Texas Administrative Code

(a) Applicability. Any person who operates a waterfront or offshore facility and must obtain a discharge prevention and response certificate prior to operation. (b) Implementation of plans. An operator of any facility that requires certification must develop and implement a writt…

(a) Update of application information. Facility operators are required to report any material changes as provided for in §19.12(h). Facility operators must ensure that the information in the interactive website is regularly updated to reflect any changes as provided in §19.12(i).…

(a) The words and terms defined in Insurance Code Chapter 4201 have the same meaning when used in this subchapter, except as otherwise provided by this subchapter, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. (b) The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, hav…

(a) Persons or organizations desiring certification as discharge cleanup organizations must apply to the General Land Office (GLO). Application forms are available from the GLO. (b) A discharge cleanup organization must be certified by the GLO to be listed by an owner or operator…

(a) The words and terms defined in Insurance Code Chapter 4201 have the same meaning when used in this subchapter, except as otherwise provided by this subchapter, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. (b) The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, hav…

(a) When the General Land Office (GLO) receives notice of an actual or threatened unauthorized discharge of oil into Texas coastal waters, the GLO will determine whether state response action is required. If state response action is required, the GLO will assess the discharge and…

To receive reimbursement from the fund for costs incurred in responding to an unauthorized discharge, a state agency must, within 90 days of the General Land Office's (GLO) declaration of the completion of response actions, submit to the GLO a report of its response activities an…

(a) OSPRA established the fund to provide immediately available compensation for response costs incurred and damages suffered as a result of an unauthorized discharge. The intent of this section is to avoid economic displacement and to simplify resolution of liability issues by c…

(a) The General Land Office (GLO) is required to recover expenditures from the coastal protection fund pursuant to OSPRA, §40.153 and §40.161(a), and therefore the GLO will assess response costs as delineated in this subsection. (b) Whenever the GLO is unable to identify the pers…

An applicant, claimant, or person filing information with the General Land Office (GLO) must make any claim of confidentiality of documentation, records, or information when it is filed with the GLO or the claim of confidentiality is waived. Notes 31 Tex. Admin. Code § 19.6 The p…

(a) Applicability. This subchapter applies to any vessel that operates in the coastal waters of the state of Texas and has a total fuel, lube and cargo tank capacity equal to or exceeding 10,000 U.S. gallons. (b) Definitions. The following words, terms and phrases, when used in t…

The following words and terms, when used in Title 15 of the Election Code, in this chapter, Chapter 22 of this title (relating to Restrictions on Contributions and Expenditures), and Chapter 24 of this title (relating to Restrictions on Contributions and Expenditures Applicable t…

The laws administered and enforced by the commission do not apply to a candidate for election to an office of the federal government or to a federal officeholder. Notes 1 Tex. Admin. Code § 20.11 The provisions of this §20.11 adopted to be effective December 31, 1993, 18 TexReg 9…

(a) The comptroller's statewide procurement division shall maintain a vendor performance tracking system on the comptroller's web page on which vendor performance reports and vendor grades submitted by state agencies are published. Vendor performance reports and vendor grades sha…

(a) An out-of-state political committee is required to file reports for each reporting period under Subchapter F, Chapter 254, Election Code, in which the out-of-state political committee accepts political contributions or makes political expenditures in connection with a state o…

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The campaign treasurer of a political committee required to file reports with the commission shall provide written notice to the commission of any change in his or her mailing address no later than the 10th day after the date of the change. Notes 1 Tex. Admin. Code § 20.15 The pr…

(a) A person required to file reports electronically with the commission shall provide to the commission an electronic mail address to which notices regarding filing requirements under Title 15 of the Election Code may be sent. (b) A person required to file reports with the commi…

(a) Records required to be maintained by § 254.001 of the Election Code consist of records containing information needed to comply with reporting requirements, examples may include bank statements (front and back), deposit slips, cancelled checks (front and back), receipts, invoi…

Except for special pre-election reports that are exempt from the electronic filing requirement, all reports required by Chapters 20 through 40 must be filed in a format prescribed by the commission or on forms approved by the executive director pursuant to § 18.1 of this title (r…

The filing deadline for any report filed electronically with the commission is midnight Central Time Zone on the last day for filing the report under the law requiring the filing of the report. Notes 1 Tex. Admin. Code § 20.20 The provisions of this §20.20 adopted to be effective…

A candidate must file a campaign treasurer appointment before accepting any campaign contributions or making or authorizing any campaign expenditures, including campaign expenditures from personal funds. Notes 1 Tex. Admin. Code § 20.201 The provisions of this §20.201 adopted to …

Because the state chair of a political party does not hold a public office, a candidate for state chair of a political party is not within the definition of "candidate" set out in § 20.1(4) of this title (relating to Definitions). Nonetheless, a candidate for the state chair of a…

Each candidate's campaign treasurer appointment shall include the following information: (1) the name of the candidate making the appointment; (2) the mailing address of the candidate making the appointment; (3) the office sought by the candidate making the appointment, if known;…

(a) If a candidate who has filed a campaign treasurer appointment decides to seek a different office that would require the appointment to be filed with another authority, a copy of the appointment certified by the authority with whom it was originally filed must be filed with th…

(a) A candidate may terminate a campaign treasurer appointment by: (1) filing a campaign treasurer appointment for a successor campaign treasurer; or (2) filing a final report. (b) A person may terminate his or her own status as campaign treasurer by immediately notifying both th…

A candidate, not the candidate's campaign treasurer, is responsible for complying with this title. Notes 1 Tex. Admin. Code § 20.209 The provisions of this §20.209 adopted to be effective December 31, 1993, 18 TexReg 9717.

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, if the deadline for a report falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or a legal state or national holiday, the report is due on the next regular business day. (b) Subsection (a) of this section does not apply to a special pre-electio…

(a) A candidate shall file semiannual reports as provided by this section. (b) One semiannual report is due no earlier than July 1 and no later than July 15. (1) The period covered by a report under this subsection begins on the later of the following dates, as applicable: (A) Ja…

(a) A candidate who has an opponent on the ballot in an election must file two pre-election reports, except as provided by subsections (b), (e), and (f) of this section. (b) A candidate who has declared the intention to file reports in accordance with § 20.217 of this title (rela…

(a) A candidate in a runoff election shall file a runoff report, except as provided by subsection (b) of this section. (b) A candidate who has declared an intention to file reports in accordance with § 20.217 of this title (relating to Modified Reporting) and who remains eligible…

(a) An opposed candidate who does not intend to accept more than the aggregate amount of political contributions or make more than the aggregate amount of political expenditures (excluding filing fees) specified in Tex. Elec. Code § 254.181(a), as amended by Figure 1 in 1 TAC § 1…

Semiannual reports, pre-election reports, and runoff reports must cover reportable activity during the reporting period and must include the following information: (1) the candidate's full name; (2) the candidate's address; (3) the office sought by the candidate, if known; (4) th…

(a) For purposes of this section and § 2155.003(e) of the Government Code, the term "vendor" means: (1) a person, who during the comptroller's term of office, bids on or receives a contract under the comptroller's purchasing authority that was transferred to the comptroller by § …

(a) As provided by subsection (b) of this section, certain candidates must file reports about certain contributions accepted during the period that begins on the ninth day before an election and ends at noon on the day before an election. Reports under this section are known as "…

(a) A special pre-election report shall be filed electronically as required by § 254.036, Election Code, unless the report is exempt from electronic filing. A special pre-election report that is exempt from electronic filing under § 254.036(c), Election Code, is not required to b…

(a) A candidate for a statewide office or for the legislature who accepts a political contribution during the period that begins on the date the governor signs a proclamation calling a special legislative session and ends on the date of final adjournment must file a special sessi…

A special session report shall include the following information: (1) the candidate's name; (2) the candidate's address; (3) the office sought by the candidate; (4) the date each contribution was accepted; (5) the full name of each person making a contribution; (6) the address of…

(a) A candidate who expects no further reportable activity in connection with his or her candidacy may file a final report at any time. (b) The term "reportable activity" includes an expenditure to pay a campaign debt. (c) Filing a final report terminates the candidate's campaign…

When this chapter requires a notice, report, or other document or paper to be delivered, submitted, or filed within a specified period or before a specified deadline, a delivery, submission, or filing by first-class United States mail is timely except as otherwise provided by thi…

(a) The comptroller or a state agency may use the multiple award contract procedure only after the director or the agency's purchasing director has made a written determination that its use is in the best interest of the state. In arriving at a determination, the director or the …

A final report must contain the following: (1) the information listed in § 20.219 of this title (relating to Content of Candidate's Sworn Report of Contributions and Expenditures); (2) the following statement, signed by the candidate: "I do not expect any further political contri…

(a) A candidate who files a final report and is not an officeholder when he or she files a final report under § 20.229 of this title (relating to Final Report) must file an annual report for each year that the former candidate retains unexpended political contributions, unexpende…

An annual report of unexpended contributions shall include the following information: (1) the candidate's full name; (2) the candidate's address; (3) for each payment made by the candidate from unexpended political contributions, unexpended interest or other income earned from po…

(a) A former candidate who was not an officeholder at the time he or she filed a final report may not retain unexpended political contributions, unexpended interest or other income earned from political contributions, or assets purchased with political contributions or interest o…

(a) A person required by § 20.237 of this title (relating to Final Disposition of Unexpended Contributions) to dispose of unexpended contributions, unexpended interest or other income earned from political contributions, or assets purchased with political contributions or interes…

A report of final disposition of unexpended contributions shall include the following information: (1) the candidate's full name; (2) the candidate's address; (3) the full name of each person to whom a payment from unexpended political contributions, unexpended interest or other …

(a) A former candidate who has filed a final report and who contributes unexpended political contributions, unexpended interest or other income earned from political contributions, or assets purchased with political contributions or interest or other income earned from political …

(a) The provisions in this subchapter that apply to an officeholder apply only to a person who holds an elective public office in the state and to the secretary of state. (b) For purposes of this subchapter, a statewide officer-elect or a member-elect of the legislature is consid…

(a) Except as provided by § 20.275 of this title (relating to Exception from Filing Requirement for Certain Local Officeholders), an officeholder shall file semiannual reports of contributions and expenditures as provided by this section. (b) One semiannual report is due no earli…