(a) Insofar as practicable and except as otherwise provided in this chapter, procedure in contested case hearings will be in accordance with the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure. References in the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure to the "court" or the "judge" will be construed as references to the administrative law judge as the context may require. All documents required by the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure to be filed with the clerk must be filed with the administrative law judge or with a person designated by the administrative law judge.      
        (b) The agency with jurisdiction over a particular case is a party to that case through its attorney of record. The agency attorney must be served with copies of all notices, orders, pleadings, motions, and correspondence, notified of all hearings and conferences, and has full rights to participate at all stages of the case.       
     Source Note:        The provisions of this §9.2 adopted to be effective November 13, 1997, 22 TexReg 10951.