| (a) Parties to proceedings under this section are the
Agency, respondent(s) and any intervenors. Respondents include persons
named as such in a charge issued under §819.156.
(b) An aggrieved person as defined under Texas Property
Code §301.003(1) is not a party but may file a motion to intervene.
Requests for intervention shall be filed within 50 days after the
issuance of the charge; however, the hearing officer may allow intervention
beyond that time. An intervenor's right to participate as a party
may be restricted by order of the hearing officer.
(c) Intervention shall be permitted if the person requesting
intervention is:
(1) The aggrieved person on whose behalf the charge
is issued; or
(2) An aggrieved person who claims an interest in the
property or transaction that is the subject of the charge and the
disposition of the charge may, as a practical matter, impair or impede
this person's ability to protect that interest, unless the aggrieved
person is adequately represented by the existing parties.
(d) If an aggrieved person does not intervene within
50 days after issuance of the charge, and the parties have reached
a settlement, the hearing officer shall dismiss the case.
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