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Tex. Finance Code § 62.502 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 62 / Section 62.502
§ 62.502. DISTRIBUTION OF ASSETS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board, under the commissioner's supervision and in accordance with the approved liquidation plan, shall liquidate the affairs of the association and reduce the association's assets to cash for the purpose of paying, satisfying, and discharging all existing liabilities and obligations of the association, including the withdrawal value of all savings accounts.

(b) The board shall distribute any remaining balance pro rata among the savings account members of record on the date the association adopted the resolution to liquidate.

(c) The board of a capital stock association shall distribute any assets remaining after liabilities and obligations are fully paid and satisfied, including the withdrawal value of savings accounts, among the shareholders according to their liquidation rights.

(d) The board shall pay from the assets of the association all expenses incurred by the commissioner and the commissioner's representatives during the course of the liquidation.
Tex. Family Code § 157.324 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 157 / Section 157.324
§ 157.324. LIABILITY FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH ORDER OR LIEN.
Status: in_force

A person who knowingly disposes of property subject to a child support lien or who, after a foreclosure hearing, fails to surrender on demand nonexempt personal property as directed by a court under this subchapter is liable to the claimant in an amount equal to the value of the property disposed of or not surrendered, not to exceed the amount of the child support arrearages for which the lien or foreclosure judgment was issued.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 101.057 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 101 / Section 101.057
§ 101.057. CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE AND CERTAIN INTENTIONAL TORTS.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to a claim:

(1) based on an injury or death connected with any act or omission arising out of civil disobedience, riot, insurrection, or rebellion; or

(2) arising out of assault, battery, false imprisonment, or any other intentional tort, including a tort involving disciplinary action by school authorities.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 113.0004 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 113 / Section 113.0004
§ 113.0004. RULES.
Status: in_force

The commissioner of insurance may adopt rules necessary to implement this chapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 772.223 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 772 / Section 772.223
§ 772.223. ADDITIONAL SECURITY FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The bonds may be additionally secured by a deed of trust or mortgage lien on part or all of the physical properties of the district and rights appurtenant to those properties, vesting in the trustee power to sell the properties for payment of the indebtedness, power to operate the properties, and all other powers necessary for the further security of the bonds.

(b) The trust indenture, regardless of the existence of the deed of trust or mortgage lien on the properties, may include provisions prescribed by the board for the security of the bonds and the preservation of the trust estate and may make provisions for investment of funds of the district.

(c) A purchaser under a sale under the deed of trust or mortgage lien is the absolute owner of the properties and rights purchased and may maintain and operate them.
Tex. Labor Code § 305.022 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 305 / Section 305.022
§ 305.022. LIMITATIONS ON GRANT AMOUNT.
Status: in_force

(a) The amount of a grant under this chapter may not exceed the lower of:

(1) the maximum grant amount, if any, specified by the legislature in an appropriation act; or

(2) the amount by which the tuition and required fees at the eligible institution attended exceeds the average amount of tuition and required fees that would be charged at a public technical institute, as determined by the commission based on information provided by the coordinating board.

(b) The total amount of grants paid under this chapter on behalf of a student during a state fiscal year may not exceed an amount equal to 50 percent of the average state appropriation in the biennium preceding the biennium in which the grant is made for a full-time student or the equivalent at a public technical institute, as determined by the coordinating board and certified to the commission.

(c) The amount of a grant to a part-time student shall be made on a pro rata basis in relation to the amount of the grant the person would be entitled to receive if enrolled as a full-time student.
Tex. Transportation Code § 1001.103 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.103
§ 1001.103. DIGITAL SIGNATURE.
Status: in_force

(a) A license application received by the department is considered signed if a digital signature is transmitted with the application and intended by the applicant to authenticate the license in accordance with Subsection (b).

(b) The department may only accept a digital signature used to authenticate a license application under procedures that:

(1) comply with any applicable rules of another state agency having jurisdiction over department use or acceptance of a digital signature; and

(2) provide for consideration of factors that may affect a digital signature's reliability, including whether a digital signature is:

(A) unique to the person using it;

(B) capable of independent verification;

(C) under the sole control of the person using it; and

(D) transmitted in a manner that makes it infeasible to change the data in the communication or digital signature without invalidating the digital signature.
Tex. Government Code § 54.857 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54 / Section 54.857
§ 54.857. MENTAL HEALTH JURISDICTION.
Status: in_force

The judges appointing a criminal law hearing officer may authorize the criminal law hearing officer to serve the statutory probate courts of Harris County as necessary to hear emergency mental health matters under Chapter 573, Health and Safety Code. A criminal law hearing officer has concurrent limited jurisdiction with the statutory probate courts of the county to hear emergency mental health matters under Chapter 573, Health and Safety Code. This section does not impair the jurisdiction of the statutory probate courts to review or alter the decision of the criminal law hearing officer.
Tex. Occupations Code § 151.004 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 151 / Section 151.004
§ 151.004. APPLICATION OF SUNSET ACT.
Status: in_force

The Texas Medical Board is subject to Chapter 325, Government Code (Texas Sunset Act). Unless continued in existence as provided by that chapter, the board is abolished and this subtitle and Chapters 204, 205, 206, 601, 602, 603, and 604 expire September 1, 2033.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1104.208 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1104 / Section 1104.208
§ 1104.208. BONDS EXEMPT FROM TAXATION.
Status: in_force

The following are exempt from taxation by this state or a political subdivision of this state:

(1) bonds issued by the district;

(2) any transaction relating to the bonds; and

(3) profits made in the sale of the bonds.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1001.556 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.556
§ 1001.556. APPEAL BOND.
Status: in_force

The board is not required to give an appeal bond in a cause arising under this chapter or Chapter 1071.
Tex. Finance Code § 14.156 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 14 / Section 14.156
§ 14.156. RECOVERY OF COSTS.
Status: in_force

In addition to an investigation fee paid to the commissioner by an applicant for a license or registration, the commissioner is entitled to recover from an applicant, license holder, or registrant the cost of processing an inquiry to determine whether the person has a criminal history record.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 33.657 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 33 / Section 33.657
§ 33.657. QUALIFIED AGREEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The land office and a coastal county may enter into one or more agreements relating to a qualified project and the payment of the associated project costs. An agreement is governed by this subchapter.

(b) An agreement may provide that the commissioner will pay to the coastal county an agreed amount from the coastal protection and improvement fund over a term of years to be used by the coastal county for a project that qualifies for funding under this subchapter.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 123.009 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 123 / Section 123.009
§ 123.009. LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF MOTOR VEHICLES.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by municipal ordinance, the residents of a community home may not keep for the use of the residents of the home, either on the premises of the home or on a public right-of-way adjacent to the home, motor vehicles in numbers that exceed the number of bedrooms in the home.
Tex. Education Code § 88.705 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 88 / Section 88.705
§ 88.705. USE OF TECHNOLOGY.
Status: in_force

The executive director shall implement a policy requiring the Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory to use appropriate technological solutions to improve the laboratory's ability to perform its functions. The policy must ensure that the public is able to interact with the laboratory on the Internet.
Tex. Insurance Code § 101.156 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 101 / Section 101.156
§ 101.156. RULES.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may adopt reasonable rules necessary to implement this chapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1651.105 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1651 / Section 1651.105
§ 1651.105. REQUIRED TRAINING.
Status: in_force

(a) Each individual who sells a long-term care benefit plan under the partnership for long-term care program must complete training and demonstrate evidence of an understanding of these plans and how the plans relate to other public and private coverage of long-term care.

(b) Each long-term care benefit plan issuer that offers a plan under the partnership for long-term care program shall certify to the commissioner, in the form required by the commissioner, that each individual who sells the plan on behalf of the issuer complies with the requirements of this section.
Tex. Election Code § 271.003 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 271 / Section 271.003
§ 271.003. LOCATION OF COMMON POLLING PLACE.
Status: in_force

(a) A regular county polling place may be used for a common polling place in a joint election.

(b) The voters of a particular election precinct or political subdivision may be served in a joint election by a common polling place located outside the boundary of the election precinct or political subdivision if the location can adequately and conveniently serve the affected voters and will facilitate the orderly conduct of the election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8362.106 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8362 / Section 8362.106
§ 8362.106. LIMITATION ON USE OF EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain outside the district to acquire a site or easement for:

(1) a road project authorized by Section 8362.103; or

(2) a recreational facility as defined by Section 49.462, Water Code.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 76.132 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 76 / Section 76.132
§ 76.132. DISPOSAL OF PESTICIDE.
Status: in_force

The department, in coordination with the commission and the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, shall organize pesticide waste and pesticide container collection activities statewide. The department, the commission, and the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service may contract for the services of contractors that are licensed in the disposal of hazardous waste under Section 401.202, Health and Safety Code, or other contractors to implement the pesticide waste and pesticide container collection activities and facilitate the collection of canceled, unregistered, or otherwise unwanted pesticide products and pesticide containers.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4014.0308 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4014 / Section 4014.0308
§ 4014.0308. 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. Finance Code § 122.001 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 122 / Section 122.001
§ 122.001. APPLICATION TO INCORPORATE.
Status: repealed

(a) Seven or more individuals may apply to incorporate a credit union under this chapter if:

(1) each is at least 18 years old;

(2) a majority are residents of this state;

(3) each has subscribed for at least 10 shares; and

(4) all share the definable community of interest stated in the articles of incorporation.

(b) The incorporators shall file with the commissioner:

(1) an application in a form prescribed by the commission; and

(2) filing fees required and set by the commission.

(c) The application must contain:

(1) two copies of the articles of incorporation, which must state:

(A) the name of the credit union;

(B) the municipality and county where the credit union's principal place of business is to be located;

(C) that the credit union's term of existence is perpetual;

(D) that the credit union's fiscal year is the calendar year;

(E) the initial share accounts;

(F) the name and address of, and the number of shares subscribed by, each incorporator;

(G) the number of directors constituting the initial board and the name and address of each person who will serve as director until the first annual meeting or until a successor is elected and qualified; and

(H) the definable community of interest shared by the members of the credit union at the time of incorporation;

(2) two copies of the standard bylaws for the general operation of the credit union; and

(3) a business plan covering three years and providing a detailed explanation of actions intended to accomplish the primary functions of the credit union.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 300 (S.B. 707), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2021.
Tex. Government Code § 546.0004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 546 / Section 546.0004
§ 546.0004. LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE AWARENESS AND EDUCATION CAMPAIGN.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission, in consultation with the Texas Department of Insurance, shall develop and implement a public awareness and education campaign designed to:

(1) educate the public on:

(A) the cost of long-term care, including the limits of Medicaid eligibility and the limits of Medicare benefits; and

(B) the value and availability of long-term care insurance; and

(2) encourage individuals to obtain long-term care insurance.

(b) The Texas Department of Insurance shall cooperate with and assist the commission in implementing the campaign.

(c) The commission may coordinate the implementation of the campaign with any other state outreach campaign or activity relating to long-term care issues.
Tex. Insurance Code § 553.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 553 / Section 553.003
§ 553.003. VIOLATION BY INSURER.
Status: in_force

An insurer violates this chapter if the insurer fails to comply with a claim brought under this chapter by:

(1) denying the claim on the grounds that the claim is not timely; or

(2) asserting a statute of limitations defense in an action brought under Section 553.002.
Tex. Estates Code § 1106.003 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1106 / Section 1106.003
§ 1106.003. RENEWAL OF LETTERS OF GUARDIANSHIP.
Status: in_force

(a) The clerk may not renew letters of guardianship relating to the appointment of a guardian of the estate until the court receives and approves the guardian's annual account.

(b) The clerk may not renew letters of guardianship relating to the appointment of a guardian of the person until the court receives and approves the guardian's annual report.

(c) If a guardian's annual account or annual report is disapproved or is not timely filed, the clerk may not issue further letters of guardianship to the delinquent guardian unless ordered by the court.

(d) Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, regardless of the date the court approves an annual account or annual report for purposes of this section, a renewal of letters of guardianship relates back to the date the original letters were issued. If the accounting period has been changed as provided by this title, a renewal relates back to the first day of the accounting period.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1061.304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1061 / Section 1061.304
§ 1061.304. ELECTION PROCEDURE.
Status: in_force

An election to adopt, change the rate of, or abolish a tax authorized by this subchapter is called by the adoption of an order of the board. The board may call an election on its own motion and shall call an election if a number of qualified voters in the district equal to at least five percent of the number of registered voters in the district petitions the board to call the election.
Tex. Estates Code § 1158.555 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1158 / Section 1158.555
§ 1158.555. INCREASED OR ADDITIONAL BOND NOT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding Sections 1158.554(c) and (d), if the real estate sold is encumbered by a lien to secure a claim against the estate and is sold to the owner or holder of the secured claim in full payment, liquidation, and satisfaction of the claim, an increased general bond or additional bond may not be required except for the amount of any cash paid to the guardian of the estate in excess of the amount necessary to pay, liquidate, and satisfy the claim in full.
Tex. Local Government Code § 303.046 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 303 / Section 303.046
§ 303.046. EXAMINATION OF BOOKS AND RECORDS.
Status: in_force

A representative of the sponsor may examine all books and other records of the corporation at any time.
Tex. Property Code § 204.005 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 204 / Section 204.005
§ 204.005. EXTENSION OF, ADDITION TO, OR MODIFICATION OF EXISTING RESTRICTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A property owners' association has authority to approve and circulate a petition relating to the extension of, addition to, or modification of existing restrictions. A property owners' association is not required to comply with Sections 201.009-201.012.

(b) A petition to extend, add to, or modify existing restrictions approved and circulated by a property owners' association is effective if:

(1) the petition is approved by the owners, excluding lienholders, contract purchasers, and the owners of mineral interests, of at least 75 percent of the real property in the subdivision or a smaller percentage required by the original dedicatory instrument; and

(2) the petition is filed as a dedicatory instrument with the county clerk of the county in which the subdivision is located.

(c) If a subdivision consisting of multiple sections, each with its own restrictions, is represented by a single property owners' association, the approval requirement may be satisfied by obtaining approval of at least 75 percent of the owners on a section-by-section basis or of the total number of properties in the property owners' association's jurisdiction.

(d) If approved, the petition is binding on all properties in the subdivision or section, as applicable.

(e) A property owners' association that circulates a petition must notify all record owners of property in the subdivision in writing of the proposed extension, addition to, or modification of the existing restrictions. Notice may be hand-delivered to residences within the subdivision or sent by regular mail to the owner's last known mailing address as reflected in the ownership records maintained by the property owners' association. The approval of multiple owners of a property may be reflected by the signature of a single co-owner.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9038.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9038 / Section 9038.108
§ 9038.108. DIVISION OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may be divided into two or more new districts only if the district:

(1) has no outstanding bonded debt; and

(2) is not imposing ad valorem taxes.

(b) This chapter applies to any new district created by the division of the district, and a new district has all the powers and duties of the district.

(c) Any new district created by the division of the district may not, at the time the new district is created, contain any land outside the area described by Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter.

(d) The board, on its own motion or on receipt of a petition signed by the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district, may adopt an order dividing the district.

(e) The board may adopt an order dividing the district before or after the date the board holds an election under Section 9038.003 to confirm the district's creation.

(f) An order dividing the district shall:

(1) name each new district;

(2) include the metes and bounds description of the territory of each new district;

(3) appoint temporary directors for each new district; and

(4) provide for the division of assets and liabilities between or among the new districts.

(g) On or before the 30th day after the date of adoption of an order dividing the district, the district shall file the order with the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality and record the order in the real property records of each county in which the district is located.

(h) Any new district created by the division of the district shall hold a confirmation and directors' election as required by Section 9038.003.

(i) Municipal consent to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district granted under Section 9038.004 acts as municipal consent to the creation of any new district created by the division of the district and to the inclusion of land in the new district.

(j) Any new district created by the division of the district must hold an election as required by this chapter to obtain voter approval before the district may impose a maintenance tax or issue bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes.
Tex. Family Code § 101.005 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 101 / Section 101.005
§ 101.005. CHILD SUPPORT REVIEW OFFICER.
Status: in_force

"Child support review officer" means an individual designated and trained by a child support agency to conduct reviews under this title.
Tex. Education Code § 132.022 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 132 / Section 132.022
§ 132.022. DUTIES OF COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

The commission shall carry out the policies of this chapter and enforce the rules adopted under this chapter. The commission shall also certify the names of those career schools and colleges meeting the requirements for a certificate of approval.
Tex. Transportation Code § 204.003 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 204 / Section 204.003
§ 204.003. TRAVEL INFORMATION CENTERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall maintain and operate travel information centers to provide highway information, travel guidance, and descriptive material designed to assist the traveling public and stimulate travel to and within this state.

(b) The department may:

(1) enter into an agreement with:

(A) another state agency for the operation of a travel information center; or

(B) a local government, including a commission created under Chapter 391, Local Government Code, for the operation of a travel information center that is located within the boundaries of the local government; and

(2) issue a request for proposals to private or nonprofit entities for the operation of a travel information center.

(c) The department may sell commercial advertising space at a travel information center if the advertising is not visible from the main traveled way of the highway. If the department sells commercial advertising space, the department shall set rates for the advertising and other services available at a travel information center at a level that generates receipts approximately sufficient to cover the cost of its travel and information operations.

(d) The department may not engage in an activity authorized under Subsection (c) or another provision of this chapter that would decrease the amount of federal highway funding available to the department.