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Tex. Insurance Code § 1805.101 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1805 / Section 1805.101
§ 1805.101. EXAMINATION AUTHORIZED.
Status: in_force

(a) As often as the department determines expedient, the department may examine a group, association, or other organization referred to in this chapter, including an advisory organization described by Subchapter B.

(b) An officer, manager, agent, or employee of the group, association, or organization may be examined at any time under oath and shall make available any book, record, account, document, or agreement governing the method of operation of the group, association, or organization.
Tex. Local Government Code § 320.041 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 320 / Section 320.041
§ 320.041. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF PARKS.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to the supervision of the commissioners court, the board shall maintain and operate the parks under its administration.

(b) The commissioners court may transfer to a previously created board jurisdiction and control of one or more additional parks if the transfer will not impair the contract rights of the holders of any outstanding revenue bonds.

(c) The board shall exercise its powers and perform its duties in respect to the additional parks in a manner that will not infringe on the rights of the holders of outstanding revenue bonds. The board may not operate or maintain the additional parks in a manner that will compete with or reduce the revenues of park properties or facilities the income of which has been pledged to the payment of outstanding revenue bonds.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3503.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3503 / Section 3503.151
§ 3503.151. USE OF REVENUE FROM OTHER GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES; LIMITATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Any governmental entity of this state may:

(1) use and pledge available revenue for the payment of an amount due under a contract entered into with the authority as an additional source of payment of the contracts or as the sole source of payment of the contracts; and

(2) covenant with respect to available revenue to assure the availability of the revenue when required.

(b) The governmental entity may not use, pledge, or covenant under this section revenue from ad valorem taxes, or the proceeds of bonds paid wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, unless the use, pledge, or covenant has been approved by the voters of the governmental entity at an election called for the purpose of:

(1) imposing taxes or issuing or refunding bonds; or

(2) using or pledging the entity's revenue or proceeds under contracts with the authority under this chapter.
Tex. Water Code § 56.026 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 56 / Section 56.026
§ 56.026. ADOPTING THE PRELIMINARY REPORT.
Status: in_force

If there are no objections to the preliminary report or if the commissioners court finds that objections to the report are not valid, the report shall be approved and the approval entered in the minutes.
Tex. Water Code § 62.200 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 62 / Section 62.200
§ 62.200. SALE OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) After the bonds have been registered, the chairman of the commission shall offer the bonds for sale and shall sell the bonds on the best terms and for the best price possible. None of the bonds shall be sold for less than face par value and accrued interest.

(b) After money is received from the sale of bonds, it shall be paid to the county treasurer and he shall place it to the credit of the district.
Tex. Government Code § 305.0062 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 305 / Section 305.0062
§ 305.0062. EXPENDITURES ATTRIBUTABLE TO GROUPS.
Status: in_force

(a) The report filed under Section 305.006 must also contain the total expenditures described by Section 305.006(b) that are directly attributable to members of the legislative or executive branch. The expenditures must be stated in only one of the following categories:

(1) state senators;

(2) state representatives;

(3) elected or appointed state officers, other than those described by Subdivision (1) or (2);

(4) legislative agency employees;

(5) executive agency employees;

(6) the immediate family of a member of the legislative or executive branch;

(7) guests, when invited by an individual described by Subdivision (1), (2), (3), (4), or (5); and

(8) events to which all legislators are invited.

(b) For purposes of Subsection (a), an expenditure is directly attributable to the person who consumed the food or beverage, to the person for whom admission, transportation, or lodging expenses were paid, or to the person to whom the gift, award, or memento was given.

(c) All expenditures made by a registrant or a person on the registrant's behalf and with the registrant's consent or ratification that benefit members of the immediate family of members of the legislative or executive branch shall be aggregated and reported under Subsection (a)(6).

(d) If a registrant cannot reasonably determine the amount of an expenditure under Section 305.006(b) that is directly attributable to a member of the legislative or executive branch as required by Subsection (a), the registrant shall apportion the expenditure made by that registrant or by others on the registrant's behalf and with the registrant's consent or ratification according to the total number of persons in attendance. However, if an expenditure is for an event to which all legislators are invited, the registrant shall report the expenditure under Subsection (a)(8) and not under any other subdivision of that subsection or any other provision of this chapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4201.660 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4201 / Section 4201.660
§ 4201.660. REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) Each health maintenance organization and insurer shall submit to the department, in the form and manner prescribed by the commissioner, an annual written report, for each health care service subject to an exemption under Section 4201.653, on the:

(1) exemptions granted by the health maintenance organization or insurer for the service;

(2) determinations by the health maintenance organization or insurer to rescind or deny an exemption for the service, including the number of exemptions denied or rescinded by the health maintenance organization or insurer under Section 4201.655; and

(3) independent reviews of determinations conducted by an independent review organization under Section 4201.656, including:

(A) the number of determinations made by the health maintenance organization or insurer for which a physician or provider requested an independent review under Section 4201.656; and

(B) the outcome of each independent review described by Paragraph (A).

(b) Subject to this subsection, a report submitted under Subsection (a) is public information subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code. The department shall ensure that the report does not contain any identifying information before disclosing the report in accordance with Chapter 552, Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3852.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3852 / Section 3852.051
§ 3852.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

The district is governed by a board of five directors who serve staggered terms of four years.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8827.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8827 / Section 8827.103
§ 8827.103. GROUNDWATER TRANSFER RESTRICTIONS AND FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may limit and impose fees on the transfer of groundwater out of the district if, after public notice and a hearing and in accordance with district rules, the district finds that restrictions or fees on transfer are in the district's best interests.

(b) In making the determination under Subsection (a), the district shall consider:

(1) the availability of water in the district and in the receiving area during the period for which the proposed water transfer is requested;

(2) the availability of feasible and practicable alternative supplies to the applicant proposing the transfer;

(3) the amount and proposed use of the transferred water in the receiving area;

(4) the projected effect of the proposed transfer on aquifer conditions, depletion, or subsidence or effects on existing permit holders or other groundwater users within the district;

(5) the projected environmental and economic effects on the district; and

(6) the compatibility of the proposed transfer with the approved regional plan and certified district management plan.
Tex. Election Code § 51.034 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 51 / Section 51.034
§ 51.034. SPECIFICATIONS FOR BALLOT BOXES.
Status: in_force

(a) Each ballot box must be made of a sturdy material and suitably designed for its intended use. Each box must have a lock and key.

(b) Ballot boxes no. 1 and no. 2 must each have a slot in the top just large enough to receive a ballot. Ballot boxes no. 3 and no. 4 are not required to have a slot, but if a slot is provided, it may not be larger than that prescribed for boxes no. 1 and no. 2.

(c) A ballot box may be used without approval of the secretary of state if the box:

(1) is an enclosed, opaque container made of metal, wood, or other material;

(2) is equipped with a hinged top, hasp, and padlock; and

(3) complies with Subsection (b).
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 154.003 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 154 / Section 154.003
§ 154.003. RESPONSIBILITY OF COURTS AND COURT ADMINISTRATORS.
Status: in_force

It is the responsibility of all trial and appellate courts and their court administrators to carry out the policy under Section 154.002.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 692A.012 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 692A / Section 692A.012
§ 692A.012. SEARCH AND NOTIFICATION.
Status: in_force

The donor card of a person who is involved in an accident or other trauma shall accompany the person to the hospital or other health care facility. The driver's license or personal identification certificate indicating an affirmative statement of gift of a person who is involved in an accident or other trauma shall accompany the person to the hospital or health care facility if the person does not have a donor card.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2208.301 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2208 / Section 2208.301
§ 2208.301. SCOPE OF COVERAGE.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), under the excess insurance coverage, the pool shall pay any portion of a claim against a public entity and the entity's officers and employees that:

(1) exceeds $1 million; and

(2) is finally determined or settled or is included in a final judgment of a court.

(b) The amount paid by the pool under this section may not exceed the amount the board determines is actuarially sound for the pool.

(c) The pool may participate in evaluating or defending a claim made under the insurance coverage.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1110.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1110 / Section 1110.106
§ 1110.106. PURCHASING AND ACCOUNTING.
Status: in_force

The board may prescribe:

(1) the method and manner of making purchases and expenditures by and for the district; and

(2) all accounting and control procedures.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8853.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8853 / Section 8853.051
§ 8853.051. COMPOSITION OF BOARD; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 57.352 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 57 / Section 57.352
§ 57.352. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER TO SEVERAL BUSINESS LOCATIONS COVERED BY SAME AGREEMENT.
Status: in_force

If a dealer has more than one of its business locations covered by the same dealer agreement, this subchapter applies to the repurchase of the dealer's inventory at the particular business location being closed unless the closing occurs without the permission of the supplier.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8341.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8341 / Section 8341.202
§ 8341.202. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Tex. Government Code § 432.077 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 432 / Section 432.077
§ 432.077. NUMBER OF VOTES REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may be convicted of an offense only by the concurrence of two-thirds of the members present when the vote is taken.

(b) All sentences shall be determined by the concurrence of two-thirds of the members present at the time the vote is taken.

(c) All other questions to be decided by the members of a general or special court-martial shall be determined by a majority vote. A tie vote on a challenge disqualifies the member challenged, but a determination to reconsider a finding of guilty or to reconsider a sentence for the purpose of reducing it may be made by a lesser vote that indicates that the reconsideration is not opposed by the number of votes required for that finding or sentence. A tie vote on a motion for a finding of not guilty or on a motion relating to the question of the accused's sanity is a determination against the accused. A tie vote on any other question is a determination in favor of the accused.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 306.002 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 306 / Section 306.002
§ 306.002. NONAPPLICABILITY TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not prohibit any lawfully authorized investigative, protective, or intelligence activity of a law enforcement agency of the United States, a state, or a political subdivision of a state or of an intelligence agency of the United States.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3845.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3845 / Section 3845.151
§ 3845.151. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by revenue or contract payments from any source other than ad valorem taxation.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Insurance Code § 981.218 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 981 / Section 981.218
§ 981.218. DEPARTMENT MONITORING OF SURPLUS LINES AGENTS.
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall monitor the activities of surplus lines agents as necessary to protect the public interest.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7894.0306 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7894 / Section 7894.0306
§ 7894.0306. DIVISION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may be divided into two or more new districts only if the district:

(1) has no outstanding bonded debt; and

(2) is not imposing ad valorem taxes.

(b) This chapter applies to any new district created by the division of the district, and a new district has all the powers and duties of the district.

(c) Any new district created by the division of the district may, at the time the new district is created, contain only:

(1) land within the area described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter; or

(2) any land adjacent to the area described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter if that adjacent land is:

(A) not within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a city; or

(B) within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a city and that adjacent land has been approved for inclusion in the district under the consent ordinance or resolution adopted by a city under Section 7894.0104.

(d) The board, on its own motion or on receipt of a petition signed by the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district, may adopt an order dividing the district.

(e) The board may adopt an order dividing the district before or after the date the board holds an election under Section 7894.0103 to confirm the district's creation.

(f) An order dividing the district must:

(1) name each new district;

(2) include the metes and bounds description of the territory of each new district;

(3) appoint temporary directors for each new district; and

(4) provide for the division of assets and liabilities between or among the new districts.

(g) On or before the 30th day after the date of adoption of an order dividing the district, the district shall file the order with the commission and record the order in the real property records of each county in which the district is located.

(h) Any new district created by the division of the district shall hold a confirmation and directors' election as required by Section 7894.0103.

(i) Municipal consent by a city is not required for the creation of any new district created under this section.

(j) Any new district created by the division of the district must hold an election as required by this chapter to obtain voter approval before the district may impose a maintenance tax or issue bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes.

(k) If the voters of a new district do not confirm the creation of the new district, the assets, obligations, territory, and governance of the new district revert to that of the original district.
Tex. Local Government Code § 1.004 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 1 / Section 1.004
§ 1.004. REFERENCE IN LAW TO STATUTE REVISED BY CODE.
Status: in_force

A reference in a law to a statute or a part of a statute revised by this code is considered to be a reference to the part of this code that revises that statute or part of the statute.
Tex. Estates Code § 255.453 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 255 / Section 255.453
§ 255.453. RETROACTIVE EFFECT.
Status: in_force

The court may direct that an order described by this subchapter has retroactive effect.
Tex. Local Government Code § 142.062 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 142 / Section 142.062
§ 142.062. OPEN RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) A proposed meet and confer agreement and a document prepared and used by the municipality, including a public employer, in connection with the proposed agreement are available to the public under Chapter 552, Government Code, only after the agreement is ready to be ratified by the governing body of the municipality.

(b) This section does not affect the application of Subchapter C, Chapter 552, Government Code, to a document prepared and used in connection with the agreement.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8385.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8385 / Section 8385.102
§ 8385.102. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1078.058 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1078 / Section 1078.058
§ 1078.058. COMPENSATION; EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

A director or officer serves without compensation but may be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in the performance of official duties. The expenses must be:

(1) reported in the district's records; and

(2) approved by the board.
Tex. Utilities Code § 31.0021 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 31 / Section 31.0021
§ 31.0021. CHARGING SERVICE.
Status: in_force

The commission by rule may exempt from the definition of "electric utility" or "retail electric provider" under Section 31.002 a provider who owns or operates equipment used solely to provide electricity charging service for a mode of transportation.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1501.325 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1501 / Section 1501.325
§ 1501.325. ESTIMATE OF ASSESSMENTS; EVALUATION AND PROTECTION OF SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than March 1 of each year, the board shall file with the commissioner an estimate of the assessments necessary to fund the losses for small employer groups incurred by the system during the preceding calendar year.

(b) If the board determines that the necessary assessments exceed five percent of the total premiums earned in the preceding calendar year from small employer health benefit plans delivered or issued for delivery by reinsured health benefit plan issuers to small employer groups in this state, the board shall evaluate the operation of the system and shall report its findings, including any recommendations for changes to the plan of operation, to the commissioner not later than April 1 of the year following the calendar year in which the losses were incurred. The evaluation must:

(1) include an estimate of future assessments; and

(2) consider:

(A) the administrative costs of the system;

(B) the appropriateness of the premiums charged;

(C) the level of health benefit plan issuer retention under the system; and

(D) the costs of coverage for small employer groups.

(c) If the board fails to timely file a report required by Subsection (b), the commissioner may:

(1) evaluate the operations of the system; and

(2) implement amendments to the plan of operation that the commissioner considers necessary to reduce future losses and assessments.

(d) A reinsured health benefit plan issuer may not cede additional eligible lives to the system during a calendar year if the assessment amount payable for the preceding calendar year is at least five percent of the total premiums earned in that calendar year from small employer health benefit plans delivered or issued for delivery by reinsured health benefit plan issuers in this state.

(d-1) Expired.

(e) A reinsured health benefit plan issuer may not cede additional eligible lives to the system after the board determines that the expected loss from the reinsurance system for a year will exceed the total amount of assessments payable at a rate of five percent of the total premiums earned for the preceding calendar year. A reinsured health benefit plan issuer may not resume ceding additional eligible lives to the system until the board determines that the expected loss will be less than the maximum established by this subsection.

(e-1) Expired.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11006.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11006 / Section 11006.102
§ 11006.102. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) To be eligible to be appointed or to serve as a director, a person:

(1) must be a resident, qualified voter of:

(A) the authority; and

(B) the county from which the person is appointed; and

(2) may not:

(A) hold another public office; or

(B) be an officer or employee of the authority.

(b) Of the directors appointed by the Commissioners Court of Nueces County:

(1) one must be a resident of the municipality of Agua Dulce;

(2) one must be a resident of the municipality of Bishop;

(3) one must be a resident of the municipality of Driscoll; and

(4) one must be appointed at large and may be a resident of any of those municipalities.

(c) A director is eligible for reappointment.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2207.353 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2207 / Section 2207.353
§ 2207.353. USES OF FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) Administrative expenses of the pool may be paid from the fund. Payments for administrative expenses during a fiscal year of the pool may not exceed the amount established by the board.

(b) The pool may pay commissions from the fund on approval of the board.

(c) Money in the fund may not be used to pay:

(1) punitive damages; or

(2) a fine or penalty imposed for a violation of:

(A) a statute;

(B) an administrative rule or regulation; or

(C) an order, rule, or ordinance.

(d) Money for a claim may not be paid from the fund under excess liability insurance coverage until all benefits payable under any other underlying liability insurance policy covering the claim or judgment are exhausted.