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Tex. Family Code § 160.204 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 160 / Section 160.204
§ 160.204. PRESUMPTION OF PATERNITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A man is presumed to be the father of a child if:

(1) he is married to the mother of the child and the child is born during the marriage;

(2) he is married to the mother of the child and the child is born before the 301st day after the date the marriage is terminated by death, annulment, declaration of invalidity, or divorce;

(3) he married the mother of the child before the birth of the child in apparent compliance with law, even if the attempted marriage is or could be declared invalid, and the child is born during the invalid marriage or before the 301st day after the date the marriage is terminated by death, annulment, declaration of invalidity, or divorce;

(4) he married the mother of the child after the birth of the child in apparent compliance with law, regardless of whether the marriage is or could be declared invalid, he voluntarily asserted his paternity of the child, and:

(A) the assertion is in a record filed with the vital statistics unit;

(B) he is voluntarily named as the child's father on the child's birth certificate; or

(C) he promised in a record to support the child as his own; or

(5) during the first two years of the child's life, he continuously resided in the household in which the child resided and he represented to others that the child was his own.

(b) A presumption of paternity established under this section may be rebutted only by:

(1) an adjudication under Subchapter G; or

(2) the filing of a valid denial of paternity by a presumed father in conjunction with the filing by another person of a valid acknowledgment of paternity as provided by Section 160.305.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3985.0203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3985 / Section 3985.0203
§ 3985.0203. VACANCY.
Status: in_force

If a vacancy occurs on the board, the remaining directors shall appoint a director for the remainder of the unexpired term.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1071.060 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1071 / Section 1071.060
§ 1071.060. DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may appoint a qualified person as district administrator.

(b) The district administrator serves at the will of the board and receives the compensation determined by the board.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 44.19 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 44 / Section 44.19
§ 44.19. WITNESSES NOT AGAIN SUMMONED.
Status: in_force

In the cases mentioned in the preceding Article, the witnesses who have been summoned or attached to appear in the case before the court below, shall appear before the court to which the appeal is taken without further process. In case of their failure to do so, the same proceedings may be had as if they had been originally summoned or attached to appear before such court.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8164.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8164 / Section 8164.054
§ 8164.054. CONTRACT WITH POLITICAL SUBDIVISION FOR WATER OR SEWER SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may enter into a contract to allow a political subdivision to provide retail water or sewer service in the district. The contract may contain terms the board considers desirable, fair, and advantageous to the district.

(b) The contract may provide that the district will construct or acquire and convey to the political subdivision a water supply or treatment system, a water distribution system, or a sanitary sewage collection or treatment system, as necessary to provide water or sewer service in the district.

(c) The district may use bond proceeds or other available district money to pay for its obligations and for services and facilities provided under the contract.

(d) If the contract requires the district to make payments from taxes other than operation and maintenance taxes, the contract is subject to Section 49.108, Water Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 118.012 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 118 / Section 118.012
§ 118.012. PROTECTIONS.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other law, the advisory council and the information and education program established under this chapter do not create a cause of action or create a standard of care, obligation, or duty that provides a basis for a cause of action.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 134.030 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 134 / Section 134.030
§ 134.030. RULES REGARDING MONITORING, REPORTING, AND INSPECTIONS.
Status: in_force

The commission shall adopt rules for:

(1) informing an operator of a violation detected by an inspector; and

(2) making public all inspection and monitoring reports and other records and reports required to be kept under this chapter and rules adopted under this chapter and not confidential under Section 134.031.
Tex. Tax Code § 171.255 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 171 / Section 171.255
§ 171.255. LIABILITY OF DIRECTOR AND OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) If the corporate privileges of a corporation are forfeited for the failure to file a report or pay a tax or penalty, each director or officer of the corporation is liable for each debt of the corporation that is created or incurred in this state after the date on which the report, tax, or penalty is due and before the corporate privileges are revived. The liability includes liability for any tax or penalty imposed by this chapter on the corporation that becomes due and payable after the date of the forfeiture.

(b) The liability of a director or officer is in the same manner and to the same extent as if the director or officer were a partner and the corporation were a partnership.

(c) A director or officer is not liable for a debt of the corporation if the director or officer shows that the debt was created or incurred:

(1) over the director's objection; or

(2) without the director's knowledge and that the exercise of reasonable diligence to become acquainted with the affairs of the corporation would not have revealed the intention to create the debt.

(d) If a corporation's charter or certificate of authority and its corporate privileges are forfeited and revived under this chapter, the liability under this section of a director or officer of the corporation is not affected by the revival of the charter or certificate and the corporate privileges.
Tex. Insurance Code § 223.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 223 / Section 223.003
§ 223.003. TAX IMPOSED.
Status: in_force

(a) An annual tax is imposed on all premiums from the business of title insurance. The rate of the tax is 1.35 percent of title insurance taxable premiums for a calendar year, including any premiums retained by a title insurance agent as provided by Section 223.005. For purposes of this chapter, a person engages in the business of title insurance if the person engages in an activity described by Section 2501.005.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), in determining a title insurance company's taxable premiums, the company shall include the total amounts of premiums received in a calendar year from title insurance written on property located in this state.

(c) The following premiums are not included in determining a title insurance company's taxable premiums:

(1) premiums received from other title insurance companies for reinsurance; and

(2) returned premiums and dividends paid to policyholders.

(d) In determining a title insurance company's taxable premiums, a title insurance company is not entitled to a deduction for premiums paid for reinsurance.
Tex. Government Code § 604.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 604 / Section 604.004
§ 604.004. COPY OF CERTAIN BONDS TO BE FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE.
Status: in_force

A member of the governing body of a political subdivision created under Article III, Section 52, or Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution who is required by law to file an official bond shall file a copy of the individual's bond with the secretary of state not later than the 10th day after the date the bond is required by law to be filed.
Tex. Education Code § 37.1085 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 37 / Section 37.1085
§ 37.1085. ASSIGNMENT OF CONSERVATOR FOR NONCOMPLIANCE WITH SCHOOL SAFETY AND SECURITY REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the commissioner may assign a conservator under Chapter 39A if a school district fails to:

(1) submit to any required monitoring, assessment, or audit under Section 37.1083 or 37.1084;

(2) comply with applicable safety and security requirements; or

(3) address in a reasonable time period, as determined by commissioner rule, issues raised by the agency's monitoring, assessment, or audit of the district under Section 37.1083 or 37.1084.

(b) A conservator assigned to a district under this section may exercise the powers and duties of a conservator under Section 39A.003 only to correct a failure identified under Subsection (a).

(c) This section does not apply to a school district's failure to comply with Section 37.0814 or a good cause exception claimed under that section.
Tex. Government Code § 441.129 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 441 / Section 441.129
§ 441.129. WITHDRAWAL FROM SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a political subdivision of the state may by resolution or ordinance withdraw from a major resource system. The governing body must give notice of withdrawal not later than the 90th day before the end of the state fiscal year.

(b) The provision for termination of all or part of a major resource system does not prohibit revision of the system by the commission, with the approval of the majority of the appropriate governing bodies, by reorganization, by transfer of part of the system, or by merger with other systems.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 96.007 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 96 / Section 96.007
§ 96.007. DATABASE.
Status: in_force

(a) Information collected and analyzed by the department or an authorized agent under this chapter may be placed in a central database to facilitate information sharing and provider education.

(b) The department may use the database to:

(1) design and evaluate measures to prevent the occurrence of RSV and other health conditions; and

(2) provide information and education to providers on the incidence of RSV infection.
Tex. Government Code § 2257.026 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2257 / Section 2257.026
§ 2257.026. CHANGE IN AMOUNT OR ACTIVITY OF DEPOSITS OF PUBLIC FUNDS.
Status: in_force

A public entity shall inform the depository for the public entity's deposit of public funds of a significant change in the amount or activity of those deposits within a reasonable time before the change occurs.
Tex. Occupations Code § 453.153 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 453 / Section 453.153
§ 453.153. RECORD OF COMPLAINTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall keep an information file about each complaint filed with the executive council and referred to the board. The board's information file must be kept current and contain a record for each complaint of:

(1) each person contacted in relation to the complaint;

(2) a summary of findings made at each step of the complaint process;

(3) an explanation of the legal basis and reason for a complaint that is dismissed;

(4) the schedule required under Section 453.154 and a notation about a change in the schedule; and

(5) other relevant information.

(b) If a written complaint is received by the board that the board has authority to resolve, the board, at least quarterly and until final disposition of the complaint, shall notify the parties to the complaint of the status of the complaint unless notice would jeopardize an undercover investigation.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 101.003 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 101 / Section 101.003
§ 101.003. REMEDIES ADDITIONAL.
Status: in_force

The remedies authorized by this chapter are in addition to any other legal remedies.
Tex. Local Government Code § 563.055 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 563 / Section 563.055
§ 563.055. COMPENSATION OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

A director is entitled to receive:

(1) reimbursement for actual expenses incurred in conducting the business of the board; and

(2) a fee in the amount set by the commissioners court for each meeting attended.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8488.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8488 / Section 8488.106
§ 8488.106. LIMITATION ON USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain outside the district to acquire a site or easement for:

(1) a road project authorized by Section 8488.103; or

(2) a recreational facility as defined by Section 49.462, Water Code.
Tex. Government Code § 44.208 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 44 / Section 44.208
§ 44.208. HIDALGO COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The criminal district attorney of Hidalgo County shall perform the duties of district attorney in all the judicial districts in Hidalgo County and the duties of county attorney in all the county courts of the county.

(b) The criminal district attorney has all the powers, duties, and privileges in Hidalgo County that are conferred by law on county and district attorneys.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8334.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8334 / Section 8334.203
§ 8334.203. 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 7956A.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7956A / Section 7956A.0201
§ 7956A.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five elected directors.

(b) Except as provided by Section 7956A.0202, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Government Code § 432.131 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 432 / Section 432.131
§ 432.131. ABSENCE WITHOUT LEAVE.
Status: in_force

A person subject to this chapter shall be punished as a court-martial directs if the person without authority:

(1) fails to go to his appointed place of duty at the time prescribed;

(2) goes from that place; or

(3) absents himself or remains absent from his unit, organization, or place of duty at which he is required to be at the time prescribed.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 23.18 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 23 / Section 23.18
§ 23.18. REPLACEMENT OF ASSIGNEE.
Status: in_force

(a) A county or district court of the county in which the assignee resides shall remove or replace the assignee on application of the assigning debtor or a creditor, or on its own motion,

(1) if the court is satisfied that the assignee has not executed and filed the bond required by Sections 23.16(c) and (d) of this code;

(2) if the assignee refuses or fails to serve for any reason; or

(3) for good cause.

(b) On removal, resignation, or death of the assignee, the court shall appoint in writing a new assignee in term time or vacation.

(c) As soon as the new assignee executes and files a bond as required by Sections 23.16(c) and (d) of this code, he shall take possession of the assigned estate and carry out the assignment.
Tex. Insurance Code § 443.053 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 443 / Section 443.053
§ 443.053. RETURN OF SUMMONS AND SUMMARY HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) The receivership court shall hold a summary hearing at the time and date for the return of summons on a petition to commence a formal delinquency proceeding.

(b) If a person is not served with summons on a petition to commence a formal delinquency proceeding and fails to appear for the summary hearing, the receivership court shall:

(1) continue the summary hearing not more than 10 days;

(2) provide for alternative service of summons upon the person; and

(3) extend any restraining order.

(c) Upon a showing of good faith efforts to effect personal service upon a person who has failed to appear for a continued summary hearing, the receivership court shall order notice of the petition to commence a formal delinquency proceeding to be published. The order and notice shall specify a return date not less than 10 or later than 20 days after the date of publication and that the restraining order has been extended to the continued hearing date.

(d) If a person fails to appear for a summary hearing on a petition to commence a formal delinquency proceeding after service of summons, the receivership court shall enter judgment in favor of the commissioner against that person.

(e) A person who appears for the summary hearing on a petition to commence a formal delinquency proceeding shall file the person's answer at the hearing, and the receivership court shall:

(1) determine whether to extend any temporary restraining orders pending final judgment; and

(2) set the case for trial on a date not later than 10 days after the date of the summary hearing.

(f) The receivership court may not grant a continuance for filing an answer.
Tex. Labor Code § 410.028 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 410 / Section 410.028
§ 410.028. FAILURE TO ATTEND; ADMINISTRATIVE VIOLATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A scheduled benefit review conference shall be conducted even though a party fails to attend unless the benefit review officer determines that good cause, as defined by commissioner rule, exists to reschedule the conference.

(b) If a party to a benefit review conference under Section 410.023 requests that the benefit review conference be rescheduled under this section, the party must submit a request in the same manner as an initial request under Section 410.023. The division shall evaluate a request for a rescheduled benefit review conference received under this section in the same manner as an initial request received under Section 410.023.

(c) If a party fails to request that a benefit review conference be rescheduled in the time required by commissioner rule or fails to attend a benefit review conference without good cause as defined by commissioner rule, the party forfeits the party's entitlement to attend a benefit review conference on the issue in dispute, unless a benefit review officer is authorized to schedule an additional benefit review conference under Section 410.026(b).

(d) The commissioner shall adopt rules necessary to implement and enforce this section, including rules that:

(1) define good cause; and

(2) establish deadlines for requesting that a benefit review conference be rescheduled under Subsection (b).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1045.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1045 / Section 1045.104
§ 1045.104. RULES.
Status: in_force

The board may adopt rules governing:

(1) the operation of the hospital, ancillary health care facilities, ancillary health care system, and hospital system; and

(2) the duties, functions, and responsibilities of district staff, employees, contractors, or agents.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9051.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9051 / Section 9051.201
§ 9051.201. TAX METHOD.
Status: in_force

The district shall use the ad valorem plan of taxation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1070.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1070 / Section 1070.103
§ 1070.103. MANAGEMENT, CONTROL, AND ADMINISTRATION.
Status: in_force

The board shall manage, control, and administer the hospital system and the district's money and resources.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8152.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8152 / Section 8152.0402
§ 8152.0402. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 8152.0401, 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. Agriculture Code § 188.011 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 188 / Section 188.011
§ 188.011. DURATION OF NOTICE OF CLAIM OF LIEN.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, the notice of claim of lien is effective, and a new notice of claim of lien is not required to maintain the lien, as long as the person who provides the animal feed, including labor, either:

(1) remains unpaid for the amount secured by the lien; or

(2) continues to provide animal feed on a regular basis to the lien debtor.

(b) For purposes of this section, providing animal feed, including labor, is not considered to be made on a regular basis if a period of more than 45 days elapses between deliveries or preparations.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.560 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.560
§ 2306.560. AUDIT.
Status: repealed

(a) The corporation shall hire an independent certified public accountant to audit the corporation's books and accounts for each fiscal year. The corporation shall file a copy of the audit with the department and shall submit the audit report to the governor, lieutenant governor, speaker of the house of representatives, comptroller, Bond Review Board, and State Auditor's Office not later than the 30th day after the submission date established in the General Appropriations Act for the annual financial report.

(b) The corporation is subject to audit by the state auditor.

(c) The corporation shall submit budget and financial information to the legislative budget office as required by the director of the legislative budget office.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1312 (S.B. 59), Sec. 99(24), and Ch. 1079 (H.B. 3361), Sec. 5.01(2), eff. September 1, 2013.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3906.303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3906 / Section 3906.303
§ 3906.303. BASE YEAR VALUE.
Status: in_force

The base year value of the district, for tax increment financing purposes, is the value as of January 1, 2011, of all taxable real property in the district as shown on the certified tax rolls of the central appraisal district.
Tex. Government Code § 54.735 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54 / Section 54.735
§ 54.735. POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The criminal law magistrate court or a judge of the criminal law magistrate court may issue writs of injunction and all other writs necessary for the enforcement of the jurisdiction of the court and may issue misdemeanor writs of habeas corpus in cases in which the offense charged is within the jurisdiction of the court or of any other court of inferior jurisdiction in the county. The court and the judge may punish for contempt as provided by law for district courts. A judge of the criminal law magistrate court has all other powers, duties, immunities, and privileges provided by law for:

(1) justices of the peace when acting in a Class C misdemeanor case;

(2) county court judges when acting in a Class A or Class B misdemeanor case; and

(3) district court judges when acting in a felony case.

(b) A judge of the criminal law magistrate court may hold an indigency hearing and a capias pro fine hearing. When acting as the judge who issued the capias pro fine, a judge of the criminal law magistrate court may make all findings of fact and conclusions of law required of the judge who issued the capias pro fine. In conducting a hearing under this subsection, the judge of the criminal law magistrate court is empowered to make all findings of fact and conclusions of law and to issue all orders necessary to properly dispose of the capias pro fine or indigency hearing in accordance with the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure applicable to a misdemeanor or felony case of the same type and level.
Tex. Local Government Code § 231.228 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 231 / Section 231.228
§ 231.228. SPECIAL EXCEPTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person aggrieved by a development regulation adopted under this subchapter may petition the commissioners court or the development commission, if the commissioners court has established a development commission, for a special exception to a development regulation adopted by the commissioners court.

(b) The commissioners court shall adopt procedures governing applications, notice, hearings, and other matters relating to the grant of a special exception.