{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-502.159","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 502.159","heading":"EX PARTE COMMUNICATION PROHIBITED.","body":"A member of the executive council or board or an employee of the executive council who is assigned to make a decision, a finding of fact, or a conclusion of law in a proceeding pending before the executive council may not directly or indirectly communicate with a party to the proceeding or the party's representative unless notice and an opportunity to participate are given to each party to the proceeding.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.\nAmended by:\nActs 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 768 (H.B. 1501), Sec. 2.038, eff. September 1, 2019.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS","SUBTITLE I. REGULATION OF PSYCHOLOGY AND COUNSELING","CHAPTER 502. MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS","SUBCHAPTER D. POWERS AND DUTIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.502.htm#502.159","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"5eaf0a6c8667fd06a98f39d517a234f381ff3ef374d6c7b6a04198a0f9ba4a19","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-502.155","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-502.251"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}