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Tex. Water Code § 5.556 (2026)

Request For Reconsideration Or Contested Case Hearing

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Sec. 5.556. REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION OR CONTESTED CASE HEARING. (a) A person may request that the commission reconsider the executive director's decision or hold a contested case hearing. A request must be filed with the commission during the period provided by commission rule.

(b) The commission shall act on a request during the period provided by commission rule.

(c) The commission may not grant a request for a contested case hearing unless the commission determines that the request was filed by an affected person as defined by Section 5.115.

(d) The commission may not refer an issue to the State Office of Administrative Hearings for a hearing unless the commission determines that the issue:

(1) involves a disputed question of fact;

(2) was raised during the public comment period; and

(3) is relevant and material to the decision on the application.

(e) If the commission grants a request for a contested case hearing it shall:

(1) limit the number and scope of the issues to be referred to the State Office of Administrative Hearings for a hearing; and

(2) consistent with the nature and number of the issues to be considered at the hearing, specify the maximum expected duration of the hearing.

(f) This section does not preclude the commission from holding a hearing if it determines that the public interest warrants doing so.

Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1350, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 20 cases (6 in the last 5 years), 2011–2026 · leading case: City of Waco v. Texas Comm'n on Env't Quality, 346 S.W.3d 781 (Tex. App. 2011).
City of Waco v. Texas Comm'n on Env't Quality, 346 S.W.3d 781 (Tex. App. 2011). · cites it 6× “211(c)(1) (West 2011), or, in certain circumstances, if made by a third party who is an “affected person,” see Tex. Water Code Ann. § 5.556 (a)-(e); 30 Tex.”
Shrimpers & Fishermen v. TX Cmsn on Env Q, 968 F.3d 419 (5th Cir. 2020). · cites it 3× “056(n) (incorporating TEX. WATER CODE § 5.556). A contested-case hearing is a trial-like “proceeding .”
Texas Comm'n on Env't Quality v. City of Waco, 413 S.W.3d 409 (Tex. 2013). · cites it 2× “The court, however, rejected the Commission’s thesis that the City could not show any concrete or imminent adverse effect or injury if the amended permit were approved simply because the amended permit was designed to be more protective of the North Bosque’s water quality than…”
Bosque River Coalition v. Texas Comm'n on Env't Quality, 347 S.W.3d 366 (Tex. App. 2011). · cites it 3× “See Tex. Water Code Ann. § 5.556 (West Supp.2010); 30 Tex.”
Texas Comm'n on Env't Quality v. Wilbarger Creek Conservation All., Marilyn Kelinske, Anne Brockenbrough, & Jonathan Beall (Tex. App. 2025). · cites it 7× “16 v Tex. Water Code § 5.556 .................”
Texas Comm'n on Env't Quality & Max Midstream, LLC v. San Antonio Bay Estuarine Waterkeeper, Texas Campaign for the Env't, & S. Diane Wilson (Tex. App. 2025). · cites it 7× “056(n) (incorporating Tex. Water Code §§ 5.556, 5.557); 30 Tex.”
Texas Comm'n on Env't Quality & Max Midstream, LLC v. San Antonio Bay Estuarine Waterkeeper, Texas Campaign for the Env't, & S. Diane Wilson (Tex. App. 2025). · cites it 4× “056(n) (incorporating Tex. Water Code §§ 5.556, 5.557); 30 Tex.”
City of Waco v. Texas Comm'n on Env't Quality (Tex. App. 2011). · cites it 6× “211(c)(1) (West 2011), or, in certain circumstances, if made by a third party who is an "affected person," see Tex. Water Code Ann. § 5.556 (a)-(e); 30 Tex.”
City of Waco v. Texas Comm'n on Env't Quality (Tex. App. 2011). · cites it 5× “211(c)(1) (West 2011), or, in certain circumstances, if made by a third party who is an “affected person,” see Tex. Water Code Ann. § 5.556 (a)-(e); 30 Tex.”
Bosque River Coalition v. Texas Comm'n on Env't Quality (Tex. App. 2011). · cites it 3× “See Tex. Water Code Ann. § 5.556 (West Supp. 2010); 30 Tex.”
Bosque River Coalition v. Texas Comm'n on Env't Quality (Tex. App. 2011). · cites it 2× “See Tex. Water Code Ann. § 5.556 (West Supp. 2010); 30 Tex.”
— Tex. Water Code § 5.556(a) — 1 case
— Tex. Water Code § 5.556(c) — 7 cases
Shrimpers & Fishermen v. TX Cmsn on Env Q, 968 F.3d 419 (5th Cir. 2020). “056(n) (incorporating TEX. WATER CODE § 5.556). A contested-case hearing is a trial-like “proceeding .”
Texas Comm'n on Env't Quality v. City of Waco, 413 S.W.3d 409 (Tex. 2013). “The court, however, rejected the Commission’s thesis that the City could not show any concrete or imminent adverse effect or injury if the amended permit were approved simply because the amended permit was designed to be more protective of the North Bosque’s water quality than…”
— Tex. Water Code § 5.556(d) — 3 cases
Shrimpers & Fishermen v. TX Cmsn on Env Q, 968 F.3d 419 (5th Cir. 2020). “056(n) (incorporating TEX. WATER CODE § 5.556). A contested-case hearing is a trial-like “proceeding .”
Texas Comm'n on Env't Quality v. City of Waco, 413 S.W.3d 409 (Tex. 2013). “The court, however, rejected the Commission’s thesis that the City could not show any concrete or imminent adverse effect or injury if the amended permit were approved simply because the amended permit was designed to be more protective of the North Bosque’s water quality than…”
— Tex. Water Code § 5.556(e) — 2 cases
— Tex. Water Code § 5.556(f) — 1 case
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