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Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 63.020 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 63 / Section 63.020
§ 63.020. DUTY OF SCHOOLS AND OTHER ENTITIES TO FLAG MISSING CHILDREN'S RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) When a report that a child under 11 years of age is missing is received by a law enforcement agency, the agency shall immediately notify each school and day care facility that the child attended or in which the child was enrolled as well as the bureau of vital statistics, if the child was born in the state, that the child is missing.

(b) On receipt of notice that a child under 11 years of age is missing, the bureau of vital statistics shall notify the appropriate municipal or county birth certificate agency that the child is missing.

(c) A school, day care facility, or birth certificate agency that receives notice concerning a child under this section shall flag the child's records that are maintained by the school, facility, or agency.

(d) The law enforcement agency shall notify the clearinghouse that the notification required under this section has been made. The clearinghouse shall provide the notice required under this section if the clearinghouse determines that the notification has not been made by the law enforcement agency.

(e) If a missing child under 11 years of age, who was the subject of a missing child report made in this state, was born in or attended a school or licensed day care facility in another state, the law enforcement agency shall notify law enforcement or the missing and exploited children clearinghouse in each appropriate state regarding the missing child and request the law enforcement agency or clearinghouse to contact the state birth certificate agency and each school or licensed day care facility the missing child attended to flag the missing child's records.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3973.0106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3973 / Section 3973.0106
§ 3973.0106. ELIGIBILITY FOR INCLUSION IN SPECIAL ZONES.
Status: in_force

All or any part of the area of the district is eligible to be included in:

(1) a tax increment reinvestment zone created under Chapter 311, Tax Code;

(2) a tax abatement reinvestment zone created under Chapter 312, Tax Code;

(3) an enterprise zone created under Chapter 2303, Government Code; or

(4) an industrial district created under Chapter 42, Local Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8324.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8324 / Section 8324.152
§ 8324.152. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 8324.151, 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. Business Organizations Code § 101.458 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 101 / Section 101.458
§ 101.458. DISMISSAL OF DERIVATIVE PROCEEDING.
Status: in_force

(a) A court, sitting in equity as the finder of fact, shall dismiss a derivative proceeding on a motion by the limited liability company if the person or group of persons described by Section 101.454 determines in good faith, after conducting a reasonable inquiry and based on factors the person or group considers appropriate under the circumstances, that continuation of the derivative proceeding is not in the best interests of the limited liability company.

(b) In determining whether the requirements of Subsection (a) have been met, the burden of proof shall be on:

(1) the plaintiff member if:

(A) the applicable person or persons making the determination under Section 101.454(a)(1) or (2) are independent and disinterested at the time the determination is made;

(B) the determination is made by a panel of one or more independent and disinterested persons appointed under Section 101.454(a)(3); or

(C) the limited liability company presents prima facie evidence that demonstrates that the applicable person or persons making the determination under Section 101.454(a) are independent and disinterested; or

(2) the limited liability company in any other circumstance.
Tex. Water Code § 5.702 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 5 / Section 5.702
§ 5.702. PAYMENT OF FEES REQUIRED WHEN DUE.
Status: in_force

(a) A fee due the commission under this code or the Health and Safety Code shall be paid on the date the fee is due, regardless of whether the fee is billed by the commission to the person required to pay the fee or is calculated and paid to the commission by the person required to pay the fee.

(b) A person required to pay a fee to the commission may not dispute the assessment of or amount of a fee before the fee has been paid in full.
Tex. Government Code § 2176.105 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2176 / Section 2176.105
§ 2176.105. GUIDELINES FOR MEASURING AND ANALYZING FIRST-CLASS MAIL PRACTICES.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller shall adopt and distribute to each state agency to which this subchapter applies guidelines by which outgoing first-class mail practices may be measured and analyzed. The guidelines must require using the services of the United States Postal Service to the extent possible.

(b) The comptroller shall review and update the guidelines at least once every two years, beginning two years after the date on which the guidelines are adopted.
Tex. Transportation Code § 521.348 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 521 / Section 521.348
§ 521.348. AUTOMATIC REVOCATION FOR CERTAIN SEX OFFENDERS AND TERRORISTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A driver's license is automatically revoked if the holder of the license:

(1) is subject to the registration requirements of Chapter 62 or 65, Code of Criminal Procedure; and

(2) fails to apply to the department for renewal of the license as required by Article 62.060, 62.2021, or 65.058, Code of Criminal Procedure, as applicable.

(b) The department may issue a driver's license to a person whose license is revoked under this section only if the person:

(1) applies for an original or renewal license under Section 521.272; and

(2) is otherwise qualified for the license.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3953.113 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3953 / Section 3953.113
§ 3953.113. ANNEXATION OR EXCLUSION OF LAND.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may annex land as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code.

(b) The district may exclude land as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code. Section 375.044(b), Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3884.303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3884 / Section 3884.303
§ 3884.303. TAX OR BOND ELECTION.
Status: in_force

Before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes of the area defined or property designated under Section 3884.302, the board shall hold an election in the defined area or in the boundaries of the designated property.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1451.118 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1451 / Section 1451.118
§ 1451.118. SELECTION OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST.
Status: in_force

An insured may select an occupational therapist to provide the services scheduled in the health insurance policy that are within the scope of the therapist's license.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 286.161 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 286 / Section 286.161
§ 286.161. TAX AUTHORIZED.
Status: in_force

(a) A majority of voters in a district or proposed district may, at the creation election under Subchapter B or in conjunction with any other district election, authorize the district to impose a property tax.

(b) The board annually may impose property taxes in an amount not to exceed the limit approved by the voters at the election authorizing the levy of taxes.

(c) The tax rate for all purposes may not exceed 75 cents on each $100 valuation of all taxable property in the district.

(d) The taxes may be used to pay:

(1) the indebtedness issued or assumed by the district; and

(2) the maintenance and operating expenses of the district.

(e) The district may not impose taxes to pay the principal of or interest on revenue bonds issued under this chapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 425.210 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 425 / Section 425.210
§ 425.210.
Status: in_force

Sec. 425.210. AUTHORIZED INVESTMENTS FOR ALL FUNDS: PREFERRED STOCK OF PUBLIC UTILITY CORPORATIONS. (a) Subject to this section, an insurer may invest any of the insurer's funds and accumulations in:

(1) preferred stock of a solvent public utility corporation, the bonds and debentures of which are authorized investments for the insurer, and that:

(A) has not defaulted in the payment of any debt during the five years preceding the investment; and

(B) has not failed in any one of the five years preceding the investment to have earned an amount applicable to the dividends on the preferred stock equal to at least three times the amount of dividends due in that year, or, in the case of issuance of new preferred stock, the earnings applicable to dividends are equal to at least three times the amount of the annual dividend requirements after giving effect to the new financing; or

(2) a solvent public utility corporation, the bonds and debentures of which are authorized investments for the insurer, and that has not been in existence for the five years preceding the investment, if:

(A) the corporation has succeeded to the business and assets and has assumed the liabilities of another public utility corporation;

(B) neither the successor corporation or the corporation succeeded has defaulted in the payment of any debt during the five years preceding the investment; and

(C) neither the successor corporation or the corporation succeeded have failed in any one of the five years preceding the investment to have earned an amount applicable to the dividends on the preferred stock equal to at least three times the amount of dividends due in that year, or, in the case of issuance of new preferred stock, the earnings applicable to dividends are equal to at least three times the amount of the annual dividend requirements after giving effect to the new financing.

(b) Preferred stock purchased under this section must be of an issue entitled to first claim on the net earnings of the public utility corporation, after deducting the amount necessary to service any outstanding bonds and debentures.

(c) The amount of an insurer's investment in preferred stock under this section may not exceed 2-1/2 percent of the insurer's admitted assets.
Tex. Transportation Code § 502.255 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 502 / Section 502.255
§ 502.255. TRUCK-TRACTOR OR COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE COMBINATION FEE; SEMITRAILER TOKEN FEE.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a truck-tractor or commercial motor vehicle with a gross weight of more than 10,000 pounds that is used or is to be used in combination with a semitrailer that has a gross weight of more than 6,000 pounds.

(b) The fee for a registration year for registration of a truck-tractor or commercial motor vehicle is calculated by gross weight according to Section 502.253.

(c) The fee for registration of a semitrailer used in the manner described by Subsection (a), regardless of the date the semitrailer is registered, is $15 for a registration year.

(d) A registration made under Subsection (c) is valid only when the semitrailer is used in the manner described by Subsection (a).

(e) For registration purposes, a semitrailer converted to a trailer by means of an auxiliary axle assembly retains its status as a semitrailer.

(f) A combination of vehicles may not be registered under this section for a combined gross weight of less than 18,000 pounds.

(g) This section does not apply to:

(1) a combination of vehicles that includes a vehicle that has a distinguishing license plate under Section 502.146;

(2) a truck-tractor or commercial motor vehicle registered or to be registered with $5 distinguishing license plates for which the vehicle is eligible under this chapter;

(3) a truck-tractor or commercial motor vehicle used exclusively in combination with a semitrailer of the travel trailer type; or

(4) a vehicle registered or to be registered:

(A) with a temporary registration permit;

(B) under Section 502.433; or

(C) under Section 502.435.

(h) The department may adopt rules to administer this section.

(i) The department shall issue a license plate for a token trailer registered under this section that does not expire or require an annual registration insignia to be valid. The alphanumeric pattern for a license plate issued under this subsection may remain on a token trailer for as long as the registration of the token trailer is renewed or until the token trailer is removed from service or sold. The registration receipt required under Section 621.002 is not required for a vehicle that displays a license plate issued under this subsection.

(j) A person may register a semitrailer under this section if the person:

(1) applies to the department for registration;

(2) provides proof of the person's eligibility to register the vehicle under this subsection as required by the department; and

(3) pays a fee of $15, plus any applicable fee under Section 502.401, for each year included in the registration period.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 2.722 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 2 / Section 2.722
§ 2.722. WHO CAN SUE THIRD PARTIES FOR INJURY TO GOODS.
Status: in_force

Where a third party so deals with goods which have been identified to a contract for sale as to cause actionable injury to a party to that contract

(1) a right of action against the third party is in either party to the contract for sale who has title to or a security interest or a special property or an insurable interest in the goods; and if the goods have been destroyed or converted a right of action is also in the party who either bore the risk of loss under the contract for sale or has since the injury assumed that risk as against the other;

(2) if at the time of the injury the party plaintiff did not bear the risk of loss as against the other party to the contract for sale and there is no arrangement between them for disposition of the recovery, his suit or settlement is, subject to his own interest, as a fiduciary for the other party to the contract;

(3) either party may with the consent of the other sue for the benefit of whom it may concern.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1201.272 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1201 / Section 1201.272
§ 1201.272. FALSE STATEMENTS.
Status: in_force

The falsity of a statement in an application for an individual accident and health insurance policy does not bar a right to recovery under the policy unless the statement materially affected the acceptance of the risk or the hazard assumed by the insurer.
Tex. Education Code § 1001.2513 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.2513
§ 1001.2513. CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

A social security number, driver's license number, other identification number, or fingerprint record collected for a person to comply with Section 1001.2511:

(1) may not be released except:

(A) to provide relevant information to driver education providers or otherwise to comply with Section 1001.2511;

(B) by court order; or

(C) with the consent of the person who is the subject of the information;

(2) is not subject to disclosure as provided by Chapter 552, Government Code; and

(3) shall be destroyed by the requestor or any subsequent holder of the information not later than the first anniversary of the date the information is received.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3947.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3947 / Section 3947.151
§ 3947.151. IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The district may provide, design, construct, acquire, improve, relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an improvement project or service, including water, wastewater, drainage, and roadway projects or services, using any money available to the district, or contract with a governmental or private entity and reimburse that entity for the provision, design, construction, acquisition, improvement, relocation, operation, maintenance, or financing of an improvement project, service, or cost, for the provision of credit enhancement, or for any cost of operating or maintaining the district or the issuance of district obligations authorized under this chapter, Chapter 372 or 375, Local Government Code, or Chapter 49 or 54, Water Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 433.097 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 433 / Section 433.097
§ 433.097. REFUND OF ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY.
Status: in_force

On the date the court's judgment that an administrative penalty against a person should be reduced or not assessed becomes final, the court shall order that:

(1) the appropriate amount of any penalty payment plus accrued interest be remitted to the person not later than the 30th day after that date; or

(2) the bond be released if the person has posted a bond.
Tex. Family Code § 158.302 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 158 / Section 158.302
§ 158.302. CONTENTS OF NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR JUDICIAL WRIT OF WITHHOLDING.
Status: in_force

The notice of application for judicial writ of withholding shall be verified and:

(1) state the amount of monthly support due, including medical support and dental support, the amount of arrearages or anticipated arrearages, including accrued interest, and the amount of wages that will be withheld in accordance with a judicial writ of withholding;

(2) state that the withholding applies to each current or subsequent employer or period of employment;

(3) state that if the obligor does not contest the withholding within 10 days after the date of receipt of the notice, the obligor's employer will be notified to begin the withholding;

(4) describe the procedures for contesting the issuance and delivery of a writ of withholding;

(5) state that if the obligor contests the withholding, the obligor will be afforded an opportunity for a hearing by the court not later than the 30th day after the date of receipt of the notice of contest;

(6) state that the sole ground for successfully contesting the issuance of a writ of withholding is a dispute concerning the identity of the obligor or the existence or amount of the arrearages, including accrued interest;

(7) describe the actions that may be taken if the obligor contests the notice of application for judicial writ of withholding, including the procedures for suspending issuance of a writ of withholding; and

(8) include with the notice a suggested form for the motion to stay issuance and delivery of the judicial writ of withholding that the obligor may file with the clerk of the appropriate court.
Tex. Local Government Code § 155.021 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 155 / Section 155.021
§ 155.021. DEDUCTIONS ENUMERATED.
Status: in_force

The county treasurer or, if another officer is specified by law, that other officer shall make the deductions from, or take other similar actions with regard to, the compensation of county employees as required:

(1) for employee contributions for coverage under the federal social security program in accordance with Chapter 606, Government Code;

(2) for the purchase of annuities or for contributions to investments for employees in accordance with Chapter 22, Acts of the 57th Legislature, 3rd Called Session, 1962 (Article 6228a-5, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes);

(3) for the purchase of United States savings bonds for employees in accordance with Chapter 608, Government Code;

(4) for employee participation in a deferred compensation plan in accordance with Chapter 609, Government Code; or

(5) for employee contributions to a retirement system in accordance with Section 845.403, Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8448.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8448 / Section 8448.105
§ 8448.105. 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. Business & Commerce Code § 3.111 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 3 / Section 3.111
§ 3.111. PLACE OF PAYMENT.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided for items in Chapter 4, an instrument is payable at the place of payment stated in the instrument. If no place of payment is stated, an instrument is payable at the address of the drawee or maker stated in the instrument. If no address is stated, the place of payment is the place of business of the drawee or maker. If a drawee or maker has more than one place of business, the place of payment is any place of business of the drawee or maker chosen by the person entitled to enforce the instrument. If the drawee or maker has no place of business, the place of payment is the residence of the drawee or maker.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3815.008 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3815 / Section 3815.008
§ 3815.008. LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with the findings and purposes stated in this chapter.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 15.002 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 15 / Section 15.002
§ 15.002.
Status: in_force

Sec. 15.002. VENUE: GENERAL RULE. (a) Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter or Subchapter B or C, all lawsuits shall be brought:

(1) in the county in which all or a substantial part of the events or omissions giving rise to the claim occurred;

(2) in the county of defendant's residence at the time the cause of action accrued if defendant is a natural person;

(3) in the county of the defendant's principal office in this state, if the defendant is not a natural person; or

(4) if Subdivisions (1), (2), and (3) do not apply, in the county in which the plaintiff resided at the time of the accrual of the cause of action.

(b) For the convenience of the parties and witnesses and in the interest of justice, a court may transfer an action from a county of proper venue under this subchapter or Subchapter C to any other county of proper venue on motion of a defendant filed and served concurrently with or before the filing of the answer, where the court finds:

(1) maintenance of the action in the county of suit would work an injustice to the movant considering the movant's economic and personal hardship;

(2) the balance of interests of all the parties predominates in favor of the action being brought in the other county; and

(3) the transfer of the action would not work an injustice to any other party.

(c) A court's ruling or decision to grant or deny a transfer under Subsection (b) is not grounds for appeal or mandamus and is not reversible error.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 102.257 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 102 / Section 102.257
§ 102.257. MULTIYEAR PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

The oversight committee may grant funds for a multiyear project. The oversight committee must specify the total amount of money approved to fund the multiyear project. The total amount specified is considered for purposes of this subchapter to have been awarded in the state fiscal year that the project is approved by the research and prevention programs committee. The institute shall distribute only the money that will be expended during that fiscal year. The remaining money shall be distributed by the institute as the money is needed in each subsequent fiscal year.
Tex. Property Code § 113.008 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 113 / Section 113.008
§ 113.008. BUSINESS ENTITIES.
Status: in_force

A trustee may invest in, continue, or participate in the operation of any business or other investment enterprise in any form, including a sole proprietorship, partnership, limited partnership, corporation, or association, and the trustee may effect any change in the organization of the business or enterprise.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3910.110 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3910 / Section 3910.110
§ 3910.110. ANNEXATION OF LAND.
Status: in_force

The district may annex land as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code.