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Tex. Occupations Code § 2301.260 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2301 / Section 2301.260
§ 2301.260. APPLICATION FOR DISTRIBUTOR'S LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) An application for a distributor's license must disclose:

(1) the manufacturer for whom the distributor will act;

(2) whether the manufacturer is licensed in this state;

(3) the persons in this state who will be responsible for compliance with the warranty covering the motor vehicles to be sold;

(4) the terms of the contract under which the distributor will act for the manufacturer; and

(5) the franchised dealers with whom the distributor will do business.

(b) An applicant for a distributor's license that has a responsibility under a warranty agreement must include a statement regarding the manufacturer's compliance with Subchapter I and Sections 2301.451-2301.476.

(c) An applicant for or holder of a distributor's license must inform the board of a change in the information provided under this section not later than the 15th day after the date of the change. Information submitted under this subsection becomes a part of the application.
Tex. Insurance Code § 885.312 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 885 / Section 885.312
§ 885.312. CONTINUATION OF BENEFIT CERTIFICATE ON EXPULSION OR SUSPENSION OF MEMBER.
Status: in_force

If a fraternal benefit society's laws provide for expulsion or suspension of a member, the benefit certificate must provide that a member who is expelled or suspended may maintain the certificate in force by continuing payment of the required premium unless the expulsion or suspension:

(1) is for nonpayment of a premium; or

(2) occurs within the contestable period of the benefit contract and is for material misrepresentation in the application for membership or insurance.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 11.0192 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 11 / Section 11.0192
§ 11.0192. PURCHASE OF BADGE BY RETIRING PEACE OFFICER OR SURVIVOR.
Status: in_force

(a) A peace officer commissioned by the director who is honorably retired from his commission by the department may purchase for an amount set by the department, not to exceed fair market value, one badge issued to the officer by the department. The purchase must be made before the second anniversary of the date of the officer's retirement.

(b) If a peace officer commissioned by the director dies while commissioned, whether or not the death occurred in the discharge of the officer's official duties as a peace officer, the following persons, in descending order of precedence, may purchase a badge issued to the officer under the same conditions imposed on a purchase by a retiring officer by Subsection (a) of this section:

(1) the surviving spouse of the officer;

(2) any children of the officer; or

(3) the parents of the officer.
Tex. Transportation Code § 69.015 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 69 / Section 69.015
§ 69.015. JURISDICTION OF BOARD.
Status: in_force

The board has exclusive jurisdiction over the pilot services provided in Jefferson or Orange County, including intermediate stops and landing places for vessels on navigable streams wholly or partially located in the board's jurisdiction.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3834.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3834 / Section 3834.053
§ 3834.053. APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

The mayor and members of the governing body of the City of Houston shall appoint directors from persons recommended by the board. A person is appointed if a majority of the members of the governing body, including the mayor, vote to appoint that person.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8005.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8005 / Section 8005.101
§ 8005.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8018.0004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8018 / Section 8018.0004
§ 8018.0004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is composed of the territory described by Section 3, Chapter 787, Acts of the 69th Legislature, Regular Session, 1985, as that territory may have been modified under:

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

(2) Subchapter H, Chapter 54, Water Code; or

(3) other law.

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

(1) the district's organization, existence, 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 bonds;

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

(4) the legality or operation of the district or its governing body.
Tex. Local Government Code § 374.016 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 374 / Section 374.016
§ 374.016. SLUM CLEARANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "slum clearance and redevelopment section" means any substantial contiguous part of an urban renewal area that a municipality proposes to acquire and clear of all buildings, structures, and other improvements for redevelopment and reuse in accordance with the urban renewal plan.

(b) If an urban renewal project includes a slum clearance and redevelopment section that the municipality proposes to use for other than public use, the municipality may not use condemnation to acquire that property unless the municipality determines by resolution that the rehabilitation of that property without clearance would be impractical and ineffective. That determination must be based on a finding that at least 50 percent of the structures in the section are dilapidated beyond the point of feasible rehabilitation or are otherwise unfit for rehabilitation, and that there exist other blighting characteristics, such as overcrowding of structures on the land, mixed uses of structures, deficient streets, or deficiencies in public utilities or recreational and community facilities. A municipality may exercise eminent domain authority as provided by Chapter 21, Property Code.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 61.41 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 61 / Section 61.41
§ 61.41. SECOND LICENSE AT SAME LOCATION; EFFECT ON EXISTING LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (d), no license may be issued for a premises, location, or place of business for which a license is in effect unless the holder of the existing license has shown to the satisfaction of the commission that the license holder will no longer exercise any privilege granted by the existing license at that location.

(b) If the holder of the existing license desires to transfer the license to another location, the license holder may apply for a transfer of location in accordance with this code.

(c) If the holder of the existing license has made a declaration required by the commission that the license holder will no longer use the license, the license holder may not brew or sell malt beverages or possess malt beverages for the purpose of sale until the license has been reinstated. The holder may apply to the commission for the reinstatement of the license in the same manner and according to the same procedure as in the case of an original license application. The commission may deny reinstatement of the license for any cause for which an original license application may be denied.

(d) Notwithstanding Subsection (a) and Sections 11.49 and 109.53, more than one brewer's or nonresident brewer's license may be issued for a single premises if the license holder for the premises has contracted with an entity under an alternating brewery proprietorship or contract brewing arrangement.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1001.405 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.405
§ 1001.405. INTEREST, PENALTIES, AND DISCOUNTS.
Status: in_force

Interest, penalties, and discounts on taxes paid to the district shall be the same as those on taxes paid to the city.
Tex. Property Code § 70.403 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 70 / Section 70.403
§ 70.403. WHEN LIEN ATTACHES.
Status: in_force

A lien created under this subchapter attaches on the date on which physical possession of the agricultural crop is delivered or transferred by the agricultural producer to the warehouse or to the contract purchaser or the purchaser's agent, or if there is to be a series of deliveries, on the date of the first delivery of the agricultural crop.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 312.003 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 312 / Section 312.003
§ 312.003. AGREEMENT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies only if the medical and dental unit or supported medical or dental school agrees, either directly or through a coordinating entity, to provide or cause to be provided medical, dental, or other patient care or services or to perform or cause to be performed medical, dental, or clinical education, training, or research activities in a coordinated or cooperative manner in a public or nonprofit hospital.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 40.111 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 40 / Section 40.111
§ 40.111. INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

Each applicant for a discharge prevention and response certificate shall submit information, in a form satisfactory to the commissioner, describing the following:

(1) the barrel or other measurement capacity of the terminal facility;

(2) the dimensions and barrel capacity of the largest vessel docking at or providing service from the terminal facility;

(3) the storage and transfer capacities and average daily throughput of the terminal facility;

(4) the types of oil stored, handled, or transferred at the terminal facility;

(5) information related to implementation of the applicant's discharge prevention and response plan, including:

(A) all response equipment such as vehicles, vessels, pumps, skimmers, booms, bioremediation supplies and application devices, dispersants, chemicals, and communication devices to which the terminal facility has access, as well as the estimated time required to deploy the equipment after an unauthorized discharge of oil;

(B) the trained personnel that are required and available to deploy and operate the response equipment, as well as the estimated time required to deploy the personnel after an unauthorized discharge of oil;

(C) the measures employed to prevent unauthorized discharges of oil; and

(D) the terms of agreement and operation plan of any discharge cleanup organization to which the owner or operator of the terminal facility belongs;

(6) the source, nature of, and conditions of financial responsibility for response costs and damages; and

(7) any other information necessary or appropriate to the review of a registrant's discharge prevention and response capabilities.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 34.005 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 34 / Section 34.005
§ 34.005. LEVY ON PROPERTY OF SURETY.
Status: in_force

(a) If the face of a writ of execution or the endorsement of the clerk shows that one of the persons against whom it is issued is surety for another, the officer must first levy on the principal's property that is subject to execution and is located in the county in which the judgment is rendered.

(b) If property of the principal cannot be found that, in the opinion of the officer, is sufficient to satisfy the execution, the officer shall levy first on the principal's property that can be found and then on as much of the property of the surety as is necessary to satisfy the execution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8162.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8162 / Section 8162.001
§ 8162.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Director" means a board member.

(3) "District" means the Fairfields Municipal Utility District of Kaufman County.
Tex. Local Government Code § 216.011 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 216 / Section 216.011
§ 216.011. TAX APPRAISAL OF PROPERTY WITH NONCONFORMING SIGN.
Status: in_force

For each nonconforming sign, the board shall file with the appropriate property tax appraisal office the board's compensable costs value appraisal of the sign. The appraisal office shall consider the board's appraisal when the office, for property tax purposes, determines the appraised value of the real property to which the sign is attached.
Tex. Utilities Code § 104.202 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 104 / Section 104.202
§ 104.202. EXCLUDED EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

(a) The rates that a gas utility or municipally owned utility charges a state agency may not include an amount representing a gross receipts assessment, regulatory assessment, or similar expense of the utility.

(b) An expense under Subsection (a) that is reasonable and is not recovered from a state agency under this section may be recovered from other customers of the gas utility or municipally owned utility.

(c) A gross receipts assessment, regulatory assessment, or similar expense of the utility does not include a payment to a municipality under a contract, franchise, or other agreement.
Tex. Occupations Code § 110.455 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 110 / Section 110.455
§ 110.455. HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) If the person requests a hearing, the executive director shall set a hearing and give written notice of the hearing to the person.

(b) An administrative law judge of the State Office of Administrative Hearings shall hold the hearing.

(c) The administrative law judge shall make findings of fact and conclusions of law and promptly issue to the council a proposal for a decision about the occurrence of the violation and the amount of a proposed administrative penalty.
Tex. Government Code § 403.2715 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 403 / Section 403.2715
§ 403.2715. UNIVERSITY SYSTEMS AND INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "institution of higher education" and "university system" have the meanings assigned by Section 61.003, Education Code.

(b) Except as provided by this section, this subchapter does not apply to a university system or institution of higher education.

(c) A university system or institution of higher education shall account for all personal property as defined by the comptroller under Section 403.272. At all times, the property records of a university system or institution of higher education must accurately reflect the personal property possessed by the system or institution.

(d) The chief executive officer of each university system or institution of higher education shall designate one or more property managers. The property manager shall maintain the records required and be the custodian of all personal property possessed by the system or institution.

(e) Sections 403.273(h), 403.275, and 403.278 apply to a university system or institution of higher education.
Tex. Occupations Code § 115.001 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 115 / Section 115.001
§ 115.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act.
Tex. Estates Code § 1161.102 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1161 / Section 1161.102
§ 1161.102. AUTHORITY TO INVEST IN CERTAIN INSURANCE OR ANNUITIES.
Status: in_force

Subject to this subchapter, the guardian of the estate may invest in life, term, or endowment insurance policies, in annuity contracts, or in both, issued by an authorized life insurance company or administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs.
Tex. Government Code § 4002.1535 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 4002 / Section 4002.1535
§ 4002.1535. ALTERNATIVE RULEMAKING AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall develop a policy to encourage the use of:

(1) negotiated rulemaking procedures under Chapter 2008 for the adoption of board rules; and

(2) appropriate alternative dispute resolution procedures under Chapter 2009 to assist in the resolution of internal and external disputes under the board's jurisdiction.

(b) The board's procedures relating to alternative dispute resolution must conform, to the extent possible, to any model guidelines issued by the State Office of Administrative Hearings for the use of alternative dispute resolution by state agencies.

(c) The board shall:

(1) coordinate the implementation of the policy adopted under Subsection (a);

(2) provide training as needed to implement the procedures for negotiated rulemaking or alternative dispute resolution; and

(3) collect data concerning the effectiveness of those procedures.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8031.0105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8031 / Section 8031.0105
§ 8031.0105. 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 8483.0401 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8483 / Section 8483.0401
§ 8483.0401. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

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

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 8483.0403.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8449.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8449 / Section 8449.001
§ 8449.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 139.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 34.073 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 34 / Section 34.073
§ 34.073. TRANSFER OF WRIT; NO DUTY TO LEVY OUTSIDE OF COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) An officer receiving a writ may transfer the writ to another officer in another precinct, or to another law enforcement agency authorized to perform executions, within the county of the first officer who received the writ.

(b) An officer does not have a duty to levy on or sell property not within the officer's county, unless it is real property that is partially in the officer's county and partially within a contiguous county.
Tex. Family Code § 261.403 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 261 / Section 261.403
§ 261.403. COMPLAINTS.
Status: in_force

(a) If a state agency receives a complaint relating to an investigation conducted by the agency concerning a facility operated by that agency in which children are located, the agency shall refer the complaint to the agency's governing body.

(b) The governing body of a state agency that operates a facility in which children are located shall ensure that the procedure for investigating abuse, neglect, and exploitation allegations and inquiries in the agency's facility is periodically reviewed under the agency's internal audit program required by Chapter 2102, Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1117.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1117 / Section 1117.052
§ 1117.052. NOTICE OF ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) At least 10 days before the date of a directors' election, notice of the election must be published one time in a newspaper of general circulation in the district.

(b) The notice and order must specify the last day for filing.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5201.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 5201 / Section 5201.004
§ 5201.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is composed of the territory described by Section 2, Chapter 66, Acts of the 55th Legislature, Regular Session, 1957, as that territory may have been modified under other law.

(b) The Commissioners Court of Galveston County may redefine the boundaries of the district contained in Section 2, Chapter 66, Acts of the 55th Legislature, Regular Session, 1957, to correct any error or omission in those boundaries.
Tex. Government Code § 2054.573 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.573
§ 2054.573. REPORTING SERVICE.
Status: in_force

The department shall implement a shared data reporting and business analytics service, with appropriate security isolation, for state agencies other than institutions of higher education. The department may launch the service as a pilot program with a limited number of state agencies in order to validate a solution before implementing a statewide service.
Tex. Education Code § 54.545 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 54 / Section 54.545
§ 54.545. FEES FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION COURSES.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing board of an institution of higher education shall charge a reasonable fee to each person registered in a continuing education course at the institution. The board shall set the fee in an amount sufficient to permit the institution to recover the costs to the institution of providing the course.

(b) This section applies only to a course for which an institution does not collect tuition or receive formula funding, including an extension course, correspondence course, or other self-supporting course.

(c) Subchapters B and D do not apply to a fee charged under this section, except to a fee for a correspondence course taken by a student who would qualify for an exemption from tuition under Section 54.341 if the correspondence course applies towards the student's degree plan. The governing board of an institution of higher education may grant an exemption provided by Section 54.341 for continuing education courses.
Tex. Insurance Code § 984.101 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 984 / Section 984.101
§ 984.101. DEPOSIT WITH COMPTROLLER REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) A Mexican casualty insurance company shall deposit with the comptroller at least $25,000 in:

(1) United States currency; or

(2) securities that are:

(A) eligible for other casualty insurance companies authorized to engage in the business of insurance in this state; and

(B) approved by the department.

(b) The deposit shall be used to pay any lawful claim or final judgment against the company, including any claim or judgment for tax due to this state and any policy claim or other debt or obligation incurred in the course of the company's operations as provided by this chapter.

(c) The company shall periodically deposit additional currency or securities described by Subsection (a) as necessary to maintain a minimum total deposit of $25,000.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 31.003 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 31 / Section 31.003
§ 31.003. JUDGMENT AGAINST PARTNERSHIP.
Status: in_force

If a suit is against several partners who are jointly indebted under a contract and citation has been served on at least one but not all of the partners, the court may render judgment against the partnership and against the partners who were actually served, but may not award a personal judgment or execution against any partner who was not served.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8814.057 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8814 / Section 8814.057
§ 8814.057. COMPENSATION; EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

(a) A director or officer serves without compensation but may be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in the performance of official duties.

(b) The expenses described by Subsection (a) must be:

(1) reported in the district's records; and

(2) approved by the board.