1. (a) Unless otherwise provided, parole decisions shall be made by two-thirds vote of a parole panel. The board is the parole release decision-maker of persons convicted of a capital felony offense, or an offense under §§21.11(a)(1), 22.021, or 12.42(c)(2) of the Penal Code. In these cases, the board may grant parole only upon a two-thirds vote. The board is not required to meet as a body to perform this duty.
2. (b) In all other matters of parole and mandatory supervision and revocation of parole and mandatory supervision, three-member parole panels are parole decision-makers. A parole panel may consider any eligible offender for release and, upon a majority vote of the panel may approve or deny release to supervision. If a majority of the panel does not concur, the case is forwarded to a panel designated by the presiding officer (chair) to revote. The members of a parole panel are not required to meet as a body to perform these decision-making duties.

Source Note:The provisions of this §145.1 adopted to be effective January 6, 1997, 21 TexReg 12426; amended to be effective October 20, 1998, 23 TexReg 10656; amended to be effective March 20, 2003, 28 TexReg 2355; amended to be effective February 5, 2004, 29 TexReg 1209.