Hernandez v. Texas Department of Insurance

BEA ANN SMITH, Justice.

This appeal requires us to decide whether a state agency must promptly notify a party when the party’s motion for rehearing is overruled by operation of law. We conclude that there is no such obligation. Accordingly, Hernandez’s petition for judicial review was untimely and we will affirm the trial court’s order of dismissal for want of jurisdiction.

BACKGROUND

Hernandez, an insurance agent, has held a local recording agent’s license for twelve years. In April 1994, the Department of Insurance began hearings in response to customer complaints about Hernandez, and the…