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Tex. Government Code § 1371.054 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1371 / Section 1371.054
§ 1371.054. RATE OF INTEREST.
Status: in_force

(a) An obligation may bear no interest or bear interest at any rate or rates not to exceed the maximum net effective interest rate allowed by law, whether fixed, variable, floating, adjustable, or otherwise, as determined in accordance with the obligation authorization.

(b) The obligation authorization may provide a formula, index, contract, or other arrangement for the periodic determination of interest rates.
Tex. Government Code § 2056.007 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2056 / Section 2056.007
§ 2056.007. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

After a state agency issues its strategic plan, the Governor's Office of Budget and Planning and the Legislative Budget Board may request additional information relating to the plan from the agency. The agency shall provide the information in a timely manner.
Tex. Finance Code § 353.207 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 353 / Section 353.207
§ 353.207. CHARGES FOR OTHER INSURANCE AND FORMS OF PROTECTION INCLUDED IN RETAIL INSTALLMENT CONTRACT.
Status: in_force

(a) A retail installment contract may include as a separate charge an amount for insurance coverage that is:

(1) for a risk of loss or liability reasonably related to:

(A) the commercial vehicle;

(B) the use of the commercial vehicle; or

(C) goods or services that:

(i) are related to the commercial vehicle; and

(ii) may ordinarily be insured with a commercial vehicle;

(2) written on policies or endorsement forms prescribed or approved by the commissioner of insurance; and

(3) ordinarily available in policies or endorsements offered to the public or for commercial purposes.

(b) A retail installment contract may include as a separate charge an amount for:

(1) motor vehicle property damage or bodily injury liability insurance;

(2) mechanical breakdown insurance;

(3) participation in a motor vehicle theft protection plan;

(4) insurance to pay all or part of the amount computed by subtracting the proceeds of the retail buyer's basic collision policy on the commercial vehicle from the amount owed on the vehicle in the event of a total loss or theft of the vehicle;

(5) a warranty or service contract relating to the commercial vehicle;

(6) an identity recovery service contract; or

(7) a debt cancellation agreement.

(b-1) In this section, "identity recovery service contract" means an agreement:

(1) to provide identity recovery, as defined by Section 1304.003, Occupations Code;

(2) that is entered into for a separately stated consideration and for a specified term; and

(3) that is financed through a retail installment contract.

(c) Notwithstanding any other law, service contracts and debt cancellation agreements sold by a retail seller of a commercial vehicle to a retail buyer are not subject to Chapter 101 or 226, Insurance Code.

(d) In addition to the charges for insurance coverage permitted under Subsection (a) or (b), a retail installment contract may include a charge for insurance coverage relating to:

(1) the commercial vehicle;

(2) the use of the commercial vehicle; or

(3) the retail installment contract.

(e) Insurance coverage under Subsection (d) may be provided only by:

(1) an insurer authorized under the Insurance Code to engage in the business of insurance in this state; or

(2) if permitted under the Insurance Code, a surplus lines insurer eligible to provide the insurance under Chapter 981, Insurance Code.

(f) A retail installment contract must set forth the amount of each charge for insurance coverage under Subsection (d) and the type of the coverage provided for that charge.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8183.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8183 / Section 8183.201
§ 8183.201. DEPOSITORY.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall designate one or more banks inside or outside the district to serve as depository for district money.

(b) All district money shall be deposited in a designated depository, except that:

(1) bond proceeds and money pledged to pay bonds, to the extent provided in the indenture, may be deposited with the trustee bank named in the trust indenture; and

(2) money shall be remitted to the bank of payment for the payment of principal of and interest on the bonds.

(c) To the extent that money in a depository bank or the trustee bank is not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the money must be secured in the manner provided by law for the security of county funds.

(d) The board shall prescribe the terms of service for depositories.

(e) Before designating a depository bank, the board shall:

(1) publish notice one time in a newspaper of general circulation in the district that is specified by the board; or

(2) mail a copy of the notice to each bank in the district.

(f) The notice must:

(1) state the time and place at which the board will meet to designate a depository bank or banks; and

(2) invite each bank in the district to submit an application to be designated as a depository.

(g) At the time stated in the notice, the board shall:

(1) consider the applications and the management and condition of each bank; and

(2) designate as a depository the bank or banks:

(A) that offer the most favorable terms for the handling of the money; and

(B) that the board finds have proper management and are in condition to handle the money.

(h) Membership on the board of an officer or director of a bank does not disqualify the bank from being designated as a depository.

(i) If the board does not receive any applications before the time stated in the notice, the board shall designate one or more banks inside or outside the district on terms that the board finds advantageous to the district.
Tex. Penal Code § 49.031 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 49 / Section 49.031
§ 49.031. POSSESSION OF ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE IN MOTOR VEHICLE.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Open container" means a bottle, can, or other receptacle that contains any amount of alcoholic beverage and that is open, that has been opened, that has a broken seal, or the contents of which are partially removed.

(2) "Passenger area of a motor vehicle" means the area of a motor vehicle designed for the seating of the operator and passengers of the vehicle. The term does not include:

(A) a glove compartment or similar storage container that is locked;

(B) the trunk of a vehicle; or

(C) the area behind the last upright seat of the vehicle, if the vehicle does not have a trunk.

(3) "Public highway" means the entire width between and immediately adjacent to the boundary lines of any public road, street, highway, interstate, or other publicly maintained way if any part is open for public use for the purpose of motor vehicle travel. The term includes the right-of-way of a public highway.

(b) A person commits an offense if the person knowingly possesses an open container in a passenger area of a motor vehicle that is located on a public highway, regardless of whether the vehicle is being operated or is stopped or parked. Possession by a person of one or more open containers in a single criminal episode is a single offense.

(c) It is an exception to the application of Subsection (b) that at the time of the offense the defendant was a passenger in:

(1) the passenger area of a motor vehicle designed, maintained, or used primarily for the transportation of persons for compensation, including a bus, taxicab, or limousine; or

(2) the living quarters of a motorized house coach or motorized house trailer, including a self-contained camper, a motor home, or a recreational vehicle.

(d) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.

(e) A peace officer charging a person with an offense under this section, instead of taking the person before a magistrate, shall issue to the person a written citation and notice to appear that contains the time and place the person must appear before a magistrate, the name and address of the person charged, and the offense charged. If the person makes a written promise to appear before the magistrate by signing in duplicate the citation and notice to appear issued by the officer, the officer shall release the person.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 386.0515 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 386 / Section 386.0515
§ 386.0515. AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT TRANSPORTATION PROJECTS.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section:

(1) "Agricultural product transportation" means the transportation of a raw agricultural product from the place of production using a heavy-duty truck to:

(A) a nonattainment area;

(B) an affected county;

(C) a destination inside the clean transportation zone; or

(D) a county adjacent to a county described by Paragraph (B) or that contains an area described by Paragraph (A) or (C).

(2) "Clean transportation zone" has the meaning assigned by Section 393.001.

(b) Notwithstanding other eligibility requirements, the commission shall by rule or policy provide specific eligibility requirements under the Texas Clean Fleet Program established under Chapter 392 and under the Texas natural gas vehicle grant program established under Chapter 394, as added by Chapter 892 (Senate Bill No. 385), Acts of the 82nd Legislature, Regular Session, 2011, for projects relating to agricultural product transportation.

(c) The determining factor for eligibility for participation in a program established under Chapter 392 or 394 for a project relating to agricultural product transportation is the overall accumulative net reduction in emissions of oxides of nitrogen in a nonattainment area, an affected county, or the clean transportation zone.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 593.001 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 593 / Section 593.001
§ 593.001. ADMISSION.
Status: in_force

A person may be admitted for intellectual disability services offered by the department or a community center, admitted voluntarily to a residential care program, or committed to a residential care facility, only as provided by this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1076.108 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1076 / Section 1076.108
§ 1076.108. GIFTS, GRANTS, AND ENDOWMENTS.
Status: in_force

The board may accept for the district a gift, grant, or endowment to be held in trust and administered by the board for the purposes and under the directions, limitations, or other provisions prescribed in writing by the donor that are not inconsistent with the proper management and objectives of the district.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1101.112 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1101 / Section 1101.112
§ 1101.112. PAYMENT FOR TREATMENT; PROCEDURES.
Status: in_force

(a) When an individual who resides in the district is admitted as a patient to a district facility, the district administrator may have an inquiry made into the financial circumstances of:

(1) the patient; and

(2) a relative of the patient legally responsible for the patient's support.

(b) To the extent that the patient or a relative of the patient legally responsible for the patient's support cannot pay for care and treatment provided by the district, the district shall supply the care and treatment without charging the patient or the relative.

(c) On determining that the patient or a relative legally responsible for the patient's support can pay for all or part of the care and treatment provided by the district, the district administrator shall report that determination to the board, and the board shall issue an order directing the patient or the relative to pay the district a specified amount each week. The amount must be based on the individual's ability to pay.

(d) The district administrator may collect money owed to the district from the patient's estate or from that of a relative legally responsible for the patient's support in the manner provided by law for the collection of expenses in the last illness of a deceased person.

(e) If there is a dispute relating to an individual's ability to pay or if the district administrator has any doubt concerning an individual's ability to pay, the board shall:

(1) call witnesses;

(2) hear and resolve the question; and

(3) issue a final order.

(f) The final order of the board may be appealed to a district court in Sutton County. The substantial evidence rule applies to the appeal.
Tex. Insurance Code § 257.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 257 / Section 257.002
§ 257.002. MAXIMUM RATE; ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The rate of assessment set by the commissioner may not exceed 0.04 percent of the gross premiums and gross considerations subject to taxation under Section 257.003.

(b) The commissioner shall annually adjust the rate of assessment of the maintenance tax so that the tax imposed that year, together with any unexpended funds produced by the tax, produces the amount the commissioner determines is necessary to pay the expenses during the succeeding year of regulating life, health, and accident insurers.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3897.307 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3897 / Section 3897.307
§ 3897.307. BOND MATURITY.
Status: in_force

Bonds may mature not more than 40 years from their date of issue.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 8.503 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 8 / Section 8.503
§ 8.503. PROPERTY INTEREST OF ENTITLEMENT HOLDER IN FINANCIAL ASSET HELD BY SECURITIES INTERMEDIARY.
Status: in_force

(a) To the extent necessary for a securities intermediary to satisfy all security entitlements with respect to a particular financial asset, all interests in that financial asset held by the securities intermediary are held by the securities intermediary for the entitlement holders, are not property of the securities intermediary, and are not subject to claims of creditors of the securities intermediary, except as otherwise provided in Section 8.511.

(b) An entitlement holder's property interest with respect to a particular financial asset under Subsection (a) is a pro rata property interest in all interests in that financial asset held by the securities intermediary, without regard to the time the entitlement holder acquired the security entitlement or the time the securities intermediary acquired the interest in that financial asset.

(c) An entitlement holder's property interest with respect to a particular financial asset under Subsection (a) may be enforced against the securities intermediary only by exercise of the entitlement holder's rights under Sections 8.505-8.508.

(d) An entitlement holder's property interest with respect to a particular financial asset under Subsection (a) may be enforced against a purchaser of the financial asset or interest therein only if:

(1) insolvency proceedings have been initiated by or against the securities intermediary;

(2) the securities intermediary does not have sufficient interests in the financial asset to satisfy the security entitlements of all of its entitlement holders to that financial asset;

(3) the securities intermediary violated its obligations under Section 8.504 by transferring the financial asset or interest therein to the purchaser; and

(4) the purchaser is not protected under Subsection (f).

(e) The trustee or other liquidator, acting on behalf of all entitlement holders having security entitlements with respect to a particular financial asset, may recover the financial asset, or interest therein, from the purchaser. If the trustee or other liquidator elects not to pursue that right, an entitlement holder whose security entitlement remains unsatisfied has the right to recover its interest in the financial asset from the purchaser.

(f) An action based on the entitlement holder's property interest with respect to a particular financial asset under Subsection (a), whether framed in conversion, replevin, constructive trust, equitable lien, or other theory, may not be asserted against any purchaser of a financial asset or interest therein who gives value, obtains control, and does not act in collusion with the securities intermediary in violating the securities intermediary's obligations under Section 8.504.
Tex. Occupations Code § 901.453 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 901 / Section 901.453
§ 901.453. USE OF OTHER TITLES OR ABBREVIATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a person may not assume or use:

(1) a title or designation likely to be confused with "certified public accountant" or "public accountant," including "certified accountant," "chartered accountant," "enrolled accountant," "licensed accountant," "registered accountant," or "accredited accountant"; or

(2) an abbreviation likely to be confused with "CPA," including "CA," "PA," "EA," "RA," "LA," or "AA."

(b) A person may hold the person out to the public as an "accountant," "auditor," or any combination of those terms or assert that the person has expertise in accounting or auditing only if:

(1) the person holds a license issued under this chapter and each of the person's offices in this state for the practice of public accounting is maintained and practices under a firm license as required under Subchapter H; or

(2) the person practices under a privilege under Section 901.461 or 901.462.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 50.0152 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 50 / Section 50.0152
§ 50.0152. PURPOSE.
Status: in_force

The purpose of the trafficked persons program account is to provide money:

(1) to substantiate this state's interest in publicly operated and funded shelter and treatment for victims of an offense of trafficking of persons as defined by Article 56B.003, Code of Criminal Procedure;

(2) to prevent the recruitment of human trafficking victims within mixed-status child, youth, and young adult shelters;

(3) for consistent and recurring funding of long-term solutions for providing research-based treatment and safe and secure shelter to child, youth, and young adult victims of human trafficking;

(4) for financial stability of local governments, private partners, and medical facilities in planning, building, and maintaining dedicated housing and recovery programs for victims of human trafficking; and

(5) to raise awareness of the account among businesses and philanthropists in this state and to strengthen public and private partnerships established to end the practice of human trafficking.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8337.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8337 / Section 8337.104
§ 8337.104. APPROVAL OF ROAD PROJECT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may not undertake a road project authorized by Section 8337.103 unless:

(1) each municipality or county that will operate and maintain the road has approved the plans and specifications of the road project, if a municipality or county will operate and maintain the road; or

(2) the Texas Transportation Commission has approved the plans and specifications of the road project, if the state will operate and maintain the road.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (a), the district is not required to obtain approval from the Texas Transportation Commission to design, acquire, construct, finance, issue bonds for, improve, or convey a road project.
Tex. Government Code § 54A.005 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54A / Section 54A.005
§ 54A.005. TERMINATION.
Status: in_force

(a) An associate judge who serves a single court serves at the will of the judge of that court.

(b) The employment of an associate judge who serves more than two courts may only be terminated by a majority vote of all the judges of the courts the associate judge serves.

(c) The employment of an associate judge who serves two courts may be terminated by either of the judges of the courts the associate judge serves.

(d) To terminate an associate judge's employment, the appropriate judges must sign a written order of termination. The order must state:

(1) the associate judge's name and state bar identification number;

(2) each court ordering termination; and

(3) the date the associate judge's employment ends.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 14.10 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 14 / Section 14.10
§ 14.10. OPERATING AGREEMENTS BETWEEN PERMIT HOLDERS.
Status: in_force

(a) The holder of a distiller's and rectifier's permit may enter into an agreement with another holder of a distiller's and rectifier's permit that allows the distiller's and rectifier's permit holder to engage in the following activities on the permitted premises of the other distiller's and rectifier's permit holder:

(1) manufacture distilled spirits;

(2) rectify, purify, and refine distilled spirits and wines;

(3) mix wines, distilled spirits, or other liquors;

(4) bottle, label, and package the permit holder's finished products;

(5) sell the finished products in this state to holders of wholesaler's permits and to authorized wholesalers and manufacturers outside the state;

(6) sell, through an affiliate who is the holder of a nonresident seller's permit, the finished products in this state to holders of wholesaler's permits and to authorized wholesalers and manufacturers outside the state;

(7) purchase distilled spirits, to be used only for manufacturing or rectification purposes, from holders of nonresident seller's permits or distiller's and rectifier's permits; and

(8) sell bulk alcohol produced by the permit holder for purposes described by Section 38.01.

(b) The agreement is subject to approval by the commission and must describe with specificity the nature, duration, and extent of the activities authorized by the agreement.

(c) The holder of a distiller's and rectifier's permit may enter into an agreement authorized by Section 37.011 with the holder of a nonresident seller's permit.

(d) The holder of a distiller's and rectifier's permit on whose premises another distiller's and rectifier's permit holder contracts under this section to manufacture, bottle, package, or label alcoholic beverages may not:

(1) consider or treat the alcoholic beverages manufactured, bottled, packaged, or labeled under the agreement as being owned by the permit holder; or

(2) sell those alcoholic beverages on the permit holder's premises.

(e) The commission shall adopt rules regulating the shared use of the permitted premises under this section to ensure administrative accountability of each permit holder and a strict separation between the businesses and operations of the permit holders.
Tex. Election Code § 192.063 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 192 / Section 192.063
§ 192.063. INDEPENDENT PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE.
Status: in_force

(a) The name of an independent presidential candidate and the name of the candidate's running mate shall be omitted from the ballot if the presidential candidate withdraws, dies, or is declared ineligible on or before the 74th day before presidential election day.

(b) A vote for an independent presidential candidate who has withdrawn, died, or been declared ineligible may not be counted.
Tex. Election Code § 212.088 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 212 / Section 212.088
§ 212.088. DEADLINE ON SATURDAY, SUNDAY, OR HOLIDAY.
Status: in_force

(a) If the deadline for submitting an expedited recount petition falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal state holiday, the deadline is extended to 10 a.m. of the next regular business day.

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (a), a deadline prescribed by this subchapter is not affected by its falling on a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday.

(c) If the deadline for submitting an application for including remaining paper ballot precincts or an amendment to a petition or application falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal state holiday, the recount coordinator shall be accessible or have an agent accessible at the coordinator's office for at least one hour immediately preceding the deadline unless the document subject to the deadline has already been submitted. Failure of the coordinator to comply with this subsection excuses performance until 9 a.m. of the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or legal state holiday.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1039.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1039 / Section 1039.002
§ 1039.002. AUTHORITY FOR OPERATION.
Status: in_force

The district operates and is administered and financed in accordance with Section 9, Article IX, Texas Constitution, and has the rights, powers, and duties provided by this chapter.