# 2026-19219: Yeehaw! Nasdaq Texas Guns for Big League Stock Listings by 2027

2026-19219, Self-Regulatory Organizations; Nasdaq Texas, LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposal To Amend the Exchange's Rules at Equity 1 and Equity 4 To Enable the Exchange To Become a Primary Listing Venue, is a Federal Register notice from Securities and Exchange Commission published 2026-09-21, effective 2026-09-03; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-28).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19219
- As of: 2026-09-28
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2026-19219
- Title: Self-Regulatory Organizations; Nasdaq Texas, LLC; Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposal To Amend the Exchange's Rules at Equity 1 and Equity 4 To Enable the Exchange To Become a Primary Listing Venue
- Type: Notice
- Agencies: Securities and Exchange Commission
- Citation: 91 FR 59815
- Published: 2026-09-21
- Effective: 2026-09-03
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-09-28

## In one line

Yeehaw! Nasdaq Texas Guns for Big League Stock Listings by 2027

## Summary

Nasdaq Texas is updating its rules to match Nasdaq’s, so it can start hosting companies’ main stock listings by mid-2027. This change affects companies wanting to list their stocks and investors who follow them. The update kicks in right away, with no extra fees announced yet, making Nasdaq Texas a fresh new player in the stock market game!

## Effects PRIA read

- Nasdaq Texas Seeks Primary Listing Status: benefit, medium. Nasdaq Texas amended Equity 1 and Equity 4 to align with Nasdaq so it can serve as a primary listing venue. The Exchange says it is preparing to become a primary listing market at some point during the second quarter of 2027.
- Investors Gain Another Listing Venue: benefit, low. Because Nasdaq Texas can become a primary listing market, investors who hold or trade stocks may see new companies list on Nasdaq Texas instead of, or in addition to, other exchanges. The rule filing was made on September 3, 2026, and the Exchange plans the primary-listing transition during the sec…
- New Trading Halt, Open/Close Rules: benefit, medium. Nasdaq Texas replaced and added rules (including Rule 4120 and Rules 4752–4754) to adopt comprehensive trading halt, opening cross, halt cross, and closing cross procedures that are substantially similar to Nasdaq. These changes were filed September 3, 2026, and are meant to enable the Exchange to…
- Extra Oversight for Exchange-Issued Securities: benefit, low. The Exchange adopted new Rule 4370 requiring additional oversight for securities issued by the Exchange or its affiliates, including quarterly reports to a Regulatory Oversight Committee, an annual independent accounting review, and Commission notification of non-compliance. These requirements are…
- Changes to Short-Sale Price Test Procedures: benefit, low. The Exchange amended Rule 4763 to add procedures for determining Trigger Prices under Regulation SHO and to allow lifting the Short Sale Price Test early in cases of clearly erroneous executions or incorrect prior-day closing prices. These amendments were filed September 3, 2026.

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## Sources
- [2026-19219 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/21/2026-19219/self-regulatory-organizations-nasdaq-texas-llc-notice-of-filing-and-immediate-effectiveness-of-a)
- [2026-19219 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-09-21/pdf/2026-19219.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-19219 (as of 2026-09-28).