{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-81.064","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Natural Resources Code § 81.064","heading":"POWERS OF COMMISSIONER OR DESIGNATED EMPLOYEE IN CASES BEFORE COMMISSION.","body":"(a) In a case before the commission, a commissioner, or an authorized commission employee, designated by the commission for that purpose, in the same manner as if the entire commission were present, may:\n(1) hold a hearing;\n(2) conduct an investigation;\n(3) make a record of a hearing or investigation for the use and benefit of the commission;\n(4) administer an oath;\n(5) certify to an official act; and\n(6) compel the attendance of a witness and the production of papers, books, accounts, and other pertinent documents and testimony.\n(b) The record of a hearing or investigation made under this section that is certified to by the commissioner or employee has the same effect as if made before the commission. The commission shall determine a case in which the record is made under this section in the same manner as if the record had been made before the commission.\n(c) The commission may punish for contempt a person who:\n(1) refuses to comply with this section; or\n(2) obstructs or attempts to obstruct a proceeding under this section.\nAdded by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 85 (S.B. 1540), Sec. 3.03, eff. April 1, 2011.","path":["NATURAL RESOURCES CODE","TITLE 3. OIL AND GAS","SUBTITLE A. ADMINISTRATION","CHAPTER 81. RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS","SUBCHAPTER C. JURISDICTION, POWERS, AND DUTIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/NR/htm/NR.81.htm#81.064","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:28Z","sha256":"8a69127b62c73619e0b3613e84a003cea7cef4bf9e8d68c4af25b992e163232c","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-81.063","next":"us-tx/tex.-natural-resources-code-81.065"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}