{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-411.253","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 411.253","heading":"INITIATION OF INVESTIGATIONS.","body":"The office of inspector general may only initiate an investigation based on:\n(1) authorization from the commission;\n(2) approval of the inspector general or deputy inspector general;\n(3) approval of the director, a deputy director, an assistant director of the Texas Rangers, or an assistant director of the criminal investigations division for criminal investigations; or\n(4) commission rules or approved commission policies.\nAdded by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1308 (H.B. 3099), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2011.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 4. EXECUTIVE BRANCH","SUBTITLE B. LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC PROTECTION","CHAPTER 411. DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY OF THE STATE OF TEXAS","SUBCHAPTER I-1. OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.411.htm#411.253","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"d6b5c7c3badbc3bf7a1aef73462f61d95eb9f1fceb206eab99a436ced57442b1","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-411.252","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-411.254"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}