1. (a) The hearings examiner has final order authority in a contested case filed under Occupations Code, §2301.204 or Occupations Code, Chapter 2301, Subchapter M.

2. (b) This authority includes a contested case in which a case is resolved:

   1. (1) by settlement;
   2. (2) by agreed order;
   3. (3) by withdrawal of the complaint;
   4. (4) by dismissal for want of prosecution or continued failure to communicate with the department;
   5. (5) by dismissal for want of jurisdiction;
   6. (6) by summary judgment or summary disposition;
   7. (7) by a default judgment; or
   8. (8) when a party waives the opportunity for a contested case hearing.

Source Note:The provisions of this §224.258 adopted to be effective June 1, 2024, 49 TexReg 2771.