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Tex. Insurance Code § 1579.052 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1579 / Section 1579.052
§ 1579.052. AUTHORITY TO ADOPT RULES; OTHER AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The trustee may adopt rules relating to the program as considered necessary by the trustee.

(b) The trustee may adopt rules to administer the program, including rules relating to adjudication of claims and expelling participants from the program for cause.

(c) The trustee may contract with independent and experienced group insurance consultants and actuaries for advice and counsel in implementing and administering the program.

(d) The trustee may enter into interagency contracts with any agency of the state, including the Employees Retirement System of Texas and the department, for the purpose of assistance in implementing the program.

(e) The trustee shall take the actions it considers necessary to devise, implement, and administer the program.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8511.0211 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8511 / Section 8511.0211
§ 8511.0211. DIRECTOR TRAINING PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who is appointed to and qualifies for office as a director may not vote, deliberate, or be counted as a director in attendance at a board meeting until the person completes a training program that complies with this section.

(b) The training program must provide the person with information regarding:

(1) the law governing authority operations;

(2) the authority's programs, functions, rules, and budget;

(3) the results of the authority's most recent formal audit;

(4) the requirements of:

(A) laws relating to open meetings, public information, administrative procedure, and disclosure of conflicts of interest; and

(B) other laws applicable to members of the governing body of a river authority in performing their duties; and

(5) any applicable ethics policies adopted by the authority or the Texas Ethics Commission.

(c) A person appointed to the board is entitled to reimbursement for the travel expenses incurred in attending the training program regardless of whether the attendance at the program occurs before or after the person qualifies for office.

(d) The executive director shall create a training manual that includes the information required by Subsection (b). The executive director shall distribute a copy of the training manual annually to each director. Each director shall sign and submit to the executive director a statement acknowledging that the director has received and reviewed the training manual.
Tex. Labor Code § 404.153 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 404 / Section 404.153
§ 404.153. EMPLOYER NOTIFICATION; ADMINISTRATIVE VIOLATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Each employer shall notify its employees of the ombudsman program in the manner prescribed by the office.

(a-1) An employer that employs first responders or supervises volunteer first responders shall notify the first responders of the first responder liaison in the manner prescribed by the office. In this subsection, "first responder" has the meaning assigned by Section 504.055.

(b) An employer commits an administrative violation if the employer fails to comply with this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8835.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8835 / Section 8835.055
§ 8835.055. VOTE REQUIRED FOR BOARD ACTION.
Status: in_force

A majority vote of a quorum of the board is required for board action. If there is a tie vote, the proposed action fails.
Tex. Government Code § 441.128 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 441 / Section 441.128
§ 441.128. OPERATION AND MANAGEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Governing bodies within a major resource system area or regional library system area may join in the development, operation, and maintenance of the system and appropriate and allocate funds for its support.

(b) Governing bodies of political subdivisions of the state may negotiate separately or collectively a contract with the governing bodies of member libraries of a major resource system or regional library system for all library services or for those services defined in the contract.

(c) On petition of 10 percent of the persons qualified to vote in the most recent general election of a county or municipality within a major resource system service area or a regional library system service area, the governing body of that political subdivision shall call an election to vote on the question of whether or not the political subdivision shall establish contractual relationships with the system.

(d) The governing body of a major resource center, the governing body or managing authority of a regional library system, and the commission may enter into agreements with the governing bodies of other libraries, including other public libraries, school libraries and media centers, academic libraries, technical information and research libraries, or systems of those libraries, to provide or receive specialized resources and services. The commission shall coordinate and encourage the dissemination of specialized resources and services and may adopt rules for the contracts and agreements authorized by this subsection.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 533.005 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 533 / Section 533.005
§ 533.005. EASEMENTS.
Status: in_force

The department, in coordination with the executive commissioner, may grant a temporary or permanent easement or right-of-way on land held by the department that relates to services provided under this title. The department, in coordination with the executive commissioner, must grant an easement or right-of-way on terms and conditions the executive commissioner considers to be in the state's best interest.
Tex. Local Government Code § 250.002 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 250 / Section 250.002
§ 250.002. REGULATION OF AMATEUR RADIO ANTENNAS.
Status: in_force

(a) A municipality or county may not enact or enforce an ordinance or order that does not comply with the ruling of the Federal Communications Commission in "Amateur Radio Preemption, 101 FCC 2nd 952 (1985)" or a regulation related to amateur radio service adopted under 47 C.F.R. Part 97.

(b) If a municipality or county adopts an ordinance or order involving the placement, screening, or height of an amateur radio antenna based on health, safety, or aesthetic conditions, the ordinance or order must:

(1) reasonably accommodate amateur communications; and

(2) represent the minimal practicable regulation to accomplish the municipality's or county's legitimate purpose.

(c) This section does not prohibit a municipality or county from taking any action to protect or preserve a historic, historical, or architectural district that is established by the municipality or county or under state or federal law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8123.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8123 / Section 8123.102
§ 8123.102. ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may construct, acquire, improve, maintain, or operate paved roads and enhancements or improvements to those roads in or adjacent to the district.

(b) A road project authorized by this section must meet or exceed all applicable construction standards mutually agreed upon by the district and any municipality in whose corporate boundaries or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located.

(c) The district may contract for a road project in the manner provided by Subchapter I, Chapter 49, Water Code.

(d) The district may not undertake a road project unless each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located consents by ordinance or resolution. If the district is located outside the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the district may not undertake a road project unless each county in which the district is located consents by ordinance or resolution.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 85.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 85 / Section 85.001
§ 85.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Human Immunodeficiency Virus Services Act.
Tex. Insurance Code § 706.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 706 / Section 706.001
§ 706.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The definitions adopted under Sections 2251.002 and 2301.002 and the terms described by Sections 2251.003 and 2301.003 apply to this chapter.

(b) In this chapter, "identity theft" means a criminal offense described by Section 32.51, Penal Code, or a substantially similar federal law or law in another state.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 17.86 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 17 / Section 17.86
§ 17.86. SALE INVENTORY.
Status: in_force

Before the end of each 30-day period during the going out of business sale the permit holder shall file with the chief appraiser a sale inventory containing a complete and detailed list of the goods, wares, and merchandise listed in the original inventory that have not been sold before the date that the sale inventory is filed. A sale inventory must list items offered on the beginning date of the sale separately from the items added to the sale inventory after that date.
Tex. Government Code § 842.055 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 842 / Section 842.055
§ 842.055. CLASS B.
Status: in_force

If any assets remain after the transfers are made under Section 842.054, the retirement system shall make a proportionate transfer to the individual account of each member of the subdivision not eligible to retire based on the ratio that the member's current service credit bears to the total current service credit of the class. The transfer to a member's individual account may not exceed 100 percent of the member's current service credit.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9009.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9009 / Section 9009.104
§ 9009.104. DIVISION OF THE DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may be divided into two new districts only if the district:

(1) has no outstanding bonded debt; and

(2) is not imposing ad valorem taxes.

(b) The division procedure prescribed in Sections 53.030-53.034, 53.040, and 53.041, Water Code, applies to the district. Notwithstanding Section 9009.101, Sections 51.748-51.753, Water Code, do not apply to the district.

(c) Any new district created by the division of the district has all the powers and duties of the district.

(d) At the time of creation, any new district created by the division of the district may not contain any land outside the area described by Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter.
Tex. Water Code § 54.729 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 54 / Section 54.729
§ 54.729. ELECTIONS TO APPROVE CONSOLIDATION.
Status: in_force

(a) After the board of each district has agreed on the terms and conditions of consolidation, which may include the assumption by each district of the bonds, notes, or other obligations and voted but unissued bonds of the other consolidating districts payable in whole or in part from taxation, the levy of taxes to pay for the bonds, and adoption of a name for the consolidated district, the board shall order an election in each district to determine whether the districts should be consolidated.

(b) The directors of each district shall order the election to be held on the same day in each district and shall give notice of the election for the time and in the manner provided by law for bond elections.

(c) The districts may be consolidated only if the electors in each district vote in favor of the consolidation.
Tex. Insurance Code § 705.051 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 705 / Section 705.051
§ 705.051. IMMATERIAL MISREPRESENTATION IN LIFE, ACCIDENT, OR HEALTH INSURANCE APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

A misrepresentation in an application for a life, accident, or health insurance policy does not defeat recovery under the policy unless the misrepresentation:

(1) is of a material fact; and

(2) affects the risks assumed.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8457.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8457 / Section 8457.003
§ 8457.003. 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 § 8283.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8283 / Section 8283.151
§ 8283.151. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, the authority has the rights, powers, privileges, and functions conferred and imposed by the general law applicable to a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, including those conferred by Chapters 30, 49, and 54, Water Code.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 19.007 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 19 / Section 19.007
§ 19.007. METHOD NOT EXCLUSIVE.
Status: in_force

The method provided by this chapter for supplying a record is in addition to other methods provided by law.
Tex. Government Code § 24.443 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.443
§ 24.443.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.443. 266TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ERATH COUNTY). The 266th Judicial District is composed of Erath County.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 108.003 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 108 / Section 108.003
§ 108.003. STATE LIABILITY NOT AFFECTED.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter does not affect the liability for indemnification of the state under Chapter 104 or of a local government under Chapter 102.

(b) This chapter does not impose liability or waive immunity for a public servant who has common law, statutory, or other immunity.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 51.074 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 51 / Section 51.074
§ 51.074. REINSTATEMENT OF LAND PURCHASES.
Status: in_force

(a) If no rights of third persons have intervened, the purchasers or their vendees, heirs, or legal representatives, who claim land that has been forfeited for nonpayment of principal and interest, may have the claim reinstated on written request by paying into the State Treasury the amount of all principal and interest due on the claim up to the date of reinstatement.

(b) The right to reinstate a claim under this section is limited to the last purchaser from the state, or his vendees, heirs, or legal representatives, and must be exercised within six months from the date of the forfeiture.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 772.112 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 772 / Section 772.112
§ 772.112. TRANSMITTING REQUESTS FOR EMERGENCY AID.
Status: in_force

(a) A 9-1-1 system established under this subchapter must be capable of transmitting requests for fire-fighting, law enforcement, ambulance, and medical services to a public safety agency or agencies that provide the requested service at the place from which the call originates. A 9-1-1 system may also provide for transmitting requests for other emergency services such as poison control, suicide prevention, and civil defense.

(b) A public safety answering point may transmit emergency response requests to private safety entities, with the approval of the board and the consent of each participating jurisdiction and emergency services district serving the relevant area. A participating jurisdiction's or emergency services district's consent may be withdrawn at any time.

(c) With the consent of a participating jurisdiction, a privately owned automatic intrusion alarm or other privately owned automatic alerting device may be installed to cause the number 9-1-1 to be dialed in order to gain access to emergency services.
Tex. Local Government Code § 232.218 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 232 / Section 232.218
§ 232.218. CONFLICT OF INTEREST; PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "subdivided tract" means a tract of land, as a whole, that is subdivided into tracts or lots. The term does not mean an individual lot in a subdivided tract of land.

(b) A person has an interest in a subdivided tract if the person:

(1) has an equitable or legal ownership interest in the tract;

(2) acts as a developer of the tract;

(3) owns voting stock or shares of a business entity that:

(A) has an equitable or legal ownership interest in the tract; or

(B) acts as a developer of the tract; or

(4) receives in a calendar year money or any thing of value from a business entity described by Subdivision (3).

(c) A person also is considered to have an interest in a subdivided tract if the person is related in the second degree by consanguinity or affinity, as determined under Chapter 573, Government Code, to a person who, under Subsection (b), has an interest in the tract.

(d) If a member of the commissioners court has an interest in a subdivided tract, the member shall file, before a vote or decision regarding the approval of a plat for the tract, an affidavit with the county clerk stating the nature and extent of the interest and shall abstain from further participation in the matter. The affidavit must be filed with the county clerk.

(e) A member of the commissioners court of a county commits an offense if the member violates Subsection (d). An offense under this subsection is a Class A misdemeanor.

(f) The finding by a court of a violation of this section does not render voidable an action of the commissioners court unless the measure would not have passed the commissioners court but for the vote of the member who violated this section.

(g) A conviction under Subsection (e) constitutes official misconduct by the member and is grounds for removal from office.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1077.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1077 / Section 1077.003
§ 1077.003. POLITICAL SUBDIVISION.
Status: in_force

The district is a political subdivision of this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7896.0103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7896 / Section 7896.0103
§ 7896.0103. 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. Parks and Wildlife Code § 62.009 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 62 / Section 62.009
§ 62.009. PURCHASE FOR EVIDENCE.
Status: in_force

A person who, for the purpose of establishing testimony, purchases a game bird or animal whose sale is prohibited by this code, is immune from prosecution for the purchase. A conviction for the unlawful sale of game may be sustained on the uncorroborated testimony of the purchaser.
Tex. Transportation Code § 201.942 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 201 / Section 201.942
§ 201.942. ADMINISTRATION OF FUND.
Status: in_force

The comptroller shall hold the fund, and the commission, through the department, shall manage, invest, use, and administer the fund as provided by this subchapter.
Tex. Labor Code § 414.004 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 414 / Section 414.004
§ 414.004. PERFORMANCE REVIEW OF INSURANCE CARRIERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The division shall review regularly the workers' compensation records of insurance carriers as required to ensure compliance with this subtitle.

(b) Each insurance carrier, the carrier's agents, and those with whom the carrier has contracted to provide, review, or monitor services under this subtitle shall:

(1) cooperate with the division;

(2) make available to the division any records or other necessary information; and

(3) allow the division access to the information at reasonable times at the person's offices.

(c) The insurance carrier, other than a governmental entity, shall pay the reasonable expenses, including travel expenses, of an auditor who audits the workers' compensation records at the office of the insurance carrier.
Tex. Government Code § 25.2653 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 25 / Section 25.2653
§ 25.2653. VACANCY.
Status: in_force

(a) A vacancy in the office of judge is filled by a joint appointment by the commissioners courts of the counties composing the court. An appointment must be approved by a vote of a majority of the total number of the county judges and commissioners of the commissioners courts of the counties.

(b) An appointee holds office until the next general election and until the successor is elected and has qualified.

(c) This section applies to a vacancy existing on creation of the office of judge.
Tex. Estates Code § 1104.303 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1104 / Section 1104.303
§ 1104.303. REQUIREMENTS OF APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) An application for a certificate of registration must include a sworn statement containing the following information concerning a private professional guardian or each person who represents or plans to represent the interests of a ward as a guardian on behalf of the private professional guardian:

(1) place of residence;

(2) business address and business telephone number;

(3) educational background and professional experience;

(4) three or more professional references;

(5) the name of each ward for whom the private professional guardian or person is or will be serving as a guardian;

(6) the aggregate fair market value of the property of all wards that is or will be managed by the private professional guardian or person;

(7) whether the private professional guardian or person has ever been removed as a guardian by the court or resigned as a guardian in a particular case, and, if so:

(A) a description of the circumstances causing the removal or resignation; and

(B) the style of the suit, the docket number, and the court having jurisdiction over the proceeding; and

(8) the certification number or provisional certification number issued to the private professional guardian or person by the guardianship certification program of the Judicial Branch Certification Commission.

(b) The application must be:

(1) made to the clerk of the county having venue of the proceeding for the appointment of a guardian; and

(2) accompanied by a nonrefundable fee of $40 to cover the cost of administering this subchapter.
Tex. Local Government Code § 336.103 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 336 / Section 336.103
§ 336.103. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may employ an executive director to administer the affairs of the district under policies and requirements established by the board.

(b) The board shall set the compensation of the executive director.

(c) The board may delegate to the executive director the board's authority to hire, establish the compensation of, review the performance of, discipline, or remove a district employee.