# Tex. Occupations Code § 201.053: MEMBERSHIP AND EMPLOYEE RESTRICTIONS

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Coc_C201_S201.053

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Occupations Code § 201.053
- **Heading:** MEMBERSHIP AND EMPLOYEE RESTRICTIONS
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** Repealed
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 201 / Section 201.053

## Text

(a) In this section, "Texas trade association" means a cooperative and voluntarily joined statewide association of business or professional competitors in this state designed to assist its members and its industry or profession in dealing with mutual business or professional problems and in promoting their common interest.

(b) A person may not be a member of the board and may not be a board employee employed in a "bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity," as that phrase is used for purposes of establishing an exemption to the overtime provisions of the federal Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. Section 201 et seq.), if:

(1) the person is an officer, employee, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of health care; or

(2) the person's spouse is an officer, manager, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of health care.

(c) Repealed by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1020, Sec. 36, eff. September 1, 2005.

(d) A person may not be a member of the board or act as the general counsel to the board if the person is required to register as a lobbyist under Chapter 305, Government Code, because of the person's activities for compensation on behalf of a profession related to the operation of the board.

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Occupations Code § 201.001 § 201.001. DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Coc_C201_S201.001.md)
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- [Tex. Occupations Code § 201.051 § 201.051. BOARD; MEMBERSHIP.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Coc_C201_S201.051.md)
- [Tex. Occupations Code § 201.052 § 201.052. MEMBERSHIP ELIGIBILITY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Coc_C201_S201.052.md)
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- [Tex. Occupations Code § 201.054 § 201.054. TERMS; VACANCY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Coc_C201_S201.054.md)
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- [Tex. Occupations Code § 201.056 § 201.056. GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Coc_C201_S201.056.md)
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