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Tex. Health and Safety Code § 286.106 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 286 / Section 286.106
§ 286.106. REPORT; DISSOLUTION ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) After the district has paid all its debts and has disposed of all its assets and funds as prescribed by Sections 286.104 and 286.105, the board shall file a written report with the commissioners court of each county in which the district is located setting forth a summary of the board's actions in dissolving the district.

(b) Not later than the 10th day after the date it receives the report and determines that the requirements of this section have been fulfilled, the commissioners court of each county shall enter an order dissolving the district.
Tex. Government Code § 4007.106 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 4007 / Section 4007.106
§ 4007.106. ASSESSMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE FINE.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to any other remedies, the commissioner, after giving notice and opportunity for a hearing, may issue an order that assesses an administrative fine against a person or company found to have:

(1) engaged in fraud or a fraudulent practice in connection with:

(A) the offer for sale or sale of a security; or

(B) the rendering of services as an investment adviser or investment adviser representative;

(2) made an offer containing a statement that is materially misleading or is otherwise likely to deceive the public;

(3) engaged in an act or practice that violates this title or a board rule or order; or

(4) with intent to deceive or defraud or with reckless disregard for the truth or the law, materially aided any person in engaging in an act or practice described by Subdivision (1), (2), or (3).

(b) An administrative fine assessed under this section when added to the amount of any civil penalty previously awarded under Section 4007.154 must be in an amount that does not exceed:

(1) the greater of:

(A) $20,000 per violation; or

(B) the gross amount of any economic benefit gained by the person or company as a result of the act or practice for which the fine was assessed; and

(2) if the act or practice was committed against a person 65 years of age or older, an additional amount of not more than $250,000.

(c) For purposes of determining the amount of an administrative fine assessed under this section, the commissioner shall consider factors set out in guidelines established by the board.

(d) For purposes of private civil litigation, the payment of a fine assessed in an agreed order under this title does not constitute an admission of any misconduct described in the order.

(e) A proceeding for the assessment of an administrative fine must be commenced within five years after the violation occurs.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 760.004 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 760 / Section 760.004
§ 760.004. DUTY OF SPECTATOR.
Status: in_force

A spectator shall comply with each posted sign or warning that relates to the behavior of the spectator in the ice skating center.
Tex. Local Government Code § 21.031 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 21 / Section 21.031
§ 21.031. REMOVAL BY CRIMINAL CONVICTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The conviction of an officer for any felony or for a misdemeanor involving official misconduct operates as an immediate removal from office.

(b) The court rendering judgment in the case shall include in the judgment an order removing the officer.

(c) If the removed officer appeals the judgment, other than for an offense to which Section 180.010 applies, the appeal supersedes the order of removal unless the court that renders the judgment finds that it is in the public interest to suspend the removed officer pending the appeal. If the court finds that the public interest requires suspension, the court shall suspend the removed officer as provided by this subchapter.
Tex. Estates Code § 405.002 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 405 / Section 405.002
§ 405.002. RECEIPTS AND RELEASES FOR DISTRIBUTIONS BY INDEPENDENT EXECUTOR.
Status: in_force

(a) An independent executor may not be required to deliver tangible or intangible personal property to a distributee unless the independent executor receives, at or before the time of delivery of the property, a signed receipt or other proof of delivery of the property to the distributee.

(b) An independent executor may not require a waiver or release from the distributee as a condition of delivery of property to a distributee.
Tex. Labor Code § 505.011 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 505 / Section 505.011
§ 505.011. WORKERS' COMPENSATION COVERAGE FOR DEPARTMENT EMPLOYEES.
Status: in_force

The department shall pay benefits as provided by this chapter to an employee with a compensable injury.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 2A.508 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 2A / Section 2A.508
§ 2A.508. LESSEE'S REMEDIES.
Status: in_force

(a) If a lessor fails to deliver the goods in conformity to the lease contract (Section 2A.509) or repudiates the lease contract (Section 2A.402), or a lessee rightfully rejects the goods (Section 2A.509) or justifiably revokes acceptance of the goods (Section 2A.517), then with respect to any goods involved, and with respect to all of the goods if under an installment lease contract and the value of the whole lease contract is substantially impaired (Section 2A.510), the lessor is in default under the lease contract and the lessee may:

(1) cancel the lease contract (Section 2A.505(a));

(2) recover so much of the rent and security as has been paid and is just under the circumstances;

(3) cover and recover damages as to all goods affected whether or not they have been identified to the lease contract (Sections 2A.518 and 2A.520), or recover damages for nondelivery (Sections 2A.519 and 2A.520); or

(4) exercise any other rights or pursue any other remedies provided in the lease contract.

(b) If a lessor fails to deliver the goods in conformity to the lease contract or repudiates the lease contract, the lessee may also:

(1) if the goods have been identified, recover them (Section 2A.522); or

(2) in a proper case, obtain specific performance, replevin, detinue, sequestration, claim and delivery, or the like for the goods (Section 2A.521).

(c) If a lessor is otherwise in default under a lease contract, the lessee may exercise the rights and pursue the remedies provided in the lease contract, which may include a right to cancel the lease, and in Section 2A.519(c).

(d) If a lessor has breached a warranty, whether express or implied, the lessee may recover damages (Section 2A.519(d)).

(e) On rightful rejection or justifiable revocation or acceptance, a lessee has a security interest in goods in the lessee's possession or control for any rent and security that has been paid and any expenses reasonably incurred in their inspection, receipt, transportation, and care and custody and may hold those goods and dispose of them in good faith and in a commercially reasonable manner, subject to Section 2A.527(e).

(f) Subject to the provisions of Section 2A.407, a lessee, on notifying the lessor of the lessee's intention to do so, may deduct all or part of the damages resulting from any default under the lease contract from any part of the rent still due under the same lease contract.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1001.402 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.402
§ 1001.402. ENFORCEMENT BY CERTAIN PUBLIC OFFICIALS.
Status: in_force

A public official of the state or of a political subdivision of the state who is responsible for enforcing laws that affect the practice of engineering may accept a plan, specification, or other related document only if the plan, specification, or other document was prepared by an engineer, as evidenced by the engineer's seal.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1201.552 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1201 / Section 1201.552
§ 1201.552. LICENSE REVOCATION, SUSPENSION, OR DENIAL; HEARING.
Status: in_force

The director may issue an order to revoke, suspend, or deny a new or renewal license. If, before the 31st day after an order revoking, suspending, or denying a license is issued, the person against whom the order is issued requests a hearing by giving written notice to the director, the director shall set a hearing before the State Office of Administrative Hearings. If the person does not request a hearing before the 31st day after the date the order is issued, the order becomes final. Any administrative proceedings relating to the revocation, suspension, or denial of a license under this subsection shall be a contested case under Chapter 2001, Government Code. The board shall issue an order after receiving a proposal for decision.
Tex. Government Code § 2106.006 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2106 / Section 2106.006
§ 2106.006. GENERAL REVENUE FUND REIMBURSEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Subsection (c), a state agency shall send to the comptroller for deposit to the credit of the general revenue fund:

(1) the amount of federal money received by the agency for federally reimbursable indirect costs to the extent that the indirect costs are statewide allocated costs for which the agency is billed under Section 2106.002(b);

(2) the amount the agency has received in fees:

(A) that in accordance with Section 2106.005(2) should be accounted for as payment for the cost of providing statewide support services to the agency; and

(B) to the extent the agency is billed for those amounts under Section 2106.002(b); and

(3) any remaining amounts still necessary to pay the amount billed under Section 2106.002(b).

(b) Subject to Subsection (c), to the extent the amount billed under Section 2106.002(b) is not totally paid under Subsections (a)(1) and (a)(2), the comptroller shall transfer to the general revenue fund the appropriate amount charged against items of appropriation in connection with which the remaining unpaid statewide allocated costs were incurred.

(c) The legislature may provide in the General Appropriations Act that payment of the amount billed under Section 2106.002(b) is waived to the extent payment would be made from a state agency's general revenue appropriation.

(d) A state agency shall send to the comptroller information the comptroller requires to transfer amounts under Subsection (b).

(e) The comptroller shall adopt rules necessary to prescribe:

(1) the timing and method of transfers under this section; and

(2) the manner in which a state agency shall send to the comptroller information the comptroller requires to transfer amounts under Subsection (b).
Tex. Education Code § 66.01 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 66 / Section 66.01
§ 66.01. PERMANENT UNIVERSITY FUND.
Status: in_force

The composition, investment, purposes, and use of the permanent university fund are governed by Article VII, Sections 10, 11, 11a, 15, and 18, of the Texas Constitution.
Tex. Family Code § 82.006 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 82 / Section 82.006
§ 82.006. APPLICATION FILED AFTER DISSOLUTION OF MARRIAGE.
Status: in_force

If an applicant for a protective order is a former spouse of the individual alleged to have committed family violence, the application must include:

(1) a copy of the decree dissolving the marriage; or

(2) a statement that the decree is unavailable to the applicant and that a copy of the decree will be filed with the court before the hearing on the application.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9033.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9033 / Section 9033.006
§ 9033.006. HEARINGS FOR EXCLUSION OF LAND.
Status: in_force

(a) The board is not required to call or hold a hearing on the exclusion of land or other property from the district.

(b) This section may not be construed to prevent the board on its own motion from calling and holding an exclusion hearing under general law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3971.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3971 / Section 3971.0101
§ 3971.0101. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "City" means the City of Austin.

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the SH130 Municipal Management District No. 1.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2155.010 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2155 / Section 2155.010
§ 2155.010. EXCESSIVE CLAIMS.
Status: in_force

If the service determines that a participating CIPBM has made excessive claims under self-insurance coverage under this chapter, the service may:

(1) terminate the CIPBM's participation in the self-insurance pool under this chapter; or

(2) refer the CIPBM to the Prescribed Burning Board for disciplinary action under Section 153.102, Natural Resources Code, as if the CIPBM violated Chapter 153 of that code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1072.061 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1072 / Section 1072.061
§ 1072.061. ASSISTANT DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR; ATTORNEY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may appoint qualified persons as assistant district administrator and attorney for the district.

(b) The assistant district administrator and attorney for the district serve at the will of the board.

(c) The assistant district administrator and attorney for the district are entitled to compensation determined by the board.
Tex. Transportation Code § 7.004 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 7 / Section 7.004
§ 7.004. PROOF OF STATUS AS CONNECTING CARRIER.
Status: in_force

Proof that a common carrier has received freight from another common carrier for transportation, including a bill of lading, waybill, receipt, check, or other instrument issued by a carrier, is prima facie evidence that the carrier is subject to the relations, duties, and liabilities imposed on connecting carriers under this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8506.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8506 / Section 8506.004
§ 8506.004. LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter shall be liberally construed to effect its purposes.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9007.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9007 / Section 9007.051
§ 9007.051. COMPOSITION; TERM.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of seven directors elected to staggered four-year terms.

(b) Five directors are elected from single-member precincts. Two directors are elected at large.
Tex. Government Code § 609.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 609 / Section 609.003
§ 609.003. QUALIFIED INVESTMENT PRODUCT.
Status: in_force

(a) To be classified as a qualified investment product for a deferred compensation plan, an investment product must be approved by the plan administrator to receive investments under the plan. The approval of an investment product for a 457 plan must be in writing.

(b) The approval of an investment product for a 401(k) plan of a political subdivision, group of political subdivisions, an institution of higher education, or a group of institutions of higher education, or for a 457 plan of an institution of higher education or group of institutions of higher education, must be in accordance with a contract between the plan administrator and a qualified vendor.

(c) A qualified investment product may be offered only by a qualified vendor of the deferred compensation plan.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 51.154 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 51 / Section 51.154
§ 51.154.
Status: in_force

Sec. 51.154. CONTENTS: SALES PERIODS. A disclosure statement must:

(1) specify the period during which the seller has sold business opportunities; and

(2) specify the period during which the seller has sold business opportunities involving the products, equipment, supplies, or services the seller is offering to the purchaser.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1084.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1084 / Section 1084.051
§ 1084.051. BOARD ELECTION; TERM.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of seven directors as follows:

(1) six directors elected by place; and

(2) the chief of staff elected by the medical staff under Section 1084.063.

(b) Unless four-year terms are established under Section 285.081, Health and Safety Code, the directors elected to the board serve staggered three-year terms.
Tex. Election Code § 61.010 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 61 / Section 61.010
§ 61.010. WEARING NAME TAG OR BADGE IN POLLING PLACE.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a person may not wear a badge, insignia, emblem, or other similar communicative device relating to a candidate, measure, or political party appearing on the ballot, or to the conduct of the election, in the polling place or within 100 feet of any outside door through which a voter may enter the building in which the polling place is located.

(b) An election judge, an election clerk, a state or federal election inspector, a certified peace officer, or a special peace officer appointed for the polling place by the presiding judge shall wear while on duty in the area described by Subsection (a) a tag or official badge that indicates the person's name and title or position.

(c) A person commits an offense if the person violates Subsection (a). An offense under this subsection is a Class C misdemeanor.
Tex. Occupations Code § 264.0115 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 264 / Section 264.0115
§ 264.0115. ALTERNATIVE INFORMAL ASSESSMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by rule may establish procedures for the alternative informal assessment of administrative penalties for violations of this subtitle that do not involve the provision of direct patient care by a person licensed or regulated under this subtitle.

(b) A penalty assessed under this section may consist only of a monetary penalty that does not exceed $1,000 for each violation. The total amount of penalties assessed against a person under this section may not exceed $3,000 in a calendar year. If the board establishes penalties under this section, the board by rule shall adopt a standardized schedule of the penalties.

(c) The assessment of a penalty under this section is not valid unless the person against whom the penalty is assessed receives a notice of violation that contains at a minimum:

(1) a clear statement of the violation, including a citation to the relevant section of this subtitle;

(2) the amount of the penalty assessed for each violation; and

(3) a statement that the person may either pay the penalty or appeal the penalty in writing.

(d) If the board establishes penalties under this section, the board shall establish procedures for categorizing the penalties.

(e) A person who is assessed an administrative penalty under this section is entitled to a hearing under Chapter 2001, Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8274.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8274 / Section 8274.002
§ 8274.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district and a conservation and reclamation district in Harris County created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Water Code § 13.253 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 13 / Section 13.253
§ 13.253. IMPROVEMENTS IN SERVICE; INTERCONNECTING SERVICE.
Status: in_force

(a) After notice and hearing, the utility commission or the commission may:

(1) order any retail public utility that is required by law to possess a certificate of public convenience and necessity or any retail public utility that possesses a certificate of public convenience and necessity and is located in an affected county as defined in Section 16.341 to:

(A) provide specified improvements in its service in a defined area if service in that area is inadequate or is substantially inferior to service in a comparable area and it is reasonable to require the retail public utility to provide the improved service; or

(B) develop, implement, and follow financial, managerial, and technical practices that are acceptable to the utility commission to ensure that continuous and adequate service is provided to any areas currently certificated to the retail public utility if the retail public utility has not provided continuous and adequate service to any of those areas and, for a utility, to provide financial assurance of the utility's ability to operate the system in accordance with applicable laws and rules, in the form of a bond or other financial assurance in a form and amount specified by the utility commission;

(2) order two or more public utilities or water supply or sewer service corporations to establish specified facilities for interconnecting service;

(3) order a public utility or water supply or sewer service corporation that has not demonstrated that it can provide continuous and adequate service from its drinking water source or sewer treatment facility to obtain service sufficient to meet its obligation to provide continuous and adequate service on at least a wholesale basis from another consenting utility service provider; or

(4) issue an emergency order, with or without a hearing, under Section 13.041.

(b) If the utility commission has reason to believe that improvements and repairs to a water or sewer service system are necessary to enable a retail public utility to provide continuous and adequate service in any portion of its service area and the retail public utility has provided financial assurance under Section 341.0355, Health and Safety Code, or under this chapter, the utility commission, after providing to the retail public utility notice and an opportunity to be heard by the commissioners at a meeting of the utility commission, may immediately order specified improvements and repairs to the water or sewer system, the costs of which may be paid by the bond or other financial assurance in an amount determined by the utility commission not to exceed the amount of the bond or financial assurance. The order requiring the improvements may be an emergency order if it is issued after the retail public utility has had an opportunity to be heard at a meeting of the utility commission. After notice and hearing, the utility commission may require a retail public utility to obligate additional money to replace the financial assurance used for the improvements.
Tex. Utilities Code § 52.1035 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 52 / Section 52.1035
§ 52.1035. RENEWAL OF CERTAIN CERTIFICATES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission by rule shall require each holder of a certificate of operating authority and holder of a service provider certificate of operating authority to file with the commission on a one-time or regular basis:

(1) the certificate holder's name;

(2) the certificate holder's address; and

(3) the most recent version of each annual report the commission requires the certificate holder to file under this subtitle.

(b) The rules must:

(1) require the commission to automatically allow a certificate holder an extension of a filing deadline for the number of days prescribed by the rule, as applicable; and

(2) state that the certificate of a holder will not be valid after the last day of the automatic extension period described by Subdivision (1) if the certificate holder does not file information required by the commission under this section by the end of the automatic extension period.

(c) A certificate holder whose certificate is no longer valid may obtain a new certificate only by complying with the requirements prescribed for obtaining an original certificate.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1101.252 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1101 / Section 1101.252
§ 1101.252. APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies to a life insurance policy:

(1) issued or delivered in this state; or

(2) issued by a life insurance company organized in this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7983.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7983 / Section 7983.004
§ 7983.004. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 7983.003 until:

(1) each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district; and

(2) the district and each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located have executed an agreement concerning the creation and operation of the district.