Texas Administrative Code
Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Chapter 80 - CONTESTED CASE HEARINGS
Subchapter A - GENERAL RULES
Section 80.9 - Representation at Hearings
Universal Citation: 30 TX Admin Code § 80.9
Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025
(a) A representative of record is one who has appeared in a proceeding or whose name is subscribed to any application, petition, or other pleading or to some agreement of the parties filed in the proceedings. The representative shall be the representative of record until the end of the proceeding unless there is a statement to the contrary appearing in the record.
(b) Not more than one representative for each party or aligned group of parties shall be heard on any question or in the hearing except upon leave of the judge.
(c) Representatives shall:
(1) observe the letter and spirit of the
Texas Lawyer's Creed, as adopted by the Texas Supreme Court, and the State Bar
of Texas' Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct, including those
provisions concerning improper ex parte communications with the commissioners
and judges;
(2) advise their
clients and witnesses of applicable requirements of conduct and
decorum;
(3) direct all objections,
arguments, and other comments to the judge and not to other
participants.
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