FrankGoortani/open-us-law huggingface dataset:
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 152.211 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 152 / Section 152.211
§ 152.211. REMEDIES OF PARTNERSHIP AND PARTNERS.
Status: in_force

(a) A partnership may maintain an action against a partner for a breach of the partnership agreement or for the violation of a duty to the partnership causing harm to the partnership.

(b) A partner may maintain an action against the partnership or another partner for legal or equitable relief, including an accounting of partnership business, to:

(1) enforce a right under the partnership agreement;

(2) enforce a right under this chapter, including:

(A) the partner's rights under Sections 152.201-152.209, 152.212, and 152.213;

(B) the partner's right on withdrawal to have the partner's interest in the partnership redeemed under Subchapter H or to enforce any other right under Subchapters G and H; and

(C) the partner's rights under Subchapter I;

(3) enforce the rights and otherwise protect the interests of the partner, including rights and interests arising independently of the partnership relationship; or

(4) enforce a right under Chapter 11.

(c) The accrual of and a time limitation on a right of action for a remedy under this section is governed by other applicable law.

(d) A right to an accounting does not revive a claim barred by law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7933.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7933 / Section 7933.203
§ 7933.203. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1501.151 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1501 / Section 1501.151
§ 1501.151. GUARANTEED ISSUE.
Status: in_force

(a) A small employer health benefit plan issuer shall issue the small employer health benefit plan chosen by the small employer to each small employer that elects to be covered under the plan and agrees to satisfy the other requirements of the plan.

(b) A small employer health benefit plan issuer shall provide small employer health benefit plans without regard to health status related factors.

(c) This chapter does not require a small employer to purchase health coverage for the employer's employees.
Tex. Insurance Code § 258.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 258 / Section 258.002
§ 258.002. MAINTENANCE TAX IMPOSED.
Status: in_force

A per capita maintenance tax is imposed on each authorized health maintenance organization with gross revenues subject to taxation under Section 258.004. The tax required by this chapter is in addition to other taxes imposed that are not in conflict with this chapter.
Tex. Finance Code § 11.202 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 11 / Section 11.202
§ 11.202. HEARINGS OFFICER AND AUDITOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The finance commission shall direct a finance agency to employ an internal auditor to provide services to and facilitate commission oversight and control over the finance agencies.

(b) The Texas Department of Banking may employ a hearings officer to serve the finance agencies as determined by interagency agreement. For the purposes of Section 2003.021, Government Code, a hearings officer employed under this section may be retained under contract to provide services on a part-time basis and is considered to be an employee of each agency for which hearing services are provided. The hearings officer's only duty under the hearings officer's contract is to preside over matters related to contested cases before a finance agency.
Tex. Local Government Code § 327.152 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 327 / Section 327.152
§ 327.152. RULES.
Status: in_force

The zoo board may adopt rules to implement this chapter, including rules to govern the zoo board or manage zoos.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1954.052 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1954 / Section 1954.052
§ 1954.052.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1954.052. INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS: BETWEEN PREARRANGED RIDES. At the time a transportation network company driver is logged on to the transportation network company's digital network and is available to receive transportation network requests but is not engaged in a prearranged ride, the automobile insurance policy must provide:

(1) the following minimum amounts of liability insurance coverage:

(A) $50,000 for bodily injury to or death for each person in an incident;

(B) $100,000 for bodily injury to or death of a person per incident; and

(C) $25,000 for damage to or destruction of property of others in an incident;

(2) uninsured or underinsured motorist coverage where required by Section 1952.101; and

(3) personal injury protection coverage where required by Section 1952.152.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7937A.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7937A / Section 7937A.0101
§ 7937A.0101. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Raintree Municipal Utility District No. 1 of Collin County.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 131.266 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 131 / Section 131.266
§ 131.266. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF AND CIVIL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may have a civil suit instituted for injunctive relief to restrain a permittee from continuing a violation or threatening a violation or for the assessment of a civil penalty of not more than $5,000 as the court considers proper for each day of violation, or for both.

(b) In determining the amount of the civil penalty, consideration shall be given to:

(1) the permittee's history of previous violations under this chapter;

(2) the appropriateness of the penalty to the size of the business of the permittee;

(3) the seriousness of the violation, including irreparable harm to the environment and hazard to the health or safety of the public;

(4) whether the permittee was negligent; and

(5) the demonstrated good faith of the permittee charged in attempting to achieve rapid compliance after notice of the violation.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 147.043 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 147 / Section 147.043
§ 147.043. DISABILITY.
Status: in_force

Section 16.001 applies to the periods of limitation and repose established by this subchapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 161.653 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 161 / Section 161.653
§ 161.653. DUTY OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDER.
Status: in_force

(a) A health care provider who administers or causes to be administered a test for Down syndrome or who initially diagnoses a child with Down syndrome shall provide the information described by Section 161.652 to:

(1) expectant parents who receive a prenatal test result indicating a probability or diagnosis that the unborn child has Down syndrome; or

(2) a parent of a child who receives:

(A) a test result indicating a probability or diagnosis that the child has Down syndrome; or

(B) a diagnosis of Down syndrome.

(b) In addition to providing the information described by Subsection (a), a health care provider may provide additional information about Down syndrome that is current and evidence-based and has been reviewed by medical experts and national Down syndrome organizations.

(c) Notwithstanding any other law, this section does not impose a standard of care or create an obligation or duty that provides a basis for a cause of action against a health care provider. A health care provider may not be held civilly or criminally liable for failing to provide information as required by Subsection (a).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8072.0401 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8072 / Section 8072.0401
§ 8072.0401. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 8072.0403.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Water Code § 66.217 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 66 / Section 66.217
§ 66.217. EFFECT OF TRANSFER.
Status: in_force

(a) On conveyance of land and facilities to a county under this subchapter the district is no longer responsible for the land and facilities or their maintenance or upkeep, and the control over the land and facilities is solely in the county to which conveyed.

(b) Conveyance of land and facilities to a county under this subchapter does not affect the duties and responsibilities of the district to pay in full the principal of and the premium, if any, and interest on any outstanding bonds or other indebtedness of the district and to observe and perform the covenants, obligations, or conditions provided by the orders or resolutions authorizing the bonds or other indebtedness.

(c) Notwithstanding the conveyance of land and facilities to a county under this subchapter, the district is solely responsible and liable for payment in full of the principal of and the premium and interest on any bonds or other indebtedness of the district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1578.054 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1578 / Section 1578.054
§ 1578.054. AMOUNT OF INSURANCE.
Status: in_force

The amount of insurance under a policy issued under this chapter must be based on a plan that precludes individual selection by the voluntary association or an insured association member.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1105.112 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1105 / Section 1105.112
§ 1105.112. PROVISION OF CERTAIN HEALTH CARE SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The district may provide any appropriate health care services the board determines are necessary to meet the needs of the district, including:

(1) emergency medical services;

(2) home health care services;

(3) long-term care services;

(4) rehabilitation services; and

(5) fitness services.
Tex. Property Code § 94.159 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 94 / Section 94.159
§ 94.159. TENANT'S JUDICIAL REMEDIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A tenant's judicial remedies under Section 94.156 shall include:

(1) an order directing the landlord to take reasonable action to repair or remedy the condition;

(2) an order reducing the tenant's rent, from the date of the first repair notice, in proportion to the reduced rental value resulting from the condition until the condition is repaired or remedied;

(3) a judgment against the landlord for a civil penalty of one month's rent plus $500;

(4) a judgment against the landlord for the amount of the tenant's actual damages; and

(5) court costs and attorney's fees, excluding any attorney's fees for a cause of action for damages relating to a personal injury.

(b) A landlord who knowingly violates Section 94.003 by contracting with a tenant to waive the landlord's duty to repair under this subchapter shall be liable to the tenant for actual damages, a civil penalty of one month's rent plus $2,000, and reasonable attorney's fees. For purposes of this subsection, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that the landlord acted without knowledge of the violation. The tenant shall have the burden of pleading and proving a knowing violation. If the lease is not in violation of Section 94.003, the tenant's proof of a knowing violation must be clear and convincing. A mutual agreement for tenant repair under Section 94.157(i) is not a violation of Section 94.003.

(c) The justice, county, and district courts have concurrent jurisdiction of an action under Subsection (a), except that the justice court may not order repairs under Subsection (a)(1).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8515.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8515 / Section 8515.0201
§ 8515.0201. MEMBERSHIP OF BOARD.
Status: in_force

(a) The board consists of nine directors appointed by the governor.

(b) To be appointed as a director, a person must:

(1) be 18 years of age or older; and

(2) reside and own land in Kerr County.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1051.110 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1051 / Section 1051.110
§ 1051.110. CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

A construction contract that involves the expenditure of more than $10,000 may be made only after advertising in the manner provided by Chapter 252 and Subchapter C, Chapter 262, Local Government Code.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 641.052 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 641 / Section 641.052
§ 641.052. UNAUTHORIZED RECORDING OF LIVE PERFORMANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person, with the knowledge that a live performance has been recorded or fixed without the consent of the owner:

(1) for commercial advantage or private financial gain, advertises, offers for sale, sells, rents, or transports, causes the sale, resale, rental, or transportation of, or possesses for one or more of these purposes a recording containing sounds of the live performance; or

(2) with the intent to sell for commercial advantage or private financial gain, records or fixes the live performance, or causes the live performance to be recorded or fixed on a recording.

(b) An offense under this section is punishable by:

(1) imprisonment for a term of not more than five years, a fine not to exceed $250,000, or both, if:

(A) the offense involves at least 1,000 unauthorized recordings embodying sound or at least 65 unauthorized audiovisual recordings during a 180-day period; or

(B) the defendant has been previously convicted under this section;

(2) imprisonment for a term of not more than two years, a fine not to exceed $250,000, or both, if the offense involves more than 100 but fewer than 1,000 unauthorized recordings embodying sound or more than seven but fewer than 65 unauthorized audiovisual recordings during a 180-day period; or

(3) confinement in the county jail for a term of not more than one year, a fine not to exceed $25,000, or both, if the offense is not otherwise punishable under Subdivision (1) or (2).

(c) In the absence of a written agreement or law to the contrary, the performer or performers of a live performance are presumed to own the rights to record or fix those sounds.

(d) For purposes of this section, a person authorized to maintain custody and control over business records that reflect whether the owner of a live performance consented to having the live performance recorded or fixed is a proper witness in a proceeding regarding the issue of consent. A witness called under this subsection is subject to the rules of evidence relating to the competency of a witness to testify and the relevance and admissibility of the testimony offered.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8103.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8103 / Section 8103.002
§ 8103.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a conservation and reclamation district in Harris County created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8268.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8268 / Section 8268.151
§ 8268.151. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by revenue or contract payments from any source other than ad valorem taxation.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 5.201 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 5 / Section 5.201
§ 5.201. DESIGNATION AND MAINTENANCE OF REGISTERED AGENT AND REGISTERED OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) Each filing entity and each foreign filing entity shall designate and continuously maintain in this state:

(1) a registered agent; and

(2) a registered office.

(b) The registered agent:

(1) is an agent of the entity on whom may be served any process, notice, or demand required or permitted by law to be served on the entity;

(2) may be:

(A) an individual who:

(i) is a resident of this state; and

(ii) has consented in a written or electronic form to be developed by the office of the secretary of state to serve as the registered agent of the entity; or

(B) an organization, other than the filing entity or foreign filing entity to be represented, that:

(i) is registered or authorized to do business in this state; and

(ii) has consented in a written or electronic form to be developed by the office of the secretary of state to serve as the registered agent of the entity; and

(3) must maintain a business office at the same address as the entity's registered office.

(c) The registered office:

(1) must be located at a street address where process may be personally served on the entity's registered agent;

(2) is not required to be a place of business of the filing entity or foreign filing entity; and

(3) may not be solely a mailbox service or a telephone answering service.

(d) A registered agent that is an organization must have an employee available at the registered office during normal business hours to receive service of process, notice, or demand. Any employee of the organization may receive service at the registered office.
Tex. Government Code § 401.065 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 401 / Section 401.065
§ 401.065. EXPENDITURE FOR EMERGENCY.
Status: in_force

(a) The governor may spend appropriations made under Section 401.061 for the purpose of a certified emergency, but only after:

(1) the certification is endorsed by the comptroller showing that money other than emergency appropriations is not available for purposes of the emergency; and

(2) the governor receives the certification from the comptroller.

(b) The comptroller shall draw and pay the necessary warrants for the emergency.

(c) The governor by interagency contract may authorize an agency of the executive branch of state government to administer emergency appropriations approved under this subchapter. A contract made under this subsection is exempt from Chapter 771.
Tex. Insurance Code § 441.151 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 441 / Section 441.151
§ 441.151. APPOINTMENT OF CONSERVATOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may appoint a conservator for an insurer:

(1) if:

(A) after notice and opportunity for hearing, it is determined that the insurer:

(i) is insolvent;

(ii) appears to have exceeded the insurer's powers; or

(iii) has failed to comply with any requirement of the commissioner; or

(B) the insurer agrees to the appointment of a conservator; and

(2) if it is determined that supervision is inadequate to rehabilitate the insurer.

(b) The commissioner may appoint a conservator.
Tex. Transportation Code § 504.663 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 504 / Section 504.663
§ 504.663. BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS LICENSE PLATES.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall issue specialty license plates in recognition of the mentoring efforts of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America organizations operating in this state. The department shall design the license plates in consultation with a representative from a Big Brothers Big Sisters of America organization operating in this state and the attorney general.

(b) After deduction of the department's administrative costs, the remainder of the fee for issuance of the license plates shall be deposited to the credit of the Specialty License Plates General Account in the general revenue fund. Money deposited to the credit of the Specialty License Plates General Account under this section may be used only by the attorney general to provide grants to benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters of America organizations operating in this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1028.159 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1028 / Section 1028.159
§ 1028.159. DEPOSITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall select at least one bank to serve as a depository for district money.

(b) District money, other than money invested as provided by Section 1028.160(b) and money transmitted to a bank for payment of bonds or obligations issued or assumed by the district, shall be deposited as received with the depository bank and shall remain on deposit. This subsection does not limit the power of the board to place a part of district money on time deposit or to purchase certificates of deposit.

(c) The district may not deposit money with a bank in an amount that exceeds the maximum amount secured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation unless the bank first executes a bond or other security in an amount sufficient to secure from loss the district money that exceeds the amount secured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1009.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1009 / Section 1009.106
§ 1009.106. PURCHASING AND ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

The board may prescribe:

(1) the method and manner of making purchases and expenditures by and for the district; and

(2) all accounting and control procedures.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1806.152 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1806 / Section 1806.152
§ 1806.152. SUPERVISION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) A solar retailer shall provide reasonable supervision to each solar salesperson authorized to engage in residential solar retail on behalf of the solar retailer, including making reasonable efforts to correct any violation of this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter that the solar retailer is aware of or of which a reasonable person under the same circumstances would be aware.

(b) A solar retailer is responsible for any violation described by Subsection (a) committed by a solar salesperson authorized to engage in residential solar retail on behalf of the solar retailer.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8816.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8816 / Section 8816.004
§ 8816.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

The district is composed of the territory described by Section 3, Chapter 1075, Acts of the 75th Legislature, Regular Session, 1997, as that territory may have been modified under:

(1) Subchapter J, Chapter 36, Water Code; or

(2) other law.
Tex. Election Code § 212.113 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 212 / Section 212.113
§ 212.113. RETURN OF DEPOSIT.
Status: in_force

(a) On rejection of a recount document, the recount coordinator shall return the recount deposit to the person who submitted the document.

(b) On the timely withdrawal of a recount document, the recount coordinator shall return to the person who submitted the document the recount deposit less any necessary expenditures made toward the conduct of the recount before the request for withdrawal was received.

(c) The recount coordinator shall return to each person requesting a recount whose chosen counting method is not used under Section 212.005(d) the recount deposit less any necessary expenditures made toward the conduct of the recount before the other counting method was determined to be the preferential method.