Sec. 2306.67171.  ELECTRONIC MAIL NOTIFICATION SERVICE.  (a)  The department shall maintain an electronic mail notification service to which any person in this state may electronically subscribe to receive information concerning the status of pre-applications and applications under this subchapter.
(b)  The electronic mail notification service maintained under Subsection (a) must:
(1)  allow a subscriber to request for a zip code notification of:
(A)  the filing of any pre-application or application concerning a development that is or will be located in the zip code;
(B)  the posting of the board materials for board approval of a list of approved applications or the issuance of final allocation commitments for applications described by Paragraph (A); and
(C)  any public hearing to be held concerning an application or pre-application described by Paragraph (A); and
(2)  respond to a subscriber via electronic mail not later than the later of:
(A)  the 14th day after the date the department receives notice of an event described by Subdivision (1); or
(B)  if applicable, the date or dates specified by Section 2306.6717(a).
(c)  The department may include in an electronic mail notification sent to a subscriber any applicable information described by Section 2306.6717.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1341 (S.B. 1908), Sec. 28, eff. September 1, 2007.