Texas Administrative Code
Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION
Part 7 - STATE OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS
Chapter 155 - RULES OF PROCEDURE
Subchapter G - PLEADINGS AND MOTIONS
Section 155.301 - Required Form of Pleadings

(1) the name of the party seeking action;

(2) the SOAH docket number;

(3) the parties to the case and their status as petitioner or respondent;

(4) a concise statement of the type of relief, action, or order desired by the pleader and identification of the specific reasons for and facts to support the action requested;

(5) a certificate of service, as required by § RSA 155.105(a)(2) of this chapter;

(6) any other matter required by statute or rule; and

(7) the signature of the submitting party or the party's authorized representative.

(1) As to a proceeding in which a state agency has the burden of proof and intends to rely on a section of a statute or rule not previously referenced in the notice of hearing, the agency must amend the notice of hearing not later than the seventh day before the hearing. This subsection does not prohibit the state agency from filing an amendment during the hearing provided, if requested, the opposing party is granted a continuance of at least seven days to prepare its case.

(2) As to all other matters in a pleading, an amendment or supplementation that includes information material to the substance of the hearing, requests for relief, changes to the scope of the hearing, or other matters that unfairly surprise other parties may not be filed later than seven days before the date of the hearing, except by agreement of all parties or by permission of the judge.