2001.902
This chapter does not repeal a statutory provision that confers investigatory authority on a state agency, including a provision that grants an agency the power, in connection with investigatory authority, to: (1) take depositions; (2) administer oaths or affirmations; (3) examine witnesses; (4) receive evidence; (5) conduct hearings; or (6) issue subpoenas or summons. Added […]
2002.002
It is the public policy of this state to provide adequate and proper public notice of proposed state agency rules and state agency actions through publication of a state register. Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
2005.003
(a) A state agency that issues permits shall adopt procedural rules for processing permit applications and issuing permits. (b) The rules must specify: (1) the period, beginning on the date the agency receives an initial permit application, in which the agency must provide written notice to the applicant: (A) stating that the permit application is […]
2005.004
A state agency has good cause to exceed the period it establishes for processing a permit application if: (1) the number of permit applications to be processed exceeds by at least 15 percent the number of permit applications processed in the same quarter of the previous calendar year; (2) the agency must rely on another […]
2002.014
The secretary of state may omit information from the Texas Register if: (1) the secretary determines that publication of the information would be cumbersome, expensive, or otherwise inexpedient; (2) on application to the adopting state agency, the information is made available in printed or processed form by the agency; and (3) the register contains a […]
2002.016
(a) To file a document for publication in the Texas Register, a state agency shall, during normal working hours: (1) deliver to the office of the secretary of state two certified copies of the document for filing; or (2) send to the secretary of state over dedicated cable or commercial lines between word or data […]
2004.001
In this chapter: (1) “Individual” includes a member of the legislature, any other state officer, and a state employee. (2) “State agency” means an office, department, commission, or board of the executive branch of state government. Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
2002.017
(a) The secretary of state may adopt rules to ensure the effective administration of this subchapter, including rules prescribing paper size and the format of documents required to be filed for publication. (b) The secretary of state may refuse to accept for filing and publication a document that does not substantially conform to the rules. […]
2003.041
(a) The chief administrative law judge shall employ administrative law judges to conduct hearings for state agencies subject to this chapter. (b) To be eligible for employment with the office as an administrative law judge, an individual must be licensed to practice law in this state and meet other requirements prescribed by the chief administrative […]
2002.018
The secretary of state may maintain on microfilm or on an electronic storage and retrieval system the files of state agency rules and other information required to be published in the Texas Register. After microfilming or electronically storing the information, the secretary may destroy the original copies of the information submitted for publication. Added by […]