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Tex. Gov't Code § 2001.201

COURT ENFORCEMENT OF SUBPOENA OR COMMISSION

Known as the Administrative Procedure Act

The act spans §§ 2001.001 to 2001.903 (99 sections).

Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff

(a) If a person fails to comply with a subpoena or commission issued under this chapter, the state agency issuing the subpoena or commission, acting through the attorney general, or the party requesting the subpoena or commission may bring suit to enforce the subpoena or commission in a district court in Travis County or in the county in which a hearing conducted by the agency may be held.

(b) A court that determines that good cause exists for the issuance of the subpoena or commission shall order compliance with the subpoena or commission. The court may hold in contempt a person who does not obey the order.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.