Texas Administrative Code
Title 31 - NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION
Part 1 - GENERAL LAND OFFICE
Chapter 2 - RULES OF PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE
Subchapter A - PROCEDURES FOR CONTESTED CASE HEARINGS
Section 2.2 - Definitions
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
(1) Administrative Law Judge--An individual designated by the State Office of Administrative Hearings or by the Commissioner to act as a hearings examiner in a contested case under the Administrative Procedures Act.
(2) Administrative Hearings Clerk--An individual designated by the State Office of Administrative Hearings or by the Commissioner to administer case filings in contested case hearings.
(3) Agency--The General Land Office.
(4) APA--The Administrative Procedure Act (Government Code, Chapter 2001).
(5) Authorized representative--An attorney authorized to practice law in the State of Texas or, where permitted by applicable law, a person designated by a party to represent the party.
(6) Commissioner--The Commissioner of the General Land Office.
(7) Contested case--Shall have the same meaning as such term is defined in the Administrative Procedure Act (Government Code, Chapter 2001).
(8) Law--Applicable state and federal law.
(9) Party--A person named, or admitted to participate, in a contested case before the General Land Office.
(10) Person--Any individual, representative, corporation, or other entity, including any public or nonprofit corporation, or any agency or instrumentality of federal, state, or local government.
(11) Proposal for decision--A proposed decision issued by the hearings examiner in accordance with APA, §2001.062.
(12) SOAH--State Office of Administrative Hearings.
