FrankGoortani/open-us-law huggingface dataset:
Tex. Finance Code § 13.010 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 13 / Section 13.010
§ 13.010. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "Texas trade association" means a cooperative and voluntarily joined association of business or professional competitors in this state designed to assist its members and its industry or profession in dealing with mutual business or professional problems and in promoting their common interest.

(b) A person may not be a Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending employee employed in a "bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity," as that phrase is used for purposes of establishing an exemption to the overtime provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 201 et seq.), and its subsequent amendments, if:

(1) the person is an officer, employee, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in a field regulated by the Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending; or

(2) the person's spouse is an officer, manager, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in a field regulated by the Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending.

(c) A person may not act as the general counsel to the Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending if the person is required to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305, Government Code, because of the person's activities for compensation on behalf of a profession related to the operation of the Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending.

(d) Before the 11th day after the date on which an employee begins employment with the Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending, the employee shall read the conflict-of-interest statutes applicable to employees of the Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending and sign a notarized affidavit stating that the employee has read those statutes.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 172.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 172 / Section 172.001
§ 172.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Birthing center" means a facility licensed under Chapter 244.

(2) "Hospital" means a facility licensed under Chapter 241 or a hospital maintained or operated by this state.
Tex. Finance Code § 186.216 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 186 / Section 186.216
§ 186.216. PREFERENCES.
Status: in_force

(a) A transfer of or lien on the property or assets of a state trust company is voidable by the receiver if the transfer or lien:

(1) was made or created after:

(A) four months before the date the state trust company is closed for liquidation; or

(B) one year before the date the state trust company is closed for liquidation if the receiving creditor was at the time an affiliate, officer, director, manager, managing participant, principal shareholder, or participant of the state trust company or an affiliate of the trust company;

(2) was made or created with the intent of giving to a creditor or depositor, or enabling a creditor or depositor to obtain, a greater percentage of the claimant's debt than is given or obtained by another claimant of the same class; and

(3) is accepted by a creditor or depositor having reasonable cause to believe that a preference will occur.

(b) Each state trust company officer, director, manager, managing participant, employee, shareholder, participant, participant-transferee, trustee, agent, servant, employee, attorney-in-fact, or correspondent, or other person acting on behalf of the state trust company, who has participated in implementing a voidable transfer or lien, and each person receiving property or the benefit of property of the state trust company as a result of the voidable transfer or lien, is personally liable for the property or benefit received and shall account to the receiver for the benefit of the clients and creditors of the state trust company.

(c) The receiver may avoid a transfer of or lien on the property or assets of a state trust company that a client, creditor, shareholder, participant, or participant-transferee of the state trust company could have avoided and may recover the property transferred or its value from the person to whom it was transferred or from a person who has received it unless the transferee or recipient was a bona fide holder for value before the date the state trust company was closed for liquidation.
Tex. Labor Code § 61.013 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 61 / Section 61.013
§ 61.013. PAYMENT OTHER THAN ON PAYDAY.
Status: in_force

An employer shall pay an employee who is not paid on a payday for any reason, including the employee's absence on a payday, on another regular business day on the employee's request.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 134.058 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 134 / Section 134.058
§ 134.058. NOTICE BY APPLICANT.
Status: in_force

At the time the applicant submits an application for a surface coal mining and reclamation permit or renewal of an existing permit, the applicant shall publish an advertisement in a newspaper of general circulation in the locality of the proposed surface coal mining operation at least once a week for four consecutive weeks that:

(1) shows the ownership and describes the location and boundaries of the proposed site sufficiently so that the proposed operation can be readily located; and

(2) states that the application is available for public inspection at the county courthouse of the county in which the property lies.
Tex. Water Code § 58.447 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.447
§ 58.447. APPROVAL AND REGISTRATION OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) After the bonds are issued and executed, they shall be submitted to the attorney general for approval.

(b) If the attorney general finds that the bonds are issued according to law and are valid, binding obligations of the district, he shall officially certify the bonds and execute a certificate, which shall be filed with the comptroller and recorded in the book kept for that purpose.

(c) The bonds may not be registered with the comptroller until 20 days after the day of the election authorizing the issuance of the bonds.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 621.154 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 621 / Section 621.154
§ 621.154. CERTIFICATE PERMITTED FOR LODGING, AIRFARE, TRIP, OR RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY.
Status: in_force

An offeror may give the recipient of a gift or prize involving lodging, airfare, a trip, or a recreational activity a certificate that evidences the recipient's right to the gift or prize.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 77.122 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 77 / Section 77.122
§ 77.122. REPORT TO LEGISLATURE.
Status: in_force

Not later than January 1, 1999, the department shall report to the governor and each member of the legislature an overview of the administration and status of the shrimp license management program, including the biological, sociological, and economic effects of the program.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1114.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1114 / Section 1114.153
§ 1114.153. FISCAL YEAR.
Status: in_force

The district operates according to a fiscal year that begins on July 1 and ends on June 30.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 181.003 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 181 / Section 181.003
§ 181.003. SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not waive sovereign immunity to suit or liability.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8459.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8459 / Section 8459.102
§ 8459.102. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Finance Code § 351.011 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 351 / Section 351.011
§ 351.011. VERIFICATION OF NET ASSETS.
Status: in_force

If the commissioner questions the amount of a property tax lender's net assets, the commissioner may require certification by an independent certified public accountant that:

(1) the accountant has reviewed the property tax lender's books, other records, and transactions during the reporting year;

(2) the books and other records are maintained using generally accepted accounting principles; and

(3) the property tax lender meets the net assets requirement of Section 351.153.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1273.052 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1273 / Section 1273.052
§ 1273.052. OFFER OF COVERAGE THROUGH NON-NETWORK PLAN REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), if the only health benefit coverage offered under an employer's health benefit plan is a network-based delivery system of coverage offered by one or more health maintenance organizations, each health maintenance organization offering coverage must offer to all eligible employees, at the time of enrollment and at least annually, the opportunity to obtain coverage through a non-network plan.

(b) Each health maintenance organization to which Subsection (a) applies may enter into an agreement designating one or more of those health maintenance organizations to offer the coverage required by Subsection (a) for eligible employees of the employer.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3938.109 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3938 / Section 3938.109
§ 3938.109. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may engage in activities that accomplish the economic development purposes of the district.

(b) The district may establish and provide for the administration of one or more programs to promote state or local economic development and to stimulate business and commercial activity in the district, including programs to:

(1) make loans and grants of public money; and

(2) provide district personnel and services.

(c) The district may create economic development programs and exercise the economic development powers that:

(1) Chapter 380, Local Government Code, provides to a municipality; and

(2) Subchapter A, Chapter 1509, Government Code, provides to a municipality.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 247.090 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 247 / Section 247.090
§ 247.090. TESTIMONY; RECORD.
Status: in_force

(a) The arbitrator may require witnesses to testify under oath and shall require testimony under oath if requested by the department or the facility.

(b) The department shall make an electronic recording of the proceeding.

(c) An official stenographic record of the proceeding is not required, but the department or the facility may make a stenographic record. The party that makes the stenographic record shall pay the expense of having the record made.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3895.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3895 / Section 3895.155
§ 3895.155. MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION TAX; ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Section 3895.161, the district may impose a tax for maintenance and operation purposes, including for:

(1) planning, constructing, acquiring, maintaining, repairing, and operating all improvement projects, including land, plants, works, facilities, improvements, appliances, and equipment of the district; and

(2) paying costs of services, engineering and legal fees, and organization and administrative expenses.

(b) The district may not impose a maintenance and operation tax unless the maximum tax rate is approved by the governing body of the city and a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose. If the maximum tax rate is approved, the board may impose the tax at any rate that does not exceed the approved rate.

(c) A maintenance and operation tax election may be held at the same time and in conjunction with any other district election. The election may be called by a separate election order or as part of any other election order.

(d) The proposition in a maintenance and operation tax election may be for a specific maximum rate.
Tex. Education Code § 51.781 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.781
§ 51.781.
Status: in_force

Sec. 51.781. CONTRACTS FOR FACILITIES: CONSTRUCTION MANAGER-AGENT. (a) An institution may use the construction manager-agent method for the construction, rehabilitation, alteration, or repair of a facility. In using that method and in entering into a contract for the services of a construction manager-agent, a board shall follow the procedures prescribed by this section.

(b) A construction manager-agent is a sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, or other legal entity that provides consultation to the institution regarding construction, rehabilitation, alteration, or repair of the facility. An institution using the construction manager-agent method may, under the contract between the institution and the construction manager-agent, require the construction manager-agent to provide administrative personnel, equipment necessary to perform duties under this section, and on-site management and other services specified in the contract. A construction manager-agent represents the institution in a fiduciary capacity.

(c) Before or concurrently with selecting a construction manager-agent, the board shall select or designate an engineer or architect who shall prepare the construction documents for the project and who has full responsibility for complying with Chapter 1001 or 1051, Occupations Code, as applicable. If the engineer or architect is not a full-time employee of the institution, the board shall select the engineer or architect on the basis of demonstrated competence and qualifications as provided by Section 2254.004, Government Code. The institution's engineer or architect may not serve, alone or in combination with another person, as the construction manager-agent unless the engineer or architect is hired to serve as the construction manager-agent under a separate or concurrent procurement conducted in accordance with this subchapter. This subsection does not prohibit the institution's engineer or architect from providing customary construction phase services under the engineer's or architect's original professional service agreement in accordance with applicable licensing laws.

(d) A board shall select a construction manager-agent on the basis of demonstrated competence and qualifications in the same manner as provided for the selection of engineers or architects under Section 2254.004, Government Code.

(e) A board using the construction manager-agent method shall procure, in accordance with applicable law and in any manner authorized by this chapter, a general contractor, trade contractors, or subcontractors who will serve as the prime contractor for their specific portion of the work.

(f) The board or the construction manager-agent shall procure in accordance with Section 2254.004, Government Code, all of the testing of construction materials engineering, the inspection services, and the verification testing services necessary for acceptance of the facility by the institution.
Tex. Estates Code § 1202.151 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1202 / Section 1202.151
§ 1202.151. EVIDENCE AND BURDEN OF PROOF AT HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Section 1202.201, at a hearing on an application filed under Section 1202.051, the court shall consider only evidence regarding the ward's mental or physical capacity at the time of the hearing that is relevant to the complete restoration of the ward's capacity or modification of the ward's guardianship, including whether:

(1) the guardianship is necessary; and

(2) specific powers or duties of the guardian should be limited if the ward receives supports and services.

(b) The party who filed the application has the burden of proof at the hearing.
Tex. Government Code § 2059.052 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2059 / Section 2059.052
§ 2059.052. SERVICES PROVIDED TO INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.
Status: in_force

The command may provide network security services to an institution of higher education, and may include an institution of higher education in a center, only if and to the extent approved by the Information Technology Council for Higher Education.
Tex. Tax Code § 171.075 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 171 / Section 171.075
§ 171.075. EXEMPTION--COOPERATIVE ASSOCIATION.
Status: in_force

A cooperative association incorporated under Subchapter B, Chapter 301, Health and Safety Code, or under the Cooperative Association Act (Article 1396--50.01, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes) is exempted from the franchise tax.
Tex. Property Code § 113.013 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 113 / Section 113.013
§ 113.013. INSURANCE.
Status: in_force

A trustee may purchase insurance of any nature, form, or amount to protect the trust property and the trustee.
Tex. Transportation Code § 520.0071 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 520 / Section 520.0071
§ 520.0071. DEPUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by rule shall prescribe:

(1) the classification types of deputies performing titling and registration duties;

(2) the duties and obligations of deputies;

(3) the type and amount of any bonds that may be required by a county assessor-collector for a deputy to perform titling and registration duties; and

(4) the fees that may be charged or retained by deputies.

(b) A county assessor-collector, with the approval of the commissioners court of the county, may deputize an individual or business entity to perform titling and registration services in accordance with rules adopted under Subsection (a).
Tex. Property Code § 209.003 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 209 / Section 209.003
§ 209.003. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter applies only to a residential subdivision that is subject to restrictions or provisions in a declaration that authorize the property owners' association to collect regular or special assessments on all or a majority of the property in the subdivision.

(b) Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, this chapter applies only to a property owners' association that requires mandatory membership in the association for all or a majority of the owners of residential property within the subdivision subject to the association's dedicatory instruments.

(c) This chapter applies to a residential property owners' association regardless of whether the entity is designated as a "homeowners' association," "community association," or similar designation in the restrictions or dedicatory instrument.

(d) This chapter does not apply to a condominium as defined by Section 81.002 or 82.003.

(e) The following provisions of this chapter do not apply to a property owners' association that is a mixed-use master association that existed before January 1, 1974, and that does not have the authority under a dedicatory instrument or other governing document to impose fines:

(1) Section 209.005(c);

(2) Section 209.0056;

(3) Section 209.0057;

(4) Section 209.0058;

(5) Section 209.00592; and

(6) Section 209.0062.
Tex. Labor Code § 212.206 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 212 / Section 212.206
§ 212.206. COMMISSION CONSIDERED PARTY TO JUDICIAL REVIEW; NOTICE OF PETITION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission is considered a party to any judicial action involving a final decision of the commission.

(b) A petition to bring an action under this subchapter must be served on:

(1) a member of the commission; or

(2) a person designated by the commission.

(c) As many copies of the petition as there are defendants must be left with the party served under Subsection (b). The commission immediately shall mail one copy of the petition to each defendant.

(d) Service in compliance with this section constitutes completed service on all defendants.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8453.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8453 / Section 8453.104
§ 8453.104. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located.

(b) If a road project is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which the road project is located.

(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 85.291 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 85 / Section 85.291
§ 85.291. REQUEST FOR RECEIVER.
Status: in_force

If a rule or order of the commission has been finally adjudicated to be valid in whole or part in a suit to which the commission is a party, and if after that time a party to the suit or other proceedings in which the rule or order was declared valid violates the rule, order, or judgment or shall thereafter use or permit to be used any property owned or controlled by him in violation of the rule, order, or judgment, the commission shall make application to the judge of the trial court setting out the rule, order, or judgment and stating that the party subsequent to the date of the judgment violated or is violating the rule, order, or judgment and requesting that a receiver be appointed as provided in this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9090.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9090 / Section 9090.0201
§ 9090.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five elected directors.

(b) Except as provided by Section 9090.0202, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Transportation Code § 453.305 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 453 / Section 453.305
§ 453.305. APPROVAL; REGISTRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A transit department's bonds and the records relating to their issuance shall be submitted to the attorney general for examination before the bonds may be delivered.

(b) If the attorney general finds that the bonds have been issued in conformity with the constitution and this chapter and that the bonds will be a binding obligation of the issuing transit department, the attorney general shall approve the bonds.

(c) After the bonds are approved by the attorney general, the comptroller shall register the bonds.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 364.052 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 364 / Section 364.052
§ 364.052. TERMS; FORM.
Status: in_force

(a) Bonds issued under this chapter must be in the form and denomination and bear the rate of interest prescribed by the commissioners court.

(b) The bonds may be:

(1) sold at a public or private sale at a price and on the terms determined by the commissioners court; or

(2) exchanged for property or an interest in property determined by the commissioners court to be necessary or convenient to the purposes authorized by this chapter.

(c) The bonds are investment securities under Chapter 8, Business & Commerce Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1103.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1103 / Section 1103.153
§ 1103.153. AUDIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district shall have an audit made of the district's financial condition.

(b) The audit shall be open to inspection at all times at the district's principal office.
Tex. Estates Code § 360.102 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 360 / Section 360.102
§ 360.102. COURT DECREE.
Status: in_force

If the court determines that the estate should be partitioned and distributed, the court shall enter a decree stating:

(1) the name and address, if known, of each person entitled to a share of the estate, specifying:

(A) which of those persons are known to be minors;

(B) the name of the minors' guardian or guardian ad litem; and

(C) the name of the attorney appointed to represent those persons who are unknown or who are not residents of this state;

(2) the proportional part of the estate to which each person is entitled;

(3) a full description of all the estate to be distributed; and

(4) that the executor or administrator must retain possession of a sufficient amount of money or property to pay all debts, taxes, and expenses of administration and specifying the amount of money or the property to be retained.