Sec. 2001.144. DECISIONS; WHEN FINAL    


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  • (a) A decision in a contested case is final:

    (1) if a motion for rehearing is not filed on time, on the expiration of the period for filing a motion for rehearing;

    (2) if a motion for rehearing is filed on time, on the date:

    (A) the order overruling the motion for rehearing is rendered; or

    (B) the motion is overruled by operation of law;

    (3) if a state agency finds that an imminent peril to the public health, safety, or welfare requires immediate effect of a decision or order, on the date the decision is rendered; or

    (4) on the date specified in the order for a case in which all parties agree to the specified date in writing or on the record, if the specified date is not before the date the order is signed or later than the 20th day after the date the order was rendered.

    (b) If a decision or order is final under Subsection (a)(3), a state agency must recite in the decision or order the finding made under Subsection (a)(3) and the fact that the decision or order is final and effective on the date rendered.

Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 611, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.