Sec. 92.254.  HEARING ON APPLICATION.  (a)  A hearing set under Section 92.253(2) must be held not later than the 25th day after the date the application is filed unless a later date is agreed to by the applicant and the commissioner.
(b)  The commissioner or a hearing officer designated by the commissioner shall conduct the hearing.
(c)  The hearing shall be conducted as a contested case under Chapter 2001, Government Code, except that:
(1)  a proposal for decision may not be made;  and
(2)  the commissioner shall render a final decision or order not later than the 15th day after the date the hearing is closed.
(d)  Chapter 2001, Government Code, governs a motion for rehearing and the availability of judicial review if the commissioner denies the application to convert.
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1008, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.