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Tex. Estates Code § 2001.131 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 2001 / Section 2001.131
§ 2001.131. DISCLOSURE OF CONTENT OF ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS OF PRINCIPAL.
Status: in_force

(a) To the extent a power of attorney expressly grants an agent authority over the content of an electronic communication sent or received by the principal and unless directed otherwise by the principal or the court, a custodian shall disclose to the agent the content of an electronic communication if the agent gives the custodian:

(1) a written request for disclosure in physical or electronic form;

(2) an original or copy of the power of attorney expressly granting the agent authority over the content of an electronic communication of the principal; and

(3) a certification by the agent, under penalty of perjury, that the power of attorney is in effect.

(b) In addition to the items required to be given to the custodian under Subsection (a), the agent shall provide the following if requested by the custodian:

(1) a number, user name, address, or other unique subscriber or account identifier assigned by the custodian to identify the principal's account; or

(2) evidence linking the account to the principal.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 98B.008 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 98B / Section 98B.008
§ 98B.008. CONFIDENTIAL IDENTITY IN CERTAIN ACTIONS.
Status: repealed

(a) In this section, "confidential identity" means:

(1) the use of a pseudonym; and

(2) the absence of any other identifying information, including address, telephone number, and social security number.

(b) Except as otherwise provided by this section, in a suit brought under this chapter, the court shall:

(1) make it known to the claimant as early as possible in the proceedings of the suit that the claimant may use a confidential identity in relation to the suit;

(2) allow a claimant to use a confidential identity in all petitions, filings, and other documents presented to the court;

(3) use the confidential identity in all of the court's proceedings and records relating to the suit, including any appellate proceedings; and

(4) maintain the records relating to the suit in a manner that protects the confidentiality of the claimant.

(c) In a suit brought under this chapter, only the following persons are entitled to know the true identifying information about the claimant:

(1) the judge;

(2) a party to the suit;

(3) the attorney representing a party to the suit; and

(4) a person authorized by a written order of a court specific to that person.

(d) The court shall order that a person entitled to know the true identifying information under Subsection (c) may not divulge that information to anyone without a written order of the court. A court shall hold a person who violates the order in contempt.

(e) Repealed by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 7 (H.B. 16), Sec. 12.10(16), eff. December 4, 2025.

(f) A claimant is not required to use a confidential identity as provided by this section.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 116.013 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 116 / Section 116.013
§ 116.013. NATIONAL CODES.
Status: in_force

The commission may adopt by reference in its rules all or part of the published codes of nationally recognized societies as standards to be met in the design, construction, fabrication, assembly, installation, use, and maintenance of CNG or LNG components and equipment.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7947A.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7947A / Section 7947A.0102
§ 7947A.0102. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Government Code § 171.0053 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 171 / Section 171.0053
§ 171.0053. RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall adopt rules necessary to administer and enforce this chapter. The rules regulating court-ordered programs under this chapter must include:

(1) the criteria for program administration;

(2) the structure, length, content, and manner of program delivery;

(3) the criteria for a participant to successfully complete the program;

(4) maintenance of program and participant records;

(5) reports to be filed with the department; and

(6) the use of supplemental educational materials.

(b) The commission may adopt rules for court-ordered programs related to:

(1) program security and attendance verification;

(2) participant privacy;

(3) the conduct of instructors;

(4) teaching requirements for instructors; and

(5) participant evaluations, screenings, and exit interviews.

(c) The commission may require different information to be reported for each type of court-ordered program.

(d) The commission may consult with other state agencies in the development of rules under this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3929.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3929 / Section 3929.202
§ 3929.202. LAW APPLICABLE TO NEW DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies to any new district created by division of the district, and a new district has all the powers and duties of the district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1101.207 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1101 / Section 1101.207
§ 1101.207. RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may adopt rules as necessary to implement this subchapter.

(b) The commissioner by rule may exempt certain types of life insurance policies from one or more of the requirements of this subchapter.

(c) Section 2001.0045, Government Code, does not apply to rules adopted under this section.
Tex. Insurance Code § 425.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 425 / Section 425.003
§ 425.003.
Status: in_force

Sec. 425.003. CERTAIN INSURERS: REQUIRED DEPOSITS OF SECURITIES; ADDITIONAL DEPOSITS AND WITHDRAWALS. (a) A life insurance company that, before August 28, 1961, issued or assumed the obligations of policies or annuity contracts that were registered as provided by Article 3.18, as that article existed before August 28, 1961, shall have on deposit with the department securities of the character described by Section 425.002 in an amount equal to or greater than the aggregate net value of the company's outstanding registered policies and annuity contracts in force.

(b) To comply with Subsection (a), a life insurance company shall periodically make additional deposits of securities in amounts of not less than $5,000. A company whose deposits exceed the aggregate net value of the company's outstanding registered policies and annuity contracts in force may periodically withdraw the excess in amounts of not less than $5,000. A company may at any time withdraw any of the company's deposited securities by depositing in their place securities of equal value to the securities replaced and of a character authorized by this chapter.

(c) A life insurance company may at any time collect the interest, rents, and other income from the company's securities on deposit.

(d) The net value of each policy or annuity contract subject to this section is the policy's or contract's value according to the standard prescribed by state law when the first premium on the policy or contract is paid, minus the amount of any liens the life insurance company has against the policy or contract not to exceed the policy's or contract's value.

(e) The department shall hold a life insurance company's securities on deposit with the department under this section in trust for the benefit of all holders of the company's outstanding policies and annuity contracts that were registered as provided by Article 3.18, as that article existed before August 28, 1961.

(f) A life insurance company that has outstanding registered policies or annuity contracts in force may not reinsure all or any part of that outstanding business, other than in a company authorized to engage in business in this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3926.111 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3926 / Section 3926.111
§ 3926.111. NO TOLL ROADS.
Status: in_force

The district may not construct, acquire, maintain, or operate a toll road.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1101.110 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1101 / Section 1101.110
§ 1101.110. OPERATING AND MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

The board may enter into an operating or management contract relating to a hospital facility for the district.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 22.10 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 22 / Section 22.10
§ 22.10. OPENING CONTAINERS PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

Except as authorized under Section 14.07, 22.18, or 37.01(d), a person may not break or open a container containing liquor or a malt beverage or possess an opened container of liquor or a malt beverage on the premises of a package store.
Tex. Government Code § 54.1237 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54 / Section 54.1237
§ 54.1237. PERSONNEL, EQUIPMENT, AND OFFICE SPACE.
Status: in_force

The Commissioners Court of Comal County shall provide:

(1) personnel for the legal or clerical functions necessary to perform the magistrate's duties authorized by this chapter; and

(2) sufficient equipment and office space for the magistrate and personnel to perform the magistrate's essential functions.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9052.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9052 / Section 9052.201
§ 9052.201. TAX METHOD.
Status: in_force

(a) The district shall use the ad valorem basis or plan of taxation.

(b) The board is not required to hold a hearing on the adoption of a plan of taxation.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 242.002 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 242 / Section 242.002
§ 242.002. TREATMENT PROGRAMS; AVAILABILITY.
Status: repealed

(a) Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 950 (S.B. 1727), Sec. 56(5), eff. September 1, 2023.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 950 (S.B. 1727), Sec. 56(5), eff. September 1, 2023.

(c) The department shall offer or make available programs for the rehabilitation and reestablishment in society of children committed to the department, including programs for females and for sex offenders, capital offenders, children who are chemically dependent, and children with mental illness, in an adequate manner so that a child in the custody of the department receives appropriate rehabilitation services recommended for the child by the court committing the child to the department.

(d) If the department is unable to offer or make available programs described by Subsection (c), the department shall, not later than December 31 of each even-numbered year, provide the standing committees of the senate and house of representatives with primary jurisdiction over matters concerning correctional facilities with a report explaining:

(1) which programs are not offered or are unavailable; and

(2) the reason the programs are not offered or are unavailable.

(e) The department shall periodically review, document, and compare the accessibility and funding of treatment programs provided to female children committed to the department to the accessibility and funding of treatment provided to male children committed to the department.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 166.004 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 166 / Section 166.004
§ 166.004. STATEMENT RELATING TO ADVANCE DIRECTIVE.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "health care provider" means:

(1) a hospital;

(2) an institution licensed under Chapter 242, including a skilled nursing facility;

(3) a home and community support services agency;

(4) an assisted living facility; and

(5) a special care facility.

(b) A health care provider shall maintain written policies regarding the implementation of advance directives. The policies must include a clear and precise statement of any procedure the health care provider is unwilling or unable to provide or withhold in accordance with an advance directive.

(c) Except as provided by Subsection (g), the health care provider shall provide written notice to an individual of the written policies described by Subsection (b). The notice must be provided at the earlier of:

(1) the time the individual is admitted to receive services from the health care provider; or

(2) the time the health care provider begins providing care to the individual.

(d) If, at the time notice is to be provided under Subsection (c), the individual is incompetent or otherwise incapacitated and unable to receive the notice required by this section, the provider shall provide the required written notice, in the following order of preference, to:

(1) the individual's legal guardian;

(2) a person responsible for the health care decisions of the individual;

(3) the individual's spouse;

(4) the individual's adult child;

(5) the individual's parent; or

(6) the person admitting the individual.

(e) If Subsection (d) applies and except as provided by Subsection (f), if a health care provider is unable, after diligent search, to locate an individual listed by Subsection (d), the health care provider is not required to provide the notice.

(f) If an individual who was incompetent or otherwise incapacitated and unable to receive the notice required by this section at the time notice was to be provided under Subsection (c) later becomes able to receive the notice, the health care provider shall provide the written notice at the time the individual becomes able to receive the notice.

(g) This section does not apply to outpatient hospital services, including emergency services.
Tex. Transportation Code § 454.005 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 454 / Section 454.005
§ 454.005. LEASE OF SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

(a) In lieu of operating a mass transportation system, the governing body of a municipality or a board of trustees managing the system, with the approval of the municipality's governing body by resolution, may enter into a lease or other contractual arrangement for the operation of the system by a privately owned and operated corporation.

(b) The guaranteed or contingent payment of rentals, computed on revenue or gross or net profits or determined by any other method of compensation the governing body or board of trustees determines to be reasonable, may be the consideration for a lease or other contract under this section.

(c) The municipality must give public notice and make a request for the submission of bids in the manner required by law for the taking of bids for a public construction contract before entering into a lease or other contract under this section. The municipality shall accept the best bid submitted, considering the rentals to be paid and the experience and financial responsibility of the corporations submitting the bids.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 133.053 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 133 / Section 133.053
§ 133.053. DENIAL OR REVOCATION OF CERTIFICATE.
Status: in_force

(a) At its option, the department may not issue or approve the transfer of a certificate to a person who has violated this chapter or a rule or order adopted under this chapter.

(b) The department may revoke or disapprove the transfer of a safety certificate issued under this subchapter only if, after notice and hearing, the department determines that the holder of the certificate has violated this chapter or a rule or order adopted under this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1024.208 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1024 / Section 1024.208
§ 1024.208. BONDS EXEMPT FROM TAXATION.
Status: in_force

The following are exempt from taxation by this state or a political subdivision of this state:

(1) bonds issued by the district;

(2) any transaction relating to the bonds; and

(3) profits made in the sale of the bonds.
Tex. Government Code § 411.554 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.554
§ 411.554. BIENNIAL REPORT.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than December 1 of each even-numbered year, the unit shall submit to the governor and the legislature a written report that assesses the threat foreign adversary operations posed to this state, including to this state's residents and governmental units, during the preceding two years. The report must include:

(1) an assessment of the incidence of foreign adversary operations conducted in this state, including operations intended to influence political sentiment or public discourse; and

(2) strategies that have proven effective to combat the operations described by Subdivision (1).

(b) On request by the unit, a state agency or a local law enforcement agency shall provide to the unit information relating to any foreign adversary operation that the agency has researched or investigated or otherwise holds relevant information on.Sec. 411.554. BORDER SECURITY: PLANNING AND COORDINATION. (a) The division shall, in collaboration with any other person who by law performs similar duties:

(1) provide the strategic and operational planning for border security operations of this state; and

(2) support the border security operations of this state by coordinating the law enforcement efforts of federal and state agencies, local governments, and private organizations and by ensuring clarity and alignment on the law enforcement priorities and responsibilities of each stakeholder.

(b) The division shall assist as necessary the department, including each department region, with the department's tactical planning of border security operations. The division shall produce intelligence and similar reports as necessary to provide the assistance required by this subsection.
Tex. Insurance Code - Not Codified § 11 — TX Code / Code i1 / Chapter 21 / Section 11
§ 11. DISSOLUTION OF THE ASSOCIATION.
Status: in_force

Upon the effective date of this article, the board shall, after consultation with the joint underwriting association, representatives of the public, the Texas Medical Association, the Texas Podiatry Association, the Texas Hospital Association, and other affected individuals and organizations, promulgate a plan of suspension consistent with the provisions of this article, to become effective and operative on December 31, 1985, unless the board determines before that time that the association may be suspended or is no longer needed to accomplish the purposes for which it was created. The plan of suspension shall contain provisions for maintaining reserves for losses which may be reported subsequent to the expiration of all policies in force at the time of such suspension. If, after the date of suspension ordered by the board, the board finds, after notice and hearing, that all known claims have been paid, provided for, or otherwise disposed of by the association, relating to policies issued prior to such suspension, then the board may wind up the affairs of the association, relating to policies issued prior to such suspension, by paying all funds remaining in the association to a special fund created by the statutory liquidator of the board as a reasonable reserve to be administered by said liquidator for unknown claims and claims expenses and for reimbursing assessments and contributions in accordance with Section 4(b)(5) of this article. The board shall, after consultation with the representatives of the public, the Texas Medical Association, the Texas Podiatry Association, the Texas Hospital Association, and other affected individuals and organizations, promulgate a plan for distribution of funds, if any, less reasonable and necessary expenses, to the policyholders ratably in proportion to premiums and assessments paid during the period of time prior to suspension in which the association issued policies. When all claims have been paid and no further liability of this association exists, the statutory liquidator shall distribute all funds in its possession to the applicable policyholders in accordance with the plan promulgated by the board. If such reserve fund administered by the statutory liquidator proves inadequate, the association shall be treated as an insolvent insurer in respect to the applicable provisions of Articles 21.28, 21.28A and 21.28-C, Insurance Code, not inconsistent with this article. Notice of claim shall be made upon the board.(a) A deficit sustained by the association in any year shall be recouped pursuant to the plan of operation and the rating plan that is in effect at the time of the deficit.

(b) The association shall recoup the deficit by following one or more of the following procedures in this sequence:

(1) a contribution from the policyholder stabilization reserve fund until that fund is exhausted;

(2) an assessment on the policyholders under Section 13 of this article; and

(3) an assessment on the members of the association as provided by Section 12 of this article.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 301.159 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 301 / Section 301.159
§ 301.159. DEPOSIT REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) A person filing a petition with the county clerk shall deposit with the county clerk an amount of money estimated by the county clerk to be sufficient to cover the costs of the election, to be held by the county clerk until the result of the election to approve or disapprove the issuance of the permit is officially announced.

(b) If the result of the election favors the party petitioning for the election, the county clerk shall return the deposit to the person filing the petition or to the person's agent or attorney.

(c) If the result of the election does not favor the party petitioning for the election, the county clerk shall pay the cost and expenses of the election from the deposit and return the balance of the deposit to the person filing the petition or to the person's agent or attorney.
Tex. Occupations Code § 651.460 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 651 / Section 651.460
§ 651.460. PROHIBITED PRACTICES RELATED TO FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH OTHER LEGAL REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person violates this chapter if the person:

(1) arranges for funeral services or merchandise and fails to provide a customer with a purchase agreement as required by Section 651.406;

(2) fails to retain and make available to the commission, on request, copies of all price lists, written notices, embalming documents, and memoranda of agreement required by this chapter for two years after the date of distribution or signing;

(3) violates this chapter, a rule adopted under this chapter, an order by the commission revoking, suspending, or probating a license, an order assessing an administrative penalty, or an agreement to pay an administrative penalty;

(4) allows the use of a dead human body by an embalming establishment for research or educational purposes without complying with Section 651.407;

(5) is associated with a funeral establishment, whether as an employee, agent, subcontractor, assignee, owner, or otherwise, and fails to comply with this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter; or

(6) knowingly violates Section 711.002(l), Health and Safety Code.

(b) A funeral establishment violates this chapter if:

(1) the funeral establishment fails to substantially comply with Section 651.351;

(2) the funeral establishment or a person acting on behalf of the funeral establishment violates Chapter 193 or 361, Health and Safety Code;

(3) the funeral establishment, a person acting on behalf of the funeral establishment, or a person directly or indirectly connected with the funeral establishment violates Chapter 154, Finance Code, or a rule adopted under that chapter; or

(4) the funeral establishment or a person acting on behalf of a funeral establishment allows or assists an unlicensed person to engage in an activity for which a person is required to hold a license under this chapter.

(c) A crematory violates this chapter if the crematory or a person acting on behalf of the crematory allows or assists an unlicensed person to engage in an activity for which a person is required to hold a license under this chapter.
Tex. Finance Code § 14.051 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 14 / Section 14.051
§ 14.051. CONSUMER CREDIT COMMISSIONER.
Status: in_force

(a) The finance commission shall appoint the commissioner.

(b) The commissioner:

(1) serves at the will of the commission; and

(2) is subject to orders and directions of the commission.