{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1901.103","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 1901.103","heading":"MEMBERSHIP AND EMPLOYEE RESTRICTIONS.","body":"(a) An officer, employee, or paid consultant of a trade association in the well drilling industry may not be a board member or an employee of the department connected with the administration of this chapter.\n(b) A board member or an employee of the department connected with the administration of this chapter may not be related within the second degree by affinity or consanguinity to a person who is an officer, employee, or paid consultant of a trade association in the well drilling industry.\n(c) A person may not serve as a member of the board if the person is required to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305, Government Code, because of the person's activities on behalf of a trade or professional association in the well drilling industry.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 4, eff. June 1, 2003.\nAmended by:\nActs 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 871 (S.B. 2075), Sec. 42, eff. September 1, 2025.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 12. PRACTICES AND TRADES RELATED TO WATER, HEALTH, AND SAFETY","SUBTITLE A. OCCUPATIONS RELATED TO WATER","CHAPTER 1901. WATER WELL DRILLERS","SUBCHAPTER C. TEXAS WATER WELL DRILLERS ADVISORY BOARD"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.1901.htm#1901.103","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"ddcc491482dc070011d895d9af83e4ec31c99a89bb712d3720d34d9c43c7ae54","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1901.102","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1901.104"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}