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Tex. Local Government Code § 232.072 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 232 / Section 232.072
§ 232.072. PLAT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) The owner of a tract of land that divides the tract in any manner that creates at least one lot of five acres or less intended for residential purposes must have a plat of the subdivision prepared. A commissioners court by order may require each subdivider of land to prepare a plat if none of the lots is five acres or less but at least one of the lots of the subdivision is more than five acres but not more than 10 acres.

(a-1) A subdivision of a tract under this section includes a subdivision of real property by any method of conveyance, including a contract for deed, oral contract, contract of sale, or other type of executory contract, regardless of whether the subdivision is made by using a metes and bounds description.

(b) A plat required under this section must:

(1) include on the plat or have attached to the plat a document containing a description of the water and sewer service facilities that will be constructed or installed to service the subdivision and a statement of the date by which the facilities will be fully operable; and

(2) have attached to the plat a document prepared by an engineer registered to practice in this state certifying that the water and sewer service facilities described by the plat or the document attached to the plat are in compliance with the model rules adopted under Section 16.343, Water Code.

(c) A plat required under this section must be filed and recorded with the county clerk of the county in which the tract is located. The plat is subject to the filing and recording provisions of Section 12.002, Property Code.

(d) The commissioners court may require a plat application submitted for approval to include a digital map that is compatible with other mapping systems used by the county and that georeferences the subdivision plat and related public infrastructure using the Texas Coordinate Systems adopted under Section 21.071, Natural Resources Code. A digital map required under this subsection may be required only in a format widely used by common geographic information system software. A requirement adopted under this subsection must provide for an exemption from the requirement if the owner of the tract submits with the plat application an acknowledged statement indicating that the digital mapping technology necessary to submit a map that complies with this subsection was not reasonably accessible.
Tex. Government Code § 406.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 406 / Section 406.003
§ 406.003. JURISDICTION.
Status: in_force

A notary public has statewide jurisdiction.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1117.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1117 / Section 1117.104
§ 1117.104. HOSPITAL SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

The district shall provide for:

(1) the establishment of a hospital system by:

(A) purchasing, constructing, acquiring, repairing, or renovating buildings and equipment; and

(B) equipping the buildings; and

(2) the administration of the hospital system for hospital purposes.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8834.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8834 / Section 8834.108
§ 8834.108. SALE OR DISTRIBUTION OF WATER PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

The district may not sell or distribute surface water or groundwater.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1072.056 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1072 / Section 1072.056
§ 1072.056. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall elect a president and a vice president from among the directors.

(b) The board shall appoint a secretary, who need not be a director.

(c) Each officer of the board serves a one-year term.

(d) The board shall fill a vacancy in a board office for the remainder of the unexpired term.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 21.003 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 21 / Section 21.003
§ 21.003. CONFLICT WITH OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

To the extent of a conflict between this chapter and Chapter 393, Finance Code, this chapter controls.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 191.003 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 191 / Section 191.003
§ 191.003. POWERS AND DUTIES OF EXECUTIVE COMMISSIONER AND DEPARTMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive commissioner shall adopt necessary rules for collecting, recording, transcribing, compiling, and preserving vital statistics.

(a-1) The department shall:

(1) supervise the vital statistics unit; and

(2) appoint the director of the vital statistics unit.

(b) In an emergency, the executive commissioner may suspend any part of this title that hinders the uniform and efficient registration of vital events and may substitute emergency rules designed to expedite that registration under disaster conditions.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4005.0202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4005 / Section 4005.0202
§ 4005.0202. COMPENSATION.
Status: in_force

A director is entitled to receive fees of office and reimbursement for actual expenses as provided by Section 49.060, Water Code. Sections 375.069 and 375.070, Local Government Code, do not apply to the board.
Tex. Government Code § 855.602 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 855 / Section 855.602
§ 855.602. INTEREST IN ASSETS.
Status: in_force

A particular person, group of persons, municipality, or other entity has no right in a specific security, item of cash, or other property of the retirement system other than an undivided interest in the assets of the retirement system.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 29.10 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 29 / Section 29.10
§ 29.10. WHEN DENIAL IS FILED.
Status: in_force

When such denial is filed, the issue shall be tried by the judge; and he shall hear testimony by affidavits, and grant or refuse continuance, according to the law and facts of the case.
Tex. Education Code § 49.313 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 49 / Section 49.313
§ 49.313. DETERMINATION BY COMMISSIONER FINAL.
Status: in_force

A decision or determination of the commissioner under this subchapter is final and not appealable.
Tex. Finance Code § 59.005 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 59 / Section 59.005
§ 59.005. AGENCY ACTIVITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A financial institution may receive deposits, renew time deposits, close loans, service loans, receive payments on loans and other obligations, and perform other services as an agent for another financial institution under a written agency agreement.

(b) A financial institution may not under an agency agreement:

(1) conduct an activity as agent that it would be prohibited from conducting as a principal under applicable state or federal law; or

(2) have an agent conduct an activity that the bank as principal would be prohibited from conducting under applicable state or federal law.

(c) The banking commissioner may order a state bank or another financial institution subject to the banking commissioner's enforcement powers to cease acting as an agent or principal under an agency agreement in a manner that the banking commissioner finds to be inconsistent with safe and sound banking practices or governing law.

(d) Notwithstanding another law, a financial institution acting as an agent for another financial institution in accordance with this section is not considered to be a branch of the institution acting as principal.

(e) This section does not affect:

(1) authority under another law for a financial institution to act as an agent on behalf of another person or to act as a principal in employing another person as agent; or

(2) whether an agent's activities on behalf of a financial institution under another law would cause the agent to be considered a branch of the financial institution.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 22.223 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 22 / Section 22.223
§ 22.223. NOT A TRUSTEE.
Status: in_force

A director of a corporation is not considered to have the duties of a trustee of a trust with respect to the corporation or with respect to property held or administered by the corporation, including property subject to restrictions imposed by the donor or transferor of the property.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3849.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3849 / Section 3849.154
§ 3849.154. METHOD OF NOTICE FOR HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) The district shall mail the notice required by Section 375.115(c), Local Government Code, by certified or first class United States mail. The board shall determine the type of notice required based on whether adequate notice is provided by the method.

(b) If the district uses first class mail to provide the notice, the district must also publish the notice in a newspaper of general circulation in the district not later than the 20th day before the date of the event for which notice was provided.
Tex. Local Government Code § 572.064 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 572 / Section 572.064
§ 572.064. FORM AND PROVISIONS OF OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) An obligation issued under this subchapter must mature not later than 40 years after its date of issuance.

(b) The obligations must be signed by the presiding officer or assistant presiding officer of the public utility agency and be attested by the secretary.

(c) A public utility agency may sell obligations issued under this subchapter at public or private sale at a price or under the terms the agency determines to be in the best interest of the agency.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1451.121 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1451 / Section 1451.121
§ 1451.121. SELECTION OF PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT.
Status: in_force

An insured may select a physician assistant to provide the services scheduled in the health insurance policy that are within the scope of the assistant's license.
Tex. Local Government Code § 325.003 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 325 / Section 325.003
§ 325.003. BOUNDARIES.
Status: in_force

A sports facility district is composed of the area of the county that created the district.
Tex. Occupations Code § 901.003 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 901 / Section 901.003
§ 901.003. PRACTICE OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTANCY.
Status: in_force

(a) In this chapter, "practice of public accountancy" means:

(1) the performance for a client by a person who is certified, licensed, or registered under this chapter of a service that involves the use of accounting, attesting, or auditing skills;

(2) the performance or offer of performance for a client or potential client by a person who represents to the public that the person is certified, licensed, or registered under this chapter of a service that involves the use of accounting, attesting, or auditing skills;

(3) the performance of activities of a person or practice unit licensed under this chapter in:

(A) preparing or reporting on a financial statement or report that is to be used by an investor, the management of an organization, a third party, or a financial institution, unless the report is prepared for internal use only; or

(B) preparing a tax return that is filed with a taxing authority; or

(4) the supervision of an activity described by Subdivision (3).

(b) For purposes of this section, a service that involves the use of accounting, attesting, or auditing skills includes:

(1) issuing a report on or preparing a financial statement;

(2) providing management or financial advisory or consulting services; and

(3) preparing a tax return or advising or consulting on a tax matter.

(c) For purposes of this section, a person represents to the public that the person is certified, licensed, or registered under this chapter if the person makes an oral or written representation that the person is certified, licensed, or registered. A written representation includes a representation communicated by office sign, business card, letterhead, or advertisement. A representation does not include:

(1) the display of an original certificate or registration unless a license is also displayed;

(2) a representation made by a faculty member of an educational institution solely in connection with the duties of the person as a faculty member; or

(3) a representation in a book, article, or other publication, or a representation made in connection with the promotion of the publication, unless the representation includes an offer to perform a service or to sell a product other than the publication.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 41.204 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 41 / Section 41.204
§ 41.204. BOARD.
Status: in_force

(a) The board is composed of:

(1) one representative of each of the following organizations or their successor organizations who is recommended to the commissioner by the board of directors of the organization and appointed by the commissioner:

(A) the Corn Producers Association of Texas;

(B) the Texas Wheat Producers Association;

(C) the Texas Grain Sorghum Association;

(D) the Texas Soybean Association; and

(E) the Texas Farm Bureau; and

(2) the following members, appointed by the commissioner:

(A) one representative of the Texas Agricultural Cooperative Council or its successor organization;

(B) one representative of the Texas Grain & Feed Association or its successor organization;

(C) one representative of the non-warehouse grain-buying industry; and

(D) one member with expertise in production agriculture financing.

(b) Members of the board serve staggered terms of two years each and may serve for a maximum of three terms.

(c) The directors described by Subsection (a)(1) shall select a chair and vice chair from among those directors.

(d) A vacancy on the board, including a vacancy resulting from the failure of a board member to fulfill the board member's responsibilities, shall be filled in the manner provided by Subsection (a). If a vacancy on the board is the result of an organization described by Subsection (a) dissolving or failing to fulfill its responsibilities under this subchapter, the commissioner may fill the vacancy by appointing an individual from the sector or industry represented by the organization.
Tex. Finance Code § 152.054 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 152 / Section 152.054
§ 152.054. COMMISSIONER'S GENERAL AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A power granted to the commissioner under this chapter is in addition to and does not limit another power granted under this chapter or other law. The commissioner's exercise of authority under another law does not preclude the commissioner from exercising a power under this chapter.

(b) The commissioner may impose on an authority, approval, exemption, license, or order issued or granted under this chapter any condition the commissioner considers reasonably necessary or appropriate to carry out and achieve the purposes of this chapter.
Tex. Estates Code § 357.051 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 357 / Section 357.051
§ 357.051. REPORTS CONCERNING RENTALS.
Status: in_force

(a) A personal representative of an estate who rents estate property with an appraised value of $3,000 or more shall, not later than the 30th day after the date the property is rented, file with the court a sworn and written report stating:

(1) the property rented and the property's appraised value;

(2) the date the property was rented and whether the rental occurred at public auction or privately;

(3) the name of each person renting the property;

(4) the rental amount; and

(5) whether the rental was for cash or on credit and, if on credit, the length of time, the terms, and the security received for the credit.

(b) A personal representative of an estate who rents estate property with an appraised value of less than $3,000 may report the rental in the next annual or final account that must be filed as required by law.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2307.004 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2307 / Section 2307.004
§ 2307.004. CONTRACTUAL CONDITIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) An insurer that owns an interest in a repair facility may use only one favored facility agreement.

(b) Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, the terms under which the insurer enters into a favored facility agreement must be identical for all repair facilities, including a tied repair facility. An insurer may vary the terms as necessary to implement technical differences required by geographical factors or other legitimate business factors.

(c) Except as provided by Subsection (d), an insurer may not cancel a favored facility agreement until the expiration of the 30th day after the date on which the insurer provides notice to the repair facility of the insurer's intent to cancel the agreement. The insurer shall include with the notice a statement explaining the reason for the cancellation of the agreement.

(d) An insurer may summarily cancel a favored facility agreement with a repair facility if the insurer, a policyholder of the insurer, or another beneficiary under the insurer's policy establishes reasonable grounds to believe that the repair facility is fraudulent in its dealings with the insurer or the policyholder or other beneficiaries under the insurer's policy.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6905.160 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6905 / Section 6905.160
§ 6905.160. GENERAL AUTHORITY OF PUBLIC AGENCIES AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS TO CONTRACT WITH DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

A public agency or political subdivision of this state, including the City of Beeville, may enter into a contract or agreement with the district, on terms agreed to by the parties, for any purpose relating to the district's powers or functions. Approval, notice, consent, or an election is not required in connection with a contract or agreement.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 166.043 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 166 / Section 166.043
§ 166.043. REEXECUTION OF DIRECTIVE.
Status: in_force

A declarant may at any time reexecute a directive in accordance with the procedures prescribed by Section 166.032, including reexecution after the declarant is diagnosed as having a terminal or irreversible condition.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 242.0665 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 242 / Section 242.0665
§ 242.0665. RIGHT TO CORRECT.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may not collect an administrative penalty against an institution under this subchapter if, not later than the 45th day after the date the institution receives notice under Section 242.067(c), the institution corrects the violation.

(b) Subsection (a) does not apply:

(1) to a violation that the commission determines:

(A) represents a pattern of violation that results in actual harm;

(B) is widespread in scope and results in actual harm;

(C) is widespread in scope, constitutes a potential for actual harm, and relates to:

(i) residents' rights;

(ii) treatment of residents;

(iii) resident behavior and institution practices;

(iv) quality of care;

(v) medication errors;

(vi) standard menus and nutritional adequacy;

(vii) physician visits;

(viii) infection control;

(ix) life safety from fire; or

(x) emergency preparedness and response;

(D) constitutes an immediate threat to the health or safety of a resident; or

(E) substantially limits the institution's capacity to provide care;

(2) to a violation described by Sections 242.066(a)(2)-(7);

(3) to a violation of Section 260A.014 or 260A.015;

(4) to a violation of a right of a resident adopted under Subchapter L; or

(5) to a second or subsequent violation of Section 326.002 that occurs before the second anniversary of the date of the first violation.

(c) An institution that corrects a violation under Subsection (a) must maintain the correction. If the institution fails to maintain the correction until at least the first anniversary of the date the correction was made, the commission may assess an administrative penalty under this subchapter for the subsequent violation. A penalty assessed under this subsection shall be equal to three times the amount of the penalty assessed but not collected under Subsection (a). The commission is not required to provide the institution an opportunity to correct the subsequent violation under this section.

(d) In this section:

(1) "Actual harm" means a negative outcome that compromises a resident's physical, mental, or emotional well-being.

(2) "Immediate threat to the health or safety of a resident" means a situation that causes, or is likely to cause, serious injury, harm, or impairment to or the death of a resident.

(3) "Pattern of violation" means repeated, but not pervasive, failures of an institution to comply with this chapter or a rule, standard, or order adopted under this chapter that:

(A) result in a violation; and

(B) are found throughout the services provided by the institution or that affect or involve the same residents or institution employees.

(4) "Widespread in scope" means a violation of this chapter or a rule, standard, or order adopted under this chapter that:

(A) is pervasive throughout the services provided by the institution; or

(B) represents a systemic failure by the institution that affects or has the potential to affect a large portion of or all of the residents of the institution.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 363.046 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 363 / Section 363.046
§ 363.046. DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The advisory council shall:

(1) review and evaluate the effect of state policies and programs on municipal solid waste management;

(2) make recommendations to the executive director and the commission on matters relating to municipal solid waste management;

(3) recommend legislation to the commission to encourage the efficient management of municipal solid waste;

(4) recommend policies to the commission for the use, allocation, or distribution of the planning fund that include:

(A) identification of statewide priorities for use of funds;

(B) the manner and form of application for financial assistance; and

(C) criteria, in addition to those prescribed by Section 363.093(d), to be evaluated in establishing priorities for providing financial assistance to applicants; and

(5) recommend to the executive director special studies and projects to further the effectiveness of municipal solid waste management and resource recovery.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6604.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6604 / Section 6604.201
§ 6604.201. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS.
Status: in_force

The commissioners court may:

(1) issue district bonds to finance carrying out any power or purpose granted by this chapter to the district; and

(2) provide for the payment of the interest on the bonds as it accrues and for a sinking fund for the redemption of the bonds as they mature by imposing a tax on all taxable property in the district, as shown by the most recent certified appraisal roll of the district, at a rate sufficient for that purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8413.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8413 / Section 8413.101
§ 8413.101. TAX TO REPAY BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

The district may impose a tax to pay the principal of or interest on bonds issued under Section 8413.151.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3833.357 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3833 / Section 3833.357
§ 3833.357. BOND ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The district may not issue bonds payable in whole or in part from taxes unless the issuance is approved by a majority of the registered voters in the district voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Finance Code § 11.1021 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 11 / Section 11.1021
§ 11.1021. CONFLICT 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 member of the finance commission if:

(1) the person is an officer, employee, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in an industry regulated by a finance agency; or

(2) the person's spouse is an officer, manager, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in an industry regulated by a finance agency.

(c) A person may not be a member of the finance commission 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 a finance agency.