Texas Administrative Code

(a) A state agency which has adopted rules requiring EFT payments pursuant to Government Code, § 404.095(c) and § 15.1(d) of this title (relating to Applicability and Additional Information) shall notify each person to whom the rules apply. The notice shall include the informatio…

The address requirement for a driver license and identification certificate is: (1) The applicant's Texas residence address must be given. A business address is not acceptable. Applicants may be required by the department to provide proof satisfactory to the department to establi…

(a) Name. The name of this organization shall be the State Board of Review (hereafter referred to as the "board", "review board", or "board of review") for the National Register of Historic Places, Texas. (b) Purpose. The purpose of this organization is to review and make recomme…

(a) A person must transmit accurate payment information to ensure proper credit of the payment to the state agency receiving payment. (b) A person's chosen TexNet payment option for EFT (see § 15.2(b) of this title (relating to Approved Means of Electronic Funds Transfer)) will d…

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(a) Each of the following is a separate category of payments to a state agency: (1) fees, with each type of fee listed in § 15.5 of this title (relating to Payment Category: Fees) considered a separate category of payment; (2) fines; (3) civil penalties; (4) taxes, with each type…

(a) The General Land Office (GLO) will conduct an evaluation of potential coastal erosion studies and projects to designate funding for qualifying projects from the coastal erosion response account (Account). The evaluation process will consist of a review by the GLO of Coastal R…

(a) For purposes of making payments to a state agency by EFT under Government Code, § 404.095 and this chapter, each of the following taxes shall be considered a separate category of payment. Subject to amendment, the categories of taxes include, but are not limited to: (1) autom…

(a) Notice of the department's determination of suspension, disqualification or revocation will be mailed to the licensee's mailing address or address of record by first class mail. (b) The notification will include the statutory grounds for the department's action, effective dat…

(a) Hearing request must be in writing, correct and timely. In order to be considered timely, a hearing request containing all the information set forth in subsection (b) of this section must be received by the 15th day after the notice is presumed to have been received, accordin…

(a) The hearing will be scheduled by the department in the county of residence as indicated in the department's records at the time the notice was mailed to the individual or as provided by the licensee on the hearing request. (b) If the licensee is no longer a resident of Texas,…

(a) A licensee may appeal an affirmative finding by the presiding judge. (b) The 30-day period for filing an appeal begins the date the department's suspension, revocation or disqualification order is dated and mailed. (c) To perfect service on the department of a judicial appeal…

The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. (1) Authorized official--The individual, including designated alternates, named by a grant applicant or grant recipient, who is authoriz…

(a) The council shall determine and approve one or more evidence-based opioid abatement strategies that are eligible for grant funding. To be approved as eligible for funding, a strategy must be:(1) an opioid abatement strategy provided in the opioid abatement settlement agreemen…

(a) The council shall adopt a grant issuance plan that allocates grant funds among one or more grant cycles. (b) The grant issuance plan shall include: (1) the number and order of grant cycles; (2) the category or categories, and one or more eligible strategies within each catego…

(a) For each grant cycle in the grant issuance plan adopted under § 16.202 of this subchapter, the council shall, as necessary, publish a NOFA on the Texas.gov eGrants website and the comptroller's website. (b) The NOFA may include: (1) the amount of grant funds available for gra…

(a) Except as addressed by a NOFA, to be eligible to receive a grant award, a grant applicant must engage in business in the state of Texas by: (1) maintaining employees in the state of Texas; (2) having a fixed place of business in the state of Texas; or (3) providing any servic…

(a) To minimize the potential for conflicts of interest in the peer review of grant applications, the council may select and compensate individuals who live and work outside of the state of Texas to serve as peer review panel members, unless a special need justifies selecting one…

(a) Each grant applicant must designate an authorized official and must submit to the director: (1) a resolution from the grant applicant's governing body that, at a minimum, designates an authorized official to act on the grant applicant's behalf and authorizes the authorized of…

(a) The grant application review process shall consist of three steps: (1) initial screening; (2) peer review; and (3) council review and approval. (b) Initial screening. (1) Program staff members shall review each grant application to determine whether the grant application comp…

(a) The comptroller shall create, update annually, and publish on the comptroller's website a broadband development map depicting the availability of broadband service for each broadband serviceable location in this state. The office shall use the best available information, incl…

(a) Allowable costs are costs that are reasonable and necessary for the proper and efficient performance and administration of the grant project, and allocable to the grant project. (b) The council disburses grant funds by reimbursing the grant recipient for allowable costs alrea…

(a) Grant recipients must comply with: (1) the terms and conditions of the grant agreement; (2) the requirements of Government Code, Chapter 403, Subchapter R; (3) the relevant provisions of the Texas Grant Management Standards and the State of Texas Procurement and Contract Mana…

By utilizing the council's electronic grant management system to create, exchange, execute, submit, and verify legally binding grant agreement documents, grant award reports, and other grant information, a grant applicant or grant recipient: (1) certifies that all information sub…

(a) All council members, peer review panel members, and program staff members shall avoid acts which are improper or give the appearance of impropriety in the disposition of funds administered by the council. (b) The council shall adopt a code of ethics to provide guidance relate…

(a) Grant recipients must submit to a program staff member designated by the director periodic reports for each funded grant project for the duration of the grant agreement. The frequency, format and requirements of the reports shall be determined at the discretion of the directo…

(a) If a grant recipient seeks to terminate any grant award before the termination date listed in the grant agreement, the grant recipient must notify the director in writing immediately. (b) The council may reduce or terminate any grant award when circumstances require reduction…

(a) The director may approve a grant recipient's written request for a no cost time extension of the termination date of the grant agreement to permit the grant recipient additional time to complete the work of the grant project if the grant recipient is in good fiscal and progra…

(a) If the council has reason to believe that a grant recipient has violated any term or condition of the grant recipient's grant agreement or any applicable laws, rules, regulations, or guidance relating to the grant award, the director shall provide written notice of the allega…

The council shall monitor grant awards to ensure that grant recipients comply with applicable financial, administrative, and programmatic terms and conditions and exercise proper stewardship over grant award funds. Such terms and conditions include requirements set forth in the g…

(a) Subject to subsection (c) of this section, a broadband service provider or a political subdivision of this state may challenge the designation of a broadband serviceable location located in this state and petition the office to reclassify the location on the broadband develop…

(a) The council shall make periodic distributions of money allocated to hospital districts under Government Code, § 403.508(a)(2). (b) The council shall distribute money under subsection (a) of this section when, based on the total amount of money to be distributed, the smallest …

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(a) A challenge under this subchapter must be submitted to the office not later than the 60th day after the broadband development map is published or updated on the comptroller's website. If the comptroller adopts a map produced by the Federal Communications Commission as provide…

(a) The office shall consider the following in making a determination of whether to reclassify a broadband serviceable location: (1) the availability of reliable broadband service; (2) an evaluation of actual Internet speed test and reliability data; (3) the existence or non-exis…

(a) Criteria. The addition of new Historic Sites will follow the "State Historic Sites Historic Properties Collection Plan" in a three-step process as posted on the Texas Historical Commission's (Commission) website at thc.texas.gov detailing themes and subthemes in Texas history…

As used in this subchapter and in these rules, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) Applicant--A person that has submitted an application for an award under this subchapter. (2) Application protest pe…

The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) Applicant--For an entity that applies for a grant under Local Government Code, § 130.911 or § 130.912, a qualified county, or, for a…

(a) Upon receipt of an application, the comptroller shall review the application to ensure that it is complete. If the application is incomplete, as determined by the comptroller, the comptroller may contact the applicant and request any required information. Any required informa…

(a) A rural sheriff's office salary assistance grant awarded under this subchapter and Local Government Code, § 130.911, may only be used:(1) to provide a minimum annual salary of at least:(A) $75,000 for the county sheriff; (B) $45,000 for each deputy sheriff; and (C) $40,000 fo…

(a) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this title, the first application period for all applicants in Fiscal Year 2024 will be for a thirty day period beginning on the later of January 1, 2024 or the date the application is first made available. (b) For the purpose of § …

(a) The office shall use one or more methods as necessary to provide notice of the availability of funds for competitive grant awards, including publication in the Texas Register or Electronic State Business Daily website. The comptroller may make available a copy of the notice o…

(a) Eligible participants of the program include: (1) political subdivisions of this state; (2) commercial broadband service providers; (3) non-commercial broadband service providers; and (4) partnerships between political subdivisions of this state, commercial broadband service …

(a) No award for competitive grant funding will be disbursed by the office except pursuant to an application submitted in accordance with this subchapter. (b) An application for funding under this subchapter shall be submitted on the forms and in the manner prescribed by the offi…

(a) Except as provided under § 16.38 of this subchapter, if at the close of the application period the office has received multiple applications that propose to provide broadband service to the same broadband serviceable locations, the office shall, prior to publishing informatio…

(a) If both a commercial and noncommercial broadband service provider submit an eligible application to provide broadband service access to the same broadband serviceable locations, the office shall inform the noncommercial provider of the overlap and the noncommercial provider s…

(a) As set forth in greater detail in the notice of funds availability or the application instructions prescribed by the office, each application shall include: (1) applicant information, statement of qualifications, and partnerships; (2) maps of the project area and locations to…

(a) The office shall establish the eligibility and award criteria applicable for each round of competitive grant funding by publishing the criteria in a notice of funds availability as provided by § 16.31 of this subchapter. In establishing eligibility and award criteria, the off…

Texas Administrative Code Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION Title 4 - AGRICULTURE Title 7 - BANKING AND SECURITIES Title 10 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Title 13 - CULTURAL RESOURCES Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION Title 19 - EDUCATION Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES Titl…

Texas Administrative Code Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION Title 4 - AGRICULTURE Title 7 - BANKING AND SECURITIES Title 10 - COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT Title 13 - CULTURAL RESOURCES Title 16 - ECONOMIC REGULATION Title 19 - EDUCATION Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES Titl…