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Tex. Insurance Code § 2201.251 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2201 / Section 2201.251
§ 2201.251. GENERAL QUALIFICATIONS OF PURCHASING GROUP.
Status: in_force

(a) A purchasing group must:

(1) have as one of the group's purposes the purchase of liability insurance on a group basis;

(2) be composed of members whose businesses or activities are similar or related with respect to the liability to which those members are exposed by virtue of any related, similar, or common product, trade, business, operations, premises, or services; and

(3) purchase group liability insurance only for the group's members and only to cover the members' similar or related liability exposure as described in Subdivision (2).

(b) A purchasing group may be domiciled in any state.

(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, a purchasing group composed primarily of employees of a political subdivision, including a county, municipality, or school district, may purchase first-party indemnity coverage, in addition to the liability coverage described in Subsection (a)(3), on a group basis for other risks to which members may be exposed provided that the aggregate coverage limit per group member for the risk does not exceed three percent of the per member coverage limit for liability coverage.

(d) A purchasing group shall notify the commissioner of the group's intent to purchase coverage described by Subsection (c) not later than the 60th day before the date the policy that includes the coverage is initially issued.

(e) Subsection (d) does not apply to a purchasing group described by Subsection (c) that was providing to its members coverage described by Subsection (c) on January 1, 2013, and has continued to provide that coverage without lapse.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2007.005 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2007 / Section 2007.005
§ 2007.005. RECOVERY OF ASSESSMENT.
Status: in_force

An insurer may recover an assessment under this chapter by:

(1) reflecting the assessment as an expense in a rate filing required under this code; or

(2) charging the insurer's policyholders.
Tex. Family Code § 3.202 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 3 / Section 3.202
§ 3.202. RULES OF MARITAL PROPERTY LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

(a) A spouse's separate property is not subject to liabilities of the other spouse unless both spouses are liable by other rules of law.

(b) Unless both spouses are personally liable as provided by this subchapter, the community property subject to a spouse's sole management, control, and disposition is not subject to:

(1) any liabilities that the other spouse incurred before marriage; or

(2) any nontortious liabilities that the other spouse incurs during marriage.

(c) The community property subject to a spouse's sole or joint management, control, and disposition is subject to the liabilities incurred by the spouse before or during marriage.

(d) All community property is subject to tortious liability of either spouse incurred during marriage.

(e) For purposes of this section, all retirement allowances, annuities, accumulated contributions, optional benefits, and money in the various public retirement system accounts of this state that are community property subject to the participating spouse's sole management, control, and disposition are not subject to any claim for payment of a criminal restitution judgment entered against the nonparticipant spouse except to the extent of the nonparticipant spouse's interest as determined in a qualified domestic relations order under Chapter 804, Government Code.
Tex. Transportation Code § 623.232 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 623 / Section 623.232
§ 623.232. ISSUANCE OF PERMITS.
Status: in_force

The Texas Transportation Commission may authorize the district to issue permits for the movement of oversize or overweight vehicles carrying cargo only on the following highways and roads located in Victoria County:

(1) Farm-to-Market Road 1432 between the Port of Victoria and State Highway 185;

(2) State Highway 185 between U.S. Highway 59 and McCoy Road;

(3) U.S. Highway 59, including a frontage road of U.S. Highway 59, between State Highway 185 and Loop 463; and

(4) Loop 463 between U.S. Highway 59 and North Lone Tree Road.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8801.003 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8801 / Section 8801.003
§ 8801.003. PURPOSE; LEGISLATIVE INTENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The purpose of this chapter is to provide for the regulation of groundwater withdrawal in the district to end subsidence, which contributes to or precipitates flooding or overflow of the district, including rising water resulting from a storm or hurricane.

(b) The legislature intends that the district shall administer and enforce this chapter and exercise the district's rights, powers, and duties in a manner that will effectively and expeditiously accomplish the purpose of this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7932.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7932 / Section 7932.101
§ 7932.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8849.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8849 / Section 8849.105
§ 8849.105. MANAGEMENT PLAN.
Status: in_force

The district shall develop or contract to develop a district management plan under Section 36.1071, Water Code, and submit the plan to the Central Carrizo-Wilcox Coordinating Council to be included in the management plan developed by the council.
Tex. Government Code § 171.0057 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 171 / Section 171.0057
§ 171.0057. ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION OF PROGRAM INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

The department may develop and implement procedures to electronically transmit information regarding court-ordered programs to municipal and justice courts.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2703.151 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2703 / Section 2703.151
§ 2703.151. FIXING AND PROMULGATING PREMIUM RATES.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the commissioner shall fix and promulgate the premium rates to be charged by a title insurance company or by a title insurance agent for title insurance policies or for other forms prescribed or approved by the commissioner.

(b) The commissioner may not fix or promulgate the premium rates for reinsurance between title insurance companies. Title insurance companies may establish the premium rates in amounts to which the companies agree.

(c) Except for a premium charged for reinsurance, a premium may not be charged for a title insurance policy or for another prescribed or approved form at a rate different than the rate fixed and promulgated by the commissioner.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 61.177 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 61 / Section 61.177
§ 61.177. PENALTY.
Status: in_force

A person, who for himself or on behalf of or under the direction of another person, operates any business establishment, whether mobile or at a fixed or permanent location, on any public beach outside the boundaries of any incorporated city without first obtaining a license to operate the business establishment from the county shall be fined not less than $10 nor more than $200.
Tex. Insurance Code § 462.153 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 462 / Section 462.153
§ 462.153. REFUND OF CONTRIBUTION.
Status: in_force

The association may refund to the member insurers in proportion to the contribution of each member insurer to the association the amount by which the association's assets exceed the association's liabilities, if at the end of a calendar year the board finds that the assets of the association exceed the liabilities of the association as estimated by the board for the next year.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1062.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1062 / Section 1062.103
§ 1062.103. MANAGEMENT, CONTROL, AND ADMINISTRATION.
Status: in_force

The board shall manage, control, and administer the district's hospitals and hospital system.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3994.0504 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3994 / Section 3994.0504
§ 3994.0504. BONDS SECURED BY REVENUE OR CONTRACT PAYMENTS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue, without an election, bonds secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes, including contract revenues; or

(2) contract payments, provided that the requirements of Section 49.108, Water Code, have been met.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 383.002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 383 / Section 383.002
§ 383.002. POLICY AND PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The policy of the state and the purpose of this chapter are to:

(1) safeguard state air resources from emissions of air contaminants and other pollution;

(2) protect public health, general welfare, physical property, and the esthetic enjoyment of air resources by the public; and

(3) maintain adequate visibility.

(b) It is the policy of the state that the control of air pollution is essential to the well-being and survival of state inhabitants and the protection of the environment. The control, prevention, and abatement of air pollution will conserve and develop state natural resources, within the meaning of Article XVI, Section 59(a), of the Texas Constitution, by preventing further damage to the environment.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 298B.003 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 298B / Section 298B.003
§ 298B.003. HEALTH CARE PROVIDER PARTICIPATION PROGRAM; PARTICIPATION IN PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

The board may authorize the district to participate in a health care provider participation program on the affirmative vote of a majority of the board, subject to the provisions of this chapter.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 171.018 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 171 / Section 171.018
§ 171.018. OFFENSE.
Status: in_force

A physician who intentionally performs an abortion on a woman in violation of this subchapter commits an offense. An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed $10,000. In this section, "intentionally" has the meaning assigned by Section 6.03(a), Penal Code.
Tex. Family Code § 58.263 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.263
§ 58.263.
Status: in_force

Sec. 58.263. DESTRUCTION OF RECORDS: NO PROBABLE CAUSE. The court shall order the destruction of the records relating to the conduct for which a child is taken into custody or referred to juvenile court without being taken into custody, including records contained in the juvenile justice information system, if:

(1) a determination is made under Section 53.01 that no probable cause exists to believe the child engaged in the conduct and the case is not referred to a prosecutor for review under Section 53.012; or

(2) a determination that no probable cause exists to believe the child engaged in the conduct is made by a prosecutor under Section 53.012.
Tex. Education Code § 135.51 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 135 / Section 135.51
§ 135.51. CERTIFICATES, DIPLOMAS, AND ASSOCIATE DEGREES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall prescribe and award associate of applied science degrees, certificates, and diplomas limited to those appropriate to technical education.

(b) The board may offer and award an associate of science degree in a field of study at Texas State Technical College--Harlingen campus if the coordinating board determines that the degree in that field of study:

(1) is appropriate to the role and mission of the system; and

(2) meets the educational or workforce needs of the region in which the campus is located.
Tex. Utilities Code § 54.006 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 54 / Section 54.006
§ 54.006. REQUEST FOR PRELIMINARY ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) A telecommunications utility that wants to exercise a right or privilege under a franchise or permit that the utility anticipates obtaining but has not been granted may apply to the commission for a preliminary order under this section.

(b) The commission may issue a preliminary order declaring that the commission, on application and under commission rules, will grant the requested certificate of convenience and necessity, certificate of operating authority, or service provider certificate of operating authority, on terms the commission designates, after the telecommunications utility obtains the franchise or permit.

(c) The commission shall grant the certificate on presentation of evidence satisfactory to the commission that the telecommunications utility has obtained the franchise or permit.
Tex. Government Code § 25.0951 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 25 / Section 25.0951
§ 25.0951. GRIMES COUNTY.
Status: in_force

Grimes County has one statutory county court, the County Court at Law of Grimes County.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 36.17 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 36 / Section 36.17
§ 36.17. CHARGE CERTIFIED BY JUDGE.
Status: in_force

The general charge given by the court and all special charges given or refused shall be certified by the judge and filed among the papers in the cause.
Tex. Transportation Code § 548.4045 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 548 / Section 548.4045
§ 548.4045. BOND REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN INSPECTION STATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to an inspection station that:

(1) is located in a county in which the environmental commission has established a motor vehicle emissions inspection and maintenance program under Subchapter F; and

(2) has been convicted of a violation of this chapter relating to an emissions inspection.

(b) An application for certification as an inspection station must be accompanied by a surety bond in the amount of $5,000, payable to this state and conditioned on the future compliance with this chapter and rules adopted by the department or the environmental commission under this chapter.

(c) The attorney general or the district or county attorney for the county in which the inspection station is located or in which the inspection station that employs the inspector is located may bring suit in the name of this state to recover on the bond.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 44.181 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 44 / Section 44.181
§ 44.181. DEFECT IN COMPLAINT.
Status: in_force

(a) A court conducting a trial de novo based on an appeal from a justice or municipal court may dismiss the case because of a defect in the complaint only if the defendant objected to the defect before the trial began in the justice or municipal court.

(b) The attorney representing the state may move to amend a defective complaint before the trial de novo begins.
Tex. Water Code § 6.187 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 6 / Section 6.187
§ 6.187. MERIT PAY.
Status: in_force

The executive administrator or his designee shall develop a system of annual performance evaluations based on measurable job tasks. All merit pay for board employees must be based on the system established under this section.
Tex. Insurance Code - Not Codified § 5.41 — TX Code / Code i1 / Chapter 5 / Section 5.41
§ 5.41. REBATING OR DISCRIMINATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A company engaging or participating in the insuring or reinsuring of any property in this state against loss or damage by fire may not knowingly write insurance at any lesser rate than the rates herein provided for, and it shall be unlawful for any company so to do, unless it shall thereafter file an analysis of same with the Board.

(b) Notwithstanding Subsection (a) of this article, on and after the effective date of S.B. No. 14, Acts of the 78th Legislature, Regular Session, 2003, rates for homeowners and residential fire and residential allied lines insurance coverage under this subchapter are determined as provided by Subchapter Q of this chapter, and rates for other lines of insurance subject to this subchapter are determined as provided by Article 5.13-2 of this code, except that on and after December 1, 2004, rates for all lines of insurance subject to this subchapter are determined as provided by Article 5.13-2 of this code.
Tex. Government Code § 24.60027 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.60027
§ 24.60027.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.60027. 482ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). The 482nd Judicial District is composed of Harris County.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 38.32 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 38 / Section 38.32
§ 38.32. PRESUMPTION OF DEATH.
Status: in_force

(a) Upon introduction and admission into evidence of a valid certificate of death wherein the time of death of the decedent has been entered by a licensed physician, a presumption exists that death occurred at the time stated in the certificate of death.

(b) A presumption existing pursuant to Section (a) of this Article is sufficient to support a finding as to time of death but may be rebutted through a showing by a preponderance of the evidence that death occurred at some other time.
Tex. Tax Code § 171.809 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 171 / Section 171.809
§ 171.809. ASSIGNMENT PROHIBITED; EXCEPTION.
Status: in_force

A taxable entity may not convey, assign, or transfer a strong families credit awarded under this subchapter to another taxable entity unless substantially all of the assets of the taxable entity are conveyed, assigned, or transferred in the same transaction.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 4007.0303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 4007 / Section 4007.0303
§ 4007.0303. LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES.
Status: in_force

To protect the public interest, the district may contract with a qualified party, including the county or the city, to provide law enforcement services in the district for a fee.
Tex. Finance Code § 180.003 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 180 / Section 180.003
§ 180.003. EXEMPTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The following persons are exempt from this chapter:

(1) a registered mortgage loan originator when acting for an entity described by Section 180.002(16)(A)(i), (ii), or (iii);

(2) an individual who offers or negotiates terms of a residential mortgage loan with or on behalf of an immediate family member of the individual;

(3) a licensed attorney who negotiates the terms of a residential mortgage loan on behalf of a client as an ancillary matter to the attorney's representation of the client, unless the attorney:

(A) takes a residential mortgage loan application; and

(B) offers or negotiates the terms of a residential mortgage loan;

(4) an individual who offers or negotiates terms of a residential mortgage loan secured by a dwelling that serves as the individual's residence;

(5) subject to Subsection (d), an owner of residential real estate who in any 12-consecutive-month period makes no more than three residential mortgage loans to purchasers of the property for all or part of the purchase price of the residential real estate against which the mortgage is secured; and

(6) subject to Subsection (d), an owner of a dwelling who in any 12-consecutive-month period makes no more than three residential mortgage loans to purchasers of the property for all or part of the purchase price of the dwelling against which the mortgage or security interest is secured.

(b) An individual is exempt from this chapter, other than Section 180.171, if the individual:

(1) in any 12-consecutive-month period originates five or fewer closed residential mortgage loans exclusively for a single federally chartered depository institution and the loans are closed within that period;

(2) is contractually prohibited from soliciting, processing, negotiating, or placing a residential mortgage loan with a person other than the depository institution described by Subdivision (1); and

(3) is sponsored by a life insurance company, or an affiliate of the company, authorized to engage in business in this state.

(c) The finance commission may grant an exemption from the licensing requirements of this chapter to a municipality, county, community development corporation, or public or private grant administrator to the extent the entity is administering the Texas HOME Investment Partnerships program if the commission determines that granting the exemption is not inconsistent with the intentions of the federal Secure and Fair Enforcement for Mortgage Licensing Act of 2008 (Pub. L. No. 110-289).

(d) In determining eligibility for an exemption under Subsection (a)(5) or (6), two or more owners of residential real estate are considered a single owner for the purpose of computing the number of mortgage loans made within the period specified by that subdivision if any of the owners are an entity or an affiliate of an entity, including a general partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, or corporation, as defined by Section 1.002, Business Organizations Code.
Tex. Estates Code § 251.107 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 251 / Section 251.107
§ 251.107. SELF-PROVED HOLOGRAPHIC WILL.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, a will written wholly in the testator's handwriting may be made self-proved at any time during the testator's lifetime by the attachment or annexation to the will of an affidavit by the testator to the effect that:

(1) the instrument is the testator's will;

(2) the testator was 18 years of age or older at the time the will was executed or, if the testator was younger than 18 years of age, that the testator:

(A) was or had been married; or

(B) was a member of the armed forces of the United States, an auxiliary of the armed forces of the United States, or the United States Maritime Service at the time the will was executed;

(3) the testator was of sound mind; and

(4) the testator has not revoked the will.
Tex. Government Code § 317.011 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 317 / Section 317.011
§ 317.011. SUPERSESSION OF ORDER.
Status: in_force

An unexpired order adopted under this chapter may be superseded by subsequent action of the governor and the Legislative Budget Board taken as provided by this chapter, by enactment of a law to the contrary by the legislature, or by adoption of a constitutional amendment having contradictory effect.
Tex. Government Code § 526.0304 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 526 / Section 526.0304
§ 526.0304. STATE OFFICE OF RURAL HOSPITAL FINANCE.
Status: in_force

The commission shall establish and maintain the State Office of Rural Hospital Finance within the commission to provide technical assistance for rural hospitals and health care systems in rural areas of this state that participate or are seeking to participate in state or federal financial programs, including Medicaid.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8894.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8894 / Section 8894.0102
§ 8894.0102. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3919.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3919 / Section 3919.006
§ 3919.006. ELIGIBILITY FOR INCLUSION IN SPECIAL ZONES.
Status: in_force

(a) All or any part of the area of the district is eligible to be included in:

(1) a tax increment reinvestment zone created under Chapter 311, Tax Code;

(2) a tax abatement reinvestment zone created under Chapter 312, Tax Code; or

(3) an enterprise zone created under Chapter 2303, Government Code.

(b) If the city creates a tax increment reinvestment zone described by Subsection (a), the city and the board of directors of the zone, by contract with the district, may grant money deposited in the tax increment fund to the district to be used by the district for:

(1) the purposes permitted for money granted to a corporation under Section 380.002(b), Local Government Code; and

(2) any other district purpose, including the right to pledge the money as security for any bonds or other obligations issued by the district under Section 3919.203.

(c) If the city creates a tax increment reinvestment zone described by Subsection (a), the city may determine the percentage of the property in the zone that may be used for residential purposes and is not subject to the limitations provided by Section 311.006, Tax Code.