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TX Govt Code § 845.103 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System|Chapter 845 - Administration|Subchapter B. Powers and Duties of Board of Trustees|Section 845.103. Administering System Assets

Sec. 845.103.  ADMINISTERING SYSTEM ASSETS.  (a)  The board of trustees may sell, assign, exchange, or trade and transfer any security in which the retirement system's assets are invested.  The board may use or reinvest the proceeds as the board determines that the system's needs require.(b)  In handling the funds of the retirement system, the board of trustees has all powers and duties granted to the comptroller that formerly were granted to the State Depository Board.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 55.103 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 891, Sec. 3.14, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 845.104 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System|Chapter 845 - Administration|Subchapter B. Powers and Duties of Board of Trustees|Section 845.104. Accepting Gift, Grant, or Bequest

Sec. 845.104.  ACCEPTING GIFT, GRANT, OR BEQUEST.  The board of trustees shall accept a gift, grant, or bequest of money or securities:(1)  for the purpose designated by the grantor if the purpose provides an endowment or retirement benefits to some or all participating employees or annuitants of the retirement system;  or(2)  otherwise, for deposit in the endowment fund.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 55.104 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 845.105 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System|Chapter 845 - Administration|Subchapter B. Powers and Duties of Board of Trustees|Section 845.105. Indebtedness; Payment

Sec. 845.105.  INDEBTEDNESS;  PAYMENT.  (a)  The board of trustees may:(1)  incur indebtedness;(2)  on the credit of the retirement system, borrow money to pay expenses incident to the system's operation;(3)  renew, extend, or refund its indebtedness;  or(4)  issue and sell negotiable promissory notes or negotiable bonds of the system.(b)  A note or bond issued under this section must expressly state that the note or bond is not an obligation of this state.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 55.105 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 427, Sec. 48, eff. Dec. 31, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 845.106 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System|Chapter 845 - Administration|Subchapter B. Powers and Duties of Board of Trustees|Section 845.106. Grants and Payment of Benefits

Sec. 845.106.  GRANTS AND PAYMENT OF BENEFITS.  The board of trustees, in accordance with this subtitle, shall consider all applications for annuities and benefits and shall decide whether to grant the annuities and benefits.  The board may suspend one or more payments in accordance with this subtitle.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 55.106 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 845.107 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System|Chapter 845 - Administration|Subchapter B. Powers and Duties of Board of Trustees|Section 845.107. Audits and Reviews

Sec. 845.107.  AUDITS  AND REVIEWS.(a)  In this section:(1)  "Audit" means an audit authorized or required by a statute of this state or of the United States or initiated or commissioned by the board of trustees.  The term includes a financial audit, compliance audit, economy and efficiency audit, effectiveness audit, performance audit, risk audit, and investigation.(2)  "Audit working paper" includes all information, documentary or otherwise, prepared or maintained in conducting an audit or preparing an audit report, including:(A)  internal or external communications relating to the audit that are made or received in the course of the audit; and(B)  drafts of an audit report or portions of those drafts.(b)  Annually, or more often, the board of trustees shall have the accounts of the retirement system audited by a certified public accountant.(c)  In addition to the financial audit required by Subsection (b), the board of trustees may initiate or commission an audit or investigation of activities, functions, or operations of the retirement system as the board determines appropriate.(d)  Audit working papers prepared, maintained, or assembled by the retirement system or an agent of the system are not a record of the board of trustees for purposes of Section 845.112, and are confidential and excepted from the disclosure requirements of Chapter 552.(e)  Unless made confidential under other law, an audit report, when accepted by the board of trustees in its final form, is a record of the board and public information.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 55.107 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 300 (H.B. 407), Sec. 25, eff. January 1, 2010.|
TX Govt Code § 845.108 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System|Chapter 845 - Administration|Subchapter B. Powers and Duties of Board of Trustees|Section 845.108. Designation of Authority to Disburse Funds

Sec. 845.108.  DESIGNATION OF AUTHORITY TO DISBURSE FUNDS.  The director is authorized to sign checks and authorize fund transfers for payments from the assets of the retirement system.  The director may designate in writing additional persons to have authority to sign checks and authorize fund transfers for payments from the assets of the retirement system.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 55.108 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 309, Sec. 18, eff. Dec. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 845.109 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System|Chapter 845 - Administration|Subchapter B. Powers and Duties of Board of Trustees|Section 845.109. Depositories

Sec. 845.109.  DEPOSITORIES.  The board of trustees shall designate financial institutions to qualify and serve the retirement system as depositories in accordance with Subchapter C of Chapter 404.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 55.109 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 845.110 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System|Chapter 845 - Administration|Subchapter B. Powers and Duties of Board of Trustees|Section 845.110. Adopting Rates and Tables

Sec. 845.110.  ADOPTING RATES AND TABLES.  (a)  The board of trustees shall adopt rates and tables that the board considers necessary for the retirement system after considering the results of the actuary's investigation of the mortality and service experience of the system's members and annuitants.(b)  Based on recommendations of the actuary, the board of trustees shall adopt rates and tables necessary to determine the supplemental death benefits contribution rates for each subdivision participating in the supplemental death benefits fund.  The initial rates and tables become effective on the date that the fund and coverage become operative.(c)  On recommendation of the retirement system's actuary, the board of trustees by rule may adopt a mortality basis to be used in determining actuarial equivalents.  A mortality basis adopted under this subsection may not be applied in a manner that would reduce a participant's monthly benefit that has accrued before the later of the date the mortality basis is adopted or the date the mortality basis is implemented.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., 1st C.S., p. 214, ch. 18, Sec. 55, eff. Nov. 10, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 55.110 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 300 (H.B. 407), Sec. 26, eff. January 1, 2010.|
TX Govt Code § 845.111 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System|Chapter 845 - Administration|Subchapter B. Powers and Duties of Board of Trustees|Section 845.111. Insurance

Sec. 845.111.  INSURANCE.  Notwithstanding any other law, the board of trustees may self-insure or purchase any insurance the board considers reasonable and prudent for the performance of board duties and prerogatives.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 873 (H.B. 1587), Sec. 68, eff. January 1, 2008.|
TX Govt Code § 845.112 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System|Chapter 845 - Administration|Subchapter B. Powers and Duties of Board of Trustees|Section 845.112. Records of Board of Trustees

Sec. 845.112.  RECORDS OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES.  (a)  The board of trustees shall keep, in convenient form, data necessary for required computations and valuations by the actuary.(b)  The board shall keep a permanent record of all of its proceedings.(c)  Records of the board are open to the public.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 55.112 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 845.113 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System|Chapter 845 - Administration|Subchapter B. Powers and Duties of Board of Trustees|Section 845.113. Office

Sec. 845.113.  OFFICE.  (a)  The board of trustees shall maintain the offices of the retirement system in Austin and may, but is not required to:(1)  cause the system to own real estate on or in which those offices are located;(2)  contract for and construct a building or buildings to house those offices, along with related structures such as parking garages;(3)  lease office space from others;(4)  lease space in its offices, or in a building that previously has been its offices, to other persons or entities;(5)  maintain, modify, or construct improvements on any real estate, whether for the retirement system or a tenant;  or(6)  sell real estate that previously has been the retirement system's offices.(b)  The board shall keep the books and records of the retirement system in those offices.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Amended by Acts 1981, 67th Leg., 1st C.S., p. 215, ch. 18, Sec. 56, eff. Nov. 10, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 55.113 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 245, Sec. 31, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Govt Code § 845.114 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System|Chapter 845 - Administration|Subchapter B. Powers and Duties of Board of Trustees|Section 845.114. Definition of Participant; Obtaining Information

Sec. 845.114.  DEFINITION OF PARTICIPANT; OBTAINING INFORMATION.  (a)  In this chapter, "participant" means a member, former member, retiree, annuitant, beneficiary, or alternate payee of the retirement system.(b)  The retirement system shall obtain from participants and subdivisions information necessary for the proper operation and administration of the system.(c)  Each participant and subdivision shall timely provide to the retirement system in the form and manner specified by the system information the board of trustees determines to be necessary for the proper operation and administration of the system.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 55.114 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 506 (H.B. 633), Sec. 23, eff. January 1, 2006.Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 873 (H.B. 1587), Sec. 69, eff. January 1, 2008.Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 300 (H.B. 407), Sec. 27, eff. January 1, 2010.|
TX Govt Code § 845.1151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System|Chapter 845 - Administration|Subchapter B. Powers and Duties of Board of Trustees|Section 845.1151. Electronic Information

Sec. 845.1151.  ELECTRONIC INFORMATION.  The retirement system may provide confidential information electronically to a participant and to a subdivision and receive information electronically from those persons, including by use of an electronic signature or certification in a form acceptable to the retirement system.  An unintentional disclosure to, or unauthorized access by, a third party related to the transmission or receipt of information under this section is not a violation by the retirement system of any law, including a rule relating to the protection of confidential information.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 873 (H.B. 1587), Sec. 72, eff. January 1, 2008.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 300 (H.B. 407), Sec. 28, eff. January 1, 2010.|
TX Govt Code § 845.116 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System|Chapter 845 - Administration|Subchapter B. Powers and Duties of Board of Trustees|Section 845.116. Electronic Transfer of Funds and Electronic Filing of Documents

Sec. 845.116.  ELECTRONIC TRANSFER OF FUNDS AND ELECTRONIC FILING OF DOCUMENTS.  (a)  In this section:(1)  "Electronic filing" means the filing of data transmitted to the retirement system by the communication of information by facsimile or in the form of digital electronic signals transformed by computer and stored on microfilm, magnetic tape, optical disks, or any other medium.(2)  "Electronic transfer" means any transfer of funds, other than a transaction originated by check, draft, or similar paper instrument, that is initiated through an electronic terminal, telephone instrument, computer, or magnetic media to order, instruct, or authorize a financial institution to debit or credit an account.(b)  The board of trustees may adopt rules and procedures relating to the electronic transfer of funds and the electronic filing of documents and required reports.(c)  Funds that are electronically transferred in accordance with those rules and procedures are considered to have been timely received by the retirement system.  Documents and required reports that are electronically filed in accordance with those rules and procedures are considered to have been properly filed with the retirement system.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 427, Sec. 49, eff. Dec. 31, 1999.|
TX Govt Code § 845.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System|Chapter 845 - Administration|Subchapter C. Officers and Employees of Board of Trustees|Section 845.201. Officers

Sec. 845.201.  OFFICERS.  (a)  The board of trustees annually shall elect from members of the board:(1)  a chairman;  and(2)  a vice-chairman.(b)  The board may appoint the director or a member of the board as secretary.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 55.201 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 845.202 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System|Chapter 845 - Administration|Subchapter C. Officers and Employees of Board of Trustees|Section 845.202. Director

Sec. 845.202.  DIRECTOR.  (a)  The board of trustees shall appoint a director.(b)  The director shall manage and administer the retirement system under the supervision and direction of the board.(c)  The board of trustees may delegate to the director powers and duties in addition to those stated by Subsection (b).(d)  The director annually shall:(1)  prepare an itemized budget showing the amount required to pay the retirement system's administrative expenses for the following fiscal year;  and(2)  submit the administrative budget to the board for review, amendment, and adoption.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 55.202 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 245, Sec. 32, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 309, Sec. 19, eff. Dec. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 845.203 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System|Chapter 845 - Administration|Subchapter C. Officers and Employees of Board of Trustees|Section 845.203. Legal Adviser

Sec. 845.203.  LEGAL ADVISER.  (a)  The board of trustees shall appoint an attorney.(b)  The attorney shall act as the legal adviser to the board.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 55.203 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 873 (H.B. 1587), Sec. 73, eff. January 1, 2008.|
TX Govt Code § 845.204 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System|Chapter 845 - Administration|Subchapter C. Officers and Employees of Board of Trustees|Section 845.204. Medical Board

Sec. 845.204.  MEDICAL BOARD.  (a)  The board of trustees shall designate a medical board composed of three physicians.(b)  To be eligible to serve as a member of the medical board, a physician must be licensed to practice medicine in the state and be of good standing in the medical profession.  A physician who is eligible to participate in the retirement system may not be a member of the medical board.(c)  The medical board shall:(1)  review all medical examinations required by this subtitle;(2)  investigate essential statements and certificates made by or on behalf of a member of the retirement system in connection with an application for disability retirement;  and(3)  report in writing to the board of trustees its conclusions and recommendations on all matters referred to it.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 55.204 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 845.205 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System|Chapter 845 - Administration|Subchapter C. Officers and Employees of Board of Trustees|Section 845.205. Other Physicians

Sec. 845.205.  OTHER PHYSICIANS.  The board of trustees may employ physicians in addition to the medical board to report on special cases.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 55.205 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 845.206 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System|Chapter 845 - Administration|Subchapter C. Officers and Employees of Board of Trustees|Section 845.206. Actuary

Sec. 845.206.  ACTUARY.  (a)  The board of trustees shall appoint an actuary.(b)  The actuary shall perform duties in connection with advising the board concerning operation of the system's funds.(c)  At least once every five years the actuary shall:(1)  make a general investigation of the mortality and service experience of the members and annuitants of the system;  and(2)  on the basis of the results of the investigation, recommend for adoption by the board required tables and rates.(d)  On the basis of tables and rates adopted by the board, the actuary shall make an annual valuation of the assets and liabilities of the retirement system and of each participating subdivision with regard to the retirement system.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 55.206 and amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 175, Sec. 19, eff. Jan. 1, 1994;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 309, Sec. 20, eff. Dec. 1, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 845.207 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System|Chapter 845 - Administration|Subchapter C. Officers and Employees of Board of Trustees|Section 845.207. Other Employees

Sec. 845.207.  OTHER EMPLOYEES.  The board of trustees shall employ actuarial, clerical, legal, medical, and other assistants required for the efficient administration of the retirement system.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 55.207 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 845.208 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System|Chapter 845 - Administration|Subchapter C. Officers and Employees of Board of Trustees|Section 845.208. Compensation of Employees

Sec. 845.208.  COMPENSATION OF EMPLOYEES.  The board of trustees shall determine the amount of compensation that employees of the retirement system receive.|Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 55.208 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Govt Code § 845.302 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 8 - Public Retirement Systems|Subtitle F - Texas County and District Retirement System|Chapter 845 - Administration|Subchapter D. Management of Assets|Section 845.302. Custody and Investment of Assets Pending Transactions

Sec. 845.302.  CUSTODY AND INVESTMENT OF ASSETS PENDING TRANSACTIONS.  The board of trustees, in the exercise of its discretion to manage the assets of the retirement system, may select one or more commercial banks, depository trust companies, or other entities to serve as custodian or custodians of the system's cash or securities pending completion of an investment transaction and may authorize the custodian to invest the cash so held in such short-term securities as the board of trustees determines. |Acts 1981, 67th Leg., p. 1876, ch. 453, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1981.  Renumbered from Vernon's Ann.Civ.St. Title 110B, Sec. 55.302 by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 179, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 245, Sec. 34, eff. May 27, 1995.|