Texas Administrative Code

(a) This subchapter establishes the minimum requirements for the maintenance, use, retention, and storage of any electronic record of a local government whose retention period is ten years or more on a records retention schedule adopted under § 7.125 of this title (relating to Re…

(a) Local government records management officers, in conjunction with the governing body, shall approve and institute written policies and procedures that communicate an enterprise-wide approach for electronic records management practices, and ensure electronic records maintain a…

(a) Each local government must: (1) manage electronic records according to the local government's records management program and records retention schedule regardless of format, system, or storage location; (2) maintain ownership and responsibility for electronic records regardle…

(a) Local governments must implement and maintain an electronic records security program for office and storage areas that: (1) ensures that only authorized individuals have access to electronic records; (2) provides for backup and recovery of records to protect against informati…

(a) Local governments must ensure that the reliability, integrity, and usability of information is not lost prior to its authorized destruction date because of changing technology or media deterioration through periodic checking and maintaining the state of electronic storage med…

(a) Local governments must maintain up-to-date technical documentation for each electronic records system that produces, uses, and stores data files. Documentation must: (1) include a narrative description of the system purpose and functionality; (2) describe the physical and tec…

(a) Electronic records may be destroyed only in accordance with the Local Government Code, § 202.001 . (b) Each local government must ensure that: (1) electronic records eligible for destruction are disposed of in a manner that ensures protection of any confidential information; …

Depository status may be terminated by either the commission or a depository on one year's notice in writing to the other party. In the event of termination, title to all materials placed in the depository will remain with the commission. Notes 13 Tex. Admin. Code § 7.8 The provi…

Depositories designated under laws in effect prior to September 1, 1989, are continued in existence and will be governed by these rules as of their effective date. The commission will provide each depository with a copy of these rules. Notes 13 Tex. Admin. Code § 7.9 The provisio…

(a) General requirements. Pursuant to Texas Utilities Code, § 104.301 , a gas utility may file with the Commission an application for an interim rate adjustment, subject to the requirements of this section. The director may reject any filing that, at the time of filing or within …

(a) This section implements the authority of the Commission pursuant to Texas Natural Resources Code, § 81.061 . (b) Terms used in this section shall have the same meaning as in § 2.1 of this title (relating to Informal Complaint Procedure); § 2.5 of this title (relating to Infor…

(a) This section implements the authority delegated to the Commission by Texas Natural Resources Code, § 81.058(a) and (b) . (b) Terms used in this section shall have the same meaning as in § 2.1 of this title (relating to Informal Complaint Procedure); § 2.5 of this title (relat…

(a) Purpose. The purpose of this section is to specify standards of conduct governing the provision of gas transportation services in order to prevent discrimination prohibited by the Common Purchaser Act, Texas Natural Resources Code, § 111.081 , et seq.; the Texas Utilities Cod…

(a) Minimum standards for emergency shelters. Any building for which HHSP funds are used for construction, rehabilitation, conversion, or other renovation, must meet state or local government safety and sanitation standards, as applicable, and the following minimum safety and san…

(a) An agreement of understanding between a participating county clerk and an authorized filer shall include information required by the participating county clerk in order to provide electronic notice of confirmation or rejection of an electronic filing and subsequent recording,…

(a) An authorized filer should visually inspect each instrument prior to transmitting to ensure compliance with existing statutory recording requirements. (b) Electronic submissions shall carry sufficient information to identify the authorized filer and to uniquely identify the i…

(a) These sections establish the minimum requirements for the electronic filing and recording of real property records by a participating county clerk. (b) If a participating county clerk chooses to accept instruments for filing electronically, the participating county clerk shal…

The following words and terms, when used in these sections, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. Terms not defined in these sections shall have the meanings defined in the Local Government Code, Chapter 201. (1) Authorized filer--A pe…

(a) As authorized by Tex. Transp. Code §502.415, the Ending Homelessness Fund (EH Fund) provides grant funding only to counties and municipalities for the purpose of combating homelessness. (b) The Department shall publish an EH Fund Plan each biennium, as approved by the Departm…

(a) The Department will produce an Application which, if properly completed by an eligible Applicant and approved by the Department, may satisfy the Department's requirements to receive an award of funds under the EH Fund. Applicants that have an existing ESG or HHSP Contract or …

(a) Review of Applications. When an Application is received in response to solicitation by the Department, it will be assigned a "Received Date" and processed as noted below. An Application will be prioritized for review based on its "Received Date." All Applications received by …

(a) The Department requires evidence in the form of a certification or resolution adopted by the governing body of the Applicant specifying who is authorized to enter into a Contract on behalf of the Applicant. This certification or resolution is due to the Department prior to Co…

(a) The pipelines and a city that are parties to an appeal under this subchapter shall reimburse the Commission for its costs incurred in connection with the appeal. In each appeal, the city shall pay half of the Commission's costs and each pipeline that files or intervenes in th…

(a) In an appeal brought under this subchapter, the city has the burden of establishing that every annual charge at issue is authorized by Texas Natural Resources Code, § 117.102 , or Texas Utilities Code, § 121.2025 . If the city fails to demonstrate that any annual charge at is…

(a) A pipeline seeking to intervene in an appeal filed by another pipeline shall include the name, mailing address, and telephone number, and facsimile transmission number and electronic mail address, if available, of the movant pipeline and any authorized representative of the m…

(a) The city shall include the name, mailing address, and telephone number, and facsimile transmission number and electronic mail address, if available, of every pipeline that has been assessed an annual charge under Texas Natural Resources Code, § 117.102(b)(1) , or Texas Utilit…

(a) The pipeline shall include the name, mailing address, and telephone number, and facsimile transmission number and electronic mail address, if available, of the following entities: (1) the pipeline and any authorized representative of the pipeline; and (2) the city attorney, t…

(a) A pipeline shall file an appeal under this subchapter in writing no later than one year after the pipeline receives the invoice for or a similar written notice of the charge being appealed. (b) The pipeline shall file the appeal with the director, who shall assign a docket nu…

(a) The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) City--The city or the municipality that assessed an annual charge pursuant to Texas Natural Resources Code, § 117.102(b)(1) , or…

(a) In any rate proceeding, any utility and/or municipality claiming reimbursement for its rate case expenses pursuant to Texas Utilities Code, § 103.022(b) , shall have the burden to prove the reasonableness of such rate case expenses by a preponderance of the evidence. Each gas…

(a) All lost and unaccounted for gas shall be presumed to be lost gas unless the portion represented by unaccounted for gas, including but not limited to losses to company used gas, liquids extraction, and meter errors due to inaccurate calibration or temperature and pressure flu…

(a) Each gas utility subject to the original jurisdiction or which becomes subject to the appellate jurisdiction of the Commission may include a purchased gas adjustment clause in its rates to provide for the flow-through of part or all of its gas costs above or below the cost of…

(a) Actual expenditures for advertising shall be allowed as a cost of service for ratemaking purposes provided that the total sum of such expenditures shall not exceed one-half of 1.0% of the gross receipts of the utility for utility services rendered in the public except as prov…

(a) Book depreciation and amortization for ratemaking purposes shall be computed on a straight-line basis over the useful life expectancy of the item of property or facility in question. (b) In any rate proceeding where items of plant, revenues, expenses, taxes, or reserves are s…

A utility may be permitted, subject to any revenue adjustment required, to include AFUDC related to a project in its rate base in rate proceedings after completion of the project. If, pursuant to this section, a utility is permitted to include CWIP related to a project in its rat…

(a) A utility may be permitted to include CWIP in its rate base only where necessary to the financial integrity of the utility. CWIP shall be deemed necessary to the financial integrity of a utility only where shown by clear and convincing evidence that its inclusion is necessary…

(a) In any proceeding before the Commission involving a gas utility that keeps its books and records in accordance with Commission rules, the amounts shown on its books and records as well as summaries and excerpts therefrom shall be considered prima facie evidence of the amount …

In any rate-setting hearing not expressly limited to the consideration of certain issues, the gas utility shall present, in addition to any other matters required or permitted to be presented, evidence on the following: (1) all profits or losses resulting from the sale or lease o…

(a) Energy conservation program authority. A local distribution company may offer to residential and commercial customers and prospective residential and commercial customers and provide to those customers an energy conservation program pursuant to this section and Texas Utilitie…

(a) A municipality entitled to receive notice of service disconnections for non-payment for non-submetered master metered multifamily properties pursuant to Texas Utilities Code, § 104.352 , may provide the Commission with the contact information of the municipality's authorized …

(a) Purpose. The purpose of this section is to implement requirements in Texas Utilities Code, § 104.255 . (b) Definitions. The terms "payment," "service," and "state agency," when used in this section, have the meanings given in Texas Government Code, § 2251.001 . The terms "gas…

(a) Service to a local distribution company or city gate customer. A gas utility shall obtain written Commission approval prior to the abandonment or permanent discontinuance of service to any local distribution company or city gate customer that involves the removal or abandonme…

(a) Applicability and scope. This rule applies to gas utilities, as defined in Texas Utilities Code, § 101.003(7) and § 121.001 , and to owners, operators, and managers of mobile home parks or apartment houses who purchase natural gas through a master meter for delivery to a dwel…

(a) Definitions. The following words and terms, when used in this section, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. (1) Balancing authority--The Electric Reliability Council of Texas or other responsible entity that integrates resource pl…

(a) Applicability. This section shall not apply to any mobile home park, apartment house, or apartment unit within a municipality that has a municipal ordinance, charter, franchise agreement, or service rule in substantial compliance with the provisions of this section. Such ordi…

For gas utility service to residential and small commercial customers, the following minimum service standards shall be applicable in unincorporated areas. In addition, each gas distribution utility is ordered to amend its service rules to include said minimum service standards w…

(a) Tax imposed. Every gas utility as described in Texas Utilities Code, § 122.001(1) , shall report and pay a gas utility tax as required by Texas Utilities Code, Chapter 122. The gas utility tax is imposed on the gross income received from all activity performed by the gas util…