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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 21.407 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 21 / Section 21.407
§ 21.407. MANDAMUS BY BONDHOLDERS.
Status: in_force

A holder of a district bond is entitled, in addition to any other right or remedy provided by law, to a writ of mandamus requiring the district and its officials to observe and perform any covenant, condition, or obligation provided by the order or resolution authorizing issuance of the bond that the district fails to observe or perform, including:

(1) a default in the payment of principal, interest, or redemption price on the bond when due; and

(2) a failure to make payment into any fund created in the order or resolution.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 284.005 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 284 / Section 284.005
§ 284.005. SALE OF BONDS; USE OF PROCEEDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The bonds may be sold in the manner, at the price, and under the terms determined and provided by the commissioners court in the order authorizing the issuance of the bonds.

(b) If permitted by the bond order, a required part of the proceeds from the bond sale may be used for:

(1) the payment of interest on the bonds during the construction of hospital facilities financed with bond proceeds;

(2) the payment of operation and maintenance expenses of those facilities to the extent and for the period specified by the bond order; and

(3) the creation of reserves for the payment of bond principal and interest.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 8.101 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 8 / Section 8.101
§ 8.101. PERMISSIVE INDEMNIFICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) An enterprise may indemnify a governing person, former governing person, or delegate who was, is, or is threatened to be made a respondent in a proceeding to the extent permitted by Section 8.102 if it is determined in accordance with Section 8.103 that:

(1) the person:

(A) acted in good faith;

(B) reasonably believed:

(i) in the case of conduct in the person's official capacity, that the person's conduct was in the enterprise's best interests; and

(ii) in any other case, that the person's conduct was not opposed to the enterprise's best interests; and

(C) in the case of a criminal proceeding, did not have a reasonable cause to believe the person's conduct was unlawful;

(2) with respect to expenses, the amount of expenses other than a judgment is reasonable; and

(3) indemnification should be paid.

(b) Action taken or omitted by a governing person or delegate with respect to an employee benefit plan in the performance of the person's duties for a purpose reasonably believed by the person to be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of the plan is for a purpose that is not opposed to the best interests of the enterprise.

(c) Action taken or omitted by a delegate to another enterprise for a purpose reasonably believed by the delegate to be in the interest of the other enterprise or its owners or members is for a purpose that is not opposed to the best interests of the enterprise.

(d) A person does not fail to meet the standard under Subsection (a)(1) solely because of the termination of a proceeding by:

(1) judgment;

(2) order;

(3) settlement;

(4) conviction; or

(5) a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9028.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9028 / Section 9028.001
§ 9028.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors.

(2) "Director" means a board member.

(3) "District" means the Choctaw Watershed Water Improvement District.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1201.702 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1201 / Section 1201.702
§ 1201.702. ACTION AGAINST CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY OR LICENSE.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may suspend or revoke the certificate of authority or license of an insurer or agent who wilfully violates this chapter or an order of the commissioner made under this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1036.056 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1036 / Section 1036.056
§ 1036.056. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall elect a president and a vice president from among its members.

(b) The board shall appoint a secretary, who need not be a director.

(c) Each officer of the board serves for a term of one year.

(d) The board shall fill a vacancy in a board office for the unexpired term.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2702.102 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2702 / Section 2702.102
§ 2702.102. DUTY TO PROVIDE ADVANCE DISCLOSURE OF CLOSING AND SETTLEMENT COSTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), on the written request of the buyer, seller, or borrower before the closing and settlement of a transaction involving improved residential real property, a title insurance company or title insurance agent shall, in connection with the issuance of any kind of title insurance policy guaranteeing a lien on or the title to the property, provide to the requesting party an itemized disclosure of each charge to be made to that party that arises in connection with the closing and settlement.

(b) The itemized disclosure must be provided on a closing and settlement statement form prescribed or permitted under Subchapter B.

(c) The title insurance company or title insurance agent is required to provide the itemized disclosure only to the extent that information is available concerning each charge to be made to the party. If information concerning a charge is not available, the title insurance company or title insurance agent shall:

(1) make a notation that the charge is to be made but that the information is not available or that the amount shown is an estimate of the charge; and

(2) advise the party in writing as to the identity of the person or organization responsible for the charge.
Tex. Local Government Code § 308.006 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 308 / Section 308.006
§ 308.006. ORDINANCES.
Status: in_force

The governing body of the municipality may adopt any ordinance or resolution to enable the municipality to maintain the band.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 172.112 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 172 / Section 172.112
§ 172.112. HEARING OR MEETING IN CAMERA.
Status: in_force

Except as agreed by the parties, the arbitration tribunal shall hold in camera:

(1) an oral hearing; or

(2) a meeting in the arbitration.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 95.002 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 95 / Section 95.002
§ 95.002. APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter does not apply to a process or treatment that merely brings out or accelerates the natural color of citrus fruit.

(b) This chapter does not apply to citrus fruit other than citrus grandis, osbeck, commonly known as grapefruit, citrus sinensis, osbeck, commonly known as oranges, and citrus nobilis delicios, commonly known as tangerines, that are grown in this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3972.0404 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3972 / Section 3972.0404
§ 3972.0404. CONTRACT AUTHORITY OF NEW DISTRICTS.
Status: in_force

The new districts may contract with each other for any matter the boards of the new districts consider appropriate, including the joint construction or financing of a utility improvement.
Tex. Water Code § 16.025 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 16 / Section 16.025
§ 16.025. REPORTING OF FEDERAL MONEY USED FOR FLOOD RESEARCH, PLANNING, AND MITIGATION PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

The board shall maintain and make available on the board's Internet website a publicly accessible database of the information submitted under Section 2061.002, Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7927A.0401 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7927A / Section 7927A.0401
§ 7927A.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 7927A.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. Natural Resources Code § 161.505 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 161 / Section 161.505
§ 161.505. SECURITY FOR LOAN.
Status: in_force

A disbursement of money on a loan may not be made unless the loan is secured by a mortgage, deed of trust, or other lien on the land purchased with the proceeds of the loan. A mortgage, deed of trust, or other lien may be a participation in a lien securing any other loan for the purchase of the property, including a lien securing a home loan under Chapter 162.
Tex. Education Code § 52.53 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 52 / Section 52.53
§ 52.53. GIFTS AND GRANTS.
Status: in_force

The board may accept gifts, grants, or donations of real or personal property from any individual, group, association, or corporation or the United States, subject to limitations or conditions set by law. The board shall deposit gifts, grants, or donations of money in the student loan auxiliary fund and shall separately account for and expend the funds in accordance with the specific purpose for which given and under such conditions as are imposed by the donor and as provided by law.
Tex. Government Code § 791.025 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 791 / Section 791.025
§ 791.025. CONTRACTS FOR PURCHASES.
Status: in_force

(a) A local government, including a council of governments, may agree with another local government or with the state or a state agency, including the comptroller, to purchase goods and services.

(b) A local government, including a council of governments, may agree with another local government, including a nonprofit corporation that is created and operated to provide one or more governmental functions and services, or with the state or a state agency, including the comptroller, to purchase goods and any services reasonably required for the installation, operation, or maintenance of the goods. This subsection does not apply to services provided by firefighters, police officers, or emergency medical personnel.

(c) A local government that purchases goods and services under this section satisfies the requirement of the local government to seek competitive bids for the purchase of the goods and services.

(d) In this section, "council of governments" means a regional planning commission created under Chapter 391, Local Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1073.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1073 / Section 1073.154
§ 1073.154. RESTRICTION ON EXPENDITURES.
Status: in_force

Money may be spent only for an expense included in the budget or an amendment to the budget.
Tex. Occupations Code § 204.059 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 204 / Section 204.059
§ 204.059. TRAINING.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who is appointed to and qualifies for office as a member of the physician assistant board may not vote, deliberate, or be counted as a member in attendance at a meeting of the board until the person completes a training program that complies with this section.

(b) The training program must provide the person with information regarding:

(1) the law governing physician assistant board operations;

(2) the programs, functions, rules, and budget of the physician assistant board;

(3) the scope of and limitations on the rulemaking authority of the physician assistant board;

(4) the results of the most recent formal audit of the physician assistant board;

(5) the requirements of:

(A) laws relating to open meetings, public information, administrative procedure, and disclosing conflicts of interest; and

(B) other laws applicable to members of the physician assistant board in performing their duties; and

(6) any applicable ethics policies adopted by the physician assistant board or the Texas Ethics Commission.

(c) A person appointed to the physician assistant board is entitled to reimbursement, as provided by the General Appropriations Act, for the travel expenses incurred in attending the training program regardless of whether the attendance at the program occurs before or after the person qualifies for office.

(d) The executive director of the medical board shall create a training manual that includes the information required by Subsection (b). The executive director shall distribute a copy of the training manual annually to each physician assistant board member. On receipt of the training manual, each board member shall sign and submit to the executive director a statement acknowledging receipt of the training manual.
Tex. Finance Code § 342.507 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 342 / Section 342.507
§ 342.507. WAIVER OF BORROWER'S RIGHT PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

A lender may not take an instrument in which a borrower waives any right accruing to the borrower under this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 51.904 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 51 / Section 51.904
§ 51.904. WARNING SIGN.
Status: in_force

A clerk described by Section 51.901(a) shall post a sign, in letters at least one inch in height, that is clearly visible to the general public in or near the clerk's office stating that it is a crime to intentionally or knowingly file a fraudulent court record or a fraudulent instrument with the clerk.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8512.0501 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8512 / Section 8512.0501
§ 8512.0501. LOANS AND GRANTS.
Status: in_force

The authority may:

(1) borrow money for the authority's corporate purposes;

(2) borrow money or accept a grant from any person, including this state, the United States, or a corporation or agency created or designated by this state or the United States;

(3) in connection with a loan or grant described by Subdivision (2), enter into any agreement this state, the United States, or the corporation or agency requires;

(4) make and issue the authority's bonds for money borrowed, in the manner and to the extent provided by this chapter; and

(5) refund or refinance any outstanding bonds and make and issue the authority's bonds for those purposes in the manner and to the extent provided by this chapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 445.006 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 445 / Section 445.006
§ 445.006. PENALTIES UNDER OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

The penalties prescribed by this chapter are in addition to any other penalties prescribed by law, including penalties prescribed by Chapters 431 and 481.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 2A.1521 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 2A / Section 2A.1521
§ 2A.1521. MAGISTRATE'S NAME ON SIGNED ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) Any signed order that is issued by a magistrate under this code or any signed order pertaining to a criminal matter that is issued by a magistrate under the Family Code, the Government Code, or other law of this state must include, with the magistrate's signature, the magistrate's name in legible handwriting, legible typewritten form, or legible stamp print.

(b) The failure of a magistrate to include the magistrate's name on an order as provided by Subsection (a) does not affect the validity of the order.

(c) A defendant in a criminal action may make a motion to add to an order that does not comply with Subsection (a) the name of the magistrate who signed the order if:

(1) the order is relevant to the action; and

(2) the defendant is unable to identify the magistrate who signed the order.

(d) The supreme court may adopt rules to implement this article.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 132.047 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 132 / Section 132.047
§ 132.047. UNCARTONED EGGS.
Status: in_force

(a) Eggs offered for sale that are not in a carton must be in a container that:

(1) contains all information required by Section 132.044 of this code; and

(2) displays the information in legible letters at least one inch high on a sign attached to the container.

(b) This section does not apply to a retailer's sale of ungraded eggs if the eggs are clearly labeled as being ungraded and the retailer sells less than 120 dozen eggs a week.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3812.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3812 / Section 3812.005
§ 3812.005. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is composed of the territory described by Chapter 1356, Acts of the 77th Legislature, Regular Session, 2001, enacting former Section 376.454, Local Government Code, as that territory may have been modified under:

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

(2) other law.

(b) The boundaries and field notes of the district contained in Chapter 1356, Acts of the 77th Legislature, Regular Session, 2001, enacting former Section 376.454, Local Government Code, form a closure. A mistake in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not in any way affect the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

(2) 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) right to impose or collect an assessment or tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Family Code § 159.305 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 159 / Section 159.305
§ 159.305. DUTIES AND POWERS OF RESPONDING TRIBUNAL.
Status: in_force

(a) When a responding tribunal of this state receives a petition or comparable pleading from an initiating tribunal or directly under Section 159.301(c), the responding tribunal shall cause the petition or pleading to be filed and notify the petitioner where and when it was filed.

(b) A responding tribunal of this state, to the extent not prohibited by other law, may do one or more of the following:

(1) establish or enforce a support order, modify a child support order, determine the controlling child support order, or determine parentage of a child;

(2) order an obligor to comply with a support order, specifying the amount and the manner of compliance;

(3) order income withholding;

(4) determine the amount of any arrearages and specify a method of payment;

(5) enforce orders by civil or criminal contempt, or both;

(6) set aside property for satisfaction of the support order;

(7) place liens and order execution on the obligor's property;

(8) order an obligor to keep the tribunal informed of the obligor's current residential address, electronic mail address, telephone number, employer, address of employment, and telephone number at the place of employment;

(9) issue a bench warrant or capias for an obligor who has failed after proper notice to appear at a hearing ordered by the tribunal and enter the bench warrant or capias in any local and state computer systems for criminal warrants;

(10) order the obligor to seek appropriate employment by specified methods;

(11) award reasonable and necessary attorney's fees, court costs, expenses, and other fees; and

(12) grant any other available remedy.

(c) A responding tribunal of this state shall include in a support order issued under this chapter, or in the documents accompanying the order, the calculations on which the support order is based.

(d) A responding tribunal of this state may not condition the payment of a support order issued under this chapter on compliance by a party with provisions for visitation.

(e) If a responding tribunal of this state issues an order under this chapter, the tribunal shall send a copy of the order to the petitioner and the respondent and to the initiating tribunal, if any.

(f) If requested to enforce a support order, arrears, or judgment or modify a support order stated in a foreign currency, a responding tribunal of this state shall convert the amount stated in the foreign currency to the equivalent amount in dollars under the applicable official or market exchange rate as publicly reported.

(g) The court may order the fees, costs, expenses, and any postjudgment interest under Subsection (b)(11) to be paid directly to the attorney, who may enforce the order in the attorney's own name by any means available for the enforcement of a judgment for debt.
Tex. Estates Code § 1158.203 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1158 / Section 1158.203
§ 1158.203. ORDER.
Status: in_force

The court may order the lien securing the claim of a creditor who files an application under Section 1158.201 to be discharged out of general estate assets or refinanced if the discharge or refinance of the lien appears to the court to be advisable. Otherwise, the court shall grant the application and order that the property securing the lien be sold at public or private sale, as the court considers best, as in an ordinary sale of real estate.
Tex. Property Code § 301.067 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 301 / Section 301.067
§ 301.067. SUBPOENAS AND DISCOVERY.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may issue subpoenas and order discovery in investigations and hearings under this chapter.

(b) The subpoenas and discovery may be ordered to the same extent and are subject to the same limitations as subpoenas and discovery in a civil action in district court.
Tex. Local Government Code § 154.010 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 154 / Section 154.010
§ 154.010. AUTHORITY TO PURCHASE LIABILITY INSURANCE FOR COUNTY OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES.
Status: in_force

(a) A warrant may be drawn on either the general fund or salary fund to pay any insurance premium or self-insurance pool contribution for the purpose of providing insurance or other coverage for the liabilities of an official or employee of the county, a district attorney who has all or part of the county within the district attorney's jurisdiction, or an official of any special purpose district located, in whole or in part, in the county arising from the performance of an official duty or a duty of employment as authorized by Section 157.041 or Chapter 119 or by Chapter 791 or 2259, Government Code.

(b) Subdivision (a) is applicable regardless of whether the commissioners court adopts an order in accordance with Section 154.007, Local Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1031.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1031 / Section 1031.001
§ 1031.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the board of directors of the district.

(2) "Director" means a member of the board.

(3) "District" means the Garza County Health Care District.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1201.225 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1201 / Section 1201.225
§ 1201.225.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1201.225. POLICY PROVISION: CONFORMITY WITH STATE STATUTES. An individual accident and health insurance policy must contain the following provision if the policy addresses the subject matter of the provision:

"Conformity With State Statutes: Any provision of this policy that, on its effective date, conflicts with the statutes of the state in which the insured resides on the effective date is by this clause effectively amended to conform to the minimum requirements of that state's statutes."
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1048.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1048 / Section 1048.152
§ 1048.152. NOTICE; HEARING; ADOPTION OF BUDGET.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall hold a public hearing on the proposed annual budget.

(b) Not later than the 10th day before the date of the hearing, notice of the hearing shall be published one time in a newspaper or newspapers that individually or collectively have general circulation in the district.

(c) Any district resident is entitled to be present and participate at the hearing.

(d) At the conclusion of the hearing, the board shall adopt a budget by acting on the budget proposed by the district administrator. The board may make any changes in the proposed budget that the board judges to be in the interests of the taxpayers and that the law warrants.