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Tex. Election Code § 202.003 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 202 / Section 202.003
§ 202.003. NEW OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Subsection (b), an election for the first full term of an office for which no previous election has been held is governed by the same provisions as an election for the remainder of an unexpired term, and for that purpose, references in this chapter to an unexpired term include a full term in the case of those offices.

(b) If an Act of the legislature creating an office prescribes a date of creation that is later than the effective date of the Act, and if an authority authorized to create the office at an earlier date has not done so, the office shall appear on the ballot as follows:

(1) if the date of creation occurs in an even-numbered year, the office appears on the ballot in that even-numbered year;

(2) if the date of creation occurs on or before March 1 of an odd-numbered year, the office appears on the ballot in the preceding even-numbered year; and

(3) if the date of creation occurs after March 1 of an odd-numbered year, the office appears on the ballot in the subsequent even-numbered year.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8123.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8123 / Section 8123.151
§ 8123.151. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue bonds in accordance with Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, and to finance the construction, operation, or maintenance of a project under Section 8123.102.

(b) District bonds or other obligations are payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, grants, other district money, or any combination of those sources of money.

(c) The district may not issue bonds or other obligations secured wholly or partly by ad valorem taxation to finance projects authorized by Section 8123.102 unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of district voters voting at an election called for that purpose.

(d) Bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance projects authorized by Section 8123.102 may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 361.157 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 361 / Section 361.157
§ 361.157. CONTENTS OF LICENSE.
Status: in_force

A license for a solid waste facility issued by a county must include:

(1) the name and address of each person who owns the land on which the solid waste facility is located and the person who is or will be the operator or person in charge of the facility;

(2) a legal description of the land on which the facility is located; and

(3) the terms and conditions on which the license is issued, including the duration of the license.
Tex. Insurance Code § 541.151 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 541 / Section 541.151
§ 541.151. PRIVATE ACTION FOR DAMAGES AUTHORIZED.
Status: in_force

A person who sustains actual damages may bring an action against another person for those damages caused by the other person engaging in an act or practice:

(1) defined by Subchapter B to be an unfair method of competition or an unfair or deceptive act or practice in the business of insurance; or

(2) specifically enumerated in Section 17.46(b), Business & Commerce Code, as an unlawful deceptive trade practice if the person bringing the action shows that the person relied on the act or practice to the person's detriment.
Tex. Government Code § 41.352 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 41 / Section 41.352
§ 41.352. PAYMENT FOR EXTRAORDINARY COSTS OF PROSECUTION.
Status: in_force

The comptroller shall pay from funds appropriated to the comptroller's judiciary section, from appropriations made specifically for enforcement of this section, reasonable amounts incurred by a prosecuting attorney for extraordinary costs of prosecution of an offense against public administration.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3835.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3835 / Section 3835.005
§ 3835.005. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter, as that territory may have been modified under:

(1) Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code; or

(2) other law.

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

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

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

(3) right to impose or collect an assessment or tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3862.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3862 / Section 3862.054
§ 3862.054. VACANCY.
Status: in_force

If a vacancy occurs on the board, the remaining directors shall appoint a director for the remainder of the unexpired term.
Tex. Tax Code § 204.005 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 204 / Section 204.005
§ 204.005. APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

To qualify for the tax credit, a person who receives a new field discovery certificate from the commission must apply to the comptroller. The comptroller shall approve the application of a person who demonstrates eligibility for a tax credit. The comptroller shall have the power to establish procedures in order to comply with this chapter and may require a person applying for the tax credit to provide any relevant information. The commission shall immediately notify the comptroller in writing if it determines that the new field designation obtained by the applicant has been revoked or if it discovers any information that affects the tax credit.
Tex. Water Code § 56.120 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 56 / Section 56.120
§ 56.120. RAILROAD CULVERTS.
Status: in_force

(a) At the expense of the district, the board may construct necessary bridges and culverts across or under a track or right-of-way of a railroad to enable the district to construct and maintain a necessary canal, drain, or ditch.

(b) Before the board constructs a bridge or culvert, the board shall give notice to the railroad authorities authorized to build or construct bridges and culverts and shall allow the railroad 30 days to build the bridge or culvert at its own expense and according to its own plans.

(c) Bridges or culverts shall be constructed so they will not interfere with the free and unobstructed flow of water passing through the canals and drains and shall be placed at points designated by the engineer.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3937.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3937 / Section 3937.154
§ 3937.154. PETITION REQUIRED FOR FINANCING SERVICES AND IMPROVEMENTS WITH ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may not finance a service or improvement project with assessments under this chapter unless a written petition requesting that service or improvement has been filed with the board.

(b) The petition must be signed by the owners of a majority of the assessed value of real property in the district subject to assessment according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for the county.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3862.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3862 / Section 3862.006
§ 3862.006. ELIGIBILITY FOR INCLUSION IN SPECIAL ZONES.
Status: in_force

(a) All or any part of the area of the district is eligible to be included in:

(1) a tax increment reinvestment zone created under Chapter 311, Tax Code;

(2) a tax abatement reinvestment zone created under Chapter 312, Tax Code;

(3) an enterprise zone created under Chapter 2303, Government Code; or

(4) an industrial district created under Chapter 42, Local Government Code.

(b) If the city creates a tax increment reinvestment zone described by Subsection (a), the city and the board of directors of the zone, by contract with the district, may grant money deposited in the tax increment fund to the district to be used by the district for the purposes permitted for money granted to a corporation under Section 380.002(b), Local Government Code, including the right to pledge the money as security for any bonds issued by the district for an improvement project. A project may not receive public funds under Section 380.002(b), Local Government Code, unless the project has been approved by the governing body of the city.

(c) A tax increment reinvestment zone created by the city in the district is not subject to the limitations provided by Section 311.006(b), Tax Code.
Tex. Education Code § 51.171 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.171
§ 51.171. REVENUE REFUNDING BONDS.
Status: in_force

Any revenue bonds issued by the board under this subchapter may be refunded, and in that case all pertinent and appropriate provisions of this subchapter are applicable to the refunding bonds. In refunding any of the bonds the board may, in the same authorizing proceedings, refund bonds issued under this subchapter and may combine all the refunding bonds with any other additional new bonds to be issued under this subchapter into one or more issues or series of bonds, and may provide for the subsequent issuance of additional parity bonds, or subordinate lien bonds, under terms and conditions set forth in the authorizing proceedings.
Tex. Utilities Code § 37.152 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 37 / Section 37.152
§ 37.152. GROUNDS FOR REDUCTION OF SERVICE.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless the commission issues a certificate that the present and future convenience and necessity will not be adversely affected, a certificate holder may not discontinue, reduce, or impair service to any part of the holder's certificated service area except for:

(1) nonpayment of charges;

(2) nonuse; or

(3) another similar reason that occurs in the usual course of business.

(b) A discontinuance, reduction, or impairment of service must be in compliance with and subject to any condition or restriction the commission prescribes.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11007.213 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11007 / Section 11007.213
§ 11007.213. LIMITATION ON RIGHTS OF BONDHOLDERS.
Status: in_force

The resolution authorizing the bonds or the trust indenture securing the bonds may limit or qualify the rights of the holders of less than all of the outstanding bonds payable from the same source to institute or prosecute litigation affecting the district's property or income.
Tex. Transportation Code § 66.064 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 66 / Section 66.064
§ 66.064. FACTORS FOR BOARD CONSIDERATION.
Status: in_force

In establishing pilotage rates, the board shall consider factors relevant to determining reasonable and just pilotage rates, including:

(1) characteristics of vessels to be piloted;

(2) the average number of hours spent by a pilot performing:

(A) pilot services on board vessels; and

(B) all pilot services;

(3) costs to pilots to provide the required pilot services;

(4) the public interest in maintaining safe, efficient, and reliable pilot services;

(5) the average wages of masters of United States flag vessels that navigate in the board's jurisdiction and for which the pilotage rate is to be established;

(6) economic factors affecting the shipping industry in the area in which the port is located; and

(7) an adequate and reasonable compensation for the pilots and a fair return on the equipment and vessels that the pilots employ in connection with their duties.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 22.251 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 22 / Section 22.251
§ 22.251. APPROVAL OF MERGER.
Status: in_force

(a) A domestic corporation that is a party to a merger under Chapter 10 must approve the merger by complying with this section.

(b) If the corporation that is a party to the merger has no members or has no members with voting rights, the plan of merger must be approved by the vote of directors required by Section 22.164.

(c) If the management of the affairs of the corporation that is a party to the merger is vested in its members under Section 22.202, the plan of merger:

(1) must be submitted to a vote at an annual, regular, or special meeting of the members; and

(2) must be approved by the members by the vote required by Section 22.164.

(d) If the corporation that is a party to the merger has members with voting rights:

(1) the board of directors must adopt a resolution that:

(A) approves the plan of merger; and

(B) directs that the plan be submitted to a vote at an annual or special meeting of the members having voting rights; and

(2) the members must approve the plan of merger by the vote required by Section 22.164.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 574.085 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 574 / Section 574.085
§ 574.085. DISCHARGE ON EXPIRATION OF COURT ORDER.
Status: in_force

The facility administrator of a facility to which a patient was committed or from which a patient was required to receive temporary or extended inpatient or outpatient mental health services shall discharge the patient when the court order expires.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2208.305 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2208 / Section 2208.305
§ 2208.305. USE OF PUBLIC MONEY FOR POOL COVERAGE AUTHORIZED.
Status: in_force

A public entity may use the entity's money to pay any contributions or premiums required by the pool to purchase excess insurance coverage from the pool.
Tex. Insurance Code § 228.257 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 228 / Section 228.257
§ 228.257. TRANSFERABILITY OF CREDIT.
Status: in_force

(a) A certified investor may transfer or assign premium tax credits only in compliance with the rules adopted under Section 228.052.

(b) The transfer or assignment of a premium tax credit does not affect the schedule for taking the premium tax credit under this chapter.
Tex. Transportation Code § 68.045 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 68 / Section 68.045
§ 68.045. SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF DEPUTY BRANCH PILOT'S CERTIFICATE.
Status: in_force

A deputy branch pilot's certificate may be suspended or revoked by the board in the same manner and for the same reasons as provided for the suspension or revocation of a branch pilot's license by Section 68.044.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2303.102 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2303 / Section 2303.102
§ 2303.102. LICENSE APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission by rule shall determine the types of information to be included in an application for a license under this chapter on a form prescribed by the executive director.

(b) The rules adopted under this section must require an application for a facility license to list:

(1) the name and address of each partner, if the applicant is a partnership; and

(2) the name and address of the president, secretary, and treasurer of the corporation, if the applicant is a corporation.

(c) A corporation's application must be signed and sworn to by the president and secretary of the corporation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8278.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8278 / Section 8278.005
§ 8278.005. EXPANSION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) If land is annexed to the district under Section 49.301, Water Code, the board may require the petitioners to:

(1) assume the petitioners' pro rata share of the voted but unissued bonds of the district; and

(2) authorize the board to impose a tax on the petitioners' property to pay for the bonds after the bonds have been issued.

(b) If land is annexed to the district under Section 49.302, Water Code, the board may submit to the voters of the area to be annexed a proposition on the question of the assumption by the area to be annexed of its part of the voted but not yet issued or sold tax or tax-revenue bonds of the district and the imposition of an ad valorem tax on taxable property in the area to be annexed along with a tax in the rest of the district for the payment of the bonds.

(c) If the petitioners consent or if the election results favorably, the district may issue its voted but unissued tax or tax-revenue bonds regardless of changes to district boundaries since the original voting or authorization of the bonds.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8233.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8233 / Section 8233.001
§ 8233.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Director" means a board member.

(3) "District" means the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 190.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3898.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3898 / Section 3898.152
§ 3898.152. MONEY USED FOR IMPROVEMENTS OR SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The district may acquire, construct, finance, operate, or maintain an improvement project or service authorized under this chapter or Chapter 375, Local Government Code, using any money available to the district.
Tex. Transportation Code § 174.202 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 174 / Section 174.202
§ 174.202. POWERS RELATING TO DISTRICT PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

A district may acquire by grant, purchase, gift, devise, lease, or otherwise and may hold, use, sell, lease, or dispose of property, including a license, a patent, a right, or an interest, necessary, convenient, or useful for the full exercise of its powers.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2151.102 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2151 / Section 2151.102
§ 2151.102. ASSIGNMENT OF INSURANCE; ELIGIBILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The association shall provide for the assignment of insurance to an authorized insurer for a person required by Chapter 601, Transportation Code, to show proof of financial responsibility for the future.

(b) An applicant is not eligible for insurance through the association unless the applicant and the servicing agent certify as part of the application to the association that the applicant has been rejected for insurance by at least two insurers that are authorized to engage in business in this state and that are writing automobile insurance in this state.
Tex. Property Code § 67.016 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 67 / Section 67.016
§ 67.016. LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION OF INTEREST OWNER RIGHTS.
Status: in_force

The rights of the interest owner shall be liberally construed to give the interest owner the most comprehensive protection to secure the receipt by the interest owner of the sales price.
Tex. Government Code § 153.058 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 153 / Section 153.058
§ 153.058. APPEAL OF DECISION.
Status: in_force

(a) The supreme court shall adopt rules governing appeals under this subchapter.

(b) The rules must require the appeal to be made to a special committee consisting of three regional presiding judges. If the alleged violation involves a certified guardian, the committee must consist of two regional presiding judges and the presiding judge of the statutory probate courts.

(c) An appeal must be filed not later than the 30th day after the date the commission's order is issued.

(d) The special committee shall consider the appeal under an abuse of discretion standard of review for all issues except issues involving questions of law. The standard of review for issues involving questions of law is de novo.

(e) The special committee may confer in writing with a certification, registration, or license holder who is in the same profession as the person appealing the commission's order if the special committee provides to the person:

(1) notice of the special committee's request for information; and

(2) a copy of the certification, registration, or license holder's response.

(f) If the special committee sustains the finding that a violation occurred, the special committee may:

(1) uphold or reduce the amount of any penalty and order the person to pay the full or reduced amount of the penalty; and

(2) uphold or reduce any other sanction and order the imposition of the sanction.

(g) If the special committee does not sustain the finding that a violation occurred, the special committee shall order that a penalty is not owed and that a sanction may not be imposed.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 3.307 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 3 / Section 3.307
§ 3.307. NOTICE OF BREACH OF FIDUCIARY DUTY.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Fiduciary" means an agent, trustee, partner, corporate officer or director, or other representative owing a fiduciary duty with respect to an instrument.

(2) "Represented person" means the principal, beneficiary, partnership, corporation, or other person to whom the duty stated in Subdivision (1) is owed.

(b) If (i) an instrument is taken from a fiduciary for payment or collection or for value, (ii) the taker has knowledge of the fiduciary status of the fiduciary, and (iii) the represented person makes a claim to the instrument or its proceeds on the basis that the transaction of the fiduciary is a breach of fiduciary duty, the following rules apply:

(1) notice of breach of fiduciary duty by the fiduciary is notice of the claim of the represented person;

(2) in the case of an instrument payable to the represented person or the fiduciary as such, the taker has notice of the breach of fiduciary duty if the instrument is:

(A) taken in payment of or as security for a debt known by the taker to be the personal debt of the fiduciary;

(B) taken in a transaction known by the taker to be for the personal benefit of the fiduciary; or

(C) deposited to an account other than an account of the fiduciary, as such, or an account of the represented person;

(3) if an instrument is issued by the represented person or the fiduciary as such, and made payable to the fiduciary personally, the taker does not have notice of the breach of fiduciary duty unless the taker knows of the breach of fiduciary duty; and

(4) if an instrument is issued by the represented person or the fiduciary as such, to the taker as payee, the taker has notice of the breach of fiduciary duty if the instrument is:

(A) taken in payment of or as security for a debt known by the taker to be the personal debt of the fiduciary;

(B) taken in a transaction known by the taker to be for the personal benefit of the fiduciary; or

(C) deposited to an account other than an account of the fiduciary, as such, or an account of the represented person.
Tex. Education Code § 54.343 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 54 / Section 54.343
§ 54.343. CHILDREN OF PRISONERS OF WAR OR PERSONS MISSING IN ACTION.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Dependent child" means a person under 21 years of age, or a person under 25 years of age who receives the majority of his support from his parent or parents.

(2) "Tuition and fees" includes tuition, service fees, lab fees, building use fees, and all other fees except room, board, or clothing fees, or deposits in the nature of security for the return or proper care of property.

(b) The governing body of each institution of higher education, on presentation of satisfactory evidence, shall exempt from the payment of tuition and fees the dependent child of any person who is a domiciliary of Texas on active duty as a member of the armed forces of the United States, and who at the time of the registration is classified by the Department of Defense as a prisoner of war or as missing in action.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9059.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9059 / Section 9059.051
§ 9059.051. COMPOSITION OF BOARD.
Status: in_force

The board is composed of five elected directors.