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Tex. Lab. Code § 21.208 (2026)

Notice Of Dismissal Or Unresolved Complaint

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Sec. 21.208. NOTICE OF DISMISSAL OR UNRESOLVED COMPLAINT. If the commission dismisses a complaint filed under Section 21.201 or does not resolve the complaint before the 181st day after the date the complaint was filed, the commission shall inform the complainant of the dismissal or failure to resolve the complaint in writing by certified mail.

Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.

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Cited in 26 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1999–2025 · leading case: Metro. Transit Auth. of Harris Cnty. v. Douglas, 544 S.W.3d 486 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2018).
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Metro. Transit Auth. of Harris Cnty. v. Douglas, 544 S.W.3d 486 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2018). · cites it 2× “denied) (citing Tex. Lab. Code § 21.208 ). Alternatively, the complaint may be filed with the EEOC.”
Texas Adjutant Gen.'s Off. v. Michele Ngakoue, 408 S.W.3d 350 (Tex. 2013). “, Tex. Lab.Code §§ 21.208, 21.252 (requiring plaintiffs to pursue administrative relief before filing suit); id.”
Vielma v. Eureka Co., 218 F.3d 458 (5th Cir. 2000). “See Tex. LaBOR Code Ann. § 21.208 . A complainant who receives notice of dismissal may request a written notice of her right to file a civil action.”
City of Houston v. Fletcher, 63 S.W.3d 920 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2002). “Tex. Lab.Code Ann. § 21.208 (Vernon 1996).”
Alief Independant Sch. Dist. (AISD) v. Raymond Brantley, 558 S.W.3d 747 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2018). “Tex. Lab. Code §§ 21.208, .254, .256; see also Douglas, 544 S.”
Rice v. Russell-Stanley, L.P., 131 S.W.3d 510 (Tex. App.—Waco 2004). “Tex. Lab.Code Ann. § 21.208 (Vernon 1996).”
Roberts v. Padre Island Brewing Co., Inc., 28 S.W.3d 618 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi 2000). “See Tex. Lab.Code Ann. § 21.208 (Vernon 1993); Eckerdt, 802 S.”
Lottinger v. Shell Oil Co., 143 F. Supp. 2d 743 (S.D. Tex. 2001). “See Tex. Lab. Code Ann. § 21.208 ; Schroeder, 813 S.”
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Canchola, 64 S.W.3d 524 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi 2002). “See TEX. LAB. CODE ANN. § 21.208 (Vernon 1996); Schroeder, 813 S.”
El Paso Cnty. v. Moctezuma Kelley, 390 S.W.3d 426 (Tex. App.—El Paso 2012). · cites it 2× “See Tex.Labor Code Ann. § 21.208 (West 2006).”
the City of El Paso, Texas v. Lorenzo Marquez, 380 S.W.3d 335 (Tex. App.—El Paso 2012). “); Tex. Lab. Code Ann. §§ 21.208 , 252 (West 2006).”
Boone v. Union Carbide Corp., 205 F. Supp. 2d 689 (S.D. Tex. 2002). “See Tex. Lab.Code Ann. § 21.208. 3 . Since the Court finds that it lacks subject matter jurisdiction over Plaintiff’s TCHRA claim, it need not reach Defendant's alternative argument that Plaintiff’s TCHRA claim was untimely filed.”
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