Tex. Parks & Wild. Code § 11.0151 · Subchapter B. ORGANIZATION OF DEPARTMENT
PUBLIC HEARINGS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) In this section, "major decision" means a decision in which a vote is taken on:
(1) a rule;
(2) a proclamation;
(3) a contract;
(4) a budget;
(5) a grant;
(6) a development plan for a geographical area managed by the department;
(7) a memorandum of understanding with another governmental entity; or
(8) any other issue as determined by the commission.
(b) The commission shall develop and implement policies that will provide the public with a reasonable opportunity to appear before the commission and to speak on any issue under the jurisdiction of the commission.
(c) The commission, or any committee of the commission with at least five commission members serving on the committee, shall provide an opportunity for public testimony in an open meeting before making a major decision.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 267, art. 1, Sec. 10, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 968, Sec. 13, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PW/htm/PW.11.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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