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Tex. Local Government Code § 254.081 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 254 / Section 254.081
§ 254.081. APPLICABILITY OF LAW RELATING TO ORIGINAL OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The provisions of this chapter relating to original obligations apply to refunding obligations issued under this chapter to the extent the provisions can be made to apply.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 109.001 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 109 / Section 109.001
§ 109.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Criminal justice agency" has the meaning assigned by Section 411.082, Government Code.

(2) "Criminal record information" means information about a person's involvement in the criminal justice system. The term includes:

(A) a description or notation of any arrests, any formal criminal charges, and the dispositions of those criminal charges;

(B) a photograph of the person taken pursuant to an arrest or other involvement in the criminal justice system; and

(C) personal identifying information of a person displayed in conjunction with any other record of the person's involvement in the criminal justice system.

(3) "Personal identifying information" means information that alone or in conjunction with other information identifies a person, including a person's name, address, date of birth, photograph, and social security number or other government-issued identification number.

(4) "Publish" means to communicate or make information available to another person in writing or by means of telecommunications and includes communicating information on a computer bulletin board or similar system.

(5) "Confidential criminal record information of a child" means information about a person's involvement in the criminal justice system resulting from conduct that occurred or was alleged to occur when the person was younger than 17 years of age that is confidential under Chapter 45A, Code of Criminal Procedure, or other law. The term does not include:

(A) criminal record information of a person certified to stand trial as an adult for that conduct, as provided by Section 54.02, Family Code; or

(B) information relating to a traffic offense.

(6) "Confidential juvenile record information" means information about a person's involvement in the juvenile justice system that is confidential, sealed, under restricted access, or required to be destroyed under Chapter 58, Family Code, or other law, including:

(A) a description or notation of any referral to a juvenile probation department or court with jurisdiction under Title 3, Family Code, including any instances of being taken into custody, any informal disposition of a custodial or referral event, or any formal charges and the disposition of those charges;

(B) a photograph of the person taken pursuant to a custodial event or other involvement in the juvenile justice system under Title 3, Family Code; and

(C) personal identifying information of the person contained in any other records of the person's involvement in the juvenile justice system.

(7) "Information service" has the meaning assigned by 47 U.S.C. Section 153.

(8) "Interactive computer service" has the meaning assigned by 47 U.S.C. Section 230(f).

(9) "Telecommunications provider" has the meaning assigned by Section 51.002, Utilities Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9053.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9053 / Section 9053.003
§ 9053.003. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is created to serve a public use and benefit.

(b) All land and other property included in the boundaries of the district will benefit from the works and projects accomplished by the district under the powers conferred by Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(c) The district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(d) The accomplishment of the purposes stated in this chapter will benefit the people of this state and improve their property and industries.

(e) The district in carrying out the purposes of this chapter will be performing an essential public function under the Texas Constitution.
Tex. Transportation Code § 643.058 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 643 / Section 643.058
§ 643.058. RENEWAL OF REGISTRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in Section 643.061, a registration issued under this subchapter is valid for one year. The department may adopt a system under which registrations expire at different times during the year.

(b) At least 30 days before the date on which a motor carrier's registration expires, the department shall notify the carrier of the impending expiration. The notice must be in writing and sent to the motor carrier's last known address according to the records of the department.

(c) A motor carrier may renew a registration under this subchapter by:

(1) supplementing the application with any new information required under Section 643.056;

(2) paying a $10 fee for each vehicle requiring registration; and

(3) providing the department evidence of continuing insurance or financial responsibility in an amount at least equal to the amount set by the department under Section 643.101.

(d) A motor carrier may not renew a registration that has been expired for more than 180 days. The motor carrier may obtain a new registration by complying with the requirements and procedures for obtaining an original registration under this chapter.

(e) The department may deny a motor carrier's application to renew a registration if the motor carrier is owned, operated, managed, or otherwise controlled by or affiliated with a person, including a family member, corporate officer, entity, or shareholder, that:

(1) the Department of Public Safety has determined has:

(A) an unsatisfactory safety rating under 49 C.F.R. Part 385; or

(B) multiple violations of Chapter 644, a rule adopted under that chapter, or Subtitle C, other than Section 545.455(c);

(2) owned, operated, managed, or otherwise controlled a motor carrier that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has placed out of service for unacceptable safety compliance; or

(3) has unpaid administrative penalties assessed under this chapter or Subtitle E.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 40.0521 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 40 / Section 40.0521
§ 40.0521. RULES REGARDING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive commissioner shall adopt and the department shall implement rules that require an investigating employee to document indications of domestic violence, including elder, spousal, and child abuse. The department may develop forms to facilitate the documentation process.

(b) The executive commissioner by rule shall require that written information, printed in English and Spanish, concerning community services that are available to victims of domestic violence be distributed to those victims. The department may coordinate its efforts under this subsection with local law enforcement agencies already providing that information.

(c) The department shall include in its annual report statistical compilations of information regarding domestic abuse documented under Subsection (a).
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 12.135 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 12 / Section 12.135
§ 12.135. EFFECT OF DISPUTE.
Status: in_force

A dispute filed under department rules adopted under Section 12.134 does not affect the percentage of the annual distribution of the earnings from the account to be paid to the political subdivision for the year for which the information that is the subject of the dispute was submitted.
Tex. Water Code § 17.991 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 17 / Section 17.991
§ 17.991. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Operating entity" means the governing body of a political subdivision responsible for providing water supply and sewer services and the management of its water and sewer system, as defined by rules of the board.

(2) "Political subdivision" has the meaning assigned by Section 17.921.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3845.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3845 / Section 3845.003
§ 3845.003. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is created to serve a public purpose and benefit.

(b) All land and other property included in the district will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by the district under powers conferred by Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other powers granted under this chapter.

(c) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of a municipal management district as provided by general law and Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(d) The creation of the district is in the public interest and is essential to:

(1) further the public purposes of developing and diversifying the economy of the state;

(2) eliminate unemployment and underemployment; and

(3) develop or expand transportation and commerce.

(e) The district will:

(1) promote the health, safety, and general welfare of residents, employers, potential employees, employees, visitors, and consumers in the district, and of the public;

(2) provide needed funding for the district to preserve, maintain, and enhance the economic health and vitality of the district territory as a community and business center; and

(3) promote the health, safety, welfare, and enjoyment of the public by providing pedestrian ways and by landscaping and developing certain areas in the district, which are necessary for the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic beauty.

(f) Pedestrian ways along or across a street, whether at grade or above or below the surface, and street lighting, street landscaping, parking, and street art objects are parts of and necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street or road improvement.

(g) The district will not act as the agent or instrumentality of any private interest even though the district will benefit many private interests as well as the public.
Tex. Local Government Code § 361.101 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 361 / Section 361.101
§ 361.101. APPLICATION OF LAW RELATING TO FREE EXERCISE OF RELIGION.
Status: in_force

For purposes of Chapter 110, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, an ordinance, rule, order, decision, or practice that applies to a person in the custody of a municipal or county jail or other correctional facility operated by or under a contract with a county or municipality is presumed to be in furtherance of a compelling governmental interest and the least restrictive means of furthering that interest. The presumption may be rebutted.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8815.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8815 / Section 8815.104
§ 8815.104. PURCHASE OF WATER FROM ANOTHER ENTITY.
Status: in_force

(a) If the authority purchases water from another entity for resale to local governments, the authority shall use its best efforts in negotiating with the entity to determine the amount of capital costs included in any rates or charges paid by the authority. The authority shall determine the amount of expected capital costs of its own system.

(b) The authority shall provide each member district information regarding the share of the capital costs to be paid by the member district, as determined by the authority, and shall provide each member district the opportunity, in a manner and by a procedure determined by the authority, to fund its share of the capital costs with proceeds from the sale of bonds or fees and charges collected by the member districts. A member district may use any lawful source of revenue, including bond funds, to pay any sums due to the authority.
Tex. Labor Code § 21.153 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 21 / Section 21.153
§ 21.153. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF LOCAL COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

(a) A local commission may:

(1) employ an executive director and other employees and agents and set their compensation;

(2) cooperate or contract with a person, including an agency of the federal government or of another state or municipality; and

(3) accept a public grant or private gift, bequest, or other payment.

(b) A local commission shall prepare at least annually a report and furnish a copy of the report to the Commission on Human Rights.
Tex. Transportation Code § 546.0065 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 546 / Section 546.0065
§ 546.0065. AUTHORIZED EMERGENCY VEHICLES OF THE TEXAS DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.
Status: in_force

The department shall designate vehicles of the Texas Division of Emergency Management that may be operated as authorized emergency vehicles.
Tex. Government Code § 76.009 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 76 / Section 76.009
§ 76.009. FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF DISTRICTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may expend district funds in order to provide expanded facilities, equipment, and utilities if:

(1) the department needs to increase its personnel in order to provide more effective services or to meet workload requirements established under Chapter 509;

(2) the county or counties certify to the department director that they have neither adequate space in county-owned buildings nor adequate funds to lease additional physical facilities, purchase additional equipment, or pay for additional utilities required by the department; and

(3) the county or counties provide facilities, equipment, and utilities at or above the levels required by the division.

(b) The division shall set as the level of contribution a county or counties must meet or exceed to receive district funds under Subsection (a) a level not lower than the average level provided by the county or counties during the fiscal year in which the funds are to be received and the four fiscal years immediately preceding that year.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 42.0715 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 42 / Section 42.0715
§ 42.0715. COSTS CHARGED TO FACILITY OR FAMILY HOME.
Status: in_force

The department may charge a facility or family home for reimbursement of the reasonable cost of services provided by the department in formulating, monitoring, and implementing a corrective action plan for the facility or family home.
Tex. Insurance Code § 558.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 558 / Section 558.001
§ 558.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "insurer" means an insurance company or other entity authorized to engage in the business of insurance in this state. The term includes:

(1) a stock life, health, or accident insurance company;

(2) a mutual life, health, or accident insurance company;

(3) a stock fire or casualty insurance company;

(4) a mutual fire or casualty insurance company;

(5) a Mexican casualty insurance company;

(6) a farm mutual insurance company;

(7) a county mutual insurance company;

(8) a Lloyd's plan;

(9) a reciprocal or insurance exchange;

(10) a fraternal benefit society;

(11) a stipulated premium company;

(12) a nonprofit legal services corporation;

(13) a statewide mutual assessment company;

(14) a local mutual aid association;

(15) a local mutual burial association;

(16) an association exempt under Section 887.102;

(17) a nonprofit hospital, medical, or dental service corporation, including a corporation subject to Chapter 842;

(18) a risk retention group;

(19) a purchasing group;

(20) an eligible surplus lines insurer; and

(21) a guaranty association operating under Chapter 462 or 463.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8279.204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8279 / Section 8279.204
§ 8279.204. REFUNDING BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) By order or resolution adopted by the board, the district may issue revenue refunding bonds or tax-revenue refunding bonds to refund revenue bonds or tax-revenue bonds, whether original bonds or refunding bonds, previously issued by the district.

(b) The comptroller shall register the refunding bonds on the surrender and cancellation of the bonds to be refunded.

(c) Instead of issuing bonds to be registered on the surrender and cancellation of the bonds to be refunded, the district, in the order or resolution authorizing the issuance of the refunding bonds, may provide for the sale of the refunding bonds and the deposit of the proceeds in the place or places where the bonds to be refunded are payable. In that case, the refunding bonds may be issued if an amount sufficient to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds to be refunded to their maturity dates, or to their option dates if according to their terms the bonds have been called for payment before maturity, has been deposited in the place or places where the bonds to be refunded are payable, and the comptroller shall register the refunding bonds without the surrender and cancellation of the bonds to be refunded.
Tex. Insurance Code § 884.452 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 884 / Section 884.452
§ 884.452. RESERVES ON ACCIDENT AND HEALTH INSURANCE POLICIES.
Status: in_force

A stipulated premium company shall maintain reserves on each accident and health insurance policy issued by the company in the manner required of a company authorized to issue that type of policy under Chapter 841.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7964.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7964 / Section 7964.103
§ 7964.103. LEVEE IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapter 57, Water Code, applicable to levee improvement districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 56A.502 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 56A / Section 56A.502
§ 56A.502. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies to a defendant convicted of:

(1) an offense under Title 5, Penal Code, that is punishable as a felony;

(2) an offense described by Section 508.187(a), Government Code, other than an offense described by Subdivision (1); or

(3) an offense involving family violence, stalking, or violation of a protective order or magistrate's order.
Tex. Local Government Code § 23.052 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 23 / Section 23.052
§ 23.052. DUTIES OF MUNICIPAL OFFICERS; BOND.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of the municipality may prescribe the duties of the officers it appoints under this subchapter.

(b) The governing body shall prescribe the bonds and security that an appointed municipal officer must execute. The bond must be executed within five days after the date the officer is appointed, must be approved by the mayor before the officer begins to perform the duties of the office, and must be payable to the municipality. If the officer does not execute the bond within the required period, the governing body may appoint another person to the office.
Tex. Utilities Code § 54.303 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 54 / Section 54.303
§ 54.303. SUCCESSOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS UTILITY WHEN NO SUFFICIENT FACILITIES EXIST.
Status: in_force

(a) When the commission obtains notice as required under Section 54.253 or otherwise that a utility intends to become an exiting utility and no other telecommunications utility has facilities sufficient to provide basic local telecommunications service in that defined geographic area, the commission shall open a contested case proceeding to determine:

(1) the identity of the successor utility under this section; and

(2) the amount of universal service funding under Subchapter G, Chapter 56, to be made available to the successor utility.

(b) On designation as the successor utility under this section, the commission, if applicable, shall provide to the successor utility:

(1) a reasonable time, in accordance with industry practices and not subject to otherwise applicable commission service quality rules or standards, to modify, construct, or obtain facilities necessary to serve the customers of the exiting telecommunications utility; and

(2) an exemption on a transitional basis from any obligation to unbundle the utility's network elements or to provide service for resale within that defined geographic area for nine months or another reasonable period the commission may authorize as necessary to modify the utility's network to provide that unbundling or resale.

(c) A customer within the defined geographic area to be served by the successor utility is considered to have applied for service from the successor utility on the effective date of that designation by the commission. Each right, privilege, and obligation of being a customer of the successor utility applies to that customer and the customer is subject to the successor utility's applicable terms of service as specified in an applicable tariff or contract.
Tex. Property Code § 117.005 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 117 / Section 117.005
§ 117.005. DIVERSIFICATION.
Status: in_force

A trustee shall diversify the investments of the trust unless the trustee reasonably determines that, because of special circumstances, the purposes of the trust are better served without diversifying.
Tex. Government Code § 2161.121 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2161 / Section 2161.121
§ 2161.121. REPORT OF CONTRACTS AWARDED TO HISTORICALLY UNDERUTILIZED BUSINESSES.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller shall prepare a consolidated report that:

(1) includes the number and dollar amount of contracts awarded and paid to historically underutilized businesses certified by the comptroller;

(2) analyzes the relative level of opportunity for historically underutilized businesses for various categories of acquired goods and services; and

(3) tracks, by vendor identification number and, to the extent allowed by federal law, by social security number, the graduation rates for historically underutilized businesses that grew to exceed the size standards determined by the comptroller.

(b) Each state agency shall send to the comptroller information required by Section 2161.122 and other information required by the comptroller for the preparation of the comptroller's report not later than March 15 and September 15 of each year.

(c) The comptroller shall base its report on the compilation and analysis of reports received under Subsection (b) and other information maintained or received by the comptroller.

(d) The comptroller shall send to the presiding officer of each house of the legislature:

(1) on May 15 of each year, a report on the previous six-month period; and

(2) on November 15 of each year, a report on the preceding fiscal year.
Tex. Education Code § 38.106 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 38 / Section 38.106
§ 38.106. RULES.
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall adopt rules necessary to implement this subchapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 401.062 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 401 / Section 401.062
§ 401.062. STAY OF RULE, ORDER, DECISION, OR FINDING.
Status: in_force

The filing of a petition under Subchapter D, Chapter 36, for judicial review of a rule, order, decision, or finding of the commissioner or department under this subchapter operates as a stay of the rule, order, decision, or finding until the court directs otherwise.
Tex. Local Government Code § 383.045 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 383 / Section 383.045
§ 383.045. BOARD VACANCY.
Status: in_force

A vacancy in the office of director shall be filled by appointment of the commissioners court.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3903.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3903 / Section 3903.106
§ 3903.106. MEMBERSHIP IN CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may join and pay dues to a charitable or nonprofit organization that performs a service or provides an activity consistent with the furtherance of a district purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1059.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1059 / Section 1059.104
§ 1059.104. RULES.
Status: in_force

The board may adopt rules governing:

(1) the operation of the hospital and hospital system; and

(2) the duties, functions, and responsibilities of district staff and employees.
Tex. Government Code § 2262.0011 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2262 / Section 2262.0011
§ 2262.0011. COMPTROLLER POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The comptroller has under this chapter the powers and duties described by Section 2151.004(d).