1. (a) The commission may require that certain reports and applications be submitted on commission-prescribed forms.

   1. (1) All documents that are the subject of a commission-prescribed form must contain all matters designated in the form and must conform substantially to the form.
   2. (2) Prior to the implementation of any new commission-prescribed form or substantive change to an existing form, the change or new form will be referenced in the "In Addition" section of the Texas Register for public comment.
   3. (3) Commission staff may make nonsubstantive updates to commission-approved forms or change the method of form submission (e.g., transitioning to an online portal for submission) provided the updates or changes do not conflict with the underlying statute or rule associated with the form. The types of changes that are authorized under this paragraph include changes such as correcting typographical errors, updating or adding relevant phone numbers or citations, and making nonsubstantive modifications to a form to improve accessibility across different submission platforms.
   4. (4) The commission will maintain a complete index to and set of all commission-prescribed forms.
2. (b) In the event of a conflict between the requirements of a commission-prescribed form and the requirements of the underlying statute or rule associated with that form, the statute or rule prevails.

Source Note:The provisions of this §22.80 adopted to be effective November 1, 1993, 18 TexReg 6641; amended to be effective September 8, 1995, 20 TexReg 6627; amended to be effective September 23, 1999, 24 TexReg 7401; amended to be effective February 25, 2026, 51 TexReg 1052.