Tex. Government Code § 153.056
This is the official text of Tex. Government Code § 153.056, part of Texas’s Government Code — covers the structure and operation of Texas state and local government.
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§ 153.056.
Official statutory text
Sec. 153.056. OPTIONS FOLLOWING DECISION: PAY, ACCEPT, OR APPEAL. Not later than the 30th day after the date the order of the commission imposing an administrative penalty or sanction under Section 153.055 becomes final, the person shall:
(1) accept the obligation to pay the penalty or accept the sanction; or
(2) file an appeal of the commission's order contesting the findings of fact, the conclusions of law, the occurrence of the violation, the imposition or amount of the penalty, the imposition of the sanction, or any combination.
(1) accept the obligation to pay the penalty or accept the sanction; or
(2) file an appeal of the commission's order contesting the findings of fact, the conclusions of law, the occurrence of the violation, the imposition or amount of the penalty, the imposition of the sanction, or any combination.
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