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Tex. Insurance Code § 841.202 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 841 / Section 841.202
§ 841.202. AUTHORIZED SHARES.
Status: in_force

(a) At any shareholders' meeting, shareholders of a domestic insurance company whose cumulative stock ownership represents a majority of the capital stock of the company by resolution may increase or decrease the amount of the company's capital stock, subject to this section.

(b) Capital stock may never be decreased to an amount that is less than the minimum amount of paid-up stock required by Section 841.054.

(c) Two officers of the domestic insurance company must sign and acknowledge a statement of the increase or decrease. The acknowledged statement and a certified copy of the resolution shall be filed and recorded in the same manner as the charter.

(d) For an increase or decrease of capital stock, the domestic insurance company may require the return of the original certificates evidencing the stock in exchange for new certificates. An issuance of new certificates that results in a transfer of stock is subject to Section 841.254.
Tex. Government Code § 1253.001 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1253 / Section 1253.001
§ 1253.001. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this chapter, "political subdivision" means a county, municipality, school district, junior college district, other special district, or other subdivision of state government.
Tex. Government Code § 54.2303 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 54 / Section 54.2303
§ 54.2303. COMPENSATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A magistrate is entitled to the salary determined by the Commissioners Court of Kerr County.

(b) A full-time magistrate's salary may not be less than that of a justice of the peace of Kerr County as established by the annual budget of Kerr County.

(c) A part-time magistrate's salary is equal to the per-hour salary of a justice of the peace. The per-hour salary is determined by dividing the annual salary by a 2,000 work-hour year. The local administrative judge of the district courts serving Kerr County shall approve the number of hours for which a part-time magistrate is to be paid.

(d) The magistrate's salary is paid from the county fund available for payment of officers' salaries.
Tex. Family Code § 88.006 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 88 / Section 88.006
§ 88.006. IMMUNITY.
Status: in_force

A state or local governmental agency, law enforcement officer, prosecuting attorney, clerk of court, or any state or local governmental official acting in an official capacity is immune from civil and criminal liability for an act or omission arising from the registration or enforcement of a foreign protective order or the detention or arrest of a person alleged to have violated a foreign protective order if the act or omission was done in good faith in an effort to comply with this chapter.
Tex. Government Code § 547.0051 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 547 / Section 547.0051
§ 547.0051. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Minor" means an individual younger than 18 years of age.

(2) "Serious emotional disturbance" means a mental, behavioral, or emotional disorder of sufficient duration to result in functional impairment that substantially interferes with or limits an individual's role or ability to function in family, school, or community activities.

(3) "System of care framework" means a framework for collaboration among state agencies, minors who have a serious emotional disturbance or are at risk of developing a serious emotional disturbance, and the families of those minors that improves access to services and delivers effective community-based services that are family-driven, youth- or young adult-guided, and culturally and linguistically competent.
Tex. Utilities Code § 16.003 — TX Code / Code ut / Chapter 16 / Section 16.003
§ 16.003. LATE PAYMENT PENALTY.
Status: in_force

(a) An additional fee equal to 10 percent of the amount due shall be assessed for any late payment of an assessment required under this subchapter.

(b) An assessment delinquent for more than 30 days accrues interest at an annual rate of 12 percent on the amount of the assessment and penalty due.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 11010.203 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 11010 / Section 11010.203
§ 11010.203. USE OF REVENUE AND GROWTH PROJECTIONS.
Status: in_force

For the purposes of attorney general review and approval and in lieu of any other manner of demonstrating the ability to pay debt service and satisfy any other pecuniary obligations relating to bonds, notes, or other obligations, the authority may demonstrate the authority's ability to satisfy the debt service and those obligations using accumulated funds of the authority and revenue and growth projections prepared by a professional utility rate consultant at the direction of the authority. If the resolution authorizing the issuance of the bonds, notes, or other obligations provides that the authority intends to increase rates to the extent necessary to pay debt service and satisfy any other pecuniary obligations arising under the bonds, notes, or other obligations, the revenue projections prepared by a professional utility rate consultant may include forecast rate increases and accumulated and available fund balances as determined by the authority.
Tex. Government Code § 443.0041 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 443 / Section 443.0041
§ 443.0041. APPLICATION OF OPEN MEETINGS AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE LAWS.
Status: in_force

The board is subject to the open meetings law, Chapter 551, and the administrative procedure law, Chapter 2001.
Tex. Occupations Code § 801.260 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 801 / Section 801.260
§ 801.260. REQUIREMENTS TO PERFORM EQUINE DENTISTRY.
Status: in_force

A person may not perform equine dentistry or offer or attempt to act as an equine dental provider unless the person is:

(1) a veterinarian who is active and in good standing;

(2) a licensed equine dental provider who is active and in good standing performing under the supervision of a veterinarian who is active and in good standing; or

(3) a student of an equine dental provider certification program approved by the board who:

(A) is completing the practical requirements of the certification program; and

(B) performs equine dentistry under the direct supervision of a veterinarian who is active and in good standing.
Tex. Education Code § 95.01 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 95 / Section 95.01
§ 95.01. BOARD OF REGENTS.
Status: in_force

The organization, control, and management of the state university system is vested in the Board of Regents, Texas State University System.
Tex. Education Code § 142.0035 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 142 / Section 142.0035
§ 142.0035.
Status: in_force

Sec. 142.0035. TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM: PRIORITY RESEARCH AREAS. The technology program may provide support for faculty members to conduct research in areas determined by an advisory panel appointed by the coordinating board. Initial research areas shall include: agriculture, biotechnology, biomedicine, energy, environment, materials science, microelectronics, aerospace, marine science, aquaculture, telecommunications, manufacturing science, environmental issues affecting the Texas-Mexico border region, the reduction of industrial, agricultural, and domestic water use, recycling, and related disciplines. The advisory committee appointed under Section 142.003(b) may add or delete priority research areas as the advisory committee considers warranted.
Tex. Alcoholic Beverage Code § 61.48 — TX Code / Code al / Chapter 61 / Section 61.48
§ 61.48. RENEWAL APPLICATION.
Status: in_force

An application to renew a license shall be filed with the commission not earlier than the 30th day before the date the license expires but not after it expires. The application shall be signed by the applicant and shall contain complete information required by the commission showing that the applicant is not disqualified from holding a license. The application shall be accompanied by the appropriate license fee. An applicant for a renewal may not be required to pay any fee other than license fees and the filing fee.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 3886.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 3886 / Section 3886.055
§ 3886.055. OFFICERS.
Status: in_force

The board shall elect from among the directors a chair, a vice chair, and a secretary.
Tex. Government Code § 480.0252 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 480 / Section 480.0252
§ 480.0252. ISSUANCE OF NOTES.
Status: in_force

(a) To meet its obligations under an event support contract to improve, construct, renovate, or acquire facilities or to acquire equipment, an endorsing municipality by ordinance or an endorsing county by order may authorize the issuance of notes.

(b) An endorsing municipality or endorsing county may provide that the notes be paid from and secured by:

(1) amounts on deposit or amounts to be transferred or deposited to the events trust fund; or

(2) surcharges from user fees charged in connection with the event, including parking or ticket fees.

(c) A note issued must mature not later than the seventh anniversary of the date of issuance.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 63.1812 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 63 / Section 63.1812
§ 63.1812. ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS CUMULATIVE.
Status: in_force

This subchapter is cumulative of all other applicable penalties, remedies, and enforcement and liability provisions.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 14A.010 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 14A / Section 14A.010
§ 14A.010. RECEIPT TO BE ISSUED ONLY ON DELIVERY.
Status: in_force

A public warehouse operator may not issue a receipt until the goods secured by the receipt are actually delivered to the warehouse and are under the control of the warehouse operator issuing the receipt.
Tex. Penal Code § 38.17 — TX Code / Code pe / Chapter 38 / Section 38.17
§ 38.17. FAILURE TO STOP OR REPORT SEXUAL OR ASSAULTIVE OFFENSE AGAINST CHILD.
Status: in_force

(a) A person commits an offense if:

(1) the actor observes the commission or attempted commission of an offense under circumstances in which a reasonable person would believe that an offense of a sexual or assaultive nature was being committed or was about to be committed against a child;

(2) the actor fails to assist the child or immediately report the commission of the offense to a peace officer or law enforcement agency; and

(3) the actor could assist the child or immediately report the commission of the offense without placing the actor in danger of suffering serious bodily injury or death.

(b) An offense under this section is a felony of the third degree.

(c) If conduct that constitutes an offense under this section also constitutes an offense under any other law, the actor may be prosecuted under this section, the other law, or both.
Tex. Transportation Code § 504.608 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 504 / Section 504.608
§ 504.608. MOTHERS AGAINST DRUNK DRIVING LICENSE PLATES.
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall issue specialty license plates that include the words "Mothers Against Drunk Driving." The department shall design the license plates in consultation with Mothers Against Drunk Driving.

(b) After deduction of the department's administrative costs, the remainder of the fee for issuance of the license plates shall be deposited to the credit of the general revenue fund and may be appropriated only to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board in making grants to benefit drug-abuse prevention and education programs sponsored by Mothers Against Drunk Driving.
Tex. Local Government Code § 336.308 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 336 / Section 336.308
§ 336.308. EXCHANGE OF BONDS FOR EXISTING LIBRARY FACILITIES.
Status: in_force

A district's revenue bonds may be exchanged, in lieu of cash, for the property of all or part of existing library facilities to be acquired by the district.
Tex. Family Code § 4.104 — TX Code / Code fa / Chapter 4 / Section 4.104
§ 4.104. FORMALITIES.
Status: in_force

A partition or exchange agreement under Section 4.102 or an agreement under Section 4.103 must be in writing and signed by both parties. Either agreement is enforceable without consideration.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 533.031 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 533 / Section 533.031
§ 533.031. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Elderly resident" means a person 65 years of age or older residing in a department facility.

(2) "Extended care unit" means a residential unit in a department facility that contains patients with chronic mental illness who require long-term care, maintenance, limited programming, and constant supervision.

(3) "Transitional living unit" means a residential unit that is designed for the primary purpose of facilitating the return of hard-to-place psychiatric patients with chronic mental illness from acute care units to the community through an array of services appropriate for those patients.
Tex. Human Resources Code § 245.002 — TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 245 / Section 245.002
§ 245.002. CONTRACTS WITH COUNTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) The department may make a contract with a county to use the services of the county's juvenile probation department for the supervision of children within the county who are on furlough from a department facility or who are released under supervision from a department facility.

(b) Payments under a contract described by Subsection (a) shall be made to the county treasurer on a quarterly schedule.

(c) The department may not pay a county for supervision of a child for any time after the child:

(1) is discharged from the department's custody;

(2) is returned to a department facility; or

(3) transfers the child's residence to another county or state.

(d) A county that has a contract with the department must report to the department on the status and progress of each child for whom the county is receiving payments. The reports shall be made at the time and in the manner specified by the contract.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1017.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 1017 / Section 1017.101
§ 1017.101. DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITY.
Status: in_force

The district has full responsibility for:

(1) operating hospital facilities; and

(2) providing medical and hospital care for the district's needy inhabitants.
Tex. Occupations Code § 2309.355 — TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2309 / Section 2309.355
§ 2309.355. RETENTION OF COMPONENT PARTS.
Status: in_force

(a) A used automotive parts recycler shall retain each component part in its original condition on the business premises of the recycler for at least three calendar days, excluding Sundays, after the date the recycler obtains the part.

(b) This section does not apply to the purchase by a used automotive parts recycler of a nonoperational engine, transmission, or rear axle assembly from another used automotive parts recycler or an automotive-related business.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7990.152 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7990 / Section 7990.152
§ 7990.152. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) If authorized at an election held under Section 7990.151, the district may impose an operation and maintenance tax on taxable property in the district in accordance with Section 49.107, Water Code.

(b) The board shall determine the tax rate. The rate may not exceed the rate approved at the election.
Tex. Education Code § 51.887 — TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 51 / Section 51.887
§ 51.887. RULES.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter, the commissioner of state health services shall adopt rules necessary to implement this subchapter.
Tex. Local Government Code § 344.055 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 344 / Section 344.055
§ 344.055. SALES AND USE TAX.
Status: in_force

(a) A municipality that creates a district shall adopt a sales and use tax under Section 321.106, Tax Code, for financing the operation of the district. The proposed rate for the district sales and use tax imposed under Subchapter B, Chapter 321, Tax Code, may be only:

(1) one-eighth of one percent;

(2) one-fourth of one percent;

(3) three-eighths of one percent; or

(4) one-half of one percent.

(b) A sales and use tax adopted under this chapter may be charged in addition to any other sales and use tax authorized by law, and is included in computing a combined sales and use tax rate for purposes of any limitation provided by law on the maximum combined sales and use tax rate of political subdivisions.
Tex. Insurance Code § 4201.058 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 4201 / Section 4201.058
§ 4201.058. INSURERS.
Status: in_force

(a) This chapter applies to an insurer subject to this code that delivers or issues for delivery a health insurance policy in this state except as expressly provided by this section. As a condition of holding a certificate of authority to engage in the business of insurance, an insurer that performs utilization review shall comply with this chapter, except Subchapter C. The insurer is subject to assessment of a maintenance tax under Chapter 257 to cover the costs of administering compliance with this subsection.

(b) The commissioner shall adopt rules for appropriate verification and enforcement of compliance with Subsection (a).

(c) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), an insurer subject to this code that performs utilization review for a person or entity subject to this chapter, other than a person or entity for which the insurer is the payor, must obtain a certificate of registration under Subchapter C and shall comply with all of the provisions of this chapter.
Tex. Finance Code § 342.451 — TX Code / Code fi / Chapter 342 / Section 342.451
§ 342.451. DELIVERY OF INFORMATION TO BORROWER.
Status: in_force

(a) When a loan is made under this chapter, the lender shall deliver to the borrower, or to one borrower if there is more than one, a copy of each document signed by the borrower, including the note or loan contract, and a written statement in English that contains:

(1) the names and addresses of the borrower and the lender; and

(2) any type of insurance for which a charge is included in the loan contract and the charge to the borrower for the insurance.

(b) If the note or loan contract shows the information required by Subsection (a), the written statement is not required.
Tex. Government Code § 526.0151 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 526 / Section 526.0151
§ 526.0151. DEFINITION.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter, "fund" means the Texas health opportunity pool trust fund established under Section 526.0153.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8510.0205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8510 / Section 8510.0205
§ 8510.0205. OATH AND BOND REQUIREMENT FOR DIRECTORS.
Status: in_force

(a) Not later than the 15th day after the date of appointment, a director shall qualify by:

(1) taking the constitutional oath of office; and

(2) filing a good and sufficient bond with the secretary of state and obtaining the secretary of state's approval on the bond.

(b) The bond must be:

(1) in the amount of $5,000;

(2) payable to the authority; and

(3) conditioned on the faithful performance of duties as a director.
Tex. Insurance Code § 705.103 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 705 / Section 705.103
§ 705.103. DOCUMENTS TO ACCOMPANY POLICY.
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided by this code, a life insurance policy must be accompanied by a copy of:

(1) the policy application; and

(2) any questions and answers given in connection with the application.
Tex. Water Code § 60.551 — TX Code / Code wa / Chapter 60 / Section 60.551
§ 60.551. DEFINITIONS.
Status: in_force

In this subchapter:

(1) "Charitable organization" means an organization that:

(A) is organized for charitable purposes under Chapter 22, Business Organizations Code, or holds a certificate of authority issued under that chapter;

(B) is exempt from taxation under Section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as an organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of that code and to which contributions are deductible for income tax purposes under Section 170 of that code;

(C) complies with all applicable federal nondiscrimination law, including Chapter 21, Title 42, United States Code;

(D) complies with all state statutes and rules relating to charitable organizations;

(E) is not a private foundation; and

(F) provides funds or programs for eligible services that directly or indirectly benefit the recipients.

(2) "District employee charitable campaign" means a campaign conducted in communities or areas in which district employees solicit contributions to an eligible charitable organization.

(3) "Eligible charitable organization" means a charitable organization eligible to participate in the district employee charitable campaign as provided by Section 60.561.

(4) "Eligible services" means services provided by a charitable organization that:

(A) benefit residents of this state, including children, youth, adults, elderly individuals, ill or infirm individuals, or individuals with a mental or physical disability, and consist of:

(i) human care, medical or other research in the field of human health, education, social adjustment, or rehabilitation;

(ii) relief for victims of natural disaster or other emergencies; or

(iii) assistance to impoverished individuals in need of food, shelter, clothing, or other basic needs; or

(B) benefit this state, and consist of activities to:

(i) safeguard public health and the environment; or

(ii) help solve environmental problems.

(5) "Federation or fund" means a fund-raising entity that:

(A) is a charitable organization;

(B) acts as an agent for at least five charitable organizations;

(C) is not organized exclusively to solicit contributions from district employees; and

(D) is supported by voluntary contributions by the public and is:

(i) incorporated in this state and has an established physical presence in this state in the form of an office or service facility that is staffed at least 20 hours a week; or

(ii) incorporated outside this state, includes at least 10 affiliated charitable organizations, and has existed at least three years.
Tex. Local Government Code § 52.003 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 52 / Section 52.003
§ 52.003. APPROVAL BY MAYOR AND RELATED CONDITIONS FOR ORDINANCE TO TAKE EFFECT.
Status: in_force

(a) Before an ordinance or resolution adopted by the governing body of the municipality may take effect, the ordinance or resolution must be placed in the office of the secretary of the municipality. The mayor shall sign the ordinances and resolutions that the mayor approves.

(b) If the mayor does not sign an ordinance or resolution before the fourth day after the date it is placed in the secretary's office and does not return the ordinance or resolution under Subsection (c), the ordinance or resolution takes effect as provided by law.

(c) If the mayor returns an ordinance or resolution to the governing body with a statement of objections before the fourth day after the date the ordinance or resolution is placed in the secretary's office, the governing body shall, on the return, reconsider the vote by which the ordinance or resolution was adopted. If a majority of the total number of members of the governing body, excluding the mayor, approve the ordinance or resolution on reconsideration and enter the votes in the journal of the governing body's proceedings, the ordinance or resolution may take effect.
Tex. Government Code § 1505.158 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1505 / Section 1505.158
§ 1505.158. OPERATING EXPENSES AS FIRST LIEN.
Status: in_force

The expenses of operating and maintaining a fish market acquired or constructed under this subchapter, including all salaries, labor, materials, and repairs necessary to permit the market to provide efficient service, are a first lien on the revenue from the operation of the market.
Tex. Transportation Code § 68.069 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 68 / Section 68.069
§ 68.069. REPORTING AND STENOGRAPHIC COSTS.
Status: in_force

(a) The board may assess the actual costs the board considers fair and just for reporting and stenographic services necessarily incurred in connection with a hearing against one or more of the applicants and objecting parties.

(b) The board may require that an applicant or objecting party deposit an amount against those costs as a condition of presenting an application or objection.