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Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 510.003 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 510 / Section 510.003
§ 510.003. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER TO CERTAIN ENTITIES.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), this chapter applies only to a data broker that, in a 12-month period, derives:

(1) more than 50 percent of the data broker's revenue directly from processing or transferring personal data not collected by the data broker directly from the individuals to whom the data pertains; or

(2) revenue directly from processing or transferring the personal data of more than 50,000 individuals not collected by the data broker directly from the individuals to whom the data pertains.

(b) This chapter does not apply to:

(1) a service provider, including a service provider that engages in the business of processing employee data for a third-party employer for the sole purpose of providing benefits to the third-party employer's employees;

(2) a person or entity that collects personal data from another person or entity to which the person or entity is related by common ownership or corporate control, provided a reasonable consumer would expect the persons or entities to share data;

(3) a federal, state, tribal, territorial, or local governmental entity, including a body, authority, board, bureau, commission, district, agency, or political subdivision of a governmental entity;

(4) an entity that serves as a congressionally designated nonprofit, national resource center, or clearinghouse to provide assistance to victims, families, child-serving professionals, and the general public on missing and exploited children issues;

(5) a consumer reporting agency or other person or entity that furnishes information for inclusion in a consumer credit report or obtains a consumer credit report, but only to the extent the person or entity engages in activity regulated or authorized by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. Section 1681 et seq.), including the collection, maintenance, disclosure, sale, communication, or use of any personal information bearing on a consumer's creditworthiness, credit standing, credit capacity, character, general reputation, personal characteristics, or mode of living; or

(6) a financial institution subject to Title V, Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (15 U.S.C. Section 6801 et seq.).
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 171.082 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 171 / Section 171.082
§ 171.082. APPLICATION TO COURT; FEES.
Status: in_force

(a) The filing with the clerk of the court of an application for an order under this chapter, including a judgment or decree, invokes the jurisdiction of the court.

(b) On the filing of the initial application and the payment to the clerk of the fees of court required to be paid on the filing of a civil action in the court, the clerk shall docket the proceeding as a civil action pending in that court.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3873.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3873 / Section 3873.053
§ 3873.053. HEARING.
Status: in_force

(a) At the hearing, evidence shall be taken as in civil cases in the county court. The commissioners court shall hear all arguments for and against confirming the creation of the district.

(b) The hearing may be adjourned from time to time on good cause shown.

(c) The commissioners court shall grant the petition and order the election on the issue of confirming the creation of the district if the commissioners court finds that:

(1) the petition is signed by the required number of registered voters;

(2) the district will serve the purposes prescribed by Sections 3873.003 and 3873.004; and

(3) the district includes any area within the boundaries of the city.
Tex. Insurance Code § 101.355 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 101 / Section 101.355
§ 101.355. POSTPONEMENT.
Status: in_force

A court or the commissioner may order any postponement necessary to afford an unauthorized person or insurer a reasonable opportunity to:

(1) comply with Section 101.353 or 101.354, as appropriate; and

(2) defend that court or administrative proceeding.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1001.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.102
§ 1001.102. RESTRICTION ON MUNICIPAL OR COUNTY TAXATION.
Status: in_force

The City of Amarillo or a county may not impose a tax for hospital purposes on property within the district.
Tex. Occupations Code § 603.004 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 603 / Section 603.004
§ 603.004. APPLICATION OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to:

(1) a qualified perfusionist employed by the United States government while discharging official duties;

(2) a person licensed by another health professional licensing board if the person:

(A) does not directly or indirectly represent to the public that the person is licensed under this chapter and does not use a name, title, or other designation indicating that the person is licensed under this chapter; and

(B) confines the scope of the person's practice to that authorized by the law under which the person is licensed as a health professional;

(3) a student enrolled in an accredited perfusion education program if the perfusion services performed by the student:

(A) are an integral part of the student's course of study; and

(B) are directly supervised by a licensed perfusionist who:

(i) is assigned to supervise the student; and

(ii) is on duty and immediately available in the assigned patient care area;

(4) a person who successfully completes an approved perfusion education program but has not been issued a provisional license under Section 603.259 if the person:

(A) complies with Section 603.259(c); and

(B) receives a provisional license not later than the 180th day after the date the person successfully completes the program; or

(5) a person performing autotransfusion or blood conservation techniques under the supervision of a licensed physician.
Tex. Penal Code § 9.05 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 9 / Section 9.05
§ 9.05. RECKLESS INJURY OF INNOCENT THIRD PERSON.
Status: in_force

Even though an actor is justified under this chapter in threatening or using force or deadly force against another, if in doing so he also recklessly injures or kills an innocent third person, the justification afforded by this chapter is unavailable in a prosecution for the reckless injury or killing of the innocent third person.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 144.023 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 144 / Section 144.023
§ 144.023. VEHICLES.
Status: repealed

(a) A vehicle used to transport dead animals or renderable raw materials to or from a rendering establishment must:

(1) be leak-proof and maintained in a manner that precludes the creation of a nuisance; and

(2) comply with each applicable requirement for operation on the public roads or highways, including applicable insurance requirements and gross vehicle weight limitations.

(b) A collection vehicle shall be held to a minimum number of stops, and the stops shall be brief, while traveling to the establishment with dead animals or renderable raw materials. Each collection vehicle shall be washed and sanitized at the end of each day's operations.

(c) A truck bed used to transport dead animals or renderable raw materials shall be thoroughly washed and sanitized before use for the transport of finished rendered products. A truck bed used to transport dead animals or renderable raw materials to a rendering establishment, or to transfer finished rendered products from an establishment, shall, before being used to transport any product intended for human consumption, be thoroughly sanitized with a bactericidal agent that is safe for use in a rendering establishment. A truck bed may not be used to transport dead animals or renderable raw materials at the same time the truck bed or any part of the truck bed is used to transport any product intended for human consumption, notwithstanding the manner in which part of the truck bed is sealed or separated from the remainder of the bed.

(d) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 , Sec. 3.030(3), eff. September 1, 2015.

(e) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 , Sec. 3.030(3), eff. September 1, 2015.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 92.022 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 92 / Section 92.022
§ 92.022. FANCY AND CHOICE GRADES.
Status: in_force

Fancy and choice tomatoes are:

(1) sound;

(2) free from undesirable scars, cat faces, and insect or other damage; and

(3) packed according to standards established by this subchapter.
Tex. Government Code § 2260.052 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2260 / Section 2260.052
§ 2260.052. NEGOTIATION.
Status: repealed

(a) The chief administrative officer or, if designated in the contract, another officer of the unit of state government shall examine the claim and any counterclaim and negotiate with the contractor in an effort to resolve them. The negotiation must begin not later than the 120th day after the date the claim is received.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 988, Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2005.

(c) Each unit of state government with rulemaking authority shall develop rules to govern the negotiation and mediation of a claim under this section. If a unit of state government does not have rulemaking authority, that unit shall follow the rules adopted by the attorney general. A model rule for negotiation and mediation under this chapter shall be provided for voluntary adoption by units of state government through the coordinated efforts of the State Office of Administrative Hearings and the office of the attorney general.
Tex. Government Code § 2152.053 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2152 / Section 2152.053
§ 2152.053. ELIGIBILITY.
Status: in_force

An individual is not eligible for appointment to the commission if the individual or the individual's spouse:

(1) is employed by or participates in the management of a business entity or other organization that contracts with the commission;

(2) owns or controls, directly or indirectly, more than a 10 percent interest in a business entity or other organization that contracts with the state; or

(3) uses or receives a substantial amount of tangible goods, services, or money from the commission, other than compensation or reimbursement authorized by law for commission membership, attendance, or expenses.
Tex. Transportation Code § 192.005 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 192 / Section 192.005
§ 192.005. RECORD OF COLLISION OR VIOLATION.
Status: in_force

If a person operating a railroad locomotive or train is involved in a collision with another train or a motor vehicle or is arrested for violation of a law relating to the person's operation of a railroad locomotive or train:

(1) the number of or other identifying information on the person's driver's license or commercial driver's license may not be included in any report of the collision or violation; and

(2) the person's involvement in the collision or violation may not be recorded in the person's individual driving record maintained by the Department of Public Safety.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8098.0104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8098 / Section 8098.0104
§ 8098.0104. CONSENT OF MUNICIPALITY REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

The temporary directors may not hold an election under Section 8098.0103 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. Insurance Code § 1702.102 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1702 / Section 1702.102
§ 1702.102. PROHIBITED REBATES AND INDUCEMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by this subchapter, an insurer or agent may not, with respect to business written in this state:

(1) knowingly permit the making of, offer to make, or make a life insurance policy or annuity contract or an agreement regarding the policy or contract, other than as plainly expressed in the issued policy or contract;

(2) directly or indirectly pay, give, or allow or offer to pay, give, or allow as inducement to enter into a life insurance policy or annuity contract either:

(A) a rebate of premiums payable on the policy or contract; or

(B) a special favor or advantage in the dividends or other benefits of the policy or contract or a valuable consideration or inducement not specified in the policy or contract; or

(3) give, sell, or purchase or offer to give, sell, or purchase in connection with a life insurance policy or annuity contract or as inducement to enter into the policy or contract:

(A) stocks, bonds, or other securities of an insurer or other corporation, association, or partnership;

(B) dividends or profits accrued from the stocks, bonds, or securities; or

(C) anything of value not specified in the contract.

(b) An insurer may not permit an agent, officer, or employee to issue or deliver as an inducement to enter into a life insurance policy or annuity contract:

(1) company stock or other capital stock;

(2) a benefit certificate or share in a corporation;

(3) a security; or

(4) a special or advisory board contract or any other contract promising returns or profits.

(c) This section does not prohibit issuing or delivering a participating insurance policy or annuity contract otherwise authorized by law.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 2.402 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 2 / Section 2.402
§ 2.402. RIGHTS OF SELLER'S CREDITORS AGAINST SOLD GOODS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided in Subsections (b) and (c), rights of unsecured creditors of the seller with respect to goods which have been identified to a contract for sale are subject to the buyer's rights to recover the goods under this chapter (Sections 2.502 and 2.716).

(b) A creditor of the seller may treat a sale or an identification of goods to a contract for sale as void if as against him a retention of possession by the seller is fraudulent under any rule of law of the state where the goods are situated, except that retention of possession in good faith and current course of trade by a merchant-seller for a commercially reasonable time after a sale or identification is not fraudulent.

(c) Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to impair the rights of creditors of the seller

(1) under the provisions of the chapter on Secured Transactions (Chapter 9); or

(2) where identification to the contract or delivery is made not in current course of trade but in satisfaction of or as security for a pre-existing claim for money, security or the like and is made under circumstances which under any rule of law of the state where the goods are situated would apart from this chapter constitute the transaction a fraudulent transfer or voidable preference.
Tex. Government Code § 24.229 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.229
§ 24.229.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.229. 127TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (HARRIS COUNTY). (a) The 127th Judicial District is composed of Harris County.

(b) Section 24.112, relating to the 11th District Court, contains provisions applicable to both that court and the 127th District Court.
Tex. Utilities Code § 52.005 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 52 / Section 52.005
§ 52.005. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR DOMINANT CARRIERS.
Status: in_force

The commission shall impose as minimum requirements for a dominant carrier the same requirements imposed by Subchapter C, except Section 52.107.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3938.102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3938 / Section 3938.102
§ 3938.102. IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The district may provide, design, construct, acquire, improve, relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an improvement project or service using money available to the district, or contract with a governmental or private entity to provide, design, construct, acquire, improve, relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an improvement project or service authorized under this chapter or Chapter 375, Local Government Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 361.965 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 361 / Section 361.965
§ 361.965. STATE PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "state agency" has the meaning assigned by Section 2052.101, Government Code.

(b) A person who submits a bid for a contract with a state agency for the purchase or lease of computer equipment must be in compliance with this subchapter.

(c) A state agency that purchases or leases computer equipment shall require each prospective bidder to certify the bidder's compliance with this subchapter. Failure to provide that certification renders the prospective bidder ineligible to participate in the bidding.

(d) In considering bids for a contract for computer equipment, in addition to any other preferences provided under other laws of this state, the state shall give special preference to a manufacturer that has a program to recycle the computer equipment of other manufacturers, including collection events and manufacturer initiatives to accept computer equipment labeled with another manufacturer's brand.

(e) The comptroller and the Department of Information Resources shall adopt rules to implement this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8061.0102 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8061 / Section 8061.0102
§ 8061.0102. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1369.306 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1369 / Section 1369.306
§ 1369.306. FAILURE TO USE OR ACKNOWLEDGE STANDARD FORM.
Status: in_force

If a health benefit plan issuer or the agent of the health benefit plan issuer that manages or administers prescription drug benefits fails to use or accept the form prescribed under this subchapter or fails to acknowledge the receipt of a completed form submitted by a prescribing provider, as required by commissioner rule, the health benefit plan issuer or the agent of the health benefit plan issuer is subject to the penalties established by the commissioner.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 29.13 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 29 / Section 29.13
§ 29.13. CONTINUANCE AFTER TRIAL IS BEGUN.
Status: in_force

A continuance or postponement may be granted on the motion of the State or defendant after the trial has begun, when it is made to appear to the satisfaction of the court that by some unexpected occurrence since the trial began, which no reasonable diligence could have anticipated, the applicant is so taken by surprise that a fair trial cannot be had.
Tex. Insurance Code § 493.156 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 493 / Section 493.156
§ 493.156.
Status: in_force

Sec. 493.156. CERTAIN TRUSTEED ASSUMING INSURERS: REQUIREMENTS FOR REINSURANCE CONTRACT. (a) A ceding insurer may not be allowed credit under Section 493.102(a)(3) for reinsurance ceded to an assuming insurer that is not authorized, accredited, or certified to engage in the business of insurance or reinsurance in this state unless the assuming insurer agrees in the reinsurance contract:

(1) that, if the assuming insurer fails to perform the assuming insurer's obligations under the reinsurance contract, the assuming insurer, at the request of the ceding insurer, will:

(A) submit to the jurisdiction of a court in any state of the United States;

(B) comply with all requirements necessary to give the court jurisdiction; and

(C) abide by the final decision of that court or, if the court's decision is appealed, of the appellate court; and

(2) to designate the commissioner or an attorney as an agent for service of process in any action, suit, or proceeding instituted by or on behalf of the ceding insurer.

(b) This section is not intended to conflict with or override a provision in a reinsurance contract that requires the parties to arbitrate the parties' disputes.
Tex. Estates Code § 258.053 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 258 / Section 258.053
§ 258.053. PREVIOUSLY PROBATED WILL.
Status: in_force

With respect to an application under Section 256.003(a) for the probate of a will of a testator who has had another will admitted to probate, this subchapter applies so as to require notice to the beneficiaries of the testator's probated will instead of to the testator's heirs.
Tex. Education Code § 54.644 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 54 / Section 54.644
§ 54.644. TAX EXEMPT STATUS REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The provisions of this section are intended to meet the requirements of Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

(b) A payment of an amount due to the fund for a prepaid tuition contract must be made in cash. A person may not make a payment to the fund in excess of the amounts required to be paid under a prepaid tuition contract.

(c) The board shall maintain a separate accounting for each beneficiary.

(d) The purchaser of a prepaid tuition contract and the beneficiary of the contract may not control or direct the investment of payments under the contract or any earnings of the fund.

(e) The purchaser of a prepaid tuition contract and the beneficiary of the contract may not use any interest in the contract as security for a loan or other obligation.

(f) The board shall make reports required by the secretary of the United States Treasury.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1251.107 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1251 / Section 1251.107
§ 1251.107. EVIDENCE OF INSURABILITY.
Status: in_force

A group accident and health insurance policy must state the conditions, if any, under which the insurer reserves the right to require an individual eligible for insurance to provide evidence of individual insurability satisfactory to the insurer as a condition of obtaining part or all of the coverage.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8096.0302 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8096 / Section 8096.0302
§ 8096.0302. TAXES FOR BONDS.
Status: in_force

At the time the district issues bonds payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, the board shall provide for the annual imposition of a continuing direct ad valorem tax, without limit as to rate or amount, while all or part of the bonds are outstanding as required and in the manner provided by Sections 54.601 and 54.602, Water Code.
Tex. Transportation Code § 284.211 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 284 / Section 284.211
§ 284.211. HEARING ON APPEAL.
Status: in_force

The court in which an appeal petition is filed shall:

(1) schedule a hearing; and

(2) notify all parties of the date, time, and place of the hearing.
Tex. Government Code § 4004.303 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 4004 / Section 4004.303
§ 4004.303. EFFECTIVE DATE OF NOTICE FILING.
Status: in_force

On the commissioner's receipt of a notice filing and fee payment that meet the requirements of Section 4004.302, the notice filing takes effect and is valid for the remainder of the calendar year.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 41.051 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 41 / Section 41.051
§ 41.051. BOARD ESTABLISHED.
Status: in_force

If the commissioner certifies adoption of a referendum proposition under Section 41.031 of this code, the board is established and has the powers and duties prescribed by this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8832.151 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8832 / Section 8832.151
§ 8832.151. FINANCIAL RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district shall file with the county treasurer of each county in which the district is located a copy of each audit, board order, or other document relating to district finances. The copy shall be filed not later than the 60th day after the date the audit is completed, the order is adopted, or the other document is finalized.

(b) The county treasurer shall maintain a copy of each audit, order, or other document at the county treasurer's main office and shall make the copies available for public inspection during regular office hours.