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Tex. Insurance Code § 6003.002 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 6003 / Section 6003.002
§ 6003.002. APPLICABILITY OF CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter does not apply to:

(1) an employee of the United States, this state, or any political subdivision of this state who acts as a fire protection sprinkler system contractor for the employing governmental entity;

(2) the plan, sale, installation, maintenance, or servicing of a fire protection sprinkler system in any property owned by the United States or this state;

(3) an individual or organization acting under court order as authorization;

(4) an individual or organization that sells or supplies products or materials to a registered fire protection sprinkler system contractor;

(5) an installation, maintenance, or service project for which the total contract price for labor, materials, and all other services is less than $100, if:

(A) the project is not a part of a complete or more costly project, whether the complete project is to be undertaken by one or more fire protection sprinkler system contractors; or

(B) the project is not divided into contracts of less than $100 for the purpose of evading this chapter;

(6) an engineer licensed under Chapter 1001, Occupations Code, acting solely in the engineer's professional capacity;

(7) a regular employee of a registered fire protection sprinkler system contractor; or

(8) an owner or lessee of property that:

(A) installs a fire protection sprinkler system on the owned or leased property for the owner's or lessee's own use or for family members' use; and

(B) does not offer the property for sale or lease before the first anniversary of the date of installation of the fire protection sprinkler system.

(b) This chapter does not authorize an individual or organization to practice professional engineering other than in compliance with Chapter 1001, Occupations Code.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2051.253 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2051 / Section 2051.253
§ 2051.253. DESIGNATION OF COMPLIANCE COORDINATOR.
Status: in_force

An institution of higher education shall:

(1) designate an individual to serve as a compliance coordinator for that institution; and

(2) report the name of the compliance coordinator to the secretary of state in a manner prescribed by the secretary.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4001.204 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4001 / Section 4001.204
§ 4001.204. AUTHORITY TO ACT AS AGENT BEFORE NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT.
Status: in_force

An agent appointed under this subchapter may act on behalf of the appointing insurer before the department receives the notice filed under Section 4001.202(b).
Tex. Insurance Code § 2210.703 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2210 / Section 2210.703
§ 2210.703. RENEWAL OF REINSURED POLICIES; COMPARABLE COVERAGE.
Status: in_force

(a) An insurer electing to offer a policy under Section 2210.702 shall offer a renewal of that policy to the association policyholder for each of the next three years subject to the insurer's rate and underwriting guidelines as filed under this code.

(b) An insurer may not offer a policy to an association policyholder under this section unless the policy contains generally comparable coverage and premiums to the association policy as determined by commissioner rule. The premiums for a policy of generally comparable coverage may not exceed 115 percent of the premiums for the association policy.

(c) Subchapter L-1 does not apply to a policy renewed under this section.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 300C.0002 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 300C / Section 300C.0002
§ 300C.0002. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this chapter:

(1) "Board" means the board of directors of a district.

(2) "Director" means a member of the board.

(3) "District" means a health care provider participation district created under Chapter 300A and operating under this chapter.

(4) "Institutional health care provider" means a nonpublic hospital that provides inpatient hospital services.

(5) "Local government" means a hospital district, county, or municipality to which this chapter applies.

(6) "Paying hospital" means an institutional health care provider required to make a mandatory payment under this chapter.

(7) "Program" means a health care provider participation program authorized by this chapter.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8273.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8273 / Section 8273.053
§ 8273.053. OFFICIAL BOARD ACTIONS.
Status: in_force

The affirmative vote of a majority of the directors is required for any official board action.
Tex. Transportation Code § 393.002 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 393 / Section 393.002
§ 393.002. SIGN PLACEMENT PROHIBITED.
Status: in_force

Except as provided by Sections 393.0025 and 393.0026, a person may not place a sign on the right-of-way of a public road unless the placement of the sign is authorized by state law.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8837.002 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8837 / Section 8837.002
§ 8837.002. NATURE OF DISTRICT.
Status: in_force

The district is a groundwater conservation district in Terrell County created under and essential to accomplish the purposes of Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution.
Tex. Education Code § 21.901 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 21 / Section 21.901
§ 21.901. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Alternative partnership preservice program" means the Preparing and Retaining Educators through Partnership Alternative Preservice Program established under Section 21.905.

(2) "Board" means the State Board for Educator Certification.

(3) "Cooperating teacher" means a classroom teacher who:

(A) has at least three full school years of teaching experience with a superior record of assisting students in achieving improvement in student performance;

(B) is employed as a teacher of record by a school district or open-enrollment charter school participating in a partnership preservice program or grow your own partnership program under this subchapter and paired with one or more teacher candidates, students, or employees who are participating in a program under this subchapter; and

(C) provides coaching in the teacher's classroom to one or more teacher candidates, students, or employees participating in a program under this subchapter.

(4) "Grow your own partnership program" means the Preparing and Retaining Educators through Partnership Grow Your Own Partnership Program established under Section 21.906.

(5) "Mentor teacher" means a mentor teacher as described by Section 21.458.

(6) "Partnership preservice program" means a Preparing and Retaining Educators through Partnership Preservice Program established under Section 21.902.

(7) "Residency partnership preservice program" means the Preparing and Retaining Educators through Partnership Residency Preservice Program established under Section 21.904.

(8) "Teacher candidate" means a person enrolled in an educator preparation program participating in a partnership preservice program.

(9) "Traditional partnership preservice program" means the Preparing and Retaining Educators through Partnership Traditional Preservice Program established under Section 21.903.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8218.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8218 / Section 8218.201
§ 8218.201. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 89.012 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 89 / Section 89.012
§ 89.012. DUTY OF NONOPERATOR.
Status: in_force

If the operator of a well fails to comply with Section 89.011 of this code, each nonoperator is responsible for his proportionate share of the cost of the proper plugging of the well within a reasonable time, according to the rules of the commission in effect at the time the responsibility attaches.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2210.551 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2210 / Section 2210.551
§ 2210.551. APPEALS.
Status: repealed

(a) This section:

(1) does not apply to:

(A) a person who is required to resolve a dispute under Subchapter L-1; or

(B) a person insured under this chapter who has elected to purchase a binding arbitration endorsement offered by the association under Section 2210.554; and

(2) applies only to:

(A) a person not described by Subdivision (1) who is insured under this chapter or an authorized representative of the person; or

(B) an affected insurer.

(b) A person or entity described by Subsection (a)(2) who is aggrieved by an act, ruling, or decision of the association may appeal to the commissioner not later than the 30th day after the date of that act, ruling, or decision.

(c) If the association is aggrieved by the action of the commissioner with respect to a ruling, order, or determination of the commissioner, the association may, not later than the 30th day after the date of the action, make a written request to the commissioner for a hearing on the action.

(d) On 10 days' written notice of the time and place of the hearing, the commissioner shall conduct a hearing on the association's request or the appeal from an act, ruling, or decision of the association, not later than the 30th day after the date of receipt of the request or appeal.

(e) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 2, Sec. 57, eff. September 28, 2011.

(f) Not later than the 30th day after the date of the hearing, the commissioner shall affirm, reverse, or modify the commissioner's previous action or the act, ruling, or decision appealed to the commissioner. Pending the hearing and decision, the commissioner may suspend or postpone the effective date of the previous action or of the act, ruling, or decision appealed to the commissioner.

(g) The association, or the person or entity aggrieved by the order or decision of the commissioner, may appeal to a district court in the county in which the covered property is located or a district court in Travis County.

(h) An action brought under this section is subject to the procedures established under Subchapter D, Chapter 36.
Tex. Election Code § 141.036 — TX Code / Code el / Chapter 141 / Section 141.036
§ 141.036. PRESERVATION OF APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

The authority with whom an application for a place on the ballot is required to be filed shall preserve each application filed with the authority for two years after the date of the election for which the application is made.
Tex. Transportation Code § 61.006 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 61 / Section 61.006
§ 61.006. BOARD JURISDICTION.
Status: in_force

A board has exclusive jurisdiction over piloting of vessels in this state between the Gulf of Mexico and the ports in the board's jurisdiction.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3877.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3877 / Section 3877.104
§ 3877.104. AUTHORITY TO CONTRACT FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT.
Status: in_force

To protect the public interest, the district may contract with a qualified party, including Harris County or the City of Waller, for the provision of law enforcement services in the district for a fee.
Tex. Family Code § 160.604 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 160 / Section 160.604
§ 160.604. PERSONAL JURISDICTION.
Status: in_force

(a) An individual may not be adjudicated to be a parent unless the court has personal jurisdiction over the individual.

(b) A court of this state having jurisdiction to adjudicate parentage may exercise personal jurisdiction over a nonresident individual or the guardian or conservator of the individual if the conditions in Section 159.201 are satisfied.

(c) If the court lacks jurisdiction over one individual, the court:

(1) is not precluded from making an adjudication of parentage binding on another individual over whom the court has personal jurisdiction; and

(2) may not delay the adjudication described by Subdivision (1) solely due to the lack of jurisdiction.
Tex. Business Organizations Code § 22.102 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 22 / Section 22.102
§ 22.102. BYLAWS.
Status: in_force

(a) The initial bylaws of a corporation shall be adopted by the corporation's board of directors or, if the management of the corporation is vested in the corporation's members, by the members.

(b) The bylaws may contain provisions for the regulation and management of the affairs of the corporation that are consistent with law and the certificate of formation.

(c) The board of directors may amend or repeal the bylaws, or adopt new bylaws, unless:

(1) this chapter or the corporation's certificate of formation wholly or partly reserves the power exclusively to the corporation's members;

(2) the management of the corporation is vested in the corporation's members; or

(3) in amending, repealing, or adopting a bylaw, the members expressly provide that the board of directors may not amend or repeal the bylaw.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3871.058 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3871 / Section 3871.058
§ 3871.058. CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.
Status: in_force

(a) A director, including a director who qualifies under Section 3871.053(a)(2), (3), (4), or (5), may participate in all board votes and decisions if the director complies with the requirements of Subsection (b).

(b) A director shall comply with Section 171.004, Local Government Code, including the disclosure and abstention requirements of that section. A director must file a copy of the director's disclosure affidavit required by Section 171.004, Local Government Code, with the city's secretary before participating in a board discussion or vote.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3948.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3948 / Section 3948.006
§ 3948.006. ELIGIBILITY FOR INCLUSION IN SPECIAL ZONES.
Status: in_force

All or any part of the area of the district is eligible to be included in:

(1) a tax increment reinvestment zone created under Chapter 311, Tax Code;

(2) a tax abatement reinvestment zone created under Chapter 312, Tax Code;

(3) an enterprise zone created under Chapter 2303, Government Code; or

(4) an industrial district created under Chapter 42, Local Government Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 593.024 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 593 / Section 593.024
§ 593.024. APPLICATION FOR VOLUNTARY RESIDENTIAL CARE SERVICES.
Status: in_force

(a) An application for voluntary admission to a residential care facility must be made according to department rules and contain a statement of the reasons for which placement is requested.

(b) Voluntary admission includes regular voluntary admission, emergency admission, and respite care.
Tex. Insurance Code § 882.602 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 882 / Section 882.602
§ 882.602. AMENDMENT TO CHARTER OR ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

If the policyholders of a mutual life insurance company authorize a conversion under Section 882.601, the board of directors and officers of the company shall amend the company's charter or articles of incorporation to comply with the requirements applicable to a stock legal reserve life insurance company under Chapter 841.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1804.201 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1804 / Section 1804.201
§ 1804.201. AUDIT BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Status: in_force

(a) The attorney general may request reasonable and necessary information from a veterans organization or a veterans organization solicitor for the purpose of auditing or verifying the representations contained in a registration statement.

(b) The attorney general may audit representations made by a veterans organization solicitor during a solicitation to determine whether the solicitation complies with this chapter.
Tex. Education Code § 31.0721 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 31 / Section 31.0721
§ 31.0721. REVIEW AND RELEASE OF OPEN EDUCATION RESOURCE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), open education resource instructional material may not be made available under this subchapter to students, teachers, educators, or other education professionals before being reviewed by the agency under Section 31.023 and included on the list of approved instructional materials maintained by the State Board of Education under Section 31.022.

(b) The agency may make open education resource instructional material available to a limited number of classroom teachers for a limited time before the material is reviewed by the agency under Section 31.023 and included on the list of approved instructional materials maintained by the State Board of Education under Section 31.022 to assist in developing or testing the quality of the material. A school district may only use unreviewed material made available under this subsection in a grade level in which the material has not been used previously if:

(1) the board of trustees of the district approves the use of the unreviewed material; and

(2) the district provides evidence to the agency showing that classroom teachers support the use of the material.

(c) Except as provided by Subsection (b), open education resource instructional materials made available under this section may not remain available once amended or modified unless the material as amended or modified is reviewed under Section 31.023 and included on the list of approved instructional materials maintained by the State Board of Education under Section 31.022.
Tex. Finance Code § 304.002 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 304 / Section 304.002
§ 304.002.
Status: in_force

Sec. 304.002. JUDGMENT INTEREST RATE: INTEREST RATE OR TIME PRICE DIFFERENTIAL IN CONTRACT. A money judgment of a court of this state on a contract that provides for interest or time price differential earns postjudgment interest at a rate equal to the lesser of:

(1) the rate specified in the contract, which may be a variable rate; or

(2) 18 percent a year.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1099.059 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1099 / Section 1099.059
§ 1099.059. DISTRICT MANAGER; ASSISTANT MANAGER.
Status: in_force

(a) The board shall appoint a qualified person as district manager.

(b) The board may appoint one or more assistant managers.

(c) The manager and any assistant manager serve at the will of the board and receive the compensation determined by the board.

(d) On assuming the duties of district manager, the manager shall execute a bond payable to the district in an amount set by the board of not less than $5,000 that:

(1) is conditioned on the manager performing the manager's required duties; and

(2) contains any other condition the board requires.
Tex. Tax Code § 323.310 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 323 / Section 323.310
§ 323.310. DISAPPROVAL OF COUNTY SUIT.
Status: in_force

(a) The comptroller or the attorney general may disapprove of the institution of a suit by a county under Section 323.309(b) if:

(1) negotiations between the state and the taxpayer are being conducted for the purpose of the collection of delinquent taxes owed to the state and the county seeking to bring suit;

(2) the taxpayer owes substantial taxes to the state and there is a reasonable possibility that the taxpayer may be unable to pay the total amount owed;

(3) the state will bring suit against the taxpayer for all taxes due under Chapter 151 and this chapter; or

(4) the suit involves a critical legal question relating to the interpretation of state law or a provision of the Texas or United States constitution in which the state has an overriding interest.

(b) A notice of disapproval to a county must be in writing and give the reason for the determination by the comptroller or attorney general.

(c) A disapproval is final and not subject to review.

(d) Not earlier than one year after the date of a disapproval of the institution of a county collection suit, the county may again proceed as provided by Section 323.309(b) even though the liability of the taxpayer includes taxes for which the county has previously given notice and the comptroller or attorney general has disapproved of the suit.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3890.006 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3890 / Section 3890.006
§ 3890.006. ELIGIBILITY FOR INCLUSION IN SPECIAL ZONES.
Status: in_force

All or any part of the area of the district is eligible to be included in:

(1) a tax increment reinvestment zone created under Chapter 311, Tax Code;

(2) a tax abatement reinvestment zone created under Chapter 312, Tax Code; or

(3) an enterprise zone created under Chapter 2303, Government Code.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8144.201 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8144 / Section 8144.201
§ 8144.201. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes, impact fees, revenue, grants, or other district money, or any combination of those sources, to pay for any authorized district purpose.

(b) In exercising the district's borrowing power, the district may issue a bond or other obligation in the form of a bond, note, certificate of participation, or other instrument evidencing a proportionate interest in payments to be made by the district, or other type of obligation.

(c) The district may not issue bonds to finance projects authorized by Section 8144.104 unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the voters of the district voting at an election called for that purpose.

(d) Bonds or other obligations issued or incurred to finance projects authorized by Section 8144.104 may not exceed one-fourth of the assessed value of the real property in the district.

(e) Sections 49.181 and 49.182, Water Code, do not apply to a project undertaken by the district under Section 8144.104 or to bonds issued by the district to finance the project.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3936.112 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3936 / Section 3936.112
§ 3936.112. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER.
Status: in_force

The district may not exercise the power of eminent domain.
Tex. Occupations Code § 601.306 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 601 / Section 601.306
§ 601.306. EMERGENCY SUSPENSION.
Status: in_force

(a) The presiding officer of the advisory board shall appoint a three-member disciplinary panel consisting of advisory board members to determine whether a certificate should be temporarily suspended.

(a-1) The disciplinary panel shall temporarily suspend the certificate of a certificate holder if the panel determines from the evidence or information presented to it that continued practice by the certificate holder would constitute a continuing threat to the public welfare.

(b) A certificate may be suspended under this section without notice or hearing on the complaint if:

(1) action is taken to initiate proceedings for a hearing before the advisory board simultaneously with the temporary suspension; and

(2) a hearing is held as soon as practicable under this chapter and Chapter 2001, Government Code.

(c) Notwithstanding Chapter 551, Government Code, the disciplinary panel may hold a meeting by telephone conference call if immediate action is required and convening of the panel at one location is inconvenient for any member of the panel.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3896.161 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3896 / Section 3896.161
§ 3896.161. PROJECT DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT REQUIRED TO IMPOSE TAXES OR BORROW MONEY, INCLUDING BONDS.
Status: in_force

Before the district may issue bonds, impose taxes, or borrow money, the district and the city must negotiate and execute a mutually approved and accepted interlocal project development agreement regarding the development plans and rules for:

(1) the development and operation of the district; and

(2) the financing of improvement projects.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 23.043 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 23 / Section 23.043
§ 23.043. HUNTING AND FISHING REGULATIONS.
Status: in_force

The commission, under Chapter 61 or Subchapter E, Chapter 81, may provide for open seasons for hunting and fishing on federal lands for which the department has entered into a wildlife management agreement under this subchapter.