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Tex. Estates Code § 1203.0531 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1203 / Section 1203.0531
§ 1203.0531. NOTICE OF REMOVAL ORDER.
Status: in_force

The court clerk shall issue notice of an order rendered by the court removing a guardian under Section 1203.051(a)(1), (2), (3), (4), (6), or (7). The notice must:

(1) state the names of the ward and the removed guardian;

(2) state the date the court signed the order of removal;

(3) contain the following statement printed in 12-point bold font:

"If you have been removed from serving as guardian under Section 1203.051(a)(6)(A) or (B), Estates Code, you have the right to contest the order of removal by filing an application with the court for a hearing under Section 1203.056, Estates Code, to determine whether you should be reinstated as guardian. The application must be filed not later than the 30th day after the date the court signed the order of removal.";

(4) contain as an attachment a copy of the order of removal; and

(5) be personally served on the removed guardian not later than the seventh day after the date the court signed the order of removal.
Tex. Government Code § 544.0204 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 544 / Section 544.0204
§ 544.0204. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY MEDICAID FRAUD, WASTE, AND ABUSE DETECTION GOAL.
Status: in_force

(a) The health and human services agencies, in cooperation with the commission, shall periodically set a goal for the number of potential cases of Medicaid fraud, waste, or abuse that each agency will attempt to identify and refer to the commission.

(b) The commission shall include in the report required by Section 544.0051(f) information on the health and human services agencies' goals and the success of each agency in meeting the agency's goal.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1101.613 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1101 / Section 1101.613
§ 1101.613. EFFECT ON DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) This subchapter does not limit the commission's authority to take disciplinary action against a license or certificate holder for a violation of this chapter or a commission rule.

(b) A license or certificate holder's repayment of all amounts owed to the trust account does not affect another disciplinary proceeding brought under this chapter.
Tex. Education Code § 51.9242 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.9242
§ 51.9242. READMISSION OF STUDENT WHO WITHDRAWS TO PERFORM ACTIVE MILITARY SERVICE.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a student who withdraws from an institution of higher education to perform active military service as a member of the United States armed forces or the Texas National Guard, except that this section does not apply to a student who withdraws from an institution solely to perform one or more training exercises as a member of the Texas National Guard.

(b) For any academic term that begins after the date a student described by Subsection (a) is released from active military service but not later than the first anniversary of that date, the institution of higher education from which the student withdrew shall readmit the student, without requiring reapplication or charging a fee for readmission, if the student is otherwise eligible to register for classes at the institution. On readmission of the student under this subsection, the institution shall:

(1) provide to the student any financial assistance previously provided by the institution to the student before the student's withdrawal if the student meets current eligibility requirements for the assistance, other than any requirement directly affected by the student's service, such as continuous enrollment or another similar timing requirement; and

(2) allow the student the same academic status that the student had before the student's withdrawal, including any course credit awarded to the student by the institution.

(c) An institution of higher education may adopt rules requiring reasonable proof from a student of the fact and duration of the student's active military service.
Tex. Tax Code § 302.102 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 302 / Section 302.102
§ 302.102. TAX COLLECTION POWERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a Type A general-law municipality may adopt ordinances and make rules relating to the imposition, assessment, and collection of taxes, except ad valorem taxes, authorized by this subchapter. An ordinance may provide for the sale of real and personal property for the collection of a tax authorized by this subchapter.

(b) A home-rule municipality may collect taxes that are authorized by the charter of the municipality or by law and may impose penalties for delinquent taxes. This subsection does not apply to property taxes.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1104.151 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1104 / Section 1104.151
§ 1104.151. RESTRICTIONS ON EMPLOYMENT AND CONTROLLING PERSON.
Status: in_force

(a) An appraisal management company registered under this chapter may not knowingly:

(1) employ a person in a position in which the person has the responsibility to order appraisals or to review completed appraisals if the person has had a license or certificate to act as an appraiser denied, revoked, or surrendered in lieu of revocation in any state;

(2) enter into any independent contractor arrangement for the provision of appraisals or appraisal management services with any person who has had a license or certificate to act as an appraiser denied, revoked, or surrendered in lieu of revocation in any state;

(3) enter into any contract, agreement, or other business relationship for the provision of appraisals or appraisal management services with any entity that employs, has entered into an independent contract arrangement, or has entered into any contract, agreement, or other business relationship with any person who has ever had a license or certificate to act as an appraiser denied, revoked, or surrendered in lieu of revocation in any state; or

(4) have, as a controlling person, a person who has had a license or certificate as an appraiser or a registration as an appraisal management company suspended, revoked, or put on probation in any state.

(b) An appraisal management company is not in violation of Subsection (a) if:

(1) the person whose license or certification was denied, revoked, or surrendered in lieu of revocation has subsequently had the license or certificate granted or reinstated;

(2) the license or certification was denied, revoked, or surrendered for a nonsubstantive reason as determined by the board; and

(3) the person maintains the license or certificate in good standing.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3992.0105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3992 / Section 3992.0105
§ 3992.0105. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter, as that territory may have been modified under other law.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

(2) right to contract;

(3) authority to borrow money or issue bonds or other obligations or to pay the principal and interest of the bonds or other obligations;

(4) right to impose or collect an assessment, or collect other revenue; or

(5) legality or operation.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1206.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1206 / Section 1206.003
§ 1206.003. DENIAL OF ENROLLMENT PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

A health benefit plan issuer may not refuse to enroll an individual in the plan solely because the individual is enrolled in another health benefit plan at the time the individual applies for coverage under the plan.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6912.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6912 / Section 6912.003
§ 6912.003. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority is created to serve a public use and benefit.

(b) All land included in the boundaries of the authority will benefit from the authority.

(c) The authority is essential to the accomplishment of the preservation and conservation of the natural resources of this state.

(d) This chapter addresses a subject in which the state and general public are interested.

(e) Because the accomplishment of the purposes stated in this chapter is for the benefit of the people of this state and for the improvement of their property and industries, the authority in carrying out the purposes of this chapter will be performing an essential public function under the Texas Constitution.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 41.007 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 41 / Section 41.007
§ 41.007. FUNDING.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may accept gifts and grants from individuals, private or public organizations, or federal or local funds to support the hemophilia assistance program.

(b) The department shall identify any potential sources of funding from federal grants or programs.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 104.002 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 104 / Section 104.002
§ 104.002. CONTRACT TYPE DISCLOSURE.
Status: in_force

A contract between a producer and a purchaser regarding an agricultural product must clearly and conspicuously state on its face that it is an acreage contract or a quantity contract, as applicable.
Tex. Government Code § 1501.202 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1501 / Section 1501.202
§ 1501.202. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "District property" means water or sewer property owned by a water control and improvement district that a municipality can use as, or use as an improvement or extension of, the water and sewer system of the municipality.

(2) "Water board" means a board of trustees or public service board.
Tex. Government Code § 488.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 488 / Section 488.004
§ 488.004. NONPROFIT CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

The coalition may establish a nonprofit corporation to develop and operate the park.
Tex. Tax Code § 351.10692 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 351 / Section 351.10692
§ 351.10692.
Status: in_force

Sec. 351.10692. ALLOCATION OF REVENUE: CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES. (a) This section applies only to a municipality with a population of less than 5,000 located in a county that:

(1) is adjacent to the county in which the State Capitol is located; and

(2) has a population of:

(A) not more than 25,000; or

(B) at least 200,000 but not more than 300,000.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a municipality to which this section applies may use revenue from the municipal hotel occupancy tax for the promotion and preservation of dark skies through construction and maintenance of infrastructure and the purchase and installation of hardware that reduces light pollution and sky glow.

(c) A municipality that uses revenue from the municipal hotel occupancy tax for a purpose described by Subsection (b):

(1) shall determine the amount of area hotel revenue attributable to dark skies related events and activities for five years after the date the municipality first uses hotel occupancy tax revenue for a purpose described by Subsection (b); and

(2) may not spend municipal hotel occupancy tax revenue for the purposes described by Subsection (b) in a total amount that exceeds the amount determined under Subdivision (1).

(d) A municipality may not spend more than 25 percent of the municipality's annual hotel occupancy tax revenue for a purpose described by Subsection (b).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7959A.0106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7959A / Section 7959A.0106
§ 7959A.0106. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake made in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

(2) right to issue any type of bond for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on a bond;

(3) right to impose a tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1302.254 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1302 / Section 1302.254
§ 1302.254. LICENSE ENDORSEMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) An air conditioning and refrigeration contractor license must be endorsed with one or both of the following endorsements:

(1) an environmental air conditioning endorsement; or

(2) a commercial refrigeration and process cooling or heating endorsement.

(b) An environmental air conditioning endorsement entitles the license holder to engage in air conditioning and refrigeration contracting for environmental air conditioning within the class of license held.

(c) A commercial refrigeration and process cooling or heating endorsement entitles the license holder to engage in air conditioning and refrigeration contracting for commercial refrigeration and process cooling or heating within the class of license held.

(d) A license holder may not engage in a type of air conditioning and refrigeration contracting for which the person's license is not endorsed.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 791.021 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 791 / Section 791.021
§ 791.021. ADDITIONAL FIRE ESCAPES FOR CERTAIN FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies to:

(1) a hospital;

(2) a seminary;

(3) a college;

(4) an academy;

(5) a school;

(6) a dormitory;

(7) a hotel or other facility for the accommodation of transient guests;

(8) a lodging house, apartment house, rooming house, or boardinghouse;

(9) a lodge hall;

(10) a theater or other public place of amusement; or

(11) any other facility used for public gatherings.

(b) Each facility subject to this section and Section 791.002 that has a lot area greater than 5,000 square feet shall provide, in addition to the fire escape required by Section 791.002, one additional fire escape for:

(1) each 5,000 square feet of area in excess of the initial 5,000 square feet; and

(2) the area in excess of the largest multiple of 5,000 square feet contained in the facility's lot area if that excess is more than 2,000 square feet.
Tex. Water Code § 16.056 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 16 / Section 16.056
§ 16.056. FEDERAL ASSISTANCE IN FINANCING REGIONAL WATER PLANS.
Status: in_force

The executive administrator may take all necessary action to qualify for federal assistance in financing the development and improvement of the regional water plans.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 101.305 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 101 / Section 101.305
§ 101.305. MANAGER VACANCY.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Section 101.306(b), a vacancy in the position of a manager of a limited liability company may be filled by:

(1) the affirmative vote of the majority of the remaining managers of the company, without regard to whether the remaining managers constitute a quorum; or

(2) the members at a meeting of the company's members called for that purpose.

(b) A person elected to fill a vacancy in the position of a manager serves for the unexpired term, if any, of the person's predecessor.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8801.117 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8801 / Section 8801.117
§ 8801.117. ANNUAL GROUNDWATER WITHDRAWAL DETERMINATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall hold an annual hearing to determine the effects of groundwater withdrawal during the preceding calendar year on subsidence in the district.

(b) At the hearing, the board shall consider information provided under Sections 8801.115 and 8801.162 and information presented by persons appearing before the board.

(c) After the hearing, the board shall:

(1) consider all information presented to it;

(2) determine groundwater withdrawal in the district during the preceding calendar year; and

(3) make findings on the effects of groundwater withdrawal during the preceding calendar year on subsidence in the district.

(d) The board's findings and determinations under Subsection (c) shall be included in a report adopted by the board. The board shall make the report available for examination by any interested person.

(e) The board shall submit the report adopted under Subsection (d) and a copy of the most recent district plan adopted under Section 8801.112 to the appropriate regional water planning group.
Tex. Insurance Code § 401.009 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 401 / Section 401.009
§ 401.009. CONTENTS OF AUDITED FINANCIAL REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) An audited financial report required under Section 401.004 must:

(1) describe the financial condition of the insurer or health maintenance organization as of the end of the most recent calendar year and the results of the insurer's or health maintenance organization's operations, changes in financial position, and changes in capital and surplus for that year;

(2) conform to the statutory accounting practices prescribed or otherwise permitted by the insurance regulator in the insurer's or health maintenance organization's state of domicile; and

(3) include:

(A) the report of an accountant;

(B) a balance sheet that reports admitted assets, liabilities, capital, and surplus;

(C) a statement of gain or loss from operations;

(D) a statement of cash flows;

(E) a statement of changes in capital and surplus;

(F) any notes to financial statements;

(G) supplementary data and information, including any additional data or information required by the commissioner; and

(H) information required by the department to conduct the insurer's or health maintenance organization's examination under Subchapter B.

(b) The notes to financial statements required by Subsection (a)(3)(F) must include:

(1) a reconciliation of any differences between the audited statutory financial statements and the annual statements filed under this code, with a written description of the nature of those differences;

(2) any notes required by the appropriate National Association of Insurance Commissioners annual statement instructions or by generally accepted accounting principles; and

(3) a summary of the ownership of the insurer or health maintenance organization and that entity's relationship to any affiliated company.

(c) An insurer or health maintenance organization required under Section 401.004 to file an audited financial report that does not retain an independent certified public accountant to perform an annual audit for the previous year may not be required to include in the report audited statements of operations, cash flows, or changes in capital and surplus for the first year. The insurer or health maintenance organization must include those statements in the first-year report and label the statements as unaudited. The insurer or health maintenance organization must include in the first-year report all other reports described by Section 401.004.

(d) The commissioner shall adopt rules governing the information to be included in the audited financial report under Subsection (a)(3)(H).
Tex. Occupations Code § 205.354 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 205 / Section 205.354
§ 205.354. RULES FOR DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS.
Status: in_force

Rules of practice adopted by the medical board under Section 2001.004, Government Code, applicable to the proceedings for a disciplinary action may not conflict with rules adopted by the State Office of Administrative Hearings.
Tex. Transportation Code § 366.166 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 366 / Section 366.166
§ 366.166. DECLARATION OF TAKING.
Status: in_force

(a) An authority may file a declaration of taking with the clerk of the court:

(1) in which the authority files a condemnation petition under Chapter 21, Property Code; or

(2) to which the case is assigned.

(b) An authority may file the declaration of taking concurrently with or subsequent to the filing of the condemnation petition but may not file the declaration after the special commissioners have made an award in the condemnation proceeding.

(c) The declaration of taking must include:

(1) a specific reference to the legislative authority for the condemnation;

(2) a description and plot plan of the real property to be condemned, including the following information if applicable:

(A) the municipality in which the property is located;

(B) the street address of the property; and

(C) the lot and block number of the property;

(3) a statement of the property interest to be condemned;

(4) the name and address of each property owner that the authority can obtain after reasonable investigation and a description of the owner's interest in the property; and

(5) a statement that immediate possession of all or part of the property to be condemned is necessary for the timely construction of a turnpike project.

(d) A deposit to the registry of the court of an amount equal to the appraised fair market value, as determined by the authority, of the property to be condemned and any damages to the remainder must accompany the declaration of taking.

(e) Instead of the deposit under Subsection (d), at its option, the authority may, concurrently with the declaration of a taking, tender in favor of the owner of the subject property a bond or other security in an amount sufficient to secure the owner for the value of the property taken and damages to remaining property, if the authority obtains the court's approval.

(f) The date on which the declaration is filed is the date of taking for the purpose of assessing the value of the property taken and damages to any remaining property to which an owner is entitled.

(g) An owner may draw upon the deposit held by the court under Subsection (d) on the same terms and conditions as are applicable under state law to a property owner's withdrawal of a commissioners' award deposited under Section 21.021(a)(1), Property Code.

(h) A property owner that is a defendant in an eminent domain action filed by an authority under this chapter has 20 days after the date of service of process of both a condemnation petition and a notice of declaration of taking to give notice to the court in which the action is pending of the defendant's desire to have the condemnation petition placed on the court's docket in the same manner as other cases pending in the court. On receipt of timely notice from the defendant, the court in which the eminent domain action is pending shall place the case on its docket in the same manner as other cases pending in the court.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1501.007 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1501 / Section 1501.007
§ 1501.007. AFFILIATES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "affiliate" has the meaning described by Section 823.003.

(b) For purposes of this chapter, health benefit plan issuers that are affiliates or that are eligible to file a consolidated tax return are considered to be one issuer, and a restriction imposed by this chapter applies as if the health benefit plans delivered or issued for delivery to small employers in this state by the affiliates were issued by one issuer.

(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (b), a health maintenance organization that is an affiliate is considered to be a separate health benefit plan issuer for purposes of this chapter.
Tex. Election Code § 171.026 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 171 / Section 171.026
§ 171.026. PROXY NOT ALLOWED.
Status: in_force

A person may not participate in a county executive committee meeting as a proxy.
Tex. Government Code § 81.019 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 81 / Section 81.019
§ 81.019. OFFICERS OF STATE BAR.
Status: in_force

(a) The officers of the state bar are the president, president-elect, and immediate past president.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the officers shall be elected in accordance with rules for the election of officers and directors prepared and proposed by the supreme court as provided by Section 81.024.

(c) The election rules must permit any member's name to be printed on the ballot as a candidate for president-elect if a written petition requesting that action and signed by at least five percent of the membership of the state bar is filed with the executive director at least 30 days before the election ballots are to be distributed to the membership.