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Tex. Insurance Code § 462.012 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 462 / Section 462.012
§ 462.012. IMMUNITY IN RELATION TO CERTAIN REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS.
Status: in_force

Liability does not exist and a cause of action does not arise against any of the following persons for a statement made in good faith by the person in a report or recommendation made under Section 462.111 or 462.113:

(1) the commissioner or the commissioner's representative;

(2) the association or the association's agent or employee;

(3) a member insurer; or

(4) the board.
Tex. Government Code § 855.311 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 855 / Section 855.311
§ 855.311. ENDOWMENT FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) The retirement system shall deposit in the endowment fund gifts, awards, funds, and assets delivered to the retirement system that are not specifically required by the system's other funds.

(b) The endowment fund consists of:

(1) the interest reserve account;

(2) the general reserves account;

(3) the distributive benefits account;

(4) the perpetual endowment account; and

(5) other special accounts that the board of trustees by resolution establishes.

(c) The retirement system shall credit or charge to the interest reserve account, general reserves account, and distributive benefits account amounts allocated in accordance with Section 855.317.

(d) The board of trustees shall transfer money from the interest reserve account to the expense fund in accordance with Section 855.312.

(e) If the board of trustees determines that the amount credited to the distributive benefits account on December 31 of any year is sufficient to do so, the board by resolution may:

(1) authorize the distribution and payment of all or part of the money credited to the account to persons who were annuitants on that day in the ratio of the rate of the monthly benefit of each annuitant to the total of all annuity payments made by the system for the final month of the year; or

(2) authorize the distribution of all or part of the amount credited to the account to each member's individual account as supplemental interest in the ratio of the amount of interest paid on the individual's account to the interest paid to all individual accounts for the year.

(f) The retirement system shall deposit and hold in the perpetual endowment account:

(1) funds, gifts, and awards that the grantors designate as perpetual endowments for the retirement system; and

(2) money forfeited to the retirement system as provided by Section 855.603.

(g) Distribution and payment to an annuitant under Subsection (e) must be based on the ratio that the number of months elapsing since the effective date of the person's retirement bears to the number 12 if that person retired under this subtitle during the year for which the distribution and payment is made.
Tex. Property Code § 82.002 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 82 / Section 82.002
§ 82.002. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter applies to all commercial, industrial, residential, and other types of condominiums in this state for which the declaration is recorded on or after January 1, 1994. A condominium for which the declaration was recorded before January 1, 1994, may be governed exclusively under this chapter if either:

(1) the owners of units vote to amend the declaration, in accordance with the amendment process authorized by the declaration, to have this chapter apply and that amendment is filed for record in the condominium records in each county in which the condominium is located; or

(2) a declaration or amendment of declaration was recorded before January 1, 1994, and the declaration or amendment states that this chapter will apply in its entirety on January 1, 1994.

(b) An amendment to a declaration under Subsection (a)(1) that implements a vote of the unit owners to be governed by this chapter may not affect the rights of a declarant or impose duties on a declarant that are greater than or in addition to the declarant's duties immediately before the date of the vote or amendment.

(c) This section and the following sections apply to a condominium in this state for which the declaration was recorded before January 1, 1994: Sections 82.005, 82.006, 82.007, 82.053, 82.054, 82.102(a)(1)-(7), (a)(12)-(21), (f), and (g), 82.108, 82.111, 82.113, 82.114, 82.116, 82.118, 82.157, and 82.161. The definitions prescribed by Section 82.003 apply to a condominium in this state for which the declaration was recorded before January 1, 1994, to the extent the definitions do not conflict with the declaration. The sections listed in this subsection apply only with respect to events and circumstances occurring on or after January 1, 1994, and do not invalidate existing provisions of the declaration, bylaws, or plats or plans of a condominium for which the declaration was recorded before January 1, 1994.

(c-1) Section 82.121 applies to a condominium for which the declaration was recorded before January 1, 1994.

(d) Chapter 81 does not apply to a condominium for which the declaration was recorded on or after January 1, 1994, and does not invalidate any amendment to the declaration, bylaws, or plats and plans of any condominium for which the declaration was recorded before January 1, 1994, if the amendment would be permitted by this chapter. The amendment must be adopted in conformity with the procedures and requirements specified by those instruments and by Chapter 81. If the amendment grants to a person a right, power, or privilege permitted by this chapter, all correlative obligations, liabilities, and restrictions prescribed by this chapter also apply to that person.
Tex. Estates Code § 22.006 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 22 / Section 22.006
§ 22.006. CORPORATE FIDUCIARY.
Status: in_force

"Corporate fiduciary" means a financial institution, as defined by Section 201.101, Finance Code, that:

(1) is existing or engaged in business under the laws of this state, another state, or the United States;

(2) has trust powers; and

(3) is authorized by law to act under the order or appointment of a court of record, without giving bond, as receiver, trustee, executor, administrator, or, although the financial institution does not have general depository powers, depository for any money paid into the court, or to become sole guarantor or surety in or on any bond required to be given under the laws of this state.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 61.43 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 61 / Section 61.43
§ 61.43.
Status: in_force

Sec. 61.43. DISCRETIONARY GROUNDS FOR DENIAL: DISTRIBUTOR OR RETAILER. The commission may deny an application for a license as a distributor or retailer if the commission has reasonable grounds to believe and finds that:

(1) the applicant has been finally convicted in a court of competent jurisdiction for the violation of a provision of this code during the two years immediately preceding the filing of an application;

(2) five years has not elapsed since the termination, by pardon or otherwise, of a sentence imposed for conviction of a felony;

(3) the applicant has violated or caused to be violated a provision of this code or a rule or regulation of the commission, for which a suspension was not imposed, during the 12-month period immediately preceding the filing of an application;

(4) the applicant failed to answer or falsely or incorrectly answered a question in an original or renewal application;

(5) the applicant for a retail dealer's license does not have an adequate building available at the address for which the license is sought before conducting any activity authorized by the license;

(6) the applicant or a person with whom the applicant is residentially domiciled had an interest in a license or permit which was cancelled or revoked within the 12-month period immediately preceding the filing of an application;

(7) the applicant failed or refused to furnish a true copy of the application to the commission's district office in the district in which the premises sought to be licensed are located;

(8) the applicant for a retail dealer's license will conduct business in a manner contrary to law or in a place or manner conducive to a violation of the law; or

(9) the place, building, or premises for which the license is sought was used for selling alcoholic beverages in violation of the law at any time during the six months immediately preceding the filing of the application or was used, operated, or frequented during that time for a purpose or in a manner which was lewd, immoral, offensive to public decency, or contrary to this code.
Tex. Utilities Code § 253.0402 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 253 / Section 253.0402
§ 253.0402. ABANDONED POLE ATTACHMENTS; REMOVAL.
Status: in_force

(a) A broadband provider that receives a written request from an electric cooperative to remove an abandoned pole attachment owned by the provider from a pole owned by the cooperative shall remove the attachment not later than the 60th day after the date the provider receives the request.

(b) Before the deadline under Subsection (a), a broadband provider may request, and an electric cooperative may grant, a reasonable extension of that deadline. A request for an extension under this subsection must be in writing.

(c) If a broadband provider does not remove a pole attachment by the deadline under Subsection (a) or an extended deadline under Subsection (b), the electric cooperative may remove, use, sell, or dispose of the pole attachment at the broadband provider's expense.

(d) An electric cooperative may require that a broadband provider post a security instrument in an amount reasonably sufficient to cover the potential cost to the electric cooperative of removal and disposal of abandoned pole attachments.

(e) A broadband provider shall indemnify, defend, and hold harmless an electric cooperative and the cooperative's members, directors, officers, agents, and employees from and against all liability for the removal, use, sale, or disposal of abandoned pole attachments, except for personal injury or property damage arising from the gross negligence or wilful misconduct of the electric cooperative during the removal and disposal process.
Tex. Government Code § 325.019 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 325 / Section 325.019
§ 325.019. ASSISTANCE OF AND ACCESS TO STATE AGENCIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may request the assistance of state agencies and officers. When assistance is requested, a state agency or officer shall assist the commission.

(b) In carrying out its functions under this chapter, the commission or its designated staff member may attend any meetings and proceedings of any state agency, including any meeting or proceeding of the governing body of the agency that is closed to the public, and may inspect the records, documents, and files of any state agency, including any record, document, or file that is:

(1) attorney work product;

(2) an attorney-client communication; or

(3) made privileged or confidential by law.

(c) It is the intent of the legislature to allow the commission and its designated staff members to have access to all meetings or proceedings of a state agency being reviewed by the commission under this chapter and to all records, documents, and files of that agency. To the extent that this section conflicts with other law that purports to limit the commission's access to meetings or proceedings or to records, documents, and files, this section controls. If federal law prohibits a state agency from disclosing information in a record, document, or file to the commission, including information in a record, document, or file created as a result of or considered during a meeting or proceeding, the state agency may redact the protected information from the record, document, or file.

(d) Communications, including conversations, correspondence, and electronic communications, between the commission or its staff and a state agency that relate to a request by the commission for assistance in conducting a review under this chapter are confidential. A state agency's internal communications related to a request for assistance by the commission are confidential, including any information prepared or maintained by the state agency at the request of the commission or its staff. With respect to a document, file, or other record prepared or maintained by the state agency that was created in the normal course of the agency's business and not at the request of the commission, the confidentiality created by this subsection applies only to information in the possession of the commission.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8131.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8131 / Section 8131.101
§ 8131.101. GENERAL POWERS.
Status: in_force

The district has all of the rights, powers, privileges, authority, functions, and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7907.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7907 / Section 7907.051
§ 7907.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five elected directors.

(b) Except as provided by Section 7907.052, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Utilities Code § 15.021 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 15 / Section 15.021
§ 15.021. ACTION TO ENJOIN OR REQUIRE COMPLIANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) The attorney general, on the request of the commission, shall apply in the name of the commission for a court order under Subsection (b) if the commission determines that a public utility or other person is:

(1) engaging in or about to engage in an act that violates this title or an order or rule of the commission entered or adopted under this title; or

(2) failing to comply with the requirements of this title or a rule or order of the commission.

(b) A court, in an action under this section, may:

(1) prohibit the commencement or continuation of an act that violates this title or an order or rule of the commission entered or adopted under this title; or

(2) require compliance with a provision of this title or an order or rule of the commission.

(c) The remedy under this section is in addition to any other remedy provided under this title.
Tex. Transportation Code § 284.040 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 284 / Section 284.040
§ 284.040. EFFECT OF LIEN.
Status: in_force

(a) A lien on or a pledge of revenue from a project under this chapter or on a reserve, replacement, or other fund established in connection with a bond issued under this chapter:

(1) is enforceable at the time of payment for and delivery of the bond;

(2) applies to an item on hand or subsequently received;

(3) applies without physical delivery of an item or other act; and

(4) is enforceable against any person having any claim, in tort, contract, or other remedy, against the county without regard to whether the person has notice of the lien or pledge.

(b) A bond resolution is not required to be recorded except in the regular records of the county.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 10.010 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 10 / Section 10.010
§ 10.010. SPECIAL PROVISIONS APPLYING TO NONPROFIT CORPORATION AND NONPROFIT ASSOCIATION MERGERS.
Status: in_force

(a) A domestic nonprofit corporation or nonprofit association may not merge into another entity if the domestic nonprofit corporation or nonprofit association would, because of the merger, lose or impair its charitable status.

(b) One or more domestic or foreign for-profit entities or non-code organizations may merge into one or more domestic nonprofit corporations or nonprofit associations that continue as the surviving entity or entities.

(c) A domestic nonprofit corporation or nonprofit association may not merge with a foreign for-profit entity if the domestic nonprofit corporation or nonprofit association does not continue as the surviving entity.

(d) One or more domestic nonprofit corporations or nonprofit associations and non-code organizations may merge into one or more foreign nonprofit entities that continue as the surviving entity or entities.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7959.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7959 / Section 7959.153
§ 7959.153. CONTRACT TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) In accordance with Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) A contract approved by the district voters may contain a provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by the board without further voter approval.
Tex. Transportation Code § 1006.051 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 1006 / Section 1006.051
§ 1006.051. AUTHORITY MEMBERSHIP.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority is composed of seven members.

(b) The governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, shall appoint the following six members:

(1) two representatives of motor vehicle insurance consumers;

(2) two representatives of insurance companies writing motor vehicle insurance in this state; and

(3) two representatives of law enforcement.

(c) The public safety director of the Department of Public Safety or the director's designee serves ex officio as the seventh member of the authority.

(d) Appointments to the authority shall be made without regard to race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin of the appointees.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 171.210 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 171 / Section 171.210
§ 171.210.
Status: in_force

Sec. 171.210. CIVIL LIABILITY: VENUE. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, including Section 15.002, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, a civil action brought under Section 171.208 shall be brought in:

(1) the county in which all or a substantial part of the events or omissions giving rise to the claim occurred;

(2) the county of residence for any one of the natural person defendants at the time the cause of action accrued;

(3) the county of the principal office in this state of any one of the defendants that is not a natural person; or

(4) the county of residence for the claimant if the claimant is a natural person residing in this state.

(b) If a civil action is brought under Section 171.208 in any one of the venues described by Subsection (a), the action may not be transferred to a different venue without the written consent of all parties.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7879A.0106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7879A / Section 7879A.0106
§ 7879A.0106. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake made in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

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

(3) right to impose a tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Local Government Code § 143.208 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 143 / Section 143.208
§ 143.208. REPEAL OF AGREEMENT BY ELECTORATE.
Status: in_force

Within 45 days after an agreement is ratified and signed by both the municipality and the fire fighters association recognized as the sole and exclusive bargaining agent, a petition signed by a number of registered voters equal to 10 percent of the votes cast at the most recent mayoral general election may be presented to the municipal secretary calling an election for the repeal of the agreement. Thereupon, the governing body shall reconsider the agreement and, if it does not repeal the agreement, shall call an election of the qualified voters to determine if they desire to repeal the agreement. The election shall be called for the next municipal election or a special election called by the governing body for that purpose. If at the election a majority of the votes are cast in favor of the repeal of the adoption of the agreement, then the agreement shall become null and void. The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting FOR or AGAINST the proposition:

"Repeal of the adoption of the agreement ratified by the municipality and the fire fighters association concerning wages, salaries, rates of pay, hours of work, and other terms and conditions of employment."
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7938A.0403 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7938A / Section 7938A.0403
§ 7938A.0403. CONTRACT TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) In accordance with Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) A contract approved by the district voters may contain a provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by the board without further voter approval.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1103.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1103 / Section 1103.055
§ 1103.055. BOARD VACANCY.
Status: in_force

(a) If a vacancy occurs in the office of director, the remaining directors shall appoint a director for the unexpired term.

(b) If the number of directors is reduced to fewer than three for any reason, the remaining directors shall immediately call a special election to fill the vacancies. If the remaining directors do not call the election, the county judge of Swisher County may fill the vacancies by appointment.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2204.101 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2204 / Section 2204.101
§ 2204.101. TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by this section and Chapters 251 and 261, the exchange is not subject to state or local taxes that are measured by income, premiums, or gross receipts.

(b) A direct premium written, procured, or received by a member through the exchange on a risk located in this state is:

(1) considered written, procured, or received by the exchange; and

(2) subject to the premium taxes imposed under Subtitle B, Title 3.

(c) Premium taxes shall be reported, paid, and administered as provided by Subtitle B, Title 3.

(d) The exchange and the members are considered insurers for purposes of:

(1) Sections 201.052, 201.053, and 201.054;

(2) Chapters 4, 202, 203, 221, 222, 224, 227, 228, 251, 257, and 1109; and

(3) Section 171.0525, Tax Code.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 36.115 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 36 / Section 36.115
§ 36.115. RETALIATION AGAINST PERSON PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) A person, including an employee, contractor, or agent, who is discharged, demoted, suspended, threatened, harassed, or in any other manner discriminated against in the terms and conditions of employment because of a lawful act taken by the person or associated others in furtherance of an action under this subchapter, including investigation for, initiation of, testimony for, or assistance in an action filed or to be filed under this subchapter, or other efforts taken by the person to stop one or more violations of Section 36.002 is entitled to:

(1) reinstatement with the same seniority status the person would have had but for the discrimination; and

(2) not less than two times the amount of back pay, interest on the back pay, and compensation for any special damages sustained as a result of the discrimination, including litigation costs and reasonable attorney's fees.

(b) A person may bring an action in the appropriate district court for the relief provided in this section.

(c) A person must bring suit on an action under this section not later than the third anniversary of the date on which the cause of action accrues. For purposes of this section, the cause of action accrues on the date the retaliation occurs.