Tex. Gov't Code § 2001.145 : GOVERNMENT CODE — GENERAL GOVERNMENT — ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE AND PRACTICE — ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE — CONTESTED CASES: FINAL DECISIONS AND ORDERS; MOTIONS FOR REHEARING — Motions for Rehearing: Prerequisites to Appeal TEXT PDF (a) A timely motion for rehearing is a prerequisite to an appeal in a contested case except that a motion for rehearing of a decision or order that is final under Section 2001.144(a)(3) or (4) is not a prerequisite for appeal. (b) A decision or order that is final under Section 2001.144(a)(2), (3), or (4) is appealable. Tex. Gov't. Code § 2001.145 Amended by Acts 2015, Texas Acts of the 84th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 625,Sec. 8, eff. 9/1/2015. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 611, Sec. 2, eff. 9/1/1997. Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1993.