1. (a) If a party wants to provide written materials at the special public meeting, the party must provide the written materials to the department and all other parties in accordance with §224.11 of this title (relating to Filing and Service of Documents) at least 14 days prior to the date of the special public meeting. If a party fails to timely provide written materials to the department or any other party, the department shall not provide the written materials to the Motor Carrier Division Director and the party shall not provide the written materials to the Motor Carrier Division Director at the special public meeting.
2. (b) For the purposes of this section, written materials are defined as language or images including photographs or diagrams, that are contained in the SOAH administrative record and recorded in paper form except as stated otherwise in this subsection. The language or images in the written materials must be taken without changes from the SOAH administrative record; however, proposed final orders are allowed to be included in a party's written materials even if they contain arguments or requests that are not contained in the SOAH administrative record. Written materials shall be limited to evidence contained in the SOAH administrative record and consistent with the scope of the Motor Carrier Division Director's authority to act under Government Code, §2001.058(e) and the applicable law that governs the subject matter of the contested case, such as Transportation Code, Chapters 621-623, 643, or 645.
3. (c) All information in the written materials shall include a citation to the SOAH administrative record on all points to specifically identify where the information is located. The citations may be provided in an addendum to the written materials that is not counted against the 15-page limit under subsection (d) of this section; however, the addendum must not include any information other than a heading that lists the name of the party, the caption for the contested case, and text that lists the citations and page numbers.
4. (d) Written materials shall be 8.5 inches by 11 inches and single-sided. Written materials must be double-spaced and at least 12-point type if in text form. Written materials are limited to 15 pages per party. If a party provides the department with written materials that contain more pages than the maximum allowed, the department shall not provide the written materials to the Motor Carrier Division Director and a party shall not provide the written materials to the Motor Carrier Division Director at the special public meeting.
5. (e) Non-parties are not authorized to provide written materials to the Motor Carrier Division Director at a special public meeting.

Source Note:The provisions of this §224.316 adopted to be effective February 27, 2026, 50 TexReg 6528.