General Hearings

General hearings, also called general docket or contested case hearings, include cases in which a State of Texas agency decides to take certain action against a person or business. The law often allows the person or business to request an administrative hearing to challenge the action. When a hearing is requested, the agency sends, or refers, the case to the State Office of Administrative Hearings for the hearing. General hearings cover a wide range of subjects including:

• Professional licensing and regulation
• Insurance
• Workers’ compensation medical fee disputes
• Retirement benefits
• Child abuse and neglect
• Child support
• Elder care
• Health and medical services
• Transportation
• Land ownership
• Environment and natural resources
• Public safety
• Financial and utility regulation