(a) Responsibilities of the Agency:
  (1) Establish policies for CRD;
  (2) Appoint CRD director by and through the Agency's executive director;
  (3) Supervise CRD director by and through the Agency's executive director in administering the activities of CRD;
  (4) Serve as the state Fair Employment Practices Agency (FEPA), which is authorized, with respect to unlawful employment practices, to:
    (A) seek relief;
    (B) grant relief; and
    (C) institute civil proceedings; and
  (5) Serve as the state Fair Housing Assistance Program (FHAP), which is authorized, with respect to unlawful housing practices, to:
    (A) seek relief;
    (B) grant relief; and
    (C) institute civil proceedings.
(b) Responsibilities of CRD:
  (1) Administer Texas Labor Code, Chapter 21; Texas Property Code, Chapter 301; and Texas Government Code §437.204 and Subchapter I; and
  (2) Collect, analyze, and report statewide information regarding employment and housing discrimination complaints filed with CRD, EEOC, HUD, local commissions, and municipalities in Texas to be included in CRD's annual report to the Governor and the Texas legislature.

Source Note: The provisions of this §819.3 adopted to be effective September 27, 2005, 30 TexReg 6065; amended to be effective June 16, 2014, 39 TexReg 4659; amended to be effective August 1, 2016, 41 TexReg 5559