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Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 64.051 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 64 / Section 64.051
§ 64.051. APPLICATION OF FUNDS; PREFERENCES.
Status: in_force

(a) A receiver shall apply the earnings of property held in receivership to the payment of the following claims in the order listed:

(1) court costs of suit;

(2) wages of employees due by the receiver;

(3) debts owed for materials and supplies purchased by the receiver for the improvement of the property held as receiver;

(4) debts due for improvements made during the receivership to the property held as receiver;

(5) claims and accounts against the receiver on contracts made by the receiver, personal injury claims and claims for stock against the receiver accruing during the receivership, and judgments rendered against the receiver for personal injuries and for stock killed; and

(6) judgments recovered in suits brought before the receiver was appointed.

(b) Claims listed in this section have a preference lien on the earnings of the property held by the receiver.

(c) The court shall ensure that the earnings are paid in the order of preference listed in this section.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1501.308 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1501 / Section 1501.308
§ 1501.308. SYSTEM NOTES AS LEGAL INVESTMENT FOR SMALL EMPLOYER HEALTH BENEFIT PLAN ISSUER.
Status: in_force

A note or other evidence of indebtedness of the system that is not in default is a legal investment for a small employer health benefit plan issuer and may be carried as an admitted asset.
Tex. Government Code § 441.158 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 441 / Section 441.158
§ 441.158. LOCAL GOVERNMENT RECORDS RETENTION SCHEDULES.
Status: repealed

(a) The director and librarian, under the direction of the commission, shall prepare and distribute free of charge to records management officers of affected local governments the records retention schedules for each type of local government, including a schedule for records common to all types of local government. The commission shall adopt the schedules by rule.

(b) Each records retention schedule must:

(1) list the various types of records of the applicable local government;

(2) state the retention period prescribed by a federal or state law, rule of court, or regulation for records for which a period is prescribed; and

(3) prescribe retention periods for all other records, which periods have the same effect as if prescribed by law after the records retention schedule is adopted as a rule of the commission.

(c) In preparing the records retention schedules, the director and librarian shall consult with custodians and other local government officials whose records are affected by the schedules and with appropriate state agencies.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 983, Sec. 26(7), eff. September 1, 2009.

(e) After the adoption of a records retention schedule, a retention period for a record prescribed in a new or amended federal or state law, rule of court, or regulation that differs from that in a records retention schedule prevails over that in the schedule.

(f) Expired.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7807.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7807 / Section 7807.202
§ 7807.202. FORM OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

District bonds shall be signed and executed as provided by the board in the order authorizing the issuance of the bonds.
Tex. Occupations Code § 258.055 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 258 / Section 258.055
§ 258.055. PRACTICE OF DENTISTRY ON CERTAIN CHILDREN.
Status: in_force

(a) The parent or guardian of a child younger than 18 years of age may be present in the treatment room during the child's dental treatment or procedure, unless the dentist determines in the dentist's professional judgment that the presence of the parent or guardian in the treatment room is likely to have an adverse effect on the treatment or the child.

(b) In this section, "parent or guardian" includes a person authorized by law to consent for the medical or dental treatment of a child younger than 18 years of age.
Tex. Finance Code § 14.258 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 14 / Section 14.258
§ 14.258. STAY OF PENALTY; SUIT BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Status: in_force

(a) The enforcement of the penalty may be stayed during the time the order is under judicial review if the person pays the penalty to the clerk of the court or files a supersedeas bond with the court in the amount of the penalty. A person who cannot afford to pay the penalty or file the bond may stay the enforcement by filing an affidavit in the manner required by the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure for a party who cannot afford to file security for costs, subject to the right of the commissioner to contest the affidavit as provided by those rules.

(b) The attorney general may sue to collect the penalty.

(c) A court that sustains the occurrence of a violation may uphold or reduce the amount of the administrative penalty and order the person to pay that amount.

(d) A court that does not sustain the occurrence of a violation shall order that no penalty is owed.

(e) If a person has paid a penalty and a court in a final judgment reduces or does not uphold the amount, the court shall order that the appropriate amount plus accrued interest be remitted to the person. The interest rate is the rate authorized by Chapter 304, and interest shall be paid for the period beginning on the date the penalty was paid and ending on the date the penalty is remitted.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3001.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3001 / Section 3001.102
§ 3001.102. LIMITATION ON DISTRICT POWERS.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise a power unless it furthers the purposes of this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3979.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3979 / Section 3979.0402
§ 3979.0402. METHOD OF NOTICE FOR HEARING.
Status: in_force

The district may mail the notice required by Section 375.115(c), Local Government Code, by certified or first class United States mail. The board shall determine the method of notice.
Tex. Government Code § 654.031 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 654 / Section 654.031
§ 654.031. POSITION OF CLASSIFICATION OFFICER.
Status: in_force

The position of classification officer is in the office of the state auditor.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1153.001 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1153 / Section 1153.001
§ 1153.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the Act for the Regulation of Credit Life Insurance and Credit Accident and Health Insurance.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1271.101 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1271 / Section 1271.101
§ 1271.101. APPROVAL OF FORM OF EVIDENCE OF COVERAGE OR GROUP CONTRACT.
Status: in_force

(a) An evidence of coverage or an amendment of an evidence of coverage may not be issued or delivered to a person in this state until the form of the evidence of coverage or amendment has been filed with and approved by the commissioner.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the form of an evidence of coverage or group contract to be used in this state or an amendment to one of those forms is subject to the filing and approval requirements of Section 1271.102.

(c) If the form of an evidence of coverage or group contract or of an amendment to one of those forms is subject to the jurisdiction of the commissioner under laws governing health insurance or group hospital service corporations, the filing and approval provisions of those laws apply to that form. However, Subchapters B and E apply to that form to the extent that laws governing health insurance or group hospital service corporations do not apply to the requirements of Subchapters B and E.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3830.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3830 / Section 3830.105
§ 3830.105. COMPETITIVE BIDDING.
Status: in_force

Section 375.221, Local Government Code, applies to the district only for a contract that has a value greater than $15,000.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2054.504 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.504
§ 2054.504. SAFETY CONSULTATION FOR CERTAIN INSUREDS.
Status: in_force

(a) A policyholder who is insured under Subchapter H shall obtain a safety consultation:

(1) if the policyholder:

(A) has a Texas experience modifier greater than 1.25;

(B) has a national experience modifier greater than 1.25 and estimated premium allocable to this state of $2,500 or more; or

(C) does not have an experience modifier but has had a loss ratio greater than 0.70 in at least two of the three most recent policy years for which information is available; or

(2) as required by the company, if the policyholder:

(A) has been in business for less than three years; and

(B) meets the criteria established by the company for a safety consultation.

(b) The criteria under Subsection (a)(2)(B) may include:

(1) the number and classification of employees;

(2) the policyholder's industry; and

(3) the policyholder's previous workers' compensation experience in this state or another jurisdiction.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2301.462 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2301 / Section 2301.462
§ 2301.462. SUCCESSION FOLLOWING DEATH OF FRANCHISED DEALER.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding the terms of any franchise, except as provided by Subsection (b), a manufacturer, distributor, or representative shall honor the succession to a dealership by a legal heir or devisee under:

(1) the will of a franchised dealer; or

(2) the laws of descent and distribution of this state.

(b) Notwithstanding the terms of any franchise, a manufacturer, distributor, or representative may refuse to honor a succession if, after notice and hearing, it is shown to the board that the result of the succession will be detrimental to the public interest and to the representation of the manufacturer or distributor.

(c) This section does not prevent a franchised dealer, during the dealer's lifetime, from designating any person as a successor dealer by a written instrument filed with the manufacturer or distributor.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8483.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8483 / Section 8483.0104
§ 8483.0104. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 8483.0103 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 108.72 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 108 / Section 108.72
§ 108.72. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This subchapter may be cited as the Industry Public Entertainment Facilities Act.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 131.044 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 131 / Section 131.044
§ 131.044. TIME AND PROCEDURES FOR INSPECTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The inspections by the commission shall occur on an irregular basis at a frequency necessary to insure compliance with the intent and purposes of this chapter and the commission's rules for the surface mining and reclamation operations covered by each permit.

(b) The inspections shall occur only during normal operating hours if practicable and without prior notice to the permittee or his agents or employees.

(c) An inspection shall include the filing of an inspection report adequate to enforce the requirements of and to carry out the terms and purposes of this chapter. The commission shall make each report a part of the record and furnish one copy of the report to the operator.

(d) Insofar as practicable, the commission shall establish a system of rotation of inspectors.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4051.362 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4051 / Section 4051.362
§ 4051.362. ACTION FOR DAMAGES.
Status: in_force

An agent who has sustained actual damages as a result of an insurer's violation of this subchapter may bring an action against the insurer regardless of whether the department has determined that there has been a violation of this subchapter.
Tex. Occupations Code § 154.005 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 154 / Section 154.005
§ 154.005. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall develop and implement policies that provide the public with a reasonable opportunity to appear before the board and to speak on any issue under the board's jurisdiction.

(b) The board shall prepare and maintain a written plan that describes how a person who does not speak English may be provided reasonable access to the board's programs.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2101.005 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2101 / Section 2101.005
§ 2101.005. RULES.
Status: in_force

When the commissioner acts under this chapter, the commissioner may adopt any rules that are necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter or Chapter 251 or 256.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 43.091 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 43 / Section 43.091
§ 43.091. WAIVER OF PAYMENT OF FINES AND COSTS FOR CERTAIN DEFENDANTS AND FOR CHILDREN.
Status: in_force

(a) A court may waive payment of all or part of a fine imposed on a defendant if the court determines that:

(1) the defendant is indigent or does not have sufficient resources or income to pay all or part of the fine or was, at the time the offense was committed, a child as defined by Article 45A.453(a); and

(2) each alternative method of discharging the fine under Article 43.09 or 42.15 would impose an undue hardship on the defendant.

(b) A determination of undue hardship made under Subsection (a)(2) is in the court's discretion. In making that determination, the court may consider, as applicable, the defendant's:

(1) significant physical or mental impairment or disability;

(2) pregnancy and childbirth;

(3) substantial family commitments or responsibilities, including child or dependent care;

(4) work responsibilities and hours;

(5) transportation limitations;

(6) homelessness or housing insecurity; and

(7) any other factor the court determines relevant.

(c) A court may waive payment of all or part of the costs imposed on a defendant if the court determines that the defendant:

(1) is indigent or does not have sufficient resources or income to pay all or part of the costs; or

(2) was, at the time the offense was committed, a child as defined by Article 45A.453(a).

(d) This subsection applies only to a defendant placed on community supervision, including deferred adjudication community supervision, whose fine or costs are wholly or partly waived under this article. At any time during the defendant's period of community supervision, the court, on the court's own motion or by motion of the attorney representing the state, may reconsider the waiver of the fine or costs. After providing written notice to the defendant and an opportunity for the defendant to present information relevant to the defendant's ability to pay, the court may order the defendant to pay all or part of the waived amount of the fine or costs only if the court determines that the defendant has sufficient resources or income to pay that amount.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2007.008 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2007 / Section 2007.008
§ 2007.008. RULES; COOPERATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller and the commissioner shall adopt rules as necessary to implement this chapter.

(b) The comptroller and the department shall cooperate as necessary to implement this chapter.
Tex. Estates Code § 503.001 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 503 / Section 503.001
§ 503.001. AUTHORIZATION TO RECORD CERTAIN FOREIGN TESTAMENTARY INSTRUMENTS IN DEED RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) A copy of a will or other testamentary instrument that conveys, or in any other manner disposes of, land in this state and that has been probated according to the laws of any state of the United States or a country other than the United States, along with a copy of the judgment, order, or decree by which the instrument was admitted to probate that has the attestation, seal, and certificate required by Section 501.002(c), may be filed and recorded in the deed records in any county in this state in which the land is located:

(1) without further proof or authentication, subject to Section 503.003; and

(2) in the same manner as a deed or conveyance is required to be recorded under the laws of this state.

(b) A copy of a will or other testamentary instrument described by Subsection (a), along with a copy of the judgment, order, or decree by which the instrument was admitted to probate that has the attestation and certificate required by Section 501.002(c), is:

(1) prima facie evidence that the instrument has been admitted to probate according to the laws of the state or country in which it was allegedly admitted to probate; and

(2) sufficient to authorize the instrument and the judgment, order, or decree to be recorded in the deed records in the proper county or counties in this state.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1954.351 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1954 / Section 1954.351
§ 1954.351. IMPOSITION OF ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY.
Status: in_force

The department may impose an administrative penalty on a person who violates this chapter or a rule adopted or order issued under this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3897.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3897 / Section 3897.202
§ 3897.202. CONTRACT TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "note" includes a bond anticipation note.

(b) A contract the district enters into to carry out a purpose of this chapter may be on any terms and for any period the board determines, including an obligation to issue a negotiable or nonnegotiable note or warrant payable to a municipality, a county, or any other person for the payment or reimbursement of any district costs.
Tex. Penal Code § 42.074 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 42 / Section 42.074
§ 42.074. UNLAWFUL DISCLOSURE OF RESIDENCE ADDRESS OR TELEPHONE NUMBER.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person posts on a publicly accessible website or discloses through an electronic communication the residence address or telephone number of an individual with the intent to cause harm or a threat of harm to the individual or a member of the individual's family or household.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor, except that the offense is a Class A misdemeanor if the offense results in the bodily injury of:

(1) the individual whose residence address or telephone number was posted on a publicly accessible website or disclosed through an electronic communication; or

(2) a member of the individual's family or household.

(c) This section does not apply to a public servant who posted information described by Subsection (a) to a publicly accessible website or disclosed that information through an electronic communication in the performance of the public servant's duties as required by or in accordance with state or federal law.

(d) If conduct that constitutes an offense under this section also constitutes an offense under Section 36.06(a-1), the actor may be prosecuted under either section but not both.

(e) In this section, "electronic communication" has the meaning assigned by Section 42.07.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1055.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1055 / Section 1055.101
§ 1055.101. DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITY.
Status: in_force

The district has full responsibility for providing medical and hospital care for the district's needy and indigent residents.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 597.049 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 597 / Section 597.049
§ 597.049. DETERMINATION OF BEST INTEREST.
Status: in_force

(a) The committee shall make a determination, based on clear and convincing evidence, of whether the proposed treatment promotes the client's best interest and a determination that:

(1) a person has not been appointed as the guardian of the client's person before the sixth day after proceedings are suspended under Section 597.048(f); or

(2) there is a medical necessity, based on clear and convincing evidence, that the determination about the proposed treatment occur before guardianship proceedings are completed.

(b) In making its determination of the best interest of the client, the committee shall consider fully the preference of the client as articulated at any time.

(c) According to its determination of the client's best interest, the committee shall consent or refuse the treatment on the client's behalf.

(d) The committee shall determine a date on which the consent becomes effective and a date on which the consent expires.

(e) A person serving on a committee who consents or refuses to consent on behalf of a client and who acts in good faith, reasonably, and without malice is not criminally or civilly liable for that action.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9068.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9068 / Section 9068.051
§ 9068.051. SUBSTITUTING LAND OF AT LEAST EQUAL VALUE.
Status: in_force

After the district is organized and has obtained voter approval for the issuance of, or has sold, bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, land within the district boundaries subject to taxation that does not need or utilize the services of the district may be excluded and other land not within the boundaries of the district may be included within the boundaries of the district without impairment of the security for payment of the bonds or invalidation of any prior bond election, as provided by this section and Sections 54.740 through 54.747, Water Code.
Tex. Labor Code § 101.108 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 101 / Section 101.108
§ 101.108. CERTAIN UNIONS EXCEPTED.
Status: in_force

Sections 101.104-101.107 do not apply to a union that:

(1) under its constitution, bylaws, or other organization rules, held its elections for officers and representatives every three years or every four years, for the four years ending August 10, 1943; and

(2) charged members an initiation fee of $10 or less, for the 10 years ending August 10, 1943.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 382.066 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 382 / Section 382.066
§ 382.066. SHIPYARD FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "shipyard" means a shipbuilding or ship repair operation.

(b) In determining whether to issue, or in conducting a review of, a permit or other authorization issued or adopted under this chapter for a shipyard, the commission:

(1) may not require and may not consider air dispersion modeling results predicting ambient concentrations of noncriteria pollutants over coastal waters of the state; and

(2) shall determine compliance with noncriteria ambient air pollutant standards and guidelines according to the land-based off-property concentrations of air contaminants.

(c) This section does not limit the commission's authority to take an enforcement action in response to a condition that constitutes a nuisance.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7213.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7213 / Section 7213.004
§ 7213.004. APPLICABILITY OF OTHER SPECIAL UTILITY DISTRICT LAW.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, Chapters 49 and 65, Water Code, apply to the district.