Tex. Occupations Code § 1603.401
This is the official text of Tex. Occupations Code § 1603.401, part of Texas’s Occupations Code — governs professional and occupational licensing.
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§ 1603.401. DENIAL, SUSPENSION, OR REVOCATION.
Official statutory text
The department may deny an application for issuance or renewal of, or may suspend or revoke, a license or permit if the applicant or person holding the license or permit:
(1) engages in gross malpractice;
(2) knowingly continues to practice while having an infectious or contagious disease;
(3) knowingly makes a false or deceptive statement in advertising;
(4) advertises, practices, or attempts to practice under another person's name or trade name;
(5) engages in fraud or deceit in obtaining a license or permit; or
(6) engages in an act that violates this chapter or Chapter 51 or a rule or order adopted or issued under this chapter or Chapter 51.
(1) engages in gross malpractice;
(2) knowingly continues to practice while having an infectious or contagious disease;
(3) knowingly makes a false or deceptive statement in advertising;
(4) advertises, practices, or attempts to practice under another person's name or trade name;
(5) engages in fraud or deceit in obtaining a license or permit; or
(6) engages in an act that violates this chapter or Chapter 51 or a rule or order adopted or issued under this chapter or Chapter 51.
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