Tex. Government Code § 81.080
This is the official text of Tex. Government Code § 81.080, part of Texas’s Government Code — covers the structure and operation of Texas state and local government.
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§ 81.080. ISSUANCE OF SUBPOENA; OBJECTION.
Official statutory text
(a) On approval of the presiding officer of the appropriate district grievance committee, the chief disciplinary counsel may, during an investigation of a grievance, issue a subpoena that relates directly to a specific allegation of attorney misconduct.
(b) The chief disciplinary counsel shall provide a process for a respondent to object to a subpoena issued under this section.
(b) The chief disciplinary counsel shall provide a process for a respondent to object to a subpoena issued under this section.
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