Texas Government Code 467.111 – Complaints
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(a) The commission shall maintain a system to promptly and efficiently act on each complaint filed with the commission. The commission shall maintain information about parties to the complaint, the subject matter of the complaint, a summary of the results of the review or investigation of the complaint, and its disposition.
(b) The commission shall make information available to the public describing the commission’s procedures for complaint investigation and resolution.
Terms Used In Texas Government Code 467.111
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Rule: includes regulation. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) The commission shall periodically notify the complaint parties of the status of the complaint until final disposition.
(d) The commission by rule shall adopt and publish procedures governing the entire complaint process from submission to disposition.
(e) The commission shall analyze the complaints filed with the commission to identify any trends or issues related to violations of state laws under the commission’s jurisdiction. The analysis must:
(1) categorize complaints based on the type of violation alleged;
(2) track each complaint from submission to disposition;
(3) evaluate the effectiveness of the commission’s enforcement process; and
(4) include any additional information the commission considers necessary.
(f) The commission shall prepare a report on the trends and issues identified under Subsection (e) and make the report available to the public. The commission shall address the identified trends and issues, including trends and issues related to the regulation of lottery operations under Chapter 466 and of bingo under Chapter 2001, Occupations Code.