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Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 7.503 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 7 / Section 7.503
§ 7.503. DOCUMENT OF TITLE TO GOODS DEFEATED IN CERTAIN CASES.
Status: in_force

(a) A document of title confers no right in goods against a person that before issuance of the document had a legal interest or a perfected security interest in the goods and that did not:

(1) deliver or entrust the goods or any document covering the goods to the bailor or the bailor's nominee with actual or apparent authority to ship, store, or sell; with power to obtain delivery under Section 7.403; or with power of disposition under Section 2.403, 2A.304(a)(2), 2A.305(a)(2), or 9.320 or other statute or rule of law; or

(2) acquiesce in the procurement by the bailor or its nominee of any document.

(b) Title to goods based upon an unaccepted delivery order is subject to the rights of any person to which a negotiable warehouse receipt or bill of lading covering the goods has been duly negotiated. That title may be defeated under Section 7.504 to the same extent as the rights of the issuer or a transferee from the issuer.

(c) Title to goods based upon a bill of lading issued to a freight forwarder is subject to the rights of any person to which a bill issued by the freight forwarder is duly negotiated. However, delivery by the carrier in accordance with Subchapter D pursuant to its own bill of lading discharges the carrier's obligation to deliver.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3953.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3953 / Section 3953.105
§ 3953.105. MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICT POWERS.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers provided by Chapter 375, Local Government Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 108.0135 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 108 / Section 108.0135
§ 108.0135. INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARD.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall establish an institutional review board to review and approve requests for access to data not contained in public use data. The members of the institutional review board must have experience and expertise in ethics, patient confidentiality, and health care data.

(b) To assist the institutional review board in determining whether to approve a request for information, the executive commissioner shall adopt rules similar to the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' guidelines on releasing data.

(c) A request for information other than public use data must be made on the form prescribed by the department.

(d) Any approval to release information under this section must require that the confidentiality provisions of this chapter be maintained and that any subsequent use of the information conform to the confidentiality provisions of this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3939.0402 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3939 / Section 3939.0402
§ 3939.0402. ASSESSMENTS; LIENS FOR ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board by resolution may impose and collect an assessment for any purpose authorized by this chapter in all or any part of the district.

(b) An assessment, a reassessment, or an assessment resulting from an addition to or correction of the assessment roll by the district, penalties and interest on an assessment or reassessment, an expense of collection, and reasonable attorney's fees incurred by the district:

(1) are a first and prior lien against the property assessed;

(2) are superior to any other lien or claim other than a lien or claim for county, school district, or municipal ad valorem taxes; and

(3) are the personal liability of and a charge against the owners of the property even if the owners are not named in the assessment proceedings.

(c) The lien is effective from the date of the board's resolution imposing the assessment until the date the assessment is paid. The board may enforce the lien in the same manner that the board may enforce an ad valorem tax lien against real property.

(d) The board may make a correction to or deletion from the assessment roll that does not increase the amount of assessment of any parcel of land without providing notice and holding a hearing in the manner required for additional assessments.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4102.058 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4102 / Section 4102.058
§ 4102.058. EXEMPTION FROM EXAMINATION REQUIREMENT.
Status: in_force

The examination requirement imposed by Section 4102.057 does not apply to:

(1) an applicant who is licensed as a resident public insurance adjuster in the applicant's state of residence, if the state requires the passing of a written examination in order to obtain the license and a reciprocal agreement with the appropriate official of that state has been entered into by the department; or

(2) an applicant who is licensed as a nonresident public insurance adjuster in a state other than the applicant's state of residence, if the state of licensure requires the passing of a written examination in order to obtain the license and a reciprocal agreement with the appropriate official of the state of licensure has been entered into by the department.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7803.059 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7803 / Section 7803.059
§ 7803.059. DESIGNATION OF DIRECTOR TO ACT ON DISTRICT'S BEHALF.
Status: in_force

The board may designate one or more directors who, on behalf of the district, may execute all contracts, including a construction contract, sign checks, or handle any other matter entered into by the board as shown in the district's official minutes.
Tex. Transportation Code § 551A.015 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 551A / Section 551A.015
§ 551A.015. TEACHING AND TESTING METHODS.
Status: in_force

(a) If the department determines that vehicle operation is not feasible in a program component or at a particular program location, the operator education and certification program for persons who are at least 14 years of age may use teaching or testing methods that do not involve the actual operation of an off-highway vehicle.

(b) An operator safety certificate may not be issued to a person younger than 14 years of age unless the person has successfully completed a training course that involves the actual operation of an off-highway vehicle.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8809.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8809 / Section 8809.105
§ 8809.105. DISPOSAL OF SALT DOME LEACHATE.
Status: in_force

The district may:

(1) adopt rules for the disposal of salt dome leachate in the district; or

(2) require the disposal of salt dome leachate outside the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1041.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1041 / Section 1041.108
§ 1041.108. GIFTS AND ENDOWMENTS.
Status: in_force

The board may accept for the district a gift or endowment to be held in trust and administered by the board for the purposes and under the directions, limitations, or other provisions prescribed in writing by the donor that are not inconsistent with the proper management and objectives of the district.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2302.302 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2302 / Section 2302.302
§ 2302.302. LIMITS ON OPERATION OF HEAVY MACHINERY.
Status: in_force

(a) A salvage vehicle dealer may not operate heavy machinery in a motor vehicle salvage yard between the hours of 7 p.m. of one day and 7 a.m. of the following day.

(b) This section does not apply to conduct necessary to a sale or purchase by the dealer.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8408.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8408 / Section 8408.004
§ 8408.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is composed of the territory described by Section 4, Chapter 456, Acts of the 62nd Legislature, Regular Session, 1971, as that territory may have been modified under:

(1) Subchapter H, Chapter 54, Water Code;

(2) Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code; or

(3) other law.

(b) The boundaries and field notes of the district form a closure. A mistake in copying the field notes in the legislative process or another mistake in the field notes does not affect:

(1) the district's organization, existence, or validity;

(2) the district's right to issue any type of bond for the purpose for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and interest on the bond;

(3) the district's right to impose a tax; or

(4) the legality or operation of the district or its governing body.
Tex. Education Code § 106.14 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 106 / Section 106.14
§ 106.14. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

The board shall elect a chairman and a vice chairman from its members to serve at the will of the board. The board shall appoint a secretary. The comptroller shall be the treasurer of the university.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3822.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3822 / Section 3822.103
§ 3822.103. AGREEMENTS; GRANTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may make an agreement with or accept a gift, grant, or loan from any person.

(b) The implementation of a project is a governmental function or service for the purposes of Chapter 791, Government Code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2052.053 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2052 / Section 2052.053
§ 2052.053. INVESTIGATIVE AUTHORITY.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive director shall investigate allegations of activity that may violate this chapter.

(b) The executive director may enter, at a reasonable time, a place of business or an establishment in which activity alleged to violate this chapter may occur. The executive director is not required to give advance notice before entering.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1652.104 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1652 / Section 1652.104
§ 1652.104. BENEFIT CHANGES.
Status: in_force

(a) Before the date on which a Medicare benefit change required by federal law takes effect, each entity providing in this state a Medicare supplement benefit plan existing on the effective date of the change shall file with the commissioner, in accordance with Chapter 1701:

(1) each appropriate premium adjustment necessary to produce the loss ratios originally anticipated for the applicable plan, accompanied by any supporting documents necessary to justify the adjustment; and

(2) each appropriate rider, endorsement, or plan form necessary to modify the coverage so as to eliminate benefit duplications with Medicare.

(b) A rider, endorsement, or plan form required by Subsection (a) must provide a clear description of the Medicare supplement benefits provided by the plan.
Tex. Transportation Code § 543.002 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 543 / Section 543.002
§ 543.002. PERSON ARRESTED TO BE TAKEN BEFORE MAGISTRATE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person arrested for a violation of this subtitle punishable as a misdemeanor shall be immediately taken before a magistrate if:

(1) the person is arrested on a charge of failure to stop in the event of a collision causing damage to property; or

(2) the person demands an immediate appearance before a magistrate or refuses to make a written promise to appear in court as provided by this subchapter.

(b) The person must be taken before a magistrate who:

(1) has jurisdiction of the offense;

(2) is in the county in which the offense charged is alleged to have been committed; and

(3) is nearest or most accessible to the place of arrest.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8868.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8868 / Section 8868.104
§ 8868.104. WELLS EXEMPT FROM REGULATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may not require a permit for a well incapable of producing more than 25,000 gallons of groundwater a day.

(b) A well meeting the criteria established under Section 36.117, Water Code, including a well used for dewatering and monitoring in the production of coal or lignite, is exempt from permit requirements, regulations, and fees imposed by the district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 541.007 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 541 / Section 541.007
§ 541.007. IMMUNITY FROM PROSECUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies to a person who requests to be excused from attending and testifying at a hearing or from producing books, papers, records, correspondence, or other documents at the hearing on the ground that the testimony or evidence may:

(1) tend to incriminate the person; or

(2) subject the person to a penalty or forfeiture.

(b) A person who, notwithstanding a request described by Subsection (a), is directed to provide the testimony or produce the documents shall comply with that direction. Except as provided by Subsection (c), the person may not be prosecuted or subjected to a penalty or forfeiture for or on account of a transaction, matter, or thing about which the person testifies or produces documents, and the testimony or documents produced may not be received against the person in a criminal action, investigation, or proceeding.

(c) A person who complies with a direction to testify or produce documents is not exempt from prosecution or punishment for perjury committed while testifying and the testimony or evidence given or produced is admissible against the person in a criminal action, investigation, or proceeding concerning the perjury, and the person is not exempt from the denial, revocation, or suspension of any license, permission, or authority conferred or to be conferred under this code.

(d) A person may waive the immunity or privilege granted by this section by executing, acknowledging, and filing with the department a statement expressly waiving the immunity or privilege for a specified transaction, matter, or thing. On filing the statement:

(1) the testimony or documents produced by the person in relation to the transaction, matter, or thing may be received by or produced before a judge or justice or a court, grand jury, or other tribunal; and

(2) the person is not entitled to immunity or privilege for the testimony or documents received or produced under Subdivision (1).
Tex. Government Code § 805.007 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 805 / Section 805.007
§ 805.007. EFFECT OF TRANSFER OF SERVICE CREDIT.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who transfers service credit under this chapter forfeits all rights to benefits payable by the system from which it is transferred and is not an annuitant of that system for any purpose, including the payment of postretirement increases to annuitants of that system. This subsection does not preclude a person from receiving benefits as a beneficiary of an account not related to the transferred service credit.

(b) Service credit transferred under this chapter is considered as if it had been granted for service performed under the system to which it has been transferred and is used in satisfying minimum service requirements for retirement and in determining the amount of benefits that are based on the amount of a person's service credit:

(1) except that a person's average salary for the purpose of computing an annuity may be determined only from service credit that was originally established in one system and that results in the higher average salary;

(2) except as provided by Section 805.006; and

(3) except service credit transferred by a member applying for occupational disability retirement.
Tex. Family Code § 162.020 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 162 / Section 162.020
§ 162.020. WITHDRAWAL OR DENIAL OF PETITION.
Status: in_force

If a petition requesting adoption is withdrawn or denied, the court may order the removal of the child from the proposed adoptive home if removal is in the child's best interest and may enter any order necessary for the welfare of the child.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6907.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6907 / Section 6907.003
§ 6907.003. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC PURPOSE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

All land and other property in the district will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by the district.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 33.235 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 33 / Section 33.235
§ 33.235. AGRICULTURAL EXEMPTION.
Status: in_force

Coastal wetland used only for farming or ranching activities, including maintenance and repair of buildings, earthworks, and other structures, shall not be subject to any power of condemnation exercised pursuant to this subchapter. However, this exemption from condemnation shall terminate upon the receipt by any state or federal agency of an application for a permit, license, or other authorization to conduct on the wetland, activities other than farming and ranching activities, including irrigation and water well drilling, and activities necessary to exploration, development, or production of the underlying mineral estate.
Tex. Government Code § 1505.112 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1505 / Section 1505.112
§ 1505.112. AUTHORITY TO REMOVE OR DEMOLISH BRIDGE OR TUNNEL.
Status: in_force

The governing body of a municipality may remove or demolish any structure owned and operated by the municipality, including a bridge or tunnel, if the removal or demolition is necessary to complete a project.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 751.008 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 751 / Section 751.008
§ 751.008. PERMIT REVOCATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The county judge may revoke a permit issued under this chapter if the county judge finds that preparations for the mass gathering will not be completed by the time the mass gathering will begin or that the permit was obtained by fraud or misrepresentation.

(b) The county judge must give notice to the promoter that the permit will be revoked at least 24 hours before the revocation. If requested by the promoter, the county judge shall hold a hearing on the revocation.
Tex. Occupations Code § 701.2575 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 701 / Section 701.2575
§ 701.2575. JURISPRUDENCE EXAMINATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall develop and administer at least twice each calendar year a jurisprudence examination to determine an applicant's knowledge of this chapter, commission rules under this chapter, and any other applicable laws of this state affecting the applicant's dietetics practice.

(b) In addition to the license examination required by Section 701.253, an applicant must pass a jurisprudence examination to qualify for a license under this chapter.

(c) The commission shall adopt rules to implement this section, including rules related to the development and administration of the examination, examination fees, guidelines for reexamination, grading the examination, and providing notice of examination results.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1201.012 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1201 / Section 1201.012
§ 1201.012. DEFENSE OF CLAIM.
Status: in_force

The following actions by an insurer do not operate as a waiver of the insurer's rights in defense of a claim that arises under an individual accident and health insurance policy:

(1) acknowledgment of the receipt of notice given under the policy;

(2) provision of a form for filing a proof of loss;

(3) acceptance of a proof of loss; or

(4) investigation of a claim under the policy.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 24.23 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 24 / Section 24.23
§ 24.23. WITNESS RELEASED.
Status: in_force

A witness who is in custody for failing to give bail shall be at once released upon giving bail required.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 485.108 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 485 / Section 485.108
§ 485.108. STAY OF ENFORCEMENT OF PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) Within the 30-day period prescribed by Section 485.107, a person who files a petition for judicial review may:

(1) stay enforcement of the penalty by:

(A) paying the penalty to the court for placement in an escrow account; or

(B) giving the court a supersedeas bond approved by the court that:

(i) is for the amount of the penalty; and

(ii) is effective until all judicial review of the department's order is final; or

(2) request the court to stay enforcement of the penalty by:

(A) filing with the court a sworn affidavit of the person stating that the person is financially unable to pay the penalty and is financially unable to give the supersedeas bond; and

(B) sending a copy of the affidavit to the department by certified mail.

(b) If the department receives a copy of an affidavit under Subsection (a)(2), the department may file with the court, within five days after the date the copy is received, a contest to the affidavit. The court shall hold a hearing on the facts alleged in the affidavit as soon as practicable and shall stay the enforcement of the penalty on finding that the alleged facts are true. The person who files an affidavit has the burden of proving that the person is financially unable to pay the penalty or to give a supersedeas bond.
Tex. Government Code § 153.055 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 153 / Section 153.055
§ 153.055. NOTICE; HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) If the person requests a hearing, the commission shall give to the person written notice of the hearing that includes the time, place, legal authority, and jurisdiction under which the hearing is held and the laws and rules related to the violation.

(b) The person may appear, present evidence, and respond to questions from the commission at the hearing.

(c) The commission shall adopt, revise, or reject the committee's findings of fact and conclusions of law and promptly issue an order on the occurrence of the violation, the amount of any penalty imposed, and the imposition of any sanction. The commission shall give the person notice of the order.

(d) On approval of the supreme court, the commission may adopt rules governing the hearing, including rules on appearance by telephone. To the extent not inconsistent with this subchapter or commission rules, the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, including discovery rules, apply to the hearing, except that the commission may deviate from those rules as necessary for a full and fair adjudication and determination of fact or law.

(e) The presiding officer of the commission may hold prehearing conferences. The presiding officer may issue orders, including scheduling orders, and may designate the discovery control plan or otherwise limit or modify discovery before a hearing.

(f) The notice of the commission's order under Subsection (c) must include a statement of the right of the person to appeal the order under Section 153.058.

(g) On request of the commission, at least one member of the applicable advisory board committee shall attend the hearing to consult with the commission on the reasons for the advisory board committee's determination and proposed penalty or sanction under Section 153.053(a).

(h) At the hearing, the commission shall apply the general rules of evidence applicable in a district court, except that the commission may admit and consider any information the commission determines is relevant, trustworthy, and necessary for a full and fair adjudication and determination of fact or law.
Tex. Property Code § 221.027 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 221 / Section 221.027
§ 221.027. TEMPORARY SUSPENSION.
Status: in_force

(a) The presiding officer of the commission shall appoint a disciplinary panel consisting of three commission members to determine whether the registration for a timeshare plan under this chapter should be temporarily suspended.

(b) If the disciplinary panel determines from the information presented to the panel that a timeshare plan registered under this chapter would, by the continued disposition of the timeshare property, constitute a continuing threat to the public welfare, the panel shall temporarily suspend the registration of the timeshare plan.

(c) A registration may be suspended under this section without notice or hearing on the complaint if:

(1) institution of proceedings for a hearing before the State Office of Administrative Hearings is initiated simultaneously with the temporary suspension; and

(2) a hearing is held under Chapter 2001, Government Code, and this chapter as soon as possible.

(d) Notwithstanding Chapter 551, Government Code, the disciplinary panel may hold a meeting by telephone conference call if immediate action is required and convening the panel at one location is inconvenient for any member of the panel.