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Tex. Property Code § 77.053 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 77 / Section 77.053
§ 77.053. SIGNED STATEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The person preparing a property report required by this chapter shall provide with each copy of the report a statement signed by the holder's chief fiscal officer, as designated by the holder. The signature required by this section may be in an electronic or other form prescribed by the comptroller and shall have the same effect as an original signature.

(b) The statement must include the following sentence:

"This report contains a full and complete list of all restitution payments held by the undersigned that, from the knowledge and records of the undersigned, are abandoned under the laws of the State of Texas."
Tex. Insurance Code § 1251.052 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1251 / Section 1251.052
§ 1251.052. ASSOCIATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A group accident and health insurance policy may be issued to an association, including a labor union or an organization of labor unions, a membership corporation organized or holding a certificate of authority under the Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act (Article 1396-1.01 et seq., Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), and a cooperative or corporation subject to the supervision and control of the Farm Credit Administration, to insure the association's active and retired members, employees, or employees of members for the benefit of persons other than the association or its officers or trustees.

(b) To be eligible to obtain a group accident and health insurance policy, an association must:

(1) have a constitution and bylaws;

(2) have been organized and have actively existed for at least two years; and

(3) be maintained in good faith for purposes other than that of obtaining insurance.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3962.0310 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3962 / Section 3962.0310
§ 3962.0310. RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY NOT EXEMPT.
Status: in_force

Section 375.161, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Utilities Code § 162.070 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 162 / Section 162.070
§ 162.070.
Status: in_force

Sec. 162.070. MEMBERS' MEETING: QUORUM AND VOTING. (a) Unless the bylaws prescribe a greater percentage or number of members for a quorum, a quorum at a meeting of the members of a telephone cooperative is the personal presence of:

(1) 10 percent of all members, if the cooperative has 500 or fewer members; or

(2) the greater of 50 members or two percent of all members, if the cooperative has more than 500 members.

(b) If fewer than a quorum are present at a meeting, a majority of the members present in person may adjourn the meeting from time to time without further notice.

(c) Each member present at a meeting of the members is entitled to one vote on each matter submitted to a vote at the meeting. Voting must be in person unless the bylaws provide for voting by mail.
Tex. Insurance Code § 884.451 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 884 / Section 884.451
§ 884.451. RESERVES ON INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP LIFE INSURANCE POLICIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A stipulated premium company shall maintain reserves on each of its individual life insurance policies in accordance with the reserve standard adopted by the company and approved by the department. The standard must provide reserves that in the aggregate are equal to at least the reserve amounts computed using the 1956 Chamberlain Reserve Table with interest that does not exceed 3-1/2 percent per year. A stipulated premium company may use the 1956 Chamberlain Reserve Table.

(b) A stipulated premium company shall maintain reserves on family group life insurance policies on which a group premium is charged and under which the amount of a benefit depends on the sequence of deaths. The amount of the reserves must be equal to the reserves that would be required under Subsection (a) on individual life insurance policies on the lives of:

(1) the two oldest living members of the family group, with the amount of insurance for those two members determined assuming that the elder of the two will die first; or

(2) the living members of the family group, with the amount of insurance for each member of the family group determined assuming that each member will die first.

(c) A stipulated premium company may select the method to be used to compute the amount of the reserves under Subsection (b).
Tex. Education Code § 54.628 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 54 / Section 54.628
§ 54.628. CONVERSION TO ANOTHER PLAN.
Status: in_force

(a) A purchaser may convert a prepaid tuition contract from one plan to another plan.

(b) The board may adjust the terms of the contract so that the purchaser is required to pay the amount required under the plan to which the contract is converted, taking into account any payments made before the date the contract is converted.
Tex. Government Code § 30.00181 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 30 / Section 30.00181
§ 30.00181. APPLICATION; DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

(a) This subchapter applies to the City of Kennedale.

(b) In this subchapter, "appellate courts" means the county criminal courts of Tarrant County that have criminal appellate jurisdiction.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8420.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8420 / Section 8420.001
§ 8420.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.

(2) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 106.
Tex. Government Code § 441.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 441 / Section 441.002
§ 441.002. DIRECTOR AND LIBRARIAN.
Status: repealed

(a) The commission shall appoint a director and librarian.

(b) The director and librarian is the executive and administrative officer of the commission and shall discharge the administrative and executive functions of the commission.

(c) To be appointed as the director and librarian, a person must have:

(1) at least two years of training in library science or experience in teaching or research or in a library that is the equivalent of two years of training in library science; and

(2) at least two years of administrative experience in the field of libraries or research or in a related field.

(d) The director and librarian serves at the will of the commission.

(e) Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 285, Sec. 31(14).

(f) Based on the sworn account of the director and librarian showing expenses in detail, the director and librarian is entitled to reimbursement for actual expenses incurred when traveling in the service of the commission.

(g) Under the direction of the commission, the director and librarian shall:

(1) record the commission's proceedings;

(2) keep an accurate account of the commission's financial transactions;

(3) have charge of the state library and any book, picture, document, newspaper, manuscript, archive, relic, memento, flag, or similar item contained in the library;

(4) administer programs to carry out the duties of the commission and the director and librarian under Subtitle C, Title 6, Local Government Code, and Subchapters J and L;

(5) ascertain the condition of all public libraries in this state and report the results to the commission; and

(6) perform any other duty the commission assigns.

(h) Under the direction of the commission, the director and librarian may:

(1) spend money appropriated for that purpose to purchase any book relating to Texas;

(2) approve the voucher for any expenditure made in connection with the state library; and

(3) withhold from any library a public document furnished the commission for distribution or an interlibrary loan the library desires if the library refuses or neglects to furnish an annual report or other information the librarian requests.

(i) Repealed by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 873, Sec. 8(1), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

(j) The commission shall develop and implement policies that clearly separate the policy-making responsibilities of the commission and the management responsibilities of the director and librarian and the staff of the commission.

(k) The commission shall comply with federal and state laws related to program and facility accessibility. The director and librarian shall also prepare and maintain a written plan that describes how a person who does not speak English can be provided reasonable access to the commission's programs and services.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 491.057 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 491 / Section 491.057
§ 491.057. DRUG DEVELOPMENT CLINICAL TRIAL SITES.
Status: in_force

For purposes of conducting a drug development clinical trial under this subchapter, only an institution of higher education or a hospital may serve as a trial site.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 40.033 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 40 / Section 40.033
§ 40.033. MERIT SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to rules adopted by the executive commissioner, the department may establish a merit system for its employees.

(b) The merit system may be maintained in conjunction with other state agencies that are required by federal law to operate under a merit system.
Tex. Property Code § 14.005 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 14 / Section 14.005
§ 14.005. FEE.
Status: in_force

The fee for filing and indexing each notice of lien or certificate or notice affecting the lien is $10. The filing of the same notice of lien or certificate or notice affecting a lien in both real property records and personal property files is two filings.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8145.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8145 / Section 8145.101
§ 8145.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Water Code § 15.916 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 15 / Section 15.916
§ 15.916. INSPECTION OF PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may inspect the construction of a project at any time to assure that:

(1) the contractor is substantially complying with the approved engineering plans of the project; and

(2) the contractor is constructing the project in accordance with sound engineering principles.

(b) Inspection of a project by the board does not subject the state to any civil liability.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1117.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1117 / Section 1117.203
§ 1117.203. FISCAL YEAR.
Status: in_force

The board may establish a fiscal year for the district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 577.003 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 577 / Section 577.003
§ 577.003. ADDITIONAL LICENSE NOT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

A mental hospital licensed under this chapter that the department designates to provide mental health services is not required to obtain an additional license to provide court-ordered mental health services.
Tex. Transportation Code § 623.366 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 623 / Section 623.366
§ 623.366. TIME OF MOVEMENT.
Status: in_force

A permit issued under this subchapter must specify the time during which movement authorized by the permit is allowed.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 131.023 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 131 / Section 131.023
§ 131.023. SALE OF QUEEN BEE AND ATTENDANTS, PACKAGE BEES, COLONIES, AND NUCLEI.
Status: in_force

A person may not sell or offer for sale a queen bee and attendant bees, package bees, colonies, nuclei, or queen cells in this state unless the bees are accompanied by:

(1) a copy of a certificate from the chief apiary inspector certifying that the apiary from which the bees were shipped has been inspected not more than 12 months before the date of shipment and found apparently free from disease; or

(2) a copy of an affidavit made by the beekeeper stating that to the beekeeper's knowledge, the bees are not diseased.
Tex. Government Code § 403.504 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 403 / Section 403.504
§ 403.504. COUNCIL OPERATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A council member is not entitled to compensation for council service but is entitled to reimbursement for actual and necessary expenses incurred in performing council duties.

(b) The council may hold public meetings as necessary to fulfill its duties under this subchapter.

(c) The council is subject to Chapters 551 and 552.
Tex. Water Code § 49.226 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 49 / Section 49.226
§ 49.226. SALE OR EXCHANGE OF REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) Any personal property valued at more than $300 or any land or interest in land owned by the district which is found by the board to be surplus and is not needed by the district may be sold under order of the board either by public or private sale, or the land, interest in land, or personal property may be exchanged for other land, interest in land, or personal property needed by the district. Except as provided in Subsection (b), land, interest in land, or personal property must be exchanged for like fair market value, which value may be determined by the district. In connection with the sale of surplus land, the board, at its discretion, may impose restrictions on the development and use of the land.

(b) Any property dedicated to or acquired by the district without expending district funds may be abandoned or released to the original grantor, the grantor's heirs, assigns, executors, or successors upon terms and conditions deemed necessary or advantageous to the district and without receiving compensation for such abandonment or release. District property may also be abandoned, released, exchanged, or transferred to another district, municipality, county, countywide agency, or authority upon terms and conditions deemed necessary or advantageous to the district. Narrow strips of property resulting from boundary or surveying conflicts or similar causes, or from insubstantial encroachments by abutting property owners, or property of larger configuration that has been subject to encroachments by abutting property owners for more than 25 years may be abandoned, released, exchanged, or transferred to such abutting owners upon terms and conditions deemed necessary or advantageous to the district. Chapter 272, Local Government Code, does not apply to this section.

(c) Before a public sale of real property, the district shall give notice of the intent to sell by publishing notice once a week for two consecutive weeks in one or more newspapers with general circulation in the district.

(d) If the district has outstanding bonds secured by a pledge of tax revenues, the proceeds of the sale of property originally acquired with bond proceeds shall be:

(1) applied to retire outstanding bonds of the district; or

(2) held and treated as surplus bond proceeds and spent only as provided by the rules of the commission relating to surplus bond proceeds.

(e) If the district does not have any outstanding bonds, the proceeds derived from the sale of real or personal property may be used for any lawful purpose.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 263.050 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 263 / Section 263.050
§ 263.050. DISPENSARIES AND CLINICS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of managers may establish and operate:

(1) an outpatient department or a free dispensary and clinic at the hospital or in the municipality located nearest the hospital; and

(2) a branch dispensary or clinic in a municipality that is located in the county and that has 5,000 or more inhabitants.

(b) The board of managers shall appoint a physician to serve at the dispensary or clinic, determine the time that the physician is required to spend at the dispensary or clinic, and fix the salary, if any, of the physician.

(c) The board of managers shall appoint a trained visiting nurse to serve in connection with the dispensary or clinic and the hospital. The board shall fix the salary of the nurse within the limits of the appropriation made for the salary by the commissioners court.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4005.0308 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4005 / Section 4005.0308
§ 4005.0308. DISBURSEMENTS AND TRANSFERS OF MONEY.
Status: in_force

The board by resolution shall establish the number of directors' signatures and the procedure required for a disbursement or transfer of district money.
Tex. Government Code § 1372.032 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1372 / Section 1372.032
§ 1372.032. PRIORITIES FOR RESERVATIONS AMONG ISSUERS OF QUALIFIED MORTGAGE BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) If, on or before October 20, more than one housing finance corporation applies for a reservation of the state ceiling for qualified mortgage bonds for the next program year, the board shall give priority in granting reservations in that category to issuers that:

(1) applied before September 1 of the preceding year for a reservation on behalf of the same local population for that year; but

(2) were not granted a reservation during that year.

(b) The priority of an issuer under Subsection (a) that is composed of more than one jurisdiction is not affected by the issuer's loss of a sponsoring local government and that government's population if the dollar amount of the application has not increased.

(c) Within the group of issuers given priority and within the group not given priority, the board shall grant reservations in reverse order of the date of the most recent closing of qualified mortgage bonds applicable to the housing finance corporations, with a corporation that has never received a reservation for mortgage revenue bonds being the first to receive a reservation and the corporation that had the most recent closing being the last to receive a reservation. If closings occurred on the same date, the board shall grant reservations in the order determined by the board by lot.

(d) For purposes of Subsection (c), the most recent closing applicable to a newly created housing finance corporation sponsored by one or more local governments that had previously sponsored another housing finance corporation, whether existing or not, or to a housing finance corporation sponsored by a local government that has participated in the program of another housing finance corporation is the most recent closing of qualified mortgage bonds the proceeds of which were available to the population of the corporation.

(e) A housing finance corporation or its sponsoring local government may not achieve an advantage in the determination of its most recent closing by creating, dissolving, or withdrawing from a housing finance corporation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8492.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8492 / Section 8492.155
§ 8492.155. CONFIRMATION ELECTION FOR NEW DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) A new district created by the division of the district shall hold a confirmation and directors' election as required by Section 8492.003.

(b) If the creation of the new district is confirmed, the new district shall provide the election date and results to the commission.
Tex. Occupations Code § 562.103 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 562 / Section 562.103
§ 562.103. DISPLAY OF LICENSES BY PHARMACY.
Status: in_force

(a) A pharmacy shall display in the pharmacy in full public view the license under which the pharmacy operates.

(b) A Class A or Class C pharmacy that serves the public shall:

(1) display the word "pharmacy" or a similar word or symbol as determined by the board in a prominent place on the front of the pharmacy; and

(2) display in public view the license of the pharmacist-in-charge of the pharmacy.

(c) A pharmacy shall maintain and make available to the public on request proof that each pharmacist, pharmacist-intern, pharmacy technician, and pharmacist technician trainee working in the pharmacy holds the appropriate license or registration.
Tex. Labor Code § 407A.055 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 407A / Section 407A.055
§ 407A.055. PREMIUM REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

Each group must have an estimated premium subject to experience modifier of at least $250,000 during the group's first year of operation. Thereafter, the annual standard premium must be at least $500,000.
Tex. Government Code § 126.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 126 / Section 126.004
§ 126.004. PROGRAM POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A commercially sexually exploited persons court program established under this chapter must:

(1) ensure that a person eligible for the program is provided legal counsel before volunteering to proceed through the program and while participating in the program;

(2) allow any participant to withdraw from the program at any time before a trial on the merits has been initiated;

(3) provide each participant with information, counseling, and services relating to sex addiction, sexually transmitted diseases, mental health, and substance abuse; and

(4) provide each participant with instruction related to the prevention of prostitution.

(b) To provide each program participant with information, counseling, and services described by Subsection (a)(3), a program established under this chapter may employ a person or solicit a volunteer who is:

(1) a health care professional;

(2) a psychologist;

(3) a licensed social worker or counselor;

(4) a former prostitute;

(5) a family member of a person arrested for soliciting prostitution;

(6) a member of a neighborhood association or community that is adversely affected by the commercial sex trade or trafficking of persons; or

(7) an employee of a nongovernmental organization specializing in advocacy or laws related to sex trafficking or human trafficking or in providing services to victims of those offenses.

(c) A program established under this chapter shall establish and publish local procedures to promote maximum participation of eligible defendants in programs established in the county or municipality in which the defendants reside.

(d) A program established under this chapter shall provide each program participant with information related to the right to petition for an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information under Section 411.0728.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1202.055 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1202 / Section 1202.055
§ 1202.055. SECRETARY; PERSONNEL.
Status: in_force

The executive director shall:

(1) act as secretary of the council; and

(2) provide personnel from the department necessary to perform staff functions for the council.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1101.603 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1101 / Section 1101.603
§ 1101.603. PAYMENTS INTO TRUST ACCOUNT.
Status: repealed

(a) Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 94 (S.B. 1577), Sec. 28(5), eff. January 1, 2024.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1158 , Sec. 92, eff. January 1, 2016.

(c) Notwithstanding any other law, the commission shall deposit to the credit of the trust account an administrative penalty collected under Subchapter O.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 686 (H.B. 1363), Sec. 5(1), eff. September 1, 2023.

(e) Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 94 (S.B. 1577), Sec. 28(5), eff. January 1, 2024.

(f) To ensure the availability of a sufficient amount to pay anticipated claims on the trust account, the commission by rule may provide for the collection of fees or assessments from an applicant for an original license or certificate of registration or from a license or certificate holder at the next renewal to credit to the trust account.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8436.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8436 / Section 8436.001
§ 8436.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.

(2) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 536.