Texas Health and Safety Code - HEALTH & SAFETY § 437B.204. Emergency Suspension

(a) The department may issue an emergency order to suspend a mobile food vendor license if the department has reasonable cause to believe a license holder's operations pose an imminent threat to the public's health and safety.  An emergency suspension order is effective immediately without a hearing on notice to the license holder and must state the length of the suspension.

(b) Not later than the 14th day after the date a mobile food vendor license holder receives notice from the department of an emergency suspension of a license under this section, the license holder may request a preliminary hearing on the emergency order in a form and manner the department prescribes.

(c) On receipt of a license holder's request for hearing under Subsection (b), the department shall promptly refer the matter to the State Office of Administrative Hearings for a preliminary hearing before an administrative law judge.

(d) An administrative law judge for the State Office of Administrative Hearings shall:

(e) A final hearing on the matter shall be held not later than the 61st day after the date of the emergency suspension.