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Tex. Estates Code § 2001.101 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 2001 / Section 2001.101
§ 2001.101. DISCLOSURE OF CONTENT OF ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS OF DECEASED USER.
Status: in_force

(a) If a deceased user consented to or a court directs disclosure of the content of an electronic communication of the user, the custodian shall disclose to the personal representative of the estate of the user the content of an electronic communication sent or received by the user if the representative gives the custodian:

(1) a written request for disclosure in physical or electronic form;

(2) a certified copy of the death certificate of the user;

(3) a certified copy of letters testamentary or of administration, a small estate affidavit filed under Section 205.001, or other court order; and

(4) unless the user provided direction using an online tool, a copy of the user's will, trust, power of attorney, or other record evidencing the user's consent to disclosure of the content of an electronic communication if the user consented to the disclosure.

(b) In addition to the items required to be given to the custodian under Subsection (a), the personal representative shall provide the following if requested by the custodian:

(1) a number, user name, address, or other unique subscriber or account identifier assigned by the custodian to identify the deceased user's account;

(2) evidence linking the account to the user; or

(3) a finding by the court that:

(A) the deceased user had a specific account with the custodian, identifiable by the information specified in Subdivision (1);

(B) disclosure of the content of an electronic communication of the user would not violate 18 U.S.C. Section 2701 et seq., 47 U.S.C. Section 222, or other applicable law;

(C) unless the user provided direction using an online tool, the user consented to disclosure of the content of an electronic communication; or

(D) disclosure of the content of an electronic communication of the user is reasonably necessary for administration of the estate.
Tex. Local Government Code § 211.002 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 211 / Section 211.002
§ 211.002. ADOPTION OF REGULATION OR BOUNDARY INCLUDES AMENDMENT OR OTHER CHANGE.
Status: in_force

A reference in this subchapter to the adoption of a zoning regulation or a zoning district boundary includes the amendment, repeal, or other change of a regulation or boundary.
Tex. Water Code § 65.103 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 65 / Section 65.103
§ 65.103. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; TERMS OF OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) The persons receiving the highest number of votes at each election shall serve as directors of the district.

(b) The terms of the directors may run concurrently, or may be staggered, but in any event, the term of office of a director may not exceed three years.

(c) The method for determining the initial terms for each of the directors constituting the initial board shall be determined by the temporary directors, and the terms must be clearly stated on the ballot for the confirmation and directors' election.

(d) Notwithstanding Sections 41.001 and 41.003, Election Code, the board may hold an election to elect directors on any date determined by the board. The terms of directors must be stated on the ballot.
Tex. Occupations Code § 159.011 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 159 / Section 159.011
§ 159.011. INFORMATION ABOUT EMBRYO DONATION.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Assisted reproduction" has the meaning assigned by Section 160.102, Family Code.

(2) "Embryo donation" means the act of transferring to another person a human embryo for implantation in any person who is not a genetic parent of the human embryo or the spouse of a genetic parent of the human embryo.

(3) "Human embryo" means a genetically complete living organism of the species Homo sapiens, from the single-cell fertilized egg to the blastocyst stage.

(b) A physician who performs on a patient an assisted reproduction procedure that involves the creation of a human embryo shall inform the patient of the option of embryo donation for unused human embryos.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4102.101 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4102 / Section 4102.101
§ 4102.101. GENERAL AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A license issued under this chapter authorizes the adjusting of claims on behalf of insureds for fire and allied coverages, burglary, flood, and all other property claims, both real and personal, including loss of income, but only when the client is an insured under the insurance policy.

(b) This chapter does not limit or diminish the authority of a license holder to investigate or adjust a loss to less than the authority for that purpose that may be exercised by an adjuster licensed under Chapter 4101.
Tex. Government Code § 552.328 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 552 / Section 552.328
§ 552.328. FAILURE TO RESPOND TO REQUESTOR.
Status: in_force

(a) If a governmental body fails to respond to a requestor as required by Section 552.221, the requestor may send a written complaint to the attorney general.

(b) The complaint must include:

(1) the original request for information; and

(2) any correspondence received from the governmental body in response to the request.

(c) If the attorney general determines the governmental body improperly failed to comply with Section 552.221 in connection with a request for which a complaint is made under this section:

(1) the attorney general shall notify the governmental body in writing and require the governmental body's public information officer or the officer's designee to complete open records training not later than six months after receiving the notification;

(2) the governmental body may not assess costs to the requestor for producing information in response to the request; and

(3) if the governmental body seeks to withhold information in response to the request, the governmental body must:

(A) request an attorney general decision under Section 552.301 not later than the fifth business day after the date the governmental body receives the notification under Subdivision (1); and

(B) release the requested information unless there is a compelling reason to withhold the information.
Tex. Transportation Code § 521.314 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 521 / Section 521.314
§ 521.314. CANCELLATION AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

The department may cancel a license or certificate if it determines that the holder:

(1) is not entitled to the license or certificate;

(2) failed to give required information in the application for the license or certificate; or

(3) paid the required fee for the license or certificate by check or credit card that was returned to the department or not honored by the funding institution or credit card company due to insufficient funds, a closed account, or any other reason.
Tex. Education Code § 54.217 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 54 / Section 54.217
§ 54.217. STUDENTS ENROLLED IN FULLY FUNDED COURSES; OPTIONAL WAIVER.
Status: in_force

The governing board of an institution of higher education may waive tuition and fees for students attending courses that are fully funded by federal or other sources.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9060.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9060 / Section 9060.001
§ 9060.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "District" means the San Leon Municipal Utility District of Galveston County, Texas.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 36.106 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 36 / Section 36.106
§ 36.106. INTERVENTION BY OTHER PARTIES PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

A person other than the state may not intervene or bring a related action based on the facts underlying a pending action brought under this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1118.112 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1118 / Section 1118.112
§ 1118.112. CONTRACTS WITH POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS OR GOVERNMENT AGENCIES FOR HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CARE.
Status: in_force

The board may contract with a municipality or other political subdivision or a state or federal agency to provide hospital and medical care for needy persons who reside outside the district.
Tex. Tax Code § 162.502 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 162 / Section 162.502
§ 162.502. ALLOCATION OF UNCLAIMED REFUNDABLE GASOLINE TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) On or before the fifth workday after the end of each month, the comptroller, after making the deductions for refund purposes, shall determine as accurately as possible, for the period since the latest determination under this subsection, the number of gallons of fuel used in motorboats on which the gasoline tax has been paid to this state, on which refund of the tax has not been made, and against which limitation has run for filing claim for refund of the tax. From the number of gallons so determined the comptroller shall compute the amount of taxes that would have been refunded under the law had refund claims been filed in accordance with the law.

(b) The comptroller shall allocate and deposit these unclaimed refunds as follows:

(1) 25 percent of the revenues based on unclaimed refunds of taxes paid on motor fuel used in motorboats shall be deposited to the credit of the available school fund; and

(2) the remaining 75 percent of the revenue shall be deposited to the credit of the general revenue fund.

(c) Money deposited to the credit of the general revenue fund under Subsection (b)(2) may be appropriated only to the Parks and Wildlife Department for any lawful purpose.
Tex. Transportation Code § 397.003 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 397 / Section 397.003
§ 397.003. FENCE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) An automotive wrecking and salvage yard shall be completely surrounded by a fence as provided by Subsection (b).

(b) A side of the yard that is generally parallel to and within 100 feet of a right-of-way of a public street shall be bounded by a fence at least eight feet in height. Other sides of the yard shall be bounded by a fence at least six feet in height.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7958A.0106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7958A / Section 7958A.0106
§ 7958A.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. Government Code § 2005.051 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2005 / Section 2005.051
§ 2005.051. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "License" means a license, certificate, registration, permit, or other authorization:

(A) that is issued by a licensing authority;

(B) that is subject before expiration to suspension, revocation, forfeiture, or termination by the issuing licensing authority; and

(C) that a person must obtain to:

(i) practice or engage in a particular business, occupation, or profession; or

(ii) engage in any other regulated activity, including hunting, fishing, or other recreational activity for which a license or permit is required.

(2) "Licensing authority" means an agency of the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of state government that issues a license.
Tex. Finance Code § 275.001 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 275 / Section 275.001
§ 275.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Texas Mutual Trust Investment Company Act.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1071.504 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1071 / Section 1071.504
§ 1071.504. CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "offer to practice" has the meaning assigned by Section 1071.251.

(b) A person commits an offense if the person:

(1) engages in the practice of or offers to practice professional surveying or state land surveying in this state without being registered or licensed in accordance with this chapter;

(2) presents or attempts to use another person's certificate of registration, license, or seal issued under this chapter;

(3) gives false or forged evidence to obtain or assist another person in obtaining a certificate of registration or license; or

(4) violates this chapter or a rule adopted by the board.

(c) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
Tex. Local Government Code § 394.039 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 394 / Section 394.039
§ 394.039. SPECIFIC POWERS RELATING TO FINANCIAL AND PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS.
Status: in_force

Subject to Sections 394.031(c), (d), and (e), a housing finance corporation may:

(1) lend money for its corporate purposes, invest and reinvest its funds, and take and hold real or personal property as security for the payment of the loaned or invested funds;

(2) mortgage, pledge, or grant security interests in any residential development, home mortgage, note, or other property in favor of the holders of bonds issued for those items;

(3) purchase, receive, lease, or otherwise acquire, own, hold, improve, use, or deal in and with real or personal property or interests in that property, as required by the purposes of the corporation or as donated to the corporation; and

(4) sell, convey, mortgage, pledge, lease, exchange, transfer, and otherwise dispose of all or part of its property and assets.
Tex. Education Code § 74.601 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 74 / Section 74.601
§ 74.601. USE AND CONTROL.
Status: in_force

(a) The Board of Regents of The University of Texas System shall govern, operate, manage, and control The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler and the land, buildings, facilities, equipment, supplies, improvements, and other property comprising the center in the manner authorized by law for the governance, management, and control of other component institutions of The University of Texas System.

(b) The board of regents may use the center as a teaching hospital.
Tex. Local Government Code § 118.021 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 118 / Section 118.021
§ 118.021. OATH ADMINISTRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The fee for "Oath Administration" under Section 118.011 is for administering an oath with or without the seal of the clerk.

(b) The fee does not apply to oaths required to be administered in performing a duty as clerk of county civil or criminal courts or as clerk of a probate court.
Tex. Finance Code § 64.002 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 64 / Section 64.002
§ 64.002. CONTENT OF RULES.
Status: in_force

Rules adopted under this subchapter may include provisions governing:

(1) types of loans an association may originate, make, or sell;

(2) conditions under which an association may originate, make, or sell a loan;

(3) conditions under which an association may purchase or participate in a loan made by another lender;

(4) conditions for servicing a loan for another lender;

(5) conditions under which an association may lend money on the security of a loan made by another lender;

(6) conditions under which an association may pledge a loan held by the association as collateral for money borrowed by the association;

(7) conditions under which an association may invest in securities and debt instruments;

(8) documentation that an association must have in the association's loan files when the association funds, purchases, or participates in a loan;

(9) the form and content of statements of expenses, fees, and other charges paid, or required to be paid, by a borrower;

(10) title information required to be maintained in force;

(11) insurance coverage required to be provided by a borrower for property that secures a loan;

(12) appraisal reports;

(13) financial statements of borrowers;

(14) fees or other compensation that may be paid to an officer, director, employee, affiliated person, consultant, or third party in connection with procuring a loan for an association;

(15) conditions under which an association may advance money to pay taxes, assessments, insurance premiums, and similar charges for the protection of the association's interest in property securing a loan;

(16) terms under which an association may acquire and deal in real property;

(17) valuation on an association's books of real property held by the association;

(18) terms governing an association's investment in a subsidiary corporation;

(19) powers that may be exercised by a subsidiary of an association; and

(20) any other matter necessary for proper administration of transactions conducted by an association.
Tex. Occupations Code § 560.001 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 560 / Section 560.001
§ 560.001. LICENSE REQUIRED.
Status: repealed

(a) A person may not operate a pharmacy in this state unless the pharmacy is licensed by the board.

(b) A pharmacy located in another state may not ship, mail, or deliver to this state a prescription drug or device dispensed under a prescription drug order, or dispensed or delivered as authorized by Subchapter D, Chapter 562, unless the pharmacy is licensed by the board or is exempt under Section 560.004.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 965 (S.B. 683), Sec. 7(1), and Ch. 1144 (H.B. 2847), Sec. 4.006(1), eff. September 1, 2019.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8206.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8206 / Section 8206.002
§ 8206.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is a municipal utility district created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(b) The district, to the extent authorized by Section 8206.103 and Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, has road powers.
Tex. Finance Code § 154.401 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 154 / Section 154.401
§ 154.401. CRIMINAL PENALTY FOR CERTAIN VIOLATIONS OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Section 154.402, an officer, director, agent, or employee of a seller commits an offense if the person:

(1) makes or attempts to make a contract in violation of this chapter;

(2) refuses to allow an inspection of the seller's records relating to the sale of prepaid funeral benefits;

(3) engages in fraud, deception, misrepresentation, or another dishonest practice in the sale of a contract subject to this chapter; or

(4) otherwise violates this chapter.

(b) An offense under this section for which a penalty is not expressly provided by this subchapter is punishable by:

(1) a fine of not less than $100 or more than $500;

(2) confinement in the county jail for a term of not less than one month or more than six months; or

(3) both the fine and confinement.

(c) Each violation of this chapter is a separate offense and shall be prosecuted individually.
Tex. Tax Code § 111.0045 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 111 / Section 111.0045
§ 111.0045. USE OF OUTSIDE PERSONNEL; DELEGATION OF POWERS.
Status: in_force

(a) As necessary to enhance productivity, the comptroller may employ or contract for the services of accountants, assistants, auditors, clerks, information technology specialists, and investigators to:

(1) provide or use the equipment acquired under Subchapter G; and

(2) assist with the administration of this code.

(b) The comptroller may delegate to persons employed or contracted under this section the power to perform duties as required.
Tex. Family Code § 261.111 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 261 / Section 261.111
§ 261.111. REFUSAL OF PSYCHIATRIC OR PSYCHOLOGICAL TREATMENT OF CHILD.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "psychotropic medication" has the meaning assigned by Section 266.001.

(b) The refusal of a parent, guardian, or managing or possessory conservator of a child to administer or consent to the administration of a psychotropic medication to the child, or to consent to any other psychiatric or psychological treatment of the child, does not by itself constitute neglect of the child unless the refusal to consent:

(1) presents a substantial risk of death, disfigurement, or bodily injury to the child; or

(2) has resulted in an observable and material impairment to the growth, development, or functioning of the child.
Tex. Local Government Code § 234.139 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 234 / Section 234.139
§ 234.139. CUMULATIVE EFFECT.
Status: in_force

Authority under this subchapter is cumulative of other authority that a county has to regulate game rooms and does not limit that authority.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8042.0301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8042 / Section 8042.0301
§ 8042.0301. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4151.005 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4151 / Section 4151.005
§ 4151.005. ADMINISTRATOR NOT INSURANCE AGENT.
Status: in_force

(a) An administrator licensed in any state who accepts an agent's commission for coverage for a risk located in this state and disburses that commission to an agent in this state is not considered an agent for purposes of this state's laws relating to the licensing of agents.

(b) The exemption provided by this section does not authorize an administrator to perform any other act for which a license as an agent is required by law.
Tex. Finance Code § 393.222 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 393 / Section 393.222
§ 393.222. POSTING OF FEE SCHEDULE; NOTICES.
Status: in_force

(a) A credit access business shall post, in a conspicuous location in an area of the business accessible to consumers and on any Internet website, including a social media site, maintained by the credit access business:

(1) a schedule of all fees to be charged for services performed by the credit access business in connection with deferred presentment transactions and motor vehicle title loans, as applicable;

(2) a notice of the name and address of the Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner and the telephone number of the office's consumer helpline; and

(3) a notice that reads as follows:

"An advance of money obtained through a payday loan or auto title loan is not intended to meet long-term financial needs. A payday loan or auto title loan should only be used to meet immediate short-term cash needs. Refinancing the loan rather than paying the debt in full when due will require the payment of additional charges."

(b) The Finance Commission of Texas may adopt rules to implement this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3938.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3938 / Section 3938.053
§ 3938.053. APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

The governing body of the county shall appoint directors from persons recommended by the board.