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Tex. Government Code § 571.0671 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 571 / Section 571.0671
§ 571.0671. REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTRONIC FILING SOFTWARE.
Status: in_force

(a) Computer software provided or approved by the commission for use under Section 254.036(b), Election Code, or Section 302.013 or 305.0064 must:

(1) use a standardized format for the entry of names, addresses, and zip codes;

(2) provide for secure and encoded transmission of data from the computer of a person filing a report to the computers used by the commission;

(3) be capable of being used by a person with basic computing skills;

(4) provide confirmation to a person filing a report that the report was properly received; and

(5) permit a person using a computer to prepare a report or to retrieve information from a report to import information to the report from a variety of computer software applications that meet commission specifications for a standard file format or export information from the report to a variety of computer software applications that meet commission specifications for a standard file format without the need to reenter information.

(b) Before determining the specifications for computer software developed, purchased, or licensed for use under Section 254.036, Election Code, or Section 302.013 or 305.0064, the commission shall conduct at least one public hearing to discuss the specifications. For at least 10 days following the hearing, the commission shall accept public comments concerning the software specifications.

(c) The commission may provide software for use under Section 254.036(b), Election Code, or Section 302.013 or 305.0064 by making the software available on the Internet. If the commission makes the software available on the Internet, the commission is not required to provide the software on computer diskettes, CD-ROMs, or other storage media without charge to persons required to file reports under that section, but may charge a fee for providing the software on storage media. A fee under this subsection may not exceed the cost to the commission of providing the software.

(d) Electronic report or financial statement data saved in a commission temporary storage location for later retrieval and editing before the report or financial statement is filed is confidential and may not be disclosed. After the report or financial statement is filed with the commission, the information disclosed in the filed report or financial statement is public information to the extent provided by the law requiring the filing of the report or financial statement.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 136.001 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 136 / Section 136.001
§ 136.001. PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

The legislature finds that:

(1) community health centers play a significant role in the delivery of medical care and related services to the residents of this state who cannot afford health insurance;

(2) community health centers are a cost-effective way to provide primary and preventive health care to populations lacking quality health care by reducing hospitalizations and the inappropriate use of emergency rooms;

(3) the financing sources available for the capital needs of community health centers, such as buildings and equipment, are inadequate; and

(4) increasing community health centers' access to capital would benefit residents of this state in poor and underserved communities and foreign-born residents who are uninsured, by providing greater access to primary care and preventive health services and by targeting the common health problems of these residents.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1065.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1065 / Section 1065.155
§ 1065.155. DEPOSITORY OR TREASURER.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution shall designate a bank or banks in Motley County as the district's depository or treasurer. A designated bank serves for two years and until a successor is designated.

(b) All district money shall be secured in the manner provided for securing county funds.
Tex. Transportation Code § 283.003 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 283 / Section 283.003
§ 283.003. GENERAL AUTHORITY TO ACT.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in Subsection (b), a county acting through its commissioners court may:

(1) construct, acquire, improve, operate, and maintain a project;

(2) authorize by resolution and issue revenue bonds, including interim bonds, to pay the cost of construction, acquisition, or improvement of the project; and

(3) accept a loan, gift, or grant from this state or the United States and enter into any agreement necessary to obtain the loan, gift, or grant.

(b) A county may not construct a bridge that traverses a ship channel or waterway with a maintained depth of 20 feet or more.

(c) Except as provided by Section 283.104, a county may act as authorized by this chapter without the consent, approval, supervision, or regulation of the state.

(d) A county performs an essential governmental function when it acts as authorized by this chapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 401.063 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 401 / Section 401.063
§ 401.063. GENERAL INSPECTION AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The department or commission or the agency's representative may enter public or private property at reasonable times to determine whether, in a matter under the agency's jurisdiction, there is compliance with this chapter and the agency's rules, licenses, registrations, and orders under this chapter.

(b) The department or commission or the agency's representative may enter an area under the jurisdiction of the federal government only with the concurrence of the federal government or its designated representative.
Tex. Transportation Code § 225.071 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 225 / Section 225.071
§ 225.071. SERGIO GONZALEZ, JR.
Status: in_force

, AND ALFREDO GUTIERREZ, JR., M.D., LOOP. (a) Spur 239 in Val Verde County is designated as the Sergio Gonzalez, Jr., and Alfredo Gutierrez, Jr., M.D., Loop.

(b) The department shall design and construct markers to be placed along Loop 239 in Val Verde County indicating the highway number, the designation as the Sergio Gonzalez, Jr., and Alfredo Gutierrez, Jr., M.D., Loop, and any other appropriate information.

(c) The department shall erect a marker at each end of the loop and at intermediate sites along the loop that the department determines are appropriate.
Tex. Water Code § 58.799 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.799
§ 58.799. PROCEDURE FOR HOLDING ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The ballots for the election shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition: "Dissolution of the district and issuance of dissolution bonds and the levy of taxes for the payment of the bonds."

(b) The election shall be conducted and returns made and canvassed according to the provisions in this chapter for construction bond elections.
Tex. Local Government Code § 231.256 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 231 / Section 231.256
§ 231.256. DISTRICTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioners court may divide the area in the county that is subject to this subchapter into districts of a number, shape, and size the court considers best for carrying out this subchapter. Within each district, the commissioners court may regulate the erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair, or use of buildings, other structures, or land.

(b) The zoning regulations must be uniform for each class or kind of building in a district, but the regulations may vary from district to district. The regulations shall be adopted with reasonable consideration, among other things, for the character of each district and its peculiar suitability for particular uses, with a view of conserving the value of buildings and encouraging the most appropriate use of land throughout the area.
Tex. Transportation Code § 548.605 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 548 / Section 548.605
§ 548.605. OPERATING A VEHICLE WITHOUT COMPLYING WITH INSPECTION REQUIREMENTS AS CERTIFIED; OFFENSE; DISMISSAL OF CHARGE.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "working day" means any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday, or a holiday on which county offices are closed.

(b) A person commits an offense if:

(1) the person operates in this state a vehicle for which a certification was provided under Section 548.256(b); and

(2) the vehicle is not in compliance with the applicable inspection requirements under this chapter, Chapter 382, Health and Safety Code, or the department's administrative rules regarding inspection requirements.

(c) A peace officer may require the owner or operator to produce a vehicle inspection report issued for the vehicle if the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles' registration database includes a notation for law enforcement to verify the inspection status of the vehicle.

(d) It is a defense to prosecution under Subsection (b) that a passing vehicle inspection report issued for the vehicle is in effect at the time of the offense.

(e) A court shall:

(1) dismiss a charge under this section if the defendant remedies the defect:

(A) not later than the 20th working day after the date of the citation or before the defendant's first court appearance date, whichever is later; and

(B) not later than the 40th working day after the applicable deadline provided by this chapter, Chapter 382, Health and Safety Code, or the department's administrative rules regarding inspection requirements; and

(2) assess a reimbursement fee not to exceed $20 when the charge has been remedied under Subdivision (1).

(f) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.
Tex. Election Code § 171.072 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 171 / Section 171.072
§ 171.072.
Status: in_force

Sec. 171.072. COMMITTEE COMPOSITION: PRECINCT WITH THREE OR MORE ELECTION PRECINCTS; FIRST MEETING. (a) The precinct executive committee for a commissioners precinct or for a justice precinct containing three or more county election precincts consists of the members of the county executive committee who reside in the commissioners or justice precinct, as applicable.

(b) The members of a precinct executive committee shall elect a chair at the committee's first meeting from among the committee membership.

(c) The county chair shall call the first meeting of the precinct executive committee and shall notify each committee member in advance of the meeting of its time, place, and purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8493.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8493 / Section 8493.001
§ 8493.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Brazoria County Municipal Utility District No. 68.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 241.351 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 241 / Section 241.351
§ 241.351. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "children's isolation unit" means an isolation unit in a hospital licensed under this chapter that is designed to provide health care services to children with highly contagious infectious diseases.
Tex. Estates Code § 252.204 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 252 / Section 252.204
§ 252.204. DAMAGES.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who refuses to deliver a will or papers described by Section 252.202 is liable to any person aggrieved by the refusal for all damages sustained as a result of the refusal.

(b) Damages may be recovered under this section in any court of competent jurisdiction.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8492.253 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8492 / Section 8492.253
§ 8492.253. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8022A.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8022A / Section 8022A.0104
§ 8022A.0104. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 8022A.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 as required by applicable law.
Tex. Transportation Code § 372.0555 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 372 / Section 372.0555
§ 372.0555. NOTICE OF RETURNED PAYMENT.
Status: in_force

A toll project entity must immediately notify the holder of an electronic toll collection customer account that a payment by the credit card or debit card associated with the account was declined or could not otherwise be processed.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2202.205 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2202 / Section 2202.205
§ 2202.205. APPEAL.
Status: in_force

If the commissioner denies an application for a certificate of authority as provided by this chapter or suspends, revokes, or refuses to renew a certificate at a hearing as provided by this chapter, the applicant or certificate holder may appeal the commissioner's action as provided by Subchapter D, Chapter 36.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1032.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1032 / Section 1032.106
§ 1032.106. PURCHASING AND ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

The board may prescribe:

(1) the method and manner of making purchases and expenditures by and for the district; and

(2) all accounting and control procedures.
Tex. Education Code § 54.5223 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 54 / Section 54.5223
§ 54.5223.
Status: repealed

Sec. 54.5223. INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS FEE: TEXAS SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY. (a) The board of regents of Texas Southern University may impose an intercollegiate athletics fee on each student enrolled at Texas Southern University in an amount not to exceed $10 per semester credit hour.

(b) The amount of the fee imposed on a student in a semester or session may not exceed the amount of the fee imposed on a student enrolled in 15 semester credit hours during the same semester or session.

(c) The fee may not be imposed unless approved by a majority vote of the students of the university participating in a general student election held for that purpose.

(d) The amount of the fee per semester credit hour may be increased from one academic year to the next only if approved by a majority vote of the students of the university participating in a general student election held for that purpose.

(e) A fee imposed under this section may be used to develop and maintain an intercollegiate athletics program at the university.

(f) A fee imposed under this section is in addition to any other fee authorized by law and may not be considered in determining the maximum amount of student services fees that may be imposed under Section 54.503.

(g) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 410 (H.B. 1516), Sec. 1, eff. June 4, 2019.

(h) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 410 (H.B. 1516), Sec. 1, eff. June 4, 2019.
Tex. Labor Code § 501.046 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 501 / Section 501.046
§ 501.046. REPORTS OF TERMINATION OR CONTINUATION OF INJURIES.
Status: in_force

In addition to other reports required by the board, the director shall file a subsequent report not later than the 10th day after the date of the termination of the injured employee's incapacity. If the employee's incapacity extends beyond 60 days, the director shall file a subsequent report before the 70th day after the date the employee's incapacity began.
Tex. Transportation Code § 451.511 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 451 / Section 451.511
§ 451.511.
Status: in_force

Sec. 451.511. REMOVAL OF BOARD MEMBER: NOTICE AND HEARING. (a) The person or entity proposing to remove a board member under Section 451.508 or 451.509 shall give the member a written statement of the grounds for removal. The member is entitled to a hearing before the board or entity if, before the 11th day after the date the statement is received, the member requests a hearing. The member may be represented by counsel at the hearing.

(b) At a hearing under this section, the board or entity shall confirm the removal of the member if the board or entity finds that the charges are true.

(c) A removal by the board is by a majority vote of the other members.
Tex. Local Government Code § 344.161 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 344 / Section 344.161
§ 344.161. AUTHORITY TO SUE AND BE SUED.
Status: in_force

The board may sue and be sued in the name of the district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4003.004 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4003 / Section 4003.004
§ 4003.004. PROCEDURE FOR RENEWAL OF LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may renew an unexpired license by:

(1) filing a properly completed renewal application with the department in the form prescribed by the department; and

(2) paying to the department the required renewal fee in an amount set by the department.

(b) A person may not renew a license that has been suspended or revoked.
Tex. Government Code § 2054.384 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.384
§ 2054.384. COST AND REQUIREMENTS ANALYSIS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall conduct a cost and requirements analysis for each state agency that the department intends to select for participation in a statewide technology center.

(b) A selected state agency shall identify its particular requirements, operations costs, and requested service levels for the department. The department may require a state agency to validate or resubmit data related to these factors. The department shall fulfill the requirements and service levels of each state agency to the extent possible.
Tex. Finance Code § 154.002 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 154 / Section 154.002
§ 154.002. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Cash advance item" has the meaning assigned by 16 C.F.R. Section 453.1.

(1-a) "Commission" means the Finance Commission of Texas.

(2) "Commissioner" means the banking commissioner of Texas.

(3) "Department" means the Texas Department of Banking.

(4) "Earnings" means the amount in an account in excess of the amount paid by the purchaser of a prepaid funeral benefits contract that is deposited in the account as provided by Section 154.253, including accrued interest, accrued income, and enhanced or increased value.

(5) "Financial institution" has the meaning assigned by Section 201.101.

(6) "Funeral provider" means the person designated in a prepaid funeral benefits contract that has agreed to provide the specified prepaid funeral benefits.

(6-a) "Insurance-funded contract" means an insurance-funded prepaid funeral benefits contract.

(7) "Insurance policy" means a life insurance policy or annuity contract.

(8) "Person" means an individual, firm, partnership, corporation, or association.

(9) "Prepaid funeral benefits" means prearranged or prepaid funeral or cemetery services or funeral merchandise, including an alternative container, casket, or outer burial container. The term does not include:

(A) a grave, marker, monument, tombstone, crypt, niche, plot, or lawn crypt unless it is sold in contemplation of trade for a funeral service or funeral merchandise to which this chapter applies; or

(B) a transportation protection agreement.

(10) "Seller" means a person selling, accepting money or premiums for, or soliciting contracts for prepaid funeral benefits or contracts or insurance policies to fund prepaid funeral benefits in this state.

(11) "Crypt," "grave," "lawn crypt," "niche," and "plot" have the meanings assigned by Section 711.001, Health and Safety Code.

(12) "Funeral merchandise" or "merchandise" means goods sold or offered for sale on a preneed basis directly to the public for use in connection with funeral services.

(13) "Funeral service" or "service":

(A) means a service sold or offered for sale on a preneed basis that may be used to:

(i) care for and prepare a deceased human body for burial, cremation, or other final disposition; and

(ii) arrange, supervise, or conduct a funeral ceremony or the final disposition of a deceased human body; and

(B) does not include a service provided under a transportation protection agreement.

(14) "Trust-funded contract" means a trust-funded prepaid funeral benefits contract.

(15) "Transportation protection agreement" has the meaning assigned by Section 101.056, Insurance Code.
Tex. Estates Code § 405.007 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 405 / Section 405.007
§ 405.007. EFFECT OF FILING CLOSING REPORT OR NOTICE OF CLOSING ESTATE.
Status: in_force

(a) The independent administration of an estate is considered closed 30 days after the date of the filing of a closing report or notice of closing estate unless an interested person files an objection with the court within that time. If an interested person files an objection within the 30-day period, the independent administration of the estate is closed when the objection has been disposed of or the court signs an order closing the estate.

(b) The closing of an independent administration by filing of a closing report or notice of closing estate terminates the power and authority of the independent executor, including the independent administrator, and cancels the letters issued to the personal representative, but does not relieve the independent executor or administrator, as applicable, from liability for any mismanagement of the estate or from liability for any false statements contained in the report or notice.

(c) When a closing report or notice of closing estate has been filed, persons dealing with properties of the estate, or with claims against the estate, shall deal directly with the distributees of the estate; and the acts of the distributees with respect to the properties or claims shall in all ways be valid and binding as regards the persons with whom they deal, notwithstanding any false statements made by the independent executor in the report or notice.

(d) If the independent executor is required to give bond, the independent executor's filing of the closing report and proof of delivery, if required, automatically releases the sureties on the bond from all liability for the future acts of the principal. The filing of a notice of closing estate does not release the sureties on the bond of an independent executor.

(e) An independent executor's closing report or notice of closing estate shall constitute sufficient legal authority to all persons owing any money, having custody of any property, or acting as registrar or transfer agent or trustee of any evidence of interest, indebtedness, property, or right that belongs to the estate, for payment or transfer without additional administration to the distributees described in the will as entitled to receive the particular asset or who as heirs at law are entitled to receive the asset. The distributees described in the will as entitled to receive the particular asset or the heirs at law entitled to receive the asset may enforce their right to the payment or transfer by suit.