Sec. 92.254. HEARING ON APPLICATION    


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  • (a) A hearing set under Section 92.253(2) must be held not later than the 25th day after the date the application is filed unless a later date is agreed to by the applicant and the commissioner.

    (b) The commissioner or a hearing officer designated by the commissioner shall conduct the hearing.

    (c) The hearing shall be conducted as a contested case under Chapter 2001, Government Code, except that:

    (1) a proposal for decision may not be made; and

    (2) the commissioner shall render a final decision or order not later than the 15th day after the date the hearing is closed.

    (d) Chapter 2001, Government Code, governs a motion for rehearing and the availability of judicial review if the commissioner denies the application to convert.

Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1008, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.