Texas Administrative Code

(a) The process to promote geographic dispersion of program funds is as described in this subsection: (1) For a published period not less than 30 days and in accordance with the NOFA, each state region will be allocated funding amounts for its rural and urban subregions. During t…

(a) Application. This section shall apply to DCTUs with annual revenues from regulated telecommunications operations in Texas of $100 million or more for five consecutive years. An incumbent local exchange carrier that is not a Tier 1 local exchange company as of September 1, 199…

(a) Purpose. The purpose of this section is to establish educational percentage discount rates (E-Rates) for intrastate telecommunications services, Internet access, and internal connections that are equivalent to those adopted for interstate services by the Federal Communication…

(a) Purpose. This section establishes procedures for processing requests for extended area service (EAS) in accordance with Public Utility Regulatory Act (PURA), Chapter 55, Subchapter B. On or after September 1, 2011, the commission will not require a telecommunications provider…

(a) Application. This section applies to billing by a certificated telecommunication utility (CTU) to a "governmental entity" as defined in Texas Government Code Chapter 2251, the Prompt Payment Act (PPA). This section controls over other sections of this chapter to the extent th…

(a) Purpose. The provisions of this section are intended to prescribe standards for the information a prepaid calling services provider must disclose to customers regarding the rates and terms of service for prepaid calling services offered in this state. (b) Application. This se…

(a) Definition. The term "rate information", when used in this subchapter, shall mean all charges ultimately charged by the PTS provider, including any surcharges, fees, and any other form of compensation charged by the PTS provider on behalf of the operator service provider. (b)…

(a) Application. This section does not apply to a deregulated company holding a certificate of operating authority or to an exempt carrier under Public Utility Act (PURA) §52.154. (b) Available upon request. Upon formal request for service by any prospective provider of pay telep…

(a) A listing in the local telephone directory for each pay telephone must be provided to any provider of pay telephone service (PTS) on request. (b) Pay telephone access service (PTAS) must be available in all exchanges. (c) Incoming and outgoing call screening on pay phone call…

(a) Requirements before call is completed. If the pay telephone service (PTS) provider uses automated call completion technology to complete operator service calls, the provider of PTS must: (1) audibly and distinctly identify itself to the caller upon answering; (2) audibly and …

(a) This section does not apply to a deregulated company holding a certificate of operating authority or to an exempt carrier under Public Utility Act (PURA) §52.154. (b) If the commission approves a petition requesting service, residents of permanent residential premises or owne…

(a) Purpose. This section establishes the guidelines for financial assistance to ETPs that serve uncertificated areas of the state where an ETP volunteers to provide basic voice-grade telecommunications service to permanent residential and single-line business premises. (b) Defin…

(a) Purpose. The provisions of this section establish a program providing financial assistance from the Texas universal service fund to support a free telephone service that allows blind and visually impaired persons access to the text of newspapers by using synthetic speech. (b)…

(a) Purpose. The provisions of this section are intended to assure the integrity of the state's emergency 9-1-1 system in the context of a competitive and technologically evolving telecommunications market. In particular this section establishes specific reporting and notificatio…

(a) Purpose. The purpose of this section is to establish uniform cost recovery methods for direct dedicated 9-1-1 trunks approved by the appropriate 9-1-1 administrative entity or entities and used in the provision of 9-1-1 service to end users by certificated telecommunications …

(a) Purpose. This section establishes three competitively neutral, non-discriminatory categories of access lines for statewide use in establishing a uniform method for compensating municipalities for the use of a public right-of-way by certificated telecommunications providers (C…

(a) Purpose. This section establishes a uniform method for determining a municipality's base amount and calculating the value of in-kind services provided to a municipality under an effective franchise agreement or ordinance by certificated telecommunications providers (CTPs), an…

(a) Purpose. This section establishes a uniform method for counting access lines within a municipality by category as provided by § 26.461 of this title (relating to Access Line Categories), sets forth relevant reporting requirements, and sets forth certain reseller obligations u…

(a) Purpose. This section establishes the following: (1) rates for categories of access lines; (2) default allocation for municipalities; (3) adjustments to the base amount and allocation; (4) municipal compensation; and (5) associated reporting requirements. (b) Application. The…

(a) Purpose. This section standardizes access line reports and implements enforcement procedures relating to quarterly reporting. (b) Application. The section applies to all certificated telecommunications providers (CTPs) operating in municipalities in the State of Texas. (c) De…

(a) Purpose. This section establishes uniform guidelines for a municipal authorized review of a certificated telecommunications provider's (CTP) access line reports, pursuant to Texas Local Government Code § 283.056(c)(3) . (b) Application. This section applies to all municipalit…

The following words and terms, when used in this chapter have the following meanings, unless the context indicates otherwise: (1) Access customer--Any user of access services which are obtained from a certificated telecommunications utility (CTU). (2) Access services--CTU service…

(a) Application. Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, in this section the term "utility," insofar as it relates to telecommunications utilities, shall refer to local exchange companies that are facilities-based providers, as defined in § 26.5 of this title (relating to…

(a) This section does not apply to the retail services of an electing company, as defined by the Public Utility Regulatory Act (PURA) §58.002, or to the retail nonbasic services offered by a transitioning company, as defined by PURA §65.002. (b) Emergency power requirements. (1) …

Service quality reports shall be submitted quarterly on a form prescribed by the commission. Notes 16 Tex. Admin. Code § 26.81 The provisions of this §26.81 adopted to be effective September 8, 1998, 23 TexReg 9046.

(a) Purpose. This section establishes annual reporting requirements for a telecommunications utility to report its progress and efforts to improve workforce diversity and contracting opportunities for small and historically underutilized businesses from its five-year plan filed i…

(a) Filing of tariff by nondominant carrier. A nondominant carrier, including a nondominant carrier holding a certificate of operating authority or a service provider certificate of operating authority may, but is not required to file with the commission the information listed un…

(a) Purpose. The purpose of this rule is to establish a classification system for violations of certain provisions of the Business and Commerce Code, the Public Utility Regulatory Act (PURA), and related commission rules and orders, and to establish a range of penalties that may …

(a) Application reports. It is important in the case of complex projects to ensure the historical accuracy and/or appropriateness of the project by gathering and assessing important information relating to the property through investigation, research, and documentation. Based on …

All work done on historic buildings or structures and their sites will be reviewed, and issued permits when appropriate, in accordance with one or more of the following permit categories. Section 191.054 of the Texas Natural Resources Code authorizes the commission to issue permi…

(a) Issuance of permit. The commission shall review the permit application submitted pursuant to § 26.20 of this title (relating to Application for Historic Buildings and Structures Permits) and may issue the permit, issue the permit with special conditions, request additional in…

(a) Permit application procedure. (1) Applicant qualification. Only the controlling agency, organization, or political subdivision having administrative control over a publicly owned landmark or the owner of a privately owned landmark (applicant/permittee) may apply for and be is…

For purposes of implementing the Antiquities Code of Texas, the commission is the statutorily created body responsible for protecting and preserving State Antiquities Landmarks (landmarks) under the Texas Natural Resources Code, Title 9, Chapter 191. (1) Section 191.092 of the Te…

Buildings, structures, cultural landscapes, and non-archeological sites, objects, and districts may be designated as landmarks, provided that the following conditions are met: (1) the property meets at least one of the following criteria: (A) the property is associated with event…

(a) If the permittee, project sponsor, principal investigator or other professional personnel, or investigative firm or other professional firm fails to comply with any of the rules of the commission or any of the terms of the specific permit involved, or fails to properly conduc…

(a) Processing. Principal investigators who receive permits shall be responsible for cleaning, conserving, cataloguing, packaging in archival materials; arranging for the curation of all collections, specimens, samples, and records; and for the reporting of results of the investi…

(a) With the exception of alternative mitigation and rock art preservation permits, a report must be submitted to the commission describing the results of each permitted investigation. The report should meet the Council of Texas Archeologists (CTA) Guidelines for Cultural Resourc…

Several categories of permits oriented toward specific types of investigation are issued by the Commission. Pursuant to 13 TAC § 26.13 (relating to Application for Archeological Permits), the permit applicant or project sponsor is responsible for ensuring that all permitted proje…

(a) Issuance of permit. The commission shall review the permit application submitted pursuant to § 26.13 of this title (relating to Application for Archeological Permits) and may issue the permit, issue the permit with special conditions, request additional information for review…

(a) Justification for investigation. Investigations undertaken on publicly owned cultural resources or to locate or discover such resources must be oriented toward solving a particular research problem, preparation of a site for public interpretation, or for the purpose of salvag…

Caches and collections may be considered significant and be recognized or designated as landmarks, provided that at least one of the following conditions is met: (1) the cache or collection was assembled with public funds or taken from public lands; (2) preservation of materials …

(a) Advertise. CEs must advertise distributions of USDA Foods using methods including, but not limited to, the following: (1) The media (internet, TV, radio, and newspapers); (2) Civic and religious organizations; (3) City and county governments; and (4) Social service organizati…

Only TDA and USDA can establish eligibility criteria. CEs shall only determine eligibility based on paragraphs (1) through (4) of this subsection. (1) Household eligibility. CEs must determine household eligibility at least annually based on eligibility criteria. (A) Income. Exce…

(a) Any person has a right to request and to receive a congregate meal containing USDA Foods. (b) There are no residency requirements for receipt of congregate meals, and CEs and sub-agencies shall not impose residency requirements. (c) CEs and sub-agencies shall not request proo…

(a) Allocation to CEs. TDA uses a "60/40" formula to allocate entitlement to CEs. The formula is based 60% on the number of persons in a county who have incomes at or below the official poverty line, and 40% on the number of unemployed persons. (1) TDA has the discretion to alloc…

(a) The actual reimbursement rate or reimbursement amount depends on the amount of available administrative funds and the allocation method used. (b) TDA will notify CEs of any changes to the allocation and/or the reimbursement rate or amount. (c) To the extent that administrativ…

In addition to the definitions set out in 7 CFR Parts 210 , 215 , 220 , 225 , and 226 , the following words, names, and terms shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. (1) Appellant--A person who files an appeal. (2) ARO--Administrative Re…