(a) Unless the law provides otherwise, the secretary of state shall remove a state agency’s rules from the administrative code after the agency has been abolished. If the legislature transfers the abolished agency’s rules to another state agency, the secretary of state shall transfer the rules to the appropriate place in the administrative code.
(b) A state agency shall repeal a rule that has been declared invalid by a final court judgment. For purposes of this subsection, a court judgment is not considered final during the time that the judgment may be reversed by an appellate court.

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Terms Used In Texas Government Code 2002.058

  • Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
  • Rule: includes regulation. See Texas Government Code 311.005