{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1001.406","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 1001.406","heading":"GRADUATE ENGINEERS.","body":"(a) A graduate of a university recognized by the American Association of Colleges and Universities who has a degree from an engineering program accredited by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) has the right to:\n(1) disclose any college degree received by the person; and\n(2) use the term \"graduate engineer\" on the person's stationery or business cards or in personal communications of any character.\n(b) A graduate engineer who is employed in a firm registered under this chapter and who is working under the direct supervision of a licensed professional engineer may use the term \"engineer\" on the person's stationery or business cards or in personal communications of any character.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1168, Sec. 30, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 6. REGULATION OF ENGINEERING, ARCHITECTURE, LAND SURVEYING, AND RELATED PRACTICES","SUBTITLE A. REGULATION OF ENGINEERING AND RELATED PRACTICES","CHAPTER 1001. TEXAS BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS AND LAND SURVEYORS","SUBCHAPTER I. PRACTICE OF ENGINEERING"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.1001.htm#1001.406","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"298c3e7bb492997bcbec05261039e0ed08e184e4cd5cb04ff15a55daaf2ed430","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1001.405","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1001.407"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}