Tex. Occ. Code § 110.255 · Subchapter F. PUBLIC INTEREST INFORMATION AND COMPLAINT PROCEDURES
COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION; SUBPOENAS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) In an investigation of a complaint filed with the council, the council may request that the commissioner of state health services or the commissioner's designee approve the issuance of a subpoena. If the request is approved, the council may issue a subpoena to compel the attendance of a relevant witness or the production, for inspection or copying, of relevant evidence in this state. The council may delegate the authority granted under this subsection to the executive director of the council.
(b) A subpoena may be served personally or by certified mail.
(c) If a person fails to comply with a subpoena, the council, acting through the attorney general, may file suit to enforce the subpoena in a district court in Travis County or the county in which a hearing conducted by the council may be held.
(d) On finding that good cause exists for issuing the subpoena, the court shall order the person to comply with the subpoena. The court may punish a person who fails to obey the court order.
(e) The council shall pay a reasonable fee for photocopies subpoenaed under this section in an amount not to exceed the amount the council may charge for copies of its records.
(f) The reimbursement of the expenses of a witness whose attendance is compelled under this section is governed by Section 2001.103, Government Code.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 14.005(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 5.007, eff. April 2, 2015.
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