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Tex. Insurance Code § 882.303 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 882 / Section 882.303
§ 882.303.
Status: in_force

Sec. 882.303. UNENCUMBERED SURPLUS LESS THAN $25,000. A mutual life insurance company whose unencumbered surplus is less than $25,000 shall allocate at least 25 percent of the company's net earned surplus for the preceding calendar year to the company's unencumbered surplus until the company has obtained an unencumbered surplus of at least $25,000.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1802.208 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1802 / Section 1802.208
§ 1802.208. SUBROGATION.
Status: in_force

If the department pays a claim against an auctioneer, the department is subrogated to all rights of the aggrieved party against the auctioneer to the extent of the amount paid to the aggrieved party.
Tex. Government Code § 411.081 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 411 / Section 411.081
§ 411.081. APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

(a) This subchapter does not apply to criminal history record information that is contained in:

(1) posters, announcements, or lists for identifying or apprehending fugitives or wanted persons;

(2) original records of entry, including police blotters maintained by a criminal justice agency that are compiled chronologically and required by law or long-standing practice to be available to the public;

(3) public judicial, administrative, or legislative proceedings;

(4) court records of public judicial proceedings;

(5) published judicial or administrative opinions; or

(6) announcements of executive clemency.

(b) This subchapter does not prohibit a criminal justice agency from disclosing to the public criminal history record information that is related to the offense for which a person is involved in the criminal justice system.

(c) This subchapter does not prohibit a criminal justice agency from confirming previous criminal history record information to any person on specific inquiry about whether a named person was arrested, detained, indicted, or formally charged on a specified date, if the information disclosed is based on data excluded by Subsection (b).
Tex. Government Code § 844.306 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 844 / Section 844.306
§ 844.306. MEDICAL EXAMINATION OF DISABILITY RETIREE.
Status: repealed

(a) Until the date a disability retirement is considered a service retirement under Section 844.3051, once each year during the first five years after a person retires for disability, and once in each three-year period after that, the board of trustees may, in accordance with rules and procedures established by the board, require a disability retiree to undergo a medical examination and provide current medical and other information reaffirming the status of the retiree as disabled within the meaning of this subchapter.

(b) Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 873, Sec. 92(24), eff. January 1, 2008.

(c) If a disability retiree refuses to submit to medical examination or fails to provide current medical or other information confirming the status of the retiree as disabled, the board of trustees may cancel the disability retirement and terminate the retirement annuity.
Tex. Estates Code § 1202.003 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1202 / Section 1202.003
§ 1202.003. TERMINATION OF GUARDIANSHIP OF ESTATE ON ESTABLISHMENT OF ABLE ACCOUNT BY CERTAIN PERSONS.
Status: in_force

On application by the guardian of the estate of a ward or another person interested in the ward's welfare, the court may order that the guardianship of the estate of the ward terminate and be settled and closed if the court finds that the ward no longer needs a guardian of the estate because all of the ward's assets have been placed in an ABLE account established in accordance with the Texas Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Program under Subchapter J, Chapter 54, Education Code, and the ward is the designated beneficiary of the account.
Tex. Government Code § 24.584 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.584
§ 24.584.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.584. 440TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (CORYELL COUNTY). The 440th Judicial District is composed of Coryell County.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1302.251 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1302 / Section 1302.251
§ 1302.251. LICENSE REQUIRED.
Status: in_force

(a) A person may not engage in air conditioning and refrigeration contracting unless the person holds an air conditioning and refrigeration contractor license under this subchapter or Subchapter G.

(b) An air conditioning and refrigeration contractor license issued under this subchapter is valid throughout the state. A person who holds a license issued under this subchapter is not required to hold a municipal license under Subchapter G to engage in air conditioning and refrigeration contracting in any municipality in this state.

(c) A person holding an air conditioning and refrigeration contractor license may assign that license to only one permanent office of one air conditioning and refrigeration contracting company.
Tex. Occupations Code § 1704.302 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 1704 / Section 1704.302
§ 1704.302. PROHIBITED REFERRALS OF OR EMPLOYMENTS WITH BONDING BUSINESS; OFFENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person in the bonding business may not directly or indirectly give, donate, lend, or contribute, or promise to give, donate, lend, or contribute, money or property to an attorney, police officer, sheriff, deputy, constable, jailer, or employee of a law enforcement agency for the referral of bonding business.

(b) A person may not accept or receive from a license holder money, property, or any other thing of value as payment for the referral of bonding business unless the records of the board show that the person is an agent or employee of the license holder.

(c) A person may not accept or receive from a license holder money, property, or any other thing of value as payment for employment with a bonding business if, within the preceding 10 years, the person has been convicted of a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude or of a felony.

(d) A person commits an offense if the person violates this section. An offense under this section is a Class A misdemeanor.
Tex. Water Code § 58.730 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 58 / Section 58.730
§ 58.730. ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION OF TAXES.
Status: in_force

After consolidation, the officers of the consolidated district shall assess and collect taxes on property in the original district to pay debts created by the original district.
Tex. Utilities Code § 184.001 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 184 / Section 184.001
§ 184.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "commission" means the Public Utility Commission of Texas.
Tex. Family Code § 201.306 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 201 / Section 201.306
§ 201.306. CASES THAT MAY BE REFERRED.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as provided by this section, a judge of a juvenile court may refer to an associate judge any aspect of a juvenile matter brought:

(1) under this title or Title 3; or

(2) in connection with Rule 308a, Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.

(b) Unless a party files a written objection to the associate judge hearing a trial on the merits, the judge may refer the trial to the associate judge. A trial on the merits is any final adjudication from which an appeal may be taken to a court of appeals.

(c) A party must file an objection to an associate judge hearing a trial on the merits or presiding at a jury trial not later than the 10th day after the date the party receives notice that the associate judge will hear the trial. If an objection is filed, the referring court shall hear the trial on the merits or preside at a jury trial.

(d) The requirements of Subsections (b) and (c) apply when a judge has authority to refer the trial of a suit under this title, Title 1, or Title 4 to an associate judge, master, or other assistant judge regardless of whether the assistant judge is appointed under this subchapter.
Tex. Government Code § 834.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 834 / Section 834.001
§ 834.001. TYPES OF BENEFITS.
Status: in_force

The types of benefits payable by the retirement system are:

(1) service retirement benefits; and

(2) death benefits.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8379.0403 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8379 / Section 8379.0403
§ 8379.0403. CONTRACT TAXES.
Status: in_force

(a) In accordance with Section 49.108, Water Code, the district may impose a tax other than an operation and maintenance tax and use the revenue derived from the tax to make payments under a contract after the provisions of the contract have been approved by a majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.

(b) A contract approved by the district voters may contain a provision stating that the contract may be modified or amended by the board without further voter approval.
Tex. Government Code § 24.184 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 24 / Section 24.184
§ 24.184.
Status: in_force

Sec. 24.184. 82ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT (FALLS AND ROBERTSON COUNTIES). (a) The 82nd Judicial District is composed of Falls and Robertson counties.

(b) The terms of the 82nd District Court begin on the first Mondays in January and July.
Tex. Utilities Code § 302.0002 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 302 / Section 302.0002
§ 302.0002. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

This chapter applies only to a solar power facility that is a generation asset as defined by Section 39.251.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8101.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8101 / Section 8101.104
§ 8101.104. BALLOT PROCEDURE FOR CANDIDATES.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who wants to have the person's name printed on the ballot as a candidate for director must submit a petition to the board secretary requesting that action.

(b) The petition must be:

(1) signed by at least 50 qualified voters; and

(2) presented to the secretary not later than the 21st day before the date of the election.
Tex. Insurance Code § 1502.052 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 1502 / Section 1502.052
§ 1502.052. MANDATED BENEFIT PROVISIONS INAPPLICABLE.
Status: in_force

A children's health benefit plan is not subject to any law that requires coverage or the offer of coverage of a health care service or benefit.
Tex. Transportation Code § 451.058 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 451 / Section 451.058
§ 451.058. USE AND ACQUISITION OF PROPERTY OF OTHERS.
Status: in_force

(a) For a purpose described by Section 451.056(a)(1) and as necessary or useful in the construction, repair, maintenance, or operation of the transit authority system, an authority may:

(1) use a public way, including an alley; and

(2) directly, or indirectly by another person, relocate or reroute the property of another person or alter the construction of the property of another person.

(b) For an act authorized by Subsection (a)(2), an authority may contract with the owner of the property to allow the owner to make the relocation, rerouting, or alteration by the owner's own means or through a contractor of the owner. The contract may provide for reimbursement of the owner for costs or payment to the contractor.

(c) An authority may acquire by eminent domain any interest in real property, including a fee simple interest and the use of air or subsurface space. The exercise of the right of eminent domain may not unduly interfere with interstate commerce or authorize the authority to run an authority vehicle on a railroad track that is used to transport property.

(d) If an authority, through the exercise of a power under this chapter, makes necessary the relocation or rerouting of, or alteration of the construction of, a road, alley, overpass, underpass, railroad track, bridge or associated property, an electric, telegraph, telephone, or television cable line, conduit, or associated property, or a water, sewer, gas, or other pipeline or associated property, the relocation or rerouting or alteration of the construction must be accomplished at the sole cost and expense of the authority, and damages that are incurred by an owner of the property must be paid by the authority.

(e) Unless the power of eminent domain is exercised, an authority may not begin an activity authorized under Subsection (a) to alter or damage the property of this state, a political subdivision of this state, or a person providing a public service, inconvenience the owners of property of this state, a political subdivision of this state, or a person providing a public service, or disrupt the provision of a public service without having first received written permission from the owner of the property.
Tex. Water Code § 54.030 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 54 / Section 54.030
§ 54.030. CONVERSION OF CERTAIN DISTRICTS INTO DISTRICTS OPERATING UNDER THIS CHAPTER.
Status: in_force

(a) Any water improvement district, water control and improvement district, fresh water supply district, levee improvement district, irrigation district, or any other conservation and reclamation district created under Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution, may be converted to a district operating under this chapter.

(b) The governing body of a district which desires to convert into a district operating under this chapter shall, after providing notice in accordance with Section 54.032, hold a hearing on the question of the conversion of the district into a municipal utility district operating under this chapter and under Article XVI, Section 59, of the Texas Constitution.

(c) The governing body of the converting district must present a general description of any litigation that is pending against the district at the hearing under Subsection (b).

(d) After the hearing held under Subsection (b), the governing body of the converting district may adopt and enter in the minutes of the governing body a resolution declaring that in the judgment of the governing body, conversion under this section would serve the best interest of the district and would be a benefit to the land and property included in the district. The resolution shall also request that the commission approve the conversion of the district.

(e) A copy of the resolution under Subsection (d) shall be:

(1) filed with the commission; and

(2) mailed to each state senator and representative who represents the area in which the district is located.
Tex. Code of Criminal Procedure § 7C.006 — TX Code / Code cr / Chapter 7C / Section 7C.006
§ 7C.006. INAPPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

This chapter does not apply to a protective order issued under the Family Code or the Code of Criminal Procedure or to a protective order issued under the laws of another state that is recognized or enforceable under the Family Code or the Code of Criminal Procedure.
Tex. Water Code § 12.015 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 12 / Section 12.015
§ 12.015. POWER TO CONDEMN WORKS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission may condemn existing works if their existence or operation may, in the judgment of the commission, become a public menace or dangerous to life and property.

(b) In all cases of proposed condemnation, the commission shall notify the interested party of the contemplated action and shall specify a time for him to appear and be heard.
Tex. Utilities Code § 38.051 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 38 / Section 38.051
§ 38.051. EXAMINATION AND TEST OF INSTRUMENT OR EQUIPMENT; INSPECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) A regulatory authority may:

(1) examine and test equipment, including meters and instruments, used to measure service of an electric utility; and

(2) set up and use on the premises occupied by an electric utility an apparatus or appliance necessary for the examination or test.

(b) The electric utility is entitled to be represented at an examination, test, or inspection made under this section.

(c) The electric utility and its officers and employees shall facilitate the examination, test, or inspection by giving reasonable aid to the regulatory authority and to any person designated by the regulatory authority for the performance of those duties.
Tex. Local Government Code § 236.002 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 236 / Section 236.002
§ 236.002. FIREARMS; AIR GUNS; ARCHERY EQUIPMENT; SPORT SHOOTING RANGE.
Status: in_force

(a) Notwithstanding any other law, including Chapter 251, Agriculture Code, a county may not adopt or enforce regulations that:

(1) relate to:

(A) the transfer, possession, wearing, carrying, ownership, storage, transportation, licensing, or registration of firearms, air guns, archery equipment, knives, ammunition, or firearm or air gun supplies or accessories;

(B) commerce in firearms, air guns, archery equipment, knives, ammunition, or firearm or air gun supplies or accessories; or

(C) the discharge of a firearm, air gun, or archery equipment at a sport shooting range; or

(2) require an owner of a firearm or archery equipment to obtain liability insurance coverage for damages resulting from negligent or wilful acts involving the use of the firearm or archery equipment.

(b) An ordinance, rule, resolution, or policy adopted or enforced by a county, or an official action, including in any legislative, police power, or proprietary capacity, taken by an employee or agent of a county in violation of this section is void.

(c) Subsection (a) does not affect the authority of a county to:

(1) require a resident or public employee to be armed for personal or national defense, law enforcement, or other purpose under other law;

(2) regulate the discharge of firearms or air guns in accordance with Section 235.022;

(3) regulate the carrying of a firearm by a person licensed to carry a handgun under Subchapter H, Chapter 411, Government Code, in accordance with Section 411.209, Government Code;

(4) except as provided by Subsection (d), adopt or enforce a generally applicable land use regulation, fire code, or business regulation; or

(5) except as provided by Subsection (e), regulate or prohibit an employee's carrying or possession of a firearm, firearm accessory, or ammunition in the course of the employee's official duties.

(d) A county order or regulation designed or enforced to effectively restrict or prohibit the manufacture, sale, purchase, transfer, or display of firearms, firearm accessories, or ammunition that is otherwise lawful in this state is void.

(e) Subsection (c)(5) does not authorize a county to regulate an employee's carrying or possession of a firearm in violation of Subchapter G, Chapter 52, Labor Code.

(f) The attorney general may bring an action in the name of the state to obtain a temporary or permanent injunction against a county adopting a regulation, other than a regulation under Section 236.003, in violation of this section. The attorney general may recover reasonable expenses incurred in obtaining an injunction under this subsection, including court costs, reasonable attorney's fees, investigative costs, witness fees, and deposition costs.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 501.113 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 501 / Section 501.113
§ 501.113. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE.
Status: in_force

A proceeding to impose the penalty is considered to be a contested case under Chapter 2001, Government Code.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4101.151 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4101 / Section 4101.151
§ 4101.151. PLACE OF BUSINESS.
Status: in_force

(a) A licensed adjuster shall maintain a place of business that is:

(1) located at the place at which the adjuster principally conducts transactions under the license; and

(2) accessible to the public.

(b) A licensed adjuster shall promptly notify the commissioner if the adjuster changes the location of the adjuster's place of business.
Tex. Finance Code § 15.201 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 15 / Section 15.201
§ 15.201. APPOINTMENT; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission is composed of nine members appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate.

(b) Commission members serve staggered terms of six years, with the terms of one-third of the members expiring February 15 of each odd-numbered year.

(c) Appointments to the commission shall be made without regard to the race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin of the appointees.
Tex. Education Code § 45.305 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 45 / Section 45.305
§ 45.305. PRIVATE MATCHING FUNDS REQUIRED; USE OF OTHER STATE FUNDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may not implement the program unless private funds in an amount at least equal to the amount of state funds allocated under Section 45.304 are obligated to the program for at least the first 10 years of the term of obligations for which credit enhancement is provided under the program.

(b) The commissioner may use state funds allocated under Section 45.304 to pay any amount due for credit enhancement under the program and, subject to the terms of the applicable private credit obligation agreement, provide for payment of private funds to the Foundation School Program in an amount equal to at least one-half of the amount of the state funds paid. The commissioner may also use any other state funds available for the purpose to make payments under this subchapter or to reimburse the Foundation School Program for payments made under this subchapter from Foundation School Program funds.
Tex. Government Code § 497.112 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 497 / Section 497.112
§ 497.112. AGRICULTURAL EFFICIENCY AND ECONOMY.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall review annually the department's agricultural operations. The review must include:

(1) a cost-effectiveness analysis of all agricultural programs;

(2) a determination as to whether the department could more economically purchase certain agricultural products rather than produce those products; and

(3) a determination as to whether certain agricultural operations performed by inmates could be mechanized, taking into account whether mechanization would adversely affect security or inmate discipline.

(b) The department shall use the information provided by the annual review in developing and improving agricultural operations.

(c) The department shall provide the board with a copy of the annual review required by this section.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 80.027 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 80 / Section 80.027
§ 80.027. PENALTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) A person who violates this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter or who alters, forges, counterfeits, or uses without authority a certificate, permit, or other document issued under this chapter or under a rule adopted under this chapter commits an offense.

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

(c) If the commissioner determines that a violation of this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter has occurred, the commissioner may request that the attorney general or the county or district attorney of the county in which the alleged violation occurred or is occurring file suit for civil, injunctive, or other appropriate relief.
Tex. Government Code § 542.0115 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 542 / Section 542.0115
§ 542.0115. IMPLEMENTATION, LOCATION, AND DURATION.
Status: in_force

The commission shall:

(1) implement the pilot program on September 1, 2023;

(2) conduct the pilot program in a STAR+PLUS Medicaid managed care service area the commission selects; and

(3) operate the pilot program for at least 24 months.
Tex. Transportation Code § 1001.022 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 1001 / Section 1001.022
§ 1001.022. TERMS.
Status: in_force

Members of the board serve staggered six-year terms, with the terms of either one or two members expiring February 1 of each odd-numbered year.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8178.105 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8178 / Section 8178.105
§ 8178.105. ADDITION OR EXCLUSION OF LAND IN DEFINED AREA.
Status: in_force

The district may add or exclude land from the defined areas in the same manner the district may add or exclude land from the district.