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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3809.156 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3809 / Section 3809.156
§ 3809.156. UTILITY PROPERTY EXEMPT FROM ASSESSMENTS AND IMPACT FEES.
Status: in_force

The district may not impose an assessment or impact fee on the property of a person that provides to the public gas, electricity, telephone, sewage, or water service.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7914A.0105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7914A / Section 7914A.0105
§ 7914A.0105. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is created to serve a public purpose and benefit.

(b) The district is created to accomplish the purposes of:

(1) a municipal utility district as provided by general law and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution; and

(2) Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, that relate to the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation, or maintenance of macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3859.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3859 / Section 3859.006
§ 3859.006. TORT LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

The district is a governmental unit under Chapter 101, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, and the operations of the district are essential government functions and are not proprietary functions for any purpose, including the application of Chapter 101, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.
Tex. Government Code § 437.008 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 437 / Section 437.008
§ 437.008.
Status: in_force

Sec. 437.008. MILITARY FACILITIES PROJECTS: MATCHING FEDERAL FUNDS. If the governor, after consulting with the adjutant general, determines that the state is eligible for federal matching funds for projects at military facilities in this state, the governor may direct that money appropriated for another purpose be used to obtain the federal matching funds if the appropriation authorizes the money to be used for that purpose.
Tex. Government Code § 544.0054 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 544 / Section 544.0054
§ 544.0054. RECORDS OF ALLEGATIONS OF FRAUD OR ABUSE.
Status: in_force

The commission shall maintain a record of all allegations of fraud or abuse against a provider containing the date each allegation was received or identified and the source of the allegation, if available. The record is confidential under Section 544.0259(e) and is subject to Section 544.0259(f).
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 47.035 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 47 / Section 47.035
§ 47.035. PRIMA FACIE EVIDENCE.
Status: in_force

Proof of possession of any undersized or oversized fish in the place of business of any wholesale or retail fish dealer or on board any boat engaged in commercial fishing or in any commercial vehicle is prima facie evidence of possession for the purpose of sale.
Tex. Insurance Code § 841.357 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 841 / Section 841.357
§ 841.357. MAINTENANCE OF DEPOSIT.
Status: in_force

A domestic insurance company must maintain a deposit of securities under this subchapter as long as the company has outstanding any liability to a policyholder in this state.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 42.0131 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 42 / Section 42.0131
§ 42.0131. REQUIRED NOTICE FOR PERSONS CONVICTED OF MISDEMEANORS INVOLVING FAMILY VIOLENCE.
Status: in_force

If a person is convicted of a misdemeanor involving family violence, as defined by Section 71.004, Family Code, the court shall notify the person of the fact that it is unlawful for the person to possess or transfer a firearm or ammunition.
Tex. Local Government Code § 73.014 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 73 / Section 73.014
§ 73.014. ELECTION RESULTS; RELOCATION OF COUNTY SEAT.
Status: in_force

(a) Within 10 days after the date the relocation election is held, the officers who conduct the election shall bring the election returns to the county judge or the county commissioners who ordered the election.

(b) The county judge or county commissioners shall tabulate the returns and declare the result.

(c) In the records of the commissioners court, the county judge or county commissioners shall enter the result of the election, the name of the original site of the county seat, and the name of the new site if the election results in relocation.

(d) A certified copy of the entry shall be recorded in the county deed records.

(e) After the entry is made, a county seat that is changed by the election is relocated to the new site.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3944.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3944 / Section 3944.002
§ 3944.002. CREATION AND NATURE OF DISTRICT; IMMUNITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is a special district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.

(b) The district is a governmental unit, as provided by Section 375.004, Local Government Code.

(c) This chapter does not waive any governmental or sovereign immunity from suit, liability, or judgment that would otherwise apply to the district.
Tex. Utilities Code § 59.079 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 59 / Section 59.079
§ 59.079. COMPLAINTS LIMITED.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, an electing company is subject to a complaint under Subchapter C or this subchapter only by an entity described by Section 59.072(a).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1030.204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1030 / Section 1030.204
§ 1030.204. REVENUE BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may issue revenue bonds to:

(1) purchase, construct, acquire, repair, equip, or renovate buildings or improvements for hospital purposes;

(2) acquire sites to be used for hospital purposes; or

(3) acquire and operate a mobile emergency medical service to assist the district in carrying out its hospital purposes.

(b) The bonds must be payable from and secured by a pledge of all or part of the revenue derived from the operation of the district's hospital system.

(c) The bonds may be additionally secured by a mortgage or deed of trust lien on all or part of district property.

(d) The bonds must be issued in the manner provided by Sections 264.042, 264.043, and 264.046-264.049, Health and Safety Code, for issuance of revenue bonds by a county hospital authority.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 103.051 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 103 / Section 103.051
§ 103.051. APPLICATION PROCEDURE.
Status: in_force

(a) To apply for compensation under this subchapter, the claimant must file with the comptroller's judiciary section:

(1) an application for compensation provided for that purpose by the comptroller;

(2) a verified copy of the pardon, court order, motion to dismiss, and affidavit, as applicable, justifying the application for compensation;

(3) a statement provided by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and any county or municipality that incarcerated the person on whose imprisonment the claim is based in connection with the relevant sentence verifying the length of incarceration;

(4) if applicable, a statement from the Department of Public Safety verifying registration as a sex offender and length of registration;

(5) if applicable, a statement from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice verifying the length of time spent on parole; and

(6) if the claimant is applying for compensation under Section 103.052(a)(2), a certified copy of each child support order under which child support payments became due during the time the claimant served in prison and copies of the official child support payment records described by Section 234.009, Family Code, for that period.

(b) The comptroller shall determine:

(1) the eligibility of the claimant; and

(2) the amount of compensation owed to an eligible claimant.

(b-1) In determining the eligibility of a claimant, the comptroller shall consider only the verified copies of documents filed under Subsection (a)(2). If the filed documents do not clearly indicate on their face that the person is entitled to compensation under Section 103.001(a)(2), the comptroller shall deny the claim. The comptroller's duty to determine the eligibility of a claimant under this section is purely ministerial.

(c) The comptroller must make a determination of eligibility and the amount owed as required by Subsection (b) not later than the 45th day after the date the application is received.

(d) If the comptroller denies the claim, the comptroller must state the reason for the denial. Not later than the 30th day after the date the denial is received, the claimant must submit an application to cure any problem identified. Not later than the 45th day after the date an application is received under this subsection, the comptroller shall determine the claimant's eligibility and the amount owed.

(e) If the comptroller denies a claim after the claimant submits an application under Subsection (d), the claimant may bring an action for mandamus relief.

(f) To apply for coverage through the Texas Department of Criminal Justice under Section 103.001(d), the claimant must file with the department:

(1) an application for coverage provided for that purpose by the department; and

(2) a statement by the comptroller that the comptroller has determined the claimant to be eligible for compensation under this subchapter.
Tex. Government Code § 24.608 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.608
§ 24.608.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.608. 300TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (BRAZORIA COUNTY). The 300th Judicial District is composed of Brazoria County.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3936.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3936 / Section 3936.153
§ 3936.153. GENERAL POWERS REGARDING PAYMENT OF DISTRICT BONDS, OBLIGATIONS, OR OTHER COSTS.
Status: in_force

The district may provide or secure the payment or repayment of any bond, note, or other temporary or permanent obligation or reimbursement or other contract with any person and the costs and expenses of the establishment, administration, and operation of the district and the district's costs or share of the costs or revenue of an improvement project or district contractual obligation or indebtedness by:

(1) the imposition of an ad valorem tax or sales and use tax or an assessment, user fee, concession fee, or rental charge; or

(2) any other revenue or resources of the district, or other revenue authorized by the city, including revenues from a tax increment reinvestment zone created by the city under applicable law.
Tex. Family Code § 160.763 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 160 / Section 160.763
§ 160.763. HEALTH CARE FACILITY REPORTING REQUIREMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission by rule shall develop and implement a confidential reporting system that requires each health care facility in this state at which assisted reproduction procedures are performed under gestational agreements to report statistics related to those procedures.

(b) In developing the reporting system, the executive commissioner shall require each health care facility described by Subsection (a) to annually report:

(1) the number of assisted reproduction procedures under a gestational agreement performed at the facility during the preceding year; and

(2) the number and current status of embryos created through assisted reproduction procedures described by Subdivision (1) that were not transferred for implantation.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4002.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4002 / Section 4002.003
§ 4002.003. EXEMPTIONS FROM EXAMINATION REQUIREMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may not require a person to take an examination under this chapter if the person is:

(1) an applicant for the renewal of an unexpired license issued by the department;

(2) an applicant whose license issued by the department expired less than one year before the date of the application, if the previous license was not denied, revoked, or suspended by the commissioner;

(3) a partnership, corporation, or depository institution;

(4) an applicant for a life, accident, and health license who is designated as a chartered life underwriter (CLU);

(5) an applicant for a property and casualty license who is designated as a chartered property casualty underwriter (CPCU);

(6) an applicant for a specialty license issued under Chapter 4055;

(7) a nonresident individual who is exempt from the examination requirement under Chapter 4056; or

(8) an applicant for a general life, accident, and health license or a life agent license who was authorized to solicit or procure insurance on behalf of a fraternal benefit society on September 1, 1999, if the applicant:

(A) solicited or procured insurance on behalf of the fraternal benefit society for at least 24 months preceding September 1, 1999; and

(B) does not, on or after September 1, 1999, solicit or procure:

(i) insurance for any other insurer or a different fraternal benefit society;

(ii) an insurance contract from anyone other than a person who is eligible for membership in the fraternal benefit society; or

(iii) an interest-sensitive life insurance contract that exceeds $35,000 of coverage on an individual life, unless the applicant is designated as a "Fraternal Insurance Counselor" at the time the contract is solicited or procured.

(b) A license to which the exemption authorized by Subsection (a)(9) applies must be held by the applicant in an individual capacity and is not transferable.
Tex. Finance Code § 353.007 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 353 / Section 353.007
§ 353.007. ADDITIONAL CHARGES PERMITTED.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to the amounts allowed under Sections 353.005 and 353.006, the following amounts may be included as an itemized charge or in the cash price in a retail installment contract for a commercial vehicle:

(1) any fees prescribed by law;

(2) any amounts charged by a titling or registration service relating to the sale;

(3) any other amount agreed to by the retail buyer and retail seller, including amounts payable to the retail seller or another person for the provision of goods or services relating to:

(A) the commercial vehicle;

(B) the sale or use of the commercial vehicle; or

(C) the retail buyer's business in which the commercial vehicle will be used; and

(4) an amount paid to the retail seller or other person as consideration for a debt cancellation agreement.

(b) If a charge for a debt cancellation agreement is included in the contract, the contract and debt cancellation agreement must each conspicuously disclose that the debt cancellation agreement is optional.

(c) Notwithstanding any other law, a charge for a debt cancellation agreement is not a charge for insurance, and the sale, provision, or waiving of a balance owed or other action relating to a debt cancellation agreement is not considered insurance or engaging in the business of insurance.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8511.0317 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8511 / Section 8511.0317
§ 8511.0317. EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority may exercise the power of eminent domain under Chapter 21, Property Code, to acquire property of any kind inside or outside the authority that is appropriate for the exercise of its functions.

(b) The authority's authority under this section to exercise the power of eminent domain expired on September 1, 2013, unless the authority submitted a letter to the comptroller in accordance with Section 2206.101(b), Government Code, not later than December 31, 2012.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1201.060 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1201 / Section 1201.060
§ 1201.060. VENUE FOR HEARING.
Status: in_force

A hearing under this chapter shall be held in Travis County unless all parties agree to another location.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 22.402 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 22 / Section 22.402
§ 22.402. PENSIONS AND BENEFITS.
Status: in_force

When authorized by the corporation's members or as otherwise provided by law, a domestic or foreign nonprofit corporation formed for a religious purpose may provide, directly or through a separate church benefits board, for the support and payment of benefits and pensions to:

(1) the ministers, teachers, employees, trustees, directors, or other functionaries of the corporation;

(2) the ministers, teachers, employees, trustees, directors, or other functionaries of organizations controlled by or affiliated with a church or a conference, convention, or association of churches under the jurisdiction and control of the corporation; and

(3) the spouse, children, dependents, or other beneficiaries of the persons described by Subdivisions (1) and (2).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1018.107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1018 / Section 1018.107
§ 1018.107. DISTRICT PROPERTY, FACILITIES, AND EQUIPMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall determine the type, number, and location of buildings required to maintain an adequate hospital system.

(b) The board may lease all or part of the district's facilities on terms considered to be in the best interest of the district's inhabitants.

(c) The board may:

(1) acquire by lease, purchase, lease to purchase, or option to purchase property, including facilities, supplies, or equipment, for the district; and

(2) mortgage or pledge the property or the revenue from the property as security for the payment of the purchase price.

(d) The district may sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of any of the district's property, including equipment, on terms the board finds are in the best interest of the district's inhabitants.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1059.063 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1059 / Section 1059.063
§ 1059.063. RETIREMENT BENEFITS.
Status: in_force

The board may provide retirement benefits for district employees by:

(1) establishing or administering a retirement program; or

(2) participating in:

(A) the Texas County and District Retirement System; or

(B) another statewide retirement system in which the district is eligible to participate.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 6.02 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 6 / Section 6.02
§ 6.02. THREAT TO TAKE LIFE.
Status: in_force

If, within the hearing of a magistrate, one person shall threaten to take the life of another, including that of his spouse, or himself, the magistrate shall issue a warrant for the arrest of the person making the threat, or in case of emergency, he may himself immediately arrest such person.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7938A.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7938A / Section 7938A.0102
§ 7938A.0102. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6918.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6918 / Section 6918.002
§ 6918.002. ADDITIONAL TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

On the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter, the territory of the former Angelina County Water Control and Improvement District No. 3, as that territory existed on April 1, 2017, is added to the territory of the district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1501.156 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1501 / Section 1501.156
§ 1501.156. EMPLOYEE ENROLLMENT; WAITING PERIOD.
Status: in_force

(a) The initial enrollment period under a small employer health benefit plan for employees and dependents must be at least 31 days, with a 31-day open enrollment period provided annually.

(b) A small employer may establish a waiting period not to exceed 90 days from the first day of employment.

(c) A small employer health benefit plan issuer may not deny coverage to a new employee of a covered small employer or the employee's dependents if the issuer receives an application for coverage not later than the 31st day after the date employment begins or on completion of a waiting period established under Subsection (b).

(d) A small employer health benefit plan issuer may deny coverage to a late enrollee until the next annual open enrollment period and may subject the enrollee to a one-year preexisting condition provision as described by Section 1501.102. The period during which the preexisting condition provision applies may not exceed 18 months from the date of the initial application.
Tex. Finance Code § 62.351 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 62 / Section 62.351
§ 62.351. AUTHORITY TO REORGANIZE, MERGE, OR CONSOLIDATE.
Status: in_force

(a) An association may reorganize, merge, or consolidate with another association, federal association, foreign association, state or national bank, or state or federal savings bank under a plan adopted by the board.

(b) The plan must be approved:

(1) at an annual meeting or a special meeting called to consider the action by a majority of the total vote the members or shareholders are entitled to cast; and

(2) by the commissioner.

(c) A shareholder of a capital stock association has the same dissenter's rights as a shareholder of a domestic corporation under the Texas Business Corporation Act.

(d) A merger or consolidation of a domestic association with a foreign association is also subject to Subchapter I.
Tex. Government Code § 811.101 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 811 / Section 811.101
§ 811.101. CONVERSION OF FUNDS; FRAUD.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly or intentionally confiscates, misappropriates, or converts funds representing deductions from a member's salary either before or after the funds are received by the retirement system.

(b) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly or intentionally makes a false statement or falsifies or permits to be falsified any record of the retirement system in an attempt to defraud the retirement system.

(c) A member commits an offense if the member knowingly receives as a salary money that should have been deducted as provided by this subtitle from the member's salary.

(d) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly or intentionally violates an applicable requirement of this subtitle other than one described by Subsection (a), (b), or (c).
Tex. Estates Code § 115.002 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 115 / Section 115.002
§ 115.002. BENEFICIARY DESIGNATION AUTHORIZED.
Status: in_force

(a) An owner of a motor vehicle may transfer the owner's interest in the motor vehicle to a sole beneficiary effective on the owner's death by designating a beneficiary as provided by Section 501.0315, Transportation Code.

(b) A beneficiary designation is:

(1) subject to Section 115.003(b), revocable and may be changed at any time without the consent of the designated beneficiary as provided by Section 501.0315, Transportation Code;

(2) a nontestamentary instrument; and

(3) effective without:

(A) notice or delivery to or acceptance by the designated beneficiary during the owner's life; or

(B) consideration.

(c) A will may not revoke or supersede a beneficiary designation, regardless of when the will is made.

(d) A designated beneficiary may disclaim the designated beneficiary's interest in the motor vehicle as provided by Chapter 240, Property Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 343.024 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 343 / Section 343.024
§ 343.024. AUTHORITY TO ENTER PREMISES.
Status: in_force

(a) A county official, agent, or employee charged with the enforcement of health, environmental, safety, or fire laws may enter any premises in the unincorporated area of the county at a reasonable time to inspect, investigate, or abate a nuisance or to enforce this chapter.

(b) Before entering the premises, the official, agent, or employee must exhibit proper identification to the occupant, manager, or other appropriate person.