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Tex. Insurance Code § 4055.104 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4055 / Section 4055.104
§ 4055.104. AUTHORITY OF CREDIT INSURANCE AGENT.
Status: in_force

A credit insurance agent appointed by an insurer authorized to engage in the business of insurance under this code may act as the agent for the insurer in the sale of any kind of credit insurance in the business of which the insurer is authorized to engage, including individual or group credit insurance.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 841.142 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 841 / Section 841.142
§ 841.142. RELEASE OR EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) To protect the public and to enable an assessment or determination relating to whether a person is a sexually violent predator, any entity that possesses relevant information relating to the person shall release the information to an entity charged with making an assessment or determination under this chapter.

(b) To protect the public and to enable the provision of supervision and treatment to a person who is a sexually violent predator, any entity that possesses relevant information relating to the person shall release the information to the office.

(c) On the written request of any attorney for another state or for a political subdivision in another state, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, the office, a service provider contracting with one of those agencies, the multidisciplinary team, and the applicable attorney representing the state shall release to the attorney any available information relating to a person that is sought in connection with an attempt to civilly commit the person as a sexually violent predator in another state.

(d) To protect the public and to enable an assessment or determination relating to whether a person is a sexually violent predator or to enable the provision of supervision and treatment to a person who is a sexually violent predator, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, the office, a service provider contracting with one of those agencies, the multidisciplinary team, and the applicable attorney representing the state may exchange any available information relating to the person.

(e) Information subject to release or exchange under this section includes information relating to the supervision, treatment, criminal history, or physical or mental health of the person, as appropriate, regardless of whether the information is otherwise confidential and regardless of when the information was created or collected. The person's consent is not required for release or exchange of information under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1085.054 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1085 / Section 1085.054
§ 1085.054. BOARD VACANCY.
Status: in_force

If a vacancy occurs in the office of director, the remaining directors shall appoint a director for the unexpired term.
Tex. Property Code § 21.0211 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 21 / Section 21.0211
§ 21.0211. PAYMENT OF AD VALOREM TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) A court may not authorize withdrawal of any money deposited under Section 21.021 unless the petitioner for the money files with the court:

(1) a tax certificate issued under Section 31.08, Tax Code, by the tax collector for each taxing unit that imposes ad valorem taxes on the condemned property showing that there are no delinquent taxes, penalties, interest, or costs owing on the condemned property or on any larger tract of which the condemned property forms a part; and

(2) in the case of a whole taking that occurs after the date the ad valorem tax bill for taxes imposed by a taxing unit on the property is sent, a tax receipt issued under Section 31.075, Tax Code, by the tax collector of the taxing unit that imposes ad valorem taxes showing that the taxes on the condemned property for the current tax year, prorated under Section 26.11, Tax Code, have been paid.

(b) For purposes of Subsection (a)(2), a "case of a whole taking" means a case in which the location, size, and boundaries of the property assessed for ad valorem taxes are identical to that of the condemned property.
Tex. Government Code § 1505.154 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1505 / Section 1505.154
§ 1505.154. AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT LOANS AND GRANTS FROM UNITED STATES.
Status: in_force

(a) A municipality may accept a loan or a grant from the United States to acquire or construct a municipal fish market, including the necessary real property on which it is located, only if the acquisition or construction of the market is approved:

(1) by the Texas Department of Health on a determination that the market is conducive to the health of the people of this state who consume food products from the coastal waters of this state; and

(2) by the Parks and Wildlife Department on a determination that:

(A) the market is feasible and of economic importance to the fishing industry generally in the entire district to be served by the market, as distinguished from the local or civic benefits to be derived from the market by the municipality; and

(B) the economic need for the market is not adequately met by a similar existing facility accessible to the district to be served.

(b) Any such market is subject to all applicable health and sanitation rules adopted by the Texas Department of Health.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9086.0503 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9086 / Section 9086.0503
§ 9086.0503. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8845.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8845 / Section 8845.051
§ 8845.051. COMPOSITION OF BOARD; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board is composed of five directors.

(b) Directors serve staggered four-year terms.

(c) A director takes office at the first regular meeting of the board following the director's election to the board.
Tex. Occupations Code § 569.005 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 569 / Section 569.005
§ 569.005. INVESTIGATION OF REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a report received by the board under this subchapter is not a complaint for which a board investigation is required.

(b) The board shall review the information relating to a pharmacist, pharmacy technician, pharmacy technician trainee, or pharmacy license holder against whom at least three professional liability claims have been reported within a five-year period in the same manner as if a complaint against the pharmacist, pharmacy technician, pharmacy technician trainee, or pharmacy license holder had been made under Chapter 555.
Tex. Insurance Code § 885.704 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 885 / Section 885.704
§ 885.704. EXCEPTION TO SOLICITATION OFFENSES.
Status: in_force

Sections 885.702 and 885.703 do not:

(1) prohibit a member of an existing lodge from soliciting a person to become a member of the lodge; or

(2) apply to a member of a lodge who participates in, directs, or conducts the organization or establishment of a lodge within the limits of the county in which the person resides or of the person's lodge district.
Tex. Education Code § 62.002 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 62 / Section 62.002
§ 62.002. PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

Through equitable allocation of the annual appropriation mandated by Article VII, Section 17(a), of the Constitution of Texas, the purpose of this chapter is to provide to the governing boards of the institutions and agencies of higher education eligible to participate in the distribution of funds pursuant to Article VII, Section 17, of the Constitution of Texas, the means to create and maintain a degree of excellence at the respective institutions and agencies of higher education that is above and apart from the normal appropriative formulas established by the Coordinating Board, Texas College and University System.
Tex. Election Code § 271.009 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 271 / Section 271.009
§ 271.009. COMBINING ELECTION FORMS AND RECORDS.
Status: in_force

The forms used and records maintained at a common polling place in a joint election may be combined in any manner convenient and adequate to record and report the results of the election for each of the participating political subdivisions.
Tex. Government Code § 24.149 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.149
§ 24.149.
Status: repealed

Sec. 24.149. 47TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (ARMSTRONG, POTTER, AND RANDALL COUNTIES). (a) The 47th Judicial District is composed of Armstrong, Potter, and Randall counties.

(b) The 47th District Court has concurrent jurisdiction with the 181st District Court in Randall and Potter counties. The 47th District Court has concurrent jurisdiction with the 108th District Court in Potter County.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1081, Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2013.

(d) The judge may, in any county in the 47th Judicial District:

(1) hear and determine all preliminary and interlocutory matters in which a jury may not be demanded, regardless of whether the case is filed in the county in which the hearing is held; and

(2) unless objection is filed by a party to the suit, hear any nonjury case, including divorces, adoptions, default judgments, and matters where citation was by publication, regardless of whether the case is filed in the county in which the hearing is held.

(e) The judge of the 47th District Court may transfer a case to the docket of any district court that has jurisdiction over the case with the approval of the judge of the court to which the case is transferred. If a case is transferred, all process and writs issued out of the transferring court are returnable to the court to which the case is transferred. All bonds executed and recognizances entered into in a transferring court shall bind the parties for their appearance or to fulfill the obligations of the bonds and recognizances at the terms of the court to which the transfer is made.

(f) Each sheriff of the counties in the district shall perform the duties prescribed by law in connection with the cases from that sheriff's county.
Tex. Labor Code § 204.026 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 204 / Section 204.026
§ 204.026. JUDICIAL REVIEW OF PROTEST.
Status: in_force

(a) An employer may appeal an administrative determination made under Section 204.025 after the employer has exhausted the employer's administrative remedies, not including a motion for rehearing, before the commission. An appeal must be filed within the time prescribed by Sections 212.153 and 212.201 for commission decisions on benefits.

(b) An appeal to a court relating to a chargeback has the same venue and jurisdiction as a suit to collect contributions and penalties under this subtitle.
Tex. Government Code § 44.336 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 44 / Section 44.336
§ 44.336. WALKER COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The criminal district attorney of Walker County must be at least 25 years old, must have been a practicing attorney in this state for three years, and must have been a resident of Walker County for at least two years before election or appointment.

(b) The criminal district attorney shall attend each term and session of the district and inferior courts of Walker County, except municipal courts, held for the transaction of criminal business and shall exclusively represent the state in all criminal matters before those courts.

(c) The criminal district attorney shall represent Walker County in any court in which the county has pending business. This subsection does not require the criminal district attorney to represent the county in a delinquent tax suit or condemnation proceeding and does not prevent the county from retaining other legal counsel in a civil matter at any time it considers appropriate to do so.

(d) The criminal district attorney has all the powers, duties, and privileges in Walker County relating to criminal or civil matters involving the county or state that are conferred by law on county and district attorneys in the various counties and districts.

(e) The criminal district attorney, for the purpose of conducting the affairs of the office, may appoint a staff composed of assistant criminal district attorneys, investigators, stenographers, clerks, and other personnel as the Commissioners Court of Walker County may authorize. The commissioners court shall pay the salaries of the staff in equal monthly installments from the general fund of the county.
Tex. Education Code § 44.034 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 44 / Section 44.034
§ 44.034. NOTIFICATION OF CRIMINAL HISTORY OF CONTRACTOR.
Status: in_force

(a) A person or business entity that enters into a contract with a school district must give advance notice to the district if the person or an owner or operator of the business entity has been convicted of a felony. The notice must include a general description of the conduct resulting in the conviction of a felony.

(b) A school district may terminate a contract with a person or business entity if the district determines that the person or business entity failed to give notice as required by Subsection (a) or misrepresented the conduct resulting in the conviction. The district must compensate the person or business entity for services performed before the termination of the contract.

(c) This section does not apply to a publicly held corporation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8064.0704 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8064 / Section 8064.0704
§ 8064.0704. TAXES FOR SERVICES, IMPROVEMENTS, AND FACILITIES IN DEFINED AREAS OR DESIGNATED PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

On voter approval and adoption of the order described by Section 8064.0703, the district may apply separately, differently, equitably, and specifically its taxing power and lien authority to the defined area or designated property to provide money to construct, administer, maintain, and operate services, improvements, and facilities that primarily benefit the defined area or designated property.
Tex. Penal Code § 22.06 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 22 / Section 22.06
§ 22.06. CONSENT AS DEFENSE TO ASSAULTIVE CONDUCT.
Status: in_force

(a) The victim's effective consent or the actor's reasonable belief that the victim consented to the actor's conduct is a defense to prosecution under Section 22.01 (Assault), 22.02 (Aggravated Assault), or 22.05 (Deadly Conduct) if:

(1) the conduct did not threaten or inflict serious bodily injury; or

(2) the victim knew the conduct was a risk of:

(A) his occupation;

(B) recognized medical treatment; or

(C) a scientific experiment conducted by recognized methods.

(b) The defense to prosecution provided by Subsection (a) is not available to a defendant who commits an offense described by Subsection (a) as a condition of the defendant's or the victim's initiation or continued membership in a criminal street gang, as defined by Section 71.01.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 2 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 46 / Section 2
§ 2. REQUIREMENTS FOR TRANSPORT.
Status: in_force

The transportation of a patient from a jail or detention facility to a mental health facility or residential care facility must meet the following requirements:

(1) the patient must be transported directly to the facility within a reasonable amount of time and without undue delay;

(2) a vehicle used to transport the patient must be adequately heated in cold weather and adequately ventilated in warm weather;

(3) a special diet or other medical precautions recommended by the patient's physician must be followed;

(4) the person transporting the patient shall give the patient reasonable opportunities to get food and water and to use a bathroom; and

(5) the patient may not be transported with a state prisoner.
Tex. Occupations Code § 454.055 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 454 / Section 454.055
§ 454.055. 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 taking office the qualifications required by Section 454.051(a);

(2) does not maintain during service on the board the qualifications required by Section 454.051(a);

(3) is ineligible for membership under Section 454.052 or 454.053;

(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 that the member is eligible to attend during a calendar year without an excuse approved by a majority vote of the board.

(b) The validity of an action of the board is not affected by the fact that it is taken when a ground for removal of a board member exists.

(c) If the coordinator of occupational therapy programs has knowledge that a potential ground for removal exists, the coordinator shall notify the presiding officer of the board of the potential ground. The presiding officer shall then notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists. If the potential ground for removal involves the presiding officer, the coordinator shall notify the next highest ranking officer of the board, who shall then notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists.
Tex. Insurance Code § 463.103 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 463 / Section 463.103
§ 463.103. PERSONNEL.
Status: in_force

The association may employ or retain employees or contractors to handle the association's financial transactions and to perform other functions under this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8834.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8834 / Section 8834.106
§ 8834.106. DISTRICT RESEARCH.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may conduct studies and research that the board considers necessary to implement this chapter.

(b) The district may collect any information that the board determines is necessary to implement this chapter, including information regarding the use of groundwater, water conservation, and the practicability of recharging a groundwater reservoir.

(c) The board may use the services of geologists, hydrologists, licensed engineers, licensed geoscientists, or other expert personnel to accomplish the purposes of this section.
Tex. Water Code § 60.242 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 60 / Section 60.242
§ 60.242. RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The navigation board shall adopt a resolution declaring that in its judgment conversion to a district operating under Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution will be in the best interest of the district and will be a benefit to the land and property located in the district.

(b) The resolution shall call a hearing and shall be entered in the minutes of the board.
Tex. Local Government Code § 379A.024 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 379A / Section 379A.024
§ 379A.024. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

The board shall appoint from its members a presiding officer, a secretary, and other officers of the corporation that the governing body of the municipality that created the corporation considers necessary.
Tex. Local Government Code § 262.003 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 262 / Section 262.003
§ 262.003. SMALL, SOLE-SOURCE PURCHASE EXEMPT FROM COMPETITIVE BIDDING.
Status: in_force

(a) Any law that requires a county to follow a competitive procurement procedure in making a purchase requiring the expenditure of $100,000 or less does not apply to the purchase of an item available for purchase from only one supplier.

(b) If a county makes a purchase covered by Subsection (a), the county auditor or other appropriate county officer or employee may not refuse payment for the purchase because a competitive bidding procedure was not followed.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3877.204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3877 / Section 3877.204
§ 3877.204. METHOD OF NOTICE FOR HEARING.
Status: in_force

The district may mail the notice required by Section 375.115(c), Local Government Code, by certified or first class United States mail. The board shall determine the method of notice.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 203.015 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 203 / Section 203.015
§ 203.015. PROGRAMS AND SERVICES EVALUATION SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

The department shall establish and implement a system to evaluate the effectiveness of county and state programs and services for youth.
Tex. Government Code § 2054.522 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.522
§ 2054.522. BOARD APPROVAL AND OVERSIGHT OF MAJOR OUTSOURCED CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department must receive approval from the board before:

(1) entering into a major outsourced contract; or

(2) amending any major outsourced contract, if the amendment has significant statewide impact.

(b) The board shall establish one or more subcommittees to monitor the department's major outsourced contracts.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8280.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8280 / Section 8280.001
§ 8280.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Director" means a member of the board.

(3) "District" means Isaacson Municipal Utility District.
Tex. Family Code § 33.007 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 33 / Section 33.007
§ 33.007. COSTS PAID BY STATE.
Status: in_force

(a) A court acting under Section 33.003 or 33.004 may issue an order requiring the state to pay:

(1) the cost of any attorney ad litem and any guardian ad litem appointed for the minor;

(2) notwithstanding Sections 33.003(n) and 33.004(e), the costs of court associated with the application or appeal; and

(3) any court reporter's fees incurred.

(b) An order issued under Subsection (a) must be directed to the comptroller, who shall pay the amount ordered from funds appropriated to the Texas Department of Health.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1053.153 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1053 / Section 1053.153
§ 1053.153. APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION.
Status: in_force

Each application for a certificate of registration must:

(1) be on a form prescribed and furnished by the board; and

(2) include a:

(A) verified statement of the applicant's education; and

(B) detailed summary of the applicant's interior design work experience.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1575.0025 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1575 / Section 1575.0025
§ 1575.0025. REFERENCES TO BASIC PLAN.
Status: in_force

A reference in this code to a "basic plan" under this chapter means a health benefit plan provided under this chapter other than a Medicare Advantage plan or a Medicare prescription drug plan.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 134.127 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 134 / Section 134.127
§ 134.127. ADJUSTMENT OF AMOUNT OF BOND OR DEPOSIT.
Status: in_force

The commission periodically shall adjust the amount of the bond or deposit required and the terms of each acceptance of the applicant's bond to reflect changes in:

(1) the acreage affected; or

(2) the cost of future reclamation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9023.210 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9023 / Section 9023.210
§ 9023.210. PROVISION OF SERVICES OUTSIDE DISANNEXED MUNICIPAL TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a municipal water or sewer system established or acquired as a result of voter approval of the proposition stated in Section 9023.205(2).

(b) A municipal water or sewer system may serve an area immediately outside the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the disannexed municipality if the residents of the area agree to be served by the system.