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Tex. Property Code § 221.037 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 221 / Section 221.037
§ 221.037. ALTERNATIVE TERMINOLOGY OR NAME.
Status: in_force

(a) In providing the disclosures required by this chapter, the use of the terms "vacation ownership interest" or "vacation ownership plan" to refer to the timeshare interest or plan offered by the developer, or the use of other terms that are substantially similar and that are regularly used by the developer to denote a timeshare interest or plan, is sufficient and complies with the requirements of this chapter.

(b) In providing the full name of a developer or a marketing company as required by this chapter, the disclosure of an assumed name of the developer or the marketing company, if the entity has complied with the requirements of the applicable assumed business names statutes or other laws regarding the use of the assumed name, is sufficient and complies with this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7941A.0301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7941A / Section 7941A.0301
§ 7941A.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 § 225.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 225 / Section 225.001
§ 225.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Capital expenditure" means an expenditure that is not an operation or a maintenance expense under generally accepted accounting principles.

(2) "Health care facility" means a public or private hospital, skilled nursing facility, intermediate care facility, ambulatory surgical facility, family planning clinic that performs ambulatory surgical procedures, rural or urban health initiative clinic, kidney disease treatment facility, inpatient rehabilitation facility, and any other facility designated a health care facility by federal law. The term does not include the office of physicians or practitioners of the healing arts practicing individually or in groups.
Tex. Education Code § 29.251 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 29 / Section 29.251
§ 29.251. DEFINITIONS.
Status: repealed

In this subchapter:

(1) Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 73, Sec. 2.06(a)(2), eff. September 1, 2013.

(2) Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 73, Sec. 2.06(a)(2), eff. September 1, 2013.

(3) Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 73, Sec. 2.06(a)(2), eff. September 1, 2013.

(4) "Community education" means the process by which the citizens in a school district, using the resources and facilities of the district, organize to support each other and to solve their mutual educational problems and meet their mutual lifelong needs. Community education may include:

(A) educational programs, including programs relating to cultural awareness, parenting skills education and parental involvement in school programs, and multilevel adult education and personal growth;

(B) community involvement programs, including programs for community economic development, school volunteers, partnerships between schools and businesses, coordination with community agencies, school-age child care, family literacy, and community use of facilities; and

(C) programs for youth enrolled in schools, including programs for dropout prevention and recovery programs, drug-free school programs, school-age parenting programs, and academic enhancement.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1958.051 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1958 / Section 1958.051
§ 1958.051. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The executive director shall administer and enforce this chapter to protect the public from the adverse health effects of mold.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 311.0456 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 311 / Section 311.0456
§ 311.0456. ELIGIBILITY AND CERTIFICATION FOR LIMITED LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "nonprofit hospital" has the meaning assigned by Section 311.042(9)(A).

(b) This section applies only to a nonprofit hospital or hospital system that is certified by the department under Subsection (d).

(c) To be eligible for certification under Subsection (d), a nonprofit hospital or hospital system must provide:

(1) charity care in an amount equal to at least eight percent of the net patient revenue of the hospital or hospital system during the most recent fiscal year of the hospital or system; and

(2) at least 40 percent of the charity care provided in the county in which the hospital is located.

(d) To be certified under this subsection, a nonprofit hospital or hospital system must submit a written request for certification to the department not later than May 31 of each year stating that the hospital or system is eligible for certification. The department must determine eligibility for certification not later than December 31 of the year in which the department receives the request by checking the report submitted by the hospital or system under Section 311.033 and the statement of community benefits and charity care submitted by the nonprofit hospital or hospital system under Section 311.045. If a report under Section 311.033 is not available for all hospitals in a county in which a nonprofit hospital meeting the requirement of Subsection (c)(1) is requesting certification, the department shall determine the eligibility of the hospital or hospital system using other sources of verified charity care information available at the time of certification. The department shall certify that the hospital or hospital system has met the requirements for certification. The certification issued under this subsection to a nonprofit hospital or hospital system takes effect on December 31 of that year and expires on the anniversary of that date.

(e) For the purposes of Subsection (b), a corporation certified by the Texas Medical Board as a nonprofit organization under Section 162.001, Occupations Code, whose sole member is a qualifying hospital or hospital system is considered a nonprofit hospital or hospital system.

(f) Notwithstanding any other law, the liability of a nonprofit hospital or hospital system for noneconomic damages as defined by Section 41.001, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, for a cause of action that accrues during the period that the hospital or system is certified under this section is subject to the limitations specified by Section 101.023(b), Civil Practice and Remedies Code, and Subsection (c) of that section does not apply. This subsection establishes the total combined limit of liability of the nonprofit hospital or hospital system and any employee, officer, or director of the hospital or system for noneconomic damages for each person and each single occurrence, as described by Section 101.023(b), Civil Practice and Remedies Code.
Tex. Transportation Code § 367.003 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 367 / Section 367.003
§ 367.003. AUTHORITY OF MUNICIPALITY IN RELATION TO TOLL BRIDGE.
Status: in_force

For any public purpose, a municipality may acquire, construct, improve, enlarge, equip, operate, or maintain a toll bridge over a section of the Rio Grande that forms the border between this state and the United Mexican States.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7946A.0103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7946A / Section 7946A.0103
§ 7946A.0103. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTOR ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
Tex. Estates Code § 1355.101 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1355 / Section 1355.101
§ 1355.101. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Section 1355.105, this subchapter applies only to a resident creditor to whom Section 1355.001 applies.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8878.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8878 / Section 8878.054
§ 8878.054. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.
Status: in_force

Chapter 171, Local Government Code, governs conflicts of interest of board members.
Tex. Local Government Code § 320.021 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 320 / Section 320.021
§ 320.021. COMPOSITION; TERM; QUALIFICATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board must be composed of seven members appointed by the commissioners court.

(b) Members of the board serve for terms of two years, with the terms of three or four members expiring February 1 of each year. In appointing the initial board, the commissioners court shall designate three members to serve for a term expiring February 1 following their appointment and four members to serve for a term expiring the next February 1. The commissioners court shall make the necessary appointments each January.

(c) A park commissioner must be a qualified voter of the county. A park commissioner may not be an officer or employee of the county or of a municipality in the county.
Tex. Tax Code § 142.006 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 142 / Section 142.006
§ 142.006. RELATIONSHIP TO STATE LAW.
Status: in_force

The agreement authorized by this chapter does not, in whole or part, invalidate or amend a law of this state. Adoption of the agreement by this state does not amend or modify a law of this state. Implementation of a condition of the agreement in this state, whether adopted before, at, or after membership of this state in the agreement, must be by the action of this state.
Tex. Government Code § 836.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 836 / Section 836.003
§ 836.003. RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

The retirement system is an entity of the state. The Judicial Retirement System of Texas Plan Two is the name in which all its business shall be transacted and all its property held.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 21.409 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 21 / Section 21.409
§ 21.409. REMOVAL OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by the certificate of formation or bylaws of a corporation or this subchapter, the shareholders of the corporation may remove a director or the entire board of directors of the corporation, with or without cause, at a meeting called for that purpose, by a vote of the holders of a majority of the shares entitled to vote at an election of the director or directors.

(b) If the certificate of formation entitles the holders of a class or series of shares or a group of classes or series of shares to elect one or more directors, only the holders of shares of that class, series, or group may vote on the removal of a director elected by the holders of shares of that class, series, or group.

(c) If the certificate of formation permits cumulative voting and less than the entire board is to be removed, a director may not be removed if the votes cast against the removal would be sufficient to elect the director if cumulatively voted at an election of the entire board of directors, or if there are classes of directors, at an election of the class of directors of which the director is a part.

(d) In the case of a corporation the directors of which serve staggered terms, a director may not be removed except for cause unless the certificate of formation provides otherwise.
Tex. Government Code § 24.412 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.412
§ 24.412.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.412. 235TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (COOKE COUNTY). The 235th Judicial District is composed of Cooke County.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8515.0103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8515 / Section 8515.0103
§ 8515.0103. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority is created to serve a public use and benefit.

(b) All property in the authority will benefit from the works and projects the authority will accomplish under the powers conferred by Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(c) The authority's creation is essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(d) The authority performs an essential public function under the Texas Constitution in carrying out the purposes of this chapter because the accomplishment of those purposes is for the benefit of the people of this state and the improvement of their properties and industries.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1702.2226 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1702 / Section 1702.2226
§ 1702.2226. ELECTRONIC ACCESS CONTROL DEVICE INSTALLER.
Status: in_force

(a) An individual acts as an electronic access control device installer for purposes of this chapter if the individual installs, maintains, or repairs an electronic access control device.

(b) A person licensed as an electronic access control device installer may not install alarm systems unless the person holds an individual license under this chapter as an alarm systems installer.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1152.202 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1152 / Section 1152.202
§ 1152.202. APPLICABILITY OF LAWS GOVERNING LIFE INSURANCE COMPANIES.
Status: in_force

Unless otherwise approved by the commissioner, the laws of this state governing the investments of life insurance companies apply to an asset held in a separate account that relates to a modified guaranteed contract that provides for nonforfeiture values that may vary based on a market-value adjustment formula.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 466.021 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 466 / Section 466.021
§ 466.021. PERMIT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

A person may not operate a narcotic drug treatment program unless the person has a permit issued under this chapter.
Tex. Local Government Code § 601.022 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 601 / Section 601.022
§ 601.022. CREATION OF AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a municipality by ordinance may create an authority, which shall be called "City of (name of municipality) Parking Authority."

(b) A notice, including the text of the ordinance creating the authority, a synopsis of the articles of incorporation of the authority, and a reference to this subchapter, must be published once weekly for four consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality. The municipality shall file the ordinance with the secretary of state within 10 days after the date of the passage of the ordinance.

(c) The ordinance takes effect 60 days after the date of its last publication unless a protest petition has been filed with the clerk of the municipality.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7910A.0105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7910A / Section 7910A.0105
§ 7910A.0105. 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. Code of Criminal Procedure § 21.155 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 21 / Section 21.155
§ 21.155. ORGANIZED RETAIL THEFT.
Status: in_force

(a) In this article, "merchant" has the meaning assigned by Section 31.01, Penal Code.

(b) Notwithstanding Article 21.09, an indictment or information in the prosecution of an offense under Section 31.16, Penal Code, shall not be held insufficient for failure to name or describe each item of property stolen. It shall be sufficient to name the merchant and, if the offense level is based on a value of the property stolen, the aggregate value range of the stolen property applicable to the offense being alleged.
Tex. Local Government Code § 504.001 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 504 / Section 504.001
§ 504.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "authorizing municipality" means the municipality that authorizes the creation of a Type A corporation.
Tex. Labor Code § 310.003 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 310 / Section 310.003
§ 310.003. STATEWIDE CHILD-CARE NEEDS ASSESSMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The network shall conduct a needs assessment to determine the supply of and demand for child-care services in this state and to identify discrepancies between that supply and demand.

(b) Based on the needs assessment, the network shall make recommendations to the commission regarding collaborative solutions to address the identified child-care supply and demand discrepancies. The recommended solutions must involve collaboration between:

(1) local workforce development boards;

(2) community-based social services agencies;

(3) employers;

(4) child-care providers; and

(5) parents who are consumers of child-care services.
Tex. Finance Code § 62.301 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 62 / Section 62.301
§ 62.301. APPLICATION TO CONVERT TO STATE SAVINGS BANK.
Status: in_force

An association may apply to the commissioner to convert to a state savings bank by filing an application with the commissioner. The application shall be processed under Subtitle C.
Tex. Local Government Code § 399.004 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 399 / Section 399.004
§ 399.004. AUTHORIZED ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) An assessment under this chapter may be imposed to repay the financing of qualified projects on real property located in a region designated under this chapter.

(b) An assessment under this chapter may not be imposed to repay the financing of:

(1) facilities for undeveloped lots or lots undergoing development at the time of the assessment; or

(2) the purchase or installation of products or devices not permanently fixed to real property.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 140.007 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 140 / Section 140.007
§ 140.007. ATTORNEY'S FEES IN RECOVERY ACTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), a payor of benefits whose interest is not actively represented by an attorney in an action to recover for a personal injury to a covered individual shall pay to an attorney representing the covered individual a fee in an amount determined under an agreement entered into between the attorney and the payor plus a pro rata share of expenses incurred in connection with the recovery.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), in the absence of an agreement described by Subsection (a), the court shall award to the attorney, payable out of the payor's share of the total gross recovery, a reasonable fee for recovery of the payor's share, not to exceed one-third of the payor's recovery.

(c) If an attorney representing the payor's interest actively participates in obtaining a recovery, the court shall award and apportion between the covered individual's and the payor's attorneys a fee payable out of the payor's subrogation recovery. In apportioning the award, the court shall consider the benefit accruing to the payor as a result of each attorney's service. The total attorney's fees may not exceed one-third of the payor's recovery.
Tex. Education Code § 107.24 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 107 / Section 107.24
§ 107.24. COMPENSATION OF BOARD.
Status: in_force

Members of the board shall receive the same compensation conferred by law on the board of regents of The University of Texas System.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9074.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9074 / Section 9074.004
§ 9074.004. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 9074.003 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. Insurance Code § 981.005 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 981 / Section 981.005
§ 981.005. VALIDITY OF CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless a material and intentional violation of this chapter or Chapter 225 exists, an insurance contract obtained from an eligible surplus lines insurer is:

(1) valid and enforceable as to all parties; and

(2) recognized in the same manner as a comparable contract issued by an authorized insurer.

(b) A material and intentional violation of this chapter or Chapter 225 does not preclude the insured from enforcing the insured's rights under the contract.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3872.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3872 / Section 3872.103
§ 3872.103. EVALUATION OF FEASIBILITY.
Status: in_force

For purposes of any applicable evaluation by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality of the economic feasibility of the district or its project and bonds, debt service tax rate, maintenance tax rate, or overlapping tax rate, the commission shall treat the district as a municipal utility district situated wholly within Harris County, Texas.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1028.110 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1028 / Section 1028.110
§ 1028.110. GIFTS AND ENDOWMENTS.
Status: in_force

The board may accept for the district a gift or endowment to be held in trust for any purpose and under any direction, limitation, or other provision prescribed in writing by the donor that is consistent with the proper management of the district.
Tex. Family Code § 233.018 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 233 / Section 233.018
§ 233.018. ADDITIONAL CONTENTS OF AGREED CHILD SUPPORT REVIEW ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) If a negotiation conference results in an agreement of the parties, each party must sign the child support review order and the order must contain as to each party:

(1) a waiver by the party of the right to service of process and a court hearing;

(2) the mailing address of the party; and

(3) the following statement printed on the order in boldfaced type, in capital letters, or underlined:

"I ACKNOWLEDGE THAT I HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND THIS CHILD SUPPORT REVIEW ORDER. I UNDERSTAND THAT IF I SIGN THIS ORDER, IT WILL BE CONFIRMED BY THE COURT WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE TO ME. I KNOW THAT I HAVE A RIGHT TO REQUEST THAT A COURT RECONSIDER THE ORDER BY FILING A MOTION FOR A NEW TRIAL AT ANY TIME BEFORE THE 30TH DAY AFTER THE DATE OF THE CONFIRMATION OF THE ORDER BY THE COURT. I KNOW THAT IF I DO NOT OBEY THE TERMS OF THIS ORDER I MAY BE HELD IN CONTEMPT OF COURT."

(b) If a negotiation conference results in an agreement on some but not all issues in the case, the parties may sign a waiver of service along with an agreement to appear in court at a specified date and time for a determination by the court of all unresolved issues. Notice of the hearing is not required.

(c) A party may sign a waiver under this section using a digitized signature.

(d) A waiver under this section must be:

(1) sworn before a notary public; or

(2) executed using an unsworn declaration under Section 132.001, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.

(e) Notwithstanding Subsection (a)(2) or Section 132.001(d), Civil Practice and Remedies Code, the address of a party shall be omitted from the child support review order and any waiver signed under this section if:

(1) the court has previously made a finding and ordered nondisclosure under Section 105.006(c) relating to the parties and the order has not been superseded; or

(2) the child support review order contains an agreed finding and order under Section 105.006(c).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8042.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8042 / Section 8042.0104
§ 8042.0104. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 8042.0103 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. Occupations Code § 102.054 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 102 / Section 102.054
§ 102.054. ACCESSIBILITY AND USE OF WITNESS TESTIMONY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person is not exempt from giving testimony in a proceeding to enforce Section 102.051.

(b) The testimony a person gives in a proceeding to enforce Section 102.051 may not be used against that person in any criminal action or proceeding. A criminal action or proceeding may not be brought against a person because of the testimony given by that person in a proceeding to enforce Section 102.051.