{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-954.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 954.002","heading":"EXCEPTION TO PRACTICE OF LAW.","body":"For the purposes of the definition in Section 81.101, Government Code, the \"practice of law\" does not include engaging in land services if:\n(1) the acts are performed by a person who does not hold the person out as an attorney licensed to practice law in this state or in another jurisdiction; and\n(2) the person is not a licensed attorney.\nAmended by:\nActs 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 197 (S.B. 604), Sec. 1, eff. May 24, 2023.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 5. REGULATION OF FINANCIAL AND LEGAL SERVICES","SUBTITLE B. LEGAL SERVICES","CHAPTER 954. LAND SERVICES FOR PETROLEUM, MINERAL, AND OTHER ENERGY SOURCES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.954.htm#954.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"5aa0fae09f2aeef08e8013107d0246f06e8998f848bfcc5c50e4dbbc5b1d4b55","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-954.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1001.001"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}