Tex. Labor Code § 51.037
This is the official text of Tex. Labor Code § 51.037, part of Texas’s Labor Code — governs wages, workplace safety, and workers' compensation.
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§ 51.037. JUDICIAL REVIEW.
Official statutory text
(a) A person who has exhausted the person's administrative remedies under this chapter, other than a motion for rehearing, may bring a suit to appeal the order.
(b) The suit must be filed not later than the 30th day after the date the final order is mailed.
(c) The commission must be made a defendant in the suit.
(d) The suit must be brought in the county of the person's residence. If the person is not a resident of this state, the suit must be brought in the county in this state in which the person has its principal place of business.
(e) Judicial review of the order of the commission is in the manner applied to an appeal from a final decision under Subtitle A, Title 4. The standard of review is under the substantial evidence rule.
(f) If the court sustains the occurrence of the violation, the court may uphold or reduce the amount of the penalty and order the person to pay the full or reduced amount of the penalty. If the court does not sustain the occurrence of the violation, the court shall order that a penalty is not owed.
(b) The suit must be filed not later than the 30th day after the date the final order is mailed.
(c) The commission must be made a defendant in the suit.
(d) The suit must be brought in the county of the person's residence. If the person is not a resident of this state, the suit must be brought in the county in this state in which the person has its principal place of business.
(e) Judicial review of the order of the commission is in the manner applied to an appeal from a final decision under Subtitle A, Title 4. The standard of review is under the substantial evidence rule.
(f) If the court sustains the occurrence of the violation, the court may uphold or reduce the amount of the penalty and order the person to pay the full or reduced amount of the penalty. If the court does not sustain the occurrence of the violation, the court shall order that a penalty is not owed.
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