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Tex. Insurance Code § 101.053 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 101 / Section 101.053
§ 101.053. APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER.
Status: in_force

(a) Sections 101.051 and 101.052 apply to an act whether performed by mail or otherwise. Venue for an act performed by mail is at the place where the matter transmitted by mail is delivered and takes effect.

(b) Sections 101.051 and 101.052 do not apply to:

(1) the lawful transaction of surplus lines insurance under Chapter 981;

(2) the lawful transaction of reinsurance by insurers;

(3) a transaction in this state that:

(A) involves a policy that:

(i) is lawfully solicited, written, and delivered outside this state; and

(ii) covers, at the time the policy is issued, only subjects of insurance that are not resident, located, or expressly to be performed in this state; and

(B) takes place after the policy is issued;

(4) a transaction:

(A) that involves an insurance contract independently procured by the insured from an insurance company not authorized to do insurance business in this state through negotiations occurring entirely outside this state;

(B) that is reported; and

(C) on which premium tax, if applicable, is paid in accordance with Chapter 226;

(5) a transaction in this state that:

(A) involves group life, health, or accident insurance, other than credit insurance, and group annuities in which the master policy for the group was lawfully issued and delivered in a state in which the insurer or person was authorized to do insurance business; and

(B) is authorized by a statute of this state;

(6) an activity in this state by or on the sole behalf of a nonadmitted captive insurance company that insures solely:

(A) directors' and officers' liability insurance for the directors and officers of the company's parent and affiliated companies;

(B) the risks of the company's parent and affiliated companies; or

(C) both the individuals and entities described by Paragraphs (A) and (B);

(7) the issuance of a qualified charitable gift annuity under Chapter 102; or

(8) a lawful transaction by a servicing company of the Texas workers' compensation employers' rejected risk fund under Section 4.08, Article 5.76-2, as that article existed before its repeal.

(c) Subsection (b)(6) does not exempt an insured or insurer from the payment of an applicable tax on premium or from another applicable provision of this code.
Tex. Parks and Wildlife Code § 12.1104 — TX Code / Code pw / Chapter 12 / Section 12.1104
§ 12.1104. REMOVAL AND DISPOSAL OF ABANDONED FISHING DEVICE.
Status: in_force

(a) In this section, "abandoned fishing device" means an unattended fishing device located in the public water of this state that is placed in violation of a provision of this code or commission rule.

(b) An abandoned fishing device is litter for purposes of Section 365.011, Health and Safety Code, and is subject to immediate removal and disposal. Except as provided by Subsection (e), an abandoned fishing device must be disposed of in compliance with the Health and Safety Code.

(c) The commission may adopt rules to govern the removal and disposal of abandoned fishing devices as necessary to enhance:

(1) enforcement of this section;

(2) the cleanliness of the beds and bottoms of the public water of this state;

(3) boating safety; and

(4) the conservation and management of aquatic resources.

(d) A game warden or other peace officer is immune from liability and from suit for the removal or disposal of an abandoned fishing device under this section.

(e) On request of an authorized representative of a unit of The University of Texas System, The Texas A&M University System, or the Texas State University System engaged in teaching and research related to marine science and oceanography, the department may transfer an abandoned fishing device removed under this section to the unit for use in the unit's teaching or research programs.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 134.183 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 134 / Section 134.183
§ 134.183. NOTICE TO COMMISSION BEFORE BRINGING SUIT; SUIT BY STATE.
Status: in_force

(a) A person must give written notice to the commission of an action under Section 134.182(a)(1) not later than the 61st day before the date the person brings the action.

(b) The person must give notice under Subsection (a) as prescribed by commission rule.

(c) The person may bring the action immediately after notifying the commission if the violation or order complained of:

(1) constitutes an imminent threat to the health or safety of the person; or

(2) would immediately affect a legal interest of the person.

(d) A person must give written notice of the violation to the commission and any alleged violator not later than the 61st day before the date the person brings an action under Section 134.182(a)(2) or (3).
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8132.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8132 / Section 8132.104
§ 8132.104. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Status: in_force

The district has the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for which the district is created.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8292.101 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8292 / Section 8292.101
§ 8292.101. MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT POWERS.
Status: in_force

The district has the rights, powers, privileges, and functions provided by general law applicable to a municipal utility district created under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, including Chapters 49 and 54, Water Code.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 221.083 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 221 / Section 221.083
§ 221.083. CERTIFICATE OF DISSOLUTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The original and two copies of the articles of dissolution shall be delivered to the secretary of state.

(b) If the secretary of state finds that the articles of dissolution comply with this chapter and have been authorized by the sponsoring entity's governing body, the secretary of state, on payment of all fees required by this chapter, shall:

(1) write "filed" on the original and each copy of the articles of dissolution and the month, day, and year of the filing;

(2) file the original in the office of the secretary of state; and

(3) issue two certificates of dissolution with a copy of the articles of dissolution attached to each.

(c) The secretary of state shall deliver a certificate of dissolution with a copy of the articles of dissolution attached to the representative of the dissolved development corporation and to the sponsoring entity's governing body.

(d) The existence of the development corporation ceases on issuance of the certificates of dissolution, except for the purpose of suits, other proceedings, and appropriate corporate action by the directors and officers of the corporation as provided by this chapter.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2053.011 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2053 / Section 2053.011
§ 2053.011. EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION.
Status: in_force

The department has exclusive jurisdiction over all rates and premiums subject to this subchapter.
Tex. Local Government Code § 174.051 — TX Code / Code lg / Chapter 174 / Section 174.051
§ 174.051. ADOPTION ELECTION.
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of a political subdivision to which this chapter applies shall order an election for the adoption of this chapter on receiving a petition signed by qualified voters of the political subdivision in a number equal to or greater than the lesser of:

(1) 20,000; or

(2) five percent of the number of qualified voters voting in the political subdivision in the preceding general election for state and county officers.

(b) The governing body shall hold the election on the first authorized uniform election date prescribed by Chapter 41, Election Code, that allows sufficient time for compliance with any requirements established by law.

(c) The ballot in the election shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the proposition: "Adoption of the state law applicable to (fire fighters, police officers, or both, as applicable) that establishes collective bargaining if a majority of the affected employees favor representation by an employees association, preserves the prohibition against strikes and lockouts, and provides penalties for strikes and lockouts."
Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 171.043 — TX Code / Code cp / Chapter 171 / Section 171.043
§ 171.043. HEARING CONDUCTED BY ARBITRATORS.
Status: in_force

(a) Unless otherwise provided by the agreement to arbitrate, all the arbitrators shall conduct the hearing. A majority of the arbitrators may determine a question and render a final award.

(b) If, during the course of the hearing, an arbitrator ceases to act, one or more remaining arbitrators appointed to act as neutral arbitrators may hear and determine the controversy.
Tex. Estates Code § 1351.001 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 1351 / Section 1351.001
§ 1351.001. AUTHORITY TO SELL MINOR'S INTEREST IN PROPERTY WITHOUT GUARDIANSHIP.
Status: in_force

(a) A parent or managing conservator of a minor who is not a ward may apply to the court under this subchapter for an order to sell an interest of the minor in property without being appointed guardian if the net value of the interest does not exceed $250,000.

(b) If a minor who is not a ward does not have a parent or managing conservator willing or able to file an application under Subsection (a), the court may appoint an attorney ad litem or guardian ad litem to act on the minor's behalf for the limited purpose of applying for an order to sell the minor's interest in property under this subchapter.
Tex. Tax Code § 111.206 — TX Code / Code tx / Chapter 111 / Section 111.206
§ 111.206.
Status: in_force

Sec. 111.206. EXCEPTION TO LIMITATION: DETERMINATION RESULTING FROM ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDING. (a) This section applies only to a final determination resulting from:

(1) an administrative proceeding of a local, state, or federal regulatory agency; or

(2) a judicial proceeding arising from an administrative proceeding of a local, state, or federal regulatory agency.

(b) A final determination that affects the amount of liability of a tax imposed by this title shall be reported to the comptroller before the expiration of 120 days after the day on which the determination becomes final. The report must include a detailed statement of the reasons for the difference in tax liability as required by the comptroller.

(c) Notwithstanding the expiration of a period of limitation provided in this title, the comptroller may assess and collect or bring suit for the collection of any tax deficiency, including penalties and interest, resulting from a final determination at any time before the expiration of one year after:

(1) the later of the day the report is required to be filed as provided by Subsection (b) or the day the report is received; or

(2) the day the final determination is discovered, if a report is not filed.

(d) If a final determination results in the taxpayer having overpaid the amount of tax due the state, the taxpayer may file a claim for refund with the comptroller for the amount of the overpayment before the first anniversary of the date the final determination becomes final. If the comptroller assesses tax by issuing a deficiency determination within the period provided by Subsection (c), the taxpayer may file a claim for refund for an amount of tax that has been found due in a deficiency determination before the 180th day after the deficiency determination becomes final, but the claim is limited to the items and the tax payment period for which the determination was issued.

(e) This section does not shorten any period of limitation elsewhere provided in this title.

(f) In this section:

(1) "Federal regulatory agency" includes the United States Internal Revenue Service.

(2) "Administrative proceeding" includes an audit by the United States Internal Revenue Service.
Tex. Government Code § 2155.261 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2155 / Section 2155.261
§ 2155.261. APPLICABILITY.
Status: in_force

This subchapter:

(1) applies to a purchase or other acquisition under this chapter or Chapters 2156, 2157, and 2158 for which competitive bidding or competitive sealed proposals are required;

(2) applies to a state agency that makes a purchase or other acquisition under this chapter or Chapters 2156, 2157, and 2158, including the comptroller and an agency that makes an acquisition under Section 2155.131; and

(3) does not apply to a purchase or other acquisition made by the comptroller under Subchapter A, Chapter 2156.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 7.03 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 403 / Section 7.03
§ 7.03.
Status: in_force

Sec. 7.03. Any party state may withdraw from this compact by repealing enactment of this compact subject to the provisions herein. In the event the host state allows an additional state or additional states to join the compact, the host state's legislature, without the consent of the nonhost party states, shall have the right to modify the composition of the commission so that the host state shall have a voting majority on the commission; provided, however, that any modification maintains the right of each initial party state to retain one voting member on the commission.
Tex. Agriculture Code § 76.114 — TX Code / Code ag / Chapter 76 / Section 76.114
§ 76.114. RECORDS.
Status: in_force

(a) A regulatory agency shall require each commercial and noncommercial applicator licensee to maintain records of all pesticide applications. The department may require each commercial or noncommercial applicator licensee to keep records of the licensee's application of a specific restricted-use or state-limited-use pesticide or regulated herbicide and may require those records to be kept separate from other business records. The regulatory agency by rule shall prescribe the information to be entered into the records.

(b) Each private applicator shall maintain records of regulated herbicide and state-limited-use pesticide applications and shall maintain those records of restricted-use pesticide applications required by federal law.

(c) A licensee shall keep records required under this section for a period of two years from the date of the pesticide application. The licensee shall keep these records accessible and available for copying and shall store them in a location suitable to preserve their physical integrity.

(d) On written request of the regulatory agency, a licensee shall furnish the department a copy of any requested record pertaining to the application of pesticides. The department may require all persons who apply a regulated herbicide to submit periodically to the department a copy of the records required by this section.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 8455.104 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 8455 / Section 8455.104
§ 8455.104. ROAD STANDARDS AND REQUIREMENTS.
Status: in_force

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

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

(c) If the state will maintain and operate the road, the Texas Transportation Commission must approve the plans and specifications of the road project.
Tex. Natural Resources Code § 51.018 — TX Code / Code nr / Chapter 51 / Section 51.018
§ 51.018. RECORDS AND ACCOUNTS.
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall keep in his custody as records of his office each application, affidavit, obligation, and paper relating to the sale and lease of public school land and shall keep accurate accounts with each purchaser or lessee.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 9092.0205 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 9092 / Section 9092.0205
§ 9092.0205. BALLOT PETITION.
Status: in_force

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

(b) The petition must be signed by at least 10 residents of the district who are qualified to vote at the election.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 6912.053 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 6912 / Section 6912.053
§ 6912.053. ELIGIBILITY FOR CANDIDACY FOR BOARD POSITIONS.
Status: in_force

(a) To be eligible as a candidate for Position 1 or Position 2, a person must at the time be a resident of the City of Hedwig Village, Texas.

(b) To be eligible as a candidate for Position 3 or Position 4, a person must at the time be a resident of the City of Hunters Creek Village, Texas.

(c) To be eligible as a candidate for Position 5 or Position 6, a person must at the time be a resident of the City of Piney Point Village, Texas.

(d) Position 7 is an at-large position.
Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 7201.055 — TX Code / Code sd / Chapter 7201 / Section 7201.055
§ 7201.055. COMPOSITION OF BOARD; TERMS.
Status: in_force

(a) The district is governed by a board of seven directors, each of whom occupies a numbered position on the board and represents a unique subdistrict containing, as near as practicable, one-seventh of the total number of residents in the district.

(b) A candidate for a position on the board must:

(1) reside in the subdistrict represented by that position;

(2) be eligible to hold office under Section 141.001, Election Code;

(3) file a campaign treasurer appointment form described by Chapter 252, Election Code, with the Texas Ethics Commission; and

(4) file each report required under Title 15, Election Code, with the Texas Ethics Commission and the board.

(c) The district shall fill a vacancy on the board in accordance with Section 49.105, Water Code.

(d) Directors serve staggered terms of four years and may not serve more than two consecutive terms.

(e) A person who has served as a member of the board of directors of the corporation is not eligible to serve as a district director.

(f) If a director is an employee of another taxing entity within the district, the board may not employ as an employee, as a consultant, or on a contract basis:

(1) an elected official of the other taxing entity that employs the director; or

(2) a person related to that elected official in the third degree of consanguinity or affinity as determined under Chapter 573, Government Code.
Tex. Transportation Code § 551A.053 — TX Code / Code tn / Chapter 551A / Section 551A.053
§ 551A.053. OPERATION ON HIGHWAY AUTHORIZED BY MUNICIPALITY OR CERTAIN COUNTIES.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to the operation authorized by Section 551A.055, the governing body of a municipality may allow an operator to operate an unregistered off-highway vehicle on all or part of a highway that:

(1) is in the corporate boundaries of the municipality; and

(2) has a posted speed limit of not more than 35 miles per hour.

(b) In addition to the operation authorized by Section 551A.055, the commissioners court of a county described by Subsection (c) may allow an operator to operate an unregistered off-highway vehicle on all or part of a highway that:

(1) is located in the unincorporated area of the county; and

(2) has a posted speed limit of not more than 35 miles per hour.

(c) Subsection (b) applies only to a county that:

(1) borders or contains a portion of the Red River;

(2) borders or contains a portion of the Guadalupe River and contains a part of a barrier island that borders the Gulf of Mexico; or

(3) is adjacent to a county described by Subdivision (2) and:

(A) has a population of less than 37,000; and

(B) contains a part of a barrier island or peninsula that borders the Gulf of Mexico.
Tex. Insurance Code § 2205.302 — TX Code / Code in / Chapter 2205 / Section 2205.302
§ 2205.302. BASIS OF COVERAGE.
Status: in_force

The pool may provide liability insurance coverage on a claims-made basis or an occurrence basis.
Tex. Health and Safety Code § 772.601 — TX Code / Code hs / Chapter 772 / Section 772.601
§ 772.601. SHORT TITLE.
Status: in_force

This subchapter may be cited as the Regional Emergency Communication Districts Act.
Tex. Government Code § 1503.203 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 1503 / Section 1503.203
§ 1503.203. PAYMENT OF PREVAILING WAGE RATES.
Status: in_force

An expenditure of or agreement to spend bond proceeds covered by this subchapter for the construction of a building, improvement, or facility must be conditioned on the payment of not less than the rate of per diem wages for work of a similar character in the municipality as determined by the governing body of the municipality under Chapter 2258.
Tex. Government Code § 316.011 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 316 / Section 316.011
§ 316.011. LEGISLATIVE INTENT.
Status: in_force

It is the intent of the legislature that references in law to a specific article of the General Appropriations Act be by article title only.
Tex. Government Code § 36.004 — TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 36 / Section 36.004
§ 36.004. REPORT ON APPOINTMENTS.
Status: in_force

(a) In addition to a report required by other state law or rule, the clerk of each court in this state shall prepare a report on court appointments for an attorney ad litem, guardian ad litem, guardian, mediator, or competency evaluator for a case before the court in the preceding month. For a court that does not make an appointment in the preceding month, the clerk of the court must file a report indicating that no appointment was made by the court in that month. The report on court appointments must include:

(1) the name of each person appointed by the court as an attorney ad litem, guardian ad litem, guardian, mediator, or competency evaluator for a case in that month;

(2) the name of the judge and the date of the order approving compensation to be paid to a person appointed as an attorney ad litem, guardian ad litem, guardian, mediator, or competency evaluator for a case in that month;

(3) the number and style of each case in which a person was appointed as an attorney ad litem, guardian ad litem, guardian, mediator, or competency evaluator for that month;

(4) the number of cases each person was appointed by the court to serve as an attorney ad litem, guardian ad litem, guardian, mediator, or competency evaluator in that month;

(5) the total amount of compensation paid to each attorney ad litem, guardian ad litem, guardian, mediator, or competency evaluator appointed by the court in that month and the source of the compensation; and

(6) if the total amount of compensation paid to a person appointed to serve as an attorney ad litem, guardian ad litem, guardian, mediator, or competency evaluator for one appointed case in that month exceeds $1,000, any information related to the case that is available to the court on the number of hours billed to the court for the work performed by the person or the person's employees, including paralegals, and the billed expenses.

(b) Not later than the 15th day of each month, the clerk of a court shall:

(1) submit a copy of the report to the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System; and

(2) post the report at the courthouse of the county in which the court is located and on any Internet website of the court.

(c) The Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System shall prescribe the format that courts and the clerks of the courts must use to report the information required by this section and shall post the information collected under Subsection (b) on the office's Internet website.
Tex. Estates Code § 202.056 — TX Code / Code es / Chapter 202 / Section 202.056
§ 202.056. WAIVER OF SERVICE OF CITATION.
Status: in_force

(a) A distributee who is 16 years of age or older may waive citation required by this subchapter to be served on the distributee.

(b) A parent, managing conservator, guardian, attorney ad litem, or guardian ad litem of a distributee who is younger than 16 years of age may waive citation required by this subchapter to be served on the distributee.