Tex. Government Code § 82.062
This is the official text of Tex. Government Code § 82.062, part of Texas’s Government Code — covers the structure and operation of Texas state and local government.
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§ 82.062. DISBARMENT.
Official statutory text
Any attorney who is guilty of barratry, any fraudulent or dishonorable conduct, or malpractice may be suspended from practice, or the attorney's license may be revoked, by a district court of the county in which the attorney resides or in which the act complained of occurred. An attorney may be suspended from practice or the attorney's license may be revoked under this section regardless of the fact that the act complained of may be an offense under the Penal Code and regardless of whether the attorney is being prosecuted for or has been convicted of the offense.
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