Texas § LA.21.154 - INVESTIGATORY AND CONCILIATORY POWERS OF LOCAL COMMISSION
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§ LA.21.154. INVESTIGATORY AND CONCILIATORY POWERS OF LOCAL COMMISSION
INVESTIGATORY AND CONCILIATORY POWERS OF LOCAL COMMISSION. (a) If the federal government or the Commission on Human Rights refers a complaint alleging a violation of this chapter to a local commission or defers jurisdiction over the subject matter of the complaint to a local commission, the local commission may receive, investigate, conciliate, or rule on the complaint and may file a civil action to carry out the purposes of this chapter. (b) The local commission may request, and as necessary, compel by subpoena: (1) the attendance of a witness for examination under oath; or (2) the production for inspection or copying of a record, document, or other evidence relevant to the investigation of an alleged violation of this chapter. Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
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