Tex. Occupations Code § 455.252
This is the official text of Tex. Occupations Code § 455.252, part of Texas’s Occupations Code — governs professional and occupational licensing.
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§ 455.252. EMERGENCY ORDER.
Official statutory text
The executive director may issue an emergency order under Section 51.3511 halting the operation of a massage establishment if:
(1) a law enforcement agency gives notice to the department, or the department otherwise learns, that the law enforcement agency is investigating the massage establishment for an offense under Chapter 20A, Penal Code; or
(2) the department has reasonable cause to believe that an offense under Chapter 20A, Penal Code, is being committed at the massage establishment.
(1) a law enforcement agency gives notice to the department, or the department otherwise learns, that the law enforcement agency is investigating the massage establishment for an offense under Chapter 20A, Penal Code; or
(2) the department has reasonable cause to believe that an offense under Chapter 20A, Penal Code, is being committed at the massage establishment.
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