Texas Statutes
§ 351.158 — LEGAL REPRESENTATION.
Texas § 351.158
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Tex. Occupations Code Code Ann. § 351.158 (2026).
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Sec. 351.158. LEGAL REPRESENTATION.
(a)In a hearing before the board or in a suit in which the board is a party, the board may appoint the board's staff attorney as an attorney of record for the board, except that the staff attorney is subordinate to a county attorney, district attorney, or attorney general if one of those attorneys is also an attorney of record in the proceeding.
(b)In a suit in which the board is a party, the board may appoint the staff attorney as special assistant to the county attorney, district attorney, or attorney general. The board must pay the staff attorney.
(c)This section does not limit or exclude the right of the county attorney, district attorney, or attorney general to appear as the board's attorney in the court to which that attorney is entitled or requ
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Legislative History
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Nearby Sections
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§ 351.001
SHORT TITLE.§ 351.002
DEFINITIONS.§ 351.003
REFERENCE IN OTHER LAW.§ 351.004
SUNSET PROVISION.§ 351.005
APPLICATION OF CHAPTER; EXEMPTIONS.§ 351.051
TEXAS OPTOMETRY BOARD; MEMBERSHIP.§ 351.052
MEMBERSHIP ELIGIBILITY.§ 351.054
TERMS.§ 351.055
OFFICERS.§ 351.056
GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL.§ 351.057
PER DIEM; REIMBURSEMENT.§ 351.058
MEETINGS.§ 351.059
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