Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 215.034 - Suspension or Revocation of Occupation License(a) A judge of the municipal court, in addition to imposing a fine, may institute proceedings to suspend or revoke the license of a person if: (1) the person is required, by law or by a municipal ordinance adopted under a law, to obtain the license from the municipality for an occupation, business, or avocation; and(2) the judge finds the person guilty of violating a municipal ordinance relating to the occupation, business, or avocation or finds that the person has been convicted of barratry under Section 38.12, Penal Code.(b) For the purpose of this section, a person is convicted of barratry if a court of competent jurisdiction enters an adjudication of guilt against the person regardless of whether:(1) the sentence is subsequently probated and the person is discharged from probation;(2) the accusation, complaint, information, or indictment is dismissed following probation; or(3) the person is pardoned for the offense, unless the pardon is granted expressly for subsequent proof of innocence.Tex. Loc. Gov't. Code § 215.034
Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 723, Sec. 6, eff. 9/1/1993.