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Tex. Utilities Code § 141.009 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 141 / Section 141.009
§ 141.009. PERFORMANCE GUARANTEE.
Status: in_force

A distribution system retailer shall post, in favor of the commission, financial surety in the form of a letter of credit, bond, or other acceptable form of financial surety with the commission in an amount equal to the lesser of $3 multiplied by the number of gallons of aggregate storage capacity in all of the propane gas systems operated by the distribution system retailer or $50,000. The issuer of the financial surety used to meet this requirement shall honor the financial surety if the issuer receives from the commission notice that the financial surety is due and payable. The commission may draw down all or a portion of the financial surety. The distribution system retailer shall provide the commission with verification of the adequacy of the financial surety, and the commission may order the distribution system retailer to adjust the amount of the financial surety annually.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 42A.551 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 42A / Section 42A.551
§ 42A.551. PLACEMENT ON COMMUNITY SUPERVISION; EXECUTION OF SENTENCE.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by Subsection (b) or (c), on conviction of a state jail felony under Section 481.115(b), 481.1151(b)(1), 481.116(b), 481.1161(b)(3), 481.121(b)(3), or 481.129(g)(1), Health and Safety Code, that is punished under Section 12.35(a), Penal Code, the judge shall suspend the imposition of the sentence and place the defendant on community supervision.

(b) If the defendant has been previously convicted of a felony, other than a felony punished under Section 12.44(a), Penal Code, or if the conviction resulted from an adjudication of the guilt of a defendant previously placed on deferred adjudication community supervision for the offense, the judge may:

(1) suspend the imposition of the sentence and place the defendant on community supervision; or

(2) order the sentence to be executed.

(c) Subsection (a) does not apply to a defendant who:

(1) under Section 481.1151(b)(1), Health and Safety Code, possessed more than five abuse units of the controlled substance;

(2) under Section 481.1161(b)(3), Health and Safety Code, possessed more than one pound, by aggregate weight, including adulterants or dilutants, of the controlled substance; or

(3) under Section 481.121(b)(3), Health and Safety Code, possessed more than one pound of marihuana.

(d) On conviction of a state jail felony punished under Section 12.35(a), Penal Code, other than a state jail felony listed in Subsection (a) or to which Article 42A.515 applies, subject to Subsection (e), the judge may:

(1) suspend the imposition of the sentence and place the defendant on community supervision; or

(2) order the sentence to be executed:

(A) in whole; or

(B) in part, with a period of community supervision to begin immediately on release of the defendant from confinement.

(e) In any case in which the jury assesses punishment, the judge must follow the recommendations of the jury in suspending the imposition of a sentence or ordering a sentence to be executed. If a jury assessing punishment does not recommend community supervision, the judge must order the sentence to be executed in whole.

(f) A defendant is considered to be finally convicted if the judge orders the sentence to be executed under Subsection (d)(2), regardless of whether the judge orders the sentence to be executed in whole or only in part.

(g) The judge may suspend in whole or in part the imposition of any fine imposed on conviction.
Tex. Education Code § 2000.004 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 2000 / Section 2000.004
§ 2000.004. REGULATION OF BENEFITS CONSORTIUM; EXEMPTION FROM STATE REGULATION.
Status: in_force

An employee welfare benefit plan established by a benefits consortium under this chapter that is sponsored by a trade association in existence for 10 years or more, is in good standing with the secretary of state, and meets the requirements of this chapter is governed solely by and shall comply with the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. Section 1001 et seq.), as implemented by the United States Department of Labor.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8335.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8335 / Section 8335.203
§ 8335.203. 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. Transportation Code § 522.007 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 522 / Section 522.007
§ 522.007. EXEMPTION FOR NEIGHBORING STATES.
Status: in_force

(a) The public safety director shall enter negotiations with an appropriate person or entity of a state bordering this state for the purpose of applying the exemption contained in Section 522.004(a)(1) to residents of that state.

(b) The public safety director may enter an agreement to apply the exemption contained in Section 522.004(a)(1) to residents of a bordering state only if that state extends a similar exemption to residents of this state.
Tex. Education Code § 56.527 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 56 / Section 56.527
§ 56.527. GRANT AMOUNT.
Status: in_force

(a) The amount of a grant awarded under the program to a full-time undergraduate student equivalent enrolled at an eligible institution for an academic year may not exceed the lesser of:

(1) the difference between the amount of tuition and required fees charged to the student by the institution for that academic year and the amount of any other gift aid, including state or federal grants or scholarships, awarded to the student for that academic year; or

(2) $500.

(b) The coordinating board may adopt rules that allow the coordinating board to increase or decrease, in proportion to the number of semester credit hours or competency units or credits in which a student is enrolled, the amount of a grant award to a student who is enrolled in a number of semester credit hours or competency units or credits in excess of or below 12 semester credit hours or an equivalent number of competency units or credits.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1121.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1121 / Section 1121.103
§ 1121.103. RULES.
Status: in_force

The board may adopt rules governing:

(1) the operation of the district and any district hospital; and

(2) the duties, functions, and responsibilities of district staff and employees.
Tex. Local Government Code § 161.167 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 161 / Section 161.167
§ 161.167.
Status: in_force

Sec. 161.167. FORMAL HEARING: RESOLUTION. (a) At the conclusion of the formal hearing or not later than the 40th day after the date of the formal hearing, the commission may convene a meeting and by motion shall issue:

(1) a final decision stating the resolution of the formal hearing; and

(2) a written report stating the commission's findings of fact, conclusions of law, and recommendation of imposition of a civil penalty, if any.

(b) Six members of the commission are required for a quorum at a formal hearing.

(c) Not later than the 14th day after the date the commission issues the final decision and written report, the commission shall:

(1) send a copy of the decision and report to the complainant and to the respondent; and

(2) make a copy of the decision and report available to the public during reasonable business hours.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 681.166 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 681 / Section 681.166
§ 681.166. CITY OF LAREDO.
Status: in_force

The City of Laredo or an instrumentality of the City of Laredo may apply for and accept a grant of authority to establish, operate, and maintain:

(1) a foreign trade zone at the Laredo port of entry; and

(2) other subzones.
Tex. Occupations Code § 901.505 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 901 / Section 901.505
§ 901.505. PROCEDURE PENDING FINAL CONVICTION OF CERTAIN OFFENSES.
Status: in_force

(a) On conviction of a person of an offense under the laws of any state or the United States that is a felony or that includes fraud or dishonesty as an element of the offense, after notice and hearing as provided by Section 901.509, the board may:

(1) suspend a certificate or firm license issued under this chapter; or

(2) suspend or refuse to renew a license issued under this chapter.

(b) The period of the suspension or refusal to renew begins on the date of conviction and ends on the date the conviction becomes final or is reversed, set aside, or modified as provided by Subsection (d).

(c) If the conviction becomes final, the board may, without further notice and hearing, take disciplinary action under Section 901.501.

(d) If the conviction is reversed, set aside, or modified so that the underlying offense is not a felony or an offense that includes fraud or dishonesty as an element of the offense, the board shall reinstate the certificate, firm license, or license suspended under this section. A reinstatement under this subsection does not limit the board's right to take other disciplinary action authorized by this subchapter.
Tex. Government Code § 72.156 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 72 / Section 72.156
§ 72.156. ENTRY OF APPLICATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), as soon as possible but not later than 24 hours after the time an application for a protective order is filed, the clerk of the court shall enter a copy of the application into the registry.

(b) A clerk may delay entering information under Subsection (a) into the registry only to the extent that the clerk lacks the specific information required to be entered.

(c) The office shall ensure that a member of the public is not able to access through the registry's Internet website the application or any information related to the application entered into the registry under Subsection (a).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8121.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8121 / Section 8121.003
§ 8121.003. 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 boundaries of the district will benefit from the works and projects accomplished by the district under the powers conferred by Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(c) The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Local Government Code § 51.052 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 51 / Section 51.052
§ 51.052. ALTERNATIVE GENERAL POWERS FOR CERTAIN TYPE C GENERAL-LAW MUNICIPALITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A municipality that is incorporated as a Type C general-law municipality and that has $500,000 or more of assessed valuation for taxable purposes, according to its most recently approved tax rolls, may adopt the powers of a Type A general-law municipality regardless of any limitation prescribed by Section 51.051. On adoption of the powers, the municipality has the same rights, powers, privileges, immunities, and franchises as a Type A general-law municipality.

(b) For a municipality to adopt the powers:

(1) at least two-thirds of the governing body of the municipality at a regular meeting must vote to make the change and the vote must be recorded in the journal of the governing body's proceedings;

(2) a copy of the record of the proceedings must be signed by the mayor;

(3) a copy of the record of the proceedings must be attested by the municipality's clerk or secretary under the corporate seal; and

(4) a copy of the record of the proceedings must be filed and recorded in the office of the county clerk of the county in which the municipality is located.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3001.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3001 / Section 3001.104
§ 3001.104. IMPOSITION OF AD VALOREM TAX PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

The district may not impose an ad valorem tax.
Tex. Water Code § 26.025 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 26 / Section 26.025
§ 26.025. HEARINGS ON STANDARDS; NOTICE TO WHOM.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall provide notice of a hearing under Section 26.024 of this code by publishing the notice in the Texas Register.

(b) In addition to the requirements of Subsection (a) of this section, the commission shall also provide notice to each of the following that the commission believes may be affected:

(1) each local government whose boundary is contiguous to the water in question or whose boundaries contain all or part of the water, or through whose boundaries the water flows; and

(2) the holders of permits from the commission to discharge waste into or adjacent to the water in question.
Tex. Tax Code § 151.0034 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 151 / Section 151.0034
§ 151.0034.
Status: in_force

Sec. 151.0034. "CREDIT REPORTING SERVICE". "Credit reporting service" means assembling or furnishing credit history or credit information relating to any person.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 22.0252 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 22 / Section 22.0252
§ 22.0252. TELEPHONE COLLECTION PROGRAM.
Status: repealed

(a) The commission shall use the telephone to attempt to collect reimbursement from a person who receives a benefit granted in error under the supplemental nutrition assistance program or the program of financial assistance under Chapter 31.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 573 (S.B. 241), Sec. 3.01(4), eff. September 1, 2019.

(c) The commission shall ensure that the telephone collection program attempts to collect reimbursement for all identified delinquent payments for which 15 days or more have elapsed since the initial notice of delinquency was sent to the recipient.

(d) The commission shall use an automated collections system to monitor the results of the telephone collection program. The system must:

(1) accept data from the accounts receivable tracking system used by the commission;

(2) automate recording tasks performed by a collector, including providing access to commission records regarding the recipient and recording notes and actions resulting from a call placed to the recipient;

(3) automatically generate a letter to a recipient following a telephone contact that confirms the action to be taken regarding the delinquency;

(4) monitor the receipt of scheduled payments from a recipient for repayment of a delinquency; and

(5) generate reports regarding the effectiveness of individual collectors and of the telephone collection program.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1131.051 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1131 / Section 1131.051
§ 1131.051. EMPLOYERS.
Status: in_force

(a) A group life insurance policy may be issued to an employer or to trustees of a fund established by an employer to insure the employer's employees for the benefit of persons other than the employer.

(b) A policy to which this section applies may provide that "employee" includes:

(1) an individual proprietor or partner, if the employer is an individual proprietorship or partnership;

(2) an employee of a subsidiary corporation of the employer;

(3) an employee, individual proprietor, or partner of an affiliated corporation, proprietorship, or partnership, if the business of the employer and the affiliated corporation, proprietorship, or partnership is under common control through stock ownership, contract, or otherwise; or

(4) a retired employee.

(c) The employer or the trustees of a fund established by an employer are the policyholder under a policy to which this section applies.

(d) A policy to which this section applies is subject to Subchapter E.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1100.111 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1100 / Section 1100.111
§ 1100.111. OPERATING AND MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

The board may enter into an operating or management contract relating to a district facility.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 201.0141 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 201 / Section 201.0141
§ 201.0141. INELIGIBILITY TO SERVE ON BOARD; INELIGIBILITY FOR CERTAIN POSITIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "Texas trade association" means a cooperative and voluntarily joined association of business or professional competitors in this state designed to assist its members and its industry or profession in dealing with mutual business or professional problems and in promoting their common interest.

(b) A person may not be a member of the state board or act as the general counsel to the state board if the person is required to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305, Government Code, because of the person's activities for compensation on behalf of a profession related to the operation of the state board.

(c) A person may not be a member of the state board and may not be a state board employee employed in a "bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity," as that phrase is used for purposes of establishing an exemption to the overtime provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 201 et seq.) and its subsequent amendments, if:

(1) the person is an officer, employee, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association whose primary purpose is the promotion of soil and water conservation; or

(2) the person's spouse is an officer, manager, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association whose primary purpose is the promotion of soil and water conservation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8212.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8212 / Section 8212.201
§ 8212.201. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Finance Code § 36.001 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 36 / Section 36.001
§ 36.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "administrative expense" means:

(1) an expense designated as an administrative expense by Subchapter C or D;

(2) court costs and expenses of operation and liquidation of a bank estate;

(3) wages owed to an employee of a bank for services rendered within three months before the date the bank was closed for liquidation and not exceeding:

(A) $2,000 to each employee; or

(B) another amount set by rules adopted under this subtitle;

(4) current wages owed to a bank employee whose services are retained by the receiver for services rendered after the date the bank is closed for liquidation;

(5) an unpaid expense of supervision or conservatorship of the bank before its closing for liquidation; and

(6) any unpaid fees or assessments owed to the department.
Tex. Government Code § 1508.110 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1508 / Section 1508.110
§ 1508.110. USE OF INCOME FOR OTHER PURPOSE PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

A municipality may not use the income from a project described by Section 1508.102 to pay another debt, expense, or obligation of the municipality until the debt secured by the income is fully paid.
Tex. Water Code § 49.055 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 49 / Section 49.055
§ 49.055. SWORN STATEMENT, BOND, AND OATH OF OFFICE.
Status: in_force

(a) As soon as practicable after a director is elected or appointed, that director shall make the sworn statement prescribed by the constitution for public office.

(b) As soon as practicable after a director has made the sworn statement, and before beginning to perform the duties of office, that director shall take the oath of office prescribed by the constitution for public officers.

(c) Before beginning to perform the duties of office, each director shall execute a bond for $10,000 payable to the district and conditioned on the faithful performance of that director's duties. All bonds of the directors shall be approved by the board and paid for by the district.

(d) The sworn statement shall be filed as prescribed by the constitution. The bond and oath shall be filed with the district and retained in its records. A duplicate original of the oath shall also be filed with the secretary of state within 10 days after its execution and need not be filed before the new director begins to perform the duties of office.

(e) This section does not apply to special water authorities.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8492.251 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8492 / Section 8492.251
§ 8492.251. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, contract payments, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 41.215 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 41 / Section 41.215
§ 41.215. ANNUAL REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall submit a report to the commissioner annually that contains a summary of the board's activities and a review of the board's effectiveness.

(b) The board shall post the report online on the board's Internet website.
Tex. Water Code § 51.188 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 51 / Section 51.188
§ 51.188. SELLING SURPLUS WATER.
Status: in_force

The district may sell any surplus district water for use in irrigation or for domestic or commercial uses to any person who owns or uses land in the vicinity of the district or to other districts which include land in the same vicinity.
Tex. Government Code § 540.0751 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 540 / Section 540.0751
§ 540.0751. DELIVERY OF ACUTE CARE SERVICES AND LONG-TERM SERVICES AND SUPPORTS.
Status: in_force

Subject to Sections 540.0701 and 540.0753, the commission shall expand the STAR+PLUS Medicaid managed care program to all areas of this state to serve individuals eligible for Medicaid acute care services and long-term services and supports.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3992.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3992 / Section 3992.0302
§ 3992.0302. IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The district may provide, design, construct, acquire, improve, relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an improvement project or service using money available to the district for the purpose, or contract with a governmental or private entity to provide, design, construct, acquire, improve, relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an improvement project or service authorized under this chapter or Chapter 375, Local Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3916.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3916 / Section 3916.052
§ 3916.052. COMPENSATION.
Status: in_force

A director is entitled to receive fees of office and reimbursement for actual expenses as provided by Section 49.060, Water Code. Sections 375.069 and 375.070, Local Government Code, do not apply to the board.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2553.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2553 / Section 2553.002
§ 2553.002. CAPITAL AND SURPLUS REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A foreign corporation may not engage in the business of title insurance in this state unless the corporation has unimpaired capital in an amount of at least $1 million and a surplus in an amount of at least $1 million.

(b) The foreign corporation must demonstrate the required capital and surplus from its financial statement and any other examination the department may want to conduct.
Tex. Family Code § 1.101 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 1 / Section 1.101
§ 1.101. EVERY MARRIAGE PRESUMED VALID.
Status: in_force

In order to promote the public health and welfare and to provide the necessary records, this code specifies detailed rules to be followed in establishing the marriage relationship. However, in order to provide stability for those entering into the marriage relationship in good faith and to provide for an orderly determination of parentage and security for the children of the relationship, it is the policy of this state to preserve and uphold each marriage against claims of invalidity unless a strong reason exists for holding the marriage void or voidable. Therefore, every marriage entered into in this state is presumed to be valid unless expressly made void by Chapter 6 or unless expressly made voidable by Chapter 6 and annulled as provided by that chapter.