Sec. 466.027.  DENIAL, SUSPENSION, OR REVOCATION OF PERMIT.  (a)  After notice to an applicant or a permit holder and after the opportunity for a hearing, the department may:
(1)  deny an application of the person if the person fails to comply with this chapter or the rules establishing minimum standards for the issuance of a permit adopted under this chapter;  or
(2)  suspend or revoke the permit of a person who has violated this chapter, an order issued under this chapter, or a minimum standard required for the issuance of a permit.
(b)  The executive commissioner may adopt rules that establish the criteria for the denial, suspension, or revocation of a permit.
(c)  Hearings, appeals from, and judicial review of final administrative decisions under this section shall be conducted according to the contested case provisions of Chapter 2001, Government Code, and the department's formal hearing rules.
(d)  This section does not prevent the informal reconsideration of a case before the setting of a hearing or before the issuance of the final administrative decision under this section.  The program rules must contain provisions establishing the procedures for the initiation and conduct of the informal reconsideration by the department.
Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 193, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.95(49), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Amended by: 
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1218, eff. April 2, 2015.