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Tex. Estates Code § 1158.151 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1158 / Section 1158.151
§ 1158.151. AUTHORITY FOR SALE.
Status: in_force

(a) A guardian of the estate who has possession of livestock and who considers selling the livestock to be necessary or to the estate's advantage may, in addition to any other method provided by law for the sale of personal property, obtain authority from the court in which the estate is pending to sell the livestock through:

(1) a bonded livestock commission merchant; or

(2) a bonded livestock auction commission merchant.

(b) The court may authorize the sale of livestock in the manner described by Subsection (a) on a written and sworn application by the guardian or any person interested in the estate.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8108.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8108 / Section 8108.001
§ 8108.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the board of directors of the district.

(2) "Director" means a member of the board.

(3) "District" means the Union Valley Ranch Municipal Utility District of Hunt County.
Tex. Government Code § 325.013 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 325 / Section 325.013
§ 325.013. ABOLITION OF ADVISORY COMMITTEES.
Status: in_force

An advisory committee, the primary function of which is to advise a particular state agency, is abolished on the date set for abolition of the agency unless the advisory committee is expressly continued by law.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1251.105 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1251 / Section 1251.105
§ 1251.105. STATEMENT MADE BY POLICYHOLDER OR INSURED.
Status: in_force

A group accident and health insurance policy must provide that:

(1) in the absence of fraud, a statement made by the policyholder or an insured is considered a representation and not a warranty; and

(2) a statement made by the policyholder or an insured may not be used in any contest under the policy, unless a copy of the written instrument containing the statement is or has been provided to:

(A) the person making the statement; or

(B) if the statement was made by the insured and the insured has died or become incapacitated, the insured's beneficiary or personal representative.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8508.0051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8508 / Section 8508.0051
§ 8508.0051. MEMBERSHIP OF BOARD.
Status: in_force

(a) The board consists of seven directors appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate.

(b) The governor shall appoint one director to represent the authority at large.

(c) The governor shall appoint two directors from each of the following regions:

(1) Region 1: Bowie and Red River Counties;

(2) Region 2: Cass, Franklin, Hunt, Morris, and Titus Counties; and

(3) Region 3: Delta, Hopkins, and Lamar Counties.

(d) Each director must be a qualified voter.

(e) A director appointed under Subsection (c) must be a resident of a county in the region for which the director is appointed.
Tex. Occupations Code § 454.354 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 454 / Section 454.354
§ 454.354. RECOVERY OF COSTS AND FEES.
Status: in_force

A person other than the attorney general, a district attorney, or a county attorney who brings an action to enforce this chapter or for injunctive relief may recover the person's court costs and attorney's fees.
Tex. Transportation Code § 750.002 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 750 / Section 750.002
§ 750.002. SPEED OF VEHICLE IN PARK IN COUNTY BORDERING GULF OF MEXICO.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person drives a vehicle at a speed greater than 30 miles per hour within the boundaries of a county park located in a county that borders on the Gulf of Mexico, other than on a beach as that term is defined by Section 61.012, Natural Resources Code, in the park.

(b) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $1 or more than $200.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 90.002 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 90 / Section 90.002
§ 90.002. PULMONARY FUNCTION TESTING.
Status: in_force

Pulmonary function testing required by this chapter must be interpreted by a physician:

(1) who is licensed in this state or another state of the United States;

(2) who is board certified in pulmonary medicine, internal medicine, or occupational medicine; and

(3) whose license and certification were not on inactive status at the time the testing was interpreted.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9030.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9030 / Section 9030.052
§ 9030.052. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

On the uniform election date in May of each even-numbered year, the appropriate number of directors shall be elected.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2151.211 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2151 / Section 2151.211
§ 2151.211. APPEAL.
Status: in_force

(a) A person aggrieved by a decision of the commissioner under this subchapter may appeal the decision not later than the 30th day after the date of the decision.

(b) An appeal of a commissioner's decision under this subchapter must be made in accordance with Subchapter D, Chapter 36.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3890.205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3890 / Section 3890.205
§ 3890.205. ASSESSMENTS; LIENS FOR ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution may impose and collect an assessment for any purpose authorized by this chapter in all or any part of the district.

(b) An assessment, a reassessment, or an assessment resulting from an addition to or correction of the assessment roll by the district, penalties and interest on an assessment or reassessment, an expense of collection, and reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the district:

(1) are a first and prior lien against the property assessed;

(2) are superior to any other lien or claim other than a lien or claim for county, school district, or municipal ad valorem taxes; and

(3) are the personal liability of and a charge against the owners of the property even if the owners are not named in the assessment proceedings.

(c) The lien is effective from the date of the board's resolution imposing the assessment until the date the assessment is paid. The board may enforce the lien in the same manner that the board may enforce an ad valorem tax lien against real property.

(d) The board may make a correction to or deletion from the assessment roll that does not increase the amount of assessment of any parcel of land without providing notice and holding a hearing in the manner required for additional assessments.
Tex. Election Code § 501.105 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 501 / Section 501.105
§ 501.105. ISSUE ON BALLOT.
Status: in_force

(a) The issue ordered to appear on the ballot for an election ordered by the commissioners court must be the same as the issue applied for and set out in the petition.

(b) The issue appropriate to the election shall be printed on the ballot in the exact language stated in Section 501.035.
Tex. Election Code § 501.033 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 501 / Section 501.033
§ 501.033. RECORD IN MINUTES.
Status: in_force

The date a petition is presented, the names of the signers, and the action taken with respect to the petition shall be entered in the minutes of the commissioners court.
Tex. Auxiliary Water Laws § 7834 — TX Code / Code wl / Chapter 3 / Section 7834
§ 7834.
Status: in_force

Art. 7834. COMBINED DISTRICT: ELECTION. On the second Tuesday of January after the establishment of such district, and biennially thereafter, an election for such directors shall be held in each such county in accordance with the election laws of this State and the provisions of this chapter for elections for establishing a district. Said directors shall hold office for two years. The directors shall give notice of the election, appoint election officers, receive and canvass the election returns and perform all other duties necessary for holding said elections.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3824.008 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3824 / Section 3824.008
§ 3824.008. LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be construed liberally in conformity with the findings and purposes stated in this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8062.0305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8062 / Section 8062.0305
§ 8062.0305. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is adopted under Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, and that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Government Code § 3100.102 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 3100 / Section 3100.102
§ 3100.102. OCCASIONS AT WHICH PLEDGE MAY BE RECITED.
Status: in_force

The pledge of allegiance to the state flag may be recited at any:

(1) public or private meeting at which the pledge of allegiance to the United States flag is recited; and

(2) state historical event or celebration.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1072.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1072 / Section 1072.054
§ 1072.054. DIRECTOR'S BOND.
Status: in_force

(a) Before assuming the duties of office, each director must execute a bond in the amount of $5,000 payable to the district and conditioned on the faithful performance of the director's duties.

(b) The bond shall be kept in the permanent records of the district.

(c) The board may pay for a director's bond with district money.
Tex. Family Code § 160.7031 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 160 / Section 160.7031
§ 160.7031. UNMARRIED MAN'S PATERNITY OF CHILD OF ASSISTED REPRODUCTION.
Status: in_force

(a) If an unmarried man, with the intent to be the father of a resulting child, provides sperm to a licensed physician and consents to the use of that sperm for assisted reproduction by an unmarried woman, he is the father of a resulting child.

(b) Consent by an unmarried man who intends to be the father of a resulting child in accordance with this section must be in a record signed by the man and the unmarried woman and kept by a licensed physician.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 21.111 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 21 / Section 21.111
§ 21.111. CONFLICT OF INTEREST IN CONTRACT.
Status: in_force

A director who is financially interested in a contract to be executed by the district for the purchase of property or the construction of facilities shall disclose that fact to the other directors and may not vote on the acceptance of the contract.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 129A.004 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 129A / Section 129A.004
§ 129A.004. INAPPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) An action filed under this chapter may not be joined with an action filed under Title 1, 4, or 5, Family Code.

(b) Chapter 27 does not apply to an action under this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7879A.0305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7879A / Section 7879A.0305
§ 7879A.0305. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is adopted under Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, and that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 715.010 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 715 / Section 715.010
§ 715.010. ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING.
Status: in_force

(a) A nonprofit corporation authorized to restore, operate, and maintain a historic cemetery shall, not later than the 10th day after the date of the order of the court under Section 715.008:

(1) publish notice of the time and place of the organizational meeting of the members of the nonprofit corporation in a newspaper having general circulation in the county in which the cemetery is located or, if there is no newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the cemetery is located, in a newspaper of general circulation in an adjoining county; and

(2) post written notice of the time and place of the meeting at the cemetery.

(b) The notice published under Subsection (a)(1) must be published not later than the 30th day before the date of the meeting and repeated twice before the date of the meeting. The notice may not be published more than once a week.

(c) The written notice posted under Subsection (a)(2) must be posted not later than the 30th day before the date of the hearing and must remain posted until the date of the hearing.

(d) At the organizational meeting of the members of a nonprofit corporation authorized to restore, operate, and maintain a historic cemetery, a majority of the members present and voting at the meeting shall elect a board of directors of the nonprofit corporation. Directors and officers are not required to be members of the nonprofit corporation.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 161.282 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 161 / Section 161.282
§ 161.282. PROCESSING APPLICATIONS.
Status: in_force

As far as practical, applications shall be processed in the order in which they are received by the board.
Tex. Water Code § 57.324 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 57 / Section 57.324
§ 57.324. DISSOLVING A DISTRICT BY ELECTION.
Status: in_force

A district may dissolve its corporate existence by election.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2652.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2652 / Section 2652.002
§ 2652.002. EMPLOYMENT OF ESCROW OFFICER.
Status: in_force

(a) A title insurance agent or direct operation may not employ an individual as an escrow officer unless the individual:

(1) holds a license issued by the department;

(2) is covered by a surety bond or deposit as required under Subchapter C; and

(3) is appointed under Section 2652.1511 as an escrow officer by the title insurance agent or direct operation.

(b) A title insurance agent or direct operation may not permit an individual to act as an escrow officer in this state before the agent or direct operation has complied with Sections 2652.151 and 2652.1511 with respect to the individual.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 34.017 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 34 / Section 34.017
§ 34.017. DEPARTMENT ACCESS TO INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Chapter 108 or any other law, the department may have access to the following information that may include the identity of a patient to fulfill its duties under this chapter:

(1) birth records;

(2) fetal death records;

(3) maternal death records; and

(4) hospital and birthing center discharge data.

(b) The department may not disclose the information described by Subsection (a) to the review committee or any other person.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8834.067 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8834 / Section 8834.067
§ 8834.067. SEAL.
Status: in_force

The board shall adopt a seal.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8344.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8344 / Section 8344.153
§ 8344.153. LIMITATION ON AREA OF NEW DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

A new district created by the division of the district may not, at the time the new district is created, contain any land outside the combined area of:

(1) the territory of the district at the time the district was initially created; and

(2) the area added by Section 8344.005.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 73.007 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 73 / Section 73.007
§ 73.007. PROTECTION OF CARRIER FROM DAMAGES.
Status: in_force

A transportation company or common carrier is not liable for damages to a consignor or consignee for refusing to receive for transportation or refusing to deliver a citrus nursery product or citrus fruit, or a package, bale, bundle, or box of that nursery product or fruit, that is not accompanied by the certificate and permit required under Section 73.006 of this code.
Tex. Government Code § 659.304 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 659 / Section 659.304
§ 659.304. INELIGIBILITY TO RECEIVE HAZARDOUS DUTY PAY.
Status: in_force

Hazardous duty pay may be paid only to an individual who is:

(1) entitled to receive the pay under Section 659.302; or

(2) eligible to receive the pay under Section 659.303.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 42.0021 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 42 / Section 42.0021
§ 42.0021. LIFETIME RESIDENT HUNTING LICENSE.
Status: in_force

The department may issue to residents of this state a lifetime resident hunting license.
Tex. Finance Code § 65.009 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 65 / Section 65.009
§ 65.009. INTEREST OR DIVIDENDS PAID ON ACCOUNTS.
Status: in_force

(a) An association whose bylaws contain the provision authorized by Section 65.012 may contract to pay interest on savings accounts.

(b) An association whose bylaws do not contain the provision authorized by Section 65.012 may pay earnings on savings accounts in the form of dividends declared by the association's board.

(c) An association shall compute and pay interest and dividends according to rules of the finance commission.

(d) An association shall credit a dividend to a savings account on the association's books unless the account holder requests and the association has agreed that the association will pay dividends on the account in cash.

(e) An association may pay a cash dividend by check or bank draft.
Tex. Government Code § 406.020 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 406 / Section 406.020
§ 406.020. REMOVAL FROM STATE.
Status: in_force

A notary public who removes his residence from this state vacates the office.
Tex. Occupations Code § 603.354 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 603 / Section 603.354
§ 603.354. CERTIFICATION FROM AMERICAN BOARD OF CARDIOVASCULAR PERFUSION.
Status: in_force

Unless a person holds a certificate as a certified clinical perfusionist issued by the American Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion, the person may not:

(1) use the title or represent or imply that the person has the title "certified clinical perfusionist" or use the letters "CCP"; or

(2) use a facsimile of that title to represent or imply that the person is a clinical perfusionist certified by that board.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 43.021 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 43 / Section 43.021
§ 43.021. CAPIAS OR CAPIAS PRO FINE IN ELECTRONIC FORM.
Status: in_force

A capias or capias pro fine may be issued in electronic form.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 42.0463 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 42 / Section 42.0463
§ 42.0463. EXPANSION OF CAPACITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding the limitations established by Section 42.002, the department may:

(1) develop, by rule, criteria to determine when it may be appropriate to exclude children who are related to a caretaker in determining a residential child-care facility's total capacity; and

(2) issue an exception in accordance with department rules allowing an agency foster home, cottage family home, or specialized child-care home to expand its capacity and care for not more than eight children.

(b) The department may include children who are related to a caretaker when determining under Subsection (a)(1) whether a residential child-care facility complies with the standards relating to total capacity or child-to-caregiver ratios for the facility.
Tex. Finance Code § 345.067 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 345 / Section 345.067
§ 345.067. BUYER'S ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF DELIVERY OF CONTRACT COPY.
Status: in_force

(a) Any retail buyer's acknowledgment of delivery of a copy of a retail installment contract must:

(1) be in at least 10-point type that is bold-faced, capitalized, or underlined or otherwise conspicuously set out from the surrounding written material; and

(2) appear directly above the buyer's signature if the acknowledgment is contained in the contract.

(b) Any retail buyer's acknowledgment conforming to this section of the delivery of a copy of the retail installment contract is, in any action or proceeding:

(1) presumptive proof of the delivery of a copy of the contract and compliance with any requirement relating to the completion of the contract before execution of the contract by the buyer; or

(2) conclusive proof of the delivery of a copy of the contract and compliance with any requirement relating to the completion of the contract before execution of the contract by the buyer if the holder purchased the contract without knowledge to the contrary.
Tex. Finance Code § 271.004 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 271 / Section 271.004
§ 271.004. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH REPORTING REQUIREMENTS; CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person:

(1) is requested by the attorney general to submit information required by Section 271.001 or 271.002 to the attorney general; and

(2) knowingly fails to provide the requested information to the attorney general before the 30th day after the date of the request.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
Tex. Auxiliary Water Laws § 7864 — TX Code / Code wl / Chapter 3 / Section 7864
§ 7864. ADDITIONAL BONDS.
Status: in_force

If the directors shall determine to make additional improvements, works or construction in order to carry out the purposes for which said district was organized, or to reconstruct any improvements theretofore made, and the amount derived from the bonds issued or authorized is not sufficient, a resolution to that effect shall be duly entered upon the minutes of the board, and a certified copy thereof presented to each commissioners court in the district.
Tex. Local Government Code § 203.022 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 203 / Section 203.022
§ 203.022. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF CUSTODIANS.
Status: in_force

(a) Custodians of records in each local government shall:

(1) cooperate with the records management officer in carrying out the policies and procedures established by the local government for the efficient and economical management of records and in carrying out the requirements of this subtitle;

(2) adequately document the transaction of government business and the services, programs, and duties for which the custodian and the custodian's staff are responsible; and

(3) maintain the records in the custodian's care and carry out their preservation, microfilming, destruction, or other disposition only in accordance with the policies and procedures of the local government's records management program and the requirements of this subtitle and rules adopted under it.

(b) State law relating to the duties, other responsibilities, or recordkeeping requirements of a custodian of local government records do not exempt the custodian or the records in the custodian's care from the application of this subtitle and rules adopted under it and may not be used by the custodian as a basis for refusal to participate in the records management program of the local government whose establishment is required by this chapter.
Tex. Occupations Code § 117.003 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 117 / Section 117.003
§ 117.003. DIRECT PATIENT CARE NOT INSURANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) A physician or health care practitioner providing direct patient care is not an insurer or health maintenance organization, and the physician or practitioner is not subject to regulation by the Texas Department of Insurance for the direct patient care.

(b) A direct patient care agreement is not health or accident insurance or coverage under Title 8, Insurance Code, and is not subject to regulation by the Texas Department of Insurance.

(c) A physician or health care practitioner is not required to obtain a certificate of authority under the Insurance Code to market, sell, or offer a direct patient care agreement or provide direct patient care.

(d) A physician or health care practitioner providing direct patient care does not violate Section 1204.055, Insurance Code.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 13 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 42 / Section 13
§ 13.
Status: in_force

Sec. 13. In addition to the information described by Section 1, the judgment should reflect affirmative findings entered pursuant to Article 42.0196.