Tex. Occupations Code § 1001.061
This is the official text of Tex. Occupations Code § 1001.061, part of Texas’s Occupations Code — governs professional and occupational licensing.
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§ 1001.061. TELEPHONE COMPANIES.
Official statutory text
(a) An operating telephone company, an affiliate of the company, or an employee of the company or affiliate is exempt from this chapter with respect to any plan, design, specification, or service that relates strictly to the science and art of telephony.
(b) This exemption includes the use of a job title or personnel classification by a person included under Subsection (a) if the person does not use:
(1) the title or classification in connection with an offer to the public to perform engineering services; and
(2) a name, title, or word that tends to convey the impression that a person not licensed under this chapter is offering to the public to perform engineering services.
(b) This exemption includes the use of a job title or personnel classification by a person included under Subsection (a) if the person does not use:
(1) the title or classification in connection with an offer to the public to perform engineering services; and
(2) a name, title, or word that tends to convey the impression that a person not licensed under this chapter is offering to the public to perform engineering services.
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