MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH OTHER STATE AGENCIES

(a) Definitions. The following terms, when used in this section, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. (1) General information letter--Information provided by the comptroller in response to any written inquiry about the taxability of a…

Subchapters A through F of this chapter apply to all applications for funding and grants submitted to the Public Safety Office (PSO), Office of the Governor (OOG). A PSO-funded grantee must comply with the provisions of Subchapters A through F in effect on the date the grant is a…

(a) Definitions. The following words and terms, when used in this section, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. (1) GLO--The General Land Office of Texas. (2) Commissioner--The Commissioner of the General Land Office of Texas or the C…

(a) A cotton grower is the person defined in the Texas Agriculture Code, §74.102(5). A cotton grower is eligible to vote if the grower grows cotton in a boll weevil eradication zone or area in which a referendum is being held and receive direct income from the sale of cotton in t…

The purpose of this subchapter is to establish rules to require public, private, and independent institutions of higher education to report incidents of sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking; to adopt a policy on sexual harassment, sexual assault, datin…

(a) Statutory authority. The Texas School Health Advisory Committee (committee) must be appointed under and governed by this section. The committee is subject to Texas Health and Safety Code §1001.0711, Texas Government Code §523.0201, and Texas Education Code §38.104(c). Texas G…

A state-chartered bank may engage in private placement transactions by acting as broker and bringing together buyers and sellers of privately placed instruments. The term "private placement transactions" means: (1) making recommendations regarding the terms and timing of the tran…

The Rules and Regulations of the Board are set forth for the purpose of interpreting and implementing the Landscape Architects' Registration Law.

(a) Officers of the department are charged with the responsibility of investigation and properly reporting rural motor vehicle crashes occurring upon public highways without regard as to severity of the crash. Officers of the department will investigate and properly report motor …

(a) Basis. The Texas Department of Human Services, hereinafter referred to as TDHS, the Texas Department of Health, hereinafter referred to as TDH, and the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation, hereinafter referred to as TDMHMR, are required under the provisio…

The words and terms listed in this chapter, when used in commission rules, shall have the meanings described in this chapter unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. However, a definition in this chapter shall not apply to another chapter of the commission's rules if the w…

It is the policy of the Texas Department of Transportation to provide the public complete information regarding the affairs of the department in a manner that will facilitate and maximize public access. In compliance with the Public Information Act, Government Code, Chapter 552, …

(a) Parties wishing to petition for addition or movement into an eradication zone shall notify the commissioner of their intent in writing. The notice shall include: (1) a geographic description of the proposed area to be added or moved; (2) information sufficient for the commiss…

Requested filing mode. All filings must identify a requested filing mode as described in this section. (1) Review and approval. The following types of filings must be submitted for review or approval: (A) a form or rate filing that is required to be filed for review or approval u…

(a) Purposes. (1) Various state and federal laws that govern the comptroller's and taxpayers' responsibilities concerning the collection and payment of taxes and fees are addressed in other sections of this title. The Taxpayer Bill of Rights seeks to strike a balance and find way…

(a) General prohibition. Oil or gas shall not be produced from different strata through the same string of tubulars except as provided in this section. As used in this section, "different strata" means two or more different commission-designated fields, or one or more commission-…

A postsecondary educational institution that initiates a disciplinary process concerning an allegation that a student enrolled at the institution violated the institution's policy or code of conduct by committing sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, or stalking sha…

(a) Definitions. The following words and terms, when used in this section, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. (1) Seismic hole--Any hole drilled for the purpose of securing geophysical information to be used in the exploration or de…

The Texas Agriculture Code, §74.1042, provides the commissioner of agriculture with the authority, by rule, to designate an area of the state as a proposed eradication zone as long as the area is not within a statutory eradication zone that has approved an eradication program by …

(a) Definitions. The following words and terms, when used in this section, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. (1) Alcoholic beverage--Alcohol, or any beverage containing more than 0.5% of alcohol by volume, which is capable of use f…

This subchapter is prescribed and promulgated in respect to the provisions of Insurance Code §982.114; Chapter 425, Subchapter B; Chapter 1701; Chapter 404; and other applicable provisions.

It is the purpose of this subchapter: (1) to encourage a company's awareness that imprudent guarantees on annuity contracts and miscellaneous funds may lead to a hazardous financial condition, and to call attention of the fact that the commissioner of insurance may wish to make u…

(a) Definitions. The following words and terms, when used in this section, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. (1) Alcoholic beverage--Alcohol, or any beverage containing more than 0.5% of alcohol by volume, which is capable of use f…

An unallocated group annuity is a contract covering multiple lives issued to an employer or trustee as the policyholder or contract holder or similar term where the values under the contract are not allocated to specific individuals. This definition specifically includes deposit …

Annuity and miscellaneous fund submissions which at any point of time make use of an interest rate in excess of the applicable maximum valuation interest rate as defined in the standard valuation law for that type of annuity or pure endowment contract in determining policyholder …

The Standard Valuation Law, as it appears in Texas statutes, discusses interest rates appropriate for the calculation of minimum reserves. The Standard Valuation Law also defines the commissioner's annuity reserve method which is required to be used to compute the minimum reserve…

The commissioner may, at the commissioner's discretion, require the data specified in this section from any insurance companies which are subject to this subchapter. These requirements apply to individual annuities, group annuities, and any supplemental provisions of riders attac…

(a) For the deferred annuities, except unallocated group annuities, within the scope of these sections, interest rates, whether guaranteed or subject to future determinations by the company, must not be presented in a manner which might lead the prospect to believe that the compl…

These sections apply to all insurers licensed to transact insurance business in the State of Texas unless exempted by controlling law.

These sections are effective beginning August 20, 1975. These sections apply to any contract issued on and after that date; they do not, however, apply to reserves to be held for contracts issued prior to that date.

(a) Definitions. The following words and terms, when used in this section, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. (1) Bonded agent--A person in this state who is a third-party agent of a manufacturer outside this state and who receives …

The commissioner may conduct a public hearing within a proposed nonstatutory or statutory eradication zone to take public comment on the establishment of a nonstatutory zone or division of a statutory zone, as appropriate.

(a) Purpose. This section specifies the procedure by which an operator can obtain a Railroad Commission of Texas certification that natural gas from a particular gas well qualifies as high-cost natural gas under the Texas Tax Code, Chapter 201, Subchapter B, §201.057(a)(2)(A) and…

As provided below, a Landscape Architect may not issue or authorize the issuance of a document regulated by this Subchapter unless, pursuant to the requirements of this Subchapter, the document is: (1) sealed, signed, and dated, pursuant to Subsection 3.103(a), thereby indicating…

(a) This memorandum of understanding (MOU) between Texas Rehabilitation Commission (TRC), Texas Department of Human Resources (DHS), Texas Department of Health (TDH), and Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation (TDMHMR) is to implement and coordinate the exchange…

(a) Purpose. The purpose of this section is to provide a procedure by which an operator can obtain a 50% severance tax reduction for five years on the incremental oil and casinghead gas production from a qualifying lease. (b) Definitions. The following terms, when used in this se…

(a) On every document requiring a Landscape Architect's seal, the Landscape Architect shall affix or cause the affixation of a seal that will produce a clearly visible and legible image of the seal when the document is copied or reproduced. A Landscape Architect may not affix or …

(a) Once an eradication zone has been designated by adoption of a rule under the Texas Agriculture Code (Code), §74.1042, the eradication zone is not established until approved by a referendum of cotton growers in the new eradication zone held in accordance with the Code, §74.105…

(a) Definitions. The following words and terms, when used in this section, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. (1) Agency--The Comptroller of Public Accounts of the State of Texas or the comptroller's duly authorized agents and emplo…

Once a statutory zone has been divided by rule of the commissioner, in accordance with SB 1814, §1.27(d), and approved by growers as provided in §3.102(b) of this chapter (relating to Eradication Zone Activation, Grower Approval), the commissioner may fairly apportion any debt to…

(a) Construction Documents (1) On every Construction Document prepared by a Landscape Architect or under a Landscape Architect's Supervision and Control, the Landscape Architect shall affix or cause the affixation of: (A) the Landscape Architect's seal; (B) the Landscape Architec…

(a) Purpose. The purpose of this section is to provide a procedure by which an operator may obtain commission certification that the operator markets gas that was previously released into the air for 12 months or more pursuant to §3.32 of this title (relating to Gas Well Gas and …

(a) Except as provided in Subsection 3.105, a Landscape Architect may not affix or authorize the affixation of his/her seal to any document unless the document was prepared by the Landscape Architect or under the Landscape Architect's Supervision and Control. (b) If only a portio…

(a) A Landscape Architect may not affix or authorize the affixation of the Landscape Architect's seal to a Prototypical Construction Document derived from a Prototypical design prepared by another person unless: (1) the Landscape Architect thoroughly reviews and makes appropriate…

(a) Definitions. The following words and terms when used in this section shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. (1) Affected person--The owner or occupant of real property located in the area of influence of the proposed route of a sour…

(a) A Landscape Architect shall provide a written statement of jurisdiction to each client for whom the Landscape Architect renders a landscape architectural service in Texas. (b) The statement of jurisdiction shall: (1) state that "The Texas Board of Architectural Examiners has …

(a) Policy. Improved safety and environmental protection are the desired outcomes of any enforcement action. Encouraging operators to take appropriate voluntary corrective and future protective actions once a violation has occurred is an effective component of the enforcement pro…