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Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 45A.051 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 45A / Section 45A.051
§ 45A.051. ELECTRONIC RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, a document issued or maintained by a justice or municipal court or a notice or a citation issued by a law enforcement officer may be created by electronic means, including:

(1) optical imaging;

(2) optical disk;

(3) digital imaging; or

(4) another electronic reproduction technique that does not permit changes, additions, or deletions to the originally created document.

(b) A justice or municipal court may use electronic means to:

(1) produce a document required by law to be written;

(2) record an instrument, paper, or notice that is permitted or required by law to be recorded or filed; or

(3) maintain a docket.

(c) Information in a docket may be processed and stored using electronic data processing equipment, at the discretion of the justice or judge.

(d) A justice or municipal court shall maintain original documents as provided by law.

(e) An electronically recorded judgment has the same force and effect as a written signed judgment.

(f) A record created by electronic means is an original record or a certification of the original record.

(g) A printed copy of an optical image of the original record printed from an optical disk system is an accurate copy of the original record.

(h) A statutory requirement that a document contain the signature of any person, including a judge, clerk of the court, or defendant, is satisfied if the document contains that signature as captured on an electronic device.
Tex. Estates Code § 2001.201 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 2001 / Section 2001.201
§ 2001.201. FIDUCIARY DUTY AND AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The legal duties imposed on a fiduciary charged with managing tangible property apply to the management of digital assets, including:

(1) the duty of care;

(2) the duty of loyalty; and

(3) the duty of confidentiality.

(b) A fiduciary's or designated recipient's authority with respect to a digital asset of a user:

(1) except as otherwise provided by Section 2001.051, is subject to the applicable terms of service;

(2) is subject to other applicable law, including copyright law;

(3) in the case of a fiduciary, is limited by the scope of the fiduciary's duties; and

(4) may not be used to impersonate the user.

(c) A fiduciary with authority over the property of a decedent, ward, principal, or settlor has the right to access any digital asset in which the decedent, ward, principal, or settlor has or had a right or interest and that is not held by a custodian or subject to a terms-of-service agreement.

(d) A fiduciary acting within the scope of the fiduciary's duties is an authorized user of the property of the decedent, ward, principal, or settlor for the purpose of applicable computer fraud and unauthorized computer access laws, including all laws of this state governing unauthorized computer access.

(e) A fiduciary with authority over the tangible personal property of a decedent, ward, principal, or settlor:

(1) has the right to access the property and any digital asset stored in it; and

(2) is an authorized user for the purpose of applicable computer fraud and unauthorized computer access laws, including all laws of this state governing unauthorized computer access.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3913.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3913 / Section 3913.151
§ 3913.151. 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 district money.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 144.102 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 144 / Section 144.102
§ 144.102. ELECTRONIC REGISTRY OF MARKS AND BRANDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall establish and maintain on its Internet website a publicly available and searchable registry of marks and brands recorded with a county clerk under Subchapter C.

(b) The electronic registry of marks and brands may not provide to the general public any personal identifying information of a person associated with a recorded mark or brand.

(c) The commission shall establish a process for law enforcement to access the registry and obtain for law enforcement purposes personal identifying information of a person associated with a recorded mark or brand.

(d) The commission shall adopt rules and procedures to implement this section, including a process for:

(1) a person to record a mark or brand with a county clerk through an electronic method, in a form and manner prescribed by the commission; and

(2) a county clerk to deliver to the commission an electronic record of a mark or brand that has been recorded with the county clerk, including any records of a mark or brand that was recorded with the county clerk before the establishment of the electronic registry.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 161.201 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 161 / Section 161.201
§ 161.201. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "health care provider" means a person who is licensed, certified, or otherwise authorized by the laws of this state to provide or render health care in the ordinary course of business or practice of a profession.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3801.156 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3801 / Section 3801.156
§ 3801.156. PROHIBITED EXEMPTIONS.
Status: in_force

A single-family residential property or a residential duplex, triplex, fourplex, or condominium may not be exempt from the imposition of a tax, an impact fee, or an assessment if the tax, impact fee, or assessment is imposed in accordance with this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7928.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7928 / Section 7928.003
§ 7928.003. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTORS' ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
Tex. Family Code § 160.302 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 160 / Section 160.302
§ 160.302. EXECUTION OF ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF PATERNITY.
Status: in_force

(a) An acknowledgment of paternity must:

(1) be in a record;

(2) be signed, or otherwise authenticated, under penalty of perjury by the mother and the man seeking to establish paternity;

(3) state that the child whose paternity is being acknowledged:

(A) does not have a presumed father or has a presumed father whose full name is stated; and

(B) does not have another acknowledged or adjudicated father;

(4) state whether there has been genetic testing and, if so, that the acknowledging man's claim of paternity is consistent with the results of the testing; and

(5) state that the signatories understand that the acknowledgment is the equivalent of a judicial adjudication of the paternity of the child and that a challenge to the acknowledgment is permitted only under limited circumstances.

(b) An acknowledgment of paternity is void if it:

(1) states that another man is a presumed father of the child, unless a denial of paternity signed or otherwise authenticated by the presumed father is filed with the vital statistics unit;

(2) states that another man is an acknowledged or adjudicated father of the child; or

(3) falsely denies the existence of a presumed, acknowledged, or adjudicated father of the child.

(c) A presumed father may sign or otherwise authenticate an acknowledgment of paternity.

(d) An acknowledgment of paternity constitutes an affidavit under Section 666(a)(5)(C), Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 666(a)(5)(C)).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3984.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3984 / Section 3984.0102
§ 3984.0102. CREATION AND NATURE OF DISTRICT; IMMUNITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The Fort Bend County Management District No. 3 is a special district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(b) The district is a governmental unit, as provided by Section 375.004, Local Government Code.

(c) This chapter does not waive any governmental or sovereign immunity from suit, liability, or judgment that would otherwise apply to the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7991A.0106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7991A / Section 7991A.0106
§ 7991A.0106. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake made in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

(2) right to issue any type of bond for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on a bond;

(3) right to impose a tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7998.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7998 / Section 7998.201
§ 7998.201. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Transportation Code § 393.007 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 393 / Section 393.007
§ 393.007. CIVIL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who places or commissions the placement of or whose commercial advertisement is placed on a sign on the right-of-way of a public road that is not otherwise authorized by law may be liable for a civil penalty, provided that, for a person's first violation:

(1) the applicable political subdivision provides written notice to the person that the person may be liable for a civil penalty if the person fails to remove the sign within a specified period; and

(2) the person fails to remove the sign within the specified period.

(a-1) A district or county attorney or a municipal attorney in the jurisdiction in which the placement of a sign on the right-of-way of a public road is alleged to have occurred may sue to collect the penalty.

(b) The amount of the civil penalty may not exceed:

(1) $1,000 for a first violation;

(2) $2,500 for a second violation; and

(3) $5,000 for a third or subsequent violation.

(c) A penalty collected under this section shall be deposited to the credit of the general fund of the municipality in which the violation occurred if collected by a municipal attorney, or to the credit of the county road and bridge fund of the county in which the violation occurred if collected by a district or county attorney.

(d) A district or county attorney or a municipal attorney may recover reasonable attorney's fees incurred in an action brought under Subsection (a).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3899.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3899 / Section 3899.153
§ 3899.153. MONEY USED FOR IMPROVEMENTS OR SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The district may acquire, construct, finance, operate, or maintain any improvement or service authorized under this chapter or Chapter 375, Local Government Code, using any money available to the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8806.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8806 / Section 8806.001
§ 8806.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Director" means a member of the board.

(3) "District" means the Coke County Underground Water Conservation District.
Tex. Government Code § 411.154 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.154
§ 411.154. ENFORCEMENT BY COURT ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) On the request of the director, a district or county attorney or the attorney general may petition a district court for an order requiring a person to:

(1) comply with this subchapter or a rule adopted under this subchapter; or

(2) refrain from acting in violation of this subchapter or a rule adopted under this subchapter.

(b) The court may issue an order requiring a person:

(1) to act in compliance with this subchapter or a rule adopted under this subchapter;

(2) to refrain from acting in violation of this subchapter or a rule adopted under this subchapter;

(3) to provide a DNA sample; or

(4) if the person has already provided a DNA sample, to provide another sample if good cause is shown.

(c) An order issued under this section is appealable as a criminal matter and if appealed is to be reviewed under an abuse of discretion standard.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1575.204 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1575 / Section 1575.204
§ 1575.204. PUBLIC SCHOOL CONTRIBUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Each state fiscal year, each public school shall contribute to the fund the amount prescribed by the General Appropriations Act, which may not be less than 0.25 percent or greater than 0.75 percent of the salary of each active employee of the public school. The public school shall make the contributions on a monthly basis and as otherwise prescribed by the trustee.

(b) Each state fiscal year, each employer who reports to the retirement system under Section 824.6022, Government Code, the employment of a retiree who is enrolled in and receiving coverage under the group program shall contribute to the fund an amount established by the trustee. In determining the amount to be contributed by the employer under this subsection, the trustee shall consider the amount a retiree is required to pay for the retiree and any enrolled dependents to participate in the group program and the cost of all retirees' and enrolled dependents' participation in the group program. If more than one employer reports the retiree to the retirement system during a month, the amount of the contribution required by this subsection shall be prorated among the employers. The amounts required to be paid under this subsection are not required to be paid by a reporting employer for a retiree who retired from the retirement system before September 1, 2005.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3846.454 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3846 / Section 3846.454
§ 3846.454. LIMITATION ON HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX RATE.
Status: in_force

The tax rate may not exceed the maximum rate allowed under Section 352.003, Tax Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8021.0002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8021 / Section 8021.0002
§ 8021.0002. EXCLUSION OF LAND.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may, at its discretion, call a hearing to consider excluding land from the district or determine not to call a hearing to exclude land from the district.

(b) If the board holds a hearing under Subsection (a), the board may by order exclude land from the district on any of the grounds for exclusion provided by Section 49.306, Water Code, provided that:

(1) the board receives a petition, signed by the owners of the land to be excluded and consented to by all lienholders, requesting exclusion of the land as described by metes and bounds; and

(2) the owners of the land pay to the district a payment and any other fees or costs required by the district.
Tex. Tax Code § 24.37 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 24 / Section 24.37
§ 24.37. INTRASTATE APPORTIONMENT.
Status: in_force

The comptroller shall apportion the appraised value of each owner's rolling stock to each county in which the railroad using it operates according to the ratio the mileage of road owned by the railroad in the county bears to the total mileage of road the railroad owns in this state.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1660.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1660 / Section 1660.003
§ 1660.003. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter applies only to a health benefit plan that provides benefits for medical or surgical expenses incurred as a result of a health condition, accident, or sickness, including an individual, group, blanket, or franchise insurance policy or insurance agreement, a group hospital service contract, or an individual or group evidence of coverage or similar coverage document that is offered by:

(1) an insurance company;

(2) a group hospital service corporation operating under Chapter 842;

(3) a fraternal benefit society operating under Chapter 885;

(4) a stipulated premium insurance company operating under Chapter 884;

(5) a reciprocal exchange operating under Chapter 942;

(6) a health maintenance organization operating under Chapter 843;

(7) a multiple employer welfare arrangement that holds a certificate of authority under Chapter 846; or

(8) an approved nonprofit health corporation that holds a certificate of authority under Chapter 844.

(b) This chapter does not apply to:

(1) a Medicaid managed care program operated under Chapter 540 or 540A, Government Code, as applicable;

(2) a Medicaid program operated under Chapter 32, Human Resources Code;

(3) the state child health plan or any similar plan operated under Chapter 62 or 63, Health and Safety Code; or

(4) a health benefit plan offered by an insurer or health maintenance organization that provides coverage only for dental services.
Tex. Local Government Code § 320.047 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 320 / Section 320.047
§ 320.047. FINANCIAL STATEMENT; BUDGET.
Status: in_force

(a) On or immediately after January 1 of each year, the board shall prepare and file with the commissioners court a complete financial statement showing the financial status of the board and the properties, funds, and indebtedness under the administration of the board.

(b) The financial statement must show separately all information concerning:

(1) revenue bonds;

(2) the gross revenues from properties or facilities the net revenues of which are pledged to the payment of the revenue bonds and the expenditures from those gross revenues; and

(3) money appropriated by the county for operation and maintenance expenses.

(c) At the same time the financial statement is filed with the commissioners court, the board shall file with the county auditor:

(1) a copy of the financial statement; and

(2) a proposed budget for the board's needs for the current calendar year.

(d) In counties subject to Subchapter B, Chapter 111, the county auditor shall include the proposed budget as part of the county budget prepared and submitted to the commissioners court.

(e) The board shall operate the properties and facilities the net revenues of which are pledged to the payment of revenue bonds in a manner that will produce gross revenues sufficient to pay the operation and maintenance expenses and all payments required under the bond order, so that it is unnecessary to appropriate tax money for the operation and maintenance or for the revenue bond payments.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3927.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3927 / Section 3927.152
§ 3927.152. MONEY USED FOR IMPROVEMENTS OR SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The district may acquire, construct, finance, operate, or maintain any improvement or service authorized under this chapter or Chapter 375, Local Government Code, using any money available to the district.
Tex. Transportation Code § 342.102 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 342 / Section 342.102
§ 342.102. LICENSE APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

To obtain a license to operate a ferry a person must file an application with:

(1) the commissioners court of the county in which the ferry is located; or

(2) if the ferry is to be operated between land in different counties, the commissioners court of the county in which the applicant resides or has the ferry house.
Tex. Utilities Code § 18.002 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 18 / Section 18.002
§ 18.002. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMITTEE.
Status: in_force

The Texas Energy Waste Advisory Committee is created to make recommendations for coordinating and improving state agency and interagency programs that reduce energy waste, increase energy efficiency, and enhance demand response programs in order to increase reliability of electric service in the ERCOT power region in accordance with Section 39.159.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 52.084 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 52 / Section 52.084
§ 52.084. SPECIAL LEASE PROVISIONS.
Status: in_force

Each lease shall include the provisions required by Sections 52.023 and 52.024 of this code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1367.301 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1367 / Section 1367.301
§ 1367.301. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

(a) This subchapter applies only to a health benefit plan that provides benefits for medical or surgical expenses incurred as a result of a health condition, accident, or sickness, including an individual, group, blanket, or franchise insurance policy or insurance agreement, a group hospital service contract, or an individual or group evidence of coverage or similar coverage document that is offered by:

(1) an insurance company;

(2) a group hospital service corporation operating under Chapter 842;

(3) a health maintenance organization operating under Chapter 843;

(4) an approved nonprofit health corporation that holds a certificate of authority under Chapter 844;

(5) a multiple employer welfare arrangement that holds a certificate of authority under Chapter 846;

(6) a stipulated premium insurance company operating under Chapter 884;

(7) a fraternal benefit society operating under Chapter 885;

(8) a Lloyd's plan operating under Chapter 941; or

(9) an exchange operating under Chapter 942.

(b) Notwithstanding any other law, this subchapter applies to:

(1) a small employer health benefit plan subject to Chapter 1501, including coverage provided through a health group cooperative under Subchapter B of that chapter;

(2) a standard health benefit plan issued under Chapter 1507;

(3) a basic coverage plan under Chapter 1551;

(4) a basic plan under Chapter 1575;

(5) a primary care coverage plan under Chapter 1579;

(6) a plan providing basic coverage under Chapter 1601;

(7) a regional or local health care program operated under Section 75.104, Health and Safety Code; and

(8) a self-funded health benefit plan sponsored by a professional employer organization under Chapter 91, Labor Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9022.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9022 / Section 9022.201
§ 9022.201. 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 51, Water Code, to finance the construction, maintenance, or operation of projects under Section 9022.101 or 9022.102.

(b) The district may not issue bonds authorized by Section 9022.102 unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the voters of the district voting at an election called for that purpose.

(c) Bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance projects authorized by Section 9022.102 may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Government Code § 824.603 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 824 / Section 824.603
§ 824.603. EXCLUSION FROM CREDIT.
Status: in_force

Employment of a retiree described by Section 824.601(b-1) or 824.602(a) does not entitle the retiree to additional service credit, and the retiree so employed is not required to make contributions to the system from compensation for that employment.