# Tex. Human Resources Code § 36.051: INJUNCTIVE RELIEF

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chr_C36_S36.051

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Human Resources Code § 36.051
- **Heading:** INJUNCTIVE RELIEF
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code hr / Chapter 36 / Section 36.051

## Text

(a) If the attorney general has reason to believe that a person is committing, has committed, or is about to commit an unlawful act, the attorney general may institute an action for an appropriate order to restrain the person from committing or continuing to commit the act.

(b) An action under this section shall be brought in a district court of Travis County or of a county in which any part of the unlawful act occurred, is occurring, or is about to occur.

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Human Resources Code § 36.001 § 36.001. DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chr_C36_S36.001.md)
- [Tex. Human Resources Code § 36.002 § 36.002. UNLAWFUL ACTS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chr_C36_S36.002.md)
- [Tex. Human Resources Code § 36.003 § 36.003. DOCUMENTARY MATERIAL IN POSSESSION OF STATE AGENCY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chr_C36_S36.003.md)
- [Tex. Human Resources Code § 36.004 § 36.004. IMMUNITY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chr_C36_S36.004.md)
- [Tex. Human Resources Code § 36.005 § 36.005. SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF AGREEMENT; PROFESSIONAL DISCIPLINE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chr_C36_S36.005.md)
- [Tex. Human Resources Code § 36.006 § 36.006. APPLICATION OF OTHER LAW.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chr_C36_S36.006.md)
- [Tex. Human Resources Code § 36.007 § 36.007. RECOVERY OF COSTS, FEES, AND EXPENSES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chr_C36_S36.007.md)
- [Tex. Human Resources Code § 36.008 § 36.008. USE OF MONEY RECOVERED.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chr_C36_S36.008.md)
- [Tex. Human Resources Code § 36.0011 § 36.0011. CULPABLE MENTAL STATE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chr_C36_S36.0011.md)
- [Tex. Human Resources Code § 36.051 § 36.051. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chr_C36_S36.051.md)
- [Tex. Human Resources Code § 36.052 § 36.052. CIVIL REMEDIES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chr_C36_S36.052.md)
- [Tex. Human Resources Code § 36.053 § 36.053. INVESTIGATION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chr_C36_S36.053.md)
- [Tex. Human Resources Code § 36.054 § 36.054. CIVIL INVESTIGATIVE DEMAND.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chr_C36_S36.054.md)
- [Tex. Human Resources Code § 36.055 § 36.055. ATTORNEY GENERAL AS RELATOR IN FEDERAL ACTION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Chr_C36_S36.055.md)

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