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Tex. Finance Code § 36.210 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 36 / Section 36.210
§ 36.210. PENDING LAWSUIT.
Status: in_force

(a) A judgment or order of a court of this state or of another jurisdiction in an action pending by or against the bank, rendered after the date the bank was closed for liquidation, is not binding on the receiver unless the receiver was made a party to the suit.

(b) Before the first anniversary of the date the bank was closed for liquidation, the receiver may not be required to plead to any suit pending against the bank in a court in this state on the date the bank was closed for liquidation and in which the receiver is a proper plaintiff or defendant.

(c) Sections 64.052, 64.053, and 64.056, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, do not apply to a bank estate being administered under this subchapter and Subchapter D.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 300C.0054 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 300C / Section 300C.0054
§ 300C.0054. INSTITUTIONAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDER REPORTING.
Status: in_force

(a) If the board authorizes the district to participate in a health care provider participation program under this chapter, the board shall require each institutional health care provider located in the district to submit to the district a copy of any financial and utilization data required by and reported to the Department of State Health Services under Sections 311.032 and 311.033 and any rules adopted by the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission to implement those sections.

(b) The board may inspect the records of an institutional health care provider in the district to the extent necessary to ensure compliance with the requirements of Subsection (a).

SUBCHAPTER D. GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
Tex. Insurance Code § 2201.052 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2201 / Section 2201.052
§ 2201.052. NAME OF GROUP.
Status: in_force

A risk retention group must include in its name the phrase "risk retention group."
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3950.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3950 / Section 3950.151
§ 3950.151. DISBURSEMENTS AND TRANSFERS OF MONEY.
Status: in_force

The board by resolution shall establish the number of signatures and the procedure required for a disbursement or transfer of the district's money.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 65.003 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 65 / Section 65.003
§ 65.003. REGULATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may regulate by proclamation the taking, possession, propagation, transportation, exportation, importation, sale, and offering for sale of alligators, alligator eggs, or any part of an alligator that the commission considers necessary to manage this species.

(b) The regulations of the commission under this chapter may provide for:

(1) permit application forms, fees, and procedures;

(2) hearing procedures;

(3) the periods of time when it is lawful to take, possess, sell, or purchase alligators, alligator hides, alligator eggs, or any part of an alligator;

(4) limits, size, means, methods, and places in which it is lawful to take or possess alligators, alligator hides, alligator eggs, or any part of an alligator; and

(5) control of nuisance alligators.
Tex. Occupations Code § 109.051 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 109 / Section 109.051
§ 109.051. RELEASE BY PERSONS PROVIDING MENTAL HEALTH OR MEDICAL SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) Information concerning the treatment of a sex offender may be released by a person who:

(1) is licensed or certified in this state to provide mental health or medical services, including a:

(A) physician;

(B) psychiatrist;

(C) psychologist;

(D) licensed professional counselor;

(E) licensed marriage and family therapist; or

(F) social worker; and

(2) while licensed or certified, provides or provided mental health or medical services for the rehabilitation of sex offenders.

(b) Notwithstanding Subtitle B, Title 3, of this code or Chapter 611, Health and Safety Code, a person described by Subsection (a), on request or in the normal course of business, shall release information concerning the treatment of a sex offender to:

(1) another person described by Subsection (a);

(2) a criminal justice agency;

(3) a local law enforcement authority; or

(4) the Texas Civil Commitment Office.
Tex. Family Code § 2.406 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 2 / Section 2.406
§ 2.406. CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

If a party to a declaration of informal marriage has checked the box described by Section 2.402(b)(5), the county clerk may not:

(1) publicly publish the personally identifying information of either party, other than the names of the parties; or

(2) release a copy of the declaration that includes the personally identifying information of either party, other than the names of the parties, to anyone other than a party named on the declaration or the party's legal representative.
Tex. Insurance Code § 651.160 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 651 / Section 651.160
§ 651.160. POWER OF ATTORNEY.
Status: in_force

A premium finance agreement may contain a power of attorney that enables the insurance premium finance company to cancel any or all of the insurance contracts listed in the agreement as provided by Section 651.161.
Tex. Occupations Code § 557.001 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 557 / Section 557.001
§ 557.001. PHARMACIST-INTERN REGISTRATION.
Status: in_force

A person must register with the board before beginning a board-approved internship in this state.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 437.017 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 437 / Section 437.017
§ 437.017. CONFLICT WITH ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CODE.
Status: in_force

The Alcoholic Beverage Code and rules adopted by the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission control to the extent of a conflict between this chapter or an order adopted under this chapter.
Tex. Transportation Code § 284.066 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 284 / Section 284.066
§ 284.066. OPERATING BOARD.
Status: in_force

(a) A commissioners court may appoint an operating board if the commissioners court determines that a project under this chapter could be developed, constructed, operated, and managed better and more efficiently by an operating board.

(b) Except as provided by Subsections (c) and (d), an operating board has the same authority as the commissioners court, including the power of eminent domain, regarding the development, construction, operation, and management of a project under this chapter.

(c) The operating board's authority is subject to the limitations prescribed by the commissioners court.

(d) An operating board may not:

(1) impose a tax or borrow money; or

(2) exercise the authority of the commissioners court under Section 284.071 except as provided by order of the commissioners court.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 61.060 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 61 / Section 61.060
§ 61.060.
Status: in_force

Sec. 61.060. DEFENSE TO PROSECUTION: HUMANE DISPATCH OF CERTAIN GAME ANIMALS AND BIRDS. (a) In this section:

(1) "Dispatch" means to kill by any humane method.

(2) "Game animal" has the meaning assigned by Section 63.001.

(3) "Game bird" has the meaning assigned by Section 64.001.

(b) It is a defense to prosecution for a violation of this chapter or of a regulation adopted or proclamation issued under the authority of this chapter by the commission that the actor dispatched a game animal or game bird that:

(1) was mortally wounded, not through the actor's conduct; or

(2) behaved in a manner that:

(A) is inconsistent with the manner in which a game animal or game bird that is not diseased typically behaves; and

(B) leads a reasonable person to believe that the game animal or game bird poses a substantial risk of serious harm to itself, a person, or other wildlife.

(c) The commission may adopt rules, including rules concerning the disposition of a game animal or a game bird that has been dispatched under this section, to implement this section.
Tex. Election Code § 501.038 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 501 / Section 501.038
§ 501.038. FREQUENCY OF ELECTIONS.
Status: in_force

A local option election on a particular issue may not be held in a political subdivision until after the first anniversary of the most recent local option election in that political subdivision on that issue.
Tex. Government Code § 81.092 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 81 / Section 81.092
§ 81.092. COMMITTEE OPINIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The committee shall, either on its own initiative or when requested to do so by a member of the state bar, express its opinion on the propriety of professional conduct other than on a question pending before a court of this state.

(b) Except as provided by Section 81.093, an opinion requires the concurrence of a quorum of the committee members.

(c) Committee opinions are not binding on the supreme court.

(d) As far as possible, the committee must disclose the rationale for its opinion and shall indicate whether it is based on ethical consideration or on disciplinary rules.

(e) The committee shall adopt rules it considers appropriate relating to the procedures to be used in expressing opinions. Rules adopted under this subsection take effect when approved by the supreme court.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4005.0307 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4005 / Section 4005.0307
§ 4005.0307. ADDING OR EXCLUDING LAND.
Status: in_force

The district may add or exclude land in the manner provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code, or by Subchapter H, Chapter 54, Water Code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2052.052 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2052 / Section 2052.052
§ 2052.052. RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall adopt reasonable and necessary rules to administer this chapter.

(b) The commission may adopt rules:

(1) governing boxing, kickboxing, martial arts, or mixed martial arts contests and exhibitions;

(2) establishing reasonable qualifications for an applicant seeking a license or registration from the department under this chapter;

(3) recognizing a sanction, medical suspension, or disqualification of a licensee or registrant by a combative sports authority in any state, provided that if licensure or registration is denied based on those actions, an applicant has an opportunity for a hearing as prescribed by rule;

(4) establishing selection criteria and procedures for the assignment of individuals who agree to act as ringside physicians and timekeepers for combative sports events;

(5) requiring a contestant to present with an application for licensure or license renewal documentation of recent blood test results that demonstrate whether the contestant is free from hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus, human immunodeficiency virus, and any other communicable disease designated by commission rule and providing that a contestant's failure to provide the required blood test results disqualifies the contestant;

(6) providing that to participate in any event a contestant must be free of hepatitis B virus, hepatitis C virus, human immunodeficiency virus, and any other communicable disease designated by rule;

(7) requiring that a contestant present with an application for licensure or license renewal documentation of the results of a physical examination, including an ophthalmologic examination, and providing for disqualification of a contestant who is determined by an examining physician to be unfit;

(8) establishing additional responsibilities for promoters; and

(9) governing regulated amateur events.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 18A.454 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 18A / Section 18A.454
§ 18A.454. DESTRUCTION OF RECORDINGS.
Status: in_force

A recording under Article 18A.451 may be destroyed only on or after the 10th anniversary of the date of expiration of the interception order and the last extension, if any, and only if the judge of competent jurisdiction for the administrative judicial region in which the interception was authorized orders the destruction.
Tex. Local Government Code § 395.053 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 395 / Section 395.053
§ 395.053. HEARING ON UPDATED LAND USE ASSUMPTIONS AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PLAN.
Status: in_force

The governing body of the political subdivision shall, within 120 days after the date it receives the update of the land use assumptions and the capital improvements plan, adopt an order setting a public hearing to discuss and review the update and shall determine whether to amend the plan.
Tex. Estates Code § 1302.001 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1302 / Section 1302.001
§ 1302.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Beneficiary" means a person for whom a subaccount is established.

(2) "Medical assistance" means benefits and services under the medical assistance program administered under Chapter 32, Human Resources Code.

(3) "Pooled trust" means a trust that meets the requirements of 42 U.S.C. Section 1396p(d)(4)(C) for purposes of exempting the trust from the applicability of 42 U.S.C. Section 1396p(d) in determining the eligibility of a person who is disabled for medical assistance.

(4) "Subaccount" means an account in a pooled trust established solely for the benefit of a beneficiary.
Tex. Estates Code § 1158.553 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1158 / Section 1158.553
§ 1158.553. APPROVAL OF SALE WHEN BOND NOT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

If the guardian of the estate of a ward is not required by Subtitle D to give a general bond, the court may approve the sale of estate real property in the manner provided by Section 1158.556(a) if the court finds that the sale is satisfactory and made in accordance with law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4016.0505 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4016 / Section 4016.0505
§ 4016.0505. BONDS SECURED BY AD VALOREM TAXES; ELECTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election under Section 4016.0501, the district may issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(b) 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 annual ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, for each year that all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.

(c) All or any part of any facilities or improvements that may be acquired by a district by the issuance of its bonds may be submitted as a single proposition or as several propositions to be voted on at the election.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2026.106 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2026 / Section 2026.106
§ 2026.106.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2026.106. WAIVER OR DEFERRAL OF CERTAIN STANDARDS FOR CLASS 4 RACETRACK. (a) In considering an application for a class 4 racetrack license, except as provided by Subsection (b), the commission may waive or defer compliance with the commission's standards regarding the physical facilities or operations of a horse racetrack.

(b) The commission may not waive or defer compliance with standards that relate to the testing of horses or license holders for the presence of a prohibited substance, including a prohibited drug or chemical.

(c) If the commission defers compliance, the commission shall, when granting the application, establish a schedule under which the license holder must comply with the standards.
Tex. Property Code § 74.702 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 74 / Section 74.702
§ 74.702. EXAMINATION OF RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of the application and enforcement of this title, the comptroller, the attorney general, or an authorized agent of either, may at any reasonable time and place, examine the books and records of any person to determine whether the person has complied with this title.

(b) The comptroller, the attorney general, or an agent of either may not make public any information obtained by an examination made under this section and may not disclose that information except in the course of a judicial proceeding, authorized by this chapter, in which the state is a party or pursuant to an agreement with another state allowing joint audits or the exchange of information obtained under this section.

(c) Subsection (a) applies to any books, records, papers, information, or other objects determined by the comptroller or attorney general to be necessary to conduct a complete examination under this title.
Tex. Tax Code § 154.050 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 154 / Section 154.050
§ 154.050. PAYMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller shall require that payment in full for stamps be made within 30 days after the date stamps and an accompanying invoice from the comptroller are received by the distributor, except that at the close of each biennium, payment for stamps purchased or received on or before August 31 of that fiscal year shall be made in full on or before August 31 of that fiscal year, providing that such payment be received in the office of the comptroller no later than August 31 of that fiscal year notwithstanding any other statute regarding tax due dates to the contrary.

(b) The comptroller may not ship stamps without advance payment under this section unless the distributor has satisfied all requirements imposed under Section 154.051.

(c) Payment for stamps must be made by cashier's check payable to the comptroller, electronic funds transfer to the comptroller, or any other method of payment authorized by the comptroller.

(d) The dishonor of a check delivered to the comptroller for payment of stamps constitutes a failure to pay the tax when due.
Tex. Government Code § 2111.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2111 / Section 2111.002
§ 2111.002. REPORTING.
Status: in_force

Each state agency shall report to the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house of representatives any technological innovation developed by the agency that:

(1) has potential commercial application, is proprietary, or could be protected under intellectual property laws; and

(2) was developed:

(A) during the preceding calendar year; or

(B) before the preceding calendar year but was not previously reported to the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house of representatives.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7218.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7218 / Section 7218.052
§ 7218.052. DIRECTOR ELIGIBILITY.
Status: in_force

To be eligible to be listed on the ballot as a candidate for or to serve as a director, a person must be:

(1) a resident of the district; and

(2) a retail water or sewer service customer of the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3872.156 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3872 / Section 3872.156
§ 3872.156. 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. Insurance Code § 1501.110 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1501 / Section 1501.110
§ 1501.110. NOTICE TO COVERED PERSONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A small or large employer health benefit plan issuer that cancels or refuses to renew coverage under a small or large employer health benefit plan under Section 1501.108 or 1501.109 shall, not later than the 30th day before the date termination of coverage is effective, notify the small or large employer of the cancellation of or refusal to renew coverage. The employer is responsible for notifying enrollees in the plan of the cancellation of or refusal to renew coverage.

(b) The notice provided to a small or large employer by a small or large employer health benefit plan issuer under this section is in addition to any other notice required by Section 1501.109.
Tex. Government Code § 2308.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2308 / Section 2308.003
§ 2308.003. CONTRACTING FOR PRIVATE SERVICES NOT RESTRICTED.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not restrict a person's authority to contract for the provision of workforce development without state or federal funds.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8149.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8149 / Section 8149.103
§ 8149.103. ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

The district may construct, acquire, improve, maintain, or operate macadamized, graveled, or paved roads or turnpikes, or improvements in aid of those roads or turnpikes, inside the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8108.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8108 / Section 8108.004
§ 8108.004. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

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

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

(1) the organization, existence, or validity of the district;

(2) the right of the district to impose taxes; or

(3) the legality or operation of the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3836.161 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3836 / Section 3836.161
§ 3836.161. BIDDING REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

Section 375.221, Local Government Code, and Sections 49.273(d), (e), (f), and (g), Water Code, do not apply to the district.
Tex. Local Government Code § 306.036 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 306 / Section 306.036
§ 306.036. DEPOSITORIES.
Status: in_force

The money belonging to or under the control of the board shall be deposited and secured substantially in the manner prescribed by law for municipal funds.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7987.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7987 / Section 7987.201
§ 7987.201. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Labor Code § 503.068 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 503 / Section 503.068
§ 503.068. POSTPONEMENT OF HEARING.
Status: in_force

If an injured employee is receiving benefits under this chapter and the system or the institution is providing hospitalization or medical treatment to the employee, the division may postpone the hearing on the employee's claim. An appeal may not be taken from a commissioner order under this section.
Tex. Local Government Code § 161.205 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 161 / Section 161.205
§ 161.205. CIVIL PENALTY FOR FRIVOLOUS OR BAD-FAITH COMPLAINT.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may impose a civil penalty of not more than $4,000 for the filing of a frivolous or bad-faith complaint. In this subsection, "frivolous complaint" means a complaint that is groundless and brought in bad faith or is groundless and brought for the purpose of harassment.

(b) In addition to other penalties, the respondent may commence a civil action on the respondent's own behalf against any person who filed a frivolous complaint against the respondent. Any action under this chapter shall be brought in a district court in the county. The court may award costs and attorney's fees.

(c) A person may file a sworn complaint with the commission, in accordance with Section 161.155, alleging that a complaint relating to that person filed with the commission is frivolous or brought in bad faith. A complaint may be filed under this subsection without regard to whether the complaint alleged to be frivolous or brought in bad faith is pending before the commission or has been resolved. The commission shall act on a complaint made under this subsection as provided by Subchapter D.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3880.213 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3880 / Section 3880.213
§ 3880.213. CITY NOT REQUIRED TO PAY DISTRICT OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Section 375.263, Local Government Code, the City of Houston is not required to pay a bond, note, or other obligation of the district.