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Tex. Insurance Code § 2551.252 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2551 / Section 2551.252
§ 2551.252.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2551.252. AMOUNTS ADDED TO RESERVE FOR CALENDAR YEAR 1997; REDUCTIONS. (a) The total charges of a domestic title insurer for title insurance policies written or assumed on or after January 1, 1997, and before January 1, 1998, are computed by adding the following, as described in the insurer's annual statement:

(1) the direct premium written by the insurer;

(2) the escrow and settlement service fees paid directly to and collected by the insurer;

(3) other title fees and service charges paid directly to and collected by the insurer, including fees for closing protection letters; and

(4) premiums for any reinsurance assumed by the insurer, less premiums for reinsurance ceded by the insurer during that year.

(b) The amount a domestic title insurer must set aside in the statutory premium reserve for the 1997 calendar year is computed by multiplying the total charges computed under Subsection (a) by:

(1) 6-1/5 percent if the insurer had $250 million or more in direct premium written for the year 1996; or

(2) 3-1/2 percent if the insurer had less than $250 million in direct premium written for the year 1996.

(c) A domestic title insurer shall reduce additions to the statutory premium reserve set aside for title insurance policies written or assumed during the year 1997 over a 20-year period beginning in the year after the year in which the policies are written or assumed, as provided by Subsection (d), by:

(1) 26 percent of the additions in the first year following the year of addition;

(2) 20 percent of the additions in the second year following the year of addition;

(3) 10 percent of the additions in the third year following the year of addition;

(4) nine percent of the additions in the fourth year following the year of addition;

(5) five percent of the additions in the fifth and sixth years following the year of addition;

(6) three percent of the additions in the seventh, eighth, and ninth years following the year of addition;

(7) two percent of the additions in the 10th through 14th years following the year of addition; and

(8) one percent of the additions in the last six years of the 20-year period.

(d) A domestic title insurer shall make the annual reductions under Subsection (c) in increments of one-fourth of the appropriate percentage of the additions each on March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31 of each year.
Tex. Insurance Code § 841.103 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 841 / Section 841.103
§ 841.103. ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) If the commissioner makes a determination favorable to the applicants on all issues under Section 841.061(a), the commissioner, on compliance with the requirements of Section 841.102, shall issue to the domestic insurance company a certificate of authority authorizing the company to engage in the kinds of business authorized by the company's charter.

(b) On written request of a domestic insurance company, the commissioner shall provide a certified copy of the company's certificate of authority to the company for each of the company's agents in this state.
Tex. Government Code § 487.553 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 487 / Section 487.553
§ 487.553. LOAN REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

Subject to available funding, the department shall establish a program to assist communities in recruiting health professionals to practice in medically underserved communities by providing loan reimbursement for health professionals who serve in those communities.
Tex. Estates Code § 1301.051 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1301 / Section 1301.051
§ 1301.051. ELIGIBILITY TO APPLY FOR CREATION OF TRUST.
Status: in_force

The following persons may apply for the creation of a trust under this subchapter:

(1) the guardian of a ward;

(2) an attorney ad litem or guardian ad litem appointed to represent a ward or the ward's interests;

(3) a person interested in the welfare of an alleged incapacitated person who does not have a guardian;

(4) an attorney ad litem or guardian ad litem appointed to represent an alleged incapacitated person who does not have a guardian; or

(5) a person who has only a physical disability.
Tex. Government Code § 2166.101 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2166 / Section 2166.101
§ 2166.101. COMPILATION OF CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE INFORMATION.
Status: repealed

(a) This section applies to a state-owned building, including a building otherwise exempt from this chapter under Section 2166.003, except that this section does not apply to a building owned by an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code.

(b) The commission shall biennially obtain the following information for each state-owned building from the using agency:

(1) the year of completion;

(2) the general construction type;

(3) the size;

(4) the use; and

(5) the general condition.

(c) The commission shall, for a building completed on or after September 1, 1979, obtain from a using agency information showing the total cost of the project and the cost of construction with other information necessary to meaningfully compare the cost of similar buildings.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 573 (S.B. 241), Sec. 3.01(2), eff. September 1, 2019.

(e) State agencies, departments, and institutions shall cooperate with the commission in providing any information needed by the commission to comply with this section.

(f) Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1266, Sec. 5.05.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 1.15 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 1 / Section 1.15
§ 1.15. JURY IN FELONY.
Status: in_force

No person can be convicted of a felony except upon the verdict of a jury duly rendered and recorded, unless the defendant, upon entering a plea, has in open court in person waived his right of trial by jury in writing in accordance with Articles 1.13 and 1.14; provided, however, that it shall be necessary for the state to introduce evidence into the record showing the guilt of the defendant and said evidence shall be accepted by the court as the basis for its judgment and in no event shall a person charged be convicted upon his plea without sufficient evidence to support the same. The evidence may be stipulated if the defendant in such case consents in writing, in open court, to waive the appearance, confrontation, and cross-examination of witnesses, and further consents either to an oral stipulation of the evidence and testimony or to the introduction of testimony by affidavits, written statements of witnesses, and any other documentary evidence in support of the judgment of the court. Such waiver and consent must be approved by the court in writing, and be filed in the file of the papers of the cause.
Tex. Government Code § 2001.023 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2001 / Section 2001.023
§ 2001.023. NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE.
Status: in_force

(a) A state agency shall give at least 30 days' notice of its intention to adopt a rule before it adopts the rule.

(b) A state agency shall file notice of the proposed rule with the secretary of state for publication in the Texas Register in the manner prescribed by Chapter 2002.

(c) At the time a state agency files notice of a proposed rule under Subsection (b), the agency shall publish on the agency's Internet website a summary of the proposed rule written in plain language in both English and Spanish in accordance with Section 2054.116.

(d) For purposes of Subsection (c), a summary is written in plain language if it uses language the general public, including individuals with limited English proficiency, can readily understand because the language is concise and well-organized.

(e) Failure to publish a summary of a proposed rule in the manner required by Subsection (c) does not invalidate a rule adopted by a state agency or an action taken by the agency under that rule.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.145 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.145
§ 2306.145. LOAN PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

The board shall have the specific duty and power to adopt procedures for approving loans, purchases of loans and interests in loans, and commitments to purchase loans under this chapter.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 5.54 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 5 / Section 5.54
§ 5.54. RESOLUTION OF COMPLAINTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall maintain a system to promptly and efficiently act on complaints filed with the commission. The commission shall assign priorities to complaint investigations based on risk so that the commission handles the most serious complaints first.

(a-1) The commission shall maintain information about parties to the complaint, the subject matter of the complaint, a summary of the results of the review or investigation of the complaint, and its disposition.

(b) If a written complaint is filed with the commission that the commission has authority to resolve, the commission, at least quarterly and until final disposition of the complaint, shall notify the parties to the complaint of the status of the complaint unless the notice would jeopardize an undercover investigation.

(c) The commission shall:

(1) compile:

(A) detailed statistics and analyze trends on complaint information, including:

(i) the nature of the complaints;

(ii) their disposition; and

(iii) the length of time to resolve complaints; and

(B) complaint information on a statewide and a regional basis;

(2) report the information on a monthly basis to executive management and on a quarterly basis to members of the commission; and

(3) make general information about the nature and disposition of complaints available to the public, including by posting the information on the commission's Internet website.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3846.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3846 / Section 3846.005
§ 3846.005. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

Except as the board may modify the territory of the district under Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code, or other law, the territory of the district is coextensive with the territory as of January 1, 1997, of the New Caney Independent School District and the Splendora Independent School District except that the district does not include:

(1) any part of the City of Houston as it existed on January 1, 1997; and

(2) any portion of the New Caney Independent School District as it exists on or after September 1, 2001, that is located in Harris County.
Tex. Water Code § 53.123 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 53 / Section 53.123
§ 53.123. GEOTHERMAL WATER CONVEYANCE SYSTEMS.
Status: in_force

A district may purchase, construct, acquire, own, operate, repair, improve, and extend geothermal water conveyance systems in the district.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 757.014 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 757 / Section 757.014
§ 757.014. APPLICATION TO OTHER BODIES OF WATER AND RELATED FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

The owner of a multiunit rental complex or a property owners association is not required to enclose a body of water or construct barriers between the owner's or property owners association's property and a body of water such as an ocean, bay, lake, pond, bayou, river, creek, stream, spring, reservoir, stock tank, culvert, drainage ditch, detention pond, or other flood or drainage facility.
Tex. Transportation Code § 317.154 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 317 / Section 317.154
§ 317.154. TERMS OF ISSUANCE OF REVENUE REFUNDING BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) Revenue refunding bonds may:

(1) be combined with new or original revenue bonds into one series or issue;

(2) be issued to refund bonds of more than one series or issue;

(3) combine the pledges securing the bonds to be refunded to secure the revenue refunding bonds; or

(4) be secured by a pledge of other or additional net revenue.

(b) Revenue refunding bonds may bear interest at a rate higher than that of the bonds to be refunded.
Tex. Education Code § 61.867 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.867
§ 61.867. FUNDING OF GRANTS.
Status: in_force

The commissioner of higher education shall administer this section using available appropriations and gifts, grants, and donations made for the purposes of this subchapter.
Tex. Local Government Code § 501.212 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 501 / Section 501.212
§ 501.212. INTERIM BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) Before the preparation of definitive bonds, the corporation may, under like restrictions, issue interim bonds that may be exchanged for definitive bonds when the definitive bonds are executed and available for delivery.

(b) The corporation may issue interim bonds with or without coupons.
Tex. Government Code § 411.0011 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.0011
§ 411.0011. CERTAIN LOCAL GOVERNMENT CORPORATIONS ENGAGED IN CRIMINAL IDENTIFICATION ACTIVITIES.
Status: in_force

For purposes of this chapter, a reference to "criminal justice agency" includes a local government corporation created under Subchapter D, Chapter 431, Transportation Code, for governmental purposes relating to criminal identification activities, including forensic analysis, that allocates a substantial part of its annual budget to those criminal identification activities.
Tex. Transportation Code § 201.901 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 201 / Section 201.901
§ 201.901. PROHIBITING USE OF HIGHWAY OR ROAD.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may prohibit the use of any part of a highway or road under the control of the department by any vehicle that will unduly damage the highway or road when:

(1) because of wet weather or recent construction or repairs, the highway or road cannot be safely used without probable serious damage to it; or

(2) a bridge or culvert on the highway or road is unsafe.

(b) Before prohibiting the use of a highway or road under this section, the commission shall post notices that state the maximum load permitted and the time the use of the highway or road is prohibited. The notices must be posted at locations that enable drivers to detour to avoid the restricted highway or road.

(c) The commission may not prohibit the use of a highway or road under this section until a detour has been provided.

(d) If the owner or operator of a vehicle that is prohibited from using a highway or road under this section is aggrieved by the prohibition, the person may file with the county judge of the county in which the restricted highway or road is located a written complaint that sets forth the nature of the grievance. On the filing of the complaint the county judge immediately shall set the issue for a hearing to be held not later than the third day after the date on which the complaint is filed. The county judge shall give to the commission written notice of the day and purpose of each hearing.

(e) The county judge shall hear testimony offered by the parties. On conclusion of the hearing, the county judge shall sustain, revoke, or modify the commission's decision on the restriction. The county judge's judgment is final as to the issues raised.

(f) A person who violates a prohibition established under this section before or after it is approved by the county judge under Subsection (e) commits an offense. An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $200.
Tex. Education Code § 8.004 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 8 / Section 8.004
§ 8.004. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
Status: in_force

The regional education service center board of directors shall employ an executive director. The selection and dismissal of the executive director is subject to the approval of the commissioner. The executive director is the chief executive officer of the regional education service center and may employ personnel as necessary to carry out the functions of the center.
Tex. Election Code § 253.158 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 253 / Section 253.158
§ 253.158. CONTRIBUTION BY SPOUSE OR CHILD.
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of this subchapter, a contribution by the spouse of an individual is not considered to be a contribution by the individual.

(b) For purposes of this subchapter, a contribution by a child of an individual is considered to be a contribution by the individual.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3867.008 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3867 / Section 3867.008
§ 3867.008. CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with the findings and purposes stated in this chapter.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 61.014 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 61 / Section 61.014
§ 61.014. DENIAL OF ACCESS BY POSTING.
Status: in_force

(a) As used in this section, "public beach" means the area extending from the line of mean low tide of the Gulf of Mexico to the line of vegetation bordering on the Gulf of Mexico, or to a line 200 feet inland from the line of mean low tide, whichever is nearer the line of mean low tide, if the public has acquired a right of use or easement to or over the area by prescription, dedication, or has retained a right by virtue of continuous right in the public.

(b) No person may display or cause to be displayed on or adjacent to any public beach any sign, marker, or warning, or make or cause to be made any written or oral communication which states that the public beach is private property or represent in any other manner that the public does not have the right of access to the public beach as guaranteed by this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7937A.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7937A / Section 7937A.0104
§ 7937A.0104. CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO CONFIRMATION ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 7937A.0103 until:

(1) 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; and

(2) the district has entered into a contract with a municipality, Collin County, or another entity:

(A) for adequate supplemental police, fire, emergency, and animal control services for the district; and

(B) that is approved by the Commissioners Court of Collin County under Subsection (c).

(b) A contract under Subsection (a) may include a provision that the contract takes effect only on the approval of the Commissioners Court of Collin County and the voters in the district voting in an election held for that purpose.

(c) The Commissioners Court of Collin County shall review a contract under Subsection (a) and evaluate the supplemental police, fire, emergency, and animal control services provided in the contract. If the commissioners court determines that the contract provides adequate services, the commissioners court shall adopt a resolution stating that the contract has met the requirements of Subsection (a).
Tex. Education Code § 21.911 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 21 / Section 21.911
§ 21.911. RULES.
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall adopt rules as necessary to implement this subchapter.
Tex. Education Code § 21.251 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 21 / Section 21.251
§ 21.251. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) This subchapter applies if a teacher requests a hearing after receiving notice of the proposed decision to:

(1) terminate the teacher's continuing contract at any time, except as provided by Subsection (b)(3);

(2) terminate the teacher's probationary or term contract before the end of the contract period, except as provided by Subsection (b)(3); or

(3) suspend the teacher without pay.

(b) This subchapter does not apply to:

(1) a decision to terminate a teacher's employment at the end of a probationary contract;

(2) a decision not to renew a teacher's term contract, unless the board of trustees of the employing district has decided to use the process prescribed by this subchapter for that purpose; or

(3) a decision, on the basis of a financial exigency declared under Section 44.011 that requires a reduction in personnel, to terminate a probationary or term contract before the end of the contract period or to terminate a continuing contract at any time, unless the board of trustees has decided to use the process prescribed by this subchapter for that purpose.
Tex. Water Code § 66.118 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 66 / Section 66.118
§ 66.118. RULES.
Status: in_force

After notice and hearing, the board shall adopt rules to carry out this chapter, including rules providing procedures for giving notice and holding hearings before the board.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 89.012 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 89 / Section 89.012
§ 89.012. FOLLOW-UP EVALUATIONS AND TREATMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) An employee or a volunteer with a positive screening test result must obtain a diagnostic evaluation from the person's own physician to determine if the person has tuberculosis.

(b) If the employee or volunteer has tuberculosis, the governing body may not permit the person to begin or continue the person's employment duties or volunteer services unless the person is under treatment for the disease by a physician and the person provides to the governing body a certificate signed by the attending physician stating that the patient is noninfectious.
Tex. Government Code § 552.327 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 552 / Section 552.327
§ 552.327. DISMISSAL OF SUIT DUE TO REQUESTOR'S WITHDRAWAL OR ABANDONMENT OF REQUEST.
Status: in_force

A court may dismiss a suit challenging a decision of the attorney general brought in accordance with this chapter if:

(1) all parties to the suit agree to the dismissal; and

(2) the attorney general determines and represents to the court that the requestor has voluntarily withdrawn the request for information in writing or has abandoned the request.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 89.073 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 89 / Section 89.073
§ 89.073. ADOPTION OF LOCAL STANDARDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The standards prescribed by this chapter and the rules adopted by the executive commissioner relating to screening tests or examinations for tuberculosis required for certain employees and volunteers are minimum standards.

(b) With the prior approval of the department:

(1) a governing body may adopt and enforce standards for carrying out this chapter if the standards are compatible with and equal to or more stringent than the standards prescribed by this chapter and department rules; and

(2) a private facility may adopt and enforce standards for carrying out this chapter if the standards are compatible with and equal to or more stringent than the standards prescribed by this chapter and department rules.

(c) The executive commissioner shall adopt substantive and procedural rules to govern the submission of standards adopted under Subsection (b). At a minimum these rules must contain:

(1) a procedure for the submission of standards for departmental review; and

(2) an internal departmental appeal process by which a governing body or private entity may seek a review of the department's decision to reject proposed standards.
Tex. Utilities Code § 53.301 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 53 / Section 53.301
§ 53.301. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

(a) In this subchapter, "minor change" means a change, including the restructuring of rates of existing services, that:

(1) decreases the rates or revenues of an incumbent local exchange company; or

(2) together with any other rate change or approved tariff changes in the 12 months preceding the effective date of the proposed change, increases the company's total regulated intrastate gross annual revenues by not more than five percent.

(b) With regard to a change to a basic local access line rate, a "minor change" does not include a change that, together with any other change to the basic local access line rate that took effect during the 12 months preceding the effective date of the proposed change, results in an increase of more than 50 percent.