Typically, a rule takes effect 20 days after the date on which it is filed with the Secretary of State. Day one is the date following the filing, and the rule may take effect on day 20. Note that the time period for an adopted rule is triggered by filing . This differs from the time period for a proposed rule, which does not begin until the rule is published in the Texas Register . Statutes are created or amended by legislative passage of bills.
Regulations interpret the statutes.