Texas Utilities Code - UTIL § 15.029. Civil Penalty for Violating Section 12.055 or 12.154

(a) A member of the commission or an officer or director of a public utility or affiliate who knowingly violates Section 12.055 or 12.154 is subject to a civil penalty of $1,000 for each violation.

(b) A person other than a person subject to Subsection (a) who knowingly violates Section 12.154 is subject to a civil penalty of $500 for each violation.

(c) A member, officer, or employee of the commission who in any action is found by a preponderance of the evidence to have violated a provision of Section 12.055 or 12.154 shall be removed from the person's office or employment.

(d) A civil penalty under this section is recoverable in a suit filed in the name of the commission by the attorney general on the attorney general's own initiative or at the request of the commission.