Sec. 43.028.  CIVIL SUIT;  INJUNCTIVE RELIEF;  COSTS.  (a)  The department, on the approval of the director or commission, may authorize the filing and prosecution of a civil suit to enforce this subchapter or a rule adopted under this subchapter.
(b)  On finding of a violation of this subchapter or a rule adopted under this subchapter, a court may assess a civil penalty in addition to providing injunctive relief.  The penalty may not exceed $1,000 for each violation.  Each day of violation is a separate offense.  A civil suit filed under this subchapter is not a bar to any criminal or administrative action.
(c)  On entry of a judgment in favor of the department, the court may award attorney's fees and court costs to the state.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 927, Sec. 5, eff. Dec. 1, 1995.