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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3916.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3916 / Section 3916.152
§ 3916.152. PARKING FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may acquire, lease as lessor or lessee, construct, develop, own, operate, and maintain parking facilities or a system of parking facilities, including lots, garages, parking terminals, or other structures or accommodations for parking motor vehicles off the streets and related appurtenances.

(b) The district's parking facilities serve the public purposes of the district and are owned, used, and held for a public purpose even if leased or operated by a private entity for a term of years.

(c) The district's parking facilities are parts of and necessary components of a street and are considered to be a street or road improvement.

(d) The development and operation of the district's parking facilities may be considered an economic development program.
Tex. Penal Code § 37.04 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 37 / Section 37.04
§ 37.04. MATERIALITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A statement is material, regardless of the admissibility of the statement under the rules of evidence, if it could have affected the course or outcome of the official proceeding.

(b) It is no defense to prosecution under Section 37.03 (Aggravated Perjury) that the declarant mistakenly believed the statement to be immaterial.

(c) Whether a statement is material in a given factual situation is a question of law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3791.0901 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3791 / Section 3791.0901
§ 3791.0901. DISSOLUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall dissolve the district on written petition filed with the board by the owners of at least two-thirds of the assessed value of the property subject to assessment or taxation by the district based on the most recent certified county property tax rolls.

(b) The board by majority vote may dissolve the district at any time.

(c) The district may not be dissolved by its board under Subsection (a) or (b) if the district:

(1) has any outstanding bonded indebtedness until that bonded indebtedness has been repaid or defeased in accordance with the order or resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds;

(2) has a contractual obligation to pay money until that obligation has been fully paid in accordance with the contract; or

(3) owns, operates, or maintains public works, facilities, or improvements unless the district contracts with another person for the ownership, operation, or maintenance of the public works, facilities, or improvements.

(d) Sections 375.261, 375.262, and 375.264, Local Government Code, do not apply to the district.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 110.051 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 110 / Section 110.051
§ 110.051. PROMOTION, MARKETING, AND EDUCATION.
Status: in_force

The program shall:

(1) organize a network of package stores to participate in a program promoting wines produced in this state and to deliver wine to consumers under Section 110.053;

(2) develop and maintain a database of wineries in this state and package stores that sell wines produced in this state that allows the program's staff to identify the winery in this state that produces a particular wine;

(3) operate a toll-free telephone number to:

(A) receive inquiries from persons who wish to purchase a particular wine produced in this state;

(B) make information about the wineries in this state and the package stores participating in the program available to the public; and

(C) refer a person who wishes to purchase a Texas wine to the winery that produces the wine and inform the person of arrangements that the person can make under Section 110.053 to pick up the wine at a package store or have the wine delivered to the person's address;

(4) use market research to develop a wine industry marketing plan to increase the consumption of and access to Texas wine;

(5) educate the public about wines produced in the state by providing publicity about the information in the program's database to the public and making the information available to the public through the department's toll-free telephone number and electronically available through the Internet;

(6) promote wineries in this state and package stores that participate in the program; and

(7) promote and market, and educate consumers about, the wines produced in this state using any other method the commissioner determines is appropriate.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 3.602 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 3 / Section 3.602
§ 3.602. PAYMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Subsection (e), an instrument is paid to the extent payment is made by or on behalf of a party obliged to pay the instrument, and to a person entitled to enforce the instrument.

(b) Subject to Subsection (e), a note is paid to the extent payment is made by or on behalf of a party obliged to pay the note to a person that formerly was entitled to enforce the note only if at the time of the payment the party obliged to pay has not received adequate notification that the note has been transferred and that payment is to be made to the transferee. A notification is adequate only if it is signed by the transferor or the transferee, reasonably identifies the transferred note, and provides an address at which payments subsequently are to be made. Upon request, a transferee shall seasonably furnish reasonable proof that the note has been transferred. Unless the transferee complies with the request, a payment to the person that formerly was entitled to enforce the note is effective for purposes of Subsection (c) even if the party obliged to pay the note has received a notification under this subsection.

(c) Subject to Subsection (e), to the extent of a payment under Subsections (a) and (b), the obligation of the party obliged to pay the instrument is discharged even though payment is made with knowledge of a claim to the instrument under Section 3.306 by another person.

(d) Subject to Subsection (e), a transferee, or any party that has acquired rights in the instrument directly or indirectly from a transferee, including any such party that has rights as a holder in due course, is deemed to have notice of any payment that is made under Subsection (b) after the date that the note is transferred to the transferee but before the party obliged to pay the note receives adequate notification of the transfer.

(e) The obligation of a party to pay the instrument is not discharged under Subsections (a) through (d) if:

(1) a claim to the instrument under Section 3.306 is enforceable against the party receiving payment and:

(A) payment is made with knowledge by the payor that payment is prohibited by injunction or similar process of a court of competent jurisdiction; or

(B) in the case of an instrument other than a cashier's check, teller's check, or certified check, the party making payment accepted, from the person having a claim to the instrument, indemnity against loss resulting from refusal to pay the person entitled to enforce the instrument; or

(2) the person making payment knows that the instrument is a stolen instrument and pays a person it knows is in wrongful possession of the instrument.

(f) As used in this section, "signed," with respect to a record that is not a writing, includes the attachment to or logical association with the record of an electronic symbol, sound, or process with the present intent to adopt or accept the record.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 5.053 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 5 / Section 5.053
§ 5.053. DISTINGUISHABLE NAMES REQUIRED.
Status: reserved

(a) The name of a filing entity or registered series of a domestic limited liability company or the name under which a foreign filing entity registers to transact business in this state must be distinguishable in the records of the secretary of state from:

(1) the name of another existing filing entity;

(2) the name of a foreign filing entity that is registered under Chapter 9;

(3) the fictitious name under which a foreign filing entity is registered to transact business in this state;

(4) a name that is reserved under Subchapter C;

(5) a name that is registered under Subchapter D; or

(6) the name of another existing registered series of a domestic limited liability company.

(b) Subsection (a) does not apply if the other entity or the person for whom the name is reserved or registered, as appropriate, provides to the secretary of state a notarized written statement of the entity's or person's consent to the use of the name.

(b) Subsection (a) does not apply if the other entity or the person for whom the name is reserved or registered, as appropriate, provides to the secretary of state a notarized written statement of the entity's or person's consent to the use of the similar name. Sections 4.007 and 4.008 apply to a written consent to the use of a similar name under this subsection to the same extent those sections apply to filing instruments.

(c) Subsection (b) does not apply if the secretary of state determines that the names are the same.
Tex. Education Code § 54.6261 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 54 / Section 54.6261
§ 54.6261. DEFERRED USE OF PREPAID CREDIT HOURS.
Status: in_force

(a) A prepaid tuition contract must permit the beneficiary to elect to pay from another source the beneficiary's tuition and required fees for some or all of the semester credit hours to which the beneficiary is entitled to payment under the contract, and to defer to a subsequent semester or term the right to payment of the beneficiary's tuition and required fees for the number of semester credit hours remaining under the contract. The beneficiary is responsible for payment of the amount of tuition and required fees for the number of semester credit hours that the beneficiary elects not to pay under the contract.

(b) This section does not affect the date on which a prepaid tuition contract terminates under this subchapter and does not give the beneficiary the right to any payment under the contract after termination of the contract.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8810.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8810 / Section 8810.001
§ 8810.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Director" means a member of the board.

(3) "District" means the Central Texas Groundwater Conservation District.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 91.021 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 91 / Section 91.021
§ 91.021. COMPLIANCE WITH STANDARDS.
Status: in_force

Containers used for the shipment of fruits or vegetables must meet the minimum standards established by this subchapter.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 4.108 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 4 / Section 4.108
§ 4.108. TIME OF RECEIPT OF ITEMS.
Status: in_force

(a) For the purpose of allowing time to process items, prove balances, and make the necessary entries on its books to determine its position for the day, a bank may fix an afternoon hour of two P.M. or later as a cutoff hour for the handling of money and items and the making of entries on its books.

(b) An item or deposit of money received on any day after a cutoff hour so fixed or after the close of the banking day may be treated as being received at the opening of the next banking day.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1014.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1014 / Section 1014.104
§ 1014.104. HOSPITAL SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

The district shall provide for the establishment of a hospital system by:

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

(2) equipping the buildings; and

(3) administering the buildings and equipment for hospital purposes.
Tex. Utilities Code § 39.054 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 39 / Section 39.054
§ 39.054. RETAIL ELECTRIC SERVICE DURING FREEZE PERIOD.
Status: in_force

(a) An electric utility shall provide retail electric service during the freeze period in accordance with any contract terms applicable to a particular retail customer approved by the regulatory authority and in effect on December 31, 1998.

(b) Nothing in Sections 39.052(c) and (d) shall be construed to restrict any customer's right to complain during the freeze period to the regulatory authority regarding the quality of retail electric service provided by the electric utility or the applicability of an electric utility's particular tariff to the customer.

(c) Nothing in this title shall be construed to restrict an electric utility, voluntarily and at its sole discretion, from offering new services or new tariff options to its customers during the freeze period, consistent with Section 39.051(a).

(d) Any offering of new services or tariff options under this section shall be equal to or greater than an electric utility's long-run marginal cost and may not be unreasonably preferential, prejudicial, discriminatory, predatory, or anticompetitive.

(e) Revenue from any new offering under this section shall be accounted for in a manner consistent with Section 36.007.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 46C.160 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 46C / Section 46C.160
§ 46C.160. DETENTION PENDING FURTHER PROCEEDINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) On a determination by the judge or jury that the defendant is not guilty by reason of insanity, pending further proceedings under this chapter, the court may order the defendant detained in jail or any other suitable place for a period not to exceed 14 days.

(b) The court may order a defendant detained in a facility of the commission under this article only with the consent of the head of the facility.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6605.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6605 / Section 6605.001
§ 6605.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

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

(2) "Director" means a member of the board.

(3) "District" means the Brazoria County Drainage District No. 8.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1094.208 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1094 / Section 1094.208
§ 1094.208. FINANCIAL REPORT.
Status: in_force

As soon as practicable after the close of each fiscal year, the district administrator shall prepare for the board:

(1) a complete sworn statement of all district money; and

(2) a complete account of the disbursements of that money.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 204.02 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 204 / Section 204.02
§ 204.02. FORM AND CONDITIONS.
Status: repealed

(a) A bond required under this chapter must be executed with the permittee or licensee as principal, a qualified surety company doing business in this state as surety, and the state as payee. All bonds of permittees must be payable in Travis County.

(b) The bond must be conditioned as required by the commission. Bonds required of permittees must be conditioned that as long as the applicant holds the permit he will not violate any law of this state relating to the traffic in or transportation, sale, or delivery of liquor or any valid rule of the commission. The bonds of permittees who are required to account for taxes and fees must also be conditioned that the permittee will account for and pay all permit fees and taxes levied by this code.

(c) The form of all bonds must be approved by the attorney general.

(d), (e) Repealed by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 934, Sec. 110, eff. Jan. 1, 1994.
Tex. Family Code § 153.6031 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 153 / Section 153.6031
§ 153.6031. EXCEPTION TO DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCESS REQUIREMENT.
Status: in_force

A requirement in a parenting plan that a party initiate or participate in a dispute resolution process before filing a court action does not apply to an action:

(1) to modify the parenting plan in an emergency;

(2) to modify child support;

(3) alleging that the child's present circumstances will significantly impair the child's physical health or significantly impair the child's emotional development;

(4) to enforce; or

(5) in which the party shows that enforcement of the requirement is precluded or limited by Section 153.0071.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3832.155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3832 / Section 3832.155
§ 3832.155. PETITION REQUIRED FOR FINANCING SERVICES AND IMPROVEMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may not finance a service or improvement project through an assessment under this chapter unless a written petition requesting that service or improvement has been filed with the board.

(b) The petition must be signed by:

(1) the owners of a majority of the assessed value of real property in the district that will be subject to the assessment according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for the county in which the property is located; or

(2) at least 25 owners of land in the district that will be subject to the assessment, if more than 25 persons own land in the district that will be subject to the assessment according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for the county in which the property is located.
Tex. Election Code § 66.023 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 66 / Section 66.023
§ 66.023. CONTENTS OF ENVELOPE NO.
Status: in_force

2. Envelope no. 2 must contain:

(1) a copy of the precinct returns;

(2) a tally list;

(3) the original of the poll list;

(4) the signature roster;

(5) the precinct early voting list;

(6) any affidavits completed at the polling place except affidavits required to be placed in envelope no. 4; and

(7) any certificates of appointment of watchers.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1251.112 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1251 / Section 1251.112
§ 1251.112. DEADLINE FOR CLAIM.
Status: in_force

(a) A group accident and health insurance policy must provide that:

(1) in the case of a claim for a loss other than a claim for a loss of time for disability, written proof of the loss must be provided to the insurer not later than the 90th day after the date of the loss; and

(2) in the case of a claim for loss of time for disability:

(A) written proof of the loss must be provided to the insurer not later than the 90th day after the beginning of the period for which the insurer is liable; and

(B) subsequent written proofs of the continuance of the disability must be provided to the insurer at intervals as reasonably required by the insurer.

(b) Failure to provide written proof of a loss within the time prescribed by Subsection (a) does not invalidate or reduce a claim if:

(1) it was not reasonably possible to provide written proof of the loss within that time;

(2) written proof of the loss is provided as soon as reasonably possible; and

(3) unless the claimant does not have the legal capacity to provide proof of loss, proof of loss is provided not later than the first anniversary of the date the proof of loss is otherwise required.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3814.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3814 / Section 3814.201
§ 3814.201. DISSOLUTION OF DISTRICT WITH OUTSTANDING DEBT.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may dissolve the district regardless of whether the district has debt. Section 375.264, Local Government Code, does not apply to the district.

(b) If the district has debt when it is dissolved, the district shall remain in existence solely for the purpose of discharging its debts. The dissolution is effective when all debts have been discharged.
Tex. Local Government Code § 117.028 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 117 / Section 117.028
§ 117.028. APPLICATION OF COUNTY DEPOSITORY LAW.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise expressly stated, the provisions of Chapter 116 relating to county depositories also apply to a depository selected under this chapter.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 5A.003 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 5A / Section 5A.003
§ 5A.003. PRIMARY DUTIES OF PEACE OFFICER INVESTIGATING FAMILY VIOLENCE.
Status: in_force

The primary duties of a peace officer who investigates a family violence allegation or who responds to a disturbance call that may involve family violence are to:

(1) protect any potential victim of family violence;

(2) enforce the law of this state;

(3) enforce a protective order from another jurisdiction as provided by Chapter 88, Family Code; and

(4) make lawful arrests of violators.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 534.0175 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 534 / Section 534.0175
§ 534.0175. TRUST EXEMPTION.
Status: in_force

(a) If a patient or client is the beneficiary of a trust that has an aggregate principal of $250,000 or less, the corpus or income of the trust is not considered to be the property of the patient or client or the patient's or client's estate and is not liable for the patient's or client's support. If the aggregate principal of the trust exceeds $250,000, only the portion of the corpus of the trust that exceeds that amount and the income attributable to that portion are considered to be the property of the patient or client or the patient's or client's estate and are liable for the patient's or client's support.

(b) To qualify for the exemption provided by Subsection (a), the trust and the trustee must comply with the requirements prescribed by Sections 552.018 and 593.081.
Tex. Estates Code § 257.152 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 257 / Section 257.152
§ 257.152. COMPUTATION OF CERTAIN PERIODS.
Status: in_force

If a personal representative is appointed for a testator's estate after the testator's will has been admitted to probate as a muniment of title, the periods prescribed by the following sections begin to run from the date of qualification of the personal representative rather than from the date the will is admitted to probate as a muniment of title:

(1) Section 306.001;

(2) Section 306.002(a)(2)(B)(ii);

(3) Section 308.002; and

(4) Section 308.004.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 263.024 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 263 / Section 263.024
§ 263.024. HOSPITAL REVENUE BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) A county may issue revenue bonds for:

(1) acquiring, constructing, repairing, equipping, or renovating buildings and improvements for county hospital purposes; or

(2) acquiring land for county hospital purposes.

(b) The county may issue bonds to refund previously issued revenue bonds.

(c) The revenue bonds shall be payable from and secured by a pledge of all or a part of the revenues of the county derived from the operation of the hospital. The bonds may be additionally secured by a mortgage or deed of trust lien on all or part of the county's hospital property.

(d) The revenue bonds must be issued in accordance with Sections 264.042-264.047(a), 264.048, and 264.049, and with the effect specified by Section 264.050.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3950.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3950 / Section 3950.052
§ 3950.052. DIRECTOR'S OATH OR AFFIRMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A director shall file the director's oath or affirmation of office with the district, and the district shall retain the oath or affirmation in the district records.

(b) A director shall file a copy of the director's oath or affirmation with the clerk of the county.