Sec. 371.061.  PERIOD FOR FINAL DECISION TO APPROVE OR DENY.  Unless the applicant and the commissioner agree in writing to a later date, the commissioner shall approve or deny the application before the 61st day after the later of the date on which:
(1)  the application is filed and the required fees are paid;  or
(2)  a hearing on the application is completed.
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1008, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.