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Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 2.723 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 2 / Section 2.723
§ 2.723.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2.723. PROOF OF MARKET PRICE: TIME AND PLACE. (a) If an action based on anticipatory repudiation comes to trial before the time for performance with respect to some or all of the goods, any damages based on market price (Section 2.708 or Section 2.713) shall be determined according to the price of such goods prevailing at the time when the aggrieved party learned of the repudiation.

(b) If evidence of a price prevailing at the times or places described in this chapter is not readily available the price prevailing within any reasonable time before or after the time described or at any other place which in commercial judgment or under usage of trade would serve as a reasonable substitute for the one described may be used, making any proper allowance for the cost of transporting the goods to or from such other place.

(c) Evidence of a relevant price prevailing at a time or place other than the one described in this chapter offered by one party is not admissible unless and until he has given the other party such notice as the court finds sufficient to prevent unfair surprise.
Tex. Government Code § 508.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 508 / Section 508.001
§ 508.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the Board of Pardons and Paroles.

(2) "Community supervision and corrections department" means a department established under Chapter 76.

(3) "Director" means the director of the parole division.

(4) "Division" means the parole division.

(5) "Mandatory supervision" means the release of an eligible inmate sentenced to the institutional division so that the inmate may serve the remainder of the inmate's sentence not on parole but under the supervision of the parole division.

(6) "Parole" means the discretionary and conditional release of an eligible inmate sentenced to the institutional division so that the inmate may serve the remainder of the inmate's sentence under the supervision of the parole division.

(7) "Parole officer" means a person appointed by the director and assigned the duties of assessment of risks and needs, investigation, case management, and supervision of releasees to ensure that releasees are complying with the conditions of parole or mandatory supervision.

(8) "Parole commissioner" means a person employed by the board to perform the duties described by Section 508.0441.

(9) "Releasee" means a person released on parole or to mandatory supervision.

(10) "Presiding officer" means the presiding officer of the Board of Pardons and Paroles.
Tex. Election Code § 163.006 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 163 / Section 163.006
§ 163.006. DEADLINE FOR FILING CERTAIN RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) A rule on electoral affairs that is to become effective in a year in which the party will hold precinct conventions under this title must be filed with the secretary of state and posted on the party's Internet website not later than the 30th day before the date the party convenes its earliest precinct conventions. The secretary of state may extend this deadline for good cause.

(b) If a political party fails to file a rule as provided by Subsection (a), the party is not entitled to have its nominees placed on the ballot for the general election for state and county officers.

(c) Before general primary election day, the secretary of state shall notify the authority responsible for having the official general election ballot prepared in each county of each political party that failed to file a rule as provided by Subsection (a) and shall order those authorities to omit the party's nominees from the general election ballot.

(d) Before January 15 of each year in which political parties hold precinct conventions under this title, the secretary of state shall deliver written notice of the requirements of this section to the state chair of each party that had a nominee for a statewide or district office on the most recent general election ballot.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7931A.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7931A / Section 7931A.0201
§ 7931A.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 7931A.0202, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 61.216 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 61 / Section 61.216
§ 61.216. NOTICE OF APPLICATIONS RECEIVED.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court shall give public notice of all applications received for permits to excavate, take, remove, or carry away sand, marl, gravel, or shell.

(b) The notice shall be published once in a newspaper of general circulation in the county.

(c) The notice shall include the name of the applicant and the location and dimensions of the proposed activity.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3879.206 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3879 / Section 3879.206
§ 3879.206. UTILITY PROPERTY EXEMPT FROM IMPACT FEES AND ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

The district may not impose an impact fee or assessment on the property, including the equipment, rights-of-way, facilities, or improvements, of:

(1) an electric utility or a power generation company as defined by Section 31.002, Utilities Code;

(2) a gas utility as defined by Section 101.003 or 121.001, Utilities Code;

(3) a telecommunications provider as defined by Section 51.002, Utilities Code; or

(4) a person who provides to the public cable television or advanced telecommunications services.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1053.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1053 / Section 1053.202
§ 1053.202. FINANCIAL REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) As soon as practicable after the close of each fiscal year, the district administrator shall prepare a report that includes:

(1) a complete sworn statement of:

(A) all money and choses in action received by the administrator; and

(B) how the money and choses in action were disbursed or otherwise disposed; and

(2) the details of district operation during the preceding fiscal year.

(b) The district administrator shall make the report to:

(1) the board;

(2) the commissioners court;

(3) the Department of State Health Services; and

(4) the comptroller.
Tex. Local Government Code § 351.901 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 351 / Section 351.901
§ 351.901. DONATION TO CERTAIN CRIME STOPPERS AND CRIME PREVENTION ORGANIZATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Crime stoppers organization" means a private, nonprofit organization or a public organization that:

(A) is operated on a local or statewide level;

(B) accepts donations and expends funds for rewards to persons who submit tips under Section 414.0015(a), Government Code; and

(C) forwards the information received from tips to the appropriate law enforcement agency, school district, or open-enrollment charter school as provided by Section 414.0015(b), Government Code.

(2) "Crime prevention organization" means an organization with an advisory council consisting of local law enforcement officers and volunteers from the community that:

(A) is operated on a local or statewide level;

(B) identifies crime-related issues relevant to a segment of society particularly prone to victimization, including the elderly population; and

(C) provides assistance to the community in the form of crime prevention and education and provides training for law enforcement officers in dealing effectively with the segment of society prone to victimization.

(3) "Open-enrollment charter school" means a school that has been granted a charter under Subchapter D, Chapter 12, Education Code.

(4) "School district" means a public school district created under the laws of this state.

(b) The commissioners court of a county by contract may donate money to one or more crime stoppers or crime prevention organizations for expenditure by the organizations to meet the goals identified in Subsection (a). The total amount of all donations made in a calendar year may not exceed:

(1) $25,000; or

(2) $100,000, for a county with a population of 1.2 million or more.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9701.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9701 / Section 9701.153
§ 9701.153. INVESTMENT AND EXPENDITURE OF PRINCIPAL.
Status: in_force

(a) The Red Bluff District shall invest the principal amount in accordance with Chapter 2256, Government Code.

(b) The Red Bluff District shall comply with Chapter 2257, Government Code, to the extent applicable.

(c) The Red Bluff District may not spend any portion of the principal amount unless the expenditure is approved by an affirmative vote of:

(1) the board of directors of the Red Bluff District; and

(2) the boards of directors of at least five member districts.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7503.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7503 / Section 7503.004
§ 7503.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

The district is composed of the territory described by Section 1, Chapter 166, Acts of the 41st Legislature, Regular Session, 1929, as that territory may have been modified under:

(1) Chapter 25, General Laws, Acts of the 39th Legislature, Regular Session, 1925 (Article 7880-1 et seq., Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), before August 30, 1971;

(2) Chapter 3, General Laws, Acts of the 46th Legislature, Regular Session, 1939 (Article 7775c-1, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), before August 30, 1971;

(3) Subchapter O, Chapter 51, Water Code, before June 19, 1980;

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

(5) Subchapter N, Chapter 58, Water Code; or

(6) other law.
Tex. Government Code § 466.307 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 466 / Section 466.307
§ 466.307. INFLUENCING SELECTION OF WINNER.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person intentionally or knowingly influences or attempts to influence the selection of the winner of a lottery game.

(b) An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree unless it is shown on the trial of the offense that a prize in the game influenced or attempted to be influenced is greater than $10,000, in which event the offense is a felony of the second degree.
Tex. Election Code § 145.093 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 145 / Section 145.093
§ 145.093. AUTHORITY WITH WHOM WITHDRAWAL REQUEST FILED.
Status: in_force

(a) A candidate must file a withdrawal request with the authority with whom applications for a place on the ballot are required to be filed.

(b) If the authority with whom applications for a place on the ballot are required to be filed is not responsible for having the official ballot prepared for the election, on the filing of a withdrawal request, the authority shall certify the candidate's name in writing as a withdrawn candidate and promptly deliver the certification to the authority responsible for having the official ballot prepared.
Tex. Tax Code § 41.411 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 41 / Section 41.411
§ 41.411. PROTEST OF FAILURE TO GIVE NOTICE.
Status: in_force

(a) A property owner is entitled to protest before the appraisal review board the failure of the chief appraiser or the appraisal review board to provide or deliver any notice to which the property owner is entitled.

(b) If failure to provide or deliver the notice is established, the appraisal review board shall determine a protest made by the property owner on any other grounds of protest authorized by this title relating to the property to which the notice applies.

(c) A property owner who protests as provided by this section must comply with the payment requirements of Section 41.4115 or the property owner forfeits the property owner's right to a final determination of the protest.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1018.111 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1018 / Section 1018.111
§ 1018.111. GIFTS AND ENDOWMENTS.
Status: in_force

The board may accept for the district a gift or endowment to be held in trust for the purposes and under the directions, limitations, or other provisions prescribed in writing by the donor that are consistent with the proper management and objectives of the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3934.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3934 / Section 3934.002
§ 3934.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The Simonton Management District No. 1 is a special district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Local Government Code § 379A.004 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 379A / Section 379A.004
§ 379A.004. APPLICATION OF NON-PROFIT CORPORATION ACT.
Status: in_force

A corporation created under this chapter is governed by the Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act (Article 1396-1.01 et seq., Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), except to the extent inconsistent with this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 865.009 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 865 / Section 865.009
§ 865.009. TRUST FUND.
Status: in_force

The Texas emergency services retirement fund is a trust fund established with the comptroller.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9501.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9501 / Section 9501.055
§ 9501.055. BOND.
Status: in_force

Each member of the commission shall execute a bond in the amount of $1,000 that is:

(1) payable to the county judge for the benefit of the commission; and

(2) conditioned on the faithful performance of the member's official duties.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8504.059 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8504 / Section 8504.059
§ 8504.059. REMOVAL.
Status: in_force

(a) It is a ground for removal from the board that a director:

(1) does not have at the time of taking office the qualifications required by Sections 8504.051(b) and (c);

(2) does not maintain during service on the board qualifications required by Sections 8504.051(b) and (c);

(3) violates Chapter 171, Local Government Code;

(4) cannot, because of illness or disability, discharge the director's duties for a substantial part of the director's term; or

(5) is absent from more than half of the regularly scheduled board meetings that the director is eligible to attend during a calendar year without an excuse approved by a majority vote of the board.

(b) The validity of an action of the board is not affected by the fact that it is taken when a ground for removal of a director exists.

(c) If the general manager has knowledge that a potential ground for removal exists, the general manager shall notify the board president of the potential ground. The board president shall then notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists. If the potential ground for removal involves the president, the general manager shall notify the next highest ranking director, who shall then notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists.
Tex. Tax Code § 151.604 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 151 / Section 151.604
§ 151.604. FORM OF ACTION.
Status: in_force

A suit under this subchapter against any person for recovery of the tax is in the form of an action for debt.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7940A.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7940A / Section 7940A.0402
§ 7940A.0402. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 7940A.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. Election Code § 104.004 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 104 / Section 104.004
§ 104.004. VOTING PROCEDURE.
Status: in_force

(a) On submission of an application to the early voting clerk, the clerk shall review the application and verify the applicant's registration status in accordance with the procedure applicable to early voting by mail.

(b) The voting shall be conducted with the balloting materials for early voting by mail.

(c) The voter must mark and seal the ballot in the same manner as if voting by mail except that the certificate on the carrier envelope need not be completed.

(d) On sealing the carrier envelope, the voter must give it to the clerk, who shall note on the envelope that the ballot is voted under this chapter.

(e) If the voter is physically unable to enter the early voting polling place without personal assistance or a likelihood of injuring the voter's health, the clerk shall deliver the balloting materials to the voter at the polling place entrance or curb following the procedures prescribed by Section 64.009.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4202.006 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4202 / Section 4202.006
§ 4202.006. PAYORS FEES.
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall charge payors fees in accordance with this chapter as necessary to fund the operations of independent review organizations.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8007A.0502 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8007A / Section 8007A.0502
§ 8007A.0502. 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 § 846.102 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 846 / Section 846.102
§ 846.102. DUTIES OF BOARD MEMBERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board members of a multiple employer welfare arrangement are responsible for all operations of the arrangement and shall take all necessary precautions to safeguard the assets of the arrangement.

(b) A board member shall give the attention and exercise the vigilance, diligence, care, and skill that a prudent person would use in like or similar circumstances.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 245.152 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 245 / Section 245.152
§ 245.152. DETERMINATE SENTENCE PAROLE.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 90th day before the date the department transfers a person to the custody of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for release on parole under Section 245.051(c) or 245.151(e), the department shall submit to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice all pertinent information relating to the person, including:

(1) the juvenile court judgment;

(2) the circumstances of the person's offense;

(3) the person's previous social history and juvenile court records;

(4) the person's physical and mental health record;

(5) a record of the person's conduct, employment history, and attitude while committed to the department;

(6) a record of the sentence time served by the person at the department and in a juvenile detention facility in connection with the conduct for which the person was adjudicated; and

(7) any written comments or information provided by the department, local officials, family members of the person, victims of the offense, or the general public.

(b) The department shall provide instruction for parole officers of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice relating to juvenile programs at the department. The department and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice shall enter into a memorandum of understanding relating to the administration of this subsection.

(c) The Texas Department of Criminal Justice shall grant credit for sentence time served by a person at the department and in a juvenile detention facility, as recorded by the department under Subsection (a)(6), in computing the person's eligibility for parole and discharge from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
Tex. Finance Code § 393.203 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 393 / Section 393.203
§ 393.203. ISSUANCE OF CONTRACT AND OTHER DOCUMENTS.
Status: in_force

A credit services organization shall give to the consumer, when the document is signed, a copy of the completed contract and any other document the organization requires the consumer to sign.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1101.156 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1101 / Section 1101.156
§ 1101.156. PURCHASE OF OTHER INSURANCE AND REINSTATEMENT.
Status: in_force

A life insurance policy to which this subchapter applies must provide that if there is a default in premium payments, the value of the policy shall be applied to the purchase of other insurance and the original life insurance policy may be reinstated within three years after the date of default if:

(1) other insurance purchased with the value of the original life insurance policy remains in force;

(2) the original life insurance policy has not been surrendered to the company and canceled;

(3) the company receives evidence of insurability that is satisfactory to the company; and

(4) the arrears of premiums are paid with interest.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 76.023 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 76 / Section 76.023
§ 76.023. MISBRANDED PESTICIDE OR DEVICE.
Status: in_force

(a) A pesticide or device is misbranded if:

(1) it is subject to registration under FIFRA and it does not fully comply with the labeling requirements of the United States Environmental Protection Agency; or

(2) it is not subject to registration under FIFRA and:

(A) its labeling bears a statement, design, or graphic representation relating to the pesticide or device, or the ingredients of either, that is false or misleading in any particular;

(B) it is an imitation of or is distributed under the name of another pesticide or device; or

(C) it is not conspicuously labeled in accordance with Section 76.022 of this code.

(b) A pesticide is misbranded if:

(1) its labeling bears any reference to registration under this chapter, unless the reference is required by a rule adopted under this chapter;

(2) it does not bear a label as required by Section 76.021 of this code; or

(3) its label does not bear information as required by Section 76.021 of this code or a rule adopted under this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3857.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3857 / Section 3857.102
§ 3857.102. ROAD POWERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district has the powers given to a road district created under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, including:

(1) a road district under Chapter 257, Transportation Code; and

(2) a road utility district under Chapter 441, Transportation Code.

(b) The district has the power under Subsection (a) to finance arterials, including a farm-to-market road, state highway, and county road.

(c) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located. If the district is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, a road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which the district is located.

(d) The district may not undertake a road project outside the district unless each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located consents by resolution. If the district is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the district may not undertake a road project outside the district unless each county in which the district is located consents by resolution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3793.0208 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3793 / Section 3793.0208
§ 3793.0208. LIABILITY INSURANCE.
Status: in_force

The district may obtain and pay for comprehensive general liability insurance coverage from a commercial insurance company or other source that protects and insures a director against personal liability and from all claims relating to:

(1) actions taken by the director in the director's capacity as a member of the board;

(2) actions and activities taken by the district; or

(3) the actions of others acting on behalf of the district.