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Tex. Estates Code § 305.002 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 305 / Section 305.002
§ 305.002. MANNER OF QUALIFICATION OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE.
Status: in_force

(a) A personal representative, other than an executor described by Subsection (b), is considered to have qualified when the representative has:

(1) taken and filed the oath prescribed by Subchapter B or made, signed, and filed the declaration prescribed by Subchapter B;

(2) filed the required bond with the clerk; and

(3) obtained the judge's approval of the bond.

(b) An executor who is not required to give a bond is considered to have qualified when the executor has taken and filed the oath prescribed by Subchapter B or made, signed, and filed the declaration prescribed by Subchapter B.
Tex. Government Code § 24.60025 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.60025
§ 24.60025.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.60025. 480TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (WILLIAMSON COUNTY). The 480th Judicial District is composed of Williamson County.
Tex. Education Code § 130.0823 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 130 / Section 130.0823
§ 130.0823. ELECTION BY POSITION IN CERTAIN DISTRICTS.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies to a junior college that elects a governing board of seven members, with four members elected from respective commissioner precincts and three members elected at large.

(b) The governing board of the junior college may order that the board members elected at large be elected instead by position. The order must be entered not later than the 120th day before the first election of a trustee by position.

(c) The board may provide for trustees holding office on the date of the initial election of trustees by position to serve the remainder of their terms and to represent a position for that term.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3887.056 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3887 / Section 3887.056
§ 3887.056. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

The board shall elect from among the directors a presiding officer, an assistant presiding officer, and a secretary.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1017.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1017 / Section 1017.006
§ 1017.006. RESTRICTION ON STATE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
Status: in_force

The legislature may not make a direct appropriation for the construction, maintenance, or improvement of a district facility.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 162.003 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 162 / Section 162.003
§ 162.003. ADMINISTRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall administer the veterans' housing assistance fund and the Veterans' Housing Assistance Program in accordance with this chapter.

(1) The board may contract with other agencies of the state or with private entities to administer all or part of the program.

(2) To the extent that it is cost effective, the board may contract with the commission to determine whether or not applicants qualify as veterans under the terms of this chapter.

(3) The board may set and collect fees it considers reasonable and necessary from each applicant to cover the expenses of administering the program, and these fees shall be deposited in the State Treasury and credited to a special housing program fee fund.

(b) The board shall adopt rules governing the administration of the fund and program, the making or acquiring of veterans' housing assistance loans, the criteria for approving lending institutions, the use of insurance on the loans and the homes financed under the program, as deemed appropriate by the board, as further security for the loans, the verification of occupancy of the home by the veteran as his principal residence, and the terms and conditions of any contract made with any lending institution for processing, originating, servicing, or administering the loans. In determining the terms of any contracts for the origination or servicing of loans, the board shall review the prudent lending practices prevalent in the residential mortgage lending industry and shall follow such practices to the maximum extent practical.

(c) The board shall determine the quality and type of homes to be financed under the Veterans' Housing Assistance Program.

(d) The board shall maintain a list of approved lending institutions and shall review and revise such list as necessary at least annually.

(e) When the Veterans' Land Board applies under Subchapter C, Chapter 1231, Government Code, for the Bond Review Board's approval of a bond issuance, or on request of the Bond Review Board, with respect to loans made under the program, the Veterans' Land Board shall file with the Bond Review Board a report on the performance of the loans. The Bond Review Board shall review the reports filed by the Veterans' Land Board under this subsection to assess the performance of loans made under the program. The filing dates and the contents of the reports must comply with any rules adopted by the Bond Review Board.
Tex. Property Code § 70.304 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 70 / Section 70.304
§ 70.304. NOTICE TO OWNER AND LIENHOLDERS.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 60th day after the date of the completion of the contractual storage period or the performance of the last fueling, repair, or maintenance, a holder of a lien under this subchapter who retains possession of the aircraft shall notify the owner shown on the certificate of registration and each holder of a lien on the aircraft as shown by the records maintained for that purpose by the Federal Aviation Administration Aircraft Registry or the secretary of state. The notice must state:

(1) the name, address, and telephone number of the holder of the lien under this subchapter;

(2) the amount due for storage, fuel, repairs, or maintenance;

(3) a complete description of the aircraft; and

(4) the legal right of the holder of the lien under this subchapter to sell the aircraft at public auction and apply the proceeds to the amount due.

(b) The notice must be delivered by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested.
Tex. Finance Code § 13.006 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 13 / Section 13.006
§ 13.006. OATH OF OFFICE.
Status: in_force

Before assuming the duties of office, each deputy savings and mortgage lending commissioner, examiner, assistant examiner, conservator, supervisor, and special agent and each other officer or employee specified by the savings and mortgage lending commissioner must take an oath of office to discharge faithfully the duties assigned and uphold the constitution and laws of this state and the United States.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7954A.0306 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7954A / Section 7954A.0306
§ 7954A.0306. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2210.0081 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2210 / Section 2210.0081
§ 2210.0081. CERTAIN ACTIONS BROUGHT AGAINST ASSOCIATION BY COMMISSIONER.
Status: in_force

In an action brought by the commissioner against the association under Chapter 441:

(1) the association's inability to satisfy obligations under Subchapter M-1 or M-2 related to a financing arrangement entered into under this chapter constitutes a condition that makes the association's continuation in business hazardous to the public or to the association's policyholders for the purposes of Section 441.052;

(2) the time for the association to comply with the requirements of supervision or for the conservator to complete the conservator's duties, as applicable, is limited to three years from the date the commissioner commences the action against the association; and

(3) unless the commissioner takes further action against the association under Chapter 441, as a condition of release from supervision, the association must demonstrate to the satisfaction of the commissioner that the association is able to satisfy obligations under Subchapter M-1 or M-2 related to a financing arrangement entered into under this chapter.In an action brought by the commissioner against the association under Chapter 441:

(1) the association's inability to satisfy obligations under Subchapter M, M-1, or M-2 related to a financing arrangement entered into or the issuance of public securities under this chapter constitutes a condition that makes the association's continuation in business hazardous to the public or to the association's policyholders for the purposes of Section 441.052;

(2) the time for the association to comply with the requirements of supervision or for the conservator to complete the conservator's duties, as applicable, is limited to three years from the date the commissioner commences the action against the association; and

(3) unless the commissioner takes further action against the association under Chapter 441, as a condition of release from supervision, the association must demonstrate to the satisfaction of the commissioner that the association is able to satisfy obligations under Subchapter M, M-1, or M-2 related to a financing arrangement entered into or the issuance of public securities under this chapter.
Tex. Property Code § 94.009 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 94 / Section 94.009
§ 94.009. NOTICE TO TENANT AT PRIMARY RESIDENCE.
Status: in_force

(a) If, at the time of signing a lease agreement or lease renewal, a tenant gives written notice to the tenant's landlord that the tenant does not occupy the manufactured home lot as a primary residence and requests in writing that the landlord send notices to the tenant at the tenant's primary residence and provides to the landlord the address of the tenant's primary residence, the landlord shall mail to the tenant's primary residence all notices required by the lease agreement, by this chapter, or by Chapter 24.

(b) The tenant shall notify the landlord in writing of any change in the tenant's primary residence address. Oral notices of change are insufficient.

(c) A notice to a tenant's primary residence under Subsection (a) may be sent by regular United States mail and is considered as having been given on the date of postmark of the notice.

(d) If there is more than one tenant on a lease agreement, the landlord is not required under this section to send notices to the primary residence of more than one tenant.

(e) This section does not apply if notice is actually hand delivered to and received by a person 16 years of age or older occupying the leased premises.
Tex. Insurance Code § 828.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 828 / Section 828.001
§ 828.001. AUTHORITY TO PURCHASE STOCK FOR TOTAL ASSUMPTION REINSURANCE.
Status: in_force

This code does not affect the right of a life insurance company organized or operating under Chapter 841, 882, or 982 to purchase or contract to purchase all or part of the outstanding shares of another domestic or foreign life insurance company that engages in a similar line of business in order to:

(1) reinsure all of the other company's business;

(2) assume all of the other company's liabilities; and

(3) take over all of the other company's assets.
Tex. Education Code § 80.09 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 80 / Section 80.09
§ 80.09. PARTICIPATION IN PERMANENT UNIVERSITY FUND.
Status: in_force

The legislature finds that the university is an institution of higher education "created at a later date" for purposes of Section 18(c), Article VII, Texas Constitution. Accordingly, the university is entitled to participate in the funding provided by Section 18, Article VII, Texas Constitution, to the same extent as similar component institutions of The University of Texas System.
Tex. Insurance Code § 463.255 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 463 / Section 463.255
§ 463.255. POLICY OR CONTRACT WITH GUARANTEED INTEREST RATE.
Status: in_force

In taking an action under Section 463.252(b)(2) or 463.253 with respect to a policy or contract with a guaranteed minimum interest rate, the association shall ensure the payment or crediting of a rate of interest consistent with Section 463.203(b)(3).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8870.056 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8870 / Section 8870.056
§ 8870.056. REVISION OF SINGLE-MEMBER DISTRICTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may revise the single-member districts as necessary or appropriate.

(b) The board shall revise each single-member district after each federal decennial census to reflect population changes.

(c) At the first election after the single-member districts are revised, a new director shall be elected from each district. The directors shall draw lots to determine which two directors serve two-year terms and which three directors serve four-year terms.
Tex. Utilities Code § 162.302 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 162 / Section 162.302
§ 162.302. EXISTENCE FOLLOWING DISSOLUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A dissolved telephone cooperative continues to exist to:

(1) satisfy existing liabilities or obligations;

(2) collect or liquidate its assets; and

(3) take any other action required to adjust and wind up its business and affairs.

(b) A dissolved telephone cooperative may sue and be sued in its corporate name.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1152.151 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1152 / Section 1152.151
§ 1152.151. AGENT'S LICENSE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not sell or offer for sale in this state a variable contract, or act to negotiate, make, or consummate a variable contract for another, unless the department has licensed the person under Chapter 4054 as a general life, accident, and health agent or a life agent.

(b) The licensing and regulation of a person acting as a variable contract agent is subject to the same provisions applicable to the licensing and regulation of other agents under Title 13.
Tex. Finance Code § 64.062 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 64 / Section 64.062
§ 64.062. ADVANCES ARE LIEN ON PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

A payment under Section 64.061 is a lien against the real property that secures the loan for which it is made.
Tex. Local Government Code § 331.001 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 331 / Section 331.001
§ 331.001. GENERAL AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A municipality or county may improve land for park purposes and may operate and maintain parks. The authority to improve the land includes the authority to construct buildings, lay out and pave driveways and walks, construct ditches or lakes, and set out trees and shrubs.

(b) A municipality or county may by gift, devise, purchase, or eminent domain proceeding acquire:

(1) land and buildings to be used for public parks, playgrounds, or historical museums; or

(2) land on which are located:

(A) historic buildings, sites, or landmarks of statewide historical significance associated with historic events or personalities;

(B) prehistoric ruins, burial grounds, or archaeological or vertebrate paleontological sites; or

(C) sites including fossilized footprints, inscriptions made by human agency, or any other archaeological, paleontological, or historic buildings, markers, monuments, or historical features.

(c) Land acquired by a municipality under Subsection (b) may be situated inside or outside the municipality but must be within the county in which the municipality is situated, and land acquired by a county under Subsection (b) must be within the limits of the county. The land may be acquired in any size tract considered suitable by the governing body of the municipality or county.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 481.308 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 481 / Section 481.308
§ 481.308. STAY OF ENFORCEMENT OF PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) Within the period prescribed by Section 481.307, a person who files a petition for judicial review may:

(1) stay enforcement of the penalty by:

(A) paying the penalty to the court for placement in an escrow account; or

(B) giving the court a supersedeas bond approved by the court that:

(i) is for the amount of the penalty; and

(ii) is effective until all judicial review of the order is final; or

(2) request the court to stay enforcement of the penalty by:

(A) filing with the court a sworn affidavit of the person stating that the person is financially unable to pay the penalty and is financially unable to give the supersedeas bond; and

(B) sending a copy of the affidavit to the director by certified mail.

(b) Following receipt of a copy of an affidavit under Subsection (a)(2), the director may file with the court, before the sixth day after the date of receipt, a contest to the affidavit. The court shall hold a hearing on the facts alleged in the affidavit as soon as practicable and shall stay the enforcement of the penalty on finding that the alleged facts are true. The person who files an affidavit has the burden of proving that the person is financially unable to pay the penalty or to give a supersedeas bond.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7919A.0105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7919A / Section 7919A.0105
§ 7919A.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 § 3826.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3826 / Section 3826.001
§ 3826.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "District" means Harris County Road Improvement District No. 2.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4004.053 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4004 / Section 4004.053
§ 4004.053. REQUIREMENTS BASED ON TYPE OF LICENSE HELD.
Status: in_force

(a) An individual who holds a general life, accident, and health license, a life agent license, an adjuster license, a managing general agent license, a general property and casualty license, or a personal lines property and casualty license must complete 24 hours of continuing education during the license period. If the individual holds more than one license for which continuing education is otherwise required, the individual is not required to complete more than 24 continuing education hours for all licenses during the license period. An individual who is required under rules adopted under Chapter 4008 to hold a certificate to sell a designated product or product line may use continuing education programs administered under Section 4004.151 to satisfy the continuing education requirements under this subsection.

(b) An individual who holds a limited life, accident, and health license or a limited property and casualty license must complete five hours of continuing education annually.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8282.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8282 / Section 8282.151
§ 8282.151. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS.
Status: in_force

The district has the rights, powers, privileges, and functions conferred, contemplated, and described by Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, including the rights, powers, privileges, and functions conferred by the general law applicable to municipal utility districts operating under Chapter 54, Water Code.
Tex. Family Code § 65.151 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 65 / Section 65.151
§ 65.151. RIGHT TO APPEAL.
Status: in_force

(a) The child, the child's parent or guardian, or the state may appeal any order of a truancy court. A person subject to an order entered under Section 65.105 may appeal that order.

(b) An appeal from a truancy court shall be to a juvenile court. The case must be tried de novo in the juvenile court. This chapter applies to the de novo trial in the juvenile court. On appeal, the judgment of the truancy court is vacated.

(c) A judgment of a juvenile court in a trial conducted under Subsection (b) may be appealed in the same manner as an appeal under Chapter 56.
Tex. Occupations Code § 157.003 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 157 / Section 157.003
§ 157.003. EMERGENCY CARE.
Status: in_force

The authority to delegate medical acts to a properly qualified person as provided by this subchapter applies to emergency care provided by emergency medical personnel certified by the Texas Department of Health.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 1001.0845 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.0845
§ 1001.0845. MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE PUBLIC REPORTING SYSTEM.
Status: repealed

(a) The department, in collaboration with the commission, shall establish and maintain a public reporting system of performance and outcome measures relating to mental health and substance use services established by the commission. The system must allow external users to view and compare the performance and outcomes of:

(1) local mental health authorities;

(2) local behavioral health authorities; and

(3) local intellectual and developmental disability authorities.

(b) The public reporting system must allow external users to view and compare the performance and outcomes of the Medicaid managed care programs that provide mental health services.

(c) The department shall post the performance and outcome measures on the department's Internet website so that the information is accessible to the public. The department shall post the measures monthly, or as frequently as possible.

(d) Expired.

(e) Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1035 (S.B. 26), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2023.

(f) The department shall ensure that information reported through the public reporting system does not permit the identification of an individual.

(g) In this section:

(1) "Local behavioral health authority" means an authority designated by the commission under Section 533.0356.

(2) "Local intellectual and developmental disability authority" and "local mental health authority" have the meanings assigned by Section 531.002.

(3) "State hospital" has the meaning assigned by Section 552.0011.

(4) "State supported living center" has the meaning assigned by Section 531.002.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1092.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1092 / Section 1092.055
§ 1092.055. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

The board shall elect from among its members a president, a secretary, and a treasurer at the first board meeting held after a directors' election.
Tex. Government Code § 2157.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2157 / Section 2157.004
§ 2157.004. TRANSFERS AND LOANS.
Status: in_force

A state agency that acquires a telecommunications device, system, or service or an automated information system by interagency transfer, contract, or loan, or by public loan, shall comply with the requirements of Chapter 2054.
Tex. Government Code § 478.0202 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 478 / Section 478.0202
§ 478.0202. DISBURSEMENT FROM FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) After approval of each contributing endorsing municipality and endorsing county, the office may make a disbursement from the fund for a purpose for which a local organizing committee, an endorsing municipality, an endorsing county, or this state is obligated under a games support contract or event support contract.

(b) In considering whether to make a disbursement from the fund, the office may not consider a contingency clause in an event support contract as relieving a local organizing committee's, endorsing municipality's, or endorsing county's obligation to pay a cost under the contract.

(c) If the office makes a disbursement from the fund, the office shall satisfy the obligation proportionately from the local and state revenue in the fund.