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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9095.0101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9095 / Section 9095.0101
§ 9095.0101. 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 Fort Bend County Water Control and Improvement District No. 13.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4014.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4014 / Section 4014.0302
§ 4014.0302. IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district, using any money available to the district for the purpose, may provide, design, construct, acquire, improve, relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an improvement project or service authorized under this chapter or under Chapter 375, Local Government Code.

(b) The district may contract with a governmental or private entity to carry out an action under Subsection (a).

(c) The implementation of a district project or service is a governmental function or service for the purposes of Chapter 791, Government Code.
Tex. Water Code § 65.208 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 65 / Section 65.208
§ 65.208. EFFECTIVE DATE OF RULES.
Status: in_force

The penalty for violation of a rule is not effective and enforceable until five days after the last publication of the notice. Five days after the last publication, the published rule takes effect and ignorance of the rule is not a defense to a prosecution for the enforcement of the penalty.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1251.401 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1251 / Section 1251.401
§ 1251.401. INDIVIDUAL APPLICATION AND CERTIFICATE NOT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) An individual application from an insured under a blanket accident and health insurance policy is not required.

(b) An insurer is not required to provide a certificate to each insured under a blanket accident and health insurance policy.
Tex. Local Government Code § 229.004 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 229 / Section 229.004
§ 229.004. REGULATION OF DISCHARGE OF WEAPON BY CERTAIN MUNICIPALITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a municipality located in a county in which the majority of the population of two or more municipalities with a population of 300,000 or more are located.

(b) Notwithstanding Section 229.002, a municipality may not apply a regulation relating to the discharge of firearms or other weapons in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the municipality or in an area annexed by the municipality on or before September 1, 1981, if the firearm or other weapon is:

(1) a shotgun, air rifle or pistol, BB gun, or bow and arrow discharged:

(A) on a tract of land of 100 acres or more and more than 150 feet from a residence or occupied building located on another property; and

(B) in a manner not reasonably expected to cause a projectile to cross the boundary of the tract; or

(2) a center fire or rim fire rifle or pistol of any caliber discharged:

(A) on a tract of land of 100 acres or more and more than 300 feet from a residence or occupied building located on another property; and

(B) in a manner not reasonably expected to cause a projectile to cross the boundary of the tract.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 534.101 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 534 / Section 534.101
§ 534.101. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Commissioner" means the commissioner of aging and disability services.

(2) "Department" means the Department of Aging and Disability Services.

(3) "Department facility" means a state supported living center, including the ICF-IID component of the Rio Grande State Center.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5008.0303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 5008 / Section 5008.0303
§ 5008.0303. AUTHORITY TO LEASE OR GRANT EASEMENTS FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES.
Status: in_force

The district may, for causeway, road, or public utility purposes, lease, or grant an easement over or along, any real property the district owns or holds in fee simple or by patent, easement, or otherwise to:

(1) an individual;

(2) a corporation; or

(3) a government or governmental entity, including this state or the United States.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8025A.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8025A / Section 8025A.0201
§ 8025A.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of five elected directors.

(b) Except as provided by Section 8025A.0202, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1028.059 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1028 / Section 1028.059
§ 1028.059. VOTING REQUIREMENT.
Status: in_force

A concurrence of a majority of the directors voting is necessary in any matter relating to district business.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 200.110 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 200 / Section 200.110
§ 200.110. SUBSCRIPTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) A real estate investment trust may accept a subscription by notifying the subscriber in writing.

(b) A subscription to purchase shares in a real estate investment trust that is in the process of being formed is irrevocable for six months if the subscription is in writing and signed by the subscriber unless the subscription provides for a longer or shorter period or all of the other subscribers agree to the revocation of the subscription.

(c) A written subscription entered into after the real estate investment trust is formed is a contract between the subscriber and the real estate investment trust.
Tex. Transportation Code § 623.076 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 623 / Section 623.076
§ 623.076. PERMIT FEE.
Status: in_force

(a) An application for a permit under this subchapter must be accompanied by a permit fee of:

(1) $60 for a single-trip permit;

(2) $120 for a permit that is valid for a period not exceeding 30 days;

(3) $180 for a permit that is valid for a period of 31 days or more but not exceeding 60 days;

(4) $240 for a permit that is valid for a period of 61 days or more but not exceeding 90 days;

(5) $270 for a permit issued under Section 623.071(c)(1) or (2); or

(6) $960 for a permit issued under Section 623.071(c-1).

(a-1) The following amounts collected under Subsection (a) shall be deposited to the general revenue fund, 90 percent of the remainder shall be deposited to the credit of the state highway fund, and 10 percent of the remainder shall be deposited to the credit of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles fund:

(b) The board may adopt rules for the payment of a fee under Subsection (a). The rules may:

(1) authorize the use of electronic funds transfer;

(2) authorize the use of a credit card issued by:

(A) a financial institution chartered by a state or the United States; or

(B) a nationally recognized credit organization approved by the board; and

(3) require the payment of a discount or service charge for a credit card payment in addition to the fee prescribed by Subsection (a).

(b-1) The department shall deposit a fee collected under Subsection (b)(3) to the credit of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles fund.

(c) An application for a permit under Section 623.071(c)(3) or (d) must be accompanied by the permit fee established by the board, in consultation with the commission, for the permit, not to exceed $7,000. Of each fee collected under this subsection, the department shall send:

(1) the first $1,000 to the comptroller for deposit to the credit of the general revenue fund; and

(2) any amount in excess of $1,000 to the comptroller, who shall deposit:

(A) 90 percent of the excess to the credit of the state highway fund; and

(B) 10 percent of the excess to the credit of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles fund.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8089.0202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8089 / Section 8089.0202
§ 8089.0202. TEMPORARY DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) On or after the effective date of the Act enacting this chapter, 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 temporary directors the five persons named in the petition. The commission shall appoint as temporary directors the five persons named in the petition.

(b) Temporary directors serve until the earlier of:

(1) the date permanent directors are elected under Section 8089.0103; 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 8089.0103 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 8089.0103; 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. Business & Commerce Code § 3.207 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 3 / Section 3.207
§ 3.207. REACQUISITION.
Status: in_force

Reacquisition of an instrument occurs if it is transferred to a former holder, by negotiation or otherwise. A former holder who reacquires the instrument may cancel indorsements made after the reacquirer first became a holder of the instrument. If the cancellation causes the instrument to be payable to the reacquirer or to bearer, the reacquirer may negotiate the instrument. An indorser whose indorsement is canceled is discharged, and the discharge is effective against any subsequent holder.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8270.253 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8270 / Section 8270.253
§ 8270.253. TRUST INDENTURE.
Status: in_force

A trust indenture created under Section 8270.252, regardless of the existence of a deed of trust or mortgage lien on the property, may:

(1) provide for the security of the bonds and the preservation of the trust estate in the manner prescribed by the board;

(2) provide for amendment or modification of the trust indenture;

(3) provide for the issuance of bonds to replace lost or mutilated bonds;

(4) condition the right to spend district money or sell district property on the approval of a licensed engineer selected as provided by the trust indenture; and

(5) provide for the investment of district money.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1015.302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1015 / Section 1015.302
§ 1015.302. NOTICE OF ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall give notice of an election under this subchapter by publishing once a week for two consecutive weeks a substantial copy of the election order in a newspaper with general circulation in the district.

(b) The first publication of the notice must appear at least 35 days before the date set for the election.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1201.217 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1201 / Section 1201.217
§ 1201.217.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1201.217. POLICY PROVISION: LEGAL ACTIONS. An individual accident and health insurance policy must contain the following provision:

"Legal Actions: An action at law or in equity may not be brought to recover on this policy before the 61st day after the date written proof of loss has been provided in accordance with the requirements of this policy. An action at law or in equity may not be brought after the expiration of three years after the time written proof of loss is required to be provided."
Tex. Insurance Code § 982.102 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 982 / Section 982.102
§ 982.102. FILING OF FINANCIAL STATEMENT BY OTHER INSURANCE COMPANY; EXAMINATION.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to a foreign or alien insurance company, other than a life insurance company, accident insurance company, life and accident insurance company, health and accident insurance company, or life, health, and accident insurance company.

(b) A foreign or alien insurance company that wants to engage in the business of insurance in this state shall provide to the department copies of its annual financial statements for the two most recent years. The copies must be certified by the commissioner or other insurance supervising official of the state or country in which the company is organized and incorporated. The department may require that the statement show additional facts as requested by the department.

(c) Before approving or denying the application of a foreign or alien insurance company for a certificate of authority to engage in the business of insurance in this state, the commissioner shall:

(1) examine the company, at the company's expense, at its principal office in the United States; or

(2) accept a report of an examination made by the insurance department or other insurance supervisory official of another state or government of a foreign country.

(d) On the applicant's request, the commissioner shall hold a hearing on a denial. Not later than the 30th day after the date of the applicant's request for a hearing, the commissioner shall request a hearing date.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7998.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7998 / Section 7998.005
§ 7998.005. 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. Tax Code § 5.03 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 5 / Section 5.03
§ 5.03. POWERS AND DUTIES GENERALLY.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller shall adopt rules establishing minimum standards for the administration and operation of an appraisal district. The minimum standards may vary according to the number of parcels and the kinds of property the district is responsible for appraising.

(b) The comptroller may require from each district engaged in appraising property for taxation an annual report on a form prescribed by the comptroller on the administration and operation of the appraisal office.

(c) The comptroller may contract with consultants to assist in performance of the duties imposed by this chapter.

(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, the comptroller may, after providing notice, require a document, payment, notice, report, or other item required to be submitted to the comptroller under this title to be submitted electronically and may send a document, payment, notice, report or other item the comptroller is required to send under this title electronically. The comptroller may adopt rules to administer this subsection, including rules specifying the format of an item electronically submitted to or sent by the comptroller.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8135.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8135 / Section 8135.102
§ 8135.102. ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) To the extent authorized by Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may construct, acquire, improve, maintain, or operate macadamized, graveled, or paved roads or turnpikes, or improvements in aid of those roads or turnpikes, inside the district.

(b) A road project must meet or exceed all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulatory ordinances of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located. If the district is located outside the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, a road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulatory ordinances of each county in which the district is located.

(c) The district may not undertake a road project unless each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located consents by ordinance or resolution. If the district is located outside the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the district may not undertake a road project unless each county in which the district is located consents by ordinance or resolution.
Tex. Water Code § 58.791 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.791
§ 58.791. TAXES IN EXCESS OF DISTRICT'S OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) If taxes have been collected by the dissolved district in excess of the amount required to liquidate the obligations of the district, the excess shall be paid ratably to the county treasurer or treasurers of the county or counties in which the district was located.

(b) The commissioners courts shall credit the money received from the dissolved district to the interest and sinking fund for any outstanding county bonds. If the county has no outstanding bonds, the money may be applied as the commissioners court lawfully directs.
Tex. Tax Code § 112.152 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 112 / Section 112.152
§ 112.152. ISSUES IN SUIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The only issues that may be raised in a suit under this subchapter are, as applicable, the:

(1) grounds of error contained in the motion for rehearing; or

(2) material facts and legal bases contained in the notice of intent filed under Section 111.0091(a) or 111.106(a).

(b) The suit applies only to a tax liability period considered in the comptroller's decision or covered by the notice of intent filed under Section 111.0091 or 111.106, as applicable.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8851.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8851 / Section 8851.003
§ 8851.003. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC USE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

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

(b) All land and other property included in the district will benefit from the works and projects accomplished by the district under the powers conferred by Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Election Code § 52.003 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 52 / Section 52.003
§ 52.003. PLACING CANDIDATE'S NAME ON BALLOT.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by law, the authority responsible for having the official ballot prepared shall have placed on the ballot the name of each candidate:

(1) who has filed with the authority an application for a place on the ballot that complies with the requirements as to form, content, and procedure that the application must satisfy for the candidate's name to be placed on the ballot; or

(2) whose entitlement to placement on the ballot has been lawfully certified to the authority.

(b) A candidate's name shall be placed on the ballot in the form indicated on the candidate's application or, if the application was not filed with the authority, in the form certified to the authority.

(c) Except as otherwise provided by law, in a runoff election, the authority shall have placed on the ballot the name of each candidate who is entitled to a place on the runoff ballot as indicated by the canvass for the main election.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 81.063 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 81 / Section 81.063
§ 81.063. SAMPLES.
Status: in_force

(a) A person authorized to conduct an investigation under this subchapter may take samples of materials present on the premises, including soil, water, air, unprocessed or processed foodstuffs, manufactured clothing, pharmaceuticals, and household goods.

(b) A person who takes a sample under this section shall offer a corresponding sample to the person in control of the premises for independent analysis.

(c) A person who takes a sample under this section may reimburse or offer to reimburse the owner for the materials taken. The reimbursement may not exceed the actual monetary loss to the owner.
Tex. Government Code § 2054.463 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.463
§ 2054.463. EXCEPTION FOR MEDICAL EQUIPMENT.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not apply to an item of medical equipment in which electronic and information resources are integral to its operation.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1105.005 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1105 / Section 1105.005
§ 1105.005. COMPUTATION OF ADJUSTED PREMIUMS AND PRESENT VALUES; MORTALITY TABLES AND INTEREST RATES.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) or (e) or Section 1105.055, 1105.152, or 1105.153, an adjusted premium or present value determined under this chapter must be computed on the basis of:

(1) the Commissioners 1941 Standard Ordinary Mortality Table for a policy of ordinary insurance; and

(2) the Commissioners 1941 Standard Industrial Mortality Table for a policy of industrial insurance.

(b) For a category of ordinary insurance issued to insure a female risk, an adjusted premium or present value may be computed according to an age not more than three years younger than the actual age of the insured.

(c) All computations must be made using the rate of interest, not to exceed 3-1/2 percent a year, specified by the policy for computing cash surrender values and paid-up nonforfeiture benefits.

(d) In the computation of the present value of any paid-up term insurance with accompanying pure endowment, if any, offered as a nonforfeiture benefit, the rates of mortality assumed may be not more than 130 percent of the rates shown in the applicable mortality table.

(e) Subject to approval by the department, a company may specify a mortality table other than the applicable table required by this section for use in computing an adjusted premium or present value for insurance issued on a substandard basis.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 442A.054 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 442A / Section 442A.054
§ 442A.054. MAIL-BACK PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A participating pharmacy that provides a collection receptacle for the safe disposal of prescription drugs may, under limited circumstances as the pharmacy determines necessary, provide at the time the pharmacy dispenses a controlled substance prescription drug to the ultimate user a vendor's mail-back envelope, at no cost to the ultimate user. The mail-back envelope must:

(1) be pre-addressed and return postage paid; and

(2) meet the requirements of 21 C.F.R. Section 1317.70.

(b) A participating pharmacy may provide not more than 250 mail-back envelopes during the duration of the pilot program to encourage use of the pharmacy's collection receptacle.