If a court of competent jurisdiction holds that any provision of this chapter or its application to any person or circumstance is invalid for any reason, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this chapter that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this chapter are severable.

Source Note: The provisions of this §12.2 adopted to be effective November 26, 1997, 22 TexReg 11363; amended to be effective December 26, 2010, 35 TexReg 11281