(a) The department will present the procedural history and summary of the contested case.
(b) The party that is adversely affected may present first. However, the board chair is authorized to determine the order of each party's presentation if:
  (1) it is not clear which party is adversely affected;
  (2) it appears that more than one party is adversely affected; or
  (3) different parties are adversely affected by different portions of the contested case under review.
(c) The other party or parties not adversely affected will then have an opportunity to make a presentation. If more than one party is not adversely affected, each party will have an opportunity to respond in alphabetical order based on the name of the party in the pleadings in the SOAH administrative record, except as stated otherwise in §224.196 of this title (relating to Request for Oral Presentation).

Source Note: The provisions of this §224.202 adopted to be effective June 1, 2024, 49 TexReg 2771