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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1063.056 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1063 / Section 1063.056
§ 1063.056. BOARD VACANCY.
Status: in_force

(a) If a vacancy occurs in the office of director, the remaining directors shall appoint a director for the unexpired term.

(b) If the number of directors is reduced to fewer than four for any reason, the remaining directors shall immediately call a special election to fill the vacancies. If the remaining directors do not call the election, a district court, on application of a district voter or taxpayer, may order the directors to hold the election.
Tex. Transportation Code § 451.104 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 451 / Section 451.104
§ 451.104.
Status: in_force

Sec. 451.104. INVESTMENT POWERS: CERTAIN AUTHORITIES. An authority created before 1980 and in which the principal municipality has a population of less than 1.9 million has the same investment powers as an entity under Subchapter A, Chapter 2256, Government Code.
Tex. Education Code § 51.293 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.293
§ 51.293. EQUAL ACCESS.
Status: in_force

In implementing the requirements under this subchapter, a postsecondary educational institution shall, to the greatest extent practicable, ensure equal access for students enrolled at or employees of the institution who are persons with disabilities. The institution shall make reasonable efforts to consult with a disability services office of the institution, advocacy groups for people with disabilities, and other relevant stakeholders to assist the institution with complying with the institution's duties under this section.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 437.0195 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 437 / Section 437.0195
§ 437.0195. PRODUCTION OF COTTAGE FOOD PRODUCTS.
Status: in_force

(a) An individual who operates a cottage food production operation must have successfully completed a basic food safety education or training program for food handlers accredited under Subchapter D, Chapter 438.

(b) An individual may not process, prepare, package, or handle cottage food products unless the individual:

(1) meets the requirements of Subsection (a);

(2) is directly supervised by an individual described by Subsection (a); or

(3) is a member of the household in which the cottage food products are produced.
Tex. Finance Code § 13.017 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 13 / Section 13.017
§ 13.017. ALTERNATIVE RULEMAKING AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The finance commission by rule shall develop a policy to encourage the use of:

(1) negotiated rulemaking procedures under Chapter 2008, Government Code, for the adoption of rules by the finance commission applicable to the Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending; and

(2) appropriate alternative dispute resolution procedures under Chapter 2009, Government Code, to assist in the resolution of internal and external disputes under the Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending's jurisdiction.

(b) The procedures applicable to the Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending relating to alternative dispute resolution must conform, to the extent possible, to any model guidelines issued by the State Office of Administrative Hearings for the use of alternative dispute resolution by state agencies.

(c) The Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending shall:

(1) coordinate the implementation of the policy adopted under Subsection (a);

(2) provide training as needed to implement the procedures for negotiated rulemaking or alternative dispute resolution; and

(3) collect data concerning the effectiveness of those procedures.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 35.17 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 35 / Section 35.17
§ 35.17.
Status: in_force

Art. 35.17. VOIR DIRE EXAMINATION

1. When the court in its discretion so directs, except as provided in Section 2, the state and defendant shall conduct the voir dire examination of prospective jurors in the presence of the entire panel.

2. In a capital felony case in which the State seeks the death penalty, the court shall propound to the entire panel of prospective jurors questions concerning the principles, as applicable to the case on trial, of reasonable doubt, burden of proof, return of indictment by grand jury, presumption of innocence, and opinion. Then, on demand of the State or defendant, either is entitled to examine each juror on voir dire individually and apart from the entire panel, and may further question the juror on the principles propounded by the court.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8855.023 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8855 / Section 8855.023
§ 8855.023. INITIAL TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The two initial directors appointed from each county shall draw lots to determine which director serves an initial term expiring August 31, 2011, and which director serves an initial term expiring August 31, 2013.

(b) Each successor director shall be appointed and shall serve in accordance with Subchapter C.
Tex. Tax Code § 202.252 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 202 / Section 202.252
§ 202.252. PRODUCER'S REMEDY.
Status: in_force

If a purchaser withholds the amount of the tax imposed by this chapter from payments to a producer for the sale of oil and fails to pay the tax as provided by this chapter, the producer may sue the purchaser to recover the amount of the tax withheld, penalties and interest that have accrued from failure to pay the tax, court costs, and reasonable attorney's fees.
Tex. Government Code § 825.107 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 825 / Section 825.107
§ 825.107. RECORDS OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of trustees shall keep, in convenient form, data necessary for:

(1) actuarial valuation of the accounts of the retirement system; and

(2) checking the system's expenses.

(b) The board shall keep a record of all of its proceedings.

(c) Except as otherwise provided by this title, records of the board are open to public inspection.
Tex. Estates Code § 251.052 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 251 / Section 251.052
§ 251.052. EXCEPTION FOR HOLOGRAPHIC WILLS.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding Section 251.051, a will written wholly in the testator's handwriting is not required to be attested by subscribing witnesses.
Tex. Insurance Code § 463.353 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 463 / Section 463.353
§ 463.353. EXAMINATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by majority vote may request the commissioner to order an examination of a member insurer that the board in good faith believes may be impaired or insolvent. The commissioner shall keep the request on file. The request is open for public inspection before release of the examination report to the public.

(b) Not later than the 30th day after the date the commissioner receives the request, the commissioner shall begin the examination. The examination may be conducted:

(1) as a National Association of Insurance Commissioners examination; or

(2) by a person the commissioner designates.

(c) The association shall pay the cost of the examination.

(d) The commissioner shall notify the board when the examination is completed. The examination report shall be treated in the same manner as other examination reports. The report may not be released to the board before the report is released to the public, except that the commissioner may comply with Section 463.351.
Tex. Government Code § 2261.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2261 / Section 2261.003
§ 2261.003. OPEN MARKET PURCHASES.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not require a state agency to purchase a good or service under contract if the agency is authorized under other law to purchase the good or service on the open market.
Tex. Finance Code § 342.307 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 342 / Section 342.307
§ 342.307. AMOUNTS AUTHORIZED TO BE INCLUDED IN CONTRACT.
Status: in_force

A secondary mortgage loan contract may provide for:

(1) reasonable fees or charges paid to the trustee in connection with a deed of trust or similar instrument executed in connection with the secondary mortgage loan, including fees for enforcing the lien against or posting for sale, selling, or releasing the property secured by the deed of trust;

(2) reasonable fees paid to an attorney who is not an employee of the creditor in the collection of a delinquent secondary mortgage loan; or

(3) court costs and fees incurred in the collection of the loan or foreclosure of a lien created by the loan.
Tex. Local Government Code § 501.158 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 501 / Section 501.158
§ 501.158. PERFORMANCE AGREEMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A corporation may not provide a direct incentive to or make an expenditure on behalf of a business enterprise under a project as defined by Subchapter C of this chapter or by Subchapter D, Chapter 505, unless the corporation enters into a performance agreement with the business enterprise.

(b) A performance agreement between a corporation and business enterprise must:

(1) provide, at a minimum, for a schedule of additional payroll or jobs to be created or retained and capital investment to be made as consideration for any direct incentives provided or expenditures made by the corporation under the agreement; and

(2) specify the terms under which repayment must be made if the business enterprise does not meet the performance requirements specified in the agreement.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1104.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1104 / Section 1104.051
§ 1104.051. BOARD ELECTION; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of seven directors elected from the district at large.

(b) Directors serve staggered two-year terms unless four-year terms are established under Section 285.081, Health and Safety Code.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 11.404 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 11 / Section 11.404
§ 11.404. APPOINTMENT OF RECEIVER TO REHABILITATE DOMESTIC ENTITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Subsection (b), a court that has jurisdiction over the property and business of a domestic entity under Section 11.402(b) may appoint a receiver for the entity's property and business if:

(1) in an action by an owner or member of the domestic entity, it is established that:

(A) the entity is insolvent or in imminent danger of insolvency;

(B) the governing persons of the entity are deadlocked in the management of the entity's affairs, the owners or members of the entity are unable to break the deadlock, and irreparable injury to the entity is being suffered or is threatened because of the deadlock;

(C) the actions of the governing persons of the entity are illegal, oppressive, or fraudulent;

(D) the property of the entity is being misapplied or wasted; or

(E) with respect to a for-profit corporation, the shareholders of the entity are deadlocked in voting power and have failed, for a period of at least two years, to elect successors to the governing persons of the entity whose terms have expired or would have expired on the election and qualification of their successors;

(2) in an action by a creditor of the domestic entity, it is established that:

(A) the entity is insolvent, the claim of the creditor has been reduced to judgment, and an execution on the judgment was returned unsatisfied; or

(B) the entity is insolvent and has admitted in writing that the claim of the creditor is due and owing; or

(3) in an action other than an action described by Subdivision (1) or (2), courts of equity have traditionally appointed a receiver.

(b) A court may appoint a receiver under Subsection (a) only if:

(1) circumstances exist that are considered by the court to necessitate the appointment of a receiver to conserve the property and business of the domestic entity and avoid damage to interested parties;

(2) all other requirements of law are complied with; and

(3) the court determines that all other available legal and equitable remedies, including the appointment of a receiver for specific property of the domestic entity under Section 11.402(a), are inadequate.

(c) If the condition necessitating the appointment of a receiver under this section is remedied, the receivership shall be terminated immediately, the management of the domestic entity shall be restored to its managerial officials, and the receiver shall redeliver to the domestic entity all of its property remaining in receivership.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 241.011 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 241 / Section 241.011
§ 241.011. HUMAN TRAFFICKING SIGNS REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) An emergency department of a hospital shall display a sign, at least 11 inches by 17 inches in size, written in at least a 16-point font and in the form prescribed by the attorney general, that includes:

(1) the following statements:

(A) "All health care practitioners and first responders are required to receive human trafficking prevention training."; and

(B) "A hospital employee may not be disciplined, retaliated against, or otherwise discriminated against for reporting in good faith a suspected act of human trafficking.";

(2) information on recognizing and reporting human trafficking and a list of human trafficking indicators;

(3) a phone number the attorney general designates for reporting a suspected act of human trafficking; and

(4) contact information for reporting suspicious activity to the Department of Public Safety.

(b) The sign described by Subsection (a) must be posted:

(1) in a location easily visible to all hospital employees; and

(2) separately in English, Spanish, and any other primary language spoken by 10 percent or more of the hospital's employees.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 298G.051 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 298G / Section 298G.051
§ 298G.051. LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY TO REQUIRE MANDATORY PAYMENT.
Status: in_force

The board may require a mandatory payment authorized under this chapter by an institutional health care provider in the district only in the manner provided by this chapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 885.352 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 885 / Section 885.352
§ 885.352. EXCEPTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Section 885.351(b) does not apply to an agent, representative, or member of a fraternal benefit society who devotes less than 50 percent of the person's time to the solicitation and procurement of benefit contracts for that society.

(b) For purposes of this section, a person is presumed for a calendar year to have devoted at least 50 percent of the person's time to the solicitation or procurement of benefit contracts if, in the preceding calendar year, the person solicited or procured on behalf of a fraternal benefit society:

(1) life insurance contracts that have generated, in the aggregate, more than $20,000 of direct premiums for all lives insured;

(2) benefit contracts other than life insurance contracts that have insured the individual lives of more than 25 persons; or

(3) variable life insurance or variable annuity contracts.

(c) A person to whom this section applies may not solicit or procure on behalf of a fraternal benefit society an interest-sensitive life insurance contract that exceeds $35,000 of coverage on an individual life unless the person holds the designation of fraternal insurance counselor.
Tex. Education Code § 12.255 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 12 / Section 12.255
§ 12.255. AUTHORIZATION FOR CHARTER.
Status: repealed

(a) Notwithstanding any other law and in addition to the number of charters allowed under Subchapter D, the commissioner may, subject to Subsection (c) and on the basis of an application submitted, grant a charter under the program to an eligible entity to provide an adult education program for individuals described by Section 12.258 to successfully complete:

(1) a high school program that can lead to a diploma; and

(2) career and technology education courses that can lead to industry certification.

(b) An eligible entity, other than the nonprofit entity granted a charter under former Section 29.259, is not entitled to an automatic grant of a charter under this subchapter on the basis that the entity holds a charter or operates a charter school under another provision of this chapter.

(c) Subject to Subsection (d), the commissioner may not grant more than 10 charters under this subchapter.

(d) A charter granted under former Section 29.259 may not be counted toward the limit under Subsection (c).

(e) Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 292 (S.B. 2032), Sec. 13, eff. May 29, 2023.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 74.003 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 74 / Section 74.003
§ 74.003. EXEMPTIONS.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not require registration by:

(1) an accountant providing only accounting services;

(2) an attorney providing only legal counsel;

(3) an insurance company or insurance agent providing only insurance policies to a business;

(4) entities providing only investment and financial advisory services;

(5) an accredited college of optometry or college of medicine in this state;

(6) an optometrist licensed by the Texas Optometry Board or a physician licensed by the Texas Medical Board who has an ownership interest in three or fewer locations;

(7) a community health center, as defined by Section 351.367(a), Occupations Code; and

(8) a nonprofit corporation governed by Chapter 22, Business Organizations Code, and exempt from taxation under Section 501(a), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as an organization described by Section 501(c)(3) of that code, that performs eye care services primarily for homeless, migrant, indigent, or medically underserved populations.
Tex. Education Code § 54.643 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 54 / Section 54.643
§ 54.643. CONFIDENTIALITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Records in the custody of the board relating to the participation of specific purchasers and beneficiaries in the program are confidential.

(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the board may release information described by that subsection to an institution of higher education in which a beneficiary may enroll or is enrolled. The institution of higher education shall keep the information confidential.

(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, the board may release information to the Internal Revenue Service and to any state tax agencies as required by applicable tax law.
Tex. Education Code § 7.111 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 7 / Section 7.111
§ 7.111. HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY EXAMINATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall provide for the administration of high school equivalency examinations.

(a-1) A person who does not have a high school diploma may take the examination in accordance with rules adopted by the board if the person is:

(1) over 17 years of age;

(2) 16 years of age or older and:

(A) is enrolled in a Job Corps training program under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (29 U.S.C. Section 2801 et seq.), and its subsequent amendments;

(B) a public agency providing supervision of the person or having custody of the person under a court order recommends that the person take the examination; or

(C) is enrolled in the Texas Military Department's Seaborne ChalleNGe Corps; or

(3) required to take the examination under a court order issued under Section 65.103(a)(3), Family Code.

(b) The board by rule shall establish and require payment of a fee as a condition to the issuance of a high school equivalency certificate and a copy of the scores of the examinations. The fee must be reasonable and designed to cover the administrative costs of issuing the certificate and a copy of the scores. The board may not require a waiting period between the date a person withdraws from school and the date the person takes the examination unless the period relates to the time between administrations of the examination.

(c) The board by rule shall develop and deliver high school equivalency examinations and provide for the administration of the examinations online. The rules must provide a procedure for verifying the identity of the person taking the examination.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1028.112 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1028 / Section 1028.112
§ 1028.112. OPERATING AND MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

The board may enter into an operating or management contract relating to a hospital facility for the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3911.160 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3911 / Section 3911.160
§ 3911.160. CONVENTION CENTER.
Status: in_force

An improvement project may include the planning, design, construction, acquisition, lease, rental, improvement, maintenance, installation, and management of and provision of furnishings for a facility for:

(1) a conference, convention, or exhibition;

(2) a manufacturer, consumer, or trade show;

(3) a civic, community, or institutional event; or

(4) an exhibit, display, attraction, special event, or seasonal or cultural celebration or holiday.
Tex. Insurance Code § 981.058 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 981 / Section 981.058
§ 981.058. ALIEN INSURERS.
Status: in_force

An alien surplus lines insurer must be listed on the Quarterly Listing of Alien Insurers maintained by the International Insurers Department, National Association of Insurance Commissioners.
Tex. Water Code § 36.1131 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 36 / Section 36.1131
§ 36.1131. ELEMENTS OF PERMIT.
Status: in_force

(a) A permit issued by the district to the applicant under Section 36.113 shall state the terms and provisions prescribed by the district.

(b) The permit may include:

(1) the name and address of the person to whom the permit is issued;

(2) the location of the well;

(3) the date the permit is to expire if no well is drilled;

(4) a statement of the purpose for which the well is to be used;

(5) a requirement that the water withdrawn under the permit be put to beneficial use at all times;

(6) the location of the use of the water from the well;

(7) a water well closure plan or a declaration that the applicant will comply with well plugging guidelines and report closure to the commission;

(8) the conditions and restrictions, if any, placed on the rate and amount of withdrawal;

(9) any conservation-oriented methods of drilling and operating prescribed by the district;

(10) a drought contingency plan prescribed by the district; and

(11) other terms and conditions as provided by Section 36.113.
Tex. Local Government Code § 373B.004 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 373B / Section 373B.004
§ 373B.004. PURPOSES OF TRUST.
Status: in_force

The purposes of a community land trust are to:

(1) provide affordable housing for low-income and moderate-income residents in the community;

(2) promote resident ownership of housing;

(3) keep housing affordable for future residents; and

(4) capture the value of public investment for long-term community benefit.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3805.009 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3805 / Section 3805.009
§ 3805.009. LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with the findings and purposes stated in this chapter.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 50A.004 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 50A / Section 50A.004
§ 50A.004. COMPOSITION.
Status: in_force

(a) The council is composed of the following nine members:

(1) eight members who are appointed jointly by the commissioner of public health and the vice chancellor for The Texas A&M University System Agriculture Program; and

(2) one member who is a representative of the Department of Agriculture and is appointed by the commissioner of agriculture.

(b) At least four members of the council who are appointed under Subsection (a)(1) must each represent one of the following:

(1) the horticulture industry;

(2) the nutrition industry;

(3) the produce industry; or

(4) a local, county, or state health agency.
Tex. Labor Code § 101.153 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 101 / Section 101.153
§ 101.153. USE OF INSULTING, THREATENING, OR OBSCENE LANGUAGE PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

A person may not, by use of insulting, threatening, or obscene language, interfere with or intimidate or seek to interfere with or intimidate another:

(1) in the exercise of the other person's lawful right to work or to enter on the performance of a lawful vocation; or

(2) from freely entering or leaving any premises.