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Texas Labor Code - LAB § 410.203. Powers and Duties of Appeals Panel;  Priority of Hearing on Remand

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) The appeals panel shall consider:

(1) the record developed at the contested case hearing;  and

(2) the written request for appeal and response filed with the appeals panel.

(b) The appeals panel may:

(1) reverse the decision of the administrative law judge and render a new decision;

(2) reverse the decision of the administrative law judge and remand the case to the administrative law judge for further consideration and development of evidence;  or

(3) affirm the decision of the administrative law judge in a case described by Section 410.204(a-1).

(c) The appeals panel may not remand a case under Subsection (b)(2) more than once.

(d) A hearing on remand shall be accelerated and the commissioner shall adopt rules to give priority to the hearing over other proceedings.

(e) The appeals panel shall issue and maintain a precedent manual.  The precedent manual shall be composed of precedent-establishing decisions and may include other information as identified by the appeals panel.

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