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TX Fin Code § 16.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Finance Code|Title 2 - Financial Regulatory Agencies|Chapter 16 - Financial Regulatory Agencies: Self-Directed and Semi-Independent|Section 16.009. Post-Participation Liability

Sec. 16.009.  POST-PARTICIPATION LIABILITY.  (a)  If a financial regulatory agency no longer has status under this chapter as a self-directed semi-independent financial regulatory agency for any reason, the agency shall be liable for any expenses or debts incurred by the agency during the time the agency was a self-directed semi-independent financial regulatory agency.  The agency's liability under this section includes liability for any lease entered into by the agency.  This state is not liable for any expense or debt covered by this subsection, and money from the general revenue fund may not be used to repay the expense or debt.(b)  If a financial regulatory agency no longer has status under this chapter as a self-directed semi-independent financial regulatory agency for any reason, ownership of any property or other asset acquired by the agency during the time the agency was a self-directed semi-independent financial regulatory agency, including unexpended fees in a deposit account in the Texas Treasury Safekeeping Trust Company, shall be transferred to this state.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1317 (H.B. 2774), Sec. 28(a), eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Fin Code § 16.010 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Finance Code|Title 2 - Financial Regulatory Agencies|Chapter 16 - Financial Regulatory Agencies: Self-Directed and Semi-Independent|Section 16.010. Due Process; Open Government

Sec. 16.010.  DUE PROCESS; OPEN GOVERNMENT.  A financial regulatory agency is:(1)  a governmental body for purposes of Chapters 551 and 552, Government Code; and(2)  a state agency for purposes of Chapters 2001 and 2005, Government Code.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1317 (H.B. 2774), Sec. 28(a), eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Fin Code § 16.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Finance Code|Title 2 - Financial Regulatory Agencies|Chapter 16 - Financial Regulatory Agencies: Self-Directed and Semi-Independent|Section 16.011. Membership in Employees Retirement System

Sec. 16.011.  MEMBERSHIP IN EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM.  Employees of the financial regulatory agencies are members of the Employees Retirement System of Texas under Chapter 812, Government Code, and the agencies' transition to independent status as provided by this chapter has no effect on their membership or any benefits under that system.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1317 (H.B. 2774), Sec. 28(a), eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Fin Code § 16.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Finance Code|Title 2 - Financial Regulatory Agencies|Chapter 16 - Financial Regulatory Agencies: Self-Directed and Semi-Independent|Section 16.012. Gifts

Sec. 16.012.  GIFTS.  (a)  Notwithstanding any other law, a financial regulatory agency may not accept a gift, grant, or donation:(1)  from a party to an enforcement action; or(2)  to pursue a specific investigation or enforcement action.(b)  A financial regulatory agency must:(1)  report each gift, grant, or donation that the agency receives as a separate item in the agency's report required under Section 16.005(b); and(2)  include with the report a statement indicating the purpose for which each gift, grant, or donation was donated and used.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1317 (H.B. 2774), Sec. 28(a), eff. September 1, 2009.|
TX Fin Code § 391.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Finance Code|Title 5 - Protection of Consumers of Financial Services|Chapter 391 - Furnishing False Credit Information|Section 391.001. Definition

Sec. 391.001.  DEFINITION.  In this chapter, "credit reporting bureau" means a person who engages in the practice of assembling or reporting credit information about individuals for the purpose of furnishing the information to a third party.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1008, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Fin Code § 391.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Finance Code|Title 5 - Protection of Consumers of Financial Services|Chapter 391 - Furnishing False Credit Information|Section 391.002. Furnishing False Information; Penalty

Sec. 391.002.  FURNISHING FALSE INFORMATION;  PENALTY.  (a)  A person commits an offense if the person knowingly furnishes false information about another person's creditworthiness, credit standing, or credit capacity to a credit reporting bureau.(b)  A credit reporting bureau commits an offense if the credit reporting bureau knowingly furnishes false information about a person's creditworthiness, credit standing, or credit capacity to a third party.(c)  An offense under this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $200.|Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1008, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Fin Code § 397.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Finance Code|Title 5 - Protection of Consumers of Financial Services|Chapter 397 - Debt Cancellation Agreements for Certain Vehicle Leases|Section 397.001. Definitions

Sec. 397.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Covered vehicle" includes a self-propelled or towed vehicle designed for personal use, including an automobile, truck, motorcycle, recreational vehicle, all-terrain vehicle, snowmobile, camper, boat, personal watercraft, and personal watercraft trailer.(2)  "Debt cancellation agreement" means a lease term or a contractual arrangement modifying a lease term under which a lessor or holder agrees to cancel all or part of an obligation of the lessee to pay the lessor or holder on the occurrence of the total loss or theft of the covered vehicle that is the subject of the lease but does not include an offer to pay a specified amount on the total loss or theft of the covered vehicle.(3)  "Holder" means a person who is:(A)  a lessor; or(B)  the assignee or transferee of a lease.(4)  "Lease" means a lease for a covered vehicle.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 183 (S.B. 1052), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Fin Code § 397.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Finance Code|Title 5 - Protection of Consumers of Financial Services|Chapter 397 - Debt Cancellation Agreements for Certain Vehicle Leases|Section 397.002. Applicability

Sec. 397.002.  APPLICABILITY.  This chapter does not apply to a lease that is a retail installment transaction under Section 345.068 or 348.002.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 183 (S.B. 1052), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Fin Code § 397.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Finance Code|Title 5 - Protection of Consumers of Financial Services|Chapter 397 - Debt Cancellation Agreements for Certain Vehicle Leases|Section 397.003. Relationship to Insurance

Sec. 397.003.  RELATIONSHIP TO INSURANCE.  A debt cancellation agreement to which this chapter applies is not insurance.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 183 (S.B. 1052), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Fin Code § 397.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Finance Code|Title 5 - Protection of Consumers of Financial Services|Chapter 397 - Debt Cancellation Agreements for Certain Vehicle Leases|Section 397.004. Limitation on Certain Debt Cancellation Agreements

Sec. 397.004.  LIMITATION ON CERTAIN DEBT CANCELLATION AGREEMENTS.  (a)  This chapter applies only to a debt cancellation agreement, including a gap waiver agreement or other similarly named agreement, that includes insurance coverage as part of the lessee's responsibility to the holder.(b)  The amount charged for a debt cancellation agreement made in connection with a lease may not exceed five percent of the adjusted capitalized cost financed pursuant to the lease.(c)  The debt cancellation agreement becomes a part of or a separate addendum to the lease and remains a term of the lease on the assignment, sale, or transfer by the holder.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 183 (S.B. 1052), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Fin Code § 397.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Finance Code|Title 5 - Protection of Consumers of Financial Services|Chapter 397 - Debt Cancellation Agreements for Certain Vehicle Leases|Section 397.005. Debt Cancellation Agreements Exclusion Language

Sec. 397.005.  DEBT CANCELLATION AGREEMENTS EXCLUSION LANGUAGE.  (a)  In addition to the provisions required by Section 397.006, a debt cancellation agreement must fully disclose all provisions permitting the exclusion of loss or damage including, if applicable:(1)  an act occurring after the original maturity date or date of the holder's acceleration of the lease;(2)  any dishonest, fraudulent, illegal, or intentional act of any authorized driver that directly results in the total loss of the covered vehicle;(3)  any act of gross negligence by an authorized driver that directly results in the total loss of the covered vehicle;(4)  conversion, embezzlement, or concealment by any person in lawful possession of the covered vehicle;(5)  lawful confiscation by an authorized public official;(6)  the operation, use, or maintenance of the covered vehicle in any race or speed contest;(7)  war, whether or not declared, invasion, insurrection, rebellion, revolution, or an act of terrorism;(8)  normal wear and tear, freezing, or mechanical or electrical breakdown or failure;(9)  use of the covered vehicle for primarily commercial purposes;(10)  damage that occurs after the covered vehicle has been repossessed;(11)  damage to the covered vehicle before the purchase of the debt cancellation agreement;(12)  unpaid insurance premiums and salvage, towing, and storage charges relating to the covered vehicle;(13)  damage related to any personal property attached to or within the covered vehicle;(14)  damages associated with falsification of documents by any person not associated with the lessor or other person canceling the lessee's obligation;(15)  any unpaid debt resulting from exclusions in the lessee's primary physical damage coverage not included in the debt cancellation agreement;(16)  abandonment of the covered vehicle by the lessee only if the lessee voluntarily discards, leaves behind, or otherwise relinquishes possession of the covered vehicle to the extent that the relinquishment shows intent to forsake and desert the covered vehicle so that the covered vehicle may be appropriated by any other person;(17)  any amounts deducted from the primary insurance carrier's settlement due to prior damages; and(18)  any loss occurring outside the United States or outside the United States and Canada.(b)  An exclusion of loss or damage not listed in Subsection (a) may be included in a debt cancellation agreement only if the exclusion is disclosed in plain, easy to read language.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 183 (S.B. 1052), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Fin Code § 397.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Finance Code|Title 5 - Protection of Consumers of Financial Services|Chapter 397 - Debt Cancellation Agreements for Certain Vehicle Leases|Section 397.007. Additional Requirements for Debt Cancellation Agreements

Sec. 397.007.  ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR DEBT CANCELLATION AGREEMENTS.  (a)  If a lessee purchases a debt cancellation agreement, the lessor must provide to the lessee a true and correct copy of the agreement not later than the 10th day after the date of the lease.(b)  A holder must comply with the terms of a debt cancellation agreement not later than the 60th day after the date of receipt of all necessary information required by the holder or administrator of the agreement to process the request.(c)  A debt cancellation agreement may not knowingly be offered by a lessor if:(1)  the lease is already protected by gap insurance; or(2)  the purchase of the debt cancellation agreement is required for the lessee to obtain the lease.(d)  This section does not apply to a debt cancellation agreement offered in connection with the lease of a commercial vehicle.(e)  The sale of a debt cancellation agreement must be for a single payment.(f)  A holder that offers a debt cancellation agreement must report the sale of and forward money received on all such agreements to any designated party as prescribed in any applicable administrative services agreement, contractual liability policy, other insurance policy, or other specified program documents.(g)  Money received or held by a holder or any administrator of a debt cancellation agreement and belonging to an insurance company, holder, or administrator under the terms of a written agreement must be held by the holder or administrator in a fiduciary capacity.(h)  A lessor that negotiates a debt cancellation agreement and subsequently assigns the lease shall maintain documents relating to the agreement that come into the lessor's possession.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 183 (S.B. 1052), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Fin Code § 397.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Finance Code|Title 5 - Protection of Consumers of Financial Services|Chapter 397 - Debt Cancellation Agreements for Certain Vehicle Leases|Section 397.009. Enforcement

Sec. 397.009.  ENFORCEMENT.  (a)  If the attorney general has reason to believe that a person is engaging in, has engaged in, or is about to engage in any method, act, or practice that is a violation of this chapter, the attorney general may bring an action in the name of the state against the person to restrain the person by temporary restraining order, temporary injunction, or permanent injunction from engaging in the method, act, or practice. (b)  An action brought under Subsection (a) may be commenced in the district court of the county in which the person against whom the action is brought resides, has the person's principal place of business, or has done business, in the district court of the county in which any or all parts of the method, act, or practice giving rise to the action occurred, or, on the consent of the parties, in a district court of Travis County.  The court may issue a temporary restraining order, temporary injunction, or permanent injunction to restrain or prevent a violation of this chapter and injunctive relief must be issued without bond. (c)  In addition to the request for a temporary restraining order, temporary injunction, or permanent injunction, the attorney general may request, and the trier of fact may award, a civil penalty to be paid to the state in an amount of not more than $20,000 per violation. (d)  The attorney general may recover reasonable expenses incurred in obtaining injunctive relief or a civil penalty under this section, including reasonable investigative costs, court costs, and attorney's fees.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 183 (S.B. 1052), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Govt Code § 1.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 1.001. Purpose of Code

Sec. 1.001.  PURPOSE OF CODE.  (a)  This code is enacted as a part of the state's continuing statutory revision program, begun by the Texas Legislative Council in 1963 as directed by the legislature in the law codified as Chapter 323 of this code.  The program contemplates a topic-by-topic revision of the state's general and permanent statute law without substantive change.(b)  Consistent with the objectives of the statutory revision program, the purpose of this code is to make the law encompassed by this code more accessible and understandable, by:(1)  rearranging the statutes into a more logical order;(2)  employing a format and numbering system designed to facilitate citation of the law and to accommodate future expansion of the law;(3)  eliminating repealed, duplicative, unconstitutional, expired, executed, and other ineffective provisions;  and(4)  restating the law in modern American English to the greatest extent possible.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 479, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Govt Code § 1.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 1.002. Construction of Code

Sec. 1.002.  CONSTRUCTION OF CODE.  The Code Construction Act (Chapter 311 of this code) applies to the construction of each provision in this code, except as otherwise expressly provided by this code.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 479, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Govt Code § 1.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 1 - General Provisions|Section 1.003. Internal References

Sec. 1.003.  INTERNAL REFERENCES.  In this code:(1)  a reference to a title, chapter, or section without further identification is a reference to a title, chapter, or section of this code;  and(2)  a reference to a subtitle, subchapter, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, or other numbered or lettered unit without further identification is a reference to a unit of the next larger unit of this code in which the reference appears.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 479, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Govt Code § 742.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 7 - Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 742 - Coordinating Relationships Between Local Governments and Federal Agencies|Section 742.001. State Policy

Sec. 742.001.  STATE POLICY.  It is the policy of this state to provide technical assistance and to coordinate relationships between local governments and federal agencies regarding federal financial assistance programs.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 38, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Govt Code § 742.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 7 - Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 742 - Coordinating Relationships Between Local Governments and Federal Agencies|Section 742.002. Definitions

Sec. 742.002.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:(1)  "Designated state agency" means a state agency either designated or established by state law or designated by the governor to coordinate the actions of a local government participating in a federal financial assistance program.(2)  "Federal financial assistance" means a grant or loan provided by a federal financial assistance program.(3)  "Federal financial assistance program" means a program established by federal law or rule that provides a grant or loan to a local government.(4)  "Local government" means a municipality, county, school district, hospital district, or any other political subdivision of a county or the state.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 38, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Govt Code § 742.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 7 - Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 742 - Coordinating Relationships Between Local Governments and Federal Agencies|Section 742.003. Coordinating Actions of Local Governments

Sec. 742.003.  COORDINATING ACTIONS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.  (a)  The governor or a state agency designated by the governor shall coordinate the actions of a local government participating in a federal financial assistance program unless other state law designates or establishes a particular state agency to perform that duty.(b)  The governor or the designated state agency shall adopt rules to coordinate the actions of local governments participating in federal financial assistance programs.(c)  A rule adopted under this section must be approved by the attorney general and filed with the secretary of state.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 38, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Govt Code § 742.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 7 - Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 742 - Coordinating Relationships Between Local Governments and Federal Agencies|Section 742.004. Federal Financial Assistance Requests

Sec. 742.004.  FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE REQUESTS.  (a)  The governing body of a local government by order or resolution may request that the governor or the designated state agency act on behalf of the local government in any matter relating to:(1)  a request for federal financial assistance;  or(2)  an agreement, assurance of compliance, requirement, or enforcement action relating to the request.(b)  The governing body of a local government by order or resolution may revoke the request and the authority delegated by the request to the governor or designated state agency.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 38, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Govt Code § 742.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 7 - Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 742 - Coordinating Relationships Between Local Governments and Federal Agencies|Section 742.005. Applications for Federal Financial Assistance

Sec. 742.005.  APPLICATIONS FOR FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.  (a)  A governing body of a local government that has requested that the governor or the designated state agency act on behalf of the local government under Section 742.004(a) shall submit to the governor or the designated state agency each application for federal financial assistance.(b)  The governor or the designated state agency shall approve or disapprove the application.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 38, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Govt Code § 742.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 7 - Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 742 - Coordinating Relationships Between Local Governments and Federal Agencies|Section 742.006. Action if Assistance Withheld or Deferred

Sec. 742.006.  ACTION IF ASSISTANCE WITHHELD OR DEFERRED.  The governor or the designated state agency shall take any action that the governor or the agency considers necessary or appropriate to meet the needs of a local government if:(1)  any federal financial assistance is withheld from the local government;(2)  a contract that a local government would otherwise receive under a federal financial assistance program is withheld from the local government;  or(3)  a payment is deferred because of an action by a federal government agency relating to the program.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 38, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Govt Code § 761.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 7 - Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 761 - Southern States Energy Compact|Section 761.002. Members of Board

Sec. 761.002.  MEMBERS OF BOARD.  (a)  The governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker shall each make one appointment to the Southern States Energy Board.(b)  The lieutenant governor shall appoint a member of the senate.(c)  The speaker shall appoint a member of the house of representatives.(d)  A member serves at the pleasure of the officer who appointed the member.(e)  A member who is a member of the legislature or the head of a state department or agency may designate a subordinate officer or employee of the department, agency, or legislative house to serve instead of the member as permitted by Article II(a) of the compact and in conformity with the bylaws of the board.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 38, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Govt Code § 761.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 7 - Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 761 - Southern States Energy Compact|Section 761.003. Coordination of Energy Activities

Sec. 761.003.  COORDINATION OF ENERGY ACTIVITIES.  (a)  Each board member shall assist in the coordination of energy activities in this state.(b)  A board member may assist in the orderly development of energy knowledge in this state.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 38, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Govt Code § 761.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 7 - Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 761 - Southern States Energy Compact|Section 761.004. Membership Dues

Sec. 761.004.  MEMBERSHIP DUES.  Membership dues to the board shall be paid from appropriations made to the office of the governor.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 38, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|
TX Govt Code § 761.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 7 - Intergovernmental Relations|Chapter 761 - Southern States Energy Compact|Section 761.007. Cooperation With Board

Sec. 761.007.  COOPERATION WITH BOARD.  The departments, agencies, and officers of this state and its subdivisions may cooperate with the board in any of its activities.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 38, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.|