Tex. Occupations Code § 1301.508: CRIMINAL PENALTY.

(a) A person commits an offense if the person:

(1) violates this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter;

(2) does not hold a license or endorsement or is not registered under this chapter and engages in an activity for which a license, endorsement, or registration is required; or

(3) employs a person who does not hold a license or endorsement or who is not registered to engage in an activity for which a license, endorsement, or registration is required under this chapter.

(b) An offense under this section is a Class C misdemeanor.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 3, eff. June 1, 2003. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 14A.313(b), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.