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Tex. Local Government Code § 281.059 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 281 / Section 281.059
§ 281.059. DEPOSITORY.
Status: in_force

The board shall designate by order or resolution one or more banks in or out of the authority's boundaries to serve as the depository for the authority's funds. All funds of the authority shall be deposited in its depository unless an order or resolution authorizing the issuance of the authority's bonds requires a different disposition. To the extent that funds in a depository bank are not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, they shall be secured in the manner provided for the security of county funds.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1216.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1216 / Section 1216.001
§ 1216.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Enrollee" means an individual entitled to coverage under a health benefit plan.

(2) "Foreign country" means a governmental unit other than:

(A) the United States;

(B) a state, district, commonwealth, territory, or insular possession of the United States;

(C) the Panama Canal Zone; or

(D) the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands.

(3) "Health care service" means a service to diagnose, prevent, alleviate, cure, or heal a health condition, sickness, or injury that is provided to an enrollee by a physician or other health care provider.
Tex. Government Code § 662.104 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 662 / Section 662.104
§ 662.104. LUNG CANCER AWARENESS MONTH.
Status: in_force

(a) November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month to increase awareness of lung cancer and encourage funding of research and more effective treatments.

(b) Lung Cancer Awareness Month may be regularly observed by appropriate activities in public schools and other places to increase the awareness of lung cancer and support for lung cancer research.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11010.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11010 / Section 11010.103
§ 11010.103. EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire a fee simple or other interest in property if the interest is necessary for the authority to exercise the rights or authority conferred by this chapter.

(b) The authority shall exercise the right of eminent domain in the manner provided by Chapter 21, Property Code. The authority is not required to give bond for appeal or bond for costs in a condemnation suit or other suit to which it is a party.

(c) The authority may not use the power of eminent domain for the condemnation of land for the purpose of acquiring rights to groundwater or for the purpose of acquiring water or water rights.
Tex. Utilities Code § 33.121 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 33 / Section 33.121
§ 33.121. APPLICATION OF COMMISSION REVIEW.
Status: in_force

A municipally owned utility is subject to this subchapter if the utility is a utility:

(1) whose rates are appealed under Subchapter D;

(2) for which the commission orders a decrease in annual nonfuel base revenues that exceeds the greater of $25,000,000 or 10 percent of the utility's nonfuel base revenues, as computed on a total system basis without regard to the utility's municipal boundaries and established in the appealed rate ordinance; and

(3) for which the commission finds that the rates paid by the combined residential or other major customer class, other than a class in which the municipality is the customer of the municipally owned utility, are removed from cost-of-service levels to the extent that, under the nonfuel base revenue requirement adopted by the commission as computed on a total system basis without regard to the municipality's boundaries, a change in nonfuel base rate revenues in excess of 50 percent from adjusted test year levels would be required to move that class to a relative rate of return of unity (1.00 or 100 percent) under the cost-of-service methodology adopted by the commission in an appeal under Subchapter D.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1121.116 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1121 / Section 1121.116
§ 1121.116. AUTHORITY TO SUE AND BE SUED.
Status: in_force

The board may sue and be sued on behalf of the district.
Tex. Family Code § 233.001 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 233 / Section 233.001
§ 233.001. PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The purpose of the procedures specified in the child support review process authorized by this chapter is to enable the Title IV-D agency to take expedited administrative actions to establish, modify, and enforce child support, medical support, and dental support obligations, to determine parentage, or to take any other action authorized or required under Part D, Title IV, of the federal Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. Section 651 et seq.), and Chapter 231.

(b) A child support review order issued under this chapter and confirmed by a court constitutes an order of the court and is enforceable by any means available for the enforcement of child support obligations under this code, including withholding income, filing a child support lien, and suspending a license under Chapter 232.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 203.151 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 203 / Section 203.151
§ 203.151. CREATION OF COST-SHARING PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

As part of the water supply enhancement program, a cost-sharing program is created to be administered under this chapter and rules adopted by the board.
Tex. Education Code § 1001.1092 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.1092
§ 1001.1092. INFORMATION RELATING TO OVERSIZE AND OVERWEIGHT VEHICLES.
Status: in_force

The commission by rule shall require that information relating to methods of safely operating a motor vehicle near an oversize or overweight vehicle, including safe following distances and safe passing methods, be included in the curriculum of each driver education course and driving safety course.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1073.303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1073 / Section 1073.303
§ 1073.303. BALLOT.
Status: in_force

The ballot for an election under this subchapter must be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition: "The dissolution of the North Runnels County Hospital District."
Tex. Insurance Code § 2155.012 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2155 / Section 2155.012
§ 2155.012. EXPIRATION OF PROGRAM AND CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

The program and this chapter expire September 1, 2040. On expiration of the program, the remaining balance in the fund that is not needed to pay claims is transferred to the statewide fire contingency account established under Section 88.117, Education Code.
Tex. Local Government Code § 263.158 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 263 / Section 263.158
§ 263.158. RULES.
Status: in_force

The commissioners court may adopt rules necessary to administer this subchapter.
Tex. Estates Code § 1352.056 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1352 / Section 1352.056
§ 1352.056. USE OF PROCEEDS.
Status: in_force

Proceeds of a home equity loan that is the subject of an application under Section 1352.053 that are attributable to the minor's interest may be spent only to:

(1) make improvements to the homestead;

(2) pay for the minor's education or medical expenses; or

(3) pay the loan's outstanding balance.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 305.051 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 305 / Section 305.051
§ 305.051. INVESTIGATION.
Status: in_force

(a) On complaint of a called person that a person has violated Section 305.001, 305.002, or 305.003, the county or district attorney of the county in which the called person resides shall investigate the complaint and file charges if appropriate.

(b) A telephone company serving the caller or called person is not responsible for investigating a complaint or keeping records relating to this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3871.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3871 / Section 3871.108
§ 3871.108. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 18A.401 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 18A / Section 18A.401
§ 18A.401. SEALING OF APPLICATION OR ORDER.
Status: in_force

The judge shall seal each application made and order issued under this chapter.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1702.3705 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1702 / Section 1702.3705
§ 1702.3705. PROHIBITION AGAINST CERTAIN POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS ACTING AS ALARM SYSTEMS COMPANY.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a political subdivision may not offer residential alarm system sales, service, installation, or monitoring unless it has been providing monitoring services to residences within the boundaries of the political subdivision as of September 1, 1999. Any fee charged by the political subdivision may not exceed the cost of the monitoring.

(b) A political subdivision may:

(1) offer service, installation, or monitoring for property owned by the political subdivision or another political subdivision;

(2) allow for the response of an alarm or detection device by a law enforcement agency or by a law enforcement officer acting in an official capacity;

(3) offer monitoring in connection with a criminal investigation; or

(4) offer monitoring to a financial institution, as defined by Section 59.301, Finance Code, that requests, in writing, that the political subdivision provide monitoring service to the financial institution.

(c) The limitations of Subsection (a) do not apply to a political subdivision in a county with a population of less than 80,000 or in a political subdivision where monitoring is not otherwise provided or available.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1091.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1091 / Section 1091.106
§ 1091.106. EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire a fee simple or other interest in property located in district territory if the interest is necessary for the district to exercise a right or authority conferred by this chapter.

(b) The district must exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by Chapter 21, Property Code, except the district is not required to deposit in the trial court money or a bond as provided by Section 21.021(a), Property Code.

(c) In a condemnation proceeding brought by the district, the district is not required to:

(1) pay in advance or provide a bond or other security for costs in the trial court;

(2) provide a bond for the issuance of a temporary restraining order or a temporary injunction; or

(3) provide a bond for costs or a supersedeas bond on an appeal or petition for review.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4152.053 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4152 / Section 4152.053
§ 4152.053. APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) An application for a reinsurance intermediary license may not be accepted unless the application shows on its face that the applicant has been engaged in the business of insurance or reinsurance for at least three years.

(b) Each person authorized under Section 4152.057 to act as a reinsurance intermediary under a reinsurance intermediary license issued to an entity must be named in the application and any supplement to the application.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 85.001 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 85 / Section 85.001
§ 85.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Claimant" means a party seeking to recover damages under this chapter, including a plaintiff, counterclaimant, cross-claimant, or third-party plaintiff. In an action in which a party seeks recovery of damages under this chapter on behalf of another person, "claimant" includes both that other person and the party seeking recovery of damages.

(2) "Defendant" includes any party from whom a claimant seeks recovery of damages under this chapter.

(3) "Family" has the meaning assigned by Section 71.003, Family Code.

(4) "Harassing behavior" means conduct by the defendant directed specifically toward the claimant, including following the claimant, that is reasonably likely to harass, annoy, alarm, abuse, torment, or embarrass the claimant.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 112.017 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 112 / Section 112.017
§ 112.017. BYLAWS.
Status: in_force

The council may adopt bylaws and policies consistent with this chapter and applicable state or federal law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7930A.0105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7930A / Section 7930A.0105
§ 7930A.0105. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is created to serve a public purpose and benefit.

(b) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of:

(1) a municipal utility district as provided by general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and

(2) Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation, or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3963.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3963 / Section 3963.0402
§ 3963.0402. ASSESSMENTS; LIENS FOR ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution may impose and collect an assessment for any purpose authorized by this chapter in all or any part of the district.

(b) An assessment, a reassessment, or an assessment resulting from an addition to or correction of the assessment roll by the district, penalties and interest on an assessment or reassessment, an expense of collection, and reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the district:

(1) are a first and prior lien against the property assessed;

(2) are superior to any other lien or claim other than:

(A) a lien or claim for county, school district, or municipal ad valorem taxes; or

(B) a lien filed by the city or securing an obligation owed to the city; and

(3) are the personal liability of and a charge against the owners of the property even if the owners are not named in the assessment proceedings.

(c) The lien is effective from the date of the board's resolution imposing the assessment until the date the assessment is paid. The board may enforce the lien in the same manner that a taxing unit, as that term is defined by Section 1.04, Tax Code, may enforce an ad valorem tax lien against real property.

(d) The board may make a correction to or deletion from the assessment roll that does not increase the amount of assessment of any parcel of land without providing notice and holding a hearing in the manner required for additional assessments.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 432.017 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 432 / Section 432.017
§ 432.017. USE OF SALVAGE WAREHOUSE.
Status: in_force

A person may not use a salvage warehouse to recondition merchandise or to sell to consumers.
Tex. Election Code § 204.005 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 204 / Section 204.005
§ 204.005. VACANCY FILLED AT SPECIAL ELECTION.
Status: in_force

If a vacancy occurs during an odd-numbered year or after the 62nd day before general primary election day in an even-numbered year, the remainder of the unexpired term shall be filled by a special election in the same manner as provided by Chapter 203 for the legislature, except that:

(1) the minimum number of signatures that must appear on a petition accompanying a candidate's application for a place on the ballot is 5,000; and

(2) Section 203.013 does not apply.
Tex. Insurance Code § 706.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 706 / Section 706.003
§ 706.003. ELIGIBLE POLICYHOLDERS.
Status: in_force

(a) An insurer may issue coverage authorized under Section 706.002 to:

(1) an individual; or

(2) a group, business, employer, association, trustee, or other entity for the benefit of its members, customers, employees, members, or beneficiaries.

(b) An entity described by Subsection (a)(2) may be a group that:

(1) is formed solely for the purpose of obtaining insurance coverage under this chapter; or

(2) has already been formed for a purpose other than for obtaining insurance coverage under this chapter and that is described by Subsection (a)(2).
Tex. Education Code § 51.295 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.295
§ 51.295. RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) The coordinating board shall adopt rules as necessary to implement and enforce this subchapter, including rules that:

(1) define relevant terms; and

(2) ensure implementation of this subchapter in a manner that complies with federal law regarding confidentiality of student educational information, including the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (20 U.S.C. Section 1232g).

(b) In adopting rules under this section, the coordinating board shall consult with relevant stakeholders.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3952.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3952 / Section 3952.202
§ 3952.202. CONTRACT TERMS.
Status: in_force

A contract the district enters into to carry out a purpose of this chapter may be on any terms and for any period the board determines, including an obligation to issue a negotiable or nonnegotiable note or warrant payable to the city, the county, or any other person.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4054.152 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4054 / Section 4054.152
§ 4054.152. LICENSE ISSUANCE.
Status: in_force

The department shall issue a license to an individual applicant to act as a funeral prearrangement life insurance agent on receipt of certification from an insurer authorized to write life insurance policies and fixed annuity contracts in this state that the applicant has:

(1) completed a course of study and instruction in compliance with this subchapter; and

(2) passed without aid a written examination administered by the insurer.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8048.0103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8048 / Section 8048.0103
§ 8048.0103. CONFIRMATION AND DIRECTOR ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors shall hold an election to confirm the creation of the district and to elect five permanent directors as provided by Section 49.102, Water Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2204.052 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2204 / Section 2204.052
§ 2204.052. OPERATION OF EXCHANGE.
Status: in_force

The exchange shall operate under:

(1) a constitution and bylaws adopted by the exchange and approved by the department; and

(2) rules adopted by the commissioner under Section 2204.003.
Tex. Government Code § 51.852 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 51 / Section 51.852
§ 51.852. STATEWIDE ELECTRONIC FILING SYSTEM FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) The statewide electronic filing system fund is an account in the general revenue fund.

(b) Money in the statewide electronic filing system fund may only be appropriated to the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System and used to:

(1) support a statewide electronic filing technology project for courts in this state;

(2) provide grants to counties to implement components of the project; or

(3) support court technology projects that have a statewide impact as determined by the office of court administration.
Tex. Occupations Code § 301.466 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 301 / Section 301.466
§ 301.466. CONFIDENTIALITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A complaint and investigation concerning a nurse under this subchapter, all information and material compiled by the board in connection with the complaint and investigation, and the information described by Subsection (d) are:

(1) confidential and not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code; and

(2) not subject to disclosure, discovery, subpoena, or other means of legal compulsion for release to anyone other than the board or a board employee or agent involved in license holder discipline.

(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), information regarding a complaint and an investigation may be disclosed to:

(1) a person involved with the board in a disciplinary action against the nurse;

(2) a nursing licensing or disciplinary board in another jurisdiction;

(3) a peer assistance program approved by the board under Chapter 467, Health and Safety Code;

(4) a law enforcement agency; or

(5) a person engaged in bona fide research, if all information identifying a specific individual has been deleted.

(c) The filing of formal charges against a nurse by the board, the nature of those charges, disciplinary proceedings of the board, and final disciplinary actions, including warnings and reprimands, by the board are not confidential and are subject to disclosure in accordance with Chapter 552, Government Code.

(d) Notwithstanding Subsection (c), if the board orders a nurse to participate in a peer assistance program approved by the board under Section 467.003, Health and Safety Code, the complaint, filing of formal charges, nature of those charges, final board order, and disciplinary proceedings are subject to disclosure:

(1) only to the same extent as information regarding a complaint is subject to disclosure under Subsection (b); or

(2) in a subsequent matter relating to the board order or a subsequent violation of this chapter or a board rule.
Tex. Government Code § 51.307 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 51 / Section 51.307
§ 51.307. TRANSFERRED JUDGMENTS.
Status: in_force

If a district clerk receives a certified copy of a judgment rendered in a county court in which jurisdiction has been transferred to the district court, the district clerk shall immediately record the judgment in the minutes of the district court. The district court shall enforce the judgment in the same manner as judgments rendered in the district court.
Tex. Government Code § 2001.095 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2001 / Section 2001.095
§ 2001.095. DEPOSITION OF STATE AGENCY BOARD MEMBER.
Status: in_force

The deposition of a member of a state agency board may not be taken after a date has been set for hearing in a contested case.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6910.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6910 / Section 6910.102
§ 6910.102. ACQUISITION OF IMPROVEMENTS.
Status: in_force

The district may make, construct, or otherwise acquire improvements inside or outside the district that are necessary to carry out a power granted to the district under this chapter or a general law described by Section 6910.101.
Tex. Government Code § 403.075 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 403 / Section 403.075
§ 403.075. DEFICIENCIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A person having the power to contract for supplies or pledge the credit of the state for a deficiency that may arise under the person's management or control shall, before the occurrence of a deficiency, make a sworn estimate of the amount necessary to cover a deficiency until the meeting of the next legislature. The person must make the estimate not later than the 30th day before the date the deficiency occurs and shall immediately submit the claim to the governor.

(b) The governor shall:

(1) carefully examine the claim;

(2) approve or disapprove it in whole or part;

(3) endorse the approval on the claim or the part approved;

(4) designate the amount and items approved and the items disapproved; and

(5) file the claim with the comptroller.

(c) The comptroller may draw a deficiency warrant for and may pay only the part of a claim approved and filed as provided by this section. If a sufficient deficiency appropriation exists to meet the claim, the comptroller shall draw a warrant and the claim shall be paid. If such an appropriation does not exist or is not sufficient to pay the claim, the comptroller shall issue a deficiency warrant and the claim may not be paid until the legislature provides for the payment.

(d) If injury or damage occurs to public property from a flood, storm, or unavoidable cause, an estimate may be filed under this section immediately. The estimate must be approved by the governor as provided by this section.

(e) The governor may not approve warrants under this section in an aggregate amount exceeding $200,000. A warrant approved above this amount is invalid and the comptroller may not redeem it.

(f) This section does not apply to fees and dues for which the state may be liable under general law.