(a) A state agency shall give at least 30 days’ notice of its intention to adopt a rule before it adopts the rule.
(b) A state agency shall file notice of the proposed rule with the secretary of state for publication in the Texas Register in the manner prescribed by Chapter 2002.

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(c) At the time a state agency files notice of a proposed rule under Subsection (b), the agency shall publish on the agency’s Internet website a summary of the proposed rule written in plain language in both English and Spanish in accordance with § 2054.116.
(d) For purposes of Subsection (c), a summary is written in plain language if it uses language the general public, including individuals with limited English proficiency, can readily understand because the language is concise and well-organized.
(e) Failure to publish a summary of a proposed rule in the manner required by Subsection (c) does not invalidate a rule adopted by a state agency or an action taken by the agency under that rule.