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Tex. Education Code § 51.451 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.451
§ 51.451. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "College bookstore" means a bookstore that is:

(A) operated by an institution of higher education; or

(B) in a contractual relationship or otherwise affiliated with an institution of higher education.

(2) "Custom textbook" means a textbook that is compiled by a publisher at the direction of a faculty member or other person in charge of selecting course materials at an institution of higher education and that may include items such as selections from original instructor materials, previously copyrighted publisher materials, copyrighted third-party works, or elements unique to a specific institution.

(3) "Faculty member" has the meaning assigned by Section 51.917.

(4) "Institution of higher education" means:

(A) an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003; or

(B) a private or independent institution of higher education.

(4-a) "Open educational resource" means a teaching, learning, or research resource that is in the public domain or has been released under an intellectual property license that permits the free use, adaptation, and redistribution of the resource by any person. The term may include full course curricula, course materials, modules, textbooks, media, assessments, software, and any other tools, materials, or techniques, whether digital or otherwise, used to support access to knowledge.

(4-b) "Private or independent institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003.

(5) "Supplemental material," with respect to a textbook, means instructional material developed to accompany the textbook, including printed materials, computer disks, website access, and electronically distributed materials, other than material that is part of an integrated textbook.

(6) "Textbook" means a book published primarily for instruction in connection with a particular course or courses offered to postsecondary students by an institution of higher education. The term includes any edition of a textbook or set of textbooks and any item considered supplemental specifically to the textbook, regardless of whether the textbook and supplemental item are sold together or separately.

(7) "Textbook bundle" means a textbook that is combined with other instructional material, such as another textbook or additional printed material, a computer disk, website access, or electronically distributed material, and that is packaged or otherwise offered for sale with that instructional material at a single price. The term does not include a textbook that is combined with other instructional material if that material in its entirety is:

(A) required to be offered for sale with or as part of the textbook, according to a third-party contractual agreement; or

(B) interrelated with the content of the textbook to such a degree that any separation of the material from the textbook would render the textbook unusable for its intended purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8106.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8106 / Section 8106.055
§ 8106.055. ABSENCE OF PRESIDENT FROM BOARD MEETING.
Status: in_force

If the board president is absent from a board meeting:

(1) the board vice president may:

(A) sign an order adopted at the meeting; or

(B) implement any other action taken at the meeting; or

(2) the board may authorize the president to sign the order or implement the action.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1107.058 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1107 / Section 1107.058
§ 1107.058. COMPENSATION.
Status: in_force

A manager serves without compensation, but the board may establish a system and set the amount of meeting fees for attending board or committee meetings.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3938.159 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3938 / Section 3938.159
§ 3938.159. TAX AND ASSESSMENT ABATEMENTS.
Status: in_force

The district may designate reinvestment zones and may grant abatements of a tax or assessment on property in the zones.
Tex. Government Code § 304.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 304 / Section 304.002
§ 304.002. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Attack" means any action or series of actions taken by an enemy of the United States resulting in substantial damage or injury to persons or property in this state whether by sabotage, bombs, missiles, shellfire, or atomic, radiological, chemical, bacteriological, or biological means or by other weapons or methods.

(2) "Unavailable" means dead or unable for physical, mental, or legal reasons to exercise the powers and discharge the duties of a legislator, whether or not the absence or inability would give rise to a vacancy under existing constitutional or statutory provisions.
Tex. Water Code § 57.151 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 57 / Section 57.151
§ 57.151. AUTHORITY OF ENGINEER.
Status: in_force

The engineer, subject to the authority of the commission, shall control the engineering work of the district.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 56A.001 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 56A / Section 56A.001
§ 56A.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, in this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the Board of Pardons and Paroles.

(2) "Clearinghouse" means the Texas Crime Victim Clearinghouse.

(3) "Close relative of a deceased victim" means a person who:

(A) was the spouse of a deceased victim at the time of the victim's death; or

(B) is a parent or adult brother, sister, or child of a deceased victim.

(4) "Department" means the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.

(4-a) "Family violence" means an offense under the following provisions of the Penal Code if the offense is committed against a person whose relationship to or association with the defendant is described by Section 71.0021(b), 71.003, or 71.005, Family Code:

(A) Section 21.02;

(B) Section 21.11(a)(1);

(C) Section 22.01;

(D) Section 22.011;

(E) Section 22.02;

(F) Section 22.021;

(G) Section 22.04; and

(H) Section 25.11.

(5) "Guardian of a victim" means a person who is the legal guardian of the victim, regardless of whether the legal relationship between the guardian and victim exists because of the age of the victim or the physical or mental incompetency of the victim.

(6) "Sexual assault" means an offense under the following provisions of the Penal Code:

(A) Section 21.02;

(B) Section 21.11(a)(1);

(C) Section 22.011; or

(D) Section 22.021.

(6-a) "Sexual assault examiner" and "sexual assault nurse examiner" have the meanings assigned by Section 420.003, Government Code.

(7) "Victim" means a person who:

(A) is the victim of the offense of:

(i) sexual assault;

(ii) kidnapping;

(iii) aggravated robbery;

(iv) trafficking of persons;

(v) injury to a child, elderly individual, or disabled individual;

(vi) family violence; or

(vii) stalking;

(B) has suffered personal injury or death as a result of the criminal conduct of another; or

(C) is the victim of an offense committed under Section 25.07, 25.071, or 25.072, Penal Code, if a violation that is an element of the offense occurred through the commission of an assault, aggravated assault, or sexual assault or the offense of stalking, regardless of whether that violation occurred with respect to a person whose relationship to or association with the defendant is described by Section 71.0021(b), 71.003, or 71.005, Family Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2652.055 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2652 / Section 2652.055
§ 2652.055. LICENSE TERM.
Status: in_force

Unless a system of staggered license renewal is adopted or required under Chapter 4003, a license expires on the second June 1 following the date of issuance.
Tex. Occupations Code § 506.106 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 506 / Section 506.106
§ 506.106. GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL.
Status: in_force

A member of the advisory board may be removed as provided by Section 51.209.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8813.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8813 / Section 8813.106
§ 8813.106. INTEREST AND PENALTIES.
Status: in_force

The board may require the payment of interest on any late or unpaid fees, user fees, rates, charges, and special assessments due the authority, but the interest rate may not exceed the interest rate permitted by Section 2251.025, Government Code. The board may also impose penalties for the failure to make a complete or timely payment to the authority. In addition, the board may exclude a person, or any territory or well owned or controlled by a person, from the authority's groundwater reduction plan for failure to make a complete or timely payment to the authority.
Tex. Tax Code § 171.253 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 171 / Section 171.253
§ 171.253. SUIT ON CAUSE OF ACTION ARISING BEFORE FORFEITURE.
Status: in_force

In a suit against a corporation on a cause of action arising before the forfeiture of the corporate privileges of the corporation, affirmative relief may not be granted to the corporation unless its corporate privileges are revived under this chapter.
Tex. Transportation Code § 453.053 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 453 / Section 453.053
§ 453.053. BOARD.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of a transit department consists of the members of the governing body of the municipality that creates the transit department.

(b) Service as a member of the board is an additional duty of the office of a member of the governing body and is without compensation.

(c) The presiding officers of the governing body of the municipality that creates a transit department are the presiding officers of the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1062.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1062 / Section 1062.155
§ 1062.155. FISCAL YEAR.
Status: in_force

(a) The district operates on a fiscal year established by the board.

(b) The fiscal year may not be changed:

(1) if revenue bonds of the district are outstanding; or

(2) more than once in a 24-month period.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7892.0103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7892 / Section 7892.0103
§ 7892.0103. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTORS' ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8152.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8152 / Section 8152.0101
§ 8152.0101. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

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

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 80.
Tex. Occupations Code § 267.005 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 267 / Section 267.005
§ 267.005. LICENSE EXPIRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A license issued under this chapter expires on the termination of the license holder's employment with the dental or dental hygiene school.

(b) A license holder whose employment with a dental or dental hygiene school terminates and who is subsequently employed by the same or a different dental or dental hygiene school must comply with the requirements for obtaining an original license, except that the person is not required to retake the examination.
Tex. Election Code § 12.031 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 12 / Section 12.031
§ 12.031. DESIGNATION OF COUNTY CLERK AS VOTER REGISTRAR.
Status: in_force

The commissioners court by written order may designate the county clerk as the voter registrar for the county if the county clerk and county tax assessor-collector agree to the designation.
Tex. Government Code § 91.009 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 91 / Section 91.009
§ 91.009. DONATIONS.
Status: in_force

The library may accept on behalf of the state donations of money and other property as the library considers appropriate. Money donated to the library shall be deposited in the state treasury.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8503.016 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8503 / Section 8503.016
§ 8503.016. AUTHORITY AS CONSERVATION AND RECLAMATION DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority shall manage and use its facilities, the water impounded by its dams on the Colorado River or its tributaries, and any available net operating revenues to accomplish, to the extent possible, the purposes included in Section 59(a), Article XVI, Texas Constitution, that are enumerated in the provisions of this chapter or other general law, and the authority shall market electric power that, in the opinion of the board, will not be immediately needed by the authority, under contracts and on conditions that will best enable the authority to pay its operating expenses, meet its outstanding financial obligations as they mature, supply the increasing demand for electric power in the area dependent on its systems for electric service on April 28, 1975, and assure, to the extent possible, an adequate supply of water for irrigation and other useful purposes, as it is needed in the various counties comprising the authority.

(b) When bonds are to be issued to finance in whole or in part water-impounding facilities, before approving the bonds the attorney general shall be furnished a resolution from the commission or its successor agency certifying that the authority possesses the necessary water right authorizing it to impound or otherwise appropriate the waters to be utilized by the project.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9094.0105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9094 / Section 9094.0105
§ 9094.0105. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is created to serve a public purpose and benefit.

(b) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of:

(1) a water control and improvement district as provided by general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, including the collection, transportation, processing, disposal, and control of domestic, industrial, or communal waste and the gathering, conducting, diverting, and control of local stormwater or other harmful excesses of water; and

(2) Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation, or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Local Government Code § 25.022 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 25 / Section 25.022
§ 25.022. PETITION.
Status: in_force

(a) The residents of the municipality may file a petition with the clerk of the municipality requesting the mayor to call a special election to determine whether the municipality shall adopt the city manager form of government.

(b) The petition must be signed by a number of qualified voters equal to at least 20 percent of the total number of qualified voters who voted for mayor at the most recent municipal election at which the office of mayor was to be filled.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8835.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8835 / Section 8835.103
§ 8835.103. LIMITATION ON POWER OF EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

The district does not have the power of eminent domain granted by Section 36.105, Water Code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 301.309 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 301 / Section 301.309
§ 301.309. CONTINUING EDUCATION IN NUTRITION AND METABOLIC HEALTH.
Status: in_force

(a) As part of continuing education requirements under Section 301.303, a license holder shall complete, in accordance with this section and rules adopted under this section, continuing education regarding nutrition and metabolic health.

(b) The board shall adopt rules to implement this section. The rules must prescribe:

(1) the number of hours of the continuing education required by this section; and

(2) the content of the continuing education required by this section based on the nutritional guidelines recommended by the Texas Nutrition Advisory Committee under Chapter 119B, Health and Safety Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 803.009 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 803 / Section 803.009
§ 803.009. CONFLICTING PROVISIONS.
Status: in_force

This chapter prevails over a conflicting provision of any other law of this state, including:

(1) Chapters 221, 222, and 223;

(2) Sections 401.151, 401.152, 401.155, and 401.156; and

(3) Section 171.0525, Tax Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3872.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3872 / Section 3872.001
§ 3872.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Director" means a board member.

(3) "District" means the Chambers County Improvement District No. 2.
Tex. Occupations Code § 559.103 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 559 / Section 559.103
§ 559.103. APPLICATION FOR INACTIVE STATUS.
Status: in_force

A license holder may place the holder's license on inactive status by:

(1) applying for inactive status on a form prescribed by the board before the expiration date of the license; and

(2) complying with all other requirements for renewal of a license other than the continuing education requirements under Subchapter B.
Tex. Insurance Code § 441.152 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 441 / Section 441.152
§ 441.152. NOTICE OF CONSERVATORSHIP.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the seventh day after the date the commissioner enters an order appointing a conservator for an insurer as provided by Section 441.151 or Subchapter F, the commissioner shall publish notice of the conservatorship in at least one newspaper of general circulation in each county with a population of at least 100,000.

(b) The notice must include:

(1) the name of the insurer placed in conservatorship;

(2) the date the insurer was placed in conservatorship in this state;

(3) the reasons for placing the insurer in conservatorship;

(4) any action with respect to the insurer that is available to a policyholder; and

(5) any requirement with which a policyholder must comply.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4004.102 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4004 / Section 4004.102
§ 4004.102. CERTIFICATION FEE.
Status: in_force

(a) A nonrefundable certification fee, in an amount set by the commissioner as necessary to administer this chapter, must accompany each application for certification of a continuing education program.

(b) The commissioner by rule shall establish the certification fee based on a graduated scale according to the number of hours required to complete the program.
Tex. Property Code § 52.021 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 52 / Section 52.021
§ 52.021. DISCHARGE AND CANCELLATION.
Status: in_force

(a) In accordance with this subchapter, a judgment and judgment lien may be discharged and canceled if the person against whom the judgment was rendered is discharged from his debts under federal bankruptcy law.

(b) This subchapter applies to judgments against persons whose debts are discharged in bankruptcy and for which the abstracts of judgment are recorded before September 1, 1993, as provided by Subchapter A, regardless of the fact that the discharge in bankruptcy occurred before this law took effect.
Tex. Insurance Code § 801.053 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 801 / Section 801.053
§ 801.053. DURATION OF CERTIFICATE.
Status: in_force

A certificate of authority issued to an insurer under this chapter is effective until it is suspended or revoked.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1802.202 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1802 / Section 1802.202
§ 1802.202. CONSUMER CLAIMS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who deals with an auctioneer licensed under this chapter and who is aggrieved by an action of the auctioneer as a result of a violation of a contract made with the auctioneer may initiate a claim against the fund by filing with the department a complaint against the auctioneer.

(b) The department may not pay a claim against an auctioneer who was not licensed at the time of the transaction on which the claim is based.

(c) The department shall investigate a complaint filed under this section and determine the amount owed to the aggrieved party.
Tex. Utilities Code § 38.073 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 38 / Section 38.073
§ 38.073. AUTHORITY OF COMMISSION DURING AN EMERGENCY.
Status: in_force

(a) On a declaration of a natural disaster or other emergency by the governor, the commission may require an electric utility, municipally owned utility, electric cooperative, qualifying facility, power generation company, exempt wholesale generator, or power marketer to sell electricity to an electric utility, municipally owned utility, or electric cooperative that is unable to supply power to meet customer demand due to the natural disaster or other emergency. Any plant, property, equipment, or other items used to receive or deliver electricity under this subsection are used and useful in delivering service to the public, and the commission shall allow timely recovery for the costs of those items. The commission may order an electric utility, municipally owned utility, or electric cooperative to provide interconnection service to another electric utility, municipally owned utility, or electric cooperative to facilitate a sale of electricity under this section. If the commission does not order the sale of electricity during a declared emergency as described by this subsection, the commission shall promptly submit to the legislature a report describing the reasons why the commission did not make that order.

(b) If an entity receives electricity under Subsection (a), the receiving entity shall reimburse the supplying entity for the actual cost of providing the electricity. The entity receiving the electricity is responsible for any transmission and distribution service charges specifically incurred in relation to providing the electricity.

(c) An entity that pays for electricity received under Subsection (b) and that is regulated by the commission may fully recover the cost of the electricity in a timely manner by:

(1) including the cost in the entity's fuel cost under Section 36.203; or

(2) notwithstanding Section 36.201, imposing a different surcharge.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1122.306 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1122 / Section 1122.306
§ 1122.306. IMPOSITION OF TAX AND RETURN OF SURPLUS TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) After the board determines that the district is dissolved, the board shall:

(1) determine the debt owed by the district; and

(2) impose on the property included in the district's tax rolls a tax that is in proportion of the debt to the property value.

(b) On the payment of all outstanding debts and obligations of the district, the board shall order the secretary to return to each district taxpayer the taxpayer's pro rata share of all unused tax money.

(c) A taxpayer may request that the taxpayer's share of surplus tax money be credited to the taxpayer's county taxes. If a taxpayer requests the credit, the board shall direct the secretary to transmit the funds to the tax assessor-collector for Hidalgo County.
Tex. Election Code § 20.062 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 20 / Section 20.062
§ 20.062. DEPARTMENT FORMS AND PROCEDURE.
Status: in_force

(a) The Department of Public Safety shall prescribe and use a form and procedure that combines the department's application form for a license or card with an officially prescribed voter registration application form.

(b) The department shall prescribe and use a change of address form and procedure that combines department and voter registration functions. The form must allow a licensee or cardholder to indicate whether the change of address is also to be used for voter registration purposes.

(c) The design, content, and physical characteristics of the department forms must be approved by the secretary of state.