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Tex. Insurance Code § 261.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 261 / Section 261.003
§ 261.003. MAXIMUM RATE; ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The rate of assessment set by the commissioner may not exceed one percent of the gross premiums subject to taxation under Section 261.004.

(b) The commissioner shall annually adjust the rate of assessment of the maintenance tax so that the tax imposed that year, together with any unexpended funds produced by the tax, produces the amount the commissioner determines is necessary to pay the expenses during the succeeding year of regulating all classes of insurance specified under Chapter 2204.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 252.121 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 252 / Section 252.121
§ 252.121. AUTHORITY TO RECEIVE REPORTS AND INVESTIGATE.
Status: repealed

(a) A person, including an owner or employee of a facility, who has cause to believe that a resident is being or has been subjected to abuse, neglect, or exploitation shall report the suspected abuse, neglect, or exploitation to the commission. The commission shall investigate the allegation of abuse, neglect, or exploitation in the manner prescribed by the commission.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 887 (H.B. 4696), Sec. 23(1), eff. September 1, 2023.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3848.206 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3848 / Section 3848.206
§ 3848.206. LIMIT ON PARKS AND RECREATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

Bonds issued to finance parks and recreational facilities may not exceed one percent of the assessed value of the real property in the district according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for Harris County.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 286.043 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 286 / Section 286.043
§ 286.043. NOTICE OF ELECTION.
Status: in_force

Notice of an election shall be published in a newspaper with general circulation in the district in accordance with Section 4.003, Election Code.
Tex. Government Code § 478.0253 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 478 / Section 478.0253
§ 478.0253. PLEDGE OF SURCHARGES TO GUARANTEE OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

An endorsing municipality or endorsing county may guarantee its obligations under an event support contract and this chapter by pledging, in addition to the tax revenue deposited under Section 478.0152, surcharges from user fees charged in connection with the event, including parking or ticket fees.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 51.175 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 51 / Section 51.175
§ 51.175. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall set the terms and conditions for each sale and lease of a vacancy.

(b) The board shall adopt rules governing the terms and conditions for the sale and lease of a vacancy. The rules shall be adopted and amended as necessary to be consistent with real property law of this state and other applicable law.

(c) The board may adopt rules governing mineral classification, royalty reservations, and awards of royalty reservations and preferential rights to an applicant or to a good-faith claimant in addition to the provisions prescribed by this subchapter.
Tex. Education Code § 142.003 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 142 / Section 142.003
§ 142.003. ADMINISTRATION; GUIDELINES AND PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) The coordinating board shall administer the technology program and the research program.

(b) The coordinating board shall appoint an advisory committee that consists of experts in the specified research areas of both programs to advise the coordinating board regarding the coordinating board's development of research priorities, guidelines, and procedures for the selection of specific projects at eligible institutions.

(c) The guidelines and procedures developed for the research program by the coordinating board must:

(1) provide for awards on a competitive, peer review basis for specific projects at eligible institutions; and

(2) require that, as a condition of receiving an award, an eligible institution must use a portion of the award to support, in connection with the project for which the award is made, basic research conducted by:

(A) graduate or undergraduate students, if the eligible institution is a medical and dental unit; or

(B) undergraduate students, if the eligible institution is any other eligible institution.

(d) The guidelines and procedures developed for the technology program by the coordinating board must:

(1) provide for determining whether an institution of higher education or private or independent institution of higher education qualifies as an eligible institution for the purposes of the technology program by demonstrating exceptional capability to attract federal, state, and private funding for scientific and technical research and having an exceptionally strong research staff and the necessary equipment and facilities; and

(2) provide for awards on a competitive, peer review basis for specific projects at eligible institutions.

(e) The coordinating board shall encourage projects under the technology program that leverage funds from other sources and projects that propose innovative, collaborative efforts:

(1) across academic disciplines;

(2) among two or more eligible institutions; or

(3) between an eligible institution or institutions and private industry.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8210.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8210 / Section 8210.103
§ 8210.103. ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may finance, construct, or acquire a road project as provided by this section.

(b) The district shall employ or contract with a licensed engineer to certify whether a proposed road project meets the criteria for a thoroughfare, arterial, or collector road of:

(1) a county in whose jurisdiction the proposed road project is located; or

(2) a municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the proposed road project is located.

(c) The district may finance, construct, or acquire a road that has been certified by the licensed engineer as a thoroughfare, arterial, or collector road, or any improvements in aid of the certified road.

(d) A road project must be located:

(1) in the district; or

(2) in another municipal utility district that serves a master planned community the district also serves.

(e) A road project must meet all applicable standards, regulations, ordinances, or orders of:

(1) each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located; and

(2) each county in which the road project is located if the road project is not located in the corporate limits of a municipality.

(f) The district may, with the consent of the municipality or county, convey a completed road project to:

(1) a municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located; or

(2) a county in which the road project is located.
Tex. Property Code § 26.015 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 26 / Section 26.015
§ 26.015. DEFENSES TO LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

A person shall not be liable for damages under this chapter if he has acted in reliance on the results of a probate proceeding governing the estate of the deceased personality in question.
Tex. Transportation Code § 522.071 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 522 / Section 522.071
§ 522.071. DRIVING WHILE DISQUALIFIED PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person drives a commercial motor vehicle on a highway:

(1) after the person has been denied the issuance of a license or permit, unless the person has a driver's license appropriate for the class of vehicle being driven that was subsequently issued;

(2) during a period that a disqualification of the person's driver's license, permit, or privilege is in effect;

(3) while the person's driver's license or permit is expired, if the license or permit expired during a period of disqualification;

(4) during a period that the person was subject to an order prohibiting the person from obtaining a driver's license or permit; or

(5) during a period in which the person, the person's employer, or the vehicle being operated is subject to an out-of-service order.

(b) It is not a defense to prosecution that the person had not received notice of a disqualification imposed as a result of a conviction that results in an automatic disqualification of the person's driver's license, permit, or privilege.

(c) Except as provided by Subsection (b), it is an affirmative defense to prosecution of an offense under this section that the person had not received notice of a denial, disqualification, prohibition order, or out-of-service order concerning the person's driver's license, permit, or privilege to operate a motor vehicle. For purposes of this subsection, notice is presumed if the notice was sent by first class mail to the last known address of the person as shown by the records of the department or licensing authority of another state.

(d) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable as provided for an offense under Section 521.457.

(e) For the purposes of Subsection (a)(5), "commercial motor vehicle" has the meaning assigned by Section 644.001.
Tex. Water Code § 1.004 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 1 / Section 1.004
§ 1.004. FINDINGS AND POLICY REGARDING LAND STEWARDSHIP.
Status: in_force

(a) The legislature finds that voluntary land stewardship enhances the efficiency and effectiveness of this state's watersheds by helping to increase surface water and groundwater supplies, resulting in a benefit to the natural resources of this state and to the general public. It is therefore the policy of this state to encourage voluntary land stewardship as a significant water management tool.

(b) "Land stewardship," as used in this code, is the voluntary practice of managing land to conserve or enhance suitable landscapes and the ecosystem values of the land. Land stewardship includes land and habitat management, wildlife conservation, and watershed protection. Land stewardship practices include runoff reduction, prescribed burning, managed grazing, brush management, erosion management, reseeding with native plant species, riparian management and restoration, and spring and creek-bank protection, all of which benefit the water resources of this state.
Tex. Local Government Code § 174.155 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 174 / Section 174.155
§ 174.155. ARBITRATION HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) A presiding arbitrator shall:

(1) call a hearing to be held not later than the 10th day after the date on which the presiding arbitrator is appointed; and

(2) notify the other arbitrators, the public employer, and the association in writing of the time and place of the hearing, not later than the eighth day before the hearing.

(b) An arbitration hearing shall end not later than the 20th day after the date the hearing begins.

(c) An arbitration hearing shall be informal.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1044.057 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1044 / Section 1044.057
§ 1044.057. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

The board shall elect:

(1) a president and a secretary from among its members; and

(2) any other officers the board requires.
Tex. Education Code § 39.0263 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 39 / Section 39.0263
§ 39.0263. ADMINISTRATION OF DISTRICT-REQUIRED OR CAMPUS-REQUIRED BENCHMARK ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "benchmark assessment instrument" means a district-required or campus-required assessment instrument that is administered to all or most students for a subject or course in a particular grade level and that is not directly linked to instructional material recently covered in the classroom. The term includes an assessment instrument designed to prepare students for a corresponding state-administered assessment instrument, such as:

(1) a practice test;

(2) a nationally norm-referenced assessment instrument;

(3) a district-created standards assessment; or

(4) a vendor-created assessment of state standards.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), a school district or campus may not administer to any student:

(1) in grades three through eight, a benchmark assessment instrument other than an alternative assessment instrument under Section 39.023(q); and

(2) in a grade other than the grades described by Subdivision (1), more than two benchmark assessment instruments during a school year before the administration of an end-of-year or end-of-course assessment instrument.

(c) The prohibition prescribed by this section does not apply to:

(1) the administration of a college preparation assessment instrument, including the PSAT, the PreACT, the SAT, or the ACT, an advanced placement test, or an international baccalaureate examination;

(2) an independent classroom examination designed or adopted and administered by a classroom teacher;

(3) a diagnostic assessment included in a screening or testing for dyslexia or a related disorder; or

(4) an assessment instrument required under state law, including under Chapter 28 or 29 or this chapter.

(d) A parent of or person standing in parental relation to a student who has special needs, as determined in accordance with commissioner rule, may request administration to the student of additional benchmark assessment instruments.
Tex. Government Code § 43.153 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 43 / Section 43.153
§ 43.153.
Status: in_force

Sec. 43.153. 118TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT. (a) The voters of the 118th Judicial District elect a district attorney.

(b) The district attorney also represents the state in all criminal cases before the County Court of Glasscock County.
Tex. Estates Code § 113.001 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 113 / Section 113.001
§ 113.001. GENERAL DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Account" means a contract of deposit of funds or securities between a depositor and a financial institution. The term includes:

(A) an account with cash deposits, including a checking account, savings account, certificate of deposit, and share account;

(B) an account holding securities, including stocks, bonds, and mutual funds; and

(C) another similar arrangement.

(2) "Beneficiary" means a person or trustee of an express trust evidenced by a writing who is named in a trust account as a person for whom a party to the account is named as trustee.

(2-a) "Charitable organization" means any corporation, community chest, fund, or foundation that is exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 by being listed as an exempt organization in Section 501(c)(3) of that code.

(2-b) "Express trust" has the meaning assigned by Section 111.004, Property Code.

(3) "Financial institution" means an organization authorized to do business under state or federal laws relating to financial institutions. The term includes a bank or trust company, savings bank, building and loan association, savings and loan company or association, credit union, and brokerage firm that deals in the sale and purchase of stocks, bonds, and other types of securities.

(4) "Payment" of sums on deposit includes a withdrawal, a payment on a check or other directive of a party, and a pledge of sums on deposit by a party and any set-off, or reduction or other disposition of all or part of an account under a pledge.

(5) "P.O.D. payee" means a person, trustee of an express trust evidenced by a writing, or charitable organization designated on a P.O.D. account as a person to whom the account is payable on request after the death of one or more persons.

(6) "Proof of death" includes:

(A) a certified copy of a death certificate; or

(B) a judgment or order of a court in a proceeding in which the death of a person is proved to the satisfaction of the court by circumstantial evidence in accordance with Chapter 454.

(7) "Request" means a proper request for withdrawal, or a check or order for payment, that complies with all conditions of the account, including special requirements concerning necessary signatures and regulations of the financial institution. If a financial institution conditions withdrawal or payment on advance notice, for purposes of this chapter a request for withdrawal or payment is treated as immediately effective and a notice of intent to withdraw is treated as a request for withdrawal.

(8) "Sums on deposit" means the balance payable or transferable on a multiple-party account including cash, interest, dividends, any type of securities, including stocks, bonds, and mutual funds, and any deposit of life insurance proceeds added to the account by reason of the death of a party.

(9) "Withdrawal" includes payment to a third person in accordance with a check or other directive of a party.
Tex. Water Code § 60.402 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 60 / Section 60.402
§ 60.402. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Port authority" means a port authority created or operating under Article III, Section 52, or Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution.

(2) "Port commission" means the governing body of a navigation district or port authority.

(3) "Current funds" means funds in the treasury of a district or port authority that are available in the current tax year, revenue that may be anticipated with reasonable certainty to come into the treasury during the current tax year, and emergency funds.

(4) "Bond funds" means money in the treasury of a district or port authority received from the sale of bonds, and proceeds of bonds that have been voted but have not been issued and delivered.

(5) "Item" means any service, equipment, goods, or other tangible or intangible personal property, including insurance and high technology items.

(6) "High technology item" means a service, equipment, or goods of a highly technical nature, including data processing equipment and software and firmware used in conjunction with data processing equipment; telecommunications, radio, and microwave systems; electronic distributed control systems including building energy management systems; and technical services related to those items.

(7) "Public works contracts" means a contract for the construction, repair, or renovation of a structure, road, highway, or other improvement or addition to real property.

(8) "Purchase" means the acquisition of an item by a port authority, a contract for construction, or performance of services.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 167.135 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 167 / Section 167.135
§ 167.135. FAILURE TO POSSESS OR EXHIBIT PERMIT OR CERTIFICATE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person is in charge of animals for which a certificate or permit is required or is in charge of the conveyance transporting that animal and the person fails to possess or exhibit the certificate or permit in the manner provided by Section 167.027.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor for each animal moved or conveyed without a certificate or permit as required by Subsection (a) unless it is shown on the trial of the offense that the defendant has been previously convicted under this section, in which event the offense is a Class B misdemeanor.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 431.005 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 431 / Section 431.005
§ 431.005. PROVISIONS REGARDING SALE OF FOOD, DRUGS, DEVICES, OR COSMETICS.
Status: in_force

The provisions of this chapter regarding the selling of food, drugs, devices, or cosmetics, shall be considered to include the manufacture, production, processing, packaging, exposure, offer, possession, and holding of any such article for sale; and the sale, dispensing, and giving of any such article, and the supplying or applying of any such articles in the conduct of any food, drug, or cosmetic establishment.
Tex. Finance Code § 278.051 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 278 / Section 278.051
§ 278.051. DISCLOSURES WITH TRANSACTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Other than in a telephonic transaction conducted on a telephone that is not designated for use in currency transmission transactions by a currency transmission business, at the time of a currency transmission transaction to another country the currency transmission business shall provide a receipt to the customer. The receipt must:

(1) clearly state the amount of currency presented for transmission and any fees charged by the currency transmission business; and

(2) provide a toll-free telephone number or a local number that a customer can access at no charge to receive information about a currency transmission.

(b) If the rate of exchange for a currency transmission to be paid in the currency of another country is fixed by the currency transmission business for a transaction at the time the currency transmission is initiated, the receipt must also disclose:

(1) the rate of exchange for that transaction;

(2) the amount to be paid in the foreign currency; and

(3) the period, if any, in which the payment must be made in order to qualify for the fixed rate of exchange.

(c) If the rate of exchange for a currency transmission to be paid in the currency of another country is not fixed at the time the currency transmission is initiated, the receipt must also disclose that the rate of exchange for the transaction will be set at the time the recipient of the currency transmission receives the funds in the foreign country.

(d) If the customer requests, the currency transmission business must provide the required disclosures before completing the transaction.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2004.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2004 / Section 2004.001
§ 2004.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "residential property insurance" means insurance against loss to real or tangible personal property at a fixed location that is provided through a homeowners insurance policy, residential fire and allied lines insurance policy, or farm and ranch owners insurance policy.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 46.0095 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 46 / Section 46.0095
§ 46.0095. SALE OF PROMOTIONAL ITEMS OR PROGRAM MERCHANDISE.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may sell or contract for the sale of "Go Texan" promotional items and program merchandise, including clothing, posters, and banners, in order to encourage the marketing and promotion of agricultural and other products grown, processed, or produced in this state. The department may use any available means, including direct marketing, mail, the Internet, and any other media format to advertise and sell those items.

(b) Money received from the sale of promotional items and program merchandise under this section may be appropriated only to the department for the department's activities or programs relating to the marketing and promotion of agricultural and other products grown, processed, or produced in this state.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 21.110 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 21 / Section 21.110
§ 21.110. INVESTMENT OF FUNDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may invest the development fund and, in making the investments, is governed by the provisions of Chapter 401, Acts of the 60th Legislature, Regular Session, 1967.

(b) The department may invest the interest and sinking fund only in direct obligations of the United States or in obligations the principal and interest of which are guaranteed by the United States.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1028.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1028 / Section 1028.201
§ 1028.201. GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

If authorized by an election, the board may issue and sell general obligation bonds in the name and on the faith and credit of the district to:

(1) purchase, construct, acquire, repair, or renovate buildings or improvements;

(2) equip buildings or improvements for hospital purposes; or

(3) acquire and operate a mobile emergency medical service.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1046.114 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1046 / Section 1046.114
§ 1046.114. CONTRACT IN NAME OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district shall contract in the name of the district.