(a) A person who wilfully violates this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter is liable for a civil penalty of not less than $100 or more than $1,000 for:
(1) each act of violation; and
(2) each day of violation.
(b) The attorney general, at the request of the commissioner, shall bring a suit in the name of the state to recover the civil penalty. The suit must be brought:
(1) in Travis County or the county in which the person resides;
(2) if more than one person commits the violation, in the county in which any of the persons resides; or
(3) in the county in which the violation allegedly occurred.