Tex. Lab. Code § 410.163 · Subchapter D. CONTESTED CASE HEARING
POWERS AND DUTIES OF ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) At a contested case hearing the administrative law judge shall:
(1) swear witnesses;
(2) receive testimony;
(3) allow examination and cross-examination of witnesses;
(4) accept documents and other tangible evidence; and
(5) allow the presentation of evidence by affidavit.
(b) An administrative law judge shall ensure the preservation of the rights of the parties and the full development of facts required for the determinations to be made. An administrative law judge may permit the use of summary procedures, if appropriate, including witness statements, summaries, and similar measures to expedite the proceedings.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
Amended by:
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 839 (H.B. 2111), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2017.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LA/htm/LA.410.htm
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- Composed by
- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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