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Tex. Election Code § 87.0221 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 87 / Section 87.0221
§ 87.0221.
Status: in_force

Sec. 87.0221. TIME OF DELIVERY: PAPER BALLOTS. (a) In an election in which regular paper ballots are used for early voting by personal appearance or by mail, the materials may be delivered to the board between the end of the period for early voting by personal appearance and the closing of the polls on election day, or as soon after closing as practicable, at the time or times specified by the presiding judge of the board.

(b) The early voting clerk shall post notice of each delivery of materials under this section that is to be made before the time for opening the polls on election day. The notice shall be posted at the main early voting polling place continuously for at least 24 hours immediately preceding the delivery.

(c) At least 24 hours before each delivery, the early voting clerk shall notify the county chair of each political party having a nominee on the ballot of the time the delivery is to be made.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 771.0512 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 771 / Section 771.0512
§ 771.0512. OBLIGATIONS OR REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING VOICE OVER INTERNET PROTOCOL, INTERNET PROTOCOL ENABLED SERVICE, OR COMMERCIAL MOBILE SERVICE OR WIRELINE SERVICE.
Status: in_force

Defining "9-1-1 service" as a communications service and other amendments effective September 1, 2013, do not expand or change the authority or jurisdiction of a public agency or the commission over commercial mobile service or wireline service including Voice over Internet Protocol service or Internet Protocol enabled service or expand the authority of a public agency or the commission to assess 911 fees. Nothing in this chapter affects Section 52.002(d), Utilities Code. In this section, "Voice over Internet Protocol service," "Internet Protocol enabled service," and "commercial mobile service" have the meanings assigned by Sections 51.002 and 51.003, Utilities Code.
Tex. Transportation Code § 623.212 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 623 / Section 623.212
§ 623.212. PERMITS BY PORT AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

The commission may authorize a port authority to issue permits for the movement of oversize or overweight vehicles carrying cargo on state highways located in counties:

(1) contiguous to the Gulf of Mexico or a bay or inlet opening into the gulf and:

(A) adjacent to at least two counties with a population of 550,000 or more; or

(B) bordering the United Mexican States; or

(2) contiguous to the Gulf of Mexico or a bay or inlet opening into the gulf with a population of not more than 200,000 and adjacent to a county described by Subdivision (1)(A).
Tex. Government Code § 2054.2605 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.2605
§ 2054.2605.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2054.2605. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS: LICENSING ENTITIES. (a) Each licensing entity shall report to the Legislative Budget Board on the licensing entity's progress in using the project in performing the functions described by Section 2054.252(a).

(b) This section applies only to a licensing entity for which the department has begun implementation of the project under the schedule established by the department.

(c) A report required by this section shall be submitted every six months according to a reporting schedule established by the Legislative Budget Board.
Tex. Insurance Code § 912.202 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 912 / Section 912.202
§ 912.202. PAYMENT OF PREMIUM OR ASSESSMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A county mutual insurance company's bylaws must:

(1) state the time and manner of the levy and payment of a premium or assessment for policies written by the company;

(2) in addition to the regular premium or assessment under Subdivision (1), establish the contingent liability of a policyholder for all losses accrued while a policy is in force in the amount of $2 for each $100 of insurance coverage; and

(3) state the time and manner of payment of a policyholder's contingent liability established under Subdivision (2).

(b) As required by its bylaws, a county mutual insurance company shall establish and levy premiums and assessments, including the contingent liability of a policyholder, for all insurance written by the company.

(c) A policyholder shall pay premiums and assessments as required by the company's bylaws.

(d) The premium or assessment for a policy shall be secured by a lien on each item of real or personal property, other than a homestead, covered by the policy, including the land on which an insured building is located. The lien remains on the property while the insured owns the property.

(e) Subsection (a) does not apply to a company that meets the requirements of Section 912.308(a)(3), but such a company is subject to Sections 883.154, 883.155, and 883.156.
Tex. Government Code § 1201.022 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1201 / Section 1201.022
§ 1201.022. TERMS OF ISSUANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) A public security may be:

(1) issued singly or in a series;

(2) made payable in a specified amount or amounts or installments to:

(A) the bearer;

(B) a registered or named person;

(C) the order of a registered or named person; or

(D) a successor or assign of a registered or named person;

(3) issued to be sold:

(A) at a public or private sale; and

(B) under the terms determined by the governing body of the issuer to be in the issuer's best interests; and

(4) issued with other specified characteristics, on additional specified terms, or in a specified manner.

(b) The governing body of a county or municipality that issues bonds that are to be paid from ad valorem taxes may provide that the bonds are to mature serially over a specified number of years, not to exceed 40.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1064.059 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1064 / Section 1064.059
§ 1064.059. GENERAL DUTIES OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR.
Status: in_force

Subject to any limitations prescribed by the board, the district administrator shall:

(1) supervise the work and activities of the district; and

(2) direct the affairs of the district.
Tex. Local Government Code § 130.909 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 130 / Section 130.909
§ 130.909. PETTY CASH FUNDS FOR CERTAIN OFFICIALS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court of a county may set aside from the general fund of the county, for the establishment of a petty cash fund for any county or district official or department head approved by the commissioners court, an amount approved by:

(1) the county auditor, for a county with a population of 3.3 million or more; or

(2) the commissioners court, for a county with a population of less than 3.3 million.

(a-1) The petty cash fund must be established under a system provided and installed by the county auditor and, in a county with a population of 3.3 million or more, the county purchasing agent. Reports relating to the petty cash fund must be made to the auditor and, if applicable, the purchasing agent as the auditor or purchasing agent requires.

(a-2) Falsifying documents or reports relating to the petty cash fund is an offense according to Section 32.21 or 37.10, Penal Code.

(b) The bond of that county or district official or department head who receives such a petty cash fund must cover the official's responsibility for the correct accounting and disposition of the petty cash fund.

(c) The petty cash fund may not be used to make loans or advances or to cash checks or orders for payment of any kind.

(d) On the recommendation of the county auditor, the commissioners court may increase or decrease the petty cash fund at any time.
Tex. Election Code § 215.010 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 215 / Section 215.010
§ 215.010. COLLECTION OF COSTS.
Status: in_force

(a) If a person is assessed costs in an amount that exceeds the amount of the person's deposit, the recount coordinator shall take appropriate action to obtain payment of the amount owed.

(b) If an amount owed is unpaid on the 90th day after the date payment is demanded, the recount coordinator shall refer the matter to the appropriate authority for legal action to collect the amount owed.

(c) On referral of an amount for collection under Subsection (b), the recount coordinator and each recount supervisor involved in the recount shall deliver to the authority to whom the referral is made the originals or copies of documents, records, or other papers in the coordinator's or supervisor's possession that may be relevant to enforcement of the claim. The coordinator may not deliver the original of a document during the period for preserving the precinct election records.
Tex. Government Code § 442.010 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 442 / Section 442.010
§ 442.010. AUDITS.
Status: repealed

(a) The financial transactions of the commission are subject to audit by the state auditor in accordance with Chapter 321.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1083, Sec. 25(42), eff. June 17, 2011.
Tex. Finance Code § 36.303 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 36 / Section 36.303
§ 36.303. JUDGMENT AS PROOF OF CLAIM.
Status: in_force

(a) A judgment entered against a state bank in liquidation before the date the bank was closed for liquidation may not be given higher priority than a claim of an unsecured creditor unless the judgment creditor in a proof of claim proves the allegations supporting the judgment to the receiver's satisfaction.

(b) A judgment against the bank taken by default or by collusion before the date the bank was closed for liquidation may not be considered as conclusive evidence of the liability of the bank to the judgment creditor or of the amount of damages to which the judgment creditor is entitled.

(c) A judgment against the bank entered after the date the bank was closed for liquidation may not be considered as evidence of liability or of the amount of damages.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8118.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8118 / Section 8118.004
§ 8118.004. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

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

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act creating 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:

(1) the organization, existence, or validity of the district;

(2) the right of the district to impose taxes;

(3) the validity of the district's bonds, notes, or indebtedness; or

(4) the legality or operation of the district or the board.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 52.094 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 52 / Section 52.094
§ 52.094. DRILLING OFFSET WELL ON CONDEMNED LAND.
Status: in_force

(a) If the landowner or other interested party and the board or the lessee of the riverbed or channel cannot agree on the amount of damages, if any, and it is necessary to commence condemnation proceedings and if it is necessary for the landowner or other interested party to drill an offset well within the area to be condemned, the mineral rights of the condemned party are superior to the surface rights of the condemning party.

(b) If there is any conflict surrounding the drilling of an offset well under a permit from the Railroad Commission of Texas, the condemning party is required to move any interference or hindrance or to go around any offset well, and if he fails or refuses to immediately move the interference or hindrance on demand, the owner of the mineral rights is entitled to do so immediately without liability.
Tex. Local Government Code § 382.101 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 382 / Section 382.101
§ 382.101. COUNTY'S GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A county operating under this chapter has the powers and duties of:

(1) a county development district under Chapter 383, except for Section 383.066;

(2) a road district created by a county under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution; and

(3) a municipality or county under Chapter 380 or 381, or under Section 372.003(b)(9).

(b) A county is authorized to manage an economic development project in a designated portion of the county, or to create a district and to delegate to a board the county's powers and duties as provided by this chapter.

(c) A county may not delegate to a district the powers and duties of a road district or the power to provide water, wastewater, or drainage facilities under this section unless both the municipality and county consent by resolution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1033.057 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1033 / Section 1033.057
§ 1033.057. DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may employ a district administrator to manage the operations of the hospital system.

(b) The district administrator may employ necessary personnel to perform the services provided by the hospital system.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 74.105 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 74 / Section 74.105
§ 74.105. ERADICATION ZONE REFERENDA.
Status: repealed

(a) The commissioner shall conduct a referendum in each proposed eradication zone to determine whether cotton growers desire to establish an eradication zone.

(b) Eradication zone referenda shall be conducted under the procedures provided by Section 74.114 of this code.

(c) A proposed eradication zone referendum ballot must include or be accompanied by information about the proposed eradication zone, including:

(1) a statement of the purpose of the boll weevil or pink bollworm eradication program;

(2) the geographic area included in the proposed eradication zone;

(3) a general summary of rules adopted by the commissioner under Sections 74.114, 74.118, and 74.120 of this code, including a description of:

(A) cotton grower responsibilities; and

(B) penalties for noncompliance with rules adopted under this subchapter; and

(4) an address and toll-free telephone number that a cotton grower may use to request more information about the referendum or the boll weevil or pink bollworm eradication program.

(d) If a referendum to establish an eradication zone fails, the concurrent election of a board member from the proposed eradication zone under Section 74.106 has no effect, and the commissioner shall appoint a representative to the board from the area.

(e) The foundation may request the commissioner to call additional referenda in a proposed eradication zone in which a referendum has failed. An additional eradication zone referendum and concurrent board election may be held no earlier than one year after the date of the last referendum.

(f) Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 577, Sec. 8, eff. June 14, 2013.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3906.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3906 / Section 3906.003
§ 3906.003. PURPOSE; LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.
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 city 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) The district is created to supplement and not to supplant city services provided in the district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 885.452 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 885 / Section 885.452
§ 885.452. MEETING OF LODGE REPRESENTATIVES; NOTICE.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a fraternal benefit society that proposes converting to a mutual life insurance company or incorporated stock company shall call a meeting of lodge representatives. The meeting may not be held before the 90th day after the date the meeting is called.

(b) Not later than the 40th day before the date of the meeting, the fraternal benefit society shall mail to each society member or holder of a benefit certificate, at the member's or holder's mailing address as shown by the society's records, and to each lodge:

(1) notice of the meeting; and

(2) a general plan of the proposed conversion.

(c) Not later than the 20th day after the date of receipt of the notice, each lodge shall meet in a regular or called session to act on the proposal and choose a representative to the governing body for the state, if the society operates in more than one state.

(d) The lodge representatives chosen under Subsection (c) shall meet and choose the requisite number of representatives to which the state is entitled to the supreme or grand lodge, if that body is located in this state.

(e) A fraternal benefit society shall submit the plan of the proposed conversion to the commissioner, and the commissioner must approve the plan, before the society may submit the plan to the society's members, holders of benefit certificates, and lodges.
Tex. Education Code § 29.094 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 29 / Section 29.094
§ 29.094. INTENSIVE READING OR LANGUAGE INTERVENTION PILOT PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "pilot program" means the intensive reading or language intervention pilot program.

(b) The commissioner by rule shall establish a pilot program in which a participating campus provides intensive reading or language intervention to participating students.

(c) A campus may apply to the commissioner to participate in the pilot program. The commissioner may select for participation in the pilot program only campuses that have failed to improve student performance in reading according to standards established by the commissioner. The standards established by the commissioner for purposes of this subsection must be based on reading performance standards considered for student promotion under Section 28.021.

(d) The commissioner shall adopt minimum criteria that a program must meet to be selected by a participating campus for use in providing intensive reading or language intervention. The criteria must include neuroscience-based, scientifically validated methods, scientifically based reading interventions, or instructional tools that have been proven to accelerate language acquisition and reading proficiency for struggling readers. A participating campus shall submit a summary of the campus's proposed intensive intervention program to the commissioner for approval. The commissioner may approve only a program that follows the minimum criteria adopted under this subsection.

(e) The principal of a participating campus, in consultation with classroom teachers at the campus, shall select students to participate in the pilot program based on assessment data. Benchmark measures shall be administered at the beginning and end of the program.

(f) Not later than December 31, 2008, any vendor of an intensive intervention program approved under Subsection (d), in consultation with the agency and each school district with which the vendor contracts under this section, shall provide the legislature with a report describing student progress under the assessments administered to participating students under Subsection (e).

(g) Notwithstanding any other law, the commissioner shall provide funding for the pilot program using not more than $6 million of funding appropriated for purposes of Section 28.0211.

(h) The commissioner shall adopt rules necessary to implement this section.

(i) The commissioner shall make the pilot program available to participating campuses during the 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 school years.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3879.401 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3879 / Section 3879.401
§ 3879.401. MUNICIPAL ANNEXATION; DISSOLUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Section 43.071, Local Government Code, applies to the district, and the district is a "water or sewer district" for purposes of that section.

(b) Section 43.075, Local Government Code, applies to the district.

(c) Section 375.264, Local Government Code, does not apply to the dissolution of the district by a municipality.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8030.0053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8030 / Section 8030.0053
§ 8030.0053. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 74.1095 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 74 / Section 74.1095
§ 74.1095. ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner by rule shall establish procedures for the informal review and resolution of a claim arising out of certain acts taken by the foundation under this subchapter. Rules established under this section shall include a designation of the acts that are subject to review under this subsection and the appropriate remedial action, as authorized by this subchapter.

(b) A person dissatisfied with the department's informal resolution of a claim under procedures adopted under Subsection (a) may appeal the department's decision to the commissioner.

(c) A decision issued by the commissioner on a claim appealed under Subsection (b) is the final administrative action of the department and is subject to judicial review under Chapter 2001, Government Code.

(d) This section does not constitute a waiver of the state's immunity from liability.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1152.104 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1152 / Section 1152.104
§ 1152.104. TERMS; VACANCY.
Status: in_force

(a) Members of the board serve staggered six-year terms.

(b) If a vacancy occurs during a member's term, the presiding officer of the commission, with the commission's approval, shall appoint to fill the unexpired part of the term a replacement who meets the qualifications of the vacated office.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11005.252 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11005 / Section 11005.252
§ 11005.252. FORM OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

District bonds must be:

(1) issued in the district's name;

(2) signed by the president or vice president; and

(3) attested by the secretary.
Tex. Occupations Code § 263.001 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 263 / Section 263.001
§ 263.001. GROUNDS FOR REFUSAL TO ISSUE LICENSE; APPLICATION OF OPEN MEETINGS LAW.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may refuse to issue a license to an applicant under this subtitle if the person:

(1) presents to the board fraudulent or false evidence of the person's qualification for examination or license;

(2) is guilty of any illegality, fraud, or deception during the examination or the process to secure a license;

(3) is habitually intoxicated or is addicted to drugs;

(4) commits a dishonest or illegal practice in or connected to dentistry or dental hygiene;

(5) is convicted of a felony under a federal law or law of this state; or

(6) is found to have violated a law of this state relating to the practice of dentistry within the 12 months preceding the date the person filed an application for a license to practice dentistry or dental hygiene.

(b) The board's deliberations with regard to an application for a license under this subtitle are exempt from Chapter 551, Government Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1551.209 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1551 / Section 1551.209
§ 1551.209. COVERAGE EXEMPT FROM INSURANCE LAW.
Status: in_force

A coverage plan provided under this chapter is exempt from any other insurance law, including common law, that does not expressly apply to the plan or this chapter.