{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1051.0015","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 1051.0015","heading":"PURPOSE OF REGISTRATION REQUIREMENT.","body":"The purpose of Section 1051.701(a) is to:\n(1) safeguard life, health, property, and the public welfare; and\n(2) protect the public against the irresponsible practice of architecture.\nAdded by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 14A.051, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.\nAmended by:\nActs 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1360 (H.B. 2060), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 6. REGULATION OF ENGINEERING, ARCHITECTURE, LAND SURVEYING, AND RELATED PRACTICES","SUBTITLE B. REGULATION OF ARCHITECTURE AND RELATED PRACTICES","CHAPTER 1051. TEXAS BOARD OF ARCHITECTURAL EXAMINERS; GENERAL PROVISIONS AFFECTING ARCHITECTS, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS, AND INTERIOR DESIGNERS; PROVISIONS AFFECTING ONLY ARCHITECTS","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.1051.htm#1051.0015","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"d71c2d47d46fcee050c16fa73592ad2dad67e444a0a649f1d87a29212c3c5ae5","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1051.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1051.0016"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}