DETERMINATION OF AMOUNT OF ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY.
Tex. BUS. & COM Code § 304.254.
in effectThe amount of an administrative penalty imposed under this subchapter must be based on:
(1) the seriousness of the violation, including the nature, circumstances, extent, and gravity of the violation;
(2) any history of previous violations;
(3) the amount necessary to deter a future violation;
(4) any effort to correct the violation; and
(5) any other matter that justice may require.
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278 ), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.