Texas Government Code Title 10, Chapter 2176 - Mail
SUBCHAPTER A EVALUATION AND PLANNING OF MAIL OPERATIONS
- Texas Section 2176.001 - Mail Operations Officer
A state agency in Travis County shall designate a person to manage mail for the agency's offices and units. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg.,...
- Texas Section 2176.0011 - Transfer Of Duties; Reference
(a) The powers and duties of the commission under this chapter are transferred to the comptroller. (b) In this chapter, a reference to the commission...
- Texas Section 2176.002 - State Agency Evaluation And Improvement Of Mail Operations
To improve state agency management of mail and to reduce the state's mail costs, a state agency in the executive branch of state government shall:...
- Texas Section 2176.003 - Commission Evaluation Of State Agency Mail Operations
The commission shall: (1) evaluate the mail operations of state agencies located in Travis County and make recommendations to identify and eliminate practices resulting in...
- Texas Section 2176.004 - Commission Procedures For Improvement Of Mail Operations
The commission shall: (1) in conjunction with the United States Postal Service, establish procedures to improve the measurement of state agency mail costs, using postage...
- Texas Section 2176.005 - State Agency Reports On Mail Operations
(a) A state agency in Travis County shall periodically send to the governor and the legislative budget office a report of its progress in achieving...
SUBCHAPTER B INTERAGENCY MAIL
- Texas Section 2176.006 - Mailing Lists
A state agency in Travis County shall review and consolidate mailing lists used by the agency to distribute publications and other materials issued by the...
- Texas Section 2176.051 - Interagency Mail Service
(a) The commission shall operate a messenger service for delivering unstamped written communications and packages between the following entities located in Travis County: (1) state...
- Texas Section 2176.052 - Use Of United States Postal Service; Alternate Delivery Methods
An entity subject to Section 2176.051 may use a delivery method other than that provided under Section 2176.051 for delivering interagency mail to another entity...
SUBCHAPTER C OUTGOING FIRST-CLASS MAIL IN TRAVIS COUNTY
- Texas Section 2176.053 - Delivery Of State Warrants
State warrants may be delivered in a manner agreed to by the comptroller and the affected agency. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 41,...
- Texas Section 2176.101 - Applicability Of Subchapter
This subchapter applies only to outgoing first-class mail practices of a state agency located in Travis County. Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 41,...
- Texas Section 2176.102 - Commission Evaluation
The commission shall evaluate the outgoing first-class mail practices of state agencies located in Travis County, including the lists, systems, and formats used to create...
- Texas Section 2176.103 - Discounted Postal Rates
The commission shall achieve the maximum available discount on postal rates whenever acceptable levels of timeliness, security, and quality of service can be maintained using...
- Texas Section 2176.104 - Requirement To Consult With Commission
A state agency to which this subchapter applies shall consult the commission before the agency may: (1) purchase, upgrade, or sell mail processing equipment; (2)...
- Texas Section 2176.105 - Guidelines For Measuring And Analyzing First-class Mail Practices
(a) The commission shall adopt and distribute to each state agency to which this subchapter applies guidelines by which outgoing first-class mail practices may be...
- Texas Section 2176.106 - Training
(a) Not later than the 90th day after the date on which the initial guidelines under Section 2176.105 are distributed, and at least annually beginning...
- Texas Section 2176.107 - Prerequisite To Upgrading Or Replacing Mail Equipment; Comparison And Analysis
(a) If the commission determines that upgrading existing mail production or processing equipment or purchasing new mail production or processing equipment is required to improve...
- Texas Section 2176.109 - Fees For Commission Services
(a) The commission by interagency contract shall charge and collect fees from each state agency to which this subchapter applies for the commission's services under...
SUBCHAPTER D PROCESSING OF MAIL
- Texas Section 2176.110 - Rules
The comptroller shall adopt rules for state agencies to implement this chapter. Before adopting a rule under this section, the comptroller must conduct a public...
- Texas Section 2176.151 - Timely Processing Of Mail
Mail shall: (1) be processed for delivery as quickly as necessary under existing circumstances; and (2) not be unduly delayed only to achieve a lower...
SUBCHAPTER E SPECIAL MAIL SERVICES
- Texas Section 2176.152 - Processing United States Mail In Capitol Complex
United States mail may be delivered to and from the post office located in the capitol complex on agreement between the commission and the affected...
- Texas Section 2176.201 - Use Of Certain Mail Services
(a) Notwithstanding another law that requires the use of certain mail services, a state agency may use any form of mail service available from the...
- Texas Section 2176.202 - Change Of Address Service
Notwithstanding another law regarding change of address updates, a state agency may use any change of address update service approved by the United States Postal...
- Texas Section 2176.203 - Notification Of Service Options
The commission shall, as part of the guidelines developed under Section 2176.105, provide information to state agencies about special mail services offered by the United...
Last modified: September 28, 2016