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Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission adopts final rule-review changes to chapters 57 and 58
Summary
The commission approved readoption and targeted amendments to rules in title 31 of the Texas Administrative Code, including deletions of outdated references and reopening expired oyster closures; votes were unanimous.
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Commission on March 27 adopted the final rule-review package for its four‑year review cycle, approving targeted amendments to chapters 57 and 58 of title 31, Texas Administrative Code.
The changes readopt remaining unchanged rules and amend specific sections to remove outdated references, incorporate a statutory cross‑reference on introductions of fish and shellfish, and delete an obsolete Texas Department of Agriculture aquaculture license reference. The package also removes expired oyster closure language that staff said is no longer applicable.
James Murphy, general counsel to the department and the commission, summarized the package and read two motions for the record. Murphy said the commission groups rule review into batches and that the third and final group for this cycle included chapters 56, 57, 58 and 65 but only proposed changes to chapters 57 and 58. He recommended readoption of unchanged rules and adoption of the proposed amendments, and cited Government Code §2001.039 as the statutory authority to find that the original reasons for adopting the rules still exist.
Commissioner Foster moved approval of the first motion; a second was made on the record. The commission voted by voice; the chair called for ayes and recorded no opposition. The motions carried.
The adopted language as read into the record references the proposed text published in the February 21, 2025, issue of the Texas Register and the completed rule review issues published June 14, 2024, September 6, 2024, and November 29, 2024. Staff told commissioners the amendments are largely organizational or delete references no longer in effect.
The commission took no public comment on this item before voting.
