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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the filing of a civil action by the attorney general to |
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enforce the Texas Fair Housing Act. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter G, Chapter 301, Property Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 301.134 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 301.134. CONCILIATION AGREEMENT ENFORCEMENT. The |
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commission may monitor a respondent's compliance with a |
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conciliation agreement entered into under this chapter. If the |
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commission has reasonable cause to believe that a respondent has |
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breached a conciliation agreement, the commission shall refer the |
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matter to the attorney general with a recommendation for the |
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attorney general to file in accordance with this subchapter a civil |
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action to enforce the agreement. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |