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TX Nat Res Code § 117.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle D - Regulation of Specific Businesses and Occupations|Chapter 117 - Hazardous Liquid or Carbon Dioxide Pipeline Transportation Industry|Subchapter C. Enforcement|Section 117.052. Enforcement by Commission and Attorney General

Sec. 117.052.  ENFORCEMENT BY COMMISSION AND ATTORNEY GENERAL.  (a)  If it appears that a rule of the commission has been or is being violated, the commission may have a civil suit instituted in a district court for injunctive relief to restrain the person from continuing the violation or for the assessment and recovery of a civil penalty under Section 117.051 of this code, or for both the injunctive relief and the civil penalty.(b)  On application for injunctive relief and a finding that a person has violated or is violating this chapter or a rule of the commission adopted under this chapter, the district court shall grant the injunctive relief the facts so warrant.(c)  At the request of the commission, the attorney general shall institute and conduct a suit in the name of the state for injunctive relief to recover the civil penalty, or for both injunctive relief and the civil penalty.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 4914, ch. 873, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1983.|
TX Nat Res Code § 117.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle D - Regulation of Specific Businesses and Occupations|Chapter 117 - Hazardous Liquid or Carbon Dioxide Pipeline Transportation Industry|Subchapter C. Enforcement|Section 117.053. Criminal Penalty for Violation of Chapter and Rules

Sec. 117.053.  CRIMINAL PENALTY FOR VIOLATION OF CHAPTER AND RULES.  (a)  A person who intentionally violates this chapter or a rule adopted under this chapter commits an offense.(b)  An offense under this section is punishable by a fine of not more than $2 million, confinement in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for a term of not more than five years, or both such fine and imprisonment.(c)  In the prosecution of a defendant for multiple offenses under this section, all of the offenses are considered to be part of the same criminal episode, and as required by Section 3.03, Penal Code, the sentences of confinement shall run concurrently.  Additionally, the cumulative total of fines imposed under this section may not exceed the maximum amount imposed on conviction of a single offense under this section.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 4914, ch. 873, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1983.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 25.137, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 104 (S.B. 900), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Nat Res Code § 117.054 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle D - Regulation of Specific Businesses and Occupations|Chapter 117 - Hazardous Liquid or Carbon Dioxide Pipeline Transportation Industry|Subchapter C. Enforcement|Section 117.054. Criminal Penalty for Injuring or Destroying Pipeline Facilities

Sec. 117.054.  CRIMINAL PENALTY FOR INJURING OR DESTROYING PIPELINE FACILITIES.  (a)  A person who intentionally injures or destroys or attempts to injure or destroy any pipeline facility in this state commits an offense.(b)  An offense under this section is punishable by a fine of not more than $2 million, confinement in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice for a term of not more than five years, or both such fine and imprisonment.(c)  In the prosecution of a defendant for multiple offenses under this section, all of the offenses are considered to be part of the same criminal episode, and as required by Section 3.03, Penal Code, the sentences of confinement shall run concurrently.  Additionally, the cumulative total of fines imposed under this section may not exceed the maximum amount imposed on conviction of a single offense under this section.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 4914, ch. 873, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1983.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 25.138, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 104 (S.B. 900), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Nat Res Code § 117.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Natural Resources Code|Title 3 - Oil and Gas|Subtitle D - Regulation of Specific Businesses and Occupations|Chapter 117 - Hazardous Liquid or Carbon Dioxide Pipeline Transportation Industry|Subchapter D. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 117.101. Limitations on Powers of Cities

Sec. 117.101.  LIMITATIONS ON POWERS OF CITIES.  (a)  Except as otherwise provided by this subchapter, this chapter may not be construed to reduce, limit, or impair the authority provided by law to any city.(b)  Except as provided by Subsection (c) of this section, a city may not adopt or enforce an ordinance that establishes safety standards or practices applicable to the pipeline transportation of hazardous liquids or carbon dioxide or hazardous liquid or carbon dioxide pipeline facilities that are subject to regulation by federal or state law.(c)  A city may adopt ordinances that establish conditions for installing or relocating pipelines over, under, along, or across public streets and alleys within the boundaries of the city.|Added by Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 4914, ch. 873, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 29, 1983.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 28, Sec. 7, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 530 (H.B. 951), Sec. 3, eff. June 17, 2005.Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 720 (S.B. 480), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Occ Code § 101.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle A - Provisions Applying to Health Professions Generally|Chapter 101 - Health Professions Council|Subchapter A. Health Professions Council|Section 101.001. Health Professions Council

Sec. 101.001.  HEALTH PROFESSIONS COUNCIL.  In this chapter, "council" means the Health Professions Council.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 101.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle A - Provisions Applying to Health Professions Generally|Chapter 101 - Health Professions Council|Subchapter A. Health Professions Council|Section 101.002. Composition of Council

Sec. 101.002.  COMPOSITION OF COUNCIL.  The council consists of 13 members, with one member appointed by each of the following:(1)  the Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners;(2)  the State Board of Dental Examiners;(3)  the Texas Optometry Board;(4)  the Texas State Board of Pharmacy;(5)   the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners;(6)  the Texas Medical Board;(7)  the Texas Board of Nursing;(8)  the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council;(9)  the Texas Funeral Service Commission;(10)  the entity that regulates the practice of physical therapy;(11)  the entity that regulates the practice of occupational therapy;(12)  the health licensing division of the Health and Human Services Commission; and(13)  the governor's office.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 682, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 553, Sec. 2.013, eff. Feb. 1, 2004.Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 889 (H.B. 2426), Sec. 31, eff. September 1, 2007.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 467 (H.B. 4170), Sec. 19.018, eff. September 1, 2019.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 768 (H.B. 1501), Sec. 3.007, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Occ Code § 101.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle A - Provisions Applying to Health Professions Generally|Chapter 101 - Health Professions Council|Subchapter A. Health Professions Council|Section 101.003. Officers

Sec. 101.003.  OFFICERS.  The council shall elect from the council's members a presiding officer and assistant presiding officer to conduct the business of the council.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 101.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle A - Provisions Applying to Health Professions Generally|Chapter 101 - Health Professions Council|Subchapter A. Health Professions Council|Section 101.004. Compensation of Members

Sec. 101.004.  COMPENSATION OF MEMBERS.  A member of the council is not entitled to receive compensation or a per diem for the member's service on the council.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 101.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle A - Provisions Applying to Health Professions Generally|Chapter 101 - Health Professions Council|Subchapter A. Health Professions Council|Section 101.005. Council Staff

Sec. 101.005.  COUNCIL STAFF.  The council may employ staff or designate staff for the council from the employees of the regulatory agencies listed in Section 101.002 as necessary for the council to carry out the council's duties.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 101.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle A - Provisions Applying to Health Professions Generally|Chapter 101 - Health Professions Council|Subchapter A. Health Professions Council|Section 101.006. Budget

Sec. 101.006.  BUDGET.  The council shall adopt an annual budget that is funded by a prorated assessment paid by the regulatory agencies listed in Section 101.002.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 101.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle A - Provisions Applying to Health Professions Generally|Chapter 101 - Health Professions Council|Subchapter A. Health Professions Council|Section 101.007. Duties of Council

Sec. 101.007.  DUTIES OF COUNCIL.  The council shall:(1)  administer the functions provided by this chapter;  and(2)  provide a means for the regulatory agencies represented on the council to coordinate administrative and regulatory efforts.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 101.051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle A - Provisions Applying to Health Professions Generally|Chapter 101 - Health Professions Council|Subchapter B. Telephone Complaint System|Section 101.051. Telephone Complaint System

Sec. 101.051.  TELEPHONE COMPLAINT SYSTEM.  The council shall establish and operate a toll-free telephone complaint system to provide assistance and referral services for persons making a complaint relating to a health profession regulated by the state.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 101.0515 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle A - Provisions Applying to Health Professions Generally|Chapter 101 - Health Professions Council|Subchapter B. Telephone Complaint System|Section 101.0515. Applicability of Subchapter

Sec. 101.0515.  APPLICABILITY OF SUBCHAPTER.  This subchapter does not apply to the Texas Funeral Service Commission.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 682, Sec. 1.02, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Occ Code § 101.052 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle A - Provisions Applying to Health Professions Generally|Chapter 101 - Health Professions Council|Subchapter B. Telephone Complaint System|Section 101.052. Telephone Listing

Sec. 101.052.  TELEPHONE LISTING.  A state agency that regulates a health profession shall list the toll-free telephone number of the complaint system with the agency's regular telephone number.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 101.053 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle A - Provisions Applying to Health Professions Generally|Chapter 101 - Health Professions Council|Subchapter B. Telephone Complaint System|Section 101.053. Confidentiality

Sec. 101.053.  CONFIDENTIALITY.  A complaint, adverse report, or other information regarding the content of a complaint in the possession of the council or its employee or agent relating to a person initiating a complaint or the license holder who is the subject of the complaint is privileged and confidential and is not subject to discovery, subpoena, or other means of legal compulsion for release to anyone other than:(1)  a council employee or agent involved in collecting complaint information;(2)  the specific council member agency or board responsible for regulating the health profession in which the person who is the subject of the complaint is a license holder;  or(3)  an employee or agent of the member agency or board who is involved in the discipline of license holders.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 101.101 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle A - Provisions Applying to Health Professions Generally|Chapter 101 - Health Professions Council|Subchapter C. Training Program|Section 101.101. Training Program

Sec. 101.101.  TRAINING PROGRAM.  (a)  The council shall establish a training program for the governing bodies of state agencies that regulate health professions.(b)  Before a member of a governing body may assume the member's duties and before the member may be confirmed by the senate, the member must complete at least one course of the training program established under this section.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 101.102 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle A - Provisions Applying to Health Professions Generally|Chapter 101 - Health Professions Council|Subchapter C. Training Program|Section 101.102. Program Requirements

Sec. 101.102.  PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.  The training program must provide information to a participant regarding:(1)  the enabling legislation that created the governing body to which the member is appointed;(2)  the programs operated by the state agency governed by the governing body;(3)  the role and functions of that state agency;(4)  the rules of that state agency with an emphasis on the rules that relate to disciplinary and investigatory authority;(5)  the current budget for that state agency;(6)  the results of the most recent formal audit of that state agency;(7)  the requirements of the:(A)  open meetings law, Chapter 551, Government Code;(B)  open records law, Chapter 552, Government Code;  and(C)  administrative procedure law, Chapter 2001, Government Code;(8)  the requirements of the conflict of interest laws and other laws relating to public officials;  and(9)  any applicable ethics policies adopted by that state agency or the Texas Ethics Commission.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 101.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle A - Provisions Applying to Health Professions Generally|Chapter 101 - Health Professions Council|Subchapter D. Reporting Requirements|Section 101.151. Annual Report

Sec. 101.151.  ANNUAL REPORT.  (a)  The council shall prepare an annual report that includes:(1)  a statistical compilation of enforcement actions taken by a regulatory agency listed in Section 101.002;(2)  recommendations for statutory changes to improve the regulation of the health care professions;(3)  strategies to expand the health care workforce in this state, including:(A)  methods for reducing the time required to process license applications for health care professions;(B)  methods for increasing the number of health care practitioners providing mental and behavioral health care services; and(C)  any statutory and legislative appropriation recommendations the council determines are appropriate for expanding the health care workforce in this state, including recommendations for expanding the health care workforce in medically underserved areas; and(4)  other relevant information and recommendations determined necessary by the council.(b)  The council shall send the report to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, the chairs of the standing committees of the senate and the house of representatives having primary jurisdiction over public health, and the chairs of the standing committees of the senate and the house of representatives having primary jurisdiction over state finance or appropriations not later than February 1 of each year.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 644 (S.B. 1636), Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 2019.|
TX Occ Code § 101.201 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle A - Provisions Applying to Health Professions Generally|Chapter 101 - Health Professions Council|Subchapter E. Grounds for License Revocation or Denial|Section 101.201. False, Misleading, or Deceptive Advertising

Sec. 101.201.  FALSE, MISLEADING, OR DECEPTIVE ADVERTISING.  (a)  A person may not use advertising that is false, misleading, deceptive, or not readily subject to verification.(b)  False, misleading, or deceptive advertising or advertising not readily subject to verification includes advertising that:(1)  makes a material misrepresentation of fact or omits a fact necessary to make the statement as a whole not materially misleading;(2)  makes a representation likely to create an unjustified expectation about the results of a health care service or procedure;(3)  compares a health care professional's services with another health care professional's services unless the comparison can be factually substantiated;(4)  contains a testimonial;(5)  causes confusion or misunderstanding as to the credentials, education, or licensing of a health care professional;(6)  represents that health care insurance deductibles or copayments may be waived or are not applicable to health care services to be provided if the deductibles or copayments are required;(7)  represents that the benefits of a health benefit plan will be accepted as full payment when deductibles or copayments are required;(8)  makes a representation that is designed to take advantage of the fears or emotions of a particularly susceptible type of patient;  or(9)  represents in the use of a professional name a title or professional identification that is expressly or commonly reserved to or used by another profession or professional.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 101.203 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle A - Provisions Applying to Health Professions Generally|Chapter 101 - Health Professions Council|Subchapter E. Grounds for License Revocation or Denial|Section 101.203. Overcharging or Overtreating

Sec. 101.203.  OVERCHARGING OR OVERTREATING.  A health care professional may not violate Section 311.0025, Health and Safety Code.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.011(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Occ Code § 101.204 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle A - Provisions Applying to Health Professions Generally|Chapter 101 - Health Professions Council|Subchapter E. Grounds for License Revocation or Denial|Section 101.204. Remedies

Sec. 101.204.  REMEDIES.  (a)  A violation of this subchapter is subject to action by the appropriate health licensing agency as a ground for revocation or denial of a license.(b)  A violation of Section 101.201 is grounds for action under Section 17.47, 17.58, 17.60, or 17.61, Business & Commerce Code, by the consumer protection division of the office of the attorney general.(c)  A violation of Section 101.201 does not create a private cause of action, including an action for breach of warranty or for an implied contract or warranty for good and workmanlike service.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 101.251 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle A - Provisions Applying to Health Professions Generally|Chapter 101 - Health Professions Council|Subchapter F. Enforcement|Section 101.251. Civil Penalty

Sec. 101.251.  CIVIL PENALTY.  (a)  A person who violates this chapter is liable to the state for a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $1,000 for each violation.  Each day a violation occurs constitutes a separate violation.(b)  The attorney general may initiate an action under this section by filing suit in a district court in Travis County or in the county in which the violation occurred.(c)  The attorney general may recover reasonable expenses incurred in obtaining a civil penalty under this section, including court costs, reasonable attorney's fees, reasonable investigative costs, witness fees, and deposition expenses.(d)  A civil penalty recovered under this section shall be deposited in the state treasury.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 101.252 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle A - Provisions Applying to Health Professions Generally|Chapter 101 - Health Professions Council|Subchapter F. Enforcement|Section 101.252. Injunction

Sec. 101.252.  INJUNCTION.  (a)  The attorney general or the appropriate health licensing agency may bring an action for an injunction to stop a violation or threatened violation of this chapter.(b)  The attorney general or health licensing agency may recover reasonable expenses incurred in obtaining an injunction under this section, including court costs, reasonable attorney's fees, reasonable investigative costs, witness fees, and deposition expenses.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 101.253 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle A - Provisions Applying to Health Professions Generally|Chapter 101 - Health Professions Council|Subchapter F. Enforcement|Section 101.253. Remedies Not Exclusive

Sec. 101.253.  REMEDIES NOT EXCLUSIVE.  The remedies provided by this chapter are in addition to any other remedy provided by law, including rules.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 101.301 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle A - Provisions Applying to Health Professions Generally|Chapter 101 - Health Professions Council|Subchapter G. Office of Patient Protection|Section 101.301. General Provisions

Sec. 101.301.  GENERAL PROVISIONS.  (a)  In this subchapter:(1)  "Consumers as a class" means five or more individuals whose complaints are of the same or similar regulatory and factual circumstances and issues.(2)  "Licensing agency" means a health occupation regulatory agency that is a member of the council.(3)  "Office" means the office of patient protection.(b)  The council shall establish an office of patient protection within the council to represent the interests of consumers in matters before licensing agencies.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 305, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|