Tex. Codes » Occupations Code · TITLE 6. REGULATION OF ENGINEERING, ARCHITECTURE, LAND SURVEYING, AND RELATED PRACTICES · SUBTITLE B. REGULATION OF ARCHITECTURE AND RELATED PRACTICES · CHAPTER 1051. TEXAS BOARD OF ARCHITECTURAL EXAMINERS; GENERAL PROVISIONS AFFECTING ARCHITECTS, LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTS, AND INTERIOR DESIGNERS; PROVISIONS AFFECTING ONLY ARCHITECTS
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Tex. Occ. Code § 1051.601 (2026)

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Sec. 1051.601. ACTIVITIES OF LICENSED ENGINEER. (a) This chapter and any rule adopted under this chapter do not limit the right of an engineer licensed under Chapter 1001 to perform an act, service, or work within the scope of the practice of engineering as defined by that chapter.

(b) This chapter does not prohibit an engineer licensed under Chapter 1001 from:

(1) planning and supervising work on:

(A) a construction project primarily intended for engineering use, including a railroad, hydroelectric work, or industrial plant; or

(B) a structure incidental to a construction project described by Paragraph (A); or

(2) planning, designing, or supervising the mechanical, electrical, or structural features of a building.

(c) This chapter does not prohibit an engineer who has an architectural engineering degree from a public or private college or university from using the title "architectural engineer."

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003; Renumbered from Occupations Code Sec. 1051.051 by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 331, Sec. 3.05, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 2008–2015 · leading case: John J. Rogers v. Texas Bd. of Architectural Examiners, 390 S.W.3d 377 (Tex. App.—Austin 2011).
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John J. Rogers v. Texas Bd. of Architectural Examiners, 390 S.W.3d 377 (Tex. App.—Austin 2011). · cites it 2× “” Tex. Occ.Code Ann. § 1051.601(a). The breadth of this exemption necessarily precludes the Architecture Board from taking any disciplinary or other action against engineers licensed under the Engineering Practice Act, to the extent they are practicing within the scope of their…”
Citizens Against the Landfill in Hempstead Michael McCall Wayne Knox & the City of Hempstead v. Texas Comm'n on Env't Quality & Pintail Landfill, L.L.C., No. 03-14-00718-CV (Tex. App.—Austin Feb. 25, 2015). · cites it 2× “703 (a) of the Architecture Practice Act did not categorically preclude licensed engi- neers from preparing comprehensive building plans and specifications for the class of public works projects identified in that section, nor did Tex. Occ. Code Ann. § 1051.601 categorically…”
Texas Ass'n of Acupuncture & Oriental Med. v. Texas Bd. of Chiropractic Examiners & Patricia Gilbert, No. 03-15-00262-CV (Tex. App.—Austin Nov. 18, 2015). · cites it 2× “30 TEX. OCC. CODE § 1051.601 ...............”
Texas Soc'y of Prof'l Engineers v. Texas Bd. of Architectural Examiners & Cathy Hendricks, No. 03-08-00288-CV (Tex. App.—Austin Oct. 24, 2008). “10, 2006) (citing Tex. Occ. Code Ann. § 1051.601 (West 2004)).”
Texas Soc'y of Prof'l Engineers v. Texas Bd. of Architectural Examiners & Cathy Hendricks, No. 03-08-00288-CV (Tex. App.—Austin Oct. 24, 2008). “10, 2006) (citing Tex. Occ. Code Ann. § 1051.601 (West 2004)).”
John J. Rogers v. Texas Bd. of Architectural Examiners, No. 03-10-00182-CV (Tex. App.—Austin Aug. 3, 2011). “Tex. Occ. Code Ann. § 1051.601 (b). Subsection (b) would not be required if subsection (a) had the meaning the Engineers ascribe to it.”
Tex. Occ. Code § 1051.601(a): 1 case
John J. Rogers v. Texas Bd. of Architectural Examiners, 390 S.W.3d 377 (Tex. App.—Austin 2011). “” Tex. Occ.Code Ann. § 1051.601(a). The breadth of this exemption necessarily precludes the Architecture Board from taking any disciplinary or other action against engineers licensed under the Engineering Practice Act, to the extent they are practicing within the scope of their…”
Tex. Occ. Code § 1051.601(b): 1 case
John J. Rogers v. Texas Bd. of Architectural Examiners, 390 S.W.3d 377 (Tex. App.—Austin 2011). “” Tex. Occ.Code Ann. § 1051.601(a). The breadth of this exemption necessarily precludes the Architecture Board from taking any disciplinary or other action against engineers licensed under the Engineering Practice Act, to the extent they are practicing within the scope of their…”
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