Texas Statutes
Subchapter F. Judicial Enforcement
Section 21.251. Civil Action by Commission

Sec. 21.251. CIVIL ACTION BY COMMISSION. (a) The commission may bring a civil action against a respondent if:
(1) the commission determines that there is reasonable cause to believe that the respondent engaged in an unlawful employment practice;
(2) the commission's efforts to resolve the discriminatory practice to the satisfaction of the complainant and respondent through conciliation have been unsuccessful; and
(3) a majority of the commissioners determines that the civil action may achieve the purposes of this chapter.
(b) The complainant may intervene in a civil action brought by the commission.
Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.

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