{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-36.413","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Water Code § 36.413","heading":"DECISION; WHEN FINAL.","body":"(a) A decision by the board on a permit or permit amendment application is final:\n(1) if a request for rehearing is not filed on time, on the expiration of the period for filing a request for rehearing; or\n(2) if a request for rehearing is filed on time, on the date:\n(A) the board denies the request for rehearing; or\n(B) the board renders a written decision after rehearing.\n(b) Except as provided by Subsection (c), an applicant or a party to a contested hearing may file a suit against the district under Section 36.251 to appeal a decision on a permit or permit amendment application not later than the 60th day after the date on which the decision becomes final.\n(c) An applicant or a party to a contested hearing may not file suit against the district under Section 36.251 if a request for rehearing was not filed on time.\nAdded by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 970 (H.B. 1763), Sec. 17, eff. September 1, 2005.","path":["WATER CODE","TITLE 2. WATER ADMINISTRATION","SUBTITLE E. GROUNDWATER MANAGEMENT","CHAPTER 36. GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICTS","SUBCHAPTER M. PERMIT AND PERMIT AMENDMENT APPLICATIONS; NOTICE AND HEARING PROCESS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/WA/htm/WA.36.htm#36.413","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:48Z","sha256":"7b2dace780a66a69aa02bde3b566c6e38d1c7c46e8f6b4542dff3b1c3c6d7eb1","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-36.412","next":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-36.414"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}