Sec. 402.00128.  GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF COMMISSIONER.  (a)  The commissioner shall conduct the daily operations of the division and otherwise implement division policy.
(b)  The commissioner or the commissioner's designee may:
(1)  investigate misconduct;
(2)  hold hearings;
(3)  issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of documents;
(4)  administer oaths;
(5)  take testimony directly or by deposition or interrogatory;
(6)  assess and enforce penalties established under this title;
(7)  enter appropriate orders as authorized by this title;
(8)  institute an action in the division's name to enjoin the violation of this title;
(9)  initiate an action under Section 410.254 to intervene in a judicial proceeding;
(10)  prescribe the form, manner, and procedure for the transmission of information to the division;
(11)  correct clerical errors in the entry of orders; and
(12)  exercise other powers and perform other duties as necessary to implement and enforce this title.
(c)  The commissioner is the agent for service of process on out-of-state employers.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 265 (H.B. 7), Sec. 1.004, eff. September 1, 2005.