{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1002.257","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 1002.257","heading":"RECIPROCAL LICENSE.","body":"(a) The board by rule may authorize the licensing of a person who has not met the examination requirement of Section 1002.255(a)(3) if the person is licensed or registered to practice a discipline of geoscience under the law of another state or a foreign country.\n(b) The board may issue a license to an applicant who provides proof of licensure or registration under requirements that the board determines to be substantially similar to those established by this chapter and who pays the required fees.\nAdded by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 14A.004(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.\nAmended by:\nActs 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 31 (H.B. 1311), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2019.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 6. REGULATION OF ENGINEERING, ARCHITECTURE, LAND SURVEYING, AND RELATED PRACTICES","SUBTITLE A. REGULATION OF ENGINEERING AND RELATED PRACTICES","CHAPTER 1002. GEOSCIENTISTS","SUBCHAPTER F. LICENSE REQUIREMENTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.1002.htm#1002.257","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"67c941a4f667d492a4027af673b610c85642b0762561262d88e42c0d0c779543","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1002.256","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1002.258"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}