Texas § 21.251 CIVIL ACTION BY COMMISSION.

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§ 21.251 — CIVIL ACTION BY COMMISSION.

Texas § 21.251

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Tex. Labor Code Code Ann. § 21.251 (2026).

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Sec. 21.251. CIVIL ACTION BY COMMISSION.

(a)The commission may bring a civil action against a respondent if:

(1)the commission determines that there is reasonable cause to believe that the respondent engaged in an unlawful employment practice;

(2)the commission's efforts to resolve the discriminatory practice to the satisfaction of the complainant and respondent through conciliation have been unsuccessful; and

(3)a majority of the commissioners determines that the civil action may achieve the purposes of this chapter.

(b)The complainant may intervene in a civil action brought by the commission.

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Sec. 21.251. CIVIL ACTION BY COMMISSION. (a) The commission may bring a civil action against a respondent if:
(1) the commission determines that there is reasonable cause to believe that the respondent engaged in an unlawful employment practice;
(2) the commission's efforts to resolve the discriminatory practice to the satisfaction of the complainant and respondent through conciliation have been unsuccessful; and
(3) a majority of the commissioners determines that the civil action may achieve the purposes of this chapter.
(b) The complainant may intervene in a civil action brought by the commission.