Tex. Nat. Res. Code § 81.053 · Subchapter C. JURISDICTION, POWERS, AND DUTIES
COMMISSION POWERS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
In the discharge of its duties and the enforcement of its jurisdiction under this title, the commission shall:
(1) institute suits;
(2) hear and determine complaints;
(3) require the attendance of witnesses and pay their expenses out of funds provided for that purpose;
(4) obtain the issuance of writs and process which may be necessary for the enforcement of its orders; and
(5) punish for contempt or disobedience of its orders in the manner provided for the district courts.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2510, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/NR/htm/NR.81.htm
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- Composed by
- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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