{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-21.154","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Labor Code § 21.154","heading":"INVESTIGATORY AND CONCILIATORY POWERS OF LOCAL COMMISSION.","body":"(a) If the federal government or the Commission on Human Rights refers a complaint alleging a violation of this chapter to a local commission or defers jurisdiction over the subject matter of the complaint to a local commission, the local commission may receive, investigate, conciliate, or rule on the complaint and may file a civil action to carry out the purposes of this chapter.\n(b) The local commission may request, and as necessary, compel by subpoena:\n(1) the attendance of a witness for examination under oath; or\n(2) the production for inspection or copying of a record, document, or other evidence relevant to the investigation of an alleged violation of this chapter.\nActs 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.","path":["LABOR CODE","TITLE 2. PROTECTION OF LABORERS","SUBTITLE A. EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION","CHAPTER 21. EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION","SUBCHAPTER D. LOCAL ENFORCEMENT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LA/htm/LA.21.htm#21.154","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:24Z","sha256":"cfab03cf314ac1b4df641023c1d455fbded58b2697696c223b1560b90897b67e","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-21.153","next":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-21.155"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}