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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8345.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8345 / Section 8345.202
§ 8345.202. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 885.257 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 885 / Section 885.257
§ 885.257. INSURANCE FOR DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES, OR AGENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A fraternal benefit society may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of a person who is or was a director, officer, employee, or agent of the society or who is or was serving at the request of the society as a director, officer, employee, or agent of another firm, corporation, or organization against a liability asserted against that person or incurred by that person in any capacity or arising out of that person's status as a director, officer, employee, or agent of the society or the other firm, corporation, or organization.

(b) A fraternal benefit society may purchase and maintain insurance under this section regardless of whether the society has the power to indemnify or reimburse the person with respect to the covered liability under Sections 885.255 and 885.256.
Tex. Occupations Code § 102.051 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 102 / Section 102.051
§ 102.051. SOLICITING PATIENTS; OFFENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person:

(1) practices the art of healing with or without the use of medicine; and

(2) employs or agrees to employ, pays or promises to pay, or rewards or promises to reward or provide any benefit or commission to another for soliciting or securing a patient or patronage.

(b) A person commits an offense if the person accepts or agrees to accept anything of value or any benefit or commission for soliciting or securing a patient or patronage for a person who practices the art of healing with or without the use of medicine.

(c) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $100 or more than $200. Each violation of this section is a separate offense.

(d) For purposes of this section, a person who practices the art of healing includes a masseur and an optometrist.
Tex. Transportation Code § 551.403 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 551 / Section 551.403
§ 551.403. OPERATION AUTHORIZED IN CERTAIN AREAS.
Status: in_force

(a) An operator may operate a golf cart:

(1) in a master planned community:

(A) that is a residential subdivision as defined by Section 209.002(9), Property Code, or has in place a uniform set of restrictive covenants; and

(B) for which a county or municipality has approved one or more plats;

(2) on a public or private beach that is open to vehicular traffic; or

(3) on a highway for which the posted speed limit is not more than 35 miles per hour, if the golf cart is operated:

(A) during the daytime; and

(B) not more than five miles from the location where the golf cart is usually parked and for transportation to or from a golf course.

(b) Notwithstanding Section 551.402(b), a person may operate a golf cart in a master planned community described by Subsection (a) without a golf cart license plate on a highway for which the posted speed limit is not more than 35 miles per hour, including through an intersection of a highway for which the posted speed limit is more than 35 miles per hour.
Tex. Transportation Code § 451.103 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 451 / Section 451.103
§ 451.103. OPERATING EXPENDITURES.
Status: in_force

An authority may not spend for operations money in excess of the total amount specified for operating expenses in the annual operating budget.
Tex. Occupations Code § 204.253 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 204 / Section 204.253
§ 204.253. HEALTH CARE ENTITY REQUEST FOR INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

On the written request of a health care entity, the physician assistant board shall provide to the entity:

(1) information about a complaint filed against a license holder that was resolved after investigation by:

(A) a disciplinary order of the board; or

(B) an agreed settlement; and

(2) the basis of and current status of any complaint under active investigation.
Tex. Family Code § 231.308 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 231 / Section 231.308
§ 231.308. PUBLIC IDENTIFICATION OF CERTAIN OBLIGORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The Title IV-D agency shall develop a program to identify publicly certain child support obligors who are delinquent in the payment of child support. The program shall include the displaying of photographs and profiles of obligors in public and private locations. The Title IV-D agency shall use posters, the news media, and other cost-effective methods to display photographs and profiles of certain obligors who are in arrears in paying child support. The Title IV-D agency shall divide the state into at least six regions for local identification of certain child support obligors who are delinquent in the payment of child support.

(b) The Title IV-D agency may not disclose information under this section that is by law required to remain confidential.
Tex. Utilities Code § 14.005 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 14 / Section 14.005
§ 14.005. CRITERIA AND GUIDELINES GOVERNING TERMINATION OF SERVICES TO ELDERLY AND DISABLED.
Status: in_force

The commission may establish criteria and guidelines with the utility industry relating to industry procedures used in terminating services to the elderly and disabled.
Tex. Government Code § 2104.013 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2104 / Section 2104.013
§ 2104.013. EXPENSES OF CONSERVATOR.
Status: in_force

(a) A limit provided by appropriation on the amount of reimbursement that state officers or members of state boards and commissions may generally receive does not apply to reimbursement of the reasonable and necessary expenses incurred by a conservator in the course of performing duties under this chapter.

(b) The reasonable and necessary expenses incurred by a conservator in the course of performing duties under this chapter shall be paid from funds appropriated or otherwise available to the agency or public junior college under conservatorship, except to the extent that money to pay those expenses is specifically appropriated or made available through the budget execution process for that purpose.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 261.051 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 261 / Section 261.051
§ 261.051. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "municipal hospital management contractor" means a nonprofit corporation, partnership, or sole proprietorship that manages or operates a hospital or provides services under a contract with a municipality or municipal hospital authority.
Tex. Insurance Code § 424.067 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 424 / Section 424.067
§ 424.067.
Status: in_force

Sec. 424.067. AUTHORIZED INVESTMENTS: TRANSPORTATION EQUIPMENT. An insurer may invest the insurer's funds in excess of minimum capital and surplus in:

(1) an adequately secured equipment trust obligation, certificate, or other instrument evidencing an interest in transportation equipment wholly or partly located in the United States; and

(2) a right to receive determined portions of rental, purchase, or other fixed obligatory payments for the use or purchase of the equipment.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7949A.0305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7949A / Section 7949A.0305
§ 7949A.0305. 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. Education Code § 55.03 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 55 / Section 55.03
§ 55.03. MINORITY-OWNED AND WOMEN-OWNED BUSINESSES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of regents of each institution of higher education shall make a good-faith effort to award to minority-owned and women-owned businesses:

(1) contracts relating to the issuance of bonds by the board under this chapter in the amount of at least 25 percent of the total costs of issuing those bonds; and

(2) contracts for the items to be financed by bonds issued by the board in the amount of at least 25 percent of the proceeds of those bonds.

(b) Not later than October 31 of each academic year, the board of regents shall file with the governor and each house of the legislature a written report containing the following information for the previous academic year for all businesses, minority-owned businesses and women-owned businesses, classified by gender and minority group status:

(1) the total number of contracts relating to the issuance of bonds by the board under this chapter and to the items to be financed by those bonds;

(2) the total dollar amount the board of regents must pay under each contract described by Subdivision (1) of this subsection; and

(3) the total number of businesses submitting bids or proposals relating to the issuance of bonds by the board under this chapter and to the items to be financed by those bonds.

(c) In this section:

(1) "Minority-owned business" means a business entity at least 51 percent of which is owned by members of a minority group or, in the case of a corporation, at least 51 percent of the shares of which are owned by members of a minority group, and that is managed and controlled by members of a minority group in its daily operations.

(2) "Minority group" includes:

(A) African Americans;

(B) American Indians;

(C) Asian Americans; and

(D) Mexican Americans and other Americans of Hispanic origin.

(3) "Women-owned business" means a business entity at least 51 percent of which is owned by women or, in the case of a corporation, at least 51 percent of the shares of which are owned by women, and that is managed and controlled by women in its daily operations.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1812.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1812 / Section 1812.001
§ 1812.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "specimen policy" means a standardized form, including an insurance policy form or endorsement, used by an insurer to write personal automobile, commercial automobile, inland marine, or residential property insurance in this state that does not contain personally identifiable information about an insured.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2035.013 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2035 / Section 2035.013
§ 2035.013. EVIDENCE OF VALIDITY.
Status: in_force

An order under Section 2035.012 is prima facie evidence of compliance with all provisions necessary to give the order validity.
Tex. Government Code § 3001.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 3001 / Section 3001.002
§ 3001.002. RESTRICTION ON REGULATION OF CERTAIN AGRICULTURAL FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other law, a governmental entity may not adopt or enforce an ordinance, order, rule, or other measure that requires the installation of a fire protection sprinkler system in:

(1) an agricultural pole barn;

(2) a nonresidential farm building;

(3) a cotton gin;

(4) a cottonseed storage building;

(5) a grain storage facility;

(6) a livestock market; or

(7) a commercial feed mill.
Tex. Insurance Code § 401.051 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 401 / Section 401.051
§ 401.051. DUTY TO EXAMINE CARRIERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department or an examiner appointed by the department shall visit at the carrier's principal office:

(1) each carrier that is organized under the laws of this state; and

(2) each other carrier that is authorized to engage in business in this state.

(b) The department or an examiner appointed by the department may visit the carrier for the purpose of investigating the carrier's affairs and condition. The department or an examiner appointed by the department shall examine the carrier's financial condition and ability to meet the carrier's liabilities and compliance with the laws of this state that affect the conduct of the carrier's business.

(c) The department or an examiner appointed by the department may conduct the visit and examination of a carrier described by Subsection (a)(2) alone or with representatives of the insurance supervising departments of other states.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8163.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8163 / Section 8163.105
§ 8163.105. NO ALLOCATION AGREEMENT.
Status: in_force

Section 54.016(f), Water Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3863.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3863 / Section 3863.055
§ 3863.055. QUORUM.
Status: in_force

For purposes of determining the requirements for a quorum of the board, the following are not counted:

(1) a board position vacant for any reason, including death, resignation, or disqualification;

(2) a director who is abstaining from participation in a vote because of a conflict of interest; or

(3) a nonvoting director.
Tex. Insurance Code § 881.701 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 881 / Section 881.701
§ 881.701. GENERAL CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if:

(1) the person violates this chapter; or

(2) the person:

(A) is a corporation or a responsible officer of a corporation; and

(B) permits or participates in a violation of this chapter by a corporation.

(b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $500.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 43.0611 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 43 / Section 43.0611
§ 43.0611. URBAN WHITE-TAILED DEER REMOVAL; PERMIT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may issue to an individual an urban white-tailed deer removal permit for the trapping, transporting, and transplanting of white-tailed deer if the individual shows to the department's satisfaction that:

(1) there is an overpopulation of the deer in an area where deer hunting is inadequate, because of human health or safety concerns, for maintaining a balanced population of deer;

(2) the deer will be removed and transplanted to an area of adaptable natural habitat capable of sustaining the additional deer without exceeding the capacity of the habitat; and

(3) the deer will be subject to lawful hunting after the relocation.

(b) The state is not liable for and may not incur any expense for the trapping, transporting, and transplanting of white-tailed deer under a permit issued under this section.

(c) The commission by rule may set fees for review of permit applications or other department actions necessary to implement this section. If the permit authorizes the applicant to remove white-tailed deer only from property owned by a political subdivision or institution of higher education of this state, the applicant is exempt from the payment of the fee.

(d) A person holding a permit issued under this section commits an offense if that person does not comply with conditions listed on the permit, including conditions designed to minimize stress and maximize the humane treatment of trapped or transplanted animals and that minimize human health and safety risks.

(e) The department may establish times when only department staff may trap, transport, or transplant deer under this section.

(f) Permits issued under this section do not entitle a person to take, trap, or possess white-tailed deer on any privately owned land without the landowner's written permission.

(g) The commission shall adopt rules for fees, applications, and activities, including limitations on the times of the activities, relating to permits for trapping, transporting, or transplanting white-tailed deer.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1081.160 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1081 / Section 1081.160
§ 1081.160. SPENDING AND INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by Section 1081.107(c) and Subchapter E, the district may not incur an obligation payable from district revenue other than the revenue on hand or to be on hand in the current and following district fiscal year.

(b) The board may invest operating, depreciation, or building reserves only in funds or securities specified by Chapter 2256, Government Code.
Tex. Education Code § 61.080 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.080
§ 61.080. CONTINUING STUDY OF MINORITY PARTICIPATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall collect data and maintain a database relating to the participation of members of racial and ethnic minority groups in this state in public higher education, including data relating to minority applications, recruitment, admissions, retention, graduation, and professional licensing at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.

(b) The board shall maintain a continuous study of the data collected under Subsection (a) and of factors affecting that data.

(c) In order to avoid duplication with any other study by the office of the comptroller, the board shall, through a memorandum of understanding, work in conjunction with the comptroller in conducting the study.
Tex. Occupations Code § 102.011 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 102 / Section 102.011
§ 102.011. SUIT FOR INJUNCTIVE RELIEF OR ASSESSMENT OF CIVIL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The party bringing a suit under this subchapter may:

(1) combine a suit to assess and recover civil penalties with a suit for injunctive relief; or

(2) file a suit to assess and recover civil penalties independently of a suit for injunctive relief.

(b) The party bringing the suit may recover reasonable expenses incurred in obtaining civil penalties, injunctive relief, or both, including investigation costs, court costs, reasonable attorney's fees, witness fees, and deposition expenses.

(c) The civil penalty and injunction authorized by this subchapter are in addition to any other civil, administrative, or criminal action provided by law.
Tex. Occupations Code § 301.207 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 301 / Section 301.207
§ 301.207. CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION PROVIDED FOR LICENSURE.
Status: in_force

The following information that a person submits to the board for a petition for a declaratory order of eligibility for a license or for an application for an initial license or a license renewal under this chapter is confidential to the same extent information collected on a nurse as part of an investigation of a complaint is confidential under Section 301.466:

(1) information, including diagnosis and treatment, regarding a person's physical or mental condition, intemperate use of drugs or alcohol, or chemical dependency;

(2) information regarding a person's criminal history; and

(3) any other information in the petition for declaratory order of eligibility.
Tex. Auxiliary Water Laws § 7815 — TX Code / Code wl / Chapter 3 / Section 7815
§ 7815.
Status: in_force

Art. 7815. HEARING: AUTHORITY OF COURT. Unless otherwise provided, the commissioners court shall have exclusive jurisdiction to hear and determine all contests and objections to the creation and establishment of any district, and shall have exclusive jurisdiction in all subsequent proceedings of any organized district, and may adjourn hearing on any matter connected therewith from day to day; and all judgments, decrees or orders rendered or entered by said court in relation thereto shall be final.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3965.0404 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3965 / Section 3965.0404
§ 3965.0404. CONTRACT AUTHORITY OF NEW DISTRICTS.
Status: in_force

The new districts may contract with each other for any matter the boards of the new districts consider appropriate, including the joint construction or financing of a utility improvement.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4021.0107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4021 / Section 4021.0107
§ 4021.0107. APPLICABILITY OF MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS LAW.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, applies to the district.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1101.507 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1101 / Section 1101.507
§ 1101.507. DISPLAY OF CERTIFICATE.
Status: in_force

A certificate holder shall prominently display at all times the holder's certificate of registration in the holder's place of business.
Tex. Education Code § 130.0011 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 130 / Section 130.0011
§ 130.0011. PUBLIC JUNIOR COLLEGES; ROLE AND MISSION.
Status: in_force

Texas public junior colleges shall be two-year institutions primarily serving their local taxing districts and service areas in Texas and offering vocational, technical, and academic courses for certification or associate degrees. Continuing education, remedial and compensatory education consistent with open-admission policies, and programs of counseling and guidance shall be provided. Each institution shall insist on excellence in all academic areas--instruction, research, and public service. Faculty research, using the facilities provided for and consistent with the primary function of each institution, is encouraged. Funding for research should be from private sources, competitively acquired sources, local taxes, and other local revenue.
Tex. Education Code § 8.053 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 8 / Section 8.053
§ 8.053. ADDITIONAL SERVICES.
Status: in_force

In addition to the services provided under Section 8.051 and the initiatives implemented under Section 8.052, a regional education service center may:

(1) offer any service requested and purchased by any school district or campus in the state; and

(2) contract with a public or private entity for services under this subchapter, including the provision of continuing education courses and programs for educators.
Tex. Education Code § 61.077 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.077
§ 61.077. ACADEMIC ADVISING ASSESSMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall establish a method for assessing the quality and effectiveness of academic advising services available to students at each institution of higher education. In establishing the method of assessment, the board shall consult with representatives from institutions of higher education, including academic advisors and other professionals the board considers appropriate.

(b) The method of assessment established under this section must:

(1) include the use of student surveys; and

(2) identify objective, quantifiable measures for determining the quality and effectiveness of academic advising services at an institution of higher education.

(c) Expired.
Tex. Insurance Code § 884.354 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 884 / Section 884.354
§ 884.354. LIFE INSURANCE POLICY FORMS; INCONTESTABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Each life insurance policy issued by a stipulated premium company must state on the front page:

(1) the amount of death benefit to be paid; and

(2) the circumstances or conditions under which the benefit is to be paid.

(b) Each condition of a life insurance policy must be stated in the policy.

(c) A life insurance policy must provide that a policy in force for two years becomes incontestable, except for nonpayment of premiums, on the second anniversary of the date of issuance, if the insured does not die before that date.

(d) A life insurance policy must provide that if the age of the insured is misstated, the amount of insurance is the amount that the premium paid would have purchased if the age had been stated correctly, based on premium rates in effect when the insured dies.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2602.057 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2602 / Section 2602.057
§ 2602.057. RIGHTS OF TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY WITH REPRESENTATIVE ON BOARD.
Status: in_force

(a) A title insurance company is not prohibited, because the company has an officer, director, or employee serving as a board member, from negotiating for or entering into a contract of reinsurance or assumption of liability or a contract of substitution to provide for liabilities for covered claims with the association, the commissioner, or the receiver or conservator of an impaired title insurance company or agent.

(b) A conflict of interest does not arise from entering into a contract described by this section.