{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-36.418","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Water Code § 36.418","heading":"RULES; CONTESTED CASE HEARINGS; APPLICABILITY OF ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT.","body":"(a) A district may adopt rules establishing procedures for contested hearings consistent with Subchapters C, D, and F, Chapter 2001, Government Code, including the authority to issue a subpoena, require a deposition, or order other discovery.\n(b) Except as provided by this section and Sections 36.416 and 36.4165, Chapter 2001, Government Code, does not apply to a hearing under this subchapter.\n(c) The district shall adopt rules to:\n(1) establish a procedure for preliminary and evidentiary hearings;\n(2) allow the presiding officer, at a preliminary hearing by the district and before a referral of the case to the State Office of Administrative Hearings, to determine a party's right to participate in a hearing according to Section 36.415(b)(2); and\n(3) set a deadline for a party to file a request to refer a contested case to the State Office of Administrative Hearings under Section 36.416.\nAdded by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 970 (H.B. 1763), Sec. 17, eff. September 1, 2005.\nAmended by:\nActs 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 53 (S.B. 693), Sec. 4, eff. May 12, 2011.\nActs 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 53 (S.B. 693), Sec. 5, eff. May 12, 2011.","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#36.418","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:48Z","sha256":"b5f6b6df5de9c7a64ac447b49a860c0f6f3ece2804a64034bdb56c28e8ac1e47","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-36.417","next":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-36.451"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}