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Tex. Government Code § 480.0001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 480 / Section 480.0001
§ 480.0001. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Endorsing county" means a county that contains a site selected by a site selection organization for an event.

(2) "Endorsing municipality" means a municipality that contains a site selected by a site selection organization for an event.

(3) "Event" means an event or related series of events to be held in this state for which a local organizing committee, endorsing municipality, or endorsing county seeks approval from a site selection organization to hold the event at a site in this state. The term includes any activity related to or associated with the event.

(4) "Event support contract" means a joinder undertaking, a joinder agreement, or a similar contract executed by a site selection organization and a local organizing committee, an endorsing municipality, or an endorsing county.

(5) "Site selection organization" means an entity that conducts or considers conducting in this state an event eligible under Section 480.0051.
Tex. Government Code § 546.0452 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 546 / Section 546.0452
§ 546.0452. RISK MANAGEMENT CRITERIA FOR CERTAIN WAIVER PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "legally authorized representative" has the meaning assigned by Section 546.0101.

(b) The commission shall consider developing risk management criteria under home and community-based services waiver programs designed to allow individuals eligible to receive services under the programs to assume greater choice and responsibility over the services and supports the individuals receive.

(c) The commission shall ensure that any risk management criteria developed include:

(1) a requirement that if an individual who will be provided services and supports has a legally authorized representative, the representative is involved in determining which services and supports the individual will receive; and

(2) a requirement that if services or supports are declined, the decision to decline is clearly documented.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8504.109 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8504 / Section 8504.109
§ 8504.109. EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority may exercise the power of eminent domain inside or outside the authority to acquire the fee simple title to, or an easement or right-of-way over or through, any private or public land, water, or land under water that is necessary or convenient for carrying out any purpose or power conferred on the authority by this chapter.

(b) A condemnation proceeding is under the direction of the board and must be in the name of the authority.

(c) The assessment of damages and all procedures with reference to condemnation, appeal, and payment must conform to Chapter 21, Property Code.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 6.05 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 6 / Section 6.05
§ 6.05. CORPORATE LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

A corporation with an ownership interest in a corporation holding a permit under Section 6.03(k) of this code and which shares space, employees, business facilities, or services is subject to liability under Chapter 2 of this code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1099.205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1099 / Section 1099.205
§ 1099.205. FISCAL YEAR.
Status: in_force

The district shall operate on a fiscal year that begins on September 1 and ends on August 31.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1080.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1080 / Section 1080.203
§ 1080.203. BOND ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may issue bonds under Section 1080.201 only if the bonds are authorized by a majority of district voters voting in an election held for that purpose. The total face value of the bonds may not exceed the amount specified in the election order.

(b) The board may order a bond election at any time.

(c) The order calling an election must include:

(1) the time of the election;

(2) the location of the polling places;

(3) the form of the ballots;

(4) the presiding judge for each polling place;

(5) the purpose of the bond issuance;

(6) the amount of the bonds to be authorized;

(7) the maximum interest rate of the bonds; and

(8) the maximum maturity of the bonds.

(d) A substantial copy of the election order shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in each county in the district once a week for two consecutive weeks before the date of the election. The first notice must be published at least 14 days before the date of the election.

(e) A copy of the election results must be filed with the county clerks of Gonzales and Wilson Counties and become a public record.
Tex. Labor Code § 91.002 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 91 / Section 91.002
§ 91.002. RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall adopt rules as necessary to administer this chapter.

(b) Each person who offers professional employer services is subject to this chapter and the rules adopted by the commission.

(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, nothing in this chapter preempts the existing statutory or rulemaking authority of any other state agency or entity to regulate professional employer services in a manner consistent with the statutory authority of that state agency or entity.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8828.005 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8828 / Section 8828.005
§ 8828.005. DISTRICT NAME CHANGE.
Status: in_force

The board may change the district's name when the district annexes territory.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1601.011 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1601 / Section 1601.011
§ 1601.011. PARTICIPATION OF THE TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY SYSTEM.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, if The Texas A&M University System elects to participate in the group benefits program under Section 1551.006(c), that system, including the Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory, does not participate in a uniform program established under this chapter, effective on the date participation in the group benefits program under Chapter 1551 begins.
Tex. Insurance Code § 883.159 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 883 / Section 883.159
§ 883.159. NECESSARY OR INCIDENTAL POWERS.
Status: in_force

A domestic mutual insurance company has such powers as are necessary or incidental to the transaction of its business.
Tex. Local Government Code § 397A.052 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 397A / Section 397A.052
§ 397A.052. CREATION OF REGIONAL MILITARY SUSTAINABILITY COMMISSION.
Status: repealed

(a) This section applies only to:

(1) a county:

(A) in which three or more locations of a joint military base are located; and

(B) with a population of more than 1.7 million;

(2) a county that is adjacent to a county described by Subdivision (1); and

(3) a municipality located in a county described by Subdivision (1) or (2).

(b) One or more municipalities with extraterritorial jurisdiction located within five miles of the boundary line of a military installation and one or more counties with unincorporated area located within five miles of the boundary of a military installation may agree by order, ordinance, or other means to establish and fund a regional military sustainability commission under this subchapter with respect to the military installation.

(c) A commission's territory consists of the area:

(1) located outside the military installation's boundaries and:

(A) within two miles of the boundary line of a military installation, except as provided by Paragraph (B); or

(B) for a commission established for a military installation engaged in flight training at the time the commission is established, within a rectangle bounded by lines located no farther than 1-1/2 statute miles from the centerline of a runway of the installation and lines located no farther than five statute miles from each end of the paved surface of a runway of the installation;

(2) located in:

(A) the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a participating municipality; or

(B) the unincorporated area of a participating county; and

(3) designated as the commission's territory when the commission is established.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 , Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.

(e) This subchapter shall be narrowly construed in conformity with the findings and purposes under Section 397A.001.
Tex. Finance Code § 348.124 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 348 / Section 348.124
§ 348.124. DEBT CANCELLATION AGREEMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) In connection with a retail installment transaction under this chapter, a retail seller may offer to the retail buyer a debt cancellation agreement, including a guaranteed asset protection waiver or similarly named agreement. If the retail installment transaction requires insurance coverage as part of the retail buyer's responsibility to the holder, the debt cancellation agreement, guaranteed asset protection waiver, or similarly named agreement must be offered under Chapter 354. The retail seller may not require that the purchase of a debt cancellation agreement by the retail buyer be made in order to enter into a retail installment transaction.

(b) A debt cancellation agreement is not considered an insurance product.

(c) The amount charged for a debt cancellation agreement made in connection with a retail installment contract must be reasonable.

(d) In addition to other disclosures required by state or federal law, the retail seller shall provide to the retail buyer a separate notice in connection with the retail installment contract stating that the retail buyer is not required to accept or provide a debt cancellation agreement in order to purchase the motor vehicle under a retail installment contract.
Tex. Government Code § 304.005 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 304 / Section 304.005
§ 304.005. WHEN DESIGNATION OR REVISION TAKES EFFECT.
Status: in_force

(a) Each designation of an emergency interim successor becomes effective when the individual making the designation files the designation and the designee's written acceptance with the appropriate senate or house officer under Section 304.004.

(b) The removal of an emergency interim successor from the list or a change in the order of succession becomes effective when an individual authorized to make the change files that information with the appropriate senate or house officer under Section 304.004.

(c) Information filed under this chapter is public information, except that the home address and home telephone number of a designee may be disclosed only if the designee, in a signed writing filed with the secretary of the senate or chief clerk of the house of representatives, as applicable, specifically states that the information may be disclosed.

(d) A certified copy of a list of designated emergency interim successors or of a revision of a list delivered to the secretary of state under this chapter is for informational purposes only unless the lieutenant governor or speaker of the house certifies to the secretary of state that the applicable records of the senate or house have been lost or destroyed or have become unavailable in another manner, in which event the certified records delivered to the secretary of state are treated as if they are the original records.
Tex. Government Code § 552.2661 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 552 / Section 552.2661
§ 552.2661. CHARGE FOR COPY OF PUBLIC INFORMATION PROVIDED BY SCHOOL DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

A school district that receives a request to produce public information for inspection or publication or to produce copies of public information in response to a requestor who, within the preceding 180 days, has accepted but failed to pay written itemized statements of estimated charges from the district as provided under Section 552.261(b) may require the requestor to pay the estimated charges for the request before the request is fulfilled.
Tex. Finance Code § 157.031 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 157 / Section 157.031
§ 157.031. UNLICENSED ACTIVITY; OFFENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) An individual who is not exempt under this chapter or other applicable law and who acts as a residential mortgage loan originator without first obtaining a license required under this chapter commits an offense. An offense under this subsection is a Class B misdemeanor. A second or subsequent conviction for an offense under this subsection is a Class A misdemeanor.

(a-1) An individual who received money, or the equivalent of money, as a fee or profit because of or in consequence of the individual acting as a residential mortgage loan originator without an active license or being exempt under this chapter is liable for damages in an amount that is not less than the amount of the fee or profit received and not to exceed three times the amount of the fee or profit received, as may be determined by the court. An aggrieved person may recover damages under this subsection in a court.

(b) If the commissioner has reasonable cause to believe that a person who is not licensed or exempt under this chapter has engaged, or is about to engage, in an act or practice for which a license is required under this chapter, the commissioner may issue, without notice and hearing, an order to cease and desist from continuing a particular action or an order to take affirmative action, or both, to enforce compliance with this chapter. The order must contain a reasonably detailed statement of the facts on which the order is made. The order may assess an administrative penalty in an amount not to exceed $1,000 per day for each violation and may require a person to pay to a residential mortgage loan applicant any compensation received by the person from the applicant in violation of this chapter. If a person against whom the order is made requests a hearing, the commissioner shall set and give notice of a hearing before the commissioner or an administrative law judge. The hearing shall be governed by Chapter 2001, Government Code. An order under this subsection becomes final unless the person to whom the order is issued requests a hearing not later than the 30th day after the date the order is issued.

(c) If a hearing has not been requested under Subsection (b) not later than the 30th day after the date the order is made, the order is considered final and not appealable. The commissioner, after giving notice, may impose against a person who violates a cease and desist order, an administrative penalty in an amount not to exceed $1,000 for each day of a violation. In addition to any other remedy provided by law, the commissioner may institute in district court a suit for injunctive relief and to collect the administrative penalty. A bond is not required of the commissioner with respect to injunctive relief granted under this section.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 91.659 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 91 / Section 91.659
§ 91.659. CERTIFICATE OF COMPLETION.
Status: in_force

(a) If the commission determines that a person has successfully completed a voluntary cleanup approved under this subchapter, the commission shall certify that the action has been completed by issuing the person a certificate of completion.

(b) The certificate of completion must:

(1) acknowledge the protection from liability provided by Section 91.660;

(2) indicate the proposed future land use; and

(3) include a legal description of the site and the name of the site's surface and mineral owner and mineral operator at the time the application to participate in the voluntary cleanup program was filed.

(c) If the commission determines that the person has not successfully completed a voluntary cleanup approved under this subchapter, the commission shall notify of this determination the person who undertook the voluntary cleanup and the current surface and mineral owner and mineral operator of the site that is the subject of the cleanup.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 48.0021 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 48 / Section 48.0021
§ 48.0021. REFERENCE TO COMMISSION OR EXECUTIVE COMMISSIONER.
Status: in_force

Unless otherwise provided by a provision of this chapter, in this chapter:

(1) a reference to the Health and Human Services Commission means the Department of Family and Protective Services; and

(2) a reference to the executive commissioner means the commissioner of the Department of Family and Protective Services.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6908.154 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6908 / Section 6908.154
§ 6908.154. TAX ASSESSOR AND COLLECTOR.
Status: in_force

Sections 53.072-53.075, Water Code, do not apply to the district. The board may employ or contract with a tax assessor and collector for the district as provided by Chapter 49, Water Code.
Tex. Education Code § 53B.41 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 53B / Section 53B.41
§ 53B.41. AUTHORIZED INVESTMENTS.
Status: in_force

All bonds issued under this chapter are legal and authorized investments for all banks, savings banks, trust companies, building and loan associations, savings and loan associations, and insurance companies of all kinds and types, and for the interest and sinking funds and other public funds of any issuer. The bonds are also eligible and lawful security for all deposits of public funds of the State of Texas and of any issuer, to the extent of the value of the bonds, when accompanied by any unmatured interest coupons appurtenant to them.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 298G.004 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 298G / Section 298G.004
§ 298G.004. EXPIRATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Section 298G.153(d), the authority of the district to administer and operate a program under this chapter expires December 31, 2027.

(b) This chapter expires December 31, 2027.
Tex. Local Government Code § 89.004 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 89 / Section 89.004
§ 89.004. PRESENTATION OF CLAIM.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (c), a person may not file suit on a claim against a county or an elected or appointed county official in the official's capacity as an appointed or elected official unless the person has presented the claim to the commissioners court and the commissioners court neglects or refuses to pay all or part of the claim before the 60th day after the date of the presentation of the claim.

(b) If the plaintiff in a suit against a county does not recover more than the commissioners court offered to pay on presentation of the claim, the plaintiff shall pay the costs of the suit.

(c) A person may file a suit for injunctive relief against a county. After the court's ruling on the application for temporary injunctive relief, any portion of the suit that seeks monetary damages shall be abated until the claim is presented to the commissioners court and the commissioners court neglects or refuses to pay all or part of the claim by the 60th day after the date of the presentation of the claim.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 71.047 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 71 / Section 71.047
§ 71.047. EXPENSE OF TREATMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The owner, manager, or person in charge of the nursery product, florist item, or premises is liable for all expenses of treatment or destruction under Section 71.046 of this code.

(b) The department or the county attorney of the county in which the premises are located may sue to recover expenses under Subsection (a) of this section. If successful, the department or county attorney is entitled to an award of all costs of suit, including attorney's fees.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1103.253 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1103 / Section 1103.253
§ 1103.253. TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR.
Status: in_force

The tax assessor-collector of Swisher County shall assess and collect taxes imposed by the district.
Tex. Education Code § 51.9273 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.9273
§ 51.9273. CERTAIN PARTNERSHIPS TO CONSTRUCT STUDENT HOUSING FACILITIES PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003.

(b) An institution of higher education may not enter into a contract to partner with a private entity to construct a student housing facility if the entity has a pending action or lien against the entity or entity's property relating to a claim for nonpayment of a contractor, subcontractor, or vendor. This section does not apply to a claim for nonpayment if the entity:

(1) has provided a payment bond to cover the claim; or

(2) contests in good faith the validity or accuracy of the claim.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 27.12 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 27 / Section 27.12
§ 27.12. TIME AFTER SERVICE.
Status: in_force

In cases where the defendant is entitled to be served with a copy of the indictment, he shall be allowed the ten days time mentioned in the preceding Article to file written pleadings after such service.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1032.304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1032 / Section 1032.304
§ 1032.304. ELECTION RESULTS.
Status: in_force

(a) If a majority of the votes in an election under this subchapter favor dissolution, the board shall find that the district is dissolved.

(b) If a majority of the votes in the election do not favor dissolution, the board shall continue to administer the district and another election on the question of dissolution may not be held before the first anniversary of the date of the most recent election on the question of dissolution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8509.0155 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8509 / Section 8509.0155
§ 8509.0155. DISTRICT TO RECEIVE AND ACCEPT TECHNICAL AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
Status: in_force

The district may receive and accept technical and financial assistance from other districts or state agencies or from the United States to accomplish the purposes described by Sections 8509.0152 and 8509.0154.
Tex. Government Code § 481.075 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 481 / Section 481.075
§ 481.075. PROGRAM RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive director shall adopt rules to establish criteria for determining which users may participate in programs established by the office under this subchapter. The office shall adopt collateral or security requirements to ensure the full repayment of any loan, lease, or installment sale and the solvency of any program implemented under this subchapter. The executive director must approve all leases and sale and loan agreements made under this subchapter.

(b) Users participating in the programs established under this subchapter shall pay the costs of applying for, participating in, and administering and servicing the program in amounts that the office considers reasonable and necessary.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7983.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7983 / Section 7983.203
§ 7983.203. BONDS FOR ROAD PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

At the time of issuance, the total principal amount of bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance road projects and payable from ad valorem taxes may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.