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Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 204.004

INVESTIGATIVE AND ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY

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Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 204.004, INVESTIGATIVE AND ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/631133
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(a) The attorney general or appropriate prosecuting attorney may: (1) inspect a record retained by a person under Section 204.002; (2) investigate an alleged violation of this chapter; and (3) sue to collect a civil penalty under this chapter. (b) The attorney general or appropriate prosecuting attorney may recover reasonable expenses, including court costs, attorney's fees, investigative costs, witness fees, and deposition expenses, incurred in recovering a civil penalty under this section.