(a) Contents of record. The record in a contested case includes:
(1) all pleadings, motions, briefs, and interim orders;
(2) evidence received or considered;
(3) a statement of matters officially noticed;
(4) questions and offers of proof, objections, and rulings on objections;
(5) any decision, opinion, or report by the examiner presiding at the hearing;
(6) all staff memoranda or data submitted to or considered by the administrative law judge or the commissioner;
(7) proposed findings and exceptions;
(8) any findings of fact or conclusions of law; and
(9) the final order of the commissioner.
(b) Findings of fact. Findings of fact shall be based exclusively on the evidence presented and on matters officially noticed.
Source Note: The provisions of this §2.19 adopted to be effective January 9, 2003, 28 TexReg 479