Adopted Rule Reviews
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Title 16, Part 2
The Public Utility Commission of Texas (commission) readopts Chapter 28, Rules Applicable to Cable and Video Service Providers, as required by Texas Government Code (Tex. Gov't Code) §2001.039, Agency Review of Existing Rules. The commission re-adopts these rules as published in the July 24, 2026 issue of the Texas Register (51 TexReg 4916). Tex. Gov't Code §2001.039 requires that each state agency review its rules every four years and readopt, readopt with amendments, or repeal the rules adopted by that agency pursuant to the Tex. Gov't Code, Chapter 2001. Such reviews must include, at a minimum, an assessment by the agency as to whether the reason for adopting or readopting the rules continues to exist.
The commission has completed the review of the rules in Chapter 28 required by Tex. Gov't Code §2001.039 and finds that the reasons for adopting the rules in Chapter 28 continue to exist.
The commission received no comments on the Chapter 28 rules from any party and received no requests for a public hearing.
The commission declines to make any changes to Chapter 28 in this rule review at this time.
Therefore, the commission re-adopts Chapter 28, Substantive Rules Applicable to Cable and Video Service Providers, in its entirety, under the Public Utility Regulatory Act §14.002 (PURA) which requires the commission to adopt and enforce rules reasonably required in the exercise of its powers and jurisdiction; PURA §14.052, which requires the commission to adopt and enforce rules governing practice and procedure before the commission to adopt and enforce rules reasonably required in the exercise of its powers and jurisdiction, including rules governing practice and procedure before the commission; PURA §66.001-66.004, which designate the commission as the franchising authority for a state-issued franchise for the provision of cable service or video service; and Texas Government Code §2001.039, which requires each state agency to review and re-adopt its rules every four years.
Cross reference to statute: PURA §14.002, §14.052, and §66.001-66.004; Tex. Gov't Code §2001.039.
Katelyn Lewis
Rules Coordinator
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Filed: September 18, 2026