Texas Register
August 7, 2026
Volume 51 Number 32
Pages 5027 - 5300

IN THIS ISSUE


THE GOVERNOR

Appointments

PROPOSED RULES

OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

PUBLIC INFORMATION

1 TAC §§63.30 - 63.37

TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION

REIMBURSEMENT RATES

MEDICAID HOSPITAL SERVICES
1 TAC §355.8070

TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF LICENSING AND REGULATION

ADMINISTRATION OF TEXAS LOTTERY AND CHARITABLE BINGO

16 TAC §140.2
16 TAC §§140.152, 140.153, 140.157, 140.158, 140.160
16 TAC §§140.355, 140.368, 140.369

TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD

AGENCY ADMINISTRATION

19 TAC §1.18
19 TAC §§1.136, 1.139 - 1.141
19 TAC §§1.280 - 1.287

RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS

19 TAC §§4.81 - 4.88

DEGREE GRANTING COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES OTHER THAN TEXAS PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS

19 TAC §§7.1 - 7.16
19 TAC §§7.50 - 7.57
19 TAC §§7.1 - 7.3
19 TAC §§7.13 - 7.25
19 TAC §§7.36 - 7.39
19 TAC §§7.50 - 7.53
19 TAC §§7.65 - 7.74
19 TAC §§7.83 - 7.98
19 TAC §§7.108 - 7.113
19 TAC §§7.121 - 7.125
19 TAC §§7.135 - 7.137
19 TAC §§7.148 - 7.151
19 TAC §§7.163 - 7.169
19 TAC §§7.180 - 7.185
19 TAC §§7.196 - 7.199
19 TAC §§7.210 - 7.217

FINANCIAL PLANNING

19 TAC §13.129
19 TAC §13.472

STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAMS

19 TAC §§22.1, 22.8, 22.11
19 TAC §22.12, §22.13
19 TAC §22.30
19 TAC §22.135
19 TAC §§22.226, 22.228, 22.238
19 TAC §§22.254, 22.261, 22.265
19 TAC §§22.367 - 22.369

STUDENT LOAN PROGRAMS

19 TAC §24.46

TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY

ADAPTATIONS FOR SPECIAL POPULATIONS

19 TAC §§89.1201, 89.1203, 89.1210, 89.1215, 89.1220, 89.1226 - 89.1228, 89.1230, 89.1235

TEXAS STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS OF PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS

PROFESSIONAL COUNSELORS

22 TAC §681.91
22 TAC §681.92
22 TAC §681.93

TEXAS STATE BOARD OF EXAMINERS OF MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS

LICENSURE AND REGULATION OF MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS

22 TAC §801.2
22 TAC §801.44
22 TAC §801.47
22 TAC §801.53
22 TAC §801.54
22 TAC §801.58
22 TAC §801.142

TEXAS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH EXECUTIVE COUNCIL

APPLICATIONS AND LICENSING

22 TAC §882.6
22 TAC §882.36

COMPLAINTS AND ENFORCEMENT

22 TAC §884.31

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION

LICENSING STANDARDS FOR PRESCRIBED PEDIATRIC EXTENDED CARE CENTERS

26 TAC §550.1301

TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD

AGRICULTURAL WATER CONSERVATION PROGRAM

31 TAC §§367.2 - 367.7, 367.12 - 367.14, 367.16

STATE PENSION REVIEW BOARD

FUNDING SOUNDNESS RESTORATION PLANS

40 TAC §§610.13 - 610.15, 610.20, 610.21, 610.30 - 610.32

TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION

GENERAL ADMINISTRATION

40 TAC §800.2
40 TAC §§800.57, 800.58, 800.68
40 TAC §800.69
40 TAC §800.201, §800.205
40 TAC §§800.202 - 800.204
40 TAC §§800.251 - 800.255
40 TAC §800.301
40 TAC §§800.350 - 800.352
40 TAC §800.502

UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE

40 TAC §815.1, §815.3
40 TAC §815.21, §815.25
40 TAC §815.113, §815.115
40 TAC §815.107
40 TAC §815.165

ADOPTED RULES

TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION

MEDICAID HEALTH SERVICES

1 TAC §§354.4003, 354.4005, 354.4006, 354.4013

TEXAS HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD

AGENCY ADMINISTRATION

19 TAC §§1.9, 1.13, 1.16
19 TAC §1.126, §1.127
19 TAC §1.900

ACADEMIC AND WORKFORCE EDUCATION

19 TAC §§2.380 - 2.384, 2.386, 2.388, 2.389
19 TAC §2.388
19 TAC §§2.500 - 2.503

RULES APPLYING TO ALL PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION IN TEXAS

19 TAC §§4.270 - 4.279
19 TAC §4.356

HEALTH EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND RESEARCH FUNDS

19 TAC §§6.91 - 6.96

TEXAS STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM

19 TAC §§11.40 - 11.48

FINANCIAL PLANNING

19 TAC §§13.180 - 13.186
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

PLANNING AND ACCOUNTABILITY

STATUS, STANDARDS, AND SANCTIONS
19 TAC §97.1066

HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION

MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHILD-PLACING AGENCIES

DEFINITIONS
26 TAC §749.801
OVERVIEW OF TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
26 TAC §749.811, §749.813
ORIENTATION
26 TAC §749.831, §749.833
PRE-SERVICE EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING
26 TAC §§749.861, 749.863 - 749.865, 749.867 - 749.869
CURRICULUM COMPONENTS FOR PRE-SERVICE TRAINING
26 TAC §§749.881 - 749.883, 749.885, 749.887, 749.889
PEDIATRIC FIRST AID AND PEDIATRIC CPR CERTIFICATION
26 TAC §§749.911, 749.913, 749.915
ANNUAL TRAINING
26 TAC §§749.930 - 749.933, 749.935, 749.937, 749.939
TOPICS AND CURRICULUM COMPONENTS FOR ANNUAL TRAINING
26 TAC §§749.941, 749.943 - 749.945, 749.947, 749.949
26 TAC §§749.1001, 749.1003, 749.1005, 749.1007, 749.1009, 749.1011, 749.1013, 749.1015, 749.1017, 749.1019, 749.1021
ADMISSIONS
26 TAC §§749.1101, 749.1103, 749.1105, 749.1107, 749.1109, 749.1111, 749.1113, 749.1115
ADMISSION ASSESSMENT
26 TAC §§749.1131, 749.1133, 749.1135, 749.1137
REQUIRED ADMISSION INFORMATION
26 TAC §§749.1151, 749.1153, 749.1155
EMERGENCY ADMISSION
26 TAC §§749.1181, 749.1183, 749.1185, 749.1187, 749.1189
FOSTER CARE PLACEMENT
26 TAC §§749.1251, 749.1253, 749.1255
SUBSEQUENT PLACEMENT
26 TAC §749.1281
POST-PLACEMENT CONTACT
26 TAC §749.1291
SERVICE PLANS
26 TAC §§749.1301, 749.1305, 749.1307, 749.1309, 749.1311 - 749.1313, 749.1315, 749.1317, 749.1319, 749.1321, 749.1323
SERVICE PLAN REVIEW AND UPDATES
26 TAC §§749.1331, 749.1333, 749.1335 - 749.1337, 749.1339
DISCHARGE AND TRANSFER PLANNING
26 TAC §§749.1361, 749.1363, 749.1365, 749.1367, 749.1369, 749.1371, 749.1373, 749.1377
MEDICAL AND DENTAL CARE
26 TAC §§749.1401, 749.1403, 749.1405, 749.1409, 749.1411, 749.1413, 749.1415, 749.1417, 749.1421, 749.1423, 749.1425, 749.1427, 749.1429, 749.1431, 749.1433, 749.1435, 749.1437
ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATION
26 TAC §§749.1461, 749.1463, 749.1469
SELF-ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATION
26 TAC §749.1501, §749.1503
MEDICATION STORAGE AND DESTRUCTION
26 TAC §749.1521
MEDICATION RECORDS
26 TAC §§749.1541, 749.1543, 749.1545
MEDICATION AND LABEL ERRORS
26 TAC §§749.1561, 749.1563, 749.1565
SIDE EFFECTS AND ADVERSE REACTIONS TO MEDICATION
26 TAC §749.1581, §749.1583
USE OF PSYCHOTROPIC MEDICATION
26 TAC §§749.1603, 749.1605, 749.1607, 749.1609, 749.1611
PROTECTIVE DEVICES
26 TAC §§749.1641, 749.1643, 749.1645, 749.1647
SUPPORTIVE DEVICES
26 TAC §§749.1671, 749.1673, 749.1675
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR INFANT CARE
26 TAC §§749.1801, 749.1803, 749.1805, 749.1807, 749.1809, 749.1811, 749.1813, 749.1815, 749.1817, 749.1819, 749.1821
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR TODDLER CARE
26 TAC §749.1841
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR PREGNANT CHILDREN
26 TAC §§749.1861, 749.1863, 749.1865
EDUCATIONAL SERVICES
26 TAC §§749.1891, 749.1893, 749.1895
RECREATIONAL SERVICES
26 TAC §§749.1921, 749.1923, 749.1925, 749.1927
DISCIPLINE AND PUNISHMENT
26 TAC §§749.1951, 749.1953, 749.1955, 749.1957, 749.1959, 749.1961
DEFINITIONS
26 TAC §749.2001
TYPES OF EMERGENCY BEHAVIOR INTERVENTION THAT MAY BE ADMINISTERED
26 TAC §§749.2051, 749.2053, 749.2055, 749.2059, 749.2061, 749.2063
ORDERS
26 TAC §§749.2101, 749.2103, 749.2105, 749.2107
RESPONSIBILITIES DURING ADMINISTRATION OF ANY TYPE OF EMERGENCY BEHAVIOR INTERVENTION
26 TAC §749.2151, §749.2153
ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES DURING ADMINISTRATION OF A PERSONAL RESTRAINT
26 TAC §§749.2201, 749.2203, 749.2205
COMBINATIONS OF EMERGENCY BEHAVIOR INTERVENTION
26 TAC §749.2231, §749.2233
TIME RESTRICTIONS FOR EMERGENCY BEHAVIOR INTERVENTION
26 TAC §749.2281, §749.2283
GENERAL CAREGIVER RESPONSIBILITIES, INCLUDING DOCUMENTATION, AFTER THE ADMINISTRATION OF EMERGENCY BEHAVIOR INTERVENTION
26 TAC §§749.2301, 749.2303, 749.2305, 749.2307
TRIGGERED REVIEWS
26 TAC §§749.2331, 749.2333, 749.2335, 749.2337, 749.2339
OVERALL OPERATION EVALUATION
26 TAC §749.2381, §749.2383
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
26 TAC §§749.2401, 749.2403, 749.2405, 749.2407
FOSTER HOME SCREENINGS
26 TAC §§749.2445, 749.2447, 749.2449, 749.2451, 749.2453
VERIFICATION OF FOSTER HOME
26 TAC §§749.2470, 749.2473, 749.2475, 749.2477, 749.2479, 749.2481, 749.2483, 749.2485, 749.2487 - 749.2489, 749.2491, 749.2493, 749.2495, 749.2497
TEMPORARY, TIME-LIMITED, AND PROVISIONAL VERIFICATIONS
26 TAC §§749.2520, 749.2521, 749.2523, 749.2525 - 749.2527, 749.2529, 749.2531, 749.2533, 749.2535, 749.2537, 749.2539
CAPACITY AND CHILD/CAREGIVER RATIO
26 TAC §§749.2550, 749.2551, 749.2555, 749.2557
SUPERVISION
26 TAC §§749.2591, 749.2593, 749.2595, 749.2597, 749.2599
NORMALCY
26 TAC §§749.2601, 749.2603, 749.2605, 749.2607
RESPITE CHILD-CARE SERVICES
26 TAC §§749.2621, 749.2623, 749.2625, 749.2627, 749.2629, 749.2631, 749.2633, 749.2635
AGENCY--FOSTER FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
26 TAC §§749.2651, 749.2653, 749.2655
26 TAC §§749.2801, 749.2803, 749.2805, 749.2807, 749.2809, 749.2811, 749.2813 - 749.2815, 749.2817, 749.2819, 749.2821, 749.2823, 749.2825
HEALTH AND SAFETY
26 TAC §§749.2901 - 749.2905, 749.2907 - 749.2909, 749.2911, 749.2913, 749.2915, 749.2917
TOBACCO AND E-CIGARETTE USE
26 TAC §749.2931
WEAPONS, FIREARMS, EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS, AND PROJECTILES
26 TAC §§749.2961, 749.2963, 749.2965, 749.2967
SPACE AND EQUIPMENT
26 TAC §§749.3021, 749.3023, 749.3025, 749.3027, 749.3029, 749.3031, 749.3033, 749.3035, 749.3037, 749.3039, 749.3041, 749.3043
NUTRITION AND FOOD PREPARATION
26 TAC §§749.3061, 749.3063, 749.3065, 749.3067, 749.3069, 749.3071, 749.3073, 749.3075, 749.3077, 749.3079, 749.3081
TRANSPORTATION
26 TAC §§749.3101, 749.3103, 749.3105, 749.3107, 749.3109, 749.3111
SWIMMING POOLS, BODIES OF WATER, SAFETY
26 TAC §§749.3131, 749.3133, 749.3135, 749.3137, 749.3139, 749.3141, 749.3143, 749.3145, 749.3147, 749.3149, 749.3151
CAREGIVER TRAINING REQUIREMENTS
26 TAC §§749.801, 749.803, 749.805, 749.807
EMPLOYEE TRAINING REQUIREMENTS
26 TAC §§749.821, 749.823, 749.825
EMPLOYEE AND CAREGIVER TRAINING DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENTS
26 TAC §749.831
FOSTER HOME SCREENINGS
26 TAC §§749.901, 749.903, 749.905
FOSTER HOME VERIFICATION
26 TAC §§749.921, 749.923, 749.925, 749.927, 749.929, 749.931, 749.933, 749.935, 749.937
CAPACITY AND SUPERVISION
26 TAC §§749.951, 749.953, 749.955, 749.957, 749.959
BABYSITTING, OVERNIGHT CARE, AND RESPITE CARE
26 TAC §§749.973, 749.975, 749.977
PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT SAFETY
26 TAC §§749.1001, 749.1003, 749.1005, 749.1007, 749.1009, 749.1011, 749.1013, 749.1015, 749.1017, 749.1019
WEAPONS, FIREARMS, EXPLOSIVE MATERIALS, AND PROJECTILES
26 TAC §§749.1031, 749.1033, 749.1035, 749.1037
SLEEPING SPACE AND BATHROOM REQUIREMENTS
26 TAC §749.1051, §749.1053
POOLS AND WATER ACTIVITIES
26 TAC §§749.1061, 749.1063, 749.1065
26 TAC §§749.1101, 749.1103, 749.1105, 749.1107, 749.1109
26 TAC §§749.1201, 749.1203, 749.1205, 749.1207, 749.1209, 749.1211, 749.1213, 749.1215, 749.1217
SERVICE PLANNING
26 TAC §§749.1231, 749.1233, 749.1235, 749.1237
DISCHARGE AND TRANSFER PLANNING
26 TAC §749.1251, §749.1253
26 TAC §§749.1301, 749.1303, 749.1305, 749.1307
26 TAC §§749.1401, 749.1403, 749.1405, 749.1407, 749.1409, 749.1411, 749.1413, 749.1415, 749.1417, 749.1419, 749.1421, 749.1423
26 TAC §§749.1501, 749.1503, 749.1505
ADMINISTERING EMERGENCY BEHAVIOR INTERVENTION
26 TAC §§749.1601, 749.1603, 749.1605, 749.1607
FOLLOW-UP ACTIONS AND DOCUMENTATION
26 TAC §§749.1621, 749.1623, 749.1625
TRIGGERED REVIEWS AND ANNUAL OPERATION EVALUATION
26 TAC §§749.1631, 749.1633, 749.1635

TEXAS WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD

GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT

31 TAC §356.32
31 TAC §356.42
31 TAC §356.52, §356.54

STATE WATER PLANNING GUIDELINES

31 TAC §358.6
31 TAC §§358.10 - 358.15

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

GENERAL APPLICATION PROCEDURES
31 TAC §363.12, §363.15

TEACHER RETIREMENT SYSTEM OF TEXAS

HEALTH CARE AND INSURANCE PROGRAMS

34 TAC §41.17
34 TAC §41.38

TEXAS COMMISSION ON FIRE PROTECTION

TRAINING FACILITY CERTIFICATION

37 TAC §427.11
37 TAC §427.211
37 TAC §427.301
37 TAC §427.403

FIRE FIGHTER SAFETY

37 TAC §435.23
37 TAC §435.25
37 TAC §435.29
37 TAC §435.31

FEES

37 TAC §437.7

TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION

JOBS AND EDUCATION FOR TEXANS (JET) GRANT PROGRAM

40 TAC §804.1
40 TAC §§804.12 - 804.14
40 TAC §804.21, §804.24
40 TAC §804.41

RURAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT GRANT PROGRAM

40 TAC §§812.1 - 812.3
40 TAC §§812.11 - 812.15

ADVANCED NUCLEAR ENERGY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

40 TAC §814.1
40 TAC §§814.11 - 814.13

UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE

40 TAC §815.20, §815.28

REVIEW OF AGENCY RULES

Proposed Rule Reviews
Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Adopted Rule Reviews
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Department of State Health Services
Texas Health and Human Services Commission
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
State Pension Review Board

TABLES & GRAPHICS

IN ADDITION

Comptroller of Public Accounts
Certification of the Average Closing Price of Gas and Oil - June 2026
Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner
Notice of Rate Ceilings
Texas Education Agency
Correction of Error
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Agreed Orders
Enforcement Orders
Notice of an Application for a Water Use Permit 13830
Notice of Application and Opportunity to Request a Public Meeting for a New Municipal Solid Waste Facility Proposed Registration No. 40350
Notice of District Petition - D-07062026-017
Notice of Opportunity to Comment on Agreed Orders of Administrative Enforcement Actions
Notice of Public Meeting Renewal Permit No. WQ0015664002
Update to the Water Quality Management Plan (WQMP)
General Land Office
Notice and Opportunity to Comment on Requests for Consistency Agreement/Concurrence Under the Texas Coastal Management Program
Texas Health and Human Services Commission
Correction of Error
Public Notice: Texas State Plan for Medical Assistance Amendment
Public Notice - Texas State Plan for Medical Assistance Amendment
Department of State Health Services
Correction of Error
Licensing Actions for Radioactive Materials
Texas Department of Insurance
Company Licensing
Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
Scratch Ticket Game Number 2760 "BINGO TIMES 20"
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Notice of Application to Adjust High-Cost Support Under 16 TAC §26.407(h)
Notice of Application to Recover Funds From the Texas Universal Service Fund Under 16 TAC §26.406
Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board
Request for Proposals - Fiscal Year 2027 Clean Water Act §319(h) Nonpoint Source Grant Program