Reading this article, it appears that they did by abolishing the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners, which is responsible for enforcing the state plumbing code.
Not seeing how this is a good thing.
Plumbing is mostly just a matter of opinion, right?
Just pray away the spray.
I like the comments in a news article that pointed out stuff I didn’t know. Gas lines in your house/apartment/business complex are also done by plumbers. Also, the medical O2 lines in hospitals.
This is the same state that figured there was no problem whatsoever with putting a highly explosive fertilizer plant within blocks of multiple schools and nursing homes so…
Teach the controversy! Intelligent draining!
I’ve often used “plumbing” as an example of how stupid anti-Science stuff is.
Suppose someone claimed that all plumbers were atheists, etc. That the way to get rid of a clog was to pray it away. If you used a drain snake you are clearly working for the devil. Etc.
I guess my humorous analogy is an actual thing in Texas.
But… but… FREE MARKET! CAPITALISM!
Caveat emptor
Sounds like a bunch of anarcho-libertarians got their wish.
So glad I don’t live in Texas. I like working flush toilets. Among other things, like a lack of raw sewage in the basement or the street in front of my home.
But at least brass knuckles are now legal.
It is my constitutional right to believe that shit flows uphill.
Certainly there must be city and or county enforcement. A high rise in Houston is gonna have to meet some specs.
Waitaminnit… the plumbing code itself had a sunset provision??? Why the hell would anyone write a plumbing code with a sunset provision?
So come September you can install any gear any which way, have the toilet, kitchen sink and sump pump all go into one same 3 inch drain, bring back lead pipe, take out the relief valve in the water heater?
Seems like someone really, really, really hated how much their plumber charged. Or got told they could not do some value-adding home improvement because it would be against code.
don’t think it is the code with a sunset provision but the agency. I believe all state agencies have it. The dental board just had its last year or so. In about 92 or 93 it was sunseted/abolished had to be completely redone by the legislature.
From the OP link, underline mine:
Sounds like a golden opportunity for Sovereign Citizens.
In the next session of the state legislature, a bill was proposed to require chemical plants to disclose what the hell was in there. It either didn’t pass or the governor vetoed it. When a reporter asked if this wasn’t information that citizens were entitled to, the gov replied that they could go ask nicely. He said that sincerely, with a smile.
From time to time, posters on these very boards have suggested all laws should have sunset clauses, to force legislatures to re-examine on a regular basis whether a law is needed, because there are too many laws.
Looks like the Texas Legislature decided to implement that suggestion.
So let’s say I’m in Texas. September 1 comes and the plumbing code is no longer law. I build a house in October and it has plumbing that doesn’t comply with the old code.
January arrives and the legislature goes back into session. They realize that Texas needs a plumbing code and enact the old code back into law.
Where does this leave me? Will my house now have to comply with the “new” plumbing code that didn’t exist at the time my house was built? Or is it grandfathered in as not having to be up to code?
Little Nemo, if I read the story correctly, the plumbing board and codes go away THIS September, but the Texas Legislature doesn’t come back into session until 2022. So you’ve got a couple years, there. 
The general rule of thumb is that if something was legal per code at the time it was done, then you’re okay. Hence if you have a classic water wasting toilet you are good even if a new rule on efficient toilets goes into effect.
Some jurisdictions might have upgrade requirements on critical items or you may be forced to fix something when doing a repair/replacement.
Insurance companies and potential buyers down the road might feel differently about it.