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Tex. Election Code § 31.098 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 31 / Section 31.098
§ 31.098. PAYMENT OF ELECTION EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

(a) An election services contract may authorize the county election officer to contract with third persons for election services and supplies and may provide that the officer will pay the claims for those election expenses or that the contracting authority will make the payments directly to the claimants.

(b) If a contract provides that the contracting authority is to pay the claims of third persons, the county election officer becomes the agent of the authority and may contract with third persons in the name of the authority with respect to election expenses within the scope of the officer's duties, and the officer is not liable for the authority's failure to pay a claim.

(c) If a contract provides that the county election officer is to pay the expenses, the contracting authority is not liable for the officer's failure to pay a claim.
Tex. Utilities Code § 58.027 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 58 / Section 58.027
§ 58.027. CONSUMER COMPLAINTS REGARDING SERVICES; ENFORCEMENT OF STANDARDS.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not restrict:

(1) a consumer's right to complain to the commission about quality of service; or

(2) the commission's right to enforce a quality of service standard.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 283.052 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 283 / Section 283.052
§ 283.052. AUTHORITY TO SUE AND BE SUED; LEGAL REPRESENTATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may sue and be sued.

(b) The county attorney, district attorney, or criminal district attorney, as appropriate, with the duty to represent the county in civil matters shall represent the district in all legal matters.

(c) The board may employ additional legal counsel when the board determines that additional counsel is advisable.

(d) The district shall contribute sufficient funds to the general fund of the county for the account of the budget of the county attorney, district attorney, or criminal district attorney, as appropriate, to pay all additional salaries and expenses incurred by that officer in performing the duties required by the district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4005.101 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4005 / Section 4005.101
§ 4005.101. GROUNDS FOR LICENSE DENIAL OR DISCIPLINARY ACTION.
Status: in_force

(a) This section does not apply to a person who holds a license or certificate of authority issued under Title 11.

(b) The department may deny a license application or discipline a license holder under this subchapter if the department determines that the applicant or license holder, individually or through an officer, director, or shareholder:

(1) has wilfully violated an insurance law of this state;

(2) has intentionally made a material misstatement in the license application;

(3) has obtained or attempted to obtain a license by fraud or misrepresentation;

(4) has misappropriated, converted to the applicant's or license holder's own use, or illegally withheld money belonging to:

(A) an insurer;

(B) a health maintenance organization; or

(C) an insured, enrollee, or beneficiary;

(5) has engaged in fraudulent or dishonest acts or practices;

(6) has materially misrepresented the terms and conditions of an insurance policy or contract, including a contract relating to membership in a health maintenance organization;

(7) has made or issued, or caused to be made or issued, a statement misrepresenting or making incomplete comparisons regarding the terms or conditions of an insurance or annuity contract legally issued by an insurer or a membership issued by a health maintenance organization to induce the owner of the contract or membership to forfeit or surrender the contract or membership or allow it to lapse for the purpose of replacing the contract or membership with another;

(8) has been convicted of a felony;

(9) has offered or given a rebate of an insurance premium or commission to an insured or enrollee;

(10) is not actively engaged in soliciting or writing insurance for the public generally as required by Section 4001.104(a); or

(11) has obtained or attempted to obtain a license, not for the purpose of holding the applicant or license holder out to the general public as an agent, but primarily for the purpose of soliciting, negotiating, or procuring an insurance or annuity contract or membership covering:

(A) the applicant or license holder;

(B) a member of the applicant's or license holder's family; or

(C) a business associate of the applicant or license holder.
Tex. Family Code § 32.001 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 32 / Section 32.001
§ 32.001. CONSENT BY NON-PARENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The following persons may consent to medical, dental, psychological, and surgical treatment of a child when the person having the right to consent as otherwise provided by law cannot be contacted and that person has not given actual notice to the contrary:

(1) a grandparent of the child;

(2) an adult brother or sister of the child;

(3) an adult aunt or uncle of the child;

(4) an educational institution in which the child is enrolled that has received written authorization to consent from a person having the right to consent;

(5) an adult who has actual care, control, and possession of the child and has written authorization to consent from a person having the right to consent;

(6) a court having jurisdiction over a suit affecting the parent-child relationship of which the child is the subject;

(7) an adult responsible for the actual care, control, and possession of a child under the jurisdiction of a juvenile court or committed by a juvenile court to the care of an agency of the state or county; or

(8) a peace officer who has lawfully taken custody of a minor, if the peace officer has reasonable grounds to believe the minor is in need of immediate medical treatment.

(b) Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, the Texas Juvenile Justice Department may consent to the medical, dental, psychological, and surgical treatment of a child committed to the department under Title 3 when the person having the right to consent has been contacted and that person has not given actual notice to the contrary. Consent for medical, dental, psychological, and surgical treatment of a child for whom the Department of Family and Protective Services has been appointed managing conservator and who is committed to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department is governed by Sections 266.004, 266.009, and 266.010.

(c) This section does not apply to consent for the immunization of a child.

(d) A person who consents to the medical treatment of a minor under Subsection (a)(7) or (8) is immune from liability for damages resulting from the examination or treatment of the minor, except to the extent of the person's own acts of negligence. A physician or dentist licensed to practice in this state, or a hospital or medical facility at which a minor is treated is immune from liability for damages resulting from the examination or treatment of a minor under this section, except to the extent of the person's own acts of negligence.
Tex. Estates Code § 1160.055 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1160 / Section 1160.055
§ 1160.055. REQUIREMENTS REGARDING ORDER AND NOTICE MANDATORY.
Status: in_force

A court order authorizing any act to be performed in accordance with a lease application filed under Section 1160.052 is void in the absence of:

(1) a written order originally designating a time and place for the hearing;

(2) a notice issued by the guardian of the estate in compliance with the order; and

(3) proof of publication or posting of the notice as required under Section 1160.054.
Tex. Education Code § 54.5121 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 54 / Section 54.5121
§ 54.5121. INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETIC FEE; THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON.
Status: in_force

(a) The board of regents of The University of Texas System may impose a mandatory intercollegiate athletics fee at The University of Texas at Arlington. The amount of the fee may not exceed $7.75 per semester credit hour for each regular semester, unless increased as provided by Subsection (b). The fee may not be imposed unless approved by a majority vote of the students participating in a general student election held for that purpose.

(b) The amount of the fee per semester credit hour may be increased from one academic year to the next only if approved by a majority vote of the students participating in a general student election held for that purpose or, if the amount of the increase does not exceed five percent, by the legislative body of the student government of the university.

(c) The board of regents may prorate the amount of the fee for a summer session.

(d) The fee imposed under this section may not be considered in determining the maximum student services fees that may be imposed under Section 54.503.

(e) Expired.
Tex. Estates Code § 1156.002 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1156 / Section 1156.002
§ 1156.002. COURT DETERMINATION OF ALLOWANCE AMOUNT.
Status: in_force

In determining the amount of the monthly allowance for the ward and the ward's property, the court shall consider the condition of the estate and the income and corpus of the estate necessary to pay the reasonably anticipated regular education and maintenance expenses of the ward and maintenance expenses of the ward's property.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8066.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8066 / Section 8066.0102
§ 8066.0102. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Water Code § 17.856 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 17 / Section 17.856
§ 17.856. CONSIDERATION IN PASSING ON APPLICATION FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
Status: in_force

In passing on an application for financial assistance for a participant, the board shall consider:

(1) the needs of the area to be served by the project;

(2) the availability to the participant of revenues, taxes, or a combination of revenues and taxes for payment of the acquired obligations of the participant; and

(3) the costs to be incurred in the development, construction, and operation of the project.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1002.103 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1002 / Section 1002.103
§ 1002.103. DIVISION OF RESPONSIBILITIES.
Status: in_force

The board shall develop and implement policies that clearly separate the policymaking responsibilities of the board and the management responsibilities of the executive director and the staff of the board.
Tex. Utilities Code § 162.121 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 162 / Section 162.121
§ 162.121. GENERAL POWERS.
Status: in_force

A telephone cooperative may:

(1) sue and be sued in its corporate name;

(2) adopt and alter a corporate seal and use the seal or a facsimile of the seal as required by law;

(3) construct, acquire, lease, improve, install, equip, maintain, and operate, and, subject to Sections 162.125 and 162.126, dispose of, lease, or encumber, communication lines, facilities or systems, lands, structures, plants and equipment, exchanges, and other property, considered appropriate to accomplish the purpose for which the cooperative is organized;

(4) issue membership certificates as provided by this chapter;

(5) borrow money and otherwise contract indebtedness, issue or guarantee notes, bonds, and other evidences of indebtedness, and secure the payment of indebtedness by pledge or other encumbrance on any or all of its property or revenue;

(6) conduct its business and exercise its powers inside or outside this state;

(7) adopt, amend, and repeal bylaws;

(8) make any contracts appropriate for the full exercise of the powers granted by this chapter; and

(9) perform any other acts and exercise any other power that may be appropriate to accomplish the purpose for which the cooperative is organized.
Tex. Government Code § 306.009 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 306 / Section 306.009
§ 306.009. CUSTODIAN OF CERTAIN LEGISLATIVE RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) A member of the legislature, the lieutenant governor, an officer of the house or senate, or a legislative agency, office, or committee that stores records with or transfers records to the Legislative Reference Library or the Texas State Library and Archives Commission:

(1) possesses, maintains, or controls the records for purposes of litigation; and

(2) is the custodian of the records for purposes of Chapter 552.

(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to a member of the legislature or the lieutenant governor after the individual's service as a member or lieutenant governor ends.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2172.007 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2172 / Section 2172.007
§ 2172.007. SURPLUS LINES REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A surplus lines agent is required to make a diligent effort, as described by Section 981.004(a)(1), only with respect to a group policy issued under Section 2172.003 and only on an annual basis, rather than individually for each group member added during the policy period.

(b) Notwithstanding Section 981.213, a surplus lines agent is required to report to and file with the Surplus Lines Stamping Office of Texas only the group policy issued under Section 2172.003, rather than each certificate or evidence of insurance issued to the group members.
Tex. Government Code § 855.315 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 855 / Section 855.315
§ 855.315. DISBURSEMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Disbursements from the assets of the retirement system may be made only on vouchers signed by the person designated for that purpose in accordance with Section 855.108.

(b) A person designated to sign vouchers may draw checks or warrants only on proper authorization from the board of trustees recorded in the official minutes of the board.

(c) When a voucher is properly signed, a depository with which assets of the system are deposited shall accept and pay the voucher. The depository is released from liability for payment made on the voucher.

(d) The retirement system shall make payments by electronic funds transfer to annuitants whose first annuity payment under this subtitle occurs after January 1, 2000. The retirement system may use electronic funds transfers to make other payments.

(e) Notwithstanding any requirement to make a payment by electronic funds transfer, the retirement system may make payment by vouchers, checks, or warrants to an annuitant if making the payment by electronic funds transfer would be impractical for the retirement system or if the annuitant properly notifies the retirement system that:

(1) receiving the payment by electronic funds transfer would be impractical to the person;

(2) receiving the payment by electronic funds transfer would be more costly to the person than receiving the payment by check or warrant; or

(3) the person is unable to establish a qualifying account at a financial institution to receive electronic funds transfers.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2001.419 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2001 / Section 2001.419
§ 2001.419. BINGO OCCASIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A licensed authorized organization may not conduct more than three bingo occasions during a calendar week under a regular license.

(b) A bingo occasion may not exceed six hours.

(c) No more than two bingo occasions may be conducted at the same premises during one day except that a third bingo occasion may be conducted under a temporary license held by a licensed authorized organization at that premises.

(d) If more than one bingo occasion is conducted at the same premises on the same day:

(1) the bingo occasions must be announced separately;

(2) the licensed times may not overlap; and

(3) notwithstanding Subsection (e), bingo cards may be sold during a bingo occasion for play during a subsequent bingo occasion that is scheduled to begin at the same premises in not more than eight hours after the sale of cards for the subsequent occasion begins.

(e) Bingo cards, pull-tab bingo tickets, and the use of card-minding devices for a bingo occasion may be sold at the licensed premises at any time beginning one hour before the bingo occasion and ending at the conclusion of the bingo occasion.

(f) If pull-tab bingo tickets are sold by one licensed authorized organization that conducts consecutive bingo occasions during one day, the organization may account for and report all of the pull-tab bingo ticket sales for the occasions as sales for the final occasion.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 63.019 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 63 / Section 63.019
§ 63.019. RULES REGULATING ADMINISTRATION OF SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The board of trustees may make rules consistent with those promulgated by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department and the policies, principles, and standards provided in this Act to regulate the administration of services by the facility to the juveniles placed into the facility.
Tex. Election Code § 84.012 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 84 / Section 84.012
§ 84.012. CLERK TO MAIL APPLICATION FORM ON REQUEST.
Status: in_force

The early voting clerk shall mail without charge an appropriate official application form for an early voting ballot to each applicant requesting the clerk to send the applicant an application form.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1068.060 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1068 / Section 1068.060
§ 1068.060. GENERAL DUTIES OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR.
Status: in_force

Subject to the limitations prescribed by the board, the district administrator shall:

(1) supervise the work and activities of the district; and

(2) direct the general affairs of the district.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 11.408 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 11 / Section 11.408
§ 11.408. SUPERVISING COURT; JURISDICTION; AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A court supervising a receivership under this subchapter may, from time to time:

(1) make allowances to a receiver or attorney in the proceeding; and

(2) direct the payment of a receiver or attorney from the property of the domestic entity that is within the scope of the receivership or the proceeds of any sale or disposition of that property.

(b) A court that appoints a receiver under this subchapter for the property or business of a domestic entity has exclusive jurisdiction over the domestic entity and all of its property, regardless of where the property is located.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8244.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8244 / Section 8244.203
§ 8244.203. BONDS FOR RECREATIONAL FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

If authorized at an election under Section 8244.151, the district may issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to pay for the development and maintenance of recreational facilities.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7903A.0202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7903A / Section 7903A.0202
§ 7903A.0202. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The temporary board consists of:

(1) Josh Trlicek;

(2) Sarah Sessum;

(3) Courtney Wilcox;

(4) Jonathan Corb; and

(5) Tyler Brown.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 7903A.0103; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter.

(c) If permanent directors have not been elected under Section 7903A.0103 and the terms of the temporary directors have expired, successor temporary directors shall be appointed or reappointed as provided by Subsection (d) to serve terms that expire on the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 7903A.0103; or

(2) the fourth anniversary of the date of the appointment or reappointment.

(d) If Subsection (c) applies, the owner or owners of a majority of the assessed value of the real property in the district may submit a petition to the commission requesting that the commission appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as successor temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.
Tex. Government Code § 443.022 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 443 / Section 443.022
§ 443.022. AUDITS.
Status: in_force

(a) The transactions, funds, and programs of the board are subject to audit by the state auditor in accordance with Chapter 321.

(b) The state auditor may review the performance of the management of the board by conducting an economy and efficiency audit under Section 321.0133 and an effectiveness audit under Section 321.0134. The scope and frequency of such audits shall be determined in consultation with the legislative audit committee.

(c) Expired.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 439.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 439 / Section 439.002
§ 439.002. MANUFACTURE AND SALE.
Status: in_force

Unless prohibited by federal law, laetrile may be manufactured in this state in accordance with Chapter 431 (Texas Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act) and may be sold in this state for distribution by licensed physicians.
Tex. Transportation Code § 521.2465 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 521 / Section 521.2465
§ 521.2465. RESTRICTED LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) On receipt of notice that a person has been restricted to the use of a motor vehicle equipped with an ignition interlock device, the department shall notify that person that the person's driver's license expires on the 30th day after the date of the notice. On application by the person and payment of a fee of $10, the department shall issue a special restricted license that conspicuously indicates that the person is authorized to operate only a motor vehicle equipped with an ignition interlock device.

(a-1) The notice provided to the person by the department under Subsection (a) may be provided by:

(1) first class mail; or

(2) e-mail if the person has provided an e-mail address to the department and has elected to receive notice electronically.

(b) On receipt of a copy of a court order removing the restriction or at the end of the period of suspension, as applicable, the department shall issue the person a driver's license without the restriction.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 21.719 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 21 / Section 21.719
§ 21.719. VALIDITY AND ENFORCEABILITY OF SHAREHOLDERS' AGREEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A shareholders' agreement executed in accordance with Section 21.715 is valid and enforceable notwithstanding:

(1) the elimination of a board of directors;

(2) any restriction imposed on the discretion or powers of the board of directors or other person empowered to manage the close corporation; and

(3) that the effect of the shareholders' agreement is to treat the business and affairs of the close corporation as if the close corporation were a partnership or in a manner that would otherwise be appropriate only among partners.

(b) A close corporation, a shareholder of the close corporation, or a party to a shareholders' agreement may initiate a proceeding to enforce the shareholders' agreement in accordance with Section 21.756.
Tex. Utilities Code § 181.025 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 181 / Section 181.025
§ 181.025. RELOCATION OF GAS FACILITY TO ALLOW CHANGE TO TRAFFIC LANE.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority of the Texas Transportation Commission under this section is limited to a gas facility on a state highway not in a municipality. The authority of the commissioners court under this section is limited to a gas facility on a county road not in a municipality.

(b) The Texas Transportation Commission or the commissioners court of a county may require a gas utility to relocate the utility's gas facility, at the utility's own expense, to allow the widening or other changing of a traffic lane.

(c) To impose a requirement under this section, the Texas Transportation Commission or the commissioners court, as appropriate, must give to the gas utility 30 days' written notice of the requirement. The notice must identify the gas facility to be relocated and indicate the location on the new right-of-way where the gas utility may place the facility.

(d) The gas utility shall replace the grade and surface of the highway or road at the utility's own expense.