{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-53.101","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 53.101","heading":"DEFINITIONS.","body":"In this subchapter:\n(1) \"License\" means a license, certificate, registration, permit, or other authorization that:\n(A) is issued by a licensing authority; and\n(B) a person must obtain to practice or engage in a particular business, occupation, or profession.\n(2) \"Licensing authority\" means a department, commission, board, office, or other agency of the state that issues a license.\nAdded by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 616 (H.B. 963), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 2. GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO LICENSING","CHAPTER 53. CONSEQUENCES OF CRIMINAL CONVICTION","SUBCHAPTER D. PRELIMINARY EVALUATION OF LICENSE ELIGIBILITY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.53.htm#53.101","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"b5b3d16d2714d713c89635c8eae1c7276c112945cc563886105e59bd345a3305","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-53.052","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-53.102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}