tx-May292026-53: 1 TAC §45.3, §45.8 (Amendment) — Conflicts of Interest
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§45.8 The Texas Ethics Commission (the TEC) adopts an amendment and new rule in Texas Ethics Commission Rules in Chapter 45 (relating to Conflicts of Interest). Specifically, the TEC adopts an amendment to §45.3 regarding Definitions and new §45.8 regarding Additional Disclosures for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. These amended and new rules are adopted without changes to the proposed text as published in the February 27, 2026, issue of the Texas Register (51 TexReg 1227). The rules will not be republished. This adoption amends the rules regarding the additional disclosures for the Texas Comptroller. State law requires state agencies to "review and consider for readoption each of its rules … not later than the fourth anniversary of the date on which the rule takes effect and every four years after that date." Tex. Gov't Code §2001.039. The law further requires agencies to "readopt, readopt with amendments, or repeal a rule as the result of reviewing the rule under this section." Id. The TEC is continuing its comprehensive review with a review of the TEC's rules regarding conflicts of interest, which are codified in Chapter 45. These amendments seek to provide clarity to...
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