TITLE 37. PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS
PART 5. TEXAS BOARD OF PARDONS AND PAROLES
CHAPTER 143. EXECUTIVE CLEMENCY
SUBCHAPTER
A.
The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles adopts amendments to 37 TAC Chapter 143, Subchapter A, §143.11, concerning full pardon and restoration of rights of citizenship. The amendments are adopted with changes to the proposed text as published in the November 14, 2025, edition of the Texas Register (50 TexReg 7410). The amendments are adopted to provide edits for sentence structure, and for uniformity and consistency throughout the rules. The text of the rule will be republished.
No public comments were received regarding adoption of these amendments.
The amended rules are adopted under the Texas Constitution, Article 4, Section 11, and the Code of Criminal Procedure, Article 48.01 and Article 48.03. Article 4, Section 11, Texas Constitution authorizes the Board to make clemency recommendations to the Governor. Article 48.01 and Article 48.03, Code of Criminal Procedure, authorize the Board to make clemency recommendations to the Governor.
No other statutes, articles, or codes are affected by these amendments.
§143.11.
The Board shall consider a recommendation for a full pardon and, if applicable, request for restoration of firearm rights in any case upon the request of the Governor as authorized by Government Code, Section 508.050.
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 January 27, 2026.
TRD-202600319
Richard Gamboa
Technical Writer
Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles
Effective date: February 16, 2026
Proposal publication date: November 14, 2025
For further information, please call: (512) 406-5309
SUBCHAPTER
D.
The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles adopts amendments to 37 TAC Chapter 143, Subchapter D, concerning reprieve from execution, §143.42. The amendments are adopted with changes to the proposed text as published in the November 14, 2025, edition of the Texas Register (50 TexReg 7411). The amendments are adopted to provide edits for grammar, uniformity and consistency throughout the rules, and to reiterate the Governor's statutory authority regarding reprieves. The text of the rule will be republished.
No public comments were received regarding adoption of these amendments.
The amended rules are adopted under the Texas Constitution, Article 4, Section 11, and the Code of Criminal Procedure, Article 48.01 and Article 48.03. Article 4, Section 11, Texas Constitution authorizes the Board to make clemency recommendations to the Governor. Article 48.01 and Article 48.03, Code of Criminal Procedure, authorize the Board to make clemency recommendations to the Governor.
No other statutes, articles, or codes are affected by these amendments.
§143.42.
The Board will consider a reprieve of execution from death sentence upon receipt of a written application on behalf of an offender. The individual filing such application, if other than the offender, may be required to demonstrate that the individual is authorized by the offender to file such application. Any such application shall be addressed to the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles and contain the following information:
(1) the name of the applicant, execution number, together with any other pertinent identifying information;
(2) identification of the applicant's agents, if any, who are presenting the application;
(3) certified copies of the indictment, judgment, verdict of the jury, and sentence in the case, including official documentation verifying the scheduled execution date, if said information is not contained in the sentence;
(4) a brief statement of the offense for which the offender has been sentenced to death;
(5) a brief statement of the appellate history of the case, including its current status;
(6) a brief statement of the legal issues which have been raised during the judicial progress of the case;
(7) the requested length of duration of the reprieve, which shall be in increments of 30 days in accordance with the governor's statutory authority to grant one 30-day reprieve, unless a different duration is requested upon the basis of the grounds for the application set forth pursuant to paragraph (8) of this section; and,
(8) all grounds upon the basis of which the reprieve is requested; provided that such grounds shall not call upon the Board to decide technical questions of law which are properly presented via the judicial process.
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 January 27, 2026.
TRD-202600320
Richard Gamboa
Technical Writer
Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles
Effective date: February 16, 2026
Proposal publication date: November 14, 2025
For further information, please call: (512) 406-5309
SUBCHAPTER
E.
The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles adopts amendments to 37 TAC Chapter 143, Subchapter E, concerning commutation of sentence, §143.54 and §143.58. The amendments are adopted without change to the proposed text as published in the November 14, 2025, edition of the Texas Register (50 TexReg 7411). The amendments are adopted to provide edits for grammar, and for uniformity and consistency throughout the rules. The text of the rules will not be republished.
No public comments were received regarding adoption of these amendments.
The amended rules are adopted under the Texas Constitution, Article 4, Section 11, and the Code of Criminal Procedure, Article 48.01 and Article 48.03. Article 4, Section 11, Texas Constitution authorizes the Board to make clemency recommendations to the Governor. Article 48.01 and Article 48.03, Code of Criminal Procedure, authorize the Board to make clemency recommendations to the Governor.
No other statutes, articles, or codes are affected by these amendments.
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 January 27, 2026.
TRD-202600321
Richard Gamboa
Technical Writer
Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles
Effective date: February 16, 2026
Proposal publication date: November 14, 2025
For further information, please call: (512) 406-5309
SUBCHAPTER
F.
The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles adopts amendments to 37 TAC Chapter 143, Subchapter F, concerning remission of fines and forfeitures, §143.72 and §143.74. The amendments are adopted without change to the proposed text as published in the November 14, 2025, edition of the Texas Register (50 TexReg 7413). The amendments are adopted to provide edits for clarity, and for uniformity and consistency throughout the rules. The text of the rules will not be republished.
No public comments were received regarding adoption of these amendments.
The amended rules are adopted under the Texas Constitution, Article 4, Section 11, and the Code of Criminal Procedure, Article 48.01 and Article 48.03. Article 4, Section 11, Texas Constitution authorizes the Board to make clemency recommendations to the Governor. Article 48.01 and Article 48.03, Code of Criminal Procedure, authorize the Board to make clemency recommendations to the Governor.
No other statutes, articles, or codes are affected by these amendments.
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 January 27, 2026.
TRD-202600322
Richard Gamboa
Technical Writer
Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles
Effective date: February 16, 2026
Proposal publication date: November 14, 2025
For further information, please call: (512) 406-5309
SUBCHAPTER
G.
The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles adopts amendments to 37 TAC Chapter 143, Subchapter G, concerning restoration of driver's license, §143.81. The amendments are adopted without change to the proposed text as published in the November 14, 2025, edition of the Texas Register (50 TexReg 7414). The amendments are adopted to provide edits for sentence structure. The text of the rule will not be republished.
No public comments were received regarding adoption of these amendments.
The amended rules are adopted under the Texas Constitution, Article 4, Section 11, and the Code of Criminal Procedure, Article 48.01 and Article 48.03. Article 4, Section 11, Texas Constitution authorizes the Board to make clemency recommendations to the Governor. Article 48.01 and Article 48.03, Code of Criminal Procedure, authorize the Board to make clemency recommendations to the Governor.
No other statutes, articles, or codes are affected by these amendments.
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 January 27, 2026.
TRD-202600323
Richard Gamboa
Technical Writer
Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles
Effective date: February 16, 2026
Proposal publication date: November 14, 2025
For further information, please call: (512) 406-5309