{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-402.101","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 402.101","heading":"GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES.","body":"(a) The executive director shall administer and enforce this chapter.\n(b) The department shall:\n(1) evaluate the qualifications of applicants;\n(2) examine applicants; and\n(3) in connection with a hearing under this chapter, issue subpoenas, examine witnesses, and administer oaths under the laws of this state.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.173(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 1.089, eff. September 1, 2015.\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (S.B. 202), Sec. 1.090, eff. September 1, 2015.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS","SUBTITLE G. PROFESSIONS RELATED TO HEARING, SPEECH, AND DYSLEXIA","CHAPTER 402. HEARING INSTRUMENT FITTERS AND DISPENSERS","SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.402.htm#402.101","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"82006e4f74b23c8a2fdbcaea7f8c0dc71097552fc7e1a9ad5a3de091152ee51c","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-402.058","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-402.1021"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}