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Tex. Property Code § 67.002 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 67 / Section 67.002
§ 67.002. OIL AND GAS LIEN.
Status: in_force

(a) To secure the obligations of a first purchaser to pay the sales price, each interest owner has an oil and gas lien to the extent of the interest owner's interest in oil and gas rights. The oil and gas lien exists as part of and incident to the ownership of oil and gas rights.

(b) An oil and gas lien:

(1) exists in and attaches to all oil and gas before severance;

(2) continues uninterrupted and without lapse in all oil and gas on and after severance; and

(3) continues uninterrupted and without lapse in and to all proceeds from the sale of the oil or gas.

(c) Except as provided by Subsection (d), an oil and gas lien exists until the interest owner or representative first entitled to receive the sales price has received the sales price for the oil or gas production, but the lien does not continue to attach to the production after the production is sold by the first purchaser, unless the first subsequent purchaser:

(1) is an affiliate of the first purchaser; or

(2) has actual knowledge, not constructive notice or inquiry notice, that the first purchaser has not paid the interest owner or representative first entitled to receive the sales price.

(d) As between an interest owner and a representative of an interest owner or any person claiming adversely to the interest owner or representative, the interest owner's oil and gas lien continues uninterrupted and without lapse in proceeds in the possession or control of a representative until the interest owner on whose behalf the representative acts receives the proceeds in full.

(e) Except as provided by Subsection (f), a first purchaser takes free of an oil and gas lien if the first purchaser:

(1) in good faith, paid the sales price for the oil or gas to an interest owner or representative otherwise apparently entitled to receive the sales price; and

(2) is without actual knowledge that the interest owner or representative is not entitled to receive the sales price paid.

(f) Notwithstanding Subsection (e), the oil and gas lien continues uninterrupted in the proceeds paid to or otherwise due the interest owner or representative.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 78.054 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 78 / Section 78.054
§ 78.054. DEPOSIT OF ASSESSMENT.
Status: in_force

The person collecting assessments shall deposit the money collected into a district depository selected by the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8026A.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8026A.v2 / Section 8026A.0102
§ 8026A.0102. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal management district created by order of the commission under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution and operating under Chapter 375, Local Government Code.
Tex. Family Code § 263.003 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 263 / Section 263.003
§ 263.003. INFORMATION RELATING TO PLACEMENT OF CHILD.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), not later than the 10th day before the date set for a hearing under this chapter, the department shall file with the court any document described by Sections 262.114(a-1) and (a-2) that has not been filed with the court.

(b) The department is not required to file the documents required by Subsection (a) if the child is in an adoptive placement or another placement that is intended to be permanent.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 21.403 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 21 / Section 21.403
§ 21.403. NUMBER OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of directors of a corporation may consist of one or more directors.

(b) If the corporation is to be managed by a board of directors, the number of directors shall be set by, or in the manner provided by, the certificate of formation or bylaws of the corporation, except that the number of directors on the initial board of directors must be set by the certificate of formation.

(c) The number of directors may be increased or decreased by amendment to, or as provided by, the certificate of formation or bylaws. A decrease in the number of directors may not shorten the term of an incumbent director.

(d) If the certificate of formation or bylaws do not set the number constituting the board of directors or provide for the manner in which the number of directors must be determined, the number of directors is the same as the number constituting the initial board of directors as set by the certificate of formation.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1461.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1461 / Section 1461.003
§ 1461.003. DISCRIMINATION BASED ON MAINTENANCE OF CERTIFICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a managed care plan issuer may not differentiate between physicians based on a physician's maintenance of certification in regard to:

(1) paying the physician;

(2) reimbursing the physician; or

(3) directly or indirectly contracting with the physician to provide services to enrollees.

(b) A managed care plan issuer may differentiate between physicians based on a physician's maintenance of certification only if the designation under law or certification or accreditation by a national certifying or accrediting organization of an entity described by Section 151.0515(a), Occupations Code, is contingent on the entity requiring a specific maintenance of certification by physicians seeking staff privileges or credentialing at the entity.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1114.059 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1114 / Section 1114.059
§ 1114.059. MEETINGS.
Status: in_force

The board shall meet at least once a month on a regular meeting date prescribed by the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3902.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3902 / Section 3902.152
§ 3902.152. BOARD DETERMINATION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The district may not undertake an improvement project unless the board determines the project:

(1) is necessary to accomplish a public purpose of the district; and

(2) complies with the development agreement or the parties to the development agreement agree to the project, in writing.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8274.007 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8274 / Section 8274.007
§ 8274.007. LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be liberally construed to effect the purposes, powers, rights, and functions stated in this chapter.
Tex. Utilities Code § 65.155 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 65 / Section 65.155
§ 65.155. COMPLAINT BY AFFECTED PERSON.
Status: in_force

(a) An affected person may file a complaint at the commission challenging whether a transitioning company is complying with Section 65.154(b).

(b) Notwithstanding Section 65.154(a)(2), the commission may require a transitioning company to submit a long-run incremental cost study for a business service that is the subject of a complaint submitted under Subsection (a).
Tex. Government Code § 613.006 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 613 / Section 613.006
§ 613.006. ENTITLEMENT TO RETIREMENT OR OTHER BENEFITS.
Status: in_force

An individual reemployed under this chapter is considered to have been on furlough or leave of absence during the time the individual was in military service and may participate in retirement or other benefits to which a public employee is or may be entitled.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2210.578 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2210 / Section 2210.578
§ 2210.578. EXPERT PANEL.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall appoint a panel of experts to advise the association concerning the extent to which a loss to insurable property was incurred as a result of wind, waves, tidal surges, or rising waters not caused by waves or surges. The panel shall consist of a number of experts to be decided by the commissioner. The commissioner shall appoint one member of the panel to serve as the presiding officer of the panel.

(b) Members of the panel must have professional expertise in, and be knowledgeable concerning, the geography and meteorology of the Texas seacoast territory, as well as the scientific basis for determining the extent to which damage to property is caused by wind, waves, tidal surges, or rising waters not caused by waves or surges.

(c) The panel shall meet at the request of the commissioner or the call of the presiding officer of the panel.

(d) The panel shall investigate, collect, and evaluate the information necessary to provide recommendations under Subsection (e). The cost and expense incurred by the panel associated with the work of the panel under this section shall be paid or reimbursed by the association.

(e) At the request of the commissioner, the panel shall recommend to the commissioner methods or models for determining the extent to which a loss to insurable property may be or was incurred as a result of wind, waves, tidal surges, or rising waters not caused by waves or surges for geographic areas or regions designated by the commissioner.

(f) After consideration of the recommendations made by the panel under Subsection (e), the commissioner shall publish guidelines that the association will use to settle claims.

(g) A member of the panel is not individually liable for an act or failure to act in the performance of the official duties in connection with the individual's work on the panel.

(h) In any review of a claim under this subchapter, and in any action brought against the association under Section 2210.575, the guidelines published by the commissioner under Subsection (f) govern the claim and are presumed to be accurate and correct, unless clear and convincing evidence supports a deviation from the guidelines.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7957A.0401 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7957A / Section 7957A.0401
§ 7957A.0401. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 7957A.0403.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Transportation Code § 452.522 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 452 / Section 452.522
§ 452.522. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive committee of an authority is composed of five members.

(b) Each member is appointed by the governing body of the contiguous municipality.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3795.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3795 / Section 3795.106
§ 3795.106. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8135.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8135 / Section 8135.155
§ 8135.155. ELECTION OF DIRECTORS OF NEW DISTRICTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 90th day after the date of an election in favor of the division of the district, the board shall:

(1) appoint itself as the board of one of the new districts; and

(2) appoint five directors for each of the other new districts.

(b) A director appointed under Subsection (a)(1) serves the term to which that director was elected in the original district. A director appointed under Subsection (a)(2):

(1) serves until the election for directors under Subsection (c); and

(2) is not required to own land in or reside in the district for which the director is appointed.

(c) On the uniform election date in May of the first even-numbered year after the year in which the directors are appointed, an election shall be held to elect five directors in each district for which directors were appointed under Subsection (a)(2). Of the five directors elected in each district, the three directors receiving the greatest number of votes shall serve until the second regularly scheduled election of directors under Subsection (d), and the remaining two directors shall serve until the first regularly scheduled election of directors.

(d) Except as provided by Subsection (c), directors serve staggered four-year terms. On the uniform election date in May of each even-numbered year, the appropriate number of directors shall be elected.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3913.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3913 / Section 3913.104
§ 3913.104. 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. Insurance Code § 841.053 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 841 / Section 841.053
§ 841.053. COMPANY NAME.
Status: in_force

(a) The name of a domestic insurance company must contain the words "Insurance Company."

(b) A domestic insurance company's name may not be so similar to the name of another domestic insurance company as to likely mislead the public.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3864.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3864 / Section 3864.152
§ 3864.152. DISBURSEMENTS AND TRANSFERS OF MONEY.
Status: in_force

The board by resolution shall establish the number of directors' signatures and the procedure required for a disbursement or transfer of district money.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 74.005 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 74 / Section 74.005
§ 74.005. DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The commission shall:

(1) coordinate participating agency initiatives that impact the cost, quality, or accessibility of child care;

(2) consider and start interagency initiatives to expand access to quality, affordable child care; and

(3) review and recommend actions to streamline existing or proposed regulations, rules, policies, or any other participating agency actions that impact the child-care industry to:

(A) resolve regulatory conflicts and duplication among participating agencies;

(B) lower insurance costs for child-care providers;

(C) protect the health and safety of children participating in child care;

(D) advance quality education for child-care providers; and

(E) create consistent, predictable, and reasonable enforcement mechanisms among participating agencies.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 291A.052 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 291A / Section 291A.052
§ 291A.052. MAJORITY VOTE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The commissioners court of a county may not authorize the county to collect a mandatory payment authorized under this chapter without an affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the commissioners court.
Tex. Local Government Code § 327.351 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 327 / Section 327.351
§ 327.351. DISSOLUTION BY COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The county commissioners court may dissolve the zoo board if all zoo board debts and obligations have been discharged.

(b) Any property remaining after dissolution is transferred to the county.
Tex. Water Code § 5.1175 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 5 / Section 5.1175
§ 5.1175. PAYMENT OF PENALTY BY INSTALLMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission by rule may allow a person who owes a monetary civil or administrative penalty imposed for a violation of law within the commission's jurisdiction or for a violation of a license, permit, or order issued or rule adopted by the commission to pay the penalty in periodic installments. The rule must provide a procedure for a person to apply for permission to pay the penalty over time.

(b) The rule may vary the period over which the penalty may be paid or the amount of the periodic installments according to the amount of the penalty owed and the size of the business that owes the penalty. The period over which the penalty may be paid may not exceed 36 months.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8015.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8015 / Section 8015.104
§ 8015.104. APPROVAL OF ROAD PROJECT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may not undertake a road project authorized by Section 8015.103 unless:

(1) each municipality or county that will operate and maintain the road has approved the plans and specifications of the road project, if a municipality or county will operate and maintain the road; or

(2) the Texas Transportation Commission has approved the plans and specifications of the road project, if the state will operate and maintain the road.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (a), the district is not required to obtain approval from the Texas Transportation Commission to design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, or convey a road project.
Tex. Local Government Code § 171.005 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 171 / Section 171.005
§ 171.005. VOTING ON BUDGET.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a governmental entity shall take a separate vote on any budget item specifically dedicated to a contract with a business entity in which a member of the governing body has a substantial interest.

(b) Except as provided by Section 171.004(c), the affected member may not participate in that separate vote. The member may vote on a final budget if:

(1) the member has complied with this chapter; and

(2) the matter in which the member is concerned has been resolved.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8189.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8189 / Section 8189.051
§ 8189.051. DIRECTORS; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8201.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8201 / Section 8201.002
§ 8201.002. ELECTION DATE.
Status: in_force

Section 41.001(a), Election Code, does not apply to an election:

(1) to confirm the district's creation;

(2) to elect initial directors; or

(3) to approve a maintenance tax, a bond, or a contract.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1104.2051 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1104 / Section 1104.2051
§ 1104.2051. INVESTIGATIVE COMMITTEE.
Status: in_force

(a) The presiding officer of the board, with the advice and consent of the executive committee of the board, may appoint an investigative committee.

(b) An investigative committee consists of at least two members. The presiding officer of the investigative committee must be a board member.

(c) An investigative committee shall:

(1) review and determine the facts of a complaint; and

(2) submit in a timely manner a written report regarding the complaint to the board.
Tex. Insurance Code § 651.060 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 651 / Section 651.060
§ 651.060. SINGLE BUSINESS LOCATION AUTHORIZED BY LICENSE.
Status: in_force

A license authorizes the license holder to maintain only one location where the business of insurance premium financing may be conducted.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8817.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8817 / Section 8817.005
§ 8817.005. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT LAW.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, Chapter 36, Water Code, applies to the district.
Tex. Labor Code § 201.065 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 201 / Section 201.065
§ 201.065. SERVICE BY RELATIVE.
Status: in_force

In this subtitle, "employment" does not include:

(1) service of an individual in the employ of the individual's son, daughter, or spouse; or

(2) service of an individual younger than 21 years of age in the employ of the individual's father or mother.
Tex. Family Code § 32.201 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 32 / Section 32.201
§ 32.201. EMERGENCY SHELTER OR CARE FOR MINORS.
Status: in_force

(a) An emergency shelter facility may provide shelter and care to a minor and the minor's child or children, if any.

(b) An emergency shelter facility may provide shelter or care only during an emergency constituting an immediate danger to the physical health or safety of the minor or the minor's child or children.

(c) Shelter or care provided under this section may not be provided after the 15th day after the date the shelter or care is commenced unless:

(1) the facility receives consent to continue services from the minor in accordance with Section 32.202; or

(2) the minor has qualified for financial assistance under Chapter 31, Human Resources Code, and is on the waiting list for housing assistance.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 81.002 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 81 / Section 81.002
§ 81.002. SEXUAL EXPLOITATION CAUSE OF ACTION.
Status: in_force

A mental health services provider is liable to a patient or former patient of the mental health services provider for damages for sexual exploitation if the patient or former patient suffers, directly or indirectly, a physical, mental, or emotional injury caused by, resulting from, or arising out of:

(1) sexual contact between the patient or former patient and the mental health services provider;

(2) sexual exploitation of the patient or former patient by the mental health services provider; or

(3) therapeutic deception of the patient or former patient by the mental health services provider.
Tex. Estates Code § 354.056 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 354 / Section 354.056
§ 354.056. PARTITION OF ESTATE WITHDRAWN FROM ADMINISTRATION.
Status: in_force

On written application to the court, any person entitled to any portion of an estate withdrawn from administration under Section 354.053 may cause a partition and distribution of the estate to be made among those persons entitled to the estate in accordance with the provisions of this title that relate to the partition and distribution of an estate.
Tex. Finance Code § 348.504 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 348 / Section 348.504
§ 348.504. APPROVAL OR DENIAL OF APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall approve the application and issue to the applicant a license under this chapter if the commissioner finds that:

(1) the financial responsibility, experience, character, and general fitness of the applicant are sufficient to:

(A) command the confidence of the public; and

(B) warrant the belief that the business will be operated lawfully and fairly, within the purposes of this chapter; and

(2) the forms and contracts to be used by the applicant are appropriate and adequate to protect the interests of retail buyers.

(b) If the commissioner does not find the eligibility requirements of Subsection (a), the commissioner shall notify the applicant.

(c) If an applicant requests a hearing on the application not later than the 30th day after the date of notification under Subsection (b), the applicant is entitled to a hearing not later than the 60th day after the date of the request.

(d) The commissioner shall approve or deny the application not later than the 60th day after the date of the filing of a completed application with payment of the required fees, or if a hearing is held, after the date of the completion of the hearing on the application. The commissioner and the applicant may agree to a later date in writing.