Tex. Utils. Code Section 14.053
Powers and Duties of State Office of Administrative Hearings

(a)

The State Office of Administrative Hearings shall conduct each hearing in a contested case that is not conducted by one or more commissioners.

(b)

The commission may delegate to the State Office of Administrative Hearings the authority to make a final decision and to issue findings of fact, conclusions of law, and other necessary orders in a proceeding in which there is not a contested issue of fact or law.

(c)

The commission by rule shall define the procedures by which it delegates final decision-making authority under Subsection (b).

(d)

For review purposes an administrative law judge’s final decision under Subsection (b) has the same effect as a final decision of the commission unless a commissioner requests formal review of the decision.
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 228 (H.B. 2154), Sec. 24, eff. September 1, 2015.

Source: Section 14.053 — Powers and Duties of State Office of Administrative Hearings, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/UT/htm/UT.­14.­htm#14.­053 (accessed May 4, 2024).

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