(a) The final order authority may not extend the time for filing a document when a statute or rule specifies the time period by which a document must be filed with the department.
(b) When an act is discretionary or allowed to be done at or within a specified time in accordance with this chapter and Government Code, Chapter 2001, the final order authority, with good cause shown, may:
  (1) order the specific period extended if the extension is requested before the expiration of the period previously specified; or
  (2) allow the act to be done after the expiration of the specified period, provided good cause is shown for the failure to act.

Source Note: The provisions of this §224.25 adopted to be effective June 1, 2024, 49 TexReg 2771