Section 1.22 - DefinitionsThe following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
(1) APA--The Administrative Procedure Act (Government Code, Chapter 2001).(2) Contested case--A proceeding in which the legal rights, duties, or privileges of a party are to be determined after opportunity for an adjudicative hearing.(3) Department--The Texas Department of Transportation.(4) Executive director--The chief administrative officer of the department.(5) Judge--The administrative law judge assigned by the State Office of Administrative Hearings' chief administrative law judge to preside at an administrative hearing held under this subchapter.(6) Party--A person, including the department, that is named or permitted to participate in a contested case hearing by the judge.(7) Person--An individual, representative, corporation, or other entity, including any public or non-profit corporation, or any agency or instrumentality of federal, state, or local government.(8) Petition--The document that initiates a contested case hearing.(9) Petitioner--A person who files a petition under this subchapter.(10) SOAH--The State Office of Administrative Hearings.43 Tex. Admin. Code § 1.22
The provisions of this §1.22 adopted to be effective November 18, 2010, 35 TexReg 10053