Tex. Human Resources Code § 23.001
This is the official text of Tex. Human Resources Code § 23.001, part of Texas’s Human Resources Code — governs state social services and welfare programs.
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§ 23.001. DEFINITIONS.
Official statutory text
In this chapter:
(1) "License" means a license, certificate, registration, permit, or other authorization that:
(A) is issued by a licensing authority;
(B) is subject before expiration to suspension, revocation, forfeiture, or termination by an issuing licensing authority; and
(C) a person must obtain to:
(i) operate a motor vehicle; or
(ii) engage in a recreational activity, including hunting and fishing, for which a license or permit is required.
(2) "Order suspending a license" means an order issued by the commission directing a licensing authority to suspend a license.
(1) "License" means a license, certificate, registration, permit, or other authorization that:
(A) is issued by a licensing authority;
(B) is subject before expiration to suspension, revocation, forfeiture, or termination by an issuing licensing authority; and
(C) a person must obtain to:
(i) operate a motor vehicle; or
(ii) engage in a recreational activity, including hunting and fishing, for which a license or permit is required.
(2) "Order suspending a license" means an order issued by the commission directing a licensing authority to suspend a license.
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