Tex. Occupations Code § 1002.261
This is the official text of Tex. Occupations Code § 1002.261, part of Texas’s Occupations Code — governs professional and occupational licensing.
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§ 1002.261. ISSUANCE OF LICENSE.
Official statutory text
(a) The board shall issue a license to an applicant who meets the requirements of this chapter on payment of the applicable license fee.
(b) The license must:
(1) show the full name of the license holder;
(2) have a serial number;
(3) state the license holder's discipline of geoscience; and
(4) be signed by an appropriate officer of the board under the board's seal.
(c) The issuance by the board of a license is prima facie evidence that during the term of the license the license holder is entitled to all the rights and privileges of a licensed geoscientist.
(d) A licensed geoscientist may engage in the practice of any discipline of geoscience regardless of the discipline of geoscience stated on the person's license.
(b) The license must:
(1) show the full name of the license holder;
(2) have a serial number;
(3) state the license holder's discipline of geoscience; and
(4) be signed by an appropriate officer of the board under the board's seal.
(c) The issuance by the board of a license is prima facie evidence that during the term of the license the license holder is entitled to all the rights and privileges of a licensed geoscientist.
(d) A licensed geoscientist may engage in the practice of any discipline of geoscience regardless of the discipline of geoscience stated on the person's license.
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