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Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 2A.211 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 2A / Section 2A.211
§ 2A.211. WARRANTIES AGAINST INTERFERENCE AND AGAINST INFRINGEMENT; LESSEE'S OBLIGATION AGAINST INFRINGEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) There is in a lease contract a warranty that for the lease term no person holds a claim to or interest in the goods that arose from an act or omission of the lessor other than a claim by way of infringement or the like, which will interfere with the lessee's enjoyment of its leasehold interest.

(b) Except in a finance lease there is in a lease contract by a lessor who is a merchant regularly dealing in goods of the kind a warranty that the goods are delivered free of the rightful claim of any person by way of infringement or the like.

(c) A lessee who furnishes specifications to a lessor or a supplier shall hold the lessor and the supplier harmless against a claim by way of infringement or the like that arises out of compliance with the specifications.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8422.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8422 / Section 8422.051
§ 8422.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Except as provided by Section 8422.052, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 161.216 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 161 / Section 161.216
§ 161.216. COST OF LAND SOLD BY BOARD.
Status: in_force

Except for forfeited land that may be resold by the board at less than actual cost under Section 161.319 of this code, land shall not be sold by the board at less than its actual cost.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 221.045 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 221 / Section 221.045
§ 221.045. PERMIT.
Status: in_force

(a) An eligible political subdivision authorized to implement a wetland mitigation program may issue a permit that incorporates, and assures compliance with, an applicable:

(1) requirement of this chapter; or

(2) federal requirement.

(b) A permit may be terminated or modified for cause, including:

(1) violation of a permit condition;

(2) obtaining a permit by misrepresentation or not fully disclosing all relevant facts; or

(3) a change in a condition that requires temporarily or permanently reducing or eliminating the permitted activity.
Tex. Education Code § 11.1514 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 11 / Section 11.1514
§ 11.1514. SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS.
Status: in_force

The board of trustees of an independent school district shall adopt a policy prohibiting the use of the social security number of an employee of the district as an employee identifier other than for tax purposes.
Tex. Tax Code § 111.052 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 111 / Section 111.052
§ 111.052. FORM OF REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller may revise the form of a report required under this title to eliminate specific information that may be required by any other provision of this title.

(b) Information that is no longer required because of a revision under Subsection (a) of this section may be required again at any time by the comptroller.
Tex. Property Code § 56.001 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 56 / Section 56.001
§ 56.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Mineral activities" means digging, drilling, torpedoing, operating, completing, maintaining, or repairing an oil, gas, or water well, an oil or gas pipeline, or a mine or quarry.

(2) "Mineral contractor" means a person who performs labor or furnishes or hauls material, machinery, or supplies used in mineral activities under an express or implied contract with a mineral property owner or with a trustee, agent, or receiver of a mineral property owner.

(3) "Mineral property owner" means an owner of land, an oil, gas, or other mineral leasehold, an oil or gas pipeline, or an oil or gas pipeline right-of-way.

(4) "Mineral subcontractor" means a person who:

(A) furnishes or hauls material, machinery, or supplies used in mineral activities under contract with a mineral contractor or with a subcontractor;

(B) performs labor used in mineral activities under contract with a mineral contractor; or

(C) performs labor used in mineral activities as an artisan or day laborer employed by a subcontractor.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 382.0516 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 382 / Section 382.0516
§ 382.0516. NOTICE TO STATE SENATOR, STATE REPRESENTATIVE, AND CERTAIN LOCAL OFFICIALS.
Status: in_force

(a) On receiving an application for a construction permit or an amendment to a construction permit, a special permit, or an operating permit for a facility that may emit air contaminants, the commission shall send notice of the application to the state senator and representative who represent the area in which the facility is or will be located.

(b) In addition to the notice required by Subsection (a), for an application that relates to an existing or proposed concrete batch plant, on receiving an application for a construction permit, an amendment to a construction permit, an operating permit, or an authorization to use a standard permit, the commission shall send notice of the application:

(1) to the county judge of the county in which the facility is or will be located; and

(2) if the facility is or will be located in a municipality or the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, to the presiding officer of the municipality's governing body.
Tex. Government Code § 2257.041 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2257 / Section 2257.041
§ 2257.041. DEPOSIT OF SECURITIES WITH CUSTODIAN.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to other authority granted by law, a depository for a public entity other than a state agency may deposit with a custodian a security pledged to secure a deposit of public funds.

(b) At the request of the public entity, a depository for a public entity other than a state agency shall deposit with a custodian a security pledged to secure a deposit of public funds.

(c) A depository for a state agency shall deposit with a custodian a security pledged to secure a deposit of public funds. The custodian and the state agency shall agree in writing on the terms and conditions for securing a deposit of public funds.

(d) A custodian must be approved by the public entity and be:

(1) a state or national bank that:

(A) is designated by the comptroller as a state depository;

(B) has its main office or a branch office in this state; and

(C) has a capital stock and permanent surplus of $5 million or more;

(2) the Texas Treasury Safekeeping Trust Company;

(3) a Federal Reserve Bank or a branch of a Federal Reserve Bank;

(4) a federal home loan bank; or

(5) a financial institution authorized to exercise fiduciary powers that is designated by the comptroller as a custodian pursuant to Section 404.031(e).

(e) A custodian holds in trust the securities to secure the deposit of public funds of the public entity in the depository pledging the securities.
Tex. Government Code § 2175.907 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2175 / Section 2175.907
§ 2175.907. DISPOSAL OF COMPUTER EQUIPMENT BY CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Computer equipment" includes computers, telecommunications devices and systems, automated information systems, and peripheral devices and hardware that are necessary to the efficient installation and operation of that equipment, but does not include computer software.

(2) "Charitable organization" has the meaning assigned by Section 84.003, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.

(b) Except as provided by Subsections (c) and (d), a charitable organization that expends funds received from the state, whether by appropriation, grant, or otherwise, to purchase computer equipment may not dispose of or discard the equipment before the fourth anniversary of the date the organization purchased the equipment.

(c) This section does not prohibit:

(1) the sale or trade of computer equipment; or

(2) the disposal of equipment that is not operational.

(d) A charitable organization may dispose of computer equipment purchased with state funds within the four-year period after the date of purchase by donating the equipment to another charitable organization.

(e) This section applies only to computer equipment that a charitable organization purchases for at least $500.

(f) The comptroller shall adopt rules to implement this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7939A.0503 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7939A / Section 7939A.0503
§ 7939A.0503. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8511.0310 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8511 / Section 8511.0310
§ 8511.0310. APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS.
Status: in_force

The authority may exercise the powers and functions vested in a river authority by Chapter 383, Health and Safety Code.
Tex. Finance Code § 342.408 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 342 / Section 342.408
§ 342.408. FURNISHING OF INSURANCE DOCUMENT TO BORROWER.
Status: in_force

If a lender obtains insurance for which a charge is included in the loan contract, the lender, not later than the 30th day after the date on which the loan contract is executed, shall deliver, mail, or cause to be mailed to the borrower at the borrower's address specified in the contract one or more policies or certificates of insurance that clearly set forth:

(1) the amount of the premium;

(2) the kind of insurance provided;

(3) the coverage of the insurance; and

(4) all terms, including options, limitations, restrictions, and conditions, of each insurance policy.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4016.0105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4016 / Section 4016.0105
§ 4016.0105. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

(2) right to issue any type of bonds for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds;

(3) right to impose or collect an assessment or tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1045.252 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1045 / Section 1045.252
§ 1045.252. TAX RATE.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may impose the tax at a rate not to exceed the limit approved by the voters at the election authorizing the imposition of the tax.

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

(c) In setting the tax rate, the board shall consider the income of the district from sources other than taxation.
Tex. Insurance Code § 543.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 543 / Section 543.001
§ 543.001. MISREPRESENTATION PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "life, health, or casualty insurer" includes a corporation operating on a cooperative or assessment plan, a mutual insurance company, a fraternal benefit society, and any other society or association authorized to issue an insurance policy in this state.

(b) A life, health, or casualty insurer, an officer, director, agent, or representative of that insurer, or any other person, corporation, or copartnership may not:

(1) issue, circulate, or cause or permit to be issued or circulated any statement, including an illustration or estimate, that misrepresents:

(A) the terms of a policy or certificate of membership issued by a life, health, or casualty insurer;

(B) other benefits or advantages provided by the policy or certificate; or

(C) the dividends or share of surplus to be received on the policy or certificate;

(2) use a name or title of a policy, policy class, certificate of membership, or certificate class that misrepresents the policy, certificate, or class; or

(3) make a misleading representation or incomplete comparison of a policy or certificate of membership to an insured or member for the purpose of inducing or tending to induce the insured or member to forfeit, surrender, or allow the lapse of the insurance or membership.

(c) The commissioner may adopt and enforce reasonable rules as provided by Subchapter I, Chapter 541, to accomplish the purposes of Subsection (b)(1) as those purposes relate to life insurance companies.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 42.04201 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 42 / Section 42.04201
§ 42.04201. INTERIM DIRECTOR.
Status: in_force

(a) If a candidate to serve as the director of a day-care center operating under an initial license under Section 42.051 meets all the qualifications for a director prescribed by department rules except for the education requirements, the candidate may serve as interim director of the day-care center for not longer than 12 months while the candidate completes the requisite education or obtains a waiver to the education requirement authorized by commission rule.

(b) If the interim director completes the education requirements prescribed by the department or obtains a waiver to the education requirement before the end of the 12th month after the date the person began serving as interim director, the interim director may become the director of the day-care center.

(c) If the interim director fails to complete the education requirements prescribed by the department or obtain a waiver to the education requirement before the end of the 12th month after the date the person began serving as interim director, the day-care center shall employ a new director.
Tex. Insurance Code § 271.010 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 271 / Section 271.010
§ 271.010. DEPOSIT OF MAINTENANCE FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller shall deposit maintenance fees collected under this chapter in the general revenue fund to be reallocated to the Texas Department of Insurance operating account.

(b) Amounts in the Texas Department of Insurance operating account may be transferred to the appropriate portion of the general revenue fund in accordance with Section 201.052.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3884.160 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3884 / Section 3884.160
§ 3884.160. DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATING AGREEMENT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) After the district's board is organized, but before the district may undertake any improvement project, issue bonds, impose taxes, levy assessments or fees, or borrow money, the district and the city must negotiate and execute a mutually approved and accepted development and operating agreement, including any limitations imposed by the city, regarding the plans and rules for:

(1) the exercise of the powers granted to the district under this chapter, including the organization, development, and operation of the district;

(2) the selection and description of improvement projects that may be undertaken and financed by the district and the ownership, operation, and maintenance of those projects;

(3) the terms, conditions, methods, means, and amounts of financing authorized by this chapter that the district may use in providing improvement projects; and

(4) the amounts, methods, and times of reimbursement to the city for costs and expenses, if any, incurred by the city with respect to the development and operation of the district and the financing of improvement projects by the district.

(b) An agreement authorized by this section is not effective until its terms and execution are approved by the board and the governing body of the city by resolution.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 101.112 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 101 / Section 101.112
§ 101.112. MEMBER'S MEMBERSHIP INTEREST SUBJECT TO CHARGING ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) On application by a judgment creditor of a member of a limited liability company or of any other owner of a membership interest in a limited liability company, a court having jurisdiction may charge the membership interest of the judgment debtor to satisfy the judgment.

(b) If a court charges a membership interest with payment of a judgment as provided by Subsection (a), the judgment creditor has only the right to receive any distribution to which the judgment debtor would otherwise be entitled in respect of the membership interest.

(c) A charging order constitutes a lien on the judgment debtor's membership interest. The charging order lien may not be foreclosed on under this code or any other law.

(d) The entry of a charging order is the exclusive remedy by which a judgment creditor of a member or of any other owner of a membership interest may satisfy a judgment out of the judgment debtor's membership interest.

(e) This section may not be construed to deprive a member of a limited liability company or any other owner of a membership interest in a limited liability company of the benefit of any exemption laws applicable to the membership interest of the member or owner.

(f) A creditor of a member or of any other owner of a membership interest does not have the right to obtain possession of, or otherwise exercise legal or equitable remedies with respect to, the property of the limited liability company.

(g) This section applies to both single-member limited liability companies and multiple-member limited liability companies.
Tex. Government Code § 1509.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1509 / Section 1509.004
§ 1509.004. BOND PAYMENTS FROM REVENUE OR TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) A municipality may provide for payment of the principal of and interest on bonds issued under this subchapter by:

(1) pledging all or part of the revenue from the sale or lease of all or part of the land, building, or other facility financed by the bonds, after deduction of reasonable operation and maintenance costs;

(2) imposing an annual ad valorem tax; or

(3) combining those sources.

(b) A municipality with a population of 80,000 or more may also provide for the payment of the principal of or interest on the bonds by pledging all or any part of other municipal revenue that is not prohibited from being used for that payment.

(c) A municipality with a population of at least 50,000 that has taken action under Section 1509.001(a)(3) may also provide for the payment of the principal of or interest on the bonds issued to finance the action taken by pledging all or any part of other municipal revenue that the municipality is not prohibited from using for that payment.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1101.253 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1101 / Section 1101.253
§ 1101.253. ELECTION TO INCREASE MAXIMUM TAX RATE.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may order an election to increase the district's maximum tax rate to 75 cents on each $100 valuation of taxable property in the district. The board shall order the election if the board receives a petition requesting an election that is signed by at least 15 percent of the registered voters in the district.

(b) The ballot for the election shall be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition: "The imposition of annual taxes by the district for hospital purposes at a rate not to exceed 75 cents on the $100 valuation of all taxable property in the district."

(c) If a majority of the votes favor the proposition, the board may impose taxes as authorized by the proposition, subject to Section 1101.254. If a majority of the votes do not favor the proposition, another election on the question of increasing the district's maximum tax rate may not be held before the first anniversary of the date of the most recent election at which voters disapproved the proposition.

(d) Section 41.001(a), Election Code, does not apply to an election ordered under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1060.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1060 / Section 1060.108
§ 1060.108. GIFTS AND ENDOWMENTS.
Status: in_force

The board may accept for the district a gift or endowment to be held in trust and administered by the board under the directions, limitations, or other provisions prescribed in writing by the donor that are not inconsistent with the proper management of the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8120.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8120 / Section 8120.151
§ 8120.151. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Local Government Code § 193.009 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 193 / Section 193.009
§ 193.009. INDEXING OF RECORDS ON MICROFILM.
Status: in_force

(a) An instrument that is recorded and classified on microfilm as provided by Section 193.008 must be alphabetically indexed and cross-indexed in the indexes to that official public record under the names of the parties identified in the instrument.

(b) The index entry for an instrument recorded in the official public records of real property, personal property and chattels, or governmental, business, and personal matters must give:

(1) the names of the parties to the instrument;

(2) a brief description of the nature of the instrument;

(3) the date of filing;

(4) a brief description of the property, if any; and

(5) the location of the microfilm image of the instrument by roll or group number and by image number, or by another suitable method permissible under rules adopted under Chapter 204.

(c) The index entry for an instrument recorded in the official public records of probate courts, county civil courts, county criminal courts, or the commissioners court must give information that would assist in further identifying the cause or action, including:

(1) the names of the parties to the action, except an action in the commissioners court;

(2) the nature of the cause or action;

(3) the date the cause or action was opened or taken;

(4) the court in which the cause or action lies;

(5) the docket number; and

(6) the location of the microfilm image of the instrument by roll or group number and by image number, or by another suitable method permissible under rules adopted under Chapter 204.
Tex. Insurance Code § 651.164 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 651 / Section 651.164
§ 651.164. RESTRICTIONS ON PREMIUM FINANCE AGREEMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A premium finance agreement may not contain any provision under which, absent default by the insured, the insurance premium finance company holding the agreement may arbitrarily or without reasonable cause accelerate the maturity of all or any part of the amount owing under the agreement.

(b) For purposes of Subsection (a), reasonable cause includes a proceeding in bankruptcy, receivership, or insolvency instituted by or against the insured or the insolvency of or suspension of business or cessation of the right to engage in business by an insurer writing policies that are financed for the insured under the premium finance agreement.

(c) A license holder may not take:

(1) an instrument in which the insured waives any right accruing to the insured under this chapter;

(2) an instrument that has not been fully completed and executed by the insured;

(3) an assignment of wages as security for an insurance premium finance agreement entered into under this chapter;

(4) a lien on real property as security for a premium finance agreement entered into under this chapter, except any lien created by law on the recording of an abstract of judgment; or

(5) a confession of judgment or a power of attorney in favor of the license holder or a third person to confess judgment or to appear for an insured in a judicial proceeding.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1066.208 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1066 / Section 1066.208
§ 1066.208. BONDS EXEMPT FROM TAXATION.
Status: in_force

The following are exempt from taxation by this state or a political subdivision of this state:

(1) bonds issued by the district;

(2) any transaction relating to the bonds; and

(3) profits made in the sale of the bonds.