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Tex. Transportation Code § 394.048 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 394 / Section 394.048
§ 394.048. REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN OFF-PREMISE SIGNS.
Status: in_force

(a) The owner of an off-premise sign erected before September 1, 1985, and registered with the commission before December 31, 1985, may renew the registration of the sign for an annual fee of $10.

(b) The commission by rule may provide for a longer renewal period not to exceed five years.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 13.0191 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 13 / Section 13.0191
§ 13.0191. FACILITY AND LODGING FEES.
Status: in_force

A fee charged by the department under this subchapter for the use of a facility or lodging at a state park may vary on a seasonal basis and may be set in an amount to recover the direct and indirect costs of providing the facility or lodging and provide a reasonable rate of return to the department. Items to be considered in setting a fee include the cost required to provide, maintain, and improve amenities available at the site and seasonal variables such as the cost of staffing to meet demand and costs of heating or air conditioning.
Tex. Occupations Code § 503.314 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 503 / Section 503.314
§ 503.314. DISPLAY AND SURRENDER OF LICENSE CERTIFICATE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person licensed under this chapter shall display the person's license certificate in an appropriate and public manner.

(b) A license certificate issued by the executive council is the property of the executive council and must be surrendered on demand.
Tex. Estates Code § 751.207 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 751 / Section 751.207
§ 751.207. WRITTEN STATEMENT OF REFUSAL OF ACCEPTANCE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a person who refuses to accept a durable power of attorney under this subchapter shall provide to the agent presenting the power of attorney for acceptance a written statement advising the agent of the reason or reasons the person is refusing to accept the power of attorney.

(b) If the reason a person is refusing to accept a durable power of attorney is a reason described by Section 751.206(2) or (3):

(1) the person shall provide to the agent presenting the power of attorney for acceptance a written statement signed by the person under penalty of perjury stating that the reason for the refusal is a reason described by Section 751.206(2) or (3); and

(2) the person refusing to accept the power of attorney is not required to provide any additional explanation for refusing to accept the power of attorney.

(c) The person must provide to the agent the written statement required under Subsection (a) or (b) on or before the date the person would otherwise be required to accept the durable power of attorney under Section 751.201.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1006.058 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1006 / Section 1006.058
§ 1006.058. VOTING REQUIREMENT.
Status: in_force

A concurrence of three directors is sufficient in any matter relating to district business.
Tex. Government Code § 30.00128 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 30 / Section 30.00128
§ 30.00128. JUDGE.
Status: repealed

(a) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 139(3), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

(b) A municipal judge is elected by the qualified voters of the city for a term of two years unless the city by charter amendment provides for a four-year term as provided by Article XI, Section 11, of the Texas Constitution.

(c), (d) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 139(3), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

(e) The municipal judges shall select by a majority vote of those judges a presiding judge of the municipal courts of record.

(f) The presiding municipal judge may, when necessary for the expeditious disposition of the business of the courts and with the approval of the governing body of the city, divide a municipal court of record into one or more divisions. A division is presided over by an associate municipal judge. A division has concurrent jurisdiction with the other divisions and municipal courts of record. Divisions of the courts may be in concurrent and continuous session, either day or night, at the discretion of the presiding judge. The presiding judge may assign and transfer any case pending in any of the courts or divisions to any other of the courts or divisions. The presiding judge may direct the manner in which cases are filed and docketed. He may assign a case or proceeding pending in any of the courts to the judge of another court or division. He may assign the judge of any of the courts or divisions to try a case or hear a proceeding pending in another court or division.

(g) In addition to complying with Section 30.00006(h), the salary of the presiding judge must be set at an amount that is at least 20 percent more than the salary of the regular municipal judges.

(h) to (k) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 691, Sec. 139(3), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

(l) Section 30.00007(b) does not apply to this subchapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1010.057 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1010 / Section 1010.057
§ 1010.057. VOTING REQUIREMENT.
Status: in_force

A concurrence of six directors is sufficient in any matter relating to district business.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1101.054 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1101 / Section 1101.054
§ 1101.054. OFFICIAL OATH.
Status: in_force

Not later than the 15th calendar day after the date of appointment, each appointee must take the constitutional oath of office.
Tex. Labor Code § 412.042 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 412 / Section 412.042
§ 412.042. REPORTS TO THE LEGISLATURE.
Status: repealed

(a) The director shall report to the legislature at the beginning of each regular session regarding the services provided by the office to a state agency subject to Chapter 501.

The report required under this subsection shall be dated January 1 of the year in which the regular session is held and must include:

(1) a summary of administrative expenses;

(2) a statement:

(A) showing the amount of the money appropriated by the preceding legislature that remains unexpended on the date of the report; and

(B) estimating the amount of that balance necessary to administer Chapter 501 for the remainder of that fiscal year; and

(3) an estimate, based on experience factors, of the amount of money that will be required to administer Chapter 501 and pay for the compensation and services provided under Chapter 501 during the next succeeding biennium.

(b) In addition to the report required under Subsection (a), the director shall report to the legislature not later than February 1 of each odd-numbered year regarding insurance coverage purchased for state agencies, premium dollars spent to obtain that coverage, and losses incurred under that coverage.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1049, Sec. 9.01(a)(11), eff. September 1, 2011.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3831.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3831 / Section 3831.155
§ 3831.155. ACCOUNTS; FISCAL YEAR.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may establish an accounting system for the district for each year.

(b) The district may establish a fiscal year for the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3893.056 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3893 / Section 3893.056
§ 3893.056. COMPENSATION OF VOTING DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

Voting directors may receive fees of office and reimbursement of expenses as provided by Section 49.060, Water Code.
Tex. Water Code § 29.053 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 29 / Section 29.053
§ 29.053. PROCEDURE.
Status: in_force

(a) At the request of the railroad commission, the attorney general shall institute and conduct a suit in the name of the state for injunctive relief or other appropriate remedy or to recover a civil penalty as provided by Section 29.051 or 29.052 of this code or for both injunctive relief or other appropriate remedy and recovery of a civil penalty.

(b) A party to a suit may appeal from a final judgment as in other civil cases.
Tex. Property Code § 163.006 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 163 / Section 163.006
§ 163.006. DELEGATION OF MANAGEMENT AND INVESTMENT FUNCTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to any specific limitation set forth in a gift instrument or in law other than this chapter, an institution may delegate to an external agent the management and investment of an institutional fund to the extent that an institution could prudently delegate under the circumstances. An institution shall act in good faith, with the care that an ordinarily prudent person in a like position would exercise under similar circumstances, in:

(1) selecting an agent;

(2) establishing the scope and terms of the delegation, consistent with the purposes of the institution and the institutional fund; and

(3) periodically reviewing the agent's actions in order to monitor the agent's performance and compliance with the scope and terms of the delegation.

(b) In performing a delegated function, an agent owes a duty to the institution to exercise reasonable care to comply with the scope and terms of the delegation.

(c) An institution that complies with Subsection (a) is not liable for the decisions or actions of an agent to which the function was delegated.

(d) By accepting delegation of a management or investment function from an institution that is subject to the laws of this state, an agent submits to the jurisdiction of the courts of this state in all proceedings arising from or related to the delegation or the performance of the delegated function.

(e) An institution may delegate management and investment functions to its committees, officers, or employees as authorized by law of this state other than this chapter.
Tex. Local Government Code § 118.1235 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 118 / Section 118.1235
§ 118.1235. FEE FOR CERTIFIED COPY.
Status: in_force

The fee for "Certified copy of court papers" under Section 118.121(4) is for issuing a certified copy of a paper filed in a justice court or a small claims court. The fee must be paid at the time the order is placed.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8388.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8388 / Section 8388.052
§ 8388.052. BOARD VACANCY.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a vacancy in the office of director shall be filled in the manner provided by Section 49.105, Water Code.

(b) The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality shall appoint directors to fill the vacancies on the board whenever the number of qualified directors is fewer than three.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 7.206 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 7 / Section 7.206
§ 7.206. TERMINATION OF STORAGE AT WAREHOUSE'S OPTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A warehouse, by giving notice to the person on whose account the goods are held and any other person known to claim an interest in the goods, may require payment of any charges and removal of the goods from the warehouse at the termination of the period of storage fixed by the document of title or, if a period is not fixed, within a stated period not less than 30 days after the warehouse gives notice. If the goods are not removed before the date specified in the notice, the warehouse may sell them pursuant to Section 7.210.

(b) If a warehouse in good faith believes that goods are about to deteriorate or decline in value to less than the amount of its lien within the time provided in Subsection (a) and Section 7.210, the warehouse may specify in the notice given under Subsection (a) any reasonable shorter time for removal of the goods and, if the goods are not removed, may sell them at public sale held not less than one week after a single advertisement or posting.

(c) If, as a result of a quality or condition of the goods of which the warehouse did not have notice at the time of deposit, the goods are a hazard to other property, the warehouse facilities, or other persons, the warehouse may sell the goods at public or private sale without advertisement or posting on reasonable notification to all persons known to claim an interest in the goods. If the warehouse, after a reasonable effort, is unable to sell the goods, it may dispose of them in any lawful manner and does not incur liability by reason of that disposition.

(d) A warehouse shall deliver the goods to any person entitled to them under this chapter upon due demand made at any time before sale or other disposition under this section.

(e) A warehouse may satisfy its lien from the proceeds of any sale or disposition under this section but shall hold the balance for delivery on the demand of any person to which the warehouse would have been bound to deliver the goods.
Tex. Finance Code § 393.103 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 393 / Section 393.103
§ 393.103. INSPECTION OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT.
Status: in_force

A credit services organization shall allow a consumer to inspect the registration statement on request.
Tex. Utilities Code § 103.021 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 103 / Section 103.021
§ 103.021. MUNICIPAL PROCEEDINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) A municipality regulating a gas utility under this subtitle shall require the utility to submit information as necessary to make a reasonable determination of rate base, expenses, investment, and rate of return in the municipality.

(b) A municipality shall make a determination under Subsection (a) using the procedures and requirements prescribed by this subtitle.

(c) A municipality shall retain personnel necessary to make the determination of reasonable rates.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8838.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8838 / Section 8838.005
§ 8838.005. CONFLICTS WITH OTHER LAW.
Status: in_force

The following provisions prevail over a conflicting or inconsistent provision of this chapter:

(1) Sections 36.1071-36.108, Water Code;

(2) Sections 36.159-36.161, Water Code; and

(3) Subchapter I, Chapter 36, Water Code.
Tex. Government Code § 653.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 653 / Section 653.001
§ 653.001. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This chapter may be cited as the State Employee Bonding Act.
Tex. Government Code § 24.473 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.473
§ 24.473.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.473. 296TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (COLLIN COUNTY). The 296th Judicial District is composed of Collin County.
Tex. Insurance Code § 421.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 421 / Section 421.002
§ 421.002. CERTIFICATES FROM OTHER STATES.
Status: in_force

In computing the reserve liability of an insurer, the commissioner may accept the certificate of the officer of another state charged with the duty of supervising the insurer if:

(1) the insurer is organized under the laws of the other state; and

(2) the certificate shows that the reserve liability has been computed in accordance with Section 421.001.
Tex. Election Code § 192.005 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 192 / Section 192.005
§ 192.005. VOTE REQUIRED FOR ELECTION.
Status: in_force

The set of elector candidates that is elected is the one that corresponds to the candidates for president and vice-president receiving the most votes.
Tex. Insurance Code § 825.102 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 825 / Section 825.102
§ 825.102. ACQUISITION IN TRUST.
Status: in_force

(a) Until all of the shares of a converting company are acquired, any shares acquired under the stock acquisition plan shall be held in trust for the policyholders of the converting company by three trustees appointed as provided by the stock acquisition plan.

(b) Each appointee must file with the converting company a verified acceptance of the appointment and a declaration that the appointee will faithfully discharge the appointee's duties.

(c) The shares shall be assigned and transferred on the books of the converting company to the trustees. The trustees shall vote the shares at each meeting at which shareholders are entitled to vote, until all the capital stock of the converting company is canceled under Section 825.104.

(d) After paying the necessary expenses of executing the trust, the trustees shall immediately pay all dividends and other amounts received on the shares of stock acquired under Section 825.101 to the converting company for the benefit of those who are or become policyholders of the resulting company entitled to participate in the profits of the resulting company.

(e) All amounts received by the converting company under Subsection (d) shall be added to the surplus earned by the resulting company and accordingly are apportionable as a part of the surplus among the resulting company's policyholders.

(f) A vacancy among the trustees shall be filled as provided by the stock acquisition plan.
Tex. Labor Code § 407.104 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 407 / Section 407.104
§ 407.104. COLLECTION OF SURCHARGES AND FEES; ADMINISTRATIVE VIOLATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The regulatory fee imposed by Section 407.102 and the surcharge imposed by Section 407.103 are due on the 60th day after the issuance of a certificate of authority to self-insure and on the 60th day after each annual renewal date.

(b) The department shall compute the fee and surcharge of a certified self-insurer and notify the certified self-insurer of the amounts due. The surcharge and fees shall be remitted to the division.

(c) The regulatory fee imposed under Section 407.102 shall be deposited in the Texas Department of Insurance operating account to the credit of the division. The self-insurer surcharge imposed under Section 407.103 shall be deposited in the Texas Department of Insurance operating account to the credit of the division.

(d) A certified self-insurer commits an administrative violation if the self-insurer does not pay the surcharge and fee imposed under Sections 407.102 and 407.103 in a timely manner.

(e) If the certificate of authority to self-insure of a certified self-insurer is terminated, the commissioner or the commissioner of insurance shall proceed immediately to collect surcharges due under this subtitle, using legal process as necessary.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 282.101 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 282 / Section 282.101
§ 282.101. TAXES TO PAY BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) When the bonds have been approved by the voters at the election authorizing the levy of taxes, the commissioners court shall impose a property tax for the benefit of the district. The tax rate must be sufficient to create an interest and sinking fund to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds as they become due.

(b) After investigation and consideration of the annual report in accordance with Section 282.061, the commissioners court shall impose and collect taxes annually on all taxable property in the district. The amount of tax revenue:

(1) must be sufficient to maintain, preserve, and operate the district hospital and to pay all legal district debts and other obligations; and

(2) may not exceed two-tenths of one percent of the annual total assessed valuation of the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8148.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8148 / Section 8148.002
§ 8148.002. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) All land and other property included in the district will benefit from the works and projects to be provided by the district under powers conferred by Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(b) The district exists to accomplish:

(1) the same purposes as a municipal utility district as provided by Section 54.012, Water Code;

(2) the same purposes as a navigation district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and operating under Chapters 60 and 62, Water Code; and

(3) to the extent authorized by Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the construction, acquisition, improvement, maintenance, or operation of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads or turnpikes, or improvements in aid of those roads or turnpikes, inside the district.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 13.120 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 13 / Section 13.120
§ 13.120. SALE OR USE OF INCORRECT WEIGHING OR MEASURING DEVICE.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may condemn and prohibit the sale or distribution of any incorrect weighing or measuring device that is sold, offered for sale, or about to be sold in this state.

(b) A person commits an offense if the person or the person's servant or agent knowingly:

(1) offers or exposes for sale, hire, or award or sells an incorrect weighing or measuring device;

(2) possesses an incorrect weighing or measuring device; or

(3) sells, offers for sale, uses, or possesses for the purpose of sale or use a device or instrument to be used to falsify or intended to falsify a weight or measure.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3971.0203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3971 / Section 3971.0203
§ 3971.0203. INITIAL DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The initial board consists of the following directors:

(b) Initial directors serve until permanent directors are elected under Section 3971.0201.
Tex. Water Code § 15.321 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 15 / Section 15.321
§ 15.321.
Status: in_force

Sec. 15.321. SALE OR LEASE: CONDITION PRECEDENT. (a) No sale, transfer, or lease of a state facility is valid unless the board first makes the following affirmative findings:

(1) that the applicant has a permit granted by the commission;

(2) that the sale, transfer, or lease serves the public interest; and

(3) that the consideration for the sale, transfer, or lease is fair, just, reasonable, and in full compliance with the law.

(b) The consideration for a sale or transfer may be either money or revenue bonds which for the purposes of this section shall be deemed the same as money.

(c) The amount of money shall be equal to the price for purchasing the facilities as prescribed by Sections 15.317-15.318 of this code, or if revenue bonds constitute the consideration, the principal amount of revenue bonds shall be equal to the price for purchasing the facilities as prescribed by the provisions of Sections 15.317-15.318 of this code, and the revenue bonds shall bear interest at the rate prescribed in Section 17.128 of this code with regard to bonds purchased with the proceeds of the Texas water development fund.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1551.3111 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1551 / Section 1551.3111
§ 1551.3111. AMOUNT OF STATE CONTRIBUTION FOR CERTAIN JUNIOR COLLEGE EMPLOYEES.
Status: in_force

(a) In computing the amount to be certified under Section 1551.311, for participants who are employed by public junior colleges or public junior college districts, the board of trustees shall include:

(1) 50 percent of the cost associated with eligible employees who:

(A) otherwise are eligible to participate in the group benefits program; and

(B) are instructional or administrative employees whose salaries may be fully paid from funds appropriated under the General Appropriations Act, regardless of whether such salaries are actually paid from appropriated funds; and

(2) none of the cost associated with employees who:

(A) do not meet the requirements of Subdivision (1)(B) but are otherwise eligible to participate in the group benefits program; or

(B) cannot be included as a qualifying employee under Subdivision (1) by application of Subsection (c).

(b) For qualifying employees under Subsection (a)(1), the board of trustees shall include only the amount payable by the state under Subsection (a)(1) in determining the amount to be certified under Section 1551.311.

(c) In determining the amount described by Subsection (b), the number of qualifying employees under Subsection (a)(1) whose group benefits program costs may be included for each public junior college or public junior college district in each biennium may not be adjusted in a proportion greater than the change in student enrollment at each college during the reporting period except that a college that experiences a decline in student enrollment may petition the Legislative Budget Board to maintain the number of eligible employees up to 98 percent of the level of the prior biennium.