(a) General venue. The judge shall conduct the hearing in Austin, Texas unless the judge grants a change of venue in accordance with subsection (b) of this section.
(b) Change of venue. A party may file a motion to transfer venue. The judge may grant the motion to change venue upon consent of the parties or upon a showing of good cause. Good cause includes, but is not limited to, the following:
  (1) the case arose at a location closer to an HHSC office outside Austin, Texas;
  (2) a majority of the witnesses reside more than 100 miles from Austin, Texas; or
  (3) judicial and party resources will be conserved by the change of venue.

Source Note: The provisions of this §357.485 adopted to be effective June 20, 2007, 32 TexReg 3544