Tex. Insurance Code § 4151.054: DENIAL OF APPLICATION.

(a) If the commissioner is unable to approve an application for a certificate of authority, the commissioner shall:

(1) provide the applicant with written notice specifying each deficiency in the application; and

(2) offer the applicant the opportunity for a hearing to address each reason and circumstance for possible denial of the application.

(b) The commissioner must provide an opportunity for a hearing before the commissioner finally denies an application.

(c) At the hearing, the applicant has the burden to produce sufficient competent evidence on which the commissioner can make the determinations required by Section 4151.053.

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1274, Sec. 7, eff. April 1, 2005.