{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-human-resources-code-23.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Human Resources Code § 23.001","heading":"DEFINITIONS.","body":"In this chapter:\n(1) \"License\" means a license, certificate, registration, permit, or other authorization that:\n(A) is issued by a licensing authority;\n(B) is subject before expiration to suspension, revocation, forfeiture, or termination by an issuing licensing authority; and\n(C) a person must obtain to:\n(i) operate a motor vehicle; or\n(ii) engage in a recreational activity, including hunting and fishing, for which a license or permit is required.\n(2) \"Order suspending a license\" means an order issued by the commission directing a licensing authority to suspend a license.\nAdded by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1153, Sec. 5.01(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.038, eff. April 2, 2015.","path":["HUMAN RESOURCES CODE","TITLE 2. HUMAN SERVICES AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES IN GENERAL","SUBTITLE B. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS AND GENERAL FUNCTIONS RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES","CHAPTER 23. SUSPENSION OF DRIVER'S OR RECREATIONAL LICENSE FOR FAILURE TO REIMBURSE COMMISSION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HR/htm/HR.23.htm#23.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:18Z","sha256":"2d09cda90efb7e2d7f2f963f9ed39e38f800aea90dbfe36fb598dc42373c4112","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-human-resources-code-22.041","next":"us-tx/tex.-human-resources-code-23.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}