Section 850.70 - Appearance of Parties at Hearings; Representation(a) An individual may represent himself or herself.(b) A party may be represented by an attorney authorized to practice law in Texas or by any other representative authorized by the party to represent the party.(c) A party's authorized representative shall be copied on all notices, pleadings, and other correspondence.(d) A party's authorized representative remains the representative of record in absence of a formal request to withdraw and an order approving such withdrawal issued by the IHO.(e) The Agency is not responsible for expenses incurred by appellants seeking remedy under this subchapter and representation and attorney fees and related expenses are the responsibility of the individual parties.40 Tex. Admin. Code § 850.70
The provisions of this §850.70 adopted to be effective March 12, 2012, 37 TexReg 1706; duplicated effective September 1, 2016, as published in the Texas Register September 2, 2016, 41 TexReg 6773; Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 44, Number 19, May 10, 2019, TexReg 2370, eff. 5/13/2019