Tex. Government Code § 545.0153: ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW.

(a) Before an applicant for or recipient of public assistance benefits may appeal a decision of a hearing officer for the commission or a health and human services agency related to those benefits and in accordance with rules of the executive commissioner, the applicant or recipient must request an administrative review by an appropriate attorney of the commission or a health and human services agency, as applicable.

(b) Not later than the 15th business day after the date the appropriate attorney described by Subsection (a) receives the request for administrative review, the attorney shall:

(1) complete an administrative review of the decision; and

(2) notify the applicant or recipient in writing of the results of that review.

Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 769 (H.B. 4611), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2025.