TITLE 37. PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS
PART 1. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY
CHAPTER 4. COMMERCIAL VEHICLE REGULATIONS AND ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURES
SUBCHAPTER
B.
The Texas Department of Public Safety (the department) adopts amendments to §4.12, concerning Exemptions and Exceptions. This rule is adopted without changes to the proposed text as published in the October 17, 2025, issue of the Texas Register (50 TexReg 6865) and will not be republished.
The amendment removes the exception to commercial driver license holder English language proficiency requirements applicable to intrastate commerce only, so that English language proficiency requirements for commercial driver license holders under 49 C.F.R. §391.11(b)(2) will apply to both interstate and intrastate commerce.
The Texas Department of Public Safety, in accordance with Texas Transportation Code, Chapter 644, held a public hearing on Thursday, October 30, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. The purpose of the hearing was to receive comments from all interested persons regarding the adoption of proposed amendments to §4.12, concerning Exemptions and Exceptions. No comments were received at the public hearing nor were any other written comments submitted regarding the adoption of this rule.
This rule is adopted pursuant to Texas Transportation Code, §644.051, which authorizes the director to adopt rules regulating the safe transportation of hazardous materials and the safe operation of commercial motor vehicles; and authorizes the director to adopt all or part of the federal safety regulations by reference.
The agency certifies that legal counsel has reviewed the adoption and found it to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.
Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on November 21, 2025.
TRD-202504311
D. Phillip Adkins
General Counsel
Texas Department of Public Safety
Effective date: December 11, 2025
Proposal publication date: October 17, 2025
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