Sec. 1001.551. INJUNCTION IN GENERAL    


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  • (a) If a person violates this chapter, the commissioner, through the attorney general, shall apply in the state's name for an order to enjoin the violation of or to enforce compliance with this chapter.

    (b) On a finding by a court in which a verified petition is filed that a person has violated this chapter, the court may issue, without notice or bond, a temporary restraining order enjoining the continued violation of this chapter. If after a hearing it is established that the person has violated or is violating this chapter, the court may issue a permanent injunction to enjoin the violation of or to enforce compliance with this chapter.

    (c) A proceeding under this section is in addition to any other remedy or penalty provided by this chapter.

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 6.012(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.