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Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8849.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8849 / Section 8849.055
§ 8849.055. LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

For liability purposes only, a director is considered a district employee under Chapter 101, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, even if the director does not receive fees of office voluntarily, by district policy, or through a statutory exception to this section. A director is immune from suit and immune from liability for official votes and official actions.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 775.301 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 775 / Section 775.301
§ 775.301. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "commissioners court" means the commissioners court of a county that:

(1) borders the United Mexican States;

(2) contains a municipality with a population of more than 500,000; and

(3) appoints a board of emergency services commissioners under this chapter.
Tex. Tax Code § 26.02 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 26 / Section 26.02
§ 26.02. ASSESSMENT RATIOS PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

The assessment of property for taxation on the basis of a percentage of its appraised value is prohibited. All property shall be assessed on the basis of 100 percent of its appraised value.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8316.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8316 / Section 8316.006
§ 8316.006. INITIAL DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter.

(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of the Act creating this chapter form a closure. A mistake made in the field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process does not affect the district's:

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

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

(3) right to impose a tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1101.153 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1101 / Section 1101.153
§ 1101.153. COMPUTATION OF NET VALUE OF STIPULATED FORM OF INSURANCE.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the net value of a life insurance policy secured under Section 1101.152 must be equal to the amount of the reserve on the policy for which premium payment is in default and on any dividend additions to that policy on the date of default, less the sum of:

(1) not more than two and one-half percent of the amount insured under the policy and any existing dividend additions to the policy; and

(2) the amount of any existing indebtedness to the company on the policy.

(b) The reserve described by Subsection (a) excludes any reserve for disability or accidental death benefits.

(c) The net value of a life insurance policy that is secured under Section 1101.152 for a policy other than an industrial life insurance policy and that is issued to insure a female risk may be computed using an age not more than three years younger than the actual age of the insured if the policy uses the same age differential to compute the policy reserve.

(d) Except as provided by Subsection (e), the amount of the policy reserve under Subsection (a) must be computed according to the mortality table, interest rate, and method adopted in the policy for computing the reserve.

(e) In computing the value of paid-up term insurance with any accompanying pure endowment, a rate of mortality may be assumed that is not more than:

(1) 130 percent of the rate of mortality according to the applicable table, or, for a substandard policy, the adopted multiple of that mortality rate, if the American Men Ultimate Table of Mortality or the Commissioners 1941 Standard Ordinary Mortality Table is adopted for computing the reserve; or

(2) the rate of mortality shown by the Commissioners 1958 Extended Term Insurance Table, or, for a substandard policy, the adopted multiple of that mortality rate, if the Commissioners 1958 Standard Ordinary Mortality Table is adopted for computing the reserve.

(f) Subject to Subsection (g), a life insurance policy must state:

(1) the amount and term of the insurance to be secured in accordance with Section 1101.152 computed as if there were no indebtedness on the policy and no dividend additions to the policy; and

(2) the mortality table, interest rate, method, and, if the policy is issued to insure the life of a woman, any age differential, that will be used to compute the policy reserve.

(g) A mortality table, interest rate, method, or age differential stated under Subsection (f) must be authorized by law to compute the reserve liability on the policy.
Tex. Local Government Code § 179.057 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 179 / Section 179.057
§ 179.057. COMPLAINTS.
Status: in_force

A member of the public may submit a complaint to the municipality or county employing or supervising the first responder using the municipality's or county's existing complaint procedure. One or more complaints received with respect to a specific first responder are grounds for prohibiting or limiting that first responder's carrying a handgun while on duty.
Tex. Tax Code § 101.008 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 101 / Section 101.008
§ 101.008. OCCUPATION TAXES LEVIED BY LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.
Status: in_force

No city, county, or other political subdivision may levy an occupation tax imposed by this title unless specifically permitted to do so by state law.
Tex. Local Government Code § 103.004 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 103 / Section 103.004
§ 103.004. VALUATION OF CERTAIN BENEFIT PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

(a) A municipality that provides a continuing organized program of service retirement benefits, disability retirement benefits, or death benefits for any of its officers or employees must include in the annual financial statement a valuation of the financial assets and liabilities of the program as shown in the most recent actuarial valuation of the program.

(b) This section does not apply to:

(1) a program for which the only funding agency is a life insurance company;

(2) a program providing only workers' compensation benefits; or

(3) a program administered by the municipality as a member of the Texas Municipal Retirement System.
Tex. Government Code § 51.905 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 51 / Section 51.905
§ 51.905. DOCUMENTS FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE.
Status: in_force

(a) If the lien or other claim that is the subject of a judicial finding of fact and conclusion of law authorized by this subchapter is one that is authorized by law to be filed with the secretary of state, any person may file a certified copy of the judicial finding of fact and conclusion of law in the records of the secretary of state, who shall file the certified copy of the finding in the same class of records as the subject document or instrument was originally filed and index it using the same names that were used in indexing the subject document or instrument.

(b) The secretary of state may charge a filing fee of $15 for filing a certified copy of a judicial finding of fact and conclusion of law under this section.
Tex. Government Code § 411.374 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.374
§ 411.374. DEPARTMENT TO RECRUIT PARTICIPANTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall recruit public and commercial television and radio broadcasters, mobile telephone service providers by use of the federal Wireless Emergency Alert system, private commercial entities, state or local governmental entities, the public, and other appropriate persons to assist in developing and implementing the alert system.

(b) The department may enter into agreements with participants in the alert system to provide necessary support for the alert system.
Tex. Labor Code § 407A.451 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 407A / Section 407A.451
§ 407A.451. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Board" means the board of directors of the guaranty fund.

(2) "Guaranty fund" means the Texas self-insurance group guaranty fund.

(3) "Trust fund" means the trust fund established under Section 407A.457.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8819.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8819 / Section 8819.053
§ 8819.053. ELECTION DATE.
Status: in_force

The district shall hold an election to elect the appropriate number of directors on the uniform election date prescribed by Section 41.001, Election Code, in November of each even-numbered year.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2153.358 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2153 / Section 2153.358
§ 2153.358. CRIMINAL OFFENSE; FAILURE TO REPORT OR PROVIDE INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person intentionally:

(1) fails or refuses to report information to the comptroller as required by Section 2153.202; or

(2) withholds or conceals information required to be reported under Section 2153.202 from a person designated as responsible for reporting to the comptroller the information required under that section.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4102.157 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4102 / Section 4102.157
§ 4102.157. CERTAIN BUSINESS PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

A license holder may not solicit or attempt to solicit business, directly or indirectly, or act in any manner on a bodily injury loss covered by a life, health, or accident insurance policy or on any claim for which the client is not an insured under the insurance policy.
Tex. Occupations Code § 53.0231 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 53 / Section 53.0231
§ 53.0231. NOTICE OF PENDING DENIAL OF LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, a licensing authority may not deny a person a license or the opportunity to be examined for a license because of the person's prior conviction of an offense unless the licensing authority:

(1) provides written notice to the person of the reason for the intended denial; and

(2) allows the person not less than 30 days to submit any relevant information to the licensing authority.

(b) A notice required under Subsection (a) must contain, as applicable:

(1) a statement that the person is disqualified from receiving the license or being examined for the license because of the person's prior conviction of an offense specified in the notice; or

(2) a statement that:

(A) the final decision of the licensing authority to deny the person a license or the opportunity to be examined for the license will be based on the factors listed in Section 53.023(a); and

(B) it is the person's responsibility to obtain and provide to the licensing authority evidence regarding the factors listed in Section 53.023(a).
Tex. Occupations Code § 401.053 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 401 / Section 401.053
§ 401.053. PERSONS TRAINED BY DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter does not apply to a person who shows evidence of having received training by the Department of State Health Services in a communication, speech, language, or hearing screening training program approved by that department if the person's activity is limited to screening as defined by commission rule.

(b) A person who has received training by the Department of State Health Services in a program under Subsection (a) may not:

(1) practice speech-language pathology or audiology; or

(2) represent that the person is a speech-language pathologist or audiologist.
Tex. Transportation Code § 24.004 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 24 / Section 24.004
§ 24.004. INSPECTION OF AIRMAN CERTIFICATE.
Status: in_force

A person holding an airman certificate shall keep the certificate in the person's possession when the person is operating an aircraft within this state or serving in connection with an aircraft flown or operated in this state. The person shall present the certificate for inspection on the demand of:

(1) a passenger;

(2) a peace officer of this state; or

(3) an official, manager, or person in charge of an airport or landing field in this state on which the person lands an aircraft or performs a service.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7952.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7952 / Section 7952.004
§ 7952.004. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 7952.003 until each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the district is located has consented by ordinance or resolution to the creation of the district and to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Penal Code § 72.02 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 72 / Section 72.02
§ 72.02. USE OF PROCEEDS DERIVED FROM RACKETEERING OR UNLAWFUL DEBT COLLECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if the person intentionally uses or invests, whether directly or indirectly, any part of any proceeds knowingly derived, directly or indirectly, from a pattern of racketeering or through the collection of an unlawful debt, or the proceeds derived from the investment or use of those proceeds, in acquiring title to, or any right, interest, or equity in, real property or in the establishment or operation of any enterprise.

(b) An offense under this section is a felony of the second degree.

(c) If conduct that constitutes an offense under this section also constitutes an offense under any other law, the actor may be prosecuted under this section, the other law, or both.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8039.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8039 / Section 8039.0302
§ 8039.0302. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Government Code § 301.022 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 301 / Section 301.022
§ 301.022. TESTIMONY UNDER OATH.
Status: in_force

(a) All legislative committees shall require witnesses to give testimony under oath, subject to the penalties of perjury.

(b) The oath required by this section may be waived by any committee except a general investigating committee.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8357.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8357 / Section 8357.102
§ 8357.102. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties provided by the general law of this state, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, applicable to municipal utility districts created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Penal Code § 38.18 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 38 / Section 38.18
§ 38.18. USE OF COLLISION REPORT INFORMATION AND OTHER INFORMATION FOR PECUNIARY GAIN.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies to:

(1) information described by Section 550.065(a), Transportation Code;

(2) information reported under Chapter 772, Health and Safety Code, other than information that is confidential under that chapter; and

(3) information contained in a dispatch log, a towing record, or a record of a 9-1-1 service provider, other than information that is confidential under Chapter 772, Health and Safety Code.

(b) A person commits an offense if:

(1) the person obtains information described by Subsection (a) from the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas or other governmental entity; and

(2) the information is subsequently used for the direct solicitation of business or employment for pecuniary gain by:

(A) the person;

(B) an agent or employee of the person; or

(C) the person on whose behalf the information was requested.

(c) A person who employs or engages another to obtain information described by Subsection (a) from the Department of Public Safety or other governmental entity commits an offense if the person subsequently uses the information for direct solicitation of business or employment for pecuniary gain.

(d) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
Tex. Education Code § 39.009 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 39 / Section 39.009
§ 39.009. COMPLIANCE WITH CERTAIN CHAPTER REQUIREMENTS; LEGISLATIVE OVERSIGHT.
Status: in_force

(a) Failure to comply with a requirement of Subchapter B, C, or D:

(1) does not prevent:

(A) the administration of a statewide assessment instrument required under Subchapter B; or

(B) the assignment of performance ratings under Section 39.054; and

(2) may not be the basis of a challenge to:

(A) a performance rating assigned under Section 39.054; or

(B) an intervention or sanction imposed under this chapter or Chapter 39A.

(b) Each standing legislative committee with primary jurisdiction over primary and secondary education shall establish a process to receive information regarding a failure to comply with a requirement of Subchapter B, C, or D and may require the agency to provide justification for that failure. The agency must notify each committee if the agency is aware that the commissioner or agency has failed to meet a deadline or other requirement under Subchapter B, C, or D.
Tex. Local Government Code § 327.054 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 327 / Section 327.054
§ 327.054. ELECTION ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) An order for an election under Section 327.053 must state:

(1) the nature of the election, including the proposition that is to appear on the ballot;

(2) the date of the election;

(3) the hours during which the polls will be open;

(4) the location of the polling places; and

(5) the proposed maximum ad valorem tax rate.

(b) The election order may contain additional information about the zoo board that the county commissioners court considers appropriate to inform the voters of, including information about the zoo board's mission or finances.
Tex. Family Code § 35.007 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 35 / Section 35.007
§ 35.007. EFFECT OF TEMPORARY AUTHORIZATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who relies in good faith on a temporary authorization order under this chapter is not subject to:

(1) civil or criminal liability to any person; or

(2) professional disciplinary action.

(b) A temporary authorization order does not affect the rights of the child's parent, conservator, or guardian regarding the care, custody, and control of the child, and does not establish legal custody of the child.

(c) A temporary authorization order does not confer or affect standing or a right of intervention in any proceeding under Title 5.

(d) An order under this chapter is not a child custody determination and does not create a court of continuing, exclusive jurisdiction under Title 5.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7897.0201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7897 / Section 7897.0201
§ 7897.0201. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS.
Status: in_force

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

(b) Except as provided by Section 7897.0202, directors serve staggered four-year terms.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 200.201 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 200 / Section 200.201
§ 200.201. AUTHORITY FOR DISTRIBUTIONS.
Status: in_force

The trust managers of a real estate investment trust may authorize a distribution and the real estate investment trust may make a distribution, subject to Section 200.202 and any restriction in the certificate of formation.
Tex. Government Code § 2104.011 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2104 / Section 2104.011
§ 2104.011. APPOINTMENT OF CONSERVATOR; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) A conservator is appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate.

(b) To be eligible for appointment as a conservator, a person must be qualified, by experience or education, in administration or fiscal management.

(c) A public officer is eligible to serve as a conservator.

(d) A conservator's term expires on the earlier of the date the conservatorship for which the conservator is appointed dissolves or the second anniversary of the date of the conservator's appointment. A conservator whose term expires before the conservatorship is dissolved may be reappointed to continue the conservatorship.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 31.035 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 31 / Section 31.035
§ 31.035. METHOD OF PAYMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall periodically furnish the comptroller with a list of persons eligible for financial assistance under this chapter and the amount to which each person is entitled.

(b) The comptroller shall draw payments for the specified amounts on the proper accounts and shall transmit the payments to the commission. The commission shall supervise the delivery of the payments to the persons entitled to them.
Tex. Government Code § 470.009 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 470 / Section 470.009
§ 470.009. ASSISTANCE OF STATE AGENCIES.
Status: in_force

State agencies and political subdivisions of this state shall cooperate with the council to the greatest extent practicable to fully implement the council's statutory duties.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 489.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 489 / Section 489.001
§ 489.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Investigational drug, biological product, or device" means a drug, biological product, or device that has successfully completed phase one of a clinical trial but has not yet been approved for general use by the United States Food and Drug Administration and remains under investigation in the clinical trial.

(2) "Terminal illness" means an advanced stage of a disease with an unfavorable prognosis that, without life-sustaining procedures, will soon result in death or a state of permanent unconsciousness from which recovery is unlikely.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1084.253 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1084 / Section 1084.253
§ 1084.253. TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR.
Status: in_force

The board may provide for the appointment of a tax assessor-collector for the district or may contract for the assessment and collection of taxes as provided by the Tax Code.
Tex. Government Code § 411.0851 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.0851
§ 411.0851. DUTY OF PRIVATE ENTITY TO UPDATE CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION; CIVIL LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A private entity that compiles and disseminates for compensation criminal history record information shall destroy and may not disseminate any information in the possession of the entity with respect to which the entity has received notice that:

(1) an order of expunction has been issued under Subchapter E or F, Chapter 55A, Code of Criminal Procedure; or

(2) an order of nondisclosure of criminal history record information has been issued under Subchapter E-1 of this chapter.

(b) Unless the entity is regulated by the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. Section 1681 et seq.) or the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (15 U.S.C. Sections 6801 to 6809), a private entity described by Subsection (a) that purchases criminal history record information from the department or from another governmental agency or entity in this state:

(1) may disseminate that information only if, within the 90-day period preceding the date of dissemination, the entity:

(A) originally obtains that information; or

(B) receives that information as updated record information to its database; and

(2) shall notify the department if the entity sells any compilation of the information to another similar entity.

(c) A private entity that disseminates information in violation of this section is liable for any damages that are sustained as a result of the violation by the person who is the subject of that information. A person who prevails in an action brought under this section is also entitled to recover court costs and reasonable attorney's fees.