(a) Purpose. The purpose of this rule is to establish procedures for the naming of a facility owned by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ). These naming procedures do not apply to a facility that is not owned by the TDCJ.
(b) Definition. "Facility" is a unit, building, individual room, or portion of a unit or building owned by the TDCJ.
(c) Policy. It is the policy of the Texas Board of Criminal Justice (TBCJ) to name a facility based upon its geographical location, its function, or to recognize an individual who has contributed to the process of criminal justice in the state of Texas. Suggestions for the naming of a facility may be submitted by the public. However, the TBCJ specifically reserves the right to accept, refuse, or choose a name other than those names submitted by the public for consideration.
(d) Procedures.
  (1) Suggestions for the naming of a facility owned by the TDCJ shall be submitted to the TBCJ office at P.O. Box 13084, Austin, Texas 78711. To be considered, each submitted suggestion shall include the following:
    (A) Location of the facility to be named;
    (B) Proposed name for the facility;
    (C) Biographical sketch of the person if the proposed name is in recognition of a specific individual;
    (D) Synopsis of the reasons, achievements, incidents, and other justification that form the basis for the recommendation; and
    (E) If the suggested name is in recognition of a specific individual, written approval from the individual or, if the individual is deceased, the individual's next-of-kin.
  (2) Suggestions shall be reviewed by the TBCJ chairman and then maintained at the TBCJ office for future consideration.
  (3) Upon approval of the TBCJ chairman, the recommendation to name a facility shall be placed on a TBCJ meeting agenda. The TBCJ discussion and consideration concerning the facility's name shall occur in an open meeting. A facility's name shall be approved by a majority vote of the TBCJ.

Source Note: The provisions of this §155.21 adopted to be effective April 8, 1996, 21 TexReg 2477; amended to be effective June 17, 2004, 29 TexReg 5794; amended to be effective December 23, 2008, 33 TexReg 10332; amended to be effective January 1, 2017, 41 TexReg 10392