Texas Labor Code
§ 301.153 — GOVERNANCE; AUTHORITY
LA § 301.153Title 4. EMPLOYMENT SERVICES AND UNEMPLOYMENT · Part B. TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION; WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT; EMPLOYMENT SERVICES · Ch. 301. TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION · Art. I. CIVIL RIGHTS DIVISION
Statute text
View on source(a)The commission shall establish policies for the division and the executive director shall supervise the director in administering the activities of the division.
(b)The commission is the state authority established as a fair employment practice agency and is authorized, with respect to an unlawful employment practice, to:
(1)grant relief from the practice;
(2)seek relief from the practice; or
(3)institute criminal proceedings.
(c)The commission shall administer Chapter 21 of this code and Chapter 301, Property Code, including the powers and duties formerly exercised by the former Commission on Human Rights under those laws.
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Legislative history
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1138 (S.B. 208), Sec. 20, eff. September 1, 2015.