 1074.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Director" means a member of the board.

(3) "District" means the Comanche County Consolidated Hospital District.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 34.069 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 34 / Section 34.069
§ 34.069. PAYMENT OF DAMAGES.
Status: in_force

A county, at the discretion of the commissioners court, may pay any judgment taken against an officer under Section 7.001, 34.061, 34.063, 34.064, 34.065, 34.066, or 34.067 or under Section 86.023, Local Government Code, provided that this section does not apply if the officer is finally convicted under Section 39.02 or 39.03, Penal Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1091.253 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1091 / Section 1091.253
§ 1091.253. TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR.
Status: in_force

The board may provide for the appointment of a tax assessor-collector for the district or may contract for the assessment and collection of taxes as provided by the Tax Code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 558.154 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 558 / Section 558.154
§ 558.154. ISSUANCE OF LICENSE TO PROVISIONAL LICENSE HOLDER.
Status: in_force

The board shall issue a license to practice pharmacy under this subtitle to the holder of a provisional license if:

(1) the provisional license holder passes the jurisprudence examination required under this subtitle;

(2) the board verifies that the provisional license holder has the academic and experience requirements for a license to practice pharmacy under this subtitle; and

(3) the provisional license holder satisfies all other requirements for a license to practice pharmacy under this subtitle.
Tex. Water Code § 5.233 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 5 / Section 5.233
§ 5.233. GIFTS AND GRANTS.
Status: in_force

The executive director may apply for, request, solicit, contract for, receive, and accept money and other assistance from any source to carry out the powers and duties under this code and other law.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 57.253 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 57 / Section 57.253
§ 57.253. WARRANTY CLAIM.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies to a warranty claim submitted by a dealer to the supplier:

(1) while the dealer agreement is in effect; or

(2) not later than the 60th day after the termination or expiration date of the dealer agreement, if the claim is for work performed before the effective date of the termination or expiration.

(b) Not later than the 45th day after the date a supplier receives a warranty claim from a dealer, the supplier shall accept or reject the claim by providing written notice to the dealer. A claim not rejected before that deadline is considered accepted.

(c) If the warranty claim is accepted, the supplier shall pay or credit to the dealer's account all amounts owed to the dealer with respect to the accepted claim not later than the 30th day after the date the claim is accepted.

(d) If the supplier rejects the warranty claim, the supplier shall give the dealer written or electronic notice of the grounds for rejection of a rejected claim, which must be consistent with the supplier's grounds for rejection of warranty claims of other dealers, both in the terms and manner of enforcement.

(e) If no grounds for rejection of a rejected claim are given to the dealer, the claim is considered accepted.
Tex. Government Code § 523.0252 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 523 / Section 523.0252
§ 523.0252. PUBLIC HEARINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission biennially shall conduct a series of public hearings in diverse locations throughout this state to give citizens of this state an opportunity to comment on health and human services issues. The commission shall conduct a sufficient number of hearings to allow reasonable access by citizens in both rural and urban areas, with an emphasis on geographic diversity.

(b) In conducting a public hearing under this section, the commission shall, to the greatest extent possible, encourage participation in the hearings process by diverse groups of citizens in this state.

(c) A public hearing held under this section is subject to Chapter 551.
Tex. Insurance Code - Not Codified § 5.97A — TX Code / Code i1 / Chapter 5 / Section 5.97A
§ 5.97A. HEARING ON POLICY AND ENDORSEMENT FORMS.
Status: repealed

(a) This article applies to any policy or endorsement form for general liability insurance.

(b) If a hearing is requested by at least 25 persons, by a governmental subdivision or agency, or by an association that has at least 25 members and if the persons, subdivision, agency, or association is affected by the policy or endorsement form, the board must hold a public hearing before a policy or endorsement form is prescribed, adopted, amended, approved, or repealed.

(c) The provisions of Article 5.97 of this code that are not inconsistent with this article apply to the policy or endorsement.
Tex. Property Code § 52.003 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 52 / Section 52.003
§ 52.003. CONTENTS OF ABSTRACT.
Status: in_force

(a) An abstract of a judgment must show:

(1) the names of the plaintiff and defendant;

(2) the birthdate of the defendant, if available to the clerk or justice;

(3) the last three numbers of the driver's license of the defendant, if available;

(4) the last three numbers of the social security number of the defendant, if available;

(5) the number of the suit in which the judgment was rendered;

(6) the defendant's address, or if the address is not shown in the suit, the nature of citation and the date and place of service of citation;

(7) the date on which the judgment was rendered;

(8) the amount for which the judgment was rendered and the balance due;

(9) the amount of the balance due, if any, for child support arrearage; and

(10) the rate of interest specified in the judgment.

(b) An abstract of a judgment may show a mailing address for each plaintiff or judgment creditor.
Tex. Government Code § 24.425 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.425
§ 24.425.
Status: repealed

Sec. 24.425. 248TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). (a) The 248th Judicial District is composed of Harris County.

(b) The 248th District Court shall give preference to criminal cases.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1082 (H.B. 3481), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2017.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9055.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9055 / Section 9055.155
§ 9055.155. PURCHASE OF WATER.
Status: in_force

The district may purchase water or a water supply from any person.
Tex. Government Code § 24.555 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.555
§ 24.555.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.555. 409TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (EL PASO COUNTY). The 409th Judicial District is composed of El Paso County.
Tex. Transportation Code § 201.110 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 201 / Section 201.110
§ 201.110. CONTRACT WITH ADJOINING STATE FOR IMPROVEMENT OF ROAD CROSSING STATES' BOUNDARY.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission, by the authority of the governor, may contract with an adjoining state to:

(1) provide for the improvement of a public road or highway that crosses the states' boundary; and

(2) establish respective responsibilities for the improvement.

(b) In a contract for an improvement of the state highway system that is subject to a contract under Subsection (a), the commission may provide for the improvement of a segment of a public road or highway located in the adjoining state if:

(1) the improvement of that segment is necessary for the health, safety, and welfare of the people of this state and for the effective improvement and operation of the state highway system;

(2) that segment is an extension or continuation of a segment of the state highway system;

(3) the contract under Subsection (a) is authorized and executed under the law of the adjoining state; and

(4) all costs associated with the improvement of that segment are the responsibility of the adjoining state.

(c) In this section, "improvement" includes construction, reconstruction, and maintenance.
Tex. Occupations Code § 801.2051 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 801 / Section 801.2051
§ 801.2051. PRIORITY OF COMPLAINTS.
Status: in_force

The board shall assign priorities and investigate complaints based on risk posed to the public by the conduct alleged in the complaint. The board shall prioritize complaints regarding persons engaged in the practice of veterinary medicine without a license.
Tex. Finance Code § 393.603 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 393 / Section 393.603
§ 393.603. LICENSE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

A credit services organization must obtain a license under this subchapter for each location at which the organization operates as a credit access business in performing services described by Section 393.602(a).
Tex. Water Code § 7.172 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 7 / Section 7.172
§ 7.172. FAILURE OF SEWAGE SYSTEM INSTALLER TO REGISTER.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person violates Section 366.071, Health and Safety Code.

(b) Except as provided by this subsection, an offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor. If it is shown on the trial of the defendant that the defendant has been previously convicted of an offense under this section, the offense is punishable under Section 7.187(1)(A) or Section 7.187(2)(A) or both.
Tex. Transportation Code § 452.113 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 452 / Section 452.113
§ 452.113. BUDGET RECOMMENDATIONS.
Status: in_force

The executive committee shall:

(1) receive recommendations for the annual budget from each subregional board;

(2) obtain approval from each subregional board of the final annual budget as it pertains to that board's subregion; and

(3) make the proposed annual budget available to the governing bodies of each municipality in the authority at least 30 days before the date of the adoption of the final annual budget.
Tex. Government Code § 125.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 125 / Section 125.001
§ 125.001. MENTAL HEALTH COURT PROGRAM DEFINED; PROCEDURES FOR CERTAIN DEFENDANTS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this chapter, "mental health court program" means a program that has the following essential characteristics:

(1) the integration of mental illness treatment services and intellectual disability services in the processing of cases in the judicial system;

(2) the use of a nonadversarial approach involving prosecutors and defense attorneys to promote public safety and to protect the due process rights of program participants;

(3) early identification and prompt placement of eligible participants in the program;

(4) access to mental illness treatment services and intellectual disability services;

(5) ongoing judicial interaction with program participants;

(6) diversion of defendants who potentially have a mental illness or an intellectual disability to needed services as an alternative to subjecting those defendants to the criminal justice system;

(7) monitoring and evaluation of program goals and effectiveness;

(8) continuing interdisciplinary education to promote effective program planning, implementation, and operations; and

(9) development of partnerships with public agencies and community organizations, including local intellectual and developmental disability authorities.

(b) If a defendant successfully completes a mental health court program, after notice to the attorney representing the state and a hearing in the mental health court at which that court determines that a dismissal is in the best interest of justice, the mental health court shall provide to the court in which the criminal case is pending information about the dismissal and shall include all of the information required about the defendant for a petition for expunction under Article 55A.253, Code of Criminal Procedure. The court in which the criminal case is pending shall dismiss the case against the defendant and:

(1) if that trial court is a district court, the court may, with the consent of the attorney representing the state, enter an order of expunction on behalf of the defendant under Article 55A.203(b), Code of Criminal Procedure; or

(2) if that trial court is not a district court, the court may, with the consent of the attorney representing the state, forward the appropriate dismissal and expunction information to enable a district court with jurisdiction to enter an order of expunction on behalf of the defendant under Article 55A.203(b), Code of Criminal Procedure.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1021.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1021 / Section 1021.103
§ 1021.103. MANAGEMENT, CONTROL, AND ADMINISTRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall manage, control, and administer the hospital system and the district's money and resources.

(b) The board may delegate to the district administrator the authority to manage, control, and administer the hospital, the hospital system, and the district's business, money, and resources under the board's oversight.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 2A.105 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 2A / Section 2A.105
§ 2A.105. TERRITORIAL APPLICATION OF CHAPTER TO GOODS COVERED BY CERTIFICATE OF TITLE.
Status: in_force

Subject to the provisions of Sections 2A.304(c) and 2A.305(c), with respect to goods covered by a certificate of title issued under a statute of this state or of another jurisdiction, compliance and the effect of compliance or noncompliance with a certificate of title statute are governed by the law (including the conflict of laws rules) of the jurisdiction issuing the certificate until the earlier of:

(1) surrender of the certificate; or

(2) four months after the goods are removed from that jurisdiction and thereafter until a new certificate of title is issued by another jurisdiction.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3972.0209 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3972 / Section 3972.0209
§ 3972.0209. BOARD MEETINGS.
Status: in_force

The board shall hold meetings at a place accessible to the public.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8512.0407 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8512 / Section 8512.0407
§ 8512.0407. PAYMENTS UNDER AGREEMENTS FOR USE OR SALE OF PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) If the authority enters into an agreement to lease, sell, or otherwise dispose of any property or facilities to any person, the person is subject to the regulations and control of rates or other charges by this state as may be provided by agreement or general law.

(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the board shall set payments under a lease or other contract or agreement for the use or sale of any property so that the payments, together with any other pledged revenue, will be sufficient to:

(1) pay the principal of, the interest on, and any premium on all bonds to which the payments are pledged when they become due and payable;

(2) pay all sinking fund or reserve fund payments agreed to be made with respect to any bonds described by Subdivision (1), and payable out of those payments, when they become due and payable;

(3) fulfill the terms of any agreement made with the holders of bonds described by Subdivision (1) or any person in their behalf; and

(4) discharge all other obligations of the authority in connection with bonds described by Subdivision (1) when they become due.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3994.0309 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3994 / Section 3994.0309
§ 3994.0309. DISBURSEMENTS AND TRANSFERS OF MONEY.
Status: in_force

The board by resolution shall establish the number of directors' signatures and the procedure required for a disbursement or transfer of district money.
Tex. Government Code § 27.032 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 27 / Section 27.032
§ 27.032. EXTRAORDINARY REMEDIES.
Status: in_force

A justice of the peace may issue writs of attachment, garnishment, and sequestration within the justice's jurisdiction in the same manner as judges and clerks of the district and county courts.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1013.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1013 / Section 1013.101
§ 1013.101. DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITY.
Status: in_force

The district has full responsibility for providing medical and hospital care for the district's needy and indigent residents.
Tex. Local Government Code § 231.255 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 231 / Section 231.255
§ 231.255. ZONING REGULATIONS.
Status: in_force

After receiving a report from the lake planning commission under Section 231.254, the commissioners court of Zapata County may adopt zoning regulations for the area subject to this subchapter and in accordance with the report that regulate:

(1) the height, number of stories, and size of buildings and other structures;

(2) the percentage of a lot that may be occupied;

(3) the size of yards, courts, and other open spaces;

(4) population density;

(5) the location and use of buildings, other structures, and land for business, industrial, residential, or other purposes; and

(6) the placement of water and sewage facilities, parks, and other public requirements.
Tex. Transportation Code § 545.154 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 545 / Section 545.154
§ 545.154. VEHICLE ENTERING OR LEAVING LIMITED-ACCESS OR CONTROLLED-ACCESS HIGHWAY.
Status: in_force

An operator on an access or feeder road of a limited-access or controlled-access highway shall yield the right-of-way to a vehicle entering or about to enter the access or feeder road from the highway or leaving or about to leave the access or feeder road to enter the highway.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1305.155 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1305 / Section 1305.155
§ 1305.155. JOURNEYMAN ELECTRICIAN.
Status: in_force

An applicant for a license as a journeyman electrician must:

(1) have at least 8,000 hours of on-the-job training under the supervision of a master electrician; and

(2) pass a journeyman electrician examination administered under this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3844.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3844 / Section 3844.202
§ 3844.202. MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held in accordance with Section 3844.103, the district may impose an annual ad valorem tax on taxable property in the district to maintain, restore, replace, or operate the district and improvements that the district constructs or acquires or the district's facilities, works, or services.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate.