{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-455.153","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 455.153","heading":"APPLICATION FOR LICENSE.","body":"An applicant for a license under this chapter must:\n(1) submit an application in the manner and on a form prescribed by the executive director;\n(2) pass any required examination; and\n(3) include with the application the application fee set by the commission by rule.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.\nAmended by:\nActs 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1300 (H.B. 2696), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2005.\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 5.081, eff. April 2, 2015.\nActs 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1105 (H.B. 4007), Sec. 6.008, eff. September 1, 2017.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS","SUBTITLE H. PROFESSIONS RELATED TO CERTAIN TYPES OF THERAPY","CHAPTER 455. MASSAGE THERAPY","SUBCHAPTER D. LICENSING"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.455.htm#455.153","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"8822779a32d61339ffbaec18668fa84c5031cb514cd0ef804332d8f6c9765818","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-455.1525","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-455.154"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}