Testimony shall be confined to the subject of the pending matter. In the event any party at a hearing shall pursue a line of questioning that is, in the Hearing Officer’s opinion, irrelevant, incompetent, unduly repetitious, or immaterial, such questioning shall be terminated.

Source Note: The provisions of this §147.24 adopted to be effective January, 1976; amended to be effective October 31, 1980, 5 TexReg 4178; amended to be effective August 11, 2016, 41 TexReg 5763; amended to be effective February 13, 2024, 49 TexReg 719