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Tex. Government Code § 2306.064 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.064
§ 2306.064. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The director or the director's designee shall prepare and maintain a written policy statement to ensure implementation of a program of equal employment opportunity under which all personnel transactions are made without regard to race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin. The policy statement must include:

(1) a comprehensive analysis of the department work force that meets federal and state guidelines;

(2) personnel policies, including policies relating to recruitment, evaluation, selection, appointment, training, and promotion of personnel;

(3) procedures by which a determination can be made of significant underuse in the department work force of all persons for whom federal or state guidelines encourage a more equitable balance; and

(4) reasonable methods to appropriately address those areas of significant underuse.

(b) A policy statement prepared under Subsection (a) must cover an annual period, be updated at least annually, and be filed with the governor's office.

(c) The governor's office shall deliver a biennial report to the legislature based on the information received under Subsection (b). The report may be made separately or as a part of other biennial reports made to the legislature.
Tex. Water Code § 6.053 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 6 / Section 6.053
§ 6.053. ELIGIBILITY FOR MEMBERSHIP.
Status: in_force

(a) Members of the board must be members of the general public.

(b) A person is not eligible for appointment to the board if the person or the person's spouse:

(1) is employed by or participates in the management of a business entity or other organization regulated by the board or receiving funds from the board;

(2) owns, controls, or has, directly or indirectly, more than a 10 percent interest in a business entity or other organization regulated by the board or receiving funds from the board; or

(3) uses or receives a substantial amount of tangible goods, services, or funds from the board.

(c) Subsection (b)(1) does not apply to an employee of a political subdivision of this state.

(d) A person is not eligible for appointment to the board if the person served on the board on or before January 1, 2013.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7991A.0501 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7991A / Section 7991A.0501
§ 7991A.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. Business Organizations Code § 22.252 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 22 / Section 22.252
§ 22.252. APPROVAL OF SALE OF ALL OR SUBSTANTIALLY ALL OF ASSETS.
Status: in_force

(a) A corporation must approve the sale of all or substantially all of its assets by complying with this section.

(b) If the corporation has no members or has no members with voting rights, the sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the corporation must be authorized by the vote of directors required by Section 22.164.

(c) If the management of the affairs of the corporation is vested in its members under Section 22.202, a resolution authorizing a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the corporation:

(1) must be submitted to a vote at an annual, regular, or special meeting of the members; and

(2) must be approved by the members by the vote required by Section 22.164.

(d) If the corporation has members with voting rights:

(1) the board of directors of the corporation must adopt a resolution that:

(A) recommends the sale; and

(B) directs that the resolution be submitted to a vote at an annual or special meeting of the members having voting rights; and

(2) the members must approve the resolution by the vote required by Section 22.164.

(e) At the meeting required by Subsection (c) or (d), in addition to approving the resolution authorizing the sale, the members may set, or authorize the board of directors to set, the terms and conditions of the sale and the consideration to be received by the corporation for the sale by the same vote of members.

(f) After the members authorize a sale under Subsection (d), the board of directors may abandon the sale, subject to the rights of third parties under any contracts relating to the sale, without further action or approval by members.

(g) Notwithstanding Subsection (d), if a corporation is insolvent, a sale of all or substantially all of the assets of the corporation may be authorized on receiving the affirmative vote of the majority of the directors in office.

(h) The phrase "sale of all or substantially all of the assets" means the sale, lease, exchange, or other disposition, other than a pledge, mortgage, deed of trust, or trust indenture unless otherwise provided by the certificate of formation, of all or substantially all of the property and assets of a domestic corporation that is not made in the usual and regular course of the corporation's activities without regard to whether the disposition is made with the goodwill of the corporation's activities. The term does not include a transaction that results in the corporation directly or indirectly:

(1) continuing to engage in one or more activities; or

(2) applying a portion of the consideration received in connection with the transaction to the conduct of an activity that the corporation engages in after the transaction.
Tex. Property Code § 82.115 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 82 / Section 82.115
§ 82.115. ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE.
Status: in_force

A third person dealing with an association in the association's capacity as a trustee may assume without inquiry the existence of trust powers and their proper exercise by the association. A third person who lacks actual knowledge that an association is exceeding or improperly exercising its powers is fully protected in dealing with the association as if the association possessed and properly exercised the powers it purports to exercise. A third person is not bound to ensure the proper application of trust assets paid or delivered to an association in its capacity as trustee.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1101.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1101 / Section 1101.052
§ 1101.052. NOTICE OF ELECTION.
Status: in_force

Notice of a directors' election must be published one time in a newspaper with general circulation in the district in accordance with Section 4.003, Election Code.
Tex. Labor Code § 203.260 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 203 / Section 203.260
§ 203.260. STATE NOT TO IMPAIR BOND OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

If bonds under this subchapter are outstanding, the state may not:

(1) take action to limit or restrict the rights of the commission to fulfill its responsibility to pay bond obligations; or

(2) in any way impair the rights and remedies of the bond owners until the bonds are fully discharged.
Tex. Finance Code § 92.451 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 92 / Section 92.451
§ 92.451. AUTHORITY TO MERGE.
Status: in_force

One or more corporations organized under the law of this state may merge into a savings bank that owns all the corporations' capital stock if:

(1) the board of the savings bank and each corporation by majority vote adopt a plan of merger; and

(2) the secretary of state and the commissioner approve the merger.
Tex. Tax Code § 6.231 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 6 / Section 6.231
§ 6.231. CONTINUING EDUCATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A county assessor-collector must successfully complete 20 hours of continuing education before each anniversary of the date on which the county assessor-collector takes office. The continuing education must include at least 10 hours of instruction on laws relating to the assessment and collection of property taxes for a county assessor-collector who assesses or collects property taxes.

(b) In addition to the requirement described by Subsection (a), a county assessor-collector shall:

(1) successfully complete continuing education courses on ethics and on the constitutional and statutory duties of the county assessor-collector not later than the 90th day after the date on which the county assessor-collector first takes office; and

(2) if the county assessor-collector assesses or collects property taxes, successfully complete at least 40 hours of continuing education courses on the assessment and collection of property taxes, including a course dedicated to Chapter 26, not later than the first anniversary of the date on which the county assessor-collector first takes office.

(c) Continuing education required by this section must be approved by a state agency or an accredited institution of higher education, including an institution that is a part of or associated with an accredited institution of higher education, such as the V. G. Young Institute of County Government.

(d) A county assessor-collector shall file annually a continuing education certificate of completion with the commissioners court of the county in which the county assessor-collector holds office.

(e) To satisfy the requirement described by Subsection (a), a county assessor-collector may carry forward from one 12-month period to the next not more than 10 continuing education hours that the county assessor-collector completes in excess of the required 20 hours.

(f) For purposes of removal under Subchapter B, Chapter 87, Local Government Code, "incompetency" in the case of a county assessor-collector includes the failure to complete continuing education requirements in accordance with this section.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1002.259 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1002 / Section 1002.259
§ 1002.259. WAIVER OF REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except for the payment of required fees, the board may waive any of the requirements for licensure by a two-thirds vote of the entire board if the applicant makes a written request and shows good cause and the board determines that the applicant is otherwise qualified for a license.

(b) Each requirement waived under this section and the basis for the waiver must be recorded in the applicant's record and in the proceedings of the board.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2051.156 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2051 / Section 2051.156
§ 2051.156. CANCELLATION OF CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall cancel an insurance company's certificate of authority to engage in the business of workers' compensation insurance in this state on a second conviction of an officer or representative of the company for violating a provision of a law referenced in Section 2051.002(1), (2), (3), (4), or (5) relating to that business.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 382.654 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 382 / Section 382.654
§ 382.654. OPERATIONS WITHIN STUDY AREA.
Status: in_force

The commission may not issue, renew, or amend a permit or authorize the use of a standard permit or a permit by rule under this chapter for the construction or operation of a facility described by Section 382.652(2) within 10 miles of a facility described by Section 382.652(1) in Grayson County.
Tex. Education Code § 8.001 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 8 / Section 8.001
§ 8.001. ESTABLISHMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall provide for the establishment and operation of not more than 20 regional education service centers.

(b) Regional education service centers shall be located throughout the state so that each school district has the opportunity to be served by and to participate, on a voluntary basis, in a center that meets the accountability standards established by the commissioner.

(c) The commissioner may decide any matter concerning the operation or administration of the regional education service centers, including:

(1) the number and location of centers;

(2) the regional boundaries of centers; and

(3) the allocation among centers of state and federal funds administered by the agency.

(d) This chapter does not:

(1) limit a school district's freedom to purchase services from any regional education service center; or

(2) require a school district to purchase services from a regional education service center.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 462.061 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 462 / Section 462.061
§ 462.061. COURT-ORDERED TREATMENT; JURISDICTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A proceeding for court-ordered treatment under this chapter shall be held in a constitutional county court, a statutory county court having probate jurisdiction, or a statutory probate court in the county in which the proposed patient resides, is found, or is receiving court-ordered treatment or treatment under Section 462.041 when the application is filed unless otherwise specifically designated.

(b) If the hearing is to be held in a constitutional county court in which the judge is not a licensed attorney, the proposed patient may request that the proceeding be transferred to a statutory court having probate jurisdiction or to a district court. The county judge shall transfer the case after receiving the request and the receiving court shall hear the case as if it had been originally filed in that court.

(c) The commitment of a juvenile under this subchapter must be heard in a district court or statutory court that has juvenile or probate jurisdiction. The commitment of a juvenile under Section 462.081 may be heard only in a court that has juvenile jurisdiction.
Tex. Estates Code § 353.054 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 353 / Section 353.054
§ 353.054. PAYMENT OF ALLOWANCE IN LIEU OF EXEMPT PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The executor or administrator of an estate shall pay an allowance in lieu of exempt property in accordance with this section.

(b) If there is a surviving spouse and there are no children of the decedent, or if all the children, including any adult incapacitated children, of the decedent are also the children of the surviving spouse, the executor or administrator shall pay the entire allowance to the surviving spouse.

(c) If there is a surviving spouse and there are children of the decedent who are not also children of the surviving spouse, the executor or administrator shall pay the surviving spouse one-half of the entire allowance plus the shares of the decedent's children of whom the surviving spouse is the parent. The remaining shares must be paid to:

(1) the decedent's adult children of whom the surviving spouse is not a parent and who are not incapacitated;

(2) the guardian of the children of whom the surviving spouse is not a parent and who are minors; or

(3) the guardian or another appropriate person, as determined by the court, if there is no guardian, of each child who is an incapacitated adult.

(d) If there is no surviving spouse and there are children of the decedent, the executor or administrator shall divide the entire allowance equally among the children and pay the children's shares to:

(1) each of those children who are adults and who are not incapacitated;

(2) the guardian of each of those children who are minors; or

(3) the guardian or another appropriate person, as determined by the court, if there is no guardian, of each of those children who is an incapacitated adult.
Tex. Finance Code § 35.011 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 35 / Section 35.011
§ 35.011. PAYMENT OR APPEAL OF ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) When a penalty order under Section 35.010 becomes final, the bank or other person, as applicable, shall pay the penalty or appeal by filing a petition for judicial review.

(b) The petition for judicial review stays the penalty order during the period preceding the decision of the court. If the court sustains the order, the court shall order the bank or other person, as applicable, to pay the full amount of the penalty or a lower amount determined by the court. If the court does not sustain the order, a penalty is not owed. If the final judgment of the court requires payment of a penalty, interest accrues on the penalty, at the rate charged on loans to depository institutions by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, beginning on the date the judgment is final and ending on the date the penalty and interest are paid.

(c) If the bank or other person, as applicable, does not pay the penalty imposed under a final and nonappealable penalty order, the banking commissioner shall refer the matter to the attorney general for enforcement. The attorney general is entitled to recover reasonable attorney's fees from the bank or other person, as applicable, if the attorney general prevails in judicial action necessary for collection of the penalty.
Tex. Transportation Code § 542.006 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 542 / Section 542.006
§ 542.006. SPEED RESTRICTIONS ON PRIVATE ROADS.
Status: in_force

(a) The owners of a majority of the parcels of real property abutting a private road may petition the Texas Transportation Commission to extend the speed restrictions of this subtitle to the portion of the road in a subdivision or across adjacent subdivisions if:

(1) the road is not in a municipality;

(2) the total number of residents in the subdivision and subdivisions adjacent to the subdivision is at least 400; and

(3) a plat for the subdivision and each adjacent subdivision included to determine the number of residents under Subdivision (2) has been filed in the deed records of the county.

(b) After the commission receives a petition and verifies the property ownership of its signers, the commission may issue an order extending the speed restrictions to the private road if the commission finds the order is in the interests of the area residents and the public generally.

(c) If the commission rejects the petition, the commission shall hold a public hearing on the advisability of making the speed restrictions applicable. The hearing must be held in the county in which the portion of the road that is the subject of the petition is located. The commission shall publish notice of the hearing in a newspaper of general circulation in that county at least 10 days before the date of the hearing.

(d) At the hearing, if the commission finds that it would be in the interests of the area residents and the public generally, the commission shall issue an order extending the speed restrictions to the private road.

(e) After the commission issues an order under this section, the private road is a public highway for purposes of setting and enforcing speed restrictions under this subtitle, and the commission shall post speed limit signs on property abutting the private road with the consent of the owner of the property on which a sign is placed.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8807.056 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8807 / Section 8807.056
§ 8807.056. PRESIDING OFFICER.
Status: in_force

The jointly appointed director under Section 8807.052(a)(7) or (b)(3) or the additional director appointed under Section 8807.052(c)(3) shall serve as the presiding officer of the board.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 21.019 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 21 / Section 21.019
§ 21.019. DUTIES ENFORCEABLE.
Status: in_force

The performance of the official duties of the comptroller may be enforced by mandamus or other appropriate proceeding.
Tex. Labor Code § 408.024 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 408 / Section 408.024
§ 408.024. NONCOMPLIANCE WITH SELECTION REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided, and after notice and an opportunity for hearing, the commissioner may relieve an insurance carrier of liability for health care that is furnished by a health care provider or another person selected in a manner inconsistent with the requirements of this subchapter.
Tex. Occupations Code § 351.156 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 351 / Section 351.156
§ 351.156. BOARD DUTIES REGARDING COMPLAINTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by rule shall:

(1) adopt a form to standardize information concerning complaints made to the board; and

(2) prescribe information to be provided to a person when the person files a complaint with the board.

(b) The board shall provide reasonable assistance to a person who wishes to file a complaint with the board.
Tex. Finance Code § 201.003 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 201 / Section 201.003
§ 201.003. RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) The finance commission may adopt rules to accomplish the purposes of this subtitle, including rules necessary or reasonable to:

(1) implement and clarify this subtitle in a manner consistent with and to the extent permitted by applicable federal law;

(2) preserve or protect the safety and soundness of banking in this state;

(3) grant at least the same rights and privileges to Texas state banks that are or may be granted to other depository institutions;

(4) recover the cost of maintaining and operating the department and the cost of enforcing this subtitle by imposing and collecting ratable and equitable fees for supervision and regulation, including fees for notices, applications, and examinations; and

(5) facilitate the fair hearing and adjudication of matters before the commissioner and the finance commission.

(b) In adopting rules, the finance commission shall consider the need to:

(1) coordinate with applicable federal law;

(2) promote a stable banking environment;

(3) provide the public with convenient, safe, and competitive banking services;

(4) preserve and promote the competitive position of Texas state banks with regard to other depository institutions consistent with the safety and soundness of Texas state banks and the Texas state bank system; and

(5) allow for economic development in this state.

(c) The presence or absence in this subtitle of a specific reference to rules regarding a particular subject does not enlarge or diminish the rulemaking authority provided by this section.
Tex. Education Code § 37.124 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 37 / Section 37.124
§ 37.124. DISRUPTION OF CLASSES.
Status: in_force

(a) A person other than a primary or secondary grade student enrolled in the school commits an offense if the person, on school property or on public property within 500 feet of school property, alone or in concert with others, intentionally disrupts the conduct of classes or other school activities.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.

(c) In this section:

(1) "Disrupting the conduct of classes or other school activities" includes:

(A) emitting noise of an intensity that prevents or hinders classroom instruction;

(B) enticing or attempting to entice a student away from a class or other school activity that the student is required to attend;

(C) preventing or attempting to prevent a student from attending a class or other school activity that the student is required to attend; and

(D) entering a classroom without the consent of either the principal or the teacher and, through either acts of misconduct or the use of loud or profane language, disrupting class activities.

(2) "Public property" includes a street, highway, alley, public park, or sidewalk.

(3) "School property" includes a public school campus or school grounds on which a public school is located and any grounds or buildings used by a school for an assembly or other school-sponsored activity.

(d) It is an exception to the application of Subsection (a) that, at the time the person engaged in conduct prohibited under that subsection, the person was younger than 12 years of age.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1201.401 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1201 / Section 1201.401
§ 1201.401. MANUFACTURED HOMEOWNER CONSUMER CLAIMS PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall administer the manufactured homeowner consumer claims program to provide a remedy for damages resulting from prohibited conduct by a person licensed under this chapter.

(b) The department may make a payment under the manufactured homeowner consumer claims program only after all other departmental operating expenses are sufficiently funded.