Tex. Labor Code § 21.210
This is the official text of Tex. Labor Code § 21.210, part of Texas’s Labor Code — governs wages, workplace safety, and workers' compensation.
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§ 21.210. TEMPORARY INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.
Official statutory text
(a) If the commission concludes from a preliminary investigation of an unlawful employment practice alleged in a complaint that prompt judicial action is necessary to carry out the purpose of this chapter, the commission shall file a petition seeking appropriate temporary relief against the respondent pending final determination of a proceeding under this chapter.
(b) The petition shall be filed in a district court in a county in which:
(1) the alleged unlawful employment practice that is the subject of the complaint occurred; or
(2) the respondent resides.
(c) A court may not issue temporary injunctive relief unless the commission shows:
(1) a substantial likelihood of success on the merits; and
(2) irreparable harm to the complainant in the absence of the preliminary relief pending final determination on the merits.
(b) The petition shall be filed in a district court in a county in which:
(1) the alleged unlawful employment practice that is the subject of the complaint occurred; or
(2) the respondent resides.
(c) A court may not issue temporary injunctive relief unless the commission shows:
(1) a substantial likelihood of success on the merits; and
(2) irreparable harm to the complainant in the absence of the preliminary relief pending final determination on the merits.
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