Tex. Health & Safety Code § 388.002 · Chapter 388. TEXAS BUILDING ENERGY PERFORMANCE STANDARDS

DEFINITIONS.

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Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

In this chapter:

(1) "Affected county" has the meaning assigned by Section 386.001.

(2) "Building" has the meaning assigned by the International Building Code.

(3) "Code official" means an individual employed by a local jurisdiction to review construction plans and other documents, inspect construction, or administer and enforce building standards under this chapter.

(4) "Code-certified inspector" means an inspector who is certified by the International Code Council, the Building Officials and Code Administrators International, Inc., the International Conference of Building Officials, or the Southern Building Code Congress International to have met minimum standards for interpretation and enforcement of requirements of the International Energy Conservation Code and the energy efficiency chapter of the International Residential Code.

(5) "Commission" means the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

(6) "International Residential Code" means the International Residential Code for One- and Two-Family Dwellings as adopted by the International Code Council.

(7) "International Energy Conservation Code" means the International Energy Conservation Code as adopted by the International Code Council.

(8) "Laboratory" means the Energy Systems Laboratory at the Texas Engineering Experiment Station of The Texas A&M University System.

(9) "Local jurisdiction" means the authority responsible for implementation and enforcement of local building codes.

(10) "Municipality" has the meaning assigned by Section 1.005, Local Government Code.

(11) "Nonattainment area" has the meaning assigned by Section 386.001.

(12) "Single-family residential" means having the character of a detached one- or two-family dwelling or a multiple single-family dwelling not more than three stories high with separate means of egress, including the accessory structures of the dwelling.

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 967, Sec. 1(b), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.

Amended by:

Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 986 (S.B. 766), Sec. 26, eff. September 1, 2025.

Source of truth

Edition: Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
Official file: https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.388.htm
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Health and Safety Code

Tex. Health & Safety Code § 386.001DEFINITIONS.Printed as Section 386.001

Local Government Code

Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 1.005DEFINITIONS.Printed as Section 1.005, Local Government Code

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Health and Safety Code

Tex. Health & Safety Code § 388.003ADOPTION OF BUILDING ENERGY EFFICIENCY PERFORMANCE STANDARDS.Printed as Section 388.002(11)

Occupations Code

Tex. Occ. Code § 1202.1536OPTION TO CONSTRUCT CERTAIN INDUSTRIALIZED HOUSING IN ACCORDANCE WITH CERTAIN ENERGY EFFICIENCY PERFORMANCE STANDARDS.Printed as Section 388.002, Health and Safety Code

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