Opinion No.

Mr. Bill Hale Executive Director Texas Commission on Human Rights P.O. Box 13493, Capitol Station Austin, Texas 78711

Re: Authority of a local human relations commission to file suit under section 4.03(5) of article 5221k, V.T.C.S.

Dear Mr. Hale:

You request clarification of the source of a local human rights commission's authority to file employment discrimination actions. Specifically, you ask whether a local commission may file civil actions pursuant to section 4.03(5) of the Texas Commission on Human Rights Act, V.T.C.S. art. 5221k, without a local ordinance authorizing such action. We…