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Tex. Family Code § 160.707 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 160 / Section 160.707
§ 160.707. PARENTAL STATUS OF DECEASED SPOUSE.
Status: in_force

If a spouse dies before the placement of eggs, sperm, or embryos, the deceased spouse is not a parent of the resulting child unless the deceased spouse consented in a record kept by a licensed physician that if assisted reproduction were to occur after death the deceased spouse would be a parent of the child.
Tex. Local Government Code § 51.079 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 51 / Section 51.079
§ 51.079. RESTRICTIONS APPLYING TO NONBINDING REFERENDUM.
Status: in_force

(a) A nonbinding referendum held by the municipality as a result of a petition by the voters of the municipality must be held on the same date of an election called by the governing body of the municipality on another question or for the election of one or more municipal officers.

(b) The referendum may be held on a date other than one described by Subsection (a) if:

(1) one or more of the persons signing the petition agrees in a writing filed with the governing body of the municipality to pay, before the 60th day after the date of the referendum, all costs incurred by the municipality in holding the referendum; and

(2) the persons agreeing to pay the costs execute a bond complying with Subsection (c).

(c) The bond must be:

(1) payable to, approved by, and filed with the governing body of the municipality;

(2) executed with a corporate surety authorized to do business in this state;

(3) in an amount the governing body estimates is necessary to cover the costs the municipality will incur in holding the referendum; and

(4) conditioned that the persons executing the bond will pay, before the 60th day after the date of the referendum, all costs incurred by the municipality in holding the referendum.

(d) This section does not apply to a referendum that is expressly authorized by the state constitution or a statute.
Tex. Local Government Code § 152.031 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 152 / Section 152.031
§ 152.031. COUNTY AUDITOR'S SALARY.
Status: in_force

(a) At a hearing held in accordance with Section 152.905, the district judges appointing the county auditor shall set, by a majority vote, the auditor's annual salary as compensation for services and the auditor's travel expenses and other allowances. The action of the district judges must be taken by order and must be recorded as prescribed by Section 152.905 and in the minutes of the district court.

(b) The district clerk shall certify the order to the commissioners court of the county for its observance. The commissioners court shall cause the order to be recorded in its minutes.

(c) The salary shall be paid to the county auditor by monthly payments or by any other distribution at the option of the county.
Tex. Transportation Code § 521.006 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 521 / Section 521.006
§ 521.006. ADVERTISING IN DRIVER'S HANDBOOK AND DRIVER'S LICENSE MAILINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the department may sell advertising for inclusion in:

(1) any driver's handbook that the department publishes; and

(2) any mailing the department makes in connection with a driver's license.

(b) The department shall deposit the proceeds from the advertising to the credit of the driver's license administration advertising account. The driver's license administration advertising account is an account in the general revenue fund that may be appropriated only for the purpose of administration of this chapter.

(c) The department may not include in the driver's handbook or a driver's license mailing advertising for an alcoholic beverage or a product promoting alcoholic beverages.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3862.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3862 / Section 3862.203
§ 3862.203. TAXES FOR BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

At the time bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes are issued:

(1) the board shall impose a continuing direct annual ad valorem tax for each year that all or part of the bonds are outstanding; and

(2) the district annually shall impose an ad valorem tax on all taxable property in the district in an amount sufficient to:

(A) pay the interest on the bonds or other obligations as the interest becomes due; and

(B) create a sinking fund for the payment of the principal of the bonds or other obligations when due or the redemption price at any earlier required redemption date.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3851.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3851 / Section 3851.102
§ 3851.102. IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may provide, or it may enter into contracts with a governmental or private entity to provide, improvement projects or activities in support of or incidental to district projects authorized under Section 3851.101.

(b) An improvement project must comply with any applicable city codes and ordinances.

(c) The district may not provide, conduct, or authorize any improvement project on the city streets, highways, rights-of-way, or easements without the consent of the governing body of the city.

(d) Subject to the agreement required by Section 3851.055(b)(2), the city may:

(1) require that title to all or any portion of an improvement project vest in the city; or

(2) by ordinance or other directive authorize the district to own, encumber, maintain, and operate an improvement project, subject to the right of the city to order a conveyance of the project to the city on a date determined by the city.
Tex. Government Code § 22.211 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 22 / Section 22.211
§ 22.211. TENTH COURT OF APPEALS.
Status: in_force

(a) The Court of Appeals for the Tenth Court of Appeals District shall be held in the City of Waco or in the county seat of any county located within the Tenth Court of Appeals District.

(b) The City of Waco shall furnish and equip suitable rooms for the court and the justices without expense to the state.

(c) Each of the justices on the court of appeals shall designate the county of his permanent residence on the records of the court in which the justice serves. The county of a justice's permanent residence is the justice's permanent post of duty.
Tex. Education Code § 26.0071 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 26 / Section 26.0071
§ 26.0071. PARENTAL ENGAGEMENT POLICY.
Status: in_force

Each board of trustees of a school district shall develop a parental engagement policy that:

(1) provides for an Internet portal through which parents of students enrolled in the district may submit comments to campus or district administrators and the board;

(2) requires the board to prioritize public comments by presenting those comments at the beginning of each board meeting; and

(3) requires board meetings to be held outside of typical work hours.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 9.106 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 9 / Section 9.106
§ 9.106. CONTROL OF INVESTMENT PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person has control of a certificated security, uncertificated security, or security entitlement as provided in Section 8.106.

(b) A secured party has control of a commodity contract if:

(1) the secured party is the commodity intermediary with which the commodity contract is carried; or

(2) the commodity customer, secured party, and commodity intermediary have agreed that the commodity intermediary will apply any value distributed on account of the commodity contract as directed by the secured party without further consent by the commodity customer.

(c) A secured party having control of all security entitlements or commodity contracts carried in a securities account or commodity account has control over the securities account or commodity account.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 17A.04 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 17A / Section 17A.04
§ 17A.04. SERVICE ON CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in Paragraph (d) of this article, a peace officer shall serve a summons on a corporation by personally delivering a copy of it to the corporation's registered agent. However, if a registered agent has not been designated, or cannot with reasonable diligence be found at the registered office, then the peace officer shall serve the summons by personally delivering a copy of it to the president or a vice-president of the corporation.

(b) If the peace officer certifies on the return that he diligently but unsuccessfully attempted to effect service under Paragraph (a) of this article, or if the corporation is a foreign corporation that has no certificate of authority, then he shall serve the summons on the secretary of state by personally delivering a copy of it to him, or to the deputy secretary of state, or to any clerk in charge of the corporation department of his office. On receipt of the summons copy, the secretary of state shall immediately forward it by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the defendant corporation at its registered or principal office in the state or country under whose law it was incorporated.

(c) The secretary of state shall keep a permanent record of the date and time of receipt and his disposition of each summons served under Paragraph (b) of this article together with the return receipt.

(d) The method of service on a corporation regulated under the Insurance Code is governed by that code.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 501.053 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 501 / Section 501.053
§ 501.053. CIVIL PENALTY; INJUNCTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who violates Section 501.052(a) is liable to this state for a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $500 for each calendar month during which a violation occurs. The civil penalty may not be imposed for more than one violation that occurs in a month. The attorney general or the prosecuting attorney in the county in which the violation occurs may bring an action to recover the civil penalty imposed under this section.

(b) The attorney general may bring an action in the name of the state to restrain or enjoin a person from violating Section 501.052(a).
Tex. Government Code § 1506.061 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1506 / Section 1506.061
§ 1506.061. RELOCATION OR ALTERATION EXPENSE.
Status: in_force

If a municipality, in the exercise of a power under this subchapter, including the power of relocation, makes necessary the relocation or rerouting of, or alteration of the construction of, a highway, railroad, electric transmission line, telegraph or telephone property or facility, or pipeline, the relocation or rerouting or alteration of construction must be accomplished at the sole expense of the municipality. In this section, "sole expense" means the actual cost of the relocation or rerouting or alteration of construction to provide comparable replacement without enhancement of the facility, after deduction of the net salvage value derived from the old facility.
Tex. Local Government Code § 281.027 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 281 / Section 281.027
§ 281.027. OFFICE AND MEETING PLACE.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall designate, establish, and maintain an office and meeting place within the authority. The board may also establish a meeting place outside the authority.

(b) If the board establishes a meeting place outside the authority or changes the location of a meeting place established outside the authority, it shall file with the county clerk a copy of the order establishing or relocating the meeting place and shall publish the location in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the authority is located.
Tex. Election Code § 1.017 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 1 / Section 1.017
§ 1.017. INELIGIBILITY NO DEFENSE TO PROSECUTION.
Status: in_force

It is no defense to prosecution under this code that a person who receives an official ballot is ineligible to vote in the election for which the ballot is received.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1093.252 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1093 / Section 1093.252
§ 1093.252. TAX RATE.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may impose the tax at a rate not to exceed 75 cents on each $100 valuation of taxable property in the district.

(b) In setting the tax rate, the board shall consider the income of the district from sources other than taxation.
Tex. Local Government Code § 394.027 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 394 / Section 394.027
§ 394.027. ANNUAL REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) Before August 31 of each year, a housing finance corporation shall file with the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs a report in accordance with this section. The department by rule shall prescribe the form of the report.

(b) The report must include for each single-family home mortgage loan made by the housing finance corporation during the preceding 12 months ending June 30 of the year the report is filed, the data reported by originating lenders under the Federal Home Mortgage Disclosure Act.

(c) The report must include for persons residing in multifamily housing units financed by the housing finance corporation information similar to the geographic and demographic information contained in the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs compliance monitoring form and tenant income certification, including household size, total household income, and project location.
Tex. Insurance Code § 544.157 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 544 / Section 544.157
§ 544.157. RIGHT TO CONTINUED COVERAGE UNAFFECTED.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not affect the right of an individual to continued coverage under Subchapter G, Chapter 1251.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2205.301 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2205 / Section 2205.301
§ 2205.301. SCOPE OF COVERAGE.
Status: in_force

(a) The pool shall insure a child-care facility and the facility's officers and employees against liability for acts and omissions under the laws of this state by the officers and employees in their official or employment capacities.

(b) The pool shall provide to a child-care facility that qualifies under this chapter and the plan of operation:

(1) primary liability insurance coverage in an amount not to exceed $300,000; and

(2) excess liability insurance coverage in an amount that the board determines is actuarially sound.

(c) The pool may participate in evaluating, settling, and defending a claim against a child-care facility insured by the pool.

(d) The pool is liable in an amount not to exceed the limit of coverage provided to a child-care facility on a claim made against the facility.
Tex. Estates Code § 752.001 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 752 / Section 752.001
§ 752.001. USE, MEANING, AND EFFECT OF STATUTORY DURABLE POWER OF ATTORNEY.
Status: in_force

(a) An individual may use a statutory durable power of attorney to grant an agent powers with respect to an individual's property and financial matters.

(b) A power of attorney in substantially the form prescribed by Section 752.051 has the meaning and effect prescribed by this subtitle.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1050.063 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1050 / Section 1050.063
§ 1050.063. SEAL.
Status: in_force

The board may adopt a seal for the district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 181.151 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 181 / Section 181.151
§ 181.151. REIDENTIFIED INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

A person may not reidentify or attempt to reidentify an individual who is the subject of any protected health information without obtaining the individual's consent or authorization if required under this chapter or other state or federal law.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1801.002 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1801 / Section 1801.002
§ 1801.002. APPLICATION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

A commission merchant shall meet the requirements of this chapter except to the extent that the person's business as a commission merchant is regulated by another provision of law.
Tex. Education Code § 95.03 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 95 / Section 95.03
§ 95.03. BOARD MEETINGS.
Status: in_force

The board shall provide for regular meetings for the transaction of business pertaining to the affairs of the state university system. The chairman or a majority of the members of the board by petition may at any time call a special meeting of the board and fix the time and place thereof.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1080.111 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1080 / Section 1080.111
§ 1080.111. PAYMENT FOR TREATMENT; PROCEDURE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who resides in the district is entitled to receive necessary medical and hospital care regardless of whether the person has the ability to pay for the care and may apply to receive this care without cost.

(b) The board or the district administrator shall employ a person to investigate the ability of the patient and any relative who is liable for the patient's support to pay for the medical and hospital care received by the patient.

(c) If the investigator determines that the patient or relative legally liable for the patient's support cannot pay all or part of the costs of the patient's care, the expense of the care becomes a charge against the district.

(d) If the patient or a relative legally liable for the patient's support can pay for all or part of the costs of the patient's care, the board shall order the patient or relative to pay to the treasurer each week an amount specified in the order. The amount must be proportionate to the person's ability to pay.

(e) The district may collect the amount from the patient's estate, or from any relative who is liable for the patient's support, in the manner provided by law for the collection of expenses of the last illness of a deceased person.

(f) If there is a dispute as to the ability to pay, or doubt in the mind of the investigator, the board shall hold a hearing and, after calling witnesses, shall:

(1) determine the question; and

(2) make the proper order based on the board's findings.

(g) A party to the hearing who is not satisfied with the result of the order may appeal to the district court. The appeal is de novo, as that term is used in an appeal from a justice court to a county court.
Tex. Election Code § 2.051 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 2 / Section 2.051
§ 2.051. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Section 2.055, this subchapter applies only to an election for officers of a political subdivision other than a county in which write-in votes may be counted only for names appearing on a list of write-in candidates and in which each candidate for an office that is to appear on the ballot is unopposed, except as provided by Subsection (b). For purposes of this section, a special election of a political subdivision is considered to be a separate election with a separate ballot from:

(1) a general election for officers of the political subdivision held at the same time as the special election; or

(2) another special election of the political subdivision held at the same time as the special election.

(b) In the case of an election in which any members of the political subdivision's governing body are elected from territorial units such as single-member districts, this subchapter applies to the election in a particular territorial unit if each candidate for an office that is to appear on the ballot in that territorial unit is unopposed and no opposed at-large race is to appear on the ballot. This subchapter applies to an unopposed at-large race in such an election regardless of whether an opposed race is to appear on the ballot in a particular territorial unit.
Tex. Government Code § 845.405 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 845 / Section 845.405
§ 845.405. ALTERNATIVE PERIODS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLIANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, the board of trustees may authorize a subdivision to remit to the retirement system contributions, deposits, and other payments on the basis of a period that is less than a month, including a weekly, biweekly, or other semimonthly period. A subdivision authorized to remit amounts more frequently than monthly shall make reports and filings and perform other actions accordingly, and the retirement system shall credit payments accordingly.

(b) The board of trustees may make an authorization under Subsection (a) by rule applicable to all subdivisions similarly situated or by order applicable to designated subdivisions. A rule adopted under this subsection is amendable or revocable in the manner provided for adoption, amendment, or repeal of rules generally. An order adopted under this subsection is revocable wholly or partly by subsequent board order.

(c) If the board of trustees adopts a rule or order under Subsection (b), the board shall also adopt rules, applicable to a subdivision electing or designated to take actions described by this section more frequently than monthly, to alter the periods required for submission of payments and reports, including the period when a late penalty begins to accrue or is deducted from a subdivision's account in the subdivision accumulation fund, in a manner consistent with the periods provided by this subtitle.

(d) A participant may not receive less credited service, service credit, or benefits due to an authorization under this section than the participant would have received on a monthly basis.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1452.207 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1452 / Section 1452.207
§ 1452.207. ENROLLEE HELD HARMLESS.
Status: in_force

An enrollee in the managed care plan is not responsible and shall be held harmless for the difference between in-network copayments paid by the enrollee to a therapeutic optometrist who is determined to be ineligible under Section 1452.206 and the managed care plan's charges for out-of-network services. The therapeutic optometrist and the therapeutic optometrist's professional practice may not charge the enrollee for any portion of the therapeutic optometrist's fee that is not paid or reimbursed by the enrollee's managed care plan.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4022.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4022 / Section 4022.0104
§ 4022.0104. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) 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.

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

(c) The creation of the district is in the public interest and is essential to further the public purposes of:

(1) developing and diversifying the economy of the state;

(2) eliminating unemployment and underemployment; and

(3) developing or expanding transportation and commerce.

(d) 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;

(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; and

(4) provide for water, wastewater, drainage, road, and recreational facilities for the district.

(e) 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.

(f) 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. Transportation Code § 1002.002 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 1002 / Section 1002.002
§ 1002.002. RULES RESTRICTING ADVERTISING OR COMPETITIVE BIDDING.
Status: in_force

The board may not adopt rules restricting advertising or competitive bidding by a person regulated by the department except to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices by the person.