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Tex. Election Code § 124.0621 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 124 / Section 124.0621
§ 124.0621. NO WRITE-IN SPACE PROVIDED ON CERTAIN BALLOTS.
Status: in_force

If no candidate's name is to appear for a particular office on the list of write-in candidates in an election in which write-in votes may be counted only for names appearing on the list, a write-in space is not required for that office on an electronic system ballot on which a voter indicates a vote by making a mark on the ballot.
Tex. Government Code § 419.086 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 419 / Section 419.086
§ 419.086. ELIGIBILITY FOR CERTAIN TRAINING ASSISTANCE.
Status: in_force

If an entity or the employees of an entity are regulated under this subchapter so that as a consequence of the regulation a certification fee is paid to the commission on behalf of each employee of the entity who would be fire protection personnel under Section 419.021 if the employee were employed by a local government, the commission shall use the special account in the general revenue fund created under Section 419.026(d) to provide training assistance to the entity to the same extent that the commission provides training assistance to a fire department under Section 419.031.
Tex. Government Code § 418.257 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 418 / Section 418.257
§ 418.257. RULES.
Status: in_force

The division, in collaboration with the commission and the department, shall adopt rules to implement this subchapter.
Tex. Local Government Code § 211.0061 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 211 / Section 211.0061
§ 211.0061. PROTEST PROCEDURES FOR CERTAIN PROPOSED CHANGES.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a proposed change to a zoning regulation or district boundary that is not a proposed comprehensive zoning change.

(b) A protest of a proposed change to a zoning regulation or district boundary must be written and signed by the owners of:

(1) at least 20 percent of the area of the lots or land covered by the proposed change;

(2) except as provided by Subdivision (3), at least 20 percent of the area of the lots or land immediately adjoining the area covered by the proposed change and extending 200 feet from that area; or

(3) at least 60 percent of the area of the lots or land immediately adjoining the area covered by the proposed change and extending 200 feet from that area if the proposed change has the effect of allowing more residential development than the existing zoning regulation or district boundary and does not have the effect of allowing additional commercial or industrial uses unless the additional use is limited to the first floor of any residential development and does not exceed 35 percent of the overall development.

(c) In computing the percentage of land area under Subsection (b):

(1) the area of streets and alleys shall be included; and

(2) the land area is not calculated individually for each tract of land subject to a proposed change in a zoning regulation or district boundary but in the aggregate for all tracts of land subject to the change.

(d) If a proposed change to a regulation or district boundary is protested in accordance with Subsection (b), the proposed change must receive, in order to take effect, the affirmative vote of at least:

(1) three-fourths of all members of the governing body for a protest described by Subsection (b)(1) or (2); or

(2) a majority of all members of the governing body for a protest described by Subsection (b)(3).
Tex. Government Code § 824.1013 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 824 / Section 824.1013
§ 824.1013. CHANGE OF BENEFICIARY AFTER RETIREMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A retiree receiving an optional retirement annuity under Section 824.204(c)(1), (c)(2), or (c)(5) or Section 824.308(c)(1), (c)(2), or (c)(5) may change the designated beneficiary as provided by this section for the benefits payable after the retiree's death under those sections.

(b) If the beneficiary designated at the time of the retiree's retirement is the spouse of the retiree at the time of the designation:

(1) the spouse must give written, notarized consent to the change;

(2) if the parties divorce after the designation, the former spouse who was designated beneficiary must give written, notarized consent to the change; or

(3) a court with jurisdiction over the marriage must approve or order the change.

(c) A beneficiary designated under this section is entitled on the retiree's death to receive monthly payments of the survivor's portion of the retiree's optional retirement annuity for the shorter of:

(1) the remainder of the life expectancy of the beneficiary designated as of the effective date of the retiree's retirement; or

(2) the remainder of the new beneficiary's life.

(c-1) Notwithstanding Subsection (c), a beneficiary designated under this section is entitled on the retiree's death to receive monthly payments of the survivor's portion of the retiree's optional retirement annuity for the remainder of the beneficiary's life if the beneficiary designated at the time of the retiree's retirement is a trust and the beneficiary designated under this section is:

(1) the sole beneficiary of that trust; or

(2) an individual who at the time of the retiree's death is the sole beneficiary of that trust.

(c-2) The executive director or the executive director's designee has exclusive authority to determine whether the language in a court order described by Subsection (b) is sufficient to indicate that the court has approved or ordered the change in the designated beneficiary. A determination by the executive director or the executive director's designee under this subsection may be appealed only to the board of trustees, except that the board by rule may waive the requirement that an appeal be to the board. An appeal to the board is a contested case under Chapter 2001. The standard of review of an appeal brought under this subsection is by substantial evidence.

(d) A retiree may not change a beneficiary under this section after retirement if the retiree has previously changed or designated after retirement a beneficiary for optional retirement annuity payments under this subtitle.
Tex. Transportation Code § 373.057 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 373 / Section 373.057
§ 373.057. PROGRESS REPORTS.
Status: in_force

After the department or the local toll project entity exercises an option under this subchapter, the department or the local toll project entity, as applicable, shall issue a semiannual report on the progress of the development of the toll project. The report shall be made available to the public.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 271.005 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 271 / Section 271.005
§ 271.005. LAW GOVERNING ISSUE RELATING TO QUALIFIED TRANSACTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Section 271.007, 271.008(b), 271.009, 271.010, or 271.011 or by Chapter 272, the law of a particular jurisdiction governs an issue relating to a qualified transaction if:

(1) the parties to the transaction agree in writing that the law of that jurisdiction governs the issue, including the validity or enforceability of an agreement relating to the transaction or a provision of the agreement; and

(2) the transaction bears a reasonable relation to that jurisdiction.

(a-1) Unless otherwise agreed in writing, the choice of governing law specified in the terms applicable to a certificated or uncertificated security issued by a foreign state as defined by 28 U.S.C. Section 1603 in a qualified transaction, including any change in that governing law, applies retroactively to all issues relating to such security.

(b) The law of a particular jurisdiction governs an issue described by this section regardless of whether the application of that law is contrary to a fundamental or public policy of this state or of any other jurisdiction.

(c) A security issued by a foreign state as defined by 28 U.S.C. Section 1603 in a qualified transaction may be modified or amended, in accordance with such security's terms, to permit amendment of the terms of the security by less than unanimous consent, and to choose the law of a different jurisdiction to govern the security. An amendment described by this subsection applies retroactively unless otherwise agreed by the parties in writing.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3838.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3838 / Section 3838.002
§ 3838.002. PEARLAND MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICT NO.
Status: in_force

1. The Pearland Municipal Management District No. 1 is a special district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 31.016 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 31 / Section 31.016
§ 31.016. SERVICE REFERRALS FOR CERTAIN RECIPIENTS.
Status: in_force

To the extent practicable using existing revenue, the executive commissioner, by rule, shall develop and the commission shall implement a plan to:

(1) identify recipients of financial assistance that are at risk of exhausting their benefits under Section 31.0065; and

(2) provide referrals for the recipient and the recipient's family to appropriate preventive and support services, including faith-based services.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1087.156 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1087 / Section 1087.156
§ 1087.156. DEPOSITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall select one or more banks to serve as a depository for district money.

(b) To the extent that money in a depository bank is not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the money must be secured in the manner provided by law for the security of county funds.

(c) Membership on the district's board of an officer or director of a bank does not disqualify the bank from being designated as depository.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1014.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1014 / Section 1014.053
§ 1014.053. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE.
Status: in_force

To be eligible to hold office as a director, a person must be a resident property-owning taxpaying voter of the district.
Tex. Local Government Code § 281.052 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 281 / Section 281.052
§ 281.052. SUITS.
Status: in_force

An authority may, through its directors, sue and be sued in any court of this state in the name of the authority. Service of process may be made by serving three directors. Courts of this state shall take judicial notice of the establishment of an authority.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1575.502 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1575 / Section 1575.502
§ 1575.502. HEARING.
Status: in_force

On receipt of a complaint or on its own motion, the trustee may call and hold a hearing to determine whether an individual has acted in the manner described by Section 1575.501.
Tex. Local Government Code § 262.022 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 262 / Section 262.022
§ 262.022. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Bond funds" means money in the county treasury received from the sale of bonds, and proceeds of bonds that have been voted but that have not been issued and delivered.

(2) "Component purchases" means purchases of the component parts of an item that in normal purchasing practices would be purchased in one purchase.

(3) "Current funds" means funds in the county treasury that are available in the current tax year, revenue that may be anticipated with reasonable certainty to come into the county treasury during the current tax year, and emergency funds.

(4) "High technology item" means a service, equipment, or good of a highly technical nature, including:

(A) data processing equipment and software and firmware used in conjunction with data processing equipment;

(B) telecommunications, radio, and microwave systems;

(C) electronic distributed control systems, including building energy management systems; and

(D) technical services related to those items.

(5) "Item" means any service, equipment, good, or other tangible or intangible personal property, including insurance and high technology items. The term does not include professional services as defined by Section 2254.002, Government Code.

(5-a) "Lowest and best" means a bid or offer providing the best value considering associated direct and indirect costs, including transport, maintenance, reliability, life cycle, warranties, and customer service after a sale.

(5-b) "Normal purchasing practice" means:

(A) an accepted custom, practice, or standard for government procurement in the state; or

(B) a practice recognized by a national purchasing association regarding the purchase of a particular good or service.

(6) "Purchase" means any kind of acquisition, including by a lease or revenue contract.

(7) "Separate purchases" means purchases, made separately, of items that in normal purchasing practices would be purchased in one purchase.

(8) "Sequential purchases" means purchases, made over a period, of items that in normal purchasing practices would be purchased in one purchase.

(9) "Time warrant" means any warrant issued by a county that is not payable out of current funds.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 62.068 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 62 / Section 62.068
§ 62.068. ARREST.
Status: in_force

A peace officer, game warden, or commissioned state park employee may arrest without warrant a person found committing a violation of this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9047.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9047 / Section 9047.151
§ 9047.151. 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 9047.153.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 51, 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. Education Code § 134A.003 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 134A / Section 134A.003
§ 134A.003. LONE STAR WORKFORCE OF THE FUTURE FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall establish and administer the Lone Star Workforce of the Future Fund as a dedicated account in the general revenue fund.

(b) The following amounts shall be deposited in the fund:

(1) any money appropriated by the legislature for the fund for purposes of this chapter;

(2) interest earned on the investment of money in the fund; and

(3) gifts, grants, and donations received for the fund.
Tex. Finance Code § 341.402 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 341 / Section 341.402
§ 341.402. PENALTIES FOR PROHIBITED DISCRIMINATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who violates Section 341.401 is liable to the aggrieved individual for:

(1) the actual damages caused by the violation;

(2) punitive damages not to exceed $10,000 in an action brought by the aggrieved individual; and

(3) court costs.

(b) The liability of a person under this section is instead of and not in addition to that person's liability under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (15 U.S.C. Section 1691 et seq.). If the same act or omission violates Section 341.401 and applicable federal law, the person aggrieved by that conduct may bring a legal action to recover monetary damages either under this section or under that federal law, but not both.

(c) In addition to the other liabilities prescribed by this section, a person holding a license issued under this subtitle who violates Section 341.401 is subject to revocation or suspension of the license or the assessment of civil penalties by the commissioner.
Tex. Transportation Code § 502.144 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 502 / Section 502.144
§ 502.144. VEHICLES OPERATED ON PUBLIC HIGHWAY SEPARATING REAL PROPERTY UNDER VEHICLE OWNER'S CONTROL.
Status: in_force

Where a public highway separates real property under the control of the owner of a motor vehicle, the operation of the motor vehicle by the owner or the owner's agent or employee across the highway is not a use of the motor vehicle on the public highway.
Tex. Government Code § 554.008 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 554 / Section 554.008
§ 554.008. CIVIL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A supervisor who in violation of this chapter suspends or terminates the employment of a public employee or takes an adverse personnel action against the employee is liable for a civil penalty not to exceed $15,000.

(b) The attorney general or appropriate prosecuting attorney may sue to collect a civil penalty under this section.

(c) A civil penalty collected under this section shall be deposited in the state treasury.

(d) A civil penalty assessed under this section shall be paid by the supervisor and may not be paid by the employing governmental entity.

(e) The personal liability of a supervisor or other individual under this chapter is limited to the civil penalty that may be assessed under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4017.0309 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4017 / Section 4017.0309
§ 4017.0309. ADDING OR EXCLUDING LAND.
Status: in_force

The district may add or exclude land in the manner provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code, or by Subchapter H, Chapter 54, Water Code.
Tex. Education Code § 54.5394 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 54 / Section 54.5394
§ 54.5394.
Status: in_force

Sec. 54.5394. INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS FEE: TARLETON STATE UNIVERSITY. (a) The board of regents of The Texas A&M University System may impose an intercollegiate athletics fee on each student enrolled at Tarleton State University in an amount not to exceed $10 per semester credit hour.

(b) The amount of the fee imposed on a student in a semester or session may not exceed the amount of the fee imposed on a student enrolled in 13 semester credit hours during the same semester or session.

(c) The fee may not be imposed unless approved by a majority vote of the students of the university participating in a general student election held for that purpose.

(d) The amount of the fee per semester credit hour may be increased from one academic year to the next only if approved by a majority vote of the legislative body of the student government of the university. If the amount of the increase exceeds five percent, the increase must also be approved by a majority vote of the students of the university participating in a general student election held for that purpose.

(e) A fee imposed under this section may be used to develop and maintain an intercollegiate athletics program at the university.

(f) A fee imposed under this section is in addition to any other fee authorized by law and may not be considered in determining the maximum amount of student services fees that may be imposed under Section 54.503.
Tex. Family Code § 264.159 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 264 / Section 264.159
§ 264.159. DATA ACCESS AND STANDARDS GOVERNANCE COUNCIL.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall create a data access and standards governance council to develop protocols for the interoperable electronic transfer of data from single source continuum contractors to the department to allow the contractors to perform case management functions and additional contracted services by the department.

(b) The council shall develop protocols for the access, management, and security of case data that is electronically shared between a single source continuum contractor and the department.

(c) The council shall develop protocols for the access, management, and security of data shared with an independent entity retained to conduct the independent evaluations required under this subchapter. The protocols shall ensure the entity has full, unrestricted access to all relevant data necessary to perform an evaluation.

(d) The council consists of single source continuum contractors with active contracts and department employees who provide data, legal, information technology, and child protective services. The council shall meet at least quarterly during each calendar year.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3829.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3829 / Section 3829.107
§ 3829.107. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

The district may establish and provide for the administration of one or more programs to promote state or local economic development and to stimulate business and commercial activity in the district, including programs to:

(1) make loans and grants of public money; and

(2) provide district personnel and services.
Tex. Government Code § 54.2818 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54 / Section 54.2818
§ 54.2818. WITNESS.
Status: in_force

(a) A witness who appears before the criminal law magistrate court and is sworn is subject to the penalties for perjury provided by law.

(b) A referring court may issue attachment against and may fine or imprison a witness whose failure to appear after being summoned or whose refusal to answer questions has been certified to the referring court.
Tex. Insurance Code § 425.212 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 425 / Section 425.212
§ 425.212.
Status: in_force

Sec. 425.212. AUTHORIZED INVESTMENTS FOR ALL FUNDS: SECURITIES OR INVESTMENTS AUTHORIZED OR DESCRIBED BY SPECIFIC STATUTORY PROVISION. An insurer may invest any of the insurer's funds and accumulations in a security or investment authorized or described by:

(1) Section 65.013, Finance Code;

(2) Sections 435.041-435.047, Government Code;

(3) Subchapter B, Chapter 1505, Government Code;

(4) Chapter 284, Transportation Code;

(5) Section 51.039 or 60.104, Water Code;

(6) Chapter 160, General Laws, Acts of the 43rd Legislature, Regular Session, 1933 (Article 842a, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes);

(7) Chapter 230, Acts of the 49th Legislature, Regular Session, 1945 (Article 842a-1, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes);

(8) Chapter 110, Acts of the 51st Legislature, Regular Session, 1949 (Article 8280-133, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes);

(9) Chapter 340, Acts of the 51st Legislature, Regular Session, 1949 (Article 8280-137, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes);

(10) Chapter 398, Acts of the 51st Legislature, Regular Session, 1949 (Article 8280-138, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes); or

(11) Chapter 465, Acts of the 51st Legislature, Regular Session, 1949 (Article 8280-139, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7979.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7979 / Section 7979.051
§ 7979.051. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Insurance Code § 885.502 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 885 / Section 885.502
§ 885.502. INITIATION OF PROCEEDINGS FOR TERMINATION OF DOMESTIC FRATERNAL BENEFIT SOCIETY.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may advise the attorney general of the commissioner's determination if:

(1) after examining a domestic fraternal benefit society, the commissioner determines that the society:

(A) has failed to comply with any provision of this chapter;

(B) is exceeding its powers;

(C) is not fulfilling its contracts in good faith; or

(D) is engaging in business fraudulently; or

(2) the commissioner determines that a domestic fraternal benefit society:

(A) has, after its first year of existence, had fewer than 400 members; or

(B) has discontinued business.

(b) The attorney general shall bring an action in quo warranto against the fraternal benefit society if the attorney general determines that circumstances warrant the action.