Tex. Labor Code § 410.101: PURPOSE.

The purpose of arbitration is to:

(1) enter into formal, binding stipulations on issues on which the parties agree;

(2) resolve issues on which the parties disagree; and

(3) render a final award with respect to all issues in dispute.

Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.