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Tex. Government Code § 2161.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2161 / Section 2161.001
§ 2161.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Goods" means supplies, materials, or equipment.

(2) "Historically underutilized business" means an entity with its principal place of business in this state that is:

(A) a corporation formed for the purpose of making a profit in which 51 percent or more of all classes of the shares of stock or other equitable securities are owned by one or more economically disadvantaged persons who have a proportionate interest and actively participate in the corporation's control, operation, and management;

(B) a sole proprietorship created for the purpose of making a profit that is completely owned, operated, and controlled by an economically disadvantaged person;

(C) a partnership formed for the purpose of making a profit in which 51 percent or more of the assets and interest in the partnership are owned by one or more economically disadvantaged persons who have a proportionate interest and actively participate in the partnership's control, operation, and management;

(D) a joint venture in which each entity in the venture is a historically underutilized business, as determined under another paragraph of this subdivision; or

(E) a supplier contract between a historically underutilized business as determined under another paragraph of this subdivision and a prime contractor under which the historically underutilized business is directly involved in the manufacture or distribution of the goods or otherwise warehouses and ships the goods.

(3) "Economically disadvantaged person" means a person who:

(A) is economically disadvantaged because of the person's identification as a member of a certain group, including:

(i) Black Americans;

(ii) Hispanic Americans;

(iii) women;

(iv) Asian Pacific Americans;

(v) Native Americans; and

(vi) veterans as defined by 38 U.S.C. Section 101(2) who have suffered at least a 20 percent service-connected disability as defined by 38 U.S.C. Section 101(16); and

(B) has suffered the effects of discriminatory practices or other similar insidious circumstances over which the person has no control.

(4) "Contract" includes an arrangement under which a state agency receives professional or investment brokerage services.
Tex. Insurance Code § 883.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 883 / Section 883.003
§ 883.003. APPLICABILITY OF TEXAS NON-PROFIT CORPORATION ACT.
Status: in_force

Except to the extent of any conflict with this code, the Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act (Article 1396-1.01 et seq., Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes) applies to a domestic mutual insurance company. The commissioner has each power and duty of, and shall perform each act to be performed by, the secretary of state under that Act with respect to mutual insurance companies.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 65.151 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 65 / Section 65.151
§ 65.151. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), an individual is eligible for benefits under the program if the individual is:

(1) a resident of this state;

(2) a citizen or lawful permanent resident of the United States; and

(3) uninsured, as determined by the commission.

(b) If the commission determines necessary, the commission may consider an applicant's financial vulnerability as an additional factor for determining program eligibility.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 52.180 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 52 / Section 52.180
§ 52.180. PAYMENTS UNDER PERMIT.
Status: in_force

The owner of a permit or combination of permits who desires to avail himself of the terms of this law, shall pay the state 10 cents per acre, annually in advance, for the second and third years, and shall likewise pay the owner of the soil 10 cents per acre for the first year of such permit, before availing himself of the privileges hereof, and a like sum thereafter annually in advance. A failure to make either of said payments shall subject the permit or permits to forfeiture by the commissioner, and when sufficiently informed of the facts which subject the permits to forfeiture, said commissioner shall forfeit the same by an endorsement of forfeiture upon the wrapper containing the papers relating to the permits and sign it officially. The payment of 10 cents per acre to the owner of the soil may be made to him or to the county clerk of the county in which the land is situated, and said clerk shall deposit such payment as he receives, in some bank at the county seat to the credit of the record owner of such land. If the owner of the soil refuses to accept such payment, said clerk shall withdraw such deposit and return it to the owner of the permit. The payment, or the tender of payment, shall be evidenced by the receipt of the owner or part owner or county clerk filed among the papers in the land office relating to such permits.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8071.0105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8071 / Section 8071.0105
§ 8071.0105. 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 § 1032.208 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1032 / Section 1032.208
§ 1032.208. 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) the transfer and issuance of the bonds; and

(3) profits made in the sale of the bonds.
Tex. Local Government Code § 43.0699 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 43 / Section 43.0699
§ 43.0699. RETALIATION FOR ANNEXATION DISAPPROVAL PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) The disapproval of the proposed annexation of an area under this subchapter does not affect any existing legal obligation of the municipality proposing the annexation to continue to provide governmental services in the area, including water or wastewater services, regardless of whether the municipality holds a certificate of convenience and necessity to serve the area.

(b) The municipality may not initiate a rate proceeding solely because of the disapproval of a proposed annexation of an area under this subchapter.

(c) A municipality that makes a wholesale sale of water to a special district operating under Chapter 36 or Title 4, Water Code, may not charge rates for the water that are higher than rates charged in other similarly situated areas solely because the district is wholly or partly located in an area that disapproved of a proposed annexation under this subchapter.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 3.303 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 3 / Section 3.303
§ 3.303. VALUE AND CONSIDERATION.
Status: in_force

(a) An instrument is issued or transferred for value if:

(1) the instrument is issued or transferred for a promise of performance, to the extent the promise has been performed;

(2) the transferee acquires a security interest or other lien in the instrument other than a lien obtained by judicial proceeding;

(3) the instrument is issued or transferred as payment of, or as security for, an antecedent claim against any person, whether or not the claim is due;

(4) the instrument is issued or transferred in exchange for a negotiable instrument; or

(5) the instrument is issued or transferred in exchange for the incurring of an irrevocable obligation to a third party by the person taking the instrument.

(b) "Consideration" means any consideration sufficient to support a simple contract. The drawer or maker of an instrument has a defense if the instrument is issued without consideration. If an instrument is issued for a promise of performance, the issuer has a defense to the extent performance of the promise is due and the promise has not been performed. If an instrument is issued for value as stated in Subsection (a), the instrument is also issued for consideration.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7888.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7888 / Section 7888.0101
§ 7888.0101. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(3) "Director" means a board member.

(4) "District" means the Lone Oak Farm Municipal Utility District.
Tex. Finance Code § 96.301 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 96 / Section 96.301
§ 96.301. LIQUIDATION OF SAVINGS BANK.
Status: in_force

(a) If the commissioner doubts that a savings bank subject to a conservatorship order can be rehabilitated, the commissioner may close the savings bank as provided by Subchapter F or set a hearing to determine whether the savings bank should be liquidated. Not later than the 10th day before the hearing date, notice of the hearing shall be given by certified mail to the officers and directors of the savings bank and by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the county in which the principal office of the savings bank is located.

(b) If the commissioner closes a savings bank or finds after a hearing under Subsection (a) that the savings bank cannot be rehabilitated and that it is in the public interest and the best interests of the deposit account holders and creditors of the savings bank that the bank be closed and its assets liquidated, the commissioner by liquidation order may appoint a liquidating agent and dissolve the savings bank.
Tex. Government Code § 321.016 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 321 / Section 321.016
§ 321.016. IMPROPER PRACTICES AND ILLEGAL TRANSACTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) If in the course of an audit the State Auditor finds evidence of improper practices of financial administration, inadequate fiscal records, uneconomical use of resources, or ineffective program performance, the State Auditor, after consulting with the head of the agency, shall immediately report the evidence to the governor, the committee, and the administrative head and the chairman of the governing body of the affected department.

(b) If in the course of an audit the State Auditor finds evidence of an illegal transaction, the State Auditor, after consulting with the head of the agency, shall immediately report the transaction to the governor, the committee, and the appropriate legal authority.

(c) Immediately after the committee receives a report from the State Auditor alleging improper practices of financial administration, uneconomical use of resources, or ineffective program performance, the committee shall review the report and shall consult with and may hold hearings with the administrative head and the chairman of the governing body of the affected department regarding the report.

(d) If the administrative head or the governing body of the affected department refuses to make the changes recommended by the committee at the hearing or provide any additional information or reports requested, the committee shall report the refusal to the legislature.
Tex. Education Code § 111.65 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 111 / Section 111.65
§ 111.65. RECEIPT AND DISBURSEMENT OF FUNDS, PROPERTY, AND SERVICES.
Status: in_force

In addition to state appropriations, the Center for Public Policy may receive and expend or use funds, property, or services from any source, public or private, under rules established by the president and the board and under applicable state laws.
Tex. Government Code § 2172.0011 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2172 / Section 2172.0011
§ 2172.0011. COMPTROLLER POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The comptroller has under this chapter the powers and duties described by Section 2151.004(d).
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 34.045 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 34 / Section 34.045
§ 34.045. CONVEYANCE OF TITLE AFTER SALE.
Status: in_force

(a) When the sale has been made and its terms complied with, the officer shall execute and deliver to the purchaser a conveyance of all the right, title, interest, and claim that the defendant in execution had in the property sold.

(b) If the purchaser complies with the terms of the sale but dies before the conveyance is executed, the officer shall execute the conveyance to the purchaser, and the conveyance has the same effect as if it had been executed in the purchaser's lifetime.
Tex. Government Code § 25.1034 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 25 / Section 25.1034
§ 25.1034. HARRIS COUNTY PROBATE COURT PROVISIONS.
Status: repealed

(a) Repealed by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 635, Sec. 3(2), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

(b) The Probate Court No. 3 of Harris County has primary responsibility for mental illness proceedings and for all administration related to mental illness proceedings, including budget preparation, staff management, and the adoption of administrative policy. The Probate Court No. 4 of Harris County has secondary responsibility for mental illness proceedings.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(43), eff. January 1, 2012.

(d), (e) Repealed by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1078, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 28, 1989.

(f) Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 331, Sec. 2, eff. October 1, 2007.

(g) The judge of a statutory probate court shall be paid an annual salary that is at least equal to the total annual salary, including supplements, received by a district judge in the county.

(h) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(43), eff. January 1, 2012.

(i) With the approval of the commissioners court, a judge of a statutory probate court may appoint an administrative assistant, a court coordinator, an auditor, and other staff necessary for the operation of the courts. The commissioners court, with the advice and counsel of the judges, sets the salaries of the staff.

(j) Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 861 (H.B. 3474), Sec. 2.011(b), eff. September 1, 2023.

(k) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(43), eff. January 1, 2012.

(l) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 3, Sec. 4.50(a)(43), eff. January 1, 2012.

(m) Repealed by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 394, Sec. 4, eff. Aug. 26, 1991 and Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 746, Sec. 70, eff. Oct. 1, 1991.
Tex. Government Code § 3002.052 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 3002 / Section 3002.052
§ 3002.052. ACCOMMODATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Section 3002.051 does not prohibit a political subdivision or state agency from:

(1) adopting a policy necessary to accommodate an individual with a disability, a young child, or an elderly individual who requires assistance when using a multiple-occupancy private space;

(2) establishing a single-occupancy private space, family restroom, or changing room; or

(3) changing the designation of a multiple-occupancy private space from the use designated under Section 3002.051 to exclusive use by individuals of the sex opposite to the previously designated sex.

(b) A political subdivision or state agency is prohibited from providing an accommodation under Subsection (a) that allows an individual to use a multiple-occupancy private space designated for the exclusive use of individuals of the sex opposite to the individual's sex.
Tex. Transportation Code § 454.002 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 454 / Section 454.002
§ 454.002. ESSENTIAL GOVERNMENTAL FUNCTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Mass transportation service provided by a municipality directly or through another entity by lease, contract, or other manner is an essential governmental function and not a proprietary function for all purposes, including the application of Chapter 101, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, if the service is provided:

(1) on a fixed rail or other designated and dedicated route;

(2) over a distance of less than 20 miles; and

(3) primarily for travel through or to an area of historical, architectural, recreational, or cultural interest.

(b) An independent contractor that on behalf of a municipality provides mass transportation service that is an essential governmental function under Subsection (a) is liable for damages only to the extent that the municipality would be liable if the municipality were performing the function.

(c) This section does not apply to taxicab transportation service.
Tex. Education Code § 48.267 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 48 / Section 48.267
§ 48.267. ADJUSTMENT BY COMMISSIONER.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may make adjustments to amounts due to a school district under this chapter or Chapter 46, or to amounts necessary for a district to comply with the requirements of Chapter 49, as provided by this section.

(b) A school district that has a major taxpayer, as determined by the commissioner, that because of a protest of the valuation of the taxpayer's property fails to pay all or a portion of the ad valorem taxes due to the district may apply to the commissioner to have the district's taxable value of property or ad valorem tax collections adjusted for purposes of this chapter or Chapter 46 or 49. The commissioner may make the adjustment only to the extent the commissioner determines that making the adjustment will not:

(1) in the fiscal year in which the adjustment is made, cause the amount to which school districts are entitled under this chapter to exceed the amount appropriated for purposes of the Foundation School Program for that year; and

(2) if the adjustment is made in the first year of a state fiscal biennium, cause the amount to which school districts are entitled under this chapter for the second year of the biennium to exceed the amount appropriated for purposes of the Foundation School Program for that year.

(c) The commissioner shall recover the benefit of any adjustment made under this section by making offsetting adjustments in the school district's taxable value of property or ad valorem tax collections for purposes of this chapter or Chapter 46 or 49 on a final determination of the taxable value of property that was the basis of the original adjustment, or in the second school year following the year in which the adjustment is made, whichever is earlier.

(d) This section does not require the commissioner to make any requested adjustment. A determination by the commissioner under this section is final and may not be appealed.
Tex. Insurance Code § 888.204 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 888 / Section 888.204
§ 888.204. CERTAIN AFFILIATIONS BETWEEN BURIAL ASSOCIATIONS AND FUNERAL HOMES PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) It is against the public policy of this state for a funeral home or an owner of an interest in a funeral home to be directly or indirectly connected or affiliated with more than one burial association.

(b) The commissioner shall adopt rules as necessary to implement this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1034.112 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1034 / Section 1034.112
§ 1034.112. OPERATING AND MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

The board may enter into an operating or management contract relating to a hospital facility for the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3897.354 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3897 / Section 3897.354
§ 3897.354. ASSUMPTION OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) After the municipality dissolves the district, the municipality assumes the obligations of the district, including any debt payable from assessments or other district revenue.

(b) If the municipality dissolves the district, the board shall transfer ownership of all district property to the municipality in which the property is located, or if the property is not located in a municipality, to the county in which the property is located.
Tex. Labor Code § 352.055 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 352 / Section 352.055
§ 352.055. CONTRACT PAYMENT.
Status: in_force

The commission shall base payment under a contract for vocational rehabilitation services on outcome-based performance standards defined in the contract.
Tex. Government Code § 438.102 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 438 / Section 438.102
§ 438.102. ADVISORY COMMITTEE COMPOSITION AND ADMINISTRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The advisory committee consists of the following nine members:

(1) one member appointed by the governor;

(2) a representative of the Texas National Guard, appointed by the governor;

(3) two members appointed by the lieutenant governor;

(4) two members appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives;

(5) the adjutant general or the adjutant general's designee;

(6) the public safety director of the Department of Public Safety or the public safety director's designee; and

(7) the chief of the Texas Division of Emergency Management or the chief's designee.

(b) In making appointments to the advisory committee, the governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of representatives shall appoint individuals who have applicable knowledge of the threats posed to this state in the event of a geopolitical conflict.
Tex. Government Code § 418.332 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 418 / Section 418.332
§ 418.332. CERTIFICATION AND CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) Each of the following entities shall employ or appoint a public information officer who must obtain certification in emergency communications from the division and complete continuing education on emergency communications as provided by this subchapter:

(1) a municipality;

(2) a county;

(3) an independent school district;

(4) an open-enrollment charter school; and

(5) the division.

(b) The chief administrator of an agency may be appointed or employed as a public information officer.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8249.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8249 / Section 8249.103
§ 8249.103. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2208.307 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2208 / Section 2208.307
§ 2208.307. NONRENEWAL OF COVERAGE.
Status: in_force

The pool may refuse to renew the insurance coverage of a public entity that fails to comply with the pool's underwriting or risk management guidelines.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 4.204 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 4 / Section 4.204
§ 4.204. METHODS OF SENDING AND PRESENTING; SENDING DIRECTLY TO PAYOR BANK.
Status: in_force

(a) A collecting bank shall send items by a reasonably prompt method, taking into consideration relevant instructions, the nature of the item, the number of those items on hand, the cost of collection involved, and the method generally used by it or others to present those items.

(b) A collecting bank may send:

(1) an item directly to the payor bank;

(2) an item to a non-bank payor if authorized by its transferor; and

(3) an item other than a documentary draft to a non-bank payor, if authorized by Federal Reserve regulation or operating circular, clearing-house rule, or the like.

(c) Presentment may be made by a presenting bank at a place where the payor bank or other payor has requested that presentment be made.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 201.05 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 201 / Section 201.05
§ 201.05. REPORTING SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

A person who holds a permit authorizing the importation of liquor into this state shall pay the liquor tax by the reporting system under bond.