Texas Administrative Code
Title 7 - BANKING AND SECURITIES
Part 1 - FINANCE COMMISSION OF TEXAS
Chapter 9 - RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR CONTESTED CASE HEARINGS, APPEALS, AND RULEMAKINGS
Subchapter E - RULEMAKING
Section 9.84 - Hearings on Proposed Rules
Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025
(a) The agency shall grant an opportunity for a public hearing before adoption of any proposed rule as required by Government Code, § 2001.029(b), or other applicable statute.
(b) The hearing may be held by the agency head(s) or by the administrative law judge or by any other person designated by the agency head(s). In the exercise of discretion, the agency head(s) may impose reasonable time limits on presentation of evidence and argument, determine the order of the presentations, and conduct the hearing in a manner suitable to the particular proceeding. Public hearings on proposed rules are neither contested cases nor full legal adversary proceedings. Ex parte prohibitions do not apply.