Proposed Rule Review
Texas Department of Public Safety
Title 37, Part 1
The Texas Department of Public Safety (the department) files this notice of intent to review the following chapters in Title 37 of the Texas Administrative Code:
Chapter 4 (Commercial Vehicle Regulations and Enforcement Procedures)
Chapter 6 (License to Carry Handguns)
Chapter 13 (Controlled Substances)
Chapter 28 (DNA, CODIS, Forensic Analysis, and Crime Laboratories)
Chapter 34 (Negotiation and Mediation of Certain Contract Disputes)
Chapter 38 (Fusion Center Operations)
This review is being conducted in accordance with the requirements of Texas Government Code §2001.039, which requires state agencies to review and consider for readoption each of their rules every four years.
Written comments on this notice may be submitted to: Susan Estringel, Office of General Counsel, Texas Department of Public Safety, P.O. Box 4087, Austin, Texas 78773-0140, or by email to Susan.Estringel@dps.texas.gov. To ensure consideration, comments must clearly specify the particular section of the rule to which they apply and be postmarked or emailed no later than the 31st day following publication in the Texas Register . General comments should be labeled as such and, when appropriate, include proposed alternative language.
During the review, the department will assess whether the original reasons for adopting these rules continue to exist and whether each rule should be readopted as is, amended, or repealed. Any proposed changes to these chapters resulting from this review will be published in the Proposed Rules section of the Texas Register. These proposed rules will be open for the standard 30-day public comment period prior to final adoption by the department.
D. Phillip Adkins
General Counsel
Texas Department of Public Safety
Filed: June 17, 2025
Adopted Rule Review
Texas Municipal Retirement System
Title 34, Part 6
The Texas Municipal Retirement System (TMRS) adopts the review of Chapters 123, 125, 127 and 129 of the Texas Administrative Code (TAC), Title 34, Part 6 (the "Chapters"), pursuant to Texas Government Code, §2001.039.
Notice of TMRS' proposed review of the Chapters was published in the May 2, 2025, issue of the Texas Register (50 TexReg 2697). TMRS received no comments concerning the review of these Chapters.
TMRS has reviewed Chapters 123, 125, 127 and 129 in accordance with Texas Government Code §2001.039, which requires agencies to assess, every four years, whether the initial reasons for adopting a rule continue to exist. TMRS' Board of Trustees determined that the original reasons for adopting all rules in Chapters 123, 125, 127 and 129 continue to exist and readopts Chapters 123, 125, 127 and 129.
This concludes the review of 34 TAC, Part 6, Chapters 123, 125, 127 and 129.
Christine Sweeney
Chief Legal Officer
Texas Municipal Retirement System
Filed: June 17, 2025