Sec. 301.086. TEMPORARY OR PRELIMINARY RELIEF. (a) The commission may authorize a civil action for temporary or preliminary relief pending the final disposition of a complaint if the commission concludes after the filing of the complaint that prompt judicial action is necessary to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
(b) On receipt of the commission's authorization, the attorney general shall promptly file the action.
(c) A temporary restraining order or other order granting preliminary or temporary relief under this section is governed by the applicable Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.
(d) The filing of a civil action under this section does not affect the initiation or continuation of administrative proceedings under Section 301.111.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 40, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
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