Title OC, Occupations Code

Sec. 2025.052. APPLICATION. (a) The commission shall require each applicant for an original racetrack license to submit an application, on a form prescribed by the commission, containing the following information: (1) if the applicant is an individual: (A) the individual's full n…

Sec. 2025.053. APPLICATION FEE. (a) The commission shall require each applicant for an original racetrack license to pay the required application fee. The fee must accompany the application and be paid in the form of a cashier's check or certified check. (b) The commission shall …

Sec. 2025.054. MANAGEMENT, CONCESSION, AND TOTALISATOR CONTRACTS. (a) The commission shall require each applicant for an original racetrack license to submit with the application for inspection and review by the commission a copy of each management, concession, and totalisator co…

Sec. 2025.055. CONFIDENTIALITY OF APPLICATION DOCUMENTS. Documents submitted to the commission under Sections 2025.051-2025.054 by an applicant are subject to discovery in a suit brought under this subtitle but are not public records and are not subject to Chapter 552, Government…

Sec. 2025.056. BACKGROUND CHECK. (a) The commission shall require a complete personal, financial, and business background check of the applicant or of any person who owns an interest in or exercises control over an applicant for a racetrack license, including the partners, stockh…

Sec. 2025.057. BOND. (a) The commission may, at any time, require a holder of or applicant for a racetrack license to post security in an amount reasonably necessary, as provided by commission rule, to adequately ensure the license holder's or applicant's compliance with substant…

Sec. 2025.058. NOTIFICATION OF COMPLETED APPLICATION. When all requirements for the applicant's licensure described in this chapter have been satisfied, the commission shall notify the applicant that the application is complete. Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 963 (S.B. …

Sec. 2025.101. LICENSE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS AND LIMITATIONS. (a) The burden of proof is on the applicant for an original racetrack license to show compliance with this subtitle and commission rules. An applicant who does not show the necessary compliance is not eligible for a…

Sec. 2025.102. QUALIFICATIONS FOR ISSUANCE OF RACETRACK LICENSE. (a) The commission may issue a racetrack license to a qualified person if the commission: (1) determines that the conduct of race meetings at the proposed racetrack and location: (A) will be in the public interest; …

Sec. 2025.103. ISSUANCE OF TEMPORARY LICENSE. (a) After a racetrack association has been granted a license to operate a racetrack and before the completion of construction at the designated place for which the license was issued, the commission may, on application by the racetrac…

Sec. 2025.104. DESIGNATION OF RACETRACK LICENSE AS ACTIVE OR INACTIVE. (a) The commission shall designate each racetrack license as an active license or an inactive license. The commission may change the designation of a racetrack license as appropriate. (b) The commission shall …

Sec. 2025.105. RENEWAL OF INACTIVE RACETRACK LICENSE; FEES. (a) The commission by rule shall establish an annual renewal process for inactive licenses and may require the license holder to provide any information required for an original license application under this subtitle. A…

Sec. 2025.106. COMMISSION REVIEW OF ACTIVE RACETRACK LICENSE; FEE. (a) The commission shall review the ownership and management of an active license issued under this chapter every five years beginning on the fifth anniversary of the date of issuance of the license. (b) In perfor…

Sec. 2025.107. RACETRACK LICENSE NOT TRANSFERABLE; TEMPORARY LICENSE. (a) A racetrack license is not transferable. (b) If the death of any person causes a violation of the licensing provisions of this subtitle, the commission may issue, in accordance with commission rules, a temp…

Sec. 2025.108. RACETRACK LICENSE ANNUAL FEE. The commission may prescribe a reasonable annual fee to be paid by each racetrack license holder. The fee must be in an amount sufficient to provide that the total amount of fees imposed under this section, the license fees prescribed …

Sec. 2025.151. LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF GREYHOUND RACETRACK LICENSES. The commission may not issue licenses for more than three greyhound racetracks in this state. Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 963 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2019.

Sec. 2025.152. LOCATION RESTRICTION FOR GREYHOUND RACETRACK. Each greyhound racetrack must be located in a county that: (1) has a population of more than 190,000; (2) borders the Gulf of Mexico; and (3) includes all or part of an island that borders the Gulf of Mexico. Added by A…

Sec. 2025.201. GROUNDS FOR DENIAL, REVOCATION, OR SUSPENSION OF RACETRACK LICENSE. (a) The commission may refuse to issue a racetrack license or may revoke or suspend a license if, after notice and hearing, the commission finds that the applicant or license holder, as appropriate…

Sec. 2025.202. DISCIPLINARY ACTION; ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY. (a) The commission by rule shall establish procedures for disciplinary action against a racetrack license holder. (b) Notwithstanding the requirements of Section 2033.151, if, after notice and hearing as provided by Sect…

Sec. 2025.203. SUMMARY SUSPENSION. (a) The commission may summarily suspend a racetrack license if the commission determines that a racetrack at which races or pari-mutuel wagering are conducted under the license is being operated in a manner that constitutes an immediate threat …

Sec. 2025.204. SUMMARY SUSPENSION HEARING. (a) A racetrack association that is the subject of a summary suspension order may request a hearing. The request must be filed with the executive director not later than the 10th day after the date the order was received or delivered. Th…

Sec. 2025.205. SUMMARY SUSPENSION FINAL ORDER. After the hearing on the suspension of a racetrack license, the executive director shall affirm, modify, or set aside, wholly or partly, the summary suspension order. An order affirming or modifying the summary suspension order is fi…

Sec. 2025.251. OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE REQUIRED. (a) Except as provided by this section, a person, other than as a spectator or as a person placing a wager, may not participate in pari-mutuel racing activities or wagering without first obtaining a license from the commission. A pers…

Sec. 2025.252. LICENSE CATEGORIES. The commission shall adopt categories of licenses for the various occupations licensed under this subchapter and shall specify by rule the qualifications and experience required for licensing in each category that requires specific qualification…

Sec. 2025.253. EXAMINATION NOTIFICATION. (a) If an examination is required for the issuance of a license under this subchapter, the commission shall notify each examinee of the results of the examination not later than the 30th day after the date the licensing examination is admi…

Sec. 2025.254. ISSUANCE OF LICENSE. The commission shall issue a license to a qualified person on application and payment of the license fee. Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 963 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2019.

Sec. 2025.255. ISSUANCE OF IDENTIFICATION CARD. The commission shall issue a license certificate under this subchapter in the form of an identification card with a photograph and other information as prescribed by the commission. Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 963 (S.B.…

Sec. 2025.256. LICENSE FEES. (a) The commission by rule shall adopt a fee schedule for licenses issued under this subchapter. (b) The commission shall base the license fee amounts on the relative or comparative incomes or property interests of the various categories of license ho…

Sec. 2025.257. TERM OF LICENSE; RENEWAL. (a) A license issued under this subchapter is valid for a period set by the commission not to exceed 36 months following the date of issuance. The license is renewable on the: (1) completion of an application; (2) receipt of satisfactory r…

Sec. 2025.258. CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION. (a) The commission shall obtain criminal history record information on each applicant renewing an occupational license under this subchapter. (b) The commission shall ensure that criminal history record information is obtained o…

Sec. 2025.259. LICENSE VALID THROUGHOUT STATE. A license issued under this subchapter is valid, as determined by the commission, at all race meetings conducted in this state. Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 963 (S.B. 1969), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2019.

Sec. 2025.261. RECIPROCAL LICENSES; OUT-OF-STATE APPLICANTS. (a) The commission may waive any prerequisite to obtaining a license for an applicant, including any requirement to submit a set of fingerprints, after reviewing the applicant's credentials and determining that the appl…

Sec. 2025.262. GROUNDS FOR DENIAL, REVOCATION, AND SUSPENSION OF OCCUPATIONAL LICENSE. The commission may refuse to issue any original or renewal license under this subchapter or may revoke or suspend the license if, after notice and hearing, the commission finds that the applica…