2025 Texas Statutes
Property Code
Title 15 - Fair Housing Practices
Chapter 301 - Texas Fair Housing Act
Subchapter E. Administrative Enforcement
Section 301.089. Charge
Sec. 301.089. CHARGE. (a) A charge issued under Section 301.088:
(1) must consist of a short and plain statement of the facts on which the commission finds reasonable cause to believe that a discriminatory housing practice has occurred or is about to occur;
(2) must be based on the final investigative report; and
(3) is not limited to the facts or grounds alleged in the complaint.
(b) Not later than the 20th day after the date the commission issues a charge, the commission shall send a copy of the charge with information about the election under Section 301.093 to:
(1) each respondent; and
(2) each aggrieved person on whose behalf the complaint was filed.
(c) The commission shall include with a charge sent to a respondent a notice of the opportunity for a hearing under Section 301.111.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 40, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
