{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-410.167","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Labor Code § 410.167","heading":"EX PARTE CONTACTS PROHIBITED.","body":"A party and an administrative law judge may not communicate outside the contested case hearing unless the communication is in writing with copies provided to all parties or relates to procedural matters.\nActs 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.\nAmended by:\nActs 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 839 (H.B. 2111), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2017.","path":["LABOR CODE","TITLE 5. WORKERS' COMPENSATION","SUBTITLE A. TEXAS WORKERS' COMPENSATION ACT","CHAPTER 410. ADJUDICATION OF DISPUTES","SUBCHAPTER D. CONTESTED CASE HEARING"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LA/htm/LA.410.htm#410.167","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:24Z","sha256":"23c62b9638c93233a722974cf3b5d5ee607379cb495a9af474abcd3c3c801427","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-410.166","next":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-410.168"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}