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Tex. Occ. Code § 155.001 (2026)

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Sec. 155.001. LICENSE REQUIRED. A person may not practice medicine in this state unless the person holds a license issued under this subtitle.

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

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Cited in 28 cases (7 in the last 5 years), 2001–2025 · leading case: Gregory v. State, 56 S.W.3d 164 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2001).
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Gregory v. State, 56 S.W.3d 164 (Tex. App.—Houston [14th Dist.] 2001). · cites it 4× “Tex. Occ.Code Ann. § 155.001 (Vernon Pamph.”
Simonson v. Keppard, 225 S.W.3d 868 (Tex. App.—Dallas 2007). · cites it 4× “" See TEX. OCC.CODE ANN. § 155.001 (Vernon 2004) ("A person may not practice medicine in this state unless the person holds a license issued under this subtitle [Medical Practice Act].”
Texas State Bd. of Examiners v. Texas Med. Ass'n, 511 S.W.3d 28 (Tex. 2017). “See Tex. Occ. Code §§ 155.001, 151.002(a)(13).”
Columbia Valley Healthcare Sys., L.P. v. Maria Zamarripa, 526 S.W.3d 453 (Tex. 2017). “002(a)(13) (“ '[pjracticing medicine' means the diagnosis, treatment, or offer to treat a mental or physical disease or disorder ... or injury_”); id.”
Cnty. of El Paso v. Dorado, 180 S.W.3d 854 (Tex. App.—El Paso 2006). “Tex. Occ.Code Ann. § 155.001 (Vernon 2004).”
Rea v. State, 297 S.W.3d 379 (Tex. App.—Austin 2009). “See Tex. Occ.Code Ann. § 155.001 (West 2004).”
Powell v. State, 88 S.W.3d 794 (Tex. App.—El Paso 2002). “” Tex Occ.Code Ann. § 155.001 (Vernon Supp.”
Jones v. Found. Surgery Affiliates of Brazoria Cnty., 403 S.W.3d 306 (Tex. App.—Houston [1st Dist.] 2012). · cites it 2× “See Tex. Occ.Code Ann. §§ 155.001, 155.003 (Vernon 2012) (stating that only a “person” may be licensed to practice medicine in Texas and providing eligibility requirements for licen-sure).”
Texas State Bd. of Examiners of Marriage & Fam. Therapists v. Texas Med. Ass'n, 458 S.W.3d 552 (Tex. App.—Austin 2014). “See Tex. Occ. Code § 155.001. In addition, the eligibility requirements to obtain a license to practice marriage and family therapy in Texas are distinct from those necessary to obtain a license to practice medicine.”
Doctors Hosp. at Renaissance, Ltd. v. Jesus Jaime Andrade, 512 S.W.3d 391 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi 2015). · cites it 2× “See Tex. Occ. Code Ann. § 155.001 (West, Westlaw through ch.”
Diruzzo v. State, 549 S.W.3d 301 (Tex. App.—Corpus Christi 2018). “See TEX. OCC. CODE ANN. § 155.001 (West, Westlaw through 2017 1st C.”
Maria Margarita Rojas, Maternal Maternal & Child Healthcare & Rsch. Ctr. LLC v. State of Texas, No. 15-25-00100-CV (Tex. App.—15th Dist. June 30, 2025). · cites it 5× “Tex. Occ. Code §§ 155.001, 165.159. The Attorney General may also seek civil penalties for such violations.”
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