Tex. Labor Code § 402.00128
This is the official text of Tex. Labor Code § 402.00128, part of Texas’s Labor Code — governs wages, workplace safety, and workers' compensation.
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§ 402.00128. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF COMMISSIONER.
Official statutory text
(a) The commissioner shall conduct the daily operations of the division and otherwise implement division policy.
(b) The commissioner or the commissioner's designee may:
(1) investigate misconduct;
(2) hold hearings;
(3) issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of documents;
(4) administer oaths;
(5) take testimony directly or by deposition or interrogatory;
(6) assess and enforce penalties established under this title;
(7) enter appropriate orders as authorized by this title;
(8) institute an action in the division's name to enjoin the violation of this title;
(9) initiate an action under Section 410.254 to intervene in a judicial proceeding;
(10) prescribe the form, manner, and procedure for the transmission of information to the division;
(11) correct clerical errors in the entry of orders; and
(12) exercise other powers and perform other duties as necessary to implement and enforce this title.
(c) The commissioner is the agent for service of process on out-of-state employers.
(b) The commissioner or the commissioner's designee may:
(1) investigate misconduct;
(2) hold hearings;
(3) issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of documents;
(4) administer oaths;
(5) take testimony directly or by deposition or interrogatory;
(6) assess and enforce penalties established under this title;
(7) enter appropriate orders as authorized by this title;
(8) institute an action in the division's name to enjoin the violation of this title;
(9) initiate an action under Section 410.254 to intervene in a judicial proceeding;
(10) prescribe the form, manner, and procedure for the transmission of information to the division;
(11) correct clerical errors in the entry of orders; and
(12) exercise other powers and perform other duties as necessary to implement and enforce this title.
(c) The commissioner is the agent for service of process on out-of-state employers.
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