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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 715.011 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 715 / Section 715.011
§ 715.011. POWERS AND DUTIES OF NONPROFIT CORPORATION; TRUST FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) A nonprofit corporation authorized to restore, operate, and maintain a historic cemetery may divide cemetery property into lots and subdivisions for cemetery purposes and charge reasonable assessments on the property for the purposes of general improvement and maintenance of the cemetery.

(b) The nonprofit corporation may sell and convey the exclusive right of sepulture in any unsold plot in the cemetery if, before the sale and conveyance of any right of sepulture, the nonprofit corporation establishes a trust fund to provide for the perpetual maintenance of the cemetery.

(c) The county auditor of the county in which the cemetery is located shall act as the trustee of the trust fund.

(d) The nonprofit corporation shall deposit in the trust fund the amount required under the written plan incorporated in the court's order not later than the 20th day after the last day of the month in which the total purchase price of a plot has been paid in full.

(e) The nonprofit corporation shall file a monthly statement with the county auditor, signed by the president and secretary of the nonprofit corporation, that verifies that all funds required to be deposited in the trust fund during the preceding month have been deposited in the trust fund and that any income disbursed from the trust fund during the preceding month was used by the nonprofit corporation for the maintenance and care of the cemetery.

(f) The principal of a trust fund established under this section may not be reduced voluntarily, and it must remain inviolable.

(g) The trust fund and the trustee are governed by Title 9, Property Code.

(h) The trustee may receive and hold as part of the trust fund any property contributed as a gift or grant to the trust fund for the perpetual maintenance of the historic cemetery.

(i) The income of the trust fund may be applied in the manner the directors of the nonprofit corporation determine to be for the best interest of the cemetery and may be used only for the maintenance and care of the cemetery.

(j) A district court of the county in which the historic cemetery is located shall appoint a suitable successor trustee of a trust fund established under this section if the county auditor resigns the position of trustee of the trust fund or fails to act as its trustee.

(k) The county auditor or other person who acts as the trustee of a trust fund established under this section is not civilly or criminally liable for acts performed in the good faith administration of the trust fund.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 58.052 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 58 / Section 58.052
§ 58.052. AGRICULTURAL LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall administer a loan guarantee program that benefits eligible applicants who desire to establish or enhance a farming or ranching operation or an agriculture-related business.

(b) The board, either directly or through authority delegated to the commissioner, may grant to an eligible applicant a guarantee of a loan made by a commercial lender for the purposes prescribed by this subchapter. The board by rule shall establish tiered loan guarantee limits. To be eligible to be guaranteed under this subchapter, a loan with a term of more than one year must have a fixed interest rate.

(c) The amount that may be used to guarantee loans under this subchapter may not exceed three times the amount contained in the Texas agricultural fund.

(d) A loan guarantee recipient may use proceeds from the loan for working capital for operating a farm or ranch, including the lease of facilities and the purchase of machinery and equipment, or for any agriculture-related business purpose, including the purchase of real estate, as identified in the plan. A loan guarantee is voidable by the board if the recipient uses loan proceeds for any purposes other than those identified in the plan. The board shall include this restriction as a condition in each loan guarantee instrument executed under this subchapter.

(e) The board shall adopt an agreement, to be used between a commercial lender and an approved eligible applicant, under which the program provides a payment from money in the Texas agricultural fund for the purpose of providing a reduced interest rate on a loan guaranteed to a borrower under this subchapter. The board shall adopt rules to implement this subsection. The maximum rate reduction under this subsection per year for each borrower may not exceed three percentage points or an amount that results in $10,000 in interest savings for the borrower for the year.

(f) The board by rule shall establish a certified lender program under which the board may certify commercial lenders to participate in the agricultural loan guarantee program in order to expedite the processing of loan guarantee applications by the board.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 487.105 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 487 / Section 487.105
§ 487.105. CRIMINAL HISTORY BACKGROUND CHECK.
Status: in_force

(a) An applicant for the issuance or renewal of a license to operate as a dispensing organization shall provide the department with the applicant's name and the name of each of the applicant's directors, owners, managers, members, and employees.

(b) Before a dispensing organization licensee hires a manager or employee for the organization, the licensee must provide the department with the name of the prospective manager or employee. The licensee may not transfer the license to another person before that prospective applicant and the applicant's directors, owners, managers, members, and employees pass a criminal history background check and are registered as required by Subchapter D.

(c) The department shall conduct a criminal history background check on each individual whose name is provided to the department under Subsection (a) or (b). The director by rule shall:

(1) require each individual whose name is provided to the department under Subsection (a) or (b) to submit a complete set of fingerprints to the department on a form prescribed by the department for purposes of a criminal history background check under this section; and

(2) establish criteria for determining whether an individual passes the criminal history background check for the purposes of this section.

(c-1) This section does not apply to a director, owner, manager, member, or employee who does not exercise direct control over the daily operations of the dispensing organization.

(d) After conducting a criminal history background check under this section, the department shall notify the relevant applicant or organization and the individual who is the subject of the criminal history background check as to whether the individual passed the criminal history background check.
Tex. Transportation Code § 257.106 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 257 / Section 257.106
§ 257.106. ORDER OF ELECTION TO ESTABLISH DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court of each county included in whole or part in a proposed road district may issue and record in its minutes an order directing that an election be held within the county or the defined portion of the county if on the hearing of the petition to establish the district the court finds that:

(1) the petition is signed by the required number of registered voters of the county or defined portion of the county;

(2) notice of the hearing was given as required by law; and

(3) the establishment of the proposed district by the consolidation of the county or defined portion of the county with the other counties or defined portions of counties named in the proceedings would be for the benefit of all taxable property in the county or defined portion of the county.

(b) The court shall order the election to be held on the next uniform election date authorized by Subchapter A, Chapter 41, Election Code, that occurs after the 15th day after the date of the order. An election must be held on the same date in each county in the proposed road district.
Tex. Government Code § 815.508 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 815 / Section 815.508
§ 815.508. COMPLAINT FILES.
Status: in_force

(a) The retirement system shall keep an information file about each complaint filed with the system that the system has authority to resolve.

(b) If a written complaint is filed with the retirement system that the system has authority to resolve, the system, at least quarterly and until final disposition of the complaint, shall notify the parties to the complaint of the status of the complaint unless the notice would jeopardize an undercover investigation.
Tex. Government Code § 662.065 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 662 / Section 662.065
§ 662.065. WOMEN VETERANS DAY.
Status: in_force

(a) June 12 is Women Veterans Day to recognize the role of women in the military forces and to commemorate the sacrifices of and valor displayed by Texas women veterans.

(b) Women Veterans Day shall be regularly observed by appropriate programs and activities.
Tex. Property Code § 22.044 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 22 / Section 22.044
§ 22.044. CONDITION FOR REMOVAL.
Status: in_force

Before a court in a trespass to try title action authorizes a defendant to remove improvements, the court may require the defendant to satisfy a money judgment in favor of the plaintiff that arises out of a claim of the plaintiff in the action.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3930.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3930 / Section 3930.105
§ 3930.105. LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES.
Status: in_force

To protect the public interest, the district may contract with the county or the city to provide law enforcement services in the district for a fee.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 221.036 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 221 / Section 221.036
§ 221.036. EXAMINATION OF BOOKS AND RECORDS.
Status: in_force

A representative of the sponsoring entity may examine all books and records of the development corporation at any time.
Tex. Utilities Code § 162.065 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 162 / Section 162.065
§ 162.065. MEMBERSHIP.
Status: in_force

(a) Each incorporator of a telephone cooperative is a member of the cooperative. A person other than an incorporator may become a member of a telephone cooperative only if the person agrees to use communication service furnished by the cooperative when that service is made available through the cooperative's facilities. The bylaws may prescribe additional qualifications and limitations with respect to membership.

(b) Membership in a telephone cooperative is evidenced by a certificate of membership. A membership certificate must contain the provisions, consistent with this chapter and the articles of incorporation, that are prescribed by the cooperative's bylaws. A certificate may be transferred only as provided by the bylaws.

(c) A telephone cooperative may become a member of another telephone cooperative and may fully use the facilities and services of that cooperative.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2402.002 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2402 / Section 2402.002
§ 2402.002. NATURE OF TRANSPORTATION NETWORK AND DELIVERY NETWORK COMPANIES, DRIVERS, DELIVERY PERSONS, AND VEHICLES.
Status: in_force

Transportation network companies, delivery network companies, and drivers or delivery persons logged in to the company's digital network are not common carriers, contract carriers, or motor carriers.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 36.117 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 36 / Section 36.117
§ 36.117. ATTORNEY GENERAL COMPENSATION.
Status: in_force

The office of the attorney general may retain a reasonable portion of recoveries under this subchapter, not to exceed amounts specified in the General Appropriations Act, for the administration of this subchapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 42.014 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 42 / Section 42.014
§ 42.014. SCIENTIFIC INVESTIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may develop and administer scientific investigations into the cause, prevention, methods of treatment, and cure of end stage renal disease, including research into kidney transplantation.

(b) The department may develop techniques for an effective method of mass testing to detect end stage renal disease and urinary tract infections.
Tex. Occupations Code § 507.404 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 507 / Section 507.404
§ 507.404. MONITORING OF LICENSE HOLDER.
Status: in_force

The executive council by rule shall develop a system to monitor a license holder's compliance with applicable laws and executive council rules. Rules adopted under this section must include procedures to:

(1) monitor for compliance a license holder who is ordered by the executive council to perform certain acts; and

(2) identify and monitor each license holder who represents a risk to the public.
Tex. Government Code § 2256.014 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2256 / Section 2256.014
§ 2256.014.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2256.014. AUTHORIZED INVESTMENTS: MUTUAL FUNDS.

(a) A no-load money market mutual fund is an authorized investment under this subchapter if the mutual fund:

(1) is registered with and regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission;

(2) provides the investing entity with a prospectus and other information required by the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. Section 78a et seq.) or the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. Section 80a-1 et seq.); and

(3) complies with federal Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 2a-7 (17 C.F.R. Section 270.2a-7), promulgated under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. Section 80a-1 et seq.).

(b) In addition to a no-load money market mutual fund permitted as an authorized investment in Subsection (a), a no-load mutual fund is an authorized investment under this subchapter if the mutual fund:

(1) is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission;

(2) has an average weighted maturity of less than two years; and

(3) either:

(A) has a duration of one year or more and is invested exclusively in obligations approved by this subchapter; or

(B) has a duration of less than one year and the investment portfolio is limited to investment grade securities, excluding asset-backed securities.

(c) An entity is not authorized by this section to:

(1) invest in the aggregate more than 15 percent of its monthly average fund balance, excluding bond proceeds and reserves and other funds held for debt service, in mutual funds described in Subsection (b);

(2) invest any portion of bond proceeds, reserves and funds held for debt service, in mutual funds described in Subsection (b); or

(3) invest its funds or funds under its control, including bond proceeds and reserves and other funds held for debt service, in any one mutual fund described in Subsection (a) or (b) in an amount that exceeds 10 percent of the total assets of the mutual fund.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8309.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8309 / Section 8309.004
§ 8309.004. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 8309.003 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Water Code § 17.179 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 17 / Section 17.179
§ 17.179. SECURITY FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c) of this section, bonds purchased by the board shall be supported by:

(1) all or part of the net revenue from the operation of the project;

(2) taxes levied by the political subdivision for the purpose; or

(3) a combination of taxes and net revenue, and revenue from other available sources.

(b) The board may require that the bonds be supported both by taxes and by net revenue from the operation of the project in any ratio the board considers necessary to fully secure the investment. The board shall establish other conditions and requirements it considers to be consistent with sound investment practices and in the public interest.

(c) Bonds purchased by the board under Subchapter K of this chapter may be additionally supported by money provided to the political subdivision by the federal or state government and by private donations.

(d) With respect to projects for which financial assistance is made available under this chapter, the Texas Water Development Board shall file semiannually with the Bond Review Board a report on the performance of loans made by the Texas Water Development Board in connection with the projects. The Bond Review Board shall review the reports filed by the Texas Water Development Board under this subsection to assess the adequacy of the security for the bonds purchased. The filing dates and the contents of the reports must comply with any rules adopted by the Bond Review Board.
Tex. Government Code § 543A.0103 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 543A / Section 543A.0103
§ 543A.0103. HEALTH HOME ELIGIBILITY.
Status: in_force

To be eligible to receive reimbursement under a quality-based payment system under this subchapter, a health home must:

(1) directly or indirectly provide enrollees or recipients who have a health home with access to health care services outside of regular business hours;

(2) educate those enrollees and recipients about the availability of health care services outside of regular business hours; and

(3) provide evidence satisfactory to the commission that the health home meets the requirement of Subdivision (1).
Tex. Insurance Code § 1601.006 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1601 / Section 1601.006
§ 1601.006. APPLICABILITY OF DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

The definition of a term defined by this subchapter and the use of the terms "employee" and "retired employee" as described by Sections 1601.101 and 1601.102 apply to this chapter unless a different meaning is plainly required by the context in which the term appears.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3809.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3809 / Section 3809.105
§ 3809.105. COMPETITIVE BIDDING.
Status: in_force

Section 375.221, Local Government Code, does not apply to a district contract for $25,000 or less.
Tex. Government Code § 441.197 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 441 / Section 441.197
§ 441.197. SALE OF DUPLICATE OR UNNEEDED MATERIAL.
Status: in_force

(a) After certification by both the director and librarian and the state archivist that an archival state record or other historical resource in the custody of the commission is a duplicate or is not needed to document the history and culture of Texas as a province, colony, republic, or state, the commission may authorize its sale by auction or other means.

(b) Revenue from the sale of a duplicate or unneeded archival state record or other historical resource shall be used to preserve state archival records and other historical resources and to make the records and resources available for research.

(c) The sale of an archival state record under Subsection (a) does not constitute an alienation of a state record under Section 441.191.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8299.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8299 / Section 8299.002
§ 8299.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district in Fort Bend County created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 41.056 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 41 / Section 41.056
§ 41.056. MAJORITY VOTE REQUIREMENT.
Status: in_force

A majority vote of all members present is necessary for an action of the board to be valid.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 437A.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 437A / Section 437A.001
§ 437A.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Food," "mobile food unit," and "roadside food vendor" have the meanings assigned by rules adopted under Chapter 437.

(2) "Mobile food service establishment" means one or more mobile food units or roadside food vendors operating from a single preparation facility under the managerial authority of a single permit or license holder.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8888.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8888 / Section 8888.202
§ 8888.202. AUTHORIZATION OF DISBURSEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by rule shall determine an efficient and effective means of authorizing disbursements of the authority, including by electronic means.

(b) A disbursement of the authority must be authorized by at least two directors.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 131.165 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 131 / Section 131.165
§ 131.165. PROCEDURE.
Status: in_force

The commission shall comply with the Administrative Procedure and Texas Register Act in all proceedings under this chapter except where inconsistent with this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 2176.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2176 / Section 2176.002
§ 2176.002. STATE AGENCY EVALUATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF MAIL OPERATIONS.
Status: in_force

To improve state agency management of mail and to reduce the state's mail costs, a state agency in the executive branch of state government shall:

(1) evaluate its mail operations to identify and eliminate practices resulting in excessive mail costs; and

(2) develop and implement plans and procedures for making necessary improvements in mail operations.
Tex. Local Government Code § 375.142 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 375 / Section 375.142
§ 375.142. PROCEDURE FOR ADOPTING IMPACT FEES.
Status: in_force

Impact fees shall be adopted under the procedures provided by Chapter 395, Local Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7817.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7817 / Section 7817.0102
§ 7817.0102. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is:

(1) a levee improvement district created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and

(2) a political subdivision of this state.
Tex. Government Code § 2261.053 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2261 / Section 2261.053
§ 2261.053. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN BIDS AND CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Disaster" has the meaning assigned by Section 418.004.

(2) "Hurricane Katrina" means the hurricane of that name that struck the gulf coast region of the United States in August 2005.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), a state agency may not accept a bid or award a contract that includes proposed financial participation by a person who, during the five-year period preceding the date of the bid or award, has been:

(1) convicted of violating a federal law in connection with a contract awarded by the federal government for relief, recovery, or reconstruction efforts as a result of Hurricane Rita, as defined by Section 39.459, Utilities Code, Hurricane Katrina, or any other disaster occurring after September 24, 2005; or

(2) assessed a penalty in a federal civil or administrative enforcement action in connection with a contract awarded by the federal government for relief, recovery, or reconstruction efforts as a result of Hurricane Rita, as defined by Section 39.459, Utilities Code, Hurricane Katrina, or any other disaster occurring after September 24, 2005.

(c) A bid or award subject to the requirements of this section must include the following statement:

"Under Section 2261.053, Government Code, the contractor certifies that the individual or business entity named in this bid or contract is not ineligible to receive the specified contract and acknowledges that this contract may be terminated and payment withheld if this certification is inaccurate."

(d) If a state agency determines that an individual or business entity holding a state contract was ineligible to have the bid accepted or contract awarded under Subsection (b), the state agency may immediately terminate the contract without further obligation to the contractor.

(e) This section does not create a cause of action to contest a bid or award of a state contract.