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Tex. Election Code § 101.007 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 101 / Section 101.007
§ 101.007. DESIGNATION OF SECRETARY OF STATE.
Status: in_force

(a) The secretary of state is designated as the state office to provide information regarding voter registration procedures and absentee ballot procedures, including procedures related to the federal write-in absentee ballot, to be used by persons eligible to vote under the federal Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (42 U.S.C. Section 1973ff et seq.).

(b) The secretary of state is designated as the state coordinator between military and overseas voters and county election officials. A county election official shall:

(1) cooperate with the secretary of state to ensure that military and overseas voters timely receive accurate balloting materials that a voter is able to cast in time for the election; and

(2) otherwise comply with the federal Military and Overseas Voter Empowerment Act (Pub. L. No. 111-84, Div. A, Title V, Subt. H).

(c) The secretary of state may adopt rules as necessary to implement this section.

(d) The secretary of state shall make a checklist or similar guidelines available for optional use by early voting clerks in processing an application and providing balloting materials under this chapter.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 203.013 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 203 / Section 203.013
§ 203.013. AUTHORITY OF DISTRICTS.
Status: in_force

Each district may carry out the responsibilities provided by Subchapter D as delegated by the board.
Tex. Government Code § 814.1081 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 814 / Section 814.1081
§ 814.1081. CHANGE IN ANNUITY SELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who retired and selected an optional service retirement annuity described by Section 814.108(c)(1), (c)(2), or (c)(5) may change the optional annuity selection to the selection of a standard service retirement annuity if:

(1) pursuant to a divorce decree, a court orders the change in the annuity selection to a standard service retirement annuity; or

(2) the retiree files with the retirement system a request to change the annuity selection, if the retiree designated a person as beneficiary who:

(A) was not at the time of designation and is not currently the retiree's spouse or dependent child; or

(B) is not currently the retiree's spouse or dependent child and has executed since the designation a written, notarized instrument that releases the retirement system from any claim to the annuity by the beneficiary and that transfers all of the beneficiary's interest in the annuity to the retiree.

(b) If a retiree files a request as provided by Subsection (a), the retirement system shall recompute the annuity as a standard service retirement annuity. The increase in the annuity under this section begins with the monthly payment made to the retiree for the month following the month in which a request is filed as provided by Subsection (a).

(c) Expired.
Tex. Education Code § 105.001 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 105 / Section 105.001
§ 105.001. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

The University of North Texas System is composed of:

(1) the University of North Texas;

(2) the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth;

(3) the University of North Texas at Dallas; and

(4) the University of North Texas at Dallas College of Law.
Tex. Transportation Code § 441.101 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 441 / Section 441.101
§ 441.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A district may:

(1) acquire a road facility, acquire property for a road facility, and construct or improve a road facility, inside or outside district boundaries, as provided by this chapter;

(2) provide financing for a road facility or for construction, acquisition, or improvement of a road facility from money available to the district under this chapter;

(3) advise any person and consult, cooperate, or enter an agreement with any person;

(4) apply for, accept, receive, and administer a gift, grant, loan, or money available from any source;

(5) reimburse a private entity for money spent to construct a road or improvement that has been or will be dedicated or otherwise transferred to public use, or purchase a road or improvement constructed by a private entity, regardless of whether the construction occurs before or after the creation of the district; and

(6) exercise other powers and duties to accomplish the purposes for which the district was created.

(b) The board may contract with any person to carry out the powers and duties under this chapter. The board shall execute the contract in the name of the district.

(c) The district may assume a contract or other obligation of a previous owner of a road facility or property acquired by the district and perform the contract or obligation in the same manner as any other purchaser or assignee, if the contract or obligation was created as provided by the competitive bidding requirements of Subchapter B, Chapter 271, Local Government Code.
Tex. Government Code § 573.062 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 573 / Section 573.062
§ 573.062. CONTINUOUS EMPLOYMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A nepotism prohibition prescribed by Section 573.041 or by a municipal charter or ordinance does not apply to an appointment, confirmation of an appointment, or vote for an appointment or confirmation of an appointment of an individual to a position if:

(1) the individual is employed in the position immediately before the election or appointment of the public official to whom the individual is related in a prohibited degree; and

(2) that prior employment of the individual is continuous for at least:

(A) 30 days, if the public official is appointed;

(B) six months, if the public official is elected at an election other than the general election for state and county officers; or

(C) one year, if the public official is elected at the general election for state and county officers.

(b) If, under Subsection (a), an individual continues in a position, the public official to whom the individual is related in a prohibited degree may not participate in any deliberation or voting on the appointment, reappointment, confirmation of the appointment or reappointment, employment, reemployment, change in status, compensation, or dismissal of the individual if that action applies only to the individual and is not taken regarding a bona fide class or category of employees.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8868.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8868 / Section 8868.055
§ 8868.055. BOARD VACANCY.
Status: in_force

(a) If there is a vacancy on the board, the governing body of the entity that appointed the director who vacated the office shall appoint a director to serve the remainder of the term.

(b) The board shall adopt rules or bylaws to establish when a vacancy has occurred.
Tex. Utilities Code § 18.004 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 18 / Section 18.004
§ 18.004. PROGRAM EVALUATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS.
Status: in_force

To improve the reliability of electric service in the ERCOT power region, the committee shall solicit information from and make recommendations to the following state agencies and organizations regarding state programs that have the potential to reduce demand for electricity in the ERCOT wholesale market during high risk hours identified by the commission:

(1) the commission;

(2) the independent organization certified under Section 39.151 for the ERCOT power region;

(3) the comptroller;

(4) the State Energy Conservation Office;

(5) the Texas Facilities Commission;

(6) the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation;

(7) the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs;

(8) the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality; and

(9) the General Land Office.
Tex. Government Code § 2401.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2401 / Section 2401.002
§ 2401.002. ESSENTIAL BUSINESS; PROHIBITED RESTRICTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, a religious organization is an essential business at all times in this state, including during a declared state of disaster, and the organization's religious and other related activities are essential activities even if the activities are not listed as essential in an order issued during the disaster.

(b) A governmental entity may not:

(1) at any time, including during a declared state of disaster, prohibit a religious organization from engaging in religious and other related activities or continuing to operate in the discharge of the organization's foundational faith-based mission and purpose; or

(2) during a declared state of disaster order a religious organization to close or otherwise alter the organization's purposes or activities.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3903.135 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3903 / Section 3903.135
§ 3903.135. LICENSE AND CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

The district may not contract with or employ a person to plan or construct an improvement project unless the person is licensed or certified in an area relating to planning or construction, as applicable.
Tex. Utilities Code § 162.059 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 162 / Section 162.059
§ 162.059. NONPROFIT OPERATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A telephone cooperative shall be operated on a nonprofit basis for the mutual benefit of its members and patrons.

(b) A cooperative's bylaws and its contracts with members and patrons must contain appropriate provisions relating to the disposition of revenues and receipts to establish and maintain the cooperative's nonprofit and cooperative character.
Tex. Occupations Code § 502.051 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 502 / Section 502.051
§ 502.051. BOARD; MEMBERSHIP.
Status: in_force

(a) The Texas State Board of Examiners of Marriage and Family Therapists consists of nine members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate as follows:

(1) five marriage and family therapist members; and

(2) four members who represent the public.

(b) Appointments to the board shall be made without regard to the race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin of the appointee.

(c) In making appointments under Subsection (a)(1), the governor shall consider recommendations made by recognized professional associations of marriage and family therapists in this state.
Tex. Government Code § 614.0505 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 614 / Section 614.0505
§ 614.0505. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "governmental entity" means a state agency, a county, a municipality, or a joint board for which the constituent agencies are populous home-rule municipalities.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1066.115 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1066 / Section 1066.115
§ 1066.115. AUTHORITY TO SUE AND BE SUED.
Status: in_force

The board may sue and be sued on behalf of the district.
Tex. Government Code § 2267.0063 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2267 / Section 2267.0063
§ 2267.0063. REZONING.
Status: in_force

(a) If the plan would require zoning inconsistent with any existing zoning or other land use regulation, the state entity or its designated representative may at any time submit a request for rezoning to the local government with jurisdiction over the real property in question.

(b) The rezoning or variance request shall be submitted in the same manner as any such request is submitted to the affected local government provided the local government takes final action on the request not later than the 120th day after the date the request for rezoning or variance is submitted.

(c) Failure by the local government to act within the 120-day period prescribed by Subsection (b) is considered an approval of the rezoning request by the local government.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1030.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1030 / Section 1030.201
§ 1030.201. GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

If authorized by an election, the board may issue and sell general obligation bonds in the name and on the faith and credit of the district to:

(1) purchase, construct, acquire, repair, or renovate buildings or improvements;

(2) equip buildings or improvements for hospital purposes; or

(3) acquire and operate a mobile emergency medical service.
Tex. Insurance Code § 551.113 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 551 / Section 551.113
§ 551.113. DECLINATION, NONRENEWAL, OR CANCELLATION PROHIBITED; CONSIDERATION OF CONSUMER INQUIRY.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to:

(1) a standard fire, homeowners, or farm and ranch owners insurance policy; or

(2) a personal automobile insurance policy.

(b) When deciding to issue or to decline to issue an insurance policy to an applicant for insurance, an insurer may not consider a customer inquiry as a basis for declination.

(b-1) An insurer may not consider a customer inquiry as a basis for nonrenewal or cancellation of an insurance policy.

(c) For purposes of this section, "customer inquiry" means a telephone call or other communication made to an insurer that does not result in an investigation or claim and that is in regard to the general terms or conditions of or coverage offered under an insurance policy. The term includes a question concerning the process for filing a claim, and whether a policy will cover a loss, unless the question concerns specific damage that has occurred and that results in an investigation or claim.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 51.0021 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 51 / Section 51.0021
§ 51.0021. FAMILY VIOLENCE SERVICES PLAN.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall develop and maintain a plan for delivering family violence services in this state.

(b) In developing the plan under this section, the commission shall consider the geographic distribution of services and the need for services, including the need for increasing services for underserved populations.
Tex. Government Code § 2054.100 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.100
§ 2054.100. BIENNIAL OPERATING PLAN OF STATE AGENCY.
Status: in_force

(a) Each state agency shall submit an operating plan to the Legislative Budget Board, the quality assurance team, and the governor each state fiscal biennium in accordance with the directions of the Legislative Budget Board.

(b) The plan must describe the agency's current and proposed projects for the biennium, including how the projects will:

(1) benefit individuals in this state and benefit the state as a whole;

(2) use, to the fullest extent, technology owned or adapted by other state agencies;

(3) employ, to the fullest extent, the department's information technology standards, including Internet-based technology standards;

(4) expand, to the fullest extent, to serve residents of this state or to serve other state agencies;

(5) develop on time and on budget;

(6) produce quantifiable returns on investment; and

(7) meet any other criteria developed by the department or the quality assurance team.

(c) A state agency shall amend its biennial operating plan when necessary to reflect changes in the plan during a biennium. At a minimum, an agency shall amend its biennial operating plan to reflect significant new or changed information resources initiatives or information resources technologies initiatives contained in the agency's legislative appropriations request. Not later than the date designated by the Legislative Budget Board in its directions, an agency shall submit an amended plan to reflect new or changed initiatives contained in the agency's legislative appropriations request.

(d) The biennial operating plan of an institution of higher education is required to include only operational projects and infrastructure projects. The instructions provided under Section 2054.101 may not require an institution of higher education to include other projects in the plan.
Tex. Occupations Code § 953.157 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 953 / Section 953.157
§ 953.157. TERMINATING A LEGAL SERVICE CONTRACT.
Status: in_force

A legal service contract holder may terminate the legal service contract if the legal service contract holder provides the company with written notice of the legal service contract holder's intention of terminating the contract not later than the seventh day after the date the legal service contract holder receives the contract.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3833.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3833 / Section 3833.107
§ 3833.107. PARKS AND OPEN SPACES.
Status: in_force

The district may acquire, construct, or maintain parks and open spaces.
Tex. Tax Code § 201.2035 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 201 / Section 201.2035
§ 201.2035. FIRST PURCHASER'S REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) On or before the 20th day of the second month following the month in which gas was purchased from a producer, the first purchaser must file a report with the comptroller on forms prescribed by the comptroller. The report must contain the following information concerning gas purchased from a producer during the month being reported:

(1) the gross amount of gas purchased from each producer;

(2) the price paid for the gas;

(3) the leases from which the gas was produced; and

(4) other information the comptroller may reasonably require.

(b) If the report the first purchaser is required to file shows any additional tax due, the first purchaser must pay the tax when he files the report.
Tex. Finance Code § 183.204 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 183 / Section 183.204
§ 183.204. MANAGEMENT OF LIMITED TRUST ASSOCIATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Management of a limited trust association is vested in the participants in proportion to each participant's contribution to capital, as adjusted periodically to properly reflect any additional contribution. The certificate of formation may provide that management of a limited trust association is vested in a board of managers to be elected annually by the participants as prescribed by the bylaws or the participation agreement.

(b) Participants of a limited trust association may not retain management and must elect a board of managers if:

(1) any participant is disqualified from serving as a managing participant under Section 183.103;

(2) the limited trust association has fewer than five or more than 25 participants; or

(3) any participant has been removed by the banking commissioner under Subchapter A, Chapter 185.

(c) The certificate of formation, bylaws, and participation agreement of a limited trust association may use the term "director" instead of "manager" and the term "board" instead of "board of managers."
Tex. Occupations Code § 2033.105 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2033 / Section 2033.105
§ 2033.105. HEARING CONCERNING EMERGENCY CEASE AND DESIST ORDER; FINAL ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) A racetrack association or other license holder that is the subject of an emergency cease and desist order may request a hearing. The request must:

(1) be filed with the executive director not later than the 10th day after the date the order was received or delivered;

(2) be in writing and directed to the executive director; and

(3) state the grounds for the request to set aside or modify the order.

(b) Unless a person who is the subject of the emergency order requests a hearing in writing before the 11th day after the date the order is received or delivered, the emergency order is final and nonappealable as to that person.

(c) On receiving a request for a hearing, the executive director shall serve notice of the time and place of the hearing by personal delivery or registered or certified mail, return receipt requested. The hearing must be held not later than the 10th day after the date the executive director receives the request for a hearing unless the parties agree to a later hearing date.

(d) At the hearing, the commission has the burden of proof and must present evidence in support of the order. The person requesting the hearing may cross-examine witnesses and show cause why the order should not be affirmed. Section 2003.021(b), Government Code, does not apply to hearings conducted under this section.

(e) An emergency cease and desist order continues in effect unless the order is stayed by the executive director. The executive director may impose any condition before granting a stay of the order.

(f) After the hearing, the executive director shall affirm, modify, or set aside, wholly or partly, the emergency cease and desist order. An order affirming or modifying the emergency cease and desist order is final for purposes of enforcement and appeal.
Tex. Family Code § 82.005 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 82 / Section 82.005
§ 82.005. APPLICATION FILED DURING SUIT FOR DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE OR SUIT AFFECTING PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP.
Status: in_force

A person who wishes to apply for a protective order with respect to the person's spouse and who is a party to a suit for the dissolution of a marriage or a suit affecting the parent-child relationship that is pending in a court must file the application as required by Subchapter D, Chapter 85.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3808.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3808 / Section 3808.152
§ 3808.152. DISBURSEMENTS AND TRANSFERS OF MONEY.
Status: in_force

The board by resolution shall establish the number of directors' signatures and the procedure required for a disbursement or transfer of the district's money.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1103.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1103 / Section 1103.101
§ 1103.101. DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITY.
Status: in_force

The district has full responsibility for:

(1) operating all hospital facilities for providing medical and hospital care of indigent persons; and

(2) providing medical and hospital care for the district's needy inhabitants.
Tex. Insurance Code § 101.356 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 101 / Section 101.356
§ 101.356. MOTION TO QUASH.
Status: in_force

Sections 101.353 and 101.354 do not prevent an unauthorized person or insurer from filing a motion to quash a writ or to set aside service made under Section 804.107 on the ground that the person or insurer has not engaged in the business of insurance as described by Section 101.051.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8062.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8062 / Section 8062.0201
§ 8062.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five elected directors.

(b) Except as provided by Section 8062.0202, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Local Government Code § 232.206 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 232 / Section 232.206
§ 232.206. DELEGATION OF APPROVAL RESPONSIBILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court of a county or the court's designee may delegate to one or more officers or employees of the county the ability to approve, approve with conditions, or disapprove a plat that:

(1) is amending a plat under Section 232.011; or

(2) involves four or fewer lots that each meet the requirements under Section 232.204(c).

(b) An applicant has the right to appeal to the commissioners court or the court's designee if the designated person disapproves a plat.