Tex. Human Resources Code § 23.009

This is the official text of Tex. Human Resources Code § 23.009, part of Texas’s Human Resources Code — governs state social services and welfare programs.

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§ 23.009. DEFAULT ORDER.

Official statutory text

The commission shall consider the allegations of the petition for suspension to be admitted and shall render an order suspending a license if the person fails to:

(1) respond to a notice issued under Section 23.006;

(2) request a hearing; or

(3) appear at a hearing.

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