Texas § WA.13.454 - HEARING TO AFFIRM, MODIFY, OR SET ASIDE ORDER
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§ WA.13.454. HEARING TO AFFIRM, MODIFY, OR SET ASIDE ORDER
HEARING TO AFFIRM, MODIFY, OR SET ASIDE ORDER. (a) If the utility commission or the utility commission's executive director issues an emergency order under this subchapter without a hearing, a hearing must be held to affirm, modify, or set aside the emergency order unless the person affected by the order waives the right to a hearing. If the person does not waive the right to a hearing, the utility commission or the utility commission's executive director shall set a time and place for a hearing to be held before the utility commission or the State Office of Administrative Hearings, which must be as soon as practicable after the order is issued. (b) At a hearing required under Subsection (a), or within a reasonable time after the hearing, the utility commission shall affirm, modify, or set aside the emergency order. (c) A hearing to affirm, modify, or set aside an emergency order must be conducted in accordance with Chapter 2001 , Government Code, and utility commission rules. Utility commission rules relating to a hearing to affirm, modify, or set aside an emergency order must provide for presentation of evidence by the applicant, if any, under oath, presentation of rebuttal evidence under oath, and cross-examination of witnesses under oath. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 853 (S.B. 1148 ), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2015.
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