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Tex. Insurance Code § 101.201 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 101 / Section 101.201
§ 101.201. VALIDITY OF INSURANCE CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) An insurance contract, agreement, or arrangement prohibited by Section 101.102, purported to be effective in this state and entered into by an unauthorized insurer or person, is unenforceable by the unauthorized insurer or person. A person who in any manner assisted directly or indirectly in the procurement, processing, administration, claims handling, adjusting, or claims payment of the contract, agreement, or arrangement is liable to the insured for the full amount of a claim or loss under the terms of the contract, agreement, or arrangement if the unauthorized insurer or person fails to pay the claim or loss.

(b) This section does not apply to insurance procured by a licensed surplus lines agent from an eligible surplus lines insurer, as defined by Chapter 981, and independently procured contracts of insurance, as described in Section 101.053(b)(4), that are reported and on which premium tax is paid in accordance with Chapter 225 or 226 or to another arrangement expressly authorized by law.
Tex. Government Code § 441.127 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 441 / Section 441.127
§ 441.127. MEMBERSHIP IN SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

(a) To be eligible for membership in a major resource system or regional library system a library must be accredited by the commission as having met the accreditation standards established by the commission.

(b) To meet population change, economic change, and changing service strengths of member libraries, a major resource system may be reorganized, merged with another major resource system, or partially transferred to another major resource system by the commission with the approval of the majority of the appropriate governing bodies of the libraries comprising the system. A regional library system may be reorganized, divided, dissolved, or merged into another regional library system in a manner provided by bylaws of the corporation operating the system or by contract between the member libraries and the managing authority of the system.

(c) The governing body of a public library that proposes to become a major resource center shall submit to the director and librarian an annual plan of service for the major resource system made in consultation with the advisory council.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3937.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3937 / Section 3937.201
§ 3937.201. TAX ABATEMENT.
Status: in_force

The district may enter into a tax abatement agreement in accordance with the general laws of this state authorizing and applicable to a tax abatement agreement by a municipality.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8834.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8834 / Section 8834.006
§ 8834.006. CERTAIN OTHER STATUTES INAPPLICABLE.
Status: in_force

(a) Other laws governing the administration or operation of a conservation and reclamation district created under Section 52, Article III, or Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, including Chapters 36 and 49, Water Code, do not apply to the district.

(b) Notwithstanding Section 36.052, Water Code, this chapter prevails over any other law in conflict or inconsistent with this chapter.
Tex. Transportation Code § 441.179 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 441 / Section 441.179
§ 441.179. DISPOSITION OF PROCEEDS.
Status: in_force

The district shall deposit the part of the purchase money of bonds that represents capitalized interest in a special account in the district depository and use that money to pay interest that comes due on bonds. Money remaining in that account after payment of the costs of issuance of the bonds shall be transferred to the credit of the regular account of the district in the district depository.
Tex. Government Code § 552.118 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 552 / Section 552.118
§ 552.118.
Status: in_force

Sec. 552.118. EXCEPTION: CONFIDENTIALITY OF OFFICIAL PRESCRIPTION PROGRAM INFORMATION. Information is excepted from the requirements of Section 552.021 if it is:

(1) information on or derived from an official prescription form filed with the Texas State Board of Pharmacy under Section 481.0755, Health and Safety Code, or an electronic prescription record filed with the Texas State Board of Pharmacy under Section 481.075, Health and Safety Code; or

(2) other information collected under Section 481.075 or 481.0755 of that code.
Tex. Tax Code § 351.009 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 351 / Section 351.009
§ 351.009. ANNUAL REPORT TO COMPTROLLER.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than March 1 of each year, a municipality that imposes the tax authorized by this chapter shall report to the comptroller:

(1) the rate of:

(A) the tax imposed by the municipality under this chapter; and

(B) if applicable, the tax imposed by the municipality under Subchapter H, Chapter 334, Local Government Code;

(2) the amount of revenue collected during the municipality's preceding fiscal year from:

(A) the tax imposed by the municipality under this chapter; and

(B) if applicable, the tax imposed by the municipality under Subchapter H, Chapter 334, Local Government Code;

(3) the amount and percentage of the revenue described by Subdivision (2)(A) allocated by the municipality to each use authorized by this chapter for which the municipality used the revenue during the municipality's preceding fiscal year, stated separately as an amount and percentage for each applicable use; and

(4) the total amount of any revenue described by Subdivision (2)(A) collected in any preceding fiscal year of the municipality that has not yet been spent by the municipality and the amount of that unexpended revenue, if any, that remains in the municipality's possession in the fiscal year in which the report is due.

(b) The municipality must make the report required by this section by submitting the report to the comptroller on a form prescribed by the comptroller.

(c) The comptroller shall prescribe the form a municipality must use for the report required to be submitted under this section.

(d) A municipality that is required to make a report to the comptroller under this section may use a portion of the revenue described by Subsection (a)(2)(A) for the costs incurred by the municipality in making and submitting the report. The amount of revenue a municipality may use each year for the purpose authorized by this subsection may not exceed:

(1) $1,000 if the municipality has a population of less than 10,000; or

(2) $2,500 if the municipality has a population of 10,000 or more.

(e) The comptroller may adopt rules necessary to administer this section.
Tex. Finance Code § 65.002 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 65 / Section 65.002
§ 65.002. INVESTMENT IN ACCOUNTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Any person may be the holder of a savings account.

(b) An investment in a savings account may be made only in cash.

(c) A person may invest in a savings account in the person's own right or in a trust or other fiduciary capacity.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3906.113 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3906 / Section 3906.113
§ 3906.113. ANNEXATION OR EXCLUSION OF LAND.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may annex land as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code.

(b) The district may exclude land as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code. Section 375.044(b), Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Government Code § 25.1282 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 25 / Section 25.1282
§ 25.1282. JOHNSON COUNTY COURT AT LAW PROVISIONS.
Status: repealed

(a) In addition to the jurisdiction provided by Section 25.0003 and other law, a county court at law in Johnson County has concurrent jurisdiction with the district court in family law cases and proceedings.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(55), eff. January 1, 2012.

(c) Repealed by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 746, Sec. 70, eff. Oct. 1, 1991.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(55), eff. January 1, 2012.

(e) The judge of a county court at law shall be paid an annual salary that is equal to 90 percent of the annual salary paid by the state to a district judge in the county. The salary shall be paid in the same manner and from the same fund as the salary of the county judge.

(f) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(55), eff. January 1, 2012.

(g) The county attorney or district attorney serves as prosecuting attorney for a county court at law.

(h) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(55), eff. January 1, 2012.

(i) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(55), eff. January 1, 2012.
Tex. Education Code § 7.053 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 7 / Section 7.053
§ 7.053. REMOVAL FROM OFFICE.
Status: in_force

The governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, may remove the commissioner from office as provided by Section 9, Article XV, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Estates Code § 55.151 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 55 / Section 55.151
§ 55.151. ORDER FOR ISSUANCE OF WRIT OF ATTACHMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) If a person interested in an estate files with the judge a written complaint made under oath alleging that the executor or administrator of the estate is about to remove the estate or part of the estate outside of the state, the judge may order a writ of attachment to issue, directed "to any sheriff or any constable within the State of Texas." The writ must order the sheriff or constable to:

(1) seize the estate or a part of the estate; and

(2) hold that property subject to the judge's additional orders regarding the complaint.

(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a writ of attachment directed to the sheriff or constable of a specific county within the state is not defective if the writ was properly executed in that county by that officer.
Tex. Government Code § 25.0062 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 25 / Section 25.0062
§ 25.0062. ARANSAS COUNTY COURT AT LAW PROVISIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to the jurisdiction provided by Section 25.0003 and other law, a county court at law of Aransas County has concurrent jurisdiction with the district court in:

(1) family law cases and proceedings;

(2) felony cases to conduct arraignments, conduct pretrial hearings, and accept guilty pleas; and

(3) civil cases in which the matter in controversy exceeds the maximum amount provided by Section 25.0003.

(b) The district clerk serves as clerk of a county court at law in felony cases, in family law cases and proceedings, and in civil cases in which the matter in controversy exceeds $325,000. The county clerk serves as clerk of a county court at law in all other cases. The district clerk shall establish a separate docket for a county court at law. The commissioners court shall provide the deputy clerks, bailiffs, and other personnel necessary to operate a county court at law.

(c) The jury is composed of six members unless the constitution or other law requires a 12-member jury.
Tex. Insurance Code § 843.3042 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 843 / Section 843.3042
§ 843.3042. CHIROPRACTIC SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) A health maintenance organization offering a health care plan that covers a service that is within the scope of a chiropractor's license may not refuse to provide reimbursement to an in-network chiropractor for the performance of the covered service solely because the service is provided by a chiropractor.

(b) This section does not require a health maintenance organization to cover a particular health care service.

(c) This section does not affect the right of a health maintenance organization to determine whether a health care service is medically necessary.

(d) A health maintenance organization that violates this section is subject to an administrative penalty as provided by Chapter 84 of not more than $1,000 for each claim that remains unpaid in violation of this section. Each day the violation continues constitutes a separate violation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8020.0003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8020 / Section 8020.0003
§ 8020.0003. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district's boundaries are those confirmed by Section 3, Chapter 814, Acts of the 75th Legislature, Regular Session, 1997, as those boundaries may have been modified under:

(1) Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code;

(2) Subchapter H, Chapter 54, Water Code; or

(3) other law.

(b) The confirmation of boundaries described by Subsection (a):

(1) does not enlarge or diminish the district as it existed on September 1, 1997; and

(2) includes the property in the district that was being served or taxed on September 1, 1997.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 2A.211 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 2A / Section 2A.211
§ 2A.211.
Status: in_force

Art. 2A.211. CLERKS: HATE CRIME REPORTING. (a) The clerk of a district or county court in which an affirmative finding under Article 42.014 is requested shall report that request to the Texas Judicial Council, along with a statement as to whether the request was granted by the court and, if so, whether the affirmative finding was entered in the judgment in the case.

(b) The clerk shall make the report required by Subsection (a) not later than the 30th day after the date the judgment is entered in the case.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 42.015 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 42 / Section 42.015
§ 42.015. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may develop, implement, and supervise educational programs for the public and health providers, including physicians, hospitals, and public health departments, concerning end stage renal disease, including prevention and methods of care and treatment.

(b) The department may use existing public or private programs or groups for the educational programs.
Tex. Family Code § 102.0045 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 102 / Section 102.0045
§ 102.0045. STANDING FOR SIBLING.
Status: in_force

(a) The sibling of a child may file an original suit requesting access to the child as provided by Section 153.551 if the sibling is at least 18 years of age.

(a-1) The sibling of a child who is separated from the sibling as the result of an action by the Department of Family and Protective Services may file an original suit as provided by Section 153.551 requesting access to the child, regardless of the age of the sibling. A court shall expedite a suit filed under this subsection.

(b) Access to a child by a sibling of the child is governed by the standards established by Section 153.551.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9094.0504 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9094 / Section 9094.0504
§ 9094.0504. BONDS FOR RECREATIONAL FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may develop recreational facilities and issue bonds for recreational facilities as provided by Chapter 49, Water Code, regardless of whether the district's territory overlaps with the territory of a political subdivision that is authorized to develop recreational facilities and issue bonds for recreational facilities under Chapter 49, Water Code.

(b) The authority of the district to develop recreational facilities and issue bonds for recreational facilities under this section does not limit the authority of another political subdivision whose territory the territory of the district may overlap, wholly or partly, to develop recreational facilities and issue bonds for recreational facilities under Chapter 49, Water Code.
Tex. Election Code § 62.013 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 62 / Section 62.013
§ 62.013. UNAUTHORIZED POSTING OF SIGNS PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) An election officer commits an offense if the officer knowingly posts at a polling place, including the area within 100 feet of an outside door through which a voter may enter the building in which the polling place is located, a sign, card, poster, or other similar material that:

(1) is not authorized or required by law; or

(2) is in a form or contains information that is not authorized or required by law.

(b) A person other than an election officer commits an offense if the person posts a sign, card, poster, or other similar material at a polling place, including the 100-foot area described by Subsection (a).

(c) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3946.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3946 / Section 3946.102
§ 3946.102. RULES; ENFORCEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may adopt rules:

(1) to administer or operate the district; or

(2) for the use, enjoyment, availability, protection, security, and maintenance of the district's property and facilities.

(b) The district may enforce its rules by injunctive relief.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2024.053 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2024 / Section 2024.053
§ 2024.053. CERTIFICATION OF NONCOMPLIANCE; ADMINISTRATIVE APPEAL.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller shall certify to the commission the fact that a racetrack association or totalisator company:

(1) does not comply with a rule adopted by the comptroller under this chapter;

(2) refuses to allow access to or inspection of any of the racetrack association's or totalisator company's required books, records, or financial statements;

(3) refuses to allow access to or inspection of the totalisator system; or

(4) becomes delinquent for:

(A) the state's share of a pari-mutuel pool; or

(B) any other tax collected by the comptroller.

(b) With regard to the state's share of a pari-mutuel pool and any penalty related to the state's share, the comptroller, acting independently of the commission, may take any collection or enforcement action authorized under the Tax Code against a delinquent taxpayer.

(c) An administrative appeal related to the state's share of a pari-mutuel pool or late reporting or deposit of the state's share is to the comptroller and then to the courts, as provided by Title 2, Tax Code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 801.360 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 801 / Section 801.360
§ 801.360. DEATH OF VETERINARIAN.
Status: in_force

On the death of a veterinarian, the veterinarian's practice ownership and patient records become the property of the veterinarian's heirs to dispose of as necessary not later than the second anniversary of the date of the veterinarian's death.
Tex. Local Government Code § 325.069 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 325 / Section 325.069
§ 325.069. REPAYMENT OF ORGANIZATIONAL EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may pay all costs and expenses necessarily incurred in the creation and organization of the district, legal fees, and other incidental expenses and may reimburse any person for money advanced for those purposes.

(b) Payments may be made from money obtained from the sale of bonds first issued by the district or other revenues of the district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 12.0125 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 12 / Section 12.0125
§ 12.0125. DRUG REBATES.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall develop a voluntary drug manufacturer rebate program for drugs purchased by or on behalf of a client of the Kidney Health Care Program or the Children with Special Health Care Needs Services Program for which rebates are not available under the Medicaid drug manufacturer rebate program.

(b) The department shall consult with drug manufacturers to develop rebate amounts for the new voluntary rebate program. The average percentage savings from rebates in the new program may not be less than the average percentage savings from rebates in the Medicaid drug manufacturer rebate program.

(c) Amounts received by the department under the drug rebate program established under this section may be appropriated only for the Kidney Health Care Program or the Children with Special Health Care Needs Services Program.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 49A.075 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 49A / Section 49A.075
§ 49A.075. OFFICE OF DEATH INVESTIGATOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court of a county may establish an office of death investigator and employ one or more death investigators to assist a person in the county who conducts an inquest. A death investigator serves at the will of the commissioners court and on terms set by the commissioners court.

(b) To be eligible for employment as a death investigator, a person must have experience or training in investigative procedures concerning the circumstances, manner, and cause of the death of a person.

(c) At the request and under the supervision of a justice of the peace or other person who conducts an inquest, a death investigator may assist the person conducting the inquest to:

(1) investigate the time, place, and manner of death; and

(2) lock and seal the premises of the deceased person.

(d) A death investigator who assists in an inquest under Subsection (c) shall, not later than eight hours after the death investigator completes the investigation, make a complete report of the death investigator's activities, findings, and conclusions to the justice of the peace or other person conducting the inquest.

(e) A death investigator employed under this article is entitled to receive compensation from the county in an amount set by the commissioners court.
Tex. Labor Code § 21.553 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 21 / Section 21.553
§ 21.553. COOPERATION WITH COMPTROLLER AND UNIFORM STATEWIDE ACCOUNTING SYSTEM; REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall compile the information reported to the commission under this subchapter with the assistance of the comptroller and the uniform statewide accounting system.

(b) The commission shall conduct an analysis of the information reported to the commission under this subchapter and report the results of that analysis to the legislature, the Legislative Budget Board, and the governor not later than January 1 of each odd-numbered year. The report required under this subsection must be written in plain language.
Tex. Utilities Code § 41.155 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 41 / Section 41.155
§ 41.155. NO SETOFF.
Status: in_force

The interest of an assignee or pledgee in securitized property and in the revenues and collections arising from that property are not subject to setoff, counterclaim, surcharge, recoupment, or defense by the electric cooperative or any other person or in connection with the bankruptcy of the electric cooperative or any other entity. A financing order shall remain in effect and unabated notwithstanding the bankruptcy of the electric cooperative, its successors, or assignees.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 5A.010 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 5A / Section 5A.010
§ 5A.010. ACCESS TO RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) Each local law enforcement agency shall establish a departmental code for identifying and retrieving a written report made under Article 5A.009(a).

(b) A district or county attorney with jurisdiction in the county where the law enforcement agency maintains records under this article or Article 5A.009(a) is entitled to access to the records.

(c) The Department of Family and Protective Services is entitled to access to the records described by Subsection (b) relating to any person who is 14 years of age or older and who resides in a licensed foster home or a verified agency foster home.

(d) On request of a victim of an incident of family violence, the local law enforcement agency responsible for investigating the incident shall provide the victim, at no cost to the victim, with any information that is:

(1) described by Article 5A.009(a)(1) or (2); and

(2) not exempt from disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code, or other law.
Tex. Tax Code § 151.705 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 151 / Section 151.705
§ 151.705. COLLECTION OF USE TAX; CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

A retailer engaged in business in this state who violates Section 151.103 of this code commits a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $500.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3895.056 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3895 / Section 3895.056
§ 3895.056. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

The board shall elect from among the directors a chair, vice chair, and secretary.