Tex. Government Code § 152.205
This is the official text of Tex. Government Code § 152.205, part of Texas’s Government Code — covers the structure and operation of Texas state and local government.
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§ 152.205. CODE OF ETHICS.
Official statutory text
(a) The commission shall develop and recommend to the supreme court for adoption by rule a code of ethics for persons regulated under this subtitle. In developing the code of ethics, the commission may use the codes of ethics adopted by state or national associations as models.
(b) The commission shall publish the code of ethics after adoption by the supreme court.
(c) After publishing the code of ethics, the commission shall propose to the supreme court a rule stating that a person who violates the code of ethics is subject to commission enforcement under Chapter 153.
(d) The commission shall update the code of ethics as necessary to reflect changes in technology or other factors affecting a profession regulated under this subtitle.
(b) The commission shall publish the code of ethics after adoption by the supreme court.
(c) After publishing the code of ethics, the commission shall propose to the supreme court a rule stating that a person who violates the code of ethics is subject to commission enforcement under Chapter 153.
(d) The commission shall update the code of ethics as necessary to reflect changes in technology or other factors affecting a profession regulated under this subtitle.
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