Tex.
Occ. Code Section 2025.201
Grounds for Denial, Revocation, or Suspension of Racetrack License
(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 (Texas Controlled Substances Act), Health and Safety Code, or a dangerous drug as defined in Chapter 483 (Dangerous Drugs), 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resides with a person whose license was revoked for cause during the 12 months preceding the date of the present application;(15)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.
Source:
Section 2025.201 — Grounds for Denial, Revocation, or Suspension of Racetrack License, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.2025.htm#2025.201 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
