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Tex. Human Resources Code § 81.019 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 81 / Section 81.019
§ 81.019. SYMBOLS OR OTHER FORMS OF IDENTIFICATION FOR PERSONS WITH HEARING IMPAIRMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall design and provide for the issuance of a symbol or other form of identification that may be attached to a motor vehicle regularly operated by a person who is deaf or hard of hearing.

(b) A person who is deaf or hard of hearing may apply to the department for the symbol or other form of identification. The department may require acceptable medical proof that a person is deaf or hard of hearing and may collect a fee for each symbol or other form of identification to defray the costs of administering this section. The executive commissioner shall establish the fee.

(c) The department may contract with a state or local agency for the distribution of the symbol or other form of identification.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1272.152 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1272 / Section 1272.152
§ 1272.152. GENERAL RESERVE REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A delegated network shall maintain reserves adequate for the liabilities and risks assumed by the network, as computed in accordance with accepted standards, practices, and procedures relating to the liabilities and risks for which the reserves are maintained, including known and unknown components and anticipated expenses of providing benefits or services.

(b) Except as provided by Sections 1272.153 and 1272.154, a delegated network shall maintain reserves as described by Subsection (c) only with respect to the portion of services assumed under the delegation agreement that is outside the scope of the network's license for medical care or hospital or other institutional services, as applicable.

(c) A delegated network shall maintain financial reserves equal to the greater of:

(1) 80 percent of the amount of liabilities and risks for which reserves must be maintained under this subchapter and that have been incurred but not paid by the network; or

(2) an amount equal to two months of the premium amount assumed by the network for services with respect to which reserves must be maintained under this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1011.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1011 / Section 1011.153
§ 1011.153. FISCAL YEAR.
Status: in_force

The district's fiscal year begins on January 1 and ends on December 31.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3949.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3949 / Section 3949.203
§ 3949.203. 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. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 24.05 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 24 / Section 24.05
§ 24.05. PROHIBITED INTERESTS.
Status: repealed

(a) No person who holds a wine only package store permit or owns an interest in a wine only package store may have a direct or indirect interest in any of the following:

(1) a manufacturer's or general, branch, or local distributor's license;

(2) the business of any of the licenses listed in Subdivision (1) of this subsection.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1359 (H.B. 1545), Sec. 410(a)(8), eff. September 1, 2021.

(c) A person may not hold a wine and malt beverage retailer's or wine and malt beverage retailer's off-premise permit at the same location where the person holds a wine only package store permit.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 49A.052 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 49A / Section 49A.052
§ 49A.052. INDEPENDENT AUTHORITY AND DUTIES OF JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.
Status: in_force

The powers granted to and duties imposed on a justice of the peace under this subchapter are independent of the powers and duties of a law enforcement agency investigating a person's death.
Tex. Utilities Code § 105.001 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 105 / Section 105.001
§ 105.001. RIGHT TO JUDICIAL REVIEW.
Status: in_force

(a) Any party to a proceeding before the railroad commission is entitled to judicial review under the substantial evidence rule.

(b) The issue of confiscation is determined by a preponderance of the evidence.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7917A.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7917A / Section 7917A.0102
§ 7917A.0102. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8509.0315 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8509 / Section 8509.0315
§ 8509.0315. BONDS EXEMPT FROM TAXATION.
Status: in_force

A district bond, the transfer of the bond, and the income from the bond, including profits made on the sale of the bond, are exempt from taxation in this state.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 713.0271 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 713 / Section 713.0271
§ 713.0271. CEMETERY OWNED BY CERTAIN COUNTIES.
Status: in_force

A county with a population of more than 800,000 that borders a county with a population of more than 3.3 million may own, operate, and maintain a cemetery.
Tex. Government Code § 821.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 821 / Section 821.003
§ 821.003. RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

The retirement system is a public entity. Except as provided by Section 825.304, the Teacher Retirement System of Texas is the name by which all business of the retirement system shall be transacted, all its funds invested, and all its cash, securities, and other property held.
Tex. Transportation Code § 502.476 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 502 / Section 502.476
§ 502.476. ANNUAL PERMITS; OFFENSE.
Status: in_force

A person who violates Section 502.093 commits an offense.
Tex. Finance Code § 349.203 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 349 / Section 349.203
§ 349.203. CORRECTION OF VIOLATION OF CHARGING EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS RESULTING IN LIMITED LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a violation of this subtitle to which Section 349.001 applies and that results from:

(1) contracting for, charging, or receiving interest or time price differential that exceeds the amount authorized by law if the excess is directly and solely attributable to and computed on the amount of a charge other than the interest or time price differential; or

(2) contracting for, charging, or receiving a charge, other than interest or time price differential, that exceeds the amount authorized by law.

(b) If, after the 60-day period described by Section 349.201(a)(1) but before the time an obligor gives written notice of the violation or files an action alleging the violation, the violation is corrected as to the obligor by refunding the amount of the excess and giving to the obligor written notice of the violation as provided by Section 349.204, the liability of any person to that obligor is limited for each transaction to an amount that does not exceed:

(1) the time price differential or interest contracted for, charged, or received, not to exceed $2,000; and

(2) reasonable attorney's fees set by the court.
Tex. Election Code § 254.033 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 254 / Section 254.033
§ 254.033. NONREPORTABLE PERSONAL SERVICE.
Status: in_force

A political contribution consisting of an individual's personal service is not required to be reported under this chapter if the individual receives no compensation for the service.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8153A.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8153A / Section 8153A.0104
§ 8153A.0104. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 8153A.0103 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. Occupations Code § 1201.410 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1201 / Section 1201.410
§ 1201.410. INFORMATION ON RECOVERY UNDER MANUFACTURED HOMEOWNER CONSUMER CLAIMS PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

The director shall prepare information for notifying consumers of their rights to recover under the manufactured homeowner consumer claims program, shall post the information on the department's website, and shall make printed copies available on request.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3886.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3886 / Section 3886.052
§ 3886.052. ELIGIBILITY.
Status: in_force

Except for a director appointed as provided by Section 3886.051(c) or 3886.056(a), to be eligible to serve as a director a person must own land in the district. Section 49.052, Water Code, applies to the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7928A.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7928A / Section 7928A.0302
§ 7928A.0302. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Insurance Code § 151.009 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 151 / Section 151.009
§ 151.009. ELECTRONIC DELIVERY.
Status: in_force

(a) On a person's express request, a principal or contractor shall provide information under this subchapter in hard copy written form.

(b) If a person does not expressly request information be provided in hard copy written form, the principal or contractor may comply with the requirements of this chapter by:

(1) transmitting the information by facsimile or e-mail; or

(2) allowing access to the information on the principal's, or the principal's agent's, Internet website.
Tex. Family Code § 42.008 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 42 / Section 42.008
§ 42.008. REMEDIES NOT AFFECTED.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not affect any other civil or criminal remedy available to any person, including the child, for interference with a possessory right, nor does it affect the power of a parent to represent the interest of a child in a suit filed on behalf of the child.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3982.0103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3982 / Section 3982.0103
§ 3982.0103. PURPOSE; DECLARATION OF INTENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other public purposes stated in this chapter. By creating the district and in authorizing the county and other political subdivisions to contract with the district, the legislature has established a program to accomplish the public purposes set out in Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution.

(b) The creation of the district is necessary to promote, develop, encourage, and maintain employment, commerce, transportation, housing, tourism, recreation, the arts, entertainment, economic development, safety, and the public welfare in the district.

(c) This chapter and the creation of the district may not be interpreted to relieve the county from providing the level of services provided as of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter to the area in the district. The district is created to supplement and not to supplant county services provided in the district.
Tex. Water Code § 49.451 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 49 / Section 49.451
§ 49.451. POSTING SIGNS IN THE DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) A district subject to the notice requirements of Section 49.452 shall, within 30 days after the effective date of this section or the creation of the district, post signs indicating the existence of the district at two principal entrances to the district.

(b) The size and exact location of the information contained on the signs shall be determined by the executive director.
Tex. Insurance Code § 823.054 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 823 / Section 823.054
§ 823.054. MATERIAL INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Information about a transaction is not required to be disclosed on a registration statement filed under Section 823.052 or in a report under Section 823.053 unless the transaction is considered to be material under this section.

(b) If the amount of a single transaction or the total amount of all transactions involving sales, purchases, exchanges, loans or other extensions of credit, or investments is more than one-half of one percent of an insurer's admitted assets as of December 31 of the year preceding the date of the transaction or transactions, the transaction or transactions, respectively, are considered to be material for purposes of this section.

(c) Each dividend or distribution to shareholders is material for the purposes of this section.

(d) The commissioner, by rule or order, may provide a standard that is different from the standard provided by Subsection (b).
Tex. Tax Code § 351.1066 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 351 / Section 351.1066
§ 351.1066.
Status: in_force

Sec. 351.1066. ALLOCATION OF REVENUE: CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES. (a) This section applies only to:

(1) a municipality with a population of at least 3,500 but less than 5,500 that is the county seat of a county with a population of less than 50,000 that borders a county with a population of more than 1.6 million;

(2) a municipality with a population of at least 2,800 but less than 3,500 that is the county seat of a county with a population of less than 22,000 that is bordered by the Trinity River and includes a state park and a portion of a wildlife management area;

(3) a municipality with a population of at least 8,000 that is located in a county that borders the Pecos River and that has a population of not more than 15,000;

(4) a municipality with a population of not more than 15,000 that is located in a county through which the Frio River flows and an interstate highway crosses, and that has a population of at least 15,000;

(5) a municipality with a population of not less than 7,500 that is located in a county with a population of not less than 40,000 but less than 250,000 that is adjacent to a county with a population of less than 750;

(6) a municipality that is the county seat of a county with a population of at least 8,500 and that county contains part of the Chaparral Wildlife Management Area; and

(7) a municipality that has a population of not more than 25,000, that contains a cultural heritage museum, and that is located in a county that borders the United Mexican States and the Gulf of Mexico.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a municipality to which this section applies may use all or any portion of the revenue derived from the municipal hotel occupancy tax for:

(1) the construction, enlarging, equipping, improvement, maintenance, repairing, and operation of a recreational facility to substantially enhance hotel activity and encourage tourism; and

(2) the construction, enlarging, equipping, improvement, maintenance, repairing, and operation of an arena used for rodeos, livestock shows, and agricultural expositions to substantially enhance hotel activity and encourage tourism.

(c) A municipality to which this section applies may not use municipal hotel tax revenue to construct or expand a facility described by Subsection (b) in an amount that would exceed the amount of hotel revenue in the area that is likely to be reasonably attributable to events held at that facility during the 15-year period beginning on the date the construction or expansion is completed.

(d) An independent analyst or consultant hired by the municipality must make the projection required by Subsection (c).

(e) A municipality that uses municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue under this section shall annually prepare a report that describes:

(1) the events held during the preceding year at each facility that received municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue from the municipality during that year; and

(2) the number of hotel room nights, hotel revenue, and municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue attributable to those events.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8048.0105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8048 / Section 8048.0105
§ 8048.0105. 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:

(1) a municipal utility district as provided by general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and

(2) Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation, or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Insurance Code § 651.053 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 651 / Section 651.053
§ 651.053. ENTITLEMENT OF BANKS AND SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS TO LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) A bank or a savings and loan association is entitled to receive a license under this subchapter if the bank or savings and loan association:

(1) is engaging in business under the laws of this state or the United States; and

(2) notifies the department of its intention to operate under this chapter.

(b) On receipt of notice under Subsection (a)(2), the department shall immediately issue a license to the bank or savings and loan association.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 21.909 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 21 / Section 21.909
§ 21.909. ADOPTION OF RESOLUTIONS; EFFECT ON DEFECTIVE CORPORATE ACT.
Status: in_force

On or after the validation effective time, unless determined otherwise in an action brought under Section 21.914 and subject to Sections 21.902(b) and 21.907(e), each defective corporate act ratified in accordance with this subchapter may not be considered ineffective, void, or voidable as a result of the failure of authorization described by the resolutions adopted under Sections 21.903 and 21.904, and the effect shall be retroactive to the time of the defective corporate act.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7905.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7905 / Section 7905.0104
§ 7905.0104. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 7905.0103 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. Local Government Code § 141.009 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 141 / Section 141.009
§ 141.009. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this chapter, "member of the fire department" means an employee of the fire department who is defined as "fire protection personnel" by Section 419.021, Government Code.

(b) In this chapter, "member of the police department" means an employee of the police department who has been licensed as a peace officer by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 2.322 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 2 / Section 2.322
§ 2.322. DELIVERY "EX-SHIP".
Status: in_force

(a) Unless otherwise agreed a term for delivery of goods "ex-ship" (which means from the carrying vessel) or in equivalent language is not restricted to a particular ship and requires delivery from a ship which has reached a place at the named port of destination where goods of the kind are usually discharged.

(b) Under such a term unless otherwise agreed

(1) the seller must discharge all liens arising out of the carriage and furnish the buyer with a direction which puts the carrier under a duty to deliver the goods; and

(2) the risk of loss does not pass to the buyer until the goods leave the ship's tackle or are otherwise properly unloaded.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 593.075 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 593 / Section 593.075
§ 593.075. SLIDING FEE SCHEDULE.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive commissioner by rule shall establish a sliding fee schedule for the payment by the resident's parents of the state's total costs for the support, maintenance, and treatment of a resident younger than 18 years of age.

(b) The executive commissioner by rule shall set the fee according to the parents' net taxable income and ability to pay.

(c) The parents may elect to have their net taxable income determined by their most current financial statement or federal income tax return.

(d) In determining the portion of the costs of the resident's support, maintenance, and treatment that the parents are required to pay, the department, in accordance with rules adopted by the executive commissioner, shall adjust, when appropriate, the payment required under the fee schedule to allow for consideration of other factors affecting the ability of the parents to pay.

(e) The executive commissioner shall evaluate and, if necessary, revise the fee schedule at least once every five years.
Tex. Government Code § 1505.061 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1505 / Section 1505.061
§ 1505.061. ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) If, before the time set for action on the ordinance authorizing the proposed project and the issuance of the bonds, a petition is filed with the municipal secretary or municipal clerk requesting an election on the approval of the project and the issuance of the bonds that is signed by at least 100 registered voters of the municipality who are listed on the most recent tax roll of the municipality as owning property, the governing body of the municipality may not approve the project or issue the bonds unless a proposition for the approval of the project and the issuance of the bonds is approved by a majority of the votes cast at an election held for that purpose.

(b) The governing body shall conduct the election in the manner provided by Chapter 1251.

(c) The governing body may hold an election on approval of the project and issuance of the bonds regardless of whether a petition is filed.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2310.112 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2310 / Section 2310.112
§ 2310.112. PENALTIES.
Status: in_force

An offense under Section 2310.109, 2310.110, or 2310.111 is a Class C misdemeanor.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2053.008 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2053 / Section 2053.008
§ 2053.008. EFFECT OF DISAPPROVAL ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) If a workers' compensation insurance policy is issued and the commissioner subsequently disapproves the rate or filing that governs the premium charged on the policy, the policyholder may:

(1) continue the policy at the original rate;

(2) cancel the policy without penalty; or

(3) enter into an agreement with the insurance company issuing the policy to amend the policy to reflect the premium that would have been charged based on the insurance company's most recently approved rate.

(b) An amendment under Subsection (a)(3) may not take effect before the date further use of the rate is prohibited under an order issued under Section 2053.007.
Tex. Government Code § 2165.103 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2165 / Section 2165.103
§ 2165.103. CHILD CARE FACILITY STANDARDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission, in consultation with the Child Care Advisory Committee, shall by rule adopt standards regarding the type, size, and location of child care services that may be needed by a state agency based on an agency's location and employee demographics.

(b) The commission shall apply standards adopted under this section in fulfilling the commission's responsibilities relating to the establishment of child care facilities.