Tex. Occ. Code § 1001.555 · Subchapter L. OTHER PENALTIES AND ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS
ATTORNEY GENERAL AS LEGAL ADVISOR; REPRESENTATION BY ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) The attorney general shall:
(1) act as legal advisor of the board;
(2) provide legal assistance to the board as necessary to enforce this chapter or Chapter 1071 and make those laws effective; and
(3) represent the board in an action brought to enforce this chapter or Chapter 1071.
(b) This section does not affect the duties of local prosecuting officers.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1232 (H.B. 1523), Sec. 1.49, eff. September 1, 2019.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.1001.htm
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