{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-81.084","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 81.084","heading":"GRIEVANCE TRACKING SYSTEM.","body":"(a) The chief disciplinary counsel shall create and maintain a grievance tracking system for grievances filed and disciplinary decisions issued under this subchapter.\n(b) The grievance tracking system must:\n(1) associate each rule violation or instance of ethical misconduct with the sanction imposed or final action taken for the violation or misconduct in a diversionary procedure adopted under state bar rules;\n(2) address whether a sanction decision aligns with the sanction guidelines adopted under Section 81.083;\n(3) specify the district grievance committee or district judge that imposed the sanction to evaluate sanction patterns within the disciplinary districts and facilitate training for district grievance committee members; and\n(4) include sufficient information to evaluate and track disciplinary trends over time.\n(c) The chief disciplinary counsel shall:\n(1) periodically evaluate and report information gathered in the grievance tracking system to the commission and district grievance committee members; and\n(2) post the information reported under Subdivision (1) on the state bar's Internet website.\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#81.084","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"6c3bfebe22a680b331913518d60fb5fbc7efd0b348ac70be5891948adbd4c9d3","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-81.083","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-81.085"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}