{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-21.210","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Labor Code § 21.210","heading":"TEMPORARY INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.","body":"(a) If the commission concludes from a preliminary investigation of an unlawful employment practice alleged in a complaint that prompt judicial action is necessary to carry out the purpose of this chapter, the commission shall file a petition seeking appropriate temporary relief against the respondent pending final determination of a proceeding under this chapter.\n(b) The petition shall be filed in a district court in a county in which:\n(1) the alleged unlawful employment practice that is the subject of the complaint occurred; or\n(2) the respondent resides.\n(c) A court may not issue temporary injunctive relief unless the commission shows:\n(1) a substantial likelihood of success on the merits; and\n(2) irreparable harm to the complainant in the absence of the preliminary relief pending final determination on the merits.\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 E. ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LA/htm/LA.21.htm#21.210","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:24Z","sha256":"058b90ecec12e0e7141f9a8cb7ab02e1b5f86811e04ec598254a71b9dbc610a2","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-21.208","next":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-21.211"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}