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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8452.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8452 / Section 8452.006
§ 8452.006. INITIAL 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 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 8452.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8452 / Section 8452.203
§ 8452.203. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 153.403 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 153 / Section 153.403
§ 153.403. DEMAND.
Status: in_force

(a) A limited partner may not institute a derivative proceeding until the 91st day after the date a written demand is filed with the limited partnership stating with particularity the act, omission, or other matter that is the subject of the claim or challenge and requesting that the limited partnership take suitable action.

(b) The waiting period required by Subsection (a) before a derivative proceeding may be instituted is not required or, if applicable, shall terminate if:

(1) the limited partner has been notified that the demand has been rejected by the limited partnership;

(2) the limited partnership is suffering irreparable injury; or

(3) irreparable injury to the limited partnership would result by waiting for the expiration of the 90-day period.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2551.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2551 / Section 2551.001
§ 2551.001. APPLICABILITY OF TITLE AND OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c) and unless the business of title insurance or title insurance companies are expressly mentioned, the provisions of this code other than this title do not apply to:

(1) a corporation incorporated or engaging in business exclusively under this title; or

(2) any title insurance business engaged in by a corporation created under:

(A) Subdivision 57, Article 1302, Revised Statutes;

(B) Chapter 861; or

(C) any other law.

(b) A law enacted after September 7, 1951, does not apply to a title insurance company or title insurance business described by Subsection (a) unless the law expressly states that it applies.

(c) To the extent applicable, the following provisions of this code apply to a title insurance company:

(1) Articles 1.09-1 and 21.47;

(2) Subsection (b), Article 1.04D;

(3) Chapters 33, 82, 83, 84, 86, 102, 261, 281, 401, 402, 493, 494, 541, 547, 555, 701, 801, 802, 824, 828, 1805, and 2204;

(4) Chapter 31, other than Section 31.005;

(5) Chapter 32, other than Section 32.022(b);

(6) Chapter 36, other than Sections 36.003, 36.004, and 36.101-36.106;

(7) Subchapter A, Chapter 38;

(8) Subchapters A-G, Chapter 101;

(9) Chapter 982, other than Sections 982.003, 982.051, 982.101, 982.105, 982.106(b), 982.109, and 982.113; and

(10) Sections 37.052, 39.001, 39.002, 81.001, 81.002, 81.004, 201.004, 201.005, 201.051, 201.055, 403.001, 403.051, 403.101, 521.002-521.004, 805.021, 822.001, 822.051, 822.052(1), (2), and (3), 822.053, 822.057, except Subsection (a)(4), 822.058, 822.059, 822.060, 822.155, 822.157, 822.158, except Subsection (a)(5), 841.004, 841.251, 841.252(a)-(c), and 4001.103.

(d) This title governs in any conflict between a provision listed by Subsection (c) and a provision of this title.

(e) This title does not regulate the practice of law by an attorney. The actions of an attorney in examining title, in examining records regarding an interest insured under Chapter 2751, or in closing a real property or personal property transaction, regardless of whether a title insurance policy is issued, does not constitute the business of title insurance, unless the attorney elects to be licensed as an escrow officer.

(f) Subsection (e) does not prohibit the commissioner from promulgating a premium for title insurance.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2206.252 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2206 / Section 2206.252
§ 2206.252. USES OF FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) The money in a pool's fund:

(1) shall be used to pay liability claims and judgments against school districts or junior college districts that participate in the pool, not to exceed the limits of the coverage provided by the pool; and

(2) may be used to pay the administrative and management costs of the pool and the fund, not to exceed the limits provided in the plan of operation.

(b) On the board's approval, a pool may pay commissions from the fund.
Tex. Occupations Code § 801.361 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 801 / Section 801.361
§ 801.361. DISPOSAL OF ANIMAL REMAINS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, " medical waste" includes animal waste, blood, gloves, sleeves, newspapers, and plastic bags, but does not include sharps.

(b) A veterinarian may dispose of the remains of an animal and medical waste associated with the animal by burial or burning if:

(1) the burial or burning occurs on property owned by the veterinarian that is located:

(A) outside the corporate boundaries of a municipality; or

(B) within the corporate boundaries of a municipality as a result of an annexation that occurs on or after September 1, 2003; and

(2) at least one of the following requirements is met:

(A) a veterinarian-client-patient relationship existed between the veterinarian, the owner or other caretaker of the animal, and the animal before the animal's death;

(B) the veterinarian diagnosed, treated, boarded, or otherwise cared for the animal before its death; or

(C) the veterinarian performed euthanasia or an autopsy on the animal.

(c) Notwithstanding any other law, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality may not adopt a rule that prohibits conduct authorized by this section.

(d) The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality may not adopt a rule that relates to the disposal of animal remains under this section unless the rule is developed in cooperation with and is approved by the Texas Animal Health Commission.

(e) This section prevails over any other law that authorizes a governmental entity to:

(1) prohibit or restrict outdoor burning; or

(2) abate a public nuisance.
Tex. Water Code § 36.067 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 36 / Section 36.067
§ 36.067. CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A district shall contract, and be contracted with, in the name of the district.

(b) A district may purchase property from any other governmental entity by negotiated contract without the necessity of securing appraisals or advertising for bids.

(c) A district may use the reverse auction procedure, as defined by Section 2155.062(d), Government Code, for purchasing.
Tex. Water Code § 66.324 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 66 / Section 66.324
§ 66.324. BOARD AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may levy taxes for the entire year in which the district is created.

(b) The board shall levy taxes on all property within the boundaries of the district subject to district taxation.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 73.006 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 73 / Section 73.006
§ 73.006. FAILURE TO FILE REGISTRATION OR CORRECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who fails to file a registration or a corrected registration as required by this chapter is liable to the state for a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $1,000.

(b) Each day a violation continues or occurs is a separate violation for the purpose of imposing the civil penalty.

(c) The attorney general shall file suit to collect the civil penalty provided by this section. The suit may be filed in Travis County or any county where the dental support organization provides business support services.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7918.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7918 / Section 7918.003
§ 7918.003. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTORS' ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
Tex. Family Code § 262.0022 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 262 / Section 262.0022
§ 262.0022. REVIEW OF PLACEMENT; FINDINGS.
Status: in_force

At each hearing under this chapter, the court shall review the placement of each child in the temporary or permanent managing conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services who is not placed with a relative caregiver or designated caregiver as defined by Section 264.751. The court shall include in its findings a statement on whether the department:

(1) asked the child in a developmentally appropriate manner to identify any adult, particularly an adult residing in the child's community, who could be a relative caregiver or designated caregiver for the child; and

(2) has the option of placing the child with a relative caregiver or designated caregiver.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 47.016 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 47 / Section 47.016
§ 47.016. MENHADEN FISH PLANT LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) No person may operate a menhaden fish plant unless he has obtained a menhaden fish plant license.

(b) Applications for a menhaden fish plant license must be submitted on forms prescribed by the department and accompanied by a filing fee. The filing fee is $100 or an amount set by the commission, whichever amount is more. The filing fee shall be accompanied by a certified copy of an order of the commissioners court of the county in which the plant will be located containing:

(1) a description of the plant and its location; and

(2) approval of the court for the construction and operation of the plant.

(c) Decisions of the commissioners court in approving or disapproving the construction of a plant are final and may not be reviewed or appealed.

(d) A menhaden fish plant license shall be issued after a hearing and a finding by the department that the construction and operation of the plant is in the public interest. Regardless of the decision of the department, the filing fee is not refundable.

(e) Notice of the hearing must be given at least 20 days prior to the date set for the hearing to the county judge of the county in which the plant is to be constructed and to all known interested parties.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 22.256 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 22 / Section 22.256
§ 22.256. APPROVAL OF CONVERSION.
Status: in_force

(a) A domestic corporation must approve a conversion under Chapter 10 by complying with this section.

(b) If the corporation has no members or has no members with voting rights, the plan of conversion must be approved by the vote of directors required by Section 22.164.

(c) If the management of the affairs of the corporation is vested in its members under Section 22.202, the plan of conversion:

(1) must be submitted to a vote at an annual, regular, or special meeting of the members; and

(2) must be approved by the members by the vote required by Section 22.164.

(d) If the corporation has members with voting rights:

(1) the board of directors must adopt a resolution that:

(A) approves the plan of conversion; and

(B) directs that the plan be submitted to a vote at an annual or special meeting of the members having voting rights; and

(2) the members must approve the plan of conversion by the vote required by Section 22.164.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8084.0106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8084 / Section 8084.0106
§ 8084.0106. INITIAL 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 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. Utilities Code § 253.0403 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 253 / Section 253.0403
§ 253.0403. EASEMENTS; INDEMNITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A broadband provider is responsible for obtaining all rights-of-way and easements necessary for the installation, operation, and maintenance of the provider's pole attachments.

(b) An electric cooperative is not required to obtain or expand a right-of-way or easement to accommodate a pole attachment requested by a broadband provider.

(c) An electric cooperative is not liable if a broadband provider is prevented from placing or maintaining a pole attachment because the broadband provider did not obtain a necessary right-of-way or easement.

(d) A broadband provider shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the electric cooperative and the cooperative's members, directors, officers, agents, and employees from and against any liability resulting from the broadband provider's failure to obtain a necessary right-of-way or easement for a pole attachment.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1376.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1376 / Section 1376.001
§ 1376.001. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter applies only to a health benefit plan that:

(1) provides benefits for medical or surgical expenses incurred as a result of a health condition, accident, or sickness, including:

(A) an individual, group, blanket, or franchise insurance policy or insurance agreement, a group hospital service contract, or an individual or group evidence of coverage that is offered by:

(i) an insurance company;

(ii) a group hospital service corporation operating under Chapter 842;

(iii) a fraternal benefit society operating under Chapter 885;

(iv) a Lloyd's plan operating under Chapter 941;

(v) a stipulated premium company operating under Chapter 884; or

(vi) a health maintenance organization operating under Chapter 843;

(B) a health benefit plan that is offered by a multiple employer welfare arrangement that holds a certificate of authority under Chapter 846;

(C) a small employer health benefit plan written under Chapter 1501; or

(D) a Medicare supplemental policy as defined by Section 1882(g)(1), Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1395ss); or

(2) is offered by an approved nonprofit health corporation operating under Chapter 844.

(b) Notwithstanding any provision in Chapter 1601 or any other law, this chapter applies to basic coverage under Chapter 1601.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 773.144 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 773 / Section 773.144
§ 773.144. TRAINING PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may offer emergency medical services call taker training programs and may approve training programs offered by other persons. The executive commissioner by rule shall establish minimum standards for approval of training programs and certification and decertification of program instructors.

(b) The provider of an emergency medical services call taker training program shall issue an emergency medical services call taker a certificate evidencing completion of the training program. The executive commissioner by rule may require that, before issuance of the certificate, the call taker successfully complete an examination administered by the department, by the provider of the training program, or by another person.

(c) The executive commissioner by rule may provide that a certificate issued under Subsection (b) expires at the end of a specified period not less than one year after the date on which the certificate is issued and may adopt requirements, including additional training or examination, for renewal of the certificate.

(d) The executive commissioner by rule may adopt other requirements relating to emergency medical services call taker training programs. The establishment of minimum standards under this section does not prohibit the entity that is employing or accepting the volunteer services of the emergency medical services call taker from imposing additional training standards or procedures.
Tex. Education Code § 51A.003 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51A / Section 51A.003
§ 51A.003. DUTIES OF INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION RELATING TO INSTITUTION RESUMES.
Status: in_force

Each institution of higher education to which this chapter applies shall:

(1) submit to the coordinating board any information requested by the coordinating board as necessary for the coordinating board to include information or calculate data required to be included in the institution's resumes; and

(2) ensure that the first frame of the institution's Internet website home page includes, in a font that is larger than the font of the majority of the text on the home page, an accessible link to the institution's online resumes maintained on the coordinating board's Internet website.
Tex. Government Code § 81.036 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 81 / Section 81.036
§ 81.036. INFORMATION ON CERTAIN COMPLAINTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The state bar shall maintain a file on each written complaint, other than a grievance against an attorney, filed with the state bar. The file must include:

(1) the name of the person who filed the complaint;

(2) the date the complaint is received by the state bar;

(3) the subject matter of the complaint;

(4) the name of each person contacted in relation to the complaint;

(5) a summary of the results of the review or investigation of the complaint; and

(6) an explanation of the reason the file was closed, if the state bar closed the file without taking action other than to investigate the complaint.

(b) The state bar shall provide to the person filing the complaint and to each person who is a subject of the complaint a copy of the state bar's policies and procedures relating to complaint investigation and resolution.

(c) The state bar, at least quarterly until final disposition of the complaint, shall notify the person filing the complaint and each person who is a subject of the complaint of the status of the investigation unless the notice would jeopardize an undercover investigation.
Tex. Water Code § 17.899 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 17 / Section 17.899
§ 17.899. ELIGIBLE FUND USES.
Status: in_force

(a) Money in the fund, excluding money in the interest and sinking fund, may be used by the board to:

(1) provide a grant to a state agency to fund a conservation program or conservation project, including a conservation program that provides funding to a political subdivision or person for a conservation project;

(2) provide a grant or loan to a political subdivision for a conservation program or conservation project;

(3) provide a linked deposit to an eligible financial institution for a loan to a person for a conservation project;

(4) pay for a board conservation program;

(5) make a transfer to the interest and sinking fund;

(6) pay the costs of a bond issuance; and

(7) pay for a board expense in administering the agricultural water conservation program under this subchapter.

(b) Money in the interest and sinking fund may be used for the payment of bonds or, to the extent there are funds in excess of bond payment requirements, for transfers to the fund, or any other account in the funds.

(c) The board shall transfer back to the state water implementation fund for Texas any money disbursed to the fund as described by Section 17.895(6) if the requirements of Section 15.435 are satisfied.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7802.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7802 / Section 7802.003
§ 7802.003. FINDING OF PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

The district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Property Code § 65.002 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 65 / Section 65.002
§ 65.002. CONDITIONS FOR AUTHORITY TO ACT AS AGENT FOR CO-OWNER.
Status: in_force

A co-owner of residential property may act in the name of and on behalf of another co-owner, whether known or unknown, as the co-owner's statutory agent and attorney-in-fact for the purposes described by Section 65.004 if:

(1) the co-owner has occupied the property for more than five years;

(2) the co-owner has a residence homestead exemption for the property under Section 11.13, Tax Code;

(3) for the five years preceding the date the documents required by Section 65.003 are filed, the occupying co-owner has paid all assessed ad valorem taxes without delinquency and without contribution from the other co-owner; and

(4) the occupying co-owner files the documents required by Section 65.003.
Tex. Transportation Code § 709.002 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 709 / Section 709.002
§ 709.002. REMITTANCE OF TRAFFIC FINES COLLECTED TO COMPTROLLER.
Status: in_force

(a) An officer collecting a traffic fine under Section 709.001 in a case in a justice, county, or district court shall keep separate records of the money collected and shall deposit the money in the county treasury.

(b) Each calendar quarter, an officer collecting a traffic fine under Section 709.001 shall submit a report to the comptroller. The report must comply with Articles 103.005(c) and (d), Code of Criminal Procedure.

(c) The custodian of money in a municipal or county treasury may deposit money collected under Section 709.001 in an interest-bearing account. The custodian shall:

(1) keep records of the amount of money collected under this section that is on deposit in the treasury; and

(2) not later than the last day of the month following each calendar quarter, remit to the comptroller money collected under this section during the preceding quarter, as required by the comptroller.

(d) A municipality or county may retain four percent of the money collected under Section 709.001 as a service fee for the collection if the county remits the funds to the comptroller within the period described by Subsection (c). The municipality or county may retain any interest accrued on the money if the custodian of the money deposited in the treasury keeps records of the amount of money collected under this section that is on deposit in the treasury and remits the funds to the comptroller within the period prescribed in Subsection (c).

(e) Of the money received by the comptroller under this section, the comptroller shall deposit:

(1) 80 percent to the credit of the undedicated portion of the general revenue fund, to be used only for criminal justice purposes; and

(2) 20 percent to the credit of the designated trauma facility and emergency medical services account under Section 780.003, Health and Safety Code, to be used only for the criminal justice purpose of funding designated trauma facilities, county and regional emergency medical services, and trauma care systems that provide trauma care and emergency medical services to victims of collisions resulting from traffic offenses.

(f) Money collected under this section is subject to audit by the comptroller. Money spent is subject to audit by the state auditor.