(a) Any responsive pleading shall be filed by a party within 10 days after filing of the pleading to which the response is made or as ordered by the examiner.
(b) A responsive pleading to a complaint filed under this chapter shall be filed by the respondent within 20 days of the date of the Commission's letter notifying the respondent of the complaint.
(c) The Commissioners, the Hearings Director, or the examiner may take action on a pleading before the deadline for filing responsive pleadings only in an emergency that presents a risk of imminent pollution, waste, or injury to persons or real or personal property. Action taken under such conditions is subject to modification based on a timely responsive pleading.

Source Note: The provisions of this §1.35 adopted to be effective August 21, 2017, 42 TexReg 4131