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Tex. Utilities Code § 66.017 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 66 / Section 66.017
§ 66.017. PRESERVATION OF CERTAIN DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The enactment of Sections 66.002(10)(B) and (C) does not affect the obligation of a person who holds a state-issued certificate of franchise authority on September 1, 2025, to provide the compensation required under this chapter for use of a public right-of-way.

(b) The enactment of Sections 66.002(10)(B) and (C) does not affect the application of this chapter to compensation with respect to services described by those sections provided before September 1, 2025, by a person who was involved in litigation regarding this chapter on January 1, 2025.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4202.013 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4202 / Section 4202.013
§ 4202.013. PRIMARY OFFICE IN THIS STATE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

An independent review organization operating under this chapter must maintain the organization's primary office in this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9010.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9010 / Section 9010.001
§ 9010.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "District" means the Bacliff Municipal Utility District of Galveston County, Texas.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8478.156 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8478 / Section 8478.156
§ 8478.156. TAX OR BOND ELECTION.
Status: in_force

Before a new district created by the division of the district may impose a maintenance tax or issue bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the new district must hold an election as required by this chapter to obtain voter approval.
Tex. Utilities Code § 52.0585 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 52 / Section 52.0585
§ 52.0585. CUSTOMER PROMOTIONAL OFFERINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) An incumbent local exchange company may offer a promotion for a regulated service for not more than 90 days in any 12-month period.

(b) The company shall file with the commission a promotional offering that consists of:

(1) waiver of installation charges or service order charges, or both, for not more than 90 days in a 12-month period; or

(2) a temporary discount of not more than 25 percent from the tariffed rate for not more than 60 days in a 12-month period.

(c) An incumbent local exchange company is not required to obtain commission approval to make a promotional offering described by Subsection (b).

(d) An incumbent local exchange company may offer a promotion of any regulated service as part of a package of services consisting of any regulated service with any other regulated or unregulated service or any service of an affiliate.
Tex. Election Code § 254.122 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 254 / Section 254.122
§ 254.122. INVOLVEMENT IN MORE THAN ONE ELECTION BY CERTAIN COMMITTEES.
Status: in_force

If a specific-purpose committee for supporting or opposing more than one candidate becomes involved in more than one election for which the reporting periods prescribed by Section 254.124 overlap, the reportable activity that occurs during the overlapping period is not required to be included in a report filed after the first report in which the activity is required to be reported.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 95.003 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 95 / Section 95.003
§ 95.003. LIABILITY FOR ACTS OF INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS.
Status: in_force

A property owner is not liable for personal injury, death, or property damage to a contractor, subcontractor, or an employee of a contractor or subcontractor who constructs, repairs, renovates, or modifies an improvement to real property, including personal injury, death, or property damage arising from the failure to provide a safe workplace unless:

(1) the property owner exercises or retains some control over the manner in which the work is performed, other than the right to order the work to start or stop or to inspect progress or receive reports; and

(2) the property owner had actual knowledge of the danger or condition resulting in the personal injury, death, or property damage and failed to adequately warn.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8509.0203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8509 / Section 8509.0203
§ 8509.0203. NOTICE OF RULE PROVIDING PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) If the district adopts a rule that provides a penalty, the district must publish a substantive statement of the rule and the penalty once a week for two consecutive weeks in each county in which any part of the reservoir to which the rule applies is situated.

(b) A single statement must be as condensed as possible so that the act prohibited by the rule can be easily understood.

(c) The statement may include notice of any number of rules.

(d) The notice must state that:

(1) a person who violates the rule is subject to a penalty; and

(2) the rule is on file in the district's principal office, where the rule may be read by any interested person.

(e) A rule takes effect five days after the date of second publication of the statement under this section.
Tex. Government Code § 54.911 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54 / Section 54.911
§ 54.911. PAPERS TRANSMITTED TO JUDGE.
Status: in_force

At the conclusion of the proceedings, a magistrate shall transmit to the referring court any papers relating to the case, including the magistrate's findings, conclusions, orders, recommendations, or other action taken.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3985.0309 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3985 / Section 3985.0309
§ 3985.0309. DISBURSEMENTS AND TRANSFERS OF MONEY.
Status: in_force

The board by resolution shall establish the number of directors' signatures and the procedure required for a disbursement or transfer of district money.
Tex. Government Code § 815.314 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 815 / Section 815.314
§ 815.314. INTEREST ACCOUNT.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Section 815.317, 820.102, or 820.103, the retirement system shall deposit in the interest account all income, interest, and dividends from deposits and investments of assets of the retirement system.
Tex. Labor Code § 402.065 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 402 / Section 402.065
§ 402.065. EMPLOYMENT OF COUNSEL.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding Article 1.09-1, Insurance Code, or any other law, the commissioner may employ counsel to represent the division in any legal action the division is authorized to initiate.
Tex. Labor Code § 82.004 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 82 / Section 82.004
§ 82.004. CORPORATION MAY TRANSFER STOCK OWNERSHIP.
Status: in_force

A corporation, the stock of which is a part of a payment or refund that is made as provided by Section 82.002, may accept the stock for transfer as directed by the employer or trustee and treat the person to whom the stock is transferred as the owner of the stock for all purposes unless or until the corporation receives at its home office written notice by or on behalf of a person other than the person to whom the transfer is directed that the other person claims ownership of the stock or another interest in the stock.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3890.209 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3890 / Section 3890.209
§ 3890.209. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct annual ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1954.151 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1954 / Section 1954.151
§ 1954.151. AUTHORIZED EXCLUSIONS FROM COVERAGE.
Status: in_force

(a) An insurer may exclude from coverage under a personal automobile insurance policy issued to an owner or operator of a personal vehicle any loss or injury that occurs while a transportation network company driver using the personal vehicle:

(1) is logged on to a transportation network company's digital network; or

(2) is engaged in a prearranged ride.

(b) Subsection (a) applies to any coverage included in a personal automobile insurance policy, including:

(1) liability coverage for bodily injury and property damage;

(2) personal injury protection coverage under Subchapter D, Chapter 1952;

(3) uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage;

(4) medical payment coverage;

(5) comprehensive physical damage coverage; and

(6) collision physical damage coverage.

(c) An exclusion authorized under this section applies notwithstanding a financial responsibility requirement under Chapter 601, Transportation Code.

(d) This subchapter may not be construed to invalidate or limit an exclusion contained in a policy form, including a policy form in use or approved for use in this state before January 1, 2016, that excludes coverage for automobiles used to carry persons or property for compensation or available for hire by the public.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1074.109 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1074 / Section 1074.109
§ 1074.109. GIFTS AND ENDOWMENTS.
Status: in_force

The board may accept for the district a gift or endowment to be held in trust and administered by the board for the purposes and under the directions, limitations, or other provisions prescribed in writing by the donor that are not inconsistent with the proper management of the district.
Tex. Education Code § 53A.44 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 53A / Section 53A.44
§ 53A.44. OPERATION OF FACILITIES; RATES CHARGED; RESERVE FUNDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The facilities may be operated by the authority without the intervention of private profit for the use and benefit of the public, or may be leased to an institution of higher education, or may be operated by the institution under a contract with the authority, the lease or contract to be in effect until any revenue bonds issued in connection with it have been finally retired.

(b) The board shall charge rates for the use of the facilities, or for their lease or operation, that are fully sufficient to pay all expenses in connection with the ownership, operation, and upkeep of the facilities, to pay the interest on the bonds as it becomes due, to create a sinking fund to pay the bonds as they become due, and to create and maintain a bond reserve fund and other funds and reserves that may be provided in the bond resolution or trust indenture. The bond resolution or trust indenture may prescribe systems, methods, routines, and procedures under which the facilities shall be operated.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 502.0141 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 502 / Section 502.0141
§ 502.0141. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY ASSESSMENT PROCEDURE.
Status: repealed

(a) An administrative penalty may be assessed only after an employer charged with a violation is given an opportunity for a hearing.

(b) If a hearing is to be held, the department shall refer the matter to the State Office of Administrative Hearings and an administrative law judge of that office shall make findings of fact and shall issue to the department a written proposal for decision regarding the occurrence of the violation and the amount of the penalty that may be warranted.

(c) If the employer charged with the violation does not request a hearing in a timely manner, the department may assess a penalty after determining that a violation has occurred and the amount of the penalty that may be warranted.

(d) After making a determination under this section that a penalty is to be assessed against an employer, the department shall issue an order requiring that the employer pay the penalty.

(e) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1, Sec. 3.1639(98), eff. April 2, 2015.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 251.201 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 251 / Section 251.201
§ 251.201.
Status: in_force

Sec. 251.201. SHARE AND MEMBERSHIP CERTIFICATES: ISSUANCE AND CONTENTS. (a) A cooperative association may not issue a certificate for membership capital or for invested capital until any par value of the certificate has been paid in full.

(b) Each certificate for membership capital issued by a cooperative association must contain a statement of the requirements of Sections 251.202(a) and (b), 251.254, and 251.255.

(c) Each certificate for invested capital issued by a cooperative association must contain a statement of the restrictions on transferability as provided by the cooperative association's bylaws.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1061.207 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1061 / Section 1061.207
§ 1061.207. CHARGE FOR OCCUPANCY OR USE OF HOSPITAL FACILITY.
Status: in_force

The board may establish and collect charges for the occupancy or use of a hospital facility and for related services in the amounts and manner determined by the board. The charges shall be set and collected in amounts at least sufficient with any other pledged resources to pay:

(1) the principal of, interest on, and any other amounts required in relation to bonds issued by the district; and

(2) to the extent required by the bond order, all or any part of the operation, maintenance, and other expenses of the hospital facility.
Tex. Transportation Code § 257.109 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 257 / Section 257.109
§ 257.109. MEETINGS OF COMMISSIONERS OR DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

A joint meeting of the commissioners courts or ex officio directors of a road district established under this subchapter may be adjourned from day to day or time to time as the courts consider necessary and advisable.
Tex. Occupations Code § 261.001 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 261 / Section 261.001
§ 261.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Dental association" means an organization that is composed of members who are dentists and incorporated under the Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act (Article 1396-1.01 et seq., Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes) or exempt from the payment of federal income taxes under Section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as an organization described by Section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

(2) "Dental peer review committee" means a peer review, judicial, or grievance committee of a dental association authorized to evaluate the quality of dental services or the competence of dentists. The term includes a member, employee, assistant, investigator, attorney, or other agent serving the committee.
Tex. Occupations Code § 51.051 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 51 / Section 51.051
§ 51.051. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation is the primary state agency responsible for the oversight of businesses, industries, general trades, and occupations that are regulated by the state and assigned to the department by the legislature.

(b) The department is governed by the commission.
Tex. Labor Code § 102.074 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 102 / Section 102.074
§ 102.074. JUDGMENT ON AWARD; EFFECTIVE DATE; EXCEPTION.
Status: in_force

(a) Judgment shall be entered on an award made under this chapter and the award takes effect, unless a timely exception is filed, on the 11th day after the date it is filed with the district clerk under Section 102.073.

(b) A party may file an exception to an award for a matter of law apparent on the record. The exception must be filed with the court not later than the 10th day after the date on which the award is filed with the district clerk under Section 102.073.

(c) If an exception is filed, judgment shall be entered on the award and the award takes effect on the 11th day after the date of the decision of the district court on the exception or on appeal from the district court's decision under Section 102.075.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1121.254 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1121 / Section 1121.254
§ 1121.254. RESIDENCE HOMESTEAD TAX PROVISIONS APPLICABLE.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall ensure that all district residents receive all ad valorem tax exemptions and limitations that the residents are entitled to receive under the constitution and the Tax Code.

(b) The board shall adopt an exemption from ad valorem taxation by the district of a portion of the appraised value of a district resident's residence homestead as provided by Section 11.13(d), Tax Code. Unless the board specifies a larger amount as provided by Section 11.13(e), Tax Code, the amount of the exemption required to be adopted by the board under this subsection is $3,000 of the appraised value of a district resident's residence homestead. Section 11.13(f), Tax Code, applies to an exemption adopted by the board under this subsection.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1056.252 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1056 / Section 1056.252
§ 1056.252. TAX RATE.
Status: in_force

The board shall impose the tax at a rate not to exceed 75 cents on each $100 valuation of taxable property in the district.
Tex. Estates Code § 362.013 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 362 / Section 362.013
§ 362.013. DISCHARGE OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE AND BOND SURETIES WHEN ESTATE FULLY ADMINISTERED; CANCELLATION OF LETTERS.
Status: in_force

The court shall enter an order specifying the actions described by Sections 362.012(1), (2), and (3) and declaring the estate closed when:

(1) the representative has fully administered the estate in accordance with this title and the court's orders;

(2) the representative's account for final settlement has been approved; and

(3) the representative has:

(A) delivered all of the estate remaining in the representative's possession to the person or persons entitled to receive that part of the estate; and

(B) with respect to the portion of the estate distributable to an unknown or missing person, complied with an order of the court under Section 362.011.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1044.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1044 / Section 1044.152
§ 1044.152.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1044.152. PROPOSED BUDGET: NOTICE AND HEARING. (a) The board shall hold a public hearing on the proposed budget.

(b) Notice of the hearing must be published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in Hunt County not later than the 10th day before the date of the hearing.

(c) Any district taxpayer is entitled to:

(1) appear at the time and place designated in the notice; and

(2) be heard regarding any item included in the proposed budget.
Tex. Education Code § 21.106 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 21 / Section 21.106
§ 21.106. RETURN TO PROBATIONARY STATUS.
Status: in_force

(a) In lieu of discharging a teacher employed under a continuing contract, terminating a teacher employed under a term contract, or not renewing a teacher's term contract, a school district may, with the written consent of the teacher, return the teacher to probationary contract status.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (d), a teacher may agree to be returned to probationary contract status only after receiving written notice that the board of trustees of the school district has proposed discharge, termination, or nonrenewal.

(c) A teacher returned to probationary contract status must serve a new probationary contract period as provided by Section 21.102 as if the teacher were employed by the district for the first time.

(d) A teacher may agree to be returned to probationary contract status after receiving written notice of the superintendent's intent to recommend discharge, termination, or nonrenewal. Notice under this subsection must inform the teacher of the school district's offer to return the teacher to probationary contract status, the period during which the teacher may consider the offer, and the teacher's right to seek counsel. The district must provide the teacher at least three business days after the date the teacher receives notice under this subsection to agree to be returned to probationary contract status. This subsection does not require a superintendent to provide notice of an intent to recommend discharge, termination, or nonrenewal.
Tex. Education Code § 88.209 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 88 / Section 88.209
§ 88.209. DIRECTOR.
Status: in_force

(a) The main station and the substations are under the supervision, control, management, and direction of the director of the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station at College Station. The director shall reside at College Station.

(b) The board may pay a part of the director's salary from money appropriated by the Legislature for the maintenance and support of the experiment stations in the proportion that in its judgment is just and proper, taking into consideration the division of his time between the main station and the substations and the sum appropriated for the purpose by the federal government.

(c) The director may employ the assistants and labor and may purchase the livestock, farming implements, tools, seed, and other materials and supplies that he deems necessary for the successful management of any or all of the experiment stations, subject to the approval of the board.
Tex. Government Code § 1473.173 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1473 / Section 1473.173
§ 1473.173. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) If the bonds were approved at an election ordered before April 27, 1965, the county may issue general obligation bonds to finance:

(1) the erection, maintenance, expansion, and repair of a building authorized by Section 1473.172; and

(2) the acquisition of a site and equipment for the building.

(b) The commissioners court shall issue any bonds under this subchapter in compliance with the applicable provisions of Subtitles A and C.
Tex. Government Code § 2304.070 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2304 / Section 2304.070
§ 2304.070. TERM OF LOAN.
Status: in_force

A local government shall set the term of a housing rehabilitation loan it approves under this chapter. The term may not exceed 20 years.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 681.169 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 681 / Section 681.169
§ 681.169. CITY OF MIDLAND OR DESIGNEE.
Status: in_force

The City of Midland, or a corporation organized under the laws of this state and designated by the City of Midland, may apply for and accept a grant of authority to establish, operate, and maintain:

(1) a foreign trade zone adjacent to the Midland Regional Airport; and

(2) other subzones.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2308.2565 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2308 / Section 2308.2565
§ 2308.2565. VEHICLE STORAGE FACILITY DUTY TO REPORT AFTER ACCEPTING UNAUTHORIZED VEHICLE.
Status: in_force

(a) Except for an incident management tow requested by a law enforcement agency, a vehicle storage facility accepting a vehicle that is towed under this chapter shall within two hours after receiving the vehicle report to the police department of the municipality from which the vehicle was towed or, if the vehicle was towed from a location that is not in a municipality with a police department, to the sheriff of the county from which the vehicle was towed:

(1) a general description of the vehicle;

(2) the state and number of the vehicle's license plate, if any;

(3) the vehicle identification number of the vehicle, if it can be ascertained;

(4) the location from which the vehicle was towed; and

(5) the name and location of the vehicle storage facility in which the vehicle is being stored.

(b) A law enforcement agency may request a vehicle storage facility to provide a report, in a manner prescribed by the law enforcement agency, of incident management tows within the jurisdiction of the agency. A vehicle storage facility must provide the report not later than 48 hours after the time the facility receives the request.