(a) All contested case hearings shall be recorded by electronic means. Upon request, and payment of the required fees, any person may be provided a copy of this recording.
(b) Upon written request by any party, a transcript of the hearing shall be made. The cost of the preparation of such transcript shall be borne by the requesting party. The transcript shall be filed with the administrative law judge and made part of the record of the case. Parties may purchase copies of a transcript upon payment of applicable charges.
(c) Errors claimed in any transcription shall be noted in writing and suggested corrections may be offered within 10 days after the transcript is filed with the administrative law judge. Such time for suggested corrections may be extended by the administrative law judge. Suggested corrections shall be served in writing upon each party of record and upon the administrative law judge. If not objected to within 10 days after being offered, the administrative law judge shall direct that such suggested corrections be made and shall stipulate the manner of making such corrections. In the event that parties disagree on suggested corrections, the administrative law judge, with the aid of argument and testimony from the parties, shall then determine the manner in which the record shall be changed.
(d) In addition to preparation of a transcript upon the request of a party, transcripts shall be prepared when a final order is appealed to district court. The party appealing the final order to district court shall pay all or a part of the cost of preparation of the transcript of the hearing.
(e) A party may elect to preserve the proceedings by stenographic or electronic means, or by use of a certified shorthand reporter. Such record may be designated as the official record by the chief administrative law judge upon notice to parties and opportunity to request a hearing. The cost of such record shall be borne by the party requesting the same.
(f) Any party wishing to record a contested case hearing independently shall file a motion requesting permission no later than five days before the hearing. The administrative law judge shall grant, deny, or prescribe conditions governing such recordings as justice and hearings decorum may require.
(g) Nothing in this section shall be construed so as to limit the authority of the administrative law judge to control the orderly conduct and decorum of the hearing.

Source Note: The provisions of this §1.19 adopted to be effective January 18, 1991, 16 TexReg 113; amended to be effective August 3, 1993, 18 TexReg 4747; amended to be effective December 8, 2022, 47 TexReg 8039