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Tex. Insurance Code § 2003.004 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2003 / Section 2003.004
§ 2003.004. POLICYHOLDER CREDIT FOR REDUCING HAZARD.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may require an insurer to give credit to a policyholder for a hazard that the policyholder reduces or removes.

(b) For purposes of this section, the following actions constitute a reduction in hazard by a policyholder:

(1) the installation of a new standard fire hydrant approved by the department within the required distance of a risk, as prescribed by the department; or

(2) the use of compressed air foam technology in fire-fighting equipment.

(c) The insurer shall give credit in the proportion that the hazard is reduced or removed and shall refund to the policyholder the proportional part of the unearned premium charged for the hazard that is reduced or removed.
Tex. Government Code § 2156.011 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2156 / Section 2156.011
§ 2156.011. PERFORMANCE BOND.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller may require a performance bond before executing a contract.

(b) The comptroller may require the bond in an amount that the comptroller finds reasonable and necessary to protect the state's interests.

(c) Any bond required shall be issued on the condition that the bidder faithfully execute the terms of the contract.

(d) Any bond required shall be filed with the comptroller.

(e) Recoveries under the bond may continue until the bond is exhausted.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7976.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7976 / Section 7976.001
§ 7976.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "district" means the West Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 21.
Tex. Government Code § 659.022 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 659 / Section 659.022
§ 659.022. USE OF COMPENSATORY TIME BEFORE LAPSING.
Status: in_force

(a) If an employee of a state agency as defined by Section 658.001 who wishes to use accrued compensatory time that is subject to lapsing submits a written request for permission to use the accrued compensatory time to the employing state agency not later than the 90th day before the date on which the accrued compensatory time will lapse, the employing state agency shall:

(1) approve in writing the employee's request; or

(2) provide the employee with an alternate date on which the employee may use the compensatory time.

(b) The employee may request permission to use the accrued compensatory time within 90 days of the date on which it will lapse, and the employing agency is encouraged to reasonably accommodate the employee's use of the accrued compensatory time before it lapses.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 4.302 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 4 / Section 4.302
§ 4.302. PAYOR BANK'S RESPONSIBILITY FOR LATE RETURN OF ITEM.
Status: in_force

(a) If an item is presented to and received by a payor bank, the bank is accountable for the amount of:

(1) a demand item, other than a documentary draft, whether properly payable or not, if the bank, in any case in which it is not also the depositary bank, retains the item beyond midnight of the banking day of receipt without settling for it or, whether or not it is also the depositary bank, does not pay or return the item or send notice of dishonor until after its midnight deadline; or

(2) any other properly payable item unless, within the time allowed for acceptance or payment of that item, the bank either accepts or pays the item or returns it and accompanying documents.

(b) The liability of a payor bank to pay an item pursuant to Subsection (a) is subject to defenses based on breach of a presentment warranty (Section 4.208) or proof that the person seeking enforcement of the liability presented or transferred the item for the purpose of defrauding the payor bank.
Tex. Family Code § 157.331 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 157 / Section 157.331
§ 157.331. ADDITIONAL LEVY TO SATISFY ARREARAGES.
Status: in_force

If the property or right to property on which a notice of levy has been filed does not produce money sufficient to satisfy the amount of child support arrearages identified in the notice of levy, the claimant may proceed to levy on other property of the obligor until the total amount of child support due is paid.
Tex. Education Code § 56.404 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 56 / Section 56.404
§ 56.404. INITIAL ELIGIBILITY FOR GRANT.
Status: in_force

(a) To be eligible initially for a grant under the grant program, a person must:

(1) be a resident of this state as determined by coordinating board rules;

(2) meet financial need requirements as defined by the coordinating board;

(3) be enrolled in an associate degree or certificate program at an eligible institution;

(4) be enrolled as an entering student for at least one-half of a full course load for an entering student in the associate degree or certificate program, as determined by the coordinating board;

(5) have applied for any available financial aid or assistance; and

(6) comply with any additional nonacademic requirement adopted by the coordinating board under this subchapter.

(b) A person is not eligible to receive a grant under this subchapter if the person has been convicted of a felony or an offense under Chapter 481, Health and Safety Code (Texas Controlled Substances Act), or under the law of another jurisdiction involving a controlled substance as defined by Chapter 481, Health and Safety Code, unless the person has met the other applicable eligibility requirements under this subchapter and has:

(1) received a certificate of discharge by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice or a correctional facility or completed a period of probation ordered by a court and at least two years have elapsed from the date of the receipt or completion; or

(2) been pardoned, had the record of the offense expunged from the person's record, or otherwise been released from the resulting ineligibility to receive a grant under this subchapter.

(c) A person is not eligible to receive a grant under this subchapter if the person has been granted an associate or baccalaureate degree.

(d) A person may not receive a grant under this subchapter for more than 75 semester credit hours or the equivalent.

(e) A person may not receive a grant under this subchapter and a TEXAS grant under Subchapter M for the same semester or other term, regardless of whether the person is otherwise eligible for both grants during that semester or term. A person who but for this subsection would be awarded both a grant under this subchapter and a TEXAS grant for the same semester or other term is entitled to receive only the grant of the greater amount.

(f) A person's eligibility for a grant under this subchapter ends on the fourth anniversary of the initial award of a grant under this subchapter to the person and the person's enrollment in an eligible institution.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3930.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3930 / Section 3930.055
§ 3930.055. COMPENSATION.
Status: in_force

The district shall compensate a director as provided by Section 49.060, Water Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8850.0203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8850 / Section 8850.0203
§ 8850.0203. ELECTION DATE.
Status: in_force

Every two years an election shall be held on the uniform election date in November to elect the appropriate number of directors.
Tex. Labor Code § 407A.002 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 407A / Section 407A.002
§ 407A.002. APPLICATION OF CHAPTER; ESTABLISHMENT OF PRIVATE GROUP.
Status: in_force

(a) An unincorporated association or business trust composed of five or more private employers may establish a workers' compensation self-insurance group under this chapter if the employers:

(1) are engaged in the same or a similar type of business;

(2) are members of a bona fide trade or professional association that has been in existence in this state for purposes other than insurance for at least five years before the establishment of the group; and

(3) enter into agreements to pool their liabilities for workers' compensation benefits and employers' liability in this state.

(b) This chapter does not apply to public employees or governmental entities.
Tex. Education Code § 62.134 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 62 / Section 62.134
§ 62.134. APPROPRIATION OF FUND TO ELIGIBLE INSTITUTIONS.
Status: in_force

In each state fiscal year, amounts shall be appropriated to eligible institutions in the same manner that research performance funding is appropriated to institutions eligible to receive funding from the Texas University Fund under Section 62.1482.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8834.004 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8834 / Section 8834.004
§ 8834.004. FINDINGS OF PUBLIC USE AND BENEFIT.
Status: in_force

The district is created to serve a public use and benefit.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8479.252 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8479 / Section 8479.252
§ 8479.252. 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.
Tex. Family Code § 3.306 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 3 / Section 3.306
§ 3.306. COURT ORDER FOR MANAGEMENT, CONTROL, AND DISPOSITION OF COMMUNITY PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) After hearing the evidence in a suit under this subchapter, the court, on terms the court considers just and equitable, shall render an order describing or defining the community property at issue that will be subject to the management, control, and disposition of each spouse during marriage.

(b) The court may:

(1) impose any condition and restriction the court deems necessary to protect the rights of the respondent;

(2) require a bond conditioned on the faithful administration of the property; and

(3) require payment to the registry of the court of all or a portion of the proceeds of the sale of the property, to be disbursed in accordance with the court's further directions.
Tex. Education Code § 49.312 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 49 / Section 49.312
§ 49.312. BOND TAXES.
Status: in_force

Property detached from a school district is released from the obligation for any tax to pay principal and interest on bonds authorized by the district before detachment. The property is subject to any tax to pay principal or interest on bonds authorized by the district to which the property is annexed whether authorized before or after annexation.
Tex. Finance Code § 119.006 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 119 / Section 119.006
§ 119.006. INITIATION OF RULEMAKING BY SAVINGS BANKS.
Status: in_force

The finance commission shall initiate rulemaking proceedings under Chapter 2001, Government Code, if at least 20 percent of the savings banks petition the finance commission in writing requesting the adoption, amendment, or repeal of a rule.
Tex. Transportation Code § 284.046 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 284 / Section 284.046
§ 284.046. BONDHOLDER RIGHTS.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to all other rights by mandamus or other court proceeding, a holder or trustee of a bond issued under this chapter may enforce the holder's rights against the county, the county's employees, an operating board, or an agent or employee of the operating board and is entitled to:

(1) require the county and the board to impose and collect tolls and charges sufficient to carry out any agreement contained in the bond instrument; and

(2) apply for and obtain the appointment of a receiver for the project.

(b) A bond instrument may contain provisions for the protection and enforcement of a bondholder's rights and remedies, including covenants:

(1) establishing the county's duties relating to:

(A) the acquisition of property;

(B) the construction, maintenance, operation, and repair of, and insurance for, a project; and

(C) custody, safeguarding, and application of money;

(2) prescribing events that constitute default;

(3) prescribing terms on which any or all of the bonds become or may be declared due before maturity; and

(4) relating to the rights, powers, liabilities, or duties that arise on the breach of a county's duty.

(c) A bond instrument may contain provisions restricting the individual rights of action of the bondholder.
Tex. Insurance Code § 225.012 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 225 / Section 225.012
§ 225.012. STATE AS PREFERRED CREDITOR.
Status: in_force

If the property of a surplus lines agent is seized as the result of an intermediate or final decision of a court in this state, or if the business of a surplus lines agent is suspended by the action of a creditor or turned over to an assignee, receiver, or trustee, the tax imposed by this chapter and penalties due the state from the agent are preferred claims and the state is a preferred creditor and must be paid in full.
Tex. Government Code § 752.026 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 752 / Section 752.026
§ 752.026. FUNDING.
Status: in_force

Except for any unspent appropriations transferred under this subchapter or gifts, grants, or donations accepted under this subchapter, the Governor's Advisory Committee on Immigration and Refugees may use only federal funds to perform the duties prescribed by this subchapter.
Tex. Local Government Code § 273.008 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 273 / Section 273.008
§ 273.008. SPECIAL TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a municipality and the commissioners court of a county may levy and collect a special tax for the purpose of improving, operating, maintaining, and conducting the property the municipality or county acquires under this chapter and for providing all suitable structures and facilities on that property.

(b) This special tax is in addition to and exclusive of a tax that may be levied for the interest and sinking fund of a bond issued under this chapter.

(c) A municipality acquiring property under this section may contract and expend its public funds in the joint or several operation and maintenance of a municipal function authorized by this chapter.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 44.21 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 44 / Section 44.21
§ 44.21. CLERK TO MAKE LIST OF CASES.
Status: repealed

By order of the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals dated December 18, 1985, effective September 1, 1986, adopting the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure, pursuant to Section 4, Chapter 685 (H.B. 13), Acts of the 69th Legislature, Regular Session, 1985, this article was repealed.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3972.0107 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3972 / Section 3972.0107
§ 3972.0107. APPLICABILITY OF MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICT LAW.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, Chapter 375, Local Government Code, applies to the district.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2210.105 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2210 / Section 2210.105
§ 2210.105. MEETINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except for an emergency meeting, the association shall:

(1) notify the department not later than the 11th day before the date of a meeting of the board of directors or of the members of the association; and

(2) not later than the seventh day before the date of a meeting of the board of directors, post notice of the meeting on the association's Internet website and the department's Internet website.

(b) Except for a closed meeting authorized by Subchapter D, Chapter 551, Government Code, a meeting of the board of directors or of the members of the association is open to the public.

(b-1) The commissioner or the commissioner's designated representative may attend a meeting of the board of directors or the members of the association, including a closed meeting authorized by Subchapter D, Chapter 551, Government Code, except for those portions of a closed meeting that involve the rendition of legal advice to the board concerning a regulatory matter or that would constitute an ex parte communication with the commissioner.

(c) Notice of a meeting of the board of directors or the association must be given as provided by Chapter 551, Government Code.

(d) Except for an emergency meeting, a meeting of the board of directors shall be held at a location as determined by the board of directors.

(e) The association shall:

(1) broadcast live on the association's Internet website all meetings of the board of directors, other than closed meetings; and

(2) maintain on the association's Internet website an archive of meetings of the board of directors.

(f) A recording of a meeting must be maintained in the archive required under Subsection (e) through and including the second anniversary of the meeting.

(g) The presence of the commissioner or the commissioner's designated representative at a closed meeting does not waive or impair any privilege, including attorney-client privilege, that exists in statute or at common law.
Tex. Local Government Code § 252.061 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 252 / Section 252.061
§ 252.061. INJUNCTION.
Status: in_force

If the contract is made without compliance with this chapter, it is void and the performance of the contract, including the payment of any money under the contract, may be enjoined by:

(1) any property tax paying resident of the municipality; or

(2) a person who submitted a bid for a contract for which the competitive sealed bidding requirement applies, regardless of residency, if the contract is for the construction of public works.
Tex. Government Code § 2104.023 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2104 / Section 2104.023
§ 2104.023. CONSERVATORSHIP POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The conservator of a state agency under this subchapter shall ensure that the agency complies with state fiscal management policies.

(b) The conservator of a state agency under this subchapter, may:

(1) terminate the employment of any employee whose conduct the conservator determines contributed to the condition that caused the conservatorship;

(2) employ personnel for the agency;

(3) change the agency's organization or structure as necessary to alleviate the conditions that caused the conservatorship; and

(4) contract with persons for management or administrative services necessary to effect the conservatorship.

(c) The conservator may delegate any part of the conservator's powers or duties as conservator other than rulemaking authority to a person with whom the conservator contracts under Subsection (b)(4).
Tex. Human Resources Code § 152.0181 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 152 / Section 152.0181
§ 152.0181. BAYLOR COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) Baylor County is included in the 50th Judicial District Juvenile Board. The juvenile board is composed of the judge of the 50th Judicial District and the county judge of each county in the judicial district. The juvenile court judge may designate two public members to serve on the board without compensation and for a period determined by the juvenile court judge.

(b) The juvenile board shall elect one of its members as chairman at the beginning of each calendar year.

(c) The commissioners courts of the counties shall pay the judges who are members of the juvenile board additional annual compensation of not more than $6,000 for the added duties imposed on the members. The additional compensation shall be paid in equal monthly installments from the general fund of the counties.

(d) If approved by the juvenile board, the commissioners court shall reimburse the juvenile court judge for the judge's actual and necessary expenses incurred in attending seminars and other educational or instructional meetings related to juvenile problems. The counties shall prorate the expenses allowed for the members of the juvenile board and for the juvenile court judge.

(e) The commissioners courts shall provide the necessary funds to pay the salaries of the juvenile probation personnel in the amount set by the juvenile board.

(f) The commissioners court shall pay the expenses of the juvenile probation officers that are certified as necessary by the juvenile board chairman from the general fund and in the amount set by the juvenile board.

(g) Sections 152.0004 and 152.0005(b) do not apply to the 50th Judicial District Juvenile Board.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3838.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3838 / Section 3838.202
§ 3838.202. AUTHORIZATION FOR IMPROVEMENTS OR SERVICES.
Status: in_force

The district may acquire, construct, finance, operate, or maintain any improvement or service authorized under this chapter or Chapter 375, Local Government Code.
Tex. Water Code § 17.854 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 17 / Section 17.854
§ 17.854. METHODS OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.
Status: in_force

The board may use the fund to acquire obligations of political subdivisions in accordance with the purposes stated in Section 17.853 of this code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 50.0002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 50 / Section 50.0002
§ 50.0002. ESTABLISHMENT; PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

The commission, in collaboration with the institution designated under Section 50.0003, shall establish a program to improve the quality and accessibility of care for victims of child sex trafficking in this state.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8490.0203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8490 / Section 8490.0203
§ 8490.0203. 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. Special District Local Laws Code § 7949.001 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7949 / Section 7949.001
§ 7949.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "district" means the West Park Municipal Utility District.
Tex. Education Code § 80.08 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 80 / Section 80.08
§ 80.08. JOINT APPOINTMENTS.
Status: in_force

The board may make joint faculty appointments to positions in the university and to positions in other institutions under the governance of the board.
Tex. Government Code § 76.011 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 76 / Section 76.011
§ 76.011. OPERATION OF CERTAIN SERVICES AND PROGRAMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may operate programs for:

(1) the supervision and rehabilitation of persons in pretrial intervention programs;

(2) the supervision of persons released on bail under:

(A) Chapter 11, Code of Criminal Procedure;

(B) Chapter 17, Code of Criminal Procedure;

(C) Article 44.04, Code of Criminal Procedure; or

(D) any other law;

(3) the supervision of a person subject to, or the verification of compliance with, a court order issued under:

(A) Article 17.441, Code of Criminal Procedure, requiring a person to install a deep-lung breath analysis mechanism on each vehicle owned or operated by the person;

(B) Chapter 123 of this code or former law, issuing an occupational driver's license;

(C) Section 49.09(h), Penal Code, requiring a person to install a deep-lung breath analysis mechanism on each vehicle owned or operated by the person; or

(D) Subchapter L, Chapter 521, Transportation Code, granting a person an occupational driver's license; and

(4) the supervision of a person not otherwise described by Subdivision (1), (2), or (3), if a court orders the person to submit to the supervision of, or to receive services from, the department.

(b) Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, programs operated by the department under Subsection (a) may include reasonable conditions related to the purpose of the program, including testing for controlled substances. If this subsection conflicts with a more specific provision of another law, the other law prevails.

(c) A person in a pretrial intervention program operated by the department under Subsection (a) may be supervised for a period not to exceed two years.

(d) The department may use money deposited in the special fund of the county treasury for the department under Article 103.004(d), Code of Criminal Procedure, only for the same purposes for which state aid may be used under this chapter.