Texas Labor Code
§ 301.071 — INVESTIGATIVE AND SUBPOENA POWERS
LA § 301.071Title 4. EMPLOYMENT SERVICES AND UNEMPLOYMENT · Part B. TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION; WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT; EMPLOYMENT SERVICES · Ch. 301. TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION · Art. E. INVESTIGATIVE AND SUBPOENA POWERS
Statute text
View on source(a)In discharging duties imposed under this title, an appeal tribunal established under this title, an examiner or other hearings officer employed or appointed by the commission or the executive director, a member of the commission, or a representative authorized by the commission may:
(1)administer oaths;
(2)take depositions;
(3)certify to official acts; and
(4)issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of books, papers, correspondence, memoranda, and other records considered necessary as evidence in connection with a disputed claim or the administration of this title.
(b)The commission's authority to conduct an investigation, assemble information, or require the submission of documentary or oral testimony is limited to the power necessary to properly administer this title.
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Legislative history
Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Renumbered from Labor Code Sec. 202.071 and amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 655, Sec. 11.02(b), eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 631, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.