Texas Business and Commerce Code - BUS & COM § 607.1021. Civil Penalty

(a) A person who violates this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter is liable to the state for a civil penalty.

(b) The attorney general or the executive director may bring an action to collect a penalty under this section.

(c) The provisions of Section 51.352, Occupations Code, relating to an action to collect and the amount of a civil penalty under that section apply to an action to collect and the amount of a civil penalty under this section.