Texas Register
April 24, 2026
Volume 51 Number 17
Pages 2537 - 2842

IN THIS ISSUE


THE GOVERNOR

Appointments
Proclamation 41-4274

ATTORNEY GENERAL

Requests for Opinions

EMERGENCY RULES

TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS

UNIFORM MULTIFAMILY RULES

10 TAC §10.1204

PROPOSED RULES

TEXAS JUDICIAL COUNCIL

INDIGENT DEFENSE POLICIES AND STANDARDS

POLICY MONITORING PROCESS AND BENCHMARKS
1 TAC §174.28

TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS

UNIFORM MULTIFAMILY RULES

10 TAC §10.1204

TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD

ACADEMIC AND WORKFORCE EDUCATION

19 TAC §§2.500 - 2.503

FINANCIAL PLANNING

19 TAC §13.595, §13.597
19 TAC §13.624
19 TAC §§13.643, 13.644, 13.646
19 TAC §§13.660 - 13.670

TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY

FOUNDATION SCHOOL PROGRAM

19 TAC §105.1011
19 TAC §105.1011

TEXAS FUNERAL SERVICE COMMISSION

ANATOMICAL FACILITIES, NON-TRANSPLANT ANATOMICAL DONATION ORGANIZATIONS, AND WILLED BODY PROGRAMS

22 TAC §206.31, §206.33

DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES

RETAIL FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS

25 TAC §228.221

FOOD AND DRUG

25 TAC §229.372
25 TAC §229.472

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION

LICENSING

DEFINITIONS [FOR LICENSING]
26 TAC §745.21
DEFINITIONS
26 TAC §745.601
REQUESTING BACKGROUND CHECKS
26 TAC §745.609, §745.615
REQUESTING BACKGROUND CHECKS
26 TAC §745.607
DETERMINATIONS REGARDING BACKGROUND CHECKS
26 TAC §745.631, §745.643
CRIMINAL HISTORY, SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY, CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT, AND SEMARC FINDINGS
26 TAC §745.675
EVALUATION OF RISK BECAUSE OF A FINDING
26 TAC §745.683, §745.695
IMMEDIATE THREAT OR DANGER TO THE HEALTH OR SAFETY OF CHILDREN
26 TAC §745.751
ADMINISTRATOR'S LICENSING
26 TAC §745.775
CONFIDENTIAL RECORDS
26 TAC §745.8483

TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT

WILDLIFE

31 TAC §65.950

RESOURCE PROTECTION

31 TAC §§69.43 - 69.46, 69.48, 69.49, 69.52
31 TAC §69.47

TEXAS GROUNDWATER PROTECTION COMMITTEE

GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION REPORT

31 TAC §§601.1 - 601.3, 601.5
31 TAC §601.10

TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

LICENSE TO CARRY HANDGUNS

37 TAC §6.11, §6.16
37 TAC §6.46

IGNITION INTERLOCK DEVICE

37 TAC §10.11

COMPASSIONATE-USE/LOW-THC CANNABIS PROGRAM

37 TAC §§12.12, 12.13, 12.16

DRIVER LICENSE RULES

37 TAC §15.25

VEHICLE INSPECTION

37 TAC §23.1, §23.3

PRIVATE SECURITY

37 TAC §§35.21, 35.22, 35.30
37 TAC §35.81, §35.83
37 TAC §§35.121 - 35.124

METALS RECYCLING ENTITIES

37 TAC §36.11, §36.16
37 TAC §36.51

DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

40 TAC §702.513, §702.515

TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES

MOTOR VEHICLE DISTRIBUTION

43 TAC §215.1
43 TAC §215.2
43 TAC §215.81
43 TAC §§215.82 - 215.85, 215.89, 215.91
43 TAC §215.101
43 TAC §§215.104, 215.105, 215.107, 215.108, 215.110, 215.113 - 215.115, 215.120, 215.121
43 TAC §215.131
43 TAC §§215.132 - 215.134, 215.137, 215.140, 215.141, 215.144, 215.145, 215.152 - 215.155, 215.157 - 215.159
43 TAC §215.171
43 TAC §§215.175, 215.177, 215.181
43 TAC §§215.241, 215.243, 215.269
43 TAC §§215.242, 215.244, 215.246, 215.264, 215.270
43 TAC §215.500

SALVAGE VEHICLE DEALERS

43 TAC §221.17

ADOPTED RULES

TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY AFFAIRS

ADMINISTRATION

10 TAC §1.4
10 TAC §1.5
10 TAC §1.23
10 TAC §1.23

HOMELESSNESS PROGRAMS

10 TAC §§7.1 - 7.12
10 TAC §§7.1 - 7.12
10 TAC §§7.31 - 7.43
10 TAC §§7.31 - 7.43

UNIFORM MULTIFAMILY RULES

10 TAC §§10.400, 10.401, 10.405 - 10.408
10 TAC §§10.601, 10.607, 10.611, 10.613, 10.614, 10.621, 10.622, 10.625
10 TAC §10.612
10 TAC §10.628
10 TAC §10.802
10 TAC §10.802

MULTIFAMILY DIRECT LOAN RULE

10 TAC §§13.1 - 13.13
10 TAC §§13.1 - 13.13

TEXAS FIRST TIME HOMEBUYER PROGRAM RULE

10 TAC §§27.1 - 27.9
10 TAC §§27.1 - 27.9

TAXABLE MORTGAGE PROGRAM

10 TAC §§28.1 - 28.9
10 TAC §§28.1 - 28.9

TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATION

PROCEDURAL RULES OF THE COMMISSION AND THE DEPARTMENT

16 TAC §60.39

DRIVER EDUCATION AND SAFETY

16 TAC §84.3
16 TAC §84.500, §84.504
16 TAC §84.600

TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT

EXECUTIVE

31 TAC §51.164

FISHERIES

31 TAC §57.251, §57.252

WILDLIFE

31 TAC §65.151, §65.152

COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS

STATEWIDE PROCUREMENT AND SUPPORT SERVICES

PUBLICIZING PROCUREMENT: CMBL, ESBD, AND VPTS
34 TAC §20.115
REPORTS AND AUDITS
34 TAC §20.509

TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES

37 TAC §§13.151, 13.153, 13.160, 13.161, 13.165

DRIVER LICENSE RULES

37 TAC §§15.82 - 15.85

TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES

CRIMINAL HISTORY OFFENSE AND ACTION ON LICENSE

43 TAC §211.1, §211.2
43 TAC §211.1
43 TAC §§211.7, 211.9, 211.11
43 TAC §211.23, §211.25

MOTOR CARRIERS

43 TAC §218.2
43 TAC §218.13

REVIEW OF AGENCY RULES

Proposed Rule Reviews
Texas Department of Motor Vehicles
Adopted Rule Reviews
Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs
Texas Health and Human Services Commission
Texas Department of Motor Vehicles

TABLES & GRAPHICS

IN ADDITION

Texas Department of Agriculture
Correction of Error
Comptroller of Public Accounts
Certification of the Average Closing Price of Gas and Oil - March 2026
Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner
Notice of Rate Ceilings
Credit Union Department
Correction of Error
Notice of Final Action Taken
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Agreed Orders
Amended Notice of Public Hearing on Assessment of Administrative Penalties and Requiring Certain Actions of City of Zavalla SOAH Docket No. 582-26-12387 TCEQ Docket No. 2023-0634-MLM-E
Correction of Error
Enforcement Orders
Notice of District Petition - D-01262026-032
Notice of District Petition - D-03112025-017
Notice of District Petition - D-03182026-035
Notice of Opportunity to Comment on an Agreed Order of Administrative Enforcement Actions
Texas Health and Human Services Commission
Notice of Public Hearing on Proposed State Fiscal Year 2026 Interim Medicaid Reimbursement Rates for State Veterans Nursing Homes, Effective Retroactive to September 1, 2025
Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs
Aviso del período de comentarios públicos y audiencias públicas sobre el borrador del plan estatal del Programa de asistencia energética para hogares de bajos ingresos para 2027
Notice of Public Comment Period and Public Hearings on the Draft 2027 Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program State Plan
Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Penalties and Sanctions
Course of Organized Instruction (COI) for Driving Safety
Program of Organized Instruction (POI) for Driver Education and Traffic Safety (Adult Six-Hour)
Program of Organized Instruction for Driver Education and Traffic Safety (POI-DE)
North Central Texas Council of Governments
Request for Information for Accessible Transit Vehicle Technology and Safety Components
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Notice of a Public Comment Hearing on an Application for a Sand and Gravel Permit
Notice of Proposed Real Estate Transactions
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Notice of Application for Recovery of Universal Service Funding
Notice of Application to Adjust High-Cost Support Under 16 TAC §26.407(h)
Red River Authority of Texas
Request for Qualifications (RFQ) Professional Engineering Services for Regional Water Planning Group - Area B
Texas Department of Transportation
Notice and Opportunity to Comment - Statewide Planning Public Involvement Process for the Statewide Long-Range Transportation Improvement Program (SLRTP) and the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP)
Texas Water Development Board
Notice for Public Hearing and Public Comment Period for the Draft 2027 State Water Plan and Intent to Adopt the 2027 State Water Plan