Texas Health and Safety Code 593.010 – Appeal
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(a) A party to a hearing may appeal the hearing officer’s decision without filing a motion for rehearing with the hearing officer.
(b) Venue for the appeal is in the county court of Travis County or the county in which the proposed client resides.
Terms Used In Texas Health and Safety Code 593.010
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
- Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.
(c) The appeal is by trial de novo.