{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-410.169","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Labor Code § 410.169","heading":"EFFECT OF DECISION.","body":"A decision of an administrative law judge regarding benefits is final in the absence of a timely appeal by a party and is binding during the pendency of an appeal to the appeals panel.\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. 12, 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#410.169","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:24Z","sha256":"183cb10b9b62c8f762a8da33e8047cae1ab3553ee8d6335f6fa07b4e52949e18","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-410.168","next":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-410.201"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}