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Tex. Finance Code § 185.206 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 185 / Section 185.206
§ 185.206. CEASE AND DESIST ORDER REGARDING UNAUTHORIZED TRUST ACTIVITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The banking commissioner may serve a proposed cease and desist order on a person the banking commissioner believes is engaging or is likely to engage in an unauthorized trust activity. The order must:

(1) be delivered by personal delivery or registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, to the person's last known address;

(2) state the acts or practices alleged to be an unauthorized activity; and

(3) state the effective date of the order, which may not be earlier than the 21st day after the date the proposed order is mailed or delivered.

(b) Unless the person against whom the proposed order is directed requests a hearing in writing before the effective date of the proposed order, the order takes effect and is final and nonappealable as to that person.

(c) A requested hearing on a proposed order shall be held not later than the 30th day after the date the first written request for a hearing on the order is received by the banking commissioner unless the parties agree to a later hearing date. At the hearing, the banking commissioner has the burden of proof and must present evidence in support of the order. Each person against whom the order is directed may cross-examine witnesses and show cause why the order should not be issued.

(d) After the hearing, the banking commissioner shall issue or decline to issue a cease and desist order. The proposed order may be modified as necessary to conform to the findings at the hearing. An order issued under this subsection:

(1) is immediately final for purposes of enforcement and appeal; and

(2) must require the person to immediately cease and desist from the unauthorized trust activity.

(e) The banking commissioner may release a final cease and desist order issued under this section or information relating to the existence of the order to the public if the banking commissioner finds that the release would enhance the effective enforcement of the order or will serve the public interest.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4205.0501 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4205 / Section 4205.0501
§ 4205.0501. TAX ELECTION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapter 49, Water Code, or, if applicable, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax.

(b) Section 375.243, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7921A.0301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7921A / Section 7921A.0301
§ 7921A.0301. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1121.058 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1121 / Section 1121.058
§ 1121.058. DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR; ADMINISTRATOR'S BOND.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may appoint a qualified person as district administrator.

(b) The district administrator serves at the will of the board.

(c) The district administrator is entitled to compensation determined by the board.

(d) Before assuming the duties of district administrator, the administrator must execute a bond payable to the district in an amount not less than $5,000, as determined by the board, conditioned on the faithful performance of the administrator's duties.

(e) The board may pay for the bond with district money.
Tex. Government Code § 24.536 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.536
§ 24.536.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.536. 391ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT (TOM GREEN COUNTY). (a) The 391st Judicial District is composed of Tom Green County.

(b) The terms of the 391st District Court begin on the first Mondays in March and September.

(c) Indictments within Tom Green County issued by any district court in the county may be returned to the 391st District Court.

(d) Section 24.153, relating to the 51st District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 391st District Court.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3965.0504 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3965 / Section 3965.0504
§ 3965.0504. ASSESSMENTS; LIENS FOR ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

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

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

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

(2) superior to any other lien or claim other than a lien or claim for county, school district, or municipal ad valorem taxes; and

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

(c) The lien is effective from the date of the board's resolution imposing the assessment until the date the assessment is paid. The board may enforce the lien in the same manner that the board may enforce an ad valorem tax lien against real property.

(d) The board may make a correction to or deletion from the assessment roll that does not increase the amount of assessment of any parcel of land without providing notice and holding a hearing in the manner required for additional assessments.

(e) The district may not impose an assessment on a municipality, county, or other political subdivision.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1802.106 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1802 / Section 1802.106
§ 1802.106. COMPENSATION.
Status: in_force

A member of the advisory board may not receive compensation from the department for serving on the advisory board.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 774.003 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 774 / Section 774.003
§ 774.003. EMERGENCY AMBULANCE SERVICE PROVIDED BY COUNTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court of a county may provide for emergency ambulance service in the county, including the provision of necessary equipment, personnel, and maintenance for the service.

(b) In providing for the services authorized by Subsection (a), a commissioners court may enter into exclusive agreements with any municipality, hospital district, sheriff's office, fire department, private ambulance service, or other agency or entity that the commissioners court finds to be suitably organized to provide efficient emergency ambulance service in the county. The governing body of a municipality or hospital district in which emergency ambulance service is to be rendered must approve an agreement made with the commissioners court to provide that service in the municipality or hospital district.

(c) A commissioners court operating under this section may expend county funds to defray the expense of establishing, operating, and maintaining the emergency ambulance service in the county. The funds may be expended whether the service is provided directly by the county or by agreement with some other governmental agency or private entity.

(d) A commissioners court providing emergency ambulance service under this section shall establish reasonable fees for the service. The commissioners court or any other agency or entity performing the service may charge and collect the fees.

(e) A commissioners court may make special provisions for rendering emergency ambulance service to indigent persons.
Tex. Government Code § 485.045 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 485 / Section 485.045
§ 485.045. REVIEW OF APPLICATIONS; REBATES.
Status: in_force

(a) After reviewing applications for a rebate under the program, the office shall grant rebates to eligible music venues and music festival promoters that the office determines provide or have committed to provide the most economic benefit to the communities in which the music venues are located or the festivals are held, as applicable, and to the Texas music industry, including live music performers.

(b) As directed by the office, the comptroller shall issue a warrant for a rebate granted by the office under this section drawn on the Texas music incubator account.
Tex. Government Code § 24.028 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.028
§ 24.028. CASES TRANSFERRED.
Status: in_force

If by an amendment to this chapter a county is removed from the composition of an existing judicial district and added to another existing or new judicial district, all cases and proceedings from that county that are pending in the district court of the judicial district from which the county was removed are transferred to the district court of the judicial district to which the county is added. The judge of each affected district court shall sign the proper orders in connection with the transfer.
Tex. Education Code § 88.202 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 88 / Section 88.202
§ 88.202. MAIN STATE EXPERIMENT STATION.
Status: in_force

The experiment station located at College Station, which is in part supported by the federal government, shall remain there as a permanent institution. It shall be known as the Main State Experiment Station and shall be under the supervision of the board of directors. The board may accept from the federal government any aid in its support that may be provided by Congress.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1098.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1098 / Section 1098.103
§ 1098.103. MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The management and control of the district is vested in the board.
Tex. Government Code § 2156.127 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2156 / Section 2156.127
§ 2156.127. COMPETITIVE SEALED PROPOSALS FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND AUTOMATED INFORMATION SYSTEMS NOT AFFECTED.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not affect Subchapter C, Chapter 2157.
Tex. Local Government Code § 351.255 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 351 / Section 351.255
§ 351.255. VACANCIES.
Status: in_force

The commissioners court of a county shall fill a vacancy for a response team member not later than the 30th day after the date the vacancy occurs and in the same manner as the original appointment.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1039.159 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1039 / Section 1039.159
§ 1039.159. SPENDING AND INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by Section 1039.107(c) and by Subchapter E, the district may not incur an obligation payable from district revenue other than the revenue on hand or to be on hand in the current and following district fiscal years.

(b) The board may invest operating, depreciation, or building reserves only in funds or securities specified by Subchapter A, Chapter 2256, Government Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 571.013 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 571 / Section 571.013
§ 571.013. METHOD OF GIVING NOTICE.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this subtitle, notice required under this subtitle may be given:

(1) by personal delivery of a copy of the notice or document by a constable or sheriff of the county; or

(2) in another manner directed by the court that is reasonably calculated to give actual notice.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3799.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3799 / Section 3799.051
§ 3799.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five voting directors who serve staggered terms of four years, with two or three directors' terms expiring June 1 of each odd-numbered year.

(b) The board by resolution may change the number of voting directors on the board only if the board determines that the change is in the best interest of the district. The board may not consist of fewer than 5 or more than 15 voting directors.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3956.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3956 / Section 3956.105
§ 3956.105. AGREEMENTS; GRANTS.
Status: in_force

(a) As provided by Chapter 375, Local Government Code, the district may make an agreement with or accept a gift, grant, or loan from any person. The district shall promptly notify the city of any gift or grant accepted by the district.

(b) The implementation of a project is a governmental function or service for the purposes of Chapter 791, Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8082.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8082 / Section 8082.0201
§ 8082.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five elected directors.

(b) Except as provided by Section 8082.0202, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 674.007 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 674 / Section 674.007
§ 674.007. CONFIDENTIALITY OF RECORDS; PRIVILEGE.
Status: in_force

(a) Information is confidential for purposes of this chapter if the disclosure of the information would compromise the privacy of the decedent or the decedent's family. Confidential information includes any information pertaining to the decedent's death.

(b) Confidential information that is acquired by the review team and that permits the identification of an individual or health care provider is privileged and may not be disclosed to any person except to the extent necessary to carry out the purposes of the review team. Information that may not be disclosed under this subsection includes:

(1) names and addresses of the decedent or the decedent's family;

(2) services received by the decedent or the decedent's family;

(3) the social and economic condition of the decedent or the decedent's family;

(4) medical, dental, and mental health care information related to the decedent or the decedent's family, including diagnoses, conditions, diseases, or disability; and

(5) the identity of health care providers that provided services to the decedent or the decedent's family.

(c) Review team work product and information obtained by a review team, including files, records, reports, records of proceedings, recommendations, meeting notes, records of interviews, statements, and memoranda, are confidential and are not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code. This subsection does not prevent a review team from releasing information described by Subsection (d) or (e).

(d) Information is not confidential under this section if the information is general information that cannot be connected with any specific individual, case, or health care provider, such as:

(1) total expenditures made for specified purposes;

(2) the number of families served by particular health care providers or agencies;

(3) aggregated data on social and economic conditions;

(4) medical data and information related to health care services that do not include any identifying information relating to a decedent or the decedent's family; and

(5) other statistical information.

(e) A review team may publish statistical studies and research reports based on information that is confidential under this section, provided that the information published may not identify a decedent or the decedent's family and may not include any information that could be used to identify a decedent or the decedent's family.

(f) A review team shall adopt and follow practices and procedures to ensure that information that is confidential under this section is not disclosed in violation of this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8873.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8873 / Section 8873.152
§ 8873.152. PERMIT FEES REFUNDABLE.
Status: in_force

The district shall refund a fee collected by the district that relates to an application for or the issuance of a permit if:

(1) the permit relates to a well that is incapable of producing more than 25,000 gallons of groundwater per day; and

(2) the applicant for the permit has complied with the applicable law and district rules relating to the issuance of the permit.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1806.155 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1806 / Section 1806.155
§ 1806.155. REQUIRED CONTRACT PROVISIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) If the sale or lease of a residential solar energy system involves the installation of the system at a person's residence, the sale or lease agreement must:

(1) provide that the installation of the residential solar energy system will be performed by an electrical contractor;

(2) conspicuously state the name and license number of the electrical contractor who will perform the installation described by Subdivision (1); and

(3) provide that the solar retailer or electrical contractor, as applicable, will obtain:

(A) any permit required by a government entity for the installation described by Subdivision (1);

(B) if Section 39.554 or 39.916, Utilities Code, applies, the approval by the electric utility serving the person's residence of the interconnection of the residential solar energy system; and

(C) if the person is a customer of an electric cooperative or a municipally owned utility, the cooperative's or utility's approval of the interconnection of the residential solar energy system.

(b) The requirement under Subsection (a)(2) may be satisfied by providing a list of electrical contractors in the agreement from which one must be selected to perform the installation described by Subsection (a)(1).

(c) If the sale or lease of a residential solar energy system involves a third-party lender that is affiliated with or referred by the solar retailer, the sale or lease agreement must include a provision requiring the third-party lender to cancel any accompanying loan made by the third-party lender to the buyer or lessee on the buyer's or lessee's cancellation of the agreement under Section 1806.156.
Tex. Finance Code § 14.104 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 14 / Section 14.104
§ 14.104. LENDER CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

A written contract of an authorized lender subject to regulation by the office must contain the name, mailing address, and telephone number of the office.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9602.0303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9602 / Section 9602.0303
§ 9602.0303. SAND, GRAVEL, MARL, SHELL, AND MUDSHELL.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, the district may take sand, gravel, marl, shell, and mudshell from areas of the service area to restore, maintain, or expand the capacity of the service area to convey storm flows.

(b) For purposes of this section, the district is not required to:

(1) obtain a permit or pay a fee to take sand, gravel, marl, shell, or mudshell under Subsection (a); or

(2) purchase sand, gravel, marl, shell, or mudshell taken under Subsection (a).

(c) The district may:

(1) deposit sand, gravel, marl, shell, or mudshell taken under Subsection (a) on private land; and

(2) sell sand, gravel, marl, shell, or mudshell taken under Subsection (a).
Tex. Estates Code § 353.105 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 353 / Section 353.105
§ 353.105. PAYMENT OF FAMILY ALLOWANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) The executor or administrator of an estate shall apportion and pay the family allowance in accordance with this section.

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

(c) If there is a surviving spouse and all of the minor children and adult incapacitated children of the decedent are also the children of the surviving spouse, the executor or administrator shall pay the entire family allowance to the surviving spouse for use by the surviving spouse, the decedent's minor children, and adult incapacitated children.

(d) If there is a surviving spouse and some or all of the minor children or adult incapacitated children of the decedent are not also children of the surviving spouse, the executor or administrator shall pay:

(1) the portion of the entire family allowance necessary for the support of those minor children to the guardian of those children; and

(2) the portion of the entire family allowance necessary for the support of each of those adult incapacitated children to the guardian of the adult incapacitated child or another appropriate person, as determined by the court, on behalf of the adult incapacitated child if there is no guardian.

(e) If there is no surviving spouse and there are minor children or adult incapacitated children of the decedent, the executor or administrator shall pay the family allowance:

(1) for the minor children, to the guardian of those children; and

(2) for each adult incapacitated child, to the guardian of the adult incapacitated child or another appropriate person, as determined by the court, on behalf of the adult incapacitated child if there is no guardian.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1501.309 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1501 / Section 1501.309
§ 1501.309. SYSTEM AUDIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The transactions of the system are subject to audit by the state auditor in accordance with Chapter 321, Government Code.

(b) The state auditor shall report the cost of each audit conducted under this section to the board and the comptroller, and the board shall remit that amount to the comptroller.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1109.114 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1109 / Section 1109.114
§ 1109.114. REIMBURSEMENT FOR SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall require a county, municipality, or public hospital located outside the district to reimburse the district for the district's care or treatment of a sick or injured person for whom that county, municipality, or public hospital has an obligation to provide care, as provided by Chapter 61, Health and Safety Code.

(b) The board shall seek reimbursement under Article 104.002, Code of Criminal Procedure, for the district's care or treatment of a person who is confined in a Tyler County jail facility and is not a district resident.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 41.010 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 41 / Section 41.010
§ 41.010. CONSIDERATIONS IN MAKING AWARD.
Status: in_force

(a) Before making an award of exemplary damages, the trier of fact shall consider the definition and purposes of exemplary damages as provided by Section 41.001.

(b) Subject to Section 41.008, the determination of whether to award exemplary damages and the amount of exemplary damages to be awarded is within the discretion of the trier of fact.
Tex. Tax Code § 151.106 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 151 / Section 151.106
§ 151.106. REGISTRATION OF RETAILERS.
Status: in_force

(a) A retailer who sells a taxable item for storage, use, or consumption in this state shall register with the comptroller.

(b) The registration must include:

(1) the name and address of each agent of the retailer operating in the state;

(2) the location of all distribution or sales houses or offices or other places of business in the state; and

(3) other information that the comptroller requires.

(c) A retailer required to register under this section must comply with Subchapter G of this chapter.
Tex. Education Code § 21.502 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 21 / Section 21.502
§ 21.502. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

The agency shall establish a program to:

(1) assist persons who have served in the armed forces of the United States and are separated from active duty to obtain certification as an elementary or secondary school teacher in this state; and

(2) facilitate the employment of those persons by school districts that have a shortage of teachers.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8036.0106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8036 / Section 8036.0106
§ 8036.0106. 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.