Tex. Labor Code § 213.001
This is the official text of Tex. Labor Code § 213.001, part of Texas’s Labor Code — governs wages, workplace safety, and workers' compensation.
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§ 213.001. REPRESENTATION IN COURT.
Official statutory text
(a) The attorney general shall designate an assistant attorney general to represent the commission and the state in a civil action to enforce this subtitle and to perform legal duties as the commission requires.
(b) The assistant attorney general shall institute in the name of the state and the attorney general any civil action requested by the commission.
(c) The commission shall pay the assistant attorney general for a service performed by the assistant attorney general solely for the commission.
(d) A qualified attorney who is regularly employed by the commission may assist the assistant attorney general.
(b) The assistant attorney general shall institute in the name of the state and the attorney general any civil action requested by the commission.
(c) The commission shall pay the assistant attorney general for a service performed by the assistant attorney general solely for the commission.
(d) A qualified attorney who is regularly employed by the commission may assist the assistant attorney general.
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