{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-402.00128","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Labor Code § 402.00128","heading":"GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF COMMISSIONER.","body":"(a) The commissioner shall conduct the daily operations of the division and otherwise implement division policy.\n(b) The commissioner or the commissioner's designee may:\n(1) investigate misconduct;\n(2) hold hearings;\n(3) issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of documents;\n(4) administer oaths;\n(5) take testimony directly or by deposition or interrogatory;\n(6) assess and enforce penalties established under this title;\n(7) enter appropriate orders as authorized by this title;\n(8) institute an action in the division's name to enjoin the violation of this title;\n(9) initiate an action under Section 410.254 to intervene in a judicial proceeding;\n(10) prescribe the form, manner, and procedure for the transmission of information to the division;\n(11) correct clerical errors in the entry of orders; and\n(12) exercise other powers and perform other duties as necessary to implement and enforce this title.\n(c) The commissioner is the agent for service of process on out-of-state employers.\nAdded by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 265 (H.B. 7), Sec. 1.004, eff. September 1, 2005.","path":["LABOR CODE","TITLE 5. WORKERS' COMPENSATION","SUBTITLE A. TEXAS WORKERS' COMPENSATION ACT","CHAPTER 402. OPERATION AND ADMINISTRATION OF WORKERS' COMPENSATION SYSTEM","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL ADMINISTRATION OF SYSTEM; WORKERS' COMPENSATION DIVISION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LA/htm/LA.402.htm#402.00128","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:24Z","sha256":"edb855a01e3c684d539c75069d232d5ff3cabef8bd1ef76450eb1a9c4e54d760","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-402.00127","next":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-402.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}