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Tex. Business Organizations Code § 152.205 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 152 / Section 152.205
§ 152.205. PARTNER'S DUTY OF LOYALTY.
Status: in_force

A partner's duty of loyalty includes:

(1) accounting to and holding for the partnership property, profit, or benefit derived by the partner:

(A) in the conduct and winding up of the partnership business; or

(B) from use by the partner of partnership property;

(2) refraining from dealing with the partnership on behalf of a person who has an interest adverse to the partnership; and

(3) refraining from competing or dealing with the partnership in a manner adverse to the partnership.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 288.005 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 288 / Section 288.005
§ 288.005. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

The boundaries of each district are coextensive with the boundaries of the county in which the district is created.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 12.002 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 12 / Section 12.002
§ 12.002. UNLAWFUL USE OF FUNDS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person charged with the duty or responsibility of administering, disbursing, auditing, or otherwise handling the grants, funds, or money provided for in this title commits an offense if the person misappropriates the grants, funds, or money or by deception or fraud wrongfully distributes the grants, funds, or money to any person.

(b) An offense under this section is a felony punishable by confinement in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for a term of not less than two or more than seven years.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 84.008 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 84 / Section 84.008
§ 84.008. TEXAS FARM AND RANCH LANDS CONSERVATION FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) The Texas farm and ranch lands conservation fund is an account in the general revenue fund that may be appropriated only to the department to be used as provided by Subsection (b). The fund may not be used for grants to purchase or acquire any right or interest in property by eminent domain. The fund consists of:

(1) money appropriated by the legislature to the fund;

(2) public or private grants, gifts, donations, or contributions;

(3) funds from any other source, including proceeds from the sale of bonds, state or federal mitigation funds, or funds from any local, state, or federal program;

(4) proceeds of the sale of real property not required for the management of real property under Section 31.065(d), Natural Resources Code; and

(5) proceeds of the sale of real property under Section 31.066(d), Natural Resources Code.

(b) The fund may be used only:

(1) to award grants to qualified easement holders for the purchase of agricultural conservation easements;

(2) to pay transaction costs related to the purchase of agricultural conservation easements, which may include reimbursement of appraisal costs; and

(3) to pay associated administrative costs of the department, not to exceed five percent of the money in the fund.
Tex. Transportation Code § 623.005 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 623 / Section 623.005
§ 623.005. DISPOSITION OF PERMIT FEE IN TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a permit authorized by the legislature on or after September 1, 2019.

(b) Ten percent of the fee collected for a permit issued by the department under this subtitle shall be deposited to the credit of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles fund with the remaining fee distribution to be adjusted proportionately, if needed.

(c) Subsection (b) does not apply if a provision of this subtitle expressly requires a different amount of a fee collected to be deposited to the credit of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles fund.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.252 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.252
§ 2306.252. HOUSING RESOURCE CENTER.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall establish a housing resource center in the housing finance division.

(b) The department, through the center, shall:

(1) provide educational material prepared in plain language to housing advocates, housing sponsors, borrowers, and tenants;

(2) provide technical assistance to nonprofit housing sponsors;

(3) assist in the development of housing policy, including the annual state low income housing plan and report and the consolidated plan; and

(4) provide, in cooperation with the state energy conservation office, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, and other governmental entities, information on the use of sustainable and energy efficient housing construction products and assist local governments and nonprofits in identifying information on sustainable and energy efficient housing construction and energy efficient resources and techniques.

(c) The housing resource center is intended to assist individuals, local organizations, and local governments in providing for the housing needs of individuals and families in their communities by providing information available to the center to housing contractors, nonprofit housing sponsors, community-based organizations, and local governments on:

(1) local housing needs;

(2) housing programs;

(3) available funding sources; and

(4) programs that affect the creation, improvement, or preservation of housing affordable to individuals and families of low and very low income.

(d) The center shall serve as a housing and community services clearinghouse to provide information to the public, local communities, housing providers, and other interested parties regarding:

(1) the performance of each department program;

(2) the number of people served;

(3) the income of people served;

(4) the funding amounts distributed;

(5) allocation decisions;

(6) regional impact of department programs; and

(7) any other relevant information.

(e) The center shall compile the department's reports into an integrated format and shall compile and maintain a list of all affordable housing resources in the state, organized by community.

(f) The information required under Subsections (d) and (e) must be readily available in:

(1) a hard-copy format; and

(2) a user-friendly format on the department's website.

(g) The center shall provide information regarding the department's housing and community affairs programs to the Texas Information and Referral Network for inclusion in the statewide information and referral network as required by Section 526.0004.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1104.057 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1104 / Section 1104.057
§ 1104.057. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall elect from among its members a president, a vice president, and a secretary.

(b) Each officer of the board serves a one-year term.

(c) The board shall fill a vacancy in a board office for the unexpired term.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1601.208 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1601 / Section 1601.208
§ 1601.208. AMOUNT OF SYSTEM CONTRIBUTION.
Status: in_force

Not later than November 1 preceding each regular session of the legislature, each system shall certify to the Legislative Budget Board and the budget division of the Governor's Budget and Planning Office the amount necessary to pay the contributions of the system for the coverages provided under this chapter to each employee and retired employee of the system.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 33.016 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 33 / Section 33.016
§ 33.016. DISPOSITION OF OTHER FUNDS.
Status: in_force

Money received by the board for the grant of any interest not under Section 33.015 of this code shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the permanent school fund.
Tex. Education Code § 87.202 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 87 / Section 87.202
§ 87.202. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The board shall have the same powers and duties with respect to this university as are conferred on it by statute with respect to Texas A&M University.
Tex. Transportation Code § 70.037 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 70 / Section 70.037
§ 70.037. DEPUTY BRANCH PILOT APPOINTMENT BY BRANCH PILOT.
Status: in_force

(a) Each branch pilot, subject to examination and approval of the board, may appoint two deputy branch pilots.

(b) A branch pilot may appoint an additional deputy branch pilot if the board considers the appointment advisable.

(c) A branch pilot who appoints a deputy branch pilot without the approval of the board forfeits the pilot's appointment as a branch pilot.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5004.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 5004 / Section 5004.052
§ 5004.052. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE.
Status: in_force

To be eligible for appointment and to serve as a director, a person must:

(1) be at least 18 years of age;

(2) reside in the district and in Harrison or Marion County; and

(3) possess the qualifications of a juror.
Tex. Tax Code § 23.17 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 23 / Section 23.17
§ 23.17. MINERAL INTEREST NOT BEING PRODUCED.
Status: in_force

An interest in a mineral that may be removed by surface mining or quarrying from a deposit and that is not being produced is appraised at the price for which the interest would sell while the mineral is in place and not being produced. The appraised value is determined by applying a per acre value to the number of acres covered by the interest. The aggregate of the appraised value of the interest and the appraised value of all other interests that if not under separate ownership would constitute a fee simple estate in real property may not exceed the appraised value that would be placed on the fee estate if the interest in minerals were not owned separately.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8477.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8477 / Section 8477.151
§ 8477.151. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 8477.153.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Tax Code § 171.553 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 171 / Section 171.553
§ 171.553. APPLICATION FOR AND ISSUANCE OF ALLOCATION CERTIFICATE.
Status: in_force

(a) A taxable entity or an entity subject to state premium tax liability as defined by Section 233.0001, Insurance Code, must apply to the department for an allocation certificate in connection with a development in which the taxable entity or other entity owns an interest. The application must be submitted to the department along with the application for an allocation of federal tax credits in a manner prescribed by the department.

(b) The department shall issue an allocation certificate if:

(1) the department approves the application submitted under Subsection (a);

(2) the development meets the requirements to be a qualified development; and

(3) the department awards an amount of credit to the development under Section 171.554.
Tex. Occupations Code § 265.001 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 265 / Section 265.001
§ 265.001. REGISTRATION REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN DENTAL ACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless the dental assistant is registered under this chapter, a dental assistant may not:

(1) make a dental x-ray; or

(2) monitor the administration of nitrous oxide.

(b) The board may adopt and enforce rules requiring a dental assistant to register with the board to perform other dental acts as necessary to protect the public health and safety.

(c) The board shall maximize the efficient administration of this chapter by:

(1) developing a system to track the number of registrations held by a dental assistant under this chapter; and

(2) coordinating the times at which a dental assistant's registrations must be renewed so that the times of registration, payment, notice, and imposition of penalties for late payment are similar and the administrative burden to the board and to the dental assistant is reduced.

(d) Notwithstanding Subsection (a)(1), a dental assistant who is hired as a dental assistant for the first time and who has not previously been issued a registration to make dental x-rays may make dental x-rays without complying with this chapter until the first anniversary of the date the dental assistant is hired.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8853.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8853 / Section 8853.002
§ 8853.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is a groundwater conservation district in Kenedy County created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(b) The district is a political subdivision of this state.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 12.005 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 12 / Section 12.005
§ 12.005. FEE WAIVER FOR NEW VETERAN-OWNED BUSINESS.
Status: in_force

The secretary of state shall waive all fees imposed under Subchapter D, Chapter 4, for an entity that is a new veteran-owned business as defined by Section 171.0005, Tax Code, until the earlier of:

(1) the fifth anniversary of the date on which the entity was formed; or

(2) the date the entity ceases to qualify as a new veteran-owned business as defined by Section 171.0005, Tax Code.
Tex. Utilities Code § 38.0725 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 38 / Section 38.0725
§ 38.0725. LIST OF PRIORITY FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "priority facility" means:

(1) a facility listed in Section 38.072(b); or

(2) a facility for which electric service is considered crucial for the protection or maintenance of public safety, including:

(A) a hospital;

(B) a police station;

(C) a fire station;

(D) a critical water or wastewater facility; and

(E) a confinement facility operated by or under a contract with any division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

(b) An electric utility shall maintain a list of priority facilities in the utility's retail service area that includes the following information:

(1) the name of each priority facility;

(2) the type of each priority facility; and

(3) the address of each priority facility.

(c) An electric utility shall provide on the utility's Internet website a mechanism for a facility to request that the utility add the facility to the priority facility list. The electric utility shall add the requested facility to the list only if the facility is a priority facility.

(d) On request from a facility, an electric utility shall disclose to the facility not later than the 14th day after the date the utility receives the request whether the facility is on the priority facility list.

(e) Notwithstanding any other law, on a declaration of a natural disaster or other emergency by the governor affecting the service area of the electric utility, the utility shall provide the list of priority facilities to the Texas Division of Emergency Management.

(f) A priority facility list submitted to the Texas Division of Emergency Management under this section is confidential and not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code. The commission may establish additional processes for protecting consumer information under this section as the commission determines necessary.
Tex. Water Code § 55.404 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 55 / Section 55.404
§ 55.404. SECURITY FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) Bonds issued under this subchapter may be secured by all or part of the net revenue to be received from a contract for the sale of water by the district to the United States for use at military camps or bases and from all renewals, extensions, or substitutions of the contract.

(b) In addition, the bonds may be secured by a deed of trust lien on the equipment, facilities, and property acquired or constructed with the funds from the sale of the bonds.
Tex. Finance Code § 346.204 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 346 / Section 346.204
§ 346.204. AMENDMENT OF REVOLVING CREDIT ACCOUNT BY CREDITOR.
Status: in_force

(a) A creditor unilaterally may amend a revolving credit account.

(b) A change made under Subsection (a) that relates to an existing or future balance of a revolving credit account and that is adverse to the customer may not take effect before the first billing cycle that begins after the 90th day after the date of written notice of the change to the customer unless the amendment is made under Section 303.103.

(c) With respect to a revolving credit account secured by an interest in real property, a creditor who makes a change under Subsection (a) that relates to an existing or future balance of the account and that is adverse to the customer must comply with the procedures in Section 303.103.
Tex. Transportation Code § 201.118 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 201 / Section 201.118
§ 201.118. NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING; ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall develop and implement a policy to encourage the use of:

(1) negotiated rulemaking procedures under Chapter 2008, Government Code, for the adoption of department rules; 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's jurisdiction.

(b) The department's procedures 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 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. Government Code § 418.086 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 418 / Section 418.086
§ 418.086. RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE DISASTER RECOVERY ACCOUNT.
Status: in_force

(a) The rural infrastructure disaster recovery account is established as an account in the general revenue fund with the comptroller, to be administered by the division.

(b) The division may use the rural infrastructure disaster recovery account only for:

(1) making a grant to an eligible political subdivision; and

(2) paying the necessary and reasonable expenses of administering the grant.

(c) The account consists of:

(1) money appropriated, credited, or transferred to the account by the legislature;

(2) gifts or grants contributed to the account; and

(3) interest earned on deposits and investments of the account.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 2.308 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 2 / Section 2.308
§ 2.308. ABSENCE OF SPECIFIED PLACE FOR DELIVERY.
Status: in_force

Unless otherwise agreed

(1) the place for delivery of goods is the seller's place of business or if he has none his residence; but

(2) in a contract for sale of identified goods which to the knowledge of the parties at the time of contracting are in some other place, that place is the place for their delivery; and

(3) documents of title may be delivered through customary banking channels.
Tex. Property Code § 76.502 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 76 / Section 76.502
§ 76.502. CONSIDERATION OF CLAIM.
Status: in_force

The treasurer of the holder shall consider the validity of each claim filed under this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1014.208 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1014 / Section 1014.208
§ 1014.208. BONDS EXEMPT FROM TAXATION.
Status: in_force

The following are exempt from taxation by this state or a political subdivision of this state:

(1) bonds issued by the district;

(2) the transfer and issuance of the bonds; and

(3) profits made in the sale of the bonds.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2210.258 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2210 / Section 2210.258
§ 2210.258. COMPLIANCE WITH BUILDING CODES; ELIGIBILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsections (c) and (d) and notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, to be eligible for insurance through the association, all construction, alteration, remodeling, enlargement, and repair of, or addition to, any structure located in the catastrophe area that is begun on or after the effective date of Sections 5 through 49, H.B. 4409, 81st Legislature, Regular Session, 2009, must be performed in compliance with the applicable building code standards, as set forth in the plan of operation.

(b) Except as provided by Subsections (c) and (d), the association may not insure a structure described by Subsection (a) until a certificate of compliance has been issued for the structure in accordance with Section 2210.2515.

(c) The association may insure a residential structure constructed, altered, remodeled, enlarged, repaired, or added to on or after June 19, 2009, that is not in compliance with the applicable building code standards, as set forth in the plan of operation, provided that:

(1) the structure had been insured on or after June 19, 2009, by an insurer in the private market that canceled or nonrenewed the insurance coverage of the structure;

(2) the applicant provides to the association proof that insurance coverage that was issued to the applicant or the previous insured for the structure was canceled or nonrenewed in the private market as described by Subdivision (1); and

(3) no construction, alteration, remodeling, enlargement, or repair of, or addition to, the structure occurred after cancellation or nonrenewal of the coverage and before submission of an application for coverage through the association.

(d) The association may insure a structure described by Subsection (a) for a policy term not to exceed 30 days if an inspection verification form or other inspection form adopted by the department has been issued for the structure for purposes of providing temporary coverage while an applicant seeks to secure a certificate of compliance for the structure if the structure is otherwise insurable property.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 841.1463 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 841 / Section 841.1463
§ 841.1463. FAILURE TO GIVE NOTICE WITHIN RELEVANT PERIOD NOT JURISDICTIONAL ERROR.
Status: in_force

The periods within which notice must be given under this chapter are binding on all appropriate persons as provided by this chapter, but a failure to give notice within the relevant period is not a jurisdictional error.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2206.102 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2206 / Section 2206.102
§ 2206.102. PARTICIPATION IN POOL.
Status: in_force

(a) A junior college district that meets the criteria established by the junior college district risk management pool in the pool's plan of operation may:

(1) purchase coverage from the pool; and

(2) use district money to pay the fees, contributions, or premiums required to participate in the pool and obtain the coverage.

(b) A school district may not participate in the junior college district risk management pool.
Tex. Occupations Code § 401.203 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 401 / Section 401.203
§ 401.203. ASSISTANCE FILING COMPLAINT.
Status: repealed

(a) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 , Sec. 1.222(36), eff. September 1, 2015.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 , Sec. 1.222(36), eff. September 1, 2015.

(c) The department shall provide reasonable assistance to a person who wishes to file a complaint with the department regarding a person or activity regulated under this chapter.
Tex. Water Code § 58.186 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.186
§ 58.186. OBTAINING TOPOGRAPHIC MAPS AND DATA.
Status: in_force

The Texas Water Development Board shall furnish to a district topographic maps and data concerning projects undertaken by the district.