Texas § LA.21.255 - COMMISSION'S INTERVENTION IN CIVIL ACTION BY COMPLAINANT

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§ LA.21.255. COMMISSION'S INTERVENTION IN CIVIL ACTION BY COMPLAINANT

COMMISSION'S INTERVENTION IN CIVIL ACTION BY COMPLAINANT. After receipt of a timely application, a court may permit the commission to intervene in a civil action filed under Section 21.254 if: (1) the commission certifies that the case is of general public importance; and (2) before commencement of the action the commission issued a determination of reasonable cause to believe that this chapter was violated. Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.

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