Revision 10-4; Effective July 16, 2010

If an appellant does not agree with the administrative review decision, he can file a request for a judicial review with the courts in Travis County within 30 days of the date of the administrative review decision.

2210 Preparing the File

Revision 11-4; Effective June 1, 2011

When the agency is served with process and an appellant has filed for judicial review in the courts of Travis County, the following actions are taken.

  • General counsel will notify the Office of the Attorney General that HHSC has been served in a suit for judicial review of an administrative review.
  • The special counsel for litigation will notify TWC's Office of the General Counsel if the suit relates to a board/contractor requested sanction. The attorney contact at TWC is:

    Sheri Sanders Givens
    Assistant General Counsel
    Office of General Counsel
    Texas Workforce Commission
    101 E. 15th Street, Room 608
    Austin, TX 78778
    512-463-6652
    Fax 512-463-1426
  • The special counsel for appeals will be notified so that the hearings administrator can prepare a copy of the file, including a copy of the recorded hearing. The database will be updated.
  • The hearings administrator will prepare the file and provide it to the director of appeals who will certify the record.
  • The certified record will be provided to the agency counsel.

2220 Completing the Judicial Review

Revision 11-4; Effective June 1, 2011

HHSC Legal Division staff will notify the special counsel for appeals when the district court has issued a decision on the judicial review request.

The special counsel for appeals will notify the appeals director and the hearings administrator of the court's decision.

Upon receipt of the court's decision, hearings staff will update the database and tracking spreadsheet with the outcome and date of decision.

If the decision is a reversal and some action needs to be taken by program, the hearings administrator will direct the hearings manager to send the decision and Form H4807, Action Taken on Hearing Decision, to program and track for completion.

2230 Hearings Manager Responsibilities

Revision 10-4; Effective July 16, 2010

The hearings manager will provide the decision and Form H4807, Action Taken on Hearing Decision, to the appropriate program staff if the judge’s decision requires program to take an action, track for completion, and provide that information to the hearings administrator.