2021 Texas Statutes
Occupations Code
Title 2 - General Provisions Relating to Licensing
Chapter 51 - Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 51.001. Definitions

(1) "Advisory board" means a board, committee, council, or other entity with multiple members that has as its primary function advising the commission or department.

(2) "Department" means the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

(3) "License" means a license, certificate, registration, title, or permit issued by the department.

(4) "License holder" means a person who holds a license issued by the department.

(5) "Respondent" means a person, regardless of whether the person is a license holder, who is charged with violating a law establishing a regulatory program administered by the department or a rule adopted or order issued by the commission or executive director.

(6) "Sanction" means an action by the executive director against a license holder or another person, including the denial, suspension, or revocation of a license, the reprimand of a license holder, or the placement of a license holder on probation.