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Tex. Government Code § 325.025 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 325 / Section 325.025
§ 325.025. RIVER AUTHORITIES SUBJECT TO REVIEW.
Status: in_force

(a) A river authority listed in Subsection (b) is subject to a limited review under this chapter as if it were a state agency but may not be abolished.

(b) This section applies to the:

(1) Angelina and Neches River Authority;

(2) Brazos River Authority;

(3) Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority;

(4) Lavaca-Navidad River Authority;

(5) Lower Colorado River Authority;

(6) Lower Neches Valley Authority;

(7) Nueces River Authority;

(8) Red River Authority of Texas;

(9) Sabine River Authority of Texas;

(10) San Antonio River Authority;

(11) San Jacinto River Authority;

(12) Sulphur River Basin Authority;

(13) Trinity River Authority of Texas;

(14) Upper Colorado River Authority; and

(15) Upper Guadalupe River Authority.

(c) The limited review under this chapter must assess each river authority's:

(1) governance;

(2) management;

(3) operating structure; and

(4) compliance with legislative requirements.

(d) A river authority shall pay the cost incurred by the commission in performing a review of the authority under this section. The commission shall determine the cost, and the authority shall pay the amount promptly on receipt of a statement from the commission detailing the cost.

(e) A river authority reviewed by the commission under this section may not be required to conduct a management audit under Chapter 292, Title 30, Texas Administrative Code.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 251.74 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 251 / Section 251.74
§ 251.74. AIRPORT AND STADIUM AS WET AREAS.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies to any county:

(1) that has a population of more than 240,000, according to the most recent federal census;

(2) in which the sale of all alcoholic beverages has been legalized in all or any part of the county; and

(3) where, at the general election on November 3, 1970, the voters approved the constitutional amendment authorizing the sale of mixed beverages on a local option basis.

(b) In a county covered by this section, the commissioners court may designate as an area wet for the sale of mixed beverages only:

(1) the area encompassed by the building structure of a professional sports stadium, used wholly or partly for professional sporting events and having a seating capacity of at least 40,000, and not more than 125 acres of adjacent land used for the benefit of the stadium, regardless of ownership of the land, if no registered voters reside there; and

(2) the area encompassed by a regional airport.

(c) The order of the commissioners court authorizes the issuance of a mixed beverage permit.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 2A.218 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 2A / Section 2A.218
§ 2A.218. INSURANCE AND PROCEEDS.
Status: in_force

(a) A lessee obtains an insurable interest when existing goods are identified to the lease contract even though the goods identified are nonconforming and the lessee has an option to reject them.

(b) If a lessee has an insurable interest only by reason of the lessor's identification of the goods, the lessor, until default or insolvency or notification to the lessee that identification is final, may substitute other goods for those identified.

(c) Notwithstanding a lessee's insurable interest under Subsections (a) and (b), the lessor retains an insurable interest during the existence of the lease contract.

(d) Nothing in this section impairs any insurable interest recognized under any other statute or rule of law.

(e) The parties by agreement may determine that one or more parties have an obligation to obtain and pay for insurance covering the goods and by agreement may determine the beneficiary of the proceeds of the insurance.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 8.404 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 8 / Section 8.404
§ 8.404. WRONGFUL REGISTRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided in Section 8.406, an issuer is liable for wrongful registration of transfer if the issuer has registered a transfer of a security to a person not entitled to it, and the transfer was registered:

(1) pursuant to an ineffective indorsement or instruction;

(2) after a demand that the issuer not register transfer became effective under Section 8.403(a) and the issuer did not comply with Section 8.403(b);

(3) after the issuer had been served with an appropriate injunction, restraining order, or other process from a court of competent jurisdiction enjoining it from registering the transfer, and the issuer had a reasonable opportunity to act on the injunction, restraining order, or other legal process; or

(4) by an issuer acting in collusion with the wrongdoer.

(b) An issuer that is liable for wrongful registration of transfer under Subsection (a) on demand shall provide the person entitled to the security with a like certificated or uncertificated security and any payments or distributions that the person did not receive as a result of the wrongful registration. If an overissue would result, the issuer's liability to provide the person with a like security is governed by Section 8.210.

(c) Except as otherwise provided in Subsection (a) or in a law relating to the collection of taxes, an issuer is not liable to an owner or other person suffering loss as a result of the registration of a transfer of a security if registration was made pursuant to an effective indorsement or instruction.
Tex. Finance Code § 96.203 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 96 / Section 96.203
§ 96.203. COST OF SUPERVISORY CONTROL.
Status: in_force

The cost of the supervisory control of a savings bank shall be set by the commissioner and paid by the savings bank.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 433.054 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 433 / Section 433.054
§ 433.054. DEAD, DYING, DISABLED, AND DISEASED ANIMALS; ANIMALS DYING IN MANNER OTHER THAN SLAUGHTER.
Status: in_force

(a) If registration is required by department rule, a person may not engage in any of the following businesses, in or for intrastate commerce, unless the person has registered with the department:

(1) meat brokering or rendering;

(2) manufacturing animal food;

(3) wholesaling or warehousing for the public livestock or any part of a carcass of livestock, regardless of whether it is intended for human food; or

(4) buying, selling, or transporting dead, dying, disabled, or diseased livestock or part of a carcass of livestock.

(b) A registration must include the person's name, each of the person's places of business, and each trade name under which the person does business.

(c) A person may not engage in the business of selling, buying, or transporting in intrastate commerce dead, dying, disabled, or diseased livestock or part of the carcass of livestock that died otherwise than by slaughter unless the transaction or transportation complies with department rules adopted to assure that the animals or unwholesome parts or products of the animals are not used for human food.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8160.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8160 / Section 8160.103
§ 8160.103. SPECIFIC PROVISIONS OF TAX ALLOCATION AGREEMENT.
Status: in_force

The tax allocation agreement made under Section 8160.102 may contain:

(1) a method by which the district continues to exist following annexation by the municipality of all or part of the district territory, if the district is initially located outside the corporate boundaries of the municipality;

(2) an allocation of the ad valorem tax revenues of the district and the municipality from property in the district as the district and the municipality may agree;

(3) an allocation of governmental services to be provided by the municipality or the district following the date of the inclusion of the district territory in the corporate boundaries of the municipality, which must be proportionate to the allocation of taxes to which the district and the municipality agreed under Subdivision (2);

(4) an agreement under which the district assesses and collects ad valorem taxes on all taxable property:

(A) at a rate applying to the area of the district included in the municipality and designated as a defined area as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 54, Water Code, calculated to pay for the improvements, facilities, or services that primarily benefit that area and do not generally benefit the district as a whole; and

(B) at a rate applying to the area of the district that is not included in the municipality and is designated as a separate defined area as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 54, Water Code, calculated to pay for the improvements, facilities, or services that primarily benefit that area and do not generally benefit the district as a whole;

(5) a provision permitting district bonds in an area designated as a defined area as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 54, Water Code, to be sold by negotiated contract, notwithstanding other law;

(6) a provision that the allocation agreement will end on the date that:

(A) all territory in the district is annexed by the municipality for full purposes; and

(B) the district is dissolved as otherwise provided by law; and

(7) any other terms considered appropriate by the municipality and the district.
Tex. Education Code § 38.224 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 38 / Section 38.224
§ 38.224. TRAINING.
Status: in_force

(a) Each school district, open-enrollment charter school, and private school that adopts a policy under Section 38.222(a) or (b) is responsible for training school personnel and school volunteers in the administration of an opioid antagonist.

(b) Training required under this section must:

(1) include information on:

(A) recognizing the signs and symptoms of an opioid-related drug overdose;

(B) administering an opioid antagonist;

(C) implementing emergency procedures, if necessary, after administering an opioid antagonist; and

(D) properly disposing of used or expired opioid antagonists;

(2) be provided in a formal training session or through online education; and

(3) be provided in accordance with the policy adopted under Section 21.4515.

(c) Each school district, open-enrollment charter school, or private school that adopts a policy under Section 38.222(a) or (b) must maintain records on the training required under this section.
Tex. Tax Code § 171.072 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 171 / Section 171.072
§ 171.072. EXEMPTION--HOUSING FINANCE CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

A housing finance corporation incorporated under the Texas Housing Finance Corporations Act (Chapter 394, Local Government Code) is exempted from the franchise tax.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1062.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1062 / Section 1062.104
§ 1062.104. HOSPITAL SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

The district shall provide for the establishment of a hospital system by:

(1) purchasing, constructing, acquiring, repairing, or renovating buildings and equipment;

(2) equipping the buildings; and

(3) administering the buildings and equipment for hospital purposes.
Tex. Occupations Code § 202.5015 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 202 / Section 202.5015
§ 202.5015. CERTAIN CONDUCT CONSTITUTING CHAPTER VIOLATION.
Status: in_force

A license holder who engages in conduct described by Section 202.253 violates this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 854.502 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 854 / Section 854.502
§ 854.502. REFUND OF UNRECOVERED CONTRIBUTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) If monthly payments of any standard service retirement annuity under Section 854.103, optional service retirement annuity under Section 854.104, standard disability retirement annuity under Section 854.304, optional disability retirement annuity under Section 854.305, standard occupational disability retirement annuity under Section 854.408, or optional occupational disability retirement annuity under Section 854.410 cease before the sum of all payments of the annuity equals or exceeds the amount of accumulated contributions credited to the member's individual account at the time of retirement of the member on whose service the annuity was based, a lump-sum benefit equal to the amount by which the amount of the accumulated contributions exceeds the sum of all payments made by reason of the annuity is payable:

(1) to the designated beneficiary, if living, or if not living, to the estate of the designated beneficiary, if the designated beneficiary survived the retiree; or

(2) to the estate of the retiree, if the designated beneficiary predeceased the retiree.

(b) The benefit provided by this section is payable from the benefit accumulation fund.
Tex. Insurance Code § 964.061 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 964 / Section 964.061
§ 964.061. INVESTMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A captive insurance company is not subject to a restriction on allowable investments, except as provided by this section.

(b) A captive insurance company may make loans to its affiliates with the prior approval of the commissioner. Each loan must be evidenced by a note approved by the commissioner. A captive insurance company may not make a loan of the minimum capital and surplus funds, or the equivalent, required by this chapter.

(c) The commissioner may prohibit or limit an investment that threatens the solvency or liquidity of a captive insurance company.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3950.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3950 / Section 3950.004
§ 3950.004. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

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

(b) All land and other property included in the district will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by the district under powers conferred by Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other powers granted under this chapter.

(c) The creation of the district is in the public interest and is essential to further the public purposes of:

(1) developing and diversifying the economy of the state;

(2) eliminating unemployment and underemployment;

(3) developing or expanding transportation and commerce; and

(4) providing quality residential housing.

(d) The district will:

(1) promote the health, safety, and general welfare of residents, employers, potential employees, employees, visitors, and consumers in the district, and of the public;

(2) provide needed funding for the district to preserve, maintain, and enhance the economic health and vitality of the district territory as a residential community and business center; and

(3) promote the health, safety, welfare, and enjoyment of the public by providing pedestrian ways and by landscaping, removing graffiti from, and developing certain areas in the district, which are necessary for the restoration, preservation, and enhancement of scenic beauty.

(e) Pedestrian ways along or across a street, whether at grade or above or below the surface, and street lighting, street landscaping, vehicle parking, and street art objects are parts of and necessary components of a street and are considered to be an improvement project that includes a street or road improvement.

(f) The district will not act as the agent or instrumentality of any private interest even though the district will benefit many private interests as well as the public.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1118.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1118 / Section 1118.053
§ 1118.053. BOND; RECORD OF BOND AND OATH OR AFFIRMATION OF OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) Each director shall qualify for office by executing a good and sufficient commercial bond for $1,000 that is:

(1) payable to the district; and

(2) conditioned on the faithful performance of the director's duties.

(b) The district shall pay for a director's bond.

(c) Each director's bond and constitutional oath or affirmation of office shall be deposited with the district's depository for safekeeping.
Tex. Government Code § 2112.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2112 / Section 2112.003
§ 2112.003. DECIDING WHETHER AUDIT WILL BE COST-EFFECTIVE.
Status: in_force

(a) Before the agency or institution conducts an audit, it shall analyze the potential benefit of the audit.

(b) The agency or institution is not required to perform the audit if it determines that the savings and refunds provided by the audit will not exceed its cost.
Tex. Local Government Code § 571.010 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 571 / Section 571.010
§ 571.010. HANDLING OF BOND PROCEEDS AND TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) All amounts received from the sale of bonds under this subchapter shall be deposited with the county or municipal treasurer, as appropriate. The county or municipal treasurer shall hold the amounts in trust exclusively for the purposes prescribed by this subchapter.

(b) The county or municipality shall hold all taxes collected to pay the interest on and principal of bonds issued under this subchapter in trust for the payment of the interest and principal. Any amount that exceeds the amount required to pay the annual interest on the bonds may be invested for the benefit of the sinking fund in:

(1) bonds issued under this subchapter;

(2) bonds of the state; or

(3) bonds of the United States.
Tex. Government Code § 540.0052 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 540 / Section 540.0052
§ 540.0052. RECIPIENT DIRECTORY.
Status: in_force

The commission shall, in accordance with a single source of truth design:

(1) maintain an accurate electronic directory of contact information for each recipient enrolled in a Medicaid managed care plan offered by a managed care organization, including, to the extent feasible, each recipient's:

(A) home, work, and mobile telephone numbers;

(B) e-mail address; and

(C) home and work addresses; and

(2) ensure that each Medicaid managed care organization and enrollment broker participating in the Medicaid managed care program update the electronic directory in real time.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11003.252 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11003 / Section 11003.252
§ 11003.252. FORM OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

District bonds must be:

(1) issued in the district's name;

(2) signed by the president or vice president; and

(3) attested by the secretary.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 314.004 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 314 / Section 314.004
§ 314.004. MONITORING OF APPROVED COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) If, at any time following the approval of a cooperative agreement by the department, the department determines that as a result of changed circumstances the benefits resulting from an approved agreement no longer outweigh any disadvantages attributable to a reduction in competition resulting from the agreement, the department may initiate proceedings to terminate the certificate of public advantage.

(b) The department may request documents from the parties to the cooperative agreement regarding the current status of the agreement, including information relative to the continued benefits and any disadvantages of the agreement and shall, if requested, hold a public hearing to solicit additional information concerning the effects of the cooperative agreement.

(c) If the department determines that the likely benefits resulting from an approved cooperative agreement no longer outweigh any disadvantages attributable to any potential reduction in competition resulting from the agreement, the department may terminate the certificate of public advantage.
Tex. Labor Code § 411.106 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 411 / Section 411.106
§ 411.106. SAFETY CLASSIFICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) To establish a safety classification for employers, the division shall:

(1) obtain medical and compensation cost information regularly compiled by the department in performing rate-making duties and functions regarding employer liability and workers' compensation insurance; and

(2) collect and compile information relating to:

(A) the frequency rate of accidents;

(B) the existence and implementation of private safety programs;

(C) the number of work-hour losses because of injuries; and

(D) other facts showing accident experience.

(b) From the information obtained under Subsection (a), the division shall classify employers as appropriate to implement this subchapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1501.606 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1501 / Section 1501.606
§ 1501.606. EMPLOYEE ENROLLMENT; WAITING PERIOD.
Status: in_force

(a) The initial enrollment period for employees meeting the participation criteria under a large employer health benefit plan must be at least 31 days, with a 31-day annual open enrollment period.

(b) A large employer may establish a waiting period. The employer shall determine the duration of the waiting period.

(c) A new employee who meets the participation criteria may not be denied coverage if the application for coverage is received by the large employer not later than the 31st day after the later of:

(1) the date employment begins; or

(2) the date the waiting period established under Subsection (b) expires.

(d) If dependent coverage is offered to the enrollees under a large employer health benefit plan:

(1) the initial enrollment period for the dependents must be at least 31 days, with a 31-day annual open enrollment period; and

(2) a dependent of a new employee who meets the participation criteria may not be denied coverage if the application for coverage is received by the large employer not later than the 31st day after the latest of:

(A) the date on which the employment begins;

(B) the date the waiting period established under Subsection (b) expires; or

(C) the date the dependent becomes eligible for enrollment.

(e) A late enrollee may be excluded from coverage until the next annual open enrollment period and may be subject to a one-year preexisting condition provision as described by Section 1501.102. The period during which a preexisting condition provision applies may not exceed 18 months from the date of the initial application.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4201.654 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4201 / Section 4201.654
§ 4201.654. DURATION OF PREAUTHORIZATION EXEMPTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A physician's or provider's exemption from preauthorization requirements under Section 4201.653 remains in effect until:

(1) the 30th day after the date the health maintenance organization or insurer notifies the physician or provider of the health maintenance organization's or insurer's determination to rescind the exemption under Section 4201.655, if the physician or provider does not appeal the health maintenance organization's or insurer's determination; or

(2) if the physician or provider appeals the determination, the fifth day after the date the independent review organization affirms the health maintenance organization's or insurer's determination to rescind the exemption.

(b) If a health maintenance organization or insurer does not finalize a rescission determination as specified in Subsection (a), then the physician or provider is considered to have met the criteria under Section 4201.653 to continue to qualify for the exemption.
Tex. Local Government Code § 25.025 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 25 / Section 25.025
§ 25.025. ELECTION; ADOPTION.
Status: in_force

(a) After a petition is filed, an election to consider the adoption of the city manager form of government must be held on the first authorized uniform election date prescribed by the Election Code that occurs after the date the petition is filed under Section 25.022 and that affords enough time to hold the election in the manner required by law. Each qualified voter in the municipality is entitled to vote in the election.

(b) The ballots at an election under this subchapter shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition: The governing body of the municipality of ____________________ (name of the municipality) appointing a city manager and setting by ordinance the salary of the manager.

(c) A municipality holding an election under this subchapter shall operate under the city manager form of government if a majority of the votes cast at the election are for its adoption.