Texas Administrative Code

The board delegates to the Commissioner the powers, duties, and functions authorized by the Act, necessary to carry out this subchapter, except those relating to the sale of bonds and the letting of contracts for insurance. Notes 19 Tex. Admin. Code § 22.189 Adopted by Texas Regi…

(a) If a candidate makes political expenditures from the candidate's personal funds, he or she may reimburse those personal funds from political contributions only if the expenditure is reported and the candidate states his or her intent to reimburse personal funds pursuant to § …

(a) The authority of the Commission and this chapter apply only to non-perpetual care cemeteries. Its authority includes previously unknown cemeteries, abandoned cemeteries, and unverified cemeteries, and all other graves not located in a perpetual care cemetery. (b) For informat…

(a) All institutions participating in the financial aid programs outlined in chapter 22 shall follow the guidelines for the timely distribution of funds, as outlined in this section: (1) Timely Disbursement. Institutions shall disburse state student financial aid funding to a stu…

The following terms, when used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context or specific language of a section clearly indicates otherwise: (1) Administrative law judge--The person designated to preside over a hearing. (2) APA--The Administrative Procedur…

All evidentiary hearings shall be held in Austin, unless the commission determines that it is in the public interest to hold a hearing elsewhere. The commission may, when it is in the public interest, hold regional hearings to obtain public comment. Notes 16 Tex. Admin. Code § 22…

(a) Preparation of Transcript. When requested by any party to a proceeding, a stenographic record of all proceedings before a presiding officer in any prehearing conference or hearing, including all evidence and argument, shall be made by an official reporter appointed by the com…

Briefs shall conform, where practicable, to the requirements set forth for formatting pleadings in this chapter. Briefs in excess of 10 pages shall contain a table of contents with page numbers stated. The presiding officer may require parties to address certain issues, or addres…

The utility division of the State Office of Administrative Hearings shall conduct hearings related to contested cases before the commission, other than a hearing conducted by one or more commissioners. At the time SOAH receives jurisdiction of a proceeding, the commission shall p…

(a) The commission shall meet at times and places to be determined either by the chairman of the commission or by agreement of any two of the commissioners. (b) The chairman of the commission shall preside over any proceeding or meeting of the commission, unless some other commis…

(a) A candidate or officeholder who makes political expenditures from personal funds may not reimburse his or her personal funds from political contributions in amounts that in the aggregate exceed the following amounts for each election in which the person's name appears on the …

In addition to the words and terms defined in § 22.1 of this chapter (relating to Definitions) the following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) Adjusted Gross Need --An amount equal…

(a) Rules of civil evidence apply. The Texas Rules of Civil Evidence as applied in nonjury civil cases in the courts of Texas shall be followed in contested cases. Irrelevant, immaterial, or unduly repetitious evidence shall be excluded. When necessary to ascertain facts not reas…

(a) Prefiling of testimony, exhibits, and objections. (1) Unless otherwise ordered by the presiding officer upon a showing of good cause, the written direct and rebuttal testimony and accompanying exhibits of each witness shall be prefiled. Deposition testimony and responses to r…

In addition to the words and terms defined in § 22.1 of this chapter (relating to Definitions), the following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) Continuation Grant--A TEXAS Grant of…

(a) Eligibility.(1) Institutions eligible to make initial year and continuation grants in the program are medical or dental units and general academic teaching institutions, other than the public state colleges, as defined in § 22.1 of this chapter (relating to Definitions). (2) …

(a) To qualify for an initial year grant, a person must:(1) be enrolled in a baccalaureate program at a participating institution; (2) be a resident of Texas, as defined in § 22.1 of this chapter (relating to Definitions); (3) show financial need, as defined in § 22.1 of this cha…

No stipulation of facts between the parties or their authorized representatives shall be admitted into evidence unless it has been reduced to writing and signed by the parties or their authorized representatives or, upon leave of the presiding officer, dictated into the record du…

(a) To qualify for a continuation grant after the academic year in which a person receives an initial year grant, each recipient of the TEXAS Grant shall meet the academic progress requirements of his or her institution. (b) To receive a subsequent grant after he or she receives …

(a) A candidate or officeholder, or a specific-purpose committee for supporting, opposing, or assisting the candidate or officeholder, may not knowingly make or authorize a payment from a political contribution if the payment is made for personal services rendered by the candidat…

(a) Eligibility.(1) Any private or independent institution of higher education, as defined in § 22.1 of this chapter (relating to Definitions), or a branch campus of a private or independent institution of higher education located in Texas and accredited on its own or with its ma…

(a) A student may not receive a TEXAS Grant while concurrently receiving a Texas Educational Opportunity Grant or Texas Transfer Grant. (b) A student may not receive a TEXAS Grant after having already being granted a baccalaureate degree. (c) A student may not receive a TEXAS Gra…

(a) If appropriations for the program are insufficient to allow grants to all eligible students, priority shall be given to those students demonstrating continuing TEXAS Grant eligibility pursuant to § 22.228(b) of this subchapter (relating to Eligible Students). (b) In determini…

(a) The amount of a TEXAS Grant offered through an eligible institution may not be reduced by any gift aid for which the person receiving the grant is eligible, unless the total amount of a person's grant plus any aid other than loans received equals or exceeds the student's fina…

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(a) Allocations.(1) The share of funds for each eligible institution will equal: (A) the number of Initial Year TEXAS Grant recipients at the institution in the Prior-Prior Year multiplied by the percentage of Initial Year TEXAS Grant recipients in the year prior to the Prior-Pri…

(a) A person is eligible for consideration for an Initial Year grant under this subsection if the person was eligible for an initial year grant under § 22.228 of this subchapter (relating to Eligible Students) in an academic year for which the Texas Legislature failed to appropri…

(a) Commission investigations. (1) The commission may at any time institute formal investigations on its own motion, or the motion of the commission's staff. Orders and pleadings initiating investigations shall specify the matters to be investigated, and shall be served upon the …

(a) Records of complaints. Any affected person may complain to the commission, either in writing or by telephone, setting forth any act or thing done or omitted to be done by any person under the jurisdiction of the commission in violation or claimed violation of any law which th…

(a) Contents of petitions. In addition to any information required by statute, petitions for review of municipal rate actions filed under PURA § 33.052 or §§33.101-33.104 shall contain the original petition for review with the required signatures and following additional informat…

(a) Scope. This section addresses enforcement actions related to administrative penalties or disgorgement of excess revenues only and does not apply to any other enforcement actions that may be undertaken by the commission or the commission staff. (b) Definitions. The following w…

(a) Scope. This section is intended to address proceedings related to retail public utilities, including applications related to certificates of convenience and necessity, rate proceedings, or appeals of rate actions. (b) Definitions. The following words and terms, when used in t…

(a) Eligibility at End of First Grant Year. Students who complete their first year receiving a Tuition Equalization Grant in compliance with their institutions' financial aid satisfactory academic progress requirements are eligible to receive subsequent awards in the following ye…

(a) Purpose. This section prescribes the procedure by which an entity, including the commission staff and the Office of Public Utility Counsel, may appeal a decision made by ERCOT or any successor in interest to ERCOT. (b) Scope of complaints. Any affected entity may complain to …

(a) Eligibility.(1) Any public junior college, public technical institute, and public state college, as defined in § 22.1 of this chapter (relating to Definitions), is eligible to participate in the Program. (2) No participating institution may, on the grounds of race, color, nat…

(a) If funds available for the Program are insufficient to allow grants to all eligible students, continuation grants will be given priority. (b) In determining who should receive an initial year grant, an institution shall give priority to those students who have a Student Aid I…

(a) Grant Amounts.(1) The Coordinating Board shall determine and announce the maximum grant amount in a given state fiscal year by January 31 of the prior fiscal year. The calculation of the maximum grant amount for a semester will be based on the average statewide amount of tuit…

(a) Requirement and Contents of Proposal for Decision. In a contested case, if a majority of the commissioners has not heard the case or read the record, the commission may not issue a final order, if adverse to a party other than the Commission, until a proposal for decision is …

(a) Commission Action. The commission may change a finding of fact or conclusion of law made by the administrative law judge or vacate or modify an order issued by the administrative law judge only if the commission: (1) determines that the administrative law judge: (A) did not p…

(a) Form and Content. (1) A final order of the commission shall be in writing and signed by a majority of the commissioners. (2) A final order shall include findings of fact and conclusions of law separately stated and may incorporate findings of fact and conclusions of law propo…

(a) Motions for rehearing, replies thereto, and commission action on motions for rehearing shall be governed by APA. Only a party to a proceeding before the commission may file a motion for rehearing. (b) All motions for rehearing shall state the claimed error with specificity. I…

(a) Allocations are to be determined on an annual basis as follows: (1) The allocation base for each eligible institution will be the number of students it reported in the most recent certified Financial Aid Database submission who met the following criteria: (A) were classified …

(a) A covered entity, including a group of covered entities or financial institutions that use a common privacy notice, may use the model form, at its option, to meet the content requirements of the privacy notice and opt out notice set out in § 22.10 and § 22.11 of this title (r…

(a) Petition for Rulemaking. Any interested person may petition the commission requesting the adoption of a new rule or the amendment of an existing rule. (1) The petition shall be in writing and shall include a brief explanation of the rule, the reason(s) the new or amended rule…

(a) The legal representative of a candidate or officeholder who has died or become incapacitated may accept political contributions and make or authorize expenditures only for the following purposes: (1) payment of debts or expenses in connection with a campaign or in connection …

A person may not knowingly make or authorize a political contribution or political expenditure in the name of or on behalf of another unless the person discloses the name and address of the person who is the true source of the contribution. Notes 1 Tex. Admin. Code § 22.3 The pro…

(a) Standards of Conduct for Parties. (1) Every person appearing in any proceeding shall comport himself or herself with dignity, courtesy, and respect for the commission, the presiding officer and all other persons participating in the proceeding. Professional representatives sh…