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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8377.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8377 / Section 8377.051
§ 8377.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the district is governed by a board of five elected directors.

(b) If required under the terms of the agreement, ordinance, or resolution by which a municipality consents to the creation of the district, the board consists of:

(1) four elected directors; and

(2) one director appointed by the governing body of the municipality.

(c) A director appointed under Subsection (b)(2) is not required to be a qualified voter of the district or to own land subject to taxation in the district.

(d) Except as provided by Section 8377.052, directors serve staggered four-year terms. A permanent director may not serve more than two four-year terms.

(e) The common law doctrine of incompatibility does not disqualify an official or employee of a municipality from being appointed a director by the governing body of a municipality under Subsection (b)(2), and a director appointed to the board may continue to serve in a public office of or be employed by the municipality.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 42A.403 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 42A / Section 42A.403
§ 42A.403. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FOR CERTAIN INTOXICATION OFFENSES; WAIVER OR EXTENSION OF TIME.
Status: in_force

(a) A judge who places on community supervision a defendant convicted of an offense under Sections 49.04-49.08, Penal Code, shall require as a condition of community supervision that the defendant successfully complete, before the 181st day after the date community supervision is granted, an educational program designed to rehabilitate persons who have driven while intoxicated that is regulated by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation under Chapter 171, Government Code.

(b) This article does not apply to a defendant if a jury recommends community supervision for the defendant and also recommends that the defendant's driver's license not be suspended.

(c) If the defendant by a motion in writing shows good cause, the judge may:

(1) waive the educational program requirement; or

(2) to enable the defendant to successfully complete the program, grant an extension of time that expires not later than the first anniversary of the beginning date of the defendant's community supervision.

(d) In determining good cause, the judge may consider but is not limited to:

(1) the defendant's school and work schedule;

(2) the defendant's health;

(3) the distance that the defendant must travel to attend an in-person educational program;

(4) the fact that the defendant resides out of state, does not have a valid driver's license, or does not have access to transportation; and

(5) whether the defendant has access to reliable Internet service sufficient to successfully complete an educational program offered online.

(d-1) The judge shall waive the educational program requirement if the defendant successfully completes education at a residential treatment facility under Article 42A.4045.

(e) The judge shall set out in the judgment, as applicable:

(1) the finding of good cause for waiver; or

(2) the finding that the defendant has successfully completed education as provided by Article 42A.4045.
Tex. Finance Code § 341.503 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 341 / Section 341.503
§ 341.503. WORK FROM REMOTE LOCATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding provisions of this subtitle that prohibit conducting business at an unlicensed location and except as provided by Subsection (b), a person licensed under this subtitle may allow an employee of the license holder to work from a remote location if the license holder:

(1) ensures that in-person consumer interactions will be conducted at a licensed location;

(2) maintains appropriate safeguards for license holder and consumer data, information, and records, including the use of secure virtual private networks where appropriate;

(3) employs appropriate risk-based monitoring and oversight processes for work performed from a remote location and maintains records of those processes;

(4) ensures that consumer information and records are not maintained at a remote location;

(5) ensures that license holder and consumer information and records, including written procedures and training for work from remote locations authorized under this section, are accessible and available to the commissioner or the commissioner's representative on request;

(6) provides appropriate employee training to:

(A) keep all conversations about and with consumers conducted from a remote location confidential as if conducted from a licensed location; and

(B) ensure that remote employees work in an environment conducive and appropriate to consumer privacy; and

(7) adopts, maintains, and follows written procedures to ensure that:

(A) the license holder and the license holder's employees comply with this section and applicable law; and

(B) the employees do not perform an activity that would be prohibited at a licensed location.

(b) This section applies to an employee of a person licensed under Chapter 348 or 353 only if the employee engages in making, servicing, holding, or collecting a retail installment transaction as defined by Section 348.001 or 353.001, as applicable.

(c) The finance commission may adopt rules to implement this section.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 88.0531 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 88 / Section 88.0531
§ 88.0531. CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who knowingly violates Section 88.052 or 88.053 of this code commits an offense.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor unless the actor has been convicted previously under this section, in which event the offense is a felony of the third degree.
Tex. Estates Code § 1163.1011 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1163 / Section 1163.1011
§ 1163.1011. USE OF UNSWORN DECLARATION IN LIEU OF SWORN DECLARATION OR AFFIDAVIT FOR FILING ANNUAL REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) A guardian of the person who is required to file an annual report under Section 1163.101 with the court, including a guardian filing the annual report electronically, may use an unsworn declaration made as provided by this section instead of the sworn declaration or affidavit required by Section 1163.101.

(b) An unsworn declaration authorized by this section must be:

(1) in writing; and

(2) subscribed by the person making the declaration as true under penalty of perjury.

(c) The form of an unsworn declaration authorized by this section must be substantially as follows:

I, (insert name of guardian of the person), the guardian of the person for (insert name of ward) in _______ County, Texas, declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true and correct.

Executed on (insert date)

________________________

(signature)

(d) An unsworn declaration authorized by Section 132.001, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, may not be used instead of a written sworn declaration or affidavit required by Section 1163.101.
Tex. Water Code § 63.323 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 63 / Section 63.323
§ 63.323. NOTICE OF THE ORDER AND HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall publish notice once a week for three consecutive weeks in a newspaper in the district or, if no newspaper is published in the district, in the newspaper published nearest to the district.

(b) The notice shall include a copy of the order and shall set a date for a hearing at which all property owners and persons interested in the district and the improvements may appear and contest the assessments and offer evidence for or against the assessments before the commission.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1062.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1062 / Section 1062.108
§ 1062.108. EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire a fee simple or other interest in any type of property located in district territory if the interest is necessary or convenient for the district to exercise a power, right, or privilege conferred by this chapter.

(b) The district must exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by Chapter 21, Property Code, except the district is not required to deposit in the trial court money or a bond as provided by Section 21.021(a), Property Code.

(c) In a condemnation proceeding brought by the district, the district is not required to:

(1) pay in advance or provide a bond or other security for costs in the trial court;

(2) provide a bond for the issuance of a temporary restraining order or a temporary injunction; or

(3) provide a bond for costs or a supersedeas bond on an appeal or writ of error.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 437.0045 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 437 / Section 437.0045
§ 437.0045. LOCAL PERMIT REQUIREMENT LIMITATION.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other law, a county, municipality, or public health district, including an authorized agent, employee, or department, may only require a permit, license, certification, or other form of authority if the permit, license, certification, or other form of authority would be required of the food service establishment, retail food store, mobile food unit, roadside food vendor, or temporary food service establishment or an employee of any of those entities if the entity or person was located within the department's jurisdiction.
Tex. Utilities Code § 55.132 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 55 / Section 55.132
§ 55.132. NOTIFICATION OF CHANGE.
Status: in_force

(a) The owner or operator of an automated dial announcing device shall notify the commission if the telephone number of the device or the physical address from which the device operates changes.

(b) The owner or operator shall give the notice by certified mail not later than the 48th hour before the hour the device begins operating with the new telephone number or at the new address.

(c) If the owner or operator of a device fails to give notice as required by Subsection (b), the person's permit is invalid.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1501.326 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1501 / Section 1501.326
§ 1501.326. DEFERMENT OF ASSESSMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A reinsured health benefit plan issuer may petition the commissioner for a deferment in whole or in part of an assessment imposed by the board.

(b) The commissioner may defer all or part of the assessment if the commissioner determines that payment of the assessment would endanger the ability of the reinsured health benefit plan issuer to fulfill its contractual obligations.

(c) The board shall assess the amount of a deferred assessment against other reinsured health benefit plan issuers in a manner consistent with the basis for assessment established by this subchapter.

(d) A reinsured health benefit plan issuer that receives a deferment:

(1) is liable to the system for the amount deferred; and

(2) until the issuer pays the outstanding assessment, may not:

(A) market, deliver, or issue for delivery a small employer health benefit plan; or

(B) reinsure any individual or group with the system.
Tex. Tax Code § 6.054 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 6 / Section 6.054
§ 6.054. RESTRICTION ON EMPLOYMENT BY APPRAISAL DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

An individual may not be employed by an appraisal district if the individual:

(1) is an officer of a taxing unit that participates in the appraisal district;

(2) is an employee of a taxing unit that participates in the appraisal district; or

(3) has served as a member of the appraisal review board for the appraisal district at any time during the preceding two years.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8351.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8351 / Section 8351.151
§ 8351.151. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 8351.153.

(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. Government Code § 406.005 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 406 / Section 406.005
§ 406.005. APPOINTMENT PROCEDURE--STATEMENT.
Status: repealed

(a) Each person to be appointed a notary public shall submit an application to the secretary of state on a form prescribed by the secretary of state. The application must satisfy the secretary of state that the applicant is qualified. The application must state:

(1) the applicant's name to be used in acting as a notary public;

(2) the applicant's post office address;

(3) the applicant's county of residence;

(4) the applicant's date of birth;

(5) the applicant's driver's license number or the number of other official state-issued identification; and

(6) the applicant's social security number.

(b) The applicant shall also execute the statement of officers as required by Section 1, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1211, Sec. 1.
Tex. Insurance Code § 544.553 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 544 / Section 544.553
§ 544.553. PROHIBITION OF UNDERWRITING AND RATING DECISIONS BASED ON CONSUMER INQUIRY.
Status: in_force

An insurer may not:

(1) use an underwriting guideline based solely on whether a consumer inquiry has been made by or on behalf of the applicant or insured; or

(2) charge a rate that is different from the rate charged to other individuals for the same coverage or increase a rate charged to an insured based solely on whether a consumer inquiry has been made by or on behalf of the applicant or insured.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 161.507 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 161 / Section 161.507
§ 161.507. LOAN PAYMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The final principal payment on a loan shall be made not later than the 40th anniversary of the date of the loan.

(b) The board shall determine the maximum principal amount of loans to the same eligible person that may be outstanding at any time.

(c) Payments on the loan must be made at times determined by the board.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 22.022 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 22 / Section 22.022
§ 22.022. POWERS OF DEPARTMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may:

(1) fix entrance fees for admission to the park;

(2) fix charges to be collected from patrons of the park;

(3) execute grazing leases covering all or part of the park land;

(4) grant concessions in the park;

(5) make improvements in the park; and

(6) execute any other contracts necessary to carry out the provisions of this subchapter.

(b) Improvements may include the construction of dams to impound water to form a lake or lakes for recreational and other conservation purposes within the park. Before constructing any dam or lake, the commission must obtain permits required by law from the Texas Water Rights Commission.
Tex. Transportation Code § 504.601 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 504 / Section 504.601
§ 504.601. GENERAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SPECIALTY LICENSE PLATES FOR GENERAL DISTRIBUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless expressly provided by this subchapter or department rule:

(1) the fee for issuance of a license plate under this subchapter is $30; and

(2) of each fee received under this subchapter, the department shall use $8 to defray its administrative costs in complying with this subchapter.

(b) This section does not apply to a specialty license plate marketed and sold by a private vendor at the request of the specialty license plate sponsor under Section 504.6011.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9301.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9301 / Section 9301.001
§ 9301.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "district" means the Cameron County Water Improvement District Number Ten.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6906.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6906 / Section 6906.004
§ 6906.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is composed of the territory described by Section 2, Chapter 435, Acts of the 66th Legislature, Regular Session, 1979, as that territory may have been modified under:

(1) Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code; or

(2) other law.

(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 affect:

(1) the district's organization, existence, and validity;

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

(3) the district's right to impose a tax; or

(4) the legality or operation of the district or its governing body.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 9.520 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 9 / Section 9.520
§ 9.520. ACCEPTANCE AND REFUSAL TO ACCEPT RECORD.
Status: in_force

(a) A filing office shall refuse to accept a record for filing for a reason set forth in Section 9.516(b) and may refuse to accept a record for filing only for a reason set forth in Section 9.516(b).

(b) If a filing office refuses to accept a record for filing, it shall communicate to the person that presented the record the fact of and reason for the refusal and the date and time the record would have been filed had the filing office accepted it. The communication must be made at the time and in the manner prescribed by filing-office rule, but in the case of a filing office described in Section 9.501(a)(2), in no event more than two business days after the filing office receives the record.

(c) A filed financing statement satisfying Sections 9.502(a) and (b) is effective, even if the filing office is required to refuse to accept it for filing under Subsection (a). However, Section 9.338 applies to a filed financing statement providing information described in Section 9.516(b)(5) that is incorrect at the time the financing statement is filed.

(d) If a record communicated to a filing office provides information that relates to more than one debtor, this subchapter applies as to each debtor separately.
Tex. Insurance Code § 462.251 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 462 / Section 462.251
§ 462.251. EXHAUSTION OF RIGHTS UNDER OTHER POLICY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) Any person who has a claim under an insurance policy, other than an impaired insurer's policy, and whose claim arises from the same facts, injury, or loss giving rise to a claim against an impaired insurer or the insurer's insured, must first exhaust the person's rights under the insurance policy, including:

(1) a claim for benefits under a workers' compensation insurance policy or a claim for indemnity or medical benefits under a health, disability, uninsured motorist, personal injury protection, medical payment, liability, or other insurance policy; and

(2) the right to defense under the insurance policy.

(b) Subsection (a) applies without regard to whether the insurance policy is issued by a member insurer.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3833.208 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3833 / Section 3833.208
§ 3833.208. NOTICES, REPORTS, AND BANKRUPTCY.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), Subchapter M, Chapter 49, Water Code, applies to the district.

(b) Section 49.454, Water Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Utilities Code § 64.051 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 64 / Section 64.051
§ 64.051. ADOPTION OF RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall adopt rules relating to certification, registration, and reporting requirements for a certificated telecommunications utility, all telecommunications utilities that are not dominant carriers, and pay telephone providers.

(b) The rules adopted under Subsection (a) shall be consistent with and no less effective than federal law and may not require the disclosure of highly sensitive competitive or trade secret information.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 681.051 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 681 / Section 681.051
§ 681.051. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Eligible corporation" means a corporation organized to establish, operate, and maintain a foreign trade zone.

(2) "Governmental entity" means:

(A) this state;

(B) a state agency;

(C) a county, municipality, or special district; or

(D) a combination of entities listed in Paragraphs (A)-(C).
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 775.044 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 775 / Section 775.044
§ 775.044. VACANCY ON BOARD OF DISTRICT LOCATED IN MORE THAN ONE COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 90th day after a board vacancy for a district located in more than one county occurs, the remaining board members shall appoint a person to fill the unexpired term.

(b) If the board has not filled the vacancy before the 91st day after the date of the vacancy, the commissioners court of the county where the previous board member resided shall appoint a person to fill the vacancy.

(c) A person appointed under this section must be eligible to serve under Section 775.035.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7502.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7502 / Section 7502.004
§ 7502.004. AUTHORITY BOUNDARIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority is composed of the territory described by Section 4(a), Chapter 522, Acts of the 71st Legislature, Regular Session, 1989, as that territory may have been modified under:

(1) Subchapter N, Chapter 58, Water Code;

(2) Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code; or

(3) other law.

(b) The legislature finds that the boundaries of the authority form a closure. If any mistake exists in the description of the authority's boundaries, the mistake does not affect:

(1) the authority's organization, existence, or validity; or

(2) the exercise of a power, function, or purpose by the authority under this chapter.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 20A.257 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 20A / Section 20A.257
§ 20A.257. EXAMINATION OF WITNESSES.
Status: in_force

(a) Only a grand juror or the attorney representing the state may examine a witness before the grand jury.

(b) The attorney representing the state shall advise the grand jury regarding the proper mode of examining a witness.

(c) If a felony has been committed in any county in the grand jury's jurisdiction, and the name of the offender is known or unknown or if it is uncertain when or how the felony was committed, the grand jury shall first state the subject matter under investigation to a witness called before the grand jury and may then ask questions relevant to the transaction in general terms and in a manner that enables a determination as to whether the witness has knowledge of the violation of any particular law by any person, and if so, by what person.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 45A.204 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 45A / Section 45A.204
§ 45A.204. EFFECT OF APPEAL.
Status: in_force

All further proceedings in the case in the justice or municipal court must cease when a defendant files the appeal bond required by law with the justice or municipal court.
Tex. Government Code § 30.007803 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 30 / Section 30.007803
§ 30.007803. JURY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person brought before a municipal court of record and charged with an offense is entitled to be tried by a jury of six persons, unless that right is waived according to law.

(b) A juror for the court must have the qualifications required of jurors by law and must be a resident of the city.

(c) A juror is entitled to receive the compensation for each day and each fraction of a day in attendance on a municipal court of record jury as provided by Chapter 61.

(d) The clerk of the court shall establish a fair, impartial, and objective juror selection process.