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Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 2001.001. Purpose - Sec. 2001.001. PURPOSE. It is the public policy of the...
Section 2001.002. Short Title - Sec. 2001.002. SHORT TITLE. This chapter may be cited as...
Section 2001.003. Definitions - Sec. 2001.003. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Contested case" means...
Section 2001.004. Requirement to Adopt Rules of Practice and Index Rules, Orders, and Decisions - Sec. 2001.004. REQUIREMENT TO ADOPT RULES OF PRACTICE AND INDEX...
Section 2001.0045. Requirement for Rule Increasing Costs to Regulated Persons - Sec. 2001.0045. REQUIREMENT FOR RULE INCREASING COSTS TO REGULATED PERSONS....
Section 2001.005. Rule, Order, or Decision Not Effective Until Indexed - Sec. 2001.005. RULE, ORDER, OR DECISION NOT EFFECTIVE UNTIL INDEXED....
Section 2001.006. Actions Preparatory to Implementation of Statute or Rule - Sec. 2001.006. ACTIONS PREPARATORY TO IMPLEMENTATION OF STATUTE OR RULE....
Section 2001.007. Certain Explanatory Information Made Available Through Internet - Sec. 2001.007. CERTAIN EXPLANATORY INFORMATION MADE AVAILABLE THROUGH INTERNET. (a)...
Subchapter B. Rulemaking
Section 2001.021. Petition for Adoption of Rules - Sec. 2001.021. PETITION FOR ADOPTION OF RULES. (a) An interested...
Section 2001.022. Local Employment Impact Statements - Sec. 2001.022. LOCAL EMPLOYMENT IMPACT STATEMENTS. (a) A state agency...
Section 2001.0221. Government Growth Impact Statements - Sec. 2001.0221. GOVERNMENT GROWTH IMPACT STATEMENTS. (a) A state agency...
Section 2001.0225. Regulatory Analysis of Major Environmental Rules - Sec. 2001.0225. REGULATORY ANALYSIS OF MAJOR ENVIRONMENTAL RULES. (a) This...
Section 2001.023. Notice of Proposed Rule - Sec. 2001.023. NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE. (a) A state agency...
Section 2001.024. Content of Notice - Sec. 2001.024. CONTENT OF NOTICE. (a) The notice of a...
Section 2001.025. Effective Date of Notice - Sec. 2001.025. EFFECTIVE DATE OF NOTICE. Notice of a proposed...
Section 2001.026. Notice to Persons Requesting Advance Notice of Proposed Rules - Sec. 2001.026. NOTICE TO PERSONS REQUESTING ADVANCE NOTICE OF PROPOSED...
Section 2001.028. Notice of Proposed Law Enforcement Rules - Sec. 2001.028. NOTICE OF PROPOSED LAW ENFORCEMENT RULES. Notice of...
Section 2001.029. Public Comment - Sec. 2001.029. PUBLIC COMMENT. (a) Before adopting a rule, a...
Section 2001.030. Statement of Reasons for or Against Adoption - Sec. 2001.030. STATEMENT OF REASONS FOR OR AGAINST ADOPTION. On...
Section 2001.031. Informal Conferences and Advisory Committees - Sec. 2001.031. INFORMAL CONFERENCES AND ADVISORY COMMITTEES. (a) A state...
Section 2001.032. Legislative Review - Sec. 2001.032. LEGISLATIVE REVIEW. (a) Each house of the legislature...
Section 2001.033. State Agency Order Adopting Rule - Sec. 2001.033. STATE AGENCY ORDER ADOPTING RULE. (a) A state...
Section 2001.034. Emergency Rulemaking - Sec. 2001.034. EMERGENCY RULEMAKING. (a) A state agency may adopt...
Section 2001.035. Substantial Compliance Requirement; Time Limit on Procedural Challenge - Sec. 2001.035. SUBSTANTIAL COMPLIANCE REQUIREMENT; TIME LIMIT ON PROCEDURAL CHALLENGE....
Section 2001.036. Effective Date of Rules; Effect of Filing With Secretary of State - Sec. 2001.036. EFFECTIVE DATE OF RULES; EFFECT OF FILING WITH...
Section 2001.037. Official Text of Rule - Sec. 2001.037. OFFICIAL TEXT OF RULE. If a conflict exists,...
Section 2001.038. Declaratory Judgment - Sec. 2001.038. DECLARATORY JUDGMENT. (a) The validity or applicability of...
Section 2001.039. Agency Review of Existing Rules - Sec. 2001.039. AGENCY REVIEW OF EXISTING RULES. (a) A state...
Section 2001.040. Scope and Effect of Order Invalidating Agency Rule - Sec. 2001.040. SCOPE AND EFFECT OF ORDER INVALIDATING AGENCY RULE....
Section 2001.041. Compliance With Law on Decentralization - Sec. 2001.041. COMPLIANCE WITH LAW ON DECENTRALIZATION. A state agency...
Subchapter C. Contested Cases: General Rights and Procedures
Section 2001.051. Opportunity for Hearing and Participation; Notice of Hearing - Sec. 2001.051. OPPORTUNITY FOR HEARING AND PARTICIPATION; NOTICE OF HEARING....
Section 2001.052. Contents of Notice - Sec. 2001.052. CONTENTS OF NOTICE. (a) Notice of a hearing...
Section 2001.053. Right to Counsel - Sec. 2001.053. RIGHT TO COUNSEL. (a) Each party to a...
Section 2001.054. Licenses - Sec. 2001.054. LICENSES. (a) The provisions of this chapter concerning...
Section 2001.055. Interpreters for Deaf or Hearing Impaired Parties and Witnesses - Sec. 2001.055. INTERPRETERS FOR DEAF OR HEARING IMPAIRED PARTIES AND...
Section 2001.056. Informal Disposition of Contested Case - Sec. 2001.056. INFORMAL DISPOSITION OF CONTESTED CASE. Unless precluded by...
Section 2001.057. Continuances - Sec. 2001.057. CONTINUANCES. (a) A state agency may continue a...
Section 2001.058. Hearing Conducted by State Office of Administrative Hearings - Sec. 2001.058. HEARING CONDUCTED BY STATE OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS....
Section 2001.059. Transcript - Sec. 2001.059. TRANSCRIPT. (a) On the written request of a...
Section 2001.060. Record - Sec. 2001.060. RECORD. The record in a contested case includes:...
Section 2001.061. Ex Parte Consultations - Sec. 2001.061. EX PARTE CONSULTATIONS. (a) Unless required for the...
Section 2001.062. Examination of Record by State Agency; Proposal for Decision - Sec. 2001.062. EXAMINATION OF RECORD BY STATE AGENCY; PROPOSAL FOR...
Subchapter D. Contested Cases: Evidence, Witnesses, and Discovery
Section 2001.081. Rules of Evidence - Sec. 2001.081. RULES OF EVIDENCE. The rules of evidence as...
Section 2001.082. Exclusion of Evidence - Sec. 2001.082. EXCLUSION OF EVIDENCE. In a contested case, evidence...
Section 2001.083. Privilege - Sec. 2001.083. PRIVILEGE. In a contested case, a state agency...
Section 2001.084. Objections to Evidence - Sec. 2001.084. OBJECTIONS TO EVIDENCE. An objection to an evidentiary...
Section 2001.085. Written Evidence - Sec. 2001.085. WRITTEN EVIDENCE. Subject to the requirements of Sections...
Section 2001.086. Documentary Evidence - Sec. 2001.086. DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE. A copy or excerpt of documentary...
Section 2001.087. Cross-Examination - Sec. 2001.087. CROSS-EXAMINATION. In a contested case, a party may...
Section 2001.088. Witnesses - Sec. 2001.088. WITNESSES. A state agency may swear witnesses and...
Section 2001.089. Issuance of Subpoena - Sec. 2001.089. ISSUANCE OF SUBPOENA. On its own motion or...
Section 2001.090. Official Notice; State Agency Evaluation of Evidence - Sec. 2001.090. OFFICIAL NOTICE; STATE AGENCY EVALUATION OF EVIDENCE. (a)...
Section 2001.091. Discovery From Parties: Orders for Production or Inspection - Sec. 2001.091. DISCOVERY FROM PARTIES: ORDERS FOR PRODUCTION OR INSPECTION....
Section 2001.092. Discovery From Parties: Identity of Witness or Potential Party; Expert Reports - Sec. 2001.092. DISCOVERY FROM PARTIES: IDENTITY OF WITNESS OR POTENTIAL...
Section 2001.093. Discovery From Parties: Copy of Previous Statement - Sec. 2001.093. DISCOVERY FROM PARTIES: COPY OF PREVIOUS STATEMENT. (a)...
Section 2001.094. Issuance of Commission Requiring Deposition - Sec. 2001.094. ISSUANCE OF COMMISSION REQUIRING DEPOSITION. (a) On its...
Section 2001.095. Deposition of State Agency Board Member - Sec. 2001.095. DEPOSITION OF STATE AGENCY BOARD MEMBER. The deposition...
Section 2001.096. Place of Deposition - Sec. 2001.096. PLACE OF DEPOSITION. A deposition in a contested...
Section 2001.097. Objections to Deposition Testimony - Sec. 2001.097. OBJECTIONS TO DEPOSITION TESTIMONY. (a) The officer taking...
Section 2001.098. Preparation of Deposition - Sec. 2001.098. PREPARATION OF DEPOSITION. (a) A deposition witness in...
Section 2001.099. Submission of Deposition to Witness; Signature - Sec. 2001.099. SUBMISSION OF DEPOSITION TO WITNESS; SIGNATURE. (a) A...
Section 2001.100. Return of Deposition to State Agency - Sec. 2001.100. RETURN OF DEPOSITION TO STATE AGENCY. (a) A...
Section 2001.101. Opening of Deposition by State Agency Employee - Sec. 2001.101. OPENING OF DEPOSITION BY STATE AGENCY EMPLOYEE. (a)...
Section 2001.102. Use of Deposition - Sec. 2001.102. USE OF DEPOSITION. A party is entitled to...
Section 2001.103. Expenses of Witness or Deponent - Sec. 2001.103. EXPENSES OF WITNESS OR DEPONENT. (a) A witness...
Subchapter E. Contested Cases: Testimony of Child
Section 2001.121. Statement or Testimony by Certain Child Abuse Victims - Sec. 2001.121. STATEMENT OR TESTIMONY BY CERTAIN CHILD ABUSE VICTIMS....
Section 2001.122. Hearsay Statement of Child Abuse Victim - Sec. 2001.122. HEARSAY STATEMENT OF CHILD ABUSE VICTIM. (a) This...
Subchapter F. Contested Cases: Final Decisions and Orders; Motions for Rehearing
Section 2001.141. Form of Decision; Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law - Sec. 2001.141. FORM OF DECISION; FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS...
Section 2001.142. Notification of Decisions and Orders - Sec. 2001.142. NOTIFICATION OF DECISIONS AND ORDERS. (a) A state...
Section 2001.143. Time of Decision - Sec. 2001.143. TIME OF DECISION. (a) A decision or order...
Section 2001.144. Decisions or Orders; When Final - Sec. 2001.144. DECISIONS OR ORDERS; WHEN FINAL. (a) A decision...
Section 2001.145. Motions for Rehearing: Prerequisites to Appeal - Sec. 2001.145. MOTIONS FOR REHEARING: PREREQUISITES TO APPEAL. (a) A...
Section 2001.146. Motions for Rehearing: Procedures - Sec. 2001.146. MOTIONS FOR REHEARING: PROCEDURES. (a) A motion for...
Section 2001.147. Agreement to Modify Time Limits - Sec. 2001.147. AGREEMENT TO MODIFY TIME LIMITS. The parties to...
Subchapter G. Contested Cases: Judicial Review
Section 2001.171. Judicial Review - Sec. 2001.171. JUDICIAL REVIEW. A person who has exhausted all...
Section 2001.172. Scope of Judicial Review - Sec. 2001.172. SCOPE OF JUDICIAL REVIEW. The scope of judicial...
Section 2001.173. Trial De Novo Review - Sec. 2001.173. TRIAL DE NOVO REVIEW. (a) If the manner...
Section 2001.174. Review Under Substantial Evidence Rule or Undefined Scope of Review - Sec. 2001.174. REVIEW UNDER SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE RULE OR UNDEFINED SCOPE...
Section 2001.175. Procedures for Review Under Substantial Evidence Rule or Undefined Scope of Review - Sec. 2001.175. PROCEDURES FOR REVIEW UNDER SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE RULE OR...
Section 2001.176. Petition Initiating Judicial Review - Sec. 2001.176. PETITION INITIATING JUDICIAL REVIEW. (a) A person initiates...
Section 2001.177. Cost of Preparing Agency Record - Sec. 2001.177. COST OF PREPARING AGENCY RECORD. (a) A state...
Section 2001.1775. Modification of Agency Findings or Decision - Sec. 2001.1775. MODIFICATION OF AGENCY FINDINGS OR DECISION. Except as...
Section 2001.178. Cumulative Effect - Sec. 2001.178. CUMULATIVE EFFECT. This subchapter is cumulative of other...
Subchapter H. Court Enforcement
Section 2001.201. Court Enforcement of Subpoena or Commission - Sec. 2001.201. COURT ENFORCEMENT OF SUBPOENA OR COMMISSION. (a) If...
Section 2001.202. Court Enforcement of Final Orders, Decisions, and Rules - Sec. 2001.202. COURT ENFORCEMENT OF FINAL ORDERS, DECISIONS, AND RULES....
Subchapter I. Exceptions
Section 2001.221. Driver's Licenses - Sec. 2001.221. DRIVER'S LICENSES. This chapter does not apply to...
Section 2001.222. State Agency Personnel Rules and Practices - Sec. 2001.222. STATE AGENCY PERSONNEL RULES AND PRACTICES. This chapter...
Section 2001.223. Exceptions From Declaratory Judgment, Court Enforcement, and Contested Case Provisions - Sec. 2001.223. EXCEPTIONS FROM DECLARATORY JUDGMENT, COURT ENFORCEMENT, AND CONTESTED...
Section 2001.224. Texas Employment Commission - Sec. 2001.224. TEXAS EMPLOYMENT COMMISSION. Section 2001.038 and Subchapters C...
Section 2001.225. Certain Alcoholic Beverage Code Appeals - Sec. 2001.225. CERTAIN ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CODE APPEALS. Section 2001.176(b)(1) does...
Section 2001.226. Texas Department of Criminal Justice and Texas Board of Criminal Justice - Sec. 2001.226. TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND TEXAS BOARD...
Subchapter Z. Miscellaneous
Section 2001.901. Appeal From District Court - Sec. 2001.901. APPEAL FROM DISTRICT COURT. (a) A party may...
Section 2001.902. Saving Clause - Sec. 2001.902. SAVING CLAUSE. This chapter does not repeal a...
Section 2001.903. Recovery of Attorney's Fees and Costs in Contested Cases Involving Frivolous Regulatory Action - Sec. 2001.903. RECOVERY OF ATTORNEY'S FEES AND COSTS IN CONTESTED...