Sec. 21.255. COMMISSION'S INTERVENTION IN CIVIL ACTION BY COMPLAINANT. After receipt of a timely application, a court may permit the commission to intervene in a civil action filed under Section 21.254 if:
(1) the commission certifies that the case is of general public importance; and
(2) before commencement of the action the commission issued a determination of reasonable cause to believe that this chapter was violated.
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 F. Judicial Enforcement
Section 21.251. Civil Action by Commission
Section 21.252. Notice of Complainant's Right to File Civil Action
Section 21.253. Expedited Notice of Complainant's Right to File Civil Action
Section 21.254. Civil Action by Complainant
Section 21.255. Commission's Intervention in Civil Action by Complainant
Section 21.256. Statute of Limitations
Section 21.257. Assignment to Early Hearing
Section 21.258. Injunction; Equitable Relief
Section 21.2585. Compensatory and Punitive Damages
Section 21.259. Attorney's Fees; Costs
Section 21.260. Relief for Disabled Employee or Applicant