APPEAL
Known as the Persons with an Intellectual Disability Act
The act spans §§ 591–597 (170 sections).
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff
(a) A party to a hearing may appeal the hearing officer's decision without filing a motion for rehearing with the hearing officer.
(b) Venue for the appeal is in the county court of Travis County or the county in which the proposed client resides.
(c) The appeal is by trial de novo.
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.