{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-388.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 388.001","heading":"LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.","body":"(a) The legislature finds that an effective building energy code is essential to:\n(1) reducing the air pollutant emissions that are affecting the health of residents of this state;\n(2) moderating future peak electric power demand;\n(3) assuring the reliability of the electrical grid; and\n(4) controlling energy costs for residents and businesses in this state.\n(b) The legislature further finds that this state has a number of unique climate types, all of which require more energy for cooling than for heating, and that there are many cost-effective measures that can reduce peak energy use and reduce cooling and other energy costs in buildings.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 967, Sec. 1(b), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 5. SANITATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY","SUBTITLE C. AIR QUALITY","CHAPTER 388. TEXAS BUILDING ENERGY PERFORMANCE STANDARDS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.388.htm#388.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"0e6728520af49a06e92e80a31322960ebaa589f9f7721c3b5740f2d2ddfd3358","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-387.009","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-388.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}