{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1603.253","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 1603.253","heading":"WRITTEN EXAMINATION.","body":"The department shall select an examination for each written examination required under this chapter. The written examination must be:\n(1) validated by an independent testing professional; or\n(2) purchased from a national testing service.\nAdded by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 798 (S.B. 411), Sec. 1.01, eff. September 1, 2005.\nAmended by:\nActs 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 663 (H.B. 1560), Sec. 3.22, eff. September 1, 2021.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 9. REGULATION OF BARBERS, COSMETOLOGISTS, AND RELATED OCCUPATIONS","CHAPTER 1603. REGULATION OF BARBERING AND COSMETOLOGY","SUBCHAPTER F. EXAMINATION REQUIREMENTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.1603.htm#1603.253","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"930e5558b79058a1f33df1963dc8cc413e6a74a6ea7de24e2ede884f49f644a4","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1603.252","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1603.255"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}