# 1 Tex. Admin. Code § 213.13: 1 TAC § 213.13. Hardware

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## Section

- **Citation:** 1 Tex. Admin. Code § 213.13
- **Heading:** 1 TAC § 213.13. Hardware
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Texas Administrative Code / Title 1 ADMINISTRATION / Part 10 DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION RESOURCES / Chapter 213 ELECTRONIC AND INFORMATION RESOURCES / 1 TAC § 213.13

## Text

(a) Effective April 18, 2020, unless an exception is
 approved by the agency head or an exemption has been made for specific
 technologies pursuant to §213.17 of this chapter, all hardware
 EIR developed, procured, or changed by a state agency shall comply
 with the standards described in this subchapter. Each state agency
 shall comply with the following standards/specifications referenced
 in Section 508 Appendix C:
(1) Chapter 4, § 401 General;
(2) Chapter 4, § 402 Closed Functionality;
(3) Chapter 4, § 403 Biometrics;
(4) Chapter 4, § 404 Preservation of Information
 Provided for Accessibility;
(5) Chapter 4, § 405 Privacy;
(6) Chapter 4, § 406 Standard Connections;
(7) Chapter 4, § 407 Operable Parts;
(8) Chapter 4, § 408 Display Screens;
(9) Chapter 4, § 409 Status Indicators;
(10) Chapter 4, § 410 Color Coding;
(11) Chapter 4, § 411 Audible Signals;
(12) Chapter 4, § 412 ICT with Two-Way Communication;
(13) Chapter 4, § 413 Closed Caption Processing
 Technologies;
(14) Chapter 4, § 414 Audio Description Processing
 Technologies; and
(15) Chapter 4, § 415 User Controls for Captions
 and Audio Descriptions.
(b) When EIR hardware is located in maintenance or
 monitoring spaces, and where status indicators and operable parts
 are located in spaces that are frequented only by service personnel
 for maintenance, repair, or occasional monitoring of equipment, such
 status indicators and operable parts shall not be required to conform
 to §213.13 of this chapter.

## Nearby sections

- [1 Tex. Admin. Code § 213.10 1 TAC § 213.10. Software Applications and Operating Systems](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T1_P10_C213_S213_10.md)
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- [1 Tex. Admin. Code § 213.17 1 TAC § 213.17. Compliance Exceptions and Exemptions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T1_P10_C213_S213_17.md)
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