(a) The department’s legal staff may participate in a hearing under this chapter.
(b) The hearing proceedings shall be recorded in a form that can be transcribed if notice of appeal is filed.

Terms Used In Texas Health and Safety Code 577.017

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.