| (a) Commission investigations.
(1) The commission may at any time institute formal investigations
on its own motion, or the motion of the commission's staff, . Orders and pleadings
initiating investigations shall specify the matters to be investigated, and
shall be served upon the person being investigated.
(2) Notice of commission-instituted investigations of specific
persons subject to commission regulation and investigative proceedings affecting
such persons as a class will be served upon all affected persons under investigation.
The commission shall post notice with the Texas Register
of prehearing conferences and hearings. The presiding officer may
require additional notice.
(b) Show cause orders in complaint proceeding. The presiding
officer, either upon his or her own motion or upon receipt of written complaint,
may at any time after appropriate notice has been given, summon any person
within the commission's jurisdiction to appear in a public hearing and show
cause why such person should not be compelled to comply with any applicable
statute, rule, regulation, or general order with which the person is allegedly
not in compliance. All hearings in such show cause proceedings shall be conducted
in accordance with the provisions of this chapter.
(c) No limitations. Nothing in this section shall be construed
to limit the commission's authority to investigate persons subject to the
commission's jurisdiction.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §22.241 adopted to be effective November 1, 1993, 18 TexReg 6641; amended to be effective May 11, 1999, 24 TexReg 3476; amended to be effective March 26, 2001, 26 TexReg 2351 |
