Tex. Property Code § 301.089
This is the official text of Tex. Property Code § 301.089, part of Texas’s Property Code — governs real property, landlord-tenant law, and property transactions.
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§ 301.089. CHARGE.
Official statutory text
(a) A charge issued under Section 301.088:
(1) must consist of a short and plain statement of the facts on which the commission finds reasonable cause to believe that a discriminatory housing practice has occurred or is about to occur;
(2) must be based on the final investigative report; and
(3) is not limited to the facts or grounds alleged in the complaint.
(b) Not later than the 20th day after the date the commission issues a charge, the commission shall send a copy of the charge with information about the election under Section 301.093 to:
(1) each respondent; and
(2) each aggrieved person on whose behalf the complaint was filed.
(c) The commission shall include with a charge sent to a respondent a notice of the opportunity for a hearing under Section 301.111.
(1) must consist of a short and plain statement of the facts on which the commission finds reasonable cause to believe that a discriminatory housing practice has occurred or is about to occur;
(2) must be based on the final investigative report; and
(3) is not limited to the facts or grounds alleged in the complaint.
(b) Not later than the 20th day after the date the commission issues a charge, the commission shall send a copy of the charge with information about the election under Section 301.093 to:
(1) each respondent; and
(2) each aggrieved person on whose behalf the complaint was filed.
(c) The commission shall include with a charge sent to a respondent a notice of the opportunity for a hearing under Section 301.111.
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