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Rule Adoptions

Adoptions are rules that have been adopted by the commissioners and republished as final in the Texas Register.

Adoptions are rules that have been adopted by the commissioners and republished as final in the Texas Register. They usually become effective 20 days after the TCEQ files them with the Texas Register for publication.

Adoptions will remain on this page for 30 days after the effective date.

Adoption Date Rule Project Number Short Title/Description Adoption (PDF)
Approval Date
2/25/26

Effective Date
3/19/26		 2025-032-116-AI SBs 763 and 2351: Update to Protectiveness Review and Amendment Requirements for Concrete Batch Plants
Rulemaking implements SB 763 and SB 2351 requiring a protectiveness review to be conducted on the CBP SP at least once every 8 years and outlines requirements for updated authorizations when the CBP SP or CBPEC SP are amended.
Approval Date
2/25/26

Effective Date
3/19/26		 2025-033-331-WS SB 616 and SB 1061: Injection Through the Edwards Aquifer for Aquifer Storage and Recovery and Class III Production Area Authorization Amendment
SB 616 would amend 30 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) §331.19 to allow wells that transect the Edwards Aquifer, as long as the wells inject water into a geologic formation that underlies the Edwards Aquifer as part of an aquifer storage and recovery project and are located in the area of Williamson County east of Interstate Highway 35 or in Medina County. SB 1061 would amend 30 TAC §331.107 to include prioritization of conservation of regional water supplies when considering an application to amend a restoration table value or range table and would also amend 30 TAC §331.108 to include that amendment to a Class III PAA authorization is not subject to opportunity for a contested case hearing if certain conditions are met.
Approval Date
1/28/26

Effective Date
2/19/26		 2024-003-039-LS Updates to Public Participation Rules to Implement Sunset Legislation
The proposed rule amendments will implement changes required by TCEQ’s Sunset bill, SB 1397, and recommended changes from the Sunset Commission’s report to implement changes relating to public notice.
Approval Date
1/28/26

Effective Date
2/17/26		 2023-123-017-AI Tax Relief (Prop 2) and Voter-Approval Tax Rate Relief Requirements Updates
The rulemaking would make updates to Chapters 17 and 18 for Triennial review; Tier I table updates; electronic application, document, and payment updates; and other clarifying and correction updates.
Approval Date
1/14/26

Effective Date
2/05/26		 2024-043-060-CE Compliance History Rule (Chapter 60) Revisions
The proposed rulemaking would revise 30 TAC Chapter 60, Compliance History, to allow the commission to increase the frequency that compliance histories are evaluated, establish new criteria for determining repeat violators, and create new classification thresholds based on complexity.