COMMISSION POWERS.
Tex. NAT. RES Code § 81.053.
in effectIn 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.