EMERGENCY RULESAn agency may adopt a new or amended section or repeal an 
existing section on an emergency basis if it determines that such action is 
necessary for the public health, safety, or welfare of this state. The section 
may become effective immediately upon filing with the Texas Register, or on a 
stated date less than 20 days after filing and remaining in effect no more than 
120 days. The emergency action is renewable once for no more than 60 additional 
days.
Symbology in amended emergency sections. New language added to an existing 
section is indicated by the use of bold text. [Brackets] indicate deletion of 
existing material within a section.

TITLE 4. AGRICULTURE
PART I. Texas Department of Agriculture
CHAPTER 20.Cotton Pest Control
SUBCHAPTER C.Stalk Destruction Program
4 TAC sec.20.22
The Department of Agriculture (the department) adopts on an emergency basis, an 
amendment to sec.20.22, concerning the authorized cotton destruction dates for 
Pest Management Zone 3, Area 2 and for Milam, Travis and Williamson counties in 
Zone 6. 
The department is acting on behalf of cotton farmers in Zone 3, Area 2 which 
includes Austin, Brazoria, and Fort Bend counties and that portion of Wharton 
County east of the Colorado River, and in Milam, Travis and Williamson counties 
in Zone 6. 
The current cotton destruction deadline for Zone 3, Area 2 is October 30, and 
for Zone 6 the current deadline is October 31. The cotton destruction deadline 
will be extended through November 15 for Zone 3, Area 2 and through November 14 
for Milam, Travis and Williamson counties in Zone 6. In a previous emergency 
filing, the department amended the destruction deadline for Zone 3, Area 2 from 
October 15 to October 30. That amendment and this filing are effective only for 
the 1996 crop year. The department believes that changing the cotton destruction 
date is both necessary and appropriate. 
Adverse weather conditions have created situations compelling immediate 
extensions of the cotton destruction dates for all counties in Pest Management 
Zone 3, Area 2, and for Milam, Travis and Williamson counties in Zone 6. The 
unusually wet weather prior to the cotton destruction period has prevented many 
cotton producers in Zone 3 Area 2 from destroying cotton by the October 30 
deadline. In Milam, Travis, and Williamson counties, unusually dry weather 
during the spring planting period caused a substantial delay in the emergence of 
the crop. As a result, a significant portion of this year's cotton crop will not 
be ready to harvest until after the October 31 deadline. A failure to act to 
extend the cotton destruction deadlines could create a significant economic loss 
to Texas cotton producers and the state's economy. 
The emergency amendment to sec.20.22(a) will extend the dates for cotton 
destruction through November 15 of this year for Zone 3, Area 2 which consists 
of Austin, Brazoria, Fort Bend, and that portion of Wharton County east of the 
Colorado River, and through November 14 for Milam, Travis and Williamson 
counties in Zone 6. 
The amendment is adopted on an emergency basis under Texas Agriculture Code, 
sec.74.006, which provides the Texas Department of Agriculture with the 
authority to adopt rules as necessary for the effective enforcement and 
administration of Chapter 74, Subchapter A; and sec.74.004, which provides the 
department with the authority to establish regulated areas, dates and 
appropriate methods of destruction of stalks, other parts, and products of host 
plants for cotton pests and provides the department with the authority to 
consider a request for a cotton destruction extension due to adverse weather 
conditions; and the Government Code, sec.2001.34, which provides for the 
adoption of administrative rules on an emergency basis, without notice and 
comment.

sec.20.22.Stalk Destruction Requirements.
(a) Deadlines and methods. All cotton plants in a pest management zone shall be 
destroyed, regardless of the method used, by the stalk destruction dates 
indicated for the zone. Destruction shall be accomplished by the methods 
described as follows:
Figure: 4 TAC sec.20.22(a)
(b)-(c) (No Change.) 
Issued in Austin, Texas, on October 29, 1996.
TRD-9615741
Dolores Alvarado Hibbs
Deputy General Counsel
Texas Department of Agriculture
Effective date: October 29, 1996
Expiration date: November 19, 1996
For further information, please call: (512) 463-7583

TITLE 37. PUBLIC SAFETY AND CORRECTIONS
PART I. Texas Department of Public Safety
CHAPTER 23.Vehicle Inspection
Vehicle Emissions Inspection and Maintenance Program
37 TAC sec.23.91, sec.23.92
The Texas Department of Public Safety is renewing the effectiveness of the 
emergency adoption of amended sec.23.91 and sec.23.92, for a 60-day period. The 
text of was originally published in the amended sec.23.91 and sec.23.92, issue 
of the Texas Register (21 TexReg 6115).
Issued in Austin, Texas, on October 23, 1996.
TRD-9615659
Dudley M. Thomas 
Director, Texas Department of Public Safety
Texas Department of Public Safety
Effective date: October 30, 1996
Expiration date: December 29, 1996
For further information, please call: (512) 424-2890

37 TAC sec.23.93
The Texas Department of Public Safety is renewing the effectiveness of the 
emergency adoption of new sec.23.93, for a 60-day period. The text of was 
originally published in the new sec.23.93, issue of the Texas Register (21 
TexReg 6300).
Issued in Austin, Texas, on October 23, 1996.
TRD-9615661
Dudley M. Thomas 
Director, Texas Department of Public Safety
Texas Department of Public Safety
Effective date: October 30, 1996
Expiration date: December 29, 1996
For further information, please call: (512) 424-2890