Section 2001.174 - Review Under Substantial Evidence Rule or Undefined Scope of Review If the law authorizes review of a decision in a contested case under the substantial evidence rule or if the law does not define the scope of judicial review, a court may not substitute its judgment for the judgment of the state agency on the weight of the evidence on questions committed to agency discretion but:
(1) may affirm the agency decision in whole or in part; and(2) shall reverse or remand the case for further proceedings if substantial rights of the appellant have been prejudiced because the administrative findings, inferences, conclusions, or decisions are: (A) in violation of a constitutional or statutory provision;(B) in excess of the agency's statutory authority;(C) made through unlawful procedure;(D) affected by other error of law;(E) not reasonably supported by substantial evidence considering the reliable and probative evidence in the record as a whole; or(F) arbitrary or capricious or characterized by abuse of discretion or clearly unwarranted exercise of discretion.Tex. Gov't. Code § 2001.174
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1993.