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Tex. Business Organizations Code § 21.606 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 21 / Section 21.606
§ 21.606. THREE-YEAR MORATORIUM ON CERTAIN BUSINESS COMBINATIONS.
Status: in_force

An issuing public corporation may not, directly or indirectly, enter into or engage in a business combination with an affiliated shareholder, or any affiliate or associate of the affiliated shareholder, during the three-year period immediately following the affiliated shareholder's share acquisition date unless:

(1) the business combination or the purchase or acquisition of shares made by the affiliated shareholder on the affiliated shareholder's share acquisition date is approved by the board of directors of the issuing public corporation before the affiliated shareholder's share acquisition date; or

(2) the business combination is approved, by the affirmative vote of the holders of at least two-thirds of the outstanding voting shares of the issuing public corporation not beneficially owned by the affiliated shareholder or an affiliate or associate of the affiliated shareholder, at a meeting of shareholders called for that purpose not less than six months after the affiliated shareholder's share acquisition date. Approval may not be by written consent.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7978.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7978 / Section 7978.201
§ 7978.201. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8242.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8242 / Section 8242.005
§ 8242.005. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

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

(b) The boundaries and field notes of the district form a closure. A mistake in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not in any way 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. Occupations Code § 1101.660 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1101 / Section 1101.660
§ 1101.660. INFORMAL PROCEEDINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission by rule shall adopt procedures governing informal disposition of a contested case.

(b) Rules adopted under this section must:

(1) provide the complainant and the license holder, certificate holder, or regulated entity an opportunity to be heard; and

(2) require the presence of:

(A) a public member of the commission for a case involving a consumer complaint; and

(B) at least two staff members of the commission with experience in the regulatory area that is the subject of the proceeding.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8152.0105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8152 / Section 8152.0105
§ 8152.0105. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is created to serve a public purpose and benefit.

(b) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of:

(1) a municipal utility district as provided by general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and

(2) Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation, or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Local Government Code § 344.260 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 344 / Section 344.260
§ 344.260. RESULTS OF REFERENDUM.
Status: in_force

(a) If less than a majority of the votes cast in a continuation referendum election are for the continuation of a district or if a majority of the votes cast in a dissolution referendum are for dissolution of the district:

(1) the board shall certify that fact to the secretary of state not later than the 10th day after the date of the canvass of the returns; and

(2) the district is dissolved and ceases to operate as provided by Section 344.301.

(b) If a majority of the votes cast in a continuation referendum election are for the continuation of the district or if less than a majority of the votes cast in a dissolution referendum election are for dissolution of the district, another referendum may not be held except as authorized by Section 344.251.
Tex. Insurance Code § 942.054 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 942 / Section 942.054
§ 942.054. NAME OF EXCHANGE.
Status: in_force

(a) The name of an exchange must contain the term "reciprocal," "inter-insurance exchange," "underwriters," "association," "exchange," "underwriting," "inter-insurers," or "inter-insurors."

(b) The name selected for an exchange may not be so similar to the name of a similar organization or an insurer that, in the opinion of the department, the name is calculated to confuse or deceive.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1301.407 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1301 / Section 1301.407
§ 1301.407. PROCEDURES FOR VERIFYING CERTAIN EXEMPTIONS.
Status: in_force

The board, in consultation with the State Board of Education and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, as appropriate, may adopt rules as necessary to verify whether a person qualifies for an exemption from the required renewal fee, as described by Section 1301.401(c), or an exemption from required continuing professional education, as described by Section 1301.404(g), including rules providing for obtaining and evaluating written verification from the applicable school or institution of higher education of the person's provision of meaningful course instruction in a career and technology education program described by Section 1301.3542.
Tex. Government Code § 54.991 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54 / Section 54.991
§ 54.991. APPOINTMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The judges of the district courts in Webb County shall jointly appoint the number of criminal law magistrates set by the commissioners court.

(b) Each magistrate's appointment must be unanimously approved by the judges.
Tex. Estates Code § 308.003 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 308 / Section 308.003
§ 308.003. CONTENTS OF NOTICE.
Status: in_force

The notice required by Section 308.002 must include:

(1) the name and address of the beneficiary to whom the notice is given or, for a beneficiary described by Section 308.002(b), the name and address of the beneficiary for whom the notice is given and of the person to whom the notice is given;

(2) the decedent's name;

(3) a statement that the decedent's will has been admitted to probate;

(4) a statement that the beneficiary to whom or for whom the notice is given is named as a beneficiary in the will;

(5) the personal representative's name and contact information; and

(6) either:

(A) a copy of the will that was admitted to probate and of the order admitting the will to probate; or

(B) a summary of the gifts to the beneficiary under the will, the court in which the will was admitted to probate, the docket number assigned to the estate, the date the will was admitted to probate, and, if different, the date the court appointed the personal representative.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 247.067 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 247 / Section 247.067
§ 247.067. HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "health care professional" means an individual licensed, certified, or otherwise authorized to administer health care, for profit or otherwise, in the ordinary course of business or professional practice. The term includes a physician, registered nurse, licensed vocational nurse, licensed dietitian, physical therapist, and occupational therapist.

(b) Unless otherwise prohibited by law, a health care professional may be employed by an assisted living facility to provide at the facility to the facility's residents services that are authorized by this chapter and that are within the professional's scope of practice. This subsection does not authorize a facility to provide ongoing services comparable to the services available in an institution licensed under Chapter 242. A health care professional providing services under this subsection shall maintain medical records of those services in accordance with the licensing, certification, or other regulatory standards applicable to the health care professional under law.

(c) A resident of an assisted living facility has the right to contract with a home and community support services agency licensed under Chapter 142 or with an independent health professional for health care services.
Tex. Occupations Code § 901.6015 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 901 / Section 901.6015
§ 901.6015. RESTITUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may order a license holder to pay restitution under Section 901.501(a)(10) to a person harmed by the license holder's:

(1) violation of this chapter; and

(2) failure to fulfill the terms of a contract with the person.

(b) The amount of restitution ordered under this section may not exceed the actual amount paid by the person to the license holder under the contract.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2156.005 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2156 / Section 2156.005
§ 2156.005. DISCRIMINATION AGAINST REPUTABLE PRODUCTIONS; OFFENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who is in charge of and manages a theater, including a theater owner or lessee, or a representative of an owner or lessee, may not discriminate against reputable theaters, operas, shows, or other productions.

(b) A person who is in charge of and manages a theater, including a theater owner or lessee, or a representative of an owner or lessee, commits an offense if the person fails and refuses to rent or lease the theater for one or more performances of any reputable theater, opera, or show on terms that may not be considered unreasonable, extortionate, or prohibitive to the agent, manager, proprietor, or representative of the theater, opera, or show.

(c) An offense under Subsection (b) is a misdemeanor and the person:

(1) shall be fined not more than $500 or less than $100; and

(2) may be committed to not more than 10 days in jail.

(d) Each violation of Subsection (b) is a separate offense.

(e) Fifty percent of a fine collected under Subsection (c) shall be paid to the complainant. The remainder of the fine shall be paid to the jury fund of the county where the suit was brought.

(f) It is a defense to prosecution under Subsection (b) that, at the time of the application to lease or rent the theater, the person in charge of the theater shows that:

(1) the theater had, in good faith, already been leased or rented; and

(2) other bookings had been made for the date or dates applied for in good faith and not with the intention of evading this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 2155.451 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2155 / Section 2155.451
§ 2155.451. VENDORS THAT MEET OR EXCEED AIR QUALITY STANDARDS.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a contract to be performed, wholly or partly, in a nonattainment area or in an affected county, as those terms are defined by Section 386.001, Health and Safety Code.

(b) The comptroller and state agencies procuring goods or services may:

(1) give preference to goods or services of a vendor that demonstrates that the vendor meets or exceeds any state or federal environmental standards, including voluntary standards, relating to air quality; or

(2) require that a vendor demonstrate that the vendor meets or exceeds any state or federal environmental standards, including voluntary standards, relating to air quality.

(c) The preference may be given only if the cost to the state for the goods or services would not exceed 105 percent of the cost of the goods or services provided by a vendor who does not meet the standards.
Tex. Occupations Code § 104.006 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 104 / Section 104.006
§ 104.006. APPLICABILITY TO ESTABLISHED CHURCH.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not affect the use of the principles or teachings of an established church in ministering, without the use of any drug or material remedy, to the sick or suffering by prayer if:

(1) sanitary and quarantine laws are complied with; and

(2) the person ministering or offering to minister does not maintain an office, other than to exercise the principles or teachings of the church of which the person is a bona fide member.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 2A.209 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 2A / Section 2A.209
§ 2A.209. DUTIES OF LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FILING CASE.
Status: in_force

(a) In this article:

(1) "Attorney representing the state" means an attorney authorized by law to represent the state in a criminal case, including a district attorney, criminal district attorney, or county attorney with criminal jurisdiction. The term does not include an attorney representing the state in a justice or municipal court under Chapter 45A.

(2) "Law enforcement agency" means an agency of the state or an agency of a political subdivision of the state authorized by law to employ peace officers.

(b) A law enforcement agency filing a case with an attorney representing the state shall submit to the attorney representing the state a written statement by an agency employee with knowledge of the case acknowledging that all documents, items, and information in the possession of the agency that are required to be disclosed to the defendant in the case under Article 39.14 have been disclosed to the attorney representing the state.

(c) If at any time after a case is filed with an attorney representing the state the law enforcement agency discovers or acquires any additional document, item, or information required to be disclosed to the defendant under Article 39.14, an agency employee shall promptly disclose the document, item, or information to the attorney representing the state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8836.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8836 / Section 8836.003
§ 8836.003. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC USE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is created to serve a public use and benefit.

(b) All land and other property included in the district will benefit from the works and projects accomplished by the district under the powers conferred by Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9026.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9026 / Section 9026.153
§ 9026.153. COPY OF AUDIT REPORT.
Status: in_force

A copy of the audit report prepared under Subchapter G, Chapter 49, Water Code, shall be delivered:

(1) to each director; and

(2) to a holder of at least 25 percent of the outstanding bonds of the district, on request.
Tex. Occupations Code § 801.165 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 801 / Section 801.165
§ 801.165. REFUND.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Subsection (b), if the board finds that the license holder has committed an act that is grounds for license denial or disciplinary action under Section 801.402, the board or executive director may order a license holder to pay a refund to a consumer as provided in an agreed settlement, default order, or board order instead of or in addition to imposing an administrative penalty or sanction.

(b) The amount of a refund ordered under this section may not exceed the amount the consumer paid to the license holder for a service regulated by the board, and may not require payment of other damages or estimate harm.

(c) This section does not grant the board jurisdiction over a complaint based solely on the cost of a veterinary service.
Tex. Government Code § 418.106 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 418 / Section 418.106
§ 418.106. LOCAL AND INTERJURISDICTIONAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PLANS.
Status: in_force

(a) Each local and interjurisdictional agency shall prepare and keep current an emergency management plan for its area providing for disaster mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery.

(b) The plan must provide for:

(1) wage, price, and rent controls and other economic stabilization methods in the event of a disaster; and

(2) curfews, blockades, and limitations on utility use in an area affected by a disaster, rules governing entrance to and exit from the affected area, and other security measures.

(c) The local or interjurisdictional emergency management agency shall prepare in written form and distribute to all appropriate officials a clear and complete statement of the disaster responsibilities of all local agencies and officials and of the disaster channels of assistance.

(d) Each local or interjurisdictional agency shall conduct at least one public meeting each calendar year to exchange information about its emergency management plan. Each agency shall provide written notice of the date, time, and location of the meeting, not later than the fifth day before the meeting, to the pipeline safety section of the gas services division of the Railroad Commission of Texas.

(e) An emergency management plan of an agency is excepted from the requirements of Subsection (d) if:

(1) the emergency management plan contains sensitive information relating to critical infrastructures or facilities; and

(2) the safety or security of those infrastructures or facilities could be jeopardized by disclosure of the emergency management plan.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1095.060 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1095 / Section 1095.060
§ 1095.060. GENERAL DUTIES OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR.
Status: in_force

Subject to the limitations prescribed by the board, the district administrator shall:

(1) supervise the work and activities of the district; and

(2) direct the affairs of the district.
Tex. Tax Code § 26.065 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 26 / Section 26.065
§ 26.065. SUPPLEMENTAL NOTICE OF HEARING ON TAX RATE INCREASE.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to the notice required under Section 26.06, the governing body of a taxing unit required to hold a public hearing by Section 26.05(d) shall give notice of the hearing in the manner provided by this section.

(b) The taxing unit shall post notice of the public hearing prominently on the home page of the Internet website of the taxing unit continuously for at least seven days immediately before the public hearing on the proposed tax rate increase and at least seven days immediately before the date of the vote proposing the increase in the tax rate.

(c) If the taxing unit has free access to a television channel, the taxing unit shall request that the station carry a 60-second notice of the public hearing at least five times a day between the hours of 7 a.m. and 9 p.m. for at least seven days immediately before the public hearing on the proposed tax rate increase and at least seven days immediately before the date of the vote proposing the increase in the tax rate.

(d) The notice of the public hearing required by Subsection (b) must contain a statement that is substantially the same as the statement required by Section 26.06(b).

(e) This section does not apply to a taxing unit if the taxing unit:

(1) is unable to comply with the requirements of this section because of the failure of an electronic or mechanical device, including a computer or server; or

(2) is unable to comply with the requirements of this section due to other circumstances beyond its control.

(f) A person who owns taxable property is not entitled to an injunction restraining the collection of taxes by a taxing unit in which the property is taxable if the taxing unit has, in good faith, attempted to comply with the requirements of this section.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 38.38 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 38 / Section 38.38
§ 38.38. EVIDENCE RELATING TO RETAINING ATTORNEY.
Status: in_force

Evidence that a person has contacted or retained an attorney is not admissible on the issue of whether the person committed a criminal offense. In a criminal case, neither the judge nor the attorney representing the state may comment on the fact that the defendant has contacted or retained an attorney in the case.
Tex. Labor Code § 406.162 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 406 / Section 406.162
§ 406.162. SCOPE.
Status: in_force

(a) This subtitle applies to an action to recover damages for personal injuries or death sustained by a farm or ranch employee who is:

(1) a migrant worker;

(2) a seasonal worker:

(A) employed on a truck farm, orchard, or vineyard;

(B) employed by a person with a gross annual payroll for the preceding year in an amount not less than the greater of the required payroll for the year preceding that year, adjusted for inflation, or $25,000; or

(C) working for a farmer, ranch operator, or labor agent who employs a migrant worker and doing the same work at the same time and location as the migrant worker; or

(3) an employee, other than a migrant or seasonal worker:

(A) for years before 1991, employed by a person with a gross annual payroll for the preceding year of at least $50,000; and

(B) for 1991 and subsequent years, employed by a person:

(i) with a gross annual payroll in an amount required for coverage of seasonal workers under Subdivision (2)(B); or

(ii) who employs three or more farm or ranch employees other than migrant or seasonal workers.

(b) The comptroller shall prepare a consumer price index for this state and shall certify the applicable index factor to the division before October 1 of each year. The division shall adjust the gross annual payroll requirement under Subsection (a)(2)(B) accordingly.

(c) For the purposes of this section, the gross annual payroll of a person includes any amount paid by the person to a labor agent for the agent's services and for the services of migrant or seasonal workers but does not include wages paid to:

(1) the person or a member of the person's family, if the person is a sole proprietor;

(2) a partner in a partnership or a member of the partner's family; or

(3) a shareholder of a corporation in which all shareholders are family members or a member of the shareholder's family.

(d) This subchapter does not affect the application or interpretation of this subtitle as it relates to persons engaged in activities determined before January 1, 1985, not to be farm or ranch labor.
Tex. Transportation Code § 362.106 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 362 / Section 362.106
§ 362.106. AGREEMENT WITH TOLL PROJECT ENTITY.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "toll project entity" has the meaning assigned by Section 372.001.

(b) A private toll project entity may enter into an agreement with a public toll project entity to finance, construct, maintain, or operate a toll road.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7950.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7950 / Section 7950.006
§ 7950.006. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 4 of the Act enacting this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 4 of the Act enacting 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 a tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Transportation Code § 726.001 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 726 / Section 726.001
§ 726.001. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter applies only to a municipality with a population of more than 290,000.

(b) This section or an ordinance adopted under this section does not apply to a motor vehicle, trailer, or semitrailer operated under a registration certificate issued under Chapter 643.