Tex. Natural Resources Code § 131.270
This is the official text of Tex. Natural Resources Code § 131.270, part of Texas’s Natural Resources Code — governs land, minerals, and natural resource management.
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§ 131.270. RECOVERY OF CIVIL PENALTIES.
Official statutory text
(a) The commission may request the attorney general to institute a suit to recover civil or criminal penalties or to obtain injunctive relief or for both as provided in Sections 131.265 through 131.269 of this code.
(b) Suit shall be brought in a district court in Travis County or in the county in which the greater portion of the surface mining and reclamation operation is located.
(b) Suit shall be brought in a district court in Travis County or in the county in which the greater portion of the surface mining and reclamation operation is located.
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