PUBLIC INFORMATION

Texas Education Code Subchapters E-2, Chapter 51, §51.259 and Subchapter E-3, Chapter 51, §51.295 authorize the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to adopt rules necessary to administer these Subchapters.

(a) Purpose. This section establishes plain language requirements and procedures to make contracts easier to read by the public and to remove language that may be unjust, deceptive, misleading, or unreasonably confusing. (b) Applicability. This section applies to all forms that a…

(a) The following words and terms, when used in this section, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. (1) Arm's-length transaction--A transaction between parties free of fraud or intent to evade the tax under this section. (2) Non-recoup…

Sections 3.1-3.3, 3.5-3.6, 3.8, 3.14, and 3.17-3.20 of this subchapter are effective on January 1, 2020 or 20 days after the publication of these rules in the Texas Register, whichever is later. The remainder of this subchapter is effective on August 1, 2020.

(a) General requirements. (1) Operators shall give immediate notice of a fire, leak, spill, or break to the appropriate commission district office by telephone or telegraph. Such notice shall be followed by a letter giving the full description of the event, and it shall include t…

(a) It has been declared by the Texas Legislature that the boll weevil presents a major economic threat to Texas' cotton crop and that it is necessary to create a Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation as a vehicle to provide for assessments of cotton producers, governing boards, and…

(a) Transportation Code, §201.801, requires the department to: (1) maintain a system to promptly and efficiently act on complaints filed with the department; (2) maintain information about the parties to and the subject matter of a complaint and a summary of the review or investi…

When PSO determines that a grantee has failed to submit the necessary information or has failed to comply with any applicable statute, rule, regulation, guideline, or requirement, PSO may place a condition of funding on the grant which may invoke a hold on funds.

(a) When a grantee intends to carry out a grant project by cooperating or participating with one or more outside organizations, the grantee must ensure that the cooperative working agreement is signed by each participating organization. Grantees must maintain on file a signed cop…

A "certain participating" policy is defined as any contract of life insurance which contains a provision through which the policy holder becomes, or which creates or tends to create the understanding that he will become, an investor in the insurance company, and that, as an inves…

The Texas Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation (foundation) is required to obtain approval from the commissioner of agriculture as follows. (1) Approval must be obtained in writing from the commissioner for the borrowing of money to fund operations of the foundation. (A) An approva…

(a) A grantee must submit a PSO-prescribed Procurement Questionnaire when any procurement is expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold or upon request. PSO may also request all related procurement documentation, such as requests for proposals, invitations for bids, …

Consistent with the definitions and principles contained and expressed in §3.201 of this title (relating to Definition of Certain Participating Policies), and without limiting their generality, the types of policies described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of this section are also def…

(a) The Texas Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation (foundation) shall provide the department with a copy of its annual audit within 30 days of the audit's completion. Included with the audit shall be any accompanying letters to management from the auditor. (b) The foundation shall …

(a) Applications from non-profit corporations, local units of governments and other political subdivisions must include a resolution that contains the following: (1) authorization for the submission of the application that clearly identifies the project for which funding is reque…

All nonprofit corporations must submit with their application, information about the agency's fiscal capability, including information from the Internal Revenue Service granting the corporation tax-exempt status.

If applicable, an applicant must certify that the applicant has designated a civil rights liaison during the application process. The civil rights liaison shall serve as the grantee's civil rights point of contact and has the responsibility for ensuring that the grantee meets all…

From and after the effective date hereof, the commissioner will not approve any "certain participating" policy form as defined herein. The commissioner will proceed to withdraw approval, under authority of Insurance Code Chapter 1701, of any such forms which have heretofore been …

(a) Statement of Purpose and Authority. In accordance with the Texas Agriculture Code (Code), Chapter 74, Subchapter E, the department is authorized to contract with the Texas Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation (foundation) to carry out boll weevil eradication to obtain boll weev…

When any other type participating policies are being reviewed by the commissioner of insurance for approval or disapproval, the commissioner is authorized to study and take into consideration not only the titles, terms, and text of such policy itself but also the following additi…

This subchapter may not be construed to prohibit the use of any provision authorized by Insurance Code §1702.102(c), concerning Prohibited Rebates and Inducements, or other applicable statute.

(a) Filing of request. (1) Any person who believes they have been aggrieved in connection with an action of the Texas Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation (the foundation) may file a request for administrative review by the department under the Texas Agriculture Code, §74.1095. (2)…

(a) Definitions. The following words and terms, when used in this section, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. (1) Commission--The Railroad Commission of Texas. (2) Recompletion--The performance of work within an existing wellbore fo…

(a) An issuer submitting a filing for a group policy, agreement, evidence of coverage, or contract must comply with the requirements in this section. (1) An issuer must identify the specific group type the form is being filed under by indicating the applicable Insurance Code sect…

Applicants and grantees must submit grant applications, progress reports, financial reports, and other information, as applicable, to PSO via the Internet or other electronic means.

The policies and procedures of this subchapter do not apply to a: (1) contested case under §§1.21 - 1.38 of this title (relating to Procedures in Contested Case); (2) vendor protest of a delegated purchase under Government Code, Chapter 2155; (3) department employee complaint gov…

(a) Definitions. The following words and terms, when used in this section, shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. (1) Call report--A report of condition and income in FFIEC form as required by 12 U.S.C. §1817, or a report of financial co…

(a) The General Land Office shall make available to its employees funds for training and education in accordance with the Employee Training Act, Government Code §§656.041 - 656.049. (b) The General Land Office may provide training or education to its employees that is related to …

(a) No hydrocarbon flow tank, unless entirely buried, shall hereafter be placed nearer than 150 feet from any derrick, rig, building, power plant, or boiler of any description. The director of the Oil and Gas Division or his delegate may administratively grant exceptions to this …

(a) General. Department of public safety traffic law enforcement officers, so far as practicable under the circumstances, will stop every violator of the traffic laws observed by them and take appropriate enforcement action against them. (b) Types of enforcement action. (1) The d…

(a) In order to obtain landscape architectural registration by examination in Texas, an Applicant: (1) shall have a professional degree from: (A) a landscape architectural education program accredited by the Landscape Architectural Accreditation Board (LAAB), (B) a landscape arch…

(a) Definitions. The following words and terms, when used in this section, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. (1) Commission--The Railroad Commission of Texas. (2) Hydrocarbons--Any oil, gas, condensate, and other liquid hydrocarbon…

The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. (1) Complainant--A person who files a complaint. (2) Complaint--An oral or written statement, including an electronic complaint submitte…

(a) Agreement in writing. A sale or lease agreement between a state bank and an officer, director, or principal shareholder of the bank or of an affiliate of the bank must be in writing. Existing verbal agreements must be reduced to writing and approved by the board. (b) Terms of…

(a) A filing that includes a copy of a form that is submitted in braille as an exact copy of a previously approved form, or that is submitted in a non-English language that is translated from a previously approved English language form, must include a certification as required un…

(a) A person may apply for landscape architectural registration by reciprocal transfer if the person holds a landscape architectural registration that is active and in good standing in another jurisdiction and the other jurisdiction: (1) has licensing or registration requirements…

(a) General. The department believes that warnings given for traffic law violations constitute acceptable enforcement action when given under proper circumstances. Warnings will be given for traffic law violations of a relatively minor degree. (b) Use of written warning. (1) Pers…

The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. (1) Cultural controls--Manipulation of routine crop production practices to make the environment less favorable to the biological succes…

(a) If an operator who maintains a tank or pit does not take protective measures necessary to prevent harm to birds, the operator may incur liability under federal and state wildlife protection laws. Federal statutes, such as the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, provide substantial pen…

(a) Definitions. The following words and terms, when used in this section, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. (1) Commission--The Railroad Commission of Texas. (2) Operator--The person responsible under law or commission rules for t…

The installation of a vacuum pump or other device for the purpose of putting vacuum on any gas or oil-bearing formation, or the application of any vacuum to any gas or oil-bearing formation is prohibited, except as follows. (1) If casinghead gas is utilized in a casinghead-gas pl…

(a) Written complaint. A person may file a written complaint addressed to the department, attention: Public Information Officer, at: (1) its main business office, 125 East 11th Street, Austin, Texas 78701-2483; or (2) any other business office of the department. (b) Oral complain…

The executive director may delegate his or her authority or PSO's authority under this chapter.

(a) Any applicator retained by the foundation to apply or cause to be applied pesticides for the purpose of eradication in an established zone will make such applications in accordance with the requirements of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), the T…

(a) As used in this section, "trust services" mean services provided to the public as a fiduciary for hire or compensation, to hold or administer accounts established through a customer relationship involving the transfer of title to funds or property to the bank, including a fid…

(a) An Applicant for landscape architectural registration by examination must apply through CLARB. The Applicant is responsible for having CLARB transmit to the Board a completed application with all required supporting documentation. (b) An Applicant for landscape architectural …

(a) Acceptance, approval, and exemption of filings. Upon submission, a filing will be accepted for preliminary review of compliance with the filing requirements in this subchapter. If the filing requirements in this subchapter have not been satisfied, the department will consider…