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Texas Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 27,2024) |
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TITLE 16. ECONOMIC REGULATION |
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PART 1. RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS |
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CHAPTER 1. PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE |
| SUBCHAPTER A. DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS |
| § 1.1. Purpose, Scope, and Conflict with Other Rules |
| § 1.2. Definitions |
| § 1.3. Exceptions and Suspension of Rules |
| § 1.4. Violation of Procedural Rules |
| § 1.5. Conduct and Decorum |
| § 1.6. Recording and Broadcasting of Hearings |
| § 1.7. Ex Parte Communications |
| § 1.8. Testimony under Oath or Affirmation |
| § 1.9. Computation and Extensions of Time in Contested Cases |
| § 1.10. Commissioner Private Interest in Decision |
| SUBCHAPTER B. INITIATION OF CONTESTED CASE PROCEEDING |
| § 1.21. Filings with Commission Division Directors |
| § 1.22. Filings with the Hearings Division |
| § 1.23. Complaint Proceedings |
| § 1.24. Show-Cause Proceedings |
| § 1.25. Contested Cases Brought by the Enforcement Section |
| § 1.26. Classification and Alignment of Parties |
| § 1.27. Parties and Authorized Representatives |
| SUBCHAPTER C. PLEADINGS, MOTIONS, AND OTHER DOCUMENTS |
| § 1.31. Classification of Pleadings |
| § 1.32. Form and Content of Pleadings |
| § 1.33. Correction of Pleadings |
| § 1.34. Amended or Supplemental Pleadings |
| § 1.35. Responsive Pleadings and Emergency Action |
| § 1.36. Motions |
| § 1.37. Intervention |
| § 1.38. Interim Rulings and Appeals of Interim Rulings |
| SUBCHAPTER D. NOTICE AND SERVICE |
| § 1.41. Notice of Application in Contested Cases |
| § 1.42. Notice of Hearing |
| § 1.43. Notice by Publication |
| § 1.44. Notice of Protest |
| § 1.45. Service in Protested Contested Cases |
| SUBCHAPTER E. DISCOVERY |
| § 1.51. Forms and Scope of Discovery in Protested Contested Cases |
| § 1.52. Discovery Requests and Responses |
| § 1.53. Request for Deposition |
| § 1.54. Requests for Admission |
| § 1.55. Discovery Orders |
| § 1.56. Alignment of Municipal Intervenors for Purposes of Discovery |
| § 1.57. Limitations on Discovery Requests |
| SUBCHAPTER F. EVIDENCE |
| § 1.61. Rules of Evidence |
| § 1.62. Official Notice |
| § 1.63. Documentary Evidence |
| § 1.64. Written Testimony |
| § 1.65. Exhibits |
| § 1.66. Written Objections Not Required |
| § 1.67. Offers of Proof |
| § 1.68. Confidential Materials |
| SUBCHAPTER G. HEARINGS |
| § 1.101. Examiner's Powers and Duties |
| § 1.102. Sanctioning Authority |
| § 1.103. Prehearing and Posthearing Conferences |
| § 1.104. Stipulations |
| § 1.105. Continuances |
| § 1.106. Consolidation and Joint Hearings |
| § 1.107. Dismissal |
| § 1.108. Place and Nature of Hearings |
| § 1.109. Hearing Procedures |
| § 1.110. Burden of Proof |
| § 1.111. Reporters and Transcripts |
| § 1.112. Proceedings by Telephony |
| SUBCHAPTER H. DECISION |
| § 1.121. Proposals for Decision |
| § 1.122. Filing of Exceptions and Replies |
| § 1.123. Commission Action |
| § 1.124. Oral Argument before the Commission |
| § 1.125. Interim Orders Entered by the Commissioners |
| § 1.126. Final Decisions and Orders |
| § 1.127. Effective Date |
| § 1.128. Motions for Rehearing |
| § 1.129. Effect of Order Granting Rehearing |
| § 1.130. Finality of Decisions or Orders |
| § 1.131. Administrative Record |
| SUBCHAPTER I. PERMIT PROCESSING |
| § 1.201. Time Periods for Processing Applications and Issuing Permits Administratively |
| SUBCHAPTER J. RULEMAKING |
| § 1.301. Petition for Adoption of Rules |