Art. 65.009 RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This rule gives certain state agencies the power to create their own internal rules. The Texas Department of Public Safety, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, and the Texas Juvenile Justice Department can each write rules that help them carry out the requirements laid out in this chapter of the law.

In simple terms, this means these agencies are not limited to just following the exact words of the law. They can fill in gaps and create procedures that make the law work in practice. This gives them flexibility to handle situations the original law might not spell out in detail.

For someone dealing with these agencies, this means the specific steps or requirements you encounter might come from agency rules, not just the law itself. If you have questions about how something is handled, it may help to check both the law and any rules the relevant agency has put in place.