Tex. Gov't Code § 3002.104 · Subchapter C. ENFORCEMENT
COLLECTION OF CIVIL PENALTY; MANDAMUS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) If, after receipt of notice under Section 3002.103(c), the political subdivision or state agency has not cured the violation on or before the 15th day after the date the notice is received or was previously found liable by a court for a violation of this chapter, the attorney general may bring an action to collect the civil penalty authorized under Section 3002.101.
(b) In addition to bringing an action under Subsection (a), the attorney general may also file a petition for a writ of mandamus or apply for other appropriate equitable relief.
(c) An action under this section may be brought or filed in a district court in the county in which the principal office of the political subdivision or state agency is located.
(d) The attorney general may recover reasonable expenses incurred in obtaining relief under this section, including court costs, reasonable attorney's fees, investigative costs, witness fees, and deposition costs.
(e) A civil penalty collected by the attorney general under this section shall be deposited to the credit of the compensation to victims of crime fund established under Subchapter J, Chapter 56B, Code of Criminal Procedure.
(f) Notwithstanding any other law, the Fifteenth Court of Appeals has exclusive jurisdiction over any appeal arising out of a civil action brought under this section.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 20 (S.B. 8), Sec. 2, eff. December 4, 2025.
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