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Tex. Insurance Code § 462.307 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 462 / Section 462.307
§ 462.307. ASSIGNMENT OF RIGHTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person recovering under this chapter assigns to the association the person's rights:

(1) under the insurance policy; and

(2) to recover for the occurrence that is the basis of the claim under this chapter under an insurance policy issued by an unimpaired insurer to the extent of the person's recovery from the association.

(b) The association may pursue a claim to which the association is subrogated under Subsection (a) in the association's own name or in the name of the person recovering under this chapter.

(c) An insured or claimant seeking the protection of this chapter shall cooperate with the association to the same extent as that person would have been required to cooperate with the impaired insurer.

(d) Except as provided by Section 462.308 or 462.212, the association does not have a cause of action against the impaired insurer's insured for money the association has paid, other than a cause of action that the impaired insurer would have had if the money had been paid by the impaired insurer.

(e) In the case of an impaired insurer operating on a plan with assessment liability, the payment of a claim of the association does not reduce the liability of the insured to the receiver or statutory successor for an unpaid assessment.

(f) To the extent the association has a right to recover proceeds from the sale of salvage property related to a covered claim, the association's right to recover the proceeds may not be reduced in the amount of any pre-impairment costs, fees, or expenses related to the salvage property that are not part of a covered claim under Subchapter E. A person or entity in possession of salvage property subject to the association's right of recovery may not seek recovery from the association for any pre-impairment costs, fees, or expenses related to the salvage property that are not a covered claim under Subchapter E.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 3.005 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 3 / Section 3.005
§ 3.005. CERTIFICATE OF FORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The certificate of formation must state:

(1) the name of the filing entity being formed;

(2) the type of filing entity being formed;

(3) for filing entities other than limited partnerships, the purpose or purposes for which the filing entity is formed, which may be stated to be or include any lawful purpose for that type of entity;

(4) for filing entities other than limited partnerships, the period of duration, if the entity is not formed to exist perpetually and is intended to have a specific period of duration;

(5) the street address of the initial registered office of the filing entity and the name of the initial registered agent of the filing entity at the office;

(6) the initial mailing address of the filing entity;

(7) the name and address of each:

(A) organizer for the filing entity, unless the entity is formed under a plan of conversion or merger;

(B) general partner, if the filing entity is a limited partnership; or

(C) trust manager, if the filing entity is a real estate investment trust;

(8) if the filing entity is formed under a plan of conversion or merger, a statement to that effect and, if formed under a plan of conversion, the name, address, date of formation, prior form of organization, and jurisdiction of formation of the converting entity; and

(9) any other information required by this code to be included in the certificate of formation for the filing entity.

(b) The certificate of formation may contain other provisions not inconsistent with law relating to the organization, ownership, governance, business, or affairs of the filing entity.

(c) Except as provided by Section 3.004, Chapter 4 governs the signing and filing of a certificate of formation for a domestic entity.
Tex. Water Code § 55.108 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 55 / Section 55.108
§ 55.108. APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS IN CERTAIN DISTRICTS.
Status: in_force

(a) If the petition to create a district proposes a district which would contain no more than 12,000 acres of land, and if at least 60 percent of the land is owned by persons who do not reside in the district, the petition may request that the directors be appointed by the commissioners court. If so, the directors shall be appointed instead of elected. The commissioners court shall appoint the directors at the time otherwise fixed for electing directors, or if the court is not in session at that time, it shall appoint the directors as soon as possible.

(b) The owners of land in the district may file petitions with the commissioners court expressing their choice of persons to be selected as directors. If the owners of at least 60 percent of the land agree on the persons to be appointed, the commissioners court shall appoint those persons. Otherwise, the court shall appoint suitable, qualified persons as directors.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1020.062 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1020 / Section 1020.062
§ 1020.062. RECRUITMENT OF MEDICAL STAFF AND EMPLOYEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may spend district money, enter into agreements, or take other action it considers appropriate to recruit physicians, nurses, and other trained medical personnel, including:

(1) advertising and marketing;

(2) paying travel, recruitment, and relocation expenses;

(3) providing and subsidizing office space or other facilities for a health care professional, including a physician who agrees to render services in the district or to serve as a district employee; and

(4) subsidizing the income of a health care professional, including a physician who agrees to render services in the district.

(b) The district may pay the tuition or other expenses of a full-time medical, allied health professional, or nursing student who:

(1) is enrolled in and is in good standing at an accredited school, college, or university; and

(2) contractually agrees to render services to the district or become a district employee in return for that assistance.
Tex. Government Code § 2054.097 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.097
§ 2054.097. ANALYSIS OF INFORMATION RESOURCES DEPLOYMENT REVIEW.
Status: in_force

(a) A state agency shall send its information resources deployment review to the quality assurance team for analysis.

(a-1) If the department determines that an agency's deployment decision is not in compliance with the state strategic plan, a state statute, or department rules or standards, the department shall require the agency to develop a corrective action plan that specifies the manner in which deficiencies will be corrected. The department shall report the status of corrective action plans to the state auditor and the Legislative Budget Board.

(b) Any member of the quality assurance team may report to the governor and the presiding officer of each house of the legislature that an agency's deployment decision is not in compliance with the state strategic plan, a state statute, or department rules or standards.

(c) Once every two years, the department shall conduct a limited evaluation of the information resources deployment review of at least five state agencies to verify the accuracy of those reviews. The department may limit the evaluation to review responses on subjects that represent the highest risks or greatest opportunities for improvement regarding the state agency's software, hardware, compliance, and cybersecurity.

(d) The department is not required to conduct site visits as part of the limited evaluation required by Subsection (c).

(e) The department shall use information received from the limited evaluation required by Subsection (c) to:

(1) update trainings for and outreach to information resources managers on accurately completing the information resources deployment review; and

(2) recommend information resources technology solutions to state agencies as needed.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 131.033 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 131 / Section 131.033
§ 131.033. DIFFERING TERMS AND PROVISIONS OF RULES.
Status: in_force

A rule or an amendment of a rule adopted by the commission may differ in its terms and provisions between particular conditions, particular mining techniques, particular areas of the state, or any other conditions that appear relevant and necessary so long as the action taken is consistent with attainment of the general intent and purposes of this chapter.
Tex. Property Code § 31.001 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 31 / Section 31.001
§ 31.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Bad faith" means the conscious taking of action for the purpose of washing out all or part of an overriding royalty interest.

(2) "Washout" means the elimination or reduction of an overriding royalty interest in an oil and gas lease by the forfeiture or surrender of the oil and gas lease by a lessee or the lessee's successors or assigns and the subsequent reacquisition of a lease, or all or part of the mineral estate associated with the lease, by the lessee or the lessee's successors, assigns, contractors, or subsidiaries on all or part of the same land, free of the overriding royalty interest.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8852.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8852 / Section 8852.203
§ 8852.203. NOTICE OF ELECTION.
Status: in_force

Notice of an election under this subchapter must be provided by posting a copy of the order calling the election in at least one conspicuous place for at least 10 days before the day of the election at the county courthouse in Brooks County, Jim Hogg County, Jim Wells County, and Hidalgo County.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 73.009 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 73 / Section 73.009
§ 73.009. REFERRAL FOR SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall develop and the executive commissioner shall establish policies concerning services described by this section. A child under three years of age and the child's family may be referred for services described by this section if the child is:

(1) identified as having a developmental delay;

(2) suspected of having a developmental delay; or

(3) considered at risk of developmental delay.

(b) For each child referred, the department shall ensure the performance of appropriate medical or developmental screening or evaluation, and if such screening services or evaluation services are not available, the department shall ensure that the child is referred to a public or private program that can meet the child's needs.

(c) Services under this section shall be provided in a manner that minimizes intrusion into family privacy.
Tex. Government Code § 508.192 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 508 / Section 508.192
§ 508.192. REENTRY INTO THE UNITED STATES PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "illegal criminal alien" has the meaning assigned by Section 493.015.

(b) A parole panel shall require as a condition of parole or mandatory supervision that an illegal criminal alien released to the custody of United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement:

(1) regardless of whether a final order of deportation is issued with reference to the illegal criminal alien, leave the United States as soon as possible after release; and

(2) not unlawfully return to or unlawfully reenter the United States in violation of the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 (8 U.S.C. Section 1101 et seq.).
Tex. Finance Code § 125.203 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 125 / Section 125.203
§ 125.203. DISCHARGE OF LIABILITY ON PAYMENT; EFFECT ON MINOR OF REQUIRED ACTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A payment or delivery of rights made by a credit union or a federal credit union to any of the following persons in connection with an account in the name of a minor discharges the credit union or federal credit union to the extent of the payment or delivery:

(1) the minor;

(2) a party to the account; or

(3) the parent or guardian of a deceased minor.

(b) The payment and a receipt, pledge, or other action required by the credit union is binding on the minor as if the minor had the capacity of an adult.
Tex. Family Code § 162.604 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 162 / Section 162.604
§ 162.604. MAXIMUM AGE RESTRICTION FOR ADOPTIVE PARENTS PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) The Department of Family and Protective Services, a single source continuum contractor, or a licensed child-placing agency that places a child for adoption may not implement or enforce a policy that:

(1) sets a maximum age for any prospective adoptive parent; or

(2) sets a maximum age differential between a child and any prospective adoptive parent.

(b) Subject to Subsection (a), the Department of Family and Protective Services, a single source continuum contractor, or a licensed child-placing agency may consider the health and expected lifespan of each prospective adoptive parent when determining the best interest of a child.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3806.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3806 / Section 3806.004
§ 3806.004. 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 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.

(d) The district will:

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

(2) provide needed funding to preserve, maintain, and enhance the economic health and vitality of the area in the district 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 and aesthetic beauty.

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

(f) 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. Insurance Code § 703.104 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 703 / Section 703.104
§ 703.104. TREATMENT OF DEDUCTION OR OFFSET AS ADMITTED ASSET.
Status: in_force

A covered entity or a covered entity's assignee entitled to an offset or deduction that has not been used may show, in the covered entity's or assignee's books and records, the balance of the deduction or offset as an admitted asset for any purpose.
Tex. Insurance Code § 829.007 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 829 / Section 829.007
§ 829.007. SALE OF SECURITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A sale, issuance, or offering of securities under this chapter is exempt from the registration and licensing provisions of The Securities Act (Title 12, Government Code).

(b) An officer, director, or employee of an exchange, an intermediate holding company, a mutual holding company, or a resulting company who participates in a conversion under this chapter is exempt from the registration and licensing provisions of The Securities Act (Title 12, Government Code). A person may not receive compensation, other than that person's usual salary or compensation, for services performed under the exemption provided by this subsection.
Tex. Labor Code § 207.074 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 207 / Section 207.074
§ 207.074. CRIMINAL OFFENSE; PENALTY.
Status: in_force

An employer, or officer or agent of an employer, commits an offense if the person violates Section 207.072 or 207.073. An offense under this section is punishable by:

(1) a fine of not less than $100 and not more than $1,000;

(2) imprisonment for not more than six months; or

(3) both a fine and imprisonment.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 264.021 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 264 / Section 264.021
§ 264.021. GENERAL POWERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority has the power of perpetual succession.

(b) The authority may:

(1) have a seal;

(2) sue and be sued; and

(3) make, amend, and repeal its bylaws.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8262.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8262 / Section 8262.004
§ 8262.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is composed of the territory described by Section 2, Chapter 749, Acts of the 61st Legislature, Regular Session, 1969, as that territory may have been modified under:

(1) Subchapter H, Chapter 54, Water Code;

(2) Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code;

(3) Section 9, Chapter 749, Acts of the 61st Legislature, Regular Session, 1969; or

(4) other law.

(b) The boundaries and field notes of the district form a closure. A mistake in copying the field notes in the legislative process or another mistake in the field notes does not affect:

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

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

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

(4) the legality or operation of the district or the board.
Tex. Property Code § 301.026 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 301 / Section 301.026
§ 301.026. RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE RELATED TRANSACTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person whose business includes engaging in residential real estate related transactions may not discriminate against another in making a real estate related transaction available or in the terms or conditions of a real estate related transaction because of race, color, religion, sex, disability, familial status, or national origin.

(b) In this section, "residential real estate related transaction" means:

(1) the making or purchasing of loans or the provision of other financial assistance:

(A) to purchase, construct, improve, repair, or maintain a dwelling; or

(B) to secure residential real estate; or

(2) the selling, brokering, or appraising of residential real property.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8379.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8379 / Section 8379.0104
§ 8379.0104. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 8379.0103 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3821.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3821 / Section 3821.051
§ 3821.051. COMPOSITION; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the district is governed by a board of nine voting directors appointed under Section 3821.052 and nonvoting directors as provided by Section 3821.053.

(b) Voting directors serve staggered terms of four years, with four or five directors' terms expiring June 1 of each odd-numbered year.

(c) The board by resolution may increase or decrease the number of directors on the board if the board finds it is in the best interest of the district. The board may not consist of fewer than 7 or more than 13 directors.
Tex. Occupations Code § 160.012 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 160 / Section 160.012
§ 160.012. DISCIPLINE OR DISCRIMINATION PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not suspend, terminate, or otherwise discipline or discriminate against a person who reports to the board under this subtitle.

(b) A person has a cause of action against a health care entity, or an owner or employee of a health care entity, that suspends or terminates the employment of the person or otherwise disciplines or discriminates against the person for reporting to the board under Section 160.002, 160.003, or 160.004. The person may recover:

(1) the greater of:

(A) actual damages, including damages for mental anguish regardless of whether other injury is shown; or

(B) $1,000;

(2) exemplary damages;

(3) court costs; and

(4) reasonable attorney's fees.

(c) In addition to amounts recovered under Subsection (b), a person whose employment is suspended or terminated in violation of this section is entitled to:

(1) either:

(A) reinstatement in the person's former position; or

(B) severance pay in an amount equal to three months of the person's most current salary; and

(2) compensation for wages lost during the period of suspension or termination.

(d) A person who brings an action under this section has the burden of proof. It is a rebuttable presumption that the person's employment was suspended or terminated for reporting an act that imperils the welfare of a patient if:

(1) the person is suspended or terminated not later than the 90th day after the date of making a report in good faith; and

(2) the board or a court determines that the reported case made the subject of the cause of action was a case in which the person was required to report under Section 160.002, 160.003, or 160.004.

(e) An action under this section may be brought in the district court of the county in which:

(1) the plaintiff resides;

(2) the plaintiff was employed by the defendant; or

(3) the defendant conducts business.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3851.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3851 / Section 3851.105
§ 3851.105. NAME CHANGE.
Status: in_force

The board by resolution may change the district's name. The board shall give written notice of the change to the city.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8859.056 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8859 / Section 8859.056
§ 8859.056. QUORUM; CONCURRENCE FOR TRANSACTING BUSINESS.
Status: in_force

(a) A majority of the board membership constitutes a quorum for any meeting and a concurrence of a majority of the board shall be sufficient to transact district business, except as provided by Subsection (b).

(b) A concurrence of not fewer than six directors is required for transacting the following district business:

(1) establishing or amending a groundwater production fee assessed by the district based on the amount of groundwater authorized by permit to be withdrawn from a well or on the amount of water actually withdrawn from a well;

(2) adopting the annual budget of the district; and

(3) except as provided by Subsection (c), granting or denying a permit or permit amendment for a well that is intended to produce water within the district which will be transported in any amount for use outside the boundaries of the district.

(c) A concurrence of a majority of the board is sufficient to grant or deny a permit or permit amendment submitted by a retail public utility that provides retail water service in the district and intends to:

(1) produce water from a well located:

(A) within the district; and

(B) inside the boundaries or a certificated service area of a retail public utility; and

(2) transport the water outside the district, so long as the water is used within the same certificated service area or boundary of the retail public utility.