Tex. Occ. Code § 702.051 · Subchapter B. POWERS AND DUTIES OF SECRETARY OF STATE
ADMINISTRATIVE AND RULEMAKING AUTHORITY.
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Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The secretary of state shall administer this chapter.
(b) In administering this chapter, the secretary of state shall:
(1) adopt rules;
(2) issue administrative orders; and
(3) take action necessary to ensure compliance with this chapter.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.702.htm
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- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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