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Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 90.055 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 90 / Section 90.055
§ 90.055. MOTION TO STAY.
Status: in_force

(a) A defendant may file a motion requesting a stay of the proceedings under Section 90.057 on or before the later of:

(1) the 60th day before the date trial in the action is set to commence;

(2) the 15th day after the date the defendant first obtains asbestos- or silica-exposure information that could support an additional asbestos or silica trust claim by the claimant; or

(3) a date provided by court order if the court entered an order under Section 90.052(b).

(b) The motion described by Subsection (a) must include:

(1) a list of asbestos or silica trusts not disclosed by the claimant against which the defendant in good faith believes the claimant may make a successful trust claim; and

(2) information supporting the additional trust claim described by Subdivision (1), including information that may be used to meet the trust claim requirements of an asbestos or silica trust described by Subdivision (1).
Tex. Local Government Code § 363.301 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 363 / Section 363.301
§ 363.301. TIME FOR DISSOLUTION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is dissolved on the first uniform election date that occurs after the fifth anniversary of the date the district began to levy taxes for district purposes if the district has not held a continuation or dissolution referendum.

(b) The district is dissolved on the first uniform election date that occurs after the fifth anniversary of the date of the most recent continuation or dissolution referendum.

(c) Subsection (b) does not apply to a district that is continued under Section 363.2515, and that district is dissolved at the end of the period for which it was continued.
Tex. Government Code § 540.0657 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 540 / Section 540.0657
§ 540.0657. FREQUENCY OF PROVIDER RECREDENTIALING.
Status: in_force

(a) A Medicaid managed care organization shall formally recredential a physician or other provider with the frequency required by the single, consolidated Medicaid provider enrollment and credentialing process, if that process is created under Section 532.0151.

(b) Notwithstanding any other law, the required frequency of recredentialing may be less frequent than once in any three-year period.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1101.605 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1101 / Section 1101.605
§ 1101.605. DEADLINE FOR ACTION; NOTICE TO COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

(a) An action for a judgment that may result in an order for payment from the trust account may not be brought after the second anniversary of the date the cause of action accrues.

(b) When an aggrieved person brings an action for a judgment that may result in an agreed judgment and order for payment from the trust account, the aggrieved person and the license or certificate holder against whom the action is brought shall notify the commission in writing before entry of the agreed judgment and deliver a copy of all petitions and pleadings and the proposed agreed judgment to the commission. The commission will notify the parties not later than the 30th day after the date of receiving the documents if the commission intends to relitigate material and relevant issues as to the applicability of the trust account to the agreed judgment as provided by Section 1101.608.
Tex. Transportation Code § 545.3531 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 545 / Section 545.3531
§ 545.3531. AUTHORITY OF DISTRICT ENGINEER TO TEMPORARILY LOWER SPEED LIMIT AT HIGHWAY MAINTENANCE ACTIVITY SITE.
Status: in_force

(a) A district engineer of the Texas Department of Transportation may temporarily lower a prima facie speed limit for a highway or part of a highway in a district if the district engineer determines that the prima facie speed limit for the highway or part of highway is unreasonable or unsafe because of highway maintenance activities at the site.

(b) A district engineer may temporarily lower a prima facie speed limit under this section without the approval of or permission from the Texas Transportation Commission.

(c) A temporary speed limit established under this section:

(1) is a prima facie prudent and reasonable speed limit enforceable in the same manner as other prima facie speed limits established under other provisions of this subchapter; and

(2) supersedes any other established speed limit that would permit a person to operate a motor vehicle at a higher rate of speed.

(d) After a district engineer temporarily lowers a speed limit under this section, the Texas Department of Transportation shall:

(1) place and maintain at the maintenance activity site temporary speed limit signs that conform to the manual and specifications adopted under Section 544.001;

(2) temporarily conceal all other signs on the highway or part of a highway affected by the maintenance activity that give notice of a speed limit that would permit a person to operate a motor vehicle at a higher rate of speed; and

(3) remove all temporary speed limit signs placed under Subdivision (1) and concealments of other signs placed under Subdivision (2) when the temporary speed limit expires under Subsection (f).

(e) A temporary speed limit established under this section is effective when the Texas Department of Transportation, as required under Subsection (d), places temporary speed limit signs and conceals other signs that would permit a person to operate a motor vehicle at a higher rate of speed.

(f) A temporary speed limit established under this section:

(1) is effective until the earlier of:

(A) the 45th day after the date the limit becomes effective; or

(B) the date on which the district engineer determines that the maintenance activity has been completed and all equipment has been removed from the maintenance activity site; and

(2) may not be extended unless established by the Texas Transportation Commission under Section 545.353.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4001.0501 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4001 / Section 4001.0501
§ 4001.0501. TAX ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapter 49, Water Code, or, if applicable, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax.

(b) Section 375.243, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 62.066 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 62 / Section 62.066
§ 62.066. MANAGEMENT OF RESOURCES.
Status: in_force

The commission may direct the service or division of the department charged with the management of wildlife resources to manage the aquatic and wildlife resources found in state parks, forts, or historic sites.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2301.003 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2301 / Section 2301.003
§ 2301.003. EFFECT ON AGREEMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The terms and conditions of a franchise are subject to this chapter.

(b) An agreement to waive the terms of this chapter is void and unenforceable. A term or condition of a franchise inconsistent with this chapter is unenforceable.
Tex. Local Government Code § 254.023 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 254 / Section 254.023
§ 254.023. CHARACTER OF BOARD; GENERAL POWERS.
Status: in_force

(a) A board is a body politic and corporate.

(b) The board may:

(1) manage, control, maintain, and operate the island property;

(2) employ a general manager and any other officer, employee, or representative the board considers appropriate;

(3) prepare and adopt a budget, set charges for a service or facility, authorize an expenditure, and manage and control the income and revenue of the island property;

(4) determine policies and adopt rules and procedures for the operation of the island property;

(5) acquire property or an interest in property to accomplish the purposes of this chapter and construct an improvement or facility on the property;

(6) contract in its own name, but not in the name of the municipality;

(7) sue and be sued in its own name;

(8) adopt, use, and alter a corporate seal; and

(9) establish a security force and commission as a peace officer an employee of the force who is licensed by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement.

(c) A person commissioned as a peace officer under this chapter has each right, privilege, obligation, and duty of other peace officers in this state while on the property under control of the board or in the actual course and scope of the person's employment.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9046.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9046 / Section 9046.054
§ 9046.054. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located.

(b) If a road project is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road project must meet all applicable construction standards, subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which the road project is located.

(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Tex. Water Code § 15.901 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 15 / Section 15.901
§ 15.901. DEFINITIONS.
Status: repealed

In this subchapter:

(1) "Fund" means the disadvantaged rural community water and wastewater financial assistance fund.

(2) Repealed by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1151, Sec. 17(1), eff. June 18, 2005.

(3) "Rural community" means:

(A) a municipality or county with a population of less than 5,000;

(B) any portion of a political subdivision with a service population of less than 5,000 that is located outside the boundaries or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality; or

(C) a predominately residential area with a population of less than 5,000 that is located outside the corporate boundaries of a municipality.

(4) "Disadvantaged rural community" means a rural community with a median household income that is not greater than 75 percent of the median state household income for the most recent year for which the applicable statistics are available.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4051.202 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4051 / Section 4051.202
§ 4051.202. COURSE.
Status: in_force

(a) To be eligible to receive a license under this subchapter, an applicant must complete a course of study and instruction offered by the applicable company on motor vehicle insurance and insurance covering dwellings.

(b) The course of study and instruction must:

(1) be at least five hours in duration; and

(2) include instruction on:

(A) the policies to be sold; and

(B) the laws relating to the regulation of insurance in this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8501.262 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8501 / Section 8501.262
§ 8501.262. HOLDER OF OBLIGATION ENTITLED TO ADMINISTRATOR OR RECEIVER.
Status: in_force

(a) If there is a default in the payment of the principal of or interest on an obligation issued under this chapter, any holder of the obligation is entitled to have an administrator or receiver appointed by a court to administer and operate, on behalf of the authority and the holders of the obligation, the improvements and facilities the revenue of which is pledged to the payment of the obligation.

(b) The administrator or receiver may:

(1) set and collect fees sufficient to:

(A) provide for the payment of operation and maintenance expenses as described by this chapter; and

(B) pay any outstanding obligations or interest coupons payable from the revenue of the improvements and facilities; and

(2) apply the income and revenue of the improvements and facilities in accordance with this chapter and the proceedings authorizing the issuance of the obligation.
Tex. Government Code § 825.0032 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 825 / Section 825.0032
§ 825.0032. INELIGIBILITY FOR BOARD AND OF CERTAIN EMPLOYEES.
Status: repealed

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a person is not eligible for appointment to the board if the person or the person's spouse:

(1) is employed by or participates in the management of a business entity or other organization receiving funds from the retirement system;

(2) owns or controls, directly or indirectly, more than a 10 percent interest in a business entity or other organization receiving funds from the retirement system; or

(3) uses or receives a substantial amount of tangible goods, services, or funds from the retirement system, other than compensation or reimbursement authorized by law for board membership, attendance, or expenses.

(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to employment by, participation in the management of, or ownership or control of an interest in a business entity or other organization on behalf of the retirement system. Subsection (a)(3) does not apply to a person who is nominated for appointment under Section 825.002(c), (d), or (e).

(c) A person may not be a trustee or an employee of the retirement system employed in a "bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity," as that phrase is used for purposes of establishing an exemption to the overtime provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 201 et seq.) if:

(1) the person is a paid officer, employee, or consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of investment or insurance; or

(2) the person's spouse is a paid officer, employee, or consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of investment or insurance.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1230, Sec. 27, eff. September 1, 2007.

(e) In this section, a Texas trade association means a cooperative and voluntarily joined association of business or professional competitors in this state designed to assist its members and its industry or profession in dealing with mutual business or professional problems and in promoting their common interest.

(f) A person may not serve as a trustee or act as the general counsel to the board or the retirement system if the person is required to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305 because of the person's activities for compensation on behalf of a business or an association related to the operation of the board.
Tex. Insurance Code § 256.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 256 / Section 256.002
§ 256.002. MAXIMUM RATE; ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The rate of assessment set by the commissioner may not exceed 0.4 percent of the gross premiums subject to taxation under Section 256.003.

(b) The commissioner shall annually adjust the rate of assessment of the maintenance tax so that the tax imposed that year, together with any unexpended funds produced by the tax, produces the amount the commissioner determines is necessary to pay the expenses during the succeeding year of regulating all classes of insurance specified under Chapter 2101.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1501.353 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1501 / Section 1501.353
§ 1501.353. AGENT COMPENSATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A small employer health benefit plan issuer shall pay the same commission, percentage of premium, or other amount to an agent for renewal of a small employer health benefit plan as the issuer paid for original placement of the plan, except that the issuer may increase compensation for renewal of a plan to reflect an increase in the cost of living or similar factors.

(b) A small employer health benefit plan issuer may not implement, directly or indirectly, agent commission schedules that vary the level of agent commissions based on the size of the group or otherwise reduce access to small employer health benefit plans.

(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (b), a small employer health benefit plan issuer may:

(1) vary agent commission amounts or percentages based on group size if the variation in the commission amounts or percentages are inversely related to the size of the group;

(2) vary agent commission amounts or percentages based on the cumulative premium paid by a single small employer over a specific period if the variation in the commission amounts or percentages are inversely related to the cumulative premium paid during the period; or

(3) pay agent commissions as a percentage of premiums charged to a small employer if the commission percentage is based on all premiums paid by the small employer.

(d) A small employer health benefit plan issuer may not use an agent compensation schedule that provides compensation in a specific dollar amount for each individual covered during a specified period or for each group of individuals covered during a specified period.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2035.056 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2035 / Section 2035.056
§ 2035.056. CONTESTEE.
Status: in_force

The county attorney is the contestee of a suit brought under Section 2035.051. If there is not a county attorney of the county, the criminal district attorney or district attorney is the contestee.
Tex. Family Code § 264.758 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 264 / Section 264.758
§ 264.758. FUNDS.
Status: in_force

The department and other state agencies shall actively seek and use federal funds available for the purposes of this subchapter.
Tex. Local Government Code § 234.052 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 234 / Section 234.052
§ 234.052. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies only to a county with a population of 700,000 or more.
Tex. Local Government Code § 324.061 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 324 / Section 324.061
§ 324.061. DEPOSITORIES AND DISBURSEMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Money and other funds belonging to or under control of the board are public funds.

(b) The board shall select depositories for the money.

(c) A warrant or check for the withdrawal of money must be signed by two persons authorized to sign a warrant or check by resolution entered in the minutes of the board.
Tex. Family Code § 262.402 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 262 / Section 262.402
§ 262.402. PILOT PROGRAM FOR FAMILY PRESERVATION SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall establish a pilot program that allows the department to dispose of an investigation by referring the family of a child who is a candidate for foster care for family preservation services and allowing the child to return home instead of entering foster care or by providing services to a pregnant or parenting foster youth. The department shall implement the pilot program in two child protective services regions in this state, one urban and one rural.

(b) The pilot program must be implemented in at least one child protective services region in this state in which community-based care has been implemented under Subchapter B-1, Chapter 264.

(c) In authorizing family preservation services for a child who is a candidate for foster care, the child's safety is the primary concern. The services may be modified as necessary to accommodate the child's circumstances.

(d) In implementing the pilot program, the department shall use:

(1) Title IV-E funds to:

(A) pay for legal representation for parents in the manner provided by Section 107.015; or

(B) provide to counties a matching reimbursement for the cost of the legal representation; and

(2) funds received under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program or other department funds to provide enhanced in-home support services to families qualifying for prevention services under this subchapter to achieve the objectives in the family preservation services plan.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2022.101 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2022 / Section 2022.101
§ 2022.101. PUBLIC INTEREST INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall prepare information of public interest describing the functions of the commission and the procedures by which complaints are filed with and resolved by the commission.

(b) The commission shall make the information described by Subsection (a) available to the public and appropriate state agencies.
Tex. Education Code § 31.07101 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 31 / Section 31.07101
§ 31.07101. FREE USE, REUSE, MODIFICATION, OR SHARING LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) Instructional material is licensed to this state under an intellectual property license that allows for free use, reuse, modification, or sharing with others if the license:

(1) is irrevocable and perpetual;

(2) permits the state to sublicense the material;

(3) authorizes the use of the material by any person in any location permitted by the terms of the original license, if applicable;

(4) authorizes access, use, transmission, adaptation, public display, public performance, public distribution, and copying of the material; and

(5) authorizes the creation of derivative works as permitted by the terms of the original license, if applicable.

(b) Instructional material licensed to this state under an intellectual property license that is restricted to noncommercial or educational use qualifies under this subchapter as instructional material licensed to this state under a license that allows for free use, reuse, modification, or sharing with others.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3945.0309 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3945 / Section 3945.0309
§ 3945.0309. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may engage in activities that accomplish the economic development purposes of the district.

(b) The district may establish and provide for the administration of one or more programs to promote state or local economic development and to stimulate business and commercial activity in the district, including programs to:

(1) make loans and grants of public money; and

(2) provide district personnel and services.

(c) The district may create economic development programs and exercise the economic development powers provided to municipalities by:

(1) Chapter 380, Local Government Code; and

(2) Subchapter A, Chapter 1509, Government Code.
Tex. Government Code § 418.136 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 418 / Section 418.136
§ 418.136. EFFECT OF ACCEPTANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) A plan accepted by the General Land Office under Section 418.135 is valid for four years and may be implemented during that period without further acceptance if a disaster occurs.

(b) In accordance with rules adopted by the General Land Office, on or before expiration, the plan may be reviewed by the center and the General Land Office, updated if necessary, and resubmitted to the General Land Office for acceptance or rejection.
Tex. Election Code § 233.0115 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 233 / Section 233.0115
§ 233.0115. BALLOT LANGUAGE MANDAMUS ACTION.
Status: in_force

If a court orders a new election under Section 233.011, a person may seek from the court a writ of mandamus to compel the governing body of a city to comply with the requirement that a ballot proposition must substantially submit the question with such definiteness, certainty, and facial neutrality that the voters are not misled, as provided by Section 273.102.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 325.003 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 325 / Section 325.003
§ 325.003. INAPPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to a telecommunications provider's or Internet service provider's good faith transmission or routing of, or intermediate temporary storing or caching of, identifying information.