Tex. Occupations Code § 1603.2202: ISSUANCE OF LICENSE.

The department shall issue the applicable establishment license under this subchapter to an applicant if:

(1) the applicant:

(A) owns or rents the establishment;

(B) verifies the application;

(C) complies with the application requirements of this chapter;

(D) pays the required inspection and license fees; and

(E) has not committed an act that constitutes a ground for denial of a license; and

(2) the establishment:

(A) meets the commission's minimum health standards for an establishment; and

(B) complies with all commission rules.

Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 663 (H.B. 1560), Sec. 3.20, eff. September 1, 2021.