Recent Texas regulations affecting small businesses

Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board repeals outdated rules for the dissolved Texas Fund for Geography Education, eliminating regulations with no fiscal impact on government or public entities.

Texas Education Agency requires schools to provide equal emergency drill access and accommodations for students and staff with disabilities under new state law with no additional costs.

Texas property tax relief amendments clarify eligibility definitions for municipalities and counties affected by disabled veteran exemptions and update mapping and census data requirements with no fiscal impact.

TxDOT's conditional grant program for economically disadvantaged transportation students increases award amounts to $5,000 per semester, raises poverty-level eligibility thresholds, and shifts application periods to bi-annual cycles.

Public Utility Commission of Texas updates water and sewer service provider rules to add combined, future, and historic test year categories for rate-setting without fiscal impact.

Public Utility Commission of Texas establishes test year and tariff procedures for water and sewer utilities, permitting use of historic, future, or combined test years for rate-setting under recent legislative changes.

TxDOT removes the pedestrian landscaping definition from its public donation and participation program rules under 43 TAC §12.2, streamlining landscape project categories.

Texas credit unions gain six years to put purchased property into business service, with extension options aligned to federal regulations under updated 7 TAC §91.401.

PUC Texas amends water and sewer service provider rules to strengthen compensation reporting for decertification cases and clarify appeal procedures with no anticipated fiscal impact.

Concho Valley Workforce Development Board seeks qualified organizations to operate its workforce center and related childcare and job training programs; proposals due May 15, 2026.