Texas Government Code - GOV'T § 2001.003. Definitions

(1) “Contested case” means a proceeding, including a ratemaking or licensing proceeding, in which the legal rights, duties, or privileges of a party are to be determined by a state agency after an opportunity for adjudicative hearing.

(2) “License” includes the whole or a part of a state agency permit, certificate, approval, registration, or similar form of permission required by law.

(3) “Licensing” includes a state agency process relating to the granting, denial, renewal, revocation, suspension, annulment, withdrawal, or amendment of a license.

(4) “Party” means a person or state agency named or admitted as a party.

(5) “Person” means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, governmental subdivision, or public or private organization that is not a state agency.

(6) “Rule”:

(7) “State agency” means a state officer, board, commission, or department with statewide jurisdiction that makes rules or determines contested cases. The term includes the State Office of Administrative Hearings for the purpose of determining contested cases. The term does not include: