Tex. Occupations Code § 401.201
This is the official text of Tex. Occupations Code § 401.201, part of Texas’s Occupations Code — governs professional and occupational licensing.
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§ 401.201. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.
Official statutory text
(a) The executive director shall administer and enforce this chapter.
(a-1) The department shall:
(1) evaluate the qualifications of license applicants;
(2) provide for the examination of license applicants;
(3) in connection with a hearing under this chapter, issue subpoenas, examine witnesses, and administer oaths under the laws of this state; and
(4) investigate persons engaging in practices that violate this chapter.
(b) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 , Sec. 1.222(35), eff. September 1, 2015.
(a-1) The department shall:
(1) evaluate the qualifications of license applicants;
(2) provide for the examination of license applicants;
(3) in connection with a hearing under this chapter, issue subpoenas, examine witnesses, and administer oaths under the laws of this state; and
(4) investigate persons engaging in practices that violate this chapter.
(b) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 , Sec. 1.222(35), eff. September 1, 2015.
Status: repealed · Read it on the official government site
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