| (a) If a person or entity violates any provision of
Texas Occupations Code, Chapters 51 or 455, this chapter, or any rule
or order of the executive director or commission, proceedings may
be instituted to impose administrative penalties, administrative sanctions,
or both in accordance with the provisions of Texas Occupations Code,
Chapters 51 and 455 and any associated rules.
(b) The commission or executive director may refuse
to issue a license to a person, suspend or revoke the license of a
person, or place a person licensed under the Act on probation if the
person:
(1) obtains a license by fraud, misrepresentation,
or concealment of material facts;
(2) sells, barters, or offers to sell or barter a license;
(3) violates a rule adopted by the commission;
(4) engages in unprofessional conduct that endangers
or is likely to endanger the health, welfare, or safety of the public;
(5) violates an order or ordinance adopted by a political
subdivision under Local Government Code, Chapter 243; or
(6) violates this chapter.
(c) The commission or executive director shall revoke
the license of a person if:
(1) the person is convicted of, enters a plea of nolo
contendere or guilty to, or receives deferred adjudication for an
offense under Chapter 20A, Penal Code, or Subchapter A, Chapter 43,
Penal Code or another sexual offense; or
(2) the department determines the person has practiced
or administered massage therapy at or for sexually oriented business.
(d) The commission or executive director shall revoke
the license of a person licensed as a massage school or massage establishment
if the department determines that:
(1) the school or establishment is a sexually oriented
business; or
(2) an offense involving prostitution or another sexual
offense that resulted in a conviction for the offense, a plea of nolo
contendere or guilty to the offense, or a grant of deferred adjudication
for the offense occurred on the premises of the school or establishment.
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