{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-81.073","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 81.073","heading":"CLASSIFICATION OF GRIEVANCES.","body":"(a) The chief disciplinary counsel's office shall classify each grievance on receipt as:\n(1) a complaint, if the grievance:\n(A) alleges conduct that, if true, constitutes professional misconduct or disability cognizable under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct; and\n(B) is submitted by:\n(i) a family member of a ward in a guardianship proceeding that is the subject of the grievance;\n(ii) a family member of a decedent in a probate matter that is the subject of the grievance;\n(iii) a trustee of a trust or an executor of an estate if the matter that is the subject of the grievance relates to the trust or estate;\n(iv) the judge, prosecuting attorney, defense attorney, court staff member, or juror in the legal matter that is the subject of the grievance;\n(v) a trustee in a bankruptcy that is the subject of the grievance; or\n(vi) any other person who has a cognizable individual interest in or connection to the legal matter or facts alleged in the grievance; or\n(2) an inquiry, if:\n(A) the grievance alleges conduct that, even if true, does not constitute professional misconduct or disability cognizable under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct;\n(B) the grievance is submitted by a person other than a person described by Subdivision (1)(B); or\n(C) the respondent attorney is deceased, has relinquished the attorney's license to practice law in this state to avoid disciplinary action, or is not licensed to practice law in this state.\n(b) A complainant or an attorney against whom a grievance is filed may appeal the classification of a grievance to the Board of Disciplinary Appeals, or the complainant may amend and resubmit the grievance.\nAdded by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 17, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.\nAmended by:\nActs 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1020 (H.B. 5010), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH","SUBTITLE G. ATTORNEYS","CHAPTER 81. STATE BAR","SUBCHAPTER E. DISCIPLINE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.81.htm#81.073","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"04d4aac0b043d44b471f5d0c0b1039ae94c42d222859c1af0a5d2dda0a59ff34","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-81.072","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-81.074"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}