Tex. Occupations Code § 801.502
This is the official text of Tex. Occupations Code § 801.502, part of Texas’s Occupations Code — governs professional and occupational licensing.
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§ 801.502. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.
Official statutory text
(a) The board, through the attorney general or a district or county attorney, may bring an action for an injunction, or a proceeding incident to an injunction, to:
(1) enforce this chapter; or
(2) enjoin a person, including a corporation, organization, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, or other legal entity, from practicing veterinary medicine or equine dentistry in violation of this chapter.
(b) Venue for an action under this section is in:
(1) the county in which the person against whom the action is brought resides, if the person is an individual who resides in this state;
(2) the county of the defendant's principal office in this state if the defendant is not an individual; or
(3) Travis County, if the person:
(A) is an individual who does not reside in this state; or
(B) is an entity that does not have its principal office in this state.
(1) enforce this chapter; or
(2) enjoin a person, including a corporation, organization, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, or other legal entity, from practicing veterinary medicine or equine dentistry in violation of this chapter.
(b) Venue for an action under this section is in:
(1) the county in which the person against whom the action is brought resides, if the person is an individual who resides in this state;
(2) the county of the defendant's principal office in this state if the defendant is not an individual; or
(3) Travis County, if the person:
(A) is an individual who does not reside in this state; or
(B) is an entity that does not have its principal office in this state.
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