Texas Board of Criminal Justice

Notice of Proposed Rules

Summaries of all proposed new rules, proposed amendments, proposed rule reviews, and proposed repeals approved for publication in the Texas Register to receive public comment are available here. Rule actions will remain on this page until filed as adopted with the Texas Register.

A weekly publication, the Texas Register serves as the journal of state agency rulemaking for Texas. Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn, and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents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 adoption, these rulemaking actions are codified into the Texas Administrative Code. The Texas Register is available at the following link www.sos.texas.gov/texreg/index.shtml.

Comments and information such as applicable data, research, or analysis related to the cost, benefit, or effect of the proposed amendments, repeal, readoption, or new rule should be directed to the Office of the General Counsel, Texas Department of Criminal Justice, P.O. Box 4004, Huntsville, Texas 77342, ogccomments@tdcj.texas.gov. Written comments and informational submissions from the general public must be received within 30 days of the publication of the rule in the Texas Register.

Proposed Amendments

The Texas Board of Criminal Justice (TBCJ or board) proposes the following amendments, which have been reviewed by legal counsel and found to be within the board’s authority to adopt.

Proposed Amendments from the June 19, 2026, TBCJ Meeting:

Amendments to 37 Texas Administrative Code § 159.21, concerning Continuity of Care and Service Program for Offenders who are Persons with Mental Impairments, Physical Disabilities, Terminal or Significant Illnesses, or who are Elderly. The proposed amendments revise the title for clarity; remove the Memorandum of Understanding as an attachment to the rule; and make other formatting and grammatical updates.

Enmiendas al Título 37 del Código Administrativo de Texas § 159.21, sobre la Continuidad de la Atención y el Programa de Servicios para Ofensores que son Personas con Trastornos Mentales, Discapacidades Físicas, Enfermedades Terminales o Significativas, o que son Ancianos. Las enmiendas propuestas revisan el título para mayor claridad; eliminan el Memorando de Entendimiento como un anexo de la norma; y realizan otras actualizaciones de formato y gramática.

Proposed Repeals

The Texas Board of Criminal Justice (TBCJ or board) proposes the following repeals, which have been reviewed by legal counsel and found to be within the board’s authority to adopt.

There are no proposed repeals posted for public comment at this time.

Proposed Rule Reviews

The Texas Board of Criminal Justice (TBCJ or board) proposes the following rules for rule review. An assessment will be made by the board as to whether the reasons for readopting these rules continue to exist. The rules will be reviewed to determine whether to readopt, readopt with amendments, or repeal the rule.

There are no proposed readoptions posted for public comment at this time.

Proposed New Rules

The Texas Board of Criminal Justice (TBCJ or board) proposes the following new rules.

There are no proposed new rules posted for public comment at this time.