(a) If the executive director recommends denial of an application for a license or permit, notice of the recommendation shall be transmitted to the applicant by the commission.
(b) An applicant may request an administrative hearing on the executive director's denial recommendation by filing a written request for hearing with the commission within thirty (30) days of the date on the notice of the denial recommendation.
(c) A request for hearing under this section must be filed by mail to Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, ATTN: Clerk, P.O. Box 13127, Austin, Texas, 78711 or by electronic mail to clerk@tabc.texas.gov.
(d) If the applicant files a timely request for hearing, the executive director will refer the application to SOAH for a hearing pursuant to Alcoholic Beverage Code §11.43(h).
(e) If the applicant does not file a timely request for hearing, the recommendation for denial of the application will be set for consideration by the commission at the next available regular commission meeting.

Source Note: The provisions of this §33.60 adopted to be effective December 31, 2020, 45 TexReg 7241