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Historical Administrative Rules & Regulations

Information on finding historical Texas and Federal administrative rules and regulations.

Texas Administrative Code (TAC)

The Texas Administrative Code is a compilation of all state agency rules in Texas. It is continuously updated as rules are adopted or repealed.

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Texas Register

The Texas Register is a weekly journal of Texas state agency rulemaking. It includes:

  • proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions;
  • notices of state agency review of agency rules; 
  • governor's appointments;
  • attorney general opinions; and
  • miscellaneous documents such as requests for proposals.

After rules are adopted, they are codified and published in the Texas Administrative Code.

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