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Tex. Estates Code § 1057.002 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1057 / Section 1057.002
§ 1057.002. RESIGNATION OF RESIDENT AGENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A resident agent of a guardian may resign as resident agent by giving notice to the guardian and filing with the court in which the guardianship proceeding is pending a statement titled "Resignation of Resident Agent" that states:

(1) the name of the guardian;

(2) the guardian's address most recently known by the resident agent;

(3) that notice of the resignation has been given to the guardian and the date that notice was given; and

(4) that the guardian does not have a resident agent.

(b) The resident agent shall send, by a qualified delivery method, a copy of a resignation statement filed under Subsection (a) to:

(1) the guardian at the address most recently known by the resident agent; and

(2) each party in the case or the party's attorney or other designated representative of record.

(c) The resignation of the resident agent takes effect on the date the court enters an order accepting the resignation. A court may not enter an order accepting the resignation unless the resident agent complies with this section.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 366.0922 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 366 / Section 366.0922
§ 366.0922. COMMISSION ENFORCEMENT AT LOCAL GOVERNMENT REQUEST.
Status: in_force

A local government may request that the commission initiate an enforcement action under this chapter through a petition filed with the commission. If the commission chooses to initiate an enforcement action on behalf of a local government, civil penalties recovered shall be divided between the local government and the state based on the proportion of resources expended by each entity in the course of enforcement action.
Tex. Property Code § 74.309 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 74 / Section 74.309
§ 74.309. PRIVATE ESCHEAT AGREEMENTS PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

An individual, corporation, business association, or other organization may not act through amendment of articles of incorporation, amendment of bylaws, private agreement, or any other means to take or divert funds or personal property into income, divide funds or personal property among locatable patrons or stockholders, or divert funds or personal property by any other method for the purpose of circumventing the unclaimed property process.
Tex. Family Code § 58.103 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.103
§ 58.103. PURPOSE OF SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

The purpose of the juvenile justice information system is to:

(1) provide agencies and personnel within the juvenile justice system accurate information relating to children who come into contact with the juvenile justice system of this state;

(2) provide, where allowed by law, adult criminal justice agencies accurate and easily accessible information relating to children who come into contact with the juvenile justice system;

(3) provide an efficient conversion, where appropriate, of juvenile records to adult criminal records;

(4) improve the quality of data used to conduct impact analyses of proposed legislative changes in the juvenile justice system; and

(5) improve the ability of interested parties to analyze the functioning of the juvenile justice system.
Tex. Government Code § 51.318 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 51 / Section 51.318
§ 51.318. FEES DUE WHEN SERVICE PERFORMED OR REQUESTED.
Status: in_force

(a) The district clerk shall collect at the time the service is performed or at the time the service is requested the fees provided by Subsection (b) for services performed by the clerk.

(b) The fees are:

(7) for a certified copy of a record, judgment, order, pleading, or paper on file or of record in the district clerk's office:

(B) for each page or part of a page:

(iii) that is an electronic copy of an electronic document:

(8) for a noncertified copy:

(C) that is an electronic copy of an electronic document:

(9) for preparation of the clerk's record of transfer under Sections 33.105 and 1023.006, Estates Code, Section 155.207, Family Code, and Sections 51.3071 and 51.403 of this code:

(c) The fee is the obligation of the party to the suit or action initiating the request.

(d) The district clerk may accept a bond as security for a fee imposed under this section.

(e) The district clerk may not charge a fee for a copy of any document on file or of record in the clerk's office relating to an individual's criminal history, regardless of whether the document is certified, to:

(1) United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement;

(2) United States Citizenship and Immigration Services; or

(3) a criminal justice agency that requests the document for a criminal justice purpose, including a request to determine an individual's eligibility to purchase a firearm.

(f) In this section, "criminal justice agency" and "criminal justice purpose" have the meanings assigned by Section 411.082.
Tex. Election Code § 31.170 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 31 / Section 31.170
§ 31.170. ABOLISHING POSITION.
Status: in_force

(a) The joint elections commission or the commissioners court of each participating county by written order may abolish the position of joint elections administrator at any time.

(b) After the effective date of an order abolishing the position of joint elections administrator, the county tax assessor-collector is the voter registrar of the county, and the duties and functions of the officer of a participating entity that were performed by the administrator revert to the officer, unless a transfer of duties and functions occurs under Section 12.031 or 31.071.

(c) Not later than the third day after the date an order abolishing the position of joint elections administrator is adopted, the county clerk of the most populous participating county shall deliver a certified copy of the order to the secretary of state.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 23.109 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 23 / Section 23.109
§ 23.109. AUTHORITY REGARDING LOANS.
Status: in_force

(a) A grand body incorporated under this subchapter may:

(1) loan money held and owned by the grand body for charitable purposes, for the endowment of any of the institutions of the grand body, or otherwise; and

(2) secure loans by taking and receiving liens on real property or by another method elected by the grand body.

(b) On sale of real property secured by a lien, a grand body may become the purchaser of the real property and hold title to the property.
Tex. Local Government Code § 395.054 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 395 / Section 395.054
§ 395.054. HEARING ON AMENDMENTS TO LAND USE ASSUMPTIONS, CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PLAN, OR IMPACT FEE.
Status: in_force

A public hearing must be held by the governing body of the political subdivision to discuss the proposed ordinance, order, or resolution amending land use assumptions, the capital improvements plan, or the impact fee. At least 60 days before the date of the first publication of the notice of the hearing on the amendments, the land use assumptions and the capital improvements plan, including the amount of any proposed amended impact fee per service unit, shall be made available to the public.
Tex. Insurance Code § 549.053 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 549 / Section 549.053
§ 549.053. USE OF POLICY INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, a lender may not:

(1) use or permit the use of any information taken from an insurance policy insuring the borrower's property for the purpose of soliciting insurance business from the borrower; or

(2) make information taken from an insurance policy insuring the borrower's property available to any other person for any purpose.

(b) Subsection (a) does not:

(1) apply if the borrower provides the lender with specific written authority permitting or directing the particular use or disclosure of information before the use or disclosure occurs; or

(2) prevent a lender who is a licensed general property and casualty agent or a personal lines property and casualty agent from selling insurance to a borrower.
Tex. Transportation Code § 67.034 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 67 / Section 67.034
§ 67.034. QUALIFICATIONS FOR CERTIFICATE.
Status: in_force

To be eligible for a certificate as a deputy branch pilot, a person must:

(1) be at least 25 years of age;

(2) be a United States citizen;

(3) be appointed by a branch pilot;

(4) be in good mental and physical health;

(5) have good moral character; and

(6) possess the requisite skill as a navigator and pilot to perform competently and safely the duties of a deputy branch pilot.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3893.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3893 / Section 3893.154
§ 3893.154. FINANCING OF PUBLIC TRANSIT SYSTEM OR PARKING FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may use any of its resources, including revenue, assessments, taxes, and grant or contract proceeds, to pay the cost of acquiring and operating a public transit system or public parking facilities.

(b) The district may set and impose fees, charges, or tolls for the use of the public transit system or the public parking facilities and may issue bonds or notes to finance the cost of these facilities.

(c) Except as provided by Section 3893.151, if the district pays for or finances the cost of acquiring or operating a public transit system or public parking facilities with resources other than assessments, a petition of property owners or a public hearing is not required.
Tex. Local Government Code § 203.026 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 203 / Section 203.026
§ 203.026. RECORDS MANAGEMENT PROGRAM TO BE ESTABLISHED.
Status: in_force

(a) On or before January 1, 1991, each governing body by ordinance or order, as appropriate, shall establish a records management program to be administered by the records management officer.

(b) The ordinance or order must provide methods and procedures to enable the governing body, custodians, and the records management officer to fulfill the duties and responsibilities set out in Sections 203.021, 203.022, and 203.023 concerning the management and preservation of records. The ordinance or order may prescribe any policies or procedures for the operation of the records management program that are consistent with the requirements of this subtitle and rules adopted under it.

(c) A copy of the ordinance or order must be filed by the records management officer with the director and librarian within 30 days after the date of its adoption.

(d) An ordinance or order establishing or relating to a records management program adopted before September 1, 1989, must be amended if any provision of the ordinance or order is in conflict with this subtitle or a rule adopted under it. A copy of the amended ordinance or order shall be filed with the director and librarian as provided by Subsection (c).

(e) A copy of an amended ordinance or revised order relating to the establishment or operation of the records management program must be filed by the governing body with the director and librarian within 30 days after the date of its adoption.

(f) The director and librarian or the designee of the director and librarian shall within a reasonable time bring to the attention of the governing body in writing any aspect of an ordinance or order filed in the office of the director and librarian or that otherwise comes to the attention of the director and librarian that is inconsistent with the requirements of this subtitle or rules adopted under it.

(g) The governing body in a records management program established under this section may require the mandatory destruction of any record of the local government when its retention period has expired on a records control schedule developed under Section 203.041.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1029.204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1029 / Section 1029.204
§ 1029.204. MATURITY OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS.
Status: in_force

District general obligation bonds must mature not later than 40 years after the date of issuance.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8150.252 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8150 / Section 8150.252
§ 8150.252. TAXES FOR BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct annual ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7940A.0501 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7940A / Section 7940A.0501
§ 7940A.0501. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Transportation Code § 223.050 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 223 / Section 223.050
§ 223.050. PREFERENCE FOR CERTAIN PROVIDERS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (d), in awarding a contract to a private sector provider, the department shall give preference to a private sector provider if:

(1) the preference serves to create a positive economic impact on job growth and job retention in this state;

(2) the transportation project for which the contract is being awarded is funded entirely from:

(A) state funds;

(B) local funds; or

(C) a combination of state and local funds; and

(3) the amount of the bid or proposal of the provider does not exceed an amount equal to 105 percent of the lowest bid or proposal received by the department for the transportation project.

(b) The department, in determining whether the preference under Subsection (a) serves to create a positive economic impact on job growth and job retention in this state, may consider a private sector provider's employment presence and business establishments in this state.

(c) This section does not apply to the procurement of professional services under Subchapter A, Chapter 2254, Government Code.

(d) The department may not give a preference under this section if:

(1) as a result of the preference, a private sector provider would not be awarded a contract; and

(2) the principal place of business of the private sector provider described by Subdivision (1) is located in a state that:

(A) borders this state; and

(B) does not give a preference to private sector providers in a manner similar to this section.
Tex. Government Code § 525.0205 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 525 / Section 525.0205
§ 525.0205.
Status: in_force

Sec. 525.0205. HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE SYSTEM STAGE ONE: ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING. (a) In stage one of implementing the health information exchange system, the commission shall support and coordinate electronic prescribing tools health care providers and health care facilities use under Medicaid and the child health plan program.

(b) The commission shall collaborate with, and accept recommendations from, physicians and other stakeholders to ensure that the electronic prescribing tools described by Subsection (a):

(1) are integrated with existing electronic prescribing systems otherwise in use in the public and private sectors; and

(2) to the extent feasible:

(A) provide current payer formulary information at the time a health care provider writes a prescription; and

(B) support the electronic transmission of a prescription.

(c) The commission may take any reasonable action to comply with this section, including establishing information exchanges with national electronic prescribing networks or providing health care providers with access to an Internet-based prescribing tool the commission develops.

(d) The commission shall apply for and actively pursue any waiver to the state Medicaid plan or the child health plan program from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services or any other federal agency as necessary to remove an identified impediment to supporting and implementing electronic prescribing tools under this section, including the requirement for handwritten certification of certain drugs under 42 C.F.R. Section 447.512. If the commission, with assistance from the Legislative Budget Board, determines that the implementation of an operational modification in accordance with a waiver the commission obtains as required by this subsection has resulted in a cost increase in Medicaid or the child health plan program, the commission shall take the necessary actions to reverse the operational modification.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7904A.0404 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7904A / Section 7904A.0404
§ 7904A.0404. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) The temporary directors may not hold an election to authorize the issuance of bonds until:

(1) the governing body of the city by ordinance or resolution consents to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district; and

(2) the district, the city, and the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of real property in the district negotiate and execute a mutually approved and accepted development and operating agreement, including any limitations imposed by the city.

(b) The city's consent under Subsection (a) must be granted in the manner provided by Section 54.016, Water Code, for including land within the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a city.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1951.051 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1951 / Section 1951.051
§ 1951.051. INDIVIDUAL PERFORMING PEST CONTROL WORK ON OWN OR EMPLOYER'S PREMISES.
Status: in_force

(a) An individual who does not hold a license under this chapter may use insecticides, pesticides, rodenticides, fumigants, or allied chemicals or substances or mechanical devices designed to prevent, control, or eliminate pest infestations unless:

(1) that use is prohibited by state law or rule;

(2) that use is prohibited by rule of the United States Environmental Protection Agency; or

(3) the substance used is labeled as a restricted-use pesticide or a state-limited-use pesticide.

(b) An individual may act under Subsection (a) only on premises:

(1) owned by the individual;

(2) in which the individual owns a partnership or joint venture interest; or

(3) of a person who employs the individual primarily to perform services other than pest control.

(c) Subsection (b)(3) does not apply to:

(1) an apartment building;

(2) a day-care center;

(3) a hospital;

(4) a nursing home;

(5) a hotel, motel, or lodge;

(6) a warehouse;

(7) a food-processing establishment;

(8) a facility owned by the state or a political subdivision of the state, except as provided by Section 1951.303(b)(1); or

(9) a school.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7204.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7204 / Section 7204.001
§ 7204.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "district" means the Rose Hill Special Utility District.
Tex. Finance Code § 14.253 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 14 / Section 14.253
§ 14.253. REPORT ON VIOLATION.
Status: in_force

If the commissioner determines that a violation occurred, the commissioner may issue a report that states:

(1) the facts on which the determination is based; and

(2) the commissioner's recommendation on imposition of a penalty, including a recommendation on the amount of the penalty.
Tex. Transportation Code § 202.097 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 202 / Section 202.097
§ 202.097. RULEMAKING.
Status: in_force

The commission shall adopt rules for the implementation of this subchapter.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 56B.262 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 56B / Section 56B.262
§ 56B.262. ISSUANCE OF WARRANT FOR PAYMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The attorney general shall notify the comptroller of the attorney general's determination that a claim under this subchapter is valid and justifies payment. On receipt of the notice, the comptroller shall issue a warrant to or on behalf of the peace officer in the proper amount from amounts in the compensation to victims of crime fund. A payment under this subchapter to or on behalf of a peace officer is payable as soon as possible after the attorney general notifies the comptroller.

(b) The attorney general and the comptroller by rule shall adopt a memorandum of understanding to establish procedures under which annual payments continue to a peace officer until continued assistance is no longer necessary.
Tex. Labor Code § 352.057 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 352 / Section 352.057
§ 352.057. LOANS FOR VISUAL AIDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may establish a program to make loans to finance the purchase of technological aids for individuals with visual impairments. Interest on the loans may not exceed 10 percent per year.

(b) The commission may adopt rules to administer the loan program.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 11.086 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 11 / Section 11.086
§ 11.086. CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN INFORMATION RELATED TO PURCHASE, SALE, OR DEVELOPMENT OF REAL PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) Information relating to the development, location, purchase price, or sale price of real property developed, purchased, or sold by or for the School Land Board, Veterans' Land Board, land office, or commissioner under authority granted by this code, including a contract provision related to the development, purchase, or sale of the property, is confidential and exempt from disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code, until all deeds for the property that are applicable to the transaction or series of related transactions are executed and until all substantive performance or executory requirements of applicable contracts have been satisfied. Information that is confidential and exempted from disclosure under this subsection includes an appraisal, completed report, evaluation, or investigation conducted for the purpose of locating or determining the purchase or sale price of the property, or any report prepared in anticipation of developing, purchasing, or selling real property.

(b) Information that is confidential and excluded from disclosure under Subsection (a) is not subject to a subpoena directed to the School Land Board, Veterans' Land Board, land office, commissioner, attorney general, or governor.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 91.253 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 91 / Section 91.253
§ 91.253. COMMISSION ENFORCEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to other authority specifically granted to the commission under this subchapter, the commission may enforce this subchapter or a rule adopted or an order or permit issued under this subchapter as provided by Section 91.207.

(b) Section 91.003 does not apply to this subchapter.
Tex. Government Code § 1504.212 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1504 / Section 1504.212
§ 1504.212. NOTICE TO GOVERNING BODY BEFORE FORECLOSURE OR OTHER ACTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless written notice is given to the governing body of the municipality in accordance with this section that there is a default in payment of any installment of principal of or interest on an obligation issued under this subchapter and that payment has been demanded:

(1) a collection fee may not accrue;

(2) a foreclosure proceeding may not be begun in a court or through a trustee; and

(3) an option to mature any part of the obligation because of the default may not be exercised.

(b) A notice under Subsection (a) must be sent by prepaid registered mail to each member of the governing body of the municipality, addressed to the member at the post office in the municipality.

(c) An action described by Subsection (a) may not be taken before the 91st day after the date the notice is mailed.

(d) A payment of a delinquent installment of principal and interest that is paid before the expiration of the period prescribed by Subsection (c) and that is accompanied by a payment of interest as prescribed in the contract, at a rate not to exceed 10 percent per year, from the date of default until the date of payment, has the same effect as if paid on the date the installment was originally due.