Tex. Transportation Code § 21.156
This is the official text of Tex. Transportation Code § 21.156, part of Texas’s Transportation Code — governs vehicles, drivers, and roadways.
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§ 21.156. ENFORCEMENT OF CHAPTER.
Official statutory text
(a) The department may enforce this chapter by revoking or suspending a lease or permit.
(b) The department shall notify the attorney general of a violation of this chapter. The attorney general may bring suit to enforce this chapter in a district court of the defendant's county of residence.
(c) The court may enforce this chapter by injunction or other appropriate legal process.
(b) The department shall notify the attorney general of a violation of this chapter. The attorney general may bring suit to enforce this chapter in a district court of the defendant's county of residence.
(c) The court may enforce this chapter by injunction or other appropriate legal process.
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