# Tex. Occupations Code § 2025.201: GROUNDS FOR DENIAL, REVOCATION, OR SUSPENSION OF RACETRACK LICENSE > Texas · Statutes · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Coc_C2025_S2025.201 ## Section - **Citation:** Tex. Occupations Code § 2025.201 - **Heading:** GROUNDS FOR DENIAL, REVOCATION, OR SUSPENSION OF RACETRACK LICENSE - **Jurisdiction:** Texas - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 2025 / Section 2025.201 ## Text (a) The commission may refuse to issue a racetrack license or may revoke or suspend a license if, after notice and hearing, the commission finds that the applicant or license holder, as appropriate: (1) has been convicted of a violation of this subtitle or a commission rule, or has aided, abetted, or conspired to commit a violation of this subtitle or a commission rule; (2) has been convicted of a felony or a crime involving moral turpitude, including a conviction for which the punishment received was a suspended sentence, probation, or a nonadjudicated conviction, that is reasonably related to the person's present fitness to hold a license under this subtitle; (3) has violated or has caused to be violated this subtitle or a commission rule in a manner that involves moral turpitude, as distinguished from a technical violation of this subtitle or a rule; (4) is unqualified, by experience or otherwise, to perform the duties required of a license holder under this subtitle; (5) failed to answer or falsely or incorrectly answered a question in an application; (6) fails to disclose the true ownership or interest in a horse or greyhound as required by commission rules; (7) is indebted to this state for any fee or for the payment of a penalty imposed by this subtitle or a commission rule; (8) is not of good moral character or the person's reputation as a peaceable, law-abiding citizen in the community where the person resides is bad; (9) is not at least the minimum age necessary to purchase alcoholic beverages in this state; (10) is in the habit of using alcoholic beverages to an excess or uses a controlled substance as defined by Chapter 481, Health and Safety Code, or a dangerous drug as defined in Chapter 483, Health and Safety Code, or is mentally incapacitated; (11) may be excluded from an enclosure under this subtitle; (12) has not been a United States citizen residing in this state for the 10 consecutive years preceding the filing of the application; (13) has improperly used a credential, including a license certificate or identification card, issued under this subtitle; (14) resides with a person whose license was revoked for cause during the 12 months preceding the date of the present application; (15) has failed or refused to furnish a true copy of the application to the commission's district office in the district in which the premises for which the license is sought are located; (16) is engaged or has engaged in activities or practices the commission determines are detrimental to the best interests of the public and the sport of horse racing or greyhound racing; or (17) fails to fully disclose the true owners of all interests, beneficial or otherwise, in a proposed racetrack. (b) Subsection (a) applies to a corporation, partnership, limited partnership, or any other organization or group whose application is composed of more than one person if a shareholder, partner, limited partner, director, or officer is disqualified under Subsection (a). (c) The commission may refuse to issue a license or may suspend or revoke a license of a license holder under this subchapter who knowingly or intentionally allows access to an enclosure where horse races or greyhound races are conducted to a person: (1) who has engaged in bookmaking, touting, or illegal wagering; (2) whose income is from illegal activities or enterprises; or (3) who has been convicted of a violation of this subtitle. ## Nearby sections - [Tex. Occupations Code § 2025.001 § 2025.001. COMMISSION LICENSING DUTIES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Coc_C2025_S2025.001.md) - [Tex. Occupations Code § 2025.002 § 2025.002. 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ISSUANCE OF TEMPORARY LICENSE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Coc_C2025_S2025.103.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Coc_C2025_S2025.201. Check the current official text before relying on it. Not legal advice.