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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3966.0503 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3966 / Section 3966.0503
§ 3966.0503. BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENT UNDER AGREEMENT.
Status: in_force

If the improvements financed by an obligation will be conveyed to or operated and maintained by a municipality or retail utility provider pursuant to an agreement between the district and the municipality or retail utility provider entered into before the issuance of the obligation, the obligation may be in the form of bonds, notes, or other obligations payable wholly or partly from assessments, issued by public or private sale, in the manner provided by Subchapter A, Chapter 372, Local Government Code.
Tex. Local Government Code § 174.162 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 174 / Section 174.162
§ 174.162. EXTENSION OF PERIOD.
Status: in_force

A period specified by Section 174.155 or 174.158 may be extended:

(1) by the written agreement of the parties for a reasonable period; or

(2) by the arbitration board for good cause for one or more periods that in the aggregate do not exceed 20 days.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8513.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8513 / Section 8513.0302
§ 8513.0302. TITLE AND RIGHT OF CONTROL; TRUST.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority is vested with such title and right of control to the extent the state has, or may have, title and right of control of:

(1) the natural bed and banks of the entirety of the San Antonio River;

(2) a tributary of the San Antonio River inside the authority; and

(3) the natural beds and banks of any navigable stream or tributary inside the authority.

(b) The authority's title and right of control shall be in trust for the accomplishment of the purposes of this chapter.

(c) The authority may use or dispose of land or rights, including any proceeds, income, revenue, or trading values received from the use or disposition, that may be reasonably required for or aid the accomplishment of the purposes of this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8058.0202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8058 / Section 8058.0202
§ 8058.0202. 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. Health and Safety Code § 61.005 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 61 / Section 61.005
§ 61.005. CONTRIBUTION TOWARD COST OF ASSISTANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) A county, public hospital, or hospital district may request an eligible resident receiving health care assistance under this chapter to contribute a nominal amount toward the cost of the assistance.

(b) The county, public hospital, or hospital district may not deny or reduce assistance to an eligible resident who cannot or refuses to contribute.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 32.005 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 32 / Section 32.005
§ 32.005. RULES.
Status: in_force

The commission may adopt rules to implement this chapter.
Tex. Local Government Code § 201.009 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 201 / Section 201.009
§ 201.009. ACCESS TO RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) Local government records are subject to Chapter 552, Government Code.

(b) Any local government record to which public access is denied under Chapter 552, Government Code, including a birth record maintained by a local registrar, is, if still in existence, open to public inspection 75 years after it was originally created or received. However, a death record maintained by a local registrar is, if still in existence, open to public inspection 55 years after it was originally created or received. This subsection does not limit the authority of a governing body or an elected county officer to establish retention periods for records under Section 203.042.

(c) Subsection (b) does not apply to a local government record whose public disclosure is prohibited by an order of a court or by another state law.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4101.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4101 / Section 4101.002
§ 4101.002. GENERAL EXEMPTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter does not apply to:

(1) an attorney who:

(A) adjusts insurance losses periodically and incidentally to the practice of law; and

(B) does not represent that the attorney is an adjuster;

(2) a salaried employee of an insurer who is not regularly engaged in the adjustment, investigation, or supervision of insurance claims;

(3) a person employed only to furnish technical assistance to a licensed adjuster, including:

(A) an attorney;

(B) an engineer;

(C) an estimator;

(D) a handwriting expert;

(E) a photographer; and

(F) a private detective;

(4) an agent or general agent of an authorized insurer who processes an undisputed or uncontested loss for the insurer under a policy issued by the agent or general agent;

(5) a person who performs clerical duties and does not negotiate with parties to disputed or contested claims;

(6) a person who handles claims arising under life, accident, and health insurance policies;

(7) a person:

(A) who is employed principally as:

(i) a right-of-way agent; or

(ii) a right-of-way and claims agent;

(B) whose primary responsibility is the acquisition of easements, leases, permits, or other real property rights; and

(C) who handles only claims arising out of operations under those easements, leases, permits, or other contracts or contractual obligations;

(8) an individual who is employed to investigate suspected fraudulent insurance claims but who does not adjust losses or determine claims payments;

(9) a public insurance adjuster licensed under Chapter 4102;

(10) an individual who:

(A) collects claim information from, or furnishes claim information to, an insured or claimant and enters data into an automated claims adjudication system; and

(B) is employed by a licensed independent adjuster or its affiliate under circumstances in which no more than 25 individuals performing duties described by Paragraph (A) are supervised by a single licensed independent adjuster or a single licensed agent; or

(11) an individual employed by an insurer or an affiliate of the insurer who adjusts a loss not to exceed $500, or authorizes a payment on a claim for a loss for which there is a specified coverage limit of $500 or less, arising from a first-party claim under a property and casualty insurance policy.

(b) A nonresident adjuster is not required to hold a license under this chapter to:

(1) adjust a single loss in this state;

(2) adjust losses arising out of a catastrophe common to all those losses; or

(3) act as a temporary substitute for a licensed adjuster.

(c) For purposes of Subsection (a)(6), claims arising under workers' compensation insurance policies, including claims relating to services provided through a certified workers' compensation health care network authorized under Chapter 1305, do not constitute claims arising under life, accident, or health insurance policies.

(d) A licensed agent acting as a supervisor under Subsection (a)(10) is not required to be licensed as an adjuster.
Tex. Government Code § 1232.108 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1232 / Section 1232.108
§ 1232.108. LEGISLATIVE AUTHORIZATION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

Except as permitted by Section 1232.1072, 1232.109, 2166.452, or 2166.453, before the board may issue and sell bonds, the legislature by the General Appropriations Act or other law must have authorized:

(1) the specific project for which the bonds are to be issued and sold; and

(2) the estimated cost of the project or the maximum amount of bonded indebtedness that may be incurred by the issuance and sale of bonds for the project.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 67.252 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 67 / Section 67.252
§ 67.252. INFORMATION INCLUDED IN GANG RESOURCE SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

(a) The gang resource system established under Article 67.251 may include the following information with regard to any gang or foreign terrorist organization:

(1) gang or organization name;

(2) gang or organization identifiers, such as colors used, tattoos, and clothing preferences;

(3) criminal activities;

(4) migration trends;

(5) recruitment activities; and

(6) a local law enforcement contact.

(b) Information in the gang resource system shall be accessible according to:

(1) municipality or county; and

(2) gang or organization name.

(c) The office of the attorney general may coordinate with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice to include information in the gang resource system regarding groups that have been identified by the Security Threat Group Management Office of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
Tex. Tax Code § 171.317 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 171 / Section 171.317
§ 171.317. SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATIONS.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not apply to a savings and loan association that is organized under the laws of this state or under federal law and has its main office in this state.
Tex. Local Government Code § 377.108 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 377 / Section 377.108
§ 377.108. DEPOSIT OF TAX REVENUES.
Status: in_force

Revenue from the tax imposed under this subchapter shall be deposited in the development project fund of the district imposing the tax.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8469.251 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8469 / Section 8469.251
§ 8469.251. EFFECT OF ANNEXATION BY CITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, if all of the territory of the district or a district created by the division of the district is annexed by the city into the corporate limits of the city, the district may not be dissolved and continues in existence following annexation until:

(1) water, sanitary sewer, and drainage improvements and roads have been constructed to serve at least 90 percent of the territory of the district capable of development; or

(2) the board adopts a resolution consenting to the dissolution of the district.

(b) After annexation by the city:

(1) the district may impose a special assessment in the manner provided by Subchapter F, Chapter 375, Local Government Code; and

(2) Section 375.161, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.

(c) Notwithstanding Section 54.016(f)(2), Water Code, an allocation agreement between the city and the district that provides for the allocation of the taxes or revenues of the district and the city following the date of inclusion of the district's territory in the corporate limits of the city may provide that the total annual ad valorem taxes collected by the city and the district from taxable property within the city's corporate limits may exceed the city's ad valorem tax on that property.
Tex. Local Government Code § 281.053 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 281 / Section 281.053
§ 281.053. COSTS, DEPOSITS, AND APPEAL BONDS.
Status: in_force

An authority is not required to give bond for appeal or for costs, or to deposit double the amount of an award, in a condemnation suit or other suit to which it is a party.
Tex. Water Code § 56.016 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 56 / Section 56.016
§ 56.016. TIME OF HEARING.
Status: in_force

At the same meeting at which the petition is presented, the commissioners court shall schedule a hearing on the petition at a regular or special meeting of the commissioners court. The hearing must be held during the period beginning on the 30th day and ending with the 60th day after the day the petition is presented.
Tex. Finance Code § 346.003 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 346 / Section 346.003
§ 346.003. REVOLVING CREDIT ACCOUNTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A revolving credit account is an open-end account:

(1) that is established by a creditor for a customer under a written agreement between the creditor and the customer;

(2) that the customer accepts by using the account; and

(3) under which:

(A) the unpaid balance of and interest on the extensions of credit are debited to the account;

(B) interest is not precomputed but may be computed on the balances of the account outstanding from time to time;

(C) the customer may defer payment of any part of the balance of the account; and

(D) the customer may obtain from the creditor one or more extensions of credit as described by Subsection (b) or (c).

(b) A revolving loan account is a revolving credit account under which a customer may obtain a loan from a creditor.

(c) A revolving triparty account is a revolving credit account under which:

(1) a customer may use a credit card to:

(A) obtain a loan from a creditor, with the advance made by the creditor or a person participating with the creditor;

(B) lease goods from a person participating with the creditor; or

(C) purchase goods or services from a person participating with the creditor;

(2) the creditor is obligated to pay the participating person; and

(3) the customer is obligated to pay the creditor the amount of the loan or cost of the lease or purchase.

(d) Interest may be computed on the balance of the account from time to time.
Tex. Family Code § 158.213 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 158 / Section 158.213
§ 158.213. WITHHOLDING FROM WORKERS' COMPENSATION BENEFITS.
Status: in_force

(a) An insurance carrier that receives an order or writ of withholding under Section 158.206 for workers' compensation benefits payable to an obligor shall withhold an amount not to exceed the maximum amount allowed to be withheld from income under Section 158.009 regardless of whether the benefits payable to the obligor for lost income are paid as lump sum amounts or as periodic payments.

(b) An insurance carrier subject to this section shall send the amount withheld for child support to the place of payment designated in the order or writ of withholding.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 161.506 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 161 / Section 161.506
§ 161.506. INITIAL PAYMENT OR EQUITY.
Status: in_force

The board may require an initial payment on a loan or may require an investment in the land by the loan recipient in an amount set by the board by rule.
Tex. Utilities Code § 41.160 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 41 / Section 41.160
§ 41.160. PLEDGE OF STATE.
Status: in_force

Securitized bonds are not a debt or obligation of the state and are not a charge on its full faith and credit or taxing power. The state pledges, however, for the benefit and protection of assignees, financing parties, and the electric cooperative, that it will not take or permit, or permit any agency or other governmental authority or political subdivision of the state to take or permit, any action that would impair the value of securitized property, or, except as permitted by Section 41.157, reduce, alter, or impair the securitized charges to be imposed, collected, and remitted to financing parties, until the principal, interest and premium, and any other charges incurred and contracts to be performed in connection with the related securitized bonds have been paid and performed in full. Any party issuing securitized bonds is authorized to include this pledge in any documentation relating to those bonds.
Tex. Family Code § 157.165 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 157 / Section 157.165
§ 157.165. PROBATION OF CONTEMPT ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the court may place the respondent on community supervision and suspend commitment if the court finds that the respondent is in contempt of court for failure or refusal to obey an order rendered as provided in this title.

(b) The court may not place the respondent on community supervision and suspend commitment if the court finds that the respondent:

(1) is in contempt of court for the failure or refusal to obey an order for possession of or access to a child; and

(2) has previously been found in contempt of court at least three times for the failure or refusal to obey an order for possession of or access to a child.
Tex. Government Code § 854.205 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 854 / Section 854.205
§ 854.205. FIVE-YEAR VESTING.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies to each municipality unless the municipality's governing board files with the board of trustees before December 31, 2001, an election to not provide for five-year vesting. A governing board that elects to not provide five-year vesting may revoke that election by sending notice to the board of trustees to provide for five-year vesting.

(b) After December 31, 2001, a member may terminate covered employment and remain eligible to retire and receive a service retirement annuity at any time after the member attains an applicable age as provided by law if the member has at least five years of credited service performed for one or more municipalities to which the five-year vesting provision under this section applies.
Tex. Estates Code § 1203.054 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1203 / Section 1203.054
§ 1203.054. DISCHARGE AND RELEASE FOLLOWING REMOVAL.
Status: in_force

With respect to a person who is removed as guardian of the estate and whose successor is appointed without citation or notice as provided by Section 1203.102(b), the court may not discharge the person or release the person or the sureties on the person's bond until a final order has been issued or final judgment has been rendered on the guardian's final account.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 101A.308 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 101A / Section 101A.308
§ 101A.308. GRANT COMPLIANCE AND PROGRESS EVALUATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The institute shall require as a condition of a grant awarded under this chapter that the grant recipient submit to regular inspection reviews of the grant project by institute employees to ensure compliance with the terms of the grant contract and ongoing progress, including the scientific merit of the research.

(b) The chief executive officer shall report at least annually to the oversight committee on the progress and continued merit of the projects awarded grants by the institute.
Tex. Water Code § 26.137 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 26 / Section 26.137
§ 26.137. COMMENT PERIOD FOR EDWARDS AQUIFER PROTECTION PLANS.
Status: in_force

The commission shall provide for a 30-day comment period in the review process for Edwards Aquifer Protection Plans in the Contributing Zone of the Edwards Aquifer as provided in 30 T.A.C. Section 213.4(a)(2).
Tex. Transportation Code § 453.101 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 453 / Section 453.101
§ 453.101. POWERS APPLICABLE TO TRANSIT DEPARTMENT HAVING TAX.
Status: in_force

Except for the administration of assets transferred under Section 453.056, this subchapter applies only to a transit department that has a local sales and use tax approved under Subchapter D.
Tex. Election Code § 84.002 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 84 / Section 84.002
§ 84.002. CONTENTS OF APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) An early voting ballot application must include:

(1) the applicant's name and the address at which the applicant is registered to vote;

(1-a) the following information:

(A) the number of the applicant's driver's license, election identification certificate, or personal identification card issued by the Department of Public Safety;

(B) if the applicant has not been issued a number described by Paragraph (A), the last four digits of the applicant's social security number; or

(C) a statement by the applicant that the applicant has not been issued a number described by Paragraph (A) or (B);

(2) for an application for a ballot to be voted by mail on the ground of absence from the county of residence, the address outside the applicant's county of residence to which the ballot is to be mailed;

(3) for an application for a ballot to be voted by mail on the ground of age or disability, the address of the hospital, nursing home or other long-term care facility, or retirement center, or of a person related to the applicant within the second degree by affinity or the third degree by consanguinity, as determined under Chapter 573, Government Code, if the applicant is living at that address and that address is different from the address at which the applicant is registered to vote;

(4) for an application for a ballot to be voted by mail on the ground of confinement in jail, the address of the jail or of a person related to the applicant within the degree described by Subdivision (3);

(5) for an application for a ballot to be voted by mail on any ground, an indication of each election for which the applicant is applying for a ballot;

(6) an indication of the ground of eligibility for early voting; and

(7) for an application for a ballot to be voted by mail on the ground of involuntary civil commitment, the address of the facility operated by or under contract with the Texas Civil Commitment Office or of a person related to the applicant within the degree of consanguinity described by Subdivision (3).

(b) An application for a ballot to be voted by mail on the ground of absence from the county of residence must indicate that the applicant satisfies the requirements prescribed by Section 82.001.

(b-1) A person may use the number of a driver's license, election identification certificate, or personal identification card that has expired for the purpose of fulfilling the requirement under Subsection (a)(1-a) if the license or identification is otherwise valid.

(c) An application for a ballot to be voted by mail on the ground of disability must require the applicant to affirmatively indicate that the applicant agrees with the statement, "I have a sickness or physical condition that prevents me from appearing at the polling place on election day without a likelihood of needing personal assistance or injuring my health," as prescribed by Section 82.002(a).
Tex. Insurance Code § 1811.054 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1811 / Section 1811.054
§ 1811.054. ISSUANCE OF FALSE OR MISLEADING CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE.
Status: in_force

A person may not require the issuance of a certificate of insurance from an insurer, agent, or policyholder that contains any false or misleading information concerning the policy of insurance to which the certificate refers.
Tex. Education Code § 61.0515 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.0515
§ 61.0515. SEMESTER CREDIT HOURS REQUIRED FOR BACCALAUREATE DEGREE.
Status: in_force

(a) To earn a baccalaureate degree, a student may not be required by a general academic teaching institution to complete more than the minimum number of semester credit hours required for the degree by the institution's recognized accrediting agency unless the institution determines that there is a compelling academic reason for requiring completion of additional semester credit hours for the degree.

(b) The board may review one or more of an institution's baccalaureate degree programs to ensure compliance with this section.

(c) Subsection (a) does not apply to a baccalaureate degree awarded by an institution to a student enrolled in the institution before the 2008 fall semester. This subsection does not prohibit the institution from reducing the number of semester credit hours the student must complete to receive the degree.
Tex. Education Code § 67.71 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 67 / Section 67.71
§ 67.71. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "bureau" means The University of Texas Bureau of Economic Geology.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2210.572 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2210 / Section 2210.572
§ 2210.572. EXCLUSIVE REMEDIES AND LIMITATION ON AWARD.
Status: in_force

(a) This subchapter provides the exclusive remedies for a claim against the association, including an agent or representative of the association.

(b) Subject to Section 2210.576, the association may not be held liable for any amount other than covered losses payable under the terms of the association policy.

(c) The association, and an agent or representative of the association, may not be held liable for damages under Chapter 17, Business & Commerce Code, or, except as otherwise specifically provided by this chapter, under any provision of any law providing for additional damages, punitive damages, or a penalty.