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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8806.112 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8806 / Section 8806.112
§ 8806.112. CONTRACT FOR AND SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF WATER.
Status: in_force

The district may contract for, sell, and distribute water from a water import authority or other agency.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3815.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3815 / Section 3815.101
§ 3815.101. DISTRICT POWERS.
Status: in_force

The district has:

(1) all powers necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district was created;

(2) the powers given to a corporation under Chapter 505, Local Government Code, and the power to own, operate, acquire, construct, lease, improve, and maintain projects; and

(3) the powers given to a housing finance corporation created under Chapter 394, Local Government Code, to provide housing or residential development projects in the district.
Tex. Property Code § 26.001 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 26 / Section 26.001
§ 26.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Photograph" means a photograph or photographic reproduction, still or moving, videotape, or live television transmission of an individual in a manner that allows a person viewing the photograph with the naked eye to reasonably determine the identity of the individual.

(2) "Property right" means the property right created by this chapter.

(3) "Name" means the actual or assumed name used by an individual which, when used in conjunction with other information, is intended to identify a particular person.

(4) "Media enterprise" means a newspaper, magazine, radio station or network, television station or network, or cable television system.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8240.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8240 / Section 8240.102
§ 8240.102. ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) To the extent authorized by Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may construct, acquire, improve, maintain, or operate macadamized, graveled, or paved roads or turnpikes, or improvements in aid of those roads or turnpikes, inside the district.

(b) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits the district is located.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 592.014 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 592 / Section 592.014
§ 592.014. EDUCATION.
Status: in_force

Each person with an intellectual disability has the right to receive publicly supported educational services, including those services provided under the Education Code, that are appropriate to the person's individual needs regardless of:

(1) the person's chronological age;

(2) the degree of the person's intellectual disability;

(3) the person's accompanying disabilities or handicaps; or

(4) the person's admission or commitment to intellectual disability services.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 51.080 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 51 / Section 51.080
§ 51.080. PERSONAL TRANSFERS.
Status: in_force

(a) A vendee who obtains through personal transfer a whole survey or a whole portion of a survey purchased from the state as a whole or who obtains through personal transfer a portion of a survey purchased from the state as a whole or in a quantity less than the whole survey is entitled to become a substitute purchaser directly from the state in the manner provided in this section.

(b) With the approval of the commissioner, the vendee may file in the land office a complete chain of title through personal transfers that have been duly executed and recorded in the counties in which the land or a part of the land is located and shall pay the fees provided by law.

(c) After the papers are filed in the land office, the substituted purchaser shall have his portion of land separated from the other portion of land, if any, on the records of the land office and shall assume and be liable to the state for all unpaid principal and interest due the state for the land conveyed by the deeds that are filed, together with all obligations and penalties attaching to the original purchase.

(d) The obligation of the original purchaser and the obligation of all vendors of the substituted purchaser are enforceable against the substituted purchaser as if he were the original purchaser from the state, and the obligation of the vendor or vendors of the substituted purchaser are canceled.
Tex. Government Code § 51.105 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 51 / Section 51.105
§ 51.105. ELECTRONIC STORAGE.
Status: in_force

(a) In the performance of the duties imposed by Section 51.104, the clerk of the court of criminal appeals may maintain writs and other records and documents in an electronic storage format or on microfilm. A record or document stored electronically or on microfilm in accordance with this section is considered an original record or document. If the clerk stores writs, records, or documents electronically or on microfilm, the clerk may destroy the originals or copies of the writs, records, or documents according to the retention policy described by Subsection (b).

(b) The clerk of the court of criminal appeals shall establish a records retention policy. The retention policy shall provide a plan for the storage and retention of writs and other documents and shall include a retention period to preserve the writs and other records in accordance with state law and applicable rules of the court of criminal appeals.

(c) For purposes of this section, "electronic storage" means the maintenance of data in the form of digital electronic signals on a computer hard disk, magnetic tape, optical disk, or similar machine-readable medium.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11010.058 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11010 / Section 11010.058
§ 11010.058. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

At the first meeting of the board after May 1 of each year, the board shall elect officers for the authority, including a chair, vice chair, secretary, and treasurer.
Tex. Government Code § 323.016 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 323 / Section 323.016
§ 323.016. GIFTS AND GRANTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The council may accept gifts, grants, and donations from any organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code for the purpose of funding any activity under this chapter.

(b) All gifts, grants, and donations must be accepted in an open meeting by a majority of the voting members of the council and reported in the public record of the council with the name of the donor and purpose of the gift, grant, or donation.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 34.004 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 34 / Section 34.004
§ 34.004. MEETINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) The review committee shall meet at least quarterly. The review committee may meet at other times at the call of the commissioner.

(b) Meetings of the review committee are subject to Chapter 551, Government Code, except that the review committee shall conduct a closed meeting to review cases under Section 34.007.

(c) The review committee shall:

(1) allow for public comment during at least one public meeting each year;

(2) present in open session recommendations made under Section 34.005 to help reduce the incidence of pregnancy-related deaths and severe maternal morbidity in this state; and

(3) post public notice for meetings conducted for the sole purpose of reviewing cases for selection under Section 34.007.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8230.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8230 / Section 8230.002
§ 8230.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a conservation and reclamation district in Hardin County created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Insurance Code § 441.156 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 441 / Section 441.156
§ 441.156. HEARINGS DURING CONSERVATORSHIP.
Status: in_force

(a) On the commissioner's own motion or the motion of a party of record, a hearing relating to an insurer in conservatorship may be scheduled after at least 10 days' written notice to each party of record.

(b) The notice required by this section may be waived by the parties of record.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2152.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2152 / Section 2152.001
§ 2152.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "residential property insurance" means insurance against loss to real or tangible personal property at a fixed location that is provided through a homeowners policy, residential fire and allied lines policy, or farm and ranch owners policy.
Tex. Government Code § 2309.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2309 / Section 2309.001
§ 2309.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the National Defense Impacted Region Assistance Act.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 715.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 715 / Section 715.001
§ 715.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Burial park," "cemetery purposes," "crematory," "mausoleum," and "plot" have the meanings assigned by Section 711.001.

(2) "Cemetery" means a place that is used for interment, including a graveyard, burial park, or a mausoleum located on the grounds of a graveyard or burial park.

(3) "Nonprofit corporation" means a corporation not for profit subject to the provisions of the Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act (Article 1396-1.01, et seq., Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes).
Tex. Tax Code § 155.049 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 155 / Section 155.049
§ 155.049. PERMIT YEAR; FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) A permit required by this chapter expires on the last day of February of each year, except the retailer's permit required by Section 155.041 expires on the last day of May of each even-numbered year.

(b) An application for a permit required by this chapter must be accompanied by a fee of:

(1) $300 for a bonded agent's permit;

(1-a) $300 for an interstate warehouse's permit;

(2) $300 for a distributor's permit;

(3) $200 for a wholesaler's permit;

(4) $15 for each permit for a vehicle if the applicant is also applying for a permit as a bonded agent, distributor, or wholesaler or has received a current permit from the comptroller under Sections 155.041 and 155.048; and

(5) $180 for a retailer's permit.

(c) A fee is not required for an export warehouse permit.

(d) For a new or renewal permit required by Section 155.041, the comptroller shall prorate the fee according to the number of months remaining during the calendar year that the permit is to be in effect.

(e) A person who does not obtain a permit each year in a timely manner must pay a late fee of $50 in addition to the application fee for the permit.

(f) If at the date of issuance a permit will expire within three months, the comptroller may collect the prorated permit fee or the fee for a current year and, with the consent of the permit holder, may collect the fee for the next permit year and issue a permit or permits for both periods, as applicable.

(g) A person issued a permit for a place of business that permanently closes before the permit expiration date is not entitled to a refund of the permit fee.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 47.11 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 47 / Section 47.11
§ 47.11. SCOPE OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

Each provision of this Chapter relating to stolen property applies as well to property acquired in any manner which makes the acquisition a penal offense.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9070.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9070 / Section 9070.002
§ 9070.002. EXCLUSION OF TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

The boundaries of the district exclude the approximately 100 acres of territory previously included in the district that are located across Buckners Creek from the district.
Tex. Family Code § 159.307 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 159 / Section 159.307
§ 159.307. DUTIES OF SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT AGENCY.
Status: in_force

(a) A support enforcement agency of this state, on request, shall provide services to a petitioner in a proceeding under this chapter.

(b) A support enforcement agency of this state that is providing services to the petitioner shall:

(1) take all steps necessary to enable an appropriate tribunal of this state, another state, or a foreign country to obtain jurisdiction over the respondent;

(2) request an appropriate tribunal to set a date, time, and place for a hearing;

(3) make a reasonable effort to obtain all relevant information, including information as to income and property of the parties;

(4) within two days, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, after receipt of notice in a record from an initiating, responding, or registering tribunal, send a copy of the notice to the petitioner;

(5) within two days, exclusive of Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, after receipt of communication in a record from the respondent or the respondent's attorney, send a copy of the communication to the petitioner; and

(6) notify the petitioner if jurisdiction over the respondent cannot be obtained.

(c) A support enforcement agency of this state that requests registration of a child support order in this state for enforcement or for modification shall make reasonable efforts:

(1) to ensure that the order to be registered is the controlling order; or

(2) if two or more child support orders exist and the identity of the controlling order has not been determined, to ensure that a request for such a determination is made in a tribunal having jurisdiction to do so.

(d) A support enforcement agency of this state that requests registration and enforcement of a support order, arrears, or a judgment stated in a foreign currency shall convert the amount stated in the foreign currency into the equivalent amount in dollars under the applicable official or market exchange rate as publicly reported.

(e) A support enforcement agency of this state shall issue, or request a tribunal of this state to issue, a child support order and an income-withholding order that redirects payment of current support, arrears, and interest if requested to do so by a support enforcement agency of another state under Section 159.319.

(f) This chapter does not create or negate a relationship of attorney and client or other fiduciary relationship between a support enforcement agency or the attorney for the agency and the individual being assisted by the agency.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9040.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9040 / Section 9040.005
§ 9040.005. 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 a water control and improvement district as provided by general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Water Code § 51.820 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.820
§ 51.820. COLLECTION OF TAXES.
Status: in_force

The assessor and collector shall collect the taxes determined under Section 51.804 of this code on the land located in the county for which he is assessor and collector at the time and in the manner specified by the board in its various orders issuing the dissolution bonds and levying the taxes.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2254.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2254 / Section 2254.001
§ 2254.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Insurer" means an insurance company, reciprocal or interinsurance exchange, mutual insurance company, capital stock company, county mutual insurance company, Lloyd's plan, or other legal entity authorized to write residential property insurance or personal automobile insurance in this state. The term includes an affiliate, as described by this code, that is authorized to write residential property insurance. The term does not include:

(A) the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association under Chapter 2210; or

(B) the FAIR Plan Association under Chapter 2211.

(2) "Personal automobile insurance" means motor vehicle insurance coverage for the ownership, maintenance, or use of a private passenger, utility, or miscellaneous type motor vehicle, including a motor home, trailer, or recreational vehicle, that is:

(A) owned or leased by one or more individuals; and

(B) not used primarily for the delivery of goods, materials, or services, other than for use in farm or ranch operations.

(3) "Residential property insurance" means insurance coverage against loss to real or tangible personal property at a fixed location that is provided through:

(A) a homeowners policy, including a tenants policy;

(B) a condominium owners policy; or

(C) a residential fire and allied lines policy.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1301.054 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1301 / Section 1301.054
§ 1301.054. NOTICE TO PRACTITIONERS OF PREFERRED PROVIDER BENEFIT PLAN.
Status: in_force

(a) When sponsoring a preferred provider benefit plan, an insurer shall immediately notify each practitioner in the plan's service area of the insurer's intent to offer the plan and of the opportunity to participate. The notification must be made by publication or in writing to each practitioner.

(b) After establishing a preferred provider benefit plan, an insurer shall annually provide notice of and an opportunity to participate in the plan to practitioners in the plan's service area who do not participate in the plan.

(c) On request, an insurer shall provide to any physician or health care provider information concerning the application process and qualification requirements for participation as a preferred provider in the plan.
Tex. Education Code § 87.881 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 87 / Section 87.881
§ 87.881. ESTABLISHMENT; SCOPE.
Status: in_force

(a) Texas A&M University--Victoria is a general academic teaching institution located in the city of Victoria.

(b) The university is a component institution of The Texas A&M University System and is under the management and control of the board of regents of The Texas A&M University System. The board of regents has the same powers and duties concerning Texas A&M University--Victoria as are conferred on the board by statute concerning Texas A&M University.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7917.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7917 / Section 7917.003
§ 7917.003. 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. Health and Safety Code § 298B.004 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 298B / Section 298B.004
§ 298B.004. EXPIRATION OF AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Sections 298B.153(d) and 298B.154, the authority of the district to administer and operate a program under this chapter expires December 31, 2027.

(b) Subsection (a) does not affect the authority of the district to require and collect a mandatory payment under Section 298B.154 after December 31, 2027, if necessary.
Tex. Occupations Code § 453.204 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 453 / Section 453.204
§ 453.204. FOREIGN-TRAINED APPLICANTS.
Status: in_force

(a) To obtain a license under this chapter, an applicant who is foreign-trained must satisfy the examination requirements of Section 453.208.

(b) Before allowing a foreign-trained applicant to take the examination, the board shall require the applicant to furnish proof of completion of requirements substantially equal to those under Section 453.203.
Tex. Transportation Code § 501.038 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 501 / Section 501.038
§ 501.038. CERTIFICATE OF TITLE FOR CUSTOM VEHICLE OR STREET ROD.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "custom vehicle" and "street rod" have the meanings assigned by Section 504.501.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, if the department issues a certificate of title for a custom vehicle or street rod, the model year and make of the vehicle must be listed on the certificate of title and must be the model year and make that the body of the vehicle resembles. The certificate of title must also include the word "replica."

(c) The owner of the custom vehicle or street rod shall provide the department with documentation identifying the model year and make that the body of the vehicle resembles.
Tex. Education Code § 135.21 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 135 / Section 135.21
§ 135.21. BOARD OF REGENTS.
Status: in_force

The organization and control of the system is vested in a board of nine regents.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8806.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8806 / Section 8806.106
§ 8806.106. RECHARGE OF RESERVOIR.
Status: in_force

The district may construct dams, drain lakes, depressions, draws, or creeks, and install pumps and other equipment necessary to recharge a groundwater reservoir.
Tex. Utilities Code § 52.105 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 52 / Section 52.105
§ 52.105. ACCESS TO CERTAIN SERVICES REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may require that each local exchange area have access to local and interexchange telecommunications service, except as otherwise provided by this section.

(b) The commission shall allow a telecommunications utility to discontinue service to a local exchange area if:

(1) comparable service is available in the area; and

(2) discontinuing the service is not contrary to the public interest.

(c) This section does not authorize the commission to require a telecommunications utility to initiate service to a local exchange area to which the telecommunications utility:

(1) did not provide service during the preceding 12-month period; and

(2) has not provided service previously for a cumulative period of at least one year.
Tex. Election Code § 13.038 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 13 / Section 13.038
§ 13.038. POWERS GENERALLY.
Status: in_force

A volunteer deputy registrar may distribute voter registration application forms throughout the county and receive registration applications submitted to the deputy in person.
Tex. Government Code § 509.012 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 509 / Section 509.012
§ 509.012. REFUSAL OR SUSPENSION OF STATE AID.
Status: in_force

(a) The division shall take one or more of the following actions against a department that the division determines is not in substantial compliance with division standards or requirements adopted under Sections 509.003 through 509.006:

(1) a reduction, refusal, or suspension of payment of state aid to the department; or

(2) an imposition of budget control over the department.

(b) The board shall provide for notice and a hearing in cases in which the division proposes to take an action authorized by this section, other than a refusal by the division to provide discretionary grant funding or a reduction by the division of discretionary grant funding during a funding cycle. The division shall define with specificity the conduct that constitutes substantial noncompliance with division standards and shall establish the procedures to be used in imposing or waiving a sanction authorized by this section, subject to approval of the definition and the procedures by adoption by the board.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 282.065 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 282 / Section 282.065
§ 282.065. ANNUAL AUDIT; OPEN RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board annually shall have an audit made of the financial condition of the district.

(b) The audit and other district records are open to inspection during regular business hours at the district's principal office.
Tex. Insurance Code § 424.102 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 424 / Section 424.102
§ 424.102. AUTHORITY TO INVEST IN POOL.
Status: in_force

An insurer may acquire investments and participate in an investment pool that is qualified under Section 424.103(b) and the investments of which are limited to investments authorized for:

(1) a short-term investment pool under Section 424.104; or

(2) an authorized investment pool under Section 424.107.