{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-2026.106","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 2026.106","heading":"WAIVER OR DEFERRAL OF CERTAIN STANDARDS FOR CLASS 4 RACETRACK.","body":"(a) In considering an application for a class 4 racetrack license, except as provided by Subsection (b), the commission may waive or defer compliance with the commission's standards regarding the physical facilities or operations of a horse racetrack.\n(b) The commission may not waive or defer compliance with standards that relate to the testing of horses or license holders for the presence of a prohibited substance, including a prohibited drug or chemical.\n(c) If the commission defers compliance, the commission shall, when granting the application, establish a schedule under which the license holder must comply with the standards.\nAdded by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 963 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2019.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 13. SPORTS, AMUSEMENTS, AND ENTERTAINMENT","SUBTITLE A-1. TEXAS RACING ACT","CHAPTER 2026. RACETRACK OPERATION AND PREMISES","SUBCHAPTER C. CLASSIFICATION OF HORSE RACETRACKS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.2026.htm#2026.106","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"0601471cd8d4a583a4effbfd76cdc003e0dbe9e2f0ee67c9a4ae3f0e09def619","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-2026.105","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-2026.107"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}