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Tex. Occupations Code § 651.408 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 651 / Section 651.408
§ 651.408. USE OF CEMETERY AND CREMATORY SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The fact that a funeral director contracts for cemetery or crematory services, including as part of a package arrangement, does not limit the director's liability to the customer for those services.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2207.253 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2207 / Section 2207.253
§ 2207.253. PERFORMANCE BOND REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) Each board member shall execute a bond in the amount required by the plan of operation. The bond must be payable to the pool and conditioned on the faithful performance of the member's duties.

(b) The pool shall pay the cost of the bond executed under this section.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 116.075 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 116 / Section 116.075
§ 116.075. APPLICATION OF OTHER LAWS.
Status: in_force

This chapter and the rules adopted under this chapter do not modify, amend, or repeal any laws of this state relating to the regulation of motor carriers.
Tex. Property Code § 181.002 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 181 / Section 181.002
§ 181.002. APPLICATION.
Status: reserved

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), this chapter applies:

(1) to a power or a release of a power, regardless of the date the power is created;

(2) to a vested, contingent, or conditional power; and

(3) to a power classified as a power in gross, a power appurtenant, a power appendant, a collateral power, a general, limited, or special power, an exclusive or nonexclusive power, or any other power.

(b) This chapter applies regardless of the time or manner a power is created or reserved or the release is made and regardless of the time, manner, or in whose favor a power may be exercised.

(c) This chapter does not apply to a power in trust that is imperative.
Tex. Occupations Code § 205.253 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 205 / Section 205.253
§ 205.253. PROCEDURE FOR RENEWAL.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who is otherwise eligible to renew a license may renew an unexpired license by paying the required renewal fee to the medical board before the expiration date of the license. A person whose license has expired may not engage in activities that require a license until the license has been renewed under this section or Section 205.254.

(b) If the person's license has been expired for 90 days or less, the person may renew the license by paying to the medical board a fee in an amount equal to one and one-half times the required renewal fee.

(c) If the person's license has been expired for longer than 90 days but less than one year, the person may renew the license by paying to the medical board a fee in an amount equal to two times the required renewal fee.

(d) If the person's license has been expired for one year or longer, the person may not renew the license. The person may obtain a new license by submitting to reexamination and complying with the requirements and procedures for obtaining an original license.
Tex. Insurance Code § 823.008 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 823 / Section 823.008
§ 823.008. STANDARD FOR DETERMINING SURPLUS REASONABLENESS AND ADEQUACY.
Status: in_force

(a) In determining whether an insurer's policyholders' surplus is reasonable in relation to the insurer's outstanding liabilities and adequate to the insurer's financial needs, the following factors, among others, shall be considered:

(1) the size of the insurer as measured by its assets, capital and surplus, reserves, premium writings, insurance in force, and other appropriate criteria;

(2) the extent to which the insurer's business is diversified among the different lines of insurance;

(3) the number and size of risks insured in each line of insurance;

(4) the extent of the geographical dispersion of the insurer's insured risks;

(5) the nature and extent of the insurer's reinsurance program;

(6) the quality, diversification, and liquidity of the insurer's investment portfolio;

(7) the recent past and projected future trend in the size of the insurer's:

(A) policyholders' surplus; and

(B) investment portfolio;

(8) the policyholders' surplus maintained by comparable insurers;

(9) the adequacy of the insurer's reserves;

(10) the quality and liquidity of investments in subsidiaries made under Subchapter F; and

(11) the quality of the insurer's earnings and the extent to which the insurer's reported earnings include extraordinary items.

(b) The commissioner may treat an investment described by Subsection (a)(10) as a nonadmitted or disallowed asset for purposes of Subsection (a) if in the commissioner's judgment the investment justifies that treatment.
Tex. Occupations Code § 801.208 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 801 / Section 801.208
§ 801.208. NOTIFICATION TO COMPLAINANT REGARDING COMPLAINT DISPOSITION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall promptly notify a complainant of the final disposition of the complaint, including notice:

(1) that the complaint was dismissed;

(2) that a penalty, disciplinary action, or other sanction was imposed; or

(3) that the complaint was disposed of in another manner and the nature of that disposition.

(b) The board shall include with the notification a copy of any public sanction imposed by the board.

(c) The board shall include in the notification an explanation of each reason for the disposition, including, as applicable, in plain, easily understandable language, each reason the conduct alleged in the complaint did or did not constitute grounds for the imposition of a penalty, disciplinary action, or other sanction.

(d) The notification may not include information that is confidential under Section 801.207.
Tex. Water Code § 17.858 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 17 / Section 17.858
§ 17.858. ACQUISITION OF ACQUIRED OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) If the board approves an application for financial assistance under this subchapter and is to purchase acquired obligations from a participant, the acquired obligations resolution must:

(1) provide for development, construction, and operation of the project by the participant or a person contracting with the participant; and

(2) provide that the participant shall make sufficient payments to the board to service the acquired obligations from:

(A) all or part of the revenues from the ownership or operation of the project;

(B) all or part of any other revenues or funds that may lawfully be pledged by the participant;

(C) taxes levied by the participant or other users of the project; or

(D) any combination of Paragraphs (A), (B), and (C) of this subdivision.

(b) The acquired obligations purchased by the board pursuant to this subchapter shall bear rates of interest and mature in amounts and at times as may be reasonably expected to provide funds for orderly payment of the revenue bonds issued by the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1034.116 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1034 / Section 1034.116
§ 1034.116. AUTHORITY TO SUE AND BE SUED.
Status: in_force

The board may sue and be sued on behalf of the district.
Tex. Government Code § 791.036 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 791 / Section 791.036
§ 791.036. REGULATION OF TRAFFIC IN SPECIAL DISTRICTS.
Status: in_force

The commissioners court of a county may enter into an interlocal contract with the board of a special district for the county to:

(1) apply the county's traffic regulations to a public road in the county that is owned, operated, and maintained by the district if the commissioners court finds that it is in the county's interest to regulate traffic on the public road; and

(2) enforce the regulations.
Tex. Finance Code § 304.201 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 304 / Section 304.201
§ 304.201. PREJUDGMENT INTEREST RATE FOR CONDEMNATION CASE.
Status: in_force

The prejudgment interest rate in a condemnation case is equal to the postjudgment interest rate at the time of judgment and is computed as simple interest.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3956.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3956 / Section 3956.005
§ 3956.005. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

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

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake 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 bonds for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds;

(3) right to impose or collect an assessment or tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Education Code § 61.577 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.577
§ 61.577. FUNDING.
Status: in_force

The board may use any available revenue, including legislative appropriations, and may solicit and accept gifts, grants, and donations from a public or private source for the purposes of this subchapter.
Tex. Election Code § 15.002 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 15 / Section 15.002
§ 15.002. OPTIONAL CONTENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A voter registration certificate may contain an explanation of the voter's rights or duties under this code, including:

(1) the procedure by which the voter will receive a renewal certificate;

(2) the necessity of notifying the registrar if the voter changes residence;

(3) the necessity of applying for a new registration if the voter changes residence to another county;

(4) the period during which the voter may vote a limited ballot after changing residence to another county;

(5) the procedure for voting without a certificate; and

(6) the procedure for obtaining a replacement for a lost or destroyed certificate.

(b) An explanation authorized by Subsection (a) may appear on a separate sheet accompanying the certificate when it is delivered.

(c) In addition to the territorial units required to be listed on a voter registration certificate under Section 15.001(a)(16), a certificate may contain up to seven jurisdictional or distinguishing numbers for any other territorial units in which the voter resides.

(d) A voter registration certificate may contain the voter's sex.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4016.0401 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4016 / Section 4016.0401
§ 4016.0401. PETITION REQUIRED FOR FINANCING SERVICES AND IMPROVEMENTS WITH ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may not finance a service or improvement project with assessments under this chapter unless a written petition requesting that service or improvement has been filed with the board.

(b) A petition filed under Subsection (a) must be signed by the owners of a majority of the assessed value of real property in the district subject to assessment according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for the county.
Tex. Government Code § 490C.107 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 490C / Section 490C.107
§ 490C.107. DEPOSIT OF MONEY.
Status: in_force

An administrative or civil penalty collected under this subchapter shall be deposited to the credit of the general revenue fund.
Tex. Water Code § 29.051 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 29 / Section 29.051
§ 29.051. CIVIL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who violates this chapter, a rule or order of the railroad commission adopted under this chapter, or a term, condition, or provision of a permit issued under this chapter, is subject to a civil penalty of not to exceed $10,000 for each offense. Each day a violation is committed is a separate offense.

(b) An action to recover the penalty under Subsection (a) of this section may be brought by the railroad commission in any court of competent jurisdiction in the county in which the offending activity occurred, in which the defendant resides, or in Travis County.
Tex. Utilities Code § 18.001 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 18 / Section 18.001
§ 18.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "committee" means the Texas Energy Waste Advisory Committee.
Tex. Election Code § 83.010 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 83 / Section 83.010
§ 83.010. PUBLIC NOTICE OF CLERK'S MAILING ADDRESS.
Status: in_force

An election order and the election notice must state the early voting clerk's official mailing address or street address at which the clerk may receive delivery by common or contract carrier, if different, phone number, e-mail address, and Internet website, if the early voting clerk has an Internet website.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7953.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7953 / Section 7953.005
§ 7953.005. 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. Government Code § 2161.064 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2161 / Section 2161.064
§ 2161.064. DIRECTORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller shall compile, in the most cost-efficient form, a directory of businesses certified as historically underutilized businesses under Section 2161.061.

(b) The comptroller at least semiannually shall update the directory and provide access to the directory electronically or in another form to each state agency.

(c) Depending on the needs of a state agency, the comptroller shall provide access to the directory electronically or in another form.

(d) The comptroller shall provide a copy of the directory to every municipality in January and July of each year. On request, the comptroller shall make the directory available to other local governments and the public.

(e) A state agency, including the comptroller, shall use the directory in determining awards of state purchasing and public works contracts.
Tex. Transportation Code § 545.416 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 545 / Section 545.416
§ 545.416. RIDING ON MOTORCYCLE OR MOPED.
Status: in_force

(a) An operator of a motorcycle or moped shall ride on the permanent and regular seat attached to the motorcycle or moped.

(b) An operator may not carry another person on the motorcycle or moped, and a person who is not operating the motorcycle or moped may not ride on the motorcycle or moped, unless the motorcycle or moped is:

(1) designed to carry more than one person; and

(2) equipped with footrests and handholds for use by the passenger.

(c) If the motorcycle or moped is designed to carry more than one person, a passenger may ride only on the permanent and regular seat, if designed for two persons, or on another seat firmly attached to the motorcycle or moped behind or to the side of the operator.

(d) Except as provided by Subsection (e), an operator may not carry another person on a motorcycle or moped unless the other person is at least five years of age. An offense under this subsection is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $100 or more than $200. It is a defense to prosecution under this subsection that the operator was operating the motorcycle or moped in an emergency or for a law enforcement purpose.

(e) Subsection (d) does not prohibit an operator from carrying on a motorcycle or moped a person younger than five years of age who is seated in a sidecar attached to the motorcycle or moped.

(f) For purposes of Subsections (c) and (d), an autocycle as defined by Section 501.008 is considered to be a motorcycle.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.294 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.294
§ 2306.294. MORTGAGE LOAN PURCHASE PRICE.
Status: in_force

(a) On purchasing a mortgage loan or interest in a mortgage loan from a mortgage lender, the department shall pay a purchase price equal to the outstanding principal balance, except that a discount from the principal balance or the payment of a premium may be used to produce a fair rate of return consistent with the obligations of the department and the purposes of this chapter.

(b) In addition to payment of the outstanding principal balance, the department shall pay the accrued interest due to the date on which the mortgage loan is delivered against payment.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8013.304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8013 / Section 8013.304
§ 8013.304. USE OF REVENUE.
Status: in_force

Revenue from the sales and use tax imposed under this subchapter is for the use and benefit of the district and may be used for any district purpose. The district may pledge all or part of the revenue to the payment of bonds, notes, or other obligations, and that pledge of revenue may be in combination with other revenue, including tax revenue, available to the district.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.5521 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.5521
§ 2306.5521. SUNSET PROVISION.
Status: in_force

The Texas State Affordable Housing Corporation is subject to Chapter 325 (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the corporation is abolished and this subchapter expires September 1, 2029.
Tex. Utilities Code § 56.101 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 56 / Section 56.101
§ 56.101. PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

The purpose of this subchapter is to provide for the uniform and coordinated provision by one telecommunications carrier of a statewide telecommunications relay access service for persons with an impairment of hearing or speech.
Tex. Local Government Code § 86.001 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 86 / Section 86.001
§ 86.001. ELIGIBILITY TO SERVE AFTER BOUNDARY CHANGE.
Status: in_force

A person who has served as the constable of a precinct for 10 or more consecutive years before a change is made in the boundaries of the precinct is not ineligible for reelection in the precinct because of residence outside the precinct if the constable's residence is within the boundaries of the precinct as they existed before the change.
Tex. Government Code § 437.403 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 437 / Section 437.403
§ 437.403. ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

The use of alternative means of dispute resolution, including settlement negotiations, conciliation, facilitation, mediation, fact-finding, minitrials, and arbitration, is encouraged to resolve disputes arising under Section 437.204. The settlement of a disputed claim under this subchapter that results from the use of traditional or alternative means of dispute resolution is binding on the parties to the claim.
Tex. Family Code § 82.041 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 82 / Section 82.041
§ 82.041. CONTENTS OF NOTICE OF APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A notice of an application for a protective order must:

(1) be styled "The State of Texas";

(2) be signed by the clerk of the court under the court's seal;

(3) contain the name and location of the court;

(4) show the date the application was filed;

(5) show the date notice of the application for a protective order was issued;

(6) show the date, time, and place of the hearing;

(7) show the file number;

(8) show the name of each applicant and each person alleged to have committed family violence;

(9) be directed to each person alleged to have committed family violence;

(10) show:

(A) the name and address of the attorney for the applicant; or

(B) if the applicant is not represented by an attorney:

(i) the mailing address of the applicant; or

(ii) if applicable, the name and mailing address of the person designated under Section 82.011; and

(11) contain the address of the clerk of the court.

(b) The notice of an application for a protective order must state: "An application for a protective order has been filed in the court stated in this notice alleging that you have committed family violence. You may employ an attorney to defend you against this allegation. You or your attorney may, but are not required to, file a written answer to the application. Any answer must be filed before the hearing on the application. If you receive this notice within 48 hours before the time set for the hearing, you may request the court to reschedule the hearing not later than 14 days after the date set for the hearing. If you do not attend the hearing, a default judgment may be taken and a protective order may be issued against you."
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 66.151 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 66 / Section 66.151
§ 66.151. CORRECTIONS TRACKING SYSTEM DATABASE.
Status: in_force

(a) The Texas Department of Criminal Justice shall record data and establish and maintain the corrections tracking system.

(b) The corrections tracking system must contain the information required by this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8852.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8852 / Section 8852.001
§ 8852.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

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

(3) "District" means the Brush Country Groundwater Conservation District.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9048.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9048 / Section 9048.003
§ 9048.003. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is composed of the territory described by Section 1, Chapter 268, Acts of the 82nd Legislature, Regular Session, 2011, as that territory may have been modified under:

(1) Subchapter O, Chapter 51, Water Code;

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

(3) other law.

(b) The boundaries and field notes of the district form a closure. A mistake made in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect:

(1) the district's organization, existence, or 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.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 94.005 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 94 / Section 94.005
§ 94.005. REQUIRED DISCLOSURES.
Status: in_force

A lease agreement that includes an excess wear and use waiver must disclose:

(1) the total charge for the excess wear and use waiver; and

(2) any exclusions or limitations on the amount of excess wear and use that may be waived under the excess wear and use waiver.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 42A.204 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 42A / Section 42A.204
§ 42A.204.
Status: in_force

Art. 42A.204. PARTIAL EXECUTION OF SENTENCE: FIREARM USED OR EXHIBITED. (a) If in the trial of a felony of the second degree or higher there is an affirmative finding described by Article 42A.054(d) and the jury recommends that the court place the defendant on community supervision, the court may order the defendant imprisoned in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for not less than 60 and not more than 120 days.

(b) At any time after the defendant has served 60 days in the custody of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, the sentencing judge, on the judge's own motion or on motion of the defendant, may order the defendant released to community supervision.

(c) The department shall release the defendant to community supervision after the defendant has served 120 days.
Tex. Local Government Code § 382.105 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 382 / Section 382.105
§ 382.105. PROCUREMENT CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

A district may contract for materials, supplies, and construction:

(1) in accordance with the laws applicable to counties; or

(2) in the same manner that a local government corporation created pursuant to Chapter 431, Transportation Code, is authorized to contract.