TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCENotification Pursuant to the Insurance Code, 
Chapter 5, Subchapter LAs required by the Insurance Code, Article 5.96 and 5.97, 
the Texas Register publishes notice of proposed actions by the Texas Board of 
Insurance. Notice of action proposed under Article 5.96 must be published in the 
Texas Register not later than the 30th day before the board adopts the proposal. 
Notice of action proposed under Article 5.97 must be published in the Texas 
Register not later than the 10th day before the Board of Insurance adopts the 
proposal. The Administrative Procedure Act, the Government Code, Chapters 2001 
and 2002, does not apply to board action under Articles 5.96 and 5.97.
The complete text of the proposal summarized here may be examined in the offices 
of the Texas Department of Insurance, 333 Guadalupe Street, Austin, Texas 78714-
9104.)
This notification is made pursuant to the Insurance Code, Article 5.96, which 
exempts it from the requirements of the Administrative Procedure Act.

ADOPTED
The Commissioner of Insurance, at a public hearing under Docket Number 2292 held 
at 10:00 a.m., June 3, 1997 in Room 100 of the William P. Hobby, Jr. State 
Office Building, 333 Guadalupe Street in Austin, Texas, adopted amendments 
proposed by staff to the Texas Automobile Rules and Rating Manual (the Manual) 
in a petition captioned "Third Petition...." The amendments consist of new 
and/or adjusted 1997 model Private Passenger Automobile Physical Damage Rating 
Symbols and revised identification information. Staff's petition (Reference 
Number A-0497-12-I) was published in the May 2, 1997 issue of the Texas Register 
(22 TexReg 3929-3930).
The new and/or adjusted symbols for the Manual's Symbols and Identification 
Section reflect data compiled on damageability, repairability, and other 
relevant loss factors for the 1997 model year of the listed vehicles. 
The amendments as adopted by the Commissioner of Insurance are shown in exhibits 
on file with the Chief Clerk under Reference Number A-0497-12-I, which is 
incorporated by reference into Commissioner's Order Number 97-0577 The 
Commissioner of Insurance has jurisdiction over this matter pursuant to the 
Insurance Code, Articles 5.10, 5.96, 5.98, and 5.101. 
This notification is made pursuant to the Insurance Code, Article 5.96, which 
exempts it from the requirements of the Government Code, Chapter 2001 
(Administrative Procedure Act). 
Consistent with the Insurance Code, Article 5.96(h), the Department will notify 
all insurers writing automobile insurance of this adoption by letter summarizing 
the Commissioner's action. 
IT IS THEREFORE THE ORDER of the Commissioner of Insurance that the Manual is 
amended as described herein, and the amendments are adopted effective August 12, 
1997. 
Issued in Austin, Texas, on June 18, 1997.
TRD-9707932
Caroline Scott
General Counsel and Chief Clerk
Texas Department of Insurance
Filed: June 18, 1997

ADOPTED
The Commissioner of Insurance, at a public hearing under Docket Number 2291 held 
at 10:00 a.m., June 3, 1997 in Room 100 of the William P. Hobby, Jr. State 
Office Building, 333 Guadalupe Street in Austin, Texas, adopted amendments 
proposed by staff to the Texas Automobile Rules and Rating Manual (the Manual) 
in a petition captioned "Second Petition...." The amendments consist of new 
and/or adjusted 1997 model Private Passenger Automobile Physical Damage Rating 
Symbols and revised identification information. Staff's petition (Reference 
Number A-0497-11-I) was published in the May 2, 1997 issue of the Texas Register 
(22 TexReg 3929). 
The new and/or adjusted symbols for the Manual's Symbols and Identification 
Section reflect data compiled on damageability, repairability, and other 
relevant loss factors for the 1997 model year of the listed vehicles. 
The amendments as adopted by the Commissioner of Insurance are shown in exhibits 
on file with the Chief Clerk under Reference Number A-0497-11-I, which is 
incorporated by reference into Commissioner's Order Number 97-0576. The 
Commissioner of Insurance has jurisdiction over this matter pursuant to the 
Insurance Code, Articles 5.10, 5.96, 5.98, and 5.101. 
This notification is made pursuant to the Insurance Code, Article 5.96, which 
exempts it from the requirements of the Government Code, Chapter 2001 
(Administrative Procedure Act). 
Consistent with the Insurance Code, Article 5.96(h), the Department will notify 
all insurers writing automobile insurance of this adoption by letter summarizing 
the Commissioner's action. 
IT IS THEREFORE THE ORDER of the Commissioner of Insurance that the Manual is 
amended as described herein, and the amendments are adopted effective August 12, 
1997. 
Issued in Austin, Texas, on June 18, 1997.
TRD-9707931
Caroline Scott
General Counsel and Chief Clerk
Texas Department of Insurance
Filed: June 18, 1997