Tex. Occ. Code § 1053.002 · Subchapter A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
APPLICATION.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) This chapter does not apply to:
(1) a person who:
(A) does not use the title "interior designer" and does not use the term "interior design" to describe a service the person offers or performs; and
(B) is an interior designer licensed or registered in another state or country who:
(i) does not open or maintain a business in this state; and
(ii) complies with the requirements of Subsection (b);
(2) a person who is registered to practice architecture in this state; or
(3) a person who does not use a business or professional title that uses the phrase "registered interior designer."
(b) A person described by Subsection (a)(1) who agrees to perform or represents that the person is able to perform an interior design service may perform an interior design service in this state if, in performing the service, the person:
(1) employs an interior designer registered under this chapter as a consultant; or
(2) acts as a consultant of an interior designer registered in this state.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 331, Sec. 5.01, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 13 (H.B. 1484), Sec. 1, eff. May 12, 2009.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.1053.htm
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- Composed by
- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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