Sec. 62.556.  APPEAL TO COMMISSIONER OF DENIAL.  (a)  If the commissioner denies an application, the applicant is entitled to a hearing if the applicant submits a written request for a hearing not later than the later of:
(1)  the 30th day after the date the application is filed;  or
(2)  the 15th day after the date the application is denied.
(b)  Not later than the 30th day after the date the hearing is closed, the commissioner shall enter a final order affirming or withdrawing the denial of the application.
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1008, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.