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Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 75A.002 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 75A / Section 75A.002
§ 75A.002. LIMITED LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), an agritourism entity is not liable to any person for an agritourism participant injury or damages arising out of the agritourism participant injury if:

(1) at the time of the agritourism activity from which the injury arises, the warning prescribed by Section 75A.003 was posted in accordance with that section; or

(2) the agritourism entity obtained in accordance with Section 75A.004 a written agreement and warning statement from the agritourism participant with respect to the agritourism activity from which the injury arises.

(b) This section does not limit liability for an injury:

(1) proximately caused by:

(A) the agritourism entity's negligence evidencing a disregard for the safety of the agritourism participant;

(B) one of the following dangers, of which the agritourism entity had actual knowledge or reasonably should have known:

(i) a dangerous condition on the land, facilities, or equipment used in the activity; or

(ii) the dangerous propensity, that is not disclosed to the agritourism participant, of a particular animal used in the activity; or

(C) the agritourism entity's failure to train or improper training of an employee of the agritourism entity actively involved in an agritourism activity; or

(2) intentionally caused by the agritourism entity.

(c) A limitation on liability provided by this section to an agritourism entity is in addition to other limitations of liability.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3503.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3503 / Section 3503.006
§ 3503.006. RELATION TO OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not limit the power of the authority or other person, including another governmental entity, to use other law not in conflict with this chapter to the extent convenient or necessary to carry out a power, express or implied, granted by this chapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 89.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 89 / Section 89.001
§ 89.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Community corrections facility" means a facility established under Chapter 509, Government Code.

(2) "County jail" means a facility operated by or for a county for the confinement of persons accused or convicted of an offense and includes:

(A) a facility operated by or for a county for the confinement of persons accused or convicted of an offense;

(B) a county jail or a correctional facility authorized by Subchapter F, Chapter 351, Local Government Code; and

(C) a county correctional center authorized by Subchapter H, Chapter 351, Local Government Code.

(3) "Governing body" means:

(A) the commissioners court of a county, for a county jail;

(B) the district judges governing a community corrections facility, for a community corrections facility;

(C) the governing body of a municipality, for a jail operated by or under contract to a municipality; or

(D) the community supervision and corrections department, for a jail operated under contract to a community supervision and corrections department.

(4) "Health authority" has the meaning assigned by Section 121.021.

(5) "Jail" means:

(A) a county jail; or

(B) a facility for the confinement of persons accused of an offense that is:

(i) operated by a municipality or a vendor under contract with a municipality under Subchapter F, Chapter 351, Local Government Code; or

(ii) operated by a vendor under contract with a community supervision and corrections department under Chapter 76, Government Code.

(6) "Local health department" means a health department created under Subchapter D, Chapter 121.

(7) "Physician" means a person licensed to practice medicine in a state of the United States.

(8) "Public health district" means a health district established under Subchapter E, Chapter 121.

(9) "Screening test" means a rapid analytical laboratory or other procedure to determine the need for further diagnostic evaluation.

(10) "Tuberculosis" means a disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis or other members of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8356.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8356 / Section 8356.004
§ 8356.004. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 8356.003 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 8164.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8164 / Section 8164.052
§ 8164.052. ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may construct, acquire, improve, maintain, or operate macadamized, graveled, or paved roads or turnpikes, or improvements in aid of those roads or turnpikes, inside or outside the district.

(b) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulatory ordinances of the municipality or county in whose jurisdiction the district is located.
Tex. Government Code § 547.0506 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 547 / Section 547.0506
§ 547.0506.
Status: in_force

Sec. 547.0506. SELECTION OF RECIPIENTS: PRIORITIZATION OF CERTAIN ENTITIES. In awarding grants under the matching grant program, the commission shall prioritize entities that work with children and family members of children with a high risk of experiencing a crisis or developing a mental health condition to reduce:

(1) the need for future intensive mental health services;

(2) the number of children at risk of placement in foster care or the juvenile justice system; or

(3) the demand for placement in state hospitals, inpatient mental health facilities, and residential behavioral health facilities.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3891.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3891 / Section 3891.106
§ 3891.106. 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. Insurance Code § 1501.105 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1501 / Section 1501.105
§ 1501.105. WAITING PERIOD PERMITTED.
Status: in_force

Sections 1501.102-1501.104 do not preclude application of a waiting period that applies to all new enrollees under a small or large employer health benefit plan.
Tex. Insurance Code § 36.158 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 36 / Section 36.158
§ 36.158. ACCESS TO INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A record or other evidence acquired under a subpoena under this subchapter or in response to a request for information under Section 101.104 is not a public record for the period the commissioner considers reasonably necessary to:

(1) complete the investigation;

(2) protect the person being investigated from unwarranted injury; or

(3) serve the public interest.

(b) The record or other evidence is not subject to a subpoena, other than a grand jury subpoena, until:

(1) the record or other evidence is released for public inspection by the commissioner; or

(2) after notice and a hearing, a district court determines that obeying the subpoena would not jeopardize the public interest and any investigation by the commissioner.

(c) Except for good cause, a district court order under Subsection (b) may not apply to:

(1) a record or communication received from another law enforcement or regulatory agency; or

(2) the internal notes, memoranda, reports, or communications made in connection with a matter that the commissioner has the authority to consider or investigate.
Tex. Transportation Code § 441.083 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 441 / Section 441.083
§ 441.083. VOTE REQUIRED FOR ACTION.
Status: in_force

An action of the board requires the affirmative vote of a majority of the board members.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2704.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2704 / Section 2704.001
§ 2704.001. ISSUANCE OF POLICY OR CONTRACT.
Status: in_force

A title insurance policy or contract may not be written unless:

(1) Sections 2502.053, 2502.054, and 2502.055 have been complied with;

(2) the policy or contract is based on an examination of title made from title evidence prepared from an abstract plant owned, or leased and operated by a title insurance agent or direct operation for the county in which the real property is located, except as provided by Section 2704.002;

(3) insurability of title has been determined in accordance with sound title underwriting practices; and

(4) evidence thereof is preserved and retained in the files of the title insurance company, title insurance agent, or direct operation for a period of not less than 15 years after the date of issuance of the policy or contract.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8249.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8249 / Section 8249.152
§ 8249.152. LAW APPLICABLE TO NEW DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies to any new district created by division of the district, and a new district has all the powers and duties of the district.
Tex. Occupations Code § 454.3521 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 454 / Section 454.3521
§ 454.3521. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may impose an administrative penalty against a person licensed under this chapter who violates this chapter or a rule or order adopted under this chapter.

(b) The penalty may not exceed $200, and each day a violation continues or occurs is a separate violation for the purpose of imposing a penalty. The amount of the penalty shall be determined according to the sanctions schedule under Section 454.3025.

(c) The person may stay enforcement during the time the order is under judicial review if the person pays the penalty to the court clerk or files a supersedeas bond with the court in the amount of the penalty. A person who cannot afford to pay the penalty or file the bond may stay enforcement by filing an affidavit like that required by the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure for a party who cannot afford to file security for costs, except that the board may contest the affidavit as provided by those rules.

(d) A proceeding to impose an administrative penalty is subject to Chapter 2001, Government Code.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 40.025 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 40 / Section 40.025
§ 40.025. REIMBURSEMENT FOR EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

A council member may not receive compensation for service as a member of the council but is entitled to reimbursement for travel expenses incurred by the member while conducting the business of the council as provided by the General Appropriations Act.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 2.607 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 2 / Section 2.607
§ 2.607. EFFECT OF ACCEPTANCE; NOTICE OF BREACH; BURDEN OF ESTABLISHING BREACH AFTER ACCEPTANCE; NOTICE OF CLAIM OR LITIGATION TO PERSON ANSWERABLE OVER.
Status: in_force

(a) The buyer must pay at the contract rate for any goods accepted.

(b) Acceptance of goods by the buyer precludes rejection of the goods accepted and if made with knowledge of a non-conformity cannot be revoked because of it unless the acceptance was on the reasonable assumption that the non-conformity would be seasonably cured but acceptance does not of itself impair any other remedy provided by this chapter for non-conformity.

(c) Where a tender has been accepted

(1) the buyer must within a reasonable time after he discovers or should have discovered any breach notify the seller of breach or be barred from any remedy; and

(2) if the claim is one for infringement or the like (Subsection (c) of Section 2.312) and the buyer is sued as a result of such a breach he must so notify the seller within a reasonable time after he receives notice of the litigation or be barred from any remedy over for liability established by the litigation.

(d) The burden is on the buyer to establish any breach with respect to the goods accepted.

(e) Where the buyer is sued for breach of a warranty or other obligation for which his seller is answerable over

(1) he may give his seller written notice of the litigation. If the notice states that the seller may come in and defend and that if the seller does not do so he will be bound in any action against him by his buyer by any determination of fact common to the two litigations, then unless the seller after seasonable receipt of the notice does come in and defend he is so bound.

(2) if the claim is one for infringement or the like (Subsection (c) of Section 2.312) the original seller may demand in writing that his buyer turn over to him control of the litigation including settlement or else be barred from any remedy over and if he also agrees to bear all expense and to satisfy any adverse judgment, then unless the buyer after seasonable receipt of the demand does turn over control the buyer is so barred.

(f) The provisions of Subsections (c), (d) and (e) apply to any obligation of a buyer to hold the seller harmless against infringement or the like (Subsection (c) of Section 2.312).
Tex. Insurance Code § 911.057 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 911 / Section 911.057
§ 911.057. COLLECTION AND REFUND OF MONEY FROM CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS APPLYING FOR INSURANCE.
Status: in_force

An association described by Section 911.053(b)(1) of which the applicants for a permit to solicit insurance are members shall hold in trust money collected from an individual applying for insurance in the association until the association is incorporated. If the association's incorporation is not perfected, the association shall refund the money to the individual applying for the insurance.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 121.046 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 121 / Section 121.046
§ 121.046. PUBLIC HEALTH BOARD.
Status: in_force

(a) The cooperative agreement of a public health district may provide for the creation of an advisory or administrative public health board.

(b) An advisory public health board shall advise the members and director on matters of public health.

(c) An administrative public health board may adopt substantive and procedural rules that are necessary and appropriate to promote and preserve the health and safety of the public. However, an administrative board may not adopt a rule that is not specifically authorized by state law, conflicts with a law of this state, or conflicts with an ordinance of a municipality or county in the district.

(d) A public health board may perform any function relating to the operation of the public health district that is required under the cooperative agreement.

(e) The terms of a cooperative agreement that provides for a public health board must include:

(1) the composition and number of the representatives that compose the public health board;

(2) a method for appointing representatives to the public health board;

(3) the length of the representatives' terms, which must be staggered;

(4) a requirement that a representative must have resided in the district for at least three years before the date of the representative's appointment;

(5) a requirement that each representative serve without compensation;

(6) the manner in which a vacancy is filled for an unexpired term;

(7) the procedure and substantive criteria for the removal of a representative; and

(8) a description of the relationship between the director and the public health board.

(f) The director is an ex officio, nonvoting member of a public health board established by the cooperative agreement.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3807.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3807 / Section 3807.052
§ 3807.052. APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS.
Status: repealed

(a) The mayor and members of the governing body of the City of Houston shall appoint directors from persons recommended by the board.

(b) Appointments to the board must ensure that at least one-third of the directors are residents of the district.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 275, Sec. 2, eff. June 17, 2011.
Tex. Labor Code § 62.152 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 62 / Section 62.152
§ 62.152. EMPLOYMENT BY RELIGIOUS, EDUCATIONAL, CHARITABLE, OR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION.
Status: in_force

An employer is exempt from this chapter with respect to the employment of a person who is:

(1) a member of a religious order while the person is performing a service for or at the direction of the order;

(2) a duly ordained, commissioned, or licensed minister, priest, rabbi, sexton, or Christian Science reader while the person is performing services in that capacity for a church, synagogue, or religious organization;

(3) engaged in the activities of a religious, educational, charitable, or nonprofit organization in which:

(A) the employer-employee relationship does not in fact exist; or

(B) the services are rendered to the organization gratuitously;

(4) employed by the Boy Scouts of America, the Girl Scouts of America, or a local organization affiliated with those organizations;

(5) employed by a camp of a religious, educational, charitable, or nonprofit organization; or

(6) employed with the person's spouse by a nonprofit educational institution to serve as the parents of a child:

(A) who is an orphan;

(B) one of whose natural parents is deceased; or

(C) who is enrolled in and resides in residential facilities of the institution, if the employee and the employee's spouse:

(i) reside in residential facilities of the institution; and

(ii) receive, without cost, board and lodging from the institution.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 54.01 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 54 / Section 54.01
§ 54.01. AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES.
Status: in_force

The holder of an out-of-state winery direct shipper's permit may sell and deliver wine that is produced or bottled by the permittee to an ultimate consumer located in the State of Texas. Delivery must be by the holder of a carrier permit.
Tex. Government Code § 2063.102 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2063 / Section 2063.102
§ 2063.102. STATE CERTIFIED CYBERSECURITY TRAINING PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The command, in consultation with the cybersecurity council established under Section 2063.406 and industry stakeholders, shall annually:

(1) certify at least five cybersecurity training programs for state and local government employees; and

(2) update standards for maintenance of certification by the cybersecurity training programs under this section.

(b) To be certified under Subsection (a), a cybersecurity training program must:

(1) focus on forming appropriate cybersecurity habits and procedures that protect information resources; and

(2) teach best practices and minimum standards established under this subchapter.

(c) The command may identify and certify under Subsection (a) training programs provided by state agencies and local governments that satisfy the training requirements described by Subsection (b).

(d) The command may contract with an independent third party to certify cybersecurity training programs under this section.

(e) The command shall annually publish on the command's Internet website the list of cybersecurity training programs certified under this section.

(f) In addition to the requirements for certification under Subsection (b), a cybersecurity training program must include education on:

(1) the threat of foreign adversaries and other hostile foreign actors, including the United Front Work Department of the Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party and other coordinated foreign influence operations;

(2) known efforts by foreign adversaries to target and influence subnational governments, including efforts made by the United Front Work Department;

(3) identifying and recognizing suspected foreign influence operations;

(4) informational resources promulgated by federal, state, and nongovernmental organizations on United Front Work Department activities in this state and adjacent states; and

(5) reporting to the Texas Ethics Commission as required by Section 572.070 and to law enforcement agencies suspected foreign influence operations and other interactions with persons acting on behalf of a foreign adversary.

(g) In Subsection (f), "foreign adversary" has the meaning assigned by Section 572.070.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2210.619 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2210 / Section 2210.619
§ 2210.619. NO PERSONAL LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

The members of the association, members of the association board of directors, association employees, the board, the employees of the Texas Public Finance Authority, the commissioner, and department employees are not personally liable as a result of exercising the rights and responsibilities granted under this subchapter.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 19.03 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 19 / Section 19.03
§ 19.03. PROMOTIONAL ACTIVITIES.
Status: in_force

The holder of a wholesaler's permit or the permittee's agent may enter the licensed premises of a mixed beverage permittee or private club registration permittee to determine the brands offered for sale and suggest or promote the sale of other brands, to the extent authorized by Section 102.07. The holder of a wholesaler's permit or the permittee's agent may not accept a direct order from a mixed beverage permittee except for wine.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 188.001 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 188 / Section 188.001
§ 188.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Animal feed" includes:

(A) commercial feed as described by Section 141.002(a), including a substance listed by Section 141.002(c) if used as a feed for animals; or

(B) customer-formula feed as defined under Section 141.001.

(2) "Labor" means labor or services performed in the delivery or preparation of animal feed provided by the seller of the animal feed.

(3) "Livestock" means beef cattle, dairy cattle, sheep, goats, hogs, horses, poultry, and ratites.

(4) "Reasonable or agreed charges" means:

(A) any agreed price for animal feed, including labor, sold to a lien debtor at the lien debtor's request; or

(B) the reasonable value of animal feed, including labor, as of the date of delivery or preparation, if there is not an agreed price or an agreed method for determining price.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1107.106 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1107 / Section 1107.106
§ 1107.106. MINIMUM NONFORFEITURE VALUES UNDER CONTRACT THAT PROVIDES ANNUITY AND LIFE INSURANCE BENEFITS.
Status: in_force

For a contract that provides, by rider or by supplemental provision, both annuity benefits and life insurance benefits that exceed the greater of the value of the cash surrender benefit or the amount with interest of the gross considerations paid on the contract, the minimum nonforfeiture benefits are equal to the sum of the minimum nonforfeiture benefits for the annuity portion of the contract and the minimum nonforfeiture benefits, if any, for the life insurance portion of the contract, computed as if each portion were a separate contract.
Tex. Water Code § 62.065 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 62 / Section 62.065
§ 62.065. TERM OF OFFICE.
Status: in_force

Commissioners shall hold office for staggered terms of six years and until their successors are elected and have qualified.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8388.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8388 / Section 8388.003
§ 8388.003. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is created to serve a public use and benefit.

(b) All land and other property included in the district's boundaries will benefit from the works and projects accomplished by the district under the powers authorized by Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(c) The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.