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Tex. Insurance Code § 443.017 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 443 / Section 443.017
§ 443.017. RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) Upon entry of an order of rehabilitation or liquidation, the receiver is vested with title to all of the books, documents, papers, policy information, and claim files, and all other records of the insurer, of whatever nature, in whatever medium, and wherever located, regardless of whether the records are in the custody and control of a third-party administrator, managing general agent, attorney, or other representative of the insurer. The receiver may immediately take possession and control of all of the records of the insurer, and of the premises where the records are located. A third-party administrator, managing general agent, attorney, or other representative of the insurer shall release all records described by this subsection to the receiver, or the receiver's designee, at the request of the receiver. A guaranty association that has or may have obligations under a policy issued by the insurer has the right, with the receiver's approval, to take actions as are necessary to obtain directly from any third-party administrator, managing general agent, attorney, or other representative of the insurer all records described by this section that pertain to the insurer's business and that are appropriate or necessary for the guaranty association to fulfill the association's statutory obligations.

(b) The receiver has the authority to certify the records of a delinquent insurer described by Subsection (a) and the records of the receiver's office created and maintained in connection with a delinquent insurer, as follows:

(1) records of a delinquent insurer may be certified by the receiver in an affidavit stating that the records:

(A) are true and correct copies of records of the insurer; and

(B) were received from the custody of the insurer or found among its effects; and

(2) records created by or filed with the receiver's office in connection with a delinquent insurer may be certified by the receiver's affidavit stating that the records are true and correct copies of records maintained by the receiver's office.

(c) Original books, documents, papers, and other records, or copies of original records certified under Subsection (b), when admitted in evidence, are prima facie evidence of the facts disclosed.

(d) The records of a delinquent insurer held by the receiver may not be considered records of the department for any purposes, and Chapter 552, Government Code, does not apply to those records.
Tex. Finance Code § 274.203 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 274 / Section 274.203
§ 274.203. DEPOSIT OF MONEY WITH AFFILIATED BANK.
Status: in_force

(a) A subsidiary trust company may deposit with an affiliated bank of the company fiduciary money that is being held pending an investment, distribution, or payment of a debt if:

(1) the company maintains under its control as security for the deposit a separate fund of securities legal for trust investments pledged by the bank;

(2) the total market value of the securities is at all times at least equal to the amount of the deposit; and

(3) the fund of securities is designated as a separate fund.

(b) The bank may make periodic withdrawals from or additions to the fund of securities required by this section only if the required value is maintained.

(c) Income from securities in the fund belongs to the bank.

(d) Security for a deposit under this section is not required to the extent the deposit is insured or otherwise secured under law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8836.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8836 / Section 8836.152
§ 8836.152. ELECTION TO APPROVE BONDS OR NOTES.
Status: in_force

The district may not issue or sell bonds or notes payable from any source unless the action is approved by a majority of the voters of the district voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 301.005 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 301 / Section 301.005
§ 301.005. MEMBERSHIP; MEMBERSHIP PRIVILEGES; EXPULSION OF MEMBERS.
Status: in_force

(a) An eligible institution may be elected to membership in a hospital laundry cooperative association by:

(1) the organizers of the association at the time of organization; or

(2) the board of directors of the association according to the association's bylaws.

(b) Only an eligible institution may become a member of an association created under this subchapter.

(c) A membership certificate is transferable only to an eligible institution in the manner provided by the rules prescribed in the bylaws.

(d) Each member has voting rights in the management of an association as prescribed in the bylaws.

(e) A member may be suspended or expelled for misconduct under the rules prescribed in the bylaws.

(f) An association shall pay an expelled member for cancellation of the membership if the member's contractual obligations pledged to the payment of the association's notes, bonds, or other obligations have been fully paid or other provision has been made. The amount and date of payment are as prescribed in the bylaws.

(g) Amounts paid or property conveyed or transferred to an association by an expelled member and not required to be returned to the member under Subsection (f) may be retained by the association. Facilities or property acquired by the association remains the property of the association and the expelled member does not have a lien or other right to the facilities or property.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1903.005 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1903 / Section 1903.005
§ 1903.005. RULES.
Status: in_force

The commissioner may adopt reasonable rules for the enforcement of this subchapter after holding a public hearing on the proposed rules.
Tex. Local Government Code § 271.181 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 271 / Section 271.181
§ 271.181. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(2) "Civil works project" means:

(A) roads, streets, bridges, utilities, water supply projects, water plants, wastewater plants, water distribution and wastewater conveyance facilities, desalination projects, wharves, docks, navigation channels, dredge material placement areas, airport runways and taxiways, storm drainage and flood control projects, or transit projects;

(B) types of projects or facilities related to those described by Paragraph (A) and associated with civil engineering construction; and

(C) buildings or structures that are incidental to projects or facilities that are described by Paragraphs (A) and (B) and that are primarily civil engineering construction projects.

(6) "Local governmental entity" means a municipality, a county, a river authority, a defense base development authority established under Chapter 379B, a board of trustees under Chapter 54, Transportation Code, a municipally owned water utility with a separate governing board appointed by the governing body of a municipality, or any other special district or authority authorized by law to enter into a public works contract for a civil works project. The term does not include a regional tollway authority created under Chapter 366, Transportation Code, a regional mobility authority created under Chapter 370, Transportation Code, or a water district or authority created under Section 52, Article III, or Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, with a population of less than 50,000.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 251.008 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 251 / Section 251.008
§ 251.008. FAILURE TO DISCLOSE EXISTENCE OF LIEN ON GOODS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who obtains a negotiable warehouse receipt describing goods subject to a lien may not, with intent to defraud, negotiate the receipt for value without disclosing the lien's existence.

(b) A person who violates this section commits an offense. An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by:

(1) confinement in the county jail for a term of not more than one year;

(2) a fine not to exceed $1,000; or

(3) both the fine and confinement.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8084.0301 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8084 / Section 8084.0301
§ 8084.0301. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Government Code § 4003.005 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 4003 / Section 4003.005
§ 4003.005. PERMIT FEE.
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall charge the fees provided by Chapter 4006 for the issuance of a permit qualifying securities for sale.
Tex. Water Code § 15.703 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 15 / Section 15.703
§ 15.703. OPERATION OF THE BANK; RULES.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may take all actions necessary to operate the water bank and to facilitate the transfer of water rights from the water bank for future beneficial use, including but not limited to:

(1) negotiating a sale price and terms acceptable to the depositor and purchaser;

(2) maintaining a registry of water bank deposits and those water users in need of additional supplies;

(3) informing water users in need of additional supply of water rights available in the bank;

(4) encouraging water right holders to implement water conservation practices and deposit the right to use the conserved water into the bank;

(5) establishing requirements for deposit of a water right into the water bank, including minimum terms for deposit;

(6) purchasing, holding, and transferring water or water rights in its own name, including purchasing, holding, and transferring water or water rights originating from outside this state for the purpose of providing water for the use or benefit of this state;

(7) establishing regional water banks;

(8) acting as a clearinghouse for water marketing information, including water availability, pricing of water transactions, environmental considerations, and potential buyers and sellers of water rights;

(9) preparing and publishing a manual on structuring water transactions;

(10) accepting and holding donations of water rights to meet instream, water quality, fish and wildlife habitat, or bay and estuary inflow needs;

(11) entering into contracts with persons to pay for feasibility studies or the preparation of plans and specifications relating to water conservation efforts or to estimate the amount of water that would be saved through conservation efforts; and

(12) other actions to facilitate water transactions.

(b) The board may adopt rules necessary for implementation of the Texas Water Bank.

(c) The board may contract with any person to achieve the purposes of this subchapter.
Tex. Government Code § 425.051 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 425 / Section 425.051
§ 425.051. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.
Status: in_force

A law enforcement agency may establish and maintain a wellness program for the agency's peace officers.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3867.207 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3867 / Section 3867.207
§ 3867.207. CITY NOT REQUIRED TO PAY DISTRICT OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Section 375.263, Local Government Code, the city is not required to pay a bond, note, or other obligation of the district.
Tex. Government Code § 411.128 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.128
§ 411.128.
Status: in_force

Sec. 411.128. ACCESS TO CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION: PERSON SEEKING TO ADOPT CHILD. (a) A person seeking to adopt a child under Chapter 162, Family Code, who is ordered by the court to obtain the person's own criminal history record information from the department under Section 162.0085, Family Code, shall request the information as provided by this section.

(b) A person requesting information under this section shall provide the department with the name and address of the court and the date set for the adoption hearing.

(c) The department shall provide the court with criminal history record information not later than the 10th day after the date on which the criminal history record information is requested.

(c) The department shall provide the court with criminal history record information not later than the 10th day before the date set for the adoption hearing.

(d) Criminal history record information requested under this section may not be released or disclosed to a person other than the court ordering the investigation except on court order or with the consent of the person who is the subject of the criminal history record information.
Tex. Government Code § 656.025 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 656 / Section 656.025
§ 656.025. OTHER EFFORTS TO INFORM SOURCES OF VACANCIES.
Status: in_force

A state agency is encouraged to continue other efforts used to inform outside applicant recruitment sources of job vacancies.
Tex. Occupations Code § 255.007 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 255 / Section 255.007
§ 255.007. NOTICE TO BOARD CONCERNING COMPLAINTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive director shall notify the board of a complaint that is unresolved after the second anniversary of the date the complaint is filed.

(b) The executive director shall explain to the board the reasons that the complaint has not been resolved. The executive director shall periodically provide the notice and explanation required by this section at regularly scheduled board meetings.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9038.202 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9038 / Section 9038.202
§ 9038.202. 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 Section 51.433, Water Code.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 47.080 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 47 / Section 47.080
§ 47.080. LICENSE SUSPENSION AND REVOCATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive director, after notice to a license holder and the opportunity for a hearing, may suspend a commercial finfish fisherman's license if:

(1) the license holder or any other authorized operator of the licensed vessel is convicted of one or more flagrant offenses totaling three flagrant offenses involving the licensed vessel; or

(2) the license holder is convicted of theft of fishing gear or product associated with this subchapter.

(b) A suspension under this section may be for:

(1) six months, if:

(A) each of the three flagrant offenses occurred within a 24-consecutive-month period beginning not earlier than September 1, 2000; and

(B) the license holder has not previously had a license suspended under this section;

(2) 12 months, if each of the three flagrant offenses occurred within a 24-consecutive-month period and the license holder has previously had a license suspended under this section; or

(3) six months, if the license holder is convicted of theft of fishing gear or product associated with this subchapter.

(c) The executive director, after notice and the opportunity for a hearing, may permanently revoke a license issued under this subchapter if:

(1) the license holder has previously had a license suspended twice under this section, and the license holder or any other authorized operator of the licensed vessel is convicted of three flagrant offenses involving the licensed vessel in a 24-consecutive-month period; or

(2) the license holder is convicted of theft of fishing gear or product associated with this subchapter, and the license holder has had a license suspended previously under this section.

(d) The same flagrant offense may not be counted for more than one suspension under this section.

(e) For purposes of this section, a flagrant offense includes:

(1) theft of trotlines or finfish, or any other fishing gear or product associated with this subchapter;

(2) exceeding daily bag and possession limits in violation of this code or of a proclamation of the commission issued under this code;

(3) exceeding trotline length limits by a length greater than 10 percent in violation of this code or of a proclamation of the commission issued under this code;

(4) selling crabs in violation of this code;

(5) exceeding the number of trotlines the holder of a commercial finfish fisherman's license may use in violation of this code or of a proclamation of the commission issued under this code; or

(6) taking, attempting to take, or possessing fish caught in public waters of this state by any device, means, or method other than as authorized under this code or by a proclamation of the commission issued under this code.
Tex. Education Code § 130.170 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 130 / Section 130.170
§ 130.170. BRAZOSPORT COLLEGE DISTRICT SERVICE AREA.
Status: in_force

The service area of the Brazosport College District includes the territory within:

(1) the Brazosport, Columbia-Brazoria, Sweeny, and Damon independent school districts; and

(2) the Angleton Independent School District, except the part annexed by the Alvin Community College District before September 1, 1995.
Tex. Local Government Code § 552.101 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 552 / Section 552.101
§ 552.101. MUNICIPAL WATER CONTRACTS.
Status: in_force

The governing body of a municipality in which there is a water corporation may contract with the corporation to supply water to a street, alley, lot, square, or public place in a municipality.
Tex. Government Code § 481.0067 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 481 / Section 481.0067
§ 481.0067. SMALL BUSINESS ADVOCATE.
Status: in_force

(a) The executive director shall designate an individual as the small business advocate.

(b) To be eligible to serve as the small business advocate, a person must have demonstrated a strong commitment to and involvement in small business efforts.

(c) The small business advocate shall:

(1) serve as the principal focal point in this state for assisting small and historically underutilized businesses;

(2) assist small and historically underutilized businesses by identifying:

(A) conflicting state policy goals and state agency rules that may inhibit small and historically underutilized business development;

(B) financial barriers for those businesses; and

(C) sources of financial assistance for those businesses;

(3) provide assistance to small and historically underutilized businesses in complying with federal, state, and local laws; and

(4) perform research, studies, and analyses of matters affecting the interests of small and historically underutilized businesses.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8345.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8345 / Section 8345.152
§ 8345.152. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 8345.151, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7917.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7917 / Section 7917.101
§ 7917.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3807.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3807 / Section 3807.152
§ 3807.152. DISBURSEMENTS AND TRANSFERS OF MONEY.
Status: in_force

The board by resolution shall establish the number of directors' signatures and the procedure required for a disbursement or transfer of the district's money.
Tex. Labor Code § 410.0055 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 410 / Section 410.0055
§ 410.0055. CONDUCTING CERTAIN CONTESTED CASE HEARINGS BY REMOTE COMMUNICATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding Section 410.005(a), the division may conduct a contested case hearing by videoconference:

(1) on a determination by the division that good cause exists for conducting the hearing in that manner; or

(2) on the mutual agreement of the parties.

(b) The commissioner shall adopt rules as necessary to implement this section.
Tex. Finance Code § 349.103 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 349 / Section 349.103
§ 349.103. LIMITATION ON MULTIPLE RECOVERY OF PENALTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) An administrative penalty, fine, settlement, or assurance of voluntary compliance under this title or federal law that is assessed by or agreed to with an administrative agency or the attorney general shall be considered and applied as a bar or credit to recovery of further fines, penalties, or enhanced damages for substantially the same act, practice, or violation in a suit or other proceeding brought by a private litigant under this title, the Business & Commerce Code, or other applicable law of this state. This section does not apply to a claim for restitution for unreimbursed actual damages.

(b) A suit or other proceeding by a private litigant does not affect or restrict any state or federal agency from pursuing a person for any administrative remedy, including an administrative penalty. An administrative agency of this state, however, shall consider as a mitigating factor any relief recovered in a private suit or proceeding when the agency determines an administrative remedy.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3872.1051 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3872 / Section 3872.1051
§ 3872.1051. CONVEYANCE AND APPROVAL OF ROAD PROJECT.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may convey a road project authorized by Section 3872.104 to:

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

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

(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), the district shall operate and maintain a road project authorized by Section 3872.104 that the district implements and does not convey to a municipality, a county, or this state under Subsection (a).

(c) The district may agree in writing with a municipality, a county, or this state to assign operation and maintenance duties to the district, the municipality, the county, or this state in a manner other than the manner described in Subsections (a) and (b).
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 285.024 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 285 / Section 285.024
§ 285.024. FORM AND EXECUTION OF BONDS.
Status: in_force

The bonds must:

(1) be negotiable;

(2) be signed by the county judge;

(3) be countersigned by the county clerk;

(4) be registered by the county treasurer;

(5) have the seal of the commissioners court impressed or printed on the bonds; and

(6) contain the following provision: "The holder hereof shall never have the right to demand payment thereof out of money raised or to be raised by taxation."
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8101.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8101 / Section 8101.152
§ 8101.152. WATER SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The authority may develop, construct, or purchase dams, reservoirs, and underground or other sources of water.

(b) The authority may construct or purchase all works, plants, and other facilities necessary or useful to:

(1) provide a source of water supply;

(2) store and process the water; and

(3) transport and distribute the water for municipal, domestic, and industrial purposes.
Tex. Government Code § 2171.051 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2171 / Section 2171.051
§ 2171.051. PROVISION OF TRAVEL-RELATED SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) The central travel office shall monitor travel reservations and other travel arrangements required for business travel by a state employee or state agency and shall provide travel-related services as provided by this chapter.

(b) State agencies shall use the office's services to the maximum extent consistent with improved economy and efficiency.

(c) After approval by the comptroller, the central travel office shall designate state agencies that may use the services of the office. The comptroller shall approve the use of those services by the designated state agencies after the director of the travel division certifies to the comptroller that the central travel office is capable of providing those services.