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Tex. Labor Code § 407A.460 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 407A / Section 407A.460
§ 407A.460. PAYMENT OF BENEFITS THROUGH GUARANTY FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) If the commissioner determines that the payment of benefits and claims administration shall be made through the guaranty fund, the guaranty fund assumes the workers' compensation obligations on behalf of the insolvent group and shall begin the payment of the obligations for which it is liable not later than the 30th day after the date of notification by the commissioner.

(b) The guaranty fund shall make payments to claimants whose entitlement to benefits can be ascertained by the guaranty fund.

(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), the guaranty fund is not liable for the payment of any penalties assessed for any act or omission on the part of any person other than the guaranty fund.
Tex. Insurance Code § 885.061 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 885 / Section 885.061
§ 885.061. AMENDMENT OF FRATERNAL BENEFIT SOCIETY'S LAWS.
Status: in_force

(a) A fraternal benefit society transacting business under this chapter shall file with the department a certified copy of each amendment of the fraternal benefit society's laws not later than the 90th day after the date of enactment of the amendment.

(b) A printed copy of a fraternal benefit society's laws, as amended, that is certified by the society's secretary or corresponding officer is prima facie evidence that the laws were legally adopted.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8295.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8295 / Section 8295.004
§ 8295.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is composed of the territory described by Section 4, Chapter 584, Acts of the 62nd Legislature, Regular Session, 1971 (Article 8280-519, Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes), as that territory may have been modified under:

(1) Subchapter H, Chapter 54, Water Code;

(2) Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code; or

(3) other law.

(b) The boundaries and field notes of the district form a closure. A mistake in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect:

(1) the district's organization, existence, and validity;

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

(3) the district's right to impose a tax; or

(4) the legality or operation of the district or its governing body.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1096.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1096 / Section 1096.004
§ 1096.004. CORRECTION OF INVALID PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

If a court holds that any procedure under this chapter violates the constitution of this state or of the United States, the district by resolution may provide an alternative procedure that conforms with the constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9042.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9042 / Section 9042.002
§ 9042.002. REMOVAL OF AREA FROM EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to:

(1) a municipality with a population of less than 100,000; and

(2) an emergency services district operating under Chapter 775, Health and Safety Code, in which the district is wholly or partly located.

(b) If the district enters into a strategic partnership agreement with a municipality under Section 43.0751, Local Government Code, that includes the provision of fire-fighting services as defined by Section 49.351(k), Water Code, and the district has completed all other procedures necessary for a limited-purpose annexation by that municipality, an emergency services district shall disannex the territory of the district to be served by the municipality under the agreement in accordance with Subsection (c).

(c) The territory remains part of the emergency services district until the secretary of the emergency services district board receives from the district notice that the requirements of Subsection (b) have been met. On receipt of the notice, the board shall immediately change its records to show that the district territory has been disannexed from the emergency services district and shall cease to provide further services to the residents of that territory.

(d) Sections 775.022(b), (c), (d), (e), (e-1), and (f), Health and Safety Code, apply to a disannexation under this section, as if the disannexation occurred under the provisions of Section 775.022(a), Health and Safety Code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 901.258 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 901 / Section 901.258
§ 901.258. TRANSFER OF COMPLETE EXAMINATION CREDIT BETWEEN STATES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may accept the completion of the uniform CPA examination given by the licensing authority of another state if:

(1) the examination was prepared and graded by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants or, if doing so would result in a greater degree of reciprocity with the examination results of other states, the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy; and

(2) the applicant met the requirements in effect in this state at the time the credit was earned.

(a) The board may accept the completion of the uniform CPA examination given by the licensing authority of another state if:

(1) the examination was prepared and graded by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants or, if doing so would result in a greater degree of reciprocity with the examination results of other states, the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy; and

(2) the applicant met the requirements in effect in this state, as determined by board rule, at the time the credit was earned.

(b) The board may transfer to the licensing authority of another state active credits earned as a result of completing the uniform CPA examination in this state.

(c) The board by rule shall establish:

(1) a fee in an amount not to exceed $100 to receive credits from another licensing authority; and

(2) a fee in an amount not to exceed $50 to transfer credits to another licensing authority.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 16.052 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 16 / Section 16.052
§ 16.052. APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to the limitations prescribed by this chapter, a person who uses a mark may file an application to register the mark in the office of the secretary of state in the manner prescribed by the secretary of state.

(b) The application must include:

(1) the name and business address of the applicant;

(2) if the applicant is a corporation, the state under whose laws the applicant was incorporated or organized;

(3) if the applicant is a partnership, the state under whose laws the partnership was organized and the names of the general partners;

(4) the names or a description of the goods or services on or in connection with which the mark is being used;

(5) the mode or manner in which the mark is being used on or in connection with the goods or services;

(6) the class to which the goods or services belong;

(7) the date the applicant or applicant's predecessor in interest first used the mark anywhere;

(8) the date the applicant or the applicant's predecessor in interest first used the mark in this state; and

(9) a statement that:

(A) the applicant is the owner of the mark;

(B) the mark is in use; and

(C) to the knowledge of the person verifying the application, no other person:

(i) has registered the mark, either federally or in this state; or

(ii) is entitled to use the mark in this state:

(a) in the identical form used by the applicant; or

(b) in a form that is likely, when used on or in connection with the goods or services of the other person, to cause confusion or mistake, or to deceive, because of its resemblance to the mark.

(c) The secretary of state may also require a statement as to whether the applicant or the applicant's predecessor in interest has filed an application to register the mark, or a portion or composite of the mark, with the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and, if so, the applicant shall fully disclose information with respect to that filing, including:

(1) the filing date and serial number of each application;

(2) the status of the filing; and

(3) if any application was finally refused registration or has not otherwise resulted in the issuance of a registration, the reasons for the refusal or nonissuance.

(d) The application must be accompanied by:

(1) three specimens of the mark as actually used; and

(2) an application fee payable to the secretary of state.

(e) The application must be signed and verified by the oath or affirmation of:

(1) the applicant; or

(2) a member of the firm or officer of the corporation or association that is applying for registration of the mark, as applicable.

(f) The secretary of state may also require that a drawing of the mark that complies with any requirement specified by the secretary of state accompany the application.
Tex. Property Code § 52.024 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 52 / Section 52.024
§ 52.024. COURT ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) The court shall conduct a hearing on the application and shall enter an order of discharge and cancellation of the judgment and any abstracts of the judgment if the debtor or bankrupt has been discharged in bankruptcy from the payment of the obligation or debt represented by the judgment.

(b) In each county in which the court's order is recorded in the judgment lien records, the order constitutes a release, discharge, and cancellation of the judgment and of any unsatisfied judgment lien represented by an abstract that is of record in the county on the date of the order or is recorded in the county on or after the date of the order.
Tex. Occupations Code § 454.106 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 454 / Section 454.106
§ 454.106. LIST OF LICENSE HOLDERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The coordinator of occupational therapy programs shall maintain a list of the names of each person licensed under this chapter.

(b) The list shall be open to public inspection at all times.

(c) On March 1 of each year, the coordinator of occupational therapy programs shall transmit an official copy of the list to the executive council.

(d) A certified copy of the list is admissible as evidence in a court of this state.
Tex. Family Code § 1.109 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 1 / Section 1.109
§ 1.109. USE OF DIGITIZED SIGNATURE.
Status: in_force

(a) A digitized signature on an original petition under this title or any other pleading or order in a proceeding under this title satisfies the requirements for and imposes the duties of signatories to pleadings, motions, and other papers identified under Rule 13, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.

(b) A digitized signature under this section may be applied only by, and must remain under the sole control of, the person whose signature is represented.
Tex. Education Code § 52.38 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 52 / Section 52.38
§ 52.38. REPAYMENT OF LOANS.
Status: in_force

Repayment of any loan and interest authorized under this chapter shall be made monthly and shall begin not later than nine months after the date the student borrower is last enrolled in a participating institution or any other institution of higher education. The board may, however, authorize a longer period before beginning repayment of loans to medical students, dental students, and other students seeking professional or graduate degrees. The board may extend the time for beginning repayment for unusual financial hardships, with the approval of the attorney general. Repayment shall be made directly to the board pursuant to a contract executed by the board in accordance with its rules and regulations.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 4.211 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 4 / Section 4.211
§ 4.211. WHEN BANK GIVES VALUE FOR PURPOSES OF HOLDER IN DUE COURSE.
Status: in_force

For purposes of determining its status as a holder in due course, a bank has given value to the extent it has a security interest in an item, if the bank otherwise complies with the requirements of Section 3.302 on what constitutes a holder in due course.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8241.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8241 / Section 8241.102
§ 8241.102. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers 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. Government Code § 24.467 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.467
§ 24.467.
Status: repealed

Sec. 24.467. 290TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BEXAR COUNTY). (a) The 290th Judicial District is composed of Bexar County.

(b) The 290th District Court shall give preference to criminal cases.

(c) Repealed by Acts 1997, 74th Leg., ch. 497, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

(d) Section 24.139, relating to the 37th District Court, contains provisions applicable to all the district courts in Bexar County. To the extent that this subchapter is inconsistent with those provisions, Section 24.139 prevails.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3929.009 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3929 / Section 3929.009
§ 3929.009. APPLICABILITY OF MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICT LAW.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by this chapter, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, including Subchapters E and F, applies to the district.

(b) The following provisions of Chapter 375, Local Government Code, do not apply to the district:

(1) Sections 375.164 and 375.262; and

(2) Subchapters B and O.
Tex. Local Government Code § 351.201 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 351 / Section 351.201
§ 351.201. COUNTY JAIL INDUSTRIES PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) A commissioners court by order may establish a county jail industries program. The sheriff may allow inmate participation in the county jail industries program in carrying out his constitutional and statutory duties.

(b) The purposes for which a county jail industries program may be established are to:

(1) provide adequate, regular, and suitable employment for the vocational training of inmates;

(2) reimburse the county for expenses caused by the crimes of inmates and the cost of their confinement; or

(3) provide for the distribution of articles and products produced under this subchapter to:

(A) offices of the county and offices of political subdivisions located in whole or in part in the county; and

(B) nonprofit organizations that provide services to the general public and enhance social welfare and the general well-being of the community.

(c) A commissioners court, in an order establishing a county jail industries program, shall, with the approval of the sheriff:

(1) designate the county official or officials responsible for management of the program; and

(2) designate the county official or officials responsible for determining which inmates are allowed to participate in a county jail industries program.

(d) An order of a commissioners court establishing a county jail industries program, though not limited to, may provide for any of the following:

(1) an advisory committee;

(2) the priorities under which the county jail industries program is to be administered;

(3) procedures to determine the articles and products to be produced under this subchapter;

(4) procedures to determine the sales price of articles and products produced under this subchapter; and

(5) procedures for the development of specifications for articles and products produced under this subchapter.

(e) A county jail industries program may be operated at the county jail, workfarm, or workhouse or at any other suitable location.

(f) An inmate does not have a right to participate in a county jail industries program, and neither the sheriff, county judge, or commissioners nor any other county official or employee may be held liable for failing to provide a county jail industries program.
Tex. Election Code § 278.002 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 278 / Section 278.002
§ 278.002. INTERNET VOTER INFORMATION GUIDE.
Status: in_force

The secretary of state may implement a voter information service program to:

(1) compile information on candidates for election in the form of a voter information guide; and

(2) make the guide available to the public on the Internet.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 14.076 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 14 / Section 14.076
§ 14.076. PENALTY FOR CHANGING A RECEIPT OR SCALE WEIGHT TICKET AFTER ISSUANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person changes a receipt or scale weight ticket after its issuance.

(b) It is a defense to prosecution under this section that the change on the receipt or scale weight ticket is a notation by the warehouse operator for partial delivery or corrections made by the warehouse operator to reflect accuracy of accounts.

(c) An offense under this section is a felony of the second degree.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 462.072 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 462 / Section 462.072
§ 462.072. MODIFICATION OF ORDER FOR OUTPATIENT SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) The court may modify an order for outpatient services at the modification hearing if the court determines that the patient continues to meet the applicable criteria for court-ordered treatment prescribed by this chapter and that:

(1) the patient has not complied with the court's order; or

(2) the patient's condition has deteriorated to the extent that outpatient care or services are no longer appropriate.

(b) A court may refuse to modify the order and may direct the patient to continue to participate in outpatient care or treatment in accordance with the original order even if the criteria prescribed by Subsection (a) have been met.

(c) The court's decision to modify an order must be supported by at least one certificate of medical examination for chemical dependency signed by a physician who examined the patient not earlier than the seventh day before the date the hearing is held.

(d) A modification may include:

(1) incorporating in the order a revised treatment program and providing for continued outpatient care or treatment under the modified order, if a revised general program of treatment was submitted to and accepted by the court; or

(2) providing for commitment to an approved treatment facility for inpatient care.

(e) A court may not extend the provision of court-ordered treatment beyond the period prescribed in the original order.
Tex. Finance Code § 303.407 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 303 / Section 303.407
§ 303.407. ENFORCEMENT BY TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE.
Status: in_force

The Texas Department of Insurance shall enforce this chapter as it applies to contracts subject to Chapter 651, Insurance Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8811.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8811 / Section 8811.002
§ 8811.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a conservation and reclamation district in Kleberg, Nueces, and San Patricio Counties created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution. The district is created to develop and protect municipal aquifer storage areas created by the City of Corpus Christi.
Tex. Education Code § 33.052 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 33 / Section 33.052
§ 33.052. MISSING CHILD PREVENTION AND IDENTIFICATION PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of trustees of a school district or of a private school may participate in missing child prevention and identification programs, including fingerprinting and photographing as provided by this subchapter.

(b) The board of trustees of a school district may delegate responsibility for implementation of the program to the district's school administration or to the district's community education services administration.

(c) The chief administrative officer of each private primary or secondary school may participate in the programs and may contract with the regional education service center in which the school is located for operation of all or any part of the program through a shared services arrangement.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4054.154 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4054 / Section 4054.154
§ 4054.154. EXAMINATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall prescribe a uniform examination for applicants that fairly tests knowledge of the information contained in the course under Section 4054.153.

(b) The department shall authorize an insurer to administer the examination as provided by this section after approval by the department of a complete outline and explanation of the course and the manner of conducting the examination.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 766.003 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 766 / Section 766.003
§ 766.003. INFORMATION RELATING TO FIRE SAFETY AND CARBON MONOXIDE DANGERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall prepare information of public interest relating to:

(1) fire safety in the home; and

(2) the dangers of carbon monoxide.

(b) The information must inform the public about:

(1) ways to prevent fires in the home, and actions to take if a fire occurs in the home;

(2) the need to test smoke detectors every month to ensure the smoke detector is working;

(3) replacing the battery in a battery-operated smoke detector every six months;

(4) the need to have fire safety equipment in the home, including fire extinguishers and emergency escape ladders;

(5) the need to develop and practice a fire escape plan;

(6) the availability of carbon monoxide detectors;

(7) using carbon monoxide alarms as a backup to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning; and

(8) the need to properly use and maintain fossil fuel-burning appliances.

(c) The department shall distribute the information described by this section to the public in any manner the department determines is cost-effective, including providing the information on the department's Internet website and publishing informational pamphlets.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3844.207 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3844 / Section 3844.207
§ 3844.207. PROPERTY OF CERTAIN UTILITIES EXEMPT FROM ASSESSMENT AND IMPACT FEES.
Status: in_force

The district may not impose an impact fee or assessment on the property, including equipment or facilities, of:

(1) an electric utility as defined by Section 31.002, Utilities Code;

(2) a gas utility as defined by Section 101.003 or 121.001, Utilities Code;

(3) a telecommunications provider as defined by Section 51.002, Utilities Code; or

(4) a cable operator as defined by 47 U.S.C. Section 522, as amended.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8806.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8806 / Section 8806.108
§ 8806.108. DISTRICT PLANS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may develop comprehensive plans for the most efficient use of the groundwater of a groundwater reservoir and for the control and prevention of waste of that groundwater.

(b) The plans must specify in the amount of detail that may be practicable any act, procedure, performance, or avoidance necessary to effect those plans.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3503.060 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3503 / Section 3503.060
§ 3503.060. CONFLICT OF INTEREST; APPLICABILITY OF OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

A conflict of interest, under either statutory or common law, for a director regarding a particular matter to come before the board, is governed by Chapter 171, Local Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8233.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8233 / Section 8233.102
§ 8233.102. ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, a district may finance, construct, or acquire a road project as provided by this section.

(b) A road project must meet all applicable standards, regulations, ordinances, or orders of:

(1) each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located; and

(2) each county in which the road project is located.

(c) The district may, with the consent of the municipality or county, convey a completed road project to:

(1) a municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located; or

(2) a county in which the road project is located.