{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-property-code-301.132","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Property Code § 301.132","heading":"PATTERN OR PRACTICE CASE.","body":"(a) On the request of the commission, the attorney general may file a civil action in district court for appropriate relief if the commission has reasonable cause to believe that:\n(1) a person is engaged in a pattern or practice of resistance to the full enjoyment of a right granted under this chapter; or\n(2) a person has been denied a right granted by this chapter and that denial raises an issue of general public importance.\n(b) In an action under this section the court may:\n(1) award preventive relief, including a permanent or temporary injunction, restraining order, or other order against the person responsible for a violation of this chapter as necessary to assure the full enjoyment of the rights granted by this chapter;\n(2) award other appropriate relief, including monetary damages, reasonable attorney fees, and court costs; and\n(3) to vindicate the public interest, assess a civil penalty against the respondent in an amount that does not exceed:\n(A) $50,000 for a first violation; and\n(B) $100,000 for a second or subsequent violation.\n(c) A person may intervene in an action under this section if the person is:\n(1) a person aggrieved by the discriminatory housing practice; or\n(2) a party to a conciliation agreement concerning the discriminatory housing practice.\nAdded by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 40, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.","path":["PROPERTY CODE","TITLE 15. FAIR HOUSING PRACTICES","CHAPTER 301. TEXAS FAIR HOUSING ACT","SUBCHAPTER G. ENFORCEMENT BY ATTORNEY GENERAL"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.301.htm#301.132","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:37Z","sha256":"e576e9c9d635061e1c7c99a3a8381eb5b5740989639580a7cb02f0f665c68ac6","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-property-code-301.131","next":"us-tx/tex.-property-code-301.133"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}