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Tex. Government Code § 2263.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2263 / Section 2263.004
§ 2263.004. ETHICS REQUIREMENTS FOR OUTSIDE FINANCIAL ADVISORS OR SERVICE PROVIDERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a state governmental entity by rule shall adopt standards of conduct applicable to financial advisors or service providers who are not employees of the state governmental entity, who provide financial services to the state governmental entity or advise the state governmental entity or a member of the governing body of the state governmental entity in connection with the management or investment of state funds, and who:

(1) may reasonably be expected to receive, directly or indirectly, more than $10,000 in compensation from the entity during a fiscal year; or

(2) render important investment or funds management advice to the entity or a member of the governing body of the entity, as determined by the governing body.

(b) A contract under which a financial advisor or service provider renders financial services or advice to a state governmental entity or other person as described by Subsection (a) is voidable by the state governmental entity if the financial advisor or service provider violates a standard of conduct adopted under this section.
Tex. Government Code § 51.404 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 51 / Section 51.404
§ 51.404. SPECIAL DEPUTY COUNTY CLERK IN GALVESTON COUNTY.
Status: in_force

The Commissioners Court of Galveston County may pay for the services of a special deputy district county clerk if the commissioners court considers a deputy clerk necessary. The clerk of the court in which the deputy clerk serves shall appoint the deputy clerk.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 4.059 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 4 / Section 4.059
§ 4.059. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF FILING WITH DELAYED EFFECTIVENESS.
Status: in_force

(a) An acknowledgment of filing issued or other action taken by the secretary of state affirming the filing of a filing instrument that has a specific delayed effective date, or a specific delayed effective date and time, must state the date, or the date and time, at which the instrument takes effect.

(b) An acknowledgment of filing issued or other action taken by the secretary of state affirming the filing of a filing instrument the effectiveness of which is delayed until on or after the occurrence of a future event or fact must indicate that the effective date, or the effective date and time, of the instrument is conditioned on the occurrence of a future event or fact.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8490.0301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8490 / Section 8490.0301
§ 8490.0301. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for a road project authorized by Section 8490.0203.

(b) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(c) At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Finance Code § 59.302 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 59 / Section 59.302
§ 59.302. EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN UNMANNED TELLER MACHINES.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not apply to an unmanned teller machine:

(1) by which:

(A) a customer of a financial institution can authorize and effect the electronic transfer of money from the customer's account at the financial institution to a merchant's account at a financial institution in the county or municipality in which the terminal is located to obtain cash or to purchase, rent, or pay for goods or services; and

(B) the merchant can ascertain that the transaction has been completed and the money has been or will be transferred to the merchant's account at the merchant's financial institution in the county or municipality in which the terminal is located; or

(2) located:

(A) inside a building:

(i) unless the building is a freestanding installation existing solely to provide an enclosure for the machine; or

(ii) except to the extent a transaction can be conducted from outside the building; or

(B) in an area not controlled by the owner or operator of the machine.
Tex. Education Code § 45.158 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 45 / Section 45.158
§ 45.158. CHARGES FOR USE OF STADIUM.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of directors shall charge sufficient rates for services rendered by the stadium and shall use other sources of its revenues so that revenues will be produced sufficient to:

(1) pay all expenses in connection with the ownership, operation, and upkeep of the stadium;

(2) pay the interest on the bonds as it becomes due;

(3) create a sinking fund to pay the bonds as they become due; and

(4) create and maintain a bond reserve fund and other funds as provided in the bond resolution or trust indenture.

(b) The bond resolution or trust indenture may prescribe systems, methods, routines, and procedures under which the stadium shall be operated.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 286.162 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 286 / Section 286.162
§ 286.162. BOARD AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

The board may impose taxes for the entire year in which the district is created.
Tex. Finance Code § 185.1001 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 185 / Section 185.1001
§ 185.1001. APPLICABILITY TO STATE TRUST COMPANY SUBSIDIARIES.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies to a subsidiary of a state trust company, a present or former officer, director, manager, managing participant, or employee of a subsidiary, or a controlling shareholder or other person participating in the affairs of a subsidiary in the same manner as the subchapter applies to a state trust company, a present or former officer, director, manager, managing participant, or employee of a state trust company, or a controlling shareholder or other person participating in the affairs of a state trust company.
Tex. Local Government Code § 252.0415 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 252 / Section 252.0415
§ 252.0415. PROCEDURES FOR ELECTRONIC BIDS OR PROPOSALS.
Status: in_force

(a) A municipality may receive bids or proposals under this chapter through electronic transmission if the governing body of the municipality adopts rules to ensure the identification, security, and confidentiality of electronic bids or proposals and to ensure that the electronic bids or proposals remain effectively unopened until the proper time.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, an electronic bid or proposal is not required to be sealed. A provision of this chapter that applies to a sealed bid or proposal applies to a bid or proposal received through electronic transmission in accordance with the rules adopted under Subsection (a).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1064.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1064 / Section 1064.102
§ 1064.102. RESTRICTION ON POLITICAL SUBDIVISION TAXATION AND DEBT.
Status: in_force

A political subdivision located within the district may not impose a tax or issue bonds or other obligations for hospital purposes or to provide medical care.
Tex. Finance Code § 354.002 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 354 / Section 354.002
§ 354.002. LIMITATION ON CERTAIN DEBT CANCELLATION AGREEMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter applies only to a debt cancellation agreement that includes insurance coverage as part of the retail buyer's responsibility to the holder.

(b) The amount charged for a debt cancellation agreement made in connection with a contract may not exceed five percent of the amount financed pursuant to the contract. Section 348.124(c) does not apply to a debt cancellation agreement regulated under this chapter.

(c) The debt cancellation agreement becomes a part of or a separate addendum to the contract and remains a term of the contract on the assignment, sale, or transfer by the holder.

(d) A debt cancellation agreement to which this chapter applies is not insurance.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1073.354 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1073 / Section 1073.354
§ 1073.354. ELECTION RESULTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall find that the district is dissolved if:

(1) a majority of the votes in an election under this section favor dissolution of the district and creation of the Runnels County Hospital District;

(2) a majority of the votes in an election held on the same date under Subchapter D-1, Chapter 1004, favor dissolution of the Ballinger Memorial Hospital District and creation of the Runnels County Hospital District; and

(3) a cumulative majority of the votes in all three elections held on the question of creating the Runnels County Hospital District favor creation of the district.

(b) If a majority of the votes in either election under Subsection (a)(1) or (2) do not favor dissolution of the district and creation of the Runnels County Hospital District, or if a cumulative majority of the votes in all three elections held on the question of creating the Runnels County Hospital District do not favor creation of the district, the board shall continue to administer the district, and another election on the question of dissolution under this section may not be held before the first anniversary of the date of the most recent election under this section to dissolve the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1001.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.004
§ 1001.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

The boundaries of the district are coextensive with the boundaries of the City of Amarillo unless the district territory is expanded under:

(1) Subchapter D; or

(2) other law.
Tex. Family Code § 160.761 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 160 / Section 160.761
§ 160.761. EFFECT OF GESTATIONAL MOTHER'S MARRIAGE AFTER VALIDATION OF AGREEMENT.
Status: in_force

If a gestational mother is married after the court renders an order validating a gestational agreement under this subchapter:

(1) the validity of the gestational agreement is not affected;

(2) the gestational mother's husband is not required to consent to the agreement; and

(3) the gestational mother's husband is not a presumed father of the child born under the terms of the agreement.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8089.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8089 / Section 8089.0102
§ 8089.0102. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Finance Code § 182.015 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 182 / Section 182.015
§ 182.015. CHANGE OF CONTROL OF EXEMPT STATE TRUST COMPANY.
Status: in_force

If control of an exempt state trust company is sold or otherwise transferred, the acquiring person must comply with Sections 182.003, 182.004, 182.005, 183.001, and 183.002. For the exempt status of the state trust company to continue, the acquiring person must file a certification with the banking commissioner that the state trust company will comply, or continue to comply, with the requirements of Section 182.011 after control is transferred. The banking commissioner may examine or investigate the acquiring person and the state trust company as necessary to verify the certification. If the commissioner determines that the state trust company will not comply, or continue to comply, with the requirements of Section 182.011 after control is transferred, the commissioner shall terminate the exemption on the effective date of the transfer. After the termination, the acquiring person must file a separate application to obtain a new exemption for the state trust company under Section 182.011.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1451.503 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1451 / Section 1451.503
§ 1451.503. EXCEPTION.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not apply to:

(1) a health benefit plan that provides coverage:

(A) only for a specified disease or for another single benefit;

(B) only for accidental death or dismemberment;

(C) for wages or payments in lieu of wages for a period during which an employee is absent from work because of sickness or injury;

(D) as a supplement to a liability insurance policy;

(E) for credit insurance;

(F) only for dental or vision care;

(G) only for hospital expenses; or

(H) only for indemnity for hospital confinement;

(2) a Medicare supplemental policy as defined by Section 1882(g)(1), Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1395ss), as amended;

(3) a workers' compensation insurance policy;

(4) medical payment insurance coverage provided under a motor vehicle insurance policy;

(5) a long-term care insurance policy, including a nursing home fixed indemnity policy, unless the commissioner determines that the policy provides benefit coverage so comprehensive that the policy is a health benefit plan as described by Section 1451.502;

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

(7) a Medicaid managed care program operated under Chapter 540 or 540A, Government Code, as applicable, or a Medicaid program operated under Chapter 32, Human Resources Code.
Tex. Education Code § 22.081 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 22 / Section 22.081
§ 22.081. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Department" means the Department of Public Safety.

(2) "National criminal history record information" means criminal history record information obtained from the department under Subchapter F, Chapter 411, Government Code, and from the Federal Bureau of Investigation under Section 411.087, Government Code.

(3) "Private school" means a school that:

(A) offers a course of instruction for students in one or more grades from prekindergarten through grade 12; and

(B) is not operated by a governmental entity.
Tex. Estates Code § 257.103 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 257 / Section 257.103
§ 257.103. REPORT BY APPLICANT AFTER PROBATE.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), not later than the 180th day after the date a will is admitted to probate as a muniment of title, the applicant for the probate of the will shall file with the court clerk a sworn affidavit stating specifically the terms of the will that have been fulfilled and the terms that have not been fulfilled.

(b) The court may:

(1) waive the requirement under Subsection (a); or

(2) extend the time for filing the affidavit under Subsection (a).

(c) The failure of an applicant for probate of a will to file the affidavit required by Subsection (a) does not affect title to property passing under the terms of the will.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8236.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8236 / Section 8236.101
§ 8236.101. 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 1011.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1011 / Section 1011.102
§ 1011.102. RESTRICTION ON COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL TAXATION.
Status: in_force

Schleicher County or a municipality in Schleicher County may not impose a tax for hospital purposes.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3971.0307 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3971 / Section 3971.0307
§ 3971.0307. PARKING FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may acquire, lease as lessor or lessee, construct, develop, own, operate, and maintain parking facilities or a system of parking facilities, including lots, garages, parking terminals, or other structures or accommodations for parking motor vehicles off the streets and related appurtenances.

(b) The district's parking facilities serve the public purposes of the district and are owned, used, and held for a public purpose even if leased or operated by a private entity for a term of years.

(c) The district's parking facilities are parts of and necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street or road improvement.

(d) The development and operation of the district's parking facilities may be considered an economic development program.
Tex. Transportation Code § 172.054 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 172 / Section 172.054
§ 172.054. NOTICE OF CREATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of each newly created district shall provide notice to the Texas Transportation Institute of the district's creation.

(b) On being notified by the board, the Texas Transportation Institute shall make available to the board a guide to the services and information that the institute provides.
Tex. Water Code § 26.129 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 26 / Section 26.129
§ 26.129. DUTY OF PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT.
Status: in_force

The Parks and Wildlife Department and its authorized employees shall enforce the provisions of this chapter to the extent that any violation affects aquatic life and wildlife as provided in Section 7.109.
Tex. Water Code § 54.001 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 54 / Section 54.001
§ 54.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "District" means a municipal utility district operating under this chapter.

(2) "Board" means the board of directors of a district.

(3) "Director" means a member of the board of directors of a district.

(4) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(5) "Executive director" means the executive director of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(6) "Public agency" means any city, the United States, the State of Texas, and any district or authority created under Article XVI, Section 59, or Article III, Section 52, of the Texas Constitution, including any river authority, or any other political subdivision or governmental agency of the United States or the State of Texas.

(7) "City" means any incorporated city, town, or village of the State of Texas whether operating under general law or under its home-rule charter.

(8) "Extraterritorial jurisdiction" means the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a city as defined in Article I, Chapter 160, Acts of the 58th Legislature, 1963, as amended (Article 970a, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes).

(9) "Sole expense" means the actual cost of the relocation, raising, rerouting, or changing grade or alteration of construction and providing comparable replacement without enhancing the facilities after deducting from it the net salvage value derived from the old facility.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2209.151 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2209 / Section 2209.151
§ 2209.151. GOVERNANCE OF POOL; BOARD MEMBERSHIP.
Status: in_force

(a) The pool is governed by a board of trustees composed of nine members selected as provided by the plan of operation.

(b) Not later than the 15th day after the date the department approves the plan of operation, the initial regular board must be selected as provided by the plan of operation. The members of the initial regular board shall take office not later than the 30th day after the date the plan of operation is adopted.

(c) Four board members must be representatives of the public. A public representative may not:

(1) be an officer, director, or employee of an insurer, insurance agency, agent, broker, solicitor, adjuster, or other business entity regulated by the department;

(2) be a person required to register under Chapter 305, Government Code; or

(3) be related to a person described by Subdivision (1) or (2) within the second degree by consanguinity or affinity.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 30.02 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 30 / Section 30.02
§ 30.02. DISTRICT JUDGE DISQUALIFIED.
Status: in_force

Whenever any case is pending in which the district judge or criminal district judge is disqualified from trying the case, no change of venue shall be made necessary thereby; but the judge presiding shall certify that fact to the presiding judge of the administrative judicial district in which the case is pending and the presiding judge of such administrative judicial district shall assign a judge to try such case in accordance with the provisions of Article 200a, V.A.C.S.
Tex. Government Code § 772.0072 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 772 / Section 772.0072
§ 772.0072. MISSING OR EXPLOITED CHILDREN PREVENTION GRANTS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "nonprofit organization" means an organization exempt from federal income taxation under Section 501(a), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as an organization described by Section 501(c)(3) of that code.

(b) This section applies to a nonprofit organization that is formed to offer programs and provide information to parents or other legal custodians, children, schools, public officials, organizations serving youths, nonprofit organizations, and the general public concerning child safety and Internet safety and the prevention of child abductions and child sexual exploitation.

(c) The criminal justice division established under Section 772.006 may award a grant to a nonprofit organization described by Subsection (b) that is operating in this state to provide programs and information described by that subsection to assist the Department of Public Safety in the performance of its duties related to missing or exploited children, including any duty related to the missing children and missing persons information clearinghouse under Chapter 63, Code of Criminal Procedure.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3850.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3850 / Section 3850.052
§ 3850.052. APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

The mayor and members of the governing body of the City of Houston shall appoint voting directors from persons recommended by the board. A person is appointed if a majority of the members of the governing body, including the mayor, vote to appoint that person.
Tex. Property Code § 112.001 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 112 / Section 112.001
§ 112.001. METHODS OF CREATING TRUST.
Status: in_force

A trust may be created by:

(1) a property owner's declaration that the owner holds the property as trustee for another person;

(2) a property owner's inter vivos transfer of the property to another person as trustee for the transferor or a third person;

(3) a property owner's testamentary transfer to another person as trustee for a third person;

(4) an appointment under a power of appointment to another person as trustee for the donee of the power or for a third person; or

(5) a promise to another person whose rights under the promise are to be held in trust for a third person.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8298.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8298 / Section 8298.151
§ 8298.151. TAX METHOD.
Status: in_force

(a) The district shall use the ad valorem plan of taxation.

(b) The board is not required to hold a hearing on the adoption of a plan of taxation.
Tex. Government Code § 489.103 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 489 / Section 489.103
§ 489.103. FEES.
Status: in_force

The bank shall charge fees to the beneficiaries of its services as the bank determines necessary. Amounts collected under this section may be used to support the administration of the bank's programs and implementation of the bank's strategies.
Tex. Local Government Code § 375.121 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 375 / Section 375.121
§ 375.121. INTEREST ON ASSESSMENTS; LIEN.
Status: in_force

(a) Assessments bear interest at a rate specified by the board that may not exceed the interest rate permitted by Chapter 1204, Government Code.

(b) Interest on an assessment between the effective date of the order or resolution levying the assessment and the date the first installment and any related penalty is payable shall be added to the first installment. The interest or penalties on all unpaid installments shall be added to each subsequent installment until paid.

(c) An assessment or any reassessment and any interest and penalties on that assessment or reassessment is a lien against the property until it is paid.

(d) The owner of any property assessed may pay at any time the entire assessment against any lot or parcel with accrued interest to the date of the payment.