****ATTORNEY GENERAL****
Letter Opinions.....3385
General Opinions.....3386
Request for Opinions.....3386
****EMERGENCY RULES****
Board of Nurse Examiners
Licensure and Practice
22 TAC sec.217.5.....3389
****PROPOSED RULES****
Advisory Commission on State Emergency Communications
Regional Plans-Standards
1 TAC sec.251.3.....3391
Texas Department of Agriculture
Quarantines
4 TAC sec.19.43.....3392
State Securities Board
Rules of Practice in Contested Cases
7 TAC sec.105.1.....3392
7 TAC sec.105.4.....3393
Terminology
7 TAC sec.107.2.....3393
Dealers and Salesmen
7 TAC sec.115.1.....3396
7 TAC sec.115.2.....3396
7 TAC sec.115.3.....3397
7 TAC sec.115.4.....3398
7 TAC sec.115.8.....3399
Exemptions by Rule or Order
7 TAC sec.139.13.....3400
Texas Department of Economic Development
Product Commercialization
10 TAC sec.sec.160.1-160.9.....3400
Product Development Fund
10 TAC sec.sec.163.1-163.9.....3401
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Library Development
13 TAC sec.1.21.....3402
13 TAC sec.1.93, sec.1.101.....3402
Railroad Commission of Texas
Oil and Gas Division
16 TAC sec.3.83.....3403
16 TAC sec.3.102.....3404
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Practice and Procedure
16 TAC sec.sec.22.31, 22.33, 22.35.....3405
16 TAC sec.sec.22.51, 22.52, 22.56.....3406
16 TAC sec.22.71.....3408
Texas Racing Commission
Operation of Racetracks
16 TAC sec.309.199.....3408
16 TAC sec.309.199.....3409
Officials and Rules of Horse Racing
16 TAC sec.313.61.....3410
16 TAC sec.313.61.....3410
Pari-mutuel Wagering
16 TAC sec.321.118.....3411
Board of Nurse Examiners
Licensure and Practice
22 TAC sec.217.5.....3412
22 TAC sec.217.7.....3413
Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners
Examination
22 TAC sec.363.4.....3413
Texas Department of Health
Radiation Control
25 TAC sec.289.202.....3414
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
Control of Air Pollution From Toxic Materials
30 TAC sec.113.1.....3416
30 TAC sec.113.21.....3417
Board for Lease of University Lands
Organization of the Board
31 TAC sec.sec.401.1-401.7.....3417
Sale of Oil and Gas Leases
31 TAC sec.sec.403.1-403.8.....3418
Disposition of Bonuses, Rentals, Royalties, Fees
31 TAC sec.sec.405.1-405.4.....3418
Operational Matters
31 TAC sec.sec.407.1-407.17.....3419
Special Actions by the Board
31 TAC sec.sec.409.1-409.4.....3420
Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Authority
Planning and Implementation Fees
31 TAC sec.sec.450.1-450.4.....3420
Comptroller of Public Accounts
Tax Administration
34 TAC sec.sec.3.1101-3.1103.....3421
34 TAC sec.3.1101.....3421
Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Peer Assistance
40 TAC sec.sec.151.1-151.5, 151.11, 151.21, 151.22, 151.31, 151.32, 151.51, 
151.61.....3423
40 TAC sec.sec.151.21-151.28.....3426
Offender Education Programs
40 TAC sec.153.3.....3427
****WITHDRAWN RULES****
Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Offender Education Programs
40 TAC sec.153.3.....3429
****ADOPTED RULES****
State Securities Board
Transactions Exempt From Registration
7 TAC sec.109.3.....3431
Federal Covered Securities
7 TAC sec.114.1, sec.114.3.....3431
Railroad Commission of Texas
Oil and Gas Division
16 TAC sec.3.46.....3432
16 TAC sec.3.50.....3435
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Substantive Rules
16 TAC sec.23.104, sec.23.108.....3438
Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners
Definitions
22 TAC sec.361.1.....3445
Examination
22 TAC sec.363.1.....3446
22 TAC sec.363.11.....3446
Licensing
22 TAC sec.365.5.....3446
Enforcement
22 TAC sec.367.3.....3447
Texas State Board of Public Accountancy
Professional Conduct
22 TAC sec.501.47.....3447
Certification of CPA
22 TAC sec.511.57.....3448
Texas Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners
Licensing
22 TAC sec.sec.57.11, 571.3, 571.5, 571.8, 571.11, 571.13, 571.15.....3449
22 TAC sec.571.3.....3449
22 TAC sec.571.36.....3450
Texas Department of Health
County Indigent Health Care Program
25 TAC sec.14.1.....3451
25 TAC sec.sec.14.101, 14.103-14.106.....3451
25 TAC sec.14.204.....3451
Medical Radiologic Technologists
25 TAC sec.143.3.....3451
Emergency Medical Services
25 TAC sec.157.130.....3452
Radiation Control
25 TAC sec.289.116.....3466
25 TAC sec.289.227.....3467
25 TAC 289.122.....3491
25 TAC sec.289.226.....3494
Interagency Council on Early Childhood Intervention Services
Early Childhood Intervention
25 TAC sec.621.23.....3501
25 TAC sec.sec.621.82-621.84.....3501
25 TAC sec.621.126.....3501
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
Exemptions From Permitting
30 TAC sec.106.4.....3502
Control of Air Pollution From Volatile Organic Compounds
30 TAC sec.115.10.....3508
30 TAC sec.sec.115.420-115.423, 115.426, 115.427, 115.429.....3508
Control of Air Pollution by Permits for New Construction or Modification
30 TAC sec.116.12.....3517
30 TAC sec.116.150, sec.116.151.....3518
Federal Operating Permits
30 TAC sec.122.516.....3519
General Land Office
Land Resources
31 TAC sec.sec.13.71-13.86.....3528
Texas County and District Retirement System
Miscellaneous Rules
34 TAC sec.107.4.....3530
Texas Department of Human Services
Community Care for Aged and Disabled
40 TAC sec.sec.48.6092, 48.6094, 48.6096.....3531
Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Investigations and Hearings
40 TAC sec.142.31, sec.142.32.....3531
Approved Drug Offender Education Program
40 TAC sec.sec.147.1-147.9.....3533
40 TAC sec.sec.147.31-147.44.....3534
Court Commitments
40 TAC sec.sec.149.1, 149.13, 149.15, 149.16.....3534
40 TAC sec.sec.149.21, 149.22, 149.31, 149.32, 149.33, 149.54.....3535
Approved Alcohol Awareness Program
40 TAC sec.sec.152.1-152.8.....3535
40 TAC sec.sec.152.20-152.33.....3535
DWI Education Program Standards and Procedures
40 TAC sec.sec.153.1-153.19.....3536
40 TAC sec.sec.153.1, 153.2, 153.4-153.8.....3536
DWI Education Program Standards and Procedures
40 TAC sec.sec.153.31-153.42.....3538
Offender Education Programs
40 TAC sec.sec.153.32-153.36, 153.41-153.44, 153.51-153.55.....3539
DWI Repeat Offender Program Standards and Procedures 
40 TAC sec.sec.154.1-154.8.....3540
40 TAC sec.sec.154.20-154.32.....3541
****RULE REVIEW****
Proposed Rule Reviews
Texas Education Agency.....3543
Public Utility Commission of Texas.....3543
Board for Lease of University Lands.....3544
****TABLES AND GRAPHICS****
Tables and Graphics.....3545
****OPEN MEETINGS****
Texas State Board of Public Accountancy
Thursday, March 26, 1998, 1:30 p.m......3567
State Office of Administrative Hearings 
Thursday, April 2, 1998, 10:00 a.m......3567
Texas Agricultural Finance Authority 
Friday, April 3, 1998, 10:00 a.m......3567
Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Thursday, April 2, 1998, 10:30 a.m......3567
Friday, April 3, 1998, 10:00 a.m......3568
Texas Animal Health Commission
Tuesday, March 31, 1998, 1:30 p.m......3568
Wednesday, April 1, 1998, 8:30 a.m......3568
Wednesday, April 1, 1998, 10:00 a.m......3568
Wednesday, April 1, 1998, 10:00 a.m......3568
Texas Commission on the Arts
Friday, April 3, 1998, 10:00 a.m......3569
Texas Cancer Council
Monday, March 30, 1998, 2:30 p.m......3569
Tuesday, March 31, 1998, 8:00 a.m......3569
Tuesday, March 31, 1998, 9:30 a.m......3570
Coastal Coordination Council
Wednesday, April 1, 1998, 1:30 p.m......3570
Comptroller of Public Accounts
Thursday, March 26, 1998, 9:00 a.m......3570
Thursday, March 26, 1998, 10:00 a.m......3571
Texas Association of Counties Workers' Compensation Self-Insurance Fund
Wednesday-Thursday, April 8-9, 1998, 6:00 p.m., and 9:00 a.m. 
respectively.....3571
Wednesday-Thursday, April 8-9, 1998, 6:00 p.m., and 9:00 a.m. 
respectively.....3571
Texas Association of Counties County Government Risk Management Pool
Tuesday-Wednesday, April 21-22, 1998, 6:00 p.m. and 9:00 a.m. 
respectively.....3571
Office of Court Administration
Thursday, April 9, 1998, 10:00 a.m......3572
Thursday, April 16, 1998, 10:00 a.m......3572
Texas Planning Council for Developmental Disabilities
Friday, March 27, 1998, 9:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m......3572
Texas Diabetes Council
Friday, April 17, 1998, 10:00 a.m......3573
Texas Department of Economic Development 
Friday, March 27, 1998, 8:00 a.m......3573
Friday, March 27, 1998, 1:30 p.m......3573
Tuesday, March 31, 1998, 3:00 p.m......3573
Wednesday, April 1, 1998, 9:00 a.m......3573
Wednesday, April 1, 1998, 10:45 a.m......3574
Wednesday, April 1, 1998, 11:01 a.m......3574
Texas Education Agency
Friday, April 2, 1998, 10:00 a.m......3574
Friday-Saturday, April 17-18, 1998, 9:30 a.m. and 9:00 a.m. 
respectively.....3574
State Employee Charitable Campaign
Thursday, March 26, 1998, 3:00 p.m......3574
Monday, March 30, 1998, 4:00 p.m......3575
Tuesday, March 31, 1998, 4:30 p.m......3575
Texas Commission on Fire Protection
Tuesday-Thursday, April 7,8 and 9, 1998, 9:00 a.m......3575
General Services Commission
Tuesday, March 31, 1998, 9:30 a.m......3575
Texas Department of Health
Tuesday, March 31, 1998, 9:00a.m......3576
Tuesday, March 31, 1998, 10:30 a.m......3576
Texas Healthy Kids Corp. (“THKC”) 
Friday, March 27, 1998, 9:30 a.m......3576
Texas Statewide Health Coordinating Council 
Tuesday, March 31, 1998, 9:00 a.m......3576
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board 
Monday, March 30, 1998, 9:30 a.m......3577
Tuesday, April 7, 1998, 9:30 a.m......3577
Wednesday, April 8, 1998, 12:00 p.m......3577
Tuesday, May 5, 1998, 10:00 a.m......3577
Texas Historical Commission
Thursday, April 2, 1998, 8:00 a.m......3577
Department of Information Services
Thursday, April 2, 1998, 9:30 a.m......3578
Texas Department of Insurance
Monday, April 13, 1998, 9:00 a.m......3578
Monday, April 13, 1998, 1:00 p.m......3578
Tuesday, April 14, 1998, 9:00 a.m......3578
Tuesday, April 14, 1998, 1:00 p.m......3579
Wednesday, April 15, 1998, 9:00 a.m......3579
Wednesday, April 15, 1998, 9:00 a.m......3579
Wednesday, April 15, 1998, 9:30 a.m......3579
Wednesday, April 15, 1998, 10:00 a.m......3579
Thursday, April 16, 1998, 9:00 a.m......3579
Thursday, April 16, 1998, 9:00 a.m......3579
Friday, April 17, 1998, 9:00 a.m......3580
Thursday, April 9, 1998, 9:30 a.m......3580
Texas State Library and Archives Commission 
Wednesday, April 1, 1998, 2:00 p.m......3580
Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation 
Tuesday, March 31, 1998, 9:00 a.m......3580
Tuesday, March 31, 1998, 9:00 a.m......3581
Wednesday, April 1, 1998, 9:00 a.m......3581
Thursday, April 2, 1998, 9:00 a.m......3581
Thursday, April 2, 1998, 9:00 a.m......3581
Thursday, April 2, 1998, 9:00 a.m......3581
Friday, April 3, 1998, 1:30 p.m......3581
Texas Medical Liability Insurance Underwriting Association (JUA)
Thursday, April 23, 1998, 3:00 p.m......3582
Friday, April 24, 1998, 8:00 a.m......3582
Midwestern State University
Monday, March 23, 1998, 3:00 p.m......3582
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission 
Thursday, April 16, 1998, 7:00 p.m......3583
Texas Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners Board
Friday, March 27, 1998, 9:30 a.m......3583
Friday, March 27, 1998, 2:00 p.m......3583
Texas State Board of Pharmacy
Friday, March 27, 1998, 10:00 a.m......3583
Public Utility Commission of Texas 
Monday, March 30, 1998, 9:30 a.m......3584
Wednesday, April 1, 1998, 1:00 p.m......3584
Wednesday, April 8, 1998, 10:00 a.m......3584
Railroad Commission of Texas
Tuesday, March 31, 1998, 9:30 a.m......3584
Research and Oversight Council on Workers' Compensation
Monday, April 13, 1998, 10:30 a.m......3584
Stephen F. Austin State University
Monday, March 30, 1998, 2:00 p.m......3585
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Thursday, March 26, 1998, 10:00 a.m......3585
Thursday, March 26, 1998, 3:00 p.m......3585
Friday, March 27, 1998, 8:00 a.m......3585
Friday, March 27, 1998, 9:00 a.m......3586
Board of Regents, The Texas A&M University System
Thursday, March 26, 1998, 9:00 a.m......3586
Thursday, March 26, 1998, 9:30 a.m......3586
Thursday, March 26, 1998, 10:30 a.m. or upon recess or adjournment of Board 
meeting.....3586
Thursday, March 26, 1998, 10:45 a.m. or upon adjournment of Committee on 
Audit.....3587
Thursday, March 26, 1998, 11:45 a.m. or upon recess or adjournment of meeting of 
Committee on Buildings and Physical Plant.....3587
Texas Department of Transportation
Monday, March 30, 1998, 9:00 a.m......3587
Monday, April 13, 1998, 9:30 a.m......3587
The University of Texas Health Center at Tyler
Thursday, April 2, 1998, Noon......3587
University of Houston System
Monday, March 30, 1998, 8:00 a.m......3588
The University of Texas System
Monday, March 23, 1998, 4:00 p.m......3588
Tuesday, March 31, 1998, 3:30 p.m......3588
Texas Council on Workforce and Economic Competitiveness
Wednesday, April 8, 1998, 9:00 a.m......3588
Texas Workforce Commission
Tuesday, March 31, 1998, 9:00 a.m......3589
Regional Meetings
****IN ADDITION****
Texas Department of Agriculture
Quarantine Administrative Penalty Matrix.....3593
Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Notice of Intent to Fund.....3594
Office of the Attorney General
Texas Solid Waste Disposal Act Enforcement Settlement Notice.....3596
Texas Cancer Council
Public Review and Comment.....3596
Coastal Coordination Council
Notice and Opportunity to Comment on Requests for Consistency 
Agreement/Concurrence under the Texas Coastal Management Program .....3596
Comptroller of Public Accounts
Notice of Coastal Protection Fee Reinstatement.....3597
Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner
Notice of Rate Bracket Adjustment.....3597
Notice of Rate Ceilings.....3597
Texas Credit Union Department
Application(s) to Amend Articles of Incorporation.....3598
Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Notice of Solicitation.....3598
Texas Education Agency
Request for Applications.....3598
Texas Energy Coordination Council
Request for Comments.....3599
Texas Ethics Commission
List of Late Filers.....3599
General Services Commission
Notice of Request for Qualifications for Engineering/Consultant 
Services.....3600
Texas Department of Health
Licensing Action for Radioactive Materials.....3600
Notice of Emergency Cease and Desist Order-Capitan Corporation.....3603
Notice of Emergency Cease and Desist Order - College Station Chiropractic 
Center.....3603
Notice of Intent to Revoke Certificates of Registration.....3603
Notice of Public Hearing.....3604
Notice of Texas Department of Health 1998 Income Guidelines and Schedule of 
Charges for Clinical Health Services.....3604
Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs
Notice of Administrative Hearing—MHD1997001657M, MHD1997002371D, 
MHD1997002807D, MHD1997002813D, MHD1997002874S.....3606
Notice of Funding Availability; HOME Rental Project Assistance Combined with 
Low-Income Housing Tax Credits.....3606
Notice of Public Hearing for the Texas Department of Housing and Community 
Affairs Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds (High Pointe Project) Series 1998-
Austin, Texas.....3606
Notice of Public Hearing for the Texas Department of Housing and Community 
Affairs Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds (High Pointe Project) Series 1998-
Lufkin, Texas.....3607
Notice of Public Hearing for the Texas Department of Housing and Community 
Affairs Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds (Market Street Plaza Project ) Series 
1998-Austin, Texas.....3607
Notice of Public Hearing for the Texas Department of Housing and Community 
Affairs Multifamily Housing Revenue Bonds (Market Street Plaza Project ) Series 
1998-Baytown, Texas.....3608
Request for Proposal for Legal Services.....3608
Texas Department of Human Services
Public Hearing - Personal Care Rules.....3608
Request for Proposal - CLASS Case Management Services for the Houston 
Area.....3608
Request for Proposal - CLASS Case Management Services for the Rio Grande Valley 
Area.....3609
Request for Proposal - CLASS-HCSS Direct Delivery of Services for the Rio Grande 
Valley Area.....3609
Texas Department of Insurance
Insurer Services.....3610
Third Party Administrator Applications.....3610
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission 
Correction of Error.....3611
Enforcement Orders.....3611
Notice of Application for Amendment for Certificate of Adjudication pursuant to 
Texas Water Code, sec.11.122 requiring notice to Interjacent 
Appropriators.....3612
Notice Of Application For Municipal Solid Waste Management Facility Permit For 
the Period of March 16, 1998 to March 20, 1998 .....3612
Applications for Waste Disposal/Discharge Permits.....3613
Notice of Application to Appropriate Public Waters of the State of 
Texas.....3613
Notice of Award.....3614
Notice of Public Hearing (Chapter 113).....3615
Notice of Public Hearing (I/M Committal SIP).....3615
Notice of Public Hearings on Proposed Voluntary Emission Reduction Plan for the 
Permitting of Exiting Significant Sources.....3616
Proposal for Decision.....3616
Provisionally-Issued Temporary Permits to Appropriate State Water during the 
period of March 25, 1998.....3616
Board of Nurse Examiners
Project Management Bid on Nursing Competency Pilot Program.....3617
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Notice Of Availability And Request For Comments On A Proposed Natural Resource 
Restoration Plan.....3617
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Notice of Application for Amendment to Service Provider Certificate of Operating 
Authority.....3618
Notice of Application for Service Provider Certificate of Operating 
Authority.....3618
Notice of Application to Amend Certificate of Convenience and Necessity.....3618
Notices of Application to Incorporate Terms and Rates of a Cost Recovery 
Surcharge Pursuant to P.U.C. Substantive Rule sec.23.103.....3619
Notice of Intent to File Customer-Specific Contract Pursuant to P.U.C. 
Substantive Rule sec.23.27(c).....3619
Public Notices of Interconnection Agreement.....3620
Public Notice Of Interconnection Agreement.....3621
Request for Comments on Rulemaking to Monitor the Establishment and Allocation 
of Certain 9-1-1 Fees.....3624
Texas Racing Commission
Request for Public Comment.....3624
Texas Department of Transportation
Notice of Invitation - Aviation Division.....3624
Notice of Invitation-Odessa District.....3625
Board for Lease of University Lands
Notice of Availability and Request for Comments on Proposed Rules of the Board 
for Lease of University Lands......3628
Veterans Land Board
Request for Qualifications.....3629
Texas Water Development Board
Eligible County List.....3629
Request for Proposals.....3629
Texas Workforce Commission 
Request for Proposals.....3630