(a) The board shall conduct one or more public hearings for any purpose set forth in §2.43(a) of this subchapter (relating to Requests for Board Hearings). If the property is located in more than one city or town, the hearing(s) on any single tract of land may be combined. At least one hearing shall be conducted in the county where the property is located. Any board hearing shall be open to the public in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Government Code, Chapter 551, §§551.001 et seq, and the board shall conduct all hearings in accordance with §§2.31-2.36 of this chapter.
(b) Hearings of the board are not a contested case proceedings under the Administrative Procedure Act, Government Code, Chapter 2001, §§2001.001 et seq, and shall not be subject to appeal thereunder.

Source Note: The provisions of this §2.46 adopted to be effective January 9, 2003, 28 TexReg 479