Sec. 21.154.  INVESTIGATORY AND CONCILIATORY POWERS OF LOCAL COMMISSION.  (a)  If the federal government or the Commission on Human Rights refers a complaint alleging a violation of this chapter to a local commission or defers jurisdiction over the subject matter of the complaint to a local commission, the local commission may receive, investigate, conciliate, or rule on the complaint and may file a civil action to carry out the purposes of this chapter.
(b)  The local commission may request, and as necessary, compel by subpoena:
(1)  the attendance of a witness for examination under oath;  or
(2)  the production for inspection or copying of a record, document, or other evidence relevant to the investigation of an alleged violation of this chapter.
Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.