Texas Insurance Code - Not Codified - Article 1.09-1. Represented By The Attorney General

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Art. 1.09-1. REPRESENTED BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.  (a) The 
department, the State Board of Insurance, and the Commissioner 
shall be represented and advised by the Attorney General in all 
legal matters before them or in which they shall be interested or 
concerned.  The department, the Board, and the Commissioner may not 
employ or obtain any other legal services without the written 
approval of the Attorney General.  
	(b)  The Commissioner shall have and exercise the power of 
subpoena and subpoena duces tecum for witnesses, documents, and 
other evidence to the extent of the jurisdiction of this state for 
such hearings and proceedings on its own motion.

Added by Acts 1957, 55th Leg., p. 1454, ch. 499, Sec. 3.                      

Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 1, Sec. 1.03, eff. 
Sept. 2, 1987;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 242, Sec. 1.02, eff. Sept. 
1, 1991.  Subsec. (b) amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 685, Sec. 
1.06, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.

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