Tex. Water Code Section 28.029
Delegation of Hearing Powers


(a)

The commission may authorize the chief administrative law judge of the State Office of Administrative Hearings to call and hold hearings on any subject on which the commission may hold a hearing.

(b)

The commission may also authorize the chief administrative law judge to delegate to one or more administrative law judges the authority to hold any hearing the chief administrative law judge calls.

(c)

At any hearing called under this section, the chief administrative law judge or the administrative law judge to whom a hearing is delegated may administer oaths and receive evidence.

(d)

The individual or individuals holding a hearing under the authority of this section shall report the hearing in the manner prescribed by the commission.
Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 651, ch. 148, Sec. 1, eff. May 18, 1983. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 106, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Source: Section 28.029 — Delegation of Hearing Powers, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/WA/htm/WA.­28.­htm#28.­029 (accessed May 18, 2024).

Accessed:
May 18, 2024

§ 28.029’s source at texas​.gov