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Tex. Family Code § 201.303 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 201 / Section 201.303
§ 201.303. QUALIFICATIONS.
Status: in_force

To qualify for appointment as an associate judge under this subchapter, a person must:

(1) be a resident of this state and one of the counties the person will serve;

(2) have been licensed to practice law in this state for at least four years;

(3) not have been removed from office by impeachment, by the supreme court, by the governor on address to the legislature, by a tribunal reviewing a recommendation of the State Commission on Judicial Conduct, or by the legislature's abolition of the judge's court; and

(4) not have resigned from office after having received notice that formal proceedings by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct had been instituted as provided in Section 33.022, Government Code, and before final disposition of the proceedings.
Tex. Education Code § 54.802 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 54 / Section 54.802
§ 54.802. TEXAS SAVE AND MATCH PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

(a) The board, in cooperation with the program entity, shall administer the Texas Save and Match Program, under which money contributed to a savings trust account by an account owner under a higher education savings plan established under Subchapter G or paid by a purchaser under a prepaid tuition contract under Subchapter H on behalf of an eligible beneficiary may be matched with:

(1) contributions made by any person to the program entity for use in making additional savings trust account contributions under Subchapter G or in purchasing additional tuition units under prepaid tuition contracts under Subchapter H; or

(2) money appropriated by the legislature for the program to be used by the board to make additional savings trust account contributions under Subchapter G or to purchase additional tuition units under Subchapter H.

(b) In addition to the board's powers assigned under Subchapters F, G, and H, the board has the powers necessary or proper to carry out its duties under this subchapter, including the power to:

(1) sue and be sued;

(2) enter into contracts and other necessary instruments;

(3) enter into agreements or other transactions with the United States, state agencies, general academic teaching institutions, two-year institutions of higher education, and local governments;

(4) appear on its own behalf before governmental agencies;

(5) contract for necessary goods and services, including specifying in the contract duties to be performed by the provider of a good or service that are a part of or are in addition to the person's primary duties under the contract;

(6) engage the services of private consultants, actuaries, trustees, records administrators, managers, legal counsel, and auditors for administrative or technical assistance;

(7) solicit and accept gifts, grants, donations, loans, and other aid from any source or participate in any other manner in any government program to carry out this subchapter;

(8) impose administrative fees;

(9) contract with a person to market the program;

(10) purchase liability insurance covering the board and employees and agents of the board; and

(11) establish other policies, procedures, and eligibility criteria to implement this subchapter.

(c) Notwithstanding other law, for purposes of Subchapter I, Chapter 659, Government Code:

(1) the program entity is considered an eligible charitable organization entitled to participate in a state employee charitable campaign under Subchapter I, Chapter 659, Government Code; and

(2) a state employee is entitled to authorize a payroll deduction for contributions to the program entity as a charitable contribution under Section 659.132, Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3916.305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3916 / Section 3916.305
§ 3916.305. INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

The district may examine and receive information related to the imposition of hotel occupancy taxes to the same extent as if the district were a county.
Tex. Insurance Code § 887.457 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 887 / Section 887.457
§ 887.457. DISBURSEMENT OF MORTUARY FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) The mortuary fund belonging to an association that converts or reinsures under this subchapter is the property of the reorganized company or the company reinsuring the membership of the former association. Money in the mortuary fund may be disbursed to:

(1) pay a valid claim outstanding and arising after the date of conversion or reinsurance from an insurance policy issued by the company to the association's members under an approved plan;

(2) establish the legal reserve on new insurance policies issued by the company to the association's members under an approved plan; or

(3) pay the appropriate actuarial portion of the mortuary fund to a member of the association who refuses to accept a new insurance policy offered by the company.

(b) A member must request payment under Subsection (a)(3) not later than the 60th day after the date of the conversion or reinsurance.

(c) The effective date of a mutual legal reserve company's insurance policy may be the effective date of the reinsurance contract. On conversion, 10 percent of the mortuary fund credit allocated to each policy may be credited to the contingency reserve fund of the company for the benefit of the policyholders. The balance of the mortuary fund credit may be applied as:

(1) a reserve credit to permit the company's policy to be backdated to the earliest date the reserve credit allows; or

(2) an annuity to reduce the required premium either for a given term or for the whole of life.

(d) A company may not change the manner in which a mortuary fund credit is applied under Subsections (c)(1) and (2) without the prior approval of the commissioner.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 14.024 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 14 / Section 14.024
§ 14.024. REQUIREMENT FOR INCREASING CAPACITY.
Status: in_force

A warehouse operator may not use any increased warehouse capacity without first obtaining written approval from the department.
Tex. Insurance Code § 884.402 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 884 / Section 884.402
§ 884.402. ADDITIONAL COVERAGE.
Status: in_force

A stipulated premium company that, at the time it begins to issue coverages under this subchapter, possesses the amounts of capital and unencumbered surplus equal to or greater than the corresponding amounts required for organization of a life and health company under Sections 841.052, 841.054, 841.204, 841.205, 841.301, and 841.302 may, subject to Section 884.403:

(1) issue any kind of life insurance coverage authorized by Chapter 3, 841, or 1701 or Title 7;

(2) issue any kind of health or accident insurance coverage authorized by:

(A) Title 7;

(B) Chapter 3, 704, 841, 846, 982, 1201, 1202, 1203, 1210, 1251, 1252, 1253, 1254, 1301, 1351, 1354, 1359, 1364, 1368, 1501, 1504, 1505, 1552, 1575, 1576, 1579, 1581, 1625, 1651, 1652, or 1701;

(C) Chapter 493, other than Section 493.051(b);

(D) Subchapter B, Chapter 38, Subchapter D, Chapter 425, Subchapter A or F, Chapter 1204, Subchapter A, Chapter 1273, Subchapter A, B, or D, Chapter 1355, Subchapter A, Chapter 1366, or Subchapter A, Chapter 1507;

(E) Section 1204.151, 1204.153, 1204.154, or 1451.051; or

(F) Chapter 177, Local Government Code; or

(3) issue life insurance coverage through policies without cash surrender values or nonforfeiture values and that exceed $10,000 on one life.
Tex. Government Code § 432.127 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 432 / Section 432.127
§ 432.127. SOLICITATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A person subject to this chapter who solicits or advises another or others to desert in violation of Section 432.130 or mutiny in violation of Section 432.139 shall, if the offense solicited or advised is attempted or committed, be punished with the punishment provided for the commission of the offense. If the offense solicited or advised is not committed or attempted, the person shall be punished as a court-martial directs.

(b) A person subject to this chapter who solicits or advises another or others to commit an act of sedition in violation of Section 432.139 shall, if the offense solicited or advised is committed, be punished with the punishment provided for the commission of the offense. If the offense solicited or advised is not committed, the person shall be punished as a court-martial directs.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 6.003 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 6 / Section 6.003
§ 6.003. PARTICIPATION CONSTITUTES PRESENCE.
Status: in_force

A person participating in a meeting is considered present at the meeting, unless the participation is for the express purpose of objecting to the transaction of business at the meeting on the ground that the meeting has not been lawfully called or convened.
Tex. Government Code § 2303.510 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2303 / Section 2303.510
§ 2303.510. INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a municipality that is the governing body of an enterprise zone may create, in accordance with the Development Corporation Act (Subtitle C1, Title 12, Local Government Code), an industrial development corporation for use by the enterprise zone.

(b) A corporation created under this section has the powers and is subject to the limitations of a corporation created under the Development Corporation Act (Subtitle C1, Title 12, Local Government Code). To the extent of a conflict between this section and that subtitle, that subtitle prevails.

(c) The articles of incorporation of a corporation created under this section must state that the corporation is governed by this section.

(d) The governing body of the municipality that creates an industrial development corporation shall appoint the board of directors of the corporation.
Tex. Local Government Code § 375.306 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 375 / Section 375.306
§ 375.306. BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board consists of 11 directors.

(b) The municipality shall appoint four members of the board.

(c) The county in which the municipality is primarily located shall appoint four members of the board.

(d) School districts whose boundaries overlap with an authority by 5,000 or more acres shall collectively appoint three members of the board.

(e) Except for the presiding officer, directors are appointed for terms of two years. Terms of directors may be staggered, and directors may serve successive terms.

(f) A vacancy on the board is filled for the unexpired term by the governing body of the entity that appointed the director who served in the vacant position.

(g) The mayor of the municipality and the county judge of the county in which the authority is primarily located shall, alternately, appoint one director to serve as presiding officer, with the first appointment to be made by the mayor of the municipality. The presiding officers shall serve for a term of four years beginning on January 1 of the year following the appointment. The board may elect an assistant presiding officer to preside in the absence of the presiding officer or when there is a vacancy in that office. The board may elect other officers as it considers appropriate.

(h) Sections 375.061, 375.063, 375.066, and 375.068 and the limitations of Section 375.072(c) do not apply to this subchapter.
Tex. Government Code § 2253.076 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2253 / Section 2253.076
§ 2253.076. LIMITATIONS ON CERTAIN CLAIMS; MAXIMUM RETAINAGE.
Status: in_force

(a) The amount of a subcontractor's claim, including previous payments, may not exceed the proportion of the subcontract price that the work done bears to the total of the work covered by the subcontract.

(b) A claim for specially fabricated material that has not been delivered or incorporated into the public work is limited to material that conforms to and complies with the plans, specifications, and contract documents for the material. The amount of the claim may not exceed the reasonable cost, less the fair salvage value, of the specially fabricated material.

(c) A claim for retainage in a notice under this subchapter is not valid for an amount greater than the amount of retainage specified in the public work contract between the payment bond beneficiary and the prime contractor or between the payment bond beneficiary and the subcontractor. A claim for retainage is never valid for an amount greater than 10 percent of the amount of that contract.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1579.105 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1579 / Section 1579.105
§ 1579.105. PREEXISTING CONDITION LIMITATION.
Status: in_force

During the initial period of eligibility, coverage provided under the program may not be made subject to a preexisting condition limitation.
Tex. Water Code § 13.451 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 13 / Section 13.451
§ 13.451. ISSUANCE OF EMERGENCY ORDER.
Status: in_force

(a) The utility commission may issue an emergency order authorized under this chapter after providing the notice and opportunity for a hearing that the utility commission considers practicable under the circumstances or without notice or opportunity for a hearing. If the utility commission considers the provision of notice and opportunity for a hearing practicable, the utility commission shall provide the notice not later than the 10th day before the date set for the hearing.

(b) The utility commission by order or rule may delegate to the utility commission's executive director the authority to:

(1) receive applications and issue emergency orders under this subchapter; and

(2) authorize, in writing, a representative or representatives to act on the utility commission's executive director's behalf under this subchapter.

(c) Chapter 2001, Government Code, does not apply to the issuance of an emergency order under this subchapter without a hearing.

(d) A law under which the utility commission acts that requires notice of hearing or that prescribes procedures for the issuance of emergency orders does not apply to a hearing on an emergency order issued under this subchapter unless the law specifically requires notice for an emergency order. The utility commission shall give notice of the hearing as it determines is practicable under the circumstances.

(e) An emergency order issued under this subchapter does not vest any rights in a person affected by the order and the order expires according to its terms.

(f) The utility commission may adopt rules necessary to administer this subchapter.
Tex. Water Code § 36.178 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 36 / Section 36.178
§ 36.178. BONDS AND NOTES AS SECURITY FOR DEPOSITS.
Status: in_force

District bonds and notes are eligible to secure deposits of public funds of the state and cities, counties, school districts, and other political subdivisions of the state. The bonds or notes are lawful and sufficient security for deposits to the extent of their value when accompanied by all unmatured coupons.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.568 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.568
§ 2306.568. RECORD OF COMPLAINTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The corporation shall maintain a system to promptly and efficiently act on complaints filed with the corporation. The corporation shall maintain information about parties to the complaint, the subject matter of the complaint, a summary of the results of the review or investigation of the complaint, and its disposition.

(b) The corporation shall make information available describing its procedures for complaint investigation and resolution.

(c) The corporation shall periodically notify the complaint parties of the status of the complaint until final disposition.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7959A.0305 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7959A / Section 7959A.0305
§ 7959A.0305. COMPLIANCE WITH MUNICIPAL CONSENT ORDINANCE OR RESOLUTION.
Status: in_force

The district shall comply with all applicable requirements of any ordinance or resolution that is adopted under Section 54.016 or 54.0165, Water Code, and that consents to the creation of the district or to the inclusion of land in the district.
Tex. Government Code § 451.002 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 451 / Section 451.002
§ 451.002. ESTABLISHMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The 1836 Project is established as an advisory committee to promote patriotic education and increase awareness of the Texas values that continue to stimulate boundless prosperity across this state.

(b) The 1836 Project is composed of nine members reflective of the diversity of the state. The governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of representatives shall each appoint three members. The appointees may include persons in the private sector with relevant experience or subject matter expertise.

(c) Members serve two-year terms and may not be removed except for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance.

(d) The governor shall appoint one member of the 1836 Project as the presiding officer.

(e) The presiding officer shall:

(1) convene regular meetings of the 1836 Project; and

(2) coordinate and direct the activities of the 1836 Project.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 81.007 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 81 / Section 81.007
§ 81.007. LIMITATION ON LIABILITY.
Status: in_force

A private individual performing duties in compliance with orders or instructions of the department or a health authority issued under this chapter is not liable for the death of or injury to a person or for damage to property, except in a case of wilful misconduct or gross negligence.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9055.156 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9055 / Section 9055.156
§ 9055.156. EMINENT DOMAIN.
Status: in_force

(a) To carry out a power provided by this chapter, the district may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire land and easements inside or outside the district in Wise County, including land above the probable high water line around the reservoirs.

(b) The district must exercise the power of eminent domain in the manner provided by Chapter 21, Property Code.

(c) The board shall determine the amount and the type of interest in land and easements to be acquired under this section.
Tex. Insurance Code § 551.206 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 551 / Section 551.206
§ 551.206. FORM OF NOTICE OR CORRESPONDENCE.
Status: in_force

(a) A notice required by this subchapter, or another notice or correspondence with respect to a portable electronics insurance policy that is required by law, must be:

(1) in writing; and

(2) sent within the notice period, if any, specified by the statute or rule requiring the notice or correspondence.

(b) Notwithstanding any other law, the notice or correspondence may be sent by mail or by electronic means.

(c) If the notice or correspondence is mailed:

(1) it must be sent to the master or group policyholder at the policyholder's mailing address specified for this purpose and to each affected enrolled customer's last known mailing address on file with the insurer; and

(2) the insurer or master or group policyholder shall maintain proof of mailing in a form authorized or accepted by the United States Postal Service or other commercial mail delivery service.

(d) If the notice or correspondence is sent by electronic means:

(1) it must be sent to the master or group policyholder at the policyholder's e-mail address specified for this purpose and to each affected enrolled customer's last known e-mail address as provided by the customer to the insurer or master or group policyholder; and

(2) the insurer or master or group policyholder shall maintain proof that the notice or correspondence was sent.

(e) For purposes of Subsection (d), an enrolled customer's provision of an e-mail address to the insurer or master or group policyholder is considered consent to receive notices and correspondence by electronic means.

(f) A notice or correspondence described by this section may be sent on behalf of an insurer or master or group policyholder by a licensed agent or agency appointed by the insurer.
Tex. Family Code § 157.374 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 157 / Section 157.374
§ 157.374. WELFARE OF CHILD.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, the court may render an appropriate temporary order if there is a serious immediate question concerning the welfare of the child.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 1001.0305 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.0305
§ 1001.0305. LOCAL HEALTH ENTITY POLICY.
Status: in_force

In developing policy related to funding local health entities as defined by Section 117.001, the department shall consult with the Public Health Funding and Policy Committee established under Chapter 117.
Tex. Government Code § 552.139 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 552 / Section 552.139
§ 552.139.
Status: in_force

Sec. 552.139. EXCEPTION: CONFIDENTIALITY OF GOVERNMENT INFORMATION RELATED TO SECURITY OR INFRASTRUCTURE ISSUES FOR COMPUTERS. (a) Information is excepted from the requirements of Section 552.021 if it is information that relates to computer network security, to restricted information under Section 2059.055, or to the design, operation, or defense of a computer network.

(b) The following information is confidential:

(1) a computer network vulnerability report;

(2) any other assessment of the extent to which data processing operations, a computer, a computer program, network, system, or system interface, or software of a governmental body or of a contractor of a governmental body is vulnerable to unauthorized access or harm, including an assessment of the extent to which the governmental body's or contractor's electronically stored information containing sensitive or critical information is vulnerable to alteration, damage, erasure, or inappropriate use;

(3) a photocopy or other copy of an identification badge issued to an official or employee of a governmental body; and

(4) information directly arising from a governmental body's routine efforts to prevent, detect, investigate, or mitigate a computer security incident, including information contained in or derived from an information security log.

(b-1) Subsection (b)(4) does not affect the notification requirements related to a breach of system security as defined by Section 521.053, Business & Commerce Code.

(c) Notwithstanding the confidential nature of the information described in this section, the information may be disclosed to a bidder if the governmental body determines that providing the information is necessary for the bidder to provide an accurate bid. A disclosure under this subsection is not a voluntary disclosure for purposes of Section 552.007.

(d) A state agency shall redact from a contract posted on the agency's Internet website under Section 2261.253 information that is made confidential by, or excepted from required public disclosure under, this section. The redaction of information under this subsection does not exempt the information from the requirements of Section 552.021 or 552.221.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8386.052 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8386 / Section 8386.052
§ 8386.052. BOARD VACANCY.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a vacancy in the office of director shall be filled in the manner provided by Section 49.105, Water Code.

(b) The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality shall appoint directors to fill all of the vacancies on the board whenever the number of qualified directors is fewer than three.
Tex. Water Code § 11.150 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 11 / Section 11.150
§ 11.150. EFFECTS OF PERMITS ON WATER QUALITY.
Status: in_force

In consideration of an application for a permit under this subchapter, the commission shall assess the effects, if any, of the issuance of the permit on water quality in this state.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 164.014 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 164 / Section 164.014
§ 164.014. APPROVAL OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Status: in_force

Bonds issued under this chapter are subject to review and approval by the attorney general in the same manner and with the same effect as provided by Chapter 1371, Government Code.