tx-May152026-113: 43 TAC §§9.12 - 9.15, 9.17 (Amendment) — Contract and Grant Management
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§28.12 The Texas Department of Transportation (department) adopts amendments to §28.11, Surety Bond, and §28.12, Preparation of Contract. The amendments to §28.11 and §28.12 are adopted without changes to the proposed text as published in the February 13, 2026 issue of the Texas Register (51 TexReg 885) and will not be republished. EXPLANATION OF ADOPTED AMENDMENTS During the 89th Legislative Session, the legislature passed Senate Bill (S.B.) 995, which removed the requirement that the surety bond for a contract authorizing an oversize or overweight vehicle to cross a road or highway be approved by the Comptroller of Public Accounts and the Attorney General's Office. Amendments to §28.11, Surety Bond, remove the requirement that the state treasurer and the attorney general approve the surety bond and provide that the bonds must be approved by the department to align the rule with the statute. Additional changes are made to clarify the requirements of the section; those changes do not change the substance of the section. Amendments to §28.12, Preparation of Contract, modify subsection (e) by removing the requirement that the surety bond be approved by the attorney general and the...
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