Tex. Labor Code § 504.073

This is the official text of Tex. Labor Code § 504.073, part of Texas’s Labor Code — governs wages, workplace safety, and workers' compensation.

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§ 504.073. REPRESENTATION IN LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.

Official statutory text

(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), in a proceeding in connection with workers' compensation benefits provided by a political subdivision as a self-insurer, the political subdivision may be represented by:

(1) the political subdivision's attorney or that attorney's assistants; or

(2) outside counsel.

(b) In a proceeding involving workers' compensation for employees of a municipal utility operated by a board of trustees established under Section 1502.070, Government Code, or a similar law, if the board of trustees is a self-insurer, the municipality shall be represented by the regularly employed attorney or outside counsel of the board of trustees.

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