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Tex. Business Organizations Code § 10.251 — TX Code / Code bo / Chapter 10 / Section 10.251
§ 10.251. GENERAL POWER OF DOMESTIC ENTITY TO SELL, LEASE, OR CONVEY PROPERTY.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to any approval required by this code or the governing documents of the domestic entity, a domestic entity may transfer and convey by sale, lease, assignment, or another method an interest in property of the entity, including real property. The transfer and conveyance may:

(1) be made with or without the goodwill of the entity;

(2) be made on any terms and conditions and for any consideration, which may consist wholly or partly of money or other property, including an ownership interest in a domestic entity or non-code organization; and

(3) be evidenced by a deed, assignment, or other instrument of transfer or conveyance, with or without the seal of the entity.

(b) Subject to any approval required by this code or the governing documents of the domestic entity, a domestic entity may grant a pledge, mortgage, deed of trust, or trust indenture with respect to an interest in property of the entity, including real property, with or without the seal of the entity.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2028.301 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2028 / Section 2028.301
§ 2028.301. TEXAS-BRED INCENTIVE FUND.
Status: in_force

(a) The commission shall deposit money set aside for the Texas-bred program or set aside for use by state breed registries under this chapter into an escrow account in the state treasury in the registry of the commission to be known as the Texas-bred incentive fund.

(b) The commission shall distribute money from the Texas-bred incentive fund in accordance with this chapter and commission rules.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 251.76 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 251 / Section 251.76
§ 251.76. CONTINUANCE OF OPERATION AS DISTILLER AND RECTIFIER.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, a person who has been issued a distiller's and rectifier's permit may not subsequently be denied an original or renewal distiller's and rectifier's permit for the same location on the ground that the sale of distilled spirits has been prohibited in the area by a local option election. A person holding a permit at the time of the election or issued a permit under this section may exercise all privileges granted by this code to the holder of a distiller's and rectifier's permit, including the manufacturing, possessing, storing, packaging, and bottling of distilled spirits and the transportation of them to areas in which their sale is legal.
Tex. Labor Code § 413.055 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 413 / Section 413.055
§ 413.055. INTERLOCUTORY ORDERS; REIMBURSEMENT.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may enter an interlocutory order for the payment of all or part of medical benefits. The order may address accrued benefits, future benefits, or both accrued benefits and future benefits.

(b) The subsequent injury fund shall reimburse an insurance carrier for any overpayments of benefits made under an order entered under Subsection (a) if the order is reversed or modified by final arbitration, order, or decision of the commissioner or a court. The commissioner shall adopt rules to provide for a periodic reimbursement schedule, providing for reimbursement at least annually.

(c) A party that disputes an order entered under Subsection (a) is entitled to a hearing. The hearing shall be conducted by the State Office of Administrative Hearings in the manner provided for a contested case under Chapter 2001, Government Code. The order is binding during the pendency of the appeal.
Tex. Local Government Code § 273.009 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 273 / Section 273.009
§ 273.009. CUMULATIVE OF MUNICIPAL CHARTER PROVISIONS.
Status: in_force

This chapter is cumulative of municipal charter provisions relating to the same subject.
Tex. Government Code § 1505.073 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1505 / Section 1505.073
§ 1505.073. SEPARATE RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) A municipality that issues bonds under this subchapter shall establish and maintain proper records into which full and correct entries shall be made of all dealings or transactions of or in relation to the property, business, or affairs of the project.

(b) The records:

(1) must be separate from other records of the municipality; and

(2) shall be open for examination and inspection by any:

(A) taxpayer;

(B) user of a service furnished by the project;

(C) holder of a bond issued under this subchapter; or

(D) person acting for or on behalf of the taxpayer, user, or holder.
Tex. Transportation Code § 254.008 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 254 / Section 254.008
§ 254.008.
Status: in_force

Sec. 254.008. REGULATION OF PRIVATE DITCHES IN COUNTIES OF 100,000 OR LESS. (a) In a county with a population of 100,000 or less, the commissioners court by order may:

(1) remove the blockage of a ditch on real property that is not owned by the county, if the ditch connects with a drainage ditch constructed or maintained by the county; or

(2) provide for the removal or clearance of a blockage from a ditch that is in violation of an order adopted under this section.

(b) Before a commissioners court acts to remove or clear a blockage under this section, the court shall send a notice by certified mail to the record owners of the property on which the blockage is located in violation of an order adopted under this section. The notice must inform the owners of the order and of the other relevant provisions of this section. The court may not remove or clear the blockage before the 20th day after the date the notice is sent.

(c) The commissioners court shall pay the costs incurred in clearing or removing a blockage under this section.

(d) In this section:

(1) "Blockage" means an accumulation of refuse, vegetation, or other matter in a ditch that substantially decreases or stops the flow of water through the ditch.

(2) "Ditch" includes a culvert.
Tex. Local Government Code § 117.026 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 117 / Section 117.026
§ 117.026. ADVERTISEMENT FOR AND SELECTION OF DEPOSITORY OUTSIDE THE COUNTY.
Status: in_force

(a) Subject to Sections 116.026 and 116.028, the commissioners court may select a federally insured bank or banks located outside the county to serve as the depository under this subchapter if:

(1) for any reason no bank located in the county applies to be designated as the depository;

(2) an application is not made for the entire amount of the registry funds;

(3) the commissioners court rejects all the applications submitted;

(4) a depository selected by the commissioners court fails to qualify;

(5) a depository becomes insolvent; or

(6) a new depository is selected because of the failure of the regular depository to execute a new bond under Section 117.057.

(b) Before selecting a depository under Subsection (a), the commissioners court shall advertise for applications from banks located in this state by publishing a notice of the selection once a week for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation published in the county. If such a newspaper is not published in the county, the commissioners court shall post the notice at the courthouse for two weeks. The commissioners court may also publish the notice in any newspaper outside the county for the same length of time.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 66.206 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 66 / Section 66.206
§ 66.206. TROTLINE TAGS.
Status: repealed

(a) The department shall issue numbered tags for trotlines used in public salt water.

(b) The commission may make regulations for the safe use of trotlines and to carry out the provisions of this section.

(c) A trotline tag shall be attached to each 300 feet of trotline or fractional part of 300 feet. The department shall collect a fee of $2 for each tag issued or an amount set by the commission, whichever amount is more.

(d) No person may use a trotline in public salt water unless the trotline has attached to it the proper number of trotline tags.

(e) This section does not apply to a person fishing trotlines under a commercial finfish fisherman's license.

(f) Repealed by Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 382, ch. 190, Sec. 5(2), eff. May 20, 1977.
Tex. Government Code § 432.108 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 432 / Section 432.108
§ 432.108. REVIEW BY STATE JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL.
Status: in_force

(a) In a case reviewable by the state judge advocate general, the state judge advocate general may act only with respect to the findings and sentence as approved by the convening authority. He may affirm only findings of guilty and the sentence or part of the sentence that he finds correct in law and fact and determines, on the basis of the entire record, should be approved. In considering the record, the state judge advocate general may weigh the evidence, judge the credibility of witnesses, and determine controverted questions of fact, recognizing that the trial court saw and heard the witnesses. If the state judge advocate general sets aside the findings and sentence, he may order a rehearing, unless the setting aside is based on lack of sufficient evidence in the record to support the findings. If the state judge advocate general sets aside the findings and sentence and does not order a rehearing, he shall order that the charges be dismissed.

(b) In a case reviewable by the state judge advocate general, the state judge advocate general shall instruct the convening authority to act in accordance with his decision on the review. If he has ordered a rehearing but the convening authority finds a rehearing impracticable, he may dismiss the charges.
Tex. Transportation Code § 623.272 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 623 / Section 623.272
§ 623.272. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO PROVIDE CERTIFICATE OR FOR FALSE INFORMATION ON CERTIFICATE.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may investigate and impose an administrative penalty on a shipper who:

(1) does not provide a shipper's certificate of weight required under Section 623.274(b); or

(2) provides false information on a shipper's certificate of weight that the shipper delivers to a person transporting a shipment.

(b) The notice and hearing requirements of Section 643.2525 apply to the imposition of an administrative penalty under this section as if the action were being taken under that section.

(c) The amount of an administrative penalty imposed under this section is calculated in the same manner as the amount of an administrative penalty imposed under Section 643.251.
Tex. Occupations Code § 901.257 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 901 / Section 901.257
§ 901.257. OATH AND CERTIFICATE FEE.
Status: in_force

Before the board issues a certificate to a person, the person must:

(1) take an oath, administered by a board member or by another person authorized to administer oaths, to support:

(A) the constitution and laws of this state and the United States; and

(B) the board's rules; and

(2) pay a fee for the certificate in an amount set by board rule not to exceed $50.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7933A.0401 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7933A / Section 7933A.0401
§ 7933A.0401. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES OR BONDS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district may issue, without an election, bonds and other obligations secured by:

(1) revenue other than ad valorem taxes; or

(2) contract payments described by Section 7933A.0403.

(b) The district must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose an ad valorem tax or issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes.

(c) The district may not issue bonds payable from ad valorem taxes to finance a road project unless the issuance is approved by a vote of a two-thirds majority of the district voters voting at an election held for that purpose.
Tex. Finance Code § 62.307 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 62 / Section 62.307
§ 62.307. PROPERTY AND OBLIGATIONS OF CONVERTED ASSOCIATION.
Status: in_force

(a) The property of an association converted to a bank or savings bank immediately by operation of law vests in the bank or savings bank.

(b) The bank or savings bank:

(1) holds the property in its own right to the extent it was held by the association that was converted; and

(2) succeeds to the obligations and relations of the association that was converted on the date the conversion takes effect.

(c) A pending judicial proceeding to which the association that was converted is a party is not abated or discontinued by reason of the conversion and may be prosecuted to final judgment, order, or decree as if the conversion had not occurred.

(d) The bank or savings bank may continue a pending action in its own corporate name. A judgment, order, or decree that might have been rendered for or against the association that was converted may be rendered for or against the bank or savings bank.

(e) In this section, "property" has the meaning assigned by Section 62.259(e).
Tex. Water Code § 63.031 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 63 / Section 63.031
§ 63.031. FINDINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) If it appears at the hearing that the proposed improvements are feasible and practicable and would be a public benefit and utility, the commissioners court or the board shall make these findings and approve the boundaries stated in the petition, or if it does not approve the boundaries in the petition, the court or board shall define the boundaries of the district which are approved.

(b) Changes may not be made in the proposed boundaries until notice is given and a hearing held in the manner provided in this subchapter.

(c) If the commissioners court or board finds that the proposed improvement is not feasible or practicable, or that it would not be a public benefit or public utility and that the establishment of the district is unnecessary, the court or board shall make these findings and dismiss the petition at the cost of petitioners. Dismissal of the petition shall not prevent presentation of another petition at a later date.

(d) The commissioners court or the board shall enter all findings in its records or minutes, together with a map of the district if the boundaries in the petition are changed.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3972.0103 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3972 / Section 3972.0103
§ 3972.0103. PURPOSE; LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.
Status: in_force

(a) The creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and other public purposes stated in this chapter.

(b) By creating the district and in authorizing the city and other political subdivisions to contract with the district, the legislature has established a program to accomplish the public purposes set out in Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution.

(c) The creation of the district is necessary to promote, develop, encourage, and maintain employment, commerce, transportation, housing, tourism, recreation, the arts, entertainment, economic development, safety, and the public welfare in the district.

(d) The district is created to supplement and not to supplant city services provided in the district.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 303.051 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 303 / Section 303.051
§ 303.051. RECORD OF ORGANIZATIONS.
Status: in_force

The attorney general shall maintain:

(1) a register of law enforcement-related charitable organizations subject to this chapter; and

(2) a registry of law enforcement-related charitable organizations that submit to the attorney general a completed registration statement containing the information required by Section 303.052.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 162.032 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 162 / Section 162.032
§ 162.032. INSTALLMENTS.
Status: in_force

The board may issue bonds in one or several installments.
Tex. Tax Code § 151.029 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 151 / Section 151.029
§ 151.029. REMEDIES NOT EXCLUSIVE.
Status: in_force

An action taken by the comptroller or the attorney general under this chapter is not an election to pursue one remedy to the exclusion of any other remedy authorized by this chapter.
Tex. Occupations Code § 204.155 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 204 / Section 204.155
§ 204.155. TEMPORARY LICENSE.
Status: in_force

(a) The physician assistant board may issue a temporary license to an applicant who:

(1) meets all the qualifications for a license under this chapter but is waiting for the license to be issued at the next scheduled meeting of the board;

(2) seeks to temporarily substitute for a licensed physician assistant during the license holder's absence, if the applicant:

(A) is licensed or registered in good standing in another state;

(B) submits an application on a form prescribed by the board; and

(C) pays the appropriate fee prescribed by the board; or

(3) has graduated from an educational program for physician assistants or surgeon assistants described by Section 204.153(a)(1) not later than six months before applying for a temporary license and is waiting for examination results from the National Commission on Certification of Physician Assistants.

(b) A temporary license may be valid for not more than one year after the date issued as determined by board rule.
Tex. Government Code § 2054.301 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2054 / Section 2054.301
§ 2054.301. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

This subchapter applies only to a major information resources project.
Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 9.310 — TX Code / Code bc / Chapter 9 / Section 9.310
§ 9.310. WHEN FILING REQUIRED TO PERFECT SECURITY INTEREST OR AGRICULTURAL LIEN; SECURITY INTERESTS AND AGRICULTURAL LIENS TO WHICH FILING PROVISIONS DO NOT APPLY.
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided in Subsection (b) and Section 9.312(b), a financing statement must be filed to perfect all security interests and agricultural liens.

(b) The filing of a financing statement is not necessary to perfect a security interest:

(1) that is perfected under Section 9.308(d), (e), (f), or (g);

(2) that is perfected under Section 9.309 when it attaches;

(3) in property subject to a statute, regulation, or treaty described in Section 9.311(a);

(4) in goods in possession of a bailee that is perfected under Section 9.312(d)(1) or (2);

(5) in certificated securities, documents, goods, or instruments which is perfected without filing, control or possession under Section 9.312(e), (f), or (g);

(6) in collateral in the secured party's possession under Section 9.313;

(7) in a certificated security that is perfected by delivery of the security certificate to the secured party under Section 9.313;

(8) in deposit accounts, electronic chattel paper, electronic documents, investment property, virtual currencies, or letter-of-credit rights that is perfected by control under Section 9.314;

(9) in proceeds that is perfected under Section 9.315; or

(10) that is perfected under Section 9.316.

(c) If a secured party assigns a perfected security interest or agricultural lien, a filing under this Chapter is not required to continue the perfected status of the security interest against creditors of and transferees from the original debtor.
Tex. Labor Code § 406.074 — TX Code / Code la / Chapter 406 / Section 406.074
§ 406.074. INTERJURISDICTIONAL AGREEMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may enter into an agreement with an appropriate agency of another jurisdiction with respect to:

(1) conflicts of jurisdiction;

(2) assumption of jurisdiction in a case in which the contract of employment arises in one state and the injury is incurred in another;

(3) procedures for proceeding against a foreign employer who fails to comply with this subtitle; and

(4) procedures for the appropriate agency to use to proceed against an employer of this state who fails to comply with the workers' compensation laws of the other jurisdiction.

(b) An executed agreement that has been adopted as a rule by the commissioner binds all subject employers and employees.

(c) In this section, "appropriate agency" means an agency of another jurisdiction that administers the workers' compensation laws of that jurisdiction.
Tex. Water Code § 60.454 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 60 / Section 60.454
§ 60.454. PURCHASING CONTRACT METHODS.
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter or other law, a district contract valued at more than the amount authorized in Section 60.403(a) for routine purchases or contracts in the aggregate for each 12-month period may be made by the method below that, in the opinion of the district's commission, provides the best value for the district:

(1) a design-build contract to construct, rehabilitate, alter, or repair facilities;

(2) a contract to construct, rehabilitate, alter, or repair facilities that involves using a construction manager-agent or construction manager-at-risk;

(3) competitive sealed proposals for construction, repair, rehabilitation, or alteration of a facility, and nonconstruction items;

(4) a job order contract for the construction, repair, rehabilitation, or alteration of a facility;

(5) a request for proposals, if the contract is for items other than construction services;

(6) competitive sealed bids;

(7) an interlocal contract as provided by Chapter 791, Government Code;

(8) the reverse auction procedure as defined by Section 2155.062(d), Government Code;

(9) a contract with the United States, including any agency thereof; or

(10) a contract with this state, including an agency of this state.
Tex. Insurance Code - Not Codified § 3.51-1 — TX Code / Code i1 / Chapter 3 / Section 3.51-1
§ 3.51-1. PAYMENT OF GROUP INSURANCE PREMIUMS BY CITIES, TOWNS OR VILLAGES.
Status: in_force

Any incorporated city, town or village in the State of Texas which is authorized by law to procure a contract insuring its respective employees or any class or classes thereof under a policy or policies of group insurance covering one or more risks may pay all or any portion of the premiums on such policy or policies from the local funds of such city, town or village.
Tex. Insurance Code § 912.751 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 912 / Section 912.751
§ 912.751.
Status: in_force

Sec. 912.751. OFFICER OR DIRECTOR UNWORTHY OF TRUST: REMOVAL AND REVOCATION OF CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY. (a) After notice and hearing, the commissioner shall order the removal of an officer or director of a county mutual insurance company holding a certificate of authority if the officer or director is found unworthy of the trust or confidence of the public.

(b) If a county mutual insurance company does not remove an officer or director as required by an order issued under Subsection (a), the commissioner shall:

(1) revoke the company's certificate of authority; and

(2) treat the company as insolvent.