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Tex. Finance Code § 351.008 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 351 / Section 351.008
§ 351.008. EXAMINATION OF LENDERS; ACCESS TO RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner or the commissioner's representative shall, at the times the commissioner or the representative considers necessary:

(1) examine each place of business of each property tax lender; and

(2) investigate the lender's transactions, including loans, and records, including books, accounts, papers, and correspondence, to the extent the transactions and records pertain to the business regulated under this chapter and Sections 32.06 and 32.065, Tax Code.

(b) The property tax lender shall:

(1) give the commissioner or the commissioner's representative free access to the lender's office, place of business, files, safes, and vaults; and

(2) allow the commissioner or the representative to make a copy of an item that may be investigated under Subsection (a)(2).

(c) During an examination, the commissioner or the commissioner's representative may administer oaths and examine any person under oath on any subject pertinent to a matter that the commissioner or the representative is authorized or required to consider, investigate, or secure information about under this chapter or Section 32.06 or 32.065, Tax Code.

(d) Information obtained under this section is confidential.

(e) A property tax lender's violation of Subsection (b) is a ground for the suspension or revocation of the lender's license.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 361.537 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 361 / Section 361.537
§ 361.537. LEASE RESTRICTION; NOTICE TO LESSEE.
Status: in_force

A person may not lease or offer for lease land that overlies a closed municipal solid waste landfill facility unless:

(1) existing development on the land is in compliance with this subchapter; or

(2) the person gives notice to the prospective lessee of what is required to bring the land and any development on the land into compliance with this subchapter and the prohibitions or requirements for future development imposed by this subchapter and by any permit issued for the land under this subchapter.
Tex. Local Government Code § 307.041 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 307 / Section 307.041
§ 307.041. TAX BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) For the purpose of paying for all or part of the costs of acquiring privately owned land under Section 307.022 or the costs of constructing, furnishing, and equipping the pier or another structure connected with the pier, the municipality may borrow money, issue negotiable bonds, and levy and collect ad valorem taxes sufficient to pay the interest on and provide a sinking fund for the bonds.

(b) The bonds shall be issued in accordance with Subtitles A and C, Title 9, Government Code. If bonds for the purposes described by this section have been authorized at a previous election in accordance with that chapter, the bonds may be issued without an additional election.

(c) The governing body of the municipality may use bond proceeds to pay part of the cost of erecting, constructing, furnishing, or equipping a structure or improvement authorized by this chapter that, together with the interest in the land occupied by or used in connection with the structure or improvement and the income from the structure or improvement, is to be or has been mortgaged and encumbered for the purpose of paying the additional costs of acquiring, erecting, constructing, furnishing, or equipping the structure or improvement.
Tex. Family Code § 15.053 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 15 / Section 15.053
§ 15.053. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies only to a matter arising under Title 1 or 5.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 2B.0109 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 2B / Section 2B.0109
§ 2B.0109. USE OF PERSONAL EQUIPMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) If a law enforcement agency receives a grant under Article 2B.0102, a peace officer who is employed by the agency and who is on duty may only use a body worn camera that is issued and maintained by that agency.

(b) Notwithstanding any previous policy, an agency may not allow its peace officers to use privately owned body worn cameras after receiving a grant described by this article.

(c) A peace officer who is employed by a law enforcement agency that has not received a grant described by this article or who has not otherwise been provided with a body worn camera by the agency that employs the officer may operate a body worn camera that is privately owned only if permitted by the employing agency.

(d) An agency that authorizes the use of privately owned body worn cameras under Subsection (c) must make provisions for the security and compatibility of the recordings made by those cameras.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8379.0301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8379 / Section 8379.0301
§ 8379.0301. 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. Local Government Code § 203.044 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 203 / Section 203.044
§ 203.044. INITIAL DESTRUCTION OF OBSOLETE RECORDS.
Status: repealed

(a) In preparing a records control schedule required by Section 203.041, the records management officer may list separately those obsolete records no longer created or received by the local government or elective county office whose retention periods on a records retention schedule issued by the commission have expired and that the local government or elected county officer wishes to destroy.

(b) The lists of obsolete records to be destroyed must be reviewed or approved in the same manner as records control schedules must be reviewed or approved under Section 203.041(e).

(c) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 533 (H.B. 1962), Sec. 20(b)(4), eff. September 1, 2019.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 533 (H.B. 1962), Sec. 20(b)(4), eff. September 1, 2019.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8513.0705 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8513 / Section 8513.0705
§ 8513.0705. RESOLUTION PROVISIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A resolution authorizing bonds may contain provisions approved by the board that are not inconsistent with this chapter, including provisions:

(1) reserving the right to redeem the bonds at a time, in an amount, and at a price not to exceed 105 percent of the principal amount of the bonds, plus accrued interest;

(2) providing for the setting aside of sinking funds or reserve funds and the regulation and disposition of those funds;

(3) securing the payment of the principal of and interest on the bonds and of the sinking fund or reserve fund payments associated with the bonds by pledging all or any part of the gross or net revenue subsequently received by the authority from any source;

(4) prescribing the purposes to which the bonds or any bonds subsequently issued, or the proceeds of the bonds, may be applied;

(5) agreeing to set and collect rates and charges sufficient to produce net revenue adequate to pay the items described by Subdivisions (1), (2), and (3), and prescribing the use and disposition of all revenue;

(6) prescribing limitations on the issuance of additional bonds and on the agreements that may be made with the purchasers and successive holders of those bonds;

(7) regarding the construction, extension, improvement, reconstruction, operation, maintenance, and repair of the authority's properties and the carrying of insurance on all or any part of those properties covering:

(A) loss, damage, or loss of use and reconstruction, operation, maintenance, and repair; and

(B) loss, damage, or loss of use and occupancy resulting from specified risks;

(8) setting the procedure by which the authority may change the terms of a contract with the bondholders, the amount of bonds the holders of which must consent to that change, and the manner in which the consent may be given; and

(9) providing for the execution and delivery by the authority to a bank or trust company authorized by law to accept trusts, or to the United States or any officer of the United States, of indentures and agreements for the benefit of the bondholders setting forth any of the agreements authorized by this chapter to be made with or for the benefit of the bondholders and any other provisions that are customary in such indentures or agreements.

(b) A provision authorized by this section that is contained in a bond resolution is part of the contract between the authority and the bondholders.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8506.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8506 / Section 8506.202
§ 8506.202. STATE PLEDGE REGARDING RIGHTS AND REMEDIES OF BONDHOLDERS.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not deprive this state of its power to regulate and control rates or charges to be collected for the use of water, water connections, power, electric energy, or another service. The state pledges to and agrees with the purchasers and successive holders of the bonds issued under this chapter that the state will not limit or alter the power this chapter gives the authority to establish and collect rates and charges that will produce revenue sufficient to pay the items specified by Section 8506.154(b) or in any way impair the rights or remedies of the holders of the bonds, or of any person in their behalf, until the following are fully met and discharged:

(1) the bonds;

(2) the interest on the bonds;

(3) interest on unpaid installments of interest;

(4) all costs and expenses in connection with any action or proceedings by or on behalf of the bondholders; and

(5) all other obligations of the authority in connection with the bonds.
Tex. Labor Code § 410.002 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 410 / Section 410.002
§ 410.002. LAW GOVERNING LIABILITY PROCEEDINGS.
Status: in_force

A proceeding before the division to determine the liability of an insurance carrier for compensation for an injury or death under this subtitle is governed by this chapter.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 5.208 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 5 / Section 5.208
§ 5.208. IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person designated or appointed as the registered agent of a represented entity is not liable solely because of the person's designation or appointment as registered agent for the debts, liabilities, or obligations of the represented entity.

(b) A person who has been designated or appointed as a registered agent in a registered agent filing but has not consented to serve as the represented entity's registered agent may not be held liable:

(1) under a judgment, decree, or order of a court, agency, or tribunal of any type, or in any other manner, in this or any other state, or on any other basis, for a debt, obligation, or liability of the represented entity, whether arising in contract, tort, or otherwise, solely because of the person's designation or appointment as registered agent; or

(2) to the represented entity or to a person who reasonably relied on the unauthorized designation or appointment solely because of the person's failure or refusal to perform the duties of a registered agent under Section 5.206.
Tex. Government Code § 25.0008 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 25 / Section 25.0008
§ 25.0008. FEES.
Status: in_force

A judge of a statutory county court shall assess the same fees as are prescribed by law relating to county judges' fees. The clerk of the court shall collect the fees and pay them into the county treasury on collection. A fee may not be paid to the judge.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 288.0031 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 288 / Section 288.0031
§ 288.0031. DISSOLUTION.
Status: in_force

A district created under this chapter may be dissolved in the manner provided for the dissolution of a hospital district under Subchapter E, Chapter 286.
Tex. Election Code § 31.076 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 31 / Section 31.076
§ 31.076. RESCISSION OF TRANSFER ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court by written order may rescind an order adopted under Section 31.071 at any time after two years have elapsed from the date the order was adopted, to become effective on a date stated in the order.

(b) Not later than the third day after the date the rescission order is adopted, the county clerk shall deliver a certified copy of the order to the secretary of state.

(c) On the effective date of the rescission, the county clerk shall perform the duties and functions previously transferred to the county tax assessor-collector unless the position of county elections administrator is created.
Tex. Finance Code § 154.357 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 154 / Section 154.357
§ 154.357. CLAIM AGAINST SELLER, FUNERAL PROVIDER, OR DEPOSITORY.
Status: in_force

The department may assert a claim against a seller, funeral provider, or depository that commits a violation of this chapter that could result in a claim against the fund.
Tex. Property Code § 91.003 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 91 / Section 91.003
§ 91.003. TERMINATION OF LEASE BECAUSE OF PUBLIC INDECENCY CONVICTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A landlord may terminate a lease executed or renewed after June 15, 1981, if:

(1) the tenant or occupant of the leasehold uses the property for an activity for which the tenant or occupant or for which an agent or employee of the tenant or occupant is convicted under Chapter 43, Penal Code, as amended; and

(2) the convicted person has exhausted or abandoned all avenues of direct appeal from the conviction.

(b) The fee owner or an intermediate lessor terminates the lease by giving written notice of termination to the tenant or occupant within six months after the right to terminate arises under this section. The right to possess the property reverts to the landlord on the 10th day after the date the notice is given.

(c) This section applies regardless of a term of the lease to the contrary.
Tex. Local Government Code § 373A.101 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 373A / Section 373A.101
§ 373A.101. CREATION.
Status: in_force

The governing body of a political subdivision by ordinance or order may create or designate under this subchapter one or more homestead land trusts, including a housing finance corporation established under Chapter 394 or a land trust operated by a community housing development organization certified by the municipality, to operate in an area that includes a district designated under Subchapter B.
Tex. Government Code § 24.143 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.143
§ 24.143.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.143. 41ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (EL PASO COUNTY). (a) The 41st Judicial District is composed of El Paso County.

(b) The terms of the 41st District Court begin on the first Mondays in January, March, May, September, and November.

(c) Section 24.136, relating to the 34th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 41st District Court.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 31.091 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 31 / Section 31.091
§ 31.091. UNIFORMITY OF BOATING REGULATIONS.
Status: reserved

In the interest of uniformity, it is the policy of the State of Texas that the basic authority for the enactment of boating regulations is reserved to the state.
Tex. Education Code § 105.307 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 105 / Section 105.307
§ 105.307. DEAN.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may appoint a dean of the academy who shall serve at the pleasure of the board.

(b) The dean shall report to the provost of the University of North Texas and shall have a seat on the council of deans.

(c) The dean shall prepare an annual budget for the operation of the academy and submit the budget to the provost of the university.
Tex. Insurance Code § 258.004 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 258 / Section 258.004
§ 258.004. REVENUES SUBJECT TO TAXATION; LIMIT.
Status: in_force

(a) A health maintenance organization shall pay per capita maintenance taxes under this chapter on the correctly reported gross revenues collected from issuing health maintenance certificates or contracts in this state.

(b) The amount of maintenance tax assessed may not be computed based on:

(1) enrollees who as individual certificate holders or their dependents are covered by a master group policy paid for by revenues received from the United States for insurance contracted for by the United States in accordance with or in furtherance of Title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1395c et seq.) and its subsequent amendments; or

(2) revenues paid on group health, accident, and life certificates or contracts in which the group covered by the certificate or contract consists of a single nonprofit trust established to provide coverage primarily for employees of:

(A) a municipality, county, or hospital district in this state; or

(B) a county or municipal hospital, without regard to whether the employees are employees of the county or municipality or of an entity operating the hospital on behalf of the county or municipality.
Tex. Government Code § 551.089 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 551 / Section 551.089
§ 551.089. DELIBERATION REGARDING SECURITY DEVICES OR SECURITY AUDITS; CLOSED MEETING.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not require a governmental body to conduct an open meeting to deliberate:

(1) security assessments or deployments relating to information resources technology;

(2) network security information as described by Section 2059.055(b); or

(3) the deployment, or specific occasions for implementation, of security personnel, critical infrastructure, or security devices.
Tex. Education Code § 54.760 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 54 / Section 54.760
§ 54.760. VERIFICATION UNDER OATH.
Status: in_force

The board may require a purchaser to verify under oath a request to:

(1) change a beneficiary; or

(2) terminate a contract.
Tex. Occupations Code § 604.205 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 604 / Section 604.205
§ 604.205. DELEGATION OF CERTAIN COMPLAINT DISPOSITIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The advisory board may delegate to a committee of medical board employees the authority to dismiss or enter into an agreed settlement of a complaint that does not relate directly to patient care or that involves only administrative violations. The disposition determined by the committee must be approved by the advisory board at a public meeting.

(b) A complaint delegated under this section shall be referred for an informal proceeding under Section 604.209 if:

(1) the committee of employees determines that the complaint should not be dismissed or settled;

(2) the committee is unable to reach an agreed settlement; or

(3) the affected person requests that the complaint be referred for an informal proceeding.
Tex. Government Code § 609.716 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 609 / Section 609.716
§ 609.716. TRANSFER ON VENDOR'S FAILURE.
Status: in_force

An institution of higher education or group of institutions of higher education that creates a deferred compensation plan may authorize or require as a part of the plan that the plan administrator immediately transfer to the deferred compensation trust fund all deferred amounts and investment income from a vendor who fails to satisfy the requirements of this subchapter or the plan administrator.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 111.001 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 111 / Section 111.001
§ 111.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Commission" means the Railroad Commission of Texas.

(2) "Public utility" means a person, association of persons, or corporation that owns, operates, or manages crude petroleum storage tanks or storage facilities for the public for hire, either in connection with a pipeline, pipelines, or otherwise. The term does not include an electric cooperative, as that term is defined by Section 11.003, Utilities Code, or its subsidiary, that sells electricity at wholesale and that owns or operates an underground storage facility and provides gas storage services to the public for hire if the gas storage facility is predominantly operated to support the integration of renewable resources. Such a gas storage facility may not have a working gas capacity of greater than five billion cubic feet.
Tex. Tax Code § 160.022 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 160 / Section 160.022
§ 160.022. USE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) A use tax is imposed on a taxable boat or motor purchased at retail outside this state and used in this state or brought into this state for use by a Texas resident or other person who is domiciled or doing business in this state. The tax is an obligation of and shall be paid by the person who uses the boat or motor in this state or brings the boat or motor into this state.

(b) The tax rate is 6-1/4 percent of the total consideration.
Tex. Transportation Code § 131.035 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 131 / Section 131.035
§ 131.035. LIMITATION ON ACQUISITION.
Status: in_force

A corporation described by this subchapter may not:

(1) acquire, own, control, or operate a parallel or competing interurban line; or

(2) purchase, lease, acquire, own, or control, directly or indirectly, the shares or certificates of stock or bonds, a franchise or other right, or the physical property or any part of the property, of any corporation in violation of the law commonly known as the antitrust law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8231.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8231 / Section 8231.004
§ 8231.004. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter form a closure. A mistake made in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect:

(1) the organization, existence, or validity of the district;

(2) the right of the district to impose taxes;

(3) the validity of the district's bonds, notes, or indebtedness; or

(4) the legality or operation of the district or the board.
Tex. Government Code § 854.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 854 / Section 854.001
§ 854.001. TYPES OF BENEFITS.
Status: in_force

The types of benefits payable by the retirement system are:

(1) service retirement benefits;

(2) disability retirement benefits; and

(3) death benefits.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4201.053 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4201 / Section 4201.053
§ 4201.053. MEDICAID AND OTHER STATE HEALTH OR MENTAL HEALTH PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Section 4201.057, this chapter does not apply to:

(1) the state Medicaid program;

(2) the services program for children with special health care needs under Chapter 35, Health and Safety Code;

(3) a program administered under Title 2, Human Resources Code;

(4) a program of the Department of State Health Services relating to mental health services;

(5) a program of the Department of Aging and Disability Services relating to intellectual disability services; or

(6) a program of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

(b) Sections 4201.303(c), 4201.304(b), 4201.357(a-1), and 4201.3601 do not apply to:

(1) the child health program under Chapter 62, Health and Safety Code, or the health benefits plan for children under Chapter 63, Health and Safety Code;

(2) the Employees Retirement System of Texas or another entity issuing or administering a coverage plan under Chapter 1551;

(3) the Teacher Retirement System of Texas or another entity issuing or administering a plan under Chapter 1575 or 1579;

(4) The Texas A&M University System or The University of Texas System or another entity issuing or administering coverage under Chapter 1601; and

(5) a managed care organization providing a Medicaid managed care plan under Chapter 540 or 540A, Government Code, as applicable.
Tex. Local Government Code § 334.2517 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 334 / Section 334.2517
§ 334.2517. USE OF REVENUE FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not apply to the financing of a venue project described by Section 334.001(4)(F).