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Texas Government Code - GOV'T § 2001.007. Certain Explanatory Information Made Available Through Internet

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) A state agency shall make available through a generally accessible Internet site:

(1) the text of its rules;  and

(2) any material, such as a letter, opinion, or compliance manual, that explains or interprets one or more of its rules and that the agency has issued for general distribution to persons affected by one or more of its rules.

(b) A state agency shall design the generally accessible Internet site so that a member of the public may send questions about the agency's rules to the agency electronically and receive responses to the questions from the agency electronically.  If the agency's rules and the agency's explanatory and interpretive materials are made available at different Internet sites, both sites shall be designed in compliance with this subsection.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., ch. 750, § 2(a).

(d) A state agency may comply with this section through the actions of another agency, such as the secretary of state, on the agency's behalf.

(e) The secretary of state, Department of Information Resources, and Texas Regulatory Efficiency Office shall jointly coordinate with each other state agency to establish an Internet website that allows a person to search the rules and related information made available by state agencies under Subsection (a) by:

(1) the general topic of the rule;

(2) the type of activity or business regulated by the rule;  and

(3) if applicable, the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) sector code for the type of activity or business regulated by the rule.

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