Tex. Health and Safety Code § 146.017
This is the official text of Tex. Health and Safety Code § 146.017, part of Texas’s Health and Safety Code — covers public health and safety regulation.
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§ 146.017. LICENSE DENIAL, SUSPENSION, OR REVOCATION.
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(a) The department may refuse to issue a license or suspend or revoke a license issued under this chapter if an applicant or license holder does not comply with this chapter or a rule adopted or order issued under this chapter.
(b) The refusal to issue a license, the suspension or revocation of a license, and any appeals are governed by the department's formal hearing procedures and the procedures for a contested case hearing under Chapter 2001, Government Code. A person may appeal a final decision of the department as provided by that chapter.
(b) The refusal to issue a license, the suspension or revocation of a license, and any appeals are governed by the department's formal hearing procedures and the procedures for a contested case hearing under Chapter 2001, Government Code. A person may appeal a final decision of the department as provided by that chapter.
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