(a) If the person does not pay the penalty and the enforcement of the penalty is not stayed, the penalty may be collected.
(b) The attorney general may sue to collect the penalty and may recover reasonable expenses, including attorney’s fees, incurred in recovering the penalty.

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Terms Used In Texas Health and Safety Code 248A.259

  • Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005

(c) A penalty collected under this subchapter shall be deposited in the state treasury in the general revenue fund.