# 22 Tex. Admin. Code § 131.1: 22 TAC § 131.1. Purpose and Duties

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## Section

- **Citation:** 22 Tex. Admin. Code § 131.1
- **Heading:** 22 TAC § 131.1. Purpose and Duties
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Texas Administrative Code / Title 22 EXAMINING BOARDS / Part 6 TEXAS BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS AND LAND SURVEYORS / Chapter 131 ORGANIZATION AND ADMINISTRATION / 22 TAC § 131.1

## Text

(a) The board is statutorily empowered to regulate
 the practice of engineering and land surveying in Texas.
(b) The board shall promulgate and adopt rules as authorized
 and required by statute, which are necessary for the performance of
 its duties. Such rules shall establish standards of conduct and ethics
 for engineers and land surveyors, ensure strict compliance with and
 enforcement of the provisions of the Acts, ensure uniform standards
 of practice and procedure, and provide for public participation, notice
 of the agency actions, and a fair and expeditious determination of
 causes before the board.
(c) The board may act directly under its statute and
 rules or through the executive director or a committee of the board.
(d) Pursuant to the Texas Engineering Practice Act
 and the Professional Land Surveying Practices Act, the board is responsible
 for policy-making decisions and the executive director is responsible
 for the agency's management decisions.

## Nearby sections

- [22 Tex. Admin. Code § 131.1 22 TAC § 131.1. Purpose and Duties](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T22_P6_C131_S131_1.md)
- [22 Tex. Admin. Code § 131.2 22 TAC § 131.2. Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_TAC_T22_P6_C131_S131_2.md)

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