(a) The hearings examiner has final order authority in a contested case filed under Occupations Code, §2301.204 or Occupations Code, Chapter 2301, Subchapter M.
(b) This authority includes a contested case in which a case is resolved:
  (1) by settlement;
  (2) by agreed order;
  (3) by withdrawal of the complaint;
  (4) by dismissal for want of prosecution or continued failure to communicate with the department;
  (5) by dismissal for want of jurisdiction;
  (6) by summary judgment or summary disposition;
  (7) by a default judgment; or
  (8) when a party waives the opportunity for a contested case hearing.

Source Note: The provisions of this §224.258 adopted to be effective June 1, 2024, 49 TexReg 2771