16 Tex. Admin. Code § 1.31 - Classification of Pleadings
(a) Pleadings filed
in contested case proceedings before the Commission shall be designated as one
of the following: application, petition, complaint, notice of protest, answer,
motion, exception, or response or reply to one of the preceding pleadings. If
there is an error in the designation of a pleading, the examiner or the
Hearings Director may determine the appropriate status in the proceeding and
treat it accordingly.
(b) Requests
for discovery and responses thereto shall not be classified as pleadings and
shall become a part of the administrative record in a contested case only when
offered as evidence, or when part of a request for an order compelling a
discovery response, or a reply thereto.
(c) Pleadings shall be liberally construed.
As applicable, the Commission, Hearings Director, or examiner may construe a
document as a pleading if the intent of the filing or document is
evident.
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