(a) The hearing officer shall use his or her best judgment to determine when to grant a continuance of postponement of a hearing in order to secure all the evidence that is necessary and to be fair to the parties.     
      (b) Before the hearing, requests for a continuance or a postponement of a hearing may be made informally, either orally or in writing, to the hearing officer.     
     Source Note:        The provisions of this §823.22 adopted to be effective November 26, 2007, 32 TexReg 8546; amended to be effective January 25, 2021, 46 TexReg 607