Sec. 1102.357. COMMISSION RESPONSE  


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  • (a) On receipt of notice under Section 1102.355, the commission may notify the attorney general of the commission's desire to enter an appearance, file a response, appear at the hearing, defend the action, or take any other action the commission considers appropriate.

    (b) The commission and the attorney general may act under Subsection (a) only to:

    (1) protect the fund from spurious or unjust claims; or

    (2) ensure compliance with the requirements for recovery under this subchapter.

    (c) The commission may relitigate in the hearing any material and relevant issue that was determined in the action that resulted in the judgment in favor of the aggrieved person.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 2, eff. June 1, 2003.