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Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 63.007 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 63 / Section 63.007
§ 63.007. GARNISHMENT OF FUNDS HELD IN INMATE TRUST FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) A writ of garnishment may be issued against an inmate trust fund held under the authority of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice under Section 501.014, Government Code, to encumber money that is held for the benefit of an inmate in the fund.

(b) The state's sovereign immunity to suit is waived only to the extent necessary to authorize a garnishment action in accordance with this section.
Tex. Family Code § 159.614 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 159 / Section 159.614
§ 159.614. NOTICE TO ISSUING TRIBUNAL OF MODIFICATION.
Status: in_force

Within 30 days after issuance of a modified child support order, the party obtaining the modification shall file a certified copy of the order with the issuing tribunal that had continuing, exclusive jurisdiction over the earlier order and in each tribunal in which the party knows the earlier order has been registered. A party who obtains the order and fails to file a certified copy is subject to appropriate sanctions by a tribunal in which the issue of failure to file arises. The failure to file does not affect the validity or enforceability of the modified order of the new tribunal having continuing, exclusive jurisdiction.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 601.103 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 601 / Section 601.103
§ 601.103. CONSUMER'S DUTIES WITH RESPECT TO DELIVERED GOODS OR REAL PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) Within a reasonable time after a cancellation under this chapter, the consumer must, on demand, tender to the merchant any goods or any right or title to real property delivered by the merchant under the consumer transaction.

(b) The consumer is not obligated to tender goods at a place other than the consumer's residence.

(c) If the merchant fails to demand possession of the goods or the right or title to real property within a reasonable time after cancellation, the goods or real property become the property of the consumer without obligation to pay.

(d) Goods or real property in possession of the consumer are at the risk of the merchant, except that the consumer shall take reasonable care of the goods or the real property both before and for a reasonable time after cancellation.

(e) For purposes of this section, 20 days is presumed to be a reasonable time.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3911.351 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3911 / Section 3911.351
§ 3911.351. DISSOLUTION BY CITY ORDINANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) The city by ordinance may dissolve the district.

(b) The city may not dissolve the district until the district's outstanding debt or contractual obligations have been repaid or discharged, including the defeasance of any outstanding debt issued by the city.

(c) The city may not dissolve the district until the development agreement under Section 3911.251 has been executed and the district's performance under the agreement has been fulfilled, including any right or obligation the district has to reimburse a developer or owner for the costs of improvement projects.
Tex. Government Code § 443A.152 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 443A / Section 443A.152
§ 443A.152. ANNUAL AUDIT.
Status: in_force

The commission shall have an annual audit conducted by an independent auditor of any expenditures of public money for purposes of this chapter by a nonprofit organization with which the commission contracts under Section 443A.101(d).
Tex. Family Code § 264.7541 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 264 / Section 264.7541
§ 264.7541. CAREGIVER VISIT WITH CHILD; INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), before placing a child with a proposed relative or other designated caregiver, the department must:

(1) arrange a visit between the child and the proposed caregiver; and

(2) provide the proposed caregiver with a form, which may be the same form the department provides to nonrelative caregivers, containing information, to the extent it is available, about the child that would enhance continuity of care for the child, including:

(A) the child's school information and educational needs;

(B) the child's medical, dental, and mental health care information;

(C) the child's social and family information; and

(D) any other information about the child the department determines will assist the proposed caregiver in meeting the child's needs.

(b) The department may waive the requirements of Subsection (a) if the proposed relative or other designated caregiver has a long-standing or significant relationship with the child and has provided care for the child at any time during the 12 months preceding the date of the proposed placement.

(c) Once a child is placed with a relative or other designated caregiver, the department shall inform the caregiver of:

(1) the option to become verified by a licensed child-placing agency to operate an agency foster home, if applicable; and

(2) the permanency care assistance program under Subchapter K.
Tex. Transportation Code § 551.456 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 551 / Section 551.456
§ 551.456. CROSSING CERTAIN ROADWAYS.
Status: in_force

A vehicle bearing license plates issued under Section 551.452 may cross intersections, including on or through a road or street that has a speed limit of more than 35 miles per hour.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3867.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3867 / Section 3867.104
§ 3867.104. NONPROFIT CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution may authorize the creation of a nonprofit corporation to assist and act for the district in implementing a project or providing a service authorized by this chapter.

(b) The nonprofit corporation:

(1) has each power of and is considered to be a local government corporation created under Subchapter D, Chapter 431, Transportation Code; and

(2) may implement any project and provide any service authorized by this chapter.

(c) The board shall appoint the board of directors of the nonprofit corporation. The board of directors of the nonprofit corporation shall serve in the same manner as the board of directors of a local government corporation created under Subchapter D, Chapter 431, Transportation Code, except that a board member is not required to reside in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1039.158 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1039 / Section 1039.158
§ 1039.158. DEPOSITORY.
Status: in_force

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

(b) District money, other than money invested as provided by Section 1039.159(b) and money transmitted to a bank for payment of bonds or obligations issued or assumed by the district, shall be deposited as received with the depository bank and shall remain on deposit.

(c) This chapter, including Subsection (b), does not limit the power of the board to place a part of district money on time deposit or to purchase certificates of deposit of a state or national bank that is a member of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.

(d) The district may not deposit money with a bank in an amount that exceeds the maximum amount insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation unless the bank first executes a bond or provides other security in an amount sufficient to secure from loss the district money that exceeds the amount insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation.
Tex. Transportation Code § 621.202 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 621 / Section 621.202
§ 621.202. COMMISSION'S AUTHORITY TO SET MAXIMUM WIDTH.
Status: in_force

(a) To comply with safety and operational requirements of federal law, the commission by order may set the maximum width of a vehicle, including the load on the vehicle, at eight feet for a designated highway or segment of a highway if the results of an engineering and traffic study, conducted by the Texas Department of Transportation, that includes an analysis of structural capacity of bridges and pavements, traffic volume, unique climatic conditions, and width of traffic lanes support the change.

(b) An order under this section becomes effective on the designated highway or segment when appropriate signs giving notice of the limitations are erected by the Texas Department of Transportation.

(c) This section is intended to comply with the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 (23 U.S.C.A. Section 101 et seq.) and is conditioned on that Act and federal regulations implementing that Act.
Tex. Estates Code § 1160.152 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1160 / Section 1160.152
§ 1160.152. POOLING OR UNITIZATION APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The guardian of the estate shall file with the county clerk of the county in which the guardianship proceeding is pending a written application for authority to:

(1) enter into a pooling or unitization agreement supplementing, amending, or otherwise relating to any existing lease covering property owned by the estate; or

(2) commit royalties or other interests in minerals, whether or not subject to a lease, to a pooling or unitization agreement.

(b) The pooling or unitization application must also:

(1) sufficiently describe the property as required in an original lease application;

(2) describe briefly the lease to which the interest of the estate is subject; and

(3) set out the reasons the proposed agreement concerning the property should be entered into.

(c) A copy of the proposed agreement must be attached to the pooling or unitization application and made a part of the application by reference.

(d) The agreement may not be recorded in the judge's guardianship docket.

(e) Immediately after the pooling or unitization application is filed, the clerk shall call the application to the judge's attention.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1551.217 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1551 / Section 1551.217
§ 1551.217. USE OF EMPLOYEE'S SALARY IN COMPUTATION OF PREMIUM OR COVERAGE.
Status: in_force

(a) If the board of trustees establishes a group coverage plan that protects against either long-term or short-term loss of salary, the board may use an employee's annual salary in computing the amount of the employee's premium or coverage, or both, under the plan.

(b) In this section, an employee's annual salary includes benefit replacement pay under Subchapter H, Chapter 659, Government Code, as added by Chapter 417, Acts of the 74th Legislature, Regular Session, 1995.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7960.0501 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7960 / Section 7960.0501
§ 7960.0501. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 10.006 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 10 / Section 10.006
§ 10.006. SHORT FORM MERGER.
Status: in_force

(a) A parent organization that owns at least 90 percent of the outstanding ownership or membership interests of each class and series of each of one or more subsidiary organizations may merge with one or more of the subsidiary organizations as provided by this section if:

(1) at least one of the parties to the merger is a domestic entity and each other party is a domestic entity or another non-code organization organized under the laws of a jurisdiction that permits a merger of the type authorized by this chapter; and

(2) the resulting organization or organizations are the parent organization, one or more existing subsidiary organizations, or one or more new organizations.

(b) No action by any subsidiary organization that is a domestic entity is required to approve the merger.

(c) If the parent organization will not survive the merger, a plan of merger must be adopted by action of the parent organization in the same manner as a plan of merger not governed by this section or Section 10.005.

(d) If the parent organization will survive the merger, the merger is required to be approved only by a resolution adopted by the governing authority of the parent organization.

(e) Sections 10.001(c)-(e), 10.002(c), 10.003, 10.004, and 10.007-10.010 apply to a merger approved under Subsection (d), except that the resolution approving the merger should be considered the plan of merger for purposes of those sections.

(f) The resolution approving the merger under Subsection (d) must describe:

(1) the basic terms of the merger;

(2) the organizations that are party to the merger; and

(3) the organizations that survive the merger.

(g) If the parent organization does not own all of the outstanding ownership or membership interests of each class or series of ownership or membership interests of each subsidiary organization that is a party to the merger, the resolution of the parent organization required by Subsection (d) must describe the terms of the merger, including the cash or other property, including ownership or membership interests, obligations, rights to purchase securities, or other securities of any person or organization or any combination of the ownership or membership interests, obligations, rights, or other securities, to be used, paid, or delivered by the parent organization on surrender of each ownership or membership interest of the subsidiary organizations not owned by the parent organization.

(h) An entity is not disqualified from effecting a merger under any other provision of this chapter because it qualifies for a merger under this section.

(i) This section shall not apply if a subsidiary organization that is a party to the merger is:

(1) a partnership; or

(2) a domestic entity that has in its governing documents the provision required by Section 10.005(d)(1) and of which there are outstanding ownership or membership interests that would be entitled to vote on the merger absent this section.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 11.205 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 11 / Section 11.205
§ 11.205. EFFECTIVENESS OF REINSTATEMENT OF FILING ENTITY.
Status: in_force

The reinstatement of a terminated filing entity that previously filed a certificate of termination takes effect on the filing of the entity's certificate of reinstatement.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1702.240 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1702 / Section 1702.240
§ 1702.240. EXEMPTIONS FOR UNDERCOVER AGENT.
Status: in_force

(a) For the purposes of this section, "undercover agent" means an individual hired by a person to perform a job in or for that person, and while performing that job, to act as an undercover agent, an employee, or an independent contractor of a company license holder, but supervised by a company license holder.

(b) An employee of a company license holder who is employed exclusively as an undercover agent is not required to obtain an individual license.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1033.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1033 / Section 1033.154
§ 1033.154. ANNUAL AUDIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board annually shall require an independent audit of the district's books and records.

(b) Not later than December 1 of each year, the board shall file a copy of the audit with:

(1) the comptroller; and

(2) the district.
Tex. Water Code § 51.639 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.639
§ 51.639. FIRST MEETING OF COMMISSIONERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners shall meet at the time specified in the notice from the secretary or as soon after that time as possible.

(b) At the meeting the commissioners shall take and subscribe an oath to discharge faithfully and impartially their duties as commissioners and make a true report of the work which they perform. They shall then organize by electing one commissioner as chairman and one commissioner as vice chairman.

(c) The secretary of the board or, in his absence, a person appointed by the board shall serve as secretary to the commissioners of appraisement and shall furnish to the commissioners any information and assistance which is necessary for the commissioners to perform their duties.
Tex. Utilities Code § 251.155 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 251 / Section 251.155
§ 251.155. EXCEPTION IN CASE OF EMERGENCY; OFFENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) Section 251.151 does not apply to an emergency excavation that is necessary to respond to a situation that endangers life, health, or property or a situation in which the public need for uninterrupted service and immediate reestablishment of service if service is interrupted compels immediate action.

(b) The excavator may begin emergency excavation under Subsection (a) immediately and shall take reasonable care to protect underground facilities.

(c) When an emergency exists, the excavator shall notify a notification center as promptly as practicably possible.

(d) An excavator may not misrepresent a fact or circumstance used in the determination of an emergency excavation under Subsection (a). A person that violates this subsection is subject to a penalty under:

(1) Section 251.201;

(2) Section 251.203; or

(3) both Section 251.201 and Section 251.203.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 17.07 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 17 / Section 17.07
§ 17.07. CORPORATION TO FILE WITH COUNTY CLERK POWER OF ATTORNEY DESIGNATING AGENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Any corporation authorized by the law of this State to act as a surety, shall before executing any bail bond as authorized in the preceding Article, first file in the office of the county clerk of the county where such bail bond is given, a power of attorney designating and authorizing the named agent, agents or attorney of such corporation to execute such bail bonds and thereafter the execution of such bail bonds by such agent, agents or attorney, shall be a valid and binding obligation of such corporation.

(b) A corporation may limit the authority of an agent designated under Subsection (a) by specifying the limitation in the power of attorney that is filed with the county clerk.
Tex. Government Code § 2003.044 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2003 / Section 2003.044
§ 2003.044. STAFF.
Status: in_force

The chief administrative law judge may hire staff as required to perform the powers and duties of the office.
Tex. Tax Code § 162.209 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 162 / Section 162.209
§ 162.209. LICENSE APPLICATION PROCEDURE.
Status: in_force

(a) To obtain a license under this subchapter, an applicant shall file an application using a form adopted by the comptroller. The application must contain:

(1) the name under which the applicant transacts or intends to transact business;

(2) the applicant's principal office, residence, place of business in this state, or other location of the applicant;

(3) if the applicant is not an individual, the names of the principal officers of an applicant corporation, or the names of the members of an applicant partnership, and the office, street, or post office addresses of each; and

(4) other information required by the comptroller.

(b) An applicant for a license as a supplier, permissive supplier, or terminal operator must have a federal certificate of registry issued under 26 U.S.C. Section 4101 that authorizes the applicant to enter into federal tax-free transactions of diesel fuel in the bulk terminal/transfer system. An applicant that is required to have a federal certificate of registry must include the registration number of the certificate on the application for a license. An applicant for a license as an importer, exporter, or distributor who has a federal certificate of registry issued under 26 U.S.C. Section 4101 must include the registration number of the certificate on the application for a license.

(c) An applicant for a license as an importer or distributor must list on the application each state from which the applicant intends to import diesel fuel and, if required by a listed state, must be licensed or registered for diesel fuel tax purposes in that state. If a listed state requires the applicant to be licensed or registered, the applicant must provide the applicant's license or registration number from that state.

(d) An applicant for a license as an exporter must designate an agent located in this state for service of process and provide the agent's name and address. An applicant for a license as an exporter or distributor must list on the application each state to which the applicant intends to export diesel fuel received in this state by means of a transfer that is outside the bulk terminal/transfer system and must be licensed or registered for diesel fuel tax purposes in that state. The applicant must provide the applicant's license or registration number from that state.

(e) An applicant for a license as a motor fuel transporter must list on the application each state from which and to which the applicant intends to transport motor fuel and, if required by a listed state, must be licensed or registered for diesel fuel tax purposes in that state. If a listed state requires the applicant to be licensed or registered, the applicant must provide the applicant's license or registration number from that state.
Tex. Insurance Code § 271.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 271 / Section 271.002
§ 271.002. MAINTENANCE FEE IMPOSED.
Status: in_force

(a) A maintenance fee is imposed on all premiums subject to assessment under Section 271.006.

(b) The maintenance fee is not a tax and shall be reported and paid separately from premium and retaliatory taxes.
Tex. Transportation Code § 623.310 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 623 / Section 623.310
§ 623.310. RULES.
Status: in_force

The Texas Transportation Commission may adopt rules necessary to implement this subchapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 843.464 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 843 / Section 843.464
§ 843.464. CRIMINAL PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person, including an agent or officer of a health maintenance organization, commits an offense if the person:

(1) wilfully violates this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter or Section 1367.053, Subchapter A, Chapter 1452, Subchapter B, Chapter 1507, Chapter 222, 251, or 258, as applicable to a health maintenance organization, or Chapter 1271 or 1272 or a rule adopted under one of those provisions; or

(2) knowingly makes a false statement with respect to a report or statement required under this chapter or Section 1367.053, Subchapter A, Chapter 1452, Subchapter B, Chapter 1507, Chapter 222, 251, or 258, as applicable to a health maintenance organization, or Chapter 1271 or 1272.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
Tex. Water Code § 58.351 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.351
§ 58.351. CONSTRUCTION FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) The proceeds from the sale of bonds shall be deposited in the construction fund.

(b) Money deposited in the construction fund shall be used to pay expenses, debts, and obligations necessarily incurred in the creation, establishment, and maintenance of the district and to pay the purchase price of property and construction contracts, including purchases for which the bonds were issued.

(c) If the bonds were issued in accordance with a contract with the United States, debts and obligations may be paid from the construction fund under the terms of or incident to the contract.

(d) After the payment of obligations for which the bonds were issued, any remaining money in the construction fund may be transferred to the maintenance fund.