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Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 3.309 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 3 / Section 3.309
§ 3.309. ENFORCEMENT OF LOST, DESTROYED, OR STOLEN INSTRUMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who is not in possession of an instrument is entitled to enforce the instrument if:

(1) the person seeking to enforce the instrument:

(A) was entitled to enforce the instrument when loss of possession occurred; or

(B) has directly or indirectly acquired ownership of the instrument from a person who was entitled to enforce the instrument when loss of possession occurred;

(2) the loss of possession was not the result of a transfer by the person or a lawful seizure; and

(3) the person cannot reasonably obtain possession of the instrument because the instrument was destroyed, its whereabouts cannot be determined, or it is in the wrongful possession of an unknown person or a person that cannot be found or is not amenable to service of process.

(b) A person seeking enforcement of an instrument under Subsection (a) must prove the terms of the instrument and the person's right to enforce the instrument. If that proof is made, Section 3.308 applies to the case as if the person seeking enforcement had produced the instrument. The court may not enter judgment in favor of the person seeking enforcement unless it finds that the person required to pay the instrument is adequately protected against loss that might occur by reason of a claim by another person to enforce the instrument. Adequate protection may be provided by any reasonable means.
Tex. Water Code § 55.498 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 55 / Section 55.498
§ 55.498. ORDERING ISSUANCE OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

After the vote is canvassed and a favorable result is declared, the board shall make and enter an order authorizing the issuance of bonds or the execution of a contract with the United States.
Tex. Finance Code § 353.501 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 353 / Section 353.501
§ 353.501. LICENSE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not act as a holder under this chapter unless the person:

(1) is an authorized lender or a credit union; or

(2) holds a license issued under Chapter 348 or this chapter.

(b) A person who is required to hold a license under this chapter must ensure that each office at which retail installment transactions are made, serviced, held, or collected under this chapter is licensed or otherwise authorized to make, service, hold, or collect retail installment transactions in accordance with this chapter and rules implementing this chapter.

(c) A person may not use any device, subterfuge, or pretense to evade the application of this section.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.2271 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.2271
§ 152.2271. TAYLOR COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The juvenile board of Taylor County is composed of the county judge, the district judges in Taylor County, and the judge of each statutory county court exercising juvenile jurisdiction.

(b) The juvenile board shall hold meetings at least once every three months in accordance with board rules.

(c) The board shall keep records as required by law and board rules.

(d) A juvenile probation officer shall take the oath of office when appointed and the oath and the fact of the appointment shall be filed with the county clerk.

(e) The commissioners court shall provide the necessary funds to pay the salaries and expenses of the juvenile probation personnel.

(f) Sections 152.0002, 152.0003, 152.0004, 152.0005, 152.0006, 152.0007, and 152.0008(a) do not apply to the juvenile board of Taylor County.
Tex. Labor Code § 207.051 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 207 / Section 207.051
§ 207.051. SALE OF BUSINESS.
Status: in_force

(a) An individual is disqualified for benefits if the individual left the individual's last work because of the sale of:

(1) a corporation and the individual was:

(A) an officer of the corporation;

(B) a majority or controlling shareholder in the corporation; and

(C) involved in the sale of the corporation;

(2) a limited or general partnership and the individual was a limited or general partner who was involved in the sale of the partnership; or

(3) a sole proprietorship and the individual was the proprietor who sold the business.

(b) The disqualification under this section continues until the individual has returned to employment and:

(1) worked for six weeks; or

(2) earned wages equal to six times the individual's benefit amount.
Tex. Transportation Code § 201.616 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 201 / Section 201.616
§ 201.616. ANNUAL REPORT TO LEGISLATURE ON CERTAIN MATTERS.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than December 1 of each year, the department shall submit a report to the legislature that details:

(1) the expenditures made by the department in the preceding state fiscal year in connection with:

(A) the unified transportation program of the department;

(B) turnpike projects and toll roads of the department; and

(C) rail facilities described in Chapter 91;

(2) the amount of bonds or other public securities issued for transportation projects; and

(3) the direction of money by the department to a regional mobility authority in this state.

(b) The report must break down information under Subsection (a)(1)(A) by program category and department district. The report must break down information under Subsections (a)(1)(B) and (C) and Subsection (a)(3) by department district. The report must break down information under Subsection (a)(2) by department district and type of project.

(c) The report may be submitted in an electronic format.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 42A.503 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 42A / Section 42A.503
§ 42A.503. COMMUNITY SUPERVISION FOR CERTAIN CHILD ABUSE OFFENSES; PROHIBITED CONTACT WITH VICTIM.
Status: in_force

(a) If the court grants community supervision to a defendant convicted of an offense described by Article 17.41(a), the court may require as a condition of community supervision that the defendant not:

(1) directly communicate with the victim of the offense; or

(2) go near a residence, school, or other location, as specifically described in the copy of terms and conditions, that is frequented by the victim.

(b) In imposing the condition under Subsection (a), the court may grant the defendant supervised access to the victim.

(c) To the extent that a condition imposed under this article conflicts with an existing court order granting possession of or access to a child, the condition imposed under this article prevails for a period specified by the court granting community supervision, not to exceed 90 days.
Tex. Government Code § 2054.356 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.356
§ 2054.356. SHARING OF INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Each licensing authority shall electronically share information regarding license holders, especially information regarding disciplinary information, with other licensing authorities to the extent it is feasible to do so and allowed by other law, under appropriate controls for the privacy, security, accuracy, and, when applicable, confidentiality of the information.

(b) A licensing authority may only use information it receives electronically under this section for regulatory purposes.
Tex. Education Code § 54.621 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 54 / Section 54.621
§ 54.621. BENEFICIARY.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (d), the beneficiary of a prepaid tuition contract must be younger than 18 years of age or 18 years of age or older and enrolled in high school at the time the purchaser enters into the contract and must be:

(1) a resident of this state at the time the purchaser enters into the contract; or

(2) a nonresident who is the child of a parent who is a resident of this state at the time that parent enters into the contract.

(b) The board may require a reasonable period of residence in this state for a beneficiary or the parent of a beneficiary.

(c) Notwithstanding any provision of Subchapter B, the tuition and required fees charged by an institution of higher education for semester hours and fees that are paid for by a prepaid tuition contract shall be determined as if the beneficiary of that contract were a resident student.

(d) In order to provide sufficient time for program investments to mature in an actuarially sound manner with regard to the amounts prepaid under a contract entered into after December 31, 2003, the board may require a maturity period between the time a purchaser enters into the contract and the time the board must act on its contractual obligation to pay any tuition or fees on behalf of the beneficiary.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8339.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8339 / Section 8339.054
§ 8339.054. APPROVAL OF ROAD PROJECT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may not undertake a road project authorized by Section 8339.053 unless:

(1) each municipality or county that will operate and maintain the road has approved the plans and specifications of the road project, if a municipality or county will operate and maintain the road; or

(2) the Texas Transportation Commission has approved the plans and specifications of the road project, if the state will operate and maintain the road.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (a), the district is not required to obtain approval from the Texas Transportation Commission to design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, or convey a road project.
Tex. Insurance Code § 884.404 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 884 / Section 884.404
§ 884.404. CAPITAL AND SURPLUS REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A stipulated premium company that issues any insurance coverage under this subchapter shall maintain at all times the capital and unencumbered surplus required under Section 884.054.

(b) A stipulated premium company that does not comply with this section is considered to be impaired unless it reinsures all insurance coverages written under this subchapter with a company that:

(1) is authorized to engage in the business of insurance in this state under this chapter or Chapter 841 or 882 or is an accident insurance company, health insurance company, or life insurance company authorized to engage in the business of insurance in this state under Chapter 982, as appropriate; and

(2) complies with the requirements prescribed by this subchapter.
Tex. Transportation Code § 69.065 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 69 / Section 69.065
§ 69.065. RATE DECISION.
Status: in_force

Not later than the 10th day after the date of the completion of a hearing on an application for a change in pilotage rates, the board shall issue a written decision that:

(1) grants or denies the application wholly or partly;

(2) states the reasons for the decision; and

(3) states each new pilotage rate.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 161.255 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 161 / Section 161.255
§ 161.255. EXPUNGEMENT OF CONVICTION.
Status: in_force

(a) An individual convicted of an offense under Section 161.252 may apply to the court to have the conviction expunged on or after the individual's 21st birthday. The court shall order the conviction and any complaint, verdict, sentence, or other document relating to the offense to be expunged from the individual's record and the conviction may not be shown or made known for any purpose.

(b) The court shall charge an applicant a reimbursement fee in the amount of $30 for each application for expungement filed under this section to defray the cost of notifying state agencies of orders of expungement under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3900.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3900 / Section 3900.004
§ 3900.004. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

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

(b) All land and other property included in the district will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by the district under powers conferred by Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other powers granted under this chapter.

(c) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of a municipal management district as provided by general law and Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(d) The creation of the district is in the public interest and is essential to:

(1) further the public purposes of developing and diversifying the economy of the state;

(2) eliminate unemployment and underemployment; and

(3) develop or expand transportation and commerce.

(e) The district will:

(1) promote the health, safety, and general welfare of residents, employers, potential employees, employees, visitors, and consumers in the district, and of the public;

(2) provide needed funding for the district to preserve, maintain, and enhance the economic health and vitality of the district territory as a community and business center; and

(3) promote the health, safety, welfare, and enjoyment of the public by providing pedestrian ways and by landscaping and developing certain areas in the district, which are necessary for the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic beauty.

(f) Pedestrian ways along or across a street, whether at grade or above or below the surface, and street lighting, street landscaping, parking, and street art objects are parts of and necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street or road improvement.

(g) The district will not act as the agent or instrumentality of any private interest even though the district will benefit many private interests as well as the public.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1704.209 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1704 / Section 1704.209
§ 1704.209. BOND DISCHARGED ON APPEAL.
Status: in_force

(a) A bail bond shall be discharged if:

(1) the principal appeals the case for which the bond is executed; and

(2) the person who executed the bond does not agree to continue during the appeal as surety.

(b) A court may not require a person who executes a bail bond to continue as surety while the principal appeals the case for which the bond is executed unless the person agrees to continue during the appeal as surety.

(c) This section does not prohibit a principal from obtaining an appeal bond under the Code of Criminal Procedure.

(d) This section prevails over any provision contained in the bail bond.
Tex. Transportation Code § 521.306 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 521 / Section 521.306
§ 521.306. EFFECT OF CONDUCT IN OTHER JURISDICTION; SUSPENSION UNDER DRIVER'S LICENSE COMPACT.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may suspend or revoke the license of a resident or the operating privilege of a nonresident to operate a motor vehicle in this state on receipt of notice of a conviction of the individual in another state or a Canadian province of an offense that, if committed in this state, would be grounds for the suspension or revocation of a driver's license.

(b) The department may give the same effect to the conduct of a resident of this state that occurs in another state or Canadian province that the department may give to conduct that occurs in this state under state law.

(c) The department may seek the suspension of the license of a person who has failed to comply with the terms of a citation to which Chapter 523 applies.
Tex. Government Code § 552.304 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 552 / Section 552.304
§ 552.304. SUBMISSION OF PUBLIC COMMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may submit written comments stating reasons why the information at issue in a request for an attorney general decision should or should not be released.

(b) A person who submits written comments to the attorney general under Subsection (a) shall send a copy of those comments to both the person who requested the information from the governmental body and the governmental body. If the written comments submitted to the attorney general disclose or contain the substance of the information requested from the governmental body, the copy of the comments sent to the person who requested the information must be a redacted copy.

(c) In this section, "written comments" includes a letter, a memorandum, or a brief.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7925.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7925 / Section 7925.001
§ 7925.001. 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 Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 150.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7993.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7993 / Section 7993.052
§ 7993.052. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Utilities Code § 38.201 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 38 / Section 38.201
§ 38.201. TEXAS ELECTRICITY SUPPLY CHAIN SECURITY AND MAPPING COMMITTEE.
Status: in_force

(a) In this subchapter, "electricity supply chain" means:

(1) facilities and methods used for producing, treating, processing, pressurizing, storing, or transporting natural gas for delivery to electric generation facilities;

(2) critical infrastructure necessary to maintain electricity service; and

(3) roads necessary to access facilities in the electricity supply chain.

(a-1) A reference in this subchapter to the "electricity supply chain" includes water and wastewater treatment plants.

(b) The Texas Electricity Supply Chain Security and Mapping Committee is established to:

(1) map this state's electricity supply chain;

(2) identify critical infrastructure sources in the electricity supply chain;

(3) establish best practices to prepare facilities in the electricity supply chain to maintain service in an extreme weather event and recommend oversight and compliance standards for those facilities; and

(4) designate priority service needs to prepare for, respond to, and recover from an extreme weather event.

(c) The committee is composed of:

(1) the executive director of the commission;

(2) the executive director of the Railroad Commission of Texas;

(3) the president and the chief executive officer of the independent organization certified under Section 39.151 for the ERCOT power region;

(4) the chief of the Texas Division of Emergency Management; and

(5) the executive director of the Texas Department of Transportation.

(d) Each member of the committee may designate a personal representative from the member's organization to represent the member on the committee. A member is responsible for the acts and omissions of the designee related to the designee's representation on the committee.

(e) The executive director of the commission serves as the chair of the committee. The executive director of the Railroad Commission of Texas serves as vice chair of the committee.
Tex. Education Code § 79.03 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 79 / Section 79.03
§ 79.03. COURSES AND DEGREES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may prescribe courses leading to customary degrees offered at leading American universities and medical schools as applicable and may award those degrees, including:

(1) bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees and their equivalents; and

(2) medical school degrees and other health science degrees.

(b) The board shall award degrees in the name of the university.

(c) A department, school, or degree program may not be instituted without the prior approval of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, except that the university may include any department or school or offer any degree program previously approved for The University of Texas--Pan American or The University of Texas at Brownsville or expressly authorized by this chapter or other law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7957.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7957 / Section 7957.103
§ 7957.103. 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 § 8133.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8133 / Section 8133.052
§ 8133.052. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

On the uniform election date in May of each even-numbered year, the appropriate number of directors shall be elected.
Tex. Property Code § 27.009 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 27 / Section 27.009
§ 27.009. NO WAIVER.
Status: in_force

An attempted waiver of the provisions of this chapter in a contract subject to this chapter is void.
Tex. Election Code § 212.137 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 212 / Section 212.137
§ 212.137. OBJECTION TO EXCLUSION OF VOTES.
Status: in_force

(a) The notice of approval of a recount document in which an exclusion of votes is requested under Section 212.136 must include notice that the exclusion has been requested.

(b) The votes subject to the requested exclusion may not be excluded if a candidate entitled to notice under Subsection (a) notifies the recount coordinator not later than 18 hours after receiving the notice that the candidate objects to the exclusion.

(c) The sufficiency of the deposit accompanying a recount document requesting an exclusion is not affected by a timely objection to the exclusion, but the candidate is liable for the full costs of the recount, including the costs attributable to the recount of the votes requested to be excluded, if the costs are assessed against the candidate.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 5.107 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 5 / Section 5.107
§ 5.107. CONFIRMER, NOMINATED PERSON, AND ADVISER.
Status: in_force

(a) A confirmer is directly obligated on a letter of credit and has the rights and obligations of an issuer to the extent of its confirmation. The confirmer also has rights against and obligations to the issuer as if the issuer were an applicant and the confirmer had issued the letter of credit at the request and for the account of the issuer.

(b) A nominated person who is not a confirmer is not obligated to honor or otherwise give value for a presentation.

(c) A person requested to advise may decline to act as an adviser. An adviser that is not a confirmer is not obligated to honor or give value for a presentation. An adviser undertakes to the issuer and to the beneficiary accurately to advise the terms of the letter of credit, confirmation, amendment, or advice received by that person and undertakes to the beneficiary to check the apparent authenticity of the request to advise. Even if the advice is inaccurate, the letter of credit, confirmation, or amendment is enforceable as issued.

(d) A person who notifies a transferee beneficiary of the terms of a letter of credit, confirmation, amendment, or advice has the rights and obligations of an adviser under Subsection (c). The terms in the notice to the transferee beneficiary may differ from the terms in any notice to the transferor beneficiary to the extent permitted by the letter of credit, confirmation, amendment, or advice received by the person who so notifies.
Tex. Occupations Code § 702.557 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 702 / Section 702.557
§ 702.557.
Status: in_force

Sec. 702.557. CRIMINAL OFFENSE: INTERFERENCE WITH INVESTIGATION. (a) A person commits an offense if with actual notice that the attorney general, or a district or county attorney, has initiated, or plans to initiate, an investigation under this chapter the person intentionally conceals, alters, destroys, or falsifies a document or record that is relevant or material to the investigation.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.