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Tex. Water Code § 11.453 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 11 / Section 11.453
§ 11.453. APPOINTMENT OF WATERMASTER.
Status: in_force

(a) On issuance of an order under Section 11.452 of this chapter directing appointment of a watermaster, the executive director shall appoint a watermaster for the river basin or segment of the river basin covered by the commission order.

(b) A person appointed as a watermaster under this section may not be:

(1) the holder of a water right in the river basin or segment of the river basin to be under his jurisdiction as watermaster;

(2) a purchaser of water from the holder of a water right in the river basin or segment of the river basin under his jurisdiction as watermaster; or

(3) a landowner of any land adjacent to the river or segment of the river under his jurisdiction as watermaster.

(c) A watermaster holds office until a successor is appointed. The executive director may remove a watermaster at any time.

(d) The executive director may employ assistant watermasters and other employees necessary to aid a watermaster in the discharge of his duties.

(e) In a segment or basin in which the office of watermaster is vacant, the executive director has the powers of a watermaster.

(f) The executive director shall supervise and generally direct the watermaster in the performance of his duties. A watermaster is responsible to the executive director for the proper performance of his duties.

(g) A person dissatisfied with any action of a watermaster may apply to the executive director for relief.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3980.0504 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3980 / Section 3980.0504
§ 3980.0504. BONDS SECURED BY REVENUE OR CONTRACT PAYMENTS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue, without an election, bonds secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes, including contract revenues; or

(2) contract payments, provided that the requirements of Section 49.108, Water Code, have been met.
Tex. Utilities Code § 37.151 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 37 / Section 37.151
§ 37.151. PROVISION OF SERVICE.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Sections 37.152 and 37.153, a certificate holder shall:

(1) serve every consumer in the utility's certificated area; and

(2) provide continuous and adequate service in that area.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3951.153 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3951 / Section 3951.153
§ 3951.153. PETITION REQUIRED FOR FINANCING SERVICES AND IMPROVEMENTS WITH ASSESSMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may not finance a service or improvement project with assessments under this chapter unless a written petition requesting that service or improvement has been filed with the board.

(b) A petition filed under Subsection (a) must be signed by the owners of a majority of the assessed value of real property in the district subject to assessment according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for the county.
Tex. Government Code § 74.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 74 / Section 74.001
§ 74.001. MEETINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) The chief justice shall call and preside over an annual meeting of the presiding judges of the administrative judicial regions on a date and at a time and place in the state designated by the chief justice.

(b) The chief justice may call and convene additional meetings of the regional presiding judges or local administrative judges that he considers necessary for the promotion of the orderly and efficient administration of justice.

(c) At the meetings, the judges shall:

(1) study the statistics reflecting the condition of the dockets of the courts of the state to determine the need for the assignment of judges under Subchapter C;

(2) compare the regional and local rules of court to achieve the uniformity of rules that is practicable and consistent with local conditions;

(3) consider uniformity in the administration of this chapter in the various administrative regions; and

(4) promote more effective administration of justice through the use of this chapter.

(d) The expenses of the judges attending these meetings shall be paid as provided by Sections 74.043 and 74.061.
Tex. Family Code § 33.0022 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 33 / Section 33.0022
§ 33.0022. MEDICAL EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION; AFFIDAVIT FOR MEDICAL RECORD.
Status: in_force

(a) If the physician who is to perform the abortion concludes under Section 33.002(a)(3)(A) that a medical emergency exists and that there is insufficient time to provide the notice required by Section 33.002 or obtain the consent required by Section 33.0021, the physician shall make a reasonable effort to inform, in person or by telephone, the parent, managing conservator, or guardian of the unemancipated minor within 24 hours after the time a medical emergency abortion is performed on the minor of:

(1) the performance of the abortion; and

(2) the basis for the physician's determination that a medical emergency existed that required the performance of a medical emergency abortion without fulfilling the requirements of Section 33.002 or 33.0021.

(b) A physician who performs an abortion as described by Subsection (a), not later than 48 hours after the abortion is performed, shall send a written notice that a medical emergency occurred and the ability of the parent, managing conservator, or guardian to contact the physician for more information and medical records, to the last known address of the parent, managing conservator, or guardian by certified mail, restricted delivery, return receipt requested. The physician may rely on last known address information if a reasonable and prudent person, under similar circumstances, would rely on the information as sufficient evidence that the parent, managing conservator, or guardian resides at that address. The physician shall keep in the minor's medical record:

(1) the return receipt from the written notice; or

(2) if the notice was returned as undeliverable, the notice.

(c) A physician who performs an abortion on an unemancipated minor during a medical emergency as described by Subsection (a) shall execute for inclusion in the medical record of the minor an affidavit that explains the specific medical emergency that necessitated the immediate abortion.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 13.1001 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 13 / Section 13.1001
§ 13.1001. AUTHORITY TO INSPECT.
Status: in_force

(a) If the department has reason to believe that a weighing or measuring device is being used for a commercial transaction and the device is not registered with the department, the department may inspect the device and the records of the owner, operator, or user of the device that relate to use of the device to determine whether the device is in compliance with this chapter.

(b) The department has reason to believe a weighing or measuring device is being used for a commercial transaction if:

(1) the weighing or measuring device is found in close proximity to commodities being sold or offered for sale by weight or measure and the device appears to be under the control or in the possession of the person selling the commodities or offering the commodities for sale; or

(2) other available evidence is sufficient for a prudent person to believe that the weighing or measuring device is being used for a commercial transaction.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7930A.0304 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7930A / Section 7930A.0304
§ 7930A.0304. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A road project must meet all applicable construction standards, zoning and subdivision requirements, and regulations of each municipality in whose corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction the road project is located.

(b) If a road project is not located in the corporate limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, the road project must meet all applicable construction standards, subdivision requirements, and regulations of each county in which the road project is located.

(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 140B.114 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 140B / Section 140B.114
§ 140B.114. MULTIPLE REMEDIES ALLOWED.
Status: in_force

The application of one civil remedy under a provision of this chapter does not preclude the application of any other remedy, civil or criminal, under this chapter or any other law. Civil remedies under this chapter are supplemental and not mutually exclusive.
Tex. Government Code § 403.1068 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 403 / Section 403.1068
§ 403.1068. MANAGEMENT OF CERTAIN FUNDS.
Status: in_force

(a) This section applies only to management of the permanent funds established under Sections 403.105, 403.1055, 403.106, 403.1065, and 403.1066.

(b) The comptroller shall manage the assets of each permanent fund. In managing the assets of a fund, the comptroller may acquire, exchange, sell, supervise, manage, or retain, through procedures and subject to restrictions the comptroller considers appropriate, any kind of investment that prudent investors, exercising reasonable care, skill, and caution, would acquire or retain in light of the purposes, terms, distribution requirements, and other circumstances of the fund then prevailing, taking into consideration the investment of all the assets of the fund rather than a single investment.

(c) The available earnings of each permanent fund consist of distributions made to the fund from the total return on all investment assets of the fund, including net income attributable to the surface of land held by the fund.

(d) The amount of any distributions to each fund under Subsection (c) shall be determined by the comptroller in a manner intended to provide a stable and predictable stream of annual distributions and to maintain over time the purchasing power of fund investments and annual distributions to the fund. If the purchasing power of fund investments for any 10-year period is not preserved, the comptroller may not increase annual distributions to the available earnings of the fund until the purchasing power of the fund investments is restored.

(e) An annual distribution made by the comptroller to the available earnings of a fund during any fiscal year may not exceed an amount equal to seven percent of the average net fair market value of the investment assets of each fund as determined by the comptroller.

(f) The expenses of managing land and investments of each fund shall be paid from each fund.

(g) On request, the comptroller shall fully disclose all details concerning the investments of each fund.
Tex. Education Code § 1001.452 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.452
§ 1001.452. COURSE OF INSTRUCTION OR PROVISION OF MATERIALS.
Status: in_force

A driver training provider may not conduct a course of instruction or provide driver education course materials, as applicable, in this state before the date the provider receives the necessary driver training provider license from the department.
Tex. Government Code § 2054.118 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.118
§ 2054.118. MAJOR INFORMATION RESOURCES PROJECT.
Status: in_force

(a) A state agency may not spend appropriated funds for a major information resources project unless the project has been approved by:

(1) the Legislative Budget Board in the agency's biennial operating plan; and

(2) the quality assurance team.

(b) The department shall develop rules or guidelines for its review of major information resources projects and project management practices for the projects. The department shall also assist the Legislative Budget Board in evaluating the determinations about comparative costs and benefits that state agencies make under Subsection (c).

(c) A state agency that proposes to spend appropriated funds for a major information resources project must first determine:

(1) the comparative benefits of using agency personnel contrasted with using outside contractors to design the project; and

(2) the comparative total costs of leasing and of purchasing the information resources and information resources technologies involved in the project, with those costs to be determined after taking into account the use of the resources and technologies over their lifetimes.

(d) Before a state agency may initially spend appropriated funds for a major information resources project, the state agency must quantitatively define the expected outcomes and outputs for the project and provide that information to the quality assurance team.
Tex. Government Code § 2269.006 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2269 / Section 2269.006
§ 2269.006.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2269.006. EXEMPTION: REGIONAL TOLLWAY AUTHORITIES. This chapter does not apply to a regional tollway authority under Chapter 366, Transportation Code.
Tex. Tax Code § 202.103 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 202 / Section 202.103
§ 202.103. SUBSEQUENT PURCHASER'S RECORDS.
Status: in_force

A subsequent purchaser shall keep accurate records in the state. The records must show:

(1) the name and address of each person who sells oil to the subsequent purchaser, the number of barrels sold, the price paid to each seller, and the date of each sale;

(2) the disposition of all oil purchased by the subsequent purchaser;

(3) the number of barrels of oil used, refined, or processed by the subsequent purchaser; and

(4) the name and address of each person who buys oil from the subsequent purchaser, the number of barrels sold or delivered to each buyer, the price received for the oil from each buyer, and the date of the sale or delivery.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 45A.258 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 45A / Section 45A.258
§ 45A.258. RECONSIDERATION OF SATISFACTION OF FINES OR COSTS.
Status: in_force

(a) If the defendant notifies the justice or judge that the defendant has difficulty paying the fine and costs in compliance with the judgment, the justice or judge shall hold a hearing to determine whether the judgment imposes an undue hardship on the defendant.

(b) For purposes of Subsection (a), a defendant may notify the justice or judge by:

(1) voluntarily appearing and informing the justice or judge or the clerk of the court in the manner established by the justice or judge for that purpose;

(2) filing a motion with the justice or judge;

(3) mailing a letter to the justice or judge; or

(4) any other method established by the justice or judge for that purpose.

(c) If the justice or judge determines at a hearing under Subsection (a) that the judgment imposes an undue hardship on the defendant, the justice or judge shall consider whether to allow the defendant to satisfy the fine and costs through one or more methods listed under Article 45A.252.

(d) The justice or judge may decline to hold a hearing under Subsection (a) if the justice or judge:

(1) previously held a hearing under that subsection with respect to the case and is able to determine without holding a hearing that the judgment does not impose an undue hardship on the defendant; or

(2) is able to determine without holding a hearing that:

(A) the judgment imposes an undue hardship on the defendant; and

(B) the fine and costs should be satisfied through one or more methods listed under Article 45A.252.

(e) The justice or judge retains jurisdiction for the purpose of making a determination under this article.
Tex. Government Code § 441.137 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 441 / Section 441.137
§ 441.137. ADMINISTRATION.
Status: in_force

The director and librarian shall administer the program of state grants and shall make public the rules adopted by the commission.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.2561 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.2561
§ 2306.2561.
Status: in_force

Sec. 2306.2561. AFFORDABLE HOUSING PRESERVATION PROGRAM: LOANS AND GRANTS. (a) The department, through the housing finance division, shall provide loans and grants to political subdivisions, housing finance corporations, public housing authorities, for-profit organizations, nonprofit organizations, and income-eligible individuals, families, and households for purposes of rehabilitating housing to preserve affordability of the housing.

(b) The department may use any available revenue, including legislative appropriations, to provide loans and grants under this section.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 101.113 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 101 / Section 101.113
§ 101.113. PARTIES TO ACTIONS.
Status: in_force

A member of a limited liability company may be named as a party in an action by or against the limited liability company only if the action is brought to enforce the member's right against or liability to the company.
Tex. Government Code § 2306.433 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2306 / Section 2306.433
§ 2306.433. EXECUTION.
Status: in_force

Bonds authorized by Section 2306.352 shall be executed on the board's behalf as general obligations of the state as follows:

(1) the presiding officer of the board shall sign the bonds;

(2) the board shall impress its seal on the bonds;

(3) the governor shall sign the bonds; and

(4) the secretary of state shall attest the bonds and impress on them the state seal.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3852.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3852 / Section 3852.055
§ 3852.055. NONVOTING DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) The following persons serve as nonvoting directors:

(1) the directors of the parks and recreation, planning and development, and public works departments of the City of Pflugerville;

(2) the chief of police of the City of Pflugerville;

(3) the executive director of any development corporation in the City of Pflugerville;

(4) the president of each institution of higher learning located in the district; and

(5) the fire chief of any emergency services district in the City of Pflugerville.

(b) If a city department described by Subsection (a) is consolidated, renamed, or changed, the board may appoint a director of the consolidated, renamed, or changed department as a nonvoting director. If a city department described by Subsection (a) is abolished, the board may appoint a representative of another department of the City of Pflugerville that performs duties comparable to those performed by the abolished department.
Tex. Insurance Code § 463.261 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 463 / Section 463.261
§ 463.261. ASSIGNMENT OF RIGHTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A person receiving a benefit under this chapter, including a payment of or on account of a contractual obligation, continuation of coverage, or provision of substitute or alternative coverage, is considered to have assigned to the association the rights under, and any cause of action relating to, the covered policy to the extent of the benefit received. The association may require a payee, policy or contract owner, beneficiary, insured, enrollee, or annuitant to assign the person's rights and cause of action to the association as a condition of receiving a right or benefit under this chapter.

(b) The association's subrogation rights under Subsection (a) have the same priority against the assets of the impaired or insolvent insurer as that held by the person entitled to receive a benefit under this chapter.

(c) The association has all common law rights of subrogation and any other equitable or legal remedy that would have been available to the impaired or insolvent insurer or holder, beneficiary, enrollee, or payee of a policy or contract with respect to the policy or contract.

(d) The rights of the association under Subsection (c) include, in the case of a structured settlement annuity, any rights of the owner, beneficiary, or payee of the annuity, to the extent of benefits received under this chapter, against any person originally or by succession responsible for the losses arising from the personal injury relating to the annuity or payment for the annuity, other than a person responsible solely by reason of serving as an assignee in respect of a qualified assignment under Section 130, Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. Section 130).

(e) If a provision of this section is invalid or ineffective with respect to any person or claim for any reason, the amount payable by the association with respect to the related covered obligations is reduced by the amount realized by any other person with respect to the person or claim that is attributable to the policies, or portion of the policies, covered by the association. If the association has provided benefits with respect to a covered obligation and a person recovers amounts as to which the association has rights described in this section, the person shall pay to the association the portion of the recovery attributable to the policies, or portion of the policies, covered by the association.
Tex. Finance Code § 126.303 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 126 / Section 126.303
§ 126.303. PRIORITY OF CLAIMS.
Status: in_force

The liquidating agent shall use the credit union's assets to pay, in the following order:

(1) secured creditors to the extent of the value of their collateral;

(2) liquidation expenses, including a surety bond if required;

(3) depositors;

(4) general creditors, including secured creditors to the extent that their claims exceed the value of their collateral; and

(5) distributions to members in proportion to the shares held by each member.
Tex. Estates Code § 256.155 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 256 / Section 256.155
§ 256.155. PROCEDURES FOR DEPOSITIONS WHEN NO CONTEST IS FILED.
Status: in_force

(a) This section, rather than Sections 256.153(c) and (d) and 256.154 regarding the taking of depositions, applies if no contest has been filed with respect to an application for the probate of a will.

(b) Depositions for the purpose of establishing a will may be taken in the manner provided by Section 51.203 for the taking of depositions when there is no opposing party or attorney of record on whom notice and copies of interrogatories may be served.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 125.008 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 125 / Section 125.008
§ 125.008. EMERGENCY INFORMATION.
Status: in_force

(a) Employers covered by this chapter and other entities who normally store products labeled under the federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. Section 136 et seq.) in an amount in excess of 55 gallons or 500 pounds or an amount the department determines by rule for certain highly toxic or dangerous chemicals covered by this chapter within one-quarter mile of a residential area composed of three or more private dwellings shall provide to the fire chief of the fire department having jurisdiction over the storage place, in writing, the names and telephone numbers of knowledgeable representatives of the employer or other entity storing the product who can be contacted for further information or contacted in case of an emergency.

(b) Each employer, on request, shall provide a copy of the workplace chemical list to the fire chief having jurisdiction over the storage place. The employer shall notify the fire chief of any significant changes that occur in the workplace chemical list.

(c) The fire chief having jurisdiction over the storage place or his representative, on request, shall be permitted to conduct on-site inspections of the chemicals on the workplace chemical list for the sole purpose of preparing fire department activities in case of an emergency.

(d) Employers shall provide to the fire chief having jurisdiction over the storage place, on request, a copy of the MSDS for any chemical on the workplace chemical list.

(e) On request, the fire chief having jurisdiction over the storage place shall make the workplace chemical list and MSDSs available to members of the fire department having jurisdiction over the workplace and to other personnel outside the fire department who are responsible for preplanning emergency activities, but may not otherwise distribute the information without approval of the employer.