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Tex. Insurance Code § 1811.101 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1811 / Section 1811.101
§ 1811.101. FILING AND APPROVAL OF FORMS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), an insurer or agent may not deliver or issue for delivery in this state a certificate of insurance unless the certificate's form:

(1) has been filed with and approved by the commissioner; and

(2) contains the phrase "for information purposes only" or similar language.

(b) If a certificate of insurance form does not contain the language required by Subsection (a)(2), the commissioner may approve the form if the form states:

(1) that the certificate of insurance does not confer any rights or obligations other than the rights and obligations conveyed by the policy referenced on the form; and

(2) that the terms of the policy control over the terms of the certificate of insurance.

(c) A filed form is approved at the expiration of 60 days after the date the form is filed unless the commissioner by order approves or disapproves the form during the 60-day period beginning the date the form is filed. The commissioner's approval of a filed form constitutes a waiver of any unexpired portion of the 60-day period.

(d) The commissioner may extend by not more than 10 days the 60-day period described by Subsection (c) during which the commissioner may approve or disapprove a form filed by an insurer or agent. The commissioner shall notify the insurer or agent of the extension before the expiration of the 60-day period.

(e) A filed form for which an extension has been granted under Subsection (d) is considered approved at the expiration of the extension period described by that subsection absent an earlier approval or disapproval of the form.

(f) A person may not use a form unless the form has been filed with and approved by the commissioner.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7916.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7916 / Section 7916.201
§ 7916.201. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 7916.203.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5004.204 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 5004 / Section 5004.204
§ 5004.204. FORM OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

District bonds must:

(1) be issued in the district's name;

(2) be signed by the presiding officer; and

(3) be attested by the secretary-treasurer.
Tex. Government Code § 1207.062 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1207 / Section 1207.062
§ 1207.062. ESCROW AGREEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) An issuer may enter into an escrow or similar agreement with a person described by Section 1207.061(a) with respect to the safekeeping, investment, administration, and disposition of a deposit made under Section 1207.061.

(b) A deposit under Section 1207.061 may be invested only in:

(1) direct noncallable obligations of the United States, including obligations that are unconditionally guaranteed by the United States;

(2) noncallable obligations of an agency or instrumentality of the United States, including obligations that are unconditionally guaranteed or insured by the agency or instrumentality and that, on the date the governing body of the issuer adopts or approves the proceedings authorizing the issuance of refunding bonds, are rated as to investment quality by a nationally recognized investment rating firm not less than AAA or its equivalent; and

(3) noncallable obligations of a state or an agency or a county, municipality, or other political subdivision of a state that have been refunded and that, on the date the governing body of the issuer adopts or approves the proceedings authorizing the issuance of refunding bonds, are rated as to investment quality by a nationally recognized investment rating firm not less than AAA or its equivalent.

(c) A deposit under Section 1207.061 may be invested only in obligations that mature and bear interest payable at times and in amounts sufficient to provide for the scheduled payment or redemption of the obligation to be refunded. The obligations may be in book-entry form.

(d) An issuer shall enter into an agreement under Subsection (a) if an obligation to be refunded is scheduled to be paid or redeemed on a date later than the next scheduled interest payment date on the obligation.

(e) Notwithstanding Subsection (b), a deposit under an escrow agreement entered into under Subsection (a) before September 1, 1999, may not be invested in an investment described by Subsection (b)(2) or (3).
Tex. Tax Code § 151.427 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 151 / Section 151.427
§ 151.427. DEDUCTION FOR PROPERTY ON WHICH THE TAX IS PAID AND HELD FOR RESALE.
Status: in_force

(a) A seller who has paid the tax imposed by this chapter on the sales price of tangible personal property acquired for storage or use may deduct the amount of the tax paid if the seller resells, leases, or rents the item to another in the regular course of business before the seller has made any use of the property other than retaining, displaying, or demonstrating it while holding it for sale in the regular course of business.

(b) If a deduction is taken under Subsection (a) of this section, the person who sold the property to the seller may not receive a credit or refund with respect to the sale of the property to the seller.

(c) The deduction allowed by Subsection (a) of this section must be taken in accordance with any rule on the deduction made by the comptroller.
Tex. Local Government Code § 118.0525 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 118 / Section 118.0525
§ 118.0525. INCREASED FEE FOR NONCOMPLIANCE WITH DOCUMENT SPECIFICATIONS.
Status: in_force

If a legal paper presented to a county clerk for filing or for recording does not comply with the specifications prescribed by Section 191.007, the filing fee or recording fee for the paper is increased as provided by that section.
Tex. Election Code § 202.004 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 202 / Section 202.004
§ 202.004. NOMINATION BY PRIMARY ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A political party's nominee for an unexpired term must be nominated by primary election if:

(1) the political party is making nominations by primary election for the general election in which the vacancy is to be filled; and

(2) the vacancy occurs on or before the fifth day before the date of the regular deadline for candidates to file applications for a place on the general primary ballot.

(b) If the vacancy occurs on or before the 10th day before the date of the regular deadline for candidates to file applications for a place on the general primary ballot, an application for the unexpired term must be filed by the regular filing deadline.

(c) If the vacancy occurs after the 10th day before the date of the regular filing deadline, an application for the unexpired term must be filed not later than 6 p.m. of the fifth day after the date of the regular filing deadline.

(d) The filing fee or petition requirements for a candidate for an unexpired term are the same as for a candidate for a full term.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 85.275 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 85 / Section 85.275
§ 85.275. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The committee shall select a presiding officer and an assistant presiding officer from the committee members.

(b) An officer shall begin serving on March 1 of each odd-numbered year and serve until February 27 of the following odd-numbered year.

(c) An officer may continue to serve until a replacement is elected for the officer's position.

(d) The presiding officer shall:

(1) preside at all committee meetings attended by the presiding officer;

(2) call meetings in accordance with this subchapter;

(3) appoint subcommittees as necessary; and

(4) ensure annual reports are made to the commissioner.

(e) The presiding officer may serve as an ex officio member of any subcommittee.

(f) The assistant presiding officer shall:

(1) perform the duties of the presiding officer if the presiding officer is absent or is not able to perform those duties because of disability; and

(2) complete the unexpired portion of the presiding officer's term if the office of the presiding officer becomes vacant.

(g) The committee may elect a committee member to replace the assistant presiding officer if the office of the assistant presiding officer becomes vacant.
Tex. Government Code § 2268.059 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2268 / Section 2268.059
§ 2268.059. CONFIDENTIALITY OF CERTAIN RECORDS SUBMITTED TO COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

Records and information afforded protection under Section 552.153 that are provided by a responsible governmental entity to the commission and the presiding officer of the House Appropriations Committee and of the Senate Finance Committee, or their designees, shall continue to be protected from disclosure when in the possession of the commission and the presiding officers or their designees.
Tex. Water Code § 152.056 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 152 / Section 152.056
§ 152.056. TRANSFER OF RIVER AUTHORITY ASSETS TO CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other law, the board of directors of a river authority may sell, lease, loan, or otherwise transfer some, all, or substantially all of the electric generation property of the river authority to a corporation created under Section 152.051. The property transfer must be made under terms approved by the board of directors of the river authority.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 401.114 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 401 / Section 401.114
§ 401.114. NOTICE AND HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) Before the commission grants or renews a license to process or dispose of low-level radioactive waste from other persons, the commission shall give notice and shall provide an opportunity for a public hearing in the manner provided by the commission's formal hearing procedure and Chapter 2001, Government Code.

(b) In addition to other notice, the commission shall publish notice of the hearing in the manner provided by Chapter 313, Government Code, in the county in which the proposed facility is to be located. The notice shall state the subject and the time, place, and date of the hearing.

(c) The commission shall mail, by certified mail in the manner provided by the commission's rules, written notice to each person who owns property adjacent to the proposed site. The notice must be mailed not later than the 31st day before the date of the hearing and must include the same information that is in the published notice. If true, the commission or the applicant must certify that the notice was mailed as required by this subsection, and at the hearing the certificate is conclusive evidence of the mailing.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1084.308 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1084 / Section 1084.308
§ 1084.308. REPORT; DISSOLUTION ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) After the district has paid all district debts and has disposed of all district money and other assets as prescribed by this subchapter, the board shall file a written report with the Commissioners Court of Palo Pinto County summarizing the board's actions in dissolving the district.

(b) Not later than the 10th day after the date the Commissioners Court of Palo Pinto County receives the report and determines that the requirements of this subchapter have been fulfilled, the commissioners court shall enter an order dissolving the district and releasing the board from any further duty or obligation.
Tex. Local Government Code § 241.031 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 241 / Section 241.031
§ 241.031. ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCY.
Status: in_force

(a) Airport zoning regulations must provide for the administration and enforcement of the regulations by an administrative agency. The administrative agency may be:

(1) an agency created by the regulations;

(2) an existing official, board, or agency of the political subdivision adopting the regulations; or

(3) an existing official, board, or other agency of a political subdivision that participated in the creation of a joint airport zoning board adopting the regulations, if satisfactory to that political subdivision.

(b) The administrative agency may not be the board of adjustment or include any member of the board.

(c) The administrative agency shall hear and decide all applications for permits under Section 241.020.

(d) The agency may not exercise any of the powers delegated to the board of adjustment.
Tex. Labor Code § 1.001 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 1 / Section 1.001
§ 1.001. PURPOSE OF CODE.
Status: repealed

(a) This code is enacted as a part of the state's continuing statutory revision program, begun by the Texas Legislative Council in 1963 as directed by the legislature in the law codified as Section 323.007, Government Code. The program contemplates a topic-by-topic revision of the state's general and permanent statute law without substantive change.

(b) Consistent with the objectives of the statutory revision program, the purpose of this code is to make the law encompassed by this code more accessible and understandable, by:

(1) rearranging the statutes into a more logical order;

(2) employing a format and numbering system designed to facilitate citation of the law and to accommodate future expansion of the law;

(3) eliminating repealed, duplicative, unconstitutional, expired, executed, and other ineffective provisions; and

(4) restating the law in modern American English to the greatest extent possible.
Tex. Transportation Code § 392.001 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 392 / Section 392.001
§ 392.001. PLANTING TREES ON RIGHTS-OF-WAY.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall plant and care for a substantial number of pecan trees on United States and state highway rights-of-way throughout the state.

(b) In an area where the climate is unsuitable for pecan trees or where pecan trees present a safety hazard, the department shall plant other indigenous or adaptable trees that do not present a safety hazard.

(c) The cost of acquiring, planting, and caring for the pecan trees shall be paid from the state highway fund.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7943A.0305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7943A / Section 7943A.0305
§ 7943A.0305. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is adopted under Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, and that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3816.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3816 / Section 3816.052
§ 3816.052. APPOINTED DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of the City of Frisco shall appoint directors who meet the qualifications of Subchapter D, Chapter 375, Local Government Code.

(b) The appointed directors serve staggered terms of four years, with two directors' terms expiring July 1 of an odd-numbered year and three directors' terms expiring July 1 of the following odd-numbered year.

(c) Notwithstanding the common law doctrine of incompatibility, members of the governing body of the City of Frisco may be appointed to the board. The term of a director who is also a member of the governing body of the City of Frisco expires when the member's term on the governing body expires. The person may be reappointed to the board to complete the unexpired term on the board.

(d) A person may not be appointed to the board if the appointment of that person would result in fewer than three of the directors residing in the City of Frisco.

(e) The governing body of the City of Frisco shall appoint a director to fill a vacancy that occurs on the board.

(f) District directors are public officials entitled to governmental immunity for their official actions.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1114.110 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1114 / Section 1114.110
§ 1114.110. CONTRACTS WITH GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES FOR CARE AND TREATMENT.
Status: in_force

The board may contract with:

(1) any county or municipality located outside the district for the care and treatment of a sick or injured person of that county or municipality; and

(2) this state or a federal agency for the treatment of a sick or injured person.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8051.0305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8051 / Section 8051.0305
§ 8051.0305. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is adopted under Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, and that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8275.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8275 / Section 8275.051
§ 8275.051. COMPOSITION OF BOARD.
Status: in_force

The board of directors is composed of five elected directors.
Tex. Government Code § 406.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 406 / Section 406.001
§ 406.001. APPOINTMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The secretary of state may appoint a notary public at any time.

(b) The secretary of state shall assign each notary public an identifying number and keep a record of the number assigned to each notary public.
Tex. Family Code § 264.506 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 264 / Section 264.506
§ 264.506. PURPOSE AND DUTIES OF REVIEW TEAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The purpose of a review team is to decrease the incidence of preventable child deaths by:

(1) providing assistance, direction, and coordination to investigations of child deaths;

(2) promoting cooperation, communication, and coordination among agencies involved in responding to child fatalities;

(3) developing an understanding of the causes and incidence of child deaths in the county or counties in which the review team is located;

(4) recommending changes to agencies, through the agency's representative member, that will reduce the number of preventable child deaths; and

(5) advising the committee on changes to law, policy, or practice that will assist the team and the agencies represented on the team in fulfilling their duties.

(b) To achieve its purpose, a review team shall:

(1) adapt and implement, according to local needs and resources, the model protocols developed by the department and the committee;

(2) meet on a regular basis to review child fatality cases and recommend methods to improve coordination of services and investigations between agencies that are represented on the team;

(3) collect and maintain data as required by the committee;

(4) review and analyze the collected data to identify any demographic trends in child fatality cases, including whether there is a disproportionate number of child fatalities in a particular population group or geographic area; and

(5) submit to the vital statistics unit data reports on deaths reviewed as specified by the committee.

(c) A review team shall initiate prevention measures as indicated by the review team's findings.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 161.322 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 161 / Section 161.322
§ 161.322. ENFORCEMENT OF FORFEITURE AND PROTECTION OF RIGHTS.
Status: in_force

The board, by and through the attorney general, shall institute legal proceedings that are necessary to enforce the forfeiture or to recover the full amount of the delinquent installments, interest, and other penalties that may be due to the board at the time the forfeiture occurred or to protect any other right to the land.
Tex. Government Code § 406.024 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 406 / Section 406.024
§ 406.024. FEES CHARGED BY NOTARY PUBLIC.
Status: in_force

(a) A notary public or its employer may charge the following fees:

(1) for protesting a bill or note for nonacceptance or nonpayment, register and seal, a fee of $4;

(2) for each notice of protest, a fee of $1;

(3) for protesting in all other cases, a fee of $4;

(4) for certificate and seal to a protest, a fee of $4;

(5) for taking the acknowledgment or proof of a deed or other instrument in writing, for registration, including certificate and seal, a fee of $10 for the first signature and $1 for each additional signature;

(6) for administering an oath or affirmation with certificate and seal, a fee of $10;

(7) for a certificate under seal not otherwise provided for, a fee of $10;

(8) for a copy of a record or paper in the notary public's office, a fee of $1 for each page;

(9) for taking the deposition of a witness, $1 for each 100 words;

(10) for swearing a witness to a deposition, certificate, seal, and other business connected with taking the deposition, a fee of $10; and

(11) for a notarial act not provided for, a fee of $10.

(b) A notary public may charge a fee only for an acknowledgment or official act under Subsection (a). The fee charged may not exceed the fee authorized by Subsection (a), as adjusted under Subsection (c).

(c) Once every five years, the secretary of state shall adjust the fees provided under Subsection (a) by the amount that results from applying the inflation rate, as determined by the comptroller on the basis of the increase, if any, in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the United States Department of Labor, to the current fee amounts.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1002.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1002 / Section 1002.104
§ 1002.104. HOSPITAL SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

(a) The district shall provide for the establishment of a hospital or hospital system within the district's boundaries to provide health care services to persons residing in the district by:

(1) purchasing, constructing, acquiring, repairing, or renovating buildings and improvements;

(2) equipping the buildings and improvements; and

(3) administering the buildings and improvements for hospital purposes.

(b) The hospital system may include any facility or equipment the board considers necessary or appropriate for providing health care services, including:

(1) domiciliary care and treatment of sick, injured, or geriatric patients;

(2) outpatient clinics;

(3) rural health clinics;

(4) convalescent home facilities;

(5) assisted living or personal care facilities;

(6) physicians' offices;

(7) home health care services;

(8) durable medical equipment;

(9) long-term care;

(10) skilled and intermediate nursing care;

(11) preventive care services;

(12) ancillary support;

(13) pharmacies;

(14) hospice care;

(15) community mental health centers; and

(16) alcohol or chemical dependency centers.

(c) The district may operate or assist in the operation of a mobile emergency medical service as part of the hospital system.
Tex. Utilities Code § 121.454 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 121 / Section 121.454
§ 121.454. RAILROAD COMMISSION APPROVAL OR DENIAL.
Status: in_force

(a) The railroad commission by order may approve an application for a permit to construct a sour gas pipeline facility if the railroad commission finds that the materials to be used in and method of construction and operation of the facility comply with the rules and safety standards adopted by the railroad commission.

(b) The railroad commission may issue an order under this section without holding a hearing unless an affected party files a written protest with the railroad commission not later than the 30th day after the date notice is published under Section 121.453. If an affected party files a written protest, the railroad commission shall:

(1) hold a hearing not later than the 60th day after the date the protest is filed; and

(2) issue an order:

(A) approving the permit application; or

(B) denying the application and stating the reasons for the denial.