Tex. Occupations Code § 165.157
This is the official text of Tex. Occupations Code § 165.157, part of Texas’s Occupations Code — governs professional and occupational licensing.
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§ 165.157. DUTY TO ASSIST IN CERTAIN PROSECUTIONS.
Official statutory text
(a) The board and the board's employees shall assist the local prosecuting officers of each county in the enforcement of:
(1) state laws prohibiting the unlawful practice of medicine;
(2) this subtitle; and
(3) other matters.
(b) Except as otherwise provided by law, a prosecution is subject to the direction and control of the prosecuting officers. This subtitle does not deprive those officers of any authority vested by law.
(1) state laws prohibiting the unlawful practice of medicine;
(2) this subtitle; and
(3) other matters.
(b) Except as otherwise provided by law, a prosecution is subject to the direction and control of the prosecuting officers. This subtitle does not deprive those officers of any authority vested by law.
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