Sec. 21.153. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF LOCAL COMMISSION. (a) A local commission may:
(1) employ an executive director and other employees and agents and set their compensation;
(2) cooperate or contract with a person, including an agency of the federal government or of another state or municipality; and
(3) accept a public grant or private gift, bequest, or other payment.
(b) A local commission shall prepare at least annually a report and furnish a copy of the report to the Commission on Human Rights.
Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 2 - Protection of Laborers
Subtitle A - Employment Discrimination
Chapter 21 - Employment Discrimination
Subchapter D. Local Enforcement
Section 21.151. Enforcement by Ordinance
Section 21.152. Creation of Local Commission
Section 21.153. General Powers and Duties of Local Commission
Section 21.154. Investigatory and Conciliatory Powers of Local Commission
Section 21.155. Referral to Local Commission and Action on Complaints
Section 21.156. Referral by Local Commission to State Commission