Tex. Labor Code § 213.052
This is the official text of Tex. Labor Code § 213.052, part of Texas’s Labor Code — governs wages, workplace safety, and workers' compensation.
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§ 213.052. INJUNCTION RESTRAINING CERTAIN VIOLATIONS.
Official statutory text
(a) If an individual or employing unit appears to be violating or threatening to violate this subtitle or any rule or order of the commission adopted under this subtitle relating to the collection of a contribution, a penalty, or interest or to the filing of a report relating to employment, the commission shall bring suit against the individual or employing unit to restrain the violation. The court may grant a temporary or permanent, prohibitory or mandatory injunction, including a temporary restraining order, as warranted by the facts.
(b) A suit under this section must be brought through the attorney general in the name of the state in a court of competent jurisdiction in Travis County.
(b) A suit under this section must be brought through the attorney general in the name of the state in a court of competent jurisdiction in Travis County.
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