{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-2001.042","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 2001.042","heading":"JUDICIAL REVIEW OF STATE AGENCY LEGAL DETERMINATION REGARDING LAWS AND RULES.","body":"Notwithstanding any other law, in a judicial proceeding in this state, including an action subject to Section 2001.038, a court is not required to give deference to a state agency's legal determination regarding the construction, validity, or applicability of the law or a rule adopted by the state agency responsible for the rule's administration, implementation, or other enforcement. This section does not prohibit a court from giving consideration to a legal determination made by a state agency that is reasonable and does not conflict with the plain language of the statute.\nAdded by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 14), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2025.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 10. GENERAL GOVERNMENT","SUBTITLE A. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE AND PRACTICE","CHAPTER 2001. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE","SUBCHAPTER B. RULEMAKING"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.2001.htm#2001.042","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"be9f2ef347703d09d7dd5b326f2ed36056ab26e6489334e2bd3c13d9a73a267c","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-2001.041","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-2001.051"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}