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Texas chiropractic board: rule changes delayed after filing error; committee outlines catch-up plan
Summary
Board members at the August 21, 2025, Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners meeting heard that a series of proposed rule changes were not properly filed with the Texas Register; the rules committee laid out a plan to review and resubmit the items and to accelerate rule drafting going forward.
The Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners announced that multiple proposed rule changes that had been voted for public proposal since March 2024 were not submitted to the Texas Register, delaying adoption and public comment.
At the board's Aug. 21 meeting, Rules Committee Chair Michael Henry told members that the committee discovered during a transition to a new general counsel that “none of the rules that were voted on for proposal since March '24 were submitted to the Texas Register properly.” He said the committee will “immediately review all rules that have been voted on” and send properly completed items to the Register so the board can vote on adoption in October.
The lapse affects items on the board’s August agenda identified as 14–17 (rules for proposal) and 18–22 (rules for adoption). Henry said those items “cannot be acted on” until the filing deficit is corrected.
Why it matters: the Texas Administrative Code requires proper submission to the Texas Register to initiate the 30-day public comment period that precedes final adoption. Henry said some items already have near-final language and could be adopted in October once the filing is completed; others will be reworked or reproposed if they need additional development.
Committee plan and timeline: Henry outlined a staged catch-up. The committee will (1) review all previously approved proposal packages for proper completeness and refile those that were not submitted, (2) present ready-to-propose language to the board in October for items close to final form, and (3) prioritize drafting and reproposal on overdue rules with a target of returning to a regular review cadence by May 2026. Henry took personal responsibility for the oversight and told the board, “I should have caught it much sooner, and I will be much, paying much better attention going forward.”
Board chair Mark Bronson and other members said they expect October board meetings to be longer as the committee works through the backlog. Bronson said he will “announce the group of items and ask board members if you have any discussion on those, and then we'll move forward” once filings are complete.
Related operational notes: staff and the new general counsel, Rudy Calderon, are working with the committee on a remediation plan. Calderon was introduced earlier in the meeting; executive staff said he has already “ferreted out a lot of things that we need to address.”
Looking ahead: Henry said the rules committee expects to resume a steady drafting schedule beginning in February 2026 and be “up to speed back in action” by the May 2026 meeting. He warned members to expect longer meetings while the committee clears the backlog.
Ending: The board did not vote on any rule adoptions or proposals at the Aug. 21 meeting because of the filing problem; the committee scheduled resubmission work and prioritized several items for October consideration.
