{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-81.082","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 81.082","heading":"PROCESS TO IDENTIFY COMPLAINTS SUITABLE FOR SETTLEMENT OR INVESTIGATORY HEARING.","body":"(a) The chief disciplinary counsel shall develop a process to identify a complaint that is appropriate for a settlement attempt or an investigatory hearing before a trial is requested or the complaint is placed on a hearing docket.\n(b) The chief disciplinary counsel may authorize a settlement at any time during the disciplinary process.\nAdded by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 531 (S.B. 302), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2017.","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#81.082","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"793d2172734573e76fd525a8fcb236cd2ab737d8ed9d13b029a5544c924372d1","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-81.081","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-81.083"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}