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Tex. Insurance Code § 4008.004 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4008 / Section 4008.004
§ 4008.004. APPLICATION OF CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS TO CERTAIN AGENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner by rule shall establish whether the certification requirements established under this chapter for sale by an agent of a designated product or product line apply:

(1) only to an agent who, as of the effective date of the certification requirement, does not hold the underlying agent license required to sell that product or product line; or

(2) to each licensed agent who engages in the sale of that product or product line.

(b) If the commissioner adopts rules requiring each agent described by Subsection (a)(2) to be certified under this chapter, the rules must specify the date by which the agent must comply with the certification requirements.
Tex. Election Code § 276.017 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 276 / Section 276.017
§ 276.017. UNLAWFUL DISTRIBUTION OF EARLY VOTING BALLOTS AND BALLOTING MATERIALS.
Status: in_force

(a) The early voting clerk or other election official commits an offense if the clerk or official knowingly mails or otherwise provides an early voting ballot by mail or other early voting by mail ballot materials to a person who the clerk or official knows did not submit an application for a ballot to be voted by mail under Section 84.001.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
Tex. Transportation Code § 392.004 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 392 / Section 392.004
§ 392.004. REGIONALLY APPROPRIATE LANDSCAPING.
Status: in_force

The department shall establish guidelines for a beautification project on a state highway right-of-way that require the use of only regionally appropriate plants.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7903.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7903 / Section 7903.004
§ 7903.004. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 7903.003 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Property Code § 201.012 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 201 / Section 201.012
§ 201.012. MULTIPLE FILING; COMPUTATION OF FILING DATE.
Status: in_force

For purposes of this chapter, an instrument required to be filed with the clerk of more than one county is considered filed on the date on which the last required filing is made.
Tex. Family Code § 264.607 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 264 / Section 264.607
§ 264.607. CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

The commission shall require that a contract under Section 264.602 require the volunteer advocate program to:

(1) make quarterly and annual financial reports on a form provided by the commission;

(2) cooperate with inspections and audits that the commission makes to ensure service standards and fiscal responsibility; and

(3) provide as a minimum:

(A) independent and factual information in writing to the court and to counsel for the parties involved regarding the child;

(B) advocacy through the courts for permanent home placement and rehabilitation services for the child;

(C) monitoring of the child to ensure the safety of the child and to prevent unnecessary movement of the child to multiple temporary placements;

(D) reports in writing to the presiding judge and to counsel for the parties involved;

(E) community education relating to child abuse and neglect;

(F) referral services to existing community services;

(G) a volunteer recruitment and training program, including adequate screening procedures for volunteers;

(H) procedures to assure the confidentiality of records or information relating to the child; and

(I) compliance with the standards adopted under Section 264.602.
Tex. Government Code § 618.006 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 618 / Section 618.006
§ 618.006. LACK OF AUTHORITY NOT DEFENSE.
Status: in_force

In a suit or other legal action against an authorized officer whose facsimile signature is placed under this chapter on a public security, instrument of payment, certificate of assessment, or eligible contract, the placement of the facsimile signature without the officer's authority or consent is not a defense.
Tex. Government Code § 54A.317 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54A / Section 54A.317
§ 54A.317. IMMUNITY.
Status: in_force

An associate judge appointed under this subchapter has the judicial immunity of a district judge. All existing immunity granted an associate judge by law, express or implied, continues in full force and effect.
Tex. Local Government Code § 83.001 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 83 / Section 83.001
§ 83.001. ELECTION.
Status: in_force

The county treasurer is elected at each general election in which the office of governor is to be filled for a full term.
Tex. Education Code § 39A.252 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 39A / Section 39A.252
§ 39A.252. RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall adopt rules to implement procedures to impose intervention or sanction provisions under this chapter as those provisions relate to an open-enrollment charter school.

(b) In adopting rules under this section, the commissioner shall require that the charter of an open-enrollment charter school be automatically:

(1) revoked if the charter school is ordered closed under this chapter; or

(2) modified to remove authorization for an individual campus if the campus is ordered closed under this chapter.
Tex. Local Government Code § 322.004 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 322 / Section 322.004
§ 322.004. MUNICIPAL CONVEYANCE OF LAND TO BOARD.
Status: in_force

Any municipality contained in either of the counties may sell land owned by it to the board or to the counties if the governing body of the municipality finds that the land is not required for municipal purposes. The sale must be authorized by ordinance and does not require an election.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2210.6345 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2210 / Section 2210.6345
§ 2210.6345. REPAYMENT OF FINANCING ARRANGEMENT OBLIGATION.
Status: in_force

(a) With respect to a financing arrangement entered into under Section 2210.632, the comptroller and the association shall enter into a separate agreement under which the association shall provide for the payment of all financing arrangement obligations and financing arrangement administrative expenses from money collected by the association and deposited in the manner provided by this subchapter.

(b) If a financing arrangement entered into under Section 2210.632 is outstanding, the comptroller shall notify the association of the amount of outstanding financing arrangement obligations and estimated financing arrangement administrative expenses each calendar year in a period sufficient, as determined by the association, to permit the association to assess a premium surcharge as necessary to meet the obligations and expenses.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7991A.0304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7991A / Section 7991A.0304
§ 7991A.0304. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

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

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

(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8247.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8247 / Section 8247.005
§ 8247.005. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter form a closure. A mistake made in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

(2) right to issue any type of bond for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on a bond;

(3) right to impose or collect an assessment or tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Government Code § 485A.252 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 485A / Section 485A.252
§ 485A.252. MONITORING QUALIFIED PERSON COMMITMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The office may monitor a qualified person to determine whether and to what extent the qualified person has followed through on the commitments made by the qualified person under this chapter.

(b) The office may determine that the qualified person is not entitled to a tax exemption under Section 151.3415, Tax Code, if the office determines that the qualified person:

(1) is not willing to cooperate with the office in providing information needed by the office to make the determination under Subsection (a);

(2) has substantially failed to follow through on the commitments made by the person under this chapter before the first anniversary of the date of the qualified media production location designation; or

(3) fails to submit the report required by Section 151.3415, Tax Code.
Tex. Government Code § 508.1445 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 508 / Section 508.1445
§ 508.1445. ANNUAL REPORT ON GUIDELINES REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) The board annually shall submit a report to the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, and the presiding officers of the standing committees in the senate and house of representatives primarily responsible for criminal justice regarding the board's application of the parole guidelines adopted under Section 508.144.

(b) The report must include:

(1) a brief explanation of the parole guidelines, including how the board:

(A) defines the risk factors and offense severity levels; and

(B) determines the range of recommended parole approval rates for each guideline score;

(2) a comparison of the range of recommended parole approval rates under the parole guidelines to the actual approval rates for individual parole panel members, regional offices, and the state as a whole; and

(3) a description of instances in which the actual parole approval rates do not meet the range of recommended parole approval rates under the parole guidelines, an explanation of the variations, and a list of actions that the board has taken or will take to meet the guidelines.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7904.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7904 / Section 7904.101
§ 7904.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8131.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8131 / Section 8131.001
§ 8131.001. 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 Galveston County Municipal Utility District No. 53.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1704.207 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1704 / Section 1704.207
§ 1704.207. SURRENDER OF PRINCIPAL; CONTEST.
Status: in_force

(a) A person executing a bail bond may surrender the principal for whom the bond is executed by:

(1) if the principal is represented by an attorney, notifying the principal's attorney of the person's intention to surrender the principal in a manner provided by Rule 21a, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure; and

(2) filing an affidavit with the court or magistrate before which the prosecution is pending that states:

(A) the person's intention to surrender the principal;

(B) the court and cause number of the case;

(C) the name of the defendant;

(D) the offense with which the defendant is charged;

(E) the date of the bond;

(F) the reason for the intended surrender; and

(G) that notice of the person's intention to surrender the principal has been provided as required by this subsection.

(b) If a principal is surrendered under Subsection (a) and the principal or an attorney representing the state or an accused in the case determines that a reason for the surrender was without reasonable cause, the person may contest the surrender in the court that authorized the surrender.

(c) If the court finds that a contested surrender was without reasonable cause, the court may require the person who executed the bond to refund to the principal all or part of the fees paid for execution of the bond. The court shall identify the fees paid to induce the person to execute the bond regardless of whether the fees are described as fees for execution of the bond.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2025.152 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2025 / Section 2025.152
§ 2025.152. LOCATION RESTRICTION FOR GREYHOUND RACETRACK.
Status: in_force

Each greyhound racetrack must be located in a county that:

(1) has a population of more than 190,000;

(2) borders the Gulf of Mexico; and

(3) includes all or part of an island that borders the Gulf of Mexico.
Tex. Transportation Code § 202.028 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 202 / Section 202.028
§ 202.028. CORRECTION OF ERROR OR AMBIGUITY IN INSTRUMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The governor, on the recommendation of the commission, shall execute and deliver a quitclaim deed, correction deed, or other conveyance necessary to resolve an ambiguity or error in an instrument that conveyed an interest in real property to the state for a highway right-of-way.

(b) The ambiguity or error may be for any reason, including a metes and bounds description that is incomplete or incorrect.

(c) The ambiguity or error must be of sufficient consequence to raise doubt as to the location or extent of the interest conveyed, or must have resulted in the acquisition of real property or an interest in real property not intended to be included and not needed for a highway purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7914A.0501 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7914A / Section 7914A.0501
§ 7914A.0501. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Government Code § 411.014 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.014
§ 411.014. BUILDINGS AND EQUIPMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The state shall provide the necessary buildings, offices, and quarters for the department and its officers and employees in Austin and other places in the state where district headquarters are located. The state shall provide furniture, fixtures, automobiles, motorcycles, horses, firearms, ammunition, uniforms, appliances, and other materials necessary to the proper functioning and operation of the department.

(b) The department's physical plant in Austin is under the department's control and management for the use and benefit of the state in the discharge of the official duties of the department.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 13.103 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 13 / Section 13.103
§ 13.103. ADVERTISING.
Status: in_force

The commission by rule shall prohibit inappropriate commercial advertising in state parks, natural areas, historic sites, or other sites under the jurisdiction of the department to preserve the integrity of the sites and to minimize distractions that may interfere with the enjoyment of the sites by visitors.
Tex. Government Code § 1505.054 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1505 / Section 1505.054
§ 1505.054. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS.
Status: in_force

A municipality may borrow money and by ordinance may issue bonds for a purpose described by Section 1505.053.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8856.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8856 / Section 8856.055
§ 8856.055. BOARD CHAIR.
Status: in_force

The board shall select one of its members to serve as the chair for a two-year term. The position of chair must rotate among the counties in the district every two years in alphabetical order by county.
Tex. Education Code § 61.072 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.072
§ 61.072. REGULATION OF FOREIGN STUDENT TUITION.
Status: in_force

The board shall adopt rules and policies to be followed by the governing boards of institutions of higher education in fixing foreign student tuition fees pursuant to Subsections (h) and (i), Section 54.051, of this code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7987.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7987 / Section 7987.153
§ 7987.153. CONTRACT TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) In accordance with Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) A contract approved by the district voters may contain a provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by the board without further voter approval.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 19A.053 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 19A / Section 19A.053
§ 19A.053. ADDITIONAL QUALIFIED PERSONS SUMMONED.
Status: in_force

(a) If fewer than 16 persons summoned to serve as grand jurors are found to be in attendance and qualified to serve, the court shall order the sheriff or clerk of the district court to summon an additional number of persons considered necessary to constitute a grand jury of 12 grand jurors and four alternate grand jurors.

(b) The sheriff or clerk of the district court shall summon the additional prospective grand jurors under Subsection (a) in person to attend before the court immediately.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 161.213 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 161 / Section 161.213
§ 161.213. SWORN REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) Before the board purchases land under Section 161.211 of this code or Subchapter G of this chapter, it shall require the seller to execute a sworn report to the board that shall include the following:

(1) the date the seller purchased the land;

(2) the amount the seller paid for the land if purchased subsequent to June 7, 1949;

(3) from whom the seller purchased the land; and

(4) the improvements made on the land since the seller purchased it and the cost of the improvements.

(b) If the land is purchased under Subchapter G of this chapter, the sworn report shall include the following additional information:

(1) if the seller by any manner or method is making the down payment to the board on behalf of the veteran;

(2) if there is a lease arrangement between the seller and the veteran, and if so, the duration, term, and amount to be paid; and

(3) if there is an agreement or contract of any nature between the seller and the veteran to transfer, sell, or convey at any time in the future.
Tex. Occupations Code § 562.010 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 562 / Section 562.010
§ 562.010. RESPONSIBILITY CONCERNING GENERICALLY EQUIVALENT DRUG OR INTERCHANGEABLE BIOLOGICAL PRODUCT; LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A pharmacist who selects a generically equivalent drug or interchangeable biological product to be dispensed under this subchapter assumes the same responsibility for selecting the generically equivalent drug or interchangeable biological product as the pharmacist does in filling a prescription for a drug prescribed by generic or biological product name.

(b) The prescribing practitioner is not liable for a pharmacist's act or omission in selecting, preparing, or dispensing a drug or biological product under this subchapter.
Tex. Utilities Code § 52.255 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 52 / Section 52.255
§ 52.255. AVAILABILITY OF RECORDS.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding Section 14.152, a book, account, record, or memorandum of a public utility may be removed from this state if the book, account, record, or memorandum is returned to this state for any commission inspection authorized by this title.
Tex. Estates Code § 1251.010 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1251 / Section 1251.010
§ 1251.010. ORDER APPOINTING TEMPORARY GUARDIAN.
Status: in_force

(a) The court shall appoint a temporary guardian by written order if, at the conclusion of the hearing required by Section 1251.006(b), the court determines that the applicant has established that there is substantial evidence that the proposed ward is an incapacitated person, that there is imminent danger that the proposed ward's physical health or safety will be seriously impaired, or that the proposed ward's estate will be seriously damaged or dissipated unless immediate action is taken.

(b) The court shall assign to the temporary guardian only those powers and duties that are necessary to protect the proposed ward against the imminent danger shown.

(c) The order appointing the temporary guardian must describe:

(1) the reasons for the temporary guardianship; and

(2) the powers and duties of the temporary guardian.
Tex. Finance Code § 180.101 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 180 / Section 180.101
§ 180.101. MORTGAGE CALL REPORTS.
Status: in_force

Each licensed residential mortgage loan originator shall submit to the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry a report of condition that is in the form and contains the information required by the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry.
Tex. Government Code § 2063.407 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2063 / Section 2063.407
§ 2063.407. RECOMMENDATIONS.
Status: in_force

The chief may implement any portion, or all of the recommendations made by the cybersecurity council under Section 2063.406.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8102.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8102 / Section 8102.002
§ 8102.002. CREATION; NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a conservation and reclamation district in Harris County, Texas, created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7927A.0303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7927A / Section 7927A.0303
§ 7927A.0303. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2208.105 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2208 / Section 2208.105
§ 2208.105. IMMUNITY OF BOARD MEMBERS FROM CERTAIN LIABILITIES.
Status: in_force

A board member is not liable:

(1) with respect to a claim or judgment for which coverage is provided by the pool; or

(2) for a claim or judgment against a public entity covered by the pool.
Tex. Government Code § 418.085 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 418 / Section 418.085
§ 418.085. APPLICATION FOR GRANT.
Status: in_force

(a) The division shall establish an application process for a grant under this subchapter.

(b) At a minimum, an application must include:

(1) a description of the infrastructure repair or rebuild project for which the applicant is requesting the grant;

(2) an estimate of the total cost of the project;

(3) documentation that the project does not qualify for federal funding through the Federal Emergency Management Agency; and

(4) any other information the division requests to determine whether the applicant is an eligible political subdivision.