{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-401.201","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 401.201","heading":"GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.","body":"(a) The executive director shall administer and enforce this chapter.\n(a-1) The department shall:\n(1) evaluate the qualifications of license applicants;\n(2) provide for the examination of license applicants;\n(3) in connection with a hearing under this chapter, issue subpoenas, examine witnesses, and administer oaths under the laws of this state; and\n(4) investigate persons engaging in practices that violate this chapter.\n(b) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 , Sec. 1.222(35), eff. September 1, 2015.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.171(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 1.052, eff. September 1, 2015.\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 1.222(35), eff. September 1, 2015.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS","SUBTITLE G. PROFESSIONS RELATED TO HEARING, SPEECH, AND DYSLEXIA","CHAPTER 401. SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS AND AUDIOLOGISTS","SUBCHAPTER E. POWERS AND DUTIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.401.htm#401.201","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"c80a31c3ffa5e282ae5d7ec7f48fb357e20aa5eb04debc0102b93edcc9abb602","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-401.108","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-401.202"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}