Texas Health and Safety Code 143.010 – General Powers and Duties of Board
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(a) The board may adopt rules necessary to implement this chapter and shall enforce this chapter.
(b) The board or the board’s representative shall conduct all inspections and investigations necessary to enforce this chapter.
Terms Used In Texas Health and Safety Code 143.010
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Justice: when applied to a magistrate, means justice of the peace. See Texas Government Code 312.011
- Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
(c) The board or the board’s representative may:
(1) administer oaths;
(2) take affidavits;
(3) issue subpoenas;
(4) compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of books, contracts, documents, or any other evidence;
(5) hear testimony under oath; and
(6) take depositions of witnesses who reside in this state or outside this state in the manner provided by law for similar depositions in civil actions in a justice court.
(d) A subpoena or commission to take testimony shall be issued under the seal of the board.