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Tex. Finance Code § 353.120 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 353 / Section 353.120
§ 353.120. AMOUNT OF REFUND CREDIT FOR MONTHLY INSTALLMENT CONTRACT.
Status: in_force

(a) This section:

(1) applies only to a refund credit on the prepayment of a retail installment contract that is payable in substantially equal successive monthly installments beginning one month after the date of the contract; and

(2) does not apply to a retail installment contract in which the time price differential is computed using the true daily earnings method or the scheduled installment earnings method.

(b) On a contract for a commercial vehicle other than a heavy commercial vehicle the minimum amount of the refund credit is computed by:

(1) subtracting an acquisition cost of $25 from the original time price differential; and

(2) multiplying the amount computed under Subdivision (1) by the percentage of refund computed under Subsection (d).

(c) On a contract for a heavy commercial vehicle the minimum amount of the refund credit is computed by:

(1) multiplying the amount of the original time price differential by the percentage of refund computed under Subsection (d); and

(2) subtracting an acquisition cost of $150 from the amount computed under Subdivision (1).

(d) The percentage of refund is computed by:

(1) computing the sum of all of the monthly balances under the contract's schedule of payments; and

(2) dividing the amount computed under Subdivision (1) into the sum of the unpaid monthly balances under the contract's schedule of payments beginning:

(A) on the first day, after the date of the prepayment or demand for payment in full, that is the date of a month that corresponds to the date of the month that the first installment is due under the contract; or

(B) if the prepayment or demand for payment in full is made before the first installment date under the contract, one month after the next monthly anniversary date of the contract occurring after the prepayment or demand.

(e) A refund credit is not required if the amount of the refund credit is less than $1.
Tex. Education Code § 54.331 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 54 / Section 54.331
§ 54.331. STUDENTS FROM OTHER NATIONS OF THE AMERICAN HEMISPHERE.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing boards of the institutions of higher education may annually exempt from the payment of tuition fees the following students:

(1) 200 native-born students from the other nations of the American hemisphere; and

(2) 35 native-born students from a Latin American country designated by the United States Department of State.

(b) Ten students from each nation, as authorized in Subsection (a)(1), shall be exempt as provided in this subsection. In the event any nation fails to have 10 students available and qualified for exemption, additional students from the other nations may be exempted, subject to the approval of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and allocation by the coordinating board. However, not more than 235 students from all the nations shall be exempt each year. In the event the nation designated in Subsection (a)(2) of this section fails to have 35 students available and qualified for exemption within a reasonable time, additional students from other nations may be exempt, subject to the approval of the coordinating board.

(c) Every applicant desiring the exemption shall furnish satisfactory evidence, certified by the proper authority of the applicant's native country, that the applicant is a bona fide native-born citizen and resident of the country that certifies the application and that the applicant is scholastically qualified for admission.

(d) The coordinating board, after consultation with representatives of the governing boards of the institutions of higher education, shall formulate and prescribe a plan governing the admission and distribution of all applicants desiring to qualify under the provisions of this section.

(e) No student shall be exempted under this section who is not a native-born citizen of the country certifying the student's qualifications and who has not lived in one of the nations of this hemisphere for a period of at least five years. No member of the Communist Party and no student from Cuba shall be eligible for benefits under this section.
Tex. Finance Code § 203.003 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 203 / Section 203.003
§ 203.003. ENTRY BY INTERSTATE MERGER TRANSACTION.
Status: repealed

(a) Subject to Section 203.004, one or more Texas banks may enter into an interstate merger transaction with one or more out-of-state banks under this chapter, and an out-of-state bank resulting from the transaction may maintain and operate the branches in this state of a Texas bank that participated in the transaction. An out-of-state bank that will be the resulting bank in the interstate merger transaction shall comply with Section 201.102.

(b) An out-of-state bank that will be the resulting bank pursuant to an interstate merger transaction involving a Texas state bank shall notify the commissioner of the proposed merger not later than the date on which it files an application for an interstate merger transaction with the responsible federal bank supervisory agency, and shall submit a copy of that application to the commissioner and pay the filing fee, if any, required by the commissioner. A Texas state bank that is a party to the interstate merger transaction shall comply with Chapter 32 and with other applicable state and federal laws. An out-of-state bank that will be the resulting bank in the interstate merger transaction shall provide satisfactory evidence to the commissioner of compliance with Section 201.102.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 940, Sec. 26, eff. June 14, 2013.
Tex. Water Code § 60.011 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 60 / Section 60.011
§ 60.011. CREATION OF RETIREMENT, DISABILITY, AND DEATH COMPENSATION FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission of any district created under this code or by special law may provide for and administer a retirement, disability, and death compensation fund for district officers and employees and may adopt plans to effectuate this purpose.

(b) The plans may include forms of insurance or annuities, or a combination of both, which the commission considers advisable.

(c) After notice to employees and a hearing, the commission may change the plan or any rule or regulation.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3932.056 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3932 / Section 3932.056
§ 3932.056. INITIAL VOTING DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The initial board consists of the following voting directors:

(b) Of the initial directors, the terms of directors appointed for positions one through four expire June 1, 2019, and the terms of directors appointed for positions five through seven expire June 1, 2017.

(c) Section 3932.052 does not apply to this section.
Tex. Occupations Code § 502.053 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 502 / Section 502.053
§ 502.053. MEMBERSHIP RESTRICTIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "Texas trade association" means a cooperative and voluntarily joined statewide association of business or professional competitors in this state designed to assist its members and its industry or profession in dealing with mutual business or professional problems and in promoting their common interest.

(b) A person may not be a member of the board if:

(1) the person is an officer, employee, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of health services; or

(2) the person's spouse is an officer, manager, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of mental health.

(c) A person may not be a member of the board if the person is required to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305, Government Code, because of the person's activities for compensation on behalf of a profession related to the operation of the board.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1362.003 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1362 / Section 1362.003
§ 1362.003. COVERAGE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) A health benefit plan that provides coverage for diagnostic medical procedures must provide to each male enrolled in the plan coverage for expenses for an annual medically recognized diagnostic examination for the detection of prostate cancer.

(b) Coverage required under this section includes at a minimum:

(1) a physical examination for the detection of prostate cancer; and

(2) a prostate-specific antigen test used for the detection of prostate cancer for each male who:

(A) is at least 50 years of age and is asymptomatic; or

(B) is at least 40 years of age and has a family history of prostate cancer or another prostate cancer risk factor.
Tex. Labor Code § 413.042 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 413 / Section 413.042
§ 413.042. PRIVATE CLAIMS; ADMINISTRATIVE VIOLATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A health care provider may not pursue a private claim against a workers' compensation claimant for all or part of the cost of a health care service provided to the claimant by the provider unless:

(1) the injury is finally adjudicated not compensable under this subtitle; or

(2) the employee violates Section 408.022 relating to the selection of a doctor and the doctor did not know of the violation at the time the services were rendered.

(b) A health care provider commits an administrative violation if the provider violates Subsection (a).
Tex. Agriculture Code § 201.129 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 201 / Section 201.129
§ 201.129. BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) If the directors of a conservation district adopt an ordinance prescribing land-use regulations, the directors by ordinance shall provide for the establishment of a board of adjustment organized in accordance with this section.

(b) A board of adjustment is composed of three members appointed by the state board with the advice and approval of the directors of the conservation district for which they are appointed.

(c) Except as provided for the initial board, members of a board of adjustment serve for staggered terms of two years with the terms of one or two members expiring every other year. In making initial appointments to a board of adjustment, the state board shall designate one or two members to serve a term of one year with the remaining member or members serving for a term of two years.

(d) Following notice and a hearing, a member of a board of adjustment may be removed, but only for neglect of duty or malfeasance in office. The state board and the directors of the conservation district for which the board is appointed shall conduct removal hearings jointly.

(e) A vacancy on a board of adjustment is filled for the unexpired term in the manner provided for the original appointment.

(f) A member of the state board or a director of the conservation district for which a board of adjustment is appointed is ineligible for appointment to the board of adjustment for that conservation district during the member's or director's tenure in office.

(g) Members of a board of adjustment are entitled to compensation for services of $3 a day for time spent on work of the board. The state board shall pay that compensation from appropriations made for that purpose for not more than 10 days each year.

(h) The directors of the conservation district for which the board of adjustment is appointed shall pay the necessary administrative and other expenses of operation incurred by the board on presentation of a certificate of the chairman of the board of adjustment.
Tex. Transportation Code § 111.001 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 111 / Section 111.001
§ 111.001. DEFINITION OF PERSON.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "person" includes a corporation, as provided by Section 312.011, Government Code; and

(2) the definition of "person" assigned by Section 311.005, Government Code, does not apply.
Tex. Penal Code § 37.12 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 37 / Section 37.12
§ 37.12. FALSE IDENTIFICATION AS PEACE OFFICER; MISREPRESENTATION OF PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if:

(1) the person makes, provides to another person, or possesses a card, document, badge, insignia, shoulder emblem, or other item, including a vehicle, bearing an insignia of a law enforcement agency that identifies a person as a peace officer or a reserve law enforcement officer; and

(2) the person who makes, provides, or possesses the item bearing the insignia knows that the person so identified by the item is not commissioned as a peace officer or reserve law enforcement officer as indicated on the item.

(b) It is a defense to prosecution under this section that:

(1) the card, document, badge, insignia, shoulder emblem, or other item bearing an insignia of a law enforcement agency clearly identifies the person as an honorary or junior peace officer or reserve law enforcement officer, or as a member of a junior posse; or

(2) the person identified as a peace officer or reserve law enforcement officer by the item bearing the insignia was commissioned in that capacity when the item was made.

(b-1) It is an exception to the application of this section that the item was used or intended for use exclusively for decorative purposes or in an artistic or dramatic presentation.

(c) In this section, "reserve law enforcement officer" has the same meaning as is given that term in Section 1701.001, Occupations Code.

(c-1) For purposes of this section, an item bearing an insignia of a law enforcement agency includes an item that contains the word "police," "sheriff," "constable," or "trooper."

(d) A person commits an offense if the person intentionally or knowingly misrepresents an object, including a vehicle, as property belonging to a law enforcement agency. For purposes of this subsection, intentionally or knowingly misrepresenting an object as property belonging to a law enforcement agency includes intentionally or knowingly displaying an item bearing an insignia of a law enforcement agency in a manner that would lead a reasonable person to interpret the item as property belonging to a law enforcement agency.

(e) An offense under this section is a Class B misdemeanor.
Tex. Transportation Code § 621.005 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 621 / Section 621.005
§ 621.005. EFFECT OF INCREASED LIMITS BY UNITED STATES.
Status: in_force

If the United States prescribes or adopts vehicle size or weight limits greater than those prescribed by 23 U.S.C. Section 127 on March 18, 1975, for the national system of interstate and defense highways, the increased limits apply to the national system of interstate and defense highways in this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 5003.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 5003 / Section 5003.104
§ 5003.104. LIMIT ON EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.
Status: in_force

The port authority may not exercise the power of eminent domain outside Calhoun County in an area in another navigation district without the consent of the other district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 551.112 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 551 / Section 551.112
§ 551.112. RULES.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may adopt rules relating to the cancellation and nonrenewal of insurance policies.
Tex. Education Code § 22.0514 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 22 / Section 22.0514
§ 22.0514. EXHAUSTION OF REMEDIES.
Status: in_force

A person may not file suit against a professional employee of a school district unless the person has exhausted the remedies provided by the school district for resolving the complaint.
Tex. Finance Code § 185.111 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 185 / Section 185.111
§ 185.111. SUIT FILED AGAINST OR ON BEHALF OF STATE TRUST COMPANY UNDER SUPERVISION OR CONSERVATORSHIP.
Status: in_force

(a) A suit filed against a state trust company while the state trust company is under conservatorship, or against a person in connection with an action taken or decision made by that person as a supervisor or conservator of a state trust company, must be brought in Travis County regardless of whether the state trust company remains under an order of supervision or conservatorship.

(b) A conservator may sue a person on the trust company's behalf to preserve, protect, or recover state trust company assets, including claims or causes of action. The suit may be in:

(1) Travis County; or

(2) another location where jurisdiction and venue against that person may be obtained under law.
Tex. Government Code § 1504.105 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1504 / Section 1504.105
§ 1504.105. OBLIGATIONS NOT PAYABLE FROM TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) An obligation issued under this subchapter:

(1) is not a debt of the municipality;

(2) may be a charge only on the revenue pledged for the payment of the obligation; and

(3) may not be included in determining the power of the municipality to issue bonds for any purpose authorized by law.

(b) Each contract, bond, note, or other evidence of indebtedness issued or included under this subchapter must contain the following provision: "The holder of this obligation is not entitled to demand payment of this obligation out of any money raised by taxation."
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9089.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9089 / Section 9089.0104
§ 9089.0104. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 9089.0103 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. Government Code § 24.008 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.008
§ 24.008. OTHER JURISDICTION.
Status: in_force

The district court may hear and determine any cause that is cognizable by courts of law or equity and may grant any relief that could be granted by either courts of law or equity.
Tex. Family Code § 155.104 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 155 / Section 155.104
§ 155.104. VOIDABLE ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) If a request for information from the vital statistics unit relating to the identity of the court having continuing, exclusive jurisdiction of the child has been made under this subchapter, a final order, except an order of dismissal, may not be rendered until the information is filed with the court.

(b) If a final order is rendered in the absence of the filing of the information from the vital statistics unit, the order is voidable on a showing that a court other than the court that rendered the order had continuing, exclusive jurisdiction.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3847.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3847 / Section 3847.005
§ 3847.005. DISTRICT TERRITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the Act enacting this chapter, as that territory may have been modified under:

(1) Section 3847.006;

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

(3) other law.

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

(1) organization, existence, or validity;

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

(3) right to impose or collect an assessment or tax; or

(4) legality or operation.
Tex. Water Code § 7.190 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 7 / Section 7.190
§ 7.190. DISPOSITION OF FINES.
Status: in_force

A fine recovered through a prosecution brought under this subchapter shall be divided equally between the state and any local government significantly involved in prosecuting the case, except that if the court determines that the state or the local government bore significantly more of the burden of prosecuting the case, the court may apportion up to 75 percent of the fine to the government that predominantly prosecuted the case.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8109.205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8109 / Section 8109.205
§ 8109.205. SOLID WASTE SERVICES.
Status: in_force

An improvement project may include solid waste management services, including garbage collection, recycling, and composting.
Tex. Occupations Code § 558.053 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 558 / Section 558.053
§ 558.053. GRADING OF EXAMINATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may employ and cooperate with an organization or consultant in grading the examination.

(b) The board shall determine whether an applicant has passed the examination. The board has sole discretion and responsibility for that determination.
Tex. Government Code § 2163.003 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2163 / Section 2163.003
§ 2163.003. CONTRACTING WITH ANOTHER STATE AGENCY OR PRIVATE SOURCE.
Status: in_force

(a) If the comptroller determines that a service can be performed with a comparable or better level of quality at a savings to the state of at least 10 percent by using other state agency providers of the service or a private commercial source, the comptroller may contract with other state agency providers of the services or private commercial sources for the service.

(b) The comptroller maintains responsibility for providing a contracted service and shall set measurable performance standards for a contractor.
Tex. Education Code § 37.312 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 37 / Section 37.312
§ 37.312. LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

This subchapter does not:

(1) waive any liability or immunity of a governmental entity or its officers or employees; or

(2) create any liability for or a cause of action against a governmental entity or its officers or employees.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 533A.006 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 533A / Section 533A.006
§ 533A.006. REPORTING OF ALLEGATIONS AGAINST PHYSICIAN.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive commissioner shall submit a report to the Texas Medical Board not later than 30 days after the last day of a month during which any allegation is received by the commission that a physician employed by or under contract with the commission in relation to services provided under this title has committed an action that constitutes a ground for the denial or revocation of the physician's license under Section 164.051, Occupations Code. The report must be made in the manner provided by Section 154.051, Occupations Code.

(b) The department shall provide to the Texas Medical Board a printed and electronic copy of any report or finding relating to an investigation of an allegation reported to that board.
Tex. Transportation Code § 281.002 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 281 / Section 281.002
§ 281.002. ACQUISITION OF PUBLIC INTEREST IN PRIVATE ROAD.
Status: in_force

A county may acquire a public interest in a private road only by:

(1) purchase;

(2) condemnation;

(3) dedication; or

(4) a court's final judgment of adverse possession.
Tex. Government Code § 418.403 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 418 / Section 418.403
§ 418.403. DESIGNATION APPROVAL.
Status: in_force

(a) Each political subdivision in this state shall select and submit to the secretary of state in the manner prescribed by the secretary of state a nonprofit organization or financial institution the political subdivision proposes to designate under this subchapter to solicit and accept disaster relief donations during a declared disaster threatening the political subdivision.

(b) The secretary of state shall develop guidelines for approving a nonprofit organization or financial institution a political subdivision submits for designation under Subsection (a).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8340.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8340 / Section 8340.102
§ 8340.102. 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 3908.110 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3908 / Section 3908.110
§ 3908.110. ANNEXATION OF LAND.
Status: in_force

The district may annex land as provided by Subchapter J, Chapter 49, Water Code.