Tex. Health and Safety Code § 1001.029
PUBLIC ACCESS AND TESTIMONY
Texas · Texas Health and Safety Code · Status: effective
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- Tex. Health and Safety Code § 1001.029, PUBLIC ACCESS AND TESTIMONY, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/676569
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(a) The commissioner shall develop and implement policies that provide the public with a reasonable opportunity to appear before the commissioner and to speak on any issue under the jurisdiction of the department.
(b) The commissioner shall grant an opportunity for a public hearing before the council makes recommendations to the commissioner regarding a substantive rule if a public hearing is requested by:
(1) at least 25 persons;
(2) a governmental entity; or
(3) an association with at least 25 members.
(c) The executive commissioner shall consider fully all written and oral submissions about a proposed rule.