Texas Statutes
Subchapter C. Texas Administrative Code
Section 2002.053. Purchase and Resale of Administrative Code

Sec. 2002.053. PURCHASE AND RESALE OF ADMINISTRATIVE CODE. (a) To promote efficiency and economy in state government, the secretary of state may periodically purchase copies of the administrative code for resale and distribution to other branches of state government, state agencies, or institutions.
(b) The purchase does not require the secretary of state to engage in competitive bidding procedures to enter into the contract or license to publish the code.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.

Sec. 2002.054. EVIDENTIARY VALUE OF ADMINISTRATIVE CODE. State agency rules published in the administrative code, as approved by the secretary of state and as amended by documents later filed with the office of the secretary:
(1) are to be judicially noticed; and
(2) are prima facie evidence of the text of the rules and of the fact that they are in effect on and after the date of the notation.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.