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Self-Regulatory Organizations; Texas Stock Exchange LLC; Order Instituting Proceedings To Determine Whether To Approve or Disapprove a Proposed Rule Change To Amend Exchange Rule 13.003 Related to Proxy Voting

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September 11, 2026

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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 175 (Friday, September 11, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Pages 57940-57944]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-18536]


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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

[Release No. 34-106292; File No. SR-TXSE-2026-008]


Self-Regulatory Organizations; Texas Stock Exchange LLC; Order 
Instituting Proceedings To Determine Whether To Approve or Disapprove a 
Proposed Rule Change To Amend Exchange Rule 13.003 Related to Proxy 
Voting

September 8, 2026.

I. Introduction

    On May 28, 2026, Texas Stock Exchange LLC (the ``Exchange'' or 
``TXSE'') filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission 
(``Commission''), pursuant to Section 19(b)(1) \1\ of the Securities 
Exchange Act of 1934 (``Act'') \2\ and Rule 19b-4 thereunder,\3\ a 
proposed rule change to amend Exchange Rule 13.003 related to proxy 
voting. The proposed rule change was published for comment in the 
Federal Register on June 11, 2026.\4\ On July 21, 2026, pursuant to 
Section 19(b)(2)(A) of the Act,\5\ the Commission designated a longer 
period within which to take action on the proposed rule change.\6\ The 
Commission is instituting proceedings pursuant to Section 19(b)(2)(B) 
of the Act \7\ to determine whether to approve or disapprove the 
proposed rule change.
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    \1\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(1).
    \2\ 15 U.S.C. 78a.
    \3\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \4\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 105623 (June 8, 
2026), 91 FR 35593 (``Notice''). Comment letters received on the 
proposed rule change are available at: <a href="https://www.sec.gov/rules-regulations/public-comments/sr-txse-2026-008">https://www.sec.gov/rules-regulations/public-comments/sr-txse-2026-008</a>.
    \5\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2)(A).
    \6\ See Securities Exchange Act Release No. 105956, 91 FR 46817 
(July 24, 2026). The Commission designated September 9, 2026, as the 
date by which the Commission shall approve or disapprove, or 
institute proceedings to determine whether to disapprove, the 
proposed rule change.
    \7\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2)(B).
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II. Description of the Proposed Rule Change

    As described more fully in the Notice,\8\ the Exchange proposes to 
amend Rule 13.003 to establish a mandatory process for the proportional 
allocation and voting of uninstructed shares held by Members \9\ of the 
Exchange on behalf of beneficial owners of TXSE-listed equity 
securities.\10\

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Specifically, the proposed rule would require a Member to vote 
uninstructed shares at shareholder meetings and to allocate votes on 
each proposal in proportion to voting instructions received from 
beneficial owners for whom such Member holds shares in the applicable 
TXSE-listed security, subject to the exclusions and methodology set 
forth in the proposed rule.
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    \8\ See Notice, supra note 4.
    \9\ ``Member'' is defined as any registered broker or dealer 
that has been admitted to membership in the Exchange. See Rule 
1.005(q).
    \10\ According to the Exchange, as provided in proposed Rule 
13.003(c), any reference to securities or companies listed on TXSE 
in this proposal is referring to securities or companies with their 
primary listing on TXSE and is not referring to a dually-listed 
security with its primary listing on another national securities 
exchange. See Notice, supra note 4, at 35593 n. 3.
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Existing TXSE Rule 13.003

    TXSE Rule 13.003(b) currently prohibits a Member from giving a 
proxy to vote stock registered in its name, unless: (i) the Member is 
the beneficial owner of such stock; (ii) the proxy is given pursuant to 
the written instructions of the beneficial owner; or (iii) the proxy is 
given pursuant to the rules of any national securities exchange or 
association of which it is a member provided that the records of the 
Member clearly indicate the procedure it is following. The Exchange 
states that the treatment of uninstructed shares under the current 
framework generally turns on the discretionary voting rules applicable 
to the Member, including NYSE Rule 452.\11\ Existing Rule 13.003(c) 
separately prohibits a Member that is not the beneficial owner of a 
security registered under Section 12 of the Act from granting a proxy 
to vote the security in connection with a shareholder vote on the 
election of a member of the board of directors (other than for a vote 
with respect to uncontested election of a member of the board of 
directors of any investment company registered under the Investment 
Company Act of 1940), executive compensation, or any other significant 
matter unless the beneficial owner of the security has instructed the 
Member to vote the proxy in accordance with the voting instructions of 
the beneficial owner.
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    \11\ The Exchange states that FINRA Rule 2251 similarly limits 
the circumstances under which FINRA members may vote proxies without 
instructions from beneficial owners and permits a member to give a 
proxy pursuant to the rules of a national securities exchange of 
which it is a member, and that Nasdaq General 9, Section 6 provides 
that Nasdaq members shall comply with FINRA Rule 2251 as if it were 
part of Nasdaq's rules. See id. at 35593 n. 8 (citing FINRA Rule 
2251(b)(3); Nasdaq General 9, Section 6(a)).
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Description of the Proposed Rule

    According to the Exchange, proposed Rule 13.003(c) would apply to a 
Member that holds shares of an equity security, with a primary listing 
on the Exchange, on behalf of a beneficial owner and has not received 
voting instructions from that beneficial owner as of the applicable 
instruction cutoff, referred to in the proposed rule as the 
``Calculation Date,'' subject to the exclusions set forth in the 
proposed rule.\12\ The Exchange states that the proposed rule would 
require the Covered Member (as defined below) to vote uninstructed 
shares at the shareholder meeting and to allocate votes on each 
proposal in the same proportion as the instructions received from 
participating beneficial owners for whom the Member holds shares in the 
applicable security.\13\ Specifically, proposed Rule 13.003(c) provides 
that, notwithstanding Rule 13.003(b)(iii), a Member that carries an 
account for the beneficial owner of an equity security of an issuer 
with a primary listing on TXSE and holds such security in a name other 
than the name of the beneficial owner, other than accounts for which 
the Member of an affiliated person exercises voting authority in a 
fiduciary, advisory, or discretionary capacity pursuant to an agreement 
with the beneficial owner (``Covered Member'') shall, with respect to 
any shares of such security held for a beneficial owner from whom no 
voting instructions have been received as of the Calculation Date (as 
defined in proposed Rule 13.003, Interpretation and Policy .02) (the 
``Uninstructed Shares''), comply with the obligations described below 
in connection with each shareholder meeting of such issuer.
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    \12\ See id. at 35594.
    \13\ See id.
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    Proposed Rule 13.003(c)(1) provides that the Covered Member shall 
submit a proxy designating the Uninstructed Shares as present at such 
meeting, regardless of whether any matter on the ballot for such 
meeting would otherwise qualify as a routine matter permitting 
discretionary voting under the rules of any other national securities 
exchange or association of which such Covered Member is a member. 
Submission of a proxy for purposes of representation at the meeting 
shall not be deemed the exercise of discretionary voting authority.
    Proposed Rule 13.003(c)(2) provides that the Covered Member shall 
vote the Uninstructed Shares on each proposal submitted to shareholders 
at such meeting by casting votes FOR, AGAINST, and ABSTAINING, or such 
other voting categories as are available for the applicable proposal, 
in the same proportion as the aggregate voting instructions received by 
such Covered Member from beneficial owners of shares of such issuer 
held in the Covered Member's custody who have submitted voting 
instructions with respect to such proposal as of the Calculation Date, 
as defined below (the ``Instructed Vote Distribution''), calculated in 
accordance with proposed Rule 13.003, Interpretation and Policy .02.
    Proposed Rule 13.003(c)(2)(A) provides that if the Covered Member 
has received no voting instructions from any beneficial owner with 
respect to a particular proposal as of the Calculation Date, the 
Covered Member shall vote all Uninstructed Shares as ABSTAINING on such 
proposal. Proposed Rule 13.003(c)(2)(B) provides that the proposed 
proportional allocation requirement shall not apply to shares held or 
voted by a Covered Member in any capacity described in proposed Rule 
13.003(e), including shares voted by a Covered Member acting as an 
executor, administrator, guardian, trustee, or in a similar 
representative or fiduciary capacity. The proposed requirement also 
would not apply to shares voted by a named ERISA Plan investment 
manager or by a designated investment adviser pursuant to proposed Rule 
13.003(e). Such shares also would be excluded from the calculation of 
the Instructed Vote Distribution.
    Proposed Rule 13.003(c)(3) provides that the proportional 
allocation required under proposed Rule 13.003(c)(2) constitutes a 
mandatory ministerial obligation of the Covered Member. In executing 
such allocation, the Covered Member exercises no judgment, preference, 
or discretion as to how Uninstructed Shares are voted; the allocation 
is determined solely by application of the formula prescribed by such 
paragraph (c)(2) and proposed Rule 13.003, Interpretation and Policy 
.02 without modification or substitution by the Covered Member. The 
proportional allocation obligation under this paragraph (c) does not 
constitute the giving of a proxy to vote at the Member's discretion in 
violation of proposed Rule 13.003(b) or (d) or Section 6(b)(10) of the 
Act.
    Proposed Rule 13.003(c)(4) provides that a Covered Member shall 
maintain records of the proportional allocation methodology applied 
pursuant to proposed Rule 13.003(c)(2) in accordance with Exchange Act 
Rule 17a-4.
    The Exchange states that it proposes to retain the existing 
prohibition, as set forth in proposed Rule 13.003(d), on a Member that 
is not the beneficial owner of a Section 12 security granting a proxy 
to vote the security in connection with director elections, executive 
compensation, or any other significant matter determined by the 
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unless the beneficial owner has instructed the Member to vote the proxy 
in accordance with the beneficial owner's instructions.\14\ The 
Exchange also states that this prohibition would continue to apply to 
securities and accounts outside the scope of proposed Rule 13.003(c), 
including securities not listed on the Exchange and shares otherwise 
excluded from the proposed proportional allocation requirement.\15\
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    \14\ See Notice, supra note 4, at 35594. Under the proposal, 
existing Rule 13.003(c) and (d) would be re-lettered as proposed 
Rule 13.003(d) and (e), respectively.
    \15\ See id.
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    In addition, proposed Rule 13.003(d) provides that the mandatory 
proportional allocation of Uninstructed Shares pursuant to proposed 
Rule 13.003(c)(2) does not constitute the giving of a proxy to vote at 
the Member's discretion in violation of proposed Rule 13.003(b) or (d) 
or Section 6(b)(10) of the Act because the Covered Member exercises no 
judgment, preference, or discretion in determining the votes cast for 
such shares, which would be determined solely by the formula prescribed 
by proposed Rule 13.003(c)(2) and proposed Rule 13.003, Interpretation 
and Policy .02.
    Proposed Rule 13.003, Interpretation and Policy .02(a) would add 
the following definitions for purposes of proposed Rule 13.003, 
Interpretation and Policy .02 and proposed Rule 13.003(c): 
``Calculation Date'' would mean the date and time by which the Covered 
Member customarily closes receipt of voting instructions from 
beneficial owners in connection with a shareholder meeting of the 
applicable issuer, in accordance with the Covered Member's standard 
proxy processing practices as applied to meetings of other issuers 
whose securities the Covered Member holds in the same capacity. The 
Calculation Date shall be no later than the date the Covered Member 
submits its final vote tally to the meeting tabulator. If a shareholder 
meeting is adjourned and reconvened, a new Calculation Date shall apply 
based on the reconvened meeting date in accordance with the same 
standard practices.\16\ ``Category Percentage'' would mean, for each 
available voting category on a proposal, the quotient obtained by 
dividing the number of Total Instructed Shares allocated to such 
category by the Total Instructed Shares.\17\ ``Covered Member'' would 
have the meaning set forth in proposed Rule 13.003(c).\18\ ``Instructed 
Vote Distribution'' would have the meaning set forth in proposed Rule 
13.003(c)(2).\19\ ``Total Instructed Shares'' would mean, for a given 
proposal, the aggregate number of shares of the applicable issuer held 
in the Covered Member's custody for which voting instructions have been 
received and allocated to a voting category as of the Calculation Date, 
excluding shares described in proposed Rule 13.003(c)(2)(B).\20\ 
``Uninstructed Shares'' would have the meaning set forth in proposed 
Rule 13.003(c).\21\
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    \16\ See proposed Rule 13.003, Interpretation and Policy 
.02(a)(1).
    \17\ See proposed Rule 13.003, Interpretation and Policy 
.02(a)(2).
    \18\ See proposed Rule 13.003, Interpretation and Policy 
.02(a)(3).
    \19\ See proposed Rule 13.003, Interpretation and Policy 
.02(a)(4).
    \20\ See proposed Rule 13.003, Interpretation and Policy 
.02(a)(5).
    \21\ See proposed Rule 13.003, Interpretation and Policy 
.02(a)(6).
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    Proposed Rule 13.003, Interpretation and Policy .02(b) would 
establish the methodology for calculating the proportional allocation 
of Uninstructed Shares.\22\ The Exchange states that the calculation 
would be performed separately for each proposal on the ballot. A 
beneficial owner that provides voting instructions on one proposal but 
not another would be included in the instructed vote distribution only 
for the proposal on which instructions were received, and the shares 
would be treated as Uninstructed Shares for each proposal where voting 
instructions were not submitted. Any fractional allocation resulting 
from the allocation formula would be rounded down to the nearest whole 
share, and any remainder shares would be allocated to ABSTAINING.\23\
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    \22\ For each proposal at a shareholder meeting, the Covered 
Member shall determine the number of Uninstructed Shares to be voted 
in each available voting category as follows: (1) Determine the 
Total Instructed Shares for such proposal; (2) For each available 
voting category, calculate the Category Percentage for such 
category; (3) Multiply the total number of Uninstructed Shares by 
the Category Percentage for each voting category to produce an 
initial whole-and-fractional allocation for each category; (4) Round 
down each initial allocation to the nearest whole share; and (5) 
Allocate and vote any remainder shares, being the difference between 
the total number of Uninstructed Shares and the sum of the rounded 
allocations across all voting categories, to ABSTAINING. See 
proposed Rule 13.003, Interpretation and Policy .02(b).
    \23\ See Notice, supra note 4, at 35595.
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    Proposed Rule 13.003, Interpretation and Policy .02(c) provides 
that the Instructed Vote Distribution and Total Instructed Shares shall 
be calculated separately for each proposal on the ballot. A beneficial 
owner who has submitted voting instructions with respect to one or more 
proposals but not all proposals shall be included in the Total 
Instructed Shares for each proposal on which instructions were 
received, and the shares held for such beneficial owner shall be 
treated as Uninstructed Shares for each proposal on which no 
instructions were received.
    Proposed Rule 13.003, Interpretation and Policy .02(d) provides 
that where the voting options for a proposal include WITHHOLD AUTHORITY 
in lieu of, or in addition to, AGAINST, including in connection with 
director elections conducted under a plurality voting standard, the 
proportional allocation described in paragraph (b) of this 
Interpretation and Policy shall be applied to each available voting 
category in the same manner, substituting WITHHOLD AUTHORITY for 
AGAINST, where applicable. Any remainder shares shall be allocated to 
ABSTAINING, or to WITHHOLD AUTHORITY if ABSTAINING is not an available 
voting category for such proposal.
    According to the Exchange, the proposed rule reflects the 
proportional voting principle that voting outcomes on matters up for a 
shareholders vote at companies with securities that have their primary 
listing on TXSE should be determined by the voting instructions of 
participating beneficial owners, with such instructions applied 
uniformly to the voting of uninstructed shares for every matter 
submitted to a shareholder vote. By replacing broker discretionary 
voting with a formula-driven allocation tied to instructions actually 
submitted, the Exchange believes that the proposed rule eliminates the 
exercise of broker discretion over shares in which the broker has no 
economic interest and also eliminates the inconsistent and proposal-
dependent treatment of uninstructed shares produced by the framework 
currently in place in the market, while preserving all existing 
shareholder voting rights.\24\
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    \24\ See id. at 35593.
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III. Proceedings To Determine Whether To Approve or Disapprove SR-TXSE-
2026-008 and Grounds for Disapproval Under Consideration

    The Commission is instituting proceedings pursuant to Section 
19(b)(2)(B) of the Act \25\ to determine whether the Exchange's 
proposed rule change should be approved or disapproved. Institution of 
proceedings is appropriate at this time in view of the legal and policy 
issues raised by the proposed rule change. Institution of proceedings 
does not indicate that the Commission has reached any conclusions with 
respect to any of the issues involved. Rather, as described below, the 
Commission seeks and

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encourages interested persons to provide additional comment on the 
proposed rule change to inform the Commission's analysis of whether to 
approve or disapprove the proposed rule change.
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    \25\ 15 U.S.C. 78s(b)(2)(B).
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    Pursuant to Section 19(b)(2)(B) of the Act,\26\ the Commission is 
providing notice of the grounds for disapproval under consideration. 
The Commission is instituting proceedings to allow for additional 
analysis of, and input from commenters with respect to, the proposed 
rule change's consistency with the Act and, in particular, (1) Section 
6(b)(5) of the Act,\27\ which requires, among other things, that the 
rules of a national securities exchange be designed to prevent 
fraudulent and manipulative acts and practices, to promote just and 
equitable principles of trade, to remove impediments to and perfect the 
mechanism of a free and open market and a national market system, and, 
in general, to protect investors and the public interest; and (2) 
Section 6(b)(10) of the Act,\28\ which requires that the rules of a 
national securities exchange must prohibit any member that is not the 
beneficial owner of a security registered under Section 12 of the Act 
from granting a proxy to vote the security in connection with a 
shareholder vote on the election of a member of the board of directors 
of an issuer (except for a vote with respect to the uncontested 
election of a member of the board of directors of any investment 
company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940), executive 
compensation, or any other significant matter, as determined by the 
Commission, unless the beneficial owner of the security has instructed 
the member to vote the proxy in accordance with the voting instructions 
of the beneficial owner.
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    \26\ See id.
    \27\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5).
    \28\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(10).
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    One commenter states that it supports the proposal without 
modification and that the current proxy system ``plainly is not 
working,'' citing the time and expense of proxy campaigns and the 
difficulties of reaching quorum.\29\ Another commenter states that the 
proposal could result in more efficient and cost-effective exchange-
traded fund proxy campaigns and that it would expect a similar impact 
for uncontested campaigns for closed-end funds.\30\ However, this 
commenter states that the proposal's implications for contested matters 
involving closed-end funds are harder to assess and that the Exchange 
should clarify the scope of the rule to ensure that accounts voted by 
fiduciaries or other third parties are excluded in the proportional 
voting calculation.\31\ Another commenter states that it supports the 
goal of proportional voting to improve quorum and retail representation 
but has significant concerns about the proposal's operational 
feasibility.\32\ This commenter provides several recommendations, 
including requests for clarity on the proposal's interaction with NYSE 
Rule 452 and FINRA Rule 2251 to avoid conflicting broker-dealer 
obligations across exchanges and on the scope of the fiduciary, 
advisory, and ERISA exclusions from proportional voting.\33\
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    \29\ See Letter from Neil J. Hennessy, Founder, Chairman and 
Chief Executive Officer, and Teresa M. Nilsen, President and Chief 
Operating Officer, Hennessey Advisors, Inc., dated June 22, 2026, at 
1-2.
    \30\ See Letter from Paul G. Cellupica, General Counsel, and 
Matt Thornton, Deputy General Counsel, Investment Company Institute, 
dated July 2, 2026, at 7.
    \31\ See id. at 7-8.
    \32\ See Letter from Stephen Byron, Managing Director, Head of 
Operations, Technology, Cyber & BCP, and Anthony Macchiarulo, Vice 
President, Financial Services Operations & Assistant General 
Counsel, SIFMA, dated July 13, 2026, at 1.
    \33\ See id.
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    Several commenters oppose the proposal.\34\ One commenter states 
that the proposal may be inconsistent with corporate governance best 
practices and may perpetuate distortions of proxy voting results or 
result in proxy voting abuses.\35\ Another commenter states that the 
proposal would circumvent majority voting requirements in cases when 
few shareholders have cast votes.\36\ A third commenter states that the 
proposal would weaken core investor-rights protections and distort 
corporate governance votes.\37\
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    \34\ See Letters from Jeff Mahoney, General Counsel, Council of 
Institutional Investors, dated Aug. 13, 2026 (``CII Letter''); Liz 
Gordon, Executive Director of Corporate Governance, New York State 
Common Retirement Fund, dated Aug. 21, 2026 (``NY Fund Letter''); 
Mark D. Levine, New York City Comptroller, dated Aug. 31, 2026 
(``NYC Comptroller Letter'').
    \35\ See CII Letter at 1, 2-5.
    \36\ See NY Fund Letter at 1.
    \37\ See NYC Comptroller Letter at 1.
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    The Commission asks that commenters address the sufficiency of the 
Exchange's statements in support of the proposal, which are set forth 
in the Notice, in addition to any other comments they may wish to 
submit about the proposed rule change. In particular, the Commission 
seeks comment on whether the proposal to establish a mandatory process 
for the proportional allocation and voting of Uninstructed Shares held 
by Members of the Exchange on behalf of beneficial owners of TXSE-
listed equity securities is designed to be consistent with the 
requirements of Section 6(b)(5) and Section 6(b)(10) of the Act.\38\
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    \38\ 15 U.S.C. 78f(b)(5) and (10).
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IV. Procedure: Request for Written Comments

    The Commission requests that interested persons provide written 
submissions of their views, data, and arguments with respect to the 
concerns identified above, including the issues raised by commenters, 
as well as any other concerns they may have with the proposal. In 
particular, the Commission invites the written views of interested 
persons concerning whether the proposed rule change is consistent with 
Sections 6(b)(5), 6(b)(10), or any other provision of the Act, or the 
rules and regulations thereunder. Although there do not appear to be 
any issues relevant to approval or disapproval that would be 
facilitated by an oral presentation of views, data, and arguments, the 
Commission will consider, pursuant to Rule 19b-4 under the Act,\39\ any 
request for an opportunity to make an oral presentation.\40\
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    \39\ 17 CFR 240.19b-4.
    \40\ Section 19(b)(2) of the Act, as amended by the Securities 
Act Amendments of 1975, Public Law 94-29 (June 4, 1975), grants to 
the Commission flexibility to determine what type of proceeding--
either oral or notice and opportunity for written comments--is 
appropriate for consideration of a particular proposal by a self-
regulatory organization. See Securities Acts Amendments of 1975, 
Senate Comm. on Banking, Housing & Urban Affairs, S. Rep. No. 75, 
94th Cong., 1st Sess. 30 (1975).
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    Interested persons are invited to submit written data, views, and 
arguments regarding whether the proposed rule change should be approved 
or disapproved by October 2, 2026. Any person who wishes to file a 
rebuttal to any other person's submission must file that rebuttal by 
October 16, 2026.
    Comments may be submitted by any of the following methods:

Electronic Comments

    <bullet> Use the Commission's internet comment form (<a href="https://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml">https://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml</a>); or
    <bullet> Send an email to <a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#81f3f4ede4ace2eeecece4eff5f2c1f2e4e2afe6eef7"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="2654534a430b45494b4b434852556655434508414950">[email&#160;protected]</span></a>. Please include 
file number SR-TXSE-2026-008 on the subject line.

Paper Comments

    <bullet> Send paper comments in triplicate to Secretary, Securities 
and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street NE, Washington, DC 20549-1090.

All submissions should refer to file number SR-TXSE-2026-008. This file 
number should be included on the subject line if email is used. To help 
the

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Commission process and review your comments more efficiently, please 
use only one method. The Commission will post all comments on the 
Commission's internet website (<a href="https://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml">https://www.sec.gov/rules/sro.shtml</a>). 
Copies of the filing will be available for inspection and copying at 
the principal office of the Exchange. Do not include personal 
identifiable information in submissions; you should submit only 
information that you wish to make available publicly. We may redact in 
part or withhold entirely from publication submitted material that is 
obscene or subject to copyright protection. All submissions should 
refer to file number SR-TXSE-2026-008 and should be submitted on or 
before October 2, 2026. Rebuttal comments should be submitted by 
October 16, 2026.

    For the Commission, by the Division of Trading and Markets, 
pursuant to delegated authority.\41\
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    \41\ 17 CFR 200.30-3(a)(57).
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Sherry R. Haywood,
Assistant Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-18536 Filed 9-10-26; 8:45 am]
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