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Tex. Insurance Code § 2208.252 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2208 / Section 2208.252
§ 2208.252. USES OF FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) Administrative expenses of the pool may be paid from the fund.

(b) Money in the fund may not be used to pay:

(1) punitive damages;

(2) a fine or penalty imposed for a violation of:

(A) a statute;

(B) an administrative rule or regulation; or

(C) an order or ordinance of a public entity; or

(3) a claim under excess insurance coverage until all benefits payable under any other underlying policy or self-insurance covering the claim or judgment are exhausted.
Tex. Water Code § 63.178 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 63 / Section 63.178
§ 63.178. FRANCHISES.
Status: in_force

(a) A district may grant franchises on property owned or controlled by the district to any person for purposes consistent with this chapter and may charge fees for the franchises.

(b) A franchise may be granted for a period of not more than 50 years.

(c) Before the franchise is granted, the commission must approve the franchise by a majority vote at three separate meetings held at least one week apart and must publish notice. The third meeting at which the commission votes to grant a franchise may not take place before the date the notice required by this subsection is published for the third time.

(c-1) For the purposes of Subsection (c), notice must be published at the expense of the applicant, once a week for three consecutive weeks in a newspaper published in the district. The notice must consist of:

(1) the text of the franchise in full; or

(2) a descriptive caption stating the purpose of the franchise and the location at which a complete copy of the franchise may be obtained.

(d) The franchise shall require the grantee to file a written acceptance within 30 days from the day the franchise is finally approved by the commission. Unless the district and the grantee agree on a later date, the effective date of the franchise is the date the grantee files the written acceptance with the commission.

(e) Fees charged for a franchise may be used to pay interest on bonds or other securities issued by the district for construction of its improvements and to retire these bonds or other securities at maturity.

(f) This section shall not be construed to prevent a district from granting revocable licenses or permits for the use of limited portions of waterfront or facilities for purposes consistent with this chapter.
Tex. Transportation Code § 172.055 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 172 / Section 172.055
§ 172.055. AUTOMATIC ASSUMPTION OF CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS AFTER CREATION BY CERTAIN DISTRICTS.
Status: in_force

A district created or re-created under Section 172.052 automatically assumes any obligation of a contract executed by the district or a predecessor district that is in force on the date of the creation or re-creation unless the contract expressly expires on the date of dissolution or re-creation of the district that executed the contract.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 3.405 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 3 / Section 3.405
§ 3.405. EMPLOYER'S RESPONSIBILITY FOR FRAUDULENT INDORSEMENT BY EMPLOYEE.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Employee" includes an independent contractor and employee of an independent contractor retained by the employer.

(2) "Fraudulent indorsement" means:

(A) in the case of an instrument payable to the employer, a forged indorsement purporting to be that of the employer; or

(B) in the case of an instrument with respect to which the employer is the issuer, a forged indorsement purporting to be that of the person identified as payee.

(3) "Responsibility" with respect to instruments means authority (i) to sign or indorse instruments on behalf of the employer, (ii) to process instruments received by the employer for bookkeeping purposes, for deposit to an account, or for other disposition, (iii) to prepare or process instruments for issue in the name of the employer, (iv) to supply information determining the names or addresses of payees of instruments to be issued in the name of the employer, (v) to control the disposition of instruments to be issued in the name of the employer, or (vi) to act otherwise with respect to instruments in a responsible capacity. "Responsibility" does not include authority that merely allows an employee to have access to instruments or blank or incomplete instrument forms that are being stored or transported or are part of incoming or outgoing mail, or similar access.

(b) For the purpose of determining the rights and liabilities of a person who, in good faith, pays an instrument or takes it for value or for collection, if an employer entrusted an employee with responsibility with respect to the instrument and the employee or a person acting in concert with the employee makes a fraudulent indorsement of the instrument, the indorsement is effective as the indorsement of the person to whom the instrument is payable if it is made in the name of that person. If the person paying the instrument or taking it for value or for collection fails to exercise ordinary care in paying or taking the instrument and that failure contributes to loss resulting from the fraud, the person bearing the loss may recover from the person failing to exercise ordinary care to the extent the failure to exercise ordinary care contributed to the loss.

(c) Under Subsection (b), an indorsement is made in the name of the person to whom an instrument is payable if:

(1) it is made in a name substantially similar to the name of that person; or

(2) the instrument, whether or not indorsed, is deposited in a depositary bank to an account in a name substantially similar to the name of that person.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1087.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1087 / Section 1087.155
§ 1087.155. FINANCIAL REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board and the district administrator shall annually prepare a report under oath that includes:

(1) a complete statement of:

(A) all money and choses in action; and

(B) how the money and choses in action were disbursed or otherwise disposed;

(2) the details of district operation during the preceding fiscal year; and

(3) a full and complete list of all delinquent accounts owing and due the district, including names and addresses of delinquent debtors.

(b) The report shall be filed in:

(1) the district office; and

(2) the office of the county clerk of Upton County.
Tex. Finance Code § 156.2041 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 156 / Section 156.2041
§ 156.2041.
Status: repealed

Sec. 156.2041. QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSE: MORTGAGE COMPANY.

(a) To be issued a mortgage company license, an applicant must:

(1) submit a completed application together with the payment of applicable fees through the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry;

(2) designate control persons for the mortgage company through the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry;

(3) designate an individual licensed as a residential mortgage loan originator under Chapter 157 as the company's qualifying individual;

(4) submit a completed branch application through the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry for each branch office that engages in residential mortgage loan activity on residential real estate located in this state;

(5) not be in violation of this chapter, a rule adopted under this chapter, or any order previously issued by the commissioner to the applicant;

(6) have the company name or assumed name properly filed with either the secretary of state or with the appropriate county clerk's office; and

(7) provide financial statements and any other information required by the commissioner.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 160, Sec. 87(5), eff. September 1, 2013.Sec. 156.2041. QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSE: MORTGAGE COMPANY. To be issued a mortgage company license, an applicant must:

(1) submit a completed application together with the payment of applicable fees through the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry;

(2) designate control persons for the mortgage company through the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry;

(3) designate an individual licensed as a residential mortgage loan originator under Chapter 157 as the company's qualifying individual;

(4) if applicable, submit a completed branch application through the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry for each branch office that engages in residential mortgage loan activity on residential real estate located in this state;

(5) not be in violation of this chapter, a rule adopted under this chapter, or any order previously issued by the commissioner to the applicant;

(6) have the company name or assumed name properly filed with either the secretary of state or with the appropriate county clerk's office; and

(7) provide financial statements and any other information required by the commissioner.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 437.012 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 437 / Section 437.012
§ 437.012. COUNTY AND PUBLIC HEALTH DISTRICT FEES.
Status: repealed

(a) A county or public health district may require the payment of a fee for issuing or renewing a permit.

(b) The fee charged by a county or public health district for issuing or renewing a permit may not exceed the amount necessary to recover the county's or district's cost under Subsection (d).

(c) Fees collected by a county under this chapter shall be deposited to the credit of a special fund of the county. Fees collected by a public health district under this chapter shall be deposited to the credit of a special fund created by the cooperative agreement under which the district operates.

(d) Fees deposited as provided by this section may be spent only for conducting inspections required by this chapter and issuing permits.

(e) This section does not apply to a county or public health district covered by Section 437.0123.

(f) A county or public health district may, by rule or order, adopt a variable scale to determine the fee charged for a permit under this section. In adopting a rule or order under this subsection, the county or public health district may consider:

(1) the size of the food service establishment, retail food store, mobile food unit, or roadside food vendor;

(2) the number of people employed at the food service establishment, retail food store, mobile food unit, or roadside food vendor; and

(3) the gross sales of the food service establishment, retail food store, mobile food unit, or roadside food vendor.

(g) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 458 (H.B. 2755), Sec. 4(1), eff. September 1, 2019.

(h) Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 458 (H.B. 2755), Sec. 4(1), eff. September 1, 2019.
Tex. Occupations Code § 651.151 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 651 / Section 651.151
§ 651.151. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall establish proficiency, professionalism, ethics, and qualification standards for individuals issued a license under this chapter.

(b) The commission shall examine each applicant for a funeral director's license, embalmer's license, or provisional license and shall issue the appropriate license to a person who meets the licensing requirements.

(c) The commission may appoint a committee from its members to consider and make a recommendation on a matter referred to the committee by the commission.

(d) The commission may appoint advisory committees to perform the advisory functions assigned to the committees by the commission. An advisory committee appointed under this subsection is subject to Chapter 2110, Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7887.0106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7887 / Section 7887.0106
§ 7887.0106. 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 § 30.053 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 30 / Section 30.053
§ 30.053. REFUNDING BONDS.
Status: in_force

A district may refund any bonds issued under this chapter on the terms and conditions and at the rate of interest the governing body prescribes.
Tex. Transportation Code § 525.001 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 525 / Section 525.001
§ 525.001. MOTORCYCLE AND BICYCLE AWARENESS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "motorcycle" has the meaning assigned that term by Section 502.001, and includes a motorcycle equipped with a sidecar.

(b) The Department of Public Safety shall include motorcycle and bicycle awareness information in any edition of the Texas driver's handbook published after the department exhausts the supply of the handbook that the department had on September 1, 1993.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.00161 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.00161
§ 152.00161. TERMINATION OF CONTROL.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c), if a person is committed to a post-adjudication secure correctional facility under a determinate sentence under Section 54.04011(c)(2), Family Code, the juvenile board or local juvenile probation department may not discharge the person from custody.

(b) The juvenile board or local juvenile probation department shall discharge without a court hearing a person committed to the department for a determinate sentence under Section 54.04011(c)(2), Family Code, who has not been transferred to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice under a court order on the date that the time spent by the person in detention in connection with the committing case plus the time spent in the custody of the juvenile board or local juvenile probation department under the order of commitment equals the period of the sentence.

(c) The juvenile board or local juvenile probation department shall transfer to the Texas Department of Criminal Justice a person who is the subject of an order under Section 152.0016(j) transferring the person to the custody of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for the completion of the person's sentence.

(d) Except as provided by Subsection (e), the juvenile board or local juvenile probation department shall discharge from its custody a person not already discharged on the person's 19th birthday.

(e) The juvenile board or local juvenile probation department shall transfer a person who has been sentenced under a determinate sentence to commitment under Section 54.04011(c)(2), Family Code, or who has been returned to the juvenile board or local juvenile probation department under Section 54.11(i)(1), Family Code, to the custody of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice on the person's 19th birthday, if the person has not already been discharged or transferred, to serve the remainder of the person's sentence on parole as provided by Section 508.156, Government Code.
Tex. Property Code § 222.005 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 222 / Section 222.005
§ 222.005. REGISTRATION OF SELLERS AND MEMBERSHIP CAMPING CONTRACT BROKERS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not offer a membership interest or membership right in a membership camping resort or resell membership camping contracts in this state unless the person is registered with the secretary of state. Each application for registration as a seller or membership camping contract broker must be in writing and must be signed by the applicant.

(b) The application must state:

(1) the name and address of the applicant;

(2) the name and place of business of the applicant's employer, if any;

(3) whether the applicant has been convicted of a felony or a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude and if so, the nature of the felony, where and when it was committed, and the disposition of the conviction; and

(4) whether the applicant has been refused a real estate broker's or salesman's license or any other occupational license in this or any other state or whether the applicant's license as a real estate broker or salesman in this or any other state has been revoked or suspended.

(c) The secretary of state may require any additional information that is reasonably necessary to determine the good moral character of an applicant for registration.

(d) Each application for registration as a seller or membership camping contract broker must be accompanied by the required registration fee set by the secretary of state pursuant to Section 222.010.

(e) The secretary of state may prescribe and publish forms to carry out the provisions of this section.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 89.121 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 89 / Section 89.121
§ 89.121. ENFORCEMENT BY COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to the powers specifically granted to the commission under this chapter, the commission may enforce this chapter or any rule or order of the commission adopted under this chapter in the same manner and on the same conditions as provided in the other chapters of Title 3 of this code.

(b) Civil penalties collected for violations of this chapter or of rules relating to plugging that are adopted under this code shall be deposited in the general revenue fund.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 439.005 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 439 / Section 439.005
§ 439.005. RECORDS; DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A physician shall keep records of the physician's purchases and disposals, including sales and dispensations, of laetrile. The records shall include the date of each purchase or disposal by the physician, the name and address of the person receiving laetrile, and the reason for the disposal of laetrile to that person.

(b) The Texas Medical Board may suspend, cancel, or revoke the license of any physician who:

(1) fails to keep complete and accurate records of purchases and disposals of laetrile;

(2) prescribes or dispenses laetrile to a person known to be a habitual user of narcotic or dangerous drugs or to a person who the physician should have known was a habitual user of narcotic or dangerous drugs;

(3) uses any advertising that tends to mislead or deceive the public; or

(4) is unable to practice medicine with reasonable skill and safety to patients because of any mental or physical condition, including age, illness, or drunkenness, or because of excessive use of drugs, narcotics, chemicals, or any other type of material.

(c) Subsection (b)(2) does not apply to a person being treated by the physician for narcotic use after the physician notifies the Texas Medical Board in writing of the name and address of the patient being treated.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 265.072 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 265 / Section 265.072
§ 265.072. PETITION AND ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A petition requesting an election on the sale or closing of the hospital may be presented to the commissioners court and the municipal governing body before the 31st day after the date the commissioners court and the governing body order the sale or closing.

(b) The petition must be signed by at least 10 percent of the qualified voters of the county and any part of the municipality that is not in the county.

(c) On receipt of the petition, the commissioners court and the governing body shall order and conduct the election. The commissioners court and the governing body may sell or close the hospital only if a majority of the qualified voters voting at the election approve the sale or closing.

(d) The number of qualified voters of the county and any part of the municipality that is not in the county is determined according to the most recent official list of registered voters.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1059.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1059 / Section 1059.002
§ 1059.002. AUTHORITY FOR OPERATION.
Status: in_force

The district operates and is financed as provided by Section 9, Article IX, Texas Constitution, and by this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 443.020 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 443 / Section 443.020
§ 443.020. PASS KEYS TO ROOMS IN THE CAPITOL.
Status: in_force

Any person who shall make or have made or keep in his possession a pass or master key to the rooms and apartments in the state capitol, unless authorized to do so, shall be fined not exceeding $100.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.0691 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.0691
§ 152.0691. DICKENS COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) Dickens County is included in the 110th Judicial District Juvenile Board.

(b) Section 152.0291 applies to the 110th Judicial District Juvenile Board.
Tex. Education Code § 61.9651 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 61 / Section 61.9651
§ 61.9651. REPAYMENT AUTHORIZED.
Status: in_force

The board may provide, using funds appropriated for that purpose and in accordance with this subchapter and rules of the board, assistance in the repayment of student loans for dental hygienists who apply and qualify for the assistance.
Tex. Tax Code § 33.21 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 33 / Section 33.21
§ 33.21. PROPERTY SUBJECT TO SEIZURE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person's personal property is subject to seizure for the payment of a delinquent tax, penalty, and interest he owes a taxing unit on property.

(b) A person's personal property is subject to seizure for the payment of a tax imposed by a taxing unit on the person's property before the tax becomes delinquent if:

(1) the collector discovers that property on which the tax has been or will be imposed is about to be:

(A) removed from the county; or

(B) sold in a liquidation sale in connection with the cessation of a business; and

(2) the collector knows of no other personal property in the county from which the tax may be satisfied.

(c) Current wages in the possession of an employer are not subject to seizure.

(d) In this subchapter, "personal property" means:

(1) tangible personal property;

(2) cash on hand;

(3) notes or accounts receivable, including rents and royalties;

(4) demand or time deposits; and

(5) certificates of deposit.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5012.0153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 5012 / Section 5012.0153
§ 5012.0153. AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY, ACCEPT GRANTS, AND ISSUE ASSOCIATED REVENUE BONDS.
Status: in_force

The authority may:

(1) borrow money for the authority's corporate purposes consistent with the constitution, this chapter, and Chapters 60-63, Water Code;

(2) borrow money or accept a grant from the United States or from a corporation or agency created or designated by the United States and, in connection with the loan or grant, enter into any agreement the United States or the corporation or agency may require; and

(3) make and issue bonds for money borrowed, in the manner provided by this chapter.
Tex. Tax Code § 313.003 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 313 / Section 313.003
§ 313.003. PURPOSES.
Status: in_force

The purposes of this chapter are to:

(1) encourage large-scale capital investments in this state;

(2) create new, high-paying jobs in this state;

(3) attract to this state large-scale businesses that are exploring opportunities to locate in other states or other countries;

(4) enable state and local government officials and economic development professionals to compete with other states by authorizing economic development incentives that are comparable to incentives being offered to prospective employers by other states and to provide state and local officials with an effective means to attract large-scale investment;

(5) strengthen and improve the overall performance of the economy of this state;

(6) expand and enlarge the ad valorem tax base of this state; and

(7) enhance this state's economic development efforts by providing state and local officials with an effective economic development tool.