Texas § 21.154 INVESTIGATORY AND CONCILIATORY POWERS OF LOCAL COMMISSION.

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§ 21.154 — INVESTIGATORY AND CONCILIATORY POWERS OF LOCAL COMMISSION.

Texas § 21.154

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Tex. Labor Code Code Ann. § 21.154 (2026).

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Sec. 21.154. INVESTIGATORY AND CONCILIATORY POWERS OF LOCAL COMMISSION.

(a)If the federal government or the Commission on Human Rights refers a complaint alleging a violation of this chapter to a local commission or defers jurisdiction over the subject matter of the complaint to a local commission, the local commission may receive, investigate, conciliate, or rule on the complaint and may file a civil action to carry out the purposes of this chapter.

(b)The local commission may request, and as necessary, compel by subpoena:

(1)the attendance of a witness for examination under oath; or

(2)the production for inspection or copying of a record, document, or other evidence relevant to the investigation of an alleged violation of this chapter.

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Sec. 21.154. INVESTIGATORY AND CONCILIATORY POWERS OF LOCAL COMMISSION. (a) If the federal government or the Commission on Human Rights refers a complaint alleging a violation of this chapter to a local commission or defers jurisdiction over the subject matter of the complaint to a local commission, the local commission may receive, investigate, conciliate, or rule on the complaint and may file a civil action to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
(b) The local commission may request, and as necessary, compel by subpoena:
(1) the attendance of a witness for examination under oath; or
(2) the production for inspection or copying of a record, document, or other evidence relevant to the investigation of an alleged violation of this chapter.