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Tex. Human Resources Code § 48.401 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 48 / Section 48.401
§ 48.401. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Agency" means:

(A) an entity licensed under Chapter 142, Health and Safety Code;

(B) a person exempt from licensing under Section 142.003(a)(19) or (20), Health and Safety Code;

(C) a facility licensed under Chapter 252, Health and Safety Code; or

(D) a provider investigated by the department under Subchapter F or under Section 261.404, Family Code.

(2) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the Department of Family and Protective Services.

(3) "Employee" means a person who:

(A) works for:

(i) an agency; or

(ii) an individual employer participating in the consumer-directed service option, as defined by Section 546.0101, Government Code;

(B) provides personal care services, active treatment, or any other services to an individual receiving agency services, an individual who is a child for whom an investigation is authorized under Section 261.404, Family Code, or an individual receiving services through the consumer-directed service option, as defined by Section 546.0101, Government Code; and

(C) is not licensed by the state to perform the services the person performs for the agency or the individual employer participating in the consumer-directed service option, as defined by Section 546.0101, Government Code.

(4) "Employee misconduct registry" means the employee misconduct registry established under Chapter 253, Health and Safety Code.

(5) "Reportable conduct" includes:

(A) abuse or neglect that causes or may cause death or harm to an individual receiving agency services;

(B) sexual abuse of an individual receiving agency services;

(C) financial exploitation of an individual receiving agency services in an amount of $25 or more; and

(D) emotional, verbal, or psychological abuse that causes harm to an individual receiving agency services.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 141.071 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 141 / Section 141.071
§ 141.071. INSPECTION FEE.
Status: in_force

(a) For each state fiscal year, a person who manufactures or distributes commercial feed or a component of commercial feed in this state, including a person who mixes, mills, or processes customer-formula feed, shall pay to the service an inspection fee prescribed by this section.

(b) Except as otherwise provided by this section, the inspection fee is 15 cents per ton of commercial feed. With the approval of the board, the director may reduce or increase the inspection in increments of 1 cent up to a maximum of 2 cents per fiscal year, except that the board and director shall reduce the inspection fee by 1 cent increments when the balance of the Texas feed control fund exceeds one-half the projected operating expenses of the service for the next fiscal year.

(c) A person distributing in this state a commercial feed product packaged in individual containers of five pounds or less shall pay, for each distinct commercial feed product so distributed, a flat rate inspection fee of $50 for each fiscal year or part of a fiscal year in which the distribution is made.

(d) A licensee paying an inspection fee under Subsection (b) of this section shall pay in advance a minimum annual inspection fee of $100 per fiscal year. All advance inspection fees collected under this section shall be credited towards the first tonnage inspection fee owed by the licensee accruing in that fiscal year.

(e) A person is not required to pay an inspection fee on a portion of a customer-formula feed that is produced by the purchaser or acquired by the purchaser from a source other than the person who mixes, mills, or processes the mixture.

(f) The service by rule may provide that a person is not required to pay an inspection fee on commercial feed that the person manufactures or distributes solely for investigational, experimental, or laboratory use by qualified persons, if the investigation or experiment is conducted in the public interest.
Tex. Estates Code § 1251.012 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1251 / Section 1251.012
§ 1251.012. TEMPORARY GUARDIAN'S BOND.
Status: in_force

The court shall set bond for a temporary guardian according to Chapter 1105.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8009.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8009 / Section 8009.0101
§ 8009.0101. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "City" means the city of Gunter, Texas.

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

(4) "Director" means a board member.

(5) "District" means the Grayson County Municipal Utility District No. 3.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9053.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9053 / Section 9053.054
§ 9053.054. VOTE BY BOARD PRESIDENT.
Status: in_force

The board president has the same right to vote as any other director.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4016.0106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4016 / Section 4016.0106
§ 4016.0106. ELIGIBILITY FOR INCLUSION IN SPECIAL ZONES.
Status: in_force

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; or

(2) a tax abatement reinvestment zone created under Chapter 312, Tax Code.
Tex. Education Code § 109.003 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 109 / Section 109.003
§ 109.003.
Status: in_force

Sec. 109.003. BOARD MEMBERS: TERMS, VACANCIES. Members of the board will hold office for staggered terms of six years, with the terms of three members expiring on January 31 of odd-numbered years. Any vacancy shall be filled for the unexpired portion of the term by appointment by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2352.053 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2352 / Section 2352.053
§ 2352.053. TERMINATION OR NONRENEWAL OF AGREEMENT; NOTICE.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (d), a manufacturer or distributor may not terminate an agreement unless the dealer defaults under Section 2352.0523 and:

(1) the manufacturer or distributor gives the dealer written notice of the default and possible termination in clear and concise terms;

(2) the notice states the default;

(3) the dealer has been given the applicable cure period to make a good faith effort to cure the default stated in the notice; and

(4) the dealer fails to cure the default.

(b) Good cause is not required for the nonrenewal of an agreement.

(c) The fact that a dealer holds an agreement involving another line, make, or brand of new boat or new boat motor does not constitute a default or grounds for termination of an agreement.

(d) A manufacturer or distributor may terminate an agreement on written notice, without a cure period, if the dealer:

(1) financially defaults to the manufacturer, the distributor, or a financing source;

(2) becomes subject to an order for relief, as that term is used in Title 11, United States Code;

(3) engages in an act of material fraud relating to the performance of a right or obligation under the agreement;

(4) is a corporation that ceases to exist;

(5) becomes insolvent or takes or fails to take any action that constitutes an admission of inability to pay debts as the debts mature;

(6) makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors to an agent authorized to liquidate any substantial amount of assets;

(7) applies to a court for the appointment of a receiver for any assets or properties;

(8) fails to substantially comply with a federal, state, or local law, rule, regulation, ordinance, or order applicable to the agreement; or

(9) receives three valid notices of a default under Section 2352.0523 for the same default, whether cured or not, within a 12-month period.
Tex. Government Code § 526.0806 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 526 / Section 526.0806
§ 526.0806. MEETINGS.
Status: in_force

The council shall meet at least once quarterly or more frequently at the call of the presiding officer.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 81.093 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 81 / Section 81.093
§ 81.093. DEPOSITIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) In a matter pending for hearing before the commission or a division of the commission, the commission or an interested party may produce the testimony of a witness by written or oral deposition instead of compelling the personal attendance of the witness. For that purpose, the commission may issue a commission or other process necessary to take a deposition.

(b) The deposition shall be taken, to the extent applicable and to the greatest extent possible, in accordance with the provisions of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure relating to written and oral depositions.
Tex. Labor Code § 406.051 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 406 / Section 406.051
§ 406.051. SECURITY BY COMMERCIAL INSURANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) An insurance company may contract to secure an employer's liability and obligations and to pay compensation by issuing a workers' compensation insurance policy under this subchapter.

(b) The contract for coverage must be written on a policy and endorsements approved by the Texas Department of Insurance.

(c) The employer may not transfer:

(1) the obligation to accept a report of injury under Section 409.001;

(2) the obligation to maintain records of injuries under Section 409.006;

(3) the obligation to report injuries to the insurance carrier under Section 409.005;

(4) liability for a violation of Section 415.006 or 415.008 or of Chapter 451; or

(5) the obligation to comply with a commissioner order.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1050.057 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1050 / Section 1050.057
§ 1050.057. DIRECTOR RIGHTS, PRIVILEGES, AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The directors have identical rights, privileges, and duties in all matters concerning the board's business.
Tex. Government Code § 2002.018 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2002 / Section 2002.018
§ 2002.018. MICROFILM AND ELECTRONIC STORAGE.
Status: in_force

The secretary of state may maintain on microfilm or on an electronic storage and retrieval system the files of state agency rules and other information required to be published in the Texas Register. After microfilming or electronically storing the information, the secretary may destroy the original copies of the information submitted for publication.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9017.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9017 / Section 9017.053
§ 9017.053. INITIAL DEFINED AREA TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The defined area 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:

(1) the defined area's organization, existence, or validity;

(2) the district's right to execute contracts or issue any type of bond or obligation for the purposes for which the defined area is created or to make payments under a contract or obligation or pay the principal of and interest on a bond;

(3) the district's right to impose a tax in the defined area; or

(4) the defined area's legality or operation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3932.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3932 / Section 3932.101
§ 3932.101. 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. Election Code § 33.007 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 33 / Section 33.007
§ 33.007. NUMBER AND PLACE OF SERVICE OF WATCHERS.
Status: in_force

(a) Each appointing authority may appoint not more than two watchers for each precinct polling place, meeting place for an early voting ballot board, or central counting station involved in the election.

(b) Each appointing authority may appoint not more than seven watchers for each main or branch early voting polling place involved in the election. Not more than two watchers appointed by the same authority may be on duty at the same early voting polling place at the same time.

(c) In an election in which the election officers serving at a precinct polling place also serve as an early voting ballot board, a watcher who is appointed for the precinct polling place may observe the processing of early voting ballots by the early voting ballot board, or separate watchers may be appointed to observe only that activity.

(d) The number of watchers accepted for service on each side of a measure may not exceed the number authorized by this section. If the number of appointments exceeds the authorized number, the authority accepting the watchers for service shall accept the watchers in the order in which they present their certificates of appointment.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9047.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9047 / Section 9047.052
§ 9047.052. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The temporary board consists of:

(1) Jeff Safe;

(2) Katy Walston;

(3) Brandon Buell;

(4) Bob Mueller; and

(5) Chad Meacham.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 9047.003; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the effective date of the Act creating this chapter.

(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 9047.003 and the terms of the temporary directors have expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that expire on the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 9047.003; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the date of the appointment or reappointment.

(d) If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 32.017 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 32 / Section 32.017
§ 32.017. SECRETARY OF THE BOARD.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall select a secretary from persons nominated by the commissioner.

(b) The person selected as secretary shall be approved by a majority of the board.
Tex. Government Code § 821.008 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 821 / Section 821.008
§ 821.008. PURPOSE OF RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

(a) The purpose of the retirement system is to invest and protect funds of the retirement system and to deliver the benefits provided by statute, not to advocate or influence legislative action or inaction or to advocate higher benefits.

(b) This section does not prohibit comments by an employee of the retirement system on federal laws, regulations, or other official actions or proposed actions affecting or potentially affecting the retirement system that are made in accordance with policies adopted by the board.
Tex. Occupations Code § 552.008 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 552 / Section 552.008
§ 552.008. GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL.
Status: in_force

(a) It is a ground for removal from the board that a member:

(1) does not have at the time of appointment the qualifications required for appointment to the board;

(2) does not maintain during service on the board the qualifications required for appointment to the board;

(3) violates a prohibition established by Section 552.004;

(4) cannot, because of illness or disability, discharge the member's duties for a substantial part of the member's term; or

(5) is absent from more than half of the regularly scheduled board meetings the member is eligible to attend during a calendar year, unless the absence is excused by majority vote of the board.

(b) If the executive director has knowledge that a potential ground for removal exists, the executive director shall notify the president of the board of the ground. The president shall then notify the governor that a potential ground for removal exists.

(c) The validity of an action of the board is not affected by the fact that the action is taken when a ground for removal of a board member exists.
Tex. Tax Code § 323.401 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 323 / Section 323.401
§ 323.401. CALLING OF ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) An election under this chapter is called by the adoption of an order by the commissioners court of a county.

(b) The commissioners court may call the election by a vote of a majority of its members.

(c) The commissioners court shall call the election if a number of qualified voters of the county equal to at least five percent of the number of registered voters in the county petitions for a vote on the question.
Tex. Election Code § 33.051 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 33 / Section 33.051
§ 33.051. ACCEPTANCE OF WATCHER.
Status: in_force

(a) A watcher appointed to serve at a precinct polling place, a meeting place for an early voting ballot board, or a central counting station must deliver the following materials to the presiding judge at the time the watcher reports for service:

(1) a certificate of appointment; and

(2) a certificate of completion from training completed by the watcher under Section 33.008.

(a-1) A watcher appointed to serve at an early voting polling place must deliver the certificates under Subsection (a) to the early voting clerk or deputy clerk in charge of the polling place when the watcher first reports for service.

(b) The officer presented with a watcher's certificates shall require the watcher to countersign the certificate of appointment to ensure that the watcher is the same person who signed the certificate of appointment. Except as provided by Subsection (c), a watcher who presents himself or herself at the proper time with the certificates required under Subsection (a) shall be accepted for service unless the person is ineligible to serve or the number of appointees to which the appointing authority is entitled have already been accepted.

(c) A watcher may not be accepted for service if the watcher has possession of a device capable of recording images or sound unless the watcher agrees to disable or deactivate the device. The presiding judge may inquire whether a watcher has possession of any prohibited recording device before accepting the watcher for service.

(d) The certificates of a watcher serving at an early voting polling place shall be retained at the polling place until voting at the polling place is concluded. At each subsequent time that the watcher reports for service, the watcher shall inform the clerk or deputy in charge. The officer may require the watcher to sign the watcher's name in the officer's presence, for comparison with the signature on the certificate of appointment, if the officer is uncertain of the watcher's identity.

(e) If a watcher is not accepted for service, the certificates shall be returned to the watcher with a signed statement of the reason for the rejection.

(f) On accepting a watcher for service, the election officer shall provide the watcher with a form of identification, prescribed by the secretary of state, to be displayed by the watcher during the watcher's hours of service at the polling place.

(g) An election officer commits an offense if the officer intentionally or knowingly refuses to accept a watcher for service when acceptance of the watcher is required by this section. An offense under this subsection is a Class A misdemeanor.

(h) Before accepting a watcher, the officer presented with a watcher's certificate of appointment shall require the watcher to take the following oath, administered by the officer: "I swear (or affirm) that I will not disrupt the voting process or harass voters in the discharge of my duties."
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7943A.0303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7943A / Section 7943A.0303
§ 7943A.0303. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3934.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3934 / Section 3934.054
§ 3934.054. QUORUM.
Status: in_force

For purposes of determining the requirements for a quorum of the board, the following are not counted:

(1) a board position vacant for any reason, including death, resignation, or disqualification;

(2) a director who is abstaining from participation in a vote because of a conflict of interest; or

(3) a nonvoting director.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 102.16 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 102 / Section 102.16
§ 102.16. UNLAWFUL AGREEMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A brewer, distiller and rectifier, winery permittee, or alcoholic beverage manufacturer, or the agent, servant, or employee of any of them, commits an offense if he orally or in writing enters or offers to enter into an agreement or other arrangement with a wholesaler or other person in the state:

(1) by which a person is required or influenced, or that is intended to require or influence a person, to purchase, otherwise obtain, produce, or require a certain volume or quota of business, more or less, of one or more types or brands of alcoholic beverages, either in a certain area, in a certain period of time, or on fulfillment of any condition; or

(2) to require or influence a person, or attempt to require or influence a person, to sell an alcoholic beverage in a manner contrary to law or in a manner calculated to induce a violation of the law.

(b) The commission or administrator shall investigate suspected violations of this section, and if either of them finds or has good reason to believe that this section has been or is being violated, the commission or administrator shall give the affected parties notice of hearing as provided in this code. On finding that a person has violated or is violating a provision of this section, the commission or administrator shall enter an order prohibiting the violator or his agents to directly or indirectly ship any of his goods into the state for a period not to exceed one year. No person may violate that order.

(c) The commission shall adopt necessary rules to effectuate this section.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1255.004 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1255 / Section 1255.004
§ 1255.004. APPLICATION OF OTHER LAW; CONFLICTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The provisions of Subchapter B, Chapter 1251, governing eligibility for group accident and health insurance apply to govern the eligibility of a group for purposes of this chapter to the extent those provisions do not conflict with this chapter. This chapter prevails over Subchapter B, Chapter 1251, if there is a conflict.

(b) Notwithstanding any other law, the law of the state in which the group or master policy providing family leave insurance is delivered or issued for delivery governs disputes between the insurer, group policyholder, and certificate holder.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1153.153 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1153 / Section 1153.153
§ 1153.153. EVIDENCE OF INSURANCE.
Status: in_force

Credit life insurance or credit accident and health insurance shall be evidenced by an individual policy or group certificate of insurance.
Tex. Occupations Code § 171.003 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 171 / Section 171.003
§ 171.003. ELIGIBILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A physician must meet the eligibility requirements as defined in Section 171.002(11) to receive an expedited license under the terms and provisions of the compact.

(b) A physician who does not meet the requirements of Section 171.002(11) may obtain a license to practice medicine in a member state if the individual complies with all laws and requirements, other than the compact, relating to the issuance of a license to practice medicine in that state.