Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 204.004
This is the official text of Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 204.004, part of Texas’s Business & Commerce Code — governs commercial transactions and general business practices.
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§ 204.004. INVESTIGATIVE AND ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY.
Official statutory text
(a) The attorney general or appropriate prosecuting attorney may:
(1) inspect a record retained by a person under Section 204.002;
(2) investigate an alleged violation of this chapter; and
(3) sue to collect a civil penalty under this chapter.
(b) The attorney general or appropriate prosecuting attorney may recover reasonable expenses, including court costs, attorney's fees, investigative costs, witness fees, and deposition expenses, incurred in recovering a civil penalty under this section.
(1) inspect a record retained by a person under Section 204.002;
(2) investigate an alleged violation of this chapter; and
(3) sue to collect a civil penalty under this chapter.
(b) The attorney general or appropriate prosecuting attorney may recover reasonable expenses, including court costs, attorney's fees, investigative costs, witness fees, and deposition expenses, incurred in recovering a civil penalty under this section.
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