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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6906.111 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6906 / Section 6906.111
§ 6906.111. AUTHORITY OF PUBLIC AGENCIES AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS TO CONTRACT WITH DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) A public agency or political subdivision of this state may enter into a contract or agreement with the district, on terms agreed to by the parties, for:

(1) the purchase or sale of water;

(2) waste collection, processing, or disposal; or

(3) any purpose relating to the district's powers or functions.

(b) Approval, notice, consent, or an election is not required in connection with a contract or agreement.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 101.454 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 101 / Section 101.454
§ 101.454. DETERMINATION BY GOVERNING OR INDEPENDENT PERSONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The determination of how to proceed on allegations made in a demand or petition relating to a derivative proceeding must be made by an affirmative vote of the majority of:

(1) the independent and disinterested governing persons of the limited liability company, whether one or more, even if the independent and disinterested governing persons are not a majority of the governing persons of the limited liability company;

(2) a committee consisting of one or more independent and disinterested governing persons appointed by the majority of one or more independent and disinterested governing persons of the limited liability company, even if the appointing independent and disinterested governing persons are not a majority of the governing persons of the limited liability company; or

(3) a panel of one or more independent and disinterested individuals appointed by the court on a motion by the limited liability company listing the names of the individuals to be appointed and stating that, to the best of the limited liability company's knowledge, the individuals to be appointed are disinterested and qualified to make the determinations contemplated by Section 101.458.

(b) An entity to which this subsection applies is independent and disinterested under this section only if its decision with respect to the limited liability company's derivative proceeding is made by a majority of its governing persons who are independent and disinterested with respect to that derivative proceeding, even if those governing persons are not a majority of its governing persons. This subsection applies to an entity that is:

(1) a managing entity of the limited liability company; or

(2) directly, or indirectly through one or more other entities, a governing person of that managing entity.

(c) The court shall appoint a panel under Subsection (a)(3) if the court finds that the individuals recommended by the limited liability company are independent and disinterested and are otherwise qualified with respect to expertise, experience, independent judgment, and other factors considered appropriate by the court under the circumstances to make the determinations. An individual appointed by the court to a panel under this section may not be held liable to the limited liability company or the limited liability company's members for an action taken or omission made by the individual in that capacity, except for acts or omissions constituting fraud or wilful misconduct.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1369.211 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1369 / Section 1369.211
§ 1369.211. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Associated conditions" means the symptoms or side effects associated with stage-four advanced, metastatic cancer or its treatment and which, in the judgment of the health care practitioner, further jeopardize the health of a patient if left untreated.

(2) "Stage-four advanced, metastatic cancer" means cancer that has spread from the primary or original site of the cancer to nearby tissues, lymph nodes, or other areas or parts of the body.
Tex. Government Code § 74.006 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 74 / Section 74.006
§ 74.006. SUPREME COURT DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The chief justice shall ensure that the supreme court executes and implements the court's administrative duties and responsibilities under this chapter.
Tex. Occupations Code § 801.263 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 801 / Section 801.263
§ 801.263. LICENSED EQUINE DENTAL PROVIDER RESPONSIBILITY.
Status: in_force

A licensed equine dental provider shall be held to the same standard of care as a veterinarian when the provider performs the equine dental procedures described in Section 801.262(b).
Tex. Election Code § 255.001 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 255 / Section 255.001
§ 255.001. REQUIRED DISCLOSURE ON POLITICAL ADVERTISING.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not knowingly cause to be published, distributed, or broadcast political advertising containing express advocacy that does not indicate in the advertising:

(1) that it is political advertising; and

(2) the full name of:

(A) the person who paid for the political advertising;

(B) the political committee authorizing the political advertising; or

(C) the candidate or specific-purpose committee supporting the candidate, if the political advertising is authorized by the candidate.

(b) Political advertising that is authorized by a candidate, an agent of a candidate, or a political committee filing reports under this title shall be deemed to contain express advocacy.

(c) A person may not knowingly use, cause or permit to be used, or continue to use any published, distributed, or broadcast political advertising containing express advocacy that the person knows does not include the disclosure required by Subsection (a). A person is presumed to know that the use of political advertising is prohibited by this subsection if the commission notifies the person in writing that the use is prohibited. A person who learns that political advertising signs, as defined by Section 259.001, that have been distributed do not include the disclosure required by Subsection (a) or include a disclosure that does not comply with Subsection (a) does not commit a continuing violation of this subsection if the person makes a good faith attempt to remove or correct those signs. A person who learns that printed political advertising other than a political advertising sign that has been distributed does not include the disclosure required by Subsection (a) or includes a disclosure that does not comply with Subsection (a) is not required to attempt to recover the political advertising and does not commit a continuing violation of this subsection as to any previously distributed political advertising.

(d) This section does not apply to:

(1) tickets or invitations to political fund-raising events;

(2) campaign buttons, pins, hats, or similar campaign materials; or

(3) circulars or flyers that cost in the aggregate less than $500 to publish and distribute.

(e) A person who violates this section is liable to the state for a civil penalty in an amount determined by the commission not to exceed $4,000.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8091.0301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8091 / Section 8091.0301
§ 8091.0301. 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. Health and Safety Code § 93.010 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 93 / Section 93.010
§ 93.010. STAFF SUPPORT.
Status: in_force

Each agency represented on the council:

(1) shall provide the council with staff support of specialists as needed; and

(2) may provide staff support to an advisory committee.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7969.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7969 / Section 7969.101
§ 7969.101. 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 § 60.005 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 60 / Section 60.005
§ 60.005. EXEMPTION FROM TAXATION AND SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

The property of a district is public property used for essential public and governmental purposes. The district and the district's property are exempt from all taxes and special assessments imposed by this state or a political subdivision of this state.
Tex. Government Code § 2152.103 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2152 / Section 2152.103
§ 2152.103. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive director shall manage the commission's affairs under the commission's direction.

(b) The commission's directions to the executive director shall be:

(1) made only at an open meeting of the commission; and

(2) included in the commission's minutes for the meeting.

(c) The executive director may employ staff necessary to administer the commission's functions.
Tex. Property Code § 202.013 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 202 / Section 202.013
§ 202.013. REGULATION OF ASSEMBLY, ASSOCIATION, AND SPEECH.
Status: in_force

(a) This section does not apply to a common area of a property owners' association that is not made available for meetings:

(1) due to designated seasonal use; or

(2) other than a meeting of the property owners' association, the board of the property owners' association, or a committee of the association or the association's board.

(b) Except as otherwise provided by this section, a property owners' association may not adopt or enforce a provision in a dedicatory instrument that prohibits or has the effect of prohibiting a property owner or resident from inviting governmental officials and candidates who have been qualified in the appropriate election to run for public governmental office to address or meet with property owners' association members, residents, or their invitees in common areas of the association.

(c) A property owners' association may require gatherings described by Subsection (b) to abide by the same provisions of a dedicatory instrument that apply to any other gathering held in a common area of the association, including a provision:

(1) requiring a room rental fee or deposit;

(2) limiting the maximum occupancy of the common area where the meeting is to be held;

(3) establishing hours during which a meeting may be held in the common area;

(4) specifying the common areas of the association that are available to the association members for meetings; or

(5) requiring a written reservation or rental agreement.

(d) This section does not apply to a property owners' association that qualifies for tax exempt status under Section 501(c)(3), Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
Tex. Estates Code § 1352.058 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1352 / Section 1352.058
§ 1352.058. SWORN REPORT OF EXPENDITURES.
Status: in_force

When the parent or managing conservator has spent the proceeds of a home equity loan authorized under this subchapter, the parent or managing conservator shall file with the county clerk a sworn report accounting for the proceeds.
Tex. Water Code § 5.121 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 5 / Section 5.121
§ 5.121. PUBLIC INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall comply with Section 2001.004, Government Code, by indexing and making available for public inspection all rules and all other written statements of policy or interpretations formulated, adopted, or used by the commission in the discharge of its functions.

(b) The commission shall comply with Section 2001.004, Government Code, by indexing and making available for public inspection all of the commission's final orders, decisions, and opinions.
Tex. Estates Code § 51.055 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 51 / Section 51.055
§ 51.055. SERVICE ON PARTY'S ATTORNEY OF RECORD.
Status: in_force

(a) If a party is represented by an attorney of record in a probate proceeding, each citation or notice required to be served on the party in that proceeding shall be served instead on that attorney. A notice under this subsection may be served by delivery to the attorney in person or by a qualified delivery method.

(b) A notice may be served on an attorney of record under this section by:

(1) another party to the proceeding;

(2) the attorney of record for another party to the proceeding;

(3) the appropriate sheriff or constable; or

(4) any other person competent to testify.

(c) Each of the following is prima facie evidence of the fact that service has been made under this section:

(1) the written statement of an attorney of record showing service;

(2) the return of the officer showing service; and

(3) the affidavit of any other person showing service.
Tex. Government Code § 823.402 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 823 / Section 823.402
§ 823.402. DEVELOPMENTAL LEAVE.
Status: repealed

(a) An eligible member may establish equivalent membership service credit for developmental leave that is creditable in the retirement system.

(b) Developmental leave creditable in the retirement system is absence from membership service for a school year that is approved by the member's employer for study, research, travel, or another purpose designed, as determined by the employer, to improve the member's professional competence.

(c) A member eligible to establish credit under this section is one who:

(1) has at least five years of service credited in the retirement system before the developmental leave occurs;

(2) has, at the time the required deposits for the credit are paid, at least one year of membership service credit in the retirement system following the developmental leave; and

(3) has at least five years of service credited in the retirement system at the time the required deposits for the credit are paid.

(d) On or before the date a member takes developmental leave, the member must file with the retirement system a notice of intent to take developmental leave, and the member's employer must file with the retirement system a certification that the leave meets the requirements of Subsection (b). The notice of intent and the certification must be in the form required by the retirement system. Leave is not creditable in the retirement system if the member does not submit notice of intent and obtain the certification required by this subsection.

(e) A member may establish credit under this section by depositing with the retirement system for each year of developmental leave certified the actuarial present value, at the time of deposit, of the additional standard retirement annuity benefits that would be attributable to the purchase of the service credit under this section, based on rates and tables recommended by the retirement system's actuary and adopted by the board of trustees.

(f) A member may not establish more than two years of equivalent membership service credit under this section.

(g) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 456, Sec. 7(a), eff. September 1, 2011.

(h) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 456, Sec. 7(a), eff. September 1, 2011.
Tex. Labor Code § 61.053 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 61 / Section 61.053
§ 61.053. BAD FAITH; ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) If the commission examiner, a wage claim appeal tribunal, or the commission determines that an employer acted in bad faith in not paying wages as required by this chapter, the examiner, tribunal, or commission, in addition to ordering the payment of the wages, may assess an administrative penalty against the employer.

(b) If the commission examiner, a wage claim appeal tribunal, or the commission determines an employee acted in bad faith in bringing a wage claim, the examiner, tribunal, or commission may assess an administrative penalty against the employee.

(c) An administrative penalty assessed under this section may not exceed the lesser of:

(1) the amount of the wages in question or claimed; or

(2) $1,000.

(d) In determining the amount of an administrative penalty assessed under this section, the commission examiner, a wage claim appeal tribunal, or the commission shall consider:

(1) the seriousness of the violation;

(2) the history of previous violations;

(3) the amount necessary to deter a future violation; and

(4) any other appropriate matter, including mitigating circumstances.
Tex. Insurance Code § 228.104 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 228 / Section 228.104
§ 228.104. ACTION ON APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller shall:

(1) review the application, organizational documents, and business history of each applicant; and

(2) ensure that the applicant satisfies the requirements of this chapter.

(b) Not later than the 30th day after the date an application is filed, the comptroller shall:

(1) issue the certification; or

(2) refuse to issue the certification and communicate in detail to the applicant the grounds for the refusal, including suggestions for the removal of those grounds.
Tex. Government Code § 54.759 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54 / Section 54.759
§ 54.759. LOCATION OF COURT.
Status: in_force

(a) The criminal law magistrate court may be held at one or more locations provided by the local administrative rules or ordered by the local administrative judge.

(b) A defendant may be brought before the court in person or by means of an electronic broadcast system through which an image of the defendant is presented to the court. For purposes of this subsection, "electronic broadcast system" means a two-way electronic communication of image and sound between the defendant and the court.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 9.604 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 9 / Section 9.604
§ 9.604. PROCEDURE IF SECURITY AGREEMENT COVERS REAL PROPERTY OR FIXTURES.
Status: in_force

(a) If a security agreement covers both personal and real property, a secured party may proceed:

(1) under this subchapter as to the personal property without prejudicing any rights with respect to the real property; or

(2) as to both the personal property and the real property in accordance with the rights with respect to the real property, in which case the other provisions of this subchapter do not apply.

(b) Subject to Subsection (c), if a security agreement covers goods that are or become fixtures, a secured party may proceed:

(1) under this subchapter; or

(2) in accordance with the rights with respect to real property, in which case the other provisions of this subchapter do not apply.

(c) Subject to the other provisions of this subchapter, if a secured party holding a security interest in fixtures has priority over all owners and encumbrancers of the real property, the secured party, after default, may remove the collateral from the real property.

(d) A secured party that removes collateral shall promptly reimburse any encumbrancer or owner of the real property, other than the debtor, for the cost of repair of any physical injury caused by the removal. The secured party need not reimburse the encumbrancer or owner for any diminution in value of the real property caused by the absence of the goods removed or by any necessity of replacing them. A person entitled to reimbursement may refuse permission to remove until the secured party gives adequate assurance for the performance of the obligation to reimburse.
Tex. Local Government Code § 291.007 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 291 / Section 291.007
§ 291.007. NONBINDING REFERENDUM ON COUNTY PROPERTY MATTER.
Status: in_force

The commissioners court of a county with a population of less than 40,000 may order a nonbinding referendum in the county on any matter affecting county property. The referendum must be held on an authorized uniform election date as provided by Chapter 41, Election Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8104.316 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8104 / Section 8104.316
§ 8104.316. LIMITATION ON RIGHT OF BOND OR NOTE HOLDERS.
Status: in_force

The purchasers and holders of any bonds or notes may not demand payment from revenues, receipts, or assets of the authority except those pledged to the payment of the bonds or notes.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1953.051 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1953 / Section 1953.051
§ 1953.051. CERTAIN RATING PLANS PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) A rating plan regarding the writing of automobile insurance, other than insurance written under Chapter 2151, may not:

(1) assign a rate consequence to a charge or conviction for a violation of Subtitle C, Title 7, Transportation Code; or

(2) otherwise cause premiums for automobile insurance to be increased because of a charge or conviction described by Subdivision (1).

(b) A rating plan regarding the writing of personal automobile insurance may not:

(1) assign a rate consequence solely to:

(A) a consumer inquiry, as defined by Section 544.551, made by an applicant or insured; or

(B) a claim filed by an insured under a personal automobile insurance policy that is not paid or payable under the policy; or

(2) otherwise cause premiums for personal automobile insurance to be increased solely because of an inquiry or claim described by Subdivision (1).
Tex. Occupations Code § 651.159 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 651 / Section 651.159
§ 651.159.
Status: in_force

Sec. 651.159. MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING: PREPAID FUNERAL SERVICES. (a) The commission, the Texas Department of Insurance, and the Texas Department of Banking shall adopt a joint memorandum of understanding relating to prepaid funeral services and transactions. The memorandum must:

(1) outline the responsibilities of each agency in regulating prepaid funeral services and transactions;

(2) establish procedures to be used by each agency in:

(A) referring a complaint to one of the other agencies;

(B) investigating a complaint; and

(C) notifying the other agencies of a complaint or a complaint investigation;

(3) specify:

(A) an action the agencies regard as a deceptive trade practice; and

(B) the information the agencies provide consumers and when that information is to be provided; and

(4) set the administrative penalty each agency imposes for a violation.

(b) Not later than the last month of each state fiscal year, the commission and the other agencies shall review and update the memorandum of understanding.

(c) Each agency by rule shall adopt the memorandum of understanding and any revision to the memorandum.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7933.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7933 / Section 7933.005
§ 7933.005. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

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

(b) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of:

(1) a municipal utility district as provided by general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and

(2) Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation, or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8493.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8493 / Section 8493.105
§ 8493.105. 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. Insurance Code § 824.053 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 824 / Section 824.053
§ 824.053. APPROVAL OF MERGER OR CONSOLIDATION AFFECTING FOREIGN CORPORATION; EFFECTIVE DATE.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding Section 824.051 or 824.052, a merger or consolidation involving a corporation organized under the laws of another state does not take effect until the merger or consolidation is approved by the proper official of the domiciliary state, if that approval is required.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 162.018 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 162 / Section 162.018
§ 162.018. INTEREST RATE ON DELINQUENT PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST.
Status: in_force

Principal and interest that become delinquent shall bear interest at a rate fixed by the board.