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Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs
Texas-
10 TAC §23.60, §23.61 — Single Family Home Program
§23.61 STATUTORY AUTHORITY. The proposed new sections are made pursuant to Tex. Gov't Code §2306.053, which authorizes the Department to adopt rules. Except ...
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10 TAC §§27.1 - 27.9 (Repeal) — Texas First Time Homebuyer Program Rule
The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (the Department) proposes the repeal of 10 TAC Chapter 27, Texas First Time Homebuyer Program Rule. The...
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10 TAC §§27.1 - 27.9 (New) — Texas First Time Homebuyer Program Rule
The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (the Department) proposes new 10 TAC Chapter 27, Texas First Time Homebuyer Program and Taxable Mortgag...
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Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
Texas-
16 TAC §121.10 — Behavior Analyst
STATUTORY AUTHORITY The proposed rules are proposed under Texas Occupations Code, Chapters 51 and 506, which authorize the Texas Commission of Licensing and ...
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16 TAC §60.301, §60.302 — Procedural Rules of the Commission and the Department
§60.302 STATUTORY AUTHORITY The proposed rules are proposed under Texas Occupations Code §51.201 and §51.203, which authorize the Texas Commission of Licensi...
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16 TAC §60.82 — Procedural Rules of the Commission and the Department
STATUTORY AUTHORITY The proposed rules are proposed under Texas Occupations Code §51.201 and §51.203, which authorize the Texas Commission of Licensing and R...
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Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors
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22 TAC §139.37 — Enforcement
Final rule
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22 TAC §§133.21, 133.23, 133.25, 133.27 (Amendment) — Licensing for Engineers
§133.43 The Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors (Board) adopts amendments to 22 Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 133, Subchapter E, re...
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22 TAC §133.41, §133.43 (Amendment) — Licensing for Engineers
§133.53 The Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors (Board) adopts amendments to 22 Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 133, Subchapter F, re...
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Council on Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke
TexasComptroller of Public Accounts
Texas-
34 TAC §3.588 — TAX Administration
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34 TAC §20.306 (Repeal) — Statewide Procurement and Support Services
The Comptroller of Public Accounts proposes the repeal of §20.306, concerning preferences. In a separate proposal, the comptroller proposes a new §20.306, co...
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34 TAC §20.306, §20.307 — Statewide Procurement and Support Services
§20.307 The Comptroller of Public Accounts proposes a new §20.306, concerning preferences; and amendments to §20.307, concerning state agency procurements of...
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Texas Commission on Jail Standards
Texas-
37 TAC §259.117 (Amendment) — NEW Construction Rules
The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) adopts amendments to §259.123 under Chapter 259 Part 9 of Title 37 of the Texas Administrative Code without cha...
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37 TAC §259.123 (Amendment) — NEW Construction Rules
The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) adopts amendments to §259.141 under Chapter 259 Part 9 of Title 37 of the Texas Administrative Code without cha...
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37 TAC §259.141 (Amendment) — NEW Construction Rules
The Texas Commission on Jail Standards (TCJS) adopts amendments to §259.151 under Chapter 259 Part 9 of Title 37 of the Texas Administrative Code without cha...
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Texas Forensic Science Commission
Texas-
37 TAC §651.7 (Amendment) — Dna, Codis, Forensic Analysis, and Crime Laboratories
The Texas Forensic Science Commission (Commission) adopts an amendment to rule 37 Texas Administrative Code §651.219, Code of Professional Responsibility (Co...
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37 TAC §651.219 (New) — Dna, Codis, Forensic Analysis, and Crime Laboratories
The Texas Forensic Science Commission (Commission) adopts new Subchapter G to establish the Texas Forensic Analyst Apprenticeship Pilot Program (TFAAPP) that...
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37 TAC §§651.601 - 651.603 — Dna, Codis, Forensic Analysis, and Crime Laboratories
Final rule
Texas Veterans Commission
TexasDepartment of Information Resources
Texas-
1 TAC §213.1, §213.4 — Electronic and Information Resources
The amendments are adopted pursuant to Texas Government Code § 2054.052(a), which authorizes the department to adopt rules as necessary to implement its resp...
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1 TAC §§213.11, 213.13, 213.17 - 213.22 — Electronic and Information Resources
The repeal is adopted pursuant to Texas Government Code § 2054.052(a), which authorizes the department to adopt rules as necessary to implement its responsib...
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1 TAC §213.22 — Electronic and Information Resources
The new rule and amendments are adopted pursuant to Texas Government Code § 2054.052(a), which authorizes the department to adopt rules as necessary to imple...
Final rule
Public Utility Commission of Texas
TexasTexas Education Agency
Texas-
19 TAC §61.4 — School Districts
CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS SUBCHAPTER A. REQUIRED CURRICULUM
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19 TAC §74.4 (Amendment) — Curriculum Requirements
The State Board of Education (SBOE) adopts an amendment to §74.14, concerning performance acknowledgments. The amendment is adopted without changes to the pr...
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19 TAC §74.14 — Curriculum Requirements
ADAPTATIONS FOR SPECIAL POPULATIONS SUBCHAPTER AA. COMMISSIONER'S RULES CONCERNING SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES DIVISION 7.
Final rule
Texas Optometry Board
Texas-
22 TAC §271.8 — Examinations
The Texas Optometry Board proposes to repeal 22 TAC Part 14 Chapter 271 Examinations - §271.8 - Converting Optometric License to Therapeutic Optometric Licen...
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22 TAC §271.12 (Amendment) — Examinations
The Texas Optometry Board proposes amendments to 22 TAC Part 14 Chapter 271 Examinations - §271.12 - License Designation. In 2025, the Texas Legislature crea...
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22 TAC §272.4 — Administration
The Texas Optometry Board proposes to repeal 22 TAC Part 14 Chapter 272 Administration - §272.4 - Public Participation in Meetings. In 2025, the Texas Legisl...
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Department of State Health Services
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25 TAC §227.1 (Amendment) — Minimum Guidelines for Human Donor Milk Banks
The executive commissioner of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC), on behalf of the Department of State Health Services (DSHS), proposes an...
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25 TAC §229.472 — Food and Drug
STATUTORY AUTHORITY The amendment is adopted under Texas Government Code §524.0151, which provides that the executive commissioner of HHSC shall adopt rules ...
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25 TAC §229.372 — Food and Drug
STATUTORY AUTHORITY The amendment is adopted under Texas Government Code §524.0151, which provides that the executive commissioner of HHSC shall adopt rules ...
Final rule
Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas
TexasTexas Workforce Commission
Texas-
40 TAC §§809.2, 809.4, 809.5 — Child Care Services
PART VII. STATUTORY AUTHORITY The rules are proposed under Texas Government Code, §2308.3155(b), Texas Labor Code §301.0015 and §302.002(d), which provide TW...
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40 TAC §§809.18, 809.19, 809.21 — Child Care Services
The rules are proposed under Texas Government Code, §2308.3155(b), Texas Labor Code §301.0015 and §302.002(d), which provide TWC with the authority to adopt,...
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40 TAC §809.22 — Child Care Services
The rule is repealed under Texas Government Code, §2308.3155(b), Texas Labor Code §301.0015 and §302.002(d), which provide TWC with the authority to adopt, a...
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Texas State Board of Pharmacy
TexasTexas Board of Pardons and Paroles
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37 TAC §143.24 — Executive Clemency
Proposed amended §143.24, published in the November 14, 2025, issue of the Texas Register (50 TexReg 7411), is withdrawn. The agency failed to adopt the prop...
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37 TAC §143.33, §143.34 — Executive Clemency
§143.34 The proposed repeal of §143.33 and §143.34, published in the November 14, 2025, issue of the Texas Register (50 TexReg 7411), is withdrawn. The agenc...
No comment deadline published
Employees Retirement System of Texas
TexasDepartment of Family and Protective Services
Texas-
40 TAC §700.1335 — Child Protective Services
The Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) adopts amended rules in Title 40, Texas Administrative Code (TAC), Chapter 700, Subchapter M, relatin...
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40 TAC §§702.1401, 702.1403, 702.1405 (New) — General Administration
The Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) proposes new rules in Title 40, Texas Administrative Code (TAC), Part 19, Chapter 702, Subchapter O, ...
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Texas Department of Transportation
Texas-
43 TAC §§2.201 - 2.206 — Environmental Review of Transportation Projects
STATUTORY AUTHORITY The amendments are adopted under Transportation Code, §201.101, which provides the Texas Transportation Commission (commission) with the ...
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43 TAC §2.207 — Environmental Review of Transportation Projects
STATUTORY AUTHORITY The repeal is adopted under Transportation Code, §201.101, which provides the Texas Transportation Commission (commission) with the autho...
Final rule
Harris County TAX Assessor-collector
TexasTexas Ethics Commission
Texas-
1 TAC §§7.1, 7.3, 7.5, 7.7, 7.9, 7.11, 7.55 (New) — Contracts
The Texas Ethics Commission (the TEC) adopts new Chapter 7 in the TEC Rules, regarding Contracts. These new rules are adopted without changes to the proposed...
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1 TAC §45.3, §45.8 (Amendment) — Conflicts of Interest
§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 Interes...
Final rule
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1 TAC §34.41, §34.43 — Regulation of Lobbyists
§34.43 The amended rules are adopted under Texas Government Code §571.062, which authorizes the Commission to adopt rules to administer Chapter 305 of the Go...
Final rule
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Texas-
31 TAC §65.908 — Wildlife
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission in a duly noticed meeting on January 22, 2026, adopted new 31 TAC §65.908, concerning Field Trial Permit, without cha...
Final rule
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31 TAC §65.191, §65.194 — Wildlife
§65.194 The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission in a duly noticed meeting on January 22, 2026, adopted amendments to 31 TAC §65.191, concerning Definitions, ...
Final rule
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31 TAC §53.15 — Finance
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission in a duly noticed meeting on January 22, 2026, adopted an amendment to 31 TAC §53.15, concerning Miscellaneous Fisher...
Final rule
Texas State Board of Public Accountancy
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22 TAC §511.164 (Amendment) — Eligibility
The Texas State Board of Public Accountancy adopts an amendment to §511.164 concerning Qualification for Issuance of a Certificate with not Fewer than 150 Se...
Final rule
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22 TAC §511.163 (Amendment) — Eligibility
The Texas State Board of Public Accountancy adopts an amendment to §511.163 concerning Examination on the Board's Rules of Professional Conduct Requirements,...
Final rule
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22 TAC §511.161 (Amendment) — Eligibility
The Texas State Board of Public Accountancy adopts an amendment to §511.161 concerning Qualifications for Issuance of a Certificate, without changes to the p...
Final rule
Texas Board of Nursing
TexasTexas Animal Health Commission
TexasTexas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation
TexasTeacher Retirement System of Texas
Texas-
34 TAC §41.38 — Health Care and Insurance Programs
The Board of Trustees of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) proposes to amend §41.38 (relating to Termination Date of Coverage) under Subchapter C ...
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34 TAC §41.17 — Health Care and Insurance Programs
The Board of Trustees of the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) proposes to amend §41.17 (relating to Limited-time Enrollment Opportunity for Medicare-...
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