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Tex. Insurance Code § 424.075 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 424 / Section 424.075
§ 424.075.
Status: in_force

Sec. 424.075. AUTHORIZED INVESTMENTS: BOND EXCHANGE-TRADED FUNDS. (a) An insurer may invest the insurer's funds in excess of minimum capital and surplus in shares of a bond exchange-traded fund registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. Section 80a-1 et seq.), as amended, if:

(1) the exchange-traded fund is solvent and reported at least $100 million of net assets in the exchange-traded fund's latest annual or more recent certified audited financial statement;

(2) the securities valuation office has designated the exchange-traded fund as meeting the criteria to be placed on the list promulgated by the securities valuation office of exchange-traded funds eligible for reporting as a long-term bond in the Purposes and Procedures Manual of the securities valuation office or a successor publication; and

(3) the amount of the insurer's investment in the exchange-traded fund does not exceed 15 percent of the insurer's capital and surplus.

(b) This section does not authorize an insurer to invest in a bond exchange-traded fund that has:

(1) embedded structural features designed to deliver performance that does not track the full unlevered and positive return of the underlying index or exposure, including a leveraged or inverse exchange-traded fund; or

(2) an expense ratio in excess of 100 basis points.

(c) An insurer may deposit with the department shares of a bond exchange-traded fund described by Subsection (a) as a statutory deposit if state law requires a statutory deposit from the insurer.
Tex. Local Government Code § 615.103 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 615 / Section 615.103
§ 615.103. ALLOCATION FORMULA.
Status: in_force

The comptroller shall distribute money appropriated to the program under this subchapter among the counties as follows:

(1) two-fifths according to total population, determined by the ratio of the total population of the county to the total population of the state;

(2) one-fifth according to population, determined by the ratio of the population in unincorporated areas of the county to the population in all unincorporated areas of the state;

(3) one-fifth according to lineal county road miles, determined by the ratio of lineal mileage of county roads in the county to the lineal mileage of county roads in the state, according to the most recent county road inventory compiled by the Texas Department of Transportation; and

(4) one-fifth according to paved and concrete county road miles, determined by the ratio of miles of lanes of paved and concrete county roads in the county to the miles of lanes of paved and concrete county roads in the state, according to the most recent county road inventory compiled by the Texas Department of Transportation.
Tex. Finance Code § 159.251 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 159 / Section 159.251
§ 159.251. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies only to a wrap lender who is required to register as a residential mortgage loan servicer under Chapter 158.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2209.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2209 / Section 2209.002
§ 2209.002. POOL NOT ENGAGED IN BUSINESS OF INSURANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by this section and Section 2209.003(b), the pool is not engaged in the business of insurance under this code or other laws of this state, and this code, including Chapter 462, and other insurance laws of this state do not apply to the pool.

(b) The pool is subject to:

(1) this chapter;

(2) the requirements of this code or the commissioner relating to reporting liability claims data; and

(3) the requirements of Chapter 2251 and Article 5.13-2 relating to making, filing, and approving rates.
Tex. Water Code § 49.155 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 49 / Section 49.155
§ 49.155. PAYMENT OF EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may pay out of bond proceeds or other available funds of the district all expenses of the district authorized by this section, including expenses reasonable and necessary to effect the issuance, sale, and delivery of bonds as determined by the board, including, but not limited to, the following:

(1) interest during construction;

(2) capitalized interest not to exceed three years' interest;

(3) reasonable and necessary reserve funds not to exceed two years' interest on the bonds;

(4) interest on funds advanced to the district;

(5) financial advisor, bond counsel, attorney, and other consultant fees;

(6) paying agent, registrar, and escrow agent fees;

(7) right-of-way acquisition;

(8) underwriter's discounts or premiums;

(9) engineering fees, including surveying expenses and plan review fees;

(10) commission and attorney general fees;

(11) printing costs;

(12) all organizational, administrative, and operating costs during creation and construction periods;

(13) the cost of investigation and making plans, including preliminary plans and associated engineering reports;

(14) land required for stormwater control;

(15) costs associated with requirements for federal stormwater permits; and

(16) costs associated with requirements for endangered species permits.

(b) For purposes of this section, construction periods shall mean any periods during which the district is constructing its facilities or there is construction by third parties of above ground improvements within the district, but in no event longer than five years.

(c) The district may reimburse any person for money advanced for the purposes in Subsection (a) and may be charged interest on such funds.

(d) These payments may be made from money obtained from the issuance of notes or the sale of bonds issued by the district or out of maintenance taxes or other revenues of the district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 775.112 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 775 / Section 775.112
§ 775.112. RECORDS.
Status: in_force

The fire marshal shall keep a record of each fire that the fire marshal is required to investigate. The record must include the facts, statistics, and circumstances determined by the investigation, including the origin of the fire and the estimated amount of the loss.
Tex. Government Code § 526.0653 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 526 / Section 526.0653
§ 526.0653. GUARDIANSHIP PROGRAM GRANT REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission in accordance with commission rules may award grants to:

(1) a local guardianship program; and

(2) a local legal guardianship program to enable the family members and friends with low incomes of a proposed ward who is indigent to have legal representation in court if the individuals are willing and able to be appointed guardians of the proposed ward.

(b) To receive a grant under Subsection (a)(1), a local guardianship program operating in a county with a population of at least 150,000 must offer or submit a plan acceptable to the commission to offer, among the program's services, a money management service for appropriate clients, as determined by the program. The program may provide the money management service directly or by referring a client to a money management service that satisfies the requirements under Subsection (c).

(c) A money management service to which a local guardianship program may refer a client must:

(1) use employees or volunteers to provide bill payment or representative payee services;

(2) provide the service's employees and volunteers with training, technical support, monitoring, and supervision;

(3) match employees or volunteers with clients in a manner that ensures that the match is agreeable to both the employee or volunteer and the client;

(4) insure each employee and volunteer and hold the employee or volunteer harmless from liability for damages proximately caused by acts or omissions of the employee or volunteer while acting in the course and scope of the employee's or volunteer's duties or functions within the organization;

(5) have an advisory council that meets regularly and is composed of individuals who are knowledgeable with respect to issues related to guardianship, alternatives to guardianship, and related social services programs;

(6) be administered by a nonprofit corporation:

(A) formed under the Texas Nonprofit Corporation Law, as described by Section 1.008, Business Organizations Code; and

(B) exempt from taxation under Section 501(a), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, by being listed as an exempt entity under Section 501(c)(3) of that code; and

(7) refer clients who are in need of other services from an area agency on aging to the appropriate area agency on aging.

(d) A local guardianship program operating in a county with a population of less than 150,000 may, at the program's option, offer, either directly or by referral, a money management service among the program's services. If the program elects to offer a money management service by referral, the service must satisfy the requirements under Subsection (c), except as provided by Subsection (e).

(e) On request by a local guardianship program, the commission may waive a requirement under Subsection (c) if the commission determines the waiver is appropriate to strengthen the continuum of local guardianship programs in a geographic area.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 32.0244 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 32 / Section 32.0244
§ 32.0244. NURSING FACILITY BEDS IN CERTAIN COUNTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) At the request of the commissioners court of a county in which not more than two nursing facilities are certified to participate in the state Medicaid program, and subject to Subsection (d), the commission may contract for additional nursing facility beds under the state Medicaid program in the county without regard to the occupancy rate of available Medicaid beds.

(b) A commissioners court that intends to make a request under Subsection (a) shall publish notice of its intent in the Texas Register and in a newspaper of general circulation in the county. The notice must request:

(1) comments on whether the request should be made; and

(2) proposals from persons interested in providing additional Medicaid beds in the county, including persons providing Medicaid beds in a nursing facility with a high occupancy rate.

(c) A commissioners court shall determine whether to proceed with a request after considering all comments and proposals received in response to the notices provided under Subsection (b). If the commissioners court proceeds with the request, the court may recommend that the commission contract with a specific nursing facility that submitted a proposal. In determining whether to proceed with the request and whether to recommend a specific nursing facility, the commissioners court shall consider:

(1) the demographic and economic needs of the county;

(2) the quality of existing nursing facility services under the state Medicaid program in the county;

(3) the quality of the proposals submitted; and

(4) the degree of community support for additional nursing facility services.

(d) The commission may not contract under this section for more than 120 additional nursing facility beds per county per year and may not exceed 500 additional nursing facility beds statewide in a calendar year.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7916.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7916 / Section 7916.105
§ 7916.105. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is adopted under Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, and that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3929.114 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3929 / Section 3929.114
§ 3929.114. POWERS SUBJECT TO DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATING AGREEMENT.
Status: in_force

In addition to the other limitations provided by this chapter, the district's authority to exercise its powers is subject to the terms of the development and operating agreement required under Section 3929.156.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8033.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8033 / Section 8033.0402
§ 8033.0402. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 8033.0401, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7803.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7803 / Section 7803.004
§ 7803.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is composed of all territory in the boundaries described by Section 2, Chapter 135, Acts of the 62nd Legislature, Regular Session, 1971, as that territory may have been modified under:

(1) Section 7803.102 of this chapter or its predecessor statute, former Section 18, Chapter 135, Acts of the 62nd Legislature, Regular Session, 1971;

(2) Subchapter F of this chapter or its predecessor statute, former Section 26, Chapter 135, Acts of the 62nd Legislature, Regular Session, 1971, as amended by Section 1, Chapter 117, Acts of the 65th Legislature, Regular Session, 1977;

(3) former Section 7, Chapter 135, Acts of the 62nd Legislature, Regular Session, 1971;

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

(5) other law.

(b) The boundaries and field notes of the district contained in Section 2, Chapter 135, Acts of the 62nd Legislature, Regular Session, 1971, 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, 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 or its governing body.
Tex. Water Code § 16.350 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 16 / Section 16.350
§ 16.350. ELIGIBLE COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES TO ADOPT RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) A county or municipality that applies for or receives funds or financial assistance under Section 15.407 of this code or Subchapter K, Chapter 17, of this code must adopt and enforce the model rules developed under Section 16.343 of this code to be eligible to participate in this program. The county or municipality by order or ordinance shall adopt and enter the model rules in the minutes of a meeting of its governing body and shall publish notice of that action in a newspaper with general circulation in the county or municipality. A municipality is eligible to participate in this program only if the county in which the project is located adopts and enforces the model rules.

(b) Rules adopted by the commissioners court under this section must apply to all the unincorporated area of the county.

(c) A municipality may adopt rules relating to water supply and sewer services within its corporate boundaries and extraterritorial jurisdiction that are more strict than those prepared under Section 16.343 of this code.

(d) A county or municipality that receives funds or financial assistance under Section 15.407 of this code or Subchapter K, Chapter 17, of this code may grant an exemption for a subdivision from the requirements of the model rules only if:

(1) the county or municipality supplies the subdivision with water supply and sewer services that meet the standards of the model rules; or

(2) the subdivision:

(A) is located within a county subject to Subchapter G, Chapter 232, Local Government Code; and

(B) involves four or fewer lots that:

(i) front an existing street that meets the standards adopted by the county or municipality and does not require the creation of any new street; and

(ii) may connect to an existing water supply and sewer service located within 50 feet of each lot in the subdivision that meets the standards of the model rules and does not require the extension of water or sewer facilities.
Tex. Government Code § 1204.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1204 / Section 1204.001
§ 1204.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Floating rate public security" means a public security or a portion of a public security that bears a rate of interest determined in accordance with a clearly stated formula, computation, or method, under which the net interest cost of the security or portion at any future date cannot be determined on the date of delivery of the security or portion.

(2) "Public agency" means:

(A) this state or a department, board, agency, district, municipal corporation, political subdivision, body politic and corporate, or instrumentality of this state; or

(B) a nonprofit corporation or not-for-profit entity that is an instrumentality of or is acting on behalf of an entity described by Paragraph (A).

(3) "Public security" means a bond, note, or other obligation that a public agency is authorized to issue.
Tex. Education Code § 43.018 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 43 / Section 43.018
§ 43.018. PARTICIPATION IN FULLY SECURED SECURITIES LOAN PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The State Board of Education may contract with a commercial bank to serve both as a custodian of securities in which the state permanent school funds are invested and to lend those securities, under the conditions prescribed by Subsection (b), to securities brokers and dealers on short-term loan.

(b) The State Board of Education may contract with a commercial bank pursuant to this section only if:

(1) the bank is located in a city having a major stock exchange;

(2) the bank is experienced in the operation of a fully secured securities loan program;

(3) the bank has adequate capital in the prudent judgment of the State Board of Education to assure the safety of the securities entrusted to it as a custodian;

(4) the bank will require of any securities broker or dealer to which it lends securities owned by the state permanent school fund that the broker or dealer deliver to it cash collateral for the loan of securities, and that the cash collateral will at all times be not less than 100 percent of the market value of the securities lent;

(5) the bank executes an indemnification agreement, satisfactory in form and content to the State Board of Education, fully indemnifying the permanent and available school funds against loss resulting from the bank's service as custodian of securities of the permanent school fund and its operation of a securities loan program using securities of the permanent school fund;

(6) the bank will speedily collect and remit on the day of collection by the fastest available means to the comptroller any dividends and interest collectible by it on securities held by it as custodian, together with identification as to the source of the dividends or interest; and

(7) the bank is the bank agreeing to pay to the available school fund the largest sum or highest percentage of the income derived by the bank from use of the securities of the permanent school fund in the operation of a securities loan program.
Tex. Transportation Code § 503.008 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 503 / Section 503.008
§ 503.008. FEES FOR LICENSE PLATES.
Status: in_force

(a) The fee for:

(1) a dealer's license plate issued under Section 503.061 is $20 a year; and

(2) a dealer's temporary license plate issued under Section 503.062 is $10.

(b) The fee for a manufacturer's license plate is $40 a year.

(c) The fee for an additional set of drive-a-way in-transit license plates is $5 a year.

(d) A fee collected under this section shall be deposited to the credit of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles fund.
Tex. Insurance Code § 886.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 886 / Section 886.002
§ 886.002. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER; EXEMPTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), this chapter and Chapters 887 and 888 apply to local mutual aid associations.

(b) This chapter does not apply to the following entities unless the entity is a burial association described by Section 888.001:

(1) a labor union, domestic order, or association that does not provide a death benefit of more than $150;

(2) an association described by Section 885.004; or

(3) any society or association operating before March 21, 1929, statewide on an assessment basis under a charter granted under another statute of this state.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2201.053 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2201 / Section 2201.053
§ 2201.053. STATUS AS LIABILITY INSURER REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

A corporation or other limited liability association must be chartered and authorized to engage in the business of insurance as a liability insurer under the laws of any state to act as a risk retention group.
Tex. Education Code § 29.557 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 29 / Section 29.557
§ 29.557. RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall adopt rules as necessary to administer the P-TECH program, including rules to ensure a student participating in the program is not considered for accountability purposes to have dropped out of high school or failed to complete the curriculum requirements for high school graduation until after the sixth anniversary of the date of the student's first day in high school. The rules may provide for giving preference in receiving program benefits to a student who is in the first generation of the student's family to attend college and may establish other distinctions or criteria based on student need.

(b) The commissioner shall consult the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board in administering the program. The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board may adopt rules as necessary to exercise its powers and duties under this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3899.007 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3899 / Section 3899.007
§ 3899.007. APPLICABILITY OF MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS LAW.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, applies to the district.
Tex. Government Code § 25.1411 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 25 / Section 25.1411
§ 25.1411. LAMAR COUNTY.
Status: in_force

Lamar County has one statutory county court, the County Court at Law of Lamar County.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1704.257 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1704 / Section 1704.257
§ 1704.257. EFFECT OF BOARD ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) A board order denying an application for a license or renewal of a license, or suspending or revoking a license, becomes final on the 31st day after the date the applicant or license holder receives notice of the order unless the applicant or license holder files an appeal under Section 1704.255.

(b) A board order appealed under Section 1704.255 has full force and effect pending determination of the appeal.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3944.254 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3944 / Section 3944.254
§ 3944.254. TAX RATE.
Status: in_force

(a) The amount of the hotel occupancy tax may not exceed the lesser of:

(1) the maximum rate prescribed by Section 352.003(a), Tax Code; or

(2) a rate that, when added to the rates of all hotel occupancy taxes imposed by other political subdivisions with territory in the district and by this state, does not exceed the sum of the rate prescribed by Section 351.0025(b), Tax Code, plus two percent.

(b) The district tax is in addition to a tax imposed by a municipality under Chapter 351, Tax Code, or by the county under Chapter 352, Tax Code.
Tex. Finance Code § 13.001 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 13 / Section 13.001
§ 13.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

The definitions provided by Section 31.002 apply to this chapter.
Tex. Local Government Code § 84.004 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 84 / Section 84.004
§ 84.004. TERM.
Status: in_force

The term of office of a county auditor is two years.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 92.151 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 92 / Section 92.151
§ 92.151. CONTRACT FOR WAIVER.
Status: in_force

In addition to other charges permitted by this chapter, a consumer may contract for a loss damage waiver.