Tex. Nat. Res. Code § 81.053 : NATURAL RESOURCES CODE — OIL AND GAS — ADMINISTRATION — RAILROAD COMMISSION OF TEXAS — JURISDICTION, POWERS, AND DUTIES — Commission Powers

In the discharge of its duties and the enforcement of its jurisdiction under this title, the commission shall:

(1) institute suits;

(2) hear and determine complaints;

(3) require the attendance of witnesses and pay their expenses out of funds provided for that purpose;

(4) obtain the issuance of writs and process which may be necessary for the enforcement of its orders; and

(5) punish for contempt or disobedience of its orders in the manner provided for the district courts.

Tex. Nat. Res. Code § 81.053

Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2510, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1977.