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Texas Occupations Code § 2023.004

Commission Rules

Commission and Race Meeting Official Powers and Duties · Regulation, Supervision, and Licensing Relating to Horse Racing and Greyhound Racing

(a) The commission shall adopt:

(1) rules for conducting horse racing or greyhound racing in this state that involves wagering; and

(2) rules for administering this subtitle in a manner consistent with this subtitle.

(b) The commission may establish separate sections to review or propose commission rules.

(c) The commission or a commission section shall hold a meeting on a proposed rule before the commission publishes the proposed rule in the Texas Register.

(d) The commission shall post at each racetrack notice of a meeting under Subsection (c) that includes an agenda of the meeting and a summary of the proposed rule.

(e) A copy of a proposed rule published in the Texas Register shall be posted concurrently at each racetrack.

(f) The commission or a commission section may appoint a committee of experts, members of the public, or other interested parties to advise the commission or section about a proposed commission rule.

Official text of the Texas Occupations Code as published by the Texas Legislative Council.

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 963 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2019.