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Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 28.12 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 28 / Section 28.12
§ 28.12. SALE OF MALT BEVERAGES TO PERMITTEE.
Status: in_force

The sale of malt beverages to a mixed beverage permittee by a local distributor's permittee or by a licensee authorized to sell them for resale is subject to the provisions of Section 61.73 of this code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 93.052 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 93 / Section 93.052
§ 93.052. DATABASE OF CLINICAL RESOURCES.
Status: in_force

The council shall review available clinical resources and shall develop a database of recommendations for appropriate care and treatment of patients with cardiovascular disease or who have suffered from or are at risk for stroke. The council shall make the database accessible to the public.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8337.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8337 / Section 8337.001
§ 8337.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.

(2) "Director" means a board member.

(3) "District" means the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 200.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 206.09 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 206 / Section 206.09
§ 206.09. CONTESTS OF TAXABLE AMOUNTS OWED.
Status: in_force

(a) A licensee or permittee contesting the amount of taxes owed, after receiving a demand for payment of taxes due from the commission, is entitled to a hearing under Chapter 2001, Government Code.

(b) An appeal from a final order issued by the commission must be filed in Travis County.
Tex. Insurance Code § 911.302 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 911 / Section 911.302
§ 911.302. LOCATION OF BUSINESS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a farm mutual insurance company may write insurance in:

(1) the county in which the company's home office is located at the time of incorporation and in any county adjoining the county in and for which the company is organized;

(2) any county in which another farm mutual insurance company is not organized; and

(3) any county in this state if the company's reserve fund exceeds $200,000 in cash or securities in which the reserve fund of a stock fire insurance company may be invested.

(b) This section does not apply to a farm mutual insurance company organized and operating in this state under a certificate of authority issued before May 21, 1973, under former Chapter 16 of this code.
Tex. Government Code § 482.606 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 482 / Section 482.606
§ 482.606. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE COMPOSITION.
Status: in_force

(a) The consortium is governed by an independent executive committee composed of the following nine members:

(1) two members appointed by the governor;

(2) two members appointed by the lieutenant governor;

(3) two members appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives;

(4) the chancellor of The Texas A&M University System or the chancellor's designee;

(5) the chancellor of The University of Texas System or the chancellor's designee; and

(6) the president of Rice University or the president's designee.

(a-1) An appointed member of the executive committee serves at the pleasure of the appointing official.

(b) In making appointments under Subsection (a), the governor, the lieutenant governor, and the speaker of the house of representatives, respectively, shall:

(1) prioritize appointing individuals with experience in:

(A) aeronautics;

(B) space economic development; and

(C) academic engagement with the space economy; and

(2) ensure that the appointments reflect, to the extent possible, multiple geographic regions of this state.

(c) If a vacancy occurs on the executive committee, the appropriate appointing official shall appoint a successor in the same manner as the initial appointment. The appropriate appointing official shall appoint the successor not later than the 30th day after the date the vacancy occurs.

(d) The executive committee shall:

(1) elect a presiding officer from among the members of the committee; and

(2) meet at the call of the presiding officer.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 172.110 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 172 / Section 172.110
§ 172.110. SUPPLEMENT OR AMENDMENT TO STATEMENT.
Status: in_force

A party may amend or supplement a claim or defense during the arbitration unless:

(1) the parties have otherwise agreed; or

(2) the arbitration tribunal considers it inappropriate to allow the amendment or supplement considering the delay in making the amendment or supplement.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8178.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8178 / Section 8178.001
§ 8178.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "district" means the Cy-Champ Public Utility District.
Tex. Insurance Code § 425.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 425 / Section 425.001
§ 425.001. SECURITIES IN AMOUNT OF RESERVES REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The commissioner, after determining the amount of the reserves required on all of a life insurance company's policies in force, shall ensure that the company has at least that amount in securities of the class and character required by the law of this state, after all debts and claims against the company and the minimum capital required by Chapter 841 or 982, as applicable, have been provided for.
Tex. Water Code § 13.250 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 13 / Section 13.250
§ 13.250. CONTINUOUS AND ADEQUATE SERVICE; DISCONTINUANCE, REDUCTION, OR IMPAIRMENT OF SERVICE.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by this section or Section 13.2501 of this code, any retail public utility that possesses or is required to possess a certificate of public convenience and necessity shall serve every consumer within its certified area and shall render continuous and adequate service within the area or areas.

(b) Unless the utility commission issues a certificate that neither the present nor future convenience and necessity will be adversely affected, the holder of a certificate or a person who possesses facilities used to provide utility service shall not discontinue, reduce, or impair service to a certified service area or part of a certified service area except for:

(1) nonpayment of charges for services provided by the certificate holder or a person who possesses facilities used to provide utility service;

(2) nonpayment of charges for sewer service provided by another retail public utility under an agreement between the retail public utility and the certificate holder or a person who possesses facilities used to provide utility service or under a utility commission-ordered arrangement between the two service providers;

(3) noncompliance with a drought contingency plan;

(4) nonuse; or

(5) other similar reasons in the usual course of business.

(c) Any discontinuance, reduction, or impairment of service, whether with or without approval of the utility commission, shall be in conformity with and subject to conditions, restrictions, and limitations that the utility commission prescribes.

(d) Except as provided by this subsection, a retail public utility that has not been granted a certificate of public convenience and necessity may not discontinue, reduce, or impair retail water or sewer service to any ratepayer without approval of the regulatory authority. Except as provided by this subsection, a utility or water supply corporation that is allowed to operate without a certificate of public convenience and necessity under Section 13.242(c) may not discontinue, reduce, or impair retail water or sewer service to any ratepayer without the approval of the regulatory authority. Subject to rules of the regulatory authority, a retail public utility, utility, or water supply corporation described in this subsection may discontinue, reduce, or impair retail water or sewer service for:

(1) nonpayment of charges;

(2) noncompliance with a drought contingency plan;

(3) nonuse; or

(4) other similar reasons in the usual course of business.

(e) Not later than the 48th hour after the hour in which a utility files a bankruptcy petition, the utility shall report this fact to the utility commission and the commission in writing.
Tex. Education Code § 1001.003 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.003
§ 1001.003. LEGISLATIVE INTENT REGARDING SMALL BUSINESSES.
Status: in_force

It is the intent of the legislature that commission rules that affect driver training providers that qualify as small businesses be adopted and administered so as to have the least possible adverse economic effect on the providers.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2003.055 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2003 / Section 2003.055
§ 2003.055. DEPARTMENT AUTHORITY TO REQUIRE PROVISION OF FIRE LOSS INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

To accumulate statistical information for the control and prevention of fires, the department may require each municipality in this state and each insurer engaged in business in this state to provide to the department a complete and accurate report that lists all fire and lightning losses occurring in this state that are reflected in the municipality's or insurer's records.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7201.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7201 / Section 7201.203
§ 7201.203. MAINTAINING NECESSARY RECORDS.
Status: in_force

The district shall maintain necessary records and follow cost-of-service principles with respect to provision of retail public water or sewer service or any other service authorized by Chapter 49 or 65, Water Code, or an interlocal contract entered into in accordance with Chapter 791, Government Code.
Tex. Government Code § 3101.009 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 3101 / Section 3101.009
§ 3101.009. STATE TREE.
Status: in_force

The state tree is the pecan tree.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 63.059 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 63 / Section 63.059
§ 63.059. PROTOCOL FOR OBTAINING SAMPLES RELATING TO HIGH-RISK MISSING PERSONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The law enforcement agency shall take DNA samples from parents or other appropriate persons under Article 63.057 in any manner prescribed by the center.

(b) The center shall develop a model kit to be used by a law enforcement agency to take DNA samples from parents or other appropriate persons.
Tex. Insurance Code § 841.203 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 841 / Section 841.203
§ 841.203. COMPANY'S REPURCHASE OF STOCK.
Status: in_force

(a) A legal reserve life insurance company may purchase in the name of the company outstanding shares of the company's capital stock as provided by the Texas Business Corporation Act.

(b) A purchase of stock under this section is not considered an investment and does not violate the provisions of this code relating to eligible investments for a legal reserve life insurance company.

(c) A legal reserve life insurance company that purchases stock under this section shall file with the department not later than the 10th day after the date of the purchase a statement that contains:

(1) the name of each shareholder from whom the shares were purchased; and

(2) the sum of money paid for those shares.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 161.0415 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 161 / Section 161.0415
§ 161.0415. DISPOSAL OF DISEASED OR EXPOSED LIVESTOCK OR FOWL.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission by order may require the slaughter of livestock, domestic fowl, or exotic fowl, under the direction of the commission, or the sale of livestock, domestic fowl, or exotic fowl for immediate slaughter at a public slaughtering establishment maintaining federal or state inspection if the livestock, domestic fowl, or exotic fowl is exposed to or infected with a disease other than bluetongue or vesicular stomatitis that:

(1) is recognized by the United States Department of Agriculture as:

(A) a foreign animal disease; or

(B) a reportable animal disease;

(2) is the subject of a cooperative eradication program with the United States Department of Agriculture;

(3) is an animal disease reportable to the World Organisation for Animal Health; or

(4) is the subject of a state of emergency, as declared by the governor.

(b) The commission by order may require the slaughter and disposal of livestock, domestic fowl, or exotic fowl exposed to or infected with a disease not listed in Subsection (a) if the commission determines that action to be necessary for the protection of animal health in this state. The commission shall immediately deliver a copy of an order issued under this subsection to the appropriate legislative oversight committees.

(c) A person may appeal an order of the commission under this section as provided by Chapter 2001, Government Code.

(d) The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality may not adopt a rule related to the disposal of livestock under this section unless the rule is developed in cooperation with and is approved by the Texas Animal Health Commission.
Tex. Family Code § 301.106 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 301 / Section 301.106
§ 301.106. AMENDMENT AND SUPPLEMENTATION OF DISCOVERY.
Status: in_force

A party's duty to amend and supplement written discovery regarding a testifying expert is governed by Rule 193.5, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure. If a party retains, employs, or otherwise controls an expert witness, the party must amend or supplement the expert's deposition testimony or written report only with regard to the expert's mental impressions or opinions and the basis for those impressions or opinions.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 54.001 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 54 / Section 54.001
§ 54.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Commission" means compensation paid a sales representative by a principal in an amount based on a percentage of the dollar amount of certain orders for or sales of the principal's product.

(2) "Principal" means a person who:

(A) manufactures, produces, imports, or distributes a product for sale;

(B) uses a sales representative to solicit orders for the product; and

(C) compensates the sales representative wholly or partly by commission.

(3) "Sales representative" means an independent contractor who solicits, on behalf of a principal, orders for the purchase at wholesale of the principal's product.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1551.316 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1551 / Section 1551.316
§ 1551.316. ALLOCATION TO BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTIONS.
Status: in_force

From the several funds from which employees receive their respective salaries, all employer contributions computed in accordance with this chapter and rules adopted under this chapter are allocated to the board of trustees as provided by this chapter.
Tex. Family Code § 160.755 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 160 / Section 160.755
§ 160.755. PETITION TO VALIDATE GESTATIONAL AGREEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The intended parents and the prospective gestational mother under a gestational agreement may commence a proceeding to validate the agreement.

(b) A person may maintain a proceeding to validate a gestational agreement only if:

(1) the prospective gestational mother or the intended parents have resided in this state for the 90 days preceding the date the proceeding is commenced;

(2) the prospective gestational mother's husband, if she is married, is joined as a party to the proceeding; and

(3) a copy of the gestational agreement is attached to the petition.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 33.613 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 33 / Section 33.613
§ 33.613. CLOSURE OR MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN MAN-MADE PASSES.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Sections 66.204 and 81.103, Parks and Wildlife Code, the commissioner may undertake the closure or modification of a man-made pass or its environs between the Gulf of Mexico and an inland bay if:

(1) the commissioner determines that the pass causes or contributes to significant erosion of the shoreline of the adjacent beach;

(2) the pass is not a public navigational channel constructed or maintained by the federal government; and

(3) the land office receives legislative appropriations or other funding for that purpose.

(b) If the closing of a man-made pass under this section results in a loss of public recreational opportunities, the commissioner shall develop, in consultation with the Parks and Wildlife Department and the county and, if applicable, the municipality in which the pass is located, and approve a plan to mitigate the loss. In developing the plan, the commissioner is strongly encouraged to assess the feasibility of installing fishing piers, boat ramps, and other facilities that provide public recreational opportunities. The plan must be presented to the public for comment before the commissioner approves it.
Tex. Water Code § 61.212 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 61 / Section 61.212
§ 61.212. DISTRICT DEPOSITORY.
Status: in_force

The commission shall select a depository for the district as provided by Section 60.271.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7946A.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7946A / Section 7946A.0402
§ 7946A.0402. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 7946A.0401, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Property Code § 23.004 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 23 / Section 23.004
§ 23.004. EFFECT OF PARTITION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person allotted a share of or an interest in real property in a partition action holds the property or interest in severalty under the conditions and covenants that applied to the property prior to the partition.

(b) A court decree confirming a report of commissioners in partition of real property gives a recipient of an interest in the property a title equivalent to a conveyance of the interest by a warranty deed from the other parties in the action.

(c) Except as provided by this chapter, a partition of real property does not affect a right in the property.
Tex. Government Code § 852.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 852 / Section 852.001
§ 852.001. ELECTION TO PARTICIPATE.
Status: in_force

(a) By vote of its governing body in the manner required for other official actions, a municipality may elect to have one or more of its departments participate in the retirement system and be subject to the provisions of this subtitle.

(b) The governing body of a municipality shall notify the board of trustees of an election under this section and shall identify the participating departments before the 11th day after the date of election.

(c) A department begins participation in the retirement system on the first day of the second month after the month the board of trustees receives notice of an election to participate.
Tex. Government Code § 609.703 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 609 / Section 609.703
§ 609.703. DESIGNATION OF PLAN ADMINISTRATOR.
Status: in_force

(a) An institution of higher education that creates a deferred compensation plan shall designate a plan administrator for the plan.

(b) Institutions of higher education that create a single plan shall designate jointly a plan administrator for the plan.

(c) A plan administrator may be an employee, a nonprofit corporation, an individual, a trustee, a private entity, another institution of higher education, or an association of institutions of higher education.
Tex. Transportation Code § 504.417 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 504 / Section 504.417
§ 504.417. ANTARCTICA SERVICE MEDAL RECIPIENTS.
Status: in_force

The department shall issue specialty license plates for recipients of the Antarctica Service Medal. License plates issued under this section must include the Antarctica Service Medal emblem and the words "Antarctica Service Medal" at the bottom of each plate.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8162.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8162 / Section 8162.201
§ 8162.201. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue bonds or other obligations as provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, and to finance the construction, maintenance, or operation of projects under Section 8162.102.

(b) The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, grants, or other district money.

(c) The district may not issue bonds or other obligations secured wholly or partly by ad valorem taxation to finance projects authorized by Section 8162.102 unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of district voters voting at an election called for that purpose.

(d) Bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance projects authorized by Section 8162.102 may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 438.017 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 438 / Section 438.017
§ 438.017. PROTECTION OF OTHER FOOD SERVICE ITEMS.
Status: in_force

(a) A paper receptacle, ice cream cone, or other single service utensil to be used for serving food or drink shall be kept in a sanitary manner, protected from dust, flies, and other contaminants.

(b) A napkin, straw, toothpick, or other article may not be offered for the use of a person unless the article has been securely protected from dust, dirt, insects, rodents, and, as necessary and by all reasonable means, other contaminants.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3877.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3877 / Section 3877.105
§ 3877.105. MEMBERSHIP IN CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may join and pay dues to a charitable or nonprofit organization that performs a service or provides an activity consistent with the furtherance of a district purpose.
Tex. Tax Code § 321.308 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 321 / Section 321.308
§ 321.308. SEIZURE AND SALE OF PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

If the comptroller lawfully seizes property for the payment of the taxes imposed under Chapter 151 and the property owner is delinquent in the payment of taxes under this chapter, the comptroller shall sell sufficient property to pay the delinquent taxes and penalties of both taxes. The proceeds of a sale of seized property shall first be applied to the payment of amounts due the state and the remainder, if any, to the amounts due to the municipality to which the taxes are due.
Tex. Insurance Code § 551.251 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 551 / Section 551.251
§ 551.251. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "personal automobile insurance" and "residential property insurance" have the meanings assigned by Section 38.002.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 20A.103 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 20A / Section 20A.103
§ 20A.103. ATTORNEY REPRESENTING STATE ENTITLED TO APPEAR.
Status: in_force

The attorney representing the state is entitled to appear before the grand jury and inform the grand jury of offenses subject to indictment at any time except when the grand jury is discussing the propriety of finding an indictment or is voting on an indictment.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 712.008 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 712 / Section 712.008
§ 712.008. RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) The Finance Commission of Texas may adopt rules to enforce and administer this chapter, including rules establishing fees to defray the costs of enforcing and administering this chapter.

(b) The Finance Commission of Texas shall adopt rules establishing reasonable standards for:

(1) timely placement of burial markers or monuments in a perpetual care cemetery; and

(2) timely response to consumer complaints made to a corporation that operates a perpetual care cemetery.
Tex. Government Code § 442.156 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 442 / Section 442.156
§ 442.156. COMMISSION ADVICE AND OVERSIGHT.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall advise the foundation on the operation, interpretation, and presentation of historical events, preservation, archeology, education, nature, philanthropy, and business development regarding a site described by Section 442.152(a).

(b) The commission may appoint two nonvoting members to the foundation's board.