{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-2001.174","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 2001.174","heading":"REVIEW UNDER SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE RULE OR UNDEFINED SCOPE OF REVIEW.","body":"If the law authorizes review of a decision in a contested case under the substantial evidence rule or if the law does not define the scope of judicial review, a court may not substitute its judgment for the judgment of the state agency on the weight of the evidence on questions committed to agency discretion but:\n(1) may affirm the agency decision in whole or in part; and\n(2) shall reverse or remand the case for further proceedings if substantial rights of the appellant have been prejudiced because the administrative findings, inferences, conclusions, or decisions are:\n(A) in violation of a constitutional or statutory provision;\n(B) in excess of the agency's statutory authority;\n(C) made through unlawful procedure;\n(D) affected by other error of law;\n(E) not reasonably supported by substantial evidence considering the reliable and probative evidence in the record as a whole; or\n(F) arbitrary or capricious or characterized by abuse of discretion or clearly unwarranted exercise of discretion.\nAdded by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 10. GENERAL GOVERNMENT","SUBTITLE A. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE AND PRACTICE","CHAPTER 2001. ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE","SUBCHAPTER G. CONTESTED CASES: JUDICIAL REVIEW"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.2001.htm#2001.174","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"566b5db3ee71ffc8bd08f7722cf0732a3c62c6dd0cc6c821571c6e421f4d1f4d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-2001.173","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-2001.175"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}