Tex. Transportation Code § 52.009
This is the official text of Tex. Transportation Code § 52.009, part of Texas’s Transportation Code — governs vehicles, drivers, and roadways.
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§ 52.009. HEARINGS.
Official statutory text
(a) The commissioner may hold a public hearing after receiving the reports required under Section 52.008.
(b) If the commissioner decides to hold a public hearing or if the applicant requests a hearing under Section 52.008(d)(2), the commissioner shall publish notice of the hearing in the publications described by Section 52.007.
(c) Notice of the hearing must:
(1) describe the purpose of the hearing; and
(2) provide the date, time, and place of the hearing.
(d) Notice of the hearing must be published and personal notice of the hearing, if any, must be given not later than the 10th day before the date set for the hearing.
(e) The commissioner may consolidate a hearing held under this section with the hearing that is required to be held in this state by the secretary under the Deepwater Port Act of 1974 (33 U.S.C. Sec. 1501 et seq.).
(f) A hearing held under this section must be concluded not later than the 120th day after the date the commissioner receives the application from the governor. The commissioner may hold a hearing after that date if:
(1) the required federal hearing in this state has not been held; and
(2) the commissioner decides to consolidate the hearings and gives notice of the decision.
(b) If the commissioner decides to hold a public hearing or if the applicant requests a hearing under Section 52.008(d)(2), the commissioner shall publish notice of the hearing in the publications described by Section 52.007.
(c) Notice of the hearing must:
(1) describe the purpose of the hearing; and
(2) provide the date, time, and place of the hearing.
(d) Notice of the hearing must be published and personal notice of the hearing, if any, must be given not later than the 10th day before the date set for the hearing.
(e) The commissioner may consolidate a hearing held under this section with the hearing that is required to be held in this state by the secretary under the Deepwater Port Act of 1974 (33 U.S.C. Sec. 1501 et seq.).
(f) A hearing held under this section must be concluded not later than the 120th day after the date the commissioner receives the application from the governor. The commissioner may hold a hearing after that date if:
(1) the required federal hearing in this state has not been held; and
(2) the commissioner decides to consolidate the hearings and gives notice of the decision.
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