{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-165.157","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 165.157","heading":"DUTY TO ASSIST IN CERTAIN PROSECUTIONS.","body":"(a) The board and the board's employees shall assist the local prosecuting officers of each county in the enforcement of:\n(1) state laws prohibiting the unlawful practice of medicine;\n(2) this subtitle; and\n(3) other matters.\n(b) Except as otherwise provided by law, a prosecution is subject to the direction and control of the prosecuting officers. This subtitle does not deprive those officers of any authority vested by law.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS","SUBTITLE B. PHYSICIANS","CHAPTER 165. PENALTIES","SUBCHAPTER D. CRIMINAL PENALTIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.165.htm#165.157","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"5686781d4a9f82783875cbb39ea81c0dd54364a5544f5f0fc8fff23ae98a1069","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-165.156","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-165.158"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}