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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3819.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3819 / Section 3819.107
§ 3819.107. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

The district may establish and provide for the administration of one or more programs to promote state or local economic development and to stimulate business and commercial activity in the district, including programs to:

(1) make loans and grants of public money; and

(2) provide district personnel and services.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 201.302 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 201 / Section 201.302
§ 201.302. USE OF FUNDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The state board may provide cost-share assistance to landowners or operators for the installation of soil and water conservation land improvement measures consistent with the purpose of controlling erosion, conserving water, or protecting water quality.

(b) The state board may employ and contract with and provide for the compensation of personnel and may take any other action necessary to implement this subchapter.

(c) The state board may reimburse a conservation district for the reasonable costs the district incurs in administering this subchapter.
Tex. Utilities Code § 184.014 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 184 / Section 184.014
§ 184.014. RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall adopt rules under which an owner, operator, or manager of an apartment house or mobile home park for which electricity is not individually metered may install submetering equipment to allocate fairly the cost of the electrical consumption of each dwelling unit in the apartment house or mobile home park.

(b) In addition to other appropriate safeguards for a tenant of an apartment house or mobile home park, a rule adopted under Subsection (a) must provide that:

(1) the apartment house owner or a mobile home park owner may not charge a tenant more than the cost per kilowatt hour charged by the utility to the owner; and

(2) the apartment house owner shall maintain adequate records relating to submetering and make those records available for inspection by the tenant during reasonable business hours.

(c) A rule adopted under this section has the same effect as a rule adopted under Title 2, and a utility company and the owner, operator, or manager of an apartment house subject to this subchapter is subject to enforcement under Sections 15.021, 15.022, 15.028, 15.029, 15.030, 15.031, 15.032, and 15.033.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 401.251 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 401 / Section 401.251
§ 401.251. LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL COMPACT COMMISSION ACCOUNT.
Status: in_force

(a) The low-level radioactive waste disposal compact commission account is an account in the general revenue fund.

(b) On the first day of each state fiscal year, the comptroller shall transfer from the low-level radioactive waste fund to the low-level radioactive waste disposal compact commission account an amount equal to the amount appropriated for that state fiscal year. On September 30 of each fiscal year, the comptroller shall transfer the unexpended and unencumbered money from the previous fiscal year in the low-level radioactive waste disposal compact commission account to the low-level radioactive waste fund.

(c) Money in the low-level radioactive waste disposal compact commission account may be used only to support the operations of the Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact Commission.
Tex. Occupations Code § 202.452 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 202 / Section 202.452
§ 202.452. DISCLOSURE OF COMMUNICATIONS MADE TO PEER REVIEW COMMITTEE.
Status: in_force

(a) Written or oral communications made to a podiatric peer review committee and the records and proceedings of a peer review committee may be disclosed to:

(1) another podiatric peer review committee;

(2) an appropriate state or federal agency;

(3) a national accreditation body; or

(4) the department or the state board of registration or licensing of podiatrists in another state.

(b) The disclosure of confidential podiatric peer review committee information to the affected podiatrist that is relevant to the matter under review by the committee does not constitute a waiver of the confidentiality provisions of this subchapter.
Tex. Government Code § 82.037 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 82 / Section 82.037
§ 82.037. OATH OF ATTORNEY.
Status: in_force

(a) Each person admitted to practice law shall, before receiving a license, take an oath that the person will:

(1) support the constitutions of the United States and this state;

(2) honestly demean oneself in the practice of law;

(3) discharge the attorney's duty to the attorney's client to the best of the attorney's ability; and

(4) conduct oneself with integrity and civility in dealing and communicating with the court and all parties.

(b) The oath shall be endorsed on the license, subscribed by the person taking the oath, and attested by the officer administering the oath.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1023.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1023 / Section 1023.002
§ 1023.002. AUTHORITY FOR OPERATION.
Status: in_force

The district operates and is financed as provided by Section 9, Article IX, Texas Constitution, and by this chapter.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2153.401 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2153 / Section 2153.401
§ 2153.401. IMPOSITION OF TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) An occupation tax is imposed on each coin-operated machine that an owner exhibits or displays, or permits to be exhibited or displayed in this state.

(b) The tax rate is $60 per year.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2652.059 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2652 / Section 2652.059
§ 2652.059. DENIAL OF LICENSE APPLICATION OR LICENSE RENEWAL; APPROVAL.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 20th business day after the date the department receives a license application or a license renewal under this chapter, the department shall notify the applicant or license holder in writing of any deficiencies in the application that render the application incomplete.

(b) Not later than the fifth business day after the date the application is complete, the department shall notify the applicant or license holder in writing of the date that the license application or license renewal is complete.

(c) An application is automatically approved on the 30th business day after the date the application is complete, unless on or before that date the department notifies the applicant or license holder in writing of the factual grounds on which the department proposes to deny the application.

(d) The department may provide a notice required under this section by e-mail.
Tex. Occupations Code § 153.056 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 153 / Section 153.056
§ 153.056. REPORT ON PENDING COMPLAINTS.
Status: in_force

The board shall include with its annual financial report information regarding any investigations that remain pending after one year, including the reasons the investigations remain pending. Information in the report under this section may not identify a patient for any purpose unless proper consent to the release is given by the patient.
Tex. Property Code § 210.007 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 210 / Section 210.007
§ 210.007. SUBDIVISION CONSISTING OF MULTIPLE SECTIONS.
Status: in_force

If a subdivision consisting of multiple sections, each with its own restrictions, is represented by a single property owners' association, a proposal or specific provision of a proposal is adopted if owners of at least 66 percent of the total number of properties in the subdivision vote in favor of the proposal or provision.
Tex. Insurance Code § 963.006 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 963 / Section 963.006
§ 963.006. APPLICABILITY OF INSURANCE LAWS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), an automobile club performing services permitted by this chapter is not subject to regulation under the insurance laws of this state because of the performance of those services.

(b) An automobile club may sell insurance products to a member for a consideration separate from the amount that the member pays for membership in the automobile club if the automobile club is properly licensed as an agent under the applicable provisions of this code.

(c) The insurance laws of this state do not apply to reimbursement provided under Section 963.005.
Tex. Water Code § 5.107 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 5 / Section 5.107
§ 5.107. ADVISORY COMMITTEES, WORK GROUPS, AND TASK FORCES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission or the executive director may create and consult with advisory committees, work groups, or task forces, including committees, work groups, or task forces for the environment, for public information, or for any other matter that the commission or the executive director may consider appropriate.

(b) The commission shall identify affected groups of interested persons for advisory committees, work groups, and task forces and shall make reasonable attempts to have balanced representation on all advisory committees, work groups, and task forces. This subsection does not require the commission to ensure that all representatives attend a scheduled meeting. A rule or other action may not be challenged because of the composition of an advisory committee, work group, or task force.

(c) The commission shall monitor the composition and activities of advisory committees, work groups, and task forces appointed by the commission or formed at the staff level and shall maintain that information in a form and location that is easily accessible to the public, including making the information available on the Internet.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1085.109 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1085 / Section 1085.109
§ 1085.109. GIFTS AND ENDOWMENTS.
Status: in_force

The board may accept for the district a gift or endowment to be held in trust and administered by the board for the purposes and under the directions, limitations, or other provisions prescribed in writing by the donor that are not inconsistent with the proper management and objectives of the district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 551.1055 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 551 / Section 551.1055
§ 551.1055. CHANGES TO POLICY ON RENEWAL.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "material change" means a change to a policy that, with respect to a prior or existing policy:

(1) reduces coverage;

(2) changes conditions of coverage; or

(3) changes the duties of the insured.

(b) Notwithstanding Section 551.103, a change to a policy provision on renewal is not a nonrenewal or cancellation under this subchapter if the insurer provides the insured with written notice in accordance with this section of any material change in each form of the policy offered to the insured on renewal from the form of the policy held immediately before renewal.

(c) Notice provided under Subsection (b) must:

(1) appear in a conspicuous place in the notice of renewal;

(2) clearly indicate each material change to the policy being made on renewal;

(3) be written in plain language; and

(4) be provided to the insured not later than the 30th day before the renewal date.

(d) In addition to the notice to the insured provided under Subsection (b), if an insurer elects to make a material change to a policy form on renewal, not later than the 30th day before the earliest renewal date on which the new policy form is used, the insurer shall provide written notice to each agent of the insurer that clearly indicates each material change being made to the policy form. An insurer may provide the notice to the agents in a single notice given to each agent of the insurer that summarizes substantially similar material changes to more than one policy form.

(e) Notwithstanding this section, for a personal automobile insurance policy, an insurer must comply with Sections 551.105 and 551.106(b).
Tex. Insurance Code § 494.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 494 / Section 494.002
§ 494.002. AUTHORITY TO REINSURE.
Status: in_force

(a) A domestic insurance company as defined by Section 841.001, alone or together with another insurer, may reinsure any liability, property, casualty, collision, personal injury, death, or other risk relating to, arising from, or incident to the manufacture, ownership, custody, or operation of an aircraft or any space equipment, subject to any just and reasonable limitation imposed by the commissioner.

(b) A limitation imposed by the commissioner must be consistent with the purposes of this chapter.
Tex. Finance Code § 182.405 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 182 / Section 182.405
§ 182.405. SALE OF ASSETS.
Status: in_force

(a) A state trust company may sell all or any portion of its assets to another trust institution or other buyer, except that the prior written approval of the banking commissioner is required if the sales price exceeds an amount equal to three times the sum of the trust company's equity capital less intangible assets. The finance commission by rule may require a state trust company to obtain the prior written approval of the banking commissioner for a transaction not otherwise subject to approval that involves potentially substantial risks to the safety and soundness of the selling trust company.

(b) If the prior approval of the banking commissioner for a sale of assets is not required under Subsection (a) and the sale involves the disposition of an established location of the state trust company, the state trust company must provide written notice of the transaction to the banking commissioner at least 30 days before the expected closing date of the transaction.

(c) The board of a state trust company, with the banking commissioner's approval, may cause the state trust company to sell all or substantially all of its assets, including the right to control accounts established with the state trust company, without shareholder or participant approval if:

(1) the banking commissioner finds that the interests of the state trust company's clients, depositors, and creditors are jeopardized because of the hazardous condition of the state trust company and that the sale is in their best interest; and

(2) the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or its successor approves the transaction, if the deposits of the state trust company are insured.

(d) A sale under Subsection (c) must include an assumption and promise by the buyer to pay or otherwise discharge:

(1) all of a state trust company's liabilities to clients and depositors;

(2) all of the state trust company's liabilities for salaries of the state trust company's employees incurred before the date of the sale;

(3) obligations incurred by the banking commissioner arising out of the supervision or sale of the state trust company; and

(4) fees and assessments due the department.

(e) This section does not affect the banking commissioner's right to take action under another law. The sale by a state trust company of all or substantially all of its assets with shareholder or participant approval is considered a voluntary dissolution and liquidation and is governed by Subchapter B, Chapter 186.

(f) Each buyer in a transaction described by Subsection (c) that is a trust institution or other fiduciary shall succeed by operation of law to all of the rights, privileges, and fiduciary obligations of the selling state trust company under each account included in the assets acquired.
Tex. Local Government Code § 382.201 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 382 / Section 382.201
§ 382.201. LIABILITIES; ASSUMPTION OF ASSETS AFTER COMPLETE ANNEXATION BY MUNICIPALITY.
Status: in_force

(a) If the municipality annexes the entire territory of a district, the municipality shall assume the district's assets, but is not liable for the district's debt or other obligations.

(b) If the county has authorized a district to have debt or other obligations, the district remains in existence after the territory is annexed by the municipality for the purpose of collecting any taxes or assessments authorized by the county and imposed by the district before annexation. Taxes or assessments collected after annexation must be used by the district solely for the purpose of satisfying any preexisting county-authorized district debt or other obligation. After the debt or other obligations have been discharged, or two years have expired since the date of the annexation, the district is dissolved and any outstanding debt or obligations are extinguished.
Tex. Transportation Code § 201.108 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 201 / Section 201.108
§ 201.108. INTERNAL AUDITOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall appoint an internal auditor for the department.

(b) The auditor shall report directly to the commission on the conduct of department affairs.
Tex. Labor Code § 404.054 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 404 / Section 404.054
§ 404.054. LOBBYING ACTIVITIES.
Status: in_force

A person may not serve as public counsel if the person is required to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305, Government Code, because of the person's activities for compensation related to the operation of the department, the division, or the office.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.0372 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.0372
§ 152.0372. CAMERON COUNTY INSTITUTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The juvenile board of Cameron County controls and supervises each county facility used for the detention of juveniles.

(b) The juvenile board by majority vote may adopt any order or regulation necessary to the welfare of juveniles in a county facility. The chief juvenile probation officer shall enter each order or regulation in a book kept for that purpose and shall certify the order or regulation and deliver a copy to each facility superintendent or person in charge of a facility. The superintendent or other person and each juvenile probation officer shall comply with the order or regulation.

(c) The juvenile board may require the superintendent or person in charge of a facility to submit to the board reports containing information required by the board.

(d) The district attorney of Cameron County shall assign an attorney in the district attorney's office to represent the juvenile board and probation officers in protecting the rights of children in abandonment cases and proceedings.
Tex. Family Code § 58.102 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.102
§ 58.102. JUVENILE JUSTICE INFORMATION SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

(a) The department is responsible for recording data and maintaining a database for a computerized juvenile justice information system that serves:

(1) as the record creation point for the juvenile justice information system maintained by the state; and

(2) as the control terminal for entry of records, in accordance with federal law, rule, and policy, into the federal records system maintained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

(b) The department shall develop and maintain the system with the cooperation and advice of the:

(1) Texas Juvenile Justice Department; and

(2) juvenile courts and clerks of juvenile courts.

(c) The department may not collect, retain, or share information relating to a juvenile except as provided by this chapter.

(d) The database must contain the information required by this subchapter.

(e) The department shall designate the offense codes and has the sole responsibility for designating the state identification number for each juvenile whose name appears in the juvenile justice system.
Tex. Government Code § 72.122 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 72 / Section 72.122
§ 72.122. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The office shall establish and maintain a guardianship abuse, fraud, and exploitation deterrence program designed to provide additional resources and assistance to courts that have jurisdiction over guardianship proceedings by:

(1) engaging guardianship compliance specialists who shall:

(A) review the guardianships of wards and identify reporting deficiencies by guardians;

(B) audit annual accounts required to be filed by guardians under Chapter 1163, Estates Code, or other law and report their findings to the appropriate courts;

(C) work with courts to develop best practices in managing guardianship cases; and

(D) report to the appropriate courts any concerns of potential abuse, fraud, or exploitation, including financial exploitation, committed against a ward and discovered as a result of the specialists' work under this section; and

(2) maintaining an electronic database to monitor filings of:

(A) inventories, appraisements, and lists of claims required under Chapter 1154, Estates Code, or Section 1203.203, Estates Code;

(B) annual reports required under Section 1163.101, Estates Code; and

(C) any other reports and accounts required of guardians under Chapter 1163, Estates Code, or other law.

(b) A court is required to participate in the program, including allowing guardianship compliance specialists to conduct reviews and audits under the program, if the court is selected by the office to participate in the program.

(c) A court may apply to the office in the manner and form prescribed by the office for participation in the program.
Tex. Government Code § 54A.211 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54A / Section 54A.211
§ 54A.211. COURT REPORTER; RECORD.
Status: in_force

(a) A court reporter may be provided during a hearing held by an associate judge appointed under this subchapter. A court reporter is required to be provided when the associate judge presides over a jury trial.

(b) A party, the associate judge, or the referring court may provide for a reporter during the hearing if one is not otherwise provided.

(c) Except as provided by Subsection (a), in the absence of a court reporter or on agreement of the parties, the record may be preserved by any means approved by the associate judge.

(d) The referring court or associate judge may assess the expense of preserving the record as court costs.

(e) On appeal of the associate judge's report or proposed order, the referring court may consider testimony or other evidence in the record if the record is taken by a court reporter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 772.105 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 772 / Section 772.105
§ 772.105. TERRITORY OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The territory of a district consists of:

(1) the territory of the county for which the district is established; and

(2) for each municipality partially located in the county for which the district is established, the territory of that municipality located in another county.

(b) If a municipality that is part of a district annexes territory that is not part of the district, the annexed territory becomes part of the district.

(c) A public agency located wholly or partly in a county adjoining the county for which the district is created and that has received 9-1-1 service through a regional planning commission interlocal agreement with the district for at least 10 years may become part of the district by resolution of the agency's governing body and approval by the board.
Tex. Government Code § 401.007 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 401 / Section 401.007
§ 401.007. RECORDS OF EXPENDITURES.
Status: in_force

In addition to maintaining records required by law with regard to the expenditure of appropriated funds, the committee shall maintain a record of each expenditure of nonappropriated funds. The record must contain the following information about each expenditure:

(1) the name and address of the entity to whom the expenditure was paid;

(2) the amount of the expenditure;

(3) the date of the expenditure; and

(4) the purpose of the expenditure.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7961.0105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7961 / Section 7961.0105
§ 7961.0105. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

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

(b) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of:

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

(2) Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation, or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.