{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-502.257","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 502.257","heading":"ISSUANCE OF LICENSE.","body":"The executive council shall issue a license as a licensed marriage and family therapist associate or licensed marriage and family therapist, as appropriate, to an applicant who:\n(1) complies with the requirements of this chapter;\n(2) passes the licensing examination, unless the executive council exempts the person from the examination requirement; and\n(3) pays the required fees.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.257(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.\nAmended by:\nActs 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 768 (H.B. 1501), Sec. 2.044, 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 F. LICENSE REQUIREMENTS AND EXEMPTIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.502.htm#502.257","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"6b282e0c6e927dee7d7f63b8acab4baba4dc75af9d954847bed232fd2eecd5dd","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-502.2545","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-502.258"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}