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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1087.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1087 / Section 1087.002
§ 1087.002. AUTHORITY FOR CREATION.
Status: in_force

The Rankin County Hospital District is created under the authority of Section 9, Article IX, Texas Constitution, and has the rights, powers, and duties prescribed by this chapter.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 49A.002 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 49A / Section 49A.002
§ 49A.002. WHEN DECEASED PERSON OR BODY CONSIDERED UNIDENTIFIED.
Status: in_force

For purposes of this chapter, a deceased person or a deceased person's body is considered unidentified if:

(1) the deceased person's legal name is unknown; and

(2) there is no known person with the duty to inter the deceased person's remains under Section 711.002(a), Health and Safety Code.
Tex. Finance Code § 31.304 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 31 / Section 31.304
§ 31.304. OTHER DISCLOSURE PROHIBITED; PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) Confidential information that is provided to a financial institution, affiliate, or service provider of a financial institution, whether in the form of a report of examination or otherwise, is the confidential property of the department. The information may not be made public or disclosed by the recipient or by an officer, director, manager, employee, or agent of the recipient to a person not officially connected to the recipient as officer, director, employee, attorney, auditor, or independent auditor except as authorized by rules adopted under this subtitle.

(b) A person commits an offense if the person discloses or uses information in violation of this section. An offense under this section is punishable as if it were an offense under Section 37.10, Penal Code.
Tex. Election Code § 143.003 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 143 / Section 143.003
§ 143.003. PARTISAN CANDIDACY FOR HOME-RULE CITY OFFICE AUTHORIZED.
Status: repealed

(a) A city charter may authorize nominations of partisan candidates by political organizations for an office of a home-rule city. Implementing regulations may be prescribed by the charter or by ordinance under charter authorization.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1236 , Sec. 6.001, eff. September 1, 2015.
Tex. Transportation Code § 286.044 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 286 / Section 286.044
§ 286.044. ASSESSMENT LIENS ON CERTAIN EXEMPT PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The county may not assess a lien against property that on the date the commissioners court orders the assessment is exempt by law from execution on a judgment for debt.

(b) A property owner may waive an exemption to which the owner is entitled and voluntarily grant an assessment lien against the property in the same manner provided by law for granting a mechanic's lien for a homestead improvement.
Tex. Insurance Code § 882.151 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 882 / Section 882.151
§ 882.151. BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of directors of a mutual life insurance company controls the business of the company.

(b) The board of directors consists of at least five directors as stated in the company's articles of incorporation.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 144.002 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 144 / Section 144.002
§ 144.002. BRANDS OF MINORS.
Status: in_force

A minor who owns cattle, hogs, or one or more horses may have one or more marks or brands, but the parent or guardian of the minor is responsible for the proper use of the mark or brand.
Tex. Tax Code § 151.344 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 151 / Section 151.344
§ 151.344. POST EXCHANGES ON STATE MILITARY PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A taxable item sold, leased, or rented to, or stored, used, or consumed by, a post exchange under Section 437.110, Government Code, is exempt from the taxes imposed by this chapter.

(b) A taxable item sold, leased, or rented by a post exchange under Section 437.110, Government Code, is exempt from the taxes imposed by this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9017.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9017 / Section 9017.051
§ 9017.051. CREATION OF LAKEWAY REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER DEFINED AREA.
Status: in_force

The defined area is created in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7912A.0106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7912A / Section 7912A.0106
§ 7912A.0106. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake made in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

(2) right to issue any type of bond for the purposes for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on a bond;

(3) right to impose a tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Water Code § 58.810 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.810
§ 58.810. USE BY TRUSTEE OF ADVANCE PAYMENTS OF TAX.
Status: in_force

The order issuing the bonds shall provide that the bonds shall be called and redeemed by the trustee in the inverse order of their maturity and in the inverse order of their serial numbers. They shall be paid out of any funds received in advance payment of taxes that are not required for meeting any past-due and unpaid principal and interest or the next maturing installment of principal and interest.
Tex. Government Code § 2155.0755 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2155 / Section 2155.0755
§ 2155.0755. VERIFICATION OF USE OF BEST VALUE STANDARD.
Status: in_force

(a) The contract manager or procurement director of each state agency shall:

(1) approve each state agency contract for which the agency is required to purchase goods or services using the best value standard;

(2) ensure that, for each contract, the agency documents the best value standard used for the contract; and

(3) acknowledge in writing that the agency complied with the agency's and comptroller's contract management guide in the purchase.

(b) For each purchase of goods or services for which a state agency is required to use the best value standard, the comptroller shall ensure that the agency includes in the vendor performance tracking system established under Section 2262.055 information on whether the vendor satisfied that standard.
Tex. Insurance Code § 882.556 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 882 / Section 882.556
§ 882.556. APPROVAL OF PLAN BY POLICYHOLDERS.
Status: in_force

(a) As soon as practicable after receiving from the commissioner notice of approval of a proposed plan under Section 882.555, the board of directors of each mutual life insurance company that is a party to the plan shall submit the plan to the policyholders for a vote at an annual or special meeting.

(b) Not later than the 15th day before the date of the meeting, the company shall provide written notice of the meeting to the policyholders as provided by the company's bylaws. The notice must:

(1) be sent to the policyholder's last known address;

(2) state that one of the purposes of the meeting is to vote on the proposed plan; and

(3) be accompanied by a copy of the proposed plan.

(c) At a meeting under Subsection (a), each policyholder:

(1) is entitled to the number of votes as provided by Section 882.155; and

(2) may vote:

(A) in person;

(B) by written proxy; or

(C) by mailed ballot.

(d) A proposed plan is approved by the policyholders on the affirmative vote of at least two-thirds of the votes cast at the meeting.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8084.0305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8084 / Section 8084.0305
§ 8084.0305. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is adopted under Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, and that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9012.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9012 / Section 9012.052
§ 9012.052. EXCLUDING TERRITORY FROM THE DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may exclude territory from the district before voting any bonds or taxes in and for the district.

(b) The board shall give notice of its intention to hold a hearing on the question of excluding territory from the district. The notice must:

(1) specify the date and place of the hearing; and

(2) describe by metes and bounds the territory proposed to be excluded.

(c) The notice must be published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in Harris County. The first publication of the notice must be at least 10 days before the date set for the hearing.

(d) The board by order may exclude the territory from the district if at the hearing the board finds that the proposed exclusion of territory is advantageous to the district and to the territory to be excluded. In the order, the board shall also redefine the boundaries of the district to embrace all land not excluded. The territory is no longer a part of the district.

(e) The order authorizing the exclusion must be recorded in the board minutes.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8508.0063 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8508 / Section 8508.0063
§ 8508.0063. DIRECTORS' AND EMPLOYEES' FIDELITY BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive director, the treasurer, and any other officer, agent, or employee of the authority who has responsibilities that involve the collection, custody, or payment of authority money shall execute a fidelity bond.

(b) The board must approve the form, amount, and surety of the bond.

(c) The authority shall pay the premiums on the bonds required under this chapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1652.153 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1652 / Section 1652.153
§ 1652.153. INFORMATIONAL BROCHURE.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner by rule may prescribe a standard form and the contents of an informational brochure intended to improve the ability of an individual eligible for Medicare to understand Medicare and to select the most appropriate Medicare supplement coverage.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the commissioner by rule may require that the informational brochure be provided to an individual eligible for Medicare concurrently with delivery of the outline of coverage.

(c) If the plan is a direct response Medicare supplement benefit plan, the commissioner by rule may require that the informational brochure be provided on request to an individual eligible for Medicare at any time not later than the time the plan is delivered.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 137.105 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 137 / Section 137.105
§ 137.105. PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM STANDARDS.
Status: in_force

The executive commissioner shall adopt standards for the partnership programs funded under this subchapter. The standards must be consistent with the Nurse-Family Partnership National Service Office program model standards and guidelines that were developed in multiple, randomized clinical trials and have been tested and replicated in multiple communities.
Tex. Transportation Code § 312.046 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 312 / Section 312.046
§ 312.046. ENFORCEMENT OF ASSESSMENT LIEN AND LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) An assessment lien created against property or the personal liability of the property owner may be enforced by suit or by sale of the assessed property in the manner provided by law for the collection of municipal ad valorem taxes.

(b) A recital in a deed to property sold under Subsection (a) that all legal prerequisites to the assessment and sale of the property have been performed is prima facie evidence that the procedures and prerequisites were performed as stated.

(c) An assessment secured under Subchapter B by a lien on property is:

(1) the first enforceable claim against the property; and

(2) superior to any other lien or claim except a lien or claim for state, county, or municipal taxes.
Tex. Transportation Code § 460.1041 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 460 / Section 460.1041
§ 460.1041. LIABILITY LIMITED FOR RAIL SERVICES UNDER CERTAIN AGREEMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to public passenger rail services provided:

(1) under an agreement between an authority created before January 1, 2005, and a railroad for the provision of public passenger rail services through the use of the railroad's facilities; and

(2) on freight rail lines and rail rights-of-way that are:

(A) located in the Interstate 35W/Interstate 35 corridor; or

(B) a northern extension of existing passenger rail service provided by the authority in the Interstate 35E corridor.

(b) The aggregate liability of an authority and a railroad that enter into an agreement to provide public passenger rail services, and the governing boards, directors, officers, employees, and agents of the authority and railroad, may not exceed $125 million for all claims for damages arising from a single incident involving the provision of public passenger rail services under the agreement.

(c) Subsection (b) does not affect:

(1) the amount of damages that may be recovered under Subchapter D, Chapter 112, or the federal Employers' Liability Act (45 U.S.C. Section 51 et seq.); or

(2) any immunity, limitation on damages, limitation on actions, or other limitation of liability or protections applicable under other law to an authority or other provider of public passenger rail services.

(d) The limitation of liability provided by this section does not apply to damages arising from the wilful misconduct or gross negligence of the railroad.

(e) An authority shall obtain or cause to be obtained insurance coverage for the aggregate liability stated in Subsection (b) with the railroad as a named insured.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3921.256 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3921 / Section 3921.256
§ 3921.256. ADDITION OR EXCLUSION OF LAND IN DEFINED AREA.
Status: in_force

The district may add or exclude land from the defined areas in the same manner the district may add or exclude land from the district.
Tex. Government Code § 432.140 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 432 / Section 432.140
§ 432.140. RESISTANCE, BREACH OF ARREST, AND ESCAPE.
Status: in_force

A person subject to this chapter who resists apprehension, breaks arrest, or escapes from physical restraint lawfully imposed shall be punished as a court-martial directs.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 161.030 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 161 / Section 161.030
§ 161.030. SEPARATION OF AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

The commission shall develop and implement policies that clearly separate the policy-making responsibilities of the commission and the management responsibilities of the executive director and the staff of the commission.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 510.010 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 510 / Section 510.010
§ 510.010. RULES.
Status: in_force

The secretary of state shall adopt rules as necessary to implement this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 545.0055 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 545 / Section 545.0055
§ 545.0055. MINIMUM COLLECTION GOAL FOR RECOVERY OF CERTAIN BENEFITS.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than August 30 of each year, the executive commissioner by rule shall set a minimum goal for the commission specifying the percentage of the amount of benefits the commission granted in error under the supplemental nutrition assistance program under Chapter 33, Human Resources Code, or the financial assistance program under Chapter 31, Human Resources Code, that the commission should recover. The executive commissioner shall set the percentage based on:

(1) comparable recovery rates other states reported; or

(2) other appropriate factors the executive commissioner identifies.

(b) If the commission fails to meet the goal set under Subsection (a) for the fiscal year, the executive commissioner shall notify the comptroller, and the comptroller shall reduce the commission's general revenue appropriation by an amount equal to the difference between the amount of state funds the commission would have collected had the commission met the goal and the amount of state funds the commission actually collected.

(c) The executive commissioner, the governor, and the Legislative Budget Board shall monitor the commission's performance in meeting the goal set under Subsection (a). The commission shall cooperate by providing to the governor and the Legislative Budget Board, on request, information concerning the commission's collection efforts.
Tex. Labor Code § 410.033 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 410 / Section 410.033
§ 410.033. MULTIPLE CARRIERS.
Status: in_force

(a) If there is a dispute as to which of two or more insurance carriers is liable for compensation for one or more compensable injuries, the commissioner may issue an interlocutory order directing each insurance carrier to pay a proportionate share of benefits due pending a final decision on liability. The proportionate share is computed by dividing the compensation due by the number of insurance carriers involved.

(b) On final determination of liability, an insurance carrier determined to be not liable for the payment of benefits is entitled to reimbursement for the share paid by the insurance carrier from any insurance carrier determined to be liable.
Tex. Government Code § 658.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 658 / Section 658.002
§ 658.002. WORK HOURS REQUIRED FOR SALARIED EMPLOYEES.
Status: in_force

(a) A state employee paid a full-time salary shall work not less than 40 hours a week.

(b) The chief administrator of a state agency that must maintain certain services 24 hours a day may require essential employees who perform those services to be on duty for a workweek that exceeds 40 hours in necessary or emergency situations.

(c) This section does not apply to a houseparent who is employed by and lives at a Texas Juvenile Justice Department facility.
Tex. Tax Code § 6.27 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 6 / Section 6.27
§ 6.27. COMPENSATION FOR ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION.
Status: repealed

(a) Repealed by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 4829, ch. 851, Sec. 28, eff. Aug. 29, 1983.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (d), the county assessor-collector is entitled to a reasonable fee, which may not exceed the actual costs incurred, for assessing and collecting taxes for a taxing unit pursuant to Section 6.23(a)(1), (2), or (3).

(c) The assessor or collector for a taxing unit other than a county is entitled to reasonable compensation, which may not exceed the actual costs incurred, for assessing or collecting taxes for a taxing unit pursuant to Subsection (b) of Section 6.23 of this code.

(d) If a law enacted under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, creating a river authority authorizes the river authority to impose a tax, specifies the maximum tax rate, and specifies the maximum fee that the authority may pay for the assessment and collection of the authority's taxes, and if the county assessor-collector assesses and collects the taxes the river authority imposes pursuant to Section 6.23(a)(1), (2), or (3), the county assessor-collector may not charge the river authority a fee for assessing and collecting the taxes that exceeds the fee specified in the law creating the river authority.
Tex. Government Code § 804.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 804 / Section 804.002
§ 804.002. APPLICATION OF CHAPTERS.
Status: in_force

This subchapter and Subchapter C apply to each statewide retirement system and to the optional retirement program governed by Chapter 830. This subchapter and Subchapter C also apply to each other public retirement system for which the board of trustees of the system elects to adopt the provisions of this subchapter and Subchapter C. An election under this section must be by order or resolution and need not set out the text of this subchapter or Subchapter C. A board of trustees may not elect to adopt only this subchapter or Subchapter C.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 594.037 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 594 / Section 594.037
§ 594.037. HEARING LOCATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The judge may hold a transfer hearing on the petition at any suitable place in the county.

(b) The hearing should be held in a physical setting that is not likely to have a harmful effect on the resident.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3001.211 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3001 / Section 3001.211
§ 3001.211. BOARD ORDER IMPOSING ASSESSMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) After receiving or issuing the findings required by Section 3001.210(c), the board by order:

(1) shall:

(A) impose the assessment as a special assessment on the property; and

(B) specify the method of payment on the assessment; and

(2) may:

(A) amend a proposed assessment for any parcel;

(B) require an assessment to be paid in periodic installments, including interest;

(C) require an interest charge or penalty for a failure to make timely payment; or

(D) charge an amount to cover a delinquency or collection expense.

(b) If the board orders that an assessment may be paid in periodic installments, the installments must:

(1) be in amounts sufficient to meet the annual costs of the project or service for which the assessment is imposed; and

(2) continue for the number of years required to retire the indebtedness or pay for the project or service for which the assessment is imposed.
Tex. Local Government Code § 211.004 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 211 / Section 211.004
§ 211.004. COMPLIANCE WITH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
Status: repealed

(a) Zoning regulations must be adopted in accordance with a comprehensive plan and must be designed to:

(1) lessen congestion in the streets;

(2) secure safety from fire, panic, and other dangers;

(3) promote health and the general welfare;

(4) provide adequate light and air;

(5) prevent the overcrowding of land;

(6) avoid undue concentration of population; or

(7) facilitate the adequate provision of transportation, water, sewers, schools, parks, and other public requirements.

(b) Repealed by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 459, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Tex. Education Code § 29.457 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 29 / Section 29.457
§ 29.457. FUNDING.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to other funding to which a school district is entitled under this code, each district in which alleged offender residents attend school is entitled to an annual allotment of $5,100 for each resident in average daily attendance or a different amount for any year provided by appropriation.

(b) Not later than December 1 of each year, a school district that receives an allotment under this section shall submit a report accounting for the expenditure of funds received under this section to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, the chairs of the standing committees of the senate and house of representatives with primary jurisdiction regarding persons with intellectual and developmental disabilities and public education, and each member of the legislature whose district contains any portion of the territory included in the school.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 161.219 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 161 / Section 161.219
§ 161.219. BOARD INVESTIGATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may make inquiries and investigations it considers proper to determine the veteran's eligibility and qualifications and shall obtain from the veteran a written credit report.

(b) If the board determines from the information submitted or from its own inquiries and investigations that the financial responsibility of the veteran leaves reasonable doubt as to his ability to carry the contract through to completion and make all payments, the board shall reject the application.
Tex. Utilities Code § 58.061 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 58 / Section 58.061
§ 58.061. EFFECT ON CERTAIN CHARGES.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not affect a charge permitted under:

(1) Section 55.024;

(2) Subchapter C, Chapter 55; or

(3) Subchapter B, Chapter 56.