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Tex. Occupations Code § 2022.011 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2022 / Section 2022.011
§ 2022.011. MONEY PAID TO COMMISSION.
Status: in_force

All money paid to the commission under this subtitle is subject to Subchapter F, Chapter 404, Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1091.058 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1091 / Section 1091.058
§ 1091.058. COMPENSATION; EXPENSES.
Status: in_force

A director or officer serves without compensation but may be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in the performance of official duties. The expenses must be:

(1) reported in the district's records; and

(2) approved by the board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1029.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1029 / Section 1029.108
§ 1029.108. 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 1100.351 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1100 / Section 1100.351
§ 1100.351. DISSOLUTION; ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may be dissolved as provided by this subchapter.

(b) The board may order an election on the question of dissolving the district and disposing of the district's assets and obligations.

(c) The board shall order an election if the board receives a petition requesting an election that is signed by at least 30 registered voters in the district.

(d) Section 41.001(a), Election Code, does not apply to an election ordered under this section.
Tex. Government Code § 1508.109 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1508 / Section 1508.109
§ 1508.109. RENTS AND CONCESSION CHARGES.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body that manages and controls a project under Section 1508.111 shall impose and collect rents and concession charges for the use of the project in an amount sufficient to pay:

(1) all operating and maintenance expenses, depreciation, replacements, salaries, and interest charges;

(2) for an interest and sinking fund sufficient to pay any bonds issued to purchase, construct, maintain, or improve the project; and

(3) any outstanding debt against the project.

(b) The governing body may not allow any free use of or free service in connection with the project.

(c) The charges imposed under Subsection (a) must comply with the requirements of any governmental agency lending or providing funds for the project.
Tex. Government Code § 466.407 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 466 / Section 466.407
§ 466.407. DEDUCTIONS FROM PRIZES.
Status: repealed

(a) The executive director shall deduct the amount of a delinquent tax or other money from the winnings of a prize winner who has been finally determined to be:

(1) delinquent in the payment of a tax or other money to a state agency and that delinquency is reported to the comptroller under Section 403.055;

(2) in default on a loan made under Chapter 52, Education Code; or

(3) in default on a loan guaranteed under Chapter 57, Education Code.

(a-1) The executive director shall deduct delinquent child support payments from the winnings of a prize winner in the amount of the delinquency as determined by a court or a Title IV-D agency under Chapter 231, Family Code.

(b) If the winnings of a prize winner exceed the amount of a delinquency under Subsection (a) or (a-1), the director shall pay the balance to the prize winner. The director shall transfer the amount deducted to the appropriate agency or to the state disbursement unit under Chapter 234, Family Code, as applicable.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 403, Sec. 6(a), eff. June 17, 2011.
Tex. Labor Code § 209.047 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 209 / Section 209.047
§ 209.047. SUITABLE WORK.
Status: in_force

(a) For the purposes of this subchapter, and subject to Subsections (b) and (c), suitable work for an individual is work:

(1) within the individual's capabilities;

(2) for which the gross average weekly remuneration payable exceeds the sum of:

(A) the individual's weekly extended benefit amount computed under Section 209.061; and

(B) the amount, if any, of supplemental unemployment compensation benefits, as defined in Section 501(c)(17)(D) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Section 501(c)(17)(D)), payable to the individual for that week; and

(3) that pays wages not less than the greater of:

(A) the minimum wage under Section 6(a)(1) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 206(a)(1)), without regard to any exemption; or

(B) the applicable state or local minimum wage.

(b) If an individual furnishes satisfactory evidence to the commission that the individual's prospects for obtaining work in the individual's customary occupation within a reasonably short period are good, the determination of whether work is suitable for that individual shall be made in accordance with the provisions of Section 207.008 applicable to suitable work for a claimant for regular benefits, without regard to the standards of suitability in Section 209.046 and this section.

(c) Work that does not accord with the labor standard provisions required by Section 3304(a)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Section 3304(a)(5)) is not suitable work for an individual.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1040.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1040 / Section 1040.002
§ 1040.002. AUTHORITY FOR OPERATION.
Status: in_force

The district operates in accordance with and has the powers and responsibilities provided by Section 9, Article IX, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 1001.087 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.087
§ 1001.087. CONTRACTING FOR AND ADMINISTRATION OF CERTAIN FUNCTIONS RELATING TO SUBSTANCE ABUSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may contract only with local mental health authorities and local behavioral health authorities to administer outreach, screening, assessment, and referral functions relating to the provision of substance abuse services. A local mental health authority or local behavioral health authority may subcontract with a substance abuse or behavioral health service provider to provide those services.

(b) A local mental health authority or local behavioral health authority who contracts with the department to administer outreach, screening, assessment, and referral functions relating to the provision of substance abuse services shall develop an integrated service delivery model that, to the extent feasible, uses providers who have historically administered outreach, screening, assessment, and referral functions.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 40.114 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 40 / Section 40.114
§ 40.114. CONTINGENCY PLANS FOR VESSELS.
Status: in_force

(a) Any vessel with a capacity to carry 10,000 gallons or more of oil as fuel or cargo that operates in coastal waters or waters adjoining and accessible from coastal waters shall maintain a written vessel-specific discharge prevention and response plan that satisfies the requirements of rules promulgated under this chapter. This section shall not apply to any dedicated response vessel or to any other vessel for activities within state waters related solely to the containment and cleanup of oil, including response-related training or drills.

(b) The plan must:

(1) provide for response actions including notification to the commissioner, verification of the unauthorized discharge, identification of the pollutant, assessment of the discharge, vessel stabilization, and discharge abatement and mitigation;

(2) designate an on-board spill officer who satisfies the definition of trained personnel as provided by Section 40.003 of this code and who shall train the vessel's crew to conduct unauthorized discharge response operations according to the plan and shall coordinate on-board response operations in the event of an unauthorized discharge; and

(3) contain any other provision the commissioner reasonably requires by rule.

(c) A discharge prevention and response plan that complies with requirements under federal laws and regulations for a vessel-specific plan satisfies the requirements of Subsections (a) and (b) of this section.

(d) The owner or operator of a vessel subject to this section must be able to provide, directly or through membership or contract with a discharge cleanup organization, all required equipment and trained personnel to prevent, abate, contain, and remove pollution from an unauthorized discharge of oil as provided in the plan.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1101.358 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1101 / Section 1101.358
§ 1101.358.
Status: in_force

Sec. 1101.358. SALES AGENT LICENSE: EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS.

(a) An applicant for a sales agent license must provide to the commission satisfactory evidence that the applicant has successfully completed at least 12 semester hours, or equivalent classroom hours, of qualifying real estate courses required by commission rule.

(b) The commission shall waive the education requirements of Subsection (a) if the applicant has been licensed in this state as a broker or sales agent within the six months preceding the date the application is filed.

(c) If an applicant for a sales agent license was licensed as a sales agent within the six months preceding the date the application is filed and the license was issued under the conditions prescribed by Section 1101.454, the commission shall require the applicant to provide the evidence of successful completion of education requirements that would have been required if the license had been maintained without interruption during the preceding six months.
Tex. Finance Code § 96.160 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 96 / Section 96.160
§ 96.160. STAY OF LIMITING ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) A limiting order may not be stayed pending a hearing unless the commissioner orders a stay.

(b) A final order may not be stayed pending judicial review unless the reviewing court orders a stay for good cause.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 4.17 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 4 / Section 4.17
§ 4.17. TRANSFER OF CERTAIN MISDEMEANORS.
Status: in_force

On a plea of not guilty to a misdemeanor offense punishable by confinement in jail, entered in a county court of a judge who is not a licensed attorney, on the motion of the state or the defendant, the judge may transfer the case to a district court having jurisdiction in the county or to a county court at law in the county presided over by a judge who is a licensed attorney. The judge may make the transfer on his own motion. The attorney representing the state in the case in county court shall continue the prosecution in the court to which the case is transferred. Provided, in no case may any such case be transferred to a district court except with the written consent of the judge of the district court to which the transfer is sought.
Tex. Finance Code § 154.354 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 154 / Section 154.354
§ 154.354. USE OF FUND EARNINGS.
Status: in_force

The department may use the earnings from the fund to operate and maintain the fund.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8432.103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8432 / Section 8432.103
§ 8432.103. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.
Tex. Education Code § 45.257 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 45 / Section 45.257
§ 45.257. CREDIT ENHANCEMENT ENDORSEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner shall endorse bonds approved for credit enhancement under this subchapter in substantially the same manner provided under Section 45.057 for endorsing bonds approved under Subchapter C.

(b) The credit enhancement is not effective unless the attorney general approves the bonds under Section 45.005.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 253.009 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 253 / Section 253.009
§ 253.009. NOTIFICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Each facility or individual employer as defined in this chapter and each agency as defined in Section 48.401, Human Resources Code, shall notify its employees in a manner prescribed by the department:

(1) about the employee misconduct registry; and

(2) that an employee may not be employed if the employee is listed in the registry.

(b) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules to implement this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7963.051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7963 / Section 7963.051
§ 7963.051. EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may exercise the power of eminent domain as provided by this section only if the district submits a letter to the comptroller not later than December 31, 2019, in accordance with the requirements of Section 2206.101(b), Government Code, other than the requirement that the letter be submitted by the date specified by that subsection.

(b) Notwithstanding the expiration of the district's authority to exercise the power of eminent domain under Section 2206.101(c), Government Code, the district may exercise the power of eminent domain as provided by law applicable to the district on or after the 90th day after the date the district submits a letter in accordance with Subsection (a).
Tex. Insurance Code § 981.158 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 981 / Section 981.158
§ 981.158. EXEMPTION FROM PUBLIC INFORMATION LAW.
Status: in_force

(a) An individual surplus lines insurance contract filed with the stamping office is:

(1) confidential; and

(2) not public information under Chapter 552, Government Code.

(b) This section does not prevent access by a state agency to an individual surplus lines insurance contract filed with the stamping office.
Tex. Insurance Code § 425.053 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 425 / Section 425.053
§ 425.053. ANNUAL VALUATION OF RESERVES FOR POLICIES AND CONTRACTS ISSUED BEFORE OPERATIVE DATE OF VALUATION MANUAL.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall annually value or cause to be valued the reserves for all outstanding life insurance policies and annuity and pure endowment contracts of each life insurance company engaged in business in this state issued before the operative date of the valuation manual.

(b) In computing reserves under Subsection (a), the department may use group methods and approximate averages for fractions of a year or otherwise.

(c) Instead of valuing the reserves as required by Subsection (a) for a foreign or alien company, the department may accept any valuation made by or for the insurance supervisory official of another state or jurisdiction if the valuation complies with the minimum standard provided by this subchapter.

(d) Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter, policies and contracts issued on or after the operative date of the valuation manual are governed by Section 425.0535.

(e) The minimum standards for the valuation of policies and contracts issued before the operative date of the valuation manual are as provided by Sections 425.058 through 425.071 and Section 425.072(b), as applicable. Sections 425.072(a), 425.073, and 425.074 do not apply to a policy or contract described by this subsection.
Tex. Finance Code § 273.301 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 273 / Section 273.301
§ 273.301. REQUIRED PURCHASE OF SECURITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The corporation, acting on the direction of the board under the plan of operation, may require a member association to purchase by a certain date preferred stock, a certificate of participation, or another type of security issued by the corporation that accrues interest or pays a dividend at a specified rate or a variable rate determined by a specific method of computation.

(b) The commissioner may defer in whole or in part a purchase required by Subsection (a) if the commissioner believes the purchase would endanger the ability of the member association to maintain its solvency.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 98B.001 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 98B / Section 98B.001
§ 98B.001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Artificial intimate visual material" means computer-generated intimate visual material that was produced, adapted, or modified using an artificial intelligence application or other computer software in which the person is recognizable as an actual person by a person's face, likeness, voice, or other distinguishing characteristic, such as a unique birthmark or other recognizable feature which, when viewed by a reasonable person, is indistinguishable from the person depicted.

(1-a) "Consent" means affirmative, conscious, and voluntary agreement, made by a person freely and without coercion, fraud, or misrepresentation.

(1-b) "Intimate parts," "promote," "sexual conduct," and "visual material" have the meanings assigned by Section 21.16, Penal Code.

(2) "Intimate visual material" means visual material that depicts a person:

(A) with the person's intimate parts exposed; or

(B) engaged in sexual conduct.

(3) "Nudification application" means an artificial intelligence application that is primarily designed and marketed for the purpose of producing artificial intimate visual material.

(4) "Social media platform" has the meaning assigned by Section 120.001, Business & Commerce Code.
Tex. Local Government Code § 397.006 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 397 / Section 397.006
§ 397.006.
Status: in_force

Sec. 397.006. CONSULTATION WITH OR NOTIFICATION TO MILITARY BASE OR DEFENSE FACILITY AUTHORITIES: PROPOSED STRUCTURE. (a) Subsection (b) applies only to a defense community that includes a municipality with a population of more than 125,000 located primarily in a county with a population of less than 145,000 and that has not adopted airport zoning regulations under Chapter 241.

(b) On receipt of an application for a permit as described by Section 245.001 for a proposed structure in an area located within eight miles of the boundary line of a military base or defense facility, the defense community reviewing the application shall notify the base or facility authorities concerning the compatibility of the proposed structure with base operations.

(c) On receipt of an application for a permit as defined by Section 245.001 for a proposed structure that would be located in a controlled compatible land use area as defined by Section 241.003 and may impact base operations, a defense community shall notify the base or facility authorities concerning the compatibility of the proposed structure with base operations. This subsection applies only to a defense community that has not adopted airport zoning regulations under Chapter 241 and that:

(1) is a county with a population of more than 1.5 million that contains a municipality in which at least 70 percent of the county's population resides;

(2) is a county with a population of 170,000 or more that is adjacent to a county described by Subdivision (1);

(3) is located in a county described by Subdivision (1) or (2); or

(4) is or includes a municipality that is located in a county with a population of more than 100,000 and less than 130,000 that borders the Red River.

(c-1) A defense community described by Subsection (c) may enter into a memorandum of agreement with the military base or defense facility to establish a smaller area in the controlled compatible land use area for which notification under Subsection (c) would be required by the defense community.

(c-2) After providing notice under Subsection (c), a defense community shall enter into a memorandum of agreement with the military base or defense facility to establish provisions to maintain the compatibility of the proposed structure with base operations.

(d) This section does not apply if a defense community is required to take immediate action on an application to protect the public health, safety, or welfare of residents of the defense community.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8330.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8330 / Section 8330.101
§ 8330.101. 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. Property Code § 13.001 — TX Code / Code pr / Chapter 13 / Section 13.001
§ 13.001. VALIDITY OF UNRECORDED INSTRUMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) A conveyance of real property or an interest in real property or a mortgage or deed of trust is void as to a creditor or to a subsequent purchaser for a valuable consideration without notice unless the instrument has been acknowledged, sworn to, or proved and filed for record as required by law.

(b) The unrecorded instrument is binding on a party to the instrument, on the party's heirs, and on a subsequent purchaser who does not pay a valuable consideration or who has notice of the instrument.

(c) This section does not apply to a financing statement, a security agreement filed as a financing statement, or a continuation statement filed for record under the Business & Commerce Code.
Tex. Estates Code § 405.009 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 405 / Section 405.009
§ 405.009. CLOSING INDEPENDENT ADMINISTRATION ON APPLICATION BY DISTRIBUTEE.
Status: in_force

(a) At any time after an estate has been fully administered and there is no further need for an independent administration of the estate, any distributee may file an application to close the administration; and, after citation on the independent administrator or other independent executor, as applicable, and on hearing, the court may enter an order:

(1) requiring the independent executor to file a closing report meeting the requirements of Section 405.005;

(2) closing the administration;

(3) terminating the power of the personal representative to act as independent executor or administrator, as applicable, and canceling the letters issued to the personal representative; and

(4) releasing the sureties on any bond the independent executor, including the independent administrator, was required to give from all liability for the future acts of the principal.

(b) The order of the court closing the independent administration shall constitute sufficient legal authority to all persons owing any money, having custody of any property, or acting as registrar or transfer agent or trustee of any evidence of interest, indebtedness, property, or right that belongs to the estate, for payment or transfer without additional administration to the distributees described in the will as entitled to receive the particular asset or who as heirs at law are entitled to receive the asset. The distributees described in the will as entitled to receive the particular asset or the heirs at law entitled to receive the asset may enforce their right to the payment or transfer by suit.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 534.031 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 534 / Section 534.031
§ 534.031. SURPLUS PERSONAL PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

The executive commissioner, in coordination with the appropriate department, may transfer, with or without reimbursement, ownership and possession of surplus personal property under that department's control or jurisdiction to a community center for use in providing mental health or intellectual disability services, as appropriate.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7985A.0303 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7985A / Section 7985A.0303
§ 7985A.0303. AUTHORITY FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

Under Section 52, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, operate, maintain, and convey to this state, a county, or a municipality for operation and maintenance macadamized, graveled, or paved roads, or improvements, including storm drainage, in aid of those roads.